Pursuant to Rule 28-108.002, Florida Administrative Code, the Administration Commission hereby gives notice of final disposition on the “Petition for Exception to Uniform Rules of Procedure” filed by the Department of Children and Families on December 22, 2008. The Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Administration Commission, met on March 10, 2009, and granted the Department’s Petition for exception from paragraph 28-106.213(5)(b), Florida Administrative Code, for Rule 65-2.057, Florida Administrative Code, based upon the need to improve client access to the hearing process and to enhance the operation efficiency in providing fair hearings.

A copy of the Department of Children and Families Petition, the Administration Commission’s Final Order, and the transcript of the March 10, 2009, Administration Commission meeting can be obtained by contacting: Barbara Leighty, Administration Commission, Executive Office of the Governor, Room 1801, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, (850)487-1884.