Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Environmental Health
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
64E-13.004: Standards
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: As a result of changes to Section 381.006(16), Florida Statutes (F.S.), brought about by the signing of House Bill 5311, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, is required to develop rules for public and private schools. The Department of Education has indicated that it will take some time before this requirement can be addressed permanently. Therefore, they have requested that DOH continue to use the current rule (Chapter 64E-13, Florida Administrative Code, School Sanitation), at least on an interim basis: however, they have indicated several areas in the current rule that will require modification or will no longer apply. Therefore, the purpose of this rule is to repeal rule language that has been identified by the Department of Education. The effect will be that public and private schools will no longer have to comply with the requirements that are removed.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This subject addressed is school sanitation in public and private schools.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 381.006(16) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.006(6)(16) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: August 9, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Room 215T, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Sharon Saulter, Environmental Specialist III, (850)245-4277. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sharon Saulter, Environmental Specialist III, Bureau of Community Environmental Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN #A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-4277

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.