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Notice: 24867228

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

Chapter:

DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Overview

RULE:

34-8.202	General Rules for Filing the CE Form 1 - Statement of Financial Interests
34-8.208	Final Filing Using the CE Form 1F
34-8.209	Amended Filing Using the CE Form 1X

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to update, clarify, and re-adopt the forms and their instructions incorporated by reference in the aforementioned rules in Chapter 34-8, F.A.C., and to address changes required by law.  All of the referenced forms and instructions are being updated to reflect that (1) an active or former officer or employee listed in Section 119.071, F.S., submitting a written request to maintain the confidentiality of their home address must ensure that the request is notarized; (2) bank accounts, debit, charge, and credit card numbers are not required to be listed; (3) members of the governing bodies of large-hub commercial service airports are required to file, unless they are already required to comply with the financial disclosure requirements of S. 8, Article II of the State Constitution; (4)  only that alimony considered gross income under federal law is subject to disclosure as a primary source of income; and (5) the statutory basis for Part F of the forms is Section 112.3145(7), F.S.  In addition, Rule 34-8.202, F.A.C. is being amended to have the Form 1, and its correlating instructions, reference the 2021 calendar year.  And Rule 34-8.208, F.A.C. is being amended to have the Form 1F, and its correlating instructions, reference the 2022 calendar year.  It should be noted that the updates and changes herein incorporate and include those noted in the Notice of Rule Development published on September 18, 2020, and for which a Notice of Extension was published on March 2, 2021.

SUBJECT:

Disclosure of Financial Interests.  This rulemaking affects the CE Form 1 -- Statement of Financial Interests; CE Form 1F -- Final Statement of Financial Interests; and CE Form 1X -- Amendment to Statement of Financial Interests.  The rulemaking also affects instructions for completing these forms.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322(9), F.S.

LAW:

112.3144, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322, 119.071, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/10/2021 Vol. 47/154

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322(9), F.S., 112.3144, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322, 119.071, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=34-8.202&PDate=8/10/2021&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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