16604283, 69B-227.130 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16604283

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division:

Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services

Chapter:

PRELICENSING EDUCATION

Overview

RULE:

69B-227.130	Definitions
69B-227.140	Providers
69B-227.160	Instructors
69B-227.170	Courses
69B-227.180	Course Offering and Attendance Records
69B-227.190	Certification of Students
69B-227.260	Study Aids
69B-227.310	Grounds for Disapproval, Suspension, or Revocation of Approval of a Provider, School Official, Supervising Instructor, or Instructor; Other Penalties
69B-227.350	Duration of Suspension or Revocation, and Effect of Suspension or Revocation upon Associated Authorizations

PURPOSE:

Rule Chapter 69B-227, F.A.C., establishes requirements for prelicensing courses and course providers for insurance agents and other licensees of the Department. The proposed amendment requires that the school official designated by the provider is subject to approval by the Department.  The amendment also provides standards for approval of bail bond course instructors.  The amendment shortens the Department’s time to approve a course offering from 15 to 5 days.  The amendment also requires the actual instructional time to match the number of hours indicated in the offering application submitted to the Department.  The amendment prohibits instructors and school officials from soliciting or receiving login information relating to Department databases.  The amendment also prohibits providers, instructors, and school officials from providing a study manual which is available from a vendor identified by the Department.  The amendment further prohibits providers, instructors, and school officials from soliciting or receiving material contained in a licensing examination.  A new rule is added to provide standards for the suspension or revocation of authorization of providers, instructors and school officials.

SUBJECT:

The requirements for courses; and course providers, school officials and instructors offering prelicensing education for insurance agents, bail bondsmen, and other licensees.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

624.308(1), 626.2817, F.S.

LAW:

624.307(1), 626.2817, 626.732(1)(a), 626.7351, 626.7851, 626.8311, 626.8417, 626.927, 627.207, 627.7014, 627.7015, 627.7074, 627.745, 648.34, 648.286, 648.386, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/13/2015 Vol. 41/199

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

624.308(1), 626.2817, F.S., 624.307(1), 626.2817, 626.732(1)(a), 626.7351, 626.7851, 626.8311, 626.8417, 626.927, 627.207, 627.7014, 627.7015, 627.7074, 627.745, 648.34, 648.286, 648.386, 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://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=69B-227.130&PDate=10/13/2015&Section=1

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