RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
69K-23.006: Courses required for licensure.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: his rulemaking action implements changes to Section 497.602(3)(b), Florida Statutes, as enacted by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2010-125, Laws of Florida. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at its monthly meeting on January 6, 2011. Prior to said statutory amendment an applicant for direct disposer license was required to take and pass a college credit course in mortuary law. The said statutory amendment added a requirement that applicants also have taken and passed a college credit course in ethics.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Educational requirements for licensure as a direct disposer, under Chapter 497, Florida Statutes.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 497.103(5), 497.141(2), 497.161(1)(a) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 497.602 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:
DATE AND TIME: August 26, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 332, Pepper Building, 111 W. Madison Street, 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 4 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: LaTonya Bryant-Parker, at (850)413-4957 or LaTonya.Bryant-Parker@myfloridaCFO.com. 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: Douglas Shropshire, Executive Director, Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0361, (850)413-4984, shropshired@MyFloridaCFO.com. Direct any request for rule development workshop to Mr. Shropshire.

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