Bill Text: FL S7028 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2010-01-19 - Submit as committee bill by Agriculture (SB 1258) [S7028 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S7028-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010         (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7028 
 
FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Agriculture 
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1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and 
3         Consumer Services; requiring that the department and 
4         representatives of the state pest control industry 
5         prepare a report for the President of the Senate, the 
6         Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
7         chairpersons of specified legislative committees by a 
8         certain date; requiring that the report include 
9         recommendations for changes in the law to provide for 
10         disciplinary action against licensees of the pest 
11         control industry under certain circumstances; 
12         providing that the report may also address additional 
13         issues of concern to members of the industry; 
14         providing an effective date. 
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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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18         Section 1. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer 
19  Services shall meet with duly authorized representatives of 
20  established organizations representing the Florida pest control 
21  industry and prepare a report that shall be submitted to the 
22  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
23  Representatives, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on 
24  Agriculture, and the chairperson of the House Committee on 
25  Agribusiness by January 1, 2011. The report shall include 
26  recommended amendments to chapter 482, Florida Statutes, which 
27  provide for disciplinary action to be taken against licensees 
28  who violate laws or rules pertaining to the pretreatment of soil 
29  to protect newly constructed homes, pest control at sensitive 
30  facilities such as schools and nursing homes, and also the 
31  fumigation of existing homes for protection against termite 
32  damage, thereby providing additional safeguards for consumers. 
33  The report may also address other issues of concern to the 
34  department and to members of the industry, such as changes to 
35  requirements for professional liability insurance coverage or 
36  the amount of bond required, duties and responsibilities of a 
37  certified operator, issuance of a centralized pest control 
38  service center license, and limited certification for commercial 
39  wildlife management personnel. 
40         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.