Category: Florida Legislative News

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Many of you have seen the attached advisory letter from the Florida Department of Financial Services to neutral evaluators regarding administering certain statutory provisions that were clarified in SB 408.  As …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    State Wants Federal Waiver for Struggling Schools Program Despite a miraculous jump in school grade from an “F” to a “C,” last year, struggling Miami Edison Senior High …

  The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met September 21, 2011.  Committee Chairman Garrett Richter called the meeting to order and introduced the newest member of the committee, Senate President-Designate Don Gaetz, who was recently appointed to the …

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: The Hillsborough County Commission voted today, September 21, 2011, to pass an ordinance regulating medical clinics that primarily treat patients claiming injury due to an auto accident.  A copy of the ordinance …

  Both Broward and Miami-Dade County Public Schools were among three finalists for the 2011 Broad Prize, announced today, September 20, 2011.  For the honor, each school system received won $150,000 in college scholarships for its high school seniors. Given …

    Forty-one Broward County Public Schools (“BCPS”) students have been named semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program (“Program”).  These seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $34 …

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: Testimony from clients of 411-PAIN is scheduled as part of a September 22, 2011 meeting of The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services (“Committee”) in Orlando, as discussed at …

    Above:  Florida Senators Garrett Richter and Chris Smith will remain as Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance.   Florida Senators Garrett Richter and Chris Smith will remain as Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate …

  Federal Reserve Board of Governors Member Daniel K. Tarullo discusses industrial organization and systemic risk at the Conference on the Regulation of Systemic Risk on September 15, 2011 before the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C.   To view …

  The  U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on September 14. 2011 about a series of new public service announcements aimed at struggling homeowners who are facing mortgage trouble:   U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. …