Category: Florida Legislative News

The Florida Senate Committee on Education Pre-K – 12 (“Committee”) released two Interim Project Reports today, October 15, 2009:  One report reviewed literacy intervention best practices and another evaluated the applicability of Florida’s current high school graduation requirements in future …

On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz testified at a joint hearing of the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and …

Both reports were prepared by the Education Pre-K – 12 Committee. One report is entitled:  Review of the Department of Education and School District Practices for Reading Intervention in Middle and High Schools Where a Majority of Students are Reading …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Counties endure decline in tax revenue They may not ‘drop like a rock,’ as Gov. Charlie Crist promised, but local property taxes are projected to fall $730 million, …

The Florida Title Insurance Study Advisory Council (“Council”) met for the fifth time on October 12, 2009, during which it heard testimony from title insurance industry experts.  The following is a brief summary of the discussions that took place during …

As directed by the Florida Legislature, the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) has conducted and published a report that examines tax credit programs in other states that fund educational enhancement programs for public school students through …

REMINDER:  Should you wish to join fellow Florida Property Casualty Association members at an October 15, 2009 meeting with Florida Senate Special Counsel Richard Herring regarding homeowners’ insurance issues, please contact Katie Webb at kwebb@cftlaw.com at your earliest convenience. 

The United States House Financial Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 14, and subsequent days if necessary, to consider the following financial regulatory reform measures: The October 2, 2009 discussion draft of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009; …

With its October 7, 2009 Opinion in United v. Santa Fe, the Third District Court of Appeal has facilitated the denial of personal injury protection (“PIP”) claims  as unreasonable, unrelated to an accident or simply unnecessary.  To view the Court’s …

Florida Senate Bill 352 relating to Homeowner’s Insurance/Termination/Notification was filed on October 7, 2009 by Senator Charlie Dean (R-Inverness).  Beginning on July 1, 2010, the proposal would require the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) to provide Florida homeowners insurance …