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Announcements and Recent News
COMMITTEE ON TRUSTS
Agenda for 11-20-09 Meeting of Committee on Trusts - Financial Issues.
Click here to see and print Agenda.
Posted 11-13-09
RULES COMMITTEE 11-4-09, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
Click here to see letter from Florida Funeral Directors Association, stating its position regarding an item on the agenda for the 11-4-09 rules committee meeting.
Posted 11-3-09
RULES COMMITTEE 11-4-09, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
Click here to see letter from Florida Cemetery Funeral & Cremation Association, stating its position regarding items on agenda for 11-4-09 rules committee meeting.
Posted 11-2-09
CHANGE OF LOCATION FORMS — RELATED RULEMAKING
The Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services has initiated rule making to adopt
three change of location forms regarding funeral establishments, direct disposal establishments, and cinerator facilities. The text of the proposed rule, and the proposed forms, may be viewed by clicking on the links below.
• Proposed Rule 69K-1.001 List of Approved Forms; Incorporation by Reference
• Proposed form: Change of Location, Funeral Establishment
• Proposed form: Change of Location, Direct Disposal Establishment
• Proposed form: Change of Location, Cinerator Facility
Posted 10-28-09
Nov. 4, 2009 RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA AVAILABLE
Click here to see agenda for the Rules Committee meeting on 11-4-09.
Posted 10-21-09
COMMITTEE MEETINGS CANCELLED
The Board committee meetings previously announced in the Florida Administrative Weekly, for October 6, 7 and 8, 2009, in Orlando, at the Hawthorn Suites hotel, have been cancelled.
Posted 9-30-09
BODIES HANDLED REPORTS — Concept for electronic submission via CSV files
The FCCS Division is considering ways to streamline the submission of monthly "bodies handled" reports. Persons or firms who provide or use software that does or might allow export of bodies handled data to a CSV file for forwarding to the Division, are asked to read the attached item.
Click here to read
the request for assistance.
PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Re: Rule 69K-1.005, Licensure Application Procedures.
Click here for FAW Notice.
Click here for Rule text.
Re: Rule 69K-1.001, List of Approved Forms; Incorporation by Reference
Click here for Rule text.
Re: Rule 69K-5.0024, Remittances to the Regulatory Trust Fund
Click here for Rule text.
69K-10.003, Remittances to the Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund
Click here for Rule text.
RE: CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER STATUS
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are experiencing some technical difficulties regarding the expiration of ALL
continuing education providers. Our programmers are working to get this issue resolved as quickly as possible.
Until a resolution has been met, you will not be able to log into the system.
Feel free to offer any valid courses that have already been approved. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please contact
LaTonya Bryant at (850) 413-3039. Thanks for your patience in this matter.
Posted 6-1-09
PETITION FOR EMERGENCY WAIVER OF RULE 69K-18.004
The Department of Financial Services has received the attached
Petition for Emergency Waiver for Rule 69K-18.004 (In Re Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, Inc.). Pursuant to rule 28-104.005, the Department is required to post notice of the Petition on the Division website, and to give other notice of the petition as is fair under the circumstances, and to invite comment by any interested persons. Interested persons may submit written comments to: Doug Shropshire, Director, Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, at the following email address:
shropshired@FLDFS.com; or by delivery to Funeral & Cemetery Division, Attn: Doug Shropshire, 200 East Gaines St, Tallahassee FL 32399. Comments should be provided within 5 days of publication of this notice.
Click here to view the
petition.
Posted 5-21-09
MEETING NOTICES
The Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services announces the following public meetings to which all persons are invited.
Click here to see
the board meeting announcement for all meetings from July until December, 2009.
Posted 05-13-09
EMERGENCY ORDER
Emergency Order issued restricting license of Lawrence J. Epps Jr. , and Epps Mortuary, Inc.
Click here to read the Emergency Order.
Posted 4-28-09
RE:
ON-LINE LISTINGS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are experiencing some technical difficulties regarding the reporting of active courses (https://facs.fldfs.com/public/pb_index.asp).
Our programmers are working to get this issue resolved as quickly as possible.
Feel free to offer any valid courses that were closed in error. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please contact LaTonya
Bryant at (850) 413-3039. Thanks for your patience in this matter.
Posted 04-15-09
SECOND AMENDED AGENDA FOR BOARD MEETING 4-8-09
The agenda, with
changes marked is available by clicking HERE.
Posted 4-02-09
LATE FEES re PRENEED REMITTANCES TO BE ENFORCED
Commencing with quarterly preneed remittances for 2nd Quarter 2009, which will be due on or before Aug. 31, 2009, the Division will be enforcing late fees for quarterly preneed remittances that are not paid by the due date. The Division has not previously enforced these late fees rigorously because of computer system limitations. For payments sent by mail, payment will be deemed late if the envelope in which payment is received by the Division, is not postmarked on or before the due date. By Board rule, the late fee is $200 for first time you are late, and $400 each time thereafter.
Posted 3-31-09
QUARTERLY REMITTANCE FEE PER CONTRACT IS INCREASING JULY 1, 2009
Effective July 1, 2009, the Quarterly Preneed Remittance paid by Preneed licensees will increase by $2 per each preneed contract. The increase will apply to each preneed contract entered into on and after July 1, 2009. The increase will apply to all preneed contracts, whether the contract is secured by trust deposit, life insurance, or surety bond. This increase is pursuant to Board rule amendment at the Jan. 2009 Board meeting. For more info, call Christine Lynn at 850-413-4082.
Posted 3-31-09
SCI REQUESTS MODIFICATION OF MENORAH
On 3-10-09 the Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services received from representatives of SCI the attached draft of a “Motion to Modify Settlement Agreement,” in regards to the Menorah Gardens matter pending in Florida Circuit Court. The Division anticipates being asked to provide its position concerning the Motion, to the Circuit Court. If any interested member of the public has any comments they desire to provide the Division in regards to the draft Motion, or in regards to the position the Division should take regarding the draft Motion, such persons should send the
comments to the Division by email or letter, so that they are actually received by the Division on or before 3-26-09. Address emails to Tim Wheaton
[Timothy.Wheaton@MyFloridaCFO.com.] Send letters to Funeral & Cemetery Division, Attn: Tim Wheaton, 200 East Gaines St. Tallahassee FL 32399.
Click here to see the draft Motion. All comments received will be public records.
Posted 3-12-09
ADVERTISING BEFORE A LICENSE IS ISSUED
Click here for recent guidance issued to staff of the Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services.
Posted 2-5-09
NEW PRENEED QUARTERLY INVOICE FORM PROPOSED
Comment Invited
To All Interested Parties:
The Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services anticipates putting the attached NEW QUARTERLY PRENEED REMITTANCE FORM into use later this year (we anticipate sending it out in June 2009 for reporting of quarterly preneed remittances for 2d quarter of CY 2009 (April 1-June 30, 2009). Currently and for many years past, each quarter we send each preneed licensee two remittance invoice forms to fill out and return, one form for remittances to the Consumer Protection Trust Fund (CPTF), and another separate form for remittances to the Regulatory Trust Fund (RGTF). The new revised form combines CPTF and RGTF remittances onto the single new form. So preneed licensees would receive only one remittance invoice each quarter, and would remit only one check each quarter. The FCCS Division has scheduled a meeting on Feb 13, 2009, in room 230A of the Alexander Building, from 10 AM to noon, to receive from any interested party, any comment, concerns, or suggestions you have concerning the proposed new form. In addition, feel free to email any comments to: shropshired@FLDFS.com.
CLICK HERE to see the proposed form.
Posted 1-30-09
RULES COMMITTEE MEETINGS CANCELED
The rules committee meetings scheduled for Jan. 28 and 29, 2009, have been cancelled.
Posted 1-27-09
EMERGENCY ORDER ISSUED
On January 14, 2009 the Department of Financial Services filed an Emergency Order concerning “Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, Inc.” (hereinafter “Morning Glory”), located at 3301 5th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, Fla. and Lisa Speights, licensed Funeral Director. The Emergency Order restricts the activities of Morning Glory and Lisa Speights. The restrictions are set forth in the Emergency Order, which may be viewed by clicking
HERE. Questions may be directed to Department Counsel Bill Tharpe, at 850-413-4110.
MEETINGS CANCELLED
The meeting of the rules committee of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, scheduled for Jan. 14, 2009, has been cancelled. The Board's Finance Committee will not meet in January 2009; any prior notices of Finance Committee meetings in Jan. 2009 should be disregarded. The next meeting of the Board will be in February 2009; any prior notices of Board meetings in Jan. 2009 (other than the Jan. 7th meeting that occurred today) should be disregarded. Please call LaTonya Bryant if you need more info (850-413-4083).
Posted 1-7-09
BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY 2009
The Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services will meet on Jan. 7, 2009, and on no other dates in January 2009. Prior announcements stating additional meeting dates in January 2009 should be disregarded.
Posted 1-5-09
UPCOMING MEETINGS
There will be no Finance Committee meeting on Jan. 6, 2009. The next Board meeting is Jan. 7, 2009, in-person, at the Alexander Building (2020 Capital Circle SE), in Tallahassee, commencing at 10 AM.
Posted 12-31-08
MEETING CANCELLED
There will be no Rules Committee meeting on Dec. 29, 2008
Posted 12-28-08
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The offices of the Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services will be
closed on Dec. 26, 2008, and Jan. 2, 2009.
Posted 12-19-08
JANUARY 2009 BOARD MEETING
The Jan. 2009 meeting of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services will be on Jan. 7, 2009, at the Alexander Building, 2020 Capital Circle SE, Talahassee. It will be an in-person meeting, not a teleconference meeting. It is anticipated that the Board's Finance Committee will make its report and recommendation to the Board at the Jan. 7th meeting. There will be no meetings of the Board between the date of this announcement and the Jan. 7th meeting.
Posted 12-8-08
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
The next meeting of the Board's Finance Committee will be on Dec. 22, 2008, at the Alexander Building, in Tallahassee, commencing at 10
a.m.. There will be no meetings of the Finance Committee between now and the Dec 22 meeting. Call LaTonya Byrant for details.
Posted 12-8-08.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELLED
The FCCS Board's Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Dec. 9, 2008, has been cancelled.
Posted 12-4-08.
RULES MEETING CANCELLED
The Rules Committee meeting scheduled for Dec. 10, 2008, has been cancelled.
Posted 12-4-08.
FINANCE AND RULES MEETINGS CANCELLED
The Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 25, 2008, and the Rules Committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 26, 2008, have been cancelled.
Posted 11-20-08.
TWO FCCS BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS CANCELLED
The Rules Committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 12, 2008, and the Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Nov. 13, 2008, has been CANCELLED. The next Rules Committee meeting is currently scheduled for Nov. 26, 2008, and the next Finance Committee meeting is set for Nov. 18, 2008.
Posted 11-6-08
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
The Finance Committee will meet Nov. 6, 2008.
Click here for details.
Posted 10-31-08
CALENDAR
Calendar of Board Committee Meetings and Workshops.
Click here to see a copy.
Posted 10-29-08
RULES COMMITTEE
There will be no Rules Committee meeting on Oct. 29, 2008. The next Rules Committee meeting is currently scheduled for Nov. 12, 2008.
Posted 10-22-08
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CHARGE
Cost allocation materials, breakout by dollars per component item.
Click here to see the materials. (Note: File is 5.5MB)
Posted 10-15-08
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
The next meeting of the Board’s Finance Committee is Oct. 28, 2008, in Tallahassee. There will be no Finance Committee meetings on Oct. 16 or Oct. 21, 2008.
Posted 10-14-08
LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP
Click here for materials for workshop Oct. 22, 2008.
Posted 10-14-08
RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
Oct. 15, 2008
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Posted 10-9-08
PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR 2009 SESSION
Draft legislative proposals published as a set.
Click here to see them.
Posted 9-26-08
UPDATE RE: SEPT. 10, 2008 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
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Posted 9-8-08
AGENDA FOR SEPT. 17, 2008 RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
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Posted 9-8-08
OCT. 16, 2008, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELLED
The meeting of the Board's Finance Committee previously scheduled for Oct. 16, 2008, has been cancelled. The other previously announced meetings of the Finance Committee remain as scheduled at this time.
Posted 8-25-08.
MONUMENT INSTALLATION RULE GOING TO OCT. 1, 2008 BOARD MEETING
The proposed amendments to rule 69K-12.001, Installation of Monuments, which were preliminarily scheduled
for presentation to the Board at its Sept. 3, 2008 teleconference meeting, have been rescheduled to come
before the Board at the Board’s Oct. 1, 2008 in-person meeting.
Posted 8-20-08.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED
Meetings of the Board's Rules and Finance Committees have been scheduled. Also, legislative workshops have been scheduled.
Click here for details.
Posted 8-19-08.
FOUR PROPOSED RULES MOVE FORWARD
The Rules Committee approved four rules for presentation to Board at Sept. 2008 meeting.
Click here for more info.
Posted 8-13-08.
RULES COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 12, 2008
Click here for meeting agenda and materials.
• Additional agenda item for Aug. 12, 2008 Rules Comm. meeting. Click here for details.
Posted 8-5-08.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP
This workshop is for the purpose of receiving public comment concerning the possibility of shifting from a
system of quarterly preneed remittances, to a system of annual preneed remittances.
Click here for more information.
THE INCREASE OF FINGERPRINTING FEES
Effective July 1, 2008, the fee for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to process fingerprints and conduct criminal background checks has been increased from $57.25 to $58.25. The fee increase is due to the Legislature’s decision to increase the fee for FDLE criminal history checks.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO LICENSE APPLICANTS
Be sure to allow adequate time for your license application to be reviewed.
Chapter 497.167(9), Florida Statutes, requires an application to be complete
at least 25 days in advance of a regularly scheduled board meeting to be considered by the board at such meeting. The Licensing Unit has internal deadlines for identifying application deficiencies, processing completed applications and submitting applications for board action.
Application processing begins when an application is received in the Licensing Unit. All requirements must be received, reviewed and acted upon two weeks prior to the next board meeting. Board agendas are then produced and all processed applications and documents are copied and submitted to the board members for their review one week prior to the board meeting.
LICENSED ENTITIES – A CHANGE IN BUSINESS LOCATION, OWNERSHIP OR A SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION TO THE PHYSICAL PREMISES OF A LICENSED ENTITY
A change of actual physical location, a change in ownership or a substantial modification to the physical premises of a licensed funeral establishment, cinerator facility, direct disposal establishment or centralized embalming facility requires Board approval. The licensed entity is required to submit the change for Board approval using the appropriate entity license type application form.
NEW E-MAIL FORMAT
Effective immediately please use the following e-mail format when contacting the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services staff: FirstName.LastName@myfloridacfo.com
NAME CHANGE
Effective January 1, 2008, Florida’s testing service for administering funeral professionals license examinations has changed its name from Promissor to Pearson VUE. Pearson VUE previously acquired Promissor and had continued to operate the company under the acquired name. All telephone numbers and test center locations will remain the same.
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