HB 389 (2009) -  Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act

by Roberson, K. (CO-SPONSORS) Horner; Plakon; Workman
Prohibits issuance or renewal of license to applicant with specified criminal records; requires disclosure of certain criminal pleas & records; revises eligibility & application requirements for limited licenses; deletes limits on continuing education credit for attendance at certain board meetings; authorizes discipline for certain criminal pleas; revises requirements & extends time for completing course on communicable diseases; authorizes cemetery companies & preneed licensees to charge fees for certain contracts & exempts charges from trust deposit requirements; revises eligibility requirements for funeral director & temporary funeral director licenses; revises supervision of temporary funeral directors, provisional licensees, & funeral director interns; revises intern application requirements; establishes funeral director apprenticeship program; requires procedures & criteria for approval of apprentice training agencies; provides maximum number of apprentices per training agency; provides for training supervision & reporting of training activities; provides eligibility & application requirements for apprentice licenses; authorizes & prohibits fees; requires funeral director to have embalmer license under certain circumstances; deletes instate deposit requirement for trust payments; revises application requirements for direct disposers; requires courses on communicable diseases & on ethics; requires direct disposal establishment to have licensed funeral director in charge; repeals course on HIV & AIDS.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: Died in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Committee Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Government Operations Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to General Government Policy Council Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: General Government Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/15/2009 - 8:06 AM Member: Roberson, K. Committee: Version: __