Administrative Law Section
Legislative Positions

Approved legislative positions for the 2006-2008 biennium are as follows:

1. Opposes any amendment to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, or other legislation, that undermines the rule-making requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing statements of agency policy without formal rule-making.
2. Opposes any amendment to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, or other legislation to deny, limit or restrict points of entry to administrative proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, by substantially affected persons.
3. Opposes exemptions or exceptions to the Administrative Procedure Act, but otherwise supports a requirement that any exemption or exception be included within Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
4. Supports voluntary use of mediation to resolve matters in administrative proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, and supports confidentiality of discussions in mediation; but opposes mandatory mediation and opposes imposition of involuntary penalties associated with mediation.
5. Supports uniformity of procedures in administrative proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, and supports modification of such procedures only through amendment of or exceptions to the Uniform Rules of Procedure.
6. Opposes amendment to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, that limits, restricts, or penalizes full participation in the administrative process, in the absence of compelling justification or non-anecdotal evidence which demonstrates that the existing provisions of law are not adequately protecting the administrative due process rights of all participants.