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Nancy Kelley Wittenberg Secretary, Department of Professional Regulation Tallahassee QUESTION: Under the provisions of s. 455.11 , F....
...(3) Each board and commission within the Department of Professional Regulation shall adopt and implement programs designed to qualify for examination all persons who were resident nationals of the Republic of Cuba and who, on July 1, 1977, were residents of this state. [Section 455.11 , F....
...When the language is clear and unambiguous, however, interpretation is not appropriate to displace the expressed intent. See Heredia v. Allstate Insurance Co.,
358 So.2d 1353 (Fla. 1978). In the instant situation, the language of the statute in question appears to me to be clear and unequivocal. Section
455.11 (2), F....
...Since the authority to establish those programs was repealed by the enactment of ch. 77-255, Laws of Florida, I assume that there are no longer any persons `currently enrolled' in those programs and that only graduates of those programs are entitled to take foreign language examinations. Neither s. 455.11 (1) or (3) expressly states that any other person may take a foreign language examination....
...State v. Sullivan,
166 So. 255 (Fla. 1928), and Ozark Corp. v. Pattishall,
185 So. 333 (Fla. 1938). In an effort to determine whether the actual legislative intent differs from the apparent intent, I have undertaken to trace the legislative history of s.
455.11 , F....
...74-105, Laws of Florida. The stated purpose of that act was `to encourage the use of foreign-speaking Florida residents duly qualified to become actively qualified in their professions or occupations so that all Florida citizens may receive better services.' Cf . s. 455.11 (1)....
...e law in question was amended for the last time. One amendment which occurred during the 1979 session was intended only to improve clarity and need not concern us here. See s. 194 of ch. 79-400, Laws of Florida. The other amendment added what is now s. 455.11 (1), F....
...455.016 by renumbering it and adding a new subsection (1). The language of this new subsection is substantially similar to the language of s. 455.014(2), F. S. 1977, which was contained originally in s. 1 of ch. 74-105, Laws of Florida. Having reviewed the genesis of s. 455.11 , F....
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or not such acts have, in fact, occurred. Section 455.011, F.S., provides in pertinent part that: .
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recognizes proper oral and practical examinations. Section 455.011, F.S., enacted by Ch. 61-47, Laws of Florida
