FAR Daily Brief
Direct-care staff move from tests to CE
Rule 63H-3.001; 63H-3.002; 63H-3.003; 63H-3.006 · Staff training for state and contracted juvenile justice direct care staff
Only two proposed rules landed today, and the bigger one is operational: Florida may drop a recertification exam for certain juvenile justice direct-care staff and require continuing education instead. That hits DJJ contractors, staffing vendors, and trainers. Fifteen workshops mean more changes are still in the pipeline.
Top signal Rule 63H-3.001; 63H-3.002; 63H-3.003; 63H-3.006
April 17, 2026 · Volume 52, Number 75 · 8-min read
Does this affect you? Today’s issue matters most if:
‣ Subject to water management district rules
‣ In food service or hospitality (DBPR-regulated)
First, the damage No new fees showed up today, but juvenile justice contractors may need new training records if Florida replaces direct-care recertification exams with continuing education under Rules 63H-3.001, 63H-3.002, 63H-3.003, and 63H-3.006. A South Florida water-rule cleanup affects St. Lucie agricultural maps, not permit costs. No new fines. No fee increases. No emergency rules. Dates to mark ✎ May 08, 2026 — Comment deadline — 2 proposed rules ★ 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026 — Bid due — Request for Bids #26-004 – General Aviation Terminal at… ★ TBD — Bid (no deadline posted) — Invitation to Bid – City of Seminole Fire Station #74 ★ May 19, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT — Bid due — IFB-KM-26-008 – Moon Lake ADA Accessibility Bus Stops Today's lead The one to read first
Featured Rule 63H-3.001; 63H-3.002; 63H-3.003; 63H-3.006
Staff training for state and contracted juvenile justice direct care staff
Department of Juvenile Justice
Juvenile justice contractors and training vendors must replace recertification exams with continuing education for direct-care staff. That changes how workers keep credentials. Comment by May 8, 2026.
Why it matters This hits juvenile justice contractors, staffing firms supplying detention or probation direct-care workers, and training vendors. The state would replace a recertification exam with continuing education, cutting test scheduling but adding course-delivery and recordkeeping work. Comments are due May 8. Comment deadline: May 08, 2026. Ask AskObi: “Use AskObi.org to see how these DJJ training amendments interact with Sections 985.02(3), 985.601, and 985.645, F.S., especially for certification, staffing eligibility, and contractor compliance risk.” — plain-English answer in under 10 seconds at AskObi.com.
Comment by May 08, 2026
Withdrawn Rule 69U-110.0977 · Department of Financial Services
Gold Coin and Silver Coin, State Credit Unions as Depository and Custodian of Public Gold Coin and Silver Coin
The Department of Financial Services has withdrawn proposed Rule 69U-110.0977. This means the rule proposal published in the July 16, 2025 Florida Administrative Register is no longer being pursued.
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Rule 40E-22.061; 40E-22.222 · South Florida Water Management DistrictComment by May 08, 2026
Indian Prairie Basin Boundary; St. Lucie County Agricultural Area Boundary
South Florida landowners, utilities, and local governments get no new duties here. The water district is deleting duplicate basin boundary rules; comment by May 8, 2026.
Why it matters St. Lucie growers, landowners, and environmental consultants get a map cleanup: two duplicate water-management boundary rules would be repealed, with no new permits or fees. Comments close May 8.
Quick scan Meetings, bids, and opportunities
Department of Health
Probable cause panel reconsideration of previously reviewed cases
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 11:30 a.m. — Massage therapists facing discipline have another online board review May 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Department of Health
Probable cause panel reconsideration of previously reviewed cases
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1:30 p.m. — Massage therapists facing discipline have another online board review May 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Department of Health — 4 meetings Probable cause panel reconsideration of previously reviewed cases — Department of Health · Wednesday Probable cause panel reconsideration of previously reviewed cases — Department of Health · Thursday Department of Education — 3 meetings Financial Emergency Board review of Glades County School District and Union County School District… — Department of Education · April 23 Florida Public Archaeology Network Board of Directors meeting on strategic goals, administrative… — Department of Education · May 19 Florida Rehabilitation Council Quarterly Meeting - General Business — Department of Education · May 12 South Florida Water Management District — 2 meetings Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan Update Stakeholder Meeting #1 — South Florida Water Management District · Tuesday Rule development workshop on Restricted Allocation Areas for the Sandstone and mid-Hawthorn… — South Florida Water Management District · Friday Department of Children and Families — 2 meetings Community Alliance Advisory Committee meeting — Department of Children and Families · April 21 Collier County Alliance meeting — Department of Children and Families · April 20 Florida Insurance Guaranty Association — 2 meetings FIGA Finance and Audit Committee meeting — Florida Insurance Guaranty Association · April 23 FIGA Board of Directors meeting — Florida Insurance Guaranty Association · April 30 Region V Training Counsel meeting on agenda items, trust fund budget, and training — Jacksonville Sheriff's Office · May 19 Full Pediatric Cardiac Technical Advisory Panel business meeting — Agency for Health Care Administration · Thursday
Bid Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority · Due 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026
Request for Bids #26-004 – General Aviation Terminal at Gainesville Regional Airport
Airport contractors: bids due May 21 for Gainesville's new general aviation terminal, plus parking, utilities, and stormwater work.
Bid Core Construction Services of Florida, LLC
Invitation to Bid – City of Seminole Fire Station #74
Fire-station subcontractors: CORE seeks prequalified electronic bids for Seminole Fire Station #74.
Bid Pasco County Board of County Commissioners · Due May 19, 2026, 1:30 p.m., EDT
IFB-KM-26-008 – Moon Lake ADA Accessibility Bus Stops
ADA and concrete contractors: Pasco bids are due May 19 for Moon Lake bus-stop accessibility work. Questions close May 7.
Rule exemptions requested 5 Phase III: Extreme Water Shortage — Southwest Florida Water Management District — Palmer Ranch HOA wants relief from extreme water-shortage limits. Nearby water users can comment within 14 days. Phase III: Extreme Water Shortage — Southwest Florida Water Management District — Minto Bradenton wants relief from extreme water-shortage limits. Nearby water users can comment within 14 days. Safety Standards; elevator hoistway foreign equipment requirements — Department of Business and Professional Regulation — 4200 Cypress got a permanent elevator-code exception. Definition of vulnerability for new construction of coastal armoring — Department of Environmental Protection — Naples coastal property owners seek an exception from seawall eligibility rules on Gordon Drive. My Safe Florida Home Program opening protection requirements — Department of Financial Services — Homeowner seeks My Safe Florida Home exception from window and door rules. Comments are due within 14 days. Agencies asked to clarify rules 1
Declaratory statement
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Gaming operators and VFW posts: this gambling-law clarification request was withdrawn April 15, so no agency answer is coming.
Coming Rule 40E-2.061; 40E-2.071; 40E-2.091 · South Florida Water Management District
Restricted Allocation Areas for the Sandstone aquifer and Mid-Hawthorn aquifer; Maximum Developable Limits
The district is developing amendments to its water use permitting rules and handbook to establish Restricted Allocation Areas for the Sandstone and Mid-Hawthorn aquifers and require permit applicants to comply with those limits. The changes are intended to account for cumulative groundwater withdrawals and help prevent minimum flow or water level violations and significant harm to the resource.
Coming Rule 40E-3.301 · South Florida Water Management District
Conditions for Issuance of Permits
The district is developing an amendment to require compliance with the proposed Restricted Allocation Areas for the Sandstone and Mid-Hawthorn aquifers before a well construction permit can be issued. This would add a new permitting condition under Chapter 40E-3.
Department of State
Index of Administrative Rules Filed with the Secretary of State
This notice lists rules filed with the Secretary of State between April 10, 2026 and April 16, 2026, along with their effective dates. It also lists rules that are still awaiting legislative approval under the cited Florida Statutes.
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Notice of Withdrawal for Coastal Cars & Carts, LLC line-make TEKO
This notice withdraws a previously published filing that would have established Coastal Cars & Carts, LLC as a new franchise dealership point for TEKO low-speed vehicles in Panama City Beach, Bay County. The withdrawn publication originally appeared in the March 20, 2026 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
One question to sit with
If you contract with DJJ or train detention and probation staff, read Rules 63H-3.001, 63H-3.002, 63H-3.003, and 63H-3.006 before May 8. A test requirement may become CE tracking, which changes scheduling, vendor workload, and personnel files.
Back tomorrow with the next rule change that lands on your desk.
FAR Daily Brief · April 17, 2026
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