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HB 419                                                                       
A message dated June 1, 2000, was received stating the Governor has            
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled       
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:               
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(FIN) am S                             
"An Act relating to the weekly rate of compensation and minimum               
and maximum compensation rates for workers' compensation;                      
specifying components of a workers' compensation reemployment                  
plan; adjusting workers' compensation benefits for permanent                   
partial impairment, for reemployment plans, for rehabilitation                 
benefits, for widows, widowers, and orphans, and for funerals;                 
relating to permanent total disability of an employee receiving                
rehabilitation benefits; relating to calculation of gross weekly               
earnings for workers' compensation benefits for seasonal and                   
temporary workers and for workers with overtime or premium pay;                
setting time limits for requesting a hearing on claims for workers'            
compensation, for selecting a rehabilitation specialist, and for               
payment of medical bills; relating to termination and to waiver of             
rehabilitation benefits, obtaining medical releases, and resolving             
discovery disputes relating to workers' compensation; setting an               
interest rate for late payments of workers' compensation; providing            
for updating the workers' compensation medical fee schedule; and               
providing for an effective date."                                              

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HB 419                                                                       
Chapter No. 105, SLA 2000                                                     
Effective Date:  See Chapter