FL H0707

Creates section 11.65, Florida Statutes, establishing a systematic schedule for reviewing occupational regulatory programs to evaluate costs and benefits before scheduled repeal dates

Requires abolition of personnel positions and reversion of unexpended funds within 60 days after any occupational regulatory program expires through scheduled repeal

Preempts local governments from regulating any occupation whose state regulatory program has been repealed under this act, unless local regulation is expressly authorized by law

Establishes staggered repeal dates for hundreds of occupational licensing statutes: July 1, 2021 (pilots, EMTs, athletic trainers, massage therapists, etc.); July 1, 2022 (physicians, acupuncturists, funeral directors, etc.); July 1, 2023 (chiropractors, optometrists, accountants, real estate agents, etc.); July 1, 2024 (nurses, pharmacists, dentists, engineers, contractors, insurance agents, etc.)

Allows pro rata refunds of unencumbered license fees to be requested within 1 year after a program's repeal, processed by the Chief Financial Officer