Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Jul. 09, 1986
Consistent with the Notice of Hearing dated April 21, 1986, and the subsequent Order granting a continuance dated April 25, 1986, copies of both of which were forwarded to the parties herein, a hearing was held in this case before Arnold H. Pollock a Hearing Officer with the Division of Administrative Hearings, in Tallahassee, Florida on June 6, 1986. The issue for consideration was whether Respondent's Policy Statement 85-131 and paragraphs 10-12 and 10-18 of Respondent's Manual Number 165-6 constitute improperly promulgated rules which are invalid exercises of delegated legislative authority. APPEARANCES For the Petitioner: Charlene Visconti, Esquire Valory Greenfield, Esquire Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. 1393 Southwest 1st, Suite 330Manual and policy statement re: food stamp certification is a rule which must be properly adopted. If not, as here, it is invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority.