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Article: APA: on rules reduction and rational executive branch reform. (Florida)
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- Florida Bar Journal
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- March 1, 1997
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I applaud The Florida Bar for dedicating this issue of The Florida Bar Journal to the subject of administrative law. Administrative law might appear to be remote, or just a specialty of a handful of Tallahassee lawyers. Let me assure you that, while it might not get the bold headlines of a tobacco suit or the much-touted reform of our tort law, administrative law is a dynamic and quickly evolving area of the law that the people of this state, and their legislature, have ensured that I pay a great deal of attention to.
Just after I took office in 1991, the Florida Legislature took a bold step when it passed F.S. [sections] 120.535. This law required that all ...