May 2019 New Administrative Order! Fresh, New & Responsive

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From Anticipated Changes to Innovative Responses, This New Administrative Order Responds to What Many Have Been Waiting For….

A new administrative order governing the certification and renewal of mediators has been issued and is effective immediately.  Some changes you will note:

  • Allowing mentorship activities (up to four hours) and lecturing to count as a live method of continuing mediator education (CME);
  • Elimination of the four-hour appellate specific CME requirement for certified appellate mediators;
  • Including attendance at court alternative dispute resolution (ADR) committee and board meetings for time spent on mediation topics as a live method of CME;
  • Inclusion of pre-suit homeowner association (HOA) disputes, within the jurisdiction of the circuit court, mediated by a certified circuit mediator, to qualify for circuit mentorship;
  • Inclusion of the process for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) background screening for mediators seeking certification and certified mediators adding an area of certification;
  • Adoption of the expanded interpersonal violence (IPV) definition for CME activities; and
  • Consolidation of administrative orders AOSC11-1 and AOSC12-48.

There were no increases to the fees for certification or renewal.

AOSC19-26 Governing Certification of Mediators

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