These regulations adopted revised, enforceable accessibility standards called the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design “2010 Standards” or “Standards”. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Chair.The Department of Justice published revised regulations for Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 “ADA” in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010. Names and contact information for officers and other members of the Section’s Executive Council are available throughout our site. Please feel free to reach out to me or any member of the Executive Council if you would like to become more involved or have any suggestions for improving the Section. Whether you are an experienced administrative practitioner, or are new to administrative law, the Section needs your active participation, perhaps now more than ever. Section membership and involvement is a wonderful way to stay current with administrative law and expand your network of professional contacts throughout the state. If you are not currently a member of the Section, I encourage you to apply. If this is the first time you have visited our website, I hope you will take a minute to explore it for information about our Section, upcoming events, recent publications, and useful links to administrative law and educational resources. We owe special thanks to our immediate past-Chair, Stephen Emmanuel, for leading us last year and to our officers for the upcoming year: Chair-Elect, Judge Suzanne Van Wyk Secretary, Marc Ito. Many thanks to Angela Morrison, Greg Morton, Meghan Silver and Judge Chisenhall for spearheading this project. The Committee has gathered resources which are available here to help attorneys studying for the certification exam. The Committee revised the content of the examination to place increased emphasis on Florida practice over federal practice. Our State and Federal Government Administrative Practice Certification Committee led by Judge Gar Chisenhall has been extremely active in encouraging more members to become Board-certified. Our Publications Committee oversees publication of our Newsletter, which provides Section news and excellent summaries of recent appellate and DOAH cases, and scholarly articles on administrative law topics that appear in The Florida Bar Journal. Our Membership and Technology Committees have done a terrific job this past year keeping members engaged, increasing the Section’s presence on social media, and starting a monthly Section Bulletin containing information about upcoming events and spotlighting members. We have recently expanded our reach to Central and South Florida and will be hosting events around the State. The events will be advertised here and in our new Section Bulletin. Our Social and Events Committee will host social and charitable events for members and guests. Thanks to our CLE Committee co-chaired by Joaquin Alvarez and Doug Dolan, the Section will again sponsor a number of signature educational events such as the Third Annual DOAH Trial Academy in September and a monthly CLE at DOAH lead by our wonderful Administrative Law Judges. We are actively planning what promises to be another fun and exciting year for members. Hi Everyone! I am elated to begin this year as Chair of the Administrative Law Section and very much look forward to working with our organization and you all to further promote and continue to expand the visibility of the ALS.
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