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On June 30, 2008 Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, as one of his final acts as Chief Justice, entered Administrative Order AOSC08-23 In Re: Procedures Governing Certification of Mediators.

The Administrative Order includes several important substantive changes including:

• New language clarifying mentorship timing: ?A trainee shall not fulfill any of the mentorship requirements before beginning the certified mediation training program which will be used for the pending application.? [page 6]
  

• New fees effective January 1, 2009 [page 9].
  

• Review of staff denials for certification or renewal will be made by a 3 person subcommittee of the ADR Rules and Policy Committee which will make a recommendation to the full Committee and the Committee's decision shall be final. [pages 9 -10]
  

• A new way to complete CME: ?Successfully completing a self-directed program that is qualified for continuing education credit by a governmental licensing board.? [page 12] [A good example would be nurses.]

It would be worthwhile to read the entire Administrative Order!

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Full post as published by Florida Mediator on August 17, 2008 (boomark / email).