Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF2989

E Subjecting the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative
hearings to the provisions of the state constitution relating to holding other
office, the jurisdiction of the board on judicial standards and the provisions
of the code of judicial conduct and requiring the judges to be learned in the
law; authorizing the chief administrative law judge to establish a system of
training in additional areas of knowledge for administrative law and workers
compensation judges for the purpose of conducting hearings in areas other than
the area of original appointment; requiring annual notice to the department of
finance by the chief administrative law judge of the amount of credit payable to
the workers compensation special fund for time spent by compensation judges on
noncompensation matters; subjecting workers compensation judges to the code of
judicial conduct; requiring the chief administrative law judge to provide
training to administrative law and compensation judges relating to the
requirements of the code and providing for application; authorizing workers
compensation and administrative law judges to mediate, arbitrate and take other
appropriate actions on matters referred to the office of administrative hearings
by members of the federal or state judicial branch or by the workers
compensation court of appeals(ra, ja)