Gov. Ron DeSantis (de-SAN-tis) made good on plans to call Florida lawmakers into a special session to defy President Biden’s anticipated vaccine requirement rule for large, private businesses. On Friday, DeSantis ordered lawmakers to meet on Nov. 15 for a possible week-long session. No bills have been proposed, but the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the governor may move to prohibit local governments, schools and universities from instituting vaccines requirements, and would ask lawmakers to set aside state funds for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to investigate any complaints about Florida businesses that require vaccinations. The federal government's Office of Management and Budget is still reviewing the nationwide mandate, which stipulates that all private businesses with more than 100 employees must implement vaccination or weekly testing requirements. The rule has not yet gone into effect.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (de-SAN-tis) made good on plans to call Florida lawmakers into a special session to defy President Biden&rsquo;s anticipated vaccine requirement rule for large, private businesses. On Friday, DeSantis ordered lawmakers to meet on Nov. 15 for a possible week-long session. No bills have been proposed, but the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the governor may move to prohibit local governments, schools and universities from instituting vaccines requirements, and would ask lawmakers to set aside state funds for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to investigate any complaints about Florida businesses that require vaccinations. The federal government's Office of Management and Budget is still reviewing the nationwide mandate, which stipulates that all private businesses with more than 100 employees must implement vaccination or weekly testing requirements. The rule has not yet gone into effect.

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