In re Florida Board of Bar Examiners

The question has been submitted to us by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners concerning whether its employees are state employees within the contemplation of state and county officers and employees retirement system (F.S. Ch. 122, F.S.A., see particularly Section 122.02(1), F.S.A.) and within the contemplation of group insurance laws affecting public employees. See Ch. 112 as amended by Ch. 72-338 and Ch. 72-399 (see particularly Section 112.075(2), F.S.A.).

We answer in the affirmative. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners is an agency established by the Supreme Court of Florida pursuant to…