Sledge v. Department of Children & Families

Sledge was disqualified from employment as a home health aide due to a 1992 conviction for importing cocaine. He filed this pro se appeal of a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) final order denying his request for an exemption under section 435.07, Florida Statutes. He argues that DCFS erred in rejecting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) recommended order, which concluded that DCFS lacked jurisdiction to disqualify Sledge for a 1992 conviction under Chapter 435 because that statute became effective on October 1, 1995, and only applied to “offenses committed on or after that…