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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the United States Armed Forces; 2
amending s. 61.703, F.S.; revising the definition of 3
the term "uniformed service" to include the United 4
States Space Force; amending s. 92.51, F.S.; revising 5
the Armed Forces officers authorized to take or 6
administer specified oaths, affidavits, or 7
acknowledgements to include United States Space Force 8
officers; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; revising the 9
definition of the term "uniformed services" to include 10
the United States Space Force; amending s. 115.01, 11
F.S.; revising the military service branches for which 12
any county or state official who is called to active 13
service may receive a leave of absence; amending s. 14
163.3175, F.S.; updating military base names; amending 15
s. 210.04, F.S.; adding post exchanges opera ted by the 16
United States Space Force to those that are exempt 17
from paying tax on cigarettes sold; amending s. 18
250.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 19
"armed forces" to include the United States Space 20
Force; amending s. 250.43, F.S.; revising the armed 21
forces uniforms that are protected from imitation to 22
include uniforms of the United States Space Force; 23
amending s. 250.52, F.S.; prohibiting persons from 24
soliciting or persuading another not to enlist with 25
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the United States Space Force when the coun try is at 26
war or there are indications of a pending war; 27
amending s. 295.061, F.S.; revising the definition of 28
the term "United States Armed Forces" to include the 29
United States Space Force; amending s. 296.02, F.S.; 30
revising the definition of the term "pe acetime 31
service" to include service in the United States Space 32
Force; amending s. 331.304, F.S.; renaming specified 33
former Air Force bases as Space Force bases; amending 34
s. 461.002, F.S.; providing an exception to graduate 35
podiatric physicians practicing i n the United States 36
Space Force; amending s. 466.002, F.S.; providing an 37
exemption to graduate dentists or dental surgeons 38
practicing in the United States Space Force; amending 39
s. 496.415, F.S.; prohibiting a person from 40
representing or claiming to be a me mber of the United 41
States Space Force in connection with any solicitation 42
or charitable or sponsor sales promotion; amending s. 43
540.08, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 44
"member of the armed forces" to include members of the 45
United States Space For ce; amending s. 695.031, F.S.; 46
including members of the United States Space Force and 47
the United States Air Force as servicemembers who may 48
acknowledge certain instruments; amending s. 718.113, 49
F.S.; including the official flag that represents the 50
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United States Space Force as a flag that may be 51
displayed by a condominium owner; amending s. 720.304, 52
F.S.; including the official flag that represents the 53
United States Space Force as a flag that may be 54
displayed by a homeowner; amending s. 790.25, F.S.; 55
authorizing members of the United States Space Force 56
to own, possess, and lawfully use firearms and other 57
weapons, ammunition, and supplies when on duty, when 58
training or preparing themselves for military duty, or 59
while subject to recall or mobilization; amending s. 60
817.312, F.S.; prohibiting a person from unlawfully 61
using the uniforms, medals, or insignia of the United 62
States Space Force; amending s. 1000.36, F.S.; 63
revising the definition of the term "uniformed 64
services" to include the United States Space Force; 65
amending s. 1003.051, F.S.; revising the definition of 66
the term "military student" to include a student who 67
is a dependent of a current or former member of the 68
United States Space Force; reenacting ss. 373.324(7), 69
409.1664(1)(c), 520.14(1), 627.7283(5), 68 9.27(1)(d), 70
790.015(5)(a), 790.06(4)(f) and (11)(b), 71
790.062(1)(a), 790.065(13), 790.0655(2)(d), and 72
948.21(1), (2), and (3), F.S., which reference the 73
definition of the term "servicemember," to incorporate 74
the amendment made to s. 250.01, F.S., in referen ces 75
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thereto; providing effective dates. 76
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 78
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (20) of section 80
61.703, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 81
61.703 Definitions. —As used in this part: 82
(20) "Uniformed service" means any of the following: 83
(a) Active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air 84
Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the United 85
States. 86
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 92.51, Florida 87
Statutes, is amended to read: 88
92.51 Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; taken or 89
administered by commissioned officer of United States Armed 90
Forces.— 91
(1) Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments required or 92
authorized by the laws of this state may be taken or 93
administered within or without the United States by or before 94
any commissioned officer in active service of the Armed Forces 95
of the United States with the rank of second lieutenant or 96
higher in the Army, Air Force , Space Force, or Marine Corps or 97
ensign or higher in the Navy or Coast Guard when the person 98
required or authorized to make and execute the oath, affidavit, 99
or acknowledgment is a member of the Armed Forces of the United 100
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States, the spouse of such member or a person whose duties 101
require the person's p resence with the Armed Forces of the 102
United States. 103
Section 3. Subsection (42) of section 97.021, Florida 104
Statutes, is amended to read: 105
97.021 Definitions. —For the purposes of this code, except 106
where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term: 107
(42) "Uniformed services" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, 108
Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard, the commissioned 109
corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps 110
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 111
Section 4. Section 115.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to 112
read: 113
115.01 Leave of absence for military service. —Any county 114
or state official of the state, subject to the provisions and 115
conditions hereinafter set forth, may be granted leave of 116
absence from his or he r office, to serve in the volunteer forces 117
of the United States, or in the National Guard of any state, or 118
in the regular Army, or Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 119
Force of the United States, when the same shall be called into 120
active service of the United States during war between the 121
United States and a foreign government. 122
Section 5. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section 123
163.3175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 124
163.3175 Legislative findings on compatibility of 125
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development with military installations; exchange of information 126
between local governments and military installations. — 127
(2) Certain major military installations, due to their 128
mission and activities, have a greater potential for 129
experiencing compatibility and coordination issues than others. 130
Consequently, this section and the provisions in s. 131
163.3177(6)(a), relating to compatibility of land development 132
with military installations, apply to specific affected local 133
governments in proximity to and in association with specifi c 134
military installations, as follows: 135
(n) Patrick Space Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space 136
Air Force Station, associated with Brevard County and Satellite 137
Beach. 138
Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 139
210.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 140
210.04 Construction; exemptions; collection. — 141
(4) No tax shall be required to be paid: 142
(a) Upon cigarettes sold at post exchanges, ship service 143
stores, ship stores, slop chests, or base exchanges to members 144
of the Armed Services of t he United States when such post 145
exchanges, ship service stores, or base exchanges are operated 146
under regulations of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, or Space 147
Force of the United States on military, naval, space force, or 148
air force reservations in this state o r when such ship stores or 149
slop chests are operated under the regulations of the United 150
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States Navy on ships of the United States Navy; however, it is 151
unlawful for anyone, including members of the Armed Services of 152
the United States, to purchase such tax -exempt cigarettes for 153
purposes of resale. Any person who resells, or offers for 154
resale, tax-exempt cigarettes purchased at post exchanges, ship 155
service stores, ship stores, slop chests, or base exchanges 156
commits is guilty of a violation of the cigarette tax law, 157
punishable as provided in s. 210.18(1). 158
Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 250.01, Florida 159
Statutes, is amended to read: 160
250.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 161
(4) "Armed forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Air 162
Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. 163
Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 250.43, Florida 164
Statutes, is amended to read: 165
250.43 Wearing of uniform and insignia of rank; penalty. — 166
(2) Every person other than an officer or enlisted person 167
of the Florida National Guard, naval militia, or marine corps of 168
this state, any other state, Puerto Rico, or the District of 169
Columbia, or of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or 170
Air Force, or Space Force, who wears the uniform of the United 171
States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, 172
National Guard, Naval Militia, or Marine Corps or any part of 173
such uniform, or a uniform or part of uniform similar thereto, 174
or in imitation thereof, within the bounds of the state, except 175
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in cases where the wearing of such uniform is permitted by the 176
laws of the United States and the regulations of the Secretary 177
of Defense, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 178
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section 179
does not prohibit persons i n the theatrical profession from 180
wearing such uniforms while actually engaged in such profession, 181
in any playhouse or theater, in a production in no way 182
reflecting upon such uniform; does not prohibit the uniform rank 183
of civic societies parading or traveli ng in a body or assembling 184
in a lodge room; and does not apply to cadets of any military 185
school or to Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. 186
Section 9. Section 250.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to 187
read: 188
250.52 Unlawful to persuade citizens not to enlist; 189
penalty.—Whenever the United States is at war, or our foreign 190
relations tend to indicate an impending war or state of war, a 191
person may not solicit or persuade a citizen of the United 192
States not to enlist or serve in the Army, Air Force, Space 193
Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Navy, or in any reserve 194
component thereof, or in the Florida National Guard, or publicly 195
attempt to dissuade any such citizen from enlisting. This 196
section does not apply to the soliciting or persuading done by 197
any person related by aff inity or consanguinity to the person 198
solicited or persuaded or whose advice is requested by the 199
person solicited or persuaded. Any person who violates this 200
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section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 201
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.08 3. 202
Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 203
295.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 204
295.061 Active duty servicemembers; death benefits. — 205
(1) As used in this section, the term: 206
(b) "United States Armed Forces" means the United States 207
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast 208
Guard. 209
Section 11. Subsection (7) of section 296.02, Florida 210
Statutes, is amended to read: 211
296.02 Definitions. —For the purposes of this part, except 212
where the context clearly indicat es otherwise: 213
(7) "Peacetime service" means Army, Navy, Marines, Coast 214
Guard, or Air Force, or Space Force service that is not during a 215
wartime era as defined in s. 1.01(14). 216
Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 331.304, Florida 217
Statutes, is amended to read: 218
331.304 Spaceport territory. —The following property shall 219
constitute spaceport territory: 220
(1) Certain real property located in Brevard County that 221
is included within the 1998 boundaries of Patrick Space Force 222
Base, formerly Patrick Air Force Base; Cape Canaveral Space 223
Force Station, formerly Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ;, or 224
John F. Kennedy Space Center. The territory consisting of areas 225
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within the John F. Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral 226
Space Air Force Station may be referred to as the "Cape 227
Canaveral Spaceport." 228
Section 13. Subsection (3) of section 461.002, Florida 229
Statutes, is amended to read: 230
461.002 Exceptions. — 231
(3) This chapter does shall not apply to the practice of 232
podiatric medicine by graduate podiatric physicians in the 233
United States Army, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Navy, 234
Public Health Service, Coast Guard, or United States Department 235
of Veterans Affairs in the discharge of their official duties. 236
Section 14. Subsection (3) of section 466.002, Florida 237
Statutes, is amended to read: 238
466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter. —Nothing 239
in this chapter shall apply to the following practices, acts, 240
and operations: 241
(3) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of thei r 242
official duties by graduate dentists or dental surgeons in the 243
United States Army, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Navy, 244
Public Health Service, Coast Guard, or United States Department 245
of Veterans Affairs. 246
Section 15. Subsection (6) of section 496.4 15, Florida 247
Statutes, is amended to read: 248
496.415 Prohibited acts. —It is unlawful for any person in 249
connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any 250
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solicitation or charitable or sponsor sales promotion to: 251
(6) Falsely state that he or she is a member of or 252
represents a charitable organization or sponsor, or falsely 253
state or represent that he or she is a member of or represents 254
the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States 255
Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, or 256
United States Space Force, the National Guard, or a law 257
enforcement or emergency service organization. 258
Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 540.08, Florida 259
Statutes, is amended to read: 260
540.08 Unauthorized publication of name or likeness. — 261
(3) If a person uses the name, portrait, photograph, or 262
other likeness of a member of the armed forces without obtaining 263
the consent required in subsection (1) and such use is not 264
subject to any exception listed in this section, a court may 265
impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation in addition 266
to the civil remedies contained in subsection (2). Each 267
commercial transaction constitutes a violation under this 268
section. As used in this section, the term "member of the armed 269
forces" means an officer or enlisted member of the Army, Navy, 270
Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the 271
United States, the Florida National Guard, and the United States 272
Reserve Forces, including any officer or enlisted member who 273
died as a result of injuries sus tained in the line of duty. 274
Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 695.031, Florida 275
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Statutes, is amended to read: 276
695.031 Affidavits and acknowledgments by members of armed 277
forces and their spouses. — 278
(1) In addition to the manner, form , and proof of 279
acknowledgment of instruments as now provided by law, any person 280
serving in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, 281
including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, 282
Coast Guard, or any component or any arm or service of any 283
thereof, including any female auxiliary of any thereof, and any 284
person whose duties require his or her presence with the Armed 285
Forces of the United States, as herein designated, or otherwise 286
designated by law or military or naval command, may acknowledge 287
any instrument, wherever located, either within or without the 288
state, or without the United States, before any commissioned 289
officer in active service of the Armed Forces of the United 290
States, as herein designated, or otherwise designated by law, or 291
military or naval command, or order, with the rank of second 292
lieutenant or higher in the Army , Air Force, Space Force, or 293
Marine Corps, or of any component or any arm or service of any 294
either thereof, including any female auxiliary of any thereof, 295
or ensign or higher in th e Navy or United States Coast Guard, or 296
of any component or any arm or service of either thereof, 297
including any female auxiliary of any thereof. 298
Section 18. Subsection (4) of section 718.113, Florida 299
Statutes, is amended to read: 300
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718.113 Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display 301
of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious 302
decorations.— 303
(4) Any unit owner may display one portable, removable 304
United States flag in a respectful way and, on Armed Forces Day, 305
Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day, may 306
display in a respectful way portable, removable official flags, 307
not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet, that represent the United 308
States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or 309
Coast Guard, regardle ss of any declaration rules or requirements 310
dealing with flags or decorations. 311
Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 312
720.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 313
720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of 314
flag; SLAPP suits prohibited.— 315
(2)(a) Any homeowner may display one portable, removable 316
United States flag or official flag of the State of Florida in a 317
respectful manner, and one portable, removable official flag, in 318
a respectful manner, not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet, which 319
represents the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 320
Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, or a POW -MIA flag, 321
regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or 322
requirements of the association. 323
Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 324
790.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 325
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790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms 326
and other weapons.— 327
(3) LAWFUL USES.—The provisions of ss. 790.053 and 790.06 328
do not apply in the following instances, a nd, despite such 329
sections, it is lawful for the following persons to own, 330
possess, and lawfully use firearms and other weapons, 331
ammunition, and supplies for lawful purposes: 332
(a) Members of the Militia, National Guard, Florida State 333
Defense Force, Army, N avy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, 334
Coast Guard, organized reserves, and other armed forces of the 335
state and of the United States, when on duty, when training or 336
preparing themselves for military duty, or while subject to 337
recall or mobilization; 338
Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 339
817.312, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 340
817.312 Unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia. — 341
(1)(a) A person may not: 342
1. Misrepresent himself or herself as a member or veteran 343
of the United States Air Force, United States Army, United 344
States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States 345
Navy, United States Space Force, or National Guard; or 346
2. Wear the uniform of or any medal or insignia authorized 347
for use by members or veter ans of the United States Air Force, 348
United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States 349
Marine Corps, United States Navy, or the National Guard which he 350
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or she is not authorized to wear 351
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while soliciting for charitable contributions or for the pur pose 353
of material gain, including, but not limited to, obtaining 354
employment or public office resulting in receiving compensation. 355
Section 22. Contingent upon HB 153 or similar legislation 356
extending the repeal date of the Interstate Compact on 357
Educational Opportunity for Military Children taking effect, 358
section 1000.36, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 359
1000.36 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 360
Military Children.—The Governor is authorized and directed to 361
execute the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for 362
Military Children on behalf of this state with any other state 363
or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as 364
follows: 365
Interstate Compact on Educational 366
Opportunity for Military Children 367
ARTICLE I 368
PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this compact to remove 369
barriers to educational success imposed on children of military 370
families because of frequent moves and deployment of their 371
parents by: 372
A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of 373
military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a 374
disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education 375
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records from the previous school district or variations in 376
entrance or age requirements. 377
B. Facilitating the student placement process through 378
which children of military families are not disadvantaged by 379
variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, 380
grading, course content, or assessment. 381
C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for 382
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in 383
extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities. 384
D. Facilitating the on -time graduation of children of 385
military families. 386
E. Providing for the adoption and enforcement of 387
administrative rules implementing this compact. 388
F. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of 389
information between and among member states, schools, and 390
military families under this compact. 391
G. Promoting coordination between this compact and other 392
compacts affecting military children. 393
H. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the 394
educational system, parents, and the student in order to achieve 395
educational success for the student. 396
ARTICLE II 397
DEFINITIONS.—As used in this compact, unless the context 398
clearly requires a different construction , the term: 399
A. "Active duty" means the full -time duty status in the 400
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active uniformed service of the United States, including members 401
of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant 402
to 10 U.S.C. ss. 1209 and 1211. 403
B. "Children of milita ry families" means school -aged 404
children, enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade, in the 405
household of an active -duty member. 406
C. "Compact commissioner" means the voting representative 407
of each compacting state appointed under Article VIII of this 408
compact. 409
D. "Deployment" means the period 1 month before the 410
service members' departure from their home station on military 411
orders through 6 months after return to their home station. 412
E. "Educational records" or "education records" means 413
those official records, files, and data directly related to a 414
student and maintained by the school or local education agency, 415
including, but not limited to, records encompassing all the 416
material kept in the student's cumulative folder such as general 417
identifying data, record s of attendance and of academic work 418
completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative 419
tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and 420
individualized education programs. 421
F. "Extracurricular activities" means a voluntary activity 422
sponsored by the school or local education agency or an 423
organization sanctioned by the local education agency. 424
Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, 425
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preparation for and involvement in public performances, 426
contests, athletic competitions , demonstrations, displays, and 427
club activities. 428
G. "Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for 429
Military Children" means the commission that is created under 430
Article IX of this compact, which is generally referred to as 431
the Interstate Commissio n. 432
H. "Local education agency" means a public authority 433
legally constituted by the state as an administrative agency to 434
provide control of, and direction for, kindergarten through 12th 435
grade public educational institutions. 436
I. "Member state" means a st ate that has enacted this 437
compact. 438
J. "Military installation" means a base, camp, post, 439
station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other 440
activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, 441
including any leased facility, which is located within any of 442
the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 443
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 444
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other United States 445
Territory. The term does not include any facility used primarily 446
for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control 447
projects. 448
K. "Nonmember state" means a state that has not enacted 449
this compact. 450
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L. "Receiving state" means the state to which a child of a 451
military family is sent, b rought, or caused to be sent or 452
brought. 453
M. "Rule" means a written statement by the Interstate 454
Commission adopted under Article XII of this compact which is of 455
general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a 456
policy or provision of the comp act, or an organizational, 457
procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate 458
Commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a 459
member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension 460
of an existing rule. 461
N. "Sending state" means the state from which a child of a 462
military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or 463
brought. 464
O. "State" means a state of the United States, the 465
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 466
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, America n Samoa, the Northern 467
Mariana Islands, and any other United States Territory. 468
P. "Student" means the child of a military family for whom 469
the local education agency receives public funding and who is 470
formally enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade. 471
Q. "Transition" means: 472
1. The formal and physical process of transferring from 473
school to school; or 474
2. The period of time in which a student moves from one 475
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school in the sending state to another school in the receiving 476
state. 477
R. "Uniformed services" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, 478
Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as the 479
Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 480
Administration, and Public Health Services. 481
S. "Veteran" means a person who served in the uniformed 482
services and who was discharged or released therefrom under 483
conditions other than dishonorable. 484
ARTICLE III 485
APPLICABILITY.— 486
A. Except as otherwise provided in Section C, this compact 487
applies to the children of: 488
1. Active duty members of the uniformed service s, 489
including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active -490
duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. ss. 1209 and 1211; 491
2. Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are 492
severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a 493
period of 1 year aft er medical discharge or retirement; and 494
3. Members of the uniformed services who die on active 495
duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a 496
period of 1 year after death. 497
B. This interstate compact applies to local education 498
agencies. 499
C. This compact does not apply to the children of: 500
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1. Inactive members of the National Guard and military 501
reserves; 502
2. Members of the uniformed services now retired, except 503
as provided in Section A; 504
3. Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided 505
in Section A; and 506
4. Other United States Department of Defense personnel and 507
other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined 508
as active-duty members of the uniformed services. 509
ARTICLE IV 510
EDUCATIONAL RECORDS AND ENROLLMENT. — 511
A. If a child's official education records cannot be 512
released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the 513
custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and 514
furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational 515
records containing un iform information as determined by the 516
Interstate Commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial education 517
records by a school in the receiving state, that school shall 518
enroll and appropriately place the student based on the 519
information provided in the unoffic ial records pending 520
validation by the official records, as quickly as possible. 521
B. Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional 522
placement of the student, the school in the receiving state 523
shall request the student's official education record from the 524
school in the sending state. Upon receipt of the request, the 525
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school in the sending state shall process and furnish the 526
official education records to the school in the receiving state 527
within 10 days or within such time as is reasonably determined 528
under the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission. 529
C. Compact states must give 30 days from the date of 530
enrollment or within such time as is reasonably determined under 531
the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission for students to 532
obtain any immunization req uired by the receiving state. For a 533
series of immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained 534
within 30 days or within such time as is reasonably determined 535
under the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission. 536
D. Students shall be allowed to co ntinue their enrollment 537
at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their 538
grade level, including kindergarten, from a local education 539
agency in the sending state at the time of transition, 540
regardless of age. A student who has satisfactorily com pleted 541
the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in 542
the sending state is eligible for enrollment in the next highest 543
grade level in the receiving state, regardless of age. A student 544
transferring after the start of the school year in the re ceiving 545
state shall enter the school in the receiving state on their 546
validated level from an accredited school in the sending state. 547
ARTICLE V 548
PLACEMENT AND ATTENDANCE. — 549
A. If a student transfers before or during the school 550
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year, the receiving state school shall initially honor placement 551
of the student in educational courses based on the student's 552
enrollment in the sending state school or educational 553
assessments conducted at the school in the sending state if the 554
courses are offered. Course placement includes, but is not 555
limited to, Honors, International Baccalaureate, Advanced 556
Placement, vocational, technical, and career pathways courses. 557
Continuing the student's academic program from the previous 558
school and promoting placement in academically and car eer 559
challenging courses should be paramount when considering 560
placement. A school in the receiving state is not precluded from 561
performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate 562
placement and continued enrollment of the student in the 563
courses. 564
B. The receiving state school must initially honor 565
placement of the student in educational programs based on 566
current educational assessments conducted at the school in the 567
sending state or participation or placement in like programs in 568
the sending state. Such pr ograms include, but are not limited 569
to: 570
1. Gifted and talented programs; and 571
2. English as a second language (ESL). 572
A school in the receiving state is not precluded from performing 573
subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement and 574
continued enrollment of the student in the courses. 575
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C. A receiving state must initially provide comparable 576
services to a student with disabilities based on his or her 577
current individualized education program (IEP) in compliance 578
with the requirements of the Individua ls with Disabilities 579
Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 1400, et seq. A receiving 580
state must make reasonable accommodations and modifications to 581
address the needs of incoming students with disabilities, 582
subject to an existing section 504 or title II plan, to provide 583
the student with equal access to education, in compliance with 584
the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 585
U.S.C.A. s. 794, and with title II of the Americans with 586
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12131 -12165. A school in the 587
receiving state is not precluded from performing subsequent 588
evaluations to ensure appropriate placement and continued 589
enrollment of the student in the courses. 590
D. Local education agency administrative officials may 591
waive course or program prerequisites, or o ther preconditions 592
for placement in courses or programs offered under the 593
jurisdiction of the local education agency. 594
E. A student whose parent or legal guardian is an active -595
duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to 596
duty for, is on leave from, or immediately returned from 597
deployment to, a combat zone or combat support posting shall be 598
granted additional excused absences at the discretion of the 599
local education agency superintendent to visit with his or her 600
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parent or legal guardian rela tive to such leave or deployment of 601
the parent or guardian. 602
ARTICLE VI 603
ELIGIBILITY.— 604
A. When considering the eligibility of a child for 605
enrolling in a school: 606
1. A special power of attorney relative to the 607
guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under 608
applicable law is sufficient for the purposes of enrolling the 609
child in school and for all other actions requiring parental 610
participation and consent. 611
2. A local education agency is prohibited from charging 612
local tuition to a transitio ning military child placed in the 613
care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco 614
parentis who lives in a school's jurisdiction different from 615
that of the custodial parent. 616
3. A transitioning military child, placed in the care of a 617
noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis 618
who lives in a school's jurisdiction different from that of the 619
custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which he 620
or she was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent. 621
B. State and local education agencies must facilitate the 622
opportunity for transitioning military children's inclusion in 623
extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, 624
to the extent they are otherwise qualified. 625
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ARTICLE VII 626
GRADUATION.—In order to facilitate the on-time graduation 627
of children of military families, states and local education 628
agencies shall incorporate the following procedures: 629
A. Local education agency administrative officials shall 630
waive specific courses required for graduation if similar 631
coursework has been satisfactorily completed in another local 632
education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for 633
denial. If a waiver is not granted to a student who would 634
qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local educati on 635
agency must provide an alternative means of acquiring required 636
coursework so that graduation may occur on time. 637
B. States shall accept exit or end -of-course exams 638
required for graduation from the sending state; national norm -639
referenced achievement tes ts; or alternative testing, in lieu of 640
testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. If 641
these alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state 642
for a student transferring in his or her senior year, then the 643
provisions of Article VII, Section C shall apply. 644
C. If a military student transfers at the beginning of or 645
during his or her senior year and is not eligible to graduate 646
from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives 647
have been considered, the sending and receivi ng local education 648
agencies must ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending 649
local education agency, if the student meets the graduation 650
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requirements of the sending local education agency. If one of 651
the states in question is not a member of this compa ct, the 652
member state shall use its best efforts to facilitate the on -653
time graduation of the student in accordance with Sections A and 654
B of this Article. 655
ARTICLE VIII 656
STATE COORDINATION.—Each member state shall, through the 657
creation of a state council or u se of an existing body or board, 658
provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, 659
local education agencies, and military installations concerning 660
the state's participation in, and compliance with, this compact 661
and Interstate Commission activi ties. 662
A. Each member state may determine the membership of its 663
own state council, but the membership must include at least: the 664
state superintendent of education, the superintendent of a 665
school district that has a high concentration of military 666
children, a representative from a military installation, one 667
representative each from the legislative and executive branches 668
of government, and other offices and stakeholder groups the 669
state council deems appropriate. A member state that does not 670
have a school district deemed to contain a high concentration of 671
military children may appoint a superintendent from another 672
school district to represent local education agencies on the 673
state council. 674
B. The state council of each member state shall appoint or 675
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designate a military family education liaison to assist military 676
families and the state in facilitating the implementation of 677
this compact. 678
C. The compact commissioner responsible for the 679
administration and management of the state's participation in 680
the compact shall be appointed by the Governor or as otherwise 681
determined by each member state. 682
D. The compact commissioner and the military family 683
education liaison shall be ex officio members of the state 684
council, unless either is already a full voting member of the 685
state council. 686
ARTICLE IX 687
INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR 688
MILITARY CHILDREN.—The member states hereby create the 689
"Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military 690
Children." The activities of the Interstate Commission are the 691
formation of public policy and are a discretionary state 692
function. The Interstate Commission shall: 693
A. Be a body corporate and joint agency of the member 694
states and shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and 695
duties set forth herein, and such additional powers as may be 696
conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent action of the 697
respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with 698
the terms of this compact. 699
B. Consist of one Interstate Commission voting 700
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representative from each memb er state who shall be that state's 701
compact commissioner. 702
1. Each member state represented at a meeting of the 703
Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. 704
2. A majority of the total member states shall constitute 705
a quorum for the transaction of busin ess, unless a larger quorum 706
is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission. 707
3. A representative shall not delegate a vote to another 708
member state. In the event the compact commissioner is unable to 709
attend a meeting of the Interstate Commission, t he Governor or 710
state council may delegate voting authority to another person 711
from their state for a specified meeting. 712
4. The bylaws may provide for meetings of the Interstate 713
Commission to be conducted by telecommunication or electronic 714
communication. 715
C. Consist of ex officio, nonvoting representatives who 716
are members of interested organizations. The ex officio members, 717
as defined in the bylaws, may include, but not be limited to, 718
members of the representative organizations of military family 719
advocates, local education agency officials, parent and teacher 720
groups, the United States Department of Defense, the Education 721
Commission of the States, the Interstate Agreement on the 722
Qualification of Educational Personnel, and other interstate 723
compacts affecting the education of children of military 724
members. 725
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D. Meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson 726
may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple 727
majority of the member states, shall call additional meetings. 728
E. Establish an execu tive committee, whose members shall 729
include the officers of the Interstate Commission and such other 730
members of the Interstate Commission as determined by the 731
bylaws. Members of the executive committee shall serve a 1 -year 732
term. Members of the executive co mmittee are entitled to one 733
vote each. The executive committee shall have the power to act 734
on behalf of the Interstate Commission, with the exception of 735
rulemaking, during periods when the Interstate Commission is not 736
in session. The executive committee sh all oversee the day-to-day 737
activities of the administration of the compact, including 738
enforcement and compliance with the compact, its bylaws and 739
rules, and other such duties as deemed necessary. The United 740
States Department of Defense shall serve as an ex officio, 741
nonvoting member of the executive committee. 742
F. The Interstate Commission shall collect standardized 743
data concerning the educational transition of the children of 744
military families under this compact as directed through its 745
rules which shall sp ecify the data to be collected, the means of 746
collection and data exchange, and reporting requirements. The 747
methods of data collection, exchange, and reporting shall, 748
insofar as is reasonably possible, conform to current technology 749
and coordinate its inform ation functions with the appropriate 750
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custodian of records as identified in the bylaws and rules. 751
G. The Interstate Commission shall create a procedure that 752
permits military officials, education officials, and parents to 753
inform the Interstate Commission i f and when there are alleged 754
violations of the compact or its rules or when issues subject to 755
the jurisdiction of the compact or its rules are not addressed 756
by the state or local education agency. This section does not 757
create a private right of action agai nst the Interstate 758
Commission or any member state. 759
ARTICLE X 760
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. —The 761
Interstate Commission has the power to: 762
A. Provide for dispute resolution among member states. 763
B. Adopt rules and take all necessary actio ns to effect 764
the goals, purposes, and obligations as enumerated in this 765
compact. The rules have the force and effect of statutory law 766
and are binding in the compact states to the extent and in the 767
manner provided in this compact. 768
C. Issue, upon request o f a member state, advisory 769
opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the 770
interstate compact, its bylaws, rules, and actions. 771
D. Enforce compliance with the compact provisions, the 772
rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and the bylaws, 773
using all necessary and proper means, including, but not limited 774
to, the use of judicial process. 775
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E. Establish and maintain offices that shall be located 776
within one or more of the member states. 777
F. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. 778
G. Borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of 779
personnel. 780
H. Establish and appoint committees, including, but not 781
limited to, an executive committee as required by Article IX, 782
Section E, which shall have the power to act on behalf of the 783
Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties 784
hereunder. 785
I. Elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, 786
agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define 787
their duties, and determine their qualifications; and to 788
establish the Interstate Comm ission's personnel policies and 789
programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of 790
compensation, and qualifications of personnel. 791
J. Accept any and all donations and grants of money, 792
equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, 793
utilize, and dispose of it. 794
K. Lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, 795
or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any property, real, 796
personal, or mixed. 797
L. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, 798
abandon, or otherwise dispose of any p roperty, real, personal, 799
or mixed. 800
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M. Establish a budget and make expenditures. 801
N. Adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and 802
operation of the Interstate Commission. 803
O. Report annually to the legislatures, governors, 804
judiciary, and state co uncils of the member states concerning 805
the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding 806
year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that 807
may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission. 808
P. Coordinate education, training, and public awareness 809
regarding the compact, its implementation, and operation for 810
officials and parents involved in such activity. 811
Q. Establish uniform standards for the reporting, 812
collecting, and exchanging of data. 813
R. Maintain corporate books and rec ords in accordance with 814
the bylaws. 815
S. Perform such functions as may be necessary or 816
appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact. 817
T. Provide for the uniform collection and sharing of 818
information between and among member states, schools, and 819
military families under this compact. 820
ARTICLE XI 821
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. — 822
A. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the 823
members present and voting, within 12 months after the first 824
Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its 825
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conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 826
purposes of the compact, including, but not limited to: 827
1. Establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate 828
Commission; 829
2. Establishing an executive committee and such other 830
committees as may be necessary; 831
3. Providing for the establishment of committees and for 832
governing any general or specific delegation of authority or 833
function of the Interstate Commission; 834
4. Providing reasonable procedures for calling and 835
conducting meetings of the Interstate Commission and ensuring 836
reasonable notice of each such meeting; 837
5. Establishing the titles and responsibilities of the 838
officers and staff of the Interstate Commission; 839
6. Providing a mechanism for concluding the operati ons of 840
the Interstate Commission and the return of surplus funds that 841
may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment 842
and reserving of all of its debts and obligations. 843
7. Providing "start up" rules for initial administration 844
of the compact. 845
B. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the 846
members, elect annually from among its members a chairperson, a 847
vice chairperson, and a treasurer, each of whom shall have such 848
authority and duties as may be specified in the bylaws. The 849
chairperson or, in the chairperson's absence or disability, the 850
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vice chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate 851
Commission. The officers so elected shall serve without 852
compensation or remuneration from the Interstate Commission; 853
provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, 854
the officers shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary 855
costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their 856
responsibilities as officers of the Interstate Commission. 857
C. The executive committ ee has the authority and duties as 858
may be set forth in the bylaws, including, but not limited to: 859
1. Managing the affairs of the Interstate Commission in a 860
manner consistent with the bylaws and purposes of the Interstate 861
Commission; 862
2. Overseeing an or ganizational structure within, and 863
appropriate procedures for, the Interstate Commission to provide 864
for the adoption of rules, operating procedures, and 865
administrative and technical support functions; and 866
3. Planning, implementing, and coordinating commu nications 867
and activities with other state, federal, and local government 868
organizations in order to advance the goals of the Interstate 869
Commission. 870
D. The executive committee may, subject to the approval of 871
the Interstate Commission, appoint or retain an executive 872
director for such period, upon such terms and conditions and for 873
such compensation, as the Interstate Commission may deem 874
appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to 875
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the Interstate Commission but is not a member of the Interst ate 876
Commission. The executive director shall hire and supervise such 877
other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission. 878
E. The Interstate Commission's executive director and its 879
employees are immune from suit and liability, either personall y 880
or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to or loss 881
of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused 882
or arising out of, or relating to, an actual or alleged act, 883
error, or omission that occurred, or that such person had a 884
reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of 885
Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, 886
provided that the person is not protected from suit or liability 887
for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional 888
or willful and wanton misconduct of the person. 889
1. The liability of the Interstate Commission's executive 890
director and employees or Interstate Commission representatives, 891
acting within the scope of the person's employment or duties, 892
for acts, errors, or omissio ns occurring within the person's 893
state may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the 894
constitution and laws of that state for state officials, 895
employees, and agents. The Interstate Commission is considered 896
to be an instrumentality of the states for the purposes of any 897
such action. This subsection does not protect the person from 898
suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused 899
by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of the 900
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person. 901
2. The Interstate Commission shall d efend the executive 902
director and its employees and, subject to the approval of the 903
Attorney General or other appropriate legal counsel of the 904
member state represented by an Interstate Commission 905
representative, shall defend an Interstate Commission 906
representative in any civil action seeking to impose liability 907
arising out of an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that 908
occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, 909
duties, or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a 910
reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of 911
Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, 912
provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did 913
not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on 914
the part of the pers on. 915
3. To the extent not covered by the state involved, a 916
member state, the Interstate Commission, and the representatives 917
or employees of the Interstate Commission shall be held harmless 918
in the amount of a settlement or judgment, including attorney's 919
fees and costs, obtained against a person arising out of an 920
actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within 921
the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or 922
responsibilities, or that the person had a reasonable basis for 923
believing occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission 924
employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the 925
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actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from 926
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the 927
person. 928
ARTICLE XII 929
RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. —The 930
Interstate Commission shall adopt rules to effectively and 931
efficiently implement this act to achieve the purposes of this 932
compact. 933
A. If the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking 934
authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes 935
of this act, or the powers granted hereunder, the action 936
undertaken by the Interstate Commission is invalid and has no 937
force or effect. 938
B. Rules must be adopted pursuant to a rulemaking process 939
that substantially conforms to the "Model State Administrative 940
Procedure Act," of 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p. 941
1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of 942
the Interstate Commission. 943
C. No later than 30 days after a rule is adopted, a person 944
may file a petition for judicial review of the rule. The filing 945
of the petition does not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from 946
becoming effective unless a court finds that the petitioner has 947
a substantial likelihood of success on the m erits of the 948
petition. The court shall give deference to the actions of the 949
Interstate Commission consistent with applicable law and shall 950
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not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a 951
reasonable exercise of the Interstate Commission's authorit y. 952
D. If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting 953
states rejects a rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in 954
the same manner used to adopt the compact, then the rule is 955
invalid and has no further force and effect in any compacting 956
state. 957
ARTICLE XIII 958
OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. — 959
A. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of 960
state government in each member state shall enforce this compact 961
and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to 962
effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of 963
this compact and the rules adopted under it have the force and 964
effect of statutory law. 965
B. All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact 966
and its adopted rules in any judicial or administrative 967
proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of 968
this compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or 969
actions of the Interstate Commission. 970
C. The Interstate Commission is entitled to receive all 971
service of process in any such proceed ing, and has standing to 972
intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide 973
service of process to the Interstate Commission renders a 974
judgment or order void as to the Interstate Commission, this 975
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compact, or its adopted rules. 976
D. If the Interstate Commission determines that a member 977
state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or 978
responsibilities under this compact, or the bylaws or the 979
adopted rules, the Interstate Commission shall: 980
1. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and 981
other member states of the nature of the default, the means of 982
curing the default, and any action taken by the Interstate 983
Commission. The Interstate Commission must specify the 984
conditions by which the defaulting state must cure its default. 985
2. Provide remedial training and specific technical 986
assistance regarding the default. 987
3. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default, 988
terminate the defaulting state from the compact upon an 989
affirmative vote of a majority of the member states and all 990
rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact shall 991
be terminated from the effective date of termination. A cure of 992
the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations 993
or liabilities incurred during the period of the default. 994
E. Suspension or termination of membership in the compact 995
may not be imposed on a member until all other means of securing 996
compliance have been exhausted. Notice of the intent to suspend 997
or terminate membership must be given by the Interstate 998
Commission to the Governor, the majority and minority leaders of 999
the defaulting state's legislature, and each of the member 1000
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states. 1001
F. A state that has been suspended or terminated is 1002
responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities 1003
incurred through the effe ctive date of suspension or 1004
termination, including obligations, the performance of which 1005
extends beyond the effective date of suspension or termination. 1006
G. The remaining member states of the Interstate 1007
Commission do not bear any costs arising from a stat e that has 1008
been found to be in default or that has been suspended or 1009
terminated from the compact, unless otherwise mutually agreed 1010
upon in writing between the Interstate Commission and the 1011
defaulting state. 1012
H. A defaulting state may appeal the action of the 1013
Interstate Commission by petitioning the United States District 1014
Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where 1015
the Interstate Commission has its principal offices. The 1016
prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, 1017
including reasonable attorney's fees. 1018
I. The Interstate Commission shall attempt, upon the 1019
request of a member state, to resolve disputes that are subject 1020
to the compact and that may arise among member states and 1021
between member and nonmember states. The In terstate Commission 1022
shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding 1023
dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate. 1024
1. The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise 1025
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of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of 1026
this compact. 1027
2. The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the 1028
members, initiate legal action in the United States District 1029
Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the 1030
Interstate Commission, in the federal district where the 1031
Interstate Commission has its principal offices to enforce 1032
compliance with the provisions of the compact, or its 1033
promulgated rules and bylaws, against a member state in default. 1034
The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and 1035
damages. In the event ju dicial enforcement is necessary, the 1036
prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, 1037
including reasonable attorney's fees. 1038
3. The remedies herein are not the exclusive remedies of 1039
the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission may a vail 1040
itself of any other remedies available under state law or the 1041
regulation of a profession. 1042
ARTICLE XIV 1043
FINANCING OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION. — 1044
A. The Interstate Commission shall pay, or provide for the 1045
payment of, the reasonable expenses of its est ablishment, 1046
organization, and ongoing activities. 1047
B. The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an 1048
annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of 1049
the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and 1050
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its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover 1051
the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. 1052
The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based 1053
upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, 1054
which shall adopt a rule b inding upon all member states. 1055
C. The Interstate Commission may not incur any obligation 1056
of any kind before securing the funds adequate to meet the 1057
obligation and the Interstate Commission may not pledge the 1058
credit of any of the member states, except by and with the 1059
permission of the member state. 1060
D. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts 1061
of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and 1062
disbursements of the Interstate Commission are subject to audit 1063
and accounting procedures establish ed under its bylaws. However, 1064
all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the 1065
Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or 1066
licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be 1067
included in and become part of the annual report of the 1068
Interstate Commission. 1069
ARTICLE XV 1070
MEMBER STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE, AND AMENDMENT. — 1071
A. Any state is eligible to become a member state. 1072
B. The compact shall take effect and be binding upon 1073
legislative enactment of the compact into law by not less than 1074
10 of the states. The effective date shall be no earlier than 1075
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December 1, 2007. Thereafter, it shall become effective and 1076
binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the 1077
compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember 1078
states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the 1079
activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis 1080
before adoption of the compac t by all states. 1081
C. The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the 1082
compact for enactment by the member states. An amendment does 1083
not become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission 1084
and the member states until the amendment is enacted into law by 1085
unanimous consent of the member states. 1086
ARTICLE XVI 1087
WITHDRAWAL AND DISSOLUTION. — 1088
A. Once in effect, the compact continues in force and 1089
remains binding upon each and every member state, provided that 1090
a member state may withdraw from the comp act, specifically 1091
repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law. 1092
1. Withdrawal from the compact occurs when a statute 1093
repealing its membership is enacted by the state, but does not 1094
take effect until 1 year after the effective date of the statut e 1095
and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the 1096
withdrawing state to the Governor of each other member state. 1097
2. The withdrawing state must immediately notify the 1098
chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the 1099
introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the 1100
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withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall notify the 1101
other member states of the withdrawing state's intent to 1102
withdraw within 60 days after its receipt thereof. 1103
3. A withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, 1104
obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date 1105
of withdrawal, including obligations, the performance of which 1106
extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal. 1107
4. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state 1108
shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or 1109
upon such later date as determined by the Interstate Commission. 1110
B. This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of 1111
the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the 1112
membership in the compact to one member state. 1113
C. Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact 1114
becomes void and has no further force or effect, and the 1115
business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be 1116
concluded and surplus funds shall be dis tributed in accordance 1117
with the bylaws. 1118
ARTICLE XVII 1119
SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION. — 1120
A. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and 1121
if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed 1122
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be 1123
enforceable. 1124
B. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally 1125
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construed to effectuate its purposes. 1126
C. This compact does not prohibit the applicability of 1127
other interstate compacts to which the states are members. 1128
ARTICLE XVIII 1129
BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS. — 1130
A. This compact does not prevent the enforcement of any 1131
other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this 1132
compact. 1133
B. All member states' laws conflicting with this compact 1134
are superseded to the extent of t he conflict. 1135
C. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, 1136
including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate 1137
Commission, are binding upon the member states. 1138
D. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and 1139
the member states are binding in accordance with their terms. 1140
E. If any part of this compact exceeds the constitutional 1141
limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, the 1142
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict 1143
with the constitutional provision in question in that member 1144
state. 1145
Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1146
1003.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1147
1003.051 Purple Star Campuses. — 1148
(1) As used in this section, the term "military student" 1149
means a student who is: 1150
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(b) A dependent of a current member of the United States 1151
military serving on active duty in, or a former member of, the 1152
Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or Coast 1153
Guard; a reserve component of any branch of the United States 1154
military; or the Florida National Guard. 1155
Section 24. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1156
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1157
reference thereto, subsection (7) of section 373.324, Florida 1158
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1159
373.324 License renewal.— 1160
(7) Notwithstanding the renewal requirements in subsection 1161
(3) and s. 250.4815 for members of the Florida National Guard 1162
and the United States Armed Forces Reserves, any active water 1163
well contractor license issued under this part to a 1164
servicemember as defined in s. 250.01 or his or her spouse, both 1165
of whom reside in Florida, may not become inactive while the 1166
servicemember is serving on military orders which take him or 1167
her over 35 miles from his or her residence and shall be 1168
considered an active license for up to 180 days after the 1169
servicemember returns to his or her Florida residence. If the 1170
license renewal requirements are met within the 180 -day 1171
extension period, the servicemember or his or her spouse may not 1172
be charged any additional c osts, such as, but not limited to, 1173
late fees or delinquency fees, above the normal license fees. 1174
This subsection does not waive renewal requirements such as 1175
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registering, continuing education, and all associated fees. The 1176
servicemember must present to the w ater management district 1177
issuing the license a copy of his or her official military 1178
orders or a written verification from the member's commanding 1179
officer before the end of the 180 -day period in order to qualify 1180
for the extension. 1181
Section 25. For the pu rpose of incorporating the amendment 1182
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1183
reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1184
409.1664, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1185
409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adop tive 1186
employees of state agencies, veterans, and servicemembers. — 1187
(1) As used in this section, the term: 1188
(c) "Servicemember" has the same meaning as in s. 1189
250.01(19). 1190
Section 26. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1191
made by this act to sec tion 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1192
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 520.14, Florida 1193
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1194
520.14 Termination of retail installment contract for 1195
leasing a motor vehicle by a servicemember. — 1196
(1) Any servicemember, a s defined in s. 250.01, may 1197
terminate his or her retail installment contract for leasing a 1198
motor vehicle by providing the sales finance company with a 1199
written notice of termination, effective on the date specified 1200
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in the notice, which date shall be at leas t 30 days after the 1201
receipt of the notice by the sales finance company, if any of 1202
the following criteria are met: 1203
(a) The servicemember is required, pursuant to a permanent 1204
change of station, to move outside the continental United 1205
States; or 1206
(b) The servicemember receives temporary duty orders, 1207
temporary change of station orders, or active duty orders 1208
outside the continental United States, provided such orders are 1209
for a period exceeding 60 days. 1210
Section 27. For the purpose of incorporating the amend ment 1211
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1212
reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 627.7283, Florida 1213
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1214
627.7283 Cancellation; return of unearned premium. — 1215
(5) The insurer must refund 100 percent o f the unearned 1216
premium if the insured is a servicemember, as defined in s. 1217
250.01, who cancels because he or she is called to active duty 1218
or transferred by the United States Armed Forces to a location 1219
where the insurance is not required. The insurer may re quire a 1220
servicemember to submit either a copy of the official military 1221
orders or a written verification signed by the servicemember's 1222
commanding officer to support the refund authorized under this 1223
subsection. If the insurer cancels, the insurer must refund 100 1224
percent of the unearned premium. Cancellation is without 1225
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prejudice to any claim originating prior to the effective date 1226
of the cancellation. For purposes of this section, unearned 1227
premiums must be computed on a pro rata basis. 1228
Section 28. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1229
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1230
reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 1231
689.27, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1232
689.27 Termination by servicemember of agreeme nt to 1233
purchase real property. — 1234
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and for 1235
the purposes of this section: 1236
(d) "Servicemember" shall have the same meaning as 1237
provided in s. 250.01. 1238
Section 29. For the purpose of incorporating the amendmen t 1239
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1240
reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 1241
790.015, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1242
790.015 Nonresidents who are United States citizens and 1243
hold a concealed weapons l icense in another state; reciprocity. — 1244
(5) The requirement of paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to 1245
a person who: 1246
(a) Is a servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01; or 1247
Section 30. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1248
made by this act to sectio n 250.01, Florida Statutes, in 1249
references thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (4) and 1250
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paragraph (b) of subsection (11) of section 790.06, Florida 1251
Statutes, are reenacted to read: 1252
790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. — 1253
(4) The application shall be completed, under oath, on a 1254
form adopted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 1255
Services and shall include: 1256
(f) Directions for an applicant who is a servicemember, as 1257
defined in s. 250.01, or a veteran, as defined in s. 1.01, to 1258
request expedited processing of his or her application. 1259
(11) 1260
(b) A license issued to a servicemember, as defined in s. 1261
250.01, is subject to paragraph (a); however, such a license 1262
does not expire while the servicemember is serving on military 1263
orders that have taken him or her over 35 miles from his or her 1264
residence and shall be extended, as provided in this paragraph, 1265
for up to 180 days after his or her return to such residence. If 1266
the license renewal requirements in paragraph (a) are met within 1267
the 180-day extension period, the servicemember may not be 1268
charged any additional costs, such as, but not limited to, late 1269
fees or delinquency fees, above the normal license fees. The 1270
servicemember must present to the Department of Agriculture and 1271
Consumer Services a cop y of his or her official military orders 1272
or a written verification from the member's commanding officer 1273
before the end of the 180 -day period in order to qualify for the 1274
extension. 1275
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Section 31. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1276
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1277
reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1278
790.062, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1279
790.062 Members and veterans of United States Armed 1280
Forces; exceptions from licensure provisions. — 1281
(1) Notwithstanding s. 790.06(2)(b), the Department of 1282
Agriculture and Consumer Services shall issue a license to carry 1283
a concealed weapon or firearm under s. 790.06 if the applicant 1284
is otherwise qualified and: 1285
(a) Is a servicemember, as defined in s . 250.01; or 1286
Section 32. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1287
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in a 1288
reference thereto, subsection (13) of section 790.065, Florida 1289
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1290
790.065 Sale and deliver y of firearms.— 1291
(13) A person younger than 21 years of age may not 1292
purchase a firearm. The sale or transfer of a firearm to a 1293
person younger than 21 years of age may not be made or 1294
facilitated by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 1295
licensed dealer. A person who violates this subsection commits a 1296
felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 1297
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The prohibitions of this 1298
subsection do not apply to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun by 1299
a law enforcement officer or correctional officer, as those 1300
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terms are defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or 1301
(9), or a servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 1302
Section 33. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1303
made by this act to section 250.01, Flor ida Statutes, in a 1304
reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 1305
790.0655, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1306
790.0655 Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory 1307
waiting period; exceptions; penalties. — 1308
(2) The waiting period does not apply in the following 1309
circumstances: 1310
(d) When a rifle or shotgun is being purchased by a law 1311
enforcement officer or correctional officer, as those terms are 1312
defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), or a 1313
servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 1314
Section 34. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1315
made by this act to section 250.01, Florida Statutes, in 1316
references thereto, subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section 1317
948.21, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 1318
948.21 Condition of probation or community control; 1319
military servicemembers and veterans. — 1320
(1) Effective for a probationer or community controllee 1321
whose crime is committed on or after July 1, 2012, and who is a 1322
veteran, as defined in s. 1.01, or servicemember, as def ined in 1323
s. 250.01, who suffers from a military service -related mental 1324
illness, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorder, or 1325
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psychological problem, the court may, in addition to any other 1326
conditions imposed, impose a condition requiring the probatio ner 1327
or community controllee to participate in a treatment program 1328
capable of treating the probationer's or community controllee's 1329
mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse 1330
disorder, or psychological problem. 1331
(2) Effective for a probationer or community controllee 1332
whose crime is committed on or after July 1, 2016, and who is a 1333
veteran, as defined in s. 1.01, including a veteran who is 1334
discharged or released under a general discharge, or 1335
servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01, who suffers from a 1336
military service-related mental illness, traumatic brain injury, 1337
substance abuse disorder, or psychological problem, the court 1338
may, in addition to any other conditions imposed, impose a 1339
condition requiring the probationer or community controllee to 1340
participate in a treatment program capable of treating the 1341
probationer or community controllee's mental illness, traumatic 1342
brain injury, substance abuse disorder, or psychological 1343
problem. 1344
(3) Effective for a probationer or community controllee 1345
whose crime is committed on or after October 1, 2019, and who is 1346
a veteran, as defined in s. 1.01; a veteran who is discharged or 1347
released under any condition; a servicemember, as defined in s. 1348
250.01; an individual who is a current or former United States 1349
Department of Defense contractor; or an individual who is a 1350
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current or former military member of a foreign allied country, 1351
who suffers from a military service -related mental illness, 1352
traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorder, or 1353
psychological problem, the court may, in addition to any other 1354
conditions imposed, impose a condition requiring the probationer 1355
or community controllee to participate in a treatment program 1356
capable of treating the probationer or community controllee's 1357
mental illness, traumatic brain inju ry, substance abuse 1358
disorder, or psychological problem. 1359
Section 35. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 1360
act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 1361