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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to conflicting employment or 2
contractual relationships for public officers or 3
employees; amending s. 112.313, F.S.; removing an 4
exception authorizing certain public officers or 5
employees to be employed by, or to enter into a 6
contractual relationship with, specified agencies; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 12
112.313, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13
112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, 14
employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. — 15
(7) CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. — 16
(a)1. No public officer or employee of an agency shall 17
have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with any 18
business entity or any agency which is subject to the regulation 19
of, or is doing business with, an agency of which he or she is 20
an officer or employee, excluding those organizations and their 21
officers who, when acting in their official capacity, enter into 22
or negotiate a collective bargaining contract with the state or 23
any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the 24
state; nor shall an officer or employee of an agency have or 25
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hold any employment or contractual relationship that will create 26
a continuing or frequently recurring conflict between his or her 27
private interests and the performance of his or her public 28
duties or that would impede the full and faithful discharge of 29
his or her public duties. 30
1. When the agency referred to is that certain kind of 31
special tax district created by general or special law and is 32
limited specifically to constructing, maintaining, managing, and 33
financing improvements in the land area over which the agency 34
has jurisdiction, or when the agency has been organized pursuant 35
to chapter 298, then employment with, or entering into a 36
contractual relationship with, such business entity by a public 37
officer or employee of such agency shall not be prohibited by 38
this subsection or be deemed a conflict per se. However, conduct 39
by such officer or employee that is prohibited by, or otherwise 40
frustrates the intent of, this section shall be deemed a 41
conflict of interest in violation of the standards of conduct 42
set forth by this section. 43
2. When the agency referred to is a legislative body and 44
the regulatory power over the business entity resides in another 45
agency, or when the regulatory power which the legislative bod y 46
exercises over the business entity or agency is strictly through 47
the enactment of laws or ordinances, then employment or a 48
contractual relationship with such business entity by a public 49
officer or employee of a legislative body shall not be 50
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prohibited by this subsection or be deemed a conflict. 51
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 52