Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H7011 Compare Versions

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12	12	A reviser's bill to be entitled 1
13	13	An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss. 2
14	14	8.0001, 10.201, 11.45, 14.2019, 16.71, 16.713, 16.715, 3
15	15	20.03, 22.03, 23.21, 24.103, 28.2457, 39.0016, 39.101, 4
16	16	44.1011, 45.011, 61.046, 83.43, 83.803, 90.5015, 5
17	17	90.801, 97.021, 98.065, 101.019, 101.292, 1 01.69, 6
18	18	106.08, 110.123, 110.501, 112.044, 112.0455, 112.061, 7
19	19	112.19, 112.26, 112.3144, 112.3187, 112.352, 112.353, 8
20	20	112.361, 112.625, 116.34, 121.021, 121.051, 125.0104, 9
21	21	125.488, 159.47, 163.32051, 166.0484, 175.261, 10
22	22	185.221, 205.022, 215.5551, 216.011, 251 .001, 252.35, 11
23	23	282.319, 287.012, 287.057, 288.101, 288.9625, 290.007, 12
24	24	295.0185, 295.061, 322.051, 322.21, 327.371, 327.4108, 13
25	25	331.303, 331.3101, 332.0075, 337.023, 348.0305, 14
26	26	373.0363, 377.814, 379.2273, 381.00319, 381.0065, 15
27	27	383.145, 394.4573, 394.459, 394.90 86, 395.1041, 16
28	28	395.1065, 400.141, 401.23, 409.1465, 409.147, 17
29	29	409.1664, 409.2557, 409.2564, 409.912, 414.1251, 18
30	30	415.102, 440.02, 440.14, 440.151, 440.385, 440.525, 19
31	31	455.32, 456.048, 456.076, 468.603, 471.038, 491.003, 20
32	32	491.0045, 491.009, 497.260, 550.002, 550.0 1215, 21
33	33	550.2625, 553.895, 560.141, 624.36, 626.321, 626.9891, 22
34	34	695.031, 705.101, 718.501, 719.501, 720.304, 741.313, 23
35	35	744.2111, 766.105, 768.28, 796.07, 815.062, 907.044, 24
36	36	943.10, 943.13, 946.502, 951.23, 960.0021, 961.06, 25
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48	48	1002.3105, 1002.33, 1002.37, 1002.394, 1002.42, 27
49	49	1002.43, 1002.455, 1003.01, 1003.03, 1003.21, 1003.26, 28
50	50	1003.4282, 1003.485, 1003.52, 1003.573, 1003.575, 29
51	51	1004.22, 1004.43, 1004.447, 1004.648, 1004.6496, 30
52	52	1004.65, 1004.79, 1006.0626, 1006.07, 1006.1493, 31
53	53	1006.28, 1006.73, 1007.33, 1008.24, 1008.47, 1009.21, 32
54	54	1009.286, 1009.89, 1009.895, and 1012.2315, F.S.; 33
55	55	deleting provisions that have expired, have become 34
56	56	obsolete, have had their effect, have served their 35
57	57	purpose, or have been impliedly repeale d or 36
58	58	superseded; replacing incorrect cross -references and 37
59	59	citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, and 38
60	60	like errors; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, 39
61	61	and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; and 40
62	62	improving the clarity of the statutes and f acilitating 41
63	63	their correct interpretation; providing effective 42
64	64	dates. 43
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66	66	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 45
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68	68	Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 47
69	69	8.0001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 48
70	70	8.0001 Definitions.—In accordance with s. 8(a), Art. X of 49
71	71	the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 50
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82	82	2020 is the official census of the state for the purposes of 51
83	83	congressional redistricting. 52
84	84	(2) As used in this chapter, the term: 53
85	85	(b) "Block equivalen cy file" describes a list of all 54
86	86	blocks within the state and the congressional district number 55
87	87	designated for each block. Blocks are listed by a 15 -character 56
88	88	number that combines the five -character county-level Federal 57
89	89	Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code, the six-character 58
90	90	tract number with leading zeros and an implied decimal, the 59
91	91	single-character block group number, and the three -character 60
92	92	block number. 61
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94	94	conform to the complete name of t he standards and 63
95	95	guidelines for federal computer systems that are developed 64
96	96	by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 65
97	97	Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 66
98	98	10.201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 67
99	99	10.201 Official cen sus for apportionment; definitions. — 68
100	100	(3) As used in this joint resolution, the term: 69
101	101	(b) "Block equivalency file" describes a list of all 70
102	102	blocks within the state and the representative or senatorial 71
103	103	district number designated for each block. Blocks are listed by 72
104	104	a 15-character number that combines the five -character county-73
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118	118	the three-character block number. 77
119	119	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 78
120	120	conform to the correct name of the standards and guidelines 79
121	121	for federal computer systems that are developed by the 80
122	122	National Institute of Standards and Tech nology. 81
123	123	Section 3. Paragraph (k) of subsection (2) of section 82
124	124	11.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 83
125	125	11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. — 84
126	126	(2) DUTIES.—The Auditor General shall: 85
127	127	(k) Contact each district school board, as defined in s. 86
128	128	1003.01(7) 1003.01(1), with the findings and recommendations 87
129	129	contained within the Auditor General's previous operational 88
130	130	audit report. The district school board shall provide the 89
131	131	Auditor General with evidence of the initiation of corrective 90
132	132	action within 45 days after the date it is requested by the 91
133	133	Auditor General and evidence of completion of corrective action 92
134	134	within 180 days after the date it is requested by the Auditor 93
135	135	General. If the district sc hool board fails to comply with the 94
136	136	Auditor General's request or is unable to take corrective action 95
137	137	within the required timeframe, the Auditor General shall notify 96
138	138	the Legislative Auditing Committee. 97
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140	140	The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties 99
141	141	independently but under the general policies established by the 100
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152	152	Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not limit 101
153	153	the Auditor General's discretionary authority to conduct other 102
154	154	audits or engagements of governmental entities as authorized in 103
155	155	subsection (3). 104
156	156	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 105
157	157	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 106
158	158	Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 14.2019, Florida 107
159	159	Statutes, is amended to read: 108
160	160	14.2019 Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention. — 109
161	161	(5) The First Responders Suicide Deterrence Task Force, a 110
162	162	task force as defined in s. 20.03(5) 20.03(8), is created 111
163	163	adjunct to the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention. 112
164	164	(a) The purpose of the task force is to make 113
165	165	recommendations on how to reduce the inciden ce of suicide and 114
166	166	attempted suicide among employed or retired first responders in 115
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168	168	(b) The task force is composed of a representative of the 117
169	169	statewide office and a representative of each of the following 118
170	170	first responder organizations, nominated by the organization and 119
171	171	appointed by the Secretary of Children and Families: 120
172	172	1. The Florida Professional Firefighters Association. 121
173	173	2. The Florida Police Benevolent Association. 122
174	174	3. The Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of 123
175	175	Police. 124
176	176	4. The Florida Sheriffs Association. 125
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187	187	5. The Florida Police Chiefs Association. 126
188	188	6. The Florida Fire Chiefs' Association. 127
189	189	(c) The task force shall elect a chair from among its 128
190	190	membership. Except as otherwise provided, the task force shall 129
191	191	operate in a manner co nsistent with s. 20.052. 130
192	192	(d) The task force shall identify or make recommendations 131
193	193	on developing training programs and materials that would better 132
194	194	enable first responders to cope with personal life stressors and 133
195	195	stress related to their profession and fos ter an organizational 134
196	196	culture that: 135
197	197	1. Promotes mutual support and solidarity among active and 136
198	198	retired first responders. 137
199	199	2. Trains agency supervisors and managers to identify 138
200	200	suicidal risk among active and retired first responders. 139
201	201	3. Improves the use and awareness of existing resources 140
202	202	among active and retired first responders. 141
203	203	4. Educates active and retired first responders on suicide 142
204	204	awareness and help-seeking. 143
205	205	(e) The task force shall identify state and federal public 144
206	206	resources, funding and gr ants, first responder association 145
207	207	resources, and private resources to implement identified 146
208	208	training programs and materials. 147
209	209	(f) The task force shall report on its findings and 148
210	210	recommendations for training programs and materials to deter 149
211	211	suicide among active and retired first responders to the 150
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222	222	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 151
223	223	House of Representatives by each July 1 , beginning in 2021, and 152
224	224	through 2023. 153
225	225	(g) This subsection is repealed July 1, 2023. 154
226	226	Reviser's note.—The introductory paragraph to subsection (5) is 155
227	227	amended to conform to the reordering of definitions in s. 156
228	228	20.03 by this act. Paragraph (f) is amended to delete 157
229	229	obsolete language. 158
230	230	Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 159
231	231	16.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 160
232	232	16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; 161
233	233	meetings; membership. — 162
234	234	(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT; PROHIBITIONS. — 163
235	235	(b) The Governor may not solicit or request any 164
236	236	nominations, recommendations, or communications about potentia l 165
237	237	candidates for appointment to the commission from: 166
238	238	1. Any person that holds a permit or license issued under 167
239	239	chapter 550, or a license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 168
240	240	849; an officer, official, or employee of such permitholder or 169
241	241	licensee; or an ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 170
242	242	550.002(37) 550.002(36), of such permitholder or licensee; 171
243	243	2. Any officer, official, employee, or other person with 172
244	244	duties or responsibilities relating to a gaming operation owned 173
245	245	by an Indian tribe that has a val id and active compact with the 174
246	246	state; a contractor or subcontractor of such tribe or an entity 175
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258	258	equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 550.002(36), of 177
259	259	such entity; or 178
260	260	3. Any registered lobbyist for the executive or 179
261	261	legislative branch who represents any person or entity 180
262	262	identified in subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. 181
263	263	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 182
264	264	definitions in s. 550.002 by this act. 183
265	265	Section 6. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 184
266	266	section 16.713, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 185
267	267	16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and 186
268	268	employment restrictions. — 187
269	269	(2) PROHIBITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMISSIONERS; PERSONS 188
270	270	INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINT MENT TO AND EMPLOYMENT WITH THE 189
271	271	COMMISSION.— 190
272	272	(a) A person may not, for the 2 years immediately 191
273	273	preceding the date of appointment to or employment with the 192
274	274	commission and while appointed to or employed with the 193
275	275	commission: 194
276	276	1. Hold a permit or license is sued under chapter 550 or a 195
277	277	license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer, 196
278	278	official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an 197
279	279	ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 198
280	280	550.002(36), of such permitholder or license e; 199
281	281	2. Be an officer, official, employee, or other person with 200
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292	292	duties or responsibilities relating to a gaming operation owned 201
293	293	by an Indian tribe that has a valid and active compact with the 202
294	294	state; be a contractor or subcontractor of such tribe or an 203
295	295	entity employed, licensed, or contracted by such tribe; or be an 204
296	296	ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 205
297	297	550.002(36), of such entity; 206
298	298	3. Be a registered lobbyist for the executive or 207
299	299	legislative branch, except while a commissioner or employee of 208
300	300	the commission when officially representing the commission or 209
301	301	unless the person registered as a lobbyist for the executive or 210
302	302	legislative branch while employed by a state agency as defined 211
303	303	in s. 110.107 during the normal course of his or her employment 212
304	304	with such agency and he or she has not lobbied on behalf of any 213
305	305	entity other than a state agency during the 2 years immediately 214
306	306	preceding the date of his or her appointment to or employment 215
307	307	with the commission; or 216
308	308	4. Be a bingo game operator or an employ ee of a bingo game 217
309	309	operator. 218
310	310	(b) A person is ineligible for appointment to or 219
311	311	employment with the commission if, within the 2 years 220
312	312	immediately preceding such appointment or employment, he or she 221
313	313	violated paragraph (a) or solicited or accepted employment with, 222
314	314	acquired any direct or indirect interest in, or had any direct 223
315	315	or indirect business association, partnership, or financial 224
316	316	relationship with, or is a relative of: 225
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327	327	1. Any person or entity who is an applicant, licensee, or 226
328	328	registrant with the commis sion; or 227
329	329	2. Any officer, official, employee, or other person with 228
330	330	duties or responsibilities relating to a gaming operation owned 229
331	331	by an Indian tribe that has a valid and active compact with the 230
332	332	state; any contractor or subcontractor of such tribe or an 231
333	333	entity employed, licensed, or contracted by such tribe; or any 232
334	334	ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 233
335	335	550.002(36), of such entity. 234
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337	337	For the purposes of this subsection, the term "relative" means a 236
338	338	spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, grand father, grandmother, 237
339	339	brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, father -in-238
340	340	law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, 239
341	341	sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, 240
342	342	stepbrother, stepsister, half -brother, or half-sister. 241
343	343	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 242
344	344	definitions in s. 550.002 by this act. 243
345	345	Section 7. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of 244
346	346	section 16.715, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 245
347	347	16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commi ssion standards of 246
348	348	conduct; ex parte communications. — 247
349	349	(2) FORMER COMMISSIONERS AND EMPLOYEES. — 248
350	350	(b) A commissioner may not, for the 2 years immediately 249
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363	363	1. Hold a permit or license i ssued under chapter 550, or a 252
364	364	license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer, 253
365	365	official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an 254
366	366	ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 255
367	367	550.002(36), of such permitholder or licen see; 256
368	368	2. Accept employment by or compensation from a business 257
369	369	entity that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls a person 258
370	370	regulated by the commission; from a person regulated by the 259
371	371	commission; from a business entity which, directly or 260
372	372	indirectly, is an affiliate or subsidiary of a person regulated 261
373	373	by the commission; or from a business entity or trade 262
374	374	association that has been a party to a commission proceeding 263
375	375	within the 2 years preceding the member's resignation or 264
376	376	termination of service on the commi ssion; or 265
377	377	3. Be a bingo game operator or an employee of a bingo game 266
378	378	operator. 267
379	379	(c) A person employed by the commission may not, for the 2 268
380	380	years immediately following the date of termination or 269
381	381	resignation from employment with the commission: 270
382	382	1. Hold a permit or license issued under chapter 550, or a 271
383	383	license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer, 272
384	384	official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an 273
385	385	ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37) 274
386	386	550.002(36), of such permitholder or licensee; or 275
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397	397	2. Be a bingo game operator or an employee of a bingo game 276
398	398	operator. 277
399	399	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 278
400	400	definitions in s. 550.002 by this act. 279
401	401	Section 8. Subsections (1) through (6) and (8) through 280
402	402	(12) of section 20.03, Florida Statutes, are reordered and 281
403	403	amended to read: 282
404	404	20.03 Definitions.—To provide uniform nomenclature 283
405	405	throughout the structure of the executive branch, the following 284
406	406	definitions apply: 285
407	407	(3)(1) "Cabinet" means collectively the Atto rney General, 286
408	408	the Chief Financial Officer, and the Commissioner of 287
409	409	Agriculture, as specified in s. 4, Art. IV of the State 288
410	410	Constitution. 289
411	411	(8)(2) "Department" means the principal administrative 290
412	412	unit within the executive branch of state government. 291
413	413	(9)(3) "Examining and licensing board" means a board 292
414	414	authorized to grant and revoke licenses to engage in regulated 293
415	415	occupations. 294
416	416	(11)(4) "Head of the department" means the individual 295
417	417	under whom or the board under which direct administration of the 296
418	418	department is placed by statute. Where direct administration of 297
419	419	a department is placed under an officer or board appointed by 298
420	420	and serving at the pleasure of the Governor, that officer or 299
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433	433	(12)(5) "Secretary" means an individual who is appointed 302
434	434	by the Governor to head a department and who is not otherwise 303
435	435	named in the State Constitution. 304
436	436	(10)(6) "Executive director" means the chief 305
437	437	administrative employee or officer of a department headed by a 306
438	438	board or by the Governor and the Cabinet. 307
439	439	(5)(8) "Committee" or "task force" means an advisory body 308
440	440	created without specific statutory enactment for a t ime not to 309
441	441	exceed 1 year or created by specific statutory enactment for a 310
442	442	time not to exceed 3 years and appointed to study a specific 311
443	443	problem and recommend a solution or policy alternative with 312
444	444	respect to that problem. Its existence terminates upon the 313
445	445	completion of its assignment. 314
446	446	(6)(9) "Coordinating council" means an interdepartmental 315
447	447	advisory body created by law to coordinate programs and 316
448	448	activities for which one department has primary responsibility 317
449	449	but in which one or more other departments have an interest. 318
450	450	(4)(10) "Commission," unless otherwise required by the 319
451	451	State Constitution, means a body created by specific statutory 320
452	452	enactment within a department, the office of the Governor, or 321
453	453	the Executive Office of the Governor and exercising limited 322
454	454	quasi-legislative or quasi -judicial powers, or both, 323
455	455	independently of the head of the department or the Governor. 324
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468	468	department, division, bureau, board, section, or another unit or 327
469	469	entity of government. 328
470	470	(2)(12) "Board of trustees," except with reference to the 329
471	471	board created in chapter 253, means a board created by specific 330
472	472	statutory enactment and appointed to function adjunctively to a 331
473	473	department, the Governor, or the Executive Office of the 332
474	474	Governor to administer public property or a public program. 333
475	475	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 334
476	476	in alphabetical order. 335
477	477	Section 9. Subsections (1), (4), and (5) of section 22.03, 336
478	478	Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 337
479	479	22.03 Definitions.—Unless otherwise clearly required by 338
480	480	the context, as used in ss. 22.01 -22.10: 339
481	481	(5)(1) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office 340
482	482	exists or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or 341
483	483	unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the 342
484	484	office. 343
485	485	(1)(4) "Attack" means any attack or series of attacks by 344
486	486	an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, 345
487	487	substantial damage or injury to civilian proper ty or persons in 346
488	488	the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of 347
489	489	bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, 348
490	490	bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or 349
491	491	processes. 350
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503	503	towns, villages, townships, districts, authorities, and other 352
504	504	public corporations and entities whether organized and existing 353
505	505	under charter or general law. 354
506	506	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 355
507	507	in alphabetical order. 356
508	508	Section 10. Section 23.21, Florida Statutes, is reordered 357
509	509	and amended to read: 358
510	510	23.21 Definitions.—For purposes of this part: 359
511	511	(2)(1) "Department" means a principal administrative unit 360
512	512	within the executive branch of state government as defined in 361
513	513	chapter 20 and includes the State Board of Administration, the 362
514	514	Executive Office of the Governor, the Fish and Wildlife 363
515	515	Conservation Commissio n, the Florida Commission on Offender 364
516	516	Review, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the State 365
517	517	Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the State 366
518	518	University System, the Justice Administrative Commission, the 367
519	519	capital collateral regional counsel, an d separate budget 368
520	520	entities placed for administrative purposes within a department. 369
521	521	(3)(2) "Paperwork burden" means the resources expended by 370
522	522	the entity providing information. Resources may include the 371
523	523	time, effort, or financial expenditure associated wit h reviewing 372
524	524	the instructions; acquiring, installing, and using technology to 373
525	525	obtain, compile, or report the information; searching data 374
526	526	sources; completing and reviewing the collected information; or 375
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537	537	transmitting the required information to the requesting 376
538	538	department. 377
539	539	(1)(3) "Collect information" means the obtaining, causing 378
540	540	to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third 379
541	541	parties of facts or opinions by or for a department, regardless 380
542	542	of form or format, calling for answers to identical que stions 381
543	543	posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements 382
544	544	imposed on, 10 or more persons, other than departments or 383
545	545	employees of this state. 384
546	546	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 385
547	547	in alphabetical order. 386
548	548	Section 11. Subsections (2), (4), and (5) of section 387
549	549	24.103, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 388
550	550	24.103 Definitions. —As used in this act: 389
551	551	(5)(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department. 390
552	552	(2)(4) "Major procurement" means a procurement fo r a 391
553	553	contract for the printing of tickets for use in any lottery 392
554	554	game, consultation services for the startup of the lottery, any 393
555	555	goods or services involving the official recording for lottery 394
556	556	game play purposes of a player's selections in any lottery game 395
557	557	involving player selections, any goods or services involving the 396
558	558	receiving of a player's selection directly from a player in any 397
559	559	lottery game involving player selections, any goods or services 398
560	560	involving the drawing, determination, or generation of winners 399
561	561	in any lottery game, the security report services provided for 400
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572	572	in this act, or any goods and services relating to marketing and 401
573	573	promotion which exceed a value of $25,000. 402
574	574	(4)(5) "Retailer" means a person who sells lottery tickets 403
575	575	on behalf of the departme nt pursuant to a contract. 404
576	576	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 405
577	577	in alphabetical order. 406
578	578	Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 28.2457, Florida 407
579	579	Statutes, is amended to read: 408
580	580	28.2457 Mandatory monetary assessments. — 409
581	581	(2) The clerks of the circuit court must collaborate with 410
582	582	the state courts through the Florida Courts Technology 411
583	583	Commission to prepare a plan to procure or develop a statewide 412
584	584	electronic solution that will accurately identify all 413
585	585	assessments mandated by statute. T he plan must, at a minimum, 414
586	586	address operational, technological, and fiscal considerations 415
587	587	related to implementation of the electronic solution. The clerks 416
588	588	must submit the plan to the President of the Senate and the 417
589	589	Speaker of the House of Representatives b y January 1, 2022. 418
590	590	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete an obsolete provision; the 419
591	591	referenced plan was submitted on January 1, 2022. 420
592	592	Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 421
593	593	39.0016, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 422
594	594	39.0016 Education of abused, neglected, and abandoned 423
595	595	children; agency agreements; children having or suspected of 424
596	596	having a disability. — 425
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607	607	(3) CHILDREN HAVING OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY. — 426
608	608	(b)1. Each district school superintendent or dependency 427
609	609	court must appoint a surrogate parent for a child known to the 428
610	610	department who has or is suspected of having a disability, as 429
611	611	defined in s. 1003.01(9) 1003.01(3), when: 430
612	612	a. After reasonable efforts, no parent can be located; or 431
613	613	b. A court of competent jurisdiction over a c hild under 432
614	614	this chapter has determined that no person has the authority 433
615	615	under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including 434
616	616	the parent or parents subject to the dependency action, or that 435
617	617	no person has the authority, willingness, or ability to serve as 436
618	618	the educational decisionmaker for the child without judicial 437
619	619	action. 438
620	620	2. A surrogate parent appointed by the district school 439
621	621	superintendent or the court must be at least 18 years old and 440
622	622	have no personal or professional interest that conflicts w ith 441
623	623	the interests of the student to be represented. Neither the 442
624	624	district school superintendent nor the court may appoint an 443
625	625	employee of the Department of Education, the local school 444
626	626	district, a community -based care provider, the Department of 445
627	627	Children and Families, or any other public or private agency 446
628	628	involved in the education or care of the child as appointment of 447
629	629	those persons is prohibited by federal law. This prohibition 448
630	630	includes group home staff and therapeutic foster parents. 449
631	631	However, a person who ac ts in a parental role to a child, such 450
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642	642	as a foster parent or relative caregiver, is not prohibited from 451
643	643	serving as a surrogate parent if he or she is employed by such 452
644	644	agency, willing to serve, and knowledgeable about the child and 453
645	645	the exceptional student e ducation process. The surrogate parent 454
646	646	may be a court-appointed guardian ad litem or a relative or 455
647	647	nonrelative adult who is involved in the child's life regardless 456
648	648	of whether that person has physical custody of the child. Each 457
649	649	person appointed as a surroga te parent must have the knowledge 458
650	650	and skills acquired by successfully completing training using 459
651	651	materials developed and approved by the Department of Education 460
652	652	to ensure adequate representation of the child. 461
653	653	3. If a guardian ad litem has been appointed f or a child, 462
654	654	the district school superintendent must first consider the 463
655	655	child's guardian ad litem when appointing a surrogate parent. 464
656	656	The district school superintendent must accept the appointment 465
657	657	of the court if he or she has not previously appointed a 466
658	658	surrogate parent. Similarly, the court must accept a surrogate 467
659	659	parent duly appointed by a district school superintendent. 468
660	660	4. A surrogate parent appointed by the district school 469
661	661	superintendent or the court must be accepted by any subsequent 470
662	662	school or school district without regard to where the child is 471
663	663	receiving residential care so that a single surrogate parent can 472
664	664	follow the education of the child during his or her entire time 473
665	665	in state custody. Nothing in this paragraph or in rule shall 474
666	666	limit or prohibit th e continuance of a surrogate parent 475
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677	677	appointment when the responsibility for the student's 476
678	678	educational placement moves among and between public and private 477
679	679	agencies. 478
680	680	5. For a child known to the department, the responsibility 479
681	681	to appoint a surrogate parent resides with both the district 480
682	682	school superintendent and the court with jurisdiction over the 481
683	683	child. If the court elects to appoint a surrogate parent, notice 482
684	684	shall be provided as soon as practicable to the child's school. 483
685	685	At any time the court determines that it is in the best 484
686	686	interests of a child to remove a surrogate parent, the court may 485
687	687	appoint a new surrogate parent for educational decisionmaking 486
688	688	purposes for that child. 487
689	689	6. The surrogate parent shall continue in the appointed 488
690	690	role until one of the f ollowing occurs: 489
691	691	a. The child is determined to no longer be eligible or in 490
692	692	need of special programs, except when termination of special 491
693	693	programs is being contested. 492
694	694	b. The child achieves permanency through adoption or legal 493
695	695	guardianship and is no longer in the custody of the department. 494
696	696	c. The parent who was previously unknown becomes known, 495
697	697	whose whereabouts were unknown is located, or who was 496
698	698	unavailable is determined by the court to be available. 497
699	699	d. The appointed surrogate no longer wishes t o represent 498
700	700	the child or is unable to represent the child. 499
701	701	e. The superintendent of the school district in which the 500
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712	712	child is attending school, the Department of Education contract 501
713	713	designee, or the court that appointed the surrogate determines 502
714	714	that the appointed surrogate parent no longer adequately 503
715	715	represents the child. 504
716	716	f. The child moves to a geographic location that is not 505
717	717	reasonably accessible to the appointed surrogate. 506
718	718	7. The appointment and termination of appointment of a 507
719	719	surrogate under this p aragraph shall be entered as an order of 508
720	720	the court with a copy of the order provided to the child's 509
721	721	school as soon as practicable. 510
722	722	8. The person appointed as a surrogate parent under this 511
723	723	paragraph must: 512
724	724	a. Be acquainted with the child and become knowl edgeable 513
725	725	about his or her disability and educational needs. 514
726	726	b. Represent the child in all matters relating to 515
727	727	identification, evaluation, and educational placement and the 516
728	728	provision of a free and appropriate education to the child. 517
729	729	c. Represent the int erests and safeguard the rights of the 518
730	730	child in educational decisions that affect the child. 519
731	731	9. The responsibilities of the person appointed as a 520
732	732	surrogate parent shall not extend to the care, maintenance, 521
733	733	custody, residential placement, or any other are a not 522
734	734	specifically related to the education of the child, unless the 523
735	735	same person is appointed by the court for such other purposes. 524
736	736	10. A person appointed as a surrogate parent shall enjoy 525
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747	747	all of the procedural safeguards afforded a parent with respect 526
748	748	to the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of 527
749	749	a student with a disability or a student who is suspected of 528
750	750	having a disability. 529
751	751	11. A person appointed as a surrogate parent shall not be 530
752	752	held liable for actions taken in good faith on beha lf of the 531
753	753	student in protecting the special education rights of the child. 532
754	754	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 533
755	755	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 534
756	756	Section 14. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 535
757	757	39.101, Florida Statutes, i s amended to read: 536
758	758	39.101 Central abuse hotline. —The central abuse hotline is 537
759	759	the first step in the safety assessment and investigation 538
760	760	process. 539
761	761	(3) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND DATA. —The department 540
762	762	shall: 541
763	763	(f)1. Collect and analyze child -on-child sexual abuse 542
764	764	reports and include such information in the aggregate 543
765	765	statistical reports. 544
766	766	2. Collect and analyze, in separate statistical reports, 545
767	767	those reports of child abuse, sexual abuse, and juvenile sexual 546
768	768	abuse which are reported from or which occurred on or at: 547
769	769	a. School premises; 548
770	770	b. School transportation; 549
771	771	c. School-sponsored off-campus events; 550
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782	782	d. A school readiness program provider determined to be 551
783	783	eligible under s. 1002.88; 552
784	784	e. A private prekindergarten provider or a public school 553
785	785	prekindergarten provider, as those terms are defined in s. 554
786	786	1002.51(7) and (8), respectively; 555
787	787	f. A public K-12 school as described in s. 1000.04; 556
788	788	g. A private school as defined in s. 1002.01; 557
789	789	h. A Florida College System institution or a state 558
790	790	university, as those terms are defined in s. 1000.21(5) and (8) 559
791	791	1000.21(3) and (6), respectively; or 560
792	792	i. A school, as defined in s. 1005.02. 561
793	793	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 562
794	794	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 563
795	795	Section 15. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2) of 564
796	796	section 44.1011, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to 565
797	797	read: 566
798	798	44.1011 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 567
799	799	(2) "Mediation" means a process whereby a neutral third 568
800	800	person called a mediator acts to encourage and facilita te the 569
801	801	resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is an 570
802	802	informal and nonadversarial process with the objective of 571
803	803	helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable and 572
804	804	voluntary agreement. In mediation, decisionmaking authority 573
805	805	rests with the parties. The role of the mediator includes, but 574
806	806	is not limited to, assisting the parties in identifying issues, 575
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817	817	fostering joint problem solving, and exploring settlement 576
818	818	alternatives. "Mediation" includes: 577
819	819	(e)(d) "Family mediation" which means me diation of family 578
820	820	matters, including married and unmarried persons, before and 579
821	821	after judgments involving dissolution of marriage; property 580
822	822	division; shared or sole parental responsibility; or child 581
823	823	support, custody, and visitation involving emotional or 582
824	824	financial considerations not usually present in other circuit 583
825	825	civil cases. Negotiations in family mediation are primarily 584
826	826	conducted by the parties. Counsel for each party may attend the 585
827	827	mediation conference and privately communicate with their 586
828	828	clients. However, presence of counsel is not required, and, in 587
829	829	the discretion of the mediator, and with the agreement of the 588
830	830	parties, mediation may proceed in the absence of counsel unless 589
831	831	otherwise ordered by the court. 590
832	832	(d)(e) "Dependency or in need of services media tion," 591
833	833	which means mediation of dependency, child in need of services, 592
834	834	or family in need of services matters. Negotiations in 593
835	835	dependency or in need of services mediation are primarily 594
836	836	conducted by the parties. Counsel for each party may attend the 595
837	837	mediation conference and privately communicate with their 596
838	838	clients. However, presence of counsel is not required and, in 597
839	839	the discretion of the mediator and with the agreement of the 598
840	840	parties, mediation may proceed in the absence of counsel unless 599
841	841	otherwise ordered by the court. 600
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853	853	(d) and (e) in alphabetical order. 602
854	854	Section 16. Section 45.011, Florida Statutes, is amended 603
855	855	to read: 604
856	856	45.011 Definitions. —In all statutes about practice and 605
857	857	procedure: 606
858	858	(1) "Bond with surety" means a bond with two good and 607
859	859	sufficient sureties, each with unencumbered property not subject 608
860	860	to any exemption afforded by law equal in value to the penal sum 609
861	861	of the bond or a bond with a licensed surety company as surety 610
862	862	or a cash deposit conditioned as for a bond. 611
863	863	(2) "Defendant" means any party against whom relief as 612
864	864	referenced in subsection (3) is sought. 613
865	865	(3) "Plaintiff" means any party seeking affirmative relief 614
866	866	whether plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross -claimant; or third-615
867	867	party plaintiff, counterclaimant or cross -claimant.; "defendant" 616
868	868	means any party against whom such relief is sought; "bond with 617
869	869	surety" means a bond with two good and sufficient sureties, each 618
870	870	with unencumbered property not subject to any exemption afforded 619
871	871	by law equal in value to the penal sum of the bond or a bond 620
872	872	with a licensed surety company as surety or a cash deposit 621
873	873	conditioned as for a bond. 622
874	874	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 623
875	875	in alphabetical order, to conform language in sub section 624
876	876	(2) to the reordering of the definitions, and to improve 625
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887	887	the structure of the section. 626
888	888	Section 17. Subsections (21) and (22) of section 61.046, 627
889	889	Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 628
890	890	61.046 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 629
891	891	(22)(21) "Support order" means a judgment, decree, or 630
892	892	order, whether temporary or final, issued by a court of 631
893	893	competent jurisdiction or administrative agency for the support 632
894	894	and maintenance of a child which provides for monetary support, 633
895	895	health care, arrearages, or past support. When the child support 634
896	896	obligation is being enforced by the Department of Revenue, the 635
897	897	term "support order" also means a judgment, decree, or order, 636
898	898	whether temporary or final, issued by a court of competent 637
899	899	jurisdiction for the support and maintenance of a child and the 638
900	900	spouse or former spouse of the obligor with whom the child is 639
901	901	living which provides for monetary support, health care, 640
902	902	arrearages, or past support. 641
903	903	(21)(22) "Support," unless otherwise specified, means: 642
904	904	(a) Child support and, when the child support obligation 643
905	905	is being enforced by the Department of Revenue, spousal support 644
906	906	or alimony for the spouse or former spouse of the obligor with 645
907	907	whom the child is living. 646
908	908	(b) Child support only in cases not being enforced by the 647
909	909	Department of Revenue. 648
910	910	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsections 649
911	911	(21) and (22) in alphabetical order. 650
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922	922	Section 18. Subsections (1) through (13) and (15) through 651
923	923	(17) of section 83.43, Florida Statutes, are reordered and 652
924	924	amended to read: 653
925	925	83.43 Definitions.—As used in this part, the following 654
926	926	words and terms shall have the following meanings unless some 655
927	927	other meaning is plainly indicated: 656
928	928	(3)(1) "Building, housing, and health codes" means any 657
929	929	law, ordinance, or gov ernmental regulation concerning health, 658
930	930	safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation, or the 659
931	931	construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use, or 660
932	932	appearance, of any dwelling unit. 661
933	933	(5)(2) "Dwelling unit" means: 662
934	934	(a) A structure or part of a structure that is rented for 663
935	935	use as a home, residence, or sleeping place by one person or by 664
936	936	two or more persons who maintain a common household. 665
937	937	(b) A mobile home rented by a tenant. 666
938	938	(c) A structure or part of a structure that is furnished, 667
939	939	with or without rent, as an incident of employment for use as a 668
940	940	home, residence, or sleeping place by one or more persons. 669
941	941	(8)(3) "Landlord" means the owner or lessor of a dwelling 670
942	942	unit. 671
943	943	(16)(4) "Tenant" means any person entitled to occupy a 672
944	944	dwelling unit under a rent al agreement. 673
945	945	(10)(5) "Premises" means a dwelling unit and the structure 674
946	946	of which it is a part and a mobile home lot and the appurtenant 675
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957	957	facilities and grounds, areas, facilities, and property held out 676
958	958	for the use of tenants generally. 677
959	959	(11)(6) "Rent" means the periodic payments due the 678
960	960	landlord from the tenant for occupancy under a rental agreement 679
961	961	and any other payments due the landlord from the tenant as may 680
962	962	be designated as rent in a written rental agreement. 681
963	963	(12)(7) "Rental agreement" means any wr itten agreement, 682
964	964	including amendments or addenda, or oral agreement for a 683
965	965	duration of less than 1 year, providing for use and occupancy of 684
966	966	premises. 685
967	967	(7)(8) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct 686
968	968	or transaction concerned. 687
969	969	(2)(9) "Advance rent" means moneys paid to the landlord to 688
970	970	be applied to future rent payment periods, but does not include 689
971	971	rent paid in advance for a current rent payment period. 690
972	972	(17)(10) "Transient occupancy" means occupancy when it is 691
973	973	the intention of the parties that the occupancy will be 692
974	974	temporary. 693
975	975	(4)(11) "Deposit money" means any money held by the 694
976	976	landlord on behalf of the tenant, including, but not limited to, 695
977	977	damage deposits, security deposits, advance rent deposit, pet 696
978	978	deposit, or any contractual deposit agreed to between landlord 697
979	979	and tenant either in writing or orally. 698
980	980	(13)(12) "Security deposits" means any moneys held by the 699
981	981	landlord as security for the performance of the rental 700
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992	992	agreement, including, but not limited to, monetary damage to the 701
993	993	landlord caused by the tenant's breach of lease prior to the 702
994	994	expiration thereof. 703
995	995	(9)(13) "Legal holiday" means holidays observed by the 704
996	996	clerk of the court. 705
997	997	(1)(15) "Active duty" shall have the same meaning as 706
998	998	provided in s. 250.01. 707
999	999	(15)(16) "State active duty" shall h ave the same meaning 708
1000	1000	as provided in s. 250.01. 709
1001	1001	(6)(17) "Early termination fee" means any charge, fee, or 710
1002	1002	forfeiture that is provided for in a written rental agreement 711
1003	1003	and is assessed to a tenant when a tenant elects to terminate 712
1004	1004	the rental agreement, as provided in the agreement, and vacates 713
1005	1005	a dwelling unit before the end of the rental agreement. An early 714
1006	1006	termination fee does not include: 715
1007	1007	(a) Unpaid rent and other accrued charges through the end 716
1008	1008	of the month in which the landlord retakes possession of t he 717
1009	1009	dwelling unit. 718
1010	1010	(b) Charges for damages to the dwelling unit. 719
1011	1011	(c) Charges associated with a rental agreement settlement, 720
1012	1012	release, buyout, or accord and satisfaction agreement. 721
1013	1013	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 722
1014	1014	in alphabetical order. 723
1015	1015	Section 19. Section 83.803, Florida Statutes, is reordered 724
1016	1016	and amended to read: 725
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1027	1027	83.803 Definitions. —As used in ss. 83.801 -83.809: 726
1028	1028	(5)(1) "Self-service storage facility" means any real 727
1029	1029	property designed and used for the purpose of renti ng or leasing 728
1030	1030	individual storage space to tenants who are to have access to 729
1031	1031	such space for the purpose of storing and removing personal 730
1032	1032	property. No individual storage space may be used for 731
1033	1033	residential purposes. A self -service storage facility is not a 732
1034	1034	"warehouse" as that term is used in chapter 677. If an owner 733
1035	1035	issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document 734
1036	1036	of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the 735
1037	1037	tenant shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 677, and 736
1038	1038	the provisions of this act shall not apply. 737
1039	1039	(4)(2) "Self-contained storage unit" means any unit not 738
1040	1040	less than 200 cubic feet in size, including, but not limited to, 739
1041	1041	a trailer, box, or other shipping container, which is leased by 740
1042	1042	a tenant primarily for use as storag e space whether the unit is 741
1043	1043	located at a facility owned or operated by the owner or at 742
1044	1044	another location designated by the tenant. 743
1045	1045	(2)(3) "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or 744
1046	1046	sublessor of a self-service storage facility or self -contained 745
1047	1047	storage unit or his or her agent or any other person authorized 746
1048	1048	by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from a 747
1049	1049	tenant under a rental agreement. 748
1050	1050	(6)(4) "Tenant" means a person or the person's sublessee, 749
1051	1051	successor, or assign entitled to the use of storage space at a 750
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1062	1062	self-service storage facility or in a self -contained unit, under 751
1063	1063	a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others. 752
1064	1064	(3)(5) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease 753
1065	1065	which establishes or modifies terms, conditions, rules, or any 754
1066	1066	other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a self -755
1067	1067	service storage facility or use of a self -contained storage 756
1068	1068	unit. 757
1069	1069	(1)(6) "Last known address" means the street address or 758
1070	1070	post office box address provided by the tenant in the latest 759
1071	1071	rental agreement or in a subsequent written change -of-address 760
1072	1072	notice provided by hand delivery, first -class mail, or e-mail. 761
1073	1073	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 762
1074	1074	in alphabetical order. 763
1075	1075	Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 90.5015, Florida 764
1076	1076	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 765
1077	1077	90.5015 Journalist's privilege. — 766
1078	1078	(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: 767
1079	1079	(b)(a) "Professional journalist" means a person regularly 768
1080	1080	engaged in collecting, photographing, recording, writing, 769
1081	1081	editing, reporting, or publishing news, for gain or livelihood, 770
1082	1082	who obtained the information sought while working as a salaried 771
1083	1083	employee of, or independent contractor for, a newspaper, news 772
1084	1084	journal, news agency, press association, wire service, radio or 773
1085	1085	television station, network, or news magazine. Book authors and 774
1086	1086	others who are not professional journalists, as defined in this 775
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1097	1097	paragraph, are not included in the provisions of this section. 776
1098	1098	(a)(b) "News" means information of public concern relating 777
1099	1099	to local, statewide, national, or worldwide issues or events. 778
1100	1100	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 779
1101	1101	(1) in alphabetical order. 780
1102	1102	Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 90.801, Florida 781
1103	1103	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 782
1104	1104	90.801 Hearsay; definitions; exceptions. — 783
1105	1105	(1) The following definitions apply under this chapter: 784
1106	1106	(c)(a) A "statement" is: 785
1107	1107	1. An oral or written assertion; or 786
1108	1108	2. Nonverbal conduct of a person if it is intended by the 787
1109	1109	person as an assertion. 788
1110	1110	(a)(b) A "declarant" is a person who makes a statement. 789
1111	1111	(b)(c) "Hearsay" is a statement, other than one made by 790
1112	1112	the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered 791
1113	1113	in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted. 792
1114	1114	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 793
1115	1115	(1) in alphabetical order. 794
1116	1116	Section 22. Subsection (6) of section 97.021, Florida 795
1117	1117	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 796
1118	1118	97.021 Definitions. —For the purposes of this code, except 797
1119	1119	where the context clearly indica tes otherwise, the term: 798
1120	1120	(6) "Ballot" or "official ballot" when used in reference 799
1121	1121	to: 800
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1132	1132	(b)(a) "Marksense ballots" means that printed sheet of 801
1133	1133	paper, used in conjunction with an electronic or 802
1134	1134	electromechanical vote tabulation voting system, containing th e 803
1135	1135	names of candidates, or a statement of proposed constitutional 804
1136	1136	amendments or other questions or propositions submitted to the 805
1137	1137	electorate at any election, on which sheet of paper an elector 806
1138	1138	casts his or her vote. 807
1139	1139	(a)(b) "Electronic or electromechanical devices" means a 808
1140	1140	ballot that is voted by the process of electronically 809
1141	1141	designating, including by touchscreen, or marking with a marking 810
1142	1142	device for tabulation by automatic tabulating equipment or data 811
1143	1143	processing equipment. 812
1144	1144	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 813
1145	1145	(6) in alphabetical order. 814
1146	1146	Section 23. Subsection (3) of section 98.065, Florida 815
1147	1147	Statutes, is amended to read: 816
1148	1148	98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. — 817
1149	1149	(3) Address confirmation requests sent pursuant to 818
1150	1150	paragraph (2)(a) and mail sent pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) (b) 819
1151	1151	must be addressed to the voter's address of legal residence, not 820
1152	1152	including voters temporarily residing outside the county and 821
1153	1153	registered in the precinct designated by the supervisor pursuant 822
1154	1154	to s. 101.045(1). If a request is returned as undeliverable, any 823
1155	1155	other notification sent to the voter pursuant to subsection (5) 824
1156	1156	or s. 98.0655 must be addressed to the voter's mailing address 825
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1167	1167	on file, if any. 826
1168	1168	Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross -reference. The 827
1169	1169	reference to paragraph (b) was added by s. 8, ch. 2022 -73, 828
1170	1170	Laws of Florida; subsection (3) does not contain 829
1171	1171	paragraphs. Paragraph (2)(b), which relates to identifying 830
1172	1172	change-of-address information from returned nonforwardable 831
1173	1173	return-if-undeliverable mail sent to registered voters in a 832
1174	1174	county, appears to be relevant. 833
1175	1175	Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 101.019, Florida 834
1176	1176	Statutes, is amended to read: 835
1177	1177	101.019 Ranked-choice voting prohibited. — 836
1178	1178	(1) A ranked-choice voting method that allows voters to 837
1179	1179	rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has 838
1180	1180	ballots cast to be tabulated in multiple rounds following the 839
1181	1181	elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a 840
1182	1182	majority may not be used in determining the election or 841
1183	1183	nomination of any candidate to any local, state, or federal 842
1184	1184	elective office in this state. 843
1185	1185	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 844
1186	1186	improve clarity. 845
1187	1187	Section 25. Subsections (2) and (3) of se ction 101.292, 846
1188	1188	Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 847
1189	1189	101.292 Definitions; ss. 101.292 -101.295.—As used in ss. 848
1190	1190	101.292-101.295, the following terms shall have the following 849
1191	1191	meanings: 850
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1202	1202	(3)(2) "Voting equipment" means electronic or 851
1203	1203	electromechanical voting systems, voting devices, and automatic 852
1204	1204	tabulating equipment as defined in s. 101.5603, as well as 853
1205	1205	materials, parts, or other equipment necessary for the operation 854
1206	1206	and maintenance of such systems and devices, the individual or 855
1207	1207	combined retail value of which is in excess of the threshold 856
1208	1208	amount for CATEGORY TWO purchases provided in s. 287.017. 857
1209	1209	(2)(3) "Purchase" means a contract for the purchase, 858
1210	1210	lease, rental, or other acquisition of voting equipment. 859
1211	1211	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the de finitions in subsections 860
1212	1212	(2) and (3) in alphabetical order. 861
1213	1213	Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 862
1214	1214	101.69, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 863
1215	1215	101.69 Voting in person; return of vote -by-mail ballot.— 864
1216	1216	(2)(a) The supervisor shall al low an elector who has 865
1217	1217	received a vote-by-mail ballot to physically return a voted 866
1218	1218	vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor by placing the return mail 867
1219	1219	envelope containing his or her marked ballot in a secure ballot 868
1220	1220	intake station. Secure ballot intake station s shall be placed at 869
1221	1221	the main office of the supervisor, at each permanent branch 870
1222	1222	office of the supervisor which meets the criteria set forth in 871
1223	1223	s. 101.657(1)(a) for branch offices used for early voting and 872
1224	1224	which is open for at least the minimum number amount of hours 873
1225	1225	prescribed by s. 98.015(4), and at each early voting site. 874
1226	1226	Secure ballot intake stations may also be placed at any other 875
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1237	1237	site that would otherwise qualify as an early voting site under 876
1238	1238	s. 101.657(1). Secure ballot intake stations must be 877
1239	1239	geographically located so as to provide all voters in the county 878
1240	1240	with an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is 879
1241	1241	practicable. Except for secure ballot intake stations at an 880
1242	1242	office of the supervisor, a secure ballot intake station may 881
1243	1243	only be used during the county's early voting hours of operation 882
1244	1244	and must be monitored in person by an employee of the 883
1245	1245	supervisor's office. A secure ballot intake station at an office 884
1246	1246	of the supervisor must be continuously monitored in person by an 885
1247	1247	employee of the superviso r's office when the secure ballot 886
1248	1248	intake station is accessible for deposit of ballots. 887
1249	1249	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 888
1250	1250	improve clarity and an editorial substitution to conform to 889
1251	1251	context. 890
1252	1252	Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsec tion (12) of section 891
1253	1253	106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 892
1254	1254	106.08 Contributions; limitations on. — 893
1255	1255	(12)(a)1. For purposes of this subsection, the term 894
1256	1256	"foreign national" means: 895
1257	1257	a. A foreign government; 896
1258	1258	b. A foreign political party; 897
1259	1259	c. A foreign corporation, partnership, association, 898
1260	1260	organization, or other combination of persons organized under 899
1261	1261	the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 900
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1272	1272	foreign country; 901
1273	1273	d. A person with foreign citizenship; or 902
1274	1274	e. A person who is not a cit izen or national of the United 903
1275	1275	States and is not lawfully admitted to the United States for 904
1276	1276	permanent residence. 905
1277	1277	2. The term does not include: 906
1278	1278	a. A person who is a dual citizen or dual national of the 907
1279	1279	United States and a foreign country. 908
1280	1280	b. A domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, 909
1281	1281	partnership, association, organization, or other combination of 910
1282	1282	persons organized under the laws of or having its principal 911
1283	1283	place of business in a foreign country if: 912
1284	1284	(I) The donations and disbursements used toward a 913
1285	1285	contribution or an expenditure are derived entirely from funds 914
1286	1286	generated by the subsidiary's operations in the United States; 915
1287	1287	and 916
1288	1288	(II) All decisions concerning donations and disbursements 917
1289	1289	used toward a contribution or an expenditure are made by 918
1290	1290	individuals who either hold United States citizenship or are 919
1291	1291	permanent residents of the United States. For purposes of this 920
1292	1292	sub-sub-subparagraph, decisions concerning donations and 921
1293	1293	disbursements do not include decisions regarding the 922
1294	1294	subsidiary's overall budget f or contributions or expenditures in 923
1295	1295	connection with an election. 924
1296	1296	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 925
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1307	1307	improve clarity. 926
1308	1308	Section 28. Paragraphs (k), (l), and (n) through (p) of 927
1309	1309	subsection (2) of section 110.123, Florida Statutes, are 928
1310	1310	reordered and amended to read: 929
1311	1311	110.123 State group insurance program. — 930
1312	1312	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in ss. 110.123 -110.1239, the 931
1313	1313	term: 932
1314	1314	(l)(k) "State agency" or "agency" means any branch, 933
1315	1315	department, or agency of state government. "State agency" or 934
1316	1316	"agency" includes any state university and the Division of 935
1317	1317	Rehabilitation and Liquidation for purposes of this section 936
1318	1318	only. 937
1319	1319	(k)(l) "Seasonal workers" has the same meaning as provided 938
1320	1320	under 29 C.F.R. s. 500.20(s)(1). 939
1321	1321	(p)(n) "State-contracted HMO" means any health maintenance 940
1322	1322	organization under contract with the department to participate 941
1323	1323	in the state group insurance program. 942
1324	1324	(n)(o) "State group insurance program" or "programs" means 943
1325	1325	the package of insurance plans offered to state officers and 944
1326	1326	employees, retired state officers and employees, eligible former 945
1327	1327	employees, and surviving spouses of deceased state officers, 946
1328	1328	employees, and eligible former employees under this section, 947
1329	1329	including the state group health insurance plan or plans, health 948
1330	1330	maintenance organization plans, TRICARE supplemental insurance 949
1331	1331	plans, and other plans required or authorized by law. 950
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1342	1342	(o)(p) "State officer" means any constitut ional state 951
1343	1343	officer, any elected state officer paid by state warrant, or any 952
1344	1344	appointed state officer who is commissioned by the Governor and 953
1345	1345	who is paid by state warrant. 954
1346	1346	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 955
1347	1347	(2) in alphabetical or der. 956
1348	1348	Section 29. Section 110.501, Florida Statutes, is 957
1349	1349	reordered and amended to read: 958
1350	1350	110.501 Definitions. —As used in this act: 959
1351	1351	(4)(1) "Volunteer" means any person who, of his or her own 960
1352	1352	free will, provides goods or services, or conveys an interest in 961
1353	1353	or otherwise consents to the use of real property pursuant to 962
1354	1354	chapter 260, to any state department or agency, or nonprofit 963
1355	1355	organization, with no monetary or material compensation. A 964
1356	1356	person registered and serving in Older American Volunteer 965
1357	1357	Programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 966
1358	1358	1973, as amended (Pub. L. No. 93 -113), shall also be defined as 967
1359	1359	a volunteer and shall incur no civil liability as provided by s. 968
1360	1360	768.1355. A volunteer shall be eligible for payment of volunteer 969
1361	1361	benefits as specified in Pub. L. No. 93 -113, this section, and 970
1362	1362	s. 430.204. 971
1363	1363	(3)(2) "Regular-service volunteer" means any person 972
1364	1364	engaged in specific voluntary service activities on an ongoing 973
1365	1365	or continuous basis. 974
1366	1366	(2)(3) "Occasional-service volunteer" means any person who 975
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1377	1377	offers to provide a one -time or occasional voluntary service. 976
1378	1378	(1)(4) "Material donor" means any person who provides 977
1379	1379	funds, materials, employment, or opportunities for clients of 978
1380	1380	state departments or agencies, without monetary or material 979
1381	1381	compensation. 980
1382	1382	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 981
1383	1383	in alphabetical order. 982
1384	1384	Section 30. Subsection (2) of section 112.044, Florida 983
1385	1385	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 984
1386	1386	112.044 Public employers, employment agencies, labor 985
1387	1387	organizations; discrimination based on age prohibited; 986
1388	1388	exceptions; remedy.— 987
1389	1389	(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this act: 988
1390	1390	(b)(a) "Employer" means the state or any county, 989
1391	1391	municipality, or special district or any subdivision or agency 990
1392	1392	thereof. This definition s hall not apply to any law enforcement 991
1393	1393	agency or firefighting agency in this state. 992
1394	1394	(c)(b) "Employment agency" means any person, including any 993
1395	1395	agent thereof, regularly undertaking, with or without 994
1396	1396	compensation, to procure employees for an employer, includ ing 995
1397	1397	state and local employment services receiving federal 996
1398	1398	assistance. 997
1399	1399	(a)(c) "Employee" means an individual employed by any 998
1400	1400	employer. 999
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1412	1412	(2) in alphabetical order. 1001
1413	1413	Section 31. Subsection (5) of section 112.0455, Florida 1002
1414	1414	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 1003
1415	1415	112.0455 Drug-Free Workplace Act.— 1004
1416	1416	(5) DEFINITIONS.—Except where the context otherwise 1005
1417	1417	requires, as used in this act: 1006
1418	1418	(c)(a) "Drug" means alcohol, including distilled spirits, 1007
1419	1419	wine, malt beverages, and intoxicating liquors; amphetamines; 1008
1420	1420	cannabinoids; cocaine; phencyclidine (PCP); hallucinogens; 1009
1421	1421	methaqualone; opiates; barbiturates; benzodiazepines; synthetic 1010
1422	1422	narcotics; designer drugs; or a metabolite of any of the 1011
1423	1423	substances listed herein. 1012
1424	1424	(d)(b) "Drug test" or "test" means any chemical, 1013
1425	1425	biological, or physical instrumental analysis administered for 1014
1426	1426	the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug or 1015
1427	1427	its metabolites. 1016
1428	1428	(h)(c) "Initial drug test" means a sensitive, rapid, and 1017
1429	1429	reliable procedure to identify negative and presumptive positive 1018
1430	1430	specimens. All initial tests must use an immunoassay procedure 1019
1431	1431	or an equivalent, or must use a more accurate scientifically 1020
1432	1432	accepted method approved by the Agency for Health Care 1021
1433	1433	Administration as more accurate technology becomes available in 1022
1434	1434	a cost-effective form. 1023
1435	1435	(b)(d) "Confirmation test," "confirmed test," or 1024
1436	1436	"confirmed drug test" means a second analytical procedure used 1025
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1447	1447	to identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite in a 1026
1448	1448	specimen. The confirmation test must be different in scientific 1027
1449	1449	principle from that of the initial test procedure. This 1028
1450	1450	confirmation method must be capable of providing requisite 1029
1451	1451	specificity, sensitivity, and quantitative accuracy. 1030
1452	1452	(a)(e) "Chain of custody" refers to the methodology of 1031
1453	1453	tracking specified materials or substances for the purpose of 1032
1454	1454	maintaining control and accountability from initial collection 1033
1455	1455	to final disposition for all such materials or sub stances and 1034
1456	1456	providing for accountability at each stage in handling, testing, 1035
1457	1457	storing specimens, and reporting of test results. 1036
1458	1458	(i)(f) "Job applicant" means a person who has applied for 1037
1459	1459	a position with an employer and has been offered employment 1038
1460	1460	conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. 1039
1461	1461	(e)(g) "Employee" means a person who works for salary, 1040
1462	1462	wages, or other remuneration for an employer. 1041
1463	1463	(g)(h) "Employer" means an agency within state government 1042
1464	1464	that employs individuals for salary, wages, or othe r 1043
1465	1465	remuneration. 1044
1466	1466	(j)(i) "Prescription or nonprescription medication" means 1045
1467	1467	a drug or medication obtained pursuant to a prescription as 1046
1468	1468	defined by s. 893.02 or a medication that is authorized pursuant 1047
1469	1469	to federal or state law for general distribution and us e without 1048
1470	1470	a prescription in the treatment of human diseases, ailments, or 1049
1471	1471	injuries. 1050
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1482	1482	(k)(j) "Random testing" means a drug test conducted on 1051
1483	1483	employees who are selected through the use of a computer -1052
1484	1484	generated random sample of an employer's employees. 1053
1485	1485	(l)(k) "Reasonable suspicion drug testing" means drug 1054
1486	1486	testing based on a belief that an employee is using or has used 1055
1487	1487	drugs in violation of the employer's policy drawn from specific 1056
1488	1488	objective and articulable facts and reasonable inferences drawn 1057
1489	1489	from those facts in light of experience. Reasonable suspicion 1058
1490	1490	drug testing may not be required except upon the recommendation 1059
1491	1491	of a supervisor who is at least one level of supervision higher 1060
1492	1492	than the immediate supervisor of the employee in question. Among 1061
1493	1493	other things, such facts and inferences may be based upon: 1062
1494	1494	1. Observable phenomena while at work, such as direct 1063
1495	1495	observation of drug use or of the physical symptoms or 1064
1496	1496	manifestations of being under the influence of a drug. 1065
1497	1497	2. Abnormal conduct or erratic behavior whil e at work or a 1066
1498	1498	significant deterioration in work performance. 1067
1499	1499	3. A report of drug use, provided by a reliable and 1068
1500	1500	credible source, which has been independently corroborated. 1069
1501	1501	4. Evidence that an individual has tampered with a drug 1070
1502	1502	test during employment with the current employer. 1071
1503	1503	5. Information that an employee has caused, or contributed 1072
1504	1504	to, an accident while at work. 1073
1505	1505	6. Evidence that an employee has used, possessed, sold, 1074
1506	1506	solicited, or transferred drugs while working or while on the 1075
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1517	1517	employer's premises or while operating the employer's vehicle, 1076
1518	1518	machinery, or equipment. 1077
1519	1519	(n)(l) "Specimen" means a tissue, hair, or product of the 1078
1520	1520	human body capable of revealing the presence of drugs or their 1079
1521	1521	metabolites. 1080
1522	1522	(f)(m) "Employee assistance program" means an established 1081
1523	1523	program for employee assessment, counseling, and possible 1082
1524	1524	referral to an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. 1083
1525	1525	(m)(n) "Special risk" means employees who are required as 1084
1526	1526	a condition of employment to be certified under chapter 633 or 1085
1527	1527	chapter 943. 1086
1528	1528	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1087
1529	1529	(5) in alphabetical order. 1088
1530	1530	Section 32. Subsection (2) of section 112.061, Florida 1089
1531	1531	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 1090
1532	1532	112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers , 1091
1533	1533	employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management 1092
1534	1534	system.— 1093
1535	1535	(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section , the 1094
1536	1536	term, the following words shall have the meanings indicated : 1095
1537	1537	(a) "Agency" or "public agency" means —any office, 1096
1538	1538	department, agency, division, subdivision, political 1097
1539	1539	subdivision, board, bureau, commission, authority, district, 1098
1540	1540	public body, body politic, county, city, town, village, 1099
1541	1541	municipality, or any other separate unit of government created 1100
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1552	1552	pursuant to law. 1101
1553	1553	(b) "Agency head" or "head of the agency" means —the 1102
1554	1554	highest policymaking authority of a public agency, as herein 1103
1555	1555	defined. 1104
1556	1556	(j)(c) "Officer" or "public officer" means —an individual 1105
1557	1557	who in the performance of his or her official duties is vested 1106
1558	1558	by law with sovereign pow ers of government and who is either 1107
1559	1559	elected by the people, or commissioned by the Governor and has 1108
1560	1560	jurisdiction extending throughout the state, or any person 1109
1561	1561	lawfully serving instead of either of the foregoing two classes 1110
1562	1562	of individuals as initial designee or successor. 1111
1563	1563	(h)(d) "Employee" or "public employee" means —an 1112
1564	1564	individual, whether commissioned or not, other than an officer 1113
1565	1565	or authorized person as defined herein, who is filling a regular 1114
1566	1566	or full-time authorized position and is responsible to an agency 1115
1567	1567	head. 1116
1568	1568	(c)(e) "Authorized person" means: — 1117
1569	1569	1. A person other than a public officer or employee as 1118
1570	1570	defined herein, whether elected or commissioned or not, who is 1119
1571	1571	authorized by an agency head to incur travel expenses in the 1120
1572	1572	performance of official duties. 1121
1573	1573	2. A person who is called upon by an agency to contribute 1122
1574	1574	time and services as consultant or adviser. 1123
1575	1575	3. A person who is a candidate for an executive or 1124
1576	1576	professional position. 1125
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1586	1586
1587	1587	(n)(f) "Traveler" means —a public officer, public 1126
1588	1588	employee, or authorized person, when performing authorized 1127
1589	1589	travel. 1128
1590	1590	(l)(g) "Travel expense," "traveling expenses," "necessary 1129
1591	1591	expenses while traveling, " "actual expenses while traveling, " or 1130
1592	1592	words of similar nature mean —the usual ordinary and incidental 1131
1593	1593	expenditures necessarily incurred by a traveler. 1132
1594	1594	(g)(h) "Common carrier" means —train, bus, commercial 1133
1595	1595	airline operating scheduled flights, or rental cars of an 1134
1596	1596	established rental car firm. 1135
1597	1597	(k)(i) "Travel day" means —a period of 24 hours consisting 1136
1598	1598	of four quarters of 6 hours each. 1137
1599	1599	(m)(j) "Travel period" means —a period of time between the 1138
1600	1600	time of departure and time of return. 1139
1601	1601	(d)(k) "Class A travel" means —continuous travel of 24 1140
1602	1602	hours or more away from official headquarters. 1141
1603	1603	(e)(l) "Class B travel" means —continuous travel of less 1142
1604	1604	than 24 hours which involves overnight absence from official 1143
1605	1605	headquarters. 1144
1606	1606	(f)(m) "Class C travel" means —travel for short or day 1145
1607	1607	trips where the traveler is not away from his or her official 1146
1608	1608	headquarters overnight. 1147
1609	1609	(i)(n) "Foreign travel" means —travel outside the United 1148
1610	1610	States. 1149
1611	1611	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1150
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1622	1622	(2) in alphabetical order and to conform to Florida 1151
1623	1623	Statutes style for defining terms. 1152
1624	1624	Section 33. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (1) of 1153
1625	1625	section 112.19, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to 1154
1626	1626	read: 1155
1627	1627	112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 1156
1628	1628	probation officers; death benefits. — 1157
1629	1629	(1) As used in this section, the term: 1158
1630	1630	(d)(b) "Law enforcement, correctional, or corr ectional 1159
1631	1631	probation officer" means any officer as defined in s. 943.10(14) 1160
1632	1632	or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the 1161
1633	1633	state, including any law enforcement officer, correctional 1162
1634	1634	officer, correctional probation officer, state attorney 1163
1635	1635	investigator, public defender investigator, or criminal conflict 1164
1636	1636	and civil regional counsel investigator, whose duties require 1165
1637	1637	such officer or employee to investigate, pursue, apprehend, 1166
1638	1638	arrest, transport, or maintain custody of persons who are 1167
1639	1639	charged with, suspected of committing, or convicted of a crime; 1168
1640	1640	and the term includes any member of a bomb disposal unit whose 1169
1641	1641	primary responsibility is the location, handling, and disposal 1170
1642	1642	of explosive devices. The term also includes any full -time 1171
1643	1643	officer or employee of t he state or any political subdivision of 1172
1644	1644	the state, certified pursuant to chapter 943, whose duties 1173
1645	1645	require such officer to serve process or to attend a session of 1174
1646	1646	a circuit or county court as bailiff. 1175
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1657	1657	(b)(d) "Fresh pursuit" means the pursuit of a person who 1176
1658	1658	has committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed a 1177
1659	1659	felony, misdemeanor, traffic infraction, or violation of a 1178
1660	1660	county or municipal ordinance. The term does not imply instant 1179
1661	1661	pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. 1180
1662	1662	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1181
1663	1663	(1) in alphabetical order. 1182
1664	1664	Section 34. Section 112.26, Florida Statutes, is reordered 1183
1665	1665	and amended to read: 1184
1666	1666	112.26 Definitions. —For the purposes of this part , of 1185
1667	1667	chapter 112 the following words and phrases have the meanings 1186
1668	1668	ascribed to them in this section :. 1187
1669	1669	(2)(1) "Sending agency" means any department or agency of 1188
1670	1670	the federal government or a state government which sends any 1189
1671	1671	employee thereof to another government agency under this part. 1190
1672	1672	(1)(2) "Receiving agency" means any department or agency 1191
1673	1673	of the federal government or a state government which receives 1192
1674	1674	an employee of another government under this part. 1193
1675	1675	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve sentence structure, conform 1194
1676	1676	to Florida Statutes citation form, and place the 1195
1677	1677	definitions of the section in alphabetical order. 1196
1678	1678	Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 1197
1679	1679	112.3144, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 91 of chapter 1198
1680	1680	2022-157, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 1199
1681	1681	112.3144 Full and publi c disclosure of financial 1200
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1692	1692	interests.— 1201
1693	1693	(7)(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, a filer may not include 1202
1694	1694	in a filing to the commission a federal income tax return or a 1203
1695	1695	copy thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or 1204
1696	1696	brokerage account number; a debit, charge, or credit card 1205
1697	1697	number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer 1206
1698	1698	identification number. If a filer includes such information in 1207
1699	1699	his or her filing, the information may be made available as part 1208
1700	1700	of the official records of the commission availa ble for public 1209
1701	1701	inspection and copying unless redaction is requested by the 1210
1702	1702	filer. The commission is not liable for the release of social 1211
1703	1703	security numbers or bank account, debit, charge, or credit card 1212
1704	1704	numbers included in a filing to the commission if the f iler has 1213
1705	1705	not requested redaction of such information. 1214
1706	1706	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 1215
1707	1707	improve clarity. 1216
1708	1708	Section 36. Effective July 1, 2023, paragraph (a) of 1217
1709	1709	subsection (7) of section 112.3144, Florida Statutes, as amended 1218
1710	1710	by section 92 of chapter 2022 -157, Laws of Florida, effective 1219
1711	1711	July 1, 2023, is amended to read: 1220
1712	1712	112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial 1221
1713	1713	interests.— 1222
1714	1714	(7)(a) Beginning January 1, 2022, a filer may not include 1223
1715	1715	in a filing to the commission a federal income tax return or a 1224
1716	1716	copy thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or 1225
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1728	1728	number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer 1227
1729	1729	identification number. If a filer includes such informati on in 1228
1730	1730	his or her filing, the information may be made available as part 1229
1731	1731	of the official records of the commission available for public 1230
1732	1732	inspection and copying unless redaction is requested by the 1231
1733	1733	filer. The commission is not liable for the release of social 1232
1734	1734	security numbers or bank account, debit, charge, or credit card 1233
1735	1735	numbers included in a filing to the commission if the filer has 1234
1736	1736	not requested redaction of such information. 1235
1737	1737	Reviser's note.—Amended, effective July 1, 2023, to confirm an 1236
1738	1738	editorial insertion in paragraph (7)(a), as amended by s. 1237
1739	1739	92, ch. 2022-157, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2023, 1238
1740	1740	to improve clarity. 1239
1741	1741	Section 37. Subsection (3) of section 112.3187, Florida 1240
1742	1742	Statutes, is reordered and amended to read: 1241
1743	1743	112.3187 Adverse action against e mployee for disclosing 1242
1744	1744	information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and 1243
1745	1745	relief.— 1244
1746	1746	(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, unless otherwise 1245
1747	1747	specified, the following words or terms shall have the meanings 1246
1748	1748	indicated: 1247
1749	1749	(b)(a) "Agency" means any state, regional, county, local, 1248
1750	1750	or municipal government entity, whether executive, judicial, or 1249
1751	1751	legislative; any official, officer, department, division, 1250
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1762	1762	bureau, commission, authority, or political subdivision therein; 1251
1763	1763	or any public school, community colle ge, or state university. 1252
1764	1764	(c)(b) "Employee" means a person who performs services 1253
1765	1765	for, and under the control and direction of, or contracts with, 1254
1766	1766	an agency or independent contractor for wages or other 1255
1767	1767	remuneration. 1256
1768	1768	(a)(c) "Adverse personnel action" means the discharge, 1257
1769	1769	suspension, transfer, or demotion of any employee or the 1258
1770	1770	withholding of bonuses, the reduction in salary or benefits, or 1259
1771	1771	any other adverse action taken against an employee within the 1260
1772	1772	terms and conditions of employment by an agency or indepe ndent 1261
1773	1773	contractor. 1262
1774	1774	(e)(d) "Independent contractor" means a person, other than 1263
1775	1775	an agency, engaged in any business and who enters into a 1264
1776	1776	contract, including a provider agreement, with an agency. 1265
1777	1777	(d)(e) "Gross mismanagement" means a continuous pattern of 1266
1778	1778	managerial abuses, wrongful or arbitrary and capricious actions, 1267
1779	1779	or fraudulent or criminal conduct which may have a substantial 1268
1780	1780	adverse economic impact. 1269
1781	1781	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1270
1782	1782	(3) in alphabetical order. 1271
1783	1783	Section 38. Subsections (1) through (5), (7), and (8) of 1272
1784	1784	section 112.352, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to 1273
1785	1785	read: 1274
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1797	1797	used in this act shall have the following meaning unless a 1276
1798	1798	different meaning is r equired by the context: 1277
1799	1799	(3)(1) "Funds" shall mean the special trust funds in the 1278
1800	1800	State Treasury created under each of the retirement laws covered 1279
1801	1801	by this act. 1280
1802	1802	(5)(2) "Retired member" shall mean any person who had both 1281
1803	1803	attained age 65 and retired prior to January 1, 1966, and is 1282
1804	1804	receiving benefits under any of the following systems: 1283
1805	1805	(a) State and County Officers and Employees Retirement 1284
1806	1806	System, created by authority of chapter 122. 1285
1807	1807	(b) Supreme Court Justices, District Courts of Appeal 1286
1808	1808	Judges and Circuit Judges Retirement System, created by 1287
1809	1809	authority of former chapter 123. 1288
1810	1810	(c) Teachers' Retirement System of the state, created by 1289
1811	1811	authority of chapter 238; or 1290
1812	1812	(d) Highway Patrol Pension Trust Fund, created by 1291
1813	1813	authority of chapter 321. 1292
1814	1814	(4)(3) "Joint annuitant" means any person named by a 1293
1815	1815	retired member under the applicable system to receive any 1294
1816	1816	retirement benefits due and payable from the system after the 1295
1817	1817	member's death. 1296
1818	1818	(8)(4) "System" shall mean any of the retirement systems 1297
1819	1819	specified in subsection (5) (2). 1298
1820	1820	(7)(5) "Social security benefit" shall mean the monthly 1299
1821	1821	primary insurance amount, computed in accordance with the Social 1300
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1830	1830	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1831	1831
1832	1832	Security Act from which is derived the monthly benefit amount, 1301
1833	1833	which the retired member is receiving, entitled to receive, or 1302
1834	1834	would be entitled to receive upon application to the Social 1303
1835	1835	Security Administration, without taking into account any earned 1304
1836	1836	income which would cause a reduction in such amount. For 1305
1837	1837	purposes of this act, the social security benefit of: 1306
1838	1838	(a) A retired member who is not insured under the Social 1307
1839	1839	Security Act shall be zero, and 1308
1840	1840	(b) A deceased retired member who was insured under the 1309
1841	1841	Social Security Act shall be the primary insurance amount from 1310
1842	1842	which is derived the monthly benefit amount which the member w as 1311
1843	1843	receiving or entitled to receive in the month immediately 1312
1844	1844	preceding his or her date of death. 1313
1845	1845	(2)(7) "Department" means the Department of Management 1314
1846	1846	Services. 1315
1847	1847	(1)(8) "Base year" means the year in which a retired 1316
1848	1848	member actually retired from a system or the year in which the 1317
1849	1849	member attained age 65, if later. 1318
1850	1850	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 1319
1851	1851	in alphabetical order and to conform a cross -reference. 1320
1852	1852	Section 39. Section 112.353, Florida Statutes, is amended 1321
1853	1853	to read: 1322
1854	1854	112.353 Purpose of act. —The purpose of this act is to 1323
1855	1855	provide a supplement to the monthly retirement benefits being 1324
1856	1856	paid to, or with respect to, retired members under the 1325
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1865	1865	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1866	1866
1867	1867	retirement systems specified in s. 112.352(5) 112.352(2) and any 1326
1868	1868	permanently and totally disabled retired member who became thus 1327
1869	1869	disabled in the line of duty and while performing the duties 1328
1870	1870	incident to his or her employment, such supplement to be 1329
1871	1871	approximately equal to the excess of the increase in social 1330
1872	1872	security benefits that the retired member would have received 1331
1873	1873	had he or she been covered for maximum benefits under the Social 1332
1874	1874	Security Act at age 65 or at date of retirement, whichever is 1333
1875	1875	later, over the amount of increase he or she has previously 1334
1876	1876	received or is entitled to receive by virtue of coverage under 1335
1877	1877	the Social Security Act. 1336
1878	1878	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 1337
1879	1879	definitions in s. 112.352 by this act. 1338
1880	1880	Section 40. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) through (g) of 1339
1881	1881	subsection (2) of section 112.361, Florida Statutes, are 1340
1882	1882	reordered and amended, and subsection (3) of that section is 1341
1883	1883	amended to read: 1342
1884	1884	112.361 Additional and updated supplemental retirement 1343
1885	1885	benefits.— 1344
1886	1886	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, unless a 1345
1887	1887	different meaning is required by the context: 1346
1888	1888	(b)(a) "Funds" means the special trust funds in the State 1347
1889	1889	Treasury created under each of the retirement laws covered by 1348
1890	1890	this section. 1349
1891	1891	(d)(b) "Retired member" means any person: 1350
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1900	1900	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1901	1901
1902	1902	1. Who either: 1351
1903	1903	a. Had both attained age 65 and retired for reasons other 1352
1904	1904	than disability prior to January 1, 1968; or 1353
1905	1905	b. Had retired because of disability prior to January 1, 1354
1906	1906	1968, and who, if he or she had been covered under the Social 1355
1907	1907	Security Act, would have been eligible for disability benefits 1356
1908	1908	under Title II of the Social Security Act; and 1357
1909	1909	2. Who is receiving benefits under any of the following 1358
1910	1910	systems: 1359
1911	1911	a. State and County Officers and Employees Retirement 1360
1912	1912	System created by authority of chapter 122; 1361
1913	1913	b. Supreme Court Justices, District Courts of Appeal 1362
1914	1914	Judges and Circuit Judges Retirement System created by authority 1363
1915	1915	of former chapter 123; 1364
1916	1916	c. Teachers' Retirement System of the state created by 1365
1917	1917	authority of chapter 238; or 1366
1918	1918	d. Highway Patrol P ension Trust Fund created by authority 1367
1919	1919	of chapter 321. 1368
1920	1920	1369
1921	1921	In addition, "retired member" includes any state official or 1370
1922	1922	state employee who retired prior to January 1, 1958, and is 1371
1923	1923	receiving benefits by authority of s. 112.05. 1372
1924	1924	(g)(d) "System" means any of th e retirement systems 1373
1925	1925	specified in paragraph (d) (b), including that pursuant to s. 1374
1926	1926	112.05. 1375
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1935	1935	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1936	1936
1937	1937	(f)(e) "Social security benefit" means the monthly primary 1376
1938	1938	insurance amount, computed in accordance with the Social 1377
1939	1939	Security Act, from which is derived the monthly benefit amount 1378
1940	1940	which the retired member is receiving, entitled to receive, or 1379
1941	1941	would be entitled to receive upon application to the Social 1380
1942	1942	Security Administration, without taking into account any earned 1381
1943	1943	income which would cause a reduction in such amount. For 1382
1944	1944	purposes of this section: 1383
1945	1945	1. The social security benefit of a retired member who is 1384
1946	1946	not insured under the Social Security Act shall be zero, and 1385
1947	1947	2. The social security benefit of a deceased retired 1386
1948	1948	member who was insured under the Social Security A ct shall be 1387
1949	1949	the primary insurance amount from which is derived the monthly 1388
1950	1950	benefit amount which the member was receiving or entitled to 1389
1951	1951	receive in the month immediately preceding his or her date of 1390
1952	1952	death. 1391
1953	1953	(e)(f) "Retirement benefit" means the monthly ben efit 1392
1954	1954	which a retired member or joint annuitant is receiving from a 1393
1955	1955	system. 1394
1956	1956	(a)(g) "Department" means the Department of Management 1395
1957	1957	Services. 1396
1958	1958	(3) PURPOSE OF SECTION. —The purpose of this section is to 1397
1959	1959	provide a supplement to the monthly retirement benefits being 1398
1960	1960	paid to, or with respect to, retired members under the 1399
1961	1961	retirement systems specified in paragraph (2)(d) (2)(b), such 1400
1962	1962
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1970	1970	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1971	1971
1972	1972	supplement to be approximately equal to the excess of the 1401
1973	1973	increase in social security benefits that the retired member 1402
1974	1974	would have received as a result of the 1967 amendments to the 1403
1975	1975	Social Security Act had he or she been covered for maximum 1404
1976	1976	benefits under the Social Security Act at age 65 or at date of 1405
1977	1977	retirement, whichever is later, over the amount of increase he 1406
1978	1978	or she has previously received or is entitled to receive as a 1407
1979	1979	result of the 1967 amendments to the Social Security Act by 1408
1980	1980	virtue of coverage under the Social Securi ty Act. 1409
1981	1981	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1410
1982	1982	(2) in alphabetical order and to conform cross -references. 1411
1983	1983	Section 41. Section 112.625, Florida Statutes, is 1412
1984	1984	reordered and amended to read: 1413
1985	1985	112.625 Definitions. —As used in this act: 1414
1986	1986	(8)(1) "Retirement system or plan" means any employee 1415
1987	1987	pension benefit plan supported in whole or in part by public 1416
1988	1988	funds, provided such plan is not: 1417
1989	1989	(a) An employee benefit plan described in s. 4(a) of the 1418
1990	1990	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which is not 1419
1991	1991	exempt under s. 4(b)(1) of such act; 1420
1992	1992	(b) A plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an 1421
1993	1993	employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred 1422
1994	1994	compensation for a select group of management or highly 1423
1995	1995	compensated employees; 1424
1996	1996	(c) A coverage agreement entered into pursuant to s. 218 1425
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2005	2005	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2006	2006
2007	2007	of the Social Security Act; 1426
2008	2008	(d) An individual retirement account or an individual 1427
2009	2009	retirement annuity within the meaning of s. 408, or a retirement 1428
2010	2010	bond within the meaning of s. 409, of the Internal Revenu e Code 1429
2011	2011	of 1954; 1430
2012	2012	(e) A plan described in s. 401(d) of the Internal Revenue 1431
2013	2013	Code of 1954; or 1432
2014	2014	(f) An individual account consisting of an annuity 1433
2015	2015	contract described in s. 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1434
2016	2016	1954. 1435
2017	2017	(6)(2) "Plan administrator" means the person so designated 1436
2018	2018	by the terms of the instrument or instruments, ordinance, or 1437
2019	2019	statute under which the plan is operated. If no plan 1438
2020	2020	administrator has been designated, the plan sponsor shall be 1439
2021	2021	considered the plan administrator. 1440
2022	2022	(2)(3) "Enrolled actuary" means an actuary who is enrolled 1441
2023	2023	under Subtitle C of Title III of the Employee Retirement Income 1442
2024	2024	Security Act of 1974 and who is a member of the Society of 1443
2025	2025	Actuaries or the American Academy of Actuaries. 1444
2026	2026	(1)(4) "Benefit increase" means a change or ame ndment in 1445
2027	2027	the plan design or benefit structure which results in increased 1446
2028	2028	benefits for plan members or beneficiaries. 1447
2029	2029	(3)(5) "Governmental entity" means the state, for the 1448
2030	2030	Florida Retirement System, and the county, municipality, special 1449
2031	2031	district, or district school board which is the employer of the 1450
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2040	2040	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2041	2041
2042	2042	member of a local retirement system or plan. 1451
2043	2043	(5)(6) "Pension or retirement benefit" means any benefit, 1452
2044	2044	including a disability benefit, paid to a member or beneficiary 1453
2045	2045	of a retirement system or plan as define d in subsection (8) (1). 1454
2046	2046	(9)(7) "Statement value" means the value of assets in 1455
2047	2047	accordance with s. 302(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income 1456
2048	2048	Security Act of 1974 and as permitted under regulations 1457
2049	2049	prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury as amended b y Pub. 1458
2050	2050	L. No. 100-203, as such sections are in effect on August 16, 1459
2051	2051	2006. Assets for which a fair market value is not provided shall 1460
2052	2052	be excluded from the assets used in the determination of annual 1461
2053	2053	funding cost. 1462
2054	2054	(4)(8) "Named fiduciary," "board," or "boar d of trustees" 1463
2055	2055	means the person or persons so designated by the terms of the 1464
2056	2056	instrument or instruments, ordinance, or statute under which the 1465
2057	2057	plan is operated. 1466
2058	2058	(7)(9) "Plan sponsor" means the local governmental entity 1467
2059	2059	that has established or that may est ablish a local retirement 1468
2060	2060	system or plan. 1469
2061	2061	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 1470
2062	2062	in alphabetical order and to conform a cross -reference. 1471
2063	2063	Section 42. Paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (e) of 1472
2064	2064	subsection (2) of section 116.34, Florida Statutes, are 1473
2065	2065	reordered and amended to read: 1474
2066	2066	116.34 Facsimile signatures. — 1475
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2075	2075	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2076	2076
2077	2077	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 1476
2078	2078	(e)(a) "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate 1477
2079	2079	of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, 1478
2080	2080	issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, 1479
2081	2081	public bodies, or other instrumentalities or by any of its 1480
2082	2082	political subdivisions. 1481
2083	2083	(d)(b) "Instrument of payment" means a check, draft, 1482
2084	2084	warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of 1483
2085	2085	funds. 1484
2086	2086	(a)(d) "Authorized officer" means any official of this 1485
2087	2087	state or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or 1486
2088	2088	other instrumentalities or any of its political subdivisions 1487
2089	2089	whose signature to a public security, instrument of conveyance 1488
2090	2090	or instrument of payment is required or permitted. 1489
2091	2091	(b)(e) "Facsimile signature" means a reproduction by 1490
2092	2092	engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual 1491
2093	2093	signature of an authorized officer. 1492
2094	2094	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 1493
2095	2095	(2) in alphabetical order. 1494
2096	2096	Section 43. Paragraph (a) of subsection (52) and paragraph 1495
2097	2097	(a) of subsection (53) of section 121.021, Florida Statutes, are 1496
2098	2098	amended to read: 1497
2099	2099	121.021 Definitions. —The following words and phrases as 1498
2100	2100	used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth 1499
2101	2101	unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: 1500
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2111	2111
2112	2112	(52) "Regularly established position" means: 1501
2113	2113	(a) With respect to a state employer, a position that is 1502
2114	2114	authorized and established pursuant to law and is compens ated 1503
2115	2115	from a salaries and benefits appropriation pursuant to s. 1504
2116	2116	216.011(1)(rr) 216.011(1)(mm), or an established position that 1505
2117	2117	is authorized pursuant to s. 216.262(1)(a) and (b) and is 1506
2118	2118	compensated from a salaries account as provided in s. 1507
2119	2119	216.011(1)(ss) 216.011(1)(nn). 1508
2120	2120	(53) "Temporary position" means: 1509
2121	2121	(a) With respect to a state employer, a position that is 1510
2122	2122	compensated from an other personal services (OPS) account as 1511
2123	2123	provided in s. 216.011(1)(jj) 216.011(1)(dd). 1512
2124	2124	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform cros s-references to the 1513
2125	2125	reordering of definitions in s. 216.011(1) by this act. 1514
2126	2126	Section 44. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsection 1515
2127	2127	(8) of section 121.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1516
2128	2128	121.051 Participation in the system. — 1517
2129	2129	(2) OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION.— 1518
2130	2130	(c) Employees of public community colleges or charter 1519
2131	2131	technical career centers sponsored by public community colleges, 1520
2132	2132	designated in s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3), who are members of the 1521
2133	2133	Regular Class of the Florida Retirement System and who comply 1522
2134	2134	with the criteria set forth in this paragraph and s. 1012.875 1523
2135	2135	may, in lieu of participating in the Florida Retirement System, 1524
2136	2136	elect to withdraw from the system altogether and participate in 1525
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2145	2145	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2146	2146
2147	2147	the State Community College System Optional Retirement Prog ram 1526
2148	2148	provided by the employing agency under s. 1012.875. 1527
2149	2149	1.a. Through June 30, 2001, the cost to the employer for 1528
2150	2150	benefits under the optional retirement program equals the normal 1529
2151	2151	cost portion of the employer retirement contribution which would 1530
2152	2152	be required if the employee were a member of the pension plan's 1531
2153	2153	Regular Class, plus the portion of the contribution rate 1532
2154	2154	required by s. 112.363(8) which would otherwise be assigned to 1533
2155	2155	the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 1534
2156	2156	b. Effective July 1, 2001, throu gh June 30, 2011, each 1535
2157	2157	employer shall contribute on behalf of each member of the 1536
2158	2158	optional program an amount equal to 10.43 percent of the 1537
2159	2159	employee's gross monthly compensation. The employer shall deduct 1538
2160	2160	an amount for the administration of the program. 1539
2161	2161	c. Effective July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012, each 1540
2162	2162	member shall contribute an amount equal to the employee 1541
2163	2163	contribution required under s. 121.71(3). The employer shall 1542
2164	2164	contribute on behalf of each program member an amount equal to 1543
2165	2165	the difference between 10.43 percent of the employee's gross 1544
2166	2166	monthly compensation and the employee's required contribution 1545
2167	2167	based on the employee's gross monthly compensation. 1546
2168	2168	d. Effective July 1, 2012, each member shall contribute an 1547
2169	2169	amount equal to the employee contribution r equired under s. 1548
2170	2170	121.71(3). The employer shall contribute on behalf of each 1549
2171	2171	program member an amount equal to the difference between 8.15 1550
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2181	2181
2182	2182	percent of the employee's gross monthly compensation and the 1551
2183	2183	employee's required contribution based on the employee's gross 1552
2184	2184	monthly compensation. 1553
2185	2185	e. The employer shall contribute an additional amount to 1554
2186	2186	the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund equal to the unfunded 1555
2187	2187	actuarial accrued liability portion of the Regular Class 1556
2188	2188	contribution rate. 1557
2189	2189	2. The decision to participa te in the optional retirement 1558
2190	2190	program is irrevocable as long as the employee holds a position 1559
2191	2191	eligible for participation, except as provided in subparagraph 1560
2192	2192	3. Any service creditable under the Florida Retirement System is 1561
2193	2193	retained after the member withdraw s from the system; however, 1562
2194	2194	additional service credit in the system may not be earned while 1563
2195	2195	a member of the optional retirement program. 1564
2196	2196	3. An employee who has elected to participate in the 1565
2197	2197	optional retirement program shall have one opportunity, at the 1566
2198	2198	employee's discretion, to transfer from the optional retirement 1567
2199	2199	program to the pension plan of the Florida Retirement System or 1568
2200	2200	to the investment plan established under part II of this 1569
2201	2201	chapter, subject to the terms of the applicable optional 1570
2202	2202	retirement program contracts. 1571
2203	2203	a. If the employee chooses to move to the investment plan, 1572
2204	2204	any contributions, interest, and earnings creditable to the 1573
2205	2205	employee under the optional retirement program are retained by 1574
2206	2206	the employee in the optional retirement program, and the 1575
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2216	2216
2217	2217	applicable provisions of s. 121.4501(4) govern the election. 1576
2218	2218	b. If the employee chooses to move to the pension plan of 1577
2219	2219	the Florida Retirement System, the employee shall receive 1578
2220	2220	service credit equal to his or her years of service under the 1579
2221	2221	optional retirement program. 1580
2222	2222	(I) The cost for such credit is the amount representing 1581
2223	2223	the present value of the employee's accumulated benefit 1582
2224	2224	obligation for the affected period of service. The cost shall be 1583
2225	2225	calculated as if the benefit commencement occurs on the first 1584
2226	2226	date the employee becomes eligible for unreduced benefits, using 1585
2227	2227	the discount rate and other relevant actuarial assumptions that 1586
2228	2228	were used to value the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan 1587
2229	2229	liabilities in the most recent actuarial valuation. The 1588
2230	2230	calculation must include any service already maintained under 1589
2231	2231	the pension plan in addition to the years under the optional 1590
2232	2232	retirement program. The present value of any service already 1591
2233	2233	maintained must be applied as a credit to total cost resulting 1592
2234	2234	from the calculation. The division must ensure that the transfer 1593
2235	2235	sum is prepared using a formula and methodology certified by an 1594
2236	2236	enrolled actuary. 1595
2237	2237	(II) The employee must transfer from his or her optional 1596
2238	2238	retirement program account and from other employee moneys as 1597
2239	2239	necessary, a sum representing the present value of the 1598
2240	2240	employee's accumulated benefit obligation immediately following 1599
2241	2241	the time of such movement, determined assuming that attained 1600
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2252	2252	service equals the sum of service in the pension plan and 1601
2253	2253	service in the optional re tirement program. 1602
2254	2254	4. Participation in the optional retirement program is 1603
2255	2255	limited to employees who satisfy the following eligibility 1604
2256	2256	criteria: 1605
2257	2257	a. The employee is otherwise eligible for membership or 1606
2258	2258	renewed membership in the Regular Class of the Florida 1607
2259	2259	Retirement System, as provided in s. 121.021(11) and (12) or s. 1608
2260	2260	121.122. 1609
2261	2261	b. The employee is employed in a full -time position 1610
2262	2262	classified in the Accounting Manual for Florida's College System 1611
2263	2263	as: 1612
2264	2264	(I) Instructional; or 1613
2265	2265	(II) Executive Management, Instructional Management, or 1614
2266	2266	Institutional Management and the community college determines 1615
2267	2267	that recruiting to fill a vacancy in the position is to be 1616
2268	2268	conducted in the national or regional market, and the duties and 1617
2269	2269	responsibilities of the position include the formulation, 1618
2270	2270	interpretation, or implementation of policies, or the 1619
2271	2271	performance of functions that are unique or specialized within 1620
2272	2272	higher education and that frequently support the mission of the 1621
2273	2273	community college. 1622
2274	2274	c. The employee is employed in a posi tion not included in 1623
2275	2275	the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement 1624
2276	2276	System as described in s. 121.055. 1625
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2285	2285	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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2287	2287	5. Members of the program are subject to the same 1626
2288	2288	reemployment limitations, renewed membership provisions, and 1627
2289	2289	forfeiture provisions app licable to regular members of the 1628
2290	2290	Florida Retirement System under ss. 121.091(9), 121.122, and 1629
2291	2291	121.091(5), respectively. A member who receives a program 1630
2292	2292	distribution funded by employer and required employee 1631
2293	2293	contributions is deemed to be retired from a stat e-administered 1632
2294	2294	retirement system if the member is subsequently employed with an 1633
2295	2295	employer that participates in the Florida Retirement System. 1634
2296	2296	6. Eligible community college employees are compulsory 1635
2297	2297	members of the Florida Retirement System until, pursuant t o s. 1636
2298	2298	1012.875, a written election to withdraw from the system and 1637
2299	2299	participate in the optional retirement program is filed with the 1638
2300	2300	program administrator and received by the division. 1639
2301	2301	a. A community college employee whose program eligibility 1640
2302	2302	results from initial employment shall be enrolled in the 1641
2303	2303	optional retirement program retroactive to the first day of 1642
2304	2304	eligible employment. The employer and employee retirement 1643
2305	2305	contributions paid through the month of the employee plan change 1644
2306	2306	shall be transferred to the c ommunity college to the employee's 1645
2307	2307	optional program account, and, effective the first day of the 1646
2308	2308	next month, the employer shall pay the applicable contributions 1647
2309	2309	based upon subparagraph 1. 1648
2310	2310	b. A community college employee whose program eligibility 1649
2311	2311	is due to the subsequent designation of the employee's position 1650
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2320	2320	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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2322	2322	as one of those specified in subparagraph 4., or due to the 1651
2323	2323	employee's appointment, promotion, transfer, or reclassification 1652
2324	2324	to a position specified in subparagraph 4., must be enrolled in 1653
2325	2325	the program on the first day of the first full calendar month 1654
2326	2326	that such change in status becomes effective. The employer and 1655
2327	2327	employee retirement contributions paid from the effective date 1656
2328	2328	through the month of the employee plan change must be 1657
2329	2329	transferred to the commun ity college to the employee's optional 1658
2330	2330	program account, and, effective the first day of the next month, 1659
2331	2331	the employer shall pay the applicable contributions based upon 1660
2332	2332	subparagraph 1. 1661
2333	2333	7. Effective July 1, 2003, through December 31, 2008, any 1662
2334	2334	member of the optional retirement program who has service credit 1663
2335	2335	in the pension plan of the Florida Retirement System for the 1664
2336	2336	period between his or her first eligibility to transfer from the 1665
2337	2337	pension plan to the optional retirement program and the actual 1666
2338	2338	date of transfer may, during employment, transfer to the 1667
2339	2339	optional retirement program a sum representing the present value 1668
2340	2340	of the accumulated benefit obligation under the defined benefit 1669
2341	2341	retirement program for the period of service credit. Upon 1670
2342	2342	transfer, all service credi t previously earned under the pension 1671
2343	2343	plan during this period is nullified for purposes of entitlement 1672
2344	2344	to a future benefit under the pension plan. 1673
2345	2345	(8) DIVISION OF REHABILITATION AND LIQUIDATION EMPLOYEES 1674
2346	2346	MEMBERSHIP.—Effective July 1, 1994, the regular re ceivership 1675
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2355	2355	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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2357	2357	employees of the Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation of 1676
2358	2358	the Department of Financial Services who are assigned to 1677
2359	2359	established positions and are subject to established rules and 1678
2360	2360	regulations regarding discipline, pay, classification, and tim e 1679
2361	2361	and attendance are hereby declared to be state employees within 1680
2362	2362	the meaning of this chapter and shall be compulsory members in 1681
2363	2363	compliance with this chapter, the provisions of s. 1682
2364	2364	216.011(1)(jj)2. 216.011(1)(dd)2., notwithstanding. Employment 1683
2365	2365	performed before July 1, 1994, as such a receivership employee 1684
2366	2366	may be claimed as creditable retirement service upon payment by 1685
2367	2367	the employee or employer of contributions required in s. 1686
2368	2368	121.081(1), as applicable for the period claimed. 1687
2369	2369	Reviser's note.—Paragraph (2)(c) is amended to conform to the 1688
2370	2370	reordering of definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 1689
2371	2371	Subsection (8) is amended to conform to the reordering of 1690
2372	2372	definitions in s. 216.011(1) by this act. 1691
2373	2373	Section 45. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 1692
2374	2374	125.0104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1693
2375	2375	125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; 1694
2376	2376	authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. — 1695
2377	2377	(9) COUNTY TOURISM PROMOTION AGENCIES. —In addition to any 1696
2378	2378	other powers and duties provided for agencies created for the 1697
2379	2379	purpose of tourism promotion by a county levying the tourist 1698
2380	2380	development tax, such agencies are authorized and empowered to: 1699
2381	2381	(b) Pay by advancement or reimbursement, or a combination 1700
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2390	2390	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2391	2391
2392	2392	thereof, the costs of per diem and incidental expenses of 1701
2393	2393	officers and employees of the agency and other authorized 1702
2394	2394	persons, for foreign travel at the current rates as specified in 1703
2395	2395	the federal publication "Standardized Regulations (Government 1704
2396	2396	Civilians, Foreign Areas)." The provisions of this paragraph 1705
2397	2397	shall apply for any offi cer or employee of the agency traveling 1706
2398	2398	in foreign countries for the purposes of promoting tourism and 1707
2399	2399	travel to the county, if such travel expenses are approved and 1708
2400	2400	certified by the agency head from whose funds the traveler is 1709
2401	2401	paid. As used in this paragr aph, the term "authorized person" 1710
2402	2402	shall have the same meaning as provided in s. 112.061(2)(c) 1711
2403	2403	112.061(2)(e). With the exception of provisions concerning rates 1712
2404	2404	of payment for per diem, the provisions of s. 112.061 are 1713
2405	2405	applicable to the travel described in t his paragraph. As used in 1714
2406	2406	this paragraph, "foreign travel" means all travel outside the 1715
2407	2407	United States. Persons traveling in foreign countries pursuant 1716
2408	2408	to this subsection shall not be entitled to reimbursements or 1717
2409	2409	advancements pursuant to s. 112.061(6)(a)2. 1718
2410	2410	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 1719
2411	2411	definitions in s. 112.061(2) by this act. 1720
2412	2412	Section 46. Subsection (1) of section 125.488, Florida 1721
2413	2413	Statutes, is amended to read: 1722
2414	2414	125.488 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning 1723
2415	2415	temporary underground power panels. — 1724
2416	2416	(1) A county may not enact any ordinance, regulation, or 1725
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2427	2427	policy that prevents or has the effect of preventing an electric 1726
2428	2428	utility, as defined in s. 366.02(4) 366.02(2), from installing a 1727
2429	2429	temporary underground power panel if th e temporary underground 1728
2430	2430	power panel meets the requirements of Article 590 of the 1729
2431	2431	National Electrical Code, 2020 edition, during the construction 1730
2432	2432	and installation of the temporary underground power panel. After 1731
2433	2433	the county has conducted an inspection of the temporary 1732
2434	2434	underground power panel, the county may not require a subsequent 1733
2435	2435	inspection of the temporary underground power panel as a 1734
2436	2436	condition of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. 1735
2437	2437	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the renumbering of s. 1736
2438	2438	366.04(2) as s. 366.04(4) by s. 27, ch. 2022 -4, Laws of 1737
2439	2439	Florida. 1738
2440	2440	Section 47. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 1739
2441	2441	159.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1740
2442	2442	159.47 Powers of the authority. — 1741
2443	2443	(1) The authority is authorized and empowered: 1742
2444	2444	(k) To pay by advancement or reimbursement, or a 1743
2445	2445	combination thereof, the costs of per diem of members or 1744
2446	2446	employees of the authority and other authorized persons, for 1745
2447	2447	foreign travel at the current rates as specified in the federal 1746
2448	2448	publication "Standardized Regulati ons (Government Civilians, 1747
2449	2449	Foreign Areas)," and incidental expenses as provided in s. 1748
2450	2450	112.061. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply for any 1749
2451	2451	member or employee of the authority traveling in foreign 1750
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2462	2462	countries for the purpose of promoting economic or industrial 1751
2463	2463	development of the county, if such travel expenses are approved 1752
2464	2464	and certified by the agency head from whose funds the traveler 1753
2465	2465	is paid. As used in this paragraph, the term "authorized person" 1754
2466	2466	has the same meaning as provided in s. 112.061(2)(c) 1755
2467	2467	112.061(2)(e). With the exception of provisions concerning rates 1756
2468	2468	of payment for per diem, the provisions of s. 112.061 are 1757
2469	2469	applicable to the travel described in this subsection. As used 1758
2470	2470	in this paragraph, "foreign travel" means all travel outside the 1759
2471	2471	United States. Persons traveling in foreign countries pursuant 1760
2472	2472	to this section shall not be entitled to reimbursements or 1761
2473	2473	advancements pursuant to s. 112.061(6)(a)2. 1762
2474	2474	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 1763
2475	2475	definitions in s. 112.061(2) by this ac t. 1764
2476	2476	Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1765
2477	2477	163.32051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1766
2478	2478	163.32051 Floating solar facilities. — 1767
2479	2479	(1) 1768
2480	2480	(b) The Legislature finds that siting floating solar 1769
2481	2481	facilities on wastewater treatment ponds, aba ndoned limerock 1770
2482	2482	mine areas, stormwater treatment ponds, reclaimed water ponds, 1771
2483	2483	and other water storage reservoirs are beneficial uses of those 1772
2484	2484	areas for many reasons, including the fact that the water has a 1773
2485	2485	cooling effect on the solar panels, which can boo st power 1774
2486	2486	production, and the fact that the panels help decrease the 1775
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2496	2496
2497	2497	amount of water lost to evaporation and the formation of harmful 1776
2498	2498	algal blooms. 1777
2499	2499	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 1778
2500	2500	improve clarity. 1779
2501	2501	Section 49. Subsection (1) of section 166.0484, Florida 1780
2502	2502	Statutes, is amended to read: 1781
2503	2503	166.0484 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning 1782
2504	2504	temporary underground power panels. — 1783
2505	2505	(1) A municipality may not enact any ordinance, 1784
2506	2506	regulation, or policy that prevents or has the eff ect of 1785
2507	2507	preventing an electric utility, as defined in s. 366.02(4) 1786
2508	2508	366.02(2), from installing a temporary underground power panel 1787
2509	2509	if the temporary underground power panel meets the requirements 1788
2510	2510	of Article 590 of the National Electrical Code, 2020 edition, 1789
2511	2511	during the construction and installation of the temporary 1790
2512	2512	underground power panel. After the municipality has conducted an 1791
2513	2513	inspection of the temporary underground power panel, the 1792
2514	2514	municipality may not require a subsequent inspection of the 1793
2515	2515	temporary underground power panel as a condition of issuance of 1794
2516	2516	the certificate of occupancy. 1795
2517	2517	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the renumbering of s. 1796
2518	2518	366.04(2) as s. 366.04(4) by s. 27, ch. 2022 -4, Laws of 1797
2519	2519	Florida. 1798
2520	2520	Section 50. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of sec tion 1799
2521	2521	175.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1800
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2530	2530	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2531	2531
2532	2532	175.261 Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial 1801
2533	2533	valuations.—For any municipality, special fire control district, 1802
2534	2534	chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire 1803
2535	2535	control district, or local law plan under this chapter, the 1804
2536	2536	board of trustees for every chapter plan and local law plan 1805
2537	2537	shall submit the following reports to the division: 1806
2538	2538	(2) With respect to local law plans: 1807
2539	2539	(b) In addition to annual reports provided under paragraph 1808
2540	2540	(a), an actuarial valuation of the retirement plan must be made 1809
2541	2541	at least once every 3 years, as provided in s. 112.63, 1810
2542	2542	commencing 3 years from the last actuarial valuation of the plan 1811
2543	2543	or system for existing plans, or commencing 3 years from 1812
2544	2544	issuance of the initial actuarial impact statement submitted 1813
2545	2545	under s. 112.63 for newly created plans. Such valuation shall be 1814
2546	2546	prepared by an enrolled actuary, subject to the following 1815
2547	2547	conditions: 1816
2548	2548	1. The assets shall be valued as provided in s. 112.625(9) 1817
2549	2549	112.625(7). 1818
2550	2550	2. The cost of the actuarial valuation must be paid by the 1819
2551	2551	individual firefighters' retirement fund or by the sponsoring 1820
2552	2552	municipality or special fire control district. 1821
2553	2553	3. A report of the valuation, including actuarial 1822
2554	2554	assumptions and type and basis of fun ding, shall be made to the 1823
2555	2555	division within 3 months after the date of valuation. If any 1824
2556	2556	benefits are insured with a commercial insurance company, the 1825
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2565	2565	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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2567	2567	report must include a statement of the relationship of the 1826
2568	2568	retirement plan benefits to the insured benefit s, the name of 1827
2569	2569	the insurer, the basis of premium rates, and the mortality 1828
2570	2570	table, interest rate, and method used in valuing the retirement 1829
2571	2571	benefits. 1830
2572	2572	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 1831
2573	2573	definitions in s. 112.625 by this act. 1832
2574	2574	Section 51. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1833
2575	2575	185.221, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1834
2576	2576	185.221 Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial 1835
2577	2577	valuations.—For any municipality, chapter plan, local law 1836
2578	2578	municipality, or local law plan under this c hapter, the board of 1837
2579	2579	trustees for every chapter plan and local law plan shall submit 1838
2580	2580	the following reports to the division: 1839
2581	2581	(2) With respect to local law plans: 1840
2582	2582	(b) In addition to annual reports provided under paragraph 1841
2583	2583	(a), an actuarial valuation of t he retirement plan must be made 1842
2584	2584	at least once every 3 years, as provided in s. 112.63, 1843
2585	2585	commencing 3 years from the last actuarial valuation of the plan 1844
2586	2586	or system for existing plans, or commencing 3 years from 1845
2587	2587	issuance of the initial actuarial impact statem ent submitted 1846
2588	2588	under s. 112.63 for newly created plans. Such valuation shall be 1847
2589	2589	prepared by an enrolled actuary, subject to the following 1848
2590	2590	conditions: 1849
2591	2591	1. The assets shall be valued as provided in s. 112.625(9) 1850
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2602	2602	112.625(7). 1851
2603	2603	2. The cost of the actuarial val uation must be paid by the 1852
2604	2604	individual police officer's retirement trust fund or by the 1853
2605	2605	sponsoring municipality. 1854
2606	2606	3. A report of the valuation, including actuarial 1855
2607	2607	assumptions and type and basis of funding, shall be made to the 1856
2608	2608	division within 3 months aft er the date of the valuation. If any 1857
2609	2609	benefits are insured with a commercial insurance company, the 1858
2610	2610	report must include a statement of the relationship of the 1859
2611	2611	retirement plan benefits to the insured benefits, the name of 1860
2612	2612	the insurer, the basis of premium ra tes, and the mortality 1861
2613	2613	table, interest rate, and method used in valuing the retirement 1862
2614	2614	benefits. 1863
2615	2615	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 1864
2616	2616	definitions in s. 112.625 by this act. 1865
2617	2617	Section 52. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) and 1866
2618	2618	subsections (2) through (4), (8), and (9) of section 205.022, 1867
2619	2619	Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 1868
2620	2620	205.022 Definitions. —When used in this chapter, the 1869
2621	2621	following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to 1870
2622	2622	them in this section, exce pt when the context clearly indicates 1871
2623	2623	a different meaning: 1872
2624	2624	(1) "Business," "profession," and "occupation" do not 1873
2625	2625	include the customary religious, charitable, or educational 1874
2626	2626	activities of nonprofit religious, nonprofit charitable, and 1875
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2637	2637	nonprofit educationa l institutions in this state, which 1876
2638	2638	institutions are more particularly defined and limited as 1877
2639	2639	follows: 1878
2640	2640	(c)(a) "Religious institutions" means churches and 1879
2641	2641	ecclesiastical or denominational organizations or established 1880
2642	2642	physical places for worship in this st ate at which nonprofit 1881
2643	2643	religious services and activities are regularly conducted and 1882
2644	2644	carried on, and also means church cemeteries. 1883
2645	2645	(a)(c) "Charitable institutions" means only nonprofit 1884
2646	2646	corporations operating physical facilities in this state at 1885
2647	2647	which are provided charitable services, a reasonable percentage 1886
2648	2648	of which are without cost to those unable to pay. 1887
2649	2649	(8)(2) "Receipt" means the document that is issued by the 1888
2650	2650	local governing authority which bears the words "Local Business 1889
2651	2651	Tax Receipt" and evidences that the person in whose name the 1890
2652	2652	document is issued has complied with the provisions of this 1891
2653	2653	chapter relating to the business tax. 1892
2654	2654	(2)(3) "Classification" means the method by which a 1893
2655	2655	business or group of businesses is identified by size or type, 1894
2656	2656	or both. 1895
2657	2657	(3)(4) "Enterprise zone" means an area designated as an 1896
2658	2658	enterprise zone pursuant to s. 290.0065. This subsection expires 1897
2659	2659	on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the 1898
2660	2660	Florida Enterprise Zone Act. 1899
2661	2661	(9)(8) "Taxpayer" means any person liable for taxes 1900
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2671	2671
2672	2672	imposed under the provisions of this chapter; any agent required 1901
2673	2673	to file and pay any taxes imposed hereunder; and the heirs, 1902
2674	2674	successors, assignees, and transferees of any such person or 1903
2675	2675	agent. 1904
2676	2676	(4)(9) "Independent contractor" has the same meaning as 1905
2677	2677	provided in s. 440.02(18)(d)1.a. and b 440.02(15)(d)1.a. and b . 1906
2678	2678	Reviser's note.—Paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) and subsections (2) 1907
2679	2679	through (4), (8), and (9) are amended to place the 1908
2680	2680	definitions of the section in alphabetical order. 1909
2681	2681	Subsection (9) is further amended to conform to the 1910
2682	2682	reordering of definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 1911
2683	2683	Section 53. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of sect ion 1912
2684	2684	215.5551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1913
2685	2685	215.5551 Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program. — 1914
2686	2686	(5) INSURER QUALIFICATION. — 1915
2687	2687	(a) An insurer is not eligible to participate in the RAP 1916
2688	2688	program if the board receives a notice from the Commission er of 1917
2689	2689	Insurance Regulation which certifies that the insurer is in an 1918
2690	2690	unsound financial condition no later than: 1919
2691	2691	1. June 15, 2022, for RAP insurers that participate during 1920
2692	2692	the 2022-2023 contract year; or 1921
2693	2693	2. February 1, 2023, for RAP insurers subject to 1922
2694	2694	participation deferral under subsection (6) that and participate 1923
2695	2695	during the 2023-2024 contract year. 1924
2696	2696	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 1925
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2706	2706
2707	2707	improve clarity and facilitate correct interpretation. 1926
2708	2708	Section 54. Subsection (1) of section 216.011, Florida 1927
2709	2709	Statutes, is reordered and amended, and paragraph (c) of 1928
2710	2710	subsection (3) of that section is amended to read: 1929
2711	2711	216.011 Definitions. — 1930
2712	2712	(1) For the purpose of fiscal affairs of the state, 1931
2713	2713	appropriations acts, legislative budgets, and approved budgets, 1932
2714	2714	each of the following terms has the meaning indicated: 1933
2715	2715	(b)(a) "Annual salary rate" means the monetary 1934
2716	2716	compensation authorized to be paid a position on an annualized 1935
2717	2717	basis. The term does not include moneys authorized for benefits 1936
2718	2718	associated with the position. 1937
2719	2719	(c)(b) "Appropriation" means a legal authorization to make 1938
2720	2720	expenditures for specific purposes within the amounts authorized 1939
2721	2721	by law. 1940
2722	2722	(d)(c) "Appropriations act" means the authorization of the 1941
2723	2723	Legislature, based upon legislative b udgets or based upon 1942
2724	2724	legislative findings of the necessity for an authorization when 1943
2725	2725	no legislative budget is filed, for the expenditure of amounts 1944
2726	2726	of money by an agency, the judicial branch, or the legislative 1945
2727	2727	branch for stated purposes in the performance of the functions 1946
2728	2728	it is authorized by law to perform. The categories contained in 1947
2729	2729	the appropriations act include, but are not limited to: 1948
2730	2730	1. Data processing services. 1949
2731	2731	2. Expenses. 1950
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2742	2742	3. Fixed capital outlay. 1951
2743	2743	4. Food products. 1952
2744	2744	5. Grants and aids. 1953
2745	2745	6. Grants and aids to local governments and nonstate 1954
2746	2746	entities-fixed capital outlay. 1955
2747	2747	7. Lump-sum appropriations. 1956
2748	2748	8. Operating capital outlay. 1957
2749	2749	9. Other personal services. 1958
2750	2750	10. Salaries and benefits. 1959
2751	2751	11. Special categories. 1960
2752	2752	(e)(d) "Authorized position" means a position included in 1961
2753	2753	an approved budget. In counting the number of authorized 1962
2754	2754	positions, part-time positions shall be converted to full -time 1963
2755	2755	equivalents. 1964
2756	2756	(f)(e) "Baseline data" means indicators of a state 1965
2757	2757	agency's current performance level, pursuant to guidelines 1966
2758	2758	established by the Executive Office of the Governor, in 1967
2759	2759	consultation with legislative appropriations and appropriate 1968
2760	2760	substantive committees. 1969
2761	2761	(g)(f) "Budget entity" means a unit or function at the 1970
2762	2762	lowest level to which funds are specifically appropriated in the 1971
2763	2763	appropriations act. "Budget entity" and "service" have the same 1972
2764	2764	meaning. 1973
2765	2765	(i)(g) "Chairs of the legislative appropriations 1974
2766	2766	committees" means the chairs of the committees of the Senate and 1975
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2777	2777	the House of Representatives responsible for producing the 1976
2778	2778	General Appropriations Act. 1977
2779	2779	(j)(h) "Consultation" means communication to allow 1978
2780	2780	government officials and agencies to deliberate and to seek and 1979
2781	2781	provide advice in an open and forthright manner. 1980
2782	2782	(k)(i) "Continuing appropriation" means an appropriation 1981
2783	2783	automatically renewed without further legislative action, period 1982
2784	2784	after period, until altered or revoked by the Legislature. 1983
2785	2785	(l)(j) "Data processing services" means the appropriation 1984
2786	2786	category used to fund electronic d ata processing services 1985
2787	2787	provided by state agencies or the judicial branch, which 1986
2788	2788	services include, but are not limited to, systems design, 1987
2789	2789	software development, or time -sharing by other governmental 1988
2790	2790	units or budget entities. 1989
2791	2791	(m)(k) "Disbursement" means t he payment of an expenditure. 1990
2792	2792	(n)(l) "Disincentive" means a sanction as described in s. 1991
2793	2793	216.163. 1992
2794	2794	(o)(m) "Expenditure" means the creation or incurring of a 1993
2795	2795	legal obligation to disburse money. 1994
2796	2796	(p)(n) "Expense" means the appropriation category used to 1995
2797	2797	fund the usual, ordinary, and incidental expenditures by an 1996
2798	2798	agency or the judicial branch, including such items as 1997
2799	2799	commodities, supplies of a consumable nature, current 1998
2800	2800	obligations, and fixed charges, and excluding expenditures 1999
2801	2801	classified as operating capit al outlay. Payments to other funds 2000
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2811	2811
2812	2812	or local, state, or federal agencies may be included in this 2001
2813	2813	category. 2002
2814	2814	(q)(o) "Fiscal year of the state" means a period of time 2003
2815	2815	beginning July 1 and ending on the following June 30, both dates 2004
2816	2816	inclusive. 2005
2817	2817	(r)(p) "Fixed capital outlay" means the appropriation 2006
2818	2818	category used to fund real property (land, buildings, including 2007
2819	2819	appurtenances, fixtures and fixed equipment, structures, etc.), 2008
2820	2820	including additions, replacements, major repairs, and 2009
2821	2821	renovations to real property whic h materially extend its useful 2010
2822	2822	life or materially improve or change its functional use and 2011
2823	2823	including furniture and equipment necessary to furnish and 2012
2824	2824	operate a new or improved facility, when appropriated by the 2013
2825	2825	Legislature in the fixed capital outlay appro priation category. 2014
2826	2826	(s)(q) "Food products" means the appropriation category 2015
2827	2827	used to fund food consumed and purchased in state -run facilities 2016
2828	2828	that provide housing to individuals. 2017
2829	2829	(t)(r) "Grants and aids" means the appropriation category 2018
2830	2830	used to fund contributions to units of government or nonstate 2019
2831	2831	entities to be used for one or more specified purposes or 2020
2832	2832	activities. Funds appropriated to units of government and 2021
2833	2833	nonprofit entities under this category may be advanced. 2022
2834	2834	(u)(s) "Grants and aids to local gove rnments and nonstate 2023
2835	2835	entities-fixed capital outlay" means the appropriation category 2024
2836	2836	used to fund: 2025
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2847	2847	1. Grants to local units of governments or nonstate 2026
2848	2848	entities for the acquisition of real property (land, buildings, 2027
2849	2849	including appurtenances, fixtures and f ixed equipment, 2028
2850	2850	structures, etc.); additions, replacements, major repairs, and 2029
2851	2851	renovations to real property which materially extend its useful 2030
2852	2852	life or materially improve or change its functional use; and 2031
2853	2853	operating capital outlay necessary to furnish and op erate a new 2032
2854	2854	or improved facility; and 2033
2855	2855	2. Grants to local units of government for their 2034
2856	2856	respective infrastructure and growth management needs related to 2035
2857	2857	local government comprehensive plans. 2036
2858	2858	2037
2859	2859	Funds appropriated to local units of government and nonprofit 2038
2860	2860	organizations under this category may be advanced in part or in 2039
2861	2861	whole. 2040
2862	2862	(v)(t) "Incentive" means a mechanism, as described in s. 2041
2863	2863	216.163, for recognizing the achievement of performance 2042
2864	2864	standards or for motivating performance that exceeds performance 2043
2865	2865	standards. 2044
2866	2866	(x)(u) "Independent judgment" means an evaluation of 2045
2867	2867	actual needs made separately and apart from the legislative 2046
2868	2868	budget request of any other agency or of the judicial branch, or 2047
2869	2869	any assessments by the Governor. Such evaluation shall not be 2048
2870	2870	limited by revenue estimates of the Revenue Estimating 2049
2871	2871	Conference. 2050
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2881	2881
2882	2882	(y)(v) "Judicial branch" means all officers, employees, 2051
2883	2883	and offices of the Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, 2052
2884	2884	circuit courts, county courts, and the Judicial Qualifications 2053
2885	2885	Commission. 2054
2886	2886	(aa)(w) "Legislative branch" means the various officers, 2055
2887	2887	committees, and other units of the legislative branch of state 2056
2888	2888	government. 2057
2889	2889	(bb)(x) "Legislative budget instructions" means the annual 2058
2890	2890	set of instructions developed to assist agencies in submitting 2059
2891	2891	budget requests to the Legislature and to generate information 2060
2892	2892	necessary for budgetary decisionmaking. Such instructions may 2061
2893	2893	include program-based performance budget instructions. 2062
2894	2894	(cc)(y) "Legislative budget request" means a request to 2063
2895	2895	the Legislature, fil ed pursuant to s. 216.023, or supplemental 2064
2896	2896	detailed requests filed with the Legislature, for the amounts of 2065
2897	2897	money such agency or branch believes will be needed in the 2066
2898	2898	performance of the functions that it is authorized, or which it 2067
2899	2899	is requesting authorizati on by law, to perform. 2068
2900	2900	(ee)(z) "Long-range program plan" means a plan developed 2069
2901	2901	pursuant to s. 216.013. 2070
2902	2902	(ff)(aa) "Lump-sum appropriation" means the appropriation 2071
2903	2903	category used to fund a specific activity or project which must 2072
2904	2904	be transferred to one or more appropriation categories for 2073
2905	2905	expenditure. 2074
2906	2906	(hh)(bb) "Operating capital outlay" means the 2075
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2916	2916
2917	2917	appropriation categor y used to fund equipment, fixtures, and 2076
2918	2918	other tangible personal property of a nonconsumable and 2077
2919	2919	nonexpendable nature under s. 273.025. 2078
2920	2920	(ii)(cc) "Original approved budget" means the approved 2079
2921	2921	plan of operation of an agency or of the judicial branch 2080
2922	2922	consistent with the General Appropriations Act or special 2081
2923	2923	appropriations acts. 2082
2924	2924	(jj)(dd) "Other personal services" means the appropriation 2083
2925	2925	category used to fund the compensation for services rendered by 2084
2926	2926	a person who is not filling an established position. This 2085
2927	2927	definition includes, but is not limited to, services of 2086
2928	2928	temporary employees, student or graduate assistants, persons on 2087
2929	2929	fellowships, part-time academic employees, board members, and 2088
2930	2930	consultants and other services specifically budgeted by each 2089
2931	2931	agency, or by the judicial branch, in this category. In 2090
2932	2932	distinguishing between payments to be made from salaries and 2091
2933	2933	benefits appropriations and other -personal-services 2092
2934	2934	appropriations: 2093
2935	2935	1. Those persons filling established positions shall be 2094
2936	2936	paid from salaries and benefits appropriations and those persons 2095
2937	2937	performing services for a state agency or for the judicial 2096
2938	2938	branch, but who are not filling established pos itions, shall be 2097
2939	2939	paid from other-personal-services appropriations. 2098
2940	2940	2. Those persons paid from salaries and benefits 2099
2941	2941	appropriations shall be state officers or employees and shall be 2100
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2951	2951
2952	2952	eligible for membership in a state retirement system and those 2101
2953	2953	paid from other-personal-services appropriations shall not be 2102
2954	2954	eligible for such membership. 2103
2955	2955	(kk)(ee) "Outcome" means an indicator of the actual impact 2104
2956	2956	or public benefit of a program. 2105
2957	2957	(ll)(ff) "Output" means the actual service or product 2106
2958	2958	delivered by a state agen cy. 2107
2959	2959	(gg) "Mandatory reserve" means the reduction of an 2108
2960	2960	appropriation by the Governor or the Legislative Budget 2109
2961	2961	Commission due to an anticipated deficit in a fund, pursuant to 2110
2962	2962	s. 216.221. Action may not be taken to restore a mandatory 2111
2963	2963	reserve either direc tly or indirectly. 2112
2964	2964	(h)(hh) "Budget reserve" means the withholding, as 2113
2965	2965	authorized by the Legislature, of an appropriation, or portion 2114
2966	2966	thereof. The need for a budget reserve may exist until certain 2115
2967	2967	conditions set by the Legislature are met by the affected 2116
2968	2968	agency, or such need may exist due to financial or program 2117
2969	2969	changes that have occurred since, and were unforeseen at the 2118
2970	2970	time of, passage of the General Appropriations Act. 2119
2971	2971	(mm)(ii) "Performance measure" means a quantitative or 2120
2972	2972	qualitative indicator used to assess state agency performance. 2121
2973	2973	(nn)(jj) "Program" means a set of services and activities 2122
2974	2974	undertaken in accordance with a plan of action organized to 2123
2975	2975	realize identifiable goals and objectives based on legislative 2124
2976	2976	authorization. 2125
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2987	2987	(oo)(kk) "Program component" means an aggregation of 2126
2988	2988	generally related objectives which, because of their special 2127
2989	2989	character, related workload, and interrelated output, can 2128
2990	2990	logically be considered an entity for purposes of organization, 2129
2991	2991	management, accounting, reporting, and b udgeting. 2130
2992	2992	(pp)(ll) "Proviso" means language that qualifies or 2131
2993	2993	restricts a specific appropriation and which can be logically 2132
2994	2994	and directly related to the specific appropriation. 2133
2995	2995	(rr)(mm) "Salaries and benefits" means the appropriation 2134
2996	2996	category used to fund the monetary or cash -equivalent 2135
2997	2997	compensation for work performed by state employees for a 2136
2998	2998	specific period of time. Benefits shall be as provided by law. 2137
2999	2999	(ss)(nn) "Salary" means the cash compensation for services 2138
3000	3000	rendered for a specific period of time. 2139
3001	3001	(uu)(oo) "Special category" means the appropriation 2140
3002	3002	category used to fund amounts appropriated for a specific need 2141
3003	3003	or classification of expenditures. 2142
3004	3004	(vv)(pp) "Standard" means the level of performance of an 2143
3005	3005	outcome or output. 2144
3006	3006	(ww)(qq) "State agency" or "agency" means any official, 2145
3007	3007	officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or 2146
3008	3008	department of the executive branch of state government. For 2147
3009	3009	purposes of this chapter and chapter 215, "state agency" or 2148
3010	3010	"agency" includes, but is not limited to, state attorneys, 2149
3011	3011	public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 2150
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3022	3022	capital collateral regional counsel, the Justice Administrative 2151
3023	3023	Commission, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the 2152
3024	3024	Florida Public Service Commission. Solely for the purposes of 2153
3025	3025	implementing s. 19(h), Art. III of the State Constitution, the 2154
3026	3026	terms "state agency" or "agency" include the judicial branch. 2155
3027	3027	(a)(rr) "Activity" means a unit of work that has 2156
3028	3028	identifiable starting and ending points, consumes resources, and 2157
3029	3029	produces outputs. 2158
3030	3030	(qq)(ss) "Qualified expenditure category" means the 2159
3031	3031	appropriations category used to fund specific activities and 2160
3032	3032	projects which must be transferred to one or more appropriation 2161
3033	3033	categories for expenditure upon recommendation by the Governor 2162
3034	3034	or Chief Justice, as appropriate, and subject to approval by the 2163
3035	3035	Legislative Budget Commission. The Legislature by law may 2164
3036	3036	provide that a specific portion of the funds appropriated in 2165
3037	3037	this category be transferred to one or more appropriation 2166
3038	3038	categories without approval by the commission and may provide 2167
3039	3039	that requirements or contingencies be satisfied prior to the 2168
3040	3040	transfer. 2169
3041	3041	(w)(tt) "Incurred obligation" means a legal obligation for 2170
3042	3042	goods or services that have been contracted for, referred to as 2171
3043	3043	an encumbrance in the state's financial system, or received or 2172
3044	3044	incurred by the state and referred to as a payable in the 2173
3045	3045	state's financial system. 2174
3046	3046	(tt)(uu) "Salary rate reserve" means the withholding of a 2175
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3056	3056
3057	3057	portion of the annual salary rate for a specific purpose. 2176
3058	3058	(z)(vv) "Lease or lease-purchase of equipment" means the 2177
3059	3059	appropriations category used to fund the lease or lease -purchase 2178
3060	3060	of equipment, fixtures, and other tangible personal property. 2179
3061	3061	(dd)(ww) "Long-range financial outlook" means a document 2180
3062	3062	issued by the Legislative Budget Commission based on a 3 -year 2181
3063	3063	forecast of revenues and expenditures. 2182
3064	3064	(3) For purposes of this chapter, the term: 2183
3065	3065	(c) "Statutorily authorized entity" means any entity 2184
3066	3066	primarily acting as an instrumentality of the state, any 2185
3067	3067	regulatory or governing body, or any other governmental or 2186
3068	3068	quasi-governmental organization that receives, disburses, 2187
3069	3069	expends, administers, awards, recommends expenditure of, 2188
3070	3070	handles, manages, or has custody or control of funds 2189
3071	3071	appropriated by the Legislature and: 2190
3072	3072	1. Is created, organized, or specifically authorized to be 2191
3073	3073	created or established by general law; or 2192
3074	3074	2. Assists a department, as defined in s. 20.03(8) 2193
3075	3075	20.03(2), or other unit of state government in providing 2194
3076	3076	programs or services on a statewide basis wit h a statewide 2195
3077	3077	service area or population. 2196
3078	3078	Reviser's note.—Subsection (1) is amended to place the 2197
3079	3079	definitions in alphabetical order. Paragraph (3)(c) is 2198
3080	3080	amended to conform to the reordering of definitions in s. 2199
3081	3081	20.03 by this act. 2200
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3092	3092	Section 55. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (2), 2201
3093	3093	paragraph (c) of subsection (6), and paragraph (c) of subsection 2202
3094	3094	(8) of section 251.001, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2203
3095	3095	251.001 Florida State Guard Act. — 2204
3096	3096	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 2205
3097	3097	(b) The term "department" means the Department of Military 2206
3098	3098	Affairs. 2207
3099	3099	(c) The term "officer" means an officer commissioned by 2208
3100	3100	the Governor. 2209
3101	3101	(d) The term "organized guard" means an organized military 2210
3102	3102	force that is authorized by law. 2211
3103	3103	(e) The term "warrant officer" means a technical 2212
3104	3104	specialist commissioned as a warrant officer by the Governor. 2213
3105	3105	(6) ACTIVATION OF THE FLORIDA STATE GUARD. — 2214
3106	3106	(c) The Florida State Guard shall be deactivated by the 2215
3107	3107	expiration of the order of activation or by a separate order by 2216
3108	3108	the Governor deactivating the Florida State Guard. 2217
3109	3109	(8) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION, SUSPENSION OF PROCEEDINGS, 2218
3110	3110	LIABILITY, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION. — 2219
3111	3111	(c) While activated or in training, members of the Florida 2220
3112	3112	State Guard are considered volunteers for the state, as d efined 2221
3113	3113	in s. 440.02(18)(d)6. 440.02(15)(d)6., and are entitled to 2222
3114	3114	workers' compensation protections pursuant to chapter 440. 2223
3115	3115	Reviser's note.—Paragraphs (2)(b) through (e) are amended to 2224
3116	3116	confirm editorial insertions to conform to paragraph 2225
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3126	3126
3127	3127	(2)(a), which begins with the words "The terms." Paragraph 2226
3128	3128	(6)(c) is amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2227
3129	3129	improve clarity. Paragraph (8)(c) is amended to conform to 2228
3130	3130	the reordering of definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 2229
3131	3131	Section 56. Paragraph (u) of subsection (2) of section 2230
3132	3132	252.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2231
3133	3133	252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency 2232
3134	3134	Management.— 2233
3135	3135	(2) The division is responsible for carrying out the 2234
3136	3136	provisions of ss. 252.31 -252.90. In performing its duties, the 2235
3137	3137	division shall: 2236
3138	3138	(u) Acquire and maintain a supply of personal protective 2237
3139	3139	equipment owned by the state for use by state agencies and to 2238
3140	3140	assist local governments and the private sector, when determined 2239
3141	3141	to be necessary by the State Coordinating Officer, in meet ing 2240
3142	3142	safety needs during a declared emergency. The division shall 2241
3143	3143	conduct regular inventories of the supply, which must include 2242
3144	3144	projections of the need for additional personal protective 2243
3145	3145	equipment, as assessed by each governmental agency, to maintain 2244
3146	3146	the supply and replace expired items. The division shall 2245
3147	3147	maintain and replace the equipment on a standardized schedule 2246
3148	3148	that recognizes equipment expiration and obsolescence. This 2247
3149	3149	paragraph is subject to appropriation. The initial inventory 2248
3150	3150	must be reported annually by December 31, 2021, to the Governor, 2249
3151	3151	the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 2250
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3162	3162	Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and, 2251
3163	3163	thereafter, the inventory must be reported by each December 31 2252
3164	3164	to those officers. 2253
3165	3165	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2254
3166	3166	Section 57. Subsections (11) and (12) of section 282.319, 2255
3167	3167	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2256
3168	3168	282.319 Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council. — 2257
3169	3169	(11) Beginning June 30, 2022, and Each June 30 thereafter, 2258
3170	3170	the council shall submit to the President of the Senate and the 2259
3171	3171	Speaker of the House of Representatives any legislative 2260
3172	3172	recommendations considered necessary by the council to address 2261
3173	3173	cybersecurity. 2262
3174	3174	(12) Beginning December 1, 2022, and Each December 1 2263
3175	3175	thereafter, the council shall submit to the Governor, the 2264
3176	3176	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 2265
3177	3177	Representatives a comprehensive report that includes data, 2266
3178	3178	trends, analysis, findings, and recommendations for state and 2267
3179	3179	local action regarding ransomware incidents. At a minimum, the 2268
3180	3180	report must include: 2269
3181	3181	(a) Descriptive statistics including the amount of ransom 2270
3182	3182	requested, the duration of the ransomware incident, and the 2271
3183	3183	overall monetary cost to taxpayers of the ransomware incident. 2272
3184	3184	(b) A detailed statistical analysis of the circumstances 2273
3185	3185	that led to the ransomware incident which does not include the 2274
3186	3186	name of the state agency, county, or municipality; network 2275
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3197	3197	information; or system identifying information. 2276
3198	3198	(c) A detailed statistical analysis of the level of 2277
3199	3199	cybersecurity employee training and frequency of data backup for 2278
3200	3200	the state agency, county, or municipality that reported the 2279
3201	3201	ransomware incident. 2280
3202	3202	(d) Specific issues identified with current policies, 2281
3203	3203	procedures, rules, or statutes and rec ommendations to address 2282
3204	3204	such issues. 2283
3205	3205	(e) Any other recommendations to prevent ransomware 2284
3206	3206	incidents. 2285
3207	3207	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2286
3208	3208	Section 58. Subsection (20) of section 287.012, Florida 2287
3209	3209	Statutes, is amended to read: 2288
3210	3210	287.012 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 2289
3211	3211	(20) "Outsource" means the process of contracting with a 2290
3212	3212	vendor to provide a service as defined in s. 216.011(1)(g) 2291
3213	3213	216.011(1)(f), in whole or in part, or an activity as defined in 2292
3214	3214	s. 216.011(1)(a) 216.011(1)(rr), while a state agency retains 2293
3215	3215	the responsibility and accountability for the service or 2294
3216	3216	activity and there is a transfer of management responsibility 2295
3217	3217	for the delivery of resources and the performance of those 2296
3218	3218	resources. 2297
3219	3219	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2298
3220	3220	definitions in s. 216.011(1) by this act. 2299
3221	3221	Section 59. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection 2300
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3232	3232	(18) of section 287.057, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2301
3233	3233	287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual 2302
3234	3234	services.— 2303
3235	3235	(3) If the purchase price of commodities or contractual 2304
3236	3236	services exceeds the threshold amount provided in s. 287.017 for 2305
3237	3237	CATEGORY TWO, purchase of commodities or contractual services 2306
3238	3238	may not be made without receiving competitive sealed bids, 2307
3239	3239	competitive sealed proposals, or competitive sealed replies 2308
3240	3240	unless: 2309
3241	3241	(c) Commodities or contractual services available only 2310
3242	3242	from a single source may be excepted from the competitive -2311
3243	3243	solicitation requirements. If an agency believes that 2312
3244	3244	commodities or contractual servi ces are available only from a 2313
3245	3245	single source, the agency shall electronically post a 2314
3246	3246	description of the commodities or contractual services sought 2315
3247	3247	for at least 15 business days. The description must include a 2316
3248	3248	request that prospective vendors provide informa tion regarding 2317
3249	3249	their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services 2318
3250	3250	described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after 2319
3251	3251	reviewing any information received from prospective vendors that 2320
3252	3252	the commodities or contractual services are avail able only from 2321
3253	3253	a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended 2322
3254	3254	decision to enter a single -source purchase contract in the 2323
3255	3255	manner specified in s. 120.57(3). Each agency shall report all 2324
3256	3256	such actions to the department on a quarterly basis in a manner 2325
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3267	3267	and form prescribed by the department, and the department shall 2326
3268	3268	report such information to the Governor, the President of the 2327
3269	3269	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later 2328
3270	3270	than January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter. 2329
3271	3271	(18) Any person who supervises contract administrators or 2330
3272	3272	contract or grant managers that meet criteria for certification 2331
3273	3273	in subsection (15) shall annually complete public procurement 2332
3274	3274	training for supervisors within 12 months after appointment to 2333
3275	3275	the supervisory position. The department is responsible for 2334
3276	3276	establishing and disseminating the training course content 2335
3277	3277	required for supervisors and training shall commence no later 2336
3278	3278	than July 1, 2022. 2337
3279	3279	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2338
3280	3280	Section 60. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 2339
3281	3281	288.101, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2340
3282	3282	288.101 Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. — 2341
3283	3283	(2) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., may 2342
3284	3284	identify projects, solicit proposals, and make funding 2343
3285	3285	recommendations to the Governor, who is authorized to approve: 2344
3286	3286	(c) Workforce training grants to support programs at state 2345
3287	3287	colleges and state technical centers that provide participants 2346
3288	3288	with transferable, sustainable workforce skills applicable to 2347
3289	3289	more than a single employer, and for equipment associated with 2348
3290	3290	these programs. The department shall work with CareerSource 2349
3291	3291	Florida, Inc., to ensure programs are offered to the public 2350
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3302	3302	based on criteria established by the state college or state 2351
3303	3303	technical center and do not ex clude applicants who are 2352
3304	3304	unemployed or underemployed. 2353
3305	3305	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2354
3306	3306	conform to the full name of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2355
3307	3307	Section 61. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 2356
3308	3308	(h) of subsection (10) o f section 288.9625, Florida Statutes, 2357
3309	3309	are amended to read: 2358
3310	3310	288.9625 Institute for Commercialization of Florida 2359
3311	3311	Technology.— 2360
3312	3312	(2) The purpose of the institute is to assist, without any 2361
3313	3313	financial support or specific appropriations from the state, in 2362
3314	3314	the commercialization of products developed by the research and 2363
3315	3315	development activities of an innovation business, including, but 2364
3316	3316	not limited to, those defined in s. 288.1089. The institute 2365
3317	3317	shall fulfill its purpose in the best interests of the state. 2366
3318	3318	The institute: 2367
3319	3319	(b) Is not an agency within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 2368
3320	3320	20.03(11); 2369
3321	3321	(10) The private fund manager: 2370
3322	3322	(h) Is not an agency within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 2371
3323	3323	20.03(11). 2372
3324	3324	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2373
3325	3325	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 2374
3326	3326	Section 62. Subsection (8) of section 290.007, Florida 2375
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3337	3337	Statutes, is amended to read: 2376
3338	3338	290.007 State incentives available in enterprise zones. —2377
3339	3339	The following incentives are provided by the state to encourage 2378
3340	3340	the revitalization of enterprise z ones: 2379
3341	3341	(8) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Public 2380
3342	3342	Service Commission may allow public utilities and 2381
3343	3343	telecommunications companies to grant discounts of up to 50 2382
3344	3344	percent on tariffed rates for services to small businesses 2383
3345	3345	located in an enterpris e zone designated pursuant to s. 2384
3346	3346	290.0065. Such discounts may be granted for a period not to 2385
3347	3347	exceed 5 years. For purposes of this subsection, the term 2386
3348	3348	"public utility" has the same meaning as in s. 366.02(8) 2387
3349	3349	366.02(1) and the term "telecommunications compa ny" has the same 2388
3350	3350	meaning as in s. 364.02(13). 2389
3351	3351	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2390
3352	3352	definitions in s. 366.02 by s. 27, ch. 2022 -4, Laws of 2391
3353	3353	Florida. 2392
3354	3354	Section 63. Subsection (2) of section 295.0185, Florida 2393
3355	3355	Statutes, is amended to read: 2394
3356	3356	295.0185 Children of deceased or disabled military 2395
3357	3357	personnel who die or become disabled in Operation Enduring 2396
3358	3358	Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; educational opportunity. — 2397
3359	3359	(2) Sections 295.03 -295.05 and 1009.40 shall apply. 2398
3360	3360	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2399
3361	3361	conform to usage in this chapter. 2400
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3372	3372	Section 64. Subsection (7) of section 295.061, Florida 2401
3373	3373	Statutes, is amended to read: 2402
3374	3374	295.061 Active duty servicemembers; death benefits. — 2403
3375	3375	(7) Benefits provided under subsection (2) or subsection 2404
3376	3376	(3) shall be paid from the General Revenue Fund. Beginning in 2405
3377	3377	the 2019-2020 fiscal year and continuing Each fiscal year 2406
3378	3378	thereafter, a sum sufficient to pay such benefits is 2407
3379	3379	appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of 2408
3380	3380	Financial Services for the purposes of paying such benefits. 2409
3381	3381	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2410
3382	3382	Section 65. Subsection (10) of section 322.051, Florida 2411
3383	3383	Statutes, is amended to read: 2412
3384	3384	322.051 Identification cards. — 2413
3385	3385	(10) Notwithstanding a ny other provision of this section 2414
3386	3386	or s. 322.21 to the contrary, the department shall issue an 2415
3387	3387	identification card at no charge to a person who is 80 years of 2416
3388	3388	age or of older and whose driving privilege is denied due to 2417
3389	3389	failure to pass a vision test admini stered pursuant to s. 2418
3390	3390	322.18(5). 2419
3391	3391	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2420
3392	3392	conform to context. 2421
3393	3393	Section 66. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 2422
3394	3394	322.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2423
3395	3395	322.21 License fees; procedure f or handling and collecting 2424
3396	3396	fees.— 2425
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3407	3407	(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: 2426
3408	3408	(f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification 2427
3409	3409	card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $25. 2428
3410	3410	1. An applicant who meets any of the following criteria is 2429
3411	3411	exempt from the fee under this paragraph for an original, 2430
3412	3412	renewal, or replacement identification card: 2431
3413	3413	a. The applicant presents a valid Florida voter's 2432
3414	3414	registration card to the department and attests that he or she 2433
3415	3415	is experiencing a financial hardship. 2434
3416	3416	b. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2435
3417	3417	department that he or she is homeless as defined in s. 2436
3418	3418	414.0252(7). 2437
3419	3419	c. The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the 2438
3420	3420	department that his or her annual income is at or below 100 2439
3421	3421	percent of the federal poverty level. 2440
3422	3422	d. The applicant is a juvenile offender who is in the 2441
3423	3423	custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile 2442
3424	3424	Justice, who is receiving services pursuant to s. 985.461, and 2443
3425	3425	whose identification card is issued by the department' s mobile 2444
3426	3426	issuing units. 2445
3427	3427	2. Pursuant to s. 322.051(10), an applicant who is 80 2446
3428	3428	years of age or of older and whose driving privilege is denied 2447
3429	3429	due to failure to pass a vision test administered pursuant to s. 2448
3430	3430	322.18(5) is exempt from the fee under this para graph for an 2449
3431	3431	original identification card. 2450
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3442	3442	3. Funds collected from fees for original, renewal, or 2451
3443	3443	replacement identification cards shall be distributed as 2452
3444	3444	follows: 2453
3445	3445	a. For an original identification card issued pursuant to 2454
3446	3446	s. 322.051, the fee shall be d eposited into the General Revenue 2455
3447	3447	Fund. 2456
3448	3448	b. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. 2457
3449	3449	322.051, $6 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating 2458
3450	3450	Trust Fund, and $19 shall be deposited into the General Revenue 2459
3451	3451	Fund. 2460
3452	3452	c. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant 2461
3453	3453	to s. 322.051, $9 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety 2462
3454	3454	Operating Trust Fund, and $16 shall be deposited into the 2463
3455	3455	General Revenue Fund. Beginning July 1, 2015, or upon completion 2464
3456	3456	of the transition of the driver l icense issuance services, if 2465
3457	3457	the replacement identification card is issued by the tax 2466
3458	3458	collector, the tax collector shall retain the $9 that would 2467
3459	3459	otherwise be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust 2468
3460	3460	Fund and the remaining revenues shall be deposi ted into the 2469
3461	3461	General Revenue Fund. 2470
3462	3462	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2471
3463	3463	conform to context. 2472
3464	3464	Section 67. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2473
3465	3465	327.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2474
3466	3466	327.371 Human-powered vessels regulated.— 2475
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3477	3477	(1) A person may operate a human -powered vessel within the 2476
3478	3478	boundaries of the marked channel of the Florida Intracoastal 2477
3479	3479	Waterway as defined in s. 327.02: 2478
3480	3480	(c) When participating in practices or competitions for 2479
3481	3481	interscholastic, intercollegi ate, intramural, or club rowing 2480
3482	3482	teams affiliated with an educational institution identified in 2481
3483	3483	s. 1000.21, s. 1002.01(2), s. 1003.01(17) 1003.01(2), s. 2482
3484	3484	1005.02(4), or s. 1005.03(1)(d), if the adjacent area outside of 2483
3485	3485	the marked channel is not suitable for such practice or 2484
3486	3486	competition. The teams must use their best efforts to make use 2485
3487	3487	of the adjacent area outside of the marked channel. The 2486
3488	3488	commission must be notified in writing of the details of any 2487
3489	3489	such competition, and the notification must include, but ne ed 2488
3490	3490	not be limited to, the date, time, and location of the 2489
3491	3491	competition. 2490
3492	3492	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2491
3493	3493	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 2492
3494	3494	Section 68. Subsection (1) of section 327.4108, Florida 2493
3495	3495	Statutes, is amended to read: 2494
3496	3496	327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation 2495
3497	3497	areas.— 2496
3498	3498	(1) The following densely populated urban areas, which 2497
3499	3499	have narrow state waterways, residential docking facilities, and 2498
3500	3500	significant recreational boating traffic, are designated as and 2499
3501	3501	shall be considered to be grandfathered -in anchoring limitation 2500
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3512	3512	areas, within which a person may not anchor a vessel at any time 2501
3513	3513	during the period between one -half hour after sunset and one -2502
3514	3514	half hour before sunrise, except as provided in subsections (4) 2503
3515	3515	and (5) (3) and (4): 2504
3516	3516	(a) The section of Middle River lying between Northeast 2505
3517	3517	21st Court and the Intracoastal Waterway in Broward County. 2506
3518	3518	(b) Sunset Lake in Miami -Dade County. 2507
3519	3519	(c) The sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami -Dade County 2508
3520	3520	lying between: 2509
3521	3521	1. Rivo Alto Island and Di Lido Island. 2510
3522	3522	2. San Marino Island and San Marco Island. 2511
3523	3523	3. San Marco Island and Biscayne Island. 2512
3524	3524	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2513
3525	3525	conform to the redesignation of subsections by s. 1, ch. 2514
3526	3526	2021-192, Laws of Florida. 2515
3527	3527	Section 69. Subsections (18) through (21) of section 2516
3528	3528	331.303, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 2517
3529	3529	331.303 Definitions. — 2518
3530	3530	(19)(18) "Spaceport territory" means the geographical area 2519
3531	3531	designated in s. 331.304 and as amended or c hanged in accordance 2520
3532	3532	with s. 331.329. 2521
3533	3533	(20)(19) "Spaceport user" means any person who uses the 2522
3534	3534	facilities or services of any spaceport; and, for the purposes 2523
3535	3535	of any exemptions or rights granted under this act, the 2524
3536	3536	spaceport user shall be deemed a spacepor t user only during the 2525
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3547	3547	time period in which the person has in effect a contract, 2526
3548	3548	memorandum of understanding, or agreement with the spaceport, 2527
3549	3549	and such rights and exemptions shall be granted with respect to 2528
3550	3550	transactions relating only to spaceport projects. 2529
3551	3551	(21)(20) "Travel expenses" means the actual, necessary, 2530
3552	3552	and reasonable costs of transportation, meals, lodging, and 2531
3553	3553	incidental expenses normally incurred by a traveler, which costs 2532
3554	3554	are defined and prescribed by rules adopted by Space Florida, 2533
3555	3555	subject to approval by the Chief Financial Officer. 2534
3556	3556	(18)(21) "Spaceport discretionary capacity improvement 2535
3557	3557	projects" means capacity improvements that enhance space 2536
3558	3558	transportation capacity at spaceports that have had one or more 2537
3559	3559	orbital or suborbital flights during the previ ous calendar year 2538
3560	3560	or have an agreement in writing for installation of one or more 2539
3561	3561	regularly scheduled orbital or suborbital flights upon the 2540
3562	3562	commitment of funds for stipulated spaceport capital 2541
3563	3563	improvements. 2542
3564	3564	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsections 2543
3565	3565	(18) through (21) in alphabetical order. 2544
3566	3566	Section 70. Subsection (1) of section 331.3101, Florida 2545
3567	3567	Statutes, is amended to read: 2546
3568	3568	331.3101 Space Florida; travel and entertainment 2547
3569	3569	expenses.— 2548
3570	3570	(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112. 061, Space 2549
3571	3571	Florida shall adopt rules by which it may make expenditures by 2550
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3582	3582	advancement or reimbursement, or a combination thereof, to Space 2551
3583	3583	Florida officers and employees; reimburse business clients, 2552
3584	3584	guests, and authorized persons as defined in s. 112.061(2)(c) 2553
3585	3585	112.061(2)(e); and make direct payments to third -party vendors: 2554
3586	3586	(a) For travel expenses of such business clients, guests, 2555
3587	3587	and authorized persons incurred by Space Florida in connection 2556
3588	3588	with the performance of its statutory duties, and for travel 2557
3589	3589	expenses incurred by state officials and state employees while 2558
3590	3590	accompanying such business clients, guests, or authorized 2559
3591	3591	persons or when authorized by the board or its designee. 2560
3592	3592	(b) For entertainment expenses of such guests, business 2561
3593	3593	clients, and authorized persons incurred by Space Florida in 2562
3594	3594	connection with the performance of its statutory duties, and for 2563
3595	3595	entertainment expenses incurred for Space Florida officials and 2564
3596	3596	employees when such expenses are incurred while in the physical 2565
3597	3597	presence of such business clients, guests, or authorized 2566
3598	3598	persons. 2567
3599	3599	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2568
3600	3600	definitions in s. 112.061(2) by this act. 2569
3601	3601	Section 71. Subsection (5) of section 332.0075, Florida 2570
3602	3602	Statutes, is amended to read: 2571
3603	3603	332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and 2572
3604	3604	accountability; penalty. — 2573
3605	3605	(5)(a) Beginning November 1, 2021, and Each November 1 2574
3606	3606	thereafter, the governing body of each commercial service 2575
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3617	3617	airport shall submit the following information to the 2576
3618	3618	department: 2577
3619	3619	1. Its approved budget for the current fiscal year. 2578
3620	3620	2. Any financial reports submitted to the Federal Aviation 2579
3621	3621	Administration during the previous calendar year. 2580
3622	3622	3. A link to its website. 2581
3623	3623	4. A statement, verified as provided in s. 92.525, that it 2582
3624	3624	has complied with part III of chapter 112, chapter 287, and this 2583
3625	3625	section. 2584
3626	3626	(b) The department shall review the information submitted 2585
3627	3627	by the governing body of the commercial service airport and 2586
3628	3628	posted on the airport's website to determine the accuracy of 2587
3629	3629	such information. Beginning January 15, 2022, and Each January 2588
3630	3630	15 thereafter, the department shall submit to the Governor, the 2589
3631	3631	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 2590
3632	3632	Representatives a report summarizing commercial service airport 2591
3633	3633	compliance with this sect ion. 2592
3634	3634	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2593
3635	3635	Section 72. Section 337.023, Florida Statutes, is amended 2594
3636	3636	to read: 2595
3637	3637	337.023 Sale of building; acceptance of replacement 2596
3638	3638	building.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.292(4)(c) 2597
3639	3639	216.292(2)(b)2., if the department sells a building, the 2598
3640	3640	department may accept the construction of a replacement 2599
3641	3641	building, in response to a request for proposals, totally or 2600
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3652	3652	partially in lieu of cash, and may do so without a specific 2601
3653	3653	legislative appropriation. Such ac tion is subject to the 2602
3654	3654	approval of the Executive Office of the Governor, and is subject 2603
3655	3655	to the notice, review, and objection procedures under s. 2604
3656	3656	216.177. The replacement building shall be consistent with the 2605
3657	3657	current and projected needs of the department as agreed upon by 2606
3658	3658	the department and the Department of Management Services. 2607
3659	3659	Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross -reference to conform 2608
3660	3660	to the location of the referenced subject matter at the 2609
3661	3661	time s. 337.023 was created by s. 51, ch. 97 -278, Laws of 2610
3662	3662	Florida. Section 216.292(4)(b), Florida Statutes 1997, 2611
3663	3663	related to a request for transfer of excess funds when the 2612
3664	3664	appropriated money for the named fixed capital outlay 2613
3665	3665	project was found to be more than needed to complete the 2614
3666	3666	project. That language is currently found at s. 2615
3667	3667	216.292(4)(c). 2616
3668	3668	Section 73. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2617
3669	3669	348.0305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2618
3670	3670	348.0305 Ethics requirements. — 2619
3671	3671	(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 2620
3672	3672	contrary, members and employees of the agency are subject to 2621
3673	3673	part III of chapter 112. As used in this section, the term: 2622
3674	3674	(c) "Lobbyist" means a person who is employed and receives 2623
3675	3675	payment, or who contracts for economic consideration, to lobby 2624
3676	3676	or a person who is principally employed for governmental affairs 2625
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3687	3687	by another person or entity to lobby on behalf of such person or 2626
3688	3688	entity. The term does not include a person who: 2627
3689	3689	1. Represents a client in a judicial proceeding or in a 2628
3690	3690	formal administrative proceeding before the agency. 2629
3691	3691	2. Is an officer or employee of any governmental entity 2630
3692	3692	acting in the normal course of his or her duties. 2631
3693	3693	3. Consults under contract with the agency and 2632
3694	3694	communicates with the agency regarding issues related to the 2633
3695	3695	scope of services in his or her contract. 2634
3696	3696	4. Is an expert witness who is retained or employed by an 2635
3697	3697	employer, principal, or client to provide only scientific, 2636
3698	3698	technical, or other specialized information provided in agenda 2637
3699	3699	materials or testimony only in public hearings, provided the 2638
3700	3700	expert identifies su ch employer, principal, or client at such 2639
3701	3701	hearing. 2640
3702	3702	5. Seeks to procure a contract that is less than $20,000 2641
3703	3703	or a contract pursuant to s. 287.056. 2642
3704	3704	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 2643
3705	3705	Section 74. Subsection (5) of section 373.0363, Florida 2644
3706	3706	Statutes, is amended to read: 2645
3707	3707	373.0363 Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery 2646
3708	3708	Strategy.— 2647
3709	3709	(5) As part of the consolidated annual report required 2648
3710	3710	pursuant to s. 373.036(7), the district may include: 2649
3711	3711	(a) A summary of the conditions of the Southern Water U se 2650
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3722	3722	Caution Area, including the status of the components of the 2651
3723	3723	West-Central Florida Water Restoration Action Plan. 2652
3724	3724	(b) An annual accounting of the expenditure of funds. The 2653
3725	3725	accounting must, at a minimum, provide details of expenditures 2654
3726	3726	separately by plan component and any subparts of a plan 2655
3727	3727	component, and include specific information about amount and use 2656
3728	3728	of funds from federal, state, and local government sources. In 2657
3729	3729	detailing the use of these funds, the district shall indicate 2658
3730	3730	those funds that are designa ted to meet requirements for 2659
3731	3731	matching funds. 2660
3732	3732	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 2661
3733	3733	Section 75. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2662
3734	3734	377.814, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2663
3735	3735	377.814 Municipal Solid Waste -to-Energy Program.— 2664
3736	3736	(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: 2665
3737	3737	(b) "Municipal solid waste -to-energy facility" means a 2666
3738	3738	publicly owned facility that uses an enclosed device using 2667
3739	3739	controlled combustion to thermally break down solid waste to an 2668
3740	3740	ash residue that contains little or no combustible material and 2669
3741	3741	that produces electricity, steam, or other energy as a result. 2670
3742	3742	The term does not include facilities that primarily burn fuels 2671
3743	3743	other than solid waste even if such facilities also burn some 2672
3744	3744	solid waste as a fuel suppleme nt. The term also does not include 2673
3745	3745	facilities that primarily burn vegetative, agricultural, or 2674
3746	3746	silvicultural wastes, bagasse, clean dry wood, methane or other 2675
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3757	3757	landfill gas, wood fuel derived from construction or demolition 2676
3758	3758	debris, or waste tires, alone or in combination with fossil 2677
3759	3759	fuels. 2678
3760	3760	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2679
3761	3761	improve clarity. 2680
3762	3762	Section 76. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 2681
3763	3763	379.2273, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2682
3764	3764	379.2273 Florida Red Tide Mitigatio n and Technology 2683
3765	3765	Development Initiative; Initiative Technology Advisory Council. — 2684
3766	3766	(2) The Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology 2685
3767	3767	Development Initiative is established as a partnership between 2686
3768	3768	the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute within the commis sion 2687
3769	3769	and Mote Marine Laboratory. 2688
3770	3770	(d) Beginning January 15, 2021, and Each January 15 2689
3771	3771	thereafter until its expiration, the initiative shall submit a 2690
3772	3772	report that contains an overview of its accomplishments to date 2691
3773	3773	and priorities for subsequent years to the Governor, the 2692
3774	3774	President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 2693
3775	3775	Representatives, the Secretary of Environmental Protection, and 2694
3776	3776	the executive director of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2695
3777	3777	Commission. 2696
3778	3778	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language . 2697
3779	3779	Section 77. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2698
3780	3780	381.00319, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2699
3781	3781	381.00319 Prohibition on COVID -19 vaccination mandates for 2700
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3792	3792	students.— 2701
3793	3793	(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 2702
3794	3794	(c) "Parent" has the same meaning as in s. 1000.21(6) 2703
3795	3795	1000.21(5). 2704
3796	3796	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 2705
3797	3797	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 2706
3798	3798	Section 78. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section 2707
3799	3799	381.0065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2708
3800	3800	381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; 2709
3801	3801	regulation.— 2710
3802	3802	(4) PERMITS; INSTALLATION; CONDITIONS. —A person may not 2711
3803	3803	construct, repair, modify, abandon, or operate an onsite sewage 2712
3804	3804	treatment and disposal system without first obtaining a permit 2713
3805	3805	approved by the department. The department may issue permits to 2714
3806	3806	carry out this section, except that the issuance of a permit for 2715
3807	3807	work seaward of the coastal construction control line 2716
3808	3808	established under s. 161.053 shall be contingent upon receipt of 2717
3809	3809	any required coastal co nstruction control line permit from the 2718
3810	3810	department. A construction permit is valid for 18 months after 2719
3811	3811	the date of issuance and may be extended by the department for 2720
3812	3812	one 90-day period under rules adopted by the department. A 2721
3813	3813	repair permit is valid for 90 d ays after the date of issuance. 2722
3814	3814	An operating permit must be obtained before the use of any 2723
3815	3815	aerobic treatment unit or if the establishment generates 2724
3816	3816	commercial waste. Buildings or establishments that use an 2725
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3827	3827	aerobic treatment unit or generate commercial wast e shall be 2726
3828	3828	inspected by the department at least annually to assure 2727
3829	3829	compliance with the terms of the operating permit. The operating 2728
3830	3830	permit for a commercial wastewater system is valid for 1 year 2729
3831	3831	after the date of issuance and must be renewed annually. The 2730
3832	3832	operating permit for an aerobic treatment unit is valid for 2 2731
3833	3833	years after the date of issuance and must be renewed every 2 2732
3834	3834	years. If all information pertaining to the siting, location, 2733
3835	3835	and installation conditions or repair of an onsite sewage 2734
3836	3836	treatment and disposal system remains the same, a construction 2735
3837	3837	or repair permit for the onsite sewage treatment and disposal 2736
3838	3838	system may be transferred to another person, if the transferee 2737
3839	3839	files, within 60 days after the transfer of ownership, an 2738
3840	3840	amended application prov iding all corrected information and 2739
3841	3841	proof of ownership of the property. A fee is not associated with 2740
3842	3842	the processing of this supplemental information. A person may 2741
3843	3843	not contract to construct, modify, alter, repair, service, 2742
3844	3844	abandon, or maintain any portion o f an onsite sewage treatment 2743
3845	3845	and disposal system without being registered under part III of 2744
3846	3846	chapter 489. A property owner who personally performs 2745
3847	3847	construction, maintenance, or repairs to a system serving his or 2746
3848	3848	her own owner-occupied single-family residence is exempt from 2747
3849	3849	registration requirements for performing such construction, 2748
3850	3850	maintenance, or repairs on that residence, but is subject to all 2749
3851	3851	permitting requirements. A municipality or political subdivision 2750
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3862	3862	of the state may not issue a building or plumbing permit for any 2751
3863	3863	building that requires the use of an onsite sewage treatment and 2752
3864	3864	disposal system unless the owner or builder has received a 2753
3865	3865	construction permit for such system from the department. A 2754
3866	3866	building or structure may not be occupied and a municipal ity, 2755
3867	3867	political subdivision, or any state or federal agency may not 2756
3868	3868	authorize occupancy until the department approves the final 2757
3869	3869	installation of the onsite sewage treatment and disposal system. 2758
3870	3870	A municipality or political subdivision of the state may not 2759
3871	3871	approve any change in occupancy or tenancy of a building that 2760
3872	3872	uses an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system until the 2761
3873	3873	department has reviewed the use of the system with the proposed 2762
3874	3874	change, approved the change, and amended the operating permit. 2763
3875	3875	(e) The department shall adopt rules relating to the 2764
3876	3876	location of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, 2765
3877	3877	including establishing setback distances, to prevent groundwater 2766
3878	3878	contamination and surface water contamination and to preserve 2767
3879	3879	the public health. The rulemaking process for such rules must be 2768
3880	3880	completed by July 1, 2022, and the department shall notify the 2769
3881	3881	Division of Law Revision of the date such rules take effect. The 2770
3882	3882	rules must consider conventional and enhanced nutrient -reducing 2771
3883	3883	onsite sewage treatment and disposal system designs, impaired or 2772
3884	3884	degraded water bodies, domestic wastewater and drinking water 2773
3885	3885	infrastructure, potable water sources, nonpotable wells, 2774
3886	3886	stormwater infrastructure, the onsite sewage treatment and 2775
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3897	3897	disposal system remediation plans de veloped pursuant to s. 2776
3898	3898	403.067(7)(a)9.b., nutrient pollution, and the recommendations 2777
3899	3899	of the onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems technical 2778
3900	3900	advisory committee established pursuant to s. 381.00652. The 2779
3901	3901	rules must also allow a person to apply for and receive a 2780
3902	3902	variance from a rule requirement upon demonstration that the 2781
3903	3903	requirement would cause an undue hardship and granting the 2782
3904	3904	variance would not cause or contribute to the exceedance of a 2783
3905	3905	total maximum daily load. 2784
3906	3906	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm th e deletion of obsolete 2785
3907	3907	language to conform to the Department of Environmental 2786
3908	3908	Protection's notification to the Division of Law Revision 2787
3909	3909	that the rules became effective June 21, 2022. 2788
3910	3910	Section 79. Paragraph (k) of subsection (3) of section 2789
3911	3911	383.145, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2790
3912	3912	383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. — 2791
3913	3913	(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING OF NEWBORNS; INSURANCE 2792
3914	3914	COVERAGE; REFERRAL FOR ONGOING SERVICES. — 2793
3915	3915	(k) The initial procedure for screening the hearing of the 2794
3916	3916	newborn or infant and any medically necessary follow -up 2795
3917	3917	reevaluations leading to diagnosis shall be a covered benefit 2796
3918	3918	for Medicaid patients covered by a fee -for-service program. For 2797
3919	3919	Medicaid patients enrolled in HMOs, providers shall be 2798
3920	3920	reimbursed directly by the Medicai d Program Office at the 2799
3921	3921	Medicaid rate. This service may not be considered a covered 2800
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3932	3932	service for the purposes of establishing the payment rate for 2801
3933	3933	Medicaid HMOs. All health insurance policies and health 2802
3934	3934	maintenance organizations as provided under ss. 627.64 16, 2803
3935	3935	627.6579, and 641.31(30), except for supplemental policies that 2804
3936	3936	only provide coverage for specific diseases, hospital indemnity, 2805
3937	3937	or Medicare supplement, or to the supplemental policies polices, 2806
3938	3938	shall compensate providers for the covered benefit at the 2807
3939	3939	contracted rate. Nonhospital -based providers are eligible to 2808
3940	3940	bill Medicaid for the professional and technical component of 2809
3941	3941	each procedure code. 2810
3942	3942	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2811
3943	3943	conform to context. 2812
3944	3944	Section 80. Section 394.4573, Florida Statutes, is amended 2813
3945	3945	to read: 2814
3946	3946	394.4573 Coordinated system of care; annual assessment; 2815
3947	3947	essential elements; measures of performance; system improvement 2816
3948	3948	grants; reports.—On or before December 1 of each year, the 2817
3949	3949	department shall submit to the Governor, the President of the 2818
3950	3950	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an 2819
3951	3951	assessment of the behavioral health services in this state. The 2820
3952	3952	assessment shall consider, at a minimum, the extent to which 2821
3953	3953	designated receiving systems function as no-wrong-door models, 2822
3954	3954	the availability of treatment and recovery services that use 2823
3955	3955	recovery-oriented and peer-involved approaches, the availability 2824
3956	3956	of less-restrictive services, and the use of evidence -informed 2825
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3967	3967	practices. The assessment shall also cons ider the availability 2826
3968	3968	of and access to coordinated specialty care programs and 2827
3969	3969	identify any gaps in the availability of and access to such 2828
3970	3970	programs in the state. The department's assessment shall 2829
3971	3971	consider, at a minimum, the needs assessments conducted by t he 2830
3972	3972	managing entities pursuant to s. 394.9082(5). Beginning in 2017, 2831
3973	3973	The department shall compile and include in the report all plans 2832
3974	3974	submitted by managing entities pursuant to s. 394.9082(8) and 2833
3975	3975	the department's evaluation of each plan. 2834
3976	3976	(1) As used in this section: 2835
3977	3977	(a) "Care coordination" means the implementation of 2836
3978	3978	deliberate and planned organizational relationships and service 2837
3979	3979	procedures that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the 2838
3980	3980	behavioral health system by engaging in purposeful interaction s 2839
3981	3981	with individuals who are not yet effectively connected with 2840
3982	3982	services to ensure service linkage. Examples of care 2841
3983	3983	coordination activities include development of referral 2842
3984	3984	agreements, shared protocols, and information exchange 2843
3985	3985	procedures. The purpose of car e coordination is to enhance the 2844
3986	3986	delivery of treatment services and recovery supports and to 2845
3987	3987	improve outcomes among priority populations. 2846
3988	3988	(b) "Case management" means those direct services provided 2847
3989	3989	to a client in order to assess his or her needs, plan or arrange 2848
3990	3990	services, coordinate service providers, link the service system 2849
3991	3991	to a client, monitor service delivery, and evaluate patient 2850
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4002	4002	outcomes to ensure the client is receiving the appropriate 2851
4003	4003	services. 2852
4004	4004	(c) "Coordinated system of care" means the full array of 2853
4005	4005	behavioral and related services in a region or community offered 2854
4006	4006	by all service providers, whether participating under contract 2855
4007	4007	with the managing entity or by another method of community 2856
4008	4008	partnership or mutual agreement. 2857
4009	4009	(d) "No-wrong-door model" means a model for the delivery 2858
4010	4010	of acute care services to persons who have mental health or 2859
4011	4011	substance use disorders, or both, which optimizes access to 2860
4012	4012	care, regardless of the entry point to the behavioral health 2861
4013	4013	care system. 2862
4014	4014	(2) The essential elements of a c oordinated system of care 2863
4015	4015	include: 2864
4016	4016	(a) Community interventions, such as prevention, primary 2865
4017	4017	care for behavioral health needs, therapeutic and supportive 2866
4018	4018	services, crisis response services, and diversion programs. 2867
4019	4019	(b) A designated receiving system that consists of one or 2868
4020	4020	more facilities serving a defined geographic area and 2869
4021	4021	responsible for assessment and evaluation, both voluntary and 2870
4022	4022	involuntary, and treatment or triage of patients who have a 2871
4023	4023	mental health or substance use disorder, or co -occurring 2872
4024	4024	disorders. 2873
4025	4025	1. A county or several counties shall plan the designated 2874
4026	4026	receiving system using a process that includes the managing 2875
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4037	4037	entity and is open to participation by individuals with 2876
4038	4038	behavioral health needs and their families, service providers, 2877
4039	4039	law enforcement agencies, and other parties. The county or 2878
4040	4040	counties, in collaboration with the managing entity, shall 2879
4041	4041	document the designated receiving system through written 2880
4042	4042	memoranda of agreement or other binding arrangements. The county 2881
4043	4043	or counties and the managi ng entity shall complete the plan and 2882
4044	4044	implement the designated receiving system by July 1, 2017, and 2883
4045	4045	the county or counties and the managing entity shall review and 2884
4046	4046	update, as necessary, the designated receiving system at least 2885
4047	4047	once every 3 years. 2886
4048	4048	2. To the extent permitted by available resources, the 2887
4049	4049	designated receiving system shall function as a no -wrong-door 2888
4050	4050	model. The designated receiving system may be organized in any 2889
4051	4051	manner which functions as a no -wrong-door model that responds to 2890
4052	4052	individual needs and integrates services among various 2891
4053	4053	providers. Such models include, but are not limited to: 2892
4054	4054	a. A central receiving system that consists of a 2893
4055	4055	designated central receiving facility that serves as a single 2894
4056	4056	entry point for persons with mental health or sub stance use 2895
4057	4057	disorders, or co-occurring disorders. The central receiving 2896
4058	4058	facility shall be capable of assessment, evaluation, and triage 2897
4059	4059	or treatment or stabilization of persons with mental health or 2898
4060	4060	substance use disorders, or co -occurring disorders. 2899
4061	4061	b. A coordinated receiving system that consists of 2900
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4072	4072	multiple entry points that are linked by shared data systems, 2901
4073	4073	formal referral agreements, and cooperative arrangements for 2902
4074	4074	care coordination and case management. Each entry point shall be 2903
4075	4075	a designated receivin g facility and shall, within existing 2904
4076	4076	resources, provide or arrange for necessary services following 2905
4077	4077	an initial assessment and evaluation. 2906
4078	4078	c. A tiered receiving system that consists of multiple 2907
4079	4079	entry points, some of which offer only specialized or limite d 2908
4080	4080	services. Each service provider shall be classified according to 2909
4081	4081	its capabilities as either a designated receiving facility or 2910
4082	4082	another type of service provider, such as a triage center, a 2911
4083	4083	licensed detoxification facility, or an access center. All 2912
4084	4084	participating service providers shall, within existing 2913
4085	4085	resources, be linked by methods to share data, formal referral 2914
4086	4086	agreements, and cooperative arrangements for care coordination 2915
4087	4087	and case management. 2916
4088	4088	2917
4089	4089	An accurate inventory of the participating service providers 2918
4090	4090	which specifies the capabilities and limitations of each 2919
4091	4091	provider and its ability to accept patients under the designated 2920
4092	4092	receiving system agreements and the transportation plan 2921
4093	4093	developed pursuant to this section shall be maintained and made 2922
4094	4094	available at all times to all first responders in the service 2923
4095	4095	area. 2924
4096	4096	(c) Transportation in accordance with a plan developed 2925
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4105	4105	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
4106	4106
4107	4107	under s. 394.462. 2926
4108	4108	(d) Crisis services, including mobile response teams, 2927
4109	4109	crisis stabilization units, addiction receiving facilities, and 2928
4110	4110	detoxification facilities. 2929
4111	4111	(e) Case management. Each case manager or person directly 2930
4112	4112	supervising a case manager who provides Medicaid -funded targeted 2931
4113	4113	case management services shall hold a valid certification from a 2932
4114	4114	department-approved credentialing entity as d efined in s. 2933
4115	4115	397.311(10) by July 1, 2017, and, thereafter, within 6 months 2934
4116	4116	after hire. 2935
4117	4117	(f) Care coordination that involves coordination with 2936
4118	4118	other local systems and entities, public and private, which are 2937
4119	4119	involved with the individual, such as primary car e, child 2938
4120	4120	welfare, behavioral health care, and criminal and juvenile 2939
4121	4121	justice organizations. 2940
4122	4122	(g) Outpatient services. 2941
4123	4123	(h) Residential services. 2942
4124	4124	(i) Hospital inpatient care. 2943
4125	4125	(j) Aftercare and other postdischarge services. 2944
4126	4126	(k) Medication-assisted treatment and medication 2945
4127	4127	management. 2946
4128	4128	(l) Recovery support, including, but not limited to, the 2947
4129	4129	use of peer specialists to assist in the individual's recovery 2948
4130	4130	from a substance use disorder or mental illness; support for 2949
4131	4131	competitive employment, educational att ainment, independent 2950
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4141	4141
4142	4142	living skills development, family support and education, 2951
4143	4143	wellness management, and self -care; and assistance in obtaining 2952
4144	4144	housing that meets the individual's needs. Such housing may 2953
4145	4145	include mental health residential treatment facilities , limited 2954
4146	4146	mental health assisted living facilities, adult family care 2955
4147	4147	homes, and supportive housing. Housing provided using state 2956
4148	4148	funds must provide a safe and decent environment free from abuse 2957
4149	4149	and neglect. 2958
4150	4150	(m) Care plans shall assign specific responsib ility for 2959
4151	4151	initial and ongoing evaluation of the supervision and support 2960
4152	4152	needs of the individual and the identification of housing that 2961
4153	4153	meets such needs. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 2962
4154	4154	"supervision" means oversight of and assistance with complianc e 2963
4155	4155	with the clinical aspects of an individual's care plan. 2964
4156	4156	(n) Coordinated specialty care programs. 2965
4157	4157	(3) Subject to a specific appropriation by the 2966
4158	4158	Legislature, the department may award system improvement grants 2967
4159	4159	to managing entities based on a detailed plan to enhance 2968
4160	4160	services in accordance with the no -wrong-door model as defined 2969
4161	4161	in subsection (1) and to address specific needs identified in 2970
4162	4162	the assessment prepared by the department pursuant to this 2971
4163	4163	section. Such a grant must be awarded through a performa nce-2972
4164	4164	based contract that links payments to the documented and 2973
4165	4165	measurable achievement of system improvements. 2974
4166	4166	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 2975
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4176	4176
4177	4177	Section 81. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section 2976
4178	4178	394.459, Florida Statutes, is amende d to read: 2977
4179	4179	394.459 Rights of patients. — 2978
4180	4180	(5) COMMUNICATION, ABUSE REPORTING, AND VISITS. — 2979
4181	4181	(d) If a patient's right to communicate with outside 2980
4182	4182	persons; receive, send, or mail sealed, unopened correspondence; 2981
4183	4183	or receive visitors is restricted by the fa cility, written 2982
4184	4184	notice of such restriction and the reasons for the restriction 2983
4185	4185	shall be served on the patient, the patient's attorney, and the 2984
4186	4186	patient's guardian, guardian advocate, or representative .; A 2985
4187	4187	qualified professional must document any restriction within 24 2986
4188	4188	hours, and such restriction shall be recorded on the patient's 2987
4189	4189	clinical record with the reasons therefor. The restriction of a 2988
4190	4190	patient's right to communicate or to receive visitors shall be 2989
4191	4191	reviewed at least every 3 days. The right to communicat e or 2990
4192	4192	receive visitors shall not be restricted as a means of 2991
4193	4193	punishment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 2992
4194	4194	limit the provisions of paragraph (e). 2993
4195	4195	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve sentence structure. 2994
4196	4196	Section 82. Subsection (1) of section 394.9086, Florida 2995
4197	4197	Statutes, is amended to read: 2996
4198	4198	394.9086 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. — 2997
4199	4199	(1) CREATION.—The Commission on Mental Health and 2998
4200	4200	Substance Abuse, a commission as defined in s. 20.03(4) 2999
4201	4201	20.03(10), is created adjunct to the de partment. The department 3000
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4211	4211
4212	4212	shall provide administrative and staff support services relating 3001
4213	4213	to the functions of the commission. 3002
4214	4214	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 3003
4215	4215	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 3004
4216	4216	Section 83. Subsection (2) and pa ragraph (d) of subsection 3005
4217	4217	(3) of section 395.1041, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 3006
4218	4218	395.1041 Access to and ensurance of emergency services; 3007
4219	4219	transfers; patient rights; diversion programs; reports of 3008
4220	4220	controlled substance overdoses. — 3009
4221	4221	(2) INVENTORY OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. —The agency 3010
4222	4222	shall establish and maintain an inventory of hospitals with 3011
4223	4223	emergency services. The inventory shall list all services within 3012
4224	4224	the service capability of the hospital, and such services shall 3013
4225	4225	appear on the face of the hospital license. Each hospital having 3014
4226	4226	emergency services shall notify the agency of its service 3015
4227	4227	capability in the manner and form prescribed by the agency. The 3016
4228	4228	agency shall use the inventory to assist emergency medical 3017
4229	4229	services providers and others in lo cating appropriate emergency 3018
4230	4230	medical care. The inventory shall also be made available to the 3019
4231	4231	general public. On or before August 1, 1992, the agency shall 3020
4232	4232	request that each hospital identify the services which are 3021
4233	4233	within its service capability. On or befor e November 1, 1992, 3022
4234	4234	the agency shall notify each hospital of the service capability 3023
4235	4235	to be included in the inventory. The hospital has 15 days from 3024
4236	4236	the date of receipt to respond to the notice. By December 1, 3025
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4245	4245	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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4247	4247	1992, the agency shall publish a final inventory . Each hospital 3026
4248	4248	shall reaffirm its service capability when its license is 3027
4249	4249	renewed and shall notify the agency of the addition of a new 3028
4250	4250	service or the termination of a service prior to a change in its 3029
4251	4251	service capability. 3030
4252	4252	(3) EMERGENCY SERVICES; DISCRIMINA TION; LIABILITY OF 3031
4253	4253	FACILITY OR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL. — 3032
4254	4254	(d)1. Every hospital shall ensure the provision of 3033
4255	4255	services within the service capability of the hospital, at all 3034
4256	4256	times, either directly or indirectly through an arrangement with 3035
4257	4257	another hospital, th rough an arrangement with one or more 3036
4258	4258	physicians, or as otherwise made through prior arrangements. A 3037
4259	4259	hospital may enter into an agreement with another hospital for 3038
4260	4260	purposes of meeting its service capability requirement, and 3039
4261	4261	appropriate compensation or othe r reasonable conditions may be 3040
4262	4262	negotiated for these backup services. 3041
4263	4263	2. If any arrangement requires the provision of emergency 3042
4264	4264	medical transportation, such arrangement must be made in 3043
4265	4265	consultation with the applicable provider and may not require 3044
4266	4266	the emergency medical service provider to provide transportation 3045
4267	4267	that is outside the routine service area of that provider or in 3046
4268	4268	a manner that impairs the ability of the emergency medical 3047
4269	4269	service provider to timely respond to prehospital emergency 3048
4270	4270	calls. 3049
4271	4271	3. A hospital shall not be required to ensure service 3050
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4281	4281
4282	4282	capability at all times as required in subparagraph 1. if, prior 3051
4283	4283	to the receiving of any patient needing such service capability, 3052
4284	4284	such hospital has demonstrated to the agency that it lacks the 3053
4285	4285	ability to ensure such capability and it has exhausted all 3054
4286	4286	reasonable efforts to ensure such capability through backup 3055
4287	4287	arrangements. In reviewing a hospital's demonstration of lack of 3056
4288	4288	ability to ensure service capability, the agency shall consider 3057
4289	4289	factors relevant to the particular case, including the 3058
4290	4290	following: 3059
4291	4291	a. Number and proximity of hospitals with the same service 3060
4292	4292	capability. 3061
4293	4293	b. Number, type, credentials, and privileges of 3062
4294	4294	specialists. 3063
4295	4295	c. Frequency of procedures. 3064
4296	4296	d. Size of hospital. 3065
4297	4297	4. The agency shall pub lish proposed rules implementing a 3066
4298	4298	reasonable exemption procedure by November 1, 1992. Subparagraph 3067
4299	4299	1. shall become effective upon the effective date of said rules 3068
4300	4300	or January 31, 1993, whichever is earlier. For a period not to 3069
4301	4301	exceed 1 year from the effect ive date of subparagraph 1., a 3070
4302	4302	hospital requesting an exemption shall be deemed to be exempt 3071
4303	4303	from offering the service until the agency initially acts to 3072
4304	4304	deny or grant the original request. The agency has 45 days from 3073
4305	4305	the date of receipt of the request to approve or deny the 3074
4306	4306	request. After the first year from the effective date of 3075
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4316	4316
4317	4317	subparagraph 1., if the agency fails to initially act within the 3076
4318	4318	time period, the hospital is deemed to be exempt from offering 3077
4319	4319	the service until the agency initially acts to deny the request. 3078
4320	4320	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 3079
4321	4321	Section 84. Subsection (5) of section 395.1065, Florida 3080
4322	4322	Statutes, is amended to read: 3081
4323	4323	395.1065 Criminal and administrative penalties; 3082
4324	4324	moratorium.— 3083
4325	4325	(5) The agency shall impose a fine of $500 for each 3084
4326	4326	instance of the facility's failure to provide the information 3085
4327	4327	required by rules adopted pursuant to s. 395.1055(1)(g) 3086
4328	4328	395.1055(1)(f). 3087
4329	4329	Reviser's note.—Amended to correct an erroneous cross -reference 3088
4330	4330	in the amendment by s. 15, ch. 2022 -5, Laws of Florida. 3089
4331	4331	Section 85. Paragraph (r) of subsection (1) of section 3090
4332	4332	400.141, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3091
4333	4333	400.141 Administration and management of nursing home 3092
4334	4334	facilities.— 3093
4335	4335	(1) Every licensed facility shall comply with all 3094
4336	4336	applicable standards and rules of the agency and shall: 3095
4337	4337	(r) Maintain in the medical record for each resident a 3096
4338	4338	daily chart of direct care services provided to the resident. 3097
4339	4339	The direct care staff caring for the resident must complete this 3098
4340	4340	record by the end of his or her shift. This record must indicate 3099
4341	4341	assistance with activities of daily living, assistance with 3100
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4351	4351
4352	4352	eating, and assistance with drinking, and must record each 3101
4353	4353	offering of nutrition and hydration for those residents whose 3102
4354	4354	plan of care or assessment indicates a risk for malnutrition or 3103
4355	4355	dehydration. 3104
4356	4356	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm the editorial reinsertion of 3105
4357	4357	the word "and," which was deleted as part of the amendment 3106
4358	4358	by s. 5, ch. 2022-61, Laws of Florida, for clarity. 3107
4359	4359	Section 86. Subsection (20) of section 401.23, Florida 3108
4360	4360	Statutes, is amended to read: 3109
4361	4361	401.23 Definitions. —As used in this part, the term: 3110
4362	4362	(20) "Physician" means a practitioner who is licensed 3111
4363	4363	under the provisions of chapter 458 or chapter 459. For the 3112
4364	4364	purpose of providing medical direction subsection (14) for the 3113
4365	4365	treatment of patients immediately before or during 3114
4366	4366	transportation to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs 3115
4367	4367	medical facility, "physician" also means a practitioner employed 3116
4368	4368	by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs . 3117
4369	4369	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 3118
4370	4370	correct an apparent coding error in s. 1, ch. 2022 -35, Laws 3119
4371	4371	of Florida. 3120
4372	4372	Section 87. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 3121
4373	4373	409.1465, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3122
4374	4374	409.1465 Grants to address the needs of fathers. — 3123
4375	4375	(3) The department shall prioritize applicants for a grant 3124
4376	4376	specified under subsection (2) based on: 3125
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4385	4385	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
4386	4386
4387	4387	(c) Applicant involvement, current and historical , 3126
4388	4388	involvement in the community being served. 3127
4389	4389	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 3128
4390	4390	Section 88. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 3129
4391	4391	409.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3130
4392	4392	409.147 Children's initiatives. — 3131
4393	4393	(7) CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE CORPORATION. — 3132
4394	4394	(b) The Ounce of Prevention must provide technic al 3133
4395	4395	assistance to the corporation to facilitate achievement of the 3134
4396	4396	plans created under subsection (6). 3135
4397	4397	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 3136
4398	4398	conform to paragraph (3)(b) of this section, which defines 3137
4399	4399	the term "Ounce" as meaning the Oun ce of Prevention Fund of 3138
4400	4400	Florida, Inc. 3139
4401	4401	Section 89. Subsection (2) of section 409.1664, Florida 3140
4402	4402	Statutes, is amended to read: 3141
4403	4403	409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive 3142
4404	4404	employees of state agencies, veterans, servicemembers, and law 3143
4405	4405	enforcement officers.— 3144
4406	4406	(2) A qualifying adoptive employee, veteran, or 3145
4407	4407	servicemember who adopts a child within the child welfare system 3146
4408	4408	who is difficult to place as described in s. 409.166(2)(d)2. is 3147
4409	4409	eligible to receive a lump -sum monetary benefit in the amount of 3148
4410	4410	$10,000 per such child, subject to applicable taxes. A law 3149
4411	4411	enforcement officer who adopts a child within the child welfare 3150
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4422	4422	system who is difficult to place as has special needs described 3151
4423	4423	in s. 409.166(2)(d)2. 409.166(2)(a)2. is eligible to receive a 3152
4424	4424	lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of $25,000 per such 3153
4425	4425	child, subject to applicable taxes. A qualifying adoptive 3154
4426	4426	employee, veteran, or servicemember who adopts a child within 3155
4427	4427	the child welfare system who is not difficult to place as 3156
4428	4428	described in s. 409.166( 2)(d)2. is eligible to receive a lump -3157
4429	4429	sum monetary benefit in the amount of $5,000 per such child, 3158
4430	4430	subject to applicable taxes. A law enforcement officer who 3159
4431	4431	adopts a child within the child welfare system who is not 3160
4432	4432	difficult to place as does not have special needs described in 3161
4433	4433	s. 409.166(2)(d)2. 409.166(2)(a)2. is eligible to receive a 3162
4434	4434	lump-sum monetary benefit in the amount of $10,000 per each such 3163
4435	4435	child, subject to applicable taxes. A qualifying adoptive 3164
4436	4436	employee of a charter school or the Florida Virtua l School may 3165
4437	4437	retroactively apply for the monetary benefit provided in this 3166
4438	4438	subsection if such employee was employed by a charter school or 3167
4439	4439	the Florida Virtual School when he or she adopted a child within 3168
4440	4440	the child welfare system pursuant to chapter 63 on o r after July 3169
4441	4441	1, 2015. A veteran or servicemember may apply for the monetary 3170
4442	4442	benefit provided in this subsection if he or she is domiciled in 3171
4443	4443	this state and adopts a child within the child welfare system 3172
4444	4444	pursuant to chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2020. A la w 3173
4445	4445	enforcement officer may apply for the monetary benefit provided 3174
4446	4446	in this subsection if he or she is domiciled in this state and 3175
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4456	4456
4457	4457	adopts a child within the child welfare system pursuant to 3176
4458	4458	chapter 63 on or after July 1, 2022. 3177
4459	4459	(a) Benefits paid to a qualif ying adoptive employee who is 3178
4460	4460	a part-time employee must be prorated based on the qualifying 3179
4461	4461	adoptive employee's full -time equivalency at the time of 3180
4462	4462	applying for the benefits. 3181
4463	4463	(b) Monetary benefits awarded under this subsection are 3182
4464	4464	limited to one award p er adopted child within the child welfare 3183
4465	4465	system. 3184
4466	4466	(c) The payment of a lump -sum monetary benefit for 3185
4467	4467	adopting a child within the child welfare system under this 3186
4468	4468	section is subject to a specific appropriation to the department 3187
4469	4469	for such purpose. 3188
4470	4470	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm editorial substitutions 3189
4471	4471	required to compile amendments by s. 3, ch. 2022 -23, Laws 3190
4472	4472	of Florida, and s. 5, ch. 2022 -55, Laws of Florida. 3191
4473	4473	Section 90. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 409.2557, 3192
4474	4474	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 3193
4475	4475	409.2557 State agency for administering child support 3194
4476	4476	enforcement program. — 3195
4477	4477	(3) SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. —The department has the 3196
4478	4478	authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 3197
4479	4479	to implement all laws administered by the departm ent in its 3198
4480	4480	capacity as the Title IV -D agency for this state including, but 3199
4481	4481	not limited to, the following: 3200
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4490	4490	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
4491	4491
4492	4492	(a) Background screening of department employees and 3201
4493	4493	applicants, including criminal records checks; 3202
4494	4494	(b) Confidentiality and retention of departmen t records; 3203
4495	4495	access to records; record requests; 3204
4496	4496	(c) Department trust funds; 3205
4497	4497	(d) Federal funding procedures; 3206
4498	4498	(e) Agreements with law enforcement and other state 3207
4499	4499	agencies; National Crime Information Center (NCIC) access; 3208
4500	4500	Parent Locator Service access; 3209
4501	4501	(f) Written agreements entered into between the department 3210
4502	4502	and support obligors in establishment, enforcement, and 3211
4503	4503	modification proceedings; 3212
4504	4504	(g) Procurement of services by the department, pilot 3213
4505	4505	programs, and demonstration projects; 3214
4506	4506	(h) Management of c ases by the department involving any 3215
4507	4507	documentation or procedures required by federal or state law, 3216
4508	4508	including, but not limited to, cooperation; review and 3217
4509	4509	adjustment; audits; interstate actions; diligent efforts for 3218
4510	4510	service of process; 3219
4511	4511	(i) Department proc edures for orders for genetic testing; 3220
4512	4512	subpoenas to establish, enforce, or modify orders; increasing 3221
4513	4513	the amount of monthly obligations to secure delinquent support; 3222
4514	4514	suspending or denying driver and professional licenses and 3223
4515	4515	certificates; fishing and huntin g license suspensions; 3224
4516	4516	suspending vehicle and vessel registrations; screening 3225
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4525	4525	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
4526	4526
4527	4527	applicants for new or renewal licenses, registrations, or 3226
4528	4528	certificates; income deduction; credit reporting and accessing; 3227
4529	4529	tax refund intercepts; passport denials; liens; financia l 3228
4530	4530	institution data matches; expedited procedures; medical support; 3229
4531	4531	and all other responsibilities of the department as required by 3230
4532	4532	state or federal law; 3231
4533	4533	(j) Collection and disbursement of support and alimony 3232
4534	4534	payments by the department as required by fede ral law; 3233
4535	4535	collection of genetic testing costs and other costs awarded by 3234
4536	4536	the court; 3235
4537	4537	(k) Report information to and receive information from 3236
4538	4538	other agencies and entities; 3237
4539	4539	(l) Provide location services, including accessing from 3238
4540	4540	and reporting to federal and state agencies; 3239
4541	4541	(m) Privatizing location, establishment, enforcement, 3240
4542	4542	modification, and other functions; 3241
4543	4543	(n) State case registry; 3242
4544	4544	(o) State disbursement unit; 3243
4545	4545	(p) Administrative proceedings to establish paternity or 3244
4546	4546	establish paternity and child su pport, orders to appear for 3245
4547	4547	genetic testing, and administrative proceedings to establish 3246
4548	4548	child support obligations; and 3247
4549	4549	(q) All other responsibilities of the department as 3248
4550	4550	required by state or federal law. 3249
4551	4551	(4) The department shall establish on its webs ite a 3250
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4561	4561
4562	4562	dedicated web page that provides information to obligors who 3251
4563	4563	have difficulty paying child support due to economic hardship. 3252
4564	4564	There must be a link to such web page on the main child support 3253
4565	4565	web page. The web page must be in plain language and include, at 3254
4566	4566	a minimum, information on how an obligor can modify a child 3255
4567	4567	support order, information on how to access services from 3256
4568	4568	CareerSource Florida , Inc., and the organizations awarded grants 3257
4569	4569	under s. 409.25996, and a link to the website for CareerSource 3258
4570	4570	Florida, Inc. 3259
4571	4571	Reviser's note.—Subsection (3) is amended to conform to the fact 3260
4572	4572	that all other subsections in s. 409.2557 do not have 3261
4573	4573	subsection catchlines. Subsection (4) is amended to confirm 3262
4574	4574	the editorial insertion of the word "Inc." to conform to 3263
4575	4575	the full name of the corporation. 3264
4576	4576	Section 91. Paragraph (c) of subsection (9) of section 3265
4577	4577	409.2564, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3266
4578	4578	409.2564 Actions for support. — 3267
4579	4579	(9) 3268
4580	4580	(c) All written notices provided to an obligor regarding 3269
4581	4581	delinquent support must include information on how the obligor 3270
4582	4582	can access the web page required under s. 409.2557(4) and how to 3271
4583	4583	access services through CareerSource Florida , Inc., and the 3272
4584	4584	organizations that are awarded grants under s. 409.25996. 3273
4585	4585	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm the ed itorial insertion of 3274
4586	4586	the word "Inc." to conform to the full name of the 3275
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4595	4595	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
4596	4596
4597	4597	corporation. 3276
4598	4598	Section 92. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 3277
4599	4599	409.912, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3278
4600	4600	409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. —The 3279
4601	4601	agency shall purchase goods and services for Medicaid recipients 3280
4602	4602	in the most cost-effective manner consistent with the delivery 3281
4603	4603	of quality medical care. To ensure that medical services are 3282
4604	4604	effectively utilized, the agency may, in any case, require a 3283
4605	4605	confirmation or second physician's opinion of the correct 3284
4606	4606	diagnosis for purposes of authorizing future services under the 3285
4607	4607	Medicaid program. This section does not restrict access to 3286
4608	4608	emergency services or post stabilization care services as defined 3287
4609	4609	in 42 C.F.R. s. 438.114. Such confirmation or second opinion 3288
4610	4610	shall be rendered in a manner approved by the agency. The agency 3289
4611	4611	shall maximize the use of prepaid per capita and prepaid 3290
4612	4612	aggregate fixed-sum basis services when appropriate and other 3291
4613	4613	alternative service delivery and reimbursement methodologies, 3292
4614	4614	including competitive bidding pursuant to s. 287.057, designed 3293
4615	4615	to facilitate the cost -effective purchase of a case -managed 3294
4616	4616	continuum of care. The agency shall also re quire providers to 3295
4617	4617	minimize the exposure of recipients to the need for acute 3296
4618	4618	inpatient, custodial, and other institutional care and the 3297
4619	4619	inappropriate or unnecessary use of high -cost services. The 3298
4620	4620	agency shall contract with a vendor to monitor and evaluate the 3299
4621	4621	clinical practice patterns of providers in order to identify 3300
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4632	4632	trends that are outside the normal practice patterns of a 3301
4633	4633	provider's professional peers or the national guidelines of a 3302
4634	4634	provider's professional association. The vendor must be able to 3303
4635	4635	provide information and counseling to a provider whose practice 3304
4636	4636	patterns are outside the norms, in consultation with the agency, 3305
4637	4637	to improve patient care and reduce inappropriate utilization. 3306
4638	4638	The agency may mandate prior authorization, drug therapy 3307
4639	4639	management, or disease management participation for certain 3308
4640	4640	populations of Medicaid beneficiaries, certain drug classes, or 3309
4641	4641	particular drugs to prevent fraud, abuse, overuse, and possible 3310
4642	4642	dangerous drug interactions. The Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics 3311
4643	4643	Committee shall make recommendations to the agency on drugs for 3312
4644	4644	which prior authorization is required. The agency shall inform 3313
4645	4645	the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee of its decisions 3314
4646	4646	regarding drugs subject to prior authorization. The agency is 3315
4647	4647	authorized to limit th e entities it contracts with or enrolls as 3316
4648	4648	Medicaid providers by developing a provider network through 3317
4649	4649	provider credentialing. The agency may competitively bid single -3318
4650	4650	source-provider contracts if procurement of goods or services 3319
4651	4651	results in demonstrated cos t savings to the state without 3320
4652	4652	limiting access to care. The agency may limit its network based 3321
4653	4653	on the assessment of beneficiary access to care, provider 3322
4654	4654	availability, provider quality standards, time and distance 3323
4655	4655	standards for access to care, the cultural competence of the 3324
4656	4656	provider network, demographic characteristics of Medicaid 3325
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4666	4666
4667	4667	beneficiaries, practice and provider -to-beneficiary standards, 3326
4668	4668	appointment wait times, beneficiary use of services, provider 3327
4669	4669	turnover, provider profiling, provider licensure histor y, 3328
4670	4670	previous program integrity investigations and findings, peer 3329
4671	4671	review, provider Medicaid policy and billing compliance records, 3330
4672	4672	clinical and medical record audits, and other factors. Providers 3331
4673	4673	are not entitled to enrollment in the Medicaid provider networ k. 3332
4674	4674	The agency shall determine instances in which allowing Medicaid 3333
4675	4675	beneficiaries to purchase durable medical equipment and other 3334
4676	4676	goods is less expensive to the Medicaid program than long -term 3335
4677	4677	rental of the equipment or goods. The agency may establish rules 3336
4678	4678	to facilitate purchases in lieu of long -term rentals in order to 3337
4679	4679	protect against fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program as 3338
4680	4680	defined in s. 409.913. The agency may seek federal waivers 3339
4681	4681	necessary to administer these policies. 3340
4682	4682	(5)(a) The agency shall implem ent a Medicaid prescribed -3341
4683	4683	drug spending-control program that includes the following 3342
4684	4684	components: 3343
4685	4685	1. A Medicaid preferred drug list, which shall be a 3344
4686	4686	listing of cost-effective therapeutic options recommended by the 3345
4687	4687	Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Commit tee established 3346
4688	4688	pursuant to s. 409.91195 and adopted by the agency for each 3347
4689	4689	therapeutic class on the preferred drug list. At the discretion 3348
4690	4690	of the committee, and when feasible, the preferred drug list 3349
4691	4691	should include at least two products in a therapeutic c lass. The 3350
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4701	4701
4702	4702	agency may post the preferred drug list and updates to the list 3351
4703	4703	on an Internet website without following the rulemaking 3352
4704	4704	procedures of chapter 120. Antiretroviral agents are excluded 3353
4705	4705	from the preferred drug list. The agency shall also limit the 3354
4706	4706	amount of a prescribed drug dispensed to no more than a 34 -day 3355
4707	4707	supply unless the drug products' smallest marketed package is 3356
4708	4708	greater than a 34-day supply, or the drug is determined by the 3357
4709	4709	agency to be a maintenance drug in which case a 100 -day maximum 3358
4710	4710	supply may be authorized. The agency may seek any federal 3359
4711	4711	waivers necessary to implement these cost -control programs and 3360
4712	4712	to continue participation in the federal Medicaid rebate 3361
4713	4713	program, or alternatively to negotiate state -only manufacturer 3362
4714	4714	rebates. The agency m ay adopt rules to administer this 3363
4715	4715	subparagraph. The agency shall continue to provide unlimited 3364
4716	4716	contraceptive drugs and items. The agency must establish 3365
4717	4717	procedures to ensure that: 3366
4718	4718	a. There is a response to a request for prior 3367
4719	4719	authorization by telephone or other telecommunication device 3368
4720	4720	within 24 hours after receipt of a request for prior 3369
4721	4721	authorization; and 3370
4722	4722	b. A 72-hour supply of the drug prescribed is provided in 3371
4723	4723	an emergency or when the agency does not provide a response 3372
4724	4724	within 24 hours as required by s ub-subparagraph a. 3373
4725	4725	2. A provider of prescribed drugs is reimbursed in an 3374
4726	4726	amount not to exceed the lesser of the actual acquisition cost 3375
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4736	4736
4737	4737	based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National 3376
4738	4738	Average Drug Acquisition Cost pricing files plus a pr ofessional 3377
4739	4739	dispensing fee, the wholesale acquisition cost plus a 3378
4740	4740	professional dispensing fee, the state maximum allowable cost 3379
4741	4741	plus a professional dispensing fee, or the usual and customary 3380
4742	4742	charge billed by the provider. 3381
4743	4743	3. The agency shall develop and i mplement a process for 3382
4744	4744	managing the drug therapies of Medicaid recipients who are using 3383
4745	4745	significant numbers of prescribed drugs each month. The 3384
4746	4746	management process may include, but is not limited to, 3385
4747	4747	comprehensive, physician -directed medical-record reviews, claims 3386
4748	4748	analyses, and case evaluations to determine the medical 3387
4749	4749	necessity and appropriateness of a patient's treatment plan and 3388
4750	4750	drug therapies. The agency may contract with a private 3389
4751	4751	organization to provide drug -program-management services. The 3390
4752	4752	Medicaid drug benefit management program shall include 3391
4753	4753	initiatives to manage drug therapies for HIV/AIDS patients, 3392
4754	4754	patients using 20 or more unique prescriptions in a 180 -day 3393
4755	4755	period, and the top 1,000 patients in annual spending. The 3394
4756	4756	agency shall enroll any Medicaid recipient in the drug benefit 3395
4757	4757	management program if he or she meets the specifications of this 3396
4758	4758	provision and is not enrolled in a Medicaid health maintenance 3397
4759	4759	organization. 3398
4760	4760	4. The agency may limit the size of its pharmacy network 3399
4761	4761	based on need, competitiv e bidding, price negotiations, 3400
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4771	4771
4772	4772	credentialing, or similar criteria. The agency shall give 3401
4773	4773	special consideration to rural areas in determining the size and 3402
4774	4774	location of pharmacies included in the Medicaid pharmacy 3403
4775	4775	network. A pharmacy credentialing process may include criteria 3404
4776	4776	such as a pharmacy's full -service status, location, size, 3405
4777	4777	patient educational programs, patient consultation, disease 3406
4778	4778	management services, and other characteristics. The agency may 3407
4779	4779	impose a moratorium on Medicaid pharmacy enrollment if it is 3408
4780	4780	determined that it has a sufficient number of Medicaid -3409
4781	4781	participating providers. The agency must allow dispensing 3410
4782	4782	practitioners to participate as a part of the Medicaid pharmacy 3411
4783	4783	network regardless of the practitioner's proximity to any other 3412
4784	4784	entity that is dispensing prescription drugs under the Medicaid 3413
4785	4785	program. A dispensing practitioner must meet all credentialing 3414
4786	4786	requirements applicable to his or her practice, as determined by 3415
4787	4787	the agency. 3416
4788	4788	5. The agency shall develop and implement a program that 3417
4789	4789	requires Medicaid practitioners who issue written prescriptions 3418
4790	4790	for medicinal drugs to use a counterfeit -proof prescription pad 3419
4791	4791	for Medicaid prescriptions. The agency shall require the use of 3420
4792	4792	standardized counterfeit -proof prescription pads by prescribers 3421
4793	4793	who issue written prescriptions for Medicaid recipients. The 3422
4794	4794	agency may implement the program in targeted geographic areas or 3423
4795	4795	statewide. 3424
4796	4796	6. The agency may enter into arrangements that require 3425
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4806	4806
4807	4807	manufacturers of generic drugs prescribed to Medicaid recipients 3426
4808	4808	to provide rebates of at least 15.1 percent of the average 3427
4809	4809	manufacturer price for the manufacturer's generic products. 3428
4810	4810	These arrangements shall require that if a generic -drug 3429
4811	4811	manufacturer pays federal rebates for Medicaid -reimbursed drugs 3430
4812	4812	at a level below 15.1 percent, the manufacturer must provide a 3431
4813	4813	supplemental rebate to the state in an amount necessary to 3432
4814	4814	achieve a 15.1-percent rebate level. 3433
4815	4815	7. The agency may establish a preferred drug list as 3434
4816	4816	described in this subsection, and, pursuant to the establish ment 3435
4817	4817	of such preferred drug list, negotiate supplemental rebates from 3436
4818	4818	manufacturers that are in addition to those required by Title 3437
4819	4819	XIX of the Social Security Act and at no less than 14 percent of 3438
4820	4820	the average manufacturer price as defined in 42 U.S.C. s. 1 936 3439
4821	4821	on the last day of a quarter unless the federal or supplemental 3440
4822	4822	rebate, or both, equals or exceeds 29 percent. There is no upper 3441
4823	4823	limit on the supplemental rebates the agency may negotiate. The 3442
4824	4824	agency may determine that specific products, brand -name or 3443
4825	4825	generic, are competitive at lower rebate percentages. Agreement 3444
4826	4826	to pay the minimum supplemental rebate percentage guarantees a 3445
4827	4827	manufacturer that the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics 3446
4828	4828	Committee will consider a product for inclusion on the preferred 3447
4829	4829	drug list. However, a pharmaceutical manufacturer is not 3448
4830	4830	guaranteed placement on the preferred drug list by simply paying 3449
4831	4831	the minimum supplemental rebate. Agency decisions will be made 3450
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4841	4841
4842	4842	on the clinical efficacy of a drug and recommendations of the 3451
4843	4843	Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee, as well as 3452
4844	4844	the price of competing products minus federal and state rebates. 3453
4845	4845	The agency may contract with an outside agency or contractor to 3454
4846	4846	conduct negotiations for supplemental rebates. For the purposes 3455
4847	4847	of this section, the term "supplemental rebates" means cash 3456
4848	4848	rebates. Value-added programs as a substitution for supplemental 3457
4849	4849	rebates are prohibited. The agency may seek any federal waivers 3458
4850	4850	to implement this initiative. 3459
4851	4851	8.a. The agency may implement a Medicaid beha vioral drug 3460
4852	4852	management system. The agency may contract with a vendor that 3461
4853	4853	has experience in operating behavioral drug management systems 3462
4854	4854	to implement this program. The agency may seek federal waivers 3463
4855	4855	to implement this program. 3464
4856	4856	b. The agency, in conjuncti on with the Department of 3465
4857	4857	Children and Families, may implement the Medicaid behavioral 3466
4858	4858	drug management system that is designed to improve the quality 3467
4859	4859	of care and behavioral health prescribing practices based on 3468
4860	4860	best practice guidelines, improve patient adh erence to 3469
4861	4861	medication plans, reduce clinical risk, and lower prescribed 3470
4862	4862	drug costs and the rate of inappropriate spending on Medicaid 3471
4863	4863	behavioral drugs. The program may include the following 3472
4864	4864	elements: 3473
4865	4865	(I) Provide for the development and adoption of best 3474
4866	4866	practice guidelines for behavioral health -related drugs such as 3475
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4877	4877	antipsychotics, antidepressants, and medications for treating 3476
4878	4878	bipolar disorders and other behavioral conditions; translate 3477
4879	4879	them into practice; review behavioral health prescribers and 3478
4880	4880	compare their prescribing patterns to a number of indicators 3479
4881	4881	that are based on national standards; and determine deviations 3480
4882	4882	from best practice guidelines. 3481
4883	4883	(II) Implement processes for providing feedback to and 3482
4884	4884	educating prescribers using best practice educational materials 3483
4885	4885	and peer-to-peer consultation. 3484
4886	4886	(III) Assess Medicaid beneficiaries who are outliers in 3485
4887	4887	their use of behavioral health drugs with regard to the numbers 3486
4888	4888	and types of drugs taken, drug dosages, combination drug 3487
4889	4889	therapies, and other indicators of i mproper use of behavioral 3488
4890	4890	health drugs. 3489
4891	4891	(IV) Alert prescribers to patients who fail to refill 3490
4892	4892	prescriptions in a timely fashion, are prescribed multiple same -3491
4893	4893	class behavioral health drugs, and may have other potential 3492
4894	4894	medication problems. 3493
4895	4895	(V) Track spending trends for behavioral health drugs and 3494
4896	4896	deviation from best practice guidelines. 3495
4897	4897	(VI) Use educational and technological approaches to 3496
4898	4898	promote best practices, educate consumers, and train prescribers 3497
4899	4899	in the use of practice guidelines. 3498
4900	4900	(VII) Disseminate electronic and published materials. 3499
4901	4901	(VIII) Hold statewide and regional conferences. 3500
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4912	4912	(IX) Implement a disease management program with a model 3501
4913	4913	quality-based medication component for severely mentally ill 3502
4914	4914	individuals and emotionally disturbed childre n who are high 3503
4915	4915	users of care. 3504
4916	4916	9. The agency shall implement a Medicaid prescription drug 3505
4917	4917	management system. 3506
4918	4918	a. The agency may contract with a vendor that has 3507
4919	4919	experience in operating prescription drug management systems in 3508
4920	4920	order to implement this system . Any management system that is 3509
4921	4921	implemented in accordance with this subparagraph must rely on 3510
4922	4922	cooperation between physicians and pharmacists to determine 3511
4923	4923	appropriate practice patterns and clinical guidelines to improve 3512
4924	4924	the prescribing, dispensing, and use of drugs in the Medicaid 3513
4925	4925	program. The agency may seek federal waivers to implement this 3514
4926	4926	program. 3515
4927	4927	b. The drug management system must be designed to improve 3516
4928	4928	the quality of care and prescribing practices based on best 3517
4929	4929	practice guidelines, improve patient ad herence to medication 3518
4930	4930	plans, reduce clinical risk, and lower prescribed drug costs and 3519
4931	4931	the rate of inappropriate spending on Medicaid prescription 3520
4932	4932	drugs. The program must: 3521
4933	4933	(I) Provide for the adoption of best practice guidelines 3522
4934	4934	for the prescribing and u se of drugs in the Medicaid program, 3523
4935	4935	including translating best practice guidelines into practice; 3524
4936	4936	reviewing prescriber patterns and comparing them to indicators 3525
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4947	4947	that are based on national standards and practice patterns of 3526
4948	4948	clinical peers in their communit y, statewide, and nationally; 3527
4949	4949	and determine deviations from best practice guidelines. 3528
4950	4950	(II) Implement processes for providing feedback to and 3529
4951	4951	educating prescribers using best practice educational materials 3530
4952	4952	and peer-to-peer consultation. 3531
4953	4953	(III) Assess Medicaid recipients who are outliers in their 3532
4954	4954	use of a single or multiple prescription drugs with regard to 3533
4955	4955	the numbers and types of drugs taken, drug dosages, combination 3534
4956	4956	drug therapies, and other indicators of improper use of 3535
4957	4957	prescription drugs. 3536
4958	4958	(IV) Alert prescribers to recipients who fail to refill 3537
4959	4959	prescriptions in a timely fashion, are prescribed multiple drugs 3538
4960	4960	that may be redundant or contraindicated, or may have other 3539
4961	4961	potential medication problems. 3540
4962	4962	10. The agency may contract for drug rebate 3541
4963	4963	administration, including, but not limited to, calculating 3542
4964	4964	rebate amounts, invoicing manufacturers, negotiating disputes 3543
4965	4965	with manufacturers, and maintaining a database of rebate 3544
4966	4966	collections. 3545
4967	4967	11. The agency may specify the preferred daily dosing form 3546
4968	4968	or strength for the purpose of promoting best practices with 3547
4969	4969	regard to the prescribing of certain drugs as specified in the 3548
4970	4970	General Appropriations Act and ensuring cost -effective 3549
4971	4971	prescribing practices. 3550
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4982	4982	12. The agency may require prior authorization for 3551
4983	4983	Medicaid-covered prescribed drugs. The agency may prior -3552
4984	4984	authorize the use of a product: 3553
4985	4985	a. For an indication not approved in labeling; 3554
4986	4986	b. To comply with certain clinical guidelines; or 3555
4987	4987	c. If the product has the potential for overuse, misuse, 3556
4988	4988	or abuse. 3557
4989	4989	3558
4990	4990	The agency may require the prescribing professional to provide 3559
4991	4991	information about the rationale and supporting medical evidence 3560
4992	4992	for the use of a drug. The agency shall post prior 3561
4993	4993	authorization, step-edit criteria and protocol, and updates to 3562
4994	4994	the list of drugs th at are subject to prior authorization on the 3563
4995	4995	agency's Internet website within 21 days after the prior 3564
4996	4996	authorization and step -edit criteria and protocol and updates 3565
4997	4997	are approved by the agency. For purposes of this subparagraph, 3566
4998	4998	the term "step-edit" means an automatic electronic review of 3567
4999	4999	certain medications subject to prior authorization. 3568
5000	5000	13. The agency, in conjunction with the Pharmaceutical and 3569
5001	5001	Therapeutics Committee, may require age -related prior 3570
5002	5002	authorizations for certain prescribed drugs. The agency m ay 3571
5003	5003	preauthorize the use of a drug for a recipient who may not meet 3572
5004	5004	the age requirement or may exceed the length of therapy for use 3573
5005	5005	of this product as recommended by the manufacturer and approved 3574
5006	5006	by the Food and Drug Administration. Prior authorization may 3575
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5017	5017	require the prescribing professional to provide information 3576
5018	5018	about the rationale and supporting medical evidence for the use 3577
5019	5019	of a drug. 3578
5020	5020	14. The agency shall implement a step -therapy prior 3579
5021	5021	authorization approval process for medications excluded from the 3580
5022	5022	preferred drug list. Medications listed on the preferred drug 3581
5023	5023	list must be used within the previous 12 months before the 3582
5024	5024	alternative medications that are not listed. The step -therapy 3583
5025	5025	prior authorization may require the prescriber to use the 3584
5026	5026	medications of a similar drug class or for a similar medical 3585
5027	5027	indication unless contraindicated in the Food and Drug 3586
5028	5028	Administration labeling. The trial period between the specified 3587
5029	5029	steps may vary according to the medical indication. The step -3588
5030	5030	therapy approval process shall b e developed in accordance with 3589
5031	5031	the committee as stated in s. 409.91195(7) and (8). A drug 3590
5032	5032	product may be approved without meeting the step -therapy prior 3591
5033	5033	authorization criteria if the prescribing physician provides the 3592
5034	5034	agency with additional written medical or clinical documentation 3593
5035	5035	that the product is medically necessary because: 3594
5036	5036	a. There is not a drug on the preferred drug list to treat 3595
5037	5037	the disease or medical condition which is an acceptable clinical 3596
5038	5038	alternative; 3597
5039	5039	b. The alternatives have been ineffecti ve in the treatment 3598
5040	5040	of the beneficiary's disease; 3599
5041	5041	c. The drug product or medication of a similar drug class 3600
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5052	5052	is prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia or schizotypal 3601
5053	5053	or delusional disorders; prior authorization has been granted 3602
5054	5054	previously for the p rescribed drug; and the medication was 3603
5055	5055	dispensed to the patient during the previous 12 months; or 3604
5056	5056	d. Based on historical historic evidence and known 3605
5057	5057	characteristics of the patient and the drug, the drug is likely 3606
5058	5058	to be ineffective, or the number of doses have been ineffective. 3607
5059	5059	3608
5060	5060	The agency shall work with the physician to determine the best 3609
5061	5061	alternative for the patient. The agency may adopt rules waiving 3610
5062	5062	the requirements for written clinical documentation for specific 3611
5063	5063	drugs in limited clinical situations. 3612
5064	5064	15. The agency shall implement a return and reuse program 3613
5065	5065	for drugs dispensed by pharmacies to institutional recipients, 3614
5066	5066	which includes payment of a $5 restocking fee for the 3615
5067	5067	implementation and operation of the program. The return and 3616
5068	5068	reuse program shall be implemented electronically and in a 3617
5069	5069	manner that promotes efficiency. The program must permit a 3618
5070	5070	pharmacy to exclude drugs from the program if it is not 3619
5071	5071	practical or cost-effective for the drug to be included and must 3620
5072	5072	provide for the return to inventory o f drugs that cannot be 3621
5073	5073	credited or returned in a cost -effective manner. The agency 3622
5074	5074	shall determine if the program has reduced the amount of 3623
5075	5075	Medicaid prescription drugs which are destroyed on an annual 3624
5076	5076	basis and if there are additional ways to ensure more 3625
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5087	5087	prescription drugs are not destroyed which could safely be 3626
5088	5088	reused. 3627
5089	5089	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 3628
5090	5090	conform to context. 3629
5091	5091	Section 93. Subsection (1) of section 414.1251, Florida 3630
5092	5092	Statutes, is amended to read: 3631
5093	5093	414.1251 Learnfare program.— 3632
5094	5094	(1) The department shall reduce the temporary cash 3633
5095	5095	assistance for a participant's eligible dependent child or for 3634
5096	5096	an eligible teenage participant who has not been exempted from 3635
5097	5097	education participation requirements, if the eligible dependen t 3636
5098	5098	child or eligible teenage participant has been identified either 3637
5099	5099	as a habitual truant, pursuant to s. 1003.01(12) 1003.01(8), or 3638
5100	5100	as a dropout, pursuant to s. 1003.01(8) 1003.01(9). For a 3639
5101	5101	student who has been identified as a habitual truant, the 3640
5102	5102	temporary cash assistance must be reinstated after a subsequent 3641
5103	5103	grading period in which the child's attendance has substantially 3642
5104	5104	improved. For a student who has been identified as a dropout, 3643
5105	5105	the temporary cash assistance must be reinstated after the 3644
5106	5106	student enrolls in a public school, receives a high school 3645
5107	5107	diploma or its equivalency, enrolls in preparation for the high 3646
5108	5108	school equivalency examination, or enrolls in other educational 3647
5109	5109	activities approved by the district school board. Good cause 3648
5110	5110	exemptions from the rul e of unexcused absences include the 3649
5111	5111	following: 3650
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5122	5122	(a) The student is expelled from school and alternative 3651
5123	5123	schooling is not available. 3652
5124	5124	(b) No licensed day care is available for a child of teen 3653
5125	5125	parents subject to Learnfare. 3654
5126	5126	(c) Prohibitive transportation problems exist (e.g., to 3655
5127	5127	and from day care). 3656
5128	5128	3657
5129	5129	Within 10 days after sanction notification, the participant 3658
5130	5130	parent of a dependent child or the teenage participant may file 3659
5131	5131	an internal fair hearings process review procedure appeal, and 3660
5132	5132	no sanction shall be im posed until the appeal is resolved. 3661
5133	5133	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 3662
5134	5134	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 3663
5135	5135	Section 94. Subsection (14) of section 415.102, Florida 3664
5136	5136	Statutes, is amended to read: 3665
5137	5137	415.102 Definitions of terms used in ss. 415.101-415.113.—3666
5138	5138	As used in ss. 415.101 -415.113, the term: 3667
5139	5139	(14) "Intimidation" means the communication by word or act 3668
5140	5140	to a vulnerable adult that such that person will be deprived of 3669
5141	5141	food, nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, medicine, 3670
5142	5142	medical services, money, or financial support or will suffer 3671
5143	5143	physical violence. 3672
5144	5144	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 3673
5145	5145	Section 95. Subsections (4) through (41) of section 3674
5146	5146	440.02, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 3675
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5157	5157	440.02 Definitions.—When used in this chapter, unless the 3676
5158	5158	context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall 3677
5159	5159	have the following meanings: 3678
5160	5160	(5)(4) "Carrier" means any person or fund authorized under 3679
5161	5161	s. 440.38 to insure under this chapter and includes a self -3680
5162	5162	insurer, and a commercial self -insurance fund authorized under 3681
5163	5163	s. 624.462. 3682
5164	5164	(6)(5) "Casual" as used in this section refers only to 3683
5165	5165	employments for work that is anticipated to be completed in 10 3684
5166	5166	working days or less, without regard to the number of persons 3685
5167	5167	employed, and at a total labor cost of less than $500. 3686
5168	5168	(7)(6) "Child" includes a posthumous child, a child 3687
5169	5169	legally adopted prior to the injury of the employee, and a 3688
5170	5170	stepchild or acknowledged child born out of wedlock dependent 3689
5171	5171	upon the deceased, but does no t include married children unless 3690
5172	5172	wholly dependent on the employee. "Grandchild" means a child as 3691
5173	5173	above defined of a child as above defined. "Brother" and 3692
5174	5174	"sister" include stepbrothers and stepsisters, half brothers and 3693
5175	5175	half sisters, and brothers and siste rs by adoption, but does not 3694
5176	5176	include married brothers or married sisters unless wholly 3695
5177	5177	dependent on the employee. "Child," "grandchild," "brother," and 3696
5178	5178	"sister" include only persons who at the time of the death of 3697
5179	5179	the deceased employees are under 18 years of age, or under 22 3698
5180	5180	years of age if a full -time student in an accredited educational 3699
5181	5181	institution. 3700
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5192	5192	(8)(7) "Compensation" means the money allowance payable to 3701
5193	5193	an employee or to his or her dependents as provided for in this 3702
5194	5194	chapter. 3703
5195	5195	(10)(8) "Construction industry" means for -profit 3704
5196	5196	activities involving any building, clearing, filling, 3705
5197	5197	excavation, or substantial improvement in the size or use of any 3706
5198	5198	structure or the appearance of any land. However, "construction" 3707
5199	5199	does not mean a homeowner's a ct of construction or the result of 3708
5200	5200	a construction upon his or her own premises, provided such 3709
5201	5201	premises are not intended to be sold, resold, or leased by the 3710
5202	5202	owner within 1 year after the commencement of construction. The 3711
5203	5203	division may, by rule, establish c odes and definitions thereof 3712
5204	5204	that meet the criteria of the term "construction industry" as 3713
5205	5205	set forth in this section. 3714
5206	5206	(11)(9) "Corporate officer" or "officer of a corporation" 3715
5207	5207	means any person who fills an office provided for in the 3716
5208	5208	corporate charter or articles of incorporation filed with the 3717
5209	5209	Division of Corporations of the Department of State or as 3718
5210	5210	authorized or required under part I of chapter 607. The term 3719
5211	5211	"officer of a corporation" includes a member owning at least 10 3720
5212	5212	percent of a limited liability c ompany as defined in and 3721
5213	5213	organized pursuant to chapter 605. 3722
5214	5214	(12)(10) "Date of maximum medical improvement" means the 3723
5215	5215	date after which further recovery from, or lasting improvement 3724
5216	5216	to, an injury or disease can no longer reasonably be 3725
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5227	5227	anticipated, based up on reasonable medical probability. 3726
5228	5228	(13)(11) "Death" as a basis for a right to compensation 3727
5229	5229	means only death resulting from an injury. 3728
5230	5230	(14)(12) "Department" means the Department of Financial 3729
5231	5231	Services; the term does not include the Financial Services 3730
5232	5232	Commission or any office of the commission. 3731
5233	5233	(15)(13) "Disability" means incapacity because of the 3732
5234	5234	injury to earn in the same or any other employment the wages 3733
5235	5235	which the employee was receiving at the time of the injury. 3734
5236	5236	(16)(14) "Division" means the Divisi on of Workers' 3735
5237	5237	Compensation of the Department of Financial Services. 3736
5238	5238	(18)(15)(a) "Employee" means any person who receives 3737
5239	5239	remuneration from an employer for the performance of any work or 3738
5240	5240	service while engaged in any employment under any appointment or 3739
5241	5241	contract for hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or 3740
5242	5242	written, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, and includes, 3741
5243	5243	but is not limited to, aliens and minors. 3742
5244	5244	(b) "Employee" includes any person who is an officer of a 3743
5245	5245	corporation and who perform s services for remuneration for such 3744
5246	5246	corporation within this state, whether or not such services are 3745
5247	5247	continuous. 3746
5248	5248	1. Any officer of a corporation may elect to be exempt 3747
5249	5249	from this chapter by filing notice of the election with the 3748
5250	5250	department as provided in s. 440.05. 3749
5251	5251	2. As to officers of a corporation who are engaged in the 3750
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5260	5260	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5261	5261
5262	5262	construction industry, no more than three officers of a 3751
5263	5263	corporation or of any group of affiliated corporations may elect 3752
5264	5264	to be exempt from this chapter by filing a notice of the 3753
5265	5265	election with the department as provided in s. 440.05. Officers 3754
5266	5266	must be shareholders, each owning at least 10 percent of the 3755
5267	5267	stock of such corporation and listed as an officer of such 3756
5268	5268	corporation with the Division of Corporations of the Department 3757
5269	5269	of State, in order to elect exemptions under this chapter. For 3758
5270	5270	purposes of this subparagraph, the term "affiliated" means and 3759
5271	5271	includes one or more corporations or entities, any one of which 3760
5272	5272	is a corporation engaged in the construction industry, under the 3761
5273	5273	same or substantially the same control of a group of business 3762
5274	5274	entities which are connected or associated so that one entity 3763
5275	5275	controls or has the power to control each of the other business 3764
5276	5276	entities. The term "affiliated" includes, but is not limited to, 3765
5277	5277	the officers, directors, executives, shareholders active in 3766
5278	5278	management, employees, and agents of the affiliated corporation. 3767
5279	5279	The ownership by one business entity of a controlling interest 3768
5280	5280	in another business entity or a pooling of equipment or income 3769
5281	5281	among business entities shall be prima facie evidence that one 3770
5282	5282	business is affiliated with the other. 3771
5283	5283	3. An officer of a corporation who elects to be exempt 3772
5284	5284	from this chapter by filing a notice of the election with the 3773
5285	5285	department as provided in s. 440.05 is not an employee. 3774
5286	5286	3775
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5295	5295	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5296	5296
5297	5297	Services are presumed to have been rendered to the corporation 3776
5298	5298	if the officer is compensated by other than dividends upon 3777
5299	5299	shares of stock of the corporation which the officer owns. 3778
5300	5300	(c) "Employee" includes: 3779
5301	5301	1. A sole proprietor or a partner who is not eng aged in 3780
5302	5302	the construction industry, devotes full time to the 3781
5303	5303	proprietorship or partnership, and elects to be included in the 3782
5304	5304	definition of employee by filing notice thereof as provided in 3783
5305	5305	s. 440.05. 3784
5306	5306	2. All persons who are being paid by a construction 3785
5307	5307	contractor as a subcontractor, unless the subcontractor has 3786
5308	5308	validly elected an exemption as permitted by this chapter, or 3787
5309	5309	has otherwise secured the payment of compensation coverage as a 3788
5310	5310	subcontractor, consistent with s. 440.10, for work performed by 3789
5311	5311	or as a subcontractor. 3790
5312	5312	3. An independent contractor working or performing 3791
5313	5313	services in the construction industry. 3792
5314	5314	4. A sole proprietor who engages in the construction 3793
5315	5315	industry and a partner or partnership that is engaged in the 3794
5316	5316	construction industry. 3795
5317	5317	(d) "Employee" does not include: 3796
5318	5318	1. An independent contractor who is not engaged in the 3797
5319	5319	construction industry. 3798
5320	5320	a. In order to meet the definition of independent 3799
5321	5321	contractor, at least four of the following criteria must be met: 3800
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5330	5330	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5331	5331
5332	5332	(I) The independent contractor maintains a separate 3801
5333	5333	business with his or her own work facility, truck, equipment, 3802
5334	5334	materials, or similar accommodations; 3803
5335	5335	(II) The independent contractor holds or has applied for a 3804
5336	5336	federal employer identification number, unless the independent 3805
5337	5337	contractor is a sole proprietor who is not required to obtain a 3806
5338	5338	federal employer identification number under state or federal 3807
5339	5339	regulations; 3808
5340	5340	(III) The independent contractor receives compensation for 3809
5341	5341	services rendered or work performed and such compensation is 3810
5342	5342	paid to a business rather than to an individual; 3811
5343	5343	(IV) The independent contractor holds one or more bank 3812
5344	5344	accounts in the name of the business entity for purposes of 3813
5345	5345	paying business expenses or other expenses related to services 3814
5346	5346	rendered or work performed for c ompensation; 3815
5347	5347	(V) The independent contractor performs work or is able to 3816
5348	5348	perform work for any entity in addition to or besides the 3817
5349	5349	employer at his or her own election without the necessity of 3818
5350	5350	completing an employment application or process; or 3819
5351	5351	(VI) The independent contractor receives compensation for 3820
5352	5352	work or services rendered on a competitive -bid basis or 3821
5353	5353	completion of a task or a set of tasks as defined by a 3822
5354	5354	contractual agreement, unless such contractual agreement 3823
5355	5355	expressly states that an employment rel ationship exists. 3824
5356	5356	b. If four of the criteria listed in sub -subparagraph a. 3825
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5365	5365	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5366	5366
5367	5367	do not exist, an individual may still be presumed to be an 3826
5368	5368	independent contractor and not an employee based on full 3827
5369	5369	consideration of the nature of the individual situation with 3828
5370	5370	regard to satisfying any of the following conditions: 3829
5371	5371	(I) The independent contractor performs or agrees to 3830
5372	5372	perform specific services or work for a specific amount of money 3831
5373	5373	and controls the means of performing the services or work. 3832
5374	5374	(II) The independent co ntractor incurs the principal 3833
5375	5375	expenses related to the service or work that he or she performs 3834
5376	5376	or agrees to perform. 3835
5377	5377	(III) The independent contractor is responsible for the 3836
5378	5378	satisfactory completion of the work or services that he or she 3837
5379	5379	performs or agrees to perform. 3838
5380	5380	(IV) The independent contractor receives compensation for 3839
5381	5381	work or services performed for a commission or on a per -job 3840
5382	5382	basis and not on any other basis. 3841
5383	5383	(V) The independent contractor may realize a profit or 3842
5384	5384	suffer a loss in connection with performing work or services. 3843
5385	5385	(VI) The independent contractor has continuing or 3844
5386	5386	recurring business liabilities or obligations. 3845
5387	5387	(VII) The success or failure of the independent 3846
5388	5388	contractor's business depends on the relationship of business 3847
5389	5389	receipts to expenditures. 3848
5390	5390	c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 3849
5391	5391	subparagraph, an individual claiming to be an independent 3850
5392	5392
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5400	5400	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5401	5401
5402	5402	contractor has the burden of proving that he or she is an 3851
5403	5403	independent contractor for purposes of this chapter. 3852
5404	5404	2. A real estate lice nsee, if that person agrees, in 3853
5405	5405	writing, to perform for remuneration solely by way of 3854
5406	5406	commission. 3855
5407	5407	3. Bands, orchestras, and musical and theatrical 3856
5408	5408	performers, including disk jockeys, performing in licensed 3857
5409	5409	premises as defined in chapter 562, if a written contract 3858
5410	5410	evidencing an independent contractor relationship is entered 3859
5411	5411	into before the commencement of such entertainment. 3860
5412	5412	4. An owner-operator of a motor vehicle who transports 3861
5413	5413	property under a written contract with a motor carrier which 3862
5414	5414	evidences a relationship by which the owner -operator assumes the 3863
5415	5415	responsibility of an employer for the performance of the 3864
5416	5416	contract, if the owner -operator is required to furnish motor 3865
5417	5417	vehicle equipment as identified in the written contract and the 3866
5418	5418	principal costs incident al to the performance of the contract, 3867
5419	5419	including, but not limited to, fuel and repairs, provided a 3868
5420	5420	motor carrier's advance of costs to the owner -operator when a 3869
5421	5421	written contract evidences the owner -operator's obligation to 3870
5422	5422	reimburse such advance shall be t reated as the owner-operator 3871
5423	5423	furnishing such cost and the owner -operator is not paid by the 3872
5424	5424	hour or on some other time -measured basis. 3873
5425	5425	5. A person whose employment is both casual and not in the 3874
5426	5426	course of the trade, business, profession, or occupation of the 3875
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5435	5435	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5436	5436
5437	5437	employer. 3876
5438	5438	6. A volunteer, except a volunteer worker for the state or 3877
5439	5439	a county, municipality, or other governmental entity. A person 3878
5440	5440	who does not receive monetary remuneration for services is 3879
5441	5441	presumed to be a volunteer unless there is substantial evid ence 3880
5442	5442	that a valuable consideration was intended by both employer and 3881
5443	5443	employee. For purposes of this chapter, the term "volunteer" 3882
5444	5444	includes, but is not limited to: 3883
5445	5445	a. Persons who serve in private nonprofit agencies and who 3884
5446	5446	receive no compensation other th an expenses in an amount less 3885
5447	5447	than or equivalent to the standard mileage and per diem expenses 3886
5448	5448	provided to salaried employees in the same agency or, if such 3887
5449	5449	agency does not have salaried employees who receive mileage and 3888
5450	5450	per diem, then such volunteers who receive no compensation other 3889
5451	5451	than expenses in an amount less than or equivalent to the 3890
5452	5452	customary mileage and per diem paid to salaried workers in the 3891
5453	5453	community as determined by the department; and 3892
5454	5454	b. Volunteers participating in federal programs 3893
5455	5455	established under Pub. L. No. 93 -113. 3894
5456	5456	7. Unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter, any 3895
5457	5457	officer of a corporation who elects to be exempt from this 3896
5458	5458	chapter. Such officer is not an employee for any reason under 3897
5459	5459	this chapter until the notice of revocation of elec tion filed 3898
5460	5460	pursuant to s. 440.05 is effective. 3899
5461	5461	8. An officer of a corporation that is engaged in the 3900
5462	5462
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5470	5470	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5471	5471
5472	5472	construction industry who elects to be exempt from the 3901
5473	5473	provisions of this chapter, as otherwise permitted by this 3902
5474	5474	chapter. Such officer is not an employee for any reason until 3903
5475	5475	the notice of revocation of election filed pursuant to s. 440.05 3904
5476	5476	is effective. 3905
5477	5477	9. An exercise rider who does not work for a single horse 3906
5478	5478	farm or breeder, and who is compensated for riding on a case -by-3907
5479	5479	case basis, provided a written contract is entered into prior to 3908
5480	5480	the commencement of such activity which evidences that an 3909
5481	5481	employee/employer relationship does not exist. 3910
5482	5482	10. A taxicab, limousine, or other passenger vehicle -for-3911
5483	5483	hire driver who operates said vehicles pursuant to a written 3912
5484	5484	agreement with a company which provides any dispatch, marketing, 3913
5485	5485	insurance, communications, or other services under which the 3914
5486	5486	driver and any fees or charges paid by the driver to the company 3915
5487	5487	for such services are not conditioned upon, or express ed as a 3916
5488	5488	proportion of, fare revenues. 3917
5489	5489	11. A person who performs services as a sports official 3918
5490	5490	for an entity sponsoring an interscholastic sports event or for 3919
5491	5491	a public entity or private, nonprofit organization that sponsors 3920
5492	5492	an amateur sports event. For pu rposes of this subparagraph, such 3921
5493	5493	a person is an independent contractor. For purposes of this 3922
5494	5494	subparagraph, the term "sports official" means any person who is 3923
5495	5495	a neutral participant in a sports event, including, but not 3924
5496	5496	limited to, umpires, referees, judges , linespersons, 3925
5497	5497
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5505	5505	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5506	5506
5507	5507	scorekeepers, or timekeepers. This subparagraph does not apply 3926
5508	5508	to any person employed by a district school board who serves as 3927
5509	5509	a sports official as required by the employing school board or 3928
5510	5510	who serves as a sports official as part of his or her 3929
5511	5511	responsibilities during normal school hours. 3930
5512	5512	12. Medicaid-enrolled clients under chapter 393 who are 3931
5513	5513	excluded from the definition of employment under s. 3932
5514	5514	443.1216(4)(d) and served by Adult Day Training Services under 3933
5515	5515	the Home and Community -Based or the Family and Supported Living 3934
5516	5516	Medicaid Waiver program in a sheltered workshop setting licensed 3935
5517	5517	by the United States Department of Labor for the purpose of 3936
5518	5518	training and earning less than the federal hourly minimum wage. 3937
5519	5519	13. Medicaid-enrolled clients under chapter 393 who are 3938
5520	5520	excluded from the definition of employment under s. 3939
5521	5521	443.1216(4)(d) and served by Adult Day Training Services under 3940
5522	5522	the Family and Supported Living Medicaid Waiver program in a 3941
5523	5523	sheltered workshop setting licensed by the United States 3942
5524	5524	Department of Labor for the purpose of training and earning less 3943
5525	5525	than the federal hourly minimum wage. 3944
5526	5526	(19)(16)(a) "Employer" means the state and all political 3945
5527	5527	subdivisions thereof, all public and quasi -public corporations 3946
5528	5528	therein, every person carrying on any employment, and the legal 3947
5529	5529	representative of a deceased person or the receiver or trustees 3948
5530	5530	of any person. The term also includes employee leasing 3949
5531	5531	companies, as defined in s. 468.520(5), and employment agencies 3950
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5540	5540	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
5541	5541
5542	5542	that provide their own employees to other persons. If the 3951
5543	5543	employer is a corporation, parties in actual control of the 3952
5544	5544	corporation, including, but not limited to, the president, 3953
5545	5545	officers who exercise broad corporate powers, directors, and all 3954
5546	5546	shareholders who directly or indirectly own a controllin g 3955
5547	5547	interest in the corporation, are considered the employer for the 3956
5548	5548	purposes of ss. 440.105, 440.106, and 440.107. 3957
5549	5549	(b) A homeowner shall not be considered the employer of 3958
5550	5550	persons hired by the homeowner to carry out construction on the 3959
5551	5551	homeowner's own prem ises if those premises are not intended for 3960
5552	5552	immediate lease, sale, or resale. 3961
5553	5553	(c) Facilities serving individuals under subparagraph 3962
5554	5554	(18)(d)12. (15)(d)12. shall be considered agents of the Agency 3963
5555	5555	for Health Care Administration as it relates to providing A dult 3964
5556	5556	Day Training Services under the Home and Community -Based 3965
5557	5557	Medicaid Waiver program and not employers or third parties for 3966
5558	5558	the purpose of limiting or denying Medicaid benefits. 3967
5559	5559	(20)(17)(a) "Employment," subject to the other provisions 3968
5560	5560	of this chapter, means any service performed by an employee for 3969
5561	5561	the person employing him or her. 3970
5562	5562	(b) "Employment" includes: 3971
5563	5563	1. Employment by the state and all political subdivisions 3972
5564	5564	thereof and all public and quasi -public corporations therein, 3973
5565	5565	including officers electe d at the polls. 3974
5566	5566	2. All private employments in which four or more employees 3975
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5576	5576
5577	5577	are employed by the same employer or, with respect to the 3976
5578	5578	construction industry, all private employment in which one or 3977
5579	5579	more employees are employed by the same employer. 3978
5580	5580	3. Volunteer firefighters responding to or assisting with 3979
5581	5581	fire or medical emergencies whether or not the firefighters are 3980
5582	5582	on duty. 3981
5583	5583	(c) "Employment" does not include service performed by or 3982
5584	5584	as: 3983
5585	5585	1. Domestic servants in private homes. 3984
5586	5586	2. Agricultural labor per formed on a farm in the employ of 3985
5587	5587	a bona fide farmer, or association of farmers, that employs 5 or 3986
5588	5588	fewer regular employees and that employs fewer than 12 other 3987
5589	5589	employees at one time for seasonal agricultural labor that is 3988
5590	5590	completed in less than 30 days, pr ovided such seasonal 3989
5591	5591	employment does not exceed 45 days in the same calendar year. 3990
5592	5592	The term "farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, fur -3991
5593	5593	bearing animals, fish, and truck farms, ranches, nurseries, and 3992
5594	5594	orchards. The term "agricultural labor" includes f ield foremen, 3993
5595	5595	timekeepers, checkers, and other farm labor supervisory 3994
5596	5596	personnel. 3995
5597	5597	3. Professional athletes, such as professional boxers, 3996
5598	5598	wrestlers, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, polo, tennis, 3997
5599	5599	jai alai, and similar players, and motorsports teams competing 3998
5600	5600	in a motor racing event as defined in s. 549.08. 3999
5601	5601	4. Labor under a sentence of a court to perform community 4000
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5611	5611
5612	5612	services as provided in s. 316.193. 4001
5613	5613	5. State prisoners or county inmates, except those 4002
5614	5614	performing services for private employers or tho se enumerated in 4003
5615	5615	s. 948.036(1). 4004
5616	5616	(27)(18) "Misconduct" includes, but is not limited to, the 4005
5617	5617	following, which shall not be construed in pari materia with 4006
5618	5618	each other: 4007
5619	5619	(a) Conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of 4008
5620	5620	an employer's interests as is f ound in deliberate violation or 4009
5621	5621	disregard of standards of behavior which the employer has the 4010
5622	5622	right to expect of the employee; or 4011
5623	5623	(b) Carelessness or negligence of such a degree or 4012
5624	5624	recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, or evil 4013
5625	5625	design, or to show an intentional and substantial disregard of 4014
5626	5626	an employer's interests or of the employee's duties and 4015
5627	5627	obligations to the employer. 4016
5628	5628	(23)(19) "Injury" means personal injury or death by 4017
5629	5629	accident arising out of and in the course of employment, and 4018
5630	5630	such diseases or infection as naturally or unavoidably result 4019
5631	5631	from such injury. Damage to dentures, eyeglasses, prosthetic 4020
5632	5632	devices, and artificial limbs may be included in this definition 4021
5633	5633	only when the damage is shown to be part of, or in conjunction 4022
5634	5634	with, an accident. This damage must specifically occur as the 4023
5635	5635	result of an accident in the normal course of employment. 4024
5636	5636	(29)(20) "Parent" includes stepparents and parents by 4025
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5646	5646
5647	5647	adoption, parents-in-law, and any persons who for more than 3 4026
5648	5648	years prior to the death of the deceased employee stood in the 4027
5649	5649	place of a parent to him or her and were dependent on the 4028
5650	5650	injured employee. 4029
5651	5651	(30)(21) "Partner" means any person who is a member of a 4030
5652	5652	partnership that is formed by two or more persons to carry on as 4031
5653	5653	co-owners of a business with the understanding that there will 4032
5654	5654	be a proportional sharing of the profits and losses between 4033
5655	5655	them. For the purposes of this chapter, a partner is a person 4034
5656	5656	who participates fully in the management of the partnership and 4035
5657	5657	who is personally liable for its debts. 4036
5658	5658	(31)(22) "Permanent impairment" means any anatomic or 4037
5659	5659	functional abnormality or loss determined as a percentage of the 4038
5660	5660	body as a whole, existing after the date of maximum medical 4039
5661	5661	improvement, which results from the injury. 4040
5662	5662	(32)(23) "Person" means individual, partnership, 4041
5663	5663	association, or corporation, including any public service 4042
5664	5664	corporation. 4043
5665	5665	(33)(24) "Self-insurer" means: 4044
5666	5666	(a) Any employer who has secured payment of compensation 4045
5667	5667	pursuant to s. 440.38(1)(b) or (6) as an individual self-4046
5668	5668	insurer; 4047
5669	5669	(b) Any employer who has secured payment of compensation 4048
5670	5670	through a group self -insurance fund under s. 624.4621; 4049
5671	5671	(c) Any group self-insurance fund established under s. 4050
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5681	5681
5682	5682	624.4621; 4051
5683	5683	(d) A public utility as defined in s. 364.02 or s. 366.02 4052
5684	5684	that has assumed by contract the liabilities of contractors or 4053
5685	5685	subcontractors pursuant to s. 624.46225; or 4054
5686	5686	(e) Any local government self -insurance fund established 4055
5687	5687	under s. 624.4622. 4056
5688	5688	(35)(25) "Sole proprietor" means a natural person who owns 4057
5689	5689	a form of business in which that person owns all the assets of 4058
5690	5690	the business and is solely liable for all the debts of the 4059
5691	5691	business. 4060
5692	5692	(37)(26) "Spouse" includes only a spouse substantially 4061
5693	5693	dependent for financial support upon the decedent and living 4062
5694	5694	with the decedent at the time of the decedent's injury and 4063
5695	5695	death, or substantially dependent upon the decedent for 4064
5696	5696	financial support and living apart at that time for justifiable 4065
5697	5697	cause. 4066
5698	5698	(39)(27) "Time of injury" means the time of the occurrence 4067
5699	5699	of the accident resulting in the injury. 4068
5700	5700	(40)(28) "Wages" means the money rate at which the service 4069
5701	5701	rendered is recompensed under the contract of hiring in force at 4070
5702	5702	the time of the injury and includes only the wages earned and 4071
5703	5703	reported for federal income tax purposes on the job w here the 4072
5704	5704	employee is injured and any other concurrent employment where he 4073
5705	5705	or she is also subject to workers' compensation coverage and 4074
5706	5706	benefits, together with the reasonable value of housing 4075
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5717	5717	furnished to the employee by the employer which is the permanent 4076
5718	5718	year-round residence of the employee, and gratuities to the 4077
5719	5719	extent reported to the employer in writing as taxable income 4078
5720	5720	received in the course of employment from others than the 4079
5721	5721	employer and employer contributions for health insurance for the 4080
5722	5722	employee or the employee's dependents. However, housing 4081
5723	5723	furnished to migrant workers shall be included in wages unless 4082
5724	5724	provided after the time of injury. In employment in which an 4083
5725	5725	employee receives consideration for housing, the reasonable 4084
5726	5726	value of such housing compen sation shall be the actual cost to 4085
5727	5727	the employer or based upon the Fair Market Rent Survey 4086
5728	5728	promulgated pursuant to s. 8 of the Housing and Urban 4087
5729	5729	Development Act of 1974, whichever is less. However, if employer 4088
5730	5730	contributions for housing or health insurance a re continued 4089
5731	5731	after the time of the injury, the contributions are not "wages" 4090
5732	5732	for the purpose of calculating an employee's average weekly 4091
5733	5733	wage. 4092
5734	5734	(41)(29) "Weekly compensation rate" means and refers to 4093
5735	5735	the amount of compensation payable for a period of 7 co nsecutive 4094
5736	5736	calendar days, including any Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and 4095
5737	5737	other nonworking days which fall within such period of 7 4096
5738	5738	consecutive calendar days. When Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or 4097
5739	5739	other nonworking days immediately follow the first 7 calendar 4098
5740	5740	days of disability or occur at the end of a period of disability 4099
5741	5741	as the last day or days of such period, such nonworking days 4100
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5752	5752	constitute a part of the period of disability with respect to 4101
5753	5753	which compensation is payable. 4102
5754	5754	(9)(30) "Construction design profe ssional" means an 4103
5755	5755	architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, or 4104
5756	5756	surveyor and mapper, or any corporation, professional or 4105
5757	5757	general, that has a certificate to practice in the construction 4106
5758	5758	design field from the Department of Business and Profession al 4107
5759	5759	Regulation. 4108
5760	5760	(22)(31) "Individual self-insurer" means any employer who 4109
5761	5761	has secured payment of compensation pursuant to s. 440.38(1)(b) 4110
5762	5762	as an individual self -insurer. 4111
5763	5763	(17)(32) "Domestic individual self -insurer" means an 4112
5764	5764	individual self-insurer: 4113
5765	5765	(a) Which is a corporation formed under the laws of this 4114
5766	5766	state; 4115
5767	5767	(b) Who is an individual who is a resident of this state 4116
5768	5768	or whose primary place of business is located in this state; or 4117
5769	5769	(c) Which is a partnership whose principals are residents 4118
5770	5770	of this state or whose primary place of business is located in 4119
5771	5771	this state. 4120
5772	5772	(21)(33) "Foreign individual self -insurer" means an 4121
5773	5773	individual self-insurer: 4122
5774	5774	(a) Which is a corporation formed under the laws of any 4123
5775	5775	state, district, territory, or commonwealth of the United States 4124
5776	5776	other than this state; 4125
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5787	5787	(b) Who is an individual who is not a resident of this 4126
5788	5788	state and whose primary place of business is not located in this 4127
5789	5789	state; or 4128
5790	5790	(c) Which is a partnership whose principals are not 4129
5791	5791	residents of this state and whose prima ry place of business is 4130
5792	5792	not located in this state. 4131
5793	5793	(25)(34) "Insolvent member" means an individual self -4132
5794	5794	insurer which is a member of the Florida Self -Insurers Guaranty 4133
5795	5795	Association, Incorporated, or which was a member and has 4134
5796	5796	withdrawn pursuant to s. 440. 385(1)(b), and which has been found 4135
5797	5797	insolvent, as defined in subparagraph (24)(a)1. (35)(a)1., 4136
5798	5798	subparagraph (24)(a)2. (35)(a)2., or subparagraph (24)(a)3. 4137
5799	5799	(35)(a)3., by a court of competent jurisdiction in this or any 4138
5800	5800	other state, or meets the definition of subparagraph (24)(a)4. 4139
5801	5801	(35)(a)4. 4140
5802	5802	(24)(35) "Insolvency" or "insolvent" means: 4141
5803	5803	(a) With respect to an individual self -insurer: 4142
5804	5804	1. That all assets of the indiv idual self-insurer, if made 4143
5805	5805	immediately available, would not be sufficient to meet all the 4144
5806	5806	individual self-insurer's liabilities; 4145
5807	5807	2. That the individual self -insurer is unable to pay its 4146
5808	5808	debts as they become due in the usual course of business; 4147
5809	5809	3. That the individual self-insurer has substantially 4148
5810	5810	ceased or suspended the payment of compensation to its employees 4149
5811	5811	as required in this chapter; or 4150
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5822	5822	4. That the individual self -insurer has sought protection 4151
5823	5823	under the United States Bankruptcy Code or has been brought 4152
5824	5824	under the jurisdiction of a court of bankruptcy as a debtor 4153
5825	5825	pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code. 4154
5826	5826	(b) With respect to an employee claiming insolvency 4155
5827	5827	pursuant to s. 440.25(5), a person is insolvent who: 4156
5828	5828	1. Has ceased to pay his or her debts in the ordinary 4157
5829	5829	course of business and cannot pay his or her debts as they 4158
5830	5830	become due; or 4159
5831	5831	2. Has been adjudicated insolvent pursuant to the federal 4160
5832	5832	bankruptcy law. 4161
5833	5833	(4)(36) "Arising out of" pertains to occupational 4162
5834	5834	causation. An accidental injury or death arises out of 4163
5835	5835	employment if work performed in the course and scope of 4164
5836	5836	employment is the major contributing cause of the injury or 4165
5837	5837	death. 4166
5838	5838	(34)(37) "Soft-tissue injury" means an injury that 4167
5839	5839	produces damage to the soft tissues, rather than to the skeletal 4168
5840	5840	tissues or soft organs. 4169
5841	5841	(26)(38) "Insurer" means a group self -insurers' fund 4170
5842	5842	authorized by s. 624.4621, an individual self -insurer authorized 4171
5843	5843	by s. 440.38, a commercial s elf-insurance fund authorized by s. 4172
5844	5844	624.462, an assessable mutual insurer authorized by s. 628.6011, 4173
5845	5845	and an insurer licensed to write workers' compensation and 4174
5846	5846	employer's liability insurance in this state. The term 4175
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5856	5856
5857	5857	"carrier," as used in this chapter, means an insurer as defined 4176
5858	5858	in this subsection. 4177
5859	5859	(38)(39) "Statement," for the purposes of ss. 440.105 and 4178
5860	5860	440.106, shall include the exact fraud statement language in s. 4179
5861	5861	440.105(7). This requirement includes, but is not limited to, 4180
5862	5862	any notice, representation, statement, proof of injury, bill for 4181
5863	5863	services, diagnosis, prescription, hospital or doctor record, X 4182
5864	5864	ray, test result, or other evidence of loss, injury, or expense. 4183
5865	5865	(36)(40) "Specificity" means information on the petition 4184
5866	5866	for benefits sufficient to put the employer or carrier on notice 4185
5867	5867	of the exact statutory classification and outstanding time 4186
5868	5868	period of benefits being requested and includes a detailed 4187
5869	5869	explanation of any benefits received that should be increased, 4188
5870	5870	decreased, changed, or otherwise modifie d. If the petition is 4189
5871	5871	for medical benefits, the information shall include specific 4190
5872	5872	details as to why such benefits are being requested, why such 4191
5873	5873	benefits are medically necessary, and why current treatment, if 4192
5874	5874	any, is not sufficient. Any petition requesting alternate or 4193
5875	5875	other medical care, including, but not limited to, petitions 4194
5876	5876	requesting psychiatric or psychological treatment, must 4195
5877	5877	specifically identify the physician, as defined in s. 440.13(1), 4196
5878	5878	who is recommending such treatment. A copy of a report from such 4197
5879	5879	physician making the recommendation for alternate or other 4198
5880	5880	medical care shall also be attached to the petition. A judge of 4199
5881	5881	compensation claims shall not order such treatment if a 4200
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5892	5892	physician is not recommending such treatment. 4201
5893	5893	(28)(41) "Office of Insurance Regulation" means the Office 4202
5894	5894	of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission. 4203
5895	5895	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 4204
5896	5896	in alphabetical order and to conform cross -references. 4205
5897	5897	Section 96. Subsection (4) of sectio n 440.14, Florida 4206
5898	5898	Statutes, is amended to read: 4207
5899	5899	440.14 Determination of pay. — 4208
5900	5900	(4) Upon termination of the employee or upon termination 4209
5901	5901	of the payment of fringe benefits of any employee who is 4210
5902	5902	collecting indemnity benefits pursuant to s. 440.15(2) or (3 ), 4211
5903	5903	the employer shall within 7 days of such termination file a 4212
5904	5904	corrected 13-week wage statement reflecting the wages paid and 4213
5905	5905	the fringe benefits that had been paid to the injured employee, 4214
5906	5906	as provided in s. 440.02(40) 440.02(28). 4215
5907	5907	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4216
5908	5908	definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 4217
5909	5909	Section 97. Subsection (3) of section 440.151, Florida 4218
5910	5910	Statutes, is amended to read: 4219
5911	5911	440.151 Occupational diseases. — 4220
5912	5912	(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 4221
5913	5913	"disablement" means disability as described in s. 440.02(15) 4222
5914	5914	440.02(13). 4223
5915	5915	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4224
5916	5916	definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 4225
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5927	5927	Section 98. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 4226
5928	5928	440.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to r ead: 4227
5929	5929	440.385 Florida Self -Insurers Guaranty Association, 4228
5930	5930	Incorporated.— 4229
5931	5931	(1) CREATION OF ASSOCIATION. — 4230
5932	5932	(a) There is created a nonprofit corporation to be known 4231
5933	5933	as the "Florida Self -Insurers Guaranty Association, 4232
5934	5934	Incorporated," hereinafter referred to as "the association." 4233
5935	5935	Upon incorporation of the association, all individual self -4234
5936	5936	insurers as defined in ss. 440.02(33)(a) 440.02(24)(a) and 4235
5937	5937	440.38(1)(b), other than individual self -insurers which are 4236
5938	5938	public utilities or governmental entities, shall be memb ers of 4237
5939	5939	the association as a condition of their authority to 4238
5940	5940	individually self-insure in this state. The association shall 4239
5941	5941	perform its functions under a plan of operation as established 4240
5942	5942	and approved under subsection (5) and shall exercise its powers 4241
5943	5943	and duties through a board of directors as established under 4242
5944	5944	subsection (2). The association shall have those powers granted 4243
5945	5945	or permitted corporations not for profit, as provided in chapter 4244
5946	5946	617. The activities of the association shall be subject to 4245
5947	5947	review by the department. The department shall have oversight 4246
5948	5948	responsibility as set forth in this section. The association is 4247
5949	5949	specifically authorized to enter into agreements with this state 4248
5950	5950	to perform specified services. 4249
5951	5951	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reorde ring of 4250
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5962	5962	definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 4251
5963	5963	Section 99. Subsection (2) of section 440.525, Florida 4252
5964	5964	Statutes, is amended to read: 4253
5965	5965	440.525 Examination and investigation of carriers and 4254
5966	5966	claims-handling entities.— 4255
5967	5967	(2) An examination may cover any per iod of the carrier's, 4256
5968	5968	third-party administrator's, servicing agent's, or other claims -4257
5969	5969	handling entity's operations since the last previous 4258
5970	5970	examination. An investigation based upon a reasonable belief by 4259
5971	5971	the department that a material violation of this chap ter has 4260
5972	5972	occurred may cover any time period, but may not predate the last 4261
5973	5973	examination by more than 5 years. The department may by rule 4262
5974	5974	establish procedures, standards, and protocols for examinations 4263
5975	5975	and investigations. If the department finds any violation of 4264
5976	5976	this chapter, it may impose administrative penalties pursuant to 4265
5977	5977	this chapter. If the department finds any self -insurer in 4266
5978	5978	violation of this chapter, it may take action pursuant to s. 4267
5979	5979	440.38(3). Examinations or investigations by the department may 4268
5980	5980	address, but are not limited to addressing, patterns or 4269
5981	5981	practices of unreasonable delay in claims handling; timeliness 4270
5982	5982	and accuracy of payments and reports under ss. 440.13, 440.16, 4271
5983	5983	and 440.185; or patterns or practices of harassment, coercion, 4272
5984	5984	or intimidation of claimants. The department may also specify by 4273
5985	5985	rule the documentation to be maintained for each claim file. 4274
5986	5986	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 4275
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5997	5997	Section 100. Subsection (5) of section 455.32, Florida 4276
5998	5998	Statutes, is amended to read: 4277
5999	5999	455.32 Management Privatization Act. — 4278
6000	6000	(5) Any such corporation may hire staff as necessary to 4279
6001	6001	carry out its functions. Such staff are not public employees for 4280
6002	6002	the purposes of chapter 110 or chapter 112, except that the 4281
6003	6003	board of directors and the employees of the corporation are 4282
6004	6004	subject to the provisions of s. 112.061 and part III of chapter 4283
6005	6005	112. The provisions of s. 768.28 apply to each such corporation, 4284
6006	6006	which is deemed to be a corporation primarily acting as an 4285
6007	6007	instrumentality of the state but which is not an agency within 4286
6008	6008	the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 20.03(11). 4287
6009	6009	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4288
6010	6010	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 4289
6011	6011	Section 101. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 4290
6012	6012	456.048, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4291
6013	6013	456.048 Financial responsibility re quirements for certain 4292
6014	6014	health care practitioners. — 4293
6015	6015	(2) The board or department may grant exemptions upon 4294
6016	6016	application by practitioners meeting any of the following 4295
6017	6017	criteria: 4296
6018	6018	(a) Any person licensed under chapter 457, s. 458.3475, s. 4297
6019	6019	459.023, chapter 460 , chapter 461, s. 464.012, chapter 466, or 4298
6020	6020	chapter 467 who practices exclusively as an officer, employee, 4299
6021	6021	or agent of the Federal Government or of the state or its 4300
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6032	6032	agencies or its subdivisions. For the purposes of this 4301
6033	6033	subsection, an agent of the state, it s agencies, or its 4302
6034	6034	subdivisions is a person who is eligible for coverage under any 4303
6035	6035	self-insurance or insurance program authorized by the provisions 4304
6036	6036	of s. 768.28(16) or who is a volunteer under s. 110.501(4) 4305
6037	6037	110.501(1). 4306
6038	6038	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4307
6039	6039	definitions in s. 110.501 by this act. 4308
6040	6040	Section 102. Subsection (17) of section 456.076, Florida 4309
6041	6041	Statutes, is amended to read: 4310
6042	6042	456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. — 4311
6043	6043	(17) A consultant may disclose to a referral or 4312
6044	6044	participant, or to the legal representative of the referral or 4313
6045	6045	participant, the documents, records, or other information from 4314
6046	6046	the consultant's file, including information received by the 4315
6047	6047	consultant from other sources; information on the terms required 4316
6048	6048	for the referral's or participant's monitoring contract, the 4317
6049	6049	referral's or participant's progress or inability to progress, 4318
6050	6050	or the referral's or participant's discharge or termination; 4319
6051	6051	information supporting the conclusion of material noncompliance; 4320
6052	6052	or any other information required by law. The consultant must 4321
6053	6053	disclose to the department, upon the department's request, 4322
6054	6054	whether an applicant for a multistate license under s. 464.0095 4323
6055	6055	is participating in a treatment program and must report to the 4324
6056	6056	department when a nurse holding a multistate license under s. 4325
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6067	6067	464.0095 enters a treatment program. A nurse holding a 4326
6068	6068	multistate license pursuant to s. 464.0095 must report to the 4327
6069	6069	department within 2 business days after entering a treatment 4328
6070	6070	program pursuant to this section. If a consultan t discloses 4329
6071	6071	information to the department in accordance with this chapter 4330
6072	6072	part, a referral or participant, or his or her legal 4331
6073	6073	representative, may obtain a complete copy of the consultant's 4332
6074	6074	file from the consultant or the department under s. 456.073. 4333
6075	6075	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the arrangement of chapter 4334
6076	6076	456, which is not divided into parts. 4335
6077	6077	Section 103. Paragraphs (f) through (h) of subsection (5) 4336
6078	6078	of section 468.603, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended 4337
6079	6079	to read: 4338
6080	6080	468.603 Definitions. —As used in this part: 4339
6081	6081	(5) "Categories of building code inspectors" include the 4340
6082	6082	following: 4341
6083	6083	(h)(f) "Residential inspector" means a person who is 4342
6084	6084	qualified to inspect and determine that one -family, two-family, 4343
6085	6085	or three-family residences not exceeding two habitable stories 4344
6086	6086	above no more than one uninhabitable story and accessory use 4345
6087	6087	structures in connection therewith are constructed in accordance 4346
6088	6088	with the provisions of the governing building, plumbing, 4347
6089	6089	mechanical, accessibility, and electrical codes. 4348
6090	6090	(f)(g) "Plumbing inspector" means a person who is 4349
6091	6091	qualified to inspect and determine that the plumbing 4350
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6102	6102	installations and systems for buildings and structures are in 4351
6103	6103	compliance with the provisions of the governing plumbing code. 4352
6104	6104	(g)(h) "Residential electrical inspector" means a person 4353
6105	6105	who is qualified to inspect and determine the electrical safety 4354
6106	6106	of one and two family dwellings and accessory structures by 4355
6107	6107	inspecting for compliance with the applicable provisions of the 4356
6108	6108	governing electrical code. 4357
6109	6109	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of subsection 4358
6110	6110	(5) in alphabetical order. 4359
6111	6111	Section 104. Subsection (3) of section 471.038, Florida 4360
6112	6112	Statutes, is amended to read: 4361
6113	6113	471.038 Florida Engineers Management Corporation. — 4362
6114	6114	(3) The Florida Engineers Managemen t Corporation is 4363
6115	6115	created to provide administrative, investigative, and 4364
6116	6116	prosecutorial services to the board in accordance with the 4365
6117	6117	provisions of chapter 455 and this chapter. The management 4366
6118	6118	corporation may hire staff as necessary to carry out its 4367
6119	6119	functions. Such staff are not public employees for the purposes 4368
6120	6120	of chapter 110 or chapter 112, except that the board of 4369
6121	6121	directors and the staff are subject to the provisions of s. 4370
6122	6122	112.061. The provisions of s. 768.28 apply to the management 4371
6123	6123	corporation, which is dee med to be a corporation primarily 4372
6124	6124	acting as an instrumentality of the state, but which is not an 4373
6125	6125	agency within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 20.03(11). The 4374
6126	6126	management corporation shall: 4375
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6135	6135	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6136	6136
6137	6137	(a) Be a Florida corporation not for profit, incorporated 4376
6138	6138	under the provisions of chapter 617. 4377
6139	6139	(b) Provide administrative, investigative, and 4378
6140	6140	prosecutorial services to the board in accordance with the 4379
6141	6141	provisions of chapter 455, this chapter, and the contract 4380
6142	6142	required by this section. 4381
6143	6143	(c) Receive, hold, and administer prop erty and make only 4382
6144	6144	prudent expenditures directly related to the responsibilities of 4383
6145	6145	the board, and in accordance with the contract required by this 4384
6146	6146	section. 4385
6147	6147	(d) Be approved by the board, and the department, to 4386
6148	6148	operate for the benefit of the board and in the best interest of 4387
6149	6149	the state. 4388
6150	6150	(e) Operate under a fiscal year that begins on July 1 of 4389
6151	6151	each year and ends on June 30 of the following year. 4390
6152	6152	(f) Have a seven-member board of directors, five of whom 4391
6153	6153	are to be appointed by the board and must be registra nts 4392
6154	6154	regulated by the board and two of whom are to be appointed by 4393
6155	6155	the secretary and must be laypersons not regulated by the board. 4394
6156	6156	All appointments shall be for 4 -year terms. No member shall 4395
6157	6157	serve more than two consecutive terms. Failure to attend three 4396
6158	6158	consecutive meetings shall be deemed a resignation from the 4397
6159	6159	board, and the vacancy shall be filled by a new appointment. 4398
6160	6160	(g) Select its officers in accordance with its bylaws. The 4399
6161	6161	members of the board of directors who were appointed by the 4400
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6170	6170	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6171	6171
6172	6172	board may be removed by the board. 4401
6173	6173	(h) Select the president of the management corporation, 4402
6174	6174	who shall also serve as executive director to the board, subject 4403
6175	6175	to approval of the board. 4404
6176	6176	(i) Use a portion of the interest derived from the 4405
6177	6177	management corporation account t o offset the costs associated 4406
6178	6178	with the use of credit cards for payment of fees by applicants 4407
6179	6179	or licensees. 4408
6180	6180	(j) Operate under a written contract with the department 4409
6181	6181	which is approved by the board. The contract must provide for, 4410
6182	6182	but is not limited to: 4411
6183	6183	1. Submission by the management corporation of an annual 4412
6184	6184	budget that complies with board rules for approval by the board 4413
6185	6185	and the department. 4414
6186	6186	2. Annual certification by the board and the department 4415
6187	6187	that the management corporation is complying with the terms of 4416
6188	6188	the contract in a manner consistent with the goals and purposes 4417
6189	6189	of the board and in the best interest of the state. This 4418
6190	6190	certification must be reported in the board's minutes. The 4419
6191	6191	contract must also provide for methods and mechanisms to resolve 4420
6192	6192	any situation in which the certification process determines 4421
6193	6193	noncompliance. 4422
6194	6194	3. Funding of the management corporation through 4423
6195	6195	appropriations allocated to the regulation of professional 4424
6196	6196	engineers from the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. 4425
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6205	6205	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6206	6206
6207	6207	4. The reversion to t he board, or the state if the board 4426
6208	6208	ceases to exist, of moneys, records, data, and property held in 4427
6209	6209	trust by the management corporation for the benefit of the 4428
6210	6210	board, if the management corporation is no longer approved to 4429
6211	6211	operate for the board or the board ceases to exist. All records 4430
6212	6212	and data in a computerized database shall be returned to the 4431
6213	6213	department in a form that is compatible with the computerized 4432
6214	6214	database of the department. 4433
6215	6215	5. The securing and maintaining by the management 4434
6216	6216	corporation, during the term of the contract and for all acts 4435
6217	6217	performed during the term of the contract, of all liability 4436
6218	6218	insurance coverages in an amount to be approved by the board to 4437
6219	6219	defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the management corporation 4438
6220	6220	and its officers and employees , the department and its 4439
6221	6221	employees, and the state against all claims arising from state 4440
6222	6222	and federal laws. Such insurance coverage must be with insurers 4441
6223	6223	qualified and doing business in the state. The management 4442
6224	6224	corporation must provide proof of insurance to the department. 4443
6225	6225	The department and its employees and the state are exempt from 4444
6226	6226	and are not liable for any sum of money which represents a 4445
6227	6227	deductible, which sums shall be the sole responsibility of the 4446
6228	6228	management corporation. Violation of this subparagraph shall be 4447
6229	6229	grounds for terminating the contract. 4448
6230	6230	6. Payment by the management corporation, out of its 4449
6231	6231	allocated budget, to the department of all costs of 4450
6232	6232
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6240	6240	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6241	6241
6242	6242	representation by the board counsel, including salary and 4451
6243	6243	benefits, travel, and any other compensatio n traditionally paid 4452
6244	6244	by the department to other board counsel. 4453
6245	6245	7. Payment by the management corporation, out of its 4454
6246	6246	allocated budget, to the department of all costs incurred by the 4455
6247	6247	management corporation or the board for the Division of 4456
6248	6248	Administrative Hearings of the Department of Management Services 4457
6249	6249	and any other cost for utilization of these state services. 4458
6250	6250	8. Payment by the management corporation, out of its 4459
6251	6251	allocated budget, to the department of reasonable costs 4460
6252	6252	associated with the contract monitor. 4461
6253	6253	(k) Provide for an annual financial audit of its financial 4462
6254	6254	accounts and records by an independent certified public 4463
6255	6255	accountant. The annual audit report shall include a management 4464
6256	6256	letter in accordance with s. 11.45 and a detailed supplemental 4465
6257	6257	schedule of expenditures for each expenditure category. The 4466
6258	6258	annual audit report must be submitted to the board, the 4467
6259	6259	department, and the Auditor General for review. 4468
6260	6260	(l) Provide for persons not employed by the corporation 4469
6261	6261	who are charged with the responsibility of rec eiving and 4470
6262	6262	depositing fee and fine revenues to have a faithful performance 4471
6263	6263	bond in such an amount and according to such terms as shall be 4472
6264	6264	determined in the contract. 4473
6265	6265	(m) Submit to the secretary, the board, and the 4474
6266	6266	Legislature, on or before October 1 of e ach year, a report on 4475
6267	6267
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6276	6276
6277	6277	the status of the corporation which includes, but is not limited 4476
6278	6278	to, information concerning the programs and funds that have been 4477
6279	6279	transferred to the corporation. The report must include: the 4478
6280	6280	number of license applications received; th e number approved and 4479
6281	6281	denied and the number of licenses issued; the number of 4480
6282	6282	examinations administered and the number of applicants who 4481
6283	6283	passed or failed the examination; the number of complaints 4482
6284	6284	received; the number determined to be legally sufficient; th e 4483
6285	6285	number dismissed; the number determined to have probable cause; 4484
6286	6286	the number of administrative complaints issued and the status of 4485
6287	6287	the complaints; and the number and nature of disciplinary 4486
6288	6288	actions taken by the board. 4487
6289	6289	(n) Develop and submit to the departm ent, performance 4488
6290	6290	standards and measurable outcomes for the board to adopt by rule 4489
6291	6291	in order to facilitate efficient and cost -effective regulation. 4490
6292	6292	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4491
6293	6293	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 4492
6294	6294	Section 105. Subsection (9) of section 491.003, Florida 4493
6295	6295	Statutes, is amended to read: 4494
6296	6296	491.003 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 4495
6297	6297	(9) The term "practice of marriage and family therapy" 4496
6298	6298	means the use of scientific and applied marriage and family 4497
6299	6299	theories, methods, and procedures for the purpose of describing, 4498
6300	6300	evaluating, and modifying marital, family, and individual 4499
6301	6301	behavior, within the context of marital and family systems, 4500
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6310	6310	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6311	6311
6312	6312	including the context of marital formation and dissolution, and 4501
6313	6313	is based on marriage and fa mily systems theory, marriage and 4502
6314	6314	family development, human development, normal and abnormal 4503
6315	6315	behavior, psychopathology, human sexuality, and 4504
6316	6316	psychotherapeutic and marriage and family therapy theories and 4505
6317	6317	techniques. The practice of marriage and family therapy includes 4506
6318	6318	methods of a psychological nature used to evaluate, assess, 4507
6319	6319	diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental disorders or 4508
6320	6320	dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral), 4509
6321	6321	sexual dysfunction, behavioral disorders, alcoholism, and 4510
6322	6322	substance abuse. The practice of marriage and family therapy 4511
6323	6323	includes, but is not limited to, marriage and family therapy, 4512
6324	6324	psychotherapy, including behavioral family therapy, 4513
6325	6325	hypnotherapy, and sex therapy. The practice of marriage and 4514
6326	6326	family therapy also includes counseling, behavior modification, 4515
6327	6327	consultation, client -centered advocacy, crisis intervention, and 4516
6328	6328	the provision of needed informatio n and education to clients, 4517
6329	6329	when using methods of a psychological nature to evaluate, 4518
6330	6330	assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental 4519
6331	6331	disorders and dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or 4520
6332	6332	behavioral), sexual dysfunction, behavioral disorde rs, 4521
6333	6333	alcoholism, or substance abuse. The practice of marriage and 4522
6334	6334	family therapy may also include clinical research into more 4523
6335	6335	effective psychotherapeutic modalities for the treatment and 4524
6336	6336	prevention of such conditions. 4525
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6345	6345	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6346	6346
6347	6347	(a) Marriage and family therapy may b e rendered to 4526
6348	6348	individuals, including individuals affected by termination of 4527
6349	6349	marriage, to couples, whether married or unmarried, to families, 4528
6350	6350	or to groups. 4529
6351	6351	(b) The use of specific methods, techniques, or modalities 4530
6352	6352	within the practice of marriage and fami ly therapy is restricted 4531
6353	6353	to marriage and family therapists appropriately trained in the 4532
6354	6354	use of such methods, techniques, or modalities. 4533
6355	6355	(c) The terms "diagnose" and "treat," as used in this 4534
6356	6356	chapter, when considered in isolation or in conjunction with the 4535
6357	6357	rules of the board, may not be construed to permit the 4536
6358	6358	performance of any act that marriage and family therapists are 4537
6359	6359	not educated and trained to perform, including, but not limited 4538
6360	6360	to, admitting persons to hospitals for treatment of the 4539
6361	6361	foregoing conditions, treating persons in hospitals without 4540
6362	6362	medical supervision, prescribing medicinal drugs as defined in 4541
6363	6363	chapter 465, authorizing clinical laboratory procedures or 4542
6364	6364	radiological procedures or the use of electroconvulsive therapy. 4543
6365	6365	In addition, this definiti on may not be construed to permit any 4544
6366	6366	person licensed, provisionally licensed, registered, or 4545
6367	6367	certified pursuant to this chapter to describe or label any 4546
6368	6368	test, report, or procedure as "psychological," except to relate 4547
6369	6369	specifically to the definition of prac tice authorized in this 4548
6370	6370	subsection. 4549
6371	6371	(d) The definition of "marriage and family therapy" 4550
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6380	6380	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6381	6381
6382	6382	contained in this subsection includes all services offered 4551
6383	6383	directly to the general public or through organizations, whether 4552
6384	6384	public or private, and applies whether pay ment is requested or 4553
6385	6385	received for services rendered. 4554
6386	6386	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 4555
6387	6387	improve clarity. 4556
6388	6388	Section 106. Subsection (6) of section 491.0045, Florida 4557
6389	6389	Statutes, is amended to read: 4558
6390	6390	491.0045 Intern registration; re quirements.— 4559
6391	6391	(6) A registration issued on or before March 31, 2017, 4560
6392	6392	expires March 31, 2022, and may not be renewed or reissued. Any 4561
6393	6393	registration issued after March 31, 2017, expires 60 months 4562
6394	6394	after the date it is issued. The board may make a one -time 4563
6395	6395	exception to the requirements of this subsection in emergency or 4564
6396	6396	hardship cases, as defined by board rule, if the candidate has 4565
6397	6397	passed the theory and practice examination described in s. 4566
6398	6398	491.005(1)(d), (3)(d), and (4)(d). 4567
6399	6399	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 4568
6400	6400	Section 107. Paragraph (s) of subsection (1) of section 4569
6401	6401	491.009, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4570
6402	6402	491.009 Discipline.— 4571
6403	6403	(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a 4572
6404	6404	license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2) or 4573
6405	6405	s. 491.017: 4574
6406	6406	(s) Delegating professional responsibilities to a person 4575
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6416	6416
6417	6417	who whom the licensee, registered intern, o r certificateholder 4576
6418	6418	knows or has reason to know is not qualified by training or 4577
6419	6419	experience to perform such responsibilities. 4578
6420	6420	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 4579
6421	6421	conform to context. 4580
6422	6422	Section 108. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1 ) of section 4581
6423	6423	497.260, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4582
6424	6424	497.260 Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and 4583
6425	6425	mediation.— 4584
6426	6426	(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to cemeteries 4585
6427	6427	and all rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to all 4586
6428	6428	cemeteries except for: 4587
6429	6429	(i) A columbarium consisting of 5 acres or less which is 4588
6430	6430	located on the main campus of a state university as defined in 4589
6431	6431	s. 1000.21(8) 1000.21(6). The university or university direct -4590
6432	6432	support organization, as defined in s. 1004.28(1), which 4591
6433	6433	establishes the columbarium shall ensure that the columbarium is 4592
6434	6434	constructed and perpetually kept and maintained in a manner 4593
6435	6435	consistent with subsection (2) and the intent of this chapter. 4594
6436	6436	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4595
6437	6437	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 4596
6438	6438	Section 109. Subsections (20) through (23) and (26) 4597
6439	6439	through (38) of section 550.002, Florida Statutes, are reordered 4598
6440	6440	and amended to read: 4599
6441	6441	550.002 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 4600
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6450	6450	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6451	6451
6452	6452	(21)(20) "Operating day" means a c ontinuous period of 24 4601
6453	6453	hours starting with the beginning of the first performance of a 4602
6454	6454	race or game, even though the operating day may start during one 4603
6455	6455	calendar day and extend past midnight except that no jai alai 4604
6456	6456	game may commence after 1:30 a.m. 4605
6457	6457	(22)(21) "Pari-mutuel" or "pari-mutuel wagering" means a 4606
6458	6458	system of betting on races or games in which the winners divide 4607
6459	6459	the total amount bet, after deducting management expenses and 4608
6460	6460	taxes, in proportion to the sums they have wagered individually 4609
6461	6461	and with regard to the odds assigned to particular outcomes. 4610
6462	6462	(23)(22) "Pari-mutuel facility" means the grounds or 4611
6463	6463	property of a cardroom, racetrack, fronton, or other facility 4612
6464	6464	used by a licensed permitholder. 4613
6465	6465	(26)(23) "Permitholder" or "permittee" means a holder of a 4614
6466	6466	permit to conduct pari -mutuel wagering in this state as 4615
6467	6467	authorized in this chapter. 4616
6468	6468	(27)(26) "Post time" means the time set for the arrival at 4617
6469	6469	the starting point of the horses in a race or the beginning of a 4618
6470	6470	game in jai alai. 4619
6471	6471	(28)(27) "Purse" means the cash portion of the prize for 4620
6472	6472	which a race or game is contested. 4621
6473	6473	(29)(28) "Quarter horse" means a breed of horse developed 4622
6474	6474	in the western United States which is capable of high speed for 4623
6475	6475	a short distance and used in quarter horse racing registered 4624
6476	6476	with the American Quarter Horse Association. 4625
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6486	6486
6487	6487	(30)(29) "Regular wagering" means contributions to pari -4626
6488	6488	mutuel pools involving wagering on a single entry in a single 4627
6489	6489	race, or a single jai alai player or team in a single game, such 4628
6490	6490	as the win pool, the place poo l, or the show pool. 4629
6491	6491	(31)(30) "Same class of races, games, or permit" means, 4630
6492	6492	with respect to a jai alai permitholder, jai alai games or other 4631
6493	6493	jai alai permitholders; with respect to a greyhound 4632
6494	6494	permitholder, other greyhound permitholders conducting pari -4633
6495	6495	mutuel wagering; with respect to a thoroughbred permitholder, 4634
6496	6496	thoroughbred races or other thoroughbred permitholders; with 4635
6497	6497	respect to a harness permitholder, harness races or other 4636
6498	6498	harness permitholders; with respect to a quarter horse 4637
6499	6499	permitholder, quarte r horse races or other quarter horse 4638
6500	6500	permitholders. 4639
6501	6501	(32)(31) "Simulcasting" means broadcasting events 4640
6502	6502	occurring live at an in -state location to an out -of-state 4641
6503	6503	location, or receiving at an in -state location events occurring 4642
6504	6504	live at an out-of-state location, by the transmittal, 4643
6505	6505	retransmittal, reception, and rebroadcast of television or radio 4644
6506	6506	signals by wire, cable, satellite, microwave, or other 4645
6507	6507	electrical or electronic means for receiving or rebroadcasting 4646
6508	6508	the events. 4647
6509	6509	(33)(32) "Standardbred horse" means a pacing or trotting 4648
6510	6510	horse that is used in harness racing and that has been 4649
6511	6511	registered as a standardbred by the United States Trotting 4650
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6521	6521
6522	6522	Association or by a foreign registry whose stud book is 4651
6523	6523	recognized by the United States Trotting Association. 4652
6524	6524	(34)(33) "Takeout" means the percentage of the pari -mutuel 4653
6525	6525	pools deducted by the permitholder prior to the distribution of 4654
6526	6526	the pool. 4655
6527	6527	(35)(34) "Thoroughbred" means a purebred horse whose 4656
6528	6528	ancestry can be traced back to one of three foundation sires and 4657
6529	6529	whose pedigree is registered in the American Stud Book or in a 4658
6530	6530	foreign stud book that is recognized by the Jockey Club and the 4659
6531	6531	International Stud Book Committee. 4660
6532	6532	(36)(35) "Totalisator" means the computer system used to 4661
6533	6533	accumulate wagers, record sales, calculate payoffs, and display 4662
6534	6534	wagering data on a display device that is located at a pari -4663
6535	6535	mutuel facility. 4664
6536	6536	(37)(36) "Ultimate equitable owner" means a natural person 4665
6537	6537	who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls 5 percent or more 4666
6538	6538	of an ownership interest in a corporation, foreign corporation, 4667
6539	6539	or alien business organization, regardless of whether such 4668
6540	6540	person owns or controls such ownership through one or more 4669
6541	6541	natural persons or one or more proxies, powers of attorney, 4670
6542	6542	nominees, corporations, associations, partnerships, trusts, 4671
6543	6543	joint stock companies, or other entities or devices, or any 4672
6544	6544	combination thereof. 4673
6545	6545	(38)(37) "Year," for purposes of determining a full 4674
6546	6546	schedule of live racing, means the state fiscal year. 4675
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6556	6556
6557	6557	(20)(38) "Net pool pricing" means a method of calculating 4676
6558	6558	prices awarded to winning wagers relative to the contribution, 4677
6559	6559	net of takeouts, to a pool by each participating jurisdiction 4678
6560	6560	or, as applicable, site. 4679
6561	6561	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of subsections 4680
6562	6562	(20) through (23) and (26) through (38) in alphabetical 4681
6563	6563	order. 4682
6564	6564	Section 110. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 4683
6565	6565	550.01215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4684
6566	6566	550.01215 License applica tion; periods of operation; 4685
6567	6567	license fees; bond.— 4686
6568	6568	(1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period 4687
6569	6569	between December 15 and January 4, file in writing with the 4688
6570	6570	commission its application for an operating license for a pari -4689
6571	6571	mutuel facility for the co nduct of pari-mutuel wagering during 4690
6572	6572	the next state fiscal year, including intertrack and simulcast 4691
6573	6573	race wagering. Each application for live performances must 4692
6574	6574	specify the number, dates, and starting times of all live 4693
6575	6575	performances that the permitholder inte nds to conduct. It must 4694
6576	6576	also specify which performances will be conducted as charity or 4695
6577	6577	scholarship performances. 4696
6578	6578	(b)1. A greyhound permitholder may not conduct live 4697
6579	6579	racing. A jai alai permitholder, harness horse racing 4698
6580	6580	permitholder, or quarter horse rac ing permitholder may elect not 4699
6581	6581	to conduct live racing or games. A thoroughbred permitholder 4700
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6591	6591
6592	6592	must conduct live racing. A greyhound permitholder, jai alai 4701
6593	6593	permitholder, harness horse racing permitholder, or quarter 4702
6594	6594	horse racing permitholder that does not con duct live racing or 4703
6595	6595	games retains its permit; is a pari -mutuel facility as defined 4704
6596	6596	in s. 550.002(23) 550.002(22); if such permitholder has been 4705
6597	6597	issued a slot machine license, the facility where such permit is 4706
6598	6598	located remains an eligible facility as defined in s. 4707
6599	6599	551.102(4), continues to be eligible for a slot machine license 4708
6600	6600	pursuant to s. 551.104(3), and is exempt from ss. 551.104(4)(c) 4709
6601	6601	and (10) and 551.114(2); is eligible, but not required, to be a 4710
6602	6602	guest track and, if the permitholder is a harness horse r acing 4711
6603	6603	permitholder, to be a host track for purposes of intertrack 4712
6604	6604	wagering and simulcasting pursuant to ss. 550.3551, 550.615, 4713
6605	6605	550.625, and 550.6305; and remains eligible for a cardroom 4714
6606	6606	license. 4715
6607	6607	2. A permitholder or licensee may not conduct live 4716
6608	6608	greyhound racing or dogracing in connection with any wager for 4717
6609	6609	money or any other thing of value in the state. The commission 4718
6610	6610	may deny, suspend, or revoke any permit or license under this 4719
6611	6611	chapter if a permitholder or licensee conducts live greyhound 4720
6612	6612	racing or dogracing in violation of this subparagraph. In 4721
6613	6613	addition to, or in lieu of, denial, suspension, or revocation of 4722
6614	6614	such permit or license, the commission may impose a civil 4723
6615	6615	penalty of up to $5,000 against the permitholder or licensee for 4724
6616	6616	a violation of this subp aragraph. All penalties imposed and 4725
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6626	6626
6627	6627	collected must be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to 4726
6628	6628	the credit of the General Revenue Fund. 4727
6629	6629	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4728
6630	6630	definitions in s. 550.002 by this act. 4729
6631	6631	Section 111. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 4730
6632	6632	550.2625, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4731
6633	6633	550.2625 Horseracing; minimum purse requirement, Florida 4732
6634	6634	breeders' and owners' awards. — 4733
6635	6635	(7) 4734
6636	6636	(b) The commission shall deposit these collections to the 4735
6637	6637	credit of the General Inspection Trust Fund in a special account 4736
6638	6638	to be known as the "Florida Appaloosa Racing Promotion Account." 4737
6639	6639	The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall 4738
6640	6640	administer the funds and adopt suitable and reasonable rules for 4739
6641	6641	the administration thereof. The moneys in the Florida Appaloosa 4740
6642	6642	Racing Promotion Account shall be allocated solely for 4741
6643	6643	supplementing and augmenting purses and prizes and for the 4742
6644	6644	general promotion of owning and breeding of racing Appaloosas in 4743
6645	6645	this state.; and The moneys may not be used to defray any 4744
6646	6646	expense of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 4745
6647	6647	in the administration of this chapter. 4746
6648	6648	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve sentence structure. 4747
6649	6649	Section 112. Subsection (1) of section 553.895, Florida 4748
6650	6650	Statutes, is amended to read: 4749
6651	6651	553.895 Firesafety. — 4750
6652	6652
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6660	6660	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6661	6661
6662	6662	(1) Any transient public lodging establishment, as defined 4751
6663	6663	in chapter 509 and used primarily for transient occupancy as 4752
6664	6664	defined in s. 83.43(17) 83.43(10), or any timeshare unit of a 4753
6665	6665	timeshare plan as defined in c hapters 718 and 721, which is of 4754
6666	6666	three stories or more and for which the construction contract 4755
6667	6667	has been let after September 30, 1983, with interior corridors 4756
6668	6668	which do not have direct access from the guest area to exterior 4757
6669	6669	means of egress and on buildings o ver 75 feet in height that 4758
6670	6670	have direct access from the guest area to exterior means of 4759
6671	6671	egress and for which the construction contract has been let 4760
6672	6672	after September 30, 1983, shall be equipped with an automatic 4761
6673	6673	sprinkler system installed in compliance with t he provisions 4762
6674	6674	prescribed in the National Fire Protection Association 4763
6675	6675	publication NFPA No. 13 (1985), "Standards for the Installation 4764
6676	6676	of Sprinkler Systems." Each guest room and each timeshare unit 4765
6677	6677	shall be equipped with an approved listed single -station smoke 4766
6678	6678	detector meeting the minimum requirements of NFPA 74 (1984) 4767
6679	6679	"Standards for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of 4768
6680	6680	Household Fire Warning Equipment," powered from the building 4769
6681	6681	electrical service, notwithstanding the number of stories in the 4770
6682	6682	structure, if the contract for construction is let after 4771
6683	6683	September 30, 1983. Single -station smoke detectors shall not be 4772
6684	6684	required when guest rooms or timeshare units contain smoke 4773
6685	6685	detectors connected to a central alarm system which also alarms 4774
6686	6686	locally. 4775
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6696	6696
6697	6697	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 4776
6698	6698	definitions in s. 83.43 by this act. 4777
6699	6699	Section 113. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 4778
6700	6700	560.141, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4779
6701	6701	560.141 License application. — 4780
6702	6702	(1) To apply for a license as a mone y services business 4781
6703	6703	under this chapter, the applicant must submit: 4782
6704	6704	(c) Fingerprints for each person listed in subparagraph 4783
6705	6705	(a)3. for live-scan processing in accordance with rules adopted 4784
6706	6706	by the commission. 4785
6707	6707	1. The fingerprints may be submitted through a third-party 4786
6708	6708	vendor authorized by the Department of Law Enforcement to 4787
6709	6709	provide live-scan fingerprinting. 4788
6710	6710	2. The Department of Law Enforcement must conduct the 4789
6711	6711	state criminal history background check, and a federal criminal 4790
6712	6712	history background check must b e conducted through the Federal 4791
6713	6713	Bureau of Investigation. 4792
6714	6714	3. All fingerprints submitted to the Department of Law 4793
6715	6715	Enforcement must be submitted electronically and entered into 4794
6716	6716	the statewide automated fingerprint identification system 4795
6717	6717	established in s. 943. 05(2)(b) and available for use in 4796
6718	6718	accordance with s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h). The office shall pay an 4797
6719	6719	annual fee to the Department of Law Enforcement to participate 4798
6720	6720	in the system and shall inform the Department of Law Enforcement 4799
6721	6721	of any person whose fingerpri nts no longer must be retained. 4800
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6731	6731
6732	6732	4. The costs of fingerprint processing, including the cost 4801
6733	6733	of retaining the fingerprints, shall be borne by the person 4802
6734	6734	subject to the background check. 4803
6735	6735	5. The office shall review the results of the state and 4804
6736	6736	federal criminal history background checks and determine whether 4805
6737	6737	the applicant meets licensure requirements. 4806
6738	6738	6. For purposes of this paragraph, fingerprints are not 4807
6739	6739	required to be submitted if the applicant is a publicly traded 4808
6740	6740	corporation or is exempted from th is chapter under s. 4809
6741	6741	560.104(1). 4810
6742	6742	7. Licensees initially approved before October 1, 2013, 4811
6743	6743	who are seeking renewal must submit fingerprints for each person 4812
6744	6744	listed in subparagraph (a)3. for live -scan processing pursuant 4813
6745	6745	to this paragraph. Such fingerprints must be submitted before 4814
6746	6746	renewing a license that is scheduled to expire between April 30, 4815
6747	6747	2014, and December 31, 2015. 4816
6748	6748	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete an obsolete provision. 4817
6749	6749	Section 114. Section 624.36, Florida Statutes, is amended 4818
6750	6750	to read: 4819
6751	6751	624.36 Availability of description of specified behavioral 4820
6752	6752	health care benefits on department website Coverage of and 4821
6753	6753	access to behavioral health care services; complaints; 4822
6754	6754	reporting.— 4823
6755	6755	(1) By January 31, 2022, the department shall submit a 4824
6756	6756	report to the Governo r, the President of the Senate, and the 4825
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6765	6765	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
6766	6766
6767	6767	Speaker of the House of Representatives relating to the 4826
6768	6768	disposition of complaints received from insureds and subscribers 4827
6769	6769	of insurers or health maintenance organizations regulated by the 4828
6770	6770	office relating to the access to and affordability of behavioral 4829
6771	6771	health care services and benefits during the prior calendar 4830
6772	6772	year. At a minimum, the report must include all of the following 4831
6773	6773	information: 4832
6774	6774	(a) The total number of complaints received. 4833
6775	6775	(b) The nature of the complaints, including, but not 4834
6776	6776	limited to, concerns related to access to in -network providers 4835
6777	6777	or facilities; access to inpatient or outpatient services; 4836
6778	6778	availability of specialists; affordability of services; 4837
6779	6779	equivalency of behavioral health care benefits with respect to 4838
6780	6780	medical and surgical benefits; quality of care; and denial of 4839
6781	6781	services, including the types of services denied and the stated 4840
6782	6782	reason for the denials. 4841
6783	6783	(c) The disposition of the complaints. 4842
6784	6784	(d) Any recommendations made by the department to the 4843
6785	6785	Legislature for ensuring the access to and affordability of 4844
6786	6786	behavioral health care services to insureds and subscribers. 4845
6787	6787	(2) The department shall make available on its website a 4846
6788	6788	description of behavioral health care benefits required to be 4847
6789	6789	made available pursuant to s. 627.668 and federal law for 4848
6790	6790	individual and group policies and contracts. 4849
6791	6791	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete an obsolete provision; the 4850
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6801	6801
6802	6802	referenced plan was submitted to the recipients on January 4851
6803	6803	21, 2022. 4852
6804	6804	Section 115. Paragraph (h) of subsecti on (1) of section 4853
6805	6805	626.321, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4854
6806	6806	626.321 Limited licenses and registration. — 4855
6807	6807	(1) The department shall issue to a qualified applicant a 4856
6808	6808	license as agent authorized to transact a limited class of 4857
6809	6809	business in any of the fol lowing categories of limited lines 4858
6810	6810	insurance: 4859
6811	6811	(h) Portable electronics insurance. —License for property 4860
6812	6812	insurance or inland marine insurance that covers only loss, 4861
6813	6813	theft, mechanical failure, malfunction, or damage for portable 4862
6814	6814	electronics. 4863
6815	6815	1. The license may be issued only to: 4864
6816	6816	a. Employees or authorized representatives of a licensed 4865
6817	6817	general lines agent; or 4866
6818	6818	b. The lead business location of a retail vendor that 4867
6819	6819	sells portable electronics insurance. The lead business location 4868
6820	6820	must have a contractual rel ationship with a general lines agent. 4869
6821	6821	2. Employees or authorized representatives of a licensee 4870
6822	6822	under subparagraph 1. may sell or offer for sale portable 4871
6823	6823	electronics coverage without being subject to licensure as an 4872
6824	6824	insurance agent if: 4873
6825	6825	a. Such insurance is sold or offered for sale at a 4874
6826	6826	licensed location or at one of the licensee's branch locations 4875
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6836	6836
6837	6837	if the branch location is appointed by the licensed lead 4876
6838	6838	business location or its appointing insurers; 4877
6839	6839	b. The insurer issuing the insurance directly supervis es 4878
6840	6840	or appoints a general lines agent to supervise the sale of such 4879
6841	6841	insurance, including the development of a training program for 4880
6842	6842	the employees and authorized representatives of vendors that are 4881
6843	6843	directly engaged in the activity of selling or offering the 4882
6844	6844	insurance; and 4883
6845	6845	c. At each location where the insurance is offered, 4884
6846	6846	brochures or other written materials that provide the 4885
6847	6847	information required by this subparagraph are made available to 4886
6848	6848	all prospective customers. The brochures or written materials 4887
6849	6849	may include information regarding portable electronics 4888
6850	6850	insurance, service warranty agreements, or other incidental 4889
6851	6851	services or benefits offered by a licensee. 4890
6852	6852	3. Individuals not licensed to sell portable electronics 4891
6853	6853	insurance may not be paid commissions based on the sale of such 4892
6854	6854	coverage. However, a licensee who uses a compensation plan for 4893
6855	6855	employees and authorized representatives which includes 4894
6856	6856	supplemental compensation for the sale of noninsurance products, 4895
6857	6857	in addition to a regular salary or hourly wages, may i nclude 4896
6858	6858	incidental compensation for the sale of portable electronics 4897
6859	6859	insurance as a component of the overall compensation plan. 4898
6860	6860	4. Brochures or other written materials related to 4899
6861	6861	portable electronics insurance must: 4900
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6871	6871
6872	6872	a. Disclose that such insurance may duplicate coverage 4901
6873	6873	already provided by a customer's homeowners insurance policy, 4902
6874	6874	renters insurance policy, or other source of coverage; 4903
6875	6875	b. State that enrollment in insurance coverage is not 4904
6876	6876	required in order to purchase or lease portable electronics or 4905
6877	6877	services; 4906
6878	6878	c. Summarize the material terms of the insurance coverage, 4907
6879	6879	including the identity of the insurer, the identity of the 4908
6880	6880	supervising entity, the amount of any applicable deductible and 4909
6881	6881	how it is to be paid, the benefits of coverage, and key terms 4910
6882	6882	and conditions of coverage, such as whether portable electronics 4911
6883	6883	may be repaired or replaced with similar make and model 4912
6884	6884	reconditioned or nonoriginal manufacturer parts or equipment; 4913
6885	6885	d. Summarize the process for filing a claim, including a 4914
6886	6886	description of how to return portable electronics and the 4915
6887	6887	maximum fee applicable if the customer fails to comply with 4916
6888	6888	equipment return requirements; and 4917
6889	6889	e. State that an enrolled customer may cancel coverage at 4918
6890	6890	any time and that the person paying the premium will recei ve a 4919
6891	6891	refund of any unearned premium. 4920
6892	6892	5. A licensed and appointed general lines agent is not 4921
6893	6893	required to obtain a portable electronics insurance license to 4922
6894	6894	offer or sell portable electronics insurance at locations 4923
6895	6895	already licensed as an insurance agency, but may apply for a 4924
6896	6896	portable electronics insurance license for branch locations not 4925
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6906	6906
6907	6907	otherwise licensed to sell insurance. 4926
6908	6908	6. A portable electronics license authorizes the sale of 4927
6909	6909	individual policies or certificates under a group or master 4928
6910	6910	insurance policy. The license also authorizes the sale of 4929
6911	6911	service warranty agreements covering only portable electronics 4930
6912	6912	to the same extent as if licensed under s. 634.419 or s. 4931
6913	6913	634.420. 4932
6914	6914	7. A licensee may bill and collect the premium for the 4933
6915	6915	purchase of portable electr onics insurance provided that: 4934
6916	6916	a. If the insurance is included with the purchase or lease 4935
6917	6917	of portable electronics or related services, the licensee 4936
6918	6918	clearly and conspicuously discloses that insurance coverage is 4937
6919	6919	included with the purchase. Disclosure of t he stand-alone cost 4938
6920	6920	of the premium for same or similar insurance must be made on the 4939
6921	6921	customer's bill and in any marketing materials made available at 4940
6922	6922	the point of sale. If the insurance is not included, the charge 4941
6923	6923	to the customer for the insurance must be separately itemized on 4942
6924	6924	the customer's bill. 4943
6925	6925	b. Premiums are incidental to other fees collected, are 4944
6926	6926	maintained in a manner that is readily identifiable, and are 4945
6927	6927	accounted for and remitted to the insurer or supervising entity 4946
6928	6928	within 60 days of receipt. Li censees are not required to 4947
6929	6929	maintain such funds in a segregated account. 4948
6930	6930	c. All funds received by a licensee from an enrolled 4949
6931	6931	customer for the sale of the insurance are considered funds held 4950
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6941	6941
6942	6942	in trust by the licensee in a fiduciary capacity for the benefi t 4951
6943	6943	of the insurer. Licensees may receive compensation for billing 4952
6944	6944	and collection services. 4953
6945	6945	8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the terms 4954
6946	6946	for the termination or modification of coverage under a policy 4955
6947	6947	of portable electronics insurance are those set forth in the 4956
6948	6948	policy. 4957
6949	6949	9. Notice or correspondence required by the policy, or 4958
6950	6950	otherwise required by law, may be provided by electronic means 4959
6951	6951	if the insurer or licensee maintains proof that the notice or 4960
6952	6952	correspondence was sent. Such notice or correspon dence may be 4961
6953	6953	sent on behalf of the insurer or licensee by the general lines 4962
6954	6954	agent appointed by the insurer to supervise the administration 4963
6955	6955	of the program. For purposes of this subparagraph, an enrolled 4964
6956	6956	customer's provision of an electronic mail address to the 4965
6957	6957	insurer or licensee is deemed to be consent to receive notices 4966
6958	6958	and correspondence by electronic means if a conspicuously 4967
6959	6959	located disclosure is provided to the customer indicating the 4968
6960	6960	same. 4969
6961	6961	10. The fingerprinting fingerprints requirements in s. 4970
6962	6962	626.171(4) do not apply to licenses issued to qualified entities 4971
6963	6963	under this paragraph. 4972
6964	6964	11. A branch location that sells portable electronics 4973
6965	6965	insurance may, in lieu of obtaining an appointment from an 4974
6966	6966	insurer or warranty association, obtain a single appointment 4975
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6976	6976
6977	6977	from the associated lead business location licensee and pay the 4976
6978	6978	prescribed appointment fee under s. 624.501 if the lead business 4977
6979	6979	location has a single appointment from each insurer or warranty 4978
6980	6980	association represented and such appointment applies to the le ad 4979
6981	6981	business location and all of its branch locations. Branch 4980
6982	6982	location appointments shall be renewed 24 months after the 4981
6983	6983	initial appointment date of the lead business location and every 4982
6984	6984	24 months thereafter. Notwithstanding s. 624.501, the renewal 4983
6985	6985	fee applicable to such branch location appointments is $30 per 4984
6986	6986	appointment. 4985
6987	6987	12. For purposes of this paragraph: 4986
6988	6988	a. "Branch location" means any physical location in this 4987
6989	6989	state at which a licensee offers its products or services for 4988
6990	6990	sale. 4989
6991	6991	b. "Portable electroni cs" means personal, self -contained, 4990
6992	6992	easily carried by an individual, battery -operated electronic 4991
6993	6993	communication, viewing, listening, recording, gaming, computing 4992
6994	6994	or global positioning devices, including cell or satellite 4993
6995	6995	phones, pagers, personal global posi tioning satellite units, 4994
6996	6996	portable computers, portable audio listening, video viewing or 4995
6997	6997	recording devices, digital cameras, video camcorders, portable 4996
6998	6998	gaming systems, docking stations, automatic answering devices, 4997
6999	6999	and other similar devices and their access ories, and service 4998
7000	7000	related to the use of such devices. 4999
7001	7001	c. "Portable electronics transaction" means the sale or 5000
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7010	7010	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7011	7011
7012	7012	lease of portable electronics or a related service, including 5001
7013	7013	portable electronics insurance. 5002
7014	7014	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial s ubstitution to 5003
7015	7015	conform to context. 5004
7016	7016	Section 116. Subsections (2), (5), and (6) of section 5005
7017	7017	626.9891, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 5006
7018	7018	626.9891 Insurer anti -fraud investigative units; reporting 5007
7019	7019	requirements; penalties for noncompliance. — 5008
7020	7020	(2) By December 31, 2017, Every insurer admitted to do 5009
7021	7021	business in this state shall: 5010
7022	7022	(a)1. Establish and maintain a designated anti -fraud unit 5011
7023	7023	or division within the company to investigate and report 5012
7024	7024	possible fraudulent insurance acts by insureds or by persons 5013
7025	7025	making claims for services or repairs against policies held by 5014
7026	7026	insureds; or 5015
7027	7027	2. Contract with others to investigate and report possible 5016
7028	7028	fraudulent insurance acts by insureds or by persons making 5017
7029	7029	claims for services or repairs against policies held by 5018
7030	7030	insureds. 5019
7031	7031	(b) Adopt an anti-fraud plan. 5020
7032	7032	(c) Designate at least one employee with primary 5021
7033	7033	responsibility for implementing the requirements of this 5022
7034	7034	section. 5023
7035	7035	(d) Electronically file with the Division of Investigative 5024
7036	7036	and Forensic Services of the department, and annually 5025
7037	7037
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7045	7045	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7046	7046
7047	7047	thereafter, a detailed description of the designated anti -fraud 5026
7048	7048	unit or division or a copy of the contract executed under 5027
7049	7049	subparagraph (a)2., as applicable, a copy of the anti -fraud 5028
7050	7050	plan, and the name of the employee designated under paragraph 5029
7051	7051	(c). 5030
7052	7052	5031
7053	7053	An insurer must include the additional cost incurred in creating 5032
7054	7054	a distinct unit or division, hiring additional employees, or 5033
7055	7055	contracting with anoth er entity to fulfill the requirements of 5034
7056	7056	this section, as an administrative expense for ratemaking 5035
7057	7057	purposes. 5036
7058	7058	(5) Each insurer is required to report data related to 5037
7059	7059	fraud for each identified line of business written by the 5038
7060	7060	insurer during the prior calenda r year. The data shall be 5039
7061	7061	reported to the department annually by March 1, 2019, and 5040
7062	7062	annually thereafter, and must include, at a minimum: 5041
7063	7063	(a) The number of policies in effect; 5042
7064	7064	(b) The amount of premiums written for policies; 5043
7065	7065	(c) The number of claims r eceived; 5044
7066	7066	(d) The number of claims referred to the anti -fraud 5045
7067	7067	investigative unit; 5046
7068	7068	(e) The number of other insurance fraud matters referred 5047
7069	7069	to the anti-fraud investigative unit that were not claim 5048
7070	7070	related; 5049
7071	7071	(f) The number of claims investigated or accep ted by the 5050
7072	7072
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7080	7080	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7081	7081
7082	7082	anti-fraud investigative unit; 5051
7083	7083	(g) The number of other insurance fraud matters 5052
7084	7084	investigated or accepted by the anti -fraud investigative unit 5053
7085	7085	that were not claim related; 5054
7086	7086	(h) The number of cases referred to the Division of 5055
7087	7087	Investigative and Forensic Services; 5056
7088	7088	(i) The number of cases referred to other law enforcement 5057
7089	7089	agencies; 5058
7090	7090	(j) The number of cases referred to other entities; and 5059
7091	7091	(k) The estimated dollar amount or range of damages on 5060
7092	7092	cases referred to the Division of Investigative and F orensic 5061
7093	7093	Services or other agencies. 5062
7094	7094	(6) In addition to providing information required under 5063
7095	7095	subsections (2), (4), and (5), each insurer writing workers' 5064
7096	7096	compensation insurance shall also report the following 5065
7097	7097	information to the department, annually, on or before March 1, 5066
7098	7098	2019, and annually thereafter : 5067
7099	7099	(a) The estimated dollar amount of losses attributable to 5068
7100	7100	workers' compensation fraud delineated by the type of fraud, 5069
7101	7101	including claimant, employer, provider, agent, or other type. 5070
7102	7102	(b) The estimated dolla r amount of recoveries attributable 5071
7103	7103	to workers' compensation fraud delineated by the type of fraud, 5072
7104	7104	including claimant, employer, provider, agent, or other type. 5073
7105	7105	(c) The number of cases referred to the Division of 5074
7106	7106	Investigative and Forensic Services, del ineated by the type of 5075
7107	7107
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7115	7115	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7116	7116
7117	7117	fraud, including claimant, employer, provider, agent, or other 5076
7118	7118	type. 5077
7119	7119	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 5078
7120	7120	Section 117. Subsection (1) of section 695.031, Florida 5079
7121	7121	Statutes, is amended to read: 5080
7122	7122	695.031 Affidavits and acknowledgments by members of armed 5081
7123	7123	forces and their spouses. — 5082
7124	7124	(1) In addition to the manner, form and proof of 5083
7125	7125	acknowledgment of instruments as now provided by law, any person 5084
7126	7126	serving in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, 5085
7127	7127	including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, 5086
7128	7128	Coast Guard, or any component or any arm or service of any 5087
7129	7129	thereof, including any female auxiliary of any thereof, and any 5088
7130	7130	person whose duties require his or her presence with the Armed 5089
7131	7131	Forces of the United States, as herein designated, or otherwise 5090
7132	7132	designated by law or military or naval command, may acknowledge 5091
7133	7133	any instrument, wherever located, either within or without the 5092
7134	7134	state, or without the United States, before any commissioned 5093
7135	7135	officer in active service of the Armed Forces of the United 5094
7136	7136	States, as herein designated, or otherwise designated by law, or 5095
7137	7137	military or naval command, or order, with the rank of second 5096
7138	7138	lieutenant or higher in the Army, Air Force, Space Force, or 5097
7139	7139	Marine Corps, or of any component or any arm or service of any 5098
7140	7140	thereof, including any female auxiliary of any thereof, or 5099
7141	7141	ensign or higher in the Navy or United States Coast Guard, or of 5100
7142	7142
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7150	7150	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7151	7151
7152	7152	any component or any arm or service of either thereof , including 5101
7153	7153	any female auxiliary of any thereof . 5102
7154	7154	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language to conform 5103
7155	7155	to the fact that female auxiliary forces no longer exist. 5104
7156	7156	Section 118. Subsections (1) through (4) of section 5105
7157	7157	705.101, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to read: 5106
7158	7158	705.101 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: 5107
7159	7159	(3)(1) "Local government" means the board of county 5108
7160	7160	commissioners of a county or the commission or council of any 5109
7161	7161	municipality in the county. 5110
7162	7162	(4)(2) "Lost property" means all tangible personal 5111
7163	7163	property which does not have an identifiable owner and which has 5112
7164	7164	been mislaid on public property, upon a public conveyance, on 5113
7165	7165	premises used at the time for business purposes, or in parks, 5114
7166	7166	places of amusement, public recreation areas, or other places 5115
7167	7167	open to the public in a substantially operable, functioning 5116
7168	7168	condition or which has an apparent intrinsic value to the 5117
7169	7169	rightful owner. 5118
7170	7170	(1)(3) "Abandoned property" means all tangible personal 5119
7171	7171	property that does not have an identifiable owner and that has 5120
7172	7172	been disposed on public property in a wrecked, inoperative, or 5121
7173	7173	partially dismantled condition or has no apparent intrinsic 5122
7174	7174	value to the rightful owner. The term includes derelict vessels 5123
7175	7175	as defined in s. 823.11 and v essels declared a public nuisance 5124
7176	7176	pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa). 5125
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7185	7185	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7186	7186
7187	7187	(2)(4) "Law enforcement officer" means any person who is 5126
7188	7188	elected, appointed, or employed full time by any sheriff, any 5127
7189	7189	municipality, or the state or any political subdivision thereof; 5128
7190	7190	who is vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests; and 5129
7191	7191	whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of 5130
7192	7192	crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or 5131
7193	7193	highway laws of the state. This definition includes all 5132
7194	7194	certified supervisory and command personnel whose duties 5133
7195	7195	include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, 5134
7196	7196	guidance, and management responsibilities of full -time law 5135
7197	7197	enforcement officers or auxiliary law enforcement officers but 5136
7198	7198	does not include support personnel em ployed by the employing 5137
7199	7199	agency. 5138
7200	7200	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 5139
7201	7201	in alphabetical order. 5140
7202	7202	Section 119. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 5141
7203	7203	718.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5142
7204	7204	718.501 Authority, responsib ility, and duties of Division 5143
7205	7205	of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. — 5144
7206	7206	(1) The division may enforce and ensure compliance with 5145
7207	7207	this chapter and rules relating to the development, 5146
7208	7208	construction, sale, lease, ownership, operation, and managem ent 5147
7209	7209	of residential condominium units and complaints related to the 5148
7210	7210	procedural completion of milestone inspections under s. 553.899. 5149
7211	7211	In performing its duties, the division has complete jurisdiction 5150
7212	7212
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7220	7220	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7221	7221
7222	7222	to investigate complaints and enforce compliance with respe ct to 5151
7223	7223	associations that are still under developer control or the 5152
7224	7224	control of a bulk assignee or bulk buyer pursuant to part VII of 5153
7225	7225	this chapter and complaints against developers, bulk assignees, 5154
7226	7226	or bulk buyers involving improper turnover or failure to 5155
7227	7227	turnover, pursuant to s. 718.301. However, after turnover has 5156
7228	7228	occurred, the division has jurisdiction to investigate 5157
7229	7229	complaints related only to financial issues, elections, and the 5158
7230	7230	maintenance of and unit owner access to association records 5159
7231	7231	under s. 718.111(12) , and the procedural completion of 5160
7232	7232	structural integrity reserve studies under s. 718.112(2)(g). 5161
7233	7233	(d) Notwithstanding any remedies available to unit owners 5162
7234	7234	and associations, if the division has reasonable cause to 5163
7235	7235	believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter or 5164
7236	7236	related rule has occurred, the division may institute 5165
7237	7237	enforcement proceedings in its own name against any developer, 5166
7238	7238	bulk assignee, bulk buyer, association, officer, or member of 5167
7239	7239	the board of administration, or its assignees or agents, a s 5168
7240	7240	follows: 5169
7241	7241	1. The division may permit a person whose conduct or 5170
7242	7242	actions may be under investigation to waive formal proceedings 5171
7243	7243	and enter into a consent proceeding whereby orders, rules, or 5172
7244	7244	letters of censure or warning, whether formal or informal, may 5173
7245	7245	be entered against the person. 5174
7246	7246	2. The division may issue an order requiring the 5175
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7255	7255	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7256	7256
7257	7257	developer, bulk assignee, bulk buyer, association, developer -5176
7258	7258	designated officer, or developer -designated member of the board 5177
7259	7259	of administration, developer -designated assignees o r agents, 5178
7260	7260	bulk assignee-designated assignees or agents, bulk buyer -5179
7261	7261	designated assignees or agents, community association manager, 5180
7262	7262	or community association management firm to cease and desist 5181
7263	7263	from the unlawful practice and take such affirmative action as 5182
7264	7264	in the judgment of the division carry out the purposes of this 5183
7265	7265	chapter. If the division finds that a developer, bulk assignee, 5184
7266	7266	bulk buyer, association, officer, or member of the board of 5185
7267	7267	administration, or its assignees or agents, is violating or is 5186
7268	7268	about to violate any provision of this chapter, any rule adopted 5187
7269	7269	or order issued by the division, or any written agreement 5188
7270	7270	entered into with the division, and presents an immediate danger 5189
7271	7271	to the public requiring an immediate final order, it may issue 5190
7272	7272	an emergency cease and desist order reciting with particularity 5191
7273	7273	the facts underlying such findings. The emergency cease and 5192
7274	7274	desist order is effective for 90 days. If the division begins 5193
7275	7275	nonemergency cease and desist proceedings, the emergency cease 5194
7276	7276	and desist order rem ains effective until the conclusion of the 5195
7277	7277	proceedings under ss. 120.569 and 120.57. 5196
7278	7278	3. If a developer, bulk assignee, or bulk buyer fails to 5197
7279	7279	pay any restitution determined by the division to be owed, plus 5198
7280	7280	any accrued interest at the highest rate permitt ed by law, 5199
7281	7281	within 30 days after expiration of any appellate time period of 5200
7282	7282
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7290	7290	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7291	7291
7292	7292	a final order requiring payment of restitution or the conclusion 5201
7293	7293	of any appeal thereof, whichever is later, the division must 5202
7294	7294	bring an action in circuit or county court on behalf of any 5203
7295	7295	association, class of unit owners, lessees, or purchasers for 5204
7296	7296	restitution, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, or any other 5205
7297	7297	available remedy. The division may also temporarily revoke its 5206
7298	7298	acceptance of the filing for the developer to which the 5207
7299	7299	restitution relates until payment of restitution is made. 5208
7300	7300	4. The division may petition the court for appointment of 5209
7301	7301	a receiver or conservator. If appointed, the receiver or 5210
7302	7302	conservator may take action to implement the court order to 5211
7303	7303	ensure the performance of the order and to remedy any breach 5212
7304	7304	thereof. In addition to all other means provided by law for the 5213
7305	7305	enforcement of an injunction or temporary restraining order, the 5214
7306	7306	circuit court may impound or sequester the property of a party 5215
7307	7307	defendant, including books, p apers, documents, and related 5216
7308	7308	records, and allow the examination and use of the property by 5217
7309	7309	the division and a court -appointed receiver or conservator. 5218
7310	7310	5. The division may apply to the circuit court for an 5219
7311	7311	order of restitution whereby the defendant in an action brought 5220
7312	7312	under subparagraph 4. is ordered to make restitution of those 5221
7313	7313	sums shown by the division to have been obtained by the 5222
7314	7314	defendant in violation of this chapter. At the option of the 5223
7315	7315	court, such restitution is payable to the conservator or 5224
7316	7316	receiver appointed under subparagraph 4. or directly to the 5225
7317	7317
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7325	7325	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7326	7326
7327	7327	persons whose funds or assets were obtained in violation of this 5226
7328	7328	chapter. 5227
7329	7329	6. The division may impose a civil penalty against a 5228
7330	7330	developer, bulk assignee, or bulk buyer, or association, or its 5229
7331	7331	assignee or agent, for any violation of this chapter or related 5230
7332	7332	rule. The division may impose a civil penalty individually 5231
7333	7333	against an officer or board member who willfully and knowingly 5232
7334	7334	violates this chapter, an adopted rule, or a final order of the 5233
7335	7335	division; may order the removal of such individual as an officer 5234
7336	7336	or from the board of administration or as an officer of the 5235
7337	7337	association; and may prohibit such individual from serving as an 5236
7338	7338	officer or on the board of a community association for a period 5237
7339	7339	of time. The term "willfully and knowingly" means that the 5238
7340	7340	division informed the officer or board member that his or her 5239
7341	7341	action or intended action violates this chapter, a rule adopted 5240
7342	7342	under this chapter, or a final order of the division and that 5241
7343	7343	the officer or board mem ber refused to comply with the 5242
7344	7344	requirements of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, 5243
7345	7345	or a final order of the division. The division, before 5244
7346	7346	initiating formal agency action under chapter 120, must afford 5245
7347	7347	the officer or board member an opportunity to voluntarily 5246
7348	7348	comply, and an officer or board member who complies within 10 5247
7349	7349	days is not subject to a civil penalty. A penalty may be imposed 5248
7350	7350	on the basis of each day of continuing violation, but the 5249
7351	7351	penalty for any offense may not exceed $5,000. The divi sion 5250
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7360	7360	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7361	7361
7362	7362	shall adopt, by rule, penalty guidelines applicable to possible 5251
7363	7363	violations or to categories of violations of this chapter or 5252
7364	7364	rules adopted by the division. The guidelines must specify a 5253
7365	7365	meaningful range of civil penalties for each such violation of 5254
7366	7366	the statute and rules and must be based upon the harm caused by 5255
7367	7367	the violation, upon the repetition of the violation, and upon 5256
7368	7368	such other factors deemed relevant by the division. For example, 5257
7369	7369	the division may consider whether the violations were committed 5258
7370	7370	by a developer, bulk assignee, or bulk buyer, or owner -5259
7371	7371	controlled association, the size of the association, and other 5260
7372	7372	factors. The guidelines must designate the possible mitigating 5261
7373	7373	or aggravating circumstances that justify a departure from the 5262
7374	7374	range of penalties provided by the rules. It is the legislative 5263
7375	7375	intent that minor violations be distinguished from those which 5264
7376	7376	endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the condominium 5265
7377	7377	residents or other persons and that such guidelines provide 5266
7378	7378	reasonable and meaningful notice to the public of likely 5267
7379	7379	penalties that may be imposed for proscribed conduct. This 5268
7380	7380	subsection does not limit the ability of the division to 5269
7381	7381	informally dispose of administrative actions or complaints by 5270
7382	7382	stipulation, agreed settlement, or consent ord er. All amounts 5271
7383	7383	collected shall be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to 5272
7384	7384	the credit of the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, 5273
7385	7385	and Mobile Homes Trust Fund. If a developer, bulk assignee, or 5274
7386	7386	bulk buyer fails to pay the civil penalty and th e amount deemed 5275
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7395	7395	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7396	7396
7397	7397	to be owed to the association, the division shall issue an order 5276
7398	7398	directing that such developer, bulk assignee, or bulk buyer 5277
7399	7399	cease and desist from further operation until such time as the 5278
7400	7400	civil penalty is paid or may pursue enforcement of t he penalty 5279
7401	7401	in a court of competent jurisdiction. If an association fails to 5280
7402	7402	pay the civil penalty, the division shall pursue enforcement in 5281
7403	7403	a court of competent jurisdiction, and the order imposing the 5282
7404	7404	civil penalty or the cease and desist order is not eff ective 5283
7405	7405	until 20 days after the date of such order. Any action commenced 5284
7406	7406	by the division shall be brought in the county in which the 5285
7407	7407	division has its executive offices or in the county where the 5286
7408	7408	violation occurred. 5287
7409	7409	7. If a unit owner presents the division with proof that 5288
7410	7410	the unit owner has requested access to official records in 5289
7411	7411	writing by certified mail, and that after 10 days the unit owner 5290
7412	7412	again made the same request for access to official records in 5291
7413	7413	writing by certified mail, and that more than 10 days has 5292
7414	7414	elapsed since the second request and the association has still 5293
7415	7415	failed or refused to provide access to official records as 5294
7416	7416	required by this chapter, the division shall issue a subpoena 5295
7417	7417	requiring production of the requested records where the records 5296
7418	7418	are kept pursuant to s. 718.112. 5297
7419	7419	8. In addition to subparagraph 6., the division may seek 5298
7420	7420	the imposition of a civil penalty through the circuit court for 5299
7421	7421	any violation for which the division may issue a notice to show 5300
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7431	7431
7432	7432	cause under paragraph (r). The civil pe nalty shall be at least 5301
7433	7433	$500 but no more than $5,000 for each violation. The court may 5302
7434	7434	also award to the prevailing party court costs and reasonable 5303
7435	7435	attorney fees and, if the division prevails, may also award 5304
7436	7436	reasonable costs of investigation. 5305
7437	7437	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 5306
7438	7438	improve clarity and for consistency with the rest of the 5307
7439	7439	sentence. 5308
7440	7440	Section 120. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 5309
7441	7441	719.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5310
7442	7442	719.501 Powers and duties of Di vision of Florida 5311
7443	7443	Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. — 5312
7444	7444	(1) The Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and 5313
7445	7445	Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional 5314
7446	7446	Regulation, referred to as the "division" in this part, in 5315
7447	7447	addition to other powers and duties prescribed by chapter 718, 5316
7448	7448	has the power to enforce and ensure compliance with this chapter 5317
7449	7449	and adopted rules relating to the development, construction, 5318
7450	7450	sale, lease, ownership, operation, and management of residential 5319
7451	7451	cooperative units; complaints related to the procedural 5320
7452	7452	completion of the structural integrity reserve studies under s. 5321
7453	7453	719.106(1)(k); and complaints related to the procedural 5322
7454	7454	completion of milestone inspections under s. 553.899. In 5323
7455	7455	performing its duties, the division sha ll have the following 5324
7456	7456	powers and duties: 5325
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7466	7466
7467	7467	(d) Notwithstanding any remedies available to unit owners 5326
7468	7468	and associations, if the division has reasonable cause to 5327
7469	7469	believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter or 5328
7470	7470	related rule has occurred, the divis ion may institute 5329
7471	7471	enforcement proceedings in its own name against a developer, 5330
7472	7472	association, officer, or member of the board, or its assignees 5331
7473	7473	or agents, as follows: 5332
7474	7474	1. The division may permit a person whose conduct or 5333
7475	7475	actions may be under investigation t o waive formal proceedings 5334
7476	7476	and enter into a consent proceeding whereby orders, rules, or 5335
7477	7477	letters of censure or warning, whether formal or informal, may 5336
7478	7478	be entered against the person. 5337
7479	7479	2. The division may issue an order requiring the 5338
7480	7480	developer, association , officer, or member of the board, or its 5339
7481	7481	assignees or agents, to cease and desist from the unlawful 5340
7482	7482	practice and take such affirmative action as in the judgment of 5341
7483	7483	the division will carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such 5342
7484	7484	affirmative action may inclu de, but is not limited to, an order 5343
7485	7485	requiring a developer to pay moneys determined to be owed to a 5344
7486	7486	condominium association. 5345
7487	7487	3. The division may bring an action in circuit court on 5346
7488	7488	behalf of a class of unit owners, lessees, or purchasers for 5347
7489	7489	declaratory relief, injunctive relief, or restitution. 5348
7490	7490	4. The division may impose a civil penalty against a 5349
7491	7491	developer or association, or its assignees or agents, for any 5350
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7500	7500	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7501	7501
7502	7502	violation of this chapter or related rule. The division may 5351
7503	7503	impose a civil penalty individually a gainst any officer or board 5352
7504	7504	member who willfully and knowingly violates a provision of this 5353
7505	7505	chapter, a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, or a final 5354
7506	7506	order of the division. The term "willfully and knowingly" means 5355
7507	7507	that the division informed the officer or board member that his 5356
7508	7508	or her action or intended action violates this chapter, a rule 5357
7509	7509	adopted under this chapter, or a final order of the division, 5358
7510	7510	and that the officer or board member refused to comply with the 5359
7511	7511	requirements of this chapter, a rule adopt ed under this chapter, 5360
7512	7512	or a final order of the division. The division, prior to 5361
7513	7513	initiating formal agency action under chapter 120, shall afford 5362
7514	7514	the officer or board member an opportunity to voluntarily comply 5363
7515	7515	with this chapter, a rule adopted under this ch apter, or a final 5364
7516	7516	order of the division. An officer or board member who complies 5365
7517	7517	within 10 days is not subject to a civil penalty. A penalty may 5366
7518	7518	be imposed on the basis of each day of continuing violation, but 5367
7519	7519	in no event shall the penalty for any offense exceed $5,000. By 5368
7520	7520	January 1, 1998, The division shall adopt, by rule, penalty 5369
7521	7521	guidelines applicable to possible violations or to categories of 5370
7522	7522	violations of this chapter or rules adopted by the division. The 5371
7523	7523	guidelines must specify a meaningful range of ci vil penalties 5372
7524	7524	for each such violation of the statute and rules and must be 5373
7525	7525	based upon the harm caused by the violation, upon the repetition 5374
7526	7526	of the violation, and upon such other factors deemed relevant by 5375
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7535	7535	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7536	7536
7537	7537	the division. For example, the division may conside r whether the 5376
7538	7538	violations were committed by a developer or owner -controlled 5377
7539	7539	association, the size of the association, and other factors. The 5378
7540	7540	guidelines must designate the possible mitigating or aggravating 5379
7541	7541	circumstances that justify a departure from the ran ge of 5380
7542	7542	penalties provided by the rules. It is the legislative intent 5381
7543	7543	that minor violations be distinguished from those which endanger 5382
7544	7544	the health, safety, or welfare of the cooperative residents or 5383
7545	7545	other persons and that such guidelines provide reasonable an d 5384
7546	7546	meaningful notice to the public of likely penalties that may be 5385
7547	7547	imposed for proscribed conduct. This subsection does not limit 5386
7548	7548	the ability of the division to informally dispose of 5387
7549	7549	administrative actions or complaints by stipulation, agreed 5388
7550	7550	settlement, or consent order. All amounts collected shall be 5389
7551	7551	deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the 5390
7552	7552	Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes 5391
7553	7553	Trust Fund. If a developer fails to pay the civil penalty, the 5392
7554	7554	division shall thereupon issue an order directing that such 5393
7555	7555	developer cease and desist from further operation until such 5394
7556	7556	time as the civil penalty is paid or may pursue enforcement of 5395
7557	7557	the penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction. If an 5396
7558	7558	association fails to pay the civil penalty, the division shall 5397
7559	7559	thereupon pursue enforcement in a court of competent 5398
7560	7560	jurisdiction, and the order imposing the civil penalty or the 5399
7561	7561	cease and desist order shall not become effective until 20 days 5400
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7570	7570	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7571	7571
7572	7572	after the date of such order. Any action commence d by the 5401
7573	7573	division shall be brought in the county in which the division 5402
7574	7574	has its executive offices or in the county where the violation 5403
7575	7575	occurred. 5404
7576	7576	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language and to 5405
7577	7577	confirm an editorial insertion to improve clarity and for 5406
7578	7578	consistency with the rest of the sentence. 5407
7579	7579	Section 121. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 5408
7580	7580	720.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5409
7581	7581	720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of 5410
7582	7582	flag; SLAPP suits prohibited. — 5411
7583	7583	(2) 5412
7584	7584	(b) Any homeowner may erect a freestanding flagpole no 5413
7585	7585	more than 20 feet high on any portion of the homeowner's real 5414
7586	7586	property, regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, 5415
7587	7587	rules, or requirements of the association, if the flagpole does 5416
7588	7588	not obstruct sightlines at intersections and is not erected 5417
7589	7589	within or upon an easement. The homeowner may further display in 5418
7590	7590	a respectful manner from that flagpole, regardless of any 5419
7591	7591	covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of the 5420
7592	7592	association, one offici al United States flag, not larger than 4 5421
7593	7593	1/2 feet by 6 feet, and may additionally display one official 5422
7594	7594	flag of the State of Florida or the United States Army, Navy, 5423
7595	7595	Air Force, Marines, Space Force, or Coast Guard, or a POW -MIA 5424
7596	7596	flag. Such additional flag mu st be equal in size to or smaller 5425
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7605	7605	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7606	7606
7607	7607	than the United States flag. The flagpole and display are 5426
7608	7608	subject to all building codes, zoning setbacks, and other 5427
7609	7609	applicable governmental regulations, including, but not limited 5428
7610	7610	to, noise and lighting ordinances in the c ounty or municipality 5429
7611	7611	in which the flagpole is erected and all setback and locational 5430
7612	7612	criteria contained in the governing documents. 5431
7613	7613	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 5432
7614	7614	conform to the amendment by s. 19, ch. 2022 -183, Laws of 5433
7615	7615	Florida, which added Space Force to the list of United 5434
7616	7616	States entities for which homeowners may display an 5435
7617	7617	official flag in paragraph (2)(a). 5436
7618	7618	Section 122. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 5437
7619	7619	section 741.313, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 5438
7620	7620	741.313 Unlawful action against employees seeking 5439
7621	7621	protection.— 5440
7622	7622	(1) As used in this section, the term: 5441
7623	7623	(b) "Employee" has the same meaning as in s. 440.02(18) 5442
7624	7624	440.02(15). 5443
7625	7625	(c) "Employer" has the same meaning as in s. 440.02(19) 5444
7626	7626	440.02(16). 5445
7627	7627	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5446
7628	7628	definitions in s. 440.02 by this act. 5447
7629	7629	Section 123. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of 5448
7630	7630	section 744.2111, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 5449
7631	7631	744.2111 Confidentiality. — 5450
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7640	7640	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7641	7641
7642	7642	(3) This section does not prohibit the department from 5451
7643	7643	providing such information: 5452
7644	7644	(b) To any other regulatory agency in the performance of 5453
7645	7645	its official duties and responsibilities; 5454
7646	7646	(c) To the clerk of the circuit court under s. 744.368; or 5455
7647	7647	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm a n editorial insertion to 5456
7648	7648	improve clarity. 5457
7649	7649	Section 124. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 5458
7650	7650	766.105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5459
7651	7651	766.105 Florida Patient's Compensation Fund. — 5460
7652	7652	(3) THE FUND.— 5461
7653	7653	(e) Fund accounting and audit. — 5462
7654	7654	1. Money shall be withdrawn from the fund only upon a 5463
7655	7655	voucher as authorized by the Chief Financial Officer or his or 5464
7656	7656	her designee. 5465
7657	7657	2. All books, records, and audits of the fund shall be 5466
7658	7658	open for reasonable inspection to the general public, except 5467
7659	7659	that a claim file in possession of the fund, fund members, and 5468
7660	7660	their insurers is confidential and exempt from the provisions of 5469
7661	7661	s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution 5470
7662	7662	until termination of litigation or settlement of the claim, 5471
7663	7663	although medical reco rds and other portions of the claim file 5472
7664	7664	may remain confidential and exempt as otherwise provided by law. 5473
7665	7665	Any book, record, document, audit, or asset acquired by, 5474
7666	7666	prepared for, or paid for by the fund is subject to the 5475
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7676	7676
7677	7677	authority of the Chief Financial Offi cer or his or her designee, 5476
7678	7678	who which shall be responsible therefor. 5477
7679	7679	3. Persons authorized to receive deposits, issue vouchers, 5478
7680	7680	or withdraw or otherwise disburse any fund moneys shall post a 5479
7681	7681	blanket fidelity bond in an amount reasonably sufficient to 5480
7682	7682	protect fund assets. The cost of such bond shall be paid from 5481
7683	7683	the fund. 5482
7684	7684	4. Annually, the fund shall furnish, upon request, audited 5483
7685	7685	financial reports to any fund participant and to the Office of 5484
7686	7686	Insurance Regulation and the Joint Legislative Auditing 5485
7687	7687	Committee. The reports shall be prepared in accordance with 5486
7688	7688	accepted accounting procedures and shall include income and such 5487
7689	7689	other information as may be required by the Office of Insurance 5488
7690	7690	Regulation or the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. 5489
7691	7691	5. Any money held in the fund shall be invested in 5490
7692	7692	interest-bearing investments. However, in no case may any such 5491
7693	7693	money be invested in the stock of any insurer participating in 5492
7694	7694	the Joint Underwriting Association authorized by s. 627.351(4) 5493
7695	7695	or in the parent company of, or company owning a controlling 5494
7696	7696	interest in, such insurer. All income derived from such 5495
7697	7697	investments shall be credited to the fund. 5496
7698	7698	6. Any health care provider participating in the fund may 5497
7699	7699	withdraw from such participation only at the end of a fiscal 5498
7700	7700	year; however, such health care provider shall remain subject to 5499
7701	7701	any assessment or any refund pertaining to any year in which 5500
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7711	7711
7712	7712	such member participated in the fund. 5501
7713	7713	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 5502
7714	7714	conform to context. 5503
7715	7715	Section 125. Paragraph (f) of subsection (10) of section 5504
7716	7716	768.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5505
7717	7717	768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; 5506
7718	7718	recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a 5507
7719	7719	riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of li mitations; 5508
7720	7720	exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. — 5509
7721	7721	(10) 5510
7722	7722	(f) For purposes of this section, any nonprofit 5511
7723	7723	independent college or university located and chartered in this 5512
7724	7724	state which owns or operates an accredited medical school, or 5513
7725	7725	any of its employees or agents, and which has agreed in an 5514
7726	7726	affiliation agreement or other contract to provide, or permit 5515
7727	7727	its employees or agents to provide, patient services as agents 5516
7728	7728	of a teaching hospital, is considered an agent of the teaching 5517
7729	7729	hospital while acting within the scope of and pursuant to 5518
7730	7730	guidelines established in the affiliation agreement or other 5519
7731	7731	contract. To the extent allowed by law, the contract must 5520
7732	7732	provide for the indemnification of the teaching hospital, up to 5521
7733	7733	the limits set out in this chap ter, by the agent for any 5522
7734	7734	liability incurred which was caused by the negligence of the 5523
7735	7735	college or university or its employees or agents. The contract 5524
7736	7736	must also provide that those limited portions of the college, 5525
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7746	7746
7747	7747	university, or medical school which are dire ctly providing 5526
7748	7748	services pursuant to the contract and which are considered an 5527
7749	7749	agent of the teaching hospital for purposes of this section are 5528
7750	7750	deemed to be acting on behalf of a public agency as defined in 5529
7751	7751	s. 119.011(2). 5530
7752	7752	1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: 5531
7753	7753	a. "Employee or agent" means an officer, employee, agent, 5532
7754	7754	or servant of a nonprofit independent college or university 5533
7755	7755	located and chartered in this state which owns or operates an 5534
7756	7756	accredited medical school, including, but not limited to, the 5535
7757	7757	faculty of the medical school, any health care practitioner or 5536
7758	7758	licensee as defined in s. 456.001 for which the college or 5537
7759	7759	university is vicariously liable, and the staff or 5538
7760	7760	administrators of the medical school. 5539
7761	7761	b. "Patient services" means mean: 5540
7762	7762	(I) Comprehensive health care services as defined in s. 5541
7763	7763	641.19, including any related administrative service, provided 5542
7764	7764	to patients in a teaching hospital; 5543
7765	7765	(II) Training and supervision of interns, residents, and 5544
7766	7766	fellows providing patient services in a teaching ho spital; or 5545
7767	7767	(III) Training and supervision of medical students in a 5546
7768	7768	teaching hospital. 5547
7769	7769	c. "Teaching hospital" means a teaching hospital as 5548
7770	7770	defined in s. 408.07 which is owned or operated by the state, a 5549
7771	7771	county or municipality, a public health trust, a s pecial taxing 5550
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7781	7781
7782	7782	district, a governmental entity having health care 5551
7783	7783	responsibilities, or a not -for-profit entity that operates such 5552
7784	7784	facility as an agent of the state, or a political subdivision of 5553
7785	7785	the state, under a lease or other contract. 5554
7786	7786	2. The teaching hospital or the medical school, or its 5555
7787	7787	employees or agents, must provide notice to each patient, or the 5556
7788	7788	patient's legal representative, that the college or university 5557
7789	7789	that owns or operates the medical school and the employees or 5558
7790	7790	agents of that college or u niversity are acting as agents of the 5559
7791	7791	teaching hospital and that the exclusive remedy for injury or 5560
7792	7792	damage suffered as the result of any act or omission of the 5561
7793	7793	teaching hospital, the college or university that owns or 5562
7794	7794	operates the medical school, or the em ployees or agents of the 5563
7795	7795	college or university, while acting within the scope of duties 5564
7796	7796	pursuant to the affiliation agreement or other contract with a 5565
7797	7797	teaching hospital, is by commencement of an action pursuant to 5566
7798	7798	the provisions of this section. This notic e requirement may be 5567
7799	7799	met by posting the notice in a place conspicuous to all persons. 5568
7800	7800	3. This paragraph does not designate any employee 5569
7801	7801	providing contracted patient services in a teaching hospital as 5570
7802	7802	an employee or agent of the state for purposes of chap ter 440. 5571
7803	7803	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context. 5572
7804	7804	Section 126. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection 5573
7805	7805	(1) of section 796.07, Florida Statutes, are reordered and 5574
7806	7806	amended to read: 5575
7807	7807
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7815	7815	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7816	7816
7817	7817	796.07 Prohibiting prostitution and related acts. — 5576
7818	7818	(1) As used in this section: 5577
7819	7819	(b)(a) "Female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia 5578
7820	7820	majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 5579
7821	7821	(d)(b) "Prostitution" means the giving or receiving of the 5580
7822	7822	body for sexual activity for hire but excludes sexual activity 5581
7823	7823	between spouses. 5582
7824	7824	(a)(d) "Assignation" means the making of any appointment 5583
7825	7825	or engagement for prostitution or lewdness, or any act in 5584
7826	7826	furtherance of such appointment or engagement. 5585
7827	7827	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 5586
7828	7828	(1) in alphabetical order. 5587
7829	7829	Section 127. Subsection (2) of section 815.062, Florida 5588
7830	7830	Statutes, is amended to read: 5589
7831	7831	815.062 Offenses against governmental entities. — 5590
7832	7832	(2) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without 5591
7833	7833	authorization introduces a computer contaminant that ga ins 5592
7834	7834	unauthorized access to, encrypts, modifies, or otherwise renders 5593
7835	7835	unavailable data, programs, or supporting documentation residing 5594
7836	7836	or existing within a computer, computer system, computer 5595
7837	7837	network, or electronic device owned or operated by a 5596
7838	7838	governmental entity and demands a ransom to prevent the 5597
7839	7839	publication of or to restore access to the data, programs, or 5598
7840	7840	supporting documentation or to otherwise remediate the impact of 5599
7841	7841	the computer contaminant commits a felony of the first degree, 5600
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7851	7851
7852	7852	punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 5601
7853	7853	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 5602
7854	7854	improve clarity. 5603
7855	7855	Section 128. Section 907.044, Florida Statutes, is amended 5604
7856	7856	to read: 5605
7857	7857	907.044 Annual study of pretrial release program 5606
7858	7858	effectiveness and cost efficiency. —The Office of Program Policy 5607
7859	7859	Analysis and Government Accountability shall conduct an annual 5608
7860	7860	study to evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of 5609
7861	7861	pretrial release programs in this state. The study's scope shall 5610
7862	7862	include, but need not be limited to, gathering information 5611
7863	7863	pertaining to the funding sources of each pretrial release 5612
7864	7864	program, the nature of criminal convictions of defendants 5613
7865	7865	accepted into the programs, the number of failed court 5614
7866	7866	appearances by defendants accepted into ea ch program, and the 5615
7867	7867	number of warrants issued subsequently for by defendants in each 5616
7868	7868	program, as well as the program's compliance with the provisions 5617
7869	7869	of this section. OPPAGA shall submit a report to the President 5618
7870	7870	of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 5619
7871	7871	January 1 of each year. 5620
7872	7872	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context. 5621
7873	7873	Section 129. Subsection (13) of section 943.10, Florida 5622
7874	7874	Statutes, is amended to read: 5623
7875	7875	943.10 Definitions; ss. 943.085 -943.255.—The following 5624
7876	7876	words and phrases as used in ss. 943.085 -943.255 are defined as 5625
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7885	7885	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7886	7886
7887	7887	follows: 5626
7888	7888	(13) "Head of the department" means the Governor and 5627
7889	7889	Cabinet, as provided for in ss. 20.201 and 20.03(11) 20.03(4). 5628
7890	7890	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5629
7891	7891	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 5630
7892	7892	Section 130. Subsection (6) of section 943.13, Florida 5631
7893	7893	Statutes, is amended to read: 5632
7894	7894	943.13 Officers' minimum qualifications for employment or 5633
7895	7895	appointment.—On or after October 1, 1984, any person employed or 5634
7896	7896	appointed as a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law 5635
7897	7897	enforcement officer or correctional officer; on or after October 5636
7898	7898	1, 1986, any person employed as a full -time, part-time, or 5637
7899	7899	auxiliary correctional probation off icer; and on or after 5638
7900	7900	October 1, 1986, any person employed as a full -time, part-time, 5639
7901	7901	or auxiliary correctional officer by a private entity under 5640
7902	7902	contract to the Department of Corrections, to a county 5641
7903	7903	commission, or to the Department of Management Services shall: 5642
7904	7904	(6)(a) Have passed a physical examination by a licensed 5643
7905	7905	physician, physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice 5644
7906	7906	registered nurse, based on specifications established by the 5645
7907	7907	commission. In order to be eligible for the presumption set 5646
7908	7908	forth in s. 112.18 while employed with an employing agency, a 5647
7909	7909	law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional 5648
7910	7910	probation officer must have successfully passed the physical 5649
7911	7911	examination required by this subsection upon entering into 5650
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7921	7921
7922	7922	service as a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or 5651
7923	7923	correctional probation officer with the employing agency, which 5652
7924	7924	examination must have failed to reveal any evidence of 5653
7925	7925	tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension. A law enforcement 5654
7926	7926	officer, correctional office r, or correctional probation officer 5655
7927	7927	may not use a physical examination from a former employing 5656
7928	7928	agency for purposes of claiming the presumption set forth in s. 5657
7929	7929	112.18 against the current employing agency. 5658
7930	7930	(b) The employing agency must maintain records of the 5659
7931	7931	physical examination for at least 5 years after the employee's 5660
7932	7932	separation from the employing agency. If the employing agency 5661
7933	7933	fails to maintain the records of the physical examination for 5662
7934	7934	the 5-year period after the employee's separation, it is 5663
7935	7935	presumed that the employee has met the requirements of this 5664
7936	7936	subsection paragraph (a). 5665
7937	7937	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm the editorial deletion of 5666
7938	7938	paragraph designators incident to compiling the 2022 5667
7939	7939	Florida Statutes; the language in paragraph (b) is a 5668
7940	7940	continuation of that in paragraph (a) and does not connect 5669
7941	7941	directly to the section's introductory paragraph. An 5670
7942	7942	editorial substitution is confirmed to conform to the 5671
7943	7943	deletion of paragraph subunits. 5672
7944	7944	Section 131. Subsection (2) of section 946.502, Florida 5673
7945	7945	Statutes, is amended to read: 5674
7946	7946	946.502 Legislative intent with respect to operation of 5675
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7955	7955	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7956	7956
7957	7957	correctional work programs. — 5676
7958	7958	(2) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, once 5677
7959	7959	one such nonprofit corporation is organized, no other nonprofit 5678
7960	7960	corporation be organiz ed for the purpose of carrying out this 5679
7961	7961	part. In carrying out this part, the corporation is not an 5680
7962	7962	"agency" within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 20.03(11). 5681
7963	7963	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5682
7964	7964	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 5683
7965	7965	Section 132. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 5684
7966	7966	section 951.23, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to 5685
7967	7967	read: 5686
7968	7968	951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; 5687
7969	7969	definitions; administration; standards and requirements. — 5688
7970	7970	(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 5689
7971	7971	(c)(b) "County residential probation center" means a 5690
7972	7972	county-operated facility housing offenders serving misdemeanor 5691
7973	7973	sentences or first-time felony sentences. Such facilities shall 5692
7974	7974	provide or contract for the provision of the p rograms 5693
7975	7975	established under s. 951.231. 5694
7976	7976	(b)(c) "County prisoner" means a person who is detained in 5695
7977	7977	a county detention facility by reason of being charged with or 5696
7978	7978	convicted of either felony or misdemeanor. 5697
7979	7979	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions in subsection 5698
7980	7980	(1) in alphabetical order. 5699
7981	7981	Section 133. Subsection (2) of section 960.0021, Florida 5700
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7990	7990	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
7991	7991
7992	7992	Statutes, is amended to read: 5701
7993	7993	960.0021 Legislative intent; advisement to victims. — 5702
7994	7994	(2) The courts may fulfill their obligation to advise 5703
7995	7995	crime victims by doing one of the following : 5704
7996	7996	(a) Making the following announcement at any arraignment, 5705
7997	7997	sentencing, or case-management proceeding: 5706
7998	7998	5707
7999	7999	"If you are the victim of a crime with a case pending 5708
8000	8000	before this court, you are advised that you have the 5709
8001	8001	right, upon request: 5710
8002	8002	1. To be informed. 5711
8003	8003	2. To be present. 5712
8004	8004	3. To be heard at all stages of criminal proceedings. 5713
8005	8005	4. To receive advance notification, when possible, of 5714
8006	8006	judicial proceedings and notification of scheduling 5715
8007	8007	changes, pursuant to section 960.001, Florida 5716
8008	8008	Statutes. 5717
8009	8009	5. To seek crimes compensation and restitution. 5718
8010	8010	6. To consult with the state attorney's office in 5719
8011	8011	certain felony cases regarding the disposition of the 5720
8012	8012	case. 5721
8013	8013	7. To make an oral or written victim impact statement 5722
8014	8014	at the time of sentencing o f a defendant. 5723
8015	8015	5724
8016	8016	For further information regarding additional rights 5725
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8026	8026
8027	8027	afforded to victims of crime, you may contact the 5726
8028	8028	state attorney's office or obtain a listing of your 5727
8029	8029	rights from the Clerk of Court." 5728
8030	8030	; or 5729
8031	8031	(b) Displaying prominently on the courtroom do ors posters 5730
8032	8032	giving notification of the existence and general provisions of 5731
8033	8033	this chapter. The Department of Legal Affairs shall provide the 5732
8034	8034	courts with the posters specified by this paragraph. 5733
8035	8035	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve subsection structure. 5734
8036	8036	Section 134. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 5735
8037	8037	961.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5736
8038	8038	961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. — 5737
8039	8039	(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act and subject 5738
8040	8040	to the limitations and procedures prescribed in this section, a 5739
8041	8041	person who is found to be entitled to compensation under the 5740
8042	8042	provisions of this act is entitled to: 5741
8043	8043	(b) A waiver of tuition and fees for up to 120 hours of 5742
8044	8044	instruction at any career center established under s. 1001.44, 5743
8045	8045	any Florida College System institution as defined in s. 5744
8046	8046	1000.21(5) 1000.21(3), or any state university as defined in s. 5745
8047	8047	1000.21(8) 1000.21(6), if the wrongfully incarcerated person 5746
8048	8048	meets and maintains the regular admission requirements of such 5747
8049	8049	career center, Florida College System institution, or state 5748
8050	8050	university; remains registered at such educational institution; 5749
8051	8051	and makes satisfactory academ ic progress as defined by the 5750
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8061	8061
8062	8062	educational institution in which the claimant is enrolled; 5751
8063	8063	5752
8064	8064	The total compensation awarded under paragraphs (a), (c), and 5753
8065	8065	(d) may not exceed $2 million. No further award for attorney's 5754
8066	8066	fees, lobbying fees, costs, or other simi lar expenses shall be 5755
8067	8067	made by the state. 5756
8068	8068	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5757
8069	8069	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 5758
8070	8070	Section 135. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 5759
8071	8071	section 985.26, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 5760
8072	8072	985.26 Length of detention. — 5761
8073	8073	(2)(a)1. A court may order a child to be placed on 5762
8074	8074	supervised release detention care for any time period until an 5763
8075	8075	adjudicatory hearing is completed. However, if a child has 5764
8076	8076	served 60 days on supervised release detention care, t he court 5765
8077	8077	must conduct a hearing within 15 days after the 60th day, to 5766
8078	8078	determine the need for continued supervised release detention 5767
8079	8079	care. At the hearing, and upon good cause being shown that the 5768
8080	8080	nature of the charge requires additional time for the 5769
8081	8081	prosecution or defense of the case or that the totality of the 5770
8082	8082	circumstances, including the preservation of public safety, 5771
8083	8083	warrants an extension, the court may order the child to remain 5772
8084	8084	on supervised release detention care until the adjudicatory 5773
8085	8085	hearing is completed. 5774
8086	8086	2. Except as provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c), a 5775
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8096	8096
8097	8097	child may not be held in secure detention care under a special 5776
8098	8098	detention order for more than 21 days unless an adjudicatory 5777
8099	8099	hearing for the case has been commenced in good faith by the 5778
8100	8100	court. 5779
8101	8101	3. This section does not prohibit a court from 5780
8102	8102	transitioning a child to and from secure detention care and 5781
8103	8103	supervised release detention care, including electronic 5782
8104	8104	monitoring, when the court finds such a placement necessary, or 5783
8105	8105	no longer necessary, to p reserve public safety or to ensure the 5784
8106	8106	child's safety, appearance in court, or compliance with a court 5785
8107	8107	order. Each period of secure detention care or supervised 5786
8108	8108	release detention care counts toward the time limitations in 5787
8109	8109	this subsection whether served con secutively or 5788
8110	8110	nonconsecutively. 5789
8111	8111	(b) Upon good cause being shown that the nature of the 5790
8112	8112	charge requires additional time for the prosecution or defense 5791
8113	8113	of the case or that the totality of the circumstances, including 5792
8114	8114	the preservation of public safety, warrants an extension, the 5793
8115	8115	court may extend the length of secure detention care for up to 5794
8116	8116	an additional 21 days if the child is charged with an offense 5795
8117	8117	which, if committed by an adult, would be a capital felony, a 5796
8118	8118	life felony, a felony of the first degree or the second degree, 5797
8119	8119	or a felony of the third degree involving violence against any 5798
8120	8120	individual. The court may continue to extend the period of 5799
8121	8121	secure detention care in increm ents of up to 21 days each by 5800
8122	8122
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8130	8130	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
8131	8131
8132	8132	conducting a hearing before the expiration of the current period 5801
8133	8133	to determine the need for continued secure detention of the 5802
8134	8134	child. At the hearing, the court must make the required findings 5803
8135	8135	in writing to extend the period of s ecure detention. If the 5804
8136	8136	court extends the time period for secure detention care, it 5805
8137	8137	shall ensure an adjudicatory hearing for the case commences as 5806
8138	8138	soon as is reasonably possible considering the totality of the 5807
8139	8139	circumstances. The court shall prioritize the efficient 5808
8140	8140	disposition of cases in which the child has served 60 or more 5809
8141	8141	days in secure detention care. 5810
8142	8142	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm editorial insertions to 5811
8143	8143	improve clarity. 5812
8144	8144	Section 136. Subsections (2), (3), (5), (6), and (8) of 5813
8145	8145	section 1000.21, Florida Statutes, are reordered and amended to 5814
8146	8146	read: 5815
8147	8147	1000.21 Systemwide definitions. —As used in the Florida 5816
8148	8148	Early Learning-20 Education Code: 5817
8149	8149	(3)(2) "Commissioner" is the Commissioner of Education. 5818
8150	8150	(5)(3) "Florida College System institution" except a s 5819
8151	8151	otherwise specifically provided, includes all of the following 5820
8152	8152	public postsecondary educational institutions in the Florida 5821
8153	8153	College System and any branch campuses, centers, or other 5822
8154	8154	affiliates of the institution: 5823
8155	8155	(a) Eastern Florida State College, whic h serves Brevard 5824
8156	8156	County. 5825
8157	8157
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8165	8165	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
8166	8166
8167	8167	(b) Broward College, which serves Broward County. 5826
8168	8168	(c) College of Central Florida, which serves Citrus, Levy, 5827
8169	8169	and Marion Counties. 5828
8170	8170	(d) Chipola College, which serves Calhoun, Holmes, 5829
8171	8171	Jackson, Liberty, and Washington Counties. 5830
8172	8172	(e) Daytona State College, which serves Flagler and 5831
8173	8173	Volusia Counties. 5832
8174	8174	(f) Florida SouthWestern State College, which serves 5833
8175	8175	Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties. 5834
8176	8176	(g) Florida State College at Jacksonville, which serves 5835
8177	8177	Duval and Nassau Counties. 5836
8178	8178	(h) The College of the Florida Keys, which serves Monroe 5837
8179	8179	County. 5838
8180	8180	(i) Gulf Coast State College, which serves Bay, Franklin, 5839
8181	8181	and Gulf Counties. 5840
8182	8182	(j) Hillsborough Community College, which serves 5841
8183	8183	Hillsborough County. 5842
8184	8184	(k) Indian River State Coll ege, which serves Indian River, 5843
8185	8185	Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties. 5844
8186	8186	(l) Florida Gateway College, which serves Baker, Columbia, 5845
8187	8187	Dixie, Gilchrist, and Union Counties. 5846
8188	8188	(m) Lake-Sumter State College, which serves Lake and 5847
8189	8189	Sumter Counties. 5848
8190	8190	(n) State College of Florida, Manatee -Sarasota, which 5849
8191	8191	serves Manatee and Sarasota Counties. 5850
8192	8192
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8201	8201
8202	8202	(o) Miami Dade College, which serves Miami -Dade County. 5851
8203	8203	(p) North Florida College, which serves Hamilton, 5852
8204	8204	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties. 5853
8205	8205	(q) Northwest Florida State College, which serves Okaloosa 5854
8206	8206	and Walton Counties. 5855
8207	8207	(r) Palm Beach State College, which serves Palm Beach 5856
8208	8208	County. 5857
8209	8209	(s) Pasco-Hernando State College, which serves Hernando 5858
8210	8210	and Pasco Counties. 5859
8211	8211	(t) Pensacola State College, which serves Escambia and 5860
8212	8212	Santa Rosa Counties. 5861
8213	8213	(u) Polk State College, which serves Polk County. 5862
8214	8214	(v) St. Johns River State College, which serves Clay, 5863
8215	8215	Putnam, and St. Johns Counties. 5864
8216	8216	(w) St. Petersburg College, which serves Pinellas County. 5865
8217	8217	(x) Santa Fe College, which serves Alachua and Bradford 5866
8218	8218	Counties. 5867
8219	8219	(y) Seminole State College of Florida, which serves 5868
8220	8220	Seminole County. 5869
8221	8221	(z) South Florida State College, which serves DeSoto, 5870
8222	8222	Hardee, and Highlands Counties. 5871
8223	8223	(aa) Tallahassee Community Colleg e, which serves Gadsden, 5872
8224	8224	Leon, and Wakulla Counties. 5873
8225	8225	(bb) Valencia College, which serves Orange and Osceola 5874
8226	8226	Counties. 5875
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8236	8236
8237	8237	(6)(5) "Parent" is either or both parents of a student, 5876
8238	8238	any guardian of a student, any person in a parental relationship 5877
8239	8239	to a student, or any person exercising supervisory authority 5878
8240	8240	over a student in place of the parent. 5879
8241	8241	(8)(6) "State university," except as otherwise 5880
8242	8242	specifically provided, includes the following institutions and 5881
8243	8243	any branch campuses, centers, or other affiliates of the 5882
8244	8244	institution: 5883
8245	8245	(a) The University of Florida. 5884
8246	8246	(b) The Florida State University. 5885
8247	8247	(c) The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. 5886
8248	8248	(d) The University of South Florida. 5887
8249	8249	(e) The Florida Atlantic University. 5888
8250	8250	(f) The University of West Florida. 5889
8251	8251	(g) The University of Central Florida. 5890
8252	8252	(h) The University of North Florida. 5891
8253	8253	(i) The Florida International University. 5892
8254	8254	(j) The Florida Gulf Coast University. 5893
8255	8255	(k) New College of Florida. 5894
8256	8256	(l) The Florida Polytechnic University. 5895
8257	8257	(2)(8) "Board of Governors" is the Board of Governors of 5896
8258	8258	the State University System. 5897
8259	8259	Reviser's note.—Amended to place the definitions of the section 5898
8260	8260	in alphabetical order. 5899
8261	8261	Section 137. Subsection (7) of section 1001.11, Florida 5900
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8271	8271
8272	8272	Statutes, is amended to read: 5901
8273	8273	1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties. — 5902
8274	8274	(7) The commissioner shall make prominently available on 5903
8275	8275	the department's website the following: links to the Internet -5904
8276	8276	based clearinghouse for professional development regarding 5905
8277	8277	physical education; the school wel lness and physical education 5906
8278	8278	policies and other resources required under s. 1003.453; and 5907
8279	8279	other Internet sites that provide professional development for 5908
8280	8280	elementary teachers of physical education as defined in s. 5909
8281	8281	1003.01(15) 1003.01(16). These links must pr ovide elementary 5910
8282	8282	teachers with information concerning current physical education 5911
8283	8283	and nutrition philosophy and best practices that result in 5912
8284	8284	student participation in physical activities that promote 5913
8285	8285	lifelong physical and mental well -being. 5914
8286	8286	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5915
8287	8287	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 5916
8288	8288	Section 138. Subsection (2) of section 1001.60, Florida 5917
8289	8289	Statutes, is amended to read: 5918
8290	8290	1001.60 Florida College System. — 5919
8291	8291	(2) FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM. —There shall be a single 5920
8292	8292	Florida College System comprised of the Florida College System 5921
8293	8293	institutions identified in s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3). A Florida 5922
8294	8294	College System institution may not offer graduate degree 5923
8295	8295	programs. 5924
8296	8296	(a) The programs and services offered by Florida College 5925
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8306	8306
8307	8307	System institutions in providing associate and baccalaureate 5926
8308	8308	degrees shall be delivered in a cost -effective manner that 5927
8309	8309	demonstrates substantial savings to the student and to the state 5928
8310	8310	over the cost of provi ding the degree at a state university. 5929
8311	8311	(b)1. With the approval of its district board of trustees, 5930
8312	8312	a Florida College System institution may change the 5931
8313	8313	institution's name set forth in s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3) and use 5932
8314	8314	the designation "college" or "state col lege" if it has been 5933
8315	8315	authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees pursuant to s. 1007.33 5934
8316	8316	and has been accredited as a baccalaureate -degree-granting 5935
8317	8317	institution by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 5936
8318	8318	Association of Colleges and Schools. 5937
8319	8319	2. With the approval of its district board of trustees, a 5938
8320	8320	Florida College System institution that does not meet the 5939
8321	8321	criteria in subparagraph 1. may request approval from the State 5940
8322	8322	Board of Education to change the institution's name set forth in 5941
8323	8323	s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3) and use the designation "college." The 5942
8324	8324	State Board of Education may approve the request if the Florida 5943
8325	8325	College System institution enters into an agreement with the 5944
8326	8326	State Board of Education to do the following: 5945
8327	8327	a. Maintain as its primary mission responsib ility for 5946
8328	8328	responding to community needs for postsecondary academic 5947
8329	8329	education and career degree education as prescribed in s. 5948
8330	8330	1004.65(5). 5949
8331	8331	b. Maintain an open -door admissions policy for associate -5950
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8341	8341
8342	8342	level degree programs and workforce education programs. 5951
8343	8343	c. Continue to provide outreach to underserved 5952
8344	8344	populations. 5953
8345	8345	d. Continue to provide remedial education. 5954
8346	8346	e. Comply with all provisions of the statewide 5955
8347	8347	articulation agreement that relate to 2 -year and 4-year public 5956
8348	8348	degree-granting institutions as adopted b y the State Board of 5957
8349	8349	Education pursuant to s. 1007.23. 5958
8350	8350	(c) A district board of trustees that approves a change to 5959
8351	8351	the name of an institution under paragraph (b) must seek 5960
8352	8352	statutory codification of such name change in s. 1000.21(5) 5961
8353	8353	1000.21(3) during the next regular legislative session. 5962
8354	8354	(d) A Florida College System institution may not use the 5963
8355	8355	designation "university." 5964
8356	8356	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5965
8357	8357	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 5966
8358	8358	Section 139. Section 1002.01, Florida S tatutes, is amended 5967
8359	8359	to read: 5968
8360	8360	1002.01 Definitions. — 5969
8361	8361	(1) A "home education program" means the sequentially 5970
8362	8362	progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her 5971
8363	8363	parent in order to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss. 5972
8364	8364	1002.41, 1003.01(16) 1003.01(13), and 1003.21(1). 5973
8365	8365	(2) A "private school" is a nonpublic school defined as an 5974
8366	8366	individual, association, copartnership, or corporation, or 5975
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8376	8376
8377	8377	department, division, or section of such organizations, that 5976
8378	8378	designates itself as an educational center that in cludes 5977
8379	8379	kindergarten or a higher grade or as an elementary, secondary, 5978
8380	8380	business, technical, or trade school below college level or any 5979
8381	8381	organization that provides instructional services that meet the 5980
8382	8382	intent of s. 1003.01(16) 1003.01(13) or that gives preempl oyment 5981
8383	8383	or supplementary training in technology or in fields of trade or 5982
8384	8384	industry or that offers academic, literary, or career training 5983
8385	8385	below college level, or any combination of the above, including 5984
8386	8386	an institution that performs the functions of the above s chools 5985
8387	8387	through correspondence or extension, except those licensed under 5986
8388	8388	the provisions of chapter 1005. A private school may be a 5987
8389	8389	parochial, religious, denominational, for -profit, or nonprofit 5988
8390	8390	school. This definition does not include home education program s 5989
8391	8391	conducted in accordance with s. 1002.41. 5990
8392	8392	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 5991
8393	8393	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 5992
8394	8394	Section 140. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 5993
8395	8395	1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5994
8396	8396	1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 5995
8397	8397	school students must receive accurate and timely information 5996
8398	8398	regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 5997
8399	8399	of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 5998
8400	8400	students and their par ents are afforded numerous statutory 5999
8401	8401	rights including, but not limited to, the following: 6000
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8411	8411
8412	8412	(2) ATTENDANCE.— 6001
8413	8413	(b) Regular school attendance. —Parents of students who 6002
8414	8414	have attained the age of 6 years by February 1 of any school 6003
8415	8415	year but who have not attaine d the age of 16 years must comply 6004
8416	8416	with the compulsory school attendance laws. Parents have the 6005
8417	8417	option to comply with the school attendance laws by attendance 6006
8418	8418	of the student in a public school; a parochial, religious, or 6007
8419	8419	denominational school; a private sch ool; a home education 6008
8420	8420	program; or a private tutoring program, in accordance with the 6009
8421	8421	provisions of s. 1003.01(16) 1003.01(13). 6010
8422	8422	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6011
8423	8423	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6012
8424	8424	Section 141. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 6013
8425	8425	1002.3105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6014
8426	8426	1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance 6015
8427	8427	Learning (ACCEL) options. — 6016
8428	8428	(3) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS. —When establishing 6017
8429	8429	student eligibility requirements, p rincipals and school 6018
8430	8430	districts must consider, at a minimum: 6019
8431	8431	(d) Recommendations from one or more of the student's 6020
8432	8432	teachers in core-curricula courses as defined in s. 6021
8433	8433	1003.01(5)(a)-(e) 1003.01(14)(a)-(e). 6022
8434	8434	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6023
8435	8435	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6024
8436	8436	Section 142. Paragraph (a) of subsection (20) and 6025
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8446	8446
8447	8447	paragraph (a) of subsection (21) of section 1002.33, Florida 6026
8448	8448	Statutes, are amended to read: 6027
8449	8449	1002.33 Charter schools. — 6028
8450	8450	(20) SERVICES.— 6029
8451	8451	(a)1. A sponsor shall provide certain administrative and 6030
8452	8452	educational services to charter schools. These services shall 6031
8453	8453	include contract management services; full -time equivalent and 6032
8454	8454	data reporting services; exceptional student education 6033
8455	8455	administration services; ser vices related to eligibility and 6034
8456	8456	reporting duties required to ensure that school lunch services 6035
8457	8457	under the National School Lunch Program, consistent with the 6036
8458	8458	needs of the charter school, are provided by the sponsor at the 6037
8459	8459	request of the charter school, that any funds due to the charter 6038
8460	8460	school under the National School Lunch Program be paid to the 6039
8461	8461	charter school as soon as the charter school begins serving food 6040
8462	8462	under the National School Lunch Program, and that the charter 6041
8463	8463	school is paid at the same time and i n the same manner under the 6042
8464	8464	National School Lunch Program as other public schools serviced 6043
8465	8465	by the sponsor or the school district; test administration 6044
8466	8466	services, including payment of the costs of state -required or 6045
8467	8467	district-required student assessments; proce ssing of teacher 6046
8468	8468	certificate data services; and information services, including 6047
8469	8469	equal access to the sponsor's student information systems that 6048
8470	8470	are used by public schools in the district in which the charter 6049
8471	8471	school is located or by schools in the sponsor's portfolio of 6050
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8481	8481
8482	8482	charter schools if the sponsor is not a school district. Student 6051
8483	8483	performance data for each student in a charter school, 6052
8484	8484	including, but not limited to, FCAT scores, standardized test 6053
8485	8485	scores, previous public school student report cards, and stud ent 6054
8486	8486	performance measures, shall be provided by the sponsor to a 6055
8487	8487	charter school in the same manner provided to other public 6056
8488	8488	schools in the district or by schools in the sponsor's portfolio 6057
8489	8489	of charter schools if the sponsor is not a school district. 6058
8490	8490	2. A sponsor may withhold an administrative fee for the 6059
8491	8491	provision of such services which shall be a percentage of the 6060
8492	8492	available funds defined in paragraph (17)(b) calculated based on 6061
8493	8493	weighted full-time equivalent students. If the charter school 6062
8494	8494	serves 75 percent or more exceptional education students as 6063
8495	8495	defined in s. 1003.01(9) 1003.01(3), the percentage shall be 6064
8496	8496	calculated based on unweighted full -time equivalent students. 6065
8497	8497	The administrative fee shall be calculated as follows: 6066
8498	8498	a. Up to 5 percent for: 6067
8499	8499	(I) Enrollment of up to and including 250 students in a 6068
8500	8500	charter school as defined in this section. 6069
8501	8501	(II) Enrollment of up to and including 500 students within 6070
8502	8502	a charter school system which meets all of the following: 6071
8503	8503	(A) Includes conversion charter schools and nonconversion 6072
8504	8504	charter schools. 6073
8505	8505	(B) Has all of its schools located in the same county. 6074
8506	8506	(C) Has a total enrollment exceeding the total enrollment 6075
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8516	8516
8517	8517	of at least one school district in this state. 6076
8518	8518	(D) Has the same governing board for all of its schools. 6077
8519	8519	(E) Does not contract with a for -profit service provider 6078
8520	8520	for management of school operations. 6079
8521	8521	(III) Enrollment of up to and including 250 students in a 6080
8522	8522	virtual charter school. 6081
8523	8523	b. Up to 2 percent for enrollment of up to and including 6082
8524	8524	250 students in a high-performing charter school as defined in 6083
8525	8525	s. 1002.331. 6084
8526	8526	c. Up to 2 percent for enrollment of up to and including 6085
8527	8527	250 students in an exceptional student education center that 6086
8528	8528	meets the requirements of the rules adopted by the State Board 6087
8529	8529	of Education pursuant to s. 1008.3415(3). 6088
8530	8530	3. A sponsor may not charge charter schools any additional 6089
8531	8531	fees or surcharges for administrative and educational services 6090
8532	8532	in addition to the maximum percentage of administrative fees 6091
8533	8533	withheld pursuant to this paragraph. A spons or may not charge or 6092
8534	8534	withhold any administrative fee against a charter school for any 6093
8535	8535	funds specifically allocated by the Legislature for teacher 6094
8536	8536	compensation. 6095
8537	8537	4. A sponsor shall provide to the department by September 6096
8538	8538	15 of each year the total amount of funding withheld from 6097
8539	8539	charter schools pursuant to this subsection for the prior fiscal 6098
8540	8540	year. The department must include the information in the report 6099
8541	8541	required under sub-sub-subparagraph (5)(b)1.k.(III). 6100
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8551	8551
8552	8552	(21) PUBLIC INFORMATION ON CHARTER SCHOOLS. — 6101
8553	8553	(a) The Department of Education shall provide information 6102
8554	8554	to the public, directly and through sponsors, on how to form and 6103
8555	8555	operate a charter school and how to enroll in a charter school 6104
8556	8556	once it is created. This information shall include the standard 6105
8557	8557	application form, standard charter and virtual charter 6106
8558	8558	contracts, standard evaluation instrument, and standard charter 6107
8559	8559	and virtual charter renewal contracts, which shall include the 6108
8560	8560	information specified in subsection (7) and shall be developed 6109
8561	8561	by consulting and ne gotiating with both sponsors and charter 6110
8562	8562	schools before implementation. The charter and virtual charter 6111
8563	8563	contracts and charter renewal and virtual charter renewal 6112
8564	8564	contracts shall be used by charter school sponsors. 6113
8565	8565	Reviser's note.—Paragraph (20)(a) is amend ed to conform to the 6114
8566	8566	reordering of definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6115
8567	8567	Paragraph (21)(a) is amended to confirm an editorial 6116
8568	8568	insertion to improve clarity and to conform to context. 6117
8569	8569	Section 143. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6118
8570	8570	1002.37, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6119
8571	8571	1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. — 6120
8572	8572	(2) The Florida Virtual School shall be governed by a 6121
8573	8573	board of trustees comprised of seven members appointed by the 6122
8574	8574	Governor to 4-year staggered terms. The board of trustees shall 6123
8575	8575	be a public agency entitled to sovereign immunity pursuant to s. 6124
8576	8576	768.28, and board members shall be public officers who shall 6125
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8586	8586
8587	8587	bear fiduciary responsibility for the Florida Virtual School. 6126
8588	8588	The board of trustees shall have the following powers and 6127
8589	8589	duties: 6128
8590	8590	(a)1. The board of trustees shall meet at least 4 times 6129
8591	8591	each year, upon the call of the chair, or at the request of a 6130
8592	8592	majority of the membership. 6131
8593	8593	2. The fiscal year for the Florida Virtual School shall be 6132
8594	8594	the state fiscal year as provided in s. 216.011(1)(q) 6133
8595	8595	216.011(1)(o). 6134
8596	8596	6135
8597	8597	The Governor shall designate the initial chair of the board of 6136
8598	8598	trustees to serve a term of 4 years. Members of the board of 6137
8599	8599	trustees shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed 6138
8600	8600	for per diem and travel expenses purs uant to s. 112.061. The 6139
8601	8601	board of trustees shall be a body corporate with all the powers 6140
8602	8602	of a body corporate and such authority as is needed for the 6141
8603	8603	proper operation and improvement of the Florida Virtual School. 6142
8604	8604	The board of trustees is specifically author ized to adopt rules, 6143
8605	8605	policies, and procedures, consistent with law and rules of the 6144
8606	8606	State Board of Education related to governance, personnel, 6145
8607	8607	budget and finance, administration, programs, curriculum and 6146
8608	8608	instruction, travel and purchasing, technology, stud ents, 6147
8609	8609	contracts and grants, and property as necessary for optimal, 6148
8610	8610	efficient operation of the Florida Virtual School. Tangible 6149
8611	8611	personal property owned by the board of trustees shall be 6150
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8621	8621
8622	8622	subject to the provisions of chapter 273. 6151
8623	8623	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6152
8624	8624	definitions in s. 216.011(1). 6153
8625	8625	Section 144. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph 6154
8626	8626	(b) of subsection (10) of section 1002.394, Florida Statutes, 6155
8627	8627	are amended to read: 6156
8628	8628	1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.— 6157
8629	8629	(4) AUTHORIZED USES OF PROGRAM FUNDS. — 6158
8630	8630	(b) Program funds awarded to a student with a disability 6159
8631	8631	determined eligible pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) may be used for 6160
8632	8632	the following purposes: 6161
8633	8633	1. Instructional materials, including digital devices, 6162
8634	8634	digital periphery devices, and assistive technology devices that 6163
8635	8635	allow a student to access instruction or instructional content 6164
8636	8636	and training on the use of and maintenance agreements for these 6165
8637	8637	devices. 6166
8638	8638	2. Curriculum as defined in subsection (2). 6167
8639	8639	3. Specialized services by approved providers or by a 6168
8640	8640	hospital in this state which are selected by the parent. These 6169
8641	8641	specialized services may include, but are not limited to: 6170
8642	8642	a. Applied behavior analysis services as provided in ss. 6171
8643	8643	627.6686 and 641.31098. 6172
8644	8644	b. Services provided by speech -language pathologists as 6173
8645	8645	defined in s. 468.1125(8). 6174
8646	8646	c. Occupational therapy as defined in s. 468.203. 6175
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8657	8657	d. Services provided by physical therapists as defined in 6176
8658	8658	s. 486.021(8). 6177
8659	8659	e. Services provided by listening and spoken la nguage 6178
8660	8660	specialists and an appropriate acoustical environment for a 6179
8661	8661	child who has a hearing impairment, including deafness, and who 6180
8662	8662	has received an implant or assistive hearing device. 6181
8663	8663	4. Tuition or fees associated with full -time or part-time 6182
8664	8664	enrollment in a home education program, an eligible private 6183
8665	8665	school, an eligible postsecondary educational institution or a 6184
8666	8666	program offered by the postsecondary educational institution, a 6185
8667	8667	private tutoring program authorized under s. 1002.43, a virtual 6186
8668	8668	program offered by a department-approved private online provider 6187
8669	8669	that meets the provider qualifications specified in s. 6188
8670	8670	1002.45(2)(a), the Florida Virtual School as a private paying 6189
8671	8671	student, or an approved online course offered pursuant to s. 6190
8672	8672	1003.499 or s. 1004.0961. 6191
8673	8673	5. Fees for nationally standardized, norm -referenced 6192
8674	8674	achievement tests, Advanced Placement Examinations, industry 6193
8675	8675	certification examinations, assessments related to postsecondary 6194
8676	8676	education, or other assessments. 6195
8677	8677	6. Contributions to the Stanley G. Tate Flor ida Prepaid 6196
8678	8678	College Program pursuant to s. 1009.98 or the Florida College 6197
8679	8679	Savings Program pursuant to s. 1009.981 for the benefit of the 6198
8680	8680	eligible student. 6199
8681	8681	7. Contracted services provided by a public school or 6200
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8691	8691
8692	8692	school district, including classes. A student who receives 6201
8693	8693	services under a contract under this paragraph is not considered 6202
8694	8694	enrolled in a public school for eligibility purposes as 6203
8695	8695	specified in subsection (6). 6204
8696	8696	8. Tuition and fees for part -time tutoring services 6205
8697	8697	provided by a person who holds a valid Florida educator's 6206
8698	8698	certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56, a person who holds an 6207
8699	8699	adjunct teaching certificate pursuant to s. 1012.57, a person 6208
8700	8700	who has a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree in the subject 6209
8701	8701	area in which instruction is given, a person who has 6210
8702	8702	demonstrated a mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to s. 6211
8703	8703	1012.56(5), or a person certified by a nationally or 6212
8704	8704	internationally recognized research -based training program as 6213
8705	8705	approved by the department. As used in this paragraph, the term 6214
8706	8706	"part-time tutoring services" does not qualify as regular school 6215
8707	8707	attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(16)(e) 1003.01(13)(e). 6216
8708	8708	9. Fees for specialized summer education programs. 6217
8709	8709	10. Fees for specialized after -school education programs. 6218
8710	8710	11. Transition services provi ded by job coaches. 6219
8711	8711	12. Fees for an annual evaluation of educational progress 6220
8712	8712	by a state-certified teacher under s. 1002.41(1)(f), if this 6221
8713	8713	option is chosen for a home education student. 6222
8714	8714	13. Tuition and fees associated with programs offered by 6223
8715	8715	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers approved 6224
8716	8716	pursuant to s. 1002.55 and school readiness providers approved 6225
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8726	8726
8727	8727	pursuant to s. 1002.88. 6226
8728	8728	14. Fees for services provided at a center that is a 6227
8729	8729	member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic 6228
8730	8730	Horsemanship International. 6229
8731	8731	15. Fees for services provided by a therapist who is 6230
8732	8732	certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists or 6231
8733	8733	credentialed by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. 6232
8734	8734	(10) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM 6233
8735	8735	PARTICIPATION.— 6234
8736	8736	(b) A parent who applies for program participation under 6235
8737	8737	paragraph (3)(b) is exercising his or her parental option to 6236
8738	8738	determine the appropriate placement or the services that best 6237
8739	8739	meet the needs of his or her child and must: 6238
8740	8740	1. Apply to an eligible nonprofit scholarship -funding 6239
8741	8741	organization to participate in the program by a date set by the 6240
8742	8742	organization. The request must be communicated directly to the 6241
8743	8743	organization in a manner that creates a written or electronic 6242
8744	8744	record of the request an d the date of receipt of the request. 6243
8745	8745	2. Sign an agreement with the organization and annually 6244
8746	8746	submit a sworn compliance statement to the organization to 6245
8747	8747	satisfy or maintain program eligibility, including eligibility 6246
8748	8748	to receive and spend program payments by: 6247
8749	8749	a. Affirming that the student is enrolled in a program 6248
8750	8750	that meets regular school attendance requirements as provided in 6249
8751	8751	s. 1003.01(16)(b), (c), or (d) 1003.01(13)(b), (c), or (d) . 6250
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8761	8761
8762	8762	b. Affirming that the program funds are used only for 6251
8763	8763	authorized purposes serving the student's educational needs, as 6252
8764	8764	described in paragraph (4)(b); that any prepaid college plan or 6253
8765	8765	college savings plan funds contributed pursuant to subparagraph 6254
8766	8766	(4)(b)6. will not be transferred to another beneficiary while 6255
8767	8767	the plan contains funds contributed pursuant to this section; 6256
8768	8768	and that they will not receive a payment, refund, or rebate of 6257
8769	8769	any funds provided under this section. 6258
8770	8770	c. Affirming that the parent is responsible for all 6259
8771	8771	eligible expenses in excess of the amount of the schol arship and 6260
8772	8772	for the education of his or her student by, as applicable: 6261
8773	8773	(I) Requiring the student to take an assessment in 6262
8774	8774	accordance with paragraph (9)(c); 6263
8775	8775	(II) Providing an annual evaluation in accordance with s. 6264
8776	8776	1002.41(1)(f); or 6265
8777	8777	(III) Requiring the child to take any preassessments and 6266
8778	8778	postassessments selected by the provider if the child is 4 years 6267
8779	8779	of age and is enrolled in a program provided by an eligible 6268
8780	8780	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program provider. A student 6269
8781	8781	with disabilities for whom th e physician or psychologist who 6270
8782	8782	issued the diagnosis or the IEP team determines that a 6271
8783	8783	preassessment and postassessment is not appropriate is exempt 6272
8784	8784	from this requirement. A participating provider shall report a 6273
8785	8785	student's scores to the parent. 6274
8786	8786	d. Affirming that the student remains in good standing 6275
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8796	8796
8797	8797	with the provider or school if those options are selected by the 6276
8798	8798	parent. 6277
8799	8799	e. Enrolling his or her child in a program from a 6278
8800	8800	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program provider authorized 6279
8801	8801	under s. 1002.55, a sc hool readiness provider authorized under 6280
8802	8802	s. 1002.88, or an eligible private school if either option is 6281
8803	8803	selected by the parent. 6282
8804	8804	f. Renewing participation in the program each year. A 6283
8805	8805	student whose participation in the program is not renewed may 6284
8806	8806	continue to spend scholarship funds that are in his or her 6285
8807	8807	account from prior years unless the account must be closed 6286
8808	8808	pursuant to subparagraph (5)(b)3. Notwithstanding any changes to 6287
8809	8809	the student's IEP, a student who was previously eligible for 6288
8810	8810	participation in the pr ogram shall remain eligible to apply for 6289
8811	8811	renewal. However, for a high -risk child to continue to 6290
8812	8812	participate in the program in the school year after he or she 6291
8813	8813	reaches 6 years of age, the child's application for renewal of 6292
8814	8814	program participation must contain documentation that the child 6293
8815	8815	has a disability defined in paragraph (2)(d) other than high -6294
8816	8816	risk status. 6295
8817	8817	g. Procuring the services necessary to educate the 6296
8818	8818	student. If a parent does not procure the necessary educational 6297
8819	8819	services for the student and the stu dent's account has been 6298
8820	8820	inactive for 2 consecutive fiscal years, the student is 6299
8821	8821	ineligible for additional scholarship payments until the 6300
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8832	8832	scholarship-funding organization verifies that expenditures from 6301
8833	8833	the account have occurred. When the student receives a 6302
8834	8834	scholarship, the district school board is not obligated to 6303
8835	8835	provide the student with a free appropriate public education. 6304
8836	8836	For purposes of s. 1003.57 and the Individuals with Disabilities 6305
8837	8837	in Education Act, a participating student has only those rights 6306
8838	8838	that apply to all other unilaterally parentally placed students, 6307
8839	8839	except that, when requested by the parent, school district 6308
8840	8840	personnel must develop an IEP or matrix level of services. 6309
8841	8841	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6310
8842	8842	definitions in s. 1003 .01 by this act. 6311
8843	8843	Section 145. Subsection (7) of section 1002.42, Florida 6312
8844	8844	Statutes, is amended to read: 6313
8845	8845	1002.42 Private schools. — 6314
8846	8846	(7) ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. —Attendance of a student at a 6315
8847	8847	private, parochial, religious, or denominational school 6316
8848	8848	satisfies the attendance requirements of ss. 1003.01(16) 6317
8849	8849	1003.01(13) and 1003.21(1). 6318
8850	8850	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6319
8851	8851	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6320
8852	8852	Section 146. Subsection (1) of section 1002.43, Florida 6321
8853	8853	Statutes, is amended to read: 6322
8854	8854	1002.43 Private tutoring programs. — 6323
8855	8855	(1) Regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(16) 6324
8856	8856	1003.01(13) may be achieved by attendance in a private tutoring 6325
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8865	8865	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
8866	8866
8867	8867	program if the person tutoring the student meets the following 6326
8868	8868	requirements: 6327
8869	8869	(a) Holds a valid Florida certificate to teach the 6328
8870	8870	subjects or grades in which instruction is given. 6329
8871	8871	(b) Keeps all records and makes all reports required by 6330
8872	8872	the state and district school board and makes regular reports on 6331
8873	8873	the attendance of students in accorda nce with the provisions of 6332
8874	8874	s. 1003.23(2). 6333
8875	8875	(c) Requires students to be in actual attendance for the 6334
8876	8876	minimum length of time prescribed by s. 1011.60(2). 6335
8877	8877	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6336
8878	8878	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6337
8879	8879	Section 147. Subsection (2) of section 1002.455, Florida 6338
8880	8880	Statutes, is amended to read: 6339
8881	8881	1002.455 Student eligibility for K -12 virtual 6340
8882	8882	instruction.—All students, including home education and private 6341
8883	8883	school students, are eligible to participate in any of t he 6342
8884	8884	following virtual instruction options: 6343
8885	8885	(2) Part-time or full-time virtual charter school 6344
8886	8886	instruction authorized pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c)5. to 6345
8887	8887	students within the school district or to students in other 6346
8888	8888	school districts throughout the state pursuan t to s. 1002.31; 6347
8889	8889	however, the school district enrolling the full -time equivalent 6348
8890	8890	virtual student shall comply with the enrollment requirements 6349
8891	8891	established under to s. 1002.45(1)(e)4. 6350
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8901	8901
8902	8902	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 6351
8903	8903	conform to the immediately preceding context. 6352
8904	8904	Section 148. Section 1003.01, Florida Statutes, is 6353
8905	8905	reordered and amended to read: 6354
8906	8906	1003.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 6355
8907	8907	(7)(1) "District school board" means the members who are 6356
8908	8908	elected by the voter s of a school district created and existing 6357
8909	8909	pursuant to s. 4, Art. IX of the State Constitution to operate 6358
8910	8910	and control public K -12 education within the school district. 6359
8911	8911	(17)(2) "School" means an organization of students for 6360
8912	8912	instructional purposes on an e lementary, middle or junior high 6361
8913	8913	school, secondary or high school, or other public school level 6362
8914	8914	authorized under rules of the State Board of Education. 6363
8915	8915	(9)(3)(a) "Exceptional student" means any student who has 6364
8916	8916	been determined eligible for a special progr am in accordance 6365
8917	8917	with rules of the State Board of Education. The term includes 6366
8918	8918	students who are gifted and students with disabilities who have 6367
8919	8919	an intellectual disability; autism spectrum disorder; a speech 6368
8920	8920	impairment; a language impairment; an orthopedic i mpairment; an 6369
8921	8921	other health impairment; traumatic brain injury; a visual 6370
8922	8922	impairment; an emotional or behavioral disability; or a specific 6371
8923	8923	learning disability, including, but not limited to, dyslexia, 6372
8924	8924	dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia; students who are d eaf or 6373
8925	8925	hard of hearing or dual sensory impaired; students who are 6374
8926	8926	hospitalized or homebound; children with developmental delays 6375
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8937	8937	ages birth through 9 years or through the student's completion 6376
8938	8938	of grade 2, whichever occurs first, or children, ages birth 6377
8939	8939	through 2 years, with established conditions that are identified 6378
8940	8940	in State Board of Education rules pursuant to s. 1003.21(1)(e). 6379
8941	8941	(b) "Special education services" means specially designed 6380
8942	8942	instruction and such related services as are necessary for an 6381
8943	8943	exceptional student to benefit from education. Such services may 6382
8944	8944	include: transportation; diagnostic and evaluation services; 6383
8945	8945	social services; physical and occupational therapy; speech and 6384
8946	8946	language pathology services; job placement; orientation and 6385
8947	8947	mobility training; braillists, typists, and readers for the 6386
8948	8948	blind; interpreters and auditory amplification; services 6387
8949	8949	provided by a certified listening and spoken language 6388
8950	8950	specialist; rehabilitation counseling; transition services; 6389
8951	8951	mental health services; guidance and caree r counseling; 6390
8952	8952	specified materials, assistive technology devices, and other 6391
8953	8953	specialized equipment; and other such services as approved by 6392
8954	8954	rules of the state board. 6393
8955	8955	(2)(4) "Career education" means education that provides 6394
8956	8956	instruction for the following purpo ses: 6395
8957	8957	(a) At the elementary, middle, and high school levels, 6396
8958	8958	exploratory courses designed to give students initial exposure 6397
8959	8959	to a broad range of occupations to assist them in preparing 6398
8960	8960	their academic and occupational plans, and practical arts 6399
8961	8961	courses that provide generic skills that may apply to many 6400
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8972	8972	occupations but are not designed to prepare students for entry 6401
8973	8973	into a specific occupation. Career education provided before 6402
8974	8974	high school completion must be designed to strengthen both 6403
8975	8975	occupational awareness and academic skills integrated throughout 6404
8976	8976	all academic instruction. 6405
8977	8977	(b) At the secondary school level, job -preparatory 6406
8978	8978	instruction in the competencies that prepare students for 6407
8979	8979	effective entry into an occupation, including diversified 6408
8980	8980	cooperative education, work experience, and job -entry programs 6409
8981	8981	that coordinate directed study and on -the-job training. 6410
8982	8982	(c) At the postsecondary education level, courses of study 6411
8983	8983	that provide competencies needed for entry into specific 6412
8984	8984	occupations or for advancement within an o ccupation. 6413
8985	8985	(13)(5) 6414
8986	8986	(b)(a) "Suspension," also referred to as out -of-school 6415
8987	8987	suspension, means the temporary removal of a student from all 6416
8988	8988	classes of instruction on public school grounds and all other 6417
8989	8989	school-sponsored activities, except as authorized by th e 6418
8990	8990	principal or the principal's designee, for a period not to 6419
8991	8991	exceed 10 school days and remanding of the student to the 6420
8992	8992	custody of the student's parent with specific homework 6421
8993	8993	assignments for the student to complete. 6422
8994	8994	(a)(b) "In-school suspension" means the temporary removal 6423
8995	8995	of a student from the student's regular school program and 6424
8996	8996	placement in an alternative program, such as that provided in s. 6425
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9007	9007	1003.53, under the supervision of district school board 6426
9008	9008	personnel, for a period not to exceed 10 school days. 6427
9009	9009	(10)(6) "Expulsion" means the removal of the right and 6428
9010	9010	obligation of a student to attend a public school under 6429
9011	9011	conditions set by the district school board, and for a period of 6430
9012	9012	time not to exceed the remainder of the term or school year and 6431
9013	9013	1 additional year of attendance. Expulsions may be imposed with 6432
9014	9014	or without continuing educational services and shall be reported 6433
9015	9015	accordingly. 6434
9016	9016	(6)(7) "Corporal punishment" means the moderate use of 6435
9017	9017	physical force or physical contact by a teacher or principal as 6436
9018	9018	may be necessary to maintain discipline or to enforce school 6437
9019	9019	rule. However, the term "corporal punishment" does not include 6438
9020	9020	the use of such reasonable force by a teacher or principal as 6439
9021	9021	may be necessary for self -protection or to protect other 6440
9022	9022	students from disruptiv e students. 6441
9023	9023	(12)(8) "Habitual truant" means a student who has 15 6442
9024	9024	unexcused absences within 90 calendar days with or without the 6443
9025	9025	knowledge or consent of the student's parent, is subject to 6444
9026	9026	compulsory school attendance under s. 1003.21(1) and (2)(a), and 6445
9027	9027	is not exempt under s. 1003.21(3) or s. 1003.24, or by meeting 6446
9028	9028	the criteria for any other exemption specified by law or rules 6447
9029	9029	of the State Board of Education. Such a student must have been 6448
9030	9030	the subject of the activities specified in ss. 1003.26 and 6449
9031	9031	1003.27(3), without resultant successful remediation of the 6450
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9041	9041
9042	9042	truancy problem before being dealt with as a child in need of 6451
9043	9043	services according to the provisions of chapter 984. 6452
9044	9044	(8)(9) "Dropout" means a student who meets any one or more 6453
9045	9045	of the following criteria: 6454
9046	9046	(a) The student has voluntarily removed himself or herself 6455
9047	9047	from the school system before graduation for reasons that 6456
9048	9048	include, but are not limited to, marriage, or the student has 6457
9049	9049	withdrawn from school because he or she has failed the statewide 6458
9050	9050	student assessment test and thereby does not receive any of the 6459
9051	9051	certificates of completion; 6460
9052	9052	(b) The student has not met the relevant attendance 6461
9053	9053	requirements of the school district pursuant to State Board of 6462
9054	9054	Education rules, or the student was expected to attend a sc hool 6463
9055	9055	but did not enter as expected for unknown reasons, or the 6464
9056	9056	student's whereabouts are unknown; 6465
9057	9057	(c) The student has withdrawn from school, but has not 6466
9058	9058	transferred to another public or private school or enrolled in 6467
9059	9059	any career, adult, home education, or alternative educational 6468
9060	9060	program; 6469
9061	9061	(d) The student has withdrawn from school due to hardship, 6470
9062	9062	unless such withdrawal has been granted under the provisions of 6471
9063	9063	s. 322.091, court action, expulsion, medical reasons, or 6472
9064	9064	pregnancy; or 6473
9065	9065	(e) The student is not el igible to attend school because 6474
9066	9066	of reaching the maximum age for an exceptional student program 6475
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9076	9076
9077	9077	in accordance with the district's policy. 6476
9078	9078	6477
9079	9079	The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement the 6478
9080	9080	provisions of this subsection. 6479
9081	9081	(1)(10) "Alternative measures for students with special 6480
9082	9082	needs" or "special programs" means measures designed to meet the 6481
9083	9083	special needs of a student that cannot be met by regular school 6482
9084	9084	curricula. 6483
9085	9085	(14)(11)(a) "Juvenile justice education programs or 6484
9086	9086	schools" means programs or schools operating for the purpose of 6485
9087	9087	providing educational services to youth in Department of 6486
9088	9088	Juvenile Justice programs, for a school year composed of 250 6487
9089	9089	days of instruction, or the equivalent expressed in hours as 6488
9090	9090	specified in State Board of Education rule, distributed over 12 6489
9091	9091	months. If the period of operation is expressed in hours, the 6490
9092	9092	State Board of Education must review the calculation annually. 6491
9093	9093	The use of the equivalent expressed in hours is only applicable 6492
9094	9094	to nonresidential programs. At the request of the provider, a 6493
9095	9095	district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of 6494
9096	9096	instruction by up to 10 days for teacher planning for 6495
9097	9097	residential programs and up to 20 days or equivalent hours as 6496
9098	9098	specified in the State Board of Education rule for teacher 6497
9099	9099	planning for nonresidential programs, subject to the approval of 6498
9100	9100	the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of 6499
9101	9101	Education. 6500
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9111	9111
9112	9112	(b) "Juvenile justice provider" means the Department of 6501
9113	9113	Juvenile Justice, the sheriff, or a private, pu blic, or other 6502
9114	9114	governmental organization under contract with the Department of 6503
9115	9115	Juvenile Justice or the sheriff that provides treatment, care 6504
9116	9116	and custody, or educational programs for youth in juvenile 6505
9117	9117	justice intervention, detention, or commitment programs. 6506
9118	9118	(4)(12) "Children and youths who are experiencing 6507
9119	9119	homelessness," for programs authorized under subtitle B, 6508
9120	9120	Education for Homeless Children and Youths, of Title VII of the 6509
9121	9121	McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 11431 et 6510
9122	9122	seq., means children and youths who lack a fixed, regular, and 6511
9123	9123	adequate nighttime residence, and includes: 6512
9124	9124	(a) Children and youths sharing the housing of other 6513
9125	9125	persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar 6514
9126	9126	reason; are living in motels, hotels, travel trai ler parks, or 6515
9127	9127	camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate 6516
9128	9128	accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional 6517
9129	9129	shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals. 6518
9130	9130	(b) Children and youths having who have a primary 6519
9131	9131	nighttime residence that is a public or private place not 6520
9132	9132	designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping 6521
9133	9133	accommodation for human beings. 6522
9134	9134	(c) Children and youths living in cars, parks, public 6523
9135	9135	spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, or similar 6524
9136	9136	settings. 6525
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9146	9146
9147	9147	(d) Migratory children living in circumstances described 6526
9148	9148	in paragraphs (a)-(c). 6527
9149	9149	(16)(13) "Regular school attendance" means the actual 6528
9150	9150	attendance of a student during the school day as defined by law 6529
9151	9151	and rules of the State Board of Education. Regular attendance 6530
9152	9152	within the intent of s. 1003.21 may be achieved by attendance 6531
9153	9153	in: 6532
9154	9154	(a) A public school supported by public funds; 6533
9155	9155	(b) A parochial, religious, or denominational school; 6534
9156	9156	(c) A private school supported in whole or in part by 6535
9157	9157	tuition charges or by endowments or gifts ; 6536
9158	9158	(d) A home education program that meets the requirements 6537
9159	9159	of chapter 1002; or 6538
9160	9160	(e) A private tutoring program that meets the requirements 6539
9161	9161	of chapter 1002. 6540
9162	9162	(5)(14) "Core-curricula courses" means: 6541
9163	9163	(a) Courses in language arts/reading, mathematics, so cial 6542
9164	9164	studies, and science in prekindergarten through grade 3, 6543
9165	9165	excluding extracurricular courses pursuant to subsection (11) 6544
9166	9166	(15); 6545
9167	9167	(b) Courses in grades 4 through 8 in subjects that are 6546
9168	9168	measured by state assessment at any grade level and courses 6547
9169	9169	required for middle school promotion, excluding extracurricular 6548
9170	9170	courses pursuant to subsection (11) (15); 6549
9171	9171	(c) Courses in grades 9 through 12 in subjects that are 6550
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9181	9181
9182	9182	measured by state assessment at any grade level and courses that 6551
9183	9183	are specifically identified by name in statute as required for 6552
9184	9184	high school graduation and that are not measured by state 6553
9185	9185	assessment, excluding extracurricular courses pursuant to 6554
9186	9186	subsection (11) (15); 6555
9187	9187	(d) Exceptional student education courses; and 6556
9188	9188	(e) English for Speakers of Other Languages courses. 6557
9189	9189	6558
9190	9190	The term is limited in meaning and used for the sole purpose of 6559
9191	9191	designating classes that are subject to the maximum c lass size 6560
9192	9192	requirements established in s. 1, Art. IX of the State 6561
9193	9193	Constitution. This term does not include courses offered under 6562
9194	9194	ss. 1002.321(4)(e), 1002.33(7)(a)2.b., 1002.37, 1002.45, and 6563
9195	9195	1003.499. 6564
9196	9196	(11)(15) "Extracurricular courses" means all courses th at 6565
9197	9197	are not defined as "core -curricula courses," which may include, 6566
9198	9198	but are not limited to, physical education, fine arts, 6567
9199	9199	performing fine arts, career education, and courses that may 6568
9200	9200	result in college credit. The term is limited in meaning and 6569
9201	9201	used for the sole purpose of designating classes that are not 6570
9202	9202	subject to the maximum class size requirements established in s. 6571
9203	9203	1, Art. IX of the State Constitution. 6572
9204	9204	(15)(16) "Physical education" means the development or 6573
9205	9205	maintenance of skills related to strength, agi lity, flexibility, 6574
9206	9206	movement, and stamina, including dance; the development of 6575
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9216	9216
9217	9217	knowledge and skills regarding teamwork and fair play; the 6576
9218	9218	development of knowledge and skills regarding nutrition and 6577
9219	9219	physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle; and the 6578
9220	9220	development of positive attitudes regarding sound nutrition and 6579
9221	9221	physical activity as a component of personal well -being. 6580
9222	9222	(3)(17) "Certified unaccompanied homeless youth" means a 6581
9223	9223	youth certified as an unaccompanied homeless youth pursuant to 6582
9224	9224	s. 743.067. 6583
9225	9225	Reviser's note.—This section is amended to place the definitions 6584
9226	9226	of the section in alphabetical order and to conform cross -6585
9227	9227	references. Current paragraph (3)(b) is amended to delete 6586
9228	9228	an unnecessary punctuation mark. Current paragraph (12)(a) 6587
9229	9229	is amended to confirm editorial deletions, and current 6588
9230	9230	paragraph (12)(b) is amended to confirm an editorial 6589
9231	9231	substitution, to conform to context. 6590
9232	9232	Section 149. Subsection (6) of section 1003.03, Florida 6591
9233	9233	Statutes, is amended to read: 6592
9234	9234	1003.03 Maximum class size. — 6593
9235	9235	(6) COURSES FOR COMPLIANCE. —Consistent with s. 1003.01(5) 6594
9236	9236	1003.01(14), the Department of Education shall identify from the 6595
9237	9237	Course Code Directory the core -curricula courses for the purpose 6596
9238	9238	of satisfying the maximum class size requirement in this 6597
9239	9239	section. The department may adopt rules to implement this 6598
9240	9240	subsection, if necessary. 6599
9241	9241	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6600
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9251	9251
9252	9252	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6601
9253	9253	Section 150. Subsection (4) of section 1003.21, Florida 6602
9254	9254	Statutes, is amended to rea d: 6603
9255	9255	1003.21 School attendance. — 6604
9256	9256	(4) Before admitting a child to kindergarten, the 6605
9257	9257	principal shall require evidence that the child has attained the 6606
9258	9258	age at which he or she should be admitted in accordance with the 6607
9259	9259	provisions of subparagraph (1)(a)2. The d istrict school 6608
9260	9260	superintendent may require evidence of the age of any child who 6609
9261	9261	is being enrolled in public school and who the district school 6610
9262	9262	superintendent believes to be within the limits of compulsory 6611
9263	9263	attendance as provided for by law; however, the dist rict school 6612
9264	9264	superintendent may not require evidence from any child who meets 6613
9265	9265	regular attendance requirements by attending a school or program 6614
9266	9266	listed in s. 1003.01(16)(b)-(e) 1003.01(13)(b)-(e). If the first 6615
9267	9267	prescribed evidence is not available, the next ev idence 6616
9268	9268	obtainable in the order set forth below shall be accepted: 6617
9269	9269	(a) A duly attested transcript of the child's birth record 6618
9270	9270	filed according to law with a public officer charged with the 6619
9271	9271	duty of recording births; 6620
9272	9272	(b) A duly attested transcript of a cer tificate of baptism 6621
9273	9273	showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the child, 6622
9274	9274	accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parent; 6623
9275	9275	(c) An insurance policy on the child's life that has been 6624
9276	9276	in force for at least 2 years; 6625
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9286	9286
9287	9287	(d) A bona fide contemporary r eligious record of the 6626
9288	9288	child's birth accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the 6627
9289	9289	parent; 6628
9290	9290	(e) A passport or certificate of arrival in the United 6629
9291	9291	States showing the age of the child; 6630
9292	9292	(f) A transcript of record of age shown in the child's 6631
9293	9293	school record of at least 4 years prior to application, stating 6632
9294	9294	date of birth; or 6633
9295	9295	(g) If none of these evidences can be produced, an 6634
9296	9296	affidavit of age sworn to by the parent, accompanied by a 6635
9297	9297	certificate of age signed by a public health officer or by a 6636
9298	9298	public school physician, or, if these are not available in the 6637
9299	9299	county, by a licensed practicing physician designated by the 6638
9300	9300	district school board, which states that the health officer or 6639
9301	9301	physician has examined the child and believes that the age as 6640
9302	9302	stated in the affidavit i s substantially correct. Children and 6641
9303	9303	youths who are experiencing homelessness and children who are 6642
9304	9304	known to the department, as defined in s. 39.0016, shall be 6643
9305	9305	given temporary exemption from this section for 30 school days. 6644
9306	9306	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6645
9307	9307	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6646
9308	9308	Section 151. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 6647
9309	9309	1003.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6648
9310	9310	1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance. —The Legislature 6649
9311	9311	finds that poor academic p erformance is associated with 6650
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9321	9321
9322	9322	nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role 6651
9323	9323	in promoting and enforcing attendance as a means of improving 6652
9324	9324	student performance. It is the policy of the state that each 6653
9325	9325	district school superintendent be resp onsible for enforcing 6654
9326	9326	school attendance of all students subject to the compulsory 6655
9327	9327	school age in the school district and supporting enforcement of 6656
9328	9328	school attendance by local law enforcement agencies. The 6657
9329	9329	responsibility includes recommending policies and pro cedures to 6658
9330	9330	the district school board that require public schools to respond 6659
9331	9331	in a timely manner to every unexcused absence, and every absence 6660
9332	9332	for which the reason is unknown, of students enrolled in the 6661
9333	9333	schools. District school board policies shall require the parent 6662
9334	9334	of a student to justify each absence of the student, and that 6663
9335	9335	justification will be evaluated based on adopted district school 6664
9336	9336	board policies that define excused and unexcused absences. The 6665
9337	9337	policies must provide that public schools track excused and 6666
9338	9338	unexcused absences and contact the home in the case of an 6667
9339	9339	unexcused absence from school, or an absence from school for 6668
9340	9340	which the reason is unknown, to prevent the development of 6669
9341	9341	patterns of nonattendance. The Legislature finds that early 6670
9342	9342	intervention in school attendance is the most effective way of 6671
9343	9343	producing good attendance habits that will lead to improved 6672
9344	9344	student learning and achievement. Each public school shall 6673
9345	9345	implement the following steps to promote and enforce regular 6674
9346	9346	school attendance: 6675
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9356	9356
9357	9357	(1) CONTACT, REFER, AND ENFORCE. — 6676
9358	9358	(f)1. If the parent of a child who has been identified as 6677
9359	9359	exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance enrolls the child in a 6678
9360	9360	home education program pursuant to chapter 1002, the district 6679
9361	9361	school superintendent shall provide the pare nt a copy of s. 6680
9362	9362	1002.41 and the accountability requirements of this paragraph. 6681
9363	9363	The district school superintendent shall also refer the parent 6682
9364	9364	to a home education review committee composed of the district 6683
9365	9365	contact for home education programs and at least two home 6684
9366	9366	educators selected by the parent from a district list of all 6685
9367	9367	home educators who have conducted a home education program for 6686
9368	9368	at least 3 years and who have indicated a willingness to serve 6687
9369	9369	on the committee. The home education review committee shall 6688
9370	9370	review the portfolio of the student, as defined by s. 1002.41, 6689
9371	9371	every 30 days during the district's regular school terms until 6690
9372	9372	the committee is satisfied that the home education program is in 6691
9373	9373	compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d). The first portfolio review 6692
9374	9374	must occur within the first 30 calendar days of the 6693
9375	9375	establishment of the program. The provisions of subparagraph 2. 6694
9376	9376	do not apply once the committee determines the home education 6695
9377	9377	program is in compliance with s. 1002.41(1)(d). 6696
9378	9378	2. If the parent fails to provide a portfolio to the 6697
9379	9379	committee, the committee shall notify the district school 6698
9380	9380	superintendent. The district school superintendent shall then 6699
9381	9381	terminate the home education program and require the parent to 6700
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9391	9391
9392	9392	enroll the child in an attendance option that meets the 6701
9393	9393	definition of "regular school attendance" under s. 6702
9394	9394	1003.01(16)(a), (b), (c), or (e) 1003.01(13)(a), (b), (c), or 6703
9395	9395	(e), within 3 days. Upon termination of a home education program 6704
9396	9396	pursuant to this subparagraph, the parent shall not be eligible 6705
9397	9397	to reenroll the child in a home education program for 180 6706
9398	9398	calendar days. Failure of a parent to enroll the child in an 6707
9399	9399	attendance option as required by this subparagraph after 6708
9400	9400	termination of the home education program pursuant to this 6709
9401	9401	subparagraph shall constitute nonc ompliance with the compulsory 6710
9402	9402	attendance requirements of s. 1003.21 and may result in criminal 6711
9403	9403	prosecution under s. 1003.27(2). Nothing contained herein shall 6712
9404	9404	restrict the ability of the district school superintendent, or 6713
9405	9405	the ability of his or her designee , to review the portfolio 6714
9406	9406	pursuant to s. 1002.41(1)(e). 6715
9407	9407	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6716
9408	9408	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6717
9409	9409	Section 152. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6718
9410	9410	1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to re ad: 6719
9411	9411	1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 6720
9412	9412	diploma.— 6721
9413	9413	(1) TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS REQUIRED. — 6722
9414	9414	(b) The required credits may be earned through equivalent, 6723
9415	9415	applied, or integrated courses or career education courses as 6724
9416	9416	defined in s. 1003.01(2) 1003.01(4), including work-related 6725
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9426	9426
9427	9427	internships approved by the State Board of Education and 6726
9428	9428	identified in the course code directory. However, any must -pass 6727
9429	9429	assessment requirements must be met. An equivalent course is one 6728
9430	9430	or more courses identified by content -area experts as being a 6729
9431	9431	match to the core curricular content of another course, based 6730
9432	9432	upon review of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for 6731
9433	9433	that subject. An applied course aligns with Next Generation 6732
9434	9434	Sunshine State Standards and includes real -world applications of 6733
9435	9435	a career and technical education standard used in business or 6734
9436	9436	industry. An integrated course includes content from several 6735
9437	9437	courses within a content area or across content areas. 6736
9438	9438	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6737
9439	9439	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6738
9440	9440	Section 153. Paragraph (h) of subsection (6) of section 6739
9441	9441	1003.485, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6740
9442	9442	1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. — 6741
9443	9443	(6) ELIGIBILITY; NOTIFICATION; SCHOOL DISTRICT 6742
9444	9444	OBLIGATIONS.— 6743
9445	9445	(h) School districts and partnering nonprofit 6744
9446	9446	organizations shall raise awareness of the initiative, including 6745
9447	9447	information on eligibility and video training modules under 6746
9448	9448	paragraph (4)(e), through, at least, the following: 6747
9449	9449	1. The student handbook and the r ead-at-home plan under s. 6748
9450	9450	1008.25(5)(d) 1008.25(5)(c). 6749
9451	9451	2. A parent or curriculum night or separate initiative 6750
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9462	9462	awareness event at each elementary school. 6751
9463	9463	3. Partnering with the county library to host awareness 6752
9464	9464	events, which should coincide with other in itiatives such as 6753
9465	9465	library card drives, family library nights, summer access 6754
9466	9466	events, and other family engagement programming. 6755
9467	9467	Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross -reference to conform 6756
9468	9468	to the redesignation of s. 1008.25(5)(c) as s. 6757
9469	9469	1008.25(5)(d) by s. 66, ch. 2021-10, Laws of Florida. 6758
9470	9470	Section 154. Subsection (4) of section 1003.52, Florida 6759
9471	9471	Statutes, is amended to read: 6760
9472	9472	1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile 6761
9473	9473	Justice programs.— 6762
9474	9474	(4) Educational services shall be provided at times of the 6763
9475	9475	day most appropriate for the juvenile justice program. School 6764
9476	9476	programming in juvenile justice detention, prevention, day 6765
9477	9477	treatment, and residential programs shall be made available by 6766
9478	9478	the local school district during the juvenile justice school 6767
9479	9479	year, as provided in s. 1003.01(14) 1003.01(11). In addition, 6768
9480	9480	students in juvenile justice education programs shall have 6769
9481	9481	access to courses offered pursuant to ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, and 6770
9482	9482	1003.498. The Department of Education and the school districts 6771
9483	9483	shall adopt policies necessary to provide such access. 6772
9484	9484	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6773
9485	9485	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6774
9486	9486	Section 155. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of subsection 6775
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9496	9496
9497	9497	(1) of section 1003.573, Florida Statutes, are amended to re ad: 6776
9498	9498	1003.573 Seclusion and restraint of students with 6777
9499	9499	disabilities in public schools. — 6778
9500	9500	(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 6779
9501	9501	(d)(c) "Restraint" means the use of a mechanical or 6780
9502	9502	physical restraint. 6781
9503	9503	1. "Mechanical restraint" means the u se of a device that 6782
9504	9504	restricts a student's freedom of movement. The term does not 6783
9505	9505	include the use of devices prescribed or recommended by physical 6784
9506	9506	or behavioral health professionals when used for indicated 6785
9507	9507	purposes. 6786
9508	9508	2. "Physical restraint" means the use o f manual restraint 6787
9509	9509	techniques that involve significant physical force applied by a 6788
9510	9510	teacher or other staff member to restrict the movement of all or 6789
9511	9511	part of a student's body. The term does not include briefly 6790
9512	9512	holding a student in order to calm or comfort th e student or 6791
9513	9513	physically escorting a student to a safe location. 6792
9514	9514	(c)(d) "Positive behavior interventions and supports" 6793
9515	9515	means the use of behavioral interventions to prevent dangerous 6794
9516	9516	behaviors that may cause serious physical harm to the student or 6795
9517	9517	others. 6796
9518	9518	(f) "Student" means a child with an individual education 6797
9519	9519	plan enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 in a school, as 6798
9520	9520	defined in s. 1003.01(17) 1003.01(2), or the Florida School for 6799
9521	9521	the Deaf and Blind. The term does not include students in 6800
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9531	9531
9532	9532	prekindergarten, students who reside in residential care 6801
9533	9533	facilities under s. 1003.58, or students participating in a 6802
9534	9534	Department of Juvenile Justice education program under s. 6803
9535	9535	1003.52. 6804
9536	9536	Reviser's note.—Paragraphs (c) and (d) are amended to place the 6805
9537	9537	definitions in those paragraphs in alphabetical order. 6806
9538	9538	Paragraph (f) is amended to conform to the reordering of 6807
9539	9539	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6808
9540	9540	Section 156. Section 1003.575, Florida Statutes, is 6809
9541	9541	amended to read: 6810
9542	9542	1003.575 Assistive technology devices; findings; 6811
9543	9543	interagency agreements. —Accessibility, utilization, and 6812
9544	9544	coordination of appropriate assistive technology devices and 6813
9545	9545	services are essential as a young person with disabilities moves 6814
9546	9546	from early intervention to preschool, from preschool to school, 6815
9547	9547	from one school to another, from school to employment or 6816
9548	9548	independent living, and from school to home and community. If an 6817
9549	9549	individual education plan team makes a recommendation in 6818
9550	9550	accordance with State Board of Education rule for a student with 6819
9551	9551	a disability, as defin ed in s. 1003.01(9) 1003.01(3), to receive 6820
9552	9552	an assistive technology assessment, that assessment must be 6821
9553	9553	completed within 60 school days after the team's recommendation. 6822
9554	9554	To ensure that an assistive technology device issued to a young 6823
9555	9555	person as part of his or her individualized family support plan, 6824
9556	9556	individual support plan, individualized plan for employment, or 6825
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9566	9566
9567	9567	individual education plan remains with the individual through 6826
9568	9568	such transitions, the following agencies shall enter into 6827
9569	9569	interagency agreements, as appr opriate, to ensure the 6828
9570	9570	transaction of assistive technology devices: 6829
9571	9571	(1) The Early Steps Program in the Division of Children's 6830
9572	9572	Medical Services of the Department of Health. 6831
9573	9573	(2) The Division of Blind Services, the Bureau of 6832
9574	9574	Exceptional Education and Stud ent Services, the Office of 6833
9575	9575	Independent Education and Parental Choice, and the Division of 6834
9576	9576	Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Education. 6835
9577	9577	(3) The Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 6836
9578	9578	administered by the Department of Education and the O ffice of 6837
9579	9579	Early Learning. 6838
9580	9580	6839
9581	9581	Interagency agreements entered into pursuant to this section 6840
9582	9582	shall provide a framework for ensuring that young persons with 6841
9583	9583	disabilities and their families, educators, and employers are 6842
9584	9584	informed about the utilization and coordinat ion of assistive 6843
9585	9585	technology devices and services that may assist in meeting 6844
9586	9586	transition needs, and shall establish a mechanism by which a 6845
9587	9587	young person or his or her parent may request that an assistive 6846
9588	9588	technology device remain with the young person as he or she 6847
9589	9589	moves through the continuum from home to school to postschool. 6848
9590	9590	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6849
9591	9591	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6850
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9601	9601
9602	9602	Section 157. Subsection (11) of section 1004.22, Florida 6851
9603	9603	Statutes, is amended to read: 6852
9604	9604	1004.22 Divisions of sponsored research at state 6853
9605	9605	universities.— 6854
9606	9606	(11) The divisions of sponsored research may pay, by 6855
9607	9607	advancement or reimbursement, or a combination thereof, the 6856
9608	9608	costs of per diem of university employees and of other 6857
9609	9609	authorized persons, a s defined in s. 112.061(2)(c) 6858
9610	9610	112.061(2)(e), for foreign travel up to the current rates as 6859
9611	9611	stated in the grant and contract terms and may also pay 6860
9612	9612	incidental expenses as authorized by s. 112.061(8). This 6861
9613	9613	subsection applies to any university employee travel ing in 6862
9614	9614	foreign countries for sponsored programs of the university, if 6863
9615	9615	such travel expenses are approved in the terms of the contract 6864
9616	9616	or grant. The provisions of s. 112.061, other than those 6865
9617	9617	relating to per diem, apply to the travel described in this 6866
9618	9618	subsection. As used in this subsection, "foreign travel" means 6867
9619	9619	any travel outside the United States and its territories and 6868
9620	9620	possessions and Canada. Persons traveling in foreign countries 6869
9621	9621	pursuant to this section shall not be entitled to reimbursements 6870
9622	9622	or advancements pursuant to s. 112.061(6)(a)2. for such travel. 6871
9623	9623	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6872
9624	9624	definitions in s. 112.061(2) by this act. 6873
9625	9625	Section 158. Subsection (7) of section 1004.43, Florida 6874
9626	9626	Statutes, is amended to read: 6875
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9635	9635	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
9636	9636
9637	9637	1004.43 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research 6876
9638	9638	Institute.—There is established the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center 6877
9639	9639	and Research Institute, a statewide resource for basic and 6878
9640	9640	clinical research and multidisciplinary approaches to patient 6879
9641	9641	care. 6880
9642	9642	(7) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 6881
9643	9643	not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are not 6882
9644	9644	"agencies" within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 20.03(11). 6883
9645	9645	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6884
9646	9646	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 6885
9647	9647	Section 159. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 6886
9648	9648	1004.447, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6887
9649	9649	1004.447 Florida Institute for Human and Machine 6888
9650	9650	Cognition, Inc.— 6889
9651	9651	(2) The corporation and any authorized and approved 6890
9652	9652	subsidiary: 6891
9653	9653	(b) Is not an agency within the meaning of s. 20.03(1) 6892
9654	9654	20.03(11). 6893
9655	9655	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6894
9656	9656	definitions in s. 20.03 by this act. 6895
9657	9657	Section 160. Subsection (3) of section 1004.648, Florida 6896
9658	9658	Statutes, is amended to read: 6897
9659	9659	1004.648 Florida Energy Systems Consortium.— 6898
9660	9660	(3) The consortium shall consist of the state universities 6899
9661	9661	as identified under s. 1000.21(8) 1000.21(6). 6900
9662	9662
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9671	9671
9672	9672	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6901
9673	9673	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 6902
9674	9674	Section 161. Paragraph (d) of subsect ion (2) of section 6903
9675	9675	1004.6496, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6904
9676	9676	1004.6496 Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic 6905
9677	9677	Education.— 6906
9678	9678	(2) The goals of the center are to: 6907
9679	9679	(d) Provide programming and training related to civic 6908
9680	9680	education and the values of op en inquiry and civil discourse to 6909
9681	9681	support the Early Learning-20 education K-20 system. 6910
9682	9682	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to ch. 2021 -10, Laws of 6911
9683	9683	Florida, which changed references to the K -20 education 6912
9684	9684	system to the Early Learning -20 education system. 6913
9685	9685	Section 162. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6914
9686	9686	1004.65, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6915
9687	9687	1004.65 Florida College System institutions; governance, 6916
9688	9688	mission, and responsibilities. — 6917
9689	9689	(2) Each Florida College System institution district 6918
9690	9690	shall: 6919
9691	9691	(a) Consist of the county or counties served by the 6920
9692	9692	Florida College System institution pursuant to s. 1000.21(5) 6921
9693	9693	1000.21(3). 6922
9694	9694	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6923
9695	9695	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 6924
9696	9696	Section 163. Subsection (1) of section 1004.79, Florida 6925
9697	9697
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9706	9706
9707	9707	Statutes, is amended to read: 6926
9708	9708	1004.79 Incubator facilities for small business concerns. — 6927
9709	9709	(1) Each Florida College System institution established 6928
9710	9710	pursuant to s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3) may provide incubator 6929
9711	9711	facilities to eligible small business concerns. As used in this 6930
9712	9712	section, "small business concern" shall be defined as an 6931
9713	9713	independently owned and operated business concern incorporated 6932
9714	9714	in Florida which is not an affiliate or a subsidiary of a 6933
9715	9715	business dominant in its field of operation, and which employs 6934
9716	9716	25 or fewer full-time employees. "Incubator facility" shall be 6935
9717	9717	defined as a facility in which small business concerns share 6936
9718	9718	common space, equipment, and support personnel and through which 6937
9719	9719	such concerns have access to professional consultants for advice 6938
9720	9720	related to the technical and business aspects of conducting a 6939
9721	9721	commercial enterprise. The Florida College System institution 6940
9722	9722	board of trustees shall authorize concerns for inclusion in the 6941
9723	9723	incubator facility. 6942
9724	9724	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 6943
9725	9725	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 6944
9726	9726	Section 164. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 6945
9727	9727	section 1006.0626, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 6946
9728	9728	1006.0626 Care of students with epilepsy or seizure 6947
9729	9729	disorders.— 6948
9730	9730	(1) As used in this section, the term: 6949
9731	9731	(b) "Medical professional" means a physician licensed 6950
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9741	9741
9742	9742	under chapter 458 or chapter 459, a physician assistant licensed 6951
9743	9743	under chapter 458 or chapter 459, or an advanced practice 6952
9744	9744	practiced registered nurse licensed under s. 464.012 who 6953
9745	9745	provides epilepsy or seizure disorder care to the student. 6954
9746	9746	(c) "School" has the same meaning as in s. 1003.01(17) 6955
9747	9747	1003.01(2). 6956
9748	9748	Reviser's note.—Paragraph (1)(b) is amended to confirm an 6957
9749	9749	editorial substitution to conform to context. Paragraph 6958
9750	9750	(1)(c) is amended to conform to the reordering of 6959
9751	9751	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 6960
9752	9752	Section 165. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and paragraph 6961
9753	9753	(b) of subsection (6) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, are 6962
9754	9754	amended to read: 6963
9755	9755	1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 6964
9756	9756	discipline and school safety. —The district school board shall 6965
9757	9757	provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 6966
9758	9758	attendance and control of students at school, and for prope r 6967
9759	9759	attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 6968
9760	9760	welfare of students, including: 6969
9761	9761	(2) CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT. —Adopt a code of student 6970
9762	9762	conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for 6971
9763	9763	middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to 6972
9764	9764	all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the 6973
9765	9765	beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and 6974
9766	9766	written in language that is understandable to students and 6975
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9776	9776
9777	9777	parents and shall be discussed at the beginnin g of every school 6976
9778	9778	year in student classes, school advisory council meetings, and 6977
9779	9779	parent and teacher association or organization meetings. Each 6978
9780	9780	code shall be based on the rules governing student conduct and 6979
9781	9781	discipline adopted by the district school board an d shall be 6980
9782	9782	made available in the student handbook or similar publication. 6981
9783	9783	Each code shall include, but is not limited to: 6982
9784	9784	(d)1. An explanation of the responsibilities of each 6983
9785	9785	student with regard to appropriate dress, respect for self and 6984
9786	9786	others, and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self 6985
9787	9787	and others has on an orderly learning environment. Each district 6986
9788	9788	school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a 6987
9789	9789	student, while on the grounds of a public school during the 6988
9790	9790	regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear 6989
9791	9791	or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts 6990
9792	9792	the orderly learning environment. 6991
9793	9793	2. Any student who violates the dress policy described in 6992
9794	9794	subparagraph 1. is subject to the following disciplina ry 6993
9795	9795	actions: 6994
9796	9796	a. For a first offense, a student shall be given a verbal 6995
9797	9797	warning and the school principal shall call the student's parent 6996
9798	9798	or guardian. 6997
9799	9799	b. For a second offense, the student is ineligible to 6998
9800	9800	participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time 6999
9801	9801	not to exceed 5 days and the school principal shall meet with 7000
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9811	9811
9812	9812	the student's parent or guardian. 7001
9813	9813	c. For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall 7002
9814	9814	receive an in-school suspension pursuant to s. 1003.01(13) 7003
9815	9815	1003.01(5) for a period not to exceed 3 days, the student is 7004
9816	9816	ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activity for a 7005
9817	9817	period not to exceed 30 days, and the school principal shall 7006
9818	9818	call the student's parent or guardian and send the parent or 7007
9819	9819	guardian a written letter regarding the student's in-school 7008
9820	9820	suspension and ineligibility to participate in extracurricular 7009
9821	9821	activities. 7010
9822	9822	(6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES. —Each district 7011
9823	9823	school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 7012
9824	9824	for the prevention of violence on school g rounds, including the 7013
9825	9825	assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior 7014
9826	9826	poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 7015
9827	9827	(b) Mental health coordinator. —Each district school board 7016
9828	9828	shall identify a mental health coordinator for the distri ct. The 7017
9829	9829	mental health coordinator shall serve as the district's primary 7018
9830	9830	point of contact regarding the district's coordination, 7019
9831	9831	communication, and implementation of student mental health 7020
9832	9832	policies, procedures, responsibilities, and reporting, 7021
9833	9833	including: 7022
9834	9834	1. Coordinating with the Office of Safe Schools, 7023
9835	9835	established pursuant to s. 1001.212. 7024
9836	9836	2. Maintaining records and reports regarding student 7025
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9846	9846
9847	9847	mental health as it relates to school safety and the mental 7026
9848	9848	health assistance allocation under s. 1011.62(13) 1011.62(14). 7027
9849	9849	3. Facilitating the implementation of school district 7028
9850	9850	policies relating to the respective duties and responsibilities 7029
9851	9851	of the school district, the superintendent, and district school 7030
9852	9852	principals. 7031
9853	9853	4. Coordinating with the school safety specialist o n the 7032
9854	9854	staffing and training of threat assessment teams and 7033
9855	9855	facilitating referrals to mental health services, as 7034
9856	9856	appropriate, for students and their families. 7035
9857	9857	5. Coordinating with the school safety specialist on the 7036
9858	9858	training and resources for students and school district staff 7037
9859	9859	relating to youth mental health awareness and assistance. 7038
9860	9860	6. Reviewing annually the school district's policies and 7039
9861	9861	procedures related to student mental health for compliance with 7040
9862	9862	state law and alignment with current best practices and making 7041
9863	9863	make recommendations, as needed, for amending such policies and 7042
9864	9864	procedures to the superintendent and the district school board. 7043
9865	9865	Reviser's note.—Paragraph (2)(d) is amended to conform to the 7044
9866	9866	reordering of definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 7045
9867	9867	Subparagraph (6)(b)2. is amended to conform to the 7046
9868	9868	redesignation of s. 1011.62(14) as s. 1011.62(13) by s. 54, 7047
9869	9869	ch. 2022-154, Laws of Florida. Subparagraph (6)(b)6. is 7048
9870	9870	amended to confirm an editorial substitution to conform to 7049
9871	9871	context. 7050
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9881	9881
9882	9882	Section 166. Subsection (1) of section 1006.1493, Florida 7051
9883	9883	Statutes, is amended to read: 7052
9884	9884	1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool. — 7053
9885	9885	(1) The department, through the Office of Safe Schools 7054
9886	9886	pursuant to s. 1001.212, shall contract with a security 7055
9887	9887	consulting firm that specializes in the development of risk 7056
9888	9888	assessment software solutions and has experience in conducting 7057
9889	9889	security assessments of public facilities to develop, update, 7058
9890	9890	and implement a risk assessment tool, which shall be known as 7059
9891	9891	the Florida Safe Schools Asses sment Tool (FSSAT). The FSSAT must 7060
9892	9892	be the primary physical site security assessment tool as revised 7061
9893	9893	and required by the Office of Safe Schools which is used by 7062
9894	9894	school officials at each school district and public school site 7063
9895	9895	in the state in conducting secur ity assessments. 7064
9896	9896	Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 7065
9897	9897	Section 167. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 7066
9898	9898	1006.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7067
9899	9899	1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school 7068
9900	9900	superintendent; and school pr incipal regarding K-12 7069
9901	9901	instructional materials. — 7070
9902	9902	(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. —The district school board has 7071
9903	9903	the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 7072
9904	9904	adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance 7073
9905	9905	with the requirements of this part. The district school board 7074
9906	9906	also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 7075
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9915	9915	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
9916	9916
9917	9917	(e) Public participation. —Publish on its website, in a 7076
9918	9918	searchable format prescribed by the department, a list of all 7077
9919	9919	instructional materials, includin g those used to provide 7078
9920	9920	instruction required by s. 1003.42. Each district school board 7079
9921	9921	must: 7080
9922	9922	1. Provide access to all materials, excluding teacher 7081
9923	9923	editions, in accordance with s. 1006.283(2)(b)8.a. before the 7082
9924	9924	district school board takes any official acti on on such 7083
9925	9925	materials. This process must include reasonable safeguards 7084
9926	9926	against the unauthorized use, reproduction, and distribution of 7085
9927	9927	instructional materials considered for adoption. 7086
9928	9928	2. Select, approve, adopt, or purchase all materials as a 7087
9929	9929	separate line item on the agenda and must provide a reasonable 7088
9930	9930	opportunity for public comment. The use of materials described 7089
9931	9931	in this paragraph may not be selected, approved, or adopted as 7090
9932	9932	part of a consent agenda. 7091
9933	9933	3. Annually, beginning June 30, 2023, submit to the 7092
9934	9934	Commissioner of Education a report that identifies: 7093
9935	9935	a. Each material for which the school district received an 7094
9936	9936	objection pursuant to subparagraph (a)2. for the school year and 7095
9937	9937	the specific objections thereto. 7096
9938	9938	b. Each material that was removed or discon tinued as a 7097
9939	9939	result of an objection. 7098
9940	9940	c. The grade level and course for which a removed or 7099
9941	9941	discontinued material was used, as applicable. 7100
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9952	9952	7101
9953	9953	The department shall publish and regularly update a list of 7102
9954	9954	materials that were removed or discontinued as a result o f an 7103
9955	9955	objection and disseminate the list to school districts for 7104
9956	9956	consideration in their selection procedures. 7105
9957	9957	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 7106
9958	9958	conform to context. 7107
9959	9959	Section 168. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 7108
9960	9960	1006.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7109
9961	9961	1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. — 7110
9962	9962	(5) REPORTING.— 7111
9963	9963	(a) By Beginning December 31, 2021, and each year 7112
9964	9964	thereafter, the host entity shall submit a report to the 7113
9965	9965	Chancellors of the State Unive rsity System and the Florida 7114
9966	9966	College System regarding the implementation and operation of all 7115
9967	9967	components described in this section, including, but not limited 7116
9968	9968	to, all of the following: 7117
9969	9969	1. Usage information collected under paragraph (2)(c). 7118
9970	9970	2. Information and associated costs relating to the 7119
9971	9971	services and functions of the program. 7120
9972	9972	3. The implementation and operation of the automated 7121
9973	9973	library services. 7122
9974	9974	4. The number and value of grants awarded under paragraph 7123
9975	9975	(4)(d) and the distribution of those funds. 7124
9976	9976	5. The number and types of courses placed in the Student 7125
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9987	9987	Open Access Resources Repository. 7126
9988	9988	6. Information on the utilization of the Student Open 7127
9989	9989	Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educational 7128
9990	9990	resources in course sections, by Florida College System 7129
9991	9991	institution and state university. 7130
9992	9992	Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 7131
9993	9993	Section 169. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 7132
9994	9994	1007.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7133
9995	9995	1007.33 Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.— 7134
9996	9996	(1) 7135
9997	9997	(b) For purposes of this section, the term "district" 7136
9998	9998	refers to the county or counties served by a Florida College 7137
9999	9999	System institution pursuant to s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3). 7138
10000	10000	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 7139
10001	10001	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 7140
10002	10002	Section 170. Subsection (5) of section 1008.24, Florida 7141
10003	10003	Statutes, is amended to read: 7142
10004	10004	1008.24 Test administration and security; public records 7143
10005	10005	exemption.— 7144
10006	10006	(5) Exceptional students with disabilities, as defined in 7145
10007	10007	s. 1003.01(9) 1003.01(3), shall have access to testing sites. 7146
10008	10008	The Department of Education and each school district shall adopt 7147
10009	10009	policies that are necessary to ensure such access. 7148
10010	10010	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 7149
10011	10011	definitions in s. 1003.01 by t his act. 7150
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10022	10022	Section 171. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 7151
10023	10023	1008.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7152
10024	10024	1008.47 Postsecondary education institution 7153
10025	10025	accreditation.— 7154
10026	10026	(2) ACCREDITATION.— 7155
10027	10027	(b) Once a public postsecondary institution is required to 7156
10028	10028	seek and obtain accreditation from an agency or association 7157
10029	10029	identified pursuant to paragraph (a), the institution shall seek 7158
10030	10030	accreditation from a regional accrediting agency or association 7159
10031	10031	and provide quarterly reports of its progress to the Board of 7160
10032	10032	Governors or State Board of Education, as applicable. If each 7161
10033	10033	regional accreditation agency or association identified pursuant 7162
10034	10034	to paragraph (a) has refused to grant candidacy status to an 7163
10035	10035	institution, the institution shall seek and obtain accreditation 7164
10036	10036	from any accrediting agency or association that is different 7165
10037	10037	from than its current accrediting agency or association and is 7166
10038	10038	recognized by the database created and maintained by the United 7167
10039	10039	States Department of Education. If a public postsecondary 7168
10040	10040	institution is not granted candidacy status before its next 7169
10041	10041	reaffirmation or fifth -year review date, the institution may 7170
10042	10042	remain with its current accrediting agency or association. 7171
10043	10043	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 7172
10044	10044	improve clarity. 7173
10045	10045	Section 172. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 7174
10046	10046	1009.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7175
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10057	10057	1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition 7176
10058	10058	purposes.—Students shall be classified as resid ents or 7177
10059	10059	nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in 7178
10060	10060	postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical 7179
10061	10061	career centers or career centers operated by school districts, 7180
10062	10062	in Florida College System institutions, and in state 7181
10063	10063	universities. 7182
10064	10064	(1) As used in this section, the term: 7183
10065	10065	(c) "Institution of higher education" means any charter 7184
10066	10066	technical career center as defined in s. 1002.34, career center 7185
10067	10067	operated by a school district as defined in s. 1001.44, Florida 7186
10068	10068	College System institution as defined in s. 1000.21(5) 7187
10069	10069	1000.21(3), or state university as defined in s. 1000.21(8) 7188
10070	10070	1000.21(6). 7189
10071	10071	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 7190
10072	10072	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 7191
10073	10073	Section 173. Subsection (6) of section 1009.286, Florida 7192
10074	10074	Statutes, is amended to read: 7193
10075	10075	1009.286 Additional student payment for hours exceeding 7194
10076	10076	baccalaureate degree program completion requirements at state 7195
10077	10077	universities.— 7196
10078	10078	(6) For purposes of this section, the term "state 7197
10079	10079	university" includes the institutions iden tified in s. 7198
10080	10080	1000.21(8) 1000.21(6) and the term "Florida College System 7199
10081	10081	institution" includes the institutions identified in s. 7200
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10092	10092	1000.21(5) 1000.21(3). 7201
10093	10093	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 7202
10094	10094	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 7203
10095	10095	Section 174. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 7204
10096	10096	1009.89, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7205
10097	10097	1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to 7206
10098	10098	Student Education grants. — 7207
10099	10099	(5) 7208
10100	10100	(c) By September 1 of each year, institutions receiving 7209
10101	10101	funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act must 7210
10102	10102	submit an Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program 7211
10103	10103	Accountability Report to the Department of Education, in a 7212
10104	10104	format prescribed by the department. The report must use the 7213
10105	10105	most recently available in formation on Florida resident students 7214
10106	10106	and include, at a minimum, the following performance metrics, by 7215
10107	10107	institution: 7216
10108	10108	1. Access rate based upon percentage of Pell Grant-7217
10109	10109	eligible Pell eligible students. 7218
10110	10110	2. Affordability rate based upon average student lo an 7219
10111	10111	debt; federal, state, and institutional financial assistance; 7220
10112	10112	and average tuition and fees. 7221
10113	10113	3. Graduation rate. 7222
10114	10114	4. Retention rate. 7223
10115	10115	5. Postgraduate employment or continuing education rate. 7224
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10127	10127	The department shall recommend minimum performance standar ds 7226
10128	10128	that institutions must meet to remain eligible to receive grants 7227
10129	10129	pursuant to this section. Each eligible institution shall post 7228
10130	10130	prominently on its website, by October 1 of each year, its 7229
10131	10131	performance on these metrics, as reported to the department. 7230
10132	10132	Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 7231
10133	10133	conform to the complete name of the federal grant offered 7232
10134	10134	to undergraduate students from low -income households. 7233
10135	10135	Section 175. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 7234
10136	10136	1009.895, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7235
10137	10137	1009.895 Open Door Grant Program. — 7236
10138	10138	(1) As used in this section, the term: 7237
10139	10139	(c) "Institution" means school district postsecondary 7238
10140	10140	technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College 7239
10141	10141	System institutions under s. 1000.21(5) 1000.21(3), charter 7240
10142	10142	technical career centers under s. 1002.34, and school districts 7241
10143	10143	with eligible integrated education and training programs. 7242
10144	10144	Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the reordering of 7243
10145	10145	definitions in s. 1000.21 by this act. 7244
10146	10146	Section 176. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 7245
10147	10147	(c) of subsection (6) of section 1012.2315, Florida Statutes, 7246
10148	10148	are amended to read: 7247
10149	10149	1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. — 7248
10150	10150	(2) ASSIGNMENT TO SCHOOLS GRADED "D" or "F". — 7249
10151	10151	(b)1. A school district may assign an individ ual newly 7250
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10162	10162	hired as instructional personnel to a school that has earned a 7251
10163	10163	grade of "F" in the previous year or any combination of three 7252
10164	10164	consecutive grades of "D" or "F" in the previous 3 years 7253
10165	10165	pursuant to s. 1008.34 if the individual: 7254
10166	10166	a. Has received an e ffective rating or highly effective 7255
10167	10167	rating in the immediate prior year's performance evaluation 7256
10168	10168	pursuant to s. 1012.34; 7257
10169	10169	b. Has successfully completed or is enrolled in a teacher 7258
10170	10170	preparation program pursuant to s. 1004.04, s. 1004.85, or s. 7259
10171	10171	1012.56, or a teacher preparation program specified in State 7260
10172	10172	Board of Education rule, is provided with high quality mentoring 7261
10173	10173	during the first 2 years of employment, holds a certificate 7262
10174	10174	issued pursuant to s. 1012.56, and holds a probationary contract 7263
10175	10175	pursuant to s. 1012.335(2)(a); or 7264
10176	10176	c. Holds a probationary contract pursuant to s. 7265
10177	10177	1012.335(2)(a), holds a certificate issued pursuant to s. 7266
10178	10178	1012.56, and has successful teaching experience, and if, in the 7267
10179	10179	judgment of the school principal, students would benefit from 7268
10180	10180	the placement of that individual. 7269
10181	10181	2. As used in this paragraph, the term "mentoring" 7270
10182	10182	includes the use of student achievement data combined with at 7271
10183	10183	least monthly observations to improve the educator's 7272
10184	10184	effectiveness in improving student outcomes. Mentoring may be 7273
10185	10185	provided by a school district, a teacher preparation program 7274
10186	10186	approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, s. 1004.85, or s. 1012.56, or a 7275
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10197	10197	teacher preparation program specified in State Board of 7276
10198	10198	Education rule. 7277
10199	10199	7278
10200	10200	Each school district shall annually certify to the Commi ssioner 7279
10201	10201	of Education that the requirements in this subsection have been 7280
10202	10202	met. If the commissioner determines that a school district is 7281
10203	10203	not in compliance with this subsection, the State Board of 7282
10204	10204	Education shall be notified and shall take action pursuant to s . 7283
10205	10205	1008.32 in the next regularly scheduled meeting to require 7284
10206	10206	compliance. 7285
10207	10207	(6) ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHERS BASED UPON PERFORMANCE 7286
10208	10208	EVALUATIONS.— 7287
10209	10209	(c) For a student enrolling in an extracurricular course 7288
10210	10210	as defined in s. 1003.01(11) 1003.01(15), a parent may choose to 7289
10211	10211	have the student taught by a teacher who received a performance 7290
10212	10212	evaluation of "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory" in the 7291
10213	10213	preceding school year if the student and the student's parent 7292
10214	10214	receive an explanation of the impact of teacher effectiveness on 7293
10215	10215	student learning and the principal receives written consent from 7294
10216	10216	the parent. 7295
10217	10217	Reviser's note.—Paragraph (2)(b) is amended to improve clarity. 7296
10218	10218	Paragraph (6)(c) is amended to conform to the reordering of 7297
10219	10219	definitions in s. 1003.01 by this act. 7298
10220	10220	Section 177. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 7299
10221	10221	this act and except for this section, which shall take effect 7300
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10232	10232	July 1, 2023, this act shall take effect on the 60th day after 7301
10233	10233	adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which 7302
10234	10234	enacted. 7303