Florida Senate - 2023 SB 696 By Senator Ingoglia 11-00369A-23 2023696__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to local officials; amending s. 3 125.73, F.S.; providing that the employment contract 4 for a county administrator is not to be renewed, 5 extended, or renegotiated during a specified 6 timeframe; creating s. 125.75, F.S.; providing that 7 the employment contract for a county attorney is not 8 to be renewed, extended, or renegotiated during a 9 specified timeframe; amending s. 166.021, F.S.; 10 providing that the employment contracts for a chief 11 executive officer of a municipality and a municipal 12 attorney are not to be renewed, extended, or 13 renegotiated during a specified timeframe; amending s. 14 1001.50, F.S.; providing that a district school 15 superintendents employment contract with the district 16 school board is not to be renewed, extended, or 17 renegotiated during a specified timeframe; creating s. 18 1012.336, F.S.; providing that the employment contract 19 of an attorney employed by a district school board is 20 not to be renewed, extended, or renegotiated during a 21 specified timeframe; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; 22 conforming cross-references; providing an effective 23 date. 24 25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26 27 Section 1.Subsection (5) is added to section 125.73, 28 Florida Statutes, to read: 29 125.73County administrator; appointment, qualifications, 30 compensation. 31 (5)The county administrators employment contract shall 32 not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated within 12 months 33 before an August primary election for county mayor, if 34 applicable, or for members of the governing body of the county. 35 Section 2.Section 125.75, Florida Statutes, is created to 36 read: 37 125.75County attorney contract.The county attorneys 38 employment contract shall not be renewed, extended, or 39 renegotiated within 12 months before an August primary election 40 for county mayor, if applicable, or for members of the governing 41 body of the county. 42 Section 3.Present subsection (9) of section 166.021, 43 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), and a new 44 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 45 166.021Powers. 46 (9)(a)The employment contract of the chief executive 47 officer of a municipality shall not be renewed, extended, or 48 renegotiated within 12 months before an August primary election 49 for the municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of 50 the municipality. 51 (b)The employment contract of the municipal attorney shall 52 not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated within 12 months 53 before an August primary election for the municipal mayor or for 54 members of the governing body of the municipality. 55 Section 4.Subsection (2) of section 1001.50, Florida 56 Statutes, is amended to read: 57 1001.50Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State 58 Constitution. 59 (2)Each district school board shall enter into an 60 employment contract with the district school superintendent and 61 shall adopt rules relating to his or her appointment; however, 62 if the employment contract contains a provision for severance 63 pay, it must include the provisions required by s. 215.425. The 64 superintendents employment contract shall not be renewed, 65 extended, or renegotiated within 12 months before an August 66 primary election for district school board members. 67 Section 5.Section 1012.336, Florida Statutes, is created 68 to read: 69 1012.336Contracts with attorneys of the district school 70 boards.The employment contract of an attorney with the district 71 school board shall not be renewed, extended, or renegotiated 72 within 12 months before an August primary election for district 73 school board members. 74 Section 6.Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (14) of 75 section 112.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 76 112.061Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, 77 employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management 78 system. 79 (14)APPLICABILITY TO COUNTIES, COUNTY OFFICERS, DISTRICT 80 SCHOOL BOARDS, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING 81 ORGANIZATIONS. 82 (a)The following entities may establish rates that vary 83 from the per diem rate provided in paragraph (6)(a), the 84 subsistence rates provided in paragraph (6)(b), or the mileage 85 rate provided in paragraph (7)(d) if those rates are not less 86 than the statutorily established rates that are in effect for 87 the 2005-2006 fiscal year: 88 1.The governing body of a county by the enactment of an 89 ordinance or resolution; 90 2.A county constitutional officer, pursuant to s. 1(d), 91 Art. VIII of the State Constitution, by the establishment of 92 written policy; 93 3.The governing body of a district school board by the 94 adoption of rules; 95 4.The governing body of a special district, as defined in 96 s. 189.012, except those special districts that are subject to 97 s. 166.021(10) s. 166.021(9), by the enactment of a resolution; 98 or 99 5.Any metropolitan planning organization created pursuant 100 to s. 339.175 or any other separate legal or administrative 101 entity created pursuant to s. 339.175 of which a metropolitan 102 planning organization is a member, by the enactment of a 103 resolution. 104 (c)Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 105 counties, county constitutional officers and entities governed 106 by those officers, district school boards, special districts, 107 and metropolitan planning organizations, other than those 108 subject to s. 166.021(10) s. 166.021(9), remain subject to the 109 requirements of this section. 110 Section 7.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.