Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1225 Compare Versions

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10	10	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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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Florida Commission on Human 2
16	16	Relations; amending s. 760.11, F.S.; removing the 3
17	17	requirement that the Florida Commission on Human 4
18	18	Relations send certain information to certain persons 5
19	19	by registered mail; making technical changes; 6
20	20	providing an effective date. 7
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22	22	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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24	24	Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 760.11, 11
25	25	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 12
26	26	760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. — 13
27	27	(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ss. 760.01 -14
28	28	760.10 may file a complaint with the commission within 365 days 15
29	29	after of the alleged violation, naming the employer, employment 16
30	30	agency, labor organization, or joint labor -management committee, 17
31	31	or, in the case of an alleged violation of s. 760.10(5), the 18
32	32	person responsible for the violation and describing the 19
33	33	violation. Any person aggrieved by a violation of s. 509.092 may 20
34	34	file a complaint with the commission within 365 days after of 21
35	35	the alleged violation naming the person responsible for the 22
36	36	violation and describing the violation. The commission, a 23
37	37	commissioner, or the Attorney General may in like manner file 24
38	38	such a complaint. On the same day the complaint is filed with 25
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52	52	of the complaint the date the complaint was filed with the 27
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54	54	a complaint under this section may be filed with the federal 29
55	55	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or with any unit of 30
56	56	government of the state which is a fair -employment-practice 31
57	57	agency under 29 C.F.R. ss. 1601.70 -1601.80. If the date the 32
58	58	complaint is filed is cl early stamped on the face of the 33
59	59	complaint, that date is the date of filing. The date the 34
60	60	complaint is filed with the commission for purposes of this 35
61	61	section is the earliest date of filing with the Equal Employment 36
62	62	Opportunity Commission, the fair -employment-practice agency, or 37
63	63	the commission. The complaint must shall contain a short and 38
64	64	plain statement of the facts describing the violation and the 39
65	65	relief sought. The commission may require additional information 40
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67	67	the complaint being filed, shall by registered mail send a copy 42
68	68	of the complaint to the person who allegedly committed the 43
69	69	violation. The person who allegedly committed the violation may 44
70	70	file an answer to the complaint within 25 days after of the date 45
71	71	the complaint was filed with the commission. Any answer filed 46
72	72	must shall be mailed to the aggrieved person by the person 47
73	73	filing the answer. Both the complaint and the answer must shall 48
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75	75	(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the commission 50
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88	88	shall investigate the allegations in the complaint. Within 180 51
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91	91	discriminatory practice has occurred in violation of the Fl orida 54
92	92	Civil Rights Act of 1992. When the commission determines whether 55
93	93	or not there is reasonable cause, the commission by registered 56
94	94	mail shall promptly notify the aggrieved person and the 57
95	95	respondent of the reasonable cause determination, the date of 58
96	96	such determination, and the options available under this 59
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98	98	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 61