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Fla. Stat. § 403.7145 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.7145
403.7145 Recycling.
Status: in_force

(1) The Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings constitute the Capitol recycling area. The Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Senate, and the Office of the Governor, the Secretary of State, and each Cabinet officer who heads a department that occupies office space in the Capitol, shall institute a recycling program for their respective offices in the House and Senate office buildings and the Capitol. Provisions shall be made to collect and sell wastepaper and empty beverage containers generated by employee activities in these offices. The collection and sale of such materials shall be reported to Leon County using the department’s designated reporting format and coordinated with Department of Management Services recycling activities to maximize the efficiency and economy of this program. The Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Secretary of State, and the Cabinet officers may authorize the use of proceeds from recyclable material sales for employee benefits and other purposes, in order to provide incentives to their respective employees for participation in the recycling program. Such proceeds may also be used to offset any costs of the recycling program. As a demonstration of leading by example, the Capitol Building’s recycling rates shall be posted on the website of the Department of Management Services and shall include the details of the recycling rates for each Department of Management Services pool facility. The Department of Environmental Protection shall post recycling rates of each state-owned facility reported to the Department of Management Services.

(2) Each state agency, the judicial branch of state government, and the State University System shall collect and sell, to the greatest extent practicable, recyclable materials and products used during the operation of facilities and offices and may use the proceeds of the sale of such materials and products for employee benefits and other purposes and thereby provide incentives for employees to participate in the recycling program. Such proceeds may also be used to offset any recycling program costs.

(3) The department shall develop and contract for an innovative recycling pilot project for the Capitol recycling area. The project shall be designed to collect recyclable materials and create a more sustainable recycling system. Components of the project shall be designed to increase convenience, incentivize and measure participation, reduce material volume, and assist in achieving the recycling goals enumerated in s. 403.706.

History: s. 22, ch. 88-130; s. 307, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 74, ch. 93-207; s. 37, ch. 2000-258; s. 12, ch. 2010-143.
Fla. Stat. § 15.038 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.038
15.038 State marine mammal and state saltwater mammal.
Status: in_force

(1) The manatee, also commonly known as the sea cow, is hereby designated the Florida state marine mammal.

(2) The porpoise, also commonly known as the dolphin, is hereby designated as the Florida state saltwater mammal.

History: s. 1, ch. 75-75.
Fla. Stat. § 101.732 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.732
101.732 Definitions relating to Elections Emergency Act.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 101.731-101.74:

(1) “Department” means the Department of State.

(2) “Division” means the Division of Elections of the Department of State.

(3) “Emergency” means any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether accidental, natural, or caused by human beings, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property to the extent it will prohibit an election officer’s ability to conduct a safe and orderly election.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-16; s. 595, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 445.010 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 445 / Section 445.010
445.010 Consumer-first workforce system technology; principles and information sharing.
Status: in_force

(1) The following principles shall guide the development and management of workforce system resources: (a) Workforce system entities should be committed to information sharing. (b) Cooperative planning by workforce system entities is a prerequisite for the effective development of systems to enable the sharing of data. (c) Workforce system entities should maximize public access to data, while complying with legitimate security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements. (d) When the capture of data for the mutual benefit of workforce system entities can be accomplished, the costs for capturing, managing, and disseminating those data should be shared. (e) The redundant capture of data should, insofar as possible, be eliminated. (f) Only data that are auditable, or that otherwise can be determined to be accurate, valid, and reliable, should be maintained in the consumer-first workforce system. (g) The design of the consumer-first workforce system should support technological flexibility for users without compromising system integration or data integrity, be based upon open standards, and use platform-independent technologies to the fullest extent possible.

(2) Information that is essential to the integrated delivery of services through the one-stop delivery system must be shared between partner agencies within the consumer-first workforce system to the full extent permitted under state and federal law. In order to enable the full integration of services for a specific workforce system customer, that customer must be offered the opportunity to provide written consent prior to sharing any information concerning that customer between the workforce system partners which is subject to confidentiality under state or federal law.

History: s. 12, ch. 2000-165; s. 41, ch. 2021-164.
Fla. Stat. § 570.205 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part I / Section 570.205
570.205 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The department may deposit into the trust fund receipts and revenues received as a result of federal criminal, administrative, or civil forfeiture proceedings and receipts and revenues received from federal asset-sharing programs. The trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-393; s. 2, ch. 99-72; s. 11, ch. 2001-65.
Fla. Stat. § 343.63 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 343 / Part II / Section 343.63
343.63 Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the “Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority,” hereinafter referred to as the “authority.”

(2) The governing board of the authority shall consist of five voting members as follows: (a) The chairs of the county commissions of Seminole, Orange, and Osceola Counties, or another member of the commission designated by the county chair, shall each serve as a representative on the board for the full extent of his or her term. (b) The mayor of the City of Orlando, or a member of the Orlando City Council designated by the mayor, shall serve as a representative on the board for the full extent of his or her term. (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint the district secretary, or his or her designee, for the district within which the area served by the authority is located and this member shall be a voting member.

(3) A vacancy during a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and only for the balance of the unexpired term.

(4) The members of the authority shall not be entitled to compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses actually incurred in their duties as provided by law.

History: s. 1, ch. 89-351; s. 2, ch. 91-142; s. 8, ch. 91-418; s. 77, ch. 92-152; s. 3, ch. 93-103; s. 509, ch. 95-148; s. 22, ch. 2000-266; s. 1, ch. 2003-285.
Fla. Stat. § 634.3135 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part II / Section 634.3135
634.3135 Office records required.
Status: in_force

Each licensed home warranty association, as a minimum requirement for permanent office records, shall maintain:

(1) A complete set of accounting records, including a general ledger, cash receipts and disbursements journals, accounts receivable registers, and accounts payable registers.

(2) A detailed warranty register, in numerical order by warranty number, of warranties in force. The register shall include the warranty number, date of issue, issuing sales representative, name of warranty holder, location of the property, warranty period, gross premium, commission to sales representative, and net premium.

(3) A detailed claims register which includes the warranty number, date of issue, date of claim, issuing sales representative, amount of claim, date claim paid, and, if applicable, disposition other than payment and reason therefor.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an association from maintaining office records by computer.

History: ss. 14, 33, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; s. 20, ch. 93-195.
Fla. Stat. § 342.05 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 342 / Section 342.05
342.05 Precautions as to use of poisons.
Status: in_force

Any county or incorporated city or town in the state, its agents, servants, employees, and contractors, may use any poisonous substance, chemical, or spray in killing water hyacinths and other disagreeable or obnoxious vegetation in the waterways mentioned in s. 342.03, provided no such poisonous substance, chemical, or spray shall be used which might injure or destroy fish life or human or other animal life without first taking sufficient precaution to prevent the same.

History: s. 3, ch. 14651, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2011(6).
Fla. Stat. § 548.008 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.008
548.008 Prohibited competitions.
Status: in_force

(1) No match involving amateurs which utilizes, but is not necessarily limited to, strikes or blows to the head may be held in this state unless it is sanctioned and supervised by an amateur sanctioning organization approved by the commission as required by this chapter.

(2) No professional match may be held in this state unless it meets the requirements for holding the match as provided in this chapter and the rules adopted by the commission.

(3)(a) Any person participating in a match prohibited under this section, knowing the match to be prohibited, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) Any person holding, promoting, or sponsoring a match prohibited under this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: ss. 4, 18, ch. 88-365; s. 135, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 118, ch. 99-251; s. 4, ch. 2002-172; s. 6, ch. 2004-69; s. 42, ch. 2008-240.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0033 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0033
684.0033 Language.
Status: in_force

(1) The parties may agree on the language or languages to be used in the arbitral proceedings. Failing such agreement, the arbitral tribunal shall specify the language or languages to be used in the proceedings. This agreement or determination, unless otherwise specified therein, applies to any written statement by a party, any hearing, and any award, decision, or other communication by the arbitral tribunal.

(2) The arbitral tribunal may order that any documentary evidence be accompanied by a translation into the language or languages agreed upon by the parties or specified by the arbitral tribunal.

History: s. 34, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 627.4135 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.4135
627.4135 Casualty insurance contracts subject to general provisions for insurance contracts.
Status: in_force

All contracts of casualty insurance covering subjects resident, located, or to be performed in this state shall be subject to the applicable provisions of this part and to the other applicable provisions of this code.

History: s. 610, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 563, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 36, 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 655.936 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.936
655.936 Delivery of safe-deposit box contents or property held in safekeeping to personal representative.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), the lessor shall immediately deliver to a personal representative appointed by a court in this state, upon presentation of a certified copy of his or her letters of authority, all property deposited with it by the decedent for safekeeping, and shall grant the personal representative access to any safe-deposit box in the decedent’s name and permit him or her to remove from such box any part or all of the contents thereof.

(2) If a personal representative of a deceased lessee has been appointed by a court of any other state, a lessor may, at its discretion, after 3 months from the issuance to such personal representative of his or her letters of authority, deliver to such personal representative all properties deposited with it for safekeeping and the contents of any safe-deposit box in the name of the decedent if at such time the lessor has not received written notice of the appointment of a personal representative in this state, and such delivery is a valid discharge of the lessor for all property or contents so delivered. A personal representative appointed by a court of any other state shall furnish the lessor with an affidavit setting forth facts showing the domicile of the deceased lessee to be other than this state and stating that there are no unpaid creditors of the deceased lessee in this state, together with a certified copy of his or her letters of authority. A lessor making delivery pursuant to this subsection shall maintain in its files a receipt executed by such personal representative which itemizes in detail all property so delivered.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), after the death of a lessee of a safe-deposit box, the lessor shall permit the initial opening of the safe-deposit box and the removal of the contents of the safe-deposit box in accordance with s. 733.6065.

(4) A lessor is not liable for damages or penalty by reason of any delivery made pursuant to this section.

History: s. 66, ch. 92-303; s. 531, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 97-240; s. 3, ch. 2001-226; s. 2, ch. 2006-134; s. 68, ch. 2006-213.
Fla. Stat. § 683.21 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.21
683.21 Juneteenth Day.
Status: in_force

(1) June 19th of each year is hereby designated “Juneteenth Day” to commemorate the traditional observance of the day the slaves in Florida were notified of the Emancipation Proclamation.

(2) The Governor may issue annually a proclamation designating June 19th as Juneteenth Day and calling on public officials, schools, private organizations, and all citizens to honor the historic significance of the day.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-252.
Fla. Stat. § 190.001 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.001
190.001 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980.”

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407.
Fla. Stat. § 674.303 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part III / Section 674.303
674.303 When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process, or setoff; order in which items may be charged or certified.
Status: in_force

(1) Any knowledge, notice, or stop-payment order received by, legal process served upon, or setoff exercised by a payor bank comes too late to terminate, suspend, or modify the bank’s right or duty to pay an item or to charge its customer’s account for the item if the knowledge, notice, stop-payment order, or legal process is received or served and a reasonable time for the bank to act thereon expires or the setoff is exercised after the earliest of the following: (a) The bank accepts or certifies the item; (b) The bank pays the item in cash; (c) The bank settles for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearinghouse rule, or agreement; (d) The bank becomes accountable for the amount of the item under s. 674.302 dealing with the payor bank’s responsibility for late return of items; or (e) With respect to checks, a cutoff hour no earlier than 1 hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check and no later than the close of that next banking day or, if no cutoff hour is fixed, the close of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), items may be accepted, paid, certified, or charged to the indicated account of its customer in any order.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 37, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 626.471 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.471
626.471 Termination of appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to an appointee’s contract rights, an appointing entity may terminate its appointment of any appointee at any time. Except when termination is upon a ground that would subject the appointee to suspension or revocation of his or her license and appointment under s. 626.611 or s. 626.621, and except as provided by contract between the appointing entity and the appointee, the appointing entity shall give at least 60 days’ advance written notice of its intention to terminate such appointment to the appointee by delivery thereof to the appointee in person, by mailing it postage prepaid, or by e-mail. If delivery is by mail or e-mail, the notice must be addressed to the appointee at his or her last mailing or e-mail address of record with the appointing entity. Notice is deemed to have been given when deposited in a United States Postal Service mail depository or when the e-mail is sent, as applicable.

(2) As soon as possible and at all events within 30 days after terminating the appointment of an appointee, other than as to an appointment terminated by the appointing entity’s failure to continue or renew it, the appointing entity shall file written notice thereof with the department, together with a statement that it has given the appointee notice thereof as provided in subsection (1) and shall file with the department the reasons and facts involved in such termination as required under s. 626.511.

(3) Upon termination of the appointment of an appointee, whether by failure to renew or continue the appointment, the appointing entity shall: (a) File with the department the information required under s. 626.511. (b) Subject to the exceptions provided under subsection (1), continue the outstanding contracts transacted by an agent until the expiration date or anniversary date when the policy is a continuous policy with no expiration date. This paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the cancellation of such contracts when not otherwise prohibited by law.

(4) An appointee may terminate the appointment at any time by giving written or electronic notice thereof to the appointing entity, department, or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process. The department shall immediately terminate the appointment and notify the appointing entity of such termination. Such termination shall be subject to the appointee’s contract rights, if any.

(5) Upon receiving notice of termination, the department or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process shall terminate the appointment.

History: s. 226, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-327; s. 6, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 193(1st), 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 13, ch. 85-208; ss. 44, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 57, ch. 91-110; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 93-80; s. 229, ch. 97-102; s. 938, ch. 2003-261; s. 39, ch. 2003-267; s. 32, ch. 2003-281; s. 41, ch. 2004-390; s. 21, ch. 2019-140.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.497 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.497
1003.497 Service learning.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall encourage school districts to initiate, adopt, expand, and institutionalize service-learning programs, activities, and policies in kindergarten through grade 12. Service learning refers to a student-centered, research-based teaching and learning strategy that engages students in meaningful service activities in their schools or communities. Service-learning activities are directly tied to academic curricula, standards, and course, district, or state assessments. Service-learning activities foster academic achievement, character development, civic engagement, and career exploration and enable students to apply curriculum content, skills, and behaviors taught in the classroom.

(2) Upon request of any school district that chooses to implement service-learning programs, activities, or policies, the department shall provide assistance in locating, leveraging, and utilizing available or alternative financial resources that will assist school districts or teachers desiring to receive training and other resources to develop and administer service-learning programs or activities. School districts are encouraged to include kindergarten through grade 12 service-learning programs and activities in proposals they submit to the department under federal entitlement grants and competitive state and federal grants administered through the department.

(3)(a) The department shall develop and adopt elective service-learning courses for inclusion in middle and high school course code directories, which will allow additional opportunities for students to engage in service learning. School districts are encouraged to provide support for the use of service learning at any grade level as an instructional strategy to address appropriate areas of state education standards for student knowledge and performance. (b) The hours that high school students devote to course-based service-learning activities may be counted toward meeting community service requirements for high school graduation and community service requirements for participation in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. School districts are encouraged to include service learning as part of any course or activity required for high school graduation and to include and accept service-learning activities and hours in requirements for academic awards, especially those awards that currently include community service as a criterion or selection factor.

History: s. 2, ch. 2009-222.