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Fla. Stat. § 39.0143 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part I / Section 39.0143
39.0143 Dually-involved children.
Status: in_force

Beginning in fiscal year 2022-2023 through fiscal year 2023-2024, the department and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall identify children who are dually involved with both systems of care. The department and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall collaboratively take appropriate action within available resources to meet the needs of dually-involved children more effectively, and shall jointly submit to the Legislature a quarterly report that includes, at a minimum:

(1) Data on the number of children who are dually involved with both systems of care. Such children include, but are not limited to, those who are the subject of any proceeding under this chapter and, at the same time, are under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice under chapter 985, and those children who were previously served by either the department or the Department of Juvenile Justice and come to the attention of either agency after being served.

(2) Data on the number of children who are placed in licensed care after leaving the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

(3) Information on how both departments track children who are or become dually involved.

(4) A summary of the actions taken by both departments to better serve dually-involved children.

History: s. 1, ch. 2022-67.
Fla. Stat. § 106.191 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.191
106.191 Signatures gathered for initiative petition; effect of ch. 97-13.
Status: in_force

Any signature gathered on an authorized form for an initiative petition by a paid petition circulator which has been submitted prior to the effective date of this act may be kept and counted, if otherwise valid, and that form is not required to have the name and address of the paid petition circulator, nor is any such signature affected by the prohibition against filing an undue burden oath in lieu of paying the fee to have signatures verified, as provided by this act. However, any signature gathered on or after the effective date of this act is subject to the provisions of this act and, if payment is made to any person to solicit signatures after the effective date of this act, an undue burden oath may not be filed in lieu of paying the fee to have signatures verified. In addition, any initiative petition form approved by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of this act may continue to be circulated.

History: s. 25, ch. 97-13.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0403 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0403
605.0403 Liability for contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) A promise by a person to contribute to the limited liability company is not enforceable unless it is set out in a writing signed by the person.

(2) A person’s obligation to make a contribution to a limited liability company is not excused by the person’s death, disability, or other inability to perform personally.

(3) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited liability company to contribute money equal to the value of the part of the contribution that has not been made. The foregoing option is in addition to and not in lieu of other rights, including the right to specific performance, that the limited liability company may have against the person under the articles of organization or operating agreement or applicable law.

(4) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only by consent of all members. If a creditor of a limited liability company extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in subsection (1) without notice of a compromise under this subsection, the creditor may enforce the obligation.

(5) An operating agreement may provide that the limited liability company interest of a member who fails to make a contribution that the member is obligated to make is subject to specified penalties for or specified consequences of the failure. The penalty or consequence may take the form of reducing or eliminating the defaulting member’s proportionate interest in a limited liability company, subordinating the defaulting member’s limited liability company interest to that of nondefaulting members, a forced sale of that limited liability company interest, forfeiture of the defaulting member’s limited liability company interest, the lending by other members of the amount necessary to meet the defaulting member’s commitment, a fixing of the value of the defaulting member’s limited liability company interest by appraisal or by formula and redemption or sale of the defaulting member’s limited liability company interest at such value, or other penalty or consequence.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 190.043 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.043
190.043 Suits against the district.
Status: in_force

Any suit or action brought or maintained against the district for damages arising out of tort, including, without limitation, any claim arising upon account of an act causing an injury or loss of property, personal injury, or death, shall be subject to the limitations provided in s. 768.28.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407.
Fla. Stat. § 166.0485 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.0485
166.0485 Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.
Status: in_force

A county sheriff or municipal police department may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the county or municipality. The participants of a neighborhood crime watch program shall include, but need not be limited to, residents of the county or municipality and owners of businesses located within the county or municipality.

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-18.
Fla. Stat. § 957.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 957 / Section 957.02
957.02 Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Corrections.

History: s. 40, ch. 93-406; s. 11, ch. 2004-248.
Fla. Stat. § 569.009 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 569 / Part I / Section 569.009
569.009 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The division shall adopt any rules necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this part.

History: s. 9, ch. 92-285; s. 14, ch. 97-162; s. 14, ch. 2021-14.
Fla. Stat. § 1008.36 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1008 / Part II / Section 1008.36
1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that there is a need for a performance incentive program for outstanding faculty and staff in highly productive schools. The Legislature further finds that performance-based incentives are commonplace in the private sector and should be infused into the public sector as a reward for productivity.

(2) The Florida School Recognition Program is created to provide financial awards to public schools that: (a) Sustain high performance by receiving a school grade of “A,” making excellent progress; or (b) Demonstrate exemplary improvement due to innovation and effort by improving at least one letter grade or by improving more than one letter grade and sustaining the improvement the following school year.

(3) All public schools, including charter schools, that receive a school grade pursuant to s. 1008.34 are eligible to participate in the program.

(4) All selected schools shall receive financial awards depending on the availability of funds appropriated and the number and size of schools selected to receive an award. Funds must be distributed to the school’s fiscal agent and placed in the school’s account and must be used for purposes listed in subsection (5) as determined jointly by the school’s staff and school advisory council. If school staff and the school advisory council cannot reach agreement by February 1, the awards must be equally distributed to all classroom teachers currently teaching in the school. If a school selected to receive a school recognition award is no longer in existence at the time the award is paid, the district school superintendent shall distribute the funds to teachers who taught at the school in the previous year in the form of a bonus.

(5) School recognition awards must be used for the following: (a) Nonrecurring bonuses to the faculty and staff; (b) Nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment or materials to assist in maintaining and improving student performance; or (c) Temporary personnel for the school to assist in maintaining and improving student performance.

Notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary, incentive awards are not subject to collective bargaining.

History: s. 381, ch. 2002-387; s. 24, ch. 2008-235; s. 13, ch. 2010-22; ss. 11, 12, ch. 2022-157.
Fla. Stat. § 170.09 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 170 / Section 170.09
170.09 Priority of lien; interest; and method of payment.
Status: in_force

The special assessments shall be payable at the time and in the manner stipulated in the resolution providing for the improvement; shall remain liens, coequal with the lien of all state, county, district, and municipal taxes, superior in dignity to all other liens, titles, and claims, until paid; shall bear interest, at a rate not to exceed 8 percent per year, or, if bonds are issued pursuant to this chapter, at a rate not to exceed 1 percent above the rate of interest at which the improvement bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter and used for the improvement are sold, from the date of the acceptance of the improvement; and may, by the resolution aforesaid and only for capital outlay projects, be made payable in equal installments over a period not to exceed 30 years notwithstanding any special act to the contrary, to which, if not paid when due, there shall be added a penalty at the rate of 1 percent per month, until paid. However, the assessments may be paid without interest at any time within 30 days after the improvement is completed and a resolution accepting the same has been adopted by the governing authority.

History: s. 9, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3030; s. 6, ch. 59-396; s. 1, ch. 61-349; s. 4, ch. 67-552; s. 3, ch. 80-318; s. 74, ch. 81-259; s. 5, ch. 82-195; s. 2, ch. 82-198; s. 33, ch. 83-204; s. 29, ch. 99-378.
Fla. Stat. § 296.38 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 296 / Part II / Section 296.38
296.38 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.
Status: in_force

(1) The home shall deposit all moneys it receives for care of residents from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and residents into the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund. All such moneys shall be expended for the purpose of supporting program operations that benefit veterans or the operation, maintenance, or construction of a home, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.

(2) The home shall be empowered to receive and accept gifts, grants, and endowments in the name of the home. All such gifts, grants, and endowments are to be used for the benefit of the home and its residents. The administrator, together with the director, shall have the authority to determine how these gifts, grants, and endowments could best benefit the home and its residents unless the benefactor requests or instructs that the gift, grant, or endowment be used for a specific purpose. The home shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to this subsection into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Moneys in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund shall be expended for the common benefit of the residents of the home, such as recreational equipment, improved facilities, recreational supplies, and goods and services offered or available to all residents.

(3)(a) There is created a Residents’ Deposits Trust Fund. All moneys received by the home pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the Residents’ Deposits Trust Fund, a local fund administered by the home and which is not a part of the State Treasury. The home’s financial manager shall account for all moneys deposited and any interest accruing on the trust fund. (b) The residents of the home may voluntarily deposit moneys with the home, which the home shall receive and keep without charge in the Residents’ Deposits Trust Fund. Moneys deposited and interest earned may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the will of the resident. Any balance remaining upon the resident’s death, undisposed of by will and not paid to his or her heirs at law, shall be paid to the state in accordance with the provisions of chapter 717. (c) Upon a resident’s discharge or voluntary departure from the home, if such moneys are not so demanded at the time of discharge or departure, or within a period of 3 years thereafter, or demanded by the heirs, devisees, or legatees in case of the resident’s decease after his or her discharge or voluntary departure, the same shall be paid to the state as provided in chapter 717.

History: s. 14, ch. 92-80; s. 260, ch. 95-148; s. 51, ch. 96-418; s. 18, ch. 98-16; s. 7, ch. 2002-298; s. 3, ch. 2008-18; s. 5, ch. 2017-157.
Fla. Stat. § 628.915 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part V / Section 628.915
628.915 Exemption from compulsory association.
Status: in_force

(1) No captive insurance company shall be permitted to join or contribute financially to any joint underwriting association or guaranty fund in this state; nor shall any captive insurance company, its insured, or its parent or any affiliated company receive any benefit from any such joint underwriting association or guaranty fund for claims arising out of the operations of such captive insurer.

(2) No industrial insured captive insurance company shall be permitted to join or contribute financially to any joint underwriting association or guaranty fund in this state; nor shall any industrial insured captive insurance company, its industrial insured, or its parent or any affiliated company receive any benefit from any such joint underwriting association or guaranty fund for claims arising out of the operations of such industrial insured captive insurance company.

History: ss. 664, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 8, 11, ch. 87-127; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 2013-209.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1101 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1101
620.1101 Popular name.
Status: in_force

This section and ss. 620.1102-620.2205 may be cited as the “Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005.”

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 531.66 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 531 / Section 531.66
531.66 Forms; rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prescribe such forms, permits, certificates, and identification tags or stickers it considers necessary to carry out the permitting provisions of ss. 531.60-531.66.

(2) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer ss. 531.60-531.66.

History: ss. 39, 40, ch. 2009-66; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2013-55; ss. 36, 37, ch. 2013-251; s. 30, ch. 2018-84; s. 27, ch. 2024-137.
Fla. Stat. § 673.4021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part IV / Section 673.4021
673.4021 Signature by representative.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person acting, or purporting to act, as a representative signs an instrument by signing either the name of the represented person or the name of the signer, the represented person is bound by the signature to the same extent the represented person would be bound if the signature were on a simple contract. If the represented person is bound, the signature of the representative is the “authorized signature of the represented person” and the represented person is liable on the instrument, whether or not identified in the instrument.

(2) If a representative signs the name of the representative to an instrument and the signature is an authorized signature of the represented person, the following rules apply: (a) If the form of the signature shows unambiguously that the signature is made on behalf of the represented person who is identified in the instrument, the representative is not liable on the instrument. (b) Subject to subsection (3), if the form of the signature does not show unambiguously that the signature is made in a representative capacity or if the represented person is not identified in the instrument, the representative is liable on the instrument to a holder in due course that took the instrument without notice that the representative was not intended to be liable on the instrument. With respect to any other person, the representative is liable on the instrument unless the representative proves that the original parties did not intend the representative to be liable on the instrument.

(3) If a representative signs the name of the representative as drawer of a check without indication of the representative status and the check is payable from an account of the represented person who is identified on the check, the signer is not liable on the check if the signature is an authorized signature of the represented person.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 14.34 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 14 / Section 14.34
14.34 Governor’s Medal of Merit.
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor may present, in the name of the State of Florida, a medal to be known as the “Governor’s Medal of Merit,” which shall bear a suitable inscription and ribbon of appropriate design, to: (a) Any legal resident of this state who has rendered exceptional meritorious service to the citizens of this state; (b) Any legal resident of this state who is serving under honorable conditions on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, the Florida National Guard, or the United States Reserve Forces and has rendered exceptional meritorious service to the citizens of this state while on active duty; or (c) Any legal resident of this state who has been honorably discharged from active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, the Florida National Guard, or the United States Reserve Forces and, while on active duty, rendered exceptional meritorious service to the citizens of this state. As used in this subsection, the term “exceptional meritorious service” means acts above and beyond the level of duty normally required by that person’s respective military or civilian position.

(2)(a) In the event of the death of an individual who has been chosen to receive the Governor’s Medal of Merit, the medal shall be presented to a designated representative of the chosen recipient. (b) The Governor’s Medal of Merit may only be presented to an individual once.

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-228; s. 10, ch. 2012-116; s. 1, ch. 2012-159.
Fla. Stat. § 409.2584 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.2584
409.2584 Interest on obligations due; waiver.
Status: in_force

The department may collect interest at the rate established in s. 55.03 on all support obligations due and owing to the department; however, the department is not required to maintain interest balance due accounts, and said interest may be waived by the department if the waiver would facilitate the collection of the obligation.

History: s. 11, ch. 76-220; s. 149, ch. 86-220; s. 26, ch. 92-138.
Fla. Stat. § 48.051 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.051
48.051 Service on state prisoners.
Status: in_force

Process against a state prisoner shall be served on the prisoner.

History: s. 30, ch. 3883, 1889; RS 3043; GS 4124; RGS 6243; CGL 8580; s. 1, ch. 21992, 1943; s. 1, ch. 25041, 1949; s. 44, ch. 57-121; s. 4, ch. 67-254; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 13, ch. 71-355.
Fla. Stat. § 381.0035 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.0035
381.0035 Educational course on HIV and AIDS; employees and clients of certain health care facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Health shall require all employees and clients of facilities licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394, or chapter 397 and employees of facilities licensed under chapter 395, part II, part III, or part IV of chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429 to complete a one-time educational course on the modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change. Such instruction shall include information on current Florida law and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of patients and any protocols and procedures applicable to human immunodeficiency counseling and testing, reporting, the offering of HIV testing to pregnant women, and partner notification issues pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25. An employee who has completed the educational course required in this subsection is not required to repeat the course upon changing employment to a different facility licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394, chapter 395, chapter 397, part II, part III, or part IV of chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429.

(2) Facilities licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394, chapter 395, or chapter 397, part II, part III, or part IV of chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429 shall maintain a record of employees and dates of attendance at human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome educational courses.

(3) The department shall have the authority to review the records of each facility to determine compliance with the requirements of this section. The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

(4) This section does not apply to an employee who is subject to the requirements of s. 456.033.

History: s. 8, ch. 88-380; ss. 17, 69, ch. 91-297; s. 63, ch. 92-289; s. 32, ch. 97-101; s. 1, ch. 98-171; s. 190, ch. 99-13; s. 13, ch. 2006-197; s. 1, ch. 2008-103.
Fla. Stat. § 475.38 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part I / Section 475.38
475.38 Payment of costs.
Status: in_force

The commission shall not be required to advance any fees or costs to any officer or witness, or to execute any bond in any proceeding in the courts, any general statute to the contrary notwithstanding, but in every case in which the commission is liable for any fees or costs, a voucher therefor shall be presented to the commission and, if approved, shall be audited and paid as are other expenses of the commission.

History: s. 41, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4102; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 23, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 38, ch. 82-1; ss. 16, 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 627.64741 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.64741
627.64741 Pharmacy benefit manager contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Maximum allowable cost” means the per-unit amount that a pharmacy benefit manager reimburses a pharmacist for a prescription drug, excluding dispensing fees, prior to the application of copayments, coinsurance, and other cost-sharing charges, if any. (b) “Pharmacy benefit manager” means a person or entity doing business in this state which contracts to administer or manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of a health insurer to residents of this state.

(2) In addition to the requirements of part VII of chapter 626, a contract between a health insurer and a pharmacy benefit manager must require that the pharmacy benefit manager: (a) Update maximum allowable cost pricing information at least every 7 calendar days. (b) Maintain a process that will, in a timely manner, eliminate drugs from maximum allowable cost lists or modify drug prices to remain consistent with changes in pricing data used in formulating maximum allowable cost prices and product availability.

(3) This section applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2018.

History: s. 4, ch. 2018-91; s. 16, ch. 2023-29.
Fla. Stat. § 159.835 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VIII / Section 159.835
159.835 Rules.
Status: in_force

The board and the department shall adopt any rules necessary to ensure the orderly implementation and administration of this act.

History: s. 49, ch. 2003-391.