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FL Stat § 112.45 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.45 - Senate’s report; results of prosecution.

112.45 Senate’s report; results of prosecution.—(1) The Secretary of the Senate shall, as soon as reasonably possible following the action of the Senate, file with the Department of State a report of the action of the Senate, including an order signed by the President and the Secretary specifying the action taken by the Senate. The action of the Senate shall become effective immediately upon the filing of the order with the Department of State, and the Department of State shall forthwith deliver copies of such order to the Governor, the officer involved, and the governing body of the county, district, or state, as the case may be. Any such order or any certified copy thereof, under the signature of the Secretary of State, may be recorded in the public records of any county in this state.(2) The date of delivery of the order to the Department of State shall be the effective date of the removal or reinstatement, as the case may be, and, should the official be reinstated, he or she shall be entitled to reimbursement for such pay and emoluments of office from the date of suspension to that date, as though he or she had never been suspended, and the order of the Senate, or a certified copy thereof, shall constitute the authority of the county, district, or state, to make such payment for reimbursement.History.—s. 6, ch. 69-277; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 714, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 112.46 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.46 - Period during which suspension will lie.

112.46 Period during which suspension will lie.—Any officer subject to suspension by the Governor pursuant to the State Constitution shall be subject to such suspension from the date provided by law for such officer to take office whether or not the Governor has executed and delivered the commission of office to the said officer. It is the intent of this part to provide that the formal execution of a commission by the Governor and a delivery thereof to the officer is a ministerial duty not necessary either to the performance of the duties of that officer or to the susceptibility to suspension of that officer. However, nothing in this part shall prohibit or preclude any officer claiming title to any office from seeking a judicial determination of his or her right to such office, regardless of the issuance or nonissuance of a commission to such office.History.—s. 7, ch. 69-277; s. 715, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 112.47 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.47 - Hearing before Senate select committee; notice.

112.47 Hearing before Senate select committee; notice.—The Senate shall afford each suspended official a hearing before a select committee or special magistrate, and shall notify such suspended official of the time and place of the hearing sufficiently in advance thereof to afford such official an opportunity fully and adequately to prepare such defenses as the official may be advised are necessary and proper, and all such defenses may be presented by the official or by the official’s attorney. In the furtherance of this provision the Senate shall adopt sufficient procedural rules to afford due process both to the Governor in the presentation of his or her evidence and to the suspended official, but in the absence of such adoption, this section shall afford a full and complete hearing, public in nature, as required by the State Constitution. However, nothing in this part shall prevent either the select committee or the Senate from conducting portions of the hearing in executive session if the Senate rules so provide.History.—s. 8, ch. 69-277; s. 716, ch. 95-147; s. 62, ch. 2004-11.
FL Stat § 112.48 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.48 - Suspension when Senate not in session.

112.48 Suspension when Senate not in session.—The Governor may suspend any officer at any time, whether or not the Senate is in session. However, the Senate need not hear or determine the question of the suspension of the officer during any regular session.History.—s. 9, ch. 69-277.
FL Stat § 112.49 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.49 - Persons exercising powers and duties of county officers subject to suspension by Governor.

112.49 Persons exercising powers and duties of county officers subject to suspension by Governor.—In the administration of any city-county merger or city-county charter, or any such form of government which provides for the merging of the powers, duties, and functions of any municipal and county governments, any officer, official, or employee of such merged government who exercises the powers and duties of a county officer, whether he or she shall be elected or appointed, shall be deemed to be a county officer and therefore subject to the power of the Governor under the State Constitution to suspend officers. If the charter or other authority under which any city-county merger is accomplished shall provide means for the suspension or removal of such officers, then the power to suspend shall be concurrent in the city-county government and in the Governor.History.—s. 2, ch. 71-333; s. 717, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 112.50 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.50 - Governor to retain power to suspend public officers.

112.50 Governor to retain power to suspend public officers.—Whenever any state, county, or municipal officer is made subject to suspension or removal by the terms of any statute or municipal charter, the power of the Governor to suspend officers shall not be affected by such statutory or charter provisions, and the power to suspend shall reside concurrently in the Governor and in the statutory or charter authority.History.—s. 3, ch. 71-333.
FL Stat § 112.511 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.511 - Members of special district governing bodies; suspension; removal from office.

112.511 Members of special district governing bodies; suspension; removal from office.—(1) A member of the governing body of a special district, as defined in s. 189.012, who exercises the powers and duties of a state or a county officer, is subject to the Governor’s power under s. 7(a), Art. IV of the State Constitution to suspend such officers.(2) A member of the governing body of a special district, as defined in s. 189.012, who exercises powers and duties other than that of a state or county officer, is subject to the suspension and removal procedures under s. 112.51.History.—s. 4, ch. 2014-22.
FL Stat § 112.52 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)|112.52 - Removal of a public official when a method is not otherwise provided.

112.52 Removal of a public official when a method is not otherwise provided.—(1) When a method for removal from office is not otherwise provided by the State Constitution or by law, the Governor may by executive order suspend from office an elected or appointed public official, by whatever title known, who is indicted or informed against for commission of any felony, or for any misdemeanor arising directly out of his or her official conduct or duties, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension, not to extend beyond the term.(2) During the period of the suspension, the public official shall not perform any official act, duty, or function or receive any pay, allowance, emolument, or privilege of office.(3) If convicted, the public official may be removed from office by executive order of the Governor. For the purpose of this section, any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or who is found guilty shall be deemed to have been convicted, notwithstanding the suspension of sentence or the withholding of adjudication.(4) If the public official is acquitted or found not guilty, or the charges are otherwise dismissed, the Governor shall by executive order revoke the suspension; and the public official shall be entitled to full back pay and such other emoluments or allowances to which he or she would have been entitled had he or she not been suspended.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-333; s. 720, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 112.531 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VI - Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers (Ss. 112.531-112.535)|112.531 - Definitions.

112.531 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:(1) “Correctional officer” means any person, other than a warden, who is appointed or employed full time or part time by the state or any political subdivision thereof whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, or control of inmates within a correctional institution; and includes correctional probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3). However, the term “correctional officer” does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally trained personnel.(2) “Law enforcement officer” means any person, other than a chief of police, who is employed full time or part time by any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state; and includes any person who is appointed by the sheriff as a deputy sheriff under s. 30.07.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-274; s. 1, ch. 75-41; s. 34, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 82-156; s. 1, ch. 89-223; s. 1, ch. 93-19; s. 3, ch. 2000-161; s. 2, ch. 2020-104.
FL Stat § 112.535 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VI - Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers (Ss. 112.531-112.535)|112.535 - Construction.

112.535 Construction.—The provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, shall not be construed to restrict or otherwise limit the discretion of the sheriff to take any disciplinary action, without limitation, against a deputy sheriff, including the demotion, reprimand, suspension, or dismissal thereof, nor to limit the right of the sheriff to appoint deputy sheriffs or to withdraw their appointment as provided in chapter 30. Neither shall the provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, be construed to grant collective bargaining rights to deputy sheriffs or to provide them with a property interest or continued expectancy in their appointment as a deputy sheriff.History.—s. 6, ch. 93-19.
FL Stat § 112.60 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.60 - Short title.

112.60 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Florida Protection of Public Employee Retirement Benefits Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 78-170.
FL Stat § 112.61 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.61 - Legislative intent.

112.61 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature in implementing the provisions of s. 14, Art. X of the State Constitution, relating to governmental retirement systems, that such retirement systems or plans be managed, administered, operated, and funded in such a manner as to maximize the protection of public employee retirement benefits. Inherent in this intent is the recognition that the pension liabilities attributable to the benefits promised public employees be fairly, orderly, and equitably funded by the current, as well as future, taxpayers. Accordingly, except as herein provided, it is the intent of this act to prohibit the use of any procedure, methodology, or assumptions the effect of which is to transfer to future taxpayers any portion of the costs which may reasonably have been expected to be paid by the current taxpayers. Actuarial experience may be used to fund additional benefits, provided that the present value of such benefits does not exceed the net actuarial experience accumulated from all sources of gains and losses. This act hereby establishes minimum standards for the operation and funding of public employee retirement systems and plans.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-170; s. 13, ch. 79-183; s. 1, ch. 83-37; s. 3, ch. 94-259.
FL Stat § 112.62 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.62 - Application.

112.62 Application.—The provisions of this part are applicable to any and all units, agencies, branches, departments, boards, and institutions of state, county, special district, and municipal governments which participate in, operate, or administer a retirement system or plan for public employees, funded in whole or in part by public funds. The provisions of this part supplement and, to the extent there are conflicts, prevail over the provisions of existing laws and local ordinances relating to such retirement systems or plans.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-170.
FL Stat § 112.625 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.625 - Definitions.

112.625 Definitions.—As used in this act:(1) “Retirement system or plan” means any employee pension benefit plan supported in whole or in part by public funds, provided such plan is not:(a) An employee benefit plan described in s. 4(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which is not exempt under s. 4(b)(1) of such act;(b) A plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees;(c) A coverage agreement entered into pursuant to s. 218 of the Social Security Act;(d) An individual retirement account or an individual retirement annuity within the meaning of s. 408, or a retirement bond within the meaning of s. 409, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;(e) A plan described in s. 401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; or(f) An individual account consisting of an annuity contract described in s. 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.(2) “Plan administrator” means the person so designated by the terms of the instrument or instruments, ordinance, or statute under which the plan is operated. If no plan administrator has been designated, the plan sponsor shall be considered the plan administrator.(3) “Enrolled actuary” means an actuary who is enrolled under Subtitle C of Title III of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and who is a member of the Society of Actuaries or the American Academy of Actuaries.(4) “Benefit increase” means a change or amendment in the plan design or benefit structure which results in increased benefits for plan members or beneficiaries.(5) “Governmental entity” means the state, for the Florida Retirement System, and the county, municipality, special district, or district school board which is the employer of the member of a local retirement system or plan.(6) “Pension or retirement benefit” means any benefit, including a disability benefit, paid to a member or beneficiary of a retirement system or plan as defined in subsection (1).(7) “Statement value” means the value of assets in accordance with s. 302(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and as permitted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury as amended by Pub. L. No. 100-203, as such sections are in effect on August 16, 2006. Assets for which a fair market value is not provided shall be excluded from the assets used in the determination of annual funding cost.(8) “Named fiduciary,” “board,” or “board of trustees” means the person or persons so designated by the terms of the instrument or instruments, ordinance, or statute under which the plan is operated.(9) “Plan sponsor” means the local governmental entity that has established or that may establish a local retirement system or plan.History.—s. 14, ch. 79-183; s. 2, ch. 83-37; s. 1, ch. 2000-264; s. 7, ch. 2004-305; s. 1, ch. 2008-139.
FL Stat § 112.65 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.65 - Limitation of benefits.

112.65 Limitation of benefits.—(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The normal retirement benefit or pension payable to a retiree who becomes a member of any retirement system or plan and who has not previously participated in such plan, on or after January 1, 1980, may not exceed 100 percent of his or her average final compensation. However, this section does not apply to supplemental retirement benefits or to pension increases attributable to cost-of-living increases or adjustments. For the purposes of this section, benefits accruing in individual member accounts established under the investment plan established in part II of chapter 121 are considered supplemental benefits. As used in this section, the term “average final compensation” means the average of the member’s earnings over a period of time which the governmental entity has established by statute, charter, or ordinance.(2) RESTRICTION.—No member of a retirement system or plan covered by this part who is not now a member of such plan shall be allowed to receive a retirement benefit or pension which is in part or in whole based upon any service with respect to which the member is already receiving, or will receive in the future, a retirement benefit or pension from a different employer’s retirement system or plan. This restriction does not apply to social security benefits or federal benefits under chapter 67, Title 10, United States Code.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-170; s. 17, ch. 79-183; s. 4, ch. 88-382; s. 723, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 99-392; s. 1, ch. 2000-169; s. 4, ch. 2011-68.
FL Stat § 112.656 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.656 - Fiduciary duties; certain officials included as fiduciaries.

112.656 Fiduciary duties; certain officials included as fiduciaries.—(1) A fiduciary shall discharge his or her duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan.(2) Each retirement system or plan shall have one or more named fiduciaries with authority to control and manage the administration and operation of the retirement system or plan. However, the plan administrator, and any officer, trustee, and custodian, and any counsel, accountant, and actuary of the retirement system or plan who is employed on a full-time basis, shall be included as fiduciaries of such system or plan.(3) A retirement system or plan may purchase insurance for its named fiduciary to cover liability or losses incurred by reason of act or omission of the fiduciary.History.—s. 18, ch. 79-183; s. 724, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 112.658 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records|Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions|Part VII - Actuarial Soundness of Retirement Systems (Ss. 112.60-112.67)|112.658 - Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to determine compliance of the Florida Retirement System.

112.658 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to determine compliance of the Florida Retirement System.—(1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall determine, through the examination of actuarial reviews, financial statements, and the practices and procedures of the Department of Management Services, the compliance of the Florida Retirement System with the provisions of this act.(2) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall employ an independent consulting actuary who is an enrolled actuary as defined in this part to assist in the determination of compliance.(3) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall employ the same actuarial standards to monitor the Department of Management Services as the Department of Management Services uses to monitor local governments.History.—s. 18, ch. 79-183; s. 4, ch. 83-37; s. 3, ch. 96-368; s. 23, ch. 99-255.