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FL Stat § 295.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.13 - Disability of Minority of Veterans and Spouse Removed, Benefits Under Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.

295.13 Disability of minority of veterans and spouse removed, benefits under Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.—The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for a loan, or guaranty or insurance of a loan, pursuant to chapter 37 of Title 38 U.S.C., “Home, Farm and Business Loans,” and the disability of the minor spouse of any eligible veteran, in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to that Act of the Congress, as heretofore or hereafter amended, shall not affect the binding effect of any obligation incurred by such eligible person or spouse as an incident to any such transaction, including incurring of indebtedness and acquiring, encumbering, selling, releasing, or conveying property, or any interest therein, if all or part of any such obligation is guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to such act and amendments thereto; or if the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is the creditor, by reason of a loan or a sale pursuant to such act and amendments. This section does not create, or render enforceable, any other or greater rights or liabilities than would exist if neither such person nor such spouse were a minor.History.—s. 1, ch. 28204, 1953; s. 24, ch. 69-353; s. 18, ch. 84-114; s. 55, ch. 2020-2.
FL Stat § 295.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.14 - Penalties.

295.14 Penalties.—(1) When the Public Employees Relations Commission, after a hearing on notice conducted according to rules adopted by the commission, determines that a violation of s. 295.07, s. 295.08, s. 295.085, or s. 295.09(1)(a) or (b) has occurred and sustains the veteran seeking redress, the commission shall order the offending agency, employee, or officer of the state to comply with the provisions of s. 295.07, s. 295.08, s. 295.085, or s. 295.09(1)(a) or (b); and, in the event of a violation of s. 295.07, s. 295.08, s. 295.085, or s. 295.09(1)(a) or (b), the commission may issue an order to compensate the veteran for the loss of any wages and reasonable attorney’s fees for actual hours worked, and costs of all work, including litigation, incurred as a result of such violation, which order shall be conclusive on the agency, employee, or officer concerned. The attorney’s fees and costs may not exceed $10,000. The action of the commission shall be in writing and shall be served on the parties concerned by certified mail with return receipt requested.(2) When reparation is sought through civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, any agency, employee, or officer of the state or a political subdivision thereof found in violation of any provision of this act shall, in addition to any other edict issued by the court, be required to pay the costs of suit and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in such action and shall be required to pay as damages such amount as the court may award, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.(3) Any employee or officer found liable pursuant to a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section shall forfeit his or her position.History.—s. 6, ch. 77-422; s. 5, ch. 78-372; s. 61, ch. 79-164; s. 5, ch. 80-370; s. 80, ch. 86-163; s. 9, ch. 87-356; s. 253, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 98-33; s. 83, ch. 99-13.
FL Stat § 295.155 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.155 - Military Retirement Based on Longevity.

295.155 Military retirement based on longevity.—Military retirement on the basis of longevity does not disqualify a person eligible under s. 295.07 from veterans’ employment preference.History.—s. 9, ch. 98-33.
FL Stat § 295.156 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.156 - Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans.

295.156 Alternative treatment options for veterans.—(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Posttraumatic stress disorder” means a mental health disorder that is developed after having experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event, including, but not limited to, military sexual trauma.(b) “Traumatic brain injury” means an acquired injury to the brain. The term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders or birth trauma.(2) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may contract with a state university or Florida College System institution to furnish alternative treatment options for veterans who have been certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the United States Armed Forces as having a traumatic brain injury or posttraumatic stress disorder. The university or institution shall manage, monitor, and ensure the compliance of contracted providers who provide any of the following alternative treatment options:(a) Accelerated resolution therapy.(b) Equine therapy.(c) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which must be provided at a registered hyperbaric oxygen facility.(d) Music therapy.(e) Service animal training therapy.(3) A veteran qualifies to receive alternative treatment under this section if he or she:(a) Has been diagnosed by a health care practitioner with service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder or a service-connected traumatic brain injury;(b) Voluntarily agrees to such alternative treatment; and(c) Can demonstrate that he or she has previously sought services for posttraumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury through the federal Veterans Affairs service delivery system or through private health insurance, if such coverage is available to him or her.(4)(a) The provision of alternative treatment must be under the direction and supervision of an individual licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 464, chapter 490, or chapter 491.(b) The supervising licensed provider must agree to cooperate with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide data sufficient to assess the efficacy of alternative treatment modalities.(5) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2020, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall prepare a report detailing each alternative treatment provided pursuant to this section, the provider type, the number of veterans served, and the treatment outcomes and shall submit the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.(6) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may adopt rules to implement this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-148.
FL Stat § 295.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.16 - Disabled Veterans Exempt From Certain License or Permit Fee.

295.16 Disabled veterans exempt from certain license or permit fee.—A totally and permanently disabled veteran who is a resident of Florida and honorably discharged from the Armed Forces, who has been issued a valid identification card by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17 or has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a service-connected 100-percent disability rating for compensation, or who has been determined to have a service-connected disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the uniformed armed services is not required to pay any license or permit fee, by whatever name known, to any county or municipality in order to make improvements upon a dwelling owned by the veteran which is used as the veteran’s residence, if such improvements are limited to ramps, widening of doors, and similar improvements for the purpose of making the dwelling habitable or safe for the veteran.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-69; s. 4, ch. 83-71; s. 25, ch. 88-290; s. 9, ch. 93-268; s. 11, ch. 2006-69; s. 1, ch. 2006-250; s. 1, ch. 2009-109.
FL Stat § 295.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.17 - Identification Cards.

295.17 Identification cards.—(1)(a) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may issue an identification card to any veteran who is a permanent resident of the state and who has been adjudged by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100-percent, service-connected permanent and total disability rating for compensation, or who has been determined to have a service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Services, upon the written request of such veteran. Such card may be used by the veteran as proof of eligibility for any benefit provided by state law for 100-percent, service-connected permanently and totally disabled veterans except those benefits provided by ss. 196.081, 196.091, and 196.24. The identification card shall bear a statement that it is unlawful for any person other than the veteran to whom it was issued to use the card.(b) The department is responsible for design and content of the identification card and shall adopt rules and procedures relating to the eligibility and application for and issuance and control of identification cards.(2) It is unlawful for any person to:(a) Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his or her possession any fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card.(b) Lend his or her identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another.(c) Display or represent any identification card which has not been issued to the person as being his or her card.(d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him or her.(e) Photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that the photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile could be mistaken for a valid identification card or display or have in his or her possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile.(f) Display or cause or permit to be displayed his or her identification card after such card has expired.(3) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (2) is guilty of a noncriminal violation and shall be punished by a fine of $200.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-61; s. 31, ch. 81-167; s. 31, ch. 83-55; s. 14, ch. 87-356; s. 26, ch. 88-290; s. 10, ch. 93-268; s. 254, ch. 95-148; s. 1, ch. 97-14.
FL Stat § 295.186 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.186 - Removal of Certain Forms From Official Records.

295.186 Removal of certain forms from official records.—Any veteran of the United States Armed Forces or his or her widow or widower, attorney, personal representative, executor, or court appointed guardian has the right to request that a county recorder remove from the official records any of the following forms recorded before, on, or after the effective date of this act, by or on behalf of the requesting veteran: DD-214; DD-215; WD AGO 53; WD AGO 55; WD AGO 53-55; NAVMC 78-PD; and NAVPERS 553. The request must specify the identification page number of the form to be removed. The request shall be made in person and with appropriate identification to allow determination of the identity of the requested. The county recorder has no duty to inquire beyond the request to verify the identity of the person requesting the removal. No fee shall be charged for the removal. When the request for removal is made, the county recorder shall provide a written notice to the requesting party that the removal of the document from the official records is permanent and no further record of the document will exist in the official records of the county.History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-391.
FL Stat § 295.188 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.188 - Preference in Hiring Veterans for Private Employers.

295.188 Preference in hiring veterans for private employers.—(1) The Legislature intends to establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans.(2) A private employer may adopt an employment policy that gives preference in hiring to an honorably discharged veteran, as defined in s. 1.01(14); the spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability, as described in s. 295.07(1)(b); the unremarried widow or widower of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability, as described in s. 295.07(1)(d); or the unremarried widow or widower of a member of the United States Armed Forces who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions. Such policy shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring and promotion.(3) These preferences are not considered violations of any state or local equal employment opportunity law.History.—s. 11, ch. 2014-1.
FL Stat § 295.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.23 - Veterans Research and Marketing Campaign.

295.23 Veterans research and marketing campaign.—(1) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall:(a) Provide input to Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., on research to identify the target market and the educational and employment needs of those in the target market.(b) Develop and conduct a marketing campaign to encourage retired and recently separated military personnel to remain in the state or to make the state their permanent residence.(c) Develop a process for the dissemination of information to the target market and targeting that information to the interests and needs of veterans of all ages to facilitate veterans’ knowledge of and access to benefits.(2) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall seek advice from Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., on the scope, process, and focus of the marketing campaign. Input must be received before invitations to bid, requests for proposals, or invitations to negotiate for contracted services are advertised. Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., shall be kept informed at each stage of the marketing campaign and may provide recommendations to the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to ensure that the effort effectively reaches veterans.(3) For the purposes of this section, the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall expend $1 million annually on marketing the state to veterans as a permanent home and on information dissemination to improve veterans’ knowledge of and access to benefits through a combination of existing funds appropriated to the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation by the Legislature and private funds.History.—s. 14, ch. 2014-1.
FL Stat § 295.24 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XX - Veterans|Chapter 295 - Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions|295.24 - Prohibited Reimbursement of Assessments; Penalty.

295.24 Prohibited reimbursement of assessments; penalty.—A person who is recognized as an agent or attorney pursuant to 38 U.S.C. s. 5904 and representing a claimant may not, directly or indirectly, request, receive, or obtain reimbursement from the claimant for assessments charged to the agent or attorney by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 38 U.S.C. s. 5904(6)(A). A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-228.
FL Stat § 298.001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.001 - Districts Designated as “Water Control” Districts.

298.001 Districts designated as “water control” districts.—A water management district or a drainage district heretofore or hereafter created pursuant to the method authorized in this chapter or a water management district created by special act to operate under the authority of this chapter shall be designated as a water control district.History.—s. 1, ch. 78-153.
FL Stat § 298.005 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.005 - Definitions.

298.005 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Jurisdictional water management district” means the chapter 373 water management district or districts within which the lands encompassed by a water control district are located.(2) “Owner” means the owner of the freehold estate, subject to assessment pursuant to this chapter, as appears by the deed record. The term does not include reversioners, remaindermen, or mortgagees, who are not to be counted and need not be notified by publication or served by process, but are to be represented by the present owners of the freehold estate in any proceeding under this chapter.(3) “Water control plan” means the comprehensive operational document that describes the activities and improvements to be conducted by a water control district authorized under this chapter and includes any district “plan of reclamation,” “water management plan,” or “plan of improvement” that details the system of water management improvements implemented by a water control district.History.—s. 38, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1135; CGL 1490; s. 1, ch. 97-40; s. 1, ch. 98-329; s. 4, ch. 2000-308.Note.—Former s. 298.68.
FL Stat § 298.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.01 - Formation of Water Control District.

298.01 Formation of water control district.—It is the legislative intent that those water control districts established prior to July 1, 1980, pursuant to the process formerly contained in this section and former ss. 298.02 and 298.03, may continue to operate as outlined in this chapter. However, on and after that date, no water control district may be created except pursuant to s. 125.01 or a special act of the Legislature. Upon formation of a water control district by a special act of the Legislature, the circuit court of the county in which a majority of the land within the district is located shall thereafter maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries and limits of the water control district without regard to county lines, for all purposes of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1098; CGL 1451; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-291; s. 1, ch. 79-5; s. 17, ch. 79-65; s. 1, ch. 80-281; s. 20, ch. 2015-2.
FL Stat § 298.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.12 - Annual Election of Supervisors; Term of Office; Vacancy.

298.12 Annual election of supervisors; term of office; vacancy.—(1) Every year in the same month after the time for the election of the first board of supervisors, it shall call a meeting of the landowners in the district in the same manner as is provided for in s. 298.11, and the owners of land in such district shall meet at the stated time and place and elect one supervisor. Owners whose assessments have not been paid for the previous year are not entitled to vote. In case of their failure to elect, the Governor shall appoint such supervisor, who shall hold the supervisor’s office for 3 years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified; and in case of a vacancy in any office of supervisor elected by the landowners, the remaining supervisors or, if they fail to act within 30 days, the Governor may fill such vacancy until the next annual meeting, when a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term.(2) A vacancy in any of the three elected positions on the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District Board of Supervisors which is not filled by a vote of the district’s landowners pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be filled by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners within 30 days. The supervisor so appointed shall fill such vacancy until the next annual meeting when a successor shall be elected by the landowners for the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy in any of the two appointed supervisor positions shall be filled by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners within 30 days.History.—s. 5, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1102; CGL 1455; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 76-181; s. 5, ch. 79-5; s. 121, ch. 94-356; s. 886, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 97-40; s. 3, ch. 98-329; s. 6, ch. 2000-308.
FL Stat § 298.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.13 - Supervisor’s Oath of Office.

298.13 Supervisor’s oath of office.—Each supervisor, before entering upon his or her official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, that the supervisor will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties devolving upon him or her in office, as supervisor of the district in which he or she was elected or appointed, and that the supervisor will not neglect any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter.History.—s. 6, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1103; CGL 1456; s. 6, ch. 79-5; s. 261, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 298.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.14 - Organization of Board; Annual Reports to Landowners; Compensation of Members of Board.

298.14 Organization of board; annual reports to landowners; compensation of members of board.—Immediately after their election or appointment, the board of supervisors shall meet at some convenient place; choose one of their number to serve as president of the board; and elect as secretary some suitable person, who may or may not be a member of the board, and who may be required to execute bond for the faithful performance of the secretary’s duties, as the board of supervisors may require. Such board shall adopt a seal with a suitable device; and it shall keep a record of all of its proceedings in a substantially bound book to be kept for that purpose, which shall be open to inspection by any interested person or the person’s agent or attorney. The board of supervisors shall report to the landowners, at the annual meeting held under the provisions of s. 298.12, of what work has been done, either by engineers or otherwise. The members of the board shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, but shall receive no compensation for their service unless the landowners at the annual meeting determine to pay a compensation, which in no event may exceed $50 per day for the time actually engaged in work for the district and in attending sessions of the board; however, if the secretary is a member of the board, he or she is entitled to compensation as provided in this chapter.History.—s. 7, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1104; CGL 1457; s. 11, ch. 63-400; s. 1, ch. 65-517; s. 1, ch. 83-170; s. 262, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 298.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXI - Drainage|Chapter 298 - Drainage and Water Control|298.15 - Record of Proceedings.

298.15 Record of proceedings.—The board of supervisors of any district organized under this chapter shall cause to be kept a well-bound book, entitled “record of board of supervisors of   district,” in which shall be recorded minutes of all meetings, proceedings, certificates, bonds given by all employees and any and all corporate acts, which record shall at all times be open to the inspection of anyone interested, whether taxpayer or bondholder. Copies of the record of proceedings shall be filed with the jurisdictional water management district upon request. Any interested person, whether landowner or not, shall be permitted to inspect the record of proceedings.History.—s. 28, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1125; CGL 1478; s. 8, ch. 72-291; s. 23, ch. 79-65; s. 122, ch. 94-356; s. 4, ch. 97-40.