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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.70 - Tax exemption.

243.70 Tax exemption.—The exercise of the powers granted by ss. 243.50-243.77 is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state. Because the operation and maintenance of a project by the authority or a participating institution constitutes the performance of an essential public function, neither the authority nor a participating institution is required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect of a project or any property acquired or used by the authority or a participating institution under ss. 243.50-243.77 or upon the income therefrom, and any bonds issued under ss. 243.50-243.77, any security therefor, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, and all notes, mortgages, security agreements, letters of credit, or other instruments that arise out of or are given to secure the repayment of bonds issued in connection with a project financed under ss. 243.50-243.77, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any local unit, political subdivision, or other instrumentality of the state. The exemption granted by this section is not applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits or on debt obligations owned by corporations.
History.—s. 21, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.72 - Legal investment.

243.72 Legal investment.—Bonds issued by the authority under ss. 243.50-243.77 are made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, and all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds are made securities that may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
History.—s. 23, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.73 - Reports; audits.

243.73 Reports; audits.—
(1) The authority shall submit to the Governor and the presiding officers of each house of the Legislature, within 6 months after the end of its fiscal year, a complete and detailed report setting forth:
(a) Its operations and accomplishments.
(b) Its receipts and expenditures during its fiscal year in accordance with the categories or classifications established by the authority for its operating and capital outlay purposes.
(c) Its assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal year and the status of reserve, special, or other funds.
(d) A schedule of its bonds outstanding at the end of its fiscal year, together with a statement of the principal amounts of bonds issued and redeemed during the fiscal year.
(e) Any other information the authority deems appropriate.
(2) The authority shall submit, with the annual report required by this section, a copy of an annual financial audit of its accounts and records and an annual compliance audit of its programs conducted by an independent certified public accountant and performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards.
(3) The Auditor General may, pursuant to his or her own authority or at the direction of the Legislative Auditing Committee, conduct an audit of the authority or any programs or entities created by the authority.
History.—s. 24, ch. 2001-79; s. 5, ch. 2023-92.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.74 - State agreement.

243.74 State agreement.—The state agrees with the holders of any obligations issued under ss. 243.50-243.77, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority under ss. 243.50-243.77, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority until the obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged and the contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority. However, ss. 243.50-243.77 do not preclude any limitation or alteration if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of the obligations of the authority or those entering into contracts with the authority. The authority may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in any obligations or contracts.
History.—s. 25, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.75 - Alternative means.

243.75 Alternative means.—Sections 243.50-243.77 provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; but, except as otherwise specifically provided in ss. 243.50-243.77, the issuance of notes, certificates of participation, revenue bonds, and revenue refunding bonds under ss. 243.50-243.77 need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or such obligations. Except as otherwise expressly provided in ss. 243.50-243.77, the powers granted to the authority under ss. 243.50-243.77 are not subject to the supervision or regulation of, and do not require the approval or consent of, any municipality or political subdivision or any commission, board, body, bureau, official, or agency thereof or of the state.
History.—s. 26, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.76 - Liberal construction.

243.76 Liberal construction.—Sections 243.50-243.77 shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out their purpose.
History.—s. 27, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVI - Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Chapter 243 - Higher Educational Facilities Bonds › Part II - Higher Educational Facilities Financing (Ss. 243.50-243.77) › 243.77 - Act controlling.

243.77 Act controlling.—To the extent that ss. 243.50-243.77 are inconsistent with any general statute or special act or part thereof, ss. 243.50-243.77 control.
History.—s. 28, ch. 2001-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.02 - Militia.

250.02 Militia.—
(1) The militia consists of all able-bodied citizens of this state and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens.
(2) The organized militia is composed of the National Guard and any other organized military forces that are authorized by law.
(3) The unorganized militia is composed of all persons who are subject to military duty but who are not members of units of the organized militia.
(4) Only persons exempt from military duty by the terms of federal law are exempt from military duty in this state.
History.—s. 4, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2015; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-93; s. 2, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former ss. 250.04, 250.05.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.03 - Military law of the state.

250.03 Military law of the state.—Federal laws that relate to the Florida National Guard, and that are not inconsistent with the State Constitution or state law, are part of the military laws of the state. The Governor of Florida, as commander in chief, may perform all acts to raise and keep the Florida National Guard at the standard required by the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Defense governing the National Guard.
History.—s. 16, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2028; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 3, ch. 2003-68; s. 5, ch. 2020-4.
Note.—Former s. 250.18.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.04 - Naval militia; marine corps.

250.04 Naval militia; marine corps.—The Governor may organize a naval militia and a marine corps in accordance with federal law governing the Naval Militia or Marine Corps of the United States and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Navy for the governing of the United States Navy, Naval Militia, and Marine Corps.
History.—s. 17, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2029; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 99, ch. 95-148; s. 4, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.19.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.05 - Department of Military Affairs.

250.05 Department of Military Affairs.—
(1) The agency of the state government heretofore known as the Military Department shall henceforth be known as the Department of Military Affairs, which shall be organized as provided in the laws of this state.
(2) “Military personnel of the Department of Military Affairs” includes any person who is required to wear a military uniform in performing his or her official duties and who is required to serve in the Florida National Guard as a condition of his or her employment by the department.
(3) The head of the Department of Military Affairs is the Adjutant General.
History.—ss. 5, 40, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2016, 2052; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 57-82; s. 2, ch. 73-93; s. 1, ch. 90-67; s. 100, ch. 95-148; s. 5, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.46.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.06 - Commander in chief.

250.06 Commander in chief.—
(1) The Governor of Florida is the commander in chief of all the militia of the state.
(2) The Governor of Florida, as commander in chief, may alter, increase, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, organize, or reorganize an organization, department, corps, or staff, so as to conform as far as practicable to any organization, system, drill, instruction, corps or staff, uniform or equipment, or period of enlistment prescribed by the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Defense for the organization, armament, training, and discipline of the National Guard.
(3) The Governor may, in order to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, suppress insurrection, repel invasion, respond to an emergency as defined in s. 252.34 or imminent danger thereof, or, in case of the calling of all or any portion of the militia of this state into the services of the United States, may increase the Florida National Guard and organize it in accordance with rules and regulations governing the Armed Forces of the United States. Such organization and increase may be pursuant to or in advance of any call made by the President of the United States. If the Florida National Guard is activated into service of the United States, another organization may not be designated as the Florida National Guard.
(4) The Governor may, in order to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, enhance domestic security, respond to terrorist threats or attacks, respond to an emergency as defined in s. 252.34 or imminent danger thereof, or respond to any need for emergency aid to civil authorities as specified in s. 250.28, order into state active duty all or any part of the militia which he or she deems proper.
(5) The Governor may authorize all or any part of the Florida National Guard to participate in any parade, review, inspection, ceremony, or other public exercise; to serve for escort duty; to participate in training; to provide extraordinary support to law enforcement upon request; and to provide humanitarian relief in situations for which it is uniquely qualified. Such expenses incidental thereto and authorized by the Governor may be paid as provided for state active duty.
(6) The Governor may delegate the authority to convene a general court-martial to the Adjutant General.
History.—ss. 7, 8, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2018, 2019; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 3, ch. 73-93; s. 12, ch. 83-334; s. 101, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 96-333; s. 6, ch. 2003-68; s. 97, ch. 2011-142.
Note.—Former ss. 250.07, 250.08.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.07 - Florida National Guard; composition; departmental organization.

250.07 Florida National Guard; composition; departmental organization.—
(1) The Florida National Guard shall consist of enlisted personnel, commissioned officers, and warrant officers who are citizens of the United States, or who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, organized, armed, equipped, and federally recognized, in accordance with the laws of the state and the laws and regulations of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. The Florida National Guard shall include separate components for the Army and Air Force.
(2) All general officers of the Florida National Guard must be federally recognized and appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
History.—s. 6, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 1, ch. 10185, 1925; s. 1, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2017; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 59-67; s. 7, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.06.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.08 - Florida National Guard organized.

250.08 Florida National Guard organized.—The Governor of Florida may perform all acts, as he or she considers necessary to organize or reorganize the Florida National Guard, in conformity to federal law and the rules, regulations, and proclamations of the President of the United States or the Department of Defense relating to the National Guard of this state or the United States.
History.—s. 1, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2012; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 102, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 2003-68; s. 6, ch. 2020-4.
Note.—Former s. 250.01.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.09 - Appropriations, property, and equipment.

250.09 Appropriations, property, and equipment.—The Governor of Florida may take all necessary steps to obtain all appropriations, property, and equipment provided by the United States or authorized by law for the use, aid, equipment, benefit, or instruction of the Florida National Guard.
History.—s. 2, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2013; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 9, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.02.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.12 - Appointment of commissioned and warrant officers.

250.12 Appointment of commissioned and warrant officers.—The appointment of commissioned officers and warrant officers shall conform in number, rank, and designation, and shall be based upon and made in conformity with tables of organization for the National Guard as prescribed in National Guard regulations published by the National Guard Bureau. The appointees shall hold their appointments subject to continuance of federal recognition, or attainment of age 64 years, unless relieved by reason of resignation or disability or for a cause to be determined by a court-martial or efficiency board, legally convened for that purpose. Vacancies shall, when practicable, be filled by appointment from personnel of the Florida National Guard.
History.—s. 11, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 1, ch. 14761, 1931; s. 7, ch. 20849, 1941; CGL 2023; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 12, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.13.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.16 - Authority to incur charge against state.

250.16 Authority to incur charge against state.—An officer of the militia or Florida National Guard may not make any purchases or enter into any contract or agreement for purchases or services as a charge against the state without the authority of the Adjutant General.
History.—s. 29, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 3, ch. 10185, 1925; CGL 2041; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 13, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.32.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.175 - Trust funds; authorization; name; purpose.

250.175 Trust funds; authorization; name; purpose.—
(1)(a) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within the Department of Military Affairs. The department shall deposit into the trust fund moneys received from the forfeiture of assets obtained through illegal drug activities, which shall be used to support law enforcement and counter-drug activities and drug interdiction programs of the Florida National Guard.
(b) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year will remain in the trust fund and be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. This trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.
(2)(a) The Emergency Response Trust Fund is created within the Department of Military Affairs. Reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the costs of activating the Florida National Guard and transfers of state funds approved by budget amendments processed under chapter 216 shall be deposited into the trust fund. The trust fund shall be used to pay all operational costs incurred by the Florida National Guard when called to active duty.
(b) Notwithstanding 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 and is available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. The trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.
(3)(a) The Camp Blanding Management Trust Fund is created within the Department of Military Affairs. The department shall deposit funds generated by revenue-producing activities on the Camp Blanding Military Reservation into the trust fund, which shall be used to support required training of the Florida National Guard.
(b) Notwithstanding 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 and is available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. The trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.
(4)(a) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Military Affairs. The department shall deposit into the trust fund federal funds received by the department under cooperative agreements between the federal and state governments, which shall be used to perform the functions and tasks specified in the agreements. The department shall also deposit into the trust fund other funds received by the department.
(b) Notwithstanding 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 and is available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-394; s. 2, ch. 2002-142; s. 14, ch. 2003-68; s. 1, ch. 2005-25; s. 2, ch. 2007-8; s. 2, ch. 2007-9; s. 2, ch. 2009-24; s. 2, ch. 2010-19; s. 7, ch. 2021-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.18 - Commissioned officers and warrant officers; clothing and uniform allowance.

250.18 Commissioned officers and warrant officers; clothing and uniform allowance.—Each commissioned officer and warrant officer of the Florida National Guard must provide his or her own uniform, as prescribed under Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force regulations for commissioned or warrant officers of the National Guard or officers of the Army or Air Force of the United States, of like grade and office.
History.—s. 41, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 6, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 4(e), ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2053(e); s. 4, ch. 14761, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2039(1); s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 91-139; s. 16, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.30.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.19 - Expenses for travel on military business.

250.19 Expenses for travel on military business.—Any officer or enlisted person of the Florida National Guard, traveling on military business not with troops, in obedience to the orders of the Governor, must be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of such duties as prescribed by law for state officers and employees.
History.—s. 28, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2040; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 103, ch. 95-148; s. 17, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.31.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.20 - Armory operations; allowances.

250.20 Armory operations; allowances.—
(1) A monetary allowance shall be paid quarterly to the post commander of each Florida National Guard armory from funds appropriated to the Department of Military Affairs, upon the approval of the Adjutant General, based on a calculation of need determined by the Adjutant General, exclusive of any space utilized and maintained by a federally funded activity of the Florida National Guard. The allowance shall cover costs for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the armory facilities. The amount of the allowance shall be computed by the Adjutant General as of June 30 of each year for purposes of determining the total amounts payable for inclusion in his or her budget request to the Legislature.
(2) Payment of all allowances authorized under this section are subject to rules prescribed by the Adjutant General, and all moneys paid are public moneys and must be accounted for as prescribed by rules. All funds must be deposited into a federal depository approved by the Department of Military Affairs.
(3) If an insufficient appropriation is made to the Department of Military Affairs to pay the allowances set forth in subsection (1), or if for other sufficient reason the amounts require redistribution among the National Guard armories, the amount to be paid to such armories shall be adjusted as administratively determined by the Adjutant General. Each post commander is responsible for the proper receipt and distribution of the post armory operations allowance, as directed by the Department of Military Affairs.
History.—s. 41, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 6, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 4, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2053; s. 1, ch. 13639, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 2053; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 59-271; s. 1, ch. 77-22; s. 104, ch. 95-148; s. 18, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.47.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.23 - Pay for state active duty.

250.23 Pay for state active duty.—
(1) Officers and enlisted personnel of the Florida National Guard, when ordered to state active duty shall receive the pay and allowance prescribed in the applicable pay tables for similar grades and periods of service of personnel in the United States Army or Air Force. All personnel shall be provided subsistence in kind or commutation therefor in the amount prescribed by the Adjutant General.
(2) Enlisted personnel of the Florida National Guard who are ordered to state active duty shall be paid $20 per day in addition to any other compensation provided.
History.—s. 30, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 4, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 3, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2042(a); s. 2, ch. 14761, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2042(1); s. 1, ch. 22038, 1943; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 81-140; s. 1, ch. 82-92; s. 19, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.33.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.24 - Pay and expenses; appropriation; procedures.

250.24 Pay and expenses; appropriation; procedures.—
(1) The pay and expenses of troops ordered to state active duty shall be paid from any appropriation for preserving the public peace or from the pay and expenses of troops ordered out in aid of civil authorities. Payments shall be made upon prescribed forms of payrolls and vouchers, accompanied by copies of the order under which troops were acting, certified by the Adjutant General and approved by the Governor. In those instances where the payment will be made from the Department of Military Affairs annual appropriation, the payroll need not be approved by the Governor. The Adjutant General shall be the sole authority of pay for state active duty.
(2) An estimated cost for pay, allowances, and expenses shall be calculated by the Adjutant General as soon as possible after the troops are ordered to state active duty; and the Adjutant General shall request a release of moneys for such purpose.
(3) Notwithstanding s. 216.271, moneys for pay and allowances of the troops ordered to state active duty shall be deposited in the Emergency Response Trust Fund, which must be approved by the Chief Financial Officer and is subject to s. 17.58(2). The Department of Military Affairs shall administer the fund. Frequency of payments to such troops shall be at the discretion of the Adjutant General. The Department of Military Affairs shall present to the Chief Financial Officer audit documentation of such payments. The Department of Military Affairs shall maintain all employee records relating to payments made pursuant to this subsection and shall furnish to the Chief Financial Officer the information necessary to update the payroll master record of each employee.
(4) The fund balance remaining in the Emergency Response Trust Fund after a final accounting of all expenditures for pay and allowances of the troops shall be returned for deposit to the State Treasury within 45 days after the termination of state active duty of the troops, except that an operating balance in an amount mutually agreed upon by the Chief Financial Officer and the Department of Military Affairs shall be retained in the fund.
(5) Vouchers for expenditures other than such pay and allowances shall be presented to the Chief Financial Officer for approval and payment as prescribed by law.
History.—s. 30, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 4, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 3, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2042; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 5, ch. 73-93; s. 2, ch. 82-92; s. 13, ch. 83-132; s. 3, ch. 96-333; s. 20, ch. 2003-68; s. 266, ch. 2003-261.
Note.—Former s. 250.34.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.245 - Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program.

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250.245 Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program.—
(1) The Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP) is established within the Department of Military Affairs. The purpose of the program is to motivate soldiers, airmen, and retirees of the Florida National Guard to bolster recruitment efforts and increase the force structure of the Florida National Guard.
(2) As used in this section, the term “recruiting assistant” means a member of the Florida National Guard or a retiree of the Florida National Guard who assists in the recruitment of a new member and who provides motivation, encouragement, and moral support until the enlistment of such new member.
(3) A current member in pay grade E-1 to O-3 or a retiree in any pay grade is eligible for participation in JEEP as a recruiting assistant.
(4) The Adjutant General shall provide compensation to recruiting assistants participating in JEEP. A recruiting assistant shall receive $1,000 for each new member referred by them to the Florida National Guard upon the enlistment of such referred member.
(5) The Department of Military Affairs, in cooperation with the Florida National Guard, shall adopt rules to administer the program.
(6) This section expires July 1, 2024.
History.—s. 68, ch. 2023-240.
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Note.—Section 68, ch. 2023-240, created s. 250.245 “[i]n order to implement Specific Appropriation 3067 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act.”
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.25 - Governor and Chief Financial Officer authorized to borrow money.

250.25 Governor and Chief Financial Officer authorized to borrow money.—When a state appropriation is not available for the pay and expenses of troops called to state active duty to preserve the peace or in aid of civil authorities, and funds are not immediately available for this purpose, the Governor and Chief Financial Officer may borrow money to make such payments, in the sum required, and any such loans shall be promptly repaid out of the first funds that become available for that use.
History.—s. 30, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 4, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 3, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2042; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 21, ch. 2003-68; s. 267, ch. 2003-261.
Note.—Former s. 250.35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.26 - Transfer of funds.

250.26 Transfer of funds.—Where the available funds are not sufficient for the purposes specified in ss. 250.23, 250.24, and 250.34, the Governor and Chief Financial Officer may transfer from any available fund in the State Treasury the sum necessary to meet the emergency, and the moneys must be repaid to the fund from which transferred when moneys become available for that purpose by legislative appropriation or otherwise.
History.—s. 30, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 4, ch. 9337, 1923; s. 3, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2042; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 22, ch. 2003-68; s. 268, ch. 2003-261.
Note.—Former s. 250.36.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.28 - Military support to civil authorities.

250.28 Military support to civil authorities.—When an invasion or insurrection in the state is made or threatened, or whenever there exists a threat to security, a terrorist threat or attack, a riot, a mob, an unlawful assembly, a breach of the peace, or resistance to the execution of the laws of the state, or imminent danger thereof, which civil authorities are unable to suppress, the Governor, or in case the Governor cannot be reached and the emergency will not permit awaiting his or her orders, the successor as provided in s. 14.055, or, if the appropriate successor cannot be reached and the emergency will not permit awaiting his or her orders, the Adjutant General, shall issue an order to the officer in command of the body of troops best suited for the duty for which a military force is required, directing the officer to proceed with the troops, or as many as necessary, with all possible promptness, to respond to the invasion, insurrection, threat to security, terrorist threat or attack, riot, mob, unlawful assembly, breach of the peace, or resistance to execution of the laws of the state.
History.—s. 32, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 5, ch. 9337, 1923; CGL 2044; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 5, ch. 91-139; s. 105, ch. 95-148; s. 23, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.38.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.29 - Duty of officer receiving order to provide emergency aid to civil authority; penalty for failure to comply.

250.29 Duty of officer receiving order to provide emergency aid to civil authority; penalty for failure to comply.—Any officer receiving an order to provide emergency aid to a civil authority shall immediately notify the personnel under his or her command, and as soon as the troops can be assembled, proceed to the duty site. If responding to a civil disturbance, the officer, or the sheriff of the county or other law enforcement officer accompanying the officer, shall warn all such persons to desist and disperse and shall use the force necessary to restore peace and overcome resistance. Any officer who fails to comply with this section and any officer or enlisted person who is notified by his or her commanding officer and who fails to obey such order, unless prevented by physical disability, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and may also be punished as a court-martial directs.
History.—s. 33, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2045, 8124; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 145, ch. 71-136; s. 6, ch. 91-139; s. 106, ch. 95-148; s. 24, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.39.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.30 - Orders of civil authorities; tactical direction of troops; efforts to disperse before attack.

250.30 Orders of civil authorities; tactical direction of troops; efforts to disperse before attack.—When an armed force is called out in aid of the civil authorities, the orders of the civil officer or officers may extend to a direction of the general or specific objects to be accomplished and the duration of service by the Florida National Guard, but the tactical direction of the troops, the kind and extent of force to be used, and the particular means to be employed to accomplish the objects specified by the civil officers, are left solely to the officers of the Florida National Guard. Every endeavor consistent with the preservation of life and property must be made, both by the civil officers and officers commanding the troops, to induce rioters or persons lawlessly assembled to disperse before an attack is made upon them by which their lives may be endangered.
History.—s. 34, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2046; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 25, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.40.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.31 - Liability of members of the organized militia; defense of actions or proceedings.

250.31 Liability of members of the organized militia; defense of actions or proceedings.—
(1) Members of the Florida National Guard ordered into state active duty or full-time National Guard duty or ordered into federal training or duty are not liable, civilly or criminally, for any lawful act done by them in the performance of their duty, while acting in good faith and while acting in the scope of either state or federal duty. For purposes of this section, Florida National Guard personnel serving in any drug interdiction program under the authority of the Governor are in state active duty.
(2) In any action or proceeding of any nature, civil or criminal, commenced in any court by any person or by the state against any member of the Florida National Guard because of any act done or caused, ordered, or directed to be done, the defendant in such action or proceeding, upon his or her request, shall be defended at the expense of the state by a qualified attorney designated by the Department of Legal Affairs. However, this section does not prohibit such defendant from employing his or her own private counsel at the defendant’s own expense.
(3) A defendant may be ordered to state active duty with full pay and allowances for the time his or her presence is required in defense of such actions or proceedings.
(4) In any such action or proceeding, if the plaintiff dismisses his or her suit, or a verdict or judgment in favor of the defendant is entered, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the state and the defendant in the defense of such action or proceeding.
History.—s. 35, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2047; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-92; s. 1, ch. 87-379; s. 13, ch. 91-139; s. 1, ch. 91-259; s. 107, ch. 95-148; s. 26, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.41.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.32 - Commanding officer’s control of arms sales.

250.32 Commanding officer’s control of arms sales.—When any part of the militia of Florida is on state active duty by the order of the Governor to aid in the enforcement of the laws, the commanding officer of such troops may order the closing of any places where arms, ammunition, dynamite, explosives, or intoxicating liquors are sold, and may forbid the selling, bartering, lending, or giving away of any of those commodities in the city, town, or village where the troops are on duty, or in the vicinity of such place, for so long as any of the troops remain on duty in the vicinity. Such orders shall take effect whether any civil officer has issued a similar order; and the commanding officer of the troops may continue to enforce the prohibition until the departure of the troops, although the sheriff, mayor, or intendant of the county, city, town, or village may have prescribed an earlier or different date after which such selling, bartering, lending, or giving away may be carried on.
History.—s. 36, ch. 8052, 1921; CGL 2048; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 27, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.42.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.33 - Powers of commanding officer on state active duty.

250.33 Powers of commanding officer on state active duty.—The commanding officer of troops on state active duty may incarcerate and detain, until such person can be turned over to the civil authorities, any person guilty of drunkenness, breach of the peace, or disorderly conduct, within 1 mile of a camp, garrison, or station. The commanding officer may also abate any menace to the health or safety of his or her command, camp, garrison, or station.
History.—s. 38, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2050; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 108, ch. 95-148; s. 28, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.44.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.341 - Cancellation of health insurance.

250.341 Cancellation of health insurance.—
(1) Any health insurance policy, certificate, or evidence of health coverage which provides coverage to a member of the Florida National Guard, or a member of any branch of the United States military reserves who is a resident of this state, called to active duty or state active duty, must:
(a) Continue all coverages that were in effect for the person, or the person’s dependents covered by the same policy, at the premium in effect for all insured under the same contract, unless the employee or insured requests coverage changes that might alter the premium he or she was paying prior to such activation during the time he or she serves on active duty.
(b) Reinstate the coverage for any such person who elects not to continue it while on active duty or state active duty, at the person’s request upon return from active duty or state active duty, without a waiting period or disqualification for any condition that existed at the time he or she was called to active duty or state active duty. Such reinstatement must be requested within 30 days after returning to work with the same employer or within 60 days if the policy is an individual policy.
(2) Any coverage available to the insured employee’s dependent under any insurance sponsored by the Department of Defense must be considered in the payment of any benefits.
(3) The employee or other appropriate military authority must notify his or her employer of his or her reserve or National Guard status and the employee’s intent to invoke the provisions of subsection (1) prior to leaving his or her employer to report for active duty or state active duty. Prior notice to the employer is not required if such notice is precluded by military necessity or if such notice is impossible or unreasonable.
(4) This section does not require an employee group health insurance policy to provide coverage to a person serving on state active duty.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-38; s. 110, ch. 95-148; s. 30, ch. 2003-68.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.351 - Courts-martial; jurisdiction.

250.351 Courts-martial; jurisdiction.—
(1) Members of the Florida National Guard are subject to this chapter and the Florida Code of Military Justice, including the punitive provisions thereof, at all times during their enlistment or appointment, whether in civilian or military status and whether serving in this state or outside the state. Jurisdiction is based exclusively on membership in the Florida National Guard and not subject to any additional requirements.
(2) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if a nexus exists between an offense, either military or nonmilitary, and the state military force. Courts-martial under the Florida Code of Military Justice have primary jurisdiction over military offenses committed when not in the active service of the United States. A proper civilian court has primary jurisdiction over a nonmilitary offense when an act or omission violates both the Florida Code of Military Justice and local criminal law, foreign or domestic. In such a case, a court-martial may be initiated only after the civilian authority has declined to prosecute or has dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached. Jurisdiction over attempted crimes, conspiracy crimes, solicitation, and accessory crimes must be determined by the underlying offense. Courts-martial under the Florida Code of Military Justice may be initiated for offenses committed by a Florida National Guard member while in the active service of the United States only after the commander with authority over the offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice has declined to prosecute or has dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached.
(3) Courts-martial may be convened and held in a unit of the Florida National Guard serving outside the state, and the court has the same jurisdiction and powers as if the courts-martial were held within the state. An offense committed outside the state may be tried and punished outside the state or within the state.
History.—s. 32, ch. 2003-68; s. 7, ch. 2021-148.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.37 - Expenses of courts-martial.

250.37 Expenses of courts-martial.—
(1) All expenses incurred in a court-martial proceeding, including the payment of court reporters, sheriff’s fees for service of warrants, summons, subpoenas, and all other necessary and lawful fees to civil officers for service, and witness fees at the same rate allowed by law in criminal cases, together with the pay, subsistence, and necessary expenses of the members of the court, shall, except as provided in subsection (4), be paid by the state in the usual manner upon the approval of the Governor. Members of the court are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. Courts-martial may subpoena any witness residing within the state to appear and testify before it, and the sheriff of any county upon receiving any subpoena issued by direction of a court-martial, and signed by the military judge or president thereof, shall make service and return of service as provided by law in criminal cases.
(2) The employment of a court reporter shall be authorized by the convening authority for all general courts-martial, and may be authorized by the convening authority for special courts-martial. When a court reporter is employed, he or she shall be paid upon the certificate of the military judge or president of the court and the approval of the Adjutant General from the military appropriation, such fees as are provided for official reporters.
(3) Fees for the service of all process issuing out of military courts and for the attendance of witnesses to attend such courts shall be the same as provided by law for the service of similar process issued by the civil courts of the state.
(4) In trials by summary court, the sheriff’s costs and fees, including costs of subsistence of the soldier, if sentenced to confinement, shall be paid by the county in which the summary court convenes and exercises its jurisdiction and powers. Such costs, fees, and subsistence charges to be made from the fine and forfeiture fund of any such county.
History.—ss. 48, 51, 54, 55, ch. 8502, 1921; ss. 8, 10, ch. 9337, 1923; ss. 7, 9, ch. 10185, 1925; CGL 2061, 2064, 2067, 2068; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 19, ch. 63-400; s. 4, ch. 85-168; s. 112, ch. 95-148; s. 34, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former ss. 250.55, 250.58, 250.61, 250.62.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.375 - Medical officer authorization.

250.375 Medical officer authorization.—A physician who holds an active license to practice medicine in any state, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, while serving as a medical officer with or in support of the Florida National Guard, pursuant to federal or state orders, may practice medicine on military personnel or civilians during an emergency or declared disaster or during federal military training.
History.—s. 12, ch. 91-139; s. 35, ch. 2003-68; s. 8, ch. 2021-148.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters › Chapter 250 - Military Affairs › Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206) › 250.38 - Liability.

250.38 Liability.—An action or proceeding may not be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceeding on account of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence; the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty; or the execution of any warrant, writ, execution, process, or mandate of any military court. The jurisdiction of the courts and boards established by this chapter is presumed, and the burden of proof rests upon any person seeking to divest such courts or boards of jurisdiction in any action or proceeding.
History.—s. 56, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2069; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 36, ch. 2003-68.
Note.—Former s. 250.63.