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2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part II - Career Service System (Ss. 110.201-110.235) › 110.217 - Appointment actions and status.

110.217 Appointment actions and status.—
(1) The department shall develop uniform rules regarding original appointment, promotion, demotion, reassignment, lateral action, separation, and status that must be used by state agencies.
(2) An employee appointed on probationary status shall attain permanent status in his or her current position upon successful completion of at least a 1-year probationary period. The length of the probationary period may not exceed 18 months. An employee who has not attained permanent status in his or her current position serves at the pleasure of the agency head and may be dismissed at the discretion of the agency head.
(3) If an employee who has received an internal agency promotion from a position in which the employee held permanent status is to be dismissed from the promotional position for failure to meet the established performance standards of the promotional position while in probationary status, the agency, before dismissal, shall return the employee to his or her former position, or to a position with substantially similar duties and responsibilities as the former position, if such a position is vacant. Such determinations by an agency are not appealable, and this subsection does not apply to dismissals for any other reason.
History.—s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 9, ch. 88-290; s. 4, ch. 89-277; s. 1, ch. 91-164; ss. 14, 21, ch. 91-431; ss. 15, 41, ch. 96-399; s. 10, ch. 97-296; s. 12, ch. 2012-215.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part II - Career Service System (Ss. 110.201-110.235) › 110.221 - Parental or family medical leave.

110.221 Parental or family medical leave.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “family” means a child, parent, or spouse, and the term “family medical leave” means leave requested by an employee for a serious family illness including an accident, disease, or condition that poses imminent danger of death, requires hospitalization involving an organ transplant, limb amputation, or other procedure of similar severity, or any mental or physical condition that requires constant in-home care. The term “parental leave” means leave for the father or mother of a child who is born to or adopted by that parent.
(2) The state shall not:
(a) Terminate the employment of any employee in the career service because of the pregnancy of the employee or the employee’s spouse or the adoption of a child by that employee.
(b) Refuse to grant to a career service employee parental or family medical leave without pay for a period not to exceed 6 months. Such leave shall commence on a date that is determined by the employee in consultation with the attending physician following notification to the employer in writing, and that is approved by the employer.
(c) Deny a career service employee the use of and payment for annual leave credits for parental or family medical leave. Such leave shall commence on a date determined by the employee in consultation with the attending physician following notification to the employer in writing.
(d) Deny a career service employee the use of and payment for accrued sick leave or family sick leave for any reason deemed necessary by a physician or as established by policy.
(e) Require that a career service employee take a mandatory parental or family medical leave.
(3) Upon returning at the end of parental or family medical leave of absence, such employee shall be reinstated to the same job or to an equivalent position with equivalent pay and with seniority, retirement, fringe benefits, and other service credits accumulated prior to the leave period. If any portion of the parental or family medical leave is paid leave, the employee shall be entitled to accumulate all benefits granted under paid leave status.
History.—s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 2, ch. 91-36; s. 1, ch. 91-164; ss. 16, 21, ch. 91-431.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part II - Career Service System (Ss. 110.201-110.235) › 110.224 - Public employee performance evaluation system.

110.224 Public employee performance evaluation system.—A public employee performance evaluation system shall be established as a basis for evaluating and improving the performance of the state’s workforce, to inform employees of strong and weak points in the employee’s performance, to identify training needs, and to award lump-sum bonuses in accordance with s. 110.1245(2).
(1) Upon original appointment, promotion, demotion, or reassignment, a job description of the position assigned must be made available to the career service employee. The job description may be made available in an electronic format.
(2) Each employee must have a performance evaluation at least annually, and the employee must receive an oral and written assessment of his or her performance evaluation. The performance evaluation may include a plan of action for improvement of the employee’s performance based on the work expectations or performance standards applicable to the position as determined by the agency head.
(3) The department may adopt rules to administer the public employee performance evaluation system which establish procedures for performance evaluation, review periods, and forms.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-196; s. 20, ch. 2001-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part II - Career Service System (Ss. 110.201-110.235) › 110.235 - Training.

110.235 Training.—
(1) State agencies shall implement training programs that encompass modern management principles, and that provide the framework to develop human resources through empowerment, training, and rewards for productivity enhancement; to continuously improve the quality of services; and to satisfy the expectations of the public.
(2) Each employing agency shall annually evaluate and report to the department the training it has implemented and the progress it has made in the area of training.
(3) As approved by the Legislature by law, each employing agency may use a specified percentage of its salary budget to implement training programs.
History.—s. 18, ch. 91-431; s. 333, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 17, ch. 94-113; s. 12, ch. 99-399; s. 24, ch. 2001-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part III - Senior Management Service System (Ss. 110.401-110.406) › 110.401 - Declaration of policy.

110.401 Declaration of policy.—This part creates a uniform system for attracting, retaining, and developing highly competent senior-level managers at the highest executive-management-level agency positions in order for the highly complex programs and agencies of state government to function effectively, efficiently, and productively. The Legislature recognizes that senior-level management is an established profession and that the public interest is best served by developing and refining the management skills of its Senior Management Service employees. Accordingly, training and management-development programs are regarded as a major administrative function within agencies.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-404; s. 3, ch. 81-213; ss. 3, 13, 14, ch. 85-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 25, ch. 2001-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part III - Senior Management Service System (Ss. 110.401-110.406) › 110.402 - Senior Management Service; creation, coverage.

110.402 Senior Management Service; creation, coverage.—
(1) The Senior Management Service is created as a separate system of personnel administration for positions in the executive branch the duties and responsibilities of which are primarily and essentially policymaking or managerial in nature.
(2) The Senior Management Service shall be limited to those positions which are exempt from the Career Service System by s. 110.205(2) and for which the salaries and benefits are set by the department in accordance with the rules of the Senior Management Service.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-404; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-213; s. 2, ch. 82-187; ss. 13, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 2, ch. 86-149; s. 2, ch. 88-29; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 1, ch. 91-50; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part III - Senior Management Service System (Ss. 110.401-110.406) › 110.405 - Advisory committees.

110.405 Advisory committees.—The Secretary of Management Services may at any time appoint an ad hoc or continuing advisory committee consisting of members of the Senior Management Service or other persons knowledgeable in the field of personnel management. Any such committee shall consist of not more than nine members, who shall serve at the pleasure and meet at the call of the secretary, to advise and consult with the secretary on such matters affecting the Senior Management Service as the secretary requests. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. The secretary may periodically hire a consultant with expertise in personnel management to advise him or her with respect to the administration of the Senior Management Service.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-404; s. 3, ch. 81-213; ss. 5, 13, 14, ch. 85-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 36, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 669, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part III - Senior Management Service System (Ss. 110.401-110.406) › 110.406 - Senior Management Service; data collection.

110.406 Senior Management Service; data collection.—
(1) The department shall annually compile data regarding the administration of the Senior Management Service.
(2) The data required by this section shall include:
(a) A detailed description of the specific actions that have been taken by the department to implement the provisions of s. 110.403.
(b) Any recommendations and proposals for legislation which the secretary may have with respect to improving the operation and administration of the Senior Management Service.
(c) In addition, as needed, the data shall include:
1. A pricing analysis based on a market survey of positions comparable to those included in the Senior Management Service and recommendations with respect to whether, and to what extent, revisions to the pay bands for the Senior Management Service classifications should be implemented.
2. An analysis of actual salary levels for each classification within the Senior Management Service, indicating the mean salary for each classification within the Senior Management Service and the deviation from such mean with respect to each agency’s salary practice in each classification; a review of the duties and responsibilities in relation to the incumbents’ salary levels, credentials, skills, knowledge, and abilities; and an opinion as to whether the salary practices reflected thereby indicate interagency salary inequities among positions within the Senior Management Service.
(3) To assist in the preparation of the data required by this section, the secretary may hire a consultant with expertise in the field of personnel management and may use the services of the advisory committee authorized in s. 110.405.
History.—ss. 6, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 4, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 19, ch. 96-399; s. 12, ch. 97-296; s. 12, ch. 2003-138.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part IV - Volunteers (Ss. 110.501-110.504) › 110.501 - Definitions.

110.501 Definitions.—As used in this act:
(1) “Material donor” means any person who provides funds, materials, employment, or opportunities for clients of state departments or agencies, without monetary or material compensation.
(2) “Occasional-service volunteer” means any person who offers to provide a one-time or occasional voluntary service.
(3) “Regular-service volunteer” means any person engaged in specific voluntary service activities on an ongoing or continuous basis.
(4) “Volunteer” means any person who, of his or her own free will, provides goods or services, or conveys an interest in or otherwise consents to the use of real property pursuant to chapter 260, to any state department or agency, or nonprofit organization, with no monetary or material compensation. A person registered and serving in Older American Volunteer Programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (Pub. L. No. 93-113), shall also be defined as a volunteer and shall incur no civil liability as provided by s. 768.1355. A volunteer shall be eligible for payment of volunteer benefits as specified in Pub. L. No. 93-113, this section, and s. 430.204.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-263; s. 24, ch. 79-190; s. 2, ch. 89-294; s. 671, ch. 95-147; s. 40, ch. 95-418; s. 47, ch. 96-399; s. 2, ch. 98-336; s. 15, ch. 2005-87; s. 29, ch. 2023-8.
Note.—Former s. 112.901.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part IV - Volunteers (Ss. 110.501-110.504) › 110.502 - Scope of act; status of volunteers.

110.502 Scope of act; status of volunteers.—
(1) Every state department or state agency, through the head of the department or agency, secretary of the department, or executive director of the department, is authorized to recruit, train, and accept, without regard to requirements of the State Career Service System as set forth in part II of this chapter, the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors, to assist in programs administered by the department or agency.
(2) Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any state department or agency shall not be subject to any provisions of law relating to state employment, to any collective bargaining agreement between the state and any employees’ association or union, or to any laws relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave time, and employee benefits, except those consistent with s. 110.504. However, all volunteers shall comply with applicable department or agency rules.
(3) Every department or agency utilizing the services of volunteers is hereby authorized to provide such incidental reimbursement or benefit consistent with the provisions of s. 110.504, including transportation costs, lodging, and subsistence, recognition, and other accommodations as the department or agency deems necessary to assist, recognize, reward, or encourage volunteers in performing their functions. No department or agency shall expend or authorize an expenditure therefor in excess of the amount provided for to the department or agency by appropriation in any fiscal year.
(4) Persons working with state agencies pursuant to this part shall be considered as unpaid independent volunteers and shall not be entitled to reemployment assistance.
History.—s. 2, ch. 78-263; s. 24, ch. 79-190; s. 48, ch. 96-399; s. 42, ch. 2012-30.
Note.—Former s. 112.902.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part IV - Volunteers (Ss. 110.501-110.504) › 110.503 - Responsibilities of departments and agencies.

110.503 Responsibilities of departments and agencies.—Each department or agency utilizing the services of volunteers shall:
(1) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in state-administered programs.
(2) Comply with the uniform rules adopted by the Department of Management Services governing the recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, use, and supervision of volunteers.
(3) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities.
(4) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for citizen volunteers.
(5) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered continuous and outstanding service to state-administered programs. Each department or agency using the services of volunteers is authorized to incur expenditures not to exceed $100 each plus applicable taxes for suitable framed certificates, plaques, or other tokens of recognition to honor, reward, or encourage volunteers for their service.
(6) Recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and experience pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Management Services.
History.—s. 3, ch. 78-263; s. 24, ch. 79-190; s. 38, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 42, ch. 96-399; s. 13, ch. 99-399.
Note.—Former s. 112.903.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part IV - Volunteers (Ss. 110.501-110.504) › 110.504 - Volunteer benefits.

110.504 Volunteer benefits.—
(1) Meals may be furnished without charge to regular-service volunteers serving state departments, provided the scheduled assignment extends over an established meal period, and to occasional-service volunteers at the discretion of the department head. No department shall expend or authorize any expenditure in excess of the amount provided for by appropriation in any fiscal year.
(2) Lodging, if available, may be furnished temporarily, in case of a department emergency, at no charge to regular-service volunteers.
(3) Transportation reimbursement may be furnished those volunteers whose presence is determined to be necessary to the department. Volunteers may utilize state vehicles in the performance of department-related duties. No department shall expend or authorize an expenditure in excess of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year.
(4) Volunteers shall be covered by state liability protection in accordance with the definition of a volunteer and the provisions of s. 768.28.
(5) Volunteers shall be covered by workers’ compensation in accordance with chapter 440.
(6) Incidental recognition benefits or incidental nonmonetary awards may be furnished to volunteers serving in state departments to award, recognize, or encourage volunteers for their service. The awards may not cost in excess of $100 each plus applicable taxes.
(7) Volunteers, including volunteers receiving a stipend as provided by the Domestic Service Volunteer Act of 1973, as amended (Pub. L. No. 93-113), shall be covered by s. 768.1355, the Florida Volunteer Protection Act.
History.—s. 4, ch. 78-263; s. 24, ch. 79-190; s. 8, ch. 83-159; s. 49, ch. 96-399; s. 14, ch. 99-399.
Note.—Former s. 112.904.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part V - Selected Exempt Service System (Ss. 110.601-110.606) › 110.601 - Declaration of policy.

110.601 Declaration of policy.—This part creates a system of personnel management the purpose of which is to deliver high-quality performance by those employees in select exempt classifications by facilitating the state’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel in these positions, while also providing sufficient management flexibility to ensure that the workforce is responsive to agency needs. The Legislature recognizes that the public interest is best served by developing and refining the technical and managerial skills of its Selected Exempt Service employees, and, to this end, technical training and management development programs are regarded as a major administrative function within agencies.
History.—ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 5, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 28, ch. 2001-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part V - Selected Exempt Service System (Ss. 110.601-110.606) › 110.602 - Selected Exempt Service; creation, coverage.

110.602 Selected Exempt Service; creation, coverage.—The Selected Exempt Service is created as a separate system of personnel administration for select exempt positions. Such positions shall include, and shall be limited to, those positions which are exempt from the Career Service System pursuant to s. 110.205(2) and (5) and for which the salaries and benefits are set by the department in accordance with the rules of the Selected Exempt Service. The department shall designate all positions included in the Selected Exempt Service as either managerial/policymaking, professional, or nonmanagerial/nonpolicymaking.
History.—ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 6, ch. 86-149; s. 11, ch. 88-290; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 8, ch. 90-196; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 13, ch. 97-296; s. 29, ch. 2001-43.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part V - Selected Exempt Service System (Ss. 110.601-110.606) › 110.603 - Pay and benefits.

110.603 Pay and benefits.—The department shall adopt:
(1) A classification plan and a pay plan consisting of pay bands appropriate to the positions included in the Selected Exempt Service and which provides for salary increases based on performance. Such pay bands shall be designed to attract and retain qualified personnel for the Selected Exempt Service.
(2) A pay plan and benefit package for the Selected Exempt Service which provides for greater pay and benefits overall than are provided for the Career Service and less pay and benefits overall than are provided for the Senior Management Service.
History.—ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 7, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 13, ch. 2003-138.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part V - Selected Exempt Service System (Ss. 110.601-110.606) › 110.604 - Suspensions, dismissals, reductions in pay, demotions, and transfers.

110.604 Suspensions, dismissals, reductions in pay, demotions, and transfers.—Employees in the Selected Exempt Service shall serve at the pleasure of the agency head and shall be subject to suspension, dismissal, reduction in pay, demotion, transfer, or other personnel action at the discretion of the agency head. Such personnel actions are exempt from the provisions of chapter 120.
History.—ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 8, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 110 - State Employment › Part V - Selected Exempt Service System (Ss. 110.601-110.606) › 110.606 - Selected Exempt Service; data collection.

110.606 Selected Exempt Service; data collection.—
(1) The department shall annually compile data regarding the administration of the Selected Exempt Service.
(2) The data required by this section shall include:
(a) A detailed description of the specific actions that have been taken by the department to implement the provisions of this part.
(b) Any recommendations and proposals for legislation which the secretary may have with respect to improving the operation and administration of the Selected Exempt Service.
(c) In addition, as needed:
1. A pricing analysis based on a market survey of positions comparable to those included in the Selected Exempt Service and recommendations with respect to whether, and to what extent, revisions to the pay bands for the Selected Exempt Service classifications should be implemented.
2. An analysis of actual salary levels for each classification within the Selected Exempt Service, indicating the mean salary for each classification within the Selected Exempt Service and the deviation from such means with respect to each agency’s salary practice in each classification; reviewing the duties and responsibilities in relation to the incumbents’ salary levels, credentials, skills, knowledge, and abilities; and discussing whether the salary practices reflected thereby indicate interagency salary inequities among positions within the Selected Exempt Service.
(3) To assist in the preparation of the data required by this section, the secretary may hire a consultant with expertise in the field of personnel management.
History.—ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 10, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 22, ch. 96-399; s. 14, ch. 97-296; s. 31, ch. 2001-43; s. 14, ch. 2003-138.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.045 - Salaries of Officers Payable Upon Requisition.

111.045 Salaries of officers payable upon requisition.—The salary of every officer shall be payable monthly upon his or her own requisition.
History.—Former s. 3, Art. XVI of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended, converted to statutory law by s. 10, Art. XII of the State Constitution as revised in 1968; see Flack v. Graham, 453 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 1984); s. 674, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.05 - Officer Reinstated After Suspension; Back Pay.

111.05 Officer reinstated after suspension; back pay.—An officer who is lawfully entitled to resume the duties of office after suspension by the Governor shall suffer no loss of salary or other compensation because of the suspension. Compensation which is unpaid because of the officer’s suspension is appropriated and shall be paid from the source and in the manner in which the compensation of the office is normally paid. If funds sufficient to pay the unpaid compensation are not available in the proper source, the deficit is appropriated and shall be paid from the general funds of the state or of the political subdivision under which the office exists, as the case may be.
History.—s. 1, ch. 57-71; s. 675, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.07 - Defense of Civil Actions Against Public Officers, Employees, or Agents.

111.07 Defense of civil actions against public officers, employees, or agents.—Any agency of the state, or any county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state, is authorized to provide an attorney to defend any civil action arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any of its officers, employees, or agents for an act or omission arising out of and in the scope of his or her employment or function, unless, in the case of a tort action, the officer, employee, or agent acted in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. Defense of such civil action includes, but is not limited to, any civil rights lawsuit seeking relief personally against the officer, employee, or agent for an act or omission under color of state law, custom, or usage, wherein it is alleged that such officer, employee, or agent has deprived another person of rights secured under the Federal Constitution or laws. Legal representation of an officer, employee, or agent of a state agency may be provided by the Department of Legal Affairs. However, any attorney’s fees paid from public funds for any officer, employee, or agent who is found to be personally liable by virtue of acting outside the scope of his or her employment, or was acting in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property, may be recovered by the state, county, municipality, or political subdivision in a civil action against such officer, employee, or agent. If any agency of the state or any county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state is authorized pursuant to this section to provide an attorney to defend a civil action arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any of its officers, employees, or agents and fails to provide such attorney, such agency, county, municipality, or political subdivision shall reimburse any such defendant who prevails in the action for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-36; s. 1, ch. 79-139; s. 2, ch. 80-271; s. 55, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 83-183; s. 677, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.071 - Payment of Judgments or Settlements Against Certain Public Officers or Employees.

111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees.—
(1) Any county, municipality, political subdivision, or agency of the state which has been excluded from participation in the Insurance Risk Management Trust Fund is authorized to expend available funds to pay:
(a) Any final judgment, including damages, costs, and attorney’s fees, arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any officer, employee, or agent in a civil or civil rights lawsuit described in s. 111.07. If the civil action arises under s. 768.28 as a tort claim, the limitations and provisions of s. 768.28 governing payment shall apply. If the action is a civil rights action arising under 42 U.S.C. s. 1983, or similar federal statutes, payments for the full amount of the judgment may be made unless the officer, employee, or agent has been determined in the final judgment to have caused the harm intentionally.
(b) Any compromise or settlement of any claim or litigation as described in paragraph (a), subject to the limitations set forth in that paragraph.
(c) Any reimbursement required under s. 111.07 for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees when the county, municipality, political subdivision, or agency of the state has failed to provide an attorney and the defendant prevails.
(2) For purposes of this section, a “final judgment” means a judgment upon completion of any appellate proceedings.
(3) “Agency of the state” or “state agency,” as used in this section, includes an executive department, a constitutional officer, the Legislature, and the judicial branch.
(4) This section is not intended to be a waiver of sovereign immunity or a waiver of any other defense or immunity to such lawsuits.
History.—s. 2, ch. 79-139; ss. 2, 3, ch. 80-271.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.072 - Insurance in Anticipation of Judgments or Settlements Against Officers, Employees, or Agents of Any County, Municipality, or Political Subdivision.

111.072 Insurance in anticipation of judgments or settlements against officers, employees, or agents of any county, municipality, or political subdivision.—Any county, municipality, or political subdivision is authorized to be self-insured, to enter into risk management programs, or to purchase liability insurance for whatever coverage it may choose or to have any combination thereof in anticipation of any judgment or settlement which its officers, employees, or agents may be liable to pay pursuant to a civil or civil rights lawsuit described in s. 111.07.
History.—s. 3, ch. 79-139.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 111 - Public Officers: General Provisions › 111.075 - Elected Officials; Prohibition Concerning Certain Committees.

111.075 Elected officials; prohibition concerning certain committees.—Elected officials are prohibited from being employed by, or acting as a consultant for compensation to, a political committee.
History.—s. 26, ch. 89-256; s. 28, ch. 2013-37.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.011 - Disqualification from licensing and public employment based on criminal conviction.

112.011 Disqualification from licensing and public employment based on criminal conviction.—
(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may not be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality solely because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person may be denied employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality by reason of the prior conviction for a crime if the crime was a felony or first-degree misdemeanor and directly related to the position of employment sought.
(b) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may be denied a license, permit, or certification to pursue, practice, or engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business by reason of the prior conviction for a crime if the crime was a felony or first-degree misdemeanor that is directly related to the standards determined by the regulatory authority to be necessary and reasonably related to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare for the specific occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business for which the license, permit, or certificate is sought.
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency may not deny an application for a license, permit, certificate, or employment based solely on the applicant’s lack of civil rights. However, this paragraph does not apply to applications for a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm under chapter 790.
(2)(a) This section does not apply to any law enforcement or correctional agency.
(b) This section does not apply to the employment practices of any fire department relating to the hiring of firefighters.
(c) This section does not apply to the employment practices of any county or municipality relating to the hiring of personnel for positions deemed to be critical to security or public safety pursuant to ss. 125.5801 and 166.0442.
(3) Any complaint concerning the violation of this section shall be adjudicated in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 120 for administrative and judicial review.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 71-115; s. 1, ch. 73-109; s. 20, ch. 81-24; s. 30, ch. 88-122; s. 1, ch. 90-266; s. 678, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2002-169; s. 3, ch. 2011-207; s. 90, ch. 2013-183.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.0111 - Restrictions on the employment of ex-offenders; legislative intent; state agency reporting requirements.

112.0111 Restrictions on the employment of ex-offenders; legislative intent; state agency reporting requirements.—
(1) The Legislature declares that a goal of this state is to clearly identify the occupations from which ex-offenders are disqualified based on the nature of their offenses. The Legislature seeks to make employment opportunities available to ex-offenders in a manner that serves to preserve and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, yet encourages them to become productive members of society. To this end, state agencies that exercise regulatory authority are in the best position to identify all restrictions on employment imposed by the agencies or by boards that regulate professions and occupations and are obligated to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public by clearly setting forth those restrictions in keeping with standards and protections determined by the agencies to be in the least restrictive manner.
(2) Each state agency, including, but not limited to, those state agencies responsible for professional and occupational regulatory boards, shall ensure the appropriate restrictions necessary to protect the overall health, safety, and welfare of the general public are in place, and by December 31, 2011, and every 4 years thereafter, submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report that includes:
(a) A list of all agency or board statutes or rules that disqualify from employment or licensure persons who have been convicted of a crime and have completed any incarceration and restitution to which they have been sentenced for such crime.
(b) A determination of whether the disqualifying statutes or rules are readily available to prospective employers and licensees.
(c) The identification and evaluation of alternatives to the disqualifying statutes or rules which protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public without impeding the gainful employment of ex-offenders.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2011-207.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.021 - Florida residence unnecessary.

112.021 Florida residence unnecessary.—Except as expressly provided by law, there shall be no Florida residence requirement for any person as a condition precedent to employment by any county.
History.—s. 3, ch. 69-20; s. 23, ch. 71-355; s. 25, ch. 79-190.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.042 - Discrimination in county and municipal employment; relief.

112.042 Discrimination in county and municipal employment; relief.—
(1) It is against the public policy of this state for the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, department, or office, solely because of the race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or religious creed of any individual, to refuse to hire or employ, to bar, or to discharge from employment such individuals or to otherwise discriminate against such individuals with respect to compensation, hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, if the individual is the most competent and able to perform the services required.
(2)(a) Any person, firm, corporation, association, or other group or body, jointly or severally, who is aggrieved by any decision, regulation, restriction, or resolution adopted by the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, or department which is an unlawful employment practice under this section may apply to such agency, board, commission, or department at any time for a modification or rescission thereof. If such modification or rescission is refused, any such person, firm, corporation, association or other group or body may, within 30 days after such refusal, but not thereafter, institute original proceedings for relief in the circuit court of the county.
(b) There is no right to apply to the court for relief on account of any order, requirement, decision, determination, or action of any county or municipal officer pursuant to this section unless there has first been an appeal therefrom to the governing agency, board, commission, or department to which such officer is responsible.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit alternative relief through local civil service systems and boards provided for in s. 14, Art. III of the State Constitution.
History.—s. 1, ch. 69-334; s. 2, ch. 84-125.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.043 - Age discrimination.

112.043 Age discrimination.—It shall be the public policy of the state that no officer or board, whether state or county, shall discriminate in the employment of any person solely on the basis of age. Persons who apply for employment with the state or any county of the state shall be selected on the basis of training, experience, mental and physical abilities, and other selection criteria established for the position. Unless age restrictions have been specifically established through published specifications for a position, available to the public, the employing authority shall give equal consideration to all applicants, regardless of age.
History.—s. 1, ch. 69-141.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.046 - Political party committee membership allowed.

112.046 Political party committee membership allowed.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision may also serve as a member of the state executive committee or county executive committee of a political party. No person shall be required to resign from public office or employment, nor shall any person be fired or removed from such public office or employment, because of membership on such a committee prior to June 25, 1980.
History.—s. 3, ch. 80-207; s. 681, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.0501 - Ratification of certain dual retirements.

112.0501 Ratification of certain dual retirements.—
(1) Any state employee who was permitted by the Comptroller, as administrator of the retirement provisions of s. 112.05 and chapter 122, to retire under the provisions of both such statutes prior to April 23, 1969, when the Attorney General ruled that such dual retirements are prohibited by s. 122.10(3), as recodified by the Legislature in 1965, shall receive and enjoy the retirement benefits awarded upon retirement, the provisions of s. 122.10(3) to the contrary notwithstanding.
(2) The exceptions granted to state retirees coming under the provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to any state employee retiring subsequent to November 1, 1970, and the administrator of the Florida Retirement System is hereby directed to establish such rules and procedures as may be necessary to prohibit such dual retirements for members of the Florida Retirement System or any retirement system consolidated therein pursuant to s. 121.011(2).
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-202; s. 684, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.0515 - Retirement or pension rights unaffected by consolidation or merger of governmental agencies.

112.0515 Retirement or pension rights unaffected by consolidation or merger of governmental agencies.—It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that in any consolidation or merger of governments or the transfer of functions between units of governments either at the state or local level or between state and local units, the rights of all public employees in any retirement or pension fund shall be fully protected. No consolidation or merger of governments or governmental services, either state or local, accomplished in this state shall diminish or impair the rights of any public employee in any retirement or pension fund or plan which existed at the date of such consolidation or merger and in which the employee was participating, nor shall such consolidation or merger result in any impairment or reduction in benefits or other pension rights accruing to such employee.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-210.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.062 - Cabinet members; educational and informational travel expenses.

112.062 Cabinet members; educational and informational travel expenses.—When he or she deems it necessary in order to carry out an official function of office, a member of the Cabinet may incur and be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061 for the purpose of educating and informing the public as to the Cabinet member’s official duties.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-212; s. 685, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part I - Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses (Ss. 112.011-112.23) › 112.063 - Reimbursement of county employees for educational expenses.

112.063 Reimbursement of county employees for educational expenses.—County constitutional officers and county commissioners are authorized to reimburse employees for educational expenses, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The coursework must be designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to official duties which the employees perform.
(2) The reimbursement of educational expenses in no way obligates the officer or commissioner to grant time off or leave for the taking or completion of such course or program of instruction.
(3) An employee shall not be permitted to utilize any space, personnel, equipment, or supplies of the office by which he or she is employed in the process of fulfilling any of the requirements imposed by the coursework for which he or she is being reimbursed.
(4) The limitations contained in subsections (1)-(3) shall not be construed to apply to any courses offered by or as a part of an educational program sponsored by any state agency for which the constitutional officer or commissioner is obligated to perform duties prescribed by law, or any educational program conducted in furtherance of s. 195.002, if such limitations did not exist prior to July 1, 1990.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting employees from receiving otherwise authorized per diem expenses provided for by s. 112.061, nor shall it be construed as prohibiting the payment of wages otherwise due under the provisions of state or federal law.
History.—s. 1, ch. 90-80; s. 686, ch. 95-147.