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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) › 112.0801 - Group insurance; participation by retired employees.

112.0801 Group insurance; participation by retired employees.—
(1) Any state agency, county, municipality, special district, community college, or district school board that provides life, health, accident, hospitalization, or annuity insurance, or all of any kinds of such insurance, for its officers and employees and their dependents upon a group insurance plan or self-insurance plan shall allow all former personnel who retired before October 1, 1987, as well as those who retire on or after such date, and their eligible dependents, the option of continuing to participate in the group insurance plan or self-insurance plan. Retirees and their eligible dependents shall be offered the same health and hospitalization insurance coverage as is offered to active employees at a premium cost of no more than the premium cost applicable to active employees. For retired employees and their eligible dependents, the cost of continued participation may be paid by the employer or by the retired employees. To determine health and hospitalization plan costs, the employer shall commingle the claims experience of the retiree group with the claims experience of the active employees; and, for other types of coverage, the employer may commingle the claims experience of the retiree group with the claims experience of active employees. Retirees covered under Medicare may be experience-rated separately from the retirees not covered by Medicare and from active employees if the total premium does not exceed that of the active group and coverage is basically the same as for the active group.
(2) For purposes of this section, “retiree” means any officer or employee who retires under a state retirement system or a state optional annuity or retirement program or is placed on disability retirement and who begins receiving retirement benefits immediately after retirement from employment. In addition to these requirements, any officer or employee who retires under the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan established under part II of chapter 121 is considered a “retired officer or employee” or “retiree” as used in this section if he or she:
(a) Meets the age and service requirements to qualify for normal retirement as set forth in s. 121.021(29); or
(b) Has attained the age specified by s. 72(t)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code and has the years of service required for vesting as set forth in s. 121.021(45).
History.—s. 2, ch. 76-151; s. 1, ch. 79-88; s. 1, ch. 80-304; s. 5, ch. 81-103; s. 1, ch. 83-294; s. 1, ch. 87-373; s. 1, ch. 2007-92; s. 1, ch. 2007-100; s. 2, ch. 2011-68.
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) › 112.0804 - Health insurance for retirees under the Florida Retirement System; Medicare supplement and fully insured coverage.

112.0804 Health insurance for retirees under the Florida Retirement System; Medicare supplement and fully insured coverage.—
(1) The Department of Management Services shall solicit competitive bids from state-licensed insurance companies to provide and administer a fully insured Medicare supplement policy for all eligible retirees of a state or local public employer. Such Medicare supplement policy shall meet the provisions of ss. 627.671-627.675. For the purpose of this subsection, “eligible retiree” means any public employee who retired from a state or local public employer who is covered by Medicare, Parts A and B. The Department of Management Services shall authorize one company to offer the Medicare supplement coverage to all eligible retirees. All premiums shall be paid by the retiree.
(2) The Department of Management Services shall solicit competitive bids from state-licensed insurance companies to provide and administer fully insured health insurance coverage for all public employees who retired from a state or local public employer who are not covered by Medicare, Parts A and B. The Department of Management Services may authorize one company to offer such coverage if the proposed benefits and premiums are reasonable. If such coverage is authorized, all premiums shall be paid for by the retiree.
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-305; s. 42, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.
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) › 112.0805 - Employer notice of insurance eligibility to employees who retire.

112.0805 Employer notice of insurance eligibility to employees who retire.—Any employer who provides insurance coverage under s. 110.123 or s. 112.0801 shall notify those employees who retire of their eligibility to participate in either the same group insurance plan or self-insurance plan as provided in ss. 110.123 and 112.0801, or the insurance coverage as provided by this law.
History.—s. 2, ch. 85-305.
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) › 112.081 - Circuit judges, participation.

112.081 Circuit judges, participation.—All circuit judges who, on July 1, 1967, are participating in an insurance program for county employees are hereby deemed to be county employees for the purpose of such participation even though there is no actual cash salary supplement received from the county.
History.—s. 4, ch. 67-301.
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) › 112.09 - Evidence of election to provide insurance.

112.09 Evidence of election to provide insurance.—The election to exercise such authority shall be evidenced by resolution, duly recorded in the official minutes, adopted by the board of county commissioners in the case of a county, by the school board, in the case of a school district and by the members of the board, or department head if an individual, in the case of any state department, board or bureau, and by the governing body by resolution or ordinance in the case of any other governmental unit of the State of Florida.
History.—s. 2, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 1, ch. 69-300.
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) › 112.10 - Deduction and payment of premiums.

112.10 Deduction and payment of premiums.—Upon the request in writing of any officer or employee, the proper officials of each and every county, school board, governmental unit, department, board or bureau of the state, are hereby authorized and empowered to deduct from the wages of such officer or employee, periodically, the amount of the premium which such officer or employee has agreed to pay for such insurance, and to pay or remit the same directly to the insurance company issuing such group insurance.
History.—s. 3, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 2, ch. 72-338.
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) › 112.11 - Participation voluntary.

112.11 Participation voluntary.—The participation in such group insurance by any officer or employee shall be entirely voluntary at all times. Any officer or employee may, upon any payday, withdraw or retire from such group insurance plan, upon giving the employer written notice thereof and directing the discontinuance of deductions from wages in payment of such premiums.
History.—s. 4, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 3, ch. 72-338; s. 688, 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) › 112.13 - Insurance additional to workers’ compensation.

112.13 Insurance additional to workers’ compensation.—The insurance permitted and allowed under this law shall be in addition to, and in no manner in lieu of the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Law.
History.—s. 6, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 51, ch. 79-40.
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) › 112.14 - Purpose and intent of law.

112.14 Purpose and intent of law.—It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intent of this law to make available upon a voluntary participation basis to the several officers and employees aforesaid, the economics, protection and benefits of group insurance not available to each officer and employee as an individual. It is also the purpose and intent of this law to provide authority for the payment of premiums or charges for group insurance for county officers whose compensation is fixed by chapter 145 in addition to the compensation provided in chapter 145.
History.—s. 5, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 5, ch. 72-338.
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) › 112.151 - Group hospitalization insurance for county officers and employees.

112.151 Group hospitalization insurance for county officers and employees.—The governing body of each county in the state is authorized to provide and pay out of its available funds all or part of the premiums for hospitalization insurance coverage for the officers or employees of the county and to enter into contracts with insurance companies to provide such insurance.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-267.
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) › 112.153 - Local governmental group insurance plans; refunds with respect to overcharges by providers.

112.153 Local governmental group insurance plans; refunds with respect to overcharges by providers.—A participant in a group insurance plan offered by a county, municipality, school board, local governmental unit, and special taxing unit, who discovers that he or she was overcharged by a hospital, physician, clinical lab, and other health care providers, shall receive a refund of 50 percent of any amount recovered as a result of such overcharge, up to a maximum of $1,000 per admission. All such instances of overcharge shall be reported to the Agency for Health Care Administration for action it deems appropriate.
History.—s. 4, ch. 83-292; s. 1, ch. 91-48; s. 689, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 97-95.
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) › 112.161 - Change in position or reclassification; continuance or resumption of membership in retirement system.

112.161 Change in position or reclassification; continuance or resumption of membership in retirement system.—
(1) Any person who is a participant in any state or county retirement system, who changes his or her position of employment, or who is reclassified so that under any existing law such person would participate in a different retirement system, may continue to participate and come under the same retirement system in which he or she participated or came under before changing positions or being reclassified so long as such person remains in the employ of the state or county and continues to make the contributions required by law. Any person who has changed positions or been reclassified heretofore may come back under and participate in the retirement system to which he or she belonged before such change or reclassification upon payment of all back contributions, plus 3 percent interest per annum, that would have been required by law had he or she continued to participate and come under such system continuously, such election to be made and payment to be made on or before the time of retirement.
(2) The provisions of this section shall supersede any existing law relating to state and county retirement systems or pensions, provided nothing herein shall be construed to apply to State Supreme Court justices, as provided in chapter 25; nor to circuit judges as provided by chapter 38; nor to members of Duval County employees pension fund as provided in chapter 23259, Acts, 1945, as amended by chapter 27520, Acts, 1951, and chapter 27523, Acts, 1951.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-752; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 690, 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) › 112.171 - Employee wage deductions.

112.171 Employee wage deductions.—
(1) The counties, municipalities, and special districts of the state and the departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions, and officers thereof are authorized and permitted in their sole discretion to make deductions from the salary or wage of any employee or employees in such amount as shall be authorized and requested by such employee or employees and for such purpose as shall be authorized and requested by such employee or employees and shall pay such sums so deducted as directed by such employee or employees.
(2) It is the intent and purpose of this section to vest in the public officers, agencies and commissions herein enumerated the sole power and discretion to approve or disapprove requested deductions and the approval of and making of approved deductions shall not require the approval or making of other requested deductions.
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-409; s. 26, 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) › 112.175 - Employee wages; withholding to repay educational loan.

112.175 Employee wages; withholding to repay educational loan.—
(1)(a) Any person who has received an educational loan made or guaranteed by the state or any of its political subdivisions and who at any time becomes or is an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall be deemed to have agreed as a condition of employment to have consented to voluntary or involuntary withholding of wages to repay such loan. Any such employee who has defaulted or does default on the repayment of such loan shall, within 60 days after service of a notice of default by the agency holding the loan to the employee and the employing agency, establish a loan repayment schedule which shall be agreed to by both the agency holding the loan and the employee for repaying such defaulted loan through payroll deductions. Under no circumstances may an amount in excess of 10 percent per pay period of the pay of such employee be required by the agency holding the loan as part of a repayment schedule or plan. If such employee fails to establish a repayment schedule within the specified period of time or fails to meet the terms and conditions of the agreed to or approved repayment schedule as authorized by this subsection, such employee shall be deemed to have breached an essential condition of employment and shall be deemed to have consented to the involuntary withholding of wages or salary for the repayment of the loan.
(b) No person who is employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions on or after October 1, 1986, may be dismissed for having defaulted on the repayment of an educational loan made or guaranteed by the state or any of its political subdivisions.
(2) The Administration Commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, which shall include, but not be limited to, a standard method of calculating amounts to be withheld from employees who have failed to establish a repayment schedule within the specified period of time or failed to meet the terms and conditions of the agreed to or approved repayment schedule provided for in this section. Such method shall consider the following factors:
(a) The amount of the loan which remains outstanding;
(b) The income of the employee who owes such amount; and
(c) Other factors such as the number of dependents supported by the employee.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 86-129; s. 691, 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) › 112.182 - “Firefighter rule” abolished.

112.182 “Firefighter rule” abolished.—
(1) A firefighter or properly identified law enforcement officer who lawfully enters upon the premises of another in the discharge of his or her duty occupies the status of an invitee. The common-law rule that such a firefighter or law enforcement officer occupies the status of a licensee is hereby abolished.
(2) It is not the intent of this section to increase or diminish the duty of care owed by property owners to invitees. Property owners shall be liable to invitees pursuant to this section only when the property owner negligently fails to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition or negligently fails to correct a dangerous condition of which the property owner either knew or should have known by the use of reasonable care or negligently fails to warn the invitee of a dangerous condition about which the property owner had, or should have had, knowledge greater than that of the invitee.
History.—s. 1, ch. 90-308; s. 693, 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) › 112.1912 - First responders; death benefits for educational expenses.

112.1912 First responders; death benefits for educational expenses.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means:
(a) A law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer as defined in s. 112.19(1) who is killed as provided in s. 112.19(2) on or after July 1, 2019;
(b) A firefighter as defined in s. 112.191(1) who is killed as provided in s. 112.191(2) on or after July 1, 2019; or
(c) An emergency medical technician or a paramedic, as defined in s. 112.1911(1), who is killed as provided in s. 112.1911(2) on or after July 1, 2019.
(2)(a) The state shall waive certain educational expenses that the child or spouse of a deceased first responder incurs while obtaining a career certificate, an undergraduate education, or a postgraduate education. The amount waived by the state must be in an amount equal to the cost of tuition and matriculation and registration fees for a total of 120 credit hours. The child or the spouse may attend a state career center, a Florida College System institution, or a state university on either a full-time or part-time basis. The benefits provided to a child under this subsection must continue until the child’s 25th birthday. The benefits provided to a spouse under this subsection must commence within 5 years after the first responder’s death occurs and may continue until the 10th anniversary of that death.
(b) Upon failure of any child or spouse who receives a waiver in accordance with this subsection to comply with the ordinary and minimum requirements regarding discipline and scholarship of the institution attended, such benefits to the child or the spouse must be withdrawn and no further moneys may be expended for the child’s or spouse’s benefits so long as such failure or delinquency continues.
(c) Only a student in good standing in his or her respective institution may receive the benefits provided in this subsection.
(d) A child or spouse receiving benefits under this subsection must be enrolled according to the customary rules and requirements of the institution attended.
(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and procedures, and the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and procedures, as are appropriate and necessary to implement this subsection.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2019-24; s. 17, ch. 2022-195.
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) › 112.1913 - Effect of ch. 2003-412.

112.1913 Effect of ch. 2003-412.—The amendments to ss. 440.02 and 440.15 which are made by this act shall not be construed to affect any determination of disability under s. 112.18, s. 112.181, or s. 112.19.
History.—s. 48, ch. 2003-412.
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) › 112.1921 - Administrative leave for law enforcement officers.

112.1921 Administrative leave for law enforcement officers.—The head of a law enforcement agency may grant administrative leave, not to exceed 8 hours, to an employee of the agency whose duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), to attend a funeral service within the state of a law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty. The head of the law enforcement agency may deny the use of administrative leave under this section in order to maintain minimum or adequate staffing requirements.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2023-145.
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) › 112.193 - Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers’ commemorative service awards.

112.193 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers’ commemorative service awards.—
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(a) “Employer” means a state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency or a county or municipality.
(b) “Law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer” means any full-time, part-time, or auxiliary officer as defined in s. 943.10(14).
(2) Each employer that employs or appoints law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officers may present to each such employee who retires under any provision of a state or municipal retirement system, including medical disability retirement, or who is eligible to retire under any such provision but, instead, resigns from one employer to accept an elected public office, one complete uniform including the badge worn by that officer, the officer’s service handgun, if one was issued as part of the officer’s equipment, and an identification card clearly marked “RETIRED.”
(3) Upon the death of a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer, the employer may present to the spouse or other beneficiary of the officer, upon request, one complete uniform, including the badge worn by the officer. However, if a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer is killed in the line of duty, the employer may present, upon request, to the spouse or other beneficiary of the officer the officer’s service-issued handgun, if one was issued as part of the officer’s equipment. If the employer is not in possession of the service-issued handgun, the employer may, within its discretion, and upon written request of the spouse or other beneficiary, present a similar handgun. The provisions of this section shall also apply in that instance to a law enforcement or correctional officer who died before May 1, 1993. In addition, the officer’s service handgun may be presented by the employer for any such officer who was killed in the line of duty prior to this act becoming a law.
(4) Each uniform, badge, service handgun, and identification card presented under this section is to commemorate prior service and must be used only in such manner as the employer prescribes by rule. The provisions of this section shall also apply in that instance to a law enforcement officer who died before May 1, 1993.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-335; s. 3, ch. 89-22; s. 1, ch. 93-32; s. 4, ch. 93-149.
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) › 112.194 - Law enforcement and correctional officers’ Medal of Valor.

112.194 Law enforcement and correctional officers’ Medal of Valor.—
(1) Any state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or any county or municipality that employs or appoints law enforcement officers or correctional officers, as defined in s. 943.10(14), may establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to any such officer whose actions are extraordinary and expose the officer to peril beyond the call of duty.
(2) The Medal of Valor may include, but is not limited to, a medal authorized to be worn on the officer’s uniform during formal occasions and a commendation bar to be worn on the uniform during normal duty. The amount of funds that may be expended to provide a Medal of Valor shall not exceed $250.
(3) Upon the death of such a law enforcement officer or correctional officer, the employer may present the Medal of Valor posthumously to the officer’s closest living relative.
History.—s. 1, ch. 93-1.
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) › 112.21 - Tax-sheltered annuities or custodial accounts for employees of governmental agencies.

112.21 Tax-sheltered annuities or custodial accounts for employees of governmental agencies.—A governmental agency, which means any state, county, local, or municipal governmental entity or any unit of government created or established by law, which is qualified under the United States Internal Revenue Code may provide, by written agreement between any such agency and any employee, to reduce the contract salary payable to such employee and, in consideration thereof, to pay an amount equal to the amount of such reduction to an insurance company licensed to do business in Florida; to a credit union, bank, or savings and loan association qualified to do business in Florida; or to a custodial account to be invested in regulated investment company stock to be held in such custodial account, as selected by the employee or employees, notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the concurrence of the employing agency, as premiums on an annuity contract issued in the name of such employee or as payment into a qualified custodial account established pursuant to s. 403(b) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
(1) Any such annuity contract or custodial account shall be in such form, and be based upon such terms, as will qualify the payments thereon for tax deferment under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Such insurance annuity, savings, or investment products shall be underwritten and offered, in compliance with the applicable federal and state laws and regulations, by persons who are duly authorized by applicable state and federal authorities. All records identifying individual participants in any contract or account under this section and their personal account activities shall be confidential and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).
(2) The amount of such reduction shall not exceed the amount excludable from income under s. 403(b) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and amendments and successor provisions thereto and shall be considered a part of the employee’s salary for all purposes other than federal income taxation.
(3) The purchase of such tax-sheltered annuity or other investment qualified under the United States Internal Revenue Code and not prohibited under the laws of this state for an employee shall impose no liability or responsibility whatsoever on the employing agency except to show that the payments have been remitted for the purposes for which deducted.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-157; s. 1, ch. 76-78; s. 2, ch. 77-295; s. 1, ch. 87-7; s. 27, ch. 90-360; s. 34, ch. 96-406.
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) › 112.217 - Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; employees’ benefit fund.

112.217 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; employees’ benefit fund.—The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to adopt rules creating and providing for the operation of an employees’ benefit fund for employees of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The proceeds of the vending machines located in buildings occupied and used by the department, or such portions thereof as the department by rule may provide, shall be paid into such fund to be used for such benefits and purposes as the department by rule may provide.
History.—s. 1, ch. 81-37.
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) › 112.218 - Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles personnel files; fees for copies.

112.218 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles personnel files; fees for copies.—The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to charge the following fees for copies of its personnel files:
(1) Copies, per page..........$0.50.
(2) Certified copies, per page..........$1.00.
Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.
History.—s. 1, ch. 82-130.
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) › 112.219 - Substitution of work experience for postsecondary educational requirements.

112.219 Substitution of work experience for postsecondary educational requirements.—
(1) The head of a public employer may elect to substitute verifiable, related work experience in lieu of postsecondary educational requirements for a position of employment if the person seeking the position of employment is otherwise qualified for such position.
(2) Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
(3) If the head of a public employer elects to substitute related work experience for postsecondary educational requirements, the public employer must, in all advertisements for the position of employment made by the public employer, include a notice that such substitution is authorized and a description of the related work experience equivalencies that may be substituted for the required postsecondary education.
(4) This section does not abridge state and federal laws and regulations governing equal opportunity employment.
(5) For purposes of this section, the term:
(a) “Postsecondary degree” means an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university.
(b) “Public employer” has the same meaning as in s. 448.095.
(6) A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
(a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
(b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
(c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
(d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
(e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2022-184; s. 2, ch. 2023-256.
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) › 112.23 - Government-directed content moderation of social media platforms prohibited.

112.23 Government-directed content moderation of social media platforms prohibited.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Governmental entity” means any officer or employee of a state, county, district, authority, municipality, department, agency, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law, and includes any other public or private entity acting on behalf of such governmental entity.
(b) “Social media platform” means a form of electronic communication through which users create online communities or groups to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.
(2) A governmental entity may not communicate with a social media platform to request that it remove content or accounts from the social media platform.
(3) A governmental entity may not initiate or maintain any agreements or working relationships with a social media platform for the purpose of content moderation.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the governmental entity or an officer or an employee acting on behalf of a governmental entity is acting as part of any of the following:
(a) Routine account management of the governmental entity’s account, including, but not limited to, the removal or revision of the governmental entity’s content or account or identification of accounts falsely posing as a governmental entity, officer, or salaried employee.
(b) An attempt to remove content that pertains to the commission of a crime or violation of this state’s public records law.
(c) An attempt to remove an account that pertains to the commission of a crime or violation of this state’s public records law.
(d) An investigation or inquiry related to an effort to prevent imminent bodily harm, loss of life, or property damage.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-201.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.25 - Declaration of policy.

112.25 Declaration of policy.—The state recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among governmental agencies at the same or different levels of government is a significant factor in achieving such cooperation.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-524.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.26 - Definitions.

112.26 Definitions.—For the purposes of this part, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(1) “Receiving agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state government which receives an employee of another government under this part.
(2) “Sending agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this part.
History.—s. 2, ch. 65-524; s. 34, ch. 2023-8.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.27 - Authority to interchange employees.

112.27 Authority to interchange employees.—
(1) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the state, the Federal Government, or another state, as a sending or receiving agency.
(2) The period of individual assignment or detail under an interchange program shall not exceed 12 months, nor shall any person be assigned or detailed for more than 12 months during any 36-month period. Details relating to any matter covered in this part may be the subject of an agreement between the sending and receiving agencies. Elected officials shall not be assigned from a sending agency nor detailed to a receiving agency.
History.—s. 3, ch. 65-524; s. 3, ch. 98-331.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.28 - Status of employees of this state.

112.28 Status of employees of this state.—
(1) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in s. 112.27 may be considered during such participation to be on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency.
(2) Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the same salary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled and shall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposes except that the supervision of their duties during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.
(3) Any employee who participates in an exchange under the terms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange, or sustained in performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated, for the purposes of the sending agency’s employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which he or she is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under the receiving agency’s employee compensation program.
History.—s. 4, ch. 65-524; s. 696, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.29 - Travel expenses of employees of this state.

112.29 Travel expenses of employees of this state.—A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employees incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving agency. During the period of assignment, the sending agency may pay a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail.
History.—s. 5, ch. 65-524.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.30 - Status of employees of other governments.

112.30 Status of employees of other governments.—
(1) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this part may be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.
(2) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the laws or regulations governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency. Such person shall be in the unclassified service of the state.
(3) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subsection (4), nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail. The supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.
(4) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment, or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for the purpose of sending agency’s employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which he or she elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the receiving agency’s employee compensation program.
History.—s. 6, ch. 65-524; s. 697, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part II - Interchange of Personnel Between Governments (Ss. 112.24-112.31) › 112.31 - Travel expenses of employees of other governments.

112.31 Travel expenses of employees of other governments.—A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this part during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.
History.—s. 7, ch. 65-524.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part III - Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Ss. 112.311-112.3261) › 112.3122 - Enforcement and penalties for constitutional prohibition against lobbying by a public officer.

112.3122 Enforcement and penalties for constitutional prohibition against lobbying by a public officer.—
(1) Section 8(f), Art. II of the State Constitution applies to persons serving as public officers on or after December 31, 2022.
(2) For purposes of administrative enforcement, a violation of s. 8(f), Art. II of the State Constitution is deemed a violation of this part.
(3) If the commission finds that there has been a violation of s. 8(f)(3), Art. II of the State Constitution, the commission must report its findings and recommendations for appropriate action to the Governor, who has the power to invoke any of the penalties under subsection (4).
(4) A violation of s. 8(f), Art. II of the State Constitution may be punished by one or more of the following:
(a) Public censure and reprimand.
(b) A civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
(c) Forfeiture of any pecuniary benefits received for conduct that violates this section. The amount of the pecuniary benefits must be paid to the General Revenue Fund.
(5) The Attorney General and Chief Financial Officer are independently authorized to collect any penalty imposed under this section.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2022-140.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part III - Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Ss. 112.311-112.3261) › 112.3124 - Enforcement and penalties for constitutional prohibition against lobbying by a former justice or judge.

112.3124 Enforcement and penalties for constitutional prohibition against lobbying by a former justice or judge.—
(1) Section 13(b), Art. V of the State Constitution applies to justices or judges who vacate their judicial position on or after December 31, 2022.
(2) For purposes of administrative enforcement, a violation of s. 13(b), Art. V of the State Constitution is deemed a violation of this part.
(3) If the commission finds that there has been a violation of s. 13(b), Art. V of the State Constitution, the commission must report its findings and recommendations for appropriate action to the Governor, who has the power to invoke any of the penalties under subsection (4).
(4) A violation of s. 13(b), Art. V of the State Constitution may be punished by one or more of the following:
(a) Public censure and reprimand.
(b) A civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
(c) Forfeiture of any pecuniary benefits received for conduct that violates this section. The amount of the pecuniary benefits must be paid to the General Revenue Fund.
(5) The Attorney General and Chief Financial Officer are independently authorized to collect any penalty imposed under this section.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2022-141.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records › Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions › Part III - Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Ss. 112.311-112.3261) › 112.3125 - Dual public employment.

112.3125 Dual public employment.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “public officer” includes any person who is elected to state or local office or, for the period of his or her candidacy, any person who has qualified as a candidate for state or local office.
(2) A public officer may not accept public employment with the state or any of its political subdivisions if the public officer knows, or with the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the position is being offered by the employer for the purpose of gaining influence or other advantage based on the public officer’s office or candidacy.
(3) Any public employment accepted by a public officer must meet all of the following conditions:
(a) The position was already in existence or was created by the employer without the knowledge or anticipation of the public officer’s interest in such position;
(b) The position was publicly advertised;
(c) The public officer was subject to the same application and hiring process as other candidates for the position; and
(d) The public officer meets or exceeds the required qualifications for the position.
(4) A person who was employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions before qualifying as a public officer for his or her current term of office or the next available term of office may continue his or her employment. However, he or she may not accept promotion, advancement, additional compensation, or anything of value that he or she knows, or with the exercise of reasonable care should know, is provided or given as a result of his or her election or position, or that is otherwise inconsistent with the promotion, advancement, additional compensation, or anything of value provided or given an employee who is similarly situated.
(5) This section may not be interpreted as authorizing employment that is otherwise prohibited by law.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-36.