Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (933750) for CS for SB 402
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/20/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Rodrigues) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read:
    7         50.011 Publication of Where and in what language legal
    8  notices to be published.—Whenever by statute an official or
    9  legal advertisement or a publication, or notice in a newspaper
   10  has been or is directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu
   11  of process, or for constructive service, or in initiating,
   12  assuming, reviewing, exercising or enforcing jurisdiction or
   13  power, or for any purpose, including all legal notices and
   14  advertisements of sheriffs and tax collectors, the
   15  contemporaneous and continuous intent and meaning of such
   16  legislation all and singular, existing or repealed, is and has
   17  been and is hereby declared to be and to have been, and the rule
   18  of interpretation is and has been the following:,
   19         (1) A publication in a newspaper that meets all of the
   20  following:
   21         (a) Is printed and published periodically at least once a
   22  week.
   23         (b) Contains or oftener, containing at least 25 percent of
   24  its words in the English language.
   25         (c) Satisfies one of the following criteria:
   26         1. Has an audience consisting of at least 10 percent of the
   27  households in the county or municipality, as determined by the
   28  most recent decennial census, where the legal or public notice
   29  is being published or posted, by calculating the combination of
   30  the total of the number of print copies reflecting the day of
   31  highest print circulation, of which at least 25 percent of such
   32  print copies must be delivered to individuals’ home or business
   33  addresses, as certified biennially by a certified independent
   34  third-party auditor, and the total number of online unique
   35  monthly visitors to the newspaper’s website from within the
   36  state, as measured by industry-accepted website analytics
   37  software. For legal and public notices published by
   38  nongovernmental entities, the newspaper’s audience in the county
   39  or municipality where the project, property, or other primary
   40  subject of the notice is located must meet the 10 percent
   41  threshold.
   42         2. Holds a periodicals permit as of March 1, 2021, and
   43  accepts legal notices for publication as of that date. Any such
   44  newspaper may continue to publish legal notices through December
   45  31, 2023, so long as the newspaper meets all other requirements
   46  of this chapter and continues to hold a periodicals permit.
   47  Beginning January 1, 2024, and thereafter, any such newspaper
   48  must meet the criteria under subparagraph 1.
   49         3. For newspapers publishing legal notices in a fiscally
   50  constrained county, holds a periodicals permit and meets all
   51  other requirements of this chapter. A newspaper qualified under
   52  this subparagraph does not need to meet the criteria under
   53  subparagraph 1. so long as the newspaper continues to hold a
   54  periodicals permit. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
   55  “fiscally constrained county” means a county within a rural area
   56  of opportunity designated by the Governor pursuant to s.
   57  288.0656 or a county for which the value of a mill will raise no
   58  more than $5 million in revenue, based on the certified taxable
   59  value certified pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1.a., from the
   60  previous July 1.
   61         (d) Is sold, or otherwise available to the public, at least
   62  at 10 publicly accessible outlets and, entered or qualified to
   63  be admitted and entered as periodicals matter at a post office
   64  in the county where published, for sale to the public generally,
   65  available to the public generally for the publication of
   66  official or other notices with no more than 75 percent of its
   67  content dedicated toward advertising and customarily containing
   68  information of a public character or of interest or of value to
   69  the residents or owners of property in the county where
   70  published, or of interest or of value to the general public.
   71         (e) Continually publishes in a prominent manner the name,
   72  street address, phone number, website URL of the newspaper’s
   73  approved print auditor, the newspaper’s most recent statement of
   74  ownership, and a statement of the auditor certifying the
   75  veracity of the newspaper’s print distribution and the number of
   76  the newspaper’s website’s monthly unique visitors, or the
   77  newspaper’s periodicals permit, if applicable, within the first
   78  five pages of the print edition and the bottom portion of the
   79  homepage of the newspaper’s website.
   80         (2)Internet publication for governmental agency notices
   81  under s. 50.0211(1)(b) on the website of any newspaper in the
   82  county or nearby counties to which the legal notice pertains
   83  which otherwise meets the criteria specified in subsection (1)
   84  and on the statewide legal notice website as provided in s.
   85  50.0211(5).
   86         Section 2. Section 50.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   87  read:
   88         50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county.—When any
   89  law, or order or decree of court, directs shall direct
   90  advertisements to be made in a any county and there is be no
   91  newspaper published in the said county, the advertisement may be
   92  made by publication in any newspaper qualified under chapter 50
   93  in an adjoining county or on the website of any such newspaper
   94  for governmental agency notices under s. 50.0211(1)(b), and on
   95  the statewide legal notice website as provided in s. 50.0211(5)
   96  or by posting three copies thereof in three different places in
   97  the said county, one of which shall be at the front door of the
   98  courthouse, and by publication in the nearest county in which a
   99  newspaper is published.
  100         Section 3. Section 50.0211, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  101  read:
  102         50.0211 Internet website publication.—
  103         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  104         (a) “Governmental agency” means a county, a municipality, a
  105  district school board, or any other unit of local government or
  106  political subdivision in this state.
  107         (b) “Governmental agency notice” includes any of the
  108  following notices required by law to be published in a
  109  newspaper:
  110         1. Notices related to special or legal legislation pursuant
  111  to s. 11.02.
  112         2. Educational unit notices pursuant to s. 120.81.
  113         3. Retirement system notices pursuant to s. 121.0511.
  114         4. Notices related to inclusion of positions in the Senior
  115  Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System
  116  pursuant to s. 121.055.
  117         5. Notices proposing the enactment of county ordinances
  118  pursuant to s. 125.66.
  119         6. Code enforcement notices published pursuant to s.
  120  162.12.
  121         7. Notices proposing the enactment of municipal ordinances
  122  pursuant to s. 166.041.
  123         8. Special district meeting notices pursuant to s. 189.015.
  124         9. Establishment and termination notices for community
  125  development districts pursuant to s. 190.005 and s. 190.046,
  126  respectively.
  127         10. Disclosures of tax impact by value adjustment boards
  128  pursuant to s. 194.037.
  129         11. Advertisements of real or personal property with
  130  delinquent taxes pursuant to s. 197.402.
  131         12. Advertisements of hearing notices, millage rates, and
  132  budgets pursuant to s. 200.065.
  133         13. Turnpike project notices pursuant to s. 338.223.
  134         14. Public-private partnership notices pursuant to ss.
  135  348.0308 and 348.7605.
  136         15. Notices of prime recharge area designations for the
  137  Floridan and Biscayne aquifers pursuant to s. 373.0397.
  138         16. Water management district notices pursuant to s.
  139  373.146.
  140         17. Hazardous waste disposal notices pursuant to s.
  141  403.722.
  142         18. Forfeiture notices pursuant to ss. 849.38 and 932.704.
  143         (2) This section applies to legal notices that must be
  144  published in accordance with this chapter unless otherwise
  145  specified.
  146         (3)(2)If a governmental agency publishes a legal notice in
  147  the print edition of a newspaper, each legal notice must be
  148  posted on the newspaper’s website on the same day that the
  149  printed notice appears in the newspaper, at no additional
  150  charge, in a separate web page titled “Legal Notices,” “Legal
  151  Advertising,” or comparable identifying language. A link to the
  152  legal notices web page shall be provided on the front page of
  153  the newspaper’s website that provides access to the legal
  154  notices. If there is a specified size and placement required for
  155  a printed legal notice, the size and placement of the notice on
  156  the newspaper’s website must optimize its online visibility in
  157  keeping with the print requirements. The newspaper’s web pages
  158  that contain legal notices must present the legal notices as the
  159  dominant and leading subject matter of those pages. The
  160  newspaper’s website must contain a search function to facilitate
  161  searching the legal notices. A fee may not be charged, and
  162  registration may not be required, for viewing or searching legal
  163  notices on a newspaper’s website if the legal notice is
  164  published in a newspaper.
  165         (4)(a)(3)(a) If a legal notice is published in the print
  166  edition of a newspaper or on a newspaper’s website, the
  167  newspaper publishing the notice shall place the notice on the
  168  statewide website established and maintained as an initiative of
  169  the Florida Press Association as a repository for such notices
  170  located at the following address: www.floridapublicnotices.com.
  171         (b) A legal notice placed on the statewide website created
  172  under this subsection must be:
  173         1. Accessible and searchable by party name and case number.
  174         2. Posted for a period of at least 90 consecutive days
  175  after the first day of posting.
  176         (c) The statewide website created under this subsection
  177  shall maintain a searchable archive of all legal notices posted
  178  on the publicly accessible website on or after October 1, 2014,
  179  for 18 months after the first day of posting. Such searchable
  180  archive shall be provided and accessible to the general public
  181  without charge.
  182         (d) The Florida Press Association shall seek to ensure that
  183  minority populations throughout the state have equitable access
  184  to legal notices posted on the statewide legal notice website
  185  located at: www.floridapublicnotices.com. The Florida Press
  186  Association shall publish a report listing all newspapers that
  187  have placed notices on www.floridapublicnotices.com in the
  188  preceding calendar quarter. At a minimum, the reports for the 4
  189  preceding calendar quarters shall be available on the website.
  190         (5)(a)In lieu of publishing a legal notice in the print
  191  edition of a newspaper of general circulation, a governmental
  192  agency may opt for Internet-only publication of governmental
  193  agency notices with any newspaper of general circulation within
  194  the jurisdiction of the affected governmental agency so long as
  195  the governmental agency, after a public hearing noticed in a
  196  print edition of a newspaper in accordance with this chapter,
  197  makes a determination by a majority of the members of the
  198  governing body of the governmental agency that the Internet
  199  publication of such governmental agency notices is in the public
  200  interest and that the residents within the jurisdiction of the
  201  governmental agency have sufficient access to the Internet by
  202  broadband service as defined in s. 364.02 or through other means
  203  such that Internet-only publication of governmental agency
  204  notices would not unreasonably restrict public access. Any such
  205  Internet-only publication published in accordance with this
  206  subsection must be placed in the legal notices section of the
  207  newspaper’s website and the statewide legal notice website
  208  established under subsection (4). All requirements regarding the
  209  format and accessibility of legal notices placed on the
  210  newspaper’s website and the statewide legal notice website in
  211  subsections (3) and (4) also apply to Internet-only publication
  212  of legal notices published in accordance with this subsection.
  213         (b) The legal notices section of the print edition of a
  214  newspaper must include a disclaimer stating that additional
  215  legal notices may be accessed on the newspaper’s website and the
  216  statewide legal notice website. The legal notices section of the
  217  newspaper’s website must also include a disclaimer stating that
  218  legal notices are also published in the print edition of the
  219  newspaper and on the statewide legal notice website.
  220         (c) A newspaper may charge for the publication of any
  221  governmental agency notice that is published only on the
  222  newspaper’s website, without rebate, commission, or refund;
  223  however, the newspaper may not charge any higher rate for
  224  publication than the amount that would be authorized under s.
  225  50.061 if the governmental agency notice had been printed in the
  226  newspaper. The penalties prescribed in s. 50.061(7) for allowing
  227  or accepting any rebate, commission, or refund in connection to
  228  the amounts charged for publication also apply to any
  229  governmental agency notices that are published only on the
  230  Internet in accordance with this subsection.
  231         (d) If a governmental agency exercises the option to
  232  publish Internet-only governmental agency notices in accordance
  233  with this subsection, such agency must provide notice at least
  234  once per week in the print edition of a newspaper of general
  235  circulation within the region in which the governmental agency
  236  is located which states that legal notices pertaining to the
  237  agency do not all appear in the print edition of the local
  238  newspaper and that additional legal notices may be accessed on
  239  the newspaper’s website and that a full listing of any legal
  240  notices may be accessed on the statewide legal notice website
  241  located at www.floridapublicnotices.com. Additionally, any such
  242  governmental agency must post a link on its website homepage to
  243  a webpage that lists all of the newspapers in which the
  244  governmental agency publishes legal notices.
  245         (6)(4) Newspapers that publish legal notices shall, upon
  246  request, provide e-mail notification of new legal notices when
  247  they are published printed in the newspaper or on and added to
  248  the newspaper’s website. Such e-mail notification shall be
  249  provided without charge, and notification for such an e-mail
  250  registry shall be available on the front page of the legal
  251  notices section of the newspaper’s website.
  252         (7) Notwithstanding the authorization of Internet-only
  253  publication for certain governmental agency notices in
  254  accordance with subsection (5), any other statute requiring the
  255  publication of an official legal notice in the print edition of
  256  a newspaper may not be construed to be superseded.
  257         Section 4. Section 50.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  258  read:
  259         50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be
  260  published.—No notice or publication required to be published in
  261  the print edition of a newspaper or on a newspaper’s website, if
  262  authorized, in the nature of or in lieu of process of any kind,
  263  nature, character or description provided for under any law of
  264  the state, whether heretofore or hereafter enacted, and whether
  265  pertaining to constructive service, or the initiating, assuming,
  266  reviewing, exercising or enforcing jurisdiction or power, by any
  267  court in this state, or any notice of sale of property, real or
  268  personal, for taxes, state, county or municipal, or sheriff’s,
  269  guardian’s or administrator’s or any sale made pursuant to any
  270  judicial order, decree or statute or any other publication or
  271  notice pertaining to any affairs of the state, or any county,
  272  municipality or other political subdivision thereof, shall be
  273  deemed to have been published in accordance with the statutes
  274  providing for such publication, unless the same shall have been
  275  published for the prescribed period of time required for such
  276  publication, in a newspaper or on a newspaper’s website which at
  277  the time of such publication shall have been in existence for 2
  278  years and meets the requirements set forth in s. 50.011 1 year
  279  and shall have been entered as periodicals matter at a post
  280  office in the county where published, or in a newspaper which is
  281  a direct successor of a newspaper which has together have been
  282  so published; provided, however, that nothing herein contained
  283  shall apply where in any county there shall be no newspaper in
  284  existence which shall have been published for the length of time
  285  above prescribed. No legal publication of any kind, nature or
  286  description, as herein defined, shall be valid or binding or
  287  held to be in compliance with the statutes providing for such
  288  publication unless the same shall have been published in
  289  accordance with the provisions of this section or s. 50.0211(5).
  290  Proof of such publication shall be made by uniform affidavit.
  291         Section 5. Section 50.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  292  read:
  293         50.041 Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required.—
  294         (1) All affidavits of publishers of newspapers (or their
  295  official representatives) made for the purpose of establishing
  296  proof of publication of public notices or legal advertisements
  297  shall be uniform throughout the state.
  298         (2) Each such affidavit shall be printed upon white paper
  299  and shall be 8 1/2 inches in width and of convenient length, not
  300  less than 5 1/2 inches. A white margin of not less than 2 1/2
  301  inches shall be left at the right side of each affidavit form
  302  and upon or in this space shall be substantially pasted a
  303  clipping which shall be a true copy of the public notice or
  304  legal advertisement for which proof is executed. Alternatively,
  305  the affidavit may be provided in electronic rather than paper
  306  form, provided the notarization of the affidavit complies with
  307  the requirements of s. 117.021.
  308         (3) In all counties having a population in excess of
  309  450,000 according to the latest official decennial census, in
  310  addition to the charges which are now or may hereafter be
  311  established by law for the publication of every official notice
  312  or legal advertisement, There may be a charge not to exceed $2
  313  levied for the preparation and execution of each such proof of
  314  publication or publisher’s affidavit.
  315         Section 6. Section 50.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  316  read:
  317         50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit.—The
  318  printed form upon which all such affidavits establishing proof
  319  of publication are to be executed shall be substantially as
  320  follows:
  321                      NAME OF COUNTY NEWSPAPER                     
  322                     Published (Weekly or Daily)                   
  323                   (Town or City)(County)FLORIDA                 
  324  STATE OF FLORIDA
  325  
  326  COUNTY OF ....:
  327         Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ....,
  328  who on oath says that he or she is .... of the ...., a ....
  329  newspaper published at .... in .... County, Florida; that the
  330  attached copy of advertisement, being a .... in the matter of
  331  .... in the .... Court, was published in said newspaper by print
  332  in the issues of .... or by publication on the newspaper’s
  333  website, if authorized, on ...(date)....
  334         Affiant further says that the newspaper complies with all
  335  legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, Florida
  336  Statutes said .... is a newspaper published at ...., in said
  337  .... County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
  338  been continuously published in said .... County, Florida, each
  339  .... and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post
  340  office in ...., in said .... County, Florida, for a period of 1
  341  year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy
  342  of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has
  343  neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any
  344  discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of
  345  securing this advertisement for publication in the said
  346  newspaper.
  347  
  348  Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of ....,
  349  ...(year)..., by ...., who is personally known to me or who has
  350  produced (type of identification) as identification.
  351  
  352  ...(Signature of Notary Public)...
  353  
  354  ...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)...
  355  
  356  ...(Notary Public)...
  357         Section 7. Subsection (12) is added to section 90.902,
  358  Florida Statutes, to read:
  359         90.902 Self-authentication.—Extrinsic evidence of
  360  authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not
  361  required for:
  362         (12) A legal notice published in accordance with the
  363  requirements of chapter 50 in the print edition or on the
  364  website of a qualified newspaper.
  365         Section 8. Section 11.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  366  read:
  367         11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain
  368  relief acts.—The notice required to obtain special or local
  369  legislation or any relief act specified in s. 11.065 shall be by
  370  publishing the identical notice in each county involved in some
  371  newspaper as provided defined in chapter 50 published in or
  372  circulated throughout the county or counties where the matter or
  373  thing to be affected by such legislation shall be situated one
  374  time at least 30 days before introduction of the proposed law
  375  into the Legislature or, if the notice is not made by Internet
  376  publication as provided in s. 50.0211(5) and there being no
  377  newspaper circulated throughout or published in the county, by
  378  posting for at least 30 days at not less than three public
  379  places in the county or each of the counties, one of which
  380  places shall be at the courthouse in the county or counties
  381  where the matter or thing to be affected by such legislation
  382  shall be situated. Notice of special or local legislation shall
  383  state the substance of the contemplated law, as required by s.
  384  10, Art. III of the State Constitution. Notice of any relief act
  385  specified in s. 11.065 shall state the name of the claimant, the
  386  nature of the injury or loss for which the claim is made, and
  387  the amount of the claim against the affected municipality’s
  388  revenue-sharing trust fund.
  389         Section 9. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
  390  120.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  391         120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.—
  392         (1) EDUCATIONAL UNITS.—
  393         (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
  394  educational units shall not be required to include the full text
  395  of the rule or rule amendment in notices relating to rules and
  396  need not publish these or other notices in the Florida
  397  Administrative Register, but notice shall be made:
  398         1. By publication in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50
  399  of general circulation in the affected area;
  400         2. By mail to all persons who have made requests of the
  401  educational unit for advance notice of its proceedings and to
  402  organizations representing persons affected by the proposed
  403  rule; and
  404         3. By posting in appropriate places so that those
  405  particular classes of persons to whom the intended action is
  406  directed may be duly notified.
  407         Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 121.0511, Florida
  408  Statutes, is amended to read:
  409         121.0511 Revocation of election and alternative plan.—The
  410  governing body of any municipality or independent special
  411  district that has elected to participate in the Florida
  412  Retirement System may revoke its election in accordance with the
  413  following procedure:
  414         (2) At least 7 days, but not more than 15 days, before the
  415  hearing, notice of intent to revoke, specifying the time and
  416  place of the hearing, must be published as provided in chapter
  417  50 in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected,
  418  as provided by ss. 50.011-50.031. Proof of publication of the
  419  notice must be submitted to the Department of Management
  420  Services.
  421         Section 11. Paragraphs (b) and (h) of subsection (1) of
  422  section 121.055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  423         121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby
  424  established a separate class of membership within the Florida
  425  Retirement System to be known as the “Senior Management Service
  426  Class,” which shall become effective February 1, 1987.
  427         (1)
  428         (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., effective
  429  January 1, 1990, participation in the Senior Management Service
  430  Class is compulsory for the president of each community college,
  431  the manager of each participating municipality or county, and
  432  all appointed district school superintendents. Effective January
  433  1, 1994, additional positions may be designated for inclusion in
  434  the Senior Management Service Class if:
  435         a. Positions to be included in the class are designated by
  436  the local agency employer. Notice of intent to designate
  437  positions for inclusion in the class must be published for at
  438  least 2 consecutive weeks if published by Internet publication
  439  as provided in s. 50.0211(5) or, if published in print, once a
  440  week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified under
  441  chapter 50 that is of general circulation published in the
  442  county or counties affected, as provided in chapter 50.
  443         b. Up to 10 nonelective full-time positions may be
  444  designated for each local agency employer reporting to the
  445  department; for local agencies with 100 or more regularly
  446  established positions, additional nonelective full-time
  447  positions may be designated, not to exceed 1 percent of the
  448  regularly established positions within the agency.
  449         c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or
  450  policymaking position filled by an employee who is not subject
  451  to continuing contract and serves at the pleasure of the local
  452  agency employer without civil service protection, and who:
  453         (I) Heads an organizational unit; or
  454         (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,
  455  budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of
  456  responsibility.
  457         2. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management
  458  Service Class, members of the Senior Management Service Class,
  459  pursuant to subparagraph 1., may withdraw from the Florida
  460  Retirement System altogether. The decision to withdraw from the
  461  system is irrevocable as long as the employee holds the
  462  position. Any service creditable under the Senior Management
  463  Service Class shall be retained after the member withdraws from
  464  the system; however, additional service credit in the Senior
  465  Management Service Class may not be earned after such
  466  withdrawal. Such members are not eligible to participate in the
  467  Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program.
  468         3. Effective January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, an
  469  employee who has withdrawn from the Florida Retirement System
  470  under subparagraph 2. has one opportunity to elect to
  471  participate in the pension plan or the investment plan.
  472         a. If the employee elects to participate in the investment
  473  plan, membership shall be prospective, and the applicable
  474  provisions of s. 121.4501(4) govern the election.
  475         b. If the employee elects to participate in the pension
  476  plan, the employee shall, upon payment to the system trust fund
  477  of the amount calculated under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), receive
  478  service credit for prior service based upon the time during
  479  which the employee had withdrawn from the system.
  480         (I) The cost for such credit shall be an amount
  481  representing the actuarial accrued liability for the affected
  482  period of service. The cost shall be calculated using the
  483  discount rate and other relevant actuarial assumptions that were
  484  used to value the pension plan liabilities in the most recent
  485  actuarial valuation. The calculation must include any service
  486  already maintained under the pension plan in addition to the
  487  period of withdrawal. The actuarial accrued liability
  488  attributable to any service already maintained under the pension
  489  plan shall be applied as a credit to the total cost resulting
  490  from the calculation. The division must ensure that the transfer
  491  sum is prepared using a formula and methodology certified by an
  492  actuary.
  493         (II) The employee must transfer a sum representing the net
  494  cost owed for the actuarial accrued liability in sub-sub
  495  subparagraph (I) immediately following the time of such
  496  movement, determined assuming that attained service equals the
  497  sum of service in the pension plan and the period of withdrawal.
  498         (h)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., effective
  499  January 1, 1994, participation in the Senior Management Service
  500  Class shall be compulsory for the State Courts Administrator and
  501  the Deputy State Courts Administrators, the Clerk of the Supreme
  502  Court, the Marshal of the Supreme Court, the Executive Director
  503  of the Justice Administrative Commission, the capital collateral
  504  regional counsel, the clerks of the district courts of appeals,
  505  the marshals of the district courts of appeals, and the trial
  506  court administrator and the Chief Deputy Court Administrator in
  507  each judicial circuit. Effective January 1, 1994, additional
  508  positions in the offices of the state attorney and public
  509  defender in each judicial circuit may be designated for
  510  inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida
  511  Retirement System, provided that:
  512         a. Positions to be included in the class shall be
  513  designated by the state attorney or public defender, as
  514  appropriate. Notice of intent to designate positions for
  515  inclusion in the class shall be published for at least 2
  516  consecutive weeks by Internet publication as provided in s.
  517  50.0211(5) or, if published in print, once a week for 2
  518  consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50 of
  519  general circulation published in the county or counties
  520  affected, as provided in chapter 50.
  521         b. One nonelective full-time position may be designated for
  522  each state attorney and public defender reporting to the
  523  Department of Management Services; for agencies with 200 or more
  524  regularly established positions under the state attorney or
  525  public defender, additional nonelective full-time positions may
  526  be designated, not to exceed 0.5 percent of the regularly
  527  established positions within the agency.
  528         c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or
  529  policymaking position filled by an employee who serves at the
  530  pleasure of the state attorney or public defender without civil
  531  service protection, and who:
  532         (I) Heads an organizational unit; or
  533         (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,
  534  budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of
  535  responsibility.
  536         2. Participation in this class shall be compulsory, except
  537  as provided in subparagraph 3., for any judicial employee who
  538  holds a position designated for coverage in the Senior
  539  Management Service Class, and such participation shall continue
  540  until the employee terminates employment in a covered position.
  541  Effective January 1, 2001, participation in this class is
  542  compulsory for assistant state attorneys, assistant statewide
  543  prosecutors, assistant public defenders, and assistant capital
  544  collateral regional counsel. Effective January 1, 2002,
  545  participation in this class is compulsory for assistant
  546  attorneys general.
  547         3. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management
  548  Service Class, such members, excluding assistant state
  549  attorneys, assistant public defenders, assistant statewide
  550  prosecutors, assistant attorneys general, and assistant capital
  551  collateral regional counsel, may participate in the Senior
  552  Management Service Optional Annuity Program as established in
  553  subsection (6).
  554         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  555  (b) of subsection (4) of section 125.66, Florida Statutes, are
  556  amended to read:
  557         125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
  558  ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
  559  resolutions.—
  560         (2)(a) The regular enactment procedure shall be as follows:
  561  The board of county commissioners at any regular or special
  562  meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as provided in
  563  subsection (4), if notice of intent to consider such ordinance
  564  is given at least 10 days before such prior to said meeting by
  565  publication as provided in chapter 50 in a newspaper of general
  566  circulation in the county. A copy of such notice shall be kept
  567  available for public inspection during the regular business
  568  hours of the office of the clerk of the board of county
  569  commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the
  570  date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of
  571  proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the county
  572  where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public.
  573  The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear
  574  at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed
  575  ordinance.
  576         (4) Ordinances or resolutions, initiated by other than the
  577  county, that change the actual zoning map designation of a
  578  parcel or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to
  579  subsection (2). Ordinances or resolutions that change the actual
  580  list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a
  581  zoning category, or ordinances or resolutions initiated by the
  582  county that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel
  583  or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to the following
  584  procedure:
  585         (b) In cases in which the proposed ordinance or resolution
  586  changes the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited
  587  uses within a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map
  588  designation of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10
  589  contiguous acres or more, the board of county commissioners
  590  shall provide for public notice and hearings as follows:
  591         1. The board of county commissioners shall hold two
  592  advertised public hearings on the proposed ordinance or
  593  resolution. At least one hearing shall be held after 5 p.m. on a
  594  weekday, unless the board of county commissioners, by a majority
  595  plus one vote, elects to conduct that hearing at another time of
  596  day. The first public hearing shall be held at least 7 days
  597  after the day that the first advertisement is published. The
  598  second hearing shall be held at least 10 days after the first
  599  hearing and shall be advertised at least 5 days prior to the
  600  public hearing.
  601         2. If published in the print edition of a newspaper, the
  602  required advertisements shall be no less than 2 columns wide by
  603  10 inches long in a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper,
  604  and the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no
  605  smaller than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in
  606  that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
  607  advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be placed in a
  608  newspaper of general paid circulation in the county and of
  609  general interest and readership in the community pursuant to
  610  chapter 50, not one of limited subject matter. It is the
  611  legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
  612  shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least weekly 5
  613  days a week unless the only newspaper in the community is
  614  published less than weekly 5 days a week. The advertisement
  615  shall be in substantially the following form:
  616                     NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE                    
  617  
  618         The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to
  619  adopt the following by ordinance or resolution:...(title of
  620  ordinance or resolution)....
  621         A public hearing on the ordinance or resolution will be
  622  held on ...(date and time)... at ...(meeting place)....
  623  
  624  Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
  625  conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
  626  advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
  627  clearly indicates the area within the local government covered
  628  by the proposed ordinance or resolution. The map shall include
  629  major street names as a means of identification of the general
  630  area. If In addition to being published in the print edition of
  631  the newspaper, the map must be part of any the online notice
  632  made required pursuant to s. 50.0211.
  633         3. In lieu of publishing the advertisements set out in this
  634  paragraph, the board of county commissioners may mail a notice
  635  to each person owning real property within the area covered by
  636  the ordinance or resolution. Such notice shall clearly explain
  637  the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall notify the person
  638  of the time, place, and location of both public hearings on the
  639  proposed ordinance or resolution.
  640         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  641  162.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  642         162.12 Notices.—
  643         (2) In addition to providing notice as set forth in
  644  subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board or
  645  the local government, notice may be served by publication or
  646  posting, as follows:
  647         (a)1. Such notice shall be published in print or on a
  648  newspaper’s website and the statewide legal notice website as
  649  provided in s. 50.0211(5) for 4 consecutive weeks. If published
  650  in print, the notice shall be published once during each week
  651  for 4 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in
  652  a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the code
  653  enforcement board is located. The newspaper shall meet such
  654  requirements as are prescribed under chapter 50 for legal and
  655  official advertisements.
  656         2. Proof of publication shall be made as provided in ss.
  657  50.041 and 50.051.
  658         Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  659  166.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  660         166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
  661  resolutions.—
  662         (3)
  663         (c) Ordinances initiated by other than the municipality
  664  that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or
  665  parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to paragraph (a).
  666  Ordinances that change the actual list of permitted,
  667  conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, or
  668  ordinances initiated by the municipality that change the actual
  669  zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land shall be
  670  enacted pursuant to the following procedure:
  671         1. In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
  672  actual zoning map designation for a parcel or parcels of land
  673  involving less than 10 contiguous acres, the governing body
  674  shall direct the clerk of the governing body to notify by mail
  675  each real property owner whose land the municipality will
  676  redesignate by enactment of the ordinance and whose address is
  677  known by reference to the latest ad valorem tax records. The
  678  notice shall state the substance of the proposed ordinance as it
  679  affects that property owner and shall set a time and place for
  680  one or more public hearings on such ordinance. Such notice shall
  681  be given at least 30 days prior to the date set for the public
  682  hearing, and a copy of the notice shall be kept available for
  683  public inspection during the regular business hours of the
  684  office of the clerk of the governing body. The governing body
  685  shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and may,
  686  upon the conclusion of the hearing, immediately adopt the
  687  ordinance.
  688         2. In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
  689  actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within
  690  a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map designation
  691  of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10 contiguous acres or
  692  more, the governing body shall provide for public notice and
  693  hearings as follows:
  694         a. The local governing body shall hold two advertised
  695  public hearings on the proposed ordinance. At least one hearing
  696  shall be held after 5 p.m. on a weekday, unless the local
  697  governing body, by a majority plus one vote, elects to conduct
  698  that hearing at another time of day. The first public hearing
  699  shall be held at least 7 days after the day that the first
  700  advertisement is published. The second hearing shall be held at
  701  least 10 days after the first hearing and shall be advertised at
  702  least 5 days prior to the public hearing.
  703         b. If published in the print edition of a newspaper, the
  704  required advertisements shall be no less than 2 columns wide by
  705  10 inches long in a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper,
  706  and the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no
  707  smaller than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in
  708  that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
  709  advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be placed in a
  710  newspaper of general paid circulation in the municipality and of
  711  general interest and readership in the municipality, not one of
  712  limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. It is the
  713  legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
  714  appear in a newspaper that is published at least weekly 5 days a
  715  week unless the only newspaper in the municipality is published
  716  less than weekly 5 days a week. The advertisement shall be in
  717  substantially the following form:
  718  
  719                     NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE                    
  720  
  721         The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to
  722  adopt the following ordinance:...(title of the ordinance)....
  723         A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on ...(date
  724  and time)... at ...(meeting place)....
  725  
  726  Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
  727  conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
  728  advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
  729  clearly indicates the area covered by the proposed ordinance.
  730  The map shall include major street names as a means of
  731  identification of the general area. If In addition to being
  732  published in the print edition of the newspaper, the map must
  733  also be part of any the online notice made required pursuant to
  734  s. 50.0211.
  735         c. In lieu of publishing the advertisement set out in this
  736  paragraph, the municipality may mail a notice to each person
  737  owning real property within the area covered by the ordinance.
  738  Such notice shall clearly explain the proposed ordinance and
  739  shall notify the person of the time, place, and location of any
  740  public hearing on the proposed ordinance.
  741         Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 189.015, Florida
  742  Statutes, is amended to read:
  743         189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports.—
  744         (1) The governing body of each special district shall file
  745  quarterly, semiannually, or annually a schedule of its regular
  746  meetings with the local governing authority or authorities. The
  747  schedule shall include the date, time, and location of each
  748  scheduled meeting. The schedule shall be published quarterly,
  749  semiannually, or annually in a newspaper of general paid
  750  circulation in the manner required in this subsection. The
  751  governing body of an independent special district shall
  752  advertise the day, time, place, and purpose of any meeting other
  753  than a regular meeting or any recessed and reconvened meeting of
  754  the governing body, at least 7 days before such meeting as
  755  provided in chapter 50, in a newspaper of general paid
  756  circulation in the county or counties in which the special
  757  district is located, unless a bona fide emergency situation
  758  exists, in which case a meeting to deal with the emergency may
  759  be held as necessary, with reasonable notice, so long as it is
  760  subsequently ratified by the governing body. No approval of the
  761  annual budget shall be granted at an emergency meeting. The
  762  notice shall be posted as provided in advertisement shall be
  763  placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and
  764  classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall appear
  765  in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week, unless
  766  the only newspaper in the county is published fewer than 5 days
  767  a week. The newspaper selected must be one of general interest
  768  and readership in the community and not one of limited subject
  769  matter, pursuant to chapter 50. Any other provision of law to
  770  the contrary notwithstanding, and except in the case of
  771  emergency meetings, water management districts may provide
  772  reasonable notice of public meetings held to evaluate responses
  773  to solicitations issued by the water management district, by
  774  publication as provided in chapter 50 by Internet publication or
  775  by publication in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
  776  county where the principal office of the water management
  777  district is located, or in the county or counties where the
  778  public work will be performed, no less than 7 days before such
  779  meeting.
  780         Section 16. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
  781  190.005, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  782         190.005 Establishment of district.—
  783         (1) The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment
  784  of a community development district with a size of 2,500 acres
  785  or more shall be pursuant to a rule, adopted under chapter 120
  786  by the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, granting
  787  a petition for the establishment of a community development
  788  district.
  789         (d) A local public hearing on the petition shall be
  790  conducted by a hearing officer in conformance with the
  791  applicable requirements and procedures of the Administrative
  792  Procedure Act. The hearing shall include oral and written
  793  comments on the petition pertinent to the factors specified in
  794  paragraph (e). The hearing shall be held at an accessible
  795  location in the county in which the community development
  796  district is to be located. The petitioner shall cause a notice
  797  of the hearing to be published for 4 successive weeks on a
  798  newspaper’s website and the statewide legal notice website
  799  provided in s. 50.0211(5) or, if published in print, in a
  800  newspaper at least once a week for the 4 successive weeks
  801  immediately prior to the hearing as provided in chapter 50. Such
  802  notice shall give the time and place for the hearing, a
  803  description of the area to be included in the district, which
  804  description shall include a map showing clearly the area to be
  805  covered by the district, and any other relevant information
  806  which the establishing governing bodies may require. If
  807  published in the print edition of a newspaper, the advertisement
  808  may shall not be placed in the that portion of the newspaper
  809  where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The
  810  advertisement must shall be published in a newspaper of general
  811  paid circulation in the county and of general interest and
  812  readership in the community, not one of limited subject matter,
  813  pursuant to chapter 50. Whenever possible, the advertisement
  814  shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least weekly 5
  815  days a week, unless the only newspaper in the community is
  816  published less than weekly fewer than 5 days a week. If the
  817  notice is In addition to being published in the print edition of
  818  the newspaper, the map referenced above must also be included in
  819  any part of the online advertisement required pursuant to s.
  820  50.0211. All affected units of general-purpose local government
  821  and the general public shall be given an opportunity to appear
  822  at the hearing and present oral or written comments on the
  823  petition.
  824         Section 17. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
  825  190.046, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  826         190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of
  827  district.—
  828         (1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract or
  829  expand the boundaries of a community development district in the
  830  following manner:
  831         (h) For a petition to establish a new community development
  832  district of less than 2,500 acres on land located solely in one
  833  county or one municipality, sufficiently contiguous lands
  834  located within the county or municipality which the petitioner
  835  anticipates adding to the boundaries of the district within 10
  836  years after the effective date of the ordinance establishing the
  837  district may also be identified. If such sufficiently contiguous
  838  land is identified, the petition must include a legal
  839  description of each additional parcel within the sufficiently
  840  contiguous land, the current owner of the parcel, the acreage of
  841  the parcel, and the current land use designation of the parcel.
  842  At least 14 days before the hearing required under s.
  843  190.005(2)(b), the petitioner must give the current owner of
  844  each such parcel notice of filing the petition to establish the
  845  district, the date and time of the public hearing on the
  846  petition, and the name and address of the petitioner. A parcel
  847  may not be included in the district without the written consent
  848  of the owner of the parcel.
  849         1. After establishment of the district, a person may
  850  petition the county or municipality to amend the boundaries of
  851  the district to include a previously identified parcel that was
  852  a proposed addition to the district before its establishment. A
  853  filing fee may not be charged for this petition. Each such
  854  petition must include:
  855         a. A legal description by metes and bounds of the parcel to
  856  be added;
  857         b. A new legal description by metes and bounds of the
  858  district;
  859         c. Written consent of all owners of the parcel to be added;
  860         d. A map of the district including the parcel to be added;
  861         e. A description of the development proposed on the
  862  additional parcel; and
  863         f. A copy of the original petition identifying the parcel
  864  to be added.
  865         2. Before filing with the county or municipality, the
  866  person must provide the petition to the district and to the
  867  owner of the proposed additional parcel, if the owner is not the
  868  petitioner.
  869         3. Once the petition is determined sufficient and complete,
  870  the county or municipality must process the addition of the
  871  parcel to the district as an amendment to the ordinance that
  872  establishes the district. The county or municipality may process
  873  all petitions to amend the ordinance for parcels identified in
  874  the original petition, even if, by adding such parcels, the
  875  district exceeds 2,500 acres.
  876         4. The petitioner shall cause to be published in a
  877  newspaper qualified to publish legal notices of general
  878  circulation in the proposed district a notice of the intent to
  879  amend the ordinance that establishes the district. The notice
  880  must be in addition to any notice required for adoption of the
  881  ordinance amendment. Such notice must be published as provided
  882  in chapter 50 at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing on
  883  the ordinance amendment and may be published in the section of
  884  the newspaper reserved for legal notices. The notice must
  885  include a general description of the land to be added to the
  886  district and the date and time of the scheduled hearing to amend
  887  the ordinance. The petitioner shall deliver, including by mail
  888  or hand delivery, the notice of the hearing on the ordinance
  889  amendment to the owner of the parcel and to the district at
  890  least 14 days before the scheduled hearing.
  891         5. The amendment of a district by the addition of a parcel
  892  pursuant to this paragraph does not alter the transition from
  893  landowner voting to qualified elector voting pursuant to s.
  894  190.006, even if the total size of the district after the
  895  addition of the parcel exceeds 5,000 acres. Upon adoption of the
  896  ordinance expanding the district, the petitioner must cause to
  897  be recorded a notice of boundary amendment which reflects the
  898  new boundaries of the district.
  899         6. This paragraph is intended to facilitate the orderly
  900  addition of lands to a district under certain circumstances and
  901  does not preclude the addition of lands to any district using
  902  the procedures in the other provisions of this section.
  903         Section 18. Subsection (1) of section 194.037, Florida
  904  Statutes, is amended to read:
  905         194.037 Disclosure of tax impact.—
  906         (1) After hearing all petitions, complaints, appeals, and
  907  disputes, the clerk shall make public notice of the findings and
  908  results of the board as provided in chapter 50. If published in
  909  the print edition of a newspaper, the notice must be in at least
  910  a quarter-page size advertisement of a standard size or tabloid
  911  size newspaper, and the headline shall be in a type no smaller
  912  than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that
  913  portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
  914  advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a
  915  newspaper of general paid circulation in the county. The
  916  newspaper selected shall be one of general interest and
  917  readership in the community, and not one of limited subject
  918  matter, pursuant to chapter 50. For all advertisements published
  919  pursuant to this section, the headline shall read: TAX IMPACT OF
  920  VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. The public notice shall list the members
  921  of the value adjustment board and the taxing authorities to
  922  which they are elected. The form shall show, in columnar form,
  923  for each of the property classes listed under subsection (2),
  924  the following information, with appropriate column totals:
  925         (a) In the first column, the number of parcels for which
  926  the board granted exemptions that had been denied or that had
  927  not been acted upon by the property appraiser.
  928         (b) In the second column, the number of parcels for which
  929  petitions were filed concerning a property tax exemption.
  930         (c) In the third column, the number of parcels for which
  931  the board considered the petition and reduced the assessment
  932  from that made by the property appraiser on the initial
  933  assessment roll.
  934         (d) In the fourth column, the number of parcels for which
  935  petitions were filed but not considered by the board because
  936  such petitions were withdrawn or settled prior to the board’s
  937  consideration.
  938         (e) In the fifth column, the number of parcels for which
  939  petitions were filed requesting a change in assessed value,
  940  including requested changes in assessment classification.
  941         (f) In the sixth column, the net change in taxable value
  942  from the assessor’s initial roll which results from board
  943  decisions.
  944         (g) In the seventh column, the net shift in taxes to
  945  parcels not granted relief by the board. The shift shall be
  946  computed as the amount shown in column 6 multiplied by the
  947  applicable millage rates adopted by the taxing authorities in
  948  hearings held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(d) or adopted by vote of
  949  the electors pursuant to s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State
  950  Constitution, but without adjustment as authorized pursuant to
  951  s. 200.065(6). If for any taxing authority the hearing has not
  952  been completed at the time the notice required herein is
  953  prepared, the millage rate used shall be that adopted in the
  954  hearing held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(c).
  955         Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 197.402, Florida
  956  Statutes, is amended to read:
  957         197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with
  958  delinquent taxes.—
  959         (1) If advertisements are required, the board of county
  960  commissioners shall make such notice select the newspaper as
  961  provided in chapter 50. The tax collector shall pay all
  962  newspaper charges, and the proportionate cost of the
  963  advertisements shall be added to the delinquent taxes collected.
  964         Section 20. Subsection (3) of section 200.065, Florida
  965  Statutes, is amended to read:
  966         200.065 Method of fixing millage.—
  967         (3) The advertisement shall be published as provided in
  968  chapter 50. If the advertisement is published in the print
  969  edition of a newspaper, the advertisement must be no less than
  970  one-quarter page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size
  971  newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement shall be in a
  972  type no smaller than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be
  973  placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and
  974  classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be
  975  published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
  976  county or in a geographically limited insert of such newspaper.
  977  The geographic boundaries in which such insert is circulated
  978  shall include the geographic boundaries of the taxing authority.
  979  It is the legislative intent that, whenever possible, the
  980  advertisement appear in a newspaper that is published at least
  981  weekly 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in the county is
  982  published less than weekly 5 days a week, or that the
  983  advertisement appear in a geographically limited insert of such
  984  newspaper which insert is published throughout the taxing
  985  authority’s jurisdiction at least twice each week. It is further
  986  the legislative intent that the newspaper selected be one of
  987  general interest and readership in the community and not one of
  988  limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50.
  989         (a) For taxing authorities other than school districts
  990  which have tentatively adopted a millage rate in excess of 100
  991  percent of the rolled-back rate computed pursuant to subsection
  992  (1), the advertisement shall be in the following form:
  993                   NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE                 
  994  
  995         The ...(name of the taxing authority)... has tentatively
  996  adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy.
  997  Last year’s property tax levy:
  998         A. Initially proposed tax levy................$XX,XXX,XXX
  999         B. Less tax reductions due to Value Adjustment Board and
 1000  other assessment changes...........................($XX,XXX,XXX)
 1001         C. Actual property tax levy...................$XX,XXX,XXX
 1002  This year’s proposed tax levy........................$XX,XXX,XXX
 1003         All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
 1004  hearing on the tax increase to be held on ...(date and time)...
 1005  at ...(meeting place)....
 1006  
 1007         A FINAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase and the
 1008  budget will be made at this hearing.
 1009         (b) In all instances in which the provisions of paragraph
 1010  (a) are inapplicable for taxing authorities other than school
 1011  districts, the advertisement shall be in the following form:
 1012  
 1013                      NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING                     
 1014  
 1015         The ...(name of taxing authority)... has tentatively
 1016  adopted a budget for ...(fiscal year).... A public hearing to
 1017  make a FINAL DECISION on the budget AND TAXES will be held on
 1018  ...(date and time)... at ...(meeting place)....
 1019  
 1020         (c) For school districts which have proposed a millage rate
 1021  in excess of 100 percent of the rolled-back rate computed
 1022  pursuant to subsection (1) and which propose to levy nonvoted
 1023  millage in excess of the minimum amount required pursuant to s.
 1024  1011.60(6), the advertisement shall be in the following form:
 1025                   NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE                 
 1026  
 1027         The ...(name of school district)... will soon consider a
 1028  measure to increase its property tax levy.
 1029  Last year’s property tax levy:
 1030         A. Initially proposed tax levy................$XX,XXX,XXX
 1031         B. Less tax reductions due to Value Adjustment Board and
 1032  other assessment changes...........................($XX,XXX,XXX)
 1033         C. Actual property tax levy...................$XX,XXX,XXX
 1034  This year’s proposed tax levy........................$XX,XXX,XXX
 1035         A portion of the tax levy is required under state law in
 1036  order for the school board to receive $...(amount A)... in state
 1037  education grants. The required portion has ...(increased or
 1038  decreased)... by ...(amount B)... percent and represents
 1039  approximately ...(amount C)... of the total proposed taxes.
 1040         The remainder of the taxes is proposed solely at the
 1041  discretion of the school board.
 1042         All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on
 1043  the tax increase to be held on ...(date and time)... at
 1044  ...(meeting place)....
 1045         A DECISION on the proposed tax increase and the budget will
 1046  be made at this hearing.
 1047         1. AMOUNT A shall be an estimate, provided by the
 1048  Department of Education, of the amount to be received in the
 1049  current fiscal year by the district from state appropriations
 1050  for the Florida Education Finance Program.
 1051         2. AMOUNT B shall be the percent increase over the rolled
 1052  back rate necessary to levy only the required local effort in
 1053  the current fiscal year, computed as though in the preceding
 1054  fiscal year only the required local effort was levied.
 1055         3. AMOUNT C shall be the quotient of required local-effort
 1056  millage divided by the total proposed nonvoted millage, rounded
 1057  to the nearest tenth and stated in words; however, the stated
 1058  amount shall not exceed nine-tenths.
 1059         (d) For school districts which have proposed a millage rate
 1060  in excess of 100 percent of the rolled-back rate computed
 1061  pursuant to subsection (1) and which propose to levy as nonvoted
 1062  millage only the minimum amount required pursuant to s.
 1063  1011.60(6), the advertisement shall be the same as provided in
 1064  paragraph (c), except that the second and third paragraphs shall
 1065  be replaced with the following paragraph:
 1066  
 1067         This increase is required under state law in order for the
 1068  school board to receive $...(amount A)... in state education
 1069  grants.
 1070  
 1071         (e) In all instances in which the provisions of paragraphs
 1072  (c) and (d) are inapplicable for school districts, the
 1073  advertisement shall be in the following form:
 1074  
 1075                      NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING                     
 1076  
 1077         The ...(name of school district)... will soon consider a
 1078  budget for ...(fiscal year).... A public hearing to make a
 1079  DECISION on the budget AND TAXES will be held on ...(date and
 1080  time)... at ...(meeting place)....
 1081  
 1082         (f) In lieu of publishing the notice set out in this
 1083  subsection, the taxing authority may mail a copy of the notice
 1084  to each elector residing within the jurisdiction of the taxing
 1085  authority.
 1086         (g) In the event that the mailing of the notice of proposed
 1087  property taxes is delayed beyond September 3 in a county, any
 1088  multicounty taxing authority which levies ad valorem taxes
 1089  within that county shall advertise its intention to adopt a
 1090  tentative budget and millage rate in a newspaper of paid general
 1091  circulation within that county which meets the requirements of
 1092  chapter 50, as provided in this subsection, and shall hold the
 1093  hearing required pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) not less than 2
 1094  days or more than 5 days thereafter, and not later than
 1095  September 18. The advertisement shall be in the following form,
 1096  unless the proposed millage rate is less than or equal to the
 1097  rolled-back rate, computed pursuant to subsection (1), in which
 1098  case the advertisement shall be as provided in paragraph (e):
 1099                       NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE                      
 1100  
 1101         The ...(name of the taxing authority)... proposes to
 1102  increase its property tax levy by ...(percentage of increase
 1103  over rolled-back rate)... percent.
 1104         All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
 1105  hearing on the proposed tax increase to be held on ...(date and
 1106  time)... at ...(meeting place)....
 1107  
 1108         (h) In no event shall any taxing authority add to or delete
 1109  from the language of the advertisements as specified herein
 1110  unless expressly authorized by law, except that, if an increase
 1111  in ad valorem tax rates will affect only a portion of the
 1112  jurisdiction of a taxing authority, advertisements may include a
 1113  map or geographical description of the area to be affected and
 1114  the proposed use of the tax revenues under consideration. In
 1115  addition, if published in the print edition of the newspaper or
 1116  only published on the Internet in accordance with s. 50.0211(5),
 1117  the map must be included in part of the online advertisement
 1118  required by s. 50.0211. The advertisements required herein shall
 1119  not be accompanied, preceded, or followed by other advertising
 1120  or notices which conflict with or modify the substantive content
 1121  prescribed herein.
 1122         (i) The advertisements required pursuant to paragraphs (b)
 1123  and (e) need not be one-quarter page in size or have a headline
 1124  in type no smaller than 18 point.
 1125         (j) The amounts to be published as percentages of increase
 1126  over the rolled-back rate pursuant to this subsection shall be
 1127  based on aggregate millage rates and shall exclude voted millage
 1128  levies unless expressly provided otherwise in this subsection.
 1129         (k) Any taxing authority which will levy an ad valorem tax
 1130  for an upcoming budget year but does not levy an ad valorem tax
 1131  currently shall, in the advertisement specified in paragraph
 1132  (a), paragraph (c), paragraph (d), or paragraph (g), replace the
 1133  phrase “increase its property tax levy by ...(percentage of
 1134  increase over rolled-back rate)... percent” with the phrase
 1135  “impose a new property tax levy of $...(amount)... per $1,000
 1136  value.”
 1137         (l) Any advertisement required pursuant to this section
 1138  shall be accompanied by an adjacent notice meeting the budget
 1139  summary requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). Except for those taxing
 1140  authorities proposing to levy ad valorem taxes for the first
 1141  time, the following statement shall appear in the budget summary
 1142  in boldfaced type immediately following the heading, if the
 1143  applicable percentage is greater than zero:
 1144  
 1145         THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF ...(name of
 1146  taxing authority)... ARE ...(percent rounded to one decimal
 1147  place)... MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
 1148  
 1149  For purposes of this paragraph, “proposed operating budget
 1150  expenditures” or “operating expenditures” means all moneys of
 1151  the local government, including dependent special districts,
 1152  that:
 1153         1. Were or could be expended during the applicable fiscal
 1154  year, or
 1155         2. Were or could be retained as a balance for future
 1156  spending in the fiscal year.
 1157  
 1158  Provided, however, those moneys held in or used in trust,
 1159  agency, or internal service funds, and expenditures of bond
 1160  proceeds for capital outlay or for advanced refunded debt
 1161  principal, shall be excluded.
 1162         Section 21. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 1163  338.223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1164         338.223 Proposed turnpike projects.—
 1165         (1)
 1166         (c) Prior to requesting legislative approval of a proposed
 1167  turnpike project, the environmental feasibility of the proposed
 1168  project shall be reviewed by the Department of Environmental
 1169  Protection. The department shall submit its Project Development
 1170  and Environmental Report to the Department of Environmental
 1171  Protection, along with a draft copy of a public notice. Within
 1172  14 days of receipt of the draft public notice, the Department of
 1173  Environmental Protection shall return the draft public notice to
 1174  the Department of Transportation with an approval of the
 1175  language or modifications to the language. Upon receipt of the
 1176  approved or modified draft, or if no comments are provided
 1177  within 14 days, the Department of Transportation shall publish
 1178  the notice as provided in chapter 50 in a newspaper to provide a
 1179  30-day public comment period. If published in the print edition
 1180  of a newspaper, the headline of the required notice shall be in
 1181  a type no smaller than 18 point,. The notice shall be placed in
 1182  that portion of the newspaper where legal notices appear, and .
 1183  The notice shall be published in a newspaper qualified to
 1184  publish legal notices of general circulation in the county or
 1185  counties of general interest and readership in the community as
 1186  provided in s. 50.031, not one of limited subject matter.
 1187  Whenever possible, the notice shall appear in a newspaper that
 1188  is published at least weekly 5 days a week. All notices
 1189  published pursuant to this section The notice shall include, at
 1190  a minimum but is not limited to, the following information:
 1191         1. The purpose of the notice is to provide for a 30-day
 1192  period for written public comments on the environmental impacts
 1193  of a proposed turnpike project.
 1194         2. The name and description of the project, along with a
 1195  geographic location map clearly indicating the area where the
 1196  proposed project will be located.
 1197         3. The address where such comments must be sent and the
 1198  date such comments are due.
 1199  
 1200  After a review of the department’s report and any public
 1201  comments, the Department of Environmental Protection shall
 1202  submit a statement of environmental feasibility to the
 1203  department within 30 days after the date on which public
 1204  comments are due. The notice and the statement of environmental
 1205  feasibility shall not give rise to any rights to a hearing or
 1206  other rights or remedies provided pursuant to chapter 120 or
 1207  chapter 403, and shall not bind the Department of Environmental
 1208  Protection in any subsequent environmental permit review.
 1209         Section 22. Subsection (3) of section 348.0308, Florida
 1210  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1211         348.0308 Public-private partnership.—The Legislature
 1212  declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction
 1213  of safe and efficient transportation facilities for traveling
 1214  within the state and that it is in the public’s interest to
 1215  provide for public-private partnership agreements to effectuate
 1216  the construction of additional safe, convenient, and economical
 1217  transportation facilities.
 1218         (3) The agency may request proposals for public-private
 1219  transportation projects or, if it receives an unsolicited
 1220  proposal, it must publish a notice in the Florida Administrative
 1221  Register and, as provided in chapter 50, by Internet publication
 1222  or by print in a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices of
 1223  general circulation in the county in which the project it is
 1224  located at least once a week for 2 weeks stating that it has
 1225  received the proposal and will accept, for 60 days after the
 1226  initial date of publication, other proposals for the same
 1227  project purpose. A copy of the notice must be mailed to each
 1228  local government in the affected areas. After the public
 1229  notification period has expired, the agency shall rank the
 1230  proposals in order of preference. In ranking the proposals, the
 1231  agency shall consider professional qualifications, general
 1232  business terms, innovative engineering or cost-reduction terms,
 1233  finance plans, and the need for state funds to deliver the
 1234  proposal. If the agency is not satisfied with the results of the
 1235  negotiations, it may, at its sole discretion, terminate
 1236  negotiations with the proposer. If these negotiations are
 1237  unsuccessful, the agency may go to the second and lower-ranked
 1238  firms, in order, using the same procedure. If only one proposal
 1239  is received, the agency may negotiate in good faith, and if it
 1240  is not satisfied with the results, it may, at its sole
 1241  discretion, terminate negotiations with the proposer. The agency
 1242  may, at its discretion, reject all proposals at any point in the
 1243  process up to completion of a contract with the proposer.
 1244         Section 23. Subsection (3) of section 348.635, Florida
 1245  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1246         348.635 Public-private partnership.—The Legislature
 1247  declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction
 1248  of safe and efficient transportation facilities for traveling
 1249  within the state and that it is in the public’s interest to
 1250  provide for public-private partnership agreements to effectuate
 1251  the construction of additional safe, convenient, and economical
 1252  transportation facilities.
 1253         (3) The authority may request proposals for public-private
 1254  transportation projects or, if it receives an unsolicited
 1255  proposal, it must publish a notice in the Florida Administrative
 1256  Register and, as provided in chapter 50, by either Internet
 1257  publication or by print in and a newspaper of general
 1258  circulation in the county in which the project it is located at
 1259  least once a week for 2 weeks stating that it has received the
 1260  proposal and will accept, for 60 days after the initial date of
 1261  publication, other proposals for the same project purpose. A
 1262  copy of the notice must be mailed to each local government in
 1263  the affected areas. After the public notification period has
 1264  expired, the authority shall rank the proposals in order of
 1265  preference. In ranking the proposals, the authority shall
 1266  consider professional qualifications, general business terms,
 1267  innovative engineering or cost-reduction terms, finance plans,
 1268  and the need for state funds to deliver the proposal. If the
 1269  authority is not satisfied with the results of the negotiations,
 1270  it may, at its sole discretion, terminate negotiations with the
 1271  proposer. If these negotiations are unsuccessful, the authority
 1272  may go to the second and lower-ranked firms, in order, using the
 1273  same procedure. If only one proposal is received, the authority
 1274  may negotiate in good faith, and if it is not satisfied with the
 1275  results, it may, at its sole discretion, terminate negotiations
 1276  with the proposer. The authority may, at its discretion, reject
 1277  all proposals at any point in the process up to completion of a
 1278  contract with the proposer.
 1279         Section 24. Subsection (3) of section 348.7605, Florida
 1280  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1281         348.7605 Public-private partnership.—The Legislature
 1282  declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction
 1283  of safe and efficient transportation facilities for traveling
 1284  within the state and that it is in the public’s interest to
 1285  provide for public-private partnership agreements to effectuate
 1286  the construction of additional safe, convenient, and economical
 1287  transportation facilities.
 1288         (3) The authority may request proposals for public-private
 1289  transportation projects or, if it receives an unsolicited
 1290  proposal, it must publish a notice in the Florida Administrative
 1291  Register and, as provided in chapter 50, by either Internet
 1292  publication or by print in a newspaper of general circulation in
 1293  the county in which the project it is located at least once a
 1294  week for 2 weeks stating that it has received the proposal and
 1295  will accept, for 60 days after the initial date of publication,
 1296  other proposals for the same project purpose. A copy of the
 1297  notice must be mailed to each local government in the affected
 1298  areas. After the public notification period has expired, the
 1299  authority shall rank the proposals in order of preference. In
 1300  ranking the proposals, the authority shall consider professional
 1301  qualifications, general business terms, innovative engineering
 1302  or cost-reduction terms, finance plans, and the need for state
 1303  funds to deliver the proposal. If the authority is not satisfied
 1304  with the results of the negotiations, it may, at its sole
 1305  discretion, terminate negotiations with the proposer. If these
 1306  negotiations are unsuccessful, the authority may go to the
 1307  second and lower-ranked firms, in order, using the same
 1308  procedure. If only one proposal is received, the authority may
 1309  negotiate in good faith, and if it is not satisfied with the
 1310  results, it may, at its sole discretion, terminate negotiations
 1311  with the proposer. The authority may, at its discretion, reject
 1312  all proposals at any point in the process up to completion of a
 1313  contract with the proposer.
 1314         Section 25. Section 373.0397, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1315  to read:
 1316         373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of
 1317  prime groundwater recharge areas.—Upon preparation of an
 1318  inventory of prime groundwater recharge areas for the Floridan
 1319  or Biscayne aquifers, but prior to adoption by the governing
 1320  board, the water management district shall publish a legal
 1321  notice of public hearing on the designated areas for the
 1322  Floridan and Biscayne aquifers, with a map delineating the
 1323  boundaries of the areas, as provided in newspapers defined in
 1324  chapter 50 as having general circulation within the area to be
 1325  affected. The notice shall be at least one-fourth page and shall
 1326  read as follows:
 1327  
 1328                      NOTICE OF PRIME RECHARGE                     
 1329                          AREA DESIGNATION                         
 1330  
 1331         The ...(name of taxing authority)... proposes to designate
 1332  specific land areas as areas of prime recharge to the ...(name
 1333  of aquifer)... Aquifer.
 1334         All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
 1335  hearing on the proposed designation to be held on ...(date and
 1336  time)... at ...(meeting place)....
 1337         A map of the affected areas follows.
 1338  
 1339  The governing board of the water management district shall adopt
 1340  a designation of prime groundwater recharge areas to the
 1341  Floridan and Biscayne aquifers by rule within 120 days after the
 1342  public hearing, subject to the provisions of chapter 120.
 1343         Section 26. Section 373.146, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1344  to read:
 1345         373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers.—
 1346         (1) Whenever in this chapter the publication of any notice,
 1347  process, or paper is required or provided for, unless otherwise
 1348  provided by law, the publication thereof in some newspaper or
 1349  newspapers as provided defined in chapter 50 is having general
 1350  circulation within the area to be affected shall be taken and
 1351  considered as being sufficient.
 1352         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 1353  contrary, and except in the case of emergency meetings, water
 1354  management districts may provide reasonable notice of public
 1355  meetings held to evaluate responses to solicitations issued by
 1356  the water management district, by publication as provided in
 1357  chapter 50 in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
 1358  county where the principal office of the water management
 1359  district is located, or in the county or counties where the
 1360  public work will be performed, no less than 7 days before such
 1361  meeting.
 1362         Section 27. Subsection (12) of section 403.722, Florida
 1363  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1364         403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and
 1365  treatment facilities.—
 1366         (12) On the same day of filing with the department of an
 1367  application for a permit for the construction modification, or
 1368  operation of a hazardous waste facility, the applicant shall
 1369  notify each city and county within 1 mile of the facility of the
 1370  filing of the application and shall publish notice of the filing
 1371  of the application. The applicant shall publish a second notice
 1372  of the filing within 14 days after the date of filing. Each
 1373  notice shall be published as provided in chapter 50 in a
 1374  newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
 1375  facility is located or is proposed to be located.
 1376  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 50, for purposes of
 1377  this section, a “newspaper of general circulation” shall be the
 1378  newspaper within the county in which the installation or
 1379  facility is proposed which has the largest daily circulation in
 1380  that county and has its principal office in that county. If the
 1381  newspaper with the largest daily circulation has its principal
 1382  office outside the county, the notice shall appear in both the
 1383  newspaper with the largest daily circulation in that county, and
 1384  a newspaper authorized to publish legal notices in that county.
 1385  The notice shall contain:
 1386         (a) The name of the applicant and a brief description of
 1387  the project and its location.
 1388         (b) The location of the application file and when it is
 1389  available for public inspection.
 1390  
 1391  The notice shall be prepared by the applicant and shall comply
 1392  with the following format:
 1393  
 1394                        Notice of Application                      
 1395  The Department of Environmental Protection announces receipt of
 1396  an application for a permit from ...(name of applicant)... to
 1397  ...(brief description of project).... This proposed project will
 1398  be located at ...(location)... in ...(county)... ...(city)....
 1399  
 1400  This application is being processed and is available for public
 1401  inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
 1402  Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at ...(name and
 1403  address of office)....
 1404         Section 28. Subsection (5) of section 849.38, Florida
 1405  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1406         849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and
 1407  order to show cause.—
 1408         (5) If the value of the property seized is shown by the
 1409  sheriff’s return to have an appraised value of $1,000 or less,
 1410  the above citation shall be served by posting at three public
 1411  places in the county, one of which shall be the front door of
 1412  the courthouse; if the value of the property is shown by the
 1413  sheriff’s return to have an approximate value of more than
 1414  $1,000, the citation shall be published by print or posted for
 1415  at least 2 consecutive weeks on a newspaper’s website and the
 1416  statewide legal notice website in accordance with s. 50.0211(5).
 1417  If published in print, the citation shall appear at least once
 1418  each week for 2 consecutive weeks in a some newspaper qualified
 1419  to publish legal notices under chapter 50 that is of general
 1420  publication published in the county, if there is be such a
 1421  newspaper published in the county. and If there is no such
 1422  newspaper not, the then said notice of such publication shall be
 1423  made by certificate of the clerk if publication is made by
 1424  posting, and by affidavit as provided in chapter 50, if made by
 1425  publication as provided in chapter 50 in a newspaper, which
 1426  affidavit or certificate shall be filed and become a part of the
 1427  record in the cause. Failure of the record to show proof of such
 1428  publication shall not affect any judgment made in the cause
 1429  unless it shall affirmatively appear that no such publication
 1430  was made.
 1431         Section 29. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
 1432  932.704, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1433         932.704 Forfeiture proceedings.—
 1434         (6)(a) If the property is required by law to be titled or
 1435  registered, or if the owner of the property is known in fact to
 1436  the seizing agency, or if the seized property is subject to a
 1437  perfected security interest in accordance with the Uniform
 1438  Commercial Code, chapter 679, the attorney for the seizing
 1439  agency shall serve the forfeiture complaint as an original
 1440  service of process under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
 1441  and other applicable law to each person having an ownership or
 1442  security interest in the property. The seizing agency shall also
 1443  publish, in accordance with chapter 50, notice of the forfeiture
 1444  complaint for 2 consecutive weeks on a newspaper’s website and
 1445  the statewide legal notice website in accordance with s.
 1446  50.0211(5) or, if published in print, once each week for 2
 1447  consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified to publish legal
 1448  notices under chapter 50 of general circulation, as defined in
 1449  s. 165.031, in the county where the seizure occurred.
 1450         Section 30. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 1451  
 1452  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
 1453  And the title is amended as follows:
 1454         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 1455  and insert:
 1456                        A bill to be entitled                      
 1457         An act relating to legal notices; amending s. 50.011,
 1458         F.S.; revising construction as to the satisfaction of
 1459         publication requirements for legal notices; revising
 1460         requirements for newspapers that are qualified to
 1461         publish legal notices; defining the term “fiscally
 1462         constrained county”; authorizing the Internet
 1463         publication of specified governmental agency notices
 1464         on newspaper websites in lieu of print publication if
 1465         certain requirements are met; amending s. 50.021,
 1466         F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
 1467         act; amending s. 50.0211, F.S.; defining terms;
 1468         requiring the Florida Press Association to seek to
 1469         ensure equitable access for minority populations to
 1470         legal notices posted on the statewide legal notice
 1471         website; requiring the association to publish and
 1472         maintain certain reports on the statewide legal notice
 1473         website; authorizing a governmental agency to choose
 1474         between print publication or Internet-only publication
 1475         of specified governmental agency notices with
 1476         specified newspapers if certain conditions are met;
 1477         specifying requirements for the placement, format, and
 1478         accessibility of any such notices; requiring the
 1479         newspaper to display a specified disclaimer regarding
 1480         the posting of legal notices; authorizing a newspaper
 1481         to charge for Internet-only publication of
 1482         governmental agency notices, subject to specified
 1483         limitations; specifying applicable penalties for
 1484         unauthorized rebates, commissions, or refunds in
 1485         connection with publication charges; requiring a
 1486         governmental agency that publishes governmental agency
 1487         notices by Internet-only publication to publish a
 1488         specified notice in the print edition of a local
 1489         newspaper and on their website; providing for
 1490         construction; amending s. 50.031, F.S.; conforming
 1491         provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss.
 1492         50.041 and 50.051, F.S.; revising provisions governing
 1493         the uniform affidavit establishing proof of
 1494         publication to conform to changes made by the act;
 1495         amending s. 90.902, F.S.; providing for the self
 1496         authentication of legal notices under the Florida
 1497         Evidence Code; amending ss. 11.02, 120.81, 121.0511,
 1498         121.055, 125.66, 162.12, 166.041, 189.015, 190.005,
 1499         190.046, 194.037, 197.402, 200.065, 338.223, 348.0308,
 1500         348.635, 348.7605, 373.0397, 373.146, 403.722, 849.38,
 1501         and 932.704, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
 1502         made by the act; providing an effective date.