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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Department of State;

  3         amending s. 266.0016, F.S.; providing

  4         additional powers of the Historic Pensacola

  5         Preservation Board of Trustees; requiring the

  6         Division of Historical Resources and the

  7         Historic Pensacola Preservation Board of

  8         Trustees, in conjunction with specified

  9         entities, to develop a regionally based

10         historic preservation plan for West Florida;

11         providing elements of the plan; requiring

12         submission of the plan to the Legislature by a

13         specified date; amending s. 15.01, F.S.;

14         striking a reference to performance by the

15         Secretary of State of constitutional duties;

16         amending s. 20.03, F.S.; redefining the term

17         "cabinet" as used in provisions relating to the

18         structure of the executive branch to conform to

19         changes made to the State Constitution;

20         amending s. 20.10, F.S.; providing for the

21         structure of the Department of State and

22         providing for the appointment, term of office,

23         and duties of the head of the department;

24         amending ss. 112.3144, 112.3145, F.S.;

25         transferring certain functions relating to the

26         disclosure of financial interests by public

27         officers and employees from the Department of

28         State to the Florida Commission on Ethics;

29         amending ss. 112.3148, 112.3149, F.S.;

30         requiring that reports of certain gifts and

31         honoraria be filed with the Commission on


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  1         Ethics rather than the Secretary of State or

  2         Department of State; amending s. 257.36, F.S.;

  3         requiring district officers and agencies to

  4         comply with certain laws relating to the

  5         management of records and revising provisions

  6         governing the destruction or disposition of

  7         agency records; amending s. 267.072, F.S.;

  8         revising programs administered by the Division

  9         of Historical Resources of the Department of

10         State; amending s. 288.8175, F.S.; transferring

11         from the Department of Education to the

12         Department of State certain functions relating

13         to linkage institutes between certain

14         educational institutions and foreign countries;

15         amending s. 403.7145, F.S.; conforming

16         provisions relating to the recycling programs

17         for the capitol to changes made in the

18         structure of the executive branch by the State

19         Constitution; amending s. 415.1065, F.S.,

20         relating to records management; conforming a

21         cross-reference to changes made by the act;

22         transferring, renumbering, and amending ss.

23         617.301-617.312, F.S., relating to homeowners'

24         associations, to clarify that such provisions

25         are not administered by the Division of

26         Corporations of the Department of State;

27         amending ss. 617.0601, 617.0701, 617.0721,

28         617.0831, 712.01, 723.0751, 849.085, 849.0931,

29         F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s.

30         849.094, F.S.; transferring from the Division

31         of Licensing of the Department of State to the


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  1         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  2         certain functions relating to the regulation of

  3         game promotions; amending s. 790.06, F.S.;

  4         prescribing additional standards for the

  5         Department of State to consider in issuing a

  6         license for a concealed weapon or firearm;

  7         amending s. 307.1901, F.S.; providing for the

  8         transfer of specified funds in the Corporations

  9         Trust Fund to be used for specified programs

10         administered by the Department of State;

11         requiring the Secretary of State to make a

12         report to the Legislature on recommended

13         statutory changes; transferring the John and

14         Mable Ringling Museum of Art to Florida State

15         University; creating s. 240.711, F.S.; creating

16         the Ringling Center for Cultural Arts;

17         providing for its governance, for a

18         direct-support organization, and for

19         operations; providing powers of the university

20         and its agents and employees; repealing s.

21         265.26, F.S., relating to the Trustees of the

22         John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art;

23         repealing s. 265.261, F.S., relating to that

24         museum's direct-support organization; amending

25         s. 265.2861, F.S.; revising distributions from

26         the Cultural Institutions Trust Fund; amending

27         s. 565.02, F.S.; transferring the beverage

28         license of the museum board of trustees to the

29         direct-support organization; providing

30         effective dates.

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  1  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  3         Section 1.  Effective January 7, 2003, section 15.01,

  4  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         15.01  Residence, office, and duties.--The Secretary of

  6  State shall reside at the seat of government and shall have

  7  her or his office in the Capitol and perform the duties

  8  prescribed by the State Constitution. The Department of State

  9  shall have the custody of the constitution and Great Seal of

10  this state, and of the original statutes thereof, and of the

11  resolutions of the Legislature, and of all the official

12  correspondence of the Governor.  The department shall keep in

13  its office a register and an index of all official letters,

14  orders, communications, messages, documents, and other

15  official acts issued or received by the Governor or the

16  Secretary of State, and record these in a book numbered in

17  chronological order.  The Governor, before issuing any order

18  or transmission of any official letter, communication, or

19  document from the executive office or promulgation of any

20  official act or proceeding, except military orders, shall

21  deliver the same or a copy thereof to the Department of State

22  to be recorded.

23         Section 2.  Effective January 7, 2003, subsection (1)

24  of section 20.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

25         20.03  Definitions.--To provide uniform nomenclature

26  throughout the structure of the executive branch, the

27  following definitions apply:

28         (1)  "Cabinet" means collectively the Secretary of

29  State, Attorney General, the Chief Financial Officer, and the

30  Comptroller, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, and

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  1  Commissioner of Education, as specified in s. 4, Art. IV of

  2  the State Constitution.

  3         Section 3.  Effective January 7, 2003, section 20.10,

  4  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         20.10  Department of State.--There is created a

  6  Department of State.

  7         (1)  The head of the Department of State is the

  8  Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall be appointed

  9  by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and

10  shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary of

11  State shall perform the functions conferred by the State

12  Constitution upon the custodian of state records.

13         (2)  The following divisions of the Department of State

14  are established:

15         (a)  Division of Elections.

16         (b)  Division of Historical Resources.

17         (c)  Division of Corporations.

18         (d)  Division of Library and Information Services.

19         (e)  Division of Licensing.

20         (f)  Division of Cultural Affairs.

21         (g)  Division of Administration.

22         Section 4.  Effective January 1, 2001, section

23  112.3144, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

24         112.3144  Full and public disclosure of financial

25  interests.--

26         (1)  An officer who is required by s. 8, Art. II of the

27  State Constitution to file a full and public disclosure of his

28  or her financial interests for any calendar or fiscal year

29  shall file that disclosure with the Florida Commission on

30  Ethics.

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  1         (2)(1)  No person who is required, pursuant to s. 8,

  2  Art. II of the State Constitution, to file a full and public

  3  disclosure of financial interests and who has filed a full and

  4  public disclosure of financial interests for any calendar or

  5  fiscal year shall be required to file a statement of financial

  6  interests pursuant to s. 112.3145(2) and (3) for the same year

  7  or for any part thereof notwithstanding any requirement of

  8  this part, except that a candidate for office shall file a

  9  copy of his or her disclosure with the officer before whom he

10  or she qualifies.

11         (3)(2)  For purposes of full and public disclosure

12  under s. 8(a), Art. II of the State Constitution, the

13  following items, if not held for investment purposes and if

14  valued at over $1,000 in the aggregate, may be reported in a

15  lump sum and identified as "household goods and personal

16  effects":

17         (a)  Jewelry;

18         (b)  Collections of stamps, guns, and numismatic

19  properties;

20         (c)  Art objects;

21         (d)  Household equipment and furnishings;

22         (e)  Clothing;

23         (f)  Other household items; and

24         (g)  Vehicles for personal use.

25         (4)(3)  Forms for compliance with the full and public

26  disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State

27  Constitution, and a current list of persons required to file

28  full and public disclosure by s. 8, Art. II of the State

29  Constitution, or other state law, shall be created provided by

30  the Commission on Ethics. The commission to the Secretary of

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  1  State, who shall give notice of disclosure deadlines and

  2  delinquencies and distribute forms in the following manner:

  3         (a)  Not later than May 1 of each year, the commission

  4  on Ethics shall prepare a current list of the names and

  5  addresses of and the offices held by every person required to

  6  file full and public disclosure annually by s. 8, Art. II of

  7  the State Constitution, or other state law, and shall provide

  8  the Secretary of State with the mailing list. In compiling the

  9  list, the commission shall be assisted by each unit of

10  government in providing at the request of the commission the

11  name, address, and name of the office held by each public

12  official within the respective unit of government.

13         (b)  Not later than 30 days before July 1 of each year,

14  the commission Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the

15  form prescribed for compliance with full and public disclosure

16  and a notice of the filing deadline to each person on the

17  mailing list.

18         (c)  Not later than 30 days after July 1 of each year,

19  the commission Secretary of State shall determine which

20  persons on the mailing list have failed to file full and

21  public disclosure and shall send delinquency notices by

22  certified mail to such persons. Each notice shall state that a

23  grace period is in effect until September 1 of the current

24  year and that, if the statement is not filed by September 1 of

25  the current year, the Secretary of State is required by law to

26  notify the Commission on Ethics of the delinquency.

27         (d)  Not later than 30 days following September 1 of

28  each year, the Secretary of State shall certify to the

29  Commission on Ethics a list of the names and addresses of and

30  the offices held by all persons on the mailing list who have

31  failed to timely file full and public disclosure.  The


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  1  certification shall be on a form prescribed by the commission

  2  and shall indicate whether the Secretary of State has provided

  3  the disclosure forms and notice as required by this section to

  4  all persons named on the delinquency list.

  5         (d)(e)  Any person subject to the annual filing of full

  6  and public disclosure under s. 8, Art. II of the State

  7  Constitution, or other state law, whose name is not on the

  8  commission's mailing list of persons required to file full and

  9  public disclosure provided to the Secretary of State shall not

10  be deemed delinquent for failure to file full and public

11  disclosure in any year in which the omission occurred.

12         (e)(f)  The notification requirements of this

13  subsection do not apply to candidates or to the first filing

14  required of any person appointed to elective constitutional

15  office.  The appointing official shall notify such newly

16  appointed person of the obligation to file full and public

17  disclosure by July 1.

18         Section 5.  Effective January 1, 2001, paragraph (c) of

19  subsection (2) and subsections (4) and (6) of section

20  112.3145, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

21         112.3145  Disclosure of financial interests and clients

22  represented before agencies.--

23         (2)

24         (c)  State officers, persons qualifying for a state

25  office, and specified state employees shall file their

26  statements of financial interests with the Commission on

27  Ethics Secretary of State. Local officers shall file their

28  statements of financial interests with the supervisor of

29  elections of the county in which they permanently reside.

30  Local officers who do not permanently reside in any county in

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  1  with the supervisor of elections of the county in which their

  2  agency maintains its headquarters. Persons seeking to qualify

  3  as candidates for local public office shall file their

  4  statements of financial interests with the officer before whom

  5  they qualify.

  6         (4)  Each elected constitutional officer, state

  7  officer, local officer, and specified state employee shall

  8  file a quarterly report of the names of clients represented

  9  for a fee or commission, except for appearances in ministerial

10  matters, before agencies at his or her level of government.

11  For the purposes of this part, agencies of government shall be

12  classified as state-level agencies or agencies below state

13  level.  Each local officer shall file such report with the

14  supervisor of elections of the county in which the officer is

15  principally employed or is a resident.  Each state officer,

16  elected constitutional officer, and specified state employee

17  shall file such report with the commission Secretary of State.

18  The report shall be filed only when a reportable

19  representation is made during the calendar quarter and shall

20  be filed no later than 15 days after the last day of the

21  quarter.  Representation before any agency shall be deemed to

22  include representation by such officer or specified state

23  employee or by any partner or associate of the professional

24  firm of which he or she is a member and of which he or she has

25  actual knowledge.  For the purposes of this subsection, the

26  term "representation before any agency" does not include

27  appearances before any court or Chief Judges of Compensation

28  Claims or judges of compensation claims or representations on

29  behalf of one's agency in one's official capacity.  Such term

30  does not include the preparation and filing of forms and

31  applications merely for the purpose of obtaining or


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  1  transferring a license based on a quota or a franchise of such

  2  agency or a license or operation permit to engage in a

  3  profession, business, or occupation, so long as the issuance

  4  or granting of such license, permit, or transfer does not

  5  require substantial discretion, a variance, a special

  6  consideration, or a certificate of public convenience and

  7  necessity.

  8         (6)  Forms for compliance with the disclosure

  9  requirements of this section and a current list of persons

10  subject to disclosure shall be provided by the Commission on

11  Ethics to the Secretary of State and to each supervisor of

12  elections, who shall give notice of disclosure deadlines and

13  delinquencies and distribute forms in the following manner:

14         (a)1.  Not later than May 1 of each year, the

15  Commission on Ethics shall prepare a current list of the names

16  and addresses of, and the offices or positions held by, every

17  state officer, local officer, and specified employee. In

18  compiling the list, the commission shall be assisted by each

19  unit of government in providing, at the request of the

20  commission, the name, address, and name of agency of, and the

21  office or position held by, each state officer, local officer,

22  or specified state employee within the respective unit of

23  government.

24         2.  Not later than May 15 of each year, the commission

25  shall provide the Secretary of State with a current mailing

26  list of all state officers and specified employees and shall

27  provide each supervisor of elections with a current mailing

28  list of all local officers required to file with such

29  supervisor of elections.

30         (b)  Not later than 30 days before July 1 of each year,

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  1  elections, as appropriate, shall mail a copy of the form

  2  prescribed for compliance with subsection (3) and a notice of

  3  all applicable disclosure forms and filing deadlines to each

  4  person required to file a statement of financial interests.

  5         (c)  Not later than 30 days after July 1 of each year,

  6  the commission Secretary of State and each supervisor of

  7  elections shall determine which persons required to file a

  8  statement of financial interests in their respective offices

  9  have failed to do so and shall send delinquency notices by

10  certified mail to such persons.  Each notice shall state that

11  a grace period is in effect until September 1 of the current

12  year; that no investigative or disciplinary action based upon

13  the delinquency will be taken by the agency head or Commission

14  on Ethics if the statement is filed by September 1 of the

15  current year; that, if the statement is not filed by September

16  1 of the current year, he or she is required by law to notify

17  the Commission on Ethics of the delinquency; and that, if upon

18  the filing of a sworn complaint the commission finds that the

19  person has failed to timely file the statement by September 1

20  of the current year, such person shall be subject to the

21  penalties provided in s. 112.317.

22         (d)  Not later than 30 days following September 1 of

23  each year, the Secretary of State and the supervisor of

24  elections in each county shall certify to the Commission on

25  Ethics a list of the names and addresses of, and the offices

26  or positions held by, all persons who have failed to timely

27  file the required statements of financial interests.  The

28  certification shall be on a form prescribed by the commission

29  and shall indicate whether the respective certifying official

30  has provided the disclosure forms and notice as required by

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  1         (e)  Any state officer, local officer, or specified

  2  employee whose name is not on the mailing list of persons

  3  required to file statements of financial interests provided to

  4  the Secretary of State or supervisor of elections is not

  5  subject to the penalties provided in s. 112.317 for failure to

  6  timely file a statement of financial interests in any year in

  7  which the omission occurred.

  8         (f)  The requirements of this subsection do not apply

  9  to candidates or to the first filing required of any state

10  officer, specified employee, or local officer.

11         Section 6.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (5), paragraph

12  (d) of subsection (6), and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of

13  section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

14         112.3148  Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by

15  individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of

16  financial interests and by procurement employees.--

17         (5)

18         (b)  However, a person who is regulated by this

19  subsection, who is not regulated by subsection (6), and who

20  makes, or directs another to make, an individual gift having a

21  value in excess of $25, but not in excess of $100, other than

22  a gift which the donor knows will be accepted on behalf of a

23  governmental entity or charitable organization, must file a

24  report on the last day of each calendar quarter, for the

25  previous calendar quarter in which a reportable gift is made.

26  The report shall be filed with the Commission on Ethics

27  Secretary of State, except with respect to gifts to reporting

28  individuals of the legislative branch, in which case the

29  report shall be filed with the Division of Legislative

30  Information Services in the Office of Legislative Services.

31  The report must contain a description of each gift, the


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  1  monetary value thereof, the name and address of the person

  2  making such gift, the name and address of the recipient of the

  3  gift, and the date such gift is given.  In addition, when a

  4  gift is made which requires the filing of a report under this

  5  subsection, the donor must notify the intended recipient at

  6  the time the gift is made that the donor, or another on his or

  7  her behalf, will report the gift under this subsection.  Under

  8  this paragraph, a gift need not be reported by more than one

  9  person or entity.

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11         (d)  No later than July 1 of each year, each reporting

12  individual or procurement employee shall file a statement

13  listing each gift having a value in excess of $100 received by

14  the reporting individual or procurement employee, either

15  directly or indirectly, from a governmental entity or a

16  direct-support organization specifically authorized by law to

17  support a governmental entity.  The statement shall list the

18  name of the person providing the gift, a description of the

19  gift, the date or dates on which the gift was given, and the

20  value of the total gifts given during the calendar year for

21  which the report is made.  The reporting individual or

22  procurement employee shall attach to such statement any report

23  received by him or her in accordance with paragraph (c), which

24  report shall become a public record when filed with the

25  statement of the reporting individual or procurement employee.

26  The reporting individual or procurement employee may explain

27  any differences between the report of the reporting individual

28  or procurement employee and the attached reports.  The annual

29  report filed by a reporting individual shall be filed with the

30  financial disclosure statement required by either s. 8, Art.

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  1  the reporting individual.  The annual report filed by a

  2  procurement employee shall be filed with the Commission on

  3  Ethics Department of State.

  4         (8)(a)  Each reporting individual or procurement

  5  employee shall file a statement with the Commission on Ethics

  6  Secretary of State on the last day of each calendar quarter,

  7  for the previous calendar quarter, containing a list of gifts

  8  which he or she believes to be in excess of $100 in value, if

  9  any, accepted by him or her, except the following:

10         1.  Gifts from relatives.

11         2.  Gifts prohibited by subsection (4) or s.

12  112.313(4).

13         3.  Gifts otherwise required to be disclosed by this

14  section.

15         Section 7.  Subsection (6) of section 112.3149, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         112.3149  Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.--

18         (6)  A reporting individual or procurement employee who

19  receives payment or provision of expenses related to any

20  honorarium event from a person who is prohibited by subsection

21  (4) from paying an honorarium to a reporting individual or

22  procurement employee shall publicly disclose on an annual

23  statement the name, address, and affiliation of the person

24  paying or providing the expenses; the amount of the honorarium

25  expenses; the date of the honorarium event; a description of

26  the expenses paid or provided on each day of the honorarium

27  event; and the total value of the expenses provided to the

28  reporting individual or procurement employee in connection

29  with the honorarium event.  The annual statement of honorarium

30  expenses shall be filed by July 1 of each year for such

31  expenses received during the previous calendar year. The


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  1  reporting individual or procurement employee shall attach to

  2  the annual statement a copy of each statement received by him

  3  or her in accordance with subsection (5) regarding honorarium

  4  expenses paid or provided during the calendar year for which

  5  the annual statement is filed.  Such attached statement shall

  6  become a public record upon the filing of the annual report.

  7  The annual statement of a reporting individual shall be filed

  8  with the financial disclosure statement required by either s.

  9  8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3145, as

10  applicable to the reporting individual. The annual statement

11  of a procurement employee shall be filed with the Commission

12  on Ethics Department of State.

13         Section 8.  Section 257.36, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         257.36  Records and information management.--

16         (1)  There is created within the Division of Library

17  and Information Services of the Department of State a records

18  and information management program.  It is the duty and

19  responsibility of the division to:

20         (a)  Establish and administer a records management

21  program directed to the application of efficient and

22  economical management methods relating to the creation,

23  utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and

24  disposal of records.

25         (b)  Establish and operate a records center or centers

26  primarily for the storage, processing, servicing, and security

27  of public records that must be retained for varying periods of

28  time but need not be retained in an agency's office equipment

29  or space.

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  1         (c)  Analyze, develop, establish, and coordinate

  2  standards, procedures, and techniques of recordmaking and

  3  recordkeeping.

  4         (d)  Ensure the maintenance and security of records

  5  which are deemed appropriate for preservation.

  6         (e)  Establish safeguards against unauthorized or

  7  unlawful removal or loss of records.

  8         (f)  Initiate appropriate action to recover records

  9  removed unlawfully or without authorization.

10         (g)  Institute and maintain a training and information

11  program in:

12         1.  All phases of records and information management to

13  bring approved and current practices, methods, procedures, and

14  devices for the efficient and economical management of records

15  to the attention of all agencies.

16         2.  The requirements relating to access to public

17  records under chapter 119.

18         (h)  Provide a centralized program of microfilming for

19  the benefit of all agencies.

20         (i)  Make continuous surveys of recordkeeping

21  operations.

22         (j)  Recommend improvements in current records

23  management practices, including the use of space, equipment,

24  supplies, and personnel in creating, maintaining, and

25  servicing records.

26         (k)  Establish and maintain a program in cooperation

27  with each agency for the selection and preservation of records

28  considered essential to the operation of government and to the

29  protection of the rights and privileges of citizens.

30         (l)  Make, or have made, preservation duplicates, or

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  1  preserved in the place and manner of safekeeping as prescribed

  2  by the division.

  3         (2)(a)  All records transferred to the division may be

  4  held by it in a records center or centers, to be designated by

  5  it, for such time as in its judgment retention therein is

  6  deemed necessary. At such time as it is established by the

  7  division, such records as are determined by it as having

  8  historical or other value warranting continued preservation

  9  shall be transferred to the Florida State Archives.

10         (b)  Title to any record detained in any records center

11  shall remain in the agency transferring such record to the

12  division.

13         (c)  When a record held in a records center is eligible

14  for destruction, the division shall notify, in writing, by

15  certified mail, the agency which transferred the record.  The

16  agency shall have 90 days from receipt of that notice to

17  respond requesting continued retention or authorizing

18  destruction or disposal of the record.  If the agency does not

19  respond within that time, title to the record shall pass to

20  the division.

21         (3)  The division may charge fees for supplies and

22  services, including, but not limited to, shipping containers,

23  pickup, delivery, reference, and storage.  Fees shall be based

24  upon the actual cost of the supplies and services and shall be

25  deposited in the Records Management Trust Fund.

26         (4)  Any preservation duplicate of any record made

27  pursuant to this chapter shall have the same force and effect

28  for all purposes as the original record.  A transcript,

29  exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation

30  duplicate shall be deemed, for all purposes, to be a

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  1  transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original

  2  record.

  3         (5)  For the purposes of this section, the term

  4  "agency" shall mean any state, county, district, or municipal

  5  officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or

  6  other separate unit of government created or established by

  7  law.  It is the duty of each agency to:

  8         (a)  Cooperate with the division in complying with the

  9  provisions of this chapter and designate a records management

10  liaison officer.

11         (b)  Establish and maintain an active and continuing

12  program for the economical and efficient management of

13  records.

14         (6)  Each agency shall submit to the division in

15  accordance with the rules of the division a list or schedule

16  of records in its custody that are not needed in the

17  transaction of current business and that do not have

18  sufficient administrative, legal, or fiscal significance to

19  warrant further retention by the agency.  Such records shall,

20  in the discretion of the division, be transferred to it for

21  further retention and preservation, as herein provided, or may

22  be destroyed upon its approval.

23         (6)(7)  A public record may be destroyed or otherwise

24  disposed of only in accordance with retention schedules

25  established by the division. No record shall be destroyed or

26  disposed of by any agency unless approval of the division is

27  first obtained. The division shall adopt reasonable rules not

28  inconsistent with this chapter which shall be binding on all

29  agencies relating to the destruction and disposition disposal

30  of records.  Such rules shall provide, but not be limited to:

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  1         (a)  Procedures for complying and submitting to the

  2  division records-retention lists and schedules of records

  3  proposed for disposal.

  4         (b)  Procedures for the physical destruction or other

  5  disposal of records.

  6         (c)  Standards for the reproduction of records for

  7  security or with a view to the disposal of the original

  8  record.

  9         Section 9.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

10  267.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         267.072  Museum of Florida history programs.--

12         (1)  The division shall:

13         (d)  Establish and administer a program, to be entitled

14  the Great Floridians program, which shall be designed to

15  recognize and record the achievements of Floridians, living

16  and deceased, who have made major contributions to the

17  progress and welfare of this state.

18         1.  The division shall nominate present or former

19  citizens of this state, living or deceased, who during their

20  lives have made major contributions to the progress of the

21  nation or this state and its citizens. Nominations shall be

22  submitted to the Secretary of State who shall select from

23  those nominated not less than two persons each year who shall

24  be honored with the designation "Great Floridian," provided no

25  person whose contributions have been through elected or

26  appointed public service shall be selected while holding any

27  such office.

28         2.  To enhance public participation and involvement in

29  the identification of any person worthy of being nominated as

30  a Great Floridian, the division shall seek advice and

31  assistance from persons qualified through the demonstration of


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  1  special interest, experience, or education in the

  2  dissemination of knowledge about the state's history.

  3         a.  In formulating its nominations, the division shall

  4  also seek the assistance of the Museum of Florida History

  5  Foundation, Inc., Florida History Associates, Inc., or its

  6  successor, acting in the capacity as a citizen support

  7  organization of the division, pursuant to s. 267.17 and

  8  approved to act on behalf of the Museum of Florida History.

  9         b.  Annually, the division shall convene an ad hoc

10  committee composed of representatives of the Governor, each

11  member of the Florida Cabinet, the President of the Senate,

12  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Museum of

13  Florida History Foundation, Inc. Florida History Associates,

14  Inc. This committee shall meet at least twice.  The committee

15  shall nominate living citizens of this state who during their

16  lives have made major contributions to the progress of the

17  nation or this state and its citizens and shall from those

18  nominated select each year not fewer less than two persons

19  whose names shall be submitted to the Secretary of State with

20  the recommendation that they be honored with the designation

21  "Great Floridian."

22         3.  Upon designation of a person as a Great Floridian

23  by the Secretary of State, the division shall undertake

24  appropriate activities intended to achieve wide public

25  knowledge of the person designated.

26         a.  The division may seek to initiate production of a

27  film or videotape depicting the life and contributions of the

28  designee to this state and to the nation.  If technology

29  surpasses the use of film or videotape, another medium of

30  equal quality may be used.

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  1         (I)  In the production of such films, the division

  2  shall seek cooperation from local volunteers throughout the

  3  state and, in particular, shall seek fundraising and other

  4  assistance of the citizen support organization created

  5  pursuant to s. 267.17 to support the programs of the Museum of

  6  Florida History.

  7         (II)  In the case of persons nominated as Great

  8  Floridians as a result of the committee convened pursuant to

  9  sub-subparagraph 2.b., the division shall immediately begin

10  taking the steps necessary to produce a film depicting the

11  contributions of such persons to this state and to the nation;

12  however, the requirement to produce such a film shall be

13  contingent upon appropriation of sufficient funds by the

14  Legislature.

15         (II)(III)  The Museum of Florida History shall be the

16  repository of the original negative, the original master tape,

17  and all cuttings, of any film or videotape produced under the

18  authority of this paragraph.  The division also may exercise

19  the right of trademark over the terms "Great Floridian" or

20  "Great Floridians" pursuant to s. 286.031.

21         (III)(IV)  The division shall arrange for the

22  distribution of copies of all films to the general public,

23  public television stations, educational institutions, and

24  others and may establish a reasonable charge to recover costs

25  associated with production and to provide a source of revenue

26  to assist with reproduction, marketing, and distribution of

27  Great Floridians films. Proceeds from such charges shall be

28  deposited into the Historical Resources Operating Trust Fund.

29         b.  Deceased persons designated as Great Floridians

30  typically shall be recognized by markers affixed to properties

31  significantly associated with the major contributions of the


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  1  designee.  Such markers shall be erected pursuant to the

  2  provisions of s. 267.061(3)(n).

  3         Section 10.  Section 288.8175, Florida Statutes, is

  4  amended to read:

  5         288.8175  Linkage institutes between postsecondary

  6  institutions in this state and foreign countries.--

  7         (1)  As used in this section, the term "department"

  8  means the Department of State.

  9         (2)(1)  There are created, within the Department of

10  Education, Florida linkage institutes.  A primary purpose of

11  these institutes is to assist in the development of stronger

12  economic, cultural, educational, and social ties between this

13  state and strategic foreign countries through the promotion of

14  expanded public and private dialogue on cooperative research

15  and technical assistance activities, increased bilateral

16  commerce, student and faculty exchange, cultural exchange, and

17  the enhancement of language training skills between the

18  postsecondary institutions in this state and those of selected

19  foreign countries.  Each institute must ensure that minority

20  students are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in

21  the exchange programs.

22         (3)(2)  Each institute must be governed by an

23  agreement, approved by the department of Education, between

24  the State University System and the Florida Community College

25  System with the counterpart organization of higher education

26  in a the foreign country.  Each institute must report to the

27  department regarding its program activities, expenditures, and

28  policies.

29         (4)(3)  Each institute must be co-administered in this

30  state by a university-community college partnership, as

31  designated in subsection (5) (4), and must have a private


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  1  sector and public sector advisory committee.  The advisory

  2  committee must be representative of the international

  3  education and commercial interests of the state and may have

  4  members who are native to the foreign country partner.  Six

  5  members must be appointed by the department of Education. The

  6  department must appoint at least one member who is an

  7  international educator.  The presidents, or their designees,

  8  of the participating university and community college must

  9  also serve on the advisory committee.

10         (5)(4)  The institutes are:

11         (a)  Florida-Brazil Institute (University of Florida

12  and Miami-Dade Community College).

13         (b)  Florida-Costa Rica Institute (Florida State

14  University and Valencia Community College).

15         (c)  Florida Caribbean Institute (Florida International

16  University and Daytona Beach Community College).

17         (d)  Florida-Canada Institute (University of Central

18  Florida and Palm Beach Junior College).

19         (e)  Florida-China Institute (University of West

20  Florida, University of South Florida, and Brevard Community

21  College).

22         (f)  Florida-Japan Institute (University of South

23  Florida, University of West Florida, and St. Petersburg

24  Community College).

25         (g)  Florida-France Institute (New College of the

26  University of South Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, and

27  Florida State University).

28         (h)  Florida-Israel Institute (Florida Atlantic

29  University and Broward Community College).

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  1         (i)  Florida-West Africa Institute (Florida

  2  Agricultural and Mechanical University, University of North

  3  Florida, and Florida Community College at Jacksonville).

  4         (j)  Florida-Eastern Europe Institute (University of

  5  Central Florida and Lake Sumter Community College).

  6         (k)  Florida-Mexico Institute (Florida International

  7  University and Polk Community College).

  8         (6)(5)  Each institute is allowed to exempt from s.

  9  240.1201 up to 25 full-time equivalent students per year from

10  the respective host countries to study in any of the state

11  universities or community colleges in this state as resident

12  students for tuition purposes.  The institute directors shall

13  develop criteria, to be approved by the Department of

14  Education, for the selection of these students.  Students must

15  return home within 3 years after their tenure of graduate or

16  undergraduate study for a length of time equal to their

17  exemption period.

18         (7)(6)  Each state university and community college

19  linkage institute partner may enter into an agreement for a

20  student exchange program, that requires that the tuition and

21  fees of a student who is enrolled in a state university or

22  community college and who is participating in an exchange

23  program be paid to the university or community college while

24  the student is participating in the exchange program.  The

25  agreement may also require that the tuition and fees of a

26  student who is enrolled in a postsecondary institution in a

27  foreign country and who is participating in an exchange

28  program be paid to the foreign institution of enrollment.

29         (8)(7)  No later than 60 days before every regular

30  session of the Legislature, the department of Education shall

31  present to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the


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  1  President of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House

  2  of Representatives and the Senate a review of linkage

  3  institute program activity, criteria for their operation,

  4  accountability standards, recommended funding levels, and

  5  recommendations for establishing, maintaining, or abolishing

  6  linkage institutes.  The criteria shall be developed in

  7  consultation with Enterprise Florida, Inc. The criteria must

  8  include, but need not be limited to, the purpose stated in

  9  subsection (2) (1) and:

10         (a)  The importance of economic, political, and social

11  ties between this state and the country or region.

12         (b)  The potential for growth and expansion of

13  commercial, educational, and cultural links.

14         (c)  The viability of regionally oriented, rather than

15  country-specific, linkages, based on historical or emerging

16  regional economic or political trading blocs.

17         (9)(8)  A linkage institute may not be created or

18  funded except upon the recommendation of the department of

19  Education and except by amendment to this section.

20         (10)(9)  The department of Education shall review and

21  make linkage-institute budget requests to the Governor and the

22  Legislature. State appropriations for institutes created under

23  this section must be made by a single lump-sum line item to

24  the department, which must apportion the funds among the

25  various institutes in accordance with criteria established by

26  the department.

27         (11)(10)  Linkage institutes may also accept and

28  administer moneys provided by the department of State for

29  research and development of international trade. The

30  department Secretary of State shall, by March 1, report to the

31  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the


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  1  House of Representatives in each year in which the department

  2  of State has provided moneys for a linkage institute. The

  3  report must detail the purpose of the expenditure by the

  4  department of State and the use of the moneys by the linkage

  5  institutes and must include a copy of the research documents

  6  or related materials produced, if any.

  7         Section 11.  Effective January 7, 2003, subsection (1)

  8  of section 403.7145, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         403.7145  Recycling.--

10         (1)  The Capitol and the House and Senate office

11  buildings constitute the Capitol recycling area.  The Florida

12  House of Representatives, the Florida Senate, and the Office

13  of the Governor, the Secretary of State, and each Cabinet

14  officer who heads a department that occupies office space in

15  the Capitol, shall institute a recycling program for their

16  respective offices in the House and Senate office buildings

17  and the Capitol. Provisions shall be made to collect and sell

18  wastepaper and empty aluminum beverage cans generated by

19  employee activities in these offices.  The collection and sale

20  of such materials shall be coordinated with Department of

21  Management Services recycling activities to maximize the

22  efficiency and economy of this program. The Governor, the

23  Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the

24  Senate, the Secretary of State, and the Cabinet officers may

25  authorize the use of proceeds from recyclable material sales

26  for employee benefits and other purposes, in order to provide

27  incentives to their respective employees for participation in

28  the recycling program.  Such proceeds may also be used to

29  offset any costs of the recycling program.

30         Section 12.  Subsection (8) of section 415.1065,

31  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:


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  1         415.1065  Records management.--All records must be

  2  maintained in their entirety for their full retention period,

  3  except as otherwise provided in this section:

  4         (8)  MANNER OF STORAGE AND DISPOSAL.--All reports,

  5  regardless of classification, shall be stored and disposed of

  6  in a manner deemed appropriate to the department and in

  7  accordance with ss. 119.041 and 257.36(6) 257.36(7).

  8         Section 13.  Section 617.301, Florida Statutes, is

  9  transferred and renumbered as section 720.301, Florida

10  Statutes, and amended to read:

11         720.301 617.301  Homeowners' associations;

12  definitions.--As used in ss.720.301-720.312 ss.

13  617.301-617.312, the term:

14         (1)  "Assessment" or "amenity fee" means a sum or sums

15  of money payable to the association, to the developer or other

16  owner of common areas, or to recreational facilities and other

17  properties serving the parcels by the owners of one or more

18  parcels as authorized in the governing documents, which if not

19  paid by the owner of a parcel, can result in a lien against

20  the parcel.

21         (2)  "Common area" means all real property within a

22  community which is owned or leased by an association or

23  dedicated for use or maintenance by the association or its

24  members, including, regardless of whether title has been

25  conveyed to the association:

26         (a)  Real property the use of which is dedicated to the

27  association or its members by a recorded plat; or

28         (b)  Real property committed by a declaration of

29  covenants to be leased or conveyed to the association.

30         (3)  "Community" means the real property that is or

31  will be subject to a declaration of covenants which is


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  1  recorded in the county where the property is located.  The

  2  term "community" includes all real property, including

  3  undeveloped phases, that is or was the subject of a

  4  development-of-regional-impact development order, together

  5  with any approved modification thereto.

  6         (4)  "Declaration of covenants," or "declaration,"

  7  means a recorded written instrument in the nature of covenants

  8  running with the land which subjects the land comprising the

  9  community to the jurisdiction and control of an association or

10  associations in which the owners of the parcels, or their

11  association representatives, must be members.

12         (5)  "Developer" means a person or entity that:

13         (a)  Creates the community served by the association;

14  or

15         (b)  Succeeds to the rights and liabilities of the

16  person or entity that created the community served by the

17  association, provided that such is evidenced in writing.

18         (6)  "Governing documents" means:

19         (a)  The recorded declaration of covenants for a

20  community, and all duly adopted and recorded amendments,

21  supplements, and recorded exhibits thereto; and

22         (b)  The articles of incorporation and bylaws of the

23  homeowners' association, and any duly adopted amendments

24  thereto.

25         (7)  "Homeowners' association" or "association" means a

26  Florida corporation responsible for the operation of a

27  community or a mobile home subdivision in which the voting

28  membership is made up of parcel owners or their agents, or a

29  combination thereof, and in which membership is a mandatory

30  condition of parcel ownership, and which is authorized to

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  1  parcel.  The term "homeowners' association" does not include a

  2  community development district or other similar special taxing

  3  district created pursuant to statute.

  4         (8)  "Member" means a member of an association, and may

  5  include, but is not limited to, a parcel owner or an

  6  association representing parcel owners or a combination

  7  thereof.

  8         (9)  "Parcel" means a platted or unplatted lot, tract,

  9  unit, or other subdivision of real property within a

10  community, as described in the declaration:

11         (a)  Which is capable of separate conveyance; and

12         (b)  Of which the parcel owner, or an association in

13  which the parcel owner must be a member, is obligated:

14         1.  By the governing documents to be a member of an

15  association that serves the community; and

16         2.  To pay to the homeowners' association assessments

17  that, if not paid, may result in a lien.

18         (10)  "Parcel owner" means the record owner of legal

19  title to a parcel.

20         (11)  "Voting interest" means the voting rights

21  distributed to the members of the homeowners' association,

22  pursuant to the governing documents.

23         Section 14.  Section 617.302, Florida Statutes, is

24  transferred and renumbered as section 720.302, Florida

25  Statutes, and amended to read:

26         720.302 617.302  Homeowners' associations; purposes,

27  scope, and application.--

28         (1)  The purposes of ss. 720.301-720.312 ss.

29  617.301-617.312 are to give statutory recognition to

30  corporations that operate residential communities in this

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  1  associations, and to protect the rights of association members

  2  without unduly impairing the ability of such associations to

  3  perform their functions.

  4         (2)  The Legislature recognizes that it is not in the

  5  best interest of homeowners' associations or the individual

  6  association members thereof to create or impose a bureau or

  7  other agency of state government to regulate the affairs of

  8  homeowners' associations. Further, the Legislature recognizes

  9  that certain contract rights have been created for the benefit

10  of homeowners' associations and members thereof before the

11  effective date of this act and that ss. 720.301-720.312 ss.

12  617.301-617.312 are not intended to impair such contract

13  rights, including, but not limited to, the rights of the

14  developer to complete the community as initially contemplated.

15         (3)  Sections 720.301-720.312 617.301-617.312 do not

16  apply to:

17         (a)  A community that is composed comprised of property

18  primarily intended for commercial, industrial, or other

19  nonresidential use; or

20         (b)  The commercial or industrial parcels in a

21  community that contains both residential parcels and parcels

22  intended for commercial or industrial use.

23         (4)  Sections 720.301-720.312 617.301-617.312 do not

24  apply to any association that is subject to regulation under

25  chapter 718, chapter 719, or chapter 721; or to any

26  nonmandatory association formed under chapter 723.

27         Section 15.  Section 617.303, Florida Statutes, is

28  transferred and renumbered as section 720.303, Florida

29  Statutes, and amended to read:

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  1         720.303 617.303  Association powers and duties;

  2  meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial

  3  reporting.--

  4         (1)  POWERS AND DUTIES.--An association which operates

  5  a community as defined in s. 720.301 s. 617.301, must be

  6  operated by an association that is a Florida corporation.

  7  After October 1, 1995, the association must be incorporated

  8  and the initial governing documents must be recorded in the

  9  official records of the county in which the community is

10  located.  An association may operate more than one community.

11  The officers and directors of an association have a fiduciary

12  relationship to the members who are served by the association.

13  The powers and duties of an association include those set

14  forth in this chapter and, except as expressly limited or

15  restricted in this chapter, those set forth in the governing

16  documents.  A member does not have authority to act for the

17  association by virtue of being a member.  An association may

18  have more than one class of members and may issue membership

19  certificates.

20         (2)  BOARD MEETINGS.--A meeting of the board of

21  directors of an association occurs whenever a quorum of the

22  board gathers to conduct association business.  All meetings

23  of the board must be open to all members except for meetings

24  between the board and its attorney with respect to proposed or

25  pending litigation where the contents of the discussion would

26  otherwise be governed by the attorney-client privilege.

27  Notices of all board meetings must be posted in a conspicuous

28  place in the community at least 48 hours in advance of a

29  meeting, except in an emergency.  In the alternative, if

30  notice is not posted in a conspicuous place in the community,

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  1  each member at least 7 days before the meeting, except in an

  2  emergency. Notwithstanding this general notice requirement,

  3  for communities with more than 100 members, the bylaws may

  4  provide for a reasonable alternative to posting or mailing of

  5  notice for each board meeting, including publication of notice

  6  or provision of a schedule of board meetings.  An assessment

  7  may not be levied at a board meeting unless the notice of the

  8  meeting includes a statement that assessments will be

  9  considered and the nature of the assessments. Directors may

10  not vote by proxy or by secret ballot at board meetings,

11  except that secret ballots may be used in the election of

12  officers.  This subsection also applies to the meetings of any

13  committee or other similar body, when a final decision will be

14  made regarding the expenditure of association funds, and to

15  any body vested with the power to approve or disapprove

16  architectural decisions with respect to a specific parcel of

17  residential property owned by a member of the community.

18         (3)  MINUTES.--Minutes of all meetings of the members

19  of an association and of the board of directors of an

20  association must be maintained in written form or in another

21  form that can be converted into written form within a

22  reasonable time.  A vote or abstention from voting on each

23  matter voted upon for each director present at a board meeting

24  must be recorded in the minutes.

25         (4)  OFFICIAL RECORDS.--The association shall maintain

26  each of the following items, when applicable, which constitute

27  the official records of the association:

28         (a)  Copies of any plans, specifications, permits, and

29  warranties related to improvements constructed on the common

30  areas or other property that the association is obligated to

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  1         (b)  A copy of the bylaws of the association and of

  2  each amendment to the bylaws.

  3         (c)  A copy of the articles of incorporation of the

  4  association and of each amendment thereto.

  5         (d)  A copy of the declaration of covenants and a copy

  6  of each amendment thereto.

  7         (e)  A copy of the current rules of the homeowners'

  8  association.

  9         (f)  The minutes of all meetings of the board of

10  directors and of the members, which minutes must be retained

11  for at least 7 years.

12         (g)  A current roster of all members and their mailing

13  addresses and parcel identifications.

14         (h)  All of the association's insurance policies or a

15  copy thereof, which policies must be retained for at least 7

16  years.

17         (i)  A current copy of all contracts to which the

18  association is a party, including, without limitation, any

19  management agreement, lease, or other contract under which the

20  association has any obligation or responsibility.  Bids

21  received by the association for work to be performed must also

22  be considered official records and must be kept for a period

23  of 1 year.

24         (j)  The financial and accounting records of the

25  association, kept according to good accounting practices.  All

26  financial and accounting records must be maintained for a

27  period of at least 7 years.  The financial and accounting

28  records must include:

29         1.  Accurate, itemized, and detailed records of all

30  receipts and expenditures.

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  1         2.  A current account and a periodic statement of the

  2  account for each member, designating the name and current

  3  address of each member who is obligated to pay assessments,

  4  the due date and amount of each assessment or other charge

  5  against the member, the date and amount of each payment on the

  6  account, and the balance due.

  7         3.  All tax returns, financial statements, and

  8  financial reports of the association.

  9         4.  Any other records that identify, measure, record,

10  or communicate financial information.

11         (5)  INSPECTION AND COPYING OF RECORDS.--The official

12  records shall be maintained within the state and must be open

13  to inspection and available for photocopying by members or

14  their authorized agents at reasonable times and places within

15  10 business days after receipt of a written request for

16  access. This subsection may be complied with by having a copy

17  of the official records available for inspection or copying in

18  the community.

19         (a)  The failure of an association to provide access to

20  the records within 10 business days after receipt of a written

21  request creates a rebuttable presumption that the association

22  willfully failed to comply with this subsection.

23         (b)  A member who is denied access to official records

24  is entitled to the actual damages or minimum damages for the

25  association's willful failure to comply with this subsection.

26  The minimum damages are to be $50 per calendar day up to 10

27  days, the calculation to begin on the 11th business day after

28  receipt of the written request.

29         (c)  The association may adopt reasonable written rules

30  governing the frequency, time, location, notice, and manner of

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  1  providing copies of the official records, including, without

  2  limitation, the costs of copying.  The association shall

  3  maintain an adequate number of copies of the recorded

  4  governing documents, to ensure their availability to members

  5  and prospective members, and may charge only its actual costs

  6  for reproducing and furnishing these documents to those

  7  persons who are entitled to receive them.

  8         (6)  BUDGETS.--The association shall prepare an annual

  9  budget. The budget must reflect the estimated revenues and

10  expenses for that year and the estimated surplus or deficit as

11  of the end of the current year.  The budget must set out

12  separately all fees or charges for recreational amenities,

13  whether owned by the association, the developer, or another

14  person.  The association shall provide each member with a copy

15  of the annual budget or a written notice that a copy of the

16  budget is available upon request at no charge to the member.

17  The copy must be provided to the member within the time limits

18  set forth in subsection (5).

19         (7)  FINANCIAL REPORTING.--The association shall

20  prepare an annual financial report within 60 days after the

21  close of the fiscal year. The association shall, within the

22  time limits set forth in subsection (5), provide each member

23  with a copy of the annual financial report or a written notice

24  that a copy of the financial report is available upon request

25  at no charge to the member.  The financial report must consist

26  of either:

27         (a)  Financial statements presented in conformity with

28  generally accepted accounting principles; or

29         (b)  A financial report of actual receipts and

30  expenditures, cash basis, which report must show:

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  1         1.  The amount of receipts and expenditures by

  2  classification; and

  3         2.  The beginning and ending cash balances of the

  4  association.

  5         (8)  ASSOCIATION FUNDS; COMMINGLING.--

  6         (a)  All association funds held by a developer shall be

  7  maintained separately in the association's name. Reserve and

  8  operating funds of the association shall not be commingled

  9  prior to turnover except the association may jointly invest

10  reserve funds; however, such jointly invested funds must be

11  accounted for separately.

12         (b)  No developer in control of a homeowners'

13  association shall commingle any association funds with his or

14  her funds or with the funds of any other homeowners'

15  association or community association.

16         (9)  APPLICABILITY.--Sections 617.1601-617.1604 do not

17  apply to a homeowners' association in which the members have

18  the inspection and copying rights set forth in this section.

19         Section 16.  Section 617.306, Florida Statutes, is

20  transferred and renumbered as section 720.306, Florida

21  Statutes, and amended to read:

22         720.306 617.306  Associations; meetings of members;

23  voting and election procedures; amendments.--

24         (1)  QUORUM; AMENDMENTS.--

25         (a)  Unless a lower number is provided in the bylaws,

26  the percentage of voting interests required to constitute a

27  quorum at a meeting of the members shall be 30 percent of the

28  total voting interests. Unless otherwise provided in this

29  chapter or in the articles of incorporation or bylaws,

30  decisions that require a vote of the members must be made by

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  1  present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting at which a quorum

  2  has been attained.

  3         (b)  Unless otherwise provided in the governing

  4  documents or required by law, and other than those matters set

  5  forth in paragraph (c), any governing document of an

  6  association may be amended by the affirmative vote of

  7  two-thirds of the voting interests of the association.

  8         (c)  Unless otherwise provided in the governing

  9  documents as originally recorded, an amendment may not affect

10  vested rights unless the record owner of the affected parcel

11  and all record owners of liens on the affected parcels join in

12  the execution of the amendment.

13         (2)  ANNUAL MEETING.--The association shall hold a

14  meeting of its members annually for the transaction of any and

15  all proper business at a time, date, and place stated in, or

16  fixed in accordance with, the bylaws.  The election of

17  directors, if one is required to be held, must be held at, or

18  in conjunction with, the annual meeting or as provided in the

19  governing documents.

20         (3)  SPECIAL MEETINGS.--Special meetings must be held

21  when called by the board of directors or, unless a different

22  percentage is stated in the governing documents, by at least

23  10 percent of the total voting interests of the association.

24  Business conducted at a special meeting is limited to the

25  purposes described in the notice of the meeting.

26         (4)  CONTENT OF NOTICE.--Unless law or the governing

27  documents require otherwise, notice of an annual meeting need

28  not include a description of the purpose or purposes for which

29  the meeting is called.  Notice of a special meeting must

30  include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the

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  1         (5)  ADJOURNMENT.--Unless the bylaws require otherwise,

  2  adjournment of an annual or special meeting to a different

  3  date, time, or place must be announced at that meeting before

  4  an adjournment is taken, or notice must be given of the new

  5  date, time, or place pursuant to s. 720.303(2) s. 617.303(2).

  6  Any business that might have been transacted on the original

  7  date of the meeting may be transacted at the adjourned

  8  meeting.  If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or

  9  must be fixed under s. 617.0707, notice of the adjourned

10  meeting must be given to persons who are entitled to vote and

11  are members as of the new record date but were not members as

12  of the previous record date.

13         (6)  PROXY VOTING.--The members have the right, unless

14  otherwise provided in this subsection or in the governing

15  documents, to vote in person or by proxy.  To be valid, a

16  proxy must be dated, must state the date, time, and place of

17  the meeting for which it was given, and must be signed by the

18  authorized person who executed the proxy.  A proxy is

19  effective only for the specific meeting for which it was

20  originally given, as the meeting may lawfully be adjourned and

21  reconvened from time to time, and automatically expires 90

22  days after the date of the meeting for which it was originally

23  given.  A proxy is revocable at any time at the pleasure of

24  the person who executes it.  If the proxy form expressly so

25  provides, any proxy holder may appoint, in writing, a

26  substitute to act in his or her place.

27         (7)  ELECTIONS.--Elections of directors must be

28  conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the

29  governing documents of the association.  All members of the

30  association shall be eligible to serve on the board of

31  directors, and a member may nominate himself or herself as a


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  1  candidate for the board at a meeting where the election is to

  2  be held.  Except as otherwise provided in the governing

  3  documents, boards of directors must be elected by a plurality

  4  of the votes cast by eligible voters.

  5         (8)  RECORDING.--Any parcel owner may tape record or

  6  videotape meetings of the board of directors and meetings of

  7  the members.  The board of directors of the association may

  8  adopt reasonable rules governing the taping of meetings of the

  9  board and the membership.

10         Section 17.  Section 617.307, Florida Statutes, is

11  transferred and renumbered as section 720.307, Florida

12  Statutes, and amended to read:

13         720.307 617.307  Transition of homeowners' association

14  control in a community.--With respect to homeowners'

15  associations as defined in s. 617.301:

16         (1)  Members other than the developer are entitled to

17  elect at least a majority of the members of the board of

18  directors of the homeowners' association when the earlier of

19  the following events occurs:

20         (a)  Three months after 90 percent of the parcels in

21  all phases of the community that will ultimately be operated

22  by the homeowners' association have been conveyed to members;

23  or

24         (b)  Such other percentage of the parcels has been

25  conveyed to members, or such other date or event has occurred,

26  as is set forth in the governing documents in order to comply

27  with the requirements of any governmentally chartered entity

28  with regard to the mortgage financing of parcels.

29

30  For purposes of this section, the term "members other than the

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  1  who purchase a parcel for the purpose of constructing

  2  improvements thereon for resale.

  3         (2)  The developer is entitled to elect at least one

  4  member of the board of directors of the homeowners'

  5  association as long as the developer holds for sale in the

  6  ordinary course of business at least 5 percent of the parcels

  7  in all phases of the community. After the developer

  8  relinquishes control of the homeowners' association, the

  9  developer may exercise the right to vote any developer-owned

10  voting interests in the same manner as any other member,

11  except for purposes of reacquiring control of the homeowners'

12  association or selecting the majority of the members of the

13  board of directors.

14         (3)  At the time the members are entitled to elect at

15  least a majority of the board of directors of the homeowners'

16  association, the developer shall, at the developer's expense,

17  within no more than 90 days deliver the following documents to

18  the board:

19         (a)  All deeds to common property owned by the

20  association.

21         (b)  The original of the association's declarations of

22  covenants and restrictions.

23         (c)  A certified copy of the articles of incorporation

24  of the association.

25         (d)  A copy of the bylaws.

26         (e)  The minute books, including all minutes.

27         (f)  The books and records of the association.

28         (g)  Policies, rules, and regulations, if any, which

29  have been adopted.

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  1         (h)  Resignations of directors who are required to

  2  resign because the developer is required to relinquish control

  3  of the association.

  4         (i)  The financial records of the association from the

  5  date of incorporation through the date of turnover.

  6         (j)  All association funds and control thereof.

  7         (k)  All tangible property of the association.

  8         (l)  A copy of all contracts which may be in force with

  9  the association as one of the parties.

10         (m)  A list of the names and addresses and telephone

11  numbers of all contractors, subcontractors, or others in the

12  current employ of the association.

13         (n)  Any and all insurance policies in effect.

14         (o)  Any permits issued to the association by

15  governmental entities.

16         (p)  Any and all warranties in effect.

17         (q)  A roster of current homeowners and their addresses

18  and telephone numbers and section and lot numbers.

19         (r)  Employment and service contracts in effect.

20         (s)  All other contracts in effect to which the

21  association is a party.

22         (4)  This section does not apply to a homeowners'

23  association in existence on the effective date of this act, or

24  to a homeowners' association, no matter when created, if such

25  association is created in a community that is included in an

26  effective development-of-regional-impact development order as

27  of the effective date of this act, together with any approved

28  modifications thereof.

29         Section 18.  Section 617.3075, Florida Statutes, is

30  transferred and renumbered as section 720.3075, Florida

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  1         720.3075 617.3075  Prohibited clauses in homeowners'

  2  association documents.--

  3         (1)  It is hereby declared that the public policy of

  4  this state prohibits the inclusion or enforcement of certain

  5  types of clauses in homeowners' association documents,

  6  including declaration of covenants, articles of incorporation,

  7  bylaws, or any other document of the association which binds

  8  members of the association, which either have the effect of or

  9  provide that:

10         (a)  A developer has the unilateral ability and right

11  to make changes to the homeowners' association documents after

12  the transition of homeowners' association control in a

13  community from the developer to the nondeveloper members, as

14  set forth in s. 720.307 s. 617.307, has occurred.

15         (b)  A homeowners' association is prohibited or

16  restricted from filing a lawsuit against the developer, or the

17  homeowners' association is otherwise effectively prohibited or

18  restricted from bringing a lawsuit against the developer.

19         (c)  After the transition of homeowners' association

20  control in a community from the developer to the nondeveloper

21  members, as set forth in s. 720.307 s. 617.307, has occurred,

22  a developer is entitled to cast votes in an amount that

23  exceeds one vote per residential lot.

24

25  Such clauses are hereby declared null and void as against the

26  public policy of this state.

27         (2)  The public policy described in subsection (1)

28  prohibits the inclusion or enforcement of such clauses created

29  on or after the effective date of section 3 of chapter 98-261,

30  Laws of Florida this section.

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  1         Section 19.  Section 617.311, Florida Statutes, is

  2  transferred and renumbered as section 720.311, Florida

  3  Statutes, and amended to read:

  4         720.311 617.311  Dispute resolution.--The Legislature

  5  finds that alternative dispute resolution has made progress in

  6  reducing court dockets and trials and in offering a more

  7  efficient, cost-effective option to litigation.  At any time

  8  after the filing in a court of competent jurisdiction of a

  9  complaint relating to a dispute under ss. 720.301-720.312 ss.

10  617.301-617.312, the court may order that the parties enter

11  mediation or arbitration procedures.

12         Section 20.  Sections 617.304, 617.305, 617.308,

13  617.309, 617.31, and 617.312, Florida Statutes, are

14  transferred and renumbered as sections 720.304, 720.305,

15  720.308, 720.309, 720.31, and 720.312, Florida Statutes,

16  respectively.

17         Section 21.  Subsection (6) of section 617.0601,

18  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         617.0601  Members, generally.--

20         (6)  Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) do not apply to

21  a corporation that is an association as defined in s. 720.301

22  s. 617.301.

23         Section 22.  Subsection (6) of section 617.0701,

24  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

25         617.0701  Meetings of members, generally; failure to

26  hold annual meeting; special meeting; consent to corporate

27  actions without meetings; waiver of notice of meetings.--

28         (6)  Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to any

29  corporation that is an association as defined in s. 720.301 s.

30  617.301.

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  1         Section 23.  Subsection (6) of section 617.0721,

  2  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         617.0721  Voting by members.--

  4         (6)  Subsections (1), (2), (4), and (5) do not apply to

  5  a corporation that is an association as defined in s. 720.301

  6  s. 617.301.

  7         Section 24.  Section 617.0831, Florida Statutes, is

  8  amended to read:

  9         617.0831  Indemnification and liability of officers,

10  directors, employees, and agents.--Except as provided in s.

11  617.0834, ss. 607.0831 and 607.0850 apply to a corporation

12  organized under this act and a rural electric cooperative

13  organized under chapter 425. Any reference to "directors" in

14  those sections includes the directors, managers, or trustees

15  of a corporation organized under this act or of a rural

16  electric cooperative organized under chapter 425. However, the

17  term "director" as used in ss. 607.0831 and 607.0850 does not

18  include a director appointed by the developer to the board of

19  directors of a condominium association under chapter 718, a

20  cooperative association under chapter 719, a homeowners'

21  association defined in s. 720.301 s. 617.301, or a timeshare

22  managing entity under chapter 721. Any reference to

23  "shareholders" in those sections includes members of a

24  corporation organized under this act and members of a rural

25  electric cooperative organized under chapter 425.

26         Section 25.  Subsection (4) of section 712.01, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended to read:

28         712.01  Definitions.--As used in this law:

29         (4)  The term "homeowners' association" means a

30  homeowners' association as defined in s. 720.301 s.

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  1  authorized to enforce use restrictions that are imposed on the

  2  parcels.

  3         Section 26.  Subsection (1) of section 723.0751,

  4  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         723.0751  Mobile home subdivision homeowners'

  6  association.--

  7         (1)  In the event that no homeowners' association has

  8  been created pursuant to ss. 720.301-720.312 ss.

  9  617.301-617.312 to operate a mobile home subdivision, the

10  owners of lots in such mobile home subdivision shall be

11  authorized to create a mobile home subdivision homeowners'

12  association in the manner prescribed in ss. 723.075, 723.076,

13  and 723.078 which shall have the powers and duties, to the

14  extent applicable, set forth in ss. 723.002(2) and 723.074.

15         Section 27.  Subsection (5) of section 849.085, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         849.085  Certain penny-ante games not crimes;

18  restrictions.--

19         (5)  The conduct of any penny-ante game within the

20  common elements or common area of a condominium, cooperative,

21  residential subdivision, or mobile home park or the conduct of

22  any penny-ante game within the dwelling of an eligible

23  organization as defined in subsection (2) or within a publicly

24  owned community center owned by a municipality or county

25  creates no civil liability for damages arising from the

26  penny-ante game on the part of a condominium association,

27  cooperative association, a homeowners' association as defined

28  in s. 720.301 s. 617.301, mobile home owner's association,

29  dwelling owner, or municipality or county or on the part of a

30  unit owner who was not a participant in the game.

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  1         Section 28.  Subsection (4) and paragraph (e) of

  2  subsection (11) of section 849.0931, Florida Statutes, are

  3  amended to read:

  4         849.0931  Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct;

  5  permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.--

  6         (4)  The right of a condominium association, a

  7  cooperative association, a homeowners' association as defined

  8  in s. 702.301 s. 617.301, a mobile home owners' association, a

  9  group of residents of a mobile home park as defined in chapter

10  723, or a group of residents of a mobile home park or

11  recreational vehicle park as defined in chapter 513 to conduct

12  bingo is conditioned upon the return of the net proceeds from

13  such games to players in the form of prizes after having

14  deducted the actual business expenses for such games for

15  articles designed for and essential to the operation, conduct,

16  and playing of bingo. Any net proceeds remaining after paying

17  prizes may be donated by the association to a charitable,

18  nonprofit, or veterans' organization which is exempt from

19  federal income tax under the provisions of s. 501(c) of the

20  Internal Revenue Code to be used in such recipient

21  organization's charitable, civic, community, benevolent,

22  religious, or scholastic works or similar activities or, in

23  the alternative, such remaining proceeds shall be used as

24  specified in subsection (3).

25         (11)  Bingo games may be held only on the following

26  premises:

27         (e)  With respect to bingo games conducted by a

28  condominium association, a cooperative association, a

29  homeowners' association as defined in s. 720.301 s. 617.301, a

30  mobile home owners' association, a group of residents of a

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  1  residents of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park

  2  as defined in chapter 513, property owned by the association,

  3  property owned by the residents of the mobile home park or

  4  recreational vehicle park, or property which is a common area

  5  located within the condominium, mobile home park, or

  6  recreational vehicle park.

  7         Section 29.  Section 849.094, Florida Statutes, is

  8  amended to read:

  9         849.094  Game promotion in connection with sale of

10  consumer products or services.--

11         (1)  As used in this section, the term:

12         (a)  "Game promotion" means, but is not limited to, a

13  contest, game of chance, or gift enterprise, conducted within

14  or throughout the state and other states in connection with

15  the sale of consumer products or services, and in which the

16  elements of chance and prize are present. However, "game

17  promotion" shall not be construed to apply to bingo games

18  conducted pursuant to s. 849.0931.

19         (b)  "Operator" means any person, firm, corporation, or

20  association or agent or employee thereof who promotes,

21  operates, or conducts a game promotion, except any charitable

22  nonprofit organization.

23         (2)  It is unlawful for any operator:

24         (a)  To design, engage in, promote, or conduct such a

25  game promotion, in connection with the promotion or sale of

26  consumer products or services, wherein the winner may be

27  predetermined or the game may be manipulated or rigged so as

28  to:

29         1.  Allocate a winning game or any portion thereof to

30  certain lessees, agents, or franchises; or

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  1         2.  Allocate a winning game or part thereof to a

  2  particular period of the game promotion or to a particular

  3  geographic area;

  4         (b)  Arbitrarily to remove, disqualify, disallow, or

  5  reject any entry;

  6         (c)  To fail to award prizes offered;

  7         (d)  To print, publish, or circulate literature or

  8  advertising material used in connection with such game

  9  promotions which is false, deceptive, or misleading; or

10         (e)  To require an entry fee, payment, or proof of

11  purchase as a condition of entering a game promotion.

12         (3)  The operator of a game promotion in which the

13  total announced value of the prizes offered is greater than

14  $5,000 shall file with the Department of Agriculture and

15  Consumer Services State a copy of the rules and regulations of

16  the game promotion and a list of all prizes and prize

17  categories offered at least 7 days before the commencement of

18  the game promotion.  Such rules and regulations may not

19  thereafter be changed, modified, or altered.  The operator of

20  a game promotion shall conspicuously post the rules and

21  regulations of such game promotion in each and every retail

22  outlet or place where such game promotion may be played or

23  participated in by the public and shall also publish the rules

24  and regulations in all advertising copy used in connection

25  therewith.  Radio and television announcements may indicate

26  that the rules and regulations are available at retail outlets

27  or from the operator of the promotion. A nonrefundable filing

28  fee of $100 shall accompany each filing and shall be deposited

29  into the Division of Licensing Trust Fund to be used to pay

30  the costs incurred in administering and enforcing the

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  1         (4)(a)  Every operator of such a game promotion in

  2  which the total announced value of the prizes offered is

  3  greater than $5,000 shall establish a trust account, in a

  4  national or state-chartered financial institution, with a

  5  balance sufficient to pay or purchase the total value of all

  6  prizes offered. On a form supplied by the Department of

  7  Agriculture and Consumer Services State, an official of the

  8  financial institution holding the trust account shall set

  9  forth the dollar amount of the trust account, the identity of

10  the entity or individual establishing the trust account, and

11  the name of the game promotion for which the trust account has

12  been established.  Such form shall be filed with the

13  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services State at least

14  7 days in advance of the commencement of the game promotion.

15  In lieu of establishing such trust account, the operator may

16  obtain a surety bond in an amount equivalent to the total

17  value of all prizes offered; and such bond shall be filed with

18  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services State at

19  least 7 days in advance of the commencement of the game

20  promotion.

21         1.  The moneys held in the trust account may be

22  withdrawn in order to pay the prizes offered only upon

23  certification to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer

24  Services State of the name of the winner or winners and the

25  amount of the prize or prizes and the value thereof.

26         2.  If the operator of a game promotion has obtained a

27  surety bond in lieu of establishing a trust account, the

28  amount of the surety bond shall equal at all times the total

29  amount of the prizes offered.

30         (b)  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer

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  1  any operator who has conducted game promotions in the state

  2  for not less than 5 consecutive years and who has not had any

  3  civil, criminal, or administrative action instituted against

  4  him or her by the state or an agency of the state for

  5  violation of this section within that 5-year period. Such

  6  waiver may be revoked upon the commission of a violation of

  7  this section by such operator, as determined by the Department

  8  of Agriculture and Consumer Services State.

  9         (5)  Every operator of a game promotion in which the

10  total announced value of the prizes offered is greater than

11  $5,000 shall provide the Department of Agriculture and

12  Consumer Services State with a certified list of the names and

13  addresses of all persons, whether from this state or from

14  another state, who have won prizes which have a value of more

15  than $25, the value of such prizes, and the dates when the

16  prizes were won within 60 days after such winners have been

17  finally determined. The operator shall provide a copy of the

18  list of winners, without charge, to any person who requests

19  it.  In lieu of the foregoing, the operator of a game

20  promotion may, at his or her option, publish the same

21  information about the winners in a Florida newspaper of

22  general circulation within 60 days after such winners have

23  been determined and shall provide to the Department of

24  Agriculture and Consumer Services State a certified copy of

25  the publication containing the information about the winners.

26  The operator of a game promotion is not required to notify a

27  winner by mail or by telephone when the winner is already in

28  possession of a game card from which the winner can determine

29  that he or she has won a designated prize.  All winning

30  entries shall be held by the operator for a period of 90 days

31  after the close or completion of the game.


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  1         (6)  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer

  2  Services State shall keep the certified list of winners for a

  3  period of at least 6 months after receipt of the certified

  4  list. The department thereafter may dispose of all records and

  5  lists.

  6         (7)  No operator shall force, directly or indirectly, a

  7  lessee, agent, or franchise dealer to purchase or participate

  8  in any game promotion. For the purpose of this section,

  9  coercion or force shall be presumed in these circumstances in

10  which a course of business extending over a period of 1 year

11  or longer is materially changed coincident with a failure or

12  refusal of a lessee, agent, or franchise dealer to participate

13  in such game promotions. Such force or coercion shall further

14  be presumed when an operator advertises generally that game

15  promotions are available at its lessee dealers or agent

16  dealers.

17         (8)(a)  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer

18  Services State shall have the power to promulgate such rules

19  and regulations respecting the operation of game promotions as

20  it may deem advisable.

21         (b)  Whenever the Department of Agriculture and

22  Consumer Services State or the Department of Legal Affairs has

23  reason to believe that a game promotion is being operated in

24  violation of this 2ection, it may bring an action in the

25  circuit court of any judicial circuit in which the game

26  promotion is being operated in the name and on behalf of the

27  people of the state against any operator thereof to enjoin the

28  continued operation of such game promotion anywhere within the

29  state.

30         (9)(a)  Any person, firm, or corporation, or

31  association or agent or employee thereof, who engages in any


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  1  acts or practices stated in this section to be unlawful, or

  2  who violates any of the rules and regulations made pursuant to

  3  this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,

  4  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

  5         (b)  Any person, firm, corporation, association, agent,

  6  or employee who violates any provision of this section or any

  7  of the rules and regulations made pursuant to this section

  8  shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000

  9  for each such violation, which shall accrue to the state and

10  may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Department

11  of Agriculture and Consumer Services State or the Department

12  of Legal Affairs.

13         (10)  This section does not apply to actions or

14  transactions regulated by the Department of Business and

15  Professional Regulation or to the activities of nonprofit

16  organizations or to any other organization engaged in any

17  enterprise other than the sale of consumer products or

18  services. Subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) and

19  paragraph (8)(a) and any of the rules made pursuant thereto do

20  not apply to television or radio broadcasting companies

21  licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.

22         Section 30.  Subsection (2) of section 790.06, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         790.06  License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.--

25         (2)  The Department of State shall issue a license if

26  the applicant:

27         (a)  Is a resident of the United States or is a

28  consular security official of a foreign government that

29  maintains diplomatic relations and treaties of commerce,

30  friendship, and navigation with the United States and is

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  1  certified as such by the foreign government and by the

  2  appropriate embassy in this country;

  3         (b)  Is 21 years of age or older;

  4         (c)  Does not suffer from a physical infirmity which

  5  prevents the safe handling of a weapon or firearm;

  6         (d)  Is not ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to

  7  s. 790.23 by virtue of having been convicted of a felony;

  8         (e)  Has not been committed for the abuse of a

  9  controlled substance or been found guilty of a crime under the

10  provisions of chapter 893 or similar laws of any other state

11  relating to controlled substances within a 3-year period

12  immediately preceding the date on which the application is

13  submitted;

14         (f)  Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic

15  beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her

16  normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an

17  applicant chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages

18  or other substances to the extent that his or her normal

19  faculties are impaired if the applicant has been committed

20  under chapter 397 or under the provisions of former chapter

21  396 or has been convicted under s. 790.151 or has been deemed

22  a habitual offender under s. 856.011(3), or has had two or

23  more convictions under s. 316.193 or similar laws of any other

24  state, within the 3-year period immediately preceding the date

25  on which the application is submitted;

26         (g)  Desires a legal means to carry a concealed weapon

27  or firearm for lawful self-defense;

28         (h)  Demonstrates competence with a firearm by any one

29  of the following:

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  1         1.  Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety

  2  course approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  3  Commission or a similar agency of another state;

  4         2.  Completion of any National Rifle Association

  5  firearms safety or training course;

  6         3.  Completion of any firearms safety or training

  7  course or class available to the general public offered by a

  8  law enforcement, junior college, college, or private or public

  9  institution or organization or firearms training school,

10  utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle

11  Association, Criminal Justice Standards and Training

12  Commission, or the Department of State;

13         4.  Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety

14  or training course or class offered for security guards,

15  investigators, special deputies, or any division or

16  subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;

17         5.  Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a

18  firearm through participation in organized shooting

19  competition or military service;

20         6.  Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm

21  in this state or a county or municipality of this state,

22  unless such license has been revoked for cause; or

23         7.  Completion of any firearms training or safety

24  course or class conducted by a state-certified or National

25  Rifle Association certified firearms instructor;

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27  A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the

28  courses or classes; or an affidavit from the instructor,

29  school, club, organization, or group that conducted or taught

30  said course or class attesting to the completion of the course

31  or class by the applicant; or a copy of any document which


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  1  shows completion of the course or class or evidences

  2  participation in firearms competition shall constitute

  3  evidence of qualification under this paragraph; any person who

  4  conducts a course pursuant to subparagraph 2., subparagraph

  5  3., or subparagraph 7., or who, as an instructor, attests to

  6  the completion of such courses, must maintain records

  7  certifying that he or she observed the student safely handle

  8  and discharge the firearm;

  9         (i)  Has not been adjudicated an incapacitated person

10  under s. 744.331, or similar laws of any other state, unless 5

11  years have elapsed since the applicant's restoration to

12  capacity by court order;

13         (j)  Has not been committed to a mental institution

14  under chapter 394, or similar laws of any other state, unless

15  the applicant produces a certificate from a licensed

16  psychiatrist that he or she has not suffered from disability

17  for at least 5 years prior to the date of submission of the

18  application;

19         (k)  Has not had adjudication of guilt withheld or

20  imposition of sentence suspended on any felony or misdemeanor

21  crime of domestic violence unless 3 years have elapsed since

22  probation or any other conditions set by the court have been

23  fulfilled, or the record has been sealed or expunged; and

24         (l)  Has not been issued an injunction that is

25  currently in force and effect and that restrains the applicant

26  from committing acts of domestic violence or acts of repeat

27  violence; and.

28         (m)  Is not prohibited from purchasing or possessing a

29  firearm by any other provision of Florida or federal law.

30         Section 31.  Effective January 1, 2002, present

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  1  redesignated as subsection (4) and a new subsection (3) is

  2  added to that section to read:

  3         607.1901  Corporations Trust Fund creation; transfer of

  4  funds.--

  5         (3)  From the funds collected for annual-report fees

  6  not otherwise transferred by subsection (2), the following

  7  transfers are made:

  8         (a)  To the Cultural Institutions Trust Fund, for use

  9  by the Legislature in the following fiscal year in funding

10  recommendations with respect to the cultural facilities grants

11  and aid, an amount not to exceed $10 million each fiscal year.

12         (b)  To the Historical Resources Operating Trust Fund,

13  for use by the Legislature in the following fiscal year in

14  funding recommendations with respect to the acquisition and

15  restoration or historic properties, an amount not to exceed

16  $13 million each fiscal year.

17         (c)  To the Library Services Trust Fund, for use by the

18  Legislature in the following fiscal year in funding library

19  cooperative grants, literacy grants, and library construction

20  grants, an amount not to exceed $10 million each fiscal year.

21         Section 32.  Present subsections (14) through (18) of

22  section 266.0016, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as

23  subsections (15) through (19), respectively, subsection (15)

24  is amended, and a new subsection (14) is added to said

25  section, to read:

26         266.0016  Powers of the board.--The department shall

27  monitor the effectiveness of all programs of the board and

28  oversee the board to ensure that it complies with state laws

29  and rules.  The board is the governing body and shall exercise

30  those powers delegated to it by the department.  These

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  1  delegated powers shall include, but not be limited to, the

  2  power to:

  3         (14)  Enter into agreements to accept credit card

  4  payments as compensation, and establish accounts in credit

  5  card banks for the deposit of credit card sales invoices.

  6         (15)(a)(14)  Fix and collect charges for admission to

  7  any of the facilities operated and maintained by the board

  8  under the provisions of ss. 266.0011-266.0018. and

  9         (b)  Permit the acceptance of tour vouchers issued by

10  tour organizations or travel agents for payment of admissions.

11         (c)  Adopt and enforce reasonable rules to govern the

12  conduct of the visiting public.

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14  Any power delegated by the department pursuant to this section

15  may be revoked by the department at any time if, in the

16  department's determination, the board is not exercising a

17  delegated power in accordance with department rules and

18  policies or in the best interest of the state.

19         Section 33.  (1)  The Division of Historical Resources

20  of the Department of State and the Historic Pensacola

21  Preservation Board of Trustees, in conjunction with

22  representatives from West Florida counties, municipalities,

23  and postsecondary educational institutions, shall develop a

24  regionally based plan for the protection, preservation,

25  restoration, and promotion of sites, objects, and landmarks of

26  historical significance to West Florida and to the state. The

27  plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

28         (a)  Identification of the needs, including financial

29  needs, of the region for the protection, preservation,

30  restoration, and promotion of historically significant sites,

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  1         (b)  Consideration and evaluation of and

  2  recommendations regarding the long-term management of those

  3  historic resources currently under the Historic Pensacola

  4  Preservation Board of Trustees.

  5         (c)  Consideration and evaluation of and

  6  recommendations regarding the establishment of a West Florida

  7  Museum of History to serve as the center for historic

  8  protection, preservation, restoration, and promotion in the

  9  region.

10         (d)  Recommendations for local and regional

11  initiatives.

12         (e)  Recommendations for statutory changes and budget

13  considerations.

14         (2)  The plan shall be submitted to the President of

15  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no

16  later than January 1, 2001.

17         Section 34.  The Secretary of State shall review the

18  Florida Statutes, identify any provisions relating to the

19  performance of constitutional or cabinet duties of the

20  Secretary of State, and recommend changes to those sections of

21  law to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

22  House of Representatives by January 1, 2002.

23         Section 35.  The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

24  is transferred from the Board of Trustees of the John and

25  Mable Ringling Museum of Art in the Department of State to the

26  Florida State University.

27         Section 36.  Section 240.711, Florida Statutes, is

28  created to read:

29         240.711  Ringling Center for Cultural Arts.--

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  1         (1)  The Florida State University Ringling Center for

  2  Cultural Arts is created. The center consists of the following

  3  properties located in Sarasota County:

  4         (a)  The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art composed

  5  of:

  6         1.  The art museum;

  7         2.  The Ca' d'Zan (the Ringling residence); and

  8         3.  The Ringling Museum of the Circus.

  9         (b)  The Florida State University Center for the Fine

10  and Performing Arts, including the Asolo Theater and the

11  Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts, both

12  of which shall provide for academic programs in theatre,

13  dance, art, art history, and museum management.

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15  The center shall be operated by the Florida State University,

16  which shall be charged with encouraging participation by K-12

17  schools and by other colleges and universities, public and

18  private, in the educational and cultural enrichment programs

19  of the center.

20         (2)(a)  The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Arts is

21  designated as the official Art Museum of the State of Florida.

22  The purpose and function of the museum is to maintain and

23  preserve all objects of art and artifacts donated to the state

24  through the will of John Ringling; to acquire and preserve

25  objects of art or artifacts of historical or cultural

26  significance; to exhibit such objects to the public; to

27  undertake scholarly research and publication, including that

28  relating to the collection; to provide educational programs

29  for students at K-12 schools and those in college and graduate

30  school and enrichment programs for children and adults; to

31  assist other museums in the state and nation through education


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  1  programs and through loaning objects from the collection when

  2  such loans do not threaten the safety and security of the

  3  objects; to enhance knowledge and appreciation of the

  4  collection; and to engage in other activities related to

  5  visual arts which benefit the public. The museum shall also

  6  engage in programs on the national and international level to

  7  enhance further the cultural resources of the state.

  8         (b)  The Florida State University shall approve a John

  9  and Mable Ringling Museum of Art direct-support organization.

10  Such direct-support organization shall consist of no more than

11  31 members appointed by the president of the university from a

12  list of nominees provided by the Ringling direct-support

13  organization. No fewer than one-third of the members must be

14  residents of Sarasota and Manatee Counties, and the remaining

15  members may reside elsewhere. The current members of the Board

16  of Trustees of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art may

17  be members of the direct-support organization. They shall

18  develop a charter and by-laws to govern their operation, and

19  these shall be subject to approval by the Florida State

20  University.

21         (c)  The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

22  direct-support organization, operating under the charter and

23  by-laws and such contracts as are approved by the university,

24  shall set policies to maintain and preserve the collections of

25  the Art Museum; the Circus Museum; the furnishings and objects

26  in the Ringling home, referred as the Ca' d'Zan; and other

27  objects of art and artifacts in the custody of the museum.

28  Title to all such collections, art objects, and artifacts of

29  the museums and its facilities shall remain with the Florida

30  State University, which shall assign state registration

31  numbers to, and conduct annual inventories of, all such


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  1  properties. The direct-support organization shall develop

  2  policy for the museum, subject to the provisions of the John

  3  Ringling will and the overall direction of the president of

  4  the university; and it is invested with power and authority to

  5  nominate a museum director who is appointed by and serves at

  6  the pleasure of the president of the university and shall

  7  report to the provost of the university or his or her

  8  designee. The museum director, with the approval of the

  9  provost or his or her designee, shall appoint other employees

10  in accordance with Florida Statutes and rules; remove the same

11  in accordance with Florida Statutes and rules; provide for the

12  proper keeping of accounts and records and budgeting of funds;

13  enter into contracts for professional programs of the museum

14  and for the support and maintenance of the museum; secure

15  public liability insurance; and do and perform every other

16  matter or thing requisite to the proper management,

17  maintenance, support, and control of the museum at the highest

18  efficiency economically possible, while taking into

19  consideration the purposes of the museum.

20         (d)  Notwithstanding the provision of s. 287.057, the

21  John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art direct-support

22  organization may enter into contracts or agreements with or

23  without competitive bidding, in its discretion, for the

24  restoration of objects of art in the museum collection or for

25  the purchase of objects of art that are to be added to the

26  collection.

27         (e)  Notwithstanding s. 273.055, the university may

28  sell any art object in the museum collection, which object has

29  been acquired after 1936, if the director and the

30  direct-support organization recommend such sale to the

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  1  the object is no longer appropriate for the collection. The

  2  proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the Ringling Museum

  3  Art Acquisition, Restoration, and Conservation Trust Fund. The

  4  university also may exchange any art object in the collection,

  5  which object has been acquired after 1936, for an art object

  6  or objects that the director and the museum direct-support

  7  organization recommend to the university after judging these

  8  to be of equivalent or greater value to the museum.

  9         (f)  An employee or member of the museum direct-support

10  organization may not receive a commission, fee, or financial

11  benefit in connection with the sale or exchange of a work of

12  art and may not be a business associate of any individual,

13  firm, or organization involved in the sale or exchange.

14         (g)  The university, in consultation with the

15  direct-support organization, shall establish policies and may

16  adopt rules for the sale or exchange of works of art.

17         (h)  The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

18  direct-support organization shall cause an annual audit of its

19  financial accounts to be conducted by an independent certified

20  public accountant, performed in accordance with generally

21  accepted accounting standards. Florida State University is

22  authorized to require and receive from the direct-support

23  organization, or from its independent auditor, any detail or

24  supplemental data relative to the operation of such

25  organization. Information that, if released, would identify

26  donors who desire to remain anonymous, is confidential and

27  exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Information that,

28  if released, would identify prospective donors is confidential

29  and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) when the

30  direct-support organization has identified the prospective

31  donor itself and has not obtained the name of the prospective


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  1  donor by copying, purchasing, or borrowing names from another

  2  organization or source. Identities of such donors and

  3  prospective donors shall not be revealed in the auditor's

  4  report.

  5         (i)  The direct-support organization is given authority

  6  to make temporary loans of paintings and other objects of art

  7  or artifacts belonging to the John and Mable Ringling Museum

  8  of Art for the purpose of public exhibition in art museums,

  9  other museums, or institutions of higher learning wherever

10  located, including such museums or institutions in other

11  states or countries. Temporary loans may also be made to the

12  executive mansion in Tallahassee, chapters and affiliates of

13  the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and, for education

14  purposes, to schools, public libraries, or other institutions

15  in the state, if such exhibition will benefit the general

16  public as the university deems wise and for the best interest

17  of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and under

18  policies established by Florida State University for the

19  protection of the paintings and other objects of art and

20  artifacts. In making temporary loans, the direct-support

21  organization shall give first preference to art museums, other

22  museums, and institutions of higher learning.

23         (j)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

24  John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art direct-support

25  organization is eligible to match state funds in the Major

26  Gifts Trust Fund established pursuant to s. 240.2605 as

27  follows:

28         1.  For the first $1,353,750, matching shall be on the

29  basis of 75 cents in state matching for each dollar of private

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  1         2.  For additional funds, matching shall be provided on

  2  the same basis as is authorized in s. 240.2605.

  3         Section 37.  Sections 265.26 and 265.261, Florida

  4  Statutes, are repealed.

  5         Section 38.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section

  6  265.2861, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  7         265.2861  Cultural Institutions Program; trust fund.--

  8         (1)  CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TRUST FUND.--There is

  9  created a Cultural Institutions Trust Fund to be administered

10  by the Department of State for the purposes set forth in this

11  section and to support the following programs as follows:

12         (e)  For the officially designated Art Museum of the

13  State of Florida described in s. 240.711 state-owned cultural

14  facilities assigned to the Department of State, which receive

15  a portion of any operating funds from the Department of State

16  and one of the primary purposes of which is the presentation

17  of fine arts or performing arts, not less than $2.2 million.

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19  The trust fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the

20  Legislature, moneys deposited pursuant to s. 607.1901(2), and

21  moneys contributed to the fund from any other source.

22         Section 39.  Subsection (11) of section 565.02, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         565.02  License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and

25  others.--

26         (11)  The Board of Trustees of the John and Mable

27  Ringling Museum of Art direct-support organization may obtain

28  a license upon the payment of an annual license tax of $400.

29  Such license shall permit sales for consumption on the

30  premises of the museum in conjunction with artistic,

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  1  premises of the museum under the auspices or authorization of

  2  the licensee.  The issuing of a license under this subsection

  3  is not subject to any quota or limitation, except that the

  4  license shall be issued only to the direct-support

  5  organization board of trustees of the museum or its the

  6  board's designee. Except as otherwise provided in this

  7  subsection, the entity licensed hereunder shall be treated as

  8  a vendor licensed to sell by the drink the beverages mentioned

  9  herein and shall be subject to all provisions relating to such

10  vendors.

11         Section 40.  Except as otherwise provided in this act,

12  this act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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