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11  Representative(s) Richardson offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (394497) (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1763, line 6,

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17         Section 1064.  Section 112.063, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         112.063  Reimbursement of county employees for

20  educational expenses.--County constitutional officers and the

21  governing body of a county county commissioners are authorized

22  to reimburse employees for educational expenses, subject to

23  the following conditions:

24         (1)  The coursework must be designed to enhance the

25  knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to official duties

26  which the employees perform.

27         (2)  The reimbursement of educational expenses in no

28  way obligates the officer or commissioner to grant time off or

29  leave for the taking or completion of such course or program

30  of instruction.

31         (3)  An employee shall not be permitted to utilize any

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  1  space, personnel, equipment, or supplies of the office by

  2  which he or she is employed in the process of fulfilling any

  3  of the requirements imposed by the coursework for which he or

  4  she is being reimbursed.

  5         (4)  The limitations contained in subsections (1)-(3)

  6  shall not be construed to apply to any courses offered by or

  7  as a part of an educational program sponsored by any state

  8  agency for which the constitutional officer or commissioner is

  9  obligated to perform duties prescribed by law, or any

10  educational program conducted in furtherance of s. 195.002, if

11  such limitations did not exist prior to July 1, 1990.

12         (5)  Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (1),

13  the governing body of a county may, by ordinance or

14  resolution, authorize the reimbursement of employees for

15  educational expenses relating to coursework which is designed

16  to enhance the knowledge, skills, and ability of employees in

17  a career field beyond the official duties which the employees

18  perform, or which provides career development opportunities

19  for employees whose positions will be displaced because of

20  organizational changes to the county government.

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22  Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting

23  employees from receiving otherwise authorized per diem

24  expenses provided for by s. 112.061, nor shall it be construed

25  as prohibiting the payment of wages otherwise due under the

26  provisions of state or federal law.

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30  And the title is amended as follows:

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  2         amending s. 112.063, F.S.; authorizing the

  3         governing body of a county to reimburse certain

  4         employees for certain education-related

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