| 1 | A reviser's bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss. |
| 3 | 17.076, 20.165, 23.21, 27.51, 28.2222, 39.3035, 43.16, |
| 4 | 98.077, 101.051, 101.111, 112.0455, 112.061, 112.31901, |
| 5 | 119.071, 119.15, 161.72, 161.74, 163.3180, 163.3184, |
| 6 | 163.3187, 201.15, 202.26, 215.965, 216.136, 253.01, |
| 7 | 253.03, 253.74, 316.272, 320.0843, 320.27, 322.121, |
| 8 | 337.195, 339.2819, 348.9932, 373.036, 373.0361, 373.1961, |
| 9 | 373.421, 375.075, 390.01114, 402.7305, 403.813, 404.056, |
| 10 | 406.11, 409.165, 409.814, 409.91196, 440.05, 443.121, |
| 11 | 445.009, 466.004, 475.713, 475.801, 475.805, 497.458, |
| 12 | 497.459, 499.024, 517.12, 553.792, 553.80, 553.842, |
| 13 | 553.8425, 556.102, 570.076, 608.4355, 608.4381, 620.1108, |
| 14 | 620.1110, 620.1204, 620.1207, 620.1407, 620.2118, |
| 15 | 620.2120, 620.2204, 620.8101, 620.8702, 620.8703, 624.501, |
| 16 | 624.509, 626.9911, 627.351, 627.3511, 627.6418, 627.6613, |
| 17 | 627.711, 627.7295, 633.026, 633.539, 634.021, 634.401, |
| 18 | 636.223, 641.31, 658.12, 694.16, 721.13, 732.103, 739.104, |
| 19 | 765.101, 774.203, 774.204, 774.205, 774.208, 784.046, |
| 20 | 790.25, 872.05, 895.09, 938.29, 943.04353, 948.012, |
| 21 | 948.03, 948.061, 948.062, 1008.25, and 1013.30, F.S.; |
| 22 | reenacting ss. 267.0619, 339.64, and 397.405, F.S.; and |
| 23 | repealing ss. 624.91(3)(d) and 626.8411(2)(d), F.S.; |
| 24 | pursuant to s. 11.242, F.S.; deleting provisions that have |
| 25 | expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have |
| 26 | served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or |
| 27 | superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references and |
| 28 | citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, and like |
| 29 | errors; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, and |
| 30 | unnecessary repetition in the statutes; improving the |
| 31 | clarity of the statutes and facilitating their correct |
| 32 | interpretation; confirming the restoration of provisions |
| 33 | unintentionally omitted from republication in the acts of |
| 34 | the Legislature during the amendatory process; and |
| 35 | conforming to the directive of the Legislature in s. 1, |
| 36 | ch. 93-199, Laws of Florida, to remove gender-specific |
| 37 | references applicable to human beings from the Florida |
| 38 | Statutes without substantive change in legal effect; |
| 39 | providing an effective date. |
| 40 |
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| 41 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 42 |
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| 43 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 17.076, Florida |
| 44 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 45 | 17.076 Direct deposit of funds.-- |
| 46 | (5) All direct deposit records made prior to October 1, |
| 47 | 1986, are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). With |
| 48 | respect to direct deposit records made on or after October 1, |
| 49 | 1986, the names of the authorized financial institutions and the |
| 50 | account numbers of the beneficiaries are confidential and exempt |
| 51 | from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the |
| 52 | State Constitution. Notwithstanding this exemption and the |
| 53 | provisions of s. 119.071(5)(b) 119.07(3)(dd), the department may |
| 54 | provide a state university, upon request, with that university's |
| 55 | employee or vendor direct deposit authorization information on |
| 56 | file with the department in order to accommodate the transition |
| 57 | to the university accounting system. The state university shall |
| 58 | maintain the confidentiality of all such information provided by |
| 59 | the department. |
| 60 |
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| 61 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 62 | redesignation of s. 119.07(3)(dd) as s. 119.07(6)(dd) |
| 63 | by s. 7, ch. 2004-335, Laws of Florida, and the |
| 64 | further redesignation of s. 119.07(6)(dd) as s. |
| 65 | 119.071(5)(b) by s. 25, ch. 2005-251, Laws of Florida. |
| 66 |
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| 67 | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section |
| 68 | 20.165, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 69 | 20.165 Department of Business and Professional |
| 70 | Regulation.--There is created a Department of Business and |
| 71 | Professional Regulation. |
| 72 | (9) |
| 73 | (b) All employees certified under chapter 943 as law |
| 74 | enforcement officers shall have felony arrest powers under s. |
| 75 | 901.15(12) 901.15(10) and shall have all the powers of deputy |
| 76 | sheriffs to: |
| 77 | 1. Investigate, enforce, and prosecute, throughout the |
| 78 | state, violations and violators of: |
| 79 | a. Parts I and II of chapter 210; part VII of chapter 559; |
| 80 | and chapters 561-569; and the rules promulgated thereunder, as |
| 81 | well as other state laws which the division, all state law |
| 82 | enforcement officers, or beverage enforcement agents are |
| 83 | specifically authorized to enforce. |
| 84 | b. All other state laws, provided that the employee |
| 85 | exercises the powers of a deputy sheriff, only after |
| 86 | consultation and in coordination with the appropriate local |
| 87 | sheriff's office, and only if the violation could result in an |
| 88 | administrative proceeding against a license or permit issued by |
| 89 | the division. |
| 90 | 2. Enforce all criminal laws of the state within specified |
| 91 | jurisdictions when the division is a party to a written mutual |
| 92 | aid agreement with a state agency, sheriff, or municipal police |
| 93 | department, or when the division participates in the Florida |
| 94 | Mutual Aid Plan during a declared state emergency. |
| 95 |
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| 96 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the current |
| 97 | location of referenced material in s. 901.15, relating |
| 98 | to felony arrest powers. The reference as added by s. |
| 99 | 1, ch. 95-346, Laws of Florida, was originally to s. |
| 100 | 901.15(11). That material has been redesignated |
| 101 | several times since and is currently in s. 901.15(12). |
| 102 |
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| 103 | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 23.21, Florida |
| 104 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 105 | 23.21 Definitions.--For purposes of this part: |
| 106 | (1) "Department" means a principal administrative unit |
| 107 | within the executive branch of state government, as defined in |
| 108 | chapter 20, and includes the State Board of Administration, the |
| 109 | Executive Office of the Governor, the Fish and Wildlife |
| 110 | Conservation Commission, the Parole Commission, the Agency for |
| 111 | Health Care Administration, the Board of Regents, the State |
| 112 | Board of Community Colleges, the Justice Administrative |
| 113 | Commission, the capital collateral regional counsel |
| 114 | Representative, and separate budget entities placed for |
| 115 | administrative purposes within a department. |
| 116 |
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| 117 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the replacement |
| 118 | of the capital collateral representative with capital |
| 119 | collateral regional counsel in s. 27.701 by s. 1, ch. |
| 120 | 97-313, Laws of Florida. |
| 121 |
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| 122 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 123 | 27.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 124 | 27.51 Duties of public defender.-- |
| 125 | (5)(a) When direct appellate proceedings prosecuted by a |
| 126 | public defender on behalf of an accused and challenging a |
| 127 | judgment of conviction and sentence of death terminate in an |
| 128 | affirmance of such conviction and sentence, whether by the |
| 129 | Florida Supreme Court or by the United States Supreme Court or |
| 130 | by expiration of any deadline for filing such appeal in a state |
| 131 | or federal court, the public defender shall notify the accused |
| 132 | of his or her rights pursuant to Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of |
| 133 | Criminal Procedure, including any time limits pertinent thereto, |
| 134 | and shall advise such person that representation in any |
| 135 | collateral proceedings is the responsibility of the capital |
| 136 | collateral regional counsel representative. The public defender |
| 137 | shall then forward all original files on the matter to the |
| 138 | capital collateral regional counsel representative, retaining |
| 139 | such copies for his or her files as may be desired. However, the |
| 140 | trial court shall retain the power to appoint the public |
| 141 | defender or other attorney not employed by the capital |
| 142 | collateral regional counsel representative to represent such |
| 143 | person in proceedings for relief by executive clemency pursuant |
| 144 | to ss. 27.40 and 27.5303. |
| 145 |
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| 146 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the replacement |
| 147 | of the capital collateral representative with capital |
| 148 | collateral regional counsel in s. 27.701 by s. 1, ch. |
| 149 | 97-313, Laws of Florida. |
| 150 |
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| 151 | Section 5. Section 28.2222, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 152 | to read: |
| 153 | 28.2222 Public records capital improvement plan.--On or |
| 154 | before December 1, 1995, and on or before December 1 of each |
| 155 | year immediately preceding each year in which the Public Records |
| 156 | Modernization Trust Fund is scheduled for review under s. |
| 157 | 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, each clerk of the |
| 158 | circuit court shall file a 4-year capital improvement plan with |
| 159 | the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
| 160 | Representatives. The plan must specify the clerk's goals for |
| 161 | modernizing and improving the storage of, and public access to, |
| 162 | public records and must state the manner in which moneys from |
| 163 | the trust fund will be expended to obtain the stated objectives. |
| 164 | The plan must specify the methodology used to determine the |
| 165 | projected cost to implement the plan and to determine the |
| 166 | projected revenue to meet the cost. The plan due December 1, |
| 167 | 1995, must report on the period from November 4, 1996, through |
| 168 | September 30, 1999. Each subsequent capital improvement plan |
| 169 | must state the progress made in fulfilling the objectives listed |
| 170 | in the previously filed capital improvement plan and must state |
| 171 | the manner in which moneys from the trust fund were expended to |
| 172 | reach those objectives. |
| 173 |
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| 174 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete obsolete language |
| 175 | relating to an initial public records capital |
| 176 | improvement plan that was due December 1, 1995. |
| 177 |
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| 178 | Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 39.3035, Florida |
| 179 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 180 | 39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state |
| 181 | funding.-- |
| 182 | (3) A child advocacy center within this state may not |
| 183 | receive the funds generated pursuant to s. 938.10 983.10, state |
| 184 | or federal funds administered by a state agency, or any other |
| 185 | funds appropriated by the Legislature unless all of the |
| 186 | standards of subsection (1) are met and the screening |
| 187 | requirement of subsection (2) is met. The Florida Network of |
| 188 | Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., shall be responsible for |
| 189 | tracking and documenting compliance with subsections (1) and (2) |
| 190 | for any of the funds it administers to member child advocacy |
| 191 | centers. |
| 192 |
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| 193 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference to |
| 194 | nonexistent s. 983.10; s. 938.10 relates to added |
| 195 | court costs imposed in certain cases involving crimes |
| 196 | against minors. |
| 197 |
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| 198 | Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 199 | 43.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 200 | 43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, |
| 201 | powers and duties.-- |
| 202 | (5) The duties of the commission shall include, but not be |
| 203 | limited to, the following: |
| 204 | (a) The maintenance of a central state office for |
| 205 | administrative services and assistance when possible to and on |
| 206 | behalf of the state attorneys and public defenders of Florida, |
| 207 | the office of capital collateral regional counsel representative |
| 208 | of Florida, and the Guardian Ad Litem Program. |
| 209 |
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| 210 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the replacement |
| 211 | of the Office of Capital Collateral Representative |
| 212 | with capital collateral regional counsel in s. 27.701 |
| 213 | by s. 1, ch. 97-313, Laws of Florida. |
| 214 |
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| 215 | Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 98.077, Florida |
| 216 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 217 | 98.077 Update of voter signature.-- |
| 218 | (3) At least once during each general election year, the |
| 219 | supervisor shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation |
| 220 | or other newspaper in the county deemed appropriate by the |
| 221 | supervisor a notice specifying when, where, or how a voter can |
| 222 | update his or her signature that is on file and how a voter can |
| 223 | obtain a voter registration application from a voter |
| 224 | registration official to do so. |
| 225 |
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| 226 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the deletion by |
| 227 | the editors of the words "to do so" following the word |
| 228 | "official" to improve clarity. |
| 229 |
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| 230 | Section 9. Subsection (4) of section 101.051, Florida |
| 231 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 232 | 101.051 Electors seeking assistance in casting ballots; |
| 233 | oath to be executed; forms to be furnished.-- |
| 234 | (4) If an elector needs assistance in voting pursuant to |
| 235 | the provisions of this section, the clerk or one of the |
| 236 | inspectors shall require the elector requesting assistance in |
| 237 | voting to take the following oath: |
| 238 | DECLARATION TO SECURE ASSISTANCE |
| 239 | State of Florida County of ____ Date ____ Precinct ____ |
| 240 | I, (Print name) , swear or affirm that I am a registered |
| 241 | elector and request assistance from (Print names) in voting |
| 242 | at the (name of election) held on (date of election) . |
| 243 | (Signature of voter assistor) |
| 244 | Sworn and subscribed to before me this ____ day of ____, |
| 245 | (year) . |
| 246 | (Signature of Official Administering Oath) |
| 247 |
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| 248 |
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| 249 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 250 | by the editors of the word "voter" for the word |
| 251 | "assistor" to conform to context and correct a coding |
| 252 | error. |
| 253 |
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| 254 | Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 101.111, Florida |
| 255 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 256 | 101.111 Person desiring to vote may be challenged; |
| 257 | challenger to execute oath; oath of person challenged; |
| 258 | determination of challenge.-- |
| 259 | (4) Any elector or poll watcher filing a frivolous |
| 260 | challenge of any person's right to vote commits a misdemeanor of |
| 261 | the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. |
| 262 | 775.083, or s. 775.084; however, electors or poll watchers shall |
| 263 | not be subject to liability for any action taken in good faith |
| 264 | and in furtherance of any activity or duty permitted of such |
| 265 | electors or poll watchers by law. Each instance where any |
| 266 | elector or poll watcher files a frivolous challenge of any |
| 267 | person's right to vote constitutes a separate offense. |
| 268 |
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| 269 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete an erroneous |
| 270 | reference. Section 775.084 does not relate to |
| 271 | misdemeanors; it relates to violent career criminals, |
| 272 | habitual felony offenders, and habitual violent felony |
| 273 | offenders. |
| 274 |
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| 275 | Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (13) of section |
| 276 | 112.0455, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 277 | 112.0455 Drug-Free Workplace Act.-- |
| 278 | (13) RULES.-- |
| 279 | (f) The Justice Administrative Commission may adopt rules |
| 280 | on behalf of the state attorneys and public defenders of |
| 281 | Florida, the Office of capital collateral regional counsel |
| 282 | Representative of Florida, and the Judicial Qualifications |
| 283 | Commission. |
| 284 |
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| 285 | This section shall not be construed to eliminate the bargainable |
| 286 | rights as provided in the collective bargaining process where |
| 287 | applicable. |
| 288 |
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| 289 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the replacement |
| 290 | of the Office of Capital Collateral Representative |
| 291 | with capital collateral regional counsel in s. 27.701 |
| 292 | by s. 1, ch. 97-313, Laws of Florida. |
| 293 |
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| 294 | Section 12. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section |
| 295 | 112.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 296 | 112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, |
| 297 | employees, and authorized persons.-- |
| 298 | (7) TRANSPORTATION.-- |
| 299 | (d)1. The use of privately owned vehicles for official |
| 300 | travel in lieu of publicly owned vehicles or common carriers may |
| 301 | be authorized by the agency head or his or her designee. |
| 302 | Whenever travel is by privately owned vehicle, the traveler |
| 303 | shall be entitled to a mileage allowance at a fixed rate of 25 |
| 304 | cents per mile for state fiscal year 1994-1995 and 29 cents per |
| 305 | mile thereafter or the common carrier fare for such travel, as |
| 306 | determined by the agency head. Reimbursement for expenditures |
| 307 | related to the operation, maintenance, and ownership of a |
| 308 | vehicle shall not be allowed when privately owned vehicles are |
| 309 | used on public business and reimbursement is made pursuant to |
| 310 | this paragraph, except as provided in subsection (8). |
| 311 | 2. All mileage shall be shown from point of origin to |
| 312 | point of destination and, when possible, shall be computed on |
| 313 | the basis of the current map of the Department of |
| 314 | Transportation. Vicinity mileage necessary for the conduct of |
| 315 | official business is allowable but must be shown as a separate |
| 316 | item on the expense voucher. |
| 317 |
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| 318 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete obsolete language |
| 319 | relating to a mileage rate for the 1994-1995 fiscal |
| 320 | year. |
| 321 |
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| 322 | Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 112.31901, Florida |
| 323 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 324 | 112.31901 Investigatory records.-- |
| 325 | (1) If certified pursuant to subsection (2), an |
| 326 | investigatory record of the Chief Inspector General within the |
| 327 | Executive Office of the Governor or of the employee designated |
| 328 | by an agency head as the agency inspector general under s. |
| 329 | 112.3189 is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the |
| 330 | State Constitution until the investigation registration ceases |
| 331 | to be active, or a report detailing the investigation is |
| 332 | provided to the Governor or the agency head, or 60 days from the |
| 333 | inception of the investigation for which the record was made or |
| 334 | received, whichever first occurs. Investigatory records are |
| 335 | those records that are related to the investigation of an |
| 336 | alleged, specific act or omission or other wrongdoing, with |
| 337 | respect to an identifiable person or group of persons, based on |
| 338 | information compiled by the Chief Inspector General or by an |
| 339 | agency inspector general, as named under the provisions of s. |
| 340 | 112.3189, in the course of an investigation. An investigation is |
| 341 | active if it is continuing with a reasonable, good faith |
| 342 | anticipation of resolution and with reasonable dispatch. |
| 343 |
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| 344 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct an apparent |
| 345 | drafting error and to conform to context. |
| 346 |
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| 347 | Section 14. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) and paragraph |
| 348 | (a) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida Statutes, are |
| 349 | amended to read: |
| 350 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
| 351 | public records.-- |
| 352 | (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.-- |
| 353 | (d)1. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 354 | security numbers, and photographs of active or former law |
| 355 | enforcement personnel, including correctional and correctional |
| 356 | probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and |
| 357 | Family Services whose duties include the investigation of abuse, |
| 358 | neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal |
| 359 | activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties |
| 360 | are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and |
| 361 | personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments |
| 362 | whose responsibilities include revenue collection and |
| 363 | enforcement or child support enforcement; the home addresses, |
| 364 | telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and |
| 365 | places of employment of the spouses and children of such |
| 366 | personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
| 367 | facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt |
| 368 | from s. 119.07(1). The home addresses, telephone numbers, and |
| 369 | photographs of firefighters certified in compliance with s. |
| 370 | 633.35; the home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, and |
| 371 | places of employment of the spouses and children of such |
| 372 | firefighters; and the names and locations of schools and day |
| 373 | care facilities attended by the children of such firefighters |
| 374 | are exempt from s. 119.07(1). The home addresses and telephone |
| 375 | numbers of justices of the Supreme Court, district court of |
| 376 | appeal judges, circuit court judges, and county court judges; |
| 377 | the home addresses, telephone numbers, and places of employment |
| 378 | of the spouses and children of justices and judges; and the |
| 379 | names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended |
| 380 | by the children of justices and judges are exempt from s. |
| 381 | 119.07(1). The home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 382 | security numbers, and photographs of current or former state |
| 383 | attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or |
| 384 | assistant statewide prosecutors; the home addresses, telephone |
| 385 | numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and places of |
| 386 | employment of the spouses and children of current or former |
| 387 | state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide |
| 388 | prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors; and the names |
| 389 | and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
| 390 | children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state |
| 391 | attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide |
| 392 | prosecutors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of |
| 393 | the State Constitution. |
| 394 | 2. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 395 | numbers, and photographs of current or former human resource, |
| 396 | labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant |
| 397 | directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local |
| 398 | government agency or water management district whose duties |
| 399 | include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation, |
| 400 | administration, or other personnel-related duties; the names, |
| 401 | home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
| 402 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
| 403 | children of such personnel; and the names and locations of |
| 404 | schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such |
| 405 | personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of |
| 406 | the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject to the Open |
| 407 | Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and |
| 408 | shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and |
| 409 | saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 410 | 3. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 411 | numbers, and photographs of current or former United States |
| 412 | attorneys and assistant United States attorneys; the home |
| 413 | addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
| 414 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
| 415 | children of current or former United States attorneys and |
| 416 | assistant United States attorneys; and the names and locations |
| 417 | of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of |
| 418 | current or former United States attorneys and assistant United |
| 419 | States attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. |
| 420 | I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject to the |
| 421 | Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 |
| 422 | and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and |
| 423 | saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 424 | 4. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 425 | numbers, and photographs of current or former judges of United |
| 426 | States Courts of Appeal, United States district judges, and |
| 427 | United States magistrate judges; the home addresses, telephone |
| 428 | numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and places of |
| 429 | employment of the spouses and children of current or former |
| 430 | judges of United States Courts of Appeal, United States district |
| 431 | judges, and United States magistrate judges; and the names and |
| 432 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
| 433 | children of current or former judges of United States Courts of |
| 434 | Appeal, United States district judges, and United States |
| 435 | magistrate judges are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), |
| 436 | Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject |
| 437 | to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. |
| 438 | 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless |
| 439 | reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
| 440 | Legislature. |
| 441 | 5. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 442 | numbers, and photographs of current or former code enforcement |
| 443 | officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 444 | security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
| 445 | spouses and children of such persons; and the names and |
| 446 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
| 447 | children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. |
| 448 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is |
| 449 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance |
| 450 | with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, |
| 451 | unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
| 452 | Legislature. |
| 453 | 6. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of |
| 454 | employment, and photographs of current or former guardians ad |
| 455 | litem, as defined in s. 39.820, and the names, home addresses, |
| 456 | telephone numbers, and places of employment of the spouses and |
| 457 | children of such persons, are exempt from s. 119.07(1) |
| 458 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, |
| 459 | if the guardian ad litem provides a written statement that the |
| 460 | guardian ad litem has made reasonable efforts to protect such |
| 461 | information from being accessible through other means available |
| 462 | to the public. This subparagraph is subject to the Open |
| 463 | Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. |
| 464 | 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2010, unless |
| 465 | reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
| 466 | Legislature. |
| 467 | 7. An agency that is the custodian of the personal |
| 468 | information specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., |
| 469 | subparagraph 3., subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., or |
| 470 | subparagraph 6. and that is not the employer of the officer, |
| 471 | employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in |
| 472 | subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., subparagraph |
| 473 | 4., subparagraph 5., or subparagraph 6. shall maintain the |
| 474 | exempt status of the personal information only if the officer, |
| 475 | employee, justice, judge, other person, or employing agency of |
| 476 | the designated employee submits a written request for |
| 477 | maintenance of the exemption to the custodial agency. |
| 478 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
| 479 | (a)1. The Legislature acknowledges that the social |
| 480 | security number was never intended to be used for business |
| 481 | purposes but was intended to be used solely for the |
| 482 | administration of the federal Social Security System. The |
| 483 | Legislature is further aware that over time this unique numeric |
| 484 | identifier has been used extensively for identity verification |
| 485 | purposes and other legitimate consensual purposes. The |
| 486 | Legislature is also cognizant of the fact that the social |
| 487 | security number can be used as a tool to perpetuate fraud |
| 488 | against a person and to acquire sensitive personal, financial, |
| 489 | medical, and familial information, the release of which could |
| 490 | cause great financial or personal harm to an individual. The |
| 491 | Legislature intends to monitor the commercial use of social |
| 492 | security numbers held by state agencies in order to maintain a |
| 493 | balanced public policy. |
| 494 | 2. An agency shall not collect an individual's social |
| 495 | security number unless authorized by law to do so or unless the |
| 496 | collection of the social security number is otherwise imperative |
| 497 | for the performance of that agency's duties and responsibilities |
| 498 | as prescribed by law. Social security numbers collected by an |
| 499 | agency must be relevant to the purpose for which collected and |
| 500 | shall not be collected until and unless the need for social |
| 501 | security numbers has been clearly documented. An agency that |
| 502 | collects social security numbers shall also segregate that |
| 503 | number on a separate page from the rest of the record, or as |
| 504 | otherwise appropriate, in order that the social security number |
| 505 | be more easily redacted, if required, pursuant to a public |
| 506 | records request. An agency collecting a person's social security |
| 507 | number shall, upon that person's request, at the time of or |
| 508 | prior to the actual collection of the social security number by |
| 509 | that agency, provide that person with a statement of the purpose |
| 510 | or purposes for which the social security number is being |
| 511 | collected and used. Social security numbers collected by an |
| 512 | agency shall not be used by that agency for any purpose other |
| 513 | than the purpose stated. Social security numbers collected by an |
| 514 | agency prior to May 13, 2002, shall be reviewed for compliance |
| 515 | with this subparagraph. If the collection of a social security |
| 516 | number prior to May 13, 2002, is found to be unwarranted, the |
| 517 | agency shall immediately discontinue the collection of social |
| 518 | security numbers for that purpose. |
| 519 | 3. Effective October 1, 2002, all social security numbers |
| 520 | held by an agency are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) |
| 521 | and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption |
| 522 | applies to all social security numbers held by an agency before, |
| 523 | on, or after the effective date of this exemption. |
| 524 | 4. Social security numbers may be disclosed to another |
| 525 | governmental entity or its agents, employees, or contractors if |
| 526 | disclosure is necessary for the receiving entity to perform its |
| 527 | duties and responsibilities. The receiving governmental entity |
| 528 | and its agents, employees, and contractors shall maintain the |
| 529 | confidential and exempt status of such numbers. |
| 530 | 5. An agency shall not deny a commercial entity engaged in |
| 531 | the performance of a commercial activity as defined in s. 14.203 |
| 532 | or its agents, employees, or contractors access to social |
| 533 | security numbers, provided the social security numbers will be |
| 534 | used only in the normal course of business for legitimate |
| 535 | business purposes, and provided the commercial entity makes a |
| 536 | written request for social security numbers, verified as |
| 537 | provided in s. 92.525, legibly signed by an authorized officer, |
| 538 | employee, or agent of the commercial entity. The verified |
| 539 | written request must contain the commercial entity's name, |
| 540 | business mailing and location addresses, business telephone |
| 541 | number, and a statement of the specific purposes for which it |
| 542 | needs the social security numbers and how the social security |
| 543 | numbers will be used in the normal course of business for |
| 544 | legitimate business purposes. The aggregate of these requests |
| 545 | shall serve as the basis for the agency report required in |
| 546 | subparagraph 8. An agency may request any other information |
| 547 | reasonably necessary to verify the identity of the entity |
| 548 | requesting the social security numbers and the specific purposes |
| 549 | for which such numbers will be used; however, an agency has no |
| 550 | duty to inquire beyond the information contained in the verified |
| 551 | written request. A legitimate business purpose includes |
| 552 | verification of the accuracy of personal information received by |
| 553 | a commercial entity in the normal course of its business; use in |
| 554 | a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding; use for |
| 555 | insurance purposes; use in law enforcement and investigation of |
| 556 | crimes; use in identifying and preventing fraud; use in |
| 557 | matching, verifying, or retrieving information; and use in |
| 558 | research activities. A legitimate business purpose does not |
| 559 | include the display or bulk sale of social security numbers to |
| 560 | the general public or the distribution of such numbers to any |
| 561 | customer that is not identifiable by the distributor. |
| 562 | 6. Any person who makes a false representation in order to |
| 563 | obtain a social security number pursuant to this paragraph, or |
| 564 | any person who willfully and knowingly violates this paragraph, |
| 565 | commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in |
| 566 | s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any public officer who violates this |
| 567 | paragraph is guilty of a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a |
| 568 | fine not exceeding $500. A commercial entity that provides |
| 569 | access to public records containing social security numbers in |
| 570 | accordance with this paragraph is not subject to the penalty |
| 571 | provisions of this subparagraph. |
| 572 | 7.a. On or after October 1, 2002, a person preparing or |
| 573 | filing a document to be recorded in the official records by the |
| 574 | county recorder as provided for in chapter 28 may not include |
| 575 | any person's social security number in that document, unless |
| 576 | otherwise expressly required by law. If a social security number |
| 577 | is or has been included in a document presented to the county |
| 578 | recorder for recording in the official records of the county |
| 579 | before, on, or after October 1, 2002, it may be made available |
| 580 | as part of the official record available for public inspection |
| 581 | and copying. |
| 582 | b. Any person, or his or her attorney or legal guardian, |
| 583 | has the right to request that a county recorder remove, from an |
| 584 | image or copy of an official record placed on a county |
| 585 | recorder's publicly available Internet website or a publicly |
| 586 | available Internet website used by a county recorder to display |
| 587 | public records or otherwise made electronically available to the |
| 588 | general public by such recorder, his or her social security |
| 589 | number contained in that official record. Such request must be |
| 590 | made in writing, legibly signed by the requester and delivered |
| 591 | by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, or delivered in |
| 592 | person, to the county recorder. The request must specify the |
| 593 | identification page number that contains the social security |
| 594 | number to be redacted. The county recorder has no duty to |
| 595 | inquire beyond the written request to verify the identity of a |
| 596 | person requesting redaction. A fee shall not be charged for the |
| 597 | redaction of a social security number pursuant to such request. |
| 598 | c. A county recorder shall immediately and conspicuously |
| 599 | post signs throughout his or her offices for public viewing and |
| 600 | shall immediately and conspicuously post a notice, on any |
| 601 | Internet website or remote electronic site made available by the |
| 602 | county recorder and used for the ordering or display of official |
| 603 | records or images or copies of official records, a notice |
| 604 | stating, in substantially similar form, the following: |
| 605 | (I) On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or |
| 606 | filing a document for recordation in the official records may |
| 607 | not include a social security number in such document, unless |
| 608 | required by law. |
| 609 | (II) Any person has a right to request a county recorder |
| 610 | to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on |
| 611 | a county recorder's publicly available Internet website or on a |
| 612 | publicly available Internet website used by a county recorder to |
| 613 | display public records or otherwise made electronically |
| 614 | available to the general public, any social security number |
| 615 | contained in an official record. Such request must be made in |
| 616 | writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic |
| 617 | transmission, or delivered in person, to the county recorder. |
| 618 | The request must specify the identification page number that |
| 619 | contains the social security number to be redacted. No fee will |
| 620 | be charged for the redaction of a social security number |
| 621 | pursuant to such a request. |
| 622 | d. Until January 1, 2007, if a social security number, |
| 623 | made confidential and exempt pursuant to this paragraph, or a |
| 624 | complete bank account, debit, charge, or credit card number made |
| 625 | exempt pursuant to paragraph (b) is or has been included in a |
| 626 | court file, such number may be included as part of the court |
| 627 | record available for public inspection and copying unless |
| 628 | redaction is requested by the holder of such number, or by the |
| 629 | holder's attorney or legal guardian, in a signed, legibly |
| 630 | written request specifying the case name, case number, document |
| 631 | heading, and page number. The request must be delivered by mail, |
| 632 | facsimile, electronic transmission, or in person to the clerk of |
| 633 | the circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court does not have |
| 634 | a duty to inquire beyond the written request to verify the |
| 635 | identity of a person requesting redaction. A fee may not be |
| 636 | charged for the redaction of a social security number or a bank |
| 637 | account, debit, charge, or credit card number pursuant to such |
| 638 | request. |
| 639 | e. Any person who prepares or files a document to be |
| 640 | recorded in the official records by the county recorder as |
| 641 | provided in chapter 28 may not include a person's social |
| 642 | security number or complete bank account, debit, charge, or |
| 643 | credit card number in that document unless otherwise expressly |
| 644 | required by law. Until January 1, 2007, if a social security |
| 645 | number or a complete bank account, debit, charge, or credit card |
| 646 | number is or has been included in a document presented to the |
| 647 | county recorder for recording in the official records of the |
| 648 | county, such number may be made available as part of the |
| 649 | official record available for public inspection and copying. Any |
| 650 | person, or his or her attorney or legal guardian, may request |
| 651 | that a county recorder remove from an image or copy of an |
| 652 | official record placed on a county recorder's publicly available |
| 653 | Internet website, or a publicly available Internet website used |
| 654 | by a county recorder to display public records outside the |
| 655 | office or otherwise made electronically available outside the |
| 656 | county recorder's office to the general public, his or her |
| 657 | social security number or complete account, debit, charge, or |
| 658 | credit card number contained in that official record. Such |
| 659 | request must be legibly written, signed by the requester, and |
| 660 | delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in |
| 661 | person to the county recorder. The request must specify the |
| 662 | identification page number of the document that contains the |
| 663 | number to be redacted. The county recorder does not have a duty |
| 664 | to inquire beyond the written request to verify the identity of |
| 665 | a person requesting redaction. A fee may not be charged for |
| 666 | redacting such numbers. |
| 667 | f. Subparagraphs 5. 2. and 6. 3. do not apply to the |
| 668 | clerks of the court or the county recorder with respect to |
| 669 | circuit court records and official records. |
| 670 | g. On January 1, 2007, and thereafter, the clerk of the |
| 671 | circuit court and the county recorder must keep complete bank |
| 672 | account, debit, charge, and credit card numbers exempt as |
| 673 | provided for in paragraph (b), and must keep social security |
| 674 | numbers confidential and exempt as provided for in subparagraph |
| 675 | 3., without any person having to request redaction. |
| 676 | 8. Beginning January 31, 2004, and each January 31 |
| 677 | thereafter, every agency must file a report with the Secretary |
| 678 | of State, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
| 679 | House of Representatives listing the identity of all commercial |
| 680 | entities that have requested social security numbers during the |
| 681 | preceding calendar year and the specific purpose or purposes |
| 682 | stated by each commercial entity regarding its need for social |
| 683 | security numbers. If no disclosure requests were made, the |
| 684 | agency shall so indicate. |
| 685 | 9. Any affected person may petition the circuit court for |
| 686 | an order directing compliance with this paragraph. |
| 687 | 10. This paragraph does not supersede any other applicable |
| 688 | public records exemptions existing prior to May 13, 2002, or |
| 689 | created thereafter. |
| 690 | 11. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government |
| 691 | Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand |
| 692 | repealed October 2, 2007, unless reviewed and saved from repeal |
| 693 | through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 694 |
|
| 695 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (4)(d) is amended to |
| 696 | confirm the substitution by the editors of the cite to |
| 697 | s. 119.07(1) for a cite to "subsection (1)" [of s. |
| 698 | 119.07] to conform to the transfer of s. 119.07(6)(i) |
| 699 | to s. 119.071(4)(d) by s. 23, ch. 2005-251, Laws of |
| 700 | Florida. The paragraph is also amended to confirm a |
| 701 | substitution by the editors of a cite to the Open |
| 702 | Government Sunset Review Act for a reference to the |
| 703 | Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995; the short |
| 704 | title was revised by s. 37, ch. 2005-251. Paragraph |
| 705 | (5)(a) was amended to confirm the deletion by the |
| 706 | editors of the words "a notice" following the word |
| 707 | "post" to eliminate redundancy. Paragraph (5)(a) was |
| 708 | also amended to correct a cross-reference; material |
| 709 | referenced, formerly at s. 119.0721(3) and (4), was |
| 710 | relocated to s. 119.071(5)(a)5. and 6., not s. |
| 711 | 119.071(5)(a)2. and 3. |
| 712 |
|
| 713 | Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section |
| 714 | 119.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 715 | 119.15 Legislative review of exemptions from public |
| 716 | meeting and public records requirements.-- |
| 717 | (4)(a) A law that enacts a new exemption or substantially |
| 718 | amends an existing exemption must state that the record or |
| 719 | meeting is: |
| 720 | 1. Exempt from s. 24 24(a), Art. I of the State |
| 721 | Constitution; |
| 722 | 2. Exempt from s. 119.07(1) or s. 286.011; and |
| 723 | 3. Repealed at the end of 5 years and that the exemption |
| 724 | must be reviewed by the Legislature before the scheduled repeal |
| 725 | date. |
| 726 |
|
| 727 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct an apparent error |
| 728 | and conform to the reference to s. 24, Art. I of the |
| 729 | State Constitution in subsection (2). Paragraph (4)(a) |
| 730 | references exemptions from records or meetings; |
| 731 | records are covered in s. 24(a), Art. I; meetings are |
| 732 | covered in s. 24(b), Art. I. |
| 733 |
|
| 734 | Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 161.72, Florida |
| 735 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 736 | 161.72 Findings and intent.-- |
| 737 | (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to create the |
| 738 | Oceans and Coastal Resources Council to assist the state in |
| 739 | identifying new management strategies to achieve the goal of |
| 740 | maximizing the protection and conservation of ocean and coastal |
| 741 | resources while recognizing their economic benefits. |
| 742 |
|
| 743 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the deletion by |
| 744 | the editors of the word "Resources" from a reference |
| 745 | to the Oceans and Coastal Resources Council to conform |
| 746 | to the name of the Oceans and Coastal Council as |
| 747 | referenced in s. 161.71(2), which defines the council, |
| 748 | and in s. 161.73, which provides for creation of the |
| 749 | council. |
| 750 |
|
| 751 | Section 17. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section |
| 752 | 161.74, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 753 | 161.74 Responsibilities.-- |
| 754 | (2) RESEARCH PLAN.--The council must complete a Florida |
| 755 | Oceans and Coastal Scientific Research Plan which shall be used |
| 756 | by the Legislature in making funding decisions. The plan must |
| 757 | recommend priorities for scientific research projects. The plan |
| 758 | must be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker |
| 759 | of the House of Representatives by January 15, 2006. Thereafter, |
| 760 | annual updates to the plan must be submitted to the President of |
| 761 | the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by |
| 762 | February 1 of each year. The research projects contained in the |
| 763 | plan must meet at least one of the following objectives: |
| 764 | (n) Developing a statewide analysis of the economic value |
| 765 | associated with ocean and coastal resources, developing economic |
| 766 | baseline data, methodologies, and consistent measures of oceans |
| 767 | and coastal resource economic activity and value, and developing |
| 768 | reports that educate Floridians, the United States Commission on |
| 769 | National Ocean Policy Commission, local, state, and federal |
| 770 | agencies and others on the importance of ocean and coastal |
| 771 | resources. |
| 772 |
|
| 773 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 774 | by the editors of a reference to the United States |
| 775 | Commission on Ocean Policy for a reference to the |
| 776 | National Ocean Policy Commission to conform to the |
| 777 | official name of the commission. |
| 778 |
|
| 779 | Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section |
| 780 | 163.3180, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 781 | 163.3180 Concurrency.-- |
| 782 | (16) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a |
| 783 | method by which the impacts of development on transportation |
| 784 | facilities can be mitigated by the cooperative efforts of the |
| 785 | public and private sectors. The methodology used to calculate |
| 786 | proportionate fair-share mitigation under this section shall be |
| 787 | as provided for in subsection (12). |
| 788 | (b)1. In its transportation concurrency management system, |
| 789 | a local government shall, by December 1, 2006, include |
| 790 | methodologies that will be applied to calculate proportionate |
| 791 | fair-share mitigation. A developer may choose to satisfy all |
| 792 | transportation concurrency requirements by contributing or |
| 793 | paying proportionate fair-share mitigation if transportation |
| 794 | facilities or facility segments identified as mitigation for |
| 795 | traffic impacts are specifically identified for funding in the |
| 796 | 5-year schedule of capital improvements in the capital |
| 797 | improvements element of the local plan or the long-term |
| 798 | concurrency management system or if such contributions or |
| 799 | payments to such facilities or segments are reflected in the 5- |
| 800 | year schedule of capital improvements in the next regularly |
| 801 | scheduled update of the capital improvements element. Updates to |
| 802 | the 5-year capital improvements element which reflect |
| 803 | proportionate fair-share contributions may not be found not in |
| 804 | compliance based on ss. 163.3164(32) 163.164(32) and 163.3177(3) |
| 805 | if additional contributions, payments or funding sources are |
| 806 | reasonably anticipated during a period not to exceed 10 years to |
| 807 | fully mitigate impacts on the transportation facilities. |
| 808 | 2. Proportionate fair-share mitigation shall be applied as |
| 809 | a credit against impact fees to the extent that all or a portion |
| 810 | of the proportionate fair-share mitigation is used to address |
| 811 | the same capital infrastructure improvements contemplated by the |
| 812 | local government's impact fee ordinance. |
| 813 |
|
| 814 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference to |
| 815 | nonexistent s. 163.164(32); s. 163.3164(32), relating |
| 816 | to financial feasibility, conforms to context. |
| 817 |
|
| 818 | Section 19. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and |
| 819 | subsections (4) and (17) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, |
| 820 | are amended to read: |
| 821 | 163.3184 Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or |
| 822 | plan amendment.-- |
| 823 | (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
| 824 | (b) "In compliance" means consistent with the requirements |
| 825 | of ss. 163.3177, 163.31776, when a local government adopts an |
| 826 | educational facilities element, 163.3178, 163.3180, 163.3191, |
| 827 | and 163.3245, with the state comprehensive plan, with the |
| 828 | appropriate strategic regional policy plan, and with chapter 9J- |
| 829 | 5, Florida Administrative Code, where such rule is not |
| 830 | inconsistent with this part and with the principles for guiding |
| 831 | development in designated areas of critical state concern and |
| 832 | with part III of chapter 369, where applicable. |
| 833 | (4) INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW.--The governmental agencies |
| 834 | specified in paragraph (3)(a) shall provide comments to the |
| 835 | state land planning agency within 30 days after receipt by the |
| 836 | state land planning agency of the complete proposed plan |
| 837 | amendment. If the plan or plan amendment includes or relates to |
| 838 | the public school facilities element pursuant to s. 163.3177(12) |
| 839 | 163.31776, the state land planning agency shall submit a copy to |
| 840 | the Office of Educational Facilities of the Commissioner of |
| 841 | Education for review and comment. The appropriate regional |
| 842 | planning council shall also provide its written comments to the |
| 843 | state land planning agency within 30 days after receipt by the |
| 844 | state land planning agency of the complete proposed plan |
| 845 | amendment and shall specify any objections, recommendations for |
| 846 | modifications, and comments of any other regional agencies to |
| 847 | which the regional planning council may have referred the |
| 848 | proposed plan amendment. Written comments submitted by the |
| 849 | public within 30 days after notice of transmittal by the local |
| 850 | government of the proposed plan amendment will be considered as |
| 851 | if submitted by governmental agencies. All written agency and |
| 852 | public comments must be made part of the file maintained under |
| 853 | subsection (2). |
| 854 | (17) A local government that has adopted a community |
| 855 | vision and urban service boundary under s. 163.3177(13) and (14) |
| 856 | 163.31773(13) and (14) may adopt a plan amendment related to map |
| 857 | amendments solely to property within an urban service boundary |
| 858 | in the manner described in subsections (1), (2), (7), (14), |
| 859 | (15), and (16) and s. 163.3187(1)(c)1.d. and e., 2., and 3., |
| 860 | such that state and regional agency review is eliminated. The |
| 861 | department may not issue an objections, recommendations, and |
| 862 | comments report on proposed plan amendments or a notice of |
| 863 | intent on adopted plan amendments; however, affected persons, as |
| 864 | defined by paragraph (1)(a), may file a petition for |
| 865 | administrative review pursuant to the requirements of s. |
| 866 | 163.3187(3)(a) to challenge the compliance of an adopted plan |
| 867 | amendment. This subsection does not apply to any amendment |
| 868 | within an area of critical state concern, to any amendment that |
| 869 | increases residential densities allowable in high-hazard coastal |
| 870 | areas as defined in s. 163.3178(2)(h), or to a text change to |
| 871 | the goals, policies, or objectives of the local government's |
| 872 | comprehensive plan. Amendments submitted under this subsection |
| 873 | are exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan |
| 874 | amendments in s. 163.3187. |
| 875 |
|
| 876 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (4) |
| 877 | are amended to conform to the repeal of s. 163.31776 |
| 878 | by s. 3, ch. 2005-290, Laws of Florida, and the |
| 879 | placement of material relating to a public school |
| 880 | facilities element in s. 163.3177(12). Subsection (17) |
| 881 | is amended to correct a reference to nonexistent s. |
| 882 | 163.31773(13) and (14); s. 163.3177(13) and (14) |
| 883 | relate to community vision and urban service |
| 884 | boundaries, respectively. |
| 885 |
|
| 886 | Section 20. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section |
| 887 | 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 888 | 163.3187 Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.-- |
| 889 | (1) Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to |
| 890 | this part may be made not more than two times during any |
| 891 | calendar year, except: |
| 892 | (l) A comprehensive plan amendment to adopt a public |
| 893 | educational facilities element pursuant to s. 163.3177(12) |
| 894 | 163.31776 and future land-use-map amendments for school siting |
| 895 | may be approved notwithstanding statutory limits on the |
| 896 | frequency of adopting plan amendments. |
| 897 |
|
| 898 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 899 | s. 163.31776 by s. 3, ch. 2005-290, Laws of Florida, |
| 900 | and the placement of material relating to a public |
| 901 | school facilities element in s. 163.3177(12). |
| 902 |
|
| 903 | Section 21. Subsection (13) of section 201.15, Florida |
| 904 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 905 | 201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.--All taxes |
| 906 | collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows and |
| 907 | shall be subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1), |
| 908 | except that such service charge shall not be levied against any |
| 909 | portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent |
| 910 | that the amount of the service charge is required to pay any |
| 911 | amounts relating to the bonds: |
| 912 | (13) The distribution of proceeds deposited into the Water |
| 913 | Management Lands Trust Fund and the Conservation and Recreation |
| 914 | Lands Trust Fund, pursuant to subsections (4) and (5), shall not |
| 915 | be used for land acquisition, but may be used for preacquisition |
| 916 | costs associated with land purchases. The Legislature intends |
| 917 | that the Florida Forever program supplant the acquisition |
| 918 | programs formerly authorized under ss. 259.032 and 373.59. Prior |
| 919 | to the 2005 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Acquisition |
| 920 | and Restoration Council shall review and make recommendations to |
| 921 | the Legislature concerning the need to repeal this provision. |
| 922 | Based on these recommendations, the Legislature shall review the |
| 923 | need to repeal this provision during the 2005 Regular Session. |
| 924 |
|
| 925 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete obsolete language |
| 926 | relating to recommendations and a review to be |
| 927 | completed in 2005. |
| 928 |
|
| 929 | Section 22. Effective July 1, 2007, subsections (10) and |
| 930 | (13) of section 201.15, Florida Statutes, as amended by section |
| 931 | 1 of chapter 2005-92, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: |
| 932 | 201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.--All taxes |
| 933 | collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows and |
| 934 | shall be subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1), |
| 935 | except that such service charge shall not be levied against any |
| 936 | portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent |
| 937 | that the amount of the service charge is required to pay any |
| 938 | amounts relating to the bonds: |
| 939 | (10) The lesser lessor of eight and sixty-six hundredths |
| 940 | percent of the remaining taxes collected under this chapter or |
| 941 | $136 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State |
| 942 | Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund and shall |
| 943 | be used as follows: |
| 944 | (a) Twelve and one-half percent of that amount shall be |
| 945 | deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund and be expended by |
| 946 | the Department of Community Affairs and by the Florida Housing |
| 947 | Finance Corporation for the purposes for which the State Housing |
| 948 | Trust Fund was created and exists by law. |
| 949 | (b) Eighty-seven and one-half percent of that amount shall |
| 950 | be distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund and |
| 951 | shall be used for the purposes for which the Local Government |
| 952 | Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law. Funds from |
| 953 | this category may also be used to provide for state and local |
| 954 | services to assist the homeless. |
| 955 | (13) The distribution of proceeds deposited into the Water |
| 956 | Management Lands Trust Fund and the Conservation and Recreation |
| 957 | Lands Trust Fund, pursuant to subsections (4) and (5), shall not |
| 958 | be used for land acquisition, but may be used for preacquisition |
| 959 | costs associated with land purchases. The Legislature intends |
| 960 | that the Florida Forever program supplant the acquisition |
| 961 | programs formerly authorized under ss. 259.032 and 373.59. Prior |
| 962 | to the 2005 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Acquisition |
| 963 | and Restoration Council shall review and make recommendations to |
| 964 | the Legislature concerning the need to repeal this provision. |
| 965 | Based on these recommendations, the Legislature shall review the |
| 966 | need to repeal this provision during the 2005 Regular Session. |
| 967 |
|
| 968 | Reviser's note.--Subsection (10) is amended to confirm |
| 969 | the substitution by the editors of the word "lesser" |
| 970 | for the word "lessor" to conform to context. |
| 971 | Subsection (13) is amended to delete obsolete language |
| 972 | relating to recommendations and a review to be |
| 973 | completed in 2005. |
| 974 |
|
| 975 | Section 23. Paragraph (j) of subsection (3) of section |
| 976 | 202.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 977 | 202.26 Department powers.-- |
| 978 | (3) To administer the tax imposed by this chapter, the |
| 979 | department may adopt rules relating to: |
| 980 | (j) The types of books and records kept in the regular |
| 981 | course of business which must be available during an audit of a |
| 982 | dealer's books and records when the dealer has made an |
| 983 | allocation or attribution pursuant to the definition of sales |
| 984 | prices in s. 202.11(13)(b)8. 202.11(14)(b)8. and examples of |
| 985 | methods for determining the reasonableness thereof. Books and |
| 986 | records kept in the regular course of business include, but are |
| 987 | not limited to, general ledgers, price lists, cost records, |
| 988 | customer billings, billing system reports, tariffs, and other |
| 989 | regulatory filings and rules of regulatory authorities. Such |
| 990 | records may be required to be made available to the department |
| 991 | in an electronic format when so kept by the dealer. The dealer |
| 992 | may support the allocation of charges with books and records |
| 993 | kept in the regular course of business covering the dealer's |
| 994 | entire service area, including territories outside this state. |
| 995 | During an audit, the department may reasonably require |
| 996 | production of any additional books and records found necessary |
| 997 | to assist in its determination. |
| 998 |
|
| 999 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 1000 | conform to context. Section 202.11(14) was |
| 1001 | redesignated as s. 202.11(13) by s. 1, ch. 2005-187, |
| 1002 | Laws of Florida. |
| 1003 |
|
| 1004 | Section 24. Section 215.965, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 1005 | to read: |
| 1006 | 215.965 Disbursement of state moneys.--Except as provided |
| 1007 | in s. 17.076, s. 253.025(14), s. 259.041(18), s. 717.124(4)(b) |
| 1008 | and (c) 717.124(5), s. 732.107(5), or s. 733.816(5), all moneys |
| 1009 | in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn |
| 1010 | by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and |
| 1011 | payable to the ultimate beneficiary. This authorization shall |
| 1012 | include electronic disbursement. |
| 1013 |
|
| 1014 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1015 | redesignation of s. 717.124(5) as s. 717.124(4)(b) and |
| 1016 | (c) by s. 121, ch. 2004-390, Laws of Florida. |
| 1017 |
|
| 1018 | Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 1019 | 216.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1020 | 216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and |
| 1021 | principals.-- |
| 1022 | (5) CRIMINAL JUSTICE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE.-- |
| 1023 | (a) Duties.--The Criminal Justice Estimating Conference |
| 1024 | shall: |
| 1025 | 1. Develop such official information relating to the |
| 1026 | criminal justice system, including forecasts of prison |
| 1027 | admissions and population and of supervised felony offender |
| 1028 | admissions and population, as the conference determines is |
| 1029 | needed for the state planning and budgeting system. |
| 1030 | 2. Develop such official information relating to the |
| 1031 | number of eligible discharges and the projected number of civil |
| 1032 | commitments for determining space needs pursuant to the civil |
| 1033 | proceedings provided under part V of chapter 394. |
| 1034 | 3. Develop official information relating to the number of |
| 1035 | sexual offenders and sexual predators who are required by law to |
| 1036 | be placed on community control, probation, or conditional |
| 1037 | release who are subject to electronic monitoring. In addition, |
| 1038 | the Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall study the |
| 1039 | factors relating to the sentencing of sex offenders from the |
| 1040 | point of arrest through the imposition of sanctions by the |
| 1041 | sentencing court, including original charges, plea negotiations, |
| 1042 | trial dispositions, and sanctions. The Department of |
| 1043 | Corrections, the Office of the State Courts Administrator, the |
| 1044 | Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the state attorneys |
| 1045 | shall provide information deemed necessary for the study. The |
| 1046 | final report shall be provided to the President of the Senate |
| 1047 | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by March 1, |
| 1048 | 2006. |
| 1049 |
|
| 1050 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 1051 | the editors of the words "of Representatives" |
| 1052 | following the word "House" to conform to the complete |
| 1053 | name of the legislative body. |
| 1054 |
|
| 1055 | Section 26. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
| 1056 | 253.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1057 | 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.-- |
| 1058 | (1) |
| 1059 | (c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, |
| 1060 | if title to any state-owned lands is vested in the Board of |
| 1061 | Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and the lands |
| 1062 | are located within the Everglades Agricultural Area, then all |
| 1063 | proceeds from the sale of any such lands shall be deposited into |
| 1064 | the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The provisions of this |
| 1065 | paragraph shall not apply to those lands acquired pursuant to s. |
| 1066 | ss. 607.0505, and former s. 620.192, or chapter 895. |
| 1067 |
|
| 1068 | Reviser's note.--Amended to clarify the status of |
| 1069 | referenced s. 620.192, which was repealed by s. 25, |
| 1070 | ch. 2005-267, Laws of Florida. |
| 1071 |
|
| 1072 | Section 27. Subsection (12) of section 253.03, Florida |
| 1073 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1074 | 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands |
| 1075 | enumerated.-- |
| 1076 | (12) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement |
| 1077 | Trust Fund is hereby authorized to administer, manage, control, |
| 1078 | conserve, protect, and sell all real property forfeited to the |
| 1079 | state pursuant to ss. 895.01-895.09 or acquired by the state |
| 1080 | pursuant to s. 607.0505 or former s. 620.192. The board is |
| 1081 | directed to immediately determine the value of all such property |
| 1082 | and shall ascertain whether the property is in any way |
| 1083 | encumbered. If the board determines that it is in the best |
| 1084 | interest of the state to do so, funds from the Internal |
| 1085 | Improvement Trust Fund may be used to satisfy any such |
| 1086 | encumbrances. If forfeited property receipts are not sufficient |
| 1087 | to satisfy encumbrances on the property and expenses permitted |
| 1088 | under this section, funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund |
| 1089 | may be used to satisfy any such encumbrances and expenses. All |
| 1090 | property acquired by the board pursuant to s. 607.0505, former |
| 1091 | s. 620.192, or ss. 895.01-895.09 shall be sold as soon as |
| 1092 | commercially feasible unless the Attorney General recommends and |
| 1093 | the board determines that retention of the property in public |
| 1094 | ownership would effectuate one or more of the following policies |
| 1095 | of statewide significance: protection or enhancement of |
| 1096 | floodplains, marshes, estuaries, lakes, rivers, wilderness |
| 1097 | areas, wildlife areas, wildlife habitat, or other |
| 1098 | environmentally sensitive natural areas or ecosystems; or |
| 1099 | preservation of significant archaeological or historical sites |
| 1100 | identified by the Secretary of State. In such event the property |
| 1101 | shall remain in the ownership of the board, to be controlled, |
| 1102 | managed, and disposed of in accordance with this chapter, and |
| 1103 | the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall be reimbursed from the |
| 1104 | Land Acquisition Trust Fund, or other appropriate fund |
| 1105 | designated by the board, for any funds expended from the |
| 1106 | Internal Improvement Trust Fund pursuant to this subsection in |
| 1107 | regard to such property. Upon the recommendation of the Attorney |
| 1108 | General, the board may reimburse the investigative agency for |
| 1109 | its investigative expenses, costs, and attorneys' fees, and may |
| 1110 | reimburse law enforcement agencies for actual expenses incurred |
| 1111 | in conducting investigations leading to the forfeiture of such |
| 1112 | property from funds deposited in the Internal Improvement Trust |
| 1113 | Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection. The proceeds |
| 1114 | of the sale of property acquired under s. 607.0505, former s. |
| 1115 | 620.192, or ss. 895.01-895.09 shall be distributed as follows: |
| 1116 | (a) After satisfaction of any valid claims arising under |
| 1117 | the provisions of s. 895.09(1)(a) or (b), any moneys used to |
| 1118 | satisfy encumbrances and expended as costs of administration, |
| 1119 | appraisal, management, conservation, protection, sale, and real |
| 1120 | estate sales services and any interest earnings lost to the Land |
| 1121 | Acquisition Trust Fund as of a date certified by the Department |
| 1122 | of Environmental Protection shall be replaced first in the Land |
| 1123 | Acquisition Trust Fund, if those funds were used, and then in |
| 1124 | the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; and |
| 1125 | (b) The remainder shall be distributed as set forth in s. |
| 1126 | 895.09. |
| 1127 |
|
| 1128 | Reviser's note.--Amended to clarify the status of |
| 1129 | referenced s. 620.192, which was repealed by s. 25, |
| 1130 | ch. 2005-267, Laws of Florida. |
| 1131 |
|
| 1132 | Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 253.74, Florida |
| 1133 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1134 | 253.74 Penalties.-- |
| 1135 | (1) Any person who conducts aquaculture activities in |
| 1136 | excess of those authorized by the board or who conducts such |
| 1137 | activities on state-owned submerged lands without having |
| 1138 | previously obtained an authorization from the board commits a |
| 1139 | misdemeanor and shall be subject to imprisonment for not more |
| 1140 | than 6 months or fine of not more than $1,000, or both. In |
| 1141 | addition to such fine and imprisonment, all works, improvements, |
| 1142 | and animal and plant life involved in the project, may be |
| 1143 | forfeited to the state. |
| 1144 |
|
| 1145 | Reviser's note.--Amended to improve clarity. |
| 1146 |
|
| 1147 | Section 29. Section 267.0619, Florida Statutes, is |
| 1148 | reenacted to read: |
| 1149 | 267.0619 Historical Museum Grants.--The division may |
| 1150 | conduct a program to provide: |
| 1151 | (1)(a) Grants from the Historical Resources Operating |
| 1152 | Trust Fund, including matching grants, to a department or agency |
| 1153 | of the state; a unit of county, municipal, or other local |
| 1154 | government; or a public or private profit or nonprofit |
| 1155 | corporation, partnership, or other organization to assist in the |
| 1156 | development of public educational exhibits relating to the |
| 1157 | historical resources of Florida; and |
| 1158 | (b) Grants from the Historical Resources Operating Trust |
| 1159 | Fund to Florida history museums that are not state-operated to |
| 1160 | assist such museums in paying for operating costs. |
| 1161 | (2) In order to be eligible to receive a grant from the |
| 1162 | trust fund to assist in paying operating costs, a Florida |
| 1163 | history museum must fulfill the following criteria: |
| 1164 | (a) The mission of the museum must relate directly and |
| 1165 | primarily to the history of Florida. If the museum has more |
| 1166 | than one mission, the museum is eligible to receive a grant for |
| 1167 | that portion of the operating costs which is reasonably |
| 1168 | attributable to its mission relating to the history of Florida; |
| 1169 | (b) The museum must have been operating and open to the |
| 1170 | public for at least 180 days each year during the 2-year period |
| 1171 | immediately preceding the date upon which the museum applies for |
| 1172 | the grant; |
| 1173 | (c) The museum must be open and providing museum services |
| 1174 | to the public for at least 180 days each year; and |
| 1175 | (d) The museum must currently employ, and must have |
| 1176 | employed during the 2-year period immediately preceding the date |
| 1177 | upon which the museum applies for the grant, at least one full- |
| 1178 | time staff member or the equivalent thereof whose primary |
| 1179 | responsibility is to acquire, maintain, and exhibit to the |
| 1180 | public objects that are owned by, or are on loan to, the museum. |
| 1181 | (3) An application for a grant must be made to the |
| 1182 | division on a form provided by the division. The division shall |
| 1183 | adopt rules prescribing categories of grants, application |
| 1184 | requirements, criteria and procedures for the review and |
| 1185 | evaluation of applications, and other procedures necessary for |
| 1186 | the administration of the program, subject to the requirements |
| 1187 | of this section. Grant review panels appointed by the Secretary |
| 1188 | of State and chaired by a member of the Florida Historical |
| 1189 | Commission or a designee appointed by the commission's presiding |
| 1190 | officer shall review each application for a museum grant-in-aid. |
| 1191 | The review panel shall submit to the Secretary of State for |
| 1192 | approval lists of all applications that are recommended by the |
| 1193 | panel for the award of grants, arranged in order of priority. |
| 1194 | The division may award a grant to a Florida history museum only |
| 1195 | if the award has been approved by the Secretary of State. |
| 1196 | (4) Money received as an appropriation or contribution to |
| 1197 | the grants program must be deposited into the Historical |
| 1198 | Resources Operating Trust Fund. Money appropriated from general |
| 1199 | revenue to the trust fund for the program may not be granted to |
| 1200 | a private for-profit museum. Money appropriated from any source |
| 1201 | to the trust fund for the program may not be granted to pay the |
| 1202 | cost of locating, identifying, evaluating, acquiring, |
| 1203 | preserving, protecting, restoring, rehabilitating, stabilizing, |
| 1204 | or excavating an archaeological or historic site or a historic |
| 1205 | building or the planning of any of those activities. |
| 1206 | (5) The division may grant moneys quarterly from the |
| 1207 | Historical Resources Operating Trust Fund to history museums in |
| 1208 | advance of an exhibit or program for which the moneys are |
| 1209 | granted. |
| 1210 |
|
| 1211 | Reviser's note.--Section 16, ch. 2005-207, Laws of |
| 1212 | Florida, amended subsection (3) without publishing the |
| 1213 | introductory paragraph to the section. Absent |
| 1214 | affirmative evidence of legislative intent to repeal |
| 1215 | the introductory language, it is reenacted here to |
| 1216 | confirm that the omission was not intended. |
| 1217 |
|
| 1218 | Section 30. Subsection (1) of section 316.272, Florida |
| 1219 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1220 | 316.272 Exhaust systems, prevention of noise.-- |
| 1221 | (1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped |
| 1222 | with an exhaust system in good working order and in constant |
| 1223 | operation, including muffler, manifold pipe, and tailpiping to |
| 1224 | prevent excessive or unusual noise. In no event shall an exhaust |
| 1225 | system allow noise at a level which exceeds a maximum decibel |
| 1226 | level to be established by regulation of the Department of |
| 1227 | Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.061(11) |
| 1228 | 403.061(13) in cooperation with the Department of Highway Safety |
| 1229 | and Motor Vehicles. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass |
| 1230 | or similar device upon a vehicle on a highway. |
| 1231 |
|
| 1232 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the current |
| 1233 | location within s. 403.061 of material relating to |
| 1234 | noise pollution; s. 14, ch. 78-95, Laws of Florida, |
| 1235 | deleted then-existing subsections (8) and (9), and |
| 1236 | subsection (13) became subsection (11). |
| 1237 |
|
| 1238 | Section 31. Subsection (1) of section 320.0843, Florida |
| 1239 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1240 | 320.0843 License plates for persons with disabilities |
| 1241 | eligible for permanent disabled parking permits.-- |
| 1242 | (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in |
| 1243 | this state and qualifies for a disabled parking permit under s. |
| 1244 | 320.0848(2), upon application to the department and payment of |
| 1245 | the license tax for a motor vehicle registered under s. |
| 1246 | 320.08(2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), (4)(a) or (b), (6)(a), or |
| 1247 | (9)(c) or (d), shall be issued a license plate as provided by s. |
| 1248 | 320.06 which, in lieu of the serial number prescribed by s. |
| 1249 | 320.06, shall be stamped with the international wheelchair user |
| 1250 | symbol after the serial number of the license plate. The license |
| 1251 | plate entitles the person to all privileges afforded by a |
| 1252 | parking permit issued under s. 320.0848. When more than that one |
| 1253 | registrant is listed on the registration issued under this |
| 1254 | section, the eligible applicant shall be noted on the |
| 1255 | registration certificate. |
| 1256 |
|
| 1257 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 1258 | by the editors of the word "than" for the word "that" |
| 1259 | to conform to context. |
| 1260 |
|
| 1261 | Section 32. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section |
| 1262 | 320.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1263 | 320.27 Motor vehicle dealers.-- |
| 1264 | (9) DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.-- |
| 1265 | (b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any |
| 1266 | license issued hereunder or under the provisions of s. 320.77 or |
| 1267 | s. 320.771 upon proof that a licensee has committed, with |
| 1268 | sufficient frequency so as to establish a pattern of wrongdoing |
| 1269 | on the part of a licensee, violations of one or more of the |
| 1270 | following activities: |
| 1271 | 1. Representation that a demonstrator is a new motor |
| 1272 | vehicle, or the attempt to sell or the sale of a demonstrator as |
| 1273 | a new motor vehicle without written notice to the purchaser that |
| 1274 | the vehicle is a demonstrator. For the purposes of this section, |
| 1275 | a "demonstrator," a "new motor vehicle," and a "used motor |
| 1276 | vehicle" shall be defined as under s. 320.60. |
| 1277 | 2. Unjustifiable refusal to comply with a licensee's |
| 1278 | responsibility under the terms of the new motor vehicle warranty |
| 1279 | issued by its respective manufacturer, distributor, or importer. |
| 1280 | However, if such refusal is at the direction of the |
| 1281 | manufacturer, distributor, or importer, such refusal shall not |
| 1282 | be a ground under this section. |
| 1283 | 3. Misrepresentation or false, deceptive, or misleading |
| 1284 | statements with regard to the sale or financing of motor |
| 1285 | vehicles which any motor vehicle dealer has, or causes to have, |
| 1286 | advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed, |
| 1287 | broadcast, televised, or made in any manner with regard to the |
| 1288 | sale or financing of motor vehicles. |
| 1289 | 4. Failure by any motor vehicle dealer to provide a |
| 1290 | customer or purchaser with an odometer disclosure statement and |
| 1291 | a copy of any bona fide written, executed sales contract or |
| 1292 | agreement of purchase connected with the purchase of the motor |
| 1293 | vehicle purchased by the customer or purchaser. |
| 1294 | 5. Failure of any motor vehicle dealer to comply with the |
| 1295 | terms of any bona fide written, executed agreement, pursuant to |
| 1296 | the sale of a motor vehicle. |
| 1297 | 6. Failure to apply for transfer of a title as prescribed |
| 1298 | in s. 319.23(6). |
| 1299 | 7. Use of the dealer license identification number by any |
| 1300 | person other than the licensed dealer or his or her designee. |
| 1301 | 8. Failure to continually meet the requirements of the |
| 1302 | licensure law. |
| 1303 | 9. Representation to a customer or any advertisement to |
| 1304 | the public representing or suggesting that a motor vehicle is a |
| 1305 | new motor vehicle if such vehicle lawfully cannot be titled in |
| 1306 | the name of the customer or other member of the public by the |
| 1307 | seller using a manufacturer's statement of origin as permitted |
| 1308 | in s. 319.23(1). |
| 1309 | 10. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that a |
| 1310 | customer or purchaser accept equipment on his or her motor |
| 1311 | vehicle which was not ordered by the customer or purchaser. |
| 1312 | 11. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that any |
| 1313 | customer or purchaser finance a motor vehicle with a specific |
| 1314 | financial institution or company. |
| 1315 | 12. Requirement by any motor vehicle dealer that the |
| 1316 | purchaser of a motor vehicle contract with the dealer for |
| 1317 | physical damage insurance. |
| 1318 | 13. Perpetration of a fraud upon any person as a result of |
| 1319 | dealing in motor vehicles, including, without limitation, the |
| 1320 | misrepresentation to any person by the licensee of the |
| 1321 | licensee's relationship to any manufacturer, importer, or |
| 1322 | distributor. |
| 1323 | 14. Violation of any of the provisions of s. 319.35 by any |
| 1324 | motor vehicle dealer. |
| 1325 | 15. Sale by a motor vehicle dealer of a vehicle offered in |
| 1326 | trade by a customer prior to consummation of the sale, exchange, |
| 1327 | or transfer of a newly acquired vehicle to the customer, unless |
| 1328 | the customer provides written authorization for the sale of the |
| 1329 | trade-in vehicle prior to delivery of the newly acquired |
| 1330 | vehicle. |
| 1331 | 16. Willful failure to comply with any administrative rule |
| 1332 | adopted by the department or the provisions of s. 320.131(8). |
| 1333 | 17. Violation of chapter 319, this chapter, or ss. |
| 1334 | 559.901-559.9221, which has to do with dealing in or repairing |
| 1335 | motor vehicles or mobile homes. Additionally, in the case of |
| 1336 | used motor vehicles, the willful violation of the federal law |
| 1337 | and rule in 15 U.S.C. s. 2304, 16 C.F.R. part 455, pertaining to |
| 1338 | the consumer sales window form. |
| 1339 | 18. Failure to maintain evidence of notification to the |
| 1340 | owner or coowner of a vehicle regarding registration or titling |
| 1341 | fees owed owned as required in s. 320.02(17) 320.02(19). |
| 1342 |
|
| 1343 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1344 | redesignation of s. 320.02(19) as created by s. 14, |
| 1345 | ch. 2005-164, Laws of Florida, as s. 320.02(17) by the |
| 1346 | reviser as a result of the redesignation of existing |
| 1347 | s. 320.02(17) and (18) as a portion of s. 320.02(16) |
| 1348 | by s. 1, ch. 2005-254, Laws of Florida. The word |
| 1349 | "owed" was substituted for the word "owned" to conform |
| 1350 | to context. |
| 1351 |
|
| 1352 | Section 33. Subsection (8) of section 322.121, Florida |
| 1353 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1354 | 322.121 Periodic reexamination of all drivers.-- |
| 1355 | (8) In addition to any other examination authorized by |
| 1356 | this section, an applicant for a renewal of an endorsement |
| 1357 | issued under s. 322.57(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), or (f) may |
| 1358 | be required to complete successfully an examination of his or |
| 1359 | her knowledge regarding state and federal rules, regulations, |
| 1360 | and laws, governing the type of vehicle which he or she is |
| 1361 | seeking an endorsement to operate. |
| 1362 |
|
| 1363 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1364 | redesignation of s. 322.57(1)(c), (d), and (e) as s. |
| 1365 | 322.57(1)(d), (e), and (f) by s. 90, ch. 2005-164, |
| 1366 | Laws of Florida. |
| 1367 |
|
| 1368 | Section 34. Subsection (3) of section 337.195, Florida |
| 1369 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1370 | 337.195 Limits on liability.-- |
| 1371 | (3) In all cases involving personal injury, property |
| 1372 | damage, or death, a person or entity who contracts to prepare or |
| 1373 | provide engineering plans for the construction or repair of a |
| 1374 | highway, road, street, bridge, or other transportation facility |
| 1375 | for the Department of Transportation shall be presumed to have |
| 1376 | prepared such engineering plans using the degree of care and |
| 1377 | skill ordinarily exercised by other engineers in the field under |
| 1378 | similar conditions and in similar localities and with due regard |
| 1379 | for acceptable engineering standards and principles if the |
| 1380 | engineering plans conformed to the Department of |
| 1381 | Transportation's design standards material to the condition or |
| 1382 | defect that was the proximate cause of the personal person |
| 1383 | injury, property damage, or death. This presumption can be |
| 1384 | overcome only upon a showing of the person's or entity's gross |
| 1385 | negligence in the preparation of the engineering plans and shall |
| 1386 | not be interpreted or construed to alter or affect any claim of |
| 1387 | the Department of Transportation against such person or entity. |
| 1388 | The limitation on liability contained in this subsection shall |
| 1389 | not apply to any hidden or undiscoverable condition created by |
| 1390 | the engineer. This subsection does not affect any claim of any |
| 1391 | entity against such engineer or engineering firm, which claim is |
| 1392 | associated with such entity's facilities on or in Department of |
| 1393 | Transportation roads or other transportation facilities. |
| 1394 |
|
| 1395 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 1396 | by the editors of the word "personal" for the word |
| 1397 | "person" to conform to context. |
| 1398 |
|
| 1399 | Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section |
| 1400 | 339.2819, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1401 | 339.2819 Transportation Regional Incentive Program.-- |
| 1402 | (4)(a) Projects to be funded with Transportation Regional |
| 1403 | Incentive Program funds shall, at a minimum: |
| 1404 | 1. Support those transportation facilities that serve |
| 1405 | national, statewide, or regional functions and function as an |
| 1406 | integrated regional transportation system. |
| 1407 | 2. Be identified in the capital improvements element of a |
| 1408 | comprehensive plan that has been determined to be in compliance |
| 1409 | with part II of chapter 163, after July 1, 2005, or to implement |
| 1410 | a long-term concurrency management system adopted by a local |
| 1411 | government in accordance with s. 163.3180(9) 163.3177(9). |
| 1412 | Further, the project shall be in compliance with local |
| 1413 | government comprehensive plan policies relative to corridor |
| 1414 | management. |
| 1415 | 3. Be consistent with the Strategic Intermodal System Plan |
| 1416 | developed under s. 339.64. |
| 1417 | 4. Have a commitment for local, regional, or private |
| 1418 | financial matching funds as a percentage of the overall project |
| 1419 | cost. |
| 1420 |
|
| 1421 | Reviser's note.--Amended to substitute a reference to |
| 1422 | s. 163.3180(9), relating to long-term transportation |
| 1423 | and school community management systems, for a |
| 1424 | reference to s. 163.3177(9), relating to rule adoption |
| 1425 | of minimum criteria for review and determination of |
| 1426 | compliance of local government plan elements to |
| 1427 | conform to context. |
| 1428 |
|
| 1429 | Section 36. Subsection (2) of section 339.64, Florida |
| 1430 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 1431 | 339.64 Strategic Intermodal System Plan.-- |
| 1432 | (2) In association with the continued development of the |
| 1433 | Strategic Intermodal System Plan, the Florida Transportation |
| 1434 | Commission, as part of its work program review process, shall |
| 1435 | conduct an annual assessment of the progress that the department |
| 1436 | and its transportation partners have made in realizing the goals |
| 1437 | of economic development, improved mobility, and increased |
| 1438 | intermodal connectivity of the Strategic Intermodal System. The |
| 1439 | Florida Transportation Commission shall coordinate with the |
| 1440 | department, the Statewide Intermodal Transportation Advisory |
| 1441 | Council, and other appropriate entities when developing this |
| 1442 | assessment. The Florida Transportation Commission shall deliver |
| 1443 | a report to the Governor and Legislature no later than 14 days |
| 1444 | after the regular session begins, with recommendations as |
| 1445 | necessary to fully implement the Strategic Intermodal System. |
| 1446 |
|
| 1447 | Reviser's note.--Reenacted to confirm the continued |
| 1448 | existence of subsection (2), which was repealed by s. |
| 1449 | 37, ch. 2005-2, Laws of Florida, a reviser's bill, |
| 1450 | because it related to obsolete reporting requirements. |
| 1451 | Those requirements were revised and updated by s. 7, |
| 1452 | ch. 2005-281, Laws of Florida. |
| 1453 |
|
| 1454 | Section 37. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 1455 | 348.9932, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1456 | 348.9932 Southwest Florida Expressway Authority.-- |
| 1457 | (2) The governing body of the authority shall consist of |
| 1458 | seven voting members and one nonvoting member, as set forth in |
| 1459 | this subsection. |
| 1460 | (a)1. |
| 1461 | a. One member who is a permanent resident of Collier |
| 1462 | County and one member who is a permanent resident of Lee County |
| 1463 | shall be appointed by the Governor to serve a term of 4 years |
| 1464 | each. The Governor shall select his or her appointees from a |
| 1465 | list submitted by the board of county commissioners of each |
| 1466 | county, with each list recommending five candidates from their |
| 1467 | respective county. |
| 1468 | b. One member who is a permanent resident of Collier |
| 1469 | County shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners |
| 1470 | of Collier County and one member who is a permanent resident of |
| 1471 | Lee County shall be appointed by the Board of County |
| 1472 | Commissioners of Lee County to serve a term of 4 years each. |
| 1473 | 2. Each member appointed under this paragraph shall be a |
| 1474 | person of outstanding reputation for integrity, responsibility, |
| 1475 | and business ability and shall have an interest in ground |
| 1476 | transportation. No elected official and no person who is an |
| 1477 | employee, in any capacity, of Collier County or Lee County or of |
| 1478 | any city within Collier County or Lee County shall be an |
| 1479 | appointed member of the authority except as set forth in this |
| 1480 | section. |
| 1481 | 3. Each appointed member shall be a resident of his or her |
| 1482 | respective county during his or her entire term. |
| 1483 | 4. Each appointed member shall be a voting member and |
| 1484 | shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed |
| 1485 | and has qualified. A vacancy occurring during a term shall be |
| 1486 | filled only for the remainder of the unexpired term. |
| 1487 |
|
| 1488 | Reviser's note.--Amended pursuant to the directive of |
| 1489 | the Legislature in s. 1, ch. 93-199, Laws of Florida, |
| 1490 | to remove gender-specific references applicable to |
| 1491 | human beings from the Florida Statutes without |
| 1492 | substantive change in legal effect. |
| 1493 |
|
| 1494 | Section 38. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
| 1495 | (b) of subsection (7) of section 373.036, Florida Statutes, are |
| 1496 | amended to read: |
| 1497 | 373.036 Florida water plan; district water management |
| 1498 | plans.-- |
| 1499 | (1) FLORIDA WATER PLAN.--In cooperation with the water |
| 1500 | management districts, regional water supply authorities, and |
| 1501 | others, the department shall develop the Florida water plan. The |
| 1502 | Florida water plan shall include, but not be limited to: |
| 1503 | (d) Goals, objectives, and guidance for the development |
| 1504 | and review of programs, rules, and plans relating to water |
| 1505 | resources, based on statutory policies and directives. The state |
| 1506 | water policy rule, renamed the water resource implementation |
| 1507 | rule pursuant to s. 373.019(23) 373.019(20), shall serve as this |
| 1508 | part of the plan. Amendments or additions to this part of the |
| 1509 | Florida water plan shall be adopted by the department as part of |
| 1510 | the water resource implementation rule. In accordance with s. |
| 1511 | 373.114, the department shall review rules of the water |
| 1512 | management districts for consistency with this rule. Amendments |
| 1513 | to the water resource implementation rule must be adopted by the |
| 1514 | secretary of the department and be submitted to the President of |
| 1515 | the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| 1516 | within 7 days after publication in the Florida Administrative |
| 1517 | Weekly. Amendments shall not become effective until the |
| 1518 | conclusion of the next regular session of the Legislature |
| 1519 | following their adoption. |
| 1520 | (7) CONSOLIDATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL |
| 1521 | REPORT.-- |
| 1522 | (b) The consolidated annual report shall contain the |
| 1523 | following elements, as appropriate to that water management |
| 1524 | district: |
| 1525 | 1. A district water management plan annual report or the |
| 1526 | annual work plan report allowed in subparagraph (2)(e)4. |
| 1527 | 2. The department-approved minimum flows and levels annual |
| 1528 | priority list and schedule required by s. 373.042(2). |
| 1529 | 3. The annual 5-year capital improvements plan required by |
| 1530 | s. 373.536(6)(a)3. |
| 1531 | 4. The alternative water supplies annual report required |
| 1532 | by s. 373.1961(3)(n) 373.1961(2)(k). |
| 1533 | 5. The final annual 5-year water resource development work |
| 1534 | program required by s. 373.536(6)(a)4. |
| 1535 | 6. The Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan |
| 1536 | annual report required by s. 373.199(7). |
| 1537 | 7. The mitigation donation annual report required by s. |
| 1538 | 373.414(1)(b)2. |
| 1539 |
|
| 1540 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (1)(d) is amended to |
| 1541 | conform to the redesignation of subunits of s. 373.019 |
| 1542 | by s. 1, ch. 2005-291, Laws of Florida. Paragraph |
| 1543 | (7)(b) is amended to conform to the redesignation of |
| 1544 | subunits of s. 373.1961 by s. 3, ch. 2005-291. |
| 1545 |
|
| 1546 | Section 39. Subsection (3) of section 373.0361, Florida |
| 1547 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1548 | 373.0361 Regional water supply planning.-- |
| 1549 | (3) The water supply development component of a regional |
| 1550 | water supply plan which deals with or affects public utilities |
| 1551 | and public water supply for those areas served by a regional |
| 1552 | water supply authority and its member governments within the |
| 1553 | boundary of the Southwest Florida Water Management District |
| 1554 | shall be developed jointly by the authority and the district. In |
| 1555 | areas not served by regional water supply authorities, or other |
| 1556 | multijurisdictional water supply entities, and where |
| 1557 | opportunities exist to meet water supply needs more efficiently |
| 1558 | through multijurisdictional projects identified pursuant to |
| 1559 | paragraph (2)(a) s. 372.0361(2)(a), water management districts |
| 1560 | are directed to assist in developing multijurisdictional |
| 1561 | approaches to water supply project development jointly with |
| 1562 | affected water utilities, special districts, and local |
| 1563 | governments. |
| 1564 |
|
| 1565 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 1566 | by the editors of a reference to paragraph (2)(a) for |
| 1567 | a reference to nonexistent s. 372.0361(2)(a); s. |
| 1568 | 373.0361(2)(a) references multijurisdictional |
| 1569 | projects. |
| 1570 |
|
| 1571 | Section 40. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section |
| 1572 | 373.1961, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1573 | 373.1961 Water production; general powers and duties; |
| 1574 | identification of needs; funding criteria; economic incentives; |
| 1575 | reuse funding.-- |
| 1576 | (3) FUNDING.-- |
| 1577 | (e) Applicants for projects that may receive funding |
| 1578 | assistance pursuant to the Water Protection and Sustainability |
| 1579 | Program shall, at a minimum, be required to pay 60 percent of |
| 1580 | the project's construction costs. The water management districts |
| 1581 | may, at their discretion, totally or partially waive this |
| 1582 | requirement for projects sponsored by financially disadvantaged |
| 1583 | small local governments as defined in s. 403.885(5) 403.885(4). |
| 1584 | The water management districts or basin boards may, at their |
| 1585 | discretion, use ad valorem or federal revenues to assist a |
| 1586 | project applicant in meeting the requirements of this paragraph. |
| 1587 |
|
| 1588 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1589 | redesignation of subunits within s. 403.885 by s. 16, |
| 1590 | ch. 2005-291, Laws of Florida. |
| 1591 |
|
| 1592 | Section 41. Subsection (1) of section 373.421, Florida |
| 1593 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1594 | 373.421 Delineation methods; formal determinations.-- |
| 1595 | (1) The Environmental Regulation Commission shall adopt a |
| 1596 | unified statewide methodology for the delineation of the extent |
| 1597 | of wetlands as defined in s. 373.019(25) 373.019(22). This |
| 1598 | methodology shall consider regional differences in the types of |
| 1599 | soils and vegetation that may serve as indicators of the extent |
| 1600 | of wetlands. This methodology shall also include provisions for |
| 1601 | determining the extent of surface waters other than wetlands for |
| 1602 | the purposes of regulation under s. 373.414. This methodology |
| 1603 | shall not become effective until ratified by the Legislature. |
| 1604 | Subsequent to legislative ratification, the wetland definition |
| 1605 | in s. 373.019(25) 373.019(22) and the adopted wetland |
| 1606 | methodology shall be binding on the department, the water |
| 1607 | management districts, local governments, and any other |
| 1608 | governmental entities. Upon ratification of such wetland |
| 1609 | methodology, the Legislature preempts the authority of any water |
| 1610 | management district, state or regional agency, or local |
| 1611 | government to define wetlands or develop a delineation |
| 1612 | methodology to implement the definition and determines that the |
| 1613 | exclusive definition and delineation methodology for wetlands |
| 1614 | shall be that established pursuant to s. 373.019(25) 373.019(22) |
| 1615 | and this section. Upon such legislative ratification, any |
| 1616 | existing wetlands definition or wetland delineation methodology |
| 1617 | shall be superseded by the wetland definition and delineation |
| 1618 | methodology established pursuant to this chapter. Subsequent to |
| 1619 | legislative ratification, a delineation of the extent of a |
| 1620 | surface water or wetland by the department or a water management |
| 1621 | district, pursuant to a formal determination under subsection |
| 1622 | (2), or pursuant to a permit issued under this part in which the |
| 1623 | delineation was field-verified by the permitting agency and |
| 1624 | specifically approved in the permit, shall be binding on all |
| 1625 | other governmental entities for the duration of the formal |
| 1626 | determination or permit. All existing rules and methodologies of |
| 1627 | the department, the water management districts, and local |
| 1628 | governments, regarding surface water or wetland definition and |
| 1629 | delineation shall remain in full force and effect until the |
| 1630 | common methodology rule becomes effective. However, this shall |
| 1631 | not be construed to limit any power of the department, the water |
| 1632 | management districts, and local governments to amend or adopt a |
| 1633 | surface water or wetland definition or delineation methodology |
| 1634 | until the common methodology rule becomes effective. |
| 1635 |
|
| 1636 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1637 | redesignation of subunits within s. 373.019 by s. 1, |
| 1638 | ch. 2005-291, Laws of Florida. |
| 1639 |
|
| 1640 | Section 42. Subsection (1) of section 375.075, Florida |
| 1641 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1642 | 375.075 Outdoor recreation; financial assistance to local |
| 1643 | governments.-- |
| 1644 | (1) The Department of Environmental Protection is |
| 1645 | authorized to establish the Florida Recreation Development |
| 1646 | Assistance Program to provide grants to qualified local |
| 1647 | governmental entities to acquire or develop land for public |
| 1648 | outdoor recreation purposes. To the extent not needed for debt |
| 1649 | service on bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051, each year the |
| 1650 | department shall develop and plan a program which shall be based |
| 1651 | upon funding of not less than 5 percent of the money credited to |
| 1652 | the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(2) and (3) |
| 1653 | in that year. Beginning fiscal year 2001-2002, The department |
| 1654 | shall develop and plan a program which shall be based upon the |
| 1655 | cumulative total funding provided from this section and from the |
| 1656 | Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(d) |
| 1657 | 259.105(3)(c). |
| 1658 |
|
| 1659 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 1660 | conform to context and to delete an obsolete date |
| 1661 | reference. Section 259.105(3)(c) was amended by s. 11, |
| 1662 | ch. 2000-170, Laws of Florida, and language relating |
| 1663 | to transfer of funds to the Land Acquisition Trust |
| 1664 | Fund for grants pursuant to s. 375.075 was stricken; |
| 1665 | material relating to transfer of funds pursuant to s. |
| 1666 | 375.075 was added by s. 11, ch. 2000-170, at a new s. |
| 1667 | 259.105(3)(d). |
| 1668 |
|
| 1669 | Section 43. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 1670 | 390.01114, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1671 | 390.01114 Parental Notice of Abortion Act.-- |
| 1672 | (3) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.-- |
| 1673 | (a) Actual notice shall be provided by the physician |
| 1674 | performing or inducing the termination of pregnancy before the |
| 1675 | performance or inducement of the termination of the pregnancy of |
| 1676 | a minor. The notice may be given by a referring physician. The |
| 1677 | physician who performs or induces the termination of pregnancy |
| 1678 | must receive the written statement of the referring physician |
| 1679 | certifying that the referring physician has given notice. If |
| 1680 | actual notice is not possible after a reasonable effort has been |
| 1681 | made, the physician performing or inducing the termination of |
| 1682 | pregnancy or the referring physician must give constructive |
| 1683 | notice. Notice given under this subsection by the physician |
| 1684 | performing or inducing the termination of pregnancy must include |
| 1685 | the name and address of the facility providing the termination |
| 1686 | of pregnancy, and the name of the physician providing notice. |
| 1687 | Notice given under this subsection by a referring physician must |
| 1688 | include the name and address of the facility where he or she is |
| 1689 | referring the minor and the name of the physician providing |
| 1690 | notice. If actual notice is provided by telephone, the physician |
| 1691 | must actually speak with the parent or guardian, and must record |
| 1692 | in the minor's medical file the name of the parent or guardian |
| 1693 | provided notice, the phone number dialed, and the date and time |
| 1694 | of the call. If constructive notice is given, the physician must |
| 1695 | document that notice by placing copies of any document related |
| 1696 | to the constructive notice, including, but not limited to, a |
| 1697 | copy of the letter and the return receipt, in the minor's |
| 1698 | medical file. |
| 1699 |
|
| 1700 | Reviser's note.--Amended to improve clarity. |
| 1701 |
|
| 1702 | Section 44. Section 397.405, Florida Statutes, is |
| 1703 | reenacted to read: |
| 1704 | 397.405 Exemptions from licensure.--The following are |
| 1705 | exempt from the licensing provisions of this chapter: |
| 1706 | (1) A hospital or hospital-based component licensed under |
| 1707 | chapter 395. |
| 1708 | (2) A nursing home facility as defined in s. 400.021. |
| 1709 | (3) A substance abuse education program established |
| 1710 | pursuant to s. 1003.42. |
| 1711 | (4) A facility or institution operated by the Federal |
| 1712 | Government. |
| 1713 | (5) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. |
| 1714 | (6) A psychologist licensed under chapter 490. |
| 1715 | (7) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or |
| 1716 | mental health counselor licensed under chapter 491. |
| 1717 | (8) An established and legally cognizable church or |
| 1718 | nonprofit religious organization or denomination providing |
| 1719 | substance abuse services, including prevention services, which |
| 1720 | are exclusively religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical in |
| 1721 | nature. A church or nonprofit religious organization or |
| 1722 | denomination providing any of the licensable service components |
| 1723 | itemized under s. 397.311(18) is not exempt for purposes of its |
| 1724 | provision of such licensable service components but retains its |
| 1725 | exemption with respect to all services which are exclusively |
| 1726 | religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical in nature. |
| 1727 | (9) Facilities licensed under s. 393.063 that, in addition |
| 1728 | to providing services to persons who are developmentally |
| 1729 | disabled as defined therein, also provide services to persons |
| 1730 | developmentally at risk as a consequence of exposure to alcohol |
| 1731 | or other legal or illegal drugs while in utero. |
| 1732 | (10) DUI education and screening services provided |
| 1733 | pursuant to ss. 316.192, 316.193, 322.095, 322.271, and 322.291. |
| 1734 | Persons or entities providing treatment services must be |
| 1735 | licensed under this chapter unless exempted from licensing as |
| 1736 | provided in this section. |
| 1737 |
|
| 1738 | The exemptions from licensure in this section do not apply to |
| 1739 | any service provider that receives an appropriation, grant, or |
| 1740 | contract from the state to operate as a service provider as |
| 1741 | defined in this chapter or to any substance abuse program |
| 1742 | regulated pursuant to s. 397.406. Furthermore, this chapter may |
| 1743 | not be construed to limit the practice of a physician licensed |
| 1744 | under chapter 458 or chapter 459, a psychologist licensed under |
| 1745 | chapter 490, or a psychotherapist licensed under chapter 491 who |
| 1746 | provides substance abuse treatment, so long as the physician, |
| 1747 | psychologist, or psychotherapist does not represent to the |
| 1748 | public that he or she is a licensed service provider and does |
| 1749 | not provide services to clients pursuant to part V of this |
| 1750 | chapter. Failure to comply with any requirement necessary to |
| 1751 | maintain an exempt status under this section is a misdemeanor of |
| 1752 | the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 1753 | 775.083. |
| 1754 |
|
| 1755 | Reviser's note.--Section 4, ch. 2005-55, Laws of |
| 1756 | Florida, reenacted subsection (8) without publishing |
| 1757 | the flush left language at the end of the section. |
| 1758 | Absent affirmative evidence of legislative intent to |
| 1759 | repeal the flush left language, it is reenacted here |
| 1760 | to confirm that the omission was not intended. |
| 1761 |
|
| 1762 | Section 45. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 402.7305, |
| 1763 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 1764 | 402.7305 Department of Children and Family Services; |
| 1765 | procurement of contractual services; contract management.-- |
| 1766 | (3) CONTRACT MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS.--The |
| 1767 | Department of Children and Family Services shall review the time |
| 1768 | period for which the department executes contracts and shall |
| 1769 | execute multiyear contracts to make the most efficient use of |
| 1770 | the resources devoted to contract processing and execution. |
| 1771 | Whenever the department chooses not to use a multiyear contract, |
| 1772 | a justification for that decision must be contained in the |
| 1773 | contract. Notwithstanding s. 287.057(15), the department is |
| 1774 | responsible for establishing a contract management process that |
| 1775 | requires a member of the department's Senior Management or |
| 1776 | Selected Select Exempt Service to assign in writing the |
| 1777 | responsibility of a contract to a contract manager. The |
| 1778 | department shall maintain a set of procedures describing its |
| 1779 | contract management process which must minimally include the |
| 1780 | following requirements: |
| 1781 | (a) The contract manager shall maintain the official |
| 1782 | contract file throughout the duration of the contract and for a |
| 1783 | period not less than 6 years after the termination of the |
| 1784 | contract. |
| 1785 | (b) The contract manager shall review all invoices for |
| 1786 | compliance with the criteria and payment schedule provided for |
| 1787 | in the contract and shall approve payment of all invoices before |
| 1788 | their transmission to the Department of Financial Services for |
| 1789 | payment. |
| 1790 | (c) The contract manager shall maintain a schedule of |
| 1791 | payments and total amounts disbursed and shall periodically |
| 1792 | reconcile the records with the state's official accounting |
| 1793 | records. |
| 1794 | (d) For contracts involving the provision of direct client |
| 1795 | services, the contract manager shall periodically visit the |
| 1796 | physical location where the services are delivered and speak |
| 1797 | directly to clients receiving the services and the staff |
| 1798 | responsible for delivering the services. |
| 1799 | (e) The contract manager shall meet at least once a month |
| 1800 | directly with the contractor's representative and maintain |
| 1801 | records of such meetings. |
| 1802 | (f) The contract manager shall periodically document any |
| 1803 | differences between the required performance measures and the |
| 1804 | actual performance measures. If a contractor fails to meet and |
| 1805 | comply with the performance measures established in the |
| 1806 | contract, the department may allow a reasonable period for the |
| 1807 | contractor to correct performance deficiencies. If performance |
| 1808 | deficiencies are not resolved to the satisfaction of the |
| 1809 | department within the prescribed time, and if no extenuating |
| 1810 | circumstances can be documented by the contractor to the |
| 1811 | department's satisfaction, the department must terminate the |
| 1812 | contract. The department may not enter into a new contract with |
| 1813 | that same contractor for the services for which the contract was |
| 1814 | previously terminated for a period of at least 24 months after |
| 1815 | the date of termination. The contract manager shall obtain and |
| 1816 | enforce corrective action plans, if appropriate, and maintain |
| 1817 | records regarding the completion or failure to complete |
| 1818 | corrective action items. |
| 1819 | (g) The contract manager shall document any contract |
| 1820 | modifications, which shall include recording any contract |
| 1821 | amendments as provided for in this section. |
| 1822 | (h) The contract manager shall be properly trained before |
| 1823 | being assigned responsibility for any contract. |
| 1824 | (4) CONTRACT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS.--The |
| 1825 | department shall establish contract monitoring units staffed by |
| 1826 | career service employees who report to a member of the Selected |
| 1827 | Select Exempt Service or Senior Management Service and who have |
| 1828 | been properly trained to perform contract monitoring, with at |
| 1829 | least one member of the contract monitoring unit possessing |
| 1830 | specific knowledge and experience in the contract's program |
| 1831 | area. The department shall establish a contract monitoring |
| 1832 | process that must include, but need not be limited to, the |
| 1833 | following requirements: |
| 1834 | (a) Performing a risk assessment at the start of each |
| 1835 | fiscal year and preparing an annual contract monitoring schedule |
| 1836 | that includes consideration for the level of risk assigned. The |
| 1837 | department may monitor any contract at any time regardless of |
| 1838 | whether such monitoring was originally included in the annual |
| 1839 | contract monitoring schedule. |
| 1840 | (b) Preparing a contract monitoring plan, including |
| 1841 | sampling procedures, before performing onsite monitoring at |
| 1842 | external locations of a service provider. The plan must include |
| 1843 | a description of the programmatic, fiscal, and administrative |
| 1844 | components that will be monitored on site. If appropriate, |
| 1845 | clinical and therapeutic components may be included. |
| 1846 | (c) Conducting analyses of the performance and compliance |
| 1847 | of an external service provider by means of desk reviews if the |
| 1848 | external service provider will not be monitored on site during a |
| 1849 | fiscal year. |
| 1850 | (d) Unless the department sets forth in writing the need |
| 1851 | for an extension, providing a written report presenting the |
| 1852 | results of the monitoring within 30 days after the completion of |
| 1853 | the onsite monitoring or desk review. |
| 1854 | (e) Developing and maintaining a set of procedures |
| 1855 | describing the contract monitoring process. |
| 1856 |
|
| 1857 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1858 | substitution by the editors of the word "Selected" for |
| 1859 | the word "Select" to conform to the title of the |
| 1860 | Selected Exempt Service as referenced in part V of |
| 1861 | chapter 110, which created it. |
| 1862 |
|
| 1863 | Section 46. Paragraphs (r) and (u) of subsection (2) of |
| 1864 | section 403.813, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 1865 | 403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions.-- |
| 1866 | (2) A permit is not required under this chapter, chapter |
| 1867 | 373, chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, or chapter 25214 or |
| 1868 | chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, for activities associated |
| 1869 | with the following types of projects; however, except as |
| 1870 | otherwise provided in this subsection, nothing in this |
| 1871 | subsection relieves an applicant from any requirement to obtain |
| 1872 | permission to use or occupy lands owned by the Board of Trustees |
| 1873 | of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or any water management |
| 1874 | district in its governmental or proprietary capacity or from |
| 1875 | complying with applicable local pollution control programs |
| 1876 | authorized under this chapter or other requirements of county |
| 1877 | and municipal governments: |
| 1878 | (r) The removal of aquatic plants, the removal of |
| 1879 | tussocks, the associated replanting of indigenous aquatic |
| 1880 | plants, and the associated removal from lakes of organic |
| 1881 | detrital material when such planting or removal is performed and |
| 1882 | authorized by permit or exemption granted under s. 369.20 or s. |
| 1883 | 369.25, provided that: |
| 1884 | 1. Organic detrital material that exists on the surface of |
| 1885 | natural mineral substrate shall be allowed to be removed to a |
| 1886 | depth of 3 feet or to the natural mineral substrate, whichever |
| 1887 | is less; |
| 1888 | 2. All material removed pursuant to this paragraph shall |
| 1889 | be deposited in an upland site in a manner that will prevent the |
| 1890 | reintroduction of the material into waters in the state except |
| 1891 | when spoil material is permitted to be used to create wildlife |
| 1892 | islands in freshwater bodies of the state when a governmental |
| 1893 | entity is permitted pursuant to s. 369.20 to create such islands |
| 1894 | as a part of a restoration or enhancement project; |
| 1895 | 3. All activities are performed in a manner consistent |
| 1896 | with state water quality standards; and |
| 1897 | 4. No activities under this exemption are conducted in |
| 1898 | wetland areas, as defined by s. 373.019(25) 373.019(22), which |
| 1899 | are supported by a natural soil as shown in applicable United |
| 1900 | States Department of Agriculture county soil surveys, except |
| 1901 | when a governmental entity is permitted pursuant to s. 369.20 to |
| 1902 | conduct such activities as a part of a restoration or |
| 1903 | enhancement project. |
| 1904 |
|
| 1905 | The department may not adopt implementing rules for this |
| 1906 | paragraph, notwithstanding any other provision of law. |
| 1907 | (u) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this |
| 1908 | subsection, a permit or other authorization under chapter 253, |
| 1909 | chapter 369, chapter 373, or this chapter is not required for an |
| 1910 | individual residential property owner for the removal of organic |
| 1911 | detrital material from freshwater rivers or lakes that have a |
| 1912 | natural sand or rocky substrate and that are not Aquatic |
| 1913 | Preserves or for the associated removal and replanting of |
| 1914 | aquatic vegetation for the purpose of environmental enhancement, |
| 1915 | providing that: |
| 1916 | 1. No activities under this exemption are conducted in |
| 1917 | wetland areas, as defined by s. 373.019(25) 373.019(22), which |
| 1918 | are supported by a natural soil as shown in applicable United |
| 1919 | States Department of Agriculture county soil surveys. |
| 1920 | 2. No filling or peat mining is allowed. |
| 1921 | 3. No removal of native wetland trees, including, but not |
| 1922 | limited to, ash, bay, cypress, gum, maple, or tupelo, occurs. |
| 1923 | 4. When removing organic detrital material, no portion of |
| 1924 | the underlying natural mineral substrate or rocky substrate is |
| 1925 | removed. |
| 1926 | 5. Organic detrital material and plant material removed is |
| 1927 | deposited in an upland site in a manner that will not cause |
| 1928 | water quality violations. |
| 1929 | 6. All activities are conducted in such a manner, and with |
| 1930 | appropriate turbidity controls, so as to prevent any water |
| 1931 | quality violations outside the immediate work area. |
| 1932 | 7. Replanting with a variety of aquatic plants native to |
| 1933 | the state shall occur in a minimum of 25 percent of the |
| 1934 | preexisting vegetated areas where organic detrital material is |
| 1935 | removed, except for areas where the material is removed to bare |
| 1936 | rocky substrate; however, an area may be maintained clear of |
| 1937 | vegetation as an access corridor. The access corridor width may |
| 1938 | not exceed 50 percent of the property owner's frontage or 50 |
| 1939 | feet, whichever is less, and may be a sufficient length |
| 1940 | waterward to create a corridor to allow access for a boat or |
| 1941 | swimmer to reach open water. Replanting must be at a minimum |
| 1942 | density of 2 feet on center and be completed within 90 days |
| 1943 | after removal of existing aquatic vegetation, except that under |
| 1944 | dewatered conditions replanting must be completed within 90 days |
| 1945 | after reflooding. The area to be replanted must extend waterward |
| 1946 | from the ordinary high water line to a point where normal water |
| 1947 | depth would be 3 feet or the preexisting vegetation line, |
| 1948 | whichever is less. Individuals are required to make a reasonable |
| 1949 | effort to maintain planting density for a period of 6 months |
| 1950 | after replanting is complete, and the plants, including |
| 1951 | naturally recruited native aquatic plants, must be allowed to |
| 1952 | expand and fill in the revegetation area. Native aquatic plants |
| 1953 | to be used for revegetation must be salvaged from the |
| 1954 | enhancement project site or obtained from an aquatic plant |
| 1955 | nursery regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
| 1956 | Services. Plants that are not native to the state may not be |
| 1957 | used for replanting. |
| 1958 | 8. No activity occurs any farther than 100 feet waterward |
| 1959 | of the ordinary high water line, and all activities must be |
| 1960 | designed and conducted in a manner that will not unreasonably |
| 1961 | restrict or infringe upon the riparian rights of adjacent upland |
| 1962 | riparian owners. |
| 1963 | 9. The person seeking this exemption notifies the |
| 1964 | applicable department district office in writing at least 30 |
| 1965 | days before commencing work and allows the department to conduct |
| 1966 | a preconstruction site inspection. Notice must include an |
| 1967 | organic-detrital-material removal and disposal plan and, if |
| 1968 | applicable, a vegetation-removal and revegetation plan. |
| 1969 | 10. The department is provided written certification of |
| 1970 | compliance with the terms and conditions of this paragraph |
| 1971 | within 30 days after completion of any activity occurring under |
| 1972 | this exemption. |
| 1973 |
|
| 1974 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 1975 | redesignation of subunits within s. 373.019 by s. 1, |
| 1976 | ch. 2005-291, Laws of Florida. |
| 1977 |
|
| 1978 | Section 47. Subsection (5) of section 404.056, Florida |
| 1979 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1980 | 404.056 Environmental radiation standards and projects; |
| 1981 | certification of persons performing measurement or mitigation |
| 1982 | services; mandatory testing; notification on real estate |
| 1983 | documents; rules.-- |
| 1984 | (5) NOTIFICATION ON REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS.--Notification |
| 1985 | shall be provided on at least one document, form, or application |
| 1986 | executed at the time of, or prior to, contract for sale and |
| 1987 | purchase of any building or execution of a rental agreement for |
| 1988 | any building. Such notification shall contain the following |
| 1989 | language: |
| 1990 |
|
| 1991 | "RADON GAS: Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas |
| 1992 | that, when it has accumulated in a building in sufficient |
| 1993 | quantities, may present health risks to persons who are exposed |
| 1994 | to it over time. Levels of radon that exceed federal and state |
| 1995 | guidelines have been found in buildings in Florida. Additional |
| 1996 | information regarding radon and radon testing may be obtained |
| 1997 | from your county health department." |
| 1998 |
|
| 1999 | The requirements of this subsection do not apply to any |
| 2000 | residential transient occupancy, as described in s. 509.013(12) |
| 2001 | 509.013(11), provided that such occupancy is 45 days or less in |
| 2002 | duration. |
| 2003 |
|
| 2004 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 2005 | redesignation of s. 509.013(11) as s. 509.013(12) by |
| 2006 | s. 7, ch. 2004-292, Laws of Florida. |
| 2007 |
|
| 2008 | Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 2009 | 406.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2010 | 406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.-- |
| 2011 | (2) |
| 2012 | (b) The Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules, |
| 2013 | pursuant to chapter 120, providing for the notification of the |
| 2014 | next of kin that an investigation by the medical examiner's |
| 2015 | office is being conducted. A medical examiner may not retain or |
| 2016 | furnish any body part of the deceased for research or any other |
| 2017 | purpose which is not in conjunction with a determination of the |
| 2018 | identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or |
| 2019 | the presence of disease or which is not otherwise authorized by |
| 2020 | this chapter, part V X of chapter 765 732, or chapter 873, |
| 2021 | without notification of and approval by the next of kin. |
| 2022 |
|
| 2023 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the transfer of |
| 2024 | material in former part X of chapter 732 to part V of |
| 2025 | chapter 765 pursuant to ch. 2001-226, Laws of Florida. |
| 2026 |
|
| 2027 | Section 49. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section |
| 2028 | 409.165, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2029 | 409.165 Alternate care for children.-- |
| 2030 | (3) With the written consent of parents, custodians, or |
| 2031 | guardians, or in accordance with those provisions in chapter 39 |
| 2032 | that relate to dependent children, the department, under rules |
| 2033 | properly adopted, may place a child: |
| 2034 | (f) In a subsidized independent living situation, subject |
| 2035 | to the provisions of s. 409.1451(4)(c) 409.1451(3)(c), |
| 2036 |
|
| 2037 | under such conditions as are determined to be for the best |
| 2038 | interests or the welfare of the child. Any child placed in an |
| 2039 | institution or in a family home by the department or its agency |
| 2040 | may be removed by the department or its agency, and such other |
| 2041 | disposition may be made as is for the best interest of the |
| 2042 | child, including transfer of the child to another institution, |
| 2043 | another home, or the home of the child. Expenditure of funds |
| 2044 | appropriated for out-of-home care can be used to meet the needs |
| 2045 | of a child in the child's own home or the home of a relative if |
| 2046 | the child can be safely served in the child's own home or that |
| 2047 | of a relative if placement can be avoided by the expenditure of |
| 2048 | such funds, and if the expenditure of such funds in this manner |
| 2049 | is calculated by the department to be a potential cost savings. |
| 2050 |
|
| 2051 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 2052 | redesignation of subunits within s. 409.1451 by s. 1, |
| 2053 | ch. 2004-362, Laws of Florida. |
| 2054 |
|
| 2055 | Section 50. Subsection (9) of section 409.814, Florida |
| 2056 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2057 | 409.814 Eligibility.--A child who has not reached 19 years |
| 2058 | of age whose family income is equal to or below 200 percent of |
| 2059 | the federal poverty level is eligible for the Florida KidCare |
| 2060 | program as provided in this section. For enrollment in the |
| 2061 | Children's Medical Services Network, a complete application |
| 2062 | includes the medical or behavioral health screening. If, |
| 2063 | subsequently, an individual is determined to be ineligible for |
| 2064 | coverage, he or she must immediately be disenrolled from the |
| 2065 | respective Florida KidCare program component. |
| 2066 | (9) Subject to paragraph (4)(b) and s. 624.91(4) |
| 2067 | 624.91(3), the Florida KidCare program shall withhold benefits |
| 2068 | from an enrollee if the program obtains evidence that the |
| 2069 | enrollee is no longer eligible, submitted incorrect or |
| 2070 | fraudulent information in order to establish eligibility, or |
| 2071 | failed to provide verification of eligibility. The applicant or |
| 2072 | enrollee shall be notified that because of such evidence program |
| 2073 | benefits will be withheld unless the applicant or enrollee |
| 2074 | contacts a designated representative of the program by a |
| 2075 | specified date, which must be within 10 days after the date of |
| 2076 | notice, to discuss and resolve the matter. The program shall |
| 2077 | make every effort to resolve the matter within a timeframe that |
| 2078 | will not cause benefits to be withheld from an eligible |
| 2079 | enrollee. |
| 2080 |
|
| 2081 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 2082 | redesignation of subunits within s. 624.91 by s. 6, |
| 2083 | ch. 2004-1, Laws of Florida. |
| 2084 |
|
| 2085 | Section 51. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 409.91196, |
| 2086 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 2087 | 409.91196 Supplemental rebate agreements; confidentiality |
| 2088 | of records and meetings.-- |
| 2089 | (1) Trade secrets, rebate amount, percent of rebate, |
| 2090 | manufacturer's pricing, and supplemental rebates which are |
| 2091 | contained in records of the Agency for Health Care |
| 2092 | Administration and its agents with respect to supplemental |
| 2093 | rebate negotiations and which are prepared pursuant to a |
| 2094 | supplemental rebate agreement under s. 409.912(39)(a)7. |
| 2095 | 409.912(40)(a)7. are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07 and |
| 2096 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
| 2097 | (2) Those portions of meetings of the Medicaid |
| 2098 | Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee at which trade |
| 2099 | secrets, rebate amount, percent of rebate, manufacturer's |
| 2100 | pricing, and supplemental rebates are disclosed for discussion |
| 2101 | or negotiation of a supplemental rebate agreement under s. |
| 2102 | 409.912(39)(a)7. 409.912(40)(a)7. are exempt from s. 286.011 and |
| 2103 | s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
| 2104 |
|
| 2105 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 2106 | former s. 409.912(38) by s. 55, ch. 2004-5, Laws of |
| 2107 | Florida, and the redesignation of subunits by the |
| 2108 | reviser necessitated by that repeal. |
| 2109 |
|
| 2110 | Section 52. Subsection (11) of section 440.05, Florida |
| 2111 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2112 | 440.05 Election of exemption; revocation of election; |
| 2113 | notice; certification.-- |
| 2114 | (11) Any corporate officer permitted by this chapter to |
| 2115 | claim an exemption must be listed on the records of this state's |
| 2116 | Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, as a corporate |
| 2117 | officer. The department shall issue a stop-work order under s. |
| 2118 | 440.107(7) 440.107(1) to any corporation who employs a person |
| 2119 | who claims to be exempt as a corporate officer but who fails or |
| 2120 | refuses to produce the documents required under this subsection |
| 2121 | to the department within 3 business days after the request is |
| 2122 | made. |
| 2123 |
|
| 2124 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 2125 | conform to context. Section 440.107(1) contains |
| 2126 | legislative findings; s. 440.107(7) relates to stop- |
| 2127 | work orders. |
| 2128 |
|
| 2129 | Section 53. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section |
| 2130 | 443.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2131 | 443.121 Employing units affected.-- |
| 2132 | (3) ELECTIVE COVERAGE.-- |
| 2133 | (c) Certain services for political subdivisions.-- |
| 2134 | 1. Any political subdivision of this state may elect to |
| 2135 | cover under this chapter, for at least 1 calendar year, service |
| 2136 | performed by employees in all of the hospitals and institutions |
| 2137 | of higher education operated by the political subdivision. |
| 2138 | Election must be made by filing with the tax collection service |
| 2139 | provider a notice of election at least 30 days before the |
| 2140 | effective date of the election. The election may exclude any |
| 2141 | services described in s. 443.1216(4). Any political subdivision |
| 2142 | electing coverage under this paragraph must be a reimbursing |
| 2143 | employer and make reimbursements in lieu of contributions for |
| 2144 | benefits attributable to this employment, provided for nonprofit |
| 2145 | organizations in s. 443.1312(3) and (5). |
| 2146 | 2. The provisions of s. 443.091(3) 443.091(4) relating to |
| 2147 | benefit rights based on service for nonprofit organizations and |
| 2148 | state hospitals and institutions of higher education also apply |
| 2149 | to service covered by an election under this section. |
| 2150 | 3. The amounts required to be reimbursed in lieu of |
| 2151 | contributions by any political subdivision under this paragraph |
| 2152 | shall be billed, and payment made, as provided in s. 443.1312(3) |
| 2153 | for similar reimbursements by nonprofit organizations. |
| 2154 | 4. An election under this paragraph may be terminated |
| 2155 | after at least 1 calendar year of coverage by filing with the |
| 2156 | tax collection service provider written notice not later than 30 |
| 2157 | days before the last day of the calendar year in which the |
| 2158 | termination is to be effective. The termination takes effect on |
| 2159 | January 1 of the next ensuing calendar year for services |
| 2160 | performed after that date. |
| 2161 |
|
| 2162 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a long-standing |
| 2163 | cross-reference error. Section 443.091(4) relates to |
| 2164 | invocation of federal measures regarding unemployment |
| 2165 | compensation in the event of a national emergency; |
| 2166 | benefits for services are covered in s. 443.091(3). |
| 2167 | See ss. 5 and 7, ch. 71-225, Laws of Florida, for the |
| 2168 | intended reference. |
| 2169 |
|
| 2170 | Section 54. Subsection (9) of section 445.009, Florida |
| 2171 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2172 | 445.009 One-stop delivery system.-- |
| 2173 | (9)(a) Workforce Florida, Inc., working with the Agency |
| 2174 | for Workforce Innovation, shall coordinate among the agencies a |
| 2175 | plan for a One-Stop Electronic Network made up of one-stop |
| 2176 | delivery system centers and other partner agencies that are |
| 2177 | operated by authorized public or private for-profit or not-for- |
| 2178 | profit agents. The plan shall identify resources within existing |
| 2179 | revenues to establish and support this electronic network for |
| 2180 | service delivery that includes Government Services Direct. If |
| 2181 | necessary, the plan shall identify additional funding needed to |
| 2182 | achieve the provisions of this subsection. |
| 2183 | (b) The network shall assure that a uniform method is used |
| 2184 | to determine eligibility for and management of services provided |
| 2185 | by agencies that conduct workforce development activities. The |
| 2186 | Department of Management Services shall develop strategies to |
| 2187 | allow access to the databases and information management systems |
| 2188 | of the following systems in order to link information in those |
| 2189 | databases with the one-stop delivery system: |
| 2190 | 1. The Unemployment Compensation Program of the Agency for |
| 2191 | Workforce Innovation. |
| 2192 | 2. The public employment service described in s. 443.181. |
| 2193 | 3. The FLORIDA System and the components related to WAGES, |
| 2194 | food stamps, and Medicaid eligibility. |
| 2195 | 4. The Student Financial Assistance System of the |
| 2196 | Department of Education. |
| 2197 | 5. Enrollment in the public postsecondary education |
| 2198 | system. |
| 2199 | 6. Other information systems determined appropriate by |
| 2200 | Workforce Florida, Inc. |
| 2201 |
|
| 2202 | The systems shall be fully coordinated at both the state and |
| 2203 | local levels by July 1, 2001. |
| 2204 |
|
| 2205 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete a provision |
| 2206 | requiring that certain information systems relating to |
| 2207 | one-stop delivery of workforce services be fully |
| 2208 | coordinated by July 1, 2001. |
| 2209 |
|
| 2210 | Section 55. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 2211 | 466.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2212 | 466.004 Board of Dentistry.-- |
| 2213 | (2) To advise the board, it is the intent of the |
| 2214 | Legislature that councils be appointed as specified in |
| 2215 | paragraphs (a), (b), and (c). The department shall provide |
| 2216 | administrative support to the councils and shall provide public |
| 2217 | notice of meetings and agenda of the councils. Councils shall |
| 2218 | include at least one board member who shall chair the council |
| 2219 | and shall include nonboard members. All council members shall be |
| 2220 | appointed by the board chair. Council members shall be |
| 2221 | appointed for 4-year terms, and all members shall be eligible |
| 2222 | for reimbursement of expenses in the manner of board members. |
| 2223 | (a) A Council on Dental Hygiene shall be appointed by the |
| 2224 | board chair and shall include one dental hygienist member of the |
| 2225 | board, who shall chair the council, one dental member of the |
| 2226 | board, and three dental hygienists who are actively engaged in |
| 2227 | the practice of dental hygiene in this state. In making the |
| 2228 | appointments, the chair shall consider recommendations from the |
| 2229 | Florida Dental Hygiene Hygienist Association. The council shall |
| 2230 | meet at the request of the board chair, a majority of the |
| 2231 | members of the board, or the council chair; however, the council |
| 2232 | must meet at least three times a year. The council is charged |
| 2233 | with the responsibility of and shall meet for the purpose of |
| 2234 | developing rules and policies for recommendation to the board, |
| 2235 | which the board shall consider, on matters pertaining to that |
| 2236 | part of dentistry consisting of educational, preventive, or |
| 2237 | therapeutic dental hygiene services; dental hygiene licensure, |
| 2238 | discipline, or regulation; and dental hygiene education. Rule |
| 2239 | and policy recommendations of the council shall be considered by |
| 2240 | the board at its next regularly scheduled meeting in the same |
| 2241 | manner in which it considers rule and policy recommendations |
| 2242 | from designated subcommittees of the board. Any rule or policy |
| 2243 | proposed by the board pertaining to the specified part of |
| 2244 | dentistry defined by this subsection shall be referred to the |
| 2245 | council for a recommendation before final action by the board. |
| 2246 | The board may take final action on rules pertaining to the |
| 2247 | specified part of dentistry defined by this subsection without a |
| 2248 | council recommendation if the council fails to submit a |
| 2249 | recommendation in a timely fashion as prescribed by the board. |
| 2250 |
|
| 2251 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2252 | by the editors of the word "Hygiene" for the word |
| 2253 | "Hygienists" to conform to the proper name of the |
| 2254 | Florida Dental Hygiene Association. |
| 2255 |
|
| 2256 | Section 56. Subsection (3) of section 475.713, Florida |
| 2257 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2258 | 475.713 Civil action concerning commission; order to show |
| 2259 | cause; hearing; release of proceeds; award of costs and |
| 2260 | attorney's fees.-- |
| 2261 | (3) The court shall issue an order releasing the broker's |
| 2262 | claim of lien against the owner's net proceeds from such |
| 2263 | disposition, discharging any commission notice that may be have |
| 2264 | been recorded, ordering the release to the owner of the disputed |
| 2265 | reserved proceeds, and awarding costs and reasonable attorney's |
| 2266 | fees to the owner to be paid by the broker if, following a |
| 2267 | hearing, the court determines that the owner is not a party to a |
| 2268 | brokerage agreement that will result in the owner being |
| 2269 | obligated to pay the broker the claimed commission or any |
| 2270 | portion thereof with respect to the disposition of the |
| 2271 | commercial real estate identified in the commission notice. If |
| 2272 | the court determines that the owner is a party to a brokerage |
| 2273 | agreement that will result in the owner being obligated to pay |
| 2274 | the broker the claimed commission or any portion thereof with |
| 2275 | respect to the disposition of the commercial real estate |
| 2276 | identified in the commission notice, the court shall issue an |
| 2277 | order so stating, ordering the release to the broker of the |
| 2278 | disputed reserved proceeds or such portion thereof to which the |
| 2279 | court determines that the broker is entitled, and awarding costs |
| 2280 | and reasonable attorney's fees to the broker to be paid by the |
| 2281 | owner. Such orders are final judgments. |
| 2282 |
|
| 2283 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the deletion by |
| 2284 | the editors of the word "be" following the word "may" |
| 2285 | to improve clarity. |
| 2286 |
|
| 2287 | Section 57. Subsection (8) of section 475.801, Florida |
| 2288 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2289 | 475.801 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
| 2290 | (8) "Lien notice" means the written notice of lien made by |
| 2291 | a broker claiming a commission under s. 475.805 745.805. |
| 2292 |
|
| 2293 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference to |
| 2294 | nonexistent s. 745.805; s. 475.805 relates to the |
| 2295 | contents of lien notices. |
| 2296 |
|
| 2297 | Section 58. Subsection (2) of section 475.805, Florida |
| 2298 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2299 | 475.805 Contents of lien notice.-- |
| 2300 | (2) A lien notice in substantially the following form |
| 2301 | shall be sufficient for purposes of subsection (1): |
| 2302 | BROKER'S COMMISSION LIEN NOTICE |
| 2303 |
|
| 2304 | UNDER FLORIDA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE |
| 2305 | LEASING COMMISSION LIEN ACT |
| 2306 |
|
| 2307 | Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Florida Commercial Real |
| 2308 | Estate Leasing Commission Lien Act, part IV of chapter 475, |
| 2309 | Florida Statutes (the "act"), that the undersigned real estate |
| 2310 | broker is entitled to receive a leasing commission from the |
| 2311 | owner named below pursuant to the terms of a written brokerage |
| 2312 | commission agreement regarding a lease of the commercial real |
| 2313 | estate described below, and the undersigned broker claims a lien |
| 2314 | under the act against the owner's interest in the commercial |
| 2315 | real estate in the amount set forth below. |
| 2316 |
|
| 2317 | 1. Name of the owner who is obligated to pay the commission: |
| 2318 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2319 |
|
| 2320 |
|
| 2321 | 2. (Check one:) The owner obligated to pay the commission is: |
| 2322 | [ ] the landlord under the lease. |
| 2323 | [ ] the tenant under the lease. |
| 2324 |
|
| 2325 | 3. Name of the person owning owing the fee simple interest in |
| 2326 | the commercial real estate, if other than the owner who is |
| 2327 | obligated to pay the commission: |
| 2328 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2329 |
|
| 2330 |
|
| 2331 | 4. Legal description of the commercial real estate: |
| 2332 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2333 |
|
| 2334 |
|
| 2335 | 5. Name, mailing address, telephone number, and Florida broker |
| 2336 | license number of the undersigned broker: |
| 2337 |
|
| 2338 |
|
| 2339 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2340 |
|
| 2341 |
|
| 2342 |
|
| 2343 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2344 |
|
| 2345 |
|
| 2346 |
|
| 2347 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2348 |
|
| 2349 |
|
| 2350 | 6. Effective date of the written brokerage commission agreement |
| 2351 | between the owner and the broker under which the commission is |
| 2352 | or will be payable: ________________, ________________. |
| 2353 |
|
| 2354 | 7. Amount of commission claimed by the undersigned broker: |
| 2355 | $____________________, or ____________________ percent of |
| 2356 | rents payable under lease, or |
| 2357 |
|
| 2358 | [specify other formula for determination of commission amount]: |
| 2359 | ____________________________________. |
| 2360 |
|
| 2361 | 8. The lease for which the commission is claimed is described |
| 2362 | as follows [provide all information known to the broker]: |
| 2363 | Name of landlord: ________________ |
| 2364 | Name of tenant: ________________ |
| 2365 | Date of lease: ____________________, |
| 2366 | Leased premises: ________________ |
| 2367 |
|
| 2368 | 9. Automatic renewal commissions (check yes or no): Is the |
| 2369 | undersigned broker claiming a commission that may become payable |
| 2370 | if the lease is later renewed or modified to expand the leased |
| 2371 | premises or to extend the lease term, but the written brokerage |
| 2372 | commission agreement does not expressly require the broker to |
| 2373 | perform any additional services in order to receive this later |
| 2374 | commission? |
| 2375 | [ ] Yes |
| 2376 | [ ] No |
| 2377 |
|
| 2378 | If yes, specify the amount of such later commission or the |
| 2379 | formula for computing the later commission: |
| 2380 | _______________________________________________________________ |
| 2381 |
|
| 2382 |
|
| 2383 | 10. The expiration date of this lien notice is 2 years after |
| 2384 | the date of recording, unless the answer to paragraph 9 is yes, |
| 2385 | in which case the expiration date of this lien notice for the |
| 2386 | commission described in paragraph 9 is 10 years after the date |
| 2387 | of recording. |
| 2388 |
|
| 2389 | 11. The undersigned broker, under penalty of perjury, hereby |
| 2390 | swears or affirms that the undersigned broker has read this lien |
| 2391 | notice, knows its contents and believes the same to be true and |
| 2392 | correct, and that the undersigned broker is making this |
| 2393 | commission claim pursuant to the written brokerage commission |
| 2394 | agreement described in this lien notice. |
| 2395 | Signed: (broker) |
| 2396 |
|
| 2397 |
|
| 2398 | Signed and sworn to or affirmed under penalty of perjury before |
| 2399 | me, a notary public, this ________ day of ____________________, |
| 2400 | ________________, by ________________. |
| 2401 | Signed: (notary public) |
| 2402 |
|
| 2403 |
|
| 2404 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to context. |
| 2405 |
|
| 2406 | Section 59. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section |
| 2407 | 497.458, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2408 | 497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts.-- |
| 2409 | (9) The amounts required to be placed in trust by this |
| 2410 | section for contracts previously entered into shall be as |
| 2411 | follows: |
| 2412 | (a) For contracts entered into before October 1, 1993, the |
| 2413 | trust amounts as amended by s. 6, chapter 83-316 83-816, Laws of |
| 2414 | Florida, shall apply. |
| 2415 |
|
| 2416 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference to s. |
| 2417 | 6, ch. 83-816, Laws of Florida. Chapter 83-816 does |
| 2418 | not exist; s. 6, ch. 83-316, Laws of Florida, amended |
| 2419 | the material currently in s. 497.458. |
| 2420 |
|
| 2421 | Section 60. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section |
| 2422 | 497.459, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2423 | 497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed |
| 2424 | contracts.-- |
| 2425 | (6) OTHER PROVISIONS.-- |
| 2426 | (b) The amounts required to be refunded by this section |
| 2427 | for contracts previously entered into shall be as follows: |
| 2428 | 1. For contracts entered into before October 1, 1993, the |
| 2429 | refund amounts as amended by s. 7, chapter 83-316 83-816, Laws |
| 2430 | of Florida, shall apply. |
| 2431 | 2. For contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1993, |
| 2432 | the refund amounts as amended by s. 99, chapter 93-399, Laws of |
| 2433 | Florida, shall apply. |
| 2434 |
|
| 2435 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference to s. |
| 2436 | 7, ch. 83-816, Laws of Florida. Chapter 83-816 does |
| 2437 | not exist; s. 7, ch. 83-316, Laws of Florida, amended |
| 2438 | the material currently in s. 497.459. |
| 2439 |
|
| 2440 | Section 61. Subsection (3) of section 499.024, Florida |
| 2441 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2442 | 499.024 Drug product classification.--The secretary shall |
| 2443 | adopt rules to classify drug products intended for use by humans |
| 2444 | which the United States Food and Drug Administration has not |
| 2445 | classified in the federal act or the Code of Federal |
| 2446 | Regulations. |
| 2447 | (3) Any product that falls under the drug definition, s. |
| 2448 | 499.003(17) 499.003(12), may be classified under the authority |
| 2449 | of this section. This section does not subject portable |
| 2450 | emergency oxygen inhalators to classification; however, this |
| 2451 | section does not exempt any person from ss. 499.01 and 499.015. |
| 2452 |
|
| 2453 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 2454 | redesignation of s. 499.003(12), defining the term |
| 2455 | "drug," as s. 499.003(17) by s. 3, ch. 2003-155, Laws |
| 2456 | of Florida. |
| 2457 |
|
| 2458 | Section 62. Subsection (20) of section 517.12, Florida |
| 2459 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2460 | 517.12 Registration of dealers, associated persons, |
| 2461 | investment advisers, and branch offices.-- |
| 2462 | (20) The registration requirements of this section do not |
| 2463 | apply to any general lines insurance agent or life insurance |
| 2464 | agent licensed under chapter 626, for the sale of a security as |
| 2465 | defined in s. 517.021(21)(g) 517.021(20)(g), if the individual |
| 2466 | is directly authorized by the issuer to offer or sell the |
| 2467 | security on behalf of the issuer and the issuer is a federally |
| 2468 | chartered savings bank subject to regulation by the Federal |
| 2469 | Deposit Insurance Corporation. Actions under this subsection |
| 2470 | shall constitute activity under the insurance agent's license |
| 2471 | for purposes of ss. 626.611 and 626.621. |
| 2472 |
|
| 2473 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 2474 | conform to context. Section 517.021(20) is not divided |
| 2475 | into paragraphs; s. 517.021(21)(g) lists certificates |
| 2476 | of deposit within the definition of the word |
| 2477 | "security." The reference in s. 517.12, originally to |
| 2478 | s. 517.021(19)(g), was added by s. 12, ch. 2002-404, |
| 2479 | Laws of Florida; the cited material there is now in s. |
| 2480 | 517.021(21)(g). |
| 2481 |
|
| 2482 | Section 63. Subsection (1) of section 553.792, Florida |
| 2483 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2484 | 553.792 Building permit application to local government.-- |
| 2485 | (1) Within 10 days of an applicant submitting an |
| 2486 | application to the local government, the local government shall |
| 2487 | advise the applicant what information, if any, is needed to deem |
| 2488 | the application properly completed in compliance with the filing |
| 2489 | requirements published by the local government. If the local |
| 2490 | government does not provide written notice that the applicant |
| 2491 | has not submitted the properly completed application, the |
| 2492 | application shall be automatically deemed properly completed and |
| 2493 | accepted. Within 45 days after receiving a completed |
| 2494 | application, a local government must notify an applicant if |
| 2495 | additional information is required for the local government to |
| 2496 | determine the sufficiency of the application, and shall specify |
| 2497 | the additional information that is required. The applicant must |
| 2498 | submit the additional information to the local government or |
| 2499 | request that the local government act without the additional |
| 2500 | information. While the applicant responds to the request for |
| 2501 | additional information, the 120-day period described in this |
| 2502 | subsection (2) is tolled. Both parties may agree to a |
| 2503 | reasonable request for an extension of time, particularly in the |
| 2504 | event of a force major or other extraordinary circumstance. The |
| 2505 | local government must approve, approve with conditions, or deny |
| 2506 | the application within 120 days following receipt of a completed |
| 2507 | application. |
| 2508 |
|
| 2509 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 2510 | improve clarity. Section 553.792(2) does not reference |
| 2511 | a 120-day period for action on an application; |
| 2512 | subsection (1) does require local government action on |
| 2513 | an application within 120 days following receipt of a |
| 2514 | completed application. |
| 2515 |
|
| 2516 | Section 64. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section |
| 2517 | 553.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2518 | 553.80 Enforcement.-- |
| 2519 | (7) The governing bodies of local governments may provide |
| 2520 | a schedule of reasonable fees, as authorized by s. 125.56(2) or |
| 2521 | s. 166.222 and this section, for enforcing this part. These |
| 2522 | fees, and any fines or investment earnings related to the fees, |
| 2523 | shall be used solely for carrying out the local government's |
| 2524 | responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building Code. When |
| 2525 | providing a schedule of reasonable fees, the total estimated |
| 2526 | annual revenue derived from fees, and the fines and investment |
| 2527 | earnings related to the fees, may not exceed the total estimated |
| 2528 | annual costs of allowable activities. Any unexpended balances |
| 2529 | shall be carried forward to future years for allowable |
| 2530 | activities or shall be refunded at the discretion of the local |
| 2531 | government. The basis for a fee structure for allowable |
| 2532 | activities shall relate to the level of service provided by the |
| 2533 | local government. Fees charged shall be consistently applied. |
| 2534 | (a) As used in this subsection, the phrase "enforcing the |
| 2535 | Florida Building Code" includes the direct costs and reasonable |
| 2536 | indirect costs associated with review of building plans, |
| 2537 | building inspections, reinspections, and building permit |
| 2538 | processing; building code enforcement; and fire inspections |
| 2539 | associated with new construction. The phrase may also include |
| 2540 | training costs associated with the enforcement of the Florida |
| 2541 | Building Code and enforcement action pertaining to unlicensed |
| 2542 | contractor activity to the extent not funded by other user fees. |
| 2543 |
|
| 2544 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 2545 | the editors of the word "and" following the word |
| 2546 | "reinspections" to improve clarity. |
| 2547 |
|
| 2548 | Section 65. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 553.842, |
| 2549 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 2550 | 553.842 Product evaluation and approval.-- |
| 2551 | (3) Products or methods or systems of construction that |
| 2552 | require approval under s. 553.77, that have standardized testing |
| 2553 | or comparative or rational analysis methods established by the |
| 2554 | code, and that are certified by an approved product evaluation |
| 2555 | entity, testing laboratory, or certification agency as complying |
| 2556 | with the standards specified by the code shall be approved for |
| 2557 | statewide use. Products required to be approved for statewide |
| 2558 | use shall be approved by one of the methods established in |
| 2559 | subsection (5) (6) without further evaluation. |
| 2560 | (4) Products or methods or systems of construction |
| 2561 | requiring approval under s. 553.77 must be approved by one of |
| 2562 | the methods established in subsection (5) or subsection (6) |
| 2563 | before their use in construction in this state. Products may be |
| 2564 | approved by the commission for statewide use. Notwithstanding a |
| 2565 | local government's authority to amend the Florida Building Code |
| 2566 | as provided in this act, statewide approval shall preclude local |
| 2567 | jurisdictions from requiring further testing, evaluation, or |
| 2568 | submission of other evidence as a condition of using the product |
| 2569 | so long as the product is being used consistent with the |
| 2570 | conditions of its approval. |
| 2571 |
|
| 2572 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the deletion of |
| 2573 | former s. 553.842(5) and the consequent redesignation |
| 2574 | of subsection (6) as subsection (5) by s. 16, ch. |
| 2575 | 2005-147, Laws of Florida. |
| 2576 |
|
| 2577 | Section 66. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section |
| 2578 | 553.8425, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2579 | 553.8425 Local product approval.-- |
| 2580 | (1) For local product approval, products or systems of |
| 2581 | construction shall demonstrate compliance with the structural |
| 2582 | windload requirements of the Florida Building Code through one |
| 2583 | of the following methods: |
| 2584 | (f) Designation of compliance with a prescriptive, |
| 2585 | material standard adopted by the commission by rule under s. |
| 2586 | 553.842(15) 553.842(16). |
| 2587 |
|
| 2588 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the location of |
| 2589 | material relating to adoption of a rule listing |
| 2590 | prescriptive material standards in s. 553.842(15); s. |
| 2591 | 553.842(16) does not exist. |
| 2592 |
|
| 2593 | Section 67. Subsection (6) of section 556.102, Florida |
| 2594 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2595 | 556.102 Definitions.--As used in this act: |
| 2596 | (6) "Excavate" or "excavation" means any manmade cut, |
| 2597 | cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface, formed by |
| 2598 | removal of earth, intended to change the grade or level of land, |
| 2599 | or intended to penetrate or disturb the surface of the earth, |
| 2600 | including land beneath the waters of the state, as defined in s. |
| 2601 | 373.019(20) 373.019(17), and the term includes pipe bursting and |
| 2602 | directional drilling or boring from one point to another point |
| 2603 | beneath the surface of the earth, or other trenchless |
| 2604 | technologies. |
| 2605 |
|
| 2606 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 2607 | redesignation of s. 373.019(17), defining "water" or |
| 2608 | "waters of the state," as s. 373.019(20) by s. 1, ch. |
| 2609 | 2005-291, Laws of Florida. |
| 2610 |
|
| 2611 | Section 68. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 2612 | 570.076, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2613 | 570.076 Environmental Stewardship Certification |
| 2614 | Program.--The department may, by rule, establish the |
| 2615 | Environmental Stewardship Certification Program consistent with |
| 2616 | this section. A rule adopted under this section must be |
| 2617 | developed in consultation with state universities, agricultural |
| 2618 | organizations, and other interested parties. |
| 2619 | (2) The department shall provide an agricultural |
| 2620 | certification under this program for implementation of one or |
| 2621 | more of the following criteria: |
| 2622 | (c) Best management practices adopted by rule pursuant to |
| 2623 | s. 403.067(7)(c) 403.067(7)(d) or s. 570.085(2). |
| 2624 |
|
| 2625 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform a reference to the |
| 2626 | location of material relating to best management |
| 2627 | practices in s. 403.067(7)(c); s. 403.067(7)(d) was |
| 2628 | amended and merged into paragraph (c) by s. 6, ch. |
| 2629 | 2005-166, Laws of Florida, and s. 13, ch. 2005-291, |
| 2630 | Laws of Florida. |
| 2631 |
|
| 2632 | Section 69. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 2633 | 608.4355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2634 | 608.4355 Notice of intent to demand payment.-- |
| 2635 | (1) If a proposed appraisal event is submitted to a vote |
| 2636 | at a members' meeting, or is submitted to a member pursuant to a |
| 2637 | consent vote, a member who is entitled to and who wishes to |
| 2638 | assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of |
| 2639 | membership interests: |
| 2640 | (a) Must deliver to a manager or managing member of the |
| 2641 | limited liability company before the vote is taken, or within 20 |
| 2642 | days after receiving the notice pursuant to s. 608.4354(3) |
| 2643 | 608.4353(3) if action is to be taken without a member meeting, |
| 2644 | written notice of such person's intent to demand payment if the |
| 2645 | proposed appraisal event is effectuated. |
| 2646 |
|
| 2647 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the fact that |
| 2648 | s. 608.4353 does not contain a subsection (3) and s. |
| 2649 | 608.4354(3) relates to notice in a situation where an |
| 2650 | appraisal event is to be approved other than by a |
| 2651 | member meeting. |
| 2652 |
|
| 2653 | Section 70. Subsection (6) of section 608.4381, Florida |
| 2654 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2655 | 608.4381 Action on plan of merger.-- |
| 2656 | (6) A plan of merger may provide for the manner, if any, |
| 2657 | in which the plan of merger may be amended at any time before |
| 2658 | the effective date of the merger, except after the approval of |
| 2659 | the plan of merger by the members of a limited liability company |
| 2660 | that is a party to the merger, the plan of merger may not be |
| 2661 | amended to: |
| 2662 | (a) Change the amount or kind of interests, partnership |
| 2663 | interests, shares, obligations, other securities, cash, rights, |
| 2664 | or any other property to be received by the members of such |
| 2665 | limited liability company in exchange for or on conversion of |
| 2666 | their interests; |
| 2667 | (b) If the surviving entity is a limited liability |
| 2668 | company, change any term of the articles of organization or the |
| 2669 | operating agreement of the surviving entity, except for changes |
| 2670 | that otherwise could be adopted without the approval of the |
| 2671 | members of the surviving entity; |
| 2672 | (c) If the surviving entity is not a limited liability |
| 2673 | company, change any term of the articles of incorporation or |
| 2674 | comparable governing document of the surviving entity, except |
| 2675 | for changes that otherwise could be adopted by the board of |
| 2676 | directors or comparable representatives of the surviving entity; |
| 2677 | or |
| 2678 | (d) Change any of the terms and conditions of the plan of |
| 2679 | merger if any such change, alone or in the aggregate, would |
| 2680 | materially and adversely affect the members, or any class or |
| 2681 | group of members, of such limited liability company. |
| 2682 |
|
| 2683 | If an amendment to a plan of merger is made in accordance with |
| 2684 | the plan and articles of merger have been filed with the |
| 2685 | Department of State, an amended certificate of merger executed |
| 2686 | by each limited liability company and other business entity that |
| 2687 | is a party to the merger shall be filed with the Department of |
| 2688 | State prior to the effective date of the merger. |
| 2689 |
|
| 2690 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 2691 | the editors of the word "with" following the word |
| 2692 | "accordance" to improve clarity. |
| 2693 |
|
| 2694 | Section 71. Subsection (5) of section 620.1108, Florida |
| 2695 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2696 | 620.1108 Name.-- |
| 2697 | (5) Subject to s. 620.1905 620.905, this section applies |
| 2698 | to any foreign limited partnership transacting business in this |
| 2699 | state, having a certificate of authority to transact business in |
| 2700 | this state, or applying for a certificate of authority. |
| 2701 |
|
| 2702 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2703 | by the editors of a reference to s. 620.1905 for a |
| 2704 | reference to s. 620.905, which does not exist. Section |
| 2705 | 620.1905 relates to noncomplying names of foreign |
| 2706 | limited partnerships. |
| 2707 |
|
| 2708 | Section 72. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 2709 | 620.1110, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2710 | 620.1110 Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable |
| 2711 | provisions.-- |
| 2712 | (2) A partnership agreement may not: |
| 2713 | (b) Vary the law applicable to a limited partnership under |
| 2714 | s. 620.1106 620.106; |
| 2715 |
|
| 2716 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2717 | by the editors of a reference to s. 620.1106 for a |
| 2718 | reference to s. 620.106, which was repealed by s. 25, |
| 2719 | ch. 2005-267, Laws of Florida. Section 620.1106 |
| 2720 | relates to governing law. |
| 2721 |
|
| 2722 | Section 73. Paragraphs (g) and (k) of subsection (1) of |
| 2723 | section 620.1204, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 2724 | 620.1204 Signing of records.-- |
| 2725 | (1) Each record delivered to the Department of State for |
| 2726 | filing pursuant to this act must be signed in the following |
| 2727 | manner: |
| 2728 | (g) A certificate of dissolution, a statement of |
| 2729 | termination, and a certificate of revocation of dissolution must |
| 2730 | be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate of |
| 2731 | limited partnership or, if the certificate of limited |
| 2732 | partnership of a dissolved limited partnership lists no general |
| 2733 | partners, by the person appointed pursuant to s. 620.1803(3) or |
| 2734 | (4) 620.803(3) or (4) to wind up the dissolved limited |
| 2735 | partnership's activities. |
| 2736 | (k) A statement by a person pursuant to s. 620.1605(2) |
| 2737 | 620.1605(1)(d) stating that the person has dissociated as a |
| 2738 | general partner must be signed by that person. |
| 2739 |
|
| 2740 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (1)(g) is amended to |
| 2741 | confirm the substitution by the editors of a reference |
| 2742 | to s. 620.1803(3) or (4) for a reference to s. |
| 2743 | 620.803(3) or (4). Section 620.803 does not exist; s. |
| 2744 | 620.1803(3) and (4) relate to appointment of a person |
| 2745 | to wind up limited partnership activities. Paragraph |
| 2746 | (1)(k) is amended to correct a reference and conform |
| 2747 | to context; s. 620.1605(1)(d) does not exist; s. |
| 2748 | 620.1605(2) relates to a statement of dissociation. |
| 2749 |
|
| 2750 | Section 74. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 2751 | 620.1207, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2752 | 620.1207 Correcting filed record.-- |
| 2753 | (3) When filed by the Department of State, a statement of |
| 2754 | correction is effective retroactively as of the effective date |
| 2755 | of the record the statement corrects, but the statement is |
| 2756 | effective when filed: |
| 2757 | (a) For the purposes of s. 620.1103(3) and (4) 620.103(3) |
| 2758 | and (4). |
| 2759 |
|
| 2760 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2761 | by the editors of a reference to s. 620.1103(3) and |
| 2762 | (4) for a reference to s. 620.103(3) and (4). Section |
| 2763 | 620.103 was repealed by s. 25, ch. 2005-267, Laws of |
| 2764 | Florida; s. 620.1103(3) and (4) relate to documents |
| 2765 | serving as notice of limited partnership and partner |
| 2766 | status. |
| 2767 |
|
| 2768 | Section 75. Subsection (9) of section 620.1407, Florida |
| 2769 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2770 | 620.1407 Right of general partner and former general |
| 2771 | partner to information.-- |
| 2772 | (9) The rights under this section do not extend to a |
| 2773 | person as transferee, but the rights under subsection (3) of a |
| 2774 | person dissociated as a general partner may be exercised by the |
| 2775 | legal representative of an individual who dissociated as a |
| 2776 | general partner under s. 620.1603(7)(b) or (c) 620.603(7)(b) or |
| 2777 | (c). |
| 2778 |
|
| 2779 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2780 | by the editors of a reference to s. 620.1603(7)(b) or |
| 2781 | (c) for a reference to s. 620.603(7)(b) or (c). |
| 2782 | Section 620.603 does not exist; s. 620.1603(7)(b) and |
| 2783 | (c) relate to dissociation of a general partner by |
| 2784 | virtue of guardianship or incapacity, respectively. |
| 2785 |
|
| 2786 | Section 76. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 2787 | 620.2118, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2788 | 620.2118 Appraisal notice and form.-- |
| 2789 | (2) The appraisal notice must be sent no earlier than the |
| 2790 | date the appraisal event became effective and no later than 10 |
| 2791 | days after such date and must: |
| 2792 | (b) State: |
| 2793 | 1. Where the form described in paragraph (a) must be sent. |
| 2794 | 2. A date by which the limited partnership must receive |
| 2795 | the form, which date may not be fewer than 40 or more than 60 |
| 2796 | days after the date the appraisal notice and form described in |
| 2797 | this subsection are sent, and state that the limited partner |
| 2798 | shall have waived the right to demand appraisal with respect to |
| 2799 | the limited partner interests unless the form is received by the |
| 2800 | limited partnership by such specified date. |
| 2801 | 3. In the case of limited partner interest represented by |
| 2802 | a certificate, the location at which certificates for such |
| 2803 | certificated partnership interests must be deposited, if that |
| 2804 | action is required by the limited partnership, and the date by |
| 2805 | which those certificates must be deposited, which date may not |
| 2806 | be earlier than the date for receiving the required form under |
| 2807 | subparagraph 2. |
| 2808 | 4. The limited partnership's estimate of the fair value of |
| 2809 | the limited partner interests. |
| 2810 | 5. An offer to each limited partner who is entitled to |
| 2811 | appraisal rights to pay the limited partnership's estimate of |
| 2812 | fair value set forth in subparagraph 4. |
| 2813 | 6. That, if requested in writing, the limited partnership |
| 2814 | will provide to the limited partner so requesting, within 10 |
| 2815 | days after the date specified in subparagraph 2., the number of |
| 2816 | limited partners who return the forms by the specified date and |
| 2817 | the total number of limited partner interests owned by them. |
| 2818 | 7. The date by which the notice to withdraw under s. |
| 2819 | 620.2119 620.1119 must be received, which date must be within 20 |
| 2820 | days after the date specified in subparagraph 2. |
| 2821 |
|
| 2822 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 2823 | conform to context. Section 620.1119 does not exist; |
| 2824 | s. 620.2119 relates to the right to withdraw. |
| 2825 |
|
| 2826 | Section 77. Subsection (1) of section 620.2120, Florida |
| 2827 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2828 | 620.2120 Limited partner's acceptance of limited |
| 2829 | partnership's offer.-- |
| 2830 | (1) If the limited partner states on the form provided in |
| 2831 | s. 620.2118(1) that the limited partner accepts the offer of the |
| 2832 | limited partnership to pay the limited partnership's estimated |
| 2833 | fair value for the limited partner interest, the limited |
| 2834 | partnership shall make such payment to the limited partner |
| 2835 | within 90 days after the limited partnership's receipt of the |
| 2836 | items required by s. 620.2119(1) 620.1119(1). |
| 2837 |
|
| 2838 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 2839 | by the editors of a reference to s. 620.2119(1) for a |
| 2840 | reference to s. 620.1119(1). Section 620.1119 does not |
| 2841 | exist; s. 620.2119(1) relates to deposit of a limited |
| 2842 | partner's certificates and corresponding loss of |
| 2843 | rights as a limited partner. |
| 2844 |
|
| 2845 | Section 78. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (3) of |
| 2846 | section 620.2204, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 2847 | 620.2204 Application to existing relationships.-- |
| 2848 | (3) With respect to a limited partnership formed before |
| 2849 | January 1, 2006, the following rules apply except as the |
| 2850 | partners otherwise elect in the manner provided in the |
| 2851 | partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership |
| 2852 | agreement: |
| 2853 | (d) The provisions of s. 620.1603(4) 620.603(4) do not |
| 2854 | apply. |
| 2855 | (f) The provisions of s. 620.1801(1)(c) 620.1801(3) do not |
| 2856 | apply and the connection between a person's dissociation as a |
| 2857 | general partner and the dissolution of the limited partnership |
| 2858 | is the same as existed immediately before January 1, 2006. |
| 2859 |
|
| 2860 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (3)(d) is amended to |
| 2861 | confirm the substitution by the editors of a reference |
| 2862 | to s. 620.1603(4) for a reference to s. 620.603(4). |
| 2863 | Section 620.603 does not exist; s. 620.1603(4) relates |
| 2864 | to expulsion of a general partner. Paragraph (3)(f) is |
| 2865 | amended to confirm the substitution by the editors of |
| 2866 | a reference to s. 620.1801(1)(c) for a reference to s. |
| 2867 | 620.1801(3). Section 620.1801(3) does not exist; s. |
| 2868 | 620.1801(1)(c) relates to the dissociation of a |
| 2869 | general partner and consent to continue or dissolve |
| 2870 | the limited partnership. |
| 2871 |
|
| 2872 | Section 79. Subsection (15) of section 620.8101, Florida |
| 2873 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2874 | 620.8101 Definitions.--As used in this act, the term: |
| 2875 | (15) "Statement" means a statement of partnership |
| 2876 | authority under s. 620.8303, a statement of denial under s. |
| 2877 | 620.8304, a statement of dissociation under s. 620.8704, a |
| 2878 | statement of dissolution under s. 620.8805, a statement of |
| 2879 | merger under s. 620.8918 620.8907, a statement of qualification |
| 2880 | under s. 620.9001, a statement of foreign qualification under s. |
| 2881 | 620.9102, or an amendment or cancellation of any of the |
| 2882 | foregoing. |
| 2883 |
|
| 2884 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 2885 | s. 620.8907 by s. 25, ch. 2005-267, Laws of Florida. |
| 2886 | Filings required for merger are now covered in s. |
| 2887 | 620.8918, including a reference to the statement of |
| 2888 | merger. |
| 2889 |
|
| 2890 | Section 80. Subsection (1) of section 620.8702, Florida |
| 2891 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2892 | 620.8702 Dissociated partner's power to bind and liability |
| 2893 | to partnership.-- |
| 2894 | (1) For 1 year after a partner dissociates without |
| 2895 | resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership |
| 2896 | business, the partnership, including a surviving partnership |
| 2897 | under ss. 620.8911-620.8923 620.8901-620.8908, is bound by an |
| 2898 | act of the dissociated partner which would have bound the |
| 2899 | partnership under s. 620.8301 before dissociation only if, at |
| 2900 | the time of entering into the transaction, the other party: |
| 2901 | (a) Reasonably believed that the dissociated partner was |
| 2902 | then a partner; |
| 2903 | (b) Did not have notice of the partner's dissociation; and |
| 2904 | (c) Is not deemed to have had knowledge under s. |
| 2905 | 620.8303(4) or notice under s. 620.8704(4). |
| 2906 |
|
| 2907 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 2908 | ss. 620.8901-620.8908 relating to conversion of a |
| 2909 | partnership to a limited partnership; conversion |
| 2910 | procedures are now covered in ss. 620.8911-620.8923. |
| 2911 |
|
| 2912 | Section 81. Subsection (2) of section 620.8703, Florida |
| 2913 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2914 | 620.8703 Dissociated partner's liability to other |
| 2915 | persons.-- |
| 2916 | (2) A partner who dissociates without resulting in a |
| 2917 | dissolution and winding up of the partnership business is liable |
| 2918 | as a partner to any other party to a transaction entered into by |
| 2919 | the partnership, or a surviving partnership under ss. 620.8911- |
| 2920 | 620.8923 620.8901-620.8908, within 1 year after the partner's |
| 2921 | dissociation only if the partner is liable for the obligation |
| 2922 | under s. 620.8306 and, at the time of entering into the |
| 2923 | transaction, the other party: |
| 2924 | (a) Reasonably believed that the dissociated partner was |
| 2925 | then a partner; |
| 2926 | (b) Did not have notice of the partner's dissociation; and |
| 2927 | (c) Is not deemed to have had knowledge under s. |
| 2928 | 620.8303(4) or notice under s. 620.8704(4). |
| 2929 |
|
| 2930 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 2931 | ss. 620.8901-620.8908 relating to conversion of a |
| 2932 | partnership to a limited partnership; conversion |
| 2933 | procedures are now covered in ss. 620.8911-620.8923. |
| 2934 |
|
| 2935 | Section 82. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section |
| 2936 | 624.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2937 | 624.501 Filing, license, appointment, and miscellaneous |
| 2938 | fees.--The department, commission, or office, as appropriate, |
| 2939 | shall collect in advance, and persons so served shall pay to it |
| 2940 | in advance, fees, licenses, and miscellaneous charges as |
| 2941 | follows: |
| 2942 | (7) Life insurance agents. |
| 2943 | (a) Agent's original appointment and biennial renewal or |
| 2944 | continuation thereof, each insurer or agent making an |
| 2945 | appointment: |
| 2946 | Appointment fee....$42.00 |
| 2947 | State tax....12.00 |
| 2948 | County tax....6.00 Total....$60.00 |
| 2949 |
|
| 2950 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the reinsertion by |
| 2951 | the editors of the word "fee" following the word |
| 2952 | "Appointment" to correct a coding error and conform to |
| 2953 | context. |
| 2954 |
|
| 2955 | Section 83. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section |
| 2956 | 624.509, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 2957 | 624.509 Premium tax; rate and computation.-- |
| 2958 | (5) |
| 2959 | (b) For purposes of this subsection: |
| 2960 | 1. The term "salaries" does not include amounts paid as |
| 2961 | commissions. |
| 2962 | 2. The term "employees" does not include independent |
| 2963 | contractors or any person whose duties require that the person |
| 2964 | hold a valid license under the Florida Insurance Code, except |
| 2965 | adjusters, managing general agents, and service representatives, |
| 2966 | as defined in s. 626.015. |
| 2967 | 3. The term "net tax" means the tax imposed by this |
| 2968 | section after applying the calculations and credits set forth in |
| 2969 | subsection (4). |
| 2970 | 4. An affiliated group of corporations that created a |
| 2971 | service company within its affiliated group on July 30, 2002, |
| 2972 | shall allocate the salary of each service company employee |
| 2973 | covered by contracts with affiliated group members to the |
| 2974 | companies for which the employees perform services. The salary |
| 2975 | allocation is based on the amount of time during the tax year |
| 2976 | that the individual employee spends performing services or |
| 2977 | otherwise working for each company over the total amount of time |
| 2978 | the employee spends performing services or otherwise working for |
| 2979 | all companies. The total amount of salary allocated to an |
| 2980 | insurance company within the affiliated group shall be included |
| 2981 | as that insurer's employee salaries for purposes of this |
| 2982 | section. |
| 2983 | a. Except as provided in subparagraph (a)2. subparagraph |
| 2984 | 2., the term "affiliated group of corporations" means two or |
| 2985 | more corporations that are entirely owned by a single |
| 2986 | corporation and that constitute an affiliated group of |
| 2987 | corporations as defined in s. 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue |
| 2988 | Code. |
| 2989 | b. The term "service company" means a separate corporation |
| 2990 | within the affiliated group of corporations whose employees |
| 2991 | provide services to affiliated group members and which are |
| 2992 | treated as service company employees for unemployment |
| 2993 | compensation and common law purposes. The holding company of an |
| 2994 | affiliated group may not qualify as a service company. An |
| 2995 | insurance company may not qualify as a service company. |
| 2996 | c. If an insurance company fails to substantiate, whether |
| 2997 | by means of adequate records or otherwise, its eligibility to |
| 2998 | claim the service company exception under this section, or its |
| 2999 | salary allocation under this section, no credit shall be |
| 3000 | allowed. |
| 3001 | 5. A service company that is a subsidiary of a mutual |
| 3002 | insurance holding company, which mutual insurance holding |
| 3003 | company was in existence on or before January 1, 2000, shall |
| 3004 | allocate the salary of each service company employee covered by |
| 3005 | contracts with members of the mutual insurance holding company |
| 3006 | system to the companies for which the employees perform |
| 3007 | services. The salary allocation is based on the ratio of the |
| 3008 | amount of time during the tax year which the individual employee |
| 3009 | spends performing services or otherwise working for each company |
| 3010 | to the total amount of time the employee spends performing |
| 3011 | services or otherwise working for all companies. The total |
| 3012 | amount of salary allocated to an insurance company within the |
| 3013 | mutual insurance holding company system shall be included as |
| 3014 | that insurer's employee salaries for purposes of this section. |
| 3015 | However, this subparagraph does not apply for any tax year |
| 3016 | unless funds sufficient to offset the anticipated salary credits |
| 3017 | have been appropriated to the General Revenue Fund prior to the |
| 3018 | due date of the final return for that year. |
| 3019 | a. The term "mutual insurance holding company system" |
| 3020 | means two or more corporations that are subsidiaries of a mutual |
| 3021 | insurance holding company and in compliance with part IV of |
| 3022 | chapter 628. |
| 3023 | b. The term "service company" means a separate corporation |
| 3024 | within the mutual insurance holding company system whose |
| 3025 | employees provide services to other members of the mutual |
| 3026 | insurance holding company system and are treated as service |
| 3027 | company employees for unemployment compensation and common-law |
| 3028 | purposes. The mutual insurance holding company may not qualify |
| 3029 | as a service company. |
| 3030 | c. If an insurance company fails to substantiate, whether |
| 3031 | by means of adequate records or otherwise, its eligibility to |
| 3032 | claim the service company exception under this section, or its |
| 3033 | salary allocation under this section, no credit shall be |
| 3034 | allowed. |
| 3035 |
|
| 3036 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 3037 | conform to context; subparagraph (5)(b)2. does not |
| 3038 | reference affiliated groups of corporations; they are |
| 3039 | covered in subparagraph (5)(a)2. |
| 3040 |
|
| 3041 | Section 84. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section |
| 3042 | 624.91, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 3043 |
|
| 3044 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraph, which authorizes |
| 3045 | certain enrollees in the Healthy Kids program as of |
| 3046 | January 31, 2004, to remain eligible until January 1, |
| 3047 | 2005, has served its purpose. |
| 3048 |
|
| 3049 | Section 85. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section |
| 3050 | 626.8411, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 3051 |
|
| 3052 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraph, which provides |
| 3053 | that s. 626.592 does not apply to title insurance |
| 3054 | agents or agencies, is obsolete; s. 626.592 was |
| 3055 | repealed by s. 32, ch. 2005-257, Laws of Florida. |
| 3056 |
|
| 3057 | Section 86. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 3058 | 626.9911, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3059 | 626.9911 Definitions.--As used in this act, the term: |
| 3060 | (4) "Life expectancy provider" means a person who |
| 3061 | determines, or holds himself or herself out as determining, life |
| 3062 | expectancies or mortality ratings used to determine life |
| 3063 | expectancies: |
| 3064 | (b) In connection with a viatical settlement investment, |
| 3065 | pursuant to s. 517.021(23) 517.021(22); or |
| 3066 |
|
| 3067 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 3068 | conform to context. Section 517.021(22) defines |
| 3069 | "underwriter"; s. 517.021(23) defines "viatical |
| 3070 | settlement investment." |
| 3071 |
|
| 3072 | Section 87. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section |
| 3073 | 627.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3074 | 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.-- |
| 3075 | (6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.-- |
| 3076 | (d)1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the rates |
| 3077 | for coverage provided by the corporation be actuarially sound |
| 3078 | and not competitive with approved rates charged in the admitted |
| 3079 | voluntary market, so that the corporation functions as a |
| 3080 | residual market mechanism to provide insurance only when the |
| 3081 | insurance cannot be procured in the voluntary market. Rates |
| 3082 | shall include an appropriate catastrophe loading factor that |
| 3083 | reflects the actual catastrophic exposure of the corporation. |
| 3084 | 2. For each county, the average rates of the corporation |
| 3085 | for each line of business for personal lines residential |
| 3086 | policies excluding rates for wind-only policies shall be no |
| 3087 | lower than the average rates charged by the insurer that had the |
| 3088 | highest average rate in that county among the 20 insurers with |
| 3089 | the greatest total direct written premium in the state for that |
| 3090 | line of business in the preceding year, except that with respect |
| 3091 | to mobile home coverages, the average rates of the corporation |
| 3092 | shall be no lower than the average rates charged by the insurer |
| 3093 | that had the highest average rate in that county among the 5 |
| 3094 | insurers with the greatest total written premium for mobile home |
| 3095 | owner's policies in the state in the preceding year. |
| 3096 | 3. Rates for personal lines residential wind-only policies |
| 3097 | must be actuarially sound and not competitive with approved |
| 3098 | rates charged by authorized insurers. Corporation rate manuals |
| 3099 | shall include a rate surcharge for seasonal occupancy. To ensure |
| 3100 | that personal lines residential wind-only rates are not |
| 3101 | competitive with approved rates charged by authorized insurers, |
| 3102 | the corporation, in conjunction with the office, shall develop a |
| 3103 | wind-only ratemaking methodology, which methodology shall be |
| 3104 | contained in each rate filing made by the corporation with the |
| 3105 | office. If the office determines that the wind-only rates or |
| 3106 | rating factors filed by the corporation fail to comply with the |
| 3107 | wind-only ratemaking methodology provided for in this |
| 3108 | subsection, it shall so notify the corporation and require the |
| 3109 | corporation to amend its rates or rating factors to come into |
| 3110 | compliance within 90 days of notice from the office. |
| 3111 | 4. For the purposes of establishing a pilot program to |
| 3112 | evaluate issues relating to the availability and affordability |
| 3113 | of insurance in an area where historically there has been little |
| 3114 | market competition, the provisions of subparagraph 2. do not |
| 3115 | apply to coverage provided by the corporation in Monroe County |
| 3116 | if the office determines that a reasonable degree of competition |
| 3117 | does not exist for personal lines residential policies. The |
| 3118 | provisions of subparagraph 3. do not apply to coverage provided |
| 3119 | by the corporation in Monroe County if the office determines |
| 3120 | that a reasonable degree of competition does not exist for |
| 3121 | personal lines residential policies in the area of that county |
| 3122 | which is eligible for wind-only coverage. In this county, the |
| 3123 | rates for personal lines residential coverage shall be |
| 3124 | actuarially sound and not excessive, inadequate, or unfairly |
| 3125 | discriminatory and are subject to the other provisions of the |
| 3126 | paragraph and s. 627.062. The commission shall adopt rules |
| 3127 | establishing the criteria for determining whether a reasonable |
| 3128 | degree of competition exists for personal lines residential |
| 3129 | policies in Monroe County. By March 1, 2006, the office shall |
| 3130 | submit a report to the Legislature providing an evaluation of |
| 3131 | the implementation of the pilot program affecting Monroe County. |
| 3132 | 5. Rates for commercial lines coverage shall not be |
| 3133 | subject to the requirements of subparagraph 2., but shall be |
| 3134 | subject to all other requirements of this paragraph and s. |
| 3135 | 627.062. |
| 3136 | 6. Nothing in this paragraph shall require or allow the |
| 3137 | corporation to adopt a rate that is inadequate under s. 627.062. |
| 3138 | 7. The corporation shall certify to the office at least |
| 3139 | twice annually that its personal lines rates comply with the |
| 3140 | requirements of subparagraphs 1. and 2. If any adjustment in the |
| 3141 | rates or rating factors of the corporation is necessary to |
| 3142 | ensure such compliance, the corporation shall make and implement |
| 3143 | such adjustments and file its revised rates and rating factors |
| 3144 | with the office. If the office thereafter determines that the |
| 3145 | revised rates and rating factors fail to comply with the |
| 3146 | provisions of subparagraphs 1. and 2., it shall notify the |
| 3147 | corporation and require the corporation to amend its rates or |
| 3148 | rating factors in conjunction with its next rate filing. The |
| 3149 | office must notify the corporation by electronic means of any |
| 3150 | rate filing it approves for any insurer among the insurers |
| 3151 | referred to in subparagraph 2. |
| 3152 | 8. In addition to the rates otherwise determined pursuant |
| 3153 | to this paragraph, the corporation shall impose and collect an |
| 3154 | amount equal to the premium tax provided for in s. 624.509 to |
| 3155 | augment the financial resources of the corporation. |
| 3156 | 9.a. To assist the corporation in developing additional |
| 3157 | ratemaking methods to assure compliance with subparagraphs 1. |
| 3158 | and 5. 4., the corporation shall appoint a rate methodology |
| 3159 | panel consisting of one person recommended by the Florida |
| 3160 | Association of Insurance Agents, one person recommended by the |
| 3161 | Professional Insurance Agents of Florida, one person recommended |
| 3162 | by the Florida Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, |
| 3163 | one person recommended by the insurer with the highest voluntary |
| 3164 | market share of residential property insurance business in the |
| 3165 | state, one person recommended by the insurer with the second- |
| 3166 | highest voluntary market share of residential property insurance |
| 3167 | business in the state, one person recommended by an insurer |
| 3168 | writing commercial residential property insurance in this state, |
| 3169 | one person recommended by the Office of Insurance Regulation, |
| 3170 | and one board member designated by the board chairman, who shall |
| 3171 | serve as chairman of the panel. |
| 3172 | b. By January 1, 2004, the rate methodology panel shall |
| 3173 | provide a report to the corporation of its findings and |
| 3174 | recommendations for the use of additional ratemaking methods and |
| 3175 | procedures, including the use of a rate equalization surcharge |
| 3176 | in an amount sufficient to assure that the total cost of |
| 3177 | coverage for policyholders or applicants to the corporation is |
| 3178 | sufficient to comply with subparagraph 1. |
| 3179 | c. Within 30 days after such report, the corporation shall |
| 3180 | present to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House |
| 3181 | of Representatives, the minority party leaders of each house of |
| 3182 | the Legislature, and the chairs of the standing committees of |
| 3183 | each house of the Legislature having jurisdiction of insurance |
| 3184 | issues, a plan for implementing the additional ratemaking |
| 3185 | methods and an outline of any legislation needed to facilitate |
| 3186 | use of the new methods. |
| 3187 | d. The plan must include a provision that producer |
| 3188 | commissions paid by the corporation shall not be calculated in |
| 3189 | such a manner as to include any rate equalization surcharge. |
| 3190 | However, without regard to the plan to be developed or its |
| 3191 | implementation, producer commissions paid by the corporation for |
| 3192 | each account, other than the quota share primary program, shall |
| 3193 | remain fixed as to percentage, effective rate, calculation, and |
| 3194 | payment method until January 1, 2004. |
| 3195 | 10. By January 1, 2004, the corporation shall develop a |
| 3196 | notice to policyholders or applicants that the rates of Citizens |
| 3197 | Property Insurance Corporation are intended to be higher than |
| 3198 | the rates of any admitted carrier and providing other |
| 3199 | information the corporation deems necessary to assist consumers |
| 3200 | in finding other voluntary admitted insurers willing to insure |
| 3201 | their property. |
| 3202 |
|
| 3203 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3204 | redesignation of subparagraph (6)(d)4. as subparagraph |
| 3205 | (6)(d)5. by s. 7, ch. 2005-111, Laws of Florida. |
| 3206 |
|
| 3207 | Section 88. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section |
| 3208 | 627.3511, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3209 | 627.3511 Depopulation of Citizens Property Insurance |
| 3210 | Corporation.-- |
| 3211 | (6) COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL TAKE-OUT PLANS.-- |
| 3212 | (d) The calculation of an insurer's regular assessment |
| 3213 | liability under s. 627.351(6)(b)3.a. and b. 627.351(b)3.a. and |
| 3214 | b., but not emergency assessments collected from policyholders |
| 3215 | pursuant to s. 627.351(6)(b)3.d., shall, with respect to |
| 3216 | commercial residential policies removed from the corporation |
| 3217 | under an approved take-out plan, exclude such removed policies |
| 3218 | for the succeeding 3 years, as follows: |
| 3219 | 1. In the first year following removal of the policies, |
| 3220 | the policies are excluded from the calculation to the extent of |
| 3221 | 100 percent. |
| 3222 | 2. In the second year following removal of the policies, |
| 3223 | the policies are excluded from the calculation to the extent of |
| 3224 | 75 percent. |
| 3225 | 3. In the third year following removal of the policies, |
| 3226 | the policies are excluded from the calculation to the extent of |
| 3227 | 50 percent. |
| 3228 |
|
| 3229 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 3230 | conform to context. The cite to s. 627.351(b)3.a. and |
| 3231 | b. does not reference the subsection within s. 627.351 |
| 3232 | where the referenced material is located; based on |
| 3233 | context, a reference to s. 627.351(6)(b)3.a. and b., |
| 3234 | relating to levy of assessments on assessable insurers |
| 3235 | with specified deficits, was substituted for the |
| 3236 | incomplete cite. |
| 3237 |
|
| 3238 | Section 89. Subsection (1) of section 627.6418, Florida |
| 3239 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3240 | 627.6418 Coverage for mammograms.-- |
| 3241 | (1) An accident or health insurance policy issued, |
| 3242 | amended, delivered, or renewed in this state must provide |
| 3243 | coverage for at least the following: |
| 3244 | (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years of |
| 3245 | age or older, but younger than 40 years of age. |
| 3246 | (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40 |
| 3247 | years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or more |
| 3248 | frequently based on the patient's physician's recommendation. |
| 3249 | (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50 years |
| 3250 | of age or older. |
| 3251 | (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a |
| 3252 | physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for |
| 3253 | breast cancer because of a personal or family history of breast |
| 3254 | cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven benign |
| 3255 | breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or daughter |
| 3256 | who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman has not |
| 3257 | given birth before the age of 30. |
| 3258 |
|
| 3259 | It is the intent of the Legislature that, when practice |
| 3260 | parameters for the delivery of mammography services are |
| 3261 | developed pursuant to s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the |
| 3262 | requirements of this section and conform to the practice |
| 3263 | parameters. |
| 3264 |
|
| 3265 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete a provision that |
| 3266 | has served its purpose. The practice parameters to be |
| 3267 | reviewed were to be developed pursuant to s. |
| 3268 | 408.02(7), which was repealed by s. 42, ch. 2004-297, |
| 3269 | Laws of Florida. |
| 3270 |
|
| 3271 | Section 90. Subsection (1) of section 627.6613, Florida |
| 3272 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3273 | 627.6613 Coverage for mammograms.-- |
| 3274 | (1) A group, blanket, or franchise accident or health |
| 3275 | insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this |
| 3276 | state must provide coverage for at least the following: |
| 3277 | (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years of |
| 3278 | age or older, but younger than 40 years of age. |
| 3279 | (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40 |
| 3280 | years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or more |
| 3281 | frequently based on the patient's physician's recommendation. |
| 3282 | (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50 years |
| 3283 | of age or older. |
| 3284 | (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a |
| 3285 | physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for |
| 3286 | breast cancer because of a personal or family history of breast |
| 3287 | cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven benign |
| 3288 | breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or daughter |
| 3289 | who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman has not |
| 3290 | given birth before the age of 30. |
| 3291 |
|
| 3292 | It is the intent of the Legislature that, when practice |
| 3293 | parameters for the delivery of mammography services are |
| 3294 | developed pursuant to s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the |
| 3295 | requirements of this section and conform to the practice |
| 3296 | parameters. |
| 3297 |
|
| 3298 | Reviser's note.--Amended to delete a provision that |
| 3299 | has served its purpose. The practice parameters to be |
| 3300 | reviewed were to be developed pursuant to s. |
| 3301 | 408.02(7), which was repealed by s. 42, ch. 2004-297, |
| 3302 | Laws of Florida. |
| 3303 |
|
| 3304 | Section 91. Section 627.711, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 3305 | to read: |
| 3306 | 627.711 Notice of premium discounts for hurricane loss |
| 3307 | mitigation.--Using a form prescribed by the Office of Insurance |
| 3308 | Regulation, the insurer shall clearly notify the applicant or |
| 3309 | policyholder of any personal lines residential property |
| 3310 | insurance policy, at the time of the issuance of the policy and |
| 3311 | at each renewal, of the availability and the range of each |
| 3312 | premium discount, credit, other rate differential, or reduction |
| 3313 | in deductibles for properties on which fixtures or construction |
| 3314 | techniques demonstrated to reduce the amount of loss in a |
| 3315 | windstorm can be or have been installed or implemented. The |
| 3316 | prescribed form shall describe generally what actions the |
| 3317 | policyholders may be able to take to reduce their windstorm |
| 3318 | premium. The prescribed form and a list of such ranges approved |
| 3319 | by the office for each insurer licensed in the state and |
| 3320 | providing such discounts, credits, other rate differentials, or |
| 3321 | reductions in deductibles for properties described in this |
| 3322 | subsection shall be available for electronic viewing and |
| 3323 | download from the Department of Financial Services' or the |
| 3324 | Office of Insurance Regulation's Internet website. The Financial |
| 3325 | Services Commission may adopt rules to implement this |
| 3326 | subsection. |
| 3327 |
|
| 3328 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 3329 | the editors of the word "be" following the word "can" |
| 3330 | to improve clarity. |
| 3331 |
|
| 3332 | Section 92. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 3333 | 627.7295, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3334 | 627.7295 Motor vehicle insurance contracts.-- |
| 3335 | (5)(a) A licensed general lines agent may charge a |
| 3336 | per-policy fee not to exceed $10 to cover the administrative |
| 3337 | costs of the agent associated with selling the motor vehicle |
| 3338 | insurance policy if the policy covers only personal injury |
| 3339 | protection coverage as provided by s. 627.736 and property |
| 3340 | damage liability coverage as provided by s. 627.7275 and if no |
| 3341 | other insurance is sold or issued in conjunction with or |
| 3342 | collateral to the policy. The fee is not considered part of the |
| 3343 | premium. |
| 3344 |
|
| 3345 | Reviser's note.--Amended to reinsert language |
| 3346 | inadvertently deleted during the 2005 editorial |
| 3347 | process. |
| 3348 |
|
| 3349 | Section 93. Section 633.026, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 3350 | to read: |
| 3351 | 633.026 Informal interpretations of the Florida Fire |
| 3352 | Prevention Code.--The Division of State Fire Marshal shall by |
| 3353 | rule establish an informal process of rendering nonbinding |
| 3354 | interpretations of the Florida Fire Prevention Code. The |
| 3355 | Division of State Fire Marshal may contract with and refer |
| 3356 | interpretive issues to a nonprofit organization that has |
| 3357 | experience in interpreting and enforcing the Florida Fire |
| 3358 | Prevention Code. The Division of State Fire Marshal shall |
| 3359 | immediately implement the process prior to the completion of |
| 3360 | formal rulemaking. It is the intent of the Legislature that the |
| 3361 | Division of State Fire Marshal create a process to refer |
| 3362 | questions to a small group of individuals certified under s. |
| 3363 | 633.081(2), to which a party can pose questions regarding the |
| 3364 | interpretation of code provisions. It is the intent of the |
| 3365 | Legislature that the process provide for the expeditious |
| 3366 | resolution of the issues presented and publication of the |
| 3367 | resulting interpretation on the website of the Division of State |
| 3368 | Fire Marshal. It is the intent of the Legislature that this |
| 3369 | program be similar to the program established by the Florida |
| 3370 | Building Commission in s. 553.775(3)(g) 553.77(7). Such |
| 3371 | interpretations shall be advisory only and nonbinding on the |
| 3372 | parties or the State Fire Marshal. In order to administer this |
| 3373 | section, the department may adopt by rule and impose a fee for |
| 3374 | nonbinding interpretations, with payment made directly to the |
| 3375 | third party. The fee may not exceed $150 for each request for a |
| 3376 | review or interpretation. |
| 3377 |
|
| 3378 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the deletion of |
| 3379 | s. 553.77(7) by s. 8, ch. 2005-147, Laws of Florida, |
| 3380 | and the addition of substantially similar language at |
| 3381 | s. 553.775(3)(g) by s. 9, ch. 2005-147. |
| 3382 |
|
| 3383 | Section 94. Subsection (3) of section 633.539, Florida |
| 3384 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3385 | 633.539 Requirements for installation, inspection, and |
| 3386 | maintenance of fire protection systems.-- |
| 3387 | (3) For contracts written after June 30, 2005, the |
| 3388 | contractor who installs the underground piping from the point of |
| 3389 | service is responsible for completing the installation to the |
| 3390 | aboveground connection flange, which by definition in this |
| 3391 | chapter is no more than 1 foot above the finished floor, before |
| 3392 | completing the Contractor's Material and Test Certificate for |
| 3393 | Underground Piping document. Aboveground contractors may not |
| 3394 | complete the Contractor's Material and Test Certificate for |
| 3395 | Underground Piping document for underground piping or portions |
| 3396 | thereof which have been installed by others. |
| 3397 |
|
| 3398 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 3399 | the editors of the word "piping" following the word |
| 3400 | "underground" to improve clarity. |
| 3401 |
|
| 3402 | Section 95. Section 634.021, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 3403 | to read: |
| 3404 | 634.021 Powers of department, commission, and office; |
| 3405 | rules.--The office shall administer this act and the commission |
| 3406 | may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to |
| 3407 | implement the provisions of this act related to motor vehicle |
| 3408 | service agreement companies and motor vehicle service |
| 3409 | agreements. The department shall administer this act and may |
| 3410 | adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement |
| 3411 | provisions of this act related to sales representatives. |
| 3412 |
|
| 3413 | Reviser's note.--Amended to improve clarity and |
| 3414 | conform to the designation of companies that provide |
| 3415 | motor vehicle service agreement products throughout |
| 3416 | part I of chapter 634. |
| 3417 |
|
| 3418 | Section 96. Paragraph (a) of subsection (13) of section |
| 3419 | 634.401, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3420 | 634.401 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term: |
| 3421 | (13) "Service warranty" means any warranty, guaranty, |
| 3422 | extended warranty or extended guaranty, maintenance service |
| 3423 | contract equal to or greater than 1 year in length or which does |
| 3424 | not meet the exemption in paragraph (a), contract agreement, or |
| 3425 | other written promise for a specific duration to perform the |
| 3426 | repair, replacement, or maintenance of a consumer product, or |
| 3427 | for indemnification for repair, replacement, or maintenance, for |
| 3428 | operational or structural failure due to a defect in materials |
| 3429 | or workmanship, normal wear and tear, power surge, or accidental |
| 3430 | damage from handling in return for the payment of a segregated |
| 3431 | charge by the consumer; however: |
| 3432 | (a) Maintenance service contracts written for less than 1 |
| 3433 | year which do not contain provisions for indemnification and |
| 3434 | which do not provide a discount to the consumer for any |
| 3435 | combination of parts and labor in excess of 20 percent during |
| 3436 | the effective period of such contract, motor vehicle service |
| 3437 | agreements, transactions exempt under s. 624.125, and home |
| 3438 | warranties subject to regulation under part parts I and II of |
| 3439 | this chapter are excluded from this definition; |
| 3440 |
|
| 3441 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference and |
| 3442 | conform to context. Part II of chapter 634 regulates |
| 3443 | home warranty associations; part I of chapter 634 |
| 3444 | regulates motor vehicle service agreement companies. |
| 3445 |
|
| 3446 | Section 97. Subsection (2) of section 636.223, Florida |
| 3447 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3448 | 636.223 Administrative penalty.--In lieu of suspending or |
| 3449 | revoking a certificate of authority whenever any discount |
| 3450 | medical plan organization has been found to have violated any |
| 3451 | provision of this part, the office may: |
| 3452 | (2) Impose a monetary penalty of not less than that $100 |
| 3453 | for each violation, but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of |
| 3454 | $75,000. |
| 3455 |
|
| 3456 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 3457 | by the editors of the word "than" for the word "that" |
| 3458 | to conform to context and improve clarity. |
| 3459 |
|
| 3460 | Section 98. Paragraph (a) of subsection (40) of section |
| 3461 | 641.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3462 | 641.31 Health maintenance contracts.-- |
| 3463 | (40)(a) Any group rate, rating schedule, or rating manual |
| 3464 | for a health maintenance organization policy, which provides |
| 3465 | creditable coverage as defined in s. 627.6561(5), filed with the |
| 3466 | office shall provide for an appropriate rebate of premiums paid |
| 3467 | in the last policy year, contract year, or calendar year when |
| 3468 | the majority of members of a health plan are enrolled in and |
| 3469 | have maintained participation in any health wellness, |
| 3470 | maintenance, or improvement program offered by the group |
| 3471 | contract holder. The group must provide evidence of |
| 3472 | demonstrative maintenance or improvement of his or her health |
| 3473 | status as determined by assessments of agreed-upon health status |
| 3474 | indicators between the group and the health insurer, including, |
| 3475 | but not limited to, reduction in weight, body mass index, and |
| 3476 | smoking cessation. Any rebate provided by the health maintenance |
| 3477 | organization is presumed to be appropriate unless credible data |
| 3478 | demonstrates otherwise, or unless the rebate program requires |
| 3479 | the insured to incur costs to qualify for the rebate which |
| 3480 | equals or exceeds the value of the rebate but the rebate may not |
| 3481 | exceed 10 percent of paid premiums. |
| 3482 |
|
| 3483 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 3484 | the editors of the word "have" following the word |
| 3485 | "and" to improve clarity. |
| 3486 |
|
| 3487 | Section 99. Subsection (4) of section 658.12, Florida |
| 3488 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3489 | 658.12 Definitions.--Subject to other definitions |
| 3490 | contained in the financial institutions codes and unless the |
| 3491 | context otherwise requires: |
| 3492 | (4) "Branch" or "branch office" of a bank means any office |
| 3493 | or place of business of a bank, other than its main office and |
| 3494 | the facilities and operations authorized by ss. 658.26(4) |
| 3495 | 658.26(5), 658.65, and 660.33, at which deposits are received, |
| 3496 | checks are paid, or money is lent. With respect to a bank which |
| 3497 | has a trust department, the terms "branch" and "branch office" |
| 3498 | have the meanings herein ascribed to a branch or a branch office |
| 3499 | of a trust company. "Branch" or "branch office" of a trust |
| 3500 | company means any office or place of business of a trust |
| 3501 | company, other than its main office and its trust service |
| 3502 | offices established pursuant to s. 660.33, where trust business |
| 3503 | is transacted with its customers. |
| 3504 |
|
| 3505 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3506 | redesignation of s. 658.26(5), relating to armored car |
| 3507 | services, to s. 658.26(4) by s. 15, ch. 2004-340, Laws |
| 3508 | of Florida, and s. 98, ch. 2004-390, Laws of Florida. |
| 3509 |
|
| 3510 | Section 100. Section 694.16, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 3511 | to read: |
| 3512 | 694.16 Conveyances by merger or conversion of business |
| 3513 | entities.--As to any merger or conversion of business entities |
| 3514 | prior to June 15, 2000, the title to all real estate, or any |
| 3515 | interest therein, owned by a business entity that was a party to |
| 3516 | a merger or a conversion is vested in the surviving entity |
| 3517 | without reversion or impairment, notwithstanding the requirement |
| 3518 | of a deed which was previously required by s. 607.11101, s. |
| 3519 | 608.4383, former s. 620.204, former s. 620.8904, or former s. |
| 3520 | 620.8906. |
| 3521 |
|
| 3522 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 3523 | ss. 620.204, 620.8904, and 620.8906 by s. 25, ch. |
| 3524 | 2005-267, Laws of Florida. |
| 3525 |
|
| 3526 | Section 101. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 3527 | 721.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3528 | 721.13 Management.-- |
| 3529 | (2) |
| 3530 | (b) The managing entity shall invest the operating and |
| 3531 | reserve funds of the timeshare plan in accordance with s. |
| 3532 | 518.11(1); however, the managing entity shall give safety of |
| 3533 | capital greater weight than production of income. In no event |
| 3534 | shall the managing entity invest timeshare plan funds with a |
| 3535 | developer or with any entity that is not independent of any |
| 3536 | developer or any managing entity within the meaning of s. |
| 3537 | 721.05(22) 721.05(20), and in no event shall the managing entity |
| 3538 | invest timeshare plan funds in notes and mortgages related in |
| 3539 | any way to the timeshare plan. |
| 3540 |
|
| 3541 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3542 | redesignation of s. 721.05(20), defining the term |
| 3543 | "managing entity," as s. 721.05(22) by s. 3, ch. 2004- |
| 3544 | 279, Laws of Florida. |
| 3545 |
|
| 3546 | Section 102. Subsection (6) of section 732.103, Florida |
| 3547 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3548 | 732.103 Share of other heirs.--The part of the intestate |
| 3549 | estate not passing to the surviving spouse under s. 732.102, or |
| 3550 | the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, |
| 3551 | descends as follows: |
| 3552 | (6) If none of the foregoing, and if any of the |
| 3553 | descendants of the decedent's great-grandparents were Holocaust |
| 3554 | victims as defined in s. 626.9543(3)(a) 626.9543(3)(b), |
| 3555 | including such victims in countries cooperating with the |
| 3556 | discriminatory policies of Nazi Germany, then to the lineal |
| 3557 | descendants of the great-grandparents. The court shall allow any |
| 3558 | such descendant to meet a reasonable, not unduly restrictive, |
| 3559 | standard of proof to substantiate his or her lineage. This |
| 3560 | subsection only applies to escheated property and shall cease to |
| 3561 | be effective for proceedings filed after December 31, 2004. |
| 3562 |
|
| 3563 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3564 | redesignation of s. 626.9543(3)(b) as s. |
| 3565 | 626.9543(3)(a) by s. 76, ch. 2004-390, Laws of |
| 3566 | Florida. |
| 3567 |
|
| 3568 | Section 103. Subsection (1) of section 739.104, Florida |
| 3569 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3570 | 739.104 Power to disclaim; general requirements; when |
| 3571 | irrevocable.-- |
| 3572 | (1) A person may disclaim, in whole or in part, |
| 3573 | conditionally or unconditionally, any interest in or power over |
| 3574 | property, including a power of or appointment. A person may |
| 3575 | disclaim the interest or power even if its creator imposed a |
| 3576 | spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a |
| 3577 | restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim. A disclaimer |
| 3578 | shall be unconditional unless the disclaimant explicitly |
| 3579 | provides otherwise in the disclaimer. |
| 3580 |
|
| 3581 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to context. |
| 3582 |
|
| 3583 | Section 104. Subsection (1) and paragraph (d) of |
| 3584 | subsection (5) of section 765.101, Florida Statutes, are amended |
| 3585 | to read: |
| 3586 | 765.101 Definitions.--As used in this chapter: |
| 3587 | (1) "Advance directive" means a witnessed written document |
| 3588 | or oral statement in which instructions are given by a principal |
| 3589 | or in which the principal's desires are expressed concerning any |
| 3590 | aspect of the principal's health care, and includes, but is not |
| 3591 | limited to, the designation of a health care surrogate, a living |
| 3592 | will, or an anatomical gift made pursuant to part V X of chapter |
| 3593 | 765 732. |
| 3594 | (5) "Health care decision" means: |
| 3595 | (d) The decision to make an anatomical gift pursuant to |
| 3596 | part V X of chapter 765 732. |
| 3597 |
|
| 3598 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the transfer of |
| 3599 | material in former part X of chapter 732 to part V of |
| 3600 | chapter 765 pursuant to ch. 2001-226, Laws of Florida. |
| 3601 |
|
| 3602 | Section 105. Subsection (23) of section 774.203, Florida |
| 3603 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3604 | 774.203 Definitions.--As used in this act, the term: |
| 3605 | (23) "Qualified physician" means a medical doctor, who: |
| 3606 | (a) Is a board-certified pathologist licensed to practice |
| 3607 | and actively practices in this country who performed services |
| 3608 | requested or authorized by a physician who: |
| 3609 | 1. Has conducted a physical examination of the exposed |
| 3610 | person or, if the person is deceased, has reviewed all available |
| 3611 | records relating to the exposed person's medical condition; |
| 3612 | 2. Is actually treating or has treated the exposed person, |
| 3613 | and has or had a doctor-patient relationship with the person; |
| 3614 | and |
| 3615 | 3. Is licensed to practice and actively practices in this |
| 3616 | country; or |
| 3617 | (b) Is a board-certified oncologist, pulmonary specialist, |
| 3618 | or specialist in occupational and environmental medicine who: |
| 3619 | 1. Has conducted a physical examination of the exposed |
| 3620 | person or, if the person is deceased, has reviewed all available |
| 3621 | records relating to the exposed person's medical condition; |
| 3622 | 2. Is actually treating or has treated the exposed person, |
| 3623 | and has or had a doctor-patient relationship with the person; |
| 3624 | and |
| 3625 | 3. Is licensed to practice and actively practices in this |
| 3626 | country. |
| 3627 |
|
| 3628 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 3629 | the editors of the word "has" following the word "or" |
| 3630 | to improve clarity. |
| 3631 |
|
| 3632 | Section 106. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section |
| 3633 | 774.204, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3634 | 774.204 Physical impairment.-- |
| 3635 | (2) A person may not file or maintain a civil action |
| 3636 | alleging a nonmalignant asbestos claim in the absence of a prima |
| 3637 | facie showing of physical impairment as a result of a medical |
| 3638 | condition to which exposure to asbestos was a substantial |
| 3639 | contributing factor. The prima facie showing must include all of |
| 3640 | the following requirements: |
| 3641 | (f) A determination by a qualified physician that |
| 3642 | asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening, rather than chronic |
| 3643 | obstructive pulmonary disease, is a substantial contributing |
| 3644 | factor to the exposed person's physical impairment, based at a |
| 3645 | minimum on a determination that the exposed person has: |
| 3646 | 1. Total lung capacity, by plethysmography or timed gas |
| 3647 | dilution, below the predicted lower limit of normal; |
| 3648 | 2. Forced vital capacity below the lower limit of normal |
| 3649 | and a ratio of FEV1 to FVC that is equal to or greater than the |
| 3650 | predicted lower limit of normal; or |
| 3651 | 3. A chest X ray showing small, irregular opacities (s, t, |
| 3652 | u) graded by a certified B-reader as at least 2/1 on the ILO |
| 3653 | scale. |
| 3654 |
|
| 3655 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the insertion by |
| 3656 | the editors of the word "as" following the term |
| 3657 | "certified B-reader" to improve clarity. |
| 3658 |
|
| 3659 | Section 107. Subsection (3) of section 774.205, Florida |
| 3660 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3661 | 774.205 Claimant proceedings.-- |
| 3662 | (3) All asbestos claims and silica claims filed in this |
| 3663 | state on or after the effective date of this act must include, |
| 3664 | in addition to the written report described in subsection (2) |
| 3665 | subsection (3) of section 5 and the information required by s. |
| 3666 | 774.207(2), a sworn information form containing the following |
| 3667 | information: |
| 3668 | (a) The claimant's name, address, date of birth, and |
| 3669 | marital status; |
| 3670 | (b) If the claimant alleges exposure to asbestos or silica |
| 3671 | through the testimony of another person or alleges other than |
| 3672 | direct or bystander exposure to a product, the name, address, |
| 3673 | date of birth, and marital status for each person by which the |
| 3674 | claimant alleges exposure, hereinafter the "index person," and |
| 3675 | the claimant's relationship to each such person; |
| 3676 | (c) The specific location of each alleged exposure; |
| 3677 | (d) The beginning and ending dates of each alleged |
| 3678 | exposure as to each asbestos product or silica product for each |
| 3679 | location at which exposure allegedly took place for the |
| 3680 | plaintiff and each index person; |
| 3681 | (e) The occupation and name of the employer of the exposed |
| 3682 | person at the time of each alleged exposure; |
| 3683 | (f) The specific condition related to asbestos or silica |
| 3684 | claimed to exist; and |
| 3685 | (g) Any supporting documentation of the condition claimed |
| 3686 | to exist. |
| 3687 |
|
| 3688 | Reviser's note.--The introductory paragraph of |
| 3689 | subsection (3) is amended to confirm the substitution |
| 3690 | of a reference to "subsection (2)" for a reference to |
| 3691 | "subsection (3) of section 5" of ch. 2005-274, Laws of |
| 3692 | Florida. Subsection (2) describes the written report. |
| 3693 | Paragraph (3)(b) is amended to confirm the insertion |
| 3694 | by the editors of the word "and" following the word |
| 3695 | "birth" to improve clarity. |
| 3696 |
|
| 3697 | Section 108. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 3698 | 774.208, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3699 | 774.208 Liability rules applicable to protect sellers, |
| 3700 | renters, and lessors.-- |
| 3701 | (1) |
| 3702 | (b) For the purpose of sub-subparagraph (a)1.b. sub- |
| 3703 | subparagraph 1.b., a product seller may not be considered to |
| 3704 | have failed to exercise reasonable care with respect to a |
| 3705 | product based upon an alleged failure to inspect the product, |
| 3706 | if: |
| 3707 | 1. The failure occurred because there was no reasonable |
| 3708 | opportunity to inspect the product; or |
| 3709 | 2. The inspection, in the exercise of reasonable care, |
| 3710 | would not have revealed the aspect of the product which |
| 3711 | allegedly caused the exposed person's impairment. |
| 3712 |
|
| 3713 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 3714 | by the editors of a reference to sub-subparagraph |
| 3715 | (a)1.b. for a reference to sub-subparagraph 1.b. |
| 3716 | Paragraph (b) does not contain a sub-subparagraph |
| 3717 | 1.b.; sub-subparagraph (a)1.b., relating to failure of |
| 3718 | a product seller to use reasonable care with respect |
| 3719 | to the product, conforms to context. |
| 3720 |
|
| 3721 | Section 109. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 3722 | 784.046, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3723 | 784.046 Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual |
| 3724 | violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; powers |
| 3725 | and duties of court and clerk of court; filing and form of |
| 3726 | petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance; |
| 3727 | statewide verification system; enforcement.-- |
| 3728 | (4) |
| 3729 | (b) The sworn petition must be in substantially the |
| 3730 | following form: |
| 3731 |
|
| 3732 | PETITION FOR INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION |
| 3733 | AGAINST REPEAT VIOLENCE, SEXUAL |
| 3734 | VIOLENCE, OR DATING VIOLENCE |
| 3735 |
|
| 3736 | Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared |
| 3737 | Petitioner (Name) , who has been sworn and says that the |
| 3738 | following statements are true: |
| 3739 |
|
| 3740 | 1. Petitioner resides at (address) (A petitioner for |
| 3741 | an injunction for protection against sexual violence may furnish |
| 3742 | an address to the court in a separate confidential filing if, |
| 3743 | for safety reasons, the petitioner requires the location of his |
| 3744 | or her current residence to be confidential pursuant to s. |
| 3745 | 119.071(2)(j) 119.07(6)(s), Florida Statutes.) |
| 3746 | 2. Respondent resides at (address) |
| 3747 | 3.a. Petitioner has suffered repeat violence as |
| 3748 | demonstrated by the fact that the respondent has: |
| 3749 | (enumerate incidents of violence) |
| 3750 | ________________________________ |
| 3751 | ________________________________ |
| 3752 | ________________________________ |
| 3753 |
|
| 3754 | b. Petitioner has suffered sexual violence as demonstrated |
| 3755 | by the fact that the respondent has: (enumerate incident of |
| 3756 | violence and include incident report number from law enforcement |
| 3757 | agency or attach notice of inmate release.) |
| 3758 |
|
| 3759 | ________________________________ |
| 3760 | ________________________________ |
| 3761 | ________________________________ |
| 3762 |
|
| 3763 | c. Petitioner is a victim of dating violence and has |
| 3764 | reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger |
| 3765 | of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence or has |
| 3766 | reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger |
| 3767 | of becoming a victim of dating violence, as demonstrated by the |
| 3768 | fact that the respondent has: (list the specific incident or |
| 3769 | incidents of violence and describe the length of time of the |
| 3770 | relationship, whether it has been in existence during the last 6 |
| 3771 | months, the nature of the relationship of a romantic or intimate |
| 3772 | nature, the frequency and type of interaction, and any other |
| 3773 | facts that characterize the relationship.) |
| 3774 |
|
| 3775 | ________________________________ |
| 3776 | ________________________________ |
| 3777 | ________________________________ |
| 3778 |
|
| 3779 | 4. Petitioner genuinely fears repeat violence by the |
| 3780 | respondent. |
| 3781 | 5. Petitioner seeks: an immediate injunction against the |
| 3782 | respondent, enjoining him or her from committing any further |
| 3783 | acts of violence; an injunction enjoining the respondent from |
| 3784 | committing any further acts of violence; and an injunction |
| 3785 | providing any terms the court deems necessary for the protection |
| 3786 | of the petitioner and the petitioner's immediate family, |
| 3787 | including any injunctions or directives to law enforcement |
| 3788 | agencies. |
| 3789 |
|
| 3790 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3791 | redesignation of s. 119.07(6)(s) as s. 119.071(2)(j) |
| 3792 | by s. 17, ch. 2005-251, Laws of Florida. |
| 3793 |
|
| 3794 | Section 110. Paragraph (p) of subsection (3) of section |
| 3795 | 790.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3796 | 790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms |
| 3797 | and other weapons.-- |
| 3798 | (3) LAWFUL USES.--The provisions of ss. 790.053 and 790.06 |
| 3799 | do not apply in the following instances, and, despite such |
| 3800 | sections, it is lawful for the following persons to own, |
| 3801 | possess, and lawfully use firearms and other weapons, |
| 3802 | ammunition, and supplies for lawful purposes: |
| 3803 | (p) Investigators employed by the capital collateral |
| 3804 | regional counsel representative, while actually carrying out |
| 3805 | official duties, provided such investigators: |
| 3806 | 1. Are employed full time; |
| 3807 | 2. Meet the official training standards for firearms as |
| 3808 | established by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training |
| 3809 | Commission as provided in s. 943.12(1) and the requirements of |
| 3810 | ss. 493.6108(1)(a) and 943.13(1)-(4); and |
| 3811 | 3. Are individually designated by an affidavit of consent |
| 3812 | signed by the capital collateral regional counsel representative |
| 3813 | and filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in |
| 3814 | which the investigator is headquartered. |
| 3815 |
|
| 3816 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the replacement |
| 3817 | of the capital collateral representative with capital |
| 3818 | collateral regional counsel in s. 27.701 by s. 1, ch. |
| 3819 | 97-313, Laws of Florida. |
| 3820 |
|
| 3821 | Section 111. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section |
| 3822 | 872.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3823 | 872.05 Unmarked human burials.-- |
| 3824 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section: |
| 3825 | (e) "State Archaeologist" means the person employed by the |
| 3826 | division pursuant to s. 267.031(7) 267.031(6). |
| 3827 |
|
| 3828 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3829 | redesignation of s. 267.031(6) as s. 267.031(7) by s. |
| 3830 | 1, ch. 2004-91, Laws of Florida. |
| 3831 |
|
| 3832 | Section 112. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
| 3833 | 895.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3834 | 895.09 Disposition of funds obtained through forfeiture |
| 3835 | proceedings.-- |
| 3836 | (1) A court entering a judgment of forfeiture in a |
| 3837 | proceeding brought pursuant to s. 895.05 shall retain |
| 3838 | jurisdiction to direct the distribution of any cash or of any |
| 3839 | cash proceeds realized from the forfeiture and disposition of |
| 3840 | the property. The court shall direct the distribution of the |
| 3841 | funds in the following order of priority: |
| 3842 | (c) Any claim by the Board of Trustees of the Internal |
| 3843 | Improvement Trust Fund on behalf of the Internal Improvement |
| 3844 | Trust Fund or the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. |
| 3845 | 253.03(12) 253.03(13), not including administrative costs of the |
| 3846 | Department of Environmental Protection previously paid directly |
| 3847 | from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund in accordance with |
| 3848 | legislative appropriation. |
| 3849 |
|
| 3850 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 3851 | redesignation of s. 253.03(13) as s. 253.03(12) by s. |
| 3852 | 22, ch. 2004-234, Laws of Florida. |
| 3853 |
|
| 3854 | Section 113. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
| 3855 | 938.29, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3856 | 938.29 Legal assistance; lien for payment of attorney's |
| 3857 | fees or costs.-- |
| 3858 | (1) |
| 3859 | (c) The defendant shall pay the application fee under s. |
| 3860 | 27.52(1)(b) 27.52(2)(a) and attorney's fees and costs in full or |
| 3861 | in installments, at the time or times specified. The court may |
| 3862 | order payment of the assessed application fee and attorney's |
| 3863 | fees and costs as a condition of probation, of suspension of |
| 3864 | sentence, or of withholding the imposition of sentence. |
| 3865 | Attorney's fees and costs collected under this section shall be |
| 3866 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
| 3867 |
|
| 3868 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the substantial |
| 3869 | rewording of s. 27.52 by s. 3, ch. 2005-236, Laws of |
| 3870 | Florida; the application fee requirement is now in s. |
| 3871 | 27.52(1)(b). |
| 3872 |
|
| 3873 | Section 114. Section 943.04353, Florida Statutes, is |
| 3874 | amended to read: |
| 3875 | 943.04353 Triennial study of sexual predator and sexual |
| 3876 | offender registration and notification procedures.--The Office |
| 3877 | of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall, |
| 3878 | every 3 years, perform a study of the effectiveness of Florida's |
| 3879 | sexual predator and sexual offender registration process and |
| 3880 | community and public notification provisions. As part of |
| 3881 | determining the effectiveness of the registration process, |
| 3882 | OPPAGA shall examine the current practices of: the Department of |
| 3883 | Corrections, county probation offices, clerk of courts, court |
| 3884 | administrators, county jails and booking facilities, Department |
| 3885 | of Children and Family Services, judges, state attorneys' |
| 3886 | offices, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, |
| 3887 | Department of Law Enforcement, and local law enforcement |
| 3888 | agencies as they relate to: sharing of offender information |
| 3889 | regarding registered sexual predators and sexual offenders for |
| 3890 | purposes of fulfilling the requirements set forth fourth in the |
| 3891 | registration laws; ensuring the most accurate, current, and |
| 3892 | comprehensive information is provided in a timely manner to the |
| 3893 | registry; ensuring the effective supervision and subsequent |
| 3894 | monitoring of sexual predators and offenders; and ensuring |
| 3895 | informed decisions are made at each point of the criminal |
| 3896 | justice and registration process. In addition to determining the |
| 3897 | effectiveness of the registration process, the report shall |
| 3898 | focus on the question of whether the notification provisions in |
| 3899 | statute are sufficient to apprise communities of the presence of |
| 3900 | sexual predators and sexual offenders. The report shall examine |
| 3901 | how local law enforcement agencies collect and disseminate |
| 3902 | information in an effort to notify the public and communities of |
| 3903 | the presence of sexual predators and offenders. If the report |
| 3904 | finds deficiencies in the registration process, the notification |
| 3905 | provisions, or both, the report shall provide options for |
| 3906 | correcting those deficiencies and shall include the projected |
| 3907 | cost of implementing those options. In conducting the study, the |
| 3908 | Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability |
| 3909 | shall consult with the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence |
| 3910 | and the Florida Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers |
| 3911 | in addition to other interested entities that may offer |
| 3912 | experiences and perspectives unique to this area of research. |
| 3913 | The report shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and |
| 3914 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2006. |
| 3915 |
|
| 3916 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 3917 | by the editors of the word "forth" for the word |
| 3918 | "fourth" to conform to context. |
| 3919 |
|
| 3920 | Section 115. Subsection (4) of section 948.012, Florida |
| 3921 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3922 | 948.012 Split sentence of probation or community control |
| 3923 | and imprisonment.-- |
| 3924 | (4) Effective for offenses committed on or after September |
| 3925 | 1, 2005, the court must impose a split sentence pursuant to |
| 3926 | subsection (1) for any person who is convicted of a life felony |
| 3927 | for lewd and lascivious molestation pursuant to s. 800.04(5)(b) |
| 3928 | if the court imposes a term of years in accordance with s. |
| 3929 | 775.082(3)(a)4.b. 775.082(3)4.b. rather than life imprisonment. |
| 3930 | The probation or community control portion of the split sentence |
| 3931 | imposed by the court for a defendant must extend for the |
| 3932 | duration of the defendant's natural life and include a condition |
| 3933 | that he or she be electronically monitored. |
| 3934 |
|
| 3935 | Reviser's note.--Amended to correct a reference. |
| 3936 | Section 4, ch. 2005-28, Laws of Florida, added |
| 3937 | subparagraph (3)(a)4., relating to punishment for |
| 3938 | conviction of a life felony committed on or after |
| 3939 | September 1, 2005, which is a violation of s. |
| 3940 | 800.04(5)(b); the subparagraph includes a sub- |
| 3941 | subparagraph a., providing for imprisonment for life, |
| 3942 | and a sub-subparagraph b., providing for a split |
| 3943 | sentence of a term of years followed by probation or |
| 3944 | community control for the remainder of the offender's |
| 3945 | life. |
| 3946 |
|
| 3947 | Section 116. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section |
| 3948 | 948.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3949 | 948.03 Terms and conditions of probation.-- |
| 3950 | (1) The court shall determine the terms and conditions of |
| 3951 | probation. Conditions specified in this section do not require |
| 3952 | oral pronouncement at the time of sentencing and may be |
| 3953 | considered standard conditions of probation. These conditions |
| 3954 | may include among them the following, that the probationer or |
| 3955 | offender in community control shall: |
| 3956 | (i) Pay any application fee assessed under s. 27.52(1)(b) |
| 3957 | 27.52(2)(a) and attorney's fees and costs assessed under s. |
| 3958 | 938.29, subject to modification based on change of |
| 3959 | circumstances. |
| 3960 |
|
| 3961 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the substantial |
| 3962 | rewording of s. 27.52 by s. 3, ch. 2005-236, Laws of |
| 3963 | Florida; the application fee requirement is now in s. |
| 3964 | 27.52(1)(b). |
| 3965 |
|
| 3966 | Section 117. Subsection (2) of section 948.061, Florida |
| 3967 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 3968 | 948.061 Identifying, assessing, and monitoring high-risk |
| 3969 | sex offenders on community supervision; providing cumulative |
| 3970 | criminal and supervision histories on the Internet.-- |
| 3971 | (2) To facilitate the information available to the court |
| 3972 | at first appearance hearings and at all subsequent hearings for |
| 3973 | these high-risk sex offenders, the department shall, no later |
| 3974 | than March 1, 2006, post on FDLE's Criminal Justice Intranet a |
| 3975 | cumulative chronology of the sex offender's prior terms of state |
| 3976 | probation and community control, including all substantive or |
| 3977 | technical violations of state probation or community control. |
| 3978 | The county jail in the county where the arrested person is |
| 3979 | booked shall ensure insure that state and national criminal |
| 3980 | history information and all criminal justice information |
| 3981 | available in the Florida Crime Information Center and the |
| 3982 | National Crime Information Center, is provided to the court at |
| 3983 | the time of the first appearance. The courts shall assist the |
| 3984 | department's dissemination of critical information by creating |
| 3985 | and maintaining an automated system to provide the information |
| 3986 | as specified in this subsection and by providing the necessary |
| 3987 | technology in the courtroom to deliver the information. |
| 3988 |
|
| 3989 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 3990 | by the editors of the word "ensure" for the word |
| 3991 | "insure" to conform to context. |
| 3992 |
|
| 3993 | Section 118. Paragraphs (d) and (j) of subsection (1) of |
| 3994 | section 948.062, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 3995 | 948.062 Reviewing and reporting serious offenses committed |
| 3996 | by offenders placed on probation or community control.-- |
| 3997 | (1) The department shall review the circumstances related |
| 3998 | to an offender placed on probation or community control who has |
| 3999 | been arrested while on supervision for the following offenses: |
| 4000 | (d) Any kidnapping, false imprisonment, or luring of a |
| 4001 | child as provided in s. 787.01, s. 787.02 782.07, or s. 787.025; |
| 4002 | (j) Any DUI manslaughter as provided in s. 316.193(3)(c), |
| 4003 | or vehicular or vessel homicide as provided in s. 782.071 or s. |
| 4004 | 782.072 787.072, committed by any person who is on probation or |
| 4005 | community control for an offense involving death or injury |
| 4006 | resulting from a driving incident. |
| 4007 |
|
| 4008 | Reviser's note.--Paragraph (1)(d) is amended to |
| 4009 | correct a reference and conform to context. Section |
| 4010 | 782.07 relates to manslaughter; s. 787.02 relates to |
| 4011 | false imprisonment. Paragraph (1)(j) is amended to |
| 4012 | correct a reference and conform to context. Section |
| 4013 | 787.072 does not exist; s. 782.072 relates to vessel |
| 4014 | homicide. |
| 4015 |
|
| 4016 | Section 119. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section |
| 4017 | 1008.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 4018 | 1008.25 Public school student progression; remedial |
| 4019 | instruction; reporting requirements.-- |
| 4020 | (7) SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR RETAINED READERS.-- |
| 4021 | (b) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, each school |
| 4022 | district shall: |
| 4023 | 1. Conduct a review of student academic improvement plans |
| 4024 | for all students who did not score above Level 1 on the reading |
| 4025 | portion of the FCAT and did not meet the criteria for one of the |
| 4026 | good cause exemptions in paragraph (6)(b). The review shall |
| 4027 | address additional supports and services, as described in this |
| 4028 | subsection, needed to remediate the identified areas of reading |
| 4029 | deficiency. The school district shall require a student |
| 4030 | portfolio to be completed for each such student. |
| 4031 | 2. Provide students who are retained under the provisions |
| 4032 | of paragraph (5)(b) with intensive instructional services and |
| 4033 | supports to remediate the identified areas of reading |
| 4034 | deficiency, including a minimum of 90 minutes of daily, |
| 4035 | uninterrupted, scientifically research-based reading instruction |
| 4036 | and other strategies prescribed by the school district, which |
| 4037 | may include, but are not limited to: |
| 4038 | a. Small group instruction. |
| 4039 | b. Reduced teacher-student ratios. |
| 4040 | c. More frequent progress monitoring. |
| 4041 | d. Tutoring or mentoring. |
| 4042 | e. Transition classes containing 3rd and 4th grade |
| 4043 | students. |
| 4044 | f. Extended school day, week, or year. |
| 4045 | g. Summer reading camps. |
| 4046 | 3. Provide written notification to the parent of any |
| 4047 | student who is retained under the provisions of paragraph (5)(b) |
| 4048 | that his or her child has not met the proficiency level required |
| 4049 | for promotion and the reasons the child is not eligible for a |
| 4050 | good cause exemption as provided in paragraph (6)(b). The |
| 4051 | notification must comply with the provisions of s. 1002.20(15) |
| 4052 | 1002.20(14) and must include a description of proposed |
| 4053 | interventions and supports that will be provided to the child to |
| 4054 | remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency. |
| 4055 | 4. Implement a policy for the midyear promotion of any |
| 4056 | student retained under the provisions of paragraph (5)(b) who |
| 4057 | can demonstrate that he or she is a successful and independent |
| 4058 | reader, reading at or above grade level, and ready to be |
| 4059 | promoted to grade 4. Tools that school districts may use in |
| 4060 | reevaluating any student retained may include subsequent |
| 4061 | assessments, alternative assessments, and portfolio reviews, in |
| 4062 | accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. Students |
| 4063 | promoted during the school year after November 1 must |
| 4064 | demonstrate proficiency above that required to score at Level 2 |
| 4065 | on the grade 3 FCAT, as determined by the State Board of |
| 4066 | Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards |
| 4067 | that provide a reasonable expectation that the student's |
| 4068 | progress is sufficient to master appropriate 4th grade level |
| 4069 | reading skills. |
| 4070 | 5. Provide students who are retained under the provisions |
| 4071 | of paragraph (5)(b) with a high-performing teacher as determined |
| 4072 | by student performance data and above-satisfactory performance |
| 4073 | appraisals. |
| 4074 | 6. In addition to required reading enhancement and |
| 4075 | acceleration strategies, provide parents of students to be |
| 4076 | retained with at least one of the following instructional |
| 4077 | options: |
| 4078 | a. Supplemental tutoring in scientifically research-based |
| 4079 | reading services in addition to the regular reading block, |
| 4080 | including tutoring before and/or after school. |
| 4081 | b. A "Read at Home" plan outlined in a parental contract, |
| 4082 | including participation in "Families Building Better Readers |
| 4083 | Workshops" and regular parent-guided home reading. |
| 4084 | c. A mentor or tutor with specialized reading training. |
| 4085 | 7. Establish a Reading Enhancement and Acceleration |
| 4086 | Development (READ) Initiative. The focus of the READ Initiative |
| 4087 | shall be to prevent the retention of grade 3 students and to |
| 4088 | offer intensive accelerated reading instruction to grade 3 |
| 4089 | students who failed to meet standards for promotion to grade 4 |
| 4090 | and to each K-3 student who is assessed as exhibiting a reading |
| 4091 | deficiency. The READ Initiative shall: |
| 4092 | a. Be provided to all K-3 students at risk of retention as |
| 4093 | identified by the statewide assessment system used in Reading |
| 4094 | First schools. The assessment must measure phonemic awareness, |
| 4095 | phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. |
| 4096 | b. Be provided during regular school hours in addition to |
| 4097 | the regular reading instruction. |
| 4098 | c. Provide a state-identified reading curriculum that has |
| 4099 | been reviewed by the Florida Center for Reading Research at |
| 4100 | Florida State University and meets, at a minimum, the following |
| 4101 | specifications: |
| 4102 | (I) Assists students assessed as exhibiting a reading |
| 4103 | deficiency in developing the ability to read at grade level. |
| 4104 | (II) Provides skill development in phonemic awareness, |
| 4105 | phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. |
| 4106 | (III) Provides scientifically based and reliable |
| 4107 | assessment. |
| 4108 | (IV) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each |
| 4109 | student's reading progress. |
| 4110 | (V) Is implemented during regular school hours. |
| 4111 | (VI) Provides a curriculum in core academic subjects to |
| 4112 | assist the student in maintaining or meeting proficiency levels |
| 4113 | for the appropriate grade in all academic subjects. |
| 4114 | 8. Establish at each school, where applicable, an |
| 4115 | Intensive Acceleration Class for retained grade 3 students who |
| 4116 | subsequently score at Level 1 on the reading portion of the |
| 4117 | FCAT. The focus of the Intensive Acceleration Class shall be to |
| 4118 | increase a child's reading level at least two grade levels in 1 |
| 4119 | school year. The Intensive Acceleration Class shall: |
| 4120 | a. Be provided to any student in grade 3 who scores at |
| 4121 | Level 1 on the reading portion of the FCAT and who was retained |
| 4122 | in grade 3 the prior year because of scoring at Level 1 on the |
| 4123 | reading portion of the FCAT. |
| 4124 | b. Have a reduced teacher-student ratio. |
| 4125 | c. Provide uninterrupted reading instruction for the |
| 4126 | majority of student contact time each day and incorporate |
| 4127 | opportunities to master the grade 4 Sunshine State Standards in |
| 4128 | other core subject areas. |
| 4129 | d. Use a reading program that is scientifically research- |
| 4130 | based and has proven results in accelerating student reading |
| 4131 | achievement within the same school year. |
| 4132 | e. Provide intensive language and vocabulary instruction |
| 4133 | using a scientifically research-based program, including use of |
| 4134 | a speech-language therapist. |
| 4135 | f. Include weekly progress monitoring measures to ensure |
| 4136 | progress is being made. |
| 4137 | g. Report to the Department of Education, in the manner |
| 4138 | described by the department, the progress of students in the |
| 4139 | class at the end of the first semester. |
| 4140 | 9. Report to the State Board of Education, as requested, |
| 4141 | on the specific intensive reading interventions and supports |
| 4142 | implemented at the school district level. The Commissioner of |
| 4143 | Education shall annually prescribe the required components of |
| 4144 | requested reports. |
| 4145 | 10. Provide a student who has been retained in grade 3 and |
| 4146 | has received intensive instructional services but is still not |
| 4147 | ready for grade promotion, as determined by the school district, |
| 4148 | the option of being placed in a transitional instructional |
| 4149 | setting. Such setting shall specifically be designed to produce |
| 4150 | learning gains sufficient to meet grade 4 performance standards |
| 4151 | while continuing to remediate the areas of reading deficiency. |
| 4152 |
|
| 4153 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the |
| 4154 | redesignation of s. 1002.20(14) as s. 1002.20(15) by |
| 4155 | s. 5, ch. 2004-42, Laws of Florida. |
| 4156 |
|
| 4157 | Section 120. Subsection (7) of section 1013.30, Florida |
| 4158 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 4159 | 1013.30 University campus master plans and campus |
| 4160 | development agreements.-- |
| 4161 | (7) Notice that the campus master plan has been adopted |
| 4162 | must be forwarded within 45 days after its adoption to any |
| 4163 | affected person that submitted comments on the draft campus |
| 4164 | master plan. The notice must state how and where a copy of the |
| 4165 | master plan may be obtained or inspected. Within 30 days after |
| 4166 | receipt of the notice of adoption of the campus master plan, or |
| 4167 | 30 days after the date the adopted plan is available for review, |
| 4168 | whichever is later, an affected person who submitted comments on |
| 4169 | the draft master plan may petition the university board of |
| 4170 | trustees, challenging the campus master plan as not being in |
| 4171 | compliance with this section or any rule adopted under this |
| 4172 | section. The petition must state each objection, identify its |
| 4173 | source, and provide a recommended action. A petition filed by an |
| 4174 | affected local government may raise only those issues directly |
| 4175 | pertaining to the public facilities or services that the |
| 4176 | affected local government provides to or maintains within the |
| 4177 | campus or to the direct impact that campus development would |
| 4178 | have on the affected local government. A petition filed by an |
| 4179 | affected person must include those items required by the uniform |
| 4180 | rules adopted under s. 120.54(5). Any affected person who files |
| 4181 | a petition under this subsection may challenge only those |
| 4182 | provisions in the plan that were raised by that person's oral or |
| 4183 | written comments, recommendations, or objections presented to |
| 4184 | the university board of trustees, as required by paragraph |
| 4185 | (2)(b) s. 1013.30(1)(b). The university may, during the pendency |
| 4186 | of a challenge, negotiate a campus development agreement as |
| 4187 | provided in subsection (11). |
| 4188 |
|
| 4189 | Reviser's note.--Amended to confirm the substitution |
| 4190 | by the editors of a reference to paragraph (2)(b) for |
| 4191 | a reference to "s. 1013.30(1)(b)," which does not |
| 4192 | exist. Paragraph (2)(b) defines the term "affected |
| 4193 | person." |
| 4194 |
|
| 4195 | Section 121. Except as otherwise provided herein, this act |
| 4196 | shall take effect on the 60th day after adjournment sine die of |
| 4197 | the session of the Legislature in which enacted. |