Florida Senate - 2017 SB 780
By Senator Stargel
22-00803-17 2017780__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to adoption benefits; amending s.
3 409.1664, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
4 “state agency” to include charter schools and the
5 Florida Virtual School for the purpose of extending
6 adoption benefits to qualifying adoptive employees of
7 such schools; making a technical change; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
13 409.1664, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive
15 employees of state agencies.—
16 (1) As used in this section, the term:
17 (c) “State agency” means a branch, department, or agency of
18 state government for which the Chief Financial Officer processes
19 payroll requisitions, a water management district as defined in
20 s. 373.019, a state university or Florida College System
21 institution as defined in s. 1000.21, a school district unit as
22 defined in s. 1001.30, a charter school granted charter status
23 pursuant to s. 1002.33, or the Florida Virtual School
24 established under s. 1002.37 or a water management district as
25 defined in s. 373.019.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.