Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 380
By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Trumbull
590-01712-26 2026380c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to legal notices; amending s. 50.0311,
3 F.S.; revising the definition of the term
4 “governmental agency”; defining the term “special
5 governmental agency”; revising the definition of the
6 term “publicly accessible website”; requiring
7 governmental agencies and special governmental
8 agencies to publish certain legal notices continuously
9 for a specified timeframe when the notices are for a
10 specified purpose and provided under a certain
11 circumstance; authorizing certain special governmental
12 agencies to use a publicly accessible website to
13 publish certain advertisements and legal notices under
14 specified conditions; requiring special governmental
15 agencies to provide certain notice at least once per
16 year in specified publications under certain
17 conditions; requiring that certain links be published
18 on the homepage of special governmental agency
19 websites under certain circumstances; requiring that a
20 public bid advertisement made by a special
21 governmental agency on a publicly accessible website
22 include a method to accept electronic bids; reenacting
23 ss. 11.02, 45.031(2), 50.011(2), 90.902(12),
24 120.81(1)(d), 121.055(1)(b) and (h), 162.12(2)(a),
25 190.005(1)(d), 200.065(2)(f), 849.38(5),
26 1001.372(2)(c), and 1011.03(1), F.S., relating to
27 notice of special or local legislation or certain
28 relief acts, publication of certain notice for a
29 certain judicial sales procedure, publication of legal
30 notices, self-authentication of certain legal notices,
31 exceptions and special requirements of rules regarding
32 educational units, notice regarding positions to be
33 included in the Senior Management Service Class,
34 notices issued by local government code enforcement
35 boards, establishment of certain community development
36 districts, notices regarding district school board
37 budgets, citations regarding proceedings for
38 forfeiture of property, due public notice for district
39 school board meetings, and notice for public budget
40 hearings of the district school board, respectively,
41 to incorporate the amendment made to s. 50.0311, F.S.,
42 in references thereto; providing an effective date.
43
44 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
45
46 Section 1. Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, is amended to
47 read:
48 50.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices on
49 a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels.—
50 (1) For purposes of this chapter, the term:
51 (a) “Governmental agency” means a county, municipality,
52 school board, special governmental agency, or other unit of
53 local government or political subdivision in this state.
54 (b) “Special governmental agency” means a municipality, the
55 office of the clerk of the circuit court, or the office of the
56 tax collector.
57 (2) For purposes of notices and advertisements required
58 under s. 50.011, the term “publicly accessible website” means a
59 county’s official website or other private website designated by
60 the county for the publication of legal notices and
61 advertisements which that is accessible through via the
62 Internet. For legal notices and advertisements by a special
63 governmental agency, the term includes the official website of
64 the special governmental agency’s county, a private website
65 designated by the county, the special governmental agency’s
66 official website, or a private website designated by the special
67 governmental agency.
68 (3) All advertisements and public notices published on a
69 website as provided in this chapter must be in searchable form
70 and indicate the date on which the advertisement or public
71 notice was first published on the website.
72 (4) Any legal notice or advertisement that may be published
73 on the official website of a governmental agency or the official
74 website of a special governmental agency or on a designated
75 private website must, unless otherwise specified by law, be
76 published continuously for at least 2 weeks when the purpose is
77 to provide notice of the status of a government activity or be
78 published continuously from the date of initial publication
79 through the date of the proposed event or activity.
80 (5)(3) A governmental agency may use the publicly
81 accessible website of the county in which it lies to publish
82 legally required advertisements and public notices if the cost
83 of publishing advertisements and public notices on such website
84 is less than the cost of publishing advertisements and public
85 notices in a newspaper.
86 (6)(4) A governmental agency having with at least 75
87 percent of its population located within a county having with a
88 population of less fewer than 160,000 or a special governmental
89 agency that is located within a county having a population of
90 less than 160,000 may use a publicly accessible website to
91 publish legally required advertisements and public notices only
92 if the governing body of the governmental agency, at a public
93 hearing that has been noticed in a newspaper as provided in this
94 chapter, determines that the residents of the governmental
95 agency have sufficient access to the Internet by broadband
96 service, as defined in s. 364.02, or by any other means, such
97 that publishing advertisements and public notices on a publicly
98 accessible website will not unreasonably restrict public access.
99 (7)(5) A special district spanning the geographic
100 boundaries of more than one county that satisfies the criteria
101 for publishing and publishes chooses to publish legally required
102 advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible
103 website must publish such advertisements and public notices on
104 the publicly accessible website of each county it spans. For
105 purposes of this subsection, the term “special district” has the
106 same meaning as in s. 189.012.
107 (8)(6) A governmental agency or special governmental agency
108 that uses a publicly accessible website to publish legally
109 required advertisements and public notices must shall provide
110 notice at least once per year in a newspaper of general
111 circulation or another publication that is mailed or delivered
112 to all residents and property owners throughout the government’s
113 jurisdiction, indicating that property owners and residents may
114 receive legally required advertisements and public notices from
115 the governmental agency by first-class mail or e-mail upon
116 registering their name and address or e-mail address with the
117 governmental agency. The governmental agency must shall maintain
118 a registry of names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of property
119 owners and residents who have requested in writing that they
120 receive legally required advertisements and public notices from
121 the governmental agency by first-class mail or e-mail.
122 (9)(7) A link to advertisements and public notices
123 published on a publicly accessible website must shall be
124 conspicuously placed:
125 (a) On the website’s homepage or on a page accessible
126 through a direct link from the homepage.
127 (b) On the homepage of the website of each governmental
128 agency or special governmental agency publishing notices on the
129 publicly accessible website or on a page accessible through a
130 direct link from the homepage.
131 (10)(8) A governmental agency that has a governmental
132 access channel authorized under s. 610.109 may also include on
133 its governmental access channel a summary of all advertisements
134 and public notices that are published on a publicly accessible
135 website.
136 (11)(9) A public bid advertisement made by a governmental
137 agency or special governmental agency on a publicly accessible
138 website must include a method to accept electronic bids.
139 Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
140 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
141 reference thereto, section 11.02, Florida Statutes, is reenacted
142 to read:
143 11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain
144 relief acts.—The notice required to obtain special or local
145 legislation or any relief act specified in s. 11.065 shall be by
146 publishing the identical notice as provided in chapter 50 or
147 circulated throughout the county or counties where the matter or
148 thing to be affected by such legislation shall be situated one
149 time at least 30 days before introduction of the proposed law
150 into the Legislature or, if the notice is not published on a
151 publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 and there
152 is no newspaper circulated throughout or published in the
153 county, by posting for at least 30 days at not fewer than three
154 public places in the county or each of the counties, one of
155 which places shall be at the courthouse in the county or
156 counties where the matter or thing to be affected by such
157 legislation shall be situated. Notice of special or local
158 legislation shall state the substance of the contemplated law,
159 as required by s. 10, Art. III of the State Constitution. Notice
160 of any relief act specified in s. 11.065 shall state the name of
161 the claimant, the nature of the injury or loss for which the
162 claim is made, and the amount of the claim against the affected
163 municipality’s revenue-sharing trust fund.
164 Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
165 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
166 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 45.031, Florida
167 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
168 45.031 Judicial sales procedure.—In any sale of real or
169 personal property under an order or judgment, the procedures
170 provided in this section and ss. 45.0315-45.035 may be followed
171 as an alternative to any other sale procedure if so ordered by
172 the court.
173 (2) PUBLICATION OF SALE.—Notice of sale shall be published
174 on a publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 for
175 at least 2 consecutive weeks before the sale or once a week for
176 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, as
177 provided in chapter 50, published in the county where the sale
178 is to be held. The second publication by newspaper shall be at
179 least 5 days before the sale. The notice shall contain:
180 (a) A description of the property to be sold.
181 (b) The time and place of sale.
182 (c) A statement that the sale will be made pursuant to the
183 order or final judgment.
184 (d) The caption of the action.
185 (e) The name of the clerk making the sale.
186 (f) A statement that any person claiming an interest in the
187 surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as
188 of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the
189 clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.
190
191 The court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale.
192 Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as
193 provided herein.
194 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
195 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
196 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 50.011, Florida
197 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
198 50.011 Publication of legal notices.—Whenever by statute an
199 official or legal advertisement or a publication or notice in a
200 newspaper or on a governmental agency website has been or is
201 directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu of process, or
202 for constructive service, or in initiating, assuming, reviewing,
203 exercising, or enforcing jurisdiction or power, or for any
204 purpose, including all legal notices and advertisements of
205 sheriffs and tax collectors, such legislation, whether existing
206 or repealed, means either of the following:
207 (2) A publication on a publicly accessible website under s.
208 50.0311.
209 Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
210 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
211 reference thereto, subsection (12) of section 90.902, Florida
212 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
213 90.902 Self-authentication.—Extrinsic evidence of
214 authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not
215 required for:
216 (12) A legal notice published in accordance with the
217 requirements of chapter 50 in the print edition of a qualified
218 newspaper or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.
219 50.0311.
220 Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
221 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
222 reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
223 120.81, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
224 120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.—
225 (1) EDUCATIONAL UNITS.—
226 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
227 educational units shall not be required to include the full text
228 of the rule or rule amendment in notices relating to rules and
229 need not publish these or other notices in the Florida
230 Administrative Register, but notice shall be made:
231 1. By publication in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50
232 in the affected area or on a publicly accessible website as
233 provided in s. 50.0311;
234 2. By mail to all persons who have made requests of the
235 educational unit for advance notice of its proceedings and to
236 organizations representing persons affected by the proposed
237 rule; and
238 3. By posting in appropriate places so that those
239 particular classes of persons to whom the intended action is
240 directed may be duly notified.
241 Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
242 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in
243 references thereto, paragraphs (b) and (h) of subsection (1) of
244 section 121.055, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
245 121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby
246 established a separate class of membership within the Florida
247 Retirement System to be known as the “Senior Management Service
248 Class,” which shall become effective February 1, 1987.
249 (1)
250 (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., effective
251 January 1, 1990, participation in the Senior Management Service
252 Class is compulsory for the president of each community college,
253 the manager of each participating municipality or county, and
254 all appointed district school superintendents. Effective January
255 1, 1994, additional positions may be designated for inclusion in
256 the Senior Management Service Class if:
257 a. Positions to be included in the class are designated by
258 the local agency employer. Notice of intent to designate
259 positions for inclusion in the class must be published for at
260 least 2 consecutive weeks if published on a publicly accessible
261 website as provided in s. 50.0311 or, if published in print,
262 once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified
263 under chapter 50 that is published in the county or counties
264 affected.
265 b. Up to 10 nonelective full-time positions may be
266 designated for each local agency employer reporting to the
267 department; for local agencies with 100 or more regularly
268 established positions, additional nonelective full-time
269 positions may be designated, not to exceed 1 percent of the
270 regularly established positions within the agency.
271 c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or
272 policymaking position filled by an employee who is not subject
273 to continuing contract and serves at the pleasure of the local
274 agency employer without civil service protection, and who:
275 (I) Heads an organizational unit; or
276 (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,
277 budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of
278 responsibility.
279 2. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management
280 Service Class, members of the Senior Management Service Class,
281 pursuant to subparagraph 1., may withdraw from the Florida
282 Retirement System altogether. The decision to withdraw from the
283 system is irrevocable as long as the employee holds the
284 position. Any service creditable under the Senior Management
285 Service Class shall be retained after the member withdraws from
286 the system; however, additional service credit in the Senior
287 Management Service Class may not be earned after such
288 withdrawal. Such members are not eligible to participate in the
289 Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program.
290 3. Effective January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, an
291 employee who has withdrawn from the Florida Retirement System
292 under subparagraph 2. has one opportunity to elect to
293 participate in the pension plan or the investment plan.
294 a. If the employee elects to participate in the investment
295 plan, membership shall be prospective, and the applicable
296 provisions of s. 121.4501(4) govern the election.
297 b. If the employee elects to participate in the pension
298 plan, the employee shall, upon payment to the system trust fund
299 of the amount calculated under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), receive
300 service credit for prior service based upon the time during
301 which the employee had withdrawn from the system.
302 (I) The cost for such credit shall be an amount
303 representing the actuarial accrued liability for the affected
304 period of service. The cost shall be calculated using the
305 discount rate and other relevant actuarial assumptions that were
306 used to value the pension plan liabilities in the most recent
307 actuarial valuation. The calculation must include any service
308 already maintained under the pension plan in addition to the
309 period of withdrawal. The actuarial accrued liability
310 attributable to any service already maintained under the pension
311 plan shall be applied as a credit to the total cost resulting
312 from the calculation. The division must ensure that the transfer
313 sum is prepared using a formula and methodology certified by an
314 actuary.
315 (II) The employee must transfer a sum representing the net
316 cost owed for the actuarial accrued liability in sub-sub
317 subparagraph (I) immediately following the time of such
318 movement, determined assuming that attained service equals the
319 sum of service in the pension plan and the period of withdrawal.
320 (h)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., effective
321 January 1, 1994, participation in the Senior Management Service
322 Class shall be compulsory for the State Courts Administrator and
323 the Deputy State Courts Administrators, the Clerk of the Supreme
324 Court, the Marshal of the Supreme Court, the Executive Director
325 of the Justice Administrative Commission, the capital collateral
326 regional counsel, the clerks of the district courts of appeals,
327 the marshals of the district courts of appeals, and the trial
328 court administrator and the Chief Deputy Court Administrator in
329 each judicial circuit. Effective January 1, 1994, additional
330 positions in the offices of the state attorney and public
331 defender in each judicial circuit may be designated for
332 inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida
333 Retirement System, provided that:
334 a. Positions to be included in the class shall be
335 designated by the state attorney or public defender, as
336 appropriate. Notice of intent to designate positions for
337 inclusion in the class shall be published for at least 2
338 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website as provided
339 in s. 50.0311 or, if published in print, once a week for 2
340 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50 in
341 the county or counties affected.
342 b. One nonelective full-time position may be designated for
343 each state attorney and public defender reporting to the
344 Department of Management Services; for agencies with 200 or more
345 regularly established positions under the state attorney or
346 public defender, additional nonelective full-time positions may
347 be designated, not to exceed 0.5 percent of the regularly
348 established positions within the agency.
349 c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or
350 policymaking position filled by an employee who serves at the
351 pleasure of the state attorney or public defender without civil
352 service protection, and who:
353 (I) Heads an organizational unit; or
354 (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,
355 budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of
356 responsibility.
357 2. Participation in this class shall be compulsory, except
358 as provided in subparagraph 3., for any judicial employee who
359 holds a position designated for coverage in the Senior
360 Management Service Class, and such participation shall continue
361 until the employee terminates employment in a covered position.
362 Effective January 1, 2001, participation in this class is
363 compulsory for assistant state attorneys, assistant statewide
364 prosecutors, assistant public defenders, and assistant capital
365 collateral regional counsel. Effective January 1, 2002,
366 participation in this class is compulsory for assistant
367 attorneys general.
368 3. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management
369 Service Class, such members, excluding assistant state
370 attorneys, assistant public defenders, assistant statewide
371 prosecutors, assistant attorneys general, and assistant capital
372 collateral regional counsel, may participate in the Senior
373 Management Service Optional Annuity Program as established in
374 subsection (6).
375 Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
376 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
377 reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
378 162.12, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
379 162.12 Notices.—
380 (2) In addition to providing notice as set forth in
381 subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board or
382 the local government, notice may be served by publication or
383 posting, as follows:
384 (a)1. Such notice shall be published in print in a
385 newspaper or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.
386 50.0311 for 4 consecutive weeks. If published in print, the
387 notice shall be published once during each week for 4
388 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in a
389 newspaper in the county where the code enforcement board is
390 located. The newspaper shall meet such requirements as are
391 prescribed under chapter 50 for legal and official
392 advertisements.
393 2. Proof of publication shall be made as provided in ss.
394 50.041 and 50.051.
395 Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
396 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
397 reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
398 190.005, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
399 190.005 Establishment of district.—
400 (1) The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment
401 of a community development district with a size of 2,500 acres
402 or more shall be pursuant to a rule, adopted under chapter 120
403 by the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, granting
404 a petition for the establishment of a community development
405 district.
406 (d) A local public hearing on the petition shall be
407 conducted by a hearing officer in conformance with the
408 applicable requirements and procedures of the Administrative
409 Procedure Act. The hearing shall include oral and written
410 comments on the petition pertinent to the factors specified in
411 paragraph (e). The hearing shall be held at an accessible
412 location in the county in which the community development
413 district is to be located. The petitioner shall cause a notice
414 of the hearing to be published for 4 successive weeks on a
415 publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 or, if
416 published in print, in a newspaper at least once a week for the
417 4 successive weeks immediately prior to the hearing as provided
418 in chapter 50. Such notice shall give the time and place for the
419 hearing, a description of the area to be included in the
420 district, which description shall include a map showing clearly
421 the area to be covered by the district, and any other relevant
422 information which the establishing governing bodies may require.
423 If published in the print edition of a newspaper, the
424 advertisement may not be placed in the portion of the newspaper
425 where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The
426 advertisement must be published in a newspaper in the county and
427 of general interest and readership in the community pursuant to
428 chapter 50. Whenever possible, the advertisement shall appear in
429 a newspaper that is published at least weekly, unless the only
430 newspaper in the community is published less than weekly. If the
431 notice is published in the print edition of the newspaper, the
432 map must also be included in any online advertisement pursuant
433 to s. 50.0211. All affected units of general-purpose local
434 government and the general public shall be given an opportunity
435 to appear at the hearing and present oral or written comments on
436 the petition.
437 Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
438 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in
439 references thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
440 200.065, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
441 200.065 Method of fixing millage.—
442 (2) No millage shall be levied until a resolution or
443 ordinance has been approved by the governing board of the taxing
444 authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the
445 taxing authority according to the following procedure:
446 (f)1. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to
447 the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to
448 adopt a tentative budget on a publicly accessible website
449 pursuant to s. 50.0311 or in a newspaper of general circulation
450 pursuant to subsection (3) within 29 days after certification of
451 value pursuant to subsection (1). For the purpose of this
452 paragraph, the term “publicly accessible website” includes a
453 district school board’s official website if the school board
454 website satisfies the remaining requirements of s. 50.0311. Not
455 less than 2 days or more than 5 days thereafter, the district
456 shall hold a public hearing on the tentative budget pursuant to
457 the applicable provisions of paragraph (c). In the event of
458 postponement or recess due to a declared state of emergency, the
459 school district may postpone or recess the hearing for up to 7
460 days and shall post a prominent notice at the place of the
461 original hearing showing the date, time, and place where the
462 hearing will be reconvened. The posted notice shall measure not
463 less than 8.5 by 11 inches. The school district shall make every
464 reasonable effort to provide reasonable notification of the
465 continued hearing to the taxpayers. The information must also be
466 posted on the school district’s website if the district school
467 board uses a different method of advertisement.
468 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the
469 contrary, each school district shall advise the property
470 appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days
471 of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The
472 recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be
473 considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of
474 paragraph (b).
475 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the
476 contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to
477 finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days of
478 certification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but not
479 earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall be
480 held in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraph
481 (d), except that a newspaper advertisement need not precede the
482 hearing.
483 Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
484 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
485 reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 849.38, Florida
486 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
487 849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and
488 order to show cause.—
489 (5) If the value of the property seized is shown by the
490 sheriff’s return to have an appraised value of $1,000 or less,
491 the above citation shall be served by posting at three public
492 places in the county, one of which shall be the front door of
493 the courthouse; if the value of the property is shown by the
494 sheriff’s return to have an approximate value of more than
495 $1,000, the citation shall be published by print or posted for
496 at least 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website as
497 provided in s. 50.0311. If published in print, the citation
498 shall appear at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in
499 a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices under chapter 50
500 that is published in the county, if there is such a newspaper
501 published in the county. If there is no such newspaper, the
502 notice of such publication shall be made by certificate of the
503 clerk if publication is made by posting, and by affidavit as
504 provided in chapter 50, if made by publication as provided in
505 chapter 50, which affidavit or certificate shall be filed and
506 become a part of the record in the cause. Failure of the record
507 to show proof of such publication shall not affect any judgment
508 made in the cause unless it shall affirmatively appear that no
509 such publication was made.
510 Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
511 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
512 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
513 1001.372, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
514 1001.372 District school board meetings.—
515 (2) PLACE OF MEETINGS.—
516 (c) For the purpose of this section, due public notice
517 shall consist of, at least 2 days prior to the meeting:
518 continuous publication on a publicly accessible website as
519 provided in s. 50.0311 or the official district school board
520 website; publication in a newspaper of general circulation in
521 the county, or in each county where there is no newspaper of
522 general circulation in the county, an announcement over at least
523 one radio station whose signal is generally received in the
524 county, a reasonable number of times daily during the 48 hours
525 immediately preceding the date of such meeting; or posting a
526 notice at the courthouse door if no newspaper is published in
527 the county.
528 Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
529 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a
530 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1011.03, Florida
531 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
532 1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted to
533 Department of Education.—
534 (1) Each district school board shall cause a summary of its
535 tentative budget, including the proposed millage levies as
536 provided for by law, to be posted on the district’s official
537 website or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.
538 50.0311.
539 Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.