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Florida Statutes, Title X

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Title X, Public Officers, Employees, and Records

13 chapters · 495 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title X495 Ch 112, Public Officers and Employees: Gener…164 Ch 110, State Employment86 Ch 121, Florida Retirement System68 Ch 120, Administrative Procedure Act39 Ch 122, State and County Officers and Employ…33 Ch 117, Notaries Public26 Ch 116, Powers and Duties of Officers21 Ch 119, Public Records20 Ch 115, Leaves of Absence to Officials and E…14 Ch 111, Public Officers: General Provisions9 Ch 113, Commissions8 Ch 114, Vacating Office5 Ch 118, Civil-law Notaries2

164 sections·Filtered byTitle X✕Ch 112✕

Fla. Stat. § 112.011 Disqualification from licensing and public employment based on criminal conviction
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(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may not be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality solely because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person may be denied employment by the state, any…
Fla. Stat. § 112.0111 Restrictions on the employment of ex-offenders; legislative intent; state agency reporting requirements
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(1) The Legislature declares that a goal of this state is to clearly identify the occupations from which ex-offenders are disqualified based on the nature of their offenses. The Legislature seeks to make employment opportunities available to ex-offenders in a manner that serves t…
Fla. Stat. § 112.021 Florida residence unnecessary
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Except as expressly provided by law, there shall be no Florida residence requirement for any person as a condition precedent to employment by any county.History.—s. 3, ch. 69-20; s. 23, ch. 71-355; s. 25, ch. 79-190.
Fla. Stat. § 112.042 Discrimination in county and municipal employment; relief
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(1) It is against the public policy of this state for the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, department, or office, solely because of the race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or religious creed of any individual, to refuse to hire or empl…

Fla. Stat. § 112.043 Age discrimination

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It shall be the public policy of the state that no officer or board, whether state or county, shall discriminate in the employment of any person solely on the basis of age. Persons who apply for employment with the state or any county of the state shall be selected on the basis o…

Fla. Stat. § 112.044 Public employers, employment agencies, labor organizations; discrimination based on age prohibited; exceptions; remedy

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(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT; PURPOSE.—The Legislature finds and declares that in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged, both in their efforts to retain employment and in their efforts to regain employment when displaced from jobs. T…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0455 Drug-Free Workplace Act

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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Drug-Free Workplace Act.”(2) PURPOSE.—This section is intended to:(a) Promote the goal of drug-free workplaces within government through fair and reasonable drug-testing methods for the protection of public emp…

Fla. Stat. § 112.046 Political party committee membership allowed

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision may also serve as a member of the state executive committee or county executive committee of a political party. No person shall be required to resign from public office or…

Fla. Stat. § 112.048 Voluntary retirement with half pay authorized for elective officers of cities or towns; appropriation

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(1) The intent of the Legislature is to authorize and direct each city and town to provide a system of retirement for elected officials, but it is further the intent that each city or town may determine whether the system will be contributory or noncontributory.(2)(a) From and af…

Fla. Stat. § 112.05 Retirement; cost-of-living adjustment; employment after retirement

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(1)(a) Whenever any state official or state employee has attained the age of 70 years or more and has served the state as either an official or employee, or both, for as much as 20 consecutive years or more or for an aggregate time of 30 years or more, or whenever any state offic…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0501 Ratification of certain dual retirements

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(1) Any state employee who was permitted by the Comptroller, as administrator of the retirement provisions of s. 112.05 and chapter 122, to retire under the provisions of both such statutes prior to April 23, 1969, when the Attorney General ruled that such dual retirements are pr…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0515 Retirement or pension rights unaffected by consolidation or merger of governmental agencies

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that in any consolidation or merger of governments or the transfer of functions between units of governments either at the state or local level or between state and local units, the rights of all public employees in any retirem…

Fla. Stat. § 112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system

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(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—To prevent inequities, conflicts, inconsistencies, and lapses in the numerous laws regulating or attempting to regulate travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons in the state, it is the intent of the Legislature:(a) To establish…

Fla. Stat. § 112.062 Cabinet members; educational and informational travel expenses

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When he or she deems it necessary in order to carry out an official function of office, a member of the Cabinet may incur and be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061 for the purpose of educating and informing the public as to the Cabinet member’s official duties.…

Fla. Stat. § 112.063 Reimbursement of county employees for educational expenses

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County constitutional officers and county commissioners are authorized to reimburse employees for educational expenses, subject to the following conditions:(1) The coursework must be designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to official duties which the em…

Fla. Stat. § 112.08 Group insurance for public officers, employees, and certain volunteers; physical examinations

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(1) As used in this section, the term “local governmental unit” means any county, municipality, community college district, school board, or special district or any county officer listed in s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.(2)(a) Notwithstanding any general law or spe…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0801 Group insurance; participation by retired employees

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(1) Any state agency, county, municipality, special district, community college, or district school board that provides life, health, accident, hospitalization, or annuity insurance, or all of any kinds of such insurance, for its officers and employees and their dependents upon a…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0804 Health insurance for retirees under the Florida Retirement System; Medicare supplement and fully insured coverage

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(1) The Department of Management Services shall solicit competitive bids from state-licensed insurance companies to provide and administer a fully insured Medicare supplement policy for all eligible retirees of a state or local public employer. Such Medicare supplement policy sha…

Fla. Stat. § 112.0805 Employer notice of insurance eligibility to employees who retire

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Any employer who provides insurance coverage under s. 110.123 or s. 112.0801 shall notify those employees who retire of their eligibility to participate in either the same group insurance plan or self-insurance plan as provided in ss. 110.123 and 112.0801, or the insurance covera…

Fla. Stat. § 112.081 Circuit judges, participation

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All circuit judges who, on July 1, 1967, are participating in an insurance program for county employees are hereby deemed to be county employees for the purpose of such participation even though there is no actual cash salary supplement received from the county.History.—s. 4, ch.…

Fla. Stat. § 112.09 Evidence of election to provide insurance

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The election to exercise such authority shall be evidenced by resolution, duly recorded in the official minutes, adopted by the board of county commissioners in the case of a county, by the school board, in the case of a school district and by the members of the board, or departm…

Fla. Stat. § 112.10 Deduction and payment of premiums

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Upon the request in writing of any officer or employee, the proper officials of each and every county, school board, governmental unit, department, board or bureau of the state, are hereby authorized and empowered to deduct from the wages of such officer or employee, periodically…

Fla. Stat. § 112.11 Participation voluntary

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The participation in such group insurance by any officer or employee shall be entirely voluntary at all times. Any officer or employee may, upon any payday, withdraw or retire from such group insurance plan, upon giving the employer written notice thereof and directing the discon…

Fla. Stat. § 112.13 Insurance additional to workers’ compensation

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The insurance permitted and allowed under this law shall be in addition to, and in no manner in lieu of the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Law.History.—s. 6, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 51, ch. 79-40.

Fla. Stat. § 112.14 Purpose and intent of law

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It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intent of this law to make available upon a voluntary participation basis to the several officers and employees aforesaid, the economics, protection and benefits of group insurance not available to each officer and employee as an indivi…

Fla. Stat. § 112.151 Group hospitalization insurance for county officers and employees

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The governing body of each county in the state is authorized to provide and pay out of its available funds all or part of the premiums for hospitalization insurance coverage for the officers or employees of the county and to enter into contracts with insurance companies to provid…

Fla. Stat. § 112.153 Local governmental group insurance plans; refunds with respect to overcharges by providers

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A participant in a group insurance plan offered by a county, municipality, school board, local governmental unit, and special taxing unit, who discovers that he or she was overcharged by a hospital, physician, clinical lab, and other health care providers, shall receive a refund …

Fla. Stat. § 112.161 Change in position or reclassification; continuance or resumption of membership in retirement system

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(1) Any person who is a participant in any state or county retirement system, who changes his or her position of employment, or who is reclassified so that under any existing law such person would participate in a different retirement system, may continue to participate and come …

Fla. Stat. § 112.171 Employee wage deductions

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(1) The counties, municipalities, and special districts of the state and the departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions, and officers thereof are authorized and permitted in their sole discretion to make deductions from the salary or wage of any employee or employees in such amo…

Fla. Stat. § 112.175 Employee wages; withholding to repay educational loan

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(1)(a) Any person who has received an educational loan made or guaranteed by the state or any of its political subdivisions and who at any time becomes or is an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall be deemed to have agreed as a condition of employment …

Fla. Stat. § 112.18 Firefighters and law enforcement or correctional officers; special provisions relative to disability

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(1)(a) Any condition or impairment of health of any Florida state, municipal, county, port authority, special tax district, or fire control district firefighter or any law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2)…

Fla. Stat. § 112.181 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, correctional officers; special provisions relative to certain communicable diseases

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Body fluids” means blood and body fluids containing visible blood and other body fluids to which universal precautions for prevention of occupational transmission of blood-borne pathogens, as established by the Centers for D…

Fla. Stat. § 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries

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(1) The term “first responder” as used in this section means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 employed by state or local government. A volunteer law e…

Fla. Stat. § 112.18155 Correctional officers; special provisions for posttraumatic stress disorders

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Correctional officer” has the same meaning as in s. 943.10(2).(b) “Directly witnessing” has the same meaning as in s. 112.1815(5)(e).(c) “Manually transporting” has the same meaning as in s. 112.1815(5)(e).(d) “Mass killing” means three …

Fla. Stat. § 112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Cancer” includes:1. Bladder cancer.2. Brain cancer.3. Breast cancer.4. Cervical cancer.5. Colon cancer.6. Esophageal cancer.7. Invasive skin cancer.8. Kidney cancer.9. Large intestinal cancer.10. Lung cancer.11. Malignant melanoma.12. Me…

Fla. Stat. § 112.182 “Firefighter rule” abolished

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(1) A firefighter or properly identified law enforcement officer who lawfully enters upon the premises of another in the discharge of his or her duty occupies the status of an invitee. The common-law rule that such a firefighter or law enforcement officer occupies the status of a…

Fla. Stat. § 112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; death benefits

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Employer” means a state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, which employs, appoints, or otherwise engages the services of law enforcement, co…

Fla. Stat. § 112.191 Firefighters; death benefits

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Employer” means a state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state.(b) “Firefighter” means any duly employed uniformed firefighter employed by an emp…

Fla. Stat. § 112.1911 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics; death benefits

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Emergency medical technician” means a person who is certified by the Department of Health to perform basic life support pursuant to part III of chapter 401, who is employed by an employer, and whose primary duties and responsibilities in…

Fla. Stat. § 112.1912 First responders; death benefits for educational expenses

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(1) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means:(a) A law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer as defined in s. 112.19(1) who is killed as provided in s. 112.19(2) on or after July 1, 2019;(b) A firefighter as defined in s. 112.191(1) who is …

Fla. Stat. § 112.1913 Effect of ch. 2003-412

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The amendments to ss. 440.02 and 440.15 which are made by this act shall not be construed to affect any determination of disability under s. 112.18, s. 112.181, or s. 112.19.History.—s. 48, ch. 2003-412.

Fla. Stat. § 112.1915 Teachers and school administrators; death benefits

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Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding:(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Employer” means the district school board.(b) “Teacher” means any instructional staff personnel as described in s. 1012.01(2).(c) “School administrator” means any school administ…

Fla. Stat. § 112.1921 Administrative leave for law enforcement officers

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The head of a law enforcement agency may grant administrative leave, not to exceed 8 hours, to an employee of the agency whose duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), to attend a funeral service within the state of a law enforcement officer who …

Fla. Stat. § 112.193 Law enforcement, correctional, correctional probation, juvenile detention, and juvenile probation officers’ commemorative service awards

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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Employer” means a state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency or a county or municipality.(b) “Law enforcement, correctional, correctional probation, juvenile detention, or juvenile probation officer” means …

Fla. Stat. § 112.194 Law enforcement correctional, juvenile detention, and juvenile probation officers’ Medal of Valor

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(1) Any state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or any county or municipality that employs or appoints law enforcement officers, correctional officers, juvenile detention officers, or juvenile probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(14), may establis…

Fla. Stat. § 112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal

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(1)(a) There is created the Florida Medal of Valor for first responders as defined in s. 112.1815 and related personnel. The medal may be awarded only to a first responder or related personnel who goes above and beyond the call of duty to save the life of an individual.(b) There …

Fla. Stat. § 112.21 Tax-sheltered annuities or custodial accounts for employees of governmental agencies

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A governmental agency, which means any state, county, local, or municipal governmental entity or any unit of government created or established by law, which is qualified under the United States Internal Revenue Code may provide, by written agreement between any such agency and an…

Fla. Stat. § 112.215 Government employees; deferred compensation program

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(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Government Employees’ Deferred Compensation Plan Act.”(2) For the purposes of this section, the term “government employee” means any person employed, whether appointed, elected, or under contract, by the state or any govern…

Fla. Stat. § 112.217 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; employees’ benefit fund

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The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to adopt rules creating and providing for the operation of an employees’ benefit fund for employees of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The proceeds of the vending machines located in buildings …

Fla. Stat. § 112.218 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles personnel files; fees for copies

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The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to charge the following fees for copies of its personnel files:(1) Copies, per page..........$0.50.(2) Certified copies, per page..........$1.00.Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Gen…