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Florida Statutes, Title XIV

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Title XIV, Taxation and Finance

25 chapters · 1,176 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XIV1,176 Ch 215, Financial Matters: General Provisions151 Ch 206, Motor and Other Fuel Taxes106 Ch 220, Income Tax Code94 Ch 197, Tax Collections, Sales, and Liens82 Ch 216, Planning and Budgeting77 Ch 218, Financial Matters Pertaining to Poli…73 Ch 196, Exemption66 Ch 212, Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transac…63 Ch 193, Assessments54 Ch 213, State Revenue Laws: General Provisions52 Ch 210, Tax on Tobacco Products49 Ch 198, Estate Taxes43 Ch 202, Communications Services Tax Simplifi…38 Ch 205, Local Business Taxes34

151 sections·Filtered byTitle XIV✕Ch 215✕

Fla. Stat. § 215.441 Board of Administration; appointment of executive director
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The appointment of the executive director of the State Board of Administration shall be subject to the approval by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees of the State Board of Administration, and the Governor must vote on the prevailing side. Such appointment must be reaffirmed…
Fla. Stat. § 215.442 Executive director; reporting requirements; public meeting
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(1) The executive director shall present to the Board of Trustees of the State Board of Administration a quarterly report to include the following:(a) The name of each equity in which the State Board of Administration has invested for the quarter.(b) The industry category of each…
Fla. Stat. § 215.444 Investment Advisory Council
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(1) There is created a nine-member Investment Advisory Council to review the investments made by the staff of the Board of Administration and to make recommendations to the board regarding investment policy, strategy, and procedures. The council shall meet with staff of the board…
Fla. Stat. § 215.45 Sale and exchange of securities
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Securities or investments purchased or held under the provisions of this chapter may be sold or exchanged for other securities or investments; provided, however, that no sale or exchange shall be at a price less than the market price of the securities or investments to be sold or…

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Fla. Stat. § 215.47 Investments; authorized securities; loan of securities

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Subject to the limitations and conditions of the State Constitution or of the trust agreement relating to a trust fund, moneys available for investments under ss. 215.44-215.53 may be invested as follows:(1) Without limitation in:(a) Bonds, notes, or other obligations of the Unit…

Fla. Stat. § 215.4701 Trademarks, copyrights, or patents

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The State Board of Administration, on behalf of the Florida Retirement System or any other trust fund under its jurisdiction, may develop work products that are subject to trademark, copyright, or patent statutes. The board may, in its own name or through the growth initiative pr…

Fla. Stat. § 215.4702 Investments in publicly traded companies operating in Northern Ireland

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “MacBride Principles” means the objectives for companies operating in Northern Ireland to:1. Increase the representation of individuals from underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including managerial, supervisory, administra…

Fla. Stat. § 215.471 Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; reporting requirements

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1(1) The State Board of Administration shall divest any investment under s. 121.151 and ss. 215.44-215.53, and is prohibited from investment in stocks, securities, or other obligations of:(a) Any institution or company domiciled in the United States, or foreign subsidiary of a co…

Fla. Stat. § 215.472 Prohibited investments

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1Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each state agency, as defined in s. 216.011, is prohibited from investing in:(1) Any financial institution or company domiciled in the United States, or foreign subsidiary of a company domiciled in the United States, which directly or …

Fla. Stat. § 215.4725 Prohibited investments; companies and other entities that boycott Israel

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means any of the various state officers, departments, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus, and councils and any other unit of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of state government.(b) “Boy…

Fla. Stat. § 215.473 Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; Sudan; Iran

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Active business operations” means all business operations that are not inactive business operations.(b) “Board” means the State Board of Administration.(c) “Business operations” means engaging in commerce in any form in Suda…

Fla. Stat. § 215.4735 Prohibited foreign investments

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Board” means the State Board of Administration.(b) “China” means the government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese military, or any instrumentality thereof, or any combination thereof.(c) “Chinese…

Fla. Stat. § 215.474 Analyses of technology and growth investments

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The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall perform an annual review of technology and growth investments made in Florida-based companies by the State Board of Administration and submit its findings to the State Board of Administration, the President…

Fla. Stat. § 215.475 Investment policy statement

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(1) In making investments for the System Trust Fund pursuant to ss. 215.44-215.53, the board shall make no investment which is not in conformance with the Florida Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan Investment Policy Statement, hereinafter referred to as “the IPS,” as develope…

Fla. Stat. § 215.4754 Ethics requirements for investment advisers and managers and members of the Investment Advisory Council

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The intent of this section is to promote independence and the avoidance of conflicts and improper influence by certain investment advisers and managers without creating unnecessary barriers to the board performing its investment duties consistent with its fiduciary standards, inv…

Fla. Stat. § 215.4755 Certification and disclosure requirements for investment advisers and managers

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(1) An investment adviser or manager who has discretionary investment authority for direct holdings and who is retained as provided in s. 215.44(2)(b) shall agree pursuant to contract to annually certify in writing to the board that:(a) All investment decisions made on behalf of …

Fla. Stat. § 215.48 Consent and ratification of appropriate board, agency, or of the judicial branch

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By and with the consent and approval of any constitutional board or agency, or the judicial branch, now having the constitutional power to make investments, and in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.44-215.53, the State Board of Administration shall have the power to make …

Fla. Stat. § 215.49 Making funds available for investment

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(1) It shall be the duty of each state agency, and the judicial branch, now or hereafter charged with the administration of the System Trust Fund, as defined in s. 121.021(36), or other funds specifically required by law to be invested by the State Board of Administration pursuan…

Fla. Stat. § 215.50 Custody of securities purchased; income

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(1) All securities purchased or held may, with the approval of the board, be in the custody of the Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Financial Officer as treasurer ex officio of the board, or be deposited with a bank or trust company to be held in safekeeping by such bank or t…

Fla. Stat. § 215.51 Investment accounts; changes, notice, etc

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(1) The board shall keep, for each fund for which investments are made, a separate account, to be designated by name and number, which shall record the individual amounts and the totals of all investments belonging to such fund. Every receipt and collection or disbursement when r…

Fla. Stat. § 215.515 Investment accounts; charges for services

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(1) The State Board of Administration shall make reasonable charges for all investment services performed for any agency, the judicial branch, or any fund in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.44-215.53 or other provisions of law. The agency, fund, or judicial branch shall…

Fla. Stat. § 215.52 Rules and regulations

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The board shall have the power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of ss. 215.44-215.53. The rules shall provide for full transparency and accountability in fulfillment of the board’s fiduciary duties in the areas of compli…

Fla. Stat. § 215.53 Powers of existing officers and boards, the judicial branch, and agencies not affected

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It is the intent of the Legislature that transfer of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of existing state agencies or the judicial branch made by ss. 215.44-215.53 to the board shall include only the particular powers, duties, and responsibilities hereby transferred, and al…

Fla. Stat. § 215.55 Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; county distribution

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The funds collected and deposited in the Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund shall be distributed annually to the county in which the money is collected, as follows: 50 percent to the board of county commissioners and 50 percent to the school board in such counties.History.—s. …

Fla. Stat. § 215.551 Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; county distribution; requests by counties

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(1) The Chief Financial Officer may make distribution of the Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund, when so requested by the counties in interest, of such amounts as may be accumulated in that fund.(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall ascertain, from the records of the General L…

Fla. Stat. § 215.552 Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; land within military installations; county distribution

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The Chief Financial Officer shall distribute moneys from the Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund when so requested by the counties so affected. The Chief Financial Officer shall apportion the money on hand equal to the percentage of land in each county within each military inst…

Fla. Stat. § 215.555 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund

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(1) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) There is a compelling state interest in maintaining a viable and orderly private sector market for property insurance in this state. To the extent that the private sector is unable to maintain a viable an…

Fla. Stat. § 215.5551 Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program

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(1) CREATION OF THE REINSURANCE TO ASSIST POLICYHOLDERS PROGRAM.—There is created the Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program to be administered by the State Board of Administration.(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Board” means the State Board of Admini…

Fla. Stat. § 215.556 Exemption

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The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund created by s. 215.555 is exempt from the deduction required by s. 215.20(1).History.—s. 2, ch. 93-409.

Fla. Stat. § 215.557 Reports of insured values

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The reports of insured values under covered policies by zip code submitted to the State Board of Administration pursuant to s. 215.555, as created by s. 1, ch. 93-409, Laws of Florida, or similar legislation, are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. …

Fla. Stat. § 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program

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There is established within the Department of Financial Services the My Safe Florida Home Program. The department shall provide fiscal accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership for the program, consistent with this section. This section does not create an enti…

Fla. Stat. § 215.5587 My Safe Florida Home Program; public records exemption

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(1) All of the following information contained in applications and home inspection reports submitted by applicants as part of the My Safe Florida Home Program under s. 215.5586 is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:(a) The components of the ap…

Fla. Stat. § 215.55871 My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program

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There is established within the Department of Financial Services the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to be implemented pursuant to appropriations. The department shall provide fiscal accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership for the pilot program, co…

Fla. Stat. § 215.5588 Florida Disaster Recovery Program

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(1) The Department of Commerce shall implement the 2006 Disaster Recovery Program from funds provided through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, for the purpose of assisting local governments in satis…

Fla. Stat. § 215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program

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A Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program is established in the Division of Emergency Management.(1) The Legislature shall annually appropriate $10 million of the moneys authorized for appropriation under s. 215.555(7)(c) from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the division for …

Fla. Stat. § 215.5595 Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program

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(1) Upon entering the 2008 hurricane season, the Legislature finds that:(a) The losses in this state from eight hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 have seriously strained the resources of both the voluntary insurance market and the public sector mechanisms of Citizens Property Insurance…

Fla. Stat. § 215.55952 Triennial report on economic impact of a 1-in-100-year hurricane

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The Chief Financial Officer shall provide a report on the economic impact on the state of a 1-in-100-year hurricane to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by March 1, 2025, and each triennial year thereafter. The report shall…

Fla. Stat. § 215.56005 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:(a) “Bond” means any bond, debenture, note, certificate, or other obligation of financial indebtedness issued by the corporation under this section.(b) “Corporation” means the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation created by this sectio…

Fla. Stat. § 215.5602 James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program

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(1) There is established within the Department of Health the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program. The purpose of the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program is to provide an annual and perpetual source of funding in order to support research initiatives th…

Fla. Stat. § 215.56021 Exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements; peer review panels

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1(1) That portion of a meeting of a peer review panel in which applications for biomedical research grants under s. 215.5602 or s. 381.922 are discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2) Any records generated by the peer review panel rel…

Fla. Stat. § 215.57 Short title

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Sections 215.57-215.83 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Bond Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 69-230.

Fla. Stat. § 215.58 Definitions relating to State Bond Act

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The following words or terms when used in this act shall have the following meanings:(1) “Governor” means the Governor of the state or any Acting Governor or other person then exercising the duties of the office of Governor.(2) “State” means the State of Florida.(3) “Division” me…

Fla. Stat. § 215.59 State bonds, revenue bonds; issuance

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(1) The issuance of state bonds pledging the full faith and credit of the state, pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is hereby authorized upon approval by vote of the electors, except as otherwise authorized by said s. 11, Art. VII. The amount of such state bon…

Fla. Stat. § 215.60 State bonds for financing road acquisition and construction

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(1) The issuance of state bonds to finance the acquisition and construction of roads, primarily payable from the revenues provided for by s. 9(c), Art. XII of the State Constitution and pledging the full faith and credit of the state, is hereby authorized, pursuant to the provisi…

Fla. Stat. § 215.605 State bonds for right-of-way acquisition or bridge construction

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(1) The issuance of state bonds to finance or refinance the cost of acquiring real property or the rights to real property for state roads as defined by law, or to finance or refinance the cost of state bridge construction, and purposes incidental to such property acquisition or …

Fla. Stat. § 215.61 State system of public education capital outlay bonds

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(1) The issuance of school bonds, payable primarily from revenues as provided in s. 18, Art. XII of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended, and additionally secured by pledging the full faith and credit of the state, is hereby authorized pursuant to the provisions of s. 9(d),…

Fla. Stat. § 215.615 Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding

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(1) The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of Bond Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is authorized, pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or refinance fixed capital expenditures for fixed-gui…

Fla. Stat. § 215.616 State bonds for federal aid highway construction

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(1) Upon the request of the Department of Transportation, the Division of Bond Finance is authorized pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act to issue revenue bonds, for and on behalf of the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of fina…

Fla. Stat. § 215.617 Bonds for state-funded infrastructure bank

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(1) Upon the request of the Department of Transportation, the Division of Bond Finance is authorized pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act to issue revenue bonds, for and on behalf of the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of fina…

Fla. Stat. § 215.618 Bonds for acquisition and improvement of land, water areas, and related property interests and resources

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(1)(a) The issuance of Florida Forever bonds, not to exceed $5.3 billion, to finance or refinance the cost of acquisition and improvement of land, water areas, and related property interests and resources, in urban and rural settings, for the purposes of restoration, conservation…