Chapter 283 — Chapter 283
11 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 283.30 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term:(1) “Agency” means any official, officer, department, board, commission, division, bureau, section, district, office, authority, committee, or council, or any other unit of organization, however desi…
Fla. Stat. § 283.31 Records of executive agency publications
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Each agency shall maintain a record of any state publication, as defined in s. 257.015, the printing of which costs in excess of the threshold amount provided in s. 287.017 for CATEGORY THREE, at least part of which is paid for by state funds appropriated by the Legislature. Such…
Fla. Stat. § 283.32 Recycled paper to be used by each agency; printing bids certifying use of recycled paper; percentage preference in awarding contracts
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(1) Each agency shall purchase, when economical, recycled paper if and when recycled paper can be obtained that is of adequate quality for the purposes of the agency.(2) Each agency shall require a vendor that submits a bid for a contract for printing to certify in writing the pe…
Fla. Stat. § 283.33 Printing of publications; lowest bidder awards
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(1) Publications may be printed and prepared in-house, by another agency or the Legislature, or purchased on bid, whichever is more economical and practicable as determined by the agency. An agency may contract for binding separately when more economical or practicable, whether o…
Fla. Stat. § 283.34 State officers not to have interests in printing contract
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No member of the Legislature or other officer of this state may have an interest, directly or indirectly, in any printing contract as provided for in s. 283.33; however, nothing in this section prohibits a member of the Legislature from receiving such a contract when the member o…
Fla. Stat. § 283.35 Preference given printing within the state
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When awarding a contract to have materials printed, the agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of this state awarding the contract shall grant a preference to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal place of business w…
Fla. Stat. § 283.425 Acceptance for printing; penalty for defective printing
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No printing may be accepted as in compliance with the contract when the printing is not of the grade of workmanship which is usually employed by professional printers on printing of such class, or when the printing is not of the full quantity or acceptable quality for which it ha…
Fla. Stat. § 283.43 Public information printing services
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Any agency the authorized functions of which include public information programs is authorized to purchase, pursuant to this chapter and subject to its appropriation and any other limitations imposed by law, typesetting, printing, and media distribution services, when the purchas…
Fla. Stat. § 283.55 Purging of publication mailing lists
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(1) By March 1 of each odd-numbered year, every agency shall survey the addresses on each of its publication mailing lists by providing each addressee the following form, which must also disclose whether the publication is available on the agency’s website: (Name of publication) …
Fla. Stat. § 283.56 Preparation of agency publications
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When economical and practicable, any publication produced for public distribution shall display the name of such publication on its spine, where such spine is glued to the cover and measures at least one-quarter inch in width.
Fla. Stat. § 283.58 Agency agreements with vendors for private publication of public information materials; free distribution to public
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(1) An agency may enter into agreements to secure the private publication of public information brochures, pamphlets, audiotapes, videotapes, and related materials for distribution without charge to the public and, in furtherance thereof, is authorized to:(a) Enter into agreement…