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A reviser's bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss. 2
7.03, 7.05, 7.16, 7.38, 7.42, 7.54, 7.58, 7.66, 3
82.036, 100.371, 112.19, 112.191, 112.22, 125.01055, 4
166.04151, 202.34, 212.08, 212.099, 212.13, 258.004, 5
288.062, 316.193, 327.4111, 330.41, 332.136, 338.26, 6
388.46, 391.026, 394.4575, 400.126, 400.191, 409.910, 7
409.979, 427.703, 429.55, 445.004, 497.271, 570.321, 8
599.012, 679.3171, 679.613, 718.111, 718.112, 718.501, 9
718.503, 719.106, 720.303, 782.071, 782.072, 790.052, 10
823.11, 836.13, 893.03, 914.27, 916.111, 916.115, 11
921.0022, 934.255, 945.42, 945.485, 951.27, 984.151, 12
984.19, 984.21, 1003.27, 1008.25, 1011.61, and 13
1012.552, F.S.; deleting provisions that have expired, 14
have become obsolete, have had their effect, have 15
served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed 16
or superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references 17
and citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, 18
and like errors; removing inconsistencies, 19
redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the 20
statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes 21
and facilitating their correct interpretation; 22
providing an effective date. 23
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25

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Section 1. Section 7.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to 27
read: 28
7.03 Bay County.—The boundary lines of Bay County are as 29
follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of section eighteen 30
in township two, north, range eleven, west; thence west on the 31
section line to the southwest corner of section eighteen in 32
township two, north, range twelve, west; thence south on the 33
range line dividing ranges twelve and thirteen, west, to the 34
Meridian base line; thence west on the base line to the thread 35
of Pine Log Creek in range sixteen, west; thence southwesterly 36
along the thread of said creek into the Choctawhatchee River to 37
the thread of said river; thence southwesterly along the thread 38
of said river to a point where said river intersects the range 39
line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen, west; thence south 40
on said range line to the Gulf of America; thence in a 41
southeasterly southeastwardly direction following the 42
meanderings of said gulf, including the waters of said gulf 43
within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, including all 44
islands opposite the shoreline to a point where range line 45
dividing ranges eleven and twelve, west, intersects with said 46
gulf; thence north on said range line to place of beginning. 47
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 48
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 49
Section 2. Section 7.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 50

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read: 51
7.05 Brevard County.—The boundary lines of Brevard County 52
are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the St. Johns River 53
where the line dividing townships twenty-one and twenty-two 54
south, intersects said river; thence east on said township line 55
to the range line dividing ranges thirty-three and thirty-four 56
east; thence north on said range line to where the same 57
intersects the line dividing townships nineteen and twenty 58
south; thence east on said township line to the Atlantic Ocean; 59
thence southward along the Atlantic coast, including the waters 60
of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of Florida, to the 61
intersection with the centerline of the Sebastian Inlet produced 62
easterly eastwardly, said inlet being in section twenty of 63
township thirty south range thirty-nine east; thence westerly on 64
said centerline and continuing southwesterly along the 65
centerline of the approach channel to said inlet from the Indian 66
River to a point due east of the mouth of the St. Sebastian 67
River; thence due west to the mouth of the St. Sebastian River; 68
thence south along the thread of the St. Sebastian River and the 69
thread of the south fork of the St. Sebastian River to a point 70
where the line dividing townships thirty and thirty-one south 71
intersects the thread of said south fork; thence west on said 72
township line to the line dividing ranges thirty-four and 73
thirty-five east; thence north on said range line to the 74
northeast corner of township twenty-five south, range thirty-75

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four east and the St. Johns River; thence northerly following 76
the thread of said river to the point of beginning. 77
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 78
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 79
Section 3. Section 7.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to 80
read: 81
7.16 Duval County.—The boundary lines of Duval County are 82
as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Nassau River; thence 83
up the thread of the main stream of said river to the run of 84
Thomas Swamp; thence up the run of said swamp to where same 85
would intersect the prolongation of a line drawn from the 86
southwest corner of township one north, of range twenty-five 87
east, to the southwest corner of township two south, of range 88
twenty-three east; thence on said last-mentioned line in a 89
southwesterly direction to where its extension would intersect 90
the range line dividing ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east; 91
thence south on said range line, concurrent with the Baker 92
County line, to the dividing line between townships three and 93
four south; thence east on said township line, concurrent with 94
the north boundary of Clay County, to its intersection with the 95
easterly limited access right-of-way line of U.S. 17, said point 96
being located south 88°33′33″ west 2.37 feet of the southwest 97
corner of Lot 12, Block 11 of Island View Subdivision, according 98
to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 6, page 10, Public 99
Records of Duval County, Florida; thence, along the limited 100

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access boundary of State Road 9-A, north 08°45′26″ east 119.74 101
feet; thence north 38°21′40″ east 165.23 feet; thence north 102
49°31′32″ east 101.97 feet, thence north 64°29′41″ east 145.12 103
feet; thence north 83°23′50″ east 290.48 feet to the beginning 104
of a curve concave to the south and having a radius of 22,768.31 105
feet; thence, from a tangent bearing of south 89°51′51″ east, 106
run easterly 1,466.89 feet along said curve through a central 107
angle of 03°41′29″ to the end of said curve; thence south 108
86°10′22″ east 891.45 feet; thence south 86°49′27″ east 228.51 109
feet; thence north 87°54′15″ east 816.30 feet, thence south 110
86°49′27″ east, to the west margin of the main channel of the 111
St. Johns River; thence southerly along the west margin of the 112
main channel of said river, concurrent with the east boundary of 113
Clay County, to a point where a line drawn due west from the 114
mouth of Julington Creek would intersect said western margin of 115
the main channel of the St. Johns River; thence, concurrent with 116
the north boundary of St. Johns County, due east to the mouth of 117
Julington Creek; thence along the thread of said Julington Creek 118
to the south bank of Durbin Creek; thence easterly eastwardly 119
along the south bank of said Durbin Creek to a point where the 120
range line dividing ranges twenty-seven and twenty-eight east 121
intersects said south bank; thence south on said range line to 122
the southwest corner of township four south, range twenty-eight 123
east; thence east on the township line dividing townships four 124
and five south to the southeast corner of township four south, 125

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range twenty-eight east; thence north on twenty-nine east to a 126
point where an extension of the section line between sections 127
eight and seventeen and sections nine and sixteen, township 128
three south, range twenty-nine east, would intersect said 129
section line; thence east on said section line to the Atlantic 130
Ocean; thence northward along the Atlantic coast, including the 131
waters of said ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of 132
Florida, to the point of beginning. Excluding from Duval County 133
the following described parcel of land. Begin at the 134
intersection of the north line of township four south with the 135
easterly right-of-way line of State Road 21, also known as 136
Blanding Boulevard, said east right-of-way line bearing north 137
00°02′42″ west; thence north 52°48′22″ east 2,239.0 feet; thence 138
north 40°33′35″ west 301.54 feet; thence north 24°10′22″ east 139
40.18 feet to an intersection with the southerly limited access 140
right-of-way line of State Road 9-A, also known as Interstate 141
295; thence along the southerly and easterly right-of-way line 142
of said State Road 9-A the following 6 courses; thence south 143
66°10′44″ east 1,883.20 feet to the point of curvature of a 144
curve concave northerly and having a radius of 5,879.578 feet; 145
thence southeasterly 2,592.53 feet along and around said curve 146
through a central angle of 25°15′50″ to the point of tangency of 147
said curve; thence north 88°33′33″ east 3,540.04 feet; thence 148
south 78°13′41″ east 219.09 feet; thence south 61°03′20″ east 149
233.15 feet; thence south 52°38′29″ east 379.68 feet to an 150

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intersection with the northerly line of said township four 151
south; thence departing said right-of-way line, run thence west 152
along said north line of township four south to the point of 153
beginning. 154
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 155
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 156
Section 4. Section 7.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to 157
read: 158
7.38 Levy County.—The boundary lines of Levy County are as 159
follows: Beginning at the mouth of the most southern outlet of 160
the Big Withlacoochee River, running in an easterly eastwardly 161
direction, including all the islands in the mouth of said river, 162
along the thread of said river to where the range line dividing 163
ranges seventeen and eighteen east intersects said river; thence 164
north on said range line to the township line between townships 165
fourteen and fifteen south; thence east on said township line to 166
the middle line of township fourteen south, range nineteen east; 167
thence north on said middle line to the township line between 168
townships eleven and twelve south; thence west on said township 169
line to the range line between ranges seventeen and eighteen 170
east; thence north on said range line to the northeast corner of 171
section thirteen, township eleven south, range seventeen east; 172
thence west on the north line of said section thirteen and other 173
sections to the range line between ranges sixteen and seventeen 174
east; thence north on said range line to the township line 175

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between townships ten and eleven south; thence west on said 176
township line to the range line between ranges fifteen and 177
sixteen east; thence north on said range line to the northeast 178
corner of section thirty-six, township ten south, range fifteen 179
east; thence west on the north boundary of said section thirty-180
six to the northwest corner of said section thirty-six, thence 181
north one half mile to the middle line of section twenty-six, 182
township ten south, range fifteen east; thence west on the 183
middle line of said section twenty-six and other sections to the 184
range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen east; thence 185
north to the northeast corner of section twenty-five, township 186
ten south, range fourteen east; thence west on the north line of 187
said section twenty-five and other sections to the thread of the 188
Suwannee River; thence southerly along the thread of the main 189
stream of said river to its mouth; thence south and easterly 190
along the Gulf of America, including all the islands, keys, and 191
the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of 192
Florida, to the point of beginning. 193
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 194
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 195
Section 5. Section 7.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to 196
read: 197
7.42 Marion County.—The boundary lines of Marion County 198
are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee 199
River, at the range line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen 200

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east; thence north to the township line dividing townships 201
fourteen and fifteen south; thence east on said township line to 202
the middle of township fourteen south, range nineteen east; 203
thence north to the line dividing townships eleven and twelve 204
south; thence east on said township line to Orange Lake; thence 205
down said lake along its southern margin to Orange Creek; thence 206
northerly and easterly down the thread of said creek to its 207
junction with the Oklawaha River; thence northeasterly down the 208
south side of the Oklawaha River at low-water mark to a point on 209
the south side of the Oklawaha River at low-water mark, where 210
the range line dividing ranges twenty-four and twenty-five east 211
in township eleven south, crosses said river; thence south on 212
said range line to where it intersects the township line 213
dividing townships eleven and twelve south; thence east on said 214
township line to where it intersects the section line dividing 215
sections two and three, in township twelve south, of range 216
twenty-five east; thence south on said section line and other 217
section lines to the southwest corner of section twenty-three of 218
said township twelve south, of range twenty-five east; thence 219
east on the section line dividing sections twenty-three and 220
twenty-six and other section lines to the range line dividing 221
ranges twenty-five and twenty-six east; thence south on said 222
range line to the southwest corner of section seven, township 223
thirteen south, range twenty-six east; thence east on the 224
section line dividing sections seven and eighteen, township 225

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thirteen south, range twenty-six east, and other section lines 226
to the west shore of Lake George; thence southerly southwardly 227
along the shore of Lake George to the mouth of Sulphur Spring; 228
thence along the western bank of Lake George until it arrives at 229
range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east; 230
thence south on said range line to township line dividing 231
townships seventeen and eighteen south; thence due west on the 232
said township line to the thread of the Withlacoochee River; 233
thence northwesterly down the thread of said last mentioned 234
river to the place of beginning. 235
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 236
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 237
Section 6. Section 7.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to 238
read: 239
7.54 Putnam County.—The boundary lines of Putnam County 240
are as follows: Beginning at a point on the south side of the 241
Oklawaha River at low watermark where the range line dividing 242
ranges twenty-four and twenty-five east, township eleven south, 243
crosses said river; thence south on said range line to where 244
same intersects the township line dividing townships eleven and 245
twelve south; thence east on said township line to where same 246
intersects the section line dividing sections two and three, 247
township twelve south, range twenty-five east; thence south on 248
said section line and other section lines to the southwest 249
corner of section twenty-three of said township twelve south, 250

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range twenty-five east; thence east on the section line dividing 251
sections twenty-three and twenty-six and other sections to the 252
range line dividing ranges twenty-five and twenty-six east; 253
thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of 254
section seven, township thirteen south, range twenty-six east; 255
thence east on the south boundary of said section seven and 256
other sections to the west shore of Lake George; thence 257
southerly southwardly along the shore of Lake George to the 258
mouth of Sulphur Spring; thence to a point on Lake George south 259
of the Spanish Grant, known as the Acosta Grant of land, and on 260
the northern boundary of Volusia County; thence in a direct line 261
and along the northern boundary of Volusia County to the most 262
southern part of Crescent Lake; thence along said northern 263
boundary of Volusia County, following the southeast shore of 264
Crescent Lake, to the mouth of Haw Creek and the boundary of 265
Flagler County; thence westerly and then northerly northwardly 266
along the boundary of Flagler County through the middle of 267
Crescent Lake crossing Bear Island on a line easterly of and 268
parallel to the west line of section nineteen, township twelve 269
south, range twenty-eight east, said line being 10,280 feet 270
easterly, measured at right angles from said west line of 271
section nineteen, which line crosses approximately in the center 272
of Bear Island, then continuing north and westerly through the 273
middle of Crescent Lake, to the range line dividing ranges 274
twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence north on said range 275

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line to its intersection with Deep Creek; thence west along the 276
center of Deep Creek to the mouth thereof; thence due west to 277
the west margin of the main channel of the St. Johns River; 278
thence northerly along the west margin of the main channel of 279
said river to the intersection of the south boundary line of 280
township seven south with said river; thence west on said 281
township line to its intersection with the north margin of the 282
Bellamy or federal road leading from St. Augustine to 283
Tallahassee; thence south and westerly along the north margin of 284
said road to the point of intersection with such margin of a 285
northerly extension of the east boundary line of Hillcrest on 286
the Lake, a subdivision, as same appears of record in Plat Book 287
2, page 52, Public Records of Clay County; thence south along 288
the east boundary line of such subdivision to the southeast 289
corner of such subdivision; thence west along the south boundary 290
line of such subdivision to a point intersecting the north 291
margin of the Bellamy Road; thence south and westerly along the 292
north margin of said road to where same intersects the north 293
boundary of section seventeen, township nine south, range 294
twenty-three east; thence west on the section line between 295
sections eight and seventeen, seven and eighteen, township nine 296
south, range twenty-three east, to the southeast corner of said 297
section seven; thence continue west on the section line between 298
sections twelve and thirteen, township nine south, range twenty-299
two east to Santa Fe Lake; thence in a southeasterly direction 300

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to a point on the range line dividing ranges twenty-two and 301
twenty-three east where said range line is intersected by the 302
Bellamy Road; thence south on said range line to where the same 303
intersects the thread of Orange Creek; thence westerly along the 304
thread of said creek to the intersection of same with the 305
Oklawaha River; thence westerly along the south bank of said 306
river at low watermark to the place of beginning. 307
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 308
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 309
Section 7. Section 7.58, Florida Statutes, is amended to 310
read: 311
7.58 St. Johns County.—The boundary lines of St. Johns 312
County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Atlantic 313
coast, at a point where the section line between ten and 314
fifteen, in township three south of range twenty-nine east, 315
intersects the said Atlantic coast; thence west on the said 316
section line to a point where said section line would intersect 317
the range line between ranges twenty-eight and twenty-nine east; 318
thence south on said range line to a point where said range line 319
intersects the township line between townships four and five 320
south; thence west on the township line between townships four 321
and five south, in range twenty-eight east, to a point where 322
said township line intersects the range line between ranges 323
twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence north on said range 324
line to where the same intersects Durbin Creek; thence along the 325

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south bank of Durbin Creek to Julington Creek; thence along the 326
thread of Julington Creek to the mouth thereof; thence due west 327
to the west margin of the main channel of the St. Johns River 328
and boundary line of Clay County; thence southerly southwardly 329
along the west margin of the main channel of said river and 330
boundaries of Clay and Putnam Counties to a point due west of 331
the mouth of Deep Creek; thence due east to the mouth of Deep 332
Creek; thence up the center of Deep Creek to the point of 333
intersection of Deep Creek with the range lines between ranges 334
twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence south on said range 335
line to a point where the south boundary line of section 336
eighteen, in township ten south, range twenty-eight east, 337
intersects said range line; thence east on said section line to 338
the range line between ranges twenty-nine and thirty east; 339
thence north on said range line to the middle of Pellicer's 340
Creek; thence easterly on an imaginary line down the middle of 341
said creek to the mouth of said creek; thence northeasterly on 342
an imaginary line extending from the mouth of Pellicer's Creek 343
to a point on the extension of township line between townships 344
nine and ten south, range thirty-one east and immediately north 345
of Summer Haven on the Atlantic coast; thence northerly 346
northwardly along said Atlantic coast, including the waters of 347
the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of 348
Florida, to place of beginning. 349
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 350

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directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 351
Section 8. Section 7.66, Florida Statutes, is amended to 352
read: 353
7.66 Walton County.—The boundary lines of Walton County 354
are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same 355
is intersected by the line dividing centrally range eighteen 356
west; thence south on the section lines to the line dividing 357
townships two and three north, in range eighteen west; thence 358
east to the Choctawhatchee River; thence down the thread of the 359
Choctawhatchee River to a point where said Choctawhatchee River 360
intersects the range line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen 361
west; thence south on said range line to the Gulf of America; 362
thence in a westerly westwardly direction following the 363
meanderings of said gulf, including the waters of said gulf 364
within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the range 365
line dividing ranges twenty-one and twenty-two west; thence 366
north on said line to the dividing line between Florida and 367
Alabama; thence easterly along said state line to the place of 368
beginning. 369
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of 370
directional terms used in Florida Statutes. 371
Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 82.036, Florida 372
Statutes, is amended to read: 373
82.036 Limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized 374
persons from residential real property.— 375

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(3) To request the immediate removal of an unlawful 376
occupant of a residential dwelling, the property owner or his or 377
her authorized agent must submit a complaint by presenting a 378
completed and verified Complaint to Remove Persons Unlawfully 379
Occupying Residential Real Property to the sheriff of the county 380
in which the real property is located. The submitted complaint 381
must be in substantially the following form: 382
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COMPLAINT TO REMOVE PERSONS UNLAWFULLY 384
OCCUPYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY 385
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I, the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the real 387
property located at ...(address of property)... ........, 388
declare under the penalty of perjury that (initial each box): 389
1. .... I am the owner of the real property or the 390
authorized agent of the owner of the real property. 391
2. .... I purchased the property on ...(date of 392
purchase)... ..... 393
3. .... The real property is a residential dwelling. 394
4. .... An unauthorized person or persons have unlawfully 395
entered and are remaining or residing unlawfully on the real 396
property. 397
5. .... The real property was not open to members of the 398
public at the time the unauthorized person or persons entered. 399
6. .... I have directed the unauthorized person or persons 400

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to leave the real property, but they have not done so. 401
7. .... The person or persons are not current or former 402
tenants pursuant to any valid lease authorized by the property 403
owner, and any lease that may be produced by an occupant is 404
fraudulent. 405
8. .... The unauthorized person or persons sought to be 406
removed are not an owner or a co-owner of the property and have 407
not been listed on the title to the property unless the person 408
or persons have engaged in title fraud. 409
9. .... The unauthorized person or persons are not 410
immediate family members of the property owner. 411
10. .... There is no litigation related to the real 412
property pending between the property owner and any person 413
sought to be removed. 414
11. .... I understand that a person or persons removed 415
from the property pursuant to this procedure may bring a cause 416
of action against me for any false statements made in this 417
complaint, or for wrongfully using this procedure, and that as a 418
result of such action I may be held liable for actual damages, 419
penalties, costs, and reasonable attorney fees. 420
12. .... I am requesting the sheriff to immediately remove 421
the unauthorized person or persons from the residential 422
property. I authorize the sheriff to enter the property using 423
reasonably necessary force, to search the property, and to 424
remove any unauthorized person or persons. 425

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13. .... A copy of my valid government-issued 426
identification is attached, or I am an agent of the property 427
owner, and documents evidencing my authority to act on the 428
property owner's behalf are attached. 429
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I HAVE READ EVERY STATEMENT MADE IN THIS PETITION AND EACH 431
STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATEMENTS 432
MADE IN THIS PETITION ARE BEING MADE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, 433
PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 92.525, FLORIDA STATUTES. 434
435
...(Signature of Property Owner or Agent of Owner)... 436
437
Reviser's note.—Amended conform to general style in forms. 438
Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 439
100.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 440
100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.— 441
(4) 442
(c) An application for registration must be submitted in 443
the format required by the Secretary of State and must include 444
the following: 445
1. The information required to be on the petition form 446
under s. 101.161, including the ballot summary and title as 447
received by the Secretary of State. 448
2. The applicant's name, permanent address, temporary 449
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Florida identification card number, and the last four digits of 451
his or her social security number. 452
3. An address in this state at which the applicant will 453
accept service of process related to disputes concerning the 454
petition process. 455
4. A statement that the applicant consents to the 456
jurisdiction of the courts of this state in resolving disputes 457
concerning the petition process. 458
5. Any information required by the Secretary of State to 459
verify the applicant's identity or address. 460
6. Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony 461
violation and has not had his or her right to vote restored, by 462
including the statement, "I affirm that I am not a convicted 463
felon, or, if I am, my right to vote has been restored," and 464
providing a box for the applicant to check to affirm the 465
statement. 466
7. Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United 467
States, by asking the question, "Are you a citizen of the United 468
States of America?" and providing boxes for the applicant to 469
check whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the United 470
States. 471
8. Whether the applicant is a Florida resident by asking 472
the question, "Are you a resident of the State of Florida?" and 473
providing boxes for the applicant to check whether the applicant 474
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9. The signature of the applicant under penalty of perjury 476
for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the 477
applicant swears or affirms that the information contained in 478
the application is true. 479
Reviser's note.—Amended to remove extraneous punctuation. 480
Section 11. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 481
112.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 482
112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 483
probation officers; death benefits.— 484
(2) 485
(h)1. Any employer who employs a full-time law 486
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer 487
who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury, 488
as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of 489
duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health 490
insurance plan for the injured employee, for the injured 491
employee's spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured 492
employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until 493
the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age 494
of 25 if the child continues to be dependent for support, or the 495
child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for 496
support. The term "health insurance plan" does not include 497
supplemental benefits that are not part of the basic group 498
health insurance plan. If the injured employee subsequently 499
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insurance premium for the surviving spouse until remarried, and 501
for the dependent children, under the conditions outlined in 502
this paragraph. However: 503
a. Health insurance benefits payable from any other source 504
shall reduce benefits payable under this section. 505
b. It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly 506
make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge 507
another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or 508
misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance 509
coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates 510
this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 511
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 512
c. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon 513
conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b., 514
a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation 515
officer or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to receive 516
health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall forfeit the 517
right to receive such health insurance benefits, and shall 518
reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the fraud or 519
other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub-520
subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of 521
guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of 522
whether adjudication is withheld. 523
2. In order for the officer, spouse, and dependent 524
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must have occurred while the officer was in the line of duty or 526
engaged in an official training exercise. Except as otherwise 527
provided herein, this paragraph may not be construed to limit 528
health insurance coverage for which the officer, spouse, or 529
dependent children may otherwise be eligible, except that a 530
person who qualifies under this section is not eligible for the 531
health insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter 532
175, or chapter 185. 533
Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 534
Section 12. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 535
112.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 536
112.191 Firefighters; death benefits.— 537
(2) 538
(g)1. Any employer who employs a full-time firefighter 539
who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury, 540
as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of 541
duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health 542
insurance plan for the injured employee, for the injured 543
employee's spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured 544
employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until 545
the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age 546
of 25 if the child continues to be dependent for support, or the 547
child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for 548
support. The term "health insurance plan" does not include 549
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health insurance plan. If the injured employee subsequently 551
dies, the employer shall continue to pay the entire health 552
insurance premium for the surviving spouse until remarried, and 553
for the dependent children, under the conditions outlined in 554
this paragraph. However: 555
a. Health insurance benefits payable from any other source 556
shall reduce benefits payable under this section. 557
b. It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly 558
make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge 559
another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or 560
misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance 561
coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates 562
this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 563
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 564
c. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon 565
conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b., 566
a firefighter or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to 567
receive health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall 568
forfeit the right to receive such health insurance benefits, and 569
shall reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the 570
fraud or other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub-571
subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of 572
guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of 573
whether adjudication is withheld. 574
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children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury 576
must have occurred as the result of the firefighter's response 577
to what is reasonably believed to be an emergency involving the 578
protection of life or property or an unlawful act perpetrated by 579
another, or the injury must have occurred during an official 580
training exercise in which the firefighter became totally and 581
permanently disabled. Except as otherwise provided herein, this 582
paragraph may not be construed to limit health insurance 583
coverage for which the firefighter, spouse, or dependent 584
children may otherwise be eligible, except that a person who 585
qualifies for benefits under this section is not eligible for 586
the health insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter 587
175, or chapter 185. 588
589
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, 590
the death benefits provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (f) 591
shall also be applicable and paid in cases where a firefighter 592
received bodily injury prior to July 1, 1993, and subsequently 593
died on or after July 1, 1993, as a result of such in-line-of-594
duty injury. 595
Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity. 596
Section 13. Subsection (4) of section 112.22, Florida 597
Statutes, is amended to read: 598
112.22 Use of applications from foreign countries of 599
concern prohibited.— 600

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(4)(a) Notwithstanding s. 120.74(4) and (5), the 601
department is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to 602
adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) and to implement 603
paragraph (3)(a). Such rulemaking must occur initially by filing 604
emergency rules within 30 days after July 1, 2023. 605
(b) The department shall adopt rules necessary to 606
administer this section. 607
Reviser's note.—Amended to delete an obsolete provision; rule 608
60GG-2.008, Florida Administrative Code, became effective 609
December 18, 2023. 610
Section 14. Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 611
125.01055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 612
125.01055 Affordable housing.— 613
(7) 614
(e)1. A proposed development authorized under this 615
subsection must be administratively approved without further 616
action by the board of county commissioners or any quasi-617
judicial or administrative board or reviewing body if the 618
development satisfies the county's land development regulations 619
for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such use and is 620
otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, with the 621
exception of provisions establishing allowable densities, floor 622
area ratios, height, and land use. Such land development 623
regulations include, but are not limited to, regulations 624
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development located within one-quarter mile of a military 626
installation identified in s. 163.3175(2) may not be 627
administratively approved. Each county shall maintain on its 628
website a policy containing procedures and expectations for 629
administrative approval pursuant to this subsection. For 630
purposes of this subparagraph, the term "allowable density" 631
means the density prescribed for the property in accordance with 632
this subsection without additional requirements to procure and 633
transfer density units or development units from other 634
properties. 635
2. The county must administratively approve the demolition 636
of an existing structure associated with a proposed development 637
under this subsection, without further action by the board of 638
county commissioners or any quasi-judicial or administrative 639
board or reviewing body, if the proposed demolition otherwise 640
complies with all state and local regulations. 641
3. If the proposed development is on a parcel with a 642
contributing structure or building within a historic district 643
which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 644
before January 1, 2000, or is on a parcel with a structure or 645
building individually listed in the National Register of 646
Historic Places, the county may administratively require the 647
proposed development to comply with local regulations relating 648
to architectural design, such as facade replication, provided it 649
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proposed development. 651
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 652
conform to context. 653
Section 15. Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 654
166.04151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 655
166.04151 Affordable housing.— 656
(7) 657
(e)1. A proposed development authorized under this 658
subsection must be administratively approved without further 659
action by the governing body of the municipality or any quasi-660
judicial or administrative board or reviewing body if the 661
development satisfies the municipality's land development 662
regulations for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such 663
use and is otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, 664
with the exception of provisions establishing allowable 665
densities, floor area ratios, height, and land use. Such land 666
development regulations include, but are not limited to, 667
regulations relating to setbacks and parking requirements. A 668
proposed development located within one-quarter mile of a 669
military installation identified in s. 163.3175(2) may not be 670
administratively approved. Each municipality shall maintain on 671
its website a policy containing procedures and expectations for 672
administrative approval pursuant to this subsection. For 673
purposes of this paragraph, the term "allowable density" means 674
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subsection without additional requirements to procure and 676
transfer density units or development units from other 677
properties. 678
2. The municipality must administratively approve the 679
demolition of an existing structure associated with a proposed 680
development under this subsection, without further action by the 681
governing body of the municipality or any quasi-judicial or 682
administrative board or reviewing body, if the proposed 683
demolition otherwise complies with all state and local 684
regulations. 685
3. If the proposed development is on a parcel with a 686
contributing structure or building within a historic district 687
which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 688
before January 1, 2000, or is on a parcel with a structure or 689
building individually listed in the National Register of 690
Historic Places, the municipality may administratively require 691
the proposed development to comply with local regulations 692
relating to architectural design, such as facade replication, 693
provided it does not affect height, floor area ratio, or of 694
density of the proposed development. 695
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 696
conform to context. 697
Section 16. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section 698
202.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 699
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audit procedure.— 701
(4) 702
(f) Once the notification required by paragraph (a) is 703
issued, the department, at any time, may respond to contact 704
initiated by a taxpayer to discuss the audit, and the taxpayer 705
may provide records or other information, electronically or 706
otherwise, to the department. The department may examine, at any 707
time, documentation and other information voluntarily provided 708
by the taxpayer, its representative, or other parties; 709
information already in the department's possession; or publicly 710
available information. Examination by the department of such 711
information does not commence an audit if the review takes place 712
within 60 days after the notice of intent to conduct an audit. 713
The requirement in paragraph (a) does not prohibit the 714
department from making initial contact with the taxpayer to 715
confirm receipt of the notification or to confirm the date that 716
the audit will begin. If the taxpayer has not previously waived 717
the 60-day notice period and believes the department commenced 718
the audit before the 61st day, the taxpayer must object in 719
writing to the department before the issuance of an assessment 720
or the objection is waived. If the objection is not waived and 721
it is determined during a formal or informal protest that the 722
audit was commenced before the 61st day after the issuance of 723
the notice of intent to audit, the tolling period provided for 724
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equal to the difference between the date the audit commenced and 726
the 61st day after the date of the department's notice of intent 727
to audit. 728
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 729
improve clarity. 730
Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (20) of section 731
212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 732
212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and 733
storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the 734
rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the 735
storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following 736
are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this 737
chapter. 738
(20) ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY.— 739
(b) The tax exemptions provided in this subsection do not 740
apply to sales within a theme park or entertainment complex as 741
defined in s. 509.013(9), within a public lodging establishment 742
as defined in s. 509.013(4), or within an airport as defined in 743
s. 330.27(3) s. 330.27(2). 744
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 745
to the redesignation of subunits in s. 330.27 by s. 12, ch. 746
2025-155, Laws of Florida. 747
Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsections 748
(2) and (3), paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and subsection (5) 749
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212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit 751
scholarship-funding organizations.— 752
(1) As used in this section, the term: 753
(a) "Eligible business" means a tenant or person actually 754
occupying, using, or entitled to the use of any property from 755
which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under 756
former s. 212.031. 757
(2) An eligible business shall be granted a credit against 758
the tax imposed under former s. 212.031 and collected from the 759
eligible business by a dealer. The credit shall be in an amount 760
equal to 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an 761
organization on or before July 1, 2025. 762
(3) A dealer shall take a credit against the tax imposed 763
under former s. 212.031 in an amount equal to the credit taken 764
by the eligible business under subsection (2). 765
(4)(a) An eligible business must apply to the department 766
for an allocation of tax credits under this section. The 767
eligible business must specify in the application the state 768
fiscal year during which the contribution will be made, the 769
organization that will receive the contribution, the planned 770
amount of the contribution, the address of the property from 771
which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under 772
former s. 212.031, and the federal employer identification 773
number of the dealer who collects the tax imposed under former 774
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collection of taxes from the eligible business pursuant to this 776
section. The department shall approve allocations of tax credits 777
on a first-come, first-served basis and shall provide to the 778
eligible business a separate approval or denial letter for each 779
dealer for which the eligible business applied for an allocation 780
of tax credits. The department may not approve any allocations 781
of tax credits after July 1, 2025. Within 10 days after 782
approving or denying an application, the department shall 783
provide a copy of its approval or denial letter to the 784
organization specified by the eligible business in the 785
application. An approval letter must include the name and 786
federal employer identification number of the dealer from whom a 787
credit under this section can be taken and the amount of tax 788
credits approved for use with that dealer. 789
(5) Each dealer that receives from an eligible business a 790
copy of the department's approval letter and a certificate of 791
contribution, both of which identify the dealer as the dealer 792
who collects the tax imposed under former s. 212.031 from the 793
eligible business and who will reduce collection of taxes from 794
the eligible business pursuant to this section, shall reduce the 795
tax collected from the eligible business under former s. 212.031 796
by the total amount of contributions indicated in the 797
certificate of contribution. The reduction may not exceed the 798
amount of credit allocation approved by the department and may 799
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from the eligible business by a dealer when a payment is made 801
under the rental or license fee arrangement. However, payments 802
by an eligible business to a dealer may not be reduced before 803
October 1, 2018, or after October 1, 2025. 804
(a) If the total amount of credits an eligible business 805
may take cannot be fully used within any period that a payment 806
is due under the rental or license fee arrangement because of an 807
insufficient amount of tax that the dealer would collect from 808
the eligible business during that period, the unused amount may 809
be carried forward for a period not to exceed 10 years. 810
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, after July 1, 2025, any 811
unused earned credit held by an eligible business may be claimed 812
through a refund. An eligible business must attach a copy of the 813
department's approval letter and the certificate of contribution 814
to its refund application, which must be submitted to the 815
department by December 31, 2026, in order to receive the refund. 816
(c) A tax credit may not be claimed on an amended return. 817
(d) A dealer that claims a tax credit must file returns 818
and pay taxes by electronic means under s. 213.755. 819
(e) An eligible business may not convey, assign, or 820
transfer an approved tax credit or a carryforward tax credit to 821
another entity unless all of the assets of the eligible business 822
are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same transaction 823
and the successor business continues the same lease with the 824
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(f) Within any state fiscal year, an eligible business may 826
rescind all or part of a tax credit approved under this section. 827
The amount rescinded shall become available for that state 828
fiscal year to another eligible business as approved by the 829
department if the business receives notice from the department 830
that the rescindment has been accepted by the department. Any 831
amount rescinded under this subsection shall become available to 832
an eligible business on a first-come, first-served basis based 833
on tax credit applications received after the date the 834
rescindment is accepted by the department. 835
(g) Within 10 days after the rescindment of a tax credit 836
under paragraph (f) is accepted by the department, the 837
department shall notify the eligible nonprofit scholarship-838
funding organization specified by the eligible business. The 839
department shall also include the eligible nonprofit 840
scholarship-funding organization specified by the eligible 841
business on all letters or correspondence of acknowledgment for 842
tax credits under this section. 843
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 212.031 844
by s. 37, ch. 2025-208, Laws of Florida. 845
Section 19. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section 846
212.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 847
212.13 Records required to be kept; power to inspect; 848
audit procedure.— 849
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(f) Once the notification required by paragraph (a) is 851
issued, the department, at any time, may respond to contact 852
initiated by a taxpayer to discuss the audit, and the taxpayer 853
may provide records or other information, electronically or 854
otherwise, to the department. The department may examine, at any 855
time, documentation and other information voluntarily provided 856
by the taxpayer, its representative, or other parties; 857
information already in the department's possession; or publicly 858
available information. Examination by the department of such 859
information does not commence an audit if the review takes place 860
within 60 days after the notice of intent to conduct an audit. 861
The requirement in paragraph (a) does not prohibit the 862
department from making initial contact with the taxpayer to 863
confirm receipt of the notification or to confirm the date that 864
the audit will begin. If the taxpayer has not previously waived 865
the 60-day notice period and believes the department commenced 866
the audit before the 61st day, the taxpayer must object in 867
writing to the department before the issuance of an assessment 868
or the objection is waived. If the objection is not waived and 869
it is determined during a formal or informal protest that the 870
audit was commenced before the 61st day after the issuance of 871
the notice of intent to audit, the tolling period provided for 872
in s. 213.345 shall be considered lifted for the number of days 873
equal to the difference between the date the audit commenced and 874
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to audit. 876
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 877
improve clarity. 878
Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 879
258.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 880
258.004 Duties of division.— 881
(1) The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department 882
of Environmental Protection shall: 883
(b) Preserve, manage, regulate, and protect all parks and 884
recreational areas held by the state. The Division of Recreation 885
and Parks may provide these services by contract or interagency 886
agreement for any water management district when the governing 887
board of a water management district designates or sets aside 888
any park or recreation area within its boundaries. 889
1. All lands managed pursuant to this chapter must be 890
managed: 891
a. In a manner that will provide the greatest combination 892
of benefits to the public and to the land's natural resources; 893
and 894
b. For conservation-based recreational uses and associated 895
facilities; public access and related amenities, including 896
roads, parking areas, walkways, and visitor centers; Florida 897
heritage and wildlife viewing, including preservation of 898
historical structures and activities such as glass bottom boat 899
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must be managed in a manner that is compatible with and ensures 901
the conservation of this state's natural resources by minimizing 902
impacts to undisturbed habitat. As used in this sub-903
subparagraph, the term "conservation-based recreational uses" 904
means public outdoor recreational activities that do not 905
significantly invade, degrade, or displace the natural 906
resources, native habitats, or archaeological or historical 907
sites that are preserved within state parks. These activities 908
include, but are not limited to, fishing, camping, bicycling, 909
hiking, nature study, swimming, boating, canoeing, horseback 910
riding, diving, birding, sailing, and jogging. 911
2. To ensure the protection of state park resources, 912
native habitats, and archaeological and historical sites, 913
sporting facilities, including, but not limited to, golf 914
courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts, ball fields, or other 915
sporting facilities, may not be constructed within the 916
boundaries of state parks. This subparagraph may not be 917
construed to prohibit the continued operation, maintenance, or 918
repair of any such sporting facilities, or other facilities, 919
existing within a state park. 920
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 921
improve clarity. 922
Section 21. Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section 923
288.062, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 924
288.062 Rural Community Investment Program.— 925

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(2) As used in this section, the term: 926
(m) "Taxpayer" means a person who makes an investor 927
contribution and is a taxpayer as defined in s. 220.03(1)(z) s. 928
220.03(z) or a person with tax liability under s. 624.509. 929
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 930
correct a cross-reference to conform to the correct 931
location of the term "taxpayer." 932
Section 22. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 933
316.193, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 934
316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.— 935
(3) Any person: 936
(c) Who, by reason of such operation, causes or 937
contributes to causing: 938
1. Damage to the property or person of another commits a 939
misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 940
775.082 or s. 775.083. 941
2. Serious bodily injury to another, as defined in s. 942
316.1933, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 943
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 944
3. The death of any human being or unborn child commits 945
DUI manslaughter, and commits: 946
a. A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided 947
in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 948
b. A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in 949
s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if: 950

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(I) At the time of the crash, the person knew, or should 951
have known, that the crash occurred; and 952
(II) The person failed to give information and render aid 953
as required by s. 316.062. 954
c. A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in 955
s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a prior 956
conviction under this subparagraph, s. 327.35(3)(a)3.c. s. 957
327.35(3)(c)3., s. 782.071, or s. 782.072. 958
959
For purposes of this subsection, the term "unborn child" has the 960
same meaning as provided in s. 775.021(5). A person who is 961
convicted of DUI manslaughter shall be sentenced to a mandatory 962
minimum term of imprisonment of 4 years. 963
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 964
conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by 965
s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida. 966
Section 23. Subsection (4) of section 327.4111, Florida 967
Statutes, is amended to read: 968
327.4111 Long-term anchoring.— 969
(4) A person who engages in long-term anchoring of a 970
vessel within the waters of this state without a valid long-term 971
anchoring permit commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable as 972
provided in is s. 327.73. 973
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 974
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Section 24. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 976
330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 977
330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.— 978
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 979
(g) "Property owner" means the owner or owners of record 980
of real property. The term includes real property held in trust 981
for the benefit of one or more individuals, in which case the 982
individual or individuals may be considered as the property 983
owner or owners, provided that the trustee provides written 984
consent. The term does not include persons renting, using, 985
living in, or otherwise occupying real property. 986
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 987
improve clarity. 988
Section 25. Subsection (4) of section 332.136, Florida 989
Statutes, is amended to read: 990
332.136 Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; airport pilot 991
program.— 992
(4) This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2028, 993
unless reviewed and saved from repeal appeal through reenactment 994
by the Legislature. 995
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context. 996
Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 997
338.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 998
338.26 Alligator Alley toll road.— 999
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State Transportation Trust Fund and shall be used: 1001
1. To reimburse outstanding contractual obligations; 1002
2. To operate and maintain the highway and toll 1003
facilities, including reconstruction and restoration; 1004
3. To pay for those projects that are funded with 1005
Alligator Alley toll revenues and that are contained in the 1006
1993-1994 adopted work program or the 1994-1995 tentative work 1007
program submitted to the Legislature on February 22, 1994; and 1008
4. By interlocal agreement, to reimburse a local 1009
governmental entity for the direct actual costs of operating the 1010
fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley, which shall 1011
be used by the local governmental entity to provide fire, 1012
rescue, and emergency management services exclusively to the 1013
public on Alligator Alley. The local governmental entity must 1014
contribute 10 percent of the direct actual operating costs. 1015
a. The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019, 1016
through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such 1017
time that the local governmental entity and the department enter 1018
into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement. 1019
For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement may 1020
not exceed $2 million. 1021
b. By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the 1022
local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and 1023
operations comprehensive plan to the department. The 1024
comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets, 1025

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including their projected service life, and area service needs; 1026
the call and response history for emergency services provided in 1027
the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and 1028
future projections for assets and equipment, including 1029
replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs. 1030
c. The local governmental entity and the department shall 1031
review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the 1032
interlocal agreement. 1033
d. In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for 1034
Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding 1035
funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department's work 1036
program, and the local governmental entity shall include the 1037
same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate 1038
fiscal year budget. 1039
e. At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the 1040
ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment 1041
purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during 1042
the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state. 1043
Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language. 1044
Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1045
388.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1046
388.46 Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control; 1047
establishment; membership; organization; responsibilities.— 1048
(2) MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 1049
(a) Membership.—The Florida Coordinating Council on 1050

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Mosquito Control shall be composed of the following 1051
representatives or their authorized designees: 1052
1. The Secretary of Environmental Protection. 1053
2. The State Surgeon General. 1054
3. The executive director of the Fish and Wildlife 1055
Conservation Commission. 1056
4. The state epidemiologist. 1057
5. The Commissioner of Agriculture. 1058
6. The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust 1059
Fund. 1060
7. Representatives from: 1061
a. The University of Florida, Institute of Food and 1062
Agricultural Sciences, Florida Medical Entomological Research 1063
Laboratory. 1064
b. The United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1065
c. The United States Department of Agriculture, Center for 1066
of Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology. 1067
d. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 1068
8. Four mosquito control directors to be nominated by the 1069
Florida Mosquito Control Association, two representatives of 1070
Florida environmental groups, and two private citizens who are 1071
property owners whose lands are regularly subject to mosquito 1072
control operations, to be appointed to 4-year terms by the 1073
Commissioner of Agriculture and serve until his or her successor 1074
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conform to the correct name of the center. 1077
Section 28. Subsection (10) of section 391.026, Florida 1078
Statutes, is amended to read: 1079
391.026 Powers and duties of the department.—The 1080
department shall have the following powers, duties, and 1081
responsibilities: 1082
(10) To serve as the lead agency in administering the 1083
Early Steps Program pursuant to part C of the federal 1084
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and part II III of 1085
this chapter. 1086
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the redesignation of part 1087
III of chapter 391 as part II by s. 18, ch. 2025-88, Laws 1088
of Florida. 1089
Section 29. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1090
394.4575, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1091
394.4575 Student mental health assistance program 1092
evaluation.— 1093
(1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 1094
Accountability (OPPAGA), in consultation with the Department of 1095
Children and Families, the Department of Education, the Louis de 1096
la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and any other 1097
identified relevant stakeholder, must evaluate school district 1098
compliance with ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4) and 1099
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pursuant to those sections. OPPAGA must: 1101
(b) By December 1, 2026, provide a final review and 1102
evaluation of the mental health assistance programs within the 1103
school districts to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1104
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The evaluation 1105
must include, but is not limited to: 1106
1. An assessment of school district compliance with the 1107
requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4). 1108
2. An assessment of the treatment outcomes, system 1109
capacity, and performance of mental health services provided 1110
pursuant to s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b). 1111
3. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs' 1112
ongoing level of integration with the coordinated system of care 1113
required under s. 394.4573. 1114
4. Recommendations to enhance treatment outcomes, system 1115
capacity, and performance of school-based the mental health 1116
assistance programs and increase the integration of those 1117
programs into the coordinated system of care. 1118
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 1119
improve clarity. 1120
Section 30. Subsection (12) of section 400.126, Florida 1121
Statutes, is amended to read: 1122
400.126 Receivership proceedings.— 1123
(12) Concurrently with the appointment of a receiver, the 1124
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assessment of each resident in the facility by the Comprehensive 1126
Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services Long-Term-Care 1127
(CARES) Program for the purpose of evaluating each resident's 1128
need for the level of care provided in a nursing facility and 1129
the potential for providing such care in alternative settings. 1130
If the CARES assessment determines that a resident could be 1131
cared for in a less restrictive setting or does not meet the 1132
criteria for skilled or intermediate care in a nursing home, the 1133
department and agency shall refer the resident for such care, as 1134
is appropriate for the resident. Residents referred pursuant to 1135
this subsection shall be given primary consideration for 1136
receiving services under the community care for the elderly 1137
program in the same manner as persons classified to receive such 1138
services pursuant to s. 430.205. 1139
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 1140
conform to the correct name of the program. 1141
Section 31. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1142
400.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1143
400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports 1144
and records.— 1145
(2) The agency shall publish the Nursing Home Guide 1146
quarterly in electronic form to assist consumers and their 1147
families in comparing and evaluating nursing home facilities. 1148
(a) The agency shall provide an Internet site which must 1149
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indirectly through a link to another established site or sites 1151
of the agency's choosing: 1152
1. A section entitled "Have you considered programs that 1153
provide alternatives to nursing home care?" which must be the 1154
first section of the Nursing Home Guide and must prominently 1155
display information about available alternatives to nursing 1156
homes and how to obtain additional information regarding these 1157
alternatives. The Nursing Home Guide must explain that this 1158
state offers alternative programs that allow qualified elderly 1159
persons to stay in their homes instead of being placed in 1160
nursing homes and must encourage interested persons to call the 1161
Comprehensive Assessment and Review and Evaluation for Long-Term 1162
Care Services (CARES) Program to inquire as to whether they 1163
qualify. The Nursing Home Guide must list available home and 1164
community-based programs and must clearly state the services 1165
that are provided, including whether nursing home services are 1166
covered under those programs when necessary. 1167
2. A list by name and address of all nursing home 1168
facilities in this state, including any prior name by which a 1169
facility was known during the previous 24-month period. 1170
3. Whether such nursing home facilities are proprietary or 1171
nonproprietary. 1172
4. The current owner of the facility's license and the 1173
year that that entity became the owner of the license. 1174
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whether the facility is affiliated with a company or other 1176
organization owning or managing more than one nursing facility 1177
in this state. 1178
6. The total number of beds in each facility and the most 1179
recently available occupancy levels. 1180
7. The number of private and semiprivate rooms in each 1181
facility. 1182
8. The religious affiliation, if any, of each facility. 1183
9. The languages spoken by the administrator and staff of 1184
each facility. 1185
10. Whether or not each facility accepts Medicare or 1186
Medicaid recipients or insurance, health maintenance 1187
organization, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 1188
CHAMPUS program, or workers' compensation coverage. 1189
11. Recreational and other programs available at each 1190
facility. 1191
12. Special care units or programs offered at each 1192
facility. 1193
13. Whether the facility is a part of a retirement 1194
community that offers other services pursuant to part III of 1195
this chapter or part I or part III of chapter 429. 1196
14. Survey and deficiency information, including all 1197
federal and state recertification, licensure, revisit, and 1198
complaint survey information, for each facility. For 1199
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information, including licensure, revisit, and complaint survey 1201
information, shall be provided. 1202
15. The results of consumer satisfaction surveys conducted 1203
pursuant to s. 400.0225. 1204
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 1205
conform to the correct name of the program. 1206
Section 32. Paragraph (e) of subsection (17) of section 1207
409.910, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1208
409.910 Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid-1209
eligible persons when other parties are liable.— 1210
(17) 1211
(e) Each party shall bear its own attorney fees and costs 1212
for any administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to 1213
paragraphs (b)-(e) this paragraph. 1214
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution for 1215
a reference to "this paragraph," as referenced in the 1216
amendment by s. 6, ch. 2013-48, Laws of Florida, and which 1217
language became paragraphs (b)-(e) in the compilation of 1218
the text pursuant to redesignation by s. 2, ch. 2013-150, 1219
Laws of Florida. Section 2, ch. 2013-150, referenced 1220
"paragraph (a) or paragraph (b)." 1221
Section 33. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1222
409.979, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1223
409.979 Eligibility.— 1224
(1) PREREQUISITE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY.—Medicaid 1225

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recipients who meet all of the following criteria are eligible 1226
to receive long-term care services and must receive long-term 1227
care services by participating in the long-term care managed 1228
care program. The recipient must be: 1229
(b) Determined by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review 1230
and Evaluation for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) preadmission 1231
screening program to require: 1232
1. Nursing facility care as defined in s. 409.985(3); or 1233
2. Hospital level of care, for individuals diagnosed with 1234
cystic fibrosis. 1235
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 1236
conform to the correct name of the program. 1237
Section 34. Subsections (6), (7), (8), and (15) of section 1238
427.703, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1239
427.703 Definitions.—As used in this part: 1240
(8)(6) "Deafblind" means having both a permanent hearing 1241
impairment and a permanent visual impairment and includes dual 1242
sensory impairment. 1243
(6)(7) "Deaf service center" means a center that serves, 1244
within a defined region, individuals with hearing loss or speech 1245
impairment or who are deafblind, by distributing equipment and 1246
providing services on behalf of the administrator. 1247
(7)(8) "Deaf service center director" means an individual 1248
who serves as the director for a deaf service center and is 1249
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speech impairment or who are deafblind are qualified to receive 1251
equipment or services in accordance with ss. 427.701-427.708, 1252
based on their impairment by attesting to such impairment as 1253
provided for in the procedures developed by the administrator. 1254
(15) "Regional distribution center director" means an 1255
individual qualified by the administrator who serves as the 1256
director for a regional distribution center and meets the 1257
standards for ensuring that individuals with hearing loss or 1258
speech impairment or who are deafblind are qualified to receive 1259
equipment or services in accordance with ss. 427.701-427.708, 1260
based on their impairment by attesting to such impairment as 1261
provided for in the procedures developed by the administrator. 1262
Reviser's note.—Subsections (6)-(8) are amended to conform to 1263
the alphabetical ordering of definitions in this section. 1264
Subsection (15) is amended to confirm editorial insertions 1265
to conform to language elsewhere in the section. 1266
Section 35. Section 429.55, Florida Statutes, is amended 1267
to read: 1268
429.55 Consumer information.— 1269
(1) CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE.—The Legislature finds 1270
that consumers need additional information on the quality of 1271
care and service in assisted living facilities in order to 1272
select the best facility for themselves or their loved ones. 1273
Therefore, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall 1274
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of the agency's website either directly or indirectly through 1276
links to one or more other established websites of the agency's 1277
choosing. The website must be searchable by facility name, 1278
license type, city, or zip code. By November 1, 2015, The agency 1279
shall include all content in its possession on the website and 1280
add content when received from facilities. At a minimum, the 1281
content must include: 1282
(a) Information on each licensed assisted living facility, 1283
including, but not limited to: 1284
1. The name and address of the facility. 1285
2. The name of the owner or operator of the facility. 1286
3. The number and type of licensed beds in the facility. 1287
4. The types of licenses held by the facility. 1288
5. The facility's license expiration date and status. 1289
6. The total number of clients that the facility is 1290
licensed to serve and the most recently available occupancy 1291
levels. 1292
7. The number of private and semiprivate rooms offered. 1293
8. The bed-hold policy. 1294
9. The religious affiliation, if any, of the assisted 1295
living facility. 1296
10. The languages spoken by the staff. 1297
11. Availability of nurses. 1298
12. Forms of payment accepted, including, but not limited 1299
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insurance, health maintenance organization, United States 1301
Department of Veterans Affairs, CHAMPUS program, or workers' 1302
compensation coverage. 1303
13. Indication if the licensee is operating under 1304
bankruptcy protection. 1305
14. Recreational and other programs available. 1306
15. Special care units or programs offered. 1307
16. Whether the facility is a part of a retirement 1308
community that offers other services pursuant to this part or 1309
part III of this chapter, part II or part III of chapter 400, or 1310
chapter 651. 1311
17. Links to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 1312
website and the program's statewide toll-free telephone number. 1313
18. Links to the websites of the providers. 1314
19. Other relevant information that the agency currently 1315
collects. 1316
(b) Survey and violation information for the facility, 1317
including a list of the facility's violations committed during 1318
the previous 60 months, which on July 1, 2015, may include 1319
violations committed on or after July 1, 2010. The list shall be 1320
updated monthly and include for each violation: 1321
1. A summary of the violation, including all licensure, 1322
revisit, and complaint survey information, presented in a manner 1323
understandable by the general public. 1324
2. Any sanctions imposed by final order. 1325

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3. The date the corrective action was confirmed by the 1326
agency. 1327
(c) Links to inspection reports that the agency has on 1328
file. 1329
(2) VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE) VTE CONSUMER 1330
INFORMATION.— 1331
(a) The Legislature finds that many pulmonary embolisms 1332
(PEs) PEs are preventable and that information about the 1333
prevalence of the disease could save lives. 1334
(b) The term "pulmonary embolism" or "PE" means a 1335
condition in which part of a the clot located in a deep vein 1336
breaks off and travels to the lungs, possibly causing death. 1337
(c) The term "venous thromboembolism" or "VTE" means deep 1338
vein thrombosis, which is a blood clot located in a deep vein, 1339
usually in the leg or arm. The term can be used to refer to deep 1340
vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or both. 1341
(d) Assisted living facilities must provide a consumer 1342
information pamphlet to residents upon admission. The pamphlet 1343
must contain information about venous thromboembolism, including 1344
risk factors and how residents can recognize the signs and 1345
symptoms of venous thromboembolism. 1346
1347
The agency may adopt rules to administer this section. 1348
Reviser's note.—Subsection (1) is amended to delete obsolete 1349
language. Subsection (2) is amended to improve clarity. 1350

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Section 36. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section 1351
445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1352
445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; 1353
creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers.— 1354
(4) 1355
(h)1. The state board shall appoint a Credentials Review 1356
Committee to identify nondegree credentials and degree 1357
credentials of value for approval by the state board and 1358
inclusion in the Master Credentials List. Such credentials must 1359
include registered apprenticeship programs; industry 1360
certifications, including industry certifications for 1361
agricultural occupations submitted pursuant to s. 570.07(43); 1362
licenses; advanced technical certificates; college credit 1363
certificates; career certificates; applied technology diplomas; 1364
associate degrees; baccalaureate degrees; and graduate degrees. 1365
The Credentials Review Committee must include: 1366
a. The Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools. 1367
b. The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult 1368
Education. 1369
c. The Chancellor of the Florida College System. 1370
d. The Chancellor of the State University System. 1371
e. The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and 1372
Career Help, who shall serve as chair of the committee. 1373
f. Four members from local workforce development boards, 1374
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g. Two members from nonpublic postsecondary institutions. 1376
h. Two members from industry associations. 1377
i. Two members from Florida-based businesses. 1378
j. Two members from the Department of Commerce. 1379
k. One member from the Department of Agriculture and 1380
Consumer Services. 1381
2. All information pertaining to the Credentials Review 1382
Committee, the process for the approval of credentials of value, 1383
and the Master Credentials List must be made available and be 1384
easily accessible to the public on all relevant state agency 1385
websites. 1386
3. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 1387
definition for credentials of value and create a framework of 1388
quality. The framework must align with federally funded 1389
workforce accountability requirements and undergo biennial 1390
review. 1391
4. The criteria to determine value for nondegree 1392
credentials should, at a minimum, require: 1393
a. Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand 1394
as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the 1395
Department of Commerce or the Labor Market Estimating Conference 1396
created in s. 216.136, or meets local demand as identified in 1397
the criteria adopted by the Credentials Review Committee. The 1398
Credentials Review Committee may consider additional evidence to 1399
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occupations. Evidence to be considered by the Credentials Review 1401
Committee must include employer information on present 1402
credential use or emerging opportunities. 1403
b. Evidence that the competencies mastered upon completion 1404
of the credential are aligned with labor market demand. 1405
c. Evidence of the employment and earnings outcomes for 1406
individuals after obtaining the credential. Earnings outcomes 1407
must provide middle-level to high-level wages with preference 1408
given to credentials generating high-level wages. Credentials 1409
that do not meet the earnings outcomes criteria must be part of 1410
a sequence of credentials that are required for the next level 1411
occupation that does meet the earnings outcomes criteria in 1412
order to be identified as a credential of value. For new 1413
credentials, this criteria may be met with conditional 1414
eligibility until measurable labor market outcomes are obtained. 1415
5. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish the 1416
criteria to determine value for degree programs. This criteria 1417
must include evidence that the program meets statewide or 1418
regional labor market demand as identified by the Labor Market 1419
Statistics Center within the Department of Commerce or the Labor 1420
Market Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136, or meets 1421
local demand as determined by the committee. The Credentials 1422
Review Committee may consider additional evidence to determine 1423
labor market demand for credentials for agricultural 1424
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baccalaureate degrees and graduate degrees, must be used to 1426
designate programs of emphasis under s. 1001.706 and to guide 1427
the development of program standards and benchmarks under s. 1428
1004.92. 1429
6. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 1430
process for prioritizing nondegree credentials and degree 1431
programs based on critical statewide or regional shortages. 1432
7. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 1433
process for: 1434
a. At a minimum, quarterly review and approval of 1435
credential applications. Approved credentials of value shall be 1436
used by the committee to develop the Master Credentials List. 1437
b. Annual review of the Master Credentials List. 1438
c. Phasing out credentials on the Master Credentials List 1439
that no longer meet the framework of quality. Credentials must 1440
remain on the list for at least 1 year after identification for 1441
removal. 1442
d. Designating performance funding eligibility under ss. 1443
1011.80 and 1011.81, based upon the highest available 1444
certification for postsecondary students. 1445
e. Upon approval, the state board shall submit the Master 1446
Credentials List to the State Board of Education. The list must, 1447
at a minimum, identify nondegree credentials and degree programs 1448
determined to be of value for purposes of the CAPE Industry 1449
Certification Funding List adopted under s. 1008.44 ss. 1008.44 1450

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and 1011.62(1); if the credential or degree program meets 1451
statewide, regional, or local level demand; the type of 1452
certificate, credential, or degree; and the primary standard 1453
occupation classification code. 1454
f. If an application submitted to the Credentials Review 1455
Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials 1456
Review Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the 1457
applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of 1458
contact provided on the application by the end of the next 1459
quarter after receipt of the application. The notice must 1460
include the basis for denial and the procedure to appeal the 1461
denial. 1462
8. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 1463
process for linking Classifications of Instructional Programs 1464
(CIP) to Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for all new 1465
credentials of value identified on the Master Credentials List. 1466
The CIP code aligns instructional programs to occupations. A CIP 1467
to SOC link indicates that programs classified in the CIP code 1468
category prepare individuals for jobs classified in the SOC code 1469
category. The state board shall submit approved CIP to SOC 1470
linkages to the State Board of Education with each credential 1471
that is added to the Master Credentials List. 1472
9. The Credentials Review Committee shall identify all 1473
data elements necessary to collect information on credentials by 1474
the Florida Education and Training Placement Program automated 1475

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system under s. 1008.39. 1476
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the deletion of references 1477
to the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List in s. 1478
1011.62(1) by s. 17, ch. 2025-203, Laws of Florida. 1479
Section 37. Subsection (3) of section 497.271, Florida 1480
Statutes, is amended to read: 1481
497.271 Standards for construction and significant 1482
alteration or renovation of mausoleums and columbaria.— 1483
(3) The licensing authority shall transmit the rules as 1484
adopted under subsection (2), referred to as the "mausoleum 1485
standards," to the Florida Building Commission, which shall 1486
initiate rulemaking under chapter 120 to consider such mausoleum 1487
standards. If such mausoleum standards are not deemed 1488
acceptable, they must be returned by the Florida Building 1489
Commission to the licensing authority with details of changes 1490
needed to make them acceptable. If such mausoleum standards are 1491
acceptable, the Florida Building Commission must adopt a rule 1492
designating the mausoleum standards as an approved revision to 1493
the State Minimum Building Codes under part IV of chapter 553. 1494
When designated by the Florida Building Commission, such 1495
mausoleum standards shall become a required element of the State 1496
Minimum Building Codes under s. 553.73(2) s. 553.73(2)(a) and 1497
shall be transmitted to each local enforcement agency, as 1498
defined in s. 553.71(5). Such local enforcement agency shall 1499
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standards as if they were part of the local building code, but 1501
shall have no continuing duty to inspect after final approval of 1502
the construction pursuant to the local building code. Any 1503
further amendments to the mausoleum standards shall be 1504
accomplished by the same procedure. Such designated mausoleum 1505
standards, as from time to time amended, shall be a part of the 1506
State Minimum Building Codes under s. 553.73 until the adoption 1507
and effective date of a new statewide uniform minimum building 1508
code, which may supersede the mausoleum standards as provided by 1509
the law enacting the new statewide uniform minimum building 1510
code. 1511
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a scrivener's error in 1512
Engrossed C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 683, which became 1513
ch. 2025-140, Laws of Florida; that version deleted an 1514
earlier bill version amendment adding paragraphs to s. 1515
553.72(2) but neglected to correct a cross-reference to 1516
that provision updated in the earlier version. 1517
Section 38. Subsection (2) of section 570.321, Florida 1518
Statutes, is amended to read: 1519
570.321 Plant Industry Trust Fund.— 1520
(2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 1521
shall be administered in accordance with ss. 581.031, 581.141, 1522
581.211, 581.212, 586.045, 586.15, and 586.16, 593.114, and 1523
593.117. 1524
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and 593.117 by s. 68, ch. 2025-22, Laws of Florida. 1526
Section 39. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1527
599.012, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1528
599.012 Florida Wine Trust Fund; creation.— 1529
(1) There is established the Florida Wine Trust Fund 1530
within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The 1531
department shall use the moneys deposited in the trust fund 1532
pursuant to subsection (2) to do all the following: 1533
(a) Develop and coordinate the implementation of the State 1534
Wine Viticulture Plan. 1535
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 1536
conform to the renaming of the plan by s. 71, ch. 2025-22, 1537
Laws of Florida. 1538
Section 40. Subsection (4) of section 679.3171, Florida 1539
Statutes, is amended to read: 1540
679.3171 Interests that take priority over or take free of 1541
security interest or agricultural lien.— 1542
(4) Subject to subsections (6)-(8), a licensee of a 1543
general intangible or a buyer, other than a secured party, of 1544
collateral other than electronic money, tangible documents, 1545
goods, instruments, tangible documents, or a certificated 1546
security takes free of a security interest if the licensee or 1547
buyer gives value without knowledge of the security interest and 1548
before it is perfected. 1549
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 1550

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remove duplicative language. 1551
Section 41. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1552
679.613, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1553
679.613 Contents and form of notification before 1554
disposition of collateral; general.—Except in a consumer-goods 1555
transaction, the following rules apply: 1556
(3) The contents of a notification providing substantially 1557
the information specified in subsection (1) are sufficient, even 1558
if the notification includes: 1559
(a) Information not specified by that subsection 1560
paragraph; or 1561
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context. 1562
Section 42. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1563
(g) of subsection (12) of section 718.111, Florida Statutes, are 1564
amended to read: 1565
718.111 The association.— 1566
(1) CORPORATE ENTITY.— 1567
(d) As required by s. 617.0830, an officer, director, or 1568
agent shall discharge his or her duties in good faith, with the 1569
care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would 1570
exercise under similar circumstances, and in a manner he or she 1571
reasonably believes to be in the interests of the association. 1572
An officer, director, or agent shall be liable for monetary 1573
damages as provided in s. 617.0834 if such officer, director, or 1574
agent breached or failed to perform his or her duties and the 1575

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breach of, or failure to perform, his or her duties constitutes 1576
a violation of criminal law as provided in s. 617.0834; 1577
constitutes a transaction from which the officer or director 1578
derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or 1579
indirectly; or constitutes recklessness or an act or omission 1580
that was in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner 1581
exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, 1582
or property. Forgery of a ballot envelope or voting certificate 1583
used in a condominium association election is punishable as 1584
provided in s. 831.01, the theft or embezzlement of funds of a 1585
condominium association is punishable as provided in s. 812.014, 1586
and the destruction of or the refusal to allow inspection or 1587
copying of an official record of a condominium association that 1588
is accessible to unit owners within the time periods required by 1589
general law in furtherance of any crime is punishable as 1590
tampering with physical evidence as provided in s. 918.13 or as 1591
obstruction of justice as provided in chapter 843. An officer or 1592
director charged by information or indictment with a crime 1593
referenced in this paragraph must be removed from office, and 1594
the vacancy shall be filled as provided in s. 718.112(2)(d)3. s. 1595
718.112(2)(d)2. until the end of the officer's or director's 1596
period of suspension or the end of his or her term of office, 1597
whichever occurs first. If a criminal charge is pending against 1598
the officer or director, he or she may not be appointed or 1599
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association and may not have access to the official records of 1601
any association, except pursuant to a court order. However, if 1602
the charges are resolved without a finding of guilt, the officer 1603
or director must be reinstated for the remainder of his or her 1604
term of office, if any. 1605
(12) OFFICIAL RECORDS.— 1606
(g)1. An association managing a condominium with 25 or 1607
more units which does not contain timeshare units shall post 1608
digital copies of the documents specified in subparagraph 2. on 1609
its website or make such documents available through an 1610
application that can be downloaded on a mobile device. Unless a 1611
shorter period is otherwise required, a document must be made 1612
available on the association's website or made available for 1613
download through an application on a mobile device within 30 1614
days after the association receives or creates an official 1615
record specified in subparagraph 2. 1616
a. The association's website or application must be: 1617
(I) An independent website, application, or web portal 1618
wholly owned and operated by the association; or 1619
(II) A website, application, or web portal operated by a 1620
third-party provider with whom the association owns, leases, 1621
rents, or otherwise obtains the right to operate a web page, 1622
subpage, web portal, collection of subpages or web portals, or 1623
an application which is dedicated to the association's 1624
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may be posted or made available by the association. 1626
b. The association's website or application must be 1627
accessible through the Internet and must contain a subpage, web 1628
portal, or other protected electronic location that is 1629
inaccessible to the general public and accessible only to unit 1630
owners and employees of the association. 1631
c. Upon a unit owner's written request, the association 1632
must provide the unit owner with a username and password and 1633
access to the protected sections of the association's website or 1634
application which contain any notices, records, or documents 1635
that must be electronically provided. 1636
2. A current copy of the following documents must be 1637
posted in digital format on the association's website or 1638
application: 1639
a. The recorded declaration of condominium of each 1640
condominium operated by the association and each amendment to 1641
each declaration. 1642
b. The recorded bylaws of the association and each 1643
amendment to the bylaws. 1644
c. The articles of incorporation of the association, or 1645
other documents creating the association, and each amendment to 1646
the articles of incorporation or other documents. The copy 1647
posted pursuant to this sub-subparagraph must be a copy of the 1648
articles of incorporation filed with the Department of State. 1649
d. The rules of the association. 1650

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e. The approved minutes of all board of administration 1651
meetings over the preceding 12 months. 1652
f. The video recording or a hyperlink to the video 1653
recording for all meetings of the association, the board of 1654
administration, any committee, and the unit owners which are 1655
conducted by video conference over the preceding 12 months. 1656
g. A list of all executory contracts or documents to which 1657
the association is a party or under which the association or the 1658
unit owners have an obligation or responsibility and, after 1659
bidding for the related materials, equipment, or services has 1660
closed, a list of bids received by the association within the 1661
past year. Summaries of bids for materials, equipment, or 1662
services which exceed $500 must be maintained on the website or 1663
application for 1 year. In lieu of summaries, complete copies of 1664
the bids may be posted. 1665
h. The annual budget required by s. 718.112(2)(f) and any 1666
proposed budget to be considered at the annual meeting. 1667
i. The financial report required by subsection (13) and 1668
any monthly income or expense statement to be considered at a 1669
meeting. 1670
j. The certification of each director required by s. 1671
718.112(2)(d)5.b. s. 718.112(2)(d)4.b. 1672
k. All contracts or transactions between the association 1673
and any director, officer, corporation, firm, or association 1674
that is not an affiliated condominium association or any other 1675

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entity in which an association director is also a director or 1676
officer and financially interested. 1677
l. Any contract or document regarding a conflict of 1678
interest or possible conflict of interest as provided in ss. 1679
468.4335, 468.436(2)(b)6., and 718.3027(3). 1680
m. The notice of any unit owner meeting and the agenda for 1681
the meeting, as required by s. 718.112(2)(d)4. s. 1682
718.112(2)(d)3., no later than 14 days before the meeting. The 1683
notice must be posted in plain view on the front page of the 1684
website or application, or on a separate subpage of the website 1685
or application labeled "Notices" which is conspicuously visible 1686
and linked from the front page. The association must also post 1687
on its website or application any document to be considered and 1688
voted on by the owners during the meeting or any document listed 1689
on the agenda at least 7 days before the meeting at which the 1690
document or the information within the document will be 1691
considered. 1692
n. Notice of any board meeting, the agenda, and any other 1693
document required for the meeting as required by s. 1694
718.112(2)(c), which must be posted no later than the date 1695
required for notice under s. 718.112(2)(c). 1696
o. The inspection reports described in ss. 553.899 and 1697
718.301(4)(p) and any other inspection report relating to a 1698
structural or life safety inspection of condominium property. 1699
p. The association's most recent structural integrity 1700

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reserve study, if applicable. 1701
q. Copies of all building permits issued for ongoing or 1702
planned construction. 1703
r. A copy of all affidavits required by this chapter. 1704
3. The association shall ensure that the information and 1705
records described in paragraph (c), which are not allowed to be 1706
accessible to unit owners, are not posted on the association's 1707
website or application. If protected information or information 1708
restricted from being accessible to unit owners is included in 1709
documents that are required to be posted on the association's 1710
website or application, the association shall ensure the 1711
information is redacted before posting the documents. 1712
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association or its agent is 1713
not liable for disclosing information that is protected or 1714
restricted under this paragraph unless such disclosure was made 1715
with a knowing or intentional disregard of the protected or 1716
restricted nature of such information. 1717
4. The failure of the association to post information 1718
required under subparagraph 2. is not in and of itself 1719
sufficient to invalidate any action or decision of the 1720
association's board or its committees. 1721
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct cross-references to conform 1722
to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.112(2)(d) by s. 1723
8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida. 1724
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section 718.112, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1726
718.112 Bylaws.— 1727
(2) REQUIRED PROVISIONS.—The bylaws shall provide for the 1728
following and, if they do not do so, shall be deemed to include 1729
the following: 1730
(b) Quorum; voting requirements; proxies.— 1731
1. Unless a lower number is provided in the bylaws, the 1732
percentage of voting interests required to constitute a quorum 1733
at a meeting of the members is a majority of the voting 1734
interests. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or in the 1735
declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws, and except as 1736
provided in subparagraph (d)5. (d)4., decisions shall be made by 1737
a majority of the voting interests represented at a meeting at 1738
which a quorum is present. 1739
2. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein, unit 1740
owners in a residential condominium may not vote by general 1741
proxy, but may vote by limited proxies substantially conforming 1742
to a limited proxy form adopted by the division. A voting 1743
interest or consent right allocated to a unit owned by the 1744
association may not be exercised or considered for any purpose, 1745
whether for a quorum, an election, or otherwise. Limited proxies 1746
and general proxies may be used to establish a quorum. Limited 1747
proxies shall be used for votes taken to waive or reduce 1748
reserves in accordance with subparagraph (f)2.; for votes taken 1749
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for votes taken to amend the declaration pursuant to s. 718.110; 1751
for votes taken to amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws 1752
pursuant to this section; and for any other matter for which 1753
this chapter requires or permits a vote of the unit owners. 1754
Except as provided in paragraph (d), a proxy, limited or 1755
general, may not be used in the election of board members in a 1756
residential condominium. General proxies may be used for other 1757
matters for which limited proxies are not required, and may be 1758
used in voting for nonsubstantive changes to items for which a 1759
limited proxy is required and given. Notwithstanding this 1760
subparagraph, unit owners may vote in person at unit owner 1761
meetings. This subparagraph does not limit the use of general 1762
proxies or require the use of limited proxies for any agenda 1763
item or election at any meeting of a timeshare condominium 1764
association or a nonresidential condominium association. 1765
3. A proxy given is effective only for the specific 1766
meeting for which originally given and any lawfully adjourned 1767
meetings thereof. A proxy is not valid longer than 90 days after 1768
the date of the first meeting for which it was given. Each proxy 1769
is revocable at any time at the pleasure of the unit owner 1770
executing it. 1771
4. A member of the board of administration or a committee 1772
may submit in writing his or her agreement or disagreement with 1773
any action taken at a meeting that the member did not attend. 1774
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against the action taken or to create a quorum. 1776
5. A board meeting may be conducted in person or by video 1777
conference. A board or committee member's participation in a 1778
meeting via telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or similar 1779
real-time electronic or video communication counts toward a 1780
quorum, and such member may vote as if physically present. A 1781
speaker must be used so that the conversation of such members 1782
may be heard by the board or committee members attending in 1783
person as well as by any unit owners present at a meeting. The 1784
division shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54 1785
governing the requirements for meetings. 1786
(d) Unit owner meetings.— 1787
1. An annual meeting of the unit owners must be held at 1788
the location provided in the association bylaws and, if the 1789
bylaws are silent as to the location, the meeting must be held 1790
within 15 miles of the condominium property or within the same 1791
county as the condominium property. However, such distance 1792
requirement does not apply to an association governing a 1793
timeshare condominium. If a unit owner meeting is conducted via 1794
video conference, a unit owner may vote electronically in the 1795
manner provided in s. 718.128. 1796
2. Unit owner meetings, including the annual meeting of 1797
the unit owners, may be conducted in person or via video 1798
conference. If the annual meeting of the unit owners is 1799
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board of administration must be physically present at the 1801
physical location where unit owners can attend the meeting. The 1802
location must be provided in the association bylaws and, if the 1803
bylaws are silent as to the location, the meeting must be held 1804
within 15 miles of the condominium property or within the same 1805
county as the condominium property. If the unit owner meeting is 1806
conducted via video conference, the video conference must be 1807
recorded and such recording must be maintained as an official 1808
record of the association. The division shall adopt rules 1809
pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54 governing the requirements 1810
for meetings. 1811
3. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a vacancy on the 1812
board caused by the expiration of a director's term must be 1813
filled by electing a new board member, and the election must be 1814
by secret ballot. An election is not required if the number of 1815
vacancies equals or exceeds the number of candidates. For 1816
purposes of this paragraph, the term "candidate" means an 1817
eligible person who has timely submitted the written notice, as 1818
described in sub-subparagraph 5.a. 4.a., of his or her intention 1819
to become a candidate. Except in a timeshare or nonresidential 1820
condominium, or if the staggered term of a board member does not 1821
expire until a later annual meeting, or if all members' terms 1822
would otherwise expire but there are no candidates, the terms of 1823
all board members expire at the annual meeting, and such members 1824
may stand for reelection unless prohibited by the bylaws. Board 1825

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members may serve terms longer than 1 year if permitted by the 1826
bylaws or articles of incorporation. A board member may not 1827
serve more than 8 consecutive years unless approved by an 1828
affirmative vote of unit owners representing two-thirds of all 1829
votes cast in the election or unless there are not enough 1830
eligible candidates to fill the vacancies on the board at the 1831
time of the vacancy. Only board service that occurs on or after 1832
July 1, 2018, may be used when calculating a board member's term 1833
limit. If the number of board members whose terms expire at the 1834
annual meeting equals or exceeds the number of candidates, the 1835
candidates become members of the board effective upon the 1836
adjournment of the annual meeting. Unless the bylaws provide 1837
otherwise, any remaining vacancies shall be filled by the 1838
affirmative vote of the majority of the directors making up the 1839
newly constituted board even if the directors constitute less 1840
than a quorum or there is only one director. In a residential 1841
condominium association of more than 10 units or in a 1842
residential condominium association that does not include 1843
timeshare units or timeshare interests, co-owners of a unit may 1844
not serve as members of the board of directors at the same time 1845
unless they own more than one unit or unless there are not 1846
enough eligible candidates to fill the vacancies on the board at 1847
the time of the vacancy. A unit owner in a residential 1848
condominium desiring to be a candidate for board membership must 1849
comply with sub-subparagraph 5.a. 4.a. and must be eligible to 1850

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be a candidate to serve on the board of directors at the time of 1851
the deadline for submitting a notice of intent to run in order 1852
to have his or her name listed as a proper candidate on the 1853
ballot or to serve on the board. A person who has been suspended 1854
or removed by the division under this chapter, or who is 1855
delinquent in the payment of any assessment due to the 1856
association, is not eligible to be a candidate for board 1857
membership and may not be listed on the ballot. For purposes of 1858
this paragraph, a person is delinquent if a payment is not made 1859
by the due date as specifically identified in the declaration of 1860
condominium, bylaws, or articles of incorporation. If a due date 1861
is not specifically identified in the declaration of 1862
condominium, bylaws, or articles of incorporation, the due date 1863
is the first day of the assessment period. A person who has been 1864
convicted of any felony in this state or in a United States 1865
District or Territorial Court, or who has been convicted of any 1866
offense in another jurisdiction which would be considered a 1867
felony if committed in this state, is not eligible for board 1868
membership unless such felon's civil rights have been restored 1869
for at least 5 years as of the date such person seeks election 1870
to the board. The validity of an action by the board is not 1871
affected if it is later determined that a board member is 1872
ineligible for board membership due to having been convicted of 1873
a felony. This subparagraph does not limit the term of a member 1874
of the board of a nonresidential or timeshare condominium. 1875

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4. The bylaws must provide the method of calling meetings 1876
of unit owners, including annual meetings. Written notice of an 1877
annual meeting must include an agenda; be mailed, hand 1878
delivered, or electronically transmitted to each unit owner at 1879
least 14 days before the annual meeting; and be posted in a 1880
conspicuous place on the condominium property or association 1881
property at least 14 continuous days before the annual meeting. 1882
Written notice of a meeting other than an annual meeting must 1883
include an agenda; be mailed, hand delivered, or electronically 1884
transmitted to each unit owner; and be posted in a conspicuous 1885
place on the condominium property or association property within 1886
the timeframe specified in the bylaws. If the bylaws do not 1887
specify a timeframe for written notice of a meeting other than 1888
an annual meeting, notice must be provided at least 14 1889
continuous days before the meeting. Upon notice to the unit 1890
owners, the board shall, by duly adopted rule, designate a 1891
specific location on the condominium property or association 1892
property at which all notices of unit owner meetings must be 1893
posted. This requirement does not apply if there is no 1894
condominium property for posting notices. In addition to the 1895
physical posting of meeting notices, the association may, by 1896
reasonable rule, adopt a procedure for conspicuously posting and 1897
repeatedly broadcasting the notice and the agenda on a closed-1898
circuit cable television system serving the condominium 1899
association. If broadcast notice is provided, the notice and 1900

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agenda must be broadcast in a manner and for a sufficient 1901
continuous length of time so as to allow an average reader to 1902
observe the notice and read and comprehend the entire content of 1903
the notice and the agenda. In addition to any of the authorized 1904
means of providing notice of a meeting of the board, the 1905
association may, by rule, adopt a procedure for conspicuously 1906
posting the meeting notice and the agenda on a website serving 1907
the condominium association for at least the minimum period of 1908
time for which a notice of a meeting is also required to be 1909
physically posted on the condominium property. Any rule adopted 1910
shall, in addition to other matters, include a requirement that 1911
the association send an electronic notice in the same manner as 1912
a notice for a meeting of the members, which must include a 1913
hyperlink to the website at which the notice is posted, to unit 1914
owners whose e-mail addresses are included in the association's 1915
official records. Unless a unit owner waives in writing the 1916
right to receive notice of the annual meeting, such notice must 1917
be hand delivered, mailed, or electronically transmitted to each 1918
unit owner. Notice for meetings and notice for all other 1919
purposes must be mailed to each unit owner at the address last 1920
furnished to the association by the unit owner, or hand 1921
delivered to each unit owner. However, if a unit is owned by 1922
more than one person, the association must provide notice to the 1923
address that the developer identifies for that purpose and 1924
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association in writing, or if no address is given or the owners 1926
of the unit do not agree, to the address provided on the deed of 1927
record. An officer of the association, or the manager or other 1928
person providing notice of the association meeting, must provide 1929
an affidavit or United States Postal Service certificate of 1930
mailing, to be included in the official records of the 1931
association affirming that the notice was mailed or hand 1932
delivered in accordance with this provision. 1933
5. The members of the board of a residential condominium 1934
shall be elected by written ballot or voting machine. Proxies 1935
may not be used in electing the board in general elections or 1936
elections to fill vacancies caused by recall, resignation, or 1937
otherwise, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. This 1938
subparagraph does not apply to an association governing a 1939
timeshare condominium. 1940
a. At least 60 days before a scheduled election, the 1941
association shall mail, deliver, or electronically transmit, by 1942
separate association mailing or included in another association 1943
mailing, delivery, or transmission, including regularly 1944
published newsletters, to each unit owner entitled to a vote, a 1945
first notice of the date of the election. A unit owner or other 1946
eligible person desiring to be a candidate for the board must 1947
give written notice of his or her intent to be a candidate to 1948
the association at least 40 days before a scheduled election. 1949
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subparagraph 4. 3., the association shall mail, deliver, or 1951
electronically transmit a second notice of the election to all 1952
unit owners entitled to vote, together with a ballot that lists 1953
all candidates not less than 14 days or more than 34 days before 1954
the date of the election. Upon request of a candidate, an 1955
information sheet, no larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, 1956
which must be furnished by the candidate at least 35 days before 1957
the election, must be included with the mailing, delivery, or 1958
transmission of the ballot, with the costs of mailing, delivery, 1959
or electronic transmission and copying to be borne by the 1960
association. The association is not liable for the contents of 1961
the information sheets prepared by the candidates. In order to 1962
reduce costs, the association may print or duplicate the 1963
information sheets on both sides of the paper. The division 1964
shall by rule establish voting procedures consistent with this 1965
sub-subparagraph, including rules establishing procedures for 1966
giving notice by electronic transmission and rules providing for 1967
the secrecy of ballots. Elections shall be decided by a 1968
plurality of ballots cast. There is no quorum requirement; 1969
however, at least 20 percent of the eligible voters must cast a 1970
ballot in order to have a valid election. A unit owner may not 1971
authorize any other person to vote his or her ballot, and any 1972
ballots improperly cast are invalid. A unit owner who violates 1973
this provision may be fined by the association in accordance 1974
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the ballot for the reasons stated in s. 101.051 may obtain such 1976
assistance. The regular election must occur on the date of the 1977
annual meeting. Notwithstanding this sub-subparagraph, an 1978
election is not required unless more candidates file notices of 1979
intent to run or are nominated than board vacancies exist. 1980
b. A director of a board of an association of a 1981
residential condominium shall: 1982
(I) Certify in writing to the secretary of the association 1983
that he or she has read the association's declaration of 1984
condominium, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and current 1985
written policies; that he or she will work to uphold such 1986
documents and policies to the best of his or her ability; and 1987
that he or she will faithfully discharge his or her fiduciary 1988
responsibility to the association's members. 1989
(II) Submit to the secretary of the association a 1990
certificate of having satisfactorily completed the educational 1991
curriculum administered by the division or a division-approved 1992
condominium education provider. The educational curriculum must 1993
be at least 4 hours long and include instruction on milestone 1994
inspections, structural integrity reserve studies, elections, 1995
recordkeeping, financial literacy and transparency, levying of 1996
fines, and notice and meeting requirements. 1997
1998
Each newly elected or appointed director must submit to the 1999
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educational certificate within 1 year before being elected or 2001
appointed or 90 days after the date of election or appointment. 2002
A director of an association of a residential condominium who 2003
was elected or appointed before July 1, 2024, must comply with 2004
the written certification and educational certificate 2005
requirements in this sub-subparagraph by June 30, 2025. The 2006
written certification and educational certificate is valid for 7 2007
years after the date of issuance and does not have to be 2008
resubmitted as long as the director serves on the board without 2009
interruption during the 7-year period. A director who is 2010
appointed by the developer may satisfy the educational 2011
certificate requirement in sub-sub-subparagraph (II) for any 2012
subsequent appointment to a board by a developer within 7 years 2013
after the date of issuance of the most recent educational 2014
certificate, including any interruption of service on a board or 2015
appointment to a board in another association within that 7-year 2016
period. One year after submission of the most recent written 2017
certification and educational certificate, and annually 2018
thereafter, a director of an association of a residential 2019
condominium must submit to the secretary of the association a 2020
certificate of having satisfactorily completed at least 1 hour 2021
of continuing education administered by the division, or a 2022
division-approved condominium education provider, relating to 2023
any recent changes to this chapter and the related 2024
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association of a residential condominium who fails to timely 2026
file the written certification and educational certificate is 2027
suspended from service on the board until he or she complies 2028
with this sub-subparagraph. The board may temporarily fill the 2029
vacancy during the period of suspension. The secretary shall 2030
cause the association to retain a director's written 2031
certification and educational certificate for inspection by the 2032
members for 7 years after a director's election or the duration 2033
of the director's uninterrupted tenure, whichever is longer. 2034
Failure to have such written certification and educational 2035
certificate on file does not affect the validity of any board 2036
action. 2037
c. Any challenge to the election process must be commenced 2038
within 60 days after the election results are announced. 2039
6. Any approval by unit owners called for by this chapter 2040
or the applicable declaration or bylaws, including, but not 2041
limited to, the approval requirement in s. 718.111(8), must be 2042
made at a duly noticed meeting of unit owners and is subject to 2043
all requirements of this chapter or the applicable condominium 2044
documents relating to unit owner decisionmaking, except that 2045
unit owners may take action by written agreement, without 2046
meetings, on matters for which action by written agreement 2047
without meetings is expressly allowed by the applicable bylaws 2048
or declaration or any law that provides for such action. 2049
7. Unit owners may waive notice of specific meetings if 2050

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allowed by the applicable bylaws or declaration or any law. 2051
Notice of meetings of the board of administration; unit owner 2052
meetings, except unit owner meetings called to recall board 2053
members under paragraph (l); and committee meetings may be given 2054
by electronic transmission to unit owners who consent to receive 2055
notice by electronic transmission. A unit owner who consents to 2056
receiving notices by electronic transmission is solely 2057
responsible for removing or bypassing filters that block receipt 2058
of mass e-mails sent to members on behalf of the association in 2059
the course of giving electronic notices. 2060
8. Unit owners have the right to participate in meetings 2061
of unit owners with reference to all designated agenda items. 2062
However, the association may adopt reasonable rules governing 2063
the frequency, duration, and manner of unit owner participation. 2064
9. A unit owner may tape record or videotape a meeting of 2065
the unit owners subject to reasonable rules adopted by the 2066
division. 2067
10. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, any vacancy 2068
occurring on the board before the expiration of a term may be 2069
filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining 2070
directors, even if the remaining directors constitute less than 2071
a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. In the alternative, 2072
a board may hold an election to fill the vacancy, in which case 2073
the election procedures must conform to sub-subparagraph 5.a. 2074
4.a. unless the association governs 10 units or fewer and has 2075

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opted out of the statutory election process, in which case the 2076
bylaws of the association control. Unless otherwise provided in 2077
the bylaws, a board member appointed or elected under this 2078
section shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the 2079
seat being filled. Filling vacancies created by recall is 2080
governed by paragraph (l) and rules adopted by the division. 2081
11. This chapter does not limit the use of general or 2082
limited proxies, require the use of general or limited proxies, 2083
or require the use of a written ballot or voting machine for any 2084
agenda item or election at any meeting of a timeshare 2085
condominium association or nonresidential condominium 2086
association. 2087
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Notwithstanding subparagraph (b)2. and sub-subparagraph 5.a. 2089
4.a., an association of 10 or fewer units may, by affirmative 2090
vote of a majority of the total voting interests, provide for 2091
different voting and election procedures in its bylaws, which 2092
may be by a proxy specifically delineating the different voting 2093
and election procedures. The different voting and election 2094
procedures may provide for elections to be conducted by limited 2095
or general proxy. 2096
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct cross-references to conform 2097
to the redesignation of subunits in paragraph (2)(d) by s. 2098
8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida. 2099
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718.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2101
718.501 Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division 2102
of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes.— 2103
(2) 2104
(c) On the certification form provided by the division, 2105
the directors of the association shall certify that each 2106
director of the association has completed the written 2107
certification and educational certificate requirements in s. 2108
718.112(2)(d)5.b. s. 718.112(2)(d)4.b. This certification 2109
requirement does not apply to the directors of an association 2110
governing a timeshare condominium. 2111
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 2112
to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.112(2)(d) by s. 2113
8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida. 2114
Section 45. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph 2115
(e) of subsection (2) of section 718.503, Florida Statutes, are 2116
amended to read: 2117
718.503 Developer disclosure prior to sale; nondeveloper 2118
unit owner disclosure prior to sale; voidability.— 2119
(1) DEVELOPER DISCLOSURE.— 2120
(d) Milestone inspection, turnover inspection report, or 2121
structural integrity reserve study.—If the association is 2122
required to have completed a milestone inspection as described 2123
in s. 553.899, a turnover inspection report for a turnover 2124
inspection performed on or after July 1, 2023, or a structural 2125

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integrity reserve study, and the association has not completed 2126
the milestone inspection, the turnover inspection report, or the 2127
structural integrity reserve study, each contract entered into 2128
after December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit 2129
shall contain in conspicuous type a statement indicating that 2130
the association is required to have a milestone inspection, a 2131
turnover inspection report, or a structural integrity reserve 2132
study and has not completed such inspection, report, or study, 2133
as appropriate. If the association is not required to have a 2134
milestone inspection as described in s. 553.899 or a structural 2135
integrity reserve study, each contract entered into after 2136
December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit shall 2137
contain in conspicuous type a statement indicating that the 2138
association is not required to have a milestone inspection or a 2139
structural integrity reserve study, as appropriate. If the 2140
association has completed a milestone inspection as described in 2141
s. 553.899, a turnover inspection report for a turnover 2142
inspection performed on or after July 1, 2023, or a structural 2143
integrity reserve study, each contract entered into after 2144
December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit shall 2145
contain in conspicuous type: 2146
1. A clause which states: THE BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES 2147
THAT BUYER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-2148
PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED 2149
IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF 2150

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THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2151
718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A 2152
COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2153
RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 2154
718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE, MORE THAN 15 2155
DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, BEFORE 2156
EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT; and 2157
2. A clause which states: THIS AGREEMENT IS VOIDABLE BY 2158
BUYER BY DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BUYER'S INTENTION TO 2159
CANCEL WITHIN 15 DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL 2160
HOLIDAYS, AFTER THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE 2161
BUYER AND RECEIPT BY BUYER OF A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-2162
PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED 2163
IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF 2164
THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2165
718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A 2166
COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2167
RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 2168
718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE. ANY PURPORTED 2169
WAIVER OF THESE VOIDABILITY RIGHTS SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT. BUYER 2170
MAY EXTEND THE TIME FOR CLOSING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 15 2171
DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, AFTER 2172
THE BUYER RECEIVES A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-PREPARED 2173
SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED IN 2174
SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES; A COPY OF THE TURNOVER 2175

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INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 718.301(4)(p) AND (q), 2176
FLORIDA STATUTES; OR A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT 2177
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 2178
718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF 2179
REQUESTED IN WRITING. BUYER'S RIGHT TO VOID THIS AGREEMENT SHALL 2180
TERMINATE AT CLOSING. 2181
2182
A contract that does not conform to the requirements of this 2183
paragraph is voidable at the option of the purchaser before 2184
closing. 2185
(2) NONDEVELOPER DISCLOSURE.— 2186
(e) If the association is required to have completed a 2187
milestone inspection as described in s. 553.899, a turnover 2188
inspection report for a turnover inspection performed on or 2189
after July 1, 2023, or a structural integrity reserve study, and 2190
the association has not completed the milestone inspection, the 2191
turnover inspection report, or the structural integrity reserve 2192
study, each contract entered into after December 31, 2024, for 2193
the sale of a residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type 2194
a statement indicating that the association is required to have 2195
a milestone inspection, a turnover inspection report, or a 2196
structural integrity reserve study and has not completed such 2197
inspection, report, or study, as appropriate. If the association 2198
is not required to have a milestone inspection as described in 2199
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contract entered into after December 31, 2024, for the sale of a 2201
residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type a statement 2202
indicating that the association is not required to have a 2203
milestone inspection or a structural integrity reserve study, as 2204
appropriate. If the association has completed a milestone 2205
inspection as described in s. 553.899, a turnover inspection 2206
report for a turnover inspection performed on or after July 1, 2207
2023, or a structural integrity reserve study, each contract 2208
entered into after December 31, 2024, for the resale of a 2209
residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type: 2210
1. A clause which states: THE BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES 2211
THAT BUYER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-2212
PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED 2213
IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF 2214
THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2215
718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A 2216
COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2217
RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 2218
718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE, MORE THAN 7 2219
DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, BEFORE 2220
EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT; and 2221
2. A clause which states: THIS AGREEMENT IS VOIDABLE BY 2222
BUYER BY DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BUYER'S INTENTION TO 2223
CANCEL WITHIN 7 DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL 2224
HOLIDAYS, AFTER THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE 2225

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BUYER AND RECEIPT BY BUYER OF A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-2226
PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED 2227
IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF 2228
THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2229
718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A 2230
COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 2231
RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 2232
718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE. ANY PURPORTED 2233
WAIVER OF THESE VOIDABILITY RIGHTS SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT. BUYER 2234
MAY EXTEND THE TIME FOR CLOSING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 7 2235
DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, AFTER 2236
THE BUYER RECEIVES A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-PREPARED 2237
SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED IN 2238
SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES; A COPY OF THE TURNOVER 2239
INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 718.301(4)(p) AND (q), 2240
FLORIDA STATUTES; OR A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT 2241
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 2242
718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF 2243
REQUESTED IN WRITING. BUYER'S RIGHT TO VOID THIS AGREEMENT SHALL 2244
TERMINATE AT CLOSING. 2245
2246
A contract that does not conform to the requirements of this 2247
paragraph is voidable at the option of the purchaser before 2248
closing. 2249
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to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.103 by s. 5, ch. 2251
2024-244, Laws of Florida. 2252
Section 46. Paragraph (j) of subsection (1) of section 2253
719.106, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2254
719.106 Bylaws; cooperative ownership.— 2255
(1) MANDATORY PROVISIONS.—The bylaws or other cooperative 2256
documents shall provide for the following, and if they do not, 2257
they shall be deemed to include the following: 2258
(j) Annual budget.— 2259
1. The proposed annual budget of common expenses must be 2260
detailed and must show the amounts budgeted by accounts and 2261
expense classifications, including, if applicable, but not 2262
limited to, those expenses listed in s. 719.504(20). The board 2263
of administration shall adopt the annual budget at least 14 days 2264
before the start of the association's fiscal year. In the event 2265
that the board fails to timely adopt the annual budget a second 2266
time, it is deemed a minor violation and the prior year's budget 2267
shall continue in effect until a new budget is adopted. 2268
2.a. In addition to annual operating expenses, the budget 2269
must include reserve accounts for capital expenditures and 2270
deferred maintenance. These accounts must include, but not be 2271
limited to, roof replacement, building painting, and pavement 2272
resurfacing, regardless of the amount of deferred maintenance 2273
expense or replacement cost, and for any other items for which 2274
the deferred maintenance expense or replacement cost exceeds 2275

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$25,000 or the inflation-adjusted amount determined by the 2276
division under subparagraph 6., whichever amount is greater. The 2277
amount to be reserved must be computed by means of a formula 2278
which is based upon estimated remaining useful life and 2279
estimated replacement cost or deferred maintenance expense of 2280
the reserve item. In a budget adopted by an association that is 2281
required to obtain a structural integrity reserve study, 2282
reserves must be maintained for the items identified in 2283
paragraph (k) for which the association is responsible pursuant 2284
to the declaration, and the reserve amount for such items must 2285
be based on the findings and recommendations of the 2286
association's most recent structural integrity reserve study. 2287
With respect to items for which an estimate of useful life is 2288
not readily ascertainable or with an estimated remaining useful 2289
life of greater than 25 years, an association is not required to 2290
reserve replacement costs for such items, but an association 2291
must reserve the amount of deferred maintenance expense, if any, 2292
which is recommended by the structural integrity reserve study 2293
for such items. The association may adjust replacement reserve 2294
assessments annually to take into account an inflation 2295
adjustment and any changes in estimates or extension of the 2296
useful life of a reserve item caused by deferred maintenance. 2297
b. The members of a unit-owner-controlled association may 2298
determine, by a majority vote of the total voting interests of 2299
the association, for a fiscal year to provide no reserves or 2300

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reserves less adequate than required by this subsection. Before 2301
turnover of control of an association by a developer to unit 2302
owners other than a developer under s. 719.301, the developer-2303
controlled association may not vote to waive the reserves or 2304
reduce funding of the reserves. 2305
c. For a budget adopted on or after December 31, 2024, a 2306
unit-owner-controlled association that must obtain a structural 2307
integrity reserve study may not determine to provide no reserves 2308
or reserves less adequate than required by this paragraph for 2309
items listed in paragraph (k). If a meeting of the unit owners 2310
has been called to determine to provide no reserves, or reserves 2311
less adequate than required, and such result is not attained or 2312
a quorum is not attained, the reserves as included in the budget 2313
shall go into effect. 2314
d. If the local building official as defined in s. 2315
468.603, determines that the entire cooperative building is 2316
uninhabitable due to a natural emergency as defined in s. 2317
252.34, the board may pause the contribution to its reserves or 2318
reduce reserve funding until the local building official 2319
determines that the cooperative building is habitable. Any 2320
reserve account funds held by the association may be expended, 2321
pursuant to the board's determination, to make the cooperative 2322
building and its structures habitable. Upon the determination by 2323
the local building official that the cooperative building is 2324
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funds to its reserves. 2326
3.a.(I) Reserves for the items identified in paragraph (k) 2327
(g) may be funded by regular assessments, special assessments, 2328
lines of credit, or loans. A special assessment, a line of 2329
credit, or a loan under this sub-subparagraph requires the 2330
approval of a majority vote of the total voting interests of the 2331
association. 2332
(II) A unit-owner-controlled association that is required 2333
to have a structural reserve study may secure a line of credit 2334
or a loan to fund capital expenses required by a milestone 2335
inspection under s. 553.899 or a structural integrity reserve 2336
study. The lines of credit or loans must be sufficient to fund 2337
the cumulative amount of any previously waived or unfunded 2338
portion of the reserve funding amount required by this paragraph 2339
and the most recent structural integrity reserve study. Funding 2340
from the line of credit or loans must be immediately available 2341
for access by the board to fund required repair, maintenance, or 2342
replacement expenses without further approval by the members of 2343
the association. A special assessment, a line of credit, or a 2344
loan secured under this sub-subparagraph and related details 2345
must be included in the annual financial statement required 2346
under s. 719.104(4) to be delivered to unit owners and required 2347
under s. 719.503 s. 718.503 to be provided to prospective 2348
purchasers of a unit. 2349
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the association has completed a milestone inspection pursuant to 2351
s. 553.899 within the previous 2 calendar years, the board, upon 2352
the approval of a majority of the total voting interests of the 2353
association, may temporarily pause, for a period of no more than 2354
two consecutive annual budgets, reserve fund contributions or 2355
reduce the amount of reserve funding for the purpose of funding 2356
repairs recommended by the milestone inspection. This sub-2357
subparagraph does not apply to a developer-controlled 2358
association and an association in which the nondeveloper unit 2359
owners have been in control for less than 1 year. An association 2360
that has paused reserve contributions under this sub-2361
subparagraph must have a structural integrity reserve study 2362
performed before the continuation of reserve contributions in 2363
order to determine the association's reserve funding needs and 2364
to recommend a reserve funding plan. 2365
4. Reserve funds and any interest accruing thereon shall 2366
remain in the reserve account or accounts, and shall be used 2367
only for authorized reserve expenditures unless their use for 2368
other purposes is approved in advance by a vote of the majority 2369
of the total voting interests of the association. Before 2370
turnover of control of an association by a developer to unit 2371
owners other than the developer under s. 719.301, the developer 2372
may not vote to use reserves for purposes other than that for 2373
which they were intended. For a budget adopted on or after 2374
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association that must obtain a structural integrity reserve 2376
study may not vote to use reserve funds, or any interest 2377
accruing thereon, for purposes other than the replacement or 2378
deferred maintenance costs of the components listed in paragraph 2379
(k). 2380
5. An association's reserve accounts may be pooled for two 2381
or more required components. Reserve funding for components 2382
identified in paragraph (k) (g) may only be pooled with other 2383
components identified in paragraph (k) (g). The reserve funding 2384
indicated in the proposed annual budget must be sufficient to 2385
ensure that available funds meet or exceed projected expenses 2386
for all components in the reserve pool based on the reserve 2387
funding plan or schedule of the most recent structural integrity 2388
reserve study. A vote of the members is not required for the 2389
board to change the accounting method for reserves to a pooling 2390
accounting method or a straight-line accounting method. 2391
6. The division shall annually adjust for inflation, based 2392
on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers released in 2393
January of each year, the minimum $25,000 threshold amount for 2394
required reserves. By February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, 2395
the division must conspicuously post on its website the 2396
inflation-adjusted minimum threshold amount for required 2397
reserves. 2398
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paragraph (k) requires structural integrity reserve 2401
studies. Section 718.503 relates to disclosure prior to 2402
sale of residential condominiums; s. 719.503 relates to 2403
disclosure prior to sale of residential cooperatives. 2404
Section 47. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 2405
720.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2406
720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; 2407
official records; budgets; financial reporting; association 2408
funds; recalls.— 2409
(4) OFFICIAL RECORDS.— 2410
(b)1. By January 1, 2025, an association that has 100 or 2411
more parcels shall post the following documents on its website 2412
or make available such documents through an application that can 2413
be downloaded on a mobile device: 2414
a. The articles of incorporation of the association and 2415
each amendment thereto. 2416
b. The recorded bylaws of the association and each 2417
amendment thereto. 2418
c. The declaration of covenants and a copy of each 2419
amendment thereto. 2420
d. The current rules of the association. 2421
e. A list of all current executory contracts or documents 2422
to which the association is a party or under which the 2423
association or the parcel owners have an obligation or 2424
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equipment, or services has closed, a list of bids received by 2426
the association within the past year. 2427
f. The annual budget required by subsection (6) and any 2428
proposed budget to be considered at the annual meeting. 2429
g. The financial report required by subsection (7) and any 2430
monthly income or expense statement to be considered at a 2431
meeting. 2432
h. The association's current insurance policies. 2433
i. The certification of each director as required by s. 2434
720.3033(1)(a). 2435
j. All contracts or transactions between the association 2436
and any director, officer, corporation, firm, or association 2437
that is not an affiliated homeowners' association or any other 2438
entity in which a director of an association is also a director 2439
or an officer and has a financial interest. 2440
k. Any contract or document regarding a conflict of 2441
interest or possible conflict of interest as provided in ss. 2442
468.436(2)(b)6. and 720.3033(2). 2443
l. Notice of any scheduled meeting of members and the 2444
agenda for the meeting, as required by s. 720.306, at least 14 2445
days before such meeting. The notice must be posted in plain 2446
view on the homepage of the website or application, or on a 2447
separate subpage of the website or application labeled "Notices" 2448
which is conspicuously visible and linked from the homepage. The 2449
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document to be considered and voted on by the members during the 2451
meeting or any document listed on the meeting agenda at least 7 2452
days before the meeting at which such document or information 2453
within the document will be considered. 2454
m. Notice of any board meeting, the agenda, and any other 2455
document required for such meeting as required by subsection (2) 2456
(3), which must be posted on the website or application no later 2457
than the date required for notice under subsection (2) (3). 2458
2. The association's website or application must be 2459
accessible through the Internet and must contain a subpage, web 2460
portal, or other protected electronic location that is 2461
inaccessible to the general public and accessible only to parcel 2462
owners and employees of the association. 2463
3. Upon written request by a parcel owner, the association 2464
must provide the parcel owner with a username and password and 2465
access to the protected sections of the association's website or 2466
application which contains the official documents of the 2467
association. 2468
4. The association shall ensure that the information and 2469
records described in paragraph (5)(g), which are not allowed to 2470
be accessible to parcel owners, are not posted on the 2471
association's website or application. If protected information 2472
or information restricted from being accessible to parcel owners 2473
is included in documents that are required to be posted on the 2474
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ensure the information is redacted before posting the documents. 2476
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association or its authorized 2477
agent is not liable for disclosing information that is protected 2478
or restricted under paragraph (5)(g) unless such disclosure was 2479
made with a knowing or intentional disregard of the protected or 2480
restricted nature of such information. 2481
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 2482
to the fact that notice requirements are referenced in 2483
subsection (2). Subsection (3) relates to minutes of 2484
meetings. 2485
Section 48. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2486
782.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2487
782.071 Vehicular homicide.—"Vehicular homicide" is the 2488
killing of a human being, or the killing of an unborn child by 2489
any injury to the mother, caused by the operation of a motor 2490
vehicle by another in a reckless manner likely to cause the 2491
death of, or great bodily harm to, another. 2492
(1) Vehicular homicide is: 2493
(c) A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided 2494
in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a 2495
prior conviction under this section, s. 316.193(3)(c)3., s. 2496
327.35(3)(a)3.c. s. 327.35(3)(c)3., or s. 782.072. 2497
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2498
conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by 2499
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Section 49. Subsection (3) of section 782.072, Florida 2501
Statutes, is amended to read: 2502
782.072 Vessel homicide.— 2503
(3) A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided 2504
in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a 2505
prior conviction under this section, s. 316.193(3)(c)3., s. 2506
327.35(3)(a)3.c. s. 327.35(3)(c)3., or s. 782.071. 2507
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2508
conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by 2509
s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida. 2510
Section 50. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 2511
section 790.052, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2512
790.052 Carrying of concealed firearms by; off-duty law 2513
enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional 2514
probation officers.— 2515
(1) 2516
(b) All persons holding an active certification from the 2517
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law 2518
enforcement officers officer, a correctional officers officer, 2519
or a correctional probation officers officer as defined in s. 2520
943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) meet the definition 2521
of "qualified law enforcement officer" in 18 U.S.C. s. 926B(c). 2522
(c) All persons who held an active certification from the 2523
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law 2524
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correctional probation officers officer as defined in s. 2526
943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), while working for an 2527
employing agency, as defined in s. 943.10(4), but have separated 2528
from service under the conditions set forth in 18 U.S.C. s. 2529
926C(c), meet the definition of "qualified retired law 2530
enforcement officer." 2531
Reviser's note.—Amended to provide contextual consistency and 2532
conform to context. 2533
Section 51. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 2534
823.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2535
823.11 Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or 2536
removal; penalty.— 2537
(4) 2538
(c) The commission may establish a program to provide 2539
grants to local governments for the removal, storage, 2540
destruction, and disposal of derelict vessels or migrant vessels 2541
from the waters of this state. This grant funding may also be 2542
used for the removal, storage, destruction, and disposal of 2543
vessels declared a public nuisance pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa) 2544
or the derelict vessel prevention program established pursuant 2545
to s. 327.4107(6) s. 327.4107(7). The program must be funded 2546
from the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund or the Florida 2547
Coastal Protection Trust Fund. Notwithstanding s. 216.181(11), 2548
funds available for these grants may only be authorized by 2549
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if all funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph are not 2551
requested by and granted to local governments for the removal, 2552
storage, destruction, and disposal of derelict vessels, migrant 2553
vessels, or vessels declared a public nuisance pursuant to s. 2554
327.73(1)(aa) by the end of the third quarter, the Fish and 2555
Wildlife Conservation Commission may use the remainder of the 2556
funds to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, or to pay 2557
private contractors to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, 2558
derelict vessels, migrant vessels, or vessels declared a public 2559
nuisance pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa). The commission shall 2560
adopt by rule procedures for local governments to submit a grant 2561
application and criteria for allocating available funds. Such 2562
criteria must include, at a minimum, all of the following: 2563
1. The number of derelict vessels and migrant vessels 2564
within the jurisdiction of the applicant. 2565
2. The threat posed by such vessels to public health or 2566
safety, the environment, navigation, or the aesthetic condition 2567
of the general vicinity. 2568
3. The degree of commitment of the local government to 2569
maintain waters free of abandoned, derelict, and migrant vessels 2570
and to seek legal action against those who abandon vessels in 2571
the waters of this state as defined in s. 327.02. 2572
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 2573
to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.4107 by s. 2, 2574
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Section 52. Paragraph (f) of subsection (8) of section 2576
836.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2577
836.13 Altered sexual depictions; prohibited acts; 2578
penalties; applicability.— 2579
(8) 2580
(f) In addition to the remedies under subsection (7) (5), 2581
a failure to reasonably comply with the notice and removal 2582
obligations under this subsection shall be treated as an unfair 2583
or a deceptive act or practice under part II of chapter 501, and 2584
the person or entity responsible shall be subject to the 2585
penalties and remedies provided in part II of chapter 501. 2586
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2587
conform to the redesignation of subunits by s. 3, ch. 2025-2588
99, Laws of Florida. 2589
Section 53. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 2590
893.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2591
893.03 Standards and schedules.—The substances enumerated 2592
in this section are controlled by this chapter. The controlled 2593
substances listed or to be listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, 2594
and V are included by whatever official, common, usual, 2595
chemical, trade name, or class designated. The provisions of 2596
this section shall not be construed to include within any of the 2597
schedules contained in this section any excluded drugs listed 2598
within the purview of 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.22, styled "Excluded 2599
Substances"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.24, styled "Exempt Chemical 2600

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Preparations"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.32, styled "Exempted 2601
Prescription Products"; or 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.34, styled "Exempt 2602
Anabolic Steroid Products." 2603
(4) SCHEDULE IV.— 2604
(b) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in 2605
another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or 2606
preparation which contains any quantity of the following 2607
substances, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers 2608
whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of 2609
isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation, 2610
are controlled in Schedule IV: 2611
1. Alfaxalone. 2612
2. Alprazolam. 2613
3. Barbital. 2614
4. Bromazepam. 2615
5. Butorphanol tartrate. 2616
6. Camazepam. 2617
7. Carisoprodol. 2618
8. Cathine. 2619
9. Chloral betaine. 2620
10. Chloral hydrate. 2621
11. Chlordiazepoxide. 2622
12. Clobazam. 2623
13. Clonazepam. 2624
14. Clorazepate. 2625

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15. Clotiazepam. 2626
16. Cloxazolam. 2627
17. Dexfenfluramine. 2628
18. Delorazepam. 2629
19. Dichloralphenazone. 2630
20. Diazepam. 2631
21. Diethylpropion. 2632
22. Eluxadoline. 2633
23. Estazolam. 2634
24. Eszopiclone. 2635
25. Ethchlorvynol. 2636
26. Ethinamate. 2637
27. Ethyl loflazepate. 2638
28. Fencamfamin. 2639
29. Fenfluramine. 2640
30. Fenproporex. 2641
30.31. Fludiazepam. 2642
31.32. Flurazepam. 2643
32.33. Fospropofol. 2644
33.34. Halazepam. 2645
34.35. Haloxazolam. 2646
35.36. Ketazolam. 2647
36.37. Loprazolam. 2648
37.38. Lorazepam. 2649
38.39. Lorcaserin. 2650

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39.40. Lormetazepam. 2651
40.41. Mazindol. 2652
41.42. Mebutamate. 2653
42.43. Medazepam. 2654
43.44. Mefenorex. 2655
44.45. Meprobamate. 2656
45.46. Methohexital. 2657
46.47. Methylphenobarbital. 2658
47.48. Midazolam. 2659
48.49. Modafinil. 2660
49.50. Nimetazepam. 2661
50.51. Nitrazepam. 2662
51.52. Nordiazepam. 2663
52.53. Oxazepam. 2664
53.54. Oxazolam. 2665
54.55. Paraldehyde. 2666
55.56. Pemoline. 2667
56.57. Pentazocine. 2668
57.58. Petrichloral. 2669
58.59. Phenobarbital. 2670
59.60. Phentermine. 2671
60.61. Pinazepam. 2672
61.62. Pipradrol. 2673
62.63. Prazepam. 2674
63.64. Propoxyphene (dosage forms). 2675

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64.65. Propylhexedrine, excluding any patent or 2676
proprietary preparation containing propylhexedrine, unless 2677
otherwise provided by federal law. 2678
65.66. Quazepam. 2679
66.67. Sibutramine. 2680
67.68. SPA[(-)-1 dimethylamino-1, 2 diphenylethane]. 2681
68.69. Suvorexant. 2682
69.70. Temazepam. 2683
70.71. Tetrazepam. 2684
71.72. Tramadol. 2685
72.73. Triazolam. 2686
73.74. Zaleplon. 2687
74.75. Zolpidem. 2688
75.76. Zopiclone. 2689
76.77. Not more than 1 milligram of difenoxin and not less 2690
than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit. 2691
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to s. 5, ch. 97-1, Laws of 2692
Florida, which repealed paragraph (4)(w), redesignated as 2693
subparagraph (4)(b)29. by s. 8, ch. 2018-3, Laws of 2694
Florida, effective upon the removal of fenfluramine from 2695
the schedules of controlled substances in 21 C.F.R. s. 2696
1308. The Drug Enforcement Administration, United States 2697
Department of Justice, in FR Doc. 2022-27400, filed 2698
December 22, 2022, issued a final rule removing 2699
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Substances Act, effective December 23, 2022. 2701
Section 54. Subsection (1) of section 914.27, Florida 2702
Statutes, is amended to read: 2703
914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information.— 2704
(1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement 2705
agency, any state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, or the 2706
Department of Law Enforcement which discloses: 2707
(a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who 2708
has been identified or certified for protective or relocation 2709
services pursuant to s. 914.25; 2710
(b) The identity or location of an immediate family member 2711
of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified 2712
pursuant to s. 914.25; 2713
(c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized 2714
or developed as a result of the victim and witness protective 2715
services afforded by s. 914.25; or 2716
(d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, 2717
witness, or immediate family member of a victim or witness who 2718
has made a relocation of permanent residence by reason of the 2719
victim's or witness's involvement in the investigation or 2720
prosecution giving rise to certification for protective or 2721
relocation services pursuant to s. 914.25; 2722
2723
is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 2724
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law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and the statewide 2726
prosecutor to facilitate the protective or relocation services 2727
provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to support the prosecution 2728
efforts of the state attorneys and the statewide prosecutor. Any 2729
information so shared must remain confidential and exempt in the 2730
hands of any agency or entity to which the information is 2731
provided. 2732
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2733
improve clarity. 2734
Section 55. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2735
916.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2736
916.111 Training of mental health experts.—The evaluation 2737
of defendants for competency to proceed or for sanity at the 2738
time of the commission of the offense shall be conducted in such 2739
a way as to ensure uniform application of the criteria 2740
enumerated in Rules 3.210 and 3.216, Florida Rules of Criminal 2741
Procedure. The department shall develop, and may contract with 2742
accredited institutions: 2743
(1) To provide: 2744
(c) Training for mental health professionals in the 2745
application of these protocols and procedures in performing 2746
forensic evaluations and providing reports to the courts. 2747
Training must include, but is not limited to, information on 2748
statutes and rules related to competency restoration, evidence-2749
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and placement options as described in s. 916.12(4)(c); and 2751
Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity and facilitate 2752
correct interpretation. Section 916.12(4)(c) references 2753
both treatment alternatives and placement options. 2754
Section 56. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2755
916.115, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2756
916.115 Appointment of experts.— 2757
(1) The court shall appoint no more than three experts to 2758
determine the mental condition of a defendant in a criminal 2759
case, including competency to proceed, insanity, involuntary 2760
placement, and treatment. The experts may evaluate the defendant 2761
in jail or in another appropriate local facility or in a 2762
facility of the Department of Corrections. 2763
(a) Each The court-appointed expert experts shall: 2764
1. Be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or physician. 2765
2. Have completed initial and annual forensic evaluator 2766
training, provided by the department. 2767
3. If performing juvenile evaluations, have completed 2768
initial and annual juvenile forensic competency evaluation 2769
training provided by the department. 2770
Reviser's note.—Amended to improve sentence structure. 2771
Section 57. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section 2772
921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2773
921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 2774
ranking chart.— 2775

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(3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 2776
(i) LEVEL 9 2777
2778
Florida
Statute
Felony
Degree Description
2779
316.193
(3)(c)3.b.
1st DUI manslaughter; failing to
render aid or give
information.
2780
316.193
(3)(c)3.c.
1st DUI manslaughter; prior
conviction for DUI
manslaughter, BUI
manslaughter, vehicular
homicide, or vessel homicide.
2781
327.35
(3)(a)3.c.(II)
1st BUI manslaughter; failing
to render aid or give
information.
2782
327.35
(3)(a)3.c.(III)
327.35(3)(c)3.c.
1st BUI manslaughter; prior
conviction for DUI
manslaughter, BUI
manslaughter, vehicular
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homicide.
2783
409.920
(2)(b)1.c.
1st Medicaid provider
fraud; $50,000 or more.
2784
499.0051(8) 1st Knowing sale or purchase of
contraband prescription
drugs resulting in great
bodily harm.
2785
560.123(8)(b)3. 1st Failure to report
currency or payment
instruments totaling or
exceeding $100,000 by
money transmitter.
2786
560.125(5)(c) 1st Money transmitter business
by unauthorized person,
currency, or payment
instruments totaling or
exceeding $100,000.
2787
655.50(10)(b)3. 1st Failure to report
financial transactions
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$100,000 by financial
institution.
2788
775.0844 1st Aggravated white collar
crime.
2789
782.04(1) 1st Attempt, conspire, or solicit
to commit premeditated
murder.
2790
782.04(3) 1st,PBL Accomplice to murder in
connection with arson,
sexual battery,
robbery, burglary,
aggravated fleeing or
eluding with serious
bodily injury or death,
and other specified
felonies.
2791
782.051(1) 1st Attempted felony murder
while perpetrating or
attempting to perpetrate a
felony enumerated in s.
782.04(3).

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2792
782.07(2) 1st Aggravated manslaughter of an
elderly person or disabled
adult.
2793
787.01(1)(a)1. 1st,PBL Kidnapping; hold for
ransom or reward or
as a shield or
hostage.
2794
787.01(1)(a)2. 1st,PBL Kidnapping with
intent to commit or
facilitate
commission of any
felony.
2795
787.01(1)(a)4. 1st,PBL Kidnapping with intent
to interfere with
performance of any
governmental or
political function.
2796
787.02(3)(a) 1st,PBL False imprisonment;
child under age 13;
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aggravated child abuse,
sexual battery, or lewd
or lascivious battery,
molestation, conduct, or
exhibition.
2797
787.06(3)(c)1. 1st Human trafficking for
labor and services of an
unauthorized alien child.
2798
787.06(3)(d) 1st Human trafficking using
coercion for commercial
sexual activity of an
unauthorized adult alien.
2799
787.06(3)(f)1. 1st,PBL Human trafficking for
commercial sexual
activity by the
transfer or transport
of any child from
outside Florida to
within the state.
2800
790.161 1st Attempted capital destructive
device offense.

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2801
790.166(2) 1st,PBL Possessing, selling,
using, or attempting to
use a weapon of mass
destruction.
2802
794.011(2) 1st Attempted sexual
battery; victim less
than 12 years of age.
2803
794.011(2) Life Sexual battery;
offender younger than
18 years and commits
sexual battery on a
person less than 12
years.
2804
794.011(4)(a) 1st,PBL Sexual battery, certain
circumstances; victim 12
years of age or older but
younger than 18 years;
offender 18 years or
older.
2805
794.011(4)(b) 1st Sexual battery, certain

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circumstances; victim and
offender 18 years of age or
older.
2806
794.011(4)(c) 1st Sexual battery, certain
circumstances; victim 12
years of age or older;
offender younger than 18
years.
2807
794.011(4)(d) 1st,PBL Sexual battery, certain
circumstances; victim 12
years of age or older;
prior conviction for
specified sex offenses.
2808
794.011(8)(b) 1st,PBL Sexual battery;
engage in sexual
conduct with minor
12 to 18 years by
person in familial
or custodial
authority.
2809
794.08(2) 1st Female genital mutilation;

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victim younger than 18 years
of age.
2810
800.04(5)(b) Life Lewd or lascivious
molestation; victim less
than 12 years; offender 18
years or older.
2811
812.13(2)(a) 1st,PBL Robbery with
firearm or other
deadly weapon.
2812
812.133(2)(a) 1st,PBL Carjacking; firearm
or other deadly
weapon.
2813
812.135(2)(b) 1st Home-invasion
robbery with weapon.
2814
817.535(3)(b) 1st Filing false lien or other
unauthorized document;
second or subsequent
offense; property owner is
a public officer or
employee.

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2815
817.535(4)(a)2. 1st Filing false claim or
other unauthorized
document; defendant is
incarcerated or under
supervision.
2816
817.535(5)(b) 1st Filing false lien or other
unauthorized document;
second or subsequent
offense; owner of the
property incurs financial
loss as a result of the
false instrument.
2817
817.568(7) 2nd,
PBL
Fraudulent use of personal
identification information of
an individual under the age of
18 by his or her parent, legal
guardian, or person exercising
custodial authority.
2818
827.03(2)(a) 1st Aggravated child abuse.
2819
847.0145(1) 1st Selling, or otherwise

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transferring custody or
control, of a minor.
2820
847.0145(2) 1st Purchasing, or otherwise
obtaining custody or
control, of a minor.
2821
859.01 1st Poisoning or introducing
bacteria, radioactive materials,
viruses, or chemical compounds
into food, drink, medicine, or
water with intent to kill or
injure another person.
2822
893.135 1st Attempted capital trafficking
offense.
2823
893.135(1)(a)3. 1st Trafficking in
cannabis, more than
10,000 lbs.
2824
893.135
(1)(b)1.c.
1st Trafficking in cocaine,
more than 400 grams, less
than 150 kilograms.
2825

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893.135
(1)(c)1.c.
1st Trafficking in illegal
drugs, more than 28 grams,
less than 30 kilograms.
2826
893.135
(1)(c)2.d.
1st Trafficking in hydrocodone,
300 grams or more, less than
30 kilograms.
2827
893.135
(1)(c)3.d.
1st Trafficking in oxycodone,
100 grams or more, less
than 30 kilograms.
2828
893.135
(1)(c)4.b.(III)
1st Trafficking in
fentanyl, 28 grams or
more.
2829
893.135
(1)(d)1.c.
1st Trafficking in phencyclidine,
400 grams or more.
2830
893.135
(1)(e)1.c.
1st Trafficking in methaqualone,
25 kilograms or more.
2831
893.135
(1)(f)1.c.
1st Trafficking in amphetamine,
200 grams or more.
2832

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893.135
(1)(h)1.c.
1st Trafficking in gamma-
hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 10
kilograms or more.
2833
893.135
(1)(j)1.c.
1st Trafficking in 1,4-
Butanediol, 10 kilograms or
more.
2834
893.135
(1)(k)2.c.
1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
400 grams or more.
2835
893.135
(1)(m)2.d.
1st Trafficking in synthetic
cannabinoids, 30 kilograms or
more.
2836
893.135
(1)(n)2.c.
1st Trafficking in n-benzyl
phenethylamines, 200 grams or
more.
2837
896.101(5)(c) 1st Money laundering,
financial instruments
totaling or exceeding
$100,000.
2838
896.104(4)(a)3. 1st Structuring transactions

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to evade reporting or
registration
requirements, financial
transactions totaling or
exceeding $100,000.
2839
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2840
conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by 2841
s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida. 2842
Section 58. Subsection (6) of section 934.255, Florida 2843
Statutes, is amended to read: 2844
934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses.— 2845
(6) An investigative or law enforcement officer who 2846
obtains a subpoena pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) may delay the 2847
notification required under that paragraph for a period not to 2848
exceed 180 days upon the execution of a written certification of 2849
a supervisory official that there is reason to believe that that 2850
notification of the existence of the subpoena may have an 2851
adverse result described in subsection (7). 2852
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 2853
remove duplicative language. 2854
Section 59. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 2855
945.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2856
945.42 Definitions; ss. 945.40-945.49.—As used in ss. 2857
945.40-945.49, the following terms shall have the meanings 2858

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ascribed to them, unless the context shall clearly indicate 2859
otherwise: 2860
(7) "In need of care and treatment" means that an inmate 2861
has a mental illness for which inpatient services in a mental 2862
health treatment facility are necessary and because of the 2863
mental illness: 2864
(c) The inmate is unable to determine for himself or 2865
herself whether placement is necessary.; and 2866
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to punctuation elsewhere in 2867
the subsection. As amended by s. 9, ch. 2025-81, Laws of 2868
Florida, paragraphs (7)(a), (b), and (d) end in periods. 2869
Section 60. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 2870
(3) of section 945.485, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2871
945.485 Management and treatment for self-injurious 2872
behaviors.— 2873
(2) In accordance with s. 945.6402 s. 945.6042, the 2874
Legislature finds that an inmate retains the fundamental right 2875
of self-determination regarding decisions pertaining to his or 2876
her own health, including the right to choose or refuse medical 2877
treatment or life-saving medical procedures. However, the 2878
inmate's right to privacy and decisionmaking regarding medical 2879
treatment may be outweighed by compelling state interests. 2880
(3) When an inmate is engaging in active or ongoing self-2881
injurious behavior and has refused to provide express and 2882
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behavior, the warden of the facility where the inmate is housed 2884
shall consult with the inmate's treating physician regarding the 2885
inmate's medical and mental health status, current medical and 2886
mental health treatment needs, and competency to provide express 2887
and informed consent for treatment. The warden shall also 2888
determine whether the inmate's self-injurious behavior presents 2889
a danger to the safety of department staff or other inmates or 2890
the security, internal order, or discipline of the institution. 2891
(a) If the inmate's treating physician determines that the 2892
inmate has a mental illness and is incompetent to consent to 2893
treatment, the physician shall proceed in accordance with s. 2894
945.6402 s. 945.6042 for any necessary surgical or medical 2895
services. If the inmate is in need of care and treatment as 2896
defined in s. 945.42, the inmate shall be referred to a mental 2897
health treatment facility for an involuntary examination in 2898
accordance with s. 945.44. 2899
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a transposition error. 2900
Section 945.6402 relates to inmate health care advance 2901
directives. Section 945.6042 does not exist. 2902
Section 61. Subsection (2) of section 951.27, Florida 2903
Statutes, is amended to read: 2904
951.27 Blood tests of inmates.— 2905
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 2906
serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1) 2907
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I of the State Constitution. However, it is not unlawful for the 2909
person receiving the test results to divulge the test results to 2910
the sheriff or chief correctional officer. Such test results 2911
must also be provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or 2912
chief correctional officer who are responsible for the custody 2913
and care of the affected inmate and have a need to know such 2914
information, to any person who provided a notice of exposure 2915
under subsection (4), and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and 2916
960.003. In addition, upon request of the victim or the victim's 2917
legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if 2918
the victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on 2919
an inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal, 2920
or female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual 2921
organ of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the 2922
victim's legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of 2923
the victim if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county 2924
or municipal detention facility shall furnish the test results 2925
to the Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing 2926
the results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877 2927
and to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or the parent 2928
or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as 2929
provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term 2930
"female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia majora, 2931
clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 2932
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improve clarity. 2934
Section 62. Subsection (14) of section 984.151, Florida 2935
Statutes, is amended to read: 2936
984.151 Early truancy intervention; truancy petition; 2937
judgment.— 2938
(14) Any truant student who that meets the definition of a 2939
child in need of services and who has been found in contempt for 2940
violation of a court order under s. 984.09 two or more times 2941
shall be referred to the case staffing committee under s. 984.12 2942
with a recommendation to file a petition for a child in need of 2943
services. 2944
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to 2945
conform to context. 2946
Section 63. Subsection (2) of section 984.19, Florida 2947
Statutes, is amended to read: 2948
984.19 Medical screening and treatment of child; 2949
examination of parent, legal guardian, or person requesting 2950
custody.— 2951
(2) When the medical screening authorized by subsection 2952
(1) is performed or when it is otherwise determined by a 2953
licensed health care professional that a child is in need of 2954
medical treatment, consent for medical treatment shall be 2955
obtained in the following manner: 2956
(a)1. Consent to medical treatment shall be obtained from 2957
a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child; or 2958

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2. A court order for such treatment shall be obtained. 2959
(b) If a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child 2960
is unavailable and his or her whereabouts cannot be reasonably 2961
ascertained, and it is after normal working hours so that a 2962
court order cannot reasonably be obtained, an authorized agent 2963
of the department or its provider has the authority to consent 2964
to necessary medical treatment for the child. The authority of 2965
the department to consent to medical treatment in this 2966
circumstance is limited to the time reasonably necessary to 2967
obtain court authorization. 2968
(c) If a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child 2969
is available but refuses to consent to the necessary treatment, 2970
a court order is required, unless the situation meets the 2971
definition of an emergency in s. 743.064 or the treatment needed 2972
is related to suspected abuse or neglect of the child by the 2973
parent or guardian. In such case, the department's authorized 2974
agent may consent to necessary medical treatment. This authority 2975
is limited to the time reasonably necessary to obtain court 2976
authorization. 2977
2978
In no case may the department consent to sterilization, 2979
abortion, or termination of life support. 2980
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to 2981
improve clarity. 2982
Section 64. Subsection (1) of section 984.21, Florida 2983

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Statutes, is amended to read: 2984
984.21 Orders of adjudication.— 2985
(1) An order of adjudication by a court that a child is a 2986
child in need of services is a civil adjudication, and is not be 2987
deemed a conviction, nor shall the child be deemed to have been 2988
found guilty or to be a delinquent or criminal by reason of 2989
adjudication, nor shall that adjudication operate to impose upon 2990
the child any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or 2991
resulting from conviction or disqualify or prejudice the child 2992
in any civil service application or appointment. 2993
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to 2994
improve clarity. 2995
Section 65. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 2996
1003.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2997
1003.27 Court procedure and penalties.—The court procedure 2998
and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this 2999
part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as 3000
follows: 3001
(2) NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.— 3002
(c) The district school superintendent must provide the 3003
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the legal name, 3004
sex, date of birth, and social security number of each minor 3005
student who has been reported under this paragraph and who fails 3006
to otherwise satisfy the requirements of s. 322.091. The 3007
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driver license or learner's driver license to, and shall suspend 3009
any previously issued driver license or learner's driver license 3010
of, any such minor student, pursuant to s. 322.091. 3011
Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm the editorial reinsertion of 3012
the word "to" as stricken by s. 32, ch. 2025-153, Laws of 3013
Florida, to improve clarity. 3014
Section 66. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 3015
1008.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3016
1008.25 Public school student progression; student 3017
support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; 3018
reporting requirements.— 3019
(6) MATHEMATICS DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.— 3020
(b) A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student 3021
who exhibits a substantial deficiency in early math skills based 3022
upon the results of the administration of the midyear or final 3023
coordinated screening and progress monitoring under subsection 3024
(9) (8) shall be referred to the local school district and may 3025
be eligible to receive intensive mathematics interventions 3026
before participating in kindergarten. 3027
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 3028
to context. Subsection (8) relates to successful 3029
progression for retained third grade students; subsection 3030
(9) relates to a coordinated screening and progress 3031
monitoring system. 3032
Section 67. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 3033

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1011.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3034
1011.61 Definitions.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 3035
1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the 3036
purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program: 3037
(1) A "full-time equivalent student" in each program of 3038
the district is defined in terms of full-time students and part-3039
time students as follows: 3040
(c)1. A "full-time equivalent student" is: 3041
a. A full-time student in any one of the programs listed 3042
in s. 1011.62(1)(c); or 3043
b. A combination of full-time or part-time students in any 3044
one of the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) which is the 3045
equivalent of one full-time student based on the following 3046
calculations: 3047
(I) A full-time student in a combination of programs 3048
listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) shall be a fraction of a full-time 3049
equivalent membership in each special program equal to the 3050
number of net hours per school year for which he or she is a 3051
member, divided by the appropriate number of hours set forth in 3052
subparagraph (a)1. The difference between that fraction or sum 3053
of fractions and the maximum value as set forth in subsection 3054
(3) (4) for each full-time student is presumed to be the balance 3055
of the student's time not spent in a special program and shall 3056
be recorded as time in the appropriate basic program. 3057
(II) A prekindergarten student with a disability shall 3058

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meet the requirements specified for kindergarten students. 3059
(III) A full-time equivalent student for students in 3060
kindergarten through grade 12 in a full-time virtual instruction 3061
program under s. 1002.45 or a virtual charter school under s. 3062
1002.33 shall consist of six full-credit completions or the 3063
prescribed level of content that counts toward promotion to the 3064
next grade in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c). Credit 3065
completions may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-3066
credit courses. 3067
(IV) A full-time equivalent student for students in 3068
kindergarten through grade 12 in a part-time virtual instruction 3069
program under s. 1002.45 shall consist of six full-credit 3070
completions in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3. 3071
Credit completions may be a combination of full-credit courses 3072
or half-credit courses. 3073
(V) A Florida Virtual School full-time equivalent student 3074
shall consist of six full-credit completions or the prescribed 3075
level of content that counts toward promotion to the next grade 3076
in the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3. for students 3077
participating in kindergarten through grade 12 part-time virtual 3078
instruction and the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) for 3079
students participating in kindergarten through grade 12 full-3080
time virtual instruction. Credit completions may be a 3081
combination of full-credit courses or half-credit courses. 3082
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through an online course delivered by a district other than the 3084
one in which the student resides shall be calculated as 1/6 FTE. 3085
(VII) A full-time equivalent student for courses requiring 3086
passage of a statewide, standardized end-of-course assessment 3087
under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school diploma shall 3088
be defined and reported based on the number of instructional 3089
hours as provided in this subsection. 3090
(VIII) For students enrolled in a school district as a 3091
full-time student, the district may report 1/6 FTE for each 3092
student who passes a statewide, standardized end-of-course 3093
assessment without being enrolled in the corresponding course. 3094
2. A student in membership in a program scheduled for more 3095
or less than 180 school days or the equivalent on an hourly 3096
basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education is a 3097
fraction of a full-time equivalent membership equal to the 3098
number of instructional hours in membership divided by the 3099
appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph (a)1.; 3100
however, for the purposes of this subparagraph, membership in 3101
programs scheduled for more than 180 days is limited to students 3102
enrolled in: 3103
a. Juvenile justice education programs. 3104
b. The Florida Virtual School. 3105
c. Virtual instruction programs and virtual charter 3106
schools for the purpose of course completion and credit recovery 3107
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only to a student who is reported during the second or third 3109
membership surveys and who does not complete a virtual education 3110
course by the end of the regular school year. The course must be 3111
completed no later than the deadline for amending the final 3112
student enrollment survey for that year. Credit recovery applies 3113
only to a student who has unsuccessfully completed a traditional 3114
or virtual education course during the regular school year and 3115
must retake the course in order to be eligible to graduate with 3116
the student's class. 3117
3118
The full-time equivalent student enrollment calculated under 3119
this subsection is subject to the requirements in subsection 3120
(3). 3121
3122
The department shall determine and implement an equitable method 3123
of equivalent funding for schools operating under emergency 3124
conditions, which schools have been approved by the department 3125
to operate for less than the minimum term as provided in s. 3126
1011.60(2). 3127
Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform 3128
to the redesignation of subunits in s. 1011.61 by s. 16, 3129
ch. 2025-203, Laws of Florida. 3130
Section 68. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 3131
1012.552, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3132
1012.552 The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching 3133

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(CERT) Certification Program.— 3134
(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A CERT program must include all 3135
of the following: 3136
(f) Provide Guidance and on-the-job training in the 3137
classroom on mastering Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. 3138
Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context and improve 3139
clarity. 3140
Section 69. This act shall take effect on the 60th day 3141
after adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in 3142
which enacted. 3143