FL S1388

Revises legislative intent of the Uniform Special District Accountability Act to apply to both independent and dependent special districts, requiring accountability standards for all special district types.

Removes requirement for special districts without websites to transmit budgets to local governments; instead requires tentative budgets posted 2 days before hearing (remaining 45 days) and final budgets posted within 30 days (remaining 2 years) on district websites.

Transfers and renumbers oversight provisions from sections 189.034 and 189.035 to 189.0651 and 189.0652, establishing separate public hearing procedures for special districts created by special act versus local ordinance, and creates new section 189.0653 detailing required information districts must provide before such hearings.

Requires newly created dependent and independent special districts to identify their status in their charters and authorizes existing districts to amend charters to include status statements; specifies Legislature may create dependent special districts by special act.

Adds requirements for special district websites to include regularly scheduled meeting schedules, public facilities reports (if applicable), and links to Department of Financial Services website; updates special district handbook content requirements.