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FL H1447
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Authorizes sheriffs in consolidated governments to transfer funds between fund and functional categories and object and subobject code levels after their budget has been approved by the board of county commissioners, city council, or budget commission — a power previously available only to sheriffs outside consolidated governments.
- Explicitly extends the independence protections under s. 30.53, Florida Statutes, to sheriffs in consolidated governments formed under Article VIII of the State Constitution, including those consolidated under the 1885 Constitution.
- Preserves sheriffs' independence concerning the purchase and procurement of supplies and equipment, selection of personnel, and the hiring, firing, and setting of salaries of personnel.
- Does not restrict the establishment or operation of any civil service system or civil service board created pursuant to the State Constitution, whether state or local, existing or future.
- Effective date is July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Independence of Sheriffs
Last Action
Laid on Table
3/4/2024
Committee Referrals
State Affairs2/7/2024
Judiciary1/26/2024
Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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