Bill Text: FL S0734 | 2024 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Government Accountability
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2024-03-08 - Died in Appropriations [S0734 Detail]
Download: Florida-2024-S0734-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for CS for SB 734 By the Committees on Ethics and Elections; and Community Affairs; and Senator Ingoglia 582-02916-24 2024734c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to government accountability; amending 3 s. 112.313, F.S.; defining the term “foreign country 4 of concern”; prohibiting specified individuals from 5 soliciting or accepting anything of value from a 6 foreign country of concern; making technical changes; 7 creating s. 112.3262, F.S.; defining terms; 8 prohibiting a person from lobbying a county, 9 municipality, or special district unless he or she is 10 registered as a lobbyist with the Commission on 11 Ethics; establishing registration requirements; 12 requiring that lobbyist registrations be made 13 available to the public on its website; establishing 14 procedures for canceling a lobbyist’s registration; 15 requiring counties, municipalities, or special 16 districts to be diligent in determining whether 17 certain persons have registered with the commission; 18 prohibiting counties, municipalities, or special 19 districts from authorizing nonregistered persons to 20 lobby specified entities; requiring the commission to 21 investigate a lobbyist or principal upon receipt of a 22 sworn complaint containing certain allegations; 23 requiring the commission to provide the chief 24 executive officer of the county or municipality or the 25 governing body of the special district with a report 26 on the findings and recommendations arising out of the 27 investigation; authorizing the chief executive officer 28 of the county or municipality or the governing body of 29 the special district to enforce the findings and 30 recommendations; providing that specified provisions 31 preempt and supersede specified ordinances or charter 32 provisions adopted before a specified date; amending 33 s. 125.73, F.S.; prohibiting the governing body of a 34 county from renewing or extending the employment 35 contract of a county administrator during a specified 36 timeframe; providing an exception; creating s. 125.75, 37 F.S.; prohibiting the governing body of a county from 38 renewing or extending the employment contract of the 39 county attorney during a specified timeframe; 40 providing an exception; amending s. 166.021, F.S.; 41 prohibiting the governing body of a municipality from 42 renewing or extending the employment contract of a 43 chief executive officer of the municipality or the 44 city attorney during a specified timeframe; providing 45 exceptions; amending s. 1001.50, F.S.; prohibiting a 46 district school board from renewing or extending the 47 employment contract of a district school 48 superintendent during a specified timeframe; providing 49 an exception; creating s. 1012.336, F.S.; prohibiting 50 a district school board from renewing or extending the 51 employment contract of the general counsel of the 52 district school board during a specified timeframe; 53 providing an exception; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; 54 conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 55 28.35(1)(b), 112.3136(1), 112.3251, 288.012(6)(d), 56 288.8014(4), 288.9604(3)(a), 295.21(4)(d), 406.06(5), 57 447.509(1)(d), 627.311(5)(m), 1002.33(26)(a), 58 1002.333(6)(f), and 1002.83(9), F.S., relating to 59 members of the executive council of the Florida Clerks 60 of Court Operations Corporation, standards of conduct 61 for officers and employees of entities serving as 62 chief administrative officers of political 63 subdivisions, the ethics code and standards of conduct 64 for citizen support and direct-support organizations, 65 senior managers and members of the board of directors 66 of the direct-support organization of State of Florida 67 international offices, standards of conduct for 68 members of the board of directors of Triumph Gulf 69 Coast, Inc., directors of the Florida Development 70 Finance Corporation, standards of conduct for the 71 board of directors of Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., 72 standards of conduct for district and associate 73 medical examiners, prohibited actions of employee 74 organizations, their members, agents, representatives, 75 or persons acting on their behalf, standards of 76 conduct for senior managers, officers, and members of 77 the board of governors of the Office of Insurance 78 Regulation, standards of conduct and financial 79 disclosure for members of a governing board of a 80 charter school, those operating schools of hope, and 81 standards of conduct for members of an early learning 82 coalition, respectively, to incorporate the amendments 83 made to s. 112.313, F.S., in references thereto; 84 providing an effective date. 85 86 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 87 88 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 112.313, 89 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 90 112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees 91 of agencies, and local government attorneys.— 92 (1) DEFINITIONSDEFINITION.—As used in this section, unless 93 the context otherwise requires, the term: 94 (a) “Foreign country of concern” has the same meaning as in 95 s. 286.101. 96 (b) “Public officer” includes any person elected or 97 appointed to hold office in any agency, including any person 98 serving on an advisory body. 99 (2) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 100 (a) ANopublic officer, an employee of an agency, a local 101 government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election 102 may notshallsolicit or accept anything of value to the 103 recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future 104 employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that 105 the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, 106 employee, local government attorney, or candidate would be 107 influenced thereby. 108 (b) A public officer, an employee of an agency, a local 109 government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election 110 may not solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, 111 including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future employment, 112 favor, or service, from a foreign country of concern. 113 Section 2. Section 112.3262, Florida Statutes, is created 114 to read: 115 112.3262 Lobbying before special districts, counties, and 116 municipalities; registration and reporting.— 117 (1) As used in this section, the term: 118 (a) “Lobby” or “lobbies” means to seek, on behalf of 119 another person or group, to influence a county, municipality, or 120 special district with respect to a decision of that entity in an 121 area of policy or procurement or in an attempt to obtain the 122 goodwill of an official or employee of such entity. The term 123 must be interpreted and applied consistently with the rules of 124 the commission implementing s. 112.3215. 125 (b) “Lobbyist” has the same meaning as in s. 112.3215(1). 126 (c) “Principal” has the same meaning as in s. 112.3215(1). 127 (2) A person may not lobby a county, municipality, or 128 special district unless he or she is registered as a lobbyist 129 with the commission to lobby a county, municipality, or special 130 district. The commission shall note in a public database that 131 such person is registered to lobby a county, municipality, or 132 special district. Such registration is due upon the person’s 133 initial retention as a lobbyist and is renewable on a calendar 134 year basis thereafter. Such person shall, at the time of 135 registration, provide a statement signed by the principal or 136 principal’s representative stating that the registrant is 137 authorized to represent the principal. The statement must also 138 identify and designate the principal’s main business and 139 authorize the registrant pursuant to a classification system 140 approved by the commission. Any changes in the information 141 provided pursuant to this subsection must be disclosed within 15 142 days after the change occurs by the lobbyist filing a new 143 registration form. The lobbyist shall disclose under oath on a 144 lobbyist registration form used by the commission all of the 145 following information: 146 (a) The lobbyist’s name and business address. 147 (b) The name and business address of each principal 148 represented. 149 (c) The existence of any direct or indirect business 150 association, partnership, or financial relationship the lobbyist 151 has with any officer or employee of the county, municipality, or 152 special district that he or she lobbies or intends to lobby. 153 (3) The commission shall make the registrations of 154 lobbyists who register to lobby a county, municipality, or 155 special district available to the public on its website. 156 (4) A lobbyist shall promptly send a written statement to 157 the commission canceling the registration for a principal upon 158 termination of the lobbyist’s representation of that principal. 159 The commission may remove the name of a lobbyist from the list 160 of registered lobbyists for counties, municipalities, and 161 special districts if the principal notifies the state that a 162 person is no longer authorized to represent that principal 163 before such entity. 164 (5) A county, municipality, or special district shall be 165 diligent in determining whether persons required to register 166 with the commission pursuant to this section have complied. A 167 county, municipality, or special district may not knowingly 168 authorize a person who is not registered pursuant to this 169 section to lobby the county, municipality, or special district. 170 (6) Upon receipt of a sworn complaint alleging that a 171 lobbyist or principal has failed to register with the commission 172 to lobby a county, municipality, or special district or has 173 knowingly submitted false information in a report or 174 registration required under this section, the commission shall 175 investigate the lobbyist or principal pursuant to the procedures 176 established under s. 112.324. The commission shall provide the 177 chief executive officer of the county or municipality or the 178 governing body of the special district with a report of its 179 findings and recommendations arising out of any investigation 180 conducted under this subsection. The chief executive officer of 181 the county or municipality or the governing body of the special 182 district may enforce the commission’s findings and 183 recommendations. 184 (7) This section preempts and supersedes any ordinance or 185 charter provision establishing a lobbyist registration program 186 adopted before July 1, 2024. 187 Section 3. Subsection (5) is added to section 125.73, 188 Florida Statutes, to read: 189 125.73 County administrator; appointment, qualifications, 190 compensation.— 191 (5) The governing body of a county may not renew or extend 192 the employment contract of a county administrator during the 8 193 months immediately preceding a general election for county 194 mayor, if applicable, or for members of the governing body of 195 the county unless the governing body approves such renewal or 196 extension by a unanimous vote. 197 Section 4. Section 125.75, Florida Statutes, is created to 198 read: 199 125.75 Contract for the county attorney.—The governing body 200 of a county may not renew or extend the contract of the county 201 attorney during the 8 months immediately preceding a general 202 election for county mayor, if applicable, or for members of the 203 governing body of the county unless the governing body approves 204 such renewal or extension by a unanimous vote. 205 Section 5. Present subsection (9) of section 166.021, 206 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), and a new 207 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 208 166.021 Powers.— 209 (9)(a) The governing body of a municipality may not renew 210 or extend the employment contract of a chief executive officer 211 of the municipality during the 8 months immediately preceding a 212 general election for the municipal mayor or for members of the 213 governing body of the municipality unless the governing body 214 approves such renewal or extension by a unanimous vote. 215 (b) The governing body of a municipality may not renew or 216 extend the employment contract of the city attorney during the 8 217 months immediately preceding a general election for the 218 municipal mayor or for members of the governing body of the 219 municipality unless the governing body approves such renewal or 220 extension by a unanimous vote. 221 Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 1001.50, Florida 222 Statutes, is amended to read: 223 1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State 224 Constitution.— 225 (2) Each district school board shall enter into an 226 employment contract with the district school superintendent and 227 shall adopt rules relating to his or her appointment; however, 228 if the employment contract contains a provision for severance 229 pay, it must include the provisions required by s. 215.425. The 230 district school board may not renew or extend the employment 231 contract of a superintendent during the 8 months immediately 232 preceding a general election for district school board members 233 unless the district school board approves such renewal or 234 extension by a unanimous vote. 235 Section 7. Section 1012.336, Florida Statutes, is created 236 to read: 237 1012.336 Contracts with general counsels of district school 238 boards.—A district school board may not renew or extend the 239 employment contract of the general counsel of the district 240 school board during the 8 months immediately preceding a general 241 election for district school board members unless the district 242 school board approves such renewal or extension by a unanimous 243 vote. 244 Section 8. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (14) of 245 section 112.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 246 112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, 247 employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management 248 system.— 249 (14) APPLICABILITY TO COUNTIES, COUNTY OFFICERS, DISTRICT 250 SCHOOL BOARDS, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING 251 ORGANIZATIONS.— 252 (a) The following entities may establish rates that vary 253 from the per diem rate provided in paragraph (6)(a), the 254 subsistence rates provided in paragraph (6)(b), or the mileage 255 rate provided in paragraph (7)(d) if those rates are not less 256 than the statutorily established rates that are in effect for 257 the 2005-2006 fiscal year: 258 1. The governing body of a county by the enactment of an 259 ordinance or resolution; 260 2. A county constitutional officer, pursuant to s. 1(d), 261 Art. VIII of the State Constitution, by the establishment of 262 written policy; 263 3. The governing body of a district school board by the 264 adoption of rules; 265 4. The governing body of a special district, as defined in 266 s. 189.012, except those special districts that are subject to 267 s. 166.021(10)s. 166.021(9), by the enactment of a resolution; 268 or 269 5. Any metropolitan planning organization created pursuant 270 to s. 339.175 or any other separate legal or administrative 271 entity created pursuant to s. 339.175 of which a metropolitan 272 planning organization is a member, by the enactment of a 273 resolution. 274 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 275 counties, county constitutional officers and entities governed 276 by those officers, district school boards, special districts, 277 and metropolitan planning organizations, other than those 278 subject to s. 166.021(10)s. 166.021(9), remain subject to the 279 requirements of this section. 280 Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 281 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 282 references thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 283 28.35, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 284 28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.— 285 (1) 286 (b)1. The executive council shall be composed of eight 287 clerks of the court elected by the clerks of the courts for a 288 term of 2 years, with two clerks from counties with a population 289 of fewer than 100,000, two clerks from counties with a 290 population of at least 100,000 but fewer than 500,000, two 291 clerks from counties with a population of at least 500,000 but 292 fewer than 1 million, and two clerks from counties with a 293 population of 1 million or more. The executive council shall 294 also include, as ex officio members, a designee of the President 295 of the Senate and a designee of the Speaker of the House of 296 Representatives. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall 297 designate one additional member to represent the state courts 298 system. 299 2. Members of the executive council of the corporation are 300 subject to ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; 301 and 112.3143(2). For purposes of applying ss. 112.313(1)-(8), 302 (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; and 112.3143(2) to activities of 303 executive council members, members shall be considered public 304 officers and the corporation shall be considered the members’ 305 agency. 306 Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 307 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 308 references thereto, subsection (1) of section 112.3136, Florida 309 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 310 112.3136 Standards of conduct for officers and employees of 311 entities serving as chief administrative officer of political 312 subdivisions.—The officers, directors, and chief executive 313 officer of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity 314 that is serving as the chief administrative or executive officer 315 or employee of a political subdivision, and any business entity 316 employee who is acting as the chief administrative or executive 317 officer or employee of the political subdivision, for the 318 purposes of the following sections, are public officers and 319 employees who are subject to the following standards of conduct 320 of this part: 321 (1) Section 112.313, and their “agency” is the political 322 subdivision that they serve; however, the contract under which 323 the business entity serves as chief executive or administrative 324 officer of the political subdivision is not deemed to violate s. 325 112.313(3) or (7). 326 Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 327 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 328 references thereto, section 112.3251, Florida Statutes, is 329 reenacted to read: 330 112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; 331 standards of conduct.—A citizen support or direct-support 332 organization created or authorized pursuant to law must adopt 333 its own ethics code. The ethics code must contain the standards 334 of conduct and disclosures required under ss. 112.313 and 335 112.3143(2), respectively. However, an ethics code adopted 336 pursuant to this section is not required to contain the 337 standards of conduct specified in s. 112.313(3) or (7). The 338 citizen support or direct-support organization may adopt 339 additional or more stringent standards of conduct and disclosure 340 requirements if those standards of conduct and disclosure 341 requirements do not otherwise conflict with this part. The 342 ethics code must be conspicuously posted on the citizen support 343 or direct-support organization’s website. 344 Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 345 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 346 references thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 347 288.012, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 348 288.012 State of Florida international offices; direct 349 support organization.—The Legislature finds that the expansion 350 of international trade and tourism is vital to the overall 351 health and growth of the economy of this state. This expansion 352 is hampered by the lack of technical and business assistance, 353 financial assistance, and information services for businesses in 354 this state. The Legislature finds that these businesses could be 355 assisted by providing these services at State of Florida 356 international offices. The Legislature further finds that the 357 accessibility and provision of services at these offices can be 358 enhanced through cooperative agreements or strategic alliances 359 between private businesses and state, local, and international 360 governmental entities. 361 (6) 362 (d) The senior managers and members of the board of 363 directors of the organization are subject to ss. 112.313(1)-(8), 364 (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; and 112.3143(2). For purposes of 365 applying ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; and 366 112.3143(2) to activities of the president and staff, those 367 persons shall be considered public officers or employees and the 368 corporation shall be considered their agency. The exemption set 369 forth in s. 112.313(12) for advisory boards applies to the 370 members of board of directors. Further, each member of the board 371 of directors who is not otherwise required to file financial 372 disclosures pursuant to s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution 373 or s. 112.3144, shall file disclosure of financial interests 374 pursuant to s. 112.3145. 375 Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 376 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 377 references thereto, subsection (4) of section 288.8014, Florida 378 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 379 288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of 380 directors.— 381 (4) The Legislature determines that it is in the public 382 interest for the members of the board of directors to be subject 383 to the requirements of ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143, 384 notwithstanding the fact that the board members are not public 385 officers or employees. For purposes of those sections, the board 386 members shall be considered to be public officers or employees. 387 In addition to the postemployment restrictions of s. 112.313(9), 388 a person appointed to the board of directors must agree to 389 refrain from having any direct interest in any contract, 390 franchise, privilege, project, program, or other benefit arising 391 from an award by Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., during the term of 392 his or her appointment and for 6 years after the termination of 393 such appointment. It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, 394 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for a person 395 to accept appointment to the board of directors in violation of 396 this subsection or to accept a direct interest in any contract, 397 franchise, privilege, project, program, or other benefit granted 398 by Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., to an awardee within 6 years after 399 the termination of his or her service on the board. Further, 400 each member of the board of directors who is not otherwise 401 required to file financial disclosure under s. 8, Art. II of the 402 State Constitution or s. 112.3144 shall file disclosure of 403 financial interests under s. 112.3145. 404 Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 405 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 406 references thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 407 288.9604, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 408 288.9604 Creation of the corporation.— 409 (3)(a)1. A director may not receive compensation for his or 410 her services, but is entitled to necessary expenses, including 411 travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of his or her duties. 412 Each appointed director shall hold office until his or her 413 successor has been appointed. 414 2. Directors are subject to ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12), 415 and (15); 112.3135; and 112.3143(2). For purposes of applying 416 ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; and 417 112.3143(2) to activities of directors, directors are considered 418 public officers and the corporation is considered their agency. 419 Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 420 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 421 references thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 422 295.21, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 423 295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.— 424 (4) GOVERNANCE.— 425 (d) The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest 426 for the members of the board of directors to be subject to the 427 requirements of ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143. 428 Notwithstanding the fact that they are not public officers or 429 employees, for purposes of ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143, 430 the board members shall be considered to be public officers or 431 employees. In addition to the postemployment restrictions of s. 432 112.313(9), a person appointed to the board of directors may not 433 have direct interest in a contract, franchise, privilege, 434 project, program, or other benefit arising from an award by the 435 corporation during the appointment term and for 2 years after 436 the termination of such appointment. A person who accepts 437 appointment to the board of directors in violation of this 438 subsection, or accepts a direct interest in a contract, 439 franchise, privilege, project, program, or other benefit granted 440 by the corporation to an awardee within 2 years after the 441 termination of his or her service on the board, commits a 442 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 443 775.082 or s. 775.083. Further, each member of the board of 444 directors who is not otherwise required to file financial 445 disclosure under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 446 112.3144 shall file a statement of financial interests under s. 447 112.3145. 448 Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 449 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in a 450 reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 406.06, Florida 451 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 452 406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension 453 of medical examiners.— 454 (5) District medical examiners and associate medical 455 examiners are public officers for purposes of s. 112.313 and the 456 standards of conduct prescribed thereunder. 457 Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 458 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 459 references thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 460 447.509, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 461 447.509 Other unlawful acts.— 462 (1) Employee organizations, their members, agents, or 463 representatives, or any persons acting on their behalf are 464 hereby prohibited from: 465 (d) Offering anything of value to a public officer as 466 defined in s. 112.313(1) which the public officer is prohibited 467 from accepting under s. 112.313(2). 468 Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 469 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in 470 references thereto, paragraph (m) of subsection (5) of section 471 627.311, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 472 627.311 Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public 473 records and public meetings exemptions.— 474 (5) 475 (m) Senior managers and officers, as defined in the plan of 476 operation, and members of the board of governors are subject to 477 the provisions of ss. 112.313, 112.3135, 112.3143, 112.3145, 478 112.316, and 112.317. Senior managers, officers, and board 479 members are also required to file such disclosures with the 480 Commission on Ethics and the Office of Insurance Regulation. The 481 executive director of the plan or his or her designee shall 482 notify each newly appointed and existing appointed member of the 483 board of governors, senior manager, and officer of his or her 484 duty to comply with the reporting requirements of s. 112.3145. 485 At least quarterly, the executive director of the plan or his or 486 her designee shall submit to the Commission on Ethics a list of 487 names of the senior managers, officers, and members of the board 488 of governors who are subject to the public disclosure 489 requirements under s. 112.3145. Notwithstanding s. 112.313, an 490 employee, officer, owner, or director of an insurance agency, 491 insurance company, or other insurance entity may be a member of 492 the board of governors unless such employee, officer, owner, or 493 director of an insurance agency, insurance company, other 494 insurance entity, or an affiliate provides policy issuance, 495 policy administration, underwriting, claims handling, or payroll 496 audit services. Notwithstanding s. 112.3143, such board member 497 may not participate in or vote on a matter if the insurance 498 agency, insurance company, or other insurance entity would 499 obtain a special or unique benefit that would not apply to other 500 similarly situated insurance entities. 501 Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 502 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in a 503 reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (26) of section 504 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 505 1002.33 Charter schools.— 506 (26) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.— 507 (a) A member of a governing board of a charter school, 508 including a charter school operated by a private entity, is 509 subject to ss. 112.313(2), (3), (7), and (12) and 112.3143(3). 510 Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 511 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in a 512 reference thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section 513 1002.333, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 514 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 515 (6) STATUTORY AUTHORITY.— 516 (f) Schools of hope operated by a hope operator shall be 517 exempt from chapters 1000-1013 and all school board policies. 518 However, a hope operator shall be in compliance with the laws in 519 chapters 1000-1013 relating to: 520 1. The student assessment program and school grading 521 system. 522 2. Student progression and graduation. 523 3. The provision of services to students with disabilities. 524 4. Civil rights, including s. 1000.05, relating to 525 discrimination. 526 5. Student health, safety, and welfare. 527 6. Public meetings and records, public inspection, and 528 criminal and civil penalties pursuant to s. 286.011. The 529 governing board of a school of hope must hold at least two 530 public meetings per school year in the school district in which 531 the school of hope is located. Any other meetings of the 532 governing board may be held in accordance with s. 120.54(5)(b)2. 533 7. Public records pursuant to chapter 119. 534 8. The code of ethics for public officers and employees 535 pursuant to ss. 112.313(2), (3), (7), and (12) and 112.3143(3). 536 Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 537 made by this act to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, in a 538 reference thereto, subsection (9) of section 1002.83, Florida 539 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 540 1002.83 Early learning coalitions.— 541 (9) Each member of an early learning coalition is subject 542 to ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143. For purposes of s. 543 112.3143(3)(a), each voting member is a local public officer who 544 must abstain from voting when a voting conflict exists. 545 Section 22. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.