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Bills Passed
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In the 2008 Regular Session, the Florida Legislature passed the following retirement legislation and related bills of significance to members of the Florida Retirement System (FRS) and other public retirement plans. Passed bills are presented to the Governor and approved before they may be enacted into law. Click on the bill number to access the associated page on “Online Sunshine” for more information (bill text, analyses, amendments, vote histories, etc.). A brief summary of each passed bill follows. To return to the top of this page, just click on "Back to top" at the end of any bill summary.
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General Bills Passed - Retirement Bills
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Enrolled CS/HB 531 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-77
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation authorizes members of the Special Risk Class who have earned service in another membership class as a medical examiner or a law enforcement agency employee in a forensic discipline to purchase additional retirement credit to upgrade such service to Special Risk Class service; authorizes the employer to purchase such additional credit on behalf of the employee. Back to top
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Enrolled CS/CS/CS/SB 1712 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-108
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation expands the forfeitable crimes for publicly funded pensions to include specified unlawful sexual acts with certain minors. Back to top
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Enrolled HB 5063 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-139
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation revises the payroll contribution rates for the membership classes of the Florida Retirement System for the state fiscal years effective July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009; clarifies that the term "compensation" for purposes of the benefit retirement program or the PEORP of the FRS does not include fees or salary payments made from a faculty practice plan authorized by the Board of Governors of the State University System for clinical faculty at a college of medicine in a state university; creates a one-year window during calendar year 2009 for FRS Pension Plan members to buy credit under the Pension Plan for their former CCORP and SUSORP participation. Back to top
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Enrolled HB 5083, 2nd Eng. - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-142
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation deletes salary supplements for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification from definition of "compensation" under Florida Retirement System; excludes charter school Merit Award Program funds from calculation of school district administrative fees. Back to top
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General Bills Passed - Bills Affecting Administration of Retirement Laws
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Enrolled CS/SB 1474, 1st Eng. - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-46
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation provide for interim partial distributions during dissolution actions; provides for effect on final distributions; conforms provisions to the abolition of special equity; provides a presumption concerning certain personal property acquired during the marriage; specifies the burden of proof necessary to overcome the gift presumption; abolishes special equity; provides for claims formerly identified as special equity. Back to top
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Enrolled CS/SB 1678 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-4
Effective July 1, 2008, this legislation deletes provisions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; replaces incorrect cross-references and citations; corrects grammatical, typographical, and like errors; removes inconsistencies, redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; improves the clarity of the statutes and facilitates their correct interpretation. Back to top
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Local Bills Passed
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Enrolled HB 1031 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-276
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation establishes criteria for retiree premium offset and group insurance participation in the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Back to top
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Enrolled HB 1033 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-277
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation revises definition of "retirement"; provides applicability of certain investment policy guidelines; provides statutory limitations on investments in foreign investments; provides additional standards for performance of duties by Board of Trustees relating to investments; deletes provisions relating to investments & purchases of securities, uninvested cash, & minimum investment standards. Back to top
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Enrolled CS/HB 1085 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-285
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation relates to FRS participation by Pinellas County Sheriff's Civil Service System and deletes intent relating to collective bargaining; revises positions covered in Classified & Unclassified Services; provides effect of participating in FRS Senior Management Class; provides for Certified Executive Staff; provides additional causes for member suspension or dismissal; provide duties of Civil Service Board regarding appeals. Back to top
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Enrolled HB 1089 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-287
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation relates to the City of Clearwater and updates terminology in city's fire department pension fund law; revises interval for actuarial valuations of city's fire pension fund; provides eligibility for election to board of trustees of fire pension fund; provides for appointment to board in certain circumstances; removes requirement for payment of certain warrants. Back to top
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Enrolled CS/HB 1515 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-295
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation provides definitions of "legal guardian" and "guardians of said issue"; clarifies amount of certain disability pension; provides that surviving spouses and other beneficiaries are entitled to cost of living increases upon death of eligible firefighters; approves ordinances enacted by City of Orlando
concerning firefighter pension plan; incorporates applicable federal and state laws into firefighter pension plan. Back to top
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Enrolled HB 1545 - [passed, Enrolled] Approved, Chapter No. 2008-297
Effective June 10, 2008, this legislation replaces current members of civil service board; increases membership of board; provides that civil service director shall be city employee; provides membership of pension board; provides qualification of members; provides that board may employ retirement services director; provides duties of retirement services director. Back to top
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Bills Listed by Subject Area
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FRS Membership Classes:
Elected Officers' Class - HB 1405, SB 2830, SB 2844
Regular Class - SB 772, HB 1119
Senior Management Service Class - HB 1049, SB 2814
Special Risk Class - SB 294, HB 379, HB 389, HB 397, HB 427, HB 677, SB 798, HB 815, SB 924, HB 1479, SB 2092, SB 2260
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FRS Pension Plan Benefits, Rights, and Features:
Compensation/Bonuses - SB 2170, SB 2812, HB 5083
Contributions and Funding - HB 565, SB 2002, SB 2200, HB 5063
Military Service Credit - SB 452, HB 1307
Miscellaneous - SB 884, SB 1474, SB 1678, SB 1712, SB 2848
Participation/Transfer - SB 396
Service Credit Upgrades - SB 106, HB 531, SB 800
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FRS Programs:
Community College Optional Retirement Program (CCORP) - HB 551, SB 1428
Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) - HB 67, SB 238, HB 501, SB 706, SB 998, HB 1259, HB 1317, SB 1652, SB 2344, SB 2810, SB 2830, SB 2844
State University System Optional Retirement Program (SUSORP) - HB 551, SB 1428
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Local Governments (see below for Police/Fire Plans):
Local Bills - HB 1031, HB 1033, HB 1085, HB 1089, HB 1515, HB 1545, SB 2346, SB 2386
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Miscellaneous:
Immigration - HB 73, HB 159, SB 388
Public Employment - HB 1053
State Group Insurance Program - SB 1034
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Police/Fire Plans (chs. 175/185, F.S.):
Administration - HB 27, HB 171, SB 218, SB 330, SB 976
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Retirees and Retiree Benefits:
Health Insurance Subsidy (HIS) - HB 873, SB 1032, HB 1265
Reemployment after Retirement - HB 1405
Retired Justices and Judges - HB 295
Special Risk Disability Retirees - HB 57, SB 1024, SB 2314
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Summary of Proposed House Bills
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HB 27 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Davis would have revised provisions relating to the board of trustees of the firefighters' pension trust fund and the municipal police officers' retirement trust fund; clarified the boundaries of a special fire control district; required notice to the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services of certain interlocal agreements; authorized the levy of taxes by municipal ordinance. Back to top
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CS/HB 57 - [Died in H Council]
This substitute bill by Representative Attkisson (known as the Officer Malcolm Thompson Act) would have revised provisions regarding benefits payable for total & permanent disability for certain Special Risk Class members of FRS who are injured in line of duty. Back to top
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HB 67 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Culp would have increased the period of time in which members of the Florida Retirement System who are employed as certain administrative personnel in grades K-12 may participate in DROP. Back to top
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HB 73 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Brown would have prohibited county or municipal government restrictions concerning communication or cooperation with federal officials related to immigration law enforcement; required verification of citizenship status of persons confined for driving under the influence and boating under the influence; required verification of immigration status for driver's licenses, identification cards, and public benefits. Back to top
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HB 159 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Adams would have provided that beginning July 1, 2009, no public employers shall enter into contracts for the physical performance of services within the state with contractors not registered and participating in a federal work authorization program; required state agencies and political subdivisions to verify the lawful presence in the United States of natural persons 18 years of age or older who have applied for state, local, or federal public benefits. Back to top
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CS/HB 171 - [Died in H Council]
This substitute bill by Representative Hooper would have authorized the terms of office for the board of trustees of the firefighters' pension trust fund and the municipal police officers' retirement trust fund to be revised under certain circumstances; increased the percentage of assets of such trust funds that the board may invest in foreign securities; provided guidelines for the adjustment of firefighter and police officer member contribution rates. Back to top
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CS/HB 295 - [Died on H Calendar]
This subsitute bill by Representative Planas would have revised the definition of "retired justice" and "retired judge" for purposes of assignment to temporary duty. Back to top
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HB 379 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Flores would have authorized law enforcement or correctional officers who have earned creditable service in the Regular Class of the FRS between July 1, 1978, and June 30, 1984, while attending a certified training academy or other certified training facility approved by the employer for certification, to purchase such service in order to upgrade prior service to Special Risk Class. Back to top
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HB 389 - [Died in H Council]
This bill by Representative Precourt would have created the "Adam Pierce Act" to create a qualifying injury standard for a Special Risk Class member. The injured employee who has reached maximum medical improvement after an in-the-line-of duty qualifying injury as certified by two physicians would have retained Special Risk Class membership for as long as the member is employed by the same employer at the time of injury.Coverage under this provision would have been exempted from Special Risk Administrative Support Class membership. Back to top
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HB 397 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Hooper would have provided that Special Risk Class members including, but not limited to, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians may purchase additional retirement credit for past service at a three percent Special Risk Class accrual value and would have provided that effective July 1, 2008, the contribution rate that applies to the Special Risk Class of the defined benefit program would have been increased by 0.07 percentage points. Back to top
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CS/CS/HB 427 - [Died in S Messages]
This substitute bill by Representative Patterson would have expanded the definition of correctional officer to include certified security personnel and institutional security personnel within a secure or forensic facility as provided in s. 394.9221 or s. 916.1091(2), F.S. Back to top
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CS/HB 501, 2nd Eng. - [Died in S Messages]
This substitute bill by Representative Robaina would have provided up to 36 months of extended DROP participation to law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or community-based correctional probation officers who pass the same physical examination requirements of new officers along with a doctor's statement attesting to capability of performing essential functions of their duties in the position held. Back to top
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CS/HB 531 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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CS/HB 551 - [Died in H Council]
This substitute bill by Representative Heller would have created a one-year window during calendar year 2009 for FRS Pension Plan members to buy credit under the Pension Plan for their former CCORP and SUSORP participation; required funds to be transferred from their CCORP or SUSORP account, as applicable, and other employee funds as needed to pay the actuarial accrued liability of their CCORP or SUSORP participation. Back to top
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CS/CS/CS/HB 565, 1st Eng. - [Died in S Messages]
This substitute bill by Representative Nelson would have required lesser amount of five percent of annual contribution or ten percent of the exposure of the Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to be distributed to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; provided criteria for payment of interest to the FRS Trust Fund on distributed contributions and deferral of interest payments but no specific mechanism for repayment of distributed retirement contributions. Back to top
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HB 677 - [Died in H Council]
This bill by Representative Gardiner would have redefined "compensation" to include supplementary payments made to firefighters, paramedics, or EMTs for successful completion of employer-approved educational training or for additional job-related duties and responsibilities; redefined "average final compensation" with respect to members of the Special Risk Class as the average of the three highest fiscal years of compensation for creditable service. Back to top
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HB 815 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Chestnut would have expanded the Special Risk Class to include persons with 75 percent of their time spent in inmate contact who are employed by the state and work in certain facilities or settings; provided that any member of the FRS who is employed by the state may seek an SRC review of his or her eligibility for the Special Risk Class. Back to top
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HB 873 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Soto would have increased the minimum and maximum health insurance subsidies for each eligible FRS retirees beginning January 1, 2009 to $6 per year and then to $7 per year beginning January 1, 2010; increased the contribution paid by employers to 1.75 percent of member's or participant's gross compensation effective January 1, 2009. Back to top
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HB 1031 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 1033 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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CS/HB 1049 - [Died in S Message]
This substitute bill by Representative Pickens would have expanded the number of designated SMSC positions from ten to fifteen for school boards acting as a fiscal agent for consortium services under s. 1001.451, F.S. Back to top
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HB 1053 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Kriseman would have provided certain public employees' domestic partners, children of domestic partners, & parents of domestic partners with certain rights, powers, & responsibilities relating to specified public benefits. Back to top
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CS/HB 1085 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 1089 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 1119 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Sachs would have increased the regular class accrual value to 1.80 percent per year without any variable increases between 30-33 years of service or age 62-65. Back to top
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CS/HB 1259 - [Laid on Table; see CS/CS/SB 1652]
This substitute bill by Representative Flores would have icreased period of time during which charter school instructional personnel may participate in DROP; extended such participation to school district preK instructional personnel; revised provisions relating to appeal of charter school application denial, charter school renewal terms, eligibility to attend charter school, & distribution of funds to charter schools; revised provisions relating to calculation for compliance with class size. Back to top
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HB 1265 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Needelman would have revised provisions for determination of amount of subsidy for retirees of defined benefit program & eligible participants of PEORP of FRS or their beneficiaries; provided that spouse at time of FRS participant's death is considered beneficiary for purposes of retiree health insurance subsidy unless different beneficiary has been designated. Back to top
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HB 1307 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Randolph would have removed the January 1, 1987, initial membership requirement to purchase active duty wartime service at the subsidized contribution rate and would have increased the employer contribution rates in addition to the rates set in Part I of chapter 121,F.S. Back to top
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HB 1317 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Fields would have expanded personnel eligible for extended DROP participation to include instructional preK personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), F.S. Back to top
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HB 1405 - [Died in H Council]
This bill by Representative Schenck would have prohibited previously retired persons elected to public office or appointed to elective public office from receiving retirement benefits until after termination of such service. Back to top
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HB 1479 - [Died in H Committee]
This bill by Representative Robertson would have expanded the Special Risk Class to include members employed by acute care hospitals that serve as a trauma center. Back to top
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CS/HB 1515 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 1545 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 5063 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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HB 5083, 2nd Eng. - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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Summary of Proposed Senate Bills
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SB 106 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano would have authorized law enforcement or correctional officers who have earned creditable service in the Regular Class of the FRS between July 1, 1978, and June 30, 1984, while attending a certified training academy or other certified training facility approved by the employer for certification, to purchase such service in order to upgrade prior service to Special Risk Class. Back to top
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SB 218 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Wise would have revised provisions relating to the board of trustees of the firefighters' pension trust fund and the municipal police officers trust fund; defined "firefighter" to clarify that certified supervisory and command personnel are covered by the firefighter pension plans and that part-time and auxiliary employees are not included in these plans; described the boundaries of a special fire control district. Back to top
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SB 238 - [Withdrawn]
This bill by Senator Wise would have provided for the extension of Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) beyond 60 months to up to 96 calendar months for certain charter school instructional personnel in grades prekindergarten through 12; provided that eligibility for participation requires authorization from the governing board of the school; authorized charter school instructional personnel employed in grades prekindergarten through 12 to participate in the DROP extension. Back to top
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SB 294 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano would have redefined "compensation" to include supplementary payments made to firefighters, paramedics, or EMTs for successful completion of employer-approved educational training or for additional job-related duties and responsibilities; redefined "average final compensation" with respect to members of the Special Risk Class as the average of the three highest fiscal years of compensation for creditable service. Back to top
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SB 330 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Aronberg would have provided that a municipality that has entered into an interlocal agreement to provide police protection services to another incorporated municipality, in its entirety, is eligible to receive the premium taxes reported for the other municipality if it notifies the Department of Management Services Division of Retirement, and for as long as the interlocal agreement is in effect. Back to top
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SB 388 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano would have created the Security and Immigration Compliance Act [LPCC]; provided that beginning July 1, 2009 no public employers shall enter into contracts for the physical performance of services within the state with contractors not registered and participating in a federal work-authorization program; required state agencies and political subdivisions to verify the lawful presence in the United States of natural persons 18 years of age or older who have applied for state, local, or federal public benefits. Back to top
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SB 396 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano would have changed the name of the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program to the Public Employee Retirement Investment Program; limited the option of enrolling in the State Retirement System's defined benefit program or defined contribution program to public employees employed prior to January 1, 2009; required public employees employed on or after such date to enroll in the defined contribution program. Back to top
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SB 452 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Aronberg would have removed the January 1, 1987, initial membership requirement to purchase active duty wartime service at the subsidized contribution rate and would have increased the employer contribution rates in addition to the rates set in Part I of chapter 121,F.S. Back to top
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CS/CS/SB 706 - [Died in S Committee]
This substitute bill by Senator Baker would have provided up to 36 months of extended DROP participation to law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or community-based correctional probation officers who pass the same physical examination requirements of new officers along with a doctor's statement attesting to capability of performing essential functions of their duties in the position held. Back to top
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SB 772 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Jones would have increased the regular class accrual value to 1.80 percent per year without any variable increases between 30-33 years of service or age 62-65. Back to top
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SB 798 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Dean would have created the "Adam Pierce Act" to create a qualifying injury standard for a Special Risk Class member. The injured employee who has reached maximum medical improvement after an in-the-line-of duty qualifying injury as certified by two physicians would retain Special Risk Class membership for as long as the member is employed by the same employer at the time of injury. Coverage under this provision would have been exempted from Special Risk Administrative Support Class membership. Back to top
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CS/SB 800 - [Laid on Table; see CS/HB 531]
This substitute bill by Senator Villalobos would have allowed for former service in a forensic position with a medical examiner or law enforcement employer to be upgraded from Regular Class to the Special Risk Class value. Back to top
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SB 884 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Haridopolos would have amended, deleted, and repealed obsolete or outdated agency plans, etc., and included revisions to s. 121.45, F.S., regarding interstate compacts but failed to delete the entire section. Back to top
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CS/SB 924 - [Died in S Committee]
This substitute bill by Senator Deutch would have expanded the definition of correctional officer to include certified correction officers who are employed by the state, any political subdivision of the state, or a private entity providing this service for public at a secure facility for sexually violent predators under s. 394.9221, F.S., or as institutional security personnel at a forensic facility under s. 916.1091(2), F.S. Back to top
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CS/SB 976 - [Died in S Committee]
This substitute bill by Senator Jones would have authorized the terms of office for the board of trustees of the firefighters' pension trust fund and the municipal police officers' retirement trust fund to be revised under certain circumstances; authorized plan administrators to withhold funds to pay for premiums for accident, health, and long-term care insurance for retirees and retiree's spouses and dependents; provided guidelines for adjustment of member contribution rates. Back to top
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SB 998 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Wise would have expanded the group eligible for up to 36 months of extended DROP participation to include prekindergarten instructional personnel if funded through the Florida Educational Finance Program, school-based district school board administrators, and district-based school board administrators if in an area of board-certified critical shortage. Back to top
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SB 1024 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Oelrich (known as the Officer Malcolm Thompson Act) would have revised provisions regarding benefits payable for total & permanent disability for certain Special Risk Class members of FRS who are injured in line of duty. Back to top
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SB 1032 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Lawson would have increased the minimum and maximum health insurance subsidies for each eligible FRS retirees beginning January 1, 2009 to $6 per year and then to $7 per year beginning January 1, 2010; increased the contribution paid by employers to 1.75 percent of member's or participant's gross compensation effective January 1, 2009. Back to top
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CS/SB 1034 - [Died in S Committee]
This substitute bill by Senator Lawson would have removed the statutory restriction on state contributions for the premium costs of retirees in s. 110.123(4), F.S. Back to top
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CS/CS/SB 1428 - [Died in S Committee]
This substitute bill by Senator Fasano would have clarified that the term "compensation" for purposes of the benefit retirement program or the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program of the FRS does not include fees or salary payments made from a faculty practice plan authorized by the Board of Governors of the State University System for clinical faculty at a state university having a faculty practice plan; created a one-year window during calendar year 2009 for FRS Pension Plan members to buy credit under the Pension Plan for their former CCORP and SUSORP participation; required funds to be transferred from their CCORP or SUSORP account, as applicable, and other employee funds as needed to pay the actuarial accrued liability of their CCORP or SUSORP participation. Back to top
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CS/SB 1474 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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CS/CS/SB 1652 - [Died in H Messages]
This substitute bill by Senator Lynn would have provided that charter technical career centers are subject to certain requirements in the event of a financial emergency; provided for duties of charter school sponsors and governing boards when charter schools and charter technical career centers experience a financial weakness or a financial emergency; required charter schools to disclose the identity of relatives of charter school personnel. Back to top
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CS/SB 1678 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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CS/CS/CS/SB 1712 - [passed, Enrolled]
See Passed Bill description above. Back to top
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CS/CS/SB 2002 - [Died on S Calendar]
This substitute bill for consideration by Governmental Operations would have revised the payroll contribution rates for the membership classes of the Florida Retirement System for the state fiscal years effective July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009. Back to top
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SB 2092 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Hill would have expanded the Special Risk Class to include members employed by acute care hospitals that serve as a trauma center. Back to top
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CS/SB 2170 - [Died on S Calendar]
This substitute bill by Senator Olerich would have clarified that the term "compensation" for purposes of the benefit retirement program or the PEORP of the FRS does not include fees or salary payments made from a faculty practice plan authorized by the Board of Governors of the State University System for clinical faculty at a college of medicine in a state university. Back to top
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SB 2200 - [Withdrawn]
This bill by Senator Deutch would have required lesser amount of five percent of annual contribution or ten percent of the exposure of the Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to be distributed to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; provided criteria for payment of interest to the FRS Trust Fund on distributed contributions and deferral of interest payments but no specific mechanism for repayment of distributed retirement contributions. Back to top
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SB 2260 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Lawson would have expanded the Special Risk Class to include persons with 75 percent of their time spent in inmate contact who are employed by the state and work in certain facilities or settings; provided that any member of the FRS who is employed by the state may seek an SRC review of his or her eligibility for the Special Risk Class. Back to top
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SB 2314 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Atwater would have provided that death or disability due to cancer suffered by a firefighter or paramedic employed by the state or its political subdivisions is presumed accidental and suffered in the line of duty under certain conditions; provided criteria for physical exams for firefighters and paramedics. Back to top
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SB 2344 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Rich would have expanded personnel eligible for extended DROP participation to include instructional pre-K personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), F.S. Back to top
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SB 2346 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Jones related to FRS participation by Pinellas County Sheriff's Civil Service System and would have deleted intent relating to collective bargaining; revised positions covered in Classified & Unclassified Services; provided effect of participating in FRS Senior Management Class; provided for Certified Executive Staff; provided additional causes for member suspension or dismissal; provided duties of Civil Service Board regarding appeals. Back to top
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SB 2386 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano related to the City of Clearwater and would have updated terminology in city's fire department pension fund law; revised interval for actuarial valuations of city's fire pension fund; provided eligibility for election to board of trustees of fire pension fund; provided for appointment to board in certain circumstances; removed requirement for payment of certain warrants. Back to top
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SB 2810 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Wise related to Charter Schools and would have revised requirements for eligibility to participate in the DROP; required a school in a district not granted exclusive authority to sponsor charter schools to first submit the same or a substantially similar application to the district school board in order to appeal an application denial; revised the eligibility requirements for a student to attend a charter school. Back to top
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SB 2812 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Wise would have created the Christy Williamson, Teacher of the Century, Act; required each school district to establish a Distinguished Educator Retirement Option Program that funds a tax-sheltered annuity or custodial account for each teacher qualifying as a distinguished educator; provided for funding from the Florida Education Finance Program. Back to top
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SB 2814 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Wise would have expanded the number of designated SMSC positions from ten to fifteen for school boards acting as a fiscal agent for consortium services under s. 1001.451, F.S. Back to top
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SB 2830 - [Died in S Committee]
This bill by Senator Fasano would have restricted the eligibility of an elected officer to receive a monthly benefit earned under prior service while participating in the DROP. Back to top
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SB 2844 - [Withdrawn]
This bill by Senator Margolis would have revised a provision relating to the deferment of election to participate in the DROP by an elected officer reaching normal retirement date; authorized certain elected officials to elect to participate in the DROP during a specified period after failing to participate when eligible. Back to top
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CS/CS/SB 2848, 1st Eng. - [Died in S Messages]
This substitute bill by Senator Lawson would have made numerous changes to the Florida Retirement System. Back to top
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