THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1367
Florida Commission on Human Relations
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to the Florida Commission on Human
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Relations; amending s. 760.11, F.S.; removing the
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requirement that the Florida Commission on Human
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Relations send certain information to certain persons
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by registered mail; making technical changes;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 760.11,
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Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction.—
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(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ss. 760.01-
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760.10 may file a complaint with the commission within 365 days
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after of the alleged violation, naming the employer, employment
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agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee,
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or, in the case of an alleged violation of s. 760.10(5), the
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person responsible for the violation and describing the
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violation. Any person aggrieved by a violation of s. 509.092 may
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file a complaint with the commission within 365 days after of
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the alleged violation, naming the person responsible for the
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violation and describing the violation. The commission, a
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commissioner, or the Attorney General may in like manner file
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such a complaint. On the same day the complaint is filed with
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the commission, the commission shall clearly stamp on the face
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of the complaint the date the complaint was filed with the
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commission. In lieu of filing the complaint with the commission,
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a complaint under this section may be filed with the federal
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or with any unit of
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government of the state which is a fair-employment-practice
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agency under 29 C.F.R. ss. 1601.70-1601.80. If the date the
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complaint is filed is clearly stamped on the face of the
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complaint, that date is the date of filing. The date the
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complaint is filed with the commission for purposes of this
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section is the earliest date of filing with the Equal Employment
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Opportunity Commission, the fair-employment-practice agency, or
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the commission. The complaint must shall contain a short and
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plain statement of the facts describing the violation and the
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relief sought. The commission may require additional information
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to be in the complaint. The commission, within 5 days after of
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the complaint being filed, shall by registered mail send a copy
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of the complaint to the person who allegedly committed the
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violation. The person who allegedly committed the violation may
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file an answer to the complaint within 25 days after of the date
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the complaint was filed with the commission. Any answer filed
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must shall be mailed to the aggrieved person by the person
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filing the answer. Both the complaint and the answer must shall
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be verified.
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(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the commission
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shall investigate the allegations in the complaint. Within 180
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days after of the filing of the complaint, the commission shall
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determine whether if there is reasonable cause to believe that
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discriminatory practice has occurred in violation of the Florida
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Civil Rights Act of 1992. When the commission determines whether
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or not there is reasonable cause, the commission by registered
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mail shall promptly notify the aggrieved person and the
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respondent of the reasonable cause determination, the date of
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such determination, and the options available under this
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section.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.