CS/CS/SB 380 full text · Session Watch

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 380 By the Committees on Community Affairs; and Judiciary; and Senator Trumbull 578-02267-26 2026380c2

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to legal notices; amending s. 50.0311,

3 F.S.; revising the definition of the term

4 “governmental agency”; revising the definition of the

5 term “publicly accessible website”; requiring that

6 certain legal notices be continuously published for a

7 specified timeframe when the notices are for a

8 specified purpose and provided under a certain

9 circumstance; authorizing certain counties or

10 specified municipalities, school boards, clerks of the

11 circuit court, and tax collectors to use a publicly

12 accessible website to publish certain advertisements

13 and legal notices under specified conditions; revising

14 the definition of the term “special district”;

15 reenacting ss. 11.02, 45.031(2), 50.011(2),

16 90.902(12), 120.81(1)(d), 121.055(1)(b) and (h),

17 162.12(2)(a), 190.005(1)(d), 200.065(2)(f), 849.38(5),

18 1001.372(2)(c), and 1011.03(1), F.S., relating to

19 notice of special or local legislation or certain

20 relief acts, publication of certain notice for a

21 certain judicial sales procedure, publication of legal

22 notices, self-authentication of certain legal notices,

23 exceptions and special requirements of rules regarding

24 educational units, notice regarding positions to be

25 included in the Senior Management Service Class,

26 notices issued by local government code enforcement

27 boards, establishment of certain community development

28 districts, notices regarding district school board

29 budgets, citations regarding proceedings for

30 forfeiture of property, due public notice for district

31 school board meetings, and notice for public budget

32 hearings of the district school board, respectively,

33 to incorporate the amendment made to s. 50.0311, F.S.,

34 in references thereto; providing an effective date.

36 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

38 Section 1. Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, is amended to

39 read:

40 50.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices on

41 a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels.—

42 (1) For purposes of this chapter, the term “governmental

43 agency” means a county, municipality, school board, clerk of the

44 circuit court, tax collector, water management district

45 operating pursuant to chapter 373, or other unit of local

46 government or political subdivision in this state.

47 (2) For purposes of notices and advertisements required

48 under s. 50.011, the term “publicly accessible website” means a

49 county’s official website or other private website designated by

50 the county for the publication of legal notices and

51 advertisements which ~~that~~ is accessible through ~~via~~ the

52 Internet. For legal notices and advertisements required under s.

53 50.011 by a municipality, clerk of the circuit court, tax

54 collector, or water management district, the term “publicly

55 accessible website” means such entity’s official website, a

56 private website designated by such entity, a county’s official

57 website, or a private website designated by the county in which

58 such entity is located.

59 (3) All advertisements and public notices published on a

60 website as provided in this chapter must be in searchable form

61 and indicate the date on which the advertisement or public

62 notice was first published on the website.

63 (4) Any legal notice or advertisement that is published on

64 a publicly accessible website must, unless otherwise specified

65 by law, be published continuously for at least 2 weeks when the

66 purpose is to provide notice of the status of a government

67 activity or be published continuously from the date of initial

68 publication through the date of the proposed event or activity.

69 (5) ~~(3)~~ A governmental agency may use the publicly

70 accessible website of the county in which it lies to publish

71 legally required advertisements and public notices if the cost

72 of publishing advertisements and public notices on such website

73 is less than the cost of publishing advertisements and public

74 notices in a newspaper.

75 (6) ~~(4)~~ A ~~governmental agency with~~ ~~at least 75 percent of~~

76 ~~its population located within a~~ county having ~~with~~ a population

77 of less ~~fewer~~ than 160,000 ; a municipality, school board, clerk

78 of the circuit court, or tax collector that is located within a

79 county having a population of less than 160,000; or any other

80 unit of local government or political subdivision in this state

81 having at least 75 percent of its population located within a

82 county having a population of less than 160,000 may use a

83 publicly accessible website to publish legally required

84 advertisements and public notices only if the governing body of

85 the governmental agency, at a public hearing that has been

86 noticed in a newspaper as provided in this chapter, determines

87 that the residents of the governmental agency have sufficient

88 access to the Internet by broadband service, as defined in s.

89 364.02, or by any other means, such that publishing

90 advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible

91 website will not unreasonably restrict public access.

92 (7) ~~(5)~~ A special district spanning the geographic

93 boundaries of more than one county that satisfies the criteria

94 for publishing and publishes ~~chooses to publish~~ legally required

95 advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible

96 website must publish such advertisements and public notices on

97 the publicly accessible website of each county it spans. For

98 purposes of this subsection, the term “special district” has the

99 same meaning as in s. 189.012 but does not include a water

100 management district operating pursuant to chapter 373 .

101 (8) ~~(6)~~ A governmental agency that uses a publicly

102 accessible website to publish legally required advertisements

103 and public notices must ~~shall~~ provide notice at least once per

104 year in a newspaper of general circulation or another

105 publication that is mailed or delivered to all residents and

106 property owners throughout the government’s jurisdiction,

107 indicating that property owners and residents may receive

108 legally required advertisements and public notices from the

109 governmental agency by first-class mail or e-mail upon

110 registering their name and address or e-mail address with the

111 governmental agency. The governmental agency must ~~shall~~ maintain

112 a registry of names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of property

113 owners and residents who have requested in writing that they

114 receive legally required advertisements and public notices from

115 the governmental agency by first-class mail or e-mail.

116 (9) ~~(7)~~ A link to advertisements and public notices

117 published on a publicly accessible website must ~~shall~~ be

118 conspicuously placed:

119 (a) On the website’s homepage or on a page accessible

120 through a direct link from the homepage.

121 (b) On the homepage of the website of each governmental

122 agency publishing notices on the publicly accessible website or

123 on a page accessible through a direct link from the homepage.

124 (10) ~~(8)~~ A governmental agency that has a governmental

125 access channel authorized under s. 610.109 may also include on

126 its governmental access channel a summary of all advertisements

127 and public notices that are published on a publicly accessible

128 website.

129 (11) ~~(9)~~ A public bid advertisement made by a governmental

130 agency on a publicly accessible website must include a method to

131 accept electronic bids.

132 Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

133 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

134 reference thereto, section 11.02, Florida Statutes, is reenacted

135 to read:

136 11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain

137 relief acts.—The notice required to obtain special or local

138 legislation or any relief act specified in s. 11.065 shall be by

139 publishing the identical notice as provided in chapter 50 or

140 circulated throughout the county or counties where the matter or

141 thing to be affected by such legislation shall be situated one

142 time at least 30 days before introduction of the proposed law

143 into the Legislature or, if the notice is not published on a

144 publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 and there

145 is no newspaper circulated throughout or published in the

146 county, by posting for at least 30 days at not fewer than three

147 public places in the county or each of the counties, one of

148 which places shall be at the courthouse in the county or

149 counties where the matter or thing to be affected by such

150 legislation shall be situated. Notice of special or local

151 legislation shall state the substance of the contemplated law,

152 as required by s. 10, Art. III of the State Constitution. Notice

153 of any relief act specified in s. 11.065 shall state the name of

154 the claimant, the nature of the injury or loss for which the

155 claim is made, and the amount of the claim against the affected

156 municipality’s revenue-sharing trust fund.

157 Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

158 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

159 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 45.031, Florida

160 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

161 45.031 Judicial sales procedure.—In any sale of real or

162 personal property under an order or judgment, the procedures

163 provided in this section and ss. 45.0315-45.035 may be followed

164 as an alternative to any other sale procedure if so ordered by

165 the court.

166 (2) PUBLICATION OF SALE.—Notice of sale shall be published

167 on a publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 for

168 at least 2 consecutive weeks before the sale or once a week for

169 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, as

170 provided in chapter 50, published in the county where the sale

171 is to be held. The second publication by newspaper shall be at

172 least 5 days before the sale. The notice shall contain:

173 (a) A description of the property to be sold.

174 (b) The time and place of sale.

175 (c) A statement that the sale will be made pursuant to the

176 order or final judgment.

177 (d) The caption of the action.

178 (e) The name of the clerk making the sale.

179 (f) A statement that any person claiming an interest in the

180 surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as

181 of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the

182 clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

184 The court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale.

185 Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as

186 provided herein.

187 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

188 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

189 reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 50.011, Florida

190 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

191 50.011 Publication of legal notices.—Whenever by statute an

192 official or legal advertisement or a publication or notice in a

193 newspaper or on a governmental agency website has been or is

194 directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu of process, or

195 for constructive service, or in initiating, assuming, reviewing,

196 exercising, or enforcing jurisdiction or power, or for any

197 purpose, including all legal notices and advertisements of

198 sheriffs and tax collectors, such legislation, whether existing

199 or repealed, means either of the following:

200 (2) A publication on a publicly accessible website under s.

201 50.0311.

202 Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

203 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

204 reference thereto, subsection (12) of section 90.902, Florida

205 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

206 90.902 Self-authentication.—Extrinsic evidence of

207 authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not

208 required for:

209 (12) A legal notice published in accordance with the

210 requirements of chapter 50 in the print edition of a qualified

211 newspaper or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.

212 50.0311.

213 Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

214 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

215 reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

216 120.81, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

217 120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.—

218 (1) EDUCATIONAL UNITS.—

219 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,

220 educational units shall not be required to include the full text

221 of the rule or rule amendment in notices relating to rules and

222 need not publish these or other notices in the Florida

223 Administrative Register, but notice shall be made:

224 1. By publication in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50

225 in the affected area or on a publicly accessible website as

226 provided in s. 50.0311;

227 2. By mail to all persons who have made requests of the

228 educational unit for advance notice of its proceedings and to

229 organizations representing persons affected by the proposed

230 rule; and

231 3. By posting in appropriate places so that those

232 particular classes of persons to whom the intended action is

233 directed may be duly notified.

234 Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

235 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in

236 references thereto, paragraphs (b) and (h) of subsection (1) of

237 section 121.055, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:

238 121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby

239 established a separate class of membership within the Florida

240 Retirement System to be known as the “Senior Management Service

241 Class,” which shall become effective February 1, 1987.

242 (1)

243 (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., effective

244 January 1, 1990, participation in the Senior Management Service

245 Class is compulsory for the president of each community college,

246 the manager of each participating municipality or county, and

247 all appointed district school superintendents. Effective January

248 1, 1994, additional positions may be designated for inclusion in

249 the Senior Management Service Class if:

250 a. Positions to be included in the class are designated by

251 the local agency employer. Notice of intent to designate

252 positions for inclusion in the class must be published for at

253 least 2 consecutive weeks if published on a publicly accessible

254 website as provided in s. 50.0311 or, if published in print,

255 once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified

256 under chapter 50 that is published in the county or counties

257 affected.

258 b. Up to 10 nonelective full-time positions may be

259 designated for each local agency employer reporting to the

260 department; for local agencies with 100 or more regularly

261 established positions, additional nonelective full-time

262 positions may be designated, not to exceed 1 percent of the

263 regularly established positions within the agency.

264 c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or

265 policymaking position filled by an employee who is not subject

266 to continuing contract and serves at the pleasure of the local

267 agency employer without civil service protection, and who:

268 (I) Heads an organizational unit; or

269 (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,

270 budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of

271 responsibility.

272 2. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management

273 Service Class, members of the Senior Management Service Class,

274 pursuant to subparagraph 1., may withdraw from the Florida

275 Retirement System altogether. The decision to withdraw from the

276 system is irrevocable as long as the employee holds the

277 position. Any service creditable under the Senior Management

278 Service Class shall be retained after the member withdraws from

279 the system; however, additional service credit in the Senior

280 Management Service Class may not be earned after such

281 withdrawal. Such members are not eligible to participate in the

282 Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program.

283 3. Effective January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, an

284 employee who has withdrawn from the Florida Retirement System

285 under subparagraph 2. has one opportunity to elect to

286 participate in the pension plan or the investment plan.

287 a. If the employee elects to participate in the investment

288 plan, membership shall be prospective, and the applicable

289 provisions of s. 121.4501(4) govern the election.

290 b. If the employee elects to participate in the pension

291 plan, the employee shall, upon payment to the system trust fund

292 of the amount calculated under sub-sub-subparagraph (I), receive

293 service credit for prior service based upon the time during

294 which the employee had withdrawn from the system.

295 (I) The cost for such credit shall be an amount

296 representing the actuarial accrued liability for the affected

297 period of service. The cost shall be calculated using the

298 discount rate and other relevant actuarial assumptions that were

299 used to value the pension plan liabilities in the most recent

300 actuarial valuation. The calculation must include any service

301 already maintained under the pension plan in addition to the

302 period of withdrawal. The actuarial accrued liability

303 attributable to any service already maintained under the pension

304 plan shall be applied as a credit to the total cost resulting

305 from the calculation. The division must ensure that the transfer

306 sum is prepared using a formula and methodology certified by an

307 actuary.

308 (II) The employee must transfer a sum representing the net

309 cost owed for the actuarial accrued liability in sub-sub

310 subparagraph (I) immediately following the time of such

311 movement, determined assuming that attained service equals the

312 sum of service in the pension plan and the period of withdrawal.

313 (h)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 3., effective

314 January 1, 1994, participation in the Senior Management Service

315 Class shall be compulsory for the State Courts Administrator and

316 the Deputy State Courts Administrators, the Clerk of the Supreme

317 Court, the Marshal of the Supreme Court, the Executive Director

318 of the Justice Administrative Commission, the capital collateral

319 regional counsel, the clerks of the district courts of appeals,

320 the marshals of the district courts of appeals, and the trial

321 court administrator and the Chief Deputy Court Administrator in

322 each judicial circuit. Effective January 1, 1994, additional

323 positions in the offices of the state attorney and public

324 defender in each judicial circuit may be designated for

325 inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida

326 Retirement System, provided that:

327 a. Positions to be included in the class shall be

328 designated by the state attorney or public defender, as

329 appropriate. Notice of intent to designate positions for

330 inclusion in the class shall be published for at least 2

331 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website as provided

332 in s. 50.0311 or, if published in print, once a week for 2

333 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified under chapter 50 in

334 the county or counties affected.

335 b. One nonelective full-time position may be designated for

336 each state attorney and public defender reporting to the

337 Department of Management Services; for agencies with 200 or more

338 regularly established positions under the state attorney or

339 public defender, additional nonelective full-time positions may

340 be designated, not to exceed 0.5 percent of the regularly

341 established positions within the agency.

342 c. Each position added to the class must be a managerial or

343 policymaking position filled by an employee who serves at the

344 pleasure of the state attorney or public defender without civil

345 service protection, and who:

346 (I) Heads an organizational unit; or

347 (II) Has responsibility to effect or recommend personnel,

348 budget, expenditure, or policy decisions in his or her areas of

349 responsibility.

350 2. Participation in this class shall be compulsory, except

351 as provided in subparagraph 3., for any judicial employee who

352 holds a position designated for coverage in the Senior

353 Management Service Class, and such participation shall continue

354 until the employee terminates employment in a covered position.

355 Effective January 1, 2001, participation in this class is

356 compulsory for assistant state attorneys, assistant statewide

357 prosecutors, assistant public defenders, and assistant capital

358 collateral regional counsel. Effective January 1, 2002,

359 participation in this class is compulsory for assistant

360 attorneys general.

361 3. In lieu of participation in the Senior Management

362 Service Class, such members, excluding assistant state

363 attorneys, assistant public defenders, assistant statewide

364 prosecutors, assistant attorneys general, and assistant capital

365 collateral regional counsel, may participate in the Senior

366 Management Service Optional Annuity Program as established in

367 subsection (6).

368 Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

369 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

370 reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section

371 162.12, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

372 162.12 Notices.—

373 (2) In addition to providing notice as set forth in

374 subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board or

375 the local government, notice may be served by publication or

376 posting, as follows:

377 (a)1. Such notice shall be published in print in a

378 newspaper or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.

379 50.0311 for 4 consecutive weeks. If published in print, the

380 notice shall be published once during each week for 4

381 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in a

382 newspaper in the county where the code enforcement board is

383 located. The newspaper shall meet such requirements as are

384 prescribed under chapter 50 for legal and official

385 advertisements.

386 2. Proof of publication shall be made as provided in ss.

387 50.041 and 50.051.

388 Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

389 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

390 reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

391 190.005, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

392 190.005 Establishment of district.—

393 (1) The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment

394 of a community development district with a size of 2,500 acres

395 or more shall be pursuant to a rule, adopted under chapter 120

396 by the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, granting

397 a petition for the establishment of a community development

398 district.

399 (d) A local public hearing on the petition shall be

400 conducted by a hearing officer in conformance with the

401 applicable requirements and procedures of the Administrative

402 Procedure Act. The hearing shall include oral and written

403 comments on the petition pertinent to the factors specified in

404 paragraph (e). The hearing shall be held at an accessible

405 location in the county in which the community development

406 district is to be located. The petitioner shall cause a notice

407 of the hearing to be published for 4 successive weeks on a

408 publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 or, if

409 published in print, in a newspaper at least once a week for the

410 4 successive weeks immediately prior to the hearing as provided

411 in chapter 50. Such notice shall give the time and place for the

412 hearing, a description of the area to be included in the

413 district, which description shall include a map showing clearly

414 the area to be covered by the district, and any other relevant

415 information which the establishing governing bodies may require.

416 If published in the print edition of a newspaper, the

417 advertisement may not be placed in the portion of the newspaper

418 where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The

419 advertisement must be published in a newspaper in the county and

420 of general interest and readership in the community pursuant to

421 chapter 50. Whenever possible, the advertisement shall appear in

422 a newspaper that is published at least weekly, unless the only

423 newspaper in the community is published less than weekly. If the

424 notice is published in the print edition of the newspaper, the

425 map must also be included in any online advertisement pursuant

426 to s. 50.0211. All affected units of general-purpose local

427 government and the general public shall be given an opportunity

428 to appear at the hearing and present oral or written comments on

429 the petition.

430 Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

431 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in

432 references thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section

433 200.065, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

434 200.065 Method of fixing millage.—

435 (2) No millage shall be levied until a resolution or

436 ordinance has been approved by the governing board of the taxing

437 authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the

438 taxing authority according to the following procedure:

439 (f)1. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to

440 the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to

441 adopt a tentative budget on a publicly accessible website

442 pursuant to s. 50.0311 or in a newspaper of general circulation

443 pursuant to subsection (3) within 29 days after certification of

444 value pursuant to subsection (1). For the purpose of this

445 paragraph, the term “publicly accessible website” includes a

446 district school board’s official website if the school board

447 website satisfies the remaining requirements of s. 50.0311. Not

448 less than 2 days or more than 5 days thereafter, the district

449 shall hold a public hearing on the tentative budget pursuant to

450 the applicable provisions of paragraph (c). In the event of

451 postponement or recess due to a declared state of emergency, the

452 school district may postpone or recess the hearing for up to 7

453 days and shall post a prominent notice at the place of the

454 original hearing showing the date, time, and place where the

455 hearing will be reconvened. The posted notice shall measure not

456 less than 8.5 by 11 inches. The school district shall make every

457 reasonable effort to provide reasonable notification of the

458 continued hearing to the taxpayers. The information must also be

459 posted on the school district’s website if the district school

460 board uses a different method of advertisement.

461 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the

462 contrary, each school district shall advise the property

463 appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days

464 of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The

465 recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be

466 considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of

467 paragraph (b).

468 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the

469 contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to

470 finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days of

471 certification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but not

472 earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall be

473 held in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraph

474 (d), except that a newspaper advertisement need not precede the

475 hearing.

476 Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

477 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

478 reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 849.38, Florida

479 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

480 849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and

481 order to show cause.—

482 (5) If the value of the property seized is shown by the

483 sheriff’s return to have an appraised value of $1,000 or less,

484 the above citation shall be served by posting at three public

485 places in the county, one of which shall be the front door of

486 the courthouse; if the value of the property is shown by the

487 sheriff’s return to have an approximate value of more than

488 $1,000, the citation shall be published by print or posted for

489 at least 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website as

490 provided in s. 50.0311. If published in print, the citation

491 shall appear at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in

492 a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices under chapter 50

493 that is published in the county, if there is such a newspaper

494 published in the county. If there is no such newspaper, the

495 notice of such publication shall be made by certificate of the

496 clerk if publication is made by posting, and by affidavit as

497 provided in chapter 50, if made by publication as provided in

498 chapter 50, which affidavit or certificate shall be filed and

499 become a part of the record in the cause. Failure of the record

500 to show proof of such publication shall not affect any judgment

501 made in the cause unless it shall affirmatively appear that no

502 such publication was made.

503 Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

504 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

505 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section

506 1001.372, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

507 1001.372 District school board meetings.—

508 (2) PLACE OF MEETINGS.—

509 (c) For the purpose of this section, due public notice

510 shall consist of, at least 2 days prior to the meeting:

511 continuous publication on a publicly accessible website as

512 provided in s. 50.0311 or the official district school board

513 website; publication in a newspaper of general circulation in

514 the county, or in each county where there is no newspaper of

515 general circulation in the county, an announcement over at least

516 one radio station whose signal is generally received in the

517 county, a reasonable number of times daily during the 48 hours

518 immediately preceding the date of such meeting; or posting a

519 notice at the courthouse door if no newspaper is published in

520 the county.

521 Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

522 made by this act to section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, in a

523 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1011.03, Florida

524 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

525 1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted to

526 Department of Education.—

527 (1) Each district school board shall cause a summary of its

528 tentative budget, including the proposed millage levies as

529 provided for by law, to be posted on the district’s official

530 website or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s.

531 50.0311.

532 Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.