THE BILL ITSELF
HB 595
Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to criminal conflict and civil
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regional counsel membership in the Senior Management
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Service Class; amending s. 121.055, F.S.; providing
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that participation in the Senior Management Service
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Class of the Florida Retirement System is compulsory
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for each region's assistant regional counsel
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supervisors, beginning on a specified date; providing
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an appropriation; 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. Paragraph (m) of subsection (1) of section
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121.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby
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established a separate class of membership within the Florida
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Retirement System to be known as the "Senior Management Service
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Class," which shall become effective February 1, 1987.
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(1)
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(m)1. Effective July 1, 2020, participation in the Senior
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Management Service Class is compulsory for each appointed
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criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and each district's
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assistant regional counsel chiefs, administrative directors, and
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chief investigators.
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2. Effective July 1, 2026, participation in the Senior
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Management Service Class is compulsory for each region's
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assistant regional counsel supervisors; employee class code
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9903.
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3. A Senior Management Service Class member under this
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paragraph may purchase additional retirement credit in the class
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for creditable service within the purview of the Senior
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Management Service Class retroactive to October 1, 2007, and may
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upgrade retirement credit for such service in accordance with
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paragraph (j). However, this service credit may not be purchased
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by the employer on behalf of the member.
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Section 2. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the sum of
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$1,226,804 in recurring funds is appropriated from the General
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Revenue Fund to the offices of the criminal conflict and civil
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regional counsel for the purpose of paying retirement benefits
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for specified positions within those offices.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.