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The Florida Senate
                   BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
               (This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.)
                              Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Rules
 BILL:           SB 80
 INTRODUCER:     Senator Mayfield
 SUBJECT:        Florida Statutes
 DATE:           December 12, 2023               REVISED:
            ANALYST                    STAFF DIRECTOR                 REFERENCE                                 ACTION
1. Pollitz (DLR)                     Twogood                                RC             Favorable
  I.     Summary:
         The Division of Law Revision of the Office of Legislative Services is required, by statute, to
         conduct a systematic and continuing study of the Florida Statutes. The purpose of this study is to
         recommend to the Legislature changes that will remove inconsistencies, redundancies, and
         unnecessary repetition from the statutes; improve clarity and facilitate correct interpretation;
         correct grammatical and typographical errors; and delete obsolete, repealed, or superseded
         provisions. These recommendations are submitted to the Legislature in the form of technical,
         nonsubstantive reviser’s bills. Responses to directives from the Legislature to make specific
         changes in the statutes are also submitted to the Legislature via reviser’s bills.
         Section 39, ch. 2023-39, Laws of Florida, directed the Division of Law Revision to “prepare a
         reviser’s bill for the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature to replace references to the term
         ‘professional development’ where it occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013 of the Florida
         Statutes with the term ‘professional learning.’”
         SB 80 substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 1001.11, 1001.20,
         1001.212, 1001.215, 1002.311, 1002.333, 1002.334, 1002.451, 1002.59, 1002.73, 1002.82,
         1002.84, 1002.89, 1002.995, 1003.051, 1003.32, 1003.4201, 1003.485, 1003.491, 1003.4996,
         1004.071, 1004.344, 1004.42, 1004.615, 1004.645, 1004.6497, 1006.1493, 1006.73, 1007.2616,
         1007.35, 1008.33, 1008.365, 1011.62, 1011.6202, 1012.22, 1012.34, 1012.35, 1012.42,
         1012.562, 1012.585, 1012.985, and 1015.04, F.S.
  II.    Present Situation:
         Currently, chapters 1000-1013 contain a number of references to the term “professional
         development,” which are subject to the directive in s. 39, ch. 2023-39, Laws of Florida. Section
         1015.04, although not within the cited statutory range, contains a related reference to the term
         “professional development” that is appropriate for revision to conform with s. 39, ch. 2023-39.
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III.     Effect of Proposed Changes:
         The bill revises Florida Statutes text to conform to the directive in s. 39, ch. 2023-39, Laws of
         Florida, by replacing references to “professional development” where it occurs within chapters
         1000 through 1013 of the Florida Statutes with the term “professional learning.” The bill
         replaces the term “professional development” with the term “professional learning” in s. 1015.04
         to conform to the changes pursuant to s. 39, ch. 2023-39.
IV.      Constitutional Issues:
         A.      Municipality/County Mandates Restrictions:
                 None.
         B.      Public Records/Open Meetings Issues:
                 None.
         C.      Trust Funds Restrictions:
                 None.
         D.      State Tax or Fee Increases:
                 None.
         E.      Other Constitutional Issues:
                 None.
V.       Fiscal Impact Statement:
         A.      Tax/Fee Issues:
                 None.
         B.      Private Sector Impact:
                 None.
         C.      Government Sector Impact:
                 None.
VI.      Technical Deficiencies:
         None.
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VII.      Related Issues:
          None.
VIII.     Statutes Affected:
          This bill substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 1001.11,
          1001.20, 1001.212, 1001.215, 1002.311, 1002.333, 1002.334, 1002.451, 1002.59, 1002.73,
          1002.82, 1002.84, 1002.89, 1002.995, 1003.051, 1003.32, 1003.4201, 1003.485, 1003.491,
          1003.4996, 1004.071, 1004.344, 1004.42, 1004.615, 1004.645, 1004.6497, 1006.1493, 1006.73,
          1007.2616, 1007.35, 1008.33, 1008.365, 1011.62, 1011.6202, 1012.22, 1012.34, 1012.35,
          1012.42, 1012.562, 1012.585, 1012.985, and 1015.04, F.S.
 IX.      Additional Information:
          A.       Committee Substitute – Statement of Changes:
                   (Summarizing differences between the Committee Substitute and the prior version of the bill.)
                   None.
          B.       Amendments:
                   None.
           This Senate Bill Analysis does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill’s introducer or the Florida Senate.
Statutes affected: 
S 80 Filed: 1001.11, 1001.20, 1001.212, 1001.215, 1002.311, 1002.333, 1002.334, 1002.451, 1002.59, 1002.73, 1002.84, 1002.89, 1002.995, 1003.4201, 1003.491, 1003.4996, 1004.071, 1004.42, 1004.615, 1004.6497, 1006.1493, 1006.73, 1007.2616, 1011.6202, 1012.22, 1012.35, 1012.42, 1012.562, 1012.585, 1012.985, 1015.04
S 80 er: 1001.11, 1001.20, 1001.212, 1001.215, 1002.311, 1002.333, 1002.334, 1002.451, 1002.59, 1002.73, 1002.84, 1002.89, 1002.995, 1003.4201, 1003.491, 1003.4996, 1004.071, 1004.42, 1004.615, 1004.6497, 1006.1493, 1006.73, 1011.6202, 1012.22, 1012.35, 1012.42, 1012.562, 1012.585, 1012.985, 1015.04