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Ethics board monitors state bills on unpaid fines, whistleblower protections and public-officer rules
Summary
Board staff briefed members on multiple Florida bills under review, including measures to enforce unpaid ethics fines, a whistleblower protection statute for ethics complainants, and proposals that would add residency and citizenship requirements for some public officers.
Board staff provided an extended overview of state legislation the board is monitoring and the potential implications for local ethics enforcement.
The presenter described Senate Bill 348 as intended to give the state commission greater tools to collect unpaid ethics fines — including garnishment or collections — and noted that bill language also creates a new section (112.3131) addressing "stolen valor," which would…
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