The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XX
VETERANS

Chapter 292
VETERANS' AFFAIRS; SERVICE OFFICERS

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F.S. 292.11

292.11 County and city veteran service officer.—

(1) Each board of county commissioners may employ a county veteran service officer; provide office space, clerical assistance, and the necessary supplies incidental to providing and maintaining a county service office; and pay said expenses and salaries from the moneys hereinafter provided for. The governing body of any city may employ a city veteran service officer; provide such office space, clerical assistance, and supplies; and pay expenses and salaries. A county or city veteran service officer must be a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14) or the surviving spouse of any such veteran. Every county or city veteran service officer, in order to be eligible for employment as a county or city veteran service officer, shall have a 2-year degree from an accredited university, college, or community college or a high school degree or equivalency diploma and 4 years of administrative experience.

(2) Any county or city desiring to employ a county or city veteran service officer under the provisions of this section may notify the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of its intention to do so and may furnish the department with the name or names of any person or persons applying to fill such position, along with documentation supporting the qualifications thereof. The department shall thereupon certify to such county or city the name or names of candidates for such position who meet the requirements and qualifications prescribed by the department. The county or city may thereupon employ any person or persons so certified by the department. Duties, compensation, and terms of employment shall be prescribed by the board of county commissioners or, where applicable, by the governing body of the city.

(3) Any person employed by any county or city under the provisions of this section shall, from the time of his or her employment, be subject to such rules as the Department of Veterans’ Affairs may from time to time prescribe. Appropriations made by any county or city, or both, for the purposes set forth in this section are hereby declared to be appropriations for a county or municipal purpose, as the case may be.

(4) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is directed to establish a training program for county and city veteran service officers. Every county or city veteran service officer employed under this chapter shall attend the training program established by the department and successfully complete a test administered by the department prior to assuming any responsibilities as a county or city veteran service officer. The department shall further establish periodic training refresher courses which each county or city veteran service officer must attend and complete as a condition of remaining in employment as a county or city veteran service officer. County and city veteran service officers shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, as provided in s. 112.061, in fulfilling the requirements of this section.

(5) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to, or in any way affect, the employment of any county or city service officer who was so employed prior to July 1, 1974.

History.—s. 2, ch. 23017, 1945; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 74-288; s. 5, ch. 77-330; s. 121, ch. 79-400; s. 30, ch. 81-167; s. 3, ch. 81-288; s. 30, ch. 83-55; s. 20, ch. 88-290; s. 242, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 2023-162.

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Amendments to 292.11

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 292.11

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 292.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR K., 368 F. Supp. 3d 1276 (S.D. Iowa 2019)

. . . . § 292.11 sets out the test for determining if trust lands are "restored lands" under the IGRA. . . . . § 292.11(a). The second relevant provision is a grandfather provision. . . . The Court stresses that § 292.11 interprets the IGRA, not the PRA. . . . Accordingly, the NIGC correctly disregarded § 292.11 when interpreting the PRA. C. . . . Assuming Plaintiffs' interpretation of § 292.11 is correct, this speaks more to the faults of § 292.11 . . .

KOI NATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,, 361 F. Supp. 3d 14 (D.D.C. 2019)

. . . . § 292.7(c) ; and (4) "[t]he newly acquired lands meet the criteria of 'restored lands' in § 292.11, . . .

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON, v. JEWELL,, 830 F.3d 552 (D.C. Cir. 2016)

. . . . § 292.11(b)(2) (2008). . . . .

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON, v. JEWELL,, 830 F.3d 754 (D.C. Cir. 2016)

. . . . § 292.11(b)(2) (2008). . . . .

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON, v. JEWELL,, 424 U.S. App. D.C. 292 (D.C. Cir. 2016)

. . . . § 292.11(b)(2) (2008). . . . .

COUNTY OF AMADOR, CALIFORNIA v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR S. M. R., 136 F. Supp. 3d 1193 (E.D. Cal. 2015)

. . . specified in section 292.10; and d) the newly acquired lands meet certain criteria (specified in section 292.11 . . .

CNH AMERICA, LLC, v. CHAMPION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC., 863 F. Supp. 2d 793 (E.D. Wis. 2012)

. . . Inc. is responsible for investigating and restoring the environment at [the Property] under Section 292.11 . . .

NEBRASKA, BRUNING, J. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR N. V. H., 625 F.3d 501 (8th Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 292.11. . . .

BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, v. N. HOGEN,, 613 F.3d 190 (D.C. Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 292.11(a)(1). That situation, not present here, describes City of Roseville v. . . .

BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, v. N. HOGEN,, 613 F.3d 190 (D.C. Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 292.11(a)(1). That situation, not present here, describes City of Roseville v. . . .

CITY OF WAUKESHA, v. VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. A. W., 404 F. Supp. 2d 1112 (E.D. Wis. 2005)

. . . The WDNR and the City have each consented to this Settlement Agreement, entered into pursuant to s. 292.11 . . . Stat. § 292.11(7) or 292.31(3), (see July 1, 2005 Schaefer Aff., Ex. . . .

Co. v., 6 B.T.A. 709 (B.T.A. 1927)

. . . $3,507.10; the amount previously assessed and paid is $3,799.21, and the overassessment and overpayment is $292.11 . . .

CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES, 57 Ct. Cl. 300 (Ct. Cl. 1922)

. . . Godfrey, Ill., and Kansas City, Mo., 292.11 miles, 22.06 t. a. w., Chicago and Alton E. E. Co., Áv. . . . Godfrey, Ill., and Kansas City, Mo., at the rate of $45,204.02 per annum, being $154.75 per mile for 292.11 . . . ninety, commencing February 20, 1907, at the rate of $45,204.02 per annum, being $154.75 per mile for 292.11 . . .