(1) The division is authorized to retain title to any property, tools, instruments, training supplies, equipment, or other items of value acquired for use of persons who have disabilities or personnel employed in the operation of the vocational rehabilitation program, and to repossess and transfer same for the use of other persons who have disabilities or personnel employed in the operation of the vocational rehabilitation program.
(2) The division is authorized to offer for sale any surplus items acquired in the operation of the program when they are no longer necessary or to exchange them for necessary items which may be used to greater advantage. When any such surplus equipment is sold or exchanged a receipt for same shall be taken from the purchaser showing the consideration given for such equipment and forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer, and any funds received by the division pursuant to any such transactions shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the appropriate federal or state rehabilitation funds and shall be available for expenditure for any purpose consistent with this part.
(3) The division shall have the exclusive right to develop rules relating to records and recordkeeping for division-owned property referenced in subsections (1) and (2).
History.—s. 11, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 312, ch. 77-147; s. 115, ch. 79-164; s. 9, ch. 87-227; s. 18, ch. 94-324; s. 454, ch. 2003-261.
Note.—Former ss. 229.35, 229.0112.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities
Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74)
413.201 - Designated state agency.
413.202 - Designated administrative unit.
413.205 - Payments not treated as collateral payments.
413.207 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; quality assurance; performance improvement plan.
413.208 - Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening.
413.209 - Workers’ compensation coverage for program participants.
413.215 - Division’s status in workers’ compensation proceedings.
413.24 - Cooperation with Federal Government.
413.27 - Cooperative agreements with Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
413.271 - Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
413.28 - Appropriations of federal funds.
413.30 - Eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services.
413.301 - Preemployment transition services.
413.31 - Benefits not assignable.
413.32 - Retention of title to and disposal of equipment.
413.341 - Applicant and eligible individual records; confidential and privileged.
413.36 - Duties of other agencies and officials regarding this part.
413.371 - Independent living program; establishment and administration.
413.393 - State plan for independent living.
413.395 - Florida Independent Living Council.
413.40 - Powers of division; independent living program.
413.401 - Eligibility for independent living services.
413.4021 - Program participant selection; tax collection enforcement diversion program.
413.405 - Florida Rehabilitation Council.
413.407 - Assistive Technology Advisory Council.
413.41 - Cooperation by division with state agencies.
413.42 - Cooperation with federal agencies.
413.43 - Utilization of state and federal funds.
413.44 - State Treasury depository.
413.445 - Recovery of third-party payments for vocational rehabilitation and related services.
413.4455 - Deposit and appropriation of funds recovered under s. 413.445.
413.615 - Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.