Florida Statutes
Title XIII - Planning and Development
Chapter 189 - Uniform Special District Accountability Act

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 189.01-189.019)

189.01 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-169; s. 6, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.011 - Statement of legislative purpose and intent. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature through the...

189.012 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity. (2) “Dependent...

189.013 - Special districts; creation, dissolution, and reporting requirements. - History.—s. 4, ch. 89-169; s. 5, ch. 97-255; s. 11,...

189.014 - Designation of registered office and agent. - (1) Within 30 days after the first meeting of its...

189.015 - Meetings; notice; required reports. - (1) The governing body of each special district shall file...

189.016 - Reports; budgets; audits. - (1) When a new special district is created, the district...

189.017 - Rulemaking authority. - History.—s. 59, ch. 89-169; s. 22, ch. 97-255; s. 67,...

189.018 - Fee schedule; Grants and Donations Trust Fund. - History.—s. 64, ch. 89-169; s. 41, ch. 93-120; s. 15,...

189.019 - Codification. - (1) Each district, by December 1, 2004, shall submit to...

Part II - Dependent Special Districts (Ss. 189.02-189.022)

189.02 - Dependent special districts. - (1) A charter for the creation of a dependent special...

189.021 - Refund of certain special assessments. - History.—s. 12, ch. 97-255; s. 26, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.022 - Status statement. - History.—s. 6, ch. 2016-22.

Part III - Independent Special Districts (Ss. 189.03-189.033)

189.03 - Statement of legislative purpose and intent; independent special districts. - (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) There is a need...

189.031 - Legislative intent for the creation of independent special districts; special act prohibitions; model elements and other requirements; local general-purpose government/Governor and Cabinet creation authorizations. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that,...

189.0311 - Independent special districts; charter requirements. - (1) Notwithstanding any general law, special act, or ordinance of...

189.033 - Independent special district services in disproportionally affected county; rate reduction for providers providing economic benefits. - History.—s. 8, ch. 2012-127; s. 15, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

Part IV - Elections (Ss. 189.04-189.042)

189.04 - Elections; general requirements and procedures. - (1) If a dependent special district has an elected governing...

189.041 - Elections; special requirements and procedures for districts with governing bodies elected on a one-acre/one-vote basis. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (a) “Qualified elector” means...

189.042 - Special district bond referenda. - History.—s. 15, ch. 89-169; s. 31, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

Part V - Finance (Ss. 189.05-189.056)

189.05 - Collection of non-ad valorem assessments. - History.—s. 14, ch. 89-169; s. 30, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.051 - Bond issuance. - (1) The bonds were rated in one of the highest...

189.052 - Assessments levied on facilities regulated under chapter 513. - History.—s. 9, ch. 2000-355; s. 42, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.053 - Purchases from purchasing agreements of special districts, municipalities, or counties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-217; s. 44, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.054 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by special district. - (1) The most recent available income and expense statement for...

189.055 - Treatment of special districts. - History.—s. 53, ch. 2014-22.

189.056 - Downtown development districts; ad valorem taxation. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage...

Part VI - Oversight and Accountability (Ss. 189.06-189.0695)

189.06 - Legislative intent; centralized location. - (1) Improve the enforcement of statutes currently in place that...

189.061 - Official list of special districts. - (1)(a) The department shall maintain the official list of special...

189.062 - Special procedures for inactive districts. - (1) The department shall declare inactive any special district in...

189.063 - Education programs for new members of district governing bodies. - (1) The department may provide, contract for, or assist in...

189.064 - Special District Accountability Program; duties and responsibilities. - (1) Electronically publishing special district noncompliance status reports from the...

189.065 - Special districts; oversight of state funds use. - (1) Reporting the existence of the program to the Special...

189.0651 - Oversight of special districts created by special act of the Legislature. - (1) This section applies to any special district created by...

189.0652 - Oversight of special districts created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution. - (1) This section applies to any special district created by...

189.0653 - Information before public hearing on noncompliance. - (1) The district’s annual financial report for the previous fiscal...

189.066 - Effect of failure to file certain reports or information. - (1) If an independent special district fails to file the...

189.067 - Failure of district to disclose financial reports. - (1)(a) If notified pursuant to s. 189.066(1), (4), or (5),...

189.068 - Special districts; authority for oversight; general oversight review process. - (1) The Legislature finds it to be in the public...

189.069 - Special districts; required reporting of information; web-based public access. - (1) Beginning on October 1, 2015, or by the end...

189.0695 - Independent special districts; performance reviews. - (1) For purposes of this section, the term “performance review”...

Part VII - Merger and Dissolution (Ss. 189.07-189.0761)

189.07 - Definitions. - (1) “Component independent special district” means an independent special district...

189.071 - Merger or dissolution of a dependent special district. - (1) The merger or dissolution of a dependent special district...

189.072 - Dissolution of an independent special district. - (1) VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION.—If the governing body of an independent special...

189.073 - Legislative merger of independent special districts. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2012-16; s. 20, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.074 - Voluntary merger of independent special districts. - (1) INITIATION.—Merger proceedings may commence by: (a) A joint resolution...

189.075 - Involuntary merger of independent special districts. - (1) INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT.—In order for...

189.076 - Financial allocations. - (1) The government formed by merger of existing special districts...

189.0761 - Exemptions. - History.—s. 8, ch. 89-169; s. 8, ch. 97-255; s. 1,...

Part VIII - Comprehensive Planning (Ss. 189.08-189.082)

189.08 - Special district public facilities report. - (1) It is declared to be the policy of this...

189.081 - Activities of special districts; local government comprehensive planning. - (1) Construction or expansion of a public facility, or major...

189.082 - Water management district technical assistance; local government comprehensive planning. - History.—s. 22, ch. 89-169; s. 8, ch. 2010-205; s. 37,...