Florida HB 595: Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class

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HB 595 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to criminal conflict and civil 2
regional counsel membership in the Senior Management 3
Service Class; amending s. 121.055, F.S.; providing 4
that participation in the Senior Management Service 5
Class of the Florida Retirement System is compulsory 6
for each region's assistant regional counsel 7
supervisors, beginning on a specified date; providing 8
an appropriation; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (1) of section 13
121.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby 15
established a separate class of membership within the Florida 16
Retirement System to be known as the "Senior Management Service 17
Class," which shall become effective February 1, 1987. 18
(1) 19
(m)1. Effective July 1, 2020, participation in the Senior 20
Management Service Class is compulsory for each appointed 21
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and each district's 22
assistant regional counsel chiefs, administrative directors, and 23
chief investigators. 24
2. Effective July 1, 2026, participation in the Senior 25

HB 595 2026

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Management Service Class is compulsory for each region's 26
assistant regional counsel supervisors; employee class code 27
9903. 28
3. A Senior Management Service Class member under this 29
paragraph may purchase additional retirement credit in the class 30
for creditable service within the purview of the Senior 31
Management Service Class retroactive to October 1, 2007, and may 32
upgrade retirement credit for such service in accordance with 33
paragraph (j). However, this service credit may not be purchased 34
by the employer on behalf of the member. 35
Section 2. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the sum of 36
$1,226,804 in recurring funds is appropriated from the General 37
Revenue Fund to the offices of the criminal conflict and civil 38
regional counsel for the purpose of paying retirement benefits 39
for specified positions within those offices. 40
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 41