Florida Statute 110.217 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 110
STATE EMPLOYMENT

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F.S. 110.217

110.217 Appointment actions and status.—

(1) The department shall develop uniform rules regarding original appointment, promotion, demotion, reassignment, lateral action, separation, and status that must be used by state agencies.

(2) An employee appointed on probationary status shall attain permanent status in his or her current position upon successful completion of at least a 1-year probationary period. The length of the probationary period may not exceed 18 months. An employee who has not attained permanent status in his or her current position serves at the pleasure of the agency head and may be dismissed at the discretion of the agency head.

(3) If an employee who has received an internal agency promotion from a position in which the employee held permanent status is to be dismissed from the promotional position for failure to meet the established performance standards of the promotional position while in probationary status, the agency, before dismissal, shall return the employee to his or her former position, or to a position with substantially similar duties and responsibilities as the former position, if such a position is vacant. Such determinations by an agency are not appealable, and this subsection does not apply to dismissals for any other reason.

History.—s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 9, ch. 88-290; s. 4, ch. 89-277; s. 1, ch. 91-164; ss. 14, 21, ch. 91-431; ss. 15, 41, ch. 96-399; s. 10, ch. 97-296; s. 12, ch. 2012-215.

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Cases Citing Statute 110.217

Total Results: 4

Tomlinson v. DHRS

558 So. 2d 62, 1990 WL 7533

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 1990 | Docket: 1404809

Cited 4 times | Published

where the "separation" is not a "dismissal." Section 110.217(6), Florida Statutes (1987), gives DOA authority

Jenkins v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVICES

618 So. 2d 749, 1993 WL 128848

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 1993 | Docket: 1376371

Cited 2 times | Published

their adoption by the department. Further, section 110.217(6), Fla. Stat. (1989), provides: "The [D]epartment

Delong v. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

145 So. 3d 123, 38 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 700, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8115, 2014 WL 2199805

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2014 | Docket: 60242620

Published

be dismissed at the agency head’s discretion. § 110.217(2) Fla. Stat. An employee on probationary status

Brewer v. Department of Corrections

531 So. 2d 978, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1825, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3600, 1988 WL 80106

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 1988 | Docket: 64637360

Published

§ 110.305(3), Fla.Stat. (1985).1 However, Section 110.217(6), (7), Florida Statutes (1985), gave the