Florida Statute 296.45 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XX
VETERANS

Chapter 296
VETERANS' HOMES

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F.S. 296.45

296.45 Operator; qualifications, duties, and responsibilities.—

(1) The director shall appoint an operator who shall be responsible for the overall operation of the program and the care of the participant or designate a contractor to perform the same duties.

(2) The operator shall determine the eligibility of applicants for admission to the program in accordance with provisions of this part and, together with the director, shall adopt rules necessary for the proper administration of the program, including rules for the preservation of order and enforcement of discipline in the program. Rules governing the program shall conform as nearly as possible to the rules and regulations for comparable facilities of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) The operator position shall be assigned to the Selected Exempt Service under part V of chapter 110 unless the operation of the program is assigned to a contractor. The director shall give veterans’ preference in selecting an operator, as provided in ss. 295.07 and 295.085 if the operation of the program is not assigned to a contractor.

(4) Employees who fill authorized and established positions appropriated for the program shall be state employees unless the operation of the program is assigned to a contractor. The department shall classify such employees in the manner prescribed in chapter 110.

(5) The operator shall administer and enforce all rules of the program, including rules of discipline, and may dismiss a participant in the program for an infraction of the rules, subject to the approval of the director.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2023-162.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 296.45

Total Results: 7

B & H Const. & Supply Co., Inc. v. Dist. Bd. of Trustess, Tallahassee Com. College of Fla.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-04-06

Citation: 542 So. 2d 382, 1989 WL 32657

Snippet: and that the contract adjustments totalled $394,296.45.[1] In May 1986, former B & H attorney, J. Michael

Mills v. Mills

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-05-06

Citation: 112 So. 2d 298, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 2930

Snippet: fraudulent transaction.” Annotation 35 A.L.R. 296; 45 A.L.R. 853; 80 A.L.R. 201; 129 A.L.R. 694. .

Slaughter v. Barnett

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1934-03-27

Citation: 154 So. 134, 114 Fla. 352

Snippet: Rep. 746; Duval Inv. Co. v. Stockton, 54 Fla. 296, 45 So.2d Rep. 497,; Sullivan v. McMillan, 26 Fla.

Behrman v. Max

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-09-24

Citation: 137 So. 120, 102 Fla. 1094

Snippet: 48 So. 746; Duval Inv. Co. v. Stockton, 54 Fla. 296, 45 So. 497; Sullivan v. McMillan, 26 Fla. 543, 8 So

Peace River Phosphate Mining Co. v. Thomas A. Green, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-07-07

Citation: 135 So. 828, 102 Fla. 370

Snippet: of Duval Investment Co. vs. Stockton, 54 Fla. 296, 45 So. 497, in which it was said: "The defendant

Stanley v. Farms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1927-02-18

Citation: 112 So. 57, 93 Fla. 295

Snippet: necessary." Also Duval Inv. Co. v. Stockton, 54 Fla. 296, 45 So.2d Rep. 497, text 498: "If a tender of the second

Key v. Alexander

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1926-05-20

Citation: 108 So. 883, 91 Fla. 975

Snippet: Duval Investment Company vs. Stockton, 54 Fla. 296, 45 So. 497, Freeman vs. Tucker, 79 Fla. 402, 84