Clerks of the Court

Replaced specific reimbursement rates for petitions and orders with a mechanism to transfer 50% of cumulative excess funds to the General Revenue Fund while allowing the remaining 50% to support clerk budgets.

Deleted the specific provision authorizing reimbursement for filing certain petitions, orders, appeals, and summons at a rate of $40 per item.

Added a mandatory requirement that at least 10% of the clerk-retained portion of excess funds must be held in reserve until it equals 16% of the current year's total budget authority.

Changed the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation's duties to include approving proposed budgets and ensuring total combined budgets do not exceed estimated revenues plus unspent funds.

Introduced new requirements for the Corporation to calculate minimum revenue needs based on workload measures, compare costs across similarly situated clerks, and conduct annual base budget reviews.

Removed references to amending statutes related to specific drug-related fees and service charges, replacing them with broader provisions on cumulative excess funds and budget development.

Removed extensive amendments to statutes 28.24, 28.241, 28.37, 45.035, 318.14, 318.15, 318.18, 322.245, 721.83, 744.3678, and 938.05, which previously covered general service charges and transcript costs.

Deleted provisions that amended statutes 57.081 and 57.082 regarding costs for indigent persons and the determination of civil indigent status.

Condensed the bill's title and summary to reflect only the new reimbursement authority for the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.

Established a specific reimbursement rate of $40 per petition, order, appeal, or summons for filings under specific statutes (394.459, 394.463, 394.467, and 394.917).