Terms Used In Florida Statutes 110.235

  • agency: means any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive branch or the judicial branch of state government as defined in chapter 216. See Florida Statutes 110.107
  • Department: means the Department of Management Services. See Florida Statutes 110.107
  • Employing agency: means any agency authorized to employ personnel to carry out the responsibilities of the agency under the provisions of chapter 20 or other law. See Florida Statutes 110.107

(1) State agencies shall implement training programs that encompass modern management principles, and that provide the framework to develop human resources through empowerment, training, and rewards for productivity enhancement; to continuously improve the quality of services; and to satisfy the expectations of the public.
(2) Each employing agency shall annually evaluate and report to the department the training it has implemented and the progress it has made in the area of training.
(3) As approved by the Legislature by law, each employing agency may use a specified percentage of its salary budget to implement training programs.