Fla. Stat. 216.216
Court settlement funds negotiated by the state

In any court settlement in which a state agency or officer or any other counsel representing the interests of the state negotiates settlement amounts to be expended by the judicial branch or the executive branch, such funds may not be expended unless the Legislature has appropriated funds to the agency in the appropriate category or the Legislative Budget Commission has approved a budget amendment for such funds. In either instance, the funding source identified must be sufficient to cover both the anticipated program costs and the amount of the settlement, the settlement must not be contrary to the intent of the Legislature, and, if the settlement amount is substantial, good reason must exist for entering into the settlement prior to the next legislative session and no significant amount of recurring funding shall be committed. When a state agency or officer settles an action in which the state will receive moneys, the funds shall be placed in the General Revenue Fund or in the trust fund that is associated with the agency’s or officer’s authority to pursue the legal action. The provisions of this section are subject to the notice and review procedures set forth in s. 216.177.

Source: Section 216.216 — Court settlement funds negotiated by the state, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0216.­216 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

216.011
Definitions 216.012
Long-range financial outlook 216.013
Long-range program plan 216.015
Capital facilities planning and budgeting process 216.016
Evaluation of plans 216.023
Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies 216.031
Target budget request 216.043
Budgets for fixed capital outlay 216.044
Budget evaluation by Department of Management Services 216.052
Community budget requests 216.053
Summary information in the General Appropriations Act 216.065
Fiscal impact statements on actions affecting the budget 216.071
Reports of Legislature 216.081
Data on legislative and judicial branch expenses 216.102
Filing of financial information 216.103
Agencies receiving federal funds 216.0111
State agency contracts 216.0113
Preferred pricing clauses in state contracts 216.121
Information to be furnished to the Executive Office of the Governor 216.131
Public hearings on legislative budgets 216.133
Definitions 216.134
Consensus estimating conferences 216.135
Use of official information by state agencies and the judicial branch 216.136
Consensus estimating conferences 216.137
Sessions of consensus estimating conferences 216.138
Authority to request additional analysis of legislative proposals 216.141
Budget system procedures 216.151
Duties of the Executive Office of the Governor 216.0152
Inventory of state-owned facilities or state-occupied facilities 216.0153
Comprehensive state-owned real property system 216.0158
Assessment of facility needs 216.162
Governor’s recommended budget to be furnished Legislature 216.163
Governor’s recommended budget 216.164
Governor’s recommended budget 216.165
Governor’s recommended revenues 216.166
Governor’s recommended revenues 216.167
Governor’s recommendations 216.168
Governor’s amended revenue or budget recommendations 216.172
Meetings of legislative appropriations committees 216.176
Truth in budgeting 216.177
Appropriations acts, statement of intent, violation, notice, review and objection procedures 216.178
General Appropriations Act 216.179
Reinstatement of vetoed appropriations by administrative means prohibited 216.181
Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay 216.182
Approval of fixed capital outlay program plan 216.192
Release of appropriations 216.195
Impoundment of funds 216.201
Services of Executive Office of the Governor to be available to Legislature 216.212
Budgets for federal funds 216.216
Court settlement funds negotiated by the state 216.221
Appropriations as maximum appropriations 216.222
Budget Stabilization Fund 216.231
Release of certain classified appropriations 216.0236
Agency fees for regulatory services or oversight 216.241
Initiation or commencement of new programs 216.251
Salary appropriations 216.262
Authorized positions 216.271
Revolving funds 216.272
Working Capital Trust Funds 216.273
Administered Funds Trust Fund 216.275
Clearing accounts 216.292
Appropriations nontransferable 216.301
Appropriations 216.311
Unauthorized contracts in excess of appropriations 216.313
Contract appropriation 216.321
Construction of chapter 216 as unauthorized expenditures and disbursements 216.345
Professional or other organization membership dues 216.347
Disbursement of grants and aids appropriations for lobbying prohibited 216.348
Fixed capital outlay grants and aids appropriations to certain nonprofit entities 216.351
Subsequent inconsistent laws 216.0442
Truth in bonding 216.1366
Contract terms 216.1811
Approved operating budgets and appropriations for the legislative branch 216.1815
Agency incentive and savings program 216.1826
Activity-based planning and budgeting 216.1827
Requirements for performance measures and standards 216.3475
Maximum rate of payment for services funded under General Appropriations Act or awarded on a noncompetitive basis

Current through Fall 2025

§ 216.216. Court settlement funds negotiated by the state's source at flsenate​.gov