Florida Statutes Title X. Public Officers, Employees, and Records § 110.131. Other-personal-services employment

(1) As used in this section, the term “agency” means any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive branch of state government and means any officer, court, commission, or other unit of the judicial branch of state government supported in whole or in part by appropriations made by the Legislature.

(2) An agency may employ any qualified individual in other-personal-services employment. For each other-personal-services employee, the agency shall:

(3) Unless specifically provided by law, other-personal-services employees are not eligible for any form of paid leave, paid holidays, a paid personal day, participation in state group insurance or retirement benefits, or any other state employee benefit. Other-personal-services employees may be included in that part of an agency's recognition and reward program that recognizes and rewards employees who submit innovative ideas that increase productivity, eliminate or reduce state expenditures, improve operations, or generate additional revenue or who meet or exceed the agency's established criteria for a project or goal.

(4) Each August 15, each agency employing an individual in other-personal-services employment shall submit a report to the Executive Office of the Governor and to the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees containing the following information for the previous fiscal year ending June 30:

(5) Beginning January 1, 2014, an other-personal-services (OPS) employee who has worked an average of at least 30 or more hours per week during the measurement period described in s. 110.123(14)(c) or (d), or who is reasonably expected to work an average of at least 30 or more hours per week following his or her employment, is eligible to participate in the state group insurance program as provided under s. 110.123.