2011 Florida Statutes
TITLE XXXI — LABOR
Chapter 435 — EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
435.02 — Definitions.
435.02 Definitions.—For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) Agency means any state, county, or municipal agency that grants licenses or registration permitting the operation of an employer or is itself an employer or that otherwise facilitates the screening of employees pursuant to this chapter. If there is no state agency or the municipal or county agency chooses not to conduct employment screening, agency means the Department of Children and Family Services.
(2) Employee means any person required by law to be screened pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Employer means any person or entity required by law to conduct screening of employees pursuant to this chapter.
(4) Employment means any activity or service sought to be performed by an employee which requires the employee to be screened pursuant to this chapter.
(5) Vulnerable person means a minor as defined in s. 1.01 or a vulnerable adult as defined in s. 415.102.
History.—s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 207, ch. 99-8; s. 36, ch. 2010-114.
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