PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 189.01. Short title.

SECTION 189.011. Statement of legislative purpose and intent.

SECTION 189.012. Definitions.

SECTION 189.013. Special districts; creation, dissolution, and reporting requirements.

SECTION 189.014. Designation of registered office and agent.

SECTION 189.015. Meetings; notice; required reports.

SECTION 189.016. Reports; budgets; audits.

SECTION 189.017. Rulemaking authority.

SECTION 189.018. Fee schedule; Grants and Donations Trust Fund.

SECTION 189.019. Codification.

PART II. DEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS

SECTION 189.02. Dependent special districts.

SECTION 189.021. Refund of certain special assessments.

SECTION 189.022. Status statement.

PART III. INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS

SECTION 189.03. Statement of legislative purpose and intent; independent special districts.

SECTION 189.031. Legislative intent for the creation of independent special districts; special act prohibitions; model elements and other requirements; local general-purpose government/Governor and Cabinet creation authorizations.

SECTION 189.0311. Independent special districts; charter requirements.

SECTION 189.033. Independent special district services in disproportionally affected county; rate reduction for providers providing economic benefits.

PART IV. ELECTIONS

SECTION 189.04. Elections; general requirements and procedures.

SECTION 189.041. Elections; special requirements and procedures for districts with governing bodies elected on a one-acre/one-vote basis.

SECTION 189.042. Special district bond referenda.

PART V. FINANCE

SECTION 189.05. Collection of non-ad valorem assessments.

SECTION 189.051. Bond issuance.

SECTION 189.052. Assessments levied on facilities regulated under chapter 513.

SECTION 189.053. Purchases from purchasing agreements of special districts, municipalities, or counties.

SECTION 189.054. Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by special district.

SECTION 189.055. Treatment of special districts.

SECTION 189.056. Downtown development districts; ad valorem taxation.

PART VI. OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SECTION 189.06. Legislative intent; centralized location.

SECTION 189.061. Official list of special districts.

SECTION 189.062. Special procedures for inactive districts.

SECTION 189.063. Education programs for new members of district governing bodies.

SECTION 189.064. Special District Accountability Program; duties and responsibilities.

SECTION 189.065. Special districts; oversight of state funds use.

SECTION 189.0651. Oversight of special districts created by special act of the Legislature.

SECTION 189.0652. Oversight of special districts created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution.

SECTION 189.0653. Information before public hearing on noncompliance.

SECTION 189.066. Effect of failure to file certain reports or information.

SECTION 189.067. Failure of district to disclose financial reports.

SECTION 189.068. Special districts; authority for oversight; general oversight review process.

SECTION 189.069. Special districts; required reporting of information; web-based public access.

PART VII. MERGER AND DISSOLUTION

SECTION 189.07. Definitions.

SECTION 189.071. Merger or dissolution of a dependent special district.

SECTION 189.072. Dissolution of an independent special district.

SECTION 189.073. Legislative merger of independent special districts.

SECTION 189.074. Voluntary merger of independent special districts.

SECTION 189.075. Involuntary merger of independent special districts.

SECTION 189.076. Financial allocations.

SECTION 189.0761. Exemptions.

PART VIII. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

SECTION 189.08. Special district public facilities report.

SECTION 189.081. Activities of special districts; local government comprehensive planning.

SECTION 189.082. Water management district technical assistance; local government comprehensive planning.