Chapter 2012-15, Laws of Florida, amends: * Section 110.131, F.S., relating to Other-personal-services (OPS) by deleting the 1040 limitation for hours of work in a 12-month period for certain positions and removing the requirement for requesting extensions from the Executive Office of the Governor for hours worked beyond the 1040 limitation. The new language requires that agencies perform an annual review to assess and document the necessity for continuation of each OPS employment categorized as temporary, based on agency need and to report annually to the Executive Office of the Governor and the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees the total number of OPS employees, type of employment, average pay, and total number of hours worked for each OPS employee in the previous year. * Section 110.217, F.S., relating to appointment actions and status by introducing the term “lateral action” as a new appointment type.