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b) Any rights of copyright to which the grantee, subgrantee or a contractor purchases ownership with grant support. The Subgrantee shall include the foregoing paragraph in all of its subcontracts. 33. Independent Contractor Status of Subgrantee. The Subgrantee, if not a state agency, agrees that its officers, agents and employees, in performance of this Agreement, shall act in the capacity of independent contractors and not as officers, agents or employees of the state. The Subgrantee is not entitled to accrue any benefits of state employment, including retirement benefits and any other rights or privileges connected with employment by the State of Florida. 34. Subgrantee's Subcontractors. The Subgrantee shall be responsible for all work performed and all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement. The Subgrantee may subcontract, as necessary, to perform the services and to provide commodities required by this Agreement. The Division shall not be liable to any subcontractor(s) for any expenses or liabilities incurred under the Subgrantee's subcontract(s), and the Subgrantee shall be solely liable to its subcontractor(s) for all expenses and liabilities incurred under its subcontract(s). The Subgrantee must take the necessary steps to ensure that each of its subcontractors will be deemed to be independent contractors and will not be considered or permitted to be agents, servants, joint venturers or partners of the Division. 35. Liability.The Division will not assume any liability for the acts, omissions to act or negligence of the Subgrantee, its agents, servants or employees; nor may the Subgrantee exclude liability for its own acts, omissions to act or negligence to the Division. a) The Subgrantee shall be responsible for claims of any nature, including but not limited to injury, death and property damage arising out of activities related to this Agreement by the Subgrantee, its agents, servants, employees and subcontractors. The Subgrantee shall indemnify and hold the Division harmless from any and all claims of any nature and shall investigate all such claims at its own expense. If the Subgrantee is governed by Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, it shall only be obligated in accordance with this Section. b) Neither the state nor any agency or subdivision of the state waives any defense of sovereign it munity or increases the limits of its liability by entering into this Agreement. c) The Division shall not be liable for attorney fees, interest, late charges or service fees, or cost of collection related to this Agreement. d) The Subgrantee shall be responsible for all work performed and all expenses incurred in connection with the project. The Subgrantee may subcontract as necessary to perform the services set forth in this Agreement, including entering into subcontracts with vendors for services and commodities, provided that such subcontract has been approved in writing by the Department prior to its execution and provided that it is understood by the Subgrantee that the Department shall not be liable to the subcontractor for any expenses or liabilities incurred under the subcontract and that the Subgrantee shall be solely liable to the subcontractor for all expenses and liabilities incurred under the subcontract. 36. Strict Compliance with Laws. The Subgrantee shall perform all acts required by this Agreement in strict Page: 10 I DL1S aninded rquircd hutch Irom 331/ito 20% in Au_uut 2030. LSTA Grua A mun>:nl ( Fume DLIS LSTAt)1) C l-opter I &2.0 1 I (2)(d ), I' IOI'It J(f : I C %1111111.111Y1flhi' Code, effective 03-2020