House Bill 2001

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 2001

        By the Committee on Children & Families and Representative
    Murman





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Department of Children

  3         and Family Services; authorizing the secretary

  4         of the department to organize programs,

  5         functions, districts, and offices, and appoint

  6         district administrators, for certain purposes;

  7         requiring a report; providing for repeal;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  (1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

13  20.19, Florida Statutes, the Secretary of Children and Family

14  Services may organize programs, functions, districts, and

15  offices, and appoint district administrators, for the purposes

16  of improving programs and services of the Department of

17  Children and Family Services and increasing organizational

18  effectiveness and accountability.

19         (2)  The department shall submit a report detailing the

20  reorganization to the Governor, the President of the Senate,

21  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 1,

22  1999.

23         (3)  This section is repealed June 30, 2000.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 2001

    602-135B-99






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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Authorizes the Secretary of Children and Family Services
  4    to organize programs, functions, districts, and offices,
      and appoint district administrators, for purposes of
  5    improving programs and services of the Department of
      Children and Family Services and increasing
  6    organizational effectiveness and accountability. Requires
      a report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1,
  7    1999. Provides for repeal of these provisions on June 30,
      2000.
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