Senate Bill 2070

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 2070

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





    5-1373-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Department of Education;

  3         amending s. 20.15, F.S.; clarifying duties of

  4         the Deputy Commissioner for Educational

  5         Programs; creating the position of Deputy

  6         Commissioner for Technology and Administration

  7         and providing its powers, duties,

  8         responsibilities, and functions; creating the

  9         Division of Technology; providing an effective

10         date.

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

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14         Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 20.15,

15  Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are amended to read:

16         20.15  Department of Education.--There is created a

17  Department of Education.

18         (2)  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.--The head of the

19  Department of Education is the Commissioner of Education who

20  shall be elected by vote of the qualified electors of the

21  state pursuant to s. 5, Art. IV of the State Constitution.

22         (a)  The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a

23  Deputy Commissioner for Educational Programs who has such

24  powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions as are

25  necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination,

26  efficiency, and effectiveness of kindergarten through

27  12th-grade education and vocational and continuing education

28  programs, including workforce development.

29         (b)  The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a

30  Deputy Commissioner for Planning, Budgeting, and Management

31  who has such powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions

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  1  as are necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination

  2  of policies, programs, and procedures for the statewide system

  3  of education and the department.

  4         (c)  The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a

  5  Deputy Commissioner for Technology and Administration who has

  6  such powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions as are

  7  necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination and

  8  development of technological supports for the education system

  9  and efficient administration of the department.

10         (3)  DIVISIONS.--The following divisions of the

11  Department of Education are established:

12         (a)  Division of Community Colleges.

13         (b)  Division of Public Schools and Community

14  Education.

15         (c)  Division of Universities.

16         (d)  Division of Workforce Development.

17         (e)  Division of Human Resource Development.

18         (f)  Division of Administration.

19         (g)  Division of Financial Services.

20         (h)  Division of Support Services.

21         (i)  Division of Technology.

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

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25                          SENATE SUMMARY

26    Clarifies that the Deputy Commissioner for Educational
      Programs in the Department of Education is responsible
27    for workforce development. Creates the position of Deputy
      Commissioner for Technology and Administration, who must
28    ensure coordination and development of technology
      supports and efficient administration of the department.
29    Creates the Division of Technology in the department.

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