Senate Bill 2264c1

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    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 2264

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries and Senator Lee





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to communications networks and

  3         information technologies; establishing a task

  4         force in the Department of Management Services;

  5         providing for representation; providing

  6         responsibilities; providing for meetings of the

  7         task force; providing for support staff for the

  8         task force; requiring reports; providing for

  9         the dissolution of the task force; providing an

10         appropriation; providing an effective date.

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12         WHEREAS, developments in communications networks and

13  information technologies have a profound effect on the lives

14  of Floridians and this state wishes to ensure that the maximum

15  benefits of such networks and technologies will be available

16  to Floridians, and

17         WHEREAS, it is the goal of this state to foster the

18  free-market development of the Internet, Internet II, and

19  other advanced information and communications networks and

20  technologies, to encourage information technology development

21  within Florida, to attract high technology industries to

22  locate in Florida, and to establish Florida as the favored

23  site for Internet and technology conferences, and

24         WHEREAS, it is the goal of this state to promote

25  teacher Internet preparedness and Internet literacy for K-12

26  students, to position Florida's technical schools, colleges,

27  and universities to advance the development of communications

28  and information technologies, and to train outstanding

29  teachers, workers, and leaders in those fields, and

30         WHEREAS, it is the goal of this state to ensure that

31  Florida's civil and criminal laws protect the security of

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  1  Floridians and not inhibit the development or use of

  2  communication networks and information technologies and to

  3  assure that law enforcement is adequately prepared and funded

  4  to detect, prevent, and prosecute Internet crime, NOW,

  5  THEREFORE,

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

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  9         Section 1.  (1)  There is created the Information

10  Service Technology Development Task Force, which shall be

11  located within the Department of Management Services, for the

12  purpose of developing policies that will benefit residents of

13  this state by fostering the free-market development and

14  beneficial use of advanced communications networks and

15  information technologies within this state.  The task force

16  shall be composed of 34 members as follows:

17         (a)  The Attorney General, the executive director of

18  the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Chancellor of

19  the State University System, the Commissioner of Education,

20  the executive director of the State Board of Community

21  Colleges, the director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

22  Economic Development, the executive director of the Department

23  of Revenue, a representative of the Florida Council of

24  American Electronics Association, a representative of the

25  Florida Internet Providers Association, a representative of

26  the United States Internet Council, the chair of the State

27  Technology Council, and the Secretary of Management Services.

28         (b)  The President of the Senate shall appoint one

29  member from each of the following categories: a

30  facilities-based interexchange telecommunications company, a

31  wireless telecommunications company, an alternative local

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  1  exchange telecommunications company, an Internet service

  2  provider with more than one million customers, the

  3  entertainment industry, a computer or telecommunications

  4  manufacturing company, and one member of the Florida Senate.

  5         (c)  The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

  6  appoint one member from each of the following categories: a

  7  cable television provider, a computer software company, the

  8  banking industry, an internet search engine company, a local

  9  exchange telecommunications company, the tourist industry, and

10  one member of the House of Representatives.

11         (d)  The Governor shall name the chair, and appoint

12  members as follows: one college student who relies on the

13  Internet for personal or academic use, a representative of a

14  local government that is an alternative local exchange

15  telecommunications company or an Internet service provider,

16  and four members as determined by the Governor to

17  appropriately represent technology providers, manufacturers,

18  retailers, and users.

19         (e)  The minority leader of the House of

20  Representatives shall appoint one member of the House of

21  Representatives.

22         (f)  The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint

23  one member of the Senate.

24         (2)  The task force shall exist for 2 years and shall

25  meet at least four times per year. Failure of a member to

26  participate in three consecutive meetings shall result in the

27  member's replacement by the Governor. The task force is

28  encouraged to implement electronic bulletin boards and other

29  means for the exchange of ideas throughout the year.

30         (3)  The task force shall develop overarching

31  principles to guide state policy decisions with respect to the

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  1  free-market development and beneficial use of advanced

  2  communications networks and information technologies, identify

  3  factors that will affect whether these technologies will

  4  flourish in Florida, and develop policy recommendations for

  5  each factor.

  6         (4)  By February 14 of calendar years 2000 and 2001,

  7  the task force shall submit a report to the Governor, the

  8  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

  9  Representatives outlining principles, policy recommendations,

10  and any suggested legislation. The task force may develop and

11  publish other documents throughout the year.

12         (5)  The State Technology Office within the Department

13  of Management Services shall provide support staff for the

14  task force and promote public awareness of the development of

15  principles and policy recommendations by the task force. The

16  State University System shall assist the task force as

17  necessary.

18         (6)  The task force shall dissolve effective July 1,

19  2001.

20         Section 2.  The sum of $375,100 is appropriated from

21  the General Revenue Fund to the State Technology Office in the

22  Department of Management Services and four positions are

23  created in the department for the purpose of carrying out the

24  provisions of this act.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                             SB 2264

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  4  Establishes an Information Service Technology Task Force
    ("task force") in the Department if Management Services for
  5  two years for the purpose of developing policy recommendations
    that will foster the development and beneficial use of
  6  advanced communications networks and information technologies
    in Florida;
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    Provides for the manner of appointment and the composition of
  8  the 34-member taskforce;

  9  Requires the task force to develop principles to guide state
    policy decision with respect to the development and beneficial
10  use of advanced communications networks and information
    technologies, to identify key factors that will determine
11  whether Internet-related technologies will flourish in
    Florida, and to develop policy recommendations for each key
12  factor identified by the task force; and

13  Appropriates $375,100 to the State Technology Office within
    the Department of Management Services and four positions for
14  the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the act.

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