Senate Bill 1462
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 1462
By Senator Webster
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to volunteer and community
3 service; creating the Florida Volunteer and
4 Community Service Act; authorizing the
5 Executive Office of the Governor to establish
6 policies to promote volunteerism and community
7 service; providing for assistance by the
8 Florida Commission on Community Service;
9 requiring a report by the commission; providing
10 an effective date.
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12 WHEREAS, the Legislature is placing an increasingly
13 high priority on citizen participation and volunteerism,
14 particularly at a time when community problems are becoming
15 increasingly complex, and
16 WHEREAS, it is important to encourage local community
17 leaders to implement strategies that expand civic
18 participation because volunteers represent a valuable and
19 much-needed asset within communities, and
20 WHEREAS, it is desirable to promote the concept and
21 practice of corporate citizenship, particularly in communities
22 where such initiatives are less developed, and
23 WHEREAS, there is a need to build the enthusiasm,
24 dedication, and combined expertise of individual citizens and
25 public and private systems to find new and creative ways to
26 effectively use volunteerism and community service as a
27 strategy to meet the challenges that the state's communities
28 face both now and in the future, NOW, THEREFORE,
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30 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Florida Volunteer and Community Service
2 Act.--
3 (1) The Executive Office of the Governor may establish
4 policies and procedures relating to the expenditure of funds
5 to develop and facilitate initiatives from public agencies,
6 educational institutions, private institutions, and
7 individuals that establish and implement programs within their
8 respective institutions or communities which have the effect
9 of encouraging and rewarding volunteerism from their members.
10 (2) The Executive Office of the Governor may establish
11 policies to:
12 (a) Foster the alignment of community volunteer
13 resources with the stated goals of the state.
14 (b) Implement policy and administrative changes that
15 encourage and enable individuals to participate in volunteer
16 and community service activities.
17 (c) Encourage nonprofit agencies to interweave
18 volunteers into the fabric of their service delivery as a
19 means of increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of their
20 services.
21 (d) Support and promote volunteer service to all
22 persons as an effective means of addressing community needs
23 and fostering a collective commitment to lifelong community
24 service.
25 (e) Recognize National Volunteer Week as a time to
26 encourage all persons in the state to participate in local
27 service projects.
28 (f) Recognize the value of individual volunteers as
29 well as volunteer and service organizations and programs.
30 (g) Honor and celebrate the success of volunteers.
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1 (3) The Florida Commission on Community Service shall
2 annually submit a report on its findings related to the state
3 of volunteerism to the Governor and members of the Cabinet.
4 (4) The Florida Commission on Community Service may
5 assist any agency, institution, or individual by securing
6 assistance in the form of grants, gifts, or funds from public
7 or private sources to be used in the implementation of
8 programs. The commission may also assist in securing training,
9 technical assistance, and other support needed to accomplish
10 the intent of this act.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
12 law.
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15 SENATE SUMMARY
16 Authorizes the Executive Office of the Governor to
establish policies to promote volunteerism and community
17 service in the state and to provide for assistance by the
Florida Commission on Community Service.
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