SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 2252

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11  Senator Burt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         Delete everything after the enacting clause

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17         Section 1.  (1)  There is created the State Agency Law

18  Enforcement Radio System Review Panel. The membership of the

19  panel shall consist of three State Senators appointed by the

20  President of the Senate; three State Representatives appointed

21  by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; two members

22  appointed by the Governor; the chairman of the Joint Task

23  Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications; and the

24  Director of the Division of Bond Finance within the State

25  Board of Administration. All appointments to the panel must be

26  made by May 19, 2000, or within 30 days after the effective

27  date of this act, whichever occurs later. Members of the panel

28  are not entitled to compensation except for reimbursement, in

29  accordance with section 112.061, Florida Statutes, for travel

30  and per diem expenses associated with official activities of

31  the panel. Such travel and per diem expenses shall be paid by

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 1  the Department of Management Services.

 2         (2)  The panel shall review and evaluate a proposal

 3  presented to the panel in one or more public meetings by the

 4  Department of Management Services to complete the

 5  implementation of the statewide law enforcement radio system

 6  as authorized by section 282.1095, Florida Statutes. The

 7  presentation must be made within 30 days after the successful

 8  conclusion of negotiations between the department and the

 9  prospective vendor, with the department awarding a contract to

10  the vendor subject to approval of a budget amendment to secure

11  funds for the proposal. The panel shall evaluate whether the

12  proposal provides the best long-term solution for an effective

13  communications system statewide, protects both the investments

14  previously made by the state in developing the system and the

15  future investments to be made, and ensures the optimal value

16  to the state in the future with regard to state resources and

17  assets invested in the system. The panel shall issue a report

18  of its findings and recommendations regarding the proposal,

19  and shall submit the report, within 15 days after the

20  presentation of the proposal by the department, to the

21  Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the

22  President of the Senate, and the chairperson of the Senate

23  Budget Committee and the House Fiscal Responsibility Council.

24         (3)  After presenting the proposal to the review panel,

25  the Department of Management Services may:

26         (a)  Recommend to the Board of Trustees of the Internal

27  Improvement Trust Fund that specified state lands and assets

28  associated with the state-agency law enforcement radio system

29  be leased, sold, or otherwise controlled by nonstate entities

30  as part of the proposal.

31         (b)  Submit a budget amendment to redirect any funds

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 1  appropriated specifically for implementation and operation of

 2  the radio system in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal

 3  year 2000-2001 and the unexpended balances of any prior year

 4  appropriations from the State Agency Law Enforcement Radio

 5  System Trust Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the

 6  proposal, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 216.241

 7  and 216.301, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to the provisions

 8  of section 216.351, Florida Statutes. Notwithstanding the

 9  provisions of section 216.292, Florida Statutes, and pursuant

10  to the provisions of section 216.351, Florida Statutes, such

11  redirection may include establishing new fixed-capital-outlay

12  appropriation categories and may also include transferring

13  funds from fixed-capital-outlay appropriations to

14  operational-appropriation categories.

15         (c)  Execute contracts between private vendors and the

16  Department of Management Services which implement the

17  proposal. However, the contracts may not obligate the state to

18  expenditures beyond those which can be met by the unexpended

19  balance of funds specifically appropriated for the law

20  enforcement radio system together with the official projected

21  future revenues of the State Agency Law Enforcement Radio

22  System Trust Fund established by section 282.1095, Florida

23  Statutes. The official projections shall be based on the most

24  recently available forecasts of the Revenue Estimating

25  Conference. Before entering into a contract with any

26  successful bidder, the department shall assure that the

27  contractor's systems are functionally proven, shall undertake

28  a due-diligence review of the contractor's fitness to perform

29  its contracted responsibilities, and shall require that the

30  contractor have an internal system of quality assurance.

31         (4)  If the chairpersons of the House Fiscal

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 1  Responsibility Council and the Senate Budget Committee, or if

 2  the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President

 3  of the Senate object to the budget amendment submitted by the

 4  department pursuant to subsection (3), in accordance with the

 5  provisions of section 216.177, Florida Statutes, the

 6  Department of Management Services shall continue to implement

 7  the law enforcement radio system as authorized by existing

 8  appropriations made by law.

 9         (5)  The Department of Management Services shall

10  provide adequate staffing for the panel within appropriated

11  staff and resources.

12         (6)  The panel is abolished 15 days after the

13  submission of its report, or on March 15, 2001, whichever

14  occurs sooner.

15         Section 2.  The sum of $15,000 is appropriated from the

16  General Revenue Fund to the Department of Management Services

17  for fiscal year 1999-2000, and the sum of $15,000 is

18  appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department

19  of Management Services for fiscal year 2000-2001, to be used

20  for travel and per diem expenses incurred by members of the

21  State Law Enforcement Radio System Review Panel.

22         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

23  law.

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