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  2         An act relating to rulemaking authority of the

  3         Department of State (RAB); amending s. 20.10,

  4         F.S.; authorizing the department to adopt rules

  5         to administer laws conferring duties upon it;

  6         amending s. 99.061, F.S.; authorizing the

  7         department to prescribe rules for filing papers

  8         to qualify as a candidate for federal, state,

  9         county, or district office; amending s.

10         101.161, F.S.; providing for ballot initiatives

11         to be numbered in the order of filing or

12         certification and as provided by department

13         rule; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; authorizing the

14         department to adopt rules for preparing and

15         mailing absentee ballots to electors who are

16         overseas; amending s. 106.07, F.S.; authorizing

17         the department to adopt requirements for filing

18         campaign treasurers' reports; amending s.

19         106.22, F.S.; providing for rules prescribing

20         requirements for filing complaints of voter

21         fraud and for investigating those complaints;

22         amending s. 106.23, F.S.; requiring that

23         requests for advisory opinions by the Division

24         of Elections be submitted in accordance with

25         department rule; amending s. 120.54, F.S.;

26         authorizing the department to prescribe rules

27         under which a state agency may incorporate

28         materials by reference in adopting an agency

29         rule; amending s. 267.061, F.S.; providing

30         additional duties of the Division of Historical

31         Resources with respect to protecting and


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  1         administering historical resources; authorizing

  2         the division to issue certain permits;

  3         requiring that the division adopt rules for

  4         issuing permits and administering the transfer

  5         of certain objects; amending s. 872.05, F.S.;

  6         authorizing the department to adopt procedures

  7         for reporting an unmarked human burial and

  8         determining jurisdiction of the burial;

  9         providing effective dates.

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 20.10, Florida Statutes, is amended

14  to read:

15         20.10  Department of State.--There is created a

16  Department of State.

17         (1)  The head of the Department of State is the

18  Secretary of State.

19         (2)  The following divisions of the Department of State

20  are established:

21         (a)  Division of Elections.

22         (b)  Division of Historical Resources.

23         (c)  Division of Corporations.

24         (d)  Division of Library and Information Services.

25         (e)  Division of Licensing.

26         (f)  Division of Cultural Affairs.

27         (g)  Division of Administration.

28         (3)  The Department of State may adopt rules pursuant

29  to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of

30  law conferring duties upon the department.

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  1         Section 2.  Effective January 7, 2003, section 20.10,

  2  Florida Statutes, as amended by section 4 of chapter 2000-258,

  3  Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

  4         20.10  Department of State.--There is created a

  5  Department of State.

  6         (1)  The head of the Department of State is the

  7  Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall be appointed

  8  by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and

  9  shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary of

10  State shall perform the functions conferred by the State

11  Constitution upon the custodian of state records.

12         (2)  The following divisions of the Department of State

13  are established:

14         (a)  Division of Elections.

15         (b)  Division of Historical Resources.

16         (c)  Division of Corporations.

17         (d)  Division of Library and Information Services.

18         (e)  Division of Licensing.

19         (f)  Division of Cultural Affairs.

20         (g)  Division of Administration.

21         (3)  The Department of State may adopt rules pursuant

22  to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of

23  law conferring duties upon the department.

24         Section 3.  Subsection (9) is added to section 99.061,

25  Florida Statutes, to read:

26         99.061  Method of qualifying for nomination or election

27  to federal, state, county, or district office.--

28         (9)  The Department of State may prescribe by rule

29  requirements for filing papers to qualify as a candidate under

30  this section.

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  1         Section 4.  Subsection (2) of section 101.161, Florida

  2  Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         101.161  Referenda; ballots.--

  4         (2)  The substance and ballot title of a constitutional

  5  amendment proposed by initiative shall be prepared by the

  6  sponsor and approved by the Secretary of State in accordance

  7  with rules adopted pursuant to s. 120.54. The Department of

  8  State shall give each proposed constitutional amendment a

  9  designating number for convenient reference.  This number

10  designation shall appear on the ballot. Designating numbers

11  shall be assigned in the order of filing or certification and

12  in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of State of

13  the amendments.  The Department of State shall furnish the

14  designating number, the ballot title, and the substance of

15  each amendment to the supervisor of elections of each county

16  in which such amendment is to be voted on.

17         Section 5.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

18  101.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         101.62  Request for absentee ballots.--

20         (4)(a)  To each absent qualified elector overseas who

21  has requested an absentee ballot, the supervisor of elections

22  shall, not fewer than 35 days before the first primary

23  election, mail an absentee ballot.  Not fewer than 45 days

24  before the second primary and general election, the supervisor

25  of elections shall mail an advance absentee ballot to those

26  persons requesting ballots for such elections.  The advance

27  absentee ballot for the second primary shall be the same as

28  the first primary absentee ballot as to the names of

29  candidates, except that for any offices where there are only

30  two candidates, those offices and all political party

31  executive committee offices shall be omitted.  Except as


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  1  provided in s. 99.063(4), the advance absentee ballot for the

  2  general election shall be as specified in s. 101.151, except

  3  that in the case of candidates of political parties where

  4  nominations were not made in the first primary, the names of

  5  the candidates placing first and second in the first primary

  6  election shall be printed on the advance absentee ballot. The

  7  advance absentee ballot or advance absentee ballot information

  8  booklet shall be of a different color for each election and

  9  also a different color from the absentee ballots for the first

10  primary, second primary, and general election.  The supervisor

11  shall mail an advance absentee ballot for the second primary

12  and general election to each qualified absent elector for whom

13  a request is received until the absentee ballots are printed.

14  The supervisor shall enclose with the advance second primary

15  absentee ballot and advance general election absentee ballot

16  an explanation stating that the absentee ballot for the

17  election will be mailed as soon as it is printed; and, if both

18  the advance absentee ballot and the absentee ballot for the

19  election are returned in time to be counted, only the absentee

20  ballot will be counted. The Department of State may prescribe

21  by rule the requirements for preparing and mailing absentee

22  ballots to absent qualified electors overseas.

23         Section 6.  Subsection (9) is added to section 106.07,

24  Florida Statutes, to read:

25         106.07  Reports; certification and filing.--

26         (9)  The Department of State may prescribe by rule the

27  requirements for filing campaign treasurers' reports as set

28  forth in this chapter.

29         Section 7.  Subsection (11) of section 106.22, Florida

30  Statutes, is amended to read:

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  1         106.22  Duties of the Division of Elections.--It is the

  2  duty of the Division of Elections to:

  3         (11)  Conduct preliminary investigations into any

  4  irregularities or fraud involving voter registration or voting

  5  and report its findings to the state attorney for the judicial

  6  circuit in which the alleged violation occurred for

  7  prosecution, where warranted. The Department of State may

  8  prescribe by rule requirements for filing a complaint of voter

  9  fraud and for investigating any such complaint.

10         Section 8.  Subsection (2) of section 106.23, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         106.23  Powers of the Division of Elections.--

13         (2)  The Division of Elections shall provide advisory

14  opinions when requested by any supervisor of elections,

15  candidate, local officer having election-related duties,

16  political party, political committee, committee of continuous

17  existence, or other person or organization engaged in

18  political activity, relating to any provisions or possible

19  violations of Florida election laws with respect to actions

20  such supervisor, candidate, local officer having

21  election-related duties, political party, committee, person,

22  or organization has taken or proposes to take. Requests for

23  advisory opinions must be submitted in accordance with rules

24  adopted by the Department of State. A written record of all

25  such opinions issued by the division, sequentially numbered,

26  dated, and indexed by subject matter, shall be retained.  A

27  copy shall be sent to said person or organization upon

28  request.  Any such person or organization, acting in good

29  faith upon such an advisory opinion, shall not be subject to

30  any criminal penalty provided for in this chapter.  The

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  1  person or organization who sought the opinion or with

  2  reference to whom the opinion was sought, unless material

  3  facts were omitted or misstated in the request for the

  4  advisory opinion.

  5         Section 9.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section

  6  120.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  7         120.54  Rulemaking.--

  8         (1)  GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL RULES OTHER

  9  THAN EMERGENCY RULES.--

10         (i)  A rule may incorporate material by reference but

11  only as the material exists on the date the rule is adopted.

12  For purposes of the rule, changes in the material are not

13  effective unless the rule is amended to incorporate the

14  changes. A No rule may not be amended by reference only.

15  Amendments must set out the amended rule in full in the same

16  manner as required by the State Constitution for laws. The

17  Department of State may prescribe by rule requirements for

18  incorporating materials by reference pursuant to this

19  paragraph.

20         Section 10.  Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (3)

21  of section 267.061, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         267.061  Historic properties; state policy,

23  responsibilities.--

24         (3)  DIVISION RESPONSIBILITY.--It is the responsibility

25  of the division to:

26         (p)  Protect and administer historical resources

27  abandoned on state-owned lands or on state-owned sovereignty

28  submerged lands. The division may issue permits for survey and

29  exploration activities to identify historical resources and

30  may issue permits for excavation and salvage activities to

31  recover historical resources. The division may issue permits


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  1  for archaeological excavation for scientific or educational

  2  purposes on state-owned lands or on state-owned sovereignty

  3  submerged lands. The division may also issue permits for

  4  exploration and salvage of historic shipwreck sites by

  5  commercial salvors on state-owned sovereignty submerged lands.

  6  The division shall adopt rules to administer the issuance of

  7  permits for all such activities. In addition, the division

  8  shall adopt rules to administer the transfer of objects

  9  recovered by commercial salvors under permit in exchange for

10  recovery services provided to the state.

11         Section 11.  Subsection (11) is added to section

12  872.05, Florida Statutes, to read:

13         872.05  Unmarked human burials.--

14         (11)  RULES.--The Department of State may prescribe by

15  rule procedures for reporting an unmarked human burial and for

16  determining jurisdiction over the burial.

17         Section 12.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in

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