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    By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    and Senator Posey




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to abolishment of boards,

  3         commissions, councils, and other entities;

  4         repealing s. 24.106, F.S., to abolish the State

  5         Lottery Commission; repealing s. 24.103(3),

  6         F.S., to delete the definition of "commission,"

  7         to conform; amending ss. 24.105, 24.108,

  8         24.123, F.S.; deleting references to the State

  9         Lottery Commission, to conform; repealing ss.

10         121.22, 121.23, 121.231, 121.24, F.S., to

11         abolish the State Retirement Commission and

12         delete provisions relating to its duties;

13         amending ss. 121.0515, 121.091, F.S.;

14         transferring to the Department of Management

15         Services duties of the State Retirement

16         Commission and revising cross references, to

17         conform; repealing s. 228.054, F.S., to abolish

18         the Joint Developmental Research School

19         Planning, Articulation, and Evaluation

20         Committee; amending s. 228.053, F.S.;

21         transferring to the Commissioner of Education

22         duties of the Joint Developmental Research

23         School Planning, Articulation, and Evaluation

24         Committee relating to the securing of waivers

25         to the Florida School Code, to conform;

26         amending s. 228.2001, F.S.; deleting provisions

27         authorizing the Task Force on Gender Equity in

28         Education; amending s. 230.2305, F.S., and

29         repealing subsection (7), relating to district

30         interagency coordinating councils on early

31         childhood services, to abolish the councils and

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  1         delete provisions relating to their duties;

  2         transferring to the Department of Education

  3         duties of the district interagency coordinating

  4         councils, to conform; amending ss. 230.2303,

  5         230.2306, 402.3015, 409.178, 411.01, F.S.;

  6         deleting provisions relating to duties of the

  7         interagency coordinating councils on early

  8         childhood services, to conform; repealing s.

  9         232.2466(3), F.S., to delete authority for the

10         college-ready diploma program task forces;

11         repealing s. 255.565, F.S., to abolish the

12         Asbestos Oversight Program Team; amending ss.

13         255.553, 255.556, 255.563, F.S.; removing

14         references to the Asbestos Oversight Program

15         Team, to conform; repealing s. 272.12(2)-(6),

16         F.S., to abolish the Capitol Center Planning

17         Commission and delete provisions relating to

18         its duties; amending ss. 272.121, 295.184,

19         F.S.; removing and revising references to the

20         Capitol Center Planning Commission, to conform;

21         transferring duties of the Capitol Center

22         Planning Commission to the City of Tallahassee

23         and the Department of Management Services;

24         providing for current owners' permits within

25         the Capitol Center Planning District to

26         continue; repealing s. 282.3095, F.S., to

27         abolish the Task Force on Privacy and

28         Technology created by the State Technology

29         Office; repealing s. 285.19, F.S., to abolish

30         the Creek Indian Council; repealing s. 286.30,

31         F.S., to abolish the Commission on Government

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  1         Accountability to the People; amending s.

  2         216.235, F.S.; providing for appointment of a

  3         member to the State Innovation Committee by the

  4         Governor in lieu of the Commission on

  5         Government Accountability to the People, to

  6         conform; repealing s. 391.222, F.S., to abolish

  7         the Cardiac Advisory Council; amending s.

  8         402.40, F.S.; deleting an obsolete reference to

  9         the Child Welfare Training Council; repealing

10         s. 404.056(2), F.S., to abolish the Florida

11         Coordinating Council on Radon Protection;

12         amending s. 440.49, F.S., and repealing

13         subsections (13) and (14), relating to the

14         Special Disability Trust Fund Privatization

15         Commission and the Florida Special Disability

16         Trust Fund Financing Corporation, to abolish

17         the commission and corporation and delete or

18         revise references thereto; abolishing the

19         advisory committee on conservation of the fund;

20         repealing s. 442.105, F.S., to abolish the

21         Toxic Substances Advisory Council; repealing

22         ss. 499.005(26), 499.05(1)(c), F.S., to delete

23         obsolete references to the Florida Drug

24         Technical Review Panel and the investigational

25         drug program; amending s. 499.015, F.S.;

26         deleting an obsolete reference to the

27         investigational drug program; repealing s.

28         548.045, F.S., to abolish the Medical Advisory

29         Council under the Florida State Boxing

30         Commission; amending s. 548.046, F.S.; deleting

31         reference to the Medical Advisory Council, to

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  1         conform; repealing s. 570.248, F.S., to abolish

  2         the Agricultural Economic Development Project

  3         Review Committee; repealing s. 13, ch. 99-332,

  4         Laws of Florida, to abolish the Task Force on

  5         Home Health Services Licensure Provisions;

  6         repealing s. 11, ch. 99-354, Laws of Florida,

  7         to abolish the Information Service Technology

  8         Development Task Force; repealing s.

  9         240.5186(11), F.S., relating to authority of

10         the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce to

11         subcontract with the Information Service

12         Technology Development Task Force for

13         assistance under the Community High-Technology

14         Investment Partnership (CHIP) program, to

15         conform; repealing s. 6, ch. 99-393, Laws of

16         Florida, to abolish the advisory group on the

17         submission and payment of health claims

18         established by the Director of the Agency for

19         Health Care Administration; repealing s. 192,

20         ch. 99-397, Laws of Florida, to abolish the

21         task force established to review funding

22         sources of the Public Medical Assistance Trust

23         Fund; abolishing the Diversity Council and the

24         State Customer Advisory Council under the

25         Department of Labor and Employment Security;

26         abolishing the Florida Business Partners for

27         Prevention under the Department of Juvenile

28         Justice; abolishing the State Agency Law

29         Enforcement Radio System Review Panel under the

30         Department of Management Services; abolishing

31         the Driver's Under the Influence (DUI) Advisory

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  1         Council and the Florida Rider Training Program

  2         Citizen Motorcycle Safety Council under the

  3         Department of Highway Safety and Motor

  4         Vehicles; abolishing the Agriculture and

  5         Livestock Fair Council, Bonifay State Farmers

  6         Market Advisory Council, Florida City State

  7         Farmers Market Advisory Committee, Fort Myers

  8         State Farmers Market Advisory Council, Fort

  9         Pierce State Farmers Market Advisory Council,

10         Gadsden County State Farmers Market Advisory

11         Council, Immokalee State Farmers Market

12         Advisory Council, Nitrate Bill Best Management

13         Practices Advisory Group, Palatka State Farmers

14         Market Advisory Council, Plant City State

15         Farmers Market Advisory Council, Racing Quarter

16         Horse Advisory Council, Sanford State Farmers

17         Market Advisory Council, Seed Potato Advisory

18         Council, Starke State Farmers Market Advisory

19         Council, Suwannee Valley State Farmers Market

20         Advisory Council, Trenton State Farmers Market

21         Advisory Council, Tropical Soda Apple Task

22         Force, and Wauchula State Farmers Market

23         Advisory Council; providing an effective date.

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

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27         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 24.103, Florida

28  Statutes, and section 24.106, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

29         Section 2.  Section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is

30  amended to read:

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  1         24.105  Powers and duties of department.--The

  2  department shall:

  3         (1)  Have the authority to sue or be sued in the

  4  corporate name of the department and to adopt a corporate seal

  5  and symbol.

  6         (2)  Supervise and administer the operation of the

  7  lottery in accordance with the provisions of this act and

  8  rules adopted pursuant thereto.

  9         (3)  For purposes of any investigation or proceeding

10  conducted by the department, have the power to administer

11  oaths, require affidavits, take depositions, issue subpoenas,

12  and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of

13  books, papers, documents, and other evidence.

14         (4)  Make available to the commission any record or

15  other information relating to the lottery that the commission

16  requests.

17         (4)(5)  Submit monthly and annual reports to the

18  commission, the Governor, the Treasurer, the President of the

19  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

20  disclosing the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements,

21  and other expenses of the department during the preceding

22  month.  The annual report shall additionally describe the

23  organizational structure of the department, including its

24  hierarchical structure, and shall identify the divisions and

25  bureaus created by the secretary and summarize the

26  departmental functions performed by each.

27         (5)(6)  Adopt by rule a system of internal audits.

28         (6)(7)  Maintain weekly or more frequent records of

29  lottery transactions, including the distribution of tickets to

30  retailers, revenues received, claims for prizes, prizes paid,

31  and other financial transactions of the department.

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  1         (7)(8)  Make a continuing study of the lottery to

  2  ascertain any defects of this act or rules adopted thereunder

  3  which could result in abuses in the administration of the

  4  lottery; make a continuing study of the operation and the

  5  administration of similar laws in other states and of federal

  6  laws which may affect the lottery; and make a continuing study

  7  of the reaction of the public to existing and potential

  8  features of the lottery.

  9         (8)(9)  Conduct such market research as is necessary or

10  appropriate, which may include an analysis of the demographic

11  characteristics of the players of each lottery game and an

12  analysis of advertising, promotion, public relations,

13  incentives, and other aspects of communications.

14         (9)(10)  Adopt rules governing the establishment and

15  operation of the state lottery, including:

16         (a)  The type of lottery games to be conducted, except

17  that:

18         1.  No name of an elected official shall appear on the

19  ticket or play slip of any lottery game or on any prize or on

20  any instrument used for the payment of prizes, unless such

21  prize is in the form of a state warrant.

22         2.  No coins or currency shall be dispensed from any

23  electronic computer terminal or device used in any lottery

24  game.

25         3.  Other than as provided in subparagraph 4., no

26  terminal or device may be used for any lottery game which may

27  be operated solely by the player without the assistance of the

28  retailer.

29         4.  The only player-activated machine which may be

30  utilized is a machine which dispenses instant lottery game

31  tickets following the insertion of a coin or currency by a

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  1  ticket purchaser.  To be authorized a machine must: be under

  2  the supervision and within the direct line of sight of the

  3  lottery retailer to ensure that the machine is monitored and

  4  only operated by persons at least 18 years of age; be capable

  5  of being electronically deactivated by the retailer to

  6  prohibit use by persons less than 18 years of age through the

  7  use of a lockout device that maintains the machine's

  8  deactivation for a period of no less than 5 minutes; and be

  9  designed to prevent its use or conversion for use in any

10  manner other than the dispensing of instant lottery tickets.

11  Authorized machines may dispense change to players purchasing

12  tickets but may not be utilized for paying the holders of

13  winning tickets of any kind. At least one clerk must be on

14  duty at the lottery retailer while the machine is in

15  operation. However, at least two clerks must be on duty at any

16  lottery location which has violated s. 24.1055.

17         (b)  The sales price of tickets.

18         (c)  The number and sizes of prizes.

19         (d)  The method of selecting winning tickets.  However,

20  if a lottery game involves a drawing, the drawing shall be

21  public and witnessed by an accountant employed by an

22  independent certified public accounting firm.  The equipment

23  used in the drawing shall be inspected before and after the

24  drawing.

25         (e)  The manner of payment of prizes to holders of

26  winning tickets.

27         (f)  The frequency of drawings or selections of winning

28  tickets.

29         (g)  The number and type of locations at which tickets

30  may be purchased.

31         (h)  The method to be used in selling tickets.

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  1         (i)  The manner and amount of compensation of

  2  retailers.

  3         (j)  Such other matters necessary or desirable for the

  4  efficient or economical operation of the lottery or for the

  5  convenience of the public.

  6         (10)(11)  Have the authority to hold copyrights,

  7  trademarks, and service marks and enforce its rights with

  8  respect thereto.

  9         (11)(12)  In the selection of games and method of

10  selecting winning tickets, be sensitive to the impact of the

11  lottery upon the pari-mutuel industry and, accordingly, the

12  department may use for any game the theme of horseracing,

13  dogracing, or jai alai and may allow a lottery game to be

14  based upon a horserace, dograce, or jai alai activity so long

15  as the outcome of such lottery game is determined entirely by

16  chance.

17         (12)(13)(a)  Determine by rule information relating to

18  the operation of the lottery which is confidential and exempt

19  from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of

20  the State Constitution.  Such information includes trade

21  secrets; security measures, systems, or procedures; security

22  reports; information concerning bids or other contractual

23  data, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the

24  department to contract for goods or services on favorable

25  terms; employee personnel information unrelated to

26  compensation, duties, qualifications, or responsibilities; and

27  information obtained by the Division of Security pursuant to

28  its investigations which is otherwise confidential.  To be

29  deemed confidential, the information must be necessary to the

30  security and integrity of the lottery. Confidential

31  information may be released to other governmental entities as

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  1  needed in connection with the performance of their duties.

  2  The receiving governmental entity shall retain the

  3  confidentiality of such information as provided for in this

  4  subsection.

  5         (b)  Maintain the confidentiality of the street address

  6  and the telephone number of a winner, in that such information

  7  is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)

  8  and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, unless the

  9  winner consents to the release of such information or as

10  provided for in s. 24.115(4) or s. 409.2577.

11         (c)  Any information made confidential and exempt from

12  the provisions of s. 119.07(1) under this subsection shall be

13  disclosed to a member of the commission, to the Auditor

14  General, or to the independent auditor selected under s.

15  24.123 upon such person's request therefor.  If the President

16  of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives

17  certifies that information made confidential under this

18  subsection is necessary for effecting legislative changes, the

19  requested information shall be disclosed to him or her, and he

20  or she may disclose such information to members of the

21  Legislature and legislative staff as necessary to effect such

22  purpose.

23         (13)(14)  Have the authority to perform any of the

24  functions of the Department of Management Services under

25  chapter 255, chapter 273, chapter 281, chapter 283, or chapter

26  287, or any rules adopted under any such chapter, and may

27  grant approvals provided for under any such chapter or rules.

28  If the department finds, by rule, that compliance with any

29  such chapter would impair or impede the effective or efficient

30  operation of the lottery, the department may adopt rules

31  providing alternative procurement procedures.  Such

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  1  alternative procedures shall be designed to allow the

  2  department to evaluate competing proposals and select the

  3  proposal that provides the greatest long-term benefit to the

  4  state with respect to the quality of the products or services,

  5  dependability and integrity of the vendor, dependability of

  6  the vendor's products or services, security, competence,

  7  timeliness, and maximization of gross revenues and net

  8  proceeds over the life of the contract.

  9         (14)(15)  Have the authority to acquire real property

10  and make improvements thereon.  The title to such property

11  shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal

12  Improvement Trust Fund.  The board shall give the department

13  preference in leasing state-owned lands under the board's

14  control and may not exercise any jurisdiction over lands

15  purchased or leased by the department while such lands are

16  actively used by the department. Actions of the department

17  under this subsection are exempt from the time limitations and

18  deadlines of chapter 253.

19         (15)(16)  Have the authority to charge fees to persons

20  applying for contracts as vendors or retailers, which fees are

21  reasonably calculated to cover the costs of investigations and

22  other activities related to the processing of the application.

23         (16)(17)  Enter into contracts for the purchase, lease,

24  or lease-purchase of such goods and services as are necessary

25  for the operation and promotion of the state lottery,

26  including assistance provided by any governmental agency.

27         (17)(18)  In accordance with the provisions of this

28  act, enter into contracts with retailers so as to provide

29  adequate and convenient availability of tickets to the public

30  for each game.

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  1         (18)(19)  Have the authority to enter into agreements

  2  with other states for the operation and promotion of a

  3  multistate lottery if such agreements are in the best interest

  4  of the state lottery.  The authority conferred by this

  5  subsection is not effective until 1 year after the first day

  6  of lottery ticket sales.

  7         (19)(20)  Employ division directors and other staff as

  8  may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

  9  however:

10         (a)  No person shall be employed by the department who

11  has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo

12  contendere to, a felony committed in the preceding 10 years,

13  regardless of adjudication, unless the department determines

14  that:

15         1.  The person has been pardoned or his or her civil

16  rights have been restored; or

17         2.  Subsequent to such conviction or entry of plea the

18  person has engaged in the kind of law-abiding commerce and

19  good citizenship that would reflect well upon the integrity of

20  the lottery.

21         (b)  No officer or employee of the department having

22  decisionmaking authority shall participate in any decision

23  involving any vendor or retailer with whom the officer or

24  employee has a financial interest.  No such officer or

25  employee may participate in any decision involving any vendor

26  or retailer with whom the officer or employee has discussed

27  employment opportunities without the approval of the secretary

28  or, if such officer is the secretary or any member of the

29  commission, without the approval of the Governor.  Any officer

30  or employee of the department shall notify the secretary of

31  any such discussion or, if such officer is the secretary or a

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  1  member of the commission, he or she shall notify the Governor.

  2  A violation of this paragraph is punishable in accordance with

  3  s. 112.317.

  4         (c)  No officer or employee of the department who

  5  leaves the employ of the department shall represent any vendor

  6  or retailer before the department regarding any specific

  7  matter in which the officer or employee was involved while

  8  employed by the department, for a period of 1 year following

  9  cessation of employment with the department.  A violation of

10  this paragraph is punishable in accordance with s. 112.317.

11         (d)  The department shall establish and maintain a

12  personnel program for its employees, including a personnel

13  classification and pay plan which may provide any or all of

14  the benefits provided in the Senior Management Service or

15  Selected Exempt Service.  Each officer or employee of the

16  department shall be a member of the Florida Retirement System.

17  The retirement class of each officer or employee shall be the

18  same as other persons performing comparable functions for

19  other agencies.  Employees of the department shall serve at

20  the pleasure of the secretary and shall be subject to

21  suspension, dismissal, reduction in pay, demotion, transfer,

22  or other personnel action at the discretion of the secretary.

23  Such personnel actions are exempt from the provisions of

24  chapter 120. All employees of the department are exempt from

25  the Career Service System provided in chapter 110 and,

26  notwithstanding the provisions of s. 110.205(5), are not

27  included in either the Senior Management Service or the

28  Selected Exempt Service. However, all employees of the

29  department are subject to all standards of conduct adopted by

30  rule for career service and senior management employees

31  pursuant to chapter 110.  In the event of a conflict between

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  1  standards of conduct applicable to employees of the Department

  2  of the Lottery the more restrictive standard shall apply.

  3  Interpretations as to the more restrictive standard may be

  4  provided by the Commission on Ethics upon request of an

  5  advisory opinion pursuant to s. 112.322(3)(a), for purposes of

  6  this subsection the opinion shall be considered final action.

  7         (20)(21)  Adopt by rule a code of ethics for officers

  8  and employees of the department which supplements the

  9  standards of conduct for public officers and employees imposed

10  by law.

11         Section 3.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section

12  24.108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         24.108  Division of Security; duties; security

14  report.--

15         (7)

16         (b)  The portion of the security report containing the

17  overall evaluation of the department in terms of each aspect

18  of security shall be presented to the commission, the

19  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

20  House of Representatives.  The portion of the security report

21  containing specific recommendations shall be confidential and

22  shall be presented only to the secretary, the commission, the

23  Governor, and the Auditor General; however, upon certification

24  that such information is necessary for the purpose of

25  effecting legislative changes, such information shall be

26  disclosed to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of

27  the House of Representatives, who may disclose such

28  information to members of the Legislature and legislative

29  staff as necessary to effect such purpose. However, any person

30  who receives a copy of such information or other information

31  which is confidential pursuant to this act or rule of the

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  1  department shall maintain its confidentiality.  The

  2  confidential portion of the report is exempt from the

  3  provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

  4  Constitution.

  5         Section 4.  Subsection (3) of section 24.123, Florida

  6  Statutes, is amended to read:

  7         24.123  Annual audit of financial records and

  8  reports.--

  9         (3)  A copy of any audit performed pursuant to this

10  section shall be submitted to the secretary, the commission,

11  the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the

12  House of Representatives, and members of the Legislative

13  Auditing Committee.

14         Section 5.  Sections 121.22, 121.23, 121.231, and

15  121.24, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

16         Section 6.  Subsection (3) of section 121.0515, Florida

17  Statutes, is amended to read:

18         121.0515  Special risk membership.--

19         (3)  PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATING.--

20         (a)  Any member of the Florida Retirement System

21  employed by a county, city, or special district who feels that

22  he or she meets the criteria set forth in this section for

23  membership in the Special Risk Class may request that his or

24  her employer submit an application to the department

25  requesting that the department designate him or her as a

26  special risk member.  If the employer agrees that the member

27  meets the requirements for special risk membership, the

28  employer shall submit an application to the department in

29  behalf of the employee containing a certification that the

30  member meets the criteria for special risk membership set

31  forth in this section and such other supporting documentation

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  1  as may be required by administrative rule.  The department

  2  shall, within 90 days, either designate or refuse to designate

  3  the member as a special risk member.  If the employer declines

  4  to submit the member's application to the department or if the

  5  department does not designate the member as a special risk

  6  member, the member or the employer may appeal to the

  7  department for a hearing before an administrative law judge

  8  State Retirement Commission, as provided in chapter 120 s.

  9  121.23, for designation as a special risk member. A member who

10  receives a final affirmative ruling pursuant to such appeal

11  for special risk membership shall have special risk membership

12  retroactive to the date such member would have had special

13  risk membership had such membership been approved by the

14  employer and the department, as determined by the department,

15  and the employer contributions shall be paid in full within 1

16  year after such final ruling.

17         (b)1.  Applying the criteria set forth in this section,

18  the Department of Management Services shall specify which

19  current and newly created classes of positions under the

20  uniform classification plan established pursuant to chapter

21  110 entitle the incumbents of positions in those classes to

22  membership in the Special Risk Class.  Only employees employed

23  in the classes so specified shall be special risk members.

24         2.  When a class is not specified by the department as

25  provided in subparagraph 1., the employing agency may petition

26  the department for a hearing before an administrative law

27  judge, as provided in chapter 120 State Retirement Commission

28  for approval in accordance with s. 121.23.

29         Section 7.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) and

30  paragraph (b) of subsection (13) of section 121.091, Florida

31  Statutes, are amended to read:

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  1         121.091  Benefits payable under the system.--Benefits

  2  may not be paid under this section unless the member has

  3  terminated employment as provided in s. 121.021(39)(a) or

  4  begun participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program

  5  as provided in subsection (13), and a proper application has

  6  been filed in the manner prescribed by the department. The

  7  department may cancel an application for retirement benefits

  8  when the member or beneficiary fails to timely provide the

  9  information and documents required by this chapter and the

10  department's rules. The department shall adopt rules

11  establishing procedures for application for retirement

12  benefits and for the cancellation of such application when the

13  required information or documents are not received.

14         (4)  DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT.--

15         (d)  Election on appeal.--A member whose application

16  for regular disability retirement has been denied and who has

17  filed an appeal to the department for a hearing before an

18  administrative law judge, as provided in chapter 120, State

19  Retirement Commission may, if eligible, elect to receive

20  normal or early service retirement benefits while he or she is

21  awaiting the decision on the appeal. However:

22         1.  If the member elects to receive service retirement

23  benefits and disability benefits are later approved as a

24  result of the appeal, the payment option chosen by the member

25  may not be changed.

26         2.  If the member elects to receive early service

27  retirement and the appeal is later denied, the member may not

28  change his or her election of early retirement.

29

30  Before such regular or early retirement benefits may be paid

31  by the division, the member must provide to the division a

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  1  written statement indicating that the member understands that

  2  such changes are not permitted after he or she begins

  3  receiving the benefits.

  4         (13)  DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM.--In general,

  5  and subject to the provisions of this section, the Deferred

  6  Retirement Option Program, hereinafter referred to as the

  7  DROP, is a program under which an eligible member of the

  8  Florida  Retirement System may elect to participate, deferring

  9  receipt of retirement benefits while continuing employment

10  with his or her Florida Retirement System employer.  The

11  deferred monthly benefits shall accrue in the System Trust

12  Fund on behalf of the participant, plus interest compounded

13  monthly, for the specified period of the DROP participation,

14  as provided in paragraph (c).  Upon termination of employment,

15  the participant shall receive the total DROP benefits and

16  begin to receive the previously determined normal retirement

17  benefits. Participation in the DROP does not guarantee

18  employment for the specified period of DROP.

19         (b)  Participation in the DROP.--

20         1.  An eligible member may elect to participate in the

21  DROP for a period not to exceed a maximum of 60 calendar

22  months immediately following the date on which the member

23  first reaches his or her normal retirement date or the date to

24  which he or she is eligible to defer his or her election to

25  participate as provided in subparagraph (a)2. However, a

26  member who has reached normal retirement date prior to the

27  effective date of the DROP shall be eligible to participate in

28  the DROP for a period of time not to exceed 60 calendar months

29  immediately following the effective date of the DROP, except a

30  member of the Special Risk Class who has reached normal

31  retirement date prior to the effective date of the DROP and

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  1  whose total accrued value exceeds 75 percent of average final

  2  compensation as of his or her effective date of retirement

  3  shall be eligible to participate in the DROP for no more than

  4  36 calendar months immediately following the effective date of

  5  the DROP.

  6         2.  Upon deciding to participate in the DROP, the

  7  member shall submit, on forms required by the division:

  8         a.  A written election to participate in the DROP;

  9         b.  Selection of the DROP participation and termination

10  dates, which satisfy the limitations stated in paragraph (a)

11  and subparagraph 1. Such termination date shall be in a

12  binding letter of resignation with the employer, establishing

13  a deferred termination date. The member may change the

14  termination date within the limitations of subparagraph 1.,

15  but only with the written approval of his or her employer;

16         c.  A properly completed DROP application for service

17  retirement as provided in this section; and

18         d.  Any other information required by the division.

19         3.  The DROP participant shall be a retiree under the

20  Florida Retirement System for all purposes, except for

21  paragraph (5)(f) and subsection (9) and ss. 112.3173, 112.363,

22  121.053, and 121.122. However, participation in the DROP does

23  not alter the participant's employment status and such

24  employee shall not be deemed retired from employment until his

25  or her deferred resignation is effective and termination

26  occurs as provided in s. 121.021(39).

27         4.  Elected officers shall be eligible to participate

28  in the DROP subject to the following:

29         a.  An elected officer who reaches normal retirement

30  date during a term of office may defer the election to

31  participate in the DROP until the next succeeding term in that

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  1  office. Such elected officer who exercises this option may

  2  participate in the DROP for up to 60 calendar months or a

  3  period of no longer than such succeeding term of office,

  4  whichever is less.

  5         b.  An elected or a nonelected participant may run for

  6  a term of office while participating in DROP and, if elected,

  7  extend the DROP termination date accordingly, except, however,

  8  if such additional term of office exceeds the 60-month

  9  limitation established in subparagraph 1., and the officer

10  does not resign from office within such 60-month limitation,

11  the retirement and the participant's DROP shall be null and

12  void as provided in sub-subparagraph (c)5.d.

13         c.  An elected officer who is dually employed and

14  elects to participate in DROP shall be required to satisfy the

15  definition of termination within the 60-month limitation

16  period as provided in subparagraph 1. for the nonelected

17  position and may continue employment as an elected officer as

18  provided in s. 121.053. The elected officer will be enrolled

19  as a renewed member in the Elected Officers' Class or the

20  Regular Class, as provided in s. ss. 121.053 and 121.22, on

21  the first day of the month after termination of employment in

22  the nonelected position and termination of DROP. Distribution

23  of the DROP benefits shall be made as provided in paragraph

24  (c).

25         Section 8.  Section 228.054, Florida Statutes, is

26  repealed.

27         Section 9.  Subsection (12) of section 228.053, Florida

28  Statutes, is amended to read:

29         228.053  Developmental research schools.--

30         (12)  EXCEPTIONS TO LAW.--To encourage innovative

31  practices and facilitate the mission of the developmental

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  1  research schools, in addition to the exceptions to law

  2  specified in s. 229.592, the following exceptions shall be

  3  permitted for developmental research schools:

  4         (a)  The methods and requirements of the following

  5  statutes shall be held in abeyance:  ss. 230.01; 230.02;

  6  230.03; 230.04; 230.05; 230.061; 230.10; 230.105; 230.11;

  7  230.12; 230.15; 230.16; 230.17; 230.173; 230.18; 230.19;

  8  230.201; 230.202; 230.21; 230.22; 230.2318; 230.24; 230.241;

  9  230.26; 230.28; 230.30; 230.303; 230.31; 230.32; 230.321;

10  230.33; 230.35; 230.39; 230.63; 230.64; 230.643; 234.01;

11  234.021; 236.25; 236.261; 236.29; 236.31; 236.32; 236.35;

12  236.36; 236.37; 236.38; 236.39; 236.40; 236.41; 236.42;

13  236.43; 236.44; 236.45; 236.46; 236.47; 236.48; 236.49;

14  236.50; 236.51; 236.52; 236.55; 236.56; 237.051; 237.071;

15  237.091; 237.201; 237.40; and 316.75. With the exception of

16  subsection (16) of s. 230.23, s. 230.23 shall be held in

17  abeyance. Reference to school boards in s. 230.23(16) shall

18  mean the president of the university or the president's

19  designee.

20         (b)  The following statutes or related rules may be

21  waived for any developmental research school so requesting,

22  provided the general statutory purpose of each section is met

23  and the developmental research school has submitted a written

24  request to the Commissioner of Education Joint Developmental

25  Research School Planning, Articulation, and Evaluation

26  Committee for approval pursuant to this subsection:  ss.

27  229.555; 231.291; 232.2462; 233.34; 237.01; 237.02; 237.031;

28  237.041; 237.061; 237.081; 237.111; 237.121; 237.131; 237.141;

29  237.151; 237.161; 237.162; 237.171; 237.181; 237.211; and

30  237.34. Notwithstanding reference to the responsibilities of

31  the superintendent or school board in chapter 237,

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  1  developmental research schools shall follow the policy intent

  2  of the chapter and shall, at least, adhere to the general

  3  state agency accounting procedures established in s. 11.46.

  4         1.  Two or more developmental research schools may

  5  jointly originate a request for waiver and submit the request

  6  to the commissioner committee if such waiver is approved by

  7  the school advisory council of each developmental research

  8  school desiring the waiver.

  9         2.  A developmental research school may submit a

10  request to the commissioner committee for a waiver if such

11  request is presented by a school advisory council established

12  pursuant to s. 229.58, if such waiver is required to implement

13  a school improvement plan required by s. 230.23(16), and if

14  such request is made using forms established pursuant to s.

15  229.592. The department Joint Developmental Research School

16  Planning, Articulation, and Evaluation Committee shall monitor

17  the waiver activities of all developmental research schools

18  and shall report annually to the department, in conjunction

19  with the feedback report required pursuant to s. 229.592, the

20  number of waivers requested and submitted to the committee by

21  developmental research schools, and the number of such waiver

22  requests not approved. For each waiver request not approved,

23  the committee shall report the statute or rule for which the

24  waiver was requested, the rationale for the developmental

25  research school request, and the reason the request was not

26  approved.

27         (c)  The written request for waiver of statute or rule

28  shall indicate at least how the general statutory purpose will

29  be met, how granting the waiver will assist schools in

30  improving student outcomes related to the student performance

31  standards adopted pursuant to s. 229.592, and how student

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  1  improvement will be evaluated and reported. In considering any

  2  waiver, the commissioner committee shall ensure protection of

  3  the health, safety, welfare, and civil rights of the students

  4  and protection of the public interest.

  5         (d)  Notwithstanding the request provisions of s.

  6  229.592, developmental research schools shall request all

  7  waivers through the commissioner Joint Developmental Research

  8  School Planning, Articulation, and Evaluation Committee, as

  9  established in s. 228.054. The commissioner committee shall

10  approve or disapprove said requests pursuant to this

11  subsection and s. 229.592; however, the Commissioner of

12  Education shall have standing to challenge any decision of the

13  committee should it adversely affect the health, safety,

14  welfare, or civil rights of the students or public interest.

15  The department shall immediately notify the committee and

16  developmental research school of the decision and provide a

17  rationale therefor.

18         Section 10.  Subsection (6) of section 228.2001,

19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         228.2001  Discrimination against students and employees

21  in state system of public education; prohibitions; equality of

22  access; strategies to overcome underrepresentation;

23  remedies.--

24         (6)  The functions of the Office of Equal Educational

25  Opportunity of the Department of Education shall include, but

26  not be limited to:

27         (a)  Requiring all boards to develop and submit plans

28  for the implementation of this section to the Department of

29  Education.

30         (b)  Conducting periodic reviews of educational

31  agencies to determine compliance with this section and, after

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  1  a finding that an educational agency is not in compliance with

  2  this section, notifying the agency of the steps that it must

  3  take to attain compliance.

  4         (c)  Providing technical assistance, including

  5  assisting educational agencies in identifying unlawful

  6  discrimination and instructing them in remedies for correction

  7  and prevention of such discrimination.

  8         (d)  Conducting studies of the effectiveness of methods

  9  and strategies designed to increase the participation of

10  students in programs and courses in which students of a

11  particular race, national origin, sex, handicap, or marital

12  status have been traditionally underrepresented and monitoring

13  the success of students in such programs of courses.

14         (e)  Requiring all boards to submit data and

15  information necessary to determine compliance with this

16  section.  The Commissioner of Education shall prescribe the

17  format and the date for submission of such data and any other

18  educational equity data. If any district does not submit the

19  required compliance data or other required educational equity

20  data by the prescribed date, the commissioner shall notify the

21  district school board of this fact and, if the appropriate

22  action is not taken to immediately submit the required report,

23  the school board shall be directed to proceed pursuant to the

24  provisions of s. 230.23(11)(b).  If any community college or

25  university does not submit required data and information by

26  the prescribed date, the same policy as prescribed for school

27  districts shall be implemented.

28         (f)  Coordinating the work of a Task Force on Gender

29  Equity in Education.  The task force shall consist of 11

30  members.  The Commissioner of Education shall appoint three

31  members:  two shall be athletic directors at public high

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  1  schools and one may be a member at large.  The Chancellor of

  2  the State University System shall appoint two members who are

  3  athletic directors at state universities that offer

  4  scholarships for athletes in all major sports.  The Executive

  5  Director of the Community College System shall appoint two

  6  members who are athletic directors at community colleges.  The

  7  President of the Senate shall appoint two members and the

  8  Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two

  9  members.  The Commissioner of Education, the Chancellor of the

10  State University System, the Executive Director of the

11  Community College System, the President of the Senate, and the

12  Speaker of the House of Representatives shall coordinate their

13  appointments to ensure that the task force represents, to the

14  maximum extent possible, the gender, racial, and ethnic

15  diversity of the state. By July 1, 1994, the task force shall

16  define equity in athletics at all levels of public education

17  and shall recommend to the Commissioner of Education rules for

18  appropriate enforcement mechanisms to ensure equity. The

19  recommendations must include:

20         1.  A determination of an equitable rate of

21  participation of males and females in athletics at public

22  educational agencies and institutions.

23         2.  A determination of the appropriate consideration of

24  revenues when making decisions about equitable use of funds

25  for support of athletic activities.  In making this

26  determination, the task force shall consider all funds

27  received and expended for athletic promotion or support,

28  including revenues from direct-support organizations

29  established under s. 237.40, s. 240.299, or s. 240.363.

30         (f)(g)  Based upon recommendations of the task force

31  created in paragraph (f) and rules of the State Board of

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  1  Education, developing and implementing enforcement mechanisms

  2  with appropriate penalties to ensure that public schools and

  3  community colleges comply with Title IX of the Education

  4  Amendments of 1972 and subsection (3) of this section.

  5  However, the Department of Education may not force an

  6  educational agency to conduct, nor penalize an educational

  7  agency for not conducting, a program of athletic activity or

  8  athletic scholarship for female athletes unless it is an

  9  athletic activity approved for women by a recognized

10  association whose purpose is to promote athletics and a

11  conference or league exists to promote interscholastic or

12  intercollegiate competition for women in that athletic

13  activity.

14         (g)(h)  Beginning July 1, 1994, reporting to the

15  Commissioner of Education any public community college or

16  school district found to be out of compliance with rules of

17  the State Board of Education adopted as required by paragraph

18  (f) (g) or paragraph (3)(d).  To penalize the community

19  college or school district, the commissioner shall:

20         1.  Declare the educational agency ineligible for

21  competitive state grants.

22         2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.192,

23  direct the Comptroller to withhold general revenue funds

24  sufficient to obtain compliance from the educational agency.

25

26  The educational agency shall remain ineligible and the funds

27  shall not be paid until the agency comes into compliance or

28  the commissioner approves a plan for compliance.

29         Section 11.  Subsection (7) of section 230.2305,

30  Florida Statutes, is repealed, and paragraph (b) of subsection

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  1  (2), paragraphs (h) and (i) of subsection (3), and subsection

  2  (5) of that section are amended to read:

  3         230.2305  Prekindergarten early intervention program.--

  4         (2)  ELIGIBILITY.--There is hereby created the

  5  prekindergarten early intervention program for children who

  6  are 3 and 4 years of age.  A prekindergarten early

  7  intervention program shall be administered by a district

  8  school board and shall receive state funds pursuant to

  9  subsection (6). Each public school district shall make

10  reasonable efforts to accommodate the needs of children for

11  extended day and extended year services without compromising

12  the quality of the 6-hour, 180-day program.  The school

13  district shall report on such efforts. School district

14  participation in the prekindergarten early intervention

15  program shall be at the discretion of each school district.

16         (b)  An "economically disadvantaged" child shall be

17  defined as a child eligible to participate in the free lunch

18  program.  Notwithstanding any change in a family's economic

19  status or in the federal eligibility requirements for free

20  lunch, a child who meets the eligibility requirements upon

21  initial registration for the program shall be considered

22  eligible until the child reaches kindergarten age.  In order

23  to assist the school district in establishing the priority in

24  which children shall be served, and to increase the efficiency

25  in the provision of child care services in each district, the

26  district shall enter into a written collaborative agreement

27  with other publicly funded early education and child care

28  programs within the district. Such agreement shall be

29  facilitated by the interagency coordinating council and shall

30  set forth, among other provisions, the measures to be

31  undertaken to ensure the programs' achievement and compliance

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  1  with the performance standards established in subsection (3)

  2  and for maximizing the public resources available to each

  3  program.  In addition, the central agency for state-subsidized

  4  child care or the local service district of the Department of

  5  Children and Family Services shall provide the school district

  6  with an updated list of 3-year-old and 4-year-old children

  7  residing in the school district who are on the waiting list

  8  for state-subsidized child care.

  9         (3)  STANDARDS.--

10         (h)  Services are to be provided during a school day

11  and school year equal to or exceeding the requirements for

12  kindergarten under ss. 228.041 and 236.013. Strategies to

13  provide care before school, after school, and 12 months a

14  year, when needed, must be developed by the school district in

15  cooperation with the central agency for state-subsidized child

16  care or the local service district of the Department of

17  Children and Family Services and the district interagency

18  coordinating council.  Programs may be provided on Saturdays

19  and through other innovative scheduling arrangements.

20         (i)  The school district must make efforts to meet the

21  first state education goal, readiness to start school,

22  including the involvement of nonpublic schools, public and

23  private providers of day care and early education, and other

24  community agencies that provide services to young children.

25  This may include private child care programs, subsidized child

26  care programs, and Head Start programs. A written description

27  of these efforts must be provided to the district interagency

28  coordinating council on early childhood services.

29         (5)  ANNUAL REPORT.--Each prekindergarten early

30  intervention program under this section shall submit an annual

31  report of its program to the Department of Education district

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  1  interagency coordinating council on early childhood services.

  2  The report must describe the overall program operations;

  3  activities of the district interagency coordinating council on

  4  early childhood services; expenditures; the number of students

  5  served; ratio of staff to children; staff qualifications;

  6  evaluation findings, including identification of program

  7  components that were most successful; and other information

  8  required by the State Coordinating Council for School

  9  Readiness Programs council or the state advisory council.

10         Section 12.  Subsections (3), (7), and (8) of section

11  230.2303, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

12         230.2303  Florida First Start Program.--

13         (3)  PLAN.--Each school board may submit to the

14  Commissioner of Education a plan for conducting a Florida

15  First Start Program.  Each plan and subsequent amended plan

16  shall be developed in cooperation with the district

17  interagency coordinating council on early childhood services

18  established pursuant to s. 230.2305 and the Interagency

19  Prekindergarten Council for Children with Disabilities, and

20  shall be approved by the commissioner. A district school

21  board's plan must be designed to serve children from birth to

22  3 years of age who are disabled or at risk of future school

23  failure and to serve their parents.  For the purposes of this

24  section, the term "children with disabilities or at risk of

25  future school failure" includes any child who has one or more

26  of the characteristics described in s. 411.202(9).

27         (7)  ANNUAL REPORT.--Each district school board that

28  implements a program under this section shall, with the

29  assistance of the district interagency coordinating council on

30  early childhood services, submit an annual report of its

31  program to the commissioner.  The report must describe the

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  1  overall program operations, activities of the district

  2  interagency coordinating council, expenditures, the number of

  3  children served, staff training and qualifications, and

  4  evaluation findings.

  5         (8)  COORDINATION.--

  6         (a)  The Florida First Start Program shall be included

  7  under the jurisdiction of the State Coordinating Council for

  8  School Readiness Programs established pursuant to s. 411.222.

  9  The council shall make recommendations for effective

10  implementation of the program and shall advise the Department

11  of Education on needed legislation, rules, and technical

12  assistance to ensure the continued implementation of an

13  effective program.

14         (b)  Each school district shall develop, implement, and

15  evaluate its program in cooperation with the district

16  interagency coordinating council established under s.

17  230.2305.

18         Section 13.  Subsection (1) of section 230.2306,

19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         230.2306  Prekindergarten children service needs

21  assessments; reports; reasonable efforts by school district.--

22         (1)  In each county, the district school board, the

23  central child care agency, the Head Start program, and a

24  private provider of preschool services, in cooperation with

25  the district interagency coordinating council established

26  under s. 230.2305, shall:

27         (a)  Assess the service needs of all preschool children

28  who are eligible for subsidized child care to identify those

29  who require services beyond the current 6-hour, 180-day

30  prekindergarten program.

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  1         (b)  Determine how many children are eligible for

  2  prekindergarten programs, but are not enrolled because the

  3  hours of availability do not meet the family's need.

  4         Section 14.  Subsection (9) of section 402.3015,

  5  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  6         402.3015  Subsidized child care program; purpose; fees;

  7  contracts.--

  8         (9)  The central agency for state subsidized child care

  9  or the local service district of the Department of Children

10  and Family Services shall develop cooperate with the local

11  interagency coordinating council as defined in s. 230.2305 in

12  the development of written collaborative agreements with each

13  local school district.

14         (a)  The central agency shall develop in consultation

15  with the local interagency council a plan for implementing and

16  conducting a child care program.  Such plan shall include the

17  tentative budget and measures for maximizing public resources.

18         (b)  The department shall monitor each subsidized child

19  care provider at least annually to determine compliance with

20  the collaborative agreement facilitated by the local

21  interagency coordinating council.  If a provider fails to

22  bring its program into compliance with the agreement or the

23  plan within 3 months after an evaluation citing deficiencies,

24  the department must withhold such administrative funds as have

25  been allocated to the program and which have not yet been

26  released.

27         Section 15.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section

28  409.178, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

29         409.178  Child Care Executive Partnership Act; findings

30  and intent; grant; limitation; rules.--

31         (5)

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  1         (d)  Each community coordinated child care agency shall

  2  be required to establish a community child care task force for

  3  each child care purchasing pool. The task force must be

  4  composed of employers, parents, private child care providers,

  5  and one representative each from the district interagency

  6  coordinating council for children's services and the local

  7  children's services council, if one exists they exist in the

  8  area of the purchasing pool. The community coordinated child

  9  care agency is expected to recruit the task force members from

10  existing child care councils, commissions, or task forces

11  already operating in the area of a purchasing pool. A majority

12  of the task force shall consist of employers.  Each task force

13  shall develop a plan for the use of child care purchasing pool

14  funds. The plan must show how many children will be served by

15  the purchasing pool, how many will be new to receiving child

16  care services, and how the community coordinated child care

17  agency intends to attract new employers and their employees to

18  the program.

19         Section 16.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section

20  411.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

21         411.01  Florida Partnership for School Readiness;

22  school readiness coalitions.--

23         (5)  CREATION OF SCHOOL READINESS COALITIONS.--

24         (a)  School readiness coalitions.--

25         1.  If a coalition's plan would serve less than 400

26  birth-to-kindergarten age children, the coalition must either

27  join with another county to form a multicounty coalition,

28  enter an agreement with a fiscal agent to serve more than one

29  coalition, or demonstrate to the partnership its ability to

30  effectively and efficiently implement its plan as a

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  1  single-county coalition and meet all required performance

  2  standards and outcome measures.

  3         2.  Each coalition shall have at least 18 but not more

  4  than 25 members and such members must include the following:

  5         a.  A Department of Children and Family Services

  6  district administrator or his or her designee who is

  7  authorized to make decisions on behalf of the department.

  8         b.  A district superintendent of schools or his or her

  9  designee who is authorized to make decisions on behalf of the

10  district.

11         c.  A regional workforce development board chair or

12  director, where applicable.

13         d.  A county health department director or his or her

14  designee.

15         e.  A children's services council or juvenile welfare

16  board chair or executive director, if applicable.

17         f.  A child care licensing agency head.

18         g.  One member appointed by a Department of Children

19  and Family Services district administrator.

20         h.  One member appointed by a board of county

21  commissioners.

22         i.  One member appointed by a district school board.

23         j.  A central child care agency administrator.

24         k.  A Head Start director.

25         l.  A representative of private child care providers.

26         m.  A representative of faith-based child care

27  providers.

28

29  More than one-third of the coalition members must be from the

30  private sector, and neither they nor their families may earn

31  an income from the early education and child care industry. To

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  1  meet this requirement a coalition must appoint additional

  2  members from a list of nominees presented to the coalition by

  3  a chamber of commerce or economic development council within

  4  the geographic area of the coalition.

  5         3.  No member of a coalition may appoint a designee to

  6  act in his or her place. A member may send a representative to

  7  coalition meetings, but that representative will have no

  8  voting privileges. When a district superintendent of schools

  9  or a district administrator for the Department of Children and

10  Family Services appoints a designee to a school readiness

11  coalition, the designee will be the voting member of the

12  coalition, and any individual attending in his or her place,

13  including the district administrator or superintendent, will

14  have no voting privileges.

15         4.  The school readiness coalition shall replace the

16  district interagency coordinating council required under s.

17  230.2305.

18         4.5.  Members of the coalition are subject to the

19  ethics provisions in part III of chapter 112.

20         5.6.  For the purposes of tort liability, the members

21  of the school readiness coalition and its employees shall be

22  governed by s. 768.28.

23         6.7.  Multicounty coalitions shall include

24  representation from each county.

25         7.8.  The terms of all appointed members of the

26  coalition must be staggered. Appointed members may serve a

27  maximum of two terms. When a vacancy occurs in an appointed

28  position, the coalition must advertise the vacancy.

29         Section 17.  Subsection (3) of section 232.2466,

30  Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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  1         Section 18.  Section 255.565, Florida Statutes, is

  2  repealed.

  3         Section 19.  Section 255.553, Florida Statutes, is

  4  amended to read:

  5         255.553  Survey required.--Each state agency shall

  6  survey or cause to be surveyed for the presence of

  7  asbestos-containing materials each public building for which

  8  it is responsible. The survey shall be conducted by an

  9  asbestos consultant licensed under chapter 469 and shall be

10  conducted in accordance with AHERA initial inspection

11  procedures; Environmental Protection Agency guidelines;

12  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and

13  Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations; and

14  any subsequent recommendations made by the Asbestos Oversight

15  Program Team established under s. 255.565. The survey shall:

16         (1)  Determine all materials which may contain

17  asbestos;

18         (2)  Identify the location and quantify the types of

19  asbestos-containing materials;

20         (3)  Assess the hazard of the existing

21  asbestos-containing materials as they relate to any situation

22  where a person may come into contact with asbestos;

23         (4)  Prioritize the areas which need immediate asbestos

24  abatement action according to the hazard assessment; and

25         (5)  Estimate the cost of recommended abatement

26  alternatives.

27

28  The asbestos program administrator shall review the asbestos

29  surveys and consult with the affected agency to determine on a

30  priority basis the need for instituting abatement procedures,

31  and the asbestos program administrator shall institute

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  1  abatement procedures on a priority basis as directed by the

  2  secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment Security.

  3         Section 20.  Section 255.556, Florida Statutes, is

  4  amended to read:

  5         255.556  Asbestos assessment.--When the survey

  6  indicates the presence of friable asbestos-containing

  7  materials in a public building, the survey shall also include

  8  an assessment of the level of airborne asbestos fibers.  This

  9  assessment shall include a visual assessment followed by an

10  analysis of air samples which shall be conducted in accordance

11  with rules of the Department of Labor and Employment Security;

12  Environmental Protection Agency guidelines; National Emission

13  Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and Occupational

14  Safety and Health Administration regulations; and any

15  subsequent recommendations made by the Asbestos Oversight

16  Program Team established under s. 255.565.  If the overall

17  assessment indicates the presence of asbestos greater than

18  0.01 asbestos structures per cubic centimeter during periods

19  of normal activity, response action shall be taken.

20         Section 21.  Section 255.563, Florida Statutes, is

21  amended to read:

22         255.563  Rules; Department of Labor and Employment

23  Security.--The Department of Labor and Employment Security

24  shall adopt all rules relating to asbestos in public buildings

25  reasonably necessary to implement the provisions of ss.

26  255.551-255.565.  In developing the rules, the department

27  shall consider the criteria established in the Asbestos

28  Identification and Remediation Plan dated January 1, 1987, and

29  issued pursuant to chapter 86-135, Laws of Florida;

30  Environmental Protection Agency guidelines; AHERA; National

31  Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and

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  1  Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations; and

  2  any subsequent recommendations made by the Asbestos Oversight

  3  Program Team established under s. 255.565.

  4         Section 22.  Subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of

  5  section 272.12, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

  6         Section 23.  Section 272.121, Florida Statutes, is

  7  amended to read:

  8         272.121  Capitol Center long-range planning.--

  9         (1)  The Department of Management Services shall

10  develop a comprehensive and long-range plan for the

11  development of state-owned property within the Capitol Center,

12  which plan, and amendments thereto, shall be presented to the

13  planning commission for final approval.  In developing this

14  plan, the department shall consider:

15         (a)  The most efficient, expeditious, and economical

16  method of accomplishing the desired results.

17         (b)  The architectural and aesthetic coordination of

18  the proposed plan with the existing structures.

19         (c)  The effective utilization of all available space

20  so as to minimize waste.

21         (d)  The plans adopted by the local planning agencies

22  in Leon County.

23         (2)  The department shall further determine the needs

24  of state government and the various agencies thereof occupying

25  the Capitol Center and activities requiring space or

26  facilities in the Capitol Center. When these needs have been

27  determined the department shall develop a comprehensive plan

28  for meeting these needs and for providing immediate facilities

29  for state government and its agencies to effectively and

30  efficiently discharge their duties and responsibilities, which

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  1  plan shall be consistent with the plan for development of the

  2  Capitol Center Planning District.

  3         (3)  In carrying out the provisions of the foregoing,

  4  the department shall consult with the Capitol Center Planning

  5  Commission and shall request the cooperation of those state

  6  and private architects, engineers and interior designers

  7  determined by the department to possess expertise or

  8  information helpful to the development of a Capitol Plan and

  9  solicit and accept information, suggestions, and

10  recommendations from all interested parties.

11         (4)  The commission and the department shall prepare a

12  report of its their findings and recommendations and submit

13  the same to the Governor and the Legislature every fifth year,

14  except that the next report shall not be due until February 1,

15  1979.  Said report shall reflect the actions of the commission

16  and the department in carrying out the provisions of this act

17  and shall include an updated comprehensive plan to carry out

18  the provisions of this act each time the report is submitted.

19         (5)  The department is authorized to contract with the

20  City of Tallahassee, Leon County, the Tallahassee-Leon County

21  Planning Department, or any other agency of such city or

22  county to obtain planning services and functions required for

23  the planning and development of the district in harmony with

24  the coordinated planning of the city and the county. Services

25  and functions covered under such agreements may include, but

26  shall not be limited to, topographic surveys; base mapping;

27  inventory of land use, employment, parking, and building floor

28  areas; land acquisition information; analysis of trends;

29  physical planning activities, including a master plan and any

30  other required planning studies; preparation of zoning codes

31  to provide for compatible development within the Capitol

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  1  Center area and in the vicinity thereof; coordination of plans

  2  for development in of the district with city and county

  3  development plans; and application for and use of federal

  4  funds which may be available for planning or related purposes.

  5         Section 24.  Section 295.184, Florida Statutes, is

  6  amended to read:

  7         295.184  Report; design, cost estimates.--The

  8  Commission on Veterans' Affairs shall consider the appropriate

  9  design of the memorial and may solicit design proposals from

10  members of the public. The Commission on Veterans' Affairs, in

11  cooperation with the Department of Management Services and the

12  City of Tallahassee Capitol Center Planning Commission, shall

13  consider the location of the memorial within the Florida

14  Capitol Center Planning District. On or before January 31,

15  2002, the Commission on Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the

16  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

17  House of Representatives its recommendations for the location

18  and design of the memorial. The report must include an

19  estimate of the cost to acquire the site for the memorial and

20  of the cost to construct the memorial in accordance with the

21  design proposal recommended by the Commission on Veterans'

22  Affairs, as well as the life-cycle cost estimate required by

23  s. 255.255. The Department of Management Services shall assist

24  the Commission on Veterans' Affairs in preparing the estimates

25  for timely inclusion in the report.

26         Section 25.  (1)  All rules, regulations, or orders of

27  the Capitol Center Planning Commission regulating development

28  within the Capitol Center Planning District in effect at the

29  time of the effective date of this act shall remain in effect

30  until superseded by regulation or order of the City of

31  Tallahassee.

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  1         (2)  Any owner of property within the Capitol Center

  2  Planning District who, prior to the effective date of this

  3  act, has obtained any permit, certification, or other

  4  development approval from the Capitol Center Planning

  5  Commission shall be allowed to continue the development so

  6  authorized in accordance with the regulations in effect at the

  7  time of the issuance of such permit, certification, or other

  8  development approval.

  9         Section 26.  Section 282.3095, Florida Statutes, is

10  repealed.

11         Section 27.  Section 285.19, Florida Statutes, is

12  repealed.

13         Section 28.  Section 286.30, Florida Statutes, is

14  repealed.

15         Section 29.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section

16  216.235, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         216.235  Innovation Investment Program; intent;

18  definitions; composition and responsibilities of State

19  Innovation Committee; responsibilities of the Department of

20  Management Services, the Information Resource Commission, and

21  the review board; procedures for innovative project

22  submission, review, evaluation, and approval; criteria to be

23  considered.--

24         (4)  There is hereby created the State Innovation

25  Committee, which shall have final approval authority as to

26  which innovative investment projects submitted under this

27  section shall be funded. Such committee shall be comprised of

28  five members. Appointed members shall serve terms of 1 year

29  and may be reappointed. The committee shall include:

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  1         (d)  One representative of the private sector appointed

  2  by the Governor Commission on Government Accountability to the

  3  People.

  4

  5  The Secretary of Management Services shall serve as an

  6  alternate in the event a member is unable to attend the

  7  committee meeting.

  8         Section 30.  Section 391.222, Florida Statutes, is

  9  repealed.

10         Section 31.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and

11  subsection (5) of section 402.40, Florida Statutes, are

12  amended to read:

13         402.40  Child welfare training.--

14         (4)  CHILD WELFARE TRAINING TRUST FUND.--

15         (a)  There is created within the State Treasury a Child

16  Welfare Training Trust Fund to be used by the Department of

17  Children and Family Services for the purpose of funding a

18  comprehensive system of child welfare training, including the

19  securing of consultants to develop the system and the

20  developing of, the staff of the council, the expenses of the

21  council members, the child welfare training academies that

22  include and the participation of dependency program staff in

23  the training.

24         (5)  ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING ACADEMIES.--The

25  department shall contract for the operation of one or more

26  training academies with Tallahassee Community College. The

27  number, location, and timeframe for establishment of

28  additional training academies shall be according to the

29  recommendation of the council as approved by the Secretary of

30  Children and Family Services.

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  1         Section 32.  Subsection (2) of section 404.056, Florida

  2  Statutes, is repealed.

  3         Section 33.  Subsections (13) and (14) of section

  4  440.49, Florida Statutes, are repealed, and subsection (2),

  5  paragraph (a) of subsection (9), and subsection (10) of that

  6  section are amended to read:

  7         440.49  Limitation of liability for subsequent injury

  8  through Special Disability Trust Fund.--

  9         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

10         (a)  "Permanent physical impairment" means and is

11  limited to the conditions listed in paragraph (6)(a).

12         (b)  "Preferred worker" means a worker who, because of

13  a permanent impairment resulting from a compensable injury or

14  occupational disease, is unable to return to the worker's

15  regular employment.

16         (c)  "Merger" describes or means that:

17         1.  If the permanent physical impairment had not

18  existed, the subsequent accident or occupational disease would

19  not have occurred;

20         2.  The permanent disability or permanent impairment

21  resulting from the subsequent accident or occupational disease

22  is materially and substantially greater than that which would

23  have resulted had the permanent physical impairment not

24  existed, and the employer has been required to pay, and has

25  paid, permanent total disability or permanent impairment

26  benefits for that materially and substantially greater

27  disability;

28         3.  The preexisting permanent physical impairment is

29  aggravated or accelerated as a result of the subsequent injury

30  or occupational disease, or the preexisting impairment has

31  contributed, medically and circumstantially, to the need for

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  1  temporary compensation, medical, or attendant care and the

  2  employer has been required to pay, and has paid, temporary

  3  compensation, medical, or attendant care benefits for the

  4  aggravated preexisting permanent impairment; or

  5         4.  Death would not have been accelerated if the

  6  permanent physical impairment had not existed.

  7         (d)  "Excess permanent compensation" means that

  8  compensation for permanent impairment, or permanent total

  9  disability or death benefits, for which the employer or

10  carrier is otherwise entitled to reimbursement from the

11  Special Disability Trust Fund.

12         (e)  "Administrator" means the entity selected by the

13  division commission to review, allow, deny, compromise,

14  controvert, and litigate claims of the Special Disability

15  Trust Fund.

16         (f)  "Corporation" means the Special Disability Trust

17  Fund Financing Corporation, as created under subsection (14).

18         (g)  "Commission" means the Special Disability Trust

19  Fund Privatization Commission, as created under subsection

20  (13).

21

22  In addition to the definitions contained in this subsection,

23  the division may by rule prescribe definitions that are

24  necessary for the effective administration of this section.

25         (9)  SPECIAL DISABILITY TRUST FUND.--

26         (a)  There is established in the State Treasury a

27  special fund to be known as the "Special Disability Trust

28  Fund," which shall be available only for the purposes stated

29  in this section; and the assets thereof may not at any time be

30  appropriated or diverted to any other use or purpose. The

31  Treasurer shall be the custodian of such fund, and all moneys

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  1  and securities in such fund shall be held in trust by such

  2  Treasurer and shall not be the money or property of the state.

  3  The Treasurer is authorized to disburse moneys from such fund

  4  only when approved by the division or corporation and upon the

  5  order of the Comptroller. The Treasurer shall deposit any

  6  moneys paid into such fund into such depository banks as the

  7  division or corporation may designate and is authorized to

  8  invest any portion of the fund which, in the opinion of the

  9  division, is not needed for current requirements, in the same

10  manner and subject to all the provisions of the law with

11  respect to the deposits of state funds by such Treasurer. All

12  interest earned by such portion of the fund as may be invested

13  by the Treasurer shall be collected by her or him and placed

14  to the credit of such fund.

15         (10)  DIVISION ADMINISTRATION OF FUND; CLAIMS; ADVISORY

16  COMMITTEE; EXPENSES.--The division or administrator shall

17  administer the Special Disability Trust Fund with authority to

18  allow, deny, compromise, controvert, and litigate claims made

19  against it and to designate an attorney to represent it in

20  proceedings involving claims against the fund, including

21  negotiation and consummation of settlements, hearings before

22  judges of compensation claims, and judicial review. The

23  division or administrator or the attorney designated by it

24  shall be given notice of all hearings and proceedings

25  involving the rights or obligations of such fund and shall

26  have authority to make expenditures for such medical

27  examinations, expert witness fees, depositions, transcripts of

28  testimony, and the like as may be necessary to the proper

29  defense of any claim. The division shall appoint an advisory

30  committee composed of representatives of management,

31  compensation insurance carriers, and self-insurers to aid it

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  1  in formulating policies with respect to conservation of the

  2  fund, who shall serve without compensation for such terms as

  3  specified by it, but be reimbursed for travel expenses as

  4  provided in s. 112.061. All expenditures made in connection

  5  with conservation of the fund, including the salary of the

  6  attorney designated to represent it and necessary travel

  7  expenses, shall be allowed and paid from the Special

  8  Disability Trust Fund as provided in this section upon the

  9  presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the

10  division.

11         Section 34.  Section 442.105, Florida Statutes, is

12  repealed.

13         Section 35.  Subsection (26) of section 499.005,

14  Florida Statutes, and paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of

15  section 499.05, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

16         Section 36.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

17  499.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

18         499.015  Registration of drugs, devices, and cosmetics;

19  issuance of certificates of free sale.--

20         (1)

21         (b)  The department may not register any product that

22  does not comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,

23  as amended, or Title 21 C.F.R., or that is not an approved

24  investigational drug as provided for in s. 499.018.

25  Registration of a product by the department does not mean that

26  the product does in fact comply with all provisions of the

27  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.

28         Section 37.  Section 548.045, Florida Statutes, is

29  repealed.

30         Section 38.  Subsection (2) of section 548.046, Florida

31  Statutes, is amended to read:

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  1         548.046  Physician's attendance at match; examinations;

  2  cancellation of match.--

  3         (2)  In addition to any other required examination,

  4  each participant shall be examined by the attending physician

  5  at the time of weigh-in. If the physician determines that a

  6  participant is physically or mentally unfit to proceed, the

  7  physician shall notify any commissioner or the commission

  8  representative who shall immediately cancel the match.  The

  9  examination shall conform to rules adopted by the commission

10  based on the advice of the medical advisory council. The

11  result of the examination shall be reported in a writing

12  signed by the physician and filed with the commission prior to

13  completion of the weigh-in.

14         Section 39.  Section 570.248, Florida Statutes, is

15  repealed.

16         Section 40.  Section 13 of chapter 99-332, Laws of

17  Florida, is repealed.

18         Section 41.  Section 11 of chapter 99-354, Laws of

19  Florida, and subsection (11) of section 240.5186, Florida

20  Statutes, are repealed.

21         Section 42.  Section 6 of chapter 99-393, Laws of

22  Florida, is repealed.

23         Section 43.  Section 192 of chapter 99-397, Laws of

24  Florida, is repealed.

25         Section 44.  The Diversity Council and the State

26  Customer Advisory Council created pursuant to authority of the

27  Department of Labor and Employment Security under section

28  20.171, Florida Statutes, are abolished.

29         Section 45.  The Florida Business Partners for

30  Prevention created pursuant to authority of the Department of

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  1  Juvenile Justice under s. 20.316, Florida Statutes, is

  2  abolished.

  3         Section 46.  The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio

  4  System Review Panel created pursuant to authority of the

  5  Department of Management Services under section 282.111,

  6  Florida Statutes, is abolished.

  7         Section 47.  The Driver's Under the Influence (DUI)

  8  Advisory Council and the Florida Rider Training Program

  9  Citizen Motorcycle Safety Council created pursuant to

10  authority of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor

11  Vehicles under section 322.025, Florida Statutes, are

12  abolished.

13         Section 48.  The following councils, created pursuant

14  to section 570.0705, Florida Statutes, are abolished:

15         (1)  Agriculture and Livestock Fair Council.

16         (2)  Bonifay State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

17         (3)  Florida City State Farmers Market Advisory

18  Committee.

19         (4)  Fort Myers State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

20         (5)  Fort Pierce State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

21         (6)  Gadsden County State Farmers Market Advisory

22  Council.

23         (7)  Immokalee State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

24         (8)  Nitrate Bill Best Management Practices Advisory

25  Group.

26         (9)  Palatka State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

27         (10)  Plant City State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

28         (11)  Racing Quarter Horse Advisory Council.

29         (12)  Sanford State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

30         (13)  Seed Potato Advisory Council.

31         (14)  Starke State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

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  1         (15)  Suwannee Valley State Farmers Market Advisory

  2  Council.

  3         (16)  Trenton State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

  4         (17)  Tropical Soda Apple Task Force.

  5         (18)  Wauchula State Farmers Market Advisory Council.

  6         Section 49.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2001.

  7

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10

11  Removes section that would repeal the A.G.Holley State
    Hospital Governing Body.
12
    Removes section that would repeal the Department of Elderly
13  Affairs Advisory Council.

14  Removes section that would repeal the Commercial Feed
    Technical Council.
15
    Removes section that would repeal the Workers' Compensation
16  Oversight Board.

17  Repeals section that would repeal the State Council on
    Competitive Government.
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