Senate Bill sb0510

    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                       SB 510

    By Senator Burt





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Volusia County; directing

  3         the Board of County Commissioners to issue a

  4         certificate of public convenience and necessity

  5         to an applicant for licensure as a basic life

  6         support or advanced life support service that

  7         will operate in a municipality within the

  8         county that has a population greater than

  9         30,000 upon request of the municipality, under

10         specified conditions; providing an effective

11         date.

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

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15         Section 1.  The Board of County Commissioners of

16  Volusia County shall issue the certificate of public

17  convenience and necessity required by section 401.25, Florida

18  Statutes, to an applicant for licensure as a basic life

19  support or advanced life support service that will operate in

20  a municipality within the county that has a population greater

21  than 30,000 if:

22         (1)  The governing body of the municipality has adopted

23  by ordinance reasonable standards for such certificates of

24  public convenience and necessity in accordance with applicable

25  requirements of section 401.25, Florida Statutes, and

26  certifies that the applicant meets those standards.

27         (2)  The governing body of the municipality has

28  considered the recommendations of appropriate agencies under

29  its jurisdiction with respect to operation of the service

30  within the municipality, and has, by majority vote, requested

31  the county to issue the certificate.

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    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                       SB 510
    16-215A-01




  1         Section 2.  This act, except for this section which

  2  shall take effect upon becoming a law, shall take effect only

  3  upon approval by a majority vote of the electors of Volusia

  4  County voting in a referendum election to be called and held

  5  by the Board of County Commissioners of Volusia County at the

  6  next general election. There shall be at least 30 days' notice

  7  of the election as provided by section 100.342, Florida

  8  Statutes. The election required by this section shall be paid

  9  for by Volusia County, and the expenditures of funds for this

10  purpose is a proper county expense.

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