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    Florida Senate - 2001                                 SB 112-B

    By Senator Carlton





    309-581-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act implementing the 2001-2002 supplemental

  3         appropriations act; amending s. 216.023, F.S.;

  4         providing directives for executive agencies and

  5         the judicial branch in adjusting performance

  6         measures and standards to respond to budgetary

  7         modifications; providing a directive to the

  8         Department of Juvenile Justice; amending s.

  9         339.135, F.S.; requiring adjustment of the

10         adopted work program of the Department of

11         Transportation to include certain economic

12         stimulus projects; limiting the use of funds

13         for state-employee travel; providing an

14         expiration date and an effective date.

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

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18         Section 1.  In order to implement reductions and other

19  changes in appropriations for the 2001-2002 fiscal year made

20  by Senate Bill 110-B or similar legislation, subsection (14)

21  is added to section 216.023, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         216.023  Legislative budget requests to be furnished to

23  Legislature by agencies.--

24         (14)  For the 2001-2002 fiscal year only:

25         (a)  By January 15, 2002, executive agencies shall

26  submit to the Executive Office of the Governor adjustments to

27  their performance measures and standards necessitated by

28  reductions and other changes by the Legislature to 2001-2002

29  appropriations. Review, revision, and approval of such

30  adjustments shall be conducted pursuant to the requirements of

31  subsection (7).

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  1         (b)  By January 15, 2002, the judicial branch shall

  2  make adjustments to any performance measures and standards

  3  necessitated by reductions and other changes by the

  4  Legislature to 2001-2002 appropriations. Review, revision, and

  5  approval of such adjustments shall be conducted pursuant to

  6  the requirements of subsection (9).

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  8  This subsection expires July 1, 2002.

  9         Section 2.  In order to implement Specific

10  Appropriation 346 of Senate Bill 110-B or similar legislation

11  and notwithstanding any proviso contained in Specific

12  Appropriation 1235 of chapter 2001-253, Laws of Florida, if

13  Federal Title IV-E earnings do not materialize, the Department

14  of Juvenile Justice is directed not to transfer general

15  revenue funds from Specific Appropriation 1200 to Specific

16  Appropriation 1235.

17         Section 3.  In order to implement Specific

18  Appropriations 442-447 of Senate Bill 2-B, paragraph (g) is

19  added to subsection (7) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes,

20  to read:

21         339.135  Work program; legislative budget request;

22  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and

23  amendment.--

24         (7)  AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.--

25         (g)  For the 2001-2002 state fiscal year only, and

26  notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (b)-(f), the

27  adopted work program shall be adjusted to include projects

28  approved as economic stimulus projects resulting from

29  additional appropriations made by Senate Bill 110-B, 2001

30  Special Session B, or similar legislation enacted at the same

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  1  legislative session or an extension thereof.  This paragraph

  2  expires July 1, 2002.

  3         Section 4.  It is the policy of the state that funds

  4  appropriated to state agencies which may be used for

  5  state-employee travel be limited, until July 1, 2002, to

  6  travel for activities that are critical to the state agency's

  7  mission. Funds may not be used to pay for travel by state

  8  employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,

  9  staff-training activities, or other administrative functions

10  unless the respective agency head has determined that such

11  activities are critical to the agency mission. Travel for law

12  enforcement, military purposes, emergency management, and

13  public health activities is not covered by this section. The

14  agency head, or his or her designee, must consider

15  teleconferencing and other forms of electronic communication

16  to meet the needs of the proposed activity before approving

17  mission-critical travel.

18         Section 5.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.

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21                          SENATE SUMMARY

22    Provides guidelines for implementing the supplemental
      appropriations act enacted at the special session of the
23    Legislature convening on October 22, 2001.

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