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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 4-B

    By Senator Carlton





    309-503B-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         257.195, F.S.; prescribing guidelines with

10         respect to appropriations for library grants

11         and for the Division of Library and Information

12         Services; limiting the use of funds for

13         state-employee travel; providing an expiration

14         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 2-B, subsection (14) is added to section

21  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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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 4-B
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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 2-B and notwithstanding any

11  proviso contained in Specific Appropriation 1235 of chapter

12  2001-253, Laws of Florida, if Federal Title IV-E earnings do

13  not materialize, the Department of Juvenile Justice is

14  directed not to transfer general revenue funds from Specific

15  Appropriation 1200 to Specific Appropriation 1235.

16         Section 3.  In order to implement Specific

17  Appropriation 613 of Senate Bill 2-B, section 257.195, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         257.195  Revenue shortfalls; procedures.--

20         (1)  In the event of revenue shortfalls which

21  necessitate budget reductions during any fiscal year, the

22  total appropriation for library grants from state sources

23  shall have the same ratable reduction as that applied to the

24  operating funds of the Division of Library and Information

25  Services or such reduction shall be at the discretion of the

26  Secretary of State.

27         (2)  This section does not apply for the remainder of

28  the 2001-2002 fiscal year. This subsection expires July 1,

29  2002.

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

31  appropriated to state agencies which may be used for

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

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

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

  4  employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,

  5  staff-training activities, or other administrative functions

  6  unless the respective agency head has determined that such

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

  8  enforcement, military purposes, emergency management, and

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

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

11  teleconferencing and other forms of electronic communication

12  to meet the needs of the proposed activity before approving

13  mission-critical travel.

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

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

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

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