House Bill hb0089C

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 89-C

        By Representative Cantens






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to capitol security; creating

  3         s. 281.401, F.S.; creating the Capitol Complex

  4         Security Commission; providing for membership;

  5         defining the term "capitol complex"; providing

  6         for powers and duties; providing for the

  7         application of rules adopted by the commission

  8         which are in conflict with chapter 281, F.S.;

  9         relieving the Department of Management Services

10         of certain responsibilities; providing an

11         appropriation; providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Section 281.401, Florida Statutes, is

16  created to read:

17         281.401  Capitol Complex Security Commission; creation;

18  powers and duties.--

19         (1)  There is hereby created the Capitol Complex

20  Security Commission. The commission shall consist of the

21  Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the

22  House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme

23  Court, and the Cabinet. The commission shall be chaired by the

24  Governor, if present, then by the President of the Senate if

25  the Governor is not present, then by the Speaker of the House

26  of Representatives if the Governor and the President of the

27  Senate are not present, then by the Chief Justice of the

28  Supreme Court if the Governor, the President of the Senate,

29  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are not

30  present, then by the senior Cabinet member in order of

31  succession if the Governor, the President of the Senate, the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 89-C

    702-162-01C






  1  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice

  2  of the Supreme Court are not present. For voting purposes,

  3  each member of the commission may appoint a designee to

  4  represent the commission member at meetings.

  5         (2)  For the purposes of this section, the term

  6  "capitol complex" means the Capitol, the Senate Office

  7  Building, the House Office Building, the Knott Building, the

  8  Pepper Building, the Holland Building, the Supreme Court

  9  Building, the Historic Capitol, and state-owned lands adjacent

10  thereto.

11         (3)  The commission shall develop and propose a

12  comprehensive and ongoing plan for the safety and security of

13  the capitol complex. The commission shall adopt rules,

14  policies, procedures, and operational plans to maintain a

15  reasonable degree of safety and security while assuring

16  reasonable access to buildings and premises within the capitol

17  complex by state officials, employees, and visitors. Such plan

18  and initial rules shall be adopted on or before February 8,

19  2002.

20         (4)  The commission may employ an executive director,

21  may employ officers and guards, and may contract with law

22  enforcement agencies and private security firms to provide

23  security and law enforcement services. Sworn officers employed

24  by the commission shall have the authority to bear arms, make

25  arrests, and apply for arrest warrants, provided that all such

26  officers hold certification as law enforcement officers in

27  accordance with the minimum standards and qualifications set

28  forth in s. 943.13 and with the provisions of chapter 110, and

29  any persons employed by the commission who are not certified

30  law enforcement officers shall not be authorized to bear arms

31  or make arrests.

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  1         (5) To the extent that any rules adopted by the

  2  commission are contrary to any other provisions of this

  3  chapter, the rules of the commission shall prevail. The

  4  Department of Management Services is hereby relieved of

  5  responsibility for any area that is expressly assumed by the

  6  commission by rule pursuant to this section.

  7         (6) The commission shall be housed in the Executive

  8  Office of the Governor.

  9         Section 2.  There is hereby appropriated from the

10  General Revenue Fund to the Executive Office of the Governor

11  an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this act.

12         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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16                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates the Capitol Complex Security Commission to
18    develop and propose a comprehensive plan for the safety
      and security of the capitol complex as defined by the
19    act. See bill for details.

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