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                                           HB 727, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to disaster preparedness;

  3         amending s. 252.365, F.S.; revising the process

  4         for coordination and approval of

  5         disaster-preparedness plans; directing each

  6         agency coordination officer to complete a

  7         revised plan by a specified date; requiring the

  8         Division of Emergency Management of the

  9         Department of Community Affairs to develop

10         guidelines for the plans; providing an

11         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.  Subsection (3) of section 252.365, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         252.365  Designation of emergency coordination

18  officers.--

19         (3)  These individuals shall be responsible for

20  ensuring that each state agency and facility, such as a

21  prison, office building, or university, has a disaster

22  preparedness plan that is coordinated with approved by the

23  applicable local emergency-management emergency management

24  agency and approved by or the division.

25         (a)  The disaster-preparedness plan must outline a

26  comprehensive and effective program to ensure continuity of

27  essential state functions under all circumstances. The plan

28  must identify a baseline of preparedness for a full range of

29  potential emergencies to establish a viable capability to

30  perform essential functions during any emergency or other

31  situation that disrupts normal operations.


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                                           HB 727, First Engrossed



  1         (b)  The plan must include, at a minimum, the following

  2  elements: identification of essential functions, programs, and

  3  personnel; procedures to implement the plan and personnel

  4  notification and accountability; delegations of authority and

  5  lines of succession; identification of alternative facilities

  6  and related infrastructure, including those for

  7  communications; identification and protection of vital records

  8  and databases; and schedules and procedures for periodic

  9  tests, training, and exercises.

10         (c)  The division shall develop and distribute

11  guidelines for developing and implementing the plan. Each

12  agency is encouraged to initiate and complete development of

13  its plan immediately, but no later than July 1, 2003.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

15  law.

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