HOUSE AMENDMENT
    593-156AX-32                                   Bill No. HB 3-E
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11  Representative(s) Alexander offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14  Remove:  everything after the enacting clause,
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17         Section 1.  Effective January 7, 2003, subsection (3)
18  of section 20.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         20.04  Structure of executive branch.--The executive
20  branch of state government is structured as follows:
21         (3)  For their internal structure, all departments,
22  except for the Department of Financial Services Banking and
23  Finance, the Department of Children and Family Services, the
24  Department of Corrections, the Department of Management
25  Services, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of
26  Transportation, must adhere to the following standard terms:
27         (a)  The principal unit of the department is the
28  "division." Each division is headed by a "director."
29         (b)  The principal unit of the division is the
30  "bureau." Each bureau is headed by a "chief."
31         (c)  The principal unit of the bureau is the "section."
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Each section is headed by an "administrator." 2 (d) If further subdivision is necessary, sections may 3 be divided into "subsections," which are headed by 4 "supervisors." 5 Section 2. Section 20.121, Florida Statutes, is 6 created to read: 7 20.121 Department of Financial Services.--There is 8 created a Department of Financial Services. 9 (1) DEPARTMENT HEAD.--The head of the Department of 10 Financial Services is the Chief Financial Officer. 11 (2) DIVISIONS.--The Department of Financial Services 12 shall consist of the following divisions: 13 (a) The Division of Accounting and Auditing, which 14 shall include the following bureau and office: 15 1. The Bureau of Unclaimed Property. 16 2. The Office of Fiscal Integrity which shall function 17 as a criminal justice agency for purposes of ss. 18 943.045-943.08 and shall have a separate budget. The office 19 may conduct investigations within or outside this state as the 20 bureau deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of this 21 section. If during an investigation the office has reason to 22 believe that any criminal law of this state has or may have 23 been violated, the office shall refer any records tending to 24 show such violation to state or federal law enforcement or 25 prosecutorial agencies and shall provide investigative 26 assistance to those agencies as required. 27 (b) The Division of State Fire Marshal. 28 (c) The Division of Risk Management. 29 (d) The Division of Treasury, which shall include a 30 Bureau of Deferred Compensation responsible for administering 31 the Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan 2 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 established under s. 112.215 for state employees. 2 (e) The Division of Insurance Fraud. 3 (f) The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation. 4 (g) The Division of Insurance Agents and Agency 5 Services. 6 (h) The Division of Consumer Services, which shall 7 include a Bureau of Funeral and Cemetery Services. 8 (i) The Division of Workers' Compensation. 9 (j) The Division of Administration. 10 (k) The Division of Legal Services. 11 (l) The Division of Information Systems. 12 (m) The Office of Insurance Consumer Advocate. 13 (3) FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION.--Effective January 14 7, 2003, there is created within the Department of Financial 15 Services the Financial Services Commission, composed of the 16 Governor, the Attorney General, the Chief Financial Officer, 17 and the Commissioner of Agriculture, which shall for purposes 18 of this section be referred to as the commission. Commission 19 members shall serve as agency head of the Financial Services 20 Commission. The commission shall be a separate budget entity 21 and shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 20.052. 22 Commission action shall be by majority vote consisting of at 23 least three affirmative votes. The commission shall not be 24 subject to control, supervision, or direction by the 25 Department of Financial Services in any manner, including 26 purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property, 27 personnel, or budgetary matters. 28 (a) STRUCTURE.--The major structural unit of the 29 commission is the office. Each office shall be headed by a 30 director. The following offices are established: 31 1. The Office of Insurance Regulation, which shall be 3 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 responsible for all activities concerning insurers and other 2 risk bearing entities, including licensing; rates; policy 3 forms; market conduct of insurers, claims adjusters, and 4 similar personnel; issuance of certificates of authority; 5 solvency; and administrative supervision, under the Insurance 6 Code or chapter 636. The head of the Office of Insurance 7 Regulation is the Director of the Office of Insurance 8 Regulation. 9 2. The Office of Financial Institutions and Securities 10 Regulation, which shall be responsible for all activities of 11 the Financial Services Commission relating to the regulation 12 of banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, finance 13 companies, and the securities industry. The head of the 14 office is the Director of the Office of Financial Institutions 15 and Securities Regulation. The Office of Financial 16 Institutions and Securities Regulation shall include a Bureau 17 of Financial Investigations, which shall function as a 18 criminal justice agency for purposes of ss. 943.045-943.08 and 19 shall have a separate budget. The bureau may conduct 20 investigations within or outside this state as the bureau 21 deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of this section. If, 22 during an investigation, the office has reason to believe that 23 any criminal law of this state has or may have been violated, 24 the office shall refer any records tending to show such 25 violation to state or federal law enforcement or prosecutorial 26 agencies and shall provide investigative assistance to those 27 agencies as required. 28 (b) ORGANIZATION.--The commission shall establish by 29 rule any additional organizational structure of the offices. 30 It is the intent of the Legislature to provide the commission 31 with the flexibility to organize the offices in any manner 4 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 they determine appropriate to promote both efficiency and 2 accountability. 3 (c) POWERS.--Commission members shall serve as the 4 agency head for purposes of rulemaking under ss. 5 120.536-120.565 by the commission and all subunits of the 6 commission. Each director is agency head for purposes of 7 final agency action under chapter 120 for all areas within the 8 regulatory authority delegated to the director's office. 9 (d) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.--The 10 commission shall appoint or remove each director by a majority 11 vote consisting of at least three affirmative votes, with both 12 the Governor and the Chief Financial Officer on the prevailing 13 side. The minimum qualifications of the directors are as 14 follows: 15 1. Prior to appointment as director, the director of 16 the Office of Insurance Regulation must have had, within the 17 previous 10 years, at least 5 years of responsible private 18 sector experience working full-time in areas within the scope 19 of the subject matter jurisdiction of the Office of Insurance 20 Regulation or at least 5 years of experience as a senior 21 examiner or other senior employee of a state or federal agency 22 having regulatory responsibility over insurers or insurance 23 agencies. 24 2. Prior to appointment as director, the director of 25 the Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation 26 must have had, within the previous 10 years, at least 5 years 27 of responsible private sector experience working full-time in 28 areas within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Office of 29 Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation or at least 5 30 years of experience as a senior examiner or other senior 31 employee of a state or federal agency having regulatory 5 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 responsibility over financial institutions, finance companies, 2 or securities companies. 3 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.--The offices shall have a 4 sufficient number of attorneys, examiners, investigators, 5 other professional personnel to carry out their 6 responsibilities and administrative personnel as determined 7 annually in the appropriations process. The Department of 8 Financial Services shall provide administrative and 9 information systems support to the offices. 10 Section 3. Transfers.-- 11 (1) The following programs, including the incumbent 12 employees in the existing positions of such programs on 13 January 6, 2003, and all property issued and assigned directly 14 to such employees, are hereby transferred by a type two 15 transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes: 16 (a) From the Department of Banking and Finance to the 17 Department of Financial Services: 18 1. The Financial Accountability for Public Funds 19 Program. 20 2. The Comptroller and Cabinet Affairs Program. 21 3. The Bureau of Funeral and Cemetery Services. 22 (b) From the Department of Insurance to the Department 23 of Financial Services: 24 1. The Treasury Program. 25 2. The State Fire Marshal Program. 26 3. The Risk Management Program. 27 4. The Office of Insurance Consumer Advocate. 28 5. The Division of Insurance Fraud. 29 6. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation. 30 7. The Division of Agents and Agencies Services, 31 except for those portions of the division that implement 6 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 functions assigned to the Office of Insurance Regulation under 2 s. 20.121(3)(a)1., Florida Statutes, as created by this act. 3 8. The Division of Insurance Consumer Services, which 4 is renamed the Division of Consumer Services. 5 9. The Office of the Treasurer, the Administration 6 Program, and the Office of the Chief of Staff of the 7 Treasurer. 8 10. The Division of Workers' Compensation. 9 (c) From the Department of Banking and Finance to the 10 Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation, 11 the Financial Institutions Regulatory Program. 12 (d) From the Department of Insurance to the Office of 13 Insurance Regulation: 14 1. The Division of Insurer Services. 15 2. Those portions of the Division of Agents and Agency 16 Services that implement functions assigned to the Office of 17 Insurance Regulation under s. 20.121(3)(a)1., Florida 18 Statutes, as created by this act. 19 20 For the purposes of this subsection, employees transferred 21 from the Department of Banking and Finance and the Department 22 of Insurance to the Department of Financial Services shall not 23 be considered new employees for the purpose of subjecting such 24 employees to an employee probationary period. 25 (2) That portion of the Division of Workers' 26 Compensation transferred pursuant to chapter 2002-194, Laws of 27 Florida, to the Department of Insurance, including the 28 incumbent employees in the existing positions of such division 29 on January 6, 2003, and all property issued and assigned 30 directly to such employees, are transferred by a type two 31 transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, from 7 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 the Department of Insurance to the Office of Insurance 2 Regulation. 3 (3) The following trust funds are transferred: 4 (a) From the Department of Banking and Finance to the 5 Department of Financial Services: 6 1. The Child Support Depository Trust Fund, FLAIR 7 number 44-2-080. 8 2. The Child Support Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR number 9 44-2-081. 10 3. The Collections Internal Revenue Clearing Trust 11 Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-101. 12 4. The Consolidated Miscellaneous Deduction Clearing 13 Trust Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-139. 14 5. The Consolidated Payment Trust Fund, FLAIR number 15 44-2-140. 16 6. The Electronic Funds Transfer Clearing Trust Fund, 17 FLAIR number 44-2-188. 18 7. The Employee Refund Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR 19 number 44-2-194. 20 8. The Federal Tax Levy Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR 21 number 44-2-274. 22 9. The Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund, FLAIR 23 number 44-2-307. 24 10. The Florida Retirement Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR 25 number 44-2-323. 26 11. The Hospital Insurance Tax Clearing Trust Fund, 27 FLAIR number 44-2-370. 28 12. The Miscellaneous Deductions Restoration Trust 29 Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-577. 30 13. The Prison Industries Trust Fund, FLAIR number 31 44-2-385. 8 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 14. The Social Security Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR 2 number 44-2-643. 3 15. The Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund, FLAIR 4 number 44-2-123. 5 16. The Trust Funds Trust Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-732. 6 17. The Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, FLAIR number 7 44-2-007. 8 18. The Working Capital Trust Fund, FLAIR number 9 44-2-792. 10 (b) From the Department of Insurance to the Department 11 of Financial Services: 12 1. The Agents and Solicitors County Tax Trust Fund, 13 FLAIR number 46-2-024. 14 2. The Florida Casualty Insurance Risk Management 15 Trust Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-078. 16 3. The Government Employees Deferred Compensation 17 Trust Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-155. 18 4. The Rehabilitation Administrative Expense Trust 19 Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-582. 20 5. The Special Disability Trust Fund, FLAIR number 21 46-2-798. 22 6. The State Treasurer Escrow Trust Fund, FLAIR number 23 46-2-622. 24 7. The Treasurer's Administrative And Investment Trust 25 Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-725. 26 8. The Treasury Cash Deposit Trust Fund, FLAIR number 27 46-2-720. 28 9. The Treasurer Investment Trust Fund, FLAIR number 29 46-2-728. 30 10. The Workers' Compensation Administration Trust 31 Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-795. 9 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (c) From the Department of Banking and Finance to the 2 Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation 3 within the Department of Financial Services: 4 1. The Administrative Trust Fund, FLAIR number 5 44-2-021, except the moneys in fund account number 44-2-021003 6 are transferred from the Department of Banking and Finance to 7 the Office of Chief Financial Officer. 8 2. The Anti-Fraud Trust Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-038. 9 3. The Comptroller's Federal Equitable Sharing Trust 10 Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-719. 11 4. The Financial Institutions' Regulatory Trust Fund, 12 FLAIR number 44-2-275. 13 5. The Mortgage Brokerage Guaranty Trust Fund, FLAIR 14 number 44-2-485. 15 6. The Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection 16 Trust Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-536. 17 7. The Regulatory Trust Fund, FLAIR number 44-2-573. 18 8. The Securities Guaranty Fund, FLAIR number 19 44-2-626. 20 (d) From the Department of Insurance to the Department 21 of Financial Services, the Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory 22 Trust Fund, FLAIR number 46-2-393. There is created within the 23 trust fund a subaccount for purposes of funding the Office of 24 Insurance Regulation. 25 (4) The statutory responsibility for appointments to 26 commissions, boards, associations, councils, committees, or 27 other collegial bodies, and any appointments required by SB 28 1418(2002) as enacted by the Legislature, now vested in the 29 Comptroller, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, or Fire 30 Marshal, shall become the responsibility of the Chief 31 Financial Officer. 10 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (5) This section shall take effect January 7, 2003. 2 Section 4. (1) Effective January 7, 2003, the rules 3 of the Department of Banking and Finance and of the Department 4 of Insurance that were in effect on January 6, 2003, shall 5 become rules of the Department of Financial Services or the 6 Financial Services Commission as is appropriate to the 7 corresponding regulatory or constitutional function and shall 8 remain in effect until specifically amended or repealed in the 9 manner provided by law. 10 Section 5. (1) This act shall not affect the validity 11 of any judicial or administrative action involving the 12 Department of Banking and Finance or the Department of 13 Insurance pending on January 7, 2003, and the Department of 14 Financial Services, or the Financial Services Commission, or 15 the respective office, shall be substituted as a party in 16 interest in any such action. 17 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if the action 18 involves the constitutional functions of the Comptroller or 19 Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer shall instead be 20 substituted as a party in interest. 21 Section 6. Transitional provisions.-- 22 (1)(a) There is created the Committee of Transition 23 Management. The committee shall function independently but 24 shall for administrative purposes be treated as an office of 25 the Executive Office of the Governor. 26 (b) The Governor, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the 27 chair of the House Fiscal Responsibility Council, and the 28 chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee shall each 29 appoint one member to the committee. 30 (c) The committee shall oversee the transition to the 31 new Department of Financial Services and the new Financial 11 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Services Commission. The management duties of the office shall 2 include, but not be limited to: 3 1. Providing a written report that specifies the 4 placement of those positions that are transferred to the Chief 5 Financial Officer, the Department of Financial Services, and 6 the Offices of the Financial Services Commission under this 7 act. The committee shall provide the report to the Governor, 8 the Cabinet, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 9 House of Representatives, the chair of the House Fiscal 10 Responsibility Council, and the chair of the Senate 11 Appropriations Committee. 12 2. Submitting to the Financial Services Commission a 13 proposed organizational plan for the commission, which plan 14 the commission may adopt by rule. 15 3. Providing written recommendations to the 16 commission, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 17 the House of Representatives, by no later than February 1, 18 2003, as to statutory changes that are necessary or desirable 19 to facilitate the operations of the department. The 20 committee's recommendations shall include recommendations to 21 the Legislature relating to the appointment duties currently 22 held by the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the Insurance 23 Commissioner, and the State Fire Marshal. It is the intent of 24 the Legislature that such duties be transferred to the Chief 25 Financial Officer, except with respect to appointments that 26 affect the regulation of insurers, appointments are to be made 27 by the Financial Services Commission from lists of nominees 28 submitted by the Chief Financial Officer. 29 (d) The Department of Banking and Finance, the 30 Department of Insurance, the Office of the Comptroller, and 31 the Office of the Treasurer shall fully cooperate with the 12 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Committee of Transition Management and shall promptly provide 2 the office with any requested information. 3 Section 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 4 216.292 and 216.351, Florida Statutes, upon approval by the 5 Legislative Budget Committee, the Executive Office of the 6 Governor may transfer funds and positions between agencies to 7 implement this act. 8 Section 8. Conforming legislation.--The Legislature 9 recognizes that there is a need to conform the Florida 10 Statutes to the policy decisions reflected in this act and 11 that there is a need to resolve apparent conflicts between any 12 other legislation that has been or may be enacted during 2002 13 and the creation by this act of the Department of Financial 14 Services, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Office of 15 Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation, and the 16 Chief Financial Officer. Therefore, in the interim between 17 this act becoming a law and the 2003 Regular Session of the 18 Legislature or an earlier special session addressing this 19 issue, the Division of Statutory Revision shall provide the 20 relevant substantive committees of the Senate and the House of 21 Representatives with assistance, upon request, to enable such 22 committees to prepare draft legislation to conform the Florida 23 Statutes and any legislation enacted during 2002 to the 24 provisions of s. 20.121, Florida Statutes, as created by this 25 act. 26 Section 9. Section 11.125, Florida Statutes, is 27 created to read: 28 11.125 Administrative services--Notwithstanding any 29 provision of law to the contrary, the President of the Senate, 30 on behalf of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of 31 Representatives on behalf of the House of Representatives, may 13 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 contract with private entities for the provision of any 2 administrative support service, provided at the time of the 3 contract by the Office of Legislative Services. These 4 contracts may provide for direct submittal of invoices to the 5 Comptroller and the Department of Banking and Finance or their 6 successors for payment of services provided. 7 Section 10. Sections 633.801, 633.802, 633.803, 8 633.804, 633.805, 633.806, 633.807, 633.808, 633.809, 633.810, 9 633.811, 633.812, 633.813, 633.814, 633.815, 633.816, 633.817, 10 633.818, 633.819, 633.820, and 633.821, Florida Statutes, are 11 created to read: 12 633.801 Short title.--Sections 633.801-633.821 may be 13 cited as the "Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and 14 Health Act." 15 633.802 Definitions.--Unless the context clearly 16 requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply to 17 ss. 633.801-633.821: 18 (1) "Department" means the Department of Insurance. 19 (2) "Division" means the Division of State Fire 20 Marshal of the department. 21 (3) "Firefighter employee" means any person engaged in 22 any employment, public or private, as a firefighter under any 23 appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or 24 implied, oral or written, whether lawfully or unlawfully 25 employed, responding to or assisting with fire or medical 26 emergencies, whether or not the firefighter is on duty, except 27 those appointed under s. 590.02(1)(d). 28 (4) "Firefighter employer" means the state and all 29 political subdivisions of this state, all public and 30 quasi-public corporations in this state, and every person 31 carrying on any employment for this state, political 14 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 subdivisions of this state, and public and quasi-public 2 corporations in this state, which employs firefighters, except 3 those appointed under s. 590.02(1)(d). 4 (5) "Firefighter employment" or "employment" means any 5 service performed by a firefighter employee for the 6 firefighter employer. 7 (6) "Firefighter place of employment" or "place of 8 employment" means the physical location at which the 9 firefighter is employed. 10 633.803 Legislative intent.--It is the intent of the 11 Legislature to enhance firefighter occupational safety and 12 health in the state through the implementation and maintenance 13 of policies, procedures, practices, rules, and standards that 14 reduce the incidence of firefighter employee accidents, 15 firefighter occupational diseases, and firefighter fatalities 16 compensable under chapter 440 or otherwise. The Legislature 17 further intends that the division develop a means by which the 18 division can identify individual firefighter employers with a 19 high frequency or severity of work-related injuries, conduct 20 safety inspections of those firefighter employers, and assist 21 those firefighter employers in the development and 22 implementation of firefighter employee safety and health 23 programs. In addition, it is the intent of the Legislature 24 that the division administer the provisions of ss. 25 633.801-633.821; provide assistance to firefighter employers, 26 firefighter employees, and insurers; and enforce the policies, 27 rules, and standards set forth in ss. 633.801-633.821. 28 633.804 Safety inspections and consultations; 29 rules.--The division shall adopt rules governing the manner, 30 means, and frequency of firefighter employer and firefighter 31 employee safety inspections and consultations by all insurers 15 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 and self-insurers. 2 633.805 Division to make study of firefighter 3 occupational diseases.--The division shall make a continuous 4 study of firefighter occupational diseases and the ways and 5 means for their control and prevention and shall adopt rules 6 necessary for such control and prevention. For this purpose, 7 the division is authorized to cooperate with firefighter 8 employers, firefighter employees, and insurers and with the 9 Department of Health. 10 633.806 Investigations by the division; refusal to 11 admit; penalty.-- 12 (1) The division shall make studies and investigations 13 with respect to safety provisions and the causes of 14 firefighter injuries in firefighter places of employment and 15 shall make such recommendations to the Legislature and 16 firefighter employers and insurers as the division considers 17 proper as to the best means of preventing firefighter 18 injuries. In making such studies and investigations, the 19 division may cooperate with any agency of the United States 20 charged with the duty of enforcing any law securing safety 21 against injury in any place of firefighter employment covered 22 by ss. 633.801-633.821 or any agency or department of the 23 state engaged in enforcing any law to ensure safety for 24 firefighter employees. 25 (2) The division by rule may adopt procedures for 26 conducting investigations of firefighter employers under ss. 27 633.801-633.821. 28 633.807 Safety; firefighter employer 29 responsibilities.--Every firefighter employer shall furnish 30 and use safety devices and safeguards, adopt and use methods 31 and processes reasonably adequate to render such an employment 16 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 and place of employment safe, and do every other thing 2 reasonably necessary to protect the lives, health, and safety 3 of such firefighter employees. As used in this section, the 4 terms "safe" and "safety" as applied to any employment or 5 place of firefighter employment mean such freedom from danger 6 as is reasonably necessary for the protection of the lives, 7 health, and safety of firefighter employees, including 8 conditions and methods of sanitation and hygiene. Safety 9 devices and safeguards required to be furnished by the 10 firefighter employer by this section or by the division under 11 authority of this section shall not include personal apparel 12 and protective devices that replace personal apparel normally 13 worn by firefighter employees during regular working hours. 14 633.808 Division authority.--The division shall: 15 (1) Investigate and prescribe by rule what safety 16 devices, safeguards, or other means of protection must be 17 adopted for the prevention of accidents in every firefighter 18 place of employment or at any fire scene; determine what 19 suitable devices, safeguards, or other means of protection for 20 the prevention of occupational diseases must be adopted or 21 followed in any or all such firefighter places of employment 22 or at any fire scene; and adopt reasonable rules for the 23 prevention of accidents, the safety, protection, and security 24 of firefighters engaged in interior firefighting, and the 25 prevention of occupational diseases. 26 (2) Ascertain, fix, and order such reasonable 27 standards and rules for the construction, repair, and 28 maintenance of firefighter places of employment as shall 29 render them safe. Such rules and standards shall be adopted 30 in accordance with chapter 120. 31 (3) Assist firefighter employers in the development 17 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 and implementation of firefighter employee safety training 2 programs by contracting with professional safety 3 organizations. 4 (4) Adopt rules prescribing recordkeeping 5 responsibilities for firefighter employers, which may include 6 maintaining a log and summary of occupational injuries, 7 diseases, and illnesses, for producing on request a notice of 8 injury and firefighter employee accident investigation 9 records, and prescribing a retention schedule for such 10 records. 11 633.809 Firefighter employers whose firefighter 12 employees have a high frequency of work-related injuries.--The 13 division shall develop a means by which the division may 14 identify individual firefighter employers whose firefighter 15 employees have a high frequency or severity of work-related 16 injuries. The division shall carry out safety inspections of 17 the facilities and operations of those firefighter employers 18 in order to assist them in reducing the frequency and severity 19 of work-related injuries. The division shall develop safety 20 and health programs for those firefighter employers. Insurers 21 shall distribute such safety and health programs to the 22 firefighter employers so identified by the division. Those 23 firefighter employers identified by the division as having a 24 high frequency or severity of work-related injuries shall 25 implement a safety and health program developed by the 26 division. The division shall carry out safety inspections of 27 those firefighter employers so identified to ensure compliance 28 with the safety and health program and to assist such 29 firefighter employers in reducing the number of work-related 30 injuries. The division may not assess penalties as the result 31 of such inspections, except as provided by s. 633.813. Copies 18 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 of any report made as the result of such an inspection shall 2 be provided to the firefighter employer and its insurer. 3 Firefighter employers may submit their own safety and health 4 programs to the division for approval in lieu of using the 5 safety and health program developed by the division. The 6 division shall promptly review the program submitted and 7 approve or disapprove the program within 60 days or such 8 program shall be deemed approved. Upon approval by the 9 division, the program shall be implemented by the firefighter 10 employer. If the program is not approved or if a program is 11 not submitted, the firefighter employer shall implement the 12 program developed by the division. The division shall adopt 13 rules setting forth the criteria for safety and health 14 programs, as such rules relate to this section. 15 633.810 Workplace safety committees and safety 16 coordinators.-- 17 (1) In order to promote health and safety in 18 firefighter places of employment in this state: 19 (a) Each firefighter employer of 20 or more 20 firefighter employees shall establish and administer a 21 workplace safety committee in accordance with rules adopted 22 under this section. 23 (b) Each firefighter employer of fewer than 20 24 firefighter employees identified by the division as having 25 high frequency or severity of work-related injuries shall 26 establish and administer a workplace safety committee or 27 designate a workplace safety coordinator who shall establish 28 and administer workplace safety activities in accordance with 29 rules adopted under this section. 30 (2) The division shall adopt rules: 31 (a) Prescribing the membership of the workplace safety 19 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 committees so as to ensure an equal number of firefighter 2 employee representatives, who are volunteers or are elected by 3 their peers, and of firefighter employer representatives, and 4 specifying the frequency of meetings. 5 (b) Requiring firefighter employers to make adequate 6 records of each meeting and to file and to maintain the 7 records subject to inspection by the division. 8 (c) Prescribing the duties and functions of the 9 workplace safety committee and workplace safety coordinator, 10 which include, but are not limited to: 11 1. Establishing procedures for workplace safety 12 inspections by the committee. 13 2. Establishing procedures for investigating all 14 workplace accidents, safety-related incidents, illnesses, and 15 deaths. 16 3. Evaluating accident prevention and illness 17 prevention programs. 18 4. Prescribing guidelines for the training of safety 19 committee members. 20 (3) The composition, selection, and function of 21 workplace safety committees shall be a mandatory topic of 22 negotiations with any certified collective bargaining agent 23 for firefighter employers that operate under a collective 24 bargaining agreement. Firefighter employers that operate 25 under a collective bargaining agreement that contains 26 provisions regulating the formation and operation of workplace 27 safety committees that meet or exceed the minimum requirements 28 contained in this section, or firefighter employers who 29 otherwise have existing workplace safety committees that meet 30 or exceed the minimum requirements established by this 31 section, are in compliance with this section. 20 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (4) Firefighter employees shall be compensated their 2 regular hourly wage while engaged in workplace safety 3 committee or workplace safety coordinator training, meetings, 4 or other duties prescribed under this section. 5 633.811 Firefighter employer penalties.--If any 6 firefighter employer violates or fails or refuses to comply 7 with ss. 633.801-633.821, or with any rule adopted by the 8 division under such sections in accordance with chapter 120 9 for the prevention of injuries, accidents, or occupational 10 diseases or with any lawful order of the division in 11 connection with ss. 633.801-633.821, or fails or refuses to 12 furnish or adopt any safety device, safeguard, or other means 13 of protection prescribed by division rule under ss. 14 633.801-633.821 for the prevention of accidents or 15 occupational diseases, the division may assess against the 16 firefighter employer a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor 17 more than $5,000 for each day the violation, omission, 18 failure, or refusal continues after the firefighter employer 19 has been given written notice of such violation, omission, 20 failure, or refusal. The total penalty for each violation may 21 not exceed $50,000. The division shall adopt rules requiring 22 penalties commensurate with the frequency or severity of 23 safety violations. A hearing shall be held in the county in 24 which the violation, omission, failure, or refusal is alleged 25 to have occurred, unless otherwise agreed to by the 26 firefighter employer and authorized by the division. All 27 penalties assessed and collected under this section shall be 28 deposited in the Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Trust 29 Fund. 30 633.812 Division cooperation with Federal Government; 31 exemption from requirements for private firefighter 21 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 employers.-- 2 (1) The division shall cooperate with the Federal 3 Government so that duplicate inspections will be avoided while 4 at the same time ensuring safe firefighter places of 5 employment for the citizens of this state. 6 (2) Except as provided in this section, a private 7 firefighter employer is not subject to the requirements of the 8 division if: 9 (a) The private firefighter employer is subject to the 10 federal regulations in 29 C.F.R. ss. 1910 and 1926; 11 (b) The private firefighter employer has adopted and 12 implemented a written safety program that conforms to the 13 requirements of 29 C.F.R. ss. 1910 and 1926; 14 (c) A private firefighter employer with 20 or more 15 full-time firefighter employees shall include provisions for a 16 safety committee in the safety program. The safety committee 17 shall include firefighter employee representation and shall 18 meet at least once each calendar quarter. The private 19 firefighter employer shall make adequate records of each 20 meeting and maintain the records subject to inspections under 21 subsection (3). The safety committee shall, if appropriate, 22 make recommendations regarding improvements to the safety 23 program and corrections of hazards affecting workplace safety; 24 and 25 (d) The private firefighter employer provides the 26 division with a written statement that certifies compliance 27 with this subsection. 28 (3) The division may enter at any reasonable time any 29 place of private firefighter employment for the purpose of 30 verifying the accuracy of the written certification. If the 31 division determines that the private firefighter employer has 22 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 not complied with the requirements of subsection (2), the 2 private firefighter employer shall be subject to the rules of 3 the division until the private firefighter employer complies 4 with subsection (2) and recertifies that fact to the division. 5 (4) This section shall not restrict the division's 6 performance of any duties pursuant to a written contract 7 between the division and the federal Occupational Safety and 8 Health Administration. 9 633.813 Failure to implement a safety and health 10 program; cancellations.--If a firefighter employer that is 11 found by the division to have a high frequency or severity of 12 work-related injuries fails to implement a safety and health 13 program, the insurer or self-insurer's fund that is providing 14 coverage for the firefighter employer may cancel the contract 15 for insurance with the firefighter employer. In the 16 alternative, the insurer or fund may terminate any discount or 17 deviation granted to the firefighter employer for the 18 remainder of the term of the policy. If the contract is 19 canceled or the discount or deviation is terminated, the 20 insurer shall make such reports as are required by law. 21 633.814 Expenses of administration.--The amounts that 22 are needed to administer ss. 633.801-633.821 shall be 23 disbursed from the Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Trust 24 Fund. 25 633.815 Refusal to admit; penalty.--The division and 26 authorized representatives of the division may enter and 27 inspect any firefighter place of employment at any reasonable 28 time for the purpose of investigating compliance with ss. 29 633.801-633.821 and conducting inspections for the proper 30 enforcement of ss. 633.801-633.821. A firefighter employer 31 who refuses to admit any member of the division or authorized 23 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 representative of the division to any place of employment or 2 to allow investigation and inspection pursuant to this section 3 commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 4 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 5 633.816 Firefighter employee rights and 6 responsibilities.-- 7 (1) Each firefighter employee of a firefighter 8 employer covered under ss. 633.801-633.821 shall comply with 9 rules adopted by the division and with reasonable workplace 10 safety and health standards, rules, policies, procedures, and 11 work practices established by the firefighter employer and the 12 workplace safety committee. A firefighter employee who 13 knowingly fails to comply with this subsection may be 14 disciplined or discharged by the firefighter employer. 15 (2) A firefighter employer may not discharge, threaten 16 to discharge, cause to be discharged, intimidate, coerce, 17 otherwise discipline, or in any manner discriminate against a 18 firefighter employee for any of the following reasons: 19 (a) The firefighter employee has testified or is about 20 to testify, on her or his own behalf or on behalf of others, 21 in any proceeding instituted under ss. 633.801-633.821; 22 (b) The firefighter employee has exercised any other 23 right afforded under ss. 633.801-633.821; or 24 (c) The firefighter employee is engaged in activities 25 relating to the workplace safety committee. 26 (3) No pay, position, seniority, or other benefit may 27 be lost for exercising any right under, or for seeking 28 compliance with any requirement of, ss. 633.801-633.821. 29 633.817 Compliance.--Failure of a firefighter employer 30 or an insurer to comply with ss. 633.801-633.821, or with any 31 rules adopted under ss. 633.801-633.821, constitutes grounds 24 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 for the division to seek remedies, including injunctive 2 relief, by making appropriate filings with the circuit court. 3 633.818 False statements to insurers.--A firefighter 4 employer who knowingly and willfully falsifies or conceals a 5 material fact; makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent 6 statement or representation; or makes or uses any false 7 document knowing the document to contain any false, 8 fictitious, or fraudulent entry or statement to an insurer of 9 workers' compensation insurance under ss. 633.801-633.821 10 commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 11 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 12 633.819 Matters within jurisdiction of the division; 13 false, fictitious, or fraudulent acts, statements, and 14 representations prohibited; penalty; statute of 15 limitations.--A person may not, in any matter within the 16 jurisdiction of the division, knowingly and willfully falsify 17 or conceal a material fact; make any false, fictitious, or 18 fraudulent statement or representation; or make or use any 19 false document, knowing the same to contain any false, 20 fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. A person who 21 violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second 22 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 23 The statute of limitations for prosecution of an act committed 24 in violation of this section is 5 years after the date the act 25 was committed or, if not discovered within 30 days after the 26 act was committed, 5 years after the date the act was 27 discovered. 28 633.820 Volunteer firefighters.--Sections 29 633.803-633.821 apply to volunteer firefighters and volunteer 30 fire departments. 31 633.821 Workplace safety.-- 25 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (1) The division shall assist in making the 2 firefighter place of employment a safer place to work and 3 decreasing the frequency and severity of on-the-job injuries 4 in such workplace. 5 (2) The division shall have the authority to adopt 6 rules for the purpose of ensuring safe working conditions for 7 all firefighter employees by authorizing the enforcement of 8 effective standards, by assisting and encouraging firefighter 9 employers to maintain safe working conditions, and by 10 providing for education and training in the field of safety. 11 Specifically, the division may by rule adopt all or any part 12 of subparts C through T and subpart Z of 29 C.F.R. s. 1910, as 13 revised April 8, 1998; the National Fire Protection 14 Association, Inc., Standard 1500, paragraph 5-7 (Personal 15 Alert Safety System) (1992 edition); and ANSI A 10.4-1990. 16 (3) With respect to 29 C.F.R. s. 1910.134(g)(4), the 17 two individuals located outside the immediately dangerous to 18 life and health atmosphere may be assigned to an additional 19 role, such as incident commander, pumper operator, engineer, 20 or driver, so long as such individual is able to immediately 21 perform assistance or rescue activities without jeopardizing 22 the safety or health of any firefighter working at an 23 incident. Also with respect to 29 C.F.R. s. 1910.134(g)(4): 24 (a) Each county, municipality, and special district 25 shall implement such provision by April 1, 2002, except as 26 provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). 27 (b) If any county, municipality, or special district 28 is unable to implement such provision by April 1, 2002, 29 without adding additional personnel to its firefighting staff 30 or expending significant additional funds, such county, 31 municipality, or special district shall have an additional 6 26 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 months within which to implement such provision. Such county, 2 municipality, or special district shall notify the division 3 that the 6-month extension to implement such provision is in 4 effect in such county, municipality, or special district 5 within 30 days after its decision to extend the time for the 6 additional 6 months. The decision to extend the time for 7 implementation shall be made prior to April 1, 2002. 8 (c) If, after the extension granted in paragraph (b), 9 the county, municipality, or special district, after having 10 worked with and cooperated fully with the division and the 11 Firefighters Employment, Standards, and Training Council, is 12 still unable to implement such provisions without adding 13 additional personnel to its firefighting staff or expending 14 significant additional funds, such municipality, county, or 15 special district shall be exempt from the requirements of 29 16 C.F.R. s. 1910.134(g)(4). Nevertheless, each year thereafter 17 the division shall review each such county, municipality, or 18 special district to determine if such county, municipality, or 19 special district has the ability to implement such provision 20 without adding additional personnel to its firefighting staff 21 or expending significant additional funds. If the division 22 determines that any county, municipality, or special district 23 has the ability to implement such provision without adding 24 additional personnel to its firefighting staff or expending 25 significant additional funds, the division shall require such 26 county, municipality, or special district to implement such 27 provision. Such requirement by the division under this 28 paragraph constitutes final agency action subject to chapter 29 120. 30 (4) The provisions of chapter 440 that pertain to 31 workplace safety apply to the division. 27 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (5) The division may adopt any rule necessary to 2 implement, interpret, and make specific the provisions of this 3 section, provided the division may not adopt by rule any other 4 standard or standards of the Occupational Safety and Health 5 Administration or the National Fire Protection Association 6 relating solely to ss. 633.801-633.821 and firefighter 7 employment safety without specific legislative authority. 8 Section 11. Section 633.31, Florida Statutes, is 9 amended to read: 10 633.31 Firefighters Employment, Standards, and 11 Training Council.-- 12 (1) There is created within the Department of 13 Insurance a Firefighters Employment, Standards, and Training 14 Council of 13 nine members appointed by the State Fire 15 Marshal. Two members shall be fire chiefs appointed by the 16 Florida Fire Chiefs Association, two members shall be 17 firefighters, who are not officers, appointed by the Florida 18 Professional Firefighters Association, two members shall be 19 firefighter officers, who are not fire chiefs, appointed by 20 the State Fire Marshal, one member appointed by the Florida 21 League of Cities, one member appointed by the Florida 22 Association of Counties, one member appointed by the Florida 23 Association of Special Districts, one member appointed by the 24 Florida Fire Marshal's Association, and one member appointed 25 by the State Fire Marshal, and one member shall be a director 26 or instructor of a state-certified firefighting training 27 facility appointed by the State Fire Marshal. To be eligible 28 for appointment as a fire chief member, firefighter officer 29 member, firefighter member, or a director or instructor of a 30 state-certified firefighting facility, a person shall have had 31 at least 4 years' experience in the firefighting profession. 28 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 The remaining member, who shall be appointed by the State Fire 2 Marshal, two members shall not be a member or representative 3 members of the firefighting profession or of any local 4 government. Members shall serve only as long as they continue 5 to meet the criteria under which they were appointed, or 6 unless a member has failed to appear at three consecutive and 7 properly noticed meetings unless excused by the chair. 8 (2) Initially, the State Fire Marshal shall appoint 9 three members for terms of 4 years, two members for terms of 3 10 years, two members for terms of 2 years, and two members for 11 terms of 1 year. Thereafter, Members shall be appointed for 12 4-year terms and in no event shall a member serve more than 13 two consecutive terms. Any vacancy shall be filled in the 14 manner of the original appointment for the remaining time of 15 the term. 16 (3) The State Fire Marshal, in making her or his 17 appointments, shall take into consideration representation by 18 geography, population, and other relevant factors, in order 19 that the membership on the council will be apportioned to give 20 representation to the state at large rather than to a 21 particular area. 22 (4) Membership on the council shall not disqualify a 23 member from holding any other public office or being employed 24 by a public entity, except that no member of the Legislature 25 shall serve on the council. 26 Section 12. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 633.33, 27 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 28 633.33 Special powers; firefighter training.--The 29 council shall have special powers in connection with the 30 employment and training of firefighters to: 31 (4) Consult and cooperate with any employing agency, 29 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 university, college, community college, the Florida State Fire 2 College, or other educational institution concerning the 3 employment and safety of firefighters, including, but not 4 limited to, the safety of firefighters while at the scene of a 5 fire or the scene of an incident related to the provision of 6 emergency services to which a firefighter responds, and the 7 development of firefighter training schools and programs of 8 courses of instruction, including, but not limited to, 9 education and training in the areas of firefighter employment, 10 fire science, fire technology, fire administration, and all 11 allied and supporting fields. 12 (5) Make or support studies on any aspect of 13 firefighting employment, education, and training or 14 recruitment. 15 Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 16 383.3362, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 17 383.3362 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.-- 18 (3) TRAINING.-- 19 (c) The Department of Health, in consultation with the 20 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, the Firefighters 21 Employment, Standards, and Training Council, and the Criminal 22 Justice Standards and Training Commission, shall develop and 23 adopt, by rule, curriculum that, at a minimum, includes 24 training in the nature of SIDS, standard procedures to be 25 followed by law enforcement agencies in investigating cases 26 involving sudden deaths of infants, and training in responding 27 appropriately to the parents or caretakers who have requested 28 assistance. 29 Section 14. Subsection (4) of section 633.30, Florida 30 Statutes, is amended to read: 31 633.30 Standards for firefighting; definitions.--As 30 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 used in this chapter: 2 (4) "Council" means the Firefighters Employment, 3 Standards, and Training Council. 4 Section 15. Subsection (4) of section 633.32, Florida 5 Statutes, is amended to read: 6 633.32 Organization; meetings; quorum; compensation; 7 seal.-- 8 (4) The council may adopt a seal for its use 9 containing the words "Firefighters Employment, Standards, and 10 Training Council." 11 Section 16. The Legislature determines and declares 12 that this act fulfills an important state interest. 13 Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4), paragraph 14 (a) of subsection (5), and paragraphs (a) and (c) of 15 subsection (6) of section 624.91, Florida Statutes, as amended 16 by section 20 of chapter 2001-377, Laws of Florida, are 17 amended to read: 18 624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act.-- 19 (4) CORPORATION AUTHORIZATION, DUTIES, POWERS.-- 20 (b) The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation shall phase 21 in a program to: 22 1. Organize school children groups to facilitate the 23 provision of comprehensive health insurance coverage to 24 children; 25 2. Arrange for the collection of any family, local 26 contributions, or employer payment or premium, in an amount to 27 be determined by the board of directors, to provide for 28 payment of premiums for comprehensive insurance coverage and 29 for the actual or estimated administrative expenses; 30 3. Establish the administrative and accounting 31 procedures for the operation of the corporation; 31 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 4. Establish, with consultation from appropriate 2 professional organizations, standards for preventive health 3 services and providers and comprehensive insurance benefits 4 appropriate to children; provided that such standards for 5 rural areas shall not limit primary care providers to 6 board-certified pediatricians; 7 5. Establish eligibility criteria which children must 8 meet in order to participate in the program; 9 6. Establish procedures under which applicants to and 10 participants in the program may have grievances reviewed by an 11 impartial body and reported to the board of directors of the 12 corporation; 13 7. Establish participation criteria and, if 14 appropriate, contract with an authorized insurer, health 15 maintenance organization, or insurance administrator to 16 provide administrative services to the corporation; 17 8. Establish enrollment criteria which shall include 18 penalties or waiting periods of not fewer than 60 days for 19 reinstatement of coverage upon voluntary cancellation for 20 nonpayment of family premiums; 21 9. If a space is available, establish a special open 22 enrollment period of 30 days' duration for any child who is 23 enrolled in Medicaid or Medikids if such child loses Medicaid 24 or Medikids eligibility and becomes eligible for the Florida 25 Healthy Kids program; 26 10. Contract with authorized insurers or any provider 27 of health care services, meeting standards established by the 28 corporation, for the provision of comprehensive insurance 29 coverage to participants. Such standards shall include 30 criteria under which the corporation may contract with more 31 than one provider of health care services in program sites. 32 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Health plans shall be selected through a competitive bid 2 process. The selection of health plans shall be based 3 primarily on quality criteria established by the board. The 4 health plan selection criteria and scoring system, and the 5 scoring results, shall be available upon request for 6 inspection after the bids have been awarded; 7 11. Develop and implement a plan to publicize the 8 Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, the eligibility requirements 9 of the program, and the procedures for enrollment in the 10 program and to maintain public awareness of the corporation 11 and the program; 12 12. Secure staff necessary to properly administer the 13 corporation. Staff costs shall be funded from state and local 14 matching funds and such other private or public funds as 15 become available. The board of directors shall determine the 16 number of staff members necessary to administer the 17 corporation; 18 13. As appropriate, enter into contracts with local 19 school boards or other agencies to provide onsite information, 20 enrollment, and other services necessary to the operation of 21 the corporation; 22 14. Provide a report annually on an annual basis to 23 the Governor, Chief Financial Officer Insurance Commissioner, 24 Commissioner of Education, Senate President, Speaker of the 25 House of Representatives, and Minority Leaders of the Senate 26 and the House of Representatives; 27 15. Each fiscal year, establish a maximum number of 28 participants by county, on a statewide basis, who may enroll 29 in the program without the benefit of local matching funds. 30 Thereafter, the corporation may establish local matching 31 requirements for supplemental participation in the program. 33 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 The corporation may vary local matching requirements and 2 enrollment by county depending on factors which may influence 3 the generation of local match, including, but not limited to, 4 population density, per capita income, existing local tax 5 effort, and other factors. The corporation also may accept 6 in-kind match in lieu of cash for the local match requirement 7 to the extent allowed by Title XXI of the Social Security Act; 8 and 9 16. Establish eligibility criteria, premium and 10 cost-sharing requirements, and benefit packages which conform 11 to the provisions of the Florida Kidcare program, as created 12 in ss. 409.810-409.820; and 13 17. Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph 14 15. to the contrary, establish a local matching requirement of 15 $0.00 for the Title XXI program in each county of the state 16 for the 2001-2002 fiscal year. This subparagraph shall take 17 effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to 18 July 1, 2001. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2002. 19 (5) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.-- 20 (a) The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation shall operate 21 subject to the supervision and approval of a board of 22 directors chaired by the Chief Financial Officer Insurance 23 Commissioner or her or his designee, and composed of 14 12 24 other members selected for 3-year terms of office as follows: 25 1. One member appointed by the Commissioner of 26 Education from among three persons nominated by the Florida 27 Association of School Administrators; 28 2. One member appointed by the Commissioner of 29 Education from among three persons nominated by the Florida 30 Association of School Boards; 31 3. One member appointed by the Commissioner of 34 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Education from the Office of School Health Programs of the 2 Florida Department of Education; 3 4. One member appointed by the Governor from among 4 three members nominated by the Florida Pediatric Society; 5 5. One member, appointed by the Governor, who 6 represents the Children's Medical Services Program; 7 6. One member appointed by the Chief Financial Officer 8 Insurance Commissioner from among three members nominated by 9 the Florida Hospital Association; 10 7. Two members, appointed by the Chief Financial 11 Officer Insurance Commissioner, who are representatives of 12 authorized health care insurers or health maintenance 13 organizations; 14 8. One member, appointed by the Chief Financial 15 Officer Insurance Commissioner, who represents the Institute 16 for Child Health Policy; 17 9. One member, appointed by the Governor, from among 18 three members nominated by the Florida Academy of Family 19 Physicians; 20 10. One member, appointed by the Governor, who 21 represents the Agency for Health Care Administration; and 22 11. One member, appointed by the Chief Financial 23 Officer from among three members nominated by the Florida 24 Association of Counties, representing rural counties; 25 12. One member, appointed by the Governor from among 26 three members nominated by the Florida Association of 27 Counties, representing urban counties; and 28 13.11. The State Health Officer or her or his 29 designee. 30 (6) LICENSING NOT REQUIRED; FISCAL OPERATION.-- 31 (a) The corporation shall not be deemed an insurer. 35 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 The officers, directors, and employees of the corporation 2 shall not be deemed to be agents of an insurer. Neither the 3 corporation nor any officer, director, or employee of the 4 corporation is subject to the licensing requirements of the 5 insurance code or the rules of the Department of Financial 6 Services Insurance. However, any marketing representative 7 utilized and compensated by the corporation must be appointed 8 as a representative of the insurers or health services 9 providers with which the corporation contracts. 10 (c) The Department of Financial Services Insurance 11 shall supervise any liquidation or dissolution of the 12 corporation and shall have, with respect to such liquidation 13 or dissolution, all power granted to it pursuant to the 14 insurance code. 15 Section 18. Effective June 30, 2002, paragraphs (a) 16 and (c) of subsection (1) and subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), 17 (8), and (9) of section 163.05, Florida Statutes, are amended 18 to read: 19 163.05 Small County Technical Assistance Program.-- 20 (1) Among small counties, the Legislature finds that: 21 (a) The percentage of the population of small counties 22 residing in the unincorporated areas is relatively high based 23 on the United States Decennial Census of 2000 and increased 24 substantially between 1980 and 1990. 25 (c) Fiscal shortfalls persist even though 12 13 of the 26 small counties levied the maximum ad valorem millage 27 authorized in their jurisdictions in 2001 1990 and an 28 additional 15 13 small counties levied between 8 and 10 mills. 29 (4) The Commissioner of Agriculture Comptroller shall 30 enter into contracts with program providers who shall: 31 (a) Be a foundation that meets the requirements for 36 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 nonprofit status under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 2 Code with a governing board which includes in its membership 3 county commissioners and professional staff of the county 4 public agency or private, nonprofit corporation, association, 5 or entity. 6 (b) Have substantial and documented experience working 7 closely with county governments in providing both educational 8 and technical assistance. 9 (c)(b) Use existing resources, services, and 10 information that are available from state or local agencies, 11 universities, or the private sector. 12 (d)(c) Seek and accept funding from any public or 13 private source. 14 (d) Annually submit information to assist the 15 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations in 16 preparing a performance review that will include an analysis 17 of the effectiveness of the program. 18 (e) Assist small counties in developing alternative 19 revenue sources. 20 (f) Provide assistance to small counties in the areas 21 such as of financial management, accounting, investing, 22 purchasing, planning and budgeting, debt issuance, public 23 management, management systems, computers and information 24 technology, economic and community development, and public 25 safety management. 26 (g) Provide for an annual independent financial audit 27 of the program. 28 (h) In each county served, conduct a needs assessment 29 upon which the assistance provided for that county will be 30 designed. 31 (5)(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture Comptroller 37 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 shall issue a request for proposals to provide assistance to 2 small counties. The request for proposals shall be required no 3 more frequently than every third year beginning with fiscal 4 year 2004-2005. All contracts in existence on the effective 5 date of this act between the Comptroller and any other party 6 with respect to the Small County Technical Assistance Program 7 may be accepted by the Commissioner of Agriculture as the 8 party in interest and said contracts shall remain in full 9 force and effect according to their terms. At the request of 10 the Comptroller, the Legislative Committee on 11 Intergovernmental Relations shall assist in the preparation of 12 the request for proposals. 13 (b) The Commissioner of Agriculture Comptroller shall 14 review each contract proposal submitted. 15 (c) The Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental 16 Relations shall review each contract proposal and submit to 17 the Comptroller, in writing, advisory comments and 18 recommendations, citing with specificity the reasons for its 19 recommendations. 20 (c)(d) The Commissioner of Agriculture Comptroller and 21 the council shall consider the following factors in reviewing 22 contract proposals: 23 1. The demonstrated capacity of the provider to 24 conduct needs assessments and implement the program as 25 proposed. 26 2. The number of small counties to be served under the 27 proposal. 28 3. The cost of the program as specified in a proposed 29 budget. 30 4. The short-term and long-term benefits of the 31 assistance to small counties. 38 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 5. The form and extent to which existing resources, 2 services, and information that are available from state and 3 local agencies, universities, and the private sector will be 4 used by the provider under the contract. 5 (6) A decision of the Commissioner of Agriculture 6 Comptroller to award a contract under this section is final 7 and shall be in writing with a copy provided to the 8 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. 9 (7) The Comptroller may enter into contracts and 10 agreements with other state and local agencies and with any 11 person, association, corporation, or entity other than the 12 program providers, for the purpose of administering this 13 section. 14 (7)(8) The Commissioner of Agriculture Comptroller 15 shall provide fiscal oversight to ensure that funds expended 16 for the program are used in accordance with the contracts 17 entered into pursuant to subsection (4) and shall conduct a 18 performance review of the program as may be necessary to 19 ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are being 20 met. 21 (9) The Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental 22 Relations shall annually conduct a performance review of the 23 program. The findings of the review shall be presented in a 24 report submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 25 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 26 Comptroller by January 15 of each year. 27 Section 19. Effective June 30, 2002, Specific 28 Appropriation 2252 in the 2002-2003 General Appropriations Act 29 is hereby repealed and an identical amount is hereby 30 appropriated to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 31 Services from the General Revenue Fund for the purposes of 39 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 this act. 2 Section 20. Except as otherwise provided herein, this 3 act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 4 5 6 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 7 And the title is amended as follows: 8 remove: the entire title, 9 10 and insert: 11 A bill to be entitled 12 An act relating to governmental reorganization; 13 amending s. 20.04, F.S.; providing an exception 14 to departmental structure requirements; 15 deleting reference to the Department of Banking 16 and Finance and substituting the Department of 17 Financial Services; creating s. 20.121, F.S.; 18 creating the Department of Financial Services; 19 specifying the Chief Financial Officer as the 20 head of the department; providing for 21 departmental structure; creating the Financial 22 Services Commission; providing commission 23 composition, structure, and powers; 24 establishing the Office of Insurance Regulation 25 and the Office of Financial Institutions and 26 Securities Regulation within the commission; 27 providing powers, duties, and responsibilities 28 of such offices; requiring the commission to 29 establish certain additional organizational 30 structure of such offices; providing for 31 appointment and specifying qualifications of 40 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 directors of such offices; providing for 2 administrative support for such offices; 3 transferring certain programs, including 4 employees and equipment, from the Department of 5 Banking and Finance and the Department of 6 Insurance to the Department of Financial 7 Services, the Office of Insurance Regulation, 8 and the Office of Financial Institutions and 9 Securities Regulation; transferring certain 10 trust funds from the Department of Banking and 11 Finance and the Department of Insurance to the 12 Department of Financial Services, the Office of 13 Insurance Regulation, and the Office of 14 Financial Institutions and Securities 15 Regulation; specifying that certain statutory 16 appointment responsibilities vested by law in 17 certain officers are the responsibility of the 18 Chief Financial Officer; specifying that rules 19 of the Department of Banking and Finance and 20 the Department of Insurance become rules of the 21 Department of Financial Services or the 22 Financial Services Commission; providing for 23 preservation of validity of judicial or 24 administrative actions involving such 25 departments; providing for substitution of 26 certain parties in interest in such actions; 27 creating the Committee of Transition 28 Management; providing for independent function; 29 providing for treatment for administrative 30 purposes as an office of the Executive Office 31 of the Governor; providing for appointment of 41 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 committee members; specifying powers and duties 2 of the committee; requiring certain reports, 3 proposed organizational plans, and written 4 recommendations to the Financial Services 5 Commission and the Legislature; providing 6 additional legislative intent relating to 7 statutory responsibility for certain 8 appointments becoming the responsibility of the 9 Chief Financial Officer or the Financial 10 Services Commission; providing for conforming 11 legislation; providing for assistance of 12 certain legislative substantive committees by 13 the Division of Statutory Revision for certain 14 purposes; creating s. 11.125, F.S.; authorizing 15 the President of the Senate or the Speaker of 16 the House of Representatives to contract with 17 private entities for certain adminstrative 18 services under certain circumstances; creating 19 ss. 633.801, 633.802, 633.803, 633.804, 20 633.805, 633.806, 633.807, 633.808, 633.809, 21 633.810, 633.811, 633.812, 633.813, 633.814, 22 633.815, 633.816, 633.817, 633.818, 633.819, 23 633.820, and 633.821, F.S.; providing a short 24 title; providing definitions; providing 25 legislative intent; authorizing the Division of 26 State Fire Marshal of the Department of 27 Insurance to adopt rules related to firefighter 28 safety inspections; requiring the division to 29 conduct a study of firefighter occupational 30 diseases; authorizing representatives of the 31 division to enter and inspect any place of 42 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 firefighter employment; requiring firefighter 2 employers to provide safe employment 3 conditions; authorizing the division to adopt 4 rules that prescribe means for preventing 5 accidents in places of firefighter employment 6 and establish standards for construction, 7 repair, and maintenance; requiring the division 8 to inspect places of firefighter employment and 9 to develop safety and health programs for those 10 firefighter employers whose employees have a 11 high frequency or severity of work-related 12 injuries; requiring certain firefighter 13 employers to establish workplace safety 14 committees and to maintain certain records; 15 providing penalties for firefighter employers 16 who violate provisions of the act; providing 17 exemptions; providing a penalty for the failure 18 to implement a safety and health program and 19 cancellations; providing for expenses of 20 administration; providing penalties for refusal 21 to admit division; specifying firefighter 22 employee rights and responsibilities; providing 23 division remedies for failure to comply; 24 providing penalties for firefighter employers 25 who make false statements to the division or to 26 an insurer; providing criminal penalties for 27 false, malicious, or fraudulent statements and 28 representatives; specifying applicability to 29 volunteer firefighters and fire departments; 30 providing for workplace safety and to authorize 31 the division to adopt rules including federal 43 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409
HOUSE AMENDMENT 593-156AX-32 Bill No. HB 3-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 standards for assuring safe working conditions 2 for all firefighter employees; amending s. 3 633.31, F.S.; changing the name of and 4 expanding and diversifying the Firefighters 5 Standards and Training Council; amending s. 6 633.33, F.S.; providing additional duties of 7 the council; amending ss. 383.3362, 633.330, 8 and 633.32, F.S.; conforming language; 9 providing a declaration of important state 10 interest; amending s. 624.91, F.S.; revising 11 provisions of the Florida Healthy Kids 12 Corporation Act; /vbnding s. 163.05, F.S.; 13 revising legislative findings; providing 14 criteria for contracts between the Commissioner 15 of Agriculture and program providers; deleting 16 responsibilities of the Comptroller and the 17 Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental 18 Relations; authorizing the Commissioner of 19 Agriculture to award contracts to provide 20 assistance to small counties; requiring the 21 Commissioner of Agriculture to provide fiscal 22 oversight and performance reviews; providing an 23 appropriation; providing effective dates. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 44 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0022 08:45 am E0003-0066-955409