Amendment Text: 498267

HOUSE AMENDMENT

Bill No. HB 1919

CHAMBER ACTION

Senate

House

Representative Goodlette offered the following:

Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

Between lines 105 and 106, insert:

Section 2. Section 282.1095, Florida Statutes, is amended

to read:

282.1095 State agency law enforcement radio system and

interoperability network.--

(1) The State Technology Office may acquire and implement

a statewide radio communications system to serve law enforcement

units of state agencies, and to serve local law enforcement

agencies through a mutual aid channels~~channel~~. The Joint Task

Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications is

established in the State Technology Office to advise the office

of member-agency needs for the planning, designing, and

establishment of the joint system. The State Agency Law

Enforcement Radio System Trust Fund is established in the State

Technology Office. The trust fund shall be funded from

surcharges collected under ss. 320.0802 and 328.72.

(2)(a) The Joint Task Force on State Agency Law

Enforcement Communications shall consist of eight members, as

follows:

1. A representative of the Division of Alcoholic Beverages

and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional

Regulation who shall be appointed by the secretary of the

department.

2. A representative of the Division of Florida Highway

Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

who shall be appointed by the executive director of the

department.

3. A representative of the Department of Law Enforcement

who shall be appointed by the executive director of the

department.

4. A representative of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Commission who shall be appointed by the executive director of

the commission.

5. A representative of the Division of Law Enforcement of

the Department of Environmental Protection who shall be

appointed by the secretary of the department.

6. A representative of the Department of Corrections who

shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.

7. A representative of the Division of State Fire Marshal

of the Department of Insurance who shall be appointed by the

State Fire Marshal.

8. A representative of the Department of Transportation

who shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.

(b) Each appointed member of the joint task force shall

serve at the pleasure of the appointing official. Any vacancy

on the joint task force shall be filled in the same manner as

the original appointment. Any joint task force member may, upon

notification to the chair prior to the beginning of any

scheduled meeting, appoint an alternative to represent the

member on the task force and vote on task force business in his

or her absence.

its members to serve a 1-year term. A vacancy in the chair of

the joint task force must be filled for the remainder of the

unexpired term by an election of the joint task force members.

(d) The joint task force shall meet as necessary, but at

least quarterly, at the call of the chair and at the time and

place designated by him or her.

(e) The per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member

of the joint task force in attending its meetings and in

attending to its affairs shall be paid pursuant to s. 112.061,

from funds budgeted to the state agency that the member

represents.

(f) The State Technology Office is hereby authorized to

rent or lease space on any tower under its control. The office

may also rent, lease, or sublease ground space as necessary to

locate equipment to support antennae on the towers. The costs

for use of such space shall be established by the office for

each site, when it is determined to be practicable and feasible

to make space available. The office may refuse to lease space on

any tower at any site. All moneys collected by the office for

such rents, leases, and subleases shall be deposited directly

into the Law Enforcement Radio Operating Trust Fund and may be

used by the office to construct, maintain, or support the

system.

(g) The State Technology Office is hereby authorized to

rent, lease, or sublease ground space on lands acquired by the

office for the construction of privately owned or publicly owned

towers. The office may, as a part of such rental, lease, or

sublease agreement, require space on said tower or towers for

antennae as may be necessary for the construction and operation

of the state agency law enforcement radio system or any other

state need. The positions necessary for the office to accomplish

its duties under this paragraph and paragraph (f) shall be

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established in the General Appropriations Act and shall be

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funded by the Law Enforcement Radio Operating Trust Fund or

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other revenue sources.

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(h) The State Technology Office may make the mutual aid

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channels in the statewide radio communications system available

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to federal agencies, state agencies, and agencies of the

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political subdivisions of the state for the purpose of public

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safety and domestic security. The office shall exercise its

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powers and duties, as specified in this chapter, to plan,

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manage, and administer the mutual aid channels. The office

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shall, in implementing such powers and duties, act in

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consultation and conjunction with the Department of Law

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Enforcement and the Division of Emergency Management of the

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Department of Community Affairs, and shall manage and administer

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the mutual aid channels in a manner that reasonably addresses

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the needs and concerns of the involved law enforcement agencies

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and emergency response agencies and entities.

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(3) Upon appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be

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used by the office to acquire by competitive procurement the

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equipment; software; and engineering, administrative, and

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maintenance services it needs to construct, operate, and

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maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the trust fund

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collected as a result of the surcharges set forth in ss.

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320.0802 and 328.72 shall be used to help fund the costs of the

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system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the trust fund

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may also be used by the office to provide for payment of the

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recurring maintenance costs of the system.

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(4)(a) The office shall, in conjunction with the

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Department of Law Enforcement and the Division of Emergency

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Management of the Department of Community Affairs,establish

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policies, procedures, and standards which shall be incorporated

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into a comprehensive management plan for the use and operation

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of the statewide radio communications system.

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(b) The joint task force, in consultation with the office,

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shall have the authority to permit other state agencies to use

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the communications system, under terms and conditions

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established by the joint task force.

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(5) The office shall provide technical support to the

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joint task force and shall bear the overall responsibility for

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the design, engineering, acquisition, and implementation of the

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statewide radio communications system and for ensuring the

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proper operation and maintenance of all system common equipment.

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(6)(a) The State Technology Office may create and

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implement an interoperability network to enable interoperability

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between various radio communications technologies and to serve

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federal agencies, state agencies, and agencies of political

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subdivisions of the state for the purpose of public safety and

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domestic security. The office shall, in conjunction with the

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Department of Law Enforcement and the Division of Emergency

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Management of the Department of Community Affairs, exercise its

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powers and duties pursuant to this chapter to plan, manage, and

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administer the interoperability network. The office may:

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1. Enter into mutual aid agreements among federal

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agencies, state agencies, and political subdivisions of the

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state for the use of the interoperability network.

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2. Establish the cost of maintenance and operation of the

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interoperability network and charge subscribing federal and

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local law enforcement agencies for access and use of the

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network. The State Technology Office may not charge state law

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enforcement agencies identified in paragraph(2)(a) to use the

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network.

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3. In consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement

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and the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of

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Community Affairs, amend and enhance the statewide radio

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communications system as necessary to implement the

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interoperability network.

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(b) The State Technology Office, in consultation with the

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Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications,

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and in conjunction with the Department of Law Enforcement and

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the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of

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Community Affairs, shall establish policies, procedures, and

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standards to incorporate into a comprehensive management plan

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for the use and operation of the interoperability network.

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================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =================

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Remove the entire title, and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to law enforcement; amending s. 23.1225,

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F.S.; revising the types of agreements that constitute

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mutual aid agreements for purposes of pt. I of ch. 23,

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F.S., the "Florida Mutual Aid Act"; defining "law

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enforcement agency" for purposes of the act; revising the

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persons or entities authorized to enter into a mutual aid

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agreement; revising provisions, to conform; amending s.

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282.1095, F.S.; authorizing a member of the Joint Task

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Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications to

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appoint an alternate; providing for the Department of Law

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Enforcement and the Department of Community Affairs,

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Division of Emergency Management, to work in conjunction

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with the State Technology Office to establish certain

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policies, procedures, and standards; authorizing the

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office to make certain mutual aid channels in the state

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radio communications system available to other agencies;

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providing for the creation of an interoperability network;

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providing powers and duties of the office; providing an

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effective date.