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By Senator Sebesta
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Department of
3 Transportation; amending s. 20.23, F.S.;
4 authorizing the secretary of the department to
5 appoint an additional assistant secretary and
6 deputy assistant secretaries or directors;
7 revising the organization of the department to
8 specify areas of program responsibility;
9 authorizing the secretary to reorganize offices
10 within the department in consultation with the
11 Executive Office of the Governor; amending s.
12 110.205, F.S., relating to career service;
13 conforming provisions to changes made by the
14 act; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1), subsection
19 (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 20.23,
20 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
21 20.23 Department of Transportation.--There is created
22 a Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
23 agency.
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25 (d) The secretary may shall appoint up to three two
26 assistant secretaries who shall be directly responsible to the
27 secretary and who shall perform such duties as are assigned by
28 the secretary. The secretary may delegate to any assistant
29 secretary the authority to act in the absence of the
30 secretary.
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1 (3)(a) The central office shall establish departmental
2 policies, rules, procedures, and standards and shall monitor
3 the implementation of such policies, rules, procedures, and
4 standards in order to ensure uniform compliance and quality
5 performance by the districts and central office units that
6 implement transportation programs. Major transportation
7 policy initiatives or revisions shall be submitted to the
8 commission for review.
9 (b) The secretary shall appoint an Assistant Secretary
10 for Transportation Development and Operations and an Assistant
11 Secretary for Transportation Support.
12 (b)(c) The secretary may appoint positions at the
13 level of deputy assistant secretary or director which the
14 secretary deems necessary to accomplish the mission and goals
15 of the department, including, but not limited to, the areas of
16 program responsibility provided in this paragraph following
17 offices are established and shall be headed by a manager, each
18 of whom shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
19 secretary. The secretary may combine, separate, or delete
20 offices as needed in consultation with the Executive Office of
21 the Governor. The department's areas of program responsibility
22 include, but are not limited to positions shall be classified
23 at a level equal to a division director:
24 1. The Office of Administration;
25 2. The Office of Planning and Environmental
26 Management;
27 3. The Office of Design;
28 4. The Office of Highway operations;
29 5. The Office of Right-of-way;
30 6. The Office of Toll operations;
31 7. The Office of Information systems;
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1 8. The Office of Motor carrier compliance;
2 9. The Office of Management and budget;
3 10. The Office of Comptroller;
4 11. The Office of Construction;
5 12. The Office of Maintenance; and
6 13. The Office of Materials.
7 (c)(d) Other offices may be established in accordance
8 with s. 20.04(7). The heads of such offices are exempt from
9 part II of chapter 110. No office or organization shall be
10 created at a level equal to or higher than a division without
11 specific legislative authority.
12 (d)(e) The secretary shall appoint an inspector
13 general pursuant to s. 20.055 who shall be directly
14 responsible to the secretary and shall serve at the pleasure
15 of the secretary.
16 (e)(f) The secretary shall appoint a general counsel
17 who shall be directly responsible to the secretary. The
18 general counsel is responsible for all legal matters of the
19 department. The department may employ as many attorneys as it
20 deems necessary to advise and represent the department in all
21 transportation matters.
22 (g) The secretary shall appoint a state transportation
23 development administrator. This position shall be classified
24 at a level equal to a deputy assistant secretary.
25 (h) The secretary shall appoint a state transportation
26 operations administrator. This position shall be classified at
27 a level equal to a deputy assistant secretary.
28 (i) The secretary shall appoint a state public
29 transportation and modal administrator. This position shall be
30 classified at a level equal to a deputy assistant secretary.
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1 (b) Each district secretary may appoint up to three a
2 district directors director for transportation development, a
3 district director for transportation operations, and a
4 district director for transportation support or, until July 1,
5 2005, each district secretary may appoint up to four a
6 district directors director for planning and programming, a
7 district director for production, a district director for
8 operations, and a district director for administration. These
9 positions are exempt from part II of chapter 110.
10 Section 2. Paragraphs (j) and (m) of subsection (2) of
11 section 110.205, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
12 110.205 Career service; exemptions.--
13 (2) EXEMPT POSITIONS.--The exempt positions that are
14 not covered by this part include the following:
15 (j) The appointed secretaries, assistant secretaries,
16 deputy secretaries, and deputy assistant secretaries of all
17 departments; the executive directors, assistant executive
18 directors, deputy executive directors, and deputy assistant
19 executive directors of all departments; the directors of all
20 divisions and those positions determined by the department to
21 have managerial responsibilities comparable to such positions,
22 which positions include, but are not limited to, program
23 directors, assistant program directors, district
24 administrators, deputy district administrators, the Director
25 of Central Operations Services of the Department of Children
26 and Family Services, the State Transportation Development
27 Administrator, State Public Transportation and Modal
28 Administrator, district secretaries, district directors of
29 transportation development, transportation operations,
30 transportation support, and the managers of the offices
31 specified in s. 20.23(3)(b) s. 20.23(3)(c), of the Department
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1 of Transportation. Unless otherwise fixed by law, the
2 department shall set the salary and benefits of these
3 positions in accordance with the rules of the Senior
4 Management Service; and the county health department directors
5 and county health department administrators of the Department
6 of Health.
7 (m) All assistant division director, deputy division
8 director, and bureau chief positions in any department, and
9 those positions determined by the department to have
10 managerial responsibilities comparable to such positions,
11 which positions include, but are not limited to:
12 1. Positions in the Department of Health and the
13 Department of Children and Family Services that are assigned
14 primary duties of serving as the superintendent or assistant
15 superintendent of an institution.
16 2. Positions in the Department of Corrections that are
17 assigned primary duties of serving as the warden, assistant
18 warden, colonel, or major of an institution or that are
19 assigned primary duties of serving as the circuit
20 administrator or deputy circuit administrator.
21 3. Positions in the Department of Transportation that
22 are assigned primary duties of serving as regional toll
23 managers and managers of offices as defined in s. 20.23(3)(b)
24 s. 20.23(3)(c) and (4)(d), and captains and majors of the
25 Office of Motor Carrier Compliance.
26 4. Positions in the Department of Environmental
27 Protection that are assigned the duty of an Environmental
28 Administrator or program administrator.
29 5. Positions in the Department of Health that are
30 assigned the duties of Environmental Administrator, Assistant
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1 County Health Department Director, and County Health
2 Department Financial Administrator.
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4 Unless otherwise fixed by law, the department shall set the
5 salary and benefits of the positions listed in this paragraph
6 in accordance with the rules established for the Selected
7 Exempt Service.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
9 law.
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12 SENATE SUMMARY
13 Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to appoint an
additional assistant secretary and deputy assistant
14 secretaries or directors. Provides the areas of program
responsibility for the department. Authorizes the
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consultation with the Executive Office of the Governor.
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