SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 2. Section 1004.63, Florida Statutes, is
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19 1004.63 Florida Institute for Nuclear Detection and
20 Security (FINDS).--
21 (1) There is created the Florida Institute for Nuclear
22 Detection and Security at the University of Florida to serve
23 as a design-basis center for research, development, testing,
24 and engineering projects that directly address and satisfy
25 critical nuclear detection and security needs facing the state
26 and the nation. The institute shall be established within the
27 Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at
28 the university and shall consist of faculty, support staff,
29 and other staff funded by state, federal, and private funds
30 collected for the purposes of the institute. The institute
31 shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the
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1 Dean of the University of Florida College of Engineering,
2 serving at the pleasure of the Dean, and who shall possess a
3 national reputation in the field of nuclear sciences.
4 (2) The institute shall solicit and receive state,
5 federal, and private funds for the purpose of conducting
6 research and development in the area of nuclear security
7 technology. The board shall ensure that the institute
8 maintains accurate records of any funds received by the
9 institute.
10 (3) Activities of the institute shall include, but not
11 be limited to, the design and testing of innovative
12 interrogation, detection, and assessment devices for
13 monitoring nuclear material. Application areas shall include,
14 but not be limited to: portal monitoring, wide area search and
15 cargo screening applications; structural monitoring for
16 post-tensioned bridges; biological and agricultural
17 monitoring; and the development of nonproliferation policies.
18 (4) The institute shall explore development of devices
19 for identification of isotopes and materials in structural,
20 agricultural, and biological systems of various types.
21 (5) Through research and instructional programs, the
22 faculty associated with the institute shall also contribute to
23 the education and training of high-quality scientists and
24 engineers in the application of engineering solutions in
25 homeland security, detection, imaging, and interrogation of
26 systems, and nonproliferation policy.
27 (6)(a) The activities of the institute shall be
28 directed by the Florida Institute of Nuclear Detection and
29 Security (FINDS) Board of Advisors, who shall serve without
30 compensation and shall consist of eight members. Members of
31 the board of advisors shall include, but are not limited to, a
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1 citizen of the State of Florida with interest in the area of
2 public security; a faculty member from FINDS; a scientist of
3 national reputation in the field of nuclear sciences; a
4 representative of the nuclear energy industry in Florida; a
5 representative of the national nuclear energy industry; a
6 representative of the Federal government programs in nuclear
7 energy or homeland security; a member of the Florida Senate
8 Committee on Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports; and a
9 member of the Florida House Coordinating Committee on Public
10 Security.
11 (b) Appointments for the initial terms shall be as
12 follows:
13 1. Two members shall be appointed by the chair of the
14 University of Florida Department of Nuclear Engineering and
15 Radiological Sciences and shall be appointed to a term of 3
16 years;
17 2. Two members shall be appointed by the Dean of the
18 University of Florida College of Engineering and shall be
19 appointed to a term of 2 years;
20 3. Two members shall be appointed by the President of
21 the University of Florida and shall be appointed to a term of
22 3 years; and
23 4. Two members shall be appointed by the Governor and
24 shall be appointed to a term of 4 years.
25 (c) Members may serve one additional 4-year term.
26 (d) Board members shall serve without additional
27 compensation or honorarium and are authorized to receive only
28 per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in
29 s. 112.061.
30 (e) The board may employ a director of the institute
31 who serves at the pleasure of the board. The director of FINDS
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1 will be an ex officio member of the board of advisors.
2 (7) At the FINDS Board of Advisors first meeting, the
3 chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the
4 University of Florida will act as chair for the purpose of
5 convening the meeting, establishing the by-laws of the board,
6 and electing the chair of the board.
7 (8) FINDS, through its board of advisors, shall submit
8 an annual report on its progress, with recommendations on
9 nuclear security and detection, to the Governor, the President
10 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
11 Representatives. The report must also include financial
12 statements that include an accounting of all state, federal,
13 and private funds that are received by the institute, as well
14 as an accounting of the expenditures of the institute. A copy
15 of the financial statement shall also be provided to the
16 Auditor General.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
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26 creating s. 1004.63, F.S.; creating the Florida
27 Institute for Nuclear Detection and Security at
28 the Department of Nuclear Engineering and
29 Radiological Sciences at the University of
30 Florida; specifying the purpose of the
31 institute; authorizing the institute to accept
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