SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 545250
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11  Senator Pruitt moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14          delete everything after the enacting clause
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17         Section 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that
18  the implementing and administering provisions of this act
19  apply to the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year
20  2004-2005.
21         Section 2.  In order to implement Specific
22  Appropriations 13-18, 21, 23, 27B, and 156-165 of the
23  2004-2005 General Appropriations Act:
24         (1)  Each university that has not made the transition,
25  effective July 1, 2004, from the state accounting system
26  (FLAIR) shall utilize the state accounting system for fiscal
27  year 2004-2005 but is not required to provide funds to the
28  Department of Financial Services for its utilization.
29         (2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
30  216.181, 216.292, and 1011.4105, Florida Statutes, and
31  pursuant to section 216.351, Florida Statutes, funds
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 appropriated or reappropriated to the state universities in 2 the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, or any other act 3 passed by the 2004 Legislature containing appropriations, 4 shall be distributed to each university according to the 5 2004-2005 fiscal year operating budget approved by the 6 university board of trustees. Each university board of 7 trustees shall have authority to amend the operating budget as 8 circumstances warrant. The operating budget may utilize 9 traditional appropriation categories or it may consolidate the 10 appropriations into a special category appropriation account. 11 The Chief Financial Officer, upon the request of the 12 university board of trustees, shall record by journal transfer 13 the distribution of the appropriated funds and releases 14 according to the approved operating budget to the 15 appropriation accounts established for disbursement purposes 16 for each university within the state accounting system 17 (FLAIR). 18 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 19 216.181, 216.292, and 1011.4105, Florida Statutes, and 20 pursuant to section 216.351, Florida Statutes, each university 21 board of trustees shall include in an approved operating 22 budget the revenue in trust funds supported by student and 23 other fees as well as the trust funds within the Contract, 24 Grants, and Donations, Auxiliary Enterprises, and Sponsored 25 Research budget entities. The university board of trustees 26 shall have the authority to amend the operating budget as 27 circumstances warrant. The operating budget may utilize 28 traditional appropriation categories or it may consolidate the 29 trust fund spending authority into a special category 30 appropriation account. The Chief Financial Officer, upon the 31 request of the university board of trustees, shall record the 2 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 distribution of the trust fund spending authority and releases 2 according to the approved operating budget to the 3 appropriation accounts established for disbursement purposes 4 for each university within the state accounting system 5 (FLAIR). 6 (4) Notwithstanding those provisions of sections 7 216.181, 216.292, and 1011.4105, Florida Statutes, which are 8 inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection and 9 pursuant to section 216.351, Florida Statutes, fixed capital 10 outlay funds appropriated or reappropriated in the 2004-2005 11 General Appropriations Act, or any other act passed by the 12 2004 Legislature containing fixed capital outlay 13 appropriations, for universities that have made the 14 transition, effective July 1, 2004, from the state accounting 15 system (FLAIR) shall be administered by the Department of 16 Education and shall be distributed to the universities as 17 needed for projects based upon estimated invoices to be paid 18 during the following 30 days or as required by bond documents. 19 For undisbursed fixed capital outlay appropriations from prior 20 fiscal years for universities that have made the transition, 21 effective July 1, 2004, from the state accounting system 22 (FLAIR), the Executive Office of the Governor and the Chief 23 Financial Officer shall have authority to transfer such 24 undisbursed fixed capital outlay appropriations into 25 appropriations under the Department of Education for 26 distribution to the universities as needed for projects based 27 on estimated invoices to be paid during the following 30 days 28 or as required by bond documents. Expenditure of fixed capital 29 outlay appropriations shall be consistent with legislative 30 policy and intent. 31 (5) This section expires July 1, 2005. 3 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Section 3. In order to implement Specific 2 Appropriations 303, 306, and 308 of the 2004-2005 General 3 Appropriations Act, subsection (12) of section 216.292, 4 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 5 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.-- 6 (12) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 7 notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the 8 Department of Children and Family Services may transfer funds 9 within the family safety program identified in the General 10 Appropriations Act from identical funding sources between the 11 following appropriation categories without limitation as long 12 as such a transfer does not result in an increase to the total 13 recurring general revenue or trust fund cost of the agency in 14 the subsequent fiscal year: adoption services and subsidy; 15 family foster care; and emergency shelter care. Such transfers 16 must be consistent with legislative policy and intent and must 17 not adversely affect achievement of approved performance 18 outcomes or outputs in the family safety program. Notice of 19 proposed transfers under this authority must be provided to 20 the Executive Office of the Governor and the chairs of the 21 legislative appropriations committees at least 5 working days 22 before their implementation. This subsection expires July 1, 23 2005 2004. 24 Section 4. In order to implement Specific 25 Appropriation 545 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 26 paragraph (k) of subsection (2) of section 381.0066, Florida 27 Statutes, is amended to read: 28 381.0066 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; 29 fees.-- 30 (2) The minimum fees in the following fee schedule 31 apply until changed by rule by the department within the 4 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 following limits: 2 (k) Research: An additional $5 fee shall be added to 3 each new system construction permit issued during fiscal years 4 1996-2005 1996-2004 to be used for onsite sewage treatment and 5 disposal system research, demonstration, and training 6 projects. Five dollars from any repair permit fee collected 7 under this section shall be used for funding the hands-on 8 training centers described in s. 381.0065(3)(j). 9 10 The funds collected pursuant to this subsection must be 11 deposited in a trust fund administered by the department, to 12 be used for the purposes stated in this section and ss. 13 381.0065 and 381.00655. 14 Section 5. In order to implement Specific 15 Appropriation 510 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 16 subsection (6) of section 385.207, Florida Statutes, is 17 amended to read: 18 385.207 Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; 19 establishment of programs in epilepsy control.-- 20 (6) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only, 21 funds in the Epilepsy Services Trust Fund may be appropriated 22 for epilepsy case management services. This subsection expires 23 July 1, 2005 2004. 24 Section 6. In order to implement Specific 25 Appropriations 356-388 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 26 Act, subsection (8) of section 394.908, Florida Statutes, is 27 amended to read: 28 394.908 Substance abuse and mental health funding 29 equity; distribution of appropriations.--In recognition of the 30 historical inequity among service districts of the former 31 Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in the 5 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 funding of substance abuse and mental health services, and in 2 order to rectify this inequity and provide for equitable 3 funding in the future throughout the state, the following 4 funding process shall be adhered to: 5 (8) For fiscal year 2004-2005 2003-2004 only, and 6 notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all new funds 7 received in excess of fiscal year 2003-2004 2002-2003 8 recurring appropriations shall be allocated in accordance with 9 the provisions of the General Appropriations Act; however, no 10 district shall receive an allocation of recurring funds less 11 than its initial approved operating budget, plus any 12 distributions of lump sum appropriations or reductions in 13 unfunded budget, for fiscal year 2003-2004 2002-2003. This 14 subsection expires July 1, 2005 2004. 15 Section 7. In order to implement Specific 16 Appropriation 275 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 17 paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 20.19, Florida 18 Statutes, is amended to read: 19 20.19 Department of Children and Family 20 Services.--There is created a Department of Children and 21 Family Services. 22 (5) SERVICE DISTRICTS.-- 23 (b)1. The secretary shall appoint a district 24 administrator for each of the service districts. The district 25 administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and 26 shall perform such duties as assigned by the secretary. 27 Subject to the approval of the secretary, such duties shall 28 include transferring up to 10 percent of the total district 29 budget, the provisions of ss. 216.292 and 216.351 30 notwithstanding. 31 2. For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only, the 6 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 transfer authority provided in this subsection must be 2 specifically appropriated in the 2004-2005 2003-2004 General 3 Appropriations Act and shall be pursuant to the requirements 4 of s. 216.292. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 5 Section 8. In order to implement Specific 6 Appropriation 588AB of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 7 Act, subsection (7) of section 381.79, Florida Statutes, is 8 amended to read: 9 381.79 Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust 10 Fund.-- 11 (7) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year and 12 notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the department 13 shall disburse all funds appropriated for brain and spinal 14 cord injury research in Specific Appropriation 588AB 598A of 15 the 2004-2005 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act in equal 16 payments at the end of each quarter. This subsection expires 17 July 1, 2005 2004. 18 Section 9. In order to implement Specific 19 Appropriations 1142-1208M of the 2004-2005 General 20 Appropriations Act, subsection (17) of section 216.181, 21 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 22 216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed 23 capital outlay.-- 24 (17) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 25 section to the contrary, and for the 2004-2005 2003-2004 26 fiscal year only, the Department of Law Enforcement may 27 transfer up to 20 positions and associated budget between 28 budget entities, provided the same funding source is used 29 throughout each transfer. The department may also transfer up 30 to 10 percent of the initial approved salary rate between 31 budget entities, provided the same funding source is used 7 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 throughout each transfer. The department must provide notice 2 to the Executive Office of the Governor, the chair of the 3 Senate Budget Committee, and the chair of the House Committee 4 on Criminal Justice Appropriations for all transfers of 5 positions or salary rate. This subsection expires July 1, 2005 6 2004. 7 Section 10. In order to implement Specific 8 Appropriation 1232 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 9 Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 16.555, 10 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking.-- 12 (3) 13 (b) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 state fiscal year 14 only, and notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 15 contrary, moneys in the trust fund may also be used to pay for 16 salaries and benefits and other expenses of the department. 17 This paragraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 18 Section 11. In order to implement Specific 19 Appropriations 655-751 and 781-794 of the 2004-2005 General 20 Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 22 216.262 Authorized positions.-- 23 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter on 24 increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the 25 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate 26 population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate 27 population projections of the July 9, 2003, Criminal Justice 28 Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 consecutive months or 29 2 percent for any month, the Executive Office of the Governor 30 shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice Estimating 31 Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible to revise 8 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then submit a 2 budget amendment requesting the establishment of positions in 3 excess of the number authorized by the Legislature and 4 additional appropriations from the General Revenue Fund or the 5 Working Capital Fund sufficient to provide for essential staff 6 and other resources to provide classification, security, food 7 services, health services, and other variable expenses within 8 the institutions to accommodate the estimated increase in the 9 inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to the authority 10 granted in this subsection shall be subject to review and 11 approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection 12 expires July 1, 2005 2004. 13 Section 12. Consistent with the provisions of section 14 216.163, Florida Statutes, in accordance with 15 performance-based program budgeting requirements, and 16 notwithstanding the provisions of section 216.181, Florida 17 Statutes, the Department of Law Enforcement may transfer up to 18 one-half of 1 percent of the funds in Specific Appropriations 19 1142, 1167, 1176, 1183, 1195B, 1195D, 1196, 1202, 1208B, and 20 1208G of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act for salary 21 bonuses for departmental employees at the discretion of the 22 executive director, provided that such bonuses are given only 23 to selected employees for meritorious performance, instead of 24 being given as across-the-board bonuses for all employees. The 25 department, after consultation with the Executive Office of 26 the Governor, shall provide a plan to the chairs of the 27 legislative appropriations committees responsible for 28 producing the General Appropriations Act for review before 29 awarding such bonuses. This section expires July 1, 2005. 30 Section 13. In order to implement Specific 31 Appropriation 2068 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 9 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Act, subsection (4) of section 287.161, Florida Statutes, is 2 amended to read: 3 287.161 Executive aircraft pool; assignment of 4 aircraft; charge for transportation.-- 5 (4) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections 6 (2) and (3) and for the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only, 7 the Department of Management Services shall charge all persons 8 receiving transportation from the executive aircraft pool a 9 rate not less than the mileage allowance fixed by the 10 Legislature for the use of privately owned vehicles. Fees 11 collected for persons traveling by aircraft in the executive 12 aircraft pool shall be deposited into the Bureau of Aircraft 13 Trust Fund and shall be expended for costs incurred to operate 14 the aircraft management activities of the department. It is 15 the intent of the Legislature that the executive aircraft pool 16 be operated on a full cost recovery basis, less available 17 funds. This subsection expires July 1, 2005 2004. 18 Section 14. In order to implement Section 8 of the 19 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of 20 section 110.12315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 21 110.12315 Prescription drug program.--The state 22 employees' prescription drug program is established. This 23 program shall be administered by the Department of Management 24 Services, according to the terms and conditions of the plan as 25 established by the relevant provisions of the annual General 26 Appropriations Act and implementing legislation, subject to 27 the following conditions: 28 (7) Under the state employees' prescription drug 29 program copayments must be made as follows: 30 (a) Effective January 1, 2001, through December 31, 31 2003: 10 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 1. For generic drug with card......................$7. 2 2. For preferred brand name drug with card........$20. 3 3. For nonpreferred brand name drug with card.....$35. 4 4. For generic mail order drug.................$10.50. 5 5. For preferred brand name mail order drug.......$30. 6 6. For nonpreferred brand name drug............$52.50. 7 (a)(b) Effective January 1, 2004: 8 1. For generic drug with card.....................$10. 9 2. For preferred brand name drug with card........$25. 10 3. For nonpreferred brand name drug with card.....$40. 11 4. For generic mail order drug....................$20. 12 5. For preferred brand name mail order drug.......$50. 13 6. For nonpreferred brand name drug...............$80. 14 (b)(c) The Department of Management Services shall 15 create a preferred brand name drug list to be used in the 16 administration of the state employees' prescription drug 17 program. 18 19 This subsection expires July 1, 2005 2004. 20 Section 15. In order to implement Specific 21 Appropriations 2573 and 2574 of the 2004-2005 General 22 Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding section 11.13(1)(b), 23 Florida Statutes, or any other law, the salary of members of 24 the Senate and the House of Representatives shall not be 25 calculated according to that paragraph; instead, the annual 26 salaries of these members for the 2003-2004 fiscal year shall 27 not be increased for the 2004-2005 fiscal year. This section 28 expires June 30, 2005. 29 Section 16. In order to implement Specific 30 Appropriation 2589 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 31 Act, effective July 1, 2003, and notwithstanding the 11 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 provisions of section 1008.51, Florida Statutes, the budget 2 for the Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement 3 shall be administered by the Auditor General. However, the 4 Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement shall 5 remain independent of the Auditor General for all programmatic 6 purposes, serving as a citizen board for conducting and 7 reviewing education research, providing independent analysis 8 on education progress, and providing independent evaluation of 9 education issues of statewide concern, as prescribed in 10 section 1008.51, Florida Statutes. All work products of the 11 Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement are 12 advisory in nature. This section expires July 1, 2005. 13 Section 17. In order to implement the appropriation of 14 funds in Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance of the 15 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the 16 notice, review, and objection procedures of section 216.177, 17 Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is 18 authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the appropriation 19 category "Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance" of the 20 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act between departments in 21 order to align the budget authority granted with the premiums 22 paid by each department for risk management insurance. This 23 section expires July 1, 2005. 24 Section 18. In order to implement the appropriation of 25 funds in Special Categories-Transfer to Department of 26 Management Services-Human Resources Services Purchased Per 27 Statewide Contract of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 28 Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection 29 procedures of section 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive 30 Office of the Governor is authorized to transfer funds 31 appropriated in the appropriation category "Special 12 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Categories-Transfer to Department of Management Services-Human 2 Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide Contract" of the 3 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act between departments in 4 order to align the budget authority granted with the 5 assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department 6 of Management Services for human resource management services. 7 This section expires July 1, 2005. 8 Section 19. In order to implement Section 8 of the 9 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, section 110.1239, 10 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 110.1239 State group health insurance program 12 funding.--For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only, it is 13 the intent of the Legislature that the state group health 14 insurance program be managed, administered, operated, and 15 funded in such a manner as to maximize the protection of state 16 employee health insurance benefits. Inherent in this intent is 17 the recognition that the health insurance liabilities 18 attributable to the benefits offered state employees should be 19 fairly, orderly, and equitably funded. Accordingly: 20 (1) The division shall determine the level of premiums 21 necessary to fully fund the state group health insurance 22 program for the next fiscal year. Such determination shall be 23 made after each Self-Insurance Estimating Conference as 24 provided in s. 216.136(11), but not later than December 1 and 25 April 1 of each fiscal year. 26 (2) The Governor, in the Governor's recommended 27 budget, shall provide premium rates necessary for full funding 28 of the state group health insurance program, and the 29 Legislature shall provide in the General Appropriations Act 30 for a premium level necessary for full funding of the state 31 group health insurance program. 13 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 (3) For purposes of funding, any additional 2 appropriation amounts allocated to the state group health 3 insurance program by the Legislature shall be considered as a 4 state contribution and thus an increase in the state premiums. 5 (4) This section expires July 1, 2005 2004. 6 Section 20. In order to implement Sections 2-7 of the 7 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of 8 subsection (5) and paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 9 112.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 10 112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public 11 officers, employees, and authorized persons.-- 12 (5) COMPUTATION OF TRAVEL TIME FOR REIMBURSEMENT.--For 13 purposes of reimbursement and methods of calculating 14 fractional days of travel, the following principles are 15 prescribed: 16 (c) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 17 notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for 18 Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a 19 per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence 20 allowance. This paragraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 21 (6) RATES OF PER DIEM AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.--For 22 purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calculation, 23 per diem and subsistence allowances are divided into the 24 following groups and rates: 25 (d) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 26 notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for 27 Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a 28 per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence 29 allowance. This paragraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 30 Section 21. In order to implement Specific 31 Appropriation 2321 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 14 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Act, subsection (4) of section 215.96, Florida Statutes, is 2 amended to read: 3 215.96 Coordinating council and design and 4 coordination staff.-- 5 (4) The Financial Management Information Board, 6 through the coordinating council, shall provide the necessary 7 planning, implementation, and integration policies, 8 coordination procedures, and reporting processes to facilitate 9 the successful and efficient integration of the central 10 administrative and financial management information systems, 11 including the Florida Accounting Information Resource system 12 (FLAIR), Cash Management System (CMS), and FLAIR/CMS 13 replacement project, the payroll system in the Department of 14 Financial Services, the Legislative Appropriations 15 System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS), the State 16 Purchasing System (SPURS) and MyFlorida Marketplace project, 17 the Cooperative Personnel Employment Subsystem (COPES) and the 18 PeopleFirst Outsourcing project, and the State Unified Tax 19 system (SUNTAX). 20 (a) To fulfill this role, the coordinating council 21 shall establish an Enterprise Resource Planning Integration 22 Task Force, which shall consist of the coordinating council 23 members plus the Chief Information Officer in the State 24 Technology Office and the Executive Director or designee in 25 the Department of Revenue, who shall serve with voting rights 26 on the task force. The nonvoting ex officio members of the 27 coordinating council shall be nonvoting members of the task 28 force. 29 (b) The task force shall be established by August 1, 30 2003, and shall remain in existence until the integration 31 goals have been achieved among the FLAIR/CMS Replacement 15 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 project, SPURS and MyFlorida Marketplace project, COPES and 2 PeopleFirst project, payroll system, LAS/PBS, and SUNTAX 3 system, or until June 30, 2005, whichever is later. The task 4 force shall hold its initial meeting no later than September 5 1, 2003, and shall meet at the call of the chair or at least 6 once every 60 days. In its initial meeting, task force members 7 shall: 8 1. Adopt a task force charter that identifies major 9 objectives, activities, milestones and deliverables, 10 significant assumptions, and constraints on the task force 11 functions and major stakeholder groups interested in the 12 outcome of the task force. 13 2. Consider and adopt processes by which information 14 will be collected and business process and technical 15 integration issues will be raised for analysis and 16 recommendation by the task force. 17 3. Elect a member to serve as vice chair. Any vacancy 18 in the vice chair position shall be filled by similar election 19 within 30 days after the date the vacancy is effective. 20 (c) The coordinating council shall provide 21 administrative and technical support to the task force as is 22 reasonably necessary for the task force to effectively and 23 timely carry out its duties and responsibilities. The cost of 24 providing such support may be paid from funds appropriated for 25 the operation of the council or the FLAIR/CMS Replacement 26 project. The task force also may contract for services to 27 obtain specific expertise to analyze, facilitate, and 28 formulate recommendations to address process and technical 29 integration problems that need to be resolved. 30 (d) Using information and input from project teams and 31 stakeholders responsible for the FLAIR/CMS Replacement 16 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 project, SPURS and MyFlorida Marketplace project, COPES and 2 PeopleFirst project, payroll system, LAS/PBS, and SUNTAX 3 system, the responsibilities of the task force shall include, 4 but not be limited to: 5 1. Identifying and documenting central administrative 6 and financial management policies, procedures, and processes 7 that need to be integrated and recommending steps for 8 implementation. 9 2. Collecting information from the subsystem owners 10 and project teams and developing and publishing a consolidated 11 list of enterprise resource planning functional and technical 12 integration requirements. 13 3. Publishing integration plans and timelines based on 14 information collected from task force members. 15 4. Forming committees, workgroups, and teams as 16 provided in subsection (3). 17 5. Developing recommendations for the Financial 18 Management Information Board which clearly describe any 19 business or technical problems that need to be addressed, the 20 options for resolving the problem, and the recommended 21 actions. 22 6. Developing and implementing plans for reporting 23 status of integration efforts. 24 (e) The task force shall provide recommendations to 25 the Financial Management Information Board for review and 26 approval regarding the technical, procedural, policy, and 27 process requirements and changes that are needed to 28 successfully integrate, implement, and realize the benefits of 29 the enterprise resource planning initiatives associated with 30 the FLAIR/CMS Replacement project, SPURS and MyFlorida 31 Marketplace project, COPES and PeopleFirst project, payroll 17 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 system, LAS/PBS, and SUNTAX system. The first of these reports 2 should be provided no later than October 3, 2003. 3 (f) The task force shall monitor, review, and evaluate 4 the progress of the FLAIR/CMS Replacement project, SPURS and 5 MyFlorida Marketplace project, COPES and PeopleFirst project, 6 payroll system, LAS/PBS, and SUNTAX system, in implementing 7 the process and technical integration requirements and changes 8 approved by the Financial Management Information Board and in 9 achieving the necessary integration among the central 10 administrative and financial management information systems 11 represented on the task force. The task force shall prepare 12 and submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of the 13 Governor, the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee 14 and the House Appropriations Committee, and the Financial 15 Management Information Board. Each quarterly report shall 16 identify and describe the technical, procedural, policy, and 17 process requirements and changes proposed and adopted by the 18 board and shall describe the status of the implementation of 19 these integration efforts, identify any problems, issues, or 20 risks that require executive-level action, and report actual 21 costs related to the Enterprise Resource Planning Integration 22 Task Force. 23 (g) By January 15, 2004, and annually thereafter, 24 until it is disbanded, the Enterprise Resource Planning 25 Integration Task Force shall report to the Financial 26 Management Information Board, the Speaker of the House of 27 Representatives, and the President of the Senate the results 28 of the task force's monitoring, review, and evaluation of 29 enterprise resource planning integration activities and 30 requirements, and any recommendations for statutory changes to 31 be considered by the Legislature. 18 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 (h) This subsection expires July 1, 2005 2004. 2 Section 22. In order to implement Specific 3 Appropriation 2275 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 4 Act, paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 601.15, 5 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6 601.15 Advertising campaign; methods of conducting; 7 excise tax; emergency reserve fund; citrus research.-- 8 (3) 9 (f) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 10 notwithstanding the provisions of this section paragraph (e), 11 the commission, upon a majority vote, may reduce, for the 12 current or future citrus season, the tax rates specified in 13 this subsection. This paragraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 14 Section 23. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 15 403.7095, Florida Statutes, in order to implement Specific 16 Appropriation 1741 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 17 Act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall award: 18 (1) $6,500,000 in grants equally to counties with 19 populations of fewer than 100,000 for waste tire, litter 20 prevention, recycling and education, and general solid waste 21 programs. 22 (2) $2,939,999 in waste tire grants to counties, on a 23 per capita basis, with populations of 100,000 or more. 24 (3) $1,347,570 in competitive innovative grants to 25 cities and counties on the prioritized list of projects 26 submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection to the 27 Legislature. 28 Section 24. In order to implement Specific 29 Appropriation 1403 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act 30 and notwithstanding any provision of chapter 287 or chapter 31 337, Florida Statutes, from the funds appropriated to the 19 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 2 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005 fiscal years for the 3 purpose of constructing and operating an agricultural 4 interdiction station on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, the 5 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall enter 6 into an agreement with the Department of Transportation 7 wherein the Department of Transportation, on behalf of the 8 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall proceed 9 with the construction of the station under the authority 10 established in chapter 337, Florida Statutes. The Department 11 of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be authorized to 12 execute all contracts resulting from such Department of 13 Transportation selection of contractors in compliance with 14 chapter 337, Florida Statutes. This section expires July 1, 15 2005. 16 Section 25. In order to implement Specific 17 Appropriation 1684 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 18 Act, subsection (6) is added to section 375.041, Florida 19 Statutes, to read: 20 375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.-- 21 (6) For the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, funds 22 allocated to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund may also be 23 appropriated for water quality issues in the General 24 Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2005. 25 Section 26. In order to implement Specific 26 Appropriation 1584A of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 27 Act, subsection (5) is added to section 375.045, Florida 28 Statutes, to read: 29 375.045 Florida Preservation 2000 Trust Fund.-- 30 (5) For the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, any 31 unobligated moneys in the Florida Preservation 2000 Trust Fund 20 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 resulting from interest earnings and from reversions of prior 2 appropriations to any agency may be appropriated to the 3 Florida Forever Trust Fund for use pursuant to s. 259.1051. 4 This subsection expires July 1, 2005. 5 6 Upon a determination by the Department of Environmental 7 Protection that proceeds being held in the trust fund to 8 support distributions outside the Department of Environmental 9 Protection are not likely to be disbursed in accordance with 10 the foregoing considerations, the Department of Environmental 11 Protection shall petition the Governor and Cabinet to allow 12 for the immediate disbursement of such funds for the 13 acquisition of projects approved for purchase pursuant to the 14 provisions of chapter 259. 15 Section 27. In order to implement Specific 16 Appropriations 2652-2654 of the 2004-2005 General 17 Appropriations Act and for the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, the 18 State Technology Office is directed to implement the 19 provisions of subsection (2) of section 282.102, Florida 20 Statutes, related to rulemaking on best practices for 21 acquiring, using, upgrading, modifying, replacing, or 22 disposing of information technology, no later than December 23 31, 2004. The State Technology Office is further directed to 24 include in the agency and state information technology 25 resource inventory lists required by sections 282.3063(2)(f) 26 and 282.310(2)(g), Florida Statutes, the methods used for 27 final disposition of the resources. This section expires July 28 1, 2005. 29 Section 28. In order to implement Specific 30 Appropriations 1677-1703 of the 2004-2005 General 31 Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 21 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 373.4137, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2 373.4137 Mitigation requirements.-- 3 (4) Prior to December 1 of each year, each water 4 management district, in consultation with the Department of 5 Environmental Protection, the United States Army Corps of 6 Engineers, the Department of Transportation, transportation 7 authorities established pursuant to chapter 348 or chapter 8 349, and other appropriate federal, state, and local 9 governments, and other interested parties, including entities 10 operating mitigation banks, shall develop a plan for the 11 primary purpose of complying with the mitigation requirements 12 adopted pursuant to this part and 33 U.S.C. s. 1344. This plan 13 shall also address significant invasive plant problems within 14 wetlands and other surface waters. In developing such plans, 15 the districts shall utilize sound ecosystem management 16 practices to address significant water resource needs and 17 shall focus on activities of the Department of Environmental 18 Protection and the water management districts, such as surface 19 water improvement and management (SWIM) waterbodies and lands 20 identified for potential acquisition for preservation, 21 restoration, and enhancement, to the extent that such 22 activities comply with the mitigation requirements adopted 23 under this part and 33 U.S.C. s. 1344. In determining the 24 activities to be included in such plans, the districts shall 25 also consider the purchase of credits from public or private 26 mitigation banks permitted under s. 373.4136 and associated 27 federal authorization and shall include such purchase as a 28 part of the mitigation plan when such purchase would offset 29 the impact of the transportation project, provide equal 30 benefits to the water resources than other mitigation options 31 being considered, and provide the most cost-effective 22 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 mitigation option. The mitigation plan shall be preliminarily 2 approved by the water management district governing board and 3 shall be submitted to the secretary of the Department of 4 Environmental Protection for review and final approval. The 5 preliminary approval by the water management district 6 governing board does not constitute a decision that affects 7 substantial interests as provided by s. 120.569. At least 30 8 days prior to preliminary approval, the water management 9 district shall provide a copy of the draft mitigation plan to 10 any person who has requested a copy. 11 (c) Surface water improvement and management or 12 invasive plant control projects undertaken using the $12 13 million advance transferred from the Department of 14 Transportation to the Department of Environmental Protection 15 in fiscal year 1996-1997 which meet the requirements for 16 mitigation under this part and 33 U.S.C. s. 1344 shall remain 17 available for mitigation until the $12 million is fully 18 credited up to and including fiscal year 2005-2006 2004-2005. 19 When these projects are used as mitigation, the $12 million 20 advance shall be reduced by $75,000 per acre of impact 21 mitigated. For any fiscal year through and including fiscal 22 year 2005-2006 2004-2005, to the extent the cost of developing 23 and implementing the mitigation plans is less than the amount 24 transferred pursuant to subsection (3), the difference shall 25 be credited towards the $12 million advance. Except as 26 provided in this paragraph, any funds not directed to 27 implement the mitigation plan should, to the greatest extent 28 possible, be directed to fund invasive plant control within 29 wetlands and other surface waters. 30 Section 29. In order to implement Specific 31 Appropriations 2236, 2238, and 2239 of the 2004-2005 General 23 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Appropriations Act, paragraph (m) of subsection (1) of section 2 718.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3 718.501 Powers and duties of Division of Florida Land 4 Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes.-- 5 (1) The Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, 6 and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and 7 Professional Regulation, referred to as the "division" in this 8 part, in addition to other powers and duties prescribed by 9 chapter 498, has the power to enforce and ensure compliance 10 with the provisions of this chapter and rules promulgated 11 pursuant hereto relating to the development, construction, 12 sale, lease, ownership, operation, and management of 13 residential condominium units. In performing its duties, the 14 division has the following powers and duties: 15 (m)1. When a complaint is made, the division shall 16 conduct its inquiry with due regard to the interests of the 17 affected parties. Within 30 days after receipt of a complaint, 18 the division shall acknowledge the complaint in writing and 19 notify the complainant whether the complaint is within the 20 jurisdiction of the division and whether additional 21 information is needed by the division from the complainant. 22 The division shall conduct its investigation and shall, within 23 90 days after receipt of the original complaint or of timely 24 requested additional information, take action upon the 25 complaint. However, the failure to complete the investigation 26 within 90 days does not prevent the division from continuing 27 the investigation, accepting or considering evidence obtained 28 or received after 90 days, or taking administrative action if 29 reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation of this 30 chapter or a rule of the division has occurred. If an 31 investigation is not completed within the time limits 24 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 established in this paragraph, the division shall, on a 2 monthly basis, notify the complainant in writing of the status 3 of the investigation. When reporting its action to the 4 complainant, the division shall inform the complainant of any 5 right to a hearing pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57. 6 2. For the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, and 7 notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1., when a 8 complaint is made, the division shall conduct its inquiry with 9 due regard to the interests of the affected parties. Within 15 10 days after receipt of a complaint, the division shall 11 acknowledge the complaint in writing and notify the 12 complainant whether the complaint is within the jurisdiction 13 of the division and whether additional information is needed 14 by the division from the complainant. The division shall 15 conduct its investigation and shall, within 30 days after 16 receipt of the original complaint or of timely requested 17 additional information, take action upon the complaint. 18 However, the failure to complete the investigation within 30 19 days does not prevent the division from continuing the 20 investigation, accepting or considering evidence obtained or 21 received after 30 days, or taking administrative action if 22 reasonable cause exists to believe that a violation of this 23 chapter or a rule of the division has occurred. If an 24 investigation is not completed within the time limits 25 established in this subparagraph, the division shall, on a 26 monthly basis, notify the complainant in writing of the status 27 of the investigation. When reporting its action to the 28 complainant, the division shall inform the complainant of any 29 right to a hearing pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57. This 30 subparagraph expires July 1, 2005. 31 Section 30. In order to implement Specific 25 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Appropriation 2480L of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 2 Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 320.08058, 3 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- 5 (9) FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM LICENSE PLATES.-- 6 (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be 7 annually distributed as follows: 8 1. Fifty-five percent of the proceeds from the Florida 9 Professional Sports Team plate must be deposited into the 10 Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Office 11 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must 12 be used solely to attract and support major sports events in 13 this state. As used in this subparagraph, the term "major 14 sports events" means, but is not limited to, championship or 15 all-star contests of Major League Baseball, the National 16 Basketball Association, the National Football League, the 17 National Hockey League, the men's and women's National 18 Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four basketball 19 championship, or a horseracing or dogracing Breeders' Cup. All 20 funds must be used to support and promote major sporting 21 events, and the uses must be approved by the Florida Sports 22 Foundation. 23 2. The remaining proceeds of the Florida Professional 24 Sports Team license plate must be allocated to the Florida 25 Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of the Office 26 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must 27 be deposited into the Professional Sports Development Trust 28 Fund within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic 29 Development. These funds must be used by the Florida Sports 30 Foundation to promote the economic development of the sports 31 industry; to distribute licensing and royalty fees to 26 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 participating professional sports teams; to institute a grant 2 program for communities bidding on minor sporting events that 3 create an economic impact for the state; to distribute funds 4 to Florida-based charities designated by the Florida Sports 5 Foundation and the participating professional sports teams; 6 and to fulfill the sports promotion responsibilities of the 7 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. 8 3. The Florida Sports Foundation shall provide an 9 annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981 of its 10 financial accounts and records by an independent certified 11 public accountant pursuant to the contract established by the 12 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as 13 specified in s. 288.1229(5). The auditor shall submit the 14 audit report to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic 15 Development for review and approval. If the audit report is 16 approved, the office shall certify the audit report to the 17 Auditor General for review. 18 4. For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 19 notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs 1. and 2., 20 proceeds from the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund 21 may also be used for operational expenses of the Florida 22 Sports Foundation and financial support of the Sunshine State 23 Games. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2005 2004. 24 Section 31. In order to implement Specific 25 Appropriation 2100 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations 26 Act, section 445.048, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 27 79 of chapter 2003-399, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 28 445.048 Passport to Economic Progress demonstration 29 program.-- 30 (1) AUTHORIZATION.--Notwithstanding any law to the 31 contrary, Workforce Florida, Inc., in conjunction with the 27 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Department of Children and Family Services and the Agency for 2 Workforce Innovation, shall implement a Passport to Economic 3 Progress demonstration program by November 1, 2001, consistent 4 with the provisions of this section in Hillsborough, and 5 Manatee, and Sarasota counties. Workforce Florida, Inc., must 6 consult with the applicable regional workforce boards and the 7 applicable local offices of the department which serve the 8 demonstration areas and must encourage community input into 9 the implementation process. 10 (2) WAIVERS.--If Workforce Florida, Inc., in 11 consultation with the Department of Children and Family 12 Services, finds that federal waivers would facilitate 13 implementation of the demonstration program, the department 14 shall immediately request such waivers, and Workforce Florida, 15 Inc., shall report to the Governor, the President of the 16 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives if any 17 refusal of the federal government to grant such waivers 18 prevents the implementation of the demonstration program. If 19 Workforce Florida, Inc., finds that federal waivers to 20 provisions of the Food Stamp Program would facilitate 21 implementation of the demonstration program, the Department of 22 Children and Family Services shall immediately request such 23 waivers in accordance with s. 414.175. 24 (3) INCOME DISREGARD.--In order to provide an 25 additional incentive for employment, and notwithstanding the 26 amount specified in s. 414.095(12), for individuals residing 27 in the areas designated for this demonstration program, the 28 first $300 plus one-half of the remainder of earned income 29 shall be disregarded in determining eligibility for temporary 30 cash assistance. All other conditions and requirements of s. 31 414.095(12) shall continue to apply to such individuals. 28 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 (3)(4) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES.--In order 2 to assist them in making the transition to economic 3 self-sufficiency, former recipients of temporary cash 4 assistance residing within the areas designated for this 5 demonstration program shall be eligible for the following 6 benefits and services: 7 (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 8 445.030, transitional education and training support services 9 as specified in s. 445.030 for up to 4 years after the family 10 is no longer receiving temporary cash assistance; 11 (b) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 12 445.031, transitional transportation support services as 13 specified in s. 445.031 for up to 4 years after the family is 14 no longer receiving temporary cash assistance; and 15 (c) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 16 445.032, transitional child care as specified in s. 445.032 17 for up to 4 years after the family is no longer receiving 18 temporary cash assistance. 19 20 All other provisions of ss. 445.030, 445.031, and 445.032 21 shall apply to such individuals, as appropriate. This 22 subsection does not constitute an entitlement to transitional 23 benefits and services. If funds are insufficient to provide 24 benefits and services under this subsection, the board of 25 directors of Workforce Florida, Inc., may limit such benefits 26 and services or otherwise establish priorities for the 27 provisions of such benefits and services. 28 (4) INCENTIVES TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.-- 29 (a) The Legislature finds that: 30 1. There are former recipients of temporary cash 31 assistance who are working full time but whose incomes are 29 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 below the poverty level. 2 2. Having incomes below the federal poverty level 3 makes such individuals particularly vulnerable to reliance on 4 public assistance despite their best efforts to achieve or 5 maintain economic independence through employment. 6 3. It is necessary to implement a performance-based 7 program that defines economic incentives for achieving 8 specific benchmarks toward self-sufficiency while the 9 individual is working full time. 10 (b) Workforce Florida, Inc., in cooperation with the 11 Department of Children and Family Services and the Agency for 12 Workforce Innovation, shall offer performance-based incentive 13 bonuses as a component of the Passport to Economic Progress 14 demonstration program in the areas of the state which are 15 designated for the demonstration program. The bonuses do not 16 represent a program entitlement and shall be contingent on 17 achieving specific benchmarks prescribed in the 18 self-sufficiency plan. If the funds appropriated for this 19 purpose are insufficient to provide this financial incentive, 20 the board of directors of Workforce Florida, Inc., shall 21 reduce or suspend the bonuses in order not to exceed the 22 appropriation. 23 (5) WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION.-- 24 (a) The Legislature finds that: 25 1. There are former recipients of temporary cash 26 assistance who are working full time but whose incomes are 27 below the federal poverty level. 28 2. Having incomes below the federal poverty level 29 makes such individuals particularly vulnerable to reliance on 30 public assistance despite their best efforts to achieve or 31 maintain economic independence through employment. 30 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 3. It is necessary to supplement the wages of such 2 individuals for a limited period of time in order to assist 3 them in fulfilling the transition to economic 4 self-sufficiency. 5 (b) Workforce Florida, Inc., in cooperation with the 6 Department of Children and Family Services and the Agency for 7 Workforce Innovation, shall create a transitional wage 8 supplementation program by November 1, 2001, as a component of 9 the Passport to Economic Progress demonstration program in the 10 areas designated for the demonstration program. This wage 11 supplementation program does not constitute an entitlement to 12 wage supplementation. If funds appropriated are insufficient 13 to provide wage supplementation, the board of directors of 14 Workforce Florida, Inc., may limit wage supplementation or 15 otherwise establish priorities for wage supplementation. 16 (c) To be eligible for an incentive bonus wage 17 supplementation under this subsection, an individual must: 18 1. Be a former recipient of temporary cash assistance 19 who last received such assistance on or after January 1, 2000; 20 2. Be employed full time, which for the purposes of 21 this subsection means employment averaging at least 32 hours 22 per week, until the United States Congress enacts legislation 23 reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 24 block grant and, after the reauthorization, means employment 25 complying with the employment requirements of the reauthorized 26 law; and 27 3. Have an average family income for the 6 months 28 preceding the date of application for an incentive bonus wage 29 supplementation which is less than 150 100 percent of the 30 federal poverty level. 31 (d) Workforce Florida, Inc., shall determine the 31 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 schedule for the payment of wage supplementation under this 2 subsection. An individual eligible for wage supplementation 3 under this subsection may receive a payment that equals the 4 amount necessary to bring the individual's total family income 5 for the period covered by the payment to 100 percent of the 6 federal poverty level. An individual may not receive wage 7 supplementation payments for more than a total of 12 months. 8 (e) The wage supplementation program authorized by 9 this subsection shall be administered through the regional 10 workforce boards and the one-stop delivery system, under 11 policy guidelines, criteria, and applications developed by 12 Workforce Florida, Inc., in cooperation with the Department of 13 Children and Family Services and the Agency for Workforce 14 Innovation. To the maximum extent possible, the regional 15 workforce boards shall use electronic debit card technologies 16 to provide wage supplementation payments under this program. 17 (5)(6) EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.--Workforce 18 Florida, Inc., in conjunction with the Department of Children 19 and Family Services, the Agency for Workforce Innovation, and 20 the regional workforce boards in the areas designated for this 21 demonstration program, shall conduct a comprehensive 22 evaluation of the effectiveness of the demonstration program 23 operated under this section. By January 1, 2005 2003, 24 Workforce Florida, Inc., shall submit a report on such 25 evaluation to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 26 the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must 27 include recommendations as to whether the demonstration 28 program should be expanded to other service areas or statewide 29 and whether the program should be revised to enhance its 30 administration or effectiveness. 31 (6)(7) CONFLICTS.--If there is a conflict between the 32 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 implementation procedures described in this section and 2 federal requirements and regulations, federal requirements and 3 regulations shall control. 4 Section 32. The amendment of section 445.048, Florida 5 Statutes, by this act shall expire on July 1, 2005, and the 6 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 7 30, 2003, except that any amendments to such text enacted 8 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 9 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 10 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to the 11 provisions of this act. 12 Section 33. In order to implement Specific 13 Appropriation 831 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 14 section 27.701, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15 27.701 Capital collateral regional counsels.-- 16 (1) There are created three regional offices of 17 capital collateral counsel, which shall be located in a 18 northern, middle, and southern region of the state. The 19 northern region shall consist of the First, Second, Third, 20 Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Judicial Circuits; the middle 21 region shall consist of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, 22 Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Eighteenth Judicial Circuits; 23 and the southern region shall consist of the Eleventh, 24 Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth 25 Judicial Circuits. Each regional office shall be administered 26 by a regional counsel. A regional counsel must be, and must 27 have been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing 28 of The Florida Bar or a similar organization in another state. 29 Each capital collateral regional counsel shall be appointed by 30 the Governor, and is subject to confirmation by the Senate. 31 The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission shall 33 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 recommend to the Governor three qualified candidates for each 2 appointment as regional counsel. The Governor shall appoint a 3 regional counsel for each region from among the 4 recommendations, or, if it is in the best interest of the fair 5 administration of justice in capital cases, the Governor may 6 reject the nominations and request submission of three new 7 nominees by the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. 8 Each capital collateral regional counsel shall be appointed to 9 a term of 3 years. Vacancies in the office of capital 10 collateral regional counsel shall be filled in the same manner 11 as appointments. A person appointed as a regional counsel may 12 not run for or accept appointment to any state office for 2 13 years following vacation of office. 14 (2) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 15 notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the 16 responsibilities of the regional office of capital collateral 17 counsel for the northern region of the state shall be met 18 through a pilot program using only attorneys from the registry 19 of attorneys maintained pursuant to s. 27.710. Each attorney 20 participating in the pilot must be qualified to provide 21 representation in federal court. The Auditor General shall 22 present a status report on the implementation of the pilot 23 program to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 24 House of Representatives by February 27, 2004. The Auditor 25 General shall also schedule a performance review of the pilot 26 program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of using 27 attorneys from the registry compared to the capital collateral 28 regional counsels. The review, at a minimum, shall include 29 comparisons of the timeliness and costs of the pilot and the 30 counsels and shall be submitted to the President of the Senate 31 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 30, 34 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 2007. This subsection expires July 1, 2005 2004. 2 Section 34. In order to implement Specific 3 Appropriation 831 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 4 paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 27.709, 5 Florida Statutes, as amended by section 86 of chapter 6 2003-399, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: 7 27.709 Commission on Capital Cases.-- 8 (2)(a) The commission shall review the administration 9 of justice in capital collateral cases, receive relevant 10 public input, review the operation of the capital collateral 11 regional counsel and private counsel appointed pursuant to ss. 12 27.710 and 27.711, and advise and make recommendations to the 13 Governor, Legislature, and Supreme Court. 14 (c) In addition, the commission shall receive 15 complaints regarding the practice of any office of regional 16 counsel and private counsel appointed pursuant to ss. 27.710 17 and 27.711 and shall refer any complaint to The Florida Bar, 18 the State Supreme Court, or the Commission on Ethics, as 19 appropriate. 20 Section 35. The amendment of section 27.709, Florida 21 Statutes, by this act shall expire on July 1, 2005, and the 22 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 23 30, 2003, except that any amendments to such text enacted 24 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 25 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 26 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to the 27 provisions of this act. 28 Section 36. In order to implement Specific 29 Appropriation 831 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 30 subsections (3) and (9) of section 27.711, Florida Statutes, 31 as amended by section 88 of chapter 2003-399, Laws of Florida, 35 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 are amended, and subsection (14) is added to that section, to 2 read: 3 27.711 Terms and conditions of appointment of 4 attorneys as counsel in postconviction capital collateral 5 proceedings.-- 6 (3) An attorney appointed to represent a capital 7 defendant is entitled to payment of the fees set forth in this 8 section only upon full performance by the attorney of the 9 duties specified in this section and approval of payment by 10 the trial court, and the submission of a payment request by 11 the attorney, subject to the availability of sufficient 12 funding specifically appropriated for this purpose. An 13 attorney may not be compensated under this section for work 14 performed by the attorney before July 1, 2003, while employed 15 by the northern regional office of the capital collateral 16 counsel. The Chief Financial Officer shall notify the 17 executive director and the court if it appears that sufficient 18 funding has not been specifically appropriated for this 19 purpose to pay any fees which may be incurred. The attorney 20 shall maintain appropriate documentation, including a current 21 and detailed hourly accounting of time spent representing the 22 capital defendant. The fee and payment schedule in this 23 section is the exclusive means of compensating a 24 court-appointed attorney who represents a capital defendant. 25 When appropriate, a court-appointed attorney must seek further 26 compensation from the Federal Government, as provided in 18 27 U.S.C. s. 3006A or other federal law, in habeas corpus 28 litigation in the federal courts. 29 (9) An attorney may not represent more than five 30 capital defendants in capital postconviction litigation at any 31 one time. 36 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 (14) Each attorney participating in the pilot program 2 in the northern region pursuant to s. 27.701(2), as a 3 condition of payment pursuant to this section, shall report on 4 the performance measures adopted by the Legislature for the 5 capital collateral regional counsels. 6 Section 37. The amendment of section 27.711, Florida 7 Statutes, by this act shall expire on July 1, 2005, and the 8 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 9 30, 2003, except that any amendments to such text enacted 10 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 11 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 12 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to the 13 provisions of this act. 14 Section 38. In order to implement Specific 15 Appropriation 831 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, 16 paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 27.702, Florida 17 Statutes, as amended by section 90 of chapter 2003-399, Laws 18 of Florida, is amended to read: 19 27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional 20 counsel; reports.-- 21 (4) 22 (b) Each capital collateral regional counsel and each 23 attorney participation in the pilot program in the northern 24 region pursuant to s. 27.701(2) shall provide a quarterly 25 report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 26 House of Representatives, and the Commission on Capital Cases 27 which details the number of hours worked by investigators and 28 legal counsel per case and the amounts per case expended 29 during the preceding quarter in investigating and litigating 30 capital collateral cases. 31 Section 39. The amendment of section 27.702, Florida 37 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Statutes, by this act shall expire on July 1, 2005, and the 2 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 3 30, 2003, except that any amendments to such text enacted 4 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 5 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 6 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to the 7 provisions of this act. 8 Section 40. In order to implement Specific 9 Appropriations 812-1066 and 2919-2968 of the 2004-2005 General 10 Appropriations Act and for the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, all 11 personnel moving from county government to positions in the 12 state courts system, an office of the state attorney, or an 13 office of the public defender as a part of the implementation 14 of revision 7 to Article V of the Florida Constitution who 15 were eligible for coverage under a county-sponsored group 16 insurance program June 30, 2004, and who elect and are 17 qualified to be covered under the State Group Insurance 18 Program in the Department of Management Services shall be 19 enrolled for health and life insurance effective July 1, 2004. 20 The state courts system and the respective offices of the 21 state attorney or the offices of the public defender shall be 22 responsible for ensuring affected employees' health and life 23 insurance benefit enrollment elections are made and processed 24 by June 23, 2004, and shall make a one-time total premium 25 payment to the Division of State Group Insurance of the 26 Department of Management Services not later than July 15, 27 2004, for coverage for the month of July 2004. For health and 28 life insurance coverage only, the premium remittance mechanism 29 for each such premium payment shall be in the form of a 30 separate journal transfer. Accompanying documentation, as 31 prescribed by the Division of State Group Insurance, is 38 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 required to distinguish employee from employer contributions, 2 by subscriber. Subsequent premium payments and eligibility 3 determinations shall be made in accordance with existing laws 4 and administrative rules to ensure continuity of employee 5 benefit coverage. This section shall take effect upon becoming 6 law. This section expires July 1, 2005. 7 Section 41. In order to implement Specific 8 Appropriations 853, 854, 892, 895, 903, 906, 915, 927, and 929 9 of the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of 10 section 413.4021, Florida Statutes, is amended, to read: 11 413.4021 Pilot program participant county selection; 12 tax collection enforcement diversion program.--The Department 13 of Revenue, in coordination with the Florida Association of 14 Centers for Independent Living and the Florida Prosecuting 15 Attorneys Association, shall select four counties in which to 16 operate the pilot program. The association and the state 17 attorneys' offices in Duval County and the four pilot program 18 counties shall develop and implement a tax collection 19 enforcement diversion program, which shall collect revenue due 20 from persons who have not remitted their collected sales tax. 21 The criteria for referral to the tax collection enforcement 22 diversion program shall be determined cooperatively between 23 the state attorneys' offices in those counties and the 24 Department of Revenue. 25 (4) For the 2004-2005 2003-2004 fiscal year only and 26 notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), 50 percent 27 of the revenues collected from the tax collection enforcement 28 diversion program shall be deposited into the operating 29 account of the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational 30 Rehabilitation, to be used to implement the personal care 31 attendant pilot program and to contract with the state 39 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 attorneys participating in the tax collection enforcement 2 diversion program in an amount of not more than $50,000 for 3 each state attorney. This subsection expires July 1, 2005 4 2004. 5 Section 42. A section of this act that implements a 6 specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso 7 language in the 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act is void 8 if the specific appropriation or specifically identified 9 proviso language is vetoed. A section of this act that 10 implements more than one specific appropriation or more than 11 one portion of specifically identified proviso language in the 12 2004-2005 General Appropriations Act is void if all the 13 specific appropriations or portions of specifically identified 14 proviso language are vetoed. 15 Section 43. If any other act passed in 2004 contains a 16 provision that is substantively the same as a provision in 17 this act, but that removes or is otherwise not subject to the 18 future repeal applied to such provision by this act, the 19 Legislature intends that the provision in the other act shall 20 take precedence and shall continue to operate, notwithstanding 21 the future repeal provided by this act. 22 Section 44. The agency performance measures and 23 standards in the document entitled "Performance Measures and 24 Standards Approved by the Legislature for Fiscal Year 25 2004-2005" dated March 22, 2004, and filed with the Secretary 26 of the Senate are incorporated by reference. Such performance 27 measures and standards are directly linked to the 28 appropriations made in the General Appropriations Act for 29 fiscal year 2004-2005, as required by the Government 30 Performance and Accountability Act of 1994. State agencies are 31 directed to revise their long-range program plans required 40 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 under section 216.013, Florida Statutes, to be consistent with 2 these performance measures and standards. 3 Section 45. If any provision of this act or its 4 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 5 invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of 6 the act which can be given effect without the invalid 7 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of 8 this act are severable. 9 Section 46. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 10 this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2004; or, if this 11 act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take 12 effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to 13 July 1, 2004. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 delete everything before the enacting clause 19 20 and insert: 21 An act implementing the 2004-2005 General 22 Appropriations Act; providing legislative 23 intent; providing accounting requirements for 24 the state universities for the 2004-2005 fiscal 25 year; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; authorizing 26 the Department of Children and Family Services 27 to transfer funds within the family safety 28 program; amending s. 381.0066, F.S.; continuing 29 the additional fee on new construction permits 30 for onsite sewage treatment and disposal 31 systems the proceeds of which are used for 41 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 system research, demonstration, and training 2 projects; amending s. 385.207, F.S.; 3 authorizing appropriation of funds in the 4 Epilepsy Services Trust Fund for epilepsy case 5 management services; amending s. 394.908, F.S.; 6 providing for substance abuse and mental health 7 funding equity as provided in the General 8 Appropriations Act; amending s. 20.19, F.S.; 9 requiring specific authority for transfer of 10 funds by the Department of Children and Family 11 Services; amending s. 381.79, F.S.; providing 12 conditions for disbursement of funds 13 appropriated for brain and spinal cord injury 14 research; amending s. 216.181, F.S.; 15 authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement 16 to transfer positions and associated budgets 17 and a certain percentage of salary rate between 18 budget entities and providing requirements with 19 respect thereto; amending s. 16.555, F.S.; 20 authorizing use of the Crime Stoppers Trust 21 Fund to pay for salaries and benefits and other 22 expenses of the Department of Legal Affairs; 23 amending s. 216.262, F.S.; providing for 24 additional positions to operate additional 25 prison bed capacity under certain 26 circumstances; authorizing the Department of 27 Law Enforcement to use certain moneys to 28 provide bonuses to employees for meritorious 29 performance, subject to review; amending s. 30 287.161, F.S.; requiring the Department of 31 Management Services to charge all persons 42 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 receiving transportation from the executive 2 aircraft pool a specified rate; amending s. 3 110.12315, F.S.; providing copayment 4 requirements for the state employees' 5 prescription drug program; establishing the 6 rate of increase for legislative salaries; 7 providing for the budget of the Council for 8 Education Policy Research and Improvement to be 9 administered by the Auditor General; providing 10 that the council is otherwise independent; 11 authorizing the Executive Office of the 12 Governor to transfer funds between departments 13 for purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk 14 management premiums and for purposes of 15 aligning amounts paid for human resource 16 management services; amending s. 110.1239, 17 F.S.; providing requirements for the funding of 18 the state group health insurance program; 19 amending s. 112.061, F.S.; providing for 20 computation of travel time and reimbursement 21 for public officers' and employees' travel; 22 amending s. 215.96, F.S.; requiring the 23 Financial Management Information Board to 24 provide certain policies, procedures, and 25 processes for integration of central 26 administrative and financial information 27 systems; requiring a task force; specifying 28 membership and responsibilities; requiring 29 recommendations on specific information systems 30 and projects; amending s. 601.15, F.S.; 31 permitting the Florida Citrus Commission to 43 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 reduce certain statutory tax rates by majority 2 vote; directing the Department of Environmental 3 Protection to make specified awards of grant 4 moneys for pollution control purposes; 5 providing for an agreement between the 6 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 7 and the Department of Transportation for the 8 construction and operation of an agricultural 9 interdiction station in Escambia County; 10 amending s. 375.041, F.S.; providing for use of 11 funds allocated to the Land Acquisition Trust 12 Fund for water quality issues; amending s. 13 375.045, F.S.; providing for use of certain 14 moneys from the Florida Preservation 2000 Trust 15 Fund for the Florida Forever Trust Fund; 16 providing directives to the State Technology 17 Office with respect to information technology; 18 amending s. 373.4137, F.S.; providing for water 19 management districts to use specified funds in 20 certain surface water improvement and 21 management or invasive plant control projects; 22 amending s. 718.501, F.S.; reducing the number 23 of days for the Division of Florida Land Sales, 24 Condominiums, and Mobile Homes of the 25 Department of Business and Professional 26 Regulation to acknowledge and investigate 27 complaints; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; 28 authorizing proceeds from the Professional 29 Sports Development Trust Fund to be used for 30 operational expenses of the Florida Sports 31 Foundation and financial support of the 44 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 Sunshine State Games; amending s. 445.048, 2 F.S.; continuing and expanding the Passport to 3 Economic Progress demonstration project; 4 amending s. 27.701, F.S.; providing for a pilot 5 program using a registry of attorneys instead 6 of the capital collateral regional counsel in 7 the northern region of the state; requiring 8 certain qualification; requiring a report; 9 amending s. 27.709, F.S.; expanding the 10 jurisdiction of the Commission on Capital 11 Cases; amending s. 27.711, F.S.; providing for 12 compensation of counsel in the pilot program; 13 providing for limitations on such counsel; 14 amending s. 27.702, F.S.; requiring reports 15 from attorneys participating in the pilot 16 program; providing for continuity of health and 17 life insurance coverage of employees 18 transferring from county employment to 19 employment in the state courts system, the 20 office of a state attorney, or the office of a 21 public defender; providing responsibilities of 22 former and new employers; amending s. 413.4021, 23 F.S.; requiring additional revenues from the 24 tax collection enforcement diversion program to 25 be used for the personal care attendant pilot 26 program and for state attorney contracts; 27 providing for the effect of a veto of a 28 specific appropriation or proviso to which 29 implementing provisions refer; providing 30 applicability to other legislation; 31 incorporating by reference specified 45 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 545250 1 performance measures and standards directly 2 linked to the appropriations made in the 3 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act, as 4 required by the Government Performance and 5 Accountability Act of 1994; providing for 6 severability; providing for retroactive 7 application; providing effective dates. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 46 9:14 AM 04/02/04 h1837.ap28.02