Amendment
Bill No. 1715

Amendment No. 047289

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Adams offered the following:
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3	Amendment
4	Remove lines 81 through 177, and insert:
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6	Section 3.  Section 943.0311, Florida Statutes, is amended
7	to read:
8	943.0311  Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives; duties of
9	the department with respect to domestic security.--
10	(1)  The executive director of the department, or a member
11	of the department designated by the executive director, shall
12	serve as the Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives. The Chief
13	of Domestic Security Initiatives shall:
14	(a)  Coordinate the efforts of the department in the
15	ongoing assessment of this state's vulnerability to, and ability
16	to detect, prevent, prepare for, and respond to, and recover
17	from acts of terrorism within or affecting this state.
18	(b)  Prepare recommendations for the Governor, the
19	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
20	Representatives, which are based upon ongoing assessments to
21	limit the vulnerability of the state to terrorism.
22	(c)  Coordinate the collection of proposals to limit the
23	vulnerability of the state to terrorism.
24	(d)  Use regional task forces to support the duties of the
25	department set forth in this section.
26	(e)  Use public or private resources to perform the duties
27	assigned to the department under this section.
28	(2)  The chief shall conduct or cause to be conducted by
29	the personnel and with the resources of the state agency, state
30	university, or community college that owns or leases a building,
31	facility, or structure, security assessments of buildings,
32	facilities, and structures owned or leased by state agencies,
33	state universities, and community colleges using methods and
34	instruments made available by the department. Each entity making
35	such an assessment shall prioritize its security needs based on
36	the findings of its assessment. Each state agency, state
37	university, and community college shall cooperate with the
38	department and provide the assistance of employees within
39	existing resources to provide to the chief information in the
40	format requested by the chief. The chief must report to the
41	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
42	House of Representatives if any state agency, state university,
43	or community college substantially fails to cooperate with the
44	chief in making a security assessment of the buildings,
45	facilities, and structures of the state agency, state
46	university, or community college.
47	(a)  The initial assessment of each building, facility, or
48	structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university,
49	or community college shall be completed by the state agency,
50	state university, or community college and shall be provided to
51	the chief no later than November 1, 2004.
52	(b)  Assessments of any building, facility, or structure
53	owned or leased by a state agency, state university, or
54	community college not previously provided to the chief under
55	paragraph (a) must be completed by the state agency, state
56	university, or community college and provided to the chief
57	before occupying or substantially modifying such building,
58	facility, or structure. The chief may request additional
59	followup assessments to ensure that the security assessments of
60	buildings, facilities, and structures, owned or leased by state
61	agencies, state universities, and community colleges, remain
62	reasonably current and valid.
63	(3)  The chief shall report to the Governor, the President
64	of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
65	by November 1 of each year prioritized suggestions for specific
66	and significant security enhancements enhancement of any
67	building, facility, or structure owned or leased by a state
68	agency, state university, or community college or any entity
69	that has conducted an assessment under subsection (5). The chief
70	may utilize the assessments provided under subsection (5) in
71	making his or her suggestions. The report shall suggest
72	strategies to maximize federal funds in support of building or
73	facility security if such funds are available must identify and
74	prioritize the recommended security enhancements and provide
75	recommendations to maximize federal funding in support of
76	building and facility security.
77	(4)  To promote the continued safety of government
78	buildings, facilities, and structures within the state, the
79	chief shall work in conjunction with state agencies, state
80	universities, community colleges, and local governments to
81	recommend report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
82	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives recommended and
83	implement best practices for safety and security of buildings,
84	facilities, and structures owned or leased by state agencies,
85	state universities, community colleges, and local governments.
86	The chief may enlist the assistance of the State Fire Marshal
87	and other domestic security partners in developing the
88	recommended best practices. To promote the continued safety of
89	government buildings, facilities, and structures within the
90	state, the Best practices may be revised or enhanced by the
91	chief as necessary. The recommended best practices are not a
92	rule as defined in chapter 120.
93	(5)  The chief shall communicate to local governments and
94	water management districts the importance of conducting security
95	assessments of buildings, facilities, and structures owned or
96	leased by such local governments or water management districts,
97	and the options local governments and water management districts
98	should consider in obtaining security assessments. The cost of
99	any security assessment of a building, facility, or structure
100	owned or leased by a local government or water management
101	district shall be borne by the local government or water
102	management district, as applicable.
103	(6)  The chief may communicate to private entities the
104	options private entities should consider in obtaining security
105	assessments and may solicit private entities for the purpose of
106	communicating such options. The cost of any security assessment
107	of a private entity shall be borne by the private entity.
108	Private entities are urged to cooperate with and assist the
109	department in meeting its responsibilities for domestic
110	security.
111	(7)  As used in this section, the term "state agency"
112	includes the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency
113	for Workforce Innovation, the Department of Agriculture and
114	Consumer Services, the Department of Business and Professional
115	Regulation, the Department of Children and Family Services, the
116	Department of Citrus, the Department of Community Affairs, the
117	Department of Corrections, the Department of Education, the
118	Department of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Environmental
119	Protection, the Department of Financial Services, the Department
120	of Health, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
121	the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Law
122	Enforcement, the Department of Legal Affairs, the Department of
123	Management Services, the Department of Military Affairs, the
124	Department of Revenue, the Department of State, the Department
125	of the Lottery, the Department of Transportation, the Department
126	of Veterans' Affairs, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
127	Commission, the Parole Commission, the State Board of
128	Administration, and the Executive Office of the Governor.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.