HB 1715

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to domestic security; amending s.
3	943.03101, F.S.; providing that counter-terrorism
4	coordination must be conducted in accordance with the
5	state comprehensive emergency management plan; amending
6	ss. 943.03 and 943.0311, F.S.; changing the title of the
7	position "Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives" to
8	"Chief of Domestic Security"; revising references to
9	conform; clarifying duties of the Chief of Domestic
10	Security; revising provisions relating to required
11	security assessments of buildings, facilities, and
12	structures owned or leased by state agencies, state
13	universities, and community colleges; requiring certain
14	assessments to be provided to the Chief of Domestic
15	Security within a specified timeframe; revising
16	requirements with respect to a report by the Chief of
17	Domestic Security regarding suggestions for security
18	enhancements; revising provisions with respect to the
19	recommendation, development, and implementation of best
20	practices for the safety and security of specified
21	buildings, facilities, and structures; amending s.
22	943.0312, F.S.; revising provisions with respect to
23	regional domestic security task forces; conforming
24	language; providing an additional duty of the task forces;
25	revising the organization and membership of the task
26	forces; providing editorial changes; requiring the task
27	forces to make specified recommendations to the Domestic
28	Security Oversight Council; creating s. 943.0313, F.S.;
29	creating the Domestic Security Oversight Council;
30	providing purpose of the council; providing for membership
31	of the council; providing for organization, meetings,
32	staffing, and duties of the council; providing for the
33	establishment of an executive committee and membership
34	thereof; providing duties of the executive committee;
35	requiring annual reports to the Governor and Legislature;
36	providing that the council is a criminal justice agency
37	for the purposes of ch. 119, F.S.; amending s. 381.00315,
38	F.S., to conform; providing an effective date.
39
40	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
41
42	Section 1.  Section 943.03101, Florida Statutes, is amended
43	to read:
44	943.03101  Counter-terrorism coordination.--The Legislature
45	finds that with respect to counter-terrorism efforts and initial
46	responses to acts of terrorism within or affecting this state,
47	specialized efforts of emergency management that are unique to
48	such situations are required and that these efforts
49	intrinsically involve very close coordination of federal, state,
50	and local law enforcement agencies with the efforts of all
51	others involved in emergency-response efforts. In order to best
52	provide this specialized effort with respect to counter-
53	terrorism efforts and responses, the Legislature has determined
54	that such efforts should be coordinated by and through the
55	Department of Law Enforcement, working closely with the Division
56	of Emergency Management and others involved in preparation
57	against acts of terrorism in or affecting this state, and in the
58	initial response to such acts, in accordance with the state
59	comprehensive emergency management plan prepared pursuant to s.
60	252.35(2)(a).
61	Section 2.  Subsection (14) of section 943.03, Florida
62	Statutes, is amended to read:
63	943.03  Department of Law Enforcement.--
64	(14)  The department, with respect to counter-terrorism
65	efforts, responses to acts of terrorism within or affecting this
66	state, and other matters related to the domestic security of
67	Florida as it relates to terrorism, shall coordinate and direct
68	the law enforcement, initial emergency, and other initial
69	responses. The department shall work closely with the Division
70	of Emergency Management, other federal, state, and local law
71	enforcement agencies, fire and rescue agencies, first-responder
72	agencies, and others involved in preparation against acts of
73	terrorism in or affecting this state and in the response to such
74	acts. The executive director of the department, or another
75	member of the department designated by the director, shall serve
76	as Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives for the purpose of
77	directing and coordinating such efforts. The department and
78	Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives shall use the regional
79	domestic security task forces as established in this chapter to
80	assist in such efforts.
81	Section 3.  Section 943.0311, Florida Statutes, is amended
82	to read:
83	943.0311  Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives; duties of
84	the department with respect to domestic security.--
85	(1)  The executive director of the department, or a member
86	of the department designated by the executive director, shall
87	serve as the Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives. The Chief
88	of Domestic Security Initiatives shall:
89	(a)  Coordinate the efforts of the department in the
90	ongoing assessment of this state's vulnerability to, and ability
91	to detect, prevent, prepare for, and respond to, and recover
92	from acts of terrorism within or affecting this state.
93	(b)  Prepare recommendations for the Governor, the
94	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
95	Representatives, which are based upon ongoing assessments to
96	limit the vulnerability of the state to terrorism.
97	(c)  Coordinate the collection of proposals to limit the
98	vulnerability of the state to terrorism.
99	(d)  Use regional task forces to support the duties of the
100	department set forth in this section.
101	(e)  Use public or private resources to perform the duties
102	assigned to the department under this section.
103	(2)  The chief shall conduct or cause to be conducted by
104	the personnel and with the resources of the state agency, state
105	university, or community college that owns or leases a building,
106	facility, or structure, security assessments of buildings,
107	facilities, and structures owned or leased by state agencies,
108	state universities, and community colleges using methods and
109	instruments made available by the department. Each entity making
110	such an assessment shall prioritize its security needs based on
111	the findings of its assessment. Each state agency, state
112	university, and community college shall cooperate with the
113	department and provide the assistance of employees within
114	existing resources to provide to the chief information in the
115	format requested by the chief. The chief must report to the
116	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
117	House of Representatives if any state agency, state university,
118	or community college substantially fails to cooperate with the
119	chief in making a security assessment of the buildings,
120	facilities, and structures of the state agency, state
121	university, or community college.
122	(a)  The initial assessment of each building, facility, or
123	structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university,
124	or community college shall be completed by the state agency,
125	state university, or community college and shall be provided to
126	the chief no later than November 1, 2004.
127	(b)  Assessments of any building, facility, or structure
128	owned or leased by a state agency, state university, or
129	community college not previously provided to the chief under
130	paragraph (a) must be completed by the state agency, state
131	university, or community college and provided to the chief
132	before occupying or substantially modifying such building,
133	facility, or structure. The chief may request additional
134	followup assessments to ensure that the security assessments of
135	buildings, facilities, and structures, owned or leased by state
136	agencies, state universities, and community colleges, remain
137	reasonably current and valid.
138	(3)  The chief shall report to the Governor, the President
139	of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
140	by November 1 of each year prioritized suggestions for specific
141	and significant security enhancements enhancement of any
142	building, facility, or structure owned or leased by a state
143	agency, state university, or community college or any entity
144	that has conducted an assessment under subsection (5). The chief
145	may utilize the assessments provided under subsection (5) in
146	making his or her suggestions. The report shall suggest
147	strategies to maximize federal funds in support of building or
148	facility security if such funds are available must identify and
149	prioritize the recommended security enhancements and provide
150	recommendations to maximize federal funding in support of
151	building and facility security.
152	(4)  To promote the continued safety of government
153	buildings, facilities, and structures within the state, the
154	chief shall work in conjunction with state agencies, state
155	universities, community colleges, and local governments to
156	recommend report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
157	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives recommended and
158	implement best practices for safety and security of buildings,
159	facilities, and structures owned or leased by state agencies,
160	state universities, community colleges, and local governments.
161	The chief may enlist the assistance of the State Fire Marshal
162	and other domestic security partners in developing the
163	recommended best practices. To promote the continued safety of
164	government buildings, facilities, and structures within the
165	state, the Best practices may be revised or enhanced by the
166	chief as necessary. The recommended best practices are not a
167	rule as defined in chapter 120.
168	(5)  The chief shall communicate to local governments and
169	water management districts the importance of conducting security
170	assessments of buildings, facilities, and structures owned or
171	leased by such local governments or water management districts,
172	and the options local governments and water management districts
173	should consider in obtaining security assessments. The cost of
174	any security assessment of a building, facility, or structure
175	owned or leased by a local government or water management
176	district shall be borne by the local government or water
177	management district, as applicable.
178	(6)  The chief may communicate to private entities the
179	options private entities should consider in obtaining security
180	assessments and may solicit private entities for the purpose of
181	communicating such options. The cost of any security assessment
182	of a private entity shall be borne by the private entity.
183	Private entities are urged to cooperate with and assist the
184	department in meeting its responsibilities for domestic
185	security.
186	(7)  As used in this section, the term "state agency"
187	includes the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency
188	for Workforce Innovation, the Department of Agriculture and
189	Consumer Services, the Department of Business and Professional
190	Regulation, the Department of Children and Family Services, the
191	Department of Citrus, the Department of Community Affairs, the
192	Department of Corrections, the Department of Education, the
193	Department of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Environmental
194	Protection, the Department of Financial Services, the Department
195	of Health, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
196	the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Law
197	Enforcement, the Department of Legal Affairs, the Department of
198	Management Services, the Department of Military Affairs, the
199	Department of Revenue, the Department of State, the Department
200	of the Lottery, the Department of Transportation, the Department
201	of Veterans' Affairs, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
202	Commission, the Parole Commission, the State Board of
203	Administration, and the Executive Office of the Governor.
204	Section 4.  Section 943.0312, Florida Statutes, is amended
205	to read:
206	943.0312  Regional domestic security task forces.--The
207	Legislature finds that there is a need to develop and implement
208	a statewide strategy to address prevention, preparation,
209	protection, and response, and recovery efforts by federal,
210	state, and local law enforcement agencies, emergency management
211	agencies, fire and rescue departments, first-responder personnel
212	and others in dealing with potential or actual terrorist acts
213	within or affecting this state.
214	(1)  To assist the department and the Chief of Domestic
215	Security Initiatives in performing their roles and duties in
216	this regard, the department shall establish a regional domestic
217	security task force in each of the department's operational
218	regions. The task forces shall serve in an advisory capacity to
219	the department and the Chief of Domestic Security and shall
220	provide support to the department in its performance of
221	functions pertaining to domestic security Initiatives.
222	(a)  Subject to annual appropriation, the department shall
223	provide dedicated employees to support the function of each
224	regional domestic security task force.
225	(b)  Each task force shall be co-chaired by the
226	department's special agent in charge regional director of the
227	operational region in which the task force is located and by a
228	local sheriff or chief of police from within the operational
229	region.
230	(c)  Each task force membership may also include
231	representatives of state and local law enforcement agencies,
232	fire and rescue departments, or first-responder personnel;
233	representatives of emergency management agencies and health,
234	medical, and hospital agencies; representatives an available
235	representative from the Division of Emergency Management; an
236	available representative from the Department of Health; an
237	available representative of a local emergency planning
238	committees committee; representatives of state and local law
239	enforcement agencies, fire and rescue departments, or first-
240	responder personnel; and other persons as deemed appropriate and
241	necessary by the task force co-chairs.
242	(d)  The co-chairs of each task force may appoint
243	subcommittees and subcommittee chairs as necessary in order to
244	address issues related to the various disciplines represented on
245	the task force, except that subcommittee chairs for emergency
246	management shall be appointed with the approval of the director
247	of the Division of Emergency Management. A subcommittee chair
248	shall serve at the pleasure of the co-chairs.
249	(2)  In accordance with the state's domestic security
250	strategic goals and objectives, The goals of each task force
251	shall coordinate include coordinating efforts to counter
252	terrorism, as defined by s. 775.30, among local, state, and
253	federal resources to ensure that such efforts are not fragmented
254	or unnecessarily duplicated; coordinate coordinating training
255	for local and state personnel to counter terrorism as defined by
256	s. 775.30; coordinate coordinating the collection and
257	dissemination of investigative and intelligence information; and
258	facilitate facilitating responses to terrorist incidents within
259	or affecting each region. With the approval of the Chief of
260	Domestic Security Initiatives, the task forces may incorporate
261	other objectives reasonably related to the goals of enhancing
262	the state's domestic security and ability to detect, prevent,
263	and respond to acts of terrorism within or affecting this state.
264	Each task force shall take into account the variety of
265	conditions and resources present within its region.
266	(3)  The Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives, in
267	conjunction with the Division of Emergency Management, the
268	regional domestic security task forces, and the various state
269	entities responsible for establishing training standards
270	applicable to state law enforcement officers and fire,
271	emergency, and first-responder personnel shall identify
272	appropriate equipment and training needs, curricula, and
273	materials related to the effective response to suspected or
274	actual acts of terrorism or incidents involving real or hoax
275	weapons of mass destruction as defined in s. 790.166.
276	Recommendations for funding for purchases of equipment, delivery
277	of training, implementation of, or revision to basic or
278	continued training required for state licensure or
279	certification, or other related responses shall be made by the
280	Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives to the Domestic Security
281	Oversight Council, the Executive Office of the Governor, the
282	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
283	Representatives as necessary to ensure assure that the needs of
284	this state with regard to the preparing, equipping, outfitting,
285	and training, and exercising of response personnel are
286	identified and addressed. In making such recommendations, the
287	Chief of Domestic Security Initiatives and the Division of
288	Emergency Management shall identify all funding sources that may
289	be available to fund such efforts equipping, outfitting, and
290	training.
291	(4)  Each regional domestic security task force, working in
292	conjunction with the department, the Office of the Attorney
293	General, and other public or private entities, shall work to
294	ensure that hate-driven acts against ethnic groups that may have
295	been targeted as a result of acts of terrorism in or affecting
296	this state are appropriately investigated and responded to.
297	(5)  Members of each regional domestic security task force
298	may not receive any pay other than their salaries normally
299	received from their employers, but are entitled to reimbursement
300	for per diem and travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061.
301	(6)  Subject to annual appropriation, the department of Law
302	Enforcement shall provide staff and administrative support for
303	the regional domestic security task forces.
304	Section 5.  Section 943.0313, Florida Statutes, is created
305	to read:
306	943.0313  Domestic Security Oversight Council.--The
307	Legislature finds that there exists a need to provide executive
308	direction and leadership with respect to terrorism prevention,
309	preparation, protection, response, and recovery efforts by state
310	and local agencies in this state. In recognition of this need,
311	the Domestic Security Oversight Council is hereby created. The
312	council shall serve as an advisory council pursuant to s.
313	20.03(7) to provide guidance to the state's regional domestic
314	security task forces and other domestic security working groups
315	and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature
316	regarding the expenditure of funds and allocation of resources
317	related to counter-terrorism and domestic security efforts.
318	(1)  MEMBERSHIP.--
319	(a)  The Domestic Security Oversight Council shall consist
320	of the following voting members:
321	1.  The executive director of the Department of Law
322	Enforcement.
323	2.  The director of the Division of Emergency Management
324	within the Department of Community Affairs.
325	3.  The Attorney General.
326	4.  The Commissioner of Agriculture.
327	5.  The Secretary of Health.
328	6.  The Commissioner of Education.
329	7.  The State Fire Marshal.
330	8.  The adjutant general of the Florida National Guard.
331	9.  The chief information officer of the State Technology
332	Office within the Department of Management Services.
333	10.  Each sheriff or chief of police who serves as a co-
334	chair of a regional domestic security task force pursuant to s.
335	943.0312(1)(b).
336	11.  Each of the department's special agents in charge who
337	serve as a co-chair of a regional domestic security task force.
338	12.  Two representatives of the Florida Fire Chiefs
339	Association.
340	13.  One representative of the Florida Police Chiefs
341	Association.
342	14.  One representative of the Florida Prosecuting
343	Attorneys Association.
344	15.  The chair of the Statewide Domestic Security
345	Intelligence Committee.
346	16.  One representative of the Florida Hospital
347	Association.
348	17.  One representative of the Emergency Medical Services
349	Advisory Council.
350	18.  One representative of the Florida Emergency
351	Preparedness Association.
352	19.  One representative of the Florida Seaport
353	Transportation and Economic Development Council.
354	(b)  In addition to the members designated in paragraph
355	(a), the council may invite other ex officio, nonvoting members
356	to attend and participate in council meetings. Those nonvoting
357	members may include, but need not be limited to:
358	1.  The executive director of the Department of Highway
359	Safety and Motor Vehicles.
360	2.  The Secretary of Health Care Administration.
361	3.  The Secretary of Environmental Protection.
362	4.  The director of the Division of Law Enforcement within
363	the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
364	5.  A representative of the Commission on Human Relations.
365	6.  A representative of the United States Coast Guard.
366	7.  A United States Attorney from a federal judicial
367	circuit within this state.
368	8.  A special agent in charge from an office of the Federal
369	Bureau of Investigation within this state.
370	(2)  ORGANIZATION.--
371	(a)  The Legislature finds that the council serves a
372	legitimate state, county, and municipal purpose and that service
373	on the council is consistent with a member's principal service
374	in public office or employment. Membership on the council does
375	not disqualify a member from holding any other public office or
376	being employed by a public entity, except that a member of the
377	Legislature may not serve on the council.
378	(b)  The executive director of the Department of Law
379	Enforcement shall serve as chair of the council, and the
380	director of the Division of Emergency Management within the
381	Department of Community Affairs shall serve as vice chair of the
382	council. In the absence of the chair, the vice chair shall serve
383	as chair. In the absence of the vice chair, the chair may name
384	any member of the council to perform the duties of the chair if
385	such substitution does not extend beyond a defined meeting,
386	duty, or period of time.
387	(c)  Any absent voting member of the council may be
388	represented by a designee empowered to act on any issue before
389	the council to the same extent that the designating member is
390	empowered. If a co-chair of a regional domestic security task
391	force is absent from a council meeting, the co-chair shall
392	appoint a subcommittee chair of that task force as the designee.
393	(d)  The council shall establish bylaws for its general
394	governance.
395	(e)  Any member of the council serving by reason of the
396	office or employment held by the member shall cease to serve on
397	the council at such time as he or she ceases to hold the office
398	or employment which was the basis for appointment to the
399	council.
400	(f)  Representatives from agencies or organizations other
401	than those designated by title shall be chosen by the entity.
402	Except for those individuals designated by title, council
403	members shall be certified annually to the chair by the
404	organization they represent.
405	(g)  Members of the council or their designees shall serve
406	without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per
407	diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061.
408	(h)  The department shall provide the council with the
409	staff support necessary to assist in the performance of its
410	duties.
411	(3)  MEETINGS.--The council must meet at least
412	semiannually. Additional meetings may be held as necessary. A
413	majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum.
414	(4)  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.--
415	(a)  The council shall establish an executive committee
416	consisting of the following members:
417	1.  The executive director of the Department of Law
418	Enforcement.
419	2.  The director of the Division of Emergency Management
420	within the Department of Community Affairs.
421	3.  The Attorney General.
422	4.  The Commissioner Agriculture.
423	5.  The Secretary of Health.
424	6.  The Commissioner of Education.
425	7.  The State Fire Marshal.
426	(b)  The executive director of the Department of Law
427	Enforcement shall serve as the chair of the executive committee,
428	and the director of the Division of Emergency Management within
429	the Department of Community Affairs shall serve as the vice
430	chair of the executive committee.
431	(c)  The executive committee shall approve all matters
432	brought before the council prior to consideration. When
433	expedited action of the council is deemed necessary by the chair
434	or vice chair, the executive committee may act on behalf of the
435	council.
436	(5)  DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.--
437	(a)  The Domestic Security Oversight Council shall serve as
438	an advisory council to the Governor, the Legislature, and the
439	Chief of Domestic Security. The council shall:
440	1.  Review the development, maintenance, and operation of a
441	comprehensive multidisciplinary domestic security strategy that
442	will guide the state's prevention, preparedness, protection,
443	response, and recovery efforts against terrorist attacks and
444	make appropriate recommendations to ensure the implementation of
445	that strategy.
446	2.  Review the development of integrated funding plans to
447	support specific projects, goals, and objectives necessary to
448	the state's domestic security strategy and make appropriate
449	recommendations to implement those plans.
450	3.  Review and recommend approval of prioritized
451	recommendations from regional domestic security task forces and
452	state working groups on the use of available funding to ensure
453	the use of such funds in a manner that best promotes the goals
454	of statewide, regional, and local domestic security through
455	coordinated planning and implementation strategies.
456	4.  Review and recommend approval of statewide policies and
457	operational protocols that support the domestic security efforts
458	of the regional domestic security task forces and state
459	agencies.
460	5.  Review the overall statewide effectiveness of domestic
461	security and counter-terrorism efforts in order to provide
462	suggestions to improve or enhance those efforts.
463	6.  Review the efforts of any agency or entity involved in
464	state or local domestic security and counter-terrorism efforts
465	that requests assistance or that appears to need such review in
466	order to provide suggestions to improve or enhance those
467	efforts.
468	7.  Review efforts within the state to better secure state
469	and local infrastructure against terrorist attack and make
470	recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of such efforts.
471	8.  Review and recommend legislative initiatives related to
472	the state's domestic security and provide endorsement or
473	recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of such efforts.
474	9.  Review statewide or multiagency mobilizations and
475	responses to major domestic security incidents and recommend
476	suggestions for training, improvement of response efforts, or
477	improvement of coordination or for other strategies that may be
478	derived as necessary from such reviews.
479	10.  Conduct any additional review or inquiry or make
480	recommendations to the Governor and Legislature in support of
481	other initiatives, as may be necessary, to fulfill the function
482	of general oversight of the state's domestic security and
483	counter-terrorism efforts and to promote increased security.
484	11.  Promote and preserve intergovernmental cooperation and
485	consensus among state and local agencies, the Federal
486	Government, private entities, other states, and other nations,
487	as appropriate, under the guidance of the Governor.
488	(b)  The Domestic Security Oversight Council shall make an
489	annual funding recommendation to the Governor and Legislature
490	which shall prioritize funding requests based on allocations
491	from all available sources for implementing the state's domestic
492	security strategy. This recommendation must include the
493	prioritized recommendations of each of the regional domestic
494	security task forces and the various working groups that
495	participate in the prioritization process for funding
496	allocations. The recommendation must reflect the consideration
497	of strategic priorities and allocations that best serve the
498	state's overall domestic security needs. The recommendation
499	shall be transmitted to the Governor and the Legislature by
500	December 31 of each year. If additional funds become available,
501	or reallocation of funding is required beyond current spending
502	authorizations, the council may make recommendations to the
503	Governor for consideration by the Legislative Budget Commission.
504	(6)  REPORTS.--The council shall report annually on its
505	activities, on or before December 31 of each calendar year, to
506	the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
507	House of Representatives, and the chairs of the committees
508	having principal jurisdiction over domestic security in the
509	Senate and the House of Representatives.
510	(7)  AGENCY DESIGNATION.--For purposes of this section, the
511	Domestic Security Oversight Council shall be considered a
512	criminal justice agency within the definition of s. 119.011(4).
513	Section 6.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
514	381.00315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
515	381.00315  Public health advisories; public health
516	emergencies.--The State Health Officer is responsible for
517	declaring public health emergencies and issuing public health
518	advisories.
519	(1)  As used in this section, the term:
520	(b)  "Public health emergency" means any occurrence, or
521	threat thereof, whether natural or man made, which results or
522	may result in substantial injury or harm to the public health
523	from infectious disease, chemical agents, nuclear agents,
524	biological toxins, or situations involving mass casualties or
525	natural disasters. Prior to declaring a public health emergency,
526	the State Health Officer shall, to the extent possible, consult
527	with the Governor and shall notify the Chief of Domestic
528	Security Initiatives as created in s. 943.03. The declaration of
529	a public health emergency shall continue until the State Health
530	Officer finds that the threat or danger has been dealt with to
531	the extent that the emergency conditions no longer exist and he
532	or she terminates the declaration. However, a declaration of a
533	public health emergency may not continue for longer than 60 days
534	unless the Governor concurs in the renewal of the declaration.
535	The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health
536	emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the
537	public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
538	1.  Directing manufacturers of prescription drugs or over-
539	the-counter drugs who are permitted under chapter 499 and
540	wholesalers of prescription drugs located in this state who are
541	permitted under chapter 499 to give priority to the shipping of
542	specified drugs to pharmacies and health care providers within
543	geographic areas that have been identified by the State Health
544	Officer. The State Health Officer must identify the drugs to be
545	shipped. Manufacturers and wholesalers located in the state must
546	respond to the State Health Officer's priority shipping
547	directive before shipping the specified drugs.
548	2.  Notwithstanding chapters 465 and 499 and rules adopted
549	thereunder, directing pharmacists employed by the department to
550	compound bulk prescription drugs and provide these bulk
551	prescription drugs to physicians and nurses of county health
552	departments or any qualified person authorized by the State
553	Health Officer for administration to persons as part of a
554	prophylactic or treatment regimen.
555	3.  Notwithstanding s. 456.036, temporarily reactivating
556	the inactive license of the following health care practitioners,
557	when such practitioners are needed to respond to the public
558	health emergency: physicians licensed under chapter 458 or
559	chapter 459; physician assistants licensed under chapter 458 or
560	chapter 459; licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and
561	advanced registered nurse practitioners licensed under part I of
562	chapter 464; respiratory therapists licensed under part V of
563	chapter 468; and emergency medical technicians and paramedics
564	certified under part III of chapter 401. Only those health care
565	practitioners specified in this paragraph who possess an
566	unencumbered inactive license and who request that such license
567	be reactivated are eligible for reactivation. An inactive
568	license that is reactivated under this paragraph shall return to
569	inactive status when the public health emergency ends or prior
570	to the end of the public health emergency if the State Health
571	Officer determines that the health care practitioner is no
572	longer needed to provide services during the public health
573	emergency. Such licenses may only be reactivated for a period
574	not to exceed 90 days without meeting the requirements of s.
575	456.036 or chapter 401, as applicable.
576	4.  Ordering an individual to be examined, tested,
577	vaccinated, treated, or quarantined for communicable diseases
578	that have significant morbidity or mortality and present a
579	severe danger to public health. Individuals who are unable or
580	unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or treated for
581	reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be subjected to
582	quarantine.
583	a.  Examination, testing, vaccination, or treatment may be
584	performed by any qualified person authorized by the State Health
585	Officer.
586	b.  If the individual poses a danger to the public health,
587	the State Health Officer may subject the individual to
588	quarantine. If there is no practical method to quarantine the
589	individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary
590	to vaccinate or treat the individual.
591
592	Any order of the State Health Officer given to effectuate this
593	paragraph shall be immediately enforceable by a law enforcement
594	officer under s. 381.0012.
595	Section 7.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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