Senate Bill sb0386

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 386

    By Senator Campbell





    32-407-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Agency for Persons with

  3         Disabilities; amending s. 20.197, F.S.;

  4         providing for the agency head to be subject to

  5         confirmation by the Senate; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 20.197, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         20.197  Agency for Persons with Disabilities.--There is

13  created the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, housed

14  within the Department of Children and Family Services for

15  administrative purposes only. The agency shall be a separate

16  budget entity not subject to control, supervision, or

17  direction by the Department of Children and Family Services in

18  any manner, including, but not limited to, personnel,

19  purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property,

20  and budgetary matters.

21         (1)  The director of the agency shall be the agency

22  head for all purposes and shall be appointed by the Governor,

23  subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the

24  pleasure of the Governor. The director shall administer the

25  affairs of the agency and establish administrative units as

26  needed and may, within available resources, employ assistants,

27  professional staff, and other employees as necessary to

28  discharge the powers and duties of the agency.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 386
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