| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the state integrated electronic system |
| 3 | for deploying government products, services, and |
| 4 | information; amending s. 282.102, F.S.; requiring the |
| 5 | system to be provided in English and Spanish, at a |
| 6 | minimum, by a date certain; creating s. 282.1025, F.S.; |
| 7 | requiring information deployed by an agency on the system |
| 8 | to be provided in English and Spanish, at a minimum, by a |
| 9 | date certain; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (23) of |
| 14 | section 282.102, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 282.102 Creation of the State Technology Office; powers |
| 16 | and duties.--There is created a State Technology Office within |
| 17 | the Department of Management Services. The office shall be a |
| 18 | separate budget entity, and shall be headed by a Chief |
| 19 | Information Officer who is appointed by the Governor and is in |
| 20 | the Senior Management Service. The Chief Information Officer |
| 21 | shall be an agency head for all purposes. The Department of |
| 22 | Management Services shall provide administrative support and |
| 23 | service to the office to the extent requested by the Chief |
| 24 | Information Officer. The office may adopt policies and |
| 25 | procedures regarding personnel, procurement, and transactions |
| 26 | for State Technology Office personnel. The office shall have the |
| 27 | following powers, duties, and functions: |
| 28 | (23) To provide an integrated electronic system for |
| 29 | deploying government products, services, and information to |
| 30 | individuals and businesses. |
| 31 | (c) No later than October 1, 2008, the products, services, |
| 32 | and information deployed shall be in English and Spanish, at a |
| 33 | minimum. |
| 34 | Section 2. Section 282.1025, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 35 | to read: |
| 36 | 282.1025 Integrated electronic system for deploying |
| 37 | government products, services, and information; agency |
| 38 | requirements.--Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later |
| 39 | than October 1, 2010, an agency deploying information to |
| 40 | individuals and businesses on the state integrated electronic |
| 41 | system described in s. 282.102(23) shall provide the information |
| 42 | in English and Spanish, at a minimum. |
| 43 | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007. |