(LATE FILED)	Amendment
Bill No. 7177

Amendment No. 828483

CHAMBER ACTION
Senate		House
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1	Representative(s) Ambler offered the following:
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3	Substitute Amendment for Amendment (122273)
4	Remove lines 231-272 and insert:
5	(1)  An agency subject to review by the Legislative
6	Sunset Commission Committee on Sunset Review shall be phased out
7	or abolished in accordance with this section if the conditions
8	set forth in subsection (2) or subsection (3) have been met by
9	June 30 following the date of review specified in s. 11.905.
10	abolished on June 30 following the date of review specified in
11	s. 11.905, unless the Legislature continues the agency or
12	advisory committee; however, an agency may not be abolished
13	unless the Legislature finds, pursuant to law, that all state
14	laws the agency had responsibility to implement or enforce have
15	been repealed, revised, or reassigned to another remaining
16	agency and
17	(2)  If the Legislature has failed to reenact the agency
18	prior to June 30 following the date of review specified in s.
19	11.905, then the agency shall be required to begin restricting
20	its operations subject to a phase-out dissolution schedule.
21	During the phase-out dissolution schedule, the agency shall
22	continue its activities, programs, and operations except that
23	its future legislative budget requests shall be submitted to
24	reflect an annual reduction of 25 percent of its current year
25	budget, with a total budget elimination in 4 years. Such agency
26	shall continue to be subject to sunset review by the commission
27	until the Legislature enacts legislation relating to its
28	continuation, modification, or abolishment; or
29	(3)(a)  If the Legislature passes a law prior to June 30
30	following the date of review specified in s. 11.905 under which
31	a substantial portion of the agency's responsibilities are
32	reassigned or eliminated, then the agency shall be abolished
33	provided that adequate provision has been made for the transfer
34	to a successor agency of all duties and obligations relating to
35	bonds, loans, promissory notes, lease-purchase lease purchase
36	agreements, installment sales contracts, certificates of
37	participation, master equipment financing agreements, or any
38	other form of indebtedness such that security therefor and the
39	rights of bondholders or holders of other indebtedness are not
40	impaired.
41	(b)  Any remaining responsibilities of an abolished agency
42	to implement or enforce state laws not otherwise reassigned or
43	eliminated under paragraph (a) shall be temporarily continued or
44	reassigned by the Governor by executive order within a
45	reasonable time, but as soon as practicable before the effective
46	date of the agency's abolition. Such executive order shall
47	remain in effect unless and until such responsibilities are
48	continued, reassigned, or eliminated by general law. These
49	remaining responsibilities may include any duties and
50	obligations relating to bonds, loans, promissory notes, lease-
51	purchase agreements, installment sales contracts, certificates
52	of participation, master equipment financing agreements, or any
53	other form of indebtedness such that security therefor and the
54	rights of bondholders or holders of other indebtedness are not
55	impaired, unless and until such provision shall be made by
56	general law.  Any agency responsibilities that continue to
57	operate under an executive order by the Governor shall continue
58	to be subject to sunset review by the commission.
59	(2)  If the Legislature does not take action before the
60	date of review to continue the agency or advisory committee, the
61	agency shall submit its legislative budget request consistent
62	with recommendations of the appropriate Legislative Committee on
63	Sunset Review or any law transferring the agency's functions to
64	other entities.
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