| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Idea Bank; creating s. 282.40, |
| 3 | F.S.; creating the "National Idea Bank Act"; providing |
| 4 | intent; directing the Department of Management Services to |
| 5 | create, maintain, and publicize an Idea Bank on an |
| 6 | Internet website; providing access criteria for the |
| 7 | website; requiring the department to solicit and display |
| 8 | certain information on the website; directing the |
| 9 | department to organize and present information in a |
| 10 | systematic and retrievable format that is readily |
| 11 | available to citizens and organizations; directing the |
| 12 | department to make annual reports to the Governor and the |
| 13 | Legislature; providing an appropriation; providing an |
| 14 | effective date. |
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| 16 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 18 | Section 1. Section 282.40, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 19 | read: |
| 20 | 282.40 National Idea Bank.-- |
| 21 | (1) This section may be cited as the "National Idea Bank |
| 22 | Act." |
| 23 | (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a |
| 24 | central location for collecting ideas and documenting programs |
| 25 | and initiatives that have succeeded in governments and |
| 26 | organizations. |
| 27 | (3) The Department of Management Services shall: |
| 28 | (a) By January 1, 2008, create and maintain an "Idea Bank" |
| 29 | on an Internet website with nationwide access to carry out the |
| 30 | purposes of this section. |
| 31 | (b) Provide Internet access to citizens and organizations |
| 32 | and a guided process for submitting ideas. |
| 33 | (c) Solicit and showcase, on the website, successful ideas |
| 34 | from across the nation. |
| 35 | (d) Provide, on the website, an annual list of the top |
| 36 | ideas received during the prior fiscal year. |
| 37 | (e) Organize and present all information in a systematic |
| 38 | and retrievable format that is readily available to citizens as |
| 39 | well as public and private organizations. |
| 40 | (f) Publicize the existence and use of the Idea Bank. |
| 41 | (4) The department shall annually publish a report |
| 42 | summarizing the ideas received and collected during the previous |
| 43 | fiscal year and listing the top ideas received and shall submit |
| 44 | the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the |
| 45 | Speaker of the House of Representatives by September 15 of each |
| 46 | year. The full report shall also be posted on the Idea Bank |
| 47 | website. |
| 48 | Section 2. For the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the sum of $1.1 |
| 49 | million in recurring revenue from the General Revenue Fund is |
| 50 | appropriated in a lump-sum category and four full-time |
| 51 | equivalent positions are authorized to the Department of |
| 52 | Management Services to carry out the provisions of this act. |
| 53 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |