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The Committee on Judiciary (Baker) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 1992,

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and insert:

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     Section 37.  Effective July 1, 2008, section 16.62, Florida

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Statutes, is created to read:

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16.62 Coordinating Council on Gang-Reduction Strategies.-

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(1) CREATION.-A coordinating council, as defined in s.

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20.03, named the Coordinating Council on Gang-Reduction

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Strategies, is established within the Department of Legal

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Affairs. The council is subject to the provisions of s. 20.052.

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(2) PURPOSE.-The purpose of the council is to develop and

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implement a statewide strategy for reducing criminal street

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gangs and gang-related crime and violence, and to coordinate and

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give direction, guidance, and support to the efforts of federal,

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state, and local government agencies, law enforcement, at-risk

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youth prevention and intervention organizations, elected

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officials, and community leaders to combat gangs in this state.

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All recommendations of the council are subject to approval by a

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majority of the members of the council.

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(3) COMPOSITION.-

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(a) The council shall consist of the following eleven

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members:

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1. The Attorney General or his or her designee, who shall

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serve as chair of the council;

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2. The Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law

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Enforcement or his or her designee;

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3. The Secretary of the Department of Education or his or

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her designee;

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4. The Secretary of the Department of Children and Families

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or his or her designee;

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5. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections or his or

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her designee;

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6. The Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice or

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his or her designee;

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7. The Director of the Office of Drug Control or his or her

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designee;

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8. The Director of the Florida Highway Patrol or his or her

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designee;

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9. The President of the Florida Sheriffs Association or his

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or her designee;

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10. The President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association

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or his or her designee; and

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11. The President of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys

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Association or his or her designee.

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(b) Council members shall serve without compensation.

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Members are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as provided

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in s. 112.061. State officers and employees shall be reimbursed

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from the budget of the agency through which they serve. Other

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members may be reimbursed by the Department of Legal Affairs.

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(4) MEETINGS; PROCEDURES; RECORDS.-

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(a) The council shall meet at the call of the chair.

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(b) The business of the council shall be presented to the

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council in the form of an agenda. The agenda shall be set by

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the chair and shall include items of business requested by the

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council members.

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(c) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and

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action by a majority of a quorum shall be official.

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(d) The minutes for each meeting shall be submitted to the

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chair within 14 days after each meeting.

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(5) POWERS AND DUTIES.-

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(a) The council shall:

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1. Gather, compile, assimilate, and facilitate the

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distribution to government agencies and community organizations

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of data on criminal street gangs and at-risk youth prevention

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and intervention programs in Florida.

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2. Develop and implement a statewide strategy to stop the

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growth of, reduce the number of, and render ineffectual criminal

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street gangs in Florida.

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3. Coordinate and give guidance, direction, and support to

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efforts by federal, state, and local government agencies, law

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enforcement, at-risk youth prevention and intervention

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organizations, elected officials, and community leaders to

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combat gangs and reduce gang-related crime and violence in this

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state, including the formation of regional task forces and local

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and regional coalitions whose membership and direction the

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council may determine.

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(b) The council may:

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1. Coordinate with any state agency, any political

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subdivision, or any school district of the state in the

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furtherance of its mission.

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2. Request from any department, division, board, bureau,

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commission, or other agency of the state, or of any political

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subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the

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performance of its duties.

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(6) EXPIRATION.-The council shall expire on December 31,

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2009, unless reenacted by the Legislature.

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Section 38.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this

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act, and except for this section, which shall take effect July

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1, 2008, this act shall take effect October 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 87,

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and insert:

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Division of Statutory Revision; creating s. 16.62, F.S.;

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creating the Coordinating Council on Gang-Reduction

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Strategies; providing for the purpose, composition,

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procedures, powers, and expiration of the council;

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providing effective dates.

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3/4/2008  12:45:00 PM     JU.JU.04412