Florida Senate - 2016 SB 500
By Senator Montford
3-00603-16 2016500__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Children and Youth Cabinet;
3 amending s. 402.56, F.S.; revising the membership of
4 the cabinet; providing an effective date.
5
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
7
8 Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 402.56, Florida
9 Statutes, is amended to read:
10 402.56 Children’s cabinet; organization; responsibilities;
11 annual report.—
12 (4) MEMBERS.—The cabinet shall consist of 16 14 members
13 including the Governor and the following persons:
14 (a)1. The Secretary of Children and Families;
15 2. The Secretary of Juvenile Justice;
16 3. The director of the Agency for Persons with
17 Disabilities;
18 4. The director of the Office of Early Learning;
19 5. The State Surgeon General;
20 6. The Secretary of Health Care Administration;
21 7. The Commissioner of Education;
22 8. The director of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office;
23 9. The director of the Office of Adoption and Child
24 Protection Child Abuse Prevention; and
25 10. A superintendent of schools, appointed by the Governor;
26 and
27 11.10. Five members who represent representing children and
28 youth advocacy organizations and, who are not service providers,
29 and who are appointed by the Governor.
30 (b) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
31 of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the
32 Attorney General, and the Chief Financial Officer, or their
33 appointed designees, shall serve as ex officio members of the
34 cabinet.
35 (c) The Governor or the Governor’s designee shall serve as
36 the chair of the cabinet.
37 (d) Nongovernmental members of the cabinet shall serve
38 without compensation, but are entitled to receive per diem and
39 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061 while in
40 performance of their duties.
41 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.