Bill Text: FL H0893 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Division of Emergency Management

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-24 - Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2156 (Ch. [H0893 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H0893-Introduced.html
HB 893

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Division of Emergency Management;
3transferring the Division of Emergency Management from the
4Department of Community Affairs to the Executive Office of
5the Governor by a type one transfer; creating s. 14.2012,
6F.S.; establishing the Division of Emergency Management
7within the Executive Office of the Governor; amending s.
820.18, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
9act; providing an effective date.
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11Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13     Section 1.  All powers, duties, functions, records,
14offices, personnel, property, pending issues and existing
15contracts, administrative authority, administrative rules, and
16unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other
17funds of the Division of Emergency Management within the
18Department of Community Affairs are transferred by a type one
19transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(1), Florida Statutes, to the
20Executive Office of the Governor.
21     Section 2.  Section 14.2012, Florida Statutes, is created
22to read:
23     14.2012  Division of Emergency Management.-The director of
24the division shall be appointed by and shall serve at the
25pleasure of the Governor. The division shall enter into a
26service agreement for professional, technological, and
27administrative support services. The division shall collaborate
28and coordinate with the Department of Community Affairs on
29nonemergency response matters, including, but not limited to,
30disaster recovery programs, grant programs, mitigation programs,
31and emergency matters related to comprehensive plans.
32     Section 3.  Subsection (2) of section 20.18, Florida
33Statutes, is amended to read:
34     20.18  Department of Community Affairs.-There is created a
35Department of Community Affairs.
36     (2)  The following units of the Department of Community
37Affairs are established:
38     (a)  Division of Emergency Management. The division is a
39separate budget entity and is not subject to control,
40supervision, or direction by the Department of Community Affairs
41in any manner including, but not limited to, personnel,
42purchasing, transactions involving personal property, and
43budgetary matters. The division director shall be appointed by
44the Governor, shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and
45shall be the agency head of the division for all purposes. The
46division shall enter into a service agreement with the
47department for professional, technological, and administrative
48support services. The division shall collaborate and coordinate
49with the department on nonemergency response matters, including,
50but not limited to, disaster recovery programs, grant programs,
51mitigation programs, and emergency matters related to
52comprehensive plans.
53     (a)(b)  Division of Housing and Community Development.
54     (b)(c)  Division of Community Planning.
55     Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.


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