Bill Text: FL S1276 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Department of Citrus
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-07-01 - Chapter No. 2020-151 [S1276 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1276-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Department of Citrus
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-07-01 - Chapter No. 2020-151 [S1276 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1276-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1276 By Senator Albritton 26-00995A-20 20201276__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Department of Citrus; creating 3 s. 601.041, F.S.; establishing the Friends of Florida 4 Citrus Program within the Department of Citrus; 5 providing a purpose of the program; providing duties 6 of the department; authorizing the program to receive 7 certain funds; requiring funds to be deposited into 8 the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund; creating 9 the Friends of Florida Citrus Advisory Council adjunct 10 to the department; providing for the membership and 11 duties of the advisory council; amending s. 601.10, 12 F.S.; authorizing the Department of Citrus to loan 13 department employees to or share department employees 14 with specified state and federal entities; authorizing 15 the department to enter into agreements with such 16 entities; providing that agreements are subject to 17 prior approval by the department; deleting provisions 18 setting out the required work schedule for the 19 department; providing an effective date. 20 21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22 23 Section 1. Section 601.041, Florida Statutes, is created to 24 read: 25 601.041 The Friends of Florida Citrus Program; advisory 26 council.— 27 (1) The Friends of Florida Citrus Program is established 28 within the department to provide support and assistance for 29 existing and future programs within the department. 30 (a) Through the program, the department shall: 31 1. Conduct programs and activities related to the 32 protection and enhancement of the quality and reputation of 33 Florida citrus fruit and the canned and concentrated products 34 thereof in domestic and foreign markets. 35 2. Identify and pursue methods to provide resources and 36 materials for the programs. 37 3. Research methods to integrate the resources and 38 materials identified pursuant to subparagraph 2. 39 (b) The department may receive donations from private 40 corporations to support the program. The department shall 41 deposit donations to the program into the Florida Citrus 42 Advertising Trust Fund, as established in s. 601.15(7), and such 43 donations shall be exempt from s. 601.15(7)(a). 44 (2) The Friends of Florida Citrus Advisory Council, an 45 advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is established 46 adjunct to the department. The advisory council shall advise and 47 provide recommendations to the commission regarding the use of 48 any funds received for the Friends of Florida Citrus Program. 49 The advisory council shall operate in a manner consistent with 50 s. 20.052 and shall consist of the following members, appointed 51 by the chair of the commission annually upon the concurrence of 52 the commission: 53 (a) One member of the commission. 54 (b) One member recommended by a consortium of citrus 55 processors in this state. 56 (c) One member recommended by the statewide voluntary 57 Florida citrus growers association with the highest membership. 58 (d) Two at-large members, at the discretion of the 59 commission. 60 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 601.10, Florida 61 Statutes, is amended to read: 62 601.10 Powers of the Department of Citrus.—The department 63 shall have and shall exercise such general and specific powers 64 as are delegated to it by this chapter and other statutes of the 65 state, which powers shall include, but are not limited to, the 66 following: 67 (3)(a)To pay, or participate in the payment of, premiums 68 for health, accident, and life insurance for its full-time 69 employees, pursuant to such rules as the department may adopt, 70 in addition to the regular salaries of such full-time employees. 71 (a) The payment of such or similar benefits to its 72 employees in foreign countries, including, but not limited to, 73 social security, retirement, and other similar fringe benefit 74 costs, may be in accordance with laws in effect in the country 75 of employment, except that no benefits will be payable to 76 employees not authorized for other state employees, as provided 77 in the Career Service System. 78 (b) The department may loan department employees to or 79 share department employees with other state and federal 80 agencies, state universities, or the Department of Agriculture 81 and Consumer Services for marketing and promotion orders 82 authorized under the authority of the Department of Agriculture 83 and Consumer Services or its direct support organizations or for 84 orders adopted under the authority of the United States 85 Secretary of Agriculture. The department may enter into 86 agreements with such entity or entities under such terms and 87 conditions as will benefit the state, if the agency or entity 88 with which the employee is loaned or shared reimburses the state 89 for all pay and benefits of the employee, not including a 90 service fee for administration. If the entity directly pays the 91 loaned or shared employee his or her salary and benefits, if 92 applicable, an agreement with the department is not necessary 93 and the employee may work part-time with the department under 94 terms and conditions mutually agreed to between the department 95 and the employee. All arrangements made pursuant to this 96 paragraph are subject to prior approval by the department 97Subject to all applicable rules adopted by the Department of98Management Services, the department shall be staffed 5 days per99week, 40 hours per week, as necessary to accommodate industry100inquiries. However, the executive director, with the101commission’s approval, may establish alternative schedules for102individual department employees to ensure maximum efficiencies. 103 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.