Bill Text: FL S1636 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Repeal of Advisory Bodies and Councils
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 7039 [S1636 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1636-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 1636 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability; and Senator Baxley 585-03390-20 20201636c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the repeal of advisory bodies and 3 councils; repealing chapters 2003-287 and 2006-43, 4 Laws of Florida, relating to the membership, powers, 5 and duties of the Citrus/Hernando Waterways 6 Restoration Council; repealing s. 215.5586(4), F.S., 7 relating to the advisory council for the My Safe 8 Florida Home Program; amending s. 267.0731, F.S.; 9 removing the requirement that the Division of 10 Historical Resources of the Department of State 11 annually convene an ad hoc committee for purposes of 12 administering the Great Floridians program; repealing 13 s. 373.4597(3), F.S., relating to the Geneva 14 Freshwater Lens Task Force; repealing s. 376.86, F.S., 15 relating to the Brownfield Areas Loan Guarantee 16 Council; repealing s. 378.032(3), F.S., relating to 17 definitions; deleting a definition to conform to 18 changes made by the act; repealing s. 378.033, F.S., 19 relating to the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation 20 Committee; amending s. 378.034, F.S.; modifying 21 procedures governing reclamation program applications 22 to conform to the repeal of the Nonmandatory Land 23 Reclamation Committee; repealing s. 379.2524, F.S., 24 relating to the Sturgeon Production Working Group; 25 amending s. 379.361, F.S.; deleting cross-references 26 to conform to changes made by the act; amending s. 27 379.367, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference to changes 28 made by the act; repealing s. 379.3671(4), F.S., 29 relating to the Trap Certificate Technical Advisory 30 and Appeals Board; repealing s. 403.42, F.S., relating 31 to the Clean Fuel Florida Advisory Board; repealing s. 32 403.87, F.S., relating to the technical advisory 33 council for water and domestic wastewater operator 34 certification; repealing s. 408.910(11)(h), F.S., 35 relating to technical advisory panels of Florida 36 Health Choices, Inc.; repealing s. 409.997(3), F.S., 37 relating to the child welfare results-oriented 38 accountability program technical advisory panel; 39 repealing s. 411.226, F.S., relating to the Learning 40 Gateway; repealing s. 430.05, F.S., relating to the 41 Department of Elderly Affairs Advisory Council; 42 repealing s. 571.24(7), F.S., relating to duties of 43 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 44 repealing s. 571.28, F.S., relating to the Florida 45 Agricultural Promotional Campaign Advisory Council; 46 repealing s. 595.701, F.S., relating to the Healthy 47 Schools for Healthy Lives Council; repealing s. 48 603.203, F.S., relating to the Tropical Fruit Advisory 49 Council; amending s. 603.204, F.S.; conforming a 50 provision to changes made by the act; repealing s. 51 1001.7065(4)(a)-(f), F.S., relating to the advisory 52 board on online learning for preeminent state research 53 universities; repealing s. 1002.77, F.S., relating to 54 the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council; amending 55 s. 1002.83, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes 56 made by the act; providing an effective date. 57 58 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 59 60 Section 1. Chapters 2003-287 and 2006-43, Laws of Florida, 61 are repealed. 62 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 215.5586, Florida 63 Statutes, is repealed. 64 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 267.0731, Florida 65 Statutes, is amended to read: 66 267.0731 Great Floridians Program.—The division shall 67 establish and administer a program, to be entitled the Great 68 Floridians Program, which shall be designed to recognize and 69 record the achievements of Floridians, living and deceased, who 70 have made major contributions to the progress and welfare of 71 this state. 72 (1)(a) The division shall nominate present or former 73 citizens of this state, living or deceased, who during their 74 lives have made major contributions to the progress of the 75 nation or this state and its citizens. Nominations shall be 76 submitted to the Secretary of State who shall select from those 77 nominated not less than two persons each year who shall be 78 honored with the designation “Great Floridian,” provided no 79 person whose contributions have been through elected or 80 appointed public service shall be selected while holding any 81 such office. 82 (b)(a)To enhance public participation and involvement in 83 the identification of any person worthy of being nominated as a 84 Great Floridian, the division shall seek advice and assistance 85 from persons qualified through the demonstration of special 86 interest, experience, or education in the dissemination of 87 knowledge about the state’s history. 88(b) Annually, the division shall convene an ad hoc89committee composed of representatives of the Governor, each90member of the Florida Cabinet, the President of the Senate, the91Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of92State. This committee shall meet at least twice. The committee93shall nominate not fewer than two persons whose names shall be94submitted to the Secretary of State with the recommendation that95they be honored with the designation “Great Floridian.”96 Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 373.4597, Florida 97 Statutes, is repealed. 98 Section 5. Section 376.86, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 99 Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 378.032, Florida 100 Statutes, is repealed. 101 Section 7. Section 378.033, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 102 Section 8. Subsections (5), (6), (7), (9), and (10) of 103 section 378.034, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 104 378.034 Submission of a reclamation program request; 105 procedures.— 106 (5)(a) The department staff shall, by February 1 of each 107 year, present to the secretarycommitteefor his or herits108 consideration those reclamation program applications received by 109 the preceding November 1. 110 (b) The department staff shall recommend an order of 111 priority for the reclamation program applications that is 112 consistent with subsection (6). 113 (c) The recommendation of the department staff shall 114 include an estimate of the cost of each reclamation program or 115 land acquisition. 116 (6)The committee shall recommend approval, modification,117or denial of the reclamation program applications, associated118cost estimates, and the department staff’s recommended119prioritized list.Recommendations on the order of priority shall 120 be based, among other criteria, on the following criteria; 121 however, department staffthe committeemay give greater weight 122 to one or more of the criteria depending on the overall needs of 123 the nonmandatory land reclamation program: 124 (a) Whether health and safety hazards exist; and, if so, 125 such hazards shall be given the greatest weight; 126 (b) Whether the economic or environmental utility or the 127 aesthetic value of the land will return naturally within a 128 reasonable period of time; 129 (c) Whether there is a reasonable geographic and applicant 130 diversity in light of previously awarded reclamation contracts, 131 reclamation program applications before the committee, and the 132 remaining eligible lands; 133 (d) Whether reclamation is in the public interest; 134 (e) Whether the land has been naturally reclaimed or is 135 eligible for acquisition by the state for hunting, fishing, or 136 other outdoor recreation purposes or for wildlife preservation; 137 (f) Whether the land is to be reclaimed for agricultural 138 use and the applicant has agreed to maintain the land in 139 agricultural use for at least 5 years after the completion of 140 the reclamation; 141 (g) Whether the program, alone or in conjunction with other 142 reclamation programs, will provide a substantial regional 143 benefit; 144 (h) Whether the program, alone or in conjunction with other 145 reclamation programs, will benefit regional drainage patterns; 146 (i) Whether the land is publicly owned and will be 147 reclaimed for public purposes; 148 (j) Whether the program includes a donation or agreement to 149 sell a portion of the program application area to the state for 150 outdoor recreational or wildlife habitat protection purposes; 151 (k) Whether the program is cost-effective in achieving the 152 goals of the nonmandatory land reclamation program; and 153 (l) Whether the program will reclaim lands described in 154 subsection (2). 155 (7) The prioritized list developed by department staff 156approved by the committeemay contain more reclamation program 157 applications than there are funds available during the year. 158 (9)The committee recommendations shall be submitted to the159secretary by April 1 of each year for final agency actionBy 160 June 1 of eachthatyear,.the secretary shall approve, in whole 161 or in part, the list of reclamation program applications in the 162 order of priority in which the applications are presented by 163 department staff. 164 (10) Any approved reclamation program application that was 165 not funded shall, at the request of the applicant, be considered 166 by department staffthe committee at its next meeting called for167that purpose, together with other reclamation program 168 applications received by November 1 of the next year. 169 Section 9. Section 379.2524, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 170 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 171 379.361, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 172 379.361 Licenses.— 173 (4) SPECIAL ACTIVITY LICENSES.— 174 (b) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is 175 authorized to issue special activity licenses in accordance with 176 this sectionand s. 379.2524,to permit the importation and 177 possession of wild anadromous sturgeon. The commission is also 178 authorized to issue special activity licenses, in accordance 179 with this sectionand s. 379.2524, to permit the importation, 180 possession, and aquaculture of native and nonnative anadromous 181 sturgeon until best management practices are implemented for the 182 cultivation of anadromous sturgeon pursuant to s. 597.004. The 183 special activity license shall provide for specific management 184 practices to protect native populations of saltwater species. 185 Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 186 379.367, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 187 379.367 Spiny lobster; regulation.— 188 (2) 189 (b) Twenty-five dollars of the $125 fee for a spiny lobster 190 endorsement required under subparagraph (a)1. must be used only 191 for trap retrieval as provided in s. 379.2424. The remainder of 192 the fees collected under paragraph (a) shall be deposited as 193 follows: 194 1. Fifty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited 195 in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund for use in 196 enforcing the provisions of paragraph (a) through aerial and 197 other surveillance and trap retrieval. 198 2. Fifty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited 199 as provided in s. 379.3671(4)s. 379.3671(5). 200 Section 12. Subsection (4) of section 379.3671, Florida 201 Statutes, is repealed. 202 Section 13. Section 403.42, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 203 Section 14. Section 403.87, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 204 Section 15. Paragraph (h) of subsection (11) of section 205 408.910, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 206 Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 409.997, Florida 207 Statutes, is repealed. 208 Section 17. Section 411.226, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 209 Section 18. Section 430.05, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 210 Section 19. Subsection (7) of section 571.24, Florida 211 Statutes, is repealed. 212 Section 20. Section 571.28, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 213 Section 21. Section 595.701, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 214 Section 22. Section 603.203, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 215 Section 23. Section 603.204, Florida Statutes, is amended 216 to read: 217 603.204 South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.—The Commissioner 218 of Agriculture, in consultation with the Tropical Fruit Advisory219Council,shall develop and update a South Florida Tropical Fruit 220 Plan, which shall identify problems and constraints of the 221 tropical fruit industry, propose possible solutions to such 222 problems, and develop planning mechanisms for orderly growth of 223 the industry, including: 224 (1) Criteria for tropical fruit research, service, and 225 management priorities. 226 (2) Proposed legislation that may be required. 227 (3) Plans relating to other tropical fruit programs and 228 related disciplines in the State University System. 229 (4) Potential tropical fruit products in terms of market 230 and needs for development. 231 (5) Evaluation of production and fresh fruit policy 232 alternatives, including, but not limited to, setting minimum 233 grades and standards, promotion and advertising, development of 234 production and marketing strategies, and setting minimum 235 standards on types and quality of nursery plants. 236 (6) Evaluation of policy alternatives for processed 237 tropical fruit products, including, but not limited to, setting 238 minimum quality standards and development of production and 239 marketing strategies. 240 (7) Research and service priorities for further development 241 of the tropical fruit industry. 242 (8) Identification of state agencies and public and private 243 institutions concerned with research, education, extension, 244 services, planning, promotion, and marketing functions related 245 to tropical fruit development, and delineation of contributions 246 and responsibilities. The recommendations in the plan relating 247 to education or research shall be submitted to the Institute of 248 Food and Agricultural Sciences. 249 (9) Business planning, investment potential, financial 250 risks, and economics of production and use. 251 Section 24. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of 252 subsection (4) of section 1001.7065, Florida Statutes, are 253 repealed. 254 Section 25. Section 1002.77, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 255 Section 26. Subsection (11) of section 1002.83, Florida 256 Statutes, is amended to read: 257 1002.83 Early learning coalitions.— 258 (11) Each early learning coalition shall establish terms 259 for all appointed members of the coalition. The terms must be 260 staggered and must be a uniform length that does not exceed 4 261 years per term. Coalition chairs shall be appointed for 4 years 262in conjunction with their membership on the Early Learning263Advisory Councilpursuant to s. 20.052. Appointed members may 264 serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. When a vacancy occurs 265 in an appointed position, the coalition must advertise the 266 vacancy. 267 Section 27. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.