Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1430
       
       
        
       By Senator Brandes
       
       22-00136E-16                                          20161430__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state technology; amending s.
    3         20.61, F.S.; establishing a chief data officer within
    4         the Agency for State Technology who shall be appointed
    5         by the executive director; amending s. 282.0051, F.S.;
    6         authorizing the Agency for State Technology to oversee
    7         the transition of various licenses and identification
    8         cards to an optional digital proof of the licenses and
    9         identification cards for a specified fee; requiring
   10         the agency to develop standards for the digitization
   11         of individual licenses and identification cards;
   12         requiring the agency to develop a central digital
   13         platform that can store or access data for each type
   14         of digital proof of license and identification card;
   15         requiring state agencies, commissions, and departments
   16         to consult with the agency under certain
   17         circumstances; authorizing the agency to contract with
   18         a third party; providing that the agency has full
   19         access to certain data and information within the
   20         possession of any state agency, commission, or
   21         department under certain circumstances; authorizing
   22         the agency to adopt rules governing its access of such
   23         data; providing for construction; requiring the agency
   24         to direct the chief data officer to establish a
   25         governance structure for managing state government
   26         data, to establish a certain catalog of such data, and
   27         to ensure that such data is available to other state
   28         agencies and the public and complies with ch. 119,
   29         F.S.; amending s. 322.032, F.S.; requiring the
   30         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in
   31         coordination with the Agency for State Technology, to
   32         develop, rather than begin to review and prepare for
   33         the development of, a system for issuing an optional
   34         digital proof of driver license for a specified fee,
   35         subject to certain requirements; authorizing the
   36         department, in coordination with the agency, to adopt
   37         rules to ensure valid authentication of digital proof
   38         of driver licenses; providing criteria for digital
   39         proof of driver licenses; requiring the department, in
   40         coordination with the agency, to implement a digital
   41         proof of driver license pilot program by a specified
   42         date, subject to certain requirements; requiring the
   43         department to provide a report to the Governor and the
   44         Legislature by a specified date; adding a penalty for
   45         possession of false digital proof of driver license;
   46         amending s. 327.395, F.S.; providing for an optional
   47         digital proof of the boater safety identification card
   48         under certain circumstances; providing for expiration
   49         of digital proof of the boater safety identification
   50         card within a specified timeframe; requiring the Fish
   51         and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in coordination
   52         with the Agency for State Technology, to develop a
   53         system for issuing an optional digital proof of the
   54         boater safety identification card for a specified fee,
   55         subject to certain requirements; authorizing the
   56         commission to contract with private entities;
   57         requiring digital proof of the card to be in a format
   58         that allows a law enforcement officer to verify its
   59         authenticity; authorizing the commission, in
   60         coordination with the agency, to adopt rules to ensure
   61         valid authentication of digital proof of the boater
   62         safety identification card; providing criteria for
   63         digital proof of identification cards; providing
   64         criminal penalties for the manufacture or possession
   65         of a false boater safety identification card or false
   66         digital proof of the identification card; amending s.
   67         379.354, F.S.; providing for optional digital proof of
   68         vessel licenses and licenses for taking game,
   69         freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals
   70         under certain circumstances; requiring digital proof
   71         of a license for a vessel to be in the possession of
   72         the vessel owner under certain circumstances;
   73         providing criminal penalties for the manufacture or
   74         possession of false digital proof of the licenses;
   75         requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
   76         Commission, in coordination with the Agency for State
   77         Technology, to develop a system for issuing an
   78         optional digital proof of vessel licenses and licenses
   79         for taking, attempting to take, or possessing game,
   80         freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals
   81         for a specified fee, subject to certain requirements;
   82         authorizing the commission to contract with private
   83         entities; requiring digital proof of the licenses to
   84         be in a format that allows a commission law
   85         enforcement officer to verify their authenticity;
   86         authorizing the commission, in coordination with the
   87         agency, to adopt rules to ensure valid authentication
   88         of digital proof of the licenses; providing criteria
   89         for digital proof of the licenses; providing an
   90         appropriation; providing an effective date.
   91          
   92  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   93  
   94         Section 1. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (2) of
   95  section 20.61, Florida Statutes, to read:
   96         20.61 Agency for State Technology.—The Agency for State
   97  Technology is created within the Department of Management
   98  Services. The agency is a separate budget program and is not
   99  subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Department
  100  of Management Services, including, but not limited to,
  101  purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property,
  102  personnel, or budgetary matters.
  103         (2) The following positions are established within the
  104  agency, all of whom shall be appointed by the executive
  105  director:
  106         (f) Chief data officer.
  107         Section 2. Present subsections (17) and (18) of section
  108  282.0051, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (20)
  109  and (21), respectively, and new subsections (17), (18), and (19)
  110  are added to that section, to read:
  111         282.0051 Agency for State Technology; powers, duties, and
  112  functions.—The Agency for State Technology shall have the
  113  following powers, duties, and functions:
  114         (17) Oversee the transition of licenses and identification
  115  cards to digital proof of licenses and identification cards to
  116  be issued by state agencies, commissions, and departments at the
  117  option of licenseholders and cardholders upon payment of a $5
  118  fee. The agency shall develop standards for the digitization of
  119  individual types of licenses and identification cards when
  120  digital proofs of those licenses and identification cards are
  121  authorized by law. The agency shall also develop a central
  122  digital platform that can store or access data for each type of
  123  digital proof of license and identification card. State
  124  agencies, commissions, and departments must consult with the
  125  agency before contracting with any third-party entity to develop
  126  digital proof of license or identification card. If any state
  127  agency, commission, or department seeks to develop its own
  128  digital proof of license or identification card without
  129  contracting services to a third party, the agency shall develop
  130  standards for such digital proof of license or identification
  131  card and must be consulted in the development of such license or
  132  identification card. The agency may contract with a third party
  133  to assist in the fulfillment of the requirements of this
  134  subsection.
  135         (18) Have full access to all identity data, license and
  136  identification card data, and other pertinent information within
  137  the possession of any state agency, commission, or department
  138  unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. The agency may adopt
  139  rules governing its access to data held by other state agencies,
  140  commissions, and departments. If any data or information
  141  accessed by the agency is exempt from public disclosure pursuant
  142  to general law, this section may not be construed to negate the
  143  exemption.
  144         (19) In consultation with other state agencies and giving
  145  consideration to the feasibility study conducted pursuant to s.
  146  30, chapter 2014-221, Laws of Florida, direct the chief data
  147  officer to:
  148         (a) Establish a governance structure for managing state
  149  government data in a manner that promotes interoperability and
  150  openness;
  151         (b) Establish a catalog of state government data which
  152  documents the acceptable use of, security and compliance
  153  requirements for, sharing agreements for, and format and methods
  154  available to access the data; and
  155         (c) Ensure that, if legally permissible and not cost
  156  prohibitive, such data is readily available to other state
  157  agencies and the public in compliance with the public records
  158  requirements of chapter 119.
  159         Section 3. Section 322.032, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  160  read:
  161         322.032 Digital proof of driver license.—
  162         (1) The department, in coordination with the Agency for
  163  State Technology, shall develop begin to review and prepare for
  164  the development of a secure and uniform system for issuing an
  165  optional digital proof of driver license for a fee of $5. The
  166  department may contract with one or more private entities to
  167  develop a digital proof of driver license system pursuant to s.
  168  282.0051(17).
  169         (2) The Digital proof of driver license developed by the
  170  department or by an entity contracted by the department must be
  171  in such a format that allows as to allow law enforcement to
  172  verify the authenticity of such the digital proof of driver
  173  license. The department, in coordination with the Agency for
  174  State Technology, may adopt rules to ensure valid authentication
  175  of digital proof of driver licenses by law enforcement.
  176         (3) Digital proof of driver license must display the same
  177  required information about the licenseholder as does a driver
  178  license under this chapter.
  179         (4)(3) A person may not be issued a digital proof of driver
  180  license until he or she has satisfied all of the requirements of
  181  this chapter for issuance of a physical driver license as
  182  provided in this chapter.
  183         (5) The department, in coordination with the Agency for
  184  State Technology, shall implement a digital proof of driver
  185  license pilot program by July 1, 2017, using the developed
  186  secure and uniform system. Program participants must be limited
  187  to elected state officials and state employee volunteers. The
  188  department shall provide a report on the results of the pilot
  189  program to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  190  Speaker of the House of Representatives by March 1, 2018.
  191         (6)(4) A person who:
  192         (a) Manufactures a false digital proof of driver license
  193  commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
  194  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  195         (b) Possesses a false digital proof of driver license
  196  commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
  197  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  198         Section 4. Subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), and paragraph
  199  (c) of subsection (6) of section 327.395, Florida Statutes, are
  200  amended, present subsections (11) and (12) of that section are
  201  redesignated as subsections (12) and (13), respectively, and a
  202  new subsection (11) is added to that section, to read:
  203         327.395 Boating safety identification cards.—
  204         (1) A person born on or after January 1, 1988, may not
  205  operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater
  206  unless such person has in his or her possession aboard the
  207  vessel photographic identification and a boater safety
  208  identification card issued by the commission which shows that he
  209  or she has:
  210         (a) Completed a commission-approved boater education course
  211  that meets the minimum 8-hour instruction requirement
  212  established by the National Association of State Boating Law
  213  Administrators;
  214         (b) Passed a course equivalency examination approved by the
  215  commission; or
  216         (c) Passed a temporary certificate examination developed or
  217  approved by the commission.
  218  
  219  Digital proof of the boater safety identification card may be
  220  issued for meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) or
  221  paragraph (b), but not for meeting the requirement of paragraph
  222  (c).
  223         (2) Any person may obtain a boater safety identification
  224  card or digital proof of the identification card by complying
  225  with the requirements of this section.
  226         (4) The commission may appoint liveries, marinas, or other
  227  persons as its agents to administer the course, course
  228  equivalency examination, or temporary certificate examination
  229  and issue identification cards or digital proof of the
  230  identification cards under guidelines established by the
  231  commission. An agent must charge the $2 examination fee, which
  232  must be forwarded to the commission with proof of passage of the
  233  examination and may charge and keep a $1 service fee.
  234         (5) An identification card issued to a person who has
  235  completed a boating education course or a course equivalency
  236  examination is valid for life. Digital proof of the
  237  identification card is valid for 5 years after the date of
  238  issuance. A card issued to a person who has passed a temporary
  239  certification examination is valid for 12 months after from the
  240  date of issuance.
  241         (6) A person is exempt from subsection (1) if he or she:
  242         (c) Is accompanied in the vessel by a person who is exempt
  243  from this section or who holds an identification card or digital
  244  proof of the identification card in compliance with this
  245  section, is 18 years of age or older, and is attendant to the
  246  operation of the vessel and responsible for the safe operation
  247  of the vessel and for any violation that occurs during the
  248  operation of the vessel.
  249         (11)(a)The commission, in coordination with the Agency for
  250  State Technology, shall develop a secure and uniform system for
  251  issuing an optional digital proof of the boater safety
  252  identification card for a fee of $5. The commission may contract
  253  with one or more private entities to develop the digital proof
  254  of the identification card system pursuant to s. 282.0051(17).
  255         (b) Digital proof of the boater safety identification card
  256  developed by the commission or by an entity contracted by the
  257  commission must be in a format that allows a law enforcement
  258  officer to verify the authenticity of such digital proof. The
  259  commission, in coordination with the Agency for State
  260  Technology, may adopt rules to ensure valid authentication of
  261  digital proof of the identification card by a law enforcement
  262  officer.
  263         (c)Digital proof of the boater safety identification card
  264  must display the same required information about the cardholder
  265  as does an identification card under this section.
  266         (d) A person may not be issued digital proof of the boater
  267  safety identification card until he or she has satisfied all of
  268  the requirements of this chapter for issuance of an
  269  identification card.
  270         (e) A person who:
  271         1. Manufactures a false boater safety identification card
  272  or false digital proof of an identification card commits a
  273  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
  274  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  275         2. Possesses a false boater safety identification card or
  276  false digital proof of an identification card commits a
  277  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
  278  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  279         Section 5. Subsections (1), (2), (3), (7), (9), (10), (11),
  280  (12), (15), and (16) of section 379.354, Florida Statutes, are
  281  amended, and subsection (18) is added to that section, to read:
  282         379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization
  283  numbers; fees established.—
  284         (1) LICENSE, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZATION NUMBER REQUIRED.
  285  Except as provided in s. 379.353, a person may not no person
  286  shall take game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing
  287  animals within this state without having first obtained a
  288  license or digital proof of such license, a permit, or an
  289  authorization number and paid the fees set forth in this
  290  chapter. Such license or digital proof of such license, permit,
  291  or authorization number shall authorize the person to whom it is
  292  issued to take game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur
  293  bearing animals, and participate in outdoor recreational
  294  activities in accordance with the laws of the state and rules of
  295  the commission.
  296         (2) NONTRANSFERABILITY; INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.—
  297         (a) Licenses or digital proof of such licenses, permits,
  298  and authorization numbers issued under this part are not
  299  transferable. Each license and permit must bear on its face in
  300  indelible ink the name of the person to whom it is issued and
  301  other information as deemed necessary by the commission.
  302  Licenses issued to the owner, operator, or custodian of a vessel
  303  that directly or indirectly collects fees for taking or
  304  attempting to take or possess saltwater fish for noncommercial
  305  purposes must include the vessel registration number or federal
  306  documentation number.
  307         (b) The lifetime licenses and 5-year licenses authorized in
  308  this section shall be embossed with the name, date of birth,
  309  date of issuance, and other pertinent information as deemed
  310  necessary by the commission. A certified copy of the applicant’s
  311  birth certificate shall accompany each application for a
  312  lifetime license for a resident 12 years of age or younger.
  313         (c) A positive form of identification is required when
  314  using a free license, a lifetime license, a 5-year license, or
  315  an authorization number issued under this chapter, or when
  316  otherwise required by a license or permit.
  317         (3) PERSONAL POSSESSION REQUIRED.—Each license or digital
  318  proof of such license, permit, or authorization number must be
  319  in the personal possession of the person to whom it is issued
  320  while such person is taking, attempting to take, or possessing
  321  game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals. Any
  322  person taking, attempting to take, or possessing game,
  323  freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals who fails
  324  to produce a license or digital proof of such license, permit,
  325  or authorization number at the request of a commission law
  326  enforcement officer commits a violation of the law.
  327         (7) VESSEL LICENSES.—
  328         (a) Except as provided in paragraph (f), a person may not
  329  operate any vessel wherein a fee is paid, either directly or
  330  indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or
  331  possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes unless
  332  she or he has obtained a license or digital proof of such
  333  license for each vessel for that purpose, and has paid the
  334  license fee pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) for such vessel.
  335         (b) A license for any person who operates any vessel
  336  licensed to carry more than 10 customers, wherein a fee is paid,
  337  either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of taking or
  338  attempting to take saltwater fish, is $800 per year. The license
  339  must be kept aboard the vessel at all times or digital proof of
  340  such license must be in the possession of the vessel owner while
  341  operating the vessel.
  342         (c)1. A license for any person who operates any vessel
  343  licensed to carry no more than 10 customers, or for any person
  344  licensed to operate any vessel carrying 6 or fewer customers,
  345  wherein a fee is paid, either directly or indirectly, for the
  346  purpose of taking or attempting to take saltwater fish, is $400
  347  per year.
  348         2. A license for any person licensed to operate any vessel
  349  carrying 6 or fewer customers but who operates a vessel carrying
  350  4 or fewer customers, wherein a fee is paid, either directly or
  351  indirectly, for the purpose of taking or attempting to take
  352  saltwater fish, is $200 per year. The license must be kept
  353  aboard the vessel at all times or digital proof of such license
  354  must be in the possession of the vessel owner while operating
  355  the vessel.
  356         3. A person who operates a vessel required to be licensed
  357  pursuant to paragraph (b) or this paragraph may obtain a license
  358  in her or his own name, and such license shall be transferable
  359  and apply to any vessel operated by the purchaser, provided that
  360  the purchaser has paid the appropriate license fee.
  361         (d) A license for a recreational vessel not for hire and
  362  for which no fee is paid, either directly or indirectly, by
  363  guests for the purpose of taking or attempting to take saltwater
  364  fish noncommercially is $2,000 per year. The license may be
  365  purchased at the option of the vessel owner. The license and
  366  must be kept aboard the vessel at all times or digital proof of
  367  such license must be in the possession of the vessel owner while
  368  operating the vessel. A log of species taken and the date the
  369  species were taken shall be maintained and a copy of the log
  370  filed with the commission at the time of renewal of the license.
  371         (e) The owner, operator, or custodian of a vessel the
  372  operator of which has been licensed pursuant to paragraph (a)
  373  must maintain and report such statistical data as required by,
  374  and in a manner set forth in, the rules of the commission.
  375         (f) If the operator of a vessel that carries scuba divers
  376  for a fee, either directly or indirectly, maintains the
  377  appropriate vessel license or digital proof of such license
  378  under this subsection based upon the number of persons the
  379  vessel is licensed to carry and the applicable permits, the
  380  individual scuba divers engaging in taking or attempting to take
  381  saltwater products are not required to obtain individual fishing
  382  licenses, digital proof of such licenses, or any applicable
  383  permits. However, if the operator of such a vessel does not have
  384  the appropriate license or digital proof of such license and
  385  applicable permits, the individual scuba divers engaging in
  386  taking or attempting to take saltwater products must have
  387  individual fishing licenses or digital proof of such licenses
  388  and any applicable permits.
  389         (9) RESIDENT 5-YEAR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.—
  390         (a) Five-year licenses or digital proof of such licenses
  391  are available for residents only, as follows:
  392         1. A 5-year freshwater fishing or saltwater fishing license
  393  is $77.50 for each type of license and authorizes the person to
  394  whom the license or digital proof of such license is issued to
  395  take or attempt to take or possess freshwater fish or saltwater
  396  fish consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations
  397  and rules of the commission in effect at the time of taking.
  398         2. A 5-year hunting license is $77.50 and authorizes the
  399  person to whom the license or digital proof of such license it
  400  is issued to take or attempt to take or possess game consistent
  401  with the state and federal laws and regulations and rules of the
  402  commission in effect at the time of taking.
  403         3. The commission is authorized to sell the hunting,
  404  fishing, and recreational activity permits authorized in
  405  subsection (8) for a 5-year period to match the purchase of 5
  406  year fishing and hunting licenses. The fee for each permit
  407  issued under this paragraph shall be five times the annual cost
  408  established in subsection (8).
  409         (b) Proceeds from the sale of all 5-year licenses and
  410  permits shall be deposited into the Dedicated License Trust
  411  Fund, to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of s.
  412  379.203.
  413         (10) RESIDENT LIFETIME FRESHWATER OR SALTWATER FISHING
  414  LICENSES.—
  415         (a) Lifetime freshwater fishing licenses, or saltwater
  416  fishing licenses, or digital proof of such licenses are
  417  available for residents only, as follows, for:
  418         1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $125.
  419         2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
  420  age, for a fee of $225.
  421         3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $300.
  422         (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
  423  of a lifetime freshwater fishing license:
  424         1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, freshwater
  425  fish consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations
  426  and rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking.
  427         2. All activities authorized by a management area permit,
  428  excluding hunting.
  429         (c) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
  430  of a lifetime saltwater fishing license:
  431         1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, saltwater fish
  432  consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations and
  433  rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking.
  434         2. All activities authorized by a snook permit and a spiny
  435  lobster permit.
  436         3. All activities for which an additional license, digital
  437  proof of such license, permit, or fee is required to take or
  438  attempt to take or possess saltwater fish, which additional
  439  license, digital proof of such license, permit, or fee was
  440  imposed subsequent to the date of the purchase of the lifetime
  441  saltwater fishing license.
  442         (11) RESIDENT LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSES.—
  443         (a) Lifetime hunting licenses or digital proof of such
  444  licenses are available to residents only, as follows, for:
  445         1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $200.
  446         2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
  447  age, for a fee of $350.
  448         3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $500.
  449         (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
  450  of a lifetime hunting license:
  451         1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, game
  452  consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations and
  453  rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking.
  454         2. All activities authorized by a muzzle-loading gun season
  455  permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, an archery
  456  season permit, a Florida waterfowl permit, a deer permit, and a
  457  management area permit, excluding fishing.
  458         (12) RESIDENT LIFETIME SPORTSMAN’S LICENSES.—
  459         (a) Lifetime sportsman’s licenses or digital proof of such
  460  licenses are available to residents only, as follows, for:
  461         1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $400.
  462         2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
  463  age, for a fee of $700.
  464         3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $1,000.
  465         (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
  466  of a lifetime sportsman’s license:
  467         1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, freshwater and
  468  saltwater fish, and game, consistent with the state and federal
  469  laws and regulations and rules of the commission in effect at
  470  the time of taking.
  471         2. All activities authorized by a management area permit, a
  472  muzzle-loading gun season permit, a crossbow season permit, a
  473  turkey permit, an archery season permit, a Florida waterfowl
  474  permit, a deer permit, a snook permit, and a spiny lobster
  475  permit.
  476         (15) FREE FISHING DAYS.—The commission may designate by
  477  rule no more than 4 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each
  478  year as free freshwater fishing days and no more than 4
  479  consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each year as free
  480  saltwater fishing days. Notwithstanding any other provision of
  481  this chapter, any person may take freshwater fish for
  482  noncommercial purposes on a free freshwater fishing day and may
  483  take saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes on a free
  484  saltwater fishing day, without obtaining or possessing a
  485  license, digital proof of such license, or permit or paying a
  486  license or permit fee as prescribed in this section. A person
  487  who takes freshwater or saltwater fish on a free fishing day
  488  must comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the
  489  holders of a fishing license or permit and all other conditions
  490  and limitations regulating the taking of freshwater or saltwater
  491  fish as are imposed by law or rule.
  492         (16) PROHIBITED LICENSES OR PERMITS.—A person may not make,
  493  forge, counterfeit, or reproduce a license, digital proof of
  494  such license, or permit required under this section, except for
  495  those persons authorized by the commission to make or reproduce
  496  such a license, digital proof of such license, or permit. A
  497  person may not knowingly possess a forgery, counterfeit, or
  498  unauthorized reproduction of such a license, digital proof of
  499  such license, or permit. A person who violates this subsection
  500  commits a Level Four violation under s. 379.401.
  501         (18) DIGITAL PROOF OF RECREATIONAL LICENSES.—
  502         (a) The commission, in coordination with the Agency for
  503  State Technology, shall develop a secure and uniform system for
  504  issuing an optional digital proof of vessel licenses under
  505  subsection (7) and licenses for taking, attempting to take, or
  506  possessing game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing
  507  animals under subsections (9)-(12) for a fee of $5. The
  508  commission may contract with one or more private entities to
  509  develop the digital proof of license system pursuant to s.
  510  282.0051(17).
  511         (b) Digital proof of the licenses developed by the
  512  commission or by an entity contracted by the commission must be
  513  in a format that allows a commission law enforcement officer to
  514  verify the authenticity of such digital proof. The commission,
  515  in coordination with the Agency for State Technology, may adopt
  516  rules to ensure valid authentication of digital proof of the
  517  licenses by a commission law enforcement officer.
  518         (c)Digital proof of a license must display the same
  519  required information about the licenseholder as does a license
  520  under this section.
  521         (d) A person may not be issued digital proof of a license
  522  until he or she has satisfied all of the requirements of this
  523  chapter for issuance of a license.
  524         Section 6. For the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the sum of
  525  $500,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General
  526  Revenue Fund to the Agency for State Technology for the purpose
  527  of implementing the pilot program created by the amendment to s.
  528  322.032, Florida Statutes.
  529         Section 7. This act shall take effect October 1, 2016.