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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 4-B
By Senator Carlton
309-503B-02
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act implementing the 2001-2002 supplemental
3 appropriations act; amending s. 216.023, F.S.;
4 providing directives for executive agencies and
5 the judicial branch in adjusting performance
6 measures and standards to respond to budgetary
7 modifications; providing a directive to the
8 Department of Juvenile Justice; amending s.
9 257.195, F.S.; prescribing guidelines with
10 respect to appropriations for library grants
11 and for the Division of Library and Information
12 Services; limiting the use of funds for
13 state-employee travel; providing an expiration
14 date and an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. In order to implement reductions and other
19 changes in appropriations for the 2001-2002 fiscal year made
20 by Senate Bill 2-B, subsection (14) is added to section
21 216.023, Florida Statutes, to read:
22 216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to
23 Legislature by agencies.--
24 (14) For the 2001-2002 fiscal year only:
25 (a) By January 15, 2002, executive agencies shall
26 submit to the Executive Office of the Governor adjustments to
27 their performance measures and standards necessitated by
28 reductions and other changes by the Legislature to 2001-2002
29 appropriations. Review, revision, and approval of such
30 adjustments shall be conducted pursuant to the requirements of
31 subsection (7).
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1 (b) By January 15, 2002, the judicial branch shall
2 make adjustments to any performance measures and standards
3 necessitated by reductions and other changes by the
4 Legislature to 2001-2002 appropriations. Review, revision, and
5 approval of such adjustments shall be conducted pursuant to
6 the requirements of subsection (9).
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8 This subsection expires July 1, 2002.
9 Section 2. In order to implement Specific
10 Appropriation 346 of Senate Bill 2-B and notwithstanding any
11 proviso contained in Specific Appropriation 1235 of chapter
12 2001-253, Laws of Florida, if Federal Title IV-E earnings do
13 not materialize, the Department of Juvenile Justice is
14 directed not to transfer general revenue funds from Specific
15 Appropriation 1200 to Specific Appropriation 1235.
16 Section 3. In order to implement Specific
17 Appropriation 613 of Senate Bill 2-B, section 257.195, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 257.195 Revenue shortfalls; procedures.--
20 (1) In the event of revenue shortfalls which
21 necessitate budget reductions during any fiscal year, the
22 total appropriation for library grants from state sources
23 shall have the same ratable reduction as that applied to the
24 operating funds of the Division of Library and Information
25 Services or such reduction shall be at the discretion of the
26 Secretary of State.
27 (2) This section does not apply for the remainder of
28 the 2001-2002 fiscal year. This subsection expires July 1,
29 2002.
30 Section 4. It is the policy of the state that funds
31 appropriated to state agencies which may be used for
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1 state-employee travel be limited, until July 1, 2002, to
2 travel for activities that are critical to the state agency's
3 mission. Funds may not be used to pay for travel by state
4 employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,
5 staff-training activities, or other administrative functions
6 unless the respective agency head has determined that such
7 activities are critical to the agency mission. Travel for law
8 enforcement, military purposes, emergency management, and
9 public health activities is not covered by this section. The
10 agency head, or his or her designee, must consider
11 teleconferencing and other forms of electronic communication
12 to meet the needs of the proposed activity before approving
13 mission-critical travel.
14 Section 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
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17 SENATE SUMMARY
18 Provides guidelines for implementing the supplemental
appropriations act enacted at the special session of the
19 Legislature convening on October 22, 2001.
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