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11  Representative(s) Wiles offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 10, line 7, through page 17, line 3,

15  remove:  all of said lines,

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18         Section 1.  Effective January 7, 2003, section 17.001,

19  Florida Statutes, is created to read:

20         17.001  Financial Officer.--As provided in s. 4(c),

21  Art. IV of the State Constitution, the Chief Financial Officer

22  is the chief fiscal officer of the state and is responsible

23  for settling and approving accounts against the state and

24  keeping all state funds and securities.

25         Section 2.  Effective January 7, 2003, section 20.121,

26  Florida Statutes, is created to read:

27         20.121  Department of Financial Services.--There is

28  created a Department of Financial Services.

29         (1)  The head of the Department of Financial Services

30  is the Chief Financial Officer.

31         (2)  The Department of Financial Services shall consist

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  1  of the following divisions:

  2         (a)  Division of Treasury.

  3         (b)  Division of Consumer Services.

  4         (c)  Division of Insurance Rates and Forms. This

  5  division shall have all powers and duties as provided by law

  6  to the Department of Financial Services related to approval of

  7  insurance rates and forms.

  8         (d)  Division of Insurer Services. This division shall

  9  have all powers and duties as provided by law to the

10  Department of Financial Services related to insurance except

11  those related to approval of insurance rates and forms.

12         (e)  Division of Financial Institutions which shall

13  consist of the following bureaus:

14         1.  Bureau of Banking; and

15         2.  Bureau of Credit Unions.

16         (f)  Division of Risk Management.

17         (g)  Division of State Fire Marshal.

18         (h)  Division of Insurance Fraud.

19         (i)  Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation.

20         (j)  Division of Securities.

21         (k)  Division of Information Systems.

22         (l)  Division of Legal Services.

23         (m)  Division of Financial Investigations.

24         (n)  Division of Accounting and Auditing.

25         (o)  Division of Workers Compensation.

26         (p)  Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services.

27         (q)  Division of Administration.

28         (3)  The Division of Financial Institutions, the

29  Division of Securities, and the Division of Insurance Rates

30  and Forms shall each be headed by a "Director." The Directors

31  of these divisions shall act as agency head for purposes of

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  1  chapter 120, and shall be responsible for final agency action

  2  with regard to the implementation and enforcement of statutes

  3  and rules under the regulatory authority delegated to their

  4  division. The Director of the Division of Financial

  5  Institutions, the Director of the Division of Securities, and

  6  the Director of the Division of Insurance Rates and Forms

  7  shall each be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer,

  8  subject to confirmation by the trustees of the State Board of

  9  Administration, and shall serve at the pleasure of the

10  trustees of the State Board of Administration.

11         (4)  The Division of Financial Investigations shall

12  function as a criminal justice agency within the meaning of

13  ss. 943.045(10)(e).

14         (5)(a)  The Division of Treasury, in addition to other

15  matters that may be assigned to or located within said

16  division, shall administer the Government Employees Deferred

17  Compensation Plan established under ss. 112.215 for state

18  employees.

19         (b)  To carry out the purpose of paragraph (a), a

20  Section of Government Employee Deferred Compensation is

21  created within the Division of Treasury.

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25  And the title is amended as follows:

26         On page 1, line 3, through page 2, line 7,

27  remove:  all of said lines,

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29  and insert:

30         creating s. 17.001, F.S.; establishing the

31         Office of the Chief Financial Officer; creating

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  1         s. 20.121, F.S.; creating the Department of

  2         Financial Services; providing for the divisions

  3         of the department; specifying division

  4         directors who shall act as agency head for

  5         purposes of chapter 120; establishing the

  6         manner of appointment and confirmation;

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