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11  The Committee on Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety
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18         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 252.365, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         252.365  Designation of emergency coordination
21  officers.--
22         (3)  These individuals shall be responsible for
23  ensuring that each state agency and facility, such as a
24  prison, office building, or university, has a disaster
25  preparedness plan that is coordinated with approved by the
26  applicable local emergency-management emergency management
27  agency and approved by or the division.
28         (a)  The disaster-preparedness plan must outline a
29  comprehensive and effective program to ensure continuity of
30  essential state functions under all circumstances. The plan
31  must identify a baseline of preparedness for a full range of
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  1  potential emergencies to establish a viable capability to
  2  perform essential functions during any emergency or other
  3  situation that disrupts normal operations.
  4         (b)  The plan must include, at a minimum, the following
  5  elements: identification of essential functions, programs, and
  6  personnel; procedures to implement the plan and personnel
  7  notification and accountability; delegations of authority and
  8  lines of succession; identification of alternative facilities
  9  and related infrastructure, including those for
10  communications; identification and protection of vital records
11  and databases; and schedules and procedures for periodic
12  tests, training, and exercises.
13         (c)  The division shall develop and distribute
14  guidelines for developing and implementing the plan. Each
15  agency is encouraged to initiate and complete development of
16  its plan immediately, but no later than July 1, 2003.
17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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22  And the title is amended as follows:
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27         An act relating to disaster preparedness;
28         amending s. 252.365, F.S.; revising the process
29         for coordination and approval of
30         disaster-preparedness plans; directing each
31         agency coordination officer to complete a
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  1         revised plan by a specified date; requiring the
  2         Division of Emergency Management of the
  3         Department of Community Affairs to develop
  4         guidelines for the plans; providing an
  5         effective date
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