| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Division of Emergency Management of |
| 3 | the Department of Community Affairs; amending s. 20.18, |
| 4 | F.S.; providing that the director of the Division of |
| 5 | Emergency Management shall be appointed by and serve under |
| 6 | the oversight of the Governor; providing that the division |
| 7 | shall be a separate budget entity and not subject to the |
| 8 | control, supervision, or direction of the Department of |
| 9 | Community Affairs in matters involving personnel, |
| 10 | purchasing, and the budget of the division; authorizing |
| 11 | the division to enter into a service agreement with the |
| 12 | department for professional, technological, and |
| 13 | administrative support services; requiring the division to |
| 14 | collaborate and coordinate with the department on all |
| 15 | nonemergency response matters; providing an effective |
| 16 | date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 21 | 20.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 22 | 20.18 Department of Community Affairs.--There is created a |
| 23 | Department of Community Affairs. |
| 24 | (2) The following units of the Department of Community |
| 25 | Affairs are established: |
| 26 | (a) Division of Emergency Management. The director of the |
| 27 | Division of Emergency Management shall be appointed by and shall |
| 28 | serve under the oversight of the Governor in carrying out the |
| 29 | responsibilities of chapter 252. The division shall be a |
| 30 | separate budget entity and not subject to the control, |
| 31 | supervision, or direction of the department in matters involving |
| 32 | personnel, purchasing, and the budget of the division. The |
| 33 | division shall enter into a service agreement with the |
| 34 | department for professional, technological, and administrative |
| 35 | support services. The division shall collaborate and coordinate |
| 36 | with the department on all nonemergency response matters, |
| 37 | including, but not limited to, disaster recovery programs, grant |
| 38 | programs, mitigation programs, and emergency matters related to |
| 39 | comprehensive plans. |
| 40 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |