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Florida Senate - 2006 (Corrected Copy) SB 268
By Senator Fasano
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Department of Highway
3 Safety and Motor Vehicles; directing the
4 department to study the outsourcing of its
5 driver's license services to a provider, in
6 whole or in part, while retaining
7 responsibility and accountability for the
8 services; requiring that the department submit
9 a report to the Governor and Legislature by a
10 specified date; providing requirements for the
11 department with respect to issues to be
12 included in the study; requiring a cost-benefit
13 analysis and a transition and implementation
14 plan; providing 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. (1) The Department of Highway Safety and
19 Motor Vehicles shall study the outsourcing of its driver's
20 license services and shall make recommendations to the
21 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
22 House of Representatives by January 1, 2007. As used in this
23 section, the term "outsourcing" means the process of
24 contracting with an external service provider to provide a
25 service, in whole or in part, while the department retains the
26 responsibility and accountability for the service.
27 (2) As part of its study, the department shall provide
28 a description of the services to be outsourced. Types of
29 issues for the department to consider must include, but need
30 not be limited to:
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1 (a) A detailed description of the service to be
2 outsourced and a description and analysis of the department's
3 current performance of the service.
4 (b) A cost-benefit analysis describing the estimated
5 specific direct and indirect costs or savings; performance
6 improvements, including reducing wait times at driver's
7 license offices; risks; and qualitative and quantitative
8 benefits involved in or resulting from outsourcing the
9 service. The cost-benefit analysis must include a detailed
10 plan and timeline identifying all actions that must be
11 implemented to realize the expected benefits.
12 (c) A statement of the potential effect on applicable
13 federal, state, and local revenues and expenditures. The
14 statement must specifically describe the effect on general
15 revenue, trust funds, general revenue service charges, and
16 interest on trust funds, together with the potential direct or
17 indirect effect on federal funding and cost allocations.
18 (d) A plan to ensure compliance with public-records
19 law.
20 (e) A transition and implementation plan for
21 addressing changes in the number of department personnel,
22 affected business processes, and employee-transition issues.
23 Such a plan must also specify the mechanism for continuing the
24 operation of the service if the contractor fails to perform or
25 comply with the performance standards and provisions of the
26 contract. Within this plan, the department shall identify all
27 resources, including full-time equivalent positions, which are
28 subject to outsourcing.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Requires that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles study the outsourcing of its driver's license
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retaining responsibility and accountability for the
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the Governor and Legislature. Provides requirements for
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