| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Volusia County; directing the board of |
| 3 | county commissioners to issue a certificate of public |
| 4 | convenience and necessity to an applicant for licensure as |
| 5 | a basic life support or an advanced life support service |
| 6 | that will operate in a municipality within the county that |
| 7 | has a population greater than 30,000, upon request of the |
| 8 | municipality, under specified conditions; providing an |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Volusia |
| 14 | County shall issue the certificate of public convenience and |
| 15 | necessity required by section 401.25, Florida Statutes, to an |
| 16 | applicant for licensure as a basic life support or an advanced |
| 17 | life support service that will operate in a municipality within |
| 18 | the county that has a population greater than 30,000 if: |
| 19 | (1) The governing body of the municipality has adopted by |
| 20 | ordinance reasonable standards for such certificates of public |
| 21 | convenience and necessity in accordance with the applicable |
| 22 | requirements of section 401.25, Florida Statutes, and certifies |
| 23 | that the applicant meets those standards. |
| 24 | (2) The applicant is an established municipal public |
| 25 | safety agency, subject to chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and |
| 26 | has, by majority vote of the municipal governing body, been |
| 27 | authorized to provide such basic life support or advanced life |
| 28 | support service. |
| 29 | (3) The governing body of the municipality has considered |
| 30 | the recommendations of appropriate agencies under its |
| 31 | jurisdiction with respect to the operation of the service within |
| 32 | the municipality and has, by majority vote, requested the county |
| 33 | to issue the certificate. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |