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Florida Senate - 2012                                Committee       Amendment
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The Committee on Budget (Benacquisto) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 06              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 314             This is a technical amendment  to clarify the 
                         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle may 
Spec App: 2646           utilize Salary and Benefits funds for the payment of 
                         overtime, and to also clarify the 8 hour SOAR 
                         overtime limits do not apply during an emergency.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, 
        DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Florida Highway Patrol
        Highway Safety  76100100

        In Section 06  On Page 314
2646    Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 2646:

No  funds  are  provided  in Specific Appropriation 2646 for the payment
of  overtime  expenditures  related to the duties of the Florida Highway
Patrol.  However,  in  the  event  of a declared state of emergency, the
department  may  utilize  available  funds  to  deploy  law  enforcement
officers for the payment of overtime as needed.

AND INSERT:

No  funds  are  provided  in Specific Appropriation 2646 for the payment
of  overtime  expenditures  related to the duties of the Florida Highway
Patrol.  However,  in  the  event  of an emergency, the department  may  
utilize  available  funds  to  deploy  law  enforcement officers for the 
payment of overtime as needed.

2647    Other Personal Services  030000  IOEA

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DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 2647:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 2647, $8,746,675 is provided
for the Florida Highway Patrol Hireback Services for off-duty employment
administered  by the State. It is the intent of the legislature that the
department  make  a  reasonable  effort  to equalize the distribution of
overtime within the Law Enforcement Officer Class.

AND INSERT:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 2647, $8,746,675 is provided
for the Florida Highway Patrol Hireback Services for employment 
administered  by the State. It is the intent of the legislature that the
department  make  a  reasonable  effort  to equalize the distribution of
overtime within the Law Enforcement Officer Class.

        In Section 06  On Page 315
2654A   Special Categories  102331
        Overtime  IOEA

DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 2654A:

From  the  funds in Specific Appropriation 2654A, $5,125,000 is provided
for  the State Overtime Action Response (SOAR) Program and $3,500,000 is
provided  for  payment  of  incidental  overtime  within for the Highway
Patrol.

Funds  for  SOAR  overtime  activities  is  provided for Florida Highway
Patrol  included  class members (Sergeants, Corporals, and Troopers) who
may be authorized to work up to 8 hours per week until the appropriation
is consumed. The SOAR program shall focus on traffic safety enforcement,
including   but   not   limited   to  violation  enforcement,  rendering
assistance,  crash investigation and DUI enforcement activities. Florida
Highway  Patrol Officers with a rank of Lieutenant or above are excluded
from  participation  in  the  SOAR  overtime  program. The SOAR overtime
limitations  set  forth  herein  do not apply during a declared state of
emergency.

AND INSERT:

From  the  funds in Specific Appropriation 2654A, $5,125,000 is provided
for  the State Overtime Action Response (SOAR) Program and $3,500,000 is
provided  for  payment  of  incidental  overtime  within for the Highway
Patrol.

Funds  for  SOAR  overtime  activities  is  provided for Florida Highway
Patrol  included  class members (Sergeants, Corporals, and Troopers) who
may be authorized to work up to 8 hours per week until the appropriation
is consumed. The SOAR program shall focus on traffic safety enforcement,

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including   but   not   limited   to  violation  enforcement,  rendering
assistance,  crash investigation and DUI enforcement activities. Florida
Highway  Patrol Officers with a rank of Lieutenant or above are excluded
from  participation  in  the  SOAR  overtime  program. The SOAR overtime
limitations  set  forth  herein  do not apply during a state of
emergency.













































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