Florida Senate - 2012 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 7075
Barcode 317296
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: SENA1/C
03/05/2012 11:37 AM . 03/06/2012 03:10 PM
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Senator Altman moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 303 - 387
4 and insert:
5 Section 4. Effective upon this act becoming a law, the
6 powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, pending
7 issues, existing contracts, administrative authority,
8 administrative rules, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
9 allocations, and other funds of the Florida Council on Military
10 Base and Mission Support within the Department of Economic
11 Opportunity are transferred by a type two transfer, as defined
12 in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the Florida Defense Support
13 Task Force within the Department of Economic Opportunity.
14 Section 5. Effective upon this act becoming a law, section
15 288.984, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
16 Section 6. Effective upon this act becoming a law,
17 subsections (1) and (2) of section 288.985, Florida Statutes,
18 are amended to read:
19 288.985 Exemptions from public records and public meetings
20 requirements.—
21 (1) The following records held by the Florida Defense
22 Support Task Force Council on Military Base and Mission Support
23 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
24 Constitution:
25 (a) That portion of a record which relates to strengths and
26 weaknesses of military installations or military missions in
27 this state relative to the selection criteria for the
28 realignment and closure of military bases and missions under any
29 United States Department of Defense base realignment and closure
30 process.
31 (b) That portion of a record which relates to strengths and
32 weaknesses of military installations or military missions in
33 other states or territories and the vulnerability of such
34 installations or missions to base realignment or closure under
35 the United States Department of Defense base realignment and
36 closure process, and any agreements or proposals to relocate or
37 realign military units and missions from other states or
38 territories.
39 (c) That portion of a record which relates to the state’s
40 strategy to retain its military bases during any United States
41 Department of Defense base realignment and closure process and
42 any agreements or proposals to relocate or realign military
43 units and missions.
44 (2) Meetings or portions of meetings of the Florida Defense
45 Support Task Force Council on Military Base and Mission Support,
46 or a workgroup of the task force council, at which records are
47 presented or discussed which are exempt under subsection (1) are
48 exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
49 Constitution.
50 Section 7. Effective upon this act becoming a law,
51 subsections (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 288.987, Florida
52 Statutes, are amended to read:
53 288.987 Florida Defense Support Task Force.—
54 (2) The mission of the task force is to make
55 recommendations preserve and protect military installations to
56 prepare the state to effectively compete in any federal base
57 realignment and closure action, to support the state’s position
58 in research and development related to or arising out of
59 military missions and contracting, and to improve the state’s
60 military-friendly environment for service members, military
61 dependents, military retirees, and businesses that bring
62 military and base-related jobs to the state.
63 (5) The executive director of Department of Economic
64 Opportunity the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
65 Development within the Executive Office of the Governor, or his
66 or her designee, shall serve as the ex officio, nonvoting
67 executive director of the task force.
68 (6) The chair shall schedule and conduct the first meeting
69 of the task force by October 1, 2011. The task force shall
70 submit an annual a progress report and work plan for the
71 remainder of the 2011-2012 fiscal year to the Governor, the
72 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
73 Representatives by February 1, 2012, and shall submit an annual
74 report each February 1 thereafter.
75 (7) The department Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
76 Development shall contract with the task force for expenditure
77 of appropriated funds, which may be used by the task force for
78 economic and product research and development, joint planning
79 with host communities to accommodate military missions and
80 prevent base encroachment, advocacy on the state’s behalf with
81 federal civilian and military officials, assistance to school
82 districts in providing a smooth transition for large numbers of
83 additional military-related students, job training and placement
84 for military spouses in communities with high proportions of
85 active duty military personnel, and promotion of the state to
86 military and related contractors and employers. The task force
87 may annually spend up to $200,000 of funds appropriated to the
88 department Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Tourism,
89 Trade, and Economic Development, for the task force for staffing
90 and administrative expenses of the task force, including travel
91 and per diem costs incurred by task force members who are not
92 otherwise eligible for state reimbursement.
93 Section 8. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
94 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
95 this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
96 2012.
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99 And the title is amended as follows:
100 Delete line 41
101 and insert:
102 Task Force, to conform; providing effective dates.