Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 2512
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-03488-17                                          20172512__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Capitol Complex Advisory
    3         Council; creating the advisory council within the
    4         legislative branch; specifying the composition of the
    5         advisory council; defining the term “Capitol Complex”;
    6         authorizing the advisory council to consult with
    7         specified persons in furtherance of its duties;
    8         prescribing reporting requirements; requiring the
    9         Department of Management Services to periodically
   10         brief the advisory council with respect to planned
   11         actions regarding the Capitol Complex; providing an
   12         effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Section 1. Capitol Complex Advisory Council.—
   17         (1) The Capitol Complex Advisory Council is created within
   18  the legislative branch. The advisory council is composed of:
   19         (a) One person appointed by the President of the Senate.
   20         (b) One person appointed by the Speaker of the House of
   21  Representatives.
   22         (c) One person appointed by the Governor.
   23         (d) The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.
   24         (e) The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.
   25         (2) The members of the advisory council shall designate a
   26  chair.
   27         (3) For purposes of this section, the term “Capitol
   28  Complex” means the portion of Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida,
   29  commonly referred to as the Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the
   30  Senate Office Building, the House Office Building, the Knott
   31  Building, the Pepper Building, the Holland Building, and the
   32  curtilage of each, including the state-owned lands and public
   33  streets adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and including
   34  Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, Duval Street, and Gaines
   35  Street.
   36         (4) In furtherance of its duties, the advisory council may
   37  consult with the director of the Capitol Police, the Florida
   38  Historic Capitol Museum Director, the clerk and the marshal of
   39  the Supreme Court, the State Courts Administrator, the
   40  facilities manager of the Capitol Complex, the city manager of
   41  the City of Tallahassee, and other persons as it may deem
   42  appropriate.
   43         (5) The advisory council shall periodically report to the
   44  Governor, the presiding officers of both houses of the
   45  Legislature, the Secretary of Management Services, and the
   46  executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement and may
   47  include recommendations on:
   48         (a) The operation, maintenance, preservation, and
   49  protection of the structures and the grounds of the Capitol
   50  Complex.
   51         (b) The design, development, or location of any monuments,
   52  as defined under s. 265.111, Florida Statutes, or temporary
   53  exhibits or installations within the Capitol Complex.
   54         (c) Security updates and security improvements to the
   55  Capitol Complex.
   56         (d) Budgetary needs to support the recommendations
   57  described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c).
   58         (6) The Department of Management Services shall
   59  periodically brief the advisory group on actions it plans to
   60  take regarding the Capitol Complex.
   61         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.