Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1674
       
       
        
       By Senator Farmer
       
       
       
       
       
       34-01098-18                                           20181674__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Division of Emergency
    3         Management; amending s. 14.2016, F.S.; requiring that
    4         the division director be subject to Senate
    5         confirmation; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 14.2016, Florida
   10  Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         14.2016 Division of Emergency Management.—
   12         (1) The Division of Emergency Management is established
   13  within the Executive Office of the Governor. The division shall
   14  be a separate budget entity, as provided in the General
   15  Appropriations Act and shall prepare and submit a budget request
   16  in accordance with chapter 216. The division shall be
   17  responsible for all professional, technical, and administrative
   18  support functions necessary to carry out its responsibilities
   19  under part I of chapter 252. The director of the division shall
   20  be appointed by the Governor and is subject to confirmation by
   21  the Senate. The director shall and serve at the pleasure of the
   22  Governor and shall be the head of the division for all purposes.
   23  The division shall administer programs to rapidly apply all
   24  available aid to communities stricken by an emergency as defined
   25  in s. 252.34 and, for this purpose, shall provide liaison with
   26  federal agencies and other public and private agencies.
   27         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.