Florida Senate - 2020                             CS for SB 1636
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       585-03390-20                                          20201636c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the repeal of advisory bodies and
    3         councils; repealing chapters 2003-287 and 2006-43,
    4         Laws of Florida, relating to the membership, powers,
    5         and duties of the Citrus/Hernando Waterways
    6         Restoration Council; repealing s. 215.5586(4), F.S.,
    7         relating to the advisory council for the My Safe
    8         Florida Home Program; amending s. 267.0731, F.S.;
    9         removing the requirement that the Division of
   10         Historical Resources of the Department of State
   11         annually convene an ad hoc committee for purposes of
   12         administering the Great Floridians program; repealing
   13         s. 373.4597(3), F.S., relating to the Geneva
   14         Freshwater Lens Task Force; repealing s. 376.86, F.S.,
   15         relating to the Brownfield Areas Loan Guarantee
   16         Council; repealing s. 378.032(3), F.S., relating to
   17         definitions; deleting a definition to conform to
   18         changes made by the act; repealing s. 378.033, F.S.,
   19         relating to the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation
   20         Committee; amending s. 378.034, F.S.; modifying
   21         procedures governing reclamation program applications
   22         to conform to the repeal of the Nonmandatory Land
   23         Reclamation Committee; repealing s. 379.2524, F.S.,
   24         relating to the Sturgeon Production Working Group;
   25         amending s. 379.361, F.S.; deleting cross-references
   26         to conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
   27         379.367, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference to changes
   28         made by the act; repealing s. 379.3671(4), F.S.,
   29         relating to the Trap Certificate Technical Advisory
   30         and Appeals Board; repealing s. 403.42, F.S., relating
   31         to the Clean Fuel Florida Advisory Board; repealing s.
   32         403.87, F.S., relating to the technical advisory
   33         council for water and domestic wastewater operator
   34         certification; repealing s. 408.910(11)(h), F.S.,
   35         relating to technical advisory panels of Florida
   36         Health Choices, Inc.; repealing s. 409.997(3), F.S.,
   37         relating to the child welfare results-oriented
   38         accountability program technical advisory panel;
   39         repealing s. 411.226, F.S., relating to the Learning
   40         Gateway; repealing s. 430.05, F.S., relating to the
   41         Department of Elderly Affairs Advisory Council;
   42         repealing s. 571.24(7), F.S., relating to duties of
   43         the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
   44         repealing s. 571.28, F.S., relating to the Florida
   45         Agricultural Promotional Campaign Advisory Council;
   46         repealing s. 595.701, F.S., relating to the Healthy
   47         Schools for Healthy Lives Council; repealing s.
   48         603.203, F.S., relating to the Tropical Fruit Advisory
   49         Council; amending s. 603.204, F.S.; conforming a
   50         provision to changes made by the act; repealing s.
   51         1001.7065(4)(a)-(f), F.S., relating to the advisory
   52         board on online learning for preeminent state research
   53         universities; repealing s. 1002.77, F.S., relating to
   54         the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council; amending
   55         s. 1002.83, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes
   56         made by the act; providing an effective date.
   57          
   58  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   59  
   60         Section 1. Chapters 2003-287 and 2006-43, Laws of Florida,
   61  are repealed.
   62         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 215.5586, Florida
   63  Statutes, is repealed.
   64         Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 267.0731, Florida
   65  Statutes, is amended to read:
   66         267.0731 Great Floridians Program.—The division shall
   67  establish and administer a program, to be entitled the Great
   68  Floridians Program, which shall be designed to recognize and
   69  record the achievements of Floridians, living and deceased, who
   70  have made major contributions to the progress and welfare of
   71  this state.
   72         (1)(a) The division shall nominate present or former
   73  citizens of this state, living or deceased, who during their
   74  lives have made major contributions to the progress of the
   75  nation or this state and its citizens. Nominations shall be
   76  submitted to the Secretary of State who shall select from those
   77  nominated not less than two persons each year who shall be
   78  honored with the designation “Great Floridian,” provided no
   79  person whose contributions have been through elected or
   80  appointed public service shall be selected while holding any
   81  such office.
   82         (b)(a) To enhance public participation and involvement in
   83  the identification of any person worthy of being nominated as a
   84  Great Floridian, the division shall seek advice and assistance
   85  from persons qualified through the demonstration of special
   86  interest, experience, or education in the dissemination of
   87  knowledge about the state’s history.
   88         (b) Annually, the division shall convene an ad hoc
   89  committee composed of representatives of the Governor, each
   90  member of the Florida Cabinet, the President of the Senate, the
   91  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of
   92  State. This committee shall meet at least twice. The committee
   93  shall nominate not fewer than two persons whose names shall be
   94  submitted to the Secretary of State with the recommendation that
   95  they be honored with the designation “Great Floridian.”
   96         Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 373.4597, Florida
   97  Statutes, is repealed.
   98         Section 5. Section 376.86, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   99         Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 378.032, Florida
  100  Statutes, is repealed.
  101         Section 7. Section 378.033, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  102         Section 8. Subsections (5), (6), (7), (9), and (10) of
  103  section 378.034, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  104         378.034 Submission of a reclamation program request;
  105  procedures.—
  106         (5)(a) The department staff shall, by February 1 of each
  107  year, present to the secretary committee for his or her its
  108  consideration those reclamation program applications received by
  109  the preceding November 1.
  110         (b) The department staff shall recommend an order of
  111  priority for the reclamation program applications that is
  112  consistent with subsection (6).
  113         (c) The recommendation of the department staff shall
  114  include an estimate of the cost of each reclamation program or
  115  land acquisition.
  116         (6) The committee shall recommend approval, modification,
  117  or denial of the reclamation program applications, associated
  118  cost estimates, and the department staff’s recommended
  119  prioritized list. Recommendations on the order of priority shall
  120  be based, among other criteria, on the following criteria;
  121  however, department staff the committee may give greater weight
  122  to one or more of the criteria depending on the overall needs of
  123  the nonmandatory land reclamation program:
  124         (a) Whether health and safety hazards exist; and, if so,
  125  such hazards shall be given the greatest weight;
  126         (b) Whether the economic or environmental utility or the
  127  aesthetic value of the land will return naturally within a
  128  reasonable period of time;
  129         (c) Whether there is a reasonable geographic and applicant
  130  diversity in light of previously awarded reclamation contracts,
  131  reclamation program applications before the committee, and the
  132  remaining eligible lands;
  133         (d) Whether reclamation is in the public interest;
  134         (e) Whether the land has been naturally reclaimed or is
  135  eligible for acquisition by the state for hunting, fishing, or
  136  other outdoor recreation purposes or for wildlife preservation;
  137         (f) Whether the land is to be reclaimed for agricultural
  138  use and the applicant has agreed to maintain the land in
  139  agricultural use for at least 5 years after the completion of
  140  the reclamation;
  141         (g) Whether the program, alone or in conjunction with other
  142  reclamation programs, will provide a substantial regional
  143  benefit;
  144         (h) Whether the program, alone or in conjunction with other
  145  reclamation programs, will benefit regional drainage patterns;
  146         (i) Whether the land is publicly owned and will be
  147  reclaimed for public purposes;
  148         (j) Whether the program includes a donation or agreement to
  149  sell a portion of the program application area to the state for
  150  outdoor recreational or wildlife habitat protection purposes;
  151         (k) Whether the program is cost-effective in achieving the
  152  goals of the nonmandatory land reclamation program; and
  153         (l) Whether the program will reclaim lands described in
  154  subsection (2).
  155         (7) The prioritized list developed by department staff
  156  approved by the committee may contain more reclamation program
  157  applications than there are funds available during the year.
  158         (9) The committee recommendations shall be submitted to the
  159  secretary by April 1 of each year for final agency action By
  160  June 1 of each that year,. the secretary shall approve, in whole
  161  or in part, the list of reclamation program applications in the
  162  order of priority in which the applications are presented by
  163  department staff.
  164         (10) Any approved reclamation program application that was
  165  not funded shall, at the request of the applicant, be considered
  166  by department staff the committee at its next meeting called for
  167  that purpose, together with other reclamation program
  168  applications received by November 1 of the next year.
  169         Section 9. Section 379.2524, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  170         Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  171  379.361, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  172         379.361 Licenses.—
  173         (4) SPECIAL ACTIVITY LICENSES.—
  174         (b) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is
  175  authorized to issue special activity licenses in accordance with
  176  this section and s. 379.2524, to permit the importation and
  177  possession of wild anadromous sturgeon. The commission is also
  178  authorized to issue special activity licenses, in accordance
  179  with this section and s. 379.2524, to permit the importation,
  180  possession, and aquaculture of native and nonnative anadromous
  181  sturgeon until best management practices are implemented for the
  182  cultivation of anadromous sturgeon pursuant to s. 597.004. The
  183  special activity license shall provide for specific management
  184  practices to protect native populations of saltwater species.
  185         Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  186  379.367, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  187         379.367 Spiny lobster; regulation.—
  188         (2)
  189         (b) Twenty-five dollars of the $125 fee for a spiny lobster
  190  endorsement required under subparagraph (a)1. must be used only
  191  for trap retrieval as provided in s. 379.2424. The remainder of
  192  the fees collected under paragraph (a) shall be deposited as
  193  follows:
  194         1. Fifty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited
  195  in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund for use in
  196  enforcing the provisions of paragraph (a) through aerial and
  197  other surveillance and trap retrieval.
  198         2. Fifty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited
  199  as provided in s. 379.3671(4) s. 379.3671(5).
  200         Section 12. Subsection (4) of section 379.3671, Florida
  201  Statutes, is repealed.
  202         Section 13. Section 403.42, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  203         Section 14. Section 403.87, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  204         Section 15. Paragraph (h) of subsection (11) of section
  205  408.910, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  206         Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 409.997, Florida
  207  Statutes, is repealed.
  208         Section 17. Section 411.226, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  209         Section 18. Section 430.05, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  210         Section 19. Subsection (7) of section 571.24, Florida
  211  Statutes, is repealed.
  212         Section 20. Section 571.28, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  213         Section 21. Section 595.701, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  214         Section 22. Section 603.203, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  215         Section 23. Section 603.204, Florida Statutes, is amended
  216  to read:
  217         603.204 South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.—The Commissioner
  218  of Agriculture, in consultation with the Tropical Fruit Advisory
  219  Council, shall develop and update a South Florida Tropical Fruit
  220  Plan, which shall identify problems and constraints of the
  221  tropical fruit industry, propose possible solutions to such
  222  problems, and develop planning mechanisms for orderly growth of
  223  the industry, including:
  224         (1) Criteria for tropical fruit research, service, and
  225  management priorities.
  226         (2) Proposed legislation that may be required.
  227         (3) Plans relating to other tropical fruit programs and
  228  related disciplines in the State University System.
  229         (4) Potential tropical fruit products in terms of market
  230  and needs for development.
  231         (5) Evaluation of production and fresh fruit policy
  232  alternatives, including, but not limited to, setting minimum
  233  grades and standards, promotion and advertising, development of
  234  production and marketing strategies, and setting minimum
  235  standards on types and quality of nursery plants.
  236         (6) Evaluation of policy alternatives for processed
  237  tropical fruit products, including, but not limited to, setting
  238  minimum quality standards and development of production and
  239  marketing strategies.
  240         (7) Research and service priorities for further development
  241  of the tropical fruit industry.
  242         (8) Identification of state agencies and public and private
  243  institutions concerned with research, education, extension,
  244  services, planning, promotion, and marketing functions related
  245  to tropical fruit development, and delineation of contributions
  246  and responsibilities. The recommendations in the plan relating
  247  to education or research shall be submitted to the Institute of
  248  Food and Agricultural Sciences.
  249         (9) Business planning, investment potential, financial
  250  risks, and economics of production and use.
  251         Section 24. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of
  252  subsection (4) of section 1001.7065, Florida Statutes, are
  253  repealed.
  254         Section 25. Section 1002.77, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  255         Section 26. Subsection (11) of section 1002.83, Florida
  256  Statutes, is amended to read:
  257         1002.83 Early learning coalitions.—
  258         (11) Each early learning coalition shall establish terms
  259  for all appointed members of the coalition. The terms must be
  260  staggered and must be a uniform length that does not exceed 4
  261  years per term. Coalition chairs shall be appointed for 4 years
  262  in conjunction with their membership on the Early Learning
  263  Advisory Council pursuant to s. 20.052. Appointed members may
  264  serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. When a vacancy occurs
  265  in an appointed position, the coalition must advertise the
  266  vacancy.
  267         Section 27. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.