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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to qualifications of the director of 2
the Division of Emergency Management; amending s. 3
14.2016, F.S.; requiring the director of the Division 4
of Emergency Management to meet specified 5
qualifications; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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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 sha ll 20
be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor and 21
shall be the head of the division for all purposes. The director 22
must meet the minimum training and education qualifications 23
established by division rule. The division shall administer 24
programs to rapidly apply all available aid to communities 25
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stricken by an emergency as defined in s. 252.34 and, for this 26
purpose, shall provide liaison with federal agencies and other 27
public and private agencies. 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 29