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15	15		An act relating to qualifications for county emergency 2
16	16		management directors; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; 3
17	17		requiring county emergency management directors to 4
18	18		meet specified qualifications; requiring such 5
19	19		directors to meet such qualifications by a specified 6
20	20		date; providing an effective date. 7
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22	22		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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24	24		Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 11
25	25		252.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
26	26		252.38 Emergency management powers of political 13
27	27		subdivisions.—Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens 14
28	28		is an innate responsibility of the governing body of each 15
29	29		political subdivision of the state. 16
30	30		(1) COUNTIES.— 17
31	31		(b)1. Each county emergency management agency created and 18
32	32		established pursuant to ss. 252.31 -252.90 shall have a director. 19
33	33		The director must meet the following minimum training and 20
34	34		education qualifications : 21
35	35		a. Fifty hours of training in business or public 22
36	36		administration, business or public management, or emergency 23
37	37		management or preparedness. A bachelor's degree may be 24
38	38		substituted for this training requirement. 25
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51	51		b. Four years of verifiable experience in comprehensive 26
52	52		emergency management services that includes improving 27
53	53		preparedness for emergency and disaster protection, prevention, 28
54	54		mitigation, response, and recovery, with direct supervisory 29
55	55		responsibility for responding to at least 1 emergency or 30
56	56		disaster. 31
57	57		(I) A master's degree in emer gency preparedness or 32
58	58		management, business or public administration, communications, 33
59	59		finance, homeland security, public health, criminal justice, 34
60	60		meteorology, or environmental science may be substituted for 2 35
61	61		of the years of experience required in this sub -subparagraph but 36
62	62		not for the required supervisory experience. 37
63	63		(II) A valid accreditation as a Certified Master Exercise 38
64	64		Practitioner through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 39
65	65		Certified Emergency Manager through the International 40
66	66		Association of Emergency Managers, or Florida Professional 41
67	67		Emergency Manager through the Florida Emergency Preparedness 42
68	68		Association may be substituted for the requirements of this sub -43
69	69		subparagraph. A certification used as a substitution for the 44
70	70		requirements of this sub -subparagraph must be currently 45
71	71		maintained in good standing at all times until the actual time 46
72	72		and experience requirements satisfying this sub -subparagraph are 47
73	73		met by the appointee. 48
74	74		c. Completion of 150 hours in comprehensive emergency 49
75	75		management training pr ovided through or approved by the Federal 50
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88	88		Emergency Management Agency or its successor, including 51
89	89		completion of the following National Incident Management System 52
90	90		courses, or equivalent courses established by the Federal 53
91	91		Emergency Management Agency through the Emergency Management 54
92	92		Institute: 55
93	93		(I) ICS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System; 56
94	94		(II) ICS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action 57
95	95		Incidents; 58
96	96		(III) ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents; 59
97	97		(IV) ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff; 60
98	98		(V) IS-700: National Incident Management System, An 61
99	99		Introduction; and 62
100	100		(VI) IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction. 63
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102	102		All training required by this sub -subparagraph must have been 65
103	103		completed no earlier than the 10 years preceding the date of 66
104	104		appointment, regardless of whether it is an initial appointment 67
105	105		or reappointment. 68
106	106		d. A valid driver license. If the license is not a Florida 69
107	107		driver license, the director must obtain a Florida driver 70
108	108		license within 30 days after being appointed as director. 71
109	109		2. established in a job description approved by the 72
110	110		county. The director shall be appointed by the board of county 73
111	111		commissioners or the chief administrative officer of the county, 74
112	112		as described in chapter 125 or the coun ty charter, if 75
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125	125		applicable, to serve at the pleasure of the appointing 76
126	126		authority, in conformance with applicable resolutions, 77
127	127		ordinances, and laws. 78
128	128		3. A county constitutional officer, or an employee of a 79
129	129		county constitutional officer, may be appointed as director 80
130	130		following prior notification to the division. 81
131	131		4. Each board of county commissioners shall promptly 82
132	132		inform the division of the appointment of the director and other 83
133	133		personnel. 84
134	134		5. Each director has direct responsibility for the 85
135	135		organization, administration, and operation of the county 86
136	136		emergency management agency. The director shall coordinate 87
137	137		emergency management activities, services, and programs within 88
138	138		the county and shall serve as liaison to the division and other 89
139	139		local emergency management ag encies and organizations. 90
140	140		Section 2. A county emergency management director who does 91
141	141		not satisfy the training or certification requirements of 92
142	142		section 1 of this act as of July 1, 2024, shall have until June 93
143	143		30, 2026, to complete such requirements. 94
144	144		Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 95