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Florida House Bill H1051

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1010 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
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to the Council on the Social Status of 2
1616 Black Men and Boys; transferring, renumbering, and 3
1717 amending s. 16.615, F.S.; establishing the council 4
18-within Florida Memorial University, rather than the 5
19-Department of Legal Affairs; requiring Florida 6
20-Memorial University, rather than the Office of 7
21-Attorney General, to provide staff and administrative 8
22-support to the council; providing that the council's 9
23-meeting times are approved by the president of Florida 10
24-Memorial University, rather than the Attorney General; 11
25-providing that members of the council may be 12
26-reimbursed for certain expenses by Florida Memorial 13
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28-Affairs; providing an effective date. 15
18+within the Department of Education, rather than the 5
19+Department of Legal Affairs; requiring the Department 6
20+of Education, rather than the Office of the Attorney 7
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22+to the council; providing that the council's meeting 9
23+times are approved by the Commissioner of Education, 10
24+rather than the Attorney General; providing that 11
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3030 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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3232 Section 1. Section 16.615, Florida Statutes, is 19
3333 transferred, renumbered as section 1001.216, Florida Statutes, 20
3434 and amended to read: 21
3535 1001.216 16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men 22
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3737 (1) The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys 24
38-is established within Florida Memorial University the Department 25
38+is established within the Department of Education Legal Affairs 25
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4747 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
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51-of Legal Affairs and shall be composed consist of 19 members 26
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51+and shall be composed consist of 19 members appointed as 26
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5353 (a) Two members of the Senate who are not members of the 28
5454 same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate 29
5555 with the advice of the Minority Leader of the Senate. 30
5656 (b) Two members of the House of Representatives who are 31
5757 not members of the same political party, appoin ted by the 32
5858 Speaker of the House of Representatives with the advice of the 33
5959 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. 34
6060 (c) The Secretary of Children and Families , or his or her 35
6161 designee. 36
6262 (d) The director of the Mental Health Program Office 37
6363 within the Department of Children and Families , or his or her 38
6464 designee. 39
6565 (e) The State Surgeon General , or his or her designee. 40
6666 (f) The Commissioner of Education , or his or her designee. 41
6767 (g) The Secretary of Corrections , or his or her designee. 42
6868 (h) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. 43
6969 (i) The Secretary of Management Services , or his or her 44
7070 designee. 45
7171 (j) The Secretary of Commerce , or his or her designee. 46
7272 (k) A businessperson who is an African American, as 47
7373 defined in s. 760.80(2)(a), appointed by the Governor. 48
7474 (l) Two persons appointed by the President of the Senate 49
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8888 government. One of the appointees must be a clinical 51
8989 psychologist. 52
9090 (m) Two persons appointed by the Speaker of the Hou se of 53
9191 Representatives who are not members of the Legislature or 54
9292 employed by state government. One of the appointees must be an 55
9393 Africana studies professional. 56
9494 (n) The deputy secretary for Medicaid in the Agency for 57
9595 Health Care Administration , or his or her designee. 58
9696 (o) The Secretary of Juvenile Justice , or his or her 59
9797 designee. 60
9898 (2) Each member of the council shall be appointed to a 4 -61
9999 year term; however, for the purpose of providing staggered 62
100100 terms, of the initial appointments, 9 members shall be appoin ted 63
101101 to 2-year terms and 10 members shall be appointed to 4 -year 64
102102 terms. A member of the council may be removed at any time by the 65
103103 member's appointing authority who shall fill the vacancy on the 66
104104 council. 67
105105 (3)(a) At the first meeting of the council each year , the 68
106106 members shall elect a chair and a vice chair. 69
107107 (b) A vacancy in the office of chair or vice chair must 70
108108 shall be filled by vote of the remaining members. 71
109109 (4)(a) The council shall make a systematic study of the 72
110110 conditions affecting black men and boy s, including, but not 73
111111 limited to, homicide rates, arrest and incarceration rates, 74
112112 poverty, violence, drug abuse, death rates, disparate annual 75
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121121 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
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126126 postsecondary levels, and health issues. 77
127127 (b) The council shall propose measures to alleviate and 78
128128 correct the underlying causes of the conditions described in 79
129129 paragraph (a). These measures may consist of changes to the law 80
130130 or systematic changes that can be implemented without 81
131131 legislative action. 82
132132 (c) The council may study other topics suggested by the 83
133133 Legislature or as directed by the chair of the council. 84
134134 (d) The council shall receive suggestions or comments 85
135135 pertinent to the applicable issues from members of the 86
136136 Legislature, governmental agencies, pu blic and private 87
137137 organizations, and private citizens. 88
138138 (e) The council shall develop a strategic program and 89
139139 funding initiative to establish local Councils on the Social 90
140140 Status of Black Men and Boys. 91
141141 (5) The council may: 92
142142 (a) Access data held by any st ate departments or agencies, 93
143143 which data is otherwise a public record. 94
144144 (b) Make requests directly to the Joint Legislative 95
145145 Auditing Committee for assistance with research and monitoring 96
146146 of outcomes by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 97
147147 Government Accountability. 98
148148 (c) Request, through council members who are also 99
149149 legislators, research assistance from the Office of Economic and 100
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158158 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
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162162 Demographic Research within the Florida Legislature. 101
163163 (d) Request information and assistance from the state or 102
164164 any political subdivision, municipal corporation, public 103
165165 officer, or governmental department thereof. 104
166166 (e) Apply for and accept funds, grants, gifts, and 105
167167 services from the state, the Federal Government or any of its 106
168168 agencies, or any other public or private source for the purpose 107
169169 of defraying clerical and administrative costs as may be 108
170170 necessary for carrying out its duties under this section. 109
171171 (f) Work directly with, or request information and 110
172172 assistance on issues pertaining to education from, Florida's 111
173173 historically black colleges and universities. 112
174- (6) Florida Memorial University The Office of the Attorney 113
174+ (6) The Department of Education Office of the Attorney 113
175175 General shall provide staff and administrative support to the 114
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177177 (7) The council shall meet quarterly and at other times at 116
178178 the call of the chair or as determi ned by a majority of council 117
179-members and approved by the president of Florida Memorial 118
180-University Attorney General. 119
179+members and approved by the Commissioner of Education Attorney 118
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181181 (8) Eleven of the members of the council constitute a 120
182182 quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 121
183183 present is required for final action. 122
184184 (9) The council shall issue its annual report by December 123
185185 15 each year, stating the findings, conclusions, and 124
186186 recommendations of the council. The council shall submit the 125
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199199 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker 126
200200 of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the 127
201201 standing committees of jurisdiction in each chamber. 128
202202 (10) Members of the council shall serve without 129
203203 compensation. Members are entitled to reimbursement for per diem 130
204204 and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.06 1. State officers 131
205205 and employees shall be reimbursed from the budget of the agency 132
206-through which they serve. Other members may be reimbursed by 133
207-Florida Memorial University the Department of Legal Affairs . 134
206+through which they serve. Other members may be reimbursed by the 133
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208208 (11) The council and any subcommittees it forms are 135
209209 subject to the provisions of chapter 119, related to public 136
210210 records, and the provisions of chapter 286, related to public 137
211211 meetings. 138
212212 (12) Each member of the council who is not otherwise 139
213213 required to file a financial disclosure statement pursuant to s. 140
214214 8, Art. II of the St ate Constitution or s. 112.3144, must file a 141
215215 disclosure of financial interests pursuant to s. 112.3145. 142
216216 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 143