Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 2006
By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senator Burgess
576-03674-21 20212006c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to emergency management; amending s.
3 11.90, F.S.; authorizing the Legislative Budget
4 Commission to convene to transfer certain funds to the
5 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund; amending s.
6 252.311, F.S.; revising legislative intent with
7 respect to the State Emergency Management Act;
8 amending s. 252.34, F.S.; defining terms; amending s.
9 252.35, F.S.; requiring that the state comprehensive
10 emergency management plan provide for certain public
11 health emergency communications and include the
12 Department of Health’s public health emergency plan;
13 requiring the Division of Emergency Management to
14 cooperate with federal and state health agencies;
15 requiring statewide awareness and education programs
16 to include education on public health emergency
17 preparedness and mitigation; requiring the division to
18 complete and maintain an inventory of personal
19 protection equipment; directing the division to submit
20 a specified annual report to the Governor, the
21 Legislature, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme
22 Court; providing limitations on the timeframe for
23 delegation of certain authorities by the division;
24 requiring the division to submit a specified biennial
25 report to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
26 amending s. 252.355, F.S.; requiring the division to
27 maintain certain information on special needs options
28 during certain public health emergencies; deleting
29 obsolete language; amending s. 252.356, F.S.;
30 requiring state agencies that contract with providers
31 for the care of persons with certain disabilities or
32 limitations to include in such contracts a procedure
33 for providing essential services in preparation for,
34 during, and following public health emergencies;
35 amending s. 252.359, F.S.; redefining the term
36 “essentials” to include personal protective equipment
37 used during public health emergencies; amending s.
38 252.36, F.S.; limiting the duration of emergency
39 orders, proclamations, and rules issued by the
40 Governor; providing legislative intent; providing a
41 presumption that K-12 public schools should remain
42 open, if possible, during an extended public health
43 emergency; providing a presumption that businesses
44 should remain open, if possible, during an extended
45 public health emergency; requiring the Governor to
46 include specific reasons for closing or restricting
47 in-person attendance at K-12 public schools and for
48 closing or restricting operations of businesses during
49 an extended public health emergency; requiring the
50 Governor to provide specific reasons if such schools
51 or businesses are closed as part of an emergency
52 declaration; requiring the Governor to regularly
53 review and reassess any issued emergency declarations;
54 requiring the Governor to provide notice of
55 declarations of emergencies to the Legislature;
56 expanding the Legislature’s authority to terminate
57 states of emergency; requiring that all emergency
58 declarations and orders be filed with the Division of
59 Administrative Hearings within a specified timeframe;
60 specifying that failure to timely file such
61 declarations or orders results in their being voided;
62 requiring the division to index and make such
63 emergency orders available on its website within a
64 specified timeframe; requiring such orders to be
65 searchable by specified criteria; requiring that the
66 Division of Emergency Management publish a link to the
67 index on its website; providing for retroactive
68 application; directing the Governor to report certain
69 department and agency activities to the Legislature
70 during a state of emergency; creating s. 252.3611,
71 F.S.; requiring specified information to be included
72 in orders, proclamations, and rules issued by the
73 Governor, the division, or an agency; directing the
74 Governor to submit specified contracts to the
75 Legislature; directing specified entities to submit
76 reports to the Legislature; directing the Auditor
77 General to conduct specified financial audits;
78 amending s. 252.365, F.S.; requiring that disaster
79 preparedness plans of specified agencies address
80 pandemics and public health emergencies and include
81 certain increases in public access of government
82 services and availability and distribution of personal
83 protective equipment during an emergency; directing
84 agencies to update disaster preparedness plans by a
85 specified date; amending s. 252.37, F.S.; revising
86 legislative intent; authorizing the Governor to
87 transfer and expend moneys in the Emergency
88 Preparedness and Response Fund; requiring certain
89 notice and approval for the transfer and expenditure
90 of specified funds; providing that if the President of
91 the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives
92 object in writing to the transfer, the Governor must
93 void the action; authorizing the Governor to request
94 additional funds from the Emergency Preparedness and
95 Response Fund, subject to approval by the Legislative
96 Budget Commission; providing construction; requiring
97 state agencies, counties, or municipalities to submit
98 to the Legislature a spending plan for certain
99 emergency funds; amending s. 252.385, F.S.; requiring
100 the division’s hurricane shelter plan to address
101 hurricane shelter needs during public health
102 emergencies; amending s. 252.44, F.S.; requiring
103 emergency mitigation planning by state agencies to
104 include agencies with jurisdiction over public health;
105 amending s. 252.46, F.S.; providing that a failure by
106 a political subdivision to file certain orders and
107 rules with specified entities within a specified
108 timeframe voids the issued orders or rules; requiring
109 that certain orders be available on a dedicated
110 website; requiring the Division of Emergency
111 Management to provide such links on its website in a
112 specified format; amending s. 377.703, F.S.;
113 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 381.00315,
114 F.S.; revising a definition; directing the Department
115 of Health to develop a specified public health
116 emergency plan; directing the State Health Officer to
117 establish methods of reporting certain data;
118 authorizing the State Health Officer to order and
119 request assistance with specified duties; amending s.
120 406.11, F.S.; requiring district medical examiners to
121 certify deaths and to assist the State Health Officer
122 with certain functions upon request; providing that
123 any emergency orders issued before a specified date
124 will expire but may be reissued if certain conditions
125 exist and a certain requirement is met; requiring the
126 Department of Business and Professional Regulation, by
127 a specified date, to review all executive orders
128 issued under its delegated authority during the COVID
129 19 pandemic to make recommendations to the
130 Legislature; providing effective dates.
131
132 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
133
134 Section 1. Contingent upon SB 1892 or similar legislation
135 creating the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund taking
136 effect, subsection (8) is added to section 11.90, Florida
137 Statutes, to read:
138 11.90 Legislative Budget Commission.—
139 (8) The commission may convene to transfer unappropriated
140 surplus funds to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund.
141 Section 2. Section 252.311, Florida Statutes, is amended to
142 read:
143 252.311 Legislative intent.—
144 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the state is
145 vulnerable to a wide range of emergencies, including natural,
146 technological, and manmade disasters, all of which threaten the
147 life, health, and safety of its people; damage and destroy
148 property; disrupt services and everyday business and
149 recreational activities; and impede economic growth and
150 development. The Legislature further finds that this
151 vulnerability is exacerbated by the tremendous growth in the
152 state’s population, especially the growth in the number of
153 persons residing in coastal areas, in the elderly population, in
154 the number of seasonal vacationers, and in the number of persons
155 with special needs. This growth has greatly complicated the
156 state’s ability to coordinate its emergency management resources
157 and activities.
158 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the
159 vulnerability of the people and property of this state; to
160 prepare for efficient evacuation and shelter of threatened or
161 affected persons; to provide for the rapid and orderly provision
162 of relief to persons and for the restoration of services and
163 property; to prepare for and efficiently respond to public
164 health emergencies; and to provide for the coordination of
165 activities relating to emergency preparedness, response,
166 recovery, and mitigation among and between agencies and
167 officials of this state, with similar agencies and officials of
168 other states, with local and federal governments, with
169 interstate organizations, and with the private sector.
170 (3) It is further the intent of the Legislature to promote
171 the state’s emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and
172 mitigation capabilities through enhanced coordination, long-term
173 planning, and adequate funding. State policy for responding to
174 disasters is to support local emergency response efforts. In the
175 case of a major or catastrophic disaster, however, the needs of
176 residents and communities will likely be greater than local
177 resources. In these situations, the state must be capable of
178 providing effective, coordinated, and timely support to
179 communities and the public. Therefore, the Legislature hereby
180 determines and declares that the provisions of this act fulfill
181 an important state interest.
182 (4) It is further the intent of the Legislature to minimize
183 the negative effects of an extended emergency, such as a
184 pandemic or another public health emergency. The Legislature
185 recognizes that there are significant negative impacts on
186 children and families associated with school closures during a
187 public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The
188 Legislature also recognizes the significant negative impacts of
189 such emergencies on the economy due to business closures.
190 (5) It is further the intent of the Legislature that all
191 aspects of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery be
192 made transparent to the public to the greatest extent possible.
193 Section 3. Present subsections (9) and (10) of section
194 252.34, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (10)
195 and (12), respectively, and new subsections (9) and (11) are
196 added to that section, to read:
197 252.34 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
198 (9) “Personal protective equipment” means protective
199 clothing or equipment designed to protect an individual person
200 from injury or the spread of infection.
201 (11) “Public health emergency” means any occurrence, or
202 threat thereof, whether natural or manmade, which results or may
203 result in substantial injury or harm to the public health from
204 infectious disease, chemical agents, nuclear agents, biological
205 toxins, or situations involving mass casualties or natural
206 disasters, declared as a public health emergency as declared by
207 the State Health Officer.
208 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 252.35, Florida
209 Statutes, is amended to read:
210 252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency
211 Management.—
212 (2) The division is responsible for carrying out the
213 provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90. In performing its duties, the
214 division shall:
215 (a) Prepare a state comprehensive emergency management
216 plan, which shall be integrated into and coordinated with the
217 emergency management plans and programs of the Federal
218 Government. The division shall must adopt the plan as a rule in
219 accordance with chapter 120. The plan must shall be implemented
220 by a continuous, integrated comprehensive emergency management
221 program. The plan must contain provisions to ensure that the
222 state is prepared for emergencies and minor, major, and
223 catastrophic disasters, and the division shall work closely with
224 local governments and agencies and organizations with emergency
225 management responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the
226 plan. The state comprehensive emergency management plan must
227 shall be operations oriented and:
228 1. Include an evacuation component that includes specific
229 regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
230 intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This
231 component must, at a minimum: contain guidelines for lifting
232 tolls on state highways; ensure coordination pertaining to
233 evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for
234 directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter;
235 establish strategies for ensuring sufficient, reasonably priced
236 fueling locations along evacuation routes; and establish
237 policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.
238 2. Include a shelter component that includes specific
239 regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
240 coordination of shelter activities between the public, private,
241 and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum:
242 contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public
243 shelter space in each region of the state; establish strategies
244 for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide strategies to assist
245 local emergency management efforts to ensure that adequate
246 staffing plans exist for all shelters, including medical and
247 security personnel; provide for a postdisaster communications
248 system for public shelters; establish model shelter guidelines
249 for operations, registration, inventory, power generation
250 capability, information management, and staffing; and set forth
251 policy guidance for sheltering people with special needs.
252 3. Include a postdisaster response and recovery component
253 that includes specific regional and interregional planning
254 provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of
255 postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component
256 must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies
257 according to whether a disaster is minor, major, or
258 catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component
259 must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state’s
260 postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish
261 procedures for activating the state’s plan; set forth policies
262 used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities;
263 describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response
264 and recovery period; describe initial and continuous
265 postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles
266 and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization;
267 provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish
268 procedures for monitoring mutual aid agreements; provide for
269 rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the availability of an
270 effective statewide urban search and rescue program coordinated
271 with the fire services; ensure the existence of a comprehensive
272 statewide medical care and relief plan administered by the
273 Department of Health; and establish systems for coordinating
274 volunteers and accepting and distributing donated funds and
275 goods.
276 4. Include additional provisions addressing aspects of
277 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as determined
278 necessary by the division.
279 5. Address the need for coordinated and expeditious
280 deployment of state resources, including the Florida National
281 Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures
282 should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard, and,
283 in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures
284 should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard and
285 the United States Armed Forces.
286 6. Establish a system of communications and warning to
287 ensure that the state’s population and emergency management
288 agencies are warned of developing emergency situations,
289 including public health emergencies, and can communicate
290 emergency response decisions.
291 7. Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises
292 that evaluate the ability of the state and its political
293 subdivisions to respond to minor, major, and catastrophic
294 disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such
295 exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to
296 the extent possible, the Federal Government.
297 8. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state
298 agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other
299 support activities.
300 9. Include the public health emergency plan developed by
301 the Department of Health pursuant to s. 381.00315.
302
303 The complete state comprehensive emergency management plan must
304 shall be submitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker
305 of the House of Representatives, and the Governor on February 1
306 of every even-numbered year.
307 (b) Adopt standards and requirements for county emergency
308 management plans. The standards and requirements must ensure
309 that county plans are coordinated and consistent with the state
310 comprehensive emergency management plan. If a municipality
311 elects to establish an emergency management program, it must
312 adopt a city emergency management plan that complies with all
313 standards and requirements applicable to county emergency
314 management plans.
315 (c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and
316 maintaining emergency management plans.
317 (d) Review periodically political subdivision emergency
318 management plans for consistency with the state comprehensive
319 emergency management plan and standards and requirements adopted
320 under this section.
321 (e) Cooperate with the President, the heads of the Armed
322 Forces, the various federal emergency management agencies,
323 federal or state health agencies, and the officers and agencies
324 of other states in matters pertaining to emergency management in
325 the state and the nation and incidents thereof and, in
326 connection therewith, take any measures that it deems proper to
327 carry into effect any request of the President and the
328 appropriate federal officers and agencies for any emergency
329 management action, including the direction or control of:
330 1. Emergency management drills, tests, or exercises of
331 whatever nature.
332 2. Warnings and signals for tests and drills, attacks, or
333 other imminent emergencies or threats thereof and the mechanical
334 devices to be used in connection with such warnings and signals.
335 (f) Make recommendations to the Legislature, building code
336 organizations, and political subdivisions for zoning, building,
337 and other land use controls; safety measures for securing mobile
338 homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures; and
339 other preparedness, prevention, and mitigation measures designed
340 to eliminate emergencies or reduce their impact.
341 (g) In accordance with the state comprehensive emergency
342 management plan and program for emergency management, ascertain
343 the requirements of the state and its political subdivisions for
344 equipment and supplies of all kinds in the event of an
345 emergency; plan for and either procure supplies, medicines,
346 materials, and equipment or enter into memoranda of agreement or
347 open purchase orders that will ensure their availability; and
348 use and employ from time to time any of the property, services,
349 and resources within the state in accordance with ss. 252.31
350 252.90.
351 (h) Anticipate trends and promote innovations that will
352 enhance the emergency management system.
353 (i) Institute statewide public awareness programs,
354 including. This shall include an intensive public educational
355 campaign on emergency preparedness issues. Such programs must
356 include, including, but need not be limited to, the personal
357 responsibility of individual residents citizens to be self
358 sufficient for up to 72 hours following a natural or manmade
359 disaster or a public health emergency. The public educational
360 campaign must shall include relevant information on public
361 health emergency mitigation, statewide disaster plans,
362 evacuation routes, fuel suppliers, and shelters. All educational
363 materials must be available in alternative formats and mediums
364 to ensure that they are available to persons with disabilities.
365 (j) In cooperation with the Department of Education,
366 coordinate with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to
367 provide an educational outreach program on disaster preparedness
368 and readiness to individuals who have limited English skills and
369 identify persons who are in need of assistance but are not
370 defined under special-needs criteria.
371 (k) Prepare and distribute to appropriate state and local
372 officials catalogs of federal, state, and private assistance
373 programs.
374 (l) Coordinate federal, state, and local emergency
375 management activities and take all other steps, including the
376 partial or full mobilization of emergency management forces and
377 organizations in advance of an actual emergency, to ensure the
378 availability of adequately trained and equipped forces of
379 emergency management personnel before, during, and after
380 emergencies and disasters.
381 (m) Establish a schedule of fees that may be charged by
382 local emergency management agencies for review of emergency
383 management plans on behalf of external agencies and
384 institutions. In establishing such schedule, the division shall
385 consider facility size, review complexity, and other factors.
386 (n) Implement training programs to improve the ability of
387 state and local emergency management personnel to prepare and
388 implement emergency management plans and programs. This shall
389 include a continuous training program for agencies and
390 individuals that will be called on to perform key roles in state
391 and local postdisaster response and recovery efforts and for
392 local government personnel on federal and state postdisaster
393 response and recovery strategies and procedures.
394 (o) Review periodically emergency operating procedures of
395 state agencies and recommend revisions as needed to ensure
396 consistency with the state comprehensive emergency management
397 plan and program.
398 (p) Make such surveys of industries, resources, and
399 facilities within the state, both public and private, as are
400 necessary to carry out the purposes of ss. 252.31-252.90.
401 (q) Prepare, in advance whenever possible, such executive
402 orders, proclamations, and rules for issuance by the Governor as
403 are necessary or appropriate for coping with emergencies and
404 disasters.
405 (r) Cooperate with the Federal Government and any public or
406 private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of ss. 252.31
407 252.90 and in implementing programs for mitigation, preparation,
408 response, and recovery.
409 (s) Complete an inventory of portable generators owned by
410 the state and local governments which are capable of operating
411 during a major disaster. The inventory must identify, at a
412 minimum, the location of each generator, the number of
413 generators stored at each specific location, the agency to which
414 each generator belongs, the primary use of the generator by the
415 owner agency, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
416 persons having the authority to loan the stored generators as
417 authorized by the division during a declared emergency.
418 (t) Maintain an inventory list of generators owned by the
419 state and local governments. In addition, the division may keep
420 a list of private entities, along with appropriate contact
421 information, which offer generators for sale or lease. The list
422 of private entities shall be available to the public for
423 inspection in written and electronic formats.
424 (u) Acquire and maintain a supply of personal protective
425 equipment owned by the state for use by state agencies and to
426 assist local government and the private sector in meeting safety
427 needs during a declared emergency. The division shall conduct
428 regular inventories of the supply, which must include
429 projections of the need for additional personal protective
430 equipment, as assessed by each governmental agency, to maintain
431 the supply and replace expired items. The division shall
432 maintain and replace the equipment on a standardized schedule
433 that recognizes equipment expiration and obsolescence. This
434 paragraph is subject to appropriation. The initial inventory
435 must be reported by December 31, 2021, to the Governor, the
436 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
437 Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and,
438 thereafter, the inventory must be reported by each December 31
439 to those officers.
440 (v) Assist political subdivisions with the creation and
441 training of urban search and rescue teams and promote the
442 development and maintenance of a state urban search and rescue
443 program.
444 (w)(v) Delegate, as necessary and appropriate, authority
445 vested in it under ss. 252.31-252.90 and provide for the
446 subdelegation of such authority. The duration of each such
447 delegation or subdelegation during an emergency may not exceed
448 60 days; however a delegation or subdelegation may be renewed
449 during the emergency, as necessary.
450 (x)(w) Report biennially to the President of the Senate,
451 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice
452 of the Supreme Court, and the Governor, no later than February 1
453 of every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency
454 management capabilities of the state and its political
455 subdivisions. This report must include the emergency management
456 capabilities related to public health emergencies, as determined
457 in collaboration with the Department of Health.
458 (y)(x) In accordance with chapter 120, create, implement,
459 administer, adopt, amend, and rescind rules, programs, and plans
460 needed to carry out the provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90 with due
461 consideration for, and in cooperating with, the plans and
462 programs of the Federal Government. In addition, the division
463 may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 120 to administer and
464 distribute federal financial predisaster and postdisaster
465 assistance for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response,
466 and recovery.
467 (z)(y) Do other things necessary, incidental, or
468 appropriate for the implementation of ss. 252.31-252.90.
469 Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 252.355, Florida
470 Statutes, is amended to read:
471 252.355 Registry of persons with special needs; notice;
472 registration program.—
473 (2) In order to ensure that all persons with special needs
474 may register, the division shall develop and maintain a special
475 needs shelter registration program. During a public health
476 emergency in which physical distancing is necessary, as
477 determined by the State Health Officer, the division must
478 maintain information on special needs shelter options that
479 mitigate the threat of the spread of infectious diseases The
480 registration program must be developed by January 1, 2015, and
481 fully implemented by March 1, 2015.
482 (a) The registration program shall include, at a minimum, a
483 uniform electronic registration form and a database for
484 uploading and storing submitted registration forms that may be
485 accessed by the appropriate local emergency management agency.
486 The link to the registration form shall be easily accessible on
487 each local emergency management agency’s website. Upon receipt
488 of a paper registration form, the local emergency management
489 agency shall enter the person’s registration information into
490 the database.
491 (b) To assist in identifying persons with special needs,
492 home health agencies, hospices, nurse registries, home medical
493 equipment providers, the Department of Children and Families,
494 the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care
495 Administration, the Department of Education, the Agency for
496 Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Elderly Affairs,
497 and memory disorder clinics shall, and any physician licensed
498 under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and any pharmacy licensed under
499 chapter 465 may, annually provide registration information to
500 all of their special needs clients or their caregivers. The
501 division shall develop a brochure that provides information
502 regarding special needs shelter registration procedures. The
503 brochure must be easily accessible on the division’s website.
504 All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers,
505 including aging and disability resource centers, memory disorder
506 clinics, home health care providers, hospices, nurse registries,
507 and home medical equipment providers, shall, and any physician
508 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 may, assist emergency
509 management agencies by annually registering persons with special
510 needs for special needs shelters, collecting registration
511 information for persons with special needs as part of the
512 program intake process, and establishing programs to educate
513 clients about the registration process and disaster preparedness
514 safety procedures. A client of a state-funded or federally
515 funded service program who has a physical, mental, or cognitive
516 impairment or sensory disability and who needs assistance in
517 evacuating, or when in a shelter, must register as a person with
518 special needs. The registration program shall give persons with
519 special needs the option of preauthorizing emergency response
520 personnel to enter their homes during search and rescue
521 operations if necessary to ensure their safety and welfare
522 following disasters.
523 (c) The division shall be the designated lead agency
524 responsible for community education and outreach to the public,
525 including special needs clients, regarding registration and
526 special needs shelters and general information regarding shelter
527 stays.
528 (d) On or before May 31 of each year, each electric utility
529 in the state shall annually notify residential customers in its
530 service area of the availability of the registration program
531 available through their local emergency management agency by:
532 1. An initial notification upon the activation of new
533 residential service with the electric utility, followed by one
534 annual notification between January 1 and May 31; or
535 2. Two separate annual notifications between January 1 and
536 May 31.
537
538 The notification may be made by any available means, including,
539 but not limited to, written, electronic, or verbal notification,
540 and may be made concurrently with any other notification to
541 residential customers required by law or rule.
542 Section 6. Subsection (5) of section 252.356, Florida
543 Statutes, is amended to read:
544 252.356 Emergency and disaster planning provisions to
545 assist persons with disabilities or limitations.—State agencies
546 that contract with providers for the care of persons with
547 disabilities or limitations that make such persons dependent
548 upon the care of others shall include emergency and disaster
549 planning provisions in such contracts at the time the contracts
550 are initiated or upon renewal. These provisions shall include,
551 but shall not be limited to:
552 (5) A procedure for providing the essential services the
553 organization currently provides to special needs clients in
554 preparation for, and during, and following, a disaster,
555 including, but not limited to, a public health emergency.
556 Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 252.359, Florida
557 Statutes, is amended to read:
558 252.359 Ensuring availability of emergency supplies.—
559 (2) As used in this section, the term “essentials” means
560 goods that are consumed or used as a direct result of a declared
561 emergency, or that are consumed or used to preserve, protect, or
562 sustain life, health, safety, or economic well-being. The term
563 includes, but is not limited to, personal protective equipment
564 used in the event of a public health emergency.
565 Section 8. Present subsections (3) through (10) of section
566 252.36, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
567 through (11), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to
568 that section, and subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (c) of
569 present subsection (5) of that section are amended, to read:
570 252.36 Emergency management powers of the Governor.—
571 (1)(a) The Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers
572 presented to this state and its people by emergencies. In the
573 event of an emergency beyond local control, the Governor, or, in
574 the Governor’s absence, her or his successor as provided by law,
575 may assume direct operational control over all or any part of
576 the emergency management functions within this state, and she or
577 he shall have the power through proper process of law to carry
578 out the provisions of this section. The Governor is authorized
579 to delegate such powers as she or he may deem prudent.
580 (b) Pursuant to the authority vested in her or him under
581 paragraph (a), the Governor may issue executive orders,
582 proclamations, and rules and may amend or rescind them. Such
583 executive orders, proclamations, and rules shall have the force
584 and effect of law. An executive order, a proclamation, or a rule
585 must be limited to a duration of not more than 60 days and may
586 be renewed as necessary during the duration of the emergency. If
587 renewed, the order, proclamation, or rule must specifically
588 state which provisions are being renewed.
589 (c) The Legislature intends that, during an extended public
590 health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, there should be
591 a presumption that K-12 public schools, to the greatest extent
592 possible, should remain open so long as the health and safety of
593 students and school personnel can be maintained by specific
594 public health mitigation strategies recommended by federal or
595 state health agencies for educational settings. The Legislature
596 also intends that during such an event, there be a presumption
597 that businesses should remain open to the greatest extent
598 possible so long as the health and safety of employees and
599 customers can be reasonably protected by specific public health
600 mitigation strategies recommended by federal or state health
601 agencies, including but not limited to the Occupational Safety
602 and Health Administration.
603 1. If the Governor declares by executive order or
604 proclamation that the emergency requires closure of or
605 restricted in-person attendance at K-12 public schools, the
606 executive order or proclamation must contain specific reasons
607 for those determinations, and he or she must review and reassess
608 the situation regularly.
609 2. If the Governor declares by executive order or
610 proclamation that the emergency requires businesses to restrict
611 their operations or close, the executive order or proclamation
612 must contain specific reasons for those determinations, and he
613 or she must review and reassess the situation regularly.
614 (2) A state of emergency must shall be declared by
615 executive order or proclamation of the Governor if she or he
616 finds an emergency has occurred or that the occurrence or the
617 threat thereof is imminent. The state of emergency must shall
618 continue until the Governor finds that the threat or danger has
619 been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no
620 longer exist and she or he terminates the state of emergency by
621 executive order or proclamation, but no state of emergency may
622 continue for longer than 60 days unless renewed by the Governor.
623 The Legislature by concurrent resolution may terminate a state
624 of emergency at any time. Thereupon, the Governor shall issue an
625 executive order or proclamation ending the state of emergency.
626 All executive orders or proclamations issued under this section
627 must shall indicate the nature of the emergency, the area or
628 areas threatened, and the conditions which have brought the
629 emergency about or which make possible its termination. An
630 executive order or proclamation must shall be promptly
631 disseminated by means calculated to bring its contents to the
632 attention of the general public; and, unless the circumstances
633 attendant upon the emergency prevent or impede such filing, the
634 order or proclamation must shall be filed promptly with the
635 Department of State, the President of the Senate and the Speaker
636 of the House of Representatives, and in the offices of the
637 county commissioners in the counties to which the order or
638 proclamation applies.
639 (3)(a) At any time, the Legislature, by concurrent
640 resolution, may terminate a state of emergency or any specific
641 order thereunder. Upon such concurrent resolution, the Governor
642 shall issue an executive order or proclamation consistent with
643 the concurrent resolution.
644 (b) Notwithstanding s. 252.46(2), all emergency
645 declarations and orders, regardless of how titled, issued under
646 the authority of this part by the Governor or any agency,
647 whether by direct, delegated, or subdelegated authority, before,
648 during, or after a declared emergency, must be immediately filed
649 with the Division of Administrative Hearings. Failure to file
650 any such declaration or order with the division within 5 days
651 after issuance voids the declaration or order. The division
652 shall index all such declarations and orders and make them
653 available in searchable format on its website within 3 days of
654 filing. The searchable format must include, but is not limited
655 to, searches by term, referenced statutes, and rules and must
656 include a search category that specifically identifies emergency
657 orders in effect at any given time. A link to the division’s
658 index must be placed in a conspicuous location on the Division
659 of Emergency Management’s website. This subsection applies
660 retroactively to all executive emergency declarations and orders
661 in effect on July 1, 2021.
662 (6)(5) In addition to any other powers conferred upon the
663 Governor by law, she or he may:
664 (c) Transfer the direction, personnel, or functions of
665 state departments and agencies or units thereof for the purpose
666 of performing or facilitating emergency services. The transfer
667 of the direction, personnel, or functions of state departments
668 and agencies must be reported monthly on a cumulative basis to
669 the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
670 Representatives.
671 Section 9. Section 252.3611, Florida Statutes, is created
672 to read:
673 252.3611 Transparency; audits.—
674 (1) Each order, proclamation, or rule issued by the
675 Governor, the division, or any agency must specify the statute
676 or rule being amended or waived, if applicable, and the
677 expiration date for the order, proclamation, or rule.
678 (2) When the duration of an emergency exceeds 90 days:
679 (a) Within 72 hours of executing a contract executed with
680 moneys authorized for expenditure to support the response to the
681 declared state of emergency, the Governor shall submit a copy of
682 such contract to the Legislature. For contracts executed during
683 the first 90 days of the emergency, the Governor shall submit a
684 copy to the Legislature within the first 120 days of the
685 declared emergency.
686 (b) The Executive Office of the Governor or the appropriate
687 agency shall submit monthly reports to the Legislature of all
688 state expenditures, revenues received, and funds transferred by
689 an agency during the previous month to support the declared
690 state of emergency.
691 (3) Once an emergency exceeds 1 year, the Auditor General
692 shall conduct a financial audit of all associated expenditures
693 and a compliance audit of all associated contracts entered into
694 during the declared emergency. The Auditor General must update
695 the audit annually until the emergency is declared to be ended.
696 (4) Following the expiration or termination of a state of
697 emergency, the Auditor General shall conduct a financial audit
698 of all associated expenditures and a compliance audit of all
699 associated contracts entered into during the state of emergency.
700 Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 252.365, Florida
701 Statutes, is amended to read:
702 252.365 Emergency coordination officers; disaster
703 preparedness plans.—
704 (3) Emergency coordination officers shall ensure These
705 individuals shall be responsible for ensuring that each state
706 agency and facility, such as a prison, office building, or
707 university, has a disaster preparedness plan that is coordinated
708 with the applicable local emergency-management agency and
709 approved by the division.
710 (a) The disaster-preparedness plan must outline a
711 comprehensive and effective program to ensure continuity of
712 essential state functions under all circumstances, including,
713 but not limited to, a pandemic or other public health emergency.
714 The plan must identify a baseline of preparedness for a full
715 range of potential emergencies to establish a viable capability
716 to perform essential functions during any emergency or other
717 situation that disrupts normal operations. This baseline must
718 consider and include preparedness for rapid and large-scale
719 increases in the public’s need to access government services
720 through technology or other means during an emergency,
721 including, but not limited to, a public health emergency.
722 (b) The plan must include, at a minimum, the following
723 elements: identification of essential functions, programs, and
724 personnel; procedures to implement the plan and personnel
725 notification and accountability; delegations of authority and
726 lines of succession; identification of alternative facilities
727 and related infrastructure, including those for communications;
728 identification and protection of vital records and databases;
729 provisions regarding the availability of, and distribution plans
730 for, personal protective equipment; and schedules and procedures
731 for periodic tests, training, and exercises.
732 (c) The division shall develop and distribute guidelines
733 for developing and implementing the plan. By December 31, 2022,
734 each agency must update its plan to include provisions related
735 to preparation for pandemics and other public health emergencies
736 consistent with the plan developed pursuant to s. 381.00315.
737 Each agency plan must be updated as needed to remain consistent
738 with the state public health emergency management plan.
739 Section 11. Subsection (3) of section 252.37, Florida
740 Statutes, is amended, subsection (7) is added to that section,
741 and subsection (2) of that section is amended contingent upon SB
742 1892 or similar legislation creating the Emergency Preparedness
743 and Response Fund taking effect, to read:
744 252.37 Financing.—
745 (2)(a) It is the legislative intent that the first recourse
746 be made to funds specifically regularly appropriated to state
747 and local agencies for disaster relief or response.
748 (b) If the Governor finds that the demands placed upon
749 these funds in coping with a particular disaster declared by the
750 Governor as a state of emergency are unreasonably great, she or
751 he may make funds available by transferring and expending moneys
752 appropriated for other purposes, by transferring and expending
753 moneys out of any unappropriated surplus funds, or from the
754 Emergency Preparedness and Response Budget Stabilization Fund.
755 Notice of such action, as provided in s. 216.177, must be
756 delivered at least 7 days before the effective date of the
757 action. If the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
758 House of Representatives timely advise in writing that they
759 object to the transfer, the Governor must void such action. The
760 Governor may request additional funds to be appropriated to the
761 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund by a budget amendment,
762 subject to approval of the Legislative Budget Commission.
763 (c) Following the expiration or termination of the state of
764 emergency, the Governor may transfer moneys with a budget
765 amendment, subject to approval by the Legislative Budget
766 Commission, to satisfy the budget authority granted for such
767 emergency. The transfers and expenditures supporting the
768 amendment must be directly related to the declared disaster or
769 emergency.
770 (3) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
771 limit the authority of the Governor to apply for, administer,
772 and expend any grants, gifts, or payments in aid of emergency
773 prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery.
774 (7) Before any expenditures are made, an agency, a county,
775 or a municipality must submit a detailed spending plan for any
776 grants, gifts, loans, funds, payments, services, equipment,
777 supplies, or materials received under this section in aid of or
778 for the purpose of emergency prevention, management, mitigation,
779 preparedness, response, or recovery to the President of the
780 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
781 chairs of the legislative appropriations committees. If an
782 emergency situation precludes the advance submission of a
783 detailed spending plan, the plan must be submitted as soon as
784 practicable, but not later than 30 days after initiation of any
785 expenditures and continuing every 30 days for the duration of
786 the emergency and thereafter while funds continue to be
787 disbursed in response to the emergency.
788 Section 12. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
789 252.385, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
790 252.385 Public shelter space.—
791 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that this state not
792 have a deficit of safe public hurricane evacuation shelter space
793 in any region of the state by 1998 and thereafter.
794 (2)(a) The division shall administer a program to survey
795 existing schools, universities, community colleges, and other
796 state-owned, municipally owned, and county-owned public
797 buildings and any private facility that the owner, in writing,
798 agrees to provide for use as a public hurricane evacuation
799 shelter to identify those that are appropriately designed and
800 located to serve as such shelters. The owners of the facilities
801 must be given the opportunity to participate in the surveys. The
802 state university boards of trustees, district school boards,
803 community college boards of trustees, and the Department of
804 Education are responsible for coordinating and implementing the
805 survey of public schools, universities, and community colleges
806 with the division or the local emergency management agency.
807 (b) By January 31 of each even-numbered year, the division
808 shall prepare and submit a statewide emergency shelter plan to
809 the Governor and Cabinet for approval, subject to the
810 requirements for approval in s. 1013.37(2). The emergency
811 shelter plan must project, for each of the next 5 years, the
812 hurricane shelter needs of the state, including periods of time
813 during which a concurrent public health emergency may
814 necessitate more space for each individual to accommodate
815 physical distancing. In addition to information on the general
816 shelter needs throughout this state, the plan must shall
817 identify the general location and square footage of special
818 needs shelters, by regional planning council region, during the
819 next 5 years. The plan must shall also include information on
820 the availability of shelters that accept pets. The Department of
821 Health shall assist the division in determining the estimated
822 need for special needs shelter space and the adequacy of
823 facilities to meet the needs of persons with special needs based
824 on information from the registries of persons with special needs
825 and other information.
826 (3) The division shall annually provide to the President of
827 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
828 Governor a list of facilities recommended to be retrofitted
829 using state funds. State funds should be maximized and targeted
830 to regional planning council regions with hurricane evacuation
831 shelter deficits. Retrofitting facilities in regions with public
832 hurricane evacuation shelter deficits shall be given first
833 priority and should be completed by 2003. All recommended
834 facilities should be retrofitted by 2008. The owner or lessee of
835 a public hurricane evacuation shelter that is included on the
836 list of facilities recommended for retrofitting is not required
837 to perform any recommended improvements.
838 Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 252.44, Florida
839 Statutes, is amended to read:
840 252.44 Emergency mitigation.—
841 (1) In addition to prevention measures included in the
842 state and local comprehensive emergency management plans, the
843 Governor shall consider on a continuing basis steps that could
844 be taken to mitigate the harmful consequences of emergencies. At
845 the Governor’s direction and pursuant to any other authority and
846 competence they have, state agencies, including, but not limited
847 to, those charged with responsibilities in connection with
848 protecting and maintaining the public health, flood plain
849 management, stream encroachment and flow regulation, weather
850 modification, fire prevention and control, air quality, public
851 works, land use and land use planning, and construction
852 standards, shall make studies of emergency-mitigation-related
853 matters. The Governor, from time to time, shall make such
854 recommendations to the Legislature, local governments, and other
855 appropriate public and private entities as may facilitate
856 measures for mitigation of the harmful consequences of
857 emergencies.
858 Section 14. Present subsection (3) of section 252.46,
859 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), a new
860 subsection (3) is added to that section, and subsection (2) of
861 that section is amended, to read:
862 252.46 Orders and rules.—
863 (2) All orders and rules adopted by the division or any
864 political subdivision or other agency authorized by ss. 252.31
865 252.90 to make orders and rules have full force and effect of
866 law after adoption in accordance with the provisions of chapter
867 120 in the event of issuance by the division or any state agency
868 or, if adopted promulgated by a political subdivision of the
869 state or agency thereof, when filed in the office of the clerk
870 or recorder of the political subdivision or agency adopting
871 promulgating the same. Failure of a political subdivision to
872 file any such order or rule with the office of the clerk or
873 recorder within 3 days after issuance voids the declaration or
874 order. All existing laws, ordinances, and rules inconsistent
875 with the provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90, or any order or rule
876 issued under the authority of ss. 252.31-252.90, shall be
877 suspended during the period of time and to the extent that such
878 conflict exists.
879 (3) Emergency ordinances, declarations, and orders adopted
880 by a political subdivision under the authority of ss. 252.31
881 252.90, including those enacted by a municipality pursuant to s.
882 166.041(3)(b), must be available on a dedicated webpage
883 accessible through a conspicuous link on the political
884 subdivision’s homepage. The dedicated webpage must identify the
885 emergency ordinances, declarations, and orders currently in
886 effect. Each political subdivision adopting emergency
887 ordinances, declarations, or orders must provide the division
888 with the link to the political subdivision’s dedicated webpage.
889 The division must include these links in an easily identifiable
890 format on its website.
891 Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
892 377.703, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
893 377.703 Additional functions of the Department of
894 Agriculture and Consumer Services.—
895 (2) DUTIES.—The department shall perform the following
896 functions, unless as otherwise provided, consistent with the
897 development of a state energy policy:
898 (a) The Division of Emergency Management is responsible for
899 the development of an energy emergency contingency plan to
900 respond to serious shortages of primary and secondary energy
901 sources. Upon a finding by the Governor, implementation of any
902 emergency program shall be upon order of the Governor that a
903 particular kind or type of fuel is, or that the occurrence of an
904 event which is reasonably expected within 30 days will make the
905 fuel, in short supply. The Division of Emergency Management
906 shall then respond by instituting the appropriate measures of
907 the contingency plan to meet the given emergency or energy
908 shortage. The Governor may utilize the provisions of s.
909 252.36(6) s. 252.36(5) to carry out any emergency actions
910 required by a serious shortage of energy sources.
911 Section 16. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection
912 (2) of section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
913 381.00315 Public health advisories; public health
914 emergencies; isolation and quarantines.—The State Health Officer
915 is responsible for declaring public health emergencies, issuing
916 public health advisories, and ordering isolation or quarantines.
917 (1) As used in this section, the term:
918 (c) “Public health emergency” means any occurrence, or
919 threat thereof, whether natural or manmade, which results or may
920 result in substantial injury or harm to the public health from
921 infectious disease, chemical agents, nuclear agents, biological
922 toxins, or situations involving mass casualties or natural
923 disasters.
924 (2)(a) The department shall prepare and maintain a state
925 public health emergency management plan to serve as a
926 comprehensive guide to public health emergency response in this
927 state. The department shall develop the plan in collaboration
928 with the Division of Emergency Management, other executive
929 agencies with functions relevant to public health emergencies,
930 district medical examiners, and national and state public health
931 experts and ensure that it integrates and coordinates with the
932 public health emergency management plans and programs of the
933 Federal Government. The plan must address each element of public
934 health emergency planning and incorporate public health and
935 epidemiological best practices to ensure that the state is
936 prepared for every foreseeable public health emergency. The plan
937 must include an assessment of state and local public health
938 infrastructure, including information systems, physical plant,
939 commodities, and human resources, and an analysis of the
940 infrastructure necessary to achieve the level of readiness
941 proposed by the plan for short-term and long-term public
942 emergencies. Beginning July 1, 2022, the department shall submit
943 the plan to the Division of Emergency Management for inclusion
944 in the state comprehensive emergency management plan pursuant to
945 s. 252.35. The department shall review the plan after the
946 declared end of each public health emergency, and, in any event,
947 at least every five years, and update its terms as necessary to
948 ensure continuous planning.
949 (b) Before declaring a public health emergency, the State
950 Health Officer shall, to the extent possible, consult with the
951 Governor and shall notify the Chief of Domestic Security. The
952 declaration of a public health emergency shall continue until
953 the State Health Officer finds that the threat or danger has
954 been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no
955 longer exist and he or she terminates the declaration. However,
956 a declaration of a public health emergency may not continue for
957 longer than 60 days unless the Governor concurs in the renewal
958 of the declaration.
959 (c) The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public
960 health emergency, shall establish by order the method and
961 procedure for identifying and reporting cases and deaths
962 involving the infectious disease or other occurrence identified
963 as the basis for the declared public health emergency. The
964 method and procedure must be consistent with any standards
965 developed by the Federal Government specific to the declared
966 emergency or, if federal standards do not exist, must be
967 consistent with public health best practices as identified by
968 the State Health Officer. During the pendency of a public health
969 emergency, the department is the sole entity responsible for the
970 collection and official reporting and publication of cases and
971 deaths. The State Health Officer, by order or emergency rule,
972 may ensure necessary assistance from licensed health care
973 providers in carrying out this function and may request the
974 assistance of district medical examiners in performing this
975 function.
976 (d) The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public
977 health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect
978 the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
979 1. Directing manufacturers of prescription drugs or over
980 the-counter drugs who are permitted under chapter 499 and
981 wholesalers of prescription drugs located in this state who are
982 permitted under chapter 499 to give priority to the shipping of
983 specified drugs to pharmacies and health care providers within
984 geographic areas that have been identified by the State Health
985 Officer. The State Health Officer must identify the drugs to be
986 shipped. Manufacturers and wholesalers located in the state must
987 respond to the State Health Officer’s priority shipping
988 directive before shipping the specified drugs.
989 2. Notwithstanding chapters 465 and 499 and rules adopted
990 thereunder, directing pharmacists employed by the department to
991 compound bulk prescription drugs and provide these bulk
992 prescription drugs to physicians and nurses of county health
993 departments or any qualified person authorized by the State
994 Health Officer for administration to persons as part of a
995 prophylactic or treatment regimen.
996 3. Notwithstanding s. 456.036, temporarily reactivating the
997 inactive license of the following health care practitioners,
998 when such practitioners are needed to respond to the public
999 health emergency: physicians licensed under chapter 458 or
1000 chapter 459; physician assistants licensed under chapter 458 or
1001 chapter 459; licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and
1002 advanced practice registered nurses licensed under part I of
1003 chapter 464; respiratory therapists licensed under part V of
1004 chapter 468; and emergency medical technicians and paramedics
1005 certified under part III of chapter 401. Only those health care
1006 practitioners specified in this paragraph who possess an
1007 unencumbered inactive license and who request that such license
1008 be reactivated are eligible for reactivation. An inactive
1009 license that is reactivated under this paragraph shall return to
1010 inactive status when the public health emergency ends or before
1011 the end of the public health emergency if the State Health
1012 Officer determines that the health care practitioner is no
1013 longer needed to provide services during the public health
1014 emergency. Such licenses may only be reactivated for a period
1015 not to exceed 90 days without meeting the requirements of s.
1016 456.036 or chapter 401, as applicable.
1017 4. Ordering an individual to be examined, tested,
1018 vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined for communicable
1019 diseases that have significant morbidity or mortality and
1020 present a severe danger to public health. Individuals who are
1021 unable or unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or
1022 treated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be
1023 subjected to isolation or quarantine.
1024 a. Examination, testing, vaccination, or treatment may be
1025 performed by any qualified person authorized by the State Health
1026 Officer.
1027 b. If the individual poses a danger to the public health,
1028 the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation
1029 or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or
1030 quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any
1031 means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual.
1032 c. Any order of the State Health Officer given to
1033 effectuate this paragraph is shall be immediately enforceable by
1034 a law enforcement officer under s. 381.0012.
1035 (e)(2) Individuals who assist the State Health Officer at
1036 his or her request on a volunteer basis during a public health
1037 emergency are entitled to the benefits specified in s.
1038 110.504(2), (3), (4), and (5).
1039 Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 406.11, Florida
1040 Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is added to subsection
1041 (2) of that section, to read:
1042 406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.—
1043 (1) In any of the following circumstances involving the
1044 death of a human being, the medical examiner of the district in
1045 which the death occurred or the body was found shall determine
1046 the cause of death and certify the death and shall, for that
1047 purpose, make or perform have performed such examinations,
1048 investigations, and autopsies as he or she deems shall deem
1049 necessary or as shall be requested by the state attorney:
1050 (a) When any person dies in this the state:
1051 1. Of criminal violence.
1052 2. By accident.
1053 3. By suicide.
1054 4. Suddenly, when in apparent good health.
1055 5. Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized
1056 practitioner.
1057 6. In any prison or penal institution.
1058 7. In police custody.
1059 8. In any suspicious or unusual circumstance.
1060 9. By criminal abortion.
1061 10. By poison.
1062 11. By disease constituting a threat to public health.
1063 12. By disease, injury, or toxic agent resulting from
1064 employment.
1065 (b) When a dead body is brought into this the state without
1066 proper medical certification.
1067 (c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at
1068 sea.
1069 (2)
1070 (c) A district medical examiner shall assist the State
1071 Health Officer in identifying and reporting deaths upon a
1072 request by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315.
1073 Section 18. For purposes of this act, all executive orders
1074 issued pursuant to an emergency declaration by the Governor,
1075 including through delegated or subdelegated authority, which are
1076 issued more than 60 days before July 1, 2021, expire upon the
1077 effective date of this act; however, an expired executive order
1078 may be reissued for 60-day periods if the emergency conditions
1079 persist, and if the reissued order states with specificity the
1080 provisions being reissued.
1081 Section 19. No later than September 30, 2021, the
1082 Department of Business and Professional Regulation must review
1083 all executive orders issued under its delegated authority during
1084 the COVID-19 pandemic and make written recommendations to the
1085 Legislature regarding any issues that should be codified in law.
1086 Section 20. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1087 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2021.