Florida SB 7040: Time Limitations for Preadjudicatory Juvenile Detention Care

Bill Text

7040 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor 
2026-03-18T04:05:57Z 
Re-creating the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the Executive Office of the Governor; specifying that moneys are appropriated to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund by the Legislature or pursuant to a specified provision; requiring that federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures be deposited in a separate account within the fund; prohibiting moneys in the fund from being used to purchase aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the 
 3 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the 
 4 Executive Office of the Governor; amending s. 
 5 252.3711, F.S.; specifying that moneys are 
 6 appropriated to the Emergency Preparedness and 
 7 Response Fund by the Legislature or pursuant to a 
 8 specified provision; authorizing funds to be used for 
 9 specified emergencies; requiring that budget 
 10 amendments be submitted in accordance with a specified 
 11 provision; providing an exception; requiring that 
 12 federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures 
 13 be deposited in a separate account within the fund; 
 14 providing requirements for such account; prohibiting 
 15 moneys in the fund from being used to purchase 
 16 aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles; providing 
 17 construction; providing for the termination of the 
 18 fund on a specified date; requiring a certain review 
 19 of the fund before termination; requiring the Division 
 20 of Emergency Management to submit a specified report 
 21 periodically to the Legislature, beginning on a 
 22 specified date; providing for retroactive application; 
 23 providing an effective date. 
 24 
 25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 27 Section 1. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund 
 28 within the Executive Office of the Governor, which terminated 
 29 pursuant to s. 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on 
 30 February 17, 2026, is re-created within the Executive Office of 
 31 the Governor. 
 32 Section 2. Section 252.3711, Florida Statutes, is amended 
 33 to read: 
 34 252.3711 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund.— 
 35 (1) The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is created 
 36 within the Executive Office of the Governor. 
 37 (2) The fund is established for use as a depository for 
 38 moneys specifically transferred or appropriated to the fund by 
 39 the Legislature or pursuant to s. 11.90. The moneys deposited in 
 40 the fund are available as a primary funding source for the 
 41 Governor for purposes of preparing or responding to a disaster 
 42 declared by the Governor as a state of emergency that exceeds 
 43 regularly appropriated funding sources. 
 44 (a) Moneys in the fund may be used for a natural emergency. 
 45 If such state of emergency has been renewed pursuant to s. 
 46 252.36, budget amendments must be submitted in accordance with 
 47 the notice, review, and objection procedures set forth in s. 
 48 216.177, notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292. 
 49 (b) Moneys in the fund may be used for a state of emergency 
 50 that is a manmade emergency or a technological emergency. If 
 51 such state of emergency has been renewed pursuant to s. 252.36, 
 52 budget amendments must be submitted in accordance with the 
 53 notice, review, and objection procedures set forth in s. 
 54 216.177. However, the chair and the vice chair of the 
 55 Legislative Budget Commission may authorize such amendment to be 
 56 approved pursuant to s. 216.177. 
 57 (c) Federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures 
 58 shall be deposited in a separate account within the fund. 
 59 Expenditures from this separate account may only be made for 
 60 invoices that were incurred before the deposit of the federal 
 61 reimbursement and may not be used for any other purpose until 
 62 all outstanding prior invoices have been paid. 
 63 (d) Moneys in the fund may not be used to purchase 
 64 aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles; however, nothing in this 
 65 paragraph shall prohibit the short-term lease of aircraft, 
 66 boats, or motor vehicles for responding to an emergency. 
 67 (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 
 68 Constitution, The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund 
 69 shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated July 1, 2028 4 
 70 years after the effective date of this act. Before its scheduled 
 71 termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 
 72 215.3208 s. 215.3206(1) and (2). 
 73 (4) Beginning July 15, 2026, and on or before the 15th day 
 74 of the month following each quarter, the Division of Emergency 
 75 Management shall submit a report to the President of the Senate 
 76 and the Speaker of the House of Representative