Fla. Stat. § 252.31
Short title
Sections 252.31-252.60 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Emergency Management Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 252 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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Fla. Stat. § 252.311
Legislative intent
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the state is vulnerable to a wide range of emergencies, including natural, technological, and manmade disasters, all of which threaten the life, health, and safety of its people; damage and destroy property; disrupt services and everyday business and recreational activities;…
Fla. Stat. § 252.32
Policy and purpose
(1) Because of the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence of emergencies and disasters resulting from natural, technological, or manmade causes; in order to ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from such emergencies and disasters; to p…
Fla. Stat. § 252.33
Limitations
Nothing in ss. 252.31-252.60 shall be construed to:(1) Interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute, except that actions otherwise authorized by ss. 252.31-252.60 or other laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or safety.(2) Interfere with disse…
Fla. Stat. § 252.34
Definitions
As used in this part, the term:(1) “Activate” means the execution and implementation of the necessary plans and activities required to mitigate, respond to, or recover from an emergency or disaster pursuant to this chapter and the state comprehensive emergency management plan.(2) “Disaster” means any natural, technolog…
Fla. Stat. § 252.35
Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management
(1) The division is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The division is responsible for coordination with efforts of the Federal Government with other departments and agencies of state government, with county and municipal governments and school boards, and with privat…
Fla. Stat. § 252.351
Mandatory reporting of certain incidents by political subdivisions
(1) For purposes of this section, the term “office” means the State Watch Office established within the division pursuant to s. 14.2016.(2) The division shall create and maintain a list of reportable incidents. The list shall include, but is not limited to, the following events:(a) Major fires, including wildfires, com…
Fla. Stat. § 252.355
Registry of persons with special needs; notice; registration program
(1) In order to meet the special needs of persons who would need assistance during evacuations and sheltering because of physical, mental, cognitive impairment, or sensory disabilities, the division, in coordination with each local emergency management agency in the state, shall maintain a registry of persons with spec…
Fla. Stat. § 252.356
Emergency and disaster planning provisions to assist persons with disabilities or limitations
State agencies that contract with providers for the care of persons with disabilities or limitations that make such persons dependent upon the care of others shall include emergency and disaster planning provisions in such contracts at the time the contracts are initiated or upon renewal. These provisions shall include…
Fla. Stat. § 252.3568
Emergency sheltering of persons with pets
(1) In accordance with s. 252.35, the division shall address strategies for the evacuation of persons with pets in the shelter component of the state comprehensive emergency management plan and shall include the requirement for similar strategies in its standards and requirements for local comprehensive emergency manag…
Fla. Stat. § 252.3569
Florida state agricultural response team; emergency response to animal, agricultural, and vector issues
The Legislature finds that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the lead agency for animal, agricultural, and vector issues in the state. Pursuant to this responsibility, there is established within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a state agricultural response team.(1) The state ag…
Fla. Stat. § 252.357
Monitoring of nursing homes and assisted living facilities during disaster
The Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall permit the Agency for Health Care Administration, working from the agency’s offices or in the Emergency Operations Center, ESF-8, to make initial contact with each nursing home and assisted living facility in the disaster area. The agency, by July 15, annually,…
Fla. Stat. § 252.358
Emergency-preparedness prescription medication refills
All health insurers, managed care organizations, and other entities that are licensed by the Office of Insurance Regulation and provide prescription medication coverage as part of a policy or contract shall waive time restrictions on prescription medication refills, which include suspension of electronic “refill too so…
Fla. Stat. § 252.359
Ensuring availability of emergency supplies
(1) In order to meet the needs of residents affected during a declared emergency and to ensure the continuing economic resilience of communities impacted by disaster, the division shall establish a statewide system to facilitate the transport and distribution of essentials in commerce.(2) As used in this section, the t…
Fla. Stat. § 252.36
Emergency management powers of the Governor
(1)(a) The Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers presented to this state and its people by emergencies. In the event of an emergency beyond local control, the Governor, or, in the Governor’s absence, her or his successor as provided by law, may assume direct operational control over all or any part of the eme…
Fla. Stat. § 252.3611
Transparency; audits
(1) Each order, proclamation, or rule issued by the Governor, the division, or any agency must specify the statute or rule being amended or waived, if applicable, and the expiration date for the order, proclamation, or rule.(2) If the duration of a declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor exceeds 90 d…
Fla. Stat. § 252.363
Tolling and extension of permits and other authorizations
(1)(a) The declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency tolls the period remaining to exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization for the duration of the emergency declaration. Further, the emergency declaration extends the period remaining to exercise the rights unde…
Fla. Stat. § 252.365
Emergency coordination officers; disaster-preparedness plans
(1) The head of each executive department, the executive director of each water management district, the Public Service Commission, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Department of Military Affairs shall select from within such agency a person to be designated as the emergency coordination officer f…
Fla. Stat. § 252.3655
Natural hazards risks and mitigation interagency coordinating group
(1)(a) An interagency coordinating group is created for the purpose of sharing information on the current and potential risks and impacts of natural hazards throughout this state, coordinating the ongoing efforts of state agencies in addressing and mitigating the risks and impacts of natural hazards, and collaborating…
Fla. Stat. § 252.37
Financing
(1) The Legislature intends and declares it to be the policy of the state that funds to meet emergencies shall always be available.(2)(a) It is the legislative intent that the first recourse be made to funds specifically appropriated to state and local agencies for disaster relief or response.(b) If the Governor finds…
Fla. Stat. § 252.371
Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund
There is created the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund to be administered by the division.
Fla. Stat. § 252.3711
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund
(1) The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is created within the Executive Office of the Governor.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for moneys specifically transferred or appropriated to the fund by the Legislature or pursuant to s. 11.90. The moneys deposited in the fund are available as a prim…
Fla. Stat. § 252.3712
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
(1) The division shall establish a Nonprofit Security Grant Program that shall consist of funds appropriated by the Legislature to nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, schools, museums, and community centers, that are at high risk for violent attacks or hate crimes. The grants may be used to increase s…
Fla. Stat. § 252.372
Imposition and collection of surcharge
In order to provide funds for emergency management, preparedness, and assistance, an annual surcharge of $2 per policy shall be imposed on every homeowners, mobile home owners, tenant homeowners, and condominium unit owners policy, and an annual $4 surcharge shall be imposed on every commercial fire, commercial multipl…
Fla. Stat. § 252.373
Allocation of funds; rules
(1) Funds appropriated from the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund shall be allocated by the division for the following purposes:(a) To implement and administer state and local emergency management programs, including administration, training, and operations.(b) For grants and loans to state…
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