THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS (OIAPS) RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2018 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND 2018 STATE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
The 2018 proposed State Legislative Program (Exhibit 1) contains the County's priorities as submitted or selected by Commissioners, proposed appropriations requests, and legislative proposals. The Board's Fundamental Principles (Exhibit 2), which guide the lobbying efforts of County Commissioners, staff, and the County's contract lobbyists, have been updated to reflect the Board's continuing visions and goals. It is recommended that the Fundamental Principles be updated every two years; and to allow OIAPS staff to make changes, as needed.
Proposed 2018 Legislative Priorities are as follows:
- Adult Civil Citations (New)
- Affordable Housing (Title Updated)
- Affordable Housing for Seniors
- Article V Technology Fee (Updated)
- Childcare Development Associates
- Criminal Justice Reform (Updated)
- Emergency Management (New)
- Firearms Regulation
- Juvenile Justice Civil Citations
- Mitigation Land Regulation
- Nursing Home Regulation (New)
- Prohibition on Oil and Gas Drilling
- Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
- State Beach Management Program
- Texting While Driving (New)
The 2018 Broward County Specific Appropriation priorities are as follows:
- Alzheimer's Caregiver Respite Center
- Beach Renourishment
- Benefits Bank
- Broward Transit Downtown Intermodal Facility
- Challenge Grants
- Courthouse Furnishings Reimbursement
- Forensic Assault Services NJCC
- Homeless: Rapid Re-housing
- Human Trafficking Community Coordination Outreach Project
- Joint Medical Examiner/BSO Crime Lab Funding
- Port Everglades Funding
- Regional Water Reuse Purple Pipeline Project
The 2018 Statewide Appropriation priorities are as follows:
- Aviation Fuel Tax
- Behavioral Health Services
- Boys and Girls Club
- Child Protection Team Funding
- Child Welfare Funding
- Cultural and Libraries Funding
- Community Care for the Elderly
- Crime Lab Funding
- Department of Juvenile Justice Detention Centers
- Early Learning Funding
- Economic Development Programs
- Florida Coalition for the Homeless
- Florida Job Growth Fund
- Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP)
- Funding to Reach Recycling Goal
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Mosquito Control (Zika) Funding
- Natural Gas Fuel Rebate Program
- state of Florida Office on homelessness
- TANF Emergency Assistance Program
The 2018 Department Legislative Proposal priorities are as follows:
- Child Care Development Registry
- Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act Revisions
- Establish Funding Mechanism for Resilient Infrastructure Projects
- Expansion of the "Move Over" Law
- Film and Entertainment Economic Development
- Firearm Regulation in Treatment Facilities
- Hollywood North Beach Anchorage Restriction
- Kayak Safety Regulations
- Needle Expansion Program
- Opioid and Heroin Abuse
- Public Records Exemptions for BARC and NJCC
- SUN Trail Funding Mechanism
- Worker's Compensation
Local Bills have been filed with the Legislative Delegation office are as follows:
- Broward County Hospital District Study Group
- Children’s Services Council- Referendum to increase millage cap
- City of Hollywood- Narrow State Waterways and Anchoring Limitation
- City of Pembroke Pines- De-Annex and Annexation of property (Postponed by Delegation)
- Coral Springs Improvement District- Elections Administered by SOE
- Ft. Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority- Expanding DDA Boundaries
- Ft. Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority- Streamline Charter and Include non-owner Occupied Residential Properties
- Pinetree Water Control District- Elections Administered by SOE
- North Springs Improvement District- Elections Administered by SOE
- Sunshine Water Control District- Elections Administered by SOE
- Voluntary Annexation: Dania Beach
Fundamental Principles
The following statements are new in the fundamental Principles: "Move Over" Law and Complete Streets - to support revising the definition of a vulnerable rider; Conversion Therapy - supports legislation prohibiting the practice of conversion therapy relating to sexual orientation; Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Funds - supporting equitable distribution of funds. Additionally, technical and substantive corrections were made to several statements throughout the document, specifically, the statements pertaining to:
- Alternative fuel vehicles and charging infrastructure
- Annexation
- Climate preparedness and adaption
- Cultural arts
- Electronic public notice (title change)
- Growth management
- Home rule
- Human services
- Local amendments to the Florida Building Code
- Port Everglades
- Recovery residence/sober homes
- Transient rental tax (title change)
- Water policy
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