1997 Florida Code
TITLE XIII PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 186 State And Regional Planning  
186.022   State agency strategic plans; preparation, form, and review.

186.022  State agency strategic plans; preparation, form, and review.--

(1)  Beginning in 1992, 3 months prior to the annual submission of its final agency legislative budget request pursuant to s. 216.023(1), each state agency shall prepare and submit its agency strategic plan to the Executive Office of the Governor. Prior to the submission of its agency strategic plan to the Governor, each agency shall hold public workshops on the proposed agency strategic plan, and shall allow at least a 21-day period for public comment. At a minimum, adequate public notice must be assured by publication of notice of the hearing and comment period in the Florida Administrative Weekly. Public participation must be further encouraged through procedures and instructions.

(2)  Each agency strategic plan must be in a form and manner prescribed in written instructions prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor after consultation with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Each agency strategic plan must identify the specific legislative authority necessary to implement the provisions of the plan. An agency may only implement those portions of its strategic plan that are consistent with existing statutory or constitutional authority and for which funding, if needed, is available consistent with the provisions of chapter 216. An agency's budget request prescribed in s. 216.023(1) shall identify the financial resources necessary to further the provisions of the agency's strategic plan.

(3)  The Executive Office of the Governor shall review the state agency strategic plans to ensure that they are consistent with the state comprehensive plan and other requirements as specified in the written instructions. In its review, the Executive Office of the Governor shall consider all comments received in formulating required revisions. This shall include:

(a)  The findings of the Technology Review Workgroup as to the consistency of the information resources management portion of agency strategic plans with the State Annual Report on Information Resources Management and statewide policies recommended by the State Technology Council; and

(b)  The findings of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council's review with respect to public safety system strategic information resources management issues.

Within 60 days, reviewed plans shall be returned to the agency, together with any required revisions. However, any required revisions relating to information resources management needs identified in the agency strategic plans are subject to the notice and review procedures set forth in s. 216.177 and must be approved by the Administration Commission for the executive branch and the Chief Justice for the judicial branch.

(4)  The state agency shall, within 30 days of the return of its state agency strategic plan, incorporate all revisions required by the Governor, or shall petition the Administration Commission to resolve any disputes regarding the consistency of the state agency strategic plan or the revisions recommended by the Governor with the state comprehensive plan or the written instructions. The Administration Commission shall resolve any disputes within 60 days of the petition.

(5)  Any differences between state agencies regarding the programs, policies, or strategic plans of such agencies shall be mediated by the Executive Office of the Governor.

(6)  Each agency shall transmit copies of its strategic plan and all written comments on its plan to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days prior to the next regular session of the Legislature.

(7)  Agency strategic plans developed pursuant to this chapter are not rules and therefore are not subject to the provisions of chapter 120.

(8)  Each agency shall submit by September 1 of each year an annual performance report to the Executive Office of the Governor, with copies to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Auditor General. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the attainment of the agency objectives in the agency strategic plan.

(9)  By March 1 of each year, the Geographic Information Board, the Financial Management Information Board, the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council, and the Health Information Systems Council shall each develop a strategic plan following the general statutory requirements that are applicable to agencies pursuant to s. 186.021(1), (2), and (3). The strategic plan shall be subject to the requirements, and the review and approval processes, set forth in subsections (2) through (7), with the following exceptions:

(a)  The Executive Office of the Governor, after consultation with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, may prescribe a specific format and content for the strategic plans of coordinating boards and councils.

(b)  The time periods for review and return of any required strategic plan revisions, incorporation of such revisions by the boards or councils, and resolution of disputes shall be established by the Executive Office of the Governor, after consultation with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

History.--s. 8, ch. 84-257; s. 4, ch. 85-57; s. 98, ch. 91-282; s. 8, ch. 91-429; s. 90, ch. 92-142; s. 26, ch. 93-206; s. 9, ch. 94-226; s. 6, ch. 94-340; s. 8, ch. 96-388; s. 13, ch. 97-79; s. 4, ch. 97-286.