Document Citation: Fla. Stat. § 14.2016

Header:
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH (Chs. 14-24)
CHAPTER 14. GOVERNOR


Date:
11/04/2013

Document:
§ 14.2016. Division of Emergency Management

The Division of Emergency Management is established within the Executive Office of the Governor. The division shall be a separate budget entity, as provided in the General Appropriations Act and shall prepare and submit a budget request in accordance with chapter 216. The division shall be responsible for all professional, technical, and admin-istrative support functions necessary to carry out its responsibilities under part I of chapter 252. The director of the division shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be the head of the division for all purposes. The division shall administer programs to rapidly apply all available aid to communities stricken by an emergency as defined in s. 252.34 and, for this purpose, shall provide liaison with federal agencies and other public and private agencies.