[Nfbf-l] Fwd: Message from Speaker Cannon

[RJ Sandefur]

This is all well and good, but how will this effect us? RJ
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> From:  Cannon, Dean
> Sent:  Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:23 PM
> To: !HSE All House Members &  LAs
> Cc: !HSE All District  Secretaries; !HSE All Local Users
> Subject: Select Committee on Government  Reorganization
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> TO:                          Members of the Florida House of
> Representatives
> FROM:                   Dean Cannon, Speaker
> DATE:                     February 3, 2011
> RE:                           Select Committee on Government
> Reorganization
> The 2011 Legislative Session is an opportunity for  transformational
> change.  We should thoughtfully and systematically  pursue true reform and 
> avoid
> the temptation to make changes simply for the  sake of change.
> Some policy conversations reach beyond the scope of  an individual Member
> bill and do not fit neatly inside our predefined  committee structure. 
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> that reason, pursuant to Rule 7.6, I am  hereby creating the Select 
> Committee
> on Government Reorganization.
> Privatization, performance standards, running  government like a business,
> and information technology are appealing ideas  but not panaceas.  Reform
> cannot consist of simply combining,  recombining, dividing, or redividing
> government agencies.  Our goal instead is to engage  in the work of 
> identifying
> the specific and necessary work of government in  order to eliminate the
> extraneous tasks that have been added over the  years.  Florida government
> should be focused on  core goals and structured to achieve those goals.
> To convey the importance of this select committee’s  mission, I have asked
> Speaker pro tempore John Legg to serve as the chairman  and Rules & 
> Calendar
> Chairman Gary Aubuchon to serve as the vice  chairman.   Speaker pro
> tempore Legg and Chairman Aubuchon are  both well known for their work 
> ethic,
> seriousness of purpose, and skill in  handling complex public policy.
> The Select Committee on Government Reorganization’s  initial charge will 
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> twofold:  first, to look at government programs  that purport to promote 
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> regulate private sector economic activity; and  second, to look at
> government programs involved with health and human  service delivery 
> systems.  As
> time permits, the select committee may  also pursue government 
> reorganization
> initiatives in other areas.  The  select committee is also encouraged to
> look beyond statutory changes and  consider possible ballot initiatives. 
> More
> than a decade after the  last Cabinet reorganization, now is an opportune
> time to examine whether the  centralization of authority associated with 
> those
> constitutional changes has  produced the expected or desired outcomes.
> Members interested in serving on this select  committee should express
> their interest to the Speaker’s Office by the end  of business on Monday,
> February 7, 2011.  Please be advised that  service on this select 
> committee will
> likely require a significant  investment of time.  I have indicated to the
> Speaker pro tempore that I  expect the select committee’s work to be
> analytical, practical, exhaustive,  inclusive, and conducted in public. 
> In addition,
> Members and  stakeholders should be advised that it is my intention to
> refer the product  of this select committee to the Appropriations 
> Committee and
> then to the  Floor.
> I  have assigned Teresa Tinker, staff director for the Economic Affairs
> Committee, and Carol Gormley, staff director for the Health and Human
> Services Committee, to serve as the lead staff for the select  committee. 
> I will
> allocate additional staff resources as  necessary.
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