Advisory Councils and Task Forces
- Drug Policy Advisory Council (DPAC)
- Seaport Security Standards Council
- Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council
- Governor's State Leadership Task Force for Reducing Underage Drinking
- PDMP Implementation and Oversight Task Force
Drug Policy Advisory Council (DPAC)
Task: The purpose of the council is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the problem of substance abuse in this state and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature for developing and implementing a state drug-control strategy.
Minutes of Meetings
- August 5, 2010 [PDF 32KB]
- May 27, 2010 [PDF 51KB]
- December 10, 2009 [PDF 51KB]
- September 24, 2008 [PDF 185KB]
- June 10, 2008 [PDF 59KB]
- February 5, 2008 [PDF 57KB]
- September 13, 2007 [PDF 54KB]
Seaport Security Advisory Council
Task: The Seaport Security Standards Advisory Council shall review the statewide minimum standards for seaport security in relation to combating current narcotics and terrorism threats to Florida's seaports. All sources of information allowed by law shall be utilized in assessing the applicability and effectiveness of the standards.
Minutes of Meetings
- January 18, 2007 [PDF 336KB]
- March 1, 2007 [PDF 44KB]
- April 17, 2007 [PDF 74KB]
- June 13, 2007 [PDF 64KB]
- January 30, 2008 [PDF 60KB]
- April 18, 2008 [PDF 48KB]
Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council
Task: Develop strategies for preventing suicide and advise the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention regarding the development of a statewide plan for suicide prevention
Requires annual report and recommendations to Governor, President of Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on January 1, 2008.
Minutes of Meetings
- June 21, 2010 [PDF 56KB]
- March 23, 2010 [PDF 44KB]
- January 13, 2010 [PDF 68KB]
- September 30, 2009 [PDF 64KB]
- June 23, 2009 [PDF 49KB]
- January 29, 2009 [PDF 49KB]
- January 29, 2008 [PDF 67KB]
- April 9, 2008 [PDF 83KB]
- July 10, 2008 [PDF 69KB]
- October 28, 2008 [PDF 78KB]
Governor’s State Leadership Task Force
for Reducing Underage Drinking
Task: State agencies have been charged with evaluating current trends in youth alcohol use, and developing and implementing strategies to lower the number of youth who use alcohol. All strategies fall under one of six categories: Education, Training, Leadership and Advocacy, Enforcement, Research and Development, and Marketing
- Outcome – 2007 Meeting with Acting U.S. Surgeon General
- Outcome – 2007 Draft State Agency Strategy
PDMP Implementation and Oversight Task Force
Task: The purpose of the task force is to monitor the implementation and safeguarding of the electronic system established for the prescription drug monitoring program under ss. 893.055 and 893.0551, Florida Statutes, and to ensure the privacy and protection of individual medication history, and the electronic system’s appropriate use by physicians, dispensers, pharmacies, law enforcement agencies, and those authorized to request information from the monitoring program’s database.
The task force shall meet at least quarterly or upon the call of the chair. The task force provides an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that contains a summary of the work of its work during that year and the recommendations developed in accordance with the task force’s purpose.
Minutes of Meetings
- June 3, 2010 [PDF 24KB]
- February 18, 2010 [PDF 27KB]