60L-39.003. Statewide Steering Committee (Repealed)

(1) The members of the Statewide Steering Committee shall serve staggered four-year terms.

(2) To facilitate effective and efficient departmental oversight and maintenance of the campaign, the Secretary shall designate one of the Department’s appointees to serve as the chairperson of the committee. The Chairperson may call meetings of the Statewide Steering Committee on behalf of the Secretary, coordinate meeting agendas and preside over the meetings.

(3) The Statewide Steering Committee shall assist the Department in an advisory role regarding the development of procedures and guidelines that support administration of the campaign. 

(4) The Statewide Steering Committee shall approve the statewide calendar of events proposed by either the Department or the fiscal agent.

(5) The Statewide Steering Committee shall review all Completed Applications before June 1 of each Campaign Cycle and recommend approval or denial to the Department on the basis of compliance with the established criteria, completeness and timely submission.

(6) If needed for purposes of recommending an action to the Department, the Statewide Steering Committee may request clarification of any information provided by a charitable organization which has filed a completed application. If requested, umbrella groups shall provide contact information for member organizations with whom the Statewide Steering Committee may wish to correspond directly. In order to be considered, the requested clarification shall be submitted to the Department within five business days of the receipt of the Committee’s request. Submitted means electronically submitted or postmarked no later than 11:59 p.m. on the fifth business day.

(7) The Statewide Steering Committee shall ensure that campaign brochures and materials, whether produced by the Department or the fiscal agent, treat all participating charitable organizations equally and fairly and conform to the following:

(a) Campaign brochures shall provide the same type, size, and color print for all participating charitable organizations.

(b) Campaign brochures shall group charitable organizations by their respective umbrella group into separate sections of the brochure. The order of the umbrella groups shall be alphabetical. The individual charities that comprise an umbrella group shall be listed in alphabetical order within the umbrella group listing, except that the umbrella group itself will be listed first, if applicable. Unaffilated agencies shall be grouped together alphabetically as one listing and appear as the last section of the brochures. Electronic brochures that provide search functions to allow employees to find specific charities shall use search criteria established by the Department.

(c) In no case shall a charitable organization be given a dual listing in the same campaign brochure except that organizations belonging to more than one umbrella group may apply under each of their umbrella groups and, if approved, shall be listed under each applicable umbrella group. Campaign brochures may include both state or national and local affilliates to ensure that employees have the opportunity to contribute to all levels of the charitable organization that were individually approved to participate in the campaign.

(d) Campaign brochures shall include the words Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign and the official FSECC logo.

(e) Campaign brochures shall exclude any fiscal agent logo and slogan that is not unique to the campaign.

Rulemaking Authority 110.181(3) FS. Law Implemented 110.181 FS. History–New 1-6-02, Amended 3-5-04, 1-9-05, 2-13-06, 1-23-07, 5-16-10, 2-17-13, 12-27-15.