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SB 1204 — Joint Legislative Organizations
by Senator Thrasher
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Rules Committee (RC)
Senate Bill 1204 (Chapter 2011-34, L.O.F.) repeals or amends various sections of the Florida Statutes concerning the following joint legislative entities: the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”), the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (“JAPC”), the Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (“LCIR”), the Joint Legislative Committee on Everglades Oversight (“JCEO”), the Joint Legislative Sunset Committee (“JCSC”) and other related Legislative Sunset Review Committees, the Joint Select Committee - the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, Technology Review Workgroup, the Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight (“JCPO”), the Legislative Commission on Migrant and Seasonal Labor, the Legislative Auditing Committee (“JLAC”), the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the Office of Legislative Services (“OLS”), and the Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement. Additionally, reporting duties of the Department of Children and Family Services’ children and families client and management information system will be impacted by the bill.
JLAC, JAPC, and JCPO are re-established in the Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature under Senate Concurrent Resolution 1202 (2011). EDR, OPPAGA, and OLS are maintained in the Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature under Senate Concurrent Resolution 1202 (2011).
These provisions were approved by the Governor and take effect May 5, 2011.
Vote: Senate 37-0; House 96-20