Florida Senate - 2010                             CS for SB 2606
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Commerce; and Senator Constantine
       
       
       
       
       577-03656-10                                          20102606c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Space Florida; creating s.
    3         331.3081, F.S.; revising provisions governing the
    4         board of directors of Space Florida; terminating the
    5         existing board and replacing it with a new board
    6         meeting the requirements of the act; providing for
    7         membership; providing for appointment of certain
    8         voting members by the Governor, subject to
    9         confirmation by the Senate; providing for appointment
   10         of nonvoting members by the President of the Senate
   11         and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
   12         providing for terms of the members and organization of
   13         the board; providing for reappointment or removal of
   14         members; providing for meetings and actions of the
   15         board; providing for reimbursement of expenses
   16         incurred by members and staff of the board; requiring
   17         members to file disclosure of financial interests;
   18         repealing s. 331.308, F.S., relating to the board of
   19         directors of Space Florida; providing an effective
   20         date.
   21  
   22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   23  
   24         Section 1. Section 331.3081, Florida Statutes, is created
   25  to read:
   26         331.3081 Board of directors.—
   27         (1) Space Florida shall be governed by a board of directors
   28  consisting of 13 voting members and two nonvoting members.
   29         (a) The Governor shall appoint nine voting members of the
   30  board of directors pursuant to the requirements of this section.
   31         (b) The Governor shall appoint members so that the
   32  membership of the board reflects the statewide presence of
   33  Florida’s aerospace industry. When making appointments to the
   34  board, the Governor shall consider whether the membership
   35  reflects the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, as well as
   36  the geographic distribution, of the population of the state.
   37         (c) Designees of voting members described in subparagraph
   38  (f)1. shall have authority to vote. Designees of voting members
   39  described in subparagraph (f)2. shall not have authority to
   40  vote.
   41         (d) All appointees must have demonstrated knowledge and
   42  experience in the field of aerospace or have experience that is
   43  directly applicable to the state’s aerospace endeavors.
   44         (e) All voting members of the board who are newly appointed
   45  by the Governor must be residents of the state or have a
   46  business enterprise in the state.
   47         (f)1. The board of directors shall include the following ex
   48  officio voting members:
   49         a. The Governor or the Lieutenant Governor as the
   50  Governor’s designee.
   51         b. The Secretary of Transportation or the secretary’s
   52  designee.
   53         c. The president of Workforce Florida, Inc., or the
   54  president’s designee.
   55         d. The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or the
   56  president’s designee.
   57         2. The Governor shall appoint the following voting members
   58  to the board, subject to confirmation by the Senate:
   59         a. One member from organized labor who has experience in
   60  the aerospace industry.
   61         b. Two at-large members from the state’s aerospace-related
   62  industries across the state.
   63         c. Two members, each of whom represents a separate
   64  commercial aerospace company involved in human space flight
   65  programs or commercial access to space.
   66         d. Two members, each of whom represents a separate
   67  commercial company working under Federal Government contracts to
   68  conduct space-related business.
   69         e. One member from an alternative energy enterprise that
   70  has potential for aerospace applications.
   71         f. One member from the aerospace industry whose primary
   72  client is the United States Department of Defense.
   73         3. The President of the Senate shall appoint one nonvoting,
   74  ex officio member from among the members of the Senate.
   75         4. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
   76  appoint one nonvoting, ex officio member from among the members
   77  of the House of Representatives.
   78         (2) The terms of the current members of the Space Florida
   79  board of directors shall expire 90 days after this section takes
   80  effect.
   81         (3) The initial appointments under this section and Senate
   82  confirmations of the appointments shall occur 91 days after this
   83  section takes effect. New appointees shall have interim status
   84  pending the next called meeting of the Senate.
   85         (4) The terms of four of the Governor’s initial
   86  appointments under this section shall be for 2 years, at the
   87  discretion of the Governor.
   88         (5) The terms of five of the Governor’s initial
   89  appointments under this section shall be for 4 years, at the
   90  discretion of the Governor.
   91         (6) At the expiration of the initial terms under this
   92  section, subsequent members appointed by the Governor shall each
   93  be appointed to a 4-year term.
   94         (7) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the
   95  unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
   96         (8) The appointees of the President of the Senate and the
   97  Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve at the
   98  pleasure of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
   99  House of Representatives, respectively.
  100         (9) Any member appointed under this section is eligible for
  101  reappointment.
  102         (10) Appointed members may be removed by the Governor for
  103  cause or by a simple majority of the board of directors voting
  104  at a properly noticed meeting of the board.
  105         (11) The board of directors shall meet at least four times
  106  each year upon the call of the Governor, at the request of the
  107  Lieutenant Governor, or at the request of a majority of the
  108  board members.
  109         (12) The board of directors may take official action by a
  110  majority vote of the members present at any meeting at which a
  111  quorum is present.
  112         (13) Members of the board of directors shall serve without
  113  compensation; however, members and support staff may be
  114  reimbursed for all reasonable, necessary, and actual expenses as
  115  determined by the board of directors pursuant to s. 112.061.
  116         (14) Each member of the board of directors who is not
  117  otherwise required to file financial disclosure pursuant to s.
  118  8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3144 shall file
  119  disclosure of financial interests pursuant to s. 112.3145.
  120         Section 2. Section 331.308, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  121         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.