| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to apportionment; amending s. 1 of chapter |
| 3 | 2010-91, Laws of Florida; requiring that the Legislature |
| 4 | disclose and provide to the Secretary of State certain |
| 5 | information regarding any legal services procured for |
| 6 | purposes of reapportionment; requiring that the Secretary |
| 7 | of State make such information available to the public by |
| 8 | publishing it on the Secretary of State's website; |
| 9 | providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | WHEREAS, the Legislature does not have a limit on the |
| 12 | amount of money expended on legal fees for purposes of |
| 13 | reapportionment, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, noncompetitive contracts for legal services are |
| 15 | signed by leaders in the Legislature, costing taxpayers millions |
| 16 | of dollars, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 2010-91, Laws of Florida, |
| 21 | is amended to read: |
| 22 | Section 1. (1) In accordance with subsection (b) of |
| 23 | Section 3 of Article III of the State Constitution and in lieu |
| 24 | of the date fixed therein, the 2012 Regular Session of the |
| 25 | Legislature shall convene on January 10, 2012. |
| 26 | (2)(a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the |
| 27 | House of Representatives shall disclose and provide to the |
| 28 | Secretary of State the following information regarding any legal |
| 29 | services procured for purposes of the reapportionment of |
| 30 | congressional and legislative district boundaries: |
| 31 | 1. Contracts; |
| 32 | 2. Retainer agreements; and |
| 33 | 3. Fees. |
| 34 | (b) The Secretary of State shall make this information |
| 35 | available to the public by publishing it on the Secretary of |
| 36 | State's website within 24 hours after receiving the information. |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |