Florida Senate - 2015 SB 782
By Senator Montford
3-00926-15 2015782__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to county officers; amending ss.
3 145.051, 145.071, 145.09, 145.10, 145.11, and 1001.47,
4 F.S.; providing that the salaries of a clerk of
5 circuit court, county comptroller, sheriff, supervisor
6 of elections, property appraiser, tax collector, and
7 district school superintendent may not be decreased
8 under specific circumstances as the county population
9 increases; amending s. 1001.50, F.S.; conforming a
10 cross-reference; providing an effective date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
13
14 Section 1. Present subsection (3) of section 145.051,
15 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new
16 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
17 145.051 Clerk of circuit court; county comptroller.—
18 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
19 the current salary of a clerk of the circuit court or a county
20 comptroller may not be decreased because the county falls into a
21 new population group as a result of an increase in the county
22 population. Once in a new population group, as the population
23 increases, the salary for such clerk or comptroller shall be
24 adjusted by the group rate that applies to the new population
25 group.
26 Section 2. Present subsection (3) of section 145.071,
27 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new
28 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
29 145.071 Sheriff.—
30 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
31 the current salary of a sheriff may not be decreased because the
32 county falls into a new population group as a result of an
33 increase in the county population. Once in a new population
34 group, as the population increases, the salary for such sheriff
35 shall be adjusted by the group rate that applies to the new
36 population group.
37 Section 3. Present subsections (3) and (4) of section
38 145.09, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and
39 (5), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that
40 section, to read:
41 145.09 Supervisor of elections.—
42 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
43 the existing salary of a supervisor of elections may not be
44 decreased because the county falls into a new population group
45 as a result of an increase in the county population. Once in a
46 new population group, as the population increases, the salary
47 for such supervisor of elections shall be adjusted by the group
48 rate that applies to the new population group.
49 Section 4. Present subsection (3) of section 145.10,
50 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new
51 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
52 145.10 Property appraiser.—
53 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
54 the current salary of a property appraiser may not be decreased
55 because the county falls into a new population group as a result
56 of an increase in the county population. Once in a new
57 population group, as the population increases, the salary for
58 such property appraiser shall be adjusted by the group rate that
59 applies to the new population group.
60 Section 5. Present subsection (3) of section 145.11,
61 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new
62 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
63 145.11 Tax collector.—
64 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
65 the current salary of a tax collector may not be decreased
66 because the county falls into a new population group as a result
67 of an increase in the county population. Once in a new
68 population group, as the population increases, the salary for
69 such tax collector shall be adjusted by the group rate that
70 applies to the new population group.
71 Section 6. Present subsections (5) and (6) of section
72 1001.47, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) and
73 (7), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to that
74 section, to read:
75 1001.47 District school superintendent; salary.—
76 (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
77 the current salary of a district school superintendent may not
78 be decreased because the county falls into a new population
79 group as a result of an increase in the county population. Once
80 in a new population group, as the population increases, the
81 salary for such district school superintendent shall be adjusted
82 by the group rate that applies to the new population group.
83 Section 7. Present subsection (4) of section 1001.50,
84 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
85 1001.50 Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State
86 Constitution.—
87 (4) A district school superintendent employed under the
88 terms of this section may participate in the courses of
89 continuing professional education provided in the special
90 qualification certification program pursuant to s. 1001.47(4)
91 and the leadership development and performance compensation
92 program pursuant to s. 1001.47(6) 1001.47(5), as established by
93 the department. Upon successful completion of the certification
94 requirements for one or both of these programs, the district
95 school board may use such certification or certifications as a
96 factor in determining the amount of compensation to be paid.
97 Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.