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.