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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 132

    Amendment No. 0a

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11  The Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections

12  recommended the following amendment:

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         Delete everything after the enacting clause

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17  and insert:

18         Section 1.  Section 106.15, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         106.15  Certain acts prohibited.--

21         (1)  No person shall pay money or give anything of

22  value for the privilege of speaking at a political meeting in

23  the furtherance of his or her candidacy, nor shall anyone

24  speaking for such a person pay money or give anything of value

25  for such privilege.

26         (2)  No candidate, in the furtherance of his or her

27  candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any

28  election, shall use any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle,

29  as provided in chapter 287, solely for the purpose of

30  furthering his or her candidacy. However, in the event a

31  candidate uses any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle to

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  1  conduct official state business and while on such trip

  2  performs any function in the furtherance of his or her

  3  candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any

  4  election, the candidate shall prorate the expenses incurred

  5  and reimburse the appropriate agency for any trip not

  6  exclusively for state business and shall pay either a prorated

  7  share of all fixed and variable expenses related to the

  8  ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft or one-half of

  9  the total fixed and variable expenses related to the

10  ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft, whichever is

11  greater.  The reimbursement shall be made from the campaign

12  account of the candidate.

13         (3)  No person shall use any state-owned aircraft to

14  further any candidacy for public office.

15         (4)(3)  No candidate shall, in the furtherance of his

16  or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office

17  in any election, use the services of any officer or employee

18  of the state during working hours.

19         (5)(4)  No person shall make and no person shall

20  solicit or knowingly accept any campaign contribution in a

21  building owned by a governmental entity. For purposes of this

22  subsection, "accept" means to receive a contribution by

23  personal hand delivery from a contributor or the contributor's

24  agent.  This subsection shall not apply when a

25  government-owned building or any portion thereof is rented for

26  the specific purpose of holding a campaign fundraiser.

27         (6)(5)  Any person violating subsection (3) is guilty

28  of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.

29  775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person violating other the

30  provisions of this section is guilty of commits a misdemeanor

31  of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or

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  1  s. 775.083.

  2         Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section

  3  921.0012, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  4         921.0012  Sentencing guidelines offense levels; offense

  5  severity ranking chart.--

  6         (3)  OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART

  7  Florida           Felony

  8  Statute           Degree             Description

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10                              (d)  LEVEL 4

11  106.081            3rd      Prohibited campaign contributions

12                              by casino gambling interests.

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14         Section 3.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1998.

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18  And the title is amended as follows:

19         Delete everything before the enacting clause

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21  and insert:

22                      A bill to be entitled

23         An act relating to political campaigns;

24         amending s. 106.15, F.S.; prohibiting the use

25         of state-owned aircraft by public officers and

26         candidates for campaign purposes; providing a

27         penalty; amending s. 921.0012, F.S.;

28         establishing violations under offense level 4

29         of the felony sentencing guidelines; providing

30         an effective date.

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