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House Bill 0309




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 309

        By Representative Warner






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Constitution Revision

  3         Commission; prescribing duties of the Joint

  4         Legislative Management Committee; authorizing

  5         the chairman of the commission to incur

  6         expenses, expend funds, and employ personnel;

  7         directing agencies to assist the commission;

  8         providing an appropriation; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  (1)  The Joint Legislative Management

14  Committee is the fiscal officer for the Constitution Revision

15  Commission and shall provide the requisite support to the

16  commission.

17         (2)  The chairman of the Constitution Revision

18  Commission, appointed pursuant to Section 2, Article XI, of

19  the State Constitution, is authorized to employ personnel and

20  to incur expenses related to the official operation of the

21  commission or its committees, to sign vouchers, and to

22  otherwise expend funds appropriated to the commission for

23  carrying out its official duties.

24         (3)  State and local agencies shall assist the

25  Constitution Revision Commission, in any manner necessary,

26  when requested to do so by the commission or its chairman.

27         Section 2.  The sum of $200,000 is appropriated from

28  the General Revenue Fund to the Constitution Revision

29  Commission to compensate staff, procure commission equipment,

30  and pay per diem and travel expenses for commission members

31  and authorized staff.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 309

    514-152-97






  1         Section 3.  Moneys appropriated to the Constitution

  2  Revision Commission by this act and not expended by June 30,

  3  1997, shall not revert to the General Revenue Fund, but those

  4  moneys are reappropriated to the Constitution Revision

  5  Commission for the 1997-1998 fiscal year.

  6         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  7  law.

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10                          SENATE SUMMARY

11    Provides that the Joint Legislative Management Committee
      is the fiscal officer for the Constitution Revision
12    Commission and is to provide support to the commission.
      Authorizes the chairman of the commission to incur
13    expenses, expend funds, and employ personnel. Directs
      state and local agencies to assist the commission upon
14    request. Appropriates $200,000 from general revenue to
      fund operations of the commission through the 1996-1997
15    fiscal year. Provides that funds not expended by the end
      of the 1996-1997 fiscal year carry over for use in the
16    1997-1998 fiscal year.

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