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11  Senator Grant moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 3, between lines 10 and 11,

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17         Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 548.003, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         548.003  State Athletic Commission.--

20         (1)  The State Athletic Commission is created under the

21  Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The State

22  Athletic Commission shall consist of five members appointed by

23  the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Upon the

24  expiration of the term of a commissioner, the Governor shall

25  appoint a successor to serve for a 4-year term.

26         (2)  The State Athletic Commission, as created by

27  subsection (1), shall administer the provisions of this

28  chapter. The commission may adopt rules to implement this

29  chapter.

30         (3)  The commission shall maintain an office in

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 1  meeting of the commission after June 1 of each year, the

 2  commission shall select a chair from among its membership.

 3  Three members shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of

 4  at least three members is necessary for official commission

 5  action.

 6         (4)  Each member of the commission shall be compensated

 7  at the rate of $25 for each day she or he attends a commission

 8  meeting and shall be reimbursed for other expenses as provided

 9  in s. 112.061.

10         Section 4.  Section 548.007, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         548.007  Applicability of act to amateur matches and

13  certain other matches or events.--With the exception of s.

14  548.008, sections 548.001-548.079 do not apply to:

15         (1)  Any match in which the participants are amateurs;

16         (2)  Any match conducted or sponsored by a university,

17  college, or secondary school if all the participants are

18  students regularly enrolled in the institution;

19         (3)  Any match conducted or sponsored by a nationally

20  chartered veterans' organization registered with the state;

21         (4)  Any match conducted or sponsored by any company or

22  detachment of the Florida National Guard; or

23         (5)  Any official Olympic event.

24         Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 548.008, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         548.008  Toughman and badman competition prohibited.--

27         (1)  No professional or amateur toughman or badman

28  match, as described in this section, may be held in this

29  state.  Such competition includes any contest or exhibition

30  where participants compete by using a combination of fighting

31  skills.  Such skills may include, but are not limited to,

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 1  boxing, wrestling, kicking, or martial arts skills.

 2  Notwithstanding the above, this section shall not preclude

 3  kickboxing as regulated by this chapter.

 4         (2)  Any person participating in or promoting a

 5  toughman or badman match is guilty of a misdemeanor of the

 6  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.

 7  775.083.

 8         Section 6.  Section 548.026, Florida Statutes, is

 9  amended to read:

10         548.026  Duration of license.--Each license shall

11  expire 1 year on December 31 next following the date on which

12  it was issued.

13         Section 7.  Section 548.043, Florida Statutes, is

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15         548.043  Weights and classes, limitations; gloves.--

16         (1)  The commission shall establish classes of boxers

17  based upon weights.

18         (2)  The commission shall establish by rule the

19  acceptable No boxing match shall be held in which the

20  difference in weight between of the participants in the same

21  weight class; however, the maximum difference in weight shall

22  not exceed 12 exceeds 10 pounds, except matches in the

23  cruiserweight light-heavyweight and heavyweight classes and

24  exhibitions held solely for training purposes.

25         (3)  The commission shall establish by rule the

26  appropriate weight of boxing gloves to be used in each boxing

27  match; however, all participants in boxing matches shall wear

28  boxing gloves weighing not less than 6 ounces each.

29  Participants in all other types of matches shall wear such

30  protective devices as the commission deems necessary.

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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         On page 1, line 2, delete that line

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 6         An act relating to sporting events; amending s.

 7         548.003, F.S.; deleting requirement that the

 8         State Athletic Commission maintain an office in

 9         Tallahassee; amending s. 548.007, F.S.;

10         revising applicability of the Joe Lang Kershaw

11         Act; amending s. 548.008, F.S.; clarifying

12         provisions with respect to prohibited toughman

13         and badman competitions; amending s. 548.026,

14         F.S.; revising provisions with respect to the

15         duration of licenses issued under the act;

16         amending s. 548.043, F.S.; revising provisions

17         regulating weights, classes, and gloves;

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