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House Bill 0505




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 505

        By Representative Bainter






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to private attorney services;

  3         amending s. 287.059, F.S.; prohibiting certain

  4         private attorneys under contract with a state

  5         agency from representing certain persons before

  6         state agencies; providing for an affidavit;

  7         providing a penalty; providing an effective

  8         date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 287.059, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended and subsection (15) is added to that

14  section to read:

15         287.059  Private attorney services.--

16         (10)  The Attorney General shall develop a standard

17  addendum to every contract for attorney services that must be

18  used by all agencies, unless waived by the Attorney General,

19  describing in detail what is expected of both the contracted

20  private attorney and the contracting agency. The addendum must

21  include an affidavit signed by the private attorney stating

22  that neither the attorney or any member of the attorney's law

23  firm will represent any other person in a proceeding against

24  any agency during the term of the contract.

25         (15)  Neither a private attorney who contracts with an

26  agency to represent the agency nor any member of the

27  attorney's law firm may represent any other person in a

28  proceeding against any agency during the term of the contract.

29  The Attorney General may impose an administrative penalty not

30  to exceed $500,000 on any person or firm that violates the

31  provisions of this subsection.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 505

    143-216-97






  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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  4                          SENATE SUMMARY

  5    Prohibits a private attorney with whom a state agency has
      contracted for services, or any member of his law firm,
  6    from representing any other person in proceedings against
      any agency during the term of the contract. Authorizes
  7    the Attorney General to impose an administrative penalty
      not to exceed $500,000 on a person who violates the
  8    prohibition. Requires that an affidavit be included in
      the addendum attached to agency contracts under s.
  9    287.059, F.S., which states that a private attorney may
      not represent other persons in proceedings against any
10    agency while representing the agency.

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