HOUSE AMENDMENT

                           Bill No. CS for CS for SB 230, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Merchant offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 46, line 12, through page 47, line 13

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         (2)  The commission shall consist of 16 members

19  appointed, as provided herein, by the Governor, the President

20  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

21  Representatives. The commission must contain a minimum of 50

22  percent representation from the private-sector. The members of

23  the commission shall include:

24         (a)  The Commissioner of Education, or his or her

25  designee, who shall serve as chair;

26         (b)  The chair of the Florida Rehabilitation Council;

27         (c)  The chair of the Council for Independent Living;

28         (d)  The chair of the Commission for the Purchase from

29  the Blind or Other Severely Handicapped;

30         (e)  A community rehabilitation provider who contracts

31  to provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                           Bill No. CS for CS for SB 230, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)





 1  who qualify for the program, who shall be appointed by the

 2  Governor for a term of 4 years;

 3         (f)  A representative from the Advocacy Center for

 4  Persons With Disabilities, who shall be appointed by the

 5  President of the Senate for a term of 4 years;

 6         (g)  A consumer of vocational rehabilitation services,

 7  who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of

 8  Representatives for a term of 4 years; and

 9         (h)  Other individuals with disabilities and

10  representatives of business, workforce development, education,

11  state government, local government, consumer advocate groups,

12  employers of individuals with disabilities, or community

13  organizations.

14         (3)  Initially, the Governor, the President of the

15  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

16  each appoint as members meeting the qualifications contained

17  in paragraph (h) of subsection (2), one member for a term of 3

18  years, one member for a term of 2 years, and one member for a

19  term of 1 year. Thereafter, after receiving recommendations

20  from the commission, the Governor, the President of the

21  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

22  appoint all members for terms of 4 years. Any vacancy shall be

23  filled by appointment by the original appointing authority for

24  the unexpired portion of the term by a person who possesses

25  the proper qualifications for the vacancy.

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