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SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Dawson-White moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 (3) There is created the Florida Forever Advisory
18 Council on Ecosystem Restoration Education. Members will
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20 (a) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the
21 President of the Senate.
22 (b) Two members of the House of Representatives,
23 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
24 (c) The following appointees of the Governor:
25 1. A representative of the business community.
26 2. A representative of the Executive Office of the
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28 (d) A representative of the State Board of Community
29 Colleges appointed by the Commissioner of Education.
30 (e) A representative of the Department of Education
31 appointed by the Commissioner of Education.
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1 (f) A representative of the Board of Regents appointed
2 by its chairperson.
3 (g) A representative of the Fish and Wildlife
4 Conservation Commission appointed by its chairperson.
5 (h) A representative of the Department of
6 Environmental Protection appointed by its secretary.
7 (i) The chairman of the Environmental Education
8 Foundation.
9 (j) A representative of each of the water management
10 districts appointed by the chairperson of each governing
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13 Each member who is a public official shall perform the duties
14 of council members in addition to the duties of his or her
15 official position. Legislative members shall be appointed to
16 terms that correspond to their terms of office. All other
17 members shall be appointed to staggered 4-year terms and may
18 be reappointed.
19 (4) The council shall elect a chairperson from its
20 legislator members and a vice chairperson and other officers
21 as it finds necessary. Those officers shall serve 1-year terms
22 but may be reelected. If a council member who is a legislator
23 ceases to hold that position, the council membership held by
24 that person becomes vacant and a replacement member shall be
25 named by the appointing person. A council member may not be
26 compensated for his or her service, but is entitled to per
27 diem and travel expenses as provided in section 112.061,
28 Florida Statutes. The council shall:
29 (a) Serve as a forum for the discussion and study of
30 problems that affect the education program.
31 (b) Recommend a priority list for the types of
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1 programs to be funded.
2 (c) Not less than 90 days before each regular session
3 of the Legislature, prepare and submit a report of its
4 findings and recommendations to the Governor, each officer of
5 the Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
6 the House of Representatives. The report must state reasons
7 and supporting data for its recommendations.
8 (5) The Department of Education shall provide staff
9 support and related services for the education program. It
10 shall evaluate the education program and prepare reports and
11 studies to increase the effectiveness of the program.
12 (6) Moneys from the Florida Forever Trust Fund may not
13 be appropriated to implement this program.
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17 And the title is amended as follows:
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21 creating the Florida Forever Advisory Council
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