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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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11  Representative(s) Casey offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 297, between lines 15 and 16 of the bill

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17         Section 158.  (1)  Effective upon this act becoming a

18  law, the Commission on Basic Research for the Future of

19  Florida is hereby established. All members of the commission

20  shall be appointed prior to August 1, 2000, and the commission

21  shall hold its first meeting no later than September 1, 2000.

22  The commission shall be composed of 13 members who represent a

23  broad range of experience in basic scientific research and

24  possess an appreciation of the importance of basic scientific

25  research to the future of Florida. Members shall include

26  performers and users of research from public and private

27  universities, the armed forces, defense and high technology

28  businesses, and other interested nongovernmental

29  organizations. Five members shall be appointed to the

30  commission by the Governor, four members shall be appointed by

31  the President of the Senate, and four members shall be

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 1  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The

 2  Governor shall name one of the appointees as chair of the

 3  commission. Members of the commission shall serve 4-year

 4  terms, except that two of the initial appointees by the

 5  Governor, by the President of the Senate, and by the Speaker

 6  of the House of Representatives shall be appointed for 2-year

 7  terms. Members of the commission are eligible for

 8  reappointment.

 9         (2)  The purpose of the commission is to serve as an

10  economic development tool to increase the scientific research

11  dollars allocated to the state by the Federal Government. The

12  commission shall:

13         (a)  Focus attention on the importance of improving the

14  state's basic science research infrastructure;

15         (b)  Provide advice to scientific research driven

16  stakeholders;

17         (c)  Assist in the development of long-range strategies

18  for increasing the state's share of scientific research

19  dollars from all sources; and

20         (d)  Raise public awareness of the importance of basic

21  scientific research to the future of the state.

22         (3)  The commission shall use the resources of the

23  state in implementing the work of the commission, including,

24  but not limited to, the Institute for Science and Health

25  Policy at the University of Florida and similar public and

26  private research groups. The commission shall coordinate with,

27  and not duplicate the efforts of, other scientific

28  research-related organizations.

29         (4)  The commission shall consult with Enterprise

30  Florida, Inc., to ensure that economic development

31  considerations are factored into the work of the commission.

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 1         (5)  The commission shall be located in the Executive

 2  Office of the Governor and staff of the office shall serve as

 3  staff for the commission.

 4         (6)  Members of the commission shall serve without

 5  compensation but will be entitled to per diem and travel

 6  expenses pursuant to section 112.061, Florida Statutes, while

 7  in the performance of their duties.

 8         (7)  The commission may procure information and

 9  assistance from any officer or agency of the state or any

10  subdivision thereof. All such officials and agencies shall

11  give the commission all relevant information and assistance on

12  any matter within their knowledge or control.

13         (8)  By February 1 of each year, the commission shall

14  submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,

15  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report

16  shall outline activities of the commission and provide

17  specific recommendations for consideration by the Governor and

18  Legislature which are designed to increase the state's share

19  of scientific research dollars.

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23  And the title is amended as follows:

24         On page 18, between lines 24 and 25

25  remove from the title of the bill:

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28         creating the Commission on Basic Research for

29         the Future of Florida; prescribing membership

30         of the commission; providing a purpose for the

31         commission; requiring the use of state

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