SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 509, 1st Eng.

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11  Senators Diaz de la Portilla, Casas and Meek moved the

12  following amendment to amendment (851976):

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         On page 3, lines 7-23, delete those lines

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17  and insert:  consist of nine members no more than seven and no

18  fewer than five members appointed by the county commission.

19  The members of the governing board, agency, or authority shall

20  be at least 18 years of age and residents of the county.  No

21  member may be employed by or affiliated with a health care

22  provider or the public health trust, agency, or authority

23  responsible for the county public general hospital. The

24  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

25  House of Representatives shall each appoint two members to the

26  governing board. In addition, the South Florida Hospital and

27  Health Care Association, the Miami-Dade County Public Health

28  Trust, and the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust shall each

29  appoint one member to the governing board. The following

30  community organizations shall each appoint a representative to

31  a nominating committee:  the South Florida Hospital and

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 509, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  Healthcare Association, the Miami-Dade County Public Health

 2  Trust, the Dade County Medical Association, the Miami-Dade

 3  County Homeless Trust, and the Mayor of Miami-Dade County.

 4  This committee shall nominate between 10 and 14 county

 5  citizens for the governing board, agency, or authority.  The

 6  slate shall be presented to the county commission and the

 7  county commission shall confirm the top five to seven

 8  nominees, depending on the size of the governing board.  Until

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