SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1654

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 442864

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11  Senator Burt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, lines 19-22, delete those lines

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17         Section 3.  Effective January 1, 2003, section 35.06,

18  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         35.06  Organization of district courts of appeal.--A

20  district court of appeal shall be organized in each of the

21  five appellate districts to be named District Court of Appeal,

22  .... District.  The number of judges of each district court of

23  appeal shall be as follows:

24         (1)  In the first district there shall be 15 judges.

25         (2)  In the second district there shall be 15 14

26  judges.

27         (3)  In the third district there shall be 11 judges.

28         (4)  In the fourth district there shall be 13 12

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30         (5)  In the fifth district there shall be 10 judges.

31         Section 4.  The judges filling new district court of

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1654

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 442864





  1  appeal offices created by this act shall be appointed by the

  2  Governor and shall take office for a term beginning on January

  3  1, 2003.

  4         Section 5.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in

  5  this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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  9  And the title is amended as follows:

10         On page 1, lines 6-8, delete those lines

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13         in specified county courts; amending s. 35.06,

14         F.S.; increasing the number of judges in

15         specified district courts of appeal; providing

16         for appointment by the Governor; providing

17         effective dates.

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