SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 688, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 815118

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11  Senator Futch moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 11, line 27, through

15            page 14, line 3, delete those lines

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18         Section 14.  Section 331.308, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         331.308  Board of supervisors.--

21         (1)  There is created within the Spaceport Florida

22  Space Authority a board of supervisors consisting of eight

23  seven regular members, who shall be appointed by the Governor,

24  and two ex officio nonvoting members, one of whom shall be a

25  state senator selected by the President of the Senate and one

26  of whom shall be a state representative selected by the

27  Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Lieutenant

28  Governor, who is the state's space policy leader, shall serve

29  as chair of the board of supervisors, and shall cast the

30  deciding vote if the votes of the eight regular members result

31  in a tie. All regular members shall be subject to confirmation

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    Bill No. CS for SB 688, 1st Eng.

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  1  by the Senate at the next regular session of the Legislature.

  2  Existing board members are not prohibited from reappointment.,

  3  all of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate at

  4  the next regular session of the Legislature.  Each of the

  5  regular board members must be a resident of the state and must

  6  have experience in the aerospace or commercial space industry

  7  or in finance or have other significant relevant experience. A

  8  private-sector legal entity may not have more than one person

  9  serving on the board at any one time. One regular member shall

10  represent organized labor interests, and one regular member

11  shall represent minority interests, and four regular members

12  must represent space industry, at least one of whom must also

13  be from a small business, as defined in s. 388.703. For the

14  purpose of this section, "space industry" includes private

15  sector entities engaged in space flight business, as defined

16  in s. 212.031, research and technology development of

17  space-based products and services, space station

18  commercialization, development of spaceport and range

19  technology, remote sensing products and services, space

20  biotechnology, measurement and calibration of space assets,

21  space related software and information technology development,

22  design and architecture of space-based assets and facilities

23  for manufacturing and other purposes, space-related

24  nano-technology, space tourism, and other commercial

25  enterprises utilizing uniquely space-based capabilities.

26         (2)  Each regular member shall serve a term of 4 years

27  or until a successor is appointed and qualified.  The term of

28  each such member shall be construed to commence on the date of

29  appointment and to terminate on June 30 of the year of the end

30  of the term.   Appointment to the board shall not preclude any

31  such member from holding any other private or public position.

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  1         (3)  The ex officio nonvoting legislative members shall

  2  serve on the board for 2-year terms.

  3         (4)  Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the

  4  balance of the unexpired term.

  5         (5)  This act does not affect the terms or conditions

  6  of current members of the board, but applies to any vacancy

  7  that occurs on or after the effective date of this act.

  8  Appointments to the board shall give effect to this act as

  9  soon as practicable. Vacancies created by or occurring

10  subsequent to the passage of this act shall be filled by

11  representatives of the space industry, as provided herein,

12  until the composition of the board is in compliance with the

13  provisions of subsection (1). Initial appointments shall be

14  made no later than 60 days after this act takes effect.

15         (6)  The board shall hold its initial meeting no later

16  than 20 days after the members have been appointed.  At its

17  initial meeting, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the

18  board shall appoint an executive director.  Meetings shall be

19  held quarterly or more frequently at the call of the chair.  A

20  majority of the regular members of the board shall constitute

21  a quorum, and a majority vote of such members present is

22  necessary for any action taken by the board.

23         (7)  The Governor has the authority to remove from the

24  board any regular member in the manner and for cause as

25  defined by the laws of this state and applicable to situations

26  which may arise before the board.  Unless excused by the chair

27  of the board, a regular member's absence from two or more

28  consecutive board meetings creates a vacancy in the office to

29  which the member was appointed.

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