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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to state employee salaries; creating s. | ||
| 3 | 110.1081, F.S.; requiring petitioning to and approval by | ||
| 4 | concurrent resolution by the Legislature of the salaries | ||
| 5 | of certain state employees; defining the term “salary”; | ||
| 6 | providing for temporary approval of such salaries by the | ||
| 7 | Legislative Budget Commission; providing exceptions; | ||
| 8 | providing an effective date. | ||
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 12 | Section 1. Section 110.1081, Florida Statutes, is created | ||
| 13 | to read: | ||
| 14 | 110.1081 Legislative approval for salaries of state | ||
| 15 | employees above a certain range.-- | ||
| 16 | (1) Except as provided herein, no state employee may be | ||
| 17 | approved for an annual salary above $200,000 without approval of | ||
| 18 | the Florida Legislature. For the purpose of this section, | ||
| 19 | “salary” is defined as wages and all non-health-care benefits, | ||
| 20 | including, but not limited to, housing allowances, personal | ||
| 21 | vehicle allowances, and spouse travel allowances. For all salary | ||
| 22 | requests above $200,000, agency heads shall petition in writing | ||
| 23 | the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of | ||
| 24 | Representatives and shall provide a copy of such petition to the | ||
| 25 | minority leader of each house. The petition should provide | ||
| 26 | documentation demonstrating the reasons for the high salary, | ||
| 27 | including, but not limited to, market factors, employment | ||
| 28 | history, and prior salaries. The Legislature may approve the | ||
| 29 | salary by concurrent resolution. | ||
| 30 | (2) During times that the Legislature is not within 30 | ||
| 31 | days of convening in regular session, the President of the | ||
| 32 | Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may | ||
| 33 | forward the petition to the Legislative Budget Commission for | ||
| 34 | its consideration. If approved, such approval shall only be for | ||
| 35 | the remainder of the fiscal year in which approved and if not | ||
| 36 | approved by the entire Legislature at its next regular session, | ||
| 37 | the employment shall be terminated or the annual salary reduced | ||
| 38 | to $200,000. | ||
| 39 | (3) This section shall not apply to the salaries of | ||
| 40 | medical professionals teaching at state universities. | ||
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||