SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Garcia and Campbell moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 6. Section 718.5015, Florida Statutes, is
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19 718.5015 Advisory council; membership functions.--
20 (1) There is created the Advisory Council on
21 Condominiums. The council shall consist of seven appointed
22 members. Two members shall be appointed by the President of
23 the Senate, two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of
24 the House of Representatives, and three members shall be
25 appointed by the Governor. At least one member that is
26 appointed by the Governor shall represent timeshare
27 condominiums. Members shall be appointed to 2-year terms;
28 however, one of the persons initially appointed by the
29 Governor, by the President of the Senate, and by the Speaker
30 of the House of Representatives, shall be appointed to a
31 1-year term. The director of the division shall serve as an ex
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1 officio nonvoting member. The Legislature intends that the
2 persons appointed represent a cross-section of persons
3 interested in condominium issues. The council shall be located
4 within the division for administrative purposes. Members of
5 the council shall serve without compensation, but are entitled
6 to receive per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061
7 while on official business.
8 (2) The functions of the advisory council shall be to:
9 (a) Receive, from the public, input regarding issues
10 of concern with respect to condominiums and recommendations
11 for changes in the condominium law. The issues that the
12 council shall consider include, but are not limited to, the
13 rights and responsibilities of the unit owners in relation to
14 the rights and responsibilities of the association.
15 (b) Review, evaluate, and advise the division
16 concerning revisions and adoption of rules affecting
17 condominiums.
18 (c) Recommend improvements, if needed, in the
19 education programs offered by the division.
20 (3) The council may elect a chair and vice chair and
21 such other officers as it may deem advisable. The council
22 shall meet at the call of its chair, at the request of a
23 majority of its membership, at the request of the division, or
24 at such times as it may prescribe. A majority of the members
25 of the council shall constitute a quorum. Council action may
26 be taken by vote of a majority of the voting members who are
27 present at a meeting where there is a quorum.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 creating s. 718.5015, F.S.; creating the
7 Advisory Council on Condominiums; providing for
8 appointments by the President of the Senate,
9 the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
10 and the Governor; providing limited
11 compensation and other terms of service;
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