SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 206
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 881072
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11 Senator Jones moved the following amendment:
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18 (b) The coordinating council shall be composed of 17
19 members. The appointment of members not representing agencies
20 shall be made by the Governor. The appointment of members
21 representing organizations shall be made by the Governor in
22 consultation with those organizations. The membership shall be
23 as follows:
24 1. Two members representing the Florida Association of
25 the Deaf.
26 2. Two members representing the Florida Association of
27 Self Help for Hard of Hearing People.
28 3. A member representing the Association of Late
29 Deafened Adults.
30 4. An individual who is deaf and blind.
31 5. A parent of an individual who is deaf.
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1 6. A member representing the Deaf Service Center
2 Association.
3 7. A member representing the Florida Registry of
4 Interpreters for the Deaf.
5 8. A member representing the Florida Alexander Graham
6 Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
7 9. A communication access realtime translator.
8 10. An audiologist licensed under part I of chapter
9 468, Florida Statutes.
10 11. A hearing aid specialist licensed under part II of
11 chapter 484, Florida Statutes.
12 12. The Secretary of Children and Family Services or
13 his or her designee.
14 13. The Secretary of Health or his or her designee.
15 14. The Commissioner of Education or his or her
16 designee.
17 15. The Secretary of Elderly Affairs or his or her
18 designee.
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20 If any organization from which a representative is to be drawn
21 ceases to exist, a representative of a similar organization
22 shall be named to the coordinating council. The Governor shall
23 make appointments to the coordinating council no later than
24 August 1, 2004, and may remove any member for cause. Each
25 member shall be appointed to a term of 4 years. However, for
26 the purpose of providing staggered terms, of the initial
27 appointments not representing state agencies, seven members,
28 including the audiologist and the hearing aid specialist,
29 shall be appointed to 2-year terms and six members shall be
30 appointed to 4-year terms. Any vacancy on the coordinating
31 council shall be filled in the same manner as the original
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1 appointment, and any member appointed to fill a vacancy
2 occurring because of death, resignation, or ineligibility for
3 membership shall serve only for the unexpired term of the
4 member's predecessor. Prior to serving on the coordinating
5 council, all appointees must attend orientation training that
6 shall address, at a minimum, the provisions of this section;
7 the programs operated by the coordinating council; the role
8 and functions of the coordinating council; the current budget
9 for the coordinating council; the results of the most recent
10 formal audit of the coordinating council; and the requirements
11 of the state's public records law, the code of ethics, the
12 Administrative Procedure Act, and other laws relating to
13 public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws.
14 (c) It is cause for the removal from the coordinating
15 council of a member who during service on the coordinating
16 council:
17 1. Is unable to discharge his or her duties for a
18 substantial portion of the term for which he or she is
19 appointed because of illness or disability; or
20 2. Is absent from more than one-half of the regularly
21 scheduled coordinating council meetings during a calendar
22 year, except when the absence is excused by majority vote of
23 the coordinating council.
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