| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the State Retirement Commission; |
| 3 | amending s. 121.22, F.S.; increasing the size of the |
| 4 | commission from three to five members; amending s. 121.24, |
| 5 | F.S.; revising the quorum requirements of the commission; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 121.22, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 121.22 State Retirement Commission; creation; membership; |
| 13 | compensation.-- |
| 14 | (1) There is created within the Department of Management |
| 15 | Services a State Retirement Commission composed of five three |
| 16 | members: Two members One member who are is retired under a |
| 17 | state-supported retirement system administered by the |
| 18 | department; two members one member who are is an active members |
| 19 | member of a state-supported retirement system that is |
| 20 | administered by the department; and one member who is neither a |
| 21 | retiree, beneficiary, or member of a state-supported retirement |
| 22 | system administered by the department. Each member shall have a |
| 23 | different occupational background from the other members. |
| 24 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 25 | 121.24, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 26 | 121.24 Conduct of commission business; legal and other |
| 27 | assistance; compensation.-- |
| 28 | (1) The commission shall conduct its business within the |
| 29 | following guidelines: |
| 30 | (a) For purposes of hearing appeals under s. 121.23, the |
| 31 | commission may meet in panels consisting of not fewer than three |
| 32 | members. For the purpose of meeting in these panels, a quorum |
| 33 | shall be not fewer than two members. For all other purposes, a |
| 34 | quorum shall consist of three four members. The concurring vote |
| 35 | of a majority of the members present shall be required to reach |
| 36 | a decision, issue orders, and conduct the business of the |
| 37 | commission. |
| 38 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |