Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1944
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11 The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Sebesta) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 112.321, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 112.321 Membership, terms; travel expenses; staff.--
21 (1) The commission shall be composed of nine members.
22 Five of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, no
23 more than three of whom shall be from the same political
24 party, subject to confirmation by the Senate. One member
25 appointed by the Governor shall be a former city or county
26 official and may be a former member of a local planning or
27 zoning board which has only advisory duties. Two members
28 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
29 Representatives, and two members shall be appointed by the
30 President of the Senate. Neither the Speaker of the House of
31 Representatives nor the President of the Senate shall appoint
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1 more than one member from the same political party. Of the
2 nine members of the Commission, no more than five members
3 shall be from the same political party at any one time. No
4 member may hold any public employment. An individual who
5 qualifies as a lobbyist pursuant to s. 11.045 or s. 112.3215
6 or pursuant to any local government charter or ordinance may
7 not serve as a member of the commission, except that this
8 prohibition does not apply to an individual who is a member of
9 the commission on July 1, 2005, until the expiration of his or
10 her current term. A member of the commission may not lobby any
11 state or local governmental entity as provided in s. 11.045 or
12 s. 112.3215 or as provided by any local government charter or
13 ordinance, except that this prohibition does not apply to an
14 individual who is a member of the commission on July 1, 2005,
15 until the expiration of his or her current term. All members
16 shall serve 2-year terms. No member shall serve more than two
17 full terms in succession. Any member of the commission may be
18 removed for cause by majority vote of the Governor, the
19 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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26 And the title is amended as follows:
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30 specified activities; amending s. 112.321,
31 F.S.; prohibiting an individual who qualifies
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1 as a lobbyist from serving on the commission;
2 prohibiting a member of the commission from
3 lobbying any state or local governmental
4 entity; providing exceptions for individuals
5 who are members of the commission on the
6 effective date of the act until the expiration
7 of their current terms; amending s. 112.3215,
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