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11 The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
12 (Sebesta) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 12. (1) There is created the Manufactured
19 Housing Regulatory Study Commission. The study commission
20 shall be composed of 11 members who shall be appointed as
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22 (a) Four members appointed by the Florida Manufactured
23 Housing Association, one member representing publicly owned
24 manufacturers of manufactured housing, one member representing
25 privately owned manufacturers of manufactured housing, and two
26 members who are retail sellers of manufactured housing, one of
27 whom must also sell residential manufactured buildings
28 approved by the Department of Community Affairs.
29 (b) Two members from the Senate, appointed by the
30 President of the Senate.
31 (c) Two members from the House of Representatives,
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1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2 (d) The secretary of the Department of Community
3 Affairs or the secretary's designee.
4 (e) The executive director of the Department of
5 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or the director's designee.
6 (f) The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture
7 and Consumer Services or the commissioner's designee.
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9 The commission members representing the departments of
10 Community Affairs, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and
11 Agriculture and Consumer Services shall serve as ex officio,
12 nonvoting members of the study commission.
13 (2) The study commission shall review the programs
14 regulating manufactured and mobile homes which are currently
15 located at the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
16 and must include a review of the following programs and
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18 (a) The federal construction and inspection programs.
19 (b) The installation program, including the regulation
20 and inspection functions.
21 (c) The Mobile Home and RV Protection Trust Fund.
22 (d) The licensing of manufacturers, retailers, and
23 installers of manufactured and mobile homes.
24 (e) The titling of manufactured and mobile homes.
25 (f) Dispute resolution.
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27 During the course of the study, the study commission must
28 review the sources funding the programs to determine if the
29 manufactured and mobile home programs are or can be
30 self-sustaining. The study commission shall also consider the
31 impact changes in regulation may have on the industry and its
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1 consumers.
2 (3) The study commission shall be administratively
3 supported by the staff of the transportation committees of the
4 Senate and the House of Representatives.
5 (4)(a) The study commission must hold its initial
6 meeting no later than August 15, 2005, in Tallahassee. Staff
7 to the commission shall schedule and organize the initial
8 meeting. Subsequent meetings of the study commission must be
9 held in Tallahassee according to a schedule developed by the
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11 (b) At the initial meeting, the study commission shall
12 elect a chair from one of the elected official members.
13 (5) The study commission must submit a final report
14 setting forth its findings and recommendations to the
15 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
16 House of Representatives on or before January 1, 2006.
17 (6) Members of the study commission shall serve
18 without compensation, but are entitled to be reimbursed for
19 per diem and travel expenses under section 112.061, Florida
20 Statutes.
21 (7) The study commission terminates after submitting
22 its final report but not later than February 15, 2006.
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28 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 creating the Manufactured Housing Regulatory
2 Study Commission; providing for membership;
3 providing duties; requiring the commission to
4 file a report with the Governor and the
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