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By the Committee on Ethics and Elections; and Senator Posey
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to ethics; amending s. 112.321,
3 F.S.; prohibiting an individual who qualifies
4 as a lobbyist from serving on the Commission on
5 Ethics; prohibiting a member of the commission
6 from lobbying any state or local government
7 entity; providing exceptions for individuals
8 who are members of the commission on July 1,
9 2006, until the expiration of their current
10 terms; amending s. 112.313, F.S.; prohibiting a
11 member of the Legislature from accepting
12 compensation from an agency or business entity
13 receiving state funds; providing penalties;
14 providing effective dates.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. 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 shall
28 be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
29 and two members shall be appointed by the President of the
30 Senate. Neither the Speaker of the House of Representatives
31 nor the President of the Senate shall appoint more than one
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1 member from the same political party. Of the nine members of
2 the Commission, no more than five members shall be from the
3 same political party at any one time. No member may hold any
4 public employment. An individual who qualifies as a lobbyist
5 pursuant to s. 11.045 or s. 112.3215 or pursuant to any local
6 government charter or ordinance may not serve as a member of
7 the commission, except that this prohibition does not apply to
8 an individual who is a member of the commission on July 1,
9 2006, until the expiration of his or her current term. A
10 member of the commission may not lobby any state or local
11 governmental entity as provided in s. 11.045 or s. 112.3215 or
12 as provided by any local government charter or ordinance,
13 except that this prohibition does not apply to an individual
14 who is a member of the commission on July 1, 2006, until the
15 expiration of his or her current term. All members shall serve
16 2-year terms. No member shall serve more than two full terms
17 in succession. Any member of the commission may be removed for
18 cause by majority vote of the Governor, the President of the
19 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
20 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
21 Section 2. Effective January 1, 2016, subsection (18)
22 is added to section 112.313, Florida Statutes, to read:
23 112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers,
24 employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.--
25 (18) LEGISLATORS; ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.--No member of
26 the Legislature shall receive compensation from any agency or
27 business entity that, directly or indirectly, receives state
28 funds.
29 Section 3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
30 this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 1754
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4 The Committee Substitute prohibits legislative members from
receiving compensation from any agency or business entity that
5 either directly or indirectly receives state funds rather than
making it a conflict of interest. It also removes language
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