Senate Bill sb2088

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2088

    By Senator Posey





    24-1340-06                                         See HB 7003

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Joint Legislative Claims

  3         Committee; creating s. 11.81, F.S.;

  4         establishing the Joint Legislative Claims

  5         Committee; providing for membership and

  6         organization of the committee; providing for

  7         governance of the committee by joint rules;

  8         providing for the designation of a special

  9         master; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 11.81, Florida Statutes, is created

14  to read:

15         11.81  Joint Legislative Claims Committee.--

16         (1)  There is created a standing joint committee of the

17  Legislature designated the Joint Legislative Claims Committee,

18  composed of 10 members as follows: five members of the Senate

19  to be appointed by the President of the Senate and five

20  members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the

21  Speaker of the House of Representatives. The terms of members

22  shall be for 2 years and shall run from the organization of

23  one Legislature to the organization of the next Legislature.

24  Vacancies occurring during the interim period shall be filled

25  in the same manner as the original appointment. The Speaker of

26  the House of Representatives shall appoint the chair in

27  odd-numbered years and the vice chair in even-numbered years,

28  and the President of the Senate shall appoint the chair in

29  even-numbered years and the vice chair in odd-numbered years,

30  from among the committee membership.

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2088
    24-1340-06                                         See HB 7003




 1         (2)  The committee shall be governed by joint rules of

 2  the Senate and House of Representatives which shall remain in

 3  effect until repealed or amended by concurrent resolution.

 4         (3)  The committee may, at any time, regardless of

 5  whether the Legislature is in session, and in connection with

 6  a currently filed claim bill, exercise all powers vested in a

 7  standing or select committee pursuant to s. 11.143.

 8         (4)  The special master shall be designated jointly by

 9  the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President

10  of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding

11  officers.

12         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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