Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 7237, 1st Eng.
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11  Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On line 31 through line 54, delete those lines
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17         Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2),
18  subsection (3), and subsection (5) of section 350.0da
19  Statutes, are amended to read:
20         350.01  Florida Public Service Commission; terms of
21  commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair;
22  quorum; proceedings.--
23         (2)(a)  Each commissioner serving on July 1, 1978,
24  shall be permitted to remain in office until the completion of
25  his or her current term. Upon the expiration of the term, a
26  successor shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by s.
27  350.031(5), (6), (3) and (7) (4) for a 4-year term, except
28  that the terms of the initial members appointed under this act
29  shall be as follows:
30         1.  The vacancy created by the present term ending in
31  January, 1981, shall be filled by appointment for a 4-year
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 7237, 1st Eng. Barcode 211682 1 term and for 4-year terms thereafter; and 2 2. The vacancies created by the two present terms 3 ending in January, 1979, shall be filled by appointment for a 4 3-year term and for 4-year terms thereafter. 5 (b) Two additional commissioners shall be appointed in 6 the manner prescribed by s. 350.031(5), (6), (3) and (7) (4) 7 for 4-year terms beginning the first Tuesday after the first 8 Monday in January, 1979, and successors shall be appointed for 9 4-year terms thereafter with each term beginning on January 2 10 of the year the term commences and ending 4 years later on 11 January 1. 12 (3) Any person serving on the commission who seeks to 13 be appointed or reappointed shall file with the nominating 14 council at least 210 180 days before the expiration of his or 15 her term a statement that he or she desires to serve an 16 additional term. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 11:51 AM 05/01/06 h723702e1b-22-20a