HB 15

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Parole Commission membership; amending
3	s. 947.01, F.S.; deleting an obsolete provision; amending
4	s. 947.02, F.S.; requiring the commission's membership to
5	reflect at all times the diversity of the population of
6	this state; repealing s. 947.022, F.S., which provided for
7	the expiration of the terms of the members of the
8	commission as of June 30, 1996, and the staggering of the
9	initial terms of the members appointed to replace them;
10	providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Section 947.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to
15	read:
16	947.01  Parole Commission; creation; number of members.--A
17	Parole Commission is created to consist of three six members who
18	are residents of the state. Effective July 1, 1996, the
19	membership of the commission shall be three members.
20	Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 947.02, Florida
21	Statutes, is amended to read:
22	947.02  Parole Commission; members, appointment.--
23	(1)  Except as provided in s. 947.021, the members of the
24	Parole Commission shall be appointed by the Governor and Cabinet
25	from a list of eligible applicants submitted by a parole
26	qualifications committee. The appointments of members of the
27	commission shall be certified to the Senate by the Governor and
28	Cabinet for confirmation, and the membership of the commission
29	shall at all times reflect the diversity of the population of
30	this state include representation from minority persons as
31	defined in s. 288.703.
32	Section 3.  Section 947.022, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
33	Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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