Amendment
Bill No. 7011

Amendment No. 784883

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Seiler and Rivera offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove everything after the resolving clause and insert:
5	That the Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature are revised
6	and readopted to read as follows:
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8	JOINT RULES
9	JOINT RULE ONE
10	LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND COMPENSATION REPORTING
11	1.1--Those Required to Register; Exemptions; Committee
12	Appearance Records
13	(1)  All lobbyists before the Florida Legislature must
14	register with the Lobbyist Registration Office in the Division
15	of Legislative Information Services of the Office of Legislative
16	Services. Registration is required for each principal
17	represented.
18	(2)  As used in Joint Rule One, unless the context
19	otherwise requires:
20	(a)  "Compensation" means payment, distribution, loan,
21	advance, reimbursement, deposit, salary, fee, retainer, or
22	anything of value provided or owed to a lobbying firm, directly
23	or indirectly, by a principal for any lobbying activity.
24	(b)  "Division" means the Division of Legislative
25	Information Services within the Office of Legislative Services.
26	(c)  "Legislative action" means introduction, sponsorship,
27	testimony, debate, voting, or any other official action on any
28	measure, resolution, amendment, nomination, appointment, or
29	report of, or any matter that may be the subject of action by,
30	either house of the Legislature or any committee thereof.
31	(d)  "Lobby" or "lobbying" means influencing or attempting
32	to influence legislative action or nonaction through oral or
33	written communication or an attempt to obtain the goodwill of a
34	member or employee of the Legislature.
35	(e)  "Lobbying firm" means any business entity, including
36	an individual contract lobbyist, that receives or becomes
37	entitled to receive any compensation for the purpose of
38	lobbying, and where any partner, owner, officer, or employee of
39	the business entity is a lobbyist. "Lobbying firm" does not
40	include an entity that has employees who are lobbyists if the
41	entity does not derive compensation from principals for
42	lobbying, or such compensation is received exclusively from a
43	subsidiary or affiliate corporation of the employer. As used in
44	this paragraph, an affiliate corporation is a corporation that
45	directly or indirectly shares the same ultimate parent
46	corporation as the employer and does not receive compensation
47	for lobbying from any unaffiliated entity.
48	(f)  "Lobbyist" means a person who is employed and receives
49	payment, or who contracts for economic consideration, for the
50	purpose of lobbying, or a person who is principally employed for
51	governmental affairs by another person or governmental entity to
52	lobby on behalf of that other person or governmental entity. An
53	employee of the principal is not a "lobbyist" unless the
54	employee is principally employed for governmental affairs.
55	"Principally employed for governmental affairs" means that one
56	of the principal or most significant responsibilities of the
57	employee to the employer is overseeing the employer's various
58	relationships with government or representing the employer in
59	its contacts with government. Any person employed by the
60	Governor, the Executive Office of the Governor, or any executive
61	or judicial department of the state or any community college of
62	the state who seeks to encourage the passage, defeat, or
63	modification of any legislation by personal appearance or
64	attendance before the House of Representatives or the Senate, or
65	any member or committee thereof, is a lobbyist.
66	(g)  "Payment" or "salary" means wages or any other
67	consideration provided in exchange for services, but does not
68	include reimbursement for expenses.
69	(h)  "Principal" means the person, firm, corporation, or
70	other entity that has employed or retained a lobbyist. When an
71	association has employed or retained a lobbyist, the association
72	is the principal; the individual members of the association are
73	not principals merely because of their membership in the
74	association.
75	(i)  "Unusual circumstances," with respect to any failure
76	of a person to satisfy a filing requirement, means uncommon,
77	rare, or sudden events over which the person has no control and
78	which directly result in the failure to satisfy the filing
79	requirement.
80	(3)  For purposes of this rule, the terms "lobby" and
81	"lobbying" do not include any of the following:
82	(a)  Response to an inquiry for information made by any
83	member, committee, or staff of the Legislature.
84	(b)  An appearance in response to a legislative subpoena.
85	(c)  Advice or services that arise out of a contractual
86	obligation with the Legislature, a member, a committee, any
87	staff, or any legislative entity to render the advice or
88	services where such obligation is fulfilled through the use of
89	public funds.
90	(d)  Representation of a client before the House of
91	Representatives or the Senate, or any member or committee
92	thereof, when the client is subject to disciplinary action by
93	the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any member or
94	committee thereof.
95	(4)  For purposes of registration and reporting, the term
96	"lobbyist" does not include any of the following:
97	(a)  A member of the Legislature.
98	(b)  A person who is employed by the Legislature.
99	(c)  A judge who is acting in that judge's official
100	capacity.
101	(d)  A person who is a state officer holding elective
102	office or an officer of a political subdivision of the state
103	holding elective office and who is acting in that officer's
104	official capacity.
105	(e)  A person who appears as a witness or for the purpose
106	of providing information at the written request of the chair of
107	a committee, subcommittee, or legislative delegation.
108	(f)  A person employed by any executive or judicial
109	department of the state or any community college of the state
110	who makes a personal appearance or attendance before the House
111	of Representatives or the Senate, or any member or committee
112	thereof, while that person is on approved leave or outside
113	normal working hours, and who does not otherwise meet the
114	definition of lobbyist.
115	(5)  When a person, whether or not the person is registered
116	as a lobbyist, appears before a committee of the Legislature,
117	that person must submit a Committee Appearance Record as
118	required by the respective house.
119	1.2--Method of Registration
120	(1)  Each person who is required to register must register
121	on forms furnished by the Lobbyist Registration Office, on which
122	that person must state, under oath, that person's full legal
123	name, business address, and telephone number, the name and
124	business address of each principal that person represents, and
125	the extent of any direct business association or partnership
126	that person has with any member of the Legislature. In addition,
127	if the lobbyist is a partner, owner, officer, or employee of a
128	lobbying firm, the lobbyist must state the name, address,
129	Federal Employer's Identification Number (FEIN), contact name,
130	and telephone number of each lobbying firm to which the lobbyist
131	belongs. The Lobbyist Registration Office or its designee is
132	authorized to acknowledge the oath of any person who registers
133	in person. Any changes to the information provided in the
134	registration form must be reported to the Lobbyist Registration
135	Office in writing within 15 days on forms furnished by the
136	Lobbyist Registration Office.
137	(2)  Any person required to register must do so with
138	respect to each principal prior to commencement of lobbying on
139	behalf of that principal. At the time of registration, the
140	registrant shall provide a statement on a form provided by the
141	Lobbyist Registration Office, signed by the principal or
142	principal's representative, that the registrant is authorized to
143	represent the principal. On the authorization statement the
144	principal or principal's representative shall also identify and
145	designate the principal's main business pursuant to a
146	classification system approved by the Office of Legislative
147	Services that shall be the North American Industry
148	Classification System (NAICS) six-digit numerical code that most
149	accurately describes the principal's main business.
150	(3)  Any person required to register must renew the
151	registration annually for each calendar year.
152	(4)  A lobbyist shall promptly send a notice to the
153	Lobbyist Registration Office, on forms furnished by the Lobbyist
154	Registration Office, canceling the registration for a principal
155	upon termination of the lobbyist's representation of that
156	principal. A notice of cancellation takes effect the day it is
157	received by the Lobbyist Registration Office. Notwithstanding
158	this requirement, the Lobbyist Registration Office may remove
159	the name of a lobbyist from the list of registered lobbyists if
160	the principal notifies the Lobbyist Registration Office that the
161	lobbyist is no longer authorized to represent that principal.
162	(5)  The Lobbyist Registration Office shall publish on the
163	first Monday of each regular session and weekly thereafter
164	through the end of that session a compilation of the names of
165	persons who have registered and the information contained in
166	their registrations.
167	(5)(6)  The Lobbyist Registration Office shall retain all
168	original registration documents submitted under this rule.
169	(6)(7)  A person who is required to register under this
170	rule, or who chooses to register, shall be considered a lobbyist
171	of the Legislature for the purposes of sections 11.045,
172	112.3148, and 112.3149, Florida Statutes.
173	1.3--Registration Costs; Exemptions
174	(1)  To cover the costs incurred in administering this
175	joint policy, each person who registers under Joint Senate and
176	House Rule 1.1 must pay an annual registration fee to the
177	Lobbyist Registration Office. The annual period runs from
178	January 1 to December 31. These fees must be paid at the time of
179	registration.
180	(2)  The following persons are exempt from paying the fee,
181	provided they are designated in writing by the agency head or
182	person designated in this subsection:
183	(a)  Two employees of each department of the executive
184	branch created under chapter 20, Florida Statutes.
185	(b)  Two employees of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
186	Commission.
187	(c)  Two employees of the Executive Office of the Governor.
188	(d)  Two employees of the Commission on Ethics.
189	(e)  Two employees of the Florida Public Service
190	Commission.
191	(f)  Two employees of the judicial branch designated in
192	writing by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.
193	(3)  The annual fee is up to $50 per each house for a
194	person to register to represent one principal and up to an
195	additional $10 per house for each additional principal that the
196	person registers to represent. The amount of each fee shall be
197	established annually by the President of the Senate and the
198	Speaker of the House of Representatives. The fees set shall be
199	adequate to ensure operation of the lobbyist registration and
200	reporting operations of the Lobbyist Registration Office. The
201	fees collected by the Lobbyist Registration Office under this
202	joint policy shall be deposited in the State Treasury and
203	credited to the Legislative Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund
204	specifically to cover the costs incurred in administering this
205	joint policy.
206	1.4--Reporting of Lobbying Firm Compensation
207	(1)(a)  Each lobbying firm shall file a compensation report
208	with the division for each calendar quarter during any portion
209	of which one or more of the firm's lobbyists were registered to
210	represent a principal. The report shall include the:
211	1.  Full name, business address, and telephone number of
212	the lobbying firm;
213	2.  Registration name of each of the firm's lobbyists; and
214	3.  Total compensation provided or owed to the lobbying
215	firm from all principals for the reporting period, reported in
216	one of the following categories:  $0; $1 to $49,999; $50,000 to
217	$99,999; $100,000 to $249,999; $250,000 to $499,999; $500,000 to
218	$999,999; $1 million or more.
219	(b)  For each principal represented by one or more of the
220	firm's lobbyists, the lobbying firm's compensation report shall
221	also include the:
222	1.  Full name, business address, and telephone number of
223	the principal; and
224	2.  Total compensation provided or owed to the lobbying
225	firm for the reporting period, reported in one of the following
226	categories: $0; $1 to $9,999; $10,000 to $19,999; $20,000 to
227	$29,999; $30,000 to $39,999; $40,000 to $49,999; or $50,000 or
228	more. If the category "$50,000 or more" is selected, the
229	specific dollar amount of compensation must be reported, rounded
230	up or down to the nearest $1,000.
231	(c)  If the lobbying firm subcontracts work from another
232	lobbying firm and not from the original principal:
233	1.  The lobbying firm providing the work to be
234	subcontracted shall be treated as the reporting lobbying firm's
235	principal for reporting purposes under this paragraph; and
236	2.  The reporting lobbying firm shall, for each lobbying
237	firm identified as the reporting lobbying firm's principal under
238	paragraph (b), identify the name and address of the principal
239	originating the lobbying work.
240	(d)  The senior partner, officer, or owner of the lobbying
241	firm shall certify to the veracity and completeness of the
242	information submitted pursuant to this Rule 1.4, and certify
243	that no compensation has been omitted from this report by
244	deeming such compensation as "consulting services," "media
245	services," "professional services," or anything other than
246	compensation, and certify that no officer or employee of the
247	firm has made an expenditure in violation of section 11.045,
248	Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2005-359, Laws of
249	Florida.
250	(2)  For each principal represented by more than one
251	lobbying firm, the division shall aggregate the reporting-period
252	and calendar-year compensation reported as provided or owed by
253	the principal. Compensation reported within a category shall be
254	aggregated as follows: the arithmetic mean of the category.
255
256	Category (dollars)         Dollar amount to use aggregating
257
258	0                                   $        0
259
260	1-9,999                                  5,000
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262	10,000-19,999                           15,000
263
264	20,000-29,999                           25,000
265
266	30,000-39,999                           35,000
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268	40,000-49,999                           45,000
269
270	$50,000 or more                Actual amount reported
271	(3)  The reporting statements shall be filed no later than
272	45 days after the end of each reporting period. The four
273	reporting periods are from January 1 through March 31, April 1
274	through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1
275	through December 31, respectively. The statements shall be
276	rendered in the identical form provided by the respective houses
277	and shall be open to public inspection. Effective April 1, 2007,
278	reporting statements shall may be filed by electronic means
279	through the electronic filing system developed by the division,
280	conforming to subsection (4), when feasible.
281	(4)  The electronic filing system for compensation
282	reporting shall include the following:
283	(a)  As used in this rule, the term "electronic filing
284	system" means an Internet system for recording and reporting
285	lobbying compensation and other required information by
286	reporting period.
287	(b)  A report filed pursuant to this Rule 1.4 must be
288	completed and filed through the electronic filing system not
289	later than 11:59 p.m. of the day designated in subsection (3). A
290	report not filed by 11:59 p.m. of the day designated is a late-
291	filed report and is subject to the penalties under Rule 1.5(1).
292	(c)  Each person given secure sign-on credentials to file
293	via the electronic filing system is responsible for protecting
294	the credentials from disclosure and is responsible for all
295	filings made by use of such credentials, unless and until the
296	division is notified that the person's credentials have been
297	compromised. Each report filed by electronic means pursuant to
298	this section shall be deemed certified in accordance with
299	paragraph (1)(d) by the person given the secure sign-on
300	credentials and, as such, subjects the person and the lobbying
301	firm to the provisions of s. 11.045(8), Florida Statutes, as
302	well as any discipline provided under the rules of the Senate or
303	House of Representatives.
304	(d)  The electronic filing system shall:
305	1.  Be based on access by means of the Internet.
306	2.  Be accessible by anyone with Internet access using
307	standard web-browsing software.
308	3.  Provide for direct entry of compensation-report
309	information as well as upload of such information from software
310	authorized by the division.
311	4.  Provide a method that prevents unauthorized access to
312	electronic filing system functions.
313	5.  Provide for the issuance of an electronic receipt to
314	the person submitting the report indicating and verifying the
315	date and time that the report was filed.
316	(5)  The division shall provide reasonable public notice of
317	the electronic filing procedures and of any significant changes
318	in such procedures. In the event that the President of the
319	Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives jointly
320	declare the electronic system to be not operable, the reports
321	shall be filed in the manner required prior to April 1, 2007,
322	unless the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
323	of Representatives direct use of an alternate means of
324	reporting. The division shall develop and maintain such
325	alternative means as may be practicable. Public notice of
326	changes in filing procedures and any declaration or direction of
327	the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
328	Representatives may be provided by publication for a continuous
329	period of reasonable time on one or more Internet websites
330	maintained by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
331	(6)(4)  Prior to April 1, 2007, reports must shall be filed
332	no later than 5 p.m. of the report due date. However, any report
333	that is postmarked by the United States Postal Service no later
334	than midnight of the due date shall be deemed to have been filed
335	in a timely manner, and a certificate of mailing obtained from
336	and dated by the United States Postal Service at the time of the
337	mailing, or a receipt from an established courier company that
338	bears a date on or before the due date, shall be proof of
339	mailing in a timely manner.
340	1.5--Failure to File Timely Compensation Report; Notice and
341	Assessment of Fines; Appeals
342	(1)  Upon determining that the report is late, the person
343	designated to review the timeliness of reports shall immediately
344	notify the lobbying firm as to the failure to timely file the
345	report and that a fine is being assessed for each late day. The
346	fine shall be $50 per day per report for each late day, not to
347	exceed $5,000 per report.
348	(2)(a)  Effective April 1, 2007, upon receipt of the
349	report, the person designated to review the timeliness of
350	reports shall determine the amount of the fine based on when the
351	report is actually received by the division or when the
352	electronic receipt issued by the electronic filing system is
353	dated, whichever is earlier.
354	(b)  Prior to April 1, 2007, upon receipt of the report,
355	the person designated to review the timeliness of reports shall
356	determine the amount of the fine due based upon the earliest of
357	the following:
358	1.(a)  When a report is actually received by the division.
359	2.(b)  When the report is postmarked.
360	3.(c)  When the certificate of mailing is dated.
361	4.(d)  When the receipt from an established courier company
362	is dated.
363	(3)  Such fine shall be paid within 30 days after the
364	notice of payment due is transmitted by the person designated to
365	review the timeliness of reports, unless appeal is made to the
366	division. The moneys shall be deposited into the Legislative
367	Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund.
368	(4)  A fine shall not be assessed against a lobbying firm
369	the first time the report for which the lobbying firm is
370	responsible is not timely filed. However, to receive the one-
371	time fine waiver, the report for which the lobbying firm is
372	responsible must be filed within 30 days after notice that the
373	report has not been timely filed is transmitted by the person
374	designated to review the timeliness of reports. A fine shall be
375	assessed for any subsequent late-filed reports.
376	(5)  Any lobbying firm may appeal or dispute a fine, based
377	upon unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on
378	the designated due date, and may request and shall be entitled
379	to a hearing before the General Counsel of the Office of
380	Legislative Services, who shall recommend to the President of
381	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
382	their respective designees, that the fine be waived in whole or
383	in part for good cause shown. The President of the Senate and
384	the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or their respective
385	designees, may by joint agreement concur in the recommendation
386	and waive the fine in whole or in part. Any such request shall
387	be made within 30 days after the notice of payment due is
388	transmitted by the person designated to review the timeliness of
389	reports. In such case, the lobbying firm shall, within the 30-
390	day period, notify the person designated to review the
391	timeliness of reports in writing of his or her intention to
392	request a hearing.
393	(6)  A lobbying firm may request that the filing of a
394	report be waived upon good cause shown, based on unusual
395	circumstances. The request must be filed with the General
396	Counsel of the Office of Legislative Services, who shall make a
397	recommendation concerning the waiver request to the President of
398	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The
399	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
400	Representatives may, by joint agreement, grant or deny the
401	request.
402	(7)(a)  All lobbyist registrations for lobbyists who are
403	partners, owners, officers, or employees of a lobbying firm that
404	fails to timely pay a fine are automatically suspended until the
405	fine is paid or waived, and the division shall promptly notify
406	all affected principals and the President of the Senate and the
407	Speaker of the House of Representatives of any suspension or
408	reinstatement. All lobbyists who are partners, owners, officers,
409	or employees of a lobbying firm are jointly and severally liable
410	for any outstanding fine owed by a lobbying firm.
411	(b)  No such lobbyist may be reinstated in any capacity
412	representing any principal until the fine is paid or until the
413	fine is waived as to that lobbyist. A suspended lobbyist may
414	request a waiver upon good cause shown, based on unusual
415	circumstances. The request must be filed with the General
416	Counsel of the Office of Legislative Services who shall, as soon
417	as practicable, make a recommendation concerning the waiver
418	request to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
419	House of Representatives. The President of the Senate and the
420	Speaker of the House of Representatives may, by joint agreement,
421	grant or deny the request.
422	(8)  The person designated to review the timeliness of
423	reports shall notify the director of the division of the failure
424	of a lobbying firm to file a report after notice or of the
425	failure of a lobbying firm to pay the fine imposed.
426	1.6--Open Records; Internet Publication of Registrations
427	and Compensation Reports
428	(1)  All of the lobbyist registration forms and
429	compensation reports received by the Lobbyist Registration
430	Office shall be available for public inspection and for
431	duplication at reasonable cost.
432	(2)  The division shall make information filed pursuant to
433	Rules 1.2 and 1.4 reasonably available on the Internet in an
434	easily understandable and accessible format. The Internet
435	website shall include, but not be limited to, the names and
436	business addresses of lobbyists, lobbying firms, and principals,
437	the affiliations between lobbyists and principals, and the
438	classification system designated and identified with respect to
439	principals pursuant to Rule 1.2.
440	1.7--Records Retention and Inspection and Complaint
441	Procedure
442	(1)  Each lobbying firm and each principal shall preserve
443	for a period of 4 years all accounts, bills, receipts, computer
444	records, books, papers, and other documents and records
445	necessary to substantiate compensation reports.
446	(2)  Upon receipt of a complaint based upon the personal
447	knowledge of the complainant made pursuant to the Senate Rules
448	or Rules of the House of Representatives, any such documents and
449	records may be inspected when authorized by the President of the
450	Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as
451	applicable. The person authorized to perform the inspection
452	shall be designated in writing and shall be a member of The
453	Florida Bar or a certified public accountant licensed in
454	Florida. Any information obtained by such an inspection may only
455	be used for purposes authorized by law, this Joint Rule One,
456	Senate Rules, or Rules of the House of Representatives, which
457	purposes may include the imposition of sanctions against a
458	person subject to this rule or Senate Rules or the Rules of the
459	House of Representatives. Any employee who uses that information
460	for an unauthorized purpose is subject to discipline. Any member
461	who uses that information for an unauthorized purpose is subject
462	to discipline under the applicable rules of each house.
463	(3)  The right of inspection may be enforced by appropriate
464	writ issued by any court of competent jurisdiction.
465	1.8--Questions Regarding Interpretation of this Joint Rule
466	One
467	(1)  A person may request in writing an informal opinion
468	from the General Counsel of the Office of Legislative Services
469	as to the application of this Joint Rule One to a specific
470	situation. The General Counsel shall issue the opinion within 10
471	days after receiving the request. The informal opinion may be
472	relied upon by the person who requested the informal opinion. A
473	copy of each informal opinion that is issued shall be provided
474	to the presiding officer of each house. A committee of either
475	house designated pursuant to section 11.045(5), Florida
476	Statutes, may revise any informal opinion rendered by the
477	General Counsel through an advisory opinion to the person who
478	requested the informal opinion. The advisory opinion shall
479	supersede the informal opinion as of the date the advisory
480	opinion is issued.
481	(2)  Persons in doubt about the applicability or
482	interpretation of this Joint Rule One may submit in writing the
483	facts for an advisory opinion to the committee of either house
484	designated pursuant to section 11.045(5), Florida Statutes, and
485	may appear in person before the committee in accordance with
486	section 11.045(5), Florida Statutes.
487	1.9--Effect of Readoption and Revision
488	All obligations existing under Joint Rule One as of the
489	last day of the previous legislative biennium are hereby
490	ratified, preserved, and reimposed pursuant to the terms thereof
491	as of that date. The provisions of Joint Rule One are imposed
492	retroactively to the first day of the present legislative
493	biennium except that provisions new to this revision are
494	effective on the date of adoption or as otherwise expressly
495	provided herein.
496	1.9  Effect of Former Joint Rule One
497	Every fine and penalty finally due and owing on or before
498	December 31, 2005, under the Rules of the Senate or the House of
499	Representatives or under former Joint Rules 1.1-1.9, with no
500	appeal pending under such rules, is hereby ratified and
501	preserved and shall be collected as previously finally
502	determined. Every other obligation under former Joint Rule One,
503	rescinded upon adoption of this Joint Rule One, is hereby waived
504	and abolished. The obligations under Joint Rules 1.1, 1.2, and
505	1.3 are to be enforced retroactively to January 1, 2006,
506	provided that substantial compliance with the provisions of
507	former Joint Rules 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 on or before the effective
508	date of this Joint Rule One shall be deemed to be in compliance
509	with any retroactive requirements of this Joint Rule One.
510	JOINT RULE TWO
511	GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
512	2.1--General Appropriations Bill; Review Period
513	(1)  A general appropriations bill shall be subject to a
514	72-hour public review period before a vote is taken on final
515	passage of the bill in the form that will be presented to the
516	Governor.
517	(2)  If a bill is returned to the house in which the bill
518	originated and the originating house does not concur in all the
519	amendments or adds additional amendments, no further action
520	shall be taken on the bill by the nonoriginating house, and a
521	conference committee shall be established by operation of this
522	rule to consider the bill.
523	(3)  If a bill is referred to a conference committee by
524	operation of this rule, a 72-hour public review period shall be
525	provided prior to a vote being taken on the conference committee
526	report by either house.
527	(4)  A copy of the bill, a copy of the bill with amendments
528	adopted by the nonoriginating house, or the conference committee
529	report shall be furnished to each member of the Legislature, the
530	Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and each
531	member of the Cabinet. Copies for the Governor, Chief Justice
532	and members of the Cabinet shall be furnished to the official's
533	office in the Capitol or Supreme Court Building. A member's copy
534	shall be furnished to the member's desk in the appropriate
535	chamber. The Secretary of the Senate shall be responsible for
536	furnishing copies under this rule for Senate bills, House bills
537	as amended by the Senate, and conference committee reports on
538	Senate bills. The Clerk of the House shall be responsible for
539	furnishing copies under this rule for House bills, Senate bills
540	as amended by the House, and conference committee reports on
541	House bills.
542	(5)  The 72-hour public review period shall begin to run
543	upon completion of the furnishing of copies required to be
544	provided herein. The Speaker of the House and the President of
545	the Senate, as appropriate, shall be informed of the completion
546	time and such time shall be announced on the floor prior to vote
547	on final passage in each house and shall be entered in the
548	journal of each house. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall be
549	included in the computation under this rule.
550	2.2--General Appropriations Bill; Definition
551	For the purposes of Joint Rule 2, the term "general
552	appropriations bill" means a bill which provides for the
553	salaries of public officers and other current expenses of the
554	state and contains no subject other than appropriations. A bill
555	which contains appropriations which are incidental and necessary
556	solely to implement a substantive law is not included within
557	this term.
558	JOINT RULE THREE
559	LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES
560	3.1--Organizational Structure
561	The Legislature shall be supported by the Office of
562	Legislative Services, the Office of Legislative Information
563	Technology Services, and the Office of Economic and Demographic
564	Research. These offices shall provide support services that are
565	determined by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
566	House of Representatives to be necessary and that can be
567	effectively provided jointly to both houses and other units of
568	the Legislature. Each office shall be directed by a coordinator
569	selected by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
570	House of Representatives.
571	(1)  The Office of Legislative Services shall provide
572	legislative support services other than those prescribed in
573	subsections (2) and (3). The Division of Statutory Revision and
574	the Division of Legislative Information shall be two of the
575	divisions within the Office of Legislative Services.
576	(2)  The Office of Legislative Information Technology
577	Services shall provide support services to assist the
578	Legislature in achieving its objectives through the application
579	of cost-effective information technology.
580	(3)  The Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall
581	provide research support services, principally regarding
582	forecasting economic and social trends that affect policymaking,
583	revenue, and appropriations.
584	3.2--Policies
585	The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
586	Representatives shall jointly adopt policies they consider
587	advisable to carry out the functions of the Legislature.
588	JOINT RULE FOUR
589	JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDITING COMMITTEE
590	4.1--Responsibilities
591	(1)  On or before December 31 of the year following each
592	decennial census, the Legislative Auditing Committee shall
593	review the performance of the Auditor General and shall submit a
594	report to the Legislature which recommends whether the Auditor
595	General should continue to serve in office.
596	(2)  The expenses of the members of the committee shall be
597	approved by the chair of the committee and paid from the
598	appropriation for legislative expense.
599	(3)  The committee shall submit to the President of the
600	Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for
601	approval, an estimate of the financial needs of the committee,
602	the Auditor General, and the Office of Program Policy Analysis
603	and Government Accountability, and the Public Counsel.
604	(4)  The committee and the units it oversees, including the
605	Auditor General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
606	Government Accountability, and the Public Counsel, shall submit
607	their budget requests and operating budgets to the President of
608	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for
609	prior written approval by the presiding officers acting
610	together.
611	(5)  The committee may receive requests for audits and
612	reviews from legislators. Staff of the committee shall review
613	each request and make a recommendation to the committee
614	concerning its disposition. The manner of disposition
615	recommended may be:
616	(a)  Assignment to the Auditor General for inclusion in a
617	regularly scheduled agency audit;
618	(b)  Assignment to the Auditor General for special audit or
619	review;
620	(c)  Assignment to the Office of Program Policy Analysis
621	and Government Accountability for inclusion in a regularly
622	scheduled performance audit;
623	(d)  Assignment to the Office of Program Policy Analysis
624	and Government Accountability for special audit or review;
625	(e)  Assignment to committee staff; or
626	(f)  Rejection as being an unnecessary or inappropriate
627	application of legislative resources.
628	(6)  The committee may at any time, without regard to
629	whether the Legislature is in session, take under investigation
630	any matter within the scope of an audit either completed or then
631	being conducted by the Auditor General or the Office of Program
632	Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, and in connection
633	with such investigation may exercise the powers of subpoena by
634	law vested in a standing committee of the Legislature.
635	(7)  The committee shall review the performance of the
636	director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
637	Accountability every 4 years and shall submit a report to the
638	Legislature recommending whether the director should be
639	reappointed. A vacancy in the office must be filled in the same
640	manner as the original appointment.
641	JOINT RULE FIVE
642	AUDITOR GENERAL
643	5.1--Rulemaking authority
644	The Auditor General shall make and enforce reasonable rules
645	and regulations necessary to facilitate audits that he or she is
646	authorized to perform.
647	5.2--Budget and accounting
648	(1)  The Auditor General shall prepare and submit annually
649	to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
650	Representatives for their joint approval a proposed budget for
651	the ensuing fiscal year.
652	(2)  Within the limitations of the approved operating
653	budget, the salaries and expenses of the Auditor General and the
654	staff of the Auditor General shall be paid from the
655	appropriation for legislative expense or any other moneys
656	appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. The Auditor
657	General shall approve all bills for salaries and expenses for
658	his or her staff before the same shall be paid.
659	5.3--Audit report distribution
660	(1)  A copy of each audit report shall be submitted to the
661	Governor, to the Comptroller, and to the officer or person in
662	charge of the state agency or political subdivision audited. One
663	copy shall be filed as a permanent public record in the office
664	of the Auditor General. In the case of county reports, one copy
665	of the report of each county office, school district, or other
666	district audited shall be submitted to the board of county
667	commissioners of the county in which the audit was made and
668	shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court
669	of that county as a public record. When an audit is made of the
670	records of the district school board, a copy of the audit report
671	shall also be filed with the district school board, and
672	thereupon such report shall become a part of the public records
673	of such board.
674	(2)  A copy of each audit report shall be made available to
675	each member of the Legislative Auditing Committee.
676	(3)  The Auditor General shall transmit a copy of each
677	audit report to the appropriate substantive and fiscal
678	committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.
679	(4)  Other copies may be furnished to other persons who, as
680	in the opinion of the Auditor General, are directly interested
681	in the audit or who have a duty to perform in connection
682	therewith.
683	(5)  The Auditor General shall transmit to the President of
684	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, by
685	December 1 of each year, a list of statutory and fiscal changes
686	recommended by audit reports. The recommendations shall be
687	presented in two categories: one addressing substantive law and
688	policy issues and the other addressing budget issues. The
689	Auditor General may also transmit recommendations at other times
690	of the year when the information would be timely and useful for
691	the Legislature.
692	JOINT RULE SIX
693	OFFICE OF PROGRAM POLICY
694	ANALYSIS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
695	6.1--Responsibilities of the director
696	(1)  The director may adopt and enforce reasonable rules
697	necessary to facilitate the studies, reviews, and reports that
698	the office is authorized to perform.
699	(2)  The director shall prepare and submit annually to the
700	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
701	Representatives for their joint approval the annual projected
702	work plan of the office in conjunction with a proposed operating
703	budget for the ensuing fiscal year.
704	(3)  Within the monetary limitations of the approved
705	operating budget, the salaries and expenses of the director and
706	the staff of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
707	Government Accountability shall be paid from the appropriation
708	for legislative expense or any other moneys appropriated by the
709	Legislature for that purpose. The director shall approve all
710	bills for salaries and expenses before the same shall be paid.
711	(4)  Within the monetary limitations of the approved
712	operating budget, the director shall make all spending
713	decisions, including entering into contracts on behalf of the
714	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.
715	(5)  The director shall transmit to the President of the
716	Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, by
717	December 1 of each year, a list of statutory and fiscal changes
718	recommended by office reports. The recommendations shall be
719	presented in two categories: one addressing substantive law and
720	policy issues and the other addressing budget issues. The
721	director may also transmit recommendations at other times of the
722	year when the information would be timely and useful for the
723	Legislature.
724	JOINT RULE SEVEN
725	JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMISSION
726	7.1--General Responsibilities
727	(1)  The commission, as provided in chapter 216, Florida
728	Statutes, shall receive and review notices of budget and
729	personnel actions and proposed actions taken or to be taken by
730	the executive and judicial branches and shall approve or
731	disapprove such actions.
732	(2)  Through the chairperson chairman, the commission shall
733	advise the Governor and the Chief Justice of actions or proposed
734	actions that exceed delegated authority or that are contrary to
735	legislative policy and intent.
736	(3)  To the extent possible, the commission shall inform
737	members of the Legislature of budget amendments requested by the
738	executive or judicial branches.
739	(4)  The commission shall consult with the Chief Financial
740	Officer Comptroller and the Executive Office of the Governor on
741	matters as required by chapter 216, Florida Statutes.
742	(5)  The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
743	House of Representatives may jointly assign other
744	responsibilities to the commission in addition to those assigned
745	by law.
746	(6)  The commission shall develop policies and procedures
747	necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities.
748	(7)  The commission, with the approval of the President of
749	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, may
750	appoint subcommittees as necessary to facilitate its work.
751	7.2--Zero-based Budgeting
752	(1)  The commission shall develop a schedule and apply
753	zero-based budgeting principles in reviewing the budget of each
754	state agency at least once every 8 years.
755	(2)  By July 1 of each year, the commission shall issue
756	instructions to the agencies whose budgets are to be reviewed
757	prior to the next legislative session.
758	(3)  The commission shall provide these reviews to the
759	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
760	Representatives by December 31 of the year in which they are
761	completed.
762	(4)  By February 1, 2001, the commission shall provide to
763	the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
764	Representatives a schedule for completing zero-based budgeting
765	reviews of all state agencies prior to December 31, 2008.
766	7.2 7.3--Organizational Structure
767	(1)  The commission shall be composed of seven members of
768	the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and seven
769	members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker
770	of the House of Representatives. The appointees shall include
771	the chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Council in the House
772	of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on
773	Appropriations in the Senate.
774	(2)  The members of the commission shall elect a chairman
775	and a vice chairman. In even-numbered years, a Senator shall be
776	chairman and a House member vice chairman. In odd-numbered
777	years, a House member shall be chairman and a Senator vice
778	chairman.
779	(3)  The commission shall meet at least quarterly and more
780	frequently at the direction of the presiding officers or the
781	chairman. Meetings may be conducted through teleconferences or
782	other electronic means.
783	(4)  A quorum shall consist of a majority of the commission
784	members of each house plus one additional member of the
785	commission.
786	(5)  Action by the commission shall require a majority vote
787	of the members present of each house.
788	(2)(6)  The commission shall be jointly staffed by the
789	appropriations committees of both houses. During even-numbered
790	years, The Senate shall provide the lead staff when the
791	chairperson is a Senator. During odd-numbered years, The House
792	of Representatives shall provide the lead staff when the
793	chairperson is a Representative.
794	7.3 7.4--Notice of Commission Meetings
795	Not less than 7 days prior to a meeting of the commission,
796	a notice of the meeting, stating the items to be considered,
797	date, time, and place, shall be filed with the Secretary of the
798	Senate when the chairperson chairman is a Senator or with the
799	Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives when the chairperson
800	chairman is a Representative. The Secretary or the Chief Clerk
801	shall distribute notice to the Legislature and the public,
802	consistent with the rules and policies of their respective
803	houses.
804	7.4--Effect of Adoption; Intent
805	This Joint Rule Seven replaces all prior joint rules
806	governing the Joint Legislative Budget Commission and is
807	intended to implement constitutional provisions relating to the
808	Joint Legislative Budget Commission existing as of the date of
809	the rule's adoption.
810	JOINT RULE EIGHT
811	CONTINUING EXISTENCE OF JOINT RULES
812	8.1--Continuing Existence of Joint Rules
813	All joint rules adopted by concurrent resolution, and
814	amendments thereto, shall continue in effect from session to
815	session or Legislature to Legislature until repealed by
816	concurrent resolution.
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820	House Concurrent Resolution
821	A concurrent resolution adopting the Joint Rules of the
822	Florida Legislature and amending Joint Rule One, relating
823	to lobbyist registration and compensation reporting, and
824	Joint Rule Seven, relating to the organization and duties
825	of the Legislative Budget Commission.
826
827	WHEREAS, chapter 2005-359, Laws of Florida, established
828	lobbyist compensation reporting, and further provided for
829	electronic filing of compensation reports and other information
830	effective April 1, 2007, and
831	WHEREAS, in the 2006 general election, the electors of
832	Florida amended Section 19 of Article III of the Constitution of
833	Florida to create within the Legislature the Joint Legislative
834	Budget Commission, and
835	WHEREAS, Section 19, as so amended, provides that the Joint
836	Legislative Budget Commission shall be governed by the Joint
837	Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, NOW,
838	THEREFORE,

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