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The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Bennett)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     On line 30,

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insert:

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     Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 350.01, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     350.01  Florida Public Service Commission; terms of

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commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum;

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proceedings.--

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     (4)  One member of the commission shall be elected by

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majority vote to serve as chair for a term of 2 years, beginning

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on January 2 of the first year of the term with the first Tuesday

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after the first Monday in January 1979. A member may not serve

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two consecutive terms as chair.

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(Renumber subsequent sections.)

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 2, after the semicolon, insert:

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amending s. 350.01, F.S., conforming the beginning of a

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Public Service Commissioner's term as chair with the

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beginning of terms of Commissioners;

3/18/2008  8:47:00 AM     CU.CU.05147