| 1 | Representative Coley offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 45 and 46, insert: |
| 5 | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 27.25, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read. |
| 7 | 27.25 State attorney authorized to employ personnel; |
| 8 | funding formula.-- |
| 9 | (1) The state attorney of each judicial circuit is |
| 10 | authorized to employ and establish, in such number as is |
| 11 | authorized by the General Appropriations Act, assistant state |
| 12 | attorneys and other staff pursuant to s. 29.005. The state |
| 13 | attorneys of all judicial circuits shall jointly develop a |
| 14 | coordinated classification and pay plan which shall be submitted |
| 15 | on or before January 1 of each year to the Justice |
| 16 | Administrative Commission, the office of the President of the |
| 17 | Senate, and the office of the Speaker of the House of |
| 18 | Representatives. Notwithstanding s. 216.181(10)(b) or any other |
| 19 | similar provision of law or rule governing the judicial, |
| 20 | executive, or legislative branches, such plan shall be developed |
| 21 | in accordance with policies and procedures of the Executive |
| 22 | Office of the Governor established pursuant to s. 216.181. End |
| 23 | of fiscal year lump-sum salary bonuses may be awarded by the |
| 24 | state attorney from funds appropriated for salaries, with |
| 25 | eligibility for such bonuses to be determined pursuant to the |
| 26 | eligibility criteria in s. 110.1245(2)(b), F.S. Any state |
| 27 | attorney that authorizes lump-sum salary bonuses shall report |
| 28 | the payment of such bonuses, including the date, amount, |
| 29 | recipient, and the reasons and justification for his or her |
| 30 | decision to award such bonuses, quarterly to the Justice |
| 31 | Administrative Commission, the office of the President of the |
| 32 | Senate, and the office of the Speaker of the House of |
| 33 | Representatives. |
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| 39 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 40 | Remove line 10 and insert: |
| 41 | by law; amending s. 27.25, F.S.; requiring that |
| 42 | coordinated classification and pay plans for state |
| 43 | attorneys in all judicial circuits be developed in |
| 44 | accordance with s. 216.181, F.S., notwithstanding that |
| 45 | lump-sum salary bonuses, or other similar provisions of |
| 46 | law or rule relating to government officials, may be |
| 47 | provided only if specifically appropriated or provided for |
| 48 | by law; authorizing state attorneys to award lump-sum |
| 49 | bonuses according to specified criteria; requiring |
| 50 | reporting of payment of bonuses; providing an effective |
| 51 | date. |