| 1 | Representative Attkisson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 49-143 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Section 288.001, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 288.001 The Florida Small Business Development Center |
| 8 | Network; purpose.--The Florida Small Business Development Center |
| 9 | Network is the principal business assistance organization for |
| 10 | small businesses in the state. |
| 11 | Section 2. Section 288.7001, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 288.7001 Small Business Regulatory Advisory Council.-- |
| 14 | (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the "Small |
| 15 | Business Regulatory Relief Act." |
| 16 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
| 17 | (a) "Agency" means an agency as defined in s. 120.52. |
| 18 | (b) "Council" means the Small Business Regulatory Advisory |
| 19 | Council. |
| 20 | (c) "Rule" means a rule as defined in s. 120.52. |
| 21 | (d) "Small business" means a small business as defined in |
| 22 | s. 288.703. |
| 23 | (3) CREATION OF SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY ADVISORY |
| 24 | COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP; POWERS AND DUTIES.-- |
| 25 | (a) The Small Business Regulatory Advisory Council is |
| 26 | created. The council shall consist of nine members who are |
| 27 | current or former small business owners, three appointed by the |
| 28 | Governor, three appointed by the President of the Senate, and |
| 29 | three appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| 30 | The initial appointments to the council must be made within 60 |
| 31 | days after the effective date of this act. The members shall be |
| 32 | from different geographic regions of the state. Members shall |
| 33 | serve 4-year terms; however, in order to establish staggered |
| 34 | terms, for the initial appointments, each appointing official |
| 35 | shall appoint one member to a 2-year term and two members to a |
| 36 | 4-year term. A member shall not serve more than three |
| 37 | consecutive terms. Members shall select the chairperson from |
| 38 | among the members of the council. The council shall meet |
| 39 | quarterly or upon the call of the chairperson. A majority of the |
| 40 | members constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business. |
| 41 | Members of the council shall serve without compensation. The |
| 42 | appointing official may remove his or her appointee without |
| 43 | cause at any time. A member whose term has expired shall |
| 44 | continue to serve on the council until such time as a |
| 45 | replacement is appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the |
| 46 | remainder of the term and by the original appointing official. |
| 47 | (b) The council is established, assigned to, and |
| 48 | administratively housed within the Florida Small Business |
| 49 | Development Center Network, which shall provide staff support to |
| 50 | the council. |
| 51 | (c) The council may: |
| 52 | 1. Provide agencies with recommendations regarding |
| 53 | proposed rules or programs that may adversely affect small |
| 54 | business; |
| 55 | 2. Consider requests from small business owners to review |
| 56 | rules or programs adopted by an agency; |
| 57 | 3. Consider requests from small business owners to review |
| 58 | small business owners' private property rights related to rules |
| 59 | or programs adopted or implemented by an agency; and |
| 60 | 4. Review rules promulgated by an agency to determine |
| 61 | whether a rule places an unnecessary burden on small business |
| 62 | and make recommendations to the agency to mitigate the adverse |
| 63 | effects. |
| 64 | (d) The council does not have authority to: |
| 65 | 1. Initiate or intervene in any administrative or judicial |
| 66 | proceeding; or |
| 67 | 2. Issue subpoenas. |
| 68 | (e) The council shall prepare and submit a written annual |
| 69 | report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the |
| 70 | Speaker of the House of Representatives that describes the |
| 71 | activities and recommendations of the council. |
| 72 | (4) PERIODIC REVIEW OF RULES.-- |
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| 77 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 78 | Remove lines 3-9 and insert: |
| 79 | creating s. 288.001, F.S.; designating the Florida Small |
| 80 | Business Development Center Network as the principal business |
| 81 | assistance organization for small businesses in the state; |
| 82 | creating s. 288.7001, F.S.; providing a short title; providing |
| 83 | definitions; creating the Small Business Regulatory Advisory |
| 84 | Council; providing for appointments, membership, and meetings; |
| 85 | providing powers and duties of the council; providing |
| 86 | administrative location for council; providing for |