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Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1669 and 1670,

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insert:

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     Section 36.  Section 106.113, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     106.113 Expenditures by local governments.--

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     (1) As used in this section, the term:

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     (a) "Local government" means:

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     1. A county, municipality, school district, or other

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political subdivision of the state; and

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     2. Any department, agency, board, bureau, district,

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commission, authority, or similar body of a county, municipality,

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school district, or other political subdivision of the state.

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     (b) "Public funds" means all moneys under the jurisdiction

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or control of the local government.

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     (2) A local government or a person acting on behalf of a

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local government may not expend or authorize the expenditure of,

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and a person or group may not accept, public funds for a

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political advertisement or electioneering communication

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concerning an issue, referendum, or amendment that is subject to

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a vote of the electors. This subsection does not apply to an

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electioneering communication from a local government or a person

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acting on behalf of a local government which is limited to

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factual information.

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     (3) With the exception of the prohibitions specified in

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subsection (2), this section does not preclude an elected

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official of the local government from expressing an opinion on

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any issue at any time.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 104, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 106.113, F.S.; defining the terms "local

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government" and "public funds"; prohibiting a local

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government from expending, and a person or group from

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accepting, public funds for a political advertisement or

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electioneering communication concerning an issue,

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referendum, or amendment that is subject to the vote of

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the electors; providing an exception for certain

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electioneering communications; clarifying restrictions

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with respect to local officials;

4/22/2008  2:33:00 PM     11-08178A-08