Florida Senate - 2009 SB 1036
By Senator Fasano
11-01491-09 20091036__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to legislative compensation; amending
3 s. 11.13, F.S.; reducing the annual salaries of
4 members of the Legislature; providing an effective
5 date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
10 11.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
11 11.13 Compensation of members.—
12 (1)
13 (b)1. Effective July 1, 1986, and each July 1 thereafter,
14 the annual salaries of members of the Senate and House of
15 Representatives shall be adjusted by the average percentage
16 increase in the salaries of state career service employees for
17 the fiscal year just concluded. The Appropriations Committee of
18 each house shall certify to the Office of Legislative Services
19 the average percentage increase in the salaries of state career
20 service employees before July 1 of each year. The Office of
21 Legislative Services shall, as of July 1 of each year, determine
22 the adjusted annual salaries in accordance with this
23 subparagraph as provided herein.
24 2. Effective July 1, 2009, the Office of Legislative
25 Services, upon adjusting the annual salaries for the 2009-2010
26 fiscal year, shall reduce the adjusted annual salaries of
27 members of the Senate and House of Representatives by 5 percent.
28 Effective July 1, 2010, the Office of Legislative Services shall
29 adjust the annual salaries in effect on June 30, 2010, and each
30 June 30 thereafter, in accordance with subparagraph 1.
31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.