| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to legislative compensation; amending s. |
| 3 | 11.13, F.S.; reducing the annual salaries of members of |
| 4 | the Legislature; providing an effective date. |
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 9 | 11.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 10 | 11.13 Compensation of members.-- |
| 11 | (1) |
| 12 | (b)1. Effective July 1, 1986, and each July 1 thereafter, |
| 13 | the annual salaries of members of the Senate and House of |
| 14 | Representatives shall be adjusted by the average percentage |
| 15 | increase in the salaries of state career service employees for |
| 16 | the fiscal year just concluded. The Appropriations Committee of |
| 17 | each house shall certify to the Office of Legislative Services |
| 18 | the average percentage increase in the salaries of state career |
| 19 | service employees before July 1 of each year. The Office of |
| 20 | Legislative Services shall, as of July 1 of each year, determine |
| 21 | the adjusted annual salaries in accordance with this |
| 22 | subparagraph as provided herein. |
| 23 | 2. Effective July 1, 2009, the Office of Legislative |
| 24 | Services, upon adjusting the annual salaries for the 2009-2010 |
| 25 | fiscal year, shall reduce the adjusted annual salaries of |
| 26 | members of the Senate and House of Representatives by 5 percent. |
| 27 | Effective July 1, 2010, the Office of Legislative Services shall |
| 28 | adjust the annual salaries in effect on June 30, 2010, and each |
| 29 | June 30 thereafter, in accordance with subparagraph 1. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |