Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 424
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/10/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Baker) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 8 - 9
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section
    7  20.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         20.23 Department of Transportation.—There is created a
    9  Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
   10  agency.
   11         (2)
   12         (h) The commission shall appoint an executive director and
   13  assistant executive director, who shall serve under the
   14  direction, supervision, and control of the commission. The
   15  executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall
   16  employ such staff as are necessary to perform adequately the
   17  functions of the commission, within budgetary limitations. All
   18  employees of the commission are exempt from part II of chapter
   19  110 and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The
   20  salary and benefits of the executive director shall be in
   21  accordance with Senior Management Service, and the salaries and
   22  benefits of all other employees of the commission shall be set
   23  in accordance with the Selected Exempt Service.; provided,
   24  However, that the commission shall fix have complete authority
   25  for fixing the salary of the executive director and assistant
   26  executive director.
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   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete lines 2 - 4
   31  and insert:
   32         An act relating to the Florida Transportation
   33         Commission; amending s. 20.23, F.S.; providing that
   34         the executive director of the commission is in the
   35         Senior Management Service; providing an effective
   36         date.