| 1 | Representative Murzin offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 34-76 and insert: |
| 5 | (d) Enhance Florida's defense economy. |
| 6 | (2) MEMBERSHIP.-- |
| 7 | (a) The council shall be composed of nine members. The |
| 8 | President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of |
| 9 | Representatives, and the Governor shall each appoint three |
| 10 | members as follows: |
| 11 | 1. The President of the Senate shall appoint one member of |
| 12 | the Senate, one community representative from a community-based |
| 13 | defense support organization, and one member who is a retired |
| 14 | military general or flag-rank officer residing in this state or |
| 15 | an executive officer of a defense contracting firm doing |
| 16 | significant business in this state. |
| 17 | 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
| 18 | appoint one member of the House of Representatives, one |
| 19 | community representative from a community-based defense support |
| 20 | organization, and one member who is a retired military general |
| 21 | or flag-rank officer residing in this state or an executive |
| 22 | officer of a defense contracting firm doing significant business |
| 23 | in this state. |
| 24 | 3. The Governor shall appoint the director or designee of |
| 25 | the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, the vice |
| 26 | chairperson or designee of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and one at- |
| 27 | large member. |
| 28 | (b) Each of the appointed legislative members shall serve |
| 29 | for a term of 2 years, commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered |
| 30 | year. Each of the other appointed members shall serve for a term |
| 31 | of 4 years, commencing July 1 in the year of appointment. A |
| 32 | vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term |
| 33 | in the same manner as the initial appointment. All members of |
| 34 | the council are eligible for reappointment. |
| 35 | (c) Members of the council shall elect a chair and vice |
| 36 | chair to serve for terms of 2 years. The chair and vice chair |
| 37 | are eligible to succeed themselves. |
| 38 | (d) The members of the council shall serve without |
| 39 | compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and |
| 40 | travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, which shall be |
| 41 | paid by the appointing legislative chamber or the Executive |
| 42 | Office of the Governor, as appropriate. |
| 43 | (e) The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 44 | shall provide administrative support to the council. |
| 45 | (f) The Secretary of Community Affairs or his or her |
| 46 | designee, the Secretary of Environmental Protection or his or |
| 47 | her designee, the Secretary of Transportation or his or her |
| 48 | designee, the Adjutant General of the state or his or her |
| 49 | designee, and the executive director of the Department of |
| 50 | Veterans' Affairs or his or her designee shall attend meetings |
| 51 | held by the council and provide |