Florida Senate - 2012 SB 596 By Senator Storms 10-00207-12 2012596__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to compensation of employees of 3 nongovernmental organizations, quasi-governmental 4 entities, and not-for-profit organizations; providing 5 a limitation on the salaries of employees of certain 6 nongovernmental organizations, quasi-governmental 7 entities, and not-for-profit organizations; providing 8 a means for approval of salaries in excess of such 9 limitation; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. An employee of a nongovernmental organization, 14 quasi-governmental entity, or not-for-profit organization may 15 not receive a salary, whether base pay or base pay combined with 16 any bonus or incentive payments, in excess of the salary paid to 17 the highest-paid statewide elected official, as established in 18 the General Appropriations Act, if the nongovernmental 19 organization, quasi-governmental entity, or not-for-profit 20 organization receives two-thirds or more of its budget from 21 state-appropriated funds, including state-appropriated federal 22 funds, unless that organization or entity receives approval from 23 the Legislative Budget Commission. 24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.