Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1530
       
       
        
       By Senator Davis
       
       
       
       
       
       5-01603-23                                            20231530__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to review of compensation for members
    3         of the Legislature; requiring the Office of Program
    4         Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to
    5         conduct research, analyze data, and prepare a report
    6         containing certain information; requiring the office
    7         to submit the report to the Governor and the
    8         Legislature by a certain date; providing requirements
    9         for the report; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
   14  Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct research,
   15  analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the
   16  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
   17  Representatives by December 1, 2023, a report containing its
   18  findings and recommendations on whether the Legislature should
   19  be considered full time, part time, or a hybrid thereof, and
   20  whether salary increases for the members of the Legislature are
   21  appropriate.
   22         (2) At a minimum, the report must include:
   23         (a) An analysis comparing the salaries of the members of
   24  the Legislature to the salaries of the members of other state
   25  legislatures, with the results compiled in all of the following
   26  forms:
   27         1. A table ranking each legislative body from highest
   28  salary to lowest salary.
   29         2. A table ranking each legislative body from highest
   30  salary to lowest salary based on the population size of the
   31  state.
   32         3. A table ranking each full-time legislative body from
   33  highest salary to lowest salary.
   34         4. A table ranking each part-time legislative body from
   35  highest salary to lowest salary.
   36         5. A table ranking each hybrid legislative body from
   37  highest salary to lowest salary.
   38         (b) A table that lists every state legislature and
   39  identifies whether the legislature is considered full time, part
   40  time, or a hybrid thereof; shows the salaries of the members of
   41  every state legislature; and shows the number of days each state
   42  legislature meets to conduct official business.
   43         (c) A table that lists every state legislature and the
   44  population of each state and provides the number of days each
   45  legislature meets to conduct official business.
   46         (d) An analysis comparing the amount of per diem, travel
   47  expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members of the
   48  Legislature receive to the amount of per diem, travel expenses,
   49  and other allowances or reimbursements members of other state
   50  legislatures receive.
   51         (e) An analysis comparing the salaries of the members of
   52  the Legislature, the annual budget of the Legislature, and the
   53  number of days the Legislature meets to conduct official
   54  business to:
   55         1. The salaries of the county commissioners in the state,
   56  the annual budget of each county commission, and the number of
   57  days that each county commission meets to conduct official
   58  business.
   59         2. The salaries of the city commissioners in the state, the
   60  annual budget of each city commission, and the number of days
   61  that each city commission meets to conduct official business.
   62         3. The salaries of the school board members in the state,
   63  the annual budget of each school board, and the number of days
   64  that each school board meets to conduct official business.
   65         (3) At a minimum, the recommendations in the report must
   66  consider:
   67         (a) The appropriateness of increasing the salaries of the
   68  members of the Legislature. If OPPAGA concludes that the
   69  Legislature should increase the salaries of its members, OPPAGA
   70  must provide recommendations on when and how the Legislature
   71  should implement such changes.
   72         (b) Whether the Legislature should become a full-time or
   73  hybrid legislature, or remain a part-time legislature. If OPPAGA
   74  concludes that the Legislature should become a full-time or
   75  hybrid legislature, OPPAGA must provide recommendations on when
   76  and how the Legislature should make implement changes.
   77         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.