Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1558
By Senator Powell
24-01690-24 20241558__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to review of compensation for
3 legislators and Cabinet members; requiring the Office
4 of Program Policy Analysis and Government
5 Accountability to conduct research, analyze data, and
6 prepare reports containing specified information;
7 requiring that such reports be provided to the
8 Governor and the Legislature by a certain date;
9 providing requirements for such reports; providing an
10 effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
15 Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct research,
16 analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the
17 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
18 Representatives by December 1, 2024, a report containing its
19 findings and recommendations as to whether the Legislature
20 should be full-time, part-time, or a hybrid thereof, and whether
21 salary increases for the members of the Legislature are
22 appropriate.
23 (2) The report must, at a minimum, include all of the
24 following:
25 (a) An analysis comparing the salaries of the members of
26 the Legislature to the salaries of the members of other state
27 legislatures, compiled in all of the following forms:
28 1. A table ranking each legislative body from the highest
29 salary to the lowest salary.
30 2. A table ranking each legislative body and salary by
31 state, from the largest population to the smallest population.
32 3. A table ranking each full-time legislative body from the
33 highest salary to the lowest salary.
34 4. A table ranking each part-time legislative body from the
35 highest salary to the lowest salary.
36 5. A table ranking each hybrid legislative body from the
37 highest salary to the lowest salary.
38 (b) A table that lists each state legislature and
39 identifies whether the legislature is considered full-time,
40 part-time, or a hybrid thereof; shows the salaries of the
41 members of each state legislature; and shows the number of days
42 that each state legislature meets to conduct official business.
43 (c) An analysis comparing the amount of per diem, travel
44 expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members of the
45 Legislature receive to the amount of per diem, travel expenses,
46 and other allowances or reimbursements that members of other
47 state legislatures receive.
48 (d) An analysis comparing the salaries of the members of
49 the Legislature; the annual budget of the Legislature, from the
50 largest budget to the smallest budget; and the number of days
51 the Legislature meets to conduct official business to:
52 1. The salaries of the county commissioners in this state,
53 the annual budget of each county commission, and the number of
54 days that each county commission meets to conduct official
55 business.
56 2. For each of the 25 largest cities in this state, the
57 salaries of the city commissioners, the annual budget of the
58 city commission, and the number of days that the city commission
59 meets to conduct official business.
60 3. For each district school board in this state, the
61 salaries of each district school board member, the annual budget
62 of each district school board, and the number of days that each
63 district school board meets to conduct official business.
64 (e) The rationale provided for instituting full-time
65 legislative bodies and a cap on the amount of outside income
66 legislators can earn, while the salaries of the legislators
67 increased, for all of the following states:
68 1. Alabama.
69 2. California.
70 3. Maine.
71 4. New York.
72 5. Any other state OPPAGA deems relevant.
73 (3) The recommendations in the report must, at a minimum,
74 consider:
75 (a) The appropriateness of increasing the salaries of the
76 members of the Legislature. If OPPAGA concludes that the state
77 Legislature should increase the salaries of its members, OPPAGA
78 must provide recommendations on when and how the Legislature
79 should implement such changes.
80 (b) Whether the Legislature should become a full-time or a
81 hybrid legislature, or remain a part-time legislature. If OPPAGA
82 concludes that the Legislature should become a full-time or
83 hybrid legislature, OPPAGA must provide recommendations on when
84 and how the Legislature should implement such changes.
85 Section 2. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
86 Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct research,
87 analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the
88 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
89 Representatives by December 1, 2024, a report containing its
90 findings and recommendations as to whether salary increases for
91 Cabinet members are appropriate after comparing their salaries
92 to the salaries of Cabinet members in states with similarly
93 sized populations.
94 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.