Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 626
       
       
        
       By Senator Osgood
       
       
       
       
       
       32-00436-25                                            2025626__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Council on the Social Status of
    3         Black Men and Boys; amending s. 16.615, F.S.; revising
    4         the quorum requirements for the Council on the Social
    5         Status of Black Men and Boys to require only 9 members
    6         for a quorum; authorizing members to appear by
    7         communications media technology; providing that
    8         members who appear by such technology are considered
    9         present and may be counted toward the quorum
   10         requirement; providing an 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. Subsection (8) of section 16.615, Florida
   15  Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.—
   17         (8) Nine Eleven of the members of the council constitute a
   18  quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members
   19  present is required for final action. Members may appear by
   20  communications media technology as defined in s. 120.54(5)(b)2.
   21  Members who appear by communications media technology are
   22  considered present and may be counted toward the quorum
   23  requirement.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.