The Florida Senate

216.131  Public hearings on legislative budgets.--The Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall each provide for at least one public hearing prior to submission of budget recommendations to the Legislature on issues contained in agency legislative budget requests or in the judicial branch budget request and issues which may be included in budget recommendations to the Legislature, which shall be held at such time as the Governor or the Chief Justice may fix. The Governor may require the attendance at his or her hearings of the heads or responsible representatives of all state agencies supported by any form of taxation or licenses, fees, imposts, or exactions.

History.--s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 89-51; s. 50, ch. 92-142; s. 1160, ch. 95-147.