Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 846
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 301 - 328
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
    6  28.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.—
    8         (1)
    9         (b)1. The executive council shall be composed of eight
   10  clerks of the court elected by the clerks of the courts for a
   11  term of 2 years, with two clerks from counties with a population
   12  of fewer than 100,000, two clerks from counties with a
   13  population of at least 100,000 but fewer than 500,000, two
   14  clerks from counties with a population of at least 500,000 but
   15  fewer than 1 million, and two clerks from counties with a
   16  population of more than 1 million or more. The executive council
   17  shall also include, as ex officio members, a designee of the
   18  President of the Senate and a designee of the Speaker of the
   19  House of Representatives. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
   20  shall designate one additional member to represent the state
   21  courts system.
   22         2. The Legislature determines that it is in the public
   23  interest that a member of the executive council of the
   24  corporation be subject to the requirements of ss. 112.313,
   25  112.3135, and 112.3143(2). Notwithstanding that the council
   26  members are not public officers or employees, for purposes of
   27  the application of ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143(2) to the
   28  activities of the council members, the council members shall be
   29  considered public officers or employees, and the corporation
   30  shall be considered their agency.
   31         3. A member of the executive council of the corporation may
   32  not represent another person or entity for compensation before
   33  the corporation for a period of 2 years following his or her
   34  service on the executive council.