Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 574
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/17/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Gaetz) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 41 - 71
    4  and insert:
    5  member of the authority. If the governing board of an authority
    6  includes any member originally appointed by the governing body
    7  of the county as a nonvoting member, when the term of such
    8  member expires, that member shall be replaced by a member
    9  appointed by the Governor until the governing body of the
   10  authority is composed of seven members appointed by the
   11  governing body of the county and five members appointed by the
   12  Governor. Except as provided in subsection (5), the
   13  qualifications, terms of office, and obligations and rights of
   14  members of the authority shall be determined by resolution or
   15  ordinance of the governing body of the county in a manner that
   16  is consistent with subsections (3) and (4).
   17         (5) In a county as defined in s. 125.011(1):
   18         (a)1. A lobbyist, as defined in s. 112.3215, may not be
   19  appointed or serve as a member of the governing body of an
   20  authority.
   21         2. A person may not be appointed to or serve as a member of
   22  the governing body of an authority if that person currently
   23  represents or has in the previous 4 years represented any client
   24  for compensation before the authority.
   25         3. A person may not be appointed to or serve as a member of
   26  the governing body of an authority if that person currently
   27  represents or has in the previous 4 years represented any person
   28  or entity that is doing business, or in the previous 4 years has
   29  done business, with the authority.
   30         (l) A finding of a violation of this subsection or chapter
   31  112, or failure to comply within 90 days after receiving a
   32  notice of failure to comply with financial disclosure
   33  requirements, results in immediate termination from the
   34  governing body of the authority.
   35  	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.