Senate Bill sb0068

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                        SB 68

    By Senator Mitchell





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act for the relief of Howard L. Miller;

  3         providing an appropriation to compensate him

  4         for losses sustained as a result of actions of

  5         the Parole Commission; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8         WHEREAS, Howard L. Miller was an employee of the Parole

  9  Commission from June 1960 through December 1993, and

10         WHEREAS, Howard L. Miller was demoted as a result of

11  receiving conditional performance evaluations spanning 120

12  days, effective August 16, 1982, and

13         WHEREAS, the Parole Commission, on August 19, 1982,

14  accepted Mr. Miller's Voluntary Request For Demotion wherein

15  Mr. Miller agreed to a reduction in pay from $25,750.52 to

16  $25,164.58 per year effective September 3, 1982, and agreed

17  that the 7-percent annual legislative increase that would take

18  effect September 1, 1982, would not be added to the

19  $25,164.58, and

20         WHEREAS, Howard L. Miller did not voluntarily sign the

21  request for demotion, and

22         WHEREAS, Howard L. Miller received notice from the

23  Parole Commission on June 23, 1999, that the performance

24  evaluations dated April 7, June 7, August 5, and August 12,

25  1982, had been placed in an official personnel file in an

26  unsealed envelope marked invalid, and

27         WHEREAS, as a result of inappropriate actions by the

28  Parole Commission, Howard L. Miller has suffered economic

29  damages, NOW, THEREFORE,

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31  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                        SB 68
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  1         Section 1.  The facts stated in the preamble to this

  2  act are found and declared to be true.

  3         Section 2.  There is appropriated from the General

  4  Revenue Fund to the Parole Commission the sum of $__________

  5  for the relief of Howard L. Miller for injuries and damages

  6  sustained.

  7         Section 3.  The Comptroller is directed to draw a

  8  warrant in favor of Howard L. Miller in the total sum of

  9  $__________ upon funds of the Parole Commission in the State

10  Treasury, and the State Treasurer is directed to pay the same

11  out of such funds in the State Treasury.

12         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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17    Provides an appropriation for the relief of Howard L.
      Miller for damages suffered as a result of the actions of
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