| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Joint Legislative Claims Committee; |
| 3 | creating s. 11.81, F.S.; establishing the Joint |
| 4 | Legislative Claims Committee; providing for membership and |
| 5 | organization of the committee; providing for governance of |
| 6 | the committee by joint rules; providing for the |
| 7 | designation of a special master; providing an effective |
| 8 | date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Section 11.81, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 13 | read: |
| 14 | 11.81 Joint Legislative Claims Committee.-- |
| 15 | (1) There is created a standing joint committee of the |
| 16 | Legislature designated the Joint Legislative Claims Committee, |
| 17 | composed of 10 members as follows: five members of the Senate to |
| 18 | be appointed by the President of the Senate and five members of |
| 19 | the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of |
| 20 | the House of Representatives. The terms of members shall be for |
| 21 | 2 years and shall run from the organization of one Legislature |
| 22 | to the organization of the next Legislature. Vacancies occurring |
| 23 | during the interim period shall be filled in the same manner as |
| 24 | the original appointment. The Speaker of the House of |
| 25 | Representatives shall appoint the chair in odd-numbered years |
| 26 | and the vice chair in even-numbered years, and the President of |
| 27 | the Senate shall appoint the chair in even-numbered years and |
| 28 | the vice chair in odd-numbered years, from among the committee |
| 29 | membership. |
| 30 | (2) The committee shall be governed by joint rules of the |
| 31 | Senate and House of Representatives which shall remain in effect |
| 32 | until repealed or amended by concurrent resolution. |
| 33 | (3) The committee may, at any time, regardless of whether |
| 34 | the Legislature is in session, and in connection with a |
| 35 | currently filed claim bill, exercise all powers vested in a |
| 36 | standing or select committee pursuant to s. 11.143. |
| 37 | (4) The special master shall be designated jointly by the |
| 38 | Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of |
| 39 | the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding |
| 40 | officers. |
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |