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The Committee on Judiciary (Ring) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 84-102

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and insert:

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An individual may not be appointed, employed, promoted, or

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advanced in or to a position in an agency if such appointment,

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employment, promotion, or advancement has been made or advocated

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by a public official, serving in or exercising jurisdiction or

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control over the agency, who is a relative of the individual or

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if such appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement is

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made by a collegial body of which a relative of the individual is

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a member. If a prohibited appointment, employment, promotion, or

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advancement occurs, both the official and the individual shall be

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subject to penalties under s. 112.317; however, if the

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appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement is made by the

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collegial body of which the official is a member without the

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official's participation, only the individual shall be subject to

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penalties under s. 112.317. This However, this subsection does

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shall not apply to appointments on boards other than those

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 5-15

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and insert:

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112.3135, F.S.; providing that both an official and the

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official's relative are subject to penalties if a

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prohibited appointment, employment, promotion, or

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advancement to a position occurs; providing an exception

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if the official does not participate in the appointment,

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employment, promotion, or advancement; amending s.

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112.3143,F.S.; revising the

3/31/2008  10:23:00 AM     JU.32.06055