Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. HB 7101
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bogdanoff moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 43.291, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         43.291 Judicial nominating commissions.—
    8         (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
    9  each current member of a judicial nominating commission
   10  appointed directly by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar
   11  shall serve the remainder of his or her term, unless removed for
   12  cause. The terms of all current other members of a judicial
   13  nominating commission are hereby terminated, and the Governor
   14  shall appoint new members to each judicial nominating commission
   15  in the following manner:
   16         (a) Two appointments for terms ending July 1, 2012 2002,
   17  one of which shall be an appointment selected from nominations
   18  submitted by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar pursuant
   19  to paragraph (1)(a);
   20         (b) Two appointments for terms ending July 1, 2013 2003;
   21  and
   22         (c) Two appointments for terms ending July 1, 2014 2004.
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   24  Every subsequent appointment, except an appointment to fill a
   25  vacant, unexpired term, shall be for 4 years. Each expired term
   26  or vacancy shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as
   27  the member whose position is being filled.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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   30  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   31         And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   33  and insert:
   34                        A bill to be entitled                      
   35         An act relating to judicial nominating commissions;
   36         amending s. 43.291, F.S.; providing for termination of
   37         the terms of all current members of judicial
   38         nominating commissions; providing for staggered terms
   39         of newly appointed members; providing an effective
   40         date.