Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 596
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  01/26/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Ring) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. (1) An employee of an entity created under ch.
    6  348 or an entity defined in s. 315.02(1) and (2) may not receive
    7  a salary, whether base pay or base pay combined with any bonus
    8  or incentive payments, in excess of the salary paid to the
    9  highest-paid statewide elected official, as established in the
   10  General Appropriations Act, unless an employee of that entity
   11  receives approval from the Legislative Budget Commission.
   12         (2) An organization, other than a for-profit business
   13  entity, that enters into a contract with the state or any of its
   14  agencies or other statutorily created entities may not receive a
   15  salary, whether base pay or base pay combined with any bonus or
   16  incentive payments, in excess of the salary paid to the highest
   17  paid statewide elected official, as established in the General
   18  Appropriations Act, if such organization receives two-thirds or
   19  more of its budget from state-appropriated funds, including
   20  state-appropriated federal funds, unless that organization or
   21  entity receives approval from the Legislative Budget Commission.
   22  This provision does not apply to hospitals, as defined in s.
   23  395.002(12).
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   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27         And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   29  and insert:
   30                        A bill to be entitled                      
   31         An act relating to compensation of employees; limiting
   32         salaries of employees of an entity created under ch.
   33         348 or an entity defined in s. 315.02(1) and (2);
   34         limiting salaries of employees of nonprofit
   35         organizations who enter into contracts with the state;
   36         providing a means for approval of salaries in excess
   37         of such limitation; providing an effective date.