Florida Senate - 2020                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 7040
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Thurston moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 256 - 266
    4  and insert:
    5  include five additional members. The additional members must be
    6  appointed by May 30, 2020. Three of the additional members must
    7  be selected from among the state’s actively serving district
    8  school superintendents and public school principals and
    9  classroom teachers, one each by the Governor, the President of
   10  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The
   11  Governor shall select the remaining two members from a list of
   12  at least five individuals recommended by the president of the
   13  NAACP Florida State Conference and the Florida Consortium of
   14  Urban League Affiliates, but the Governor may reject all of the
   15  recommended individuals for the commission and request a new
   16  list of at least five different recommended individuals who have
   17  not been previously recommended.
   18         3. When making membership appointments to the commission,
   19  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
   20  the House of Representatives shall consider appointees who
   21  reflect Florida’s racial, ethnic, and gender diversity and, to
   22  the maximum extent possible, give consideration to achieving a
   23  balance of public school, law enforcement, and health care
   24  professional representation. Efforts shall also be taken to
   25  ensure participation from all geographic areas of the state,
   26  including representation from urban and rural communities.
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   29  And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 15
   31  and insert:
   32         requiring the addition of five members to the Marjory