The Florida Senate

331.308  Board of directors.--

(1)  Space Florida shall be governed by a board of directors. Designees of appointed members do not have voting authority. The board of directors shall consist of the following members:

(a)  The Governor or the Governor's designee.

(b)  The Secretary of Transportation or the secretary's designee.

(c)  The president of Workforce Florida, Inc., or the president's designee.

(d)  The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or the president's designee.

(e)  The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee.

(f)  Twelve members from the private sector, one of whom shall be a representative of organized labor with professional experience in the aerospace industry, appointed by the Governor. In making these appointments, the Governor shall ensure that the composition of the board reflects the diversity of the aerospace industry community of this state and, to the greatest degree possible, that the composition of the board includes, but is not limited to, at least one individual from each of the industries of business, finance, marketing, space, aerospace, aviation, defense, research and development, and education. The Governor shall also consider whether the current members of the board, together with potential appointees, reflect the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, as well as the geographic distribution, of the population of the state.

(g)  Two ex officio, nonvoting members, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate, selected by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives, selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(2)(a)  Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments to the board.

(b)  Each member of the board of directors shall serve for a term of 4 years, except that the initial terms shall be staggered.

1.  The Governor shall appoint two members for a 1-year term, four members for 2-year terms, and six members for 4-year terms.

2.  The appointees of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve at the pleasure of their presiding officers.

(c)  Any member is eligible for reappointment.

(3)  Appointed members may be removed by the Governor for cause. Absence from three consecutive meetings without good cause shall result in automatic removal by the Governor.

(4)  All private sector members are subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular session of the Legislature.

(5)  The Governor shall serve as chair of the board of directors. The board of directors shall biennially elect one of its private sector members as vice chair to serve in the absence of the Governor and to perform such other duties as may be designated. The president shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of directors and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the board of directors, the minutes of the board of directors, and the official seal of Space Florida.

(6)  The board of directors shall meet at least four times each year, upon the call of the chair, at the request of the vice chair, or at the request of a majority of the membership. A majority of the total number of current voting directors shall constitute a quorum. The board of directors may take official action by a majority vote of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

(7)  Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but members, the president, and staff may be reimbursed for all reasonable, necessary, and actual expenses, as determined by the board of directors of Space Florida pursuant to s. 112.061

(8)  Each member of the board of directors of Space Florida who is not otherwise required to file financial disclosure pursuant to s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3144, shall file disclosure of financial interests pursuant to s. 112.3145

History.--ss. 8, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 477, ch. 95-148; s. 118, ch. 99-13; s. 74, ch. 99-385; s. 14, ch. 2002-183; s. 29, ch. 2003-286; s. 8, ch. 2006-60.