ENROLLED CS/HB 455 2022 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0455-02-er Page 1 of 2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 1 An act relating to the Rupert J. Smith Law Library, 2 St. Lucie County; amending ch. 2001 -326, Laws of 3 Florida, as amended; providing for the appointment of 4 an additional member to the board of trustees; 5 providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Section 1 of section 3 of chapter 2001 -326, 10 Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2006 -336, Laws of 11 Florida, is amended to read: 12 Section 1. There is hereby created a Board of Trustees to 13 be known as "Board of Trustees, Rupert J. Smith Law Library of 14 Saint Lucie County," which said board shall consist of six five 15 members; the membership of the said bo ard shall consist of a 16 Circuit Judge who is a resident of Saint Lucie County, to be 17 designated by the Chief Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial 18 Circuit, one member of the Board of County Commissioners of 19 Saint Lucie County to be chosen by the said Board of Co unty 20 Commissioners biennially, two active practicing attorneys who 21 reside in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Saint Lucie County, 22 one to be appointed by the president of the Saint Lucie County 23 Bar Association and one to be appointed by the president of the 24 Port Saint Lucie Bar Association , and two a lay members, one 25 ENROLLED CS/HB 455 2022 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0455-02-er Page 2 of 2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S member to be appointed by the president of the Friends of Saint 26 Lucie County Library Association, Inc. , and one to be appointed 27 by the Board of Trustees, Rupert J. Smith Law Library of Saint 28 Lucie County. At the time this act takes effect, two attorneys 29 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, beginning on the first 30 Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each year. The 31 Board of Trustees shall have full power and authority to 32 establish, operate, and maintain one or more law library 33 facilities within Saint Lucie County at such place or places as 34 may, from time to time, be designated by said Board of Trustees; 35 to prescribe rules and regulations as to its own functions and 36 organization; and to pr escribe and enforce rules and regulations 37 as to the use, maintenance, and operation of said law library. 38 Said Board of Trustees shall purchase books, furniture, 39 equipment, and supplies either for cash or upon retained title 40 or other contracts that shall be payable solely out of said law 41 library fund and not otherwise. 42 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 43