Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1183 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to review of compensation for 2
16	16	legislators and Cabinet members; requiring the Office 3
17	17	of Program Policy Analysis and Government 4
18	18	Accountability to conduct research, analyze data, and 5
19	19	prepare reports containing certain information; 6
20	20	requiring such reports to be provided to the Governor 7
21	21	and Legislature by a certain date; providing 8
22	22	requirements for such reports; providing an effective 9
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25	25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27	27	Section 1. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 14
28	28	Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct research, 15
29	29	analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the 16
30	30	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 17
31	31	Representatives by December 1, 2023, a report containing its 18
32	32	findings and recommendations on whether the Legislature should 19
33	33	be full-time, part-time, or a hybrid thereof, and whether salary 20
34	34	increases for the members of the Legislature are appropriate. 21
35	35	(2) At a minimum, the report must include: 22
36	36	(a) A comparative analysis of the salaries of the members 23
37	37	of the Legislature to the salaries of the members of other state 24
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51	51	1. A table listing each legislative body from highest 26
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53	53	2. A table listing each legislative body and salary by 28
54	54	state, starting with the largest population and going to the 29
55	55	smallest population. 30
56	56	3. A table that lists e ach state legislature and 31
57	57	identifies whether the legislature is considered full -time, 32
58	58	part-time, or a hybrid thereof; lists the salaries of the 33
59	59	members of each state legislature; shows the number of days each 34
60	60	state legislature meets to conduct official bus iness; and 35
61	61	specifies if there is a cap on the amount of outside income the 36
62	62	legislators can earn. 37
63	63	4. A table listing each full -time legislative body from 38
64	64	highest salary to lowest salary. 39
65	65	5. A table listing each part -time legislative body from 40
66	66	highest salary to lowest salary. 41
67	67	6. A table listing each hybrid legislative body from 42
68	68	highest salary to lowest salary. 43
69	69	(b) A table that lists each state legislature; the 44
70	70	population of each state, from largest to smallest; and provides 45
71	71	the number of days each leg islature meets to conduct official 46
72	72	business. 47
73	73	(c) A comparative analysis of the amount of per diem, 48
74	74	travel expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members 49
75	75	of the Legislature receive to the amount of per diem, travel 50
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88	88	expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members of 51
89	89	other state legislatures receive. 52
90	90	(d) A comparative analysis of the salaries of the members 53
91	91	of the Legislature; the annual budget of the Legislature, from 54
92	92	largest budget to smallest budget; and the number of days the 55
93	93	Legislature meets to conduct official business to: 56
94	94	1. The salaries of the county commissioners in the state, 57
95	95	the annual budget of each county commission, and the number of 58
96	96	days that each county commission meets to conduct official 59
97	97	business. 60
98	98	2. The salaries of the city commissioners in the 25 61
99	99	largest cities in the state and the annual budget of the city 62
100	100	commission and the number of days that the city commission meets 63
101	101	to conduct official business in each of the 25 largest cities in 64
102	102	the state. 65
103	103	3. The salaries of each district school board member in 66
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105	105	the number of days that each district school board meets to 68
106	106	conduct official business. 69
107	107	(e) The reasoning behind why the following st ates 70
108	108	instituted full-time legislative bodies and a cap on the amount 71
109	109	of outside income legislators can earn, while the salaries of 72
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111	111	1. Alabama. 74
112	112	2. California. 75
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125	125	3. Maine. 76
126	126	4. New York. 77
127	127	5. Any other state OPPAGA deems releva nt. 78
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130	130	(a) The appropriateness of increasing the salaries of the 81
131	131	members of the state Legislature. If OPPAGA concludes that the 82
132	132	state Legislature should increase the salaries of its member s, 83
133	133	OPPAGA must provide recommendations on when and how the 84
134	134	Legislature should implement such changes. 85
135	135	(b) If the state Legislature should become a full -time or 86
136	136	a hybrid legislature, or remain a part -time legislature. If 87
137	137	OPPAGA concludes that the state Le gislature should become a 88
138	138	full-time or hybrid legislature, OPPAGA must provide 89
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141	141	Section 2. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 92
142	142	Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shal l conduct research, 93
143	143	analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the 94
144	144	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 95
145	145	Representatives by December 1, 2023, a report containing its 96
146	146	findings and recommendations on whether salary increases for 97
147	147	Cabinet members are appropriate after comparing their salaries 98
148	148	to the salaries of Cabinet members in states with similarly -99
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