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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to review of compensation for 2
legislators and Cabinet members; requiring the Office 3
of Program Policy Analysis and Government 4
Accountability to conduct research, analyze data, and 5
prepare reports containing certain information; 6
requiring such reports to be provided to the Governor 7
and Legislature by a certain date; providing 8
requirements for such reports; providing an effective 9
date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 14
Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct research, 15
analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the 16
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 17
Representatives by December 1, 2023, a report containing its 18
findings and recommendations on whether the Legislature should 19
be full-time, part-time, or a hybrid thereof, and whether salary 20
increases for the members of the Legislature are appropriate. 21
(2) At a minimum, the report must include: 22
(a) A comparative analysis of the salaries of the members 23
of the Legislature to the salaries of the members of other state 24
legislatures, compiled in all of the follo wing ways: 25
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1. A table listing each legislative body from highest 26
salary to lowest salary. 27
2. A table listing each legislative body and salary by 28
state, starting with the largest population and going to the 29
smallest population. 30
3. A table that lists e ach state legislature and 31
identifies whether the legislature is considered full -time, 32
part-time, or a hybrid thereof; lists the salaries of the 33
members of each state legislature; shows the number of days each 34
state legislature meets to conduct official bus iness; and 35
specifies if there is a cap on the amount of outside income the 36
legislators can earn. 37
4. A table listing each full -time legislative body from 38
highest salary to lowest salary. 39
5. A table listing each part -time legislative body from 40
highest salary to lowest salary. 41
6. A table listing each hybrid legislative body from 42
highest salary to lowest salary. 43
(b) A table that lists each state legislature; the 44
population of each state, from largest to smallest; and provides 45
the number of days each leg islature meets to conduct official 46
business. 47
(c) A comparative analysis of the amount of per diem, 48
travel expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members 49
of the Legislature receive to the amount of per diem, travel 50
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expenses, and other allowances or reimbursements members of 51
other state legislatures receive. 52
(d) A comparative analysis of the salaries of the members 53
of the Legislature; the annual budget of the Legislature, from 54
largest budget to smallest budget; and the number of days the 55
Legislature meets to conduct official business to: 56
1. The salaries of the county commissioners in the state, 57
the annual budget of each county commission, and the number of 58
days that each county commission meets to conduct official 59
business. 60
2. The salaries of the city commissioners in the 25 61
largest cities in the state and the annual budget of the city 62
commission and the number of days that the city commission meets 63
to conduct official business in each of the 25 largest cities in 64
the state. 65
3. The salaries of each district school board member in 66
the state, the annual budget of each district school board, and 67
the number of days that each district school board meets to 68
conduct official business. 69
(e) The reasoning behind why the following st ates 70
instituted full-time legislative bodies and a cap on the amount 71
of outside income legislators can earn, while the salaries of 72
the legislators increased: 73
1. Alabama. 74
2. California. 75
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3. Maine. 76
4. New York. 77
5. Any other state OPPAGA deems releva nt. 78
(3) At a minimum, the recommendations in the report must 79
consider: 80
(a) The appropriateness of increasing the salaries of the 81
members of the state Legislature. If OPPAGA concludes that the 82
state Legislature should increase the salaries of its member s, 83
OPPAGA must provide recommendations on when and how the 84
Legislature should implement such changes. 85
(b) If the state Legislature should become a full -time or 86
a hybrid legislature, or remain a part -time legislature. If 87
OPPAGA concludes that the state Le gislature should become a 88
full-time or hybrid legislature, OPPAGA must provide 89
recommendations on when and how the Legislature should make 90
implement changes. 91
Section 2. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 92
Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shal l conduct research, 93
analyze data, and prepare and submit to the Governor, the 94
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 95
Representatives by December 1, 2023, a report containing its 96
findings and recommendations on whether salary increases for 97
Cabinet members are appropriate after comparing their salaries 98
to the salaries of Cabinet members in states with similarly -99
sized populations. 100
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 101