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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Legislative Compensation 2
Advisory Council; creating s. 11.133, F.S.; creating 3
the Legislative Compensation Advisory Council; 4
requiring the Office of Legislative Services to 5
provide administrative support; providing the purpose 6
of the council; providing for the membership of the 7
council; requiring that members be appointed by a 8
specified date; prohibiting certain council members 9
from being a current member of the Legislature, a 10
current employee of the Legislature, or a registered 11
lobbyist; providing for staggered terms; providing for 12
the filling of vacancies; requiring the council to 13
elect a chair; providing that members are eligi ble for 14
reappointment; requiring the council to hold its first 15
meeting by a specified date and to hold periodic 16
meetings thereafter; authorizing members to attend 17
meetings through communications media technology; 18
providing the duties of the council; requir ing the 19
council to submit a specified report to the 20
Legislature by a specified date and biennially 21
thereafter; providing an effective date. 22
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24
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Section 1. Section 11.133, Florida Statutes, is created to 26
read: 27
11.133 Legislative Compensation Advisory Council. — 28
(1) There is created the Legislative Compensation Advisory 29
Council. The Office of Legislative Services shall provide 30
administrative support to the council. The purpose of the 31
council is to study and make recommendations to the Legislature 32
concerning the compensation of legislators. 33
(2) The council shall be composed of the following 34
members, who shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2024: 35
(a) One member who is a former member of t he Legislature, 36
appointed by the President of the Senate. 37
(b) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of 38
the Senate. 39
(c) One member appointed by the Majority Leader of the 40
Senate. 41
(d) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 42
Senate. 43
(e) One member who is a former member of the Legislature, 44
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 45
(f) One member appointed by the Speaker Pro Tempore of the 46
House of Representatives. 47
(g) One member appointed by the Majority Leade r of the 48
House of Representatives. 49
(h) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 50
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House of Representatives. 51
(i) One member appointed by the Governor. 52
(3)(a) A member appointed pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), 53
paragraph (2)(c), paragraph (2)(d), paragraph (2)(f), paragraph 54
(2)(g), paragraph (2)(h), or paragraph (2)(i) may not be a 55
current member of the Legislature, a current employee of the 56
Legislature, or a registered lobbyist. 57
(b) Each member shall be appoin ted to a term of 4 years. 58
However, for the purpose of achieving staggered terms, the 59
members initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(a), (b), (e), 60
and (f) shall each serve a 2 -year term. A vacancy must be filled 61
for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as 62
the initial appointment. 63
(c) The council shall elect a chair from among its 64
members. 65
(d) Members of the council are eligible for reappointment. 66
(4) The council shall hold its first meeting no later than 67
September 1, 2024, and shall meet monthly thereafter, or upon 68
the call of the chair. After January 1, 2025, the council shall 69
meet quarterly. Members may attend meetings by means of 70
communications media technology as defined in s. 120.54(5)(b)2. 71
(5) The council shall do all of the following: 72
(a) Conduct a comprehensive study of the compensation, 73
salary, and retirement benefits of the members of the 74
Legislature. 75
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(b) Make recommendations for the rates of compensation and 76
retirement benefits for the members of the Legislature. 77
(6) By January 1, 2025, and every other January 1 78
thereafter, the council shall submit a report to the President 79
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 80
The report must contain the information required by subsection 81
(5) and any other information the council deems appropriate. 82
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 83