Florida 2025 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0197 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/15/2025

                       
 
HB 197   	2025 
 
 
 
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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 Council on the Social Status of 2 
Black Men and Boys; amending s. 16.615, F.S.; revising 3 
the quorum requirements for the Council on the Social 4 
Status of Black Men and Boys to require only nine 5 
members for a quorum; authorizing members to appear by 6 
communications media technology; providing that 7 
members who appear by such technology are conside red 8 
present and may be counted toward the quorum 9 
requirement; providing an effective date. 10 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (8) of section 16.615, Florida 14 
Statutes, is amended to read: 15 
 16.615  Council on the Social Status of Black Men and 16 
Boys.— 17 
 (8)  Nine Eleven of the members of the council constitute a 18 
quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 19 
present is required for final action. Members may appear by 20 
communications media tec hnology as defined in s. 120.54(5)(b)2. 21 
Members who appear by communications media technology are 22 
considered present and may be counted toward the quorum 23 
requirement. 24 
 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 25