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Florida House Bill H1325

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1414 House Joint Resolution 1
1515 A joint resolution proposing the repeal of Section 2 2
1616 of Article IV of the State Constitution, relating to 3
1717 the creation of the office of Lieutenant Governor; 4
1818 repeal of subsection (i) of Section 19 of Article III 5
1919 of the State Constitution, relating to the creation of 6
2020 the Government Efficiency Task Force; amendments to 7
21-Section 2 of Article II, Section 17 of Article III, 8
22-Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article IV, and Section 4 9
21+Section 2 of Article II, Sections 2 and 17 of Article 8
22+III, Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article I V, Section 4 9
2323 of Article VI of the State Constitution; and the 10
2424 creation of a new section in Article XII of the State 11
2525 Constitution to revise provisions relating to auditing 12
2626 and government efficiency, create the office of the 13
2727 Commissioner of Government Effici ency as a Cabinet 14
2828 officer, revise provisions relating to succession to 15
2929 the office of Governor if there is a vacancy or in the 16
3030 case of impeachment or incapacity, and to submit to 17
3131 the electorate, during a specified election year, a 18
3232 ballot question regarding whether to repeal the office 19
3333 of the Commissioner of Government Efficiency. 20
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3535 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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3737 That the following repeal of Section 2 of Article IV and 24
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4747 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
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51-Constitution; amendments to Section 2 of Article II, Section 17 26
52-of Article III, Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article IV, and 27
51+Constitution; amendments to Section 2 of Article II, Sections 2 26
52+and 17 of Article III, Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article IV, 27
5353 Section 4 of Article VI of the State Constitution; and the 28
5454 creation of a new section in Article XII of the State 29
5555 Constitution are agreed to and shall be submitted to the 30
5656 electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 31
5757 general election or at an earlier special election specifically 32
5858 authorized by law for that purpose: 33
5959 ARTICLE II 34
6060 GENERAL PROVISIONS 35
6161 SECTION 2. Seat of gov ernment.—The seat of government 36
6262 shall be the City of Tallahassee, in Leon County, where the 37
6363 offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, cabinet members, 38
6464 and the supreme court shall be maintained and the sessions of 39
6565 the legislature shall be held; provided that, in time of 40
6666 invasion or grave emergency, the governor by proclamation may 41
6767 for the period of the emergency transfer the seat of government 42
6868 to another place. 43
6969 ARTICLE III 44
7070 LEGISLATURE 45
71- SECTION 17. Impeachment. — 46
72- (a) The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the 47
73-cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district 48
74-courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county 49
75-courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office. 50
71+ SECTION 2. Members; officers. —Each house shall be the sole 46
72+judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of its 47
73+members, and shall biennially choose its officers, including a 48
74+permanent presiding officer selected from its membership, who 49
75+shall be designated in the senate as President of the Senate, 50
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88-The house of representatives by two -thirds vote shall have the 51
89-power to impeach an officer. The speaker of the house of 52
90-representatives shall have power at any time to appoint a 53
91-committee to investigate charges against any officer subject to 54
92-impeachment. 55
93- (b) An officer impeached by the house of representatives 56
94-shall be disqualified from performing any official duties until 57
95-acquitted by the senate, and, unless impeached, the governor may 58
96-by appointment fill the office until completion of the trial. 59
97- (c) All impeachments by the house of representatives shall 60
98-be tried by the senate. The chief justice of the supreme court, 61
99-or another justice designated by the chief justice, shall 62
100-preside at the trial, except in a trial of the chief justice, in 63
101-which case the governor shall preside. The senate shall 64
102-determine the time for the trial of any impeachment and may sit 65
103-for the trial whether the house of representatives be in session 66
104-or not. The time fixed for trial shall not be more than six 67
105-months after the impeachment. During an impeachment trial 68
106-senators shall be upon thei r oath or affirmation. No officer 69
107-shall be convicted without the concurrence of two -thirds of the 70
108-members of the senate present. Judgment of conviction in cases 71
109-of impeachment shall remove the offender from office and, in the 72
110-discretion of the senate, may include disqualification to hold 73
111-any office of honor, trust or profit. Conviction or acquittal 74
88+and in the house as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The 51
89+senate shall designate a Secretary to serve at its pleasure, and 52
90+the house of representatives shall designate a Clerk to serve at 53
91+its pleasure. The legislature shall appoint an auditor to serve 54
92+at its pleasure who shall audit public records and perform 55
93+related duties as prescribed by law or concurrent resolution. 56
94+ SECTION 17. Impeachment. — 57
95+ (a) The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the 58
96+cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district 59
97+courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county 60
98+courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office. 61
99+The house of representatives by two -thirds vote shall have the 62
100+power to impeach an officer. The speaker of the house of 63
101+representatives shall have power at any time to appoint a 64
102+committee to investigate charges against any officer subject to 65
103+impeachment. 66
104+ (b) An officer impeached by the house of representatives 67
105+shall be disqualified from performing any official duties until 68
106+acquitted by the senate, and, unless impeached, the governor may 69
107+by appointment fill the office until completion of the trial. 70
108+ (c) All impeachments by the house of representatives shall 71
109+be tried by the senate. The chief justice of the supreme court, 72
110+or another justice designated by the chief justice, shall 73
111+preside at the trial, except in a trial of the chief justice, in 74
112+which case the governor shall preside. The senate shall 75
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120121 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
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124-shall not affect the civil or criminal responsibility of the 75
125-officer. 76
126- SECTION 19. State Budgeting, Planning and Appropriations 77
127-Processes.— 78
128- (a) ANNUAL BUDGETING. 79
129- (1) General law shall prescribe the adoption of annual 80
130-state budgetary and planning processes and require that detail 81
131-reflecting the annualized costs of the state budget and 82
132-reflecting the nonrecurring costs of the budget requests shall 83
133-accompany state department and agency legislative budget 84
134-requests, the governor's recommended budget, and appropriation 85
135-bills. 86
136- (2) Unless approved by a three -fifths vote of the 87
137-membership of each house, appropriations made for recurring 88
138-purposes from nonrecurr ing general revenue funds for any fiscal 89
139-year shall not exceed three percent of the total general revenue 90
140-funds estimated to be available at the time such appropriation 91
141-is made. 92
142- (3) As prescribed by general law, each state department 93
143-and agency shall be required to submit a legislative budget 94
144-request that is based upon and that reflects the long -range 95
145-financial outlook adopted by the joint legislative budget 96
146-commission or that specifically explains any variance from the 97
147-long-range financial outlook contai ned in the request. 98
125+determine the time for the trial of any impeachment and may sit 76
126+for the trial whether the h ouse of representatives be in session 77
127+or not. The time fixed for trial shall not be more than six 78
128+months after the impeachment. During an impeachment trial 79
129+senators shall be upon their oath or affirmation. No officer 80
130+shall be convicted without the concurre nce of two-thirds of the 81
131+members of the senate present. Judgment of conviction in cases 82
132+of impeachment shall remove the offender from office and, in the 83
133+discretion of the senate, may include disqualification to hold 84
134+any office of honor, trust or profit. Co nviction or acquittal 85
135+shall not affect the civil or criminal responsibility of the 86
136+officer. 87
137+ SECTION 19. State Budgeting, Planning and Appropriations 88
138+Processes.— 89
139+ (a) ANNUAL BUDGETING. 90
140+ (1) General law shall prescribe the adoption of annual 91
141+state budgetary and planning processes and require that detail 92
142+reflecting the annualized costs of the state budget and 93
143+reflecting the nonrecurring costs of the budget requests shall 94
144+accompany state department and agency legislative budget 95
145+requests, the governor' s recommended budget, and appropriation 96
146+bills. 97
147+ (2) Unless approved by a three -fifths vote of the 98
148+membership of each house, appropriations made for recurring 99
149+purposes from nonrecurring general revenue funds for any fiscal 100
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156158 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
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160- (4) For purposes of this section, the terms department and 99
161-agency shall include the judicial branch. 100
162- (b) APPROPRIATION BILLS FORMAT. Separate sections within 101
163-the general appropriation bill shall be used for each major 102
164-program area of the state budget; major program areas shall 103
165-include: education enhancement "lottery" trust fund items; 104
166-education (all other funds); human services; criminal justice 105
167-and corrections; natural resources, environment, growth 106
168-management, and transportation; general government; and judicial 107
169-branch. Each major program area shall include an itemization of 108
170-expenditures for: state operations; state capital outlay; aid to 109
171-local governments and nonprofit organizations operations; aid to 110
172-local governments and nonprof it organizations capital outlay; 111
173-federal funds and the associated state matching funds; spending 112
174-authorizations for operations; and spending authorizations for 113
175-capital outlay. Additionally, appropriation bills passed by the 114
176-legislature shall include an ite mization of specific 115
177-appropriations that exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) 116
178-in 1992 dollars. For purposes of this subsection, "specific 117
179-appropriation," "itemization," and "major program area" shall be 118
180-defined by law. This itemization threshold shal l be adjusted by 119
181-general law every four years to reflect the rate of inflation or 120
182-deflation as indicated in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 121
183-Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, or successor reports as 122
184-reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 123
162+year shall not exceed three perce nt of the total general revenue 101
163+funds estimated to be available at the time such appropriation 102
164+is made. 103
165+ (3) As prescribed by general law, each state department 104
166+and agency shall be required to submit a legislative budget 105
167+request that is based upon and tha t reflects the long-range 106
168+financial outlook adopted by the joint legislative budget 107
169+commission or that specifically explains any variance from the 108
170+long-range financial outlook contained in the request. 109
171+ (4) For purposes of this section, the terms departme nt and 110
172+agency shall include the judicial branch. 111
173+ (b) APPROPRIATION BILLS FORMAT. Separate sections within 112
174+the general appropriation bill shall be used for each major 113
175+program area of the state budget; major program areas shall 114
176+include: education enhancem ent "lottery" trust fund items; 115
177+education (all other funds); human services; criminal justice 116
178+and corrections; natural resources, environment, growth 117
179+management, and transportation; general government; and judicial 118
180+branch. Each major program area shall inc lude an itemization of 119
181+expenditures for: state operations; state capital outlay; aid to 120
182+local governments and nonprofit organizations operations; aid to 121
183+local governments and nonprofit organizations capital outlay; 122
184+federal funds and the associated state ma tching funds; spending 123
185+authorizations for operations; and spending authorizations for 124
186+capital outlay. Additionally, appropriation bills passed by the 125
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197-Labor Statistics or its successor. Substantive bills containing 124
198-appropriations shall also be subject to the itemization 125
199-requirement mandated under this provision and shall be subject 126
200-to the governor's specific appropriation veto power desc ribed in 127
201-Article III, Section 8. 128
202- (c) APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 129
203- (1) No later than September 15 of each year, the joint 130
204-legislative budget commission shall issue a long -range financial 131
205-outlook setting out recommended fiscal strategies for the state 132
206-and its departments and agencies in order to assist the 133
207-legislature in making budget decisions. The long -range financial 134
208-outlook must include major workload and revenue estimates. In 135
209-order to implement this paragraph, the joint legislative budget 136
210-commission shall use current official consensus estimates and 137
211-may request the development of additional official estimates. 138
212- (2) The joint legislative budget commission shall seek 139
213-input from the public and from the executive and judicial 140
214-branches when developing and reco mmending the long-range 141
215-financial outlook. 142
216- (3) The legislature shall prescribe by general law 143
217-conditions under which limited adjustments to the budget, as 144
218-recommended by the governor or the chief justice of the supreme 145
219-court, may be approved without the concurrence of the full 146
220-legislature. 147
199+legislature shall include an itemization of specific 126
200+appropriations that exceed one million dollars ($1,00 0,000.00) 127
201+in 1992 dollars. For purposes of this subsection, "specific 128
202+appropriation," "itemization," and "major program area" shall be 129
203+defined by law. This itemization threshold shall be adjusted by 130
204+general law every four years to reflect the rate of infla tion or 131
205+deflation as indicated in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 132
206+Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, or successor reports as 133
207+reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 134
208+Labor Statistics or its successor. Substantive bills cont aining 135
209+appropriations shall also be subject to the itemization 136
210+requirement mandated under this provision and shall be subject 137
211+to the governor's specific appropriation veto power described in 138
212+Article III, Section 8. 139
213+ (c) APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 140
214+ (1) No later than September 15 of each year, the joint 141
215+legislative budget commission shall issue a long -range financial 142
216+outlook setting out recommended fiscal strategies for the state 143
217+and its departments and agencies in order to assist the 144
218+legislature in making bud get decisions. The long -range financial 145
219+outlook must include major workload and revenue estimates. In 146
220+order to implement this paragraph, the joint legislative budget 147
221+commission shall use current official consensus estimates and 148
222+may request the development of additional official estimates. 149
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233- (d) SEVENTY-TWO HOUR PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD. All general 148
234-appropriation bills shall be furnished to each member of the 149
235-legislature, each member of the cabinet, the governor, and the 150
236-chief justice of the supreme court at least seventy-two hours 151
237-before final passage by either house of the legislature of the 152
238-bill in the form that will be presented to the governor. 153
239- (e) FINAL BUDGET REPORT. A final budget report shall be 154
240-prepared as prescribed by general law. The final bud get report 155
241-shall be produced no later than the 120th day after the 156
242-beginning of the fiscal year, and copies of the report shall be 157
243-furnished to each member of the legislature, the head of each 158
244-department and agency of the state, the auditor general, and th e 159
245-chief justice of the supreme court. 160
246- (f) TRUST FUNDS. 161
247- (1) No trust fund of the State of Florida or other public 162
248-body may be created or re -created by law without a three -fifths 163
249-vote of the membership of each house of the legislature in a 164
250-separate bill for that purpose only. 165
251- (2) State trust funds shall terminate not more than four 166
252-years after the effective date of the act authorizing the 167
253-initial creation of the trust fund. By law the legislature may 168
254-set a shorter time period for which any trust fund is 169
255-authorized. 170
256- (3) Trust funds required by federal programs or mandates; 171
257-trust funds established for bond covenants, indentures, or 172
235+ (2) The joint legislative budget commission shall seek 150
236+input from the public and from the executive and judicial 151
237+branches when developing and recommending the long -range 152
238+financial outlook. 153
239+ (3) The legislature shall pre scribe by general law 154
240+conditions under which limited adjustments to the budget, as 155
241+recommended by the governor or the chief justice of the supreme 156
242+court, may be approved without the concurrence of the full 157
243+legislature. 158
244+ (d) SEVENTY-TWO HOUR PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD. All general 159
245+appropriation bills shall be furnished to each member of the 160
246+legislature, each member of the cabinet, the governor, and the 161
247+chief justice of the supreme court at least seventy -two hours 162
248+before final passage by either house of the legis lature of the 163
249+bill in the form that will be presented to the governor. 164
250+ (e) FINAL BUDGET REPORT. A final budget report shall be 165
251+prepared as prescribed by general law. The final budget report 166
252+shall be produced no later than the 120th day after the 167
253+beginning of the fiscal year, and copies of the report shall be 168
254+furnished to each member of the legislature, the head of each 169
255+department and agency of the state, the auditor general, and the 170
256+chief justice of the supreme court. 171
257+ (f) TRUST FUNDS. 172
258+ (1) No trust fund of the State of Florida or other public 173
259+body may be created or re -created by law without a three -fifths 174
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271-public body to meet debt service or other financial requirem ents 174
272-of any debt obligations of the state or any public body; the 175
273-state transportation trust fund; the trust fund containing the 176
274-net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the 177
275-Florida retirement trust fund; trust funds for institutions 178
276-under the management of the Board of Governors, where such trust 179
277-funds are for auxiliary enterprises and contracts, grants, and 180
278-donations, as those terms are defined by general law; trust 181
279-funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for the chief 182
280-financial officer or state agencies; trust funds that account 183
281-for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an agent 184
282-or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or other 185
283-governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by this 186
284-Constitution, are no t subject to the requirements set forth in 187
285-paragraph (2) of this subsection. 188
286- (4) All cash balances and income of any trust funds 189
287-abolished under this subsection shall be deposited into the 190
288-general revenue fund. 191
289- (g) BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. Subject t o the provisions 192
290-of this subsection, an amount equal to at least 5% of the last 193
291-completed fiscal year's net revenue collections for the general 194
292-revenue fund shall be retained in the budget stabilization fund. 195
293-The budget stabilization fund's principal balan ce shall not 196
294-exceed an amount equal to 10% of the last completed fiscal 197
272+vote of the membership of each house of the legislature in a 175
273+separate bill for that purpose only. 176
274+ (2) State trust funds shall terminate not more th an four 177
275+years after the effective date of the act authorizing the 178
276+initial creation of the trust fund. By law the legislature may 179
277+set a shorter time period for which any trust fund is 180
278+authorized. 181
279+ (3) Trust funds required by federal programs or mandates; 182
280+trust funds established for bond covenants, indentures, or 183
281+resolutions, whose revenues are legally pledged by the state or 184
282+public body to meet debt service or other financial requirements 185
283+of any debt obligations of the state or any public body; the 186
284+state transportation trust fund; the trust fund containing the 187
285+net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the 188
286+Florida retirement trust fund; trust funds for institutions 189
287+under the management of the Board of Governors, where such trust 190
288+funds are for auxiliary enterprises and contracts, grants, and 191
289+donations, as those terms are defined by general law; trust 192
290+funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for the chief 193
291+financial officer or state agencies; trust funds that account 194
292+for assets held by the s tate in a trustee capacity as an agent 195
293+or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or other 196
294+governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by this 197
295+Constitution, are not subject to the requirements set forth in 198
296+paragraph (2) of this subsectio n. 199
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307-year's net revenue collections for the general revenue fund. The 198
308-legislature shall provide criteria for withdrawing funds from 199
309-the budget stabilization fund in a separate bill for that 200
310-purpose only and only for the purpose of covering revenue 201
311-shortfalls of the general revenue fund or for the purpose of 202
312-providing funding for an emergency, as defined by general law. 203
313-General law shall provide for the restoration of this fund. The 204
314-budget stabilization fund shall be comprised of funds not 205
315-otherwise obligated or committed for any purpose. 206
316- (h) LONG-RANGE STATE PLANNING DOCUMENT AND DEPARTMENT AND 207
317-AGENCY PLANNING DOCUMENT PROCESSES. General law shall provide 208
318-for a long-range state planning do cument. The governor shall 209
319-recommend to the legislature biennially any revisions to the 210
320-long-range state planning document, as defined by law. General 211
321-law shall require a biennial review and revision of the long -212
322-range state planning document and shall requ ire all departments 213
323-and agencies of state government to develop planning documents 214
324-that identify statewide strategic goals and objectives, 215
325-consistent with the long -range state planning document. The 216
326-long-range state planning document and department and age ncy 217
327-planning documents shall remain subject to review and revision 218
328-by the legislature. The long -range state planning document must 219
329-include projections of future needs and resources of the state 220
330-which are consistent with the long -range financial outlook. Th e 221
331-department and agency planning documents shall include a 222
309+ (4) All cash balances and income of any trust funds 200
310+abolished under this subsection shall be deposited into the 201
311+general revenue fund. 202
312+ (g) BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. Subject to the provisions 203
313+of this subsection, an amount equal to at least 5% of the last 204
314+completed fiscal year's net revenue collections for the general 205
315+revenue fund shall be retained in the budget stabilization fund. 206
316+The budget stabilization fund's principal balance shall not 207
317+exceed an amount equal to 10% of the last completed fiscal 208
318+year's net revenue collections for the general revenue fund. The 209
319+legislature shall provide criteria for withdrawing funds from 210
320+the budget stabilization fund in a separate bill for that 211
321+purpose only and only for the purpose of covering revenue 212
322+shortfalls of the general revenue fund or for the purpose of 213
323+providing funding for an emergency, as defined by general law. 214
324+General law shall provide for the restoration of this fund. The 215
325+budget stabilization fund shall be comprised of funds not 216
326+otherwise obligated or co mmitted for any purpose. 217
327+ (h) LONG-RANGE STATE PLANNING DOCUMENT AND DEPARTMENT AND 218
328+AGENCY PLANNING DOCUMENT PROCESSES. General law shall provide 219
329+for a long-range state planning document. The governor shall 220
330+recommend to the legislature biennially any rev isions to the 221
331+long-range state planning document, as defined by law. General 222
332+law shall require a biennial review and revision of the long -223
333+range state planning document and shall require all departments 224
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345-possible reduction in the event of revenue shortfalls, as 224
346-defined by general law. 225
347- (i) GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TASK FORCE. No later than 226
348-January of 2007, and each fourth year thereafter, the president 227
349-of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and 228
350-the governor shall appoint a government efficiency task force, 229
351-the membership of which shall be established by general law. The 230
352-task force shall be composed of members of the legislature and 231
353-representatives from the private and public sectors who shall 232
354-develop recommendations for improving governmental operations 233
355-and reducing costs. Staff to assist the task force in performing 234
356-its duties shall be assigned by general law, and the task force 235
357-may obtain assistance from the private sector. The task force 236
358-shall complete its work within one year and shall submit its 237
359-recommendations to the joint legislative budget commission, the 238
360-governor, and the chief justice of the supreme court. 239
361- (i)(j) JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMISSION. There is 240
362-created within the legislature the joint legislative budget 241
363-commission composed of equal numbers of senate members appointed 242
364-by the president of the senate and house members appointed by 243
365-the speaker of the house of representatives. Each member shall 244
366-serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. A 245
367-vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as 246
368-the original appointment. From No vember of each odd-numbered 247
346+and agencies of state government to develop planning d ocuments 225
347+that identify statewide strategic goals and objectives, 226
348+consistent with the long -range state planning document. The 227
349+long-range state planning document and department and agency 228
350+planning documents shall remain subject to review and revision 229
351+by the legislature. The long -range state planning document must 230
352+include projections of future needs and resources of the state 231
353+which are consistent with the long -range financial outlook. The 232
354+department and agency planning documents shall include a 233
355+prioritized listing of planned expenditures for review and 234
356+possible reduction in the event of revenue shortfalls, as 235
357+defined by general law. 236
358+ (i) GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TASK FORCE. No later than 237
359+January of 2007, and each fourth year thereafter, the president 238
360+of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and 239
361+the governor shall appoint a government efficiency task force, 240
362+the membership of which shall be established by general law. The 241
363+task force shall be composed of members of the legislature and 242
364+representatives from the private and public sectors who shall 243
365+develop recommendations for improving governmental operations 244
366+and reducing costs. Staff to assist the task force in performing 245
367+its duties shall be assigned by general law, and the task force 246
368+may obtain assistance from the private sector. The task force 247
369+shall complete its work within one year and shall submit its 248
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381-year through October of each even -numbered year, the chairperson 248
382-of the joint legislative budget commission shall be appointed by 249
383-the president of the senate and the vice chairperson of the 250
384-commission shall be appointed by the s peaker of the house of 251
385-representatives. From November of each even -numbered year 252
386-through October of each odd -numbered year, the chairperson of 253
387-the joint legislative budget commission shall be appointed by 254
388-the speaker of the house of representatives and the vice 255
389-chairperson of the commission shall be appointed by the 256
390-president of the senate. The joint legislative budget commission 257
391-shall be governed by the joint rules of the senate and the house 258
392-of representatives, which shall remain in effect until repealed 259
393-or amended by concurrent resolution. The commission shall 260
394-convene at least quarterly and shall convene at the call of the 261
395-president of the senate and the speaker of the house of 262
396-representatives. A majority of the commission members of each 263
397-house plus one additional member from either house constitutes a 264
398-quorum. Action by the commission requires a majority vote of the 265
399-commission members present of each house. The commission may 266
400-conduct its meetings through teleconferences or similar means. 267
401-In addition to the powers and duties specified in this 268
402-subsection, the joint legislative budget commission shall 269
403-exercise all other powers and perform any other duties not in 270
404-conflict with paragraph (c)(3) and as prescribed by general law 271
405-or joint rule. 272
382+recommendations to the joint legislative budget commission, the 249
383+governor, and the chief justice of the supreme court. 250
384+ (i)(j) JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUD GET COMMISSION. There is 251
385+created within the legislature the joint legislative budget 252
386+commission composed of equal numbers of senate members appointed 253
387+by the president of the senate and house members appointed by 254
388+the speaker of the house of representatives . Each member shall 255
389+serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. A 256
390+vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as 257
391+the original appointment. From November of each odd -numbered 258
392+year through October of each even -numbered year, the chairperson 259
393+of the joint legislative budget commission shall be appointed by 260
394+the president of the senate and the vice chairperson of the 261
395+commission shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of 262
396+representatives. From November of each even -numbered year 263
397+through October of each odd -numbered year, the chairperson of 264
398+the joint legislative budget commission shall be appointed by 265
399+the speaker of the house of representatives and the vice 266
400+chairperson of the commission shall be appointed by the 267
401+president of the senate. The joint legislative budget commission 268
402+shall be governed by the joint rules of the senate and the house 269
403+of representatives, which shall remain in effect until repealed 270
404+or amended by concurrent resolution. The commission shall 271
405+convene at least quarterly and shall convene at the call of the 272
406+president of the senate and the speaker of the house of 273
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418- ARTICLE IV 273
419- EXECUTIVE 274
420- SECTION 2. Lieutenant governor. —There shall be a 275
421-lieutenant governor, who shall perform such duties pertaining to 276
422-the office of governor as shall be assigned by the governor, 277
423-except when otherwise provided by law, and such other duties as 278
424-may be prescribed by law. 279
425- SECTION 3. Succession to office of governor; acting 280
426-governor.— 281
427- (a) Upon vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant 282
428-governor shall become governor. Further Succession to the office 283
429-of governor shall be prescribed by law when there is a vacancy 284
430-in the office of governor . A successor shall serve for the 285
431-remainder of the term. 286
432- (b) Upon impeachment of the governor and until completion 287
433-of trial thereof, or during the governor's physical or mental 288
434-incapacity, general law shall prescribe who the lieutenant 289
435-governor shall act as governor. Further succession as acting 290
436-governor may shall be prescribed by law. Incapacity to serve as 291
437-governor may be determined by the supreme court upon due notice 292
438-after docketing of a written suggestion thereof by three cabinet 293
439-members, and in such case restoration of capacity shall be 294
440-similarly determined after docketing of written suggestion 295
441-thereof by the governor, the legislature or three cabinet 296
442-members. Incapacity to serve as governor may also be establishe d 297
419+representatives. A majority of the commission members of each 274
420+house plus one additional member from either house constitutes a 275
421+quorum. Action by the com mission requires a majority vote of the 276
422+commission members present of each house. The commission may 277
423+conduct its meetings through teleconferences or similar means. 278
424+In addition to the powers and duties specified in this 279
425+subsection, the joint legislative bud get commission shall 280
426+exercise all other powers and perform any other duties not in 281
427+conflict with paragraph (c)(3) and as prescribed by general law 282
428+or joint rule. 283
429+ ARTICLE IV 284
430+ EXECUTIVE 285
431+ SECTION 2. Lieutenant governor. —There shall be a 286
432+lieutenant governor, who shall perform such duties pertaining to 287
433+the office of governor as shall be assigned by the governor, 288
434+except when otherwise provided by law, and such other duties as 289
435+may be prescribed by law. 290
436+ SECTION 3. Succession to office of governor; acting 291
437+governor.— 292
438+ (a) Upon vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant 293
439+governor shall become governor. Further Succession to the office 294
440+of governor shall be prescribed by law when there is a vacancy 295
441+in the office of governor . A successor shall serve for the 296
442+remainder of the term. 297
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455-by certificate filed with the custodian of state records by the 298
456-governor declaring incapacity for physical reasons to serve as 299
457-governor, and in such case restoration of capacity shall be 300
458-similarly established. 301
459- SECTION 4. Cabinet. — 302
460- (a) There shall be a cabinet composed of an attorney 303
461-general, a chief financial officer, and a commissioner of 304
462-agriculture, and a commissioner of government efficiency . In 305
463-addition to the powers and duties specified herein, they shall 306
464-exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be 307
465-prescribed by law. In the event of a tie vote of the governor 308
466-and cabinet, the side on which the governor voted shall be 309
467-deemed to prevail. 310
468- (b) The attorney general shall be the chief state legal 311
469-officer. There is creat ed in the office of the attorney general 312
470-the position of statewide prosecutor. The statewide prosecutor 313
471-shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the state attorneys to 314
472-prosecute violations of criminal laws occurring or having 315
473-occurred, in two or more judici al circuits as part of a related 316
474-transaction, or when any such offense is affecting or has 317
475-affected two or more judicial circuits as provided by general 318
476-law. The statewide prosecutor shall be appointed by the attorney 319
477-general from not less than three perso ns nominated by the 320
478-judicial nominating commission for the supreme court, or as 321
479-otherwise provided by general law. 322
455+ (b) Upon impeachment of the governor and until completion 298
456+of trial thereof, or during the governor's physical or mental 299
457+incapacity, general law shall prescribe who the lieutenant 300
458+governor shall act as governor. Further succession as a cting 301
459+governor may shall be prescribed by law. Incapacity to serve as 302
460+governor may be determined by the supreme court upon due notice 303
461+after docketing of a written suggestion thereof by three cabinet 304
462+members, and in such case restoration of capacity shall b e 305
463+similarly determined after docketing of written suggestion 306
464+thereof by the governor, the legislature or three cabinet 307
465+members. Incapacity to serve as governor may also be established 308
466+by certificate filed with the custodian of state records by the 309
467+governor declaring incapacity for physical reasons to serve as 310
468+governor, and in such case restoration of capacity shall be 311
469+similarly established. 312
470+ SECTION 4. Cabinet. — 313
471+ (a) There shall be a cabinet composed of an attorney 314
472+general, a chief financial officer, and a commissioner of 315
473+agriculture, and a commissioner of government efficiency . In 316
474+addition to the powers and duties specified herein, they shall 317
475+exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be 318
476+prescribed by law. In the event of a tie vote of the gover nor 319
477+and cabinet, the side on which the governor voted shall be 320
478+deemed to prevail. 321
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492- (c) The chief financial officer shall serve as the chief 323
493-fiscal officer of the state, and shall settle and approve 324
494-accounts against the sta te, and shall keep all state funds and 325
495-securities. 326
496- (d) The commissioner of agriculture shall have supervision 327
497-of matters pertaining to agriculture except as otherwise 328
498-provided by law. 329
499- (e) The commissioner of government efficiency shall have 330
500-the power to audit, investigate, and report on fraud, waste, and 331
501-abuse exclusively within the executive branch of state 332
502-government and within counties, municipalities, and special 333
503-districts as provided by law. 334
504- (f)(e) The governor as chair, the chief financial offic er, 335
505-and the attorney general , and the commissioner of government 336
506-efficiency shall constitute the state board of administration, 337
507-which shall succeed to all the power, control, and authority of 338
508-the state board of administration established pursuant to 339
509-Article IX, Section 16 of the Constitution of 1885, and which 340
510-shall continue as a body at least for the life of Article XII, 341
511-Section 9(c). 342
512- (g)(f) The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, 343
513-the attorney general, and the commissioner of agriculture , and 344
514-the commissioner of government efficiency shall constitute the 345
515-trustees of the internal improvement trust fund and the land 346
516-acquisition trust fund as provided by law. 347
491+ (b) The attorney general shall be the chief state legal 322
492+officer. There is created in the office of the attorney general 323
493+the position of statewide prosecutor. The statewide prosecutor 324
494+shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the state attorneys to 325
495+prosecute violations of criminal laws occurring or having 326
496+occurred, in two or more judicial circuits as part of a related 327
497+transaction, or when any such offense is affecting or has 328
498+affected two or more judicial circuits as provided by general 329
499+law. The statewide prosecutor shall be appointed by the attorney 330
500+general from not less than three persons nominated by the 331
501+judicial nominating commission for the supreme court, or as 332
502+otherwise provided by general law. 333
503+ (c) The chief financial officer shall serve as the chief 334
504+fiscal officer of the state, and shall settle and approve 335
505+accounts against the state, and shall keep all state funds and 336
506+securities. 337
507+ (d) The commissioner of agriculture shal l have supervision 338
508+of matters pertaining to agriculture except as otherwise 339
509+provided by law. 340
510+ (e) The commissioner of government efficiency shall have 341
511+the power to audit, investigate, and report on fraud, waste, and 342
512+abuse exclusively within the executive branch of state 343
513+government and within counties, municipalities, and special 344
514+districts as provided by law. 345
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529- (h)(g) The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, 348
530-the attorney general, and the commissioner of agriculture , and 349
531-the commissioner of government efficiency shall constitute the 350
532-agency head of the Department of Law Enforcement. The Office of 351
533-Domestic Security and Counterterrorism is created within the 352
534-Department of Law Enforcement. T he Office of Domestic Security 353
535-and Counterterrorism shall provide support for prosecutors and 354
536-federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that 355
537-investigate or analyze information relating to attempts or acts 356
538-of terrorism or that prosecute terrorism, and shall perform any 357
539-other duties that are provided by law. 358
540- SECTION 5. Election of governor , lieutenant governor and 359
541-cabinet members; qualifications; terms. — 360
542- (a) At a state-wide general election in each calendar year 361
543-the number of which is even but no t a multiple of four, the 362
544-electors shall choose a governor and a lieutenant governor and 363
545-members of the cabinet each for a term of four years beginning 364
546-on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the 365
547-succeeding year. In primary elections, can didates for the office 366
548-of governor may choose to run without a lieutenant governor 367
549-candidate. In the general election, all candidates for the 368
550-offices of governor and lieutenant governor shall form joint 369
551-candidacies in a manner prescribed by law so that eac h voter 370
552-shall cast a single vote for a candidate for governor and a 371
553-candidate for lieutenant governor running together. 372
527+ (f)(e) The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, 346
528+and the attorney general , and the commissioner of government 347
529+efficiency shall constitute the state board of administration, 348
530+which shall succeed to all the power, control, and authority of 349
531+the state board of administration established pursuant to 350
532+Article IX, Section 16 of the Constitution of 1885, and which 351
533+shall continue as a body at least for the life of Article XII, 352
534+Section 9(c). 353
535+ (g)(f) The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, 354
536+the attorney general, and the commissioner of agriculture , and 355
537+the commissioner of government efficiency shall constitute the 356
538+trustees of the internal impr ovement trust fund and the land 357
539+acquisition trust fund as provided by law. 358
540+ (h)(g) The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, 359
541+the attorney general, and the commissioner of agriculture , and 360
542+the commissioner of government efficiency shall constitute the 361
543+agency head of the Department of Law Enforcement. The Office of 362
544+Domestic Security and Counterterrorism is created within the 363
545+Department of Law Enforcement. The Office of Domestic Security 364
546+and Counterterrorism shall provide support for prosecutors and 365
547+federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that 366
548+investigate or analyze information relating to attempts or acts 367
549+of terrorism or that prosecute terrorism, and shall perform any 368
550+other duties that are provided by law. 369
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566- (b) When elected, the governor , lieutenant governor and 373
567-each cabinet member must be an elector not less than thirty 374
568-years of age who has resided in the state for the preceding 375
569-seven years. The attorney general must have been a member of the 376
570-bar of Florida for the preceding five years. No person who has, 377
571-or but for resignation would have, served as governor or acting 378
572-governor for more tha n six years in two consecutive terms shall 379
573-be elected governor for the succeeding term. 380
574- SECTION 6. Executive departments. —All functions of the 381
575-executive branch of state government shall be allotted among not 382
576-more than twenty-five departments, exclusive o f those 383
577-specifically provided for or authorized in this constitution. 384
578-The administration of each department, unless otherwise provided 385
579-in this constitution, shall be placed by law under the direct 386
580-supervision of the governor, the lieutenant governor, the 387
581-governor and cabinet, a cabinet member, or an officer or board 388
582-appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor, 389
583-except: 390
584- (a) When provided by law, confirmation by the senate or 391
585-the approval of three members of the cabinet shall be required 392
586-for appointment to or removal from any designated statutory 393
587-office. 394
588- (b) Boards authorized to grant and revoke licenses to 395
589-engage in regulated occupations shall be assigned to appropriate 396
563+ SECTION 5. Election of governo r, lieutenant governor and 370
564+cabinet members; qualifications; terms. — 371
565+ (a) At a state-wide general election in each calendar year 372
566+the number of which is even but not a multiple of four, the 373
567+electors shall choose a governor and a lieutenant governor and 374
568+members of the cabinet each for a term of four years beginning 375
569+on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the 376
570+succeeding year. In primary elections, candidates for the office 377
571+of governor may choose to run without a lieutenant governor 378
572+candidate. In the general election, all candidates for the 379
573+offices of governor and lieutenant governor shall form joint 380
574+candidacies in a manner prescribed by law so that each voter 381
575+shall cast a single vote for a candidate for governor and a 382
576+candidate for lieutenant governor running together. 383
577+ (b) When elected, the governor , lieutenant governor and 384
578+each cabinet member must be an elector not less than thirty 385
579+years of age who has resided in the state for the preceding 386
580+seven years. The attorney general must have been a member of the 387
581+bar of Florida for the preceding five years. No person who has, 388
582+or but for resignation would have, served as governor or acting 389
583+governor for more than six years in two consecutive terms shall 390
584+be elected governor for the succeeding term. 391
585+ SECTION 6. Executive departments. —All functions of the 392
586+executive branch of state government shall be allotted among not 393
587+more than twenty-five departments, exclusive of those 394
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603-to removal only for cause. 398
604- ARTICLE VI 399
605- SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 400
606- SECTION 4. Disqualifications. — 401
607- (a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in 402
608-this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be 403
609-qualified to vote or hold office until restor ation of civil 404
610-rights or removal of disability. Except as provided in 405
611-subsection (b) of this section, any disqualification from voting 406
612-arising from a felony conviction shall terminate and voting 407
613-rights shall be restored upon completion of all terms of 408
614-sentence including parole or probation. 409
615- (b) No person convicted of murder or a felony sexual 410
616-offense shall be qualified to vote until restoration of civil 411
617-rights. 412
618- (c) No person may appear on the ballot for re -election to 413
619-any of the following offices: 414
620- (1) Florida representative, 415
621- (2) Florida senator, 416
622- (3) Florida Lieutenant governor, 417
623- (3)(4) any office of the Florida cabinet, 418
624- (4)(5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or 419
625- (5)(6) U.S. Senator from Florida 420
626- 421
600+specifically provided for or authorized in this constitution. 395
601+The administration of e ach department, unless otherwise provided 396
602+in this constitution, shall be placed by law under the direct 397
603+supervision of the governor, the lieutenant governor, the 398
604+governor and cabinet, a cabinet member, or an officer or board 399
605+appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor, 400
606+except: 401
607+ (a) When provided by law, confirmation by the senate or 402
608+the approval of three members of the cabinet shall be required 403
609+for appointment to or removal from any designated statutory 404
610+office. 405
611+ (b) Boards authorized to grant and revoke licenses to 406
612+engage in regulated occupations shall be assigned to appropriate 407
613+departments and their members appointed for fixed terms, subject 408
614+to removal only for cause. 409
615+ ARTICLE VI 410
616+ SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 411
617+ SECTION 4. Disqualifications. — 412
618+ (a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in 413
619+this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be 414
620+qualified to vote or hold office until restoration of civil 415
621+rights or removal of disability. Except as provided in 416
622+subsection (b) of this sectio n, any disqualification from voting 417
623+arising from a felony conviction shall terminate and voting 418
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639-if, by the end of the current term of office, t he person will 422
640-have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in that 423
641-office for eight consecutive years. 424
642-ARTICLE XII 425
643-SCHEDULE 426
644- Implementation of amendments relating to the office of the 427
645-commissioner of government efficiency. — 428
646- (a) The amendments to Section 19 of Article III and 429
647-Section 4 of Article IV and the creation of this section shall 430
648-take effect upon approval by the electors. 431
649- (b) The person elected to the office of lieutenant 432
650-governor in the 2026 general election shall assume th e office of 433
651-the commissioner of government efficiency for a term of four 434
652-years, and the years of such term shall be counted toward the 435
653-number of consecutive years in Section 4(c) of Article VI. 436
654-Beginning with the 2030 general election, the office of the 437
655-commissioner of government efficiency shall be filled by 438
656-election pursuant to Section 5(a) of Article IV. 439
657- (c) At the 2044 general election, the following question 440
658-shall be placed on the ballot: 441
659- 442
660-ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4 443
661- REPEAL OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF GO VERNMENT EFFICIENCY. — 444
662-Shall the office of the commissioner of government efficiency be 445
663-repealed from the constitution? 446
636+rights shall be restored upon completion of all terms of 419
637+sentence including parole or probation. 420
638+ (b) No person convicted of murder or a felony sexual 421
639+offense shall be qualified to vote until restoration of civil 422
640+rights. 423
641+ (c) No person may appear on the ballot for re -election to 424
642+any of the following offices: 425
643+ (1) Florida representative, 426
644+ (2) Florida senator, 427
645+ (3) Florida Lieutenant governor, 428
646+ (3)(4) any office of the Florida cabinet, 429
647+ (4)(5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or 430
648+ (5)(6) U.S. Senator from Florida 431
649+ 432
650+if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will 433
651+have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in that 434
652+office for eight consecutive years. 435
653+ARTICLE XII 436
654+SCHEDULE 437
655+ Implementation of amendments relating to the office of the 438
656+commissioner of government efficiency. — 439
657+ (a) The amendments to Section 19 of Article III and 440
658+Section 4 of Article IV and the creation of this section shall 441
659+take effect upon approval by the electors. 442
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677-If the repeal of the office of the commissioner of government 448
678-efficiency is approved by the electorate, the office shall be 449
679-repealed on December 31, 2046, and all references to the office 450
680-of the commissioner of government efficiency shall be removed 451
681-from the constitution. 452
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683- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 454
684-placed on the ballot: 455
685-CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENTS 456
686-ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 457
687-ARTICLE III, SECTION S 17 AND 19 458
688-ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6 459
689-ARTICLE VI, SECTION 4 460
690-ARTICLE XII 461
691- CREATION OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY 462
692-AND REPEAL OF OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.—Proposing 463
693-amendments to the State Con stitution to create the Commissioner 464
694-of Government Efficiency as a Cabinet officer, repeal the 465
695-Government Efficiency Task Force as that class of duties will be 466
696-under the commissioner, repeal the office of Lieutenant Governor 467
697-and provide that the person ele cted as Lieutenant Governor in 468
698-this election will be the first Commissioner of Government 469
699-Efficiency, and revise provisions relating to succession to the 470
700-office of Governor. 471
672+ (b) Appointment to the office of the commissioner of 443
673+government efficiency is not subject to Section 1(f) of Article 444
674+IV, relating to the appointment of any vacancy in state or 445
675+county office, but the office shal l remain vacant until 446
676+legislative appointment pursuant to subsection (c). 447
677+ (c) No later than March 2, 2027, the president of the 448
678+senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall 449
679+convene the legislature and appoint a person to the office of 450
680+the commissioner of government efficiency, who shall serve until 451
681+such time as a person is elected to the office at the 2028 452
682+general election. The person appointed to the office of the 453
683+commissioner of government efficiency may not seek election to 454
684+fill such office as described in subsection (e). The 455
685+commissioner shall be appointed by the legislature by concurrent 456
686+resolution. 457
687+ (d) Following legislative appointment of a commissioner of 458
688+government efficiency pursuant to subsection (c), the office 459
689+becomes subject to Section 1(f) of Article IV. 460
690+ (e) At the 2028 general election, the office of the 461
691+commissioner of government efficiency shall be filled by 462
692+election pursuant to subsection (c), and, beginning with the 463
693+2030 general election, the office of the commissioner of 464
694+government efficiency shall be filled by election pursuant to 465
695+Section 5(a) of Article IV. 466
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711+ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4 470
712+ REPEAL OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF GOVERNMENT E FFICIENCY.— 471
713+Shall the office of the commissioner of government efficiency be 472
714+repealed from the constitution? 473
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716+If the repeal of the office of the commissioner of government 475
717+efficiency is approved by the electorate, the office shall be 476
718+repealed on December 3 1, 2046, and all references to the office 477
719+of the commissioner of government efficiency shall be removed 478
720+from the constitution. 479
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722+ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 481
723+placed on the ballot: 482
724+CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENTS 483
725+ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 484
726+ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 2, 17, AND 19 485
727+ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6 486
728+ARTICLE VI, SECTION 4 487
729+ARTICLE XII 488
730+ CREATION OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY 489
731+AND REPEAL OF OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.—Proposing 490
732+amendments to the State Constitut ion to repeal the creation of 491
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746+Auditor, and the Government Efficiency Task Force, to create the 493
747+office of the Commissioner of Government Efficiency as a Cabinet 494
748+officer, and to revise provisions r elating to government 495
749+efficiency and succession to the office of Governor if there is 496
750+a vacancy or in the case of impeachment or incapacity. 497