Amendment AA70-ASA1-SB55

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 70, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2001 SENATE BILL 55

June 29, 2001 - Offered by Representatives Reynolds and Turner.

SB55-ASA1-AA70,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,1,2 1. Page 9, line 19: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,1,3 " Section 102d. 13.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,1,8 13.14 (3) Travel; legislative personnel. The actual and necessary expenses of legislative policy research personnel, assistants to legislators , and research staff assigned to legislative committees and party caucuses incident to attending meetings outside the capital shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b).

SB55-ASA1-AA70, s. 102f Section 102f. 13.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,6 13.20 (1) Number and pay range of legislative employees. The legislature or either house thereof may employ under the unclassified service such policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, and research staff assigned to legislative committees and party caucuses and such clerical, professional, or other assistants as in the judgment of the joint committee on legislative organization or the committee on organization in each house are necessary to enable it to perform its functions and duties and to best serve the people of this state, except that the legislature or a house thereof may not employ a person for, or assign a person to, a party caucus.".

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,7 2. Page 427, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,8 " Section 993m. 20.923 (6) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,11 20.923 (6) (h) Legislature: policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, research staff assigned to legislative committees and party caucuses, and other persons employed under s. 13.20.".

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,12 3. Page 1004, line 20: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,13 " Section 3051m. 230.08 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,16 230.08 (2) (f) All legislative officers and, in addition, policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, research staff assigned to legislative committees and party caucuses, and other persons employed under s. 13.20.".

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,17 4. Page 1341, line 16: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,18 "(2c) Position decreases.

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,21 (a) The authorized FTE positions for the assembly, funded from the appropriation under section 20.765 (1) (a) of the statutes, are decreased by 30.0 GPR positions on July 1, 2002, to eliminate staffing of party caucuses.

SB55-ASA1-AA70,2,24 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the senate, funded from the appropriation under section 20.765 (1) (b) of the statutes, are decreased by 24.0 GPR positions on July 1, 2002, to eliminate staffing of party caucuses.".

SB55-ASA1-AA70,3,1 5. Page 1421, line 12: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA70,3,4 "(2c) Elimination of legislative caucus staffs. The treatment of sections 13.14 (3), 13.20 (1), 20.923 (6) (h), and 230.08 (2) (f) of the statutes and Section 9132 (2c) of this act take effect on July 1, 2002.".

SB55-ASA1-AA70,3,5 (End)