| 1 | House Concurrent Resolution |
| 2 | A concurrent resolution relating to joint legislative |
| 3 | organizations. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has independent constitutional |
| 6 | authority to administer and direct all legislative offices and |
| 7 | employees, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, one Legislature may not bind any succeeding |
| 9 | Legislature, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, each Legislature, at the time of organizing, |
| 11 | enjoys all the powers, rights, privileges, and immunities vested |
| 12 | in or granted to the Legislature, the Senate, and the House of |
| 13 | Representatives by the Florida Constitution and other organic |
| 14 | law, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, HB 5709, 2010 Regular Session, repeals provisions |
| 16 | of law that purport to govern the administration of certain |
| 17 | legislative offices, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Twenty-First |
| 19 | Legislature convened under the Constitution of 1968 that certain |
| 20 | offices and legislative activities continue under its |
| 21 | constitutional authority, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, the Legislature intends that the Twenty-Second |
| 23 | Legislature be well advised regarding the continuation of |
| 24 | certain existing offices and legislative activities, NOW, |
| 25 | THEREFORE, |
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| 27 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 28 | Florida, the Senate Concurring: |
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| 30 | That: |
| 31 | (1) Until superseded by any joint rule, concurrent |
| 32 | resolution, or agreement of the President of the Senate and the |
| 33 | Speaker of the House of Representatives, and only to the extent |
| 34 | not inconsistent with the Laws of Florida as amended by this |
| 35 | Legislature, the provisions of sections 11.42 and 11.45, Florida |
| 36 | Statutes 2009, relating to the Auditor General, and sections |
| 37 | 11.51, 11.511, and 11.513, Florida Statutes 2009, relating to |
| 38 | the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government |
| 39 | Accountability, are incorporated in this subsection by reference |
| 40 | and shall remain operative. |
| 41 | (2) To the extent the President of the Senate and the |
| 42 | Speaker of the House of Representatives agree that particular |
| 43 | legislative activities are useful and beneficial, they shall, on |
| 44 | or before the effective date of HB 5709, 2010 Regular Session, |
| 45 | or within a reasonable time thereafter, assign to appropriate |
| 46 | legislative offices any legislative activities referenced in: |
| 47 | (a) Section 11.60, Florida Statutes 2009, relating to the |
| 48 | Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. |
| 49 | (b) Section 11.70, Florida Statutes 2009, relating to the |
| 50 | Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. |
| 51 | (c) Sections 216.0446, 216.163(2)(f), and 282.322, Florida |
| 52 | Statutes 2009, relating to the review of information technology |
| 53 | resources needs and a special monitoring process for designated |
| 54 | information resources management projects. |
| 55 | (3) Until superseded by any joint rule, concurrent |
| 56 | resolution, or agreement of the President of the Senate and the |
| 57 | Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the extent necessary |
| 58 | to carry out the purposes of this concurrent resolution, but |
| 59 | only to the extent not inconsistent with the Laws of Florida as |
| 60 | amended by this Legislature, the Legislative Auditing Committee |
| 61 | may continue in operation and Joint Rule Three, relating to |
| 62 | legislative support services, Joint Rule Four, relating to the |
| 63 | Legislative Auditing Committee, Joint Rule Five, relating to the |
| 64 | Auditor General, and Joint Rule Six, relating to the Office of |
| 65 | Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, are |
| 66 | hereby suspended and the provisions of those joint rules shall |
| 67 | operate only as agreed by the President of the Senate and the |
| 68 | Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| 69 | (4) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the |
| 70 | House of Representatives, as soon as reasonably practicable |
| 71 | after adjournment sine die of the 2010 Regular Session, shall |
| 72 | appoint a joint select committee to recommend joint rules deemed |
| 73 | advisable to govern joint committee procedures and joint rules |
| 74 | to govern legislative offices referenced in statute, including, |
| 75 | but not limited to, the following offices as defined in HB 5709, |
| 76 | 2010 Regular Session: |
| 77 | (a) The Administrative Procedures Committee. |
| 78 | (b) The Legislative Auditing Committee. |
| 79 | (c) The Legislative Accountability Office. |
| 80 | (d) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research. |
| 81 | (5) This concurrent resolution shall be effective upon |
| 82 | adoption by the Senate and the House of Representatives. |