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A called Ieeting of the Legieletive Cmmcil wee convened in the
Marion Hotel in Ocela at 9:30 A. M., Saturday, March 7, 1953. Preeent
were Senatore 21145, Dayton, Gautier, Tapper, Pearce, Ripley, Inaird,
and Representatives Sui-lee, Dollinser, Bryant, Conner, Moody, Okell,
and Pittem. In the abeence of Chaiman Wallace 8. Sturgie, Vice-
Chairman Roy Surlee preside}.
.Ifter the meeting convezed, Senator sturgie appeared and
requested to be cured for the reason that he was involved in the
trial of a can and was unable to participate in all or the delibera-
tiona of the Council.
Preeent an cueete of the Council were Hr. D. I. Stynchconb of
Jacksonville and Mr. Clifford C. Dooley of Gainoeville, advisore to
the Committee on Reorganization. Alec present were Honorable Lacy
Manon, Representative from Dave}. County, and Mr. m Duff of mean.
Mr. Bryant, Chairman oi' the Comittee on Tax Reorganization,
reported that due to the illneee of the Governor hie oouittee had
reached no final decicion tor coneideretion of the Council. Ir. Bryant
moved to defer final determination of the queetion of tax reorganiza-
tion until after a meeting between the Governor end the Comptroller,
from which meeting Joint pmpaeale night he ccntuplated. its motion
carried.
in. Cheirmen read a letter to the Director of the Reference Bureau
fro- Georse C. Dayton, Chairmen of the Senate Appropriatione Conittee,
ea follow:
"It in requeeted that the Legislative Reference Duran: aeek
wthoritative legal decieion or opinion an to mother or not
a regulatory board w apand more funds than are awroprieted
by the Legislature, evon though the additional iunde are in
excess or the eetinated revenue- and have been releaeed by
the Meet Comieeion. Aleo if anal: action ie legal, what
could the Lecielature do to require each board! to keep their
expenditurea within their appropriations."
Ir. Bolling:- eoved that the Director request on opinion of the
Attorney General as to whether or not the Legislature could linit
expenditures of professional boards and, if it could, how this should
be accomplished and further requestirg the Attorney General to prepare
legislation providing for such limitation. no motion passed.
Mr. Bryant reported on a proposed rule for the House and Senate
relating to the introduction of bills by the Legislative Council.
After discussion, the Council agreed to the subnieeion of e proposal
es follows:
"Bills, Ills-crisis and Resolutions (Joint, Senate, or Concurrent)
m be introduced by the Legislative Council without further
sponsorship by a Senator. Such assume shall have firat been
W for introduction by the Legislative Council. It shall
be the duty of the Co-Cheiman on the part of the Senate of on
select oomitteo oi the Legislative Council, under whose con-
sideration the subject matter arose, to submit such measure in
the m of the Legislative Council to the Secretary of the
Senste for introduction in regular order. In the absence of
any such co-chairman, it shall be submitted by the Senator who
is Chsinan or Vice-Chairman of the Council.
"when any such neesure is reached upon the calendar, it shall
be the duty of the Senator, whose duty it was to subunit the some
for introduction, or some nenber of the Council designated by
such Senator, to make all necessary notions to steer the ease
to final roll call.
In the event of en unfavorable report by the Comittee to
uhieh such measure as referred, it shall be the duty of the
Senator, whose duty it was to submit the same for introduction,
to move that such treasure be placed upon the calendar, the
unfavorable report or the czmnittce tc the contrary notvith-
stealing, and the Journal shall show that the notion is made
pursuem to this rule or the Senate."
(A similar recommendation concerning rules of the House was lode.)
'lbe Director of the Reference Bureau was instructed, mount to nation
by Senator Tepper, to send a copy or the proposal to the Speaker of the
louse and the President of the Senate, advisim then of the action or the
Council III asking for their support in the sutniesion of the rule to the
Here of their respective rules committees for adoption at the 1953
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Bunion. lb. Bolliraer loved that when the rules are kitted in
the louse and Savant. for adoption that the Chair-an and Vice-Chaim
of the Council after an amendment to the rule. to provide that all
bills introduced by the Loginletin emu be unusually planed on
special order upca receipt or e favorable report by the oc-itteo to
mic): referred. Tm cotica van adoptod.
Senator K153 requerted that the minutes of m noting be sent
to .11 m3 of hl Council, and the Director v. 00 intrnotod.
1910 Council 9191 camidcre: legit-l etion dreited by the Attorney
dowel to iuplmt its reoonmdstiona relating to odmetion. A
Joint molution relating to the appoinlaeut, in lieu of eloction, or
County Superintendents o: lic Instruction no approved an alluded.
A Joint molution relating to the abolition of school Wt... val
approved. A bill to repeal eoction 2:61.107, Florida statutes, reletiu
to tho University of South Florida, we. approved. A bill to load
notion 236.07, norida Statutes, by elininatina driving inetruotion
mgr-em, kindergarten, Junior colleges, or euner recreation pron-n,
vaa waved after being aaa-xdad to pox-nit existing Juliu- college- to
participate in the Minimum Foundation Proud: and prohibit tho
est-hitehmt of additional Junior college- tnder the Prop-n. he
bill relating to action 236.07, Florida Statutea, also provided for a
"Wt of actual dog-09a for teacher. holding certificates in
Banks I, II, and III, except for apeoial union and aha provided for
an increase in salary allotmnta under the Prop-an an room-ended by
m cmil, together vith a ninieun ealary or 90$ of the allot-Int
for the rank of each teacher.
The Council alao amt! a bill to mod notion 236.030, florida
statutea, by deleting reference to kinder-3m.
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Action on hilla relating to eon-trunnion at the mimaitiee and
the anhninien at a schedule of fees charged by mthoriw at the Board
of Control we! deferred for further consideration.
"1'. Burlee brought to the ettention of the Council a relene by
the State Department of Education, together with a covering letter
from Mr. mm: D. Bailey, inferring that the Council had made recon-
nemlaticm cementing the progre- ot supervisor- oi' instruction. m
Director ma instructed to write It. Bailey pointing out the dump-uni
in thie conelmim and advising bin that the Cami]. ia denim. or
getting tte resort! atraigtt tin-w a letter from It. Bailey to see!)
recipient or the lette? trader dieeuseion, calling attention to the error.
Mr. Tapper presented hie bin relating to the nautical: of the
State University of Florida. After acne discussion, the nu van W
as mauled by the Council.
Mr. Moody awed that the Diteetor or the Reference Duran be.
inntructed to lend copiea of the Minimal laundetion Pros-n em to all
ail: newpepars a: the State. no action val adopted.
Kr. oxen, Claim of the Council Omittee on Public welfare,
reportei as follow:
'he Publicmtm co-utuowm and can-catch
printed and publiahed, a report at it- emdiea entiued 'hblie
.saietmce in Ilorida' a revert by the florida Legislative
council of January, 1953, and copiea of aid book having been
forwarded to the were of the Bonn and the State:
We prom-e the renown: Insiehtim to uent aaid report:
1. ABilltoapenthveirax-erouatooertainmnc
officials cf the State within prescribed limitation.
2. 53111 to require the W or dependents.
3. An enact-rent at a uniforl reciprocal proceam for
Interetate new of mt for Wants;
copiee of laid mu beiu herewith admitted.
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h. hattheComil W .3111 prapoeedbythe
llarida State Departuent of Public Volt-re, prohibit-
ing the casting of public aeeietmce checks by liquor
stores.
5. A muse lien luv patterned on the 3111
proposed by the florid. State Deputment of
Public Hence.
6. Legislation to vomit the maxim trim on!
public ale-intense for the aged and blind be
established at that figure set by the Federal
Security agency.
7. mt inasmuch as the coat of obtaining the
mrimm grant, additional caae vex-here (eo up
to relieve the cue leer! per vorker) and the
rural salary increases on be realized within
the budgetary requeet of the State welfare
Department at a cost of apyroainately one and
on: he]: Iillicn loea than the previous biennium
Legislative Comil support of aid budgetary
After dimeigsuzeogittee recanendatiom l, 2, and 3 were adopted.
and the bill implementing room-endotion no. 3 was approved. The
Comil aleo adopted recomeodatiom 5 and 6. Reoamenietione Noe. h
and 7 were withdrew: by the Chairman in the abeence of obJection by
m lie-bore of the omittee.
there being no further busineu to come before the Council, the
neetiu no unburned.
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Mr. Bollin6er swed that the Director reouest en opinian of the Attorney General es to whether cr not the Legislature could limit ez3ienditures of professlanal boards ared, if it oculo, how this should be accomplished and 1-urtbar requestig the Attortley Getieral to prepare legislatio1-1 pravidirig for such liillitation. S'be motion passed Mr -Bryant reported on a popcsed wie for the Souse and Senate relating to the intrcduction of bills by the Legislative Council. Afte1discussion, the Cauvail egreed to the subissien of a propoenl as fallan: "Bille, Memoriele grid Resolutions (Jairst, Se.ate, or Ccrcurrent) may be introduced by the Legis: ative Cyril 3:ithout further sponsorship by a sentr -Buch measures e e i heve fi--at -oeen approved for introductio-.i h7 rhe Legiolative council. It aball be the duty of the Co-Chairman an .part c:" the Senate of any select comin15tee of the legislative Council, mider whose consideration the subject tatter 9:-ost to sub.1dt auch liteasure in the name of the legislative Council to 19 secretary of de Senate for introluctica in recular order. In the absence of any such co-chairman, I'. shall be sub--litted by .the Senator who is Chairmen or Vice-Chairm Cf the Couticil. "When any such measum is rer-choa upon the celeraar, it shall be the duty of the Senator, nose duty it peu to submit the seme for intrainction, or some meer ':f tae Cour.cil designated 11y such senator, to make all necessary c;otions to steer the sal2e to final roll call. "Ira the everit af an unfavorable repo:-t by the Cernittee to which euch alesaure uns referred, it shall be the duty of the Senator, whose duty it Mr. to subadt the amile foiintroduction, to tenge that such measure be prince upco the calende--, the unfavorable reporof the e a atm te -;heentrary netvathetending, and the Journal shall show t--et the atlen to made pursuant to this rule of the sendo.' (A eimilar reconnuendatio'i concerales rules of the ]Touse na mede.) The Director of the Ileferuce Bureau vas inntructed, pursuant to motion by Senator Tapper, to send a copy of the proposal tu the Spanker of the House and the President of the Senate, advielag them of the action of t1 Council and asking for their support in the submissio--. of the rule to t1 menbare of their respective rules corriittees 1-or adopuicn at the 1953
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