Taxation and Budget Reform Commission To Meet April 24-25

The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (“TBRC”) is scheduled to hold a two-day meeting during April 24 and 25, 2008.

The TBRC will review the TBRC Style and Drafting Committee meetings, which also are scheduled to be held during the week of April 21-25. Among the recommendations to be made include how the proposed consitutional amendments will appear and be ordered on the November, 2008 ballot.

Various proposals as listed on the agenda below also will be heard. To access these proposals, click here.

Meeting Agenda–Taxation and Budget Reform Commission

412 Knott Building
Tallahassee, Florida

April 24, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
and
April 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

1) Call to Order
2) Roll Call
3) Chair’s Remarks
4) Report of Style and Drafting Committee
5) Consideration of Style and Drafting Committee recommended changes to the following proposals (requires majority vote for passage):
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposal 0002, First Engrossed
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposal 0004, First Engrossed
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposals 0006, 0008, and 0034, First Engrossed
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposal 0015, First Engrossed
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposal 0016, First Engrossed
• Constitutional Proposal 0018, First Engrossed
• Committee Substitute for Constitutional Proposal 0020
• Constitutional Proposal 0035, First Engrossed
6) Vote on Order of Appearance of Taxation and Budget Reform Commission Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the November 4, 2008 General Election Ballot (requires majority vote for passage)
7) Vote on Final Passage of Each Constitutional Proposal in the order of proposed appearance on the 2008 General Election Ballot, as recommended by the Style and Drafting Committee (each proposal requires 17 affirmative votes for passage)
8) Discussion of procedures and time-frame for transmittal of TBRC proposals to the Secretary of State
9) Staff Update on Final Report of 2007 – 2008 Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
10) Other Business before the Commission
11) Closing Remarks by Commissioners and Chair
12) Adjourn

 

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