Florida HB 995: Regional Planning Council Meetings

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HB 995 2019

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to regional agency and regional 2
planning council meetings; amending s. 120.525, F.S.; 3
providing requirements for establishing a quorum for 4
meetings of certain agencies and councils when a 5
voting member appears via telephone, real-time 6
videoconferencing, or similar real-time electronic or 7
video communication; requiring notice of intent to 8
appear via telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or 9
similar real-time electronic or video communication by 10
a specified time; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 120.525, 15
Florida Statutes, to read: 16
120.525 Meetings, hearings, and workshops.— 17
(4) For purposes of establishing a quorum at meetings of 18
regional agencies and regional planning councils that cover 19
three or more counties, a voting member who appears via 20
telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or similar real-time 21
electronic or video communication that is broadcast publicly at 22
the meeting location may be counted towards the quorum 23
requirement if at least one-third of the voting members of such 24
regional agency or regional planning council are physically 25

HB 995 2019

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present at the meeting location. A member must provide oral, 26
written, or electronic notice of his or her intent to appear via 27
telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or similar real-time 28
electronic or video communication to the regional agency or 29
regional planning council at least 24 hours before the scheduled 30
meeting. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019. 32