All working Floridians are entitled to be paid a minimum wage that is sufficient to provide a decent and healthy life for them and their families, that protects their employers from unfair low-wage competition, and that does not force them to rely on taxpayer-funded public services in order to avoid economic hardship. May, or any justice may, issue writs of habeas corpus returnable before the supreme court or any justice, a district court of appeal or any judge thereof, or any circuit judge. The attorney general shall be the chief state legal officer. Judgment of conviction in cases of impeachment shall remove the offender from office and, in the discretion of the senate, may include disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust or profit. The requirement of Section 6, Article IV of this revision shall not apply until July 1, 1969. Gov. (9)This section shall not restrict or limit the legislature in the enactment of general, special or local laws as otherwise provided in this constitution. 1009, 2016; adopted 2016; Am. The amendment to subsection (e) of Section 6 of Article VII relating to the homestead property tax discount for veterans who became disabled as the result of a combat injury shall take effect January 1, 2013. Marinas and drystacks that are open to the public. No later than September 15 of each year, the joint legislative budget commission shall issue a long-range financial outlook setting out recommended fiscal strategies for the state and its departments and agencies in order to assist the legislature in making budget decisions. for H.J.R. This amendment would abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, a group empaneled by Florida once every 20 years to review the constitution for possible There shall be established from the proceeds of each issue of revenue bonds a reserve account in an amount equal to and sufficient to pay the greatest amount of principal, interest, and handling charges to become due on such issue in any ensuing state fiscal year. The governor and cabinet shall implement all necessary reductions for the executive budget, the chief justice of the supreme court shall implement all necessary reductions for the judicial budget, and the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall implement all necessary reductions for the legislative budget. S.J.R. ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSTRUCTION. After the filing of a formal proceeding and upon request of the investigative panel, the supreme court may suspend the justice or judge from office, with or without compensation, pending final determination of the inquiry. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. 8, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998. The office of chief financial officer shall be a new office as a result of this revision. 1907, 1973; adopted 1974; Am. Florida Amendment 4: Amendment ratification changes. All ad valorem taxation shall be at a uniform rate within each taxing unit, except the taxes on intangible personal property may be at different rates but shall never exceed two mills on the dollar of assessed value; provided, as to any obligations secured by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien on real estate wherever located, an intangible tax of not more than two mills on the dollar may be levied by law to be in lieu of all other intangible assessments on such obligations. Commercial use of a private residence means any time during which the owner, lessee, or other person occupying or controlling the use of the private residence is furnishing in the private residence, or causing or allowing to be furnished in the private residence, child care, adult care, or health care, or any combination thereof, and receiving or expecting to receive compensation therefor. The moneys in the capital outlay fund in each fiscal year shall be used only for the following purposes and in the following order of priority: SECTION 17. No election or approval of qualified electors or freeholder electors shall be required for the issuance of bonds or certificates hereunder. The legislature, by general law and subject to conditions specified therein, may prohibit the consideration of the following in the determination of the assessed value of real property: Any change or improvement to real property used for residential purposes made to improve the propertys resistance to wind damage. (Pertaining to taxation for school purposes and the Florida Education Finance Program). 5, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998. The confinement or tethering of each pig shall constitute a separate offense. Historic property exemption and assessment. In order to protect people, especially youth, from health hazards of using tobacco, including addictive disorders, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and lung diseases; and to discourage use of tobacco, particularly among youth, a portion of the money that tobacco companies pay to the State of Florida under the Tobacco Settlement each year shall be used to fund a comprehensive statewide tobacco education and prevention program consistent with recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as follows: PROGRAM. for S.J.R. Added, C.S. The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida, consisting of a senate composed of one senator elected from each senatorial district and a house of representatives composed of one member elected from each representative district. Such a reduction may not exceed the lesser of the following: The increase in assessed value resulting from construction or reconstruction of the property. The offices of county solicitor and prosecuting attorney shall stand abolished, and all county solicitors and prosecuting attorneys holding such offices upon the effective date of this article shall become and serve as assistant state attorneys for the circuits in which their counties are situate for the remainder of their terms, with compensation not less than that received immediately before the effective date of this article. Proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State October 26, 2015; adopted 2018. FEES. The governor as chair, the chief financial officer, the attorney general, and the commissioner of agriculture shall constitute the agency head of the Department of Law Enforcement. Proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State March 26, 1996; adopted 1996. The election of county court judges shall be by a vote of the qualified electors within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. (3)After all payments required in such fiscal year for the purposes provided for in (1) and (2) above, including any deficiencies for required payments in prior fiscal years, any moneys remaining in said Capital Outlay Fund at the end of such fiscal year may be used by the State Board for direct payment of the cost or any part of the cost of any capital outlay project theretofore authorized by the legislature or for the purchase of any bonds or certificates issued hereunder then outstanding upon such terms and conditions as the State Board shall deem proper, or for the prior redemption of outstanding bonds or certificates in accordance with the provisions of the proceedings which authorized the issuance of such bonds or certificates. In each school district there shall be a superintendent of schools who shall be elected at the general election in each year the number of which is a multiple of four for a term of four years; or, when provided by resolution of the district school board, or by special law, approved by vote of the electors, the district school superintendent in any school district shall be employed by the district school board as provided by general law. (Pertaining to compensation of designated county officials). for H.J.R.s 2289, 2984, 1974, subsection (a) read as follows: Section 19 of Art. The requirements of staggered terms of senators in Section 15(a), of Article III of this revision shall apply only to senators elected in November, 1972, and thereafter. The long-range state planning document must include projections of future needs and resources of the state which are consistent with the long-range financial outlook. In the enactment of general laws on other subjects, political subdivisions or other governmental entities may be classified only on a basis reasonably related to the subject of the law. State trust funds shall terminate not more than four years after the effective date of the act authorizing the initial creation of the trust fund. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TASK FORCE. 592, 2011. There shall be exempt from forced sale under process of any court, and no judgment, decree or execution shall be a lien thereon, except for the payment of taxes and assessments thereon, obligations contracted for the purchase, improvement or repair thereof, or obligations contracted for house, field or other labor performed on the realty, the following property owned by a natural person: a homestead, if located outside a municipality, to the extent of one hundred sixty acres of contiguous land and improvements thereon, which shall not be reduced without the owners consent by reason of subsequent inclusion in a municipality; or if located within a municipality, to the extent of one-half acre of contiguous land, upon which the exemption shall be limited to the residence of the owner or the owners family; personal property to the value of one thousand dollars. Dade County, home rule charter.(1)The electors of Dade County, Florida, are granted power to adopt, revise, and amend from time to time a home rule charter of government for Dade County, Florida, under which the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County shall be the governing body. The right, within the judicial process, to be reasonably protected from the accused and any person acting on behalf of the accused. Bonds issued pursuant to this subsection (a)(2) shall be primarily payable from such revenues derived from gross receipts taxes, and shall be additionally secured by the full faith and credit of the state. Your desire decide on three constitutional amendments, involving two is would provide property-tax breaks and a third that will decide on the our of who Constitution Revised Commission. Thereafter, such property shall be assessed as provided in this subsection. Each board of trustees shall consist of six citizen members appointed by the governor and five citizen members appointed by the board of governors. GOVERNMENT. This section shall be effective July 1, 1993. The writ of habeas corpus shall be grantable of right, freely and without cost. for H.J.R. This subsection is self-executing and does not require implementing legislation. Any public officer or employee who breaches the public trust for private gain and any person or entity inducing such breach shall be liable to the state for all financial benefits obtained by such actions. Ky. No new state tax or fee may be imposed or authorized by the legislature except through legislation approved by two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature and presented to the Governor for approval pursuant to Article III, Section 8. (7)Any government established hereunder shall be entitled to receive from the state of Florida or from the United States or from any other agency, public or private, funds and revenues to which a county is, or may hereafter be entitled, and also all funds and revenues to which an incorporated municipality is or may hereafter be entitled, and to receive the same without diminution or loss by reason of any such government as may be established. The enunciation herein of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or impair others retained by the people. The right to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse. (d)SCHOOL BONDS. For the purposes of this section, purchase means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer, and handgun means a firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a pistol or revolver. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. To pay the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Article VII, Section 11(e). S.J.R.s 1990, 2, 1990; adopted 1990. Every law shall embrace but one subject and matter properly connected therewith, and the subject shall be briefly expressed in the title. The right to full and timely restitution in every case and from each convicted offender for all losses suffered, both directly and indirectly, by the victim as a result of the criminal conduct.