2000 Florida Code
TITLE X PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS
Chapter 121 Florida Retirement System  
PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 121.011-121.45)
121.22   State Retirement Commission; creation; membership; compensation.

121.22  State Retirement Commission; creation; membership; compensation.--

(1)  There is created within the Department of Management Services a State Retirement Commission composed of seven members: One member who is retired under a state-supported retirement system administered by the department; two members from different occupational backgrounds who are active members in a state-supported retirement system that is administered by the department; and four members who are not retirees, beneficiaries, or members of a state-supported retirement system that is administered by the department.

(2)  Appointments to the commission shall be made by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed, and a member may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. Should a vacancy occur, it shall be filled by appropriate appointment by the Governor for the period of the unexpired term.

(3)  No person shall serve as a member who holds an elective public office of the state or any political subdivision thereof or who holds any office in, or serves as an agent for, a political party. No person shall be appointed to the commission who has not been a citizen of Florida for at least 3 years immediately prior to the appointment.

(4)  The Governor may suspend a member of the commission only for cause, subject to removal or reinstatement by the Senate.

History.--s. 1, ch. 75-248; s. 61, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 82-46; ss. 16, 17, ch. 86-149; s. 1, ch. 92-63; s. 327, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 31, ch. 94-249; s. 1428, ch. 95-147; s. 47, ch. 99-255.