Good News from Florida Legislative Leaders
Robert Wechsler
After ripping apart one Florida ethics "reform" bill, it's nice to
be able to say that Florida's legislative leaders are planning to
do some good things this year. According to an
Integrity Florida press release today, the senate and house
leaders have committed themselves to do the following:
Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics
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- Strengthen the garnishment provisions for public officials who don't pay their fines.
- Require that local officials undergo ethics training just like the legislature has to, annually, and apply many of the same ethics requirements presently in place for state lawmakers to local officials.
- Hold statutorily created corporations, like Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and Enterprise Florida, and direct support organizations, like Visit Florida, to state ethical standards.
- Remove officials from office for failing to file financial disclosure reports.
- Increase lobbying disclosure and registration throughout Florida's special districts.
- Strengthen open records and open government laws.
- Define clear and enforceable rules for residency requirements of public officials.
Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics
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