Florida Government Finance Officers Association Legislative Update

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Florida Government Finance Officers
AssociationLegislative Update

• November 18, 2008
• St. Petersburg, Florida

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateOverview

• About Florida Association of Counties
• State Political Highlights
• Constitutional Amendments
• State Budget Issues
• 2009 Legislative Issues
• Resources Additional Information

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateAbout Florida
Association of Counties

• Mission
• Membership Governance
• Legislative Process Major Advocacy Areas
• Florida Counties Foundation
• F.A.C. Enterprise Programs

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateState Political
Highlights

• 2008 Elections Federal Representation
• 2008 Elections State House of Representatives
• 2008 Elections State Senate
• 2009 Organization Upcoming Events
• House
• Senate

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateConstitutional
Amendments

• Amendment 1 Property Rights/Ineligible Aliens -
  No Position
• Amendment 2 Florida Marriage Protection - No
  Position
• Amendment 3 Wind/Energy Improvements Support
• Amendment 4 Land Conservation Support

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateConstitutional
Amendments

• Amendment 5 Elimination of School RLE
  Concerned
• Amendment 6 Working Waterfront Property
  Support
• Amendment 7 Religious Freedom Oppose
• Amendment 8 Community College Funding Neutral
• Amendment 9 Classroom Instruction Funding -
  Oppose
• Removed From Ballot by Florida Supreme Court

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateState Budget Issues

• Current State Fiscal Year
• State Budget Process
• Outlook for State Fiscal Year 2010 and Beyond

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FGFOA Legislative Update2009 Legislative Issues

• Issues w/ Significant Financial Implications
• 2009 Major Anticipated Issues
• 2009 F.A.C. Legislative Priorities
• Other Anticipated 2009 Issues
• Other Issues

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FGFOA Legislative UpdateResources Additional
Information

• Associations
• Florida Association of Counties
  (www.fl-counties.com)
• Florida League of Cities (www.flcities.com)
• Florida School Boards Association (www.fsba.com)
• State Agencies
• My Florida (www.myflorida.com)
• Governor (www.flgov.com)
• State Budget (http//floridafiscalportal.state.fl.
  us)
• Legislative
• Online Sunshine (www.leg.state.fl.us)
• Legislative Commission on Intergovernmental
  Relations (www.floridalcir.gov)
• Office of Economic Demographic Research
  (http//edr.state.fl.us)
• News Events
• Sayfie Review (www.sayfiereview.com)
• Florida Insider (www.flinsider.com)
• Lobby Tools (www.lobbytools.com)