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Record Group Number: 000920
Series/Collection Number: .R HCSG
Creator: Florida. Legislature.  --House of Representatives.  --Council for Smarter Government.
Title, Dates: Council records, 2001-2002.
Amount: 4.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     In November 1996, the House of Representatives reorganized the standing House committees into Councils.  Except for the Procedural Council, each council shall consist of a chair, the Steering and Liaison Member, and the chair and vice chair of each of the committees assigned the group.  The Councils shall rank each of the bills upon referral in order of importance to the House and shall forward such ranking to the Speaker.  The ranking shall be amended as the council receives additional reports at least once each calendar week and no more than twice in a calendar week.  Councils may return bills available for ranking to the appropriate standing committee with a request for further consideration including but not limited to combining two or more bills into a commitee substitute.
    The Council for Smarter Government consists of the following committees:  House Business Regulation, House Judicial Oversight, House Juvenile Justice, House Local Government & Veterans Affairs, House State Administration, and the Select Committee on Oversight of Florida's Department of Children & Family Services.
Summary:     This series contains legislative records from the Council for Smarter Government including bill files, meeting files, subject files, and correspondence.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available.
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Subject Access Fields: Legislation Florida
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