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Record Group Number: 000907
Series/Collection Number: .S 1934
Creator: Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Office of General Counsel.
Title, Dates: Senate General Counsel claim bill files, 1991-1997,1999, 2000-2007.
Amount: 35.00 cubic ft.
83.00 audio tapes
6 compact disks
24 video tapes
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Organization/Arrangement: Arranged by subject,
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Biographical/Historical:     In accordance with the State Constitution (Article X, Section 13, 1968), the state and its agencies and subdivisions are liable for tort claims.  When a judgment in excess of an amount specified by law is rendered, these amounts must be reported to the Legislature, and may be paid only by an act of the Legislature (F.S. 768.28(5).  Claim or relief bills are requests for appropriations to compensate claimants for personal injury or property damage based on excessive judgment claims or equitable claims filed without an underlying excess judgment.  All claim bills are first referred to a Senate Special Master on Claims who conducts a hearing in accordance with the Rules of the Senate.
Summary:     This series contains the records of various claims as presented to the Senate General Counsel sitting as Special Master. The Special Master reviewed all the evidence generated and presented to support the claim and made recommendations to the Legislature.
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Subject Access Fields: Oliphant, Miriam.
Florida. Legislature.  --Senate.  --Office of General Counsel.
Legislative acts. aat
Bills (legislative records) aat
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