Constitutional Amendment to Provide Greater Sunshine and Accountability Announced
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Florida Democratic News: Today, State Senator Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach) and State Representative Keith Fitzgerald (D-Sarasota) announced they will be asking the legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the 2010 ballot designed to make the state budget process more transparent and open to the public. The amendment includes the following key provisions: Appropriations bills must be written in plain language, so Floridians can clearly understand where their money will be spent, and what revenue will pay for it; Requires all conference committee business between two or more members to be conducted in a noticed public meeting. “Too much of the people’s business is done without public oversight,” said Sen. Gelber. “It’s time for the Florida Legislature to apply greater transparency to its own deliberations.”
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