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Joint Rule Six—Joint Legislative Budget Commission
6.1—General Responsibilities
(1) The commission, as provided in chapter 216, Florida Statutes,
shall receive and review notices of budget and personnel actions taken or
proposed to be taken by the executive and judicial branches and shall approve
or disapprove such actions.
(2) Through its chair, the commission shall advise the Governor
and the Chief Justice of actions or proposed actions that exceed delegated
authority or that are contrary to legislative policy and intent.
(3) To the extent possible, the commission shall inform members
of the Legislature of budget amendments requested by the executive or judicial
branches.
(4) The commission shall consult with the Chief Financial Officer
and the Executive Office of the Governor on matters as required by chapter
216, Florida Statutes.
(5) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives may jointly assign other responsibilities to the commission in
addition to those assigned by law.
(6) The commission shall develop policies and procedures
necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities, subject to the joint approval
of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(7) The commission, with the approval of the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, may appoint
subcommittees as necessary to facilitate its work.
6.2—Organizational Structure
(1) The commission is not subject to Joint Rule Four. The
commission shall be composed of seven members of the Senate appointed by
the President of the Senate and seven members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(2) The commission shall be jointly staffed by the appropriations
committees of both houses. The Senate shall provide the lead staff when the
chair of the commission is a member of the Senate. The House of
Representatives shall provide the lead staff when the chair of the commission is
a member of the House of Representatives.
6.3—Notice of Commission Meetings
Not less than 7 days prior to a meeting of the commission, a notice of
the meeting, stating the items to be considered, date, time, and place, shall be
filed with the Secretary of the Senate when the chair of the commission is a
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