27.705 Salaries of capital collateral regional counsel and assistant capital collateral counsel. - Florida Statutes

27.705 Salaries of capital collateral regional counsel and assistant capital collateral counsel.

   (1) Each capital collateral regional counsel shall be paid a salary by the state, which shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act and shall be paid in equal monthly installments.

   (2) Full-time assistant capital collateral counsel shall be compensated in an amount set by the capital collateral regional counsel, which may not exceed 100 percent of the salary of the capital collateral regional counsel and shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose.

   (3) All payments of the salary of each of the capital collateral regional counsel and employees of his or her office, and payments for other necessary expenses of office from state funds appropriated therefor, are for a valid public purpose. Travel expenses for official business within and outside the state shall be paid in accordance with s. 112.061. For purposes of s. 112.061 only, part-time assistant capital collateral counsel shall be considered employees of the regional office of capital collateral counsel.

   (4) Each capital collateral regional counsel shall develop a classification and pay plan to be submitted on or before January 1 of each year to the Justice Administrative Commission, the office of the President of the Senate, and the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such plan shall be developed in accordance with policies and procedures of the Executive Office of the Governor established pursuant to s. 216.181.

History. s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 4, ch. 87-85; s. 149, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 97-313.