Florida Statutes Title XXXV. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry § 570.232. Advisory committees

(1) An advisory committee may exist for no more than 3 years, but may be reestablished as necessary.

(2) Each person serving on an advisory committee shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(3) Each advisory committee, whether created by the commissioner or the Legislature, including technical councils, shall be governed by the following provisions, in addition to those specified for that committee:

(4) The advisory committee shall meet at least annually and elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary for 1-year terms.

(5) Each advisory committee shall meet at the call of its chair, at the request of a majority of its membership, at the request of the department, or at the times prescribed by its rules of procedure.

(6) The department shall provide administrative and staff support services to the committee and shall provide suitable space in the offices of the department for the meetings and records of the committee.

(7) In conducting its meetings, each advisory committee shall use accepted rules of procedure. The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of each meeting, which shall show the names of the members present and the actions taken. These records shall be kept on file with the department, and records and other documents about matters within the jurisdiction of the advisory committee shall be subject to inspection by the members of the advisory committee.

(8) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and action by a majority of a quorum shall be official.

(9) Notwithstanding s. 20.052(4)(d), members of each advisory committee, council, board, working group, task force, or other advisory body created by law within the department or created by the department under this section may not be reimbursed for per diem or travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061.