Governmental Affairs and Judiciary Committee

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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

PURPOSE:

•          Monitor and Report to the Executive Director regarding laws, regulations and court decisions which affect the title insurance industry.

ACTIVITIES/AUTHORITIES/DUTIES:

•          Report to the Executive Director on all legislation and court decisions which vitally affect those in the abstract and title business in this State.  Note: Executive Director to then disseminate the report to all members of the Association

•          The committee has the power to act with regard to legislation pending before the State Legislature on matters affecting the interest of the Members of the Association in a manner consistent with the remainder of the Section

•          The Committee shall prepare such legislation as in its judgment should be sponsored by the Association and submitted to the Legislature for enactment.

•         Any such proposed legislation shall first be submitted by the Committee to the Board of Directors for approval or rejection.

•         In the event the Board of Directors approves the same such proposed legislation shall be submitted to the next ensuing annual convention, special or mid-year meeting of the Association for approval or rejection and the Committee shall take action in accordance therewith.

•         A detailed report of the activities of this Committee shall be made at each annual convention, provided, however, that during sessions of the Florida Legislature, the Committee may take whatever emergency action the majority of the Committee may agree upon, after receiving consent of a majority of the Board of Directors.

MEMBERSHIP:

•          Who?

•         An equal number of members of the Agent and Abstractors Section

•          President, First Vice President and Executive Director are ex-officio members

•          Term:  two year term

•          How do you get on the committee?

LEADERSHIP:

•          Who: Chairman and Vice Chairman one is from an insurer and one from an agent. Vice chair is secretary of committee.

•         Term:  One year for Chairman, succeeded by Vice Chair

•         How do you become Chair or Vice Chair?