Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1204



By Senator Grall





29-01435A-24 20241204__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to law clerks for circuit court
3 judges; creating s. 26.032, F.S.; providing for a law
4 clerk for each circuit court judge; specifying a base
5 salary; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Section 26.032, Florida Statutes, is created to
10 read:
11 26.032 Law clerks.—
12 (1) Each circuit court judge shall be provided a law clerk.
13 (2) Each law clerk shall receive as salary the amount
14 indicated, based on the population of his or her county with pay
15 adjustments and benefits according to those provided to other
16 state employees. In addition, a compensation shall be made for
17 population increments over the minimum for each population
18 group, which shall be determined by multiplying the population
19 in excess of the minimum for the group times the group rate.
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22 Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate
23 Minimum Maximum
24 I -0- 49,999 $64,000 $0.07875
25 II 50,000 99,999 69,000 0.06300
26 III 100,000 199,999 73,300 0.02625
27 IV 200,000 399,999 75,200 0.01575
28 V 400,000 999,999 76,400 0.00525
29 VI 1,000,000 76,900 0.00400
30 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.