Florida Statutes 468.521 – Board of Employee Leasing Companies; membership; appointments; terms
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 468.521
- Board: means the Board of Employee Leasing Companies. See Florida Statutes 468.520
- Department: means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 468.520
- Employee leasing: means an arrangement whereby a leasing company assigns its employees to a client and allocates the direction of and control over the leased employees between the leasing company and the client. See Florida Statutes 468.520
- Employee leasing company: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other form of business entity engaged in employee leasing. See Florida Statutes 468.520
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
(1) The Board of Employee Leasing Companies is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
(2) Five members of the board shall be chosen from individuals already engaged in the employee leasing industry and must be licensed pursuant to this part. One of the licensed members must be in an employee leasing company that has an annual gross Florida payroll for its leased employees which is among the smallest 20 percent of licensed employee leasing companies in the state at the time of the member’s appointment and each reappointment. The remaining two board members shall be residents of this state and must not be, or ever have been, connected with the business of employee leasing.
(3) The Governor shall appoint members for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed. The members’ service on the board shall begin upon appointment and shall continue until their successors are appointed.
(4) If at any time a sufficient number of appointed board members does not exist to constitute a quorum pursuant to s. 455.207, the department may, only during the absence of such quorum, exercise all powers and duties granted to the board pursuant to chapter 455 and this chapter.