FL H0093

Restructures judicial nominating commission composition to 9 members: 3 Florida Bar members appointed by the Bar's Board of Governors, 3 members appointed by the Governor (with only 2 allowed to be Bar members), and 3 non-lawyer members selected by the other 6 appointees

Terminates all existing commission member terms effective July 1, 2019, and establishes staggered initial appointments ending in 2020, 2021, and 2022, with subsequent terms lasting 4 years and a maximum of two full terms per member

Prohibits commission members from serving on multiple commissions simultaneously, holding elective or appointive office, serving on the Judicial Qualifications Commission, or being appointed to state judicial office within 2 years of their term ending

Requires appointing authorities to ensure commission membership reflects diversity in ethnicity, race, disability, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and geographic distribution, with mandatory annual collection and release of anonymous demographic data

Mandates new commission members complete an educational course within 6 months covering procedural rules and implicit bias training, and requires members to recuse themselves from matters involving personal, pecuniary, or business conflicts of interest