FL S0418

Changes council membership from "Representatives" to "A representative" for consumer organizations and business/industry, reducing representation requirements to one member per category instead of multiple members.

Replaces two co-chairs with a single chair selected by council members, with the chair prohibited from being an elected official or state agency employee.

Adds requirement that council members be geographically representative of the state and reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, type of disability, and disability-related services received.

Increases minimum retirement period before reappointment from 1 year to 3 years for members who have served two consecutive terms.

Expands council functions to explicitly include fundraising activities and streamlines committee structure by removing mandatory technology-awareness and public policy committees.