Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 121.22 (2025)

State Retirement Commission; creation; membership; compensation.

✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
121.22 State Retirement Commission; creation; membership; compensation.
(1) There is created within the Department of Management Services a State Retirement Commission composed of five members: Two members who are retired under a state-supported retirement system administered by the department; two members who are active members of a state-supported retirement system that is administered by the department; and one member who is neither a retiree, beneficiary, or member of a state-supported retirement system administered by the department. Each member shall have a different occupational background from the other members.
(2) Appointments to the commission shall be made by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed, and a member may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. Should a vacancy occur, it shall be filled by appropriate appointment by the Governor for the period of the unexpired term.
(3) No person shall serve as a member who holds an elective public office of the state or any political subdivision thereof or who holds any office in, or serves as an agent for, a political party. No person shall be appointed to the commission who has not been a citizen of Florida for at least 3 years immediately prior to the appointment.
(4) The Governor may suspend a member of the commission only for cause, subject to removal or reinstatement by the Senate.
History.s. 1, ch. 75-248; s. 61, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 82-46; ss. 16, 17, ch. 86-149; s. 1, ch. 92-63; s. 327, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 31, ch. 94-249; s. 1428, ch. 95-147; s. 47, ch. 99-255; s. 47, ch. 2001-89; s. 22, ch. 2002-1; s. 2, ch. 2005-134.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2002 · leading case: Renick v. State Ret. Com'n, 827 So. 2d 290 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).
Renick v. State Ret. Com'n, 827 So. 2d 290 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). · cites it 2× “…no authority over the commission, or the legal advisor provided by the Attorney General who writes the orders. See (§ 121.22, Fla.Stat.(2001)).”
Alsobrook v. State, Div. of Ret., 600 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). · cites it 3× “See §§ 121.22-.24, Fla.Stat. (1991). Of particular importance to the issue in this case is the provision in section 121.”
— 121.22(2) — 1 case
Alsobrook v. State, Div. of Ret., 600 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). “See §§ 121.22-.24, Fla.Stat. (1991). Of particular importance to the issue in this case is the provision in section 121.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.

This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.