Purpose


The purpose of Rule 34-18.001 is to address the recent amendment found in Article II, Section 8(h)(2) of the Florida Constitution. The amendment in Article II, Section 8(h)(2) of the Constitution requires the Florida Commission on Ethics, through the statutory procedures governing rule-making, to define the term "disproportionate benefit," as it is used in that particular subsection, and to prescribe the requisite intent for finding a violation of the prohibition contained in that particular subsection.