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Timothy Cerio
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Timothy Cerio is a Florida attorney. In March 2017, Cerio was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[1]
Career
Timothy Cerio earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Florida in 1990. He graduated with his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1995.[2]
Cerio clerked for Thomas G. Wilson, a U.S. magistrate judge for Florida's middle district.[3]
In 2001, Cerio joined the law firm of GrayRobinson.[4] There, he specialized in regulatory law, health care law, and administrative law.[3]
He left to serve as the cheif of staff and general counsel for the Florida Department of Health from 2005-2007. He then left again to serve as legal advisor to Florida Governor Rick Scott from 2015-2016.[4][1]
Florida Constitution Revision Commission
In March 2017, Timothy Cerio was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican.[1]
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution.[5] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.[6] The commission convenes every 20 years.[5] Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.[7]
The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott, "Governor Rick Scott appoints members to Florida Constitution Revision Commission," accessed June 4, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Timothy Cerio," accessed June 4, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Madison Institute, "Timothy Cerio," accessed June 4, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Politics, "Tim Cerio rejoins GrayRobinson," accessed June 4, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Legislature, "The Florida Constitution," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Holland & Knight, "Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez Appointed to Florida's Constitution Revision Commission," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2017-2018, "Commissioners," accessed May 2, 2017
