Bill Text: FL S1206 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Auditor General

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations [S1206 Detail]

Download: Florida-2016-S1206-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1206
       
       
        
       By Senator Abruzzo
       
       25-01312-16                                           20161206__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Auditor General; amending s.
    3         11.45, F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to annually
    4         conduct a performance audit of a randomly selected
    5         state agency; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; conforming a
    6         cross-reference; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Present paragraphs (g) through (k) of subsection
   11  (2) of section 11.45, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
   12  paragraphs (h) through (l), respectively, and a new paragraph
   13  (g) is added to that subsection, to read:
   14         11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.—
   15         (2) DUTIES.—The Auditor General shall:
   16         (g) Annually conduct a performance audit of a randomly
   17  selected state agency.
   18  
   19  The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties
   20  independently but under the general policies established by the
   21  Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not limit
   22  the Auditor General’s discretionary authority to conduct other
   23  audits or engagements of governmental entities as authorized in
   24  subsection (3).
   25         Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (9) of section
   26  1002.395, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   27         1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.—
   28         (9) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OBLIGATIONS.—The Department of
   29  Education shall:
   30         (d) Annually verify the eligibility of expenditures as
   31  provided in paragraph (6)(d) using the audit required by
   32  paragraph (6)(m) and s. 11.45(2)(l) 11.45(2)(k).
   33         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.