Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2078
                        Barcode 224750
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11  Senators Aronberg and Storms moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 13, lines 10-20, delete that line
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17         (d)  If a state agency inspector general's reported
18  adverse findings regarding entities contracting with state
19  agencies and individuals substantially affected by the
20  findings, conclusions, and recommendations are determined to
21  be not substantially justified after an informal evidentiary
22  hearing by a hearing master selected by agreement of the state
23  agency and the the Chief Inspector General, the agency shall
24  reimburse reasonable legal fees and costs not to exceed
25  $50,000 specifically associated with filing and pursuing the
26  complaints, which are incurred by the entities contracting
27  with state agencies and individuals substantially affected by
28  the findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
29         (10)(8)  Each agency inspector general shall, to the
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