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SB 368: Financial Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz

Financial Emergencies; Requiring the Auditor General to notify each member of the governing body of a local governmental entity, district school board, charter school, or charter technical career center of certain fund balance deficits; authorizing the Governor or Commissioner of Education to require a local governmental entity or district school board to include provisions implementing the consolidation, sourcing, or discontinuance of all administrative direction and support services in certain plans; providing that the members of the governing body of a local governmental entity or the members of a district school board who fail to resolve a state of financial emergency are subject to suspension or removal from office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/7/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-38
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/29/2011 Senate • Filed
10/18/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs -SJ 35
11/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/14/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
11/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 111
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 111
1/9/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/12
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 35
• Read 2nd time -SJ 11
• Amendment(s) adopted (493442) -SJ 12
• Read 3rd time -SJ 12
• Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 12
• Immediately certified -SJ 12
1/11/2012 House • In Messages
3/5/2012 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1100
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/12
• Received -HJ 1100
3/6/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1115
• Substituted for HB 7031 -HJ 1115
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1154
• Passed; YEAS 81 NAYS 35 -HJ 1154
3/7/2012 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 958
3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/7/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-38