Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 956
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  01/19/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 924 and 925
    4  insert:
    5         Section 20. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
    6  Government Accountability shall conduct a study that focuses on
    7  the board structures of independent special districts. The study
    8  must focus on all of the following:
    9         (1) The responsibilities and oversight role of the boards
   10  of the various independent special districts.
   11         (2) The extent to which current board structures and
   12  regulations concerning boards enable effective oversight over
   13  the independent special districts.
   14         (3) Whether current board compositions are adequate and
   15  resources allocated to the boards are sufficient to execute the
   16  oversight responsibility of boards over their independent
   17  special districts.
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   19  The office shall report findings and recommendations to the
   20  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
   21  Representatives by January 1, 2017.
   22  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   23  And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 77
   25  and insert:
   26         references thereto; directing the Office of Program
   27         Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to
   28         conduct a study of the board structures of independent
   29         special districts; directing the office to report
   30         findings and recommendations to the Legislature by a
   31         specified date; providing an effective date.