Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 7074
By the Committees on Rules; and Governmental Oversight and
Accountability
595-04839-19 20197074c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to support organizations; amending s.
3 20.2551, F.S.; requiring the Department of
4 Environmental Protection to submit a report to the
5 Legislature by a specified date; providing
6 requirements for the report; removing the scheduled
7 repeal of provisions governing citizen support
8 organizations established under the Department of
9 Environmental Protection; amending s. 257.43, F.S.;
10 removing the scheduled repeal of provisions governing
11 the citizen support organization providing support for
12 the Division of Library and Information Services of
13 the Department of State; amending s. 258.015, F.S.;
14 removing the scheduled repeal of provisions governing
15 citizen support organizations established under the
16 Department of Environmental Protection for the benefit
17 of the state park system; amending s. 259.10521, F.S.;
18 extending the scheduled repeal of the provisions
19 governing the citizen support organizations operating
20 to the benefit of the Babcock Ranch Preserve; amending
21 s. 265.703, F.S.; removing the scheduled repeal of
22 provisions governing citizen support organizations
23 providing support for the Division of Cultural Affairs
24 of the Department of State; amending s. 267.17, F.S.;
25 removing the scheduled repeal of provisions governing
26 citizen support organizations providing support for
27 the Division of Historical Resources of the Department
28 of State; amending s. 288.772, F.S.; revising a
29 definition to conform to changes made by the act;
30 repealing s. 288.809, F.S., relating to the Florida
31 Intergovernmental Relations Foundation; requiring the
32 Executive Office of the Governor and the foundation to
33 ensure the satisfaction of the foundation’s remaining
34 liabilities by a certain date; providing for the
35 transfer of any remaining funds by a certain date;
36 amending s. 379.223, F.S.; removing the scheduled
37 repeal of provisions governing citizen support
38 organizations established under the Fish and Wildlife
39 Conservation Commission; creating s. 379.2231, F.S.;
40 defining the terms “convicted” and “conviction”;
41 authorizing a court to order persons convicted of
42 certain violations to pay an additional assessment;
43 authorizing a specified citizen support organization
44 to post certain rewards; amending s. 413.615, F.S.;
45 removing the future repeal of provisions governing the
46 Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational
47 Rehabilitation; amending s. 570.691, F.S.; removing
48 the scheduled repeal of provisions relating to direct
49 support organizations of the Department of Agriculture
50 and Consumer Services; amending s. 570.83, F.S.;
51 extending the scheduled repeal of provisions governing
52 the Florida Beef Council, Inc., direct-support
53 organization; providing effective dates.
54
55 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
56
57 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 20.2551, Florida
58 Statutes, is amended to read:
59 20.2551 Citizen support organizations; use of property;
60 audit; public records; partnerships.—
61 (6) REPORT REPEAL.—By December 1, 2019, the department
62 shall submit a report to the President of the Senate and the
63 Speaker of the House of Representatives which examines the
64 financial transparency, accountability, and ethics of its
65 citizen support organizations. The report must:
66 (a) Include audits for the most recent 3 fiscal years for
67 its citizen support organizations that are subject to audit
68 requirements under s. 215.981. An audit conducted after March 1,
69 2019, must be conducted in accordance with government auditing
70 standards.
71 (b) Demonstrate that its citizen support organizations
72 within the Florida Coastal Office, as of November 1, 2018, are
73 in compliance with ss. 20.058 and 20.2551.
74 (c) Identify any citizen support organizations under
75 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) which are not in compliance with
76 ss. 20.058 and 20.2551 and describe whether the department has
77 terminated a contract with such organization.
78 (d) Demonstrate how the contracts between the department
79 and its citizen support organizations have been revised to
80 comply with all relevant provisions of law This section is
81 repealed October 1, 2019, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
82 by the Legislature.
83 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 257.43, Florida
84 Statutes, is amended to read:
85 257.43 Citizen support organization; use of state
86 administrative services and property; audit.—
87 (4) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
88 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
89 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 258.015, Florida
90 Statutes, is amended to read:
91 258.015 Citizen support organizations; use of property;
92 audit.—
93 (4) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
94 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
95 Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 259.10521, Florida
96 Statutes, is amended to read:
97 259.10521 Citizen support organization; use of property.—
98 (4) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2024 2019,
99 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
100 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 265.703, Florida
101 Statutes, is amended to read:
102 265.703 Citizen support organizations; use of state
103 administrative services and property; audit.—
104 (4) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
105 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
106 Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 267.17, Florida
107 Statutes, is amended to read:
108 267.17 Citizen support organizations; use of state
109 administrative services and property; audit.—
110 (4) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
111 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
112 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 288.772, Florida
113 Statutes, is amended to read:
114 288.772 Definitions.—For purposes of ss. 288.771-288.778:
115 (1) “Account” means the Florida Export Finance Corporation
116 account in the Florida Intergovernmental Relations Foundation,
117 Inc.
118 Section 8. Effective October 1, 2019, section 288.809,
119 Florida Statutes, is repealed.
120 Section 9. The Executive Office of the Governor and the
121 Florida Intergovernmental Relations Foundation, created pursuant
122 to s. 288.809, Florida Statutes, shall ensure that any
123 liabilities of the foundation are satisfied by September 1,
124 2019. Any funds of the foundation remaining following
125 satisfaction of any liabilities must be transferred to the
126 Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund within the
127 Department of Economic Opportunity by September 15, 2019.
128 Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 379.223, Florida
129 Statutes, is amended to read:
130 379.223 Citizen support organizations; use of state
131 property; audit.—
132 (4) This section is repealed October 1, 2019, unless
133 reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
134 Section 11. Section 379.2231, Florida Statutes, is created
135 to read:
136 379.2231 Additional assessment; Wildlife Alert Reward
137 Association, Inc.—
138 (1) As used in this section, the term “convicted” or
139 “conviction” means any judicial disposition other than acquittal
140 or dismissal.
141 (2) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a
142 court may order a person who is convicted of a violation of this
143 chapter or of a rule or order of the commission to pay an
144 assessment directly to Wildlife Alert Reward Association, Inc.
145 (3) Wildlife Alert Reward Association, Inc., may pay a
146 reward, from the funds assessed pursuant to subsection (2), to a
147 person who provides information leading to the arrest of an
148 individual or individuals for a violation of this chapter or of
149 a rule or order of the commission.
150 Section 12. Subsection (14) of section 413.615, Florida
151 Statutes, is amended to read:
152 413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.—
153 (14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
154 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
155 Section 13. Subsection (10) of section 570.691, Florida
156 Statutes, is amended to read:
157 570.691 Direct-support organization.—
158 (10) This section is repealed October 1, 2019, unless
159 reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
160 Section 14. Subsection (14) of section 570.83, Florida
161 Statutes, is amended to read:
162 570.83 Beef Market Development Act; definitions; Florida
163 Beef Council, Inc., creation, purposes, governing board, powers,
164 and duties; referendum on assessments imposed on gross receipts
165 from cattle sales; payments to organizations for services;
166 collecting and refunding assessments; vote on continuing the
167 act; council bylaws.—
168 (14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2024 2019,
169 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
170 Section 15. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
171 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019.