Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 510
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Rules (Brodeur) recommended the following:
1 Senate Substitute for Amendment (318288) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Effective January 1, 2023, subsection (5) and
7 paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 99.061, Florida
8 Statutes, are amended to read:
9 99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to
10 federal, state, county, or district office.—
11 (5) At the time of qualifying for office, each candidate
12 for a constitutional office and each candidate for other
13 elective office subject to an annual filing requirement under s.
14 112.3144 shall file a full and public disclosure of financial
15 interests pursuant to s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution,
16 which must be verified under oath or affirmation pursuant to s.
17 92.525(1)(a), and a candidate for any other office, including
18 local elective office, shall file a statement of financial
19 interests pursuant to s. 112.3145. A candidate subject to an
20 annual filing requirement under s. 112.3144 may submit a
21 verification or receipt of electronic filing pursuant to s.
22 112.3144(4). A candidate subject to an annual filing requirement
23 under s. 112.3145 may file a verification or receipt of
24 electronic filing pursuant to s. 112.3145(2)(c) unless the
25 candidate is required to file a full and public disclosure of
26 financial interests pursuant to s. 8, Art. II of the State
27 Constitution or this subsection.
28 (7)(a) In order for a candidate to be qualified, the
29 following items must be received by the filing officer by the
30 end of the qualifying period:
31 1. A properly executed check drawn upon the candidate’s
32 campaign account payable to the person or entity as prescribed
33 by the filing officer in an amount not less than the fee
34 required by s. 99.092, unless the candidate obtained the
35 required number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s.
36 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate is not
37 required to be drawn upon the candidate’s campaign account. If a
38 candidate’s check is returned by the bank for any reason, the
39 filing officer must shall immediately notify the candidate, and
40 the candidate has shall have until the end of qualifying to pay
41 the fee with a cashier’s check purchased from funds of the
42 campaign account. Failure to pay the fee as provided in this
43 subparagraph disqualifies shall disqualify the candidate.
44 2. The candidate’s oath required by s. 99.021, which must
45 contain the name of the candidate as it is to appear on the
46 ballot; the office sought, including the district or group
47 number if applicable; and the signature of the candidate, which
48 must be verified under oath or affirmation pursuant to s.
49 92.525(1)(a).
50 3. If the office sought is partisan, the written statement
51 of political party affiliation required by s. 99.021(1)(b); or
52 if the candidate is running without party affiliation for a
53 partisan office, the written statement required by s.
54 99.021(1)(c).
55 4. The completed form for the appointment of campaign
56 treasurer and designation of campaign depository, as required by
57 s. 106.021.
58 5. The full and public disclosure or statement of financial
59 interests required by subsection (5). A public officer who has
60 filed the full and public disclosure or statement of financial
61 interests with the Commission on Ethics or the supervisor of
62 elections before prior to qualifying for office may file a copy
63 of that disclosure at the time of qualifying or a verification
64 or receipt of electronic filing as provided in subsection (5).
65 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsection (2),
66 paragraph (c) of subsection (6), paragraphs (a) and (c) of
67 subsection (7), and subsection (8) of section 112.3144, Florida
68 Statutes, are amended to read:
69 112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial
70 interests.—
71 (1)(a) An officer who is required by s. 8, Art. II of the
72 State Constitution to file a full and public disclosure of his
73 or her financial interests for any calendar or fiscal year, or
74 any other person required by law to file a disclosure under this
75 section, shall file that disclosure with the Florida Commission
76 on Ethics. Additionally, an officer who is required to file a
77 full and public disclosure of his or her financial interests
78 under this part and to complete annual ethics training pursuant
79 to s. 112.3142 must certify on his or her full and public
80 disclosure of financial interests that he or she has completed
81 the required training.
82 (2) Beginning January 1, 2023 2022, all disclosures filed
83 with the commission must be filed electronically through an
84 electronic filing system that is created and maintained by the
85 commission as provided in s. 112.31446. Through December 31,
86 2022, the commission may only accept disclosures filed in paper
87 form. The commission shall post a notice on its website
88 informing filers that paper forms must be used for filing
89 through December 31, 2022. The commission may not remove the
90 notice until January 1, 2023.
91 (6)
92 (c) Each separate source and amount of income which exceeds
93 $1,000 must be identified. For the purposes of reporting income,
94 the commission shall accept federal income tax returns,
95 financial statements, and other forms or attachments showing
96 sources of income Beginning January 1, 2022, a federal income
97 tax return may not be used for purposes of reporting income, and
98 the commission may not accept a federal income tax return or a
99 copy thereof.
100 (7)(a) Beginning January 1, 2022, a filer may not include
101 in a filing to the commission a federal income tax return or a
102 copy thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or
103 brokerage account number; a debit, charge, or credit card
104 number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer
105 identification number. If a filer includes such information in
106 his or her filing, the information may be made available as part
107 of the official records of the commission available for public
108 inspection and copying unless redaction is requested by the
109 filer. The commission is not liable for the release of social
110 security numbers or bank account, debit, charge, or credit card
111 numbers included in a filing to the commission if the filer has
112 not requested redaction of such information.
113 (c) The commission must conspicuously post a notice, in
114 substantially the following form, in the instructions for the
115 electronic filing system specifying that:
116 1. Any filer submitting information through the electronic
117 filing system may not include a federal income tax return or a
118 copy thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or
119 brokerage account number; a debit, charge, or credit card
120 number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer
121 identification number in any filing unless required by law.
122 2. Information submitted through the electronic filing
123 system may be open to public inspection and copying.
124 3. Any filer has a right to request that the commission
125 redact from his or her filing any social security number, bank
126 account number, or debit, charge, or credit card number
127 contained in the filing. Such request must be made in writing
128 and delivered to the commission. The request must specify the
129 information to be redacted and the specific section or sections
130 of the disclosure in which it was included.
131 (8) Forms or fields of information for compliance with the
132 full and public disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the
133 State Constitution shall be prescribed by the commission. The
134 commission shall allow a filer to include attachments or other
135 supporting documentation when filing a disclosure. The
136 commission shall give notice of disclosure deadlines and
137 delinquencies and distribute forms in the following manner:
138 (a) Not later than May 1 of each year, the commission shall
139 prepare a current list of the names, e-mail addresses, and
140 physical addresses of and the offices held by every person
141 required to file full and public disclosure annually by s. 8,
142 Art. II of the State Constitution, or other state law. Each unit
143 of government shall assist the commission in compiling the list
144 by providing to the commission not later than February 1 of each
145 year the name, e-mail address, physical address, and name of the
146 office held by such person within the respective unit of
147 government as of December 31 of the preceding year.
148 (b) Not later than June 1 of each year, the commission
149 shall distribute a copy of the form prescribed for compliance
150 with full and public disclosure and a notice of the filing
151 deadline to each person on the list. Beginning January 1, 2023
152 2022, no paper forms will not be provided. The notice required
153 under this paragraph and instructions for electronic submission
154 of the form and any accompanying attachments must be delivered
155 by e-mail.
156 (c) Not later than August 1 of each year, the commission
157 shall determine which persons on the list have failed to file
158 full and public disclosure and shall send delinquency notices to
159 such persons. Each notice must state that a grace period is in
160 effect until September 1 of the current year. Beginning January
161 1, 2023 2022, the notice required under this paragraph must be
162 delivered by e-mail and must be redelivered on a weekly basis by
163 e-mail as long as a person remains delinquent.
164 (d) Disclosures must be received by the commission not
165 later than 5 p.m. of the due date. However, any disclosure that
166 is postmarked by the United States Postal Service by midnight of
167 the due date is deemed to have been filed in a timely manner,
168 and a certificate of mailing obtained from and dated by the
169 United States Postal Service at the time of the mailing, or a
170 receipt from an established courier company which bears a date
171 on or before the due date, constitutes proof of mailing in a
172 timely manner. Beginning January 1, 2023 2022, upon request of
173 the filer, the commission must provide verification to the filer
174 that the commission has received the filed disclosure.
175 (e) Beginning January 1, 2023 2022, a written declaration,
176 as provided for under s. 92.525(2), accompanied by an electronic
177 signature satisfies the requirement that the disclosure be
178 sworn.
179 (f) Any person who is required to file full and public
180 disclosure of financial interests and whose name is on the
181 commission’s list, and to whom notice has been sent, but who
182 fails to timely file is assessed a fine of $25 per day for each
183 day late up to a maximum of $1,500; however this $1,500
184 limitation on automatic fines does not limit the civil penalty
185 that may be imposed if the statement is filed more than 60 days
186 after the deadline and a complaint is filed, as provided in s.
187 112.324. The commission must provide by rule the grounds for
188 waiving the fine and the procedures by which each person whose
189 name is on the list and who is determined to have not filed in a
190 timely manner will be notified of assessed fines and may appeal.
191 The rule must provide for and make specific the following:
192 1. The amount of the fine due is based upon the earliest of
193 the following:
194 a. When a statement is actually received by the office.
195 b. When the statement is postmarked.
196 c. When the certificate of mailing is dated.
197 d. When the receipt from an established courier company is
198 dated.
199 2. Upon receipt of the disclosure statement or upon accrual
200 of the maximum penalty, whichever occurs first, the commission
201 shall determine the amount of the fine which is due and shall
202 notify the delinquent person. The notice must include an
203 explanation of the appeal procedure under subparagraph 3. Such
204 fine must be paid within 30 days after the notice of payment due
205 is transmitted, unless an appeal is made to the commission
206 pursuant to subparagraph 3. The moneys shall be deposited into
207 the General Revenue Fund.
208 3. Any reporting person may appeal or dispute a fine, based
209 upon unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on
210 the designated due date, and may request and is entitled to a
211 hearing before the commission, which may waive the fine in whole
212 or in part for good cause shown. Any such request must be in
213 writing and received by the commission within 30 days after the
214 notice of payment due is transmitted. In such a case, the
215 reporting person must, within the 30-day period, notify the
216 person designated to review the timeliness of reports in writing
217 of his or her intention to bring the matter before the
218 commission. For purposes of this subparagraph, “unusual
219 circumstances” does not include the failure to monitor an e-mail
220 account or failure to receive notice if the person has not
221 notified the commission of a change in his or her e-mail
222 address.
223 (g) Any person subject to the annual filing of full and
224 public disclosure under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution,
225 or other state law, whose name is not on the commission’s list
226 of persons required to file full and public disclosure is not
227 subject to the fines or penalties provided in this part for
228 failure to file full and public disclosure in any year in which
229 the omission occurred, but nevertheless is required to file the
230 disclosure statement.
231 (h) The notification requirements and fines of this
232 subsection do not apply to candidates or to the first filing
233 required of any person appointed to elective constitutional
234 office or other position required to file full and public
235 disclosure, unless the person’s name is on the commission’s
236 notification list and the person received notification from the
237 commission. The appointing official shall notify such newly
238 appointed person of the obligation to file full and public
239 disclosure by July 1. The notification requirements and fines of
240 this subsection do not apply to the final filing provided for in
241 subsection (10).
242 (i) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 120, any fine
243 imposed under this subsection which is not waived by final order
244 of the commission and which remains unpaid more than 60 days
245 after the notice of payment due or more than 60 days after the
246 commission renders a final order on the appeal must be submitted
247 to the Department of Financial Services as a claim, debt, or
248 other obligation owed to the state, and the department shall
249 assign the collection of such fine to a collection agent as
250 provided in s. 17.20.
251 Section 3. Effective January 1, 2023, paragraphs (d) and
252 (e) are added to subsection (1) of section 112.3144, Florida
253 Statutes, to read:
254 112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial
255 interests.—
256 (1)
257 (d) The following local officers must comply with the
258 financial disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State
259 Constitution and this section:
260 1. Mayors.
261 2. City commissioners.
262 3. Elected members of a city council; town council; village
263 council; or other governing body of a city, town, or village.
264 4. City, county, town, or village managers.
265 (e) Each member of the commission and the Florida Elections
266 Commission must comply with the financial disclosure
267 requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution and this
268 section.
269 Section 4. Subsections (4), (5), and (6) are added to
270 section 112.31445, Florida Statutes, to read:
271 112.31445 Electronic filing system; full and public
272 disclosure of financial interests.—
273 (4) The commission shall publish a notice on the electronic
274 filing system instructing filers to redact a social security
275 number; a bank, mortgage, or brokerage account number; a debit,
276 charge, or credit card number; a personal identification number;
277 or a taxpayer identification number in their filings.
278 (5) The commission shall post a notice on the main webpage
279 of the electronic filing system informing filers that that the
280 electronic filing system will not accept any electronic filings
281 until January 1, 2023, and that paper forms must be used through
282 December 31, 2022, in accordance with s. 112.3144(2). The
283 commission may not remove the notice until January 1, 2023.
284 (6) The electronic filing system must allow a filer to
285 include attachments or other supporting documentation when
286 submitting a disclosure through the system.
287 Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 112.31446, Florida
288 Statutes, is amended to read:
289 112.31446 Electronic filing system for financial
290 disclosure.—
291 (2) By January 1, 2022, the commission shall procure and
292 test an electronic filing system. Upon the electronic filing
293 system’s implementation At a minimum, the electronic filing
294 system must meet the following minimum requirements:
295 (a) Provide access through the Internet for the completion
296 and submission of disclosures of financial interests, statements
297 of financial interests, or any other form that is required under
298 s. 112.3144 or s. 112.3145.
299 (b) Make filings available in a searchable format that is
300 accessible by an individual using standard Internet-browsing
301 software.
302 (c) Issue a verification or receipt that the commission has
303 received the submitted disclosure or statement.
304 (d) Provide security that prevents unauthorized access to
305 the electronic filing system’s functions or data.
306 (e) Provide a method for an attorney or a certified public
307 accountant licensed in this state to complete the disclosure or
308 statement and certify that he or she prepared the disclosure or
309 statement in accordance with s. 112.3144 or s. 112.3145 and the
310 instructions for completing the disclosure or statement, and
311 that, upon his or her reasonable knowledge and belief, the
312 information on the disclosure or statement is true and correct.
313 (f) Allow a filer to include attachments or other
314 supporting documentation when submitting a disclosure or a
315 statement through the system.
316 Section 6. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2),
317 paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (4), and paragraphs (b) and
318 (c) of subsection (8) of section 112.3145, Florida Statutes, are
319 amended to read:
320 112.3145 Disclosure of financial interests and clients
321 represented before agencies.—
322 (2)
323 (d) State officers and specified state employees shall file
324 their statements of financial interests with the commission.
325 Through December 31, 2023, local officers shall file their
326 statements of financial interests with the supervisor of
327 elections of the county in which they permanently reside.
328 Through December 31, 2023, local officers who do not permanently
329 reside in any county in this the state shall file their
330 statements of financial interests with the supervisor of
331 elections of the county in which their agency maintains its
332 headquarters. Persons seeking to qualify as candidates for local
333 public office shall file their statements of financial interests
334 with the officer before whom they qualify.
335 (e) Beginning January 1, 2024 2023, a statement of
336 financial interests and a final statement of financial
337 interests, and any amendments thereto, or any other form
338 required by this section, except any statement of a candidate
339 who is not subject to an annual filing requirement, all
340 statements filed with the commission must be filed
341 electronically through an electronic filing system that is
342 created and maintained by the commission as provided in s.
343 112.31446. Through December 31, 2023, the commission may only
344 accept from filers who file with the commission a statement of
345 financial interests, a final statement of financial interests,
346 and any amendments thereto or any other form required by this
347 section submitted in paper form. The commission shall post a
348 notice on its website informing filers who file with the
349 commission that paper forms must be used for filing through
350 December 31, 2023. The commission may not remove the notice
351 until January 1, 2024.
352 (4)(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, a filer may not include
353 in a filing to the commission a federal income tax return or a
354 copy of thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or
355 brokerage account number; a debit, charge, or credit card
356 number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer
357 identification number. If a filer includes such information in
358 his or her filing, the information may be made available as part
359 of the official records of the commission available for public
360 inspection and copying unless redaction is requested by the
361 filer. The commission is not liable for the release of social
362 security numbers, bank account numbers, or debit, charge, or
363 credit card numbers included in a filing to the commission if
364 the filer has not requested redaction of the information.
365 (c) The commission must conspicuously post a notice, in
366 substantially the following form, in the instructions for the
367 electronic filing system specifying that:
368 1. Any filer submitting information through the electronic
369 filing system may not include a federal income tax return or a
370 copy thereof; a social security number; a bank, mortgage, or
371 brokerage account number; a debit, charge, or credit card
372 number; a personal identification number; or a taxpayer
373 identification number in any filing unless required by law.
374 2. Information submitted through the electronic filing
375 system may be open to public inspection and copying.
376 3. Any filer has a right to request that the commission
377 redact from his or her filing any social security number, bank
378 account number, or debit, charge, or credit card number
379 contained in the filing. Such request must be made in writing
380 and delivered to the commission. The request must specify the
381 information to be redacted and the specific section or sections
382 of the disclosure in which it was included.
383 (8) Forms for compliance with the disclosure requirements
384 of this section and a current list of persons subject to
385 disclosure shall be created by the commission and provided to
386 each supervisor of elections. The commission and each supervisor
387 of elections shall give notice of disclosure deadlines and
388 delinquencies and distribute forms in the following manner:
389 (b) Not later than June 1 of each year, the commission and
390 each supervisor of elections, as appropriate, shall distribute a
391 copy of the form prescribed for compliance with subsection (3)
392 and a notice of all applicable disclosure forms and filing
393 deadlines to each person required to file a statement of
394 financial interests. Beginning January 1, 2024 2023, no paper
395 forms will not be provided. The notice required under this
396 paragraph and instructions for electronic submission must be
397 delivered by e-mail.
398 (c) Not later than August 1 of each year, the commission
399 and each supervisor of elections shall determine which persons
400 required to file a statement of financial interests in their
401 respective offices have failed to do so and shall send
402 delinquency notices to these persons. Through December 31, 2023,
403 delinquency notices must be sent by certified mail, return
404 receipt requested. Each notice must state that a grace period is
405 in effect until September 1 of the current year; that no
406 investigative or disciplinary action based upon the delinquency
407 will be taken by the agency head or commission if the statement
408 is filed by September 1 of the current year; that, if the
409 statement is not filed by September 1 of the current year, a
410 fine of $25 for each day late will be imposed, up to a maximum
411 penalty of $1,500; for notices distributed by a supervisor of
412 elections, that he or she is required by law to notify the
413 commission of the delinquency; and that, if upon the filing of a
414 sworn complaint the commission finds that the person has failed
415 to timely file the statement within 60 days after September 1 of
416 the current year, such person will also be subject to the
417 penalties provided in s. 112.317. Beginning January 1, 2024
418 2023, notice required under this paragraph:
419 1. May not be sent by certified mail.
420 2. Must be delivered by e-mail and must be redelivered on a
421 weekly basis by e-mail as long as the person remains delinquent.
422 Section 7. Effective January 1, 2023, paragraph (b) of
423 subsection (2) of section 112.3145, Florida Statutes, is amended
424 to read:
425 112.3145 Disclosure of financial interests and clients
426 represented before agencies.—
427 (2)
428 (b) Each state or local officer, except local officers
429 specified in s. 112.3144(1)(d), and each specified state
430 employee shall file a statement of financial interests no later
431 than July 1 of each year. Each state officer, local officer, and
432 specified state employee shall file a final statement of
433 financial interests within 60 days after leaving his or her
434 public position for the period between January 1 of the year in
435 which the person leaves and the last day of office or
436 employment, unless within the 60-day period the person takes
437 another public position requiring financial disclosure under
438 this section or s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or
439 otherwise is required to file full and public disclosure or a
440 statement of financial interests for the final disclosure
441 period. Each state or local officer who is appointed and each
442 specified state employee who is employed shall file a statement
443 of financial interests within 30 days after from the date of
444 appointment or, in the case of a specified state employee, after
445 from the date on which the employment begins, except that any
446 person whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the
447 Senate shall file before prior to confirmation hearings or
448 within 30 days after from the date of appointment, whichever
449 comes first.
450 Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section
451 112.324, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
452 112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and
453 referrals; public records and meeting exemptions.—
454 (11)(a) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(8), the commission
455 may dismiss any complaint or referral at any stage of
456 disposition if it determines that the violation that is alleged
457 or has occurred is a de minimis violation attributable to
458 inadvertent or unintentional error. In determining whether a
459 violation was de minimis, the commission shall consider whether
460 the interests of the public were protected despite the
461 violation. This subsection does not apply to complaints or
462 referrals pursuant to ss. 112.3144 and 112.3145.
463 Section 9. (1) The Commission on Ethics is authorized, and
464 all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules pursuant
465 to s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for adopting the form for the
466 full and public disclosure of financial interests, and any
467 related filing instructions and procedures, to implement the
468 amendments made by this act.
469 (2) Notwithstanding any other law, emergency rules adopted
470 pursuant to subsection (1) are effective for 6 months after
471 adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of permanent
472 rules addressing the subject of the emergency rules.
473 (3) This section expires January 1, 2023.
474 Section 10. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
475 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
476
477 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
478 And the title is amended as follows:
479 Delete everything before the enacting clause
480 and insert:
481 A bill to be entitled
482 An act relating to financial disclosures; amending s.
483 99.061, F.S.; revising qualification requirements for
484 certain candidates; amending s. 112.3144, F.S.;
485 revising the date by which full and public disclosure
486 of financial interests must be filed electronically;
487 requiring the Commission on Ethics to only accept
488 disclosures in paper form through a specified date;
489 requiring the commission to post a specified notice on
490 its website for a certain timeframe; requiring the
491 commission to accept federal income tax returns,
492 financial statements, and other forms or attachments
493 showing sources of income for a specified purpose;
494 deleting the prohibition on including a federal income
495 tax return or a copy thereof for certain filings;
496 revising the date by which paper forms will no longer
497 be provided; revising the date by which certain
498 notices must be delivered electronically; revising the
499 date by which the commission must provide verification
500 of receiving a disclosure, upon the request of the
501 filer; revising the date by which a written
502 declaration satisfies the condition that the
503 disclosure be sworn; requiring specified local
504 officers to file a full and public disclosure of
505 financial interests; requiring members of the
506 Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections
507 Commission to file a full and public disclosure of
508 financial interests; amending s. 112.31445, F.S.;
509 requiring the commission to publish a specified notice
510 regarding electronic filing to filers; requiring the
511 commission to post a specified notice regarding paper
512 forms for a certain timeframe; providing an additional
513 specification for the electronic filing of full and
514 public disclosures; amending s. 112.31446, F.S.;
515 revising minimum requirements for the electronic
516 filing system; amending s. 112.3145, F.S.; requiring
517 certain local officers to file their statements of
518 financial interests with a specified supervisor of
519 elections until a specified date; requiring the
520 electronic filing of certain documents after a
521 specified date; requiring the commission to only
522 accept statements of financial interests, final
523 statements of financial interests, and any amendments
524 thereto, or any other forms submitted in paper form
525 until a specified date; requiring the commission to
526 post a specified notice on its website for a certain
527 timeframe; removing the future prohibition on
528 including a federal income tax return or a copy
529 thereof in a filing; revising the date by which paper
530 forms will no longer be provided; requiring certain
531 delinquency notices to be sent by certified mail until
532 a specified date; prohibiting certain delinquency
533 notices from being sent by certified mail after a
534 specified date; exempting specified local officers
535 from filing a statement of financial interests to
536 conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
537 112.324, F.S.; authorizing the commission to dismiss
538 financial disclosure complaints alleging de minimis
539 violations; authorizing the commission to adopt
540 emergency rules for a specified purpose, subject to
541 specified conditions; providing for expiration of the
542 emergency rulemaking authority; providing effective
543 dates.