The Florida Senate

¹288.9517  Audits; confidentiality.--

(1)  The Auditor General and the director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability may, pursuant to their own authority or at the direction of the Legislative Auditing Committee, conduct an audit or examination of the technology development board or the programs or entities created by the board. The audit, examination, or report may not reveal the identity of any person who has anonymously made a donation to the board pursuant to subsection (2).

(2)  The identity of a donor, prospective donor, or inventor who contributes to the board who desires to remain anonymous and all information identifying such donor, prospective donor, or inventor who contributes to the board are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such anonymity shall be maintained in the report.

History.--ss. 10, 14, ch. 93-187; s. 233, ch. 95-148; s. 4, ch. 95-369; s. 96, ch. 96-320; s. 146, ch. 96-406; s. 94, ch. 2001-266; s. 80, ch. 2003-399.

¹Note.--Section 80, ch. 2003-399, provides that "[i]n order to implement Specific Appropriation 2315E of the 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding section 14 of chapter 93-187, Laws of Florida, sections 288.9511, 288.9515, and 288.9517, Florida Statutes, relating to technology development activities of Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall not stand repealed on December 31, 2003, as scheduled by such chapter law, but are repealed on July 1, 2004."