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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1148
By Senator Rossin
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Commission on Government
3 Accountability to the People; amending s.
4 286.30, F.S.; expanding the duties of the
5 commission; providing that the executive
6 director is the chief administrative officer of
7 the commission; authorizing the executive
8 director to appoint staff members and employees
9 of the commission; authorizing the commission
10 to contract for goods and services and to
11 accept government and private resources to pay
12 costs and to implement its program; providing
13 an effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Section 286.30, Florida Statutes, is
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19 286.30 Commission on Government Accountability to the
20 People.--
21 (1) There is created the Commission on Government
22 Accountability to the People.
23 (2) The commission shall consist of 15 members
24 appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the
25 Senate, with 9 members from the private sector and 6 members
26 from the public sector. The members shall serve 4-year terms.
27 Of the initial appointees, terms shall be staggered as
28 follows: three members shall hold 1-year terms; four members
29 shall hold 2-year terms; four members shall hold 3-year terms;
30 and four members shall hold 4-year terms. The Governor shall
31 fill all vacancies. Upon the request of the chair of the
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1 commission or upon his or her own initiative, the Governor may
2 replace members who are absent from two commission meetings
3 within any calendar year.
4 (3) The Governor shall appoint the initial chair.
5 Subsequent chairs shall be elected by a majority vote of the
6 commission, shall serve 1-year terms, and shall be eligible
7 for reelection. The commission shall elect the vice chair from
8 its membership.
9 (4) The commission shall hold a minimum of four
10 regular meetings during the calendar year. Additional meetings
11 may be called by the chair, or upon written request of a
12 majority of the members of the commission. All meetings of the
13 commission are public in accordance with the provisions of s.
14 286.011.
15 (5) The commission may establish such committees as it
16 deems necessary to execute its powers and duties.
17 (6) Members of the commission shall not receive
18 compensation for their service; however, they shall be
19 entitled to per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s.
20 112.061. Public sector members shall perform their commission
21 duties in addition to fulfilling their regular public duties.
22 (7) The commission shall be assigned to the Department
23 of Management Services for administrative and fiscal
24 accountability purposes, and the Department of Management
25 Services shall provide administrative support and services to
26 the commission; otherwise, the commission shall function
27 independently of the control and direction of the Department
28 of Management Services.
29 (8) The commission shall, by majority vote, employ and
30 set the compensation of an executive director, who shall serve
31 at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director
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1 shall report directly to the commission. The executive
2 director is the chief administrative officer of the commission
3 and is responsible for appointing all employees and staff
4 members of the commission, who serve under the executive
5 director's direction and control.
6 (9) The commission may adopt and enforce reasonable
7 procedures necessary to facilitate the studies and reviews it
8 is authorized to perform.
9 (10) The commission shall track the impact of state
10 government agency actions upon the well-being of Florida
11 citizens by:
12 (a) Serving as a citizen board to review state
13 government agency performance, using agency planning and
14 budgeting reports strategic plans, reports from the Auditor
15 General, the Executive Office of the Governor, the Legislature
16 and state agency internal auditors and inspectors general, and
17 other sources as needed.
18 (b) Publishing the Florida Benchmarks Report, a
19 biennial report on conditions in the state which identifies
20 outcomes that affect the lives of Floridians and is a guide
21 for state government to use in strategic planning. Holding
22 public hearings to allow state agencies which are operating
23 under a performance-based program budget pursuant to s.
24 216.0172 the opportunity to explain factors which contributed
25 to their success or failure in meeting performance measures.
26 (c) Assessing if Receiving testimony from the public
27 as to state government is measuring the impacts or public
28 benefits of its programs agency performance.
29 (d) Reporting Assessing the progress of state
30 government agencies in achieving results meeting their
31 missions, goals, and objectives.
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1 (e) Making recommendations which could enhance the
2 productivity of agencies, encourage continued agency
3 improvement, ensure achievement of adopted performance
4 standards, and assist state government in improving the
5 efficiency and effectiveness of the services and products it
6 provides.
7 (f) Preparing and submitting, by July 1 of each year,
8 a report to the Governor and Cabinet, the President of the
9 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
10 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
11 Accountability a report summarizing the activities and
12 findings of all assessments made by the commission.
13 (11) The commission may contract for necessary goods
14 and services and apply for and accept funds, grants, gifts,
15 and services from local, state, or federal governments, or
16 from any of their agencies, or any other public or private
17 source. The commission may use funds derived from these
18 sources to defray clerical and administrative costs and
19 implement programs necessary to carry out its duties under
20 this section.
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22 State agencies shall cooperate with the commission and shall
23 provide data and information available to enable the
24 commission to perform its functions. The Executive Office of
25 the Governor and the Auditor General may provide assistance,
26 within available resources, to the commission as necessary.
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Expands the duties of the Commission on Government
Accountability to the People. Provides that the executive
4 director is the chief administrative officer of the
commission. Authorizes the executive director to appoint
5 staff members and employees of the commission. Authorizes
the commission to contract for goods and services and to
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to implement its program.
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