CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.House Bill 1161
Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 1161
By Representative Meek
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to funding for criminal
3 proceedings; amending ss. 27.38, 27.60, F.S.;
4 revising the budget transfer authority of state
5 attorneys and public defenders; providing an
6 effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 27.38, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 27.38 Budget transfer authority.--
13 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.292, each
14 state attorney, whenever he or she deems it necessary by
15 reason of changed conditions, may transfer appropriations
16 funded from identical funds as prescribed in s. 215.32, except
17 appropriations for fixed capital outlay, and transfer the
18 amounts included within the total original approved budget and
19 releases as furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as
20 follows:
21 (a) Between categories of appropriations within a
22 budget entity, if no category of appropriation is changed
23 increased or decreased by more than $100,000 $25,000 plus 5
24 percent of the original approved budget by all action taken
25 under this subsection.
26 (b) Additionally, between budget entities within
27 identical categories of appropriations, if no category of
28 appropriation is changed increased or decreased by more than
29 $100,000 $25,000 plus 5 percent of the original approved
30 budget by all action taken under this subsection.
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1 Such authorized revisions, together with related changes, if
2 any, in the plan for release of appropriations, shall be
3 transmitted by the state attorney to the Comptroller for entry
4 in his or her records in the manner and format prescribed by
5 the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation with the
6 Comptroller. A copy of such revision shall be furnished the
7 Executive Office of the Governor, the chairs of the
8 legislative appropriations committees, and the Auditor
9 General.
10 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 27.60, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 27.60 Budget transfer authority.--
13 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.292, each
14 public defender, whenever he or she deems it necessary by
15 reason of changed conditions, may transfer appropriations
16 funded from identical funds as prescribed in s. 215.32, except
17 appropriations for fixed capital outlay, and transfer the
18 amounts included within the total original approved budget and
19 releases as furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as
20 follows:
21 (a) Between categories of appropriations within a
22 budget entity, if no category of appropriation is changed
23 increased or decreased by more than $100,000 $25,000 plus 5
24 percent of the original approved budget by all action taken
25 under this subsection.
26 (b) Additionally, between budget entities within
27 identical categories of appropriations, if no category of
28 appropriation is changed increased or decreased by more than
29 $100,000 $25,000 plus 5 percent of the original approved
30 budget by all action taken under this subsection.
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1 Such authorized revisions, together with related changes, if
2 any, in the plan for release of appropriations, shall be
3 transmitted by the public defender to the Comptroller for
4 entry in his or her records in the manner and format
5 prescribed by the Executive Office of the Governor in
6 consultation with the Comptroller. A copy of such revision
7 shall be furnished the Executive Office of the Governor, the
8 chairs of the legislative appropriations committees, and the
9 Auditor General.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.
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13 SENATE SUMMARY
14 Increases the amount that state attorneys and public
defenders may transfer between appropriations categories
15 or between budget entities within identical
appropriations categories from $25,000 to $100,000.
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