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    By the Committee on Banking and Insurance; and Senators Horne,
    Bronson, McKay, Klein and Dyer




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state financial matters;

  3         amending s. 17.05, F.S.; specifying certain

  4         powers of the Comptroller and the Department of

  5         Banking and Finance; providing requirements;

  6         specifying procedures, rights, and requirements

  7         for enforcing compliance with certain

  8         subpoenas; providing for assessing certain

  9         costs under certain circumstances; amending s.

10         17.076, F.S.; providing for payment of

11         retirement benefits by direct deposit; amending

12         s. 20.04, F.S.; exempting the Department of

13         Banking and Finance from certain organizational

14         requirements; amending s. 20.12, F.S.;

15         specifying purposes and duties of the

16         Comptroller and providing that provisions of

17         this section do not apply to the Office of

18         Chief Fiscal Officer; deleting divisions of the

19         department; creating the Office of Financial

20         Investigations; amending s. 110.1165, F.S.;

21         deleting a reference for purposes of specifying

22         a statute of limitations for certain purposes;

23         specifying a time limit for filing actions to

24         recover certain compensation; providing

25         application; amending s. 112.061, F.S.;

26         providing for designees of agency heads to

27         perform specified functions; relating to per

28         diem and travel expenses; amending s. 215.422,

29         F.S.; deleting certain requirements relating to

30         vendors and state purchasing agreements and

31         warrants; amending s. 216.011, F.S.; revising a

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  1         definition; amending s. 216.102, F.S.; revising

  2         duties of the Comptroller relating to preparing

  3         and publishing certain financial information;

  4         amending s. 273.02, F.S.; revising a

  5         definition; amending ss. 17.11, 215.3206,

  6         215.3208, 216.183, 216.212, 216.237, 280.08,

  7         288.778, 494.0011, 494.0017, 494.0041,

  8         494.00421, 494.0061, 494.0062, 494.0072,

  9         497.407, 497.435, 516.03, 520.998, 655.90, and

10         655.942, F.S., to conform; providing an

11         effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Section 17.05, Florida Statutes, is amended

16  to read:

17         17.05  Subpoenas; sworn statements; enforcement

18  proceedings May examine under oath parties and persons privy

19  to accounts.--

20         (1)  The Comptroller of this state may demand and

21  require full answers on oath from any and every person, party

22  or privy to any account, claim, or demand against or by the

23  state, such as it may be the Comptroller's his or her official

24  duty to examine into, and which answers the Comptroller may

25  require to be in writing and to be sworn to before the

26  Comptroller or the department himself or herself or before any

27  judicial officer or clerk of any court of the state so as to

28  enable the such Comptroller to determine decide as to the

29  justice or legality of such account, claim, or demand.

30         (2)  In exercising authority under this chapter, the

31  Comptroller or his or her designee may:

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  1         (a)  Issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and examine

  2  witnesses.

  3         (b)  Require or permit a person to file a statement in

  4  writing, under oath or otherwise as the Comptroller or his or

  5  her designee requires, as to all the facts and circumstances

  6  concerning the matter to be audited, examined, or

  7  investigated.

  8         (3)  Subpoenas shall be issued by the Comptroller or

  9  his or her designee under seal commanding such witnesses to

10  appear before the Comptroller or the Comptroller's

11  representative or the department at a specified time and place

12  and to bring books, records, and documents as specified or to

13  submit books, records, and documents for inspection.  Such

14  subpoenas may be served by an authorized representative of the

15  Comptroller or the department.

16         (4)  In the event of noncompliance with a subpoena

17  issued pursuant to this section, the Comptroller or the

18  department may petition the circuit court of the county in

19  which the person subpoenaed resides or has his or her

20  principal place of business for an order requiring the

21  subpoenaed person to appear and testify and to produce books,

22  records, and documents as specified in the subpoena.  The

23  court may grant legal, equitable, or injunctive relief,

24  including, but not limited to, issuance of a writ of ne exeat

25  or the restraint by injunction or appointment of a receiver of

26  any transfer, pledge, assignment, or other disposition of such

27  person's assets or any concealment, alteration, destruction,

28  or other disposition of subpoenaed books, records, or

29  documents, as the court deems appropriate, until such person

30  has fully complied with such subpoena and the Comptroller or

31  the department has completed the audit, examination, or

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  1  investigation.  The Comptroller or the department is entitled

  2  to the summary procedure provided in s. 51.011 and the court

  3  shall advance the cause on its calendar.  Costs incurred by

  4  the Comptroller or the department to obtain an order granting,

  5  in whole or in part, such petition for enforcement of a

  6  subpoena shall be charged against the subpoenaed person, and

  7  failure to comply with such order shall be a contempt of

  8  court.

  9         Section 2.  Subsection (8) is added to section 17.076,

10  Florida Statutes, to read:

11         17.076  Direct deposit of funds.--

12         (8)  Effective July 1, 2000, all new recipients of

13  retirement benefits from this state shall be paid by direct

14  deposit of funds. A retiree may request from the department an

15  exemption from the provisions of this subsection when such

16  retiree can demonstrate a hardship. The department may pay

17  retirement benefits by state warrant when deemed

18  administratively necessary.

19         Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 20.04, Florida

20  Statutes, is amended to read:

21         20.04  Structure of executive branch.--The executive

22  branch of state government is structured as follows:

23         (3)  For their internal structure, all departments,

24  except for the Department of Banking and Finance, the

25  Department Departments of Children and Family Services, the

26  Department of Corrections, the Department of Management

27  Services, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of

28  Transportation, must adhere to the following standard terms:

29         (a)  The principal unit of the department is the

30  "division." Each division is headed by a "director."

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  1         (b)  The principal unit of the division is the

  2  "bureau." Each bureau is headed by a "chief."

  3         (c)  The principal unit of the bureau is the "section."

  4  Each section is headed by an "administrator."

  5         (d)  If further subdivision is necessary, sections may

  6  be divided into "subsections," which are headed by

  7  "supervisors."

  8         Section 4.  Section 20.12, Florida Statutes, is amended

  9  to read:

10         20.12  Department of Banking and Finance.--There is

11  created a Department of Banking and Finance.

12         (1)  The head of the Department of Banking and Finance

13  is the Comptroller.

14         (2)  As provided in s. 4(d), Art. IV of the State

15  Constitution, the purpose of the Comptroller is to serve as

16  the chief fiscal officer of the state, and shall settle and

17  approve accounts against the state.

18         (3)  The Comptroller shall execute the programs and

19  policies as adopted by the Legislature. The Division of

20  Financial Investigations is following divisions are

21  established within the Department of Banking and Finance:

22         (a)  Division of Accounting and Auditing.

23         (b)  Division of Administration.

24         (c)  Division of Banking.

25         (d)  Division of Finance.

26         (e)  Division of Information Systems.

27         (f)  Division of Securities and Investor Protection.

28         (g)  Division of Financial Investigations.

29         (4)  There is created as a subunit within the

30  Department of Banking and Finance the Office of Financial

31  Investigations. The Office of Financial Investigations shall:

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  1         (a)  Function as a criminal justice agency within the

  2  meaning of s. 943.045(10)(d); and

  3         (b)  Have a separate budget.

  4         (5)  This section does not apply to the Office of Chief

  5  Fiscal Officer, as created by the State Constitution effective

  6  January 7, 2003.

  7         Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 110.1165, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to said

  9  section, to read:

10         110.1165  Executive branch personnel errors.--

11         (1)  An agency of the executive branch, including the

12  State University System, shall establish procedures for the

13  receipt, consideration, and disposition of a claim regarding

14  pay or benefits brought by an employee when that employee is

15  damaged as a result of being provided with erroneous written

16  information by the employing agency regarding his or her pay

17  or benefits, and the employee detrimentally relies upon such

18  written information. In order to qualify for the relief

19  provided by this section, the employee's reliance on the

20  representation must have been reasonable and based only upon

21  the written representations made by those persons authorized

22  by the agency head to make such representations. Furthermore,

23  the erroneous calculation and payment of an employee's salary,

24  wages, or benefits is not among the written representations

25  which will trigger relief under this section. Section 95.11(4)

26  is the statute of limitations for filing any action to recover

27  salary, wages, overtime, benefits, or related damages by or on

28  behalf of a state employee, or any action under this section.

29  No distinctions between the terms "salary" and "wages" in

30  construing the provisions of s. 95.11(4) apply to this section

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  1  or the statute of limitations for filing any action under this

  2  section.

  3         (3)  The time limit to file any action to recover

  4  compensation, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages,

  5  overtime pay, fringe benefits, or damages or penalties

  6  relating to errors in such compensation from, by, or on behalf

  7  of a state officer or employee is 2 years from the date of the

  8  alleged error in payment of such compensation.  The time limit

  9  applies in all disputes over compensation for work performed

10  by state officers or employees, and is not confined to cases

11  arising under subsections (1) and (2).

12         Section 6.  Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (3),

13  paragraph (b) of subsection (4), paragraphs (a), (d), and (f)

14  of subsection (7), and subsections (12) and (13) of section

15  112.061, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are amended to

16  read:

17         112.061  Per diem and travel expenses of public

18  officers, employees, and authorized persons.--

19         (3)  AUTHORITY TO INCUR TRAVEL EXPENSES.--

20         (d)  Travel expenses of public employees for the sole

21  purpose of taking merit system or other job placement

22  examinations, written or oral, shall not be allowed under any

23  circumstances, except that upon prior written approval of the

24  agency head or his or her designee, candidates for executive

25  or professional positions may be allowed travel expenses

26  pursuant to this section.

27         (f)  A traveler who becomes sick or injured while away

28  from his or her official headquarters and is therefore unable

29  to perform the official business of the agency may continue to

30  receive subsistence as provided in subsection (6) during this

31  period of illness or injury until such time as he or she is

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  1  able to perform the official business of the agency or returns

  2  to his or her official headquarters, whichever is earlier.

  3  Such subsistence may be paid when approved by the agency head

  4  or his or her designee.

  5         (4)  OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS.--The official headquarters

  6  of an officer or employee assigned to an office shall be the

  7  city or town in which the office is located except that:

  8         (b)  When any state employee is stationed in any city

  9  or town for a period of over 30 continuous workdays, such city

10  or town shall be deemed to be the employee's official

11  headquarters, and he or she shall not be allowed per diem or

12  subsistence, as provided in this section, after the said

13  period of 30 continuous workdays has elapsed, unless this

14  period of time is extended by the express approval of the

15  agency head or his or her designee.

16         (7)  TRANSPORTATION.--

17         (a)  All travel must be by a usually traveled route.

18  In case a person travels by an indirect route for his or her

19  own convenience, any extra costs shall be borne by the

20  traveler; and reimbursement for expenses shall be based only

21  on such charges as would have been incurred by a usually

22  traveled route. The agency head or his or her designee shall

23  designate the most economical method of travel for each trip,

24  keeping in mind the following conditions:

25         1.  The nature of the business.

26         2.  The most efficient and economical means of travel

27  (considering time of the traveler, impact on the productivity

28  of the traveler, cost of transportation, and per diem or

29  subsistence required). When it is more efficient and

30  economical to either the traveler or the agency head, jet

31  service offered by any airline, whether on state contract or

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  1  not, may be used when the cost is within an approved threshold

  2  determined by the agency head or his or her designee.

  3         3.  The number of persons making the trip and the

  4  amount of equipment or material to be transported.

  5         (d)1.  The use of privately owned vehicles for official

  6  travel in lieu of publicly owned vehicles or common carriers

  7  may be authorized by the agency head or his or her designee.

  8  Whenever travel is by privately owned vehicle, the traveler

  9  shall be entitled to a mileage allowance at a fixed rate of 25

10  cents per mile for state fiscal year 1994-1995 and 29 cents

11  per mile thereafter or the common carrier fare for such

12  travel, as determined by the agency head. Reimbursement for

13  expenditures related to the operation, maintenance, and

14  ownership of a vehicle shall not be allowed when privately

15  owned vehicles are used on public business and reimbursement

16  is made pursuant to this paragraph, except as provided in

17  subsection (8).

18         2.  All mileage shall be shown from point of origin to

19  point of destination and, when possible, shall be computed on

20  the basis of the current map of the Department of

21  Transportation. Vicinity mileage necessary for the conduct of

22  official business is allowable but must be shown as a separate

23  item on the expense voucher.

24         (f)  The agency head or his or her designee may grant

25  monthly allowances in fixed amounts for use of privately owned

26  automobiles on official business in lieu of the mileage rate

27  provided in paragraph (d).  Allowances granted pursuant to

28  this paragraph shall be reasonable, taking into account the

29  customary use of the automobile, the roads customarily

30  traveled, and whether any of the expenses incident to the

31  operation, maintenance, and ownership of the automobile are

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  1  paid from funds of the agency or other public funds.  Such

  2  allowance may be changed at any time, and shall be made on the

  3  basis of a signed statement of the traveler, filed before the

  4  allowance is granted or changed, and at least annually

  5  thereafter. The statement shall show the places and distances

  6  for an average typical month's travel on official business,

  7  and the amount that would be allowed under the approved rate

  8  per mile for the travel shown in the statement, if payment had

  9  been made pursuant to paragraph (d).

10         (12)  ADVANCEMENTS.--Notwithstanding any of the

11  foregoing restrictions and limitations, an agency head or his

12  or her designee may make, or authorize the making of, advances

13  to cover anticipated costs of travel to travelers.  Such

14  advancements may include the costs of subsistence and travel

15  of any person transported in the care or custody of the

16  traveler in the performance of his or her duties.

17         (13)  DIRECT PAYMENT OF EXPENSES BY AGENCY.--Whenever

18  an agency requires an employee to incur either Class A or

19  Class B travel on emergency notice to the traveler, such

20  traveler may request the agency to pay his or her expenses for

21  meals and lodging directly to the vendor, and the agency may

22  pay the vendor the actual expenses for meals and lodging

23  during the travel period, limited to an amount not to exceed

24  that authorized pursuant to this section. In emergency

25  situations, the agency head or his or her designee may

26  authorize an increase in the amount paid for a specific meal,

27  provided that the total daily cost of meals does not exceed

28  the total amount authorized for meals each day.  The agency

29  head or his or her designee may also grant prior approval for

30  a state agency to make direct payments of travel expenses in

31  other situations that result in cost savings to the state, and

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  1  such cost savings shall be documented in the voucher submitted

  2  to the Comptroller for the direct payment of travel expenses.

  3  The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to apply

  4  to any legislator or to any employee of the Legislature.

  5         Section 7.  Subsections (5), (6), and (9) of section

  6  215.422, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  7         215.422  Warrants, vouchers, and invoices; processing

  8  time limits; dispute resolution; agency or judicial branch

  9  compliance.--

10         (5)  All purchasing agreements between a state agency

11  or the judicial branch and a vendor, applicable to this

12  section, shall include a statement of the vendor's rights and

13  the state's responsibilities under this section.  The vendor's

14  rights shall include being provided with the name and

15  telephone number of the vendor ombudsman within the Department

16  of Banking and Finance, which information shall also be placed

17  on all agency or judicial branch purchase orders.

18         (6)  The Department of Banking and Finance shall

19  monitor each agency's and the judicial branch's compliance

20  with the time limits and interest penalty provisions of this

21  section.  The department shall provide a report to an agency

22  or to the judicial branch if the department determines that

23  the agency or the judicial branch has failed to maintain an

24  acceptable rate of compliance with the time limits and

25  interest penalty provisions of this section.  The department

26  shall establish criteria for determining acceptable rates of

27  compliance. The report shall also include a list of late

28  vouchers or payments, the amount of interest owed or paid, and

29  any corrective actions recommended.  The department shall

30  perform monitoring responsibilities, pursuant to this section,

31  using the Management Services and Purchasing Subsystem or the

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  1  Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State

  2  Automated Management Accounting Subsystem provided in s.

  3  215.94.  Each agency and the judicial branch shall be

  4  responsible for the accuracy of information entered into the

  5  Management Services and Purchasing Subsystem and the Florida

  6  Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State Automated

  7  Management Accounting Subsystem for use in this monitoring.

  8         (9)  Each agency and the judicial branch shall include

  9  in the official position description of every officer or

10  employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of

11  vendors' invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors that

12  the requirements of this section are mandatory.  In addition,

13  each employee shall be required to sign a statement at least

14  annually that he or she has been provided a copy of this

15  section and the rules promulgated by the Comptroller.  The

16  statement shall also acknowledge that the employee understands

17  the approval and processing time limitations and the provision

18  for automatic interest penalty payments.  Each agency and the

19  judicial branch shall certify its compliance with this

20  subsection to the Comptroller on or before February 1 of each

21  year.

22         Section 8.  Paragraph (x) of subsection (1) of section

23  216.011, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to

24  read:

25         216.011  Definitions.--

26         (1)  For the purpose of fiscal affairs of the state,

27  appropriations acts, legislative budgets, and approved

28  budgets, each of the following terms has the meaning

29  indicated:

30         (x)  "Operating capital outlay" means equipment,

31  fixtures, and other tangible personal property of a

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  1  nonconsumable and nonexpendable nature, the value or cost of

  2  which is $1,000 $500 or more and the normal expected life of

  3  which is 1 year or more, and hardback-covered bound books that

  4  are circulated to students or the general public, the value or

  5  cost of which is $25 or more, and hardback-covered bound

  6  books, the value or cost of which is $250 $100 or more.

  7         Section 9.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 216.102,

  8  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  9         216.102  Recording and filing of financial information;

10  handling by Comptroller; penalty for noncompliance.--

11         (1)  On or before September 30 of each year, each

12  agency supported by any form of taxation, licenses, fees,

13  imposts, or exactions, and the judicial branch, shall, in the

14  form and format prescribed by the Comptroller, file with the

15  Comptroller the financial and other information necessary for

16  the preparation of annual financial statements for the State

17  of Florida as of June 30 in accordance with generally accepted

18  accounting principles.  In addition, each such agency and the

19  judicial branch shall prepare financial statements showing the

20  financial position and results of agency or branch operations

21  as of June 30 for internal management purposes.

22         (a)  Each state agency and the judicial branch shall

23  record the receipt and disbursement of funds from federal

24  sources in a form and format prescribed by the Comptroller.

25  The access to federal funds by the administering agencies or

26  the judicial branch may not be authorized until:

27         1.  The deposit has been recorded in the Florida

28  Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State Automated

29  Management Accounting Subsystem using proper, consistent codes

30  which designate deposits as federal funds.

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  1         2.  The deposit and appropriate recording required by

  2  this paragraph have been verified by the Office of the

  3  Treasurer.

  4         (b)  The Comptroller shall publish a statewide policy

  5  detailing the requirements for recording receipt and

  6  disbursement of federal funds into the Florida Accounting

  7  Information Resource Subsystem State Automated Management

  8  Accounting Subsystem and provide technical assistance to the

  9  agencies and the judicial branch to implement the policy.

10         (2)  It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to:

11         (a)  Prepare and furnish to the Auditor General publish

12  annual financial statements for the State of Florida in

13  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on or

14  before December 31 annually.

15         (b)  Prepare and publish a Comprehensive Annual

16  Financial Report for the State of Florida in accordance with

17  generally accepted accounting principles on or before February

18  28 each year.

19         (c)(b)  Furnish the Governor, the President of the

20  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives with

21  copies of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report annual

22  financial statements prepared pursuant to paragraph (b)(a).

23         (d)(c)  Notify each agency and the judicial branch of

24  the data that is required to be recorded to enhance

25  accountability for tracking federal financial assistance.

26         (e)(d)  Provide reports, as requested, to executive or

27  judicial branch entities, the President of the Senate, the

28  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the members of

29  the Florida Congressional Delegation, detailing the federal

30  financial assistance received and disbursed by state agencies

31  and the judicial branch.

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  1         (f)(e)  Consult with and elicit comments from the

  2  Executive Office of the Governor on changes to the Florida

  3  State Automated Management Accounting Information Resource

  4  Subsystem which clearly affect the accounting of federal

  5  funds, so as to ensure consistency of information entered into

  6  the Federal Aid Tracking System by state executive and

  7  judicial branch entities.  While efforts shall be made to

  8  ensure the compatibility of the Florida State Automated

  9  Management Accounting Information Resource Subsystem and the

10  Federal Aid Tracking System, any successive systems serving

11  identical or similar functions shall preserve such

12  compatibility.

13         (g)  The Comptroller may furnish and publish the

14  financial statements and the Comprehensive Annual Financial

15  Report pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) in electronic

16  form.

17         Section 10.  Section 273.02, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         273.02  Record and inventory of certain property.--The

20  word "property" as used in this section means equipment,

21  fixtures, and other tangible personal property of a

22  nonconsumable and nonexpendable nature, the value or cost of

23  which is $1,000 $500 or more and the normal expected life of

24  which is 1 year or more, and hardback-covered bound books that

25  are circulated to students or the general public, the value or

26  cost of which is $25 or more, and hardback-covered bound

27  books, the value or cost of which is $250 $100 or more.  Each

28  item of property which it is practicable to identify by

29  marking shall be marked in the manner required by the Auditor

30  General.  Each custodian shall maintain an adequate record of

31  property in his or her custody, which record shall contain

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  1  such information as shall be required by the Auditor General.

  2  Once each year, on July 1 or as soon thereafter as is

  3  practicable, and whenever there is a change of custodian, each

  4  custodian shall take an inventory of property in his or her

  5  custody. The inventory shall be compared with the property

  6  record, and all discrepancies shall be traced and reconciled.

  7  All publicly supported libraries shall be exempt from marking

  8  hardback-covered bound books, as required by this section.

  9  The catalog and inventory control records maintained by each

10  publicly supported library shall constitute the property

11  record of hardback-covered bound books with a value or cost of

12  $25 or more included in each publicly supported library

13  collection and shall serve as a perpetual inventory in lieu of

14  an annual physical inventory.  All books identified by these

15  records as missing shall be traced and reconciled, and the

16  library inventory shall be adjusted accordingly.

17         Section 11.  Subsection (2) of section 17.11, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         17.11  To report disbursements made.--

20         (2)  The Comptroller shall also cause to have reported

21  from the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem

22  state automated management accounting subsystem no less than

23  quarterly the disbursements which agencies made to small

24  businesses, as defined in the Florida Small and Minority

25  Business Assistance Act of 1985; to certified minority

26  business enterprises in the aggregate; and to certified

27  minority business enterprises broken down into categories of

28  minority persons, as well as gender and nationality subgroups.

29  This information shall be made available to the agencies, the

30  Minority Business Advocacy and Assistance Office, the

31  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

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  1  House of Representatives. Each agency shall be responsible for

  2  the accuracy of information entered into the Florida

  3  Accounting Information Resource Subsystem state automated

  4  management accounting subsystem for use in this reporting.

  5         Section 12.  Subsection (4) of section 215.3206,

  6  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  7         215.3206  Trust funds; termination or re-creation.--

  8         (4)  For the purposes of this section, the Governor,

  9  Chief Justice, and agencies shall review the trust funds as

10  they are identified by a unique 6-digit code in the Florida

11  Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State Automated

12  Management Accounting Subsystem (SAMAS) at a level composed of

13  the 2-digit organization level 1, the 1-digit state fund type

14  2, and the first three digits of the fund identifier. The

15  Governor, Chief Justice, and agencies may also conduct their

16  review and make recommendations concerning accounts within

17  such trust funds.

18         Section 13.  Subsection (3) of section 215.3208,

19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         215.3208  Trust funds; schedule for termination;

21  legislative review.--

22         (3)  For the purposes of this section, the Legislature

23  shall review the trust funds as they are identified by a

24  unique 6-digit code in the Florida Accounting Information

25  Resource Subsystem State Automated Management Accounting

26  Subsystem (SAMAS) at a level composed of the 2-digit

27  organization level 1, the 1-digit state fund type 2, and the

28  first three digits of the fund identifier. When a statutorily

29  created trust fund that was in existence on November 4, 1992,

30  has more than one 6-digit code, the Legislature may treat it

31  as a single trust fund for the purposes of this section. The

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  1  Legislature may also conduct its review concerning accounts

  2  within such trust funds.

  3         Section 14.  Section 216.183, Florida Statutes, is

  4  amended to read:

  5         216.183  Entities using performance-based program

  6  budgets; chart of accounts.--State agencies and the judicial

  7  branch for which a performance-based program budget has been

  8  appropriated shall utilize the chart of accounts used by the

  9  Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State

10  Automated Management Accounting Subsystem in the manner

11  described in s. 215.93(3). The chart of accounts for state

12  agencies and the judicial branch for which a performance-based

13  program budget has been appropriated shall be developed and

14  amended, if necessary, in consultation with the Department of

15  Banking and Finance and the Executive Office of the Governor.

16         Section 15.  Subsection (4) of section 216.212, Florida

17  Statutes, is amended to read:

18         216.212  Budgets for federal funds; restrictions on

19  expenditure of federal funds.--

20         (4)  The Office of the Comptroller and the Executive

21  Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Office of the

22  Treasurer and the Office of the Auditor General, shall develop

23  and maintain a means to ensure the compatibility of the

24  Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State

25  Automated Management Accounting Subsystem and the Federal Aid

26  Tracking System.  Any successive systems serving identical or

27  similar functions shall preserve such compatibility.

28         Section 16.  Section 216.237, Florida Statutes, is

29  amended to read:

30         216.237  Availability of any remaining funds; agency

31  maintenance of accounting records.--Any remaining funds from

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  1  the General Revenue Fund and trust fund spending authority not

  2  awarded to agencies pursuant to section 2 of this bill shall

  3  be available to agencies for innovative projects which

  4  generate a cost savings, increase revenue, or improve service

  5  delivery. Innovative projects which generate a cost savings

  6  shall receive greater consideration when awarding innovation

  7  investment funds. Any trust fund authority granted under this

  8  program shall be utilized in a manner consistent with the

  9  statutory authority for the use of said trust fund. Any

10  savings realized as a result of implementing the innovative

11  project shall be used by the agency to establish an internal

12  innovations fund. State agencies which are awarded funds for

13  innovative projects shall utilize the chart of accounts used

14  by the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem State

15  Automated Management Accounting System in the manner described

16  in s. 215.93(3). Such chart of accounts shall be developed and

17  amended in consultation with the Department of Banking and

18  Finance and the Executive Office of the Governor to separate

19  and account for the savings that result from the

20  implementation of the innovative projects and to keep track of

21  how the innovative funds are reinvested by the state agency to

22  fund additional innovative projects, which may include, but

23  not be limited to, expenditures for training and information

24  technology resources. Guidelines for the establishment of such

25  internal innovations fund shall be provided by the Department

26  of Management Services. Any agency awarded funds under this

27  section shall maintain detailed accounting records showing all

28  expenses, loan transfers, savings, or other financial actions

29  concerning the project. Any savings realized as a result of

30  implementing the innovative project shall be quantified,

31  validated, and verified by the agency. A final report of the

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  1  results of the implementation of each innovative project shall

  2  be submitted by each participating agency to the Governor's

  3  Office of Planning and Budgeting and the legislative

  4  appropriations committees by June 30 of the fiscal year in

  5  which the funds were received and ensuing fiscal years for the

  6  life of the project.

  7         Section 17.  Subsection (1) of section 280.08, Florida

  8  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

  9         280.08  Procedure for payment of losses.--When the

10  Treasurer determines that a default or insolvency has

11  occurred, he or she shall provide notice as required in s.

12  280.085(1) and implement the following procedures:

13         (1)  The Treasurer, in cooperation with the Director of

14  the Division of Banking of the Department of Banking and

15  Finance or the receiver of the qualified public depository in

16  default, shall ascertain the amount of funds of each public

17  depositor on deposit at such depository and the amount of

18  deposit insurance applicable to such deposits.

19         Section 18.  Section 288.778, Florida Statutes, is

20  amended to read:

21         288.778  Department of Banking and Finance.--The

22  Division of Banking of the Department of Banking and Finance

23  shall review the corporation's activities once every 24 months

24  to determine compliance with this part and other related laws

25  and rules and to evaluate the corporation's operations.  The

26  department division shall prepare a report based on its review

27  and evaluation with recommendation for any corrective action.

28  The president shall submit to the department division regular

29  reports on the corporation's activities.  The content and

30  frequency of such reports shall be determined by the

31  department division.  The department division shall charge a

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  1  fee for conducting the review and evaluation and preparing the

  2  related report, which fee shall not be in excess of the

  3  examination fee paid by financial institutions chartered or

  4  licensed under the financial institutions code of this state.

  5         Section 19.  Subsection (3) of section 494.0011,

  6  Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

  7         494.0011  Powers and duties of the department.--

  8         (3)  All fees, charges, and fines collected by the

  9  department pursuant to ss. 494.001-494.0077 shall be deposited

10  in the State Treasury to the credit of the Regulatory Trust

11  Fund under the Division of Finance of the department.

12         Section 20.  Subsection (3) of section 494.0017,

13  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         494.0017  Mortgage Brokerage Guaranty Fund.--

15         (3)  The Mortgage Brokerage Guaranty Fund shall be

16  disbursed as provided in former s. 494.044, upon approval by

17  the department Division of Finance, to any party to a mortgage

18  financing transaction who:

19         (a)  Is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction

20  of this state to have suffered monetary damages as a result of

21  any violation of chapter 494 in effect prior to October 1,

22  1991, committed by a licensee or registrant;

23         (b)  Has filed a claim for recovery prior to January 1,

24  1992; and

25         (c)  Has suffered monetary damages as a result of an

26  act occurring prior to October 1, 1991.

27         Section 21.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section

28  494.0041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

29         494.0041  Administrative penalties and fines; license

30  violations.--

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  1         (2)  Each of the following acts constitutes a ground

  2  for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (1)

  3  may be taken:

  4         (m)  Failure to maintain, preserve, and keep available

  5  for examination all books, accounts, or other documents

  6  required by ss. 494.001-494.0077 and the rules of the

  7  department Division of Finance.

  8         Section 22.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section

  9  494.00421, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

10         494.00421  Fees earned upon obtaining a bona fide

11  commitment.--Notwithstanding the provisions of ss.

12  494.001-494.0077, any mortgage brokerage business which

13  contracts to receive from a borrower a mortgage brokerage fee

14  upon obtaining a bona fide commitment shall accurately

15  disclose in the mortgage brokerage agreement:

16         (7)(a)  The following statement, in no less than

17  12-point boldface type immediately above the signature lines

18  for the borrowers:

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20  "You are entering into a contract with a mortgage brokerage

21  business to obtain a bona fide mortgage loan commitment under

22  the same terms and conditions as stated hereinabove or in a

23  separate executed good faith estimate form.  If the mortgage

24  brokerage business obtains a bona fide commitment under the

25  same terms and conditions, you will be obligated to pay the

26  mortgage brokerage business fees, including, but not limited

27  to, a mortgage brokerage fee, even if you choose not to

28  complete the loan transaction.  If the provisions of s.

29  494.00421, Florida Statutes, are not met, the mortgage

30  brokerage fee can only be earned upon the funding of the

31  mortgage loan.  The borrower may contact the Department of

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  1  Banking and Finance, Division of Finance, Tallahassee,

  2  Florida, regarding any complaints that the borrower may have

  3  against the mortgage broker or the mortgage brokerage

  4  business.  The telephone number of the department as set by

  5  rule of the department is:  ...[insert telephone number]...."

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  7  The Department of Banking and Finance shall review the effects

  8  of this section on consumers and shall issue a written report,

  9  by January 31, 1997, to the President of the Senate and the

10  Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such report shall

11  summarize the findings of the department's review and include

12  recommended changes, if any, to this section.

13         Section 23.  Subsection (3) of section 494.0061,

14  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         494.0061  Mortgage lender's license requirements.--

16         (3)  Each initial application for a mortgage lender's

17  license must be in written form prescribed by the department.

18  The department division may require each applicant to provide

19  any information reasonably necessary to make a determination

20  of the applicant's eligibility for licensure.  The department

21  may require that each officer, director, and ultimate

22  equitable owner of a 10-percent or greater interest in the

23  applicant submit a complete set of fingerprints taken by an

24  authorized law enforcement officer.

25         Section 24.  Subsection (3) of section 494.0062,

26  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

27         494.0062  Correspondent mortgage lender's license

28  requirements.--

29         (3)  Each initial application for a correspondent

30  mortgage lender's license must be in written form prescribed

31  by the department.  The department division may require each

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  1  applicant to provide any information reasonably necessary to

  2  make a determination of the applicant's eligibility for

  3  licensure.  The department may require that each officer,

  4  director, and ultimate equitable owner of a 10-percent or

  5  greater interest submit a complete set of fingerprints taken

  6  by an authorized law enforcement officer.

  7         Section 25.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section

  8  494.0072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         494.0072  Administrative penalties and fines; license

10  violations.--

11         (2)  Each of the following acts constitutes a ground

12  for which the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (1)

13  may be taken:

14         (m)  Failure to maintain, preserve, and keep available

15  for examination all books, accounts, or other documents

16  required by ss. 494.001-494.0077 or the rules of the

17  department Division of Finance.

18         Section 26.  Subsections (4), (9), and (12) of section

19  497.407, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

20         497.407  Certificate of authority; annual statement;

21  renewal; transfer.--

22         (4)  The fee payable to the department for issuance of

23  the original certificate of authority and each annual renewal

24  thereof shall be set by the board at an amount not to exceed

25  $500 and shall accompany each application for an original

26  certificate and, thereafter, each annual statement.  Any

27  person or entity that is part of a common business enterprise

28  that has a certificate of authority issued pursuant to this

29  section and elects to operate under a name other than that of

30  the common business enterprise shall submit an application on

31  a form adopted by the board to become a branch registrant.

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  1  Upon the approval of the board that such entity qualifies to

  2  sell preneed contracts under this chapter except for the

  3  requirements of subparagraph (2)(c)1. and if the

  4  certificateholder meets the requirements of such subparagraph,

  5  a branch registration shall be issued.  Each branch registrant

  6  may operate under the certificate of authority of the common

  7  business enterprise upon the payment of a fee established by

  8  the board not to exceed $100 accompanying the application on

  9  April 1 annually. The fee shall be payable to the Regulatory

10  Trust Fund under the department Division of Finance.

11         (9)  In addition to any other penalty that may be

12  provided for under this chapter, the board may levy a fine not

13  to exceed $50 a day for each day the certificateholder fails

14  to file its annual statement, and the board may levy a fine

15  not to exceed $50 a day for each day the certificateholder

16  fails to file the statement of activities of the trust.  Upon

17  notice to the certificateholder by the board that the

18  certificateholder has failed to file the annual statement or

19  the statement of activities of the trust, the

20  certificateholder's authority to sell preneed contracts shall

21  cease while such default continues.  The board shall deposit

22  all sums collected under this section to the credit of the

23  Regulatory Trust Fund under the department Division of

24  Finance.

25         (12)  Each certificateholder shall pay to the

26  Regulatory Trust Fund under the department Division of Finance

27  an amount established by the board not to exceed $5 for each

28  preneed contract entered into. This amount must be paid within

29  60 days after the end of each quarter. These funds must be

30  used to defray the cost of the board and the department in

31  administering the provisions of this chapter.

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  1         Section 27.  Subsection (3) of section 497.435, Florida

  2  Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         497.435  Administrative fine in lieu of revocation or

  4  suspension of certificate of authority.--

  5         (3)  The fine shall be deposited into the Regulatory

  6  Trust Fund under the department Division of Finance.

  7         Section 28.  Subsection (2) of section 516.03, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         516.03  Application for license; fees; etc.--

10         (2)  FEES.--Fees herein provided for shall be collected

11  by the department and shall be turned into the State Treasury

12  to the credit of the regulatory trust fund under the Division

13  of Finance of the department.  The department shall have full

14  power to employ such examiners or clerks to assist the

15  department as may from time to time be deemed necessary and

16  fix their compensation.

17         Section 29.  Section 520.998, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         520.998  Regulatory Trust Fund.--All fees, charges, and

20  fines collected by the department pursuant to this chapter

21  shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the

22  Regulatory Trust Fund under the Division of Finance of the

23  department.

24         Section 30.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

25  655.90, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         655.90  Closing during emergencies and other special

27  days.--

28         (1)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

29         (a)  "Commissioner" means the officer of this state

30  designated by law as the head of the Department of Banking and

31  Finance and any other person lawfully exercising such powers,

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  1  whether as a deputy to such officer,; as a division director,

  2  bureau chief, or financial administrator of or within such

  3  department,; or otherwise.  In the absence of any person

  4  lawfully exercising the powers of the head of the Department

  5  of Banking and Finance, the director of the Division of

  6  Banking or any other person lawfully exercising the powers of

  7  the director of the division, whether as another division

  8  director, as a bureau chief or financial administrator, or

  9  otherwise.

10         Section 31.  Subsection (1) of section 655.942, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         655.942  Standards of conduct; institutions.--

13         (1)  A financial institution which is licensed or

14  authorized to do business pursuant to the financial

15  institutions codes, or its officers, directors, or employees

16  may not make or grant any loan or gratuity to any employee of

17  the department Division of Banking who has authority to

18  examine or otherwise supervise such financial institution.

19         Section 32.  This act shall take effect October 1,

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  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                         Senate Bill 150

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  4  The committee substitute makes the following changes that
    relate to state financial matters:
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    1.   Exempts the Department of Banking and Finance from the
  6       requirement of s. 20.04, F.S., to be organized along
         division, bureau, and section lines and eliminates
  7       statutory references to the term, "division," and
         replaces it with the term "department."
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    2.   Creates the Office of Financial Investigations, as a
  9       separate subunit within the department, rather than a
         "division," to operate as a criminal justice agency
10       within the meaning of s. 943.045(10)(d), F.S.

11  3.   Eliminates a provision in the original bill that would
         have extended to subcontractors and other contractual
12       parties, for state contracts in excess of $15,000, the
         requirement that the contract contain a provision
13       allowing for cancellation for failure to provide access
         to documents in connection with the contract.
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15       Management Accounting Subsystem and replaces the
         reference with the term, "Florida Accounting Information
16       Resource Subsystem," since the state accounting system
         was renamed in 1997.
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