Senate Bill sb1416

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1416

    By Senator Garcia





    39-792-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Office of Inspector

  3         General within the Office of the Commissioner

  4         of Education; amending s. 229.0073, F.S.;

  5         establishing the Office of Inspector General

  6         within the Office of the Commissioner of

  7         Education; providing for the organization of

  8         the Office of Inspector General; providing the

  9         responsibilities of the Office of Inspector

10         General; requiring the Office of Inspector

11         General to conduct, coordinate, or request

12         investigations; providing the powers, duties,

13         and responsibilities of the Office of Inspector

14         General; providing an effective date.

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

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18         Section 1.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (5) of

19  section 229.0073, Florida Statutes, to read:

20         229.0073  Reorganization of the Department of

21  Education.--Effective July 1, 2001, notwithstanding the

22  provisions of s. 20.15, the secretary's Education

23  Reorganization Workgroup is established to direct and provide

24  oversight for the reorganization of Florida's K-20 Department

25  of Education. The workgroup shall be comprised of the

26  Secretary of the Florida Board of Education, the Commissioner

27  of Education, the Governor or his designee, the Chancellor of

28  Colleges and Universities, the Chancellor of Community

29  Colleges, the Chancellor of Public Schools, and the Executive

30  Director of Independent Education, who shall consult with the

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1416
    39-792-02




  1  legislative members of the Education Governance Reorganization

  2  Transition Task Force. The reorganization shall:

  3         (5)  Establish the following offices within the Office

  4  of the Commissioner of Education which shall coordinate their

  5  activities with all other divisions and offices:

  6         (e)  Office of Inspector General.--The office shall be

  7  organized using existing resources and funds and shall be

  8  responsible for promoting accountability, efficiency, and

  9  effectiveness and detecting fraud and abuse within school

10  districts, public community colleges, and public universities

11  in this state. The office shall conduct, coordinate, or

12  request investigations into substantiated allegations made by

13  any person relating to waste, fraud, or financial

14  mismanagement within school districts, public community

15  colleges, and public universities in this state. The office

16  shall have access to all information and personnel necessary

17  to the performance of its duties and shall have all of its

18  current powers, duties, and responsibilities authorized in s.

19  20.055.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Creates the Office of Inspector General within the Office
      of the Commissioner of Education. Provides for the
25    organization of the office. Provides the powers, duties,
      and responsibilities of the office, including the
26    conduct, coordination, or request of specified
      investigations.
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