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                1 | CHAMBER ACTION | 
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                | 6 | The Committee on Local Government & Veterans' Affairs recommends | 
              
                | 7 | the following: | 
              
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                | 9 | Committee Substitute | 
              
                | 10 | Remove the entire bill and insert: | 
              
                | 11 | A bill to be entitled | 
              
                | 12 | An act relating to public funds; amending s. 215.85, F.S.; | 
              
                | 13 | authorizing local governments to transfer funds to pay | 
              
                | 14 | certain expenses, expenditures, or disbursements under | 
              
                | 15 | certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | 
              
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                | 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | 
              
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                | 19 | Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 215.85, Florida | 
              
                | 20 | Statutes, is amended to read: | 
              
                | 21 | 215.85  Direct deposit of public funds.-- | 
              
                | 22 | (5)  PROCEDURES FOR WIRE TRANSFER OF | 
              
                | 23 | FUNDS.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | 
              
                | 24 | governing board or officer of any local government who has the | 
              
                | 25 | authority to deposit or withdraw funds is authorized to transfer | 
              
                | 26 | funds from one depository to another or within a depository or | 
              
                | 27 | to another institution, and may transfer funds to pay expenses, | 
              
                | 28 | expenditures, or other disbursements, evidenced by an invoice or | 
              
                | 29 | other appropriate documentation wherein the transfer does not  | 
              
                | 30 | represent an expenditure, advance, or reduction of cash assets. | 
              
                | 31 | Such transfer may be made by electronic, telephonic, or other | 
              
                | 32 | medium; and each transfer shall be confirmed in writing and | 
              
                | 33 | signed by the designee of the governing board or officer of the | 
              
                | 34 | local government. | 
              
                | 35 | Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. |