Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2096
                        Barcode 234964
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11  The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services (King)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
19  Government Accountability and the Auditor General shall
20  jointly review the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic
21  Development, the Black Business Investment Board, its
22  subsidiaries or affiliates, and the Black Business Investment
23  Corporations in the individual and collective performance of
24  their statutory and contract duties imposed under ss.
25  288.707-714, F.S. In particular, the study shall evaluate the
26  following:
27         (1)  Compliance with applicable statutes and
28  contractual provisions;
29         (2)  Program performance, including the number of loans
30  or loan guarantees made, the performance of said loans or loan
31  guarantees, and the retention or lack of retention of loan or
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2096 Barcode 234964 1 loan guarantee customers for fiscal years 2001-2002 through 2 2005-2006; 3 (3) Accountability, including the uniformity and 4 quality of record keeping by each participant so that state 5 funds may be tracked effectively; 6 (4) Organizational issues, including how the structure 7 of the governing laws and contractual relationships assisted 8 or hindered the implementation of the program; 9 (5) Investment activity, including investments in 10 non-black business enterprises and use of state funds for 11 other than loan or loan guarantee origination to black 12 business enterprises; 13 (6) Business relationships between the program 14 participants, including agreements between program 15 participants, their board members, officers or employees and 16 third parties that benefit the participants or board members, 17 officers or employees in ways that do not enhance the program; 18 (7) Oversight by the Office of Tourism, Trade and 19 Economic Development, including on the use of contractual 20 provisions to enhance accountability; 21 (8) Performance of statutory certification required 22 under s. 288.70 91(1), by program participants; and 23 (9) Accountability for appropriated funds as required 24 by s. 288.7091(2), by program participants. 25 26 The two offices shall provide a report of their findings and 27 recommendations for legislative changes to the program by 28 January 1, 2007 to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 29 the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 30 appropriate committee chairs of the Senate and the House of 31 Representatives. 2 4:33 PM 04/03/06 s2096.cm08.00a
Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2096 Barcode 234964 1 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 2 law. 3 4 5 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 6 And the title is amended as follows: 7 Delete everything before the enacting clause 8 9 and insert: 10 A bill to be entitled 11 An act relating to economic development; 12 requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis 13 and Government Accountability and the Auditor 14 General to jointly review the Office of 15 Tourism, Trade and Economic Development, the 16 Black Business Investment Board, its 17 subsidiaries or affiliates, and the Black 18 Business Investment Corporations; providing an 19 effective date. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4:33 PM 04/03/06 s2096.cm08.00a