Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS (071658) for SB 1020
                        Barcode 334792
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11  The Committee on Finance and Tax (Haridopolos) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 28, between lines 28 and 29,
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18         Section 8.  If the governing board of any county or
19  municipality determines, by a majority vote, that it needs
20  assistance to implement the revenue reductions required by
21  this act, the governing board may request technical financial
22  assistance from the Office of the Auditor General or the
23  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
24  Accountability. Within 15 days after receiving such a request,
25  the Auditor General or OPPAGA shall designate a group of staff
26  members or consultants to assist that county or municipality.
27  Such assistance shall be limited to those actions necessary to
28  ensure that essential services are provided at appropriate
29  levels. Other state agencies and local governments shall
30  provide information as requested by the Auditor General or
31  OPPAGA in providing assistance under this section. Within 45
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    Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS (071658) for SB 1020
                        Barcode 334792
 1  days after receiving the initial request, the Auditor General
 2  or OPPAGA shall submit its final recommendations to the county
 3  or municipality.
 4         Section 9.  The sum of $250,000 nonrecurring general
 5  revenue is appropriated to the Office of Program Policy
 6  Analysis and Government Accountability for purposes of
 7  implementing section 8 of this act. The sum of $250,000 in
 8  nonrecurring general revenue is appropriated to the Office of
 9  the Auditor General for purposes of implementing section 8 of
10  this act.
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12  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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16  And the title is amended as follows:
17         On page 1, line 26, after the second semicolon,
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20         providing for the Office of the Auditor General
21         or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
22         Government Accountability to assist counties or
23         municipalities in implementing the revenue
24         reductions required by the act; providing
25         appropriations;
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