1 | Representative Domino offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
5 | Section 1. Section 218.401, Florida Statutes, is amended |
6 | to read: |
7 | 218.401 Purpose.--It is the intent of this part to |
8 | promote, through state assistance, the maximization of net |
9 | interest earnings on invested surplus funds of local units of |
10 | government, based on the principals of investor protection, |
11 | mandated transparency, and proper governance, with the goal of |
12 | thereby reducing the need for imposing additional taxes. |
13 | Section 2. Section 218.403, Florida Statutes, is amended |
14 | to read: |
15 | 218.403 Definitions.--The following words or terms, when |
16 | used in this part, shall have the following meanings: |
17 | (1) "Board" means the State Board of Administration. |
18 | (2)(1) "Chief Financial Officer" means the mayor, manager, |
19 | administrator, clerk, comptroller, treasurer, director of |
20 | finance, or other local government official, regardless of the |
21 | title of his or her office, charged with administering the |
22 | fiscal affairs of a unit of local government. |
23 | (3)(2) "Current expenses" means expenses to meet known |
24 | cash needs and anticipated cash-flow requirements for the short |
25 | term. |
26 | (4) "GASB" means the Governmental Accounting Standards |
27 | Board. |
28 | (5) "GFOA" means the Government Finance Officers |
29 | Association. |
30 | (6)(3) "Governing body" means the body or board in which |
31 | the legislative power of a unit of local government is vested. |
32 | (7)(4) "Short term" means a maximum of 6 months of |
33 | operation. |
34 | (8)(5) "Surplus funds" means any funds in any general or |
35 | special account or fund of a unit of local government, or funds |
36 | held by an independent trustee on behalf of a unit of local |
37 | government, which in reasonable contemplation will not be |
38 | immediately needed for the purposes intended. |
39 | (9)(6) "Trust fund" means the pooled investment fund |
40 | created by s. 218.405 and known as the Local Government Surplus |
41 | Funds Trust Fund. |
42 | (10) "Trustees" mean the Trustees of the State Board of |
43 | Administration. |
44 | (11)(7) "Unit of local government" means any governmental |
45 | entity within the state not part of state government and shall |
46 | include, but not be limited to, the following and the officers |
47 | thereof: any county, municipality, school district, special |
48 | district, clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, property |
49 | appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, authority, |
50 | board, public corporations, or any other political subdivision |
51 | of the state. |
52 | Section 3. Section 218.405, Florida Statutes, is amended |
53 | to read: |
54 | 218.405 Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund; |
55 | creation; objectives; certification; interest; rulemaking.-- |
56 | (1) There is hereby created a Local Government Surplus |
57 | Funds Trust Fund to be administered by the State board of |
58 | Administration and to be composed of local government surplus |
59 | funds deposited therein by units of local government under the |
60 | procedures established in this part. The board may contract with |
61 | a professional money management firm to manage the trust fund. |
62 | (2) The primary objectives, in priority order, of |
63 | investment activities shall be safety, liquidity, and |
64 | competitive returns with minimization of risks. |
65 | (3) The trustees shall annually certify to the Joint |
66 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trust fund is in |
67 | compliance with the requirements of this part and that the |
68 | trustees have conducted a review of the trust fund and |
69 | determined that the management of the trust fund is in accord |
70 | with best investment practices. |
71 | (4) The board may adopt rules to administer the provisions |
72 | of this section. |
73 | Section 4. Section 218.407, Florida Statutes, is amended |
74 | to read: |
75 | 218.407 Local government investment authority.-- |
76 | (1) Prior to any determination by the governing body that |
77 | it is in the interest of the unit of local government to deposit |
78 | surplus funds in the trust fund, the board or a professional |
79 | money management firm must provide to the governing body |
80 | enrollment materials, including a trust fund profile containing |
81 | impartial educational information describing the administration |
82 | and investment policy of the trust fund, including, but not |
83 | limited to: |
84 | (a) All rights and conditions of participation, including |
85 | potential restrictions on withdrawals. |
86 | (b) The historical performance, investment holdings, |
87 | credit quality, and average maturity of the trust fund |
88 | investments. |
89 | (c) The applicable administrative rules. |
90 | (d) The rate determination processes for any deposit or |
91 | withdrawal. |
92 | (e) Any fees, charges, penalties, and deductions that |
93 | apply to the account. |
94 | (f) The most recently published financial statements or |
95 | independent audits, if available, prepared under generally |
96 | accepted accounting principles. |
97 | (g) A disclosure statement for signature by the |
98 | appropriate local government official. |
99 | (2)(1) Upon review of the enrollment materials and upon |
100 | determination by the governing body that it is in the interest |
101 | of the unit of local government to deposit surplus funds in the |
102 | trust fund, a resolution by the governing body and the signed |
103 | acceptance of the disclosure statement by the local government |
104 | official, who may be the chief financial or administrative |
105 | officer of the local government, shall be filed with the State |
106 | board and, if appropriate, a copy shall be provided to a |
107 | professional money management firm of Administration authorizing |
108 | investment of its surplus funds in the trust fund established by |
109 | this part. The resolution shall name: |
110 | (a) The local government official, who may be the chief |
111 | financial or administrative officer of the local government, or |
112 | (b) An independent trustee holding funds on behalf of the |
113 | unit of local government, |
114 |
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115 | responsible for deposit and withdrawal of such funds. |
116 | (3)(2) The State board or a professional money management |
117 | firm of Administration shall, upon the filing of the resolution, |
118 | invest the moneys in the trust fund in the same manner and |
119 | subject to the same restrictions as are set forth in s. 215.47. |
120 | Except when authorized by the board, All units of local |
121 | government that which qualify to be participants in the Local |
122 | Government Surplus Funds trust fund shall after January 1, 1982, |
123 | will normally have surplus funds deposited into a pooled |
124 | investment account. |
125 | (4)(3) The provisions of this part shall not impair the |
126 | power of a unit of local government to hold funds in deposit |
127 | accounts with banking or savings institutions or to invest funds |
128 | as otherwise authorized by law. |
129 | Section 5. Section 218.409, Florida Statutes, is amended |
130 | to read: |
131 | 218.409 Administration of the trust fund; creation of |
132 | advisory council.-- |
133 | (1) Upon receipt of the items specified in s. 218.407 |
134 | resolution from the local governing body, the State board or a |
135 | professional money management firm of Administration shall |
136 | accept all wire transfers of funds into the trust fund. The |
137 | State board or a professional money management firm of |
138 | Administration shall also wire-transfer invested local |
139 | government funds to the local government upon request of the |
140 | local government official named in the resolution. |
141 | (2)(a) The trustees shall ensure that the State board or a |
142 | professional money management firm administers of Administration |
143 | shall administer the investment trust fund funds on behalf of |
144 | the participants. The board or a professional money management |
145 | firm and shall have the power to invest such funds in accordance |
146 | with a written investment policy. The investment policy shall be |
147 | updated annually to conform to best investment practices. The |
148 | standard of prudence to be used by investment officials shall be |
149 | the fiduciary standards as set forth in s. 215.47(9), which |
150 | shall be applied in the context of managing an overall |
151 | portfolio. Portfolio managers acting in accordance with written |
152 | procedures and an investment policy and exercising due diligence |
153 | shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual |
154 | security's credit risk or market price changes, provided |
155 | deviations from expectations are reported in a timely fashion |
156 | and the liquidity and the sale of securities are carried out in |
157 | accordance with the terms of this part. |
158 | (b) Officers and employees involved in the investment |
159 | process shall refrain from personal business activity that could |
160 | conflict with the proper execution and management of the |
161 | investment program or that could impair their ability to make |
162 | impartial decisions. Employees and investment officials shall |
163 | disclose any material interests in financial institutions with |
164 | which they conduct business on behalf of the trust fund. They |
165 | shall further disclose any personal financial or investment |
166 | positions that could be related to the performance of the |
167 | investment portfolio. Employees and officers shall refrain from |
168 | undertaking personal investment transactions with the same |
169 | individual with whom business is conducted on behalf of the |
170 | board. |
171 | (c) The board or a professional money management firm and |
172 | all employees have an affirmative duty to immediately disclose |
173 | any material impact to the trust fund to the participants. To |
174 | ensure such disclosure, a system of internal controls shall be |
175 | established by the board, which shall be documented in writing |
176 | as part of the investment policy. The controls shall be designed |
177 | to prevent the loss of public funds arising from fraud, employee |
178 | error, and misrepresentation by third parties, unanticipated |
179 | changes in financial markets, or imprudent actions by employees |
180 | and officers of the board or a professional money management |
181 | firm. The controls shall also include formal escalation |
182 | reporting guidelines for all employees. The guidelines shall |
183 | establish procedures to address material impacts on the trust |
184 | fund that require reporting and action. |
185 | (d) The investment policy shall be reviewed and approved |
186 | annually by the trustees or when market changes dictate, and in |
187 | each event the investment policy shall be reviewed by the |
188 | Investment Advisory Council and by the Participant Local |
189 | Government Advisory Council A fee may be charged on any |
190 | transaction that is not in accord with the close of business as |
191 | set by the board. |
192 | (3) The State board or a professional money management |
193 | firm of Administration may purchase such surety or other bonds |
194 | as may be necessary for its officials in order to protect the |
195 | trust fund. A reserve fund may be established to fulfill this |
196 | purpose. However, any reserve must be a portion of the |
197 | management fee and must be fully disclosed, including its |
198 | purpose, in the enrollment materials at the time a unit of local |
199 | government considers participation. Further, any change in the |
200 | amount to be charged for a reserve must have a reasonable notice |
201 | period to allow any participant to withdraw from the trust fund |
202 | prior to the new reserve charge being imposed. |
203 | (4) All investments may be purchased jointly for the |
204 | participants in the trust fund. The board or a professional |
205 | money management firm shall may also purchase investments for a |
206 | pooled investment account in which all participants may share |
207 | pro rata, as determined by rule of the board, in the capital |
208 | gain, income, or losses, subject to any penalties for early |
209 | withdrawal. Any provisions for penalties, including their |
210 | purpose, must be disclosed in the enrollment materials. Any |
211 | change in the amount to be charged for a penalty must have a |
212 | reasonable notice period to allow any participant to withdraw |
213 | from the trust fund prior to the new penalty charge being |
214 | imposed The board shall determine the rate of return for the |
215 | pooled investment account. A system shall may be developed by |
216 | the board, and disclosed in the enrollment materials, subject to |
217 | annual approval by the trustees, to keep current account |
218 | balances current balance information and to apportion pooled |
219 | investment earnings back to individual accounts. |
220 | (5) The State board of Administration shall keep a |
221 | separate account, designated by name and number of each |
222 | participating local government. A maximum number of accounts |
223 | allowed for each participant may be established by the board. |
224 | Individual transactions and totals of all investments, or the |
225 | share belonging to each participant, shall be recorded in the |
226 | accounts. |
227 | (6)(a) The State board or a professional money management |
228 | firm of Administration shall provide a report, at a minimum |
229 | monthly semiannually or upon the occurrence of a material event, |
230 | request to every participant having a beneficial interest in the |
231 | trust fund, the board's executive director, the trustees, the |
232 | Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the Investment Advisory |
233 | Council, and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
234 | The report shall include: |
235 | 1. Reports of any material impacts on the trust fund and |
236 | any actions or escalations taken by staff to address such |
237 | impacts. The trustees shall provide quarterly a report to the |
238 | Joint Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have |
239 | reviewed and approved the monthly reports and actions taken, if |
240 | any, to address any impacts. |
241 | 2. A management summary that provides an analysis of the |
242 | status of the current investment portfolio and the individual |
243 | transactions executed over the last month. This management |
244 | summary shall be prepared in a manner that will allow anyone to |
245 | ascertain whether investment activities during the reporting |
246 | period have conformed to investment policies. Such reporting |
247 | shall be in conformance with best market practices show the |
248 | changes in investments made during the preceding period. The |
249 | report shall delineate, in a manner which is in accordance with |
250 | generally accepted governmental accounting procedures, those |
251 | funds on deposit, the manner in which the funds are invested, |
252 | and the interest earnings thereon. The State board or a |
253 | professional money management firm of Administration shall |
254 | furnish upon request the details of an investment transaction to |
255 | any participant, the trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, |
256 | and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
257 | (b) The market value of the portfolio shall be calculated |
258 | daily. Withdrawals from the trust fund shall be based on a |
259 | process that is transparent to participants and will ensure that |
260 | advantages or disadvantages do not occur to parties making |
261 | deposits or withdrawals on any particular day. A statement of |
262 | the market value and amortized cost of the portfolio shall be |
263 | issued to participants in conjunction with any deposits or |
264 | withdrawals. In addition, this information shall be reported |
265 | monthly with the items in paragraph (a) to participants, the |
266 | trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant |
267 | Local Government Advisory Council. The review of the investment |
268 | portfolio, in terms of value and price volatility, shall be |
269 | performed with practices consistent with the GFOA Recommended |
270 | Practice on "Mark-to-Market Practices for State and Local |
271 | Government Investment Portfolios and Investment Pools." In |
272 | defining market value, consideration shall be given to GASB |
273 | Statement 31. Additional reporting may be made to pool |
274 | participants through regular and frequent ongoing multi-media |
275 | educational materials and communications, including, but not |
276 | limited to, historical performance, investment holdings, |
277 | amortized cost and market value of the trust fund, credit |
278 | quality, and average maturity of the trust fund investments. |
279 | (7) Costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this |
280 | part shall be deducted from the interest earnings accruing to |
281 | the trust fund. Such deductions shall be prorated among the |
282 | participant local governments in the percentage that each |
283 | participant's deposits bear to the total trust fund. The |
284 | remaining interest earned shall be distributed monthly to |
285 | participants according to the amount invested. Except for costs, |
286 | the board or a professional money management firm may not |
287 | transfer the interest or use the interest for any other purpose, |
288 | including, but not limited to, making up investment losses. |
289 | (8)(a) The principal, and any part thereof, of each and |
290 | every account constituting the trust fund shall be subject to |
291 | payment at any time from the moneys in the trust fund. However, |
292 | the executive director may, in good faith, on the occurrence of |
293 | an event that has a material impact on liquidity or operations |
294 | of the trust fund, for 48 hours limit contributions to or |
295 | withdrawals from the trust fund to ensure that the board can |
296 | invest moneys entrusted to it in exercising its fiduciary |
297 | responsibility or as otherwise provided by agreement between the |
298 | State Board of Administration and the investing unit. Such |
299 | action shall be immediately disclosed to all participants, the |
300 | trustees, the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the |
301 | Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant Local |
302 | Government Advisory Council. The trustees shall convene an |
303 | emergency meeting as soon as practicable from the time the |
304 | executive director has instituted such measures and review the |
305 | necessity of those measures. If the trustees agree with such |
306 | measures, the trustees shall vote to continue the measures for |
307 | up to an additional 15 days. The trustees must convene and vote |
308 | to continue any such measures prior to the expiration of the |
309 | time limit set, but in no case may the time limit set by the |
310 | trustees exceed 15 days. |
311 | (b) An order to withdraw funds or warrant may not be |
312 | issued upon any account for a larger amount than the share of |
313 | the particular account to which it applies; and if such order or |
314 | warrant is issued, the responsible official shall be personally |
315 | liable under his or her bond for the entire overdraft resulting |
316 | from the payment if made. |
317 | (9) The Auditor General shall conduct an annual financial |
318 | audit of the trust fund, which shall include testing for |
319 | compliance with the investment policy. The completed audit shall |
320 | be provided to the participants, the board, the trustees, the |
321 | Investment Advisory Council, the Participant Local Government |
322 | Advisory Council, and the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. |
323 | As soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after |
324 | completion of the audit, the trustees shall report to the Joint |
325 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have reviewed |
326 | the audit of the trust fund and shall certify that any necessary |
327 | items are being addressed by a corrective action plan that |
328 | includes target completion dates. |
329 | (10)(a) There is created a six-member Participant Local |
330 | Government Advisory Council for the purposes of regularly |
331 | reviewing the administration of the trust fund and making |
332 | recommendations regarding such administration to the trustees. |
333 | The members of the council shall be appointed by the board and |
334 | subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members must possess |
335 | special knowledge, experience, and familiarity obtained through |
336 | active, long-standing, and material participation in the |
337 | dealings of the trust fund. Each member shall serve a 4-year |
338 | term. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the |
339 | unexpired term. The council shall annually elect a chair and |
340 | vice chair from within its membership. A member may not serve |
341 | consecutive terms as chair or vice chair. |
342 | (b) The council shall prepare and submit a written |
343 | biennial report to the board, trustees, the Investment Advisory |
344 | Council, and the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee that |
345 | describes the activities and recommendations of the council. |
346 | Section 6. Section 218.411, Florida Statutes, is amended |
347 | to read: |
348 | 218.411 Authorization for state technical and advisory |
349 | assistance.-- |
350 | (1) The State board of Administration is authorized, upon |
351 | request, to assist local governments in investing funds that are |
352 | temporarily in excess of operating needs by: |
353 | (a) Explaining investment opportunities to such local |
354 | governments through publication and other appropriate means. |
355 | (b) Acquainting such local governments with the state's |
356 | practice and experience in investing short-term funds. |
357 | (c) Providing, in cooperation with the Department of |
358 | Community Affairs, technical assistance to local governments in |
359 | investment of surplus funds. |
360 | (2) The State board of Administration may establish fees |
361 | to cover the cost of such services, which shall be paid by the |
362 | unit of local government requesting such service. Such fees |
363 | shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or |
364 | appropriations from which the costs of providing the services |
365 | have been paid or are to be charged. |
366 | Section 7. Section 218.412, Florida Statutes, is amended |
367 | to read: |
368 | 218.412 Rulemaking authority.--The State board of |
369 | Administration may adopt rules as it deems necessary to carry |
370 | out the provisions of this part for the administration of the |
371 | Local Government Surplus Funds trust fund. |
372 | Section 8. Section 218.418, Florida Statutes, is created |
373 | to read: |
374 | 218.418 Definitions.--As used in ss. 218.421-218.422, the |
375 | term: |
376 | (1) "Board" means the State Board of Administration. |
377 | (2) "Surplus funds" means any funds in any general or |
378 | special account or fund of a unit of local government, or funds |
379 | held by an independent trustee on behalf of a unit of local |
380 | government, which in reasonable contemplation will not be |
381 | immediately needed for the purposes intended. |
382 | (3) "Trust fund" means the pooled investment fund known as |
383 | the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund. |
384 | (4) "Trustees" means the Trustees of the State Board of |
385 | Administration. |
386 | (5) "Unit of local government" means any governmental |
387 | entity within the state not part of state government and |
388 | includes, but is not limited to, the following and the officers |
389 | thereof: any county, municipality, school district, special |
390 | district, clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, property |
391 | appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, authority, |
392 | board, public corporation, or other political subdivision of the |
393 | state. |
394 | Section 9. Section 218.421, Florida Statutes, is created |
395 | to read: |
396 | 218.421 Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; purpose; |
397 | rulemaking; administration; reporting.-- |
398 | (1)(a) The purpose of the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund |
399 | is to maximize the payout of principal on invested surplus funds |
400 | of units of local government formerly in Fund B of the Local |
401 | Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund through a prudent work out |
402 | of the trust fund with the ultimate goal of self-liquidating the |
403 | trust fund through maturity and payout of the investments. |
404 | (b) The State Board of Administration may adopt rules |
405 | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this |
406 | section. |
407 | (2)(a) The board or a professional money management firm |
408 | shall administer the trust fund on behalf of the participants |
409 | based on a written investment policy, approved by the trustees, |
410 | and shall have the power to work out, restructure, or invest |
411 | such funds. The trustees shall annually certify to the Joint |
412 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have conducted |
413 | a review of the trust fund and that the trust fund is in |
414 | compliance with the requirements of this section. Any new |
415 | investments must be made in money market or equivalent funds. |
416 | The board or a professional money management firm shall keep a |
417 | separate account, designated by name and number of each |
418 | participating local government. Individual transactions and |
419 | totals of all investments, or the share belonging to each |
420 | participant, shall be recorded in the accounts. Any moneys |
421 | accrued in the trust fund shall be subject to payment from the |
422 | trust fund on a monthly basis to the trust fund participants |
423 | according to their proportional interest in the trust fund so |
424 | long as at least $100,000 is in the trust fund at the end of |
425 | that month. After all securities have matured, been sold, or |
426 | worked out, a final distribution shall be made to the |
427 | participants in the trust fund. Participants may not conduct |
428 | transactions in the trust fund. |
429 | (b) The board or a professional money management firm and |
430 | all employees of the board or firm have an affirmative duty to |
431 | immediately disclose any material impact to the trust fund to |
432 | the participants. To ensure such disclosure, a system of |
433 | internal controls shall be established by the board, which shall |
434 | be documented in writing as part of the investment policy. The |
435 | controls shall be designed to prevent the loss of public funds |
436 | arising from fraud, employee error, and misrepresentation by |
437 | third parties, unanticipated changes in financial markets, or |
438 | imprudent actions by employees and officers of the board or a |
439 | professional money management firm. The controls shall also |
440 | include formal escalation reporting guidelines for all |
441 | employees. The guidelines shall establish procedures to address |
442 | material impacts on the trust fund that require reporting and |
443 | action. |
444 | (c) The investment policy shall be reviewed and approved |
445 | by the trustees upon the transfer of the funds into the trust |
446 | fund or when market changes dictate, and in each event, the |
447 | investment policy shall be reviewed by the Investment Advisory |
448 | Council and by the Participant Local Government Advisory |
449 | Council. |
450 | (d) Costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this |
451 | section, which shall be prorated among the participants in the |
452 | percentage that each participant's deposits bear to the total |
453 | trust fund, may be deducted from any interest earned in the |
454 | trust fund. The board or a professional money management firm |
455 | may not transfer the interest or use the interest for any other |
456 | purpose, including, but not limited to, making up investment |
457 | losses. |
458 | (e) After the trust fund self-liquidates, any remaining |
459 | reserve may be transferred by the trustees at their sole |
460 | discretion back to the trust fund from which the assets were |
461 | originally separated. |
462 | (3)(a) The board or a professional money management firm |
463 | shall provide a report at a minimum, monthly, or upon the |
464 | occurrence of a material event, to every participant having a |
465 | beneficial interest in the trust fund, the board's executive |
466 | director, the trustees, the Joint Legislative Auditing |
467 | Committee, the Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant |
468 | Local Government Advisory Council. The report shall include: |
469 | 1. Reports of any material impacts on the trust fund, and |
470 | any actions or escalations taken by staff to address such |
471 | impacts. The trustees shall provide quarterly a report to the |
472 | Joint legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have |
473 | reviewed and approved the monthly reports and actions taken, if |
474 | any, to address any impacts. |
475 | 2. A management summary that provides an analysis of the |
476 | status of the current investment portfolio and the individual |
477 | transactions executed over the last month. This management |
478 | summary shall be prepared in a manner that will allow anyone to |
479 | ascertain whether investment activities during the reporting |
480 | period have conformed to investment policies. Such reporting |
481 | shall be in conformance with best market practices. |
482 | 3. The board or a professional money management firm shall |
483 | furnish upon request the details of an investment transaction to |
484 | any participant, the trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, |
485 | and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
486 | (b) Additional reporting may be made to participants in |
487 | the trust fund through regular and frequent ongoing multi-media |
488 | educational materials and communications, including, but not |
489 | limited to, historical performance, investment holdings, |
490 | amortized cost and market value of the trust fund, credit |
491 | quality, and average maturity of the trust fund investments. |
492 | (4) The trustees shall review the board's progress in |
493 | returning the principal in the trust fund to the participants at |
494 | each meeting of the board until the trust fund self-liquidates |
495 | or is terminated by law. |
496 | Section 10. Section 218.422, Florida Statutes, is created |
497 | to read: |
498 | 218.422 Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; review.--Unless |
499 | the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund has been terminated by law |
500 | or through self-liquidation, prior to the 2013 Regular Session |
501 | of the Legislature, the Auditor General shall review the trust |
502 | fund and the steps taken up to that time to return as much of |
503 | the principal to the participants as possible and provide a |
504 | summary report to the board, the trustees, the President of the |
505 | Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
506 | Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant Local |
507 | Government Advisory Council. |
508 | Section 11. Sections 218.418, 218.421, and 218.422, |
509 | Florida Statutes, as created by this act, shall expire at the |
510 | time the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund is terminated by law or |
511 | self-liquidates as determined and announced by the executive |
512 | director of the State Board of Administration, whichever occurs |
513 | first. |
514 | Section 12. This act shall take effect upon becoming a |
515 | law, if House Bill 7097 or similar legislation is adopted in the |
516 | same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes |
517 | law. |
518 |
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520 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
521 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
522 | A bill to be entitled |
523 | An act relating to the investment of local government |
524 | surplus funds; amending s. 218.401, F.S.; revising the |
525 | purpose of the Investment of Local Government Surplus |
526 | Funds Act; amending s. 218.403, F.S.; providing |
527 | definitions; amending s. 218.405, F.S.; authorizing the |
528 | State Board of Administration to contract with a |
529 | professional money management firm to administer the trust |
530 | fund; establishing objectives of the trust fund; providing |
531 | for trustee certification; amending s. 218.407, F.S.; |
532 | requiring the distribution of certain enrollment materials |
533 | to potential investors; specifying the contents of the |
534 | enrollment materials; requiring the signed acceptance of a |
535 | disclosure statement by the authorized local government |
536 | official prior to investing in the trust fund; requiring |
537 | surplus funds to be invested in pooled investment |
538 | accounts; amending s. 218.409, F.S.; revising |
539 | administration of the trust fund; providing standards of |
540 | care, including level of prudence, ethics and conflicts of |
541 | interest, and internal controls; providing for annual |
542 | review and approval of investment policy and controls; |
543 | providing for reports; revising the use and disclosure of |
544 | reserves; requiring investments to be made in pooled |
545 | accounts; requiring establishment and approval of an |
546 | account balance information system; providing |
547 | transparency; requiring monthly reports to certain persons |
548 | and groups; providing criteria of the report; requiring |
549 | marking to market calculation and reporting; providing |
550 | criteria; providing for additional reporting; authorizing |
551 | limiting withdrawals from or contributions to the trust |
552 | fund under certain circumstances; providing criteria for |
553 | use of interest by board; requiring an annual financial |
554 | audit; requiring the audit to be reported to certain |
555 | persons and groups; requiring certification report by |
556 | trustees; creating the Participant Local Government |
557 | Advisory Council; providing for appointments, membership, |
558 | terms, the filling of vacancies, and officers; requiring |
559 | biennial reports by the council to certain persons and |
560 | groups; amending ss. 218.411 and 218.412, F.S.; conforming |
561 | terminology; creating s. 218.418, F.S.; providing |
562 | definitions; creating s. 218.421, F.S.; providing for the |
563 | purpose of the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; providing |
564 | rulemaking authority; providing for administration of the |
565 | trust fund; providing for annual certification by the |
566 | Trustees of the State Board of Administration to the Joint |
567 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trust fund has |
568 | been reviewed and is in compliance with the requirements |
569 | of this section; providing restrictions on the trust fund; |
570 | providing criteria for payment of accrued funds; |
571 | restricting participant transactions in the trust fund; |
572 | providing for investment policy criteria; providing |
573 | procedures for internal controls; providing duty to |
574 | disclose material impacts on the trust fund; providing for |
575 | investment policy implementation; providing criteria for |
576 | payment of costs and use of interest; providing authority |
577 | to trustees to distribute remaining reserve upon self- |
578 | liquidation; providing reporting requirements; requiring |
579 | monthly reports to certain persons and groups; providing |
580 | criteria of the report; providing for additional |
581 | reporting; requiring trustee review; creating s. 218.422, |
582 | F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to review the trust |
583 | fund prior to the 2013 Regular Session and provide a |
584 | summary report to certain persons and entities; providing |
585 | for expiration of ss. 218.418-218.422, F.S., upon |
586 | termination or self-liquidation of the trust fund; |
587 | providing a contingent effective date. |