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SB 368: Financial Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz

Financial Emergencies; Requiring the Auditor General to notify each member of the governing body of a local governmental entity, district school board, charter school, or charter technical career center of certain fund balance deficits; authorizing the Governor or Commissioner of Education to require a local governmental entity or district school board to include provisions implementing the consolidation, sourcing, or discontinuance of all administrative direction and support services in certain plans; providing that the members of the governing body of a local governmental entity or the members of a district school board who fail to resolve a state of financial emergency are subject to suspension or removal from office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/7/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-38
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/29/2011 Senate • Filed
    10/18/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs -SJ 35
    11/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/14/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    11/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 111
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 111
    1/9/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/12
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 35
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 11
    • Amendment(s) adopted (493442) -SJ 12
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 12
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 12
    • Immediately certified -SJ 12
    1/11/2012 House • In Messages
    3/5/2012 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1100
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/12
    • Received -HJ 1100
    3/6/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1115
    • Substituted for HB 7031 -HJ 1115
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/7/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1154
    • Passed; YEAS 81 NAYS 35 -HJ 1154
    3/7/2012 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 958
    3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
    4/7/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-38

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  • SB 368, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2012 at 10:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7031 Financial Emergencies Economic Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 368 (Ch. 2012-38) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 2 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 368, Engrossed 1 Posted 1/10/2012 at 5:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7031 Financial Emergencies Economic Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 368 (Ch. 2012-38) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/7/2012 3:00 PM House 81 Yeas - 35 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    218.39 Annual financial audit reports. Page 2 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 368, Original Filed Version Posted 9/29/2011 at 12:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/14/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/14/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7031 Financial Emergencies Economic Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 368 (Ch. 2012-38) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    493442 - Amendment
    Delete lines 24 - 136 and insert:
    Gaetz 1/10/2012
    8:27 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    1/10/2012
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/14/2011 1:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    1/10/2012 3:53 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    170.01 Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special assessments against property benefited. Page 1 (pdf)
    218.503 Determination of financial emergency. Page 2 (pdf)

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