Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1150
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/14/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Benacquisto) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 332 - 356
    4  and insert:
    5         (7) The Chief Financial Officer may audit a contract
    6  subject to this chapter before the execution of such contract in
    7  accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Financial
    8  Services. The audit must ensure that applicable laws have been
    9  met; that the contract document contains a clear statement of
   10  work, quantifiable and measurable deliverables, performance
   11  measures, financial consequences for nonperformance, and clear
   12  terms and conditions that protect the interests of the state;
   13  and that the associated costs of the contract are not
   14  unreasonable or inappropriate. The audit must ensure that all
   15  contracting laws have been met and that documentation is
   16  available to support the contract. A contract that does not
   17  comply with this section may be returned to the submitting
   18  agency for revision.
   19         (a) The Chief Financial Officer may establish dollar
   20  thresholds and other criteria for sampling the contracts that
   21  are to be audited before execution. The Chief Financial Officer
   22  may revise such thresholds and other criteria for an agency or
   23  unit of an agency as deemed appropriate.
   24         (b) The Chief Financial Officer has up to 10 business days
   25  after receipt of the proposed contract to make a final
   26  determination of any deficiencies in the contract and shall
   27  include information regarding the deficiencies in the audit
   28  report provided to the agency entering into the contract. The
   29  Chief Financial Officer and the agency entering into the
   30  contract may agree to a longer review period. The agency is
   31  responsible for addressing the deficiencies and shall have the
   32  option to resubmit the contract for subsequent review before
   33  execution. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform a
   34  subsequent review to verify that all deficiencies have been
   35  addressed upon processing the first payment.
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   37  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   38         And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete lines 34 - 35
   40  and insert:
   41         Financial Officer to audit contracts before execution
   42         and providing requirements for such audits; creating
   43         s. 287.136, F.S.;