Florida Senate - 2013 SB 1602 By Senator Bean 4-00315-13 20131602__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to budget requests; amending s. 3 216.023, F.S.; requiring that each state agency 4 submit, at least every 8 years, and in accordance with 5 a specified schedule, a certain budget evaluation and 6 an evaluation of the programs and administrative 7 structure of the agency to justify its continuing 8 existence; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (4) of 13 section 216.023, Florida Statutes, to read: 14 216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to 15 Legislature by agencies.— 16 (4) 17 (c) At least every 8 years, and in accordance with a 18 schedule included in the legislative budget instructions, each 19 state agency shall submit with its legislative budget request an 20 evaluation of each line item of its budget request and an 21 evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency, and efficacy of 22 each program in each division and bureau within the agency. The 23 purpose of the evaluation is to determine the continuing need 24 for the agency and to identify inefficiencies in its 25 administrative structure and programs and to justify its 26 continuing existence. 27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.