Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (682360) for SB 2
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/22/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 928 - 939
    4  and insert:
    5  certified public accountant licensed under chapter 473. After
    6  preparing a disclosure form, the certified public accountant
    7  must sign the form indicating that he or she prepared the form
    8  in accordance with this section and the instructions for
    9  completing and filing the disclosure forms and that, upon his or
   10  her reasonable knowledge and belief, the disclosure is true and
   11  correct. If a complaint is filed alleging a failure to disclose
   12  information required by this section, the commission shall
   13  determine whether the information was disclosed to the certified
   14  public accountant. The failure of the certified public
   15  accountant to accurately transcribe information provided by the
   16  individual who is required to file the disclosure does not
   17  constitute a violation of this section.
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   19  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   20         And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete lines 110 - 118
   22  and insert:
   23         certified public accountant to sign the completed
   24         disclosure form to indicate compliance with applicable
   25         requirements and that the disclosure is true and
   26         correct based on reasonable knowledge and belief;
   27         requiring the commission to determine if a certified
   28         public accountant failed to disclose information
   29         provided by the filing individual on the filed
   30         statement; providing that the failure of the certified
   31         public accountant to accurately transcribe information
   32         provided by the filing individual does not constitute
   33         a violation; authorizing an elected officer or
   34         candidate