Bill > H1111

Introduced Session

An act relating to government accountability; creating s. 11.421, F.S.; creating the Florida Integrity Office under the Auditor General; providing definitions; providing duties and powers of the Florida Integrity Officer and the Auditor General; amending s. 11.45, F.S.; providing a definition; providing and revising Auditor General reporting requirements; amending s. 14.32, F.S.; providing definitions; providing investigative duties of the Chief Inspector General and agency inspectors general; requiring such inspectors general to provide a report to the Chief Financial Officer within a specified timeframe in certain circumstances; providing liability for certain officials, contractors, and persons in certain circumstances; amending s. 17.04, F.S.; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to commence an investigation based on certain complaints or referrals; authorizing state agency employees and state contractors to report certain information to the Chief Financial Officer; amending s. 17.325, F.S.; requiring certain records to be sent to the Florida Integrity Officer within a specified timeframe; amending s. 20.055, F.S.; requiring agency inspectors general to make certain determinations and reports; amending s. 110.1245, F.S.; providing requirements for awards given to employees who report under the Whistle-blower's Act; authorizing expenditures for such awards; amending s. 112.3187, F.S.; revising a definition; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision to create part IX of ch. 112, F.S.; creating s. 112.89, F.S.; providing legislative findings and purpose; defining terms; establishing standards for the fiduciary duty of care for appointed public officials and executive officers of specified governmental entities; requiring training on board governance beginning on a specified date; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to contract for or approve such training programs or publish a list of approved training providers; specifying requirements for such training; authorizing training to be provided by in-house counsel for certain governmental entities; requiring appointed public officials and executive officers to certify their completion of the training; requiring the department to adopt rules; providing exceptions to the training requirement; specifying requirements for the appointment of executive officers and general counsels of governmental entities; specifying standards for legal counsel; creating s. 216.1366, F.S.; providing requirements for certain public agency contracts; amending s. 287.057, F.S.; revising provisions relating to contractual services and commodities that are not subject to competitive-solicitation requirements; prohibiting certain state employees from participating in the negotiation or award of state contracts; creating s. 288.00001, F.S.; prohibiting tax incentives from being awarded or paid to a state contractor or subcontractor; amending s. 1001.20, F.S.; requiring the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education to conduct investigations relating to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement against a district school board or Florida College System institution; authorizing the Office of the Auditor General to use carryforward funds to fund the Florida Integrity Office; amending ss. 112.3188, 112.3189, and 112.31895, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Josie Tomkow (R)*,  Mike Beltran (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Died on Calendar (on 03/14/2020)

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