Bill > S0516

This bill requires each special district, which is a unit of local government created for a specific purpose, to operate an official website and post its tentative and final adopted budgets online within specific timeframes, replacing the previous requirement for districts without websites to submit budgets to local government administrators. It also mandates that these websites allow the public to view and compare multiple years of budget, general ledger, and checking account data, examine spending trends, filter financial information, download data, and view it in various graphical and tabular formats. Furthermore, the bill subjects independent special districts that regulate transit or transportation services to the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120, which outlines the procedures government agencies must follow when making rules and decisions, and amends the definition of "agency" under this act to include these specific types of special districts.