HB 1211

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to state financial information; amending
3s. 11.45, F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to annually
4provide to the Legislature a list of school districts that
5have failed to comply with certain financial transparency
6requirements, as identified pursuant to audit; amending s.
7215.90, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
8215.91, F.S.; providing that the Financial Management
9Information Board is responsible for the system; deleting
10provisions relating to the Florida Financial Management
11Information System Coordinating Council; deleting
12references to functional owner subsystems; amending s.
13215.92, F.S.; redefining terms and adding and deleting
14definitions; creating s. 215.922, F.S.; establishing the
15Agency for Enterprise Business Services within the
16Department of Financial Services; providing that the
17office is a separate budget entity not subject to the
18department; providing that the agency is headed by the
19Governor and Cabinet acting as the Financial Management
20Information Board; providing for an executive director;
21providing the duties of the agency; creating s. 215.923,
22F.S.; establishing the Enterprise Financial Business
23Operations Council to act in an advisory capacity to the
24agency; providing the members of the council; providing
25council duties; creating s. 215.924, F.S.; providing for
26an Enterprise Financial Business Strategic Plan; requiring
27the plan to be annually reviewed, updated, and submitted
28to the Legislature; providing for the contents of the
29plan; amending s. 215.93, F.S.; revising provisions
30relating to the Florida Financial Management Information
31System; renaming the Florida Accounting Information
32Resource Subsystem the Financial Management Subsystem;
33adding the Revenue and Tax Collection, Processing, and
34Distribution Subsystem; deleting references to functional
35owner subsystems and providing for enterprise business
36owners; revising the duties of the owners; deleting
37references to the design and coordination staff; providing
38for the ownership and functions of the Revenue and Tax
39Collection, Processing, and Distribution Subsystem by the
40Department of Revenue; amending s. 215.94, F.S.; deleting
41references to functional owner subsystems and providing
42for enterprise business owners; amending s. 215.95, F.S.;
43providing additional duties for the Financial Management
44Information Board; repealing s. 215.96, F.S., relating to
45the coordinating council and design and coordination
46staff; creating s. 215.961, F.S.; providing state agency
47requirements relating to the Florida Financial Management
48Information System and the use of functional information
49and enterprise agency business subsystems; amending s.
50215.985, F.S., relating to the Transparency Florida Act;
51redefining the term "governmental entity" to include
52public schools rather than public school districts;
53requiring the Legislative Auditing Committee to recommend
54a format for school districts, charter schools, and
55charter technical career centers to use in collecting and
56displaying financial information; revising the schedule
57for adding information to the state's official website;
58revising provisions exempting certain municipalities and
59special districts from the Transparency Florida Act;
60requiring the Office of Policy and Budget to maintain the
61state's financial data on the state website for a
62specified period; requiring a certified public accountant
63conducting an audit of a unit of local government to
64report compliance with the act; requiring the Legislative
65Auditing Committee to adopt guidelines for administering
66the act; conforming terms; repealing s. 570.07(41), F.S.,
67relating to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
68Services' exemption from using the state online
69procurement system; amending ss. 17.11, 216.102, 216.141,
70and 216.237, F.S.; conforming terms; providing for
71funding; providing an effective date.
72
73Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
74
75     Section 1.  Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (7) of
76section 11.45, Florida Statutes, to read:
77     11.45  Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.-
78     (7)  AUDITOR GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.-
79     (i)  The Auditor General shall transmit to the President of
80the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
81Legislative Auditing Committee annually by July 15, beginning in
822012, a list of all school districts that have failed to comply
83with the transparency requirements as identified in the audit
84reports reviewed pursuant to paragraph (b) and those conducted
85pursuant to subsection (2).
86     Section 2.  Section 215.90, Florida Statutes, is amended to
87read:
88     215.90  Short title.-Sections      215.90-215.961
89     215.90-215.96 may be cited as the "Florida Financial
90Management Information System Act."
91     Section 3.  Section 215.91, Florida Statutes, is amended to
92read:
93     215.91  Florida Financial Management Information System;
94board; council.-
95     (1)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Financial
96Management Information Board, as the agency head of the Agency
97for Enterprise Business Services, executive branch of
98government, in consultation with the legislative fiscal
99committees, specifically design and implement the Florida
100Financial Management Information System to be the primary means
101by which state government managers acquire and disseminate the
102information needed to plan and account for the delivery of
103services to state residents the citizens in a timely, efficient,
104and effective manner.
105     (2)  The Financial Management Information Board shall
106establish the overall framework within which the Florida
107Financial Management Information System operates and be
108responsible for all decisions relating to the system.
109     (3)(2)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
110is shall be a unified information system providing fiscal,
111management, and accounting support for state decisionmakers. It
112provides shall provide a means of coordinating fiscal management
113information and information that supports state planning, policy
114development, management, evaluation, and performance monitoring.
115The Florida Financial Management Information System is shall be
116the primary information resource for providing that provides
117accountability for public funds, resources, and activities.
118     (3)  The Financial Management Information Board shall
119provide the overall framework within which the Florida Financial
120Management Information System will operate. The board, through
121the Florida Financial Management Information System Coordinating
122Council, shall adopt policies and procedures to:
123     (a)  Strengthen and standardize the fiscal management and
124accounting practices of the state;
125     (b)  Improve internal financial controls;
126     (c)  Simplify the preparation of objective, accurate, and
127timely management and fiscal reports; and
128     (d)  Provide the information needed in the development,
129management, and evaluation of public policy and programs.
130     (4)  The council shall provide ongoing counsel to the board
131and act to resolve problems among or between the functional
132owner subsystems. The board, through the coordinating council,
133shall direct and manage the development, implementation, and
134operation of the information subsystems that together are the
135Florida Financial Management Information System. The
136coordinating council shall approve the information subsystems'
137designs prior to the development, implementation, and operation
138of the subsystems and shall approve subsequent proposed design
139modifications to the information subsystems subject to the
140guidelines issued by the council. The coordinating council shall
141ensure that the information subsystems' operations support the
142exchange of unified and coordinated data between information
143subsystems. The coordinating council shall establish the common
144data codes for financial management, and it shall require and
145ensure the use of common data codes by the information
146subsystems that together constitute the Florida Financial
147Management Information System. The Chief Financial Officer shall
148adopt a chart of accounts consistent with the common financial
149management data codes established by the coordinating council.
150The board, through the coordinating council, shall establish the
151financial management policies and procedures for the executive
152branch of state government. The coordinating council shall
153notify in writing the chairs of the legislative fiscal
154committees and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court regarding
155the adoption of, or modification to, a proposed financial
156management policy or procedure. The notice shall solicit
157comments from the chairs of the legislative fiscal committees
158and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at least 14
159consecutive days before the final action by the coordinating
160council.
161     (5)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
162and its functional owner information subsystems shall be
163compatible with the legislative appropriations system, and they
164shall be designed to support the legislative oversight function.
165The Florida Financial Management Information System and its
166functional owner information subsystems shall be unified with
167the legislative information systems that support the legislative
168appropriations and legislative oversight functions. The Florida
169Financial Management Information System and its functional owner
170information subsystems shall exchange information with the
171legislative information systems that support the legislative
172appropriations and legislative oversight functions without
173conversion or modification. Any information maintained by the
174Florida Financial Management Information System and its
175functional owner information subsystems shall be available, upon
176request, to the information systems of the legislative branch.
177     (6)  The Florida Financial Management Information system
178and its functional owner information subsystems shall:
179     (a)  Be designed to incorporate the flexibility needed to
180respond to the dynamic demands of state government in a cost-
181conscious manner. The Florida Financial Management Information
182System shall include applications that will support an
183information retrieval system that will allow the user to ask
184general questions and receive accurate answers that include
185assessments concerning the qualifications of the data.
186     (b)(7)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
187and each of its functional owner information subsystems shall
188strive to Employ a common set of operations that make the system
189accessible to state agency program managers and statewide
190decisionmakers. Data must shall be easily transferred from the
191functional owner information subsystems to Florida Financial
192Management Information System applications and also among the
193functional owner information subsystems. The functional owner
194information subsystems must shall identify shared data-gathering
195needs in order to minimize the duplication duplications of
196source-entry input. The coordinating council shall ensure that
197All organizations within the executive branch of state
198government must have access to and use the Florida Financial
199Management Information system for the collection, processing,
200and reporting of financial management data required for the
201efficient and effective operation of state government.
202     (8)  The Florida Financial Management Information System,
203through its functional owner subsystems, shall include a data-
204gathering and data-distribution facility that will support a
205management and decisionmaking information system that collects
206and stores agency and statewide financial, administrative,
207planning, and program information to assist agency program
208managers and statewide decisionmakers in carrying out their
209responsibilities.
210     Section 4.  Section 215.92, Florida Statutes, is amended to
211read:
212     215.92  Definitions relating to Florida Financial
213Management Information System Act.-For the purposes of ss.
214215.90-215.961 215.90-215.96:
215     (1)  "Agency financial business system" means a system that
216provides financial business services, including related
217administrative or accounting services, to one or more state
218agencies and that may be approved as an enterprise agency
219business subsystem of the Florida Financial Management
220Information System according to s. 215.924.
221     (2)(1)  "Auditable" means the presence of features and
222characteristics that are needed to verify the proper functioning
223of controls in any given information subsystem.
224     (3)(2)  "Board" means the Financial Management Information
225Board.
226     (3)  "Coordinating council" or "council" means the Florida
227Financial Management Information System Coordinating Council.
228     (4)  "Council" means the Enterprise Financial Business
229Services Council.
230     (5)(4)  "Data or data code" means representation of facts,
231concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for
232communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by
233automatic means. The term includes any representations such as
234characters or analog quantities to which meaning is, or might
235be, assigned.
236     (5)  "Design and coordination staff" means the personnel
237responsible for providing administrative and clerical support to
238the board, coordinating council, and secretary to the board. The
239design and coordination staff shall function as the agency clerk
240for the board and the coordinating council. For administrative
241purposes, the design and coordination staff are assigned to the
242Department of Financial Services but they are functionally
243assigned to the board.
244     (6)  "Enhancement" means a change to the Florida Financial
245Management Information System which improves or adds features or
246functionality to a functional information subsystem or
247enterprise agency business subsystem and which changes or
248affects how an enterprise business service or a task that is
249part of the service is performed.
250     (7)  "Enterprise agency business subsystem" means a state
251agency financial business system that has been approved as a
252subsystem of the Florida Financial Management Information System
253if the Enterprise Financial Business Strategic Plan is approved
254by the board.
255     (8)  "Enterprise business owner" means the state agency
256that has legal responsibility for ensuring that a functional
257information subsystem or enterprise agency business subsystem of
258the Florida Financial Management Information System is designed,
259implemented, and operated in accordance with ss. 215.90-215.961.
260     (9)  "Enterprise financial business process" means the
261common series of tasks state agencies undertake in monitoring,
262tracking, maintaining, or supporting the management,
263accountability, and reporting of state financial data, all or a
264portion of which may be performed within a functional
265information subsystem of the Florida Financial Management
266Information System. Financial business process tasks that are
267not performed by a subsystem may have an impact on or determine
268what tasks are performed by services that are provided by the
269subsystem.
270     (10)  "Enterprise financial business service" means a
271service provided within the Florida Financial Management
272Information System which performs some or all of the tasks of an
273enterprise financial business process.
274     (11)  "Functional information subsystems" means the
275subsystems described in s. 215.93 which provide the core
276enterprise business services described in s. 215.94.
277     (6)  "Functional owner" means the agency, or the part of
278the judicial branch, that has the legal responsibility to ensure
279that a subsystem is designed, implemented, and operated in
280accordance with ss. 215.90-215.96.
281     (12)(7)  "Functional system specifications" means the
282detailed written description of an information subsystem which
283describes. These specifications are prepared by the functional
284owner of the system; describe, in the functional owner's
285language, what an information subsystem is required to do; and
286describe the features, characteristics, controls, and internal
287control measures to be incorporated into the information
288subsystem. Such specifications are the basis for the preparation
289of the technical system specifications by the functional owner.
290     (13)(8)  "Information system" means a group of interrelated
291information subsystems.
292     (14)(9)  "Information subsystem" means the entire
293collection of procedures, equipment, and people devoted to the
294generation, collection, evaluation, storage, retrieval, and
295dissemination of data and information within an organization or
296functional area in order to promote the flow of information from
297source to user.
298     (15)  "Modification" means a technical change to a
299functional information subsystem or an enterprise agency
300business subsystem which does not affect how a task that is part
301of an enterprise financial business service is performed.
302     (16)  "Officer" means the executive director of the Agency
303for Enterprise Business Services.
304     (17)  "Project governance structure" means a written
305delegation of authority which defines the roles and
306responsibilities of project participants at all levels in the
307decisionmaking process, identifies the levels of operational
308decisionmaking, designates a clear line of decisional authority,
309and provides a clear process for raising the visibility of
310issues to the appropriate level for resolution.
311     (18)  "Replacement" of a subsystem means any proposal for
312continuing business services through the use of a new or
313different functional information system from those currently
314contracted. For purposes of this subsection, extensions of
315contracts for functional information systems and associated
316business services shall be considered replacements.
317     (19)  "State agency" has the same meaning as in s.
318216.011(1).
319     Section 5.  Section 215.922, Florida Statutes, is created
320to read:
321     215.922   Agency for Enterprise Business Services.-The
322Agency for Enterprise Business Services is created within the
323Department of Financial Services.
324     (1)  The agency is a separate budget entity and is not
325subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Department
326of Financial Services, including, but not limited to,
327purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property,
328personnel, or budgetary matters.
329     (2)  The head of the agency shall be the Governor and
330Cabinet acting as the Financial Management Information Board.
331     (3)  The agency shall have an executive director, who is
332the Enterprise Financial Business Operations Officer. The
333officer is appointed by the Governor with at least three
334affirmative votes of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor
335and the Chief Financial Officer on the prevailing side, and is
336subject to confirmation by the Senate. The officer serves at the
337pleasure of the Governor and Cabinet. The Chief Financial
338Officer may appoint an interim director until an executive
339director is confirmed by the Cabinet.
340     (4)  The agency shall have the following duties and
341responsibilities:
342     (a)  Ensuring that decisions are identified and issues are
343resolved by the board as specified in s. 215.95.
344     (b)  Coordinating and staffing the meetings of the council,
345which shall meet at least 12 times per year for the purpose of
346obtaining input from council members in carrying out the
347provisions of ss. 215.90-215.961.
348     (c)  Monitoring operational and performance issues of the
349functional information subsystems and enterprise agency business
350subsystems.
351     (d)  Coordinating as necessary with the Agency for
352Enterprise Information Technology to obtain technology-related
353information from state agencies.
354     (e)  Developing the Enterprise Financial Business Services
355Strategic Plan as directed in s. 215.924.
356     (f)  Serving as a clearinghouse for enterprise information
357relating to the planning, development, implementation, and
358evaluation of improvements to enterprise financial business
359processes.
360     (g)  Developing policies and procedures that improve the
361efficiency and effectiveness of the Florida Financial Management
362System by:
363     1.  Improving internal financial controls;
364     2.  Standardizing the state's fiscal management and
365accounting practices;
366     3.  Simplifying the preparation of objective, accurate, and
367timely management information and fiscal reports;
368     4.  Making recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer
369for improving the standardization of the state's chart of
370accounts;
371     5.  Standardizing enterprise financial business processes
372and services if necessary to cost-effectively provide financial
373business services; and
374     6.  Establishing common data codes to be used by all
375functional information subsystems and enterprise agency business
376subsystems.
377     (h)  Developing criteria for defining standardized
378enterprise financial business services to be provided by the
379Florida Financial Management Information System. At a minimum,
380the criteria must be able to determine whether:
381     1.  The identified financial function or task serves a
382unique state agency need, is common among multiple state
383agencies, or should be common among multiple state agencies;
384     2.  The identified function or task is necessary to comply
385with a federal or state reporting requirement; and
386     3.  It is cost-effective to incorporate the service into
387the Florida Financial Management Information System in
388accordance with long-term planning goals.
389     (i)  Adopting rules to administer ss. 215.90-215.961.
390     (j)  Providing an operational plan annually by January 1,
391beginning in 2014, to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
392and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The plan must
393contain recommendations for the current and subsequent fiscal
394year and identify estimated costs, budget adjustments, and
395legislative changes necessary to implement such recommendations.
396At a minimum, the recommendations must identify:
397     1.  Major initiatives and implementation strategies
398proposed for the next fiscal year which are designed to achieve
399goals included in the Enterprise Financial Business Strategic
400Plan described in s. 215.924;
401     2.  Changes to internal financial controls and enterprise
402financial business processes;
403     3.  Proposals to eliminate specific impediments to
404achieving standardized enterprise financial business services;
405     4.  An assessment of ongoing projects that enhance or
406replace any of the Florida Financial Management Information
407System's functional information subsystems or enterprise agency
408business subsystems and, where applicable, recommendations for
409improving project management; and
410     5.  An analysis of each specific business case supporting
411enhancement or replacement of a subsystem, including pending
412contract extensions, renewals, or modifications of any of the
413Florida Financial Management Information System's functional
414information subsystems or enterprise agency business subsystems
415submitted in accordance with s. 215.961. Such analysis must
416include determining whether the enhancement or replacement is
417consistent with the Enterprise Financial Business Strategic
418Plan, and is in compliance with policies, procedures, or
419criteria developed as specified in ss. 215.90-216.96.
420     (k)  Submitting an inventory to the Governor and the chairs
421of the legislative appropriation committees by July 1, 2013, of
422agency financial business systems that are maintained by
423executive branch agencies. At a minimum, the inventory must
424include the following information:
425     1.  A description of the financial business processes
426supported and financial business services provided by each
427system;
428     2.  The total cost of operating and maintaining each agency
429financial business system on an annual fiscal-year basis. The
430total cost calculation must, at a minimum, include staffing
431requirements, hardware and software costs, contracted services
432and external service provider costs, and facilities and power
433costs;
434     3.  The enhancement costs estimated for the 2012-2013
435fiscal year and planned enhancement costs for the 2013-2014
436fiscal year. The inventory must identify the budget authority
437that will be used to pay for any proposed enhancements in the
4382013-2014 fiscal year;
439     4.  The number of and job descriptions of end users who
440must use the system on a daily basis to perform their job
441functions;
442     5.  Any state or federal laws that require the
443implementation and use of the agency financial business system;
444and
445     6.  An assessment of whether each agency financial business
446system can be approved as an enterprise agency business
447subsystem pursuant to s. 215.924 or, if it cannot be approved, a
448statement explaining why that is not possible. The Agency for
449Enterprise Business Services shall develop criteria for such
450approval. To be approved as an enterprise agency business
451subsystem, the agency system must, at a minimum:
452     a.  Provide financial and administrative data and
453information or functionality that is essential to state
454enterprise financial operations;
455     b.  Effectively provide a required enterprise financial
456business service or support an enterprise financial business
457process;
458     c.  Provide financial data, information, or functionality
459that is not partially or completely duplicated by a functional
460information subsystem; and
461     d.  Demonstrate that the agency financial business system's
462financial data, information, or functionality can be provided in
463a cost-effective manner by a functional information subsystem.
464     Section 6.  Section 215.923, Florida Statutes, is created
465to read:
466     215.923  Enterprise Financial Business Services Council.-
467The Enterprise Financial Business Services Council is created as
468an advisory body to support the Agency for Enterprise Business
469Services in the execution of its duties and responsibilities.
470     (1)  Council members include:
471     (a)  The officer who shall serve as chair of the council.
472     (b)  The Planning and Budgeting Subsystem enterprise
473business owner or designee.
474     (c)  The Financial Management Subsystem enterprise business
475owner or designee.
476     (d)  The Cash Management Subsystem enterprise business
477owner or designee.
478     (e)  The Purchasing Subsystem enterprise business owner or
479designee.
480     (f)  The Personnel Information Subsystem enterprise
481business owner or designee.
482     (g)  The Revenue and Tax Collection, Processing, and
483Distribution Subsystem enterprise business owner or designee.
484     (h)  A member representing state agency administrative
485services directors as determined by the directors.
486     (i)  A member appointed by the Attorney General.
487     (j)  A member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
488     (k)  The executive director of the Agency for Enterprise
489Information Technology or designee.
490     (2)  Duties of the council include:
491     (a)  Acting as liaison with all user agencies of the
492Florida Financial Management Information System.
493     (b)  Advising the Agency for Enterprise Business Services
494on the development of the Enterprise Financial Business
495Strategic Plan.
496     (3)  Agency for Enterprise Business Services staff shall
497support the activities of the council.
498     (4) The chair may appoint work groups from state agency
499staff as necessary to analyze, coordinate, or resolve specific
500issues.
501     Section 7.  Section 215.924, Florida Statutes, is created
502to read:
503     215.924  Enterprise Financial Business Strategic Plan.-The
504Agency for Enterprise Business Services, with the assistance of
505the council, shall develop, adopt, and, beginning in 2013,
506annually update by July 1, the Enterprise Financial Business
507Strategic Plan. The plan shall be submitted to the Governor, the
508President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
509Representatives. The plan must:
510     (1)  Describe the enterprise financial business services to
511be provided by the Florida Financial Management Information
512System. The description must be sufficient to determine the
513functionality that will be provided by the system and to
514identify which agency business system services should be
515incorporated as enterprise agency business subsystems.
516Enterprise financial business services at a minimum must include
517the enterprise business services defined in s. 215.94.
518     (2)  Identify and describe all functional information
519subsystems and agency financial business systems recommended as
520enterprise agency business subsystems for inclusion in the
521Florida Financial Management Information System, which, at a
522minimum, is comprised of the subsystems defined in s. 215.93. An
523enterprise agency business subsystem shall be recommended for
524approval as a subsystem based on the assessment process in s.
525215.922.
526     (3)  Provide, for the most recent fiscal year, the total
527cost of operating and maintaining each subsystem, the staff
528required for operation and maintenance, the number of end users
529who must use the system to perform their job functions, and any
530state or federal law specifically requiring the implementation
531of the subsystem.
532     (4)  Identify the critical interfaces for all subsystems,
533including identified enterprise agency business subsystems, of
534the Florida Financial Management Information System for the
535purpose of coordinating standardized information exchange
536between subsystems.
537     (5)  Develop a 5-year plan for replacing or enhancing
538subsystems of the Florida Financial Management Information
539System, with the goal of having a system that provides
540enterprise business services in the most cost-effective manner,
541including:
542     (a)  Overall options for replacing major subsystem
543components and plans for addressing any contracts that expire
544within the 5-year planning period;
545     (b)  Recommended changes in enterprise financial business
546services provided by the system which are necessary or
547appropriate as subsystems are replaced as envisioned by the
548plan;
549     (c)  Improvements or enhancements that address impediments
550to achieving long-term system planning goals; and
551     (d)  Recommended changes that ensure the use of common data
552codes by the information subsystems.
553     (6)  Provide project management plans and governance
554structures for approved subsystem enhancement or replacement
555projects that have more than $10 million in cumulative total
556funding.
557     (7)  Recommend improvements to enterprise financial
558business processes which may facilitate the standardization of
559financial business services provided by the Florida Financial
560Management Information System.
561     (8)  Recommend improvements to enterprise reporting in
562order to enhance the management of enterprise financial business
563services.
564     (9)  Recommend measures to improve data security, improve
565data integrity between subsystems, and eliminate data redundancy
566between subsystems.
567     Section 8.  Section 215.93, Florida Statutes, is amended to
568read:
569     215.93  Florida Financial Management Information System.-
570     (1)  To provide the information necessary to carry out the
571intent of the Legislature, there shall be a Florida Financial
572Management Information System. The Florida Financial Management
573Information system must shall be fully implemented and shall be
574upgraded as necessary to ensure the efficient operation of an
575integrated enterprise-wide financial management information
576system and to provide necessary information for the effective
577operation of state government. Upon the recommendation of the
578coordinating council and approval of the officer board, the
579Florida Financial Management Information System may require data
580from any state agency information system or information
581subsystem or may request data from any judicial branch
582information system or information subsystem that the officer
583determines coordinating council and board have determined to
584have statewide financial management significance. Each
585functional owner information subsystem within the Florida
586Financial Management Information System must shall be developed
587in such a fashion as to allow for timely, positive, preplanned,
588and prescribed data transfers between the Florida Financial
589Management Information System functional owner information
590subsystems and from other information systems. The principal
591unit of the system, as defined in the strategic plan in s.
592215.924, shall be the functional owner information subsystem,
593which includes, but is not, and the system shall include, but
594shall not be limited to, the following:
595     (a)  The Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
596     (b)  The Financial Management Florida Accounting
597Information Resource Subsystem.
598     (c)  The Cash Management Subsystem.
599     (d)  The Purchasing Subsystem.
600     (e)  The Personnel Information System.
601     (f)  The Revenue and Tax Collection, Processing, and
602Distribution Subsystem, also known as the System for Unified
603Taxation.
604     (2)  The enterprise business owner of each functional
605information subsystem: shall have a functional owner, who may
606establish additional functions for the subsystem unless
607specifically prohibited by ss. 215.90-215.96.
608     (a)  Shall submit a business case justifying any
609enhancements to, or replacement of, the subsystem to the Agency
610for Enterprise Business Services for review and approval.
611However, without the express approval of the board upon
612recommendation of the coordinating council, no functional owner
613nor any other agency shall have the authority to establish or
614maintain additional subsystems which duplicate any of the
615information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management
616Information System. Each functional owner shall
617     (b)  Shall solicit input and responses from state agencies
618using utilizing the information subsystem. Each functional owner
619     (c)  May contract with the other enterprise business
620functional owners or private sector entities in the design,
621development, and implementation of their functional information
622systems and subsystems and enterprise agency business subsystems
623when modifications or subsystem replacements have been approved
624by the Agency for Enterprise Business Services. Each functional
625owner
626     (d)  Shall include in its information subsystem functional
627specifications the data requirements and standards of the
628Florida Financial Management Information System as approved by
629the officer board. Each functional owner
630     (e)  Shall establish a project team design teams that plans
631and coordinates shall plan and coordinate the design and
632implementation of its subsystem within the project governance
633process approved by the officer framework established by the
634board.
635     (f)  Shall provide regular reports on the status of
636projects to the council and the officer. The design teams shall
637assist the design and coordination staff in carrying out the
638duties assigned by the board or the coordinating council. The
639coordinating council shall review and approve the work plans for
640these projects.
641     (g)  Shall provide information relating to agency financial
642business processes and services or functional information
643subsystems as required by the Agency for Enterprise Business
644Services.
645     (h)  Shall notify the Agency for Enterprise Business
646Services of modifications or enhancements to subsystems of the
647Florida Financial Management Information System.
648     (i)  Shall submit to the Agency for Enterprise Business
649Services annual spending plans for any funds appropriated to a
650state agency for enhancing enterprise agency business subsystems
651and functional information subsystems.
652     (3)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
653must shall include financial management data and use utilize the
654chart of accounts established approved by the Chief Financial
655Officer. Common financial management data shall include, but are
656not be limited to, data codes, titles, and definitions used by
657one or more of the functional information owner subsystems.
658     (a)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
659shall use utilize common financial management data codes. The
660council shall recommend and the officer board shall adopt
661policies regarding the approval and publication of the financial
662management data.
663     (b)  The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt policies
664regarding the approval and publication of the chart of accounts.
665The Chief Financial Officer's chart of accounts shall be
666consistent with the common financial management data codes
667established by the officer must be consistent with the Chief
668Financial Officer's chart of accounts coordinating council.
669Further,
670     (c)  All systems not a part of the Florida Financial
671Management Information System which provide information to the
672system must shall use the common data codes from the Florida
673Financial Management Information System and the Chief Financial
674Officer's chart of accounts.
675     (d)  Data codes that cannot be supplied by the Florida
676Financial Management Information System and the Chief Financial
677Officer's chart of accounts and that are required for use by the
678information subsystems shall be approved by the officer board
679upon recommendation of the coordinating council.
680     (4)  The Florida Financial Management Information System
681shall be designed, installed, and operated in a fashion
682compatible with the legislative appropriations system.
683     (5)  Enterprise business Functional owners are legally
684responsible for the security and integrity of all data records
685existing within or transferred from their information
686subsystems. Each state agency and the judicial branch shall be
687responsible for the accuracy of the information entered into the
688Florida Financial Management Information System.
689     Section 9.  Section 215.94, Florida Statutes, is amended to
690read:
691     215.94  Designation, duties, and responsibilities of
692enterprise business functional owners.-
693     (1)  The Executive Office of the Governor is shall be the
694enterprise business functional owner of the Planning and
695Budgeting Subsystem, which shall be designed, implemented, and
696operated in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.90-215.961
697215.90-215.96 and chapter 216. The Planning and Budgeting
698Subsystem includes shall include, but is shall not be limited
699to, the following functions for:
700     (a)  Development and preparation of state agency and
701judicial branch budget requests.
702     (b)  Analysis and evaluation of state agency and judicial
703branch budget requests and alternatives.
704     (c)  Controlling and tracking the allocation of
705appropriations, approved budget, and releases.
706     (d)  Performance-based program budgeting compliance
707evaluations, as provided in the legislative budget instructions
708pursuant to s. 216.023(3).
709     (2)  The Department of Financial Services is shall be the
710enterprise business functional owner of the Florida Financial
711Management Accounting Information Resource Subsystem established
712pursuant to ss. 17.03, 215.86, 216.141, and 216.151 and further
713developed in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.90-
714215.961 215.90-215.96. The subsystem includes shall include, but
715is shall not be limited to, the following functions:
716     (a)  Accounting and reporting so as to provide timely data
717for producing financial statements for the state in accordance
718with generally accepted accounting principles.
719     (b)  Auditing and settling claims against the state.
720     (3)  The Chief Financial Officer is shall be the enterprise
721business functional owner of the Cash Management Subsystem. The
722Chief Financial Officer shall design, implement, and operate the
723subsystem in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.90-
724215.961 215.90-215.96. The subsystem includes shall include, but
725is shall not be limited to, the following financial business
726services functions for:
727     (a)  Recording and reconciling credits and debits to
728treasury fund accounts.
729     (b)  Monitoring cash levels and activities in state bank
730accounts.
731     (c)  Monitoring short-term investments of idle cash.
732     (d)  Administering the provisions of the Federal Cash
733Management Improvement Act of 1990.
734     (4)  The Department of Management Services is shall be the
735enterprise business functional owner of the Purchasing
736Subsystem. The department shall design, implement, and operate
737the subsystem in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.90-
738215.961 215.90-215.96. The subsystem includes shall include, but
739is shall not be limited to, financial business services
740functions for commodity and service procurement.
741     (5)  The Department of Management Services is shall be the
742enterprise business functional owner of the Personnel
743Information System. The department shall ensure that the system
744is designed, implemented, and operated in accordance with the
745provisions of ss. 110.116 and 215.90-215.961 215.90-215.96. The
746department may contract with a vendor to provide the system and
747services required of the Personnel Information System. The
748subsystem includes shall include, but is shall not be limited
749to, the following financial business services functions for:
750     (a)  Maintenance of employee and position data, including
751funding sources and percentages and salary lapse. The employee
752data includes shall include, but is not be limited to,
753information to meet the payroll system requirements of the
754Department of Financial Services and to meet the employee
755benefit system requirements of the Department of Management
756Services.
757     (b)  Recruitment and selection.
758     (c)  Time and leave reporting.
759     (d)  Collective bargaining.
760     (6)(a)  Consistent with the provisions of s. 215.86, the
761enterprise business respective functional owner of each
762functional information subsystem is shall be responsible for
763ensuring that:
764     (a)1.  The accounting information produced by the
765information subsystem adheres to generally accepted accounting
766principles.
767     (b)2.  The information subsystem contains the necessary
768controls to maintain its integrity, within acceptable limits and
769at an acceptable cost.
770     (c)3.  The information subsystem is auditable.
771     (7)  The Department of Revenue is the enterprise business
772owner of the Revenue and Tax Collection, Processing, and
773Distribution Subsystem, which shall be designed, implemented,
774and operated in accordance with ss. 20.21 and 215.90-215.961 and
775chapter 216. The subsystem includes, but is not limited to, the
776following financial business services.
777     (a)  Receiving, collecting, processing, and distributing
778revenue from the sales tax, documentary stamp tax, corporate
779income tax, communication services tax, fuel tax, and other
780taxes administered by the department.
781     (b)  Providing data needed to support the Economic
782Estimating Conference and the Revenue Estimating Conference
783established in s. 216.136.
784     (c)  Integrating with other Florida Financial Management
785Information System subsystems.
786     (8)(b)  The Auditor General shall be advised by the
787enterprise business functional owner of each functional
788information subsystem of as to the date that the development or
789significant modification of its functional system specifications
790begins is to begin. The Auditor General shall provide technical
791advice, as allowed by professional auditing standards, on
792specific issues relating to the design, implementation, and
793operation of each information subsystem.
794     (9)(7)  The Auditor General shall provide to the officer
795board and the coordinating council the findings and
796recommendations of any audit relating to regarding the
797provisions of ss. 215.90-215.961 215.90-215.96.
798     (10)  The Florida Financial Management Information System,
799through its functional information subsystems, must include a
800data-gathering and data-distribution facility that supports a
801management and decisionmaking information system that collects
802and stores agency and statewide financial, administrative,
803planning, and program information to assist state agency program
804managers and statewide decisionmakers in carrying out their
805responsibilities.
806     Section 10.  Section 215.95, Florida Statutes, is amended
807to read:
808     215.95  Financial Management Information Board.-
809     (1)  There is created, as part of the Administration
810Commission, the Financial Management Information Board. The
811board is shall be composed of the Governor, the Chief Financial
812Officer, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Attorney
813General. The Governor is the shall be chair of the board. The
814Governor or the Chief Financial Officer may call a meeting of
815the board at any time the need arises.
816     (2)  To carry out its duties and responsibilities, the
817board shall by majority vote:
818     (a)  Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to
819administer implement the Florida Financial Management
820Information System.
821     (b)  Oversee the actions of the Agency for Enterprise
822Business Services coordinating council and issue orders to
823executive branch agencies to enforce implementation of and
824compliance with provisions relating to the Florida Financial
825Management Information System.
826     (c)  Manage and oversee the development of the Florida
827Financial Management Information System in such a manner that
828includes fashion including, but is not limited to, ensuring
829compatibility and integration with the Legislative
830Appropriations System.
831     (d)  Approve and submit annually by July 1 the Enterprise
832Financial Business Strategic Plan described in s. 215.924.
833     (e)  Approve and annually submit by January 1 the Florida
834Financial Management Information System operational plan
835described in s. 215.922.
836     (f)  Resolve issues that the officer cannot resolve.
837     (g)  Approve project milestone decisions for projects that
838replace or enhance a Florida Financial Management Information
839System subsystem. Milestone decisions include:
840     1.  Approval of contracts for subsystem replacement or
841changes in subsystem functionality;
842     2.  Approval of project management plans and project
843governance structures;
844     3.  Acceptance of major project deliverables; and
845     4.  Approval of project go or no-go decisions.
846     Section 11.  Section 215.96, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
847     Section 12.  Section 215.961, Florida Statutes, is created
848to read:
849     215.961  State agency requirements.-State agencies shall:
850     (1)  Adhere to policies developed by the Agency for
851Enterprise Business Services for the Florida Financial
852Management Information System which relate to the use of
853functional information subsystems and enterprise agency business
854subsystems.
855     (2)  By July 1, 2015, use the Florida Financial Management
856Information System to perform enterprise financial business
857services. A state agency maintaining a system that duplicates
858the business services provided by the Florida Financial
859Management Information System shall, by October 15, 2013,
860provide a plan to the Agency for Enterprise Business Services
861for migrating its financial business services to the system.
862     (3)  Submit to the Agency for Enterprise Business Services:
863     (a)  Updates on any changes that affect the provision of
864services by the Florida Financial Information Management System,
865including changes in federal or state laws.
866     (b)  A business case analysis for each legislative budget
867request for funding an enhancement or replacement of a
868functional information subsystem identified in s. 215.93 or an
869approved enterprise agency financial business subsystem that has
870been identified as a subsystem of the Florida Financial
871Management Subsystem in the strategic plan required under s.
872215.924.
873     (c)  By July 1 2012, as specified by the officer, lists of
874financial business systems maintained by the state agency,
875including, but not limited to:
876     1.  Descriptions of financial services provided by the
877system;
878     2.  Whether services are currently provided by a functional
879information system;
880     3.  System equipment and application specifics; and
881     4.  The estimated cost of operating and maintaining the
882system and estimated enhancement costs for the 2012-2013 fiscal
883year.
884     (4)  Be responsible for the accuracy of the information
885entered into the Florida Financial Management Information
886System.
887     Section 13.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph (a)
888of subsection (3), and subsections (5), (6), (8), (10), (11),
889and (13) of section 215.985, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
890subsections (15) and (16) are added to that section, to read:
891     215.985  Transparency in government spending.-
892     (2)  As used in this section, the term:
893     (a)  "Governmental entity" means any state, regional,
894county, municipal, special district, or other political
895subdivision whether executive, judicial, or legislative,
896including, but not limited to, any department, division, bureau,
897commission, authority, district, or agency thereof, or any
898public school district, community college, state university, or
899associated board.
900     (3)  The Executive Office of the Governor, in consultation
901with the appropriations committees of the Senate and the House
902of Representatives, shall establish a single website, directly
903accessible through the state's official Internet portal, which
904provides information relating to each appropriation in the
905General Appropriations Act for each branch of state government
906and state agency.
907     (a)  At a minimum, the information provided must include:
908     1.  Disbursement data for each appropriation by the object
909code associated with each expenditure established within the
910Florida Financial Management Accounting Information Resource
911Subsystem. Expenditure data must include the name of the payee,
912the date of the expenditure, the amount of the expenditure, and
913the statewide document number.
914     2.  For each appropriation, any adjustments, including
915vetoes, approved supplemental appropriations included in
916legislation other than the General Appropriations Act, budget
917amendments, other actions approved pursuant to chapter 216, and
918any other adjustments authorized by law.
919     3.  Status of spending authority for each appropriation in
920the approved operating budget, including released, unreleased,
921reserved, and disbursed balances.
922     4.  Position and rate information for positions provided in
923the General Appropriations Act.
924     (5)  The committee shall recommend a format for collecting
925and displaying information from state universities, school
926districts, charter schools, charter technical career centers
927public schools, community colleges, local governmental units,
928and other governmental entities receiving state appropriations.
929     (6)  By November 1, 2012, and annually thereafter March 1,
9302010, the committee shall develop a schedule for adding
931additional other information to the website by type of
932information and governmental entity, including timeframes and
933development entity. The schedule for adding additional
934information shall be submitted to the President of the Senate
935and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Additional
936information may include:
937     (a)  Disbursements by the governmental entity from funds
938established within the treasury of the governmental entity,
939including, for all branches of state government, allotment
940balances in the Florida Financial Management Accounting
941Information Resource Subsystem.
942     (b)  Revenues received by each governmental entity,
943including receipts or deposits by the governmental entity into
944funds established within the treasury of the governmental
945entity.
946     (c)  Information relating to a governmental entity's bonded
947indebtedness, including, but not limited to, the total amount of
948obligation stated in terms of principal and interest, an
949itemization of each obligation, the term of each obligation, the
950source of funding for repayment of each obligation, the amounts
951of principal and interest previously paid to reduce each
952obligation, the balance remaining of each obligation, any
953refinancing of any obligation, and the cited statutory authority
954to issue such bonds.
955     (d)  Links to available governmental entity websites.
956     (8)  By August 31 of each fiscal year, each executive
957branch agency, the state court system, and the Legislature shall
958establish allotments in the Florida Financial Management
959Accounting Information Resource Subsystem for planned
960expenditures of state appropriations.
961     (10)  Functional owners as defined in s. 215.92 215.94 and
962other governmental entities, as specified by the committee,
963shall provide information necessary to accomplish the purposes
964of this section.
965     (11)  A Any municipality or special district that has total
966annual revenues of less than $10 million having a population of
96710,000 or fewer is exempt from this section. Population
968determinations must be based on the most recent population
969estimates prepared pursuant to s. 186.901.
970     (13)  The Office of Policy and Budget in the Executive
971Office of the Governor shall ensure that all data added to the
972website relating to the state's financial data remain remains
973accessible to the public for 10 years.
974     (15)  A certified public accountant conducting an audit
975pursuant to s. 11.45 or s. 218.39 of a unit of local government
976which is subject to the Transparency Florida Act shall report,
977as part of the audit, whether the entity is in compliance with
978the act.
979     (16)  The committee may adopt guidelines to administer this
980section.
981     (17)  A state contract management system is established
982within the Transparency Florida website for the purpose of
983providing public access to information relating to contracts
984procured by state government entities. The data in the system
985shall include, but is not limited to, the contracting agency,
986compensation, contract beginning and end date, type of commodity
987and service, procurement method, purpose of the commodity or
988service, compliance information such as performance metrics for
989the service or commodity, contract violations, the number of
990extensions or renewals, and whether the service is required by
991law.
992     (18)  Agency procurement staff of state government entities
993shall update data within the state contract management system
994immediately upon major changes to the contract, including
995renewal of the contract, termination of the contract, extension
996of the contract, and when amendments are made to the contract.
997     Section 14.  Subsection (41) of section 570.07, Florida
998Statutes, is repealed.
999     Section 15.  Subsection (2) of section 17.11, Florida
1000Statutes, is amended to read:
1001     17.11  To report disbursements made.-
1002     (2)  The Chief Financial Officer shall also cause to have
1003reported from the Florida Financial Management Accounting
1004Information Resource Subsystem to report at least no less than
1005quarterly the disbursements that which agencies made to small
1006businesses, as defined in the Florida Small and Minority
1007Business Assistance Act; to certified minority business
1008enterprises in the aggregate; and to certified minority business
1009enterprises broken down into categories of minority persons, as
1010well as gender and nationality subgroups. This information shall
1011be made available to the agencies, the Office of Supplier
1012Diversity, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
1013Speaker of the House of Representatives. Each agency is shall be
1014responsible for the accuracy of information entered into the
1015Florida Financial Management Accounting Information Resource
1016Subsystem for use in this reporting.
1017     Section 16.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1), subsection
1018(2), and paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 216.102,
1019Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1020     216.102  Filing of financial information; handling by Chief
1021Financial Officer; penalty for noncompliance.-
1022     (1)  By September 30 of each year, each agency supported by
1023any form of taxation, licenses, fees, imposts, or exactions, the
1024judicial branch, and, for financial reporting purposes, each
1025component unit of the state as determined by the Chief Financial
1026Officer shall prepare, using generally accepted accounting
1027principles, and file with the Chief Financial Officer the
1028financial and other information necessary for the preparation of
1029annual financial statements for the State of Florida as of June
103030. In addition, each such agency and the judicial branch shall
1031prepare financial statements showing the financial position and
1032results of agency or branch operations as of June 30 for
1033internal management purposes.
1034     (b)  The Chief Financial Officer shall publish a statewide
1035policy detailing the requirements for recording receipt and
1036disbursement of federal funds into the Florida Financial
1037Management Accounting Information Resource Subsystem and provide
1038technical assistance to the agencies and the judicial branch to
1039implement the policy.
1040     (2)  Financial information must be contained within the
1041Florida Financial Management Accounting Information Resource
1042Subsystem. Other information must be submitted in the form and
1043format prescribed by the Chief Financial Officer.
1044     (a)  Each component unit shall file financial information
1045and other information necessary for the preparation of annual
1046financial statements with the agency or branch designated by the
1047Chief Financial Officer by the date specified by the Chief
1048Financial Officer.
1049     (b)  The state agency or branch designated by the Chief
1050Financial Officer to receive financial information and other
1051information from component units shall include the financial
1052information in the Florida Financial Management Accounting
1053Information Resource Subsystem and shall include the component
1054units' other information in its submission to the Chief
1055Financial Officer.
1056     (3)  The Chief Financial Officer shall:
1057     (f)  Consult with and elicit comments from the Executive
1058Office of the Governor on changes to the Florida Financial
1059Management Accounting Information Resource Subsystem which
1060clearly affect the accounting of federal funds in order, so as
1061to ensure consistency of information entered into the Federal
1062Aid Tracking System by state executive and judicial branch
1063entities. While efforts shall be made to ensure the
1064compatibility of the Florida Financial Management Accounting
1065Information Resource Subsystem and the Federal Aid Tracking
1066System, any successive systems serving identical or similar
1067functions must shall preserve such compatibility.
1068
1069The Chief Financial Officer may furnish and publish in
1070electronic form the financial statements and the comprehensive
1071annual financial report required under paragraphs (a), (b), and
1072(c).
1073     Section 17.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 216.141,
1074Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1075     216.141  Budget system procedures; planning and programming
1076by state agencies.-
1077     (2)  The Florida Management Information Board shall notify
1078the Auditor General of any changes or modifications to the
1079Florida Financial Management Information System and its
1080functional owner information subsystems.
1081     (3)  The Chief Financial Officer, as chief fiscal officer,
1082shall use the Florida Financial Management Accounting
1083Information Resource Subsystem developed pursuant to s.
1084215.94(2) for account purposes in the performance of and
1085accounting for all of his or her constitutional and statutory
1086duties and responsibilities. However, state agencies and the
1087judicial branch continue to be responsible for maintaining
1088accounting records necessary for effective management of their
1089programs and functions.
1090     Section 18.  Section 216.237, Florida Statutes, is amended
1091to read:
1092     216.237  Availability of any remaining funds; agency
1093maintenance of accounting records.-Any remaining funds from the
1094General Revenue Fund and trust fund spending authority not
1095awarded to agencies pursuant to s. 216.236 are shall be
1096available to agencies for innovative projects that which
1097generate a cost savings, increase revenue, or improve service
1098delivery. Innovative projects that which generate a cost savings
1099shall receive greater consideration when awarding innovation
1100investment funds. Any trust fund authority granted under this
1101program must be used shall be utilized in a manner consistent
1102with the statutory authority for the use of the said trust fund.
1103Any savings realized as a result of implementing the innovative
1104project shall be used by the agency to establish an internal
1105innovations fund. State agencies that which are awarded funds
1106for innovative projects shall use utilize the chart of accounts
1107used by the Florida Financial Management Accounting Information
1108Resource Subsystem in the manner described in s. 215.93(3). The
1109Such chart of accounts shall be developed and amended in
1110consultation with the Department of Financial Services and the
1111Executive Office of the Governor to separate and account for the
1112savings that result from the implementation of the innovative
1113projects and to keep track of how the innovative funds are
1114reinvested by the state agency to fund additional innovative
1115projects, which may include, but not be limited to, expenditures
1116for training and information technology resources. Guidelines
1117for the establishment of such internal innovations fund shall be
1118provided by the Department of Management Services. Any agency
1119awarded funds under this section shall maintain detailed
1120accounting records showing all expenses, loan transfers,
1121savings, or other financial actions concerning the project. Any
1122savings realized as a result of implementing the innovative
1123project shall be quantified, validated, and verified by the
1124agency. A final report of the results of the implementation of
1125each innovative project shall be submitted by each participating
1126agency to the Governor's Office of Policy Planning and Budgeting
1127and the legislative appropriations committees by June 30 of the
1128fiscal year in which the funds were received and ensuing fiscal
1129years for the life of the project.
1130     Section 19.  Funds provided in Specific Appropriations
11312449, 2451, 2452, and 2459 of chapter 2008-152, Laws of Florida,
1132for staffing the task force established in s. 17.0315, Florida
1133Statutes, shall be used to implement this act.
1134     Section 20.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
1135law.


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