Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1150
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/14/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Benacquisto) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 86 - 109
    4  and insert:
    5         (2) The Chief Financial Officer may audit an agreement
    6  funded with state or federal assistance before the execution of
    7  such agreement in accordance with rules adopted by the
    8  Department of Financial Services. The audit must ensure that
    9  applicable laws have been met; that the agreement document
   10  contains a clear statement of work, quantifiable and measurable
   11  deliverables, performance measures, financial consequences for
   12  nonperformance, and clear terms and conditions that protect the
   13  interests of the state; and that the associated costs of the
   14  agreement are not unreasonable or inappropriate. The audit must
   15  ensure that all contracting laws have been met and that
   16  documentation is available to support the agreement. An
   17  agreement that does not comply with this section may be returned
   18  to the submitting agency for revision.
   19         (a) The Chief Financial Officer may establish dollar
   20  thresholds and other criteria for determining which agreements
   21  will be audited before execution. The Chief Financial Officer
   22  may revise such thresholds and other criteria for an agency or
   23  unit of an agency as he or she deems appropriate.
   24         (b) The Chief Financial Officer shall have up to 10
   25  business days after receipt of the proposed grant agreement to
   26  make a final determination of any deficiencies in the agreement
   27  and shall provide the agency with information regarding any
   28  deficiencies at the conclusion of the review. The Chief
   29  Financial Officer and the agency entering into the agreement may
   30  agree to a longer review period. The agency is responsible for
   31  addressing the deficiencies and shall have the option to
   32  resubmit the agreement for subsequent review before execution.
   33  The Chief Financial Officer shall perform a subsequent review to
   34  verify that all deficiencies have been addressed upon processing
   35  the first payment.
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   37  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   38         And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete line 6
   40  and insert:
   41         audit agreements before execution and providing
   42         requirements for such audits;