Senate Bill sb1496
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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 1496
By Senator Garcia
39-1361-01 See HB 425
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to school district financial
3 management; amending s. 230.23, F.S., relating
4 to powers and duties of the school board
5 relating to school finance; requiring the
6 annual school budget to reflect best financial
7 management practices; amending s. 230.23025,
8 F.S.; authorizing the Commissioner of Education
9 to require a district to complete a best
10 financial management practices review under
11 certain circumstances; conforming a
12 cross-reference; providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section
17 230.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18 230.23 Powers and duties of school board.--The school
19 board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and
20 perform all duties listed below:
21 (10) FINANCE.--Take steps to assure children adequate
22 educational facilities through the financial procedure
23 authorized in chapters 236 and 237 and as prescribed below:
24 (b) Annual budget.--Cause to be prepared, adopt, and
25 have submitted to the Department of Education for review, as
26 required by law and by regulations of the state board, the
27 annual school budget., Such budget shall to be so prepared and
28 executed as to promote the improvement of the district school
29 system and reflect the best financial management practices
30 adopted by the Commissioner of Education, pursuant to s.
31 230.23025.
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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 1496
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1 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 230.23025,
2 Florida Statutes, is amended, present subsections (3) and (4)
3 of that section are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5),
4 respectively, and present subsection (5) of that section is
5 renumbered as subsection (6) and amended to read:
6 230.23025 Best financial management practices;
7 standards; reviews; designation of districts.--
8 (2)(a) School districts may, by a unanimous vote of
9 the membership of the school board, apply to OPPAGA for a
10 complete best financial management practice review or a review
11 of components of the best financial management practices,
12 including management, personnel, transportation, and food and
13 nutrition services. OPPAGA shall prioritize districts
14 requesting a for review based on their growth rates and
15 demonstrated need for review.
16 (b) The Commissioner of Education may require a
17 complete or partial best financial management practices review
18 of any district:
19 1. From which it has withheld budget approval pursuant
20 to s. 237.081 and rules of the state board; or
21 2. Based on complaints from the public pursuant to s.
22 237.081.
23 (3) The director of OPPAGA may, at his or her
24 discretion, contract with private consultants to perform part
25 or all of the review of any district.
26 (a) Districts applying for a complete review shall
27 contribute 50 percent of review costs, unless funding for the
28 entire cost of the review is specifically provided by the
29 Legislature.
30 (b) Districts applying for a review of a component
31 shall contribute 75 percent of the review cost.
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1 (c) Districts required to complete a full or partial
2 review shall contribute the full cost of the review.
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4 All moneys contributed by any school district under this
5 section toward the cost of a complete or component best
6 financial management practices review of the district shall be
7 deposited into the Florida School District Review Trust Fund
8 administered by OPPAGA.
9 (6)(5) Any audit or performance review of one or more
10 of the designated components conducted or supervised by OPPAGA
11 or the Department of Management Services, and completed within
12 2 years before the date of application to OPPAGA for a best
13 financial practices review, may serve as all or part of the
14 audit or review required as the examination of district
15 operations necessary for a determination of whether a district
16 meets the "best financial management practices" designation.
17 The cost contribution requirements of subsection (3) (2) do
18 not apply to any such audit or performance review.
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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22 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
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Requires the annual school budget prepared by a district
24 school board to reflect best financial management
practices. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to
25 require a district to complete a best financial
management practices review under certain circumstances.
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