| 1 | Representative Domino offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Section 218.401, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 218.401 Purpose.--It is the intent of this part to |
| 8 | promote, through state assistance, the maximization of net |
| 9 | interest earnings on invested surplus funds of local units of |
| 10 | government, based on the principals of investor protection, |
| 11 | mandated transparency, and proper governance, with the goal of |
| 12 | thereby reducing the need for imposing additional taxes. |
| 13 | Section 2. Section 218.403, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 218.403 Definitions.--The following words or terms, when |
| 16 | used in this part, shall have the following meanings: |
| 17 | (1) "Board" means the State Board of Administration. |
| 18 | (2)(1) "Chief Financial Officer" means the mayor, manager, |
| 19 | administrator, clerk, comptroller, treasurer, director of |
| 20 | finance, or other local government official, regardless of the |
| 21 | title of his or her office, charged with administering the |
| 22 | fiscal affairs of a unit of local government. |
| 23 | (3)(2) "Current expenses" means expenses to meet known |
| 24 | cash needs and anticipated cash-flow requirements for the short |
| 25 | term. |
| 26 | (4) "GASB" means the Governmental Accounting Standards |
| 27 | Board. |
| 28 | (5) "GFOA" means the Government Finance Officers |
| 29 | Association. |
| 30 | (6)(3) "Governing body" means the body or board in which |
| 31 | the legislative power of a unit of local government is vested. |
| 32 | (7)(4) "Short term" means a maximum of 6 months of |
| 33 | operation. |
| 34 | (8)(5) "Surplus funds" means any funds in any general or |
| 35 | special account or fund of a unit of local government, or funds |
| 36 | held by an independent trustee on behalf of a unit of local |
| 37 | government, which in reasonable contemplation will not be |
| 38 | immediately needed for the purposes intended. |
| 39 | (9)(6) "Trust fund" means the pooled investment fund |
| 40 | created by s. 218.405 and known as the Local Government Surplus |
| 41 | Funds Trust Fund. |
| 42 | (10) "Trustees" mean the Trustees of the State Board of |
| 43 | Administration. |
| 44 | (11)(7) "Unit of local government" means any governmental |
| 45 | entity within the state not part of state government and shall |
| 46 | include, but not be limited to, the following and the officers |
| 47 | thereof: any county, municipality, school district, special |
| 48 | district, clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, property |
| 49 | appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, authority, |
| 50 | board, public corporations, or any other political subdivision |
| 51 | of the state. |
| 52 | Section 3. Section 218.405, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 53 | to read: |
| 54 | 218.405 Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund; |
| 55 | creation; objectives; certification; interest; rulemaking.-- |
| 56 | (1) There is hereby created a Local Government Surplus |
| 57 | Funds Trust Fund to be administered by the State board of |
| 58 | Administration and to be composed of local government surplus |
| 59 | funds deposited therein by units of local government under the |
| 60 | procedures established in this part. The board may contract with |
| 61 | a professional money management firm to manage the trust fund. |
| 62 | (2) The primary objectives, in priority order, of |
| 63 | investment activities shall be safety, liquidity, and |
| 64 | competitive returns with minimization of risks. |
| 65 | (3) The trustees shall annually certify to the Joint |
| 66 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trust fund is in |
| 67 | compliance with the requirements of this part and that the |
| 68 | trustees have conducted a review of the trust fund and |
| 69 | determined that the management of the trust fund is in accord |
| 70 | with best investment practices. |
| 71 | (4) The board may adopt rules to administer the provisions |
| 72 | of this section. |
| 73 | Section 4. Section 218.407, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 74 | to read: |
| 75 | 218.407 Local government investment authority.-- |
| 76 | (1) Prior to any determination by the governing body that |
| 77 | it is in the interest of the unit of local government to deposit |
| 78 | surplus funds in the trust fund, the board or a professional |
| 79 | money management firm must provide to the governing body |
| 80 | enrollment materials, including a trust fund profile containing |
| 81 | impartial educational information describing the administration |
| 82 | and investment policy of the trust fund, including, but not |
| 83 | limited to: |
| 84 | (a) All rights and conditions of participation, including |
| 85 | potential restrictions on withdrawals. |
| 86 | (b) The historical performance, investment holdings, |
| 87 | credit quality, and average maturity of the trust fund |
| 88 | investments. |
| 89 | (c) The applicable administrative rules. |
| 90 | (d) The rate determination processes for any deposit or |
| 91 | withdrawal. |
| 92 | (e) Any fees, charges, penalties, and deductions that |
| 93 | apply to the account. |
| 94 | (f) The most recently published financial statements or |
| 95 | independent audits, if available, prepared under generally |
| 96 | accepted accounting principles. |
| 97 | (g) A disclosure statement for signature by the |
| 98 | appropriate local government official. |
| 99 | (2)(1) Upon review of the enrollment materials and upon |
| 100 | determination by the governing body that it is in the interest |
| 101 | of the unit of local government to deposit surplus funds in the |
| 102 | trust fund, a resolution by the governing body and the signed |
| 103 | acceptance of the disclosure statement by the local government |
| 104 | official, who may be the chief financial or administrative |
| 105 | officer of the local government, shall be filed with the State |
| 106 | board and, if appropriate, a copy shall be provided to a |
| 107 | professional money management firm of Administration authorizing |
| 108 | investment of its surplus funds in the trust fund established by |
| 109 | this part. The resolution shall name: |
| 110 | (a) The local government official, who may be the chief |
| 111 | financial or administrative officer of the local government, or |
| 112 | (b) An independent trustee holding funds on behalf of the |
| 113 | unit of local government, |
| 114 |
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| 115 | responsible for deposit and withdrawal of such funds. |
| 116 | (3)(2) The State board or a professional money management |
| 117 | firm of Administration shall, upon the filing of the resolution, |
| 118 | invest the moneys in the trust fund in the same manner and |
| 119 | subject to the same restrictions as are set forth in s. 215.47. |
| 120 | Except when authorized by the board, All units of local |
| 121 | government that which qualify to be participants in the Local |
| 122 | Government Surplus Funds trust fund shall after January 1, 1982, |
| 123 | will normally have surplus funds deposited into a pooled |
| 124 | investment account. |
| 125 | (4)(3) The provisions of this part shall not impair the |
| 126 | power of a unit of local government to hold funds in deposit |
| 127 | accounts with banking or savings institutions or to invest funds |
| 128 | as otherwise authorized by law. |
| 129 | Section 5. Section 218.409, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 130 | to read: |
| 131 | 218.409 Administration of the trust fund; creation of |
| 132 | advisory council.-- |
| 133 | (1) Upon receipt of the items specified in s. 218.407 |
| 134 | resolution from the local governing body, the State board or a |
| 135 | professional money management firm of Administration shall |
| 136 | accept all wire transfers of funds into the trust fund. The |
| 137 | State board or a professional money management firm of |
| 138 | Administration shall also wire-transfer invested local |
| 139 | government funds to the local government upon request of the |
| 140 | local government official named in the resolution. |
| 141 | (2)(a) The trustees shall ensure that the State board or a |
| 142 | professional money management firm administers of Administration |
| 143 | shall administer the investment trust fund funds on behalf of |
| 144 | the participants. The board or a professional money management |
| 145 | firm and shall have the power to invest such funds in accordance |
| 146 | with a written investment policy. The investment policy shall be |
| 147 | updated annually to conform to best investment practices. The |
| 148 | standard of prudence to be used by investment officials shall be |
| 149 | the fiduciary standards as set forth in s. 215.47(9), which |
| 150 | shall be applied in the context of managing an overall |
| 151 | portfolio. Portfolio managers acting in accordance with written |
| 152 | procedures and an investment policy and exercising due diligence |
| 153 | shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual |
| 154 | security's credit risk or market price changes, provided |
| 155 | deviations from expectations are reported in a timely fashion |
| 156 | and the liquidity and the sale of securities are carried out in |
| 157 | accordance with the terms of this part. |
| 158 | (b) Officers and employees involved in the investment |
| 159 | process shall refrain from personal business activity that could |
| 160 | conflict with the proper execution and management of the |
| 161 | investment program or that could impair their ability to make |
| 162 | impartial decisions. Employees and investment officials shall |
| 163 | disclose any material interests in financial institutions with |
| 164 | which they conduct business on behalf of the trust fund. They |
| 165 | shall further disclose any personal financial or investment |
| 166 | positions that could be related to the performance of the |
| 167 | investment portfolio. Employees and officers shall refrain from |
| 168 | undertaking personal investment transactions with the same |
| 169 | individual with whom business is conducted on behalf of the |
| 170 | board. |
| 171 | (c) The board or a professional money management firm and |
| 172 | all employees have an affirmative duty to immediately disclose |
| 173 | any material impact to the trust fund to the participants. To |
| 174 | ensure such disclosure, a system of internal controls shall be |
| 175 | established by the board, which shall be documented in writing |
| 176 | as part of the investment policy. The controls shall be designed |
| 177 | to prevent the loss of public funds arising from fraud, employee |
| 178 | error, and misrepresentation by third parties, unanticipated |
| 179 | changes in financial markets, or imprudent actions by employees |
| 180 | and officers of the board or a professional money management |
| 181 | firm. The controls shall also include formal escalation |
| 182 | reporting guidelines for all employees. The guidelines shall |
| 183 | establish procedures to address material impacts on the trust |
| 184 | fund that require reporting and action. |
| 185 | (d) The investment policy shall be reviewed and approved |
| 186 | annually by the trustees or when market changes dictate, and in |
| 187 | each event the investment policy shall be reviewed by the |
| 188 | Investment Advisory Council and by the Participant Local |
| 189 | Government Advisory Council A fee may be charged on any |
| 190 | transaction that is not in accord with the close of business as |
| 191 | set by the board. |
| 192 | (3) The State board or a professional money management |
| 193 | firm of Administration may purchase such surety or other bonds |
| 194 | as may be necessary for its officials in order to protect the |
| 195 | trust fund. A reserve fund may be established to fulfill this |
| 196 | purpose. However, any reserve must be a portion of the |
| 197 | management fee and must be fully disclosed, including its |
| 198 | purpose, in the enrollment materials at the time a unit of local |
| 199 | government considers participation. Further, any change in the |
| 200 | amount to be charged for a reserve must have a reasonable notice |
| 201 | period to allow any participant to withdraw from the trust fund |
| 202 | prior to the new reserve charge being imposed. |
| 203 | (4) All investments may be purchased jointly for the |
| 204 | participants in the trust fund. The board or a professional |
| 205 | money management firm shall may also purchase investments for a |
| 206 | pooled investment account in which all participants may share |
| 207 | pro rata, as determined by rule of the board, in the capital |
| 208 | gain, income, or losses, subject to any penalties for early |
| 209 | withdrawal. Any provisions for penalties, including their |
| 210 | purpose, must be disclosed in the enrollment materials. Any |
| 211 | change in the amount to be charged for a penalty must have a |
| 212 | reasonable notice period to allow any participant to withdraw |
| 213 | from the trust fund prior to the new penalty charge being |
| 214 | imposed The board shall determine the rate of return for the |
| 215 | pooled investment account. A system shall may be developed by |
| 216 | the board, and disclosed in the enrollment materials, subject to |
| 217 | annual approval by the trustees, to keep current account |
| 218 | balances current balance information and to apportion pooled |
| 219 | investment earnings back to individual accounts. |
| 220 | (5) The State board of Administration shall keep a |
| 221 | separate account, designated by name and number of each |
| 222 | participating local government. A maximum number of accounts |
| 223 | allowed for each participant may be established by the board. |
| 224 | Individual transactions and totals of all investments, or the |
| 225 | share belonging to each participant, shall be recorded in the |
| 226 | accounts. |
| 227 | (6)(a) The State board or a professional money management |
| 228 | firm of Administration shall provide a report, at a minimum |
| 229 | monthly semiannually or upon the occurrence of a material event, |
| 230 | request to every participant having a beneficial interest in the |
| 231 | trust fund, the board's executive director, the trustees, the |
| 232 | Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the Investment Advisory |
| 233 | Council, and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
| 234 | The report shall include: |
| 235 | 1. Reports of any material impacts on the trust fund and |
| 236 | any actions or escalations taken by staff to address such |
| 237 | impacts. The trustees shall provide quarterly a report to the |
| 238 | Joint Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have |
| 239 | reviewed and approved the monthly reports and actions taken, if |
| 240 | any, to address any impacts. |
| 241 | 2. A management summary that provides an analysis of the |
| 242 | status of the current investment portfolio and the individual |
| 243 | transactions executed over the last month. This management |
| 244 | summary shall be prepared in a manner that will allow anyone to |
| 245 | ascertain whether investment activities during the reporting |
| 246 | period have conformed to investment policies. Such reporting |
| 247 | shall be in conformance with best market practices show the |
| 248 | changes in investments made during the preceding period. The |
| 249 | report shall delineate, in a manner which is in accordance with |
| 250 | generally accepted governmental accounting procedures, those |
| 251 | funds on deposit, the manner in which the funds are invested, |
| 252 | and the interest earnings thereon. The State board or a |
| 253 | professional money management firm of Administration shall |
| 254 | furnish upon request the details of an investment transaction to |
| 255 | any participant, the trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, |
| 256 | and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
| 257 | (b) The market value of the portfolio shall be calculated |
| 258 | daily. Withdrawals from the trust fund shall be based on a |
| 259 | process that is transparent to participants and will ensure that |
| 260 | advantages or disadvantages do not occur to parties making |
| 261 | deposits or withdrawals on any particular day. A statement of |
| 262 | the market value and amortized cost of the portfolio shall be |
| 263 | issued to participants in conjunction with any deposits or |
| 264 | withdrawals. In addition, this information shall be reported |
| 265 | monthly with the items in paragraph (a) to participants, the |
| 266 | trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant |
| 267 | Local Government Advisory Council. The review of the investment |
| 268 | portfolio, in terms of value and price volatility, shall be |
| 269 | performed with practices consistent with the GFOA Recommended |
| 270 | Practice on "Mark-to-Market Practices for State and Local |
| 271 | Government Investment Portfolios and Investment Pools." In |
| 272 | defining market value, consideration shall be given to GASB |
| 273 | Statement 31. Additional reporting may be made to pool |
| 274 | participants through regular and frequent ongoing multi-media |
| 275 | educational materials and communications, including, but not |
| 276 | limited to, historical performance, investment holdings, |
| 277 | amortized cost and market value of the trust fund, credit |
| 278 | quality, and average maturity of the trust fund investments. |
| 279 | (7) Costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this |
| 280 | part shall be deducted from the interest earnings accruing to |
| 281 | the trust fund. Such deductions shall be prorated among the |
| 282 | participant local governments in the percentage that each |
| 283 | participant's deposits bear to the total trust fund. The |
| 284 | remaining interest earned shall be distributed monthly to |
| 285 | participants according to the amount invested. Except for costs, |
| 286 | the board or a professional money management firm may not |
| 287 | transfer the interest or use the interest for any other purpose, |
| 288 | including, but not limited to, making up investment losses. |
| 289 | (8)(a) The principal, and any part thereof, of each and |
| 290 | every account constituting the trust fund shall be subject to |
| 291 | payment at any time from the moneys in the trust fund. However, |
| 292 | the executive director may, in good faith, on the occurrence of |
| 293 | an event that has a material impact on liquidity or operations |
| 294 | of the trust fund, for 48 hours limit contributions to or |
| 295 | withdrawals from the trust fund to ensure that the board can |
| 296 | invest moneys entrusted to it in exercising its fiduciary |
| 297 | responsibility or as otherwise provided by agreement between the |
| 298 | State Board of Administration and the investing unit. Such |
| 299 | action shall be immediately disclosed to all participants, the |
| 300 | trustees, the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the |
| 301 | Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant Local |
| 302 | Government Advisory Council. The trustees shall convene an |
| 303 | emergency meeting as soon as practicable from the time the |
| 304 | executive director has instituted such measures and review the |
| 305 | necessity of those measures. If the trustees agree with such |
| 306 | measures, the trustees shall vote to continue the measures for |
| 307 | up to an additional 15 days. The trustees must convene and vote |
| 308 | to continue any such measures prior to the expiration of the |
| 309 | time limit set, but in no case may the time limit set by the |
| 310 | trustees exceed 15 days. |
| 311 | (b) An order to withdraw funds or warrant may not be |
| 312 | issued upon any account for a larger amount than the share of |
| 313 | the particular account to which it applies; and if such order or |
| 314 | warrant is issued, the responsible official shall be personally |
| 315 | liable under his or her bond for the entire overdraft resulting |
| 316 | from the payment if made. |
| 317 | (9) The Auditor General shall conduct an annual financial |
| 318 | audit of the trust fund, which shall include testing for |
| 319 | compliance with the investment policy. The completed audit shall |
| 320 | be provided to the participants, the board, the trustees, the |
| 321 | Investment Advisory Council, the Participant Local Government |
| 322 | Advisory Council, and the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. |
| 323 | As soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after |
| 324 | completion of the audit, the trustees shall report to the Joint |
| 325 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have reviewed |
| 326 | the audit of the trust fund and shall certify that any necessary |
| 327 | items are being addressed by a corrective action plan that |
| 328 | includes target completion dates. |
| 329 | (10)(a) There is created a six-member Participant Local |
| 330 | Government Advisory Council for the purposes of regularly |
| 331 | reviewing the administration of the trust fund and making |
| 332 | recommendations regarding such administration to the trustees. |
| 333 | The members of the council shall be appointed by the board and |
| 334 | subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members must possess |
| 335 | special knowledge, experience, and familiarity obtained through |
| 336 | active, long-standing, and material participation in the |
| 337 | dealings of the trust fund. Each member shall serve a 4-year |
| 338 | term. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the |
| 339 | unexpired term. The council shall annually elect a chair and |
| 340 | vice chair from within its membership. A member may not serve |
| 341 | consecutive terms as chair or vice chair. |
| 342 | (b) The council shall prepare and submit a written |
| 343 | biennial report to the board, trustees, the Investment Advisory |
| 344 | Council, and the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee that |
| 345 | describes the activities and recommendations of the council. |
| 346 | Section 6. Section 218.411, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 347 | to read: |
| 348 | 218.411 Authorization for state technical and advisory |
| 349 | assistance.-- |
| 350 | (1) The State board of Administration is authorized, upon |
| 351 | request, to assist local governments in investing funds that are |
| 352 | temporarily in excess of operating needs by: |
| 353 | (a) Explaining investment opportunities to such local |
| 354 | governments through publication and other appropriate means. |
| 355 | (b) Acquainting such local governments with the state's |
| 356 | practice and experience in investing short-term funds. |
| 357 | (c) Providing, in cooperation with the Department of |
| 358 | Community Affairs, technical assistance to local governments in |
| 359 | investment of surplus funds. |
| 360 | (2) The State board of Administration may establish fees |
| 361 | to cover the cost of such services, which shall be paid by the |
| 362 | unit of local government requesting such service. Such fees |
| 363 | shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or |
| 364 | appropriations from which the costs of providing the services |
| 365 | have been paid or are to be charged. |
| 366 | Section 7. Section 218.412, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 367 | to read: |
| 368 | 218.412 Rulemaking authority.--The State board of |
| 369 | Administration may adopt rules as it deems necessary to carry |
| 370 | out the provisions of this part for the administration of the |
| 371 | Local Government Surplus Funds trust fund. |
| 372 | Section 8. Section 218.418, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 373 | to read: |
| 374 | 218.418 Definitions.--As used in ss. 218.421-218.422, the |
| 375 | term: |
| 376 | (1) "Board" means the State Board of Administration. |
| 377 | (2) "Surplus funds" means any funds in any general or |
| 378 | special account or fund of a unit of local government, or funds |
| 379 | held by an independent trustee on behalf of a unit of local |
| 380 | government, which in reasonable contemplation will not be |
| 381 | immediately needed for the purposes intended. |
| 382 | (3) "Trust fund" means the pooled investment fund known as |
| 383 | the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund. |
| 384 | (4) "Trustees" means the Trustees of the State Board of |
| 385 | Administration. |
| 386 | (5) "Unit of local government" means any governmental |
| 387 | entity within the state not part of state government and |
| 388 | includes, but is not limited to, the following and the officers |
| 389 | thereof: any county, municipality, school district, special |
| 390 | district, clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, property |
| 391 | appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, authority, |
| 392 | board, public corporation, or other political subdivision of the |
| 393 | state. |
| 394 | Section 9. Section 218.421, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 395 | to read: |
| 396 | 218.421 Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; purpose; |
| 397 | rulemaking; administration; reporting.-- |
| 398 | (1)(a) The purpose of the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund |
| 399 | is to maximize the payout of principal on invested surplus funds |
| 400 | of units of local government formerly in Fund B of the Local |
| 401 | Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund through a prudent work out |
| 402 | of the trust fund with the ultimate goal of self-liquidating the |
| 403 | trust fund through maturity and payout of the investments. |
| 404 | (b) The State Board of Administration may adopt rules |
| 405 | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this |
| 406 | section. |
| 407 | (2)(a) The board or a professional money management firm |
| 408 | shall administer the trust fund on behalf of the participants |
| 409 | based on a written investment policy, approved by the trustees, |
| 410 | and shall have the power to work out, restructure, or invest |
| 411 | such funds. The trustees shall annually certify to the Joint |
| 412 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have conducted |
| 413 | a review of the trust fund and that the trust fund is in |
| 414 | compliance with the requirements of this section. Any new |
| 415 | investments must be made in money market or equivalent funds. |
| 416 | The board or a professional money management firm shall keep a |
| 417 | separate account, designated by name and number of each |
| 418 | participating local government. Individual transactions and |
| 419 | totals of all investments, or the share belonging to each |
| 420 | participant, shall be recorded in the accounts. Any moneys |
| 421 | accrued in the trust fund shall be subject to payment from the |
| 422 | trust fund on a monthly basis to the trust fund participants |
| 423 | according to their proportional interest in the trust fund so |
| 424 | long as at least $100,000 is in the trust fund at the end of |
| 425 | that month. After all securities have matured, been sold, or |
| 426 | worked out, a final distribution shall be made to the |
| 427 | participants in the trust fund. Participants may not conduct |
| 428 | transactions in the trust fund. |
| 429 | (b) The board or a professional money management firm and |
| 430 | all employees of the board or firm have an affirmative duty to |
| 431 | immediately disclose any material impact to the trust fund to |
| 432 | the participants. To ensure such disclosure, a system of |
| 433 | internal controls shall be established by the board, which shall |
| 434 | be documented in writing as part of the investment policy. The |
| 435 | controls shall be designed to prevent the loss of public funds |
| 436 | arising from fraud, employee error, and misrepresentation by |
| 437 | third parties, unanticipated changes in financial markets, or |
| 438 | imprudent actions by employees and officers of the board or a |
| 439 | professional money management firm. The controls shall also |
| 440 | include formal escalation reporting guidelines for all |
| 441 | employees. The guidelines shall establish procedures to address |
| 442 | material impacts on the trust fund that require reporting and |
| 443 | action. |
| 444 | (c) The investment policy shall be reviewed and approved |
| 445 | by the trustees upon the transfer of the funds into the trust |
| 446 | fund or when market changes dictate, and in each event, the |
| 447 | investment policy shall be reviewed by the Investment Advisory |
| 448 | Council and by the Participant Local Government Advisory |
| 449 | Council. |
| 450 | (d) Costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this |
| 451 | section, which shall be prorated among the participants in the |
| 452 | percentage that each participant's deposits bear to the total |
| 453 | trust fund, may be deducted from any interest earned in the |
| 454 | trust fund. The board or a professional money management firm |
| 455 | may not transfer the interest or use the interest for any other |
| 456 | purpose, including, but not limited to, making up investment |
| 457 | losses. |
| 458 | (e) After the trust fund self-liquidates, any remaining |
| 459 | reserve may be transferred by the trustees at their sole |
| 460 | discretion back to the trust fund from which the assets were |
| 461 | originally separated. |
| 462 | (3)(a) The board or a professional money management firm |
| 463 | shall provide a report at a minimum, monthly, or upon the |
| 464 | occurrence of a material event, to every participant having a |
| 465 | beneficial interest in the trust fund, the board's executive |
| 466 | director, the trustees, the Joint Legislative Auditing |
| 467 | Committee, the Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant |
| 468 | Local Government Advisory Council. The report shall include: |
| 469 | 1. Reports of any material impacts on the trust fund, and |
| 470 | any actions or escalations taken by staff to address such |
| 471 | impacts. The trustees shall provide quarterly a report to the |
| 472 | Joint legislative Auditing Committee that the trustees have |
| 473 | reviewed and approved the monthly reports and actions taken, if |
| 474 | any, to address any impacts. |
| 475 | 2. A management summary that provides an analysis of the |
| 476 | status of the current investment portfolio and the individual |
| 477 | transactions executed over the last month. This management |
| 478 | summary shall be prepared in a manner that will allow anyone to |
| 479 | ascertain whether investment activities during the reporting |
| 480 | period have conformed to investment policies. Such reporting |
| 481 | shall be in conformance with best market practices. |
| 482 | 3. The board or a professional money management firm shall |
| 483 | furnish upon request the details of an investment transaction to |
| 484 | any participant, the trustees, the Investment Advisory Council, |
| 485 | and the Participant Local Government Advisory Council. |
| 486 | (b) Additional reporting may be made to participants in |
| 487 | the trust fund through regular and frequent ongoing multi-media |
| 488 | educational materials and communications, including, but not |
| 489 | limited to, historical performance, investment holdings, |
| 490 | amortized cost and market value of the trust fund, credit |
| 491 | quality, and average maturity of the trust fund investments. |
| 492 | (4) The trustees shall review the board's progress in |
| 493 | returning the principal in the trust fund to the participants at |
| 494 | each meeting of the board until the trust fund self-liquidates |
| 495 | or is terminated by law. |
| 496 | Section 10. Section 218.422, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 497 | to read: |
| 498 | 218.422 Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; review.--Unless |
| 499 | the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund has been terminated by law |
| 500 | or through self-liquidation, prior to the 2013 Regular Session |
| 501 | of the Legislature, the Auditor General shall review the trust |
| 502 | fund and the steps taken up to that time to return as much of |
| 503 | the principal to the participants as possible and provide a |
| 504 | summary report to the board, the trustees, the President of the |
| 505 | Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
| 506 | Investment Advisory Council, and the Participant Local |
| 507 | Government Advisory Council. |
| 508 | Section 11. Sections 218.418, 218.421, and 218.422, |
| 509 | Florida Statutes, as created by this act, shall expire at the |
| 510 | time the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund is terminated by law or |
| 511 | self-liquidates as determined and announced by the executive |
| 512 | director of the State Board of Administration, whichever occurs |
| 513 | first. |
| 514 | Section 12. This act shall take effect upon becoming a |
| 515 | law, if House Bill 7097 or similar legislation is adopted in the |
| 516 | same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes |
| 517 | law. |
| 518 |
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| 520 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 521 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 522 | A bill to be entitled |
| 523 | An act relating to the investment of local government |
| 524 | surplus funds; amending s. 218.401, F.S.; revising the |
| 525 | purpose of the Investment of Local Government Surplus |
| 526 | Funds Act; amending s. 218.403, F.S.; providing |
| 527 | definitions; amending s. 218.405, F.S.; authorizing the |
| 528 | State Board of Administration to contract with a |
| 529 | professional money management firm to administer the trust |
| 530 | fund; establishing objectives of the trust fund; providing |
| 531 | for trustee certification; amending s. 218.407, F.S.; |
| 532 | requiring the distribution of certain enrollment materials |
| 533 | to potential investors; specifying the contents of the |
| 534 | enrollment materials; requiring the signed acceptance of a |
| 535 | disclosure statement by the authorized local government |
| 536 | official prior to investing in the trust fund; requiring |
| 537 | surplus funds to be invested in pooled investment |
| 538 | accounts; amending s. 218.409, F.S.; revising |
| 539 | administration of the trust fund; providing standards of |
| 540 | care, including level of prudence, ethics and conflicts of |
| 541 | interest, and internal controls; providing for annual |
| 542 | review and approval of investment policy and controls; |
| 543 | providing for reports; revising the use and disclosure of |
| 544 | reserves; requiring investments to be made in pooled |
| 545 | accounts; requiring establishment and approval of an |
| 546 | account balance information system; providing |
| 547 | transparency; requiring monthly reports to certain persons |
| 548 | and groups; providing criteria of the report; requiring |
| 549 | marking to market calculation and reporting; providing |
| 550 | criteria; providing for additional reporting; authorizing |
| 551 | limiting withdrawals from or contributions to the trust |
| 552 | fund under certain circumstances; providing criteria for |
| 553 | use of interest by board; requiring an annual financial |
| 554 | audit; requiring the audit to be reported to certain |
| 555 | persons and groups; requiring certification report by |
| 556 | trustees; creating the Participant Local Government |
| 557 | Advisory Council; providing for appointments, membership, |
| 558 | terms, the filling of vacancies, and officers; requiring |
| 559 | biennial reports by the council to certain persons and |
| 560 | groups; amending ss. 218.411 and 218.412, F.S.; conforming |
| 561 | terminology; creating s. 218.418, F.S.; providing |
| 562 | definitions; creating s. 218.421, F.S.; providing for the |
| 563 | purpose of the Fund B Surplus Funds Trust Fund; providing |
| 564 | rulemaking authority; providing for administration of the |
| 565 | trust fund; providing for annual certification by the |
| 566 | Trustees of the State Board of Administration to the Joint |
| 567 | Legislative Auditing Committee that the trust fund has |
| 568 | been reviewed and is in compliance with the requirements |
| 569 | of this section; providing restrictions on the trust fund; |
| 570 | providing criteria for payment of accrued funds; |
| 571 | restricting participant transactions in the trust fund; |
| 572 | providing for investment policy criteria; providing |
| 573 | procedures for internal controls; providing duty to |
| 574 | disclose material impacts on the trust fund; providing for |
| 575 | investment policy implementation; providing criteria for |
| 576 | payment of costs and use of interest; providing authority |
| 577 | to trustees to distribute remaining reserve upon self- |
| 578 | liquidation; providing reporting requirements; requiring |
| 579 | monthly reports to certain persons and groups; providing |
| 580 | criteria of the report; providing for additional |
| 581 | reporting; requiring trustee review; creating s. 218.422, |
| 582 | F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to review the trust |
| 583 | fund prior to the 2013 Regular Session and provide a |
| 584 | summary report to certain persons and entities; providing |
| 585 | for expiration of ss. 218.418-218.422, F.S., upon |
| 586 | termination or self-liquidation of the trust fund; |
| 587 | providing a contingent effective date. |