| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to agency inspectors general; amending s. |
| 3 | 20.055, F.S.; providing that an agency inspector general |
| 4 | may be appointed by the agency head after 14 days notice, |
| 5 | in writing, to the Governor; providing that an agency |
| 6 | inspector general may be removed for good cause shown by |
| 7 | the agency head with the approval of the Governor or a |
| 8 | majority vote of the Cabinet; requiring the Legislature to |
| 9 | establish a line item category for the inspector general |
| 10 | for each state agency describing the designated use of the |
| 11 | appropriated funds as provided in the General |
| 12 | Appropriations Act; 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. Subsection (3) of section 20.055, Florida |
| 17 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 18 | 20.055 Agency inspectors general.- |
| 19 | (3)(a) The inspector general shall be appointed by the |
| 20 | agency head. For agencies under the direction of the Governor, |
| 21 | the appointment shall be made after notifying the Governor and |
| 22 | the Chief Inspector General in writing, at least 14 7 days |
| 23 | before prior to an offer of employment, of the agency head's |
| 24 | intention to hire the inspector general. |
| 25 | (b) Each inspector general shall serve at the pleasure of, |
| 26 | report to, and be under the general supervision of the agency |
| 27 | head and is shall not be subject to supervision by any other |
| 28 | employee of the state agency. The inspector general shall be |
| 29 | appointed without regard to political affiliation. |
| 30 | (c) An inspector general may be removed from office by the |
| 31 | agency head, for just cause shown, with the approval of the |
| 32 | Governor or a majority vote of the Cabinet. For agencies under |
| 33 | the direction of the Governor, the agency head shall notify the |
| 34 | Governor and the Chief Inspector General, in writing, of the |
| 35 | intention to terminate the inspector general at least 14 7 days |
| 36 | prior to the removal. For state agencies under the direction of |
| 37 | the Governor and Cabinet or a Cabinet officer, the agency head |
| 38 | shall notify the Governor and Cabinet in writing of the |
| 39 | intention to terminate the inspector general at least 14 7 days |
| 40 | before prior to the removal. |
| 41 | (d) The agency head or agency staff shall not prevent or |
| 42 | prohibit the inspector general from initiating, carrying out, or |
| 43 | completing any audit or investigation. |
| 44 | (e) In order to ensure that the expenditure of funds |
| 45 | appropriated to the office of an inspector general will be used |
| 46 | for the purposes intended by the Legislature, the Legislature |
| 47 | shall establish line item categories for the inspector general |
| 48 | for each state agency describing the designated use of the |
| 49 | appropriated funds as provided in the General Appropriations |
| 50 | Act. |
| 51 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |