Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 1470
       
       
        
       By Senator Simmons
       
       
       
       
       
       9-01378-17                                            20171470__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to agency inspectors general; amending
    3         s. 20.055, F.S.; prohibiting an agency from offering a
    4         bonus on work performance in an inspector general
    5         contract or agreement; amending s. 420.506, F.S.;
    6         prohibiting the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
    7         from offering a bonus on work performance in an
    8         inspector general contract or agreement; providing an
    9         effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
   14  20.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         20.055 Agency inspectors general.—
   16         (3)(a)1. For state agencies under the jurisdiction of the
   17  Cabinet or the Governor and Cabinet, the inspector general shall
   18  be appointed by the agency head. For state agencies under the
   19  jurisdiction of the Governor, the inspector general shall be
   20  appointed by the Chief Inspector General. The agency head or
   21  Chief Inspector General shall notify the Governor in writing of
   22  his or her intention to hire the inspector general at least 7
   23  days before an offer of employment. The inspector general shall
   24  be appointed without regard to political affiliation.
   25         2. Within 60 days after a vacancy or anticipated vacancy in
   26  the position of inspector general, the agency head or, for
   27  agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor, the Chief
   28  Inspector General, shall initiate a national search for an
   29  inspector general and shall set the salary of the inspector
   30  general. Effective July 1, 2017, an agency that enters into an
   31  employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing
   32  contract or employment agreement, with an inspector general or
   33  deputy inspector may not offer a bonus on work performance in
   34  the contract or agreement, and the awarding of such bonuses is
   35  prohibited. In the event of a vacancy in the position of
   36  inspector general, the agency head or, for agencies under the
   37  jurisdiction of the Governor, the Chief Inspector General, may
   38  appoint other office of inspector general management personnel
   39  as interim inspector general until such time as a successor
   40  inspector general is appointed.
   41         3. A former or current elected official may not be
   42  appointed inspector general within 5 years after the end of such
   43  individual’s period of service. This restriction does not
   44  prohibit the reappointment of a current inspector general.
   45         Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 420.506, Florida
   46  Statutes, is amended to read:
   47         420.506 Executive director; agents and employees; inspector
   48  general.—
   49         (2)(a) The appointment and removal of an inspector general
   50  shall be by the executive director, with the advice and consent
   51  of the corporation’s board of directors. The corporation’s
   52  inspector general shall perform for the corporation the
   53  functions set forth in s. 20.055. The inspector general shall
   54  administratively report to the executive director. The inspector
   55  general shall meet the minimum qualifications as set forth in s.
   56  20.055(4). The corporation may establish additional
   57  qualifications deemed necessary by the board of directors to
   58  meet the unique needs of the corporation. The inspector general
   59  shall be responsible for coordinating the responsibilities set
   60  forth in s. 420.0006.
   61         (b) Effective July 1, 2017, if the corporation enters into
   62  an employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an
   63  existing contract or employment agreement, with an inspector
   64  general or deputy inspector, the corporation may not offer a
   65  bonus on work performance in the contract or agreement, and the
   66  awarding of such bonuses is prohibited.
   67         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.