15 | | - | An act relating to direct -support organizations; 2 |
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16 | | - | amending s. 402.57, F.S.; authorizing the Department 3 |
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17 | | - | of Children and Families to establish a direct -support 4 |
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18 | | - | organization for a specified purpose; providing 5 |
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19 | | - | criteria for the direct -support organization; 6 |
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20 | | - | requiring the direct-support organization to operate 7 |
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21 | | - | under written contract with the department; providing 8 |
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22 | | - | requirements for the contract; requiring the Secretary 9 |
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23 | | - | of Children and Families to appoint a board of 10 |
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24 | | - | directors of the direct -support organization; 11 |
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25 | | - | providing for terms of board members; authorizing the 12 |
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26 | | - | department to allow the direct -support organization to 13 |
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27 | | - | use, without charge, the department's fixed property, 14 |
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28 | | - | facilities, and personnel services, subject to certain 15 |
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29 | | - | requirements; defining the term "personnel s ervices"; 16 |
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30 | | - | authorizing the direct -support organization to 17 |
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31 | | - | collect, expend, and provide funds for specified 18 |
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32 | | - | purposes; prohibiting the use of such funds for 19 |
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33 | | - | lobbying; authorizing moneys to be held in a separate 20 |
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34 | | - | depository account in the name of the direct -support 21 |
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35 | | - | organization, subject to the contract with the 22 |
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36 | | - | department; requiring the direct -support organization 23 |
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37 | | - | to provide for annual financial audits; providing for 24 |
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38 | | - | future repeal; deleting obsolete language; providing 25 |
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| 15 | + | An act relating to district school board direct -2 |
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| 16 | + | support organizations; amending s. 1001.453, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | + | authorizing district school boards to contract with 4 |
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| 18 | + | direct-support organizations for personal services or 5 |
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| 19 | + | operations; revising the amount of expenditures and 6 |
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| 20 | + | expenses a direct-support organization must have to be 7 |
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| 21 | + | required to provide for an annual financial audit; 8 |
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| 22 | + | authorizing district school boards to contra ct with a 9 |
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| 23 | + | vendor for such audits; providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 25 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 26 | + | 13 |
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| 27 | + | Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) and 14 |
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| 28 | + | subsection (4) of section 1001.453, Florida Statutes, are 15 |
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| 29 | + | amended to read: 16 |
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| 30 | + | 1001.453 Direct-support organization; use of property; 17 |
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| 31 | + | board of directors; audit. — 18 |
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| 32 | + | (2) USE OF PROPERTY. —A district school board: 19 |
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| 33 | + | (a) Is authorized to : 20 |
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| 34 | + | 1. Permit the use of property, facilities, and personal 21 |
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| 35 | + | services of the district by a dire ct-support organization, 22 |
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| 36 | + | subject to the provisions of this section; or 23 |
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| 37 | + | 2. Contract with a direct -support organization for 24 |
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| 38 | + | personal services or operations . 25 |
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51 | | - | requirements for the contract for operation of the 26 |
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52 | | - | direct-support organization assisting the Children and 27 |
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53 | | - | Youth Cabinet; amending s. 1001.453, F.S.; authorizing 28 |
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54 | | - | district school boards to contract with direct -support 29 |
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55 | | - | organizations for personal services and operations; 30 |
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56 | | - | providing requirements for cert ain persons providing 31 |
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57 | | - | personal services; revising the amount of expenditures 32 |
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58 | | - | and expenses a direct -support organization must have 33 |
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59 | | - | to be required to provide for an annual financial 34 |
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60 | | - | audit; authorizing district school boards to contract 35 |
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61 | | - | with a vendor for such audits; providing an effective 36 |
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62 | | - | date. 37 |
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64 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 39 |
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66 | | - | Section 1. Section 402.57, Florida Statutes, is amended to 41 |
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68 | | - | 402.57 Direct-support organizations organization.— 43 |
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69 | | - | (1) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.—The Department of 44 |
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70 | | - | Children and Families is authorized to create a direct -support 45 |
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71 | | - | organization, the sole purpose of which is to support the 46 |
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72 | | - | department in carrying out its purposes and responsibilities. 47 |
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73 | | - | (a) The direct-support organization must b e: 48 |
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74 | | - | 1. A not-for-profit corporation incorporated under chapter 49 |
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75 | | - | 617 and approved by the Department of State as a not -for-profit 50 |
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| 51 | + | (c) May Shall not permit the use of property, facilities, 26 |
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| 52 | + | or personal services by of a direct-support organization if such 27 |
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| 53 | + | organization does not provide equal employment opportunities to 28 |
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| 54 | + | all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or 29 |
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| 55 | + | national origin. 30 |
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| 56 | + | (4) ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT.—Each direct-support 31 |
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| 57 | + | organization with more than $250,000 $100,000 in expenditures or 32 |
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| 58 | + | expenses shall provide for an annual financial audit of its 33 |
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| 59 | + | accounts and records, to be conducted by an independent 34 |
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| 60 | + | certified public accountant in accordance with rules adopted by 35 |
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| 61 | + | the Auditor General pursuant to s. 11.45(8) and the Commissioner 36 |
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| 62 | + | of Education. A district school board may contract with a vendor 37 |
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| 63 | + | for an annual financial audit of a direct -support organization. 38 |
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| 64 | + | The annual financial audit report shall be submitted within 9 39 |
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| 65 | + | months after the fiscal year's end to the distr ict school board 40 |
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| 66 | + | and the Auditor General. The Commissioner of Education, the 41 |
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| 67 | + | Auditor General, and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 42 |
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| 68 | + | Government Accountability have the authority to require and 43 |
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| 69 | + | receive from the organization or the district auditor an y 44 |
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| 70 | + | records relative to the operation of the organization. The 45 |
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| 71 | + | identity of donors and all information identifying donors and 46 |
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| 72 | + | prospective donors are confidential and exempt from the 47 |
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| 73 | + | provisions of s. 119.07(1), and that anonymity shall be 48 |
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| 74 | + | maintained in the aud itor's report. All other records and 49 |
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| 75 | + | information shall be considered public records for the purposes 50 |
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88 | | - | corporation; 51 |
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89 | | - | 2. Organized and operated to conduct programs and 52 |
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90 | | - | activities; to raise funds; to request and receive grants, 53 |
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91 | | - | gifts, and bequests of moneys; to acquire, receive, hold, 54 |
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92 | | - | invest, and administer, in its own name, securities, funds, 55 |
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94 | | - | make expenditures to or for the direct or indirect benefit of 57 |
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95 | | - | the department and the individuals it serves; and 58 |
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96 | | - | 3. Determined by the department to be operating in a 59 |
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98 | | - | the best interest of the state, and the needs of children and 61 |
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99 | | - | adults served by the department. 62 |
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100 | | - | (b) The direct-support organization shall operate under a 63 |
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101 | | - | written contract with the department. The contract must provide 64 |
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102 | | - | for all of the following: 65 |
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103 | | - | 1. Department approval of the articles of incorporation 66 |
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104 | | - | and bylaws of the direct -support organization. 67 |
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105 | | - | 2. Submission of an annual budget for department approval. 68 |
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106 | | - | 3. Certification by the department that the direct -support 69 |
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107 | | - | organization is complying with the terms of the contract and 70 |
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108 | | - | operating in a manner consistent with the goals and purposes of 71 |
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109 | | - | the department and in the best interest of the state. Such 72 |
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110 | | - | certification must be made annually and reported in the official 73 |
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111 | | - | minutes of a meeting of the direct -support organization. 74 |
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112 | | - | 4. The reversion to the state of moneys and property held 75 |
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128 | | - | organization is no longer approved to operate for the department 79 |
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130 | | - | 5. The fiscal year of the direct-support organization, 81 |
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131 | | - | which must begin July 1 of each year and end June 30 of the 82 |
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135 | | - | support organization, to donors of gifts, contributions, or 86 |
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136 | | - | bequests, including such disclosure on all promotional and 87 |
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139 | | - | the board of directors of the direct -support organization. Each 90 |
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140 | | - | member of the board of directors shall be appointed to a 4 -year 91 |
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141 | | - | term. However, for the purpose of providing staggered terms, the 92 |
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142 | | - | initial appointments shall be for either 2 years or 4 years, as 93 |
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143 | | - | determined by the secretary. 94 |
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146 | | - | department by the direct -support organization, subject to the 97 |
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147 | | - | requirements of this section. As used in this subsection, the 98 |
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149 | | - | personnel, as well as payroll processing services. 100 |
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164 | | - | services of the department if the direct -support organization 103 |
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165 | | - | does not provide equal membership and employment opportunities 104 |
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171 | | - | adopt rules prescribing those conditions and the procedures by 110 |
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172 | | - | which the direct-support organization is governed. 111 |
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173 | | - | (e) The direct-support organization may collect, expend, 112 |
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174 | | - | and provide funds for: 113 |
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175 | | - | 1. Addressing gaps in services for the children and adults 114 |
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176 | | - | served by the department. 115 |
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177 | | - | 2. Developing, implementing, and operating targeted 116 |
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179 | | - | 3. Providing services and activities that support the 118 |
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180 | | - | goals of the department. 119 |
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182 | | - | organization's board of directors, as necessary and approved by 121 |
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183 | | - | the department. 122 |
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186 | | - | the purpose of lobbying as defined in s. 11.045(1). 125 |
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200 | | - | account in the name of the direct -support organization, subject 127 |
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201 | | - | to the provisions of the contract with the department. 128 |
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202 | | - | (g) The direct-support organization shall provide for an 129 |
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203 | | - | annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.98 1. 130 |
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204 | | - | (h) This subsection is repealed October 1, 2028, unless 131 |
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205 | | - | reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 132 |
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206 | | - | (2) CHILDREN AND YOUTH CABINET. —The Department of Children 133 |
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207 | | - | and Families shall establish a direct -support organization to 134 |
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208 | | - | assist the Children a nd Youth Cabinet established in s. 402.56 135 |
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209 | | - | in carrying out its purposes and responsibilities, primarily 136 |
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210 | | - | regarding fostering public awareness of children and youth 137 |
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211 | | - | issues and developing new partners in the effort to serve 138 |
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212 | | - | children and youth by raising money; submitting requests for and 139 |
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213 | | - | receiving grants from the Federal Government, the state or its 140 |
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214 | | - | political subdivisions, private foundations, and individuals; 141 |
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215 | | - | and making expenditures to or for the benefit of the cabinet. 142 |
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216 | | - | The sole purpose for the direct -support organization is to 143 |
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217 | | - | support the cabinet. 144 |
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218 | | - | (a) The direct-support organization must be: 145 |
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219 | | - | 1.(a) Incorporated under chapter 617 and approved by the 146 |
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220 | | - | Department of State as a Florida corporation not for profit. 147 |
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221 | | - | 2.(b) Organized and operated to make expenditur es to or 148 |
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222 | | - | for the benefit of the cabinet. 149 |
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238 | | - | (b)(2) The board of directors of the direct -support 153 |
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239 | | - | organization shall consist of seven members appointed by the 154 |
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240 | | - | Governor. Each member of the board of directors shall be 155 |
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241 | | - | appointed to a 4-year term. However, for the purpose of 156 |
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242 | | - | providing staggered terms, the initial appointments shall be for 157 |
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243 | | - | either 2 years or 4 years, as determined by the Governor. 158 |
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245 | | - | a written contract with the department. The contract must 160 |
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246 | | - | provide for all of the following: 161 |
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250 | | - | 3. Certification by the department that the direct -support 165 |
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251 | | - | organization is complying with the terms of the contract and 166 |
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252 | | - | operating in a manner consistent with the goals and purposes of 167 |
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253 | | - | the department and in the best interest of the state. Such 168 |
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254 | | - | certification must be made annually and reported in the official 169 |
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255 | | - | minutes of a meeting of the direct -support organization. 170 |
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256 | | - | 4. The reversion to the state o f moneys and property held 171 |
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257 | | - | in trust by the direct -support organization for the benefit of 172 |
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274 | | - | (d)(4) All moneys received by the direct -support 177 |
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275 | | - | organization must be deposited into an account of the direct -178 |
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276 | | - | support organization and shall be used in a manner consistent 179 |
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277 | | - | with the goals of the cabinet. 180 |
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278 | | - | (e)(5) This subsection section is repealed October 1, 181 |
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279 | | - | 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 182 |
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280 | | - | Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) and 183 |
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281 | | - | subsection (4) of section 1001.453, Florida Statutes, are 184 |
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284 | | - | board of directors; audit. — 187 |
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285 | | - | (2) USE OF PROPERTY. —A district school board: 188 |
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293 | | - | first satisfy the requir ements for termination from employment 196 |
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294 | | - | provided in s. 121.021(39) before providing such services for a 197 |
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295 | | - | Florida Retirement System employer and is subject to the 198 |
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316 | | - | expenses shall provide for an annual financial audit of its 207 |
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317 | | - | accounts and records, to be conducted by an independent 208 |
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319 | | - | the Auditor General pursuant to s. 11.45(8) and the Commissioner 210 |
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321 | | - | for an annual financial audit of a direct -support organization. 212 |
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322 | | - | The annual financial audit report shall be submitted within 9 213 |
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323 | | - | months after the fiscal year's end to the district school board 214 |
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329 | | - | identity of donors and all information identifying donors and 220 |
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331 | | - | provisions of s. 119.07(1), and that anonymity shall be 222 |
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332 | | - | maintained in the auditor's report. All other records and 223 |
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