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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to fiscal accountability; amending s. 2
215.985, F.S.; requiring state entities to post 3
certain documents which indicate the use of state 4
funds as remuneration under certain contracts, 5
beginning on a specified date; deleting a provision 6
requiring state entities to publish payments on a 7
specified website; amending s. 216.1366, F.S.; 8
requiring that contracts for services executed, 9
amended, or extended beginning on a specified date 10
require contractors to provide specified documentation 11
to be included in the state contract tracking system 12
and posted to the contractor's website, if applicable; 13
defining terms; providing an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of section 18
215.985, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
215.985 Transparency in government spending. — 20
(14) The Chief Financial Officer shall establish and 21
maintain a secure contract tracking system available for viewing 22
and downloading by the public through a secure website. The 23
Chief Financial Officer shall use appropriate Internet security 24
measures to ensure that no person has the ability to alter or 25
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modify records available on the website. 26
(c) For each contract for which a state entity makes a 27
payment pursuant to a contract executed, amended, or extended on 28
or after July 1, 2023, the state entity shall post any documents 29
submitted pursuant to s. 216.1366 which indicate the use of 30
state funds as remuneration under the contract or a specified 31
payment associated with the contract on the contract tracking 32
system By January 1, 2014, each state entity shall post to the 33
contract tracking system the information re quired in paragraph 34
(a) for each existing contract that was executed before July 1, 35
2013, with payment from state funds made after June 30, 2013 . 36
Section 2. Subsection (3) is added to section 216.1366, 37
Florida Statutes, to read: 38
216.1366 Contract ter ms.— 39
(3)(a) For any contract for services executed, amended, or 40
extended on or after July 1, 2023, with a nonprofit organization 41
as defined in s. 215.97(2)(m), the contract must require the 42
contractor to provide documentation that indicates the amount of 43
state funds: 44
1. Allocated to be used during the full term of the 45
contract for remuneration to any member of the board of 46
directors or an officer of the contractor. 47
2. Allocated under each payment by the public agency to be 48
used for remuneration of any member of the board of directors or 49
an officer of the contractor. The documentation must indicate 50
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the amounts and recipients of the remuneration. 51
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Such information must be included in the state contract tracking 53
system maintained pursuant to s. 215.985 an d must be posted on 54
the contractor's website, if the contractor maintains a website. 55
(b) As used in this subsection, the term: 56
1. "Officer" means a chief executive officer, chief 57
financial officer, chief operating officer, or any other 58
position performing an equivalent function. 59
2. "Remuneration" means all compensation earned by or 60
awarded to personnel, whether paid or accrued, regardless of 61
contingency, including bonuses, accrued paid time off, severance 62
payments, incentive payments, contributions to a retirement 63
plan, or in-kind payments, reimbursements, or allowances for 64
moving expenses, vehicles and other transportation, telephone 65
services, medical services, housing, and meals. 66
3. "State funds" means funds paid from the General Revenue 67
Fund or any state trust fund, funds allocated by the Federal 68
Government and distributed by the state, or funds appropriated 69
by the state for distribution through any grant program. The 70
term does not include funds used for the state Medicaid program. 71
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 72