Bill Amendment: FL H0195 | 2021 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Fiscal Accountability for Nongovernmental Entities
Status: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules [H0195 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-H0195-Senate_Floor_Amendment_638762_to_Amendment_587542_.html
Bill Title: Fiscal Accountability for Nongovernmental Entities
Status: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules [H0195 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-H0195-Senate_Floor_Amendment_638762_to_Amendment_587542_.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for HB 195 Ì638762?Î638762 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Garcia moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (587542) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Delete lines 63 - 197 5 and insert: 6 Section 2. Subsections (2) and (6) of section 215.985, 7 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 8 215.985 Transparency in government spending.— 9 (2) As used in this section, the term: 10 (a) “Committee” means the Legislative Auditing Committee. 11 (b) “Contract” means a written agreement or purchase order 12 issued for the purchase of goods or services or a written 13 agreement for the receipt of state or federal financial 14 assistance. 15 (c) “Governmental entity” means a state, regional, county, 16 municipal, special district, or other political subdivision 17 whether executive, judicial, or legislative, including, but not 18 limited to, a department, division, bureau, commission, 19 authority, district, or agency thereof, or public school, 20 Florida College System institution, state university, or 21 associated board. 22 (d) “Nongovernmental entity” means a nonprofit corporation. 23 (e) “State funds” means funds paid from the General Revenue 24 Fund or any state trust fund, funds allocated by the Federal 25 Government and distributed by the state, or funds appropriated 26 by the state for distribution through any grant program. 27 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term does not include funds 28 used for the state Medicaid program. 29 (f) “Website” means a site on the Internet which is easily 30 accessible to the public at no cost and does not require the 31 user to provide information. 32 (6)(a) The Department of Management Services shall 33 establish and maintain a website that provides current 34 information relating to each employee or officer of a state 35 agency, a state university, a Florida College System 36 institution, or the State Board of Administration, regardless of 37 the appropriation category from which the person is paid. 38 1.(a)For each employee or officer, the information must 39 include, at a minimum, his or her: 40 a.1.Name and salary or hourly rate of pay. 41 b.2.Position number, class code, and class title. 42 c.3.Employing agency and budget entity. 43 2.(b)The information must be searchable by state agency, 44 state university, Florida College System institution, and the 45 State Board of Administration, and by employee name, salary 46 range, or class code and must be downloadable in a format that 47 allows offline analysis. 48 (b)1. A nongovernmental entity that receives at least 50 49 percent of its annual revenue, calculated using the 50 nongovernmental entity’s fiscal year, from state funds or that 51 receives $750,000 or more in state funds in a fiscal year, must 52 submit to the Department of Management Services by January 15 of 53 each year a report that includes the name, position, and total 54 annual compensation of, including bonuses, exit bonuses, accrued 55 paid time off, severance payments, and incentive payments paid 56 to, each director, board member, chief executive officer, chief 57 financial officer, or chief operating officer or any other 58 person performing equivalent functions. The report must be 59 verified as provided in s. 92.525 by a director, board member, 60 chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief 61 operating officer of the nongovernmental entity. 62 2. Beginning February 1, 2022, and each February 1 63 thereafter, the Department of Management Services shall include 64 the information reported in subparagraph 1. on the website 65 established under paragraph (a). 66 3. A nongovernmental entity required to submit a report 67 under subparagraph 1. must post the reported information on its 68 website if the entity maintains a website. 69 4. Before receiving funds from a governmental entity, a 70 nongovernmental entity that: 71 a. Received funding subject to this paragraph in the 72 preceding year must submit to the governmental entity an 73 attestation verified as provided in s. 92.525, that the 74 nongovernmental entity has submitted the report required in 75 subparagraph 1. 76 b. Did not receive funding subject to this paragraph in the 77 preceding year must submit to the governmental entity an 78 attestation verified as provided in s. 92.525, that the 79 nongovernmental entity has not received funding in the preceding 80 year. 81 5.a. Beginning January 15, 2022, a governmental entity may 82 not expend, transfer, or distribute funds to a nongovernmental 83 entity until the nongovernmental entity has complied with the 84 requirements of this paragraph. 85 b. This subparagraph is applicable to payments associated 86 with contracts executed, amended, extended, or renewed on or 87 after July 1, 2021, and any transfers or distributions 88 authorized on or after July 1, 2021. 89 Section 3. Section 215.986, Florida Statutes, is created to 90 read: 91 215.986 Reporting of administrative expenses for certain 92 nongovernmental entities.— 93 (1) As used in this section, the term: 94 (a) “Administrative expenses” mean expenditures that are 95 considered indirect operating costs of a nongovernmental entity, 96 including, but not limited to: 97 1. General administration and general expenses including 98 accounting, support services, and personnel, including all 99 compensation earned by or awarded to such personnel, whether 100 paid or accrued, regardless of contingency, unless the 101 compensation is explicitly included in the General 102 Appropriations Act or the compensation relates to the employment 103 of an employee whose services are integral to a project or 104 activity of the nongovernmental entity. However, compensation 105 earned by or awarded to a director, board member, chief 106 executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating 107 officer, or other person performing equivalent functions, 108 whether paid or accrued, regardless of contingency, shall not be 109 considered integral to a project or activity of a nongovernment 110 entity. 111 2. Equipment and capital improvements, depreciation on 112 buildings, interest on debt associated with such buildings, and 113 operations and maintenance expenses. 114 (b) “Nongovernmental entity” means a nonprofit corporation 115 that receives at least 50 percent of its revenue, in any fiscal 116 year of the nongovernmental entity, from state-appropriated 117 funds, including state-appropriated federal funds. 118 (2)(a) A nongovernmental entity must identify for each 119 contract, grant, or other disbursement of state-appropriated 120 funds, the amount of state-appropriated funds received, the 121 amount of those funds used for administrative expenses, and the 122 percentage of the state-appropriated funds that are used for 123 administrative costs. A nongovernmental entity must post this 124 information on its website if the entity maintains a website. 125 (b) Each state entity, as defined in s. 215.985, that 126 disburses state-appropriated funds to a nongovernmental entity 127 must collect the information identified in paragraph (a). The 128 contract manager for the agency must review the actual 129 administrative costs funded with state-appropriated funds and 130 compare the amounts as identified in paragraph (a). The amounts 131 must be included in the state entity’s submissions to the 132 contract tracking system established and maintained pursuant to 133 s. 215.985. 134 (3) This section does not apply to a nongovernmental entity 135 receiving Medicaid funding. 136 137 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 138 And the title is amended as follows: 139 Delete line 232 140 and insert: 141 tracking system; specifying applicability; providing 142 an effective date.