HB 815 — County and Municipal Public Officer Transparency

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/CS/HB 815CS/CS/CS/HB, Engrossed 1 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to county and municipal public officer transparency;

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Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsection (14) of section 112.061, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsections (16) and (17) are amendedadded to that section, to read:

112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons.— (3) AUTHORITY TO INCUR TRAVEL EXPENSES.— Page 1 of 74 CODING:

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If a municipality does not maintain a website, it must requestPage that2 theof applicable4 countyCODING: post the approved travel on the county's website and the county must comply with such request.

All such approved travel must be posted on the Page 2 of 7 CODING:

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All such approved travel must be posted on the applicable website as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 days after approval, and must remain on the website until the end of the next fiscal year.

(14)(16) APPLICABILITYUNIFORM TOTRAVEL COUNTIES,POLICY.— COUNTY OFFICERS, DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS, MUNICIPALITIES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.— (a) TheEach followingcounty entitiesand maycounty establishconstitutional ratesofficer thatas varydefined from the per diem rate provided in paragraphs. (6)(a), the subsistence rates provided in paragraph (6)(b), or the mileage rate provided in paragraph (7)(d) if those rates are not less than the statutorily established rates that are in effect for the 2005-2006 fiscal year:

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The governing body of a county by the enactment of an ordinance or resolution;

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A county constitutional officer, pursuant to s.

VIII of the State Constitution, byshall adopt a uniform travel policy applicable to all public officers and employees consistent with the establishmentprovisions of writtenthis policy;section.

3.(b) Each municipality shall adopt a uniform travel policy applicable to all public officers and employees consistent with the provisions of this section or s.

The166.021(9). governing body of a district school board by the adoption of rules;

4.(17) BUDGET ITEM.—Each county, constitutional officer as defined in s.

The governing body of a special district, as defined in s.

189.012, except those special districts that are subject to s.

166.021(9), by the enactment of a resolution;

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Any metropolitan planning organization created pursuant to s.

339.175 or any other separate legal or administrative entity created pursuant to s.

339.175 of which a metropolitan planning organization is a member, by the enactment of a resolution.

(b) Rates established pursuant to paragraph (a) must apply uniformly to all travel by the county, county constitutional officer and entity governed by that officer, district school board, special district, or metropolitan planning organization.

(c) Each county, county constitutional officer as defined in s.

VIII of the State Constitution, and municipality shall adoptinclude a uniformseparate travelline policyitem consistentin with the provisionsbudget offor thisthe sectioncounty, applicablecounty toconstitutional allofficer, ofor itsmunicipality publicfor officerstotal andexpenses employees.for travel.

(d) Each county, county constitutional officer as defined in s.

1(d), Art.

VIII of the State Constitution, and municipality shall include a separate line item in the budget for the county, county constitutional officer, or municipality for total expenses for travel under the provisions of this section.

(e)(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, counties, county constitutional officers and entities governed by those officers, district school boards, special districts, and metropolitan planning organizations, other than those Page 4 of 7 CODING:

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166.021(9), remain subject to the requirements of this section.

SubsectionParagraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 166.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: