CS for CS for SB 880 - Government Accountability

• Expands notification authority to the Governor and Commissioner of Education (in addition to existing authorities) to report local governmental entities' failure to comply with audit and financial reporting requirements to the Legislative Auditing Committee

• Defines "abuse," "fraud," and "waste" for audit purposes; adds tourist development councils and county tourism promotion agencies as local governmental entities subject to Auditor General audits

• Requires counties, municipalities, and water management districts to maintain budget documents on their websites for specified periods (tentative budgets 45 days; final budgets 2 years)

• Establishes internal control requirements across multiple entities including state agencies, local governments, charter schools, and universities to prevent fraud/waste/abuse and ensure financial reliability

• Creates statewide travel management system requirements for state agencies and judicial branch to report and track employee travel information, with lodging reimbursement capped at $150 per day for state-sponsored meetings