FL H1215

Designates the Office of Chief Inspector General as a separate budget entity housed within the Executive Office of the Governor for administrative purposes only, with independence from executive control over personnel, purchasing, property transactions, and budgetary matters.

Requires the Chief Inspector General to be appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation and may only be removed for cause including performance issues, malfeasance, misfeasance, misconduct, or failure to perform duties, with removal explicitly prohibited based on audit or investigation findings.

Limits the Chief Inspector General to a maximum of 10 consecutive years of service.

Establishes that agency inspector general offices are separate budget entities independent from their parent state agencies in matters of personnel, purchasing, property transactions, and budgetary decisions.

Effective date: July 1, 2018.