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FL S0730
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Martin
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AI Summary
- Designates the clerk of the circuit court as the county auditor with the duty and power to guard against illegal use of county funds, including authority to perform pre-payment and post-payment audits of county expenditures (financial, operational, or performance audits)
- Grants the county auditor broad access to records of the county, constitutional officers, district school boards, special districts, and community college boards, along with subpoena power to compel witness attendance and document production from third parties
- Gives the clerk of the circuit court legal standing to pursue recovery of unlawfully expended public funds through circuit court action based on findings from post-payment audits
- Allows county auditors to obtain accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation to serve as county inspector general, with authority to investigate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct in county government and maintain a whistle-blower hotline
- Clarifies that a county's use of external auditors, audit committees, or a separately created Office of Inspector General does not diminish the clerk's authority to act as county auditor or inspector general; effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Clerks of the Circuit Court
Last Action
Died in Judiciary
6/16/2025
Full Bill Text
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