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The 2008 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 215
FINANCIAL MATTERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Chapter 215, Florida Statutes 2008

CHAPTER 215

FINANCIAL MATTERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

215.01  Fiscal year.

215.02  Manner of paying money into the Treasury.

215.03  Party to be reimbursed on reversal of judgment for state.

215.04  Department of Financial Services to report delinquents.

215.05  Department of Financial Services to certify accounts of delinquents.

215.06  Certified accounts of delinquents as evidence.

215.07  Preference of state in case of insolvency.

215.08  Delinquent collectors to be reported to state attorney.

215.09  Delinquent collectors; forfeiture of commissions.

215.10  Delinquent collectors; suspension.

215.11  Defaulting officers; Department of Financial Services to report to clerk.

215.12  Defaulting officers; duty of clerk.

215.15  School appropriations to have priority.

215.16  Appropriations from General Revenue Fund for public schools, state institutions of higher learning, and community colleges; reduction.

215.18  Transfers between funds; limitation.

215.195  Agency deposits relating to the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan.

215.196  Architects Incidental Trust Fund; creation; assessment.

215.197  Federal Grants Trust Fund.

215.198  Operations Trust Fund.

215.199  Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund.

215.20  Certain income and certain trust funds to contribute to the General Revenue Fund.

215.211  Service charge; elimination or reduction for specified proceeds.

215.22  Certain income and certain trust funds exempt.

215.23  When contributions to be made.

215.24  Exemptions where federal contributions or private grants.

215.245  Contracts with Federal Government; indemnification authorized in certain circumstances.

215.25  Manner of contributions; rules and regulations.

215.26  Repayment of funds paid into State Treasury through error.

215.28  United States securities, purchase by state and county officers and employees; deductions from salary.

215.31  State funds; deposit in State Treasury.

215.311  State funds; exceptions.

215.32  State funds; segregation.

215.3206  Trust funds; termination or re-creation.

215.3207  Trust funds; establishment; criteria.

215.3208  Trust funds; legislative review.

215.321  Regulatory Trust Fund.

215.322  Acceptance of credit cards, charge cards, or debit cards by state agencies, units of local government, and the judicial branch.

215.34  State funds; noncollectible items; procedure.

215.35  State funds; warrants and their issuance.

215.36  State funds; laws not repealed.

215.37  Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the boards to be financed from fees collected; deposit of funds; service charge; appropriation.

215.405  State agencies and the judicial branch authorized to collect costs of fingerprinting.

215.42  Purchases from appropriations, proof of delivery.

215.422  Payments, warrants, and invoices; processing time limits; dispute resolution; agency or judicial branch compliance.

215.425  Extra compensation claims prohibited.

215.43  Public bonds, notes, and other securities.

215.431  Issuance of bond anticipation notes.

215.44  Board of Administration; powers and duties in relation to investment of trust funds.

215.441  Board of Administration; appointment of executive director.

215.442  Executive director; reporting requirements; public meeting.

215.444  Investment Advisory Council.

215.45  Sale and exchange of securities.

215.47  Investments; authorized securities; loan of securities.

215.471  Divestiture by the State Board of Administration.

215.472  Prohibited investments.

215.473  Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; Sudan; Iran.

215.474  Analyses of technology and growth investments.

215.475  Investment policy statement.

215.48  Consent and ratification of appropriate board, agency, or of the judicial branch.

215.49  Making funds available for investment.

215.50  Custody of securities purchased; income.

215.51  Investment accounts; changes, notice, etc.

215.515  Investment accounts; charges for services.

215.52  Rules and regulations.

215.53  Powers of existing officers and boards, the judicial branch, and agencies not affected.

215.55  Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; county distribution.

215.551  Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; county distribution.

215.552  Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; land within military installations; county distribution.

215.555  Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

215.556  Exemption.

215.557  Reports of insured values.

215.5586  My Safe Florida Home Program.

215.55865  Uniform home grading scale.

215.5588  Florida Disaster Recovery Program.

215.559  Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.

215.5595  Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program.

215.55951  Effect of ch. 2008-66.

215.55952  Annual report on economic impact of a 1-in-100-year hurricane.

215.56005  Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation.

215.5601  Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.

215.5602  James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program.

215.57  Short title.

215.58  Definitions relating to State Bond Act.

215.59  State bonds, revenue bonds; issuance.

215.60  State bonds for financing road acquisition and construction.

215.605  State bonds for right-of-way acquisition or bridge construction.

215.61  State system of public education capital outlay bonds.

215.615  Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding.

215.616  State bonds for federal aid highway construction.

215.617  Bonds for state-funded infrastructure bank.

215.618  Bonds for acquisition and improvement of land, water areas, and related property interests and resources.

215.619  Bonds for Everglades restoration.

215.62  Division of Bond Finance.

215.63  Transfer to division of assets and liabilities of the Revenue Bond Department of Development Commission.

215.64  Powers of the division.

215.65  Bond Fee Trust Fund, expenditures; schedule of fees.

215.655  Arbitrage Compliance Program, expenditures; schedule of fees.

215.66  Request for issuance of bonds; procedure requirements.

215.67  Issuance of state bonds.

215.68  Issuance of bonds; form; maturity date, execution, sale.

215.684  Limitation on engaging services of securities broker or bond underwriter convicted of fraud.

215.69  State Board of Administration to administer funds.

215.70  State Board of Administration to act in case of defaults.

215.71  Application of bond proceeds.

215.72  Covenants with bondholders.

215.73  Approval of bond issue by State Board of Administration.

215.74  Pledge of constitutional fuel tax; consent by counties and state agency supervising state road system.

215.75  Bonds securities for public bodies.

215.76  Exemption of bonds from taxation.

215.77  Trust funds.

215.78  Remedies.

215.79  Refunding bonds.

215.80  Annual report.

215.81  Pledge of state.

215.82  Validation; when required.

215.821  Issuance of bonds by state agencies.

215.83  Construction of State Bond Act.

215.835  Rulemaking authority.

215.84  Government bonds; maximum rate of interest.

215.845  Certain special laws establishing interest rates on bonds prohibited.

215.85  Direct deposit of public funds.

215.86  Management systems and controls.

215.90  Short title.

215.91  Florida Financial Management Information System; board; council.

215.92  Definitions relating to Florida Financial Management Information System Act.

215.93  Florida Financial Management Information System.

215.94  Designation, duties, and responsibilities of functional owners.

215.95  Financial Management Information Board.

215.96  Coordinating council and design and coordination staff.

215.962  Standards for state agency use of card-based technology.

215.964  Process for acquisition of commodities or services that include the use of card-based technology.

215.965  Disbursement of state moneys.

215.966  Refinancing of bonds.

215.97  Florida Single Audit Act.

215.98  State debt fiscal responsibility.

215.981  Audits of state agency direct-support organizations and citizen support organizations.