Chapter 216 — Chapter 216
77 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 216.1826 Activity-based planning and budgeting
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Agencies are directed to work in consultation with the Executive Office of the Governor and the appropriations and appropriate substantive committees of the Legislature, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is directed to work with the appropriations and appropriate substan…
Fla. Stat. § 216.1827 Requirements for performance measures and standards
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(1) Agencies and the judicial branch shall maintain a comprehensive performance accountability system containing, at a minimum, a list of performance measures and standards that are adopted by the Legislature and subsequently amended pursuant to this section.(2)(a) Agencies and t…
Fla. Stat. § 216.192 Release of appropriations; revision of budgets
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(1) Unless otherwise provided in law, on July 1 of each fiscal year, up to 25 percent of the original approved operating budget of each agency and of the judicial branch may be released until such time as annual plans for quarterly releases for all appropriations have been develo…
Fla. Stat. § 216.195 Impoundment of funds; restricted
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The Executive Office of the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, any member of the Cabinet, or any state agency shall not impound any appropriation except as necessary to avoid or eliminate a deficit pursuant to the provisions of s. 216.221. As used in this section, …
Fla. Stat. § 216.201 Services of Executive Office of the Governor to be available to Legislature
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The services of the Executive Office of the Governor shall be available to the Legislature for procuring such fiscal or other data as the Legislature may require.
Fla. Stat. § 216.212 Budgets for federal funds; restrictions on expenditure of federal funds
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(1) The Executive Office of the Governor and the office of the Chief Financial Officer shall develop and implement procedures for accelerating the drawdown of, and minimizing the payment of interest on, federal funds. The Executive Office of the Governor shall establish a clearin…
Fla. Stat. § 216.216 Court settlement funds negotiated by the state
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In any court settlement in which a state agency or officer or any other counsel representing the interests of the state negotiates settlement amounts to be expended by the judicial branch or the executive branch, such funds may not be expended unless the Legislature has appropria…
Fla. Stat. § 216.221 Appropriations as maximum appropriations; adjustment of budgets to avoid or eliminate deficits
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(1) All appropriations shall be maximum appropriations, based upon the collection of sufficient revenues to meet and provide for such appropriations. It is the duty of the Governor, as chief budget officer, to ensure that revenues collected will be sufficient to meet the appropri…
Fla. Stat. § 216.222 Budget Stabilization Fund; criteria for withdrawing moneys
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(1) Moneys in the Budget Stabilization Fund may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund for:(a)1. Offsetting a deficit in the General Revenue Fund. A deficit is deemed to occur when the official estimate of funds available in the General Revenue Fund for a fiscal year falls be…
Fla. Stat. § 216.231 Release of certain classified appropriations
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(1)(a) Any appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor which is classified as an emergency, as defined in s. 252.34, may be released only with the approval of the Governor. The state agency, or the judicial branch, desiring the use of the emergency appropriation shall s…
Fla. Stat. § 216.241 Initiation or commencement of new programs; approval; expenditure of certain revenues
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(1) A state agency or the judicial branch may not initiate or commence any new program, including any new federal program or initiative, or make changes in its current programs, as provided for in the appropriations act, that require additional financing unless funds have been sp…
Fla. Stat. § 216.251 Salary appropriations; limitations
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(1) The annual rate of salary of any officer or employee filling the position specifically named in an item in the appropriations acts shall be as provided in one of the following paragraphs:(a) In the amount appropriated for such position;(b) The amount appropriated in an item f…
Fla. Stat. § 216.262 Authorized positions
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(1)(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the total number of authorized positions may not exceed the total provided in the appropriations acts. In the event any state agency or entity of the judicial branch finds that the number of positions so provided is not sufficien…
Fla. Stat. § 216.271 Revolving funds
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(1) No revolving fund may be established or increased in amount pursuant to s. 17.58(2), unless approved by the Chief Financial Officer. The purpose and uses of a revolving fund may not be changed without the prior approval of the Chief Financial Officer. As used in this section,…
Fla. Stat. § 216.272 Working Capital Trust Funds
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(1) There are hereby created Working Capital Trust Funds for the purpose of providing sufficient funds for the operation of data processing centers, which may include the creation of a reserve account within the Working Capital Trust Fund to pay for future information technology …
Fla. Stat. § 216.273 Administered Funds Trust Fund
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(1) The Administered Funds Trust Fund is created within the Executive Office of the Governor.(2) The trust fund shall be used for the purpose of allocating to various agencies those appropriations that are made under the administered funds budget entity. The trust fund is a clear…
Fla. Stat. § 216.275 Clearing accounts
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No clearing account may be established outside the State Treasury pursuant to s. 17.58(2) unless approved by the Chief Financial Officer during the fiscal year. Each agency, or the judicial branch, desiring to maintain a clearing account outside the State Treasury shall submit a …
Fla. Stat. § 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions
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(1)(a) Funds provided in the General Appropriations Act or as otherwise expressly provided by law shall be expended only for the purpose for which appropriated, except that such moneys may be transferred as provided in this section when it is determined to be in the best interest…
Fla. Stat. § 216.301 Appropriations; undisbursed balances
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(1)(a) As of June 30th of each year, for appropriations for operations only, each department and the judicial branch shall identify in the state’s financial system any incurred obligation which has not been disbursed, showing in detail the commitment or to whom obligated and the …
Fla. Stat. § 216.311 Unauthorized contracts in excess of appropriations; penalty
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(1) No agency or branch of state government shall contract to spend, or enter into any agreement to spend, any moneys in excess of the amount appropriated to such agency or branch unless specifically authorized by law, and any contract or agreement in violation of this chapter sh…
Fla. Stat. § 216.313 Contract appropriation; requirements
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An executive or judicial branch public officer or employee may not enter into any contract or agreement on behalf of the state or judicial branch which binds the state or its executive agencies or the judicial branch for the purchase of services or tangible personal property in e…
Fla. Stat. § 216.321 Construction of chapter 216 as unauthorized expenditures and disbursements
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Nothing contained in any legislative budget or operating budget shall be construed to be an administrative or legislative construction affirming the existence then of the lawful authority to make an expenditure or disbursement for any purpose not otherwise authorized by laws of t…
Fla. Stat. § 216.345 Professional or other organization membership dues; payment
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(1) A state department, agency, bureau, commission, or other component of state government, or the judicial branch, upon approval by the head or the designated agent thereof, may utilize state funds for the purpose of paying dues for membership in a professional or other organiza…
Fla. Stat. § 216.347 Disbursement of grants and aids appropriations for lobbying prohibited
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A state agency, a water management district, or the judicial branch may not authorize or make any disbursement of grants and aids appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant or contract prohibit the expenditure of fun…
Fla. Stat. § 216.3475 Maximum rate of payment for services funded under General Appropriations Act or awarded on a noncompetitive basis
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A person or entity that is designated by the General Appropriations Act, or that is awarded funding on a noncompetitive basis, to provide services for which funds are appropriated by that act may not receive a rate of payment in excess of the competitive prevailing rate for those…
Fla. Stat. § 216.348 Fixed capital outlay grants and aids appropriations to certain nonprofit entities
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If a bill appropriating a fixed capital outlay grants and aids appropriation requires compliance with this section, the following conditions shall apply, except to the extent that such bill modifies these conditions:(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Administering agency”…
Fla. Stat. § 216.351 Subsequent inconsistent laws
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Subsequent inconsistent laws shall supersede this chapter only to the extent that they do so by express reference to this section.