Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-1.004: Commissioner to Review Budgets
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment is to delete references to the forms the Department’s management system no longer utilizes and to adopt updated forms. The effect is a rule which incorporates updated forms.
SUMMARY: The rule is amended to adopt updated forms.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1011.03(5) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1011.01(3), 1011.02, 1011.03(5) FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 19, 2008, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: 400 South Monroe Street, Room LL03, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Linda Champion, Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Operations, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1214, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, (850)245-0506

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

6A-1.004 Commissioner to Review Budgets.

The Commissioner shall establish procedures and prepare plans so that the budget is reviewed by authorized representatives in his or her office.

(1) The following items are subject to approval by the Commissioner in reviewing and reporting recommendations relating to the annual school budgets:

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Forms ESE 374, Schedule of Maturities of Indebtedness and ESE 523, Information Concerning Authorized Obligation Under Section 1011.14, 237.161, Florida Statutes, are incorporated by reference in this rule to become effective with the effective date of this rule October, 1988. These forms may be obtained from the Administrator of the Office of Funding and Financial Reporting Information Services and Accountability, Division of Public Schools, 325 West Gaines Street, Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

(d) through (e) No change.

(2) through (3) No change.

Specific Authority 1001.02(1), 1011.03(5) 229.053(1), 237.081(1) FS. Law Implemented 1011.01(3), 1011.02, 1011.03(5) 237.031, 237.061, 237.071, 237.081 FS. History–Amended 3-26-66, 9-17-72, 2-18-74, Repromulgated 12-5-74, Amended 11-29-78, 7-10-85, Formerly 6A-1.04, Amended 10-4-88,_________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Link Jarrett, Funding and Financial Reporting
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Linda Champion, Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Operations
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 25, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 6, 2008