CS/CS/SB 1796--Governmental financial information.

This bill requires a website be established for public access to government entity financial information. The initial phase will include appropriations data and expenditure data for all branches of state government. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee will oversee the website and will propose additional phases of information to be made available. The committee will provide a proposal by March 1, 2010, to be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that will include a schedule of additional phases of information by the type of information to be provided for specific governmental entities, including local government units, community colleges, state universities, and other government entities that receive state appropriations. The proposal will include timeframes for additional phases as well as a proposed development entity for the additional information. These provisions were approved by the Governor. Ch. 09-74, L.O.F.