Florida Statutes 218.37 – Powers and duties of Division of Bond Finance; advisory council
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(1) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, with respect to both general obligation bonds and revenue bonds, shall:
(a) Provide information, upon request of a unit of local government, on the preliminary planning of a new bond issue.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 218.37
- Department: means the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 218.31
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Revenue bonds: means any obligations issued by a unit to pay the cost of a project or improvement thereof, or combination of one or more projects or improvements thereof, and payable from the earnings of such project and any other special funds authorized to be pledged as additional security therefor. See Florida Statutes 218.31
- Special district: means a special district as defined in…. See Florida Statutes 218.31
(b) Collect, maintain, and make available information on new bonds of units of local government and of the state.
(c) Serve as a clearinghouse for information on bond issues of units of local government and of the state.
(d) Undertake or commission studies on methods to reduce the costs of local and state bond issues.
(e) Recommend changes in law and in local practices to improve the sale and servicing of local bonds.
(f) By January 1 each year, provide the Special District Accountability Program of the Department of Commerce with a list of special districts that are not in compliance with the requirements in s. 218.38.
(2) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration shall also collect, maintain, and make available information from units of local government on lease-purchase agreements or certificates of participation, or other similar debt instruments, for which the total amount of principal payments under the agreement or series of agreements is $2 million or more.
(3) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration may adopt rules to implement this section and ss. 218.38 and 218.385.
(4) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration shall conduct a study of professional fees paid to fiscal advisers, bond counsel, and others and shall adopt a recommended fee schedule that is commensurate with fees typically paid in states similar to Florida in size and character. The schedule must be adopted by the division as the recommended fee schedule for all state and state agency financings.