Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 33, August 21, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and a discussion and vote on the rule at a meeting of the Board held on September 18, 2009. The rule shall now read as follows:

61H1-20.0093 Rules of the Auditor General.

(1) “Rules of the Auditor General” shall be deemed and construed to mean the following Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida in effect as follows:

Chapter	Title Local Governmental Entity Audits, effective 9/30/2009 Florida Single Audits Non-profit and For-profit Organizations, effective 9/30/2009 Audits of Certain Nonprofit Organizations, effective 6/30/2009 Audits of District School Board, effective 6/30/2009 Audits of Charter Schools and Similar Entities, effective 6/30/2009
10.550
10.650
10.700
10.800
10.850

These rules are available from the State of Florida, Auditor General’s Office, or from its website at http://www.myflorida.com/audgen, under the Rules and Guidelines section.

(2) Certified public accountants performing accounting services in connection with Local Governmental Entity Audits required to be filed with the Auditor General of the State of Florida shall comply with the standards set forth in Rule Chapter 10.550-10.559, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida. Departures from such standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.

(3) Certified public accountants performing accounting services in connection with Standards for Florida Single Audit Act Audits for Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations required by Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, to be filed with the Auditor General of the State of Florida shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 10.650, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida. Departures from such standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.

(4) Certified public accountants performing accounting services in connection with Standards for Audits of Certain Nonprofit Organizations required by Section 215.981(1), 1001.453(4), 1004.28(5), or 1004.70(6), Florida Statutes, to be filed with the Auditor General of the State of Florida shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 10.700, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida. Departures from such standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.

(5) Certified public accountants performing accounting services in connection with Standards for Audits of District School Boards required by Section 11.45 or 218.39, Florida Statutes, to be filed with the Auditor General of the State of Florida shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 10.800, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida. Departures from such standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.

(6) Certified public accountants performing accounting services in connection with Standards for Audits of Charter Schools and Similar Entities required by Section 218.39 or 1002.37, Florida Statutes, to be filed with the Auditor General of the State of Florida shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 10.850, Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida. Departures from such standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.

Rulemaking Authority 473.304, 473.315 FS. Law Implemented 473.315 FS. History–New 10-22-86, Amended 5-22-88, 4-8-90, 4-21-91, Formerly 21A-20.0093, Amended 9-30-97, 9-29-02,________.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N.W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607