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The 2001 Florida Statutes

Title XVI
Education
Chapter 237
Financial Accounts And Expenditures For Public Schools
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Chapter 237, Florida Statutes 2001

CHAPTER 237

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

237.01  Uniform records and accounts.

237.02  Expenditures.

237.031  Budget system established.

237.041  Form of annual budget required.

237.046  Promotion and public relations, funding.

237.051  Estimate of property appraiser.

237.061  Budget and parts thereof must balance.

237.071  School board to adopt tentative budget.

237.081  Public hearings; budgets to be submitted to Department of Education.

237.091  Levying of taxes.

237.101  Implementation of the official budget.

237.111  Expenditures between July 1 and date budget becomes official.

237.121  Penalty.

237.131  Certain provisions to be directory.

237.141  Purposes of and procedures in incurring school indebtedness.

237.151  Current loans authorized under certain conditions.

237.161  Obligations for a period of 1 year.

237.162  Obligations to eliminate major emergency conditions.

237.171  Provisions for retirement of existing indebtedness which is unfunded or in default.

237.181  School funds to be paid to Treasurer or into depository.

237.191  Bonds required.

237.201  School contractors.

237.211  School depositories; payments into and withdrawals from depositories.

237.34  Cost accounting and reporting.

237.36  Indirect costs.

237.40  Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit.