Fla. Stat. 334.048
Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems

(1)

The Transportation Commission shall monitor those aspects of the department’s operations as assigned in s. 20.23.

(2)

The secretary shall ensure that accountability and monitoring systems are fully integrated, that the systems provide useful information for department managers to assess program performance, and that department managers take corrective actions when necessary.

(3)

The central office shall adopt policies, rules, procedures, and standards which are necessary for the department to function properly, including establishing accountability for all aspects of the department’s operations.

(4)

The central office shall monitor the districts and central office units that provide transportation programs to assess performance; determine compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures; and provide useful information for department managers to take corrective action when necessary.

(5)

All department managers shall be accountable for the implementation and enforcement of all laws, rules, policies, and procedures adopted for their areas of responsibilities.

(6)

The inspector general shall provide to the secretary independent evaluations of the department’s accountability and central office monitoring systems to assess whether such systems are effective and properly operating.

Source: Section 334.048 — Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0334.­048 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

334.01
Florida Transportation Code 334.03
Definitions 334.05
Department headquarters 334.14
Employees of department who are required to be engineers 334.17
Consulting services 334.24
Compilation, maintenance, and provision of information relating to roads and road building and repair 334.27
Governmental transportation entities 334.30
Public-private transportation facilities 334.035
Purpose of transportation code 334.044
Powers and duties of the department 334.045
Transportation performance and productivity standards 334.046
Department mission, goals, and objectives 334.047
Prohibition 334.048
Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems 334.049
Patents, copyrights, trademarks 334.60
511 traveler information system 334.61
Traffic lane repurposing 334.063
Statistical studies relating to traffic count and accidents 334.065
Center for Urban Transportation Research 334.066
Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab 334.071
Legislative designation of transportation facilities 334.131
Department employees’ benefit fund 334.175
Certification of project design plans and surveys 334.179
Department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates 334.181
Electronic proof of delivery 334.185
Financial responsibility for construction, material, or design failures 334.187
Guarantee of obligations to the department 334.193
Unlawful for certain persons to be financially interested in purchases, sales, and certain contracts 334.195
Officers or employees of the department 334.196
Authority of department to photograph or microphotograph records and to destroy original records 334.351
Youth work experience program 334.352
State university ingress and egress

Current through Fall 2025

§ 334.048. Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability & monitoring systems's source at flsenate​.gov