In recent years, Florida has substantially increased its use of privatization to provide public services. When carefully managed, privatization can produce important benefits for taxpayers. However, recent studies have identified weaknesses in agency privatization efforts. The Legislature could enhance privatization initiatives through its appropriations and oversight functions by

• mandating the use of "business cases" for agency privatization proposals that the Legislature could review and approve to assure that the proposals are soundly planned;
• strengthening requirements for performance-based contracts; and
• strengthening oversight of agency privatization initiatives.