form_state) {
    $form = array(
        '#attributes' => array('enctype' => "multipart/form-data"),
    );
    $form['file'] = array(
        '#type' => 'file',
        '#title' => t('Public Notice'),
        '#description' => t('any PDFs that you upload here will be added to the front page under PUBLIC NOTICES and will also be added to the PUBLIC NOTICE ARCHIVE under NEWS & MEDIA'),
    );
    $form['submit'] = array(
        '#type' => 'submit',
        '#value' => t('Submit'),
    );
    return $form;
}

function public_notice_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  $file = file_save_upload('file', array(
    'file_validate_extensions' => array('pdf xls html doc txt')), $upload_destination);
    $upload_destination = 'sites/default/files/news';
  // If the file passed validation:
  if (isset($file->filename)) {
    // if (file_move($file, $file->filename)) {
        // if (file_move($file, variable_get($upload_destination, "sites/default/files/test" . current($doctype)), $file->filename)){
        if (file_move($file, $upload_destination, $file->filename)){
    // Update the new file location in the database.
    drupal_write_record('files', $file, 'fid');
     // Save the file for use in the submit handler.
      $form_state['storage']['file'] = $file;
    }
    else {
      form_set_error('file', t('Failed to write the uploaded file the site\'s file folder.'));
    }
  }
  else {
    form_set_error('file', t('Invalid file, only images with the extension pdf xls html doc txt are allowed'));
  }
}

function public_notice_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  $file = $form_state['storage']['file'];
  // We are done with the file, remove it from storage.
  unset($form_state['storage']['file']);
  // Make the storage of the file permanent
  file_set_status($file, FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT);
  // Set a response to the user.
  drupal_set_message(t('@filename has been uploaded.', array('@filename' => $file->filename)));
  // drupal_set_message('to: %destination ' , array('%destination' => $upload_destination));