15 | 15 | | An act relating to children's initiative projects; 2 |
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16 | 16 | | amending s. 409.147, F.S.; revising legislative 3 |
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17 | 17 | | findings and intent; revising definitions; revising 4 |
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18 | 18 | | the objectives for specified working groups within the 5 |
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19 | 19 | | Florida Children's Initiatives; providing that such 6 |
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20 | 20 | | initiatives are administratively housed in the 7 |
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21 | 21 | | Department of Children and Families; exempting such 8 |
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22 | 22 | | initiatives from control, supervision, or direction by 9 |
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23 | 23 | | the department or any other state department; 10 |
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24 | 24 | | requiring such initiatives to be managed by not -for-11 |
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25 | 25 | | profit corporations; conforming provisions to changes 12 |
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26 | 26 | | made by the act; providing an effective date. 13 |
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28 | 28 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flo rida: 15 |
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30 | 30 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsection 17 |
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31 | 31 | | (2), paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (3), subsection (4), 18 |
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32 | 32 | | paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (5), paragraphs (a), (b), 19 |
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33 | 33 | | (c), (d), (f), and (g) of subsection (6), and subsections (7) 20 |
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34 | 34 | | through (14) of section 409.147, Florida Statutes, are amended 21 |
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35 | 35 | | to read: 22 |
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36 | 36 | | 409.147 Florida Children's Initiatives. — 23 |
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37 | 37 | | (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. — 24 |
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38 | 38 | | (a) The Legislature finds that: 25 |
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51 | 51 | | 1. There are neighborhoods in this the state where the 26 |
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52 | 52 | | infrastructure and opportunities that middle -class communities 27 |
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53 | 53 | | take for granted are nonexistent or so marginal that they are 28 |
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54 | 54 | | ineffective. 29 |
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55 | 55 | | 2. In many instances, children living in these 30 |
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56 | 56 | | neighborhoods are not read to by an adult on a regular basis and 31 |
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57 | 57 | | attend a prekindergarten education program at a much lower rate 32 |
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58 | 58 | | than children in other communities. These children experience 33 |
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59 | 59 | | below-average performance on standardized tests and graduate 34 |
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60 | 60 | | from high school in fewer numbers. Most of these children are 35 |
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61 | 61 | | eligible for the free o r reduced-price school lunch program. 36 |
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62 | 62 | | 3. Children in these neighborhoods often suffer from high 37 |
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63 | 63 | | rates of asthma, a higher risk of lead poisoning, higher rates 38 |
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64 | 64 | | of childhood obesity, and inadequate health care, and they are 39 |
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65 | 65 | | routinely exposed to violence an d crime. 40 |
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66 | 66 | | 4. In spite of these obstacles, these neighborhoods are 41 |
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67 | 67 | | many times home to strong individuals and institutions that are 42 |
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68 | 68 | | committed to making a difference in the lives of children and 43 |
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69 | 69 | | their families. 44 |
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70 | 70 | | (2) POLICY AND PURPOSE. —It is the policy of t his state to 45 |
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71 | 71 | | provide the necessary means to assist local communities, the 46 |
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72 | 72 | | children and families who live in those communities, and the 47 |
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73 | 73 | | private sector in creating a sound educational, social, and 48 |
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74 | 74 | | economic environment. To achieve this objective, the state 49 |
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75 | 75 | | intends to provide investments sufficient to encourage community 50 |
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88 | 88 | | partners to commit financial and other resources to severely 51 |
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89 | 89 | | disadvantaged areas. The purpose of this section is to establish 52 |
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90 | 90 | | a process that clearly identifies the severely disadvantaged 53 |
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91 | 91 | | areas and provides guidance for developing a new social service 54 |
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92 | 92 | | paradigm that systematically coordinates programs that address 55 |
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93 | 93 | | the critical needs of children and their families and for 56 |
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94 | 94 | | directing efforts to rebuild the basic infrastructure of the 57 |
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95 | 95 | | community. The Legislature, therefore, declares the creation of 58 |
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96 | 96 | | Florida Children's Initiatives, through the collaborative 59 |
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97 | 97 | | efforts of government and the private sector, to be a public 60 |
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98 | 98 | | purpose. 61 |
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99 | 99 | | (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 62 |
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100 | 100 | | (c) "Planning team" mean s a Florida Children's Initiative 63 |
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101 | 101 | | planning team established under this section. 64 |
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102 | 102 | | (d) "Resident" means a person who lives in or operates a 65 |
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103 | 103 | | small community-based business or organization within the 66 |
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104 | 104 | | boundaries of a Florida the Children's Initiative. 67 |
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105 | 105 | | (4) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE NOMINATING PROCESS. —A 68 |
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106 | 106 | | county or municipality, or a county and one or more 69 |
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107 | 107 | | municipalities together, may apply to the Ounce to designate an 70 |
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108 | 108 | | area as a Florida Children's Initiative after the governing 71 |
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109 | 109 | | body: 72 |
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110 | 110 | | (a) Adopts a resolution that: 73 |
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111 | 111 | | 1. Finds that an area exists in such county or 74 |
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112 | 112 | | municipality, or in the county and one or more municipalities, 75 |
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125 | 125 | | that chronically exhibits extreme and unacceptable levels of 76 |
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126 | 126 | | poverty, unemployment, physical deterioration, as well as 77 |
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127 | 127 | | limited access to quality educational, health care, and social 78 |
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128 | 128 | | services. 79 |
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129 | 129 | | 2. Determines that the rehabilitation, conservation, or 80 |
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130 | 130 | | redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of the area is 81 |
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131 | 131 | | necessary for in the interest of improving the health, wellness, 82 |
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132 | 132 | | education, living conditions, and livelihoods of the children 83 |
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133 | 133 | | and families who live in the county or municipality. 84 |
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134 | 134 | | 3. Determines that the revitalization of the area can 85 |
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135 | 135 | | occur only if this the state and the private sector invest 86 |
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136 | 136 | | resources to improve infrastructure an d the provision of 87 |
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137 | 137 | | services. 88 |
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138 | 138 | | (b) Establishes a children's initiative planning team as 89 |
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139 | 139 | | provided in subsection (5). 90 |
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140 | 140 | | (c) Develops and adopts a strategic community plan as 91 |
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141 | 141 | | provided in subsection (6). 92 |
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142 | 142 | | (d) Identifies or creates a not-for-profit corporation not 93 |
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143 | 143 | | for profit as provided in subsection (7). 94 |
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144 | 144 | | (5) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE PLANNING TEAM. — 95 |
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145 | 145 | | (a) After the governing body adopts the resolution 96 |
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146 | 146 | | described in subsection (4), the county or municipality shall 97 |
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147 | 147 | | establish a Florida Children's Initiative planning team. 98 |
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148 | 148 | | (c) The planning team shall: 99 |
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149 | 149 | | 1. Develop a planning process that sets the direction for, 100 |
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162 | 162 | | builds a commitment to, and develops the capacity to realize the 101 |
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163 | 163 | | Florida Children's Initiative concept. 102 |
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164 | 164 | | 2. Develop a vision of what the Florida Children's 103 |
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165 | 165 | | Initiative will look like when the challenges, problems, and 104 |
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166 | 166 | | opportunities in the Florida Children's Initiative are 105 |
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167 | 167 | | successfully addressed. 106 |
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168 | 168 | | 3. Identify important opportunities, strengths, 107 |
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169 | 169 | | challenges, and problems in the Florida Children's Initiative. 108 |
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170 | 170 | | 4. Develop a strategic community plan consisting of goals, 109 |
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171 | 171 | | objectives, tasks, the designation of responsible parties, the 110 |
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172 | 172 | | identification of resources needed, timelines for implementation 111 |
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173 | 173 | | of the plan, and procedures for monitoring outcomes. 112 |
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174 | 174 | | (6) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE STRATEGIC COMMUNITY 113 |
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175 | 175 | | PLAN.—After the governing body adopts the resolution described 114 |
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176 | 176 | | in subsection (4), the working groups shall develop objectives 115 |
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177 | 177 | | and identify strategies for each focus area. The objectives, 116 |
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178 | 178 | | specified by focus are a, for a working group may include, but 117 |
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179 | 179 | | not be limited to: 118 |
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180 | 180 | | (a) Early development and care of children. 119 |
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181 | 181 | | 1. Providing resources to enable every child to be 120 |
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182 | 182 | | adequately nurtured during the first 3 years of life. 121 |
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183 | 183 | | 2. Ensuring that all schools are ready for children and 122 |
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184 | 184 | | all children are ready for school by the time they reach 123 |
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185 | 185 | | kindergarten. 124 |
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186 | 186 | | 3. Facilitating enrollment in half -day or full-day 125 |
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199 | 199 | | prekindergarten for all 3 -year-old and 4-year-old children. 126 |
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200 | 200 | | 4. Strengthening parent and guardian relationships with 127 |
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201 | 201 | | care providers. 128 |
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202 | 202 | | 5. Providing support and education for families and child 129 |
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203 | 203 | | care providers. 130 |
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204 | 204 | | (b) Education of children and youth. 131 |
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205 | 205 | | 1. Increasing the level and degree of knowledge and 132 |
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206 | 206 | | accountability of persons who are responsible for the 133 |
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207 | 207 | | development and well-being of all children in each Florida the 134 |
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208 | 208 | | Children's Initiative. 135 |
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209 | 209 | | 2. Transforming Changing the structure and function of 136 |
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210 | 210 | | schools to increase the quality and amount of time spent on 137 |
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211 | 211 | | instruction and increase programmatic options and offerings. 138 |
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212 | 212 | | 3. Creating a safe and respectful environment for student 139 |
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213 | 213 | | learning. 140 |
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214 | 214 | | 4. Identifying and supporting points of alignment between 141 |
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215 | 215 | | a Florida the Children's Initiative community plan and the 142 |
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216 | 216 | | school district's strategic plan. 143 |
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217 | 217 | | (c) Health and wellness. 144 |
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218 | 218 | | 1. Facilitating enrollment of all eligible children in the 145 |
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219 | 219 | | Florida Kidcare program and providing full access to high -146 |
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220 | 220 | | quality drug and alcohol treatment services. 147 |
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221 | 221 | | 2. Eliminating health disparities between racial and 148 |
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222 | 222 | | cultural groups, including improving outcomes and in creasing 149 |
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223 | 223 | | interventions. 150 |
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236 | 236 | | 3. Providing fresh, good quality, affordable, and 151 |
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237 | 237 | | nutritious food within a Florida the Children's Initiative. 152 |
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238 | 238 | | 4. Providing all children in a Florida the Children's 153 |
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239 | 239 | | Initiative with access to safe structured and unstructured 154 |
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240 | 240 | | recreation. 155 |
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241 | 241 | | (d) Youth support. 156 |
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242 | 242 | | 1. Increasing the high school graduation , postsecondary 157 |
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243 | 243 | | enrollment, and postsecondary completion rates among 158 |
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244 | 244 | | neighborhood youth rate. 159 |
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245 | 245 | | 2. Increasing leadership development and employment 160 |
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246 | 246 | | opportunities for neighborhood youth. 161 |
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247 | 247 | | (f) Adult education, training, and jobs. 162 |
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248 | 248 | | 1. Creating job opportunities for adults that lead to 163 |
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249 | 249 | | career development. 164 |
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250 | 250 | | 2. Establishing a career and technical school, or a 165 |
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251 | 251 | | satellite of such a school within a Florida in the Children's 166 |
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252 | 252 | | Initiative, which includes a one -stop career center. 167 |
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253 | 253 | | (g) Community safety. 168 |
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254 | 254 | | 1. Providing a safe environment for all children at home, 169 |
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255 | 255 | | in school, and in the community. 170 |
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256 | 256 | | 2. Eliminating the economic, political, and social forces 171 |
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257 | 257 | | that lead to a lack of safety within the family, the community, 172 |
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258 | 258 | | schools, and institutional structures. 173 |
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259 | 259 | | 3. Assessing policies and practices, including sentencing, 174 |
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260 | 260 | | incarceration, detention, and data reporting, in order to reduce 175 |
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273 | 273 | | youth incarceration, violence, crime, and recidivism. 176 |
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274 | 274 | | (7) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVES INITIATIVE 177 |
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275 | 275 | | CORPORATION.— 178 |
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276 | 276 | | (a) The Florida Children's Initiatives as specified in 179 |
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277 | 277 | | subsections (9)-(13) are administratively housed within the 180 |
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278 | 278 | | department. However, these initiatives are not subject to 181 |
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279 | 279 | | control, supervision, or direction by the department or any 182 |
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280 | 280 | | other department of this state. 183 |
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281 | 281 | | (b)(a) After the governing body adopts the resolution 184 |
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282 | 282 | | described in subsection (4), establishes a the planning team as 185 |
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283 | 283 | | provided in subsection (5), and develops and adopts a the 186 |
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284 | 284 | | strategic community plan as provided in subsection (6), the 187 |
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285 | 285 | | county or municipality shall either identify an existing, 188 |
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286 | 286 | | qualified not-for-profit corporation or create a not-for-profit 189 |
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287 | 287 | | corporation not for profit which shall be registered, 190 |
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288 | 288 | | incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 191 |
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289 | 289 | | 617. The purpose of the not-for-profit corporation is to 192 |
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290 | 290 | | facilitate fundraising, to secure broad community ownership of 193 |
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291 | 291 | | the children's initiative, and, if the a rea selected by the 194 |
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292 | 292 | | governing body is designated as a Florida Children's Initiative, 195 |
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293 | 293 | | to: 196 |
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294 | 294 | | 1. Begin to transfer responsibility for planning from the 197 |
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295 | 295 | | planning team to the corporation. 198 |
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296 | 296 | | 2. Begin the implementation and governance of the 199 |
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297 | 297 | | strategic children's initiative community plan. 200 |
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310 | 310 | | 3. Update the strategic community plan every 5 years to 201 |
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311 | 311 | | reflect, at a minimum, the current status of the area served by 202 |
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312 | 312 | | the Florida Children's Initiative; the goals, objectives, and 203 |
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313 | 313 | | strategies for each focus area; and the tasks required to 204 |
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314 | 314 | | implement the strategies for the upcoming year. 205 |
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315 | 315 | | (c)(b) The Ounce must provide technical assistance to the 206 |
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316 | 316 | | corporation to facilitate the achievement of the plans created 207 |
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317 | 317 | | under subsection (6). 208 |
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318 | 318 | | (8) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING STATE FUNDING. —Unless 209 |
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319 | 319 | | otherwise specified in the general appropriations act: 210 |
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320 | 320 | | (a) State funding for Florida Children's Initiatives must 211 |
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321 | 321 | | be awarded through a performance -based contract that links 212 |
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322 | 322 | | payments to the achievement of outcomes directly related to the 213 |
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323 | 323 | | goals, objectives, strategies, and tasks outlined in the 214 |
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324 | 324 | | strategic community plan. 215 |
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325 | 325 | | (b) This act is intended to support the development of a 216 |
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326 | 326 | | network of Florida Children's Initiatives focus areas in 217 |
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327 | 327 | | disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout this state. To that end, 218 |
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328 | 328 | | counties that do not currently have a Florida Children's 219 |
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329 | 329 | | Initiative and are trying to establish an initiative have 220 |
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330 | 330 | | priority for designation by the Ounce funding available under 221 |
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331 | 331 | | this subsection. 222 |
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332 | 332 | | (9) CREATION OF MIAMI CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE, INC. — 223 |
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333 | 333 | | (a) There is created within the Liberty City neighborhood 224 |
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334 | 334 | | in Miami-Dade County a 10-year project called the Miami 225 |
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347 | 347 | | Children's Initiative that shall be managed by an entity 226 |
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348 | 348 | | organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for profit which 227 |
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349 | 349 | | shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in 228 |
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350 | 350 | | compliance with chapter 617 and this section. An entity may not 229 |
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351 | 351 | | be incorporated until the governing body has adopted the 230 |
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352 | 352 | | resolution described in subsection (4), has established the 231 |
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353 | 353 | | planning team as provided in subsection (5), and has developed 232 |
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354 | 354 | | and adopted the strategic community plan as provided in 233 |
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355 | 355 | | subsection (6). The corporation shall be known as the Miami 234 |
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356 | 356 | | Children's Initiative, Inc., and shall be administratively 235 |
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357 | 357 | | housed within the Department of Children and Families. However, 236 |
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358 | 358 | | Miami Children's Initiative, Inc., is not subject to control, 237 |
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359 | 359 | | supervision, or direction by the Department of Children and 238 |
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360 | 360 | | Families in any manner. The Legislature determines, however, 239 |
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361 | 361 | | that Public policy dictates that the Miami Children's Initiative 240 |
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362 | 362 | | operates corporation operate in the most open and accessible 241 |
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363 | 363 | | manner consistent with its public purpose. Therefore, the 242 |
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364 | 364 | | Legislature specifically declares that the Miami Children's 243 |
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365 | 365 | | Initiative corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to 244 |
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366 | 366 | | public records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and 245 |
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367 | 367 | | records, and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of 246 |
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368 | 368 | | commodities or contractual services. 247 |
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369 | 369 | | (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 248 |
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370 | 370 | | is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 249 |
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371 | 371 | | community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 250 |
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384 | 384 | | of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 251 |
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385 | 385 | | common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 252 |
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386 | 386 | | reach every willing member of the neighborhood. 253 |
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387 | 387 | | (10) CREATION OF THE NEW TOWN SUCCESS ZONE. — 254 |
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388 | 388 | | (a) There is created within the City of Jacksonville 255 |
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389 | 389 | | Council District 9 in Duval County a 10-year project called the 256 |
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390 | 390 | | New Town Success Zone that shall be managed by an entity 257 |
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391 | 391 | | organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for profit that is 258 |
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392 | 392 | | registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance 259 |
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393 | 393 | | with chapter 617 and this section. The New Town Success Zone is 260 |
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394 | 394 | | not subject to control, supervision, or direction by any 261 |
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395 | 395 | | department of the state in any manner. The Legislature 262 |
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396 | 396 | | determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the New 263 |
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397 | 397 | | Town Success Zone operates corporation operate in the most open 264 |
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398 | 398 | | and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 265 |
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399 | 399 | | Therefore, the Legislature declares that the New Town Success 266 |
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400 | 400 | | Zone corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to public 267 |
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401 | 401 | | records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and records, 268 |
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402 | 402 | | and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of commodities or 269 |
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403 | 403 | | contractual services. 270 |
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404 | 404 | | (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 271 |
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405 | 405 | | is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 272 |
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406 | 406 | | community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 273 |
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407 | 407 | | of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 274 |
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408 | 408 | | common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 275 |
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421 | 421 | | reach every member of the neighborhood who is willing to 276 |
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422 | 422 | | participate in the project. 277 |
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423 | 423 | | (11) CREATION OF THE ORLANDO PARRAMORE KIDZ ZONES ZONE.— 278 |
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424 | 424 | | (a) There is created within the City of Orlando in Orange 279 |
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425 | 425 | | County a 10-year project called the Orlando Kidz Zones managed 280 |
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426 | 426 | | by an entity organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for 281 |
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427 | 427 | | profit that is registered, incorporated, organized, and operated 282 |
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428 | 428 | | in compliance with chapter 617 and this section. The Parramore 283 |
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429 | 429 | | Kidz Zone program is not subject to the control, supervision, or 284 |
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430 | 430 | | direction of any department of the state. The Legislature 285 |
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431 | 431 | | determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the 286 |
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432 | 432 | | Orlando Kidz Zones operates corporation operate in the most open 287 |
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433 | 433 | | and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 288 |
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434 | 434 | | Therefore, the Legislature specifically declares that the 289 |
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435 | 435 | | Orlando Kidz Zones corporation is subject to chapter 119, 290 |
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436 | 436 | | relating to public records, chapter 286, relating to public 291 |
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437 | 437 | | meetings and records, and chapter 287, relating to the 292 |
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438 | 438 | | procurement of commodities or contractual services. 293 |
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439 | 439 | | (b) This initiative is designed to encompass the Orlando 294 |
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440 | 440 | | neighborhoods of Parramore, Mercy Drive, and Englewood. All 295 |
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441 | 441 | | three of these neighborhoods are an area that is large enough to 296 |
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442 | 442 | | include all of the necessary components of community life, 297 |
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443 | 443 | | including, but not limited to, schools, places of worship, 298 |
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444 | 444 | | recreational facilities, commercial areas, and common space, yet 299 |
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445 | 445 | | small enough to allow programs and services to reach every 300 |
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458 | 458 | | member of the neighborhoods neighborhood who is willing to 301 |
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459 | 459 | | participate in the project. 302 |
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460 | 460 | | (12) CREATION OF THE TAMPA SULPHUR SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD OF 303 |
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461 | 461 | | PROMISE (SSNOP) SUCCESS ZONE.— 304 |
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462 | 462 | | (a) There is created within t he City of Tampa in 305 |
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463 | 463 | | Hillsborough County a 10-year project called the Tampa Sulphur 306 |
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464 | 464 | | Springs Neighborhood of Promise (SSNOP) that shall be managed by 307 |
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465 | 465 | | an entity organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for 308 |
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466 | 466 | | profit that is registered, incorporated, organiz ed, and operated 309 |
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467 | 467 | | in compliance with chapter 617 and this section. The Tampa SSNOP 310 |
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468 | 468 | | Success Zone is not subject to control, supervision, or 311 |
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469 | 469 | | direction by any department of the state in any manner. The 312 |
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470 | 470 | | Legislature determines, however, that Public policy dictat es 313 |
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471 | 471 | | that the Tampa SSNOP operates corporation operate in the most 314 |
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472 | 472 | | open and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 315 |
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473 | 473 | | Therefore, the Legislature declares that the Tampa SSNOP 316 |
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474 | 474 | | corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to public 317 |
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475 | 475 | | records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and records, 318 |
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476 | 476 | | and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of commodities or 319 |
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477 | 477 | | contractual services. 320 |
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478 | 478 | | (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 321 |
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479 | 479 | | is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 322 |
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480 | 480 | | community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 323 |
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481 | 481 | | of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 324 |
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482 | 482 | | common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 325 |
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495 | 495 | | reach every member of the neighborhood who is willing to 326 |
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496 | 496 | | participate in the project. 327 |
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497 | 497 | | (13) CREATION OF THE OVERTOWN CHILDREN AND YOUTH 328 |
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498 | 498 | | COALITION.— 329 |
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499 | 499 | | (a) There is created within the City of Miami in Miami -330 |
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500 | 500 | | Dade County a 10-year project called the Overtown Children and 331 |
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501 | 501 | | Youth Coalition that shall be managed by an entity organized as 332 |
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502 | 502 | | a not-for-profit corporation not for profit that is registered, 333 |
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503 | 503 | | incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 334 |
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504 | 504 | | 617 and this section. The Overtown Children and Youth Coali tion 335 |
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505 | 505 | | is not subject to control, supervision, or direction by any 336 |
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506 | 506 | | department of the state in any manner. The Legislature 337 |
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507 | 507 | | determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the 338 |
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508 | 508 | | Overtown Children and Youth Coalition operates corporation 339 |
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509 | 509 | | operate in the most open and accessible manner consistent with 340 |
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510 | 510 | | its public purpose. Therefore, the Legislature declares that the 341 |
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511 | 511 | | Overtown Children and Youth Coalition corporation is subject to 342 |
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512 | 512 | | chapter 119, relating to public records, chapter 286, relating 343 |
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513 | 513 | | to public meetings a nd records, and chapter 287, relating to the 344 |
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514 | 514 | | procurement of commodities or contractual services. 345 |
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515 | 515 | | (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 346 |
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516 | 516 | | is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 347 |
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517 | 517 | | community life, including, but not li mited to, schools, places 348 |
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518 | 518 | | of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 349 |
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519 | 519 | | common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 350 |
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532 | 532 | | reach every member of the neighborhood who is willing to 351 |
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533 | 533 | | participate in the project. 352 |
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534 | 534 | | (14) IMPLEMENTATION .— 353 |
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535 | 535 | | (a) The Miami Children's Initiative, Inc., the New Town 354 |
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536 | 536 | | Success Zone, the Orlando Parramore Kidz Zones Zone, the Tampa 355 |
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537 | 537 | | SSNOP Success Zone, and the Overtown Children and Youth 356 |
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538 | 538 | | Coalition have been designated as Florida Children's Initiatives 357 |
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539 | 539 | | consistent with the legislative intent and purpose of s. 16, 358 |
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540 | 540 | | chapter 2009-43, Laws of Florida, and as such shall each assist 359 |
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541 | 541 | | the disadvantaged areas of this the state in creating a 360 |
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542 | 542 | | community-based service network and programming that develops, 361 |
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543 | 543 | | coordinates, and provid es quality education, accessible health 362 |
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544 | 544 | | care, youth development programs, opportunities for employment, 363 |
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545 | 545 | | and safe and affordable housing for children and families living 364 |
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546 | 546 | | within their boundaries. 365 |
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547 | 547 | | (b) In order To implement this section for the Florida 366 |
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548 | 548 | | Children's Initiatives listed in this section Miami Children's 367 |
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549 | 549 | | Initiative, Inc., the department of Children and Families shall 368 |
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550 | 550 | | contract with a not-for-profit corporation, to work in 369 |
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551 | 551 | | collaboration with the governing body to adopt the resolution 370 |
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552 | 552 | | described in subsection (4), to establish the planning team as 371 |
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553 | 553 | | provided in subsection (5), and to develop and adopt the 372 |
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554 | 554 | | strategic community plan as provided in subsection (6). The not -373 |
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555 | 555 | | for-profit corporation is also responsible for the development 374 |
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556 | 556 | | of a strategic business plan and for the evaluation, fiscal 375 |
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