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Florida House Bill H0625

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1515 An act relating to children's initiative projects; 2
1616 amending s. 409.147, F.S.; revising legislative 3
1717 findings and intent; revising definitions; revising 4
1818 the objectives for specified working groups within the 5
1919 Florida Children's Initiatives; providing that such 6
2020 initiatives are administratively housed in the 7
2121 Department of Children and Families; exempting such 8
2222 initiatives from control, supervision, or direction by 9
2323 the department or any other state department; 10
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2525 profit corporations; conforming provisions to changes 12
2626 made by the act; providing an effective date. 13
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2828 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flo rida: 15
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3030 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsection 17
3131 (2), paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (3), subsection (4), 18
3232 paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (5), paragraphs (a), (b), 19
3333 (c), (d), (f), and (g) of subsection (6), and subsections (7) 20
3434 through (14) of section 409.147, Florida Statutes, are amended 21
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3636 409.147 Florida Children's Initiatives. — 23
3737 (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. — 24
3838 (a) The Legislature finds that: 25
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4747 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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5151 1. There are neighborhoods in this the state where the 26
5252 infrastructure and opportunities that middle -class communities 27
5353 take for granted are nonexistent or so marginal that they are 28
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5555 2. In many instances, children living in these 30
5656 neighborhoods are not read to by an adult on a regular basis and 31
5757 attend a prekindergarten education program at a much lower rate 32
5858 than children in other communities. These children experience 33
5959 below-average performance on standardized tests and graduate 34
6060 from high school in fewer numbers. Most of these children are 35
6161 eligible for the free o r reduced-price school lunch program. 36
6262 3. Children in these neighborhoods often suffer from high 37
6363 rates of asthma, a higher risk of lead poisoning, higher rates 38
6464 of childhood obesity, and inadequate health care, and they are 39
6565 routinely exposed to violence an d crime. 40
6666 4. In spite of these obstacles, these neighborhoods are 41
6767 many times home to strong individuals and institutions that are 42
6868 committed to making a difference in the lives of children and 43
6969 their families. 44
7070 (2) POLICY AND PURPOSE. —It is the policy of t his state to 45
7171 provide the necessary means to assist local communities, the 46
7272 children and families who live in those communities, and the 47
7373 private sector in creating a sound educational, social, and 48
7474 economic environment. To achieve this objective, the state 49
7575 intends to provide investments sufficient to encourage community 50
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8484 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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8888 partners to commit financial and other resources to severely 51
8989 disadvantaged areas. The purpose of this section is to establish 52
9090 a process that clearly identifies the severely disadvantaged 53
9191 areas and provides guidance for developing a new social service 54
9292 paradigm that systematically coordinates programs that address 55
9393 the critical needs of children and their families and for 56
9494 directing efforts to rebuild the basic infrastructure of the 57
9595 community. The Legislature, therefore, declares the creation of 58
9696 Florida Children's Initiatives, through the collaborative 59
9797 efforts of government and the private sector, to be a public 60
9898 purpose. 61
9999 (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 62
100100 (c) "Planning team" mean s a Florida Children's Initiative 63
101101 planning team established under this section. 64
102102 (d) "Resident" means a person who lives in or operates a 65
103103 small community-based business or organization within the 66
104104 boundaries of a Florida the Children's Initiative. 67
105105 (4) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE NOMINATING PROCESS. —A 68
106106 county or municipality, or a county and one or more 69
107107 municipalities together, may apply to the Ounce to designate an 70
108108 area as a Florida Children's Initiative after the governing 71
109109 body: 72
110110 (a) Adopts a resolution that: 73
111111 1. Finds that an area exists in such county or 74
112112 municipality, or in the county and one or more municipalities, 75
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121121 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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125125 that chronically exhibits extreme and unacceptable levels of 76
126126 poverty, unemployment, physical deterioration, as well as 77
127127 limited access to quality educational, health care, and social 78
128128 services. 79
129129 2. Determines that the rehabilitation, conservation, or 80
130130 redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of the area is 81
131131 necessary for in the interest of improving the health, wellness, 82
132132 education, living conditions, and livelihoods of the children 83
133133 and families who live in the county or municipality. 84
134134 3. Determines that the revitalization of the area can 85
135135 occur only if this the state and the private sector invest 86
136136 resources to improve infrastructure an d the provision of 87
137137 services. 88
138138 (b) Establishes a children's initiative planning team as 89
139139 provided in subsection (5). 90
140140 (c) Develops and adopts a strategic community plan as 91
141141 provided in subsection (6). 92
142142 (d) Identifies or creates a not-for-profit corporation not 93
143143 for profit as provided in subsection (7). 94
144144 (5) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE PLANNING TEAM. — 95
145145 (a) After the governing body adopts the resolution 96
146146 described in subsection (4), the county or municipality shall 97
147147 establish a Florida Children's Initiative planning team. 98
148148 (c) The planning team shall: 99
149149 1. Develop a planning process that sets the direction for, 100
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158158 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162162 builds a commitment to, and develops the capacity to realize the 101
163163 Florida Children's Initiative concept. 102
164164 2. Develop a vision of what the Florida Children's 103
165165 Initiative will look like when the challenges, problems, and 104
166166 opportunities in the Florida Children's Initiative are 105
167167 successfully addressed. 106
168168 3. Identify important opportunities, strengths, 107
169169 challenges, and problems in the Florida Children's Initiative. 108
170170 4. Develop a strategic community plan consisting of goals, 109
171171 objectives, tasks, the designation of responsible parties, the 110
172172 identification of resources needed, timelines for implementation 111
173173 of the plan, and procedures for monitoring outcomes. 112
174174 (6) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE STRATEGIC COMMUNITY 113
175175 PLAN.—After the governing body adopts the resolution described 114
176176 in subsection (4), the working groups shall develop objectives 115
177177 and identify strategies for each focus area. The objectives, 116
178178 specified by focus are a, for a working group may include, but 117
179179 not be limited to: 118
180180 (a) Early development and care of children. 119
181181 1. Providing resources to enable every child to be 120
182182 adequately nurtured during the first 3 years of life. 121
183183 2. Ensuring that all schools are ready for children and 122
184184 all children are ready for school by the time they reach 123
185185 kindergarten. 124
186186 3. Facilitating enrollment in half -day or full-day 125
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195195 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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199199 prekindergarten for all 3 -year-old and 4-year-old children. 126
200200 4. Strengthening parent and guardian relationships with 127
201201 care providers. 128
202202 5. Providing support and education for families and child 129
203203 care providers. 130
204204 (b) Education of children and youth. 131
205205 1. Increasing the level and degree of knowledge and 132
206206 accountability of persons who are responsible for the 133
207207 development and well-being of all children in each Florida the 134
208208 Children's Initiative. 135
209209 2. Transforming Changing the structure and function of 136
210210 schools to increase the quality and amount of time spent on 137
211211 instruction and increase programmatic options and offerings. 138
212212 3. Creating a safe and respectful environment for student 139
213213 learning. 140
214214 4. Identifying and supporting points of alignment between 141
215215 a Florida the Children's Initiative community plan and the 142
216216 school district's strategic plan. 143
217217 (c) Health and wellness. 144
218218 1. Facilitating enrollment of all eligible children in the 145
219219 Florida Kidcare program and providing full access to high -146
220220 quality drug and alcohol treatment services. 147
221221 2. Eliminating health disparities between racial and 148
222222 cultural groups, including improving outcomes and in creasing 149
223223 interventions. 150
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236236 3. Providing fresh, good quality, affordable, and 151
237237 nutritious food within a Florida the Children's Initiative. 152
238238 4. Providing all children in a Florida the Children's 153
239239 Initiative with access to safe structured and unstructured 154
240240 recreation. 155
241241 (d) Youth support. 156
242242 1. Increasing the high school graduation , postsecondary 157
243243 enrollment, and postsecondary completion rates among 158
244244 neighborhood youth rate. 159
245245 2. Increasing leadership development and employment 160
246246 opportunities for neighborhood youth. 161
247247 (f) Adult education, training, and jobs. 162
248248 1. Creating job opportunities for adults that lead to 163
249249 career development. 164
250250 2. Establishing a career and technical school, or a 165
251251 satellite of such a school within a Florida in the Children's 166
252252 Initiative, which includes a one -stop career center. 167
253253 (g) Community safety. 168
254254 1. Providing a safe environment for all children at home, 169
255255 in school, and in the community. 170
256256 2. Eliminating the economic, political, and social forces 171
257257 that lead to a lack of safety within the family, the community, 172
258258 schools, and institutional structures. 173
259259 3. Assessing policies and practices, including sentencing, 174
260260 incarceration, detention, and data reporting, in order to reduce 175
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269269 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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273273 youth incarceration, violence, crime, and recidivism. 176
274274 (7) FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVES INITIATIVE 177
275275 CORPORATION.— 178
276276 (a) The Florida Children's Initiatives as specified in 179
277277 subsections (9)-(13) are administratively housed within the 180
278278 department. However, these initiatives are not subject to 181
279279 control, supervision, or direction by the department or any 182
280280 other department of this state. 183
281281 (b)(a) After the governing body adopts the resolution 184
282282 described in subsection (4), establishes a the planning team as 185
283283 provided in subsection (5), and develops and adopts a the 186
284284 strategic community plan as provided in subsection (6), the 187
285285 county or municipality shall either identify an existing, 188
286286 qualified not-for-profit corporation or create a not-for-profit 189
287287 corporation not for profit which shall be registered, 190
288288 incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 191
289289 617. The purpose of the not-for-profit corporation is to 192
290290 facilitate fundraising, to secure broad community ownership of 193
291291 the children's initiative, and, if the a rea selected by the 194
292292 governing body is designated as a Florida Children's Initiative, 195
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294294 1. Begin to transfer responsibility for planning from the 197
295295 planning team to the corporation. 198
296296 2. Begin the implementation and governance of the 199
297297 strategic children's initiative community plan. 200
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310310 3. Update the strategic community plan every 5 years to 201
311311 reflect, at a minimum, the current status of the area served by 202
312312 the Florida Children's Initiative; the goals, objectives, and 203
313313 strategies for each focus area; and the tasks required to 204
314314 implement the strategies for the upcoming year. 205
315315 (c)(b) The Ounce must provide technical assistance to the 206
316316 corporation to facilitate the achievement of the plans created 207
317317 under subsection (6). 208
318318 (8) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING STATE FUNDING. —Unless 209
319319 otherwise specified in the general appropriations act: 210
320320 (a) State funding for Florida Children's Initiatives must 211
321321 be awarded through a performance -based contract that links 212
322322 payments to the achievement of outcomes directly related to the 213
323323 goals, objectives, strategies, and tasks outlined in the 214
324324 strategic community plan. 215
325325 (b) This act is intended to support the development of a 216
326326 network of Florida Children's Initiatives focus areas in 217
327327 disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout this state. To that end, 218
328328 counties that do not currently have a Florida Children's 219
329329 Initiative and are trying to establish an initiative have 220
330330 priority for designation by the Ounce funding available under 221
331331 this subsection. 222
332332 (9) CREATION OF MIAMI CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE, INC. — 223
333333 (a) There is created within the Liberty City neighborhood 224
334334 in Miami-Dade County a 10-year project called the Miami 225
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347347 Children's Initiative that shall be managed by an entity 226
348348 organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for profit which 227
349349 shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in 228
350350 compliance with chapter 617 and this section. An entity may not 229
351351 be incorporated until the governing body has adopted the 230
352352 resolution described in subsection (4), has established the 231
353353 planning team as provided in subsection (5), and has developed 232
354354 and adopted the strategic community plan as provided in 233
355355 subsection (6). The corporation shall be known as the Miami 234
356356 Children's Initiative, Inc., and shall be administratively 235
357357 housed within the Department of Children and Families. However, 236
358358 Miami Children's Initiative, Inc., is not subject to control, 237
359359 supervision, or direction by the Department of Children and 238
360360 Families in any manner. The Legislature determines, however, 239
361361 that Public policy dictates that the Miami Children's Initiative 240
362362 operates corporation operate in the most open and accessible 241
363363 manner consistent with its public purpose. Therefore, the 242
364364 Legislature specifically declares that the Miami Children's 243
365365 Initiative corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to 244
366366 public records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and 245
367367 records, and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of 246
368368 commodities or contractual services. 247
369369 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 248
370370 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 249
371371 community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 250
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385385 common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 252
386386 reach every willing member of the neighborhood. 253
387387 (10) CREATION OF THE NEW TOWN SUCCESS ZONE. — 254
388388 (a) There is created within the City of Jacksonville 255
389389 Council District 9 in Duval County a 10-year project called the 256
390390 New Town Success Zone that shall be managed by an entity 257
391391 organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for profit that is 258
392392 registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance 259
393393 with chapter 617 and this section. The New Town Success Zone is 260
394394 not subject to control, supervision, or direction by any 261
395395 department of the state in any manner. The Legislature 262
396396 determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the New 263
397397 Town Success Zone operates corporation operate in the most open 264
398398 and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 265
399399 Therefore, the Legislature declares that the New Town Success 266
400400 Zone corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to public 267
401401 records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and records, 268
402402 and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of commodities or 269
403403 contractual services. 270
404404 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 271
405405 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 272
406406 community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 273
407407 of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 274
408408 common space, yet small enough to allow programs and services to 275
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423423 (11) CREATION OF THE ORLANDO PARRAMORE KIDZ ZONES ZONE.— 278
424424 (a) There is created within the City of Orlando in Orange 279
425425 County a 10-year project called the Orlando Kidz Zones managed 280
426426 by an entity organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for 281
427427 profit that is registered, incorporated, organized, and operated 282
428428 in compliance with chapter 617 and this section. The Parramore 283
429429 Kidz Zone program is not subject to the control, supervision, or 284
430430 direction of any department of the state. The Legislature 285
431431 determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the 286
432432 Orlando Kidz Zones operates corporation operate in the most open 287
433433 and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 288
434434 Therefore, the Legislature specifically declares that the 289
435435 Orlando Kidz Zones corporation is subject to chapter 119, 290
436436 relating to public records, chapter 286, relating to public 291
437437 meetings and records, and chapter 287, relating to the 292
438438 procurement of commodities or contractual services. 293
439439 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass the Orlando 294
440440 neighborhoods of Parramore, Mercy Drive, and Englewood. All 295
441441 three of these neighborhoods are an area that is large enough to 296
442442 include all of the necessary components of community life, 297
443443 including, but not limited to, schools, places of worship, 298
444444 recreational facilities, commercial areas, and common space, yet 299
445445 small enough to allow programs and services to reach every 300
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459459 participate in the project. 302
460460 (12) CREATION OF THE TAMPA SULPHUR SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD OF 303
461461 PROMISE (SSNOP) SUCCESS ZONE.— 304
462462 (a) There is created within t he City of Tampa in 305
463463 Hillsborough County a 10-year project called the Tampa Sulphur 306
464464 Springs Neighborhood of Promise (SSNOP) that shall be managed by 307
465465 an entity organized as a not-for-profit corporation not for 308
466466 profit that is registered, incorporated, organiz ed, and operated 309
467467 in compliance with chapter 617 and this section. The Tampa SSNOP 310
468468 Success Zone is not subject to control, supervision, or 311
469469 direction by any department of the state in any manner. The 312
470470 Legislature determines, however, that Public policy dictat es 313
471471 that the Tampa SSNOP operates corporation operate in the most 314
472472 open and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. 315
473473 Therefore, the Legislature declares that the Tampa SSNOP 316
474474 corporation is subject to chapter 119, relating to public 317
475475 records, chapter 286, relating to public meetings and records, 318
476476 and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of commodities or 319
477477 contractual services. 320
478478 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 321
479479 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 322
480480 community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 323
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497497 (13) CREATION OF THE OVERTOWN CHILDREN AND YOUTH 328
498498 COALITION.— 329
499499 (a) There is created within the City of Miami in Miami -330
500500 Dade County a 10-year project called the Overtown Children and 331
501501 Youth Coalition that shall be managed by an entity organized as 332
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503503 incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 334
504504 617 and this section. The Overtown Children and Youth Coali tion 335
505505 is not subject to control, supervision, or direction by any 336
506506 department of the state in any manner. The Legislature 337
507507 determines, however, that Public policy dictates that the 338
508508 Overtown Children and Youth Coalition operates corporation 339
509509 operate in the most open and accessible manner consistent with 340
510510 its public purpose. Therefore, the Legislature declares that the 341
511511 Overtown Children and Youth Coalition corporation is subject to 342
512512 chapter 119, relating to public records, chapter 286, relating 343
513513 to public meetings a nd records, and chapter 287, relating to the 344
514514 procurement of commodities or contractual services. 345
515515 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 346
516516 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 347
517517 community life, including, but not li mited to, schools, places 348
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534534 (14) IMPLEMENTATION .— 353
535535 (a) The Miami Children's Initiative, Inc., the New Town 354
536536 Success Zone, the Orlando Parramore Kidz Zones Zone, the Tampa 355
537537 SSNOP Success Zone, and the Overtown Children and Youth 356
538538 Coalition have been designated as Florida Children's Initiatives 357
539539 consistent with the legislative intent and purpose of s. 16, 358
540540 chapter 2009-43, Laws of Florida, and as such shall each assist 359
541541 the disadvantaged areas of this the state in creating a 360
542542 community-based service network and programming that develops, 361
543543 coordinates, and provid es quality education, accessible health 362
544544 care, youth development programs, opportunities for employment, 363
545545 and safe and affordable housing for children and families living 364
546546 within their boundaries. 365
547547 (b) In order To implement this section for the Florida 366
548548 Children's Initiatives listed in this section Miami Children's 367
549549 Initiative, Inc., the department of Children and Families shall 368
550550 contract with a not-for-profit corporation, to work in 369
551551 collaboration with the governing body to adopt the resolution 370
552552 described in subsection (4), to establish the planning team as 371
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