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An act relating to veterans; creating s. 265.8021, 2
F.S.; defining the term "veteran"; creating the Major 3
John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans' History Program 4
within the Division of Arts and Culture of the 5
Department of State as a Florida Folklife Program; 6
providing the program's purpose; authorizing the 7
division to request assistance from the Department of 8
Veterans' Affairs; requiring the division's 9
folklorists to seek out and identify certain veterans; 10
authorizing the division or a folklorist to interview 11
such veterans or invite them to submit written or 12
electronic accounts of their experiences; authorizing 13
the division to contract with a third -party vendor for 14
a specified purpose; authorizing the division to adopt 15
rules; amending s. 295.21, F.S.; revising the purpose 16
of Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.; revising the duties 17
of the corporation to require that it conduct 18
specified activities directed toward its targe t 19
market; defining the term "target market"; revising 20
the number of members on the corporation's board of 21
directors; deleting obsolete language; specifying that 22
certain appointments made by the President of the 23
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repres entatives 24
may not be from their respective chambers; providing 25
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that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 26
the House of Representatives shall each appoint one 27
member from his or her chamber to serve as ex officio, 28
nonvoting members of the corporati on's board of 29
directors; making technical changes; amending s. 30
295.22, F.S.; defining terms; revising the purpose of 31
the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program; 32
revising the functions that Florida Is For Veterans, 33
Inc., must perform in administe ring a specified 34
program; authorizing the program to prioritize grant 35
funds; revising the uses of specified grant funds; 36
authorizing a business to receive certain other grant 37
funds in addition to specified grant funds; 38
authorizing the corporation to provid e certain 39
assistance to state agencies and entities, to provide 40
a website that has relevant hyperlinks, and to 41
collaborate with specified state agencies and other 42
entities for specified purposes; conforming provisions 43
to changes made by the act; making tec hnical changes; 44
amending s. 379.353, F.S.; providing free hunting, 45
freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing licenses to 46
certain disabled veterans; providing that specified 47
licenses issued to such veterans expire periodically 48
and must be reissued upon requ est after such time 49
period; amending s. 381.78, F.S.; revising the 50
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membership of the advisory council on brain and spinal 51
cord injuries; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; requiring 52
instruction on the history and importance of Veterans' 53
Day and Memorial Day; amend ing s. 288.0001, F.S.; 54
conforming a cross-reference; reenacting ss. 55
379.3581(2)(b) and 379.401(2)(b) and (3)(b), F.S., 56
relating to special authorization hunting licenses and 57
the suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits, 58
respectively, to incorporat e the amendment made to s. 59
379.353, F.S., in references thereto; providing an 60
appropriation and authorizing a position; providing an 61
effective date. 62
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 64
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Section 1. Section 265.8021, Florida Statutes, is created 66
to read: 67
265.8021 Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans' History 68
Program.— 69
(1) As used in this section, the term "veteran" has the 70
same meaning as in s. 1.01(14). 71
(2) The Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans' History 72
Program is created within the Division of Arts and Culture as a 73
Florida Folklife Program to collect and preserve the stories and 74
experiences of Florida's veterans and the State of Florida's 75
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military contributions throughout the nation's history. The 76
division may request assistance with the program from the 77
Department of Veterans' Affairs. 78
(3) In order to collect and preserve the stories and 79
experiences of Florida's veterans and the State of Florida's 80
military contributions throughout the nation's history, the 81
division's folklorists shall seek out and identify those 82
veterans who are willing to share their experiences. The 83
division or a folklorist may interview veterans or invite 84
veterans to submit written or electronic accounts of their 85
experiences for inclusion in the program. 86
(4) As provided in s. 265.802, the division may contract 87
with a third-party vendor to fulfill its responsibilities under 88
subsection (3). 89
(5) The division may adopt rules to implement the program. 90
Section 2. Subsection (2), paragrap h (a) of subsection 91
(3), and paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 295.21, 92
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 93
295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. — 94
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the corporation is to serve as 95
the state's initial point of militar y transition assistance 96
dedicated to promoting promote Florida as a veteran -friendly 97
state helping that seeks to provide veterans and their spouses 98
with employment opportunities and promoting that promotes the 99
hiring of veterans and their spouses by the bu siness community. 100
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The corporation shall encourage retired and recently separated 101
military personnel to remain in this the state or to make this 102
the state their permanent residence. The corporation shall 103
promote the value of military skill sets to businesse s in this 104
the state, assist in tailoring the training of veterans and 105
their spouses to match the needs of the employment marketplace, 106
and enhance the entrepreneurial skills of veterans and their 107
spouses. 108
(3) DUTIES.—The corporation shall: 109
(a) Conduct marketing, awareness, and outreach activities 110
directed toward its target market. As used in this section, the 111
term "target market" means servicemembers of the United States 112
Armed Forces who have 24 months or less until discharge, 113
veterans with 36 months or less since discharge, and members of 114
the Florida National Guard or reserves. The term includes 115
spouses of such individuals, and surviving spouses of such 116
individuals who have not remarried research to identify the 117
target market and the educational and empl oyment needs of those 118
in the target market. The corporation shall contract with at 119
least one entity pursuant to the competitive bidding 120
requirements in s. 287.057 and the provisions of s. 295.187 to 121
perform the research. Such entity must have experience 122
conducting market research on the veteran demographic. The 123
corporation shall seek input from the Florida Tourism Industry 124
Marketing Corporation on the scope, process, and focus of such 125
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research. 126
(4) GOVERNANCE.— 127
(a) The corporation shall be governed by an 11-member a 128
nine-member board of directors. The Governor, the President of 129
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 130
shall each appoint three members to the board. The appointments 131
made by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House 132
of Representatives may not be from the body over which he or she 133
presides. In making appointments, the Governor, the President of 134
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives must 135
consider representation by active or retired milit ary personnel 136
and their spouses, representing a range of ages and persons with 137
expertise in business, education, marketing, and information 138
management. Additionally, the President of the Senate and the 139
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each app oint one 140
member from the body over which he or she presides to serve on 141
the board as ex officio, nonvoting members. 142
Section 3. Section 295.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to 143
read: 144
295.22 Veterans Employment and Training Services Program. — 145
(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. —The Legislature finds 146
that the state has a compelling interest in ensuring that each 147
veteran or his or her spouse who is a resident of this the state 148
finds employment that meets his or her professional goals and 149
receives the training or education necessary to meet those 150
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goals. The Legislature also finds that connecting dedicated, 151
well-trained veterans with businesses that need a dedicated, 152
well-trained workforce is of paramount importance. The 153
Legislature recognizes that veteran s or their spouses may not 154
currently have the skills to meet the workforce needs of Florida 155
employers and may require assistance in obtaining additional 156
workforce training or in transitioning their skills to meet the 157
demands of the marketplace. It is the i ntent of the Legislature 158
that the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program 159
coordinate and meet the needs of veterans and their spouses and 160
the business community to enhance the economy of this state. 161
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec tion, the 162
term: 163
(a) "Secondary industry business" is a business that the 164
state has an additional interest in supporting and for which 165
veterans and their spouses may have directly transferable 166
skills. Such businesses are in the fields of health care, 167
agriculture, commercial construction, education, law 168
enforcement, and public service. 169
(b) "Servicemember" means any person serving as a member 170
of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or state active 171
duty and all members of the Florida National Guard and United 172
States Reserve Forces. 173
(c) "Target industry business" is a business as defined in 174
s. 288.005. 175
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(d) "Target market" means servicemembers of the United 176
States Armed Forces who have 24 months or less until discharge, 177
veterans with 36 months or less since discharge, and members of 178
the Florida National Guard or reserves. The term includes 179
spouses of such individuals, and surviving spouses of such 180
individuals who have not remarried. 181
(3) CREATION.—The Veterans Employment and Training 182
Services Program is created within the Department of Veterans' 183
Affairs to assist in connecting servicemembers, linking 184
veterans, or their spouses who are in the target market in 185
search of employment with businesses seeking to hire dedicated, 186
well-trained workers and with opportunities for entrepreneurship 187
education, training, and resources . The purpose of the program 188
is to meet the workforce demands of businesses in this the state 189
by facilitating access to training and education in high -demand 190
fields for such individuals and to inspire the growth and 191
development of veteran -owned small businesses veterans or their 192
spouses. 193
(4)(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., 194
shall administer the Veterans Employment and Training Services 195
Program and perform all of the following functions: 196
(a) Conduct marketing and recruiting efforts directed at 197
individuals within the target market veterans or their spouses 198
who reside in or who have an interest in relocating to this 199
state and who are seeking e mployment. Marketing must include 200
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information related to how a veteran's military experience can 201
be valuable to a target industry or secondary industry business. 202
Such efforts may include attending veteran job fairs and events, 203
hosting events for servicemembers, veterans, and their spouses 204
or the business community, and using digital and social media 205
and direct mail campaigns. The corporation shall also include 206
such marketing as part of its main marketing campaign. 207
(b) Assist individuals in the target mark et veterans or 208
their spouses who reside in or relocate to this state and who 209
are seeking employment with target industry or secondary 210
industry businesses. The corporation shall offer skills 211
assessments to such individuals veterans or their spouses and 212
assist them in establishing employment goals and applying for 213
and achieving gainful employment. 214
1. Assessment may include skill match information, skill 215
gap analysis, résumé creation, translation of military skills 216
into civilian workforce skills, and transla tion of military 217
achievements and experience into generally understood civilian 218
workforce skills. 219
2. Assistance may include providing the servicemember, 220
veteran, or his or her spouse with information on current 221
workforce demand by industry or geographic region, creating 222
employment goals, and aiding or teaching general knowledge 223
related to completing applications. The corporation may provide 224
information related to industry certifications approved by the 225
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Department of Education under s. 1008.44 as well as i nformation 226
related to earning academic college credit at public 227
postsecondary educational institutions for college -level 228
training and education acquired in the military under s. 229
1004.096. 230
3. The corporation shall encourage veterans or their 231
spouses to register with the state's job bank system and may 232
refer veterans to local one -stop career centers for further 233
services. The corporation shall provide each veteran with 234
information about state workforce programs and shall consolidate 235
information about all ava ilable resources on one website that, 236
if possible, includes a hyperlink to each resource's website and 237
contact information, if available. 238
4. Assessment and assistance may be in person or by 239
electronic means, as determined by the corporation to be most 240
efficient and best meet the needs of veterans or their spouses. 241
(c) Assist Florida target industry and secondary industry 242
businesses in recruiting and hiring individuals in the target 243
market veterans and veterans' spouses . The corporation shall 244
provide services to Florida businesses to meet their hiring 245
needs by connecting businesses with suitable veteran applicants 246
for employment. Suitable applicants include veterans or 247
veterans' spouses who have appropriate job skills or may need 248
additional training to me et the specific needs of a business. 249
The corporation shall also provide information about the state 250
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and federal benefits of hiring veterans. 251
(d) Create a grant program to provide funding to assist 252
individuals in the target market veterans in meeting the 253
workforce-skill needs of target industry and secondary industry 254
businesses seeking to hire, promote, or generally improve 255
specialized skills of veterans, establish criteria for approval 256
of requests for funding, and maximize the use of funding for 257
this program. Grant funds may be used only in the absence of 258
available veteran-specific federally funded programs. Grants may 259
fund specialized training specific to a particular business. 260
1. The program may prioritize If grant funds to be are 261
used to provide a technical certificate, a license licensure, or 262
nondegree training from the Master Credentials List pursuant to 263
s. 445.004(4)(h); any federally created certifications or 264
licenses; and any skills -based industry certifications or 265
licenses deemed relevant or n ecessary by the corporation. a 266
degree, Funds may be allocated only upon a review that includes, 267
but is not limited to, documentation of accreditation and 268
licensure. Instruction funded through the program terminates 269
when participants demonstrate competence at the level specified 270
in the request but may not exceed 12 months. Preference shall be 271
given to target industry businesses, as defined in s. 288.005, 272
and to businesses in the defense supply, cloud virtualization, 273
health care, or commercial aviation manufa cturing industries. 274
2. Costs and expenditures are shall be limited to $8,000 275
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per veteran trainee. Qualified businesses must cover the entire 276
cost for all of the training provided before receiving 277
reimbursement from the corporation equal to 50 percent of the 278
cost to train a veteran who is a permanent, full -time employee. 279
Eligible costs and expenditures include , but are not limited to : 280
a. Tuition and fees. 281
b. Books and classroom materials. 282
c. Rental fees for facilities. 283
3. Before funds are allocated for a request pursuant to 284
this section, the corporation shall prepare a grant agreement 285
between the business requesting funds and the corporation. Such 286
agreement must include, but need not be limited to: 287
a. Identification of the personnel necessary to c onduct 288
the instructional program, instructional program description, 289
and any vendors used to conduct the instructional program. 290
b. Identification of the estimated duration of the 291
instructional program. 292
c. Identification of all direct, training -related costs. 293
d. Identification of special program requirements that are 294
not otherwise addressed in the agreement. 295
e. Permission to access aggregate information specific to 296
the wages and performance of participants upon the completion of 297
instruction for evaluation purposes. The agreement must specify 298
that any evaluation published subsequent to the instruction may 299
not identify the employer or any individual participant. 300
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4. A business may receive a grant under any state program 301
the Quick-Response Training Program created under s. 288.047 and 302
a grant under this section for the same veteran trainee. 303
(e) Contract with one or more entities to administer an 304
entrepreneur initiative program for individuals in the target 305
market veterans in this state which connects business leaders in 306
the state with such individuals veterans seeking to become 307
entrepreneurs. 308
1. The corporation shall award each contract in accordance 309
with the competitive bidding requirements in s. 287.057 to one 310
or more public or private entities that: 311
a. Demonstrate the ability to implement the program and 312
the commitment of resources, including financial resources, to 313
such programs. 314
b. Have a demonstrated experience working with veteran 315
entrepreneurs. 316
c. As determined by the corporation, have been recognized 317
for their performance in assisting entrepreneurs to launch 318
successful businesses in this the state. 319
2. Each contract must include performance metrics, 320
including a focus on employment and business creation. The 321
entity may also work with a university or college offering 322
related programs to refer individuals in the target market 323
veterans or to provide services. The entrepreneur initiative 324
program may include activities and assistance such as peer -to-325
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peer learning sessions, mentoring, technical assistance, 326
business roundtables, networking opportunities, support of 327
student organizations, speaker series, or other tools within a 328
virtual environment. 329
(f) Administer a As the state's principal assistance 330
organization under the Un ited States Department of Defense's 331
SkillBridge initiative program for target industry and secondary 332
industry qualified businesses in this state and for eligible 333
individuals in the target market transitioning servicemembers 334
who reside in, or who wish to re side in, this state. In 335
administering the initiative , the corporation shall: 336
1. Establish and maintain, as applicable, its 337
certification for the SkillBridge initiative program or any 338
other similar workforce training and transition programs 339
established by the United States Department of Defense; 340
2. Educate businesses, business associations, and eligible 341
individuals in the target market transitioning servicemembers on 342
the SkillBridge initiative program and its benefits, and educate 343
military command and pe rsonnel within the state on the 344
opportunities available to eligible individuals in the target 345
market transitioning servicemembers through the SkillBridge 346
program; 347
3. Assist businesses in obtaining approval for skilled 348
workforce training curricula under t he SkillBridge initiative 349
program, including, but not limited to, apprenticeships, 350
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internships, or fellowships; and 351
4. Match eligible individuals in the target market 352
transitioning servicemembers who are deemed eligible for 353
SkillBridge participation by t heir military command with 354
training opportunities offered by the corporation or 355
participating businesses, with the intent of having them 356
transitioning servicemembers achieve gainful employment in this 357
state upon completion of their SkillBridge training. 358
(g) Assist veterans and their spouses in accessing 359
training, education, and employment in health care professions. 360
(h) Coordinate with the Office of Veteran Licensure 361
Services within the Department of Health to assist veterans and 362
their spouses in obtai ning licensure pursuant to s. 456.024. 363
(5) COLLABORATION.— 364
(a) The corporation may assist state agencies and entities 365
with recruiting veteran talent into their workforces. 366
(b) The corporation is encouraged to, and may collaborate 367
with state agencies and other entities in efforts to, maximize 368
access to and provide information on one website that, if 369
possible, includes hyperlinks to the websites of and contact 370
information, if available, for state agencies and other entities 371
that maintain benefits, servi ces, training, education, and other 372
resources that are available to veterans and their spouses. 373
(c) The corporation may collaborate with other state 374
agencies and entities for outreach, information exchange, 375
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marketing, and referrals regarding programs and initiatives that 376
include, but are not limited to, the program created by this 377
section and those within any of the following: 378
1. The Department of Veterans' Affairs: 379
a. Access to benefits and assistance programs. 380
b. Hope Navigators Program. 381
2. The Department of Commerce: 382
a. The Disabled Veteran Outreach Program and local veteran 383
employment representatives. 384
b. CareerSource Florida, Inc., and local workforce boards 385
employment and recruitment services. 386
c. The Quick-Response Training Program. 387
d. Efforts of the Florida Defense Support Task Force 388
created under s. 288.987, the Florida Small Business Development 389
Center Network, and the direct support organization established 390
in s. 288.012(6). 391
3. The Department of Business and Professional Regulatio n, 392
reciprocity and the availability of certain license and fee 393
waivers. 394
4. The Department of Education: 395
a. CAPE industry certifications under s. 1008.44. 396
b. Information related to earning postsecondary credit at 397
public postsecondary educational institutions for college -level 398
training and education acquired in the military under s. 399
1004.096. 400
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5. The Department of Health: 401
a. The Office of Veteran Licensure Services. 402
b. The Florida Veterans Application for Licen sure Online 403
Response expedited licensing. 404
6. The Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help. 405
Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 379.353, Florida 406
Statutes, is amended to read: 407
379.353 Recreational licenses and permits; exemptions from 408
fees and requirements.— 409
(1) The commission shall issue without fee hunting, 410
freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing licenses and permits 411
shall be issued without fee to any resident who is certified or 412
determined to be: 413
(a) To be Totally and permanently disa bled for purposes of 414
workers' compensation under chapter 440 as verified by an order 415
of a judge of compensation claims or written confirmation by the 416
carrier providing workers' compensation benefits, or to be 417
totally and permanently disabled by the Railroa d Retirement 418
Board, by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or 419
its predecessor, or by any branch of the United States Armed 420
Forces, or who holds a valid identification card issued under 421
the provisions of s. 295.17, upon proof of such certification or 422
determination same. Any license issued under this paragraph 423
after January 1, 1997, expires after 5 years and must be 424
reissued, upon request, every 5 years thereafter. 425
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(b) To be Disabled by the United States Social Security 426
Administration, upon pro of of such certification or 427
determination same. Any license issued under this paragraph 428
after October 1, 1999, expires after 2 years and must be 429
reissued, upon proof of certification of disability, every 2 430
years thereafter. 431
(c) A disabled veteran of the United States Armed Forces 432
who was honorably discharged upon separation from service and 433
who is certified by the United States Department of Veterans 434
Affairs or its predecessor or by any branch of the United States 435
Armed Forces as having a service -connected disability percentage 436
rating of 50 percent or greater, upon proof of such 437
certification or determination. Any license issued under this 438
paragraph after July 1, 2024, expires after 5 years and must be 439
reissued, upon request, every 5 years thereafter. 440
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A disability license issued after July 1, 1997, and before July 442
1, 2000, retains the rights vested thereunder until the license 443
has expired. 444
Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 381.78, Florida 445
Statutes, is amended to read: 446
381.78 Advisory council on br ain and spinal cord 447
injuries.— 448
(1) There is created within the department an 18-member a 449
16-member advisory council on brain and spinal cord injuries. 450
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The council shall be composed of a minimum of four individuals 451
who have brain injuries or are family me mbers of individuals who 452
have brain injuries, a minimum of four individuals who have 453
spinal cord injuries or are family members of individuals who 454
have spinal cord injuries, and a minimum of two individuals who 455
represent the special needs of children who h ave brain or spinal 456
cord injuries. The balance of the council members shall be 457
physicians, other allied health professionals, administrators of 458
brain and spinal cord injury programs, and representatives from 459
support groups that have expertise in areas rela ted to the 460
rehabilitation of individuals who have brain or spinal cord 461
injuries. Additionally, the council must include two veterans 462
who have or have had a traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic 463
encephalopathy, or subconcussive impacts due to military 464
service, or include the family members of such veterans. 465
Section 6. Paragraph (u) of subsection (2) of section 466
1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 467
1003.42 Required instruction. — 468
(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 469
schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 470
and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 471
faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 472
highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 473
following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 474
approved methods of instruction, the following: 475
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(u)1. In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices 476
that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving 477
our country and protecting democratic value s worldwide. Such 478
instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day , 479
Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day . Members of the instructional 480
staff are encouraged to use the assistance of local veterans and 481
Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 482
2. The history and importance of Veterans' Day and 483
Memorial Day. Such instruction may include two 45 -minute lessons 484
that occur on or before the respective holidays. 485
486
The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 487
and pursue assessment of th e requirements of this subsection. 488
Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 489
recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 490
offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 491
other schoolwide character building a nd veteran awareness 492
initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u). 493
Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 494
288.0001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 495
288.0001 Economic Development Programs Evaluation. —The 496
Office of Economic a nd Demographic Research and the Office of 497
Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) 498
shall develop and present to the Governor, the President of the 499
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 500
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chairs of the legislative appropriations committees the Economic 501
Development Programs Evaluation. 502
(2) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and 503
OPPAGA shall provide a detailed analysis of economic development 504
programs as provided in the following schedule: 505
(c) By January 1, 2016, and every 3 years thereafter, an 506
analysis of the following: 507
1. The tax exemption for semiconductor, defense, or space 508
technology sales established under s. 212.08(5)(j). 509
2. The Military Base Protection Program established under 510
s. 288.980. 511
3. The Quick Response Training Program established under 512
s. 288.047. 513
4. The Incumbent Worker Training Program established under 514
s. 445.003. 515
5. The direct-support organization and international trade 516
and business development programs established or f unded under s. 517
288.012 or s. 288.826. 518
6. The program established under s. 295.22(3) s. 519
295.22(2). 520
Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 521
made by this act to section 379.353, Florida Statutes, in a 522
reference thereto, paragraph (b) o f subsection (2) of section 523
379.3581, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 524
379.3581 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty. — 525
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(2) 526
(b) A person born on or after June 1, 1975, who has not 527
successfully completed a hunter safety course may apply to the 528
commission for a special authorization to hunt under 529
supervision. The special authorization for supervised hunting 530
shall be designated on any license or permit required under this 531
chapter for a person to take game or fur -bearing animals. A 532
person issued a license with a special authorization to hunt 533
under supervision must hunt under the supervision of, and in the 534
presence of, a person 21 years of age or older who is licensed 535
to hunt pursuant to s. 379.354 or who is exempt from licensing 536
requirements or eligible for a free license pursuant to s. 537
379.353. 538
Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 539
made by this act to section 379.353, Florida Statutes, in 540
references thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and 541
paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 379.401, Florida 542
Statutes, are reenacted to read: 543
379.401 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for 544
noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and 545
forfeiture of licenses and permits. — 546
(2) LEVEL TWO VIOLATIONS. — 547
(b)1. A person who commits a Level Two violation but who 548
has not been convicted of a Level Two or higher violation within 549
the past 3 years commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 550
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punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 551
2. Unless the stricter pe nalties in subparagraph 3. or 552
subparagraph 4. apply, a person who commits a Level Two 553
violation within 3 years after a previous conviction for a Level 554
Two or higher violation commits a misdemeanor of the first 555
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 o r s. 775.083, with 556
a minimum mandatory fine of $250. 557
3. Unless the stricter penalties in subparagraph 4. apply, 558
a person who commits a Level Two violation within 5 years after 559
two previous convictions for a Level Two or higher violation, 560
commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 561
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum mandatory 562
fine of $500 and a suspension of any recreational license or 563
permit issued under s. 379.354 for 1 year. Such suspension shall 564
include the suspension of the privilege to obtain such license 565
or permit and the suspension of the ability to exercise any 566
privilege granted under any exemption in s. 379.353. 567
4. A person who commits a Level Two violation within 10 568
years after three previous convictions for a Lev el Two or higher 569
violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 570
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 571
mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 572
license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for 3 years. Such 573
suspension shall include the suspension of the privilege to 574
obtain such license or permit and the suspension of the ability 575
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to exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 576
recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 577
license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354 578
may not be acquired for a 3 -year period following the date of 579
the violation. 580
(3) LEVEL THREE VIOLATIONS. — 581
(b)1. A person who commits a Level Three violation but who 582
has not been convicted of a Level Three or higher violation 583
within the past 10 years commits a misdemeanor of the first 584
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 585
2. A person who commits a Level Three violation within 10 586
years after a previous conviction for a Level Thre e or higher 587
violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 588
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a minimum 589
mandatory fine of $750 and a suspension of any recreational 590
license or permit issued under s. 379.354 for the remainder of 591
the period for which the license or permit was issued up to 3 592
years. Such suspension shall include the suspension of the 593
privilege to obtain such license or permit and the ability to 594
exercise any privilege granted under s. 379.353. If the 595
recreational license or permit being suspended was an annual 596
license or permit, any privileges under ss. 379.353 and 379.354 597
may not be acquired for a 3 -year period following the date of 598
the violation. 599
3. A person who commits a violation of s. 379.354(17) 600
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shall receive a mandatory fine of $1,000. Any privileges under 601
ss. 379.353 and 379.354 may not be acquired for a 5 -year period 602
following the date of the violation. 603
Section 10. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the sum of 604
$91,207 in recurring funds from the General Revenu e Fund is 605
appropriated to the Division of Arts and Culture of the 606
Department of State, and one full -time equivalent position with 607
associated salary rate of 68,771 is authorized, to implement and 608
administer the Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans' Hist ory 609
Program as created by this act. 610
Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 611