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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Department of Commerce; 2
amending s. 163.3175, F.S.; conforming a provision to 3
changes made by the act; amending s. 163.3184, F.S.; 4
revising the procedure for adopting comprehensive plan 5
amendments; providing that amendments are deeme d 6
withdrawn if the local government fails to transmit 7
the comprehensive plan amendments to the department, 8
in its role as the state land planning agency, within 9
a certain time period; amending s. 288.066, F.S.; 10
increasing the authorized term of a loan prov ided 11
under the Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge 12
Loan Program; amending s. 288.1229, F.S.; revising the 13
duties of the Florida Sports Foundation; amending ss. 14
288.980 and 288.985, F.S.; conforming provisions to 15
changes made by the act; amending s. 288.987, F.S.; 16
requiring the department to establish a direct -support 17
organization; renaming the Florida Defense Support 18
Task Force as the direct -support organization; 19
specifying that the organization is a direct -support 20
organization of the department and a corporation not 21
for profit; requiring the organization to operate 22
under contract with the department; specifying 23
requirements for such contract; specifying the 24
organization's fiscal year; specifying audit 25
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requirements applicable to the organization; 26
authorizing the organization to take certain actions 27
regarding administration of property and expenditures; 28
specifying that the organization is not an agency for 29
purposes of specified provisions of law; authorizing 30
the department to allow the organization to use 31
certain departmental resources, if certain conditions 32
are met; revising the mission of the organization; 33
modifying provisions governing the composition of the 34
organization; revising the date by which the 35
organization's annual report is due; providing c ertain 36
powers and duties of the organization, subject to 37
certain requirements and limitations; providing for 38
future repeal; amending s. 445.003, F.S.; revising the 39
definition of the term "businesses"; revising funding 40
priority for purposes of funding grant s under the 41
Incumbent Worker Training Program; amending s. 42
445.004, F.S.; specifying that certain members of the 43
state workforce development board are voting members 44
of the board; amending s. 720.406, F.S.; specifying 45
required actions for a proposed revive d declaration 46
and other governing documents; making technical 47
changes; authorizing the department to amend certain 48
loan agreements under certain circumstances; providing 49
effective dates. 50
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 52
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 163.3175, Florida 54
Statutes, is amended to read: 55
163.3175 Legislative findings on compatibility of 56
development with military installations; exchange of information 57
between local governments and military installations. — 58
(3) The direct-support organization created in s. 288.987 59
Florida Defense Support Task Force may recommend to the 60
Legislature changes to the military installations and local 61
governments specified in subsection (2) based on a military 62
base's potential for impacts from encroachment, and incompatible 63
land uses and development. 64
Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph 65
(e) of subsection (4) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, are 66
amended to read: 67
163.3184 Process for adoption of compre hensive plan or 68
plan amendment.— 69
(3) EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF 70
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. — 71
(c)1. The local government shall hold a its second public 72
hearing, which shall be a hearing on whether to adopt one or 73
more comprehensive plan amendments pursuant to subsection (11). 74
If the local government fails, within 180 days after receipt of 75
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agency comments, to hold the second public hearing, and to adopt 76
the comprehensive plan amendments, the amendments are shall be 77
deemed withdrawn unless extended by agreement with notice to the 78
state land planning agency and any affected person that provided 79
comments on the amendment. The 180 -day limitation does not apply 80
to amendments processed pursuant to s. 380.06. 81
2. All comprehensive plan ame ndments adopted by the 82
governing body, along with the supporting data and analysis, 83
shall be transmitted within 10 working days after the final 84
adoption second public hearing to the state land planning agency 85
and any other agency or local government that p rovided timely 86
comments under subparagraph (b)2. If the local government fails 87
to transmit the comprehensive plan amendments within 10 working 88
days after the final adoption hearing, the amendments are deemed 89
withdrawn. 90
3. The state land planning agency s hall notify the local 91
government of any deficiencies within 5 working days after 92
receipt of an amendment package. For purposes of completeness, 93
an amendment shall be deemed complete if it contains a full, 94
executed copy of: 95
a. The adoption ordinance or or dinances; 96
b. In the case of a text amendment, a full copy of the 97
amended language in legislative format with new words inserted 98
in the text underlined, and words deleted stricken with hyphens; 99
c. In the case of a future land use map amendment, a copy 100
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of the future land use map clearly depicting the parcel, its 101
existing future land use designation, and its adopted 102
designation; and 103
d. a copy of Any data and analyses the local government 104
deems appropriate. 105
4. An amendment adopted under this paragraph does not 106
become effective until 31 days after the state land planning 107
agency notifies the local government that the plan amendment 108
package is complete. If timely challenged, an amendment does not 109
become effective until the state land planning agency or the 110
Administration Commission enters a final order determining the 111
adopted amendment to be in compliance. 112
(4) STATE COORDINATED REVIEW PROCESS. — 113
(e) Local government review of comments; adoption of plan 114
or amendments and transmittal. — 115
1. The local government shall review the report submitted 116
to it by the state land planning agency, if any, and written 117
comments submitted to it by any other person, agency, or 118
government. The local government shall, upon receipt of the 119
report from the state land planning ag ency, shall hold its 120
second public hearing , which shall be a hearing to determine 121
whether to adopt the comprehensive plan or one or more 122
comprehensive plan amendments pursuant to subsection (11). If 123
the local government fails to hold the second hearing and adopt 124
the amendments within 180 days after receipt of the state land 125
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planning agency's report, the amendments shall be deemed 126
withdrawn unless extended by agreement with notice to the state 127
land planning agency and any affected person that provided 128
comments on the amendment. The 180 -day limitation does not apply 129
to amendments processed pursuant to s. 380.06. 130
2. All comprehensive plan amendments adopted by the 131
governing body, along with the supporting data and analysis, 132
shall be transmitted within 10 work ing days after the final 133
adoption second public hearing to the state land planning agency 134
and any other agency or local government that provided timely 135
comments under paragraph (c). If the local government fails to 136
transmit the comprehensive plan amendment s within 10 working 137
days after the final adoption hearing, the amendments are deemed 138
withdrawn. 139
3. The state land planning agency shall notify the local 140
government of any deficiencies within 5 working days after 141
receipt of a plan or plan amendment packag e. For purposes of 142
completeness, a plan or plan amendment shall be deemed complete 143
if it contains a full, executed copy of each of the following: 144
a. The adoption ordinance or ordinances; 145
b. In the case of a text amendment, a full copy of the 146
amended language in legislative format with new words inserted 147
in the text underlined, and words deleted stricken with hyphens; 148
c. In the case of a future land use map amendment, a copy 149
of the future land use map clearly depicting the parcel, its 150
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existing future land use designation, and its adopted 151
designation; and 152
d. a copy of Any data and analyses the local government 153
deems appropriate. 154
4. After the state land planning agency makes a 155
determination of completeness regarding the adopted plan or plan 156
amendment, the state land planning agency shall have 45 days to 157
determine whether if the plan or plan amendment is in compliance 158
with this act. Unless the plan or plan amendment is 159
substantially changed from the one commented on, the state land 160
planning agency's com pliance determination shall be limited to 161
objections raised in the objections, recommendations, and 162
comments report. During the period provided for in this 163
subparagraph, the state land planning agency shall issue, 164
through a senior administrator or the secr etary, a notice of 165
intent to find that the plan or plan amendment is in compliance 166
or not in compliance. The state land planning agency shall post 167
a copy of the notice of intent on the agency's Internet website. 168
Publication by the state land planning agenc y of the notice of 169
intent on the state land planning agency's Internet site is 170
shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with the publication 171
requirements of this subparagraph. 172
5. A plan or plan amendment adopted under the state 173
coordinated review process shall go into effect pursuant to the 174
state land planning agency's notice of intent. If timely 175
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challenged, an amendment does not become effective until the 176
state land planning a gency or the Administration Commission 177
enters a final order determining the adopted amendment to be in 178
compliance. 179
Section 3. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (c) of 180
subsection (3) of section 288.066, Florida Statutes, is amended 181
to read: 182
288.066 Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan 183
Program.— 184
(3) LOAN TERMS.— 185
(c) The term of the loan is up to 10 5 years. 186
Section 4. Paragraph (g) of subsection (7) of section 187
288.1229, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 188
288.1229 Promotion and development of sports -related 189
industries and amateur athletics; direct -support organization 190
established; powers and duties. — 191
(7) To promote amateur sports and physical fitness, the 192
foundation shall: 193
(g) Continue the successful amateur sports prog rams 194
previously conducted by the Florida Governor's Council on 195
Physical Fitness and Amateur Sports created under former s. 196
14.22. 197
Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 198
288.980, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 199
288.980 Military ba se retention; legislative intent; 200
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grants program.— 201
(2) 202
(b)1. The department shall , annually by October 1, request 203
military installations in this the state to provide the 204
department with a list of base buffering encroachment lands for 205
fee simple or less-than-fee simple acquisitions before October 206
1. 207
2. The department shall submit the list of base buffering 208
encroachment lands to the direct-support organization Florida 209
Defense Support Task Force created in s. 288.987. 210
3. The direct-support organization created in s. 288.987 211
Florida Defense Support Task Force shall, annually by December 212
1, review the list of base buffering encroachment lands 213
submitted by the military installations and provide its 214
recommendations for ranking the lands for acquisition to th e 215
department. 216
4. The department shall annually submit the list of base 217
buffering encroachment lands provided by the direct-support 218
organization created in s. 288.987 Florida Defense Support Task 219
Force to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust 220
Fund, which may acquire the lands pursuant to s. 253.025. At a 221
minimum, the annual list must contain all of the following for 222
each recommended land acquisition: 223
a. A legal description of the land and its property 224
identification number .; 225
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b. A detailed map of the land .; and 226
c. A management and monitoring agreement to ensure the 227
land serves a base buffering purpose. 228
Section 6. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 229
(2) of section 288.985, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 230
288.985 Exemptions from public records and public meetings 231
requirements.— 232
(1) The following records held by the direct-support 233
organization created in s. 288.987 Florida Defense Support Task 234
Force are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the 235
State Constitution: 236
(a) That portion of a record which relates to strengths 237
and weaknesses of military installations or military missions in 238
this state relative to the selection criteria for the 239
realignment and closure of military bases and missions under any 240
United States Department of Defense base realignment and closure 241
process. 242
(b) That portion of a record which relates to strengths 243
and weaknesses of military installations or military missions in 244
other states or territories and the vulnerability of such 245
installations or missions to base realignment or closure under 246
the United States Department of Defense base realignment and 247
closure process, and any agreements or proposals to relocate or 248
realign military units and missions from other states or 249
territories. 250
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(c) That portion of a record which relates to the state's 251
strategy to retain its military bases during any United States 252
Department of Defense base realignment and closure process and 253
any agreements or proposals to relocate or realign military 254
units and missions. 255
(2)(a) Meetings or portions of meetings of the direct-256
support organization created in s. 288.987 Florida Defense 257
Support Task Force, or a workgroup of the direct-support 258
organization task force, at which records are presented or 259
discussed that are exempt under subsection (1) are exempt from 260
s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. 261
Section 7. Section 288.987, Florida Statutes, is amended 262
to read: 263
288.987 Florida defense support Task Force.— 264
(1) The Department of Commerce shall establish a direct -265
support organization to support Florida's military and defense 266
industries and communities The Florida Defense Support Task 267
Force is created. 268
(a) The direct-support organization is a corporation not 269
for profit, as defined in s. 5 01(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 270
Code, which is incorporated under chapter 617 and approved by 271
the Department of State. The direct -support organization is 272
exempt from paying filing fees under chapter 617. 273
(b) The direct-support organization shall operate under 274
contract with the department. The contract must provide that: 275
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1. The department may review the direct -support 276
organization's articles of incorporation. 277
2. The direct-support organization shall submit an annual 278
budget proposal to the department, on a form provided by the 279
department, in accordance with department procedures for filing 280
budget proposals based on recommendations of the department. 281
3. Any funds that the direct -support organization holds in 282
trust must revert to the state upon the expi ration or 283
cancellation of the contract. 284
4. The direct-support organization is subject to an annual 285
financial and performance review by the department to determine 286
whether the direct-support organization is complying with the 287
terms of the contract and is acting in a manner consistent with 288
the goals of the department and in the best interest of the 289
state. 290
(c) The fiscal year of the direct -support organization 291
begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the next succeeding 292
year. 293
(d) The direct-support organization shall provide an 294
annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981. 295
(e) The direct-support organization is not an agency for 296
purposes of parts I, II, and IV -VIII of chapter 112; chapter 297
120; s. 215.31; chapter 216; ss. 255.21, 255.25, and 255.2 54, 298
relating to leasing of buildings; ss. 283.33 and 283.35, 299
relating to bids for printing; and chapter 287. However, the 300
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direct-support organization shall comply with the per diem and 301
travel expense provisions of s. 112.061. 302
(f) Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, 303
the department may allow the direct -support organization to use 304
the property, facilities, personnel, and services of the 305
department if the direct -support organization provides equal 306
employment opportunities to all persons rega rdless of race, 307
color, religion, sex, or national origin. 308
(2) The mission of the direct-support organization task 309
force is to carry out the provisions of this section, to make 310
recommendations to preserve and protect military installations , 311
to assist with the coordination of economic and workforce 312
development efforts in military communities, to assist in the 313
planning and research and development related to military 314
missions, businesses, and military families to support the 315
state's position in research and development related to or 316
arising out of military missions and contracting , and to improve 317
the state's military -friendly environment for servicemembers, 318
military dependents, military retirees, and businesses that 319
bring military and base -related jobs to the state. The direct-320
support organization is organized and operated to request, 321
receive, hold, invest, and administer property and to manage and 322
make expenditures for the operation of the activities, services, 323
functions, and programs of this state for econom ic and product 324
research and development, joint planning with host communities 325
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to accommodate military missions and prevent base encroachment, 326
advocacy on the state's behalf with federal civilian and 327
military officials, assistance to school districts in pro viding 328
a smooth transition for large numbers of additional military -329
related students, job training and placement for military 330
spouses in communities with high proportions of active duty 331
military personnel, and promotion of the state to military and 332
related contractors and employers. 333
(3) The direct-support organization shall be governed by a 334
board of directors. 335
(a) The board of directors is composed of the Governor, or 336
his or her designee, and the following members task force shall 337
be comprised of the Go vernor or his or her designee, and 12 338
members appointed as follows: 339
1.(a) Four members appointed by the Governor. 340
2.(b) Four members appointed by the President of the 341
Senate. 342
3.(c) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House 343
of Representatives. 344
(b)(d) Appointed members must represent defense -related 345
industries or communities that host military bases and 346
installations. All appointments in place as of July 1, 2024, 347
must continue in effect until the expiration of the term must be 348
made by August 1, 2011. Members shall serve for a term of 4 349
years, with the first term ending July 1, 2015 . However, if 350
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members of the Legislature are appointed to the direct-support 351
organization task force, those members shall serve until the 352
expiration of their legisla tive term and may be reappointed 353
once. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the 354
unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment. 355
All members of the council are eligible for reappointment. A 356
member who serves in the Legislature may pa rticipate in all 357
direct-support organization task force activities but may only 358
vote on matters that are advisory. 359
(c)(4) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 360
House of Representatives shall each designate one of their 361
appointees to serve as chair of the direct-support organization 362
task force. The chair shall serve a 2-year term, rotating on 363
rotate each July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The appointee 364
designated by the President of the Senate shall serve as initial 365
chair. If the Governor, inst ead of his or her designee, 366
participates in the activities of the direct-support 367
organization task force, then the Governor shall serve as chair. 368
(d)(5) The Secretary of Commerce Economic Opportunity , or 369
his or her designee, shall serve as the ex officio, nonvoting 370
executive director of the direct-support organization task 371
force. 372
(4)(6) The direct-support organization task force shall 373
submit an annual progress report and work plan to the Governor, 374
the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 375
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Representatives each December February 1. 376
(5) The direct-support organization, in the performance of 377
its duties, may: 378
(a) Make and enter into contracts and assume such other 379
functions as are necessary to carry out the mission of the 380
direct-support organization and its contract with the 381
department, provided that any such contracts and assumptions are 382
not inconsistent with this section or any other applicable 383
provision of law governing the direct -support organization. A 384
proposed contract with a total cost of $750,000 or more is 385
subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 386
216.177. If the chair and vice chair of the Legislative Budget 387
Commission, or the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 388
the House of Representatives, timely advise the direct -support 389
organization in writing that such proposed contract is contrary 390
to legislative policy and intent, the direct -support 391
organization may not enter into such proposed contract. The 392
direct-support organization may not divide one proposed contract 393
with a total cost of $750,000 or more into multiple contracts to 394
circumvent the requirements of this paragraph. 395
(b) Establish grant programs and administer grant awards 396
to support its mission. 397
(7) The department shall support the task force and 398
contract with the task force for expenditure of appropriated 399
funds, which may be used by the task force for economic and 400
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product research and development, joint planning with host 401
communities to accommodate military missions and prevent base 402
encroachment, advocacy on the state's behalf with federal 403
civilian and military officials, assistance to school districts 404
in providing a smooth transition for large numbers of additional 405
military-related students, job training and placement for 406
military spouses in communities with high proportions of active 407
duty military personnel, and promotion of the state to military 408
and related contractors and employers. The task force may 409
(c) Annually spend up to $250, 000 of funds appropriated to 410
the department for the direct-support organization task force 411
for staffing and administrative expenses of the direct-support 412
organization task force, including travel and per diem costs 413
incurred by direct-support organization task force members who 414
are not otherwise eligible for state reimbursement. 415
(6) This section is repealed October 1, 2029, unless 416
reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 417
Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 418
445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 419
445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation 420
and Opportunity Act. — 421
(3) FUNDING.— 422
(a) Title I, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 423
funds; Wagner-Peyser funds; and NAFTA/Trade Act funds will be 424
expended based on the 4-year plan of the state board. The plan 425
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must outline and direct the method used to administer and 426
coordinate various funds and programs that are operated by 427
various agencies. The following provisions apply to these funds: 428
1. At least 50 perc ent of the Title I funds for Adults and 429
Dislocated Workers which are passed through to local workforce 430
development boards shall be allocated to and expended on 431
Individual Training Accounts unless a local workforce 432
development board obtains a waiver from th e state board. 433
Tuition, books, and fees of training providers and other 434
training services prescribed and authorized by the Workforce 435
Innovation and Opportunity Act qualify as Individual Training 436
Account expenditures. 437
2. Fifteen percent of Title I funding shall be retained at 438
the state level and dedicated to state administration and shall 439
be used to design, develop, induce, fund, and evaluate the long -440
term impact of innovative Individual Training Account pilots, 441
demonstrations, and programs to enable parti cipants to attain 442
self-sufficiency and to evaluate the effectiveness of 443
performance-based contracts used by local workforce development 444
boards under s. 445.024(5) on increasing wages and employment 445
over the long term. Of such funds retained at the state le vel, 446
$2 million may be reserved for the Incumbent Worker Training 447
Program created under subparagraph 3. Eligible state 448
administration costs include the costs of funding for the state 449
board and state board staff; operating fiscal, compliance, and 450
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management accountability systems through the department; 451
conducting evaluation and research on workforce development 452
activities; and providing technical and capacity building 453
assistance to local workforce development areas at the direction 454
of the state board. Notwi thstanding s. 445.004, such 455
administrative costs may not exceed 25 percent of these funds. 456
An amount not to exceed 75 percent of these funds shall be 457
allocated to Individual Training Accounts and other workforce 458
development strategies for other training de signed and tailored 459
by the state board in consultation with the department, 460
including, but not limited to, programs for incumbent workers, 461
nontraditional employment, and enterprise zones. The state 462
board, in consultation with the department, shall design, adopt, 463
and fund Individual Training Accounts for distressed urban and 464
rural communities. 465
3. The Incumbent Worker Training Program is created for 466
the purpose of providing grant funding for continuing education 467
and training of incumbent employees at existi ng Florida 468
businesses. The program will provide reimbursement grants to 469
businesses that pay for preapproved, direct, training -related 470
costs. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "businesses" 471
includes hospitals and health care facilities operated by 472
nonprofit or local government entities which provide nursing or 473
allied health care opportunities to acquire new or improved 474
skills. 475
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a. The Incumbent Worker Training Program will be 476
administered by CareerSource Florida, Inc., which may, at its 477
discretion, contract with a private business organization to 478
serve as grant administrator. 479
b. The program shall be administered under s. 134(d)(4) of 480
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Funding priority 481
shall be given in the following order: 482
(I) Businesses that provide employees with opportunities 483
to acquire new or improved skills by earning a credential on the 484
Master Credentials List. 485
(II) Hospitals or health care facilities operated by 486
nonprofit or local government entities that provide nursing 487
opportunities in health care to acquire new or improved skills. 488
(III) Businesses whose grant proposals represent a 489
significant upgrade in employee skills. 490
(IV) Businesses with 25 employees or fewer, businesses in 491
rural areas, and businesses in distressed in ner-city areas. 492
(V) Businesses in a qualified targeted industry or 493
businesses whose grant proposals represent a significant layoff 494
avoidance strategy. 495
c. All costs reimbursed by the program must be preapproved 496
by CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the gran t administrator. The 497
program may not reimburse businesses for trainee wages, the 498
purchase of capital equipment, or the purchase of any item or 499
service that may possibly be used outside the training project. 500
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A business approved for a grant may be reimbursed for 501
preapproved, direct, training -related costs including tuition, 502
fees, books and training materials, and overhead or indirect 503
costs not to exceed 5 percent of the grant amount. 504
d. A business that is selected to receive grant funding 505
must provide a matching contribution to the training project, 506
including, but not limited to, wages paid to trainees or the 507
purchase of capital equipment used in the training project; must 508
sign an agreement with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the grant 509
administrator to compl ete the training project as proposed in 510
the application; must keep accurate records of the project's 511
implementation process; and must submit monthly or quarterly 512
reimbursement requests with required documentation. 513
e. All Incumbent Worker Training Program grant projects 514
shall be performance -based with specific measurable performance 515
outcomes, including completion of the training project and job 516
retention. CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the grant 517
administrator shall withhold the final payment to the grantee 518
until a final grant report is submitted and all performance 519
criteria specified in the grant contract have been achieved. 520
f. The state board may establish guidelines necessary to 521
implement the Incumbent Worker Training Program. 522
g. No more than 10 perce nt of the Incumbent Worker 523
Training Program's total appropriation may be used for overhead 524
or indirect purposes. 525
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4. At least 50 percent of Rapid Response funding shall be 526
dedicated to Intensive Services Accounts and Individual Training 527
Accounts for dislocated workers and incumbent workers who are at 528
risk of dislocation. The department shall also maintain an 529
Emergency Preparedness Fund from Rapid Response funds, which 530
will immediately issue Intensive Service Accounts, Individual 531
Training Accounts, and othe r federally authorized assistance to 532
eligible victims of natural or other disasters. At the direction 533
of the Governor, these Rapid Response funds shall be released to 534
local workforce development boards for immediate use after 535
events that qualify under fede ral law. Funding shall also be 536
dedicated to maintain a unit at the state level to respond to 537
Rapid Response emergencies and to work with state emergency 538
management officials and local workforce development boards. All 539
Rapid Response funds must be expended based on a plan developed 540
by the state board in consultation with the department and 541
approved by the Governor. 542
Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 543
445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 544
445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; 545
creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers. — 546
(3)(a) Members of the state board described in Pub. L. No. 547
113-128, Title I, s. 101(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I)(aa) are voting 548
nonvoting members. The number of members is determined by the 549
Governor, who shall consider the importance of minority, gender, 550
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and geographic representation in making appointments to the 551
state board. When the Governor is in attendance, he or she shall 552
preside at all meetings of the state board. 553
Section 10. Section 72 0.406, Florida Statutes, is amended 554
to read: 555
720.406 Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity ; 556
submission; review and determination. — 557
(1) Within No later than 60 days after obtaining valid 558
written consent from a majority of the affected parcel owner s, 559
or within 60 days after the date the proposed revived 560
declaration and other governing documents are approved by the 561
affected parcel owners by vote at a meeting , the organizing 562
committee or its designee must submit the proposed revived 563
governing documents and supporting materials to the Department 564
of Commerce Economic Opportunity to review and determine whether 565
to approve or disapprove of the proposal to preserve the 566
residential community. The submission to the department must 567
include: 568
(a) The full text of the proposed revived declaration of 569
covenants and articles of incorporation and bylaws of the 570
homeowners' association .; 571
(b) A verified copy of the previous declaration of 572
covenants and other previous governing documents for the 573
community, including a ny amendments thereto .; 574
(c) The legal description of each parcel to be subject to 575
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the revived declaration and other governing documents and a plat 576
or other graphic depiction of the affected properties in the 577
community.; 578
(d) A verified copy of the writt en consents of the 579
requisite number of the affected parcel owners approving the 580
revived declaration and other governing documents or, if 581
approval was obtained by a vote at a meeting of affected parcel 582
owners, verified copies of the notice of the meeting, 583
attendance, and voting results .; 584
(e) An affidavit by a current or former officer of the 585
association or by a member of the organizing committee verifying 586
that the requirements for the revived declaration set forth in 587
s. 720.404 have been satisfied .; and 588
(f) Such other documentation that the organizing committee 589
believes is supportive of the policy of preserving the 590
residential community and operating, managing, and maintaining 591
the infrastructure, aesthetic character, and common areas 592
serving the residenti al community. 593
(2) Within No later than 60 days after receiving the 594
submission, the department must determine whether the proposed 595
revived declaration of covenants and other governing documents 596
comply with the requirements of this act. 597
(a) If the department determines that the proposed revived 598
declaration and other governing documents comply with the act 599
and have been approved by the parcel owners as required by this 600
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act, the department shall notify the organizing committee in 601
writing of its approval. 602
(b) If the department determines that the proposed revived 603
declaration and other governing documents do not comply with , 604
this act or have not been approved as required by , this act, the 605
department shall notify the organizing committee in writing that 606
it does not approve the governing documents and shall state the 607
reasons for the disapproval. 608
Section 11. Effective upon becoming a law, the Department 609
of Commerce may amend a loan agreement executed before February 610
1, 2024, and made pursuant to s. 288.066, Florida Statutes, in 611
order to increase the loan term to a total of 10 years from the 612
original date of execution, as authorized by this act, upon 613
request of the local government and as determined by the 614
department to be in the best interests of the state. 615
Section 12. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 616
act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 617
this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 618
2024. 619