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1515 An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, 2
1616 F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of 3
1717 Commerce; creating s. 20.6051, F.S.; establishing the 4
1818 Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior 5
1919 leadership of the department; providing that the Chief 6
2020 Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at 7
2121 the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing 8
2222 responsibilities for the Chief Manufacturing Officer; 9
2323 directing all state and local governmental entities to 10
2424 assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring the 11
2525 department to prepare a report regarding manufacturing 12
2626 efforts in this state; requiring the department to 13
2727 submit its report on a specified date and bi ennially 14
2828 thereafter to the Governor and the Legislature; 15
2929 requiring that the report include certain information; 16
30-creating s. 288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative 17
31-findings; creating s. 288.1032, F.S.; providing 18
32-definitions; creating s. 288.1033, F.S.; creating the 19
33-Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign within the 20
34-department; providing the purpose of the campaign; 21
35-requiring the department to take certain actions in 22
36-promoting the campaign; creating s. 288.1034, F.S.; 23
37-requiring persons that participate in the campaign to 24
38-register annually with the department; creating s. 25
30+creating s. 288.103, F.S.; creating the Florida 17
31+Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant Program; 18
32+providing that the grant program is created within the 19
33+department and under the direction of the Chief 20
34+Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the state's 21
35+Manufacturing Extension Partnership; providing a 22
36+specified purpose for the grant program; requiring the 23
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56-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 31
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58- Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of 33
59-section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read: 34
60- 20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and 35
61-duties.— 36
62- (4) The purpose of the department is to assist the 37
63-Governor in working with the Legislature, state a gencies, 38
64-business leaders, and economic development professionals to 39
65-formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and 40
66-strategies designed to promote economic opportunities for all 41
67-Floridians. The department is the state's chief agency for 42
68-business recruitment and expansion and economic development. To 43
69-accomplish such purposes, the department shall: 44
70- (m) Encourage and oversee manufacturing in this state in 45
71-coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer. 46
72- Section 2. Section 20.6051, Florida Statutes, is created 47
73-to read: 48
74- 20.6051 Chief Manufacturing Officer. — 49
75- (1) There shall be designated among the senior leadership 50
51+Extension Partnership, to review applications 26
52+submitted to the grant program and to select specified 27
53+projects for grant awards; providing that the 28
54+department has sole discretion in awarding final 29
55+grants to projects; requiring that priority be given 30
56+to projects that meet certain criteria; authorizing 31
57+applicants to seek funding for a specified purpose; 32
58+requiring the department to administer the grant 33
59+awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund; 34
60+requiring the department to include certain 35
61+information in its annual incentives report; 36
62+authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s. 37
63+288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative findings; 38
64+creating s. 288.1032, F.S.; providing definitions; 39
65+creating s. 288.1033, F.S.; creating the Florida 40
66+Manufacturing Promotional Campaign within the 41
67+department; providing the purpose of the campaign; 42
68+requiring the department to take certain actions in 43
69+promoting the campaign; creating s. 288.1034, F.S.; 44
70+requiring persons that participate in the campaign to 45
71+register annually with the department; creating s. 46
72+288.1036, F.S.; authorizing the department to adopt 47
73+rules; authorizing the department to establish, by 48
74+rule, the logos or product identifiers to be depicted 49
75+for use in the campaign; providing an effective date. 50
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88-of the Department of Commerce a Chief Manufacturing Officer for 51
89-the purpose of supporting the manufacturing ecosystem statewi de. 52
90-The Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at 53
91-the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. 54
92- (2) The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall: 55
93- (a) Serve as a subject -matter expert for the state on 56
94-issues related to manufacturing. 57
95- (b) Be responsible for promoting and coordinating 58
96-manufacturing efforts in this state and identifying gaps across 59
97-state-supported activities. 60
98- (c) Provide strategic direction for interagency and cross -61
99-disciplinary initiatives to promote and support manufacturing in 62
100-this state. 63
101- (d) Work with federal, state, regional, and local 64
102-governmental entities and nongovernmental entities to align 65
103-manufacturing priorities in this state. 66
104- (e) Engage with state agencies and water management 67
105-districts to innovate processes, programs, decision frameworks, 68
106-and reporting mechanisms intended to support manufacturing in 69
107-this state. 70
108- (3) All state and local governmental entities shall assist 71
109-the Chief Manufacturing Officer to the extent such assistance is 72
110-consistent with law and w ith budgetary constraints. 73
111- (4) The department shall prepare a report, in consultation 74
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89+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 52
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91+ Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of 54
92+section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read: 55
93+ 20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and 56
94+duties.— 57
95+ (4) The purpose of the department is to assist the 58
96+Governor in working with the Legislature, state agencies, 59
97+business leaders, and economic development professionals to 60
98+formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and 61
99+strategies designed to promote economic opportunities for all 62
100+Floridians. The department is the state's chief agency for 63
101+business recruitment and expansion and economic development. To 64
102+accomplish such purposes, the department shall: 65
103+ (m) Encourage and oversee manufactu ring in this state in 66
104+coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer. 67
105+ Section 2. Section 20.6051, Florida Statutes, is created 68
106+to read: 69
107+ 20.6051 Chief Manufacturing Officer. — 70
108+ (1) There shall be designated among the senior leadership 71
109+of the Department of Commerce a Chief Manufacturing Officer for 72
110+the purpose of supporting the manufacturing ecosystem statewide . 73
111+The Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at 74
112+the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. 75
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125-Extension Partnership, regarding manufacturing efforts in this 76
126-state. The department shall submit the r eport to the Governor, 77
127-the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 78
128-Representatives by December 15, 2026, and every 2 years 79
129-thereafter. The report must include information regarding the 80
130-strength and economic importance of the manufacturing industry 81
131-in this state. 82
132- Section 3. Section 288.1031, Florida Statutes, is created 83
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134- 288.1031 Legislative findings. —The Legislature finds that 85
135-there is a need for the Florida Manufacturing Promotional 86
136-Campaign, established in s. 288.1033, to in crease consumer 87
137-awareness of manufacturing activities in this state, to expand 88
138-market exposure for manufactured products and goods in this 89
139-state, and to inspire future generations of entrepreneurs, 90
140-fabricators, and skilled workers to build and grow domesti c 91
141-businesses and manufacturing operations in this state. The 92
142-Legislature further finds that a campaign that creates a 93
143-partnership between industry and this state is necessary to 94
144-promote and advertise such products efficiently. 95
145- Section 4. Section 288.10 32, Florida Statutes, is created 96
146-to read: 97
147- 288.1032 Definitions. —As used in ss. 288.1031 -288.1036, 98
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149- (1) "Campaign" means the Florida Manufacturing Promotional 100
125+ (2) The Chief Manufacturing Offic er shall: 76
126+ (a) Serve as a subject -matter expert for the state on 77
127+issues related to manufacturing. 78
128+ (b) Be responsible for promoting and coordinating 79
129+manufacturing efforts in this state and identifying gaps across 80
130+state-supported activities. 81
131+ (c) Provide strategic direction for interagency and cross -82
132+disciplinary initiatives to promote and support manufacturing in 83
133+this state. 84
134+ (d) Work with federal, state, regional, and local 85
135+governmental entities and nongovernmental entities to align 86
136+manufacturing priori ties in this state. 87
137+ (e) Engage with state agencies and water management 88
138+districts to innovate processes, programs, decision frameworks, 89
139+and reporting mechanisms intended to support manufacturing in 90
140+this state. 91
141+ (3) All state and local governmental entities shall assist 92
142+the Chief Manufacturing Officer to the extent such assistance is 93
143+consistent with law and with budgetary constraints. 94
144+ (4) The department shall prepare a report, in consultation 95
145+with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and the state Manuf acturing 96
146+Extension Partnership, regarding manufacturing efforts in this 97
147+state. The department shall submit the report to the Governor, 98
148+the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 99
149+Representatives by December 15, 2026, and every 2 years 100
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162-Campaign. 101
163- (2) "Department" means the Department of Commerce. 102
164- (3) "Manufactured pr oduct" means any tangible personal 103
165-property that has been fabricated or produced, often through 104
166-industrial or mechanical processes. The term includes items sold 105
167-or leased to consumers. 106
168- (4) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a 107
169-corporation, an association, a business, a trust, a legal 108
170-representative, or any other business unit. 109
171- Section 5. Section 288.1033, Florida Statutes, is created 110
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174-purpose; duties of the department. —There is created within the 113
175-department, under the supervision of the Chief Manufacturing 114
176-Officer and in coordination with the state Manufacturing 115
177-Extension Partnership, the Florida Manufacturing Promotional 116
178-Campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to serve as a voluntary 117
179-marketing program to promote manufacturing products and 118
180-businesses in this state. In promoting the campaign, the 119
181-department shall do all of the following: 120
182- (1) Develop logos for the campaign and authorize the use 121
183-of such logos as provided by rule. 122
184- (2) Register campaign participants. 123
185- (3) Collect rental receipts for industry promotions. 124
186- (4) Develop in-kind advertising programs. 125
162+thereafter. The report must include information regarding the 101
163+strength and economic importance of the manufacturing industry 102
164+in this state. 103
165+ Section 3. Section 288.103, Florida Statutes, is created 104
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167+ 288.103 Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Develop ment Grant 106
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169+ (1) The Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant 108
170+Program is created within the Department of Commerce, under the 109
171+direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer and in consultation 110
172+with the state Manufacturing Extension Partne rship, to fund 111
173+proposed projects, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, 112
174+which support small manufacturers in this state with the 113
175+deployment of new technologies or cybersecurity infrastructure 114
176+and to provide training support to the workforce. 115
177+ (2) The department, in coordination with the Chief 116
178+Manufacturing Officer and the state Manufacturing Extension 117
179+Partnership, shall review applications submitted and select 118
180+projects for awards which create strategic investments in 119
181+workforce training to facilitate the deployment of new 120
182+technologies or cybersecurity infrastructure. Final grant awards 121
183+are made at the sole discretion of the department. 122
184+ (3) Priority must be given to projects with innovative 123
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186+focus on workforce development for small manufacturers across 125
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200-dispersing promotional materials. 127
201- Section 6. Section 288.1034, Florida Statutes, is created 128
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203- 288.1034 Registration. —A person that participates in the 130
204-Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign must register 131
205-annually with the department in a form and manner as prescribed 132
206-by the department. 133
207- Section 7. Section 288.1036, Florida Statutes, is created 134
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209- 288.1036 Rulemaking authority. —The department may adopt 136
210-rules to implement and administer the Florida Manufacturing 137
211-Promotional Campaign. By rule, the department may establish the 138
212-logos or product identifiers to be depicted for use in the 139
213-campaign for advertising, publicizing, and promoting the sale of 140
214-manufactured products in this state. The department may also 141
215-adopt any other rules deemed necessary to ensure compliance with 142
216-the Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign, including, but 143
217-not limited to, rules governing participant registration, 144
218-renewal of registration, classes of membership, application 145
219-forms, and other forms and enforcement measures. 146
220- Section 8. This act shall take effe ct July 1, 2025. 147
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200+ (4) Applicants may seek funding for workforce development 127
201+and operations, but grant funding awarded under this section may 128
202+not be used to pay salary and benefits or general busin ess or 129
203+office expenses. Grants awarded under the program shall be 130
204+administered by the department from the Economic Development 131
205+Trust Fund established in s. 288.095 . 132
206+ (5) The department shall annually provide a list to the 133
207+public of each project awarded a grant, the benefit of each 134
208+project in meeting the goals and objectives of the program, and 135
209+the current status of each project. The department shall include 136
210+such information in its annual incentives report required under 137
211+s. 288.0065. 138
212+ (6) The department ma y adopt rules to implement this 139
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214+ Section 4. Section 288.1031, Florida Statutes, is created 141
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216+ 288.1031 Legislative findings. —The Legislature finds that 143
217+there is a need for the Florida Manufacturing Promotional 144
218+Campaign, established in s . 288.1033, to increase consumer 145
219+awareness of manufacturing activities in this state, to expand 146
220+market exposure for manufactured products and goods in this 147
221+state, and to inspire future generations of entrepreneurs, 148
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238+promote and advertise such products efficiently. 153
239+ Section 5. Section 288.1032, Florida Statutes, is created 154
240+to read: 155
241+ 288.1032 Definitions. —As used in ss. 288.1031 -288.1036, 156
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243+ (1) "Campaign" means the Florida Manufacturing Promotional 158
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245+ (2) "Department" means the Department of Commerce. 160
246+ (3) "Manufactured product" means any tangible personal 161
247+property that has been fabricated or produced, often through 162
248+industrial or mechanical processes. The term includes items sold 163
249+or leased to consumers. 164
250+ (4) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a partners hip, a 165
251+corporation, an association, a business, a trust, a legal 166
252+representative, or any other business unit. 167
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256+purpose; duties of th e department.—There is created within the 171
257+department, under the supervision of the Chief Manufacturing 172
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275+department shall do all of the following: 178
276+ (1) Develop logos for the campaign and authorize the use 179
277+of such logos as provided by rule. 180
278+ (2) Register campaign participants. 181
279+ (3) Collect rental receipts for industry promotions. 182
280+ (4) Develop in-kind advertising programs. 183
281+ (5) Contract with media representatives for the purpose of 184
282+dispersing promotional materials. 185
283+ Section 7. Section 288.1034, Florida Statutes, is created 186
284+to read: 187
285+ 288.1034 Registration. —A person that participates in the 188
286+Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign must register 189
287+annually with the department in a form and manner as prescribed 190
288+by the department. 191
289+ Section 8. Section 288.1036, Florida Statutes, is created 192
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291+ 288.1036 Rulemaking authority. —The department may adopt 194
292+rules to implement and administer the Florida Manufacturing 195
293+Promotional Campaign. By rule, the department may establish the 196
294+logos or product identifiers to be depicted for use in the 197
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312+renewal of registration, classes of membership, application 203
313+forms, and other forms and enforcement measures. 204
314+ Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 205