Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1185 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Department of Management 2
16	16	Services; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., relating to 3
17	17	minority participation; amending s. 110.112, F.S.; 4
18	18	providing for equal employment opportunity; 5
19	19	prohibiting discrimination in employment; prohibiting 6
20	20	a hiring manager from engaging in certain employment 7
21	21	practices; authorizing certain persons to file a 8
22	22	complaint with the Attorney General or the Department 9
23	23	of Business of Professional Regulation; amending s. 10
24	24	110.123, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 11
25	25	110.12301, F.S.; providing for competitive procurement 12
26	26	of claims review services for state group health 13
27	27	insurance plans; amending s. 110.205, F.S.; revising 14
28	28	exempt positions that are not covered by the career 15
29	29	service system; revising the definition of the term 16
30	30	"department"; amending s. 110.211, F.S.; revising 17
31	31	recruitment provisions relating to the career service 18
32	32	system; amending s. 110.605, F.S.; revising the 19
33	33	personnel rules of the Department of Management 20
34	34	Services; amending ss. 112.19 and 112.191, F.S.; 21
35	35	revising specified benefits of law enforcement 22
36	36	officers and firefighters, respectively; amending s. 23
37	37	217.07, F.S.; requiring that specified funds be used 24
38	38	for specified purposes; repealing ss. 255.101 and 25
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51	51	255.102, F.S., relating to contracts for public 26
52	52	construction works and contractor use of minority 27
53	53	business enterprises, respectively; amending s. 28
54	54	287.042, F.S.; revising the powers, duties, and 29
55	55	functions of the department relating to commodities, 30
56	56	insurance, and contractual services; amending s. 31
57	57	287.055, F.S.; revising the Consultants' Competitive 32
58	58	Negotiation Act relating to public announcement and 33
59	59	qualification procedures and competitive selection; 34
60	60	amending s. 287.057, F.S.; revising provisions 35
61	61	relating to procurement of commodities or contractual 36
62	62	services; amending s. 287.084, F.S.; revising 37
63	63	provisions relating to preference to Florida 38
64	64	businesses; providing applicability; repealing ss. 39
65	65	287.093, 287.0931, 287.094, 287.0943, and 287.09431, 40
66	66	F.S., relating to minority business enterprises and 41
67	67	programs; amending s. 287.09451 , F.S.; renaming the 42
68	68	Office of Supplier Diversity as the Office of Supplier 43
69	69	Development; revising the office's powers, duties, and 44
70	70	functions; defining the term "Florida -based 45
71	71	enterprise"; repealing s. 287.0947, F.S., relating to 46
72	72	the Florida Advisory Counci l on Small and Minority 47
73	73	Business Development; repealing ss. 287.133, 287.134, 48
74	74	and 287.1346, F.S., relating to denial or revocation 49
75	75	of the right to transact business with public 50
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88	88	entities; repealing s. 287.1351, F.S., relating to 51
89	89	suspended vendors and state contracts; creating s. 52
90	90	287.1355, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the 53
91	91	Department of Management Services to establish a 54
92	92	prohibited vendors list; requiring a certain 55
93	93	certification and disclosure by vendors at a specified 56
94	94	time; requiring a specified sta tement to be contained 57
95	95	in any invitation to bid, request for proposal, 58
96	96	invitation to negotiate, or any contract entered into 59
97	97	by a date certain; providing construction; requiring 60
98	98	the department to maintain by electronic means the 61
99	99	prohibited vendors list; re quiring such list to be 62
100	100	posted on the department's website and updated within 63
101	101	a specified time period; requiring specified notice 64
102	102	from vendors, affiliates, and public entities to the 65
103	103	department; requiring the department to conduct an 66
104	104	investigation; authori zing the department to issue a 67
105	105	written demand on vendors in certain instances; 68
106	106	requiring department investigations to be conducted in 69
107	107	accordance with specified rules; requiring the 70
108	108	department to send notice of its investigation 71
109	109	determination in certain ins tances; providing notice 72
110	110	requirements; prohibiting vendors that do not receive 73
111	111	such notice from being placed on the prohibited 74
112	112	vendors list; authorizing vendors to file a petition 75
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127	127	prohibiting vendors from filing a petition for a 78
128	128	specified hearing; providing for procedural 79
129	129	applicability; providing exceptions; requiring the 80
130	130	department to establish its administrative action by a 81
131	131	specified burden of proof; p roviding for a certain 82
132	132	rebuttable presumption; providing for a specified 83
133	133	burden of proof of the vendor; listing certain factors 84
134	134	that the administrative law judge must consider in 85
135	135	such hearing; prohibiting vendors from engaging in 86
136	136	public contracting and pur chasing upon issuance of a 87
137	137	specified order; authorizing vendors to file a 88
138	138	petition for removal from the prohibited vendors list 89
139	139	in certain instances and within a specified time; 90
140	140	requiring removal proceedings to be conducted by 91
141	141	specified law; providing for the considerations of the 92
142	142	administrative law judge in such proceedings; 93
143	143	prohibiting vendors from filing subsequent petitions 94
144	144	for removal within a specified time period in certain 95
145	145	instances; authorizing the department to file such a 96
146	146	petition in certain inst ances; providing that vendors 97
147	147	and affiliates placed on the prohibited vendors list 98
148	148	are ineligible to receive certain incentives; 99
149	149	providing applicability; prohibiting a public entity 100
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158	158	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162	162	from contracting with vendors which would provide 101
163	163	access to certain inform ation unless a specified 102
164	164	affidavit is submitted; requiring a vendor, by a 103
165	165	specified date, to submit a specified affidavit to 104
166	166	extend or renew a contract with a public entity; 105
167	167	requiring the department to adopt rules; repealing s. 106
168	168	288.1167, F.S., relating to sports franchise contract 107
169	169	provisions for food and beverage concession and 108
170	170	contract awards to minority business enterprises; 109
171	171	providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; 110
172	172	amending s. 288.7015, F.S.; revising the duties of the 111
173	173	rules ombudsman; amend ing s. 288.702, F.S.; revising a 112
174	174	short title; amending s. 288.703, F.S.; revising 113
175	175	definitions; amending s. 288.7031, F.S.; revising 114
176	176	applicability; amending s. 288.705, F.S.; revising 115
177	177	provisions relating to the statewide contracts 116
178	178	register; repealing ss. 28 8.706, 288.7094, 288.7102, 117
179	179	288.71025, 288.7103, and 288.714, F.S., relating to 118
180	180	the Florida Minority Business Loan Mobilization 119
181	181	Program and the Black Business Loan Program; amending 120
182	182	s. 295.187, F.S.; providing duties of the Office of 121
183	183	Supplier Development re lating to the Florida Veteran 122
184	184	Business Enterprise Opportunity act; repealing s. 123
185	185	373.607, F.S., relating to minority business 124
186	186	enterprise procurement goals; repealing s. 473.3065, 125
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199	199	F.S., relating to the Clay Ford Scholarship Program 126
200	200	and the Certified Public A ccountant Education Minority 127
201	201	Assistance Advisory Council; repealing s. 641.217, 128
202	202	F.S., relating to the requirement of minority 129
203	203	recruitment and retention plans under the Health 130
204	204	Maintenance Organization Act; repealing s. 760.80, 131
205	205	F.S., relating to minority rep resentation on boards, 132
206	206	commissions, councils, and committees; amending ss. 133
207	207	16.615, 17.11, 20.60, 43.16, 110.105, 110.116, 134
208	208	110.211, 110.403, 187.201, 212.096, 215.971, 255.0992, 135
209	209	255.20, 282.201, 282.709, 286.101, 287.012, 287.0571, 136
210	210	287.056, 287.059, 287.059 1, 287.138, 288.0001, 137
211	211	288.001, 288.0065, 288.12266, 288.124, 288.776, 138
212	212	290.004, 290.0056, 290.0057, 290.046, 320.63, 331.351, 139
213	213	334.045, 338.227, 339.2821, 339.63, 348.754, 376.3072, 140
214	214	376.84, 381.986, 394.47865, 402.7305, 408.045, 141
215	215	409.901, 440.45, 489.125, 570 .07, 616.255, 616.256, 142
216	216	625.3255, 627.351, 627.3511, 657.042, 658.67, 947.02, 143
217	217	947.021, 957.09, 1001.706, 1004.435, 1009.70, 1013.45, 144
218	218	and 1013.46, F.S.; conforming cross -references and 145
219	219	provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 146
220	220	effective date. 147
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236	236	Section 1. Section 24.113, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 151
237	237	Section 2. Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, is amended 152
238	238	to read: 153
239	239	110.112 Affirmative action; Equal employment opportunity. — 154
240	240	(1)(a) It is the policy of this state to provide equal 155
241	241	employment opportunity. Discrimination in employment on the 156
242	242	basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, 157
243	243	age, handicap, political affiliation, or marital status is 158
244	244	prohibited. 159
245	245	(b) A hiring manager of an executive agency may not engage 160
246	246	in employment practices using set -asides, quotas, or other 161
247	247	preferences on the basis of race or gender when making decisions 162
248	248	regarding hiring, retention, or promotion assist in providing 163
249	249	the assurance of equal employment opportunity through programs 164
250	250	of affirmative and positive action that will allow full 165
251	251	utilization of women, minorities, and individuals who have a 166
252	252	disability. 167
253	253	(2)(a) The head of each executive agency shall develop and 168
254	254	implement an affirmative action plan in accordance with rules 169
255	255	adopted by the department and approved by a majority vote of the 170
256	256	Administration Commission before their adoption. 171
257	257	(b) Each executive agency shall establish annual goals for 172
258	258	ensuring full utilization of groups un derrepresented in the 173
259	259	agency's workforce, including women, minorities, and individuals 174
260	260	who have a disability, as compared to the relevant labor market, 175
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273	273	as defined by the agency. Each executive agency shall design its 176
274	274	affirmative action plan to meet its est ablished goals. 177
275	275	(c) Each executive agency shall annually report to the 178
276	276	department regarding the agency's progress toward increasing 179
277	277	employment among women, minorities, and individuals who have a 180
278	278	disability. 181
279	279	(d) An affirmative action -equal employment opportunity 182
280	280	officer shall be appointed by the head of each executive agency. 183
281	281	The affirmative action -equal employment opportunity officer's 184
282	282	responsibilities must include determining annual goals, 185
283	283	monitoring agency compliance, and providing consultation to 186
284	284	managers regarding progress, deficiencies, and appropriate 187
285	285	corrective action. 188
286	286	(e) The department shall report information in its annual 189
287	287	workforce report relating to the implementation, continuance, 190
288	288	updating, and results of each executive agency's affirmativ e 191
289	289	action plan for the previous fiscal year. The annual workforce 192
290	290	report must also include data for each executive agency relating 193
291	291	to employment levels among women, minorities, and individuals 194
292	292	who have a disability. 195
293	293	(f) The department shall provide to all supervisory 196
294	294	personnel of the executive agencies training in the principles 197
295	295	of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, the 198
296	296	development and implementation of affirmative action plans, and 199
297	297	the establishment of annual affirmative action goals. Th e 200
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311	311	participating agency shall reimburse the department for costs 202
312	312	incurred through such contract. After the department approves 203
313	313	the contents of the training program for the agencies, the 204
314	314	department may delegate this training to the executive agencies . 205
315	315	(2)(3)(a) The department, in consultation with the Agency 206
316	316	for Persons with Disabilities, the Division of Vocational 207
317	317	Rehabilitation and the Division of Blind Services of the 208
318	318	Department of Education, the De partment of Commerce, and the 209
319	319	Executive Office of the Governor, shall develop and implement 210
320	320	programs that incorporate internships, mentoring, on -the-job 211
321	321	training, unpaid work experience, situational assessments, and 212
322	322	other innovative strategies that are spe cifically geared toward 213
323	323	individuals who have a disability. 214
324	324	(b) By January 1, 2017, the department shall develop 215
325	325	mandatory training programs for human resources personnel and 216
326	326	hiring managers of executive agencies which support the 217
327	327	employment of individual s who have a disability. 218
328	328	(c)1. By January 1, 2017, each executive agency shall 219
329	329	develop an agency-specific plan that addresses how to promote 220
330	330	employment opportunities for individuals who have a disability. 221
331	331	2. The department shall assist executive agencies in the 222
332	332	implementation of agency -specific plans. The department shall 223
333	333	regularly report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 224
334	334	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the progress of 225
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349	349	(d) The department shall compile data regarding the hiring 228
350	350	practices of executive agencies with regard to individuals who 229
351	351	have a disability and make such data availabl e on its website. 230
352	352	(e) The department shall assist executive agencies in 231
353	353	identifying and implementing strategies for retaining employees 232
354	354	who have a disability which include, but are not limited to, 233
355	355	training programs, funding reasonable accommodations, inc reasing 234
356	356	access to appropriate technologies, and ensuring accessibility 235
357	357	of physical and virtual workplaces. 236
358	358	(f) The department shall adopt rules relating to forms 237
359	359	that provide for the voluntary self -identification of 238
360	360	individuals who have a disability and are employed by an 239
361	361	executive agency. 240
362	362	(g) This subsection does not create any substantive or 241
363	363	procedural right or benefit enforceable at law or in equity 242
364	364	against the state or a state agency, or an officer, employee, or 243
365	365	agent thereof. 244
366	366	(4) Each state attor ney and public defender shall: 245
367	367	(a) Develop and implement an affirmative action plan. 246
368	368	(b) Establish annual goals for ensuring full utilization 247
369	369	of groups underrepresented in its workforce as compared to the 248
370	370	relevant labor market in this state. The state attorneys' and 249
371	371	public defenders' affirmative action plans must be designed to 250
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385	385	(c) Appoint an affirmative action -equal employment 252
386	386	opportunity officer. 253
387	387	(3)(5) The state and, its agencies and officers shall 254
388	388	ensure freedom from discrimination in employment as provided by 255
389	389	the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, by s. 112.044, and by this 256
390	390	chapter. 257
391	391	(4)(6) Any individual claiming to be aggrieved by an 258
392	392	unlawful employment practice may file a complaint with the 259
393	393	Florida Commission on Hu man Relations or the Attorney General, 260
394	394	as provided by s. 760.11 , or the Department of Business of 261
395	395	Professional Regulation . 262
396	396	(5)(7) The department shall review and monitor executive 263
397	397	agency actions in carrying out the rules adopted by the 264
398	398	department pursuant to this section. 265
399	399	Section 3. Paragraphs (c), (m), and (n) of subsection (2) 266
400	400	and paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 110.123, Florida 267
401	401	Statutes, are amended to read: 268
402	402	110.123 State group insurance program. — 269
403	403	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in ss. 110.123-110.1239, the 270
404	404	term: 271
405	405	(c) "Enrollee" means all state officers and employees, 272
406	406	retired state officers and employees, surviving dependent 273
407	407	children eligible for premium payment under ss. 112.19 and 274
408	408	112.191, surviving spouses of deceased state officers and 275
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422	422	or individuals with continuation coverage who are enrolled in an 277
423	423	insurance plan offered by the state group insurance program. The 278
424	424	term includes all state university officers and employees, 279
425	425	retired state university officers and employees, surviving 280
426	426	spouses of deceased state university officers and employees, and 281
427	427	terminated state university employees or individuals with 282
428	428	continuation coverage who are enrolled in an insurance plan 283
429	429	offered by the state group insurance program. The term includes 284
430	430	all Florida College System institution officers and employees, 285
431	431	retired Florida College System institution officers and 286
432	432	employees, surviving spouses of deceased Florida College System 287
433	433	institution officers and em ployees, and terminated Florida 288
434	434	College System institution employees or individuals with 289
435	435	continuation coverage who are enrolled in an insurance plan 290
436	436	offered by the state group insurance program. As used in this 291
437	437	paragraph, state employees and retired state employees also 292
438	438	include employees and retired employees of the Division of 293
439	439	Rehabilitation and Liquidation. 294
440	440	(m) "State group health insurance plan or plans" or "state 295
441	441	plan or plans" means the state self -insured health insurance 296
442	442	plan or plans offered to sta te officers and employees, retired 297
443	443	state officers and employees, eligible former employees, 298
444	444	surviving dependent children eligible for premium payment under 299
445	445	ss. 112.19 and 112.191, and surviving spouses of deceased state 300
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458	458	officers, employees, and eligible fo rmer employees under this 301
459	459	section. 302
460	460	(n) "State group insurance program" or "programs" means 303
461	461	the package of insurance plans offered to state officers and 304
462	462	employees, retired state officers and employees, eligible former 305
463	463	employees, and surviving spouses of d eceased state officers, 306
464	464	employees, surviving dependent children eligible for premium 307
465	465	payment under ss. 112.19 and 112.191, and eligible former 308
466	466	employees under this section, including the state group health 309
467	467	insurance plan or plans, health maintenance organi zation plans, 310
468	468	TRICARE supplemental insurance plans, and other plans required 311
469	469	or authorized by law. 312
470	470	(3) STATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM. — 313
471	471	(g) Participation by individuals in the program is 314
472	472	available to all state officers, full -time state employees, 315
473	473	part-time state employees, and eligible former employees and is 316
474	474	voluntary. Participation in the program is also available to 317
475	475	retired state officers and employees who elect at the time of 318
476	476	retirement to continue coverage under the program, but may elect 319
477	477	to continue all or only part of the coverage they had at the 320
478	478	time of retirement. A surviving dependent child eligible for 321
479	479	premium payment under ss. 112.19 and 112.191 or a surviving 322
480	480	spouse may elect to continue coverage only under a state group 323
481	481	health insurance plan , a TRICARE supplemental insurance plan, or 324
482	482	a health maintenance organization plan. 325
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495	495	Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 110.12301, Florida 326
496	496	Statutes, is amended to read: 327
497	497	110.12301 Competitive procurement of postpayment claims 328
498	498	review services and depe ndent eligibility verification services; 329
499	499	public records exemption. — 330
500	500	(1) The Division of State Group Insurance is directed to 331
501	501	competitively procure postpayment claims review services for the 332
502	502	state group health insurance plans established pursuant to s. 333
503	503	110.123. Compensation under the contract shall be paid from 334
504	504	amounts identified as claim overpayments that are made by or on 335
505	505	behalf of the health plans and that ar e recovered by the vendor. 336
506	506	The vendor may retain that portion of the amount recovered as 337
507	507	provided in the contract. The contract must require the vendor 338
508	508	to maintain all necessary documentation supporting the amounts 339
509	509	recovered by the vendor or, retained by the division., and 340
510	510	remitted to the division; and 341
511	511	Section 5. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) and subsection 342
512	512	(4) of section 110.205, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 343
513	513	paragraphs (y), (z), and (aa) are added to subsection (2) of 344
514	514	that section, to read: 345
515	515	110.205 Career service; exemptions. — 346
516	516	(2) EXEMPT POSITIONS. —The exempt positions that are not 347
517	517	covered by this part include the following: 348
518	518	(n)1.a. In addition to those positions exempted by other 349
519	519	paragraphs of this subsection, each department head may 350
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532	532	designate a maximum of 20 policymaking or managerial positions, 351
533	533	as defined by the department and approved by the Administration 352
534	534	Commission, as being exempt from the Career Service System. 353
535	535	Career service employees who occupy a position designated as a 354
536	536	position in the Selected Exempt Service under this paragraph 355
537	537	shall have the right to remain in the Career Service System by 356
538	538	opting to serve in a position not exempted by the employing 357
539	539	agency. Unless otherwise fixed by law, the department shall set 358
540	540	the salary and benefits of these positions in accordance with 359
541	541	the rules of the Selected Exempt Service ; provided, however, 360
542	542	that if the agency head determines that the general counsel, 361
543	543	chief Cabinet aide, public information administrator or 362
544	544	comparable position for a Cabine t officer, inspector general, or 363
545	545	legislative affairs director has both policymaking and 364
546	546	managerial responsibilities and if the department determines 365
547	547	that any such position has both policymaking and managerial 366
548	548	responsibilities, the salary and benefits for e ach such position 367
549	549	shall be established by the department in accordance with the 368
550	550	rules of the Senior Management Service . 369
551	551	b. In addition, each department may designate one 370
552	552	additional position in the Senior Management Service if that 371
553	553	position reports direct ly to the agency head or to a position in 372
554	554	the Senior Management Service and if any additional costs are 373
555	555	absorbed from the existing budget of that department. 374
556	556	c. In addition to those positions exempted under this 375
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569	569	subsection, each department head may designate a maximum of 376
570	570	three cybersecurity positions as being exempt from the Career 377
571	571	Service System. Career service employees who occupy a position 378
572	572	designated as a position in the Selected Exempt Service under 379
573	573	this paragraph shall have the right to remain in the Career 380
574	574	Service System by opting to serve in a position not exempted by 381
575	575	the employing agency. Unless otherwise fixed by law, the 382
576	576	department shall set the salary and benefits of these positions 383
577	577	in accordance with the rules of the Selected Exempt Servi ce. 384
578	578	2. If otherwise exempt, employees of the Public Employees 385
579	579	Relations Commission, the Commission on Human Relations, and the 386
580	580	Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission, upon the 387
581	581	certification of their respective commission heads, may be 388
582	582	provided for under this paragraph as members of the Senior 389
583	583	Management Service, if otherwise qualified. However, the deputy 390
584	584	general counsel of the Public Employees Relations Commission 391
585	585	shall be compensated as members of the Selected Exempt Service. 392
586	586	(y) The general couns el, chief or senior Cabinet aide, 393
587	587	public information administrator, chief information officer, 394
588	588	communications director or comparable position for a Cabinet 395
589	589	officer, inspector general, or legislative affairs director of 396
590	590	each department. The salary and benef its for each such position 397
591	591	shall be established by the department in accordance with the 398
592	592	rules of the Senior Management Service. 399
593	593	(z) The information security manager under s. 400
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606	606	282.318(4)(a) and personnel employed by, or reporting to, the 401
607	607	Chief Inspector General, general counsel, the state chief 402
608	608	information security officer, the state chief data officer, and 403
609	609	the information security manager. Unless otherwise fixed by law, 404
610	610	the department shall establish the salary and benefits for these 405
611	611	positions in accordan ce with the rules of the Selected Exempt 406
612	612	Service. 407
613	613	(aa) All actuaries at each department. Unless otherwise 408
614	614	fixed by law, the department shall establish the salary and 409
615	615	benefits for these positions in accordance with the rules of the 410
616	616	Selected Exempt Service . 411
617	617	(4) DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT. —When used in this section, 412
618	618	the term "department" means shall mean all departments and 413
619	619	commissions of the executive branch, whether created by the 414
620	620	State Constitution or chapter 20; the office of the Governor; 415
621	621	the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services 416
622	622	Commission; the Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial 417
623	623	Services Commission; the Florida Gaming Control Commission; the 418
624	624	Division of the State Guard; the Division of Administrative 419
625	625	Hearings; the Commiss ion on Offender Review; the Florida 420
626	626	Commission on Human Relations; the Public Employees Relations 421
627	627	Commission; and the Public Service Commission; however, the term 422
628	628	"department" means shall mean the Department of Management 423
629	629	Services when used in the context of the authority to establish 424
630	630	pay bands and benefits. 425
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643	643	Section 6. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 110.211, 426
644	644	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 427
645	645	110.211 Recruitment. — 428
646	646	(1) Recruiting must shall be planned and carried out in a 429
647	647	manner that assures open competition based upon current and 430
648	648	projected employing agency needs, taking into consideration the 431
649	649	number and types of positions to be filled and the labor market 432
650	650	conditions. However, this subsection does not apply to the 433
651	651	recruitment of an apprentice participating in an apprenticeship 434
652	652	program, as defined in s. 446.021(6), or in a related field , 435
653	653	with special emphasis placed on recruiting efforts to attract 436
654	654	minorities, women, or other groups that are underrepresented in 437
655	655	the workforce of the employing age ncy. 438
656	656	(4) All recruitment literature involving state position 439
657	657	vacancies shall contain the phrase "An Equal Opportunity 440
658	658	Employer/Affirmative Action Employer ." 441
659	659	Section 7. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 442
660	660	110.605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 443
661	661	110.605 Powers and duties; personnel rules, records, 444
662	662	reports, and performance appraisal. — 445
663	663	(1) The department shall adopt and administer uniform 446
664	664	personnel rules, records, and reports relating to employees and 447
665	665	positions in the Selected Exempt Se rvice, as well as any other 448
666	666	rules and procedures relating to personnel administration which 449
667	667	are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part. 450
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680	680	(d) The department shall develop a program of affirmative 451
681	681	and positive actions that will ensure full utiliza tion of women 452
682	682	and minorities in Selected Exempt Service positions. 453
683	683	Section 8. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subsection (2) of 454
684	684	section 112.19, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 455
685	685	112.19 Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional 456
686	686	probation officers; death benefits.— 457
687	687	(2) 458
688	688	(g) Any political subdivision of the state that employs a 459
689	689	full-time law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1) or 460
690	690	a full-time correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2) who 461
691	691	is killed in the line of duty on or after Ju ly 1, 1993, as a 462
692	692	result of an act of violence inflicted by another person while 463
693	693	the officer is engaged in the performance of law enforcement 464
694	694	duties or as a result of an assault against the officer under 465
695	695	riot conditions shall pay the entire premium of the p olitical 466
696	696	subdivision's health insurance plan for the employee's surviving 467
697	697	spouse until remarried, and for each dependent child of the 468
698	698	employee until the end of the calendar year in which the child 469
699	699	reaches the age of 26 majority or until the end of the cale ndar 470
700	700	year in which the child reaches the age of 25 if: 471
701	701	1. At the time of the employee's death, the child is 472
702	702	dependent upon the employee for support; and 473
703	703	2. The surviving child continues to be dependent for 474
704	704	support, or the surviving child is a full -time or part-time 475
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717	717	student and is dependent for support . 476
718	718	(h)1. Any employer who employs a full -time law 477
719	719	enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer 478
720	720	who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury, 479
721	721	as defined in s. 440.02, Flor ida Statutes 2002, in the line of 480
722	722	duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health 481
723	723	insurance plan for the injured employee, the injured employee's 482
724	724	spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured employee 483
725	725	until the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches 484
726	726	the age of 26 majority or until the end of the calendar year in 485
727	727	which the child reaches the age of 25 if the child continues to 486
728	728	be dependent for support, or the child is a full -time or part-487
729	729	time student and is dependent for support . The term "health 488
730	730	insurance plan" does not include supplemental benefits that are 489
731	731	not part of the basic group health insurance plan. If the 490
732	732	injured employee subsequently dies, the employer shall continue 491
733	733	to pay the entire health insurance premium for the s urviving 492
734	734	spouse until remarried, and for the dependent children, under 493
735	735	the conditions outlined in this paragraph. However: 494
736	736	a. Health insurance benefits payable from any other source 495
737	737	shall reduce benefits payable under this section. 496
738	738	b. It is unlawful fo r a person to willfully and knowingly 497
739	739	make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge 498
740	740	another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or 499
741	741	misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance 500
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754	754	coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates 501
755	755	this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 502
756	756	punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 503
757	757	c. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon 504
758	758	conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b., 505
759	759	a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation 506
760	760	officer or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to receive 507
761	761	health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall forfeit the 508
762	762	right to receive such health insurance benefits, and shall 509
763	763	reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the fraud or 510
764	764	other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub -511
765	765	subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of 512
766	766	guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of 513
767	767	whether adjudication is withheld. 514
768	768	2. In order for the officer, spouse, and dependent 515
769	769	children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury 516
770	770	must have occurred as the result of the officer's response to 517
771	771	fresh pursuit, the officer's response to what is re asonably 518
772	772	believed to be an emergency, or an unlawful act perpetrated by 519
773	773	another. Except as otherwise provided herein, this paragraph may 520
774	774	not be construed to limit health insurance coverage for which 521
775	775	the officer, spouse, or dependent children may otherwise be 522
776	776	eligible, except that a person who qualifies under this section 523
777	777	is not eligible for the health insurance subsidy provided under 524
778	778	chapter 121, chapter 175, or chapter 185. 525
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791	791	Section 9. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (2) of 526
792	792	section 112.191, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 527
793	793	112.191 Firefighters; death benefits. — 528
794	794	(2) 529
795	795	(f) Any political subdivision of the state that employs a 530
796	796	full-time firefighter who is killed in the line of duty on or 531
797	797	after July 1, 1993, as a result of an act of violence inflicted 532
798	798	by another person while the firefighter is engaged in the 533
799	799	performance of firefighter duties, as a result of a fire which 534
800	800	has been determined to have been caused by an act of arson, or 535
801	801	as a result of an assault against the firefighter under riot 536
802	802	conditions shall pay the entire premium of the political 537
803	803	subdivision's health insu rance plan for the employee's surviving 538
804	804	spouse until remarried, and for each dependent child of the 539
805	805	employee until the end of the calendar year in which the child 540
806	806	reaches the age of 26 majority or until the end of the calendar 541
807	807	year in which the child reach es the age of 25 if: 542
808	808	1. At the time of the employee's death, the child is 543
809	809	dependent upon the employee for support; and 544
810	810	2. The surviving child continues to be dependent for 545
811	811	support, or the surviving child is a full -time or part-time 546
812	812	student and is depen dent for support. 547
813	813	(g)1. Any employer who employs a full -time firefighter 548
814	814	who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury, 549
815	815	as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of 550
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828	828	duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's h ealth 551
829	829	insurance plan for the injured employee, the injured employee's 552
830	830	spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured employee 553
831	831	until the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches 554
832	832	the age of 26 majority or until the end of the calendar year in 555
833	833	which the child reaches the age of 25 if the child continues to 556
834	834	be dependent for support, or the child is a full -time or part-557
835	835	time student and is dependent for support . The term "health 558
836	836	insurance plan" does not include supplemental benefits that are 559
837	837	not part of the basic group health insurance plan. If the 560
838	838	injured employee subsequently dies, the employer shall continue 561
839	839	to pay the entire health insurance premium for the surviving 562
840	840	spouse until remarried, and for the dependent children, under 563
841	841	the conditions outlined in this paragraph. However: 564
842	842	a. Health insurance benefits payable from any other source 565
843	843	shall reduce benefits payable under this section. 566
844	844	b. It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly 567
845	845	make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge 568
846	846	another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or 569
847	847	misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance 570
848	848	coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates 571
849	849	this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of t he first degree, 572
850	850	punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 573
851	851	c. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon 574
852	852	conviction for a violation as described in sub -subparagraph b., 575
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865	865	a firefighter or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to 576
866	866	receive health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall 577
867	867	forfeit the right to receive such health insurance benefits, and 578
868	868	shall reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the 579
869	869	fraud or other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub -580
870	870	subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of 581
871	871	guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of 582
872	872	whether adjudication is withheld. 583
873	873	2. In order for the firefighter, spouse, and dependent 584
874	874	children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury 585
875	875	must have occurred as the result of the firefighter's response 586
876	876	to what is reasonably believed to be an emergency involving the 587
877	877	protection of life or property, or an unlawful act perpetrated 588
878	878	by another. Except as otherwise provided herein, this parag raph 589
879	879	may not be construed to limit health insurance coverage for 590
880	880	which the firefighter, spouse, or dependent children may 591
881	881	otherwise be eligible, except that a person who qualifies for 592
882	882	benefits under this section is not eligible for the health 593
883	883	insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter 175, or 594
884	884	chapter 185. 595
885	885	596
886	886	Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, 597
887	887	the death benefits provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (f) 598
888	888	shall also be applicable and paid in cases where a firefighter 599
889	889	received bodily injury prior to July 1, 1993, and subsequently 600
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902	902	died on or after July 1, 1993, as a result of such in -line-of-601
903	903	duty injury. 602
904	904	Section 10. Section 217.07, Florida Statutes, is amended 603
905	905	to read: 604
906	906	217.07 Transfer of surplus property assets to departm ent.—605
907	907	The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to transfer to 606
908	908	the department any funds unexpended in the Surplus Property 607
909	909	Revolving Trust Fund account in the State Treasury. This 608
910	910	revolving fund shall remain in existence as a separate trust 609
911	911	fund as long as the surplus property program exists. Upon 610
912	912	termination of the program any remaining funds shall be disposed 611
913	913	of as provided by federal law. All funds held in the Surplus 612
914	914	Property Revolving Trust Fund account in the State Treasury 613
915	915	which are generated by the Federal Surplus Personal Property 614
916	916	Donation Program shall be used only for the direct and indirect 615
917	917	operating expenses of the federal program administered by the 616
918	918	department. 617
919	919	Section 11. Sections 255.101 and 255.102, Florida 618
920	920	Statutes, are repealed. 619
921	921	Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) and 620
922	922	paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of section 287.042, 621
923	923	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 622
924	924	287.042 Powers, duties, and functions. —The department 623
925	925	shall have the following powers, duties, and functions: 624
926	926	(2)(a) To establish purchasing agreements and procure 625
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939	939	state term contracts for commodities and contractual services, 626
940	940	pursuant to s. 287.057, under which state agencies shall, and 627
941	941	eligible users may, make purchases pursuant to s. 287.056. The 628
942	942	department may restrict purchases from some term contracts to 629
943	943	state agencies only for those term contracts where the inclusion 630
944	944	of other governmental entities will have an adverse effect on 631
945	945	competition or to those federal facilities located in this 632
946	946	state. In such planning or purchasing the Office of Supplier 633
947	947	Diversity may monitor to ensure that opportunities are afforded 634
948	948	for contracting with minority business enterprises. The 635
949	949	department, for state term contracts, and all agencies, for 636
950	950	multiyear contractual se rvices or term contracts, shall explore 637
951	951	reasonable and economical means to utilize certified minority 638
952	952	business enterprises. Purchases by any county, municipality, 639
953	953	private nonprofit community transportation coordinator 640
954	954	designated pursuant to chapter 427, wh ile conducting business 641
955	955	related solely to the Commission for the Transportation 642
956	956	Disadvantaged, or other local public agency under the provisions 643
957	957	in the state purchasing contracts, and purchases, from the 644
958	958	corporation operating the correctional work programs , of 645
959	959	products or services that are subject to paragraph (1)(f), are 646
960	960	exempt from the competitive solicitation requirements otherwise 647
961	961	applying to their purchases. 648
962	962	(c) Any person who files an action protesting a decision 649
963	963	or intended decision pertaining to c ontracts administered by the 650
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977	977	to s. 120.57(3)(b) shall post with the department, the water 652
978	978	management district, or the agency at the time of filing the 653
979	979	formal written protest a bond payable to t he department, the 654
980	980	water management district, or agency in an amount equal to 1 655
981	981	percent of the estimated contract amount. For protests of 656
982	982	decisions or intended decisions pertaining to exceptional 657
983	983	purchases, the bond shall be in an amount equal to 1 percent of 658
984	984	the estimated contract amount for the exceptional purchase. The 659
985	985	estimated contract amount shall be based upon the contract price 660
986	986	submitted by the protestor or, if no contract price was 661
987	987	submitted, the department, water management district, or agency 662
988	988	shall estimate the contract amount based on factors including, 663
989	989	but not limited to, the price of previous or existing contracts 664
990	990	for similar commodities or contractual services, the amount 665
991	991	appropriated by the Legislature for the contract, or the fair 666
992	992	market value of similar commodities or contractual services. The 667
993	993	agency shall provide the estimated contract amount to the vendor 668
994	994	within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state 669
995	995	holidays, after the filing of the notice of protest by the 670
996	996	vendor. The estimate d contract amount is not subject to protest 671
997	997	pursuant to s. 120.57(3). The bond shall be conditioned upon the 672
998	998	payment of all costs and charges that are adjudged against the 673
999	999	protestor in the administrative hearing in which the action is 674
1000	1000	brought and in any su bsequent appellate court proceeding. In 675
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1014	1014	or agency may, in either case, accept a cashier's check, 677
1015	1015	official bank check, or money order in the amount of the bond. 678
1016	1016	If, after completion of the admin istrative hearing process and 679
1017	1017	any appellate court proceedings, the department, water 680
1018	1018	management district, or agency prevails, it shall recover all 681
1019	1019	costs and charges which shall be included in the final order or 682
1020	1020	judgment, excluding attorney attorney's fees. This section shall 683
1021	1021	not apply to protests filed by the Office of Supplier Diversity. 684
1022	1022	Upon payment of such costs and charges by the protestor, the 685
1023	1023	bond, cashier's check, official bank check, or money order shall 686
1024	1024	be returned to the protestor. If, after the c ompletion of the 687
1025	1025	administrative hearing process and any appellate court 688
1026	1026	proceedings, the protestor prevails, the protestor shall recover 689
1027	1027	from the department, water management district, or agency all 690
1028	1028	costs and charges which shall be included in the final or der or 691
1029	1029	judgment, excluding attorney attorney's fees. 692
1030	1030	(3) To establish a system of coordinated, uniform 693
1031	1031	procurement policies, procedures, and practices to be used by 694
1032	1032	agencies in acquiring commodities and contractual services, 695
1033	1033	which shall include, but not be limited to: 696
1034	1034	(b)1. Development of procedures for advertising 697
1035	1035	solicitations. These procedures must provide for electronic 698
1036	1036	posting of solicitations for at least 10 days before the date 699
1037	1037	set for receipt of bids, proposals, or replies, unless the 700
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1051	1051	period of time is necessary to avoid harming the interests of 702
1052	1052	the state. The Office of Supplier Diversity may consult with the 703
1053	1053	department regarding the development of solicitation 704
1054	1054	distribution procedure s to ensure that maximum distribution is 705
1055	1055	afforded to certified minority business enterprises as defined 706
1056	1056	in s. 288.703. 707
1057	1057	2. Development of procedures for electronic posting. The 708
1058	1058	department shall designate a centralized website on the Internet 709
1059	1059	for the department and other agencies to electronically post 710
1060	1060	solicitations, decisions or intended decisions, and other 711
1061	1061	matters relating to procurement. 712
1062	1062	(c) Development of procedures for the receipt and opening 713
1063	1063	of bids, proposals, or replies by an agency. Such procedures 714
1064	1064	shall provide the Office of Supplier Diversity an opportunity to 715
1065	1065	monitor and ensure that the contract award is consistent with 716
1066	1066	the requirements of s. 287.09451. 717
1067	1067	Section 13. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) and paragraph 718
1068	1068	(b) of subsection (4) of sect ion 287.055, Florida Statutes, are 719
1069	1069	amended to read: 720
1070	1070	287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural, 721
1071	1071	engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping 722
1072	1072	services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited; 723
1073	1073	penalties.— 724
1074	1074	(3) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES. — 725
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1088	1088	including capabilities, adequacy of personnel, past record, 727
1089	1089	experience, whether the firm is a certified minority business 728
1090	1090	enterprise as defined by the Flori da Small and Minority Business 729
1091	1091	Assistance Act, and other factors determined by the agency to be 730
1092	1092	applicable to its particular requirements. When securing 731
1093	1093	professional services, an agency must endeavor to meet the 732
1094	1094	minority business enterprise procurement goa ls under s. 733
1095	1095	287.09451. 734
1096	1096	(4) COMPETITIVE SELECTION. — 735
1097	1097	(b) The agency shall select in order of preference no 736
1098	1098	fewer than three firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to 737
1099	1099	perform the required services. In determining whether a firm is 738
1100	1100	qualified, the agency shall consider such factors as the ability 739
1101	1101	of professional personnel; whether a firm is a certified 740
1102	1102	minority business enterprise; past performance; willingness to 741
1103	1103	meet time and budget requirements; location; recent, current, 742
1104	1104	and projected workloads of the firms; and the volume of work 743
1105	1105	previously awarded to each firm by the agency, with the object 744
1106	1106	of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among 745
1107	1107	qualified firms, provided such distribution does not violate the 746
1108	1108	principle of selection of the most h ighly qualified firms. The 747
1109	1109	agency may request, accept, and consider proposals for the 748
1110	1110	compensation to be paid under the contract only during 749
1111	1111	competitive negotiations under subsection (5). 750
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1125	1125	(28) of section 287.057, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 752
1126	1126	subsections (8) and (9) and (10) through (25), respectively, and 753
1127	1127	subsection (7), present subsections (8), (9), (12), and (14), 754
1128	1128	paragraph (d) of present subsection (15), and present subsection 755
1129	1129	(18) of that section are amended to read: 756
1130	1130	287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual 757
1131	1131	services.— 758
1132	1132	(7) Upon issuance of any solicitation, an agency shall, 759
1133	1133	upon request by the department, forward to the department one 760
1134	1134	copy of each solicitation for all commodity and contractual 761
1135	1135	services purchases in excess of the threshold amount provided in 762
1136	1136	s. 287.017 for CATEGORY TWO. An agency shall also, upon request, 763
1137	1137	furnish a copy of all competitive -solicitation tabulations. The 764
1138	1138	Office of Supplier Diversity may also request from the agencies 765
1139	1139	any information submitted to the department pursuant to this 766
1140	1140	subsection. 767
1141	1141	(8)(a) In order to strive to meet the minority business 768
1142	1142	enterprise procurement goals set forth in s. 287.09451, an 769
1143	1143	agency may reserve any contract for competitive solicitation 770
1144	1144	only among certified minority business enterprises. Agencies 771
1145	1145	shall review all their contracts each fiscal year and shall 772
1146	1146	determine which contracts may be reserved for solicitation only 773
1147	1147	among certified minority business enterprises. This reservation 774
1148	1148	may only be used when it is determined, by reasonable and 775
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1161	1161	objective means, before the s olicitation that there are capable, 776
1162	1162	qualified certified minority business enterprises available to 777
1163	1163	submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to provide for 778
1164	1164	effective competition. The Office of Supplier Diversity shall 779
1165	1165	consult with any agency in reachi ng such determination when 780
1166	1166	deemed appropriate. 781
1167	1167	(b) Before a contract may be reserved for solicitation 782
1168	1168	only among certified minority business enterprises, the agency 783
1169	1169	head must find that such a reservation is in the best interests 784
1170	1170	of the state. All determi nations shall be subject to s. 785
1171	1171	287.09451(5). Once a decision has been made to reserve a 786
1172	1172	contract, but before sealed bids, proposals, or replies are 787
1173	1173	requested, the agency shall estimate what it expects the amount 788
1174	1174	of the contract to be, based on the nature o f the services or 789
1175	1175	commodities involved and their value under prevailing market 790
1176	1176	conditions. If all the sealed bids, proposals, or replies 791
1177	1177	received are over this estimate, the agency may reject the bids, 792
1178	1178	proposals, or replies and request new ones from certif ied 793
1179	1179	minority business enterprises, or the agency may reject the 794
1180	1180	bids, proposals, or replies and reopen the bidding to all 795
1181	1181	eligible vendors. 796
1182	1182	(c) All agencies shall consider the use of price 797
1183	1183	preferences of up to 10 percent, weighted preference formulas, 798
1184	1184	or other preferences for vendors as determined appropriate 799
1185	1185	pursuant to guidelines established in accordance with s. 800
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1199	1199	enterprises. 802
1200	1200	(d) All agencies shall avoid any undue concentration of 803
1201	1201	contracts or purchases in categories of commodities or 804
1202	1202	contractual services in order to meet the minority business 805
1203	1203	enterprise purchasing goals in s. 287.09451. 806
1204	1204	(9) An agency may reserve any contract for competitive 807
1205	1205	solicitation only among vendors who agree to u se certified 808
1206	1206	minority business enterprises as subcontractors or subvendors. 809
1207	1207	The percentage of funds, in terms of gross contract amount and 810
1208	1208	revenues, which must be expended with the certified minority 811
1209	1209	business enterprise subcontractors and subvendors shall be 812
1210	1210	determined by the agency before such contracts may be reserved. 813
1211	1211	In order to bid on a contract so reserved, the vendor shall 814
1212	1212	identify those certified minority business enterprises which 815
1213	1213	will be utilized as subcontractors or subvendors by sworn 816
1214	1214	statement. At the time of performance or project completion, the 817
1215	1215	contractor shall report by sworn statement the payments and 818
1216	1216	completion of work for all certified minority business 819
1217	1217	enterprises used in the contract. 820
1218	1218	(12) If two equal responses to a solicitation or a request 821
1219	1219	for quote are received and one response is from a certified 822
1220	1220	minority business enterprise, the agency shall enter into a 823
1221	1221	contract with the certified minority business enterprise. 824
1222	1222	(11)(14) Contracts for commodities or contractual services 825
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1235	1235	may be renewed for a period that may not exceed 3 years or the 826
1236	1236	term of the original contract, whichever is longer. Renewal of a 827
1237	1237	contract for commodities or contractual services must be in 828
1238	1238	writing and is subject to the same terms and conditions set 829
1239	1239	forth in the initial contract and any written amendments signed 830
1240	1240	by the parties. If the commodity or contractual service is 831
1241	1241	purchased as a result of the solicitation of bids, proposals, or 832
1242	1242	replies, the price of the commodity or contractual service to be 833
1243	1243	renewed must be specified in the bid, proposal, or reply, except 834
1244	1244	that an agency may negotiate lower pricing. A renewal contract 835
1245	1245	may not include any compensation for costs associated with the 836
1246	1246	renewal. Renewals are contingent upon satisfactory performance 837
1247	1247	evaluations by the ag ency and subject to the availability of 838
1248	1248	funds. Exceptional purchase contracts pursuant to paragraphs 839
1249	1249	(3)(a) and (c) may not be renewed. With the exception of 840
1250	1250	subsection (9) (11), if a contract amendment results in a longer 841
1251	1251	contract term or increased paymen ts, a state agency may not 842
1252	1252	renew or amend a contract for the outsourcing of a service or 843
1253	1253	activity that has an original term value exceeding $5 million 844
1254	1254	before submitting a written report concerning contract 845
1255	1255	performance to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 846
1256	1256	the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 90 days 847
1257	1257	before execution of the renewal or amendment. 848
1258	1258	(12)(15) 849
1259	1259	(d) Each contract manager who is responsible for contracts 850
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1272	1272	in excess of $10 million annually must, in addition to the 851
1273	1273	training required in paragraph (b) and the training and 852
1274	1274	certification required in paragraph (c), possess at least 3 5 853
1275	1275	years of experience managing contracts of at least in excess of 854
1276	1276	$5 million in total annually. 855
1277	1277	(15)(18) Any person who supervises contract admin istrators 856
1278	1278	or contract or grant managers that meet criteria for 857
1279	1279	certification in subsection (12) (15) shall annually complete 858
1280	1280	public procurement training for supervisors within 12 months 859
1281	1281	after appointment to the supervisory position. The department is 860
1282	1282	responsible for establishing and disseminating the training 861
1283	1283	course content required for supervisors. 862
1284	1284	Section 15. Section 287.084, Florida Statutes, is amended 863
1285	1285	to read: 864
1286	1286	287.084 Preference to Florida businesses. — 865
1287	1287	(1) For purposes of this section, a vendor is deemed to 866
1288	1288	have its principal place of business in this state if the 867
1289	1289	vendor: 868
1290	1290	(a) Is incorporated in this state as a Florida business 869
1291	1291	entity and is not a foreign business entity, unless 870
1292	1292	incorporation is used to do business on behalf of a parent 871
1293	1293	company or benefit an owner outside of this state. 872
1294	1294	(b) Maintains a physical location in this state. 873
1295	1295	(c) Has more than 50 percent of its workforce domiciled in 874
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1310	1310	commodities or contractual services in excess of the threshold 877
1311	1311	amount provided for CATEGORY TWO in s. 287.017, an agency must 878
1312	1312	apply a 5 percent price preference for bids and proposals from a 879
1313	1313	vendor whose principal place of business is in this state. For 880
1314	1314	competitive solicitations under s. 287.057(1)(c), an agency must 881
1315	1315	apply a 5 percent price preference for a vendor the principal 882
1316	1316	place of business of which is in this state if pricing is scored 883
1317	1317	during the evaluation phase. If pricing is not scored during the 884
1318	1318	evaluation phase, an agency must include such preference in the 885
1319	1319	stated goals of an invitation to negotiate to determine best 886
1320	1320	value. 887
1321	1321	(b) For competitive solicitations for contracts for 888
1322	1322	commodities or contractual services under this subsection, an 889
1323	1323	agency must give preference in the following order for any bid, 890
1324	1324	proposal, or reply submitted by a vendor the principal place of 891
1325	1325	business of which is in this state, provided the statements in 892
1326	1326	such bid, proposal, or reply are equal with respect to price, 893
1327	1327	quality, and service: 894
1328	1328	1. To the vendor that manufactures and assembles goods in 895
1329	1329	their entirety in this state. A vendor may not substitute e nd 896
1330	1330	products that would otherwise not qualify for such preference 897
1331	1331	after the award of the contract or during the contract term, 898
1332	1332	unless pricing or availability of supply is affected by extreme 899
1333	1333	and unforeseen volatility in the marketplace. 900
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1347	1347	its goods in this state. 902
1348	1348	3. To the vendor that employs the greater number of 903
1349	1349	individuals who are domiciled in this state. 904
1350	1350	(3)(a) For competitive solicitations for contracts for 905
1351	1351	commodities or contractual services in excess of the threshold 906
1352	1352	amount for CATEGORY TWO in s. 287.017, an agency must apply a 5 907
1353	1353	percent price preference for bids and proposals from a vendor 908
1354	1354	the principal place of business of which is outside of this 909
1355	1355	state. For competitive solicitations pursu ant to section s. 910
1356	1356	287.057(1)(c), an agency must apply a 5 percent price preference 911
1357	1357	for a reply from a vendor the principal place of business of 912
1358	1358	which is outside of this state if pricing is scored during the 913
1359	1359	evaluation phase. If pricing is not scored during the evaluation 914
1360	1360	phase, an agency must include such preference in the stated 915
1361	1361	goals of an invitation to negotiate to determine best value. 916
1362	1362	(b) For competitive solicitations for contracts for 917
1363	1363	commodities or contractual services under this subsection, an 918
1364	1364	agency must give preference in the following order for any bid, 919
1365	1365	proposal, or reply submitted by a vendor the principal place of 920
1366	1366	business of which is outside of this state, provided the 921
1367	1367	statements in such bid, proposal, or reply are equal with 922
1368	1368	respect to price, quality, and service: 923
1369	1369	1. To the vendor that manufactures and assembles goods in 924
1370	1370	their entirety in this state, and if such vendor does not exist, 925
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1383	1383	to the vendor that manufactures and assembles goods outside this 926
1384	1384	state. A vendor may not substitute end pro ducts that would 927
1385	1385	otherwise not qualify for such preference after the award of the 928
1386	1386	contract or during the contract term, unless pricing or 929
1387	1387	availability of supply is affected by extreme and unforeseen 930
1388	1388	volatility in the marketplace. 931
1389	1389	2. To the vendor that ma nufactures a larger percentage of 932
1390	1390	its goods in this state, and if such vendor does not exist, to 933
1391	1391	the vendor that manufacturers goods outside of this state. 934
1392	1392	3. To the vendor that employs a greater number of 935
1393	1393	individuals who are domiciled in this state, and if such vendor 936
1394	1394	does not exist, to the vendor that employs individuals who are 937
1395	1395	not domiciled in this state. 938
1396	1396	(c) Section 287.092 does not apply to any preference 939
1397	1397	applied for bids and proposals from a vendor the principal place 940
1398	1398	of business of which is outs ide of this state. 941
1399	1399	(1)(a) When an agency, university, college, school 942
1400	1400	district, or other political subdivision of the state is 943
1401	1401	required to make purchases of personal property through 944
1402	1402	competitive solicitation and the lowest responsible and 945
1403	1403	responsive bid, proposal, or reply is by a vendor whose 946
1404	1404	principal place of business is in a state or political 947
1405	1405	subdivision thereof which grants a preference for the purchase 948
1406	1406	of such personal property to a person whose principal place of 949
1407	1407	business is in such state, then th e agency, university, college, 950
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1421	1421	shall award a preference to the lowest responsible and 952
1422	1422	responsive vendor having a principal place of business within 953
1423	1423	this state, which preference is equal to the p reference granted 954
1424	1424	by the state or political subdivision thereof in which the 955
1425	1425	lowest responsible and responsive vendor has its principal place 956
1426	1426	of business. In a competitive solicitation in which the lowest 957
1427	1427	bid is submitted by a vendor whose principal place of business 958
1428	1428	is located outside the state and that state does not grant a 959
1429	1429	preference in competitive solicitation to vendors having a 960
1430	1430	principal place of business in that state, the preference to the 961
1431	1431	lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal 962
1432	1432	place of business in this state shall be 5 percent. 963
1433	1433	(2) A vendor whose principal place of business is outside 964
1434	1434	this state must accompany any written bid, proposal, or reply 965
1435	1435	documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed 966
1436	1436	to practice law in that foreign state, as to the preferences, if 967
1437	1437	any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own 968
1438	1438	business entities whose principal places of business are in that 969
1439	1439	foreign state in the letting of any or all public contracts. 970
1440	1440	(4)(3)(a) A vendor the whose principal place of business 971
1441	1441	of which is in this state may not be precluded from being an 972
1442	1442	authorized reseller of information technology commodities of a 973
1443	1443	state contractor as long as the vendor demonstrates that it 974
1444	1444	employs an internationally recognized quality management system, 975
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1457	1457	such as ISO 9001 or its equivalent, and provides a warranty on 976
1458	1458	the information technology commodities which is, at a minimum, 977
1459	1459	of equal scope and length as that of the contract. 978
1460	1460	(5)(b) This section subsection applies to any solicitation 979
1461	1461	or renewal of any state contract executed on or after January 1, 980
1462	1462	2026. However, this section does not apply to procurements when 981
1463	1463	the funding source prohibits such preference July 1, 2012. 982
1464	1464	Section 16. Sections 287.093, 287.0931, 287.094, 287.0 943, 983
1465	1465	and 287.09431, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 984
1466	1466	Section 17. Section 287.09451, Florida Statutes, is 985
1467	1467	amended to read: 986
1468	1468	287.09451 Office of Supplier Development Diversity; 987
1469	1469	powers, duties, and functions. — 988
1470	1470	(1) The Office of Supplier Development is e stablished 989
1471	1471	within the Department of Management Services to assist Florida -990
1472	1472	based enterprises in becoming suppliers of commodities, 991
1473	1473	services, and construction to state government. 992
1474	1474	(1) The Legislature finds that there is evidence of a 993
1475	1475	systematic pattern of past and continuing racial discrimination 994
1476	1476	against minority business enterprises and a disparity in the 995
1477	1477	availability and use of minority business enterprises in the 996
1478	1478	state procurement system. It is determined to be a compelling 997
1479	1479	state interest to rectify suc h discrimination and disparity. 998
1480	1480	Based upon statistical data profiling this discrimination, the 999
1481	1481	Legislature has enacted race -conscious and gender -conscious 1000
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1494	1494	remedial programs to ensure minority participation in the 1001
1495	1495	economic life of the state, in state contra cts for the purchase 1002
1496	1496	of commodities and services, and in construction contracts. The 1003
1497	1497	purpose and intent of this section is to increase participation 1004
1498	1498	by minority business enterprises accomplished by encouraging the 1005
1499	1499	use of minority business enterprises and t he entry of new and 1006
1500	1500	diversified minority business enterprises into the marketplace. 1007
1501	1501	(2) The Office of Supplier Diversity is established within 1008
1502	1502	the Department of Management Services to assist minority 1009
1503	1503	business enterprises in becoming suppliers of commodit ies, 1010
1504	1504	services, and construction to state government. 1011
1505	1505	(2)(3) The secretary shall appoint an executive director 1012
1506	1506	for the Office of Supplier Development Diversity, who shall 1013
1507	1507	serve at the pleasure of the secretary. 1014
1508	1508	(3)(4) The Office of Supplier Development Diversity shall 1015
1509	1509	have the following powers, duties, and functions: 1016
1510	1510	(a) To adopt rules to determine what constitutes a "good 1017
1511	1511	faith effort" for purposes of state agency compliance with the 1018
1512	1512	minority business enterprise procurement goals set forth in s. 1019
1513	1513	287.042. Factors which shall be considered by the Minority 1020
1514	1514	Business Enterprise Assistance Office in determining good faith 1021
1515	1515	effort shall include, but not be limited to: 1022
1516	1516	1. Whether the agency scheduled presolicitation or prebid 1023
1517	1517	meetings for the purpose of infor ming minority business 1024
1518	1518	enterprises of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. 1025
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1531	1531	2. Whether the contractor advertised in general 1026
1532	1532	circulation, trade association, or minority -focus media 1027
1533	1533	concerning the subcontracting opportunities. 1028
1534	1534	3. Whether the agen cy effectively used services and 1029
1535	1535	resources of available minority community organizations; 1030
1536	1536	minority contractors' groups; local, state, and federal minority 1031
1537	1537	business assistance offices; and other organizations that 1032
1538	1538	provide assistance in the recruitment and p lacement of minority 1033
1539	1539	business enterprises or minority persons. 1034
1540	1540	4. Whether the agency provided written notice to a 1035
1541	1541	reasonable number of minority business enterprises that their 1036
1542	1542	interest in contracting with the agency was being solicited in 1037
1543	1543	sufficient time to allow the minority business enterprises to 1038
1544	1544	participate effectively. 1039
1545	1545	(b) To adopt rules to determine what constitutes a "good 1040
1546	1546	faith effort" for purposes of contractor compliance with 1041
1547	1547	contractual requirements relating to the use of services or 1042
1548	1548	commodities of a minority business enterprise under s. 1043
1549	1549	287.094(2). Factors which shall be considered by the Office of 1044
1550	1550	Supplier Diversity in determining whether a contractor has made 1045
1551	1551	good faith efforts shall include, but not be limited to: 1046
1552	1552	1. Whether the contract or attended any presolicitation or 1047
1553	1553	prebid meetings that were scheduled by the agency to inform 1048
1554	1554	minority business enterprises of contracting and subcontracting 1049
1555	1555	opportunities. 1050
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1568	1568	2. Whether the contractor advertised in general 1051
1569	1569	circulation, trade association, or minority-focus media 1052
1570	1570	concerning the subcontracting opportunities. 1053
1571	1571	3. Whether the contractor provided written notice to a 1054
1572	1572	reasonable number of specific minority business enterprises that 1055
1573	1573	their interest in the contract was being solicited in sufficient 1056
1574	1574	time to allow the minority business enterprises to participate 1057
1575	1575	effectively. 1058
1576	1576	4. Whether the contractor followed up initial 1059
1577	1577	solicitations of interest by contacting minority business 1060
1578	1578	enterprises or minority persons to determine with certainty 1061
1579	1579	whether the minority business enterprises or minority persons 1062
1580	1580	were interested. 1063
1581	1581	5. Whether the contractor selected portions of the work to 1064
1582	1582	be performed by minority business enterprises in order to 1065
1583	1583	increase the likelihood of meeting the minority business 1066
1584	1584	enterprise procurement goals, including, where appropriate, 1067
1585	1585	breaking down contracts into economically feasible units to 1068
1586	1586	facilitate minority business enterprise participation. 1069
1587	1587	6. Whether the contractor provided interested minority 1070
1588	1588	business enterprises or minority person s with adequate 1071
1589	1589	information about the plans, specifications, and requirements of 1072
1590	1590	the contract or the availability of jobs. 1073
1591	1591	7. Whether the contractor negotiated in good faith with 1074
1592	1592	interested minority business enterprises or minority persons, 1075
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1605	1605	not rejecting minority business enterprises or minority persons 1076
1606	1606	as unqualified without sound reasons based on a thorough 1077
1607	1607	investigation of their capabilities. 1078
1608	1608	8. Whether the contractor effectively used the services of 1079
1609	1609	available minority community organizations; minori ty 1080
1610	1610	contractors' groups; local, state, and federal minority business 1081
1611	1611	assistance offices; and other organizations that provide 1082
1612	1612	assistance in the recruitment and placement of minority business 1083
1613	1613	enterprises or minority persons. 1084
1614	1614	(c) To adopt rules and do all t hings necessary or 1085
1615	1615	convenient to guide all state agencies toward making 1086
1616	1616	expenditures for commodities, contractual services, 1087
1617	1617	construction, and architectural and engineering services with 1088
1618	1618	certified minority business enterprises in accordance with the 1089
1619	1619	minority business enterprise procurement goals set forth in s. 1090
1620	1620	287.042. 1091
1621	1621	(d) To monitor the degree to which agencies procure 1092
1622	1622	services, commodities, and construction from minority business 1093
1623	1623	enterprises in conjunction with the Department of Financial 1094
1624	1624	Services as specified in s. 17.11. 1095
1625	1625	(a)(e) To receive and disseminate information : 1096
1626	1626	1. For the growth and success of small businesses in this 1097
1627	1627	state, which may include the planning, hosting, and support of 1098
1628	1628	events for Florida-based enterprises. 1099
1629	1629	2. Related to procurement opportunities for Florida -based 1100
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1642	1642	enterprises and to provide technical assistance, as needed. 1101
1643	1643	(b) To create a process for electronic certification and 1102
1644	1644	recertification for certified veteran business enterprises under 1103
1645	1645	s. 295.187. 1104
1646	1646	(c) To advise and provide educational and other resources 1105
1647	1647	to state agencies on methods and techniques for achieving 1106
1648	1648	procurement objectives that increase the use of Florida -based 1107
1649	1649	enterprises in state and local government procurement contracts. 1108
1650	1650	(4) The department shall promulgate rules and prescribe 1109
1651	1651	and publish forms, as necessary, to effectuate the duties of 1110
1652	1652	this office which are reasonably related to the provisions of 1111
1653	1653	this section. 1112
1654	1654	(5) For purposes of this section, the term "Florida -based 1113
1655	1655	enterprise" means a business enterprise that: 1114
1656	1656	(a) Is incorporated in this state as a Florida business 1115
1657	1657	entity and is not a foreign business entity, unless 1116
1658	1658	incorporation is used to do business on behalf of a parent 1117
1659	1659	company or benefit an owner outside of this state. 1118
1660	1660	(b) Maintains a physical location in this state. 1119
1661	1661	(c) Has more than 50 percent of its workforce domiciled in 1120
1662	1662	this state relative to procurement opportunities, availability 1121
1663	1663	of minority business enterprises, and technical assistance . 1122
1664	1664	(f) To advise agencies on methods and techniques for 1123
1665	1665	achieving procurement objectives. 1124
1666	1666	(g) To provide a central minority business enterprise 1125
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1679	1679	certification process which includes independent verification of 1126
1680	1680	status as a minority business enterprise. 1127
1681	1681	(h) To develop procedures to investigate complaints 1128
1682	1682	against minority business enterprises or contractors alleged to 1129
1683	1683	violate any provision related to this section or s. 287.0943, 1130
1684	1684	that may include visits to worksites or business premises, and 1131
1685	1685	to refer all information on businesses su spected of 1132
1686	1686	misrepresenting minority status to the Department of Management 1133
1687	1687	Services for investigation. When an investigation is completed 1134
1688	1688	and there is reason to believe that a violation has occurred, 1135
1689	1689	the matter shall be referred to the office of the Attorn ey 1136
1690	1690	General, Department of Legal Affairs, for prosecution. 1137
1691	1691	(i) To maintain a directory of all minority business 1138
1692	1692	enterprises which have been certified and provide this 1139
1693	1693	information to any agency or business requesting it. 1140
1694	1694	(j) To encourage all firms which do more than $1 million 1141
1695	1695	in business with the state within a 12 -month period to develop, 1142
1696	1696	implement, and submit to this office a minority business 1143
1697	1697	development plan. 1144
1698	1698	(k) To communicate on a monthly basis with the Small and 1145
1699	1699	Minority Business Advisory Council to keep the council informed 1146
1700	1700	on issues relating to minority enterprise procurement. 1147
1701	1701	(l) To serve as an advocate for minority business 1148
1702	1702	enterprises, and coordinate with the small and minority business 1149
1703	1703	ombudsman, as defined in s. 288.703, which duties shal l include: 1150
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1716	1716	1. Ensuring that agencies supported by state funding 1151
1717	1717	effectively target the delivery of services and resources, as 1152
1718	1718	related to minority business enterprises. 1153
1719	1719	2. Establishing standards within each industry with which 1154
1720	1720	the state government contr acts on how agencies and contractors 1155
1721	1721	may provide the maximum practicable opportunity for minority 1156
1722	1722	business enterprises. 1157
1723	1723	3. Assisting agencies and contractors by providing 1158
1724	1724	outreach to minority businesses, by specifying and monitoring 1159
1725	1725	technical and manager ial competence for minority business 1160
1726	1726	enterprises, and by consulting in planning of agency procurement 1161
1727	1727	to determine how best to provide opportunities for minority 1162
1728	1728	business enterprises. 1163
1729	1729	4. Integrating technical and managerial assistance for 1164
1730	1730	minority business enterprises with government contracting 1165
1731	1731	opportunities. 1166
1732	1732	(m) To certify minority business enterprises, as defined 1167
1733	1733	in s. 288.703, and as specified in ss. 287.0943 and 287.09431, 1168
1734	1734	and shall recertify such minority businesses at least once every 1169
1735	1735	2 years. Minority business enterprises must be recertified at 1170
1736	1736	least once every 2 years. Such certifications may include an 1171
1737	1737	electronic signature. 1172
1738	1738	(n)1. To develop procedures to be used by an agency in 1173
1739	1739	identifying commodities, contractual services, architectural and 1174
1740	1740	engineering services, and construction contracts, except those 1175
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1753	1753	architectural, engineering, construction, or other related 1176
1754	1754	services or contracts subject to the provisions of chapter 339, 1177
1755	1755	that could be provided by minority business enterprises. Each 1178
1756	1756	agency is encouraged to spend 21 percent of the moneys actually 1179
1757	1757	expended for construction contracts, 25 percent of the moneys 1180
1758	1758	actually expended for architectural and engineering contracts, 1181
1759	1759	24 percent of the moneys actually expended for commodities, and 1182
1760	1760	50.5 percent of the moneys actually expended for contractual 1183
1761	1761	services during the previous fiscal year, except for the state 1184
1762	1762	university constructio n program which shall be based upon public 1185
1763	1763	education capital outlay projections for the subsequent fiscal 1186
1764	1764	year, and reported to the Legislature pursuant to s. 216.023, 1187
1765	1765	for the purpose of entering into contracts with certified 1188
1766	1766	minority business enterprises as defined in s. 288.703, or 1189
1767	1767	approved joint ventures. However, in the event of budget 1190
1768	1768	reductions pursuant to s. 216.221, the base amounts may be 1191
1769	1769	adjusted to reflect such reductions. The overall spending goal 1192
1770	1770	for each industry category shall be subdivided a s follows: 1193
1771	1771	a. For construction contracts: 4 percent for black 1194
1772	1772	Americans, 6 percent for Hispanic -Americans, and 11 percent for 1195
1773	1773	American women. 1196
1774	1774	b. For architectural and engineering contracts: 9 percent 1197
1775	1775	for Hispanic-Americans, 1 percent for Asian -Americans, and 15 1198
1776	1776	percent for American women. 1199
1777	1777	c. For commodities: 2 percent for black Americans, 4 1200
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1790	1790	percent for Hispanic -Americans, 0.5 percent for Asian -Americans, 1201
1791	1791	0.5 percent for Native Americans, and 17 percent for American 1202
1792	1792	women. 1203
1793	1793	d. For contractual services : 6 percent for black 1204
1794	1794	Americans, 7 percent for Hispanic -Americans, 1 percent for 1205
1795	1795	Asian-Americans, 0.5 percent for Native Americans, and 36 1206
1796	1796	percent for American women. 1207
1797	1797	2. For the purposes of commodities contracts for the 1208
1798	1798	purchase of equipment to be used i n the construction and 1209
1799	1799	maintenance of state transportation facilities involving the 1210
1800	1800	Department of Transportation, the terms "minority business 1211
1801	1801	enterprise" and "minority person" have the same meanings as 1212
1802	1802	provided in s. 288.703. In order to ensure that the g oals 1213
1803	1803	established under this paragraph for contracting with certified 1214
1804	1804	minority business enterprises are met, the department, with the 1215
1805	1805	assistance of the Office of Supplier Diversity, shall make 1216
1806	1806	recommendations to the Legislature on revisions to the goals, 1217
1807	1807	based on an updated statistical analysis, at least once every 5 1218
1808	1808	years. Such recommendations shall be based on statistical data 1219
1809	1809	indicating the availability of and disparity in the use of 1220
1810	1810	minority businesses contracting with the state. 1221
1811	1811	3. In determining the base amounts for assessing 1222
1812	1812	compliance with this paragraph, the Office of Supplier Diversity 1223
1813	1813	may develop, by rule, guidelines for all agencies to use in 1224
1814	1814	establishing such base amounts. These rules must include, but 1225
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1828	1828	a deadline for the agencies to submit base amounts, a deadline 1227
1829	1829	for approval of the base amounts by the Office of Supplier 1228
1830	1830	Diversity, and procedures for adjusting the base amounts as a 1229
1831	1831	result of budget reductions made pursuant to s. 21 6.221. 1230
1832	1832	4. To determine guidelines for the use of price 1231
1833	1833	preferences, weighted preference formulas, or other preferences, 1232
1834	1834	as appropriate to the particular industry or trade, to increase 1233
1835	1835	the participation of minority businesses in state contracting. 1234
1836	1836	These guidelines shall include consideration of: 1235
1837	1837	a. Size and complexity of the project. 1236
1838	1838	b. The concentration of transactions with minority 1237
1839	1839	business enterprises for the commodity or contractual services 1238
1840	1840	in question in prior agency contracting. 1239
1841	1841	c. The specificity and definition of work allocated to 1240
1842	1842	participating minority business enterprises. 1241
1843	1843	d. The capacity of participating minority business 1242
1844	1844	enterprises to complete the tasks identified in the project. 1243
1845	1845	e. The available pool of minority business ente rprises as 1244
1846	1846	prime contractors, either alone or as partners in an approved 1245
1847	1847	joint venture that serves as the prime contractor. 1246
1848	1848	5. To determine guidelines for use of joint ventures to 1247
1849	1849	meet minority business enterprises spending goals. For purposes 1248
1850	1850	of this section, "joint venture" means any association of two or 1249
1851	1851	more business concerns to carry out a single business enterprise 1250
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1864	1864	for profit, for which purpose they combine their property, 1251
1865	1865	capital, efforts, skills, and knowledge. The guidelines shall 1252
1866	1866	allow transactions with joint ventures to be eligible for credit 1253
1867	1867	against the minority business enterprise goals of an agency when 1254
1868	1868	the contracting joint venture demonstrates that at least one 1255
1869	1869	partner to the joint venture is a certified minority business 1256
1870	1870	enterprise as defined in s. 288.703, and that such partner is 1257
1871	1871	responsible for a clearly defined portion of the work to be 1258
1872	1872	performed, and shares in the ownership, control, management, 1259
1873	1873	responsibilities, risks, and profits of the joint venture. Such 1260
1874	1874	demonstration shall be by v erifiable documents and sworn 1261
1875	1875	statements and may be reviewed by the Office of Supplier 1262
1876	1876	Diversity at or before the time a contract bid, proposal, or 1263
1877	1877	reply is submitted. An agency may count toward its minority 1264
1878	1878	business enterprise goals a portion of the total dollar amount 1265
1879	1879	of a contract equal to the percentage of the ownership and 1266
1880	1880	control held by the qualifying certified minority business 1267
1881	1881	partners in the contracting joint venture, so long as the joint 1268
1882	1882	venture meets the guidelines adopted by the office. 1269
1883	1883	(o)1. To establish a system to record and measure the use 1270
1884	1884	of certified minority business enterprises in state contracting. 1271
1885	1885	This system shall maintain information and statistics on 1272
1886	1886	certified minority business enterprise participation, awards, 1273
1887	1887	dollar volume of expenditures and agency goals, and other 1274
1888	1888	appropriate types of information to analyze progress in the 1275
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1901	1901	access of certified minority business enterprises to state 1276
1902	1902	contracts and to monitor agency compliance with this section. 1277
1903	1903	Such reporting must include, but is not limited to, the 1278
1904	1904	identification of all subcontracts in state contracting by 1279
1905	1905	dollar amount and by number of subcontracts and the 1280
1906	1906	identification of the utilization of certified minority business 1281
1907	1907	enterprises as prime contractors and subcontractors by dolla r 1282
1908	1908	amounts of contracts and subcontracts, number of contracts and 1283
1909	1909	subcontracts, minority status, industry, and any conditions or 1284
1910	1910	circumstances that significantly affected the performance of 1285
1911	1911	subcontractors. Agencies shall report their compliance with the 1286
1912	1912	requirements of this reporting system at least annually and at 1287
1913	1913	the request of the office. All agencies shall cooperate with the 1288
1914	1914	office in establishing this reporting system. Except in 1289
1915	1915	construction contracting, all agencies shall review contracts 1290
1916	1916	costing in excess of CATEGORY FOUR as defined in s. 287.017 to 1291
1917	1917	determine if such contracts could be divided into smaller 1292
1918	1918	contracts to be separately solicited and awarded, and shall, 1293
1919	1919	when economical, offer such smaller contracts to encourage 1294
1920	1920	minority participation. 1295
1921	1921	2. To report agency compliance with the provisions of 1296
1922	1922	subparagraph 1. for the preceding fiscal year to the Governor 1297
1923	1923	and Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 1298
1924	1924	House of Representatives on or before February 1 of each year. 1299
1925	1925	The report must contain, at a minimum, the following: 1300
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1938	1938	a. Total expenditures of each agency by industry. 1301
1939	1939	b. The dollar amount and percentage of contracts awarded 1302
1940	1940	to certified minority business enterprises by each state agency. 1303
1941	1941	c. The dollar amount and percentage of contracts awarded 1304
1942	1942	indirectly to certified minority business enterprises as 1305
1943	1943	subcontractors by each state agency. 1306
1944	1944	d. The total dollar amount and percentage of contracts 1307
1945	1945	awarded to certified minority business enterprises, whether 1308
1946	1946	directly or indirectly, as subcontractors. 1309
1947	1947	e. A statement and assessment of good faith efforts taken 1310
1948	1948	by each state agency. 1311
1949	1949	f. A status report of agency compliance with subsection 1312
1950	1950	(6), as determined by the Minority Business Enterprise Office. 1313
1951	1951	(5)(a) Each agency shall, at the t ime the specifications 1314
1952	1952	or designs are developed or contract sizing is determined for 1315
1953	1953	any proposed procurement costing in excess of CATEGORY FOUR, as 1316
1954	1954	defined in s. 287.017, forward a notice to the Office of 1317
1955	1955	Supplier Diversity of the proposed procurement and any 1318
1956	1956	determination on the designs of specifications of the proposed 1319
1957	1957	procurement that impose requirements on prospective vendors, no 1320
1958	1958	later than 30 days prior to the issuance of a solicitation, 1321
1959	1959	except that this provision shall not apply to emergency 1322
1960	1960	acquisitions. The 30-day notice period shall not toll the time 1323
1961	1961	for any other procedural requirements. 1324
1962	1962	(b) If the Office of Supplier Diversity determines that 1325
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1975	1975	the proposed procurement will not likely allow opportunities for 1326
1976	1976	minority business enterprises, the offi ce may, within 20 days 1327
1977	1977	after it receives the information specified in paragraph (a), 1328
1978	1978	propose the implementation of minority business enterprise 1329
1979	1979	utilization provisions or submit alternative procurement methods 1330
1980	1980	that would significantly increase minority busi ness enterprise 1331
1981	1981	contracting opportunities. 1332
1982	1982	(c) Whenever the agency and the Office of Supplier 1333
1983	1983	Diversity disagree, the matter shall be submitted for 1334
1984	1984	determination to the head of the agency or the senior -level 1335
1985	1985	official designated pursuant to this section a s liaison for 1336
1986	1986	minority business enterprise issues. 1337
1987	1987	(d) If the proposed procurement proceeds to competitive 1338
1988	1988	solicitation, the office is hereby granted standing to protest, 1339
1989	1989	pursuant to this section, in a timely manner, any contract award 1340
1990	1990	during competitive solicitation for contractual services and 1341
1991	1991	construction contracts that fail to include minority business 1342
1992	1992	enterprise participation, if any responsible and responsive 1343
1993	1993	vendor has demonstrated the ability to achieve any level of 1344
1994	1994	participation, or, any contract award for commodities where, a 1345
1995	1995	reasonable and economical opportunity to reserve a contract, 1346
1996	1996	statewide or district level, for minority participation was not 1347
1997	1997	executed or, an agency failed to adopt an applicable preference 1348
1998	1998	for minority participation. The bon d requirement shall be waived 1349
1999	1999	for the office purposes of this subsection. 1350
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2012	2012	(e) An agency may presume that a vendor offering no 1351
2013	2013	minority participation has not made a good faith effort when 1352
2014	2014	other vendors offer minority participation of firms listed as 1353
2015	2015	relevant to the agency's purchasing needs in the pertinent 1354
2016	2016	locality or statewide to complete the project. 1355
2017	2017	(f) Paragraph (a) will not apply when the Office of 1356
2018	2018	Supplier Diversity determines that an agency has established a 1357
2019	2019	work plan to allow advance consultatio n and planning with 1358
2020	2020	minority business enterprises and where such plan clearly 1359
2021	2021	demonstrates: 1360
2022	2022	1. A high level of advance planning by the agency with 1361
2023	2023	minority business enterprises. 1362
2024	2024	2. A high level of accessibility, knowledge, and 1363
2025	2025	experience by minority bu siness enterprises in the agency's 1364
2026	2026	contract decisionmaking process. 1365
2027	2027	3. A high quality of agency monitoring and enforcement of 1366
2028	2028	internal implementation of minority business utilization 1367
2029	2029	provisions. 1368
2030	2030	4. A high quality of agency monitoring and enforcement of 1369
2031	2031	contractor utilization of minority business enterprises, 1370
2032	2032	especially tracking subcontractor data, and ensuring the 1371
2033	2033	integrity of subcontractor reporting. 1372
2034	2034	5. A high quality of agency outreach, agency networking of 1373
2035	2035	major vendors with minority vendors, and i nnovation in 1374
2036	2036	techniques to improve utilization of minority business 1375
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2049	2049	enterprises. 1376
2050	2050	6. Substantial commitment, sensitivity, and proactive 1377
2051	2051	attitude by the agency head and among the agency minority 1378
2052	2052	business staff. 1379
2053	2053	(6) Each state agency shall coordinate its minority 1380
2054	2054	business enterprise procurement activities with the Office of 1381
2055	2055	Supplier Diversity. At a minimum, each agency shall: 1382
2056	2056	(a) Adopt a minority business enterprise utilization plan 1383
2057	2057	for review and approval by the Office of Supplier Diversity 1384
2058	2058	which should require meaningful and useful methods to attain the 1385
2059	2059	legislative intent in assisting minority business enterprises. 1386
2060	2060	(b) Designate a senior -level employee in the agency as a 1387
2061	2061	minority enterprise assistance officer, responsible for 1388
2062	2062	overseeing the agency's m inority business utilization 1389
2063	2063	activities, and who is not also charged with purchasing 1390
2064	2064	responsibility. A senior -level agency employee and agency 1391
2065	2065	purchasing officials shall be accountable to the agency head for 1392
2066	2066	the agency's minority business utilization perfo rmance. The 1393
2067	2067	Office of Supplier Diversity shall advise each agency on 1394
2068	2068	compliance performance. 1395
2069	2069	(c) If an agency deviates significantly from its 1396
2070	2070	utilization plan in 2 consecutive or 3 out of 5 total fiscal 1397
2071	2071	years, the Office of Supplier Diversity may review any and all 1398
2072	2072	solicitations and contract awards of the agency as deemed 1399
2073	2073	necessary until such time as the agency meets its utilization 1400
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2086	2086	plan. 1401
2087	2087	Section 18. Sections 287.0947, 287.133, 287.134, 287.1346, 1402
2088	2088	and 287.1351, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 1403
2089	2089	Section 19. Section 287.1355, Florida Statutes, is created 1404
2090	2090	to read: 1405
2091	2091	287.1355 Prohibition against contracting with vendors or 1406
2092	2092	affiliates on prohibited vendors list. — 1407
2093	2093	(1) As used in this section, the term: 1408
2094	2094	(a) "Affiliate" means: 1409
2095	2095	1. A predecessor or successor of a person or entity that 1410
2096	2096	has been placed on a prohibited vendor list pursuant to this 1411
2097	2097	section. 1412
2098	2098	2. An entity under the control of any natural person or 1413
2099	2099	entity that is active in the management of the entity and that 1414
2100	2100	has been placed on a prohibi ted vendor list pursuant to this 1415
2101	2101	section. The term includes those officers, directors, 1416
2102	2102	executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and 1417
2103	2103	agents who are active in the management of an affiliate. The 1418
2104	2104	ownership by one person or entity of shares cons tituting a 1419
2105	2105	controlling interest in another person or entity, or a pooling 1420
2106	2106	of equipment or income among persons or entities when not for 1421
2107	2107	fair market value under an arm's length agreement, shall be a 1422
2108	2108	prima facie case that one person or entity controls anothe r 1423
2109	2109	person or entity. The term also includes a person who knowingly 1424
2110	2110	enters into a joint venture with another person who has 1425
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2123	2123	committed a public entity crime during the preceding 36 months. 1426
2124	2124	(b) "Controlling interest" means possession of the power 1427
2125	2125	to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies 1428
2126	2126	of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by 1429
2127	2127	contract, or otherwise. A person or entity that directly or 1430
2128	2128	indirectly has the right to vote 25 percent or more of the 1431
2129	2129	voting interests of the com pany or is entitled to 25 percent or 1432
2130	2130	more of its profits is presumed to possess a controlling 1433
2131	2131	interest. 1434
2132	2132	(c) "Convicted" or "conviction" means a finding of guilt 1435
2133	2133	or a conviction of a public entity crime, with or without an 1436
2134	2134	adjudication of guilt, in any fe deral or state trial court of 1437
2135	2135	record relating to charges brought by indictment or information 1438
2136	2136	as a result of a jury verdict, nonjury trial, or entry of a plea 1439
2137	2137	of guilty or nolo contendere. 1440
2138	2138	(d) "Discrimination" means a determination of liability by 1441
2139	2139	a state circuit court or federal district court for a violation 1442
2140	2140	of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination on the 1443
2141	2141	basis of race, gender, national origin, disability, or religion 1444
2142	2142	by an entity; if an appeal is made, the determination of 1445
2143	2143	liability does not occur until the completion of any appeals to 1446
2144	2144	a higher tribunal. 1447
2145	2145	(e) "Economic incentive" means a grant or loan program 1448
2146	2146	administered by, or for which an applicant for the program must 1449
2147	2147	seek certification, approval, or other action by, a governmental 1450
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2156	2156	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2157	2157
2158	2158
2159	2159
2160	2160	entity, agency, or department; a tax exemption, refund, or 1451
2161	2161	credit; and any other state incentive administered by the 1452
2162	2162	Department of Commerce. 1453
2163	2163	(f) "Forced labor" means work or service exacted from any 1454
2164	2164	person, including a minor, under the menace of a penalty for 1455
2165	2165	nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself 1456
2166	2166	or herself voluntarily or an activity that violates s. 787.06. 1457
2167	2167	(g) "Foreign country of concern" means the People's 1458
2168	2168	Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic 1459
2169	2169	of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic 1460
2170	2170	of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian 1461
2171	2171	Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of 1462
2172	2172	significant control of such foreign country of concern. 1463
2173	2173	(h) "Public entity" means the State of Florida, any of its 1464
2174	2174	departments or agencies, or any political subdivision. 1465
2175	2175	(i) "Public entity crime" means a violation of any state 1466
2176	2176	or federal law by a person with respect to and directly related 1467
2177	2177	to the transaction of business wit h any public entity or with an 1468
2178	2178	agency or political subdivision of any other state or with the 1469
2179	2179	United States, including, but not limited to, any bid, proposal, 1470
2180	2180	reply, or contract for goods or services, any lease for real 1471
2181	2181	property, or any contract for the co nstruction or repair of a 1472
2182	2182	public building or public work, involving antitrust, fraud, 1473
2183	2183	theft, bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material 1474
2184	2184	misrepresentation. 1475
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2197	2197	(j) "Senior management" means chief executive officers; 1476
2198	2198	assistant chief executive of ficers, including, but not limited 1477
2199	2199	to, assistant presidents, vice presidents, or assistant 1478
2200	2200	treasurers; chief financial officers; chief personnel officers; 1479
2201	2201	or any employee of an entity performing similar functions. 1480
2202	2202	(k) "Vendor" means a person or an entity that provides 1481
2203	2203	goods or services to a public entity under a contract or submits 1482
2204	2204	a bid, proposal, or reply to provide goods or services to a 1483
2205	2205	public entity. 1484
2206	2206	(2)(a) The department shall establish a prohibited vendors 1485
2207	2207	list, which shall consist of vendors or affiliates that: 1486
2208	2208	1. Have been convicted of a public entity crime; 1487
2209	2209	2. Have engaged in discrimination; 1488
2210	2210	3. Are in default on any contract with a public entity or 1489
2211	2211	have otherwise repeatedly demonstrated a recent inability to 1490
2212	2212	fulfill the terms and conditio ns of previous public entity 1491
2213	2213	contracts or to adequately perform their duties under those 1492
2214	2214	contracts; 1493
2215	2215	4. Are scrutinized companies under s. 287.135; or 1494
2216	2216	5. Have used forced labor to support the production of 1495
2217	2217	goods or services. 1496
2218	2218	(b) A vendor or affiliate that has been placed on the 1497
2219	2219	prohibited vendors list pursuant to this section may not: 1498
2220	2220	1. Submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to 1499
2221	2221	provide goods or services to a public entity. 1500
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2234	2234	2. Submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract with a 1501
2235	2235	public entity for the construction or repair of a public 1502
2236	2236	building or public work. 1503
2237	2237	3. Submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a lease of real 1504
2238	2238	property to a public entity. 1505
2239	2239	4. Be awarded a contract or perform work as a contractor, 1506
2240	2240	supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with a 1507
2241	2241	public entity. 1508
2242	2242	5. Renew a contract with a public entity. 1509
2243	2243	6. Transact business with a public entity. 1510
2244	2244	(3)(a) A public entity may not accept a bid, proposal, or 1511
2245	2245	reply from; award a new contract to; or transact new business 1512
2246	2246	with a vendor or affiliate that has been placed on the 1513
2247	2247	prohibited vendors list, unless the vendor or affiliate has been 1514
2248	2248	removed from the list under subsection (8). 1515
2249	2249	(b) Before a vendor enters into or renews a contract with 1516
2250	2250	a public entity for the provision of commodities, a member of 1517
2251	2251	the vendor's senior management must certify, in writing, that, 1518
2252	2252	to the best of his or her knowledge, the goods or services the 1519
2253	2253	vendor is offering to the public entity have not been produced, 1520
2254	2254	in whole or in part, by forced labor. Thi s paragraph does not 1521
2255	2255	apply to any purchase made by a public entity from term 1522
2256	2256	contracts managed by the department. 1523
2257	2257	(c) At the time of entering into or renewing a contract 1524
2258	2258	with a public entity, a vendor or affiliate shall disclose to 1525
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2271	2271	the public entity whet her the vendor or affiliate has ever been 1526
2272	2272	placed on the prohibited vendors list pursuant to this section. 1527
2273	2273	(4) Any invitation to bid, request for proposal, or 1528
2274	2274	invitation to negotiate, as defined by s. 287.012, and any 1529
2275	2275	written contract document prescribed by s. 287.058, that is 1530
2276	2276	entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, by a public 1531
2277	2277	entity must contain a statement informing vendors and affiliates 1532
2278	2278	of the establishment of a prohibited vendors list pursuant to 1533
2279	2279	this section and allow for the terminatio n of a contract at the 1534
2280	2280	option of the awarding public agency if a vendor or affiliate is 1535
2281	2281	placed on the list. However, placement on the prohibited vendor 1536
2282	2282	list does not affect any rights or obligations under any 1537
2283	2283	contract, franchise, or other binding agreement that predates 1538
2284	2284	such placement, unless the awarding public entity subsequently 1539
2285	2285	elects to terminate the contract based upon such placement. 1540
2286	2286	(5)(a) The department shall maintain by electronic means 1541
2287	2287	the prohibited vendors list. The list shall contain the nam es, 1542
2288	2288	addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of the 1543
2289	2289	vendors and affiliates. 1544
2290	2290	(b) The list shall be posted on the department's website. 1545
2291	2291	The list shall be updated by the department within 5 days after 1546
2292	2292	the issuance of a final order pursuant to subs ection (7). 1547
2293	2293	(6)(a) A vendor or affiliate shall send notice to the 1548
2294	2294	department within 30 days after qualifying, or anticipating 1549
2295	2295	qualifying, for placement on the prohibited vendors list. In 1550
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2308	2308	addition, a public entity that becomes aware of information that 1551
2309	2309	would cause a vendor or affiliate to be placed on the prohibited 1552
2310	2310	vendors list shall send the information to the department, in 1553
2311	2311	writing, within 10 days after becoming aware of the information. 1554
2312	2312	The department shall, upon receipt of the information from the 1555
2313	2313	department, or upon receipt of reasonable and credible 1556
2314	2314	information from any public entity, conduct an investigation to 1557
2315	2315	determine whether good cause exists to place the vendor or 1558
2316	2316	affiliate on the list. If a public entity sends the information 1559
2317	2317	to the department, the public entity shall assist the department 1560
2318	2318	in conducting the investigation. If the department has reason to 1561
2319	2319	believe that a vendor or affiliate qualifies for placement on 1562
2320	2320	the prohibited vendors list, the department may issue a written 1563
2321	2321	demand on the vendor or affiliate to appear and be examined 1564
2322	2322	under oath, to answer interrogatories under oath, or to produce 1565
2323	2323	documents or other tangible evidence for inspection and copying. 1566
2324	2324	The department shall conduct any such investigation in 1567
2325	2325	accordance with the Florida R ules of Civil Procedure. 1568
2326	2326	(b) In determining whether good cause exists pursuant to 1569
2327	2327	paragraph (a), the department shall make a determination on the 1570
2328	2328	basis of factual evidence collected during its investigation. 1571
2329	2329	(7)(a) Upon concluding its investigation, if the 1572
2330	2330	department determines good cause exists to place a vendor or 1573
2331	2331	affiliate on the prohibited vendors list, the department shall 1574
2332	2332	send written notice to the vendor or affiliate, which notice 1575
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2345	2345	shall contain: 1576
2346	2346	1. A statement of the department's intent to plac e the 1577
2347	2347	vendor or affiliate on the prohibited vendors list. 1578
2348	2348	2. A statement that the vendor or affiliate has a right to 1579
2349	2349	an administrative hearing. 1580
2350	2350	3. The procedural requirements as outlined in paragraph 1581
2351	2351	(b). 1582
2352	2352	4. The time requirements as outlined in parag raph (b). 1583
2353	2353	1584
2354	2354	A vendor or affiliate that does not receive notice pursuant to 1585
2355	2355	this paragraph may not be placed on the prohibited vendors list. 1586
2356	2356	(b) Within 21 days after a vendor's or an affiliate's 1587
2357	2357	receipt of notice pursuant to paragraph (a), the vendor or 1588
2358	2358	affiliate may file a petition for a formal hearing pursuant to 1589
2359	2359	ss. 120.569 and 120.57(1) to determine whether it is in the 1590
2360	2360	public interest for the vendor or affiliate to be placed on the 1591
2361	2361	prohibited vendors list. If the vendor or affiliate does not 1592
2362	2362	respond within 21 days to request a formal hearing, the vendor 1593
2363	2363	or affiliate is deemed to have waived its right to a formal 1594
2364	2364	hearing, and the department shall place the vendor or affiliate 1595
2365	2365	on the prohibited vendors list. A vendor or affiliate may not 1596
2366	2366	file a petition for a hearing under s. 120.57(2). The provisions 1597
2367	2367	of chapter 120 apply to any administrative hearing under this 1598
2368	2368	subsection, except to the extent such provisions conflict with 1599
2369	2369	the following: 1600
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2382	2382	1. The petition shall be filed with the department. The 1601
2383	2383	department shall be a party to the administrative proceeding. 1602
2384	2384	2. Within 5 days after the filing of the petition, the 1603
2385	2385	department shall send notice the Division of Administrative 1604
2386	2386	Hearings of the request for a formal hearing. The director of 1605
2387	2387	the Division of Administr ative Hearings shall, within 5 days 1606
2388	2388	after receipt of such notice, assign an administrative law judge 1607
2389	2389	to preside over the proceeding. The administrative law judge, 1608
2390	2390	upon request by a party, may consolidate any related 1609
2391	2391	proceedings. 1610
2392	2392	3. The administrative law judge shall conduct the formal 1611
2393	2393	hearing within 30 days after receiving such assignment, unless 1612
2394	2394	otherwise stipulated by the parties. 1613
2395	2395	4. Within 30 days after the formal hearing or receipt of 1614
2396	2396	the hearing transcript, whichever is later, the administrative 1615
2397	2397	law judge shall issue a final order, which order shall consist 1616
2398	2398	of findings of fact, conclusions of law, interpretation of 1617
2399	2399	agency rules, and any other information required by law or rule 1618
2400	2400	to be contained in the final order. 1619
2401	2401	5. The final order of the administ rative law judge shall 1620
2402	2402	be final agency action for purposes of s. 120.68. 1621
2403	2403	6. At any time after the filing of the petition, informal 1622
2404	2404	disposition may be made pursuant to s. 120.57(4). In that event, 1623
2405	2405	the administrative law judge shall enter a final order ado pting 1624
2406	2406	the stipulation, agreed settlement, or consent order. 1625
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2420	2420	the department must establish by clear and convincing evidence 1627
2421	2421	that it is in the public interest for the vendor or affiliate to 1628
2422	2422	be placed on the prohibited vendors list. There is a rebuttable 1629
2423	2423	presumption that it is in the public interest for a vendor or an 1630
2424	2424	affiliate to be placed on the prohibited vendors list if there 1631
2425	2425	is proof that the vendor or affiliate: 1632
2426	2426	1. Has engaged in discrimination ; or 1633
2427	2427	2. Has provided goods or services produced, in whole or in 1634
2428	2428	part, by forced labor. 1635
2429	2429	(d) Upon establishment by the department that it is in the 1636
2430	2430	public interest for the vendor or affiliate to be placed on the 1637
2431	2431	prohibited vendors list, the vendor or aff iliate may prove by a 1638
2432	2432	preponderance of the evidence that it is not in the public 1639
2433	2433	interest for the vendor or affiliate to be placed on the list 1640
2434	2434	based on the factors listed in paragraph (e). 1641
2435	2435	(e) In determining whether it is in the public interest to 1642
2436	2436	place a vendor or affiliate on the prohibited vendors list 1643
2437	2437	pursuant to this section, the administrative law judge shall 1644
2438	2438	consider the following factors, as applicable: 1645
2439	2439	1. For purposes of any public entity crime, whether the 1646
2440	2440	vendor or affiliate was convicted and any reinstatement or 1647
2441	2441	clemency in relation thereto. 1648
2442	2442	2. The nature and details of the incident. 1649
2443	2443	3. The degree of culpability of the vendor or affiliate. 1650
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2456	2456	4. The prompt or voluntary payment of any damages or 1651
2457	2457	penalties by the vendor or affiliate. 1652
2458	2458	5. Cooperation with state or federal investigation or 1653
2459	2459	prosecution of any public entity crime; provided, however, that 1654
2460	2460	a good faith exercise of any constitutional, statutory, or other 1655
2461	2461	right during the investigation or prosecution of a public entity 1656
2462	2462	crime may not be considered a lack of cooperation. 1657
2463	2463	6. Prior or future self -policing by the vendor or 1658
2464	2464	affiliate to prevent recurrence. 1659
2465	2465	7. Whether the vendor or affiliate sent the required 1660
2466	2466	notice to the department pursuant to subsection (6). 1661
2467	2467	8. The needs of the p ublic entity for additional 1662
2468	2468	competition in the procurement of goods and services in the 1663
2469	2469	respective markets. 1664
2470	2470	9. Mitigation efforts of the vendor or affiliate, 1665
2471	2471	including, but not limited to, a demonstration of good 1666
2472	2472	citizenship or the adoption of a formal p lan or remedial action 1667
2473	2473	to cease any violations causing its placement on the prohibited 1668
2474	2474	vendors list. 1669
2475	2475	10. Any corrective action plan assigned to the vendor or 1670
2476	2476	affiliate and the subsequent response and performance of the 1671
2477	2477	vendor or affiliate. 1672
2478	2478	11. Cooperation with the public entity during a transition 1673
2479	2479	to a new contract as a result of the vendor's or affiliate's 1674
2480	2480	actions. 1675
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2493	2493	12. Prompt payment by the vendor or affiliate of any 1676
2494	2494	contractual liabilities, including, but not limited to, 1677
2495	2495	liquidated damages and any o ther financial consequences. 1678
2496	2496	13. The effects of the vendor's or affiliate's violation 1679
2497	2497	on the health, safety, and welfare of the public. 1680
2498	2498	14. Prompt or voluntary payment by the vendor or affiliate 1681
2499	2499	of any reprocurement costs resulting from the violations or 1682
2500	2500	incidents causing the vendor or affiliate to be placed on the 1683
2501	2501	prohibited vendors list. 1684
2502	2502	15. Whether, in the case of discrimination, such action 1685
2503	2503	was committed by an employee, other than senior management, and 1686
2504	2504	whether the offending employee is still empl oyed by the vendor 1687
2505	2505	or affiliate. 1688
2506	2506	16. Whether the public entity has made a public finding 1689
2507	2507	that, absent the provision of commodities by the vendor or 1690
2508	2508	affiliate, the public entity would be unable to obtain the 1691
2509	2509	commodities for which the contract is offered. 1692
2510	2510	(f) Upon a determination by the administrative law judge 1693
2511	2511	that it is in the public interest to place a vendor or an 1694
2512	2512	affiliate on the prohibited vendors list, a final order shall be 1695
2513	2513	issued accordingly. A vendor or affiliate placed on the 1696
2514	2514	prohibited vendors list may not engage in public contracting and 1697
2515	2515	purchasing pursuant to this chapter as of the date the 1698
2516	2516	administrative law judge issues its the final order. 1699
2517	2517	(8)(a) One year or more after the issuance of an order 1700
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2530	2530	pursuant to subsection (7), a vendor or affi liate may file a 1701
2531	2531	petition with the department to be removed from the prohibited 1702
2532	2532	vendors list. A petition for removal may be filed by a vendor or 1703
2533	2533	affiliate at any time if the petition is based on a reversal of 1704
2534	2534	a conviction on appellate review or pardon. Any proceeding on 1705
2535	2535	the petition must be conducted in accordance with chapter 120. 1706
2536	2536	(b) A vendor or affiliate may be removed from the 1707
2537	2537	prohibited vendors list if an administrative law judge 1708
2538	2538	determines that removal is in the public interest. In 1709
2539	2539	determining whether removal is in the public interest, the 1710
2540	2540	administrative law judge may consider factors including, but not 1711
2541	2541	limited to, the relevant factors listed in paragraph (7)(e). 1712
2542	2542	(c) If an administrative law judge issues an order denying 1713
2543	2543	a petition for removal, a v endor or affiliate may not file a 1714
2544	2544	petition for any subsequent administrative hearing on removal 1715
2545	2545	for at least 9 months after the issuance of the order. However, 1716
2546	2546	the department may file a petition for removal before the 1717
2547	2547	expiration of such period if, in its d iscretion, the department 1718
2548	2548	has determined that removal from the prohibited vendors list is 1719
2549	2549	in the public interest. 1720
2550	2550	(9) A vendor or affiliate that is placed on the prohibited 1721
2551	2551	vendors list pursuant to this section is ineligible to receive 1722
2552	2552	any economic incentives administered by the Department of 1723
2553	2553	Commerce. 1724
2554	2554	(10) This section does not apply to: 1725
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2567	2567	(a) Any activity regulated by the Public Service 1726
2568	2568	Commission; 1727
2569	2569	(b) The purchase of goods or services by any public entity 1728
2570	2570	from the Department of Corrections, from a nonprofit corporation 1729
2571	2571	organized under chapter 946, or from any qualified nonprofit 1730
2572	2572	agency for the blind or other severely handicapped persons under 1731
2573	2573	ss. 413.032-413.037; or 1732
2574	2574	(c) Any contract with a public entity to provide goods or 1733
2575	2575	services for emergency r esponse efforts related to the 1734
2576	2576	declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor. 1735
2577	2577	(11)(a) A public entity may not knowingly enter into a 1736
2578	2578	contract with a vendor or affiliate which would provide access 1737
2579	2579	to an individual's personal identifying infor mation if: 1738
2580	2580	1. The vendor or affiliate is owned by the government of a 1739
2581	2581	foreign country of concern; 1740
2582	2582	2. The government of a foreign country of concern has a 1741
2583	2583	controlling interest in the vendor or affiliate; or 1742
2584	2584	3. The vendor or affiliate is organized unde r the laws of 1743
2585	2585	or has its principal place of business in a foreign country of 1744
2586	2586	concern. 1745
2587	2587	(b) A public entity may not extend or renew a contract 1746
2588	2588	with a vendor or affiliate in paragraph (a) if the contract 1747
2589	2589	would provide access to an individual's personal iden tifying 1748
2590	2590	information. 1749
2591	2591	(12)(a) A public entity may not accept a bid on, a 1750
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2604	2604	proposal for, or a reply to, or enter into, a contract with a 1751
2605	2605	vendor or affiliate which would provide access to an 1752
2606	2606	individual's personal identifying information unless the vendor 1753
2607	2607	or affiliate submits to the public entity an affidavit, signed 1754
2608	2608	by a member of senior management under penalty of perjury, 1755
2609	2609	attesting that the vendor or affiliate does not qualify for 1756
2610	2610	placement on the prohibited vendors list. 1757
2611	2611	(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, if a vendor or affiliate 1758
2612	2612	extends or renews a contract with a public entity which would 1759
2613	2613	provide the vendor or affiliate access to an individual's 1760
2614	2614	personal identifying information, the vendor or affiliate must 1761
2615	2615	submit to the public entity an affidavit, signed a member of 1762
2616	2616	senior management by under penalty of perjury, attesting that 1763
2617	2617	the vendor or affiliate does not qualify for placement on the 1764
2618	2618	prohibited vendors list. 1765
2619	2619	(13) The department shall adopt rules to implement this 1766
2620	2620	section. 1767
2621	2621	Section 20. Section 288.1167, Florida Statutes, is 1768
2622	2622	repealed. 1769
2623	2623	Section 21. The Division of Law Revision is directed to 1770
2624	2624	rename part IV of chapter 288, Florida Statutes, consisting of 1771
2625	2625	ss. 288.7015-288.714, entitled "Small and Minority Business," as 1772
2626	2626	"Small Business." 1773
2627	2627	Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 288.7015, Florida 1774
2628	2628	Statutes, is amended to read: 1775
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2641	2641	288.7015 Appointment of rules ombudsman; duties. —The 1776
2642	2642	Governor shall appoint a rules ombudsman, as defined in s. 1777
2643	2643	288.703, in the Executive Office of the Governor, for 1778
2644	2644	considering the impact of agency rules on the state's citizens 1779
2645	2645	and businesses. The duties of the rules ombudsman are to: 1780
2646	2646	(2) Review state agency rules that adversely or 1781
2647	2647	disproportionately impact businesses, particularly those 1782
2648	2648	relating to small and minority businesses. 1783
2649	2649	Section 23. Section 288.702, Florida Statutes, is amended 1784
2650	2650	to read: 1785
2651	2651	288.702 Short title. —This section and ss. 288.703—288.705 1786
2652	2652	ss. 288.703-288.706 may be cited as the "Florida Small and 1787
2653	2653	Minority Business Assistance Act." 1788
2654	2654	Section 24. Section 288. 703, Florida Statutes, is amended 1789
2655	2655	to read: 1790
2656	2656	288.703 Definitions. —As used in ss. 288.702—288.705 ss. 1791
2657	2657	288.702-288.706, the term: 1792
2658	2658	(1) "Certified minority business enterprise" means a 1793
2659	2659	business which has been certified by the certifying organization 1794
2660	2660	or jurisdiction in accordance with s. 287.0943(1) and (2). 1795
2661	2661	(1)(2) "Financial institution" means any bank, trust 1796
2662	2662	company, insurance company, savings and loan association, credit 1797
2663	2663	union, federal lending agency, or foundation. 1798
2664	2664	(3) "Minority business enterprise" me ans any small 1799
2665	2665	business concern as defined in subsection (6) which is organized 1800
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2678	2678	to engage in commercial transactions, which is domiciled in 1801
2679	2679	Florida, and which is at least 51 -percent-owned by minority 1802
2680	2680	persons who are members of an insular group that is of a 1803
2681	2681	particular racial, ethnic, or gender makeup or national origin, 1804
2682	2682	which has been subjected historically to disparate treatment due 1805
2683	2683	to identification in and with that group resulting in an 1806
2684	2684	underrepresentation of commercial enterprises under the group's 1807
2685	2685	control, and whose management and daily operations are 1808
2686	2686	controlled by such persons. A minority business enterprise may 1809
2687	2687	primarily involve the practice of a profession. Ownership by a 1810
2688	2688	minority person does not include ownership which is the result 1811
2689	2689	of a transfer from a nonminority person to a minority person 1812
2690	2690	within a related immediate family group if the combined total 1813
2691	2691	net asset value of all members of such family group exceeds $1 1814
2692	2692	million. For purposes of this subsection, the term "related 1815
2693	2693	immediate family group" mean s one or more children under 16 1816
2694	2694	years of age and a parent of such children or the spouse of such 1817
2695	2695	parent residing in the same house or living unit. 1818
2696	2696	(4) "Minority person" means a lawful, permanent resident 1819
2697	2697	of Florida who is: 1820
2698	2698	(a) An African American, a pe rson having origins in any of 1821
2699	2699	the black racial groups of the African Diaspora, regardless of 1822
2700	2700	cultural origin. 1823
2701	2701	(b) A Hispanic American, a person of Spanish or Portuguese 1824
2702	2702	culture with origins in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, South America, 1825
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2716	2716	(c) An Asian American, a person having origins in any of 1827
2717	2717	the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian 1828
2718	2718	Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands, including the Hawaiian 1829
2719	2719	Islands before 1778. 1830
2720	2720	(d) A Native American, a person who has origins in any of 1831
2721	2721	the Indian Tribes of North America before 1835, upon 1832
2722	2722	presentation of proper documentation thereof as established by 1833
2723	2723	rule of the Department of Management Services. 1834
2724	2724	(e) An American woman. 1835
2725	2725	(2)(5) "Ombudsman" means an office or individual whose 1836
2726	2726	responsibilities include coordinating with the Office of 1837
2727	2727	Supplier Development Diversity for the interests of and 1838
2728	2728	providing assistance to small and minority business enterprises 1839
2729	2729	in dealing with governmental agencies and in d eveloping 1840
2730	2730	proposals for changes in state agency rules. 1841
2731	2731	(3)(6) "Small business" means an independently owned and 1842
2732	2732	operated business concern that employs 200 or fewer permanent 1843
2733	2733	full-time employees and that, together with its affiliates, has 1844
2734	2734	a net worth of not more than $5 million or any firm based in 1845
2735	2735	this state which has a Small Business Administration 8(a) 1846
2736	2736	certification. As applicable to sole proprietorships, the $5 1847
2737	2737	million net worth requirement shall include both personal and 1848
2738	2738	business investments. 1849
2739	2739	Section 25. Section 288.7031, Florida Statutes, is amended 1850
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2752	2752	to read: 1851
2753	2753	288.7031 Application of a certain definition definitions.—1852
2754	2754	The definition definitions of "small business"," "minority 1853
2755	2755	business enterprise," and "certified minority business 1854
2756	2756	enterprise" provided in s. 288.703 applies apply to the state 1855
2757	2757	and all political subdivisions of the state. 1856
2758	2758	Section 26. Section 288.705, Florida Statutes, is amended 1857
2759	2759	to read: 1858
2760	2760	288.705 Statewide contracts register. —All state agencies 1859
2761	2761	shall in a timely manner provide the Florida Small Business 1860
2762	2762	Development Center Procurement System with all formal 1861
2763	2763	solicitations for contractual services, supplies, and 1862
2764	2764	commodities. The Small Business Development Center shall 1863
2765	2765	coordinate with Minority Business Development Centers to compile 1864
2766	2766	and distribute this information to small and minority businesses 1865
2767	2767	requesting such service for the period of time necessary to 1866
2768	2768	familiarize the business with the market represented by state 1867
2769	2769	agencies. On or before February 1 of each year, the Small 1868
2770	2770	Business Development Center shall report to the department on 1869
2771	2771	the use of the statewide contracts register. The report shall 1870
2772	2772	include, but not be limited to, information relating to: 1871
2773	2773	(1) The total number of solicitations received from state 1872
2774	2774	agencies during the calendar year. 1873
2775	2775	(2) The number of solicitations received from each state 1874
2776	2776	agency during the calendar year. 1875
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2790	2790	businesses requesting such service. 1877
2791	2791	(4) The total number of businesses using the service. 1878
2792	2792	(5) The percentage of businesses using the service which 1879
2793	2793	are owned and controlled by minorities. 1880
2794	2794	(5)(6) The percentage of service -disabled veteran business 1881
2795	2795	enterprises using the service. 1882
2796	2796	Section 27. Sections 288.706, 288.7094, 288.7102, 1883
2797	2797	288.71025, 288.7103, and 288.714, Florida Statutes, are 1884
2798	2798	repealed. 1885
2799	2799	Section 28. Subsection (8) of section 295.187, Florida 1886
2800	2800	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), paragraph (b) of 1887
2801	2801	subsection (4) is amended, and a new subsection (8) is added to 1888
2802	2802	that section, to read: 1889
2803	2803	295.187 Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity 1890
2804	2804	Act.— 1891
2805	2805	(4) VENDOR PREFERENCE. — 1892
2806	2806	(b) Notwithstanding s. 287.057(12), If a veteran business 1893
2807	2807	enterprise entitled to the vendor preference under this section 1894
2808	2808	and one or more businesses entitled t o this preference or 1895
2809	2809	another vendor preference provided by law submit bids, 1896
2810	2810	proposals, or replies for procurement of commodities or 1897
2811	2811	contractual services which are equal with respect to all 1898
2812	2812	relevant considerations, including price, quality, and service, 1899
2813	2813	the state agency shall award the procurement or contract to the 1900
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2826	2826	business having the smallest net worth. 1901
2827	2827	(8) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT. —The 1902
2828	2828	Office of Supplier Development shall: 1903
2829	2829	(a) With assistance from the Department of Veterans' 1904
2830	2830	Affairs and the Department of Management Services, establish an 1905
2831	2831	electronic certification and recertification procedure, which 1906
2832	2832	shall be reviewed biennially and updated as necessary. 1907
2833	2833	Certification shall last for 2 years, which shall be recertified 1908
2834	2834	once every 2 years thereafter. 1909
2835	2835	(b) Encourage and assist eligible veteran business 1910
2836	2836	enterprises to apply for electronic certification under this 1911
2837	2837	section and post on the department's website the benefits of 1912
2838	2838	electronic certification. 1913
2839	2839	Section 29. Sections 373.607, 473.30 65, 641.217, and 1914
2840	2840	760.80, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 1915
2841	2841	Section 30. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section 1916
2842	2842	16.615, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1917
2843	2843	16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and 1918
2844	2844	Boys.— 1919
2845	2845	(1) The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys 1920
2846	2846	is established within the Department of Legal Affairs and shall 1921
2847	2847	consist of 19 members appointed as follows: 1922
2848	2848	(k) A businessperson who is an African American, as 1923
2849	2849	defined in s. 760.80(2)(a), appointed by the Governor. 1924
2850	2850	Section 31. Subsection (2) of section 17.11, Florida 1925
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2864	2864	17.11 To report disbursements made. — 1927
2865	2865	(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall also cause to have 1928
2866	2866	reported from the Florida Accounting Information Resource 1929
2867	2867	Subsystem no less than quarterly the disbursements which 1930
2868	2868	agencies made to small businesses, as defined in the Florida 1931
2869	2869	Small and Minority Business Assistance Act ; to certified 1932
2870	2870	minority business enterprises in the aggregate; and to certified 1933
2871	2871	minority business enterprises broken do wn into categories of 1934
2872	2872	minority persons, as well as gender and nationality subgroups . 1935
2873	2873	This information shall be made available to the agencies, the 1936
2874	2874	Office of Supplier Development Diversity, the Governor, the 1937
2875	2875	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the H ouse of 1938
2876	2876	Representatives. Each agency shall be responsible for the 1939
2877	2877	accuracy of information entered into the Florida Accounting 1940
2878	2878	Information Resource Subsystem for use in this reporting. 1941
2879	2879	Section 32. Paragraphs (e) and (k) of subsection (4), 1942
2880	2880	paragraph (a) of subsection (5), and paragraph (c) of subsection 1943
2881	2881	(10) of section 20.60, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1944
2882	2882	20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and 1945
2883	2883	duties.— 1946
2884	2884	(4) The purpose of the department is to assist the 1947
2885	2885	Governor in working with the Legislature, state agencies, 1948
2886	2886	business leaders, and economic development professionals to 1949
2887	2887	formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and 1950
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2900	2900	strategies designed to promote economic opportunities for all 1951
2901	2901	Floridians. The department is the state's c hief agency for 1952
2902	2902	business recruitment and expansion and economic development. To 1953
2903	2903	accomplish such purposes, the department shall: 1954
2904	2904	(e) Manage the activities of public -private partnerships 1955
2905	2905	and state agencies in order to avoid duplication and promote 1956
2906	2906	coordinated and consistent implementation of programs in areas 1957
2907	2907	including, but not limited to, tourism; international trade and 1958
2908	2908	investment; business recruitment, creation, retention, and 1959
2909	2909	expansion; minority and small business development; defense, 1960
2910	2910	space, and aerospace development; rural community development; 1961
2911	2911	and the development and promotion of professional and amateur 1962
2912	2912	sporting events. 1963
2913	2913	(k) Assist, promote, and enhance economic opportunities 1964
2914	2914	for this state's small minority-owned businesses and rural and 1965
2915	2915	urban communities. 1966
2916	2916	(5) The divisions within the department have specific 1967
2917	2917	responsibilities to achieve the duties, responsibilities, and 1968
2918	2918	goals of the department. Specifically: 1969
2919	2919	(a) The Division of Economic Development shall: 1970
2920	2920	1. Analyze and evaluate business prosp ects identified by 1971
2921	2921	the Governor and the secretary. 1972
2922	2922	2. Administer certain tax refund, tax credit, and grant 1973
2923	2923	programs created in law. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1974
2924	2924	law, the department may expend interest earned from the 1975
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2938	2938	Donations Trust Fund to contract for the administration of those 1977
2939	2939	programs, or portions of the programs, assigned to the 1978
2940	2940	department by law, by the appropriations process, or by the 1979
2941	2941	Governor. Such expenditures shall be subject to review under 1980
2942	2942	chapter 216. 1981
2943	2943	3. Develop measurement protocols for the state incentive 1982
2944	2944	programs and for the contracted entities which will be used to 1983
2945	2945	determine their performance and competitive value to the state. 1984
2946	2946	Performance measures, benchmarks, and sanctions must be 1985
2947	2947	developed in consultation with the legislative appropriations 1986
2948	2948	committees and the appropriate substantive committees, and are 1987
2949	2949	subject to the review and approval process provided in s. 1988
2950	2950	216.177. The approved performance measures, standards, and 1989
2951	2951	sanctions shall be included and made a part of the strategic 1990
2952	2952	plan for contracts entered into for delivery of programs 1991
2953	2953	authorized by this section. 1992
2954	2954	4. Develop a 5-year statewide strategic plan. The 1993
2955	2955	strategic plan must include, but need not be limited t o: 1994
2956	2956	a. Strategies for the promotion of business formation, 1995
2957	2957	expansion, recruitment, and retention through aggressive 1996
2958	2958	marketing, attraction of venture capital and finance 1997
2959	2959	development, domestic trade, international development, and 1998
2960	2960	export assistance, which l ead to more and better jobs and higher 1999
2961	2961	wages for all geographic regions, disadvantaged communities, and 2000
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2974	2974	populations of the state, including rural areas, small minority 2001
2975	2975	businesses, and urban core areas. 2002
2976	2976	b. The development of realistic policies and program s to 2003
2977	2977	further the economic diversity of the state, its regions, and 2004
2978	2978	their associated industrial clusters. 2005
2979	2979	c. Specific provisions for the stimulation of economic 2006
2980	2980	development and job creation in rural areas and midsize cities 2007
2981	2981	and counties of the state, incl uding strategies for rural 2008
2982	2982	marketing and the development of infrastructure in rural areas. 2009
2983	2983	d. Provisions for the promotion of the successful long -2010
2984	2984	term economic development of the state with increased emphasis 2011
2985	2985	in market research and information. 2012
2986	2986	e. Plans for the generation of foreign investment in the 2013
2987	2987	state which create jobs paying above -average wages and which 2014
2988	2988	result in reverse investment in the state, including programs 2015
2989	2989	that establish viable overseas markets, assist in meeting the 2016
2990	2990	financing requirement s of export-ready firms, broaden 2017
2991	2991	opportunities for international joint venture relationships, use 2018
2992	2992	the resources of academic and other institutions, coordinate 2019
2993	2993	trade assistance and facilitation services, and facilitate 2020
2994	2994	availability of and access to educatio n and training programs 2021
2995	2995	that assure requisite skills and competencies necessary to 2022
2996	2996	compete successfully in the global marketplace. 2023
2997	2997	f. The identification of business sectors that are of 2024
2998	2998	current or future importance to the state's economy and to the 2025
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3011	3011	state's global business image, and development of specific 2026
3012	3012	strategies to promote the development of such sectors. 2027
3013	3013	g. Strategies for talent development necessary in the 2028
3014	3014	state to encourage economic development growth, taking into 2029
3015	3015	account factors such as the stat e's talent supply chain, 2030
3016	3016	education and training opportunities, and available workforce. 2031
3017	3017	h. Strategies and plans to support this state's defense, 2032
3018	3018	space, and aerospace industries and the emerging complementary 2033
3019	3019	business activities and industries that suppor t the development 2034
3020	3020	and growth of defense, space, and aerospace in this state. 2035
3021	3021	5. Update the strategic plan every 5 years. 2036
3022	3022	6. Involve CareerSource Florida, Inc.; direct -support 2037
3023	3023	organizations of the department; local governments; the general 2038
3024	3024	public; local and regional economic development organizations; 2039
3025	3025	other local, state, and federal economic, international, and 2040
3026	3026	workforce development entities; the business community; and 2041
3027	3027	educational institutions to assist with the strategic plan. 2042
3028	3028	7. Coordinate with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing 2043
3029	3029	Corporation in the development of the 4 -year marketing plan 2044
3030	3030	pursuant to s. 288.1226(13). 2045
3031	3031	8. Administer and manage relationships, as appropriate, 2046
3032	3032	with the entities and programs created pursuant to the Florida 2047
3033	3033	Capital Formation Act, ss. 288.9621 -288.96255. 2048
3034	3034	(10) The department shall, by November 1 of each year, 2049
3035	3035	submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the 2050
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3048	3048	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the 2051
3049	3049	condition of the business climate and economic development in 2052
3050	3050	the state. 2053
3051	3051	(c) The report must incorporate annual reports of other 2054
3052	3052	programs, including: 2055
3053	3053	1. A detailed report of the performance of the Black 2056
3054	3054	Business Loan Program and a cumulative summary of quarterly 2057
3055	3055	report data required under s. 288.714. 2058
3056	3056	1.2. The Rural Economic Development Initiative established 2059
3057	3057	under s. 288.0656. 2060
3058	3058	2.3. A detailed report of the performance of the Florida 2061
3059	3059	Development Finance Corporation and a summary of the 2062
3060	3060	corporation's report required under s. 288.9610. 2063
3061	3061	3.4. Information provided by Space Florida under s. 2064
3062	3062	331.3051 and an analysis of the activities and accomplishments 2065
3063	3063	of Space Florida. 2066
3064	3064	Section 33. Subsection (1) of section 43.16, Florida 2067
3065	3065	Statutes, is amended to read: 2068
3066	3066	43.16 Justice Administrative Commis sion; membership, 2069
3067	3067	powers and duties.— 2070
3068	3068	(1) There is hereby created a Justice Administrative 2071
3069	3069	Commission, with headquarters located in the state capital. The 2072
3070	3070	necessary office space for use of the commission shall be 2073
3071	3071	furnished by the proper state agency in c harge of state 2074
3072	3072	buildings. For purposes of the fees imposed on agencies pursuant 2075
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3085	3085	to s. 287.057(21) s. 287.057(24), the Justice Administrative 2076
3086	3086	Commission shall be exempt from such fees. 2077
3087	3087	Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 110.105, Florida 2078
3088	3088	Statutes, is amended to read: 2079
3089	3089	110.105 Employment policy of the state. — 2080
3090	3090	(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a 2081
3091	3091	system of personnel management. This system shall provide means 2082
3092	3092	to recruit, select, train, develop, and maintain an effective 2083
3093	3093	and responsible workforce and shall include policies and 2084
3094	3094	procedures for employee hiring and advancement, training and 2085
3095	3095	career development, position classification, salary 2086
3096	3096	administration, benefits, discipline, discharge, employee 2087
3097	3097	performance evaluations, affirmative action, and other related 2088
3098	3098	activities. 2089
3099	3099	Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 2090
3100	3100	110.116, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2091
3101	3101	110.116 Personnel information system; payroll procedures. — 2092
3102	3102	(2) In recognition of the critical nature of the statew ide 2093
3103	3103	personnel and payroll system commonly known as People First, the 2094
3104	3104	Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state 2095
3105	3105	to continue partnering with the current People First third -party 2096
3106	3106	operator. The People First System annually processes 500,00 0 2097
3107	3107	employment applications, 455,000 personnel actions, and the 2098
3108	3108	state's $9.5-billion payroll. The Legislature finds that the 2099
3109	3109	continuity of operations of the People First System and the 2100
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3122	3122	critical functions it provides such as payroll, employee health 2101
3123	3123	insurance benefit records, and other critical services must not 2102
3124	3124	be interrupted. Presently, the Chief Financial Officer is 2103
3125	3125	undertaking the development of a new statewide accounting and 2104
3126	3126	financial management system, commonly known as the Planning, 2105
3127	3127	Accounting, and Ledg er Management (PALM) system, scheduled to be 2106
3128	3128	operational in the year 2026. The procurement and implementation 2107
3129	3129	of an entire replacement of the People First System will impede 2108
3130	3130	the timeframe needed to successfully integrate the state's 2109
3131	3131	payroll system with the PALM system. In order to maintain 2110
3132	3132	continuity of operations and to ensure the successful completion 2111
3133	3133	of the PALM system, the Legislature directs that: 2112
3134	3134	(a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(9) s. 2113
3135	3135	287.057(11), shall enter into a 3 -year contract extension with 2114
3136	3136	the entity operating the People First System on January 1, 2024. 2115
3137	3137	The contract extension must: 2116
3138	3138	1. Provide for the integration of the current People First 2117
3139	3139	System with PALM. 2118
3140	3140	2. Exclude major functionality updates or changes to the 2119
3141	3141	People First System prior to completion of the PALM system. This 2120
3142	3142	does not include: 2121
3143	3143	a. Routine system maintenance such as code updates 2122
3144	3144	following open enrollment; or 2123
3145	3145	b. The technical remediation necessary to integrate the 2124
3146	3146	system with PALM within the PALM project' s planned 2125
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3159	3159	implementation schedule. 2126
3160	3160	3. Include project planning and analysis deliverables 2127
3161	3161	necessary to: 2128
3162	3162	a. Detail and document the state's functional 2129
3163	3163	requirements. 2130
3164	3164	b. Estimate the cost of transitioning the current People 2131
3165	3165	First System to a cloud comput ing infrastructure within the 2132
3166	3166	contract extension and after the successful integration with 2133
3167	3167	PALM. The project cost evaluation shall estimate the annual cost 2134
3168	3168	and capacity growth required to host the system in a cloud 2135
3169	3169	environment. 2136
3170	3170	2137
3171	3171	The department shall develo p these system specifications in 2138
3172	3172	conjunction with the Department of Financial Services and the 2139
3173	3173	Auditor General. 2140
3174	3174	4. Include technical support for state agencies that may 2141
3175	3175	need assistance in remediating or integrating current financial 2142
3176	3176	shadow systems with P eople First in order to integrate with PALM 2143
3177	3177	or the cloud version of People First. 2144
3178	3178	5. Include organizational change management and training 2145
3179	3179	deliverables needed to support the implementation of PALM 2146
3180	3180	payroll functionality and the People First System cloud u pgrade. 2147
3181	3181	Responsibilities of the operator and the department shall be 2148
3182	3182	outlined in a project role and responsibility assignment chart 2149
3183	3183	within the contract. 2150
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3196	3196	6. Include an option to renew the contract for one 2151
3197	3197	additional year. 2152
3198	3198	Section 36. Subsection (4) of section 110.211, Florida 2153
3199	3199	Statutes, is amended to read: 2154
3200	3200	110.211 Recruitment. — 2155
3201	3201	(4) All recruitment literature involving state position 2156
3202	3202	vacancies shall contain the phrase "An Equal Opportunity 2157
3203	3203	Employer/Affirmative Action Employer ." 2158
3204	3204	Section 37. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 2159
3205	3205	110.403, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2160
3206	3206	110.403 Powers and duties of the department. — 2161
3207	3207	(1) In order to implement the purposes of this part, the 2162
3208	3208	Department of Management Services, after approval by the 2163
3209	3209	Administration Commission, shall adopt and amend rules providing 2164
3210	3210	for: 2165
3211	3211	(h) A program of affirmative and positive action that will 2166
3212	3212	ensure full utilization of women and minorities in Senior 2167
3213	3213	Management Service positions. 2168
3214	3214	Section 38. Paragraph (b) of subsection ( 21) of section 2169
3215	3215	187.201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2170
3216	3216	187.201 State Comprehensive Plan adopted. —The Legislature 2171
3217	3217	hereby adopts as the State Comprehensive Plan the following 2172
3218	3218	specific goals and policies: 2173
3219	3219	(21) THE ECONOMY.— 2174
3220	3220	(b) Policies.— 2175
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3234	3234	headquarters, distribution and service centers, regional 2177
3235	3235	offices, and research and development facilities to provide 2178
3236	3236	quality employment for the residents of Florida. 2179
3237	3237	2. Promote entrepreneurship and small and minority-owned 2180
3238	3238	business startups startup by providing technical and information 2181
3239	3239	resources, facilitating capital formation, and removing 2182
3240	3240	regulatory restraints which are unnecessary for the protection 2183
3241	3241	of consumers and society. 2184
3242	3242	3. Maintain, as one of the st ate's primary economic 2185
3243	3243	assets, the environment, including clean air and water, beaches, 2186
3244	3244	forests, historic landmarks, and agricultural and natural 2187
3245	3245	resources. 2188
3246	3246	4. Strengthen Florida's position in the world economy 2189
3247	3247	through attracting foreign investment and p romoting 2190
3248	3248	international banking and trade. 2191
3249	3249	5. Build on the state's attractiveness to make it a leader 2192
3250	3250	in the visual and performing arts and in all phases of film, 2193
3251	3251	television, and recording production. 2194
3252	3252	6. Promote economic development for Florida residents 2195
3253	3253	through partnerships among education, business, industry, 2196
3254	3254	agriculture, and the arts. 2197
3255	3255	7. Provide increased opportunities for training Florida's 2198
3256	3256	workforce to provide skilled employees for new and expanding 2199
3257	3257	business. 2200
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3270	3270	8. Promote economic self -sufficiency through training and 2201
3271	3271	educational programs which result in productive employment. 2202
3272	3272	9. Promote cooperative employment arrangements between 2203
3273	3273	private employers and public sector employment efforts to 2204
3274	3274	provide productive, permanent employment opportunit ies for 2205
3275	3275	public assistance recipients through provisions of education 2206
3276	3276	opportunities, tax incentives, and employment training. 2207
3277	3277	10. Provide for nondiscriminatory employment 2208
3278	3278	opportunities. 2209
3279	3279	11. Provide quality child day care for public assistance 2210
3280	3280	families and others who need it in order to work. 2211
3281	3281	12. Encourage the development of a business climate that 2212
3282	3282	provides opportunities for the growth and expansion of existing 2213
3283	3283	state industries, particularly those industries which are 2214
3284	3284	compatible with Florida's environme nt. 2215
3285	3285	13. Promote coordination among Florida's ports to increase 2216
3286	3286	their utilization. 2217
3287	3287	14. Encourage the full utilization by businesses of the 2218
3288	3288	economic development enhancement programs implemented by the 2219
3289	3289	Legislature for the purpose of extensively involving private 2220
3290	3290	businesses in the development and expansion of permanent job 2221
3291	3291	opportunities, especially for the economically disadvantaged, 2222
3292	3292	through the utilization of enterprise zones, community 2223
3293	3293	development corporations, and other programs designed to enhance 2224
3294	3294	economic and employment opportunities. 2225
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3307	3307	Section 39. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 2226
3308	3308	212.096, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2227
3309	3309	212.096 Sales, rental, storage, use tax; enterprise zone 2228
3310	3310	jobs credit against sales tax. — 2229
3311	3311	(3) In order to claim t his credit, an eligible business 2230
3312	3312	must file under oath with the governing body or enterprise zone 2231
3313	3313	development agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone 2232
3314	3314	where the business is located, as applicable, a statement which 2233
3315	3315	includes: 2234
3316	3316	(g) Whether the bus iness is a small business as defined by 2235
3317	3317	s. 288.703 s. 288.703(6). 2236
3318	3318	Section 40. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 2237
3319	3319	215.971, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2238
3320	3320	215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state 2239
3321	3321	assistance.— 2240
3322	3322	(2) For each agreem ent funded with federal or state 2241
3323	3323	financial assistance, the state agency shall designate an 2242
3324	3324	employee to function as a grant manager who shall be responsible 2243
3325	3325	for enforcing performance of the agreement's terms and 2244
3326	3326	conditions and who shall serve as a liaison w ith the recipient 2245
3327	3327	or subrecipient. 2246
3328	3328	(a)1. Each grant manager who is responsible for agreements 2247
3329	3329	in excess of the threshold amount for CATEGORY TWO under s. 2248
3330	3330	287.017 must, at a minimum, complete training conducted by the 2249
3331	3331	Chief Financial Officer for accountab ility in contracts and 2250
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3344	3344	grant management. 2251
3345	3345	2. Effective December 1, 2014, each grant manager 2252
3346	3346	responsible for agreements in excess of $100,000 annually must 2253
3347	3347	complete the training and become a certified contract manager as 2254
3348	3348	provided under s. 287.057(12) s. 287.057(15). All grant managers 2255
3349	3349	must become certified contract managers within 24 months after 2256
3350	3350	establishment of the training and certification requirements by 2257
3351	3351	the Department of Management Services and the Department of 2258
3352	3352	Financial Services. 2259
3353	3353	Section 41. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 2260
3354	3354	255.0992, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2261
3355	3355	255.0992 Public works projects; prohibited governmental 2262
3356	3356	actions.— 2263
3357	3357	(2) Except as required by federal or state law, the state 2264
3358	3358	or any political subdivision that contra cts for a public works 2265
3359	3359	project may not take the following actions: 2266
3360	3360	(c) Prohibit any contractor, subcontractor, or material 2267
3361	3361	supplier or carrier able to perform such work that is qualified, 2268
3362	3362	licensed, or certified as required by state or local law to 2269
3363	3363	perform such work from receiving information about public works 2270
3364	3364	opportunities or from submitting a bid on the public works 2271
3365	3365	project. This paragraph does not apply to vendors listed under 2272
3366	3366	ss. 287.133 and 287.134. 2273
3367	3367	Section 42. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2274
3368	3368	255.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2275
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3381	3381	255.20 Local bids and contracts for public construction 2276
3382	3382	works; specification of state -produced lumber.— 2277
3383	3383	(1) A county, municipality, special district as defined in 2278
3384	3384	chapter 189, or other political sub division of the state seeking 2279
3385	3385	to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other 2280
3386	3386	public construction works must competitively award to an 2281
3387	3387	appropriately licensed contractor each project that is estimated 2282
3388	3388	to cost more than $300,000. For electrica l work, the local 2283
3389	3389	government must competitively award to an appropriately licensed 2284
3390	3390	contractor each project that is estimated to cost more than 2285
3391	3391	$75,000. As used in this section, the term "competitively award" 2286
3392	3392	means to award contracts based on the submission of sealed bids, 2287
3393	3393	proposals submitted in response to a request for proposal, 2288
3394	3394	proposals submitted in response to a request for qualifications, 2289
3395	3395	or proposals submitted for competitive negotiation. This 2290
3396	3396	subsection expressly allows contracts for construction 2291
3397	3397	management services, design/build contracts, continuation 2292
3398	3398	contracts based on unit prices, and any other contract 2293
3399	3399	arrangement with a private sector contractor permitted by any 2294
3400	3400	applicable municipal or county ordinance, by district 2295
3401	3401	resolution, or by state law. F or purposes of this section, cost 2296
3402	3402	includes employee compensation and benefits, except inmate 2297
3403	3403	labor, the cost of equipment and maintenance, insurance costs, 2298
3404	3404	and the cost of direct materials to be used in the construction 2299
3405	3405	of the project, including materials purchased by the local 2300
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3417	3417
3418	3418	government, and other direct costs, plus a factor of 20 percent 2301
3419	3419	for management, overhead, and other indirect costs. Subject to 2302
3420	3420	the provisions of subsection (3), the county, municipality, 2303
3421	3421	special district, or other political subdivisi on may establish, 2304
3422	3422	by municipal or county ordinance or special district resolution, 2305
3423	3423	procedures for conducting the bidding process. 2306
3424	3424	(c) The provisions of this subsection do not apply: 2307
3425	3425	1. If the project is undertaken to replace, reconstruct, 2308
3426	3426	or repair an existing public building, structure, or other 2309
3427	3427	public construction works damaged or destroyed by a sudden 2310
3428	3428	unexpected turn of events such as an act of God, riot, fire, 2311
3429	3429	flood, accident, or other urgent circumstances, and such damage 2312
3430	3430	or destruction creates: 2313
3431	3431	a. An immediate danger to the public health or safety; 2314
3432	3432	b. Other loss to public or private property which requires 2315
3433	3433	emergency government action; or 2316
3434	3434	c. An interruption of an essential governmental service. 2317
3435	3435	2. If, after notice by publication in accordance with the 2318
3436	3436	applicable ordinance or resolution, the governmental entity does 2319
3437	3437	not receive any responsive bids or proposals. 2320
3438	3438	3. To construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement to 2321
3439	3439	a public electric or gas utility system if such work on the 2322
3440	3440	public utility system is performed by personnel of the system. 2323
3441	3441	4. To construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement by 2324
3442	3442	a utility commission whose major contracts are to construct and 2325
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3455	3455	operate a public electric utility system. 2326
3456	3456	5. If the project is undertake n as repair or maintenance 2327
3457	3457	of an existing public facility. For the purposes of this 2328
3458	3458	paragraph, the term "repair" means a corrective action to 2329
3459	3459	restore an existing public facility to a safe and functional 2330
3460	3460	condition and the term "maintenance" means a preventi ve or 2331
3461	3461	corrective action to maintain an existing public facility in an 2332
3462	3462	operational state or to preserve the facility from failure or 2333
3463	3463	decline. Repair or maintenance includes activities that are 2334
3464	3464	necessarily incidental to repairing or maintaining the facility. 2335
3465	3465	Repair or maintenance does not include the construction of any 2336
3466	3466	new building, structure, or other public construction works or 2337
3467	3467	any substantial addition, extension, or upgrade to an existing 2338
3468	3468	public facility. Such additions, extensions, or upgrades shall 2339
3469	3469	be considered substantial if the estimated cost of the 2340
3470	3470	additions, extensions, or upgrades included as part of the 2341
3471	3471	repair or maintenance project exceeds the threshold amount in 2342
3472	3472	subsection (1) and exceeds 20 percent of the estimated total 2343
3473	3473	cost of the repair or maintenance project fully accounting for 2344
3474	3474	all costs associated with performing and completing the work, 2345
3475	3475	including employee compensation and benefits, equipment cost and 2346
3476	3476	maintenance, insurance costs, and the cost of direct materials 2347
3477	3477	to be used in the constru ction of the project, including 2348
3478	3478	materials purchased by the local government, and other direct 2349
3479	3479	costs, plus a factor of 20 percent for management, overhead, and 2350
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3492	3492	other indirect costs. An addition, extension, or upgrade shall 2351
3493	3493	not be considered substantial if i t is undertaken pursuant to 2352
3494	3494	the conditions specified in subparagraph 1. Repair and 2353
3495	3495	maintenance projects and any related additions, extensions, or 2354
3496	3496	upgrades may not be divided into multiple projects for the 2355
3497	3497	purpose of evading the requirements of this subpara graph. 2356
3498	3498	6. If the project is undertaken exclusively as part of a 2357
3499	3499	public educational program. 2358
3500	3500	7. If the funding source of the project will be diminished 2359
3501	3501	or lost because the time required to competitively award the 2360
3502	3502	project after the funds become available exceeds the time within 2361
3503	3503	which the funding source must be spent. 2362
3504	3504	8. If the local government competitively awarded a project 2363
3505	3505	to a private sector contractor and the contractor abandoned the 2364
3506	3506	project before completion or the local government terminated the 2365
3507	3507	contract. 2366
3508	3508	9. If the governing board of the local government complies 2367
3509	3509	with all of the requirements of this subparagraph, conducts a 2368
3510	3510	public meeting under s. 286.011 after public notice, and finds 2369
3511	3511	by majority vote of the governing board that it is in the 2370
3512	3512	public's best interest to perform the project using its own 2371
3513	3513	services, employees, and equipment. The public notice must be 2372
3514	3514	published at least 21 days before the date of the public meeting 2373
3515	3515	at which the governing board takes final action. The notice must 2374
3516	3516	identify the project, the components and scope of the work, and 2375
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3529	3529	the estimated cost of the project fully accounting for all costs 2376
3530	3530	associated with performing and completing the work, including 2377
3531	3531	employee compensation and benefits, equipment cost and 2378
3532	3532	maintenance, insurance costs, and the cost of direct materials 2379
3533	3533	to be used in the construction of the project, including 2380
3534	3534	materials purchased by the local government, and other direct 2381
3535	3535	costs, plus a factor of 20 percent for management, overhead, and 2382
3536	3536	other indirect costs. The notice must specify that the purpose 2383
3537	3537	for the public meeting is to consider whether it is in the 2384
3538	3538	public's best interest to perform the project using the local 2385
3539	3539	government's own services, employees, and equipment. Upon 2386
3540	3540	publication of the public notice and for 21 days thereafter, the 2387
3541	3541	local government shall make available for public inspection, 2388
3542	3542	during normal business hours and at a location specified in the 2389
3543	3543	public notice, a detailed itemization of each component of the 2390
3544	3544	estimated cost of the project and documenta tion explaining the 2391
3545	3545	methodology used to arrive at the estimated cost. At the public 2392
3546	3546	meeting, any qualified contractor or vendor who could have been 2393
3547	3547	awarded the project had the project been competitively bid shall 2394
3548	3548	be provided with a reasonable opportunity t o present evidence to 2395
3549	3549	the governing board regarding the project and the accuracy of 2396
3550	3550	the local government's estimated cost of the project. In 2397
3551	3551	deciding whether it is in the public's best interest for the 2398
3552	3552	local government to perform a project using its own se rvices, 2399
3553	3553	employees, and equipment, the governing board must consider the 2400
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3566	3566	estimated cost of the project fully accounting for all costs 2401
3567	3567	associated with performing and completing the work, including 2402
3568	3568	employee compensation and benefits, equipment cost and 2403
3569	3569	maintenance, insurance costs, and the cost of direct materials 2404
3570	3570	to be used in the construction of the project, including 2405
3571	3571	materials purchased by the local government, and other direct 2406
3572	3572	costs, plus a factor of 20 percent for management, overhead, and 2407
3573	3573	other indirect costs, and the accuracy of the estimated cost in 2408
3574	3574	light of any other information that may be presented at the 2409
3575	3575	public meeting and whether the project requires an increase in 2410
3576	3576	the number of government employees or an increase in capital 2411
3577	3577	expenditures for public facilities, equipment, or other capital 2412
3578	3578	assets. The local government may further consider the impact on 2413
3579	3579	local economic development, the impact on small and minority 2414
3580	3580	business owners, the impact on state and local tax revenues, 2415
3581	3581	whether the private sector co ntractors provide health insurance 2416
3582	3582	and other benefits equivalent to those provided by the local 2417
3583	3583	government, and any other factor relevant to what is in the 2418
3584	3584	public's best interest. A report summarizing completed projects 2419
3585	3585	constructed by the local government pursuant to this subsection 2420
3586	3586	shall be publicly reviewed each year by the governing body of 2421
3587	3587	the local government. The report shall detail the estimated 2422
3588	3588	costs and the actual costs of the projects constructed by the 2423
3589	3589	local government pursuant to this subsection . The report shall 2424
3590	3590	be made available for review by the public. The Auditor General 2425
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3603	3603	shall review the report as part of his or her audits of local 2426
3604	3604	governments. 2427
3605	3605	10. If the governing board of the local government 2428
3606	3606	determines upon consideration of specific sub stantive criteria 2429
3607	3607	that it is in the best interest of the local government to award 2430
3608	3608	the project to an appropriately licensed private sector 2431
3609	3609	contractor pursuant to administrative procedures established by 2432
3610	3610	and expressly set forth in a charter, ordinance, or r esolution 2433
3611	3611	of the local government adopted before July 1, 1994. The 2434
3612	3612	criteria and procedures must be set out in the charter, 2435
3613	3613	ordinance, or resolution and must be applied uniformly by the 2436
3614	3614	local government to avoid awarding a project in an arbitrary or 2437
3615	3615	capricious manner. This exception applies only if all of the 2438
3616	3616	following occur: 2439
3617	3617	a. The governing board of the local government, after 2440
3618	3618	public notice, conducts a public meeting under s. 286.011 and 2441
3619	3619	finds by a two-thirds vote of the governing board that it is in 2442
3620	3620	the public's best interest to award the project according to the 2443
3621	3621	criteria and procedures established by charter, ordinance, or 2444
3622	3622	resolution. The public notice must be published at least 14 days 2445
3623	3623	before the date of the public meeting at which the governing 2446
3624	3624	board takes final action. The notice must identify the project, 2447
3625	3625	the estimated cost of the project, and specify that the purpose 2448
3626	3626	for the public meeting is to consider whether it is in the 2449
3627	3627	public's best interest to award the project using the criteria 2450
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3640	3640	and procedures permitted by the preexisting charter, ordinance, 2451
3641	3641	or resolution. 2452
3642	3642	b. The project is to be awarded by any method other than a 2453
3643	3643	competitive selection process, and the governing board finds 2454
3644	3644	evidence that: 2455
3645	3645	(I) There is one appropriately licensed contractor who is 2456
3646	3646	uniquely qualified to undertake the project because that 2457
3647	3647	contractor is currently under contract to perform work that is 2458
3648	3648	affiliated with the project; or 2459
3649	3649	(II) The time to competitively award the project will 2460
3650	3650	jeopardize the funding for the project, materially increase the 2461
3651	3651	cost of the project, or create an undue hardship on the public 2462
3652	3652	health, safety, or welfare. 2463
3653	3653	c. The project is to be awarded by any method other than a 2464
3654	3654	competitive selection process, and the published notice clearly 2465
3655	3655	specifies the ordinance or resolution by which the private 2466
3656	3656	sector contractor will be selected and the criteria to be 2467
3657	3657	considered. 2468
3658	3658	d. The project is to be awarded by a method other than a 2469
3659	3659	competitive selection process, and the architect or engineer of 2470
3660	3660	record has provided a written recommendation that the project be 2471
3661	3661	awarded to the private sector contractor without competitive 2472
3662	3662	selection, and the consideration by, and the justification of, 2473
3663	3663	the government body are documented, in writing, in the project 2474
3664	3664	file and are presented t o the governing board prior to the 2475
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3677	3677	approval required in this paragraph. 2476
3678	3678	11. To projects subject to chapter 336. 2477
3679	3679	Section 43. Subsection (5) of section 282.201, Florida 2478
3680	3680	Statutes, is amended to read: 2479
3681	3681	282.201 State data center. —The state data center is 2480
3682	3682	established within the department. The provision of data center 2481
3683	3683	services must comply with applicable state and federal laws, 2482
3684	3684	regulations, and policies, including all applicable security, 2483
3685	3685	privacy, and auditing requirements. The department shall appoint 2484
3686	3686	a director of the state data center who has experience in 2485
3687	3687	leading data center facilities and has expertise in cloud -2486
3688	3688	computing management. 2487
3689	3689	(5) NORTHWEST REGIONAL DATA CENTER CONTRACT. —In order for 2488
3690	3690	the department to carry out its duties and responsibilities 2489
3691	3691	relating to the state data center, the secretary of the 2490
3692	3692	department shall contract by July 1, 2022, with the Northwest 2491
3693	3693	Regional Data Center pursuant to s. 287.057(9) s. 287.057(11). 2492
3694	3694	The contract shall provide that the Northwest Regional Data 2493
3695	3695	Center will manage the operations of the state data center and 2494
3696	3696	provide data center services to state agencies. 2495
3697	3697	(a) The department shall provide contract oversight, 2496
3698	3698	including, but not limited to, reviewing invoices provided by 2497
3699	3699	the Northwest Regional Data Center for servi ces provided to 2498
3700	3700	state agency customers. 2499
3701	3701	(b) The department shall approve or request updates to 2500
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3714	3714	invoices within 10 business days after receipt. If the 2501
3715	3715	department does not respond to the Northwest Regional Data 2502
3716	3716	Center, the invoice will be approved by defau lt. The Northwest 2503
3717	3717	Regional Data Center must submit approved invoices directly to 2504
3718	3718	state agency customers. 2505
3719	3719	Section 44. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2506
3720	3720	282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2507
3721	3721	282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and 2508
3722	3722	interoperability network. — 2509
3723	3723	(3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide 2510
3724	3724	law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature 2511
3725	3725	finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health, 2512
3726	3726	safety, and welfare, and that it i s in the best interest of the 2513
3727	3727	state to continue partnering with the system's current operator. 2514
3728	3728	The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to 2515
3729	3729	supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public 2516
3730	3730	safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of 2517
3731	3731	interoperability between users requires emergency action and is 2518
3732	3732	a serious concern for officers' safety and their ability to 2519
3733	3733	communicate and respond to various disasters and events. 2520
3734	3734	(a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(9) s. 2521
3735	3735	287.057(11), shall enter into a 15 -year contract with the entity 2522
3736	3736	that was operating the statewide radio communications system on 2523
3737	3737	January 1, 2021. The contract must include: 2524
3738	3738	1. The purchase of radios; 2525
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3751	3751	2. The upgrade to the Project 25 communicatio ns standard; 2526
3752	3752	3. Increased system capacity and enhanced coverage for 2527
3753	3753	system users; 2528
3754	3754	4. Operations, maintenance, and support at a fixed annual 2529
3755	3755	rate; 2530
3756	3756	5. The conveyance of communications towers to the 2531
3757	3757	department; and 2532
3758	3758	6. The assignment of communications tower leases to the 2533
3759	3759	department. 2534
3760	3760	Section 45. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 2535
3761	3761	286.101, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2536
3762	3762	286.101 Foreign gifts and contracts. — 2537
3763	3763	(3) 2538
3764	3764	(b) Disclosure under this subsection is not required with 2539
3765	3765	respect to: 2540
3766	3766	1. A proposal to sell commodities through the online 2541
3767	3767	procurement program established pursuant to s. 287.057(19) s. 2542
3768	3768	287.057(22); 2543
3769	3769	2. A proposal to sell commodities to a university pursuant 2544
3770	3770	to Board of Governors Regulation 18.001; 2545
3771	3771	3. An application or pr oposal from an entity that 2546
3772	3772	discloses foreign gifts or grants under subsection (2) or s. 2547
3773	3773	1010.25; 2548
3774	3774	4. An application or proposal from a foreign source that, 2549
3775	3775	if granted or accepted, would be disclosed under subsection (2) 2550
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3788	3788	or s. 1010.25; or 2551
3789	3789	5. An application or proposal from a public or not -for-2552
3790	3790	profit research institution with respect to research funded by 2553
3791	3791	any federal agency. 2554
3792	3792	Section 46. Subsections (19) through (29) of section 2555
3793	3793	287.012, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (18) 2556
3794	3794	through (28), respectively, and subsection (18) and present 2557
3795	3795	subsection (19) of that section are amended to read: 2558
3796	3796	287.012 Definitions. —As used in this part, the term: 2559
3797	3797	(18) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning 2560
3798	3798	as provided in s. 288.703. 2561
3799	3799	(18)(19) "Office" means the Office of Supplier Development 2562
3800	3800	Diversity of the Department of Management Services. 2563
3801	3801	Section 47. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2564
3802	3802	287.0571, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2565
3803	3803	287.0571 Business case to outsource; applicability.— 2566
3804	3804	(3) This section does not apply to: 2567
3805	3805	(a) A procurement of commodities and contractual services 2568
3806	3806	listed in s. 287.057(3)(d) and (e) and (20) (23). 2569
3807	3807	Section 48. Subsection (4) of section 287.056, Florida 2570
3808	3808	Statutes, is amended to read: 2571
3809	3809	287.056 Purchases from purchasing agreements and state 2572
3810	3810	term contracts; vendor disqualification. — 2573
3811	3811	(4) A firm or individual placed on the suspended vendor 2574
3812	3812	list pursuant to s. 287.1351 or placed on a disqualified vendor 2575
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3825	3825	list pursuant to s. 287.133 or s. 287. 134 is immediately 2576
3826	3826	disqualified from state term contract eligibility. 2577
3827	3827	Section 49. Paragraph (c) of subsection (10) of section 2578
3828	3828	287.059, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2579
3829	3829	287.059 Private attorney services. — 2580
3830	3830	(10) Agencies are encouraged to use the following criteria 2581
3831	3831	when selecting outside firms for attorney services: 2582
3832	3832	(c) The firm's minority status. 2583
3833	3833	Section 50. Subsection (6) of section 287.0591, Florida 2584
3834	3834	Statutes, is amended to read: 2585
3835	3835	287.0591 Information technology; vendor disqualification. — 2586
3836	3836	(6) Beginning October 1, 2021, and each October 1 2587
3837	3837	thereafter, the department shall prequalify firms and 2588
3838	3838	individuals to provide information technology staff augmentation 2589
3839	3839	contractual services on state term contract. In order to 2590
3840	3840	prequalify a firm or individu al for participation on the state 2591
3841	3841	term contract, the department must consider, at a minimum, the 2592
3842	3842	capability, experience, and past performance record of the firm 2593
3843	3843	or individual. A firm or individual removed from the source of 2594
3844	3844	supply pursuant to s. 287.042(1) (b) or placed on a disqualified 2595
3845	3845	vendor list pursuant to s. 287.133 or s. 287.134 is immediately 2596
3846	3846	disqualified from state term contract eligibility. Once a firm 2597
3847	3847	or individual has been prequalified to provide information 2598
3848	3848	technology staff augmentation contract ual services on state term 2599
3849	3849	contract, the firm or individual may respond to requests for 2600
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3862	3862	quotes from an agency to provide such services. 2601
3863	3863	Section 51. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section 2602
3864	3864	287.138, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2603
3865	3865	287.138 Contracting with entities of foreign countries of 2604
3866	3866	concern prohibited.— 2605
3867	3867	(5) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 2606
3868	3868	court of competent jurisdiction against an entity that violates 2607
3869	3869	this section. Violations of this section may result in: 2608
3870	3870	(d) Placement on the suspended vendor list pursuant to s. 2609
3871	3871	287.1351. 2610
3872	3872	Section 52. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2611
3873	3873	288.0001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2612
3874	3874	288.0001 Economic Development Programs Evaluation. —The 2613
3875	3875	Office of Economic and Demograph ic Research and the Office of 2614
3876	3876	Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) 2615
3877	3877	shall develop and present to the Governor, the President of the 2616
3878	3878	Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 2617
3879	3879	chairs of the legislative appropriatio ns committees the Economic 2618
3880	3880	Development Programs Evaluation. 2619
3881	3881	(2) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and 2620
3882	3882	OPPAGA shall provide a detailed analysis of economic development 2621
3883	3883	programs as provided in the following schedule: 2622
3884	3884	(b) By January 1, 2015, and every 3 years thereafter, an 2623
3885	3885	analysis of: 2624
3886	3886	1. The entertainment industry sales tax exemption program 2625
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3899	3899	established under s. 288.1258. 2626
3900	3900	2. VISIT Florida and its programs established or funded 2627
3901	3901	under ss. 288.122-288.12265 and 288.124. 2628
3902	3902	3. The Florida Sports Foundation and related programs, 2629
3903	3903	including those established under ss. 288.1162, 288.11621, and 2630
3904	3904	288.1166, and 288.1167. 2631
3905	3905	Section 53. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 2632
3906	3906	288.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2633
3907	3907	288.001 The Florida Sma ll Business Development Center 2634
3908	3908	Network.— 2635
3909	3909	(4) STATEWIDE ADVISORY BOARD. — 2636
3910	3910	(b) The statewide advisory board shall consist of 19 2637
3911	3911	members from across the state. At least 12 members must be 2638
3912	3912	representatives of the private sector who are knowledgeable of 2639
3913	3913	the needs and challenges of small businesses. The members must 2640
3914	3914	represent various segments and industries of the economy in this 2641
3915	3915	state and must bring knowledge and skills to the statewide 2642
3916	3916	advisory board which would enhance the board's collective 2643
3917	3917	knowledge of small business assistance needs and challenges. 2644
3918	3918	Minority and gender representation must be considered when 2645
3919	3919	making appointments to the board. The board must include the 2646
3920	3920	following members: 2647
3921	3921	1. Three members appointed from the private sector by the 2648
3922	3922	President of the Senate. 2649
3923	3923	2. Three members appointed from the private sector by the 2650
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3936	3936	Speaker of the House of Representatives. 2651
3937	3937	3. Three members appointed from the private sector by the 2652
3938	3938	Governor. 2653
3939	3939	4. Three members appointed from the private sector by the 2654
3940	3940	network's statewide director. 2655
3941	3941	5. One member appointed by the host institution. 2656
3942	3942	6. The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. 2657
3943	3943	7. The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee. 2658
3944	3944	8. The President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce or his 2659
3945	3945	or her designee. 2660
3946	3946	9. The Small Business Development Center Project Officer 2661
3947	3947	from the U.S. Small Business Administration at the South Florida 2662
3948	3948	District Office or his or her designee. 2663
3949	3949	10. The executive director of the National Federation of 2664
3950	3950	Independent Businesses, Florid a, or his or her designee. 2665
3951	3951	11. The executive director of the Florida United Business 2666
3952	3952	Association or his or her designee. 2667
3953	3953	Section 54. Subsection (8) of section 288.0065, Florida 2668
3954	3954	Statutes, is amended to read: 2669
3955	3955	288.0065 Annual incentives report. —By December 30 of each 2670
3956	3956	year, the department shall provide the Governor, the President 2671
3957	3957	of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 2672
3958	3958	detailed incentives report quantifying the economic benefits for 2673
3959	3959	all of the economic development incentive prog rams administered 2674
3960	3960	by the department and its public -private partnerships. The 2675
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3973	3973	annual incentives report must include: 2676
3974	3974	(8) A description of the trends relating to business 2677
3975	3975	interest in, and usage of, the various incentives, and the 2678
3976	3976	number of small minority-owned or woman-owned businesses 2679
3977	3977	receiving incentives. 2680
3978	3978	Section 55. Subsection (1) of section 288.12266, Florida 2681
3979	3979	Statutes, is amended to read: 2682
3980	3980	288.12266 Targeted Marketing Assistance Program. — 2683
3981	3981	(1) The Targeted Marketing Assistance Program is created 2684
3982	3982	to enhance the tourism business marketing of small, minority, 2685
3983	3983	rural, and agritourism businesses in the state. The department, 2686
3984	3984	in conjunction with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing 2687
3985	3985	Corporation, shall administer the program. The program shall 2688
3986	3986	provide marketing plans, marketing assistance, promotional 2689
3987	3987	support, media development, technical expertise, marketing 2690
3988	3988	advice, technology training, social marketing support, and other 2691
3989	3989	assistance to an eligible entity. 2692
3990	3990	Section 56. Section 288.124, Florida Statutes, is amended 2693
3991	3991	to read: 2694
3992	3992	288.124 Convention grants program. —The Florida Tourism 2695
3993	3993	Industry Marketing Corporation is authorized to establish a 2696
3994	3994	convention grants program and, pursuant to that program, to 2697
3995	3995	recommend to the department expenditures and con tracts with 2698
3996	3996	local governments and nonprofit corporations or organizations 2699
3997	3997	for the purpose of attracting national conferences and 2700
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4010	4010	conventions to Florida. Preference shall be given to local 2701
4011	4011	governments and nonprofit corporations or organizations seeking 2702
4012	4012	to attract minority conventions to Florida. Minority conventions 2703
4013	4013	are events that primarily involve minority persons , as defined 2704
4014	4014	in s. 288.703, who are residents or nonresidents of the state. 2705
4015	4015	The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall 2706
4016	4016	establish guidelines governing the award of grants and the 2707
4017	4017	administration of this program. The department has final 2708
4018	4018	approval authority for any grants under this section. The total 2709
4019	4019	annual allocation of funds for this program shall not exceed 2710
4020	4020	$40,000. 2711
4021	4021	Section 57. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2712
4022	4022	288.776, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2713
4023	4023	288.776 Board of directors; powers and duties. — 2714
4024	4024	(1)(a) The corporation shall have a board of directors 2715
4025	4025	consisting of 15 members representing all geographic areas of 2716
4026	4026	the state. Minority and gender representation must be considered 2717
4027	4027	when making appointments to the board. The board membership must 2718
4028	4028	include: 2719
4029	4029	1. A representative of the following businesses, all of 2720
4030	4030	which must be registered to do business in this state: a f oreign 2721
4031	4031	bank, a state bank, a federal bank, an insurance company 2722
4032	4032	involved in covering trade financing risks, and a small or 2723
4033	4033	medium-sized exporter. 2724
4034	4034	2. The following persons or their designee: the Secretary 2725
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4047	4047	of Commerce, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secr etary of 2726
4048	4048	State, and a senior official of the United States Department of 2727
4049	4049	Commerce. 2728
4050	4050	Section 58. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 290.004, 2729
4051	4051	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2730
4052	4052	290.004 Definitions relating to Florida Enterprise Zone 2731
4053	4053	Act.—As used in ss. 290.001-290.016: 2732
4054	4054	(1) "Community investment corporation" means a black 2733
4055	4055	business investment corporation, a certified development 2734
4056	4056	corporation, a small business investment corporation, or other 2735
4057	4057	similar entity incorporated under Florida law that has limit ed 2736
4058	4058	its investment policy to making investments solely in small 2737
4059	4059	minority business enterprises. 2738
4060	4060	(4) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning as 2739
4061	4061	provided in s. 288.703. 2740
4062	4062	Section 59. Subsections (2) and (10) of section 290.0056, 2741
4063	4063	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2742
4064	4064	290.0056 Enterprise zone development agency. — 2743
4065	4065	(2) When the governing body creates an enterprise zone 2744
4066	4066	development agency, that body shall appoint a board of 2745
4067	4067	commissioners of the agency, which shall consist of not fewer 2746
4068	4068	than 8 or more than 13 commissioners. The governing body may 2747
4069	4069	appoint at least one representative from each of the following: 2748
4070	4070	the local chamber of commerce; local financial or insurance 2749
4071	4071	entities; local businesses and, where possible, businesses 2750
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4084	4084	operating within the n ominated area; the residents residing 2751
4085	4085	within the nominated area; nonprofit community -based 2752
4086	4086	organizations operating within the nominated area; the local 2753
4087	4087	workforce development board; the local code enforcement agency; 2754
4088	4088	and the local law enforcement agency. Th e terms of office of the 2755
4089	4089	commissioners shall be for 4 years, except that, in making the 2756
4090	4090	initial appointments, the governing body shall appoint two 2757
4091	4091	members for terms of 3 years, two members for terms of 2 years, 2758
4092	4092	and one member for a term of 1 year; the rema ining initial 2759
4093	4093	members shall serve for terms of 4 years. A vacancy occurring 2760
4094	4094	during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. The 2761
4095	4095	importance of including individuals from the nominated area 2762
4096	4096	shall be considered in making appointments. Further, the 2763
4097	4097	importance of minority representation on the agency shall be 2764
4098	4098	considered in making appointments so that the agency generally 2765
4099	4099	reflects the gender and ethnic composition of the community as a 2766
4100	4100	whole. 2767
4101	4101	(10) Contingent upon approval by the governing body, the 2768
4102	4102	agency may invest in community investment corporations which 2769
4103	4103	conduct, or agree to conduct, loan guarantee programs assisting 2770
4104	4104	small minority business enterprises located in the enterprise 2771
4105	4105	zone. In making such investments, the agency shall first attempt 2772
4106	4106	to invest in existing community investment corporations 2773
4107	4107	providing services in the enterprise zone. Such investments 2774
4108	4108	shall be made under conditi ons required by law and as the agency 2775
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4121	4121	may require, including, but not limited to: 2776
4122	4122	(a) The funds invested by the agency shall be used to 2777
4123	4123	provide loan guarantees to individuals for small minority 2778
4124	4124	business enterprises located in the enterprise zone. 2779
4125	4125	(b) The community investment corporation may not approve 2780
4126	4126	any application for a loan guarantee unless the person applying 2781
4127	4127	for the loan guarantee shows that he or she has applied for the 2782
4128	4128	loan or loan guarantee through normal banking channels and that 2783
4129	4129	the loan or loan guarantee has been refused by at least one bank 2784
4130	4130	or other financial institution. 2785
4131	4131	Section 60. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 2786
4132	4132	290.0057, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2787
4133	4133	290.0057 Enterprise zone development plan. — 2788
4134	4134	(1) Any application for designation as a new enterprise 2789
4135	4135	zone must be accompanied by a strategic plan adopted by the 2790
4136	4136	governing body of the municipality or county, or the governing 2791
4137	4137	bodies of the county and one or more municipalities together. At 2792
4138	4138	a minimum, the plan must: 2793
4139	4139	(f) Identify the amount of local and private resources 2794
4140	4140	that will be available in the nominated area and the 2795
4141	4141	private/public partnerships to be used, which may include 2796
4142	4142	participation by, and cooperation with, universities, community 2797
4143	4143	colleges, small business d evelopment centers, black business 2798
4144	4144	investment corporations, certified development corporations, and 2799
4145	4145	other private and public entities. 2800
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4158	4158	Section 61. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 2801
4159	4159	290.046, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2802
4160	4160	290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; 2803
4161	4161	requirements.— 2804
4162	4162	(3) 2805
4163	4163	(c) The application's program impact score, equal 2806
4164	4164	employment opportunity and fair housing score, and communitywide 2807
4165	4165	needs score may take into consideration scoring factors, 2808
4166	4166	including, but not limited to , unemployment, poverty levels, 2809
4167	4167	low-income and moderate-income populations, benefits to low -2810
4168	4168	income and moderate-income residents, use of small minority-2811
4169	4169	owned and woman-owned business enterprises in previous grants, 2812
4170	4170	health and safety issues, and the conditi on of physical 2813
4171	4171	structures. 2814
4172	4172	Section 62. Subsection (3) of section 320.63, Florida 2815
4173	4173	Statutes, is amended to read: 2816
4174	4174	320.63 Application for license; contents. —Any person 2817
4175	4175	desiring to be licensed pursuant to ss. 320.60 -320.70 shall make 2818
4176	4176	application therefor to the department upon a form containing 2819
4177	4177	such information as the department requires. The department 2820
4178	4178	shall require, with such application or otherwise and from time 2821
4179	4179	to time, all of the following, which information may be 2822
4180	4180	considered by the department in det ermining the fitness of the 2823
4181	4181	applicant or licensee to engage in the business for which the 2824
4182	4182	applicant or licensee desires to be licensed: 2825
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4195	4195	(3) From each manufacturer, distributor, or importer which 2826
4196	4196	utilizes an identical blanket basic agreement for its deale rs or 2827
4197	4197	distributors in this state, which agreement comprises all or any 2828
4198	4198	part of the applicant's or licensee's agreements with motor 2829
4199	4199	vehicle dealers in this state, a copy of the written agreement 2830
4200	4200	and all supplements thereto, together with a list of the 2831
4201	4201	applicant's or licensee's authorized dealers or distributors and 2832
4202	4202	their addresses. The applicant or licensee shall further notify 2833
4203	4203	the department immediately of the appointment of any additional 2834
4204	4204	dealer or distributor. The applicant or licensee shall annually 2835
4205	4205	report to the department on its efforts to add new minority 2836
4206	4206	dealer points, including difficulties encountered under ss. 2837
4207	4207	320.61-320.70. For purposes of this section "minority" shall 2838
4208	4208	have the same meaning as that given it in the definition of 2839
4209	4209	"minority person" in s. 288.703. Not later than 60 days before 2840
4210	4210	the date a revision or modification to a franchise agreement is 2841
4211	4211	offered uniformly to a licensee's motor vehicle dealers in this 2842
4212	4212	state, the licensee shall notify the department of such 2843
4213	4213	revision, modification, or a ddition to the franchise agreement 2844
4214	4214	on file with the department. In no event may a franchise 2845
4215	4215	agreement, or any addendum or supplement thereto, be offered to 2846
4216	4216	a motor vehicle dealer in this state until the applicant or 2847
4217	4217	licensee files an affidavit with the dep artment acknowledging 2848
4218	4218	that the terms or provisions of the agreement, or any related 2849
4219	4219	document, are not inconsistent with, prohibited by, or contrary 2850
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4232	4232	to the provisions contained in ss. 320.60 -320.70. Any franchise 2851
4233	4233	agreement offered to a motor vehicle dealer in this state shall 2852
4234	4234	provide that all terms and conditions in such agreement 2853
4235	4235	inconsistent with the law and rules of this state are of no 2854
4236	4236	force and effect. 2855
4237	4237	Section 63. Section 331.351, Florida Statutes, is amended 2856
4238	4238	to read: 2857
4239	4239	331.351 Participation by small businesses women, 2858
4240	4240	minorities, and socially and economically disadvantaged business 2859
4241	4241	enterprises encouraged. —It is the intent of the Legislature and 2860
4242	4242	the public policy of this state that small businesses women, 2861
4243	4243	minorities, and socially and economically disa dvantaged business 2862
4244	4244	enterprises be encouraged to participate fully in all phases of 2863
4245	4245	economic and community development. Accordingly, to achieve such 2864
4246	4246	purpose, Space Florida shall, in accordance with applicable 2865
4247	4247	state and federal law, involve and use small businesses utilize 2866
4248	4248	women, minorities, and socially and economically disadvantaged 2867
4249	4249	business enterprises in all phases of the design, development, 2868
4250	4250	construction, maintenance, and operation of spaceports developed 2869
4251	4251	under this act. 2870
4252	4252	Section 64. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 2871
4253	4253	334.045, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2872
4254	4254	334.045 Transportation performance and productivity 2873
4255	4255	standards; development; measurement; application. — 2874
4256	4256	(1) The Florida Transportation Commission shall develop 2875
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4269	4269	and adopt measures f or evaluating the performance and 2876
4270	4270	productivity of the department. The measures may be both 2877
4271	4271	quantitative and qualitative and must, to the maximum extent 2878
4272	4272	practical, assess those factors that are within the department's 2879
4273	4273	control. The measures must, at a minimu m, assess performance in 2880
4274	4274	the following areas: 2881
4275	4275	(f) Disadvantaged business enterprise and minority 2882
4276	4276	business programs. 2883
4277	4277	Section 65. Subsection (4) of section 338.227, Florida 2884
4278	4278	Statutes, is amended to read: 2885
4279	4279	338.227 Turnpike revenue bonds. — 2886
4280	4280	(4) The Department of Transportation and the Department of 2887
4281	4281	Management Services shall create and implement an outreach 2888
4282	4282	program designed to enhance the participation of minority 2889
4283	4283	persons and minority business enterprises in all contracts 2890
4284	4284	entered into by their respective departments for services 2891
4285	4285	related to the financing of department projects for the 2892
4286	4286	Strategic Intermodal System Plan developed pursuant to s. 2893
4287	4287	339.64. These services shall include, but are not limited to, 2894
4288	4288	bond counsel and bond underwriters. 2895
4289	4289	Section 66. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and paragraph 2896
4290	4290	(c) of subsection (4) of section 339.2821, Florida Statutes, are 2897
4291	4291	amended to read: 2898
4292	4292	339.2821 Economic development transportation projects. — 2899
4293	4293	(3) 2900
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4306	4306	(b) The department must ensure that small and minority 2901
4307	4307	businesses have equal access to participate in transportation 2902
4308	4308	projects funded pursuant to this section. 2903
4309	4309	(4) A contract between the department and a governmental 2904
4310	4310	body for a transportation project must: 2905
4311	4311	(c) Require that the governmental body provide the 2906
4312	4312	department with progress reports. Each progress report must 2907
4313	4313	contain: 2908
4314	4314	1. A narrative description of the work completed and 2909
4315	4315	whether the work is proceeding according to the transportation 2910
4316	4316	project schedule; 2911
4317	4317	2. A description of each change order executed by the 2912
4318	4318	governmental body; 2913
4319	4319	3. A budget summary detailing planned expenditures 2914
4320	4320	compared to actual expenditures; and 2915
4321	4321	4. The identity of each small or minority business used as 2916
4322	4322	a contractor or subcontractor. 2917
4323	4323	Section 67. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 2918
4324	4324	339.63, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2919
4325	4325	339.63 System facilities designated; additions and 2920
4326	4326	deletions.— 2921
4327	4327	(5) 2922
4328	4328	(b) A facility designated part of the Strategic Intermodal 2923
4329	4329	System pursuant to paragraph (a) that is within the jurisdiction 2924
4330	4330	of a local government that maintains a transportation 2925
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4342	4342
4343	4343	concurrency system shall receive a waiver of transportation 2926
4344	4344	concurrency requirements applicable to Strategic Intermodal 2927
4345	4345	System facilities in order to accommodate any development at the 2928
4346	4346	facility which occurs pursuant to a building permit issued on or 2929
4347	4347	before December 31, 2017, but only if such facility is located: 2930
4348	4348	1. Within an area designated pursuant to s. 288.0656(7) as 2931
4349	4349	a rural area of opportunity; 2932
4350	4350	2. Within a rural enterprise zone as defined in s. 290.004 2933
4351	4351	s. 290.004(5); or 2934
4352	4352	3. Within 15 miles of the boundary of a rural area of 2935
4353	4353	opportunity or a rural enterprise zone. 2936
4354	4354	Section 68. Subsection (5) of section 348.754, Florida 2937
4355	4355	Statutes, is amended to read: 2938
4356	4356	348.754 Purposes and powers. — 2939
4357	4357	(5) The authority shall encourage the inclusion of locally 2940
4358	4358	owned businesses local-, small-, minority-, and small women-2941
4359	4359	owned businesses in its procurement and contracting 2942
4360	4360	opportunities. 2943
4361	4361	Section 69. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 2944
4362	4362	376.3072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2945
4363	4363	376.3072 Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration 2946
4364	4364	Insurance Program.— 2947
4365	4365	(2)(a) An owner or operator of a petroleum storage system 2948
4366	4366	may become an insured in the restoration insurance program at a 2949
4367	4367	facility if: 2950
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4380	4380	1. A site at which an incident has occurred is eligible 2951
4381	4381	for restoration if the insured is a participant in the third -2952
4382	4382	party liability insurance program or otherwise meets applicable 2953
4383	4383	financial responsibility requirements. After July 1, 1993, the 2954
4384	4384	insured must also provide the required excess insurance coverage 2955
4385	4385	or self-insurance for restoration to achieve the financial 2956
4386	4386	responsibility requirements of 40 C.F.R. s. 280.97, subpart H, 2957
4387	4387	not covered by paragraph (d). 2958
4388	4388	2. A site which had a discharge reported before Janua ry 1, 2959
4389	4389	1989, for which notice was given pursuant to s. 376.3071(10) and 2960
4390	4390	which is ineligible for the third -party liability insurance 2961
4391	4391	program solely due to that discharge is eligible for 2962
4392	4392	participation in the restoration program for an incident 2963
4393	4393	occurring on or after January 1, 1989, pursuant to subsection 2964
4394	4394	(3). Restoration funding for an eligible contaminated site will 2965
4395	4395	be provided without participation in the third -party liability 2966
4396	4396	insurance program until the site is restored as required by the 2967
4397	4397	department or until the department determines that the site does 2968
4398	4398	not require restoration. 2969
4399	4399	3. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a site where an 2970
4400	4400	application is filed with the department before January 1, 1995, 2971
4401	4401	where the owner is a small business under s. 288.703(3) s. 2972
4402	4402	288.703(6), a Florida College System institution with less than 2973
4403	4403	2,500 FTE, a religious institution as defined by s. 2974
4404	4404	212.08(7)(m), a charitable institution as defined by s. 2975
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4417	4417	212.08(7)(p), or a county or municipality with a population of 2976
4418	4418	less than 50,000, is eligible for up to $400,000 of eligible 2977
4419	4419	restoration costs, less a deductible of $10,000 for small 2978
4420	4420	businesses, eligible Florida College System institutions, and 2979
4421	4421	religious or charitable institutions, and $30,000 for eligible 2980
4422	4422	counties and municipalities, if: 2981
4423	4423	a. Except as provided in sub -subparagraph e., the facility 2982
4424	4424	was in compliance with department rules at the time of the 2983
4425	4425	discharge. 2984
4426	4426	b. The owner or operator has, upon discovery of a 2985
4427	4427	discharge, promptly reported the discharge to the department, 2986
4428	4428	and drained and removed the system from service, if necessary. 2987
4429	4429	c. The owner or operator has not intentionally caused or 2988
4430	4430	concealed a discharge or disabled leak detection equipment. 2989
4431	4431	d. The owner or operator proceeds to complete initial 2990
4432	4432	remedial action as specified in department rules. 2991
4433	4433	e. The owner or operator, if required and if it has not 2992
4434	4434	already done so, applies for third -party liability coverage for 2993
4435	4435	the facility within 30 days after receipt of an eligibility 2994
4436	4436	order issued by the department pursuant to this subpa ragraph. 2995
4437	4437	2996
4438	4438	However, the department may consider in -kind services from 2997
4439	4439	eligible counties and municipalities in lieu of the $30,000 2998
4440	4440	deductible. The cost of conducting initial remedial action as 2999
4441	4441	defined by department rules is an eligible restoration cost 3000
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4452	4452
4453	4453
4454	4454	pursuant to this subparagraph. 3001
4455	4455	4.a. By January 1, 1997, facilities at sites with existing 3002
4456	4456	contamination must have methods of release detection to be 3003
4457	4457	eligible for restoration insurance coverage for new discharges 3004
4458	4458	subject to department rules for secondary conta inment. Annual 3005
4459	4459	storage system testing, in conjunction with inventory control, 3006
4460	4460	shall be considered to be a method of release detection until 3007
4461	4461	the later of December 22, 1998, or 10 years after the date of 3008
4462	4462	installation or the last upgrade. Other methods of rel ease 3009
4463	4463	detection for storage tanks which meet such requirement are: 3010
4464	4464	(I) Interstitial monitoring of tank and integral piping 3011
4465	4465	secondary containment systems; 3012
4466	4466	(II) Automatic tank gauging systems; or 3013
4467	4467	(III) A statistical inventory reconciliation system with a 3014
4468	4468	tank test every 3 years. 3015
4469	4469	b. For pressurized integral piping systems, the owner or 3016
4470	4470	operator must use: 3017
4471	4471	(I) An automatic in -line leak detector with flow 3018
4472	4472	restriction meeting the requirements of department rules used in 3019
4473	4473	conjunction with an annual tightnes s or pressure test; or 3020
4474	4474	(II) An automatic in -line leak detector with electronic 3021
4475	4475	flow shut-off meeting the requirements of department rules. 3022
4476	4476	c. For suction integral piping systems, the owner or 3023
4477	4477	operator must use: 3024
4478	4478	(I) A single check valve installed dire ctly below the 3025
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4491	4491	suction pump if there are no other valves between the dispenser 3026
4492	4492	and the tank; or 3027
4493	4493	(II) An annual tightness test or other approved test. 3028
4494	4494	d. Owners of facilities with existing contamination that 3029
4495	4495	install internal release detection systems pu rsuant to sub-3030
4496	4496	subparagraph a. shall permanently close their external 3031
4497	4497	groundwater and vapor monitoring wells pursuant to department 3032
4498	4498	rules by December 31, 1998. Upon installation of the internal 3033
4499	4499	release detection system, such wells must be secured and taken 3034
4500	4500	out of service until permanent closure. 3035
4501	4501	e. Facilities with vapor levels of contamination meeting 3036
4502	4502	the requirements of or below the concentrations specified in the 3037
4503	4503	performance standards for release detection methods specified in 3038
4504	4504	department rules may contin ue to use vapor monitoring wells for 3039
4505	4505	release detection. 3040
4506	4506	f. The department may approve other methods of release 3041
4507	4507	detection for storage tanks and integral piping which have at 3042
4508	4508	least the same capability to detect a new release as the methods 3043
4509	4509	specified in this subparagraph. 3044
4510	4510	3045
4511	4511	Sites meeting the criteria of this subsection for which a site 3046
4512	4512	rehabilitation completion order was issued before June 1, 2008, 3047
4513	4513	do not qualify for the 2008 increase in site rehabilitation 3048
4514	4514	funding assistance and are bound by the pre -June 1, 2008, 3049
4515	4515	limits. Sites meeting the criteria of this subsection for which 3050
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4528	4528	a site rehabilitation completion order was not issued before 3051
4529	4529	June 1, 2008, regardless of whether they have previously 3052
4530	4530	transitioned to nonstate -funded cleanup status, may continue 3053
4531	4531	state-funded cleanup pursuant to s. 376.3071(6) until a site 3054
4532	4532	rehabilitation completion order is issued or the increased site 3055
4533	4533	rehabilitation funding assistance limit is reached, whichever 3056
4534	4534	occurs first. 3057
4535	4535	Section 70. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 3058
4536	4536	376.84, Florida Stat utes, is amended to read: 3059
4537	4537	376.84 Brownfield redevelopment economic incentives. —It is 3060
4538	4538	the intent of the Legislature that brownfield redevelopment 3061
4539	4539	activities be viewed as opportunities to significantly improve 3062
4540	4540	the utilization, general condition, and appear ance of these 3063
4541	4541	sites. Different standards than those in place for new 3064
4542	4542	development, as allowed under current state and local laws, 3065
4543	4543	should be used to the fullest extent to encourage the 3066
4544	4544	redevelopment of a brownfield. State and local governments are 3067
4545	4545	encouraged to offer redevelopment incentives for this purpose, 3068
4546	4546	as an ongoing public investment in infrastructure and services, 3069
4547	4547	to help eliminate the public health and environmental hazards, 3070
4548	4548	and to promote the creation of jobs in these areas. Such 3071
4549	4549	incentives may include financial, regulatory, and technical 3072
4550	4550	assistance to persons and businesses involved in the 3073
4551	4551	redevelopment of the brownfield pursuant to this act. 3074
4552	4552	(1) Financial incentives and local incentives for 3075
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4563	4563
4564	4564
4565	4565	redevelopment may include, but not be limited to: 3076
4566	4566	(g) Minority business enterprise programs as provided in 3077
4567	4567	s. 287.0943. 3078
4568	4568	Section 71. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 3079
4569	4569	381.986, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3080
4570	4570	381.986 Medical use of marijuana. — 3081
4571	4571	(8) MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTERS. — 3082
4572	4572	(b) An applicant for licensure as a medical marijuana 3083
4573	4573	treatment center shall apply to the department on a form 3084
4574	4574	prescribed by the department and adopted in rule. The department 3085
4575	4575	shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 3086
4576	4576	establishing a procedure for the issuance and biennial renewal 3087
4577	4577	of licenses, including initial application and biennial renewal 3088
4578	4578	fees sufficient to cover the costs of implementing and 3089
4579	4579	administering this section, and establishing supplemental 3090
4580	4580	licensure fees for payment beginning May 1, 2018, sufficient to 3091
4581	4581	cover the costs of administering ss. 381.989 and 1004.4351. The 3092
4582	4582	department shall identify applicants with strong diversity plans 3093
4583	4583	reflecting this state's commitment to diversity and implement 3094
4584	4584	training programs and other educational pr ograms to enable 3095
4585	4585	minority persons and minority business enterprises, as defined 3096
4586	4586	in s. 288.703, and veteran business enterprises, as defined in 3097
4587	4587	s. 295.187, to compete for medical marijuana treatment center 3098
4588	4588	licensure and contracts. Subject to the requirement s in 3099
4589	4589	subparagraphs (a)2.-4., the department shall issue a license to 3100
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4600	4600
4601	4601
4602	4602	an applicant if the applicant meets the requirements of this 3101
4603	4603	section and pays the initial application fee. The department 3102
4604	4604	shall renew the licensure of a medical marijuana treatment 3103
4605	4605	center biennially if the licensee meets the requirements of this 3104
4606	4606	section and pays the biennial renewal fee. However, the 3105
4607	4607	department may not renew the license of a medical marijuana 3106
4608	4608	treatment center that has not begun to cultivate, process, and 3107
4609	4609	dispense marijuana by the date that the medical marijuana 3108
4610	4610	treatment center is required to renew its license. An individual 3109
4611	4611	may not be an applicant, owner, officer, board member, or 3110
4612	4612	manager on more than one application for licensure as a medical 3111
4613	4613	marijuana treatment center. A n individual or entity may not be 3112
4614	4614	awarded more than one license as a medical marijuana treatment 3113
4615	4615	center. An applicant for licensure as a medical marijuana 3114
4616	4616	treatment center must demonstrate: 3115
4617	4617	1. That, for the 5 consecutive years before submitting the 3116
4618	4618	application, the applicant has been registered to do business in 3117
4619	4619	the state. 3118
4620	4620	2. Possession of a valid certificate of registration 3119
4621	4621	issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 3120
4622	4622	pursuant to s. 581.131. 3121
4623	4623	3. The technical and technological ability to cultivate 3122
4624	4624	and produce marijuana, including, but not limited to, low -THC 3123
4625	4625	cannabis. 3124
4626	4626	4. The ability to secure the premises, resources, and 3125
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4639	4639	personnel necessary to operate as a medical marijuana treatment 3126
4640	4640	center. 3127
4641	4641	5. The ability to maintain accountabilit y of all raw 3128
4642	4642	materials, finished products, and any byproducts to prevent 3129
4643	4643	diversion or unlawful access to or possession of these 3130
4644	4644	substances. 3131
4645	4645	6. An infrastructure reasonably located to dispense 3132
4646	4646	marijuana to registered qualified patients statewide or 3133
4647	4647	regionally as determined by the department. 3134
4648	4648	7. The financial ability to maintain operations for the 3135
4649	4649	duration of the 2-year approval cycle, including the provision 3136
4650	4650	of certified financial statements to the department. 3137
4651	4651	a. Upon approval, the applicant must post a $5 million 3138
4652	4652	performance bond issued by an authorized surety insurance 3139
4653	4653	company rated in one of the three highest rating categories by a 3140
4654	4654	nationally recognized rating service. However, a medical 3141
4655	4655	marijuana treatment center serving at least 1,000 qualified 3142
4656	4656	patients is only required to maintain a $2 million performance 3143
4657	4657	bond. 3144
4658	4658	b. In lieu of the performance bond required under sub -3145
4659	4659	subparagraph a., the applicant may provide an irrevocable letter 3146
4660	4660	of credit payable to the department or provide cash to the 3147
4661	4661	department. If provided with cash under this sub -subparagraph, 3148
4662	4662	the department shall deposit the cash in the Grants and 3149
4663	4663	Donations Trust Fund within the Department of Health, subject to 3150
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4676	4676	the same conditions as the bond regarding requirements for the 3151
4677	4677	applicant to forfeit ownership of the funds. If the funds 3152
4678	4678	deposited under this sub -subparagraph generate interest, the 3153
4679	4679	amount of that interest shall be used by the department for the 3154
4680	4680	administration of this section. 3155
4681	4681	8. That all owners, officers, board members, and managers 3156
4682	4682	have passed a background screening pursuant to subsection (9). 3157
4683	4683	9. The employment of a medical director to supervise the 3158
4684	4684	activities of the medical marijuana treatment center. 3159
4685	4685	10. A diversity plan that promotes and ensures the 3160
4686	4686	involvement of minority persons and minority business 3161
4687	4687	enterprises, as defined in s. 288.703, or veteran business 3162
4688	4688	enterprises, as defined in s. 295.187, in ownership, management, 3163
4689	4689	and employment. An applicant for licensure renewal must show the 3164
4690	4690	effectiveness of the diversity plan by including the following 3165
4691	4691	with his or her application for renewal: 3166
4692	4692	a. Representation of minority persons and veterans in the 3167
4693	4693	medical marijuana treatment center's workforce; 3168
4694	4694	b. Efforts to recruit minority persons and veterans for 3169
4695	4695	employment; and 3170
4696	4696	c. A record of contracts for services with minority 3171
4697	4697	business enterprises and veteran business enterprises. 3172
4698	4698	Section 72. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 3173
4699	4699	394.47865, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3174
4700	4700	394.47865 South Florida State Hospital; privati zation.— 3175
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4713	4713	(1) The Department of Children and Families shall, through 3176
4714	4714	a request for proposals, privatize South Florida State Hospital. 3177
4715	4715	The department shall plan to begin implementation of this 3178
4716	4716	privatization initiative by July 1, 1998. 3179
4717	4717	(a) Notwithstanding s. 287.057(11) s. 287.057(14), the 3180
4718	4718	department may enter into agreements, not to exceed 20 years, 3181
4719	4719	with a private provider, a coalition of providers, or another 3182
4720	4720	agency to finance, design, and construct a treatment facility 3183
4721	4721	having up to 350 beds and to opera te all aspects of daily 3184
4722	4722	operations within the facility. The department may subcontract 3185
4723	4723	any or all components of this procurement to a statutorily 3186
4724	4724	established state governmental entity that has successfully 3187
4725	4725	contracted with private companies for designing, f inancing, 3188
4726	4726	acquiring, leasing, constructing, and operating major privatized 3189
4727	4727	state facilities. 3190
4728	4728	Section 73. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and subsection 3191
4729	4729	(3) of section 402.7305, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 3192
4730	4730	402.7305 Department of Children and Families; procurement 3193
4731	4731	of contractual services; contract management. — 3194
4732	4732	(2) PROCUREMENT OF COMMODITIES AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. — 3195
4733	4733	(b) When it is in the best interest of a defined segment 3196
4734	4734	of its consumer population, the department may competitively 3197
4735	4735	procure and contract for systems of treatment or service that 3198
4736	4736	involve multiple providers, rather than procuring and 3199
4737	4737	contracting for treatment or services separately from each 3200
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4748	4748
4749	4749
4750	4750	participating provider. The department must ensure that all 3201
4751	4751	providers that participa te in the treatment or service system 3202
4752	4752	meet all applicable statutory, regulatory, service quality, and 3203
4753	4753	cost control requirements. If other governmental entities or 3204
4754	4754	units of special purpose government contribute matching funds to 3205
4755	4755	the support of a given syste m of treatment or service, the 3206
4756	4756	department shall formally request information from those funding 3207
4757	4757	entities in the procurement process and may take the information 3208
4758	4758	received into account in the selection process. If a local 3209
4759	4759	government contributes matching fund s to support the system of 3210
4760	4760	treatment or contracted service and if the match constitutes at 3211
4761	4761	least 25 percent of the value of the contract, the department 3212
4762	4762	shall afford the governmental match contributor an opportunity 3213
4763	4763	to name an employee as one of the person s required by s. 3214
4764	4764	287.057(14) s. 287.057(17) to evaluate or negotiate certain 3215
4765	4765	contracts, unless the department sets forth in writing the 3216
4766	4766	reason why the inclusion would be contrary to the best interest 3217
4767	4767	of the state. Any employee so named by the governmental match 3218
4768	4768	contributor shall qualify as one of the persons required by s. 3219
4769	4769	287.057(14) s. 287.057(17). A governmental entity or unit of 3220
4770	4770	special purpose government may not name an employee as one of 3221
4771	4771	the persons required by s. 287.057(14) s. 287.057(17) if it, or 3222
4772	4772	any of its political subdivisions, executive agencies, or 3223
4773	4773	special districts, intends to compete for the contract to be 3224
4774	4774	awarded. The governmental funding entity or contributor of 3225
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4784	4784
4785	4785
4786	4786
4787	4787	matching funds must comply with all procurement procedures set 3226
4788	4788	forth in s. 287.057 when appropriate and required. 3227
4789	4789	(3) CONTRACT MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS. —The 3228
4790	4790	Department of Children and Families shall review the time period 3229
4791	4791	for which the department executes contracts and shall execute 3230
4792	4792	multiyear contracts to make the most efficient use of the 3231
4793	4793	resources devoted to contract processing and execution. Whenever 3232
4794	4794	the department chooses not to use a multiyear contract, a 3233
4795	4795	justification for that decision must be contained in the 3234
4796	4796	contract. Notwithstanding s. 287.057(12) s. 287.057(15), the 3235
4797	4797	department is responsible for establishing a contract management 3236
4798	4798	process that requires a member of the department's Senior 3237
4799	4799	Management or Selected Exempt Service to assign in writing the 3238
4800	4800	responsibility of a contract to a contract manager. The 3239
4801	4801	department shall maintain a set of procedures describing its 3240
4802	4802	contract management process which must minimally include the 3241
4803	4803	following requirements: 3242
4804	4804	(a) The contract manager shall maintain the official 3243
4805	4805	contract file throughout the duration of the contract and for a 3244
4806	4806	period not less than 6 years after the termination of the 3245
4807	4807	contract. 3246
4808	4808	(b) The contract manager shall review all invoices for 3247
4809	4809	compliance with the criteria and payment schedule provided for 3248
4810	4810	in the contract and shall approve payment of all invoices before 3249
4811	4811	their transmission to the Department of Financial Services for 3250
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4821	4821
4822	4822
4823	4823
4824	4824	payment. 3251
4825	4825	(c) The contract manager shall maintain a schedule of 3252
4826	4826	payments and total amounts disbursed and shall periodically 3253
4827	4827	reconcile the records with the state's official accounting 3254
4828	4828	records. 3255
4829	4829	(d) For contracts involving the provision of direct client 3256
4830	4830	services, the contract manager shall periodically visit the 3257
4831	4831	physical location where the services are delivered and speak 3258
4832	4832	directly to clients receiving the services and the staff 3259
4833	4833	responsible for delivering the services. 3260
4834	4834	(e) The contract manager shall meet at least once a month 3261
4835	4835	directly with the contractor's representative and maintain 3262
4836	4836	records of such meetings. 3263
4837	4837	(f) The contract manager shall periodically document any 3264
4838	4838	differences between the requir ed performance measures and the 3265
4839	4839	actual performance measures. If a contractor fails to meet and 3266
4840	4840	comply with the performance measures established in the 3267
4841	4841	contract, the department may allow a reasonable period for the 3268
4842	4842	contractor to correct performance deficien cies. If performance 3269
4843	4843	deficiencies are not resolved to the satisfaction of the 3270
4844	4844	department within the prescribed time, and if no extenuating 3271
4845	4845	circumstances can be documented by the contractor to the 3272
4846	4846	department's satisfaction, the department must terminate the 3273
4847	4847	contract. The department may not enter into a new contract with 3274
4848	4848	that same contractor for the services for which the contract was 3275
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4858	4858
4859	4859
4860	4860
4861	4861	previously terminated for a period of at least 24 months after 3276
4862	4862	the date of termination. The contract manager shall obtain and 3277
4863	4863	enforce corrective action plans, if appropriate, and maintain 3278
4864	4864	records regarding the completion or failure to complete 3279
4865	4865	corrective action items. 3280
4866	4866	(g) The contract manager shall document any contract 3281
4867	4867	modifications, which shall include recording any contract 3282
4868	4868	amendments as provided for in this section. 3283
4869	4869	(h) The contract manager shall be properly trained before 3284
4870	4870	being assigned responsibility for any contract. 3285
4871	4871	Section 74. Subsection (2) of section 408.045, Florida 3286
4872	4872	Statutes, is amended to read: 3287
4873	4873	408.045 Certificate of need; competitive sealed 3288
4874	4874	proposals.— 3289
4875	4875	(2) The agency shall make a decision regarding the 3290
4876	4876	issuance of the certificate of need in accordance with the 3291
4877	4877	provisions of s. 287.057(14) s. 287.057(17), rules adopted by 3292
4878	4878	the agency relating to intermediate care facilities for the 3293
4879	4879	developmentally disabled, and the criteria in s. 408.035, as 3294
4880	4880	further defined by rule. 3295
4881	4881	Section 75. Subsection (24) of section 409.901, Florida 3296
4882	4882	Statutes, is amended to read: 3297
4883	4883	409.901 Definitions; ss. 409.901 -409.920.—As used in ss. 3298
4884	4884	409.901-409.920, except as otherwise specifically provided, the 3299
4885	4885	term: 3300
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4898	4898	(24) "Minority physician network" means a network of 3301
4899	4899	primary care physicians with experience managing Medicaid or 3302
4900	4900	Medicare recipients that is predominantly owned by minorities as 3303
4901	4901	defined in s. 288.703 , which may have a collaborative 3304
4902	4902	partnership with a public college or university and a tax -exempt 3305
4903	4903	charitable corporation. 3306
4904	4904	Section 76. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 3307
4905	4905	440.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3308
4906	4906	440.45 Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. — 3309
4907	4907	(2) 3310
4908	4908	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the Governor 3311
4909	4909	shall appoint a judge of compensation claims from a list of 3312
4910	4910	three persons nominated by a statewide nominating commission. 3313
4911	4911	The statewide nominating co mmission shall be composed of the 3314
4912	4912	following: 3315
4913	4913	1. Six members, at least one of whom must be a member of a 3316
4914	4914	minority group as defined in s. 288.703, one of each who resides 3317
4915	4915	in each of the territorial jurisdictions of the district courts 3318
4916	4916	of appeal, appointed by the Board of Governors of The Florida 3319
4917	4917	Bar from among The Florida Bar members engaged in the practice 3320
4918	4918	of law. Each member shall be appointed for a 4 -year term; 3321
4919	4919	2. Six electors, at least one of whom must be a member of 3322
4920	4920	a minority group as defined in s. 288.703, one of each who 3323
4921	4921	resides in each of the territorial jurisdictions of the district 3324
4922	4922	courts of appeal, appointed by the Governor. Each member shall 3325
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4935	4935	be appointed for a 4 -year term; and 3326
4936	4936	3. Six electors, at least one of whom must be a member of 3327
4937	4937	a minority group as defined in s. 288.703, one of each who 3328
4938	4938	resides in the territorial jurisdictions of the district courts 3329
4939	4939	of appeal, selected and appointed by a majority vote of the 3330
4940	4940	other 10 members of the commission. Each member shall be 3331
4941	4941	appointed for a 4-year term. 3332
4942	4942	3333
4943	4943	A vacancy occurring on the commission shall be filled by the 3334
4944	4944	original appointing authority for the unexpired balance of the 3335
4945	4945	term. An attorney who appears before any judge of compensation 3336
4946	4946	claims more than four times a year is not eligible to serve on 3337
4947	4947	the statewide nominating commission. The meetings and 3338
4948	4948	determinations of the nominating commission as to the judges of 3339
4949	4949	compensation claims shall be open to the public. 3340
4950	4950	Section 77. Section 489.125, Florida Statutes, is amended 3341
4951	4951	to read: 3342
4952	4952	489.125 Prequalification of certificateholders. —Any person 3343
4953	4953	holding a certificate shall be prequalified to bid by a district 3344
4954	4954	school board pursuant to uniform prequalification of contractors 3345
4955	4955	criteria adopted by rule of the State Board of Education. This 3346
4956	4956	section does not supersede any small , woman-owned or minority-3347
4957	4957	owned business enterprise preference program adopted by a 3348
4958	4958	district school board. A district school board may not modify or 3349
4959	4959	supplement the uniform prequalification criteria adopted by 3350
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4970	4970
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4972	4972	rule. A person holding a certificate must apply to each board 3351
4973	4973	for prequalification consideration. 3352
4974	4974	Section 78. Subsection (42) of section 570.07, Florida 3353
4975	4975	Statutes, is amended to read: 3354
4976	4976	570.07 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 3355
4977	4977	functions, powers, and duties. —The department shall have and 3356
4978	4978	exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: 3357
4979	4979	(42) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 287.057(21) s. 3358
4980	4980	287.057(24) that require all agencies to use the online 3359
4981	4981	procurement system developed by the Department of Management 3360
4982	4982	Services, the department may continue to use its own online 3361
4983	4983	system. However, vendors utilizing such system shall be 3362
4984	4984	prequalified as meeting mandatory requirements and 3363
4985	4985	qualifications and shall remit fees pursuant to s. 287.057(21) 3364
4986	4986	s. 287.057(24), and any rules implementing s. 287.057. 3365
4987	4987	Section 79. Subsection (2) of section 616.255, Florida 3366
4988	4988	Statutes, is amended to read: 3367
4989	4989	616.255 Duties of authority; Florida State Fairgrounds. —3368
4990	4990	The authority shall: 3369
4991	4991	(2) Throughout each year, promote the progress of the 3370
4992	4992	state and stimulate public interest in the advantages and 3371
4993	4993	development of the state by providing facilities for 3372
4994	4994	agricultural and industrial exhibitions, public gatherings, 3373
4995	4995	cultural activities, and other functions intended to advance the 3374
4996	4996	educational, physical, economic, and cultural interests of the 3375
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5009	5009	public. It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority, 3376
5010	5010	when contracting for concessions at functions held pursuant to 3377
5011	5011	this subsection, give consideration to increasing the number of 3378
5012	5012	concessionaires that are small minority businesses. 3379
5013	5013	Section 80. Subsection (2) of section 616.256, Florida 3380
5014	5014	Statutes, is amended to read: 3381
5015	5015	616.256 Powers of authority. — 3382
5016	5016	(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the 3383
5017	5017	authority, when contracting for the acquisition of perso nal 3384
5018	5018	property or services pursuant to this section, give 3385
5019	5019	consideration to increasing the number of contractors that are 3386
5020	5020	small minority businesses. 3387
5021	5021	Section 81. Section 625.3255, Florida Statutes, is amended 3388
5022	5022	to read: 3389
5023	5023	625.3255 Capital participation instr ument.—An insurer may 3390
5024	5024	invest in any capital participation instrument or evidence of 3391
5025	5025	indebtedness issued by the Department of Commerce pursuant to 3392
5026	5026	the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act. 3393
5027	5027	Section 82. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of sec tion 3394
5028	5028	627.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3395
5029	5029	627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans. — 3396
5030	5030	(6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION. — 3397
5031	5031	(e) The corporation is subject to s. 287.057 for the 3398
5032	5032	purchase of commodities and contractual services excep t as 3399
5033	5033	otherwise provided in this paragraph. Services provided by 3400
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5044	5044
5045	5045
5046	5046	tradepersons or technical experts to assist a licensed adjuster 3401
5047	5047	in the evaluation of individual claims are not subject to the 3402
5048	5048	procurement requirements of this section. Additionally, the 3403
5049	5049	procurement of financial services providers and underwriters 3404
5050	5050	must be made pursuant to s. 627.3513. Contracts for goods or 3405
5051	5051	services valued at or more than $100,000 are subject to approval 3406
5052	5052	by the board. 3407
5053	5053	1. The corporation is an agency for purposes of s. 3408
5054	5054	287.057, except that, for purposes of s. 287.057(21) s. 3409
5055	5055	287.057(24), the corporation is an eligible user. 3410
5056	5056	a. The authority of the Department of Management Services 3411
5057	5057	and the Chief Financial Officer under s. 287.057 extends to the 3412
5058	5058	corporation as if the corporation were an agency. 3413
5059	5059	b. The executive director of the corporation is the agency 3414
5060	5060	head under s. 287.057. The executive director of the corporation 3415
5061	5061	may assign or appoint a designee to act on his or her behalf. 3416
5062	5062	2. The corporation must provide notice of a decisi on or 3417
5063	5063	intended decision concerning a solicitation, contract award, or 3418
5064	5064	exceptional purchase by electronic posting. Such notice must 3419
5065	5065	contain the following statement: "Failure to file a protest 3420
5066	5066	within the time prescribed in this section constitutes a waiver 3421
5067	5067	of proceedings." 3422
5068	5068	a. A person adversely affected by the corporation's 3423
5069	5069	decision or intended decision to award a contract pursuant to s. 3424
5070	5070	287.057(1) or (3)(c) who elects to challenge the decision must 3425
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5082	5082
5083	5083	file a written notice of protest with the executive direct or of 3426
5084	5084	the corporation within 72 hours after the corporation posts a 3427
5085	5085	notice of its decision or intended decision. For a protest of 3428
5086	5086	the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in a 3429
5087	5087	solicitation, including provisions governing the methods for 3430
5088	5088	ranking bids, proposals, replies, awarding contracts, reserving 3431
5089	5089	rights of further negotiation, or modifying or amending any 3432
5090	5090	contract, the notice of protest must be filed in writing within 3433
5091	5091	72 hours after posting the solicitation. Saturdays, Sundays, and 3434
5092	5092	state holidays are excluded in the computation of the 72 -hour 3435
5093	5093	time period. 3436
5094	5094	b. A formal written protest must be filed within 10 days 3437
5095	5095	after the date the notice of protest is filed. The formal 3438
5096	5096	written protest must state with particularity the facts and law 3439
5097	5097	upon which the protest is based. Upon receipt of a formal 3440
5098	5098	written protest that has been timely filed, the corporation must 3441
5099	5099	stop the solicitation or contract award process until the 3442
5100	5100	subject of the protest is resolved by final board action unless 3443
5101	5101	the executive director sets forth in writing particular facts 3444
5102	5102	and circumstances that require the continuance of the 3445
5103	5103	solicitation or contract award process without delay in order to 3446
5104	5104	avoid an immediate and serious danger to the public health, 3447
5105	5105	safety, or welfare. 3448
5106	5106	(I) The corporation must provide an opportunity to resolve 3449
5107	5107	the protest by mutual agreement between the parties within 7 3450
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5116	5116	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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5120	5120	business days after receipt of the formal written protest. 3451
5121	5121	(II) If the subject of a protest is not resolved by mutual 3452
5122	5122	agreement within 7 business day s, the corporation's board must 3453
5123	5123	transmit the protest to the Division of Administrative Hearings 3454
5124	5124	and contract with the division to conduct a hearing to determine 3455
5125	5125	the merits of the protest and to issue a recommended order. The 3456
5126	5126	contract must provide for the c orporation to reimburse the 3457
5127	5127	division for any costs incurred by the division for court 3458
5128	5128	reporters, transcript preparation, travel, facility rental, and 3459
5129	5129	other customary hearing costs in the manner set forth in s. 3460
5130	5130	120.65(9). The division has jurisdiction to de termine the facts 3461
5131	5131	and law concerning the protest and to issue a recommended order. 3462
5132	5132	The division's rules and procedures apply to these proceedings. 3463
5133	5133	The protest must be heard by the division at a publicly noticed 3464
5134	5134	meeting in accordance with procedures establi shed by the 3465
5135	5135	division. 3466
5136	5136	c. In a protest of an invitation -to-bid or request-for-3467
5137	5137	proposals procurement, submissions made after the bid or 3468
5138	5138	proposal opening which amend or supplement the bid or proposal 3469
5139	5139	may not be considered. In protesting an invitation -to-negotiate 3470
5140	5140	procurement, submissions made after the corporation announces 3471
5141	5141	its intent to award a contract, reject all replies, or withdraw 3472
5142	5142	the solicitation that amends or supplements the reply may not be 3473
5143	5143	considered. Unless otherwise provided by law, the burden o f 3474
5144	5144	proof rests with the party protesting the corporation's action. 3475
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5153	5153	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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5157	5157	In a competitive-procurement protest, other than a rejection of 3476
5158	5158	all bids, proposals, or replies, the administrative law judge 3477
5159	5159	must conduct a de novo proceeding to determine whether the 3478
5160	5160	corporation's proposed action is contrary to the corporation's 3479
5161	5161	governing statutes, the corporation's rules or policies, or the 3480
5162	5162	solicitation specifications. The standard of proof for the 3481
5163	5163	proceeding is whether the corporation's action was clearly 3482
5164	5164	erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious. In 3483
5165	5165	any bid-protest proceeding contesting an intended corporation 3484
5166	5166	action to reject all bids, proposals, or replies, the standard 3485
5167	5167	of review by the board is whether the corporation's intended 3486
5168	5168	action is illegal, ar bitrary, dishonest, or fraudulent. 3487
5169	5169	d. Failure to file a notice of protest or failure to file 3488
5170	5170	a formal written protest constitutes a waiver of proceedings. 3489
5171	5171	3. The agency head or his or her designee shall consider 3490
5172	5172	the recommended order of an administrati ve law judge and take 3491
5173	5173	final action on the protest. Any further legal remedy lies with 3492
5174	5174	the First District Court of Appeal. 3493
5175	5175	Section 83. Subsection (7) of section 627.3511, Florida 3494
5176	5176	Statutes, is amended to read: 3495
5177	5177	627.3511 Depopulation of Citizens Property Insurance 3496
5178	5178	Corporation.— 3497
5179	5179	(7) A minority business, which is at least 51 percent 3498
5180	5180	owned by minority persons as described in s. 288.703 , desiring 3499
5181	5181	to operate or become licensed as a property and casualty insurer 3500
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5192	5192
5193	5193
5194	5194	may exempt up to $50 of the escrow requirements of the take-out 3501
5195	5195	bonus, as described in this section. Such minority business, 3502
5196	5196	which has applied for a certificate of authority to engage in 3503
5197	5197	business as a property and casualty insurer, may simultaneously 3504
5198	5198	file the business' proposed take -out plan, as described in this 3505
5199	5199	section, with the corporation. 3506
5200	5200	Section 84. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 3507
5201	5201	657.042, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3508
5202	5202	657.042 Investment powers and limitations. —A credit union 3509
5203	5203	may invest its funds subject to the following d efinitions, 3510
5204	5204	restrictions, and limitations: 3511
5205	5205	(4) INVESTMENT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION OF ONE PERCENT OF 3512
5206	5206	CAPITAL OF THE CREDIT UNION. —Up to 1 percent of the capital of 3513
5207	5207	the credit union may be invested in any of the following: 3514
5208	5208	(b) Any capital participation ins trument or evidence of 3515
5209	5209	indebtedness issued by the Department of Commerce pursuant to 3516
5210	5210	the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act. 3517
5211	5211	Section 85. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section 3518
5212	5212	658.67, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3519
5213	5213	658.67 Investment powers and limitations. —A bank may 3520
5214	5214	invest its funds, and a trust company may invest its corporate 3521
5215	5215	funds, subject to the following definitions, restrictions, and 3522
5216	5216	limitations: 3523
5217	5217	(4) INVESTMENTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION OF 10 PERCENT OR 3524
5218	5218	LESS OF CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.— 3525
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5231	5231	(f) Up to 10 percent of the capital accounts of a bank or 3526
5232	5232	trust company may be invested in any capital participation 3527
5233	5233	instrument or evidence of indebtedness issued by the Department 3528
5234	5234	of Commerce pursuant to the Florida Small and Minority Business 3529
5235	5235	Assistance Act. 3530
5236	5236	Section 86. Subsection (1) of section 947.02, Florida 3531
5237	5237	Statutes, is amended to read: 3532
5238	5238	947.02 Florida Commission on Offender Review; members, 3533
5239	5239	appointment.— 3534
5240	5240	(1) Except as provided in s. 947.021, the members of the 3535
5241	5241	Florida Commission on Offender Review shall be appointed by the 3536
5242	5242	Governor and Cabinet from a list of eligible applicants 3537
5243	5243	submitted by a parole qualifications committee. The appointments 3538
5244	5244	of members of the commission shall be certified to the Senate by 3539
5245	5245	the Governor and Cabinet for confirmation, and the membership of 3540
5246	5246	the commission shall include representation from minority 3541
5247	5247	persons as defined in s. 288.703 . 3542
5248	5248	Section 87. Section 947.021, Florida Statutes, is amended 3543
5249	5249	to read: 3544
5250	5250	947.021 Florida Commission on Offender Review; expe dited 3545
5251	5251	appointments.—Whenever the Legislature decreases the membership 3546
5252	5252	of the commission, all terms of office shall expire, 3547
5253	5253	notwithstanding any law to the contrary. Under such 3548
5254	5254	circumstances, the Governor and Cabinet shall expedite the 3549
5255	5255	appointment of commiss ioners. Notwithstanding the parole 3550
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5265	5265
5266	5266
5267	5267
5268	5268	qualifications committee procedure in s. 947.02, members shall 3551
5269	5269	be directly appointed by the Governor and Cabinet. Members 3552
5270	5270	appointed to the commission may be selected from incumbents. 3553
5271	5271	Members shall be certified to the Sena te by the Governor and 3554
5272	5272	Cabinet for confirmation, and the membership of the commission 3555
5273	5273	shall include representation from minority persons as defined in 3556
5274	5274	s. 288.703. 3557
5275	5275	Section 88. Subsection (3) of section 957.09, Florida 3558
5276	5276	Statutes, is amended to read: 3559
5277	5277	957.09 Applicability of chapter to other provisions of 3560
5278	5278	law.— 3561
5279	5279	(3) The provisions of law governing the participation of 3562
5280	5280	minority business enterprises are applicable to this chapter. 3563
5281	5281	Section 89. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 3564
5282	5282	1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3565
5283	5283	1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 3566
5284	5284	(7) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROPERTY. — 3567
5285	5285	(d) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall 3568
5286	5286	ensure compliance with the provisions of s. 287.09451 for all 3569
5287	5287	procurement and ss. 255.101 and 255.102 for construction 3570
5288	5288	contracts, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the 3571
5289	5289	utilization of minority business enterprises, except that 3572
5290	5290	procurements costing less than the amount provided for in 3573
5291	5291	CATEGORY FIVE as provided in s. 287.017 shall not be subject to 3574
5292	5292	s. 287.09451. 3575
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5305	5305	Section 90. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 3576
5306	5306	1004.435, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3577
5307	5307	1004.435 Cancer control and research. — 3578
5308	5308	(4) FLORIDA CANCER CONTROL AND RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL; 3579
5309	5309	CREATION; COMPOSITION. — 3580
5310	5310	(a) There is created within the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer 3581
5311	5311	Center and Research Institute, Inc., the Florida Cancer Control 3582
5312	5312	and Research Advisory Council. The council shall consist of 16 3583
5313	5313	members, which includes the cha irperson, all of whom must be 3584
5314	5314	residents of this state. The State Surgeon General or his or her 3585
5315	5315	designee within the Department of Health shall be one of the 16 3586
5316	5316	members. Members, except those appointed by the Governor, the 3587
5317	5317	Speaker of the House of Representat ives, or the President of the 3588
5318	5318	Senate, must be appointed by the chief executive officer of the 3589
5319	5319	institution or organization represented, or his or her designee. 3590
5320	5320	One member must be a representative of the American Cancer 3591
5321	5321	Society; one member must be a represen tative of the Sylvester 3592
5322	5322	Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami; one 3593
5323	5323	member must be a representative of the University of Florida 3594
5324	5324	Shands Cancer Center; one member must be a representative of the 3595
5325	5325	Florida Nurses Association who specializes in the field of 3596
5326	5326	oncology and is not from an institution or organization already 3597
5327	5327	represented on the council; one member must be a representative 3598
5328	5328	of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association who specializes 3599
5329	5329	in the field of oncology; one member must be a membe r of the 3600
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5342	5342	Florida Medical Association who specializes in the field of 3601
5343	5343	oncology and who represents a cancer center not already 3602
5344	5344	represented on the council; one member must be a representative 3603
5345	5345	of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 3604
5346	5346	Inc.; one member must be a representative of the Mayo Clinic in 3605
5347	5347	Jacksonville; one member must be a member of the Florida 3606
5348	5348	Hospital Association who specializes in the field of oncology 3607
5349	5349	and who represents a comprehensive cancer center not already 3608
5350	5350	represented on the council; one member must be a representative 3609
5351	5351	of the Association of Community Cancer Centers; one member must 3610
5352	5352	specialize in pediatric oncology research or clinical care 3611
5353	5353	appointed by the Governor; one member must specialize in 3612
5354	5354	oncology clinical care or resea rch appointed by the President of 3613
5355	5355	the Senate; one member must be a current or former cancer 3614
5356	5356	patient or a current or former caregiver to a cancer patient 3615
5357	5357	appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one 3616
5358	5358	member must be a member of the House of R epresentatives 3617
5359	5359	appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 3618
5360	5360	one member must be a member of the Senate appointed by the 3619
5361	5361	President of the Senate. At least four of the members must be 3620
5362	5362	individuals who are minority persons as defined by s. 288. 703. 3621
5363	5363	Section 91. Subsection (3) of section 1009.70, Florida 3622
5364	5364	Statutes, is amended to read: 3623
5365	5365	1009.70 Florida Education Fund. — 3624
5366	5366	(3) The Florida Education Fund shall use the income of the 3625
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5379	5379	fund to provide for programs which seek to: 3626
5380	5380	(a) Enhance the qual ity of higher educational opportunity 3627
5381	5381	in this state; and 3628
5382	5382	(b) Enhance equality by providing access to effective 3629
5383	5383	higher education programs by minority and economically deprived 3630
5384	5384	individuals in this state , with particular consideration to be 3631
5385	5385	given to the needs of both blacks and women; and 3632
5386	5386	(c) Increase the representation of minorities in faculty 3633
5387	5387	and administrative positions in higher education in this state 3634
5388	5388	and to provide more highly educated minority leadership in 3635
5389	5389	business and professional enterprises i n this state. 3636
5390	5390	Section 92. Subsection (4) of section 1013.45, Florida 3637
5391	5391	Statutes, is amended to read: 3638
5392	5392	1013.45 Educational facilities contracting and 3639
5393	5393	construction techniques for school districts and Florida College 3640
5394	5394	System institutions. — 3641
5395	5395	(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section and s. 3642
5396	5396	481.229, the services of a registered architect must be used for 3643
5397	5397	the development of plans for the erection, enlargement, or 3644
5398	5398	alteration of any educational facility. The services of a 3645
5399	5399	registered architect are not requ ired for a minor renovation 3646
5400	5400	project for which the construction cost is less than $50,000 or 3647
5401	5401	for the placement or hookup of relocatable educational 3648
5402	5402	facilities that conform to standards adopted under s. 1013.37. 3649
5403	5403	However, boards must provide compliance with b uilding code 3650
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5416	5416	requirements and ensure that these structures are adequately 3651
5417	5417	anchored for wind resistance as required by law. A district 3652
5418	5418	school board shall reuse existing construction documents or 3653
5419	5419	design criteria packages if such reuse is feasible and 3654
5420	5420	practical. If a school district's 5 -year educational facilities 3655
5421	5421	work plan includes the construction of two or more new schools 3656
5422	5422	for students in the same grade group and program, such as 3657
5423	5423	elementary, middle, or high school, the district school board 3658
5424	5424	must require that prototype design and construction be used for 3659
5425	5425	the construction of these schools. Notwithstanding s. 287.055, a 3660
5426	5426	board may purchase the architectural services for the design of 3661
5427	5427	educational or ancillary facilities under an existing contract 3662
5428	5428	agreement for professional services held by a district school 3663
5429	5429	board in the State of Florida, provided that the purchase is to 3664
5430	5430	the economic advantage of the purchasing board, the services 3665
5431	5431	conform to the standards prescribed by rules of the State Board 3666
5432	5432	of Education, and suc h reuse is not without notice to, and 3667
5433	5433	permission from, the architect of record whose plans or design 3668
5434	5434	criteria are being reused. Plans must be reviewed for compliance 3669
5435	5435	with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities. Rules 3670
5436	5436	adopted under this section m ust establish uniform 3671
5437	5437	prequalification, selection, bidding, and negotiation procedures 3672
5438	5438	applicable to construction management contracts and the design -3673
5439	5439	build process. This section does not supersede any small , woman-3674
5440	5440	owned, or minority-owned business enterprise preference program 3675
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5453	5453	adopted by a board. Except as otherwise provided in this 3676
5454	5454	section, the negotiation procedures applicable to construction 3677
5455	5455	management contracts and the design -build process must conform 3678
5456	5456	to the requirements of s. 287.055. A board may not modify any 3679
5457	5457	rules regarding construction management contracts or the design -3680
5458	5458	build process. 3681
5459	5459	Section 93. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 3682
5460	5460	1013.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3683
5461	5461	1013.46 Advertising and awarding contracts; 3684
5462	5462	prequalification of contractor.— 3685
5463	5463	(1) 3686
5464	5464	(c) As an option, any county, municipality, or board may 3687
5465	5465	set aside up to 10 percent of the total amount of funds 3688
5466	5466	allocated for the purpose of entering into construction capital 3689
5467	5467	project contracts with minority business enterprises, as defined 3690
5468	5468	in s. 287.094. Such contracts shall be competitively bid only 3691
5469	5469	among minority business enterprises. The set -aside shall be used 3692
5470	5470	to redress present effects of past discriminatory practices and 3693
5471	5471	shall be subject to periodic reassessment to account for 3694
5472	5472	changing needs and circumstances. 3695
5473	5473	Section 94. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 3696