Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2502-A Ì921904!Î921904 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: WD . 06/08/2017 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (930208) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Between lines 1562 and 1563 5 insert: 6 Section 7. In order to implement the funds appropriated for 7 the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund in SB 2500-A: 8 (1) The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund is created within the 9 Department of Economic Opportunity to promote economic 10 opportunity by improving public infrastructure and enhancing 11 workforce training. The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund may not be 12 used for the exclusive benefit of any single company, 13 corporation, or business entity. 14 (2) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in 15 consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall 16 identify projects, solicit proposals, and make recommendations 17 to the Governor for grant awards to state and local governmental 18 entities pursuant to s. 255.0525, Florida Statutes, for state or 19 local public infrastructure projects to promote economic 20 recovery, economic diversification, or economic enhancement in a 21 targeted industry. 22 (a) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in 23 consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall 24 establish an application process and criteria for grant 25 requests. Grant requests may be submitted to the department by 26 the board of county commissioners of a county, the chief 27 executive officer of a municipality, or the governing body of a 28 special district or a special tax district. The grant request 29 must be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners 30 and attested by the clerk of the circuit court or the 31 appropriate officer in a charter county, by the chief executive 32 officer of a municipality and attested by the clerk of the 33 municipality, or by the chair of the governing body and attested 34 by the chief financial officer of a special district or a 35 special tax district. 36 (b) Upon approval by the Governor and before the 37 disbursement of grant funds pursuant to this subsection, the 38 department shall prepare a grant agreement between the local 39 governmental entity receiving funding through the program and 40 the department. The agreement must include, but is not limited 41 to: 42 1. The purpose of the grant. 43 2. The grant recipient’s specific performance standards and 44 responsibilities. 45 3. A detailed project or contract budget, if available. 46 (3) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall 47 identify projects, solicit proposals, and make recommendations 48 to the Governor for workforce training grants to support 49 programs at state colleges, state technical centers, or private 50 postsecondary institutions licensed or otherwise authorized to 51 operate in this state, which provide participants with 52 transferable, sustainable workforce skills applicable to more 53 than a single employer, and for equipment associated with these 54 programs. The department shall work with CareerSource Florida, 55 Inc., to ensure programs are offered to the public based on 56 criteria established by the state college, state technical 57 center, or private postsecondary institution and do not exclude 58 applicants who are unemployed or underemployed. The department 59 may contract with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or administer this 60 program directly. 61 (a) Grant funds may not be expended to provide training for 62 instruction related to retail businesses or to reimburse 63 businesses for trainee wages. 64 (b) Grant requests may be submitted to the department by a 65 state college, a state technical center, or a private 66 postsecondary institution. The department shall establish an 67 application process and criteria for grant requests. Costs and 68 expenditures for the workforce training grants must be 69 documented and separated from those incurred by the state 70 college, state technical center, or private postsecondary 71 institution. 72 (c) Upon approval by the Governor and before the 73 disbursement of grant funds pursuant to this section, the 74 department shall prepare a grant agreement between the 75 educational institution receiving funding through the program 76 and the department. The agreement must include, but is not 77 limited to: 78 1. The estimated length of the instructional program. 79 2. All direct, program-related costs, including tuition and 80 fees, curriculum development, equipment, books and classroom 81 materials, and overhead or indirect costs, not to exceed 5 82 percent of the grant amount. 83 3. Special program requirements that are not addressed 84 otherwise in the agreement. 85 (4) For purposes of this section, the term: 86 (a) “Infrastructure project” means any fixed capital 87 expenditure or fixed capital costs associated with the 88 construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or improvement of 89 facilities that have a life expectancy of 5 or more years and 90 any land acquisition, land improvement, design, and engineering 91 costs related thereto. Facilities in this category include, but 92 are not limited to, roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, 93 sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications facilities. 94 (b) “Public infrastructure” means infrastructure that is 95 owned by the public and is for public use or predominately 96 benefits the public. 97 (c) “Targeted industry” means any industry identified in 98 the most recent list provided to the Governor, the President of 99 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 100 accordance with s. 288.106(2)(q), Florida Statutes. 101 (5) Contracts for projects approved by the Governor and 102 funded pursuant to this section shall be administered by the 103 department. 104 (6) Notwithstanding s. 216.292, Florida Statutes, the funds 105 appropriated to the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund are 106 nontransferable. 107 (7) Notwithstanding s. 216.301, Florida Statutes, and 108 pursuant to s. 216.351, Florida Statutes, the balance of any 109 appropriation for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund which is not 110 disbursed by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds are 111 appropriated may be carried forward for up to 5 years after the 112 effective date of the original appropriation. 113 114 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 115 And the title is amended as follows: 116 Delete lines 1580 - 1585 117 and insert: 118 Education Finance Program and economic programs for 119 the 2017-2018 fiscal year; amending ss. 24.121, 120 1011.62, 1011.67, 1011.685, 1011.71, and 1012.71, 121 F.S.; authorizing the distribution of funds for the 122 Florida Education Finance Program pursuant to any law 123 providing funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 124 creating the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund within the 125 Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring the 126 department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in 127 consultation with the Department of Transportation, to 128 identify projects, solicit proposals, and make certain 129 recommendations; requiring the department and 130 Enterprise Florida, Inc., in consultation with the 131 Department of Transportation, to establish an 132 application process and criteria for grant requests; 133 providing requirements for requesting grants; 134 requiring the department, upon approval by the 135 Governor, to prepare a certain agreement before 136 disbursing grant funds; specifying requirements for 137 the agreement; authorizing the department to contract 138 with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or administer the 139 workforce training grants program directly; 140 prohibiting grant funds from being used for certain 141 training; providing definitions; requiring the 142 department to administer certain contracts; 143 prohibiting transfer of funds appropriated to the 144 grant fund; authorizing certain funds to be carried 145 forward for a specified timeframe; providing for