Florida Senate - 2017                                     SB 2-A
       
       
        
       By Senator Latvala
       
       
       
       
       
       16-00013-17A                                            20172A__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to economic programs; amending s.
    3         11.45, F.S.; authorizing the Auditor General to audit
    4         the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation;
    5         amending s. 201.15, F.S.; transferring certain funds
    6         to the General Revenue Fund; creating s. 288.101,
    7         F.S.; creating the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund
    8         within the Department of Economic Opportunity;
    9         requiring the department and Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
   10         in consultation with the Department of Transportation,
   11         to identify projects, solicit proposals, and make
   12         certain recommendations; requiring the department and
   13         Enterprise Florida, Inc., in consultation with the
   14         Department of Transportation, to establish an
   15         application process and criteria for grant requests;
   16         providing requirements for requesting grants;
   17         requiring the department, upon approval by the
   18         Governor, to prepare a certain agreement before
   19         disbursing grant funds; specifying requirements for
   20         the agreement; authorizing the department to contract
   21         with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or administer the
   22         workforce training grants program directly;
   23         prohibiting grant funds from being used for certain
   24         training; providing definitions; requiring the
   25         department to administer certain contracts; amending
   26         s. 288.1201, F.S.; requiring the Department of
   27         Economic Opportunity to retain state funds for
   28         specified programs in the State Economic Enhancement
   29         and Development Trust Fund until certain conditions
   30         are met; requiring the department to return to the
   31         State Treasury unexpended funds from the Quick Action
   32         Closing Fund which are held by certain entities;
   33         requiring the department to comply by a certain date;
   34         requiring the department to provide notification of
   35         compliance to the Governor and the Legislature by a
   36         certain date; amending s. 288.1226, F.S.; requiring
   37         the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to
   38         comply with certain per diem and travel expense
   39         provisions; providing corporation board members and
   40         officers with certain voting authority; requiring such
   41         officers and members to file a certain annual
   42         disclosure; requiring that such disclosure be placed
   43         on the corporation’s website; authorizing
   44         reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses for
   45         corporation board members; requiring such expenses to
   46         be paid out of corporation funds; subjecting certain
   47         contracts to specified notice and review procedures;
   48         prohibiting the execution of certain contracts;
   49         limiting the amount of compensation paid to
   50         corporation officers, agents, and employees;
   51         prohibiting certain performance bonuses and severance
   52         pay; removing a requirement that the corporation
   53         provide certain support to the Division of Tourism
   54         Promotion of Enterprise Florida, Inc.; prohibiting the
   55         corporation from creating or establishing certain
   56         entities and expending certain funds that benefit only
   57         one entity; requiring a one-to-one match of private to
   58         public contributions to the corporation; providing
   59         private contribution categories to be used for the
   60         calculation of such match; prohibiting certain
   61         contributions from being considered private
   62         contributions for purposes of such match; requiring
   63         the corporation to provide certain data to the Office
   64         of Economic and Demographic Research; prohibiting the
   65         expenditure of corporation funds for certain purposes;
   66         prohibiting the acceptance or receipt of certain items
   67         or services from certain entities; limiting lodging
   68         expenses of corporation employees; providing an
   69         exception; requiring the department to submit a
   70         proposed operating budget for the corporation to the
   71         Governor and the Legislature; requiring the inclusion
   72         of certain corporation contracts on the corporation’s
   73         website; requiring the inclusion of specified
   74         information in certain corporation contracts and on
   75         the corporation’s website; requiring certain entities
   76         that receive a certain amount of specified funds to
   77         report certain public and private financial data on
   78         their websites and provide such report to the Governor
   79         and the Legislature on a specified date; requiring the
   80         report to include specified financial data; requiring
   81         specified functionality of the corporation’s website;
   82         creating s. 288.12266, F.S.; creating the Targeted
   83         Marketing Assistance Program to enhance the tourism
   84         business marketing of small, minority, rural, and
   85         agritourism businesses in the state; providing a
   86         definition; requiring the department and the
   87         corporation to provide an annual report to the
   88         Governor and the Legislature; amending s. 288.124,
   89         F.S.; authorizing the Florida Tourism Industry
   90         Marketing Corporation, rather than Enterprise Florida,
   91         Inc., to establish a convention grants program and
   92         guidelines governing the award of program grants and
   93         the administration of such program; amending s.
   94         288.901, F.S.; authorizing reimbursement for per diem
   95         and travel expenses for Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
   96         board members; requiring such expenses to be paid out
   97         of Enterprise Florida, Inc., funds; amending s.
   98         288.903, F.S.; subjecting certain contracts to
   99         specified notice and review procedures; prohibiting
  100         the execution of certain contracts; prohibiting
  101         Enterprise Florida, Inc., from creating or
  102         establishing certain entities; requiring Enterprise
  103         Florida, Inc., to comply with certain per diem and
  104         travel expense provisions; amending s. 288.904, F.S.;
  105         requiring the department to submit a proposed
  106         operating budget for Enterprise Florida, Inc., to the
  107         Governor and the Legislature; requiring the inclusion
  108         of executed Enterprise Florida, Inc., contracts on the
  109         Enterprise Florida, Inc., website; requiring the
  110         inclusion of specified information in certain
  111         Enterprise Florida, Inc., contracts and on the
  112         Enterprise Florida, Inc., website; requiring certain
  113         entities that receive a certain amount of specified
  114         funds to report certain public and private financial
  115         data on their websites and provide such report to the
  116         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
  117         requiring the report to include specified financial
  118         data; requiring specified functionality of the
  119         Enterprise Florida, Inc., website; amending s.
  120         288.905, F.S.; limiting the amount of public
  121         compensation paid to Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
  122         employees; prohibiting certain performance bonuses and
  123         severance pay; limiting lodging expenses of Enterprise
  124         Florida, Inc., employees; providing an exception;
  125         prohibiting certain expenditures; prohibiting the
  126         acceptance or receipt of certain items or services
  127         from certain entities; providing appropriations;
  128         terminating the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund within
  129         the Department of Economic Opportunity; providing for
  130         the disposition of balances in and revenues of the
  131         trust fund; providing procedures for the termination
  132         of the trust fund; repealing ss. 446.50, 446.51,
  133         446.52, and 1010.84, F.S., relating to displaced
  134         homemaker programs, prohibited discrimination and
  135         confidentiality of information related to such
  136         programs, and the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund,
  137         respectively; amending ss. 20.60, 28.101, 187.201,
  138         288.92, 288.923, 445.003, 445.004, 741.01, and
  139         741.011, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
  140         by the act; providing an effective date.
  141          
  142  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  143  
  144         Section 1. Paragraph (x) is added to subsection (3) of
  145  section 11.45, Florida Statutes, to read:
  146         11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.—
  147         (3) AUTHORITY FOR AUDITS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.—The Auditor
  148  General may, pursuant to his or her own authority, or at the
  149  direction of the Legislative Auditing Committee, conduct audits
  150  or other engagements as determined appropriate by the Auditor
  151  General of:
  152         (x)The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation.
  153         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  154  201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  155         201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.—All taxes collected
  156  under this chapter are hereby pledged and shall be first made
  157  available to make payments when due on bonds issued pursuant to
  158  s. 215.618 or s. 215.619, or any other bonds authorized to be
  159  issued on a parity basis with such bonds. Such pledge and
  160  availability for the payment of these bonds shall have priority
  161  over any requirement for the payment of service charges or costs
  162  of collection and enforcement under this section. All taxes
  163  collected under this chapter, except taxes distributed to the
  164  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2),
  165  are subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1).
  166  Before distribution pursuant to this section, the Department of
  167  Revenue shall deduct amounts necessary to pay the costs of the
  168  collection and enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter.
  169  The costs and service charge may not be levied against any
  170  portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent
  171  that the costs and service charge are required to pay any
  172  amounts relating to the bonds. All of the costs of the
  173  collection and enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter and
  174  the service charge shall be available and transferred to the
  175  extent necessary to pay debt service and any other amounts
  176  payable with respect to bonds authorized before January 1, 2017,
  177  secured by revenues distributed pursuant to this section. All
  178  taxes remaining after deduction of costs shall be distributed as
  179  follows:
  180         (4) After the required distributions to the Land
  181  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) and
  182  deduction of the service charge imposed pursuant to s.
  183  215.20(1), the remainder shall be distributed as follows:
  184         (a) The lesser of 24.18442 percent of the remainder or
  185  $541.75 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  186  Treasury to the credit of the State Transportation Trust Fund.
  187  Of such funds, $75 million for each fiscal year shall be
  188  transferred to the General Revenue Fund State Economic
  189  Enhancement and Development Trust Fund within the Department of
  190  Economic Opportunity. Notwithstanding any other law, the
  191  remaining amount credited to the State Transportation Trust Fund
  192  shall be used for:
  193         1. Capital funding for the New Starts Transit Program,
  194  authorized by Title 49, U.S.C. s. 5309 and specified in s.
  195  341.051, in the amount of 10 percent of the funds;
  196         2. The Small County Outreach Program specified in s.
  197  339.2818, in the amount of 10 percent of the funds;
  198         3. The Strategic Intermodal System specified in ss. 339.61,
  199  339.62, 339.63, and 339.64, in the amount of 75 percent of the
  200  funds after deduction of the payments required pursuant to
  201  subparagraphs 1. and 2.; and
  202         4. The Transportation Regional Incentive Program specified
  203  in s. 339.2819, in the amount of 25 percent of the funds after
  204  deduction of the payments required pursuant to subparagraphs 1.
  205  and 2. The first $60 million of the funds allocated pursuant to
  206  this subparagraph shall be allocated annually to the Florida
  207  Rail Enterprise for the purposes established in s. 341.303(5).
  208         Section 3. Section 288.101, Florida Statutes, is created to
  209  read:
  210         288.101 Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.—
  211         (1) The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund is created within the
  212  department to promote economic opportunity by improving public
  213  infrastructure and enhancing workforce training. The Florida Job
  214  Growth Grant Fund may not be used for the exclusive benefit of
  215  any single company, corporation, or business entity.
  216         (2) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in
  217  consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall
  218  identify projects, solicit proposals, and make recommendations
  219  to the Governor for grant awards to state and local governmental
  220  entities pursuant to s. 255.0525 for state or local public
  221  infrastructure projects to promote economic recovery, economic
  222  diversification, or economic enhancement in a targeted industry.
  223         (a)The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in
  224  consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall
  225  establish an application process and criteria for grant
  226  requests. Grant requests may be submitted to the department by
  227  the board of county commissioners of a county, the chief
  228  executive officer of a municipality, or the governing body of a
  229  special district or a special tax district. The grant request
  230  must be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners
  231  and attested by the clerk of the circuit court or the
  232  appropriate officer in a charter county, by the chief executive
  233  officer of a municipality and attested by the clerk of the
  234  municipality, or by the chair of the governing body and attested
  235  by the chief financial officer of a special district or a
  236  special tax district.
  237         (b) Upon approval by the Governor and before the
  238  disbursement of grant funds pursuant to this subsection, the
  239  department shall prepare a grant agreement between the local
  240  governmental entity receiving funding through the program and
  241  the department. The agreement must include, but is not limited
  242  to:
  243         1. The purpose of the grant.
  244         2. The grant recipient’s specific performance standards and
  245  responsibilities.
  246         3. A detailed project or contract budget, if available.
  247         (3) The department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall
  248  identify projects, solicit proposals, and make recommendations
  249  to the Governor for workforce training grants to support
  250  existing programs at state colleges and state technical centers
  251  which provide participants with transferable, sustainable
  252  workforce skills applicable to more than a single employer, and
  253  for equipment associated with these programs. The department
  254  shall work with CareerSource Florida to ensure programs are
  255  offered to the public based on criteria established by the state
  256  college or state technical center and do not exclude applicants
  257  who are unemployed or underemployed. The department may contract
  258  with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or administer this program
  259  directly.
  260         (a) Grant funds may not be expended to provide training for
  261  instruction related to retail businesses or to reimburse
  262  businesses for trainee wages.
  263         (b) Grant requests may be submitted to the department by a
  264  state college or a state technical center. The department shall
  265  establish an application process and criteria for grant
  266  requests. Costs and expenditures for the workforce training
  267  grants must be documented and separated from those incurred by
  268  the state college or state technical center.
  269         (c) Upon approval by the Governor and before the
  270  disbursement of grant funds pursuant to this section, the
  271  department shall prepare a grant agreement between the
  272  educational institution receiving funding through the program
  273  and the department. The agreement must include, but is not
  274  limited to:
  275         1. The estimated length of the instructional program.
  276         2. All direct, program-related costs, including tuition and
  277  fees, curriculum development, equipment, books and classroom
  278  materials, and overhead or indirect costs, not to exceed 5
  279  percent of the grant amount.
  280         3. Special program requirements that are not addressed
  281  otherwise in the agreement.
  282         (4) For purposes of this section, the term:
  283         (a) “Infrastructure project” means any fixed capital
  284  expenditure or fixed capital costs associated with the
  285  construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or improvement of
  286  facilities that have a life expectancy of 5 or more years and
  287  any land acquisition, land improvement, design, and engineering
  288  costs related thereto. Facilities in this category include, but
  289  are not limited to, roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply,
  290  sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications facilities.
  291         (b) “Public infrastructure” means infrastructure that is
  292  owned by the public and is for public use or predominately
  293  benefits the public.
  294         (c) “Targeted industry” means any industry identified in
  295  the most recent list provided to the Governor, the President of
  296  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in
  297  accordance with s. 288.106(2)(q).
  298         (5) Contracts for projects approved by the Governor and
  299  funded pursuant to this section shall be administered by the
  300  department.
  301         Section 4. Subsection (4) is added to section 288.1201,
  302  Florida Statutes, to read:
  303         288.1201 State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust
  304  Fund.—
  305         (4)(a) Beginning July 1, 2017, the department shall retain
  306  in the trust fund any state funds appropriated for any program
  307  created under this chapter which is funded in the General
  308  Appropriations Act until the performance requirements
  309  established under contract or by law for any economic
  310  development incentives are submitted to and verified by the
  311  department.
  312         (b) The department shall return to the State Treasury all
  313  funds held by any entity pursuant to a contract executed for the
  314  Quick Action Closing Fund which are unexpended as of June 30,
  315  2017. Such unexpended funds shall be deposited into the State
  316  Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund. The department
  317  shall take all steps necessary to comply with this paragraph by
  318  September 1, 2017. The department shall notify the Governor, the
  319  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  320  Representatives of its compliance with this paragraph by October
  321  1, 2017.
  322         (c) This subsection expires July 1, 2018.
  323         Section 5. Section 288.1226, Florida Statutes, is amended
  324  to read:
  325         288.1226 Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation;
  326  use of property; board of directors; duties; audit.—
  327         (1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term
  328  “corporation” means the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
  329  Corporation.
  330         (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
  331  Corporation is a direct-support organization of Enterprise
  332  Florida, Inc.
  333         (a) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation is a
  334  corporation not for profit, as defined in s. 501(c)(6) of the
  335  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is incorporated
  336  under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the
  337  Department of State.
  338         (b) The corporation is organized and operated exclusively
  339  to request, receive, hold, invest, and administer property and
  340  to manage and make expenditures for the operation of the
  341  activities, services, functions, and programs of this state
  342  which relate to the statewide, national, and international
  343  promotion and marketing of tourism.
  344         (c)1. The corporation is not an agency for the purposes of
  345  chapters 120, 216, and 287; ss. 255.21, 255.25, and 255.254,
  346  relating to leasing of buildings; ss. 283.33 and 283.35,
  347  relating to bids for printing; s. 215.31; and parts I, II, and
  348  IV-VIII of chapter 112. However, the corporation shall comply
  349  with the per diem and travel expense provisions of s. 112.061.
  350         2.It is not a violation of s. 112.3143(2) or (4) for the
  351  officers or members of the board of directors of the corporation
  352  to:
  353         a.Vote on the 4-year marketing plan required under s.
  354  288.923 or vote on any individual component of or amendment to
  355  the plan.
  356         b.Participate in the establishment or calculation of
  357  payments related to the private match requirements of subsection
  358  (6). The officer or member must file an annual disclosure
  359  describing the nature of his or her interests or the interests
  360  of his or her principals, including corporate parents and
  361  subsidiaries of his or her principal, in the private match
  362  requirements. This annual disclosure requirement satisfies the
  363  disclosure requirement of s. 112.3143(4). This disclosure must
  364  be placed on the corporation’s website or included in the
  365  minutes of each meeting of the corporation’s board of directors
  366  at which the private match requirements are discussed or voted
  367  upon.
  368         (d) The corporation is subject to the provisions of chapter
  369  119, relating to public meetings, and those provisions of
  370  chapter 286 relating to public meetings and records.
  371         (3) USE OF PROPERTY.—Enterprise Florida, Inc.:
  372         (a) Is authorized to permit the use of property and
  373  facilities of Enterprise Florida, Inc., by the corporation,
  374  subject to the provisions of this section.
  375         (b) Shall prescribe conditions with which the corporation
  376  must comply in order to use property and facilities of
  377  Enterprise Florida, Inc. Such conditions shall provide for
  378  budget and audit review and for oversight by Enterprise Florida,
  379  Inc.
  380         (c) May not permit the use of property and facilities of
  381  Enterprise Florida, Inc., if the corporation does not provide
  382  equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of
  383  race, color, national origin, sex, age, or religion.
  384         (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The board of directors of the
  385  corporation shall be composed of 31 tourism-industry-related
  386  members, appointed by Enterprise Florida, Inc., in conjunction
  387  with the department. Board members shall serve without
  388  compensation, but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per
  389  diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. Such expenses
  390  must be paid out of funds of the corporation.
  391         (a) The board shall consist of 16 members, appointed in
  392  such a manner as to equitably represent all geographic areas of
  393  the state, with no fewer than two members from any of the
  394  following regions:
  395         1. Region 1, composed of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin,
  396  Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty,
  397  Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington Counties.
  398         2. Region 2, composed of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay,
  399  Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette,
  400  Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee,
  401  Taylor, and Union Counties.
  402         3. Region 3, composed of Brevard, Indian River, Lake,
  403  Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, St. Lucie, Seminole, Sumter, and
  404  Volusia Counties.
  405         4. Region 4, composed of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough,
  406  Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota Counties.
  407         5. Region 5, composed of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto,
  408  Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Lee Counties.
  409         6. Region 6, composed of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade,
  410  Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties.
  411         (b) The 15 additional tourism-industry-related members
  412  shall include 1 representative from the statewide rental car
  413  industry; 7 representatives from tourist-related statewide
  414  associations, including those that represent hotels,
  415  campgrounds, county destination marketing organizations,
  416  museums, restaurants, retail, and attractions; 3 representatives
  417  from county destination marketing organizations; 1
  418  representative from the cruise industry; 1 representative from
  419  an automobile and travel services membership organization that
  420  has at least 2.8 million members in Florida; 1 representative
  421  from the airline industry; and 1 representative from the space
  422  tourism industry, who will each serve for a term of 2 years.
  423         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The corporation, in the performance
  424  of its duties:
  425         (a) May make and enter into contracts and assume such other
  426  functions as are necessary to carry out the provisions of the 4
  427  year marketing plan required by s. 288.923, and the
  428  corporation’s contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc., which are
  429  not inconsistent with this or any other provision of law. A
  430  proposed contract with a total value of $750,000 or more is
  431  subject to the notice and review procedures of s. 216.177. If
  432  the chair and vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission,
  433  or the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
  434  Representatives, timely advise the corporation in writing that
  435  such proposed contract is contrary to legislative policy and
  436  intent, the corporation may not execute such proposed contract.
  437  The corporation may not enter into multiple related contracts to
  438  avoid the requirements of this paragraph.
  439         (b) May develop a program to provide incentives and to
  440  attract and recognize those entities which make significant
  441  financial and promotional contributions towards the expanded
  442  tourism promotion activities of the corporation.
  443         (c) May establish a cooperative marketing program with
  444  other public and private entities which allows the use of the
  445  VISIT Florida logo in tourism promotion campaigns which meet the
  446  standards of Enterprise Florida, Inc., for which the corporation
  447  may charge a reasonable fee.
  448         (d) May sue and be sued and appear and defend in all
  449  actions and proceedings in its corporate name to the same extent
  450  as a natural person.
  451         (e) May adopt, use, and alter a common corporate seal.
  452  However, such seal must always contain the words “corporation
  453  not for profit.”
  454         (f) Shall elect or appoint such officers and agents as its
  455  affairs shall require and allow them reasonable compensation.
  456  However, reasonable compensation for employment paid from funds
  457  received from the state for any officer or agent, including the
  458  president and chief executive officer of the corporation, may
  459  not exceed the salary and benefits authorized to be paid to the
  460  Governor. Any payments of performance bonuses or severance pay
  461  paid from funds received from the state to an officer or agent
  462  of the corporation are prohibited unless specifically authorized
  463  by law.
  464         (g) Shall hire and establish salaries and personnel and
  465  employee benefit programs for such permanent and temporary
  466  employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of the 4
  467  year marketing plan and the corporation’s contract with
  468  Enterprise Florida, Inc., which are not inconsistent with this
  469  or any other provision of law. However, an employee may not
  470  receive compensation for employment paid from funds received
  471  from the state which exceeds the salary and benefits authorized
  472  to be paid to the Governor. Any payments of performance bonuses
  473  or severance pay paid from funds received from the state to
  474  employees of the corporation are prohibited unless specifically
  475  authorized by law.
  476         (h) Shall provide staff support to the Division of Tourism
  477  Promotion of Enterprise Florida, Inc. The president and chief
  478  executive officer of the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
  479  Corporation shall serve without compensation as the director of
  480  the division.
  481         (i) May adopt, change, amend, and repeal bylaws, not
  482  inconsistent with law or its articles of incorporation, for the
  483  administration of the provisions of the 4-year marketing plan
  484  and the corporation’s contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  485         (i)(j) May conduct its affairs, carry on its operations,
  486  and have offices and exercise the powers granted by this act in
  487  any state, territory, district, or possession of the United
  488  States or any foreign country. Where feasible, appropriate, and
  489  recommended by the 4-year marketing plan developed by the
  490  Division of Tourism Promotion of Enterprise Florida, Inc., the
  491  corporation may collocate the programs of foreign tourism
  492  offices in cooperation with any foreign office operated by any
  493  agency of this state.
  494         (j)(k) May appear on its own behalf before boards,
  495  commissions, departments, or other agencies of municipal,
  496  county, state, or federal government.
  497         (k)(l) May request or accept any grant, payment, or gift,
  498  of funds or property made by this state or by the United States
  499  or any department or agency thereof or by any individual, firm,
  500  corporation, municipality, county, or organization for any or
  501  all of the purposes of the 4-year marketing plan and the
  502  corporation’s contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc., that are
  503  not inconsistent with this or any other provision of law. Such
  504  funds shall be deposited in a bank account established by the
  505  corporation’s board of directors. The corporation may expend
  506  such funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of any
  507  such grant, payment, or gift, in the pursuit of its
  508  administration or in support of the programs it administers. The
  509  corporation shall separately account for the public funds and
  510  the private funds deposited into the corporation’s bank account.
  511         (l)(m) Shall establish a plan for participation in the
  512  corporation which will provide additional funding for the
  513  administration and duties of the corporation.
  514         (m)(n) In the performance of its duties, may undertake, or
  515  contract for, marketing projects and advertising research
  516  projects.
  517         (n)(o) In addition to any indemnification available under
  518  chapter 617, the corporation may indemnify, and purchase and
  519  maintain insurance on behalf of, directors, officers, and
  520  employees of the corporation against any personal liability or
  521  accountability by reason of actions taken while acting within
  522  the scope of their authority.
  523         (o)May not create or establish any other entity,
  524  corporation, or direct-support organization.
  525         (p)May not expend funds, public or private, that directly
  526  benefit only one company, corporation, or business entity.
  527         (6)MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—
  528         (a)A one-to-one match is required of private to public
  529  contributions to the corporation. Public contributions include
  530  all state appropriations to the corporation and exclude taxes
  531  derived pursuant to s. 125.0104.
  532         (b)For purposes of calculating the required one-to-one
  533  match, the private contributions the corporation receives must
  534  be in one of four private match categories. The corporation
  535  shall maintain documentation of such categorized contributions
  536  on file and make such documentation available for inspection
  537  upon reasonable notice during its regular business hours.
  538  Contribution details shall be included in the quarterly reports
  539  required under subsection (8). The private match categories are:
  540         1.Direct cash contributions from private sources, which
  541  include, but are not limited to, cash derived from strategic
  542  alliances, contributions of stocks and bonds, and partnership
  543  contributions.
  544         2.Fees for services, which include, but are not limited
  545  to, event participation, research, and brochure placement and
  546  transparencies.
  547         3.Cooperative advertising, which is limited to partner
  548  expenditures for paid media placement, partner expenditures for
  549  collateral material distribution, and the actual market value of
  550  contributed productions, air time, and print space.
  551         4.In-kind contributions, which are limited to the actual
  552  market value of promotional contributions of partner-supplied
  553  benefits to target audiences and the actual market value of
  554  nonpartner-supplied air time or print space contributed for the
  555  broadcasting or printing of such promotions, which would
  556  otherwise require tourist promotion expenditures by the
  557  corporation for advertising, air travel, rental car fees, hotel
  558  rooms, RV or campsite space rental, onsite guest services, and
  559  admission tickets. The net value of air time or print space, if
  560  any, shall be deemed to be the actual market value of the air
  561  time or print space, based on an average of actual unit prices
  562  paid contemporaneously for comparable times or spaces, less the
  563  value of increased ratings or other benefits realized by the
  564  media outlet as a result of the promotion.
  565  
  566  Contributions from a governmental entity or from an entity that
  567  received more than 50 percent of its revenue in the previous
  568  fiscal year from public sources, including revenue derived from
  569  taxes, other than taxes collected pursuant to s. 125.0104, from
  570  fees, or from other government revenues, are not considered
  571  private contributions for purposes of calculating the required
  572  one-to-one match.
  573         (7)(6) ANNUAL AUDIT.—The corporation shall provide for an
  574  annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981. The annual
  575  audit report shall be submitted to the Auditor General; the
  576  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability;
  577  Enterprise Florida, Inc.; and the department for review. The
  578  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability;
  579  Enterprise Florida, Inc.; the department; and the Auditor
  580  General have the authority to require and receive from the
  581  corporation or from its independent auditor any detail or
  582  supplemental data relative to the operation of the corporation.
  583  The department shall annually certify whether the corporation is
  584  operating in a manner and achieving the objectives that are
  585  consistent with the policies and goals of Enterprise Florida,
  586  Inc., and its long-range marketing plan. The identity of a donor
  587  or prospective donor to the corporation who desires to remain
  588  anonymous and all information identifying such donor or
  589  prospective donor are confidential and exempt from the
  590  provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  591  Constitution. Such anonymity shall be maintained in the
  592  auditor’s report.
  593         (8)(7) REPORT.—The corporation shall provide a quarterly
  594  report to Enterprise Florida, Inc., which shall:
  595         (a) Measure the current vitality of the visitor industry of
  596  this state as compared to the vitality of such industry for the
  597  year to date and for comparable quarters of past years.
  598  Indicators of vitality shall be determined by Enterprise
  599  Florida, Inc., and shall include, but not be limited to,
  600  estimated visitor count and party size, length of stay, average
  601  expenditure per party, and visitor origin and destination.
  602         (b) Provide detailed, unaudited financial statements of
  603  sources and uses of public and private funds.
  604         (c) Measure progress towards annual goals and objectives
  605  set forth in the 4-year marketing plan.
  606         (d) Review all pertinent research findings.
  607         (e) Provide other measures of accountability as requested
  608  by Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  609  
  610  The corporation must take all steps necessary to provide all
  611  data that is used to develop the report, including source data,
  612  to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
  613         (9)(8) PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION.—The identity of any person
  614  who responds to a marketing project or advertising research
  615  project conducted by the corporation in the performance of its
  616  duties on behalf of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or trade secrets
  617  as defined by s. 812.081 obtained pursuant to such activities,
  618  are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  619  Constitution. This subsection is subject to the Open Government
  620  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
  621  repealed on October 2, 2021, unless reviewed and saved from
  622  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  623         (10)PROHIBITIONS; CORPORATE FUNDS; GIFTS.—Funds of the
  624  corporation may not be expended for food, beverages, lodging,
  625  entertainment, or gifts for employees of the corporation, board
  626  members of the corporation, or employees of a tourist or
  627  economic development entity that receives revenue from a tax
  628  imposed pursuant to s. 125.0104, s. 125.0108, or s. 212.0305,
  629  unless authorized pursuant to s. 112.061 or this section. An
  630  employee or board member of the corporation may not accept or
  631  receive food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts from
  632  an economic development entity that receives revenue only from a
  633  tax imposed pursuant to s. 125.0108 or s. 212.0305, or from any
  634  person, vendor, or other entity doing business with the
  635  corporation unless such food, beverage, lodging, entertainment,
  636  or gift is available to similarly situated members of the
  637  general public.
  638         (11)LODGING EXPENSES.—Lodging expenses for an employee of
  639  the corporation may not exceed $150 per day, excluding taxes,
  640  unless the corporation is participating in a negotiated group
  641  rate discount or the corporation provides documentation of at
  642  least three comparable alternatives demonstrating that such
  643  lodging at the required rate is not available. However, an
  644  employee of the corporation may expend his or her own funds for
  645  any lodging expenses in excess of $150 per day.
  646         (12)PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET SUBMISSION.—By August 15 of
  647  each fiscal year, the department shall submit a proposed
  648  operating budget for the corporation, including amounts to be
  649  expended on advertising, marketing, promotions, events, other
  650  operating capital outlay, and salaries and benefits for each
  651  employee, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  652  Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  653         (13)TRANSPARENCY.—
  654         (a)All contracts executed by the corporation shall be
  655  placed for viewing on the corporation’s website. All contracts
  656  with the corporation valued at $500,000 or more shall be placed
  657  on the corporation’s website for review 14 days before
  658  execution. A contract entered into between the corporation and
  659  any other public or private entity shall include:
  660         1.The purpose of the contract.
  661         2.Specific performance standards and responsibilities for
  662  each entity.
  663         3.A detailed project or contract budget, if applicable.
  664         4.The value of any services provided.
  665         5.The projected travel and entertainment expenses for
  666  employees and board members, if applicable.
  667         (b)1.Any entity that in the previous fiscal year received
  668  more than 50 percent of its revenue from the corporation or from
  669  taxes imposed pursuant to s. 125.0108 or s. 212.0305, and that
  670  partners with the corporation or participates in a program,
  671  cooperative advertisement, promotional opportunity, or other
  672  activity offered by or in conjunction with the corporation,
  673  shall annually report by July 1 all public and private financial
  674  data posted on its website to the Governor, the President of the
  675  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  676         2.The financial data shall include:
  677         a.The total amount of revenue received from public and
  678  private sources.
  679         b.The operating budget of the partner entity.
  680         c.Employee and board member salary and benefit details
  681  from public and private funds.
  682         d.An itemized accounting of all expenditures by the
  683  partner entity on behalf of, or coordinated for the benefit of,
  684  the corporation, its board members, or employees.
  685         e.Itemized travel and entertainment expenditures of the
  686  partner entity.
  687         (c)The following information must be posted on the
  688  corporation’s website:
  689         1.A plain language version of any contract estimated to
  690  exceed $35,000 with a private entity, municipality, county,
  691  town, or vendor of services, supplies, or programs, including
  692  marketing, or for the purchase or lease or use of lands,
  693  facilities, or properties.
  694         2.Any agreement entered into between the corporation and
  695  any other entity, including a local government, private entity,
  696  or nonprofit entity, which receives public funds or funds from a
  697  tax imposed pursuant to s. 125.0104, s. 125.0108, or s.
  698  212.0305.
  699         3.The contracts and the required information pursuant to
  700  paragraph (a) and the financial data submitted to the
  701  corporation pursuant to paragraph (b).
  702         4.Video recordings of each board meeting.
  703         5.A detailed report of expenditures following each
  704  marketing event paid for with the corporation’s funds. Such
  705  report must be posted within 10 business days after the event.
  706         6.An annual itemized accounting of the total amount of
  707  funds spent by any third party on behalf of the corporation or
  708  any board member or employee of the corporation.
  709         7.An annual itemized accounting of the total amount of
  710  travel and entertainment expenditures by the corporation.
  711         (d)The corporation’s website must:
  712         1.Allow users to navigate to related sites to view
  713  supporting details.
  714         2.Enable a taxpayer to e-mail questions to the corporation
  715  and make such questions and the corporation’s responses publicly
  716  viewable.
  717         (14)(9) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2019,
  718  unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
  719         Section 6. Section 288.12266, Florida Statutes, is created
  720  to read:
  721         288.12266Targeted Marketing Assistance Program.—
  722         (1)The Targeted Marketing Assistance Program is created to
  723  enhance the tourism business marketing of small, minority,
  724  rural, and agritourism businesses in the state. The department,
  725  in conjunction with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
  726  Corporation, shall administer the program. The program shall
  727  provide marketing plans, marketing assistance, promotional
  728  support, media development, technical expertise, marketing
  729  advice, technology training, social marketing support, and other
  730  assistance to an eligible entity.
  731         (2)As used in this section, the term “eligible entity”
  732  means an independently owned and operated business with gross
  733  revenue not exceeding $1.25 million or a nonprofit corporation
  734  that meets the requirements of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
  735  Revenue Code.
  736         (3)The department and the Florida Tourism Industry
  737  Marketing Corporation shall provide an annual report to the
  738  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  739  House of Representatives documenting that at least 50 percent of
  740  the eligible entities receiving assistance through this program
  741  are independently owned and operated businesses with gross
  742  revenues not exceeding $500,000.
  743         Section 7. Section 288.124, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  744  read:
  745         288.124 Convention grants program.—The Florida Tourism
  746  Industry Marketing Corporation Enterprise Florida, Inc., is
  747  authorized to establish a convention grants program and,
  748  pursuant to that program, to recommend to the department
  749  expenditures and contracts with local governments and nonprofit
  750  corporations or organizations for the purpose of attracting
  751  national conferences and conventions to Florida. Preference
  752  shall be given to local governments and nonprofit corporations
  753  or organizations seeking to attract minority conventions to
  754  Florida. Minority conventions are events that primarily involve
  755  minority persons, as defined in s. 288.703, who are residents or
  756  nonresidents of the state. The Florida Tourism Industry
  757  Marketing Corporation Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall establish
  758  guidelines governing the award of grants and the administration
  759  of this program. The department has final approval authority for
  760  any grants under this section. The total annual allocation of
  761  funds for this program shall not exceed $40,000.
  762         Section 8. Subsection (5) of section 288.901, Florida
  763  Statutes, is amended to read:
  764         288.901 Enterprise Florida, Inc.—
  765         (5) APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—
  766         (a) In addition to the Governor or his or her designee, the
  767  board of directors shall consist of the following appointed
  768  members:
  769         1. The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee.
  770         2. The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee.
  771         3. The Attorney General or his or her designee.
  772         4. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee.
  773         5. The chairperson of the board of directors of
  774  CareerSource Florida, Inc.
  775         6. The Secretary of State or his or her designee.
  776         7. Twelve members from the private sector, six of whom
  777  shall be appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be
  778  appointed by the President of the Senate, and three of whom
  779  shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
  780  Representatives. Members appointed by the Governor are subject
  781  to Senate confirmation.
  782         (b) In making their appointments, the Governor, the
  783  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  784  Representatives shall ensure that the composition of the board
  785  of directors reflects the diversity of Florida’s business
  786  community and is representative of the economic development
  787  goals in subsection (2). The board must include at least one
  788  director for each of the following areas of expertise:
  789  international business, tourism marketing, the space or
  790  aerospace industry, managing or financing a minority-owned
  791  business, manufacturing, finance and accounting, and sports
  792  marketing.
  793         (c) The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  794  Speaker of the House of Representatives also shall consider
  795  appointees who reflect Florida’s racial, ethnic, and gender
  796  diversity. Efforts shall be taken to ensure participation from
  797  all geographic areas of the state, including representation from
  798  urban and rural communities.
  799         (d) Appointed members shall be appointed to 4-year terms,
  800  except that initially, to provide for staggered terms, the
  801  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  802  House of Representatives shall each appoint one member to serve
  803  a 2-year term and one member to serve a 3-year term, with the
  804  remaining initial appointees serving 4-year terms. All
  805  subsequent appointments shall be for 4-year terms.
  806         (e) Initial appointments must be made by October 1, 2011,
  807  and be eligible for confirmation at the earliest available
  808  Senate session. Terms end on September 30.
  809         (f) Any member is eligible for reappointment, except that a
  810  member may not serve more than two terms.
  811         (g) A vacancy on the board of directors shall be filled for
  812  the remainder of the unexpired term. Vacancies on the board
  813  shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, the President of
  814  the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
  815  respectively, depending on who appointed the member whose
  816  vacancy is to be filled or whose term has expired.
  817         (h) Appointed members may be removed by the Governor, the
  818  President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of
  819  Representatives, respectively, for cause. Absence from three
  820  consecutive meetings results in automatic removal.
  821  
  822  All board members shall serve without compensation, but are
  823  entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel
  824  expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. Such expenses must be paid out
  825  of funds of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  826         Section 9. Subsections (7), (8), and (9) are added to
  827  section 288.903, Florida Statutes, to read:
  828         288.903 Duties of Enterprise Florida, Inc.—Enterprise
  829  Florida, Inc., shall have the following duties:
  830         (7)Submit all proposed contracts with a total value of
  831  $750,000 or more in accordance with the notice and review
  832  procedures of s. 216.177. If the chair and vice chair of the
  833  Legislative Budget Commission, or the President of the Senate
  834  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, timely advise
  835  Enterprise Florida, Inc., in writing that such proposed contract
  836  is contrary to legislative policy and intent, Enterprise
  837  Florida, Inc., may not execute such proposed contract.
  838  Enterprise Florida, Inc., may not enter into multiple related
  839  contracts to avoid the requirements of this subsection. This
  840  subsection does not apply to contracts for the award of a
  841  statutorily authorized incentive program.
  842         (8)May not create or establish any other entity,
  843  corporation, or direct-support organization, unless authorized
  844  by law.
  845         (9)Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall comply with the per
  846  diem and travel expense provisions of s. 112.061.
  847         Section 10. Section 288.904, Florida Statutes, is amended
  848  to read:
  849         288.904 Funding for Enterprise Florida, Inc.; performance
  850  and return on the public’s investment.—
  851         (1)(a) The Legislature may annually appropriate to
  852  Enterprise Florida, Inc., a sum of money for its operations, and
  853  separate line-item appropriations for each of the divisions
  854  listed in s. 288.92.
  855         (b) The state’s operating investment in Enterprise Florida,
  856  Inc., and its divisions is the budget contracted by the
  857  department to Enterprise Florida, Inc., less any funding that is
  858  directed by the Legislature to be subcontracted to a specific
  859  recipient entity.
  860         (c) The board of directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
  861  shall adopt for each upcoming fiscal year an operating budget
  862  for the organization, including its divisions, which specifies
  863  the intended uses of the state’s operating investment and a plan
  864  for securing private sector support.
  865         (2)(a) The Legislature finds that it is a priority to
  866  maximize private sector support in operating Enterprise Florida,
  867  Inc., and its divisions, as an endorsement of its value and as
  868  an enhancement of its efforts. Thus, the state appropriations
  869  must be matched with private sector support equal to at least
  870  100 percent of the state operational funding.
  871         (b) Private sector support in operating Enterprise Florida,
  872  Inc., and its divisions includes:
  873         1. Cash given directly to Enterprise Florida, Inc., for its
  874  operations, including contributions from at-large members of the
  875  board of directors;
  876         2. Cash donations from organizations assisted by the
  877  divisions;
  878         3. Cash jointly raised by Enterprise Florida, Inc., and a
  879  private local economic development organization, a group of such
  880  organizations, or a statewide private business organization that
  881  supports collaborative projects;
  882         4. Cash generated by fees charged for products or services
  883  of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its divisions by sponsorship of
  884  events, missions, programs, and publications; and
  885         5. Copayments, stock, warrants, royalties, or other private
  886  resources dedicated to Enterprise Florida, Inc., or its
  887  divisions.
  888         (3)(a)Specifically for the marketing and advertising
  889  activities of the Division of Tourism Marketing or as contracted
  890  through the Florida Tourism Industry Corporation, a one-to-one
  891  match is required of private to public contributions within 4
  892  calendar years after the implementation date of the marketing
  893  plan pursuant to s. 288.923.
  894         (b)For purposes of calculating the required one-to-one
  895  match, matching private funds shall be divided into four
  896  categories. Documentation for the components of the four private
  897  match categories shall be kept on file for inspection as
  898  determined necessary. The four private match categories are:
  899         1.Direct cash contributions, which include, but are not
  900  limited to, cash derived from strategic alliances, contributions
  901  of stocks and bonds, and partnership contributions.
  902         2.Fees for services, which include, but are not limited
  903  to, event participation, research, and brochure placement and
  904  transparencies.
  905         3.Cooperative advertising, which is the value based on
  906  cost of contributed productions, air time, and print space.
  907         4.In-kind contributions, which include, but are not
  908  limited to, the value of strategic alliance services
  909  contributed, the value of loaned employees, discounted service
  910  fees, items contributed for use in promotions, and radio or
  911  television air time or print space for promotions. The value of
  912  air time or print space shall be calculated by taking the actual
  913  time or space and multiplying by the nonnegotiated unit price
  914  for that specific time or space which is known as the media
  915  equivalency value. In order to avoid duplication in determining
  916  media equivalency value, only the value of the promotion itself
  917  shall be included; the value of the items contributed for the
  918  promotion may not be included.
  919         (4) Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall fully comply with the
  920  performance measures, standards, and sanctions in its contract
  921  with the department, under s. 20.60. The department shall
  922  ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that the contract
  923  performance measures are consistent with performance measures
  924  that it is required to develop and track under performance-based
  925  program budgeting. The contract shall also include performance
  926  measures for the divisions.
  927         (4)(5) The Legislature intends to review the performance of
  928  Enterprise Florida, Inc., in achieving the performance goals
  929  stated in its annual contract with the department to determine
  930  whether the public is receiving a positive return on its
  931  investment in Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its divisions. It
  932  also is the intent of the Legislature that Enterprise Florida,
  933  Inc., coordinate its operations with local economic development
  934  organizations to maximize the state and local return on
  935  investment to create jobs for Floridians.
  936         (5)By August 15 of each fiscal year, the department shall
  937  submit a proposed operating budget for Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
  938  including amounts to be expended on incentives, business
  939  recruitment, advertising, events, other operating capital
  940  outlay, and salaries and benefits for each employee to the
  941  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  942  House of Representatives.
  943         (6)(a)All contracts executed by Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
  944  shall be placed for viewing on the corporation’s website.
  945         (b)A contract entered into between Enterprise Florida,
  946  Inc., and any other public or private entity must include:
  947         1.The purpose of the contract.
  948         2.Specific performance standards and responsibilities for
  949  each entity.
  950         3.A detailed project or contract budget, if applicable.
  951         4.The value of any services provided.
  952         5.The projected travel and entertainment expenses for
  953  employees and board members, if applicable.
  954         (c)1.Any entity that in the previous fiscal year received
  955  more than 50 percent of its revenue from Enterprise Florida,
  956  Inc., or from a tax imposed pursuant to s. 125.0104, s.
  957  125.0108, or s. 212.0305, and that partners with Enterprise
  958  Florida, Inc., in a program or other activity offered by or in
  959  conjunction with Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall annually report
  960  by July 1 all public and private financial data posted on its
  961  website to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  962  Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  963         2.The financial data shall include:
  964         a.The total amount of revenue received from public and
  965  private sources.
  966         b.The operating budget of the partner entity.
  967         c.Employee and board member salary and benefit details
  968  from public and private funds.
  969         d.An itemized accounting of all expenditures by the
  970  partner entity on behalf of, or coordinated for the benefit of,
  971  Enterprise Florida, Inc., its board members, or employees.
  972         e.Itemized travel and entertainment expenditures of the
  973  partner entity.
  974         (d)The following information must be posted on the website
  975  of Enterprise Florida, Inc.:
  976         1.A plain language version of any contract that is
  977  estimated to exceed $35,000 with a private entity, municipality,
  978  county, town, or vendor of services, supplies, or programs,
  979  including marketing, or for the purchase or lease or use of
  980  lands, facilities, or properties.
  981         2.Any agreement entered into between Enterprise Florida,
  982  Inc., and any other entity, including a local government,
  983  private entity, or nonprofit entity, which receives public funds
  984  or funds from a tax imposed pursuant to s. 125.0104, s.
  985  125.0108, or s. 212.0305.
  986         3.The contracts and the required information pursuant to
  987  paragraph (b) and the financial data submitted to Enterprise
  988  Florida, Inc., pursuant to paragraph (c).
  989         4.Video recordings of each board meeting.
  990         5.A detailed report of expenditures following each
  991  marketing or business recruitment event paid for with Enterprise
  992  Florida, Inc., funds. Such report must be posted within 10
  993  business days after the event.
  994         6.An annual itemized accounting of the total amount of
  995  funds spent by any third party on behalf of Enterprise Florida,
  996  Inc., or any board member or employee of Enterprise Florida,
  997  Inc.
  998         7.An annual itemized accounting of the total amount of
  999  travel and entertainment expenditures by Enterprise Florida,
 1000  Inc.
 1001         (e)The Enterprise Florida, Inc., website must:
 1002         1.Allow users to navigate to related sites to view
 1003  supporting details.
 1004         2.Enable a taxpayer to e-mail questions to Enterprise
 1005  Florida, Inc., and make such questions and Enterprise Florida,
 1006  Inc., responses publicly viewable.
 1007         Section 11. Section 288.905, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1008  to read:
 1009         288.905 President and employees of Enterprise Florida,
 1010  Inc.—
 1011         (1) The board of directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
 1012  shall appoint a president, who shall serve at the pleasure of
 1013  the Governor. The president shall also be known as the
 1014  “secretary of commerce” and shall serve as the Governor’s chief
 1015  negotiator for business recruitment and business expansion.
 1016         (2) The president is the chief administrative and
 1017  operational officer of the board of directors and of Enterprise
 1018  Florida, Inc., and shall direct and supervise the administrative
 1019  affairs of the board of directors and any divisions, councils,
 1020  or boards. The board of directors may delegate to the president
 1021  those powers and responsibilities it deems appropriate,
 1022  including hiring and management of all staff, except for the
 1023  appointment of a president.
 1024         (3) The board of directors shall establish and adjust the
 1025  president’s compensation.
 1026         (4) An No employee of Enterprise Florida, Inc., including
 1027  an officer or agent, the president, or the chief executive
 1028  officer, may not receive compensation for employment paid from
 1029  funds received from the state which that exceeds the salary and
 1030  benefits authorized to be paid to the Governor, unless the board
 1031  of directors and the employee have executed a contract that
 1032  prescribes specific, measurable performance outcomes for the
 1033  employee, the satisfaction of which provides the basis for the
 1034  award of incentive payments that increase the employee’s total
 1035  compensation to a level above the salary paid to the Governor.
 1036  Any payments of performance bonuses or severance pay paid from
 1037  funds received from the state to employees are prohibited unless
 1038  specifically authorized by law.
 1039         (5)Lodging expenses for an employee of Enterprise Florida,
 1040  Inc., may not exceed $150 per day, excluding taxes, unless
 1041  Enterprise Florida, Inc., is participating in a negotiated group
 1042  rate discount or Enterprise Florida, Inc., provides
 1043  documentation of at least three comparable alternatives
 1044  demonstrating that such lodging at the required rate is not
 1045  available. However, an employee of Enterprise Florida, Inc., may
 1046  expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess
 1047  of $150 per day.
 1048         (6)Funds of Enterprise Florida, Inc., may not be expended
 1049  for food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts for
 1050  employees of Enterprise Florida, Inc., board members of
 1051  Enterprise Florida, Inc., or employees of a tourist or economic
 1052  development entity that receives revenue from a tax imposed
 1053  pursuant to s. 125.0104, s. 125.0108, or s. 212.0305, unless
 1054  authorized pursuant to s. 112.061 or this section. An employee
 1055  or board member of Enterprise Florida, Inc., may not accept or
 1056  receive food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts from a
 1057  tourist or economic development entity that receives revenue
 1058  from a tax imposed pursuant to s. 125.0104, s. 125.0108, or s.
 1059  212.0305, or from any person, vendor, or other entity doing
 1060  business with the corporation unless such food, beverage,
 1061  lodging, entertainment, or gift is available to similarly
 1062  situated members of the general public.
 1063         Section 12. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring
 1064  sum of $26 million and the nonrecurring sum of $26 million from
 1065  the State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund and
 1066  the recurring sum of $24 million from the Tourism Promotional
 1067  Trust Fund are appropriated to the Department of Economic
 1068  Opportunity to contract with the Florida Tourism Industry
 1069  Marketing Corporation.
 1070         Section 13. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring
 1071  sum of $9.4 million from the State Economic Enhancement and
 1072  Development Trust Fund and the recurring sum of $6.6 million
 1073  from the Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund
 1074  are appropriated to the Department of Economic Opportunity to
 1075  contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc., for operational purposes
 1076  and to maintain its offices but excluding expenditures on any
 1077  incentive tools or programs unless explicitly authorized by this
 1078  act. From the funds appropriated from the Florida International
 1079  Trade and Promotion Trust Fund, Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall
 1080  allocate $3.55 million for international programs, $2.05 million
 1081  to maintain Florida’s international offices, and $1 million to
 1082  continue the Florida Export Diversification and Expansion
 1083  Programs.
 1084         Section 14. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the nonrecurring
 1085  sum of $60 million from the State Economic Enhancement and
 1086  Development Trust Fund is appropriated to the Department of
 1087  Economic Opportunity to administer contracts approved by the
 1088  Governor for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund pursuant to s.
 1089  288.101, Florida Statutes, created by this act. For the 2017
 1090  2018 fiscal year, the nonrecurring sum of $25 million from the
 1091  State Transportation Trust Fund is appropriated to the
 1092  Department of Transportation to contract with the Department of
 1093  Economic Opportunity to provide for transportation
 1094  infrastructure for contracts approved by the Governor for the
 1095  Florida Job Growth Grant Fund pursuant to s. 288.101, Florida
 1096  Statutes, created by this act. Additionally, the Executive
 1097  Office of the Governor is authorized to process one or more
 1098  budget amendments pursuant to s. 216.181 (12), Florida Statutes,
 1099  in a total amount not to exceed $40 million to provide for the
 1100  nonoperating transfer of funds from the State Transportation
 1101  Trust Fund to the State Economic Enhancement and Development
 1102  Trust Fund to support expenditures for the Florida Job Growth
 1103  Grant Fund pursuant to s. 288.101, Florida Statutes, created by
 1104  this act. State funds other than those appropriated in this
 1105  section may not be expended on the Florida Job Growth Grant
 1106  Fund. Additionally, notwithstanding s. 216.292, Florida
 1107  Statutes, the funds appropriated herein are nontransferable.
 1108  Notwithstanding s. 216.301, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to s.
 1109  216.351, Florida Statutes, the balance of any appropriation for
 1110  the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund which is not disbursed by June
 1111  30 of the fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated may be
 1112  carried forward for up to 5 years after the effective date of
 1113  the original appropriation.
 1114         Section 15. (1) The Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund, FLAIR
 1115  number 40-2-160, within the Department of Economic Opportunity
 1116  is terminated.
 1117         (2) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of,
 1118  the trust fund shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.
 1119         (3) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall pay any
 1120  outstanding debts and obligations of the terminated fund as soon
 1121  as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer shall close out
 1122  and remove the terminated fund from various state accounting
 1123  systems using generally accepted accounting principles
 1124  concerning warrants outstanding, assets, and liabilities.
 1125         Section 16. Section 446.50, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1126         Section 17. Section 446.51, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1127         Section 18. Section 446.52, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1128         Section 19. Section 1010.84, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1129         Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section
 1130  20.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1131         20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers
 1132  and duties.—
 1133         (10) The department, with assistance from Enterprise
 1134  Florida, Inc., shall, by November 1 of each year, submit an
 1135  annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
 1136  the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the condition of
 1137  the business climate and economic development in the state.
 1138         (b) The report must incorporate annual reports of other
 1139  programs, including:
 1140         1.The displaced homemaker program established under s.
 1141  446.50.
 1142         1.2. Information provided by the Department of Revenue
 1143  under s. 290.014.
 1144         2.3. Information provided by enterprise zone development
 1145  agencies under s. 290.0056 and an analysis of the activities and
 1146  accomplishments of each enterprise zone.
 1147         3.4. The Economic Gardening Business Loan Pilot Program
 1148  established under s. 288.1081 and the Economic Gardening
 1149  Technical Assistance Pilot Program established under s.
 1150  288.1082.
 1151         4.5. A detailed report of the performance of the Black
 1152  Business Loan Program and a cumulative summary of quarterly
 1153  report data required under s. 288.714.
 1154         5.6. The Rural Economic Development Initiative established
 1155  under s. 288.0656.
 1156         6.7. The Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program.
 1157         Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 28.101, Florida
 1158  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1159         28.101 Petitions and records of dissolution of marriage;
 1160  additional charges.—
 1161         (1) When a party petitions for a dissolution of marriage,
 1162  in addition to the filing charges in s. 28.241, the clerk shall
 1163  collect and receive:
 1164         (a) A charge of $5. On a monthly basis, the clerk shall
 1165  transfer the moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph to the
 1166  Department of Revenue for deposit in the Child Welfare Training
 1167  Trust Fund created in s. 402.40.
 1168         (b)A charge of $5. On a monthly basis, the clerk shall
 1169  transfer the moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph to the
 1170  Department of Revenue for deposit in the Displaced Homemaker
 1171  Trust Fund created in s. 446.50. If a petitioner does not have
 1172  sufficient funds with which to pay this fee and signs an
 1173  affidavit so stating, all or a portion of the fee shall be
 1174  waived subject to a subsequent order of the court relative to
 1175  the payment of the fee.
 1176         (b)(c) A charge of $55. On a monthly basis, the clerk shall
 1177  transfer the moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph to the
 1178  Department of Revenue for deposit in the Domestic Violence Trust
 1179  Fund. Such funds which are generated shall be directed to the
 1180  Department of Children and Families for the specific purpose of
 1181  funding domestic violence centers.
 1182         (c)(d) A charge of $37.50 $32.50. On a monthly basis, the
 1183  clerk shall transfer the moneys collected pursuant to this
 1184  paragraph as follows:
 1185         1.An amount of $7.50 to the Department of Revenue for
 1186  deposit in the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund.
 1187         2.An amount of $25 to the Department of Revenue for
 1188  deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
 1189         Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 1190  187.201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1191         187.201 State Comprehensive Plan adopted.—The Legislature
 1192  hereby adopts as the State Comprehensive Plan the following
 1193  specific goals and policies:
 1194         (2) FAMILIES.—
 1195         (b) Policies.—
 1196         1. Eliminate state policies which cause voluntary family
 1197  separations.
 1198         2. Promote concepts to stabilize the family unit to
 1199  strengthen bonds between parents and children.
 1200         3. Promote home care services for the sick and disabled.
 1201         4. Provide financial support for alternative child care
 1202  services.
 1203         5. Increase direct parental involvement in K-12 education
 1204  programs.
 1205         6. Promote family dispute resolution centers.
 1206         7.Support displaced homemaker programs.
 1207         7.8. Provide increased assurance that child support
 1208  payments will be made.
 1209         8.9. Actively develop job opportunities, community work
 1210  experience programs, and job training programs for persons
 1211  receiving governmental financial assistance.
 1212         9.10. Direct local law enforcement authorities and district
 1213  mental health councils to increase efforts to prevent family
 1214  violence and to adequately punish the guilty party.
 1215         10.11. Provide financial, mental health, and other support
 1216  for victims of family violence.
 1217         Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 1218  288.92, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1219         288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc.—
 1220         (2)
 1221         (b)1. The following officers and board members are subject
 1222  to ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12), and (15); 112.3135; and
 1223  112.3143(2):
 1224         a. Officers and members of the board of directors of the
 1225  divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
 1226         b. Officers and members of the board of directors of
 1227  subsidiaries of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
 1228         c. Officers and members of the board of directors of
 1229  corporations created to carry out the missions of Enterprise
 1230  Florida, Inc.
 1231         d. Officers and members of the board of directors of
 1232  corporations with which a division is required by law to
 1233  contract to carry out its missions.
 1234         2. For purposes of applying ss. 112.313(1)-(8), (10), (12),
 1235  and (15); 112.3135; and 112.3143(2) to activities of the
 1236  officers and members of the board of directors specified in
 1237  subparagraph 1., those persons shall be considered public
 1238  officers or employees and the corporation shall be considered
 1239  their agency.
 1240         3.It is not a violation of s. 112.3143(2) or (4) for the
 1241  officers or members of the board of directors of the Florida
 1242  Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation to:
 1243         a.Vote on the 4-year marketing plan required under s.
 1244  288.923 or vote on any individual component of or amendment to
 1245  the plan.
 1246         b.Participate in the establishment or calculation of
 1247  payments related to the private match requirements of s.
 1248  288.904(3). The officer or member must file an annual disclosure
 1249  describing the nature of his or her interests or the interests
 1250  of his or her principals, including corporate parents and
 1251  subsidiaries of his or her principal, in the private match
 1252  requirements. This annual disclosure requirement satisfies the
 1253  disclosure requirement of s. 112.3143(4). This disclosure must
 1254  be placed either on the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
 1255  Corporation’s website or included in the minutes of each meeting
 1256  of the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation’s board of
 1257  directors at which the private match requirements are discussed
 1258  or voted upon.
 1259         Section 24. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
 1260  288.923, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1261         288.923 Division of Tourism Marketing; definitions;
 1262  responsibilities.—
 1263         (4) The division’s responsibilities and duties include, but
 1264  are not limited to:
 1265         (d) Drafting and submitting an annual report required by s.
 1266  288.92. The annual report shall set forth for the division and
 1267  the direct-support organization:
 1268         1. Operations and accomplishments during the fiscal year,
 1269  including the economic benefit of the state’s investment and
 1270  effectiveness of the marketing plan.
 1271         2. The 4-year marketing plan, including recommendations on
 1272  methods for implementing and funding the plan.
 1273         3. The assets and liabilities of the direct-support
 1274  organization at the end of its most recent fiscal year.
 1275         4. A copy of the annual financial and compliance audit
 1276  conducted under s. 288.1226(7) 288.1226(6).
 1277         Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1278  445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1279         445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation
 1280  and Opportunity Act.—
 1281         (3) FUNDING.—
 1282         (a) Title I, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
 1283  funds; Wagner-Peyser funds; and NAFTA/Trade Act funds will be
 1284  expended based on the 4-year plan of CareerSource Florida, Inc.
 1285  The plan must outline and direct the method used to administer
 1286  and coordinate various funds and programs that are operated by
 1287  various agencies. The following provisions apply to these funds:
 1288         1. At least 50 percent of the Title I funds for Adults and
 1289  Dislocated Workers which are passed through to local workforce
 1290  development boards shall be allocated to and expended on
 1291  Individual Training Accounts unless a local workforce
 1292  development board obtains a waiver from CareerSource Florida,
 1293  Inc. Tuition, books, and fees of training providers and other
 1294  training services prescribed and authorized by the Workforce
 1295  Innovation and Opportunity Act qualify as Individual Training
 1296  Account expenditures.
 1297         2. Fifteen percent of Title I funding shall be retained at
 1298  the state level and dedicated to state administration and shall
 1299  be used to design, develop, induce, and fund innovative
 1300  Individual Training Account pilots, demonstrations, and
 1301  programs. Of such funds retained at the state level, $2 million
 1302  shall be reserved for the Incumbent Worker Training Program
 1303  created under subparagraph 3. Eligible state administration
 1304  costs include the costs of funding for the board and staff of
 1305  CareerSource Florida, Inc.; operating fiscal, compliance, and
 1306  management accountability systems through CareerSource Florida,
 1307  Inc.; conducting evaluation and research on workforce
 1308  development activities; and providing technical and capacity
 1309  building assistance to local workforce development areas at the
 1310  direction of CareerSource Florida, Inc. Notwithstanding s.
 1311  445.004, such administrative costs may not exceed 25 percent of
 1312  these funds. An amount not to exceed 75 percent of these funds
 1313  shall be allocated to Individual Training Accounts and other
 1314  workforce development strategies for other training designed and
 1315  tailored by CareerSource Florida, Inc., including, but not
 1316  limited to, programs for incumbent workers, displaced
 1317  homemakers, nontraditional employment, and enterprise zones.
 1318  CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall design, adopt, and fund
 1319  Individual Training Accounts for distressed urban and rural
 1320  communities.
 1321         3. The Incumbent Worker Training Program is created for the
 1322  purpose of providing grant funding for continuing education and
 1323  training of incumbent employees at existing Florida businesses.
 1324  The program will provide reimbursement grants to businesses that
 1325  pay for preapproved, direct, training-related costs.
 1326         a. The Incumbent Worker Training Program will be
 1327  administered by CareerSource Florida, Inc., which may, at its
 1328  discretion, contract with a private business organization to
 1329  serve as grant administrator.
 1330         b. The program shall be administered pursuant to s.
 1331  134(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
 1332  Priority for funding shall be given to businesses with 25
 1333  employees or fewer, businesses in rural areas, businesses in
 1334  distressed inner-city areas, businesses in a qualified targeted
 1335  industry, businesses whose grant proposals represent a
 1336  significant upgrade in employee skills, or businesses whose
 1337  grant proposals represent a significant layoff avoidance
 1338  strategy.
 1339         c. All costs reimbursed by the program must be preapproved
 1340  by CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the grant administrator. The
 1341  program may not reimburse businesses for trainee wages, the
 1342  purchase of capital equipment, or the purchase of any item or
 1343  service that may possibly be used outside the training project.
 1344  A business approved for a grant may be reimbursed for
 1345  preapproved, direct, training-related costs including tuition,
 1346  fees, books and training materials, and overhead or indirect
 1347  costs not to exceed 5 percent of the grant amount.
 1348         d. A business that is selected to receive grant funding
 1349  must provide a matching contribution to the training project,
 1350  including, but not limited to, wages paid to trainees or the
 1351  purchase of capital equipment used in the training project; must
 1352  sign an agreement with CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the grant
 1353  administrator to complete the training project as proposed in
 1354  the application; must keep accurate records of the project’s
 1355  implementation process; and must submit monthly or quarterly
 1356  reimbursement requests with required documentation.
 1357         e. All Incumbent Worker Training Program grant projects
 1358  shall be performance-based with specific measurable performance
 1359  outcomes, including completion of the training project and job
 1360  retention. CareerSource Florida, Inc., or the grant
 1361  administrator shall withhold the final payment to the grantee
 1362  until a final grant report is submitted and all performance
 1363  criteria specified in the grant contract have been achieved.
 1364         f. CareerSource Florida, Inc., may establish guidelines
 1365  necessary to implement the Incumbent Worker Training Program.
 1366         g. No more than 10 percent of the Incumbent Worker Training
 1367  Program’s total appropriation may be used for overhead or
 1368  indirect purposes.
 1369         4. At least 50 percent of Rapid Response funding shall be
 1370  dedicated to Intensive Services Accounts and Individual Training
 1371  Accounts for dislocated workers and incumbent workers who are at
 1372  risk of dislocation. CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall also
 1373  maintain an Emergency Preparedness Fund from Rapid Response
 1374  funds, which will immediately issue Intensive Service Accounts,
 1375  Individual Training Accounts, and other federally authorized
 1376  assistance to eligible victims of natural or other disasters. At
 1377  the direction of the Governor, these Rapid Response funds shall
 1378  be released to local workforce development boards for immediate
 1379  use after events that qualify under federal law. Funding shall
 1380  also be dedicated to maintain a unit at the state level to
 1381  respond to Rapid Response emergencies and to work with state
 1382  emergency management officials and local workforce development
 1383  boards. All Rapid Response funds must be expended based on a
 1384  plan developed by CareerSource Florida, Inc., and approved by
 1385  the Governor.
 1386         Section 26. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
 1387  445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1388         445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc.; creation; purpose;
 1389  membership; duties and powers.—
 1390         (5) CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall have all the powers
 1391  and authority not explicitly prohibited by statute which are
 1392  necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its purposes
 1393  as determined by statute, Pub. L. No. 113-128, and the Governor,
 1394  as well as its functions, duties, and responsibilities,
 1395  including, but not limited to, the following:
 1396         (b) Providing oversight and policy direction to ensure that
 1397  the following programs are administered by the department in
 1398  compliance with approved plans and under contract with
 1399  CareerSource Florida, Inc.:
 1400         1. Programs authorized under Title I of the Workforce
 1401  Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, with the
 1402  exception of programs funded directly by the United States
 1403  Department of Labor under Title I, s. 167.
 1404         2. Programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933,
 1405  as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 49 et seq.
 1406         3. Activities authorized under Title II of the Trade Act of
 1407  2002, as amended, 19 U.S.C. ss. 2272 et seq., and the Trade
 1408  Adjustment Assistance Program.
 1409         4. Activities authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 41,
 1410  including job counseling, training, and placement for veterans.
 1411         5. Employment and training activities carried out under
 1412  funds awarded to this state by the United States Department of
 1413  Housing and Urban Development.
 1414         6. Welfare transition services funded by the Temporary
 1415  Assistance for Needy Families Program, created under the
 1416  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
 1417  of 1996, as amended, Pub. L. No. 104-193, and Title IV, s. 403,
 1418  of the Social Security Act, as amended.
 1419         7.Displaced homemaker programs, provided under s. 446.50.
 1420         7.8. The Florida Bonding Program, provided under Pub. L.
 1421  No. 97-300, s. 164(a)(1).
 1422         8.9. The Food Assistance Employment and Training Program,
 1423  provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. ss.
 1424  2011-2032; the Food Security Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 99-198;
 1425  and the Hunger Prevention Act, Pub. L. No. 100-435.
 1426         9.10. The Quick-Response Training Program, provided under
 1427  ss. 288.046-288.047. Matching funds and in-kind contributions
 1428  that are provided by clients of the Quick-Response Training
 1429  Program shall count toward the requirements of s. 288.904,
 1430  pertaining to the return on investment from activities of
 1431  Enterprise Florida, Inc.
 1432         10.11. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, provided under the
 1433  Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-277,
 1434  and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-34.
 1435         11.12. Offender placement services, provided under ss.
 1436  944.707-944.708.
 1437         Section 27. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section
 1438  741.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1439         741.01 County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to
 1440  issue marriage license; fee.—
 1441         (3)Further, the fee charged for each marriage license
 1442  issued in the state shall be increased by an additional sum of
 1443  $7.50 to be collected upon receipt of the application for the
 1444  issuance of a marriage license. The clerk shall transfer such
 1445  funds monthly to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the
 1446  Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund created in s. 446.50.
 1447         (3)(4) An additional fee of $25 shall be paid to the clerk
 1448  upon receipt of the application for issuance of a marriage
 1449  license. The moneys collected shall be remitted by the clerk to
 1450  the Department of Revenue, monthly, for deposit in the General
 1451  Revenue Fund.
 1452         (4)(5) The fee charged for each marriage license issued in
 1453  the state shall be reduced by a sum of $25 $32.50 for all
 1454  couples who present valid certificates of completion of a
 1455  premarital preparation course from a qualified course provider
 1456  registered under s. 741.0305(5) for a course taken no more than
 1457  1 year prior to the date of application for a marriage license.
 1458  For each license issued that is subject to the fee reduction of
 1459  this subsection, the clerk is not required to transfer the sum
 1460  of $7.50 to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the
 1461  Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (3) or to
 1462  transfer the sum of $25 to the Department of Revenue for deposit
 1463  in the General Revenue Fund.
 1464         Section 28. Section 741.011, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1465  to read:
 1466         741.011 Installment payments.—An applicant for a marriage
 1467  license who is unable to pay the fees required under s. 741.01
 1468  in a lump sum may make payment in not more than three
 1469  installments over a period of 90 days. The clerk shall accept
 1470  installment payments upon receipt of an affidavit that the
 1471  applicant is unable to pay the fees in a lump-sum payment. Upon
 1472  receipt of the third or final installment payment, the marriage
 1473  license application shall be deemed filed, and the clerk shall
 1474  issue the marriage license to the applicant and distribute the
 1475  fees as provided in s. 741.01. In the event that the marriage
 1476  license fee is paid in installments, the clerk shall retain $1
 1477  from the additional fee imposed pursuant to s. 741.01(3)
 1478  741.01(4), as a processing fee.
 1479         Section 29. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.