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11 Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 62. (1) There is created the Institute on
18 Urban Policy and Commerce as a Type I Institute under the
19 Board of Regents at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
20 University to improve the quality of life in urban communities
21 through research, teaching, and outreach activities.
22 (2) The major purposes of the institute are to pursue
23 basic and applied research on urban policy issues confronting
24 the inner-city areas and neighborhoods in the state; to
25 influence the equitable allocation and stewardship of federal,
26 state, and local financial resources; to train a new
27 generation of civic leaders and university students interested
28 in approaches to community planning and design; to assist with
29 the planning, development, and capacity building of urban area
30 nonprofit organizations and government agencies; to develop
31 and maintain a database relating to inner-city areas; and to
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1 support the community development efforts of inner-city areas,
2 neighborhood-based organizations, and municipal agencies.
3 (3) The institute shall research and recommend
4 strategies concerning critical issues facing the underserved
5 population in urban communities, including, but not limited
6 to, transportation and physical infrastructure; affordable
7 housing; tourism and commerce; environmental restoration; job
8 development and retention; child care; public health;
9 life-long learning; family intervention; public safety; and
10 community relations.
11 (4) The institute may establish regional urban centers
12 to be located in the inner cities of St. Petersburg, Tampa,
13 Jacksonville, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale,
14 Miami, Daytona Beach, and Pensacola to assist urban
15 communities on critical economic, social, and educational
16 problems affecting the underserved population.
17 (5) Before January 1 of each year, the institute shall
18 submit a report of its critical findings and recommendations
19 for the prior year to the President of the Senate, the Speaker
20 of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate
21 committees of the Legislature. The report shall be titled "The
22 State of Unmet Needs in Florida's Urban Communities" and shall
23 include, but is not limited to, a recommended list of
24 resources that could be made available for revitalizing urban
25 communities; significant accomplishments and activities of the
26 institute; and recommendations concerning the expansion,
27 improvement, or termination of the institute.
28 (6) The Governor shall submit an annual report to the
29 Legislature on the unmet needs in the state's urban
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9 creating the Institute on Urban Policy and
10 Commerce at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
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13 urban centers; requiring annual reports by the
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