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11  Senator Hargrett moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 159, between lines 5 and 6,

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16  insert:

17         Section 75.  Subsection (9) of section 14.2015, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         14.2015  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

20  Development; creation; powers and duties.--

21         (9)(a)  The Office of Urban Opportunity is created

22  within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.

23  The director of the Office of Urban Opportunity shall be

24  appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

25         (b)  The purpose of the Office of Urban Opportunity

26  shall be to administer the Front Porch Florida initiative, a

27  comprehensive, community-based urban core redevelopment

28  program that will empower urban core residents to craft

29  solutions to the unique challenges of each designated

30  community.

31         (c)  The selection criteria for designating Front Porch

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 1  Communities must give priority consideration to communities

 2  where there is an active grant award from the U.S. Department

 3  of Housing and Urban Development under the HOPE VI program and

 4  there is:

 5         1.  Documented support by the unit of local government

 6  to redevelop the neighborhoods surrounding the HOPE VI

 7  project.

 8         2.  A joint agreement between the local government and

 9  the public housing authority receiving the HOPE VI grant

10  regarding the redevelopment of neighborhoods surrounding the

11  HOPE VI project.

12         3.  A plan to promote the redevelopment of the HOPE VI

13  neighborhoods; to disperse the location of publicly assisted

14  housing within the neighborhood and to promote mixed-income

15  neighborhoods; to promote home ownership; and to involve the

16  residents of the neighborhood in redevelopment.

17         Section 76.  Section 163.2523, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         163.2523  Grant program.--An Urban Infill and

20  Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program is created for local

21  governments. A local government may allocate grant money to

22  special districts, including community redevelopment agencies,

23  and nonprofit community development organizations to implement

24  projects consistent with an adopted urban infill and

25  redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu thereof. Thirty

26  percent of the general revenue appropriated for this program

27  shall be available for planning grants to be used by local

28  governments for the development of an urban infill and

29  redevelopment plan, including community participation

30  processes for the plan. Sixty percent of the general revenue

31  appropriated for this program shall be available for

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 1  fifty/fifty matching grants for implementing urban infill and

 2  redevelopment projects that further the objectives set forth

 3  in the local government's adopted urban infill and

 4  redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu thereof. The

 5  remaining 10 percent of the revenue must be used for outright

 6  grants for implementing projects requiring an expenditure of

 7  under $50,000. Projects that provide employment opportunities

 8  to clients of the WAGES program, and projects within urban

 9  infill and redevelopment areas that include a community

10  redevelopment area, Florida Main Street program, Front Porch

11  Florida Community, sustainable community, enterprise zone,

12  federal enterprise zone, enterprise community, or neighborhood

13  improvement district, and projects that include the recipient

14  of a HOPE VI grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and

15  Urban Development must be given an elevated priority in the

16  scoring of competing grant applications. The Division of

17  Housing and Community Development of the Department of

18  Community Affairs shall administer the grant program. The

19  Department of Community Affairs shall adopt rules establishing

20  grant review criteria consistent with this section.

21         Section 77.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of section

22  420.5087, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

23         420.5087  State Apartment Incentive Loan

24  Program.--There is hereby created the State Apartment

25  Incentive Loan Program for the purpose of providing first,

26  second, or other subordinated mortgage loans or loan

27  guarantees to sponsors, including for-profit, nonprofit, and

28  public entities, to provide housing affordable to

29  very-low-income persons.

30         (6)  On all state apartment incentive loans, except

31  loans made to housing communities for the elderly to provide

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 1  for lifesafety, building preservation, health, sanitation, or

 2  security-related repairs or improvements, the following

 3  provisions shall apply:

 4         (c)  The corporation shall provide by rule for the

 5  establishment of a review committee composed of the department

 6  and corporation staff and shall establish by rule a scoring

 7  system for evaluation and competitive ranking of applications

 8  submitted in this program, including, but not limited to, the

 9  following criteria:

10         1.  Tenant income and demographic targeting objectives

11  of the corporation.

12         2.  Targeting objectives of the corporation which will

13  ensure an equitable distribution of loans between rural and

14  urban areas.

15         3.  Sponsor's agreement to reserve the units for

16  persons or families who have incomes below 50 percent of the

17  state or local median income, whichever is higher, for a time

18  period to exceed the minimum required by federal law or the

19  provisions of this part.

20         4.  Sponsor's agreement to reserve more than:

21         a.  Twenty percent of the units in the project for

22  persons or families who have incomes that do not exceed 50

23  percent of the state or local median income, whichever is

24  higher; or

25         b.  Forty percent of the units in the project for

26  persons or families who have incomes that do not exceed 60

27  percent of the state or local median income, whichever is

28  higher, without requiring a greater amount of the loans as

29  provided in this section.

30         5.  Provision for tenant counseling.

31         6.  Sponsor's agreement to accept rental assistance

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 1  certificates or vouchers as payment for rent; however, when

 2  certificates or vouchers are accepted as payment for rent on

 3  units set aside pursuant to subsection (2), the benefit must

 4  be divided between the corporation and the sponsor, as

 5  provided by corporation rule.

 6         7.  Projects requiring the least amount of a state

 7  apartment incentive loan compared to overall project cost.

 8         8.  Local government contributions and local government

 9  comprehensive planning and activities that promote affordable

10  housing.

11         9.  Project feasibility.

12         10.  Economic viability of the project.

13         11.  Commitment of first mortgage financing.

14         12.  Sponsor's prior experience.

15         13.  Sponsor's ability to proceed with construction.

16         14.  Projects that directly implement or assist

17  welfare-to-work transitioning.

18         15.  Projects receiving HOPE VI grants from the U.S.

19  Department of Housing and Urban Development.

20         Section 78.  Subsection (6) of section 420.5089,

21  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

22         420.5089  HOME Investment Partnership Program; HOME

23  fund.--

24         (6)  Applications for loans under any competitive

25  scoring process established by program rule must be approved

26  by a review committee established by corporation rule which

27  shall analyze factors, including, but not limited to, the

28  following:

29         (a)  Demographic targeting objectives of the

30  corporation.

31         (b)  Corporation portfolio diversification.

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 1         (c)  Developer's agreement to make units for the

 2  targeted group available for more than the minimum period

 3  required by rule.

 4         (d)  Leveraging of HOME funds.

 5         (e)  Local matching funds.

 6         (f)  The project's feasibility and long-term economic

 7  viability.

 8         (g)  Demonstrated capacity of the proposed project's

 9  development team.

10         (h)  Conformance with the consolidated plan for the

11  state and area in which the proposed project will be located.

12         (i)  Projects receiving HOPE VI grants from the U.S.

13  Department of Housing and Urban Development.

14         (j)(i)  Other factors determined and approved by the

15  corporation's board of directors.

16         Section 79.  Subsection (3) of section 420.5093,

17  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

18         420.5093  State Housing Tax Credit Program.--

19         (3)  The corporation shall adopt allocation procedures

20  that will ensure the maximum use of available tax credits in

21  order to encourage development of low-income housing and

22  associated mixed-use projects in urban areas, taking into

23  consideration the timeliness of the application, the location

24  of the proposed project, the relative need in the area of

25  revitalization and low-income housing and the availability of

26  such housing, the economic feasibility of the project, and the

27  ability of the applicant to proceed to completion of the

28  project in the calendar year for which the credit is sought.

29  The allocation procedure must give priority to projects

30  receiving HOPE VI grants from the U.S. Department of Housing

31  and Urban Development.

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 1         Section 80.  Subsection (2) of section 420.5099,

 2  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         420.5099  Allocation of the low-income housing tax

 4  credit.--

 5         (2)  The corporation shall adopt allocation procedures

 6  that will ensure the maximum use of available tax credits in

 7  order to encourage development of low-income housing in the

 8  state, taking into consideration the timeliness of the

 9  application, the location of the proposed housing project, the

10  relative need in the area for low-income housing and the

11  availability of such housing, the economic feasibility of the

12  project, and the ability of the applicant to proceed to

13  completion of the project in the calendar year for which the

14  credit is sought. The allocation procedure must give priority

15  to projects receiving HOPE VI grants from the U.S. Department

16  of Housing and Urban Development.

17         Section 81.  Community and Faith-based Organizations

18  Initiative; Community and Library Technology Access

19  Partnership.--

20         (1)  CREATION.--There is created the Community and

21  Faith-based Organizations Initiative which shall be

22  administered by the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce at

23  Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and the

24  Community and Library Technology Access Partnership which

25  shall be administered by the Division of Library and

26  Information Services of the Department of State.

27         (2)  INTENT.--The purpose of the initiative is to

28  promote community development in low-income communities

29  through partnerships with not-for-profit community and

30  faith-based organizations. The purpose of the partnership is

31  to encourage public libraries eligible for e-rate discounted

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 1  telecommunications services to partner with community and

 2  faith-based organizations to provide technology access and

 3  training to assist other state efforts to close the digital

 4  divide.

 5         (3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.--

 6         (a)  Authorized activities of the initiative.--The

 7  Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce at Florida Agricultural

 8  and Mechanical University may conduct the following activities

 9  as part of the Community and Faith-based Organizations

10  Initiative:

11         1.  Create and operate training programs to enhance the

12  professional skills of individuals in community and

13  faith-based organizations.

14         2.  Create and operate a program to select and place

15  students and recent graduates from business and related

16  professional schools as interns with community and faith-based

17  organizations for a period not to exceed 1 year, and provide

18  stipends for such interns.

19         3.  Organize an annual conference for community and

20  faith-based organizations to discuss and share information on

21  best practices regarding issues relevant to the creation,

22  operation, and sustainability of these organizations.

23         4.  Provide funding for the development of materials

24  for courses on topics in the area of community development,

25  and for research on economic, operational, and policy issues

26  relating to community development.

27         5.  Provide financial assistance to community and

28  faith-based organizations through small grants for

29  partnerships with universities and the operation of programs

30  to build strong communities and future community development

31  leaders. The Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce at Florida

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 1  Agricultural and Mechanical University shall develop selection

 2  criteria for awarding such grants which are based on the goals

 3  of the initiative.

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 5  The institute, to the maximum extent possible, shall leverage

 6  state funding for the initiative with any federal funding that

 7  the institute may receive to support similar community-based

 8  activities.

 9         (b)  Authorized activities of the partnership.--The

10  Division of Library and Information Services of the Department

11  of State may conduct the following activities as part of the

12  Community and Library Technology Access Partnership:

13         1.  Provide funding for e-rate eligible public

14  libraries to provide technology access and training to

15  community and faith-based organizations. Funding provided

16  under this subparagraph must be for eligible public libraries

17  in distressed communities in the state. The division shall

18  consult with the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce to

19  identify such communities and to develop criteria to be used

20  in evaluating funding proposals. The division shall coordinate

21  with the institute to ensure that, to the maximum extent

22  possible, the division and the institute leverage their

23  resources under the programs authorized by this section in

24  order to focus efforts on addressing the most distressed

25  communities in the state. The division shall include a

26  representative of the institute on a review team to evaluate

27  funding proposals under this subparagraph.

28         2.  Provide a method of assessment and outcome

29  measurement for e-rate eligible public libraries to assess

30  progress in closing the digital divide and in training for

31  individuals to succeed in the emerging information economy.

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 1         (4)  ELIGIBILITY.--A community or faith-based

 2  organization receiving funding or other assistance under the

 3  Community and Faith-based Organizations Initiative or the

 4  Community Library Technology Access Partnership must be a

 5  nonprofit organization holding a current exemption from

 6  federal taxation under s. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal

 7  Revenue Code. Funding under this section shall not be used for

 8  religious or sectarian purposes.

 9         (5)  REVIEW AND EVALUATION.--

10         (a)  By January 1, 2001, the Institute on Urban Policy

11  and Commerce and the Division of Library and Information

12  Services shall submit to the Governor, the President of the

13  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives brief

14  status reports on their respective implementation of the

15  activities authorized under this section. The institute and

16  the division may elect to collaborate on the submission of a

17  combined status report covering both programs. At a minimum,

18  the status reports or combined report shall address:

19         1.  The activities and accomplishments to date;

20         2.  Any impediments to the effective implementation or

21  utilization of each program; and

22         3.  The initial progress toward achievement of

23  measurable program outcomes.

24         (b)  By January 1, 2002, the Institute on Urban Policy

25  and Commerce and the Division of Library and Information

26  Services shall submit to the Governor, the President of the

27  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives final

28  reports on the activities authorized under this section. The

29  institute and the division may elect to collaborate on the

30  submission of a combined final report covering both programs.

31  In addition to updating the elements addressed under paragraph

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 1  (a), the reports or combined report shall include

 2  recommendations on whether it would be sound public policy to

 3  continue the programs and recommendations on any changes

 4  designed to enhance the effectiveness of the programs.

 5         Section 82.  Community computer access grant program.--

 6         (1)  The Legislature finds that there is a growing

 7  digital divide in the state, manifested in the fact that many

 8  youths from distressed urban communities do not possess the

 9  degree and ease of access to computers and information

10  technologies which youths in other communities in the state

11  possess. This disparity in access to rapidly changing and

12  commercially significant technologies has a negative impact on

13  the educational, workforce development, and employment

14  competitiveness of these needy youths, and thereby impedes the

15  economic development of the distressed urban communities in

16  which these youths reside. Although many public libraries

17  offer users access to computers and are increasingly making

18  library materials available to the public through electronic

19  means, many youths from distressed urban communities do not

20  live near a library that has such technology and do not have

21  computers to access Internet-based virtual libraries.

22  Neighborhood organizations, such as churches, are more likely,

23  however, to be located in closer proximity to the homes of

24  these youths than are educational institutions or libraries,

25  and these youths are more likely to gain the desirable

26  computer access at church-related or other neighborhood

27  facilities than at other institutions. The Legislature

28  therefore finds that a public purpose is served in enhancing

29  the ability of youths from these communities to have access to

30  computers and the Internet within the neighborhoods in which

31  they reside.

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 1         (2)  Subject to legislative appropriation, the Division

 2  of Library and Information Services of the Department of

 3  State, in consultation with the State Technology Office and

 4  the state's Chief Information Officer, shall establish a

 5  Community High-Technology Investment Partnership (CHIP)

 6  program to assist distressed urban communities in securing

 7  computers for access by youths between the ages of 5 years and

 8  18 years who reside in these communities.

 9         (3)(a)  Under this program, neighborhood facilities,

10  through their governing bodies, may apply to the division for

11  grants to purchase computers that will be available for use by

12  eligible youths who reside in the immediate vicinity of the

13  neighborhood facility. For purposes of this program, eligible

14  neighborhood facilities include, but are not limited to,

15  facilities operated by:

16         1.  Units of local government, including school

17  districts;

18         2.  Nonprofit, faith-based organizations, including

19  neighborhood churches;

20         3.  Nonprofit civic associations or homeowners'

21  associations; and

22         4.  Nonprofit organizations, the missions of which

23  include improving conditions for residents of distressed urban

24  communities.

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26  To be eligible for funding under this program, a nonprofit

27  organization or association must hold a current exemption from

28  federal taxation under s. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal

29  Revenue Code.

30         (b)  Notwithstanding the eligibility of the

31  organizations identified in paragraph (a), the division shall

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 1  give priority consideration for funding under this program to

 2  applications submitted by neighborhood churches or by

 3  neighborhood-based, nonprofit organizations that have as a

 4  principal part of their missions the improvement of conditions

 5  for residents of the same neighborhoods in which the

 6  organizations are located. The division also shall give

 7  priority consideration to organizations that demonstrate that

 8  they have not been awarded community enhancement or similar

 9  community support grants from state or local government on a

10  regular basis in the past. The division shall develop weighted

11  criteria to be used in evaluating applications from such

12  churches or organizations. Funding under this section shall

13  not be used for religious or sectarian purposes.

14         (4)  The division shall develop guidelines governing

15  the administration of this program and shall establish

16  criteria to be used in evaluating an application for funding.

17  At a minimum, the division must find that:

18         (a)  The neighborhood that is to be served by the grant

19  suffers from general economic distress;

20         (b)  Eligible youths who reside in the vicinity of the

21  neighborhood facility have difficulty obtaining access to a

22  library or schools that have sufficient computers; and

23         (c)  The neighborhood facility has developed a detailed

24  plan, as required under subsection (5), for:

25         1.  Providing youths who reside in the vicinity of the

26  facility with access to any computer purchased with grant

27  funds, including evening and weekend access when libraries and

28  schools are closed; and

29         2.  Promoting the maximum participation of neighborhood

30  youths in use of any computers purchased with grant funds.

31         (5)  As part of an application for funding, the

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 1  neighborhood facility must submit a plan that demonstrates:

 2         (a)  The manner in which eligible youths who reside in

 3  the immediate vicinity of the facility will be provided with

 4  access to any computer purchased with grant funds, including

 5  access during hours when libraries and schools are closed;

 6         (b)  The existence of safeguards to ensure that any

 7  computer purchased with grant funds is reserved for the

 8  educational use of eligible youths who reside in the immediate

 9  vicinity of the facility and is not used to support the

10  business operations of the neighborhood facility or its

11  governing body; and

12         (c)  The existence, in the neighborhood facility, of

13  telecommunications infrastructure necessary to guarantee

14  access to the Internet through any computer purchased with

15  grant funds.

16         (6)  To the maximum extent possible, funding shall be

17  awarded under this program in a manner designed to ensure the

18  participation of distressed urban communities from regions

19  throughout the state.

20         (7)  The maximum amount of a grant which may be awarded

21  to any single neighborhood facility under this program is

22  $25,000.

23         (8)  Before the division may allocate funds for a grant

24  under this program, the division and the eligible neighborhood

25  facility must execute a grant agreement that governs the terms

26  and conditions of the grant.

27         (9)  The division, based upon guidance from the State

28  Technology Office and the state's Chief Information Officer,

29  shall establish minimum requirements governing the

30  specifications and capabilities of any computers purchased

31  with funds awarded under this grant program.

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 1         (10)  Before the 2002 Regular Session of the

 2  Legislature, the division shall evaluate the outcomes of this

 3  program and report the results of the evaluation to the

 4  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

 5  House of Representatives. At a minimum, the evaluation must

 6  assess the extent to which the program has improved access to

 7  computers for youths who reside in distressed urban

 8  communities. As part of this report, the division shall

 9  identify any impediments to the effective implementation and

10  utilization of the program and shall make recommendations on

11  methods to eliminate any such impediments. In addition, the

12  division shall make recommendations as to whether it would be

13  sound public policy to continue the program; whether the

14  program should be expanded to address additional target

15  populations, including, but not limited to, youths in

16  distressed rural communities and adults in distressed urban or

17  rural communities; and whether the list of neighborhood

18  facilities eligible to participate in the program should be

19  revised or whether priority consideration for funding should

20  be revised to emphasize a particular type of neighborhood

21  facility. The report required under this subsection must be

22  submitted by January 1, 2002.

23         (11)(a)  At the discretion of the division, and

24  notwithstanding any provisions in this section to the

25  contrary, the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce at

26  Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University may administer

27  the CHIP program pursuant to a performance-based contract with

28  the division. The division shall develop performance measures,

29  standards, and sanctions for the program. Performance measures

30  must include, but are not limited to: the number of youth

31  obtaining access to computers purchased under this program;

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 1  the number of hours computers are made available to youth; and

 2  the number of hours spent by youth on computers purchased

 3  under this program for educational purposes. The

 4  administrative costs for administration of this program cannot

 5  exceed 10 percent of the amount appropriated to the division

 6  for the program. If the division elects to contract with the

 7  institute, the duties and responsibilities assigned by this

 8  section to the division shall be performed by the institute

 9  pursuant to the performance-based contract.

10         (b)  The institute may subcontract with the Information

11  Service Technology Development Task Force for assistance in

12  carrying out the provisions of this section, including, but

13  not limited to, technical guidance, assistance in developing

14  and evaluating program outcomes, and preparation or

15  distribution of materials designed to educate the public about

16  community access centers and other relevant resources.

17         Section 83.  There is created an Inner City

18  Redevelopment Assistance Grants Program to be administered by

19  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The

20  office shall develop criteria for awarding these grants which

21  give weighted consideration to urban high-crime areas as

22  identified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. These

23  criteria shall also be weighted to immediate creation of jobs

24  for residents in the targeted areas.

25         Section 84.  Eligibility requirements for grant

26  proposals are as follows:

27         (1)  An eligible grant recipient must serve within one

28  of the 13 urban high-crime job tax credit areas and be:

29         (a)  A community-based organization;

30         (b)  A community development corporation;

31         (c)  A faith-based organization;

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 1         (d)  A nonprofit community development organization;

 2         (e)  A nonprofit economic development organization; or

 3         (f)  Another nonprofit organization serving the

 4  nominated area.

 5         (2)  Each applicant must submit a letter of support

 6  from the local government serving the targeted urban area.

 7         (3)  Each applicant must submit a proposal response

 8  outlining the work plan proposed using the grant funding, as

 9  well as proposed performance measures and expected, measurable

10  outcomes.

11         (4)  Eligible uses of grant funding must result in the

12  creation of job opportunities for residents of targeted areas.

13         (5)  Applicants are urged to leverage grant funds with

14  other existing resources.

15         Section 85.  In order to enhance public participation

16  and involvement in the redevelopment of inner city areas,

17  there is created within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

18  Economic Development the Inner City Redevelopment Review

19  Panel.

20         (1)  The review panel shall consist of seven members

21  who represent different areas of the state, who are appointed

22  by the Director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

23  Development, and who are qualified, through the demonstration

24  of special interest, experience, or education, in the

25  redevelopment of the state's inner-city areas, as follows:

26         (a)  One member must be affiliated with the Black

27  Business Investment Board;

28         (b)  One member must be affiliated with the Institute

29  on Urban Policy and Commerce at Florida Agricultural and

30  Mechanical University;

31         (c)  One member must be affiliated with the Office of

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 1  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development;

 2         (d)  One member must be the president of Enterprise

 3  Florida, Inc., or the president's designee;

 4         (e)  One member must be the Secretary of Community

 5  Affairs or the secretary's designee;

 6         (f)  One member must be affiliated with Better

 7  Jobs/Better Wages of Workforce Florida, Inc., if such body is

 8  created. Otherwise, one member must be the president and chief

 9  operating officer of the Florida Workforce Development Board;

10  and

11         (g)  One member must be affiliated with the First

12  Job/First Wages Council of Workforce Florida, Inc., if such

13  body is created. Otherwise, one member must be the Secretary

14  of Labor and Employment Security or the secretary's designee.

15         (2)  The importance of minority and gender

16  representation must be considered when making appointments to

17  the panel, and the geographic representation of panel members

18  must also be considered.

19         (3)  Members of the review panel shall be appointed for

20  4-year terms. A person may not serve more than two consecutive

21  terms on the panel.

22         (4)  Members shall elect a chairperson annually. A

23  member may not be elected to consecutive terms as chairperson.

24         (5)  All action taken by the review panel shall be by

25  majority vote of those present. The Director of the Office of

26  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development or the director's

27  designee shall serve without voting rights as secretary to the

28  panel. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development

29  shall provide necessary staff assistance to the panel.

30         (6)  It is the responsibility of the panel to evaluate

31  proposals for awards of inner city redevelopment grants

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 1  administered by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

 2  Development. The panel shall review and evaluate all proposals

 3  for grants and shall make recommendations, including a

 4  priority ranking, reflecting such evaluation.

 5         Section 86.  Each provision of section 75-85 of this

 6  act will be implemented to the extent that funds are

 7  specifically appropriated in the General Appropriations Act

 8  for Fiscal Year 2000-2001.

 9

10  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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14  And the title is amended as follows:

15         On page 1, line 2, delete that line

16

17  and insert:

18         An act relating to community development;

19         creating the Community and Faith-based

20         Organizations initiative within the Institute

21         on Urban Policy and Commerce at Florida

22         Agricultural and Mechanical University;

23         providing for the initiative to promote

24         community development through partnerships with

25         community and faith-based organizations;

26         specifying the activities to be conducted by

27         the initiative; providing for financial

28         assistance to community and faith-based

29         organizations; requiring the development of

30         grant-selection criteria; requiring leveraging

31         of funds; creating the Community and Library

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 1         Technology Access Partnership; specifying the

 2         activities to be conducted by the partnership;

 3         requiring the Institute on Urban Policy and

 4         Commerce at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical

 5         University to administer the initiative and the

 6         Division of Library and Information Services of

 7         the Department of State to administer the

 8         Community and Library Technology Access

 9         Partnership; authorizing certain activities and

10         uses of funds; prescribing eligibility of

11         organizations for funding or assistance;

12         requiring review and evaluation; providing

13         appropriations; creating a community

14         computer-access grant program, to be known as

15         the Community High-Technology Investment

16         Partnership, or "CHIP," program; providing

17         legislative intent; providing purposes of the

18         program; providing for grants to be awarded to

19         eligible neighborhood facilities; providing for

20         the Division of Libraries and Information

21         Services of the Department of State to

22         administer the grant program; providing

23         requirements for grant applications;

24         prescribing the maximum amount of a grant;

25         requiring a grant agreement between the

26         division and the recipient facility; providing

27         for establishing minimum specifications of

28         computers purchased under the program;

29         providing for an evaluation and a report;

30         authorizing the division to contract with the

31         Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce for

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 1         program administration; authorizing the

 2         institute to subcontract for specified

 3         assistance services; creating an inner city

 4         redevelopment assistance grants program;

 5         providing duties of the Office of Tourism,

 6         Trade, and Economic Development; prescribing

 7         eligibility requirements for grants; providing

 8         expected outcomes from grants; creating the

 9         Inner City Redevelopment Review Panel and

10         providing its membership and duties; providing

11         legislative findings; amending s. 14.2015,

12         F.S.; directing the Office of Urban Opportunity

13         to give priority to projects receiving certain

14         federal grants; amending s. 163.2523, F.S.;

15         providing allocation criteria for the Urban

16         Infill and Redevelopment Grant Program;

17         amending s. 420.5087, F.S.; providing

18         allocation criteria for the State Apartment

19         Incentive Loan Program; amending s. 420.5089,

20         F.S.; providing allocation criteria for the

21         HOME Investment Partnership Program; amending

22         s. 420.5093, F.S.; giving priority to certain

23         projects in the State Housing Tax Credit

24         Program; amending s. 420.5099, F.S.; giving

25         priority to certain projects in the allocation

26         of low-income housing tax credits;

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