House Bill hb1823

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1823

        By Representative Machek






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the film industry; creating

  3         the "Barry Plans Florida Film Industry Equity

  4         Act of 2002; providing preference on bids

  5         relating to commercial film industry work to

  6         commercial film enterprises based within this

  7         state under certain circumstances; providing

  8         requirements for successful bidders;

  9         prohibiting discrimination with respect to any

10         professional affiliation or lack thereof;

11         providing an effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  State contracts with Florida-based

16  commercial film enterprises given preference.--

17         (1)  This section may be cited as the "Barry Plans

18  Florida Film Industry Equity Act of 2002.

19         (2)  Whenever two or more competitive bids related to

20  commercial film industry work are requested and received by

21  the state, and whenever all things stated in such requests and

22  received bids are equal with respect to quality and service

23  and are within 2 percent with respect to price, commercial

24  film enterprises based within this state shall be given

25  preference.

26         (3)  With regard to such bids, successful bidders must

27  use Florida-based talent or subcontractors when available.

28         (4)  Pursuant to part I of chapter 447, Florida

29  Statutes, workers have the right to self-determination;

30  therefore, no contractor or individual talent may be

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1823

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  1  discriminated against as a result of any professional

  2  affiliation or lack of professional affiliation.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  4  law.

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  7                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates the "Barry Plans Florida Film Industry Equity Act
  9    of 2002.  Provides preference on bids relating to
      commercial film industry work to commercial film
10    enterprises based within this state under certain
      circumstances.  Provides requirements for successful
11    bidders; prohibiting discrimination with respect to any
      professional affiliation or lack thereof.
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