HB 0949 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Commerce recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to physical fitness and health; amending
12	s. 288.1229, F.S.; creating the Governor’s Advisory
13	Council for a Fit Florida; providing for powers and
14	duties, membership, and terms thereof; providing for
15	reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses for members
16	of the council; providing for a Fit Florida Alliance;
17	providing for future repeal; providing an effective date.
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19	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21	Section 1. Subsection (10) is added to section 288.1229,
22	Florida Statutes, to read:
23	288.1229 Promotion and development of sports-related
24	industries and amateur athletics; direct-support organization;
25	powers and duties.--
26	(10)(a) There is created the Governor’s Advisory Council
27	for a Fit Florida within the direct-support organization for the
28	purpose of serving as an advisory body to the direct-support
29	organization to provide insight and expertise relating to
30	physical fitness and nutrition in the state. In order to
31	accomplish this purpose, the council shall:
32	1. Advise the direct-support organization on ways to
33	promote interest in the area of physical fitness and nutrition
34	and provide assistance in such promotion.
35	2. Examine current physical fitness and nutrition programs
36	available to the people of the state and recommend to the
37	direct-support organization any coordination of programs needed
38	to prevent duplication of services.
39	3. Recommend ways in which the direct-support organization
40	could promote and support physical fitness programs in the
41	public school system, including consideration of appropriate
42	levels of physical activity and standards of proper nutrition.
43	4. Advise the direct-support organization on the need for
44	new programs in the field of physical fitness and nutrition.
45	5. Assist the direct-support organization in enlisting the
46	active support of a Fit Florida Alliance comprised of individual
47	citizens, professional and civic groups, amateur and
48	professional athletes, voluntary organizations, state and local
49	government agencies, private industry and business, and
50	community recreation programs in efforts to improve the physical
51	fitness and health of the citizens of this state.
52	6. Make recommendations to the direct-support organization
53	on appointments to a Fit Florida Alliance.
54	7. Make recommendations to the direct-support organization
55	with regard to recognition programs for schools and communities
56	participating in physical fitness and nutrition efforts;
57	sponsorship of physical fitness workshops, clinics, conferences,
58	and other related activities; liaison efforts with government,
59	private, and other agencies concerning physical fitness and
60	nutrition programs; the need for dissemination of information
61	regarding physical fitness and nutrition programs, including the
62	type of information, the target audience, and the method of
63	dissemination; and the participation of government, individuals,
64	organizations, and business entities in program development,
65	support, and funding of initiatives relating to physical fitness
66	and nutrition efforts recommended by the council and initiated
67	by the direct-support organization.
68	8. Provide an annual report to the Governor, the Office of
69	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, and the direct-support
70	organization that shall include recommendations for the
71	furtherance of the physical fitness of the people of this state.
72	(b)1. The council shall consist of ten members to be
73	appointed as follows: eight shall be appointed by the Governor,
74	one shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one
75	shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
76	Representatives, with the initial appointments being made no
77	later than September 1, 2003.
78	2. When making appointments to the council, the Governor,
79	the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
80	Representatives shall appoint persons from the health care
81	professions and the fields of business and industry, physical
82	education, recreation, and sports, and the general public.
83	3. Members of the council appointed by the President of
84	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
85	be appointed for a term of 2 years, beginning and ending on July
86	1 of odd-numbered years. Members of the council appointed by the
87	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
88	Representatives shall serve no more than two consecutive terms
89	and shall serve at the pleasure of the official who appointed
90	the member of the council.
91	4. The eight initial members of the council appointed by
92	the Governor shall be appointed as follows: two for a term of 1
93	year, two for a term of 2 years, two for a term of 3 years, and
94	two for a term of 4 years. At the end of the respective terms of
95	office of the initial members, all succeeding appointments shall
96	be for terms of 4 years. Members of the council appointed by the
97	Governor shall serve no more than two consecutive 4-year terms
98	and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
99	5. All unexpired terms due to vacancy shall be filled by
100	the official who appointed the council member.
101	6. The council shall annually elect from the membership
102	one member to serve as chair of the council and one member to
103	serve as vice chair.
104	7. The council shall meet no more than quarterly and a
105	majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum
106	for the transaction of business.
107	8. Members of the council shall serve without compensation
108	but shall be entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel
109	expenses as provided in s. 112.061 while in the performance of
110	their duties.
111	(c) This subsection is repealed on July 1, 2008.
112	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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