2 | A bill to be entitled |
3 | An act relating to tourism; amending s. 288.1223, F.S.; |
4 | revising the membership of the Florida Commission on |
5 | Tourism; amending s. 288.1226, F.S.; revising the |
6 | membership of the board of directors of the Florida |
7 | Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, to conform; |
8 | providing an effective date. |
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10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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12 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
13 | 288.1223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
14 | 288.1223 Florida Commission on Tourism; creation; purpose; |
15 | membership.-- |
16 | (2)(a) The commission shall consist of 17 general tourism- |
17 | industry-related members appointed by the Governor, subject to |
18 | confirmation by the Senate, and 14 11 additional tourism- |
19 | industry-related members, appointed by the Governor, including 3 |
20 | representatives from the statewide rental car industry, 4 3 |
21 | representatives from tourist-related statewide associations, |
22 | including those that represent hotels, campgrounds, county |
23 | destination marketing organizations, and attractions, 2 3 |
24 | representatives from county destination marketing organizations, |
25 | 1 representative from the cruise industry, 1 representative from |
26 | an automobile and travel services membership organization that |
27 | has at least 2.8 million members in Florida, and 1 |
28 | representative from the airline industry, 1 representative from |
29 | the youth travel industry, and 1 representative from the space |
30 | tourism industry, who will each serve for a term of 2 years, the |
31 | Governor, and 2 additional ex officio members, who will serve |
32 | for a term of 2 years, including a member of the Senate |
33 | appointed by the President of the Senate and a member of the |
34 | House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House |
35 | of Representatives. |
36 | Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 288.1226, Florida |
37 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
38 | 288.1226 Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation; |
39 | use of property; board of directors; duties; audit.-- |
40 | (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.--The board of directors of the |
41 | corporation shall be composed of 31 28 tourism-industry-related |
42 | members, appointed by the Florida Commission on Tourism from its |
43 | own membership. The vice chair of the commission shall serve as |
44 | chair of the corporation's board of directors. |
45 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |