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    By Senator Dockery





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Enterprise Florida, Inc.;

  3         amending s. 288.041, F.S.; deleting the

  4         requirement that Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

  5         assist in the expansion of the solar energy

  6         industry and solar technology; amending s.

  7         288.047, F.S., relating to quick-response

  8         training; conforming provisions to changes made

  9         by the act; amending s. 288.095, F.S.; deleting

10         obsolete provisions; repealing s. 288.8155,

11         F.S., relating to the International Trade Data

12         Resource and Research Center; amending s.

13         288.901, F.S.; revising the membership,

14         organization, and meetings of the board of

15         directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc.; amending

16         s. 288.9015, F.S.; deleting obsolete provisions

17         regarding the Workforce Development Board of

18         Enterprise Florida, Inc.; amending s.

19         288.90151, F.S.; deleting obsolete provisions;

20         specifying moneys and contributions that may be

21         considered as private-sector support to

22         Enterprise Florida, Inc.; requiring that the

23         annual report include a study; clarifying the

24         term "economic development organization";

25         requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc. to hire

26         certain firms to develop certain survey

27         reporting; deleting a requirement that the

28         annual report be certified; amending s.

29         288.903, F.S.; deleting the limitation on the

30         salary of an employee of Enterprise Florida,

31         Inc.; amending s. 288.904, F.S.; revising the

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 1         power of the board to make and enter into

 2         contracts; providing that certain limitations

 3         do not apply to contracts awarded by another

 4         entity; amending s. 288.905, F.S.; deleting

 5         provisions prohibiting certain state employees

 6         from receiving a pay raise or bonus beyond a

 7         certain amount; amending s. 445.004, F.S.,

 8         relating to Workforce Florida, Inc.; conforming

 9         provisions to changes made by the act;

10         providing an effective date.

11  

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

13  

14         Section 1.  Section 288.041, Florida Statutes, is

15  amended to read:

16         288.041  Solar energy industry; legislative findings

17  and policy; promotional activities.--

18         (1)  It is hereby found and declared that:

19         (a)  The solar energy industry in this state has been a

20  leader in the nation in the manufacture, supply, and delivery

21  of solar energy systems.

22         (b)  The use of solar energy in this state has been

23  demonstrated to save conventional energy sources.

24         (c)  The solar energy industry offers the prospect for

25  improved economic welfare of this state through creation of

26  jobs, increased energy security, and enhancing the quality of

27  the environment of this state.

28         (d)  Through helping to provide for a clean environment

29  and healthy economy, the solar energy industry contributes to

30  the continued growth and development of the tourist industry

31  of this state.

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 1         (2)  It is the policy of this state to promote,

 2  stimulate, develop, and advance the growth of the solar energy

 3  industry in this state.

 4         (3)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its boards shall

 5  assist in the expansion of the solar energy industry in this

 6  state.  Such efforts shall be undertaken in cooperation with

 7  the Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Solar

 8  Energy Center, and the Florida Solar Energy Industries

 9  Association, and shall include:

10         (a)  Providing assistance and support to new and

11  existing photovoltaic companies, with special emphasis on

12  attracting one or more manufacturers of photovoltaic products

13  to locate within this state.

14         (b)  Sponsoring initiatives which aid and take full

15  advantage of the export market potential of solar

16  technologies.

17         (c)  Informing the business sector of this state about

18  opportunities for cost-effective commercial applications of

19  solar technologies.

20         (d)  Encouraging employment of residents of this state

21  by solar energy companies.

22         (e)  Retaining existing solar energy companies and

23  supporting their expansion efforts in this state.

24         (f)  Supporting the promotion of solar energy by

25  sponsoring workshops, seminars, conferences, and educational

26  programs on the benefits of solar energy.

27         (g)  Recognizing outstanding developments and

28  achievements in, and contributions to, the solar energy

29  industry.

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 1         (h)  Collecting and disseminating solar energy

 2  information relevant to the promotion of solar energy

 3  applications.

 4         (i)  Enlisting the support of persons, civic groups,

 5  the solar energy industry, and other organizations to promote

 6  and improve solar energy products and services.

 7         (4)  The department shall also promote projects that

 8  demonstrate viable applications of solar technology which may

 9  include, but shall not be limited to: irrigation and stock

10  watering, process heat for dairy and citrus operations,

11  aquaculture, hydroponics, horticulture, waste detoxification,

12  and other means of meeting the energy needs of the

13  agricultural industry.

14         (3)(5)  By January 15 of each year, the Department of

15  Environmental Protection shall report to the Governor, the

16  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

17  Representatives on the impact of the solar energy industry on

18  the economy of this state and shall make any recommendations

19  on initiatives to further promote the solar energy industry as

20  the department deems appropriate.

21         Section 2.  Subsections (9) and (10) of section

22  288.047, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

23         288.047  Quick-response training for economic

24  development.--

25         (9)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

26  eligible matching contributions received under the

27  Quick-Response Training Program under this section may be

28  counted toward the private-sector support of Enterprise

29  Florida, Inc., under s. 288.90151(5)(d).

30         (9)(10)  Workforce Florida, Inc., and Enterprise

31  Florida, Inc., shall ensure maximum coordination and

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 1  cooperation in administering this section, in such a manner

 2  that any division of responsibility between the two

 3  organizations which relates to marketing or administering the

 4  Quick-Response Training Program is not apparent to a business

 5  that inquires about or applies for funding under this section.

 6  The organizations shall provide such a business with a single

 7  point of contact for information and assistance.

 8         Section 3.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section

 9  288.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

10         288.095  Economic Development Trust Fund.--

11         (3)

12         (c)  By December 31 of each year, Enterprise Florida,

13  Inc., shall submit a complete and detailed report to the

14  Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the

15  House of Representatives, and the director of the Office of

16  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development of all applications

17  received, recommendations made to the Office of Tourism,

18  Trade, and Economic Development, final decisions issued, tax

19  refund agreements executed, and tax refunds paid or other

20  payments made under all programs funded out of the Economic

21  Development Incentives Account, including analyses of benefits

22  and costs, types of projects supported, and employment and

23  investment created. Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall also

24  include a separate analysis of the impact of such tax refunds

25  on state enterprise zones designated pursuant to s. 290.0065,

26  rural communities, brownfield areas, and distressed urban

27  communities. The report must discuss whether the authority and

28  moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the Economic

29  Development Incentives Account were managed and expended in a

30  prudent, fiducially sound manner. The Office of Tourism,

31  Trade, and Economic Development shall assist Enterprise

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 1  Florida, Inc., in the collection of data related to business

 2  performance and incentive payments.

 3         Section 4.  Section 288.8155, Florida Statutes, is

 4  repealed.

 5         Section 5.  Subsections (7), (8), and (11) of section

 6  288.901, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

 7         288.901  Enterprise Florida, Inc.; creation;

 8  membership; organization; meetings; disclosure.--

 9         (7)  The Governor shall serve as chairperson of the

10  board of directors.  The board of directors shall biennially

11  elect one of its appointive members as vice chairperson. The

12  president shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board

13  of directors and is the custodian of all books, documents, and

14  papers filed with the board of directors, the minutes of the

15  board of directors, and the official seal of Enterprise

16  Florida, Inc.

17         (8)  The board of directors shall meet at least four

18  times each year, upon the call of the chairperson, at the

19  request of the vice chairperson, or at the request of a

20  majority of the membership.  A majority of the total number of

21  current voting all directors fixed by subsection (3) shall

22  constitute a quorum.  The board of directors may take official

23  action by a majority vote of the members present at any

24  meeting at which a quorum is present.

25         (11)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3),

26  the board of directors may by resolution appoint at-large

27  members to the board from the private sector, each of whom may

28  serve a 1-year term of up to 3 years. At-large members shall

29  have the powers and duties of other members of the board,

30  except that they may not serve on an executive committee. An

31  at-large member is eligible for reappointment but may not vote

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 1  on his or her own reappointment.  An at-large member shall be

 2  eligible to fill vacancies occurring among private-sector

 3  appointees under subsection (3).

 4         Section 6.  Section 288.9015, Florida Statutes, is

 5  amended to read:

 6         288.9015  Enterprise Florida, Inc.; purpose; duties.--

 7         (1)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., is the principal

 8  economic development organization for the state.  It shall be

 9  the responsibility of Enterprise Florida, Inc., to provide

10  leadership for business development in Florida by aggressively

11  establishing a unified approach to Florida's efforts of

12  international trade and reverse investment; by aggressively

13  marketing the state as a probusiness location for potential

14  new investment; and by aggressively assisting in the retention

15  and expansion of existing businesses and the creation of new

16  businesses. In support of this effort, Enterprise Florida,

17  Inc., may develop and implement specific programs or

18  strategies that address the creation, expansion, and retention

19  of Florida business; the development of import and export

20  trade; and the recruitment of worldwide business.

21         (2)  It shall be the responsibility of Enterprise

22  Florida, Inc., to aggressively market Florida's rural

23  communities, distressed urban communities, and enterprise

24  zones as locations for potential new investment, to

25  aggressively assist in the retention and expansion of existing

26  businesses in these communities, and to aggressively assist

27  these communities in the identification and development of new

28  economic development opportunities for job creation, fully

29  marketing state incentive programs such as the Qualified

30  Target Industry Tax Refund Program under s. 288.106 and the

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 1  Quick Action Closing Fund under s. 288.1088 in economically

 2  distressed areas.

 3         (3)  It shall be the responsibility of Enterprise

 4  Florida, Inc., through the Workforce Development Board, to

 5  develop a comprehensive approach to workforce development that

 6  will result in better employment opportunities for the

 7  residents of this state. Such comprehensive approach must

 8  include:

 9         (a)  Creating and maintaining a highly skilled

10  workforce that is capable of responding to rapidly changing

11  technology and diversified market opportunities.

12         (b)  Training, educating, and assisting target

13  populations, such as those who are economically disadvantaged

14  or who participate in the WAGES Program or otherwise receive

15  public assistance to become independent, self-reliant, and

16  self-sufficient. This approach must ensure the effective use

17  of federal, state, local, and private resources in reducing

18  the need for public assistance.

19         (3)(4)  It shall be the responsibility of Enterprise

20  Florida, Inc., to assess, on an ongoing basis, Florida's

21  economic development competitiveness as measured against other

22  business locations, to identify and regularly reevaluate

23  Florida's economic development strengths and weaknesses, and

24  to incorporate such information into the strategic planning

25  process under s. 288.904.

26         (4)(5)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall incorporate the

27  needs of small and minority businesses into the

28  economic-development, international-trade and

29  reverse-investment, and workforce-development responsibilities

30  assigned to the organization by this section. Where

31  practicable and consistent with the expertise of the Black

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 1  Business Investment Board, Inc., Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

 2  shall contract with the corporation for the delivery of

 3  services in fulfillment of the responsibilities of Enterprise

 4  Florida, Inc., relating to small and minority businesses.

 5         (5)(6)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall not endorse any

 6  candidate for any elected public office, nor shall it

 7  contribute moneys to the campaign of any such candidate.

 8         (6)(7)  As part of its business development and

 9  marketing responsibilities, Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall

10  prepare a business guide and checklist that contains basic

11  information on the federal, state, and local requirements for

12  starting and operating a business in this state. The guide and

13  checklist must describe how additional information can be

14  obtained on any such requirements and shall include, to the

15  extent feasible, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers

16  of appropriate government agency representatives. The guide

17  and checklist must also contain information useful to persons

18  who may be starting a business for the first time, including,

19  but not limited to, information on business structure,

20  financing, and planning.

21         Section 7.  Section 288.90151, Florida Statutes, is

22  amended to read:

23         288.90151  Return on investment from activities of

24  Enterprise Florida, Inc.--

25         (1)  The public funds appropriated each year for the

26  operation of Enterprise Florida, Inc., are invested in this

27  public-private partnership to enhance international trade and

28  economic development, to spur job-creating investments, and to

29  create new employment opportunities for Floridians, and to

30  prepare Floridians for those jobs.  This policy will be the

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 1  Legislature's priority consideration when reviewing the

 2  return-on-investment for Enterprise Florida, Inc.

 3         (2)  It is also the intent of the Legislature that

 4  Enterprise Florida, Inc., coordinate its operations with local

 5  economic-development organizations to maximize the state and

 6  local return-on-investment to create jobs for Floridians.

 7         (3)  It is further the intent of the Legislature to

 8  maximize private-sector support in operating Enterprise

 9  Florida, Inc., as an endorsement of its value and as an

10  enhancement of its efforts.

11         (4)(a)  The state's operating investment in Enterprise

12  Florida, Inc., is the budget contracted by the Office of

13  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to Enterprise

14  Florida, Inc., less funding that is directed by the

15  Legislature to be subcontracted to a specific recipient.

16         (b)  The board of directors of Enterprise Florida,

17  Inc., shall adopt for each upcoming fiscal year an operating

18  budget for the organization that specifies the intended uses

19  of the state's operating investment and a plan for securing

20  private-sector support to Enterprise Florida, Inc. Each fiscal

21  year private-sector support to Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall

22  equal no less than 100 percent of the state's operating

23  investment, including at least $1 million in cash as defined

24  in paragraph (5)(a), and an additional $400,000 in cash as

25  defined in paragraphs (5)(a), (b), and (c).

26         (5)  Private-sector support in operating Enterprise

27  Florida, Inc., includes:

28         (a)  Cash given directly to Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

29  for its operations, excluding contributions from grantees or

30  companies having contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

31  which represent more than 5 percent of the value of all

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 1  contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., exclusive of grants,

 2  or more than 5 percent of the company's revenues. Cash in this

 3  category is not subject to restrictions on the use of

 4  appropriated funds operating budget;

 5         (b)  Cash jointly raised by Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

 6  and a local economic development organization, a group of such

 7  organizations, or a statewide business organization that

 8  supports collaborative projects; and

 9         (c)  Cash generated by fees charged for products or

10  services of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and by sponsorship of

11  events, missions, programs, and publications.; and

12         (d)  In-kind contributions directly to Enterprise

13  Florida, Inc., including: business expenditures; business

14  services provided; business support; or other business

15  contributions that augment the operations, program,

16  activities, or assets of Enterprise Florida, Inc., including,

17  but not limited to:  an individual's time and expertise;

18  sponsored publications; private-sector staff services; payment

19  for advertising placements; sponsorship of events; sponsored

20  or joint research; discounts on leases or purchases; mission

21  or program sponsorship; and copayments, stock, warrants,

22  royalties, or other private resources dedicated to Enterprise

23  Florida, Inc.

24         (6)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall fully comply with

25  the performance measures, standards, and sanctions in its

26  contracts with the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

27  Development under s. 14.2015(2)(h) and (7).  The Office of

28  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall ensure, to the

29  maximum extent possible, that the contract performance

30  measures are consistent with performance measures that the

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 1  office is required to develop and track under

 2  performance-based program budgeting.

 3         (7)  As part of the annual report required under s.

 4  288.906, Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall include a study

 5  provide the Legislature with information quantifying the

 6  public's return-on-investment as described in this section for

 7  fiscal year 1997-1998 and each subsequent fiscal year.  The

 8  annual report shall also include the results of a

 9  customer-satisfaction survey of businesses served, as well as

10  the lead economic development staff person of each

11  organization that is a primary partner local economic

12  development organization that employs a full-time or part-time

13  staff person.

14         (8)  Enterprise Florida, Inc., in consultation with the

15  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government

16  Accountability, shall hire an economic-analysis a private

17  accounting firm to develop the methodology for establishing

18  and reporting return-on-investment and a firm experienced in

19  survey research in-kind contributions as described in this

20  section and to develop, analyze, and report on the results of

21  the customer-satisfaction survey.  The Office of Program

22  Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall review and

23  offer feedback on the methodology before it is implemented.

24  The private accounting firm shall certify whether the

25  applicable statements in the annual report comply with this

26  subsection.

27         Section 8.  Subsection (3) of section 288.903, Florida

28  Statutes, is amended to read:

29         288.903  Board of directors of Enterprise Florida,

30  Inc.; president; employees.--

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 1         (3)  The board of directors of Enterprise Florida,

 2  Inc., and its officers shall be responsible for the prudent

 3  use of all public and private funds and shall ensure that the

 4  use of such funds is in accordance with all applicable laws,

 5  bylaws, or contractual requirements. No employee of Enterprise

 6  Florida, Inc., may receive compensation for employment which

 7  exceeds the salary paid to the Governor, unless the board of

 8  directors and the employee have executed a contract that

 9  prescribes specific, measurable performance outcomes for the

10  employee, the satisfaction of which provides the basis for the

11  award of incentive payments that increase the employee's total

12  compensation to a level above the salary paid to the Governor.

13         Section 9.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

14  288.904, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         288.904  Powers of the board of directors of Enterprise

16  Florida, Inc.--

17         (1)  The board of directors of Enterprise Florida,

18  Inc., shall have the power to:

19         (b)1.  Make and enter into contracts and other

20  instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its

21  powers and functions, except that any contract made with an

22  organization represented on the board of directors which

23  exceeds 5 percent of the total annual amount of the contracts

24  of Enterprise Florida, Inc., exclusive of grants, or 5 percent

25  of the represented organization's annual revenue, must be

26  approved by a two-thirds vote of the entire board members in

27  attendance at a meeting where a quorum is present of

28  directors, and the board member representing such organization

29  shall abstain from voting. No more than 65 percent of the

30  dollar value of all contracts or other agreements entered into

31  in any fiscal year, exclusive of grant programs, shall be made

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 1  with an organization represented on the board of directors.

 2  This section does not apply to a contract awarded by another

 3  entity to an organization represented on the board of

 4  directors or to a contract in which Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

 5  is the recipient of funds from an organization represented on

 6  the board of directors. An organization represented on the

 7  board may not enter into a contract to receive a state-funded

 8  economic development incentive or similar grant, unless such

 9  incentive award is specifically endorsed by a two-thirds vote

10  of the entire board. The board member representing such

11  organization, if applicable, shall abstain from voting and

12  refrain from discussing the issue with other members of the

13  board. No more than 50 percent of the dollar value of grants

14  issued by the board in any fiscal year may go to businesses

15  associated with board members.

16         2.  A contract that Enterprise Florida, Inc., executes

17  with a person or organization under which such person or

18  organization agrees to perform economic development services

19  or similar business assistance services on behalf of

20  Enterprise Florida, Inc., or on behalf of the state must

21  include provisions requiring that such person or organization

22  report on performance, account for proper use of funds

23  provided under the contract, coordinate with other components

24  of state and local economic development systems, and avoid

25  duplication of existing state and local services and

26  activities.

27         Section 10.  Subsection (6) of section 288.905, Florida

28  Statutes, is amended to read:

29         288.905  Duties of the board of directors of Enterprise

30  Florida, Inc.--

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 1         (6)  Any employee leased by Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

 2  from the state, or any employee who derives his or her salary

 3  from funds appropriated by the Legislature, may not receive a

 4  pay raise or bonus in excess of a pay raise or bonus that is

 5  received by similarly situated state employees. However, this

 6  subsection does not prohibit the payment of a pay raise or

 7  bonus from funds received from sources other than the Florida

 8  Legislature.

 9         Section 11.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section

10  445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         445.004  Workforce Florida, Inc.; creation; purpose;

12  membership; duties and powers.--

13         (5)  Workforce Florida, Inc., shall have all the powers

14  and authority, not explicitly prohibited by statute, necessary

15  or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes as

16  determined by statute, Pub. L. No. 105-220, and the Governor,

17  as well as its functions, duties, and responsibilities,

18  including, but not limited to, the following:

19         (b)  Providing oversight and policy direction to ensure

20  that the following programs are administered by the Agency for

21  Workforce Innovation in compliance with approved plans and

22  under contract with Workforce Florida, Inc.:

23         1.  Programs authorized under Title I of the Workforce

24  Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220, with the

25  exception of programs funded directly by the United States

26  Department of Labor under Title I, s. 167.

27         2.  Programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act of

28  1933, as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 49 et seq.

29         3.  Welfare-to-work grants administered by the United

30  States Department of Labor under Title IV, s. 403, of the

31  Social Security Act, as amended.

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 1         4.  Activities authorized under Title II of the Trade

 2  Act of 1974, as amended, 2 U.S.C. ss. 2271 et seq., and the

 3  Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

 4         5.  Activities authorized under 38 U.S.C., chapter 41,

 5  including job counseling, training, and placement for

 6  veterans.

 7         6.  Employment and training activities carried out

 8  under the Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.

 9  9901 et seq.

10         7.  Employment and training activities carried out

11  under funds awarded to this state by the United States

12  Department of Housing and Urban Development.

13         8.  Welfare transition services funded by the Temporary

14  Assistance for Needy Families Program, created under the

15  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation

16  Act of 1996, as amended, Pub. L. No. 104-193, and Title IV, s.

17  403, of the Social Security Act, as amended.

18         9.  Displaced homemaker programs, provided under s.

19  446.50.

20         10.  The Florida Bonding Program, provided under Pub.

21  L. No. 97-300, s. 164(a)(1).

22         11.  The Food Stamp Employment and Training Program,

23  provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, U.S.C. ss.

24  2011-2032; the Food Security Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 99-198;

25  and the Hunger Prevention Act, Pub. L. No. 100-435.

26         12.  The Quick-Response Training Program, provided

27  under ss. 288.046-288.047. Matching funds and in-kind

28  contributions that are provided by clients of the

29  Quick-Response Training Program shall count toward the

30  requirements of s. 288.90151(5)(d), pertaining to the return

31  on investment from activities of Enterprise Florida, Inc.

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 1         13.  The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, provided under

 2  the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998, Pub. L. No.

 3  105-277, and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. No.

 4  105-34.

 5         14.  Offender placement services, provided under ss.

 6  944.707-944.708.

 7         15.  Programs authorized under the National and

 8  Community Service Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12501 et seq.,

 9  and the Service-America programs, the National Service Trust

10  programs, the Civilian Community Corps, the Corporation for

11  National and Community Service, the American Conservation and

12  Youth Service Corps, and the Points of Light Foundation

13  programs, if such programs are awarded to the state.

14         Section 12.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

15  law.

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18                          SENATE SUMMARY

19    Deletes the requirement that Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
      assist in the expansion of the solar energy industry and
20    solar technology. Repeals provisions creating the
      International Trade Data Resource and Research Center.
21    Revises the membership, organization, and meetings of the
      board of directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc. Specifies
22    moneys and contributions that may be considered as
      private-sector support to Enterprise Florida, Inc.
23    Requires Enterprise Florida, Inc., to hire certain firms
      to develop certain survey reporting. Deletes the
24    limitation on salary of an employee of Enterprise
      Florida, Inc. Revises the powers of the board of
25    directors. Deletes provisions limiting the amount of
      state employees' pay raises or bonuses. (See bill for
26    details.)

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