| 1 | The Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee recommends |
| 2 | the following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to qualified job training organizations; |
| 8 | creating s. 288.1171, F.S.; providing a definition; |
| 9 | providing for certification by the Office of Tourism, |
| 10 | Trade, and Economic Development of an organization as a |
| 11 | qualified job training organization; providing for |
| 12 | distribution of certain funds to a certified organization; |
| 13 | specifying uses of certain proceeds; authorizing the |
| 14 | Auditor General to audit such organizations for certain |
| 15 | purposes; providing for revocation of certification under |
| 16 | certain circumstances; providing appropriations; providing |
| 17 | for appropriations to be distributed through the office; |
| 18 | specifying uses of appropriations; providing an effective |
| 19 | date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Section 288.1171, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 24 | to read: |
| 25 | 288.1171 Qualified job training organizations; |
| 26 | certification; duties.-- |
| 27 | (1) For purposes of this section, the term "qualified job |
| 28 | training organization" means an organization that: |
| 29 | (a) Is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of |
| 30 | Rehabilitation Facilities. |
| 31 | (b) Is an organization that collects the sales tax imposed |
| 32 | by this state. |
| 33 | (c) Is a statewide organization with more than 100 |
| 34 | locations within the state. |
| 35 | (d) Is exempt from income taxation under s. 501(c)(3) or |
| 36 | (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
| 37 | (e) Specializes in the retail sale of donated items. |
| 38 | (f) Provides job training and employment services to |
| 39 | individuals who have workplace disadvantages and disabilities. |
| 40 | (g) Uses a majority of its revenues for job training and |
| 41 | placement programs that create jobs and foster economic |
| 42 | development. |
| 43 | (2) To be eligible for funding as provided in this |
| 44 | section, an organization must be certified by the Office of |
| 45 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as meeting the criteria |
| 46 | specified in subsection (1). |
| 47 | (3) After a qualified job training organization is |
| 48 | certified, the organization shall use proceeds as provided in |
| 49 | this section solely to encourage and provide economic |
| 50 | development through capital construction, improvements, or |
| 51 | purchases of equipment that will result in expanded employment |
| 52 | opportunities. |
| 53 | (4) The Auditor General may audit a qualified job training |
| 54 | organization to verify that the distributions to the |
| 55 | organization under this section have been expended by the |
| 56 | organization as required by this section. If the Auditor General |
| 57 | determines that the distributions have not been expended as |
| 58 | required by this section, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 59 | Economic Development may pursue recovery of such proceeds |
| 60 | pursuant to the laws and rules governing the assessment of |
| 61 | taxes. |
| 62 | (5) Failure to use the proceeds as provided in this |
| 63 | section constitutes grounds for revoking certification. |
| 64 | Section 2. The sum of $3 million is appropriated each year |
| 65 | for 10 years from nonrecurring general revenue to the Office of |
| 66 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for the purpose |
| 67 | specified in s. 288.1171(3), Florida Statutes. For the 2005-2006 |
| 68 | fiscal year, these funds are appropriated from nonrecurring |
| 69 | general revenue. For fiscal years 2006-2007 through 2015-2016, |
| 70 | the funds appropriated shall be appropriated from nonrecurring |
| 71 | general revenue or as specifically provided in the General |
| 72 | Appropriations Act. Such appropriated funds shall be distributed |
| 73 | by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to |
| 74 | organizations meeting the requirements of s. 288.1171(1), |
| 75 | Florida Statutes, solely to encourage and provide economic |
| 76 | development through capital construction, improvements, or |
| 77 | purchases of equipment that will result in expanded employment |
| 78 | opportunities. |
| 79 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |