| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Prosperity Campaigns; creating s. |
| 3 | 445.057, F.S.; establishing the Florida Prosperity |
| 4 | Campaign Council within Workforce Florida, Inc.; providing |
| 5 | membership; providing for meetings and reimbursement for |
| 6 | per diem and travel expenses; providing duties of the |
| 7 | council; providing reporting requirements; providing for |
| 8 | repeal; providing an appropriation; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 445.057, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 445.057 Florida Prosperity Campaign Council.-- |
| 16 | (1) There is established the Florida Prosperity Campaign |
| 17 | Council to be administratively housed in Workforce Florida, Inc. |
| 18 | The council shall develop, enhance, and assist in the |
| 19 | coordination of Prosperity Campaigns throughout the state with |
| 20 | the goal of providing economic benefits services and related |
| 21 | information to Florida citizens. |
| 22 | (2) The council shall consist of the following members, |
| 23 | each appointed by the Governor except as otherwise provided: |
| 24 | (a) One member of the Senate appointed by the President of |
| 25 | the Senate, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. |
| 26 | (b) One member of the House of Representatives appointed |
| 27 | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall serve |
| 28 | as an ex officio, nonvoting member. |
| 29 | (c) The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee, |
| 30 | who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. |
| 31 | (d) The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee, |
| 32 | who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. |
| 33 | (e) Three persons representing different Prosperity |
| 34 | Campaigns in the state. |
| 35 | (f) One member of the Greater Miami Prosperity Campaign. |
| 36 | (g) One representative from the Florida Bankers |
| 37 | Association. |
| 38 | (h) One representative from the Florida Institute of CPAs. |
| 39 | (i) One representative from the Florida Credit Union |
| 40 | League. |
| 41 | (j) One representative from the Florida League of Cities. |
| 42 | (k) One representative from the Florida Association of |
| 43 | Counties. |
| 44 | (l) One representative from the Florida Association of |
| 45 | Realtors. |
| 46 | (m) One representative from United Way of Florida. |
| 47 | (n) One representative from Leadership Florida. |
| 48 | (o) One representative from the Florida Chamber of |
| 49 | Commerce. |
| 50 | (p) One representative from a nonprofit or community-based |
| 51 | low-wage worker organization. |
| 52 | (q) One representative from the Florida Jump$tart |
| 53 | Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. |
| 54 | (r) One representative of individuals with disabilities |
| 55 | from the Disability Navigator Program within the Agency for |
| 56 | Workforce Innovation. |
| 57 | (3) Council members shall be appointed to serve 2-year |
| 58 | terms beginning July 1, 2006. A vacancy on the council shall be |
| 59 | filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner |
| 60 | as the original appointment. |
| 61 | (4) The council shall meet quarterly or upon the call of |
| 62 | the chair. Annually, at the meeting in the first quarter, |
| 63 | officers consisting of a chair, vice chair, and secretary shall |
| 64 | be elected to serve until a successor is elected. No officer |
| 65 | shall serve more than 2 consecutive years in the same office. |
| 66 | (5) Members of the council shall serve without |
| 67 | compensation, but shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel |
| 68 | expenses in accordance with s. 112.061. |
| 69 | (6) The council shall have the following responsibilities: |
| 70 | (a) Assist in the development and enhancement of |
| 71 | Prosperity Campaigns and related programs throughout the state, |
| 72 | using best practices developed by Prosperity Campaigns in |
| 73 | Florida and nationally. |
| 74 | (b) Work with federal, state, and local governments, |
| 75 | nonprofit entities, and the private sector to provide |
| 76 | information to Florida citizens about economic benefits programs |
| 77 | and financial literacy. |
| 78 | (c) Take other action as necessary to meet its statutory |
| 79 | mission as described in subsection (1). |
| 80 | (7) By June 30, 2007, and annually thereafter, the council |
| 81 | shall provide a detailed report to the Governor, the President |
| 82 | of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| 83 | on the council's performance of the responsibilities required by |
| 84 | subsection (6). The report shall include an assessment of the |
| 85 | effectiveness of Prosperity Campaigns and an evaluation of |
| 86 | obstacles to that effectiveness and shall make recommendations |
| 87 | for legislative action. |
| 88 | (8) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on |
| 89 | July 1, 2010, unless saved from repeal through reenactment by |
| 90 | the Legislature. |
| 91 | Section 2. The sum of $162,000 and 1.5 FTE, including |
| 92 | salary and rate, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund |
| 93 | in fiscal year 2006-2007 to Workforce Florida, Inc., to fund the |
| 94 | Florida Prosperity Campaign Council as created by this act. |
| 95 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |