Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1640
Ì783608=Î783608
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/26/2014 .
.
.
.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
(Simmons) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
2
3 Delete lines 219 - 235
4 and insert:
5 Section 3. Section 288.1252, Florida Statutes, is
6 transferred, renumbered as section 288.9242, Florida Statutes,
7 and amended to read:
8 288.9242 288.1252 Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory
9 Council; creation; purpose; membership; powers and duties.—
10 (1) CREATION.—There is created within the department, for
11 administrative purposes only, the Florida Film and Entertainment
12 Advisory Council.
13 (1)(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Florida Film and
14 Entertainment Advisory Council is to serve as an advisory body
15 to the Division of Film and Entertainment department and to the
16 Office of Film and Entertainment to provide these offices with
17 industry insight and expertise related to developing, marketing,
18 and promoting, and providing service to the state’s
19 entertainment industry.
20 (2)(3) MEMBERSHIP.—
21 (a) The council shall consist of 17 members, 7 to be
22 appointed by the Governor, 5 to be appointed by the President of
23 the Senate, and 5 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
24 Representatives.
25 (b) When making appointments to the council, the Governor,
26 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
27 Representatives shall appoint persons who are residents of the
28 state and who are highly knowledgeable of, active in, and
29 recognized leaders in Florida’s motion picture, television,
30 video, sound recording, or other entertainment industries. These
31 persons shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of
32 local film commissions, representatives of entertainment
33 associations, a representative of the broadcast industry,
34 representatives of labor organizations in the entertainment
35 industry, and board chairs, presidents, chief executive
36 officers, chief operating officers, or persons of comparable
37 executive position or stature of leading or otherwise important
38 entertainment industry businesses and offices. Council members
39 shall be appointed in such a manner as to equitably represent
40 the broadest spectrum of the entertainment industry and
41 geographic areas of the state.
42 (c) Council members shall serve for 4-year terms.
43 (d) Subsequent appointments shall be made by the official
44 who appointed the council member whose expired term is to be
45 filled.
46 (e) A representative of Enterprise Florida, Inc., A
47 representative of Workforce Florida, Inc., and a representative
48 of VISIT Florida shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of
49 the council, and shall be in addition to the 17 appointed
50 members of the council.
51 (f) Absence from three consecutive meetings shall result in
52 automatic removal from the council.
53 (g) A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the
54 remainder of the unexpired term by the official who appointed
55 the vacating member.
56 (h) No more than one member of the council may be an
57 employee of any one company, organization, or association.
58 (i) Any member shall be eligible for reappointment but may
59 not serve more than two consecutive terms.
60 (3)(4) MEETINGS; ORGANIZATION.—
61 (a) The council shall meet no less frequently than once
62 each quarter of the calendar year, but may meet more often as
63 set by the council.
64 (b) The council shall annually elect from its appointed
65 membership one member to serve as chair of the council and one
66 member to serve as vice chair. The Division of Film and
67 Entertainment Office of Film and Entertainment shall provide
68 staff assistance to the council, which shall include, but not be
69 limited to, keeping records of the proceedings of the council,
70 and serving as custodian of all books, documents, and papers
71 filed with the council.
72 (c) A majority of the members of the council shall
73 constitute a quorum.
74 (d) Members of the council shall serve without
75 compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for per
76 diem and travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061 while in
77 performance of their duties.
78 (4)(5) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The Florida Film and
79 Entertainment Advisory Council shall have all the powers
80 necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes
81 and provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the
82 power to:
83 (a) Adopt bylaws for the governance of its affairs and the
84 conduct of its business.
85 (b) Advise the Division of Film and Entertainment and
86 consult with the Office of Film and Entertainment on the
87 content, development, and implementation of the 5-year strategic
88 plan to guide the activities of the office.
89 (c) Review the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment’s
90 administration of the programs related to the strategic plan,
91 and Advise the Division of Film and Entertainment commissioner
92 on its the programs and any changes that might be made to better
93 meet the strategic plan.
94 (d) Consider and study the needs of the entertainment
95 industry for the purpose of advising the Division of Film and
96 Entertainment film commissioner and the department.
97 (e) Identify and make recommendations on state agency and
98 local government actions that may have an impact on the
99 entertainment industry or that may appear to industry
100 representatives as an official state or local action affecting
101 production in the state, and advise the Division of Film and
102 Entertainment of such actions.
103 (f) Consider all matters submitted to it by the Division of
104 Film and Entertainment film commissioner and the department.
105 (g) Advise and consult with the film commissioner and the
106 department, at their request or upon its own initiative,
107 regarding the promulgation, administration, and enforcement of
108 all laws and rules relating to the entertainment industry.
109 (g)(h) Suggest policies and practices for the conduct of
110 business by the Office of Film and Entertainment or by the
111 department that will improve interaction with internal
112 operations affecting the entertainment industry and will enhance
113 the economic development in initiatives of the state for the
114 industry.
115 (i) Appear on its own behalf before boards, commissions,
116 departments, or other agencies of municipal, county, or state
117 government, or the Federal Government.
118
119 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
120 And the title is amended as follows:
121 Delete lines 14 - 21
122 and insert:
123 transferring, renumbering, and amending s. 288.1252,
124 F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the Florida
125 Film and Entertainment Advisory Council; conforming
126 provisions to changes made by the act; transferring,