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CS/CS/SB 1948: Department of Economic Opportunity

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Commerce and Tourism ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bradley ; Pizzo ; Bracy

Department of Economic Opportunity; Renaming the executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity as the Secretary of Economic Opportunity; revising the application process and funding for development grants awarded by the department to local governments; requiring the department to implement an integrated, modular system hosted in a cloud service, rather than an integrated Internet-based system, for the reemployment assistance program; revising the timeline for employers’ responses to notices of benefits claims sent by the department, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/22/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) -SJ 581
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 218
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 217
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/15/2021 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
    3/16/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/17/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/18/2021 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 279
    4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    • CS/CS by Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    4/16/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/19/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Rules
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/20/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
    • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 487
    4/22/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 580
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1463 -SJ 581
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) -SJ 581

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  • CS/CS/SB 1948, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2021 at 8:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/19/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1463 (er) Department of Economic Opportunity Commerce Committee Similar Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-25 Track This Bill
    H 1291 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill
    S 1640 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Cruz Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill
    S 1906 (e1) Reemployment Assistance Brodeur Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    174064 - Amendment
    Before line 98 insert:     		Rodriguez 4/22/2021
    10:01 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/22/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2021 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (54)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.20195 Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council; creation; membership; duties. Page 35 (pdf)
    16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Page 36 (pdf)
    20.04 Structure of executive branch. Page 36 (pdf)
    20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers and duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing. Page 37 (pdf)
    220.194 Corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects. Page 38 (pdf)
    288.005 Definitions. Page 40 (pdf)
    288.061 Economic development incentive application process. Page 40 (pdf)
    288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 42 (pdf)
    288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses. Page 43 (pdf)
    288.1089 Innovation Incentive Program. Page 44 (pdf)
    288.1251 Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties. Page 47 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 48 (pdf)
    288.901 Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.955 Scripps Florida Funding Corporation. Page 49 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 49 (pdf)
    288.987 Florida Defense Support Task Force. Page 50 (pdf)
    290.0065 State designation of enterprise zones. Page 50 (pdf)
    290.042 Definitions relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act. Page 10 (pdf)
    290.044 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; administration; distribution. Page 11 (pdf)
    290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; requirements. Page 12 (pdf)
    311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. Page 50 (pdf)
    311.105 Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; permitting; mitigation. Page 51 (pdf)
    331.3081 Board of directors. Page 14 (pdf)
    334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. Page 51 (pdf)
    373.4149 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Plan. Page 52 (pdf)
    380.045 Resource planning and management committees; objectives; procedures. Page 52 (pdf)
    403.0752 Ecosystem management agreements. Page 53 (pdf)
    420.0005 State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund. Page 54 (pdf)
    420.0006 Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance. Page 55 (pdf)
    420.101 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; creation, membership, and purposes. Page 56 (pdf)
    420.503 Definitions. Page 57 (pdf)
    420.504 Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. Page 58 (pdf)
    420.506 Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general. Page 59 (pdf)
    420.507 Powers of the corporation. Page 60 (pdf)
    420.511 Strategic business plan; long-range program plan; annual report; audited financial statements. Page 61 (pdf)
    420.602 Definitions. Page 61 (pdf)
    420.609 Affordable Housing Study Commission. Page 62 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 62 (pdf)
    427.012 The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Page 63 (pdf)
    435.02 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    443.036 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 16 (pdf)
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 17 (pdf)
    443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System. Page 21 (pdf)
    443.1116 Short-time compensation. Page 64 (pdf)
    443.1118 Page 26 (pdf)
    443.151 Procedure concerning claims. Page 28 (pdf)
    445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers. Page 33 (pdf)
    446.53 Concrete masonry education. Page 66 (pdf)
    450.261 Interstate Migrant Labor Commission; Florida membership. Page 66 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 34 (pdf)
    624.5105 Community contribution tax credit; authorization; limitations; eligibility and application requirements; administration; definitions; expiration. Page 67 (pdf)
    1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. Page 68 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1948, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/16/2021 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1463 (c2) Department of Economic Opportunity Commerce Committee Similar Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-25 Track This Bill
    H 1291 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill
    S 1640 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Cruz Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill
    S 1906 (c1) Reemployment Assistance Brodeur Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    538568 - Amendment
    Delete lines 413 - 714 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Bean)     		4/13/2021
    4:36 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/15/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 185376 - Substitute Amendment (538568)
    Delete lines 413 - 714 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Bean)     		4/14/2021
    12:46 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/15/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (52)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.20195 Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council; creation; membership; duties. Page 32 (pdf)
    16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Page 33 (pdf)
    20.04 Structure of executive branch. Page 33 (pdf)
    20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers and duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing. Page 34 (pdf)
    220.194 Corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects. Page 35 (pdf)
    288.005 Definitions. Page 37 (pdf)
    288.061 Economic development incentive application process. Page 37 (pdf)
    288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 39 (pdf)
    288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses. Page 40 (pdf)
    288.1089 Innovation Incentive Program. Page 42 (pdf)
    288.1251 Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties. Page 45 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 46 (pdf)
    288.901 Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.955 Scripps Florida Funding Corporation. Page 46 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 46 (pdf)
    288.987 Florida Defense Support Task Force. Page 47 (pdf)
    290.0065 State designation of enterprise zones. Page 47 (pdf)
    290.042 Definitions relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act. Page 10 (pdf)
    290.044 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; administration; distribution. Page 10 (pdf)
    290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; requirements. Page 12 (pdf)
    311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. Page 47 (pdf)
    311.105 Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; permitting; mitigation. Page 48 (pdf)
    331.3081 Board of directors. Page 14 (pdf)
    334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. Page 49 (pdf)
    373.4149 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Plan. Page 49 (pdf)
    380.045 Resource planning and management committees; objectives; procedures. Page 50 (pdf)
    403.0752 Ecosystem management agreements. Page 51 (pdf)
    420.0005 State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund. Page 51 (pdf)
    420.0006 Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance. Page 52 (pdf)
    420.101 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; creation, membership, and purposes. Page 54 (pdf)
    420.503 Definitions. Page 55 (pdf)
    420.504 Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. Page 55 (pdf)
    420.506 Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general. Page 57 (pdf)
    420.507 Powers of the corporation. Page 57 (pdf)
    420.511 Strategic business plan; long-range program plan; annual report; audited financial statements. Page 58 (pdf)
    420.602 Definitions. Page 59 (pdf)
    420.609 Affordable Housing Study Commission. Page 59 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 59 (pdf)
    427.012 The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Page 60 (pdf)
    435.02 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 15 (pdf)
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 17 (pdf)
    443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System. Page 20 (pdf)
    443.1116 Short-time compensation. Page 61 (pdf)
    443.151 Procedure concerning claims. Page 25 (pdf)
    445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers. Page 30 (pdf)
    446.53 Concrete masonry education. Page 63 (pdf)
    450.261 Interstate Migrant Labor Commission; Florida membership. Page 63 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 31 (pdf)
    624.5105 Community contribution tax credit; authorization; limitations; eligibility and application requirements; administration; definitions; expiration. Page 64 (pdf)
    1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. Page 65 (pdf)

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  • SB 1948, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2021 at 11:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2021 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1463 Department of Economic Opportunity Commerce Committee Identical Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-25 Track This Bill
    H 1291 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill
    S 1640 Online Access to Reemployment Assistance Program Cruz Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    486480 - Amendment
    Delete lines 564 - 729 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Bean)     		3/12/2021
    2:16 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2021 3:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (52)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.20195 Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council; creation; membership; duties. Page 32 (pdf)
    16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Page 33 (pdf)
    20.04 Structure of executive branch. Page 34 (pdf)
    20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers and duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing. Page 35 (pdf)
    220.194 Corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects. Page 36 (pdf)
    288.005 Definitions. Page 38 (pdf)
    288.061 Economic development incentive application process. Page 38 (pdf)
    288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 40 (pdf)
    288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses. Page 41 (pdf)
    288.1089 Innovation Incentive Program. Page 42 (pdf)
    288.1251 Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties. Page 45 (pdf)
    288.8014 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors. Page 46 (pdf)
    288.901 Enterprise Florida, Inc. Page 9 (pdf)
    288.955 Scripps Florida Funding Corporation. Page 46 (pdf)
    288.9604 Creation of the corporation. Page 47 (pdf)
    288.987 Florida Defense Support Task Force. Page 48 (pdf)
    290.0065 State designation of enterprise zones. Page 48 (pdf)
    290.042 Definitions relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act. Page 10 (pdf)
    290.044 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; administration; distribution. Page 10 (pdf)
    290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; requirements. Page 12 (pdf)
    311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council. Page 48 (pdf)
    311.105 Florida Seaport Environmental Management Committee; permitting; mitigation. Page 49 (pdf)
    331.3081 Board of directors. Page 14 (pdf)
    334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. Page 49 (pdf)
    373.4149 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Plan. Page 50 (pdf)
    380.045 Resource planning and management committees; objectives; procedures. Page 50 (pdf)
    403.0752 Ecosystem management agreements. Page 51 (pdf)
    420.0005 State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund. Page 52 (pdf)
    420.0006 Authority to contract with corporation; contract requirements; nonperformance. Page 53 (pdf)
    420.101 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; creation, membership, and purposes. Page 54 (pdf)
    420.503 Definitions. Page 55 (pdf)
    420.504 Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. Page 55 (pdf)
    420.506 Executive director; agents and employees; inspector general. Page 57 (pdf)
    420.507 Powers of the corporation. Page 58 (pdf)
    420.511 Strategic business plan; long-range program plan; annual report; audited financial statements. Page 58 (pdf)
    420.602 Definitions. Page 59 (pdf)
    420.609 Affordable Housing Study Commission. Page 59 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 60 (pdf)
    427.012 The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Page 61 (pdf)
    435.02 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions. Page 15 (pdf)
    443.101 Disqualification for benefits. Page 17 (pdf)
    443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System. Page 20 (pdf)
    443.1116 Short-time compensation. Page 61 (pdf)
    443.151 Procedure concerning claims. Page 26 (pdf)
    445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers. Page 30 (pdf)
    446.53 Concrete masonry education. Page 64 (pdf)
    450.261 Interstate Migrant Labor Commission; Florida membership. Page 64 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 32 (pdf)
    624.5105 Community contribution tax credit; authorization; limitations; eligibility and application requirements; administration; definitions; expiration. Page 64 (pdf)
    1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. Page 66 (pdf)

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