Florida Senate - 2025 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 600
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Truenow moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of
6 section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read:
7 20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties.—
8 (4) The purpose of the department is to assist the Governor
9 in working with the Legislature, state agencies, business
10 leaders, and economic development professionals to formulate and
11 implement coherent and consistent policies and strategies
12 designed to promote economic opportunities for all Floridians.
13 The department is the state’s chief agency for business
14 recruitment and expansion and economic development. To
15 accomplish such purposes, the department shall:
16 (m) Encourage and oversee manufacturing in this state in
17 coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer.
18 Section 2. Section 20.601, Florida Statutes, is created to
19 read:
20 20.601 Chief Manufacturing Officer.—
21 (1) There shall be designated among the senior leadership
22 of the Department of Commerce a Chief Manufacturing Officer for
23 the purpose of supporting the manufacturing ecosystem statewide.
24 The Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at
25 the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.
26 (2) The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall:
27 (a) Serve as a subject-matter expert for the state on
28 issues related to manufacturing.
29 (b) Be responsible for promoting and coordinating
30 manufacturing efforts in this state and identifying gaps across
31 state-supported activities.
32 (c) Provide strategic direction for interagency and cross
33 disciplinary initiatives to promote and support manufacturing in
34 this state.
35 (d) Work with federal, state, regional, and local
36 governmental entities and nongovernmental entities to align
37 manufacturing priorities.
38 (e) Engage with state agencies and water management
39 districts to innovate processes, programs, decision frameworks,
40 and reporting mechanisms intended to support manufacturing in
41 this state.
42 (3) All state and local governmental entities shall assist
43 the Chief Manufacturing Officer to the extent such assistance is
44 consistent with law and with budgetary constraints.
45 (4) The department shall prepare a report, in consultation
46 with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and the State Manufacturing
47 Extension Partnership organization, regarding manufacturing
48 efforts in this state. The department shall submit the report to
49 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
50 the House of Representatives by December 15, 2026, and every 2
51 years thereafter. The report must include information regarding
52 the strength and economic importance of the manufacturing
53 industry in this state.
54 Section 3. Section 288.103, Florida Statutes, is created to
55 read:
56 288.103 Florida Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant
57 Program.—
58 (1) The Florida Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant
59 Program is created within the Department of Commerce, under the
60 direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer and in consultation
61 with the State Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization,
62 to fund proposed projects, subject to appropriation by the
63 Legislature, which support small manufacturers in this state
64 with the deployment of new technologies or cybersecurity
65 infrastructure and to provide training support to the workforce.
66 (2) The department, in coordination with the Chief
67 Manufacturing Officer and the State Manufacturing Extension
68 Partnership organization, shall review applications submitted
69 and select projects for awards which create strategic
70 investments in workforce training to facilitate the deployment
71 of new technologies or cybersecurity infrastructure. Final grant
72 awards are made at the sole discretion of the department.
73 (3) The department, in coordination with the Chief
74 Manufacturing Officer and the State Manufacturing Extension
75 Partnership organization, shall establish and publish ranking
76 metrics for reviewing and competitively awarding grants. Metrics
77 may include number of employees, matching funds pledged by the
78 applicant, and expected benefits from the grant award. Priority
79 must be given to projects with innovative plans, advanced
80 technologies, and development strategies that focus on workforce
81 development for small manufacturers across this state.
82 (4) Applicants may seek funding for workforce development
83 and operations, but grant funding awarded under this section may
84 not be used to pay salary and benefits or general business or
85 office expenses. Grants awarded under the program shall be
86 administered by the department from the Economic Development
87 Trust Fund established in s. 288.095.
88 (5) The department shall annually make public a list of
89 each project awarded a grant, the benefit of each project in
90 meeting the goals and objectives of the program, and the current
91 status of each project. The department shall include such
92 information in its annual incentives report required under s.
93 288.0065.
94 (6) The department may adopt rules to implement this
95 section.
96 Section 4. Section 288.1031, Florida Statutes, is created
97 to read:
98 288.1031 Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign.—
99 (1) The Legislature finds that there is a need for the
100 Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign to increase consumer
101 awareness of manufacturing activities in this state, to expand
102 market exposure for manufactured products and goods in this
103 state, and to inspire future generations of entrepreneurs,
104 fabricators, and skilled workers to build and grow domestic
105 businesses and manufacturing operations in this state. The
106 Legislature further finds that a campaign that creates a
107 partnership between manufacturers in this state and the state is
108 necessary to promote and advertise such products efficiently.
109 (2) As used in this section, the term:
110 (a) “Campaign” means the Florida Manufacturing Promotional
111 Campaign.
112 (b) “Manufactured product” means any tangible personal
113 property that has been fabricated or produced, typically through
114 industrial or mechanical processes. The term includes items sold
115 or leased to consumers.
116 (c) “Person” means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a
117 corporation, an association, a business, a trust, a legal
118 representative, or any other business unit.
119 (3) The Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign is
120 created within the department. The Chief Manufacturing Officer
121 shall administer the campaign in coordination with the State
122 Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization. The purpose of
123 the campaign is to serve as a voluntary marketing program to
124 promote manufacturing products and businesses in this state.
125 (4) The department must:
126 (a) Develop logos for the campaign and authorize by rule
127 the use of such logos.
128 (b) Create promotional materials for the campaign.
129 (c) Register campaign participants.
130 (d) Develop in-kind advertising programs.
131 (e) Contract with media representatives for the purpose of
132 dispersing promotional materials.
133 (5) A person who produces a manufactured product may
134 participate in the campaign only by registering with the
135 department. The department shall establish by rule the form and
136 manner of registration.
137 (6) The department shall adopt rules to implement and
138 administer the campaign. The department shall establish by rule
139 the logos or product identifiers to be depicted for use in the
140 campaign for advertising, publicizing, and promoting the sale of
141 manufactured products in this state. The department shall also
142 adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with the campaign, to
143 govern participant registration, and to set fees for
144 participation.
145 (7) The department shall annually report on the success of
146 the campaign, including detailed performance measures and
147 outcomes, the total amount of fees collected, use of the fees,
148 sources of in-kind advertising, contracts related to
149 disbursement of promotional materials, and the names of persons
150 participating in the campaign. The report must be submitted by
151 the department as part of the annual report required under s.
152 20.60.
153 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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156 And the title is amended as follows:
157 Delete everything before the enacting clause
158 and insert:
159 A bill to be entitled
160 An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60,
161 F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of
162 Commerce; creating s. 20.601, F.S.; establishing the
163 Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior
164 leadership of the department; providing that the Chief
165 Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at
166 the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing
167 responsibilities for the Chief Manufacturing Officer;
168 directing all state and local governmental entities to
169 assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring the
170 department to prepare a report regarding manufacturing
171 efforts in this state; requiring the department to
172 submit its report on a specified date and biennially
173 thereafter to the Governor and the Legislature;
174 requiring that the report include certain information;
175 creating s. 288.103, F.S.; creating the Florida
176 Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant Program;
177 providing that the grant program is created within the
178 department and under the direction of the Chief
179 Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the State
180 Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization;
181 providing a specified purpose for the grant program;
182 requiring the department, in coordination with the
183 Chief Manufacturing Officer and the State
184 Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization, to
185 review applications submitted and to select specified
186 projects; providing that the department has sole
187 discretion in final grant awards; requiring the
188 department, in coordination with the Chief
189 Manufacturing Officer and the State Manufacturing
190 Extension Partnership organization, to establish and
191 publish ranking metrics for competitively reviewing
192 and awarding grants; requiring that priority be given
193 to projects that meet certain criteria; authorizing
194 applicants to seek funding for a specified purpose;
195 prohibiting the use of grant funds for specified
196 purposes; requiring the department to administer the
197 grant awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund;
198 requiring the department to include certain
199 information in its annual incentives report;
200 authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s.
201 288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative findings;
202 defining terms; creating the Florida Manufacturing
203 Promotional Campaign within the department; requiring
204 the Chief Manufacturing Officer, in coordination with
205 the State Manufacturing Extension Partnership
206 organization, to administer the campaign; providing
207 the purpose of the campaign; requiring the department
208 to take certain actions in promoting the campaign;
209 requiring persons who participate in the campaign to
210 register annually with the department; requiring the
211 department to adopt rules; requiring the department to
212 establish by rule the logos or product identifiers to
213 be depicted for use in the campaign; requiring the
214 department to prepare an annual report regarding the
215 campaign; requiring that the report include certain
216 information; requiring the department to include the
217 campaign report in its annual report; providing an
218 effective date.