HB 0481 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to charitable youth organizations;
3	authorizing municipalities, political subdivisions, and
4	agencies to contract with charitable youth organizations
5	for certain public service work; providing for contracts
6	and award limit; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Notwithstanding any provisions relating to
11	competitive bid procedures required pursuant to chapter 255 or
12	chapter 287, Florida Statutes, the governing body of any
13	municipality, political subdivision, or agency, except as
14	otherwise provided by law, is authorized to contract with a not-
15	for-profit charitable youth organization that meets the
16	qualifications of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
17	amended, and that is organized exclusively to provide public
18	service work such as highway and park maintenance by at-risk
19	youths enrolled in a work-study program. Contracts shall be
20	production-based and shall have a maximum annual award limit of
21	$250,000 for any municipality, political subdivision, or agency.
22	All such contracts shall be approved by the governing body of
23	the municipality or by authorized agency personnel, as
24	appropriate.
25	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.