HB 0949 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on State Administration recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to physical fitness and health; amending
12	s. 288.1229, F.S.; creating the Governor’s Advisory
13	Council for a Fit Florida; providing for powers and
14	duties, membership, and terms thereof; providing for
15	reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses for members
16	of the council; providing for a Fit Florida Alliance;
17	requiring an annual report; providing for future repeal;
18	providing an effective date.
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20	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22	Section 1. Subsection (10) is added to section 288.1229,
23	Florida Statutes, to read:
24	288.1229 Promotion and development of sports-related
25	industries and amateur athletics; direct-support organization;
26	powers and duties.--
27	(10)(a) There is created the Governor’s Advisory Council
28	for a Fit Florida within the direct-support organization for the
29	purpose of serving as an advisory body to the direct-support
30	organization to provide insight and expertise relating to
31	physical fitness and nutrition in the state. In order to
32	accomplish this purpose, the council shall:
33	1. Advise the direct-support organization on ways to
34	promote interest in the area of physical fitness and nutrition
35	and provide assistance in such promotion.
36	2. Examine current physical fitness and nutrition programs
37	available to the people of the state and recommend to the
38	direct-support organization any coordination of programs needed
39	to prevent duplication of services.
40	3. Recommend ways in which the direct-support organization
41	could promote and support physical fitness programs in the
42	public school system, including consideration of appropriate
43	levels of physical activity and standards of proper nutrition.
44	4. Advise the direct-support organization on the need for
45	new programs in the field of physical fitness and nutrition.
46	5. Assist the direct-support organization in enlisting the
47	active support of a Fit Florida Alliance comprised of individual
48	citizens, professional and civic groups, amateur and
49	professional athletes, voluntary organizations, state and local
50	government agencies, private industry and business, and
51	community recreation programs in efforts to improve the physical
52	fitness and health of the citizens of this state.
53	6. Make recommendations to the direct-support organization
54	on appointments to a Fit Florida Alliance.
55	7. Make recommendations to the direct-support organization
56	with regard to recognition programs for schools and communities
57	participating in physical fitness and nutrition efforts;
58	sponsorship of physical fitness workshops, clinics, conferences,
59	and other related activities; liaison efforts with government,
60	private, and other agencies concerning physical fitness and
61	nutrition programs; the need for dissemination of information
62	regarding physical fitness and nutrition programs, including the
63	type of information, the target audience, and the method of
64	dissemination; and the participation of government, individuals,
65	organizations, and business entities in program development,
66	support, and funding of initiatives relating to physical fitness
67	and nutrition efforts recommended by the council and initiated
68	by the direct-support organization.
69	8. Make recommendations to the direct-support organization
70	for the use of funds received specifically for the purpose of
71	promoting physical fitness and nutrition.
72	9. Provide an annual report to the Governor, the President
73	of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
74	Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, and the
75	direct-support organization that shall include recommendations
76	for the furtherance of the physical fitness of the people of
77	this state.
78	(b)1. The council shall consist of ten members to be
79	appointed as follows: eight shall be appointed by the Governor,
80	one shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one
81	shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
82	Representatives, with the initial appointments being made no
83	later than September 1, 2003.
84	2. When making appointments to the council, the Governor,
85	the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
86	Representatives shall appoint persons from health care
87	professions, health insurance companies, the fields of business,
88	industry, physical education, recreation, and sports, and the
89	general public.
90	3. Members of the council appointed by the President of
91	the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
92	be appointed for a term of 2 years, beginning and ending on July
93	1 of odd-numbered years. Members of the council appointed by the
94	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
95	Representatives shall serve no more than two consecutive terms
96	and shall serve at the pleasure of the official who appointed
97	the member of the council.
98	4. The eight initial members of the council appointed by
99	the Governor shall be appointed as follows: two for a term of 1
100	year, two for a term of 2 years, two for a term of 3 years, and
101	two for a term of 4 years. At the end of the respective terms of
102	office of the initial members, all succeeding appointments shall
103	be for terms of 4 years. Members of the council appointed by the
104	Governor shall serve no more than two consecutive 4-year terms
105	and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
106	5. All unexpired terms due to vacancy shall be filled by
107	the official who appointed the council member.
108	6. The council shall annually elect from the membership
109	one member to serve as chair of the council and one member to
110	serve as vice chair.
111	7. The council shall meet no more than quarterly and a
112	majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum
113	for the transaction of business.
114	8. Members of the council shall serve without compensation
115	but shall be entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel
116	expenses as provided in s. 112.061 while in the performance of
117	their duties.
118	(c) This subsection is repealed on July 1, 2008.
119	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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