| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Film, Print Media, and |
| 3 | Entertainment Industry Task Force; creating the Film, |
| 4 | Print Media, and Entertainment Industry Task Force; |
| 5 | providing purpose, duties, membership, and organization of |
| 6 | the task force; requiring a report; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Film, Print Media, and Entertainment Industry |
| 12 | Task Force.-- |
| 13 | (1) The Film, Print Media, and Entertainment Industry Task |
| 14 | Force is created for the purpose of studying the film, print |
| 15 | media, and entertainment industries in the state and the state's |
| 16 | relationship to those industries in order to gather information |
| 17 | that will expand and accelerate the growth and development of |
| 18 | the film, print media, and entertainment industries within the |
| 19 | state. |
| 20 | (2) The duties of the task force shall include, but not be |
| 21 | limited to: |
| 22 | (a) Holding meetings within and outside the state as |
| 23 | necessary for the purpose of gathering information from members |
| 24 | of the film, print media, and entertainment industries with |
| 25 | respect to methods by which the growth and development of those |
| 26 | industries within the state may be expanded and accelerated. |
| 27 | (b) Making recommendations to the Governor and the |
| 28 | Legislature with respect to: |
| 29 | 1. The means by which growth and development in the film, |
| 30 | print media, and entertainment industries in the state can best |
| 31 | be achieved, which may include, but not be limited to, |
| 32 | improvement in the delivery of services necessary to attract the |
| 33 | film, print media, and entertainment industries to the state. |
| 34 | 2. Legislation needed to promote growth and development in |
| 35 | the film, print media, and entertainment industries and ensure |
| 36 | that Florida remains competitive with other states and nations |
| 37 | in attracting those industries to the state, which may include, |
| 38 | but not be limited to, the creation of dedicated sources of |
| 39 | revenue and incentives designed to encourage the growth and |
| 40 | development of those industries within the state. |
| 41 | (3)(a) The task force shall consist of seven members to be |
| 42 | appointed by the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment. |
| 43 | (b) The members of the task force shall elect a chair and |
| 44 | a vice chair from among its membership. The chair shall preside |
| 45 | at all meetings of the task force. |
| 46 | (c) The task force shall meet at the call of the chair or |
| 47 | at the request of a majority of its membership. |
| 48 | (d) A vacancy on the task force shall be filled by the |
| 49 | commissioner for the remainder of the unexpired term. |
| 50 | (e) Members of the task force shall serve without |
| 51 | compensation but shall be entitled to per diem and travel |
| 52 | expenses as provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, while |
| 53 | engaged in the performance of their duties. |
| 54 | (4) The task force shall submit a final report of its |
| 55 | findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the |
| 56 | House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate no |
| 57 | later than June 30, 2007, which shall include recommendations |
| 58 | for any legislation needed to ensure that Florida remains |
| 59 | competitive with other states and nations in attracting the |
| 60 | film, print media, and entertainment industries to the state. |
| 61 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |