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The Committee on Community Affairs (Hill) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 379-387

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and insert:

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     (9) CREATION OF JACKSONVILLE CHILDREN'S ZONE, PILOT

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PROJECT.--

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     (a) There is created within the Grand Park/New Town

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Neighborhood in the City of Jacksonville a 10-year pilot project

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zone that, by November 1, 2008, shall be managed by an entity

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organized as a corporation not for profit which shall be

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registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance

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with chapter 617. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection

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(7), a request for proposals shall be issued to identify an

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existing qualified corporation not for profit to implement the

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program. The Legislature determines, however, that public policy

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dictates that the corporation operate in the most open and

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accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. Therefore,

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the Legislature specifically declares that the corporation is

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subject to chapter 119, relating to public records, chapter 286,

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relating to public meetings and records, and chapter 287,

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relating to procurement of commodities or contractual services.

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     (b) This pilot project zone is designed to encompass an

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area that is large enough to include all of the necessary

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components of community life, including, but not limited to,

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schools, places of worship, recreational facilities, commercial

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areas, and common space, yet small enough to allow programs and

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services to reach every willing member of the neighborhood.

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Therefore, the geographic boundaries of the pilot program zone

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are:

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     1. West 21st Street to the north;

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     2. West Beaver Street to the south;

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     3. Myrtle Avenue, Kings Road, and Canal Street to the east;

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and

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     4. Division Street and CSX Railroad to the west.

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     (c) The Jacksonville Children's Zone shall be managed by

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the selected corporation not for profit.

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     (d) The corporation shall enter into a contract with a

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management consultant who has experience working with social

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service and educational entities for the purpose of developing a

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10-year comprehensive business plan to carry out the provisions

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of this subsection.

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     (e) To assist with such management, an oversight committee

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shall be created within the corporation not for profit, which may

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include, but not limited to, the following:

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     a. The president of Edward Waters College.

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     b. The principal of Smart Pope Livingston Elementary

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School.

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     c. The principal of Eugene Butler Middle School.

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     d. The principal of Grand Park Alternative School.

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     e. A representative of Citizens Planning Advisory Committee

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District 5 - Northwest.

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     f. A business representative from the Jacksonville

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Children's Zone.

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     g. A representative of a faith-based organization that

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operates in the Jacksonville Children's Zone.

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     h. A youth member who lives in the Jacksonville Children's

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Zone.

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     i. A parent or guardian who lives in the Jacksonville

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Children's Zone.

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     j. The director of the Jacksonville Children's Commission.

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     k. The director of the City of Jacksonville's Recreation

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and Community Services Department.

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     l. The director of Duval County Health Department.

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     m. A representative of the Florida Department of Children

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and Family Services.

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     n. Three open members who may or may not live in the

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Jacksonville Children's Zone.

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     (f) The Jacksonville Children's Zone shall submit an annual

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report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives by January 31, 2009, and by January 31

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of each year thereafter, which shall include a comprehensive and

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detailed report of operations, activities, and accomplishments

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for the prior year as well as its goals for the current year. The

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initial report shall also include information concerning the

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status of the development of a business plan.

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     Section 2. The Department of Children and Family Services

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shall contract with an existing private nonprofit corporation,

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incorporated for the purpose of identifying, funding, supporting,

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and evaluating programs and community initiatives to improve the

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development and life outcomes of children and to preserve and

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strengthen families with a primary emphasis on education and

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community support. The existing private nonprofit corporation

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shall be responsible for the evaluation, fiscal management, and

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oversight of the Magic City Children's Zone, Inc., and the

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Jacksonville Children's Zone pilot projects.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 25-29

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and insert:

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reports to the Legislature; establishing the Jacksonville

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Children's Zone pilot project; requiring that such project

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be managed by an entity organized as a corporation not for

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profit; providing for the issuance of a request for

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proposals to identify an existing corporation to manage

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the zone; providing geographic boundaries for the zone;

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establishing an oversight committee; requiring the

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corporation to enter into a contract with a management

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consultant to develop a business plan; providing

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membership; requiring the zone to submit reports to the

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Legislature by a certain date each year; requiring the

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Department of Children and Family Services to contract

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with certain private nonprofit corporations for specified

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purposes; requiring such corporation to be responsible for

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the evaluation, fiscal management, and oversight of the

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Magic City Children's Zone, Inc. and the Jacksonville

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Children's Zone pilot projects; providing

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