| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to school district revenue enhancement; |
| 3 | amending s. 14.2015, F.S.; requiring the Office of |
| 4 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to sell naming |
| 5 | rights for a public school facility or space for |
| 6 | commercial advertising to be displayed on school buses or |
| 7 | a public school facility to a private sector business or |
| 8 | entity pursuant to an agreement with a district school |
| 9 | board; providing requirements for a contract for sale and |
| 10 | remittance of contract revenues; creating s. 1011.762, |
| 11 | F.S.; authorizing a district school board to enter into an |
| 12 | agreement with the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 13 | Development for a contract for sale for school district |
| 14 | revenue enhancement; providing for district school board |
| 15 | requirements for the naming of a public school facility or |
| 16 | advertising on school buses or public school facilities; |
| 17 | providing an effective date. |
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| 19 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 21 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 14.2015, Florida |
| 22 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 23 | 14.2015 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 24 | Development; creation; powers and duties.- |
| 25 | (2) The purpose of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 26 | Economic Development is to assist the Governor in working with |
| 27 | the Legislature, state agencies, local governmental agencies, |
| 28 | business leaders, and economic development professionals to |
| 29 | formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and |
| 30 | strategies designed to provide economic opportunities for all |
| 31 | Floridians. To accomplish such purposes, the Office of Tourism, |
| 32 | Trade, and Economic Development shall: |
| 33 | (a) Contract, notwithstanding the provisions of part I of |
| 34 | chapter 287, with the direct-support organization created under |
| 35 | s. 288.1229 to guide, stimulate, and promote the sports industry |
| 36 | in the state, to promote the participation of Florida's citizens |
| 37 | in amateur athletic competition, and to promote Florida as a |
| 38 | host for national and international amateur athletic |
| 39 | competitions. |
| 40 | (b) Monitor the activities of public-private partnerships |
| 41 | and state agencies in order to avoid duplication and promote |
| 42 | coordinated and consistent implementation of programs in areas |
| 43 | including, but not limited to, tourism; international trade and |
| 44 | investment; business recruitment, creation, retention, and |
| 45 | expansion; workforce development; minority and small business |
| 46 | development; and rural community development. As part of its |
| 47 | responsibilities under this paragraph, the office shall work |
| 48 | with Enterprise Florida, Inc., and Workforce Florida, Inc., to |
| 49 | ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, there are direct |
| 50 | linkages between the economic development and workforce |
| 51 | development goals and strategies of the state. |
| 52 | (c) Facilitate the direct involvement of the Governor and |
| 53 | the Lieutenant Governor in economic development and workforce |
| 54 | development projects designed to create, expand, and retain |
| 55 | Florida businesses and to recruit worldwide business, as well as |
| 56 | in other job-creating efforts. |
| 57 | (d) Assist the Governor, in cooperation with Enterprise |
| 58 | Florida, Inc., Workforce Florida, Inc., and the Florida |
| 59 | Commission on Tourism, in preparing an annual report to the |
| 60 | Legislature on the state of the business climate in Florida and |
| 61 | on the state of economic development in Florida which will |
| 62 | include the identification of problems and the recommendation of |
| 63 | solutions. This report shall be submitted to the President of |
| 64 | the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
| 65 | Senate Minority Leader, and the House Minority Leader by January |
| 66 | 1 of each year, and it shall be in addition to the Governor's |
| 67 | message to the Legislature under the State Constitution and any |
| 68 | other economic reports required by law. |
| 69 | (e) Plan and conduct at least one meeting per calendar |
| 70 | year of leaders in business, government, education, workforce |
| 71 | development, and economic development called by the Governor to |
| 72 | address the business climate in the state, develop a common |
| 73 | vision for the economic future of the state, and identify |
| 74 | economic development efforts to fulfill that vision. |
| 75 | (f)1. Administer the Florida Enterprise Zone Act under ss. |
| 76 | 290.001-290.016, the community contribution tax credit program |
| 77 | under ss. 220.183 and 624.5105, the tax refund program for |
| 78 | qualified target industry businesses under s. 288.106, the tax- |
| 79 | refund program for qualified defense contractors and space |
| 80 | flight business contractors under s. 288.1045, contracts for |
| 81 | transportation projects under s. 288.063, the sports franchise |
| 82 | facility programs under ss. 288.1162 and 288.11621, the |
| 83 | professional golf hall of fame facility program under s. |
| 84 | 288.1168, the expedited permitting process under s. 403.973, the |
| 85 | Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund under s. |
| 86 | 288.065, the Regional Rural Development Grants Program under s. |
| 87 | 288.018, the Certified Capital Company Act under s. 288.99, the |
| 88 | Florida State Rural Development Council, the Rural Economic |
| 89 | Development Initiative, and other programs that are specifically |
| 90 | assigned to the office by law, by the appropriations process, or |
| 91 | by the Governor. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, |
| 92 | the office may expend interest earned from the investment of |
| 93 | program funds deposited in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund |
| 94 | to contract for the administration of the programs, or portions |
| 95 | of the programs, enumerated in this paragraph or assigned to the |
| 96 | office by law, by the appropriations process, or by the |
| 97 | Governor. Such expenditures shall be subject to review under |
| 98 | chapter 216. |
| 99 | 2. The office may enter into contracts in connection with |
| 100 | the fulfillment of its duties concerning the Florida First |
| 101 | Business Bond Pool under chapter 159, tax incentives under |
| 102 | chapters 212 and 220, tax incentives under the Certified Capital |
| 103 | Company Act in chapter 288, foreign offices under chapter 288, |
| 104 | the Enterprise Zone program under chapter 290, the Seaport |
| 105 | Employment Training program under chapter 311, the Florida |
| 106 | Professional Sports Team License Plates under chapter 320, |
| 107 | Spaceport Florida under chapter 331, Expedited Permitting under |
| 108 | chapter 403, and in carrying out other functions that are |
| 109 | specifically assigned to the office by law, by the |
| 110 | appropriations process, or by the Governor. |
| 111 | (g) Administer the Black Business Loan Program, the |
| 112 | purpose of which is to leverage state, local, and private funds |
| 113 | to provide loans and loan guarantees to black business |
| 114 | enterprises that cannot obtain capital through conventional |
| 115 | lending institutions but that otherwise could compete |
| 116 | successfully in the private sector. |
| 117 | (h) Serve as contract administrator for the state with |
| 118 | respect to contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Florida |
| 119 | Commission on Tourism, Space Florida, and all direct-support |
| 120 | organizations under this act, excluding those relating to |
| 121 | tourism. To accomplish the provisions of this act and applicable |
| 122 | provisions of chapter 288, and notwithstanding the provisions of |
| 123 | part I of chapter 287, the office shall enter into specific |
| 124 | contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Florida Commission |
| 125 | on Tourism, Space Florida, and other appropriate direct-support |
| 126 | organizations. Such contracts may be multiyear and shall include |
| 127 | specific performance measures for each year. |
| 128 | (i) Provide administrative oversight for the Office of |
| 129 | Film and Entertainment, created under s. 288.1251, to develop, |
| 130 | promote, and provide services to the state's entertainment |
| 131 | industry and to administratively house the Florida Film and |
| 132 | Entertainment Advisory Council created under s. 288.1252. |
| 133 | (j) Prepare and submit as a separate budget entity a |
| 134 | unified budget request for tourism, trade, and economic |
| 135 | development in accordance with chapter 216 for, and in |
| 136 | conjunction with, Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its boards, the |
| 137 | Florida Commission on Tourism and its direct-support |
| 138 | organization, the Florida Black Business Investment Board, the |
| 139 | Office of Film and Entertainment, and the direct-support |
| 140 | organization created to promote the sports industry. |
| 141 | (k) Adopt rules, as necessary, to carry out its functions |
| 142 | in connection with the administration of the Qualified Target |
| 143 | Industry program, the Qualified Defense Contractor program, the |
| 144 | Certified Capital Company Act, the Enterprise Zone program, and |
| 145 | the Florida First Business Bond pool. |
| 146 | (l) Sell the naming rights for a public school facility or |
| 147 | space for commercial advertising to be displayed on school buses |
| 148 | or a public school facility to a private sector business or |
| 149 | entity pursuant to an agreement with a district school board |
| 150 | pursuant to s. 1011.762. A contract for sale shall be subject to |
| 151 | district school board approval and may be a multiyear contract. |
| 152 | Ninety-five percent of the revenue from a contract shall be |
| 153 | remitted to the district school board to provide revenue |
| 154 | enhancement for the school district and 5 percent of the revenue |
| 155 | shall be retained by the office. |
| 156 | Section 2. Section 1011.762, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 157 | to read: |
| 158 | 1011.762 School district revenue enhancement.- |
| 159 | (1) Each district school board may enter into an agreement |
| 160 | with the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for |
| 161 | the sale of the naming rights for a public school facility or of |
| 162 | space for commercial advertising to be displayed on the exterior |
| 163 | or interior of school buses or a public school facility by the |
| 164 | office pursuant to s. 14.2015(2)(l). The agreement shall include |
| 165 | requirements for display, and the contract for sale is subject |
| 166 | to district school board approval. Ninety-five percent of the |
| 167 | revenue from a contract for sale shall be remitted to the |
| 168 | district school board to provide school district revenue |
| 169 | enhancement. |
| 170 | (2)(a) A district school board shall establish |
| 171 | requirements for the naming of a public school facility or |
| 172 | advertising on school buses or a public school facility which |
| 173 | are age and content appropriate and do not interfere with the |
| 174 | safety of students. |
| 175 | (b) A district school board shall determine the use of |
| 176 | revenue generated by a contract for sale pursuant to s. |
| 177 | 14.2015(2)(l). |
| 178 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |