Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 364
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Community Affairs (Rader) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 420.5075, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 420.5075 Independent Living Task Force.—
8 (1) The Independent Living Task Force, a task force as
9 defined in s. 20.03(8), is established within the Florida
10 Housing Finance Corporation for administrative purposes only.
11 The corporation shall use existing and available resources to
12 administer and support the activities of the task force under
13 this section.
14 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “disability” has
15 the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. s. 12102(1) of the
16 Americans with Disabilities Act, as that definition exists on
17 the effective date of this act.
18 (3) The task force shall develop and evaluate policy
19 proposals that incentivize building contractors and developers
20 to create units within mixed-use developments which may be used
21 as low-cost, supportive, and affordable housing for individuals
22 who are in need of such housing and who have a disability.
23 (4) The task force shall consist of the following members:
24 (a) The director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
25 or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the task
26 force.
27 (b) The director of the Agency for Persons with
28 Disabilities or his or her designee.
29 (c) The Secretary of Children and Families or his or her
30 designee.
31 (d) The executive director of the Department of Economic
32 Opportunity or his or her designee.
33 (e) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation
34 or his or her designee.
35 (f) The executive director of the Commission for the
36 Transportation Disadvantaged or his or her designee.
37 (g) The Secretary of Elderly Affairs or his or her
38 designee.
39 (h) An individual appointed by the Governor.
40 (i) The following members appointed by the director of the
41 Florida Housing Finance Corporation:
42 1. A representative from the Florida Supportive Housing
43 Coalition.
44 2. A representative from the Florida Housing Coalition.
45 3. A representative from the Florida Independent Living
46 Council.
47 4. A representative from The Arc of Florida.
48 5. A representative from the National Alliance on Mental
49 Illness-Florida.
50 6. A representative from the Florida League of Cities.
51 7. A representative from the Florida Association of
52 Counties.
53 8. A representative from the Association of Florida
54 Community Developers.
55 9. A representative from the Associated Builders and
56 Contractors of Florida.
57 10. A representative from the Florida Association of
58 Rehabilitation Facilities.
59 11. A representative from the Florida Developmental
60 Disabilities Council.
61 12. A representative from the banking industry who finances
62 mixed-use developments.
63 13. A representative from the Coalition of Affordable
64 Housing Providers.
65 14. A representative from the Commercial Real Estate
66 Development Association.
67 15. A representative from the Florida Behavioral Health
68 Association.
69 16. A representative from the Florida Assisted Living
70 Association.
71 17. An attorney who is a member in good standing with the
72 Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar.
73 (5) Members of the task force shall serve without
74 compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement for per diem
75 or travel expenses. The task force shall convene its first
76 meeting by August 1, 2020, and shall meet as often as necessary
77 to fulfill its responsibilities under this section. Meetings may
78 be conducted in person, by teleconference, or by other
79 electronic means.
80 (6) In consultation with the applicable local and state
81 governmental entities, the task force shall:
82 (a) Identify potential barriers and opportunities in
83 existing policies, rules, or laws to incentivize building
84 contractors and developers to create low-cost, supportive, and
85 affordable housing units for individuals with disabilities
86 within mixed-use developments.
87 (b) Recommend modifications to existing policies, rules, or
88 laws or propose new policies, rules, or laws, such as allowing
89 greater density, which would allow for the creation of low-cost,
90 supportive, and affordable housing units for individuals with
91 disabilities within mixed-use developments.
92 (c) Recommend financial and regulatory incentives to
93 encourage building contractors and developers to create low
94 cost, supportive, and affordable housing units for individuals
95 with disabilities within mixed-use developments.
96 (d) Propose funding mechanisms for the development and
97 maintenance of spaces for low-cost, supportive, and affordable
98 housing units for individuals with disabilities within mixed-use
99 developments.
100 (7) The task force shall submit a report by December 1,
101 2021, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
102 Speaker of the House of Representatives which includes its
103 findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
104 (8) This section expires January 1, 2022.
105 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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107 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
108 And the title is amended as follows:
109 Delete everything before the enacting clause
110 and insert:
111 A bill to be entitled
112 An act relating to the Independent Living Task Force;
113 creating s. 420.5075, F.S.; establishing the
114 Independent Living Task Force within the Florida
115 Housing Finance Corporation; defining the term
116 “disability”; providing for duties, membership, and
117 meetings of the task force; requiring the task force
118 to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature
119 by a specified date; providing for expiration of the
120 task force; providing an effective date.