Bill Text: FL S0406 | 2013 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Economic Development

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-20 - Chapter No. 2013-42, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 579 (Ch. 2013-198), HB 4013 (Ch. 2013-96), CS/CS/HB 7007 (Ch. 2013-39), SB 1500 (Ch. 2013-40) [S0406 Detail]

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       Florida Senate - 2013                              CS for SB 406
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senators Gardiner and
       Benacquisto
       
       
       
       576-02869-13                                           2013406c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to economic development; establishing
    3         the Economic Development Programs Evaluation;
    4         requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic
    5         Research and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
    6         Government Accountability to present the evaluation;
    7         requiring the offices to develop and submit a work
    8         plan for completing the evaluation by a certain date;
    9         requiring the offices to provide an analysis of
   10         certain economic development programs and specifying a
   11         schedule; requiring the Office of Economic and
   12         Demographic Research to make certain evaluations in
   13         its analysis; limiting the office’s evaluation for the
   14         purposes of tax credits, tax refunds, sales tax
   15         exemptions, cash grants, and similar programs;
   16         requiring the office to use a certain model to
   17         evaluate each program; requiring the Office of Program
   18         Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to make
   19         certain evaluations in its analysis; providing the
   20         offices access to all data necessary to complete the
   21         evaluation; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; revising the date
   22         on which the Department of Economic Opportunity and
   23         Enterprise Florida, Inc., are required to report on
   24         the business climate and economic development in the
   25         state; specifying reports and information that must be
   26         included; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; revising
   27         definitions; clarifying the application of certain
   28         amendments; contingently amending s. 212.20, F.S.;
   29         requiring the Department of Revenue to distribute a
   30         specified amount of money to certain applicants if a
   31         spring training franchise uses the applicant’s
   32         facility; specifying time periods and limitations on
   33         distributions; amending s. 213.053, F.S.; authorizing
   34         the Department of Revenue to make certain information
   35         available to the director of the Office of Program
   36         Policy Analysis and Government Accountability and the
   37         coordinator of the Office of Economic and Demographic
   38         Research; authorizing the offices to share certain
   39         information; amending s. 220.194, F.S.; requiring the
   40         annual report for the Florida Space Business
   41         Incentives Act to be included in the annual incentives
   42         report; deleting certain reporting requirements;
   43         amending s. 288.005, F.S.; providing a definition;
   44         amending s. 288.012, F.S.; requiring each State of
   45         Florida international office to submit a report to
   46         Enterprise Florida, Inc., for inclusion in its annual
   47         report; deleting a reporting date; amending s.
   48         288.061, F.S.; requiring the Department of Economic
   49         Opportunity to analyze each economic development
   50         incentive application; prohibiting the executive
   51         director from approving an economic development
   52         incentive application unless a specified written
   53         declaration is received; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.;
   54         requiring the Rural Economic Development Initiative to
   55         submit a report to supplement the Department of
   56         Economic Opportunity’s annual report; deleting certain
   57         reporting requirements; creating s. 288.076, F.S.;
   58         providing definitions; requiring the department to
   59         publish on a website specified information concerning
   60         state investment in economic development programs;
   61         requiring the department to use methodology and
   62         formulas established by the Office of Economic and
   63         Demographic Research for specified calculations;
   64         requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic
   65         Research to provide a description of specified
   66         methodology and formulas to the department and
   67         requiring the department to publish this description
   68         on its website within a specified period; providing
   69         procedures and requirements for reviewing, updating,
   70         and supplementing specified published information;
   71         requiring the department to annually publish
   72         information relating to the progress of Quick Action
   73         Closing Fund projects; requiring the department to
   74         publish certain confidential information pertaining to
   75         participant businesses upon expiration of a specified
   76         confidentiality period; requiring the department to
   77         publish certain reports concerning businesses that
   78         fail to complete tax refund agreements under the tax
   79         refund program for qualified target industry
   80         businesses; providing for construction and legislative
   81         intent; authorizing the department to adopt rules;
   82         repealing s. 288.095(3)(c), F.S., relating to the
   83         annual report by Enterprise Florida, Inc., of programs
   84         funded by the Economic Development Incentives Account;
   85         amending s. 288.106, F.S.; deleting and adding
   86         provisions relating to the application and approval
   87         process of the tax refund program for qualified target
   88         industry businesses; requiring the Department of
   89         Economic Opportunity to include information on
   90         qualified target industry businesses in the annual
   91         incentives report; deleting certain reporting
   92         requirements; amending 288.107, F.S.; revising
   93         definitions; revising provisions to conform to changes
   94         made by the act; revising the minimum criteria for
   95         participation in the brownfield redevelopment bonus
   96         refund; amending s. 288.1081, F.S.; requiring the use
   97         of loan funds from the Economic Gardening Business
   98         Loan Pilot Program to be included in the department’s
   99         annual report; deleting certain reporting
  100         requirements; amending s. 288.1082, F.S.; requiring
  101         the progress of the Economic Gardening Technical
  102         Assistance Pilot Program to be included in the
  103         department’s annual report; deleting certain reporting
  104         requirements; amending s. 288.1088, F.S.; requiring
  105         the department to validate contractor performance for
  106         the Quick Action Closing Fund and include the
  107         performance validation in the annual incentives
  108         report; deleting certain reporting requirements;
  109         amending s. 288.1089, F.S.; requiring that certain
  110         projects in the Innovation Incentive Program provide a
  111         cumulative break-even economic benefit; requiring the
  112         department to report information relating to the
  113         Innovation Incentive Program in the annual incentives
  114         report; deleting certain reporting requirements;
  115         deleting provisions that require the Office of Program
  116         Policy Analysis and Government Accountability and the
  117         Auditor General’s Office to report on the Innovation
  118         Incentive Program; contingently creating s. 288.11631,
  119         F.S.; providing definitions; establishing a
  120         certification process to retain spring training
  121         baseball franchises; authorizing and prohibiting
  122         certain uses of the awarded funds; requiring a
  123         certified applicant to submit an annual report and
  124         requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to
  125         publish such information; providing for
  126         decertification of a certified applicant; requiring
  127         the department to adopt rules; authorizing the Auditor
  128         General to conduct audits; amending s. 288.1253, F.S.;
  129         revising a reporting date; requiring expenditures of
  130         the Office of Film and Entertainment to be included in
  131         the annual entertainment industry financial incentive
  132         program report; amending s. 288.1254, F.S.; revising a
  133         reporting date; requiring the annual entertainment
  134         industry financial incentive program report to include
  135         certain information; amending s. 288.1258, F.S.;
  136         revising a reporting date; requiring the report
  137         detailing the relationship between tax exemptions and
  138         incentives to industry growth to be included in the
  139         annual entertainment industry financial incentive
  140         program report; amending s. 288.714, F.S.; requiring
  141         the Department of Economic Opportunity’s annual report
  142         to include a report on the Black Business Loan
  143         Program; deleting certain reporting requirements;
  144         amending s. 288.7771, F.S.; requiring the Florida
  145         Export Finance Corporation to submit a report to
  146         Enterprise Florida, Inc.; amending s. 288.903, F.S.;
  147         requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., with the
  148         Department of Economic Opportunity, to prepare an
  149         annual incentives report; repealing s. 288.904(6),
  150         F.S., relating to Enterprise Florida, Inc., which
  151         requires the department to report the return on the
  152         public’s investment; amending s. 288.906, F.S.;
  153         requiring certain reports to be included in the
  154         Enterprise Florida, Inc., annual report; amending s.
  155         288.907, F.S.; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
  156         with the Department of Economic Opportunity, to
  157         prepare the annual incentives report; requiring the
  158         annual incentives report to include certain
  159         information; deleting a provision requiring the
  160         Division of Strategic Business Development to assist
  161         Enterprise Florida, Inc., with the report; amending s.
  162         288.92, F.S.; requiring each division of Enterprise
  163         Florida, Inc., to submit a report; amending s.
  164         288.95155, F.S.; requiring the financial status of the
  165         Florida Small Business Technology Growth Program to be
  166         included in the annual incentives report; amending s.
  167         290.0056, F.S.; revising a reporting date; requiring
  168         the enterprise zone development agency to submit
  169         certain information for the Department of Economic
  170         Opportunity’s annual report; amending s. 290.014,
  171         F.S.; revising a reporting date; requiring certain
  172         reports on enterprise zones to be included in the
  173         Department of Economic Opportunity’s annual report;
  174         amending s. 331.3051, F.S.; revising a reporting date;
  175         requiring Space Florida’s annual report to include
  176         certain information; amending s. 331.310, F.S.;
  177         requiring the Board of Directors of Space Florida to
  178         supplement Space Florida’s annual report with
  179         operations information; deleting certain reporting
  180         requirements; amending s. 446.50, F.S.; requiring the
  181         Department of Economic Opportunity’s annual report to
  182         include a plan for the displaced homemaker program;
  183         deleting certain reporting requirements; providing an
  184         effective date.
  185  
  186  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  187  
  188         Section 1. Economic Development Programs Evaluation.—The
  189  Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the Office of
  190  Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)
  191  shall develop and present to the Governor, the President of the
  192  Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
  193  chairs of the legislative appropriations committees the Economic
  194  Development Programs Evaluation.
  195         (1) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and
  196  OPPAGA shall coordinate the development of a work plan for
  197  completing the Economic Development Programs Evaluation and
  198  shall submit the work plan to the President of the Senate and
  199  the Speaker of the House of Representatives by July 1, 2013.
  200         (2) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and
  201  OPPAGA shall provide a detailed analysis of economic development
  202  programs as provided in the following schedule:
  203         (a) By January 1, 2014, and every 3 years thereafter, an
  204  analysis of the following:
  205         1. The capital investment tax credit established under s.
  206  220.191, Florida Statutes.
  207         2. The qualified target industry tax refund established
  208  under s. 288.106, Florida Statutes.
  209         3. The brownfield redevelopment bonus refund established
  210  under s. 288.107, Florida Statutes.
  211         4. High-impact business performance grants established
  212  under s. 288.108, Florida Statutes.
  213         5.The Quick Action Closing Fund established under s.
  214  288.1088, Florida Statutes.
  215         6. The Innovation Incentive Program established under s.
  216  288.1089, Florida Statutes.
  217         7. Enterprise Zone Program incentives established under ss.
  218  212.08(5), 212.08(15), 212.096, 220.181, and 220.182, Florida
  219  Statutes.
  220         (b) By January 1, 2015, and every 3 years thereafter, an
  221  analysis of the following:
  222         1. The entertainment industry financial incentive program
  223  established under s. 288.1254, Florida Statutes.
  224         2. The entertainment industry sales tax exemption program
  225  established under s. 288.1258, Florida Statutes.
  226         3. VISIT Florida and its programs established or funded
  227  under ss. 288.122, 288.1226, 288.12265, and 288.124, Florida
  228  Statutes.
  229         4. The Florida Sports Foundation and related programs
  230  established under ss. 288.1162, 288.11621, 288.1166, 288.1167,
  231  288.1168, 288.1169, and 288.1171, Florida Statutes.
  232         (c) By January 1, 2016, and every 3 years thereafter, an
  233  analysis of the following:
  234         1. The qualified defense contractor and space flight
  235  business tax refund program established under s. 288.1045,
  236  Florida Statutes.
  237         2. The tax exemption for semiconductor, defense, or space
  238  technology sales established under s. 212.08(5)(j), Florida
  239  Statutes.
  240         3. The Military Base Protection Program established under
  241  s. 288.980, Florida Statutes.
  242         4. The Manufacturing and Spaceport Investment Incentive
  243  Program established under s. 288.1083, Florida Statutes.
  244         5. The Quick Response Training Program established under s.
  245  288.047, Florida Statutes.
  246         6. The Incumbent Worker Training Program established under
  247  s. 445.003, Florida Statutes.
  248         7. International trade and business development programs
  249  established or funded under s. 288.826, Florida Statutes.
  250         (3) Pursuant to the schedule established in subsection (2),
  251  the Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall evaluate
  252  and determine the economic benefits, as defined in s. 288.005,
  253  Florida Statutes, of each program over the previous 3 years. The
  254  analysis must also evaluate the number of jobs created, the
  255  increase or decrease in personal income, and the impact on state
  256  gross domestic product from the direct, indirect, and induced
  257  effects of the state’s investment in each program over the
  258  previous 3 years.
  259         (a) For the purpose of evaluating tax credits, tax refunds,
  260  sales tax exemptions, cash grants, and similar programs, the
  261  Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall evaluate data
  262  only from those projects in which businesses received state
  263  funds during the evaluation period. Such projects may be fully
  264  completed, partially completed with future fund disbursal
  265  possible pending performance measures, or partially completed
  266  with no future fund disbursal possible as a result of a
  267  business’s inability to meet performance measures.
  268         (b) The analysis must use the model developed by the Office
  269  of Economic and Demographic Research, as required in s. 216.138,
  270  Florida Statutes, to evaluate each program. The office shall
  271  provide a written explanation of the key assumptions of the
  272  model and how it is used. If the office finds that another
  273  evaluation model is more appropriate to evaluate a program, it
  274  may use another model, but it must provide an explanation as to
  275  why the selected model was more appropriate.
  276         (4) Pursuant to the schedule established in subsection (2),
  277  OPPAGA shall evaluate each program over the previous 3 years for
  278  its effectiveness and value to the taxpayers of this state and
  279  include recommendations on each program for consideration by the
  280  Legislature. The analysis may include relevant economic
  281  development reports or analyses prepared by the Department of
  282  Economic Opportunity, Enterprise Florida, Inc., or local or
  283  regional economic development organizations; interviews with the
  284  parties involved; or any other relevant data.
  285         (5) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and
  286  OPPAGA must be given access to all data necessary to complete
  287  the Economic Development Programs Evaluation, including any
  288  confidential data. The offices may collaborate on data
  289  collection and analysis.
  290         Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 20.60, Florida
  291  Statutes, is amended to read:
  292         20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers
  293  and duties.—
  294         (10) The department, with assistance from Enterprise
  295  Florida, Inc., shall, by November 1 January 1 of each year,
  296  submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the
  297  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the
  298  condition of the business climate and economic development in
  299  the state.
  300         (a) The report must shall include the identification of
  301  problems and a prioritized list of recommendations.
  302         (b) The report must incorporate annual reports of other
  303  programs, including:
  304         1. The displaced homemaker program established under s.
  305  446.50.
  306         2. Information provided by the Department of Revenue under
  307  s. 290.014.
  308         3. Information provided by enterprise zone development
  309  agencies under s. 290.0056 and an analysis of the activities and
  310  accomplishments of each enterprise zone.
  311         4. The Economic Gardening Business Loan Pilot Program
  312  established under s. 288.1081 and the Economic Gardening
  313  Technical Assistance Pilot Program established under s.
  314  288.1082.
  315         5. A detailed report of the performance of the Black
  316  Business Loan Program and a cumulative summary of quarterly
  317  report data required under s. 288.714.
  318         6. The Rural Economic Development Initiative established
  319  under s. 288.0656.
  320         Section 3. Paragraph (o) of subsection (5) of section
  321  212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  322         212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and
  323  storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the
  324  rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the
  325  storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following
  326  are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this
  327  chapter.
  328         (5) EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.—
  329         (o) Building materials in redevelopment projects.—
  330         1. As used in this paragraph, the term:
  331         a. “Building materials” means tangible personal property
  332  that becomes a component part of a housing project or a mixed
  333  use project.
  334         b. “Housing project” means the conversion of an existing
  335  manufacturing or industrial building to a housing unit which is
  336  units in an urban high-crime area, an enterprise zone, an
  337  empowerment zone, a Front Porch Community, a designated
  338  brownfield site for which a rehabilitation agreement with the
  339  Department of Environmental Protection or a local government
  340  delegated by the Department of Environmental Protection has been
  341  executed under s. 376.80 and any abutting real property parcel
  342  within a brownfield area, or an urban infill area; and in which
  343  the developer agrees to set aside at least 20 percent of the
  344  housing units in the project for low-income and moderate-income
  345  persons or the construction in a designated brownfield area of
  346  affordable housing for persons described in s. 420.0004(9),
  347  (11), (12), or (17) or in s. 159.603(7).
  348         c. “Mixed-use project” means the conversion of an existing
  349  manufacturing or industrial building to mixed-use units that
  350  include artists’ studios, art and entertainment services, or
  351  other compatible uses. A mixed-use project must be located in an
  352  urban high-crime area, an enterprise zone, an empowerment zone,
  353  a Front Porch Community, a designated brownfield site for which
  354  a rehabilitation agreement with the Department of Environmental
  355  Protection or a local government delegated by the Department of
  356  Environmental Protection has been executed under s. 376.80 and
  357  any abutting real property parcel within a brownfield area, or
  358  an urban infill area;, and the developer must agree to set aside
  359  at least 20 percent of the square footage of the project for
  360  low-income and moderate-income housing.
  361         d. “Substantially completed” has the same meaning as
  362  provided in s. 192.042(1).
  363         2. Building materials used in the construction of a housing
  364  project or mixed-use project are exempt from the tax imposed by
  365  this chapter upon an affirmative showing to the satisfaction of
  366  the department that the requirements of this paragraph have been
  367  met. This exemption inures to the owner through a refund of
  368  previously paid taxes. To receive this refund, the owner must
  369  file an application under oath with the department which
  370  includes:
  371         a. The name and address of the owner.
  372         b. The address and assessment roll parcel number of the
  373  project for which a refund is sought.
  374         c. A copy of the building permit issued for the project.
  375         d. A certification by the local building code inspector
  376  that the project is substantially completed.
  377         e. A sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, from the
  378  general contractor licensed in this state with whom the owner
  379  contracted to construct the project, which statement lists the
  380  building materials used in the construction of the project and
  381  the actual cost thereof, and the amount of sales tax paid on
  382  these materials. If a general contractor was not used, the owner
  383  shall provide this information in a sworn statement, under
  384  penalty of perjury. Copies of invoices evidencing payment of
  385  sales tax must be attached to the sworn statement.
  386         3. An application for a refund under this paragraph must be
  387  submitted to the department within 6 months after the date the
  388  project is deemed to be substantially completed by the local
  389  building code inspector. Within 30 working days after receipt of
  390  the application, the department shall determine if it meets the
  391  requirements of this paragraph. A refund approved pursuant to
  392  this paragraph shall be made within 30 days after formal
  393  approval of the application by the department.
  394         4. The department shall establish by rule an application
  395  form and criteria for establishing eligibility for exemption
  396  under this paragraph.
  397         5. The exemption shall apply to purchases of materials on
  398  or after July 1, 2000.
  399         Section 4. The amendments to sections 212.08 and 288.107,
  400  Florida Statutes, made by this act do not apply to building
  401  materials purchased before the effective date of this act or to
  402  contracts for brownfield redevelopment bonus refunds executed by
  403  the Department of Economic Opportunity or Enterprise Florida,
  404  Inc., before the effective date of this act.
  405         Section 5. Contingent upon the repeal of s. 220.63(5),
  406  Florida Statutes, by the enactment of SB 306 or similar
  407  legislation, paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 212.20,
  408  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  409         212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of
  410  department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated
  411  unconstitutionally collected.—
  412         (6) Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter and s.
  413  202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be as follows:
  414         (d) The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
  415  pursuant to this chapter or remitted pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b)
  416  and (2)(b) shall be distributed as follows:
  417         1. In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million, minus
  418  an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the taxes
  419  collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5.2 percent of all other
  420  taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or remitted
  421  pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be deposited in
  422  monthly installments into the General Revenue Fund.
  423         2. After the distribution under subparagraph 1., 8.814
  424  percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer located
  425  within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61 shall be
  426  transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax
  427  Clearing Trust Fund. Beginning July 1, 2003, the amount to be
  428  transferred shall be reduced by 0.1 percent, and the department
  429  shall distribute this amount to the Public Employees Relations
  430  Commission Trust Fund less $5,000 each month, which shall be
  431  added to the amount calculated in subparagraph 3. and
  432  distributed accordingly.
  433         3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and 2.,
  434  0.095 percent shall be transferred to the Local Government Half
  435  cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and distributed pursuant to
  436  s. 218.65.
  437         4. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and
  438  3., 2.0440 percent of the available proceeds shall be
  439  transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
  440  Counties pursuant to s. 218.215.
  441         5. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and
  442  3., 1.3409 percent of the available proceeds shall be
  443  transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
  444  Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the total revenue to
  445  be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph is at least as
  446  great as the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
  447  Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance
  448  Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, no municipality shall
  449  receive less than the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Trust
  450  Fund for Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial
  451  Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000. If the
  452  total proceeds to be distributed are less than the amount
  453  received in combination from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
  454  Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance
  455  Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, each municipality
  456  shall receive an amount proportionate to the amount it was due
  457  in state fiscal year 1999-2000.
  458         6. Of the remaining proceeds:
  459         a. In each fiscal year, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be
  460  divided into as many equal parts as there are counties in the
  461  state, and one part shall be distributed to each county. The
  462  distribution among the several counties must begin each fiscal
  463  year on or before January 5th and continue monthly for a total
  464  of 4 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys
  465  accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the then
  466  existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the
  467  district school board, special district, or a municipal
  468  government, such payment must continue until the local or
  469  special law is amended or repealed. The state covenants with
  470  holders of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued by
  471  local governments, special districts, or district school boards
  472  before July 1, 2000, that it is not the intent of this
  473  subparagraph to adversely affect the rights of those holders or
  474  relieve local governments, special districts, or district school
  475  boards of the duty to meet their obligations as a result of
  476  previous pledges or assignments or trusts entered into which
  477  obligated funds received from the distribution to county
  478  governments under then-existing s. 550.135. This distribution
  479  specifically is in lieu of funds distributed under s. 550.135
  480  before July 1, 2000.
  481         b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly
  482  pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant certified as a
  483  facility for a new or retained professional sports franchise
  484  pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be distributed
  485  monthly by the department to each certified applicant as defined
  486  in s. 288.11621 for a facility for a spring training franchise.
  487  However, not more than $416,670 may be distributed monthly in
  488  the aggregate to all certified applicants for facilities for
  489  spring training franchises. Distributions begin 60 days after
  490  such certification and continue for not more than 30 years,
  491  except as otherwise provided in s. 288.11621. A certified
  492  applicant identified in this sub-subparagraph may not receive
  493  more in distributions than expended by the applicant for the
  494  public purposes provided for in s. 288.1162(5) or s.
  495  288.11621(3).
  496         c. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department of
  497  Economic Opportunity to the Department of Revenue that an
  498  applicant has been certified as the professional golf hall of
  499  fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is open to the public, $166,667
  500  shall be distributed monthly, for up to 300 months, to the
  501  applicant.
  502         d. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department of
  503  Economic Opportunity to the Department of Revenue that the
  504  applicant has been certified as the International Game Fish
  505  Association World Center facility pursuant to s. 288.1169, and
  506  the facility is open to the public, $83,333 shall be distributed
  507  monthly, for up to 168 months, to the applicant. This
  508  distribution is subject to reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169. A
  509  lump sum payment of $999,996 shall be made, after certification
  510  and before July 1, 2000.
  511         e. The department shall distribute up to $55,555 monthly to
  512  each certified applicant as defined in s. 288.11631 for a
  513  facility used by a single spring training franchise, or up to
  514  $111,110 monthly to each certified applicant as defined in s.
  515  288.11631 for a facility used by more than one spring training
  516  franchise. Monthly distributions begin 60 days after such
  517  certification or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, and continue
  518  for not more than 30 years, except as otherwise provided in s.
  519  288.11631. A certified applicant identified in this sub
  520  subparagraph may not receive more in distributions than expended
  521  by the applicant for the public purposes provided in s.
  522  288.11631(3).
  523         7. All other proceeds must remain in the General Revenue
  524  Fund.
  525         Section 6. Paragraph (bb) is added to subsection (8) of
  526  section 213.053, Florida Statutes, to read:
  527         213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing.—
  528         (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
  529  the department may provide:
  530         (bb) Information to the director of the Office of Program
  531  Policy Analysis and Government Accountability or his or her
  532  authorized agent, and to the coordinator of the Office of
  533  Economic and Demographic Research or his or her authorized
  534  agent, for purposes of completing the Economic Development
  535  Programs Evaluation. Information obtained from the department
  536  pursuant to this paragraph may be shared by the director and the
  537  coordinator, or the director’s or coordinator’s authorized
  538  agent, for purposes of completing the Economic Development
  539  Programs Evaluation.
  540  
  541  Disclosure of information under this subsection shall be
  542  pursuant to a written agreement between the executive director
  543  and the agency. Such agencies, governmental or nongovernmental,
  544  shall be bound by the same requirements of confidentiality as
  545  the Department of Revenue. Breach of confidentiality is a
  546  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided by s.
  547  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  548         Section 7. Subsection (9) of section 220.194, Florida
  549  Statutes, is amended to read:
  550         220.194 Corporate income tax credits for spaceflight
  551  projects.—
  552         (9) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning in 2014, the Department of
  553  Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with Space Florida and the
  554  department, shall include in the submit an annual incentives
  555  report required under s. 288.907 a summary of summarizing
  556  activities relating to the Florida Space Business Incentives Act
  557  established under this section to the Governor, the President of
  558  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
  559  each November 30.
  560         Section 8. Subsection (4) is added to section 288.005,
  561  Florida Statutes, to read:
  562         288.005 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  563         (4) “Jobs” means full-time equivalent positions, including,
  564  but not limited to, positions obtained from a temporary
  565  employment agency or employee leasing company or through a union
  566  agreement or coemployment under a professional employer
  567  organization agreement, which result directly from a project in
  568  this state. This number does not include temporary construction
  569  jobs involved with the construction of facilities for the
  570  project.
  571         Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 288.012, Florida
  572  Statutes, is amended to read:
  573         288.012 State of Florida international offices; state
  574  protocol officer; protocol manual.—The Legislature finds that
  575  the expansion of international trade and tourism is vital to the
  576  overall health and growth of the economy of this state. This
  577  expansion is hampered by the lack of technical and business
  578  assistance, financial assistance, and information services for
  579  businesses in this state. The Legislature finds that these
  580  businesses could be assisted by providing these services at
  581  State of Florida international offices. The Legislature further
  582  finds that the accessibility and provision of services at these
  583  offices can be enhanced through cooperative agreements or
  584  strategic alliances between private businesses and state, local,
  585  and international governmental entities.
  586         (3) By October 1 of each year, Each international office
  587  shall submit to Enterprise Florida, Inc., the department a
  588  complete and detailed report on its activities and
  589  accomplishments during the preceding fiscal year for inclusion
  590  in the annual report required under s. 288.906. In a format
  591  provided by Enterprise Florida, Inc., the report must set forth
  592  information on:
  593         (a) The number of Florida companies assisted.
  594         (b) The number of inquiries received about investment
  595  opportunities in this state.
  596         (c) The number of trade leads generated.
  597         (d) The number of investment projects announced.
  598         (e) The estimated U.S. dollar value of sales confirmations.
  599         (f) The number of representation agreements.
  600         (g) The number of company consultations.
  601         (h) Barriers or other issues affecting the effective
  602  operation of the office.
  603         (i) Changes in office operations which are planned for the
  604  current fiscal year.
  605         (j) Marketing activities conducted.
  606         (k) Strategic alliances formed with organizations in the
  607  country in which the office is located.
  608         (l) Activities conducted with Florida’s other international
  609  offices.
  610         (m) Any other information that the office believes would
  611  contribute to an understanding of its activities.
  612         Section 10. Present subsections (2) and (3) of section
  613  288.061, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and
  614  (4), respectively, and a new subsection (2) and subsection (5)
  615  are added to that section, to read:
  616         288.061 Economic development incentive application
  617  process.—
  618         (2) Beginning July 1, 2013, the department shall review and
  619  evaluate each economic development incentive application for the
  620  economic benefits of the proposed award of state incentives
  621  proposed for the project. The term “economic benefits” has the
  622  same meaning as in s. 288.005. The Office of Economic and
  623  Demographic Research shall review and evaluate the methodology
  624  and model used to calculate the economic benefits. For purposes
  625  of this requirement, an amended definition of economic benefits
  626  may be developed in conjunction with the Office of Economic and
  627  Demographic Research. The Office of Economic and Demographic
  628  Research shall report on the methodology and model by September
  629  1, 2013, and every third year thereafter, to the President of
  630  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  631         (5)(a) The executive director may not approve an economic
  632  development incentive application unless the application
  633  includes a signed written declaration by the applicant which
  634  states that the applicant has read the information in the
  635  application and that the information is true, correct, and
  636  complete to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief.
  637         (b) After an economic development incentive application is
  638  approved, the awardee shall provide, in each year that the
  639  department is required to validate contractor performance, a
  640  signed written declaration. The written declaration must state
  641  that the awardee has reviewed the information and that the
  642  information is true, correct, and complete to the best of the
  643  awardee’s knowledge and belief.
  644         Section 11. Subsection (8) of section 288.0656, Florida
  645  Statutes, is amended to read:
  646         288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative.—
  647         (8) REDI shall submit a report to the Governor, the
  648  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  649  Representatives each year on or before September 1 on all REDI
  650  activities for the prior fiscal year as a supplement to the
  651  annual report required under s. 20.60. This report must shall
  652  include a status report on all projects currently being
  653  coordinated through REDI, the number of preferential awards and
  654  allowances made pursuant to this section, the dollar amount of
  655  such awards, and the names of the recipients. The report must
  656  shall also include a description of all waivers of program
  657  requirements granted. The report must shall also include
  658  information as to the economic impact of the projects
  659  coordinated by REDI, and recommendations based on the review and
  660  evaluation of statutes and rules having an adverse impact on
  661  rural communities, and proposals to mitigate such adverse
  662  impacts.
  663         Section 12. Section 288.076, Florida Statutes, is created
  664  to read:
  665         288.076Return on investment reporting for economic
  666  development programs.—
  667         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  668         (a) “Jobs” has the same meaning as provided in s. 288.106.
  669         (b) “Participant business” means an employing unit, as
  670  defined in s. 443.036, that has entered into an agreement with
  671  the department to receive a state investment.
  672         (c) “Project” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  673  288.106.
  674         (d) “Project award date” means the date a participant
  675  business enters into an agreement with the department to receive
  676  a state investment.
  677         (e) “State investment” means any state grants, tax
  678  exemptions, tax refunds, tax credits, or other state incentives
  679  provided to a business under a program administered by the
  680  department, including the capital investment tax credit under s.
  681  220.191.
  682         (2) The department shall maintain a website for the purpose
  683  of publishing the information described in this section. The
  684  information required to be published under this section must be
  685  provided in a format accessible to the public which enables
  686  users to search for and sort specific data and to easily view
  687  and retrieve all data at once.
  688         (3) Within 48 hours after expiration of the period of
  689  confidentiality for project information deemed confidential and
  690  exempt pursuant to s. 288.075, the department shall publish the
  691  following information pertaining to each project:
  692         (a) Projected economic benefits.—The projected economic
  693  benefits at the time of the initial project award date.
  694         (b) Project information.—
  695         1. The program or programs through which state investment
  696  is being made.
  697         2. The maximum potential cumulative state investment in the
  698  project.
  699         3. The target industry or industries, and any high impact
  700  sectors implicated by the project.
  701         4. The county or counties that will be impacted by the
  702  project.
  703         5. The total cumulative local financial commitment and in
  704  kind support for the project.
  705         (c) Participant business information.—
  706         1. The location of the headquarters of the participant
  707  business or, if a subsidiary, the headquarters of the parent
  708  company.
  709         2. The firm size class of the participant business, or
  710  where owned by a parent company the firm size class of the
  711  participant business’s parent company, using the firm size
  712  classes established by the United States Department of Labor
  713  Bureau of Labor Statistics, and whether the participant business
  714  qualifies as a small business as defined in s. 288.703.
  715         3. The date of the project award.
  716         4. The expected duration of the contract.
  717         5. The anticipated dates when the participant business will
  718  claim the last state investment.
  719         (d) Project evaluation criteria.—
  720         1. Economic benefits generated by the project.
  721         2. The net indirect and induced incremental jobs to be
  722  generated by the project.
  723         3. The net indirect and induced incremental capital
  724  investment to be generated by the project.
  725         4. The net indirect and induced incremental tax revenue
  726  paid to the state to be generated by the project.
  727         (e) Project performance goals.—
  728         1. The incremental direct jobs attributable to the project,
  729  identifying the number of jobs generated and the number of jobs
  730  retained.
  731         2. The number of jobs generated and the number of jobs
  732  retained by the project, and for projects commencing after
  733  October 1, 2013, the median annual wage of persons holding such
  734  jobs.
  735         3. The incremental direct capital investment in the state
  736  generated by the project.
  737         4. The incremental projected tax revenue to the state paid
  738  by the participant business for the project.
  739         (f) Total state investment to date.—The total amount of
  740  state investment disbursed to the participant business to date
  741  under the terms of the contract, itemized by incentive program.
  742         (4) The department shall use methodology and formulas
  743  established by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research
  744  to calculate the economic benefits of each project. The
  745  department shall calculate and publish on its website the
  746  economic benefits of each project within 48 hours after the
  747  conclusion of the agreement between each participant business
  748  and the department. The Office of Economic and Demographic
  749  Research shall provide a description of the methodology and
  750  formulas used to calculate the economic benefits of a project to
  751  the department, and the department must publish the information
  752  on its website within 48 hours after receiving such information.
  753         (5) At least annually, from the project award date, the
  754  department shall:
  755         (a) Publish verified results to update the information
  756  described in paragraphs (3)(b)-(f) to accurately reflect any
  757  changes in the published information since the project award
  758  date.
  759         (b) Publish on its website the date on which the
  760  information collected and published for each project was last
  761  updated.
  762         (6) Annually, the department shall publish information
  763  relating to the progress of Quick Action Closing Fund projects,
  764  including the average number of days between the date the
  765  department receives a completed application and the date on
  766  which the application is approved.
  767         (7) The department shall publish the following documents at
  768  the times specified herein:
  769         (a) Within 48 hours after expiration of the period of
  770  confidentiality provided under s. 288.075, the department shall
  771  publish the contract or agreement described in s. 288.061. The
  772  contract or agreement must be redacted to protect the
  773  participant business from disclosure of information that remains
  774  confidential or exempt by law.
  775         (b) Within 48 hours after submitting any report of findings
  776  and recommendations made pursuant to s. 288.106(7)(d) concerning
  777  a business’s failure to complete a tax refund agreement pursuant
  778  to the tax refund program for qualified target industry
  779  businesses, the department shall publish such report.
  780         (8) For projects completed before October 1, 2013, the
  781  department shall compile and, by October 1, 2014, shall publish
  782  the information described in subsections (3), (4), and (5), to
  783  the extent such information is available and applicable.
  784         (9) The provisions of this section that restrict the
  785  department’s publication of information are intended only to
  786  limit the information that the department may publish on its
  787  website and shall not be construed to create an exemption from
  788  public records requirements under s. 119.07(1) or s. 24(a), Art.
  789  I of the State Constitution.
  790         (10) The department may adopt rules to administer this
  791  section.
  792         Section 13. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  793  288.095, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  794         Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and paragraph
  795  (d) of subsection (7) of section 288.106, Florida Statutes, are
  796  amended to read:
  797         288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry
  798  businesses.—
  799         (4) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS.—
  800         (c) Each application meeting the requirements of paragraph
  801  (b) must be submitted to the department for determination of
  802  eligibility. The department shall review and evaluate each
  803  application based on, but not limited to, the following
  804  criteria:
  805         1. Expected contributions to the state’s economy,
  806  consistent with the state strategic economic development plan
  807  prepared by the department.
  808         2. The economic benefits of the proposed award of tax
  809  refunds under this section and the economic benefits of state
  810  incentives proposed for the project. The term “economic
  811  benefits” has the same meaning as in s. 288.005. The Office of
  812  Economic and Demographic Research shall review and evaluate the
  813  methodology and model used to calculate the economic benefits
  814  and shall report its findings by September 1 of every 3rd year,
  815  to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
  816  Representatives.
  817         3. The amount of capital investment to be made by the
  818  applicant in this state.
  819         4. The local financial commitment and support for the
  820  project.
  821         5. The expected effect of the project on the unemployed and
  822  underemployed unemployment rate in the county where the project
  823  will be located.
  824         6. The expected effect of the award on the viability of the
  825  project and the probability that the project would be undertaken
  826  in this state if such tax refunds are granted to the applicant.
  827         7. The expected long-term commitment of the applicant to
  828  economic growth and employment in this state resulting from the
  829  project.
  830         7.8. A review of the business’s past activities in this
  831  state or other states, including whether the such business has
  832  been subjected to criminal or civil fines and penalties and
  833  whether the business received economic development incentives in
  834  other states and the results of such incentive agreements. This
  835  subparagraph does not require the disclosure of confidential
  836  information.
  837         (7) ADMINISTRATION.—
  838         (d) Beginning with tax refund agreements signed after July
  839  1, 2010, the department shall attempt to ascertain the causes
  840  for any business’s failure to complete its agreement and shall
  841  report its findings and recommendations must be included in the
  842  annual incentives report under s. 288.907 to the Governor, the
  843  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  844  Representatives. The report shall be submitted by December 1 of
  845  each year beginning in 2011.
  846         Section 15. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1),
  847  subsections (2) and (3), and paragraphs (a), (b), and (f) of
  848  subsection (4) of section 288.107, Florida Statutes, are amended
  849  to read:
  850         288.107 Brownfield redevelopment bonus refunds.—
  851         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
  852         (c) “Brownfield area eligible for bonus refunds” means a
  853  brownfield site for which a rehabilitation agreement with the
  854  Department of Environmental Protection or a local government
  855  delegated by the Department of Environmental Protection has been
  856  executed under s. 376.80 and any abutting real property parcel
  857  within a brownfield contiguous area of one or more brownfield
  858  sites, some of which may not be contaminated, and which has been
  859  designated by a local government by resolution under s. 376.80.
  860  Such areas may include all or portions of community
  861  redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other
  862  such designated economically deprived communities and areas, and
  863  Environmental-Protection-Agency-designated brownfield pilot
  864  projects.
  865         (d) “Eligible business” means:
  866         1. A qualified target industry business as defined in s.
  867  288.106(2); or
  868         2. A business that can demonstrate a fixed capital
  869  investment of at least $2 million in mixed-use business
  870  activities, including multiunit housing, commercial, retail, and
  871  industrial in brownfield areas eligible for bonus refunds, or at
  872  least $500,000 in brownfield areas that do not require site
  873  cleanup, and that provides benefits to its employees.
  874         (2) BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT BONUS REFUND.—Bonus refunds
  875  shall be approved by the department as specified in the final
  876  order and allowed from the account as follows:
  877         (a) A bonus refund of $2,500 shall be allowed to any
  878  qualified target industry business as defined in s. 288.106 for
  879  each new Florida job created in a brownfield area eligible for
  880  bonus refunds which that is claimed on the qualified target
  881  industry business’s annual refund claim authorized in s.
  882  288.106(6).
  883         (b) A bonus refund of up to $2,500 shall be allowed to any
  884  other eligible business as defined in subparagraph (1)(d)2. for
  885  each new Florida job created in a brownfield area eligible for
  886  bonus refunds which that is claimed under an annual claim
  887  procedure similar to the annual refund claim authorized in s.
  888  288.106(6). The amount of the refund shall be equal to 20
  889  percent of the average annual wage for the jobs created.
  890         (3) CRITERIA.—The minimum criteria for participation in the
  891  brownfield redevelopment bonus refund are:
  892         (a) The creation of at least 10 new full-time permanent
  893  jobs. Such jobs shall not include construction or site
  894  rehabilitation jobs associated with the implementation of a
  895  brownfield site agreement as described in s. 376.80(5).
  896         (b) The completion of a fixed capital investment of at
  897  least $2 million in mixed-use business activities, including
  898  multiunit housing, commercial, retail, and industrial in
  899  brownfield areas eligible for bonus refunds, or at least
  900  $500,000 in brownfield areas that do not require site cleanup,
  901  by an eligible business applying for a refund under paragraph
  902  (2)(b) which provides benefits to its employees.
  903         (c) That the designation as a brownfield will diversify and
  904  strengthen the economy of the area surrounding the site.
  905         (d) That the designation as a brownfield will promote
  906  capital investment in the area beyond that contemplated for the
  907  rehabilitation of the site.
  908         (e) A resolution adopted by the governing board of the
  909  county or municipality in which the project will be located that
  910  recommends that certain types of businesses be approved.
  911         (4) PAYMENT OF BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT BONUS REFUNDS.—
  912         (a) To be eligible to receive a bonus refund for new
  913  Florida jobs created in a brownfield area eligible for bonus
  914  refunds, a business must have been certified as a qualified
  915  target industry business under s. 288.106 or eligible business
  916  as defined in paragraph (1)(d) and must have indicated on the
  917  qualified target industry business tax refund application form
  918  submitted in accordance with s. 288.106(4) or other similar
  919  agreement for other eligible business as defined in paragraph
  920  (1)(d) that the project for which the application is submitted
  921  is or will be located in a brownfield area eligible for bonus
  922  refunds and that the business is applying for certification as a
  923  qualified brownfield business under this section, and must have
  924  signed a qualified target industry business tax refund agreement
  925  with the department that indicates that the business has been
  926  certified as a qualified target industry business located in a
  927  brownfield area eligible for bonus refunds and specifies the
  928  schedule of brownfield redevelopment bonus refunds that the
  929  business may be eligible to receive in each fiscal year.
  930         (b) To be considered to receive an eligible brownfield
  931  redevelopment bonus refund payment, the business meeting the
  932  requirements of paragraph (a) must submit a claim once each
  933  fiscal year on a claim form approved by the department which
  934  indicates the location of the brownfield site for which a
  935  rehabilitation agreement with the Department of Environmental
  936  Protection or a local government delegated by the Department of
  937  Environmental Protection has been executed under s. 376.80, the
  938  address of the business facility’s brownfield location, the name
  939  of the brownfield in which it is located, the number of jobs
  940  created, and the average wage of the jobs created by the
  941  business within the brownfield as defined in s. 288.106 or other
  942  eligible business as defined in paragraph (1)(d) and the
  943  administrative rules and policies for that section.
  944         (f) Applications shall be reviewed and certified pursuant
  945  to s. 288.061. The department shall review all applications
  946  submitted under s. 288.106 or other similar application forms
  947  for other eligible businesses as defined in paragraph (1)(d)
  948  which indicate that the proposed project will be located in a
  949  brownfield area eligible for bonus refunds and determine, with
  950  the assistance of the Department of Environmental Protection,
  951  that the project location is within a brownfield area eligible
  952  for bonus refunds as provided in this act.
  953         Section 16. Subsection (8) of section 288.1081, Florida
  954  Statutes, is amended to read:
  955         288.1081 Economic Gardening Business Loan Pilot Program.—
  956         (8) The annual report required under s. 20.60 must describe
  957  On June 30 and December 31 of each year, the department shall
  958  submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
  959  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which describes
  960  in detail the use of the loan funds. The report must include, at
  961  a minimum, the number of businesses receiving loans, the number
  962  of full-time equivalent jobs created as a result of the loans,
  963  the amount of wages paid to employees in the newly created jobs,
  964  the locations and types of economic activity undertaken by the
  965  borrowers, the amounts of loan repayments made to date, and the
  966  default rate of borrowers.
  967         Section 17. Subsection (8) of section 288.1082, Florida
  968  Statutes, is amended to read:
  969         288.1082 Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot
  970  Program.—
  971         (8) The annual report required under s. 20.60 must describe
  972  On December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a
  973  report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  974  Speaker of the House of Representatives which describes in
  975  detail the progress of the pilot program. The report must
  976  include, at a minimum, the number of businesses receiving
  977  assistance, the number of full-time equivalent jobs created as a
  978  result of the assistance, if any, the amount of wages paid to
  979  employees in the newly created jobs, and the locations and types
  980  of economic activity undertaken by the businesses.
  981         Section 18. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section
  982  288.1088, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  983         288.1088 Quick Action Closing Fund.—
  984         (3)
  985         (e) The department Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall validate
  986  contractor performance. Such validation shall be reported in the
  987  annual incentives report required under s. 288.907 within 6
  988  months after completion of the contract to the Governor,
  989  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  990  Representatives.
  991         Section 19. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (4), and
  992  subsections (9) and (11) of section 288.1089, Florida Statutes,
  993  are amended to read:
  994         288.1089 Innovation Incentive Program.—
  995         (4) To qualify for review by the department, the applicant
  996  must, at a minimum, establish the following to the satisfaction
  997  of the department:
  998         (b) A research and development project must:
  999         1. Serve as a catalyst for an emerging or evolving
 1000  technology cluster.
 1001         2. Demonstrate a plan for significant higher education
 1002  collaboration.
 1003         3. Provide the state, at a minimum, a cumulative break-even
 1004  economic benefit return on investment within a 20-year period.
 1005         4. Be provided with a one-to-one match from the local
 1006  community. The match requirement may be reduced or waived in
 1007  rural areas of critical economic concern or reduced in rural
 1008  areas, brownfield areas, and enterprise zones.
 1009         (d) For an alternative and renewable energy project in this
 1010  state, the project must:
 1011         1. Demonstrate a plan for significant collaboration with an
 1012  institution of higher education;
 1013         2. Provide the state, at a minimum, a cumulative break-even
 1014  economic benefit return on investment within a 20-year period;
 1015         3. Include matching funds provided by the applicant or
 1016  other available sources. The match requirement may be reduced or
 1017  waived in rural areas of critical economic concern or reduced in
 1018  rural areas, brownfield areas, and enterprise zones;
 1019         4. Be located in this state; and
 1020         5. Provide at least 35 direct, new jobs that pay an
 1021  estimated annual average wage that equals at least 130 percent
 1022  of the average private sector wage.
 1023         (9) The department shall validate the performance of an
 1024  innovation business, a research and development facility, or an
 1025  alternative and renewable energy business that has received an
 1026  award. At the conclusion of the innovation incentive award
 1027  agreement, or its earlier termination, the department shall,
 1028  within 90 days, submit, as part of the annual incentives report
 1029  required under s. 288.907, a report to the Governor, the
 1030  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
 1031  Representatives detailing whether the recipient of the
 1032  innovation incentive grant achieved its specified outcomes.
 1033         (11)(a) The department shall submit to the Governor, the
 1034  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
 1035  Representatives, as part of the annual incentives report
 1036  required under s. 288.907, a report summarizing the activities
 1037  and accomplishments of the recipients of grants from the
 1038  Innovation Incentive Program during the previous 12 months and
 1039  an evaluation of whether the recipients are catalysts for
 1040  additional direct and indirect economic development in Florida.
 1041         (b) Beginning March 1, 2010, and every third year
 1042  thereafter, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
 1043  Accountability, in consultation with the Auditor General’s
 1044  Office, shall release a report evaluating the Innovation
 1045  Incentive Program’s progress toward creating clusters of high
 1046  wage, high-skilled, complementary industries that serve as
 1047  catalysts for economic growth specifically in the regions in
 1048  which they are located, and generally for the state as a whole.
 1049  Such report should include critical analyses of quarterly and
 1050  annual reports, annual audits, and other documents prepared by
 1051  the Innovation Incentive Program awardees; relevant economic
 1052  development reports prepared by the department, Enterprise
 1053  Florida, Inc., and local or regional economic development
 1054  organizations; interviews with the parties involved; and any
 1055  other relevant data. Such report should also include legislative
 1056  recommendations, if necessary, on how to improve the Innovation
 1057  Incentive Program so that the program reaches its anticipated
 1058  potential as a catalyst for direct and indirect economic
 1059  development in this state.
 1060         Section 20. Contingent upon the repeal of s. 220.63(5),
 1061  Florida Statutes, by the enactment of SB 306 or similar
 1062  legislation, section 288.11631, Florida Statutes, is created to
 1063  read:
 1064         288.11631Retention of Major League Baseball spring
 1065  training baseball franchises.—
 1066         (1)DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
 1067         (a)“Agreement” means a certified, signed lease between an
 1068  applicant that applies for certification on or after July 1,
 1069  2013, and a spring training franchise for the use of a facility.
 1070         (b)“Applicant” means a unit of local government as defined
 1071  in s. 218.369, including a local government located in the same
 1072  county, which has partnered with a certified applicant before
 1073  the effective date of this section or with an applicant for a
 1074  new certification, for purposes of sharing in the
 1075  responsibilities of a facility.
 1076         (c)“Certified applicant” means a facility for a spring
 1077  training franchise or a unit of local government that is
 1078  certified under this section.
 1079         (d)“Facility” means a spring training stadium, playing
 1080  fields, and appurtenances intended to support spring training
 1081  activities.
 1082         (e)“Local funds” and “local matching funds” mean funds
 1083  provided by a county, municipality, or other local government.
 1084         (2)CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—
 1085         (a)Before certifying an applicant to receive state funding
 1086  for a facility for a spring training franchise, the department
 1087  must verify that:
 1088         1.The applicant is responsible for the construction or
 1089  renovation of the facility for a spring training franchise or
 1090  holds title to the property on which the facility for a spring
 1091  training franchise is located.
 1092         2.The applicant has a certified copy of a signed agreement
 1093  with a spring training franchise. The signed agreement with a
 1094  spring training franchise for the use of a facility must, at a
 1095  minimum, be equal to the length of the term of the bonds issued
 1096  for the public purpose of constructing or renovating a facility
 1097  for a spring training franchise. If no such bonds are issued for
 1098  the public purpose of constructing or renovating a facility for
 1099  a spring training franchise, the signed agreement with a spring
 1100  training franchise for the use of a facility must be for at
 1101  least 20 years. Any such agreement with a spring training
 1102  franchise for the use of a facility cannot be signed more than 3
 1103  years before the expiration of any existing agreement with a
 1104  spring training franchise for the use of a facility. The
 1105  agreement must also require the franchise to reimburse the state
 1106  for state funds expended by an applicant under this section if
 1107  the franchise relocates before the agreement expires. The
 1108  agreement may be contingent on an award of funds under this
 1109  section and other conditions precedent.
 1110         3.The applicant has made a financial commitment to provide
 1111  50 percent or more of the funds required by an agreement for the
 1112  construction or renovation of the facility for a spring training
 1113  franchise. The commitment may be contingent upon an award of
 1114  funds under this section and other conditions precedent.
 1115         4.The applicant demonstrates that the facility for a
 1116  spring training franchise will attract a paid attendance of at
 1117  least 50,000 persons annually to the spring training games.
 1118         5.The facility for a spring training franchise is located
 1119  in a county that levies a tourist development tax under s.
 1120  125.0104.
 1121         (b)The department shall evaluate applications for state
 1122  funding of the construction or renovation of the facility for a
 1123  spring training franchise. The evaluation criteria must include
 1124  the following items:
 1125         1.The anticipated effect on the economy of the local
 1126  community where the facility is to be constructed or renovated,
 1127  including projections on paid attendance, local and state tax
 1128  collections generated by spring training games, and direct and
 1129  indirect job creation resulting from the spring training
 1130  activities.
 1131         2.The amount of the local matching funds committed to a
 1132  facility relative to the amount of state funding sought.
 1133         3.The potential for the facility to be used as a multiple
 1134  purpose, year-round facility.
 1135         4.The intended use of the funds by the applicant.
 1136         5.The length of time that a spring training franchise has
 1137  been under an agreement to conduct spring training activities
 1138  within an applicant’s geographic location or jurisdiction.
 1139         6.The length of time that an applicant’s facility has been
 1140  used by one or more spring training franchises, including
 1141  continuous use as facilities for spring training.
 1142         7.The term remaining on a lease between an applicant and a
 1143  spring training franchise for a facility.
 1144         8.The length of time that a spring training franchise
 1145  agrees to use an applicant’s facility if an application is
 1146  granted under this section.
 1147         9. The location of the facility in a brownfield, an
 1148  enterprise zone, a community redevelopment area, or other area
 1149  of targeted development or revitalization included in an urban
 1150  infill redevelopment plan.
 1151         (c)Each applicant certified on or after July 1, 2013,
 1152  shall enter into an agreement with the department which:
 1153         1.Specifies the amount of the state incentive funding to
 1154  be distributed. The amount of state incentive funding per
 1155  certified applicant may not exceed $20 million. However, if a
 1156  certified applicant has more than one spring training franchise,
 1157  the maximum amount may not exceed $40 million.
 1158         2.States the criteria that the certified applicant must
 1159  meet in order to remain certified. These criteria must include a
 1160  provision stating that the spring training franchise must
 1161  reimburse the state for any funds received if the franchise does
 1162  not comply with the terms of the contract.
 1163         3.States that the certified applicant is subject to
 1164  decertification if the certified applicant fails to comply with
 1165  this section or the agreement.
 1166         4.States that the department may recover state incentive
 1167  funds if the certified applicant is decertified.
 1168         5.Specifies the information that the certified applicant
 1169  must report to the department.
 1170         6.Includes any provision deemed prudent by the department.
 1171         (3)USE OF FUNDS.—
 1172         (a)A certified applicant may use funds provided under s.
 1173  212.20(6)(d)6.e. only to:
 1174         1.Serve the public purpose of constructing or renovating a
 1175  facility for a spring training franchise.
 1176         2.Pay or pledge for the payment of debt service on, or to
 1177  fund debt service reserve funds, arbitrage rebate obligations,
 1178  or other amounts payable with respect thereto, bonds issued for
 1179  the construction or renovation of such facility, or for the
 1180  reimbursement of such costs or the refinancing of bonds issued
 1181  for such purposes.
 1182         (b)State funds awarded to a certified applicant for a
 1183  facility for a spring training franchise may not be used to
 1184  subsidize facilities that are privately owned by, maintained by,
 1185  and used exclusively by a spring training franchise.
 1186         (c) The Department of Revenue may not distribute funds
 1187  under 212.20(6)(d)6.e. until July 1, 2016. Further, the
 1188  Department of Revenue may not distribute funds to an applicant
 1189  certified on or after July 1, 2013, until it receives notice
 1190  from the department that:
 1191         1. The certified applicant has encumbered funds under
 1192  either subparagraph (a)1. or 2.; and
 1193         2. If applicable, any existing agreement with a spring
 1194  training franchise for the use of a facility has expired.
 1195         (d)1.All certified applicants shall place unexpended state
 1196  funds received pursuant to s. 212.20(6)(d)6.e. in a trust fund
 1197  or separate account for use only as authorized in this section.
 1198         2.A certified applicant may request that the Department of
 1199  Revenue suspend further distributions of state funds made
 1200  available under s. 212.20(6)(d)6.e. for 12 months after
 1201  expiration of an existing agreement with a spring training
 1202  franchise to provide the certified applicant with an opportunity
 1203  to enter into a new agreement with a spring training franchise,
 1204  at which time the distributions shall resume.
 1205         3.The expenditure of state funds distributed to an
 1206  applicant certified after July 1, 2013, must begin within 48
 1207  months after the initial receipt of the state funds. In
 1208  addition, the construction or renovation of a spring training
 1209  facility must be completed within 24 months after the project’s
 1210  commencement.
 1211         (4)ANNUAL REPORTS.—
 1212         (a) On or before September 1 of each year, a certified
 1213  applicant shall submit to the department a report that includes,
 1214  but is not limited to:
 1215         1.A detailed accounting of all local and state funds
 1216  expended to date on the project financed under this section.
 1217         2.A copy of the contract between the certified local
 1218  governmental entity and the spring training franchise.
 1219         3.A cost-benefit analysis of the team’s impact on the
 1220  community.
 1221         4.Evidence that the certified applicant continues to meet
 1222  the criteria in effect when the applicant was certified.
 1223         (b) The department shall compile the information received
 1224  from each certified applicant and publish the information
 1225  annually by November 1.
 1226         (5)DECERTIFICATION.—
 1227         (a)The department shall decertify a certified applicant
 1228  upon the request of the certified applicant.
 1229         (b)The department shall decertify a certified applicant if
 1230  the certified applicant does not:
 1231         1.Have a valid agreement with a spring training franchise;
 1232  or
 1233         2.Satisfy its commitment to provide local matching funds
 1234  to the facility.
 1235  
 1236  However, decertification proceedings against a local government
 1237  certified after July 1, 2013, shall be delayed until 12 months
 1238  after the expiration of the local government’s existing
 1239  agreement with a spring training franchise, and without a new
 1240  agreement being signed, if the certified local government can
 1241  demonstrate to the department that it is in active negotiations
 1242  with a major league spring training franchise, other than the
 1243  franchise that was the basis for the original certification.
 1244         (c)A certified applicant has 60 days after it receives a
 1245  notice of intent to decertify from the department to petition
 1246  for review of the decertification. Within 45 days after receipt
 1247  of the request for review, the department must notify a
 1248  certified applicant of the outcome of the review.
 1249         (d)The department shall notify the Department of Revenue
 1250  that a certified applicant has been decertified within 10 days
 1251  after the order of decertification becomes final. The Department
 1252  of Revenue shall immediately stop the payment of any funds under
 1253  this section which were not encumbered by the certified
 1254  applicant under subparagraph (3)(a)2.
 1255         (e)The department shall order a decertified applicant to
 1256  repay all of the unencumbered state funds that the applicant
 1257  received under this section and any interest that accrued on
 1258  those funds. The repayment must be made within 60 days after the
 1259  decertification order becomes final. These funds shall be
 1260  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
 1261         (f)A local government as defined in s. 218.369 may not be
 1262  decertified by the department if it has paid or pledged for the
 1263  payment of debt service on, or to fund debt service reserve
 1264  funds, arbitrage rebate obligations, or other amounts payable
 1265  with respect thereto, bonds issued for the construction or
 1266  renovation of the facility for which the local government was
 1267  certified, or for the reimbursement of such costs or the
 1268  refinancing of bonds issued for the construction or renovation
 1269  of the facility for which the local government was certified, or
 1270  for the reimbursement of such costs or the refinancing of bonds
 1271  issued for such purpose. This subsection does not preclude or
 1272  restrict the ability of a certified local government to
 1273  refinance, refund, or defease such bonds.
 1274         (6) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules to
 1275  implement the certification, decertification, and
 1276  decertification review processes required by this section.
 1277         (7)AUDITS.—The Auditor General may conduct audits as
 1278  provided in s. 11.45 to verify that the distributions under this
 1279  section are expended as required in this section. If the Auditor
 1280  General determines that the distributions under this section are
 1281  not expended as required by this section, the Auditor General
 1282  shall notify the Department of Revenue, which may pursue
 1283  recovery of the funds under the laws and rules governing the
 1284  assessment of taxes.
 1285         Section 21. Subsection (3) of section 288.1253, Florida
 1286  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1287         288.1253 Travel and entertainment expenses.—
 1288         (3) The department shall prepare an annual report of the
 1289  expenditures of the previous fiscal year of the Office of Film
 1290  and Entertainment and provide such report to the Legislature on
 1291  November 1 no later than December 30 of each year as part of the
 1292  report required under s. 288.1254(10) for the expenditures of
 1293  the previous fiscal year. The report shall consist of a summary
 1294  of all travel, entertainment, and incidental expenses incurred
 1295  within the United States and all travel, entertainment, and
 1296  incidental expenses incurred outside the United States, as well
 1297  as a summary of all successful projects that developed from such
 1298  travel.
 1299         Section 22. Subsection (10) of section 288.1254, Florida
 1300  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1301         288.1254 Entertainment industry financial incentive
 1302  program.—
 1303         (10) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each November 1 October 1, the Office
 1304  of Film and Entertainment shall provide an annual report for the
 1305  previous fiscal year to the Governor, the President of the
 1306  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which
 1307  outlines the return on investment and economic benefits to the
 1308  state. The report must shall also include an estimate of the
 1309  full-time equivalent positions created by each production that
 1310  received tax credits under this section and information relating
 1311  to the distribution of productions receiving credits by
 1312  geographic region and type of production. The report must also
 1313  include the expenditures report required under s. 288.1253(3)
 1314  and the report detailing the relationship between tax exemptions
 1315  and incentives to industry growth required under s. 288.1258(5).
 1316         Section 23. Subsection (5) of section 288.1258, Florida
 1317  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1318         288.1258 Entertainment industry qualified production
 1319  companies; application procedure; categories; duties of the
 1320  Department of Revenue; records and reports.—
 1321         (5) RELATIONSHIP OF TAX EXEMPTIONS AND INCENTIVES TO
 1322  INDUSTRY GROWTH; REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.—The Office of Film
 1323  and Entertainment shall keep annual records from the information
 1324  provided on taxpayer applications for tax exemption certificates
 1325  beginning January 1, 2001. These records also must shall reflect
 1326  a ratio of the annual amount of sales and use tax exemptions
 1327  under this section, plus the incentives awarded pursuant to s.
 1328  288.1254 to the estimated amount of funds expended by certified
 1329  productions. In addition, the office shall maintain data showing
 1330  annual growth in Florida-based entertainment industry companies
 1331  and entertainment industry employment and wages. The employment
 1332  information must shall include an estimate of the full-time
 1333  equivalent positions created by each production that received
 1334  tax credits pursuant to s. 288.1254. The Office of Film and
 1335  Entertainment shall report this information to the Legislature
 1336  no later than November 1 December 1 of each year as part of the
 1337  report required under s. 288.1254(10).
 1338         Section 24. Subsection (3) of section 288.714, Florida
 1339  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1340         288.714 Quarterly and annual reports.—
 1341         (3) The annual review and report required under s. 20.60
 1342  must include By August 31 of each year, the department shall
 1343  provide to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
 1344  Speaker of the House of Representatives a detailed report of the
 1345  performance of the Black Business Loan Program. The report must
 1346  include a cumulative summary of quarterly report data required
 1347  by subsection (1).
 1348         Section 25. Section 288.7771, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1349  to read:
 1350         288.7771 Annual report of Florida Export Finance
 1351  Corporation.—The corporation shall annually prepare and submit
 1352  to Enterprise Florida, Inc., the department for inclusion in its
 1353  annual report required by s. 288.906, s. 288.095 a complete and
 1354  detailed report setting forth:
 1355         (1) The report required in s. 288.776(3).
 1356         (2) Its assets and liabilities at the end of its most
 1357  recent fiscal year.
 1358         Section 26. Section 288.903, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1359  to read:
 1360         288.903 Duties of Enterprise Florida, Inc.—Enterprise
 1361  Florida, Inc., shall have the following duties:
 1362         (1) Responsibly and prudently manage all public and private
 1363  funds received, and ensure that the use of such funds is in
 1364  accordance with all applicable laws, bylaws, or contractual
 1365  requirements.
 1366         (2) Administer the entities or programs created pursuant to
 1367  part IX of this chapter; ss. 288.9622-288.9624; ss. 288.95155
 1368  and 288.9519; and chapter 95-429, Laws of Florida, line 1680Y.
 1369         (3) Prepare an annual report pursuant to s. 288.906.
 1370         (4) Prepare, in conjunction with the department, and an
 1371  annual incentives report pursuant to s. 288.907.
 1372         (5)(4) Assist the department with the development of an
 1373  annual and a long-range strategic business blueprint for
 1374  economic development required in s. 20.60.
 1375         (6)(5) In coordination with Workforce Florida, Inc.,
 1376  identify education and training programs that will ensure
 1377  Florida businesses have access to a skilled and competent
 1378  workforce necessary to compete successfully in the domestic and
 1379  global marketplace.
 1380         Section 27. Subsection (6) of section 288.904, Florida
 1381  Statutes, is repealed.
 1382         Section 28. Subsection (3) is added to section 288.906,
 1383  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1384         288.906 Annual report of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its
 1385  divisions; audits.—
 1386         (3) The following reports must be included as supplements
 1387  to the detailed report required by this section:
 1388         (a)The annual report of the Florida Export Finance
 1389  Corporation required under s. 288.7771.
 1390         (b)The report on international offices required under s.
 1391  288.012.
 1392         Section 29. Section 288.907, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1393  to read:
 1394         288.907 Annual incentives report.—
 1395         (1)By December 30 of each year, In addition to the annual
 1396  report required under s. 288.906, Enterprise Florida, Inc., in
 1397  conjunction with the department, by December 30 of each year,
 1398  shall provide the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
 1399  Speaker of the House of Representatives a detailed incentives
 1400  report quantifying the economic benefits for all of the economic
 1401  development incentive programs marketed by Enterprise Florida,
 1402  Inc.
 1403         (a) The annual incentives report must include:
 1404         (1) For each incentive program:
 1405         (a)1. A brief description of the incentive program.
 1406         (b)2. The amount of awards granted, by year, since
 1407  inception and the annual amount actually transferred from the
 1408  state treasury to businesses or for the benefit of businesses
 1409  for each of the previous 3 years.
 1410         3. The economic benefits, as defined in s. 288.005, based
 1411  on the actual amount of private capital invested, actual number
 1412  of jobs created, and actual wages paid for incentive agreements
 1413  completed during the previous 3 years.
 1414         (c)4.The report shall also include The actual amount of
 1415  private capital invested, actual number of jobs created, and
 1416  actual wages paid for incentive agreements completed during the
 1417  previous 3 years for each target industry sector.
 1418         (2)(b) For projects completed during the previous state
 1419  fiscal year, the report must include:
 1420         (a)1. The number of economic development incentive
 1421  applications received.
 1422         (b)2. The number of recommendations made to the department
 1423  by Enterprise Florida, Inc., including the number recommended
 1424  for approval and the number recommended for denial.
 1425         (c)3. The number of final decisions issued by the
 1426  department for approval and for denial.
 1427         (d)4. The projects for which a tax refund, tax credit, or
 1428  cash grant agreement was executed, identifying for each project:
 1429         1.a. The number of jobs committed to be created.
 1430         2.b. The amount of capital investments committed to be
 1431  made.
 1432         3.c. The annual average wage committed to be paid.
 1433         4.d. The amount of state economic development incentives
 1434  committed to the project from each incentive program under the
 1435  project’s terms of agreement with the Department of Economic
 1436  Opportunity.
 1437         5.e. The amount and type of local matching funds committed
 1438  to the project.
 1439         (e) Tax refunds paid or other payments made funded out of
 1440  the Economic Development Incentives Account for each project.
 1441         (f) The types of projects supported.
 1442         (3)(c) For economic development projects that received tax
 1443  refunds, tax credits, or cash grants under the terms of an
 1444  agreement for incentives, the report must identify:
 1445         (a)1. The number of jobs actually created.
 1446         (b)2. The amount of capital investments actually made.
 1447         (c)3. The annual average wage paid.
 1448         (4)(d) For a project receiving economic development
 1449  incentives approved by the department and receiving federal or
 1450  local incentives, the report must include a description of the
 1451  federal or local incentives, if available.
 1452         (5)(e) The report must state the number of withdrawn or
 1453  terminated projects that did not fulfill the terms of their
 1454  agreements with the department and, consequently, are not
 1455  receiving incentives.
 1456         (6) For any agreements signed after July 1, 2010, findings
 1457  and recommendations on the efforts of the department to
 1458  ascertain the causes of any business’s inability to complete its
 1459  agreement made under s. 288.106.
 1460         (7)(f) The amount report must include an analysis of the
 1461  economic benefits, as defined in s. 288.005, of tax refunds, tax
 1462  credits, or other payments made to projects locating or
 1463  expanding in state enterprise zones, rural communities,
 1464  brownfield areas, or distressed urban communities. The report
 1465  must include a separate analysis of the impact of such tax
 1466  refunds on state enterprise zones designated under s. 290.0065,
 1467  rural communities, brownfield areas, and distressed urban
 1468  communities.
 1469         (8) The name of and tax refund amount for each business
 1470  that has received a tax refund under s. 288.1045 or s. 288.106
 1471  during the preceding fiscal year.
 1472         (9)(g)An identification of The report must identify the
 1473  target industry businesses and high-impact businesses.
 1474         (10)(h)A description of The report must describe the
 1475  trends relating to business interest in, and usage of, the
 1476  various incentives, and the number of minority-owned or woman
 1477  owned businesses receiving incentives.
 1478         (l1)(i)An identification of The report must identify
 1479  incentive programs not used and recommendations for program
 1480  changes or program elimination utilized.
 1481         (12)Information related to the validation of contractor
 1482  performance required under s. 288.061.
 1483         (13) Beginning in 2014, a summation of the activities
 1484  related to the Florida Space Business Incentives Act.
 1485         (2) The Division of Strategic Business Development within
 1486  the department shall assist Enterprise Florida, Inc., in the
 1487  preparation of the annual incentives report.
 1488         Section 30. Subsection (3) of section 288.92, Florida
 1489  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1490         288.92 Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc.—
 1491         (3) By October 15 each year, each division shall draft and
 1492  submit an annual report that which details the division’s
 1493  activities during the prior fiscal year and includes any
 1494  recommendations for improving current statutes related to the
 1495  division’s related area. These annual reports shall be included
 1496  in the report required under s. 288.906.
 1497         Section 31. Subsection (5) of section 288.95155, Florida
 1498  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1499         288.95155 Florida Small Business Technology Growth
 1500  Program.—
 1501         (5) Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall prepare for inclusion
 1502  in the annual report of the department required under s. 288.907
 1503  by s. 288.095 a report on the financial status of the program.
 1504  The report must specify the assets and liabilities of the
 1505  program within the current fiscal year and must include a
 1506  portfolio update that lists all of the businesses assisted, the
 1507  private dollars leveraged by each business assisted, and the
 1508  growth in sales and in employment of each business assisted.
 1509         Section 32. Subsection (11) of section 290.0056, Florida
 1510  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1511         290.0056 Enterprise zone development agency.—
 1512         (11) Before October 1 December 1 of each year, the agency
 1513  shall submit to the department for inclusion in the annual
 1514  report required under s. 20.60 a complete and detailed written
 1515  report setting forth:
 1516         (a) Its operations and accomplishments during the fiscal
 1517  year.
 1518         (b) The accomplishments and progress concerning the
 1519  implementation of the strategic plan or measurable goals, and
 1520  any updates to the strategic plan or measurable goals.
 1521         (c) The number and type of businesses assisted by the
 1522  agency during the fiscal year.
 1523         (d) The number of jobs created within the enterprise zone
 1524  during the fiscal year.
 1525         (e) The usage and revenue impact of state and local
 1526  incentives granted during the calendar year.
 1527         (f) Any other information required by the department.
 1528         Section 33. Section 290.014, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1529  to read:
 1530         290.014 Annual reports on enterprise zones.—
 1531         (1) By October 1 February 1 of each year, the Department of
 1532  Revenue shall submit an annual report to the department
 1533  detailing the usage and revenue impact by county of the state
 1534  incentives listed in s. 290.007.
 1535         (2) By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit an
 1536  annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of
 1537  Representatives, and the President of the Senate. The annual
 1538  report required under s. 20.60 shall include the information
 1539  provided by the Department of Revenue pursuant to subsection (1)
 1540  and the information provided by enterprise zone development
 1541  agencies pursuant to s. 290.0056. In addition, the report shall
 1542  include an analysis of the activities and accomplishments of
 1543  each enterprise zone.
 1544         Section 34. Subsection (11) of section 331.3051, Florida
 1545  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1546         331.3051 Duties of Space Florida.—Space Florida shall:
 1547         (11) Annually report on its performance with respect to its
 1548  business plan, to include finance, spaceport operations,
 1549  research and development, workforce development, and education.
 1550  The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of
 1551  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no
 1552  later than November 30 September 1 for the prior fiscal year.
 1553  The annual report must include operations information as
 1554  required under s. 331.310(2)(e).
 1555         Section 35. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
 1556  331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1557         331.310 Powers and duties of the board of directors.—
 1558         (2) The board of directors shall:
 1559         (e) Prepare an annual report of operations as a supplement
 1560  to the annual report required under s. 331.3051(11). The report
 1561  must shall include, but not be limited to, a balance sheet, an
 1562  income statement, a statement of changes in financial position,
 1563  a reconciliation of changes in equity accounts, a summary of
 1564  significant accounting principles, the auditor’s report, a
 1565  summary of the status of existing and proposed bonding projects,
 1566  comments from management about the year’s business, and
 1567  prospects for the next year, which shall be submitted each year
 1568  by November 30 to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the
 1569  Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of
 1570  the Senate, and the minority leader of the House of
 1571  Representatives.
 1572         Section 36. Subsection (4) of section 446.50, Florida
 1573  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1574         446.50 Displaced homemakers; multiservice programs; report
 1575  to the Legislature; Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund created.—
 1576         (4) STATE PLAN.—
 1577         (a) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall include in
 1578  the annual report required under s. 20.60 a develop a 3-year
 1579  state plan for the displaced homemaker program which shall be
 1580  updated annually. The plan must address, at a minimum, the need
 1581  for programs specifically designed to serve displaced
 1582  homemakers, any necessary service components for such programs
 1583  in addition to those enumerated in this section, goals of the
 1584  displaced homemaker program with an analysis of the extent to
 1585  which those goals are being met, and recommendations for ways to
 1586  address any unmet program goals. Any request for funds for
 1587  program expansion must be based on the state plan.
 1588         (b) The annual review and report required under s. 20.60
 1589  Each annual update must address any changes in the components of
 1590  the 3-year state plan and a report that must include, but need
 1591  not be limited to, the following:
 1592         1. The scope of the incidence of displaced homemakers;
 1593         2. A compilation and report, by program, of data submitted
 1594  to the department pursuant to subparagraph 3. by funded
 1595  displaced homemaker service programs;
 1596         3. An identification and description of the programs in the
 1597  state which receive funding from the department, including
 1598  funding information; and
 1599         4. An assessment of the effectiveness of each displaced
 1600  homemaker service program based on outcome criteria established
 1601  by rule of the department.
 1602         (c) The 3-year state plan must be submitted to the
 1603  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
 1604  Representatives, and the Governor on or before January 1, 2001,
 1605  and annual updates of the plan must be submitted by January 1 of
 1606  each subsequent year.
 1607         Section 37. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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