Bill Text: FL S0954 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Technological Research and Development Authority
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-01 - Chapter No. 2013-235, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2013-259) [S0954 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S0954-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Technological Research and Development Authority
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-01 - Chapter No. 2013-235, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2013-259) [S0954 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S0954-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2013 SB 954 By Senator Gardiner 13-00302B-13 2013954__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Technological Research and 3 Development Authority; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; 4 deleting provisions for distribution by the Department 5 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to the authority 6 of Challenger/Columbia license plate user fees; 7 conforming provisions; amending s. 379.2202, F.S.; 8 deleting provisions for distribution by the Fish and 9 Wildlife Conservation Commission to the authority of 10 saltwater license and permit fees; amending s. 11 112.3148, F.S., relating to giving gifts to certain 12 officers or candidates for office and to procurement 13 employees; deleting reference to the authority; 14 providing contingent effective dates. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1. Effective September 30, 2013, subsection (2) of 19 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 20 320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 21 (2) CHALLENGER/COLUMBIA LICENSE PLATES.— 22 (a) The department shall develop a Challenger/Columbia 23 license plate to commemorate the seven astronauts who died when 24 the space shuttle Challenger exploded on liftoff in 1986 and the 25 seven astronauts who died when the Columbia exploded on reentry 26 in 2003. The word “Florida” shall appear at the top of the 27 plate, and the words “Challenger/Columbia” must appear at the 28 bottom of the plate, in small letters. 29 (b)Fifty percent ofThe Challenger/Columbia license plate 30 annual use fee must be distributed to the Astronauts Memorial 31 Foundation, Inc., to support the operations of the Center for 32 Space Education and the Education Technology Institute. Funds 33 received by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Inc., may be 34 used for administrative costs directly associated with the 35 operation of the center and the institute. These funds must be 36 used for the maintenance and support of the operations of the 37 Center for Space Education and the Education Technology 38 Institute operated by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Inc. 39 These operations must include preservice and inservice training 40 in the use of technology for the state’s instructional personnel 41 in a manner consistent with state training programs and approved 42 by the Department of Education. Up to 20 percent of funds 43 received by the Center for Space Education and the Education 44 Technology Institute may be expended for administrative costs 45 directly associated with the operation of the center and the 46 institute. 47(c) Fifty percent must be distributed to the Technological48Research and Development Authority created by s. 2, chapter 8749455, Laws of Florida, for the purpose of funding space-related50research grants, the Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program under s.511009.61as approved by the Florida Department of Education, and52space-related economic development programs. The Technological53Research and Development Authority shall coordinate and54distribute available resources among state universities and55independent colleges and universities based on the research56strengths of such institutions in space science technology,57community colleges, public school districts, and not-for-profit58educational organizations.59 (c)(d)Up to 10 percent of the funds distributed under 60 paragraph (b)paragraphs (b) and (c)may be used for continuing 61 promotion and marketing of the license plate. 62 (d)(e)The Auditor General hastheauthority to examine any 63 and all records pertaining to the Astronauts Memorial 64 Foundation, Inc.,and the Technological Research and Development65Authorityto determine compliance with the law. 66 Section 2. Effective July 1, 2013, section 379.2202, 67 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 68 379.2202 Expenditure of funds.—Any moneys available 69 pursuant to s. 379.2201(1)(c) may be expended by the commission 70 within Florida through grants and contracts for research with 71 research institutions including but not limited to: Florida Sea 72 Grant; Florida Marine Resources Council; Harbour Branch 73 Oceanographic Institute;Technological Research and Development74Authority;Fish and Wildlife Research Institute of the Fish and 75 Wildlife Conservation Commission; Mote Marine Laboratory; Marine 76 Resources Development Foundation; Florida Institute of 77 Oceanography; Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric 78 Science; and Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce. 79 Section 3. Effective December 31, 2013, paragraphs (a) and 80 (b) of subsection (6) of section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, are 81 amended to read: 82 112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by 83 individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of 84 financial interests and by procurement employees.— 85 (6)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5), an 86 entity of the legislative or judicial branch, a department or 87 commission of the executive branch, a water management district 88 created pursuant to s. 373.069, South Florida Regional 89 Transportation Authority,the Technological Research and90Development Authority,a county, a municipality, an airport 91 authority, or a school board may give, either directly or 92 indirectly, a gift having a value in excess of $100 to any 93 reporting individual or procurement employee if a public purpose 94 can be shown for the gift; and a direct-support organization 95 specifically authorized by law to support a governmental entity 96 may give such a gift to a reporting individual or procurement 97 employee who is an officer or employee of such governmental 98 entity. 99 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4), a 100 reporting individual or procurement employee may accept a gift 101 having a value in excess of $100 from an entity of the 102 legislative or judicial branch, a department or commission of 103 the executive branch, a water management district created 104 pursuant to s. 373.069, South Florida Regional Transportation 105 Authority,the Technological Research and Development Authority,106 a county, a municipality, an airport authority, or a school 107 board if a public purpose can be shown for the gift; and a 108 reporting individual or procurement employee who is an officer 109 or employee of a governmental entity supported by a direct 110 support organization specifically authorized by law to support 111 such governmental entity may accept such a gift from such 112 direct-support organization. 113 Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 114 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.