Florida SB 528: Custody and Supervision of Specified Offenders

Bill Text

528 
Manufacturing 
2025-11-17T10:39:58Z 
Revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; creating the Florida Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant Program within the department; providing that the grant program is under the direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state; requiring the department to administer the grant awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 528 

 By Senator Truenow 

 13-00485B-26 2026528__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, 
 3 F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of 
 4 Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the 
 5 Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior 
 6 leadership of the department for a specified purpose; 
 7 providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is 
 8 appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the 
 9 Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the 
 10 Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and 
 11 local governmental entities to assist the Chief 
 12 Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints; 
 13 requiring the department to prepare a specified report 
 14 and submit it to the Governor and the Legislature by a 
 15 specified date, and every 2 years thereafter; creating 
 16 s. 288.103, F.S.; creating the Florida Manufacturers’ 
 17 Workforce Development Grant Program within the 
 18 department; providing that the grant program is under 
 19 the direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer in 
 20 consultation with the National Institute of Standards 
 21 and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
 22 organization in this state; providing a purpose for 
 23 the grant program; requiring the department, in 
 24 coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and 
 25 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
 26 Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in 
 27 this state, to review submitted applications and to 
 28 select specified projects; providing that the 
 29 department has sole discretion in final grant awards; 
 30 requiring the department, in coordination with the 
 31 Chief Manufacturing Officer and the National Institute 
 32 of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension 
 33 Partnership organization in this state, to establish 
 34 and publish ranking metrics for reviewing and awarding 
 35 grants; providing guidelines for such metrics; 
 36 requiring that priority be given to projects that meet 
 37 certain criteria; authorizing applicants to seek 
 38 funding for a specified purpose; prohibiting such 
 39 funding from being used for certain expenses; 
 40 requiring the department to administer the grant 
 41 awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund; 
 42 requiring the department to annually provide a list to 
 43 the public of specific information regarding the grant 
 44 program; requiring the department to include certain 
 45 information in its annual incentives report; 
 46 authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s. 
 47 288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative findings; 
 48 defining terms; creating the Florida Manufacturing 
 49 Promotional Campaign within the department; requiring 
 50 the Chief Manufacturing Officer to administer the 
 51 campaign in coordination with the National Institute 
 52 of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension 
 53 Partnership organization in this state; providing the 
 54 purpose of the campaign; requiring the department to 
 55 take certain actions to promote the campaign; 
 56 requiring persons who participate in the campaign to 
 57 register annually with the department; requiring the 
 58 department to establish by rule the form and manner of 
 59 registration; requiring the department to adopt rules 
 60 to implement and administer the campaign; requiring 
 61 the department annually to create a specified report 
 62 and submit it to the Governor and the Legislature as 
 63 part of its annual report; providing an effective 
 64 date. 
 65 
 66 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 67 
 68 Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of 
 69 section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read: 
 70 20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties.— 
 71 (4) The purpose of the department is to assist the Governor 
 72 in working with the Legislature, state agencies, business 
 73 leaders, and economic development professionals to formulate and 
 74 implement coherent and consistent policies and strategies 
 75 designed to promote economic opportunities for all Floridians. 
 76 The department is the state’s chief agency for business 
 77 recruitment and expansion and econo