Florida SB 1022: Children’s Initiatives

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1022 
Children’s Initiatives 
2026-03-17T12:30:54Z 
Establishing the Bay County 32401 Children’s Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano RYZE Children’s Initiative in Broward County; providing for the projects to be managed by not-for-profit corporations; declaring that the initiatives are subject to state public records and meeting requirements and procurement of commodities and contractual services requirements; requiring designated children’s initiatives to assist in the creation of community-based service networks and programming that provides certain services for children and families residing in disadvantaged areas of this state, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to children’s initiatives; amending s. 
 3 409.147, F.S.; establishing the Bay County 32401 
 4 Children’s Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano 
 5 RYZE Children’s Initiative in Broward County; 
 6 providing for the projects to be managed by not-for 
 7 profit corporations; declaring that the initiatives 
 8 are subject to state public records and meeting 
 9 requirements and procurement of commodities and 
 10 contractual services requirements; requiring 
 11 designated children’s initiatives to assist in the 
 12 creation of community-based service networks and 
 13 programming that provides certain services for 
 14 children and families residing in disadvantaged areas 
 15 of this state; providing for evaluation, fiscal 
 16 management, and oversight of the projects; providing 
 17 an effective date. 
 18 
 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 21 Section 1. Present subsection (14) of section 409.147, 
 22 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (16) and 
 23 amended, and new subsections (14) and (15) are added to that 
 24 section, to read: 
 25 409.147 Florida Children’s Initiatives.— 
 26 (14) THE BAY COUNTY 32401 CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE.— 
 27 (a) There is created within Bay County a project called the 
 28 Bay County 32401 Children’s Initiative managed by an entity 
 29 organized as a not-for-profit corporation registered, 
 30 incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 
 31 617 and this section. Public policy dictates that the Bay County 
 32 32401 Children’s Initiative operate in the most open and 
 33 accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. Therefore, 
 34 the Legislature declares that the Bay County 32401 Children’s 
 35 Initiative is subject to chapter 119, relating to public 
 36 records; chapter 286, relating to public meetings and records; 
 37 and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of commodities or 
 38 contractual services. 
 39 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 
 40 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 
 41 community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 
 42 of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 
 43 common spaces, yet small enough to allow programs and services 
 44 to reach every member of the neighborhood who is willing to 
 45 participate in the project. 
 46 (15) POMPANO RYZE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE.— 
 47 (a) There is created within Broward County a project called 
 48 the Pompano RYZE (Resilient Youth with Zeal to Excel) Children’s 
 49 Initiative managed by an entity organized as a not-for-profit 
 50 corporation registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in 
 51 compliance with chapter 617 and this section. Public policy 
 52 dictates that the Pompano RYZE Children’s Initiative operate in 
 53 the most open and accessible manner consistent with its public 
 54 purpose. Therefore, the Legislature declares that the Pompano 
 55 RYZE Children’s Initiative is subject to chapter 119, relating 
 56 to public records; chapter 286, relating to public meetings and 
 57 records; and chapter 287, relating to the procurement of 
 58 commodities or contractual services. 
 59 (b) This initiative is designed to encompass an area that 
 60 is large enough to include all of the necessary components of 
 61 community life, including, but not limited to, schools, places 
 62 of worship, recreational facilities, commercial areas, and 
 63 common spaces, yet small enough to allow programs and services 
 64 to reach every member of the neighborhood who is willing to 
 65 participate in the project. 
 66 (16)(14) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
 67 (a) The Miami Children’s Initiative, Inc., the New Town 
 68 Success Zone, the Orlando Kidz Zones, the Tampa SSNOP, and the 
 69 Overtown Children and Youth Coalition, the Bay County 32401 
 70 Children’s Initiative, and the Pompano RYZE Children’s 
 71 Initiative have been designated as Florida Children’s 
 72 Initiatives consistent with the legislative intent and purpose 
 73 of s. 16, chapter 2009-43, Laws of Florida, and as such shall 
 74 each assist the disadvantaged areas of this state in creating a 
 75 community-base