Florida HB 1387: State Economic Development Contracts

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to state economic development 2
contracts; providing a short title; creating s. 3
288.0615, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer 4
to sign an agreement with the Department of Commerce 5
before becoming eligible for an economic development 6
incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; 7
providing applicability; authorizing persons and 8
entities to report a suspected violation to the 9
department within a specified timeframe; requiring the 10
department to determine whether a violation has 11
occurred; requiring the department to deliver written 12
notice to the Attorney General under certain 13
circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to 14
request certain information from the employer alleged 15
to be in violation; requiring the Attorney General to 16
initiate proceedings to recover funds awarded to the 17
employer if the employer is found to have violated the 18
agreement; providing that the department's findings 19
are final; requiring the department to execute a 20
separate written agreement with the recipient of the 21
economic development incentive before the department 22
awards the incentive; specifying the contents of the 23
separate agreement; providing the effective periods of 24
the separate agreement; providing applicability; 25

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providing an effective date. 26
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WHEREAS, the state has the right to set terms and 28
conditions in connection with the awarding of economic 29
development incentives as part of its economic development 30
policy, and 31
WHEREAS, the state seeks to play an integral role in the 32
formulation of economic opportunities, conditions of grants, and 33
general management of compliance with such awards for moneys, 34
and 35
WHEREAS, the state may, as part of awarding economic 36
development incentives, oversee compliance with land use 37
regulations, including management of the subdivision of 38
property, offer and provide water and wastewater services, 39
require fire protection systems and mechanical systems for 40
buildings and structures, approve capital grants, and ensure 41
such moneys are approved by the Department of Commerce, and 42
WHEREAS, the state may, as part of awarding economic 43
development incentives, also require a private business to hire 44
a certain number of new full-time employees, require a specific 45
amount of company investment, and ensure workers obtain certain 46
skills and knowledge, and 47
WHEREAS, the state has a vested interest in seeking to 48
advance and preserve its own interest in projects receiving 49
economic development incentives as a financer of projects 50

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contributing to the state's overall economic health, and 51
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature, as part of 52
its economic development policy, that whenever state funds or 53
benefits are sought by a private business that such benefits are 54
conditioned on the private business agreeing not to waive its 55
employees' right to a secret ballot election when recognizing a 56
labor organization as a bargaining unit, and 57
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature that whenever 58
state funds or benefits are provided or awarded to a private 59
business, the private business working on a project receiving 60
state funds or benefits may not voluntarily disclose employee 61
personal contact information to a labor organization without an 62
employee's prior consent or waive its right to speak to its 63
employees, NOW, THEREFORE, 64
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 66
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Taxpayer Dollars 68
Protect Workers Act." 69
Section 2. Section 288.0615, Florida Statutes, is created 70
to read: 71
288.0615 Employee protections in economic development 72
contracts.- 73
(1) As used in this section, the term: 74
(a) "Contract" means an agreement: 75

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1. Between an employer and the state; or 76
2. Between an employer and a labor organization. 77
(b) "Economic development incentive" means a state grant, 78
authorized under this chapter for the purposes of economic 79
development, provided to an employer to attract or retain the 80
employer's physical presence in this state. 81
(c) "Employee" means an individual who performs services 82
for an employer for wages that are subjec