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Introduced Session

An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and local governmental entities to assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints; requiring the department to prepare a specified report and submit it to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, and every 2 years thereafter; creating s. 288.103, F.S.; 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; providing a purpose for the grant program; requiring the department, in coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state, to review submitted applications and to select specified projects; providing that the department has sole discretion in final grant awards; requiring the department, in coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state, to establish and publish ranking metrics for reviewing and awarding grants; providing guidelines for such metrics; requiring that priority be given to projects that meet certain criteria; authorizing applicants to seek funding for a specified purpose; prohibiting such funding from being used for certain expenses; requiring the department to administer the grant awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund; requiring the department to annually provide a list to the public of specific information regarding the grant program; requiring the department to include certain information in its annual incentives report; authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s. 288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative findings; defining terms; creating the Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign within the department; requiring the Chief Manufacturing Officer to administer the campaign in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state; providing the purpose of the campaign; requiring the department to take certain actions to promote the campaign; requiring persons who participate in the campaign to register annually with the department; requiring the department to establish by rule the form and manner of registration; requiring the department to adopt rules to implement and administer the campaign; requiring the department annually to create a specified report and submit it to the Governor and the Legislature as part of its annual report; providing an effective date.

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Keith Truenow (R)*, 

Now in Appropriations (on 01/21/2026)

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