PCS for HB 561 (2025): An Act Relating to Manufacturing — Florida House of Representatives
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The original 2025 PCS for HB 561, a nine-page proposed committee substitute bill in the Florida House of Representatives relating to manufacturing. It amends s. 20.60, F.S., and creates s. 20.6051, F.S., establishing a Chief Manufacturing Officer within the Department of Commerce, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, and requires a manufacturing report by December 15, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter. It creates s. 288.103, F.S., the Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant Program, funded from the Economic Development Trust Fund for small manufacturers' technology, cybersecurity and workforce training projects. It also creates ss. 288.1031-288.1036 for a voluntary Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign with annual participant registration, and takes effect July 1, 2025.
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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. 20.6051, F.S.; establishing the
5 Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior
6 leadership of the department; providing that the Chief
7 Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at
8 the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing
9 responsibilities for the Chief Manufacturing Officer;
10 directing all state and local governmental entities to
11 assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring the
12 department to prepare a report regarding manufacturing
13 efforts in this state; requiring the department to
14 submit its report on a specified date and biennially
15 thereafter to the Governor and the Legislature;
16 requiring that the report include certain information;
17 creating s. 288.103, F.S.; creating the Florida
18 Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant Program;
19 providing that the grant program is created within the
20 department and under the direction of the Chief
21 Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the state's
22 Manufacturing Extension Partnership; providing a
23 specified purpose for the grant program; requiring the
24 department, in coordination with the Chief
25 Manufacturing Officer and the state's Manufacturing
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26 Extension Partnership, to review applications
27 submitted to the grant program and to select specified
28 projects for grant awards; providing that the
29 department has sole discretion in awarding final
30 grants to projects; requiring that priority be given
31 to projects that meet certain criteria; authorizing
32 applicants to seek funding for a specified purpose;
33 requiring the department to administer the grant
34 awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund;
35 requiring the department to include certain
36 information in its annual incentives report;
37 authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s.
38 288.1031, F.S.; providing legislative findings;
39 creating s. 288.1032, F.S.; providing definitions;
40 creating s. 288.1033, F.S.; creating the Florida
41 Manufacturing Promotional Campaign within the
42 department; providing the purpose of the campaign;
43 requiring the department to take certain actions in
44 promoting the campaign; creating s. 288.1034, F.S.;
45 requiring persons that participate in the campaign to
46 register annually with the department; creating s.
47 288.1036, F.S.; authorizing the department to adopt
48 rules; authorizing the department to establish, by
49 rule, the logos or product identifiers to be depicted
50 for use in the campaign; providing an effective date.
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52 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
53
54 Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of
55 section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read:
56 20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and
57 duties.—
58 (4) The purpose of the department is to assist the
59 Governor in working with the Legislature, state agencies,
60 business leaders, and economic development professionals to
61 formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and
62 strategies designed to promote economic opportunities for all
63 Floridians. The department is the state's chief agency for
64 business recruitment and expansion and economic development. To
65 accomplish such purposes, the department shall:
66 (m) Encourage and oversee manufacturing in this state in
67 coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer.
68 Section 2. Section 20.6051, Florida Statutes, is created
69 to read:
70 20.6051 Chief Manufacturing Officer.—
71 (1) There shall be designated among the senior leadership
72 of the Department of Commerce a Chief Manufacturing Officer for
73 the purpose of supporting the manufacturing ecosystem statewide.
74 The Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at
75 the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.
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76 (2) The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall:
77 (a) Serve as a subject-matter expert for the state on
78 issues related to manufacturing.
79 (b) Be responsible for promoting and coordinating
80 manufacturing efforts in this state and identifying gaps across
81 state-supported activities.
82 (c) Provide strategic direction for interagency and cross-
83 disciplinary initiatives to promote and support manufacturing in
84 this state.
85 (d) Work with federal, state, regional, and local
86 governmental entities and nongovernmental entities to align
87 manufacturing priorities in this state.
88 (e) Engage with state agencies and water management
89 districts to innovate processes, programs, decision frameworks,
90 and reporting mechanisms intended to support manufacturing in
91 this state.
92 (3) All state and local governmental entities shall assist
93 the Chief Manufacturing Officer to the extent such assistance is
94 consistent with law and with budgetary constraints.
95 (4) The department shall prepare a report, in consultation
96 with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and the state Manufacturing
97 Extension Partnership, regarding manufacturing efforts in this
98 state. The department shall submit the report to the Governor,
99 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
100 Representatives by December 15, 2026, and every 2 years
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101 thereafter. The report must include information regarding the
102 strength and economic importance of the manufacturing industry
103 in this state.
104 Section 3. Section 288.103, Florida Statutes, is created
105 to read:
106 288.103 Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant
107 Program.—
108 (1) The Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant
109 Program is created within the Department of Commerce, under the
110 direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer and in consultation
111 with the state Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to fund
112 proposed projects, subject to appropriation by the Legislature,
113 which support small manufacturers in this state with the
114 deployment of new technologies or cybersecurity infrastructure
115 and to provide training support to the workforce.
116 (2) The department, in coordination with the Chief
117 Manufacturing Officer and the state Manufacturing Extension
118 Partnership, shall review applications submitted and select
119 projects for awards which create strategic investments in
120 workforce training to facilitate the deployment of new
121 technologies or cybersecurity infrastructure. Final grant awards
122 are made at the sole discretion of the department.
123 (3) Priority must be given to projects with innovative
124 plans, advanced technologies, and development strategies that
125 focus on workforce development for small manufacturers across
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126 this state.
127 (4) Applicants may seek funding for workforce development
128 and operations, but grant funding awarded under this section may
129 not be used to pay salary and benefits or general business or
130 office expenses. Grants awarded under the program shall be
131 administered by the department from the Economic Development
132 Trust Fund established in s. 288.095.
133 (5) The department shall annually provide a list to the
134 public of each project awarded a grant, the benefit of each
135 project in meeting the goals and objectives of the program, and
136 the current status of each project. The department shall include
137 such information in its annual incentives report required under
138 s. 288.0065.
139 (6) The department may adopt rules to implement this
140 section.
141 Section 4. Section 288.1031, Florida Statutes, is created
142 to read:
143 288.1031 Legislative findings.—The Legislature finds that
144 there is a need for the Florida Manufacturing Promotional
145 Campaign, established in s. 288.1033, to increase consumer
146 awareness of manufacturing activities in this state, to expand
147 market exposure for manufactured products and goods in this
148 state, and to inspire future generations of entrepreneurs,
149 fabricators, and skilled workers to build and grow domestic
150 businesses and manufacturing operations in this state. The
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151 Legislature further finds that a campaign that creates a
152 partnership between industry and this state is necessary to
153 promote and advertise such products efficiently.
154 Section 5. Section 288.1032, Florida Statutes, is created
155 to read:
156 288.1032 Definitions.—As used in ss. 288.1031-288.1036,
157 the term:
158 (1) "Campaign" means the Florida Manufacturing Promotional
159 Campaign.
160 (2) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
161 (3) "Manufactured product" means any tangible personal
162 property that has been fabricated or produced, often through
163 industrial or mechanical processes. The term includes items sold
164 or leased to consumers.
165 (4) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a
166 corporation, an association, a business, a trust, a legal
167 representative, or any other business unit.
168 Section 6. Section 288.1033, Florida Statutes, is created
169 to read:
170 288.1033 Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign;
171 purpose; duties of the department.—There is created within the
172 department, under the supervision of the Chief Manufacturing
173 Officer and in coordination with the state Manufacturing
174 Extension Partnership, the Florida Manufacturing Promotional
175 Campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to serve as a voluntary
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176 marketing program to promote manufacturing products and
177 businesses in this state. In promoting the campaign, the
178 department shall do all of the following:
179 (1) Develop logos for the campaign and authorize the use
180 of such logos as provided by rule.
181 (2) Register campaign participants.
182 (3) Collect rental receipts for industry promotions.
183 (4) Develop in-kind advertising programs.
184 (5) Contract with media representatives for the purpose of
185 dispersing promotional materials.
186 Section 7. Section 288.1034, Florida Statutes, is created
187 to read:
188 288.1034 Registration.—A person that participates in the
189 Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign must register
190 annually with the department in a form and manner as prescribed
191 by the department.
192 Section 8. Section 288.1036, Florida Statutes, is created
193 to read:
194 288.1036 Rulemaking authority.—The department may adopt
195 rules to implement and administer the Florida Manufacturing
196 Promotional Campaign. By rule, the department may establish the
197 logos or product identifiers to be depicted for use in the
198 campaign for advertising, publicizing, and promoting the sale of
199 manufactured products in this state. The department may also
200 adopt any other rules deemed necessary to ensure compliance with
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201 the Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign, including, but
202 not limited to, rules governing participant registration,
203 renewal of registration, classes of membership, application
204 forms, and other forms and enforcement measures.
205 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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