Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Statutes Authorizing Technology Commercialization and Development Initiatives Should Be Re-Enacted

Report 02-59, November 2002




Report Summary

  • re-enact s. 288.9511, Florida Statutes, that defines technology-related terms;
  • re-enact s. 288.9515(5), Florida Statutes, that authorizes Enterprise Florida, Inc., to create technology commercialization programs in partnership with private enterprises, educational institutions, and other institutions;
  • amend s. 288.9515(1)(a)-(f), Florida Statutes, that authorize Enterprise Florida, Inc., to create technology applications services;
  • re-enact s. 288.9515(3) and (4), Florida Statutes, relating to the Technology Research Investment Fund; and
  • not re-enact s. 288.9517, Florida States, relating to audits and examinations by the Auditor General and OPPAGA. This section is redundant with other sections of the statutes.


Related Reports
  1. Review of the Technology Development Board of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
    Report 98-30 December 1998
  2. Follow-Up Report on the Enterprise Florida Innovation Partnership and the Florida Technology Research Investment Fund
    Report 97-28 January 1998
  3. Review of the Enterprise Florida Innovation Partnership
    Report 95-07 October 1995
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
economic development, labor, technology, commercialization, technology-based companies, economic development, entrepreneurship