Florida Administrative Code › 73 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › 73A - Division of Economic Development › Chapter 73A-2 - SPORTS INDUSTRY › Section 73A-2.001 - Major League Baseball for Spring Training Baseball Franchise Certifications

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The application period for certification
				under either section  288.11621 or
				 288.11631, F.S, shall begin upon
				notice published in the Department in the Florida Administrative Register. In
				order to be considered for certification, an applicant must submit all
				information required under either sections 288.11621(2)(a) and (2)(b), or
				sections  288.11631(2)(a) and
				(2)(b), F.S., to the Florida Sports
				Foundation. The information should be divided into sections, based on the
				requirements set forth in either section
				 288.11621 or
				 288.11631, F.S. The applicant
				must submit an original, and three copies, of all information to the Florida
				Sports Foundation at the following address in order for an applicant to be
				considered for certification:
Florida Sports Foundation
Attention: President
101 N. Monroe Street, Suite 1000
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850)922-4493
(2) The Florida Sports Foundation shall not
				provide an applicant's submitted information to the Department for review until
				it confirms that applicant has submitted all information required by subsection
				(1) of this rule. The Florida Sports Foundation shall forward all information
				submitted by the applicant, together with a confirmation of completeness, no
				later than 30 business days after receipt of all information required by
				subsection (1) of this rule.
(3)
				The Department shall evaluate applicant information that is submitted to the
				Department by the Florida Sports Foundation. No applicant shall become a
				certified applicant until the Department verifies that the applicant meets the
				requirements set forth in either section
				 288.11621(2)  or
				 288.11631(2),
				F.S. Applicants must provide additional documentation and assistance to the
				Department or to the Florida Sports Foundation when any verification,
				additional information, or modification is deemed necessary by the Department
				or the Florida Sports Foundation.
(4) If the Department verifies that the
				applicant has met all requirements set forth in either section
				 288.11621(2)  or
				 288.11631(2),
				F.S., the Department shall notify the applicant in writing that it will become
				a certified applicant contingent upon the applicant entering into an agreement
				as required by sections
				 288.11621(2)(c) 
				and  288.11631(2)(c),
				F.S.
(5) If the Department denies
				an applicant's request for certification, the Department shall issue to the
				applicant a determination denying the request for certification.
(6) A certified applicant may request
				decertification by sending a written request to the Department at the following
				address:
ATTN: Major League Baseball Spring Training Program
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
107 East Madison Street, Mail Station 80
Caldwell Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4120
The Department shall review the request for decertification,
				  and if allowable considering any bonds that have been issued, will send the
				  certified applicant a notice of decertification.
(7) If the Department intends to decertify a
				certified applicant pursuant to section
				 288.11621(5)  or
				 288.11631(5),
				F.S., it shall mail the certified applicant a notice of intent to decertify.
				The notice shall include the reason for decertification.
(a) A certified applicant has 60 days after
				it receives a notice of intent to decertify from the Department to petition for
				review of the decertification. The petition must set forth the reasons that
				applicant believes it should not be decertified, including any applicable
				supporting documentation.
(b) The
				Department shall conduct a review of the petition and, within 45 days after
				receipt of the petition, notify the certified applicant of the outcome of its
				review.
(c) If the Department
				determines after its review of a petition that the certified applicant should
				not be decertified, the Department shall issue a notice of revocation of its
				intent to decertify to the certified applicant.
(d) If the Department determines after its
				review of the petition that the certified applicant should be decertified, the
				department shall issue a final determination decertifying the certified
				applicant. The Department's final determination shall be subject to review
				under chapter 120, F.S.