Florida Chamber Business Agenda
For the past decade Florida Chamber members have help set the Florida Chamber’s legislative agenda for jobs. Commonly referred to as the Florida Business Agenda, our jobs plan is based on input from our members, local chambers of commerce, association partners and research. This annual agenda serves as a blueprint for private-sector job creation and a guide for the legislature and Governor to leverage as they focus on securing Florida’s future.
Each year the Florida Chamber asks thousands of Florida businesses what their top legislative priorities are and what the Florida Chamber can do to help protect their business and improve our state’s economy.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce Unveils 2012 Agenda for Jobs
The 2012 agenda for jobs is a legislative agenda aimed at strengthening Florida’s future by increasing private sector job creation, getting Floridians back to work and lowering the cost of doing business for job creators.
Despite a $2 billion budget gap, the challenges of redistricting, election year politics and the distraction of the attempted expansion of Las Vegas-style casino gambling, lawmakers furthered the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s goal of securing Florida’s future by ending the 2012 Legislative Session without a single new tax, higher fee, new regulation or union-backed mandate.
The Florida Chamber’s agenda for jobs is focused around the Six Pillars of Florida’s Future and calls for:
Talent Supply & Education
Preparing students to compete in Florida’s global marketplace
Innovation & Economic Development
Further diversify Florida’s economy
Infrastructure & Growth Leadership
Better planning and smarter growth
Business Climate & Competitiveness
Positioning Florida to become one of the most competitive business climates in the global marketplace
- Insurance Reform
- Workers’ Compensation
- Legal Reform
- E-Fairness
- Unemployment Compensation
- Access to Small Business Capital
Civic & Government Systems
Streamlining government systems
- Public-Sector Pension Plan Reform
- Regulatory Reform and Streamlining Government
- Immigration Reform
- Collective Bargaining Reform
Quality of Life & Quality Places
Maintaining Florida’s high quality of life
By focusing on these priorities, Florida will lead the way and set the national example as we put long-term economic policy decisions ahead of short-term political fixes.
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