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_ _ <br /> subcommittee making recommendations to the governing board. All of these meetings shall be publicly <br /> noticed, open to the public, and the minutes of all the meetings shall be public records, available to the <br /> public in accordance with Chapter 119, Fla. Stat. <br /> o. All expenditures of state financial assistance shall be in compliance with the laws, rules and <br /> regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds, including but not limited to, the Reference Guide for <br /> State Expenditures. <br /> p. This Agreement may be charged only with allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred <br /> during the period of agreement. <br /> q. Any balances of unobligated cash that have been advanced or paid that are not authorized to <br /> be retained for direct program costs in a subsequent period must be refunded to the State. <br /> (22) LOBBYING PROHIBITION <br /> a. Section 216.347. Florida Statuteu, prohibits 'any disbursement of grants and aids <br /> appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant <br /> or contract prohibit the expenditure of funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial <br /> branch, or a state agency." <br /> b. No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be used <br /> directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any <br /> state agency. <br /> (23) COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND TRADEMARK <br /> EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOVV, ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN <br /> CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO <br /> THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION <br /> WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE <br /> RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. <br /> a. If the Recipient has a pre-existing patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all rights and <br /> entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless this Agreement provides otherwise. <br /> b. If any discovery or invention is developed in the course of or as a result of work or services <br /> performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected with it, the Recipient shall refer the discovery <br /> or invention to the Division for a determination whether the State of Florida will seek patent protection in <br /> its name. Any patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of this Agreement are <br /> reserved to the State of Florida. If any bnoko, monua|s, films, or other copyrightable material are <br /> produced, the Recipient shall notify the Division. Any copyrights accruing under or in connection with the <br /> performance under this Agreement are transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida. <br /> c. Within thirty (30) days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall disclose all <br /> intellectual properties relating to the performance of this Agreement that he or she knows or should know <br /> could give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to any pre- <br /> 13 <br />