The Florida Senate

288.9957  Florida Youth Workforce Council.--

(1)  The chairman of the Workforce Development Board shall designate the Florida Youth Workforce Council from representatives of distressed inner-city and rural communities who have demonstrated experience working with at-risk youth, and representatives of public and private groups, including, but not limited to, School-to-Work Advisory Councils, the National Guard, Childrens' Services Councils, Juvenile Welfare Boards, the Apprenticeship Council, Juvenile Justice District Boards, and other federal and state programs that target youth, to advise the board on youth programs and to implement Workforce Development Board strategies for young people.

(2)  The Florida Youth Workforce Council shall oversee the development of regional youth workforce councils, as a subgroup of each regional workforce development board, which will be responsible for developing required local plans relating to youth, recommending providers of youth activities to be awarded grants by the regional workforce development board, conducting oversight of these providers, and coordinating youth activities in the region.

(3)  Resources awarded to regions for youth activities shall fund community activities including the Minority Teacher Education Scholars program, the Certified Teacher-Aide program, and the "About Face" program of the Department of Military Affairs, as well as other programs designed and tailored by the regional youth workforce council and regional workforce development board.

(4)  Regional youth workforce councils must leverage other program funds in order to enlist youth workforce program stakeholders in their community in upgrading each stakeholder's effectiveness through collaborative planning, implementation, and funding.

(5)  The Florida Youth Workforce Council shall report annually by December 1 to the Workforce Development Board the total aggregate funding impact of this effort, including the inventory of collaborative funding partners in each region and their contributions.

(6)  Ten percent of youth funds allocated under Pub. L. No. 105-220 to the regional workforce development boards shall be used to leverage public schools' dropout-prevention funds through performance payments for outcomes specified by the Workforce Development Board.

History.--s. 58, ch. 99-251.