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HOUSE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Valdes offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (641219)
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15 remove from the amendment: all of said lines
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18 (2) By August 1 of each year, each local city and
19 county economic development organizations in consultation with
20 local WAGES coalitions, shall identify economic development
21 projects that can have the greatest impact on employing WAGES
22 participants in their areas. Each local economic development
23 organization shall provide a prioritized list of no more than
24 5 such projects to Enterprise Florida, Inc., by August 1 of
25 each year. The organizations shall identify local resources
26 that are available to foster the development and completion of
27 each project.
28 (3)(a) By September 1 of each year, Enterprise
29 Florida, Inc., in consultation with the state WAGES Board
30 shall review and prioritize the list of projects identified
31 pursuant to subsection (2) using the following criteria:
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1 1. Areas with a high proportion of families who had
2 already received cash assistance in three out of the previous
3 five years at the time their time limit was established;
4 2. Areas with a high proportion of families subject to
5 the WAGES time limit headed by a parent who was under age 24
6 at the time the time limit was established and who lacked high
7 school or GED completion;
8 3. Areas with a high proportion of families subject to
9 the time limit who have used all of the available months of
10 cash assistance since October 1996;
11 4. Areas with a low ratio of new jobs per WAGES
12 participant;
13 5. Areas with a low ratio of job openings requiring
14 less than a high school degree per WAGES participant;
15 6. Areas with a high proportion of families subject to
16 the time limit who are either within six months of the time
17 limit or are receiving cash assistance under a period of
18 hardship extension to the time limit;
19 7. Areas with unusually high unemployment; and
20 (h) Areas identified as labor surplus areas using the
21 criteria established by the U.S. Department of Labor
22 Employment and Training Administration.
23 (b) To the greatest extent possible, Enterprise
24 Florida Inc., shall foster the development or completion of
25 the projects identified pursuant to paragraph (a) using
26 existing state and local resources under the control of
27 Enterprise Florida Inc. To the extent that such projects
28 cannot be developed or completed from resources available to
29 Enterprise Florida Inc., may identify and prioritize no more
30 than 10 projects, of which no more than 3 may be located in
31 Dade County, that need extraordinary state and local
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1 assistance. Enterprise Florida Inc., shall provide the list
2 of projects needing extraordinary assistance to the Governor
3 and each WAGES Program Employment Project Coordinator
4 designated pursuant to subsection (4) by September 1 of each
5 year.
6 (4)(a) By July 1, 1998, the heads of the Departments
7 of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Labor and Employment
8 Security, Community Affairs, Children and Family Services,
9 Revenue, Business and Professional Regulation, Management
10 Services, Military Affairs, Transportation, and Environmental
11 Protection, and the Comptroller; the Auditor General; the
12 executive director of each water management district; and the
13 heads of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
14 Development, Enterprise Florida, Inc., Institute of Food and
15 Agricultural Science, the State Board of Community Colleges,
16 the Division of Workforce Development of the Department of
17 Education, State University System, and the Office of Planning
18 and Budgeting shall select from within such organizations a
19 person to be designated as the WAGES Program Employment
20 Project Coordinator.
21 (b) By October 1 of each year, each WAGES Program
22 Employment Project Coordinator shall determine what resources
23 are available at the organization to foster the development
24 and completion of the economic development projects received
25 pursuant to subsection (3). Each coordinator shall provide
26 this determination to the Governor by October 1 of each year.
27 (5)(a) By October 15 of each year, the Governor may,
28 by executive order, designate these projects as WAGES Program
29 Employment Projects, and direct the agencies to use the
30 resources identified pursuant to subsection (4) to develop or
31 complete such projects. The order shall direct such agencies
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1 to contract with the appropriate local WAGES coalition to
2 develop or complete such projects.
3 (b) Notwithstanding the eligibility provisions of s.
4 403.973, the Governor may waive such eligibility requirements
5 by executive order for projects that have been identified as
6 needing expedited permitting.
7 (c) To the extent that resources identified pursuant
8 to subsection (4) have been appropriated by the Legislature
9 for a specific purpose that does not allow for the expenditure
10 of such resources on the projects, the Governor may use the
11 budget amendment process in chapter 216 to request that these
12 resources be released to the Governor's Office to accomplish
13 the development or completion of the project.
14 (d) Any executive order issued by the Governor
15 pursuant to this section shall expire within 90 days, unless
16 renewed for an additional 60 days by the Governor. However,
17 no executive order may be issued by the Governor pursuant to
18 this section for a period in excess of 150 days.
19 (6) Each local WAGES coalition with jurisdiction over
20 an area where a WAGES Program Employment Project has been
21 designated by the Governor pursuant to subsection (5) shall
22 enter into a contract with the appropriate local, state, or
23 private entities to ensure that the project is developed and
24 completed. Such contracts may include, but are not limited
25 to, contracts with applicable state agencies, and businesses
26 to provide training, education, and employment opportunities
27 for WAGES participants.
28 (7) By March 15 of each year, Enterprise Florida Inc.,
29 shall submit to the state WAGES Board, the Governor, the
30 President of the Senate, the
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