SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1736

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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 8, between lines 22 and 23,

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17         Section 3.  (1)  There is created a 1-year pilot

18  apprenticeship program at Okaloosa-Walton Community College to

19  develop and implement programs designed to meet employee

20  training needs of business and industry within the community

21  college's service area.

22         (2)  Okaloosa-Walton Community College shall be

23  recognized as an apprenticeship sponsor under the definition

24  in s. 446.071, Florida Statutes, and shall be entitled to four

25  positions as indicated in this section. The community college

26  shall have the responsibility to survey and identify within

27  its service area all business and industry that may benefit

28  from an apprenticeship program, to develop programs to meet

29  those needs, and to implement the programs utilizing funding

30  from the affected industry.

31         (3)  The four positions allocated to Okaloosa-Walton

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 1  Community College shall be funded by Enterprise Florida, Inc.,

 2  in the amount not to exceed $200,000. These shall be two job

 3  development specialists at a total cost for both positions not

 4  to exceed $138,000; one researcher at a total cost not to

 5  exceed $34,660; and one secretary at a total cost not to

 6  exceed $19,390. Office furniture and supplies shall be funded

 7  in the amount of $7,950.

 8         (4)  Okaloosa-Walton Community College shall be

 9  entitled to apply for continued funding of these positions for

10  1 additional year if it can prove substantial progress toward

11  meeting the goals of this section. However, it is the intent

12  of the Legislature that, beginning with the third academic

13  year, costs of this program shall be borne substantially by

14  the businesses and industries that take part in the program

15  and that Okaloosa-Walton Community College shall provide all

16  interested areas with a full report on the program and its

17  success.

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19  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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23  And the title is amended as follows:

24         On page 1, line 17, after the semicolon

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27         creating a 1-year pilot apprenticeship program

28         at Okaloosa-Walton Community College; providing

29         recognition of the community college as an

30         apprenticeship sponsor; providing

31         responsibilities and positions; providing for

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 1         funding by Enterprise Florida, Inc.;

 2         authorizing the community college to apply for

 3         continued funding;

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