CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.





                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-06                Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2524, 2nd Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
 1                                 .
                                   .
 2                                 .
                                   .
 3                                 .
                                   .
 4                                                                

 5                                           ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW

 6

 7

 8

 9

10                                                                

11  Representative(s) Rojas offered the following:

12

13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 6, line 8,

15

16  insert:

17         Section 1.  Section 288.9958, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         288.9958  PRIDE Job Placement Incentive Program.--

20         (1)  The Legislature recognizes that the location of

21  some correctional facilities has been determined by the desire

22  to provide employment opportunities for residents of

23  communities that have not experienced the economic growth of

24  other portions of the state. The Legislature further

25  recognizes that the corporation authorized by chapter 946 to

26  manage correctional work programs can provide expertise and

27  assistance in the areas of on-the-job training and employment

28  assistance. Partnerships between the state and the corporation

29  authorized by chapter 946 to manage correctional work programs

30  may result in increased employment opportunities for local

31  citizens. To assist the corporation authorized by chapter 946

                                  1

    File original & 9 copies    05/01/98
    hbd0001                     02:13 pm         02524-0102-332007




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-06                Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2524, 2nd Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  in economic development initiatives that specifically enhance

 2  the employment opportunities for WAGES participants, the PRIDE

 3  Job Placement Incentive Program is created. The Legislature

 4  hereby permits the corporation authorized by chapter 946 to

 5  participate in the PRIDE Job Training Placement Incentive

 6  Program.

 7         (2)  The PRIDE Job Placement Incentive Program is

 8  created to encourage the use of the corporation's expertise

 9  and resources, including correctional facilities, in job

10  training and employment assistance in the economic development

11  of the state. The program shall be administered by the

12  Workforce Development Board of Enterprise Florida, Inc. The

13  Workforce Development Board shall adopt guidelines for the

14  administration of this program. Awarding of grants is

15  dependent upon legislative appropriation.

16         (a)  The Workforce Development Board may authorize a

17  grant of $1,000 to the corporation authorized by chapter 946,

18  or a business working in association with such corporation,

19  for full-time employment of a WAGES participant in those

20  workforce development regions and two sites identified by the

21  Workforce Development Board pursuant to subsection (3). The

22  incentive payment shall be paid incrementally, with a payment

23  of $250 upon initial employment, $250 at an employment

24  duration of 6 months, and $500 at an employment duration of 1

25  year. Such grants are provided to off-set the costs of

26  business location and training the local workforce. 

27         (b)  The Workforce Development Board may authorize a

28  grant of $2,400 to the corporation authorized by chapter 946,

29  or a business working in association with such corporation for

30  full-time employment of a WAGES participant and when the

31  corporation provides on-the-job training to the WAGES

                                  2

    File original & 9 copies    05/01/98
    hbd0001                     02:13 pm         02524-0102-332007




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-06                Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2524, 2nd Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  participant.

 2         (c)  Grants may not be issued for the employment of

 3  individuals who have participated in a prison rehabilitative

 4  industry program longer that 6 months in the 2 years prior to

 5  employment.

 6         (d)  WAGES participants eligible for employment in the

 7  PRIDE Job Placement Incentive Program must be referred by

 8  local WAGES coalitions to the corporation authorized by

 9  chapter 946. 

10         (3)  The Workforce Development Board shall identify

11  five workforce development regions in the state which have the

12  least employment opportunities per WAGES participant and, if

13  approved by the Workforce Development Board, two sites where

14  the corporation authorized by chapter 946 has facilities or

15  resources. The five workforce development regions and two

16  sites, if applicable, designated by the Workforce Development

17  Board as having the fewest employment opportunities per WAGES

18  participant are those in which the corporation authorized by

19  chapter 946 or businesses working in association with such

20  corporation may be eligible for job placement incentives.

21         (4)  Businesses that have accepted a job placement

22  incentive pursuant to this section may also be eligible to

23  apply for any tax credits, wage supplementation, wage subsidy,

24  or employer payment for that employee which are authorized in

25  law or by agreement with the employer.

26         (5)  If approved by the Department of Corrections,

27  WAGES participants may be employed by the corporation

28  authorized by chapter 946 in those facilities not operated

29  within the secured perimeters of the prison grounds that are

30  managed by such corporation, and in other areas, as approved

31  by the Department of Corrections. A safety plan for all WAGES

                                  3

    File original & 9 copies    05/01/98
    hbd0001                     02:13 pm         02524-0102-332007




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-06                Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2524, 2nd Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  participants in this program must be completed by the

 2  corporation in cooperation with the Department of Corrections.

 3         (6)  In carrying out the provisions of this section,

 4  the corporation shall be entitled to all the privileges and

 5  immunities as set forth in part II of chapter 946.

 6

 7

 8  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

 9  And the title is amended as follows:

10         On page 1, line 2, after the semicolon

11

12  insert:

13         creating s. 288.9958, F.S.; providing for a

14         PRIDE Job Placement Incentive Program;

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  4

    File original & 9 copies    05/01/98
    hbd0001                     02:13 pm         02524-0102-332007