House Bill 1669

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1669

        By Representatives Bush, Lawson, Roberts, L. Miller,
    Chestnut, Hill, A. Greene, Wilson, Reddick, Frankel, Levine,
    Healey, Dennis, Minton, Logan, Cosgrove, Eggelletion and
    Rayson



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to employment; creating s.

  3         414.0275, F.S.; creating the "Florida

  4         Introduction to Employment Opportunity Act";

  5         requiring that each state agency having an

  6         annual budget of $1 million or more include a

  7         separate budget category for employment of

  8         persons who have never been employed; providing

  9         a portion of such budget category for the

10         employment of minorities; providing legislative

11         intent; providing an effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Section 414.0275, Florida Statutes, is

16  created to read:

17         414.0275  Florida Comprehensive Employment Act.--

18         (1)  This section shall be known as the "Florida

19  Introduction to Employment Opportunity Act."

20         (2)  Each state agency having an annual budget of $1

21  million or more shall establish a separate category in its

22  legislative budget request submitted under s. 216.031, which

23  shall include specific provision for employment of persons who

24  have never been employed.  Each such budget request shall, at

25  the discretion of the agency head, include a portion within

26  the specific provision, for the employment of minority persons

27  who have never been employed and each such request shall be

28  carried forward in the Governor's recommended budget,

29  submitted to the Legislature in accordance with the provisions

30  of ss. 216.151, 216.162, and 216.163, Florida Statutes. It is

31  the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Introduction to

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1669

    544-120E-99






  1  Employment Opportunity Act be an integral component of the

  2  Work and Gain Economic Self-sufficiency Act as set forth in

  3  this chapter.

  4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  5  law.

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  8                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires that, as a component of the Work and Gain
10    Economic Self-sufficiency Act as set forth in chapter
      414, F.S., each state agency having an annual budget of
11    $1 million or more include a separate budget category for
      employment of persons who have never been employed and
12    provides for a discretionary provision for the employment
      of minorities who have never been employed.
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