HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-032                                  Bill No. CS/CS/HB 321

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Wise offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, line 18, through page 5, line 23,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines,

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  Graduates is created as a

18  direct-support organization of the Department of Education to

19  encourage public and private support to enhance school-to-work

20  transition. As a direct-support organization, the foundation

21  shall operate under contract with the department and shall be:

22         1.  A Florida corporation not for profit which is

23  incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved

24  by the Department of State.

25         2.  Organized and operated exclusively to do the

26  following:  raise funds; submit requests and receive grants

27  from the Federal Government, the state, private foundations,

28  and individuals; receive, hold, and administer property; and

29  make expenditures to or for the benefit of school-to-work

30  transition programs approved by the board of directors of the

31  foundation.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-032                                  Bill No. CS/CS/HB 321

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1         (b)  As a direct-support organization, The foundation

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 3         1.  Develop articles of incorporation.

 4         2.  Create a board of directors appointed by the

 5  Commissioner of Education.

 6         3.  Perform an annual financial and performance review

 7  to determine if the foundation is operating in a manner

 8  consistent with the goals of the Legislature in providing

 9  assistance for school-to-work transitions.

10         4.  Provide a mechanism for the reversion to the state

11  of moneys in the foundation and in any other funds and

12  accounts held in trust by the foundation if the foundation is

13  dissolved.

14         (6)(7)  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.--The foundation shall be

15  administered by a board of directors, as follows:

16         (a)  The board shall consist of at least 15 members of

17  which. At least 9 of the 15 members must be from the private

18  sector, and the remaining members may be from the public

19  sector. Among the public sector members, representation shall

20  come from secondary education, vocational education, and

21  job-training programs such as Job Education Partnership. The

22  chair shall

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