HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1226, 2nd Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Byrd, Jennings, and Melvin offered the
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14 Amendment (with title amendment)
15 remove from the bill: Everything after the enacting clause
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and
19 paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 445.004, Florida
20 Statutes, are amended to read:
21 445.004 Workforce Florida, Inc.; creation; purpose;
22 membership; duties and powers.--
23 (3)(a) Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be governed by a
24 board of directors, the number of directors to be determined
25 by the Governor, whose membership and appointment must be
26 consistent with Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 111(b), and
27 contain one member representing the licensed nonpublic
28 postsecondary educational institutions authorized as
29 individual training account providers, one member from the
30 staffing service industry, at least one member who is a
31 current or former recipient of welfare transition services as
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1 defined in s. 445.002(3) or workforce services as provided in
2 s. 445.009(1), and five representatives of organized labor who
3 shall be appointed by the Governor. Notwithstanding s.
4 114.05(1)(f), the Governor may appoint remaining members to
5 Workforce Florida, Inc., from the current Workforce
6 Development Board and the WAGES Program State Board of
7 Directors, established pursuant to chapter 96-175, Laws of
8 Florida, to serve on the reconstituted board. By July 1, 2000,
9 the Workforce Development Board will provide to the Governor a
10 transition plan to incorporate the changes required by this
11 act and Pub. L. No. 105-220, specifying the manner of changes
12 to the board. This plan shall govern the transition, unless
13 otherwise notified by the Governor. The importance of
14 minority, gender, and geographic representation shall be
15 considered when making appointments to the board.
16 (10) The workforce development strategy for the state
17 shall be designed by Workforce Florida, Inc., and shall be
18 centered around the strategies of First Jobs/First Wages,
19 Better Jobs/Better Wages, and High Skills/High Wages.
20 (a) First Jobs/First Wages is the state's strategy to
21 promote successful entry into the workforce through education
22 and workplace experience that lead to self-sufficiency and
23 career advancement. The components of the strategy include
24 efforts that enlist business, education, and community support
25 for students to achieve long-term career goals, ensuring that
26 young people have the academic and occupational skills
27 required to succeed in the workplace. A minimum of 15 percent
28 of all Workforce Investment Act youth services funds shall be
29 expended for after-school care programs, through contracts
30 with qualified community-based organizations and faith-based
31 organizations, on an equal basis with other private
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1 organizations, to provide after-school care programs to
2 eligible children 14 through 18 years of age. These programs
3 shall include academic tutoring, mentoring, and other
4 appropriate services. Similar services may be provided for
5 eligible children 6 through 13 years of age using Temporary
6 Assistance for Needy Families funds. To provide after-school
7 care programs under this paragraph, a community-based
8 organization or a faith-based organization must be a nonprofit
9 organization that holds a current exemption from federal
10 taxation under s. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue
11 Code or must be a religious organization that is not required
12 to apply for recognition of its exemption from federal
13 taxation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
14 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 445.007, Florida
15 Statutes, is amended to read:
16 445.007 Regional workforce boards.--
17 (1) One regional workforce board shall be appointed in
18 each designated service delivery area and shall serve as the
19 local workforce investment board pursuant to Pub. L. No.
20 105-220. The membership of the board shall be consistent with
21 Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 117(b), and contain one
22 representative from a nonpublic postsecondary educational
23 institution that is an authorized individual training account
24 provider within the region and confers certificates and
25 diplomas, one representative from a nonpublic postsecondary
26 educational institution that is an authorized individual
27 training account provider within the region and confers
28 degrees, and three representatives of organized labor.
29 Individuals serving as members of regional workforce
30 development boards or local WAGES coalitions, as of June 30,
31 2000, are eligible for appointment to regional workforce
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1 boards, pursuant to this section. It is the intent of the
2 Legislature that, whenever possible and to the greatest extent
3 practicable, membership of a regional workforce board include
4 persons who are current or former recipients of welfare
5 transition assistance as defined in s. 445.002(3) or workforce
6 services as provided in s. 445.009(1), or that such persons be
7 included as ex officio members of the board or of committees
8 organized by the board. The importance of minority and gender
9 representation shall be considered when making appointments to
10 the board. If the regional workforce board enters into a
11 contract with an organization or individual represented on the
12 board of directors, the contract must be approved by a
13 two-thirds vote of the entire board, and the board member who
14 could benefit financially from the transaction must abstain
15 from voting on the contract. A board member must disclose any
16 such conflict in a manner that is consistent with the
17 procedures outlined in s. 112.3143.
18 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
24 remove from the title of the bill: the entire title
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27 An act relating to workforce development;
28 amending s. 445.004, F.S.; specifying an
29 additional member of the board of directors of
30 Workforce Florida, Inc.; requiring certain
31 funds to be expended for after-school care
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1 programs; prescribing eligibility criteria for
2 certain organizations providing such programs;
3 amending s. 445.007, F.S.; providing
4 legislative intent relating to involving
5 certain persons in board activities; providing
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