House Bill hb1601

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1601

        By Representatives Jennings, Greenstein, Meadows,
    Weissman, Richardson, McGriff, Peterman and Kendrick





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to workforce development;

  3         amending s. 445.004, F.S.; specifying an

  4         additional member of the board of directors of

  5         Workforce Florida, Inc.; amending s. 445.007,

  6         F.S.; providing legislative intent relating to

  7         involving certain persons in board activities;

  8         providing an effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

13  445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         445.004  Workforce Florida, Inc.; creation; purpose;

15  membership; duties and powers.--

16         (3)(a)  Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be governed by a

17  board of directors, the number of directors to be determined

18  by the Governor, whose membership and appointment must be

19  consistent with Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 111(b), and

20  contain one member representing the licensed nonpublic

21  postsecondary educational institutions authorized as

22  individual training account providers, one member from the

23  staffing service industry, at least one member who is a

24  current or former recipient of state financial assistance, and

25  five representatives of organized labor who shall be appointed

26  by the Governor. Notwithstanding s. 114.05(1)(f), the Governor

27  may appoint remaining members to Workforce Florida, Inc., from

28  the current Workforce Development Board and the WAGES Program

29  State Board of Directors, established pursuant to chapter

30  96-175, Laws of Florida, to serve on the reconstituted board.

31  By July 1, 2000, the Workforce Development Board will provide

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  1  to the Governor a transition plan to incorporate the changes

  2  required by this act and Pub. L. No. 105-220, specifying the

  3  manner of changes to the board. This plan shall govern the

  4  transition, unless otherwise notified by the Governor. The

  5  importance of minority, gender, and geographic representation

  6  shall be considered when making appointments to the board.

  7         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 445.007, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         445.007  Regional workforce boards.--

10         (1)  One regional workforce board shall be appointed in

11  each designated service delivery area and shall serve as the

12  local workforce investment board pursuant to Pub. L. No.

13  105-220. The membership of the board shall be consistent with

14  Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 117(b), and contain one

15  representative from a nonpublic postsecondary educational

16  institution that is an authorized individual training account

17  provider within the region and confers certificates and

18  diplomas, one representative from a nonpublic postsecondary

19  educational institution that is an authorized individual

20  training account provider within the region and confers

21  degrees, and three representatives of organized labor.

22  Individuals serving as members of regional workforce

23  development boards or local WAGES coalitions, as of June 30,

24  2000, are eligible for appointment to regional workforce

25  boards, pursuant to this section. It is the intent of the

26  Legislature that, whenever possible and to the greatest extent

27  practicable, membership of a regional workforce board include

28  persons who are current or former recipients of state

29  financial assistance or that such persons be included as ex

30  officio members of the board or of committees organized by the

31  board. The importance of minority and gender representation

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  1  shall be considered when making appointments to the board. If

  2  the regional workforce board enters into a contract with an

  3  organization or individual represented on the board of

  4  directors, the contract must be approved by a two-thirds vote

  5  of the entire board, and the board member who could benefit

  6  financially from the transaction must abstain from voting on

  7  the contract. A board member must disclose any such conflict

  8  in a manner that is consistent with the procedures outlined in

  9  s. 112.3143.

10         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

11  law.

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14                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires that an additional member of the board of
16    directors of Workforce Florida, Inc., be a current or
      former recipient of state financial assistance. Provides
17    legislative intent encouraging regional workforce boards
      to include current or former recipients of state
18    financial assistance as ex officio board members or to
      include such persons on committees organized by the board
19    whenever possible and to the greatest extent possible.

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