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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 welfare transition services as
25 defined in s. 445.002(3) or workforce services as provided in
26 s. 445.009(1), and five representatives of organized labor who
27 shall be appointed by the Governor. Notwithstanding s.
28 114.05(1)(f), the Governor may appoint remaining members to
29 Workforce Florida, Inc., from the current Workforce
30 Development Board and the WAGES Program State Board of
31 Directors, established pursuant to chapter 96-175, Laws of
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1 Florida, to serve on the reconstituted board. By July 1, 2000,
2 the Workforce Development Board will provide to the Governor a
3 transition plan to incorporate the changes required by this
4 act and Pub. L. No. 105-220, specifying the manner of changes
5 to the board. This plan shall govern the transition, unless
6 otherwise notified by the Governor. The importance of
7 minority, gender, and geographic representation shall be
8 considered when making appointments to the board.
9 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 445.007, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 445.007 Regional workforce boards.--
12 (1) One regional workforce board shall be appointed in
13 each designated service delivery area and shall serve as the
14 local workforce investment board pursuant to Pub. L. No.
15 105-220. The membership of the board shall be consistent with
16 Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 117(b), and contain one
17 representative from a nonpublic postsecondary educational
18 institution that is an authorized individual training account
19 provider within the region and confers certificates and
20 diplomas, one representative from a nonpublic postsecondary
21 educational institution that is an authorized individual
22 training account provider within the region and confers
23 degrees, and three representatives of organized labor.
24 Individuals serving as members of regional workforce
25 development boards or local WAGES coalitions, as of June 30,
26 2000, are eligible for appointment to regional workforce
27 boards, pursuant to this section. It is the intent of the
28 Legislature that, whenever possible and to the greatest extent
29 practicable, membership of a regional workforce board include
30 persons who are current or former recipients of welfare
31 transition assistance as defined in s. 445.002(3) or workforce
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1 services as provided in s. 445.009(1), or that such persons be
2 included as ex officio members of the board or of committees
3 organized by the board. The importance of minority and gender
4 representation shall be considered when making appointments to
5 the board. If the regional workforce board enters into a
6 contract with an organization or individual represented on the
7 board of directors, the contract must be approved by a
8 two-thirds vote of the entire board, and the board member who
9 could benefit financially from the transaction must abstain
10 from voting on the contract. A board member must disclose any
11 such conflict in a manner that is consistent with the
12 procedures outlined in s. 112.3143.
13 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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