HB 1307

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to migrant labor; amending s. 450.191,
3	F.S.; authorizing migrant workers as an advisory source on
4	certain issues for the Executive Office of the Governor;
5	authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to
6	provide coordination for farm labor registration; amending
7	s. 450.201, F.S.; requiring the Legislative Commission on
8	Migrant Labor to review certain issues related to migrant
9	workers; amending s. 450.211, F.S.; expanding the
10	membership of the Legislative Commission on Migrant
11	Labor's advisory committee; providing an effective date.
12
13	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15	Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of
16	section 450.191, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
17	450.191  Executive Office of the Governor; powers and
18	duties.--
19	(1)  The Executive Office of the Governor is authorized and
20	directed to:
21	(a)  Advise and consult with employers of migrant workers
22	and their employers as to the ways and means of improving living
23	and working conditions of seasonal workers;
24	(c)  Provide coordination for the enforcement of ss.
25	381.008-381.0088 and ss. 450.27-450.38;
26	Section 2.  Section 450.201, Florida Statutes, is amended
27	to read:
28	450.201  Legislative Commission on Migrant Labor;
29	membership; filling vacancies.--
30	(1)  There is created a permanent joint committee of the
31	Florida Legislature to be known as the Legislative Commission on
32	Migrant Labor, to be composed of three members of the Senate,
33	appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members of
34	the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
35	House. One member from each house shall be a member of the
36	minority party. Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled by
37	the respective presiding officer from the membership of the
38	legislative body from which the vacancy occurred. However, a
39	member who ceases to be a member of the legislative body from
40	which appointed shall continue to be a member of the commission
41	until the next succeeding regular session of the Legislature, at
42	which the commission shall render its report to the Legislature.
43	(2)  The commission shall be responsible for reviewing
44	issues of critical state concern to the farming and migrant
45	industry, including migrant housing, basic rights of migrant
46	workers, and fair business practices.
47	Section 3.  Section 450.211, Florida Statutes, is amended
48	to read:
49	450.211  Advisory committee; membership.--The Legislative
50	Commission on Migrant Labor is authorized and directed to
51	establish an advisory committee, which shall contain the
52	following membership:
53	(1)  One member representing the Department of Community
54	Affairs.;
55	(2)  One member representing the Department of Health.;
56	(3)  One member representing the Department of Agriculture
57	and Consumer Services.;
58	(4)  One member representing the Department of Education.;
59	(5)  One member representing the Florida Farm Bureau
60	Federation.;
61	(6)  One member representing the Florida State Federated
62	Labor Council.;
63	(7)  One member representing the Florida Fruit and
64	Vegetable Association.;
65	(8)  One member representing the Citrus Industrial
66	Council.;
67	(9)  One member representing the Florida Sugar Cane
68	League.;
69	(10)  One member representing the Executive Office of the
70	Governor Not fewer than two or more than four other persons
71	selected and appointed by the commission.
72	(11)  One member, who is not for profit, representing
73	migrant social services.
74	(12)  One member representing the Department of Business
75	and Professional Regulation.
76	(13)  One member representing the Agency for Workforce
77	Innovation.
78	(14)  One member representing the Department of Children
79	and Family Services.
80	Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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