Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2048
                        Barcode 312874
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11  Senator Lynn moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 76, between lines 13 and 14,
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17         Section 37.  Section 1004.99, Florida Statutes, is
18  created to read:
19         1004.99  Florida Ready to Work Certification Program.--
20         (1)  There is created the Florida Ready to Work
21  Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of
22  Florida's students to better prepare them for successful
23  employment in specific occupations.
24         (2)  The Florida Ready to Work Certification Program
25  may be conducted in public middle and high schools, community
26  colleges, technical centers, one-stop career centers,
27  vocational rehabilitation centers, and Department of Juvenile
28  Justice educational facilities. The program may be made
29  available to other entities that provide job training. The
30  Department of Education shall establish institutional
31  readiness criteria for program implementation.
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2048 Barcode 312874 1 (3) The Florida Ready to Work Certification Program 2 shall be composed of: 3 (a) A comprehensive identification of workplace skills 4 for each occupation identified for inclusion in the program by 5 the Agency for Workforce Innovation and the Department of 6 Education. 7 (b) A preinstructional assessment that delineates the 8 student's mastery level on the specific workplace skills 9 identified for that occupation. 10 (c) A targeted instructional program limited to those 11 identified workplace skills in which the student is not 12 proficient as measured by the preinstructional assessment. 13 Instruction must utilize a web-based program and be customized 14 to meet identified specific needs of local employers. 15 (d) A certificate and portfolio awarded to students 16 upon successful completion of the instruction. Each portfolio 17 must delineate the skills demonstrated by the student as 18 evidence of the student's preparation for employment. 19 (4) The State Board of Education, in consultation with 20 the Agency for Workforce Innovation, may adopt rules pursuant 21 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of 22 this section. 23 24 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 25 26 27 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 28 And the title is amended as follows: 29 On page 6, line 20, after the first semicolon, 30 31 insert: 2 6:51 PM 05/01/06 s2048c2c-07-t02
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2048 Barcode 312874 1 creating s. 1004.99, F.S., the Florida Ready to 2 Work Certification Program to enhance student 3 workplace skills; providing for program 4 implementation and requirements; authorizing 5 rulemaking; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 6:51 PM 05/01/06 s2048c2c-07-t02