Florida Senate - 2007 PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Bill No. SB 1134
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Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on
Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to youth work experience
3 programs; amending s. 334.351, F.S.; requiring
4 nonprofit youth organizations that contract
5 with the Department of Transportation for the
6 purpose of operating youth work experience
7 programs to certify that the program
8 participants are residents of the state and
9 possess valid identification; specifying
10 criteria for the department to consider in
11 awarding contracts to such organizations;
12 requiring that the nonprofit youth
13 organizations submit certain reports and audits
14 to the department and demonstrate participation
15 in a peer assessment or review process;
16 providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Section 334.351, Florida Statutes, is
21 amended to read:
22 334.351 Youth work experience program; findings and
23 intent; authority to contract; limitation.--
24 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that young men
25 and women of the state should be given an opportunity to
26 obtain public service work and training experience that
27 protects and conserves the valuable resources of the state and
28 promotes participation in other community enhancement
29 projects. Notwithstanding the requirements of chapters 287 and
30 337, the Department of Transportation is authorized to
31 contract with public agencies and nonprofit organizations for
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1 the performance of work related to the construction and
2 maintenance of transportation-related facilities by youths
3 enrolled in youth work experience programs. The total amount
4 of contracts entered into by the department under this section
5 in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount specifically
6 appropriated by the Legislature for this program.
7 (2) Each nonprofit youth organization that provides
8 services under a contract with the department must certify
9 that each young person enrolled in its work experience program
10 is a resident of this state and possesses a valid Florida
11 driver's license or identification card.
12 (3) When selecting a nonprofit youth organization to
13 perform work on transportation-related facilities and before
14 awarding a contract under this section, the department must
15 consider the following criteria:
16 (a) The number of participants receiving
17 life-management skills training;
18 (b) The number of participants receiving high school
19 diplomas or GEDs;
20 (c) The number of participants receiving scholarships;
21 (d) The number of participants receiving bonuses;
22 (e) The number of participants who have secured
23 full-time jobs; and
24 (f) The other programs or services that support the
25 development of disadvantaged youths.
26 (4) Each nonprofit youth organization under contract
27 with the department must:
28 (a) Submit an annual report to the department by
29 January 1 of each year. The report must include, but need not
30 be limited to, the applicable performance of the organization
31 when measured by the criteria in subsection (3) for the
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1 organization's most recently completed fiscal year.
2 (b) Submit an independent audit of the organization's
3 financial records to the department each year. The
4 organization's contract with the department must allow the
5 department the right to inspect the organization's financial
6 and program records.
7 (c) Demonstrate participation in a peer assessment or
8 review process, such as the Excellence in Corps Operations of
9 the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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