| 1 | Representative(s) Bean offered the following: |
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| 3 | Substitute Amendment for Amendment (373113) (with title |
| 4 | amendment) |
| 5 | Remove line(s) 258-350 and insert: |
| 6 | student wages from its program allocation moneys it receives |
| 7 | from the trust fund pursuant to subsection (8). Public |
| 8 | elementary or secondary school employers or postsecondary |
| 9 | institution employers shall be reimbursed for 100 percent of the |
| 10 | student's wages by the participating institution. All other |
| 11 | employers may shall be reimbursed for up to 70 percent of the |
| 12 | student's wages. When a college or university employs a student |
| 13 | on campus through this program, other student financial aid |
| 14 | funds may not be used to fund the institution's 30-percent |
| 15 | portion of the student's wages. |
| 16 | (5) The employer is responsible for furnishing the full |
| 17 | cost of any mandatory benefits. Such benefits may not be |
| 18 | considered part of the 30-percent wage requirement total for |
| 19 | matching purposes. |
| 20 | (6) Each participating postsecondary educational |
| 21 | institution is responsible for furnishing the full cost of all |
| 22 | preemployment requirements, including, but not limited to, |
| 23 | background screenings and tuberculosis testing, that are |
| 24 | necessary for a student to be employed by a public elementary or |
| 25 | secondary school employer. Expenditures under this subsection |
| 26 | shall be paid from the funds received by the participating |
| 27 | postsecondary educational institution. |
| 28 | (7) The employer is responsible for paying no less than |
| 29 | the federal minimum wage established under the Fair Labor |
| 30 | Standards Act or the state minimum wage established under s. 24, |
| 31 | Art. X of the State Constitution and s. 448.110, whichever is |
| 32 | greater. Employers are encouraged to pay students a competitive |
| 33 | wage to increase student participation in this program. |
| 34 | (8)(6) A student is eligible to participate in the Florida |
| 35 | Work Experience Program if the student: |
| 36 | (a) Is enrolled: |
| 37 | 1. At an eligible college or university as no less than a |
| 38 | half-time undergraduate student in good standing;. |
| 39 | 2. In an eligible postsecondary career certificate program |
| 40 | as no less than a half-time student in good standing. Eligible |
| 41 | programs must be approved by the Department of Education and |
| 42 | must consist of no less than 450 clock hours of instruction. |
| 43 | Such programs must be offered by a career center operated by a |
| 44 | district school board under s. 1001.44 or by a community |
| 45 | college; or |
| 46 | 3. At an educator preparation institute established under |
| 47 | s. 1004.85 as no less than a half-time student in good standing. |
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| 49 | However, a student may be employed during the break between two |
| 50 | consecutive terms or employed, although not enrolled, during a |
| 51 | term if the student was enrolled at least half time during the |
| 52 | preceding term and preregisters as no less than a half-time |
| 53 | student for the subsequent academic term. A student who attends |
| 54 | an institution that does not provide preregistration shall |
| 55 | provide documentation of intent to enroll as no less than a |
| 56 | half-time student for the subsequent academic term. |
| 57 | (b) Meets the general requirements for student eligibility |
| 58 | as provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this |
| 59 | section. |
| 60 | (c) Demonstrates financial need. |
| 61 | (d) Maintains the equivalent of a 2.0 cumulative grade |
| 62 | point average of a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for all college work. |
| 63 | (9)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt prescribe |
| 64 | such rules for the program as are necessary for its |
| 65 | administration, for the determination of eligibility and |
| 66 | selection of institutions to receive funds for students, to |
| 67 | ensure the proper expenditure of funds, and to provide an |
| 68 | equitable distribution of funds between students at public and |
| 69 | independent colleges and universities and career centers |
| 70 | operated by district school boards under s. 1001.44. |
| 71 | (10) A participating institution that receives funds from |
| 72 | the program shall certify to the department the amount of funds |
| 73 | disbursed to each student within 30 days after the end of each |
| 74 | term. |
| 75 | (8) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the Florida |
| 76 | Work Experience Program shall be deposited in the State Student |
| 77 | Financial Assistance Trust Fund. The Chief Financial Officer |
| 78 | shall authorize expenditures from the trust fund upon receipt of |
| 79 | vouchers approved by the Department of Education. Any balance |
| 80 | therein at the end of any fiscal year that has been allocated to |
| 81 | the program shall remain therein and shall be available for |
| 82 | carrying out the purposes of the program. |
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| 85 | Remove line(s) 38-40 and insert: |
| 86 | removing provisions that require funds appropriated for the |
| 87 | program to be deposited in the State Student Financial |
| 88 | Assistance Trust Fund and that specify Chief Financial Officer |
| 89 | responsibilities; removing provision that requires program |
| 90 | balances to be retained; providing an effective |