Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Baker)
12 recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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18 (13) TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.--
19 (h) One-quarter Of the moneys deposited into the
20 Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to paragraph (g)
21 shall, by October 1 of each year:,
22 1. Twenty percent shall be distributed to counties in
23 which the cardrooms are located; however, if two or more
24 pari-mutuel racetracks are located within the same
25 incorporated municipality, the cardroom funds shall be
26 distributed to the municipality. If a pari-mutuel facility is
27 situated in such a manner that it is located in more than one
28 county, the site of the cardroom facility shall determine the
29 location for purposes of disbursement of tax revenues under
30 this paragraph. The division shall, by September 1 of each
31 year, determine: the amount of taxes deposited into the
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1 Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to this section from
2 each cardroom licensee; the location by county of each
3 cardroom; whether the cardroom is located in the
4 unincorporated area of the county or within an incorporated
5 municipality; and, the total amount to be distributed to each
6 eligible county and municipality.
7 2. Forty-two percent shall be transferred to the
8 Grants and Donations Trust Fund established within the
9 Department of Education for the purpose of funding programs
10 established by the Transition Service Integration Model Grant
11 Program.
12 Section 2. Transition Service Integration Model Grant
13 Program.--
14 (1) The Transition Service Integration Model Grant
15 Program is established within the Department of Education to
16 provide startup grants to offset the cost of formal service
17 agreements between district school boards and not-for-profit
18 employment services providers to provide a seamless
19 transition, through customized employment, for students with
20 severe disabilities who are eligible for developmental
21 disability services. As used in this section, the term
22 "developmental disability" has the same meaning as in s.
23 393.063, Florida Statutes. The purpose of the program is to
24 assist students in moving from school to integrated
25 direct-hire employment and postsecondary education and provide
26 inclusive access to a wide range of preferred community
27 activities and settings.
28 (2) The project shall fund staff development required
29 to support the program and a third-party evaluation of program
30 results for the duration of the program. The Bureau of
31 Exceptional Education and Student Services shall administer
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1 the grants. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the
2 Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall provide leadership
3 to their field offices for supporting collaborative efforts
4 with local school districts and provide training in the area
5 of customized employment.
6 (3) A school district may apply to the Bureau of
7 Exceptional Education and Student Services for a grant. Grants
8 must be awarded through a competitive process and may be used
9 only to fund contractual agreements between district school
10 boards and employment services providers to provide customized
11 employment for the student population described in subsection
12 (1).
13 (4) To be eligible for funding, an applicant must use
14 the Transition Service Integration Model. Specifically, an
15 applicant must:
16 (a) Create programs that are designed to provide for
17 the seamless transition of students from school to integrated
18 direct-hire employment and postsecondary education and that
19 provide inclusive access to a wide range of preferred
20 community activities and settings;
21 (b) Enter into a formal service arrangement with a
22 not-for-profit agency that is a services provider within both
23 the rehabilitation and developmental disability systems for
24 the purpose of working with pending graduates before and after
25 graduation;
26 (c) Dedicate staff members to share responsibility
27 with the not-for-profit agency for developing preferred
28 work-related and outside activities for pending graduates;
29 (d) Develop partnerships and collaborative
30 relationships with entities within the rehabilitation system
31 and the developmental disability system, postsecondary
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1 institutions, families, student advocacy groups, and local
2 workforce one-stop career centers;
3 (e) Identify locations outside high school campuses
4 where the program will be housed and determine how instruction
5 will take place in the community settings in which the skills
6 being acquired will be used;
7 (f) Ensure representation from a student with a
8 developmental disability and a family member of a student with
9 a developmental disability in program planning;
10 (g) Commit to customized employment and training in
11 the Transition Service Integration Model for staff members of
12 the district, the nonprofit agency, the rehabilitation system,
13 and the developmental disability system;
14 (h) Specify measurable goals and objectives; and
15 (i) Submit to third-party evaluation for the duration
16 of the project.
17 (5) Applicants must specify how they will sustain and
18 expand the program after the grant period has ended.
19 (6) Each grant shall be implemented to the extent
20 funded over a period of 4 years. The program shall serve
21 approximately 200 students each year in up to 10 district
22 pilot program sites.
23 (7) From funds allocated under s. 849.086(13)(h)2.,
24 Florida Statutes, the Bureau of Contract Grants and
25 Procurement shall annually distribute half of the funds to
26 providers who specialize in the postsecondary vocational
27 training of at-risk students and students with disabilities.
28 To qualify for these funds, a provider must be licensed and
29 have a demonstrated ability to:
30 (a) Provide postsecondary vocational training programs
31 for male and female juveniles placed in a residential
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1 commitment facility designated by the Department of Juvenile
2 Justice; and
3 (b) Provide vocational training to juveniles in a
4 program certified pursuant to s. 985.19, Florida Statutes. A
5 provider must be able to provide participating juveniles with
6 occupational completion points.
7 Section 3. If any provision of this act or the
8 application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
9 invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
10 applications of the act which can be given effect without the
11 invalid provision or application and, to this end, the
12 provisions of this act are severable.
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14 (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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18 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
19 On page 1, line 19 and 20, delete those lines
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21 and insert: (4), paragraph (d) of subsection (5), subsections
22 (7) and (8), and paragraph (h) of subsection (13) of that
23 section are amended, to read:
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
28 On page 1, lines 11-13, delete those lines
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30 and insert:
31 revising the portion of moneys deposited into
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1 the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund which is
2 distributed to counties in which cardrooms are
3 located; requiring that 42 percent of the
4 moneys be transferred to the Grants and
5 Donations Trust Fund for the purpose of funding
6 programs established by the Transition Service
7 Integration Model Grant Program; establishing
8 the Transition Service Integration Model Grant
9 Program within the Department of Education;
10 providing purposes of the program; specifying
11 the type of student for whom the program is
12 intended; defining the term "developmental
13 disability"; providing for the administration
14 of grants; requiring the project to fund staff
15 development and an ongoing third-party
16 evaluation of results; requiring that the
17 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the
18 Agency for Persons with Disabilities provide
19 support to the program; requiring that grants
20 be awarded through a competitive process;
21 limiting the use of grants to certain
22 contractual agreements; requiring that all
23 applicants use the Transition Service
24 Integration Model; providing requirements for
25 eligibility for a grant; requiring that
26 applicants provide a statement of how they plan
27 to sustain or expand the program after the end
28 of the grant period; specifying a grant period;
29 specifying an approximate number of students to
30 participate in the program; specifying a number
31 of district pilot sites that will participate
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1 in the program; providing for severability;
2 providing an appropriation and authorizing
3 additional positions; providing an effective
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6 WHEREAS, cardroom operations of pari-mutuel facilities
7 offer an opportunity to raise needed revenues for underserved
8 state program areas, and
9 WHEREAS, persons with disabilities represent a portion
10 of our population whose employment opportunities are not being
11 maximized under current programs, and
12 WHEREAS, vocational education is critical to providing
13 an adequate and effective workforce in this state, and
14 WHEREAS, revenues raised from cardroom operations at
15 pari-mutuel facilities can provide the source of funding
16 needed for new programs that assist persons with disabilities
17 and provide at-risk juveniles with an opportunity for training
18 and vocational education so that they may become productive
19 members of Florida's workforce, NOW, THEREFORE,
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