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11 Senator Wise moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 (2)(a) A participating institution may use up to 100
19 25 percent of its program allocation for student employment
20 within the institution.
21 (b) A participating institution may use up to 10
22 percent of its program allocation for program administration.
23 (3) Each participating institution is authorized to
24 enter into contractual agreements with private or public
25 employers for the purpose of establishing a Florida work
26 experience program.
27 (4) The participating postsecondary educational
28 institution shall be responsible for reimbursing employers for
29 student wages from its program allocation moneys it receives
30 from the trust fund pursuant to subsection (8). Public
31 elementary or secondary school employers or postsecondary
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1 institution employers shall be reimbursed for 100 percent of
2 the student's wages by the participating institution. All
3 other employers may shall be reimbursed for up to 70 percent
4 of the student's wages. When a college or university employs a
5 student on campus through this program, other student
6 financial aid funds may not be used to fund the institution's
7 30-percent portion of the student's wages.
8 (5) The employer is responsible for furnishing the
9 full cost of any mandatory benefits. Such benefits may not be
10 considered part of the 30-percent wage requirement total for
11 matching purposes.
12 (6) Each participating postsecondary educational
13 institution is responsible for furnishing the full cost of all
14 preemployment requirements, including, but not limited to,
15 background screenings and tuberculosis testing, that are
16 necessary for a student to be employed by a public elementary
17 or secondary school employer. Expenditures under this
18 subsection shall be paid from the funds received by the
19 participating postsecondary educational institution.
20 (7) The employer is responsible for paying no less
21 than the federal minimum wage established under the Fair Labor
22 Standards Act or the state minimum wage established under s.
23 24, Art. X of the State Constitution and s. 448.110, whichever
24 is greater. Employers are encouraged to pay students a
25 competitive wage to increase student participation in this
26 program.
27 (8)(6) A student is eligible to participate in the
28 Florida Work Experience Program if the student:
29 (a) Is enrolled:
30 1. At an eligible college or university as no less
31 than a half-time undergraduate student in good standing;.
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1 2. In an eligible postsecondary career certificate
2 program as no less than a half-time student in good standing.
3 Eligible programs must be approved by the Department of
4 Education and must consist of no less than 450 clock hours of
5 instruction. Such programs must be offered by a career center
6 operated by a district school board under s. 1001.44 or by a
7 community college; or
8 3. At an educator preparation institute established
9 under s. 1004.85 as no less than a half-time student in good
10 standing.
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12 However, a student may be employed during the break between
13 two consecutive terms or employed, although not enrolled,
14 during a term if the student was enrolled at least half time
15 during the preceding term and preregisters as no less than a
16 half-time student for the subsequent academic term. A student
17 who attends an institution that does not provide
18 preregistration shall provide documentation of intent to
19 enroll as no less than a half-time student for the subsequent
20 academic term.
21 (b) Meets the general requirements for student
22 eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise
23 provided in this section.
24 (c) Demonstrates financial need.
25 (d) Maintains the equivalent of a 2.0 cumulative grade
26 point average of a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for all college work.
27 (9)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt
28 prescribe such rules for the program as are necessary for its
29 administration, for the determination of eligibility and
30 selection of institutions to receive funds for students, to
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1 equitable distribution of funds between students at public and
2 independent colleges and universities and career centers
3 operated by district school boards under s. 1001.44.
4 (10) A participating institution that receives funds
5 from the program shall certify to the department the amount of
6 funds disbursed to each student within 30 days after the end
7 of each term.
8 (8) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the
9 Florida Work Experience Program shall be deposited in the
10 State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund. The Chief
11 Financial Officer shall authorize expenditures from the trust
12 fund upon receipt of vouchers approved by the department of
13 Education. Any balance therein at the end of any fiscal year
14 that has been allocated to the program shall remain therein
15 and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the
16 program.
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
21 On page 1, lines 4-16, delete those lines
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24 amending s. 1009.77, F.S.; revising the purpose
25 of the Florida Work Experience Program;
26 providing that the program is available to
27 students in specified career education programs
28 and educator preparation institutes;
29 authorizing a participating institution to use
30 up to 100 percent of its allocation for student
31 employees within the institution and to
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1 reimburse itself for 100 percent of the student
2 wages; lowering the percentage of student wages
3 that must be reimbursed to employers; providing
4 that participating postsecondary educational
5 institutions must pay for specified
6 preemployment expenses for students employed
7 with public schools; requiring employers to pay
8 specified wages; prescribing student
9 eligibility requirements; providing for
10 distribution of funds; requiring certification
11 of funds disbursed to students; removing a
12 provision that requires funds appropriated for
13 the program to be deposited in the State
14 Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund and
15 specifying responsibilities of the Chief
16 Financial Officer; removing a provision
17 requiring that program balances remaining in
18 the trust fund at the end of the fiscal year be
19 retained; providing an effective date.
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