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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to workforce innovation; amending s.

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445.007, F.S.; authorizing designation of a regional

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workforce board as a one-stop operator and direct provider

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of certain services by agreement of the chief elected

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official and the Governor; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 445.007, Florida

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Statutes, is amended, present subsections (6) through (8) of that

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section are redesignated as subsections (7) through (9),

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respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section,

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to read:

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     445.007  Regional workforce boards.--

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     (5)  Workforce Florida, Inc., shall implement a training

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program for the regional workforce boards to familiarize board

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members with the state's workforce development goals and

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strategies.

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     (6) The regional workforce board shall designate all local

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service providers and may shall not transfer this authority to a

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third party. In order to exercise independent oversight, The

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regional workforce board may shall not be designated as a one-

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stop operator and direct provider of intake, assessment,

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eligibility determinations, or other direct provider services

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except training services. Such designation may occur only with

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the agreement of the chief elected official and the Governor as

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specified in 29 U.S.C. s. 2832(f)(2).

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.