CS/HB 959

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to workforce innovation; amending s.
3445.007, F.S.; authorizing designation of a regional
4workforce board as a one-stop operator and direct provider
5of certain services by agreement of the chief elected
6official and the Governor; requiring Workforce Florida,
7Inc., to establish certain procedures and criteria;
8providing for certain time limitations; providing an
9effective date.
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11Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13     Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 445.007, Florida
14Statutes, is amended, present subsections (6) through (8) of
15that section are redesignated as subsections (7) through (9),
16respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section,
17to read:
18     445.007  Regional workforce boards.--
19     (5)  Workforce Florida, Inc., shall implement a training
20program for the regional workforce boards to familiarize board
21members with the state's workforce development goals and
22strategies.
23     (6)  The regional workforce board shall designate all local
24service providers and may shall not transfer this authority to a
25third party. In order to exercise independent oversight, The
26regional workforce board may shall not be designated as a one-
27stop operator and direct provider of intake, assessment,
28eligibility determinations, or other direct provider services
29except training services. Such designation may occur only with
30the agreement of the chief elected official and the Governor as
31specified in 29 U.S.C. s. 2832(f)(2). Workforce Florida, Inc.,
32shall establish procedures by which permission to operate under
33this subsection shall be requested and criteria under which such
34permission may be granted. The criteria shall include, but not
35be limited to, a reduction in the cost of providing the
36permitted services. Such permission shall be for a period not to
37exceed 3 years for any single request submitted by any regional
38workforce board.
39     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.


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