Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 2482
       
       
       
       By Senator Gelber
       
       
       
       
       35-01899-10                                           20102482__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to regional workforce boards;
    3         requiring that job orders placed with a regional
    4         workforce board for the purpose of hiring certain
    5         nonagricultural workers under a federal temporary visa
    6         program remain active for a specified period;
    7         providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Job orders placed in connection with application
   12  for workers under H-2B visa category.—If an employer places a
   13  job order with a regional workforce board pursuant to the
   14  federal certification process for nonagricultural workers under
   15  20 C.F.R. part 655, Subpart A, as amended, or if the employer
   16  posts such a job listing on the regional workforce board’s job
   17  listing site, the job order must remain active for at least 30
   18  calendar days.
   19         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.