Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2156
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/06/2011 03:54 PM       .                                
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       Senators Joyner and Wise moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 778 - 811
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 20.15, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (9) is added to that
    8  section, to read:
    9         20.15 Department of Education.—There is created a
   10  Department of Education.
   11         (3) DIVISIONS.—The following divisions of the Department of
   12  Education are established:
   13         (a) Division of Florida Colleges.
   14         (b) Division of Public Schools.
   15         (c) Division of Career and Adult Education.
   16         (d) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
   17         (e) Division of Blind Services.
   18         (d)(f) Division of Accountability, Research, and
   19  Measurement.
   20         (e)(g) Division of Finance and Operations.
   21         (f) The Division of Early Learning, which shall administer
   22  the school readiness system in accordance with s. 411.01 and the
   23  operational requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten
   24  Education Program in accordance with part V of chapter 1002. The
   25  division shall be directed by the Deputy Commissioner for Early
   26  Learning, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of
   27  the commissioner.
   28         (9) TRAINING.—The department may provide or contract for
   29  training for employees of administrative entities and case
   30  managers of any contracted providers to ensure they have the
   31  necessary competencies and skills to provide adequate
   32  administrative oversight and delivery of the full array of
   33  client services.
   34         Section 9. Section 20.60, Florida Statutes, is created to
   35  read:
   36         20.60 Jobs Florida; creation; powers and duties.—
   37         (1) There is created a department that, notwithstanding the
   38  provisions of s. 20.04(1), shall be called Jobs Florida.
   39         (2) The head of Jobs Florida is the commissioner of Jobs
   40  Florida, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to
   41  confirmation by the Senate. The commissioner shall serve at the
   42  pleasure of and report to the Governor.
   43         (3) The following divisions of Jobs Florida are
   44  established:
   45         (a) The Division of Strategic Business Development.
   46         (b) The Division of Community Development.
   47         (c) The Division of Workforce Services.
   48         (d) The Division of Finance and Administration.
   49         (e) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
   50         (f) Division of Blind Services.
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   52  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   53         And the title is amended as follows:
   54         Between lines 64 and 65
   55  insert:
   56         removing the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and
   57         the Division of Blind Services from the Department of
   58         Education;