Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1468 Ì7551566Î755156 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 04/26/2017 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Galvano) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 48 and 49 4 insert: 5 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 413.011, Florida 6 Statutes, is amended to read: 7 413.011 Division of Blind Services, legislative policy, 8 intent; internal organizational structure and powers; 9 Rehabilitation Council for the Blind.— 10 (2) PROGRAM OF SERVICES.— 11 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a 12 coordinated program of services which will be available to 13 individuals throughout this state who are blind. The program 14 must be designed to maximize employment opportunities for such 15 individuals and to increase their independence and self 16 sufficiency. 17 (b) A client of the division who is participating in on 18 the-job training shall be deemed an employee of the state for 19 purposes of workers’ compensation coverage. 20 Section 3. Section 413.209, Florida Statutes, is created to 21 read: 22 413.209 Workers’ compensation coverage for clients in on 23 the-job training.—A client of the Division of Vocational 24 Rehabilitation of the Department of Education who is 25 participating in on-the-job training as a vocational 26 rehabilitation service shall be deemed an employee of the state 27 for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage. 28 29 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 30 And the title is amended as follows: 31 Between lines 4 and 5 32 insert: 33 amending s. 413.011, F.S.; providing that a client of 34 the Division of Blind Services of the Department of 35 Education is considered an employee of the state for 36 purposes of workers’ compensation coverage; creating 37 s. 413.209, F.S.; providing that a specified client of 38 the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the 39 Department of Education is considered an employee of 40 the state for purposes of workers’ compensation 41 coverage;