Florida Senate - 2018 SB 648 By Senator Baxley 12-00491A-18 2018648__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to employment services for persons 3 with disabilities; creating ss. 413.015 and 413.209, 4 F.S.; specifying that participants in certain disabled 5 persons’ work experience activities are considered 6 state employees for workers’ compensation purposes; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 413.015, Florida Statutes, is created to 12 read: 13 413.015 Workers’ compensation coverage for program 14 participants.—A participant in an adult or youth work experience 15 activity administered under this part shall be deemed an 16 employee of the state for purposes of workers’ compensation 17 coverage. 18 Section 2. Section 413.209, Florida Statutes, is created to 19 read: 20 413.209 Workers’ compensation coverage for program 21 participants.—A participant in an adult or youth work experience 22 activity administered under this part shall be deemed an 23 employee of the state for purposes of workers’ compensation 24 coverage. 25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.