The Florida Senate

413.85  Occupational Access and Opportunity Corporation; use of property; board of directors; duties; audit.--

(1)  ESTABLISHMENT.--If the commission elects to designate a direct-support organization as its administrative entity, such organization shall be designated the Occupational Access and Opportunity Corporation:

(a)  Which is a corporation not for profit, as defined in s. 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State.

(b)  Which is organized and operated exclusively to request, receive, hold, invest, and administer property and to manage and make expenditures for the operation of the activities, services, functions, and programs of the provisions of this act relating to the Occupational Access and Opportunity Commission.

(c)  Which the commission, after review, has certified to be operating in a manner consistent with the policies and goals of the commission and the plan.

(d)  Which shall not be considered an agency for the purposes of chapters 120 and 216; ss. 255.25 and 255.254, relating to leasing of buildings; ss. 283.33 and 283.35, relating to bids for printing; s. 215.31; and parts IV-VIII of chapter 112.

(e)  Which shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 119, relating to public records, and the provisions of chapter 286, relating to public meetings.

(2)  USE OF PROPERTY.--The commission:

(a)  May permit the use of property and facilities of the commission by the corporation, subject to the provisions of this section.

(b)  Shall prescribe conditions with which the corporation must comply in order to use property and facilities of the commission. Such conditions must provide for budget and audit review, for oversight by the commission, and for a reversionary interest in any property used by the corporation upon its dissolution.

(c)  Shall not permit the use of property and facilities of the commission if the corporation does not provide equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or religion.

(3)  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.--The board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of 15 members, appointed by the commission from its own membership. The vice chair of the commission shall serve as chair of the corporation's board of directors.

(4)  POWERS AND DUTIES.--The corporation, in the performance of its duties:

(a)  May make and enter into contracts and assume such other functions as are necessary to carry out the provisions of the plan and the corporation's contract with the commission which are not inconsistent with this or any other provision of law.

(b)  May develop a program to leverage the existing federal and state funding and to provide upgraded or expanded services to Floridians with disabilities.

(c)  May commission and adopt, in cooperation with the commission, an official business name and logo to be used in all promotional materials directly produced by the corporation.

(d)  The corporation shall establish cooperative and collaborative memoranda of understanding with One-Stop Career Center operators to increase, upgrade, or expand services to Floridians with disabilities who are seeking employment and self-sufficiency.

History.--s. 29, ch. 99-240.