Bill Text: FL S0962 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Vocational Rehabilitation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237) [S0962 Detail]

Download: Florida-2016-S0962-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 962
       
       
        
       By Senator Gaetz
       
       
       
       
       
       1-00821D-16                                            2016962__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to vocational rehabilitation; amending
    3         s. 413.207, F.S.; requiring the Division of Vocational
    4         Rehabilitation to initiate, by a specified date, a
    5         performance improvement plan designed to achieve
    6         specified goals; requiring the division to submit a
    7         performance report annually, by a specified date, to
    8         the Governor and the Legislature which includes
    9         specified information; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 413.207, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         413.207 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; quality
   16  assurance; performance improvement plan.—
   17         (1) The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation shall
   18  maintain an internal system of quality assurance, have proven
   19  functional systems, perform due diligence, review provider
   20  systems of quality assurance, and be subject to monitoring for
   21  compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
   22         (2) No later than October 1, 2016, the division shall
   23  develop and implement a performance improvement plan designed to
   24  achieve the following goals:
   25         (a) Decrease the average wait list time for reportable
   26  individuals.
   27         (b) Increase the percentage of participants who are in
   28  unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after they
   29  exit from the program.
   30         (c) Increase the percentage of participants who are in
   31  unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after they
   32  exit from the program.
   33         (d) Increase the number of persons earning CAPE industry
   34  certifications and CAPE postsecondary industry certifications
   35  approved pursuant to s. 1008.44.
   36         (e) Increase the median earnings of participants who are in
   37  unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after they
   38  exit from the program.
   39         (f) Increase the percentage of participants who obtained a
   40  recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school
   41  diploma or its recognized equivalent during participation in, or
   42  within 1 year after their exit from, the program.
   43         (g) Increase the percentage of youth who received
   44  preemployment transition services without applying for
   45  additional vocational rehabilitation services and who obtained a
   46  recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school
   47  diploma or its recognized equivalent during participation in, or
   48  within 1 year after their exit from, the program.
   49         (h) Increase the percentage of participants who, during a
   50  program year, are in an education or training program that leads
   51  to a recognized postsecondary credential or to employment and
   52  who are achieving a measurable gain of skill, including
   53  documented academic, technical, occupational gains or other
   54  forms of progress toward a postsecondary credential or
   55  employment.
   56         (i) Increase the number of students receiving pre
   57  employment transition services.
   58         (j) Increase the division’s effectiveness in serving
   59  employers, based on indicators developed as required by section
   60  116(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the federal Workforce Innovation and
   61  Opportunity Act.
   62         (3) The goals established under subsection (2) must be
   63  designed to elevate the state vocational rehabilitation program
   64  to one of the top 10 in the nation.
   65         (4) By December 1 of each year, the division shall submit a
   66  performance report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
   67  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which includes
   68  the following information for each of the 5 most recent fiscal
   69  years:
   70         (a) Caseload data, including the number of individuals who
   71  apply for services and who receive services, by service type,
   72  reported statewide and by service area.
   73         (b) Service use data, by service type, including the number
   74  of units of service provided, statewide and by service area.
   75         (c) Financial data, by service type, including expenditures
   76  for administration and the provision of services. Expenditure
   77  data shall be reported on a statewide basis and by service area,
   78  and expenditures for education-related services must be
   79  identified in specific categories such as tuition and fees,
   80  program fees, and support services.
   81         (d) Outcome data, statewide and by service area, including
   82  the number of cases closed without employment and the number of
   83  cases closed with employment. Employment data must be provided
   84  separately for supported employment.
   85         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.