Bill Text: FL S7002 | 2015 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Workforce Services
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-08 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2015-98) [S7002 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S7002-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2015 CS for SB 7002 By the Committees on Fiscal Policy; and Commerce and Tourism 594-03399A-15 20157002c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to workforce services; renaming 3 Workforce Florida, Inc., as CareerSource Florida, 4 Inc.; amending ss. 11.45, 20.60, 216.136, 218.077, 5 288.047, 288.0656, 288.1252, 288.901, 288.903, 295.22, 6 320.20, 331.3051, 331.369, 403.973, 409.1451, 413.405, 7 413.407, 414.045, 414.105, 414.106, 414.295, 414.55, 8 420.622, 443.091, 443.171, 443.181, 445.003, 445.004, 9 445.006, 445.007, 445.0071, 445.008, 445.009, 445.011, 10 445.014, 445.016, 445.021, 445.022, 445.024, 445.026, 11 445.028, 445.030, 445.033, 445.035, 445.038, 445.045, 12 445.048, 445.051, 445.055, 446.41, 446.50, 1003.491, 13 1003.492, 1003.493, 1003.51, 1003.52, 1004.015, 14 1011.80, and 1011.801, F.S.; conforming provisions to 15 changes made by the act; making technical changes; 16 creating a task force on preparation for the state’s 17 implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and 18 Opportunity Act; providing membership and duties of 19 the task force; requiring the task force to submit a 20 report and recommendations for approval by 21 CareerSource Florida, Inc.; requiring CareerSource 22 Florida, Inc., to submit a specified state plan to the 23 United States Department of Labor; providing for 24 abolishment of the task force; providing an effective 25 date. 26 27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 28 29 Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subsection (3) of section 30 11.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 31 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.— 32 (3) AUTHORITY FOR AUDITS AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.—The Auditor 33 General may, pursuant to his or her own authority, or at the 34 direction of the Legislative Auditing Committee, conduct audits 35 or other engagements as determined appropriate by the Auditor 36 General of: 37 (q) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or 38 the programs or entities created by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 39Workforce Florida, Inc., created pursuant to s. 445.004. 40 Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (5) and 41 subsections (6) and (11) of section 20.60, Florida Statutes, are 42 amended to read: 43 20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers 44 and duties.— 45 (5) The divisions within the department have specific 46 responsibilities to achieve the duties, responsibilities, and 47 goals of the department. Specifically: 48 (a) The Division of Strategic Business Development shall: 49 1. Analyze and evaluate business prospects identified by 50 the Governor, the executive director of the department, and 51 Enterprise Florida, Inc. 52 2. Administer certain tax refund, tax credit, and grant 53 programs created in law. Notwithstanding any other provision of 54 law, the department may expend interest earned from the 55 investment of program funds deposited in the Grants and 56 Donations Trust Fund to contract for the administration of those 57 programs, or portions of the programs, assigned to the 58 department by law, by the appropriations process, or by the 59 Governor. Such expenditures shall be subject to review under 60 chapter 216. 61 3. Develop measurement protocols for the state incentive 62 programs and for the contracted entities which will be used to 63 determine their performance and competitive value to the state. 64 Performance measures, benchmarks, and sanctions must be 65 developed in consultation with the legislative appropriations 66 committees and the appropriate substantive committees, and are 67 subject to the review and approval process provided in s. 68 216.177. The approved performance measures, standards, and 69 sanctions shall be included and made a part of the strategic 70 plan for contracts entered into for delivery of programs 71 authorized by this section. 72 4. Develop a 5-year statewide strategic plan. The strategic 73 plan must include, but need not be limited to: 74 a. Strategies for the promotion of business formation, 75 expansion, recruitment, and retention through aggressive 76 marketing, international development, and export assistance, 77 which lead to more and better jobs and higher wages for all 78 geographic regions, disadvantaged communities, and populations 79 of the state, including rural areas, minority businesses, and 80 urban core areas. 81 b. The development of realistic policies and programs to 82 further the economic diversity of the state, its regions, and 83 their associated industrial clusters. 84 c. Specific provisions for the stimulation of economic 85 development and job creation in rural areas and midsize cities 86 and counties of the state, including strategies for rural 87 marketing and the development of infrastructure in rural areas. 88 d. Provisions for the promotion of the successful long-term 89 economic development of the state with increased emphasis in 90 market research and information. 91 e. Plans for the generation of foreign investment in the 92 state which create jobs paying above-average wages and which 93 result in reverse investment in the state, including programs 94 that establish viable overseas markets, assist in meeting the 95 financing requirements of export-ready firms, broaden 96 opportunities for international joint venture relationships, use 97 the resources of academic and other institutions, coordinate 98 trade assistance and facilitation services, and facilitate 99 availability of and access to education and training programs 100 that assure requisite skills and competencies necessary to 101 compete successfully in the global marketplace. 102 f. The identification of business sectors that are of 103 current or future importance to the state’s economy and to the 104 state’s global business image, and development of specific 105 strategies to promote the development of such sectors. 106 g. Strategies for talent development necessary in the state 107 to encourage economic development growth, taking into account 108 factors such as the state’s talent supply chain, education and 109 training opportunities, and available workforce. 110 5. Update the strategic plan every 5 years. 111 6. Involve Enterprise Florida, Inc.; CareerSource Florida, 112 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.; local governments; the general 113 public; local and regional economic development organizations; 114 other local, state, and federal economic, international, and 115 workforce development entities; the business community; and 116 educational institutions to assist with the strategic plan. 117 (c) The Division of Workforce Services shall: 118 1. Prepare and submit a unified budget request for 119 workforce development in accordance with chapter 216 for, and in 120 conjunction with, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,121Inc., and its board. 122 2. Ensure that the state appropriately administers federal 123 and state workforce funding by administering plans and policies 124 of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., under 125 contract with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.126 The operating budget and midyear amendments thereto must be part 127 of such contract. 128 a. All program and fiscal instructions to regional 129 workforce boards shall emanate from the Department of Economic 130 Opportunity pursuant to plans and policies of CareerSource 131 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., which shall be 132 responsible for all policy directions to the regional workforce 133 boards. 134 b. Unless otherwise provided by agreement with CareerSource 135 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., administrative and 136 personnel policies of the Department of Economic Opportunity 137shallapply. 138 3. Implement the state’s reemployment assistance program. 139 The Department of Economic Opportunity shall ensure that the 140 state appropriately administers the reemployment assistance 141 program pursuant to state and federal law. 142 4. Assist in developing the 5-year statewide strategic plan 143 required by this section. 144 (6)(a) The Department of Economic Opportunity is the 145 administrative agency designated for receipt of federal 146 workforce development grants and other federal funds. The 147 department shall administer the duties and responsibilities 148 assigned by the Governor under each federal grant assigned to 149 the department. The department shall expend each revenue source 150 as provided by federal and state law and as provided in plans 151 developed by and agreements with CareerSource Florida, Inc. 152Workforce Florida, Inc.The department may serve as the contract 153 administrator for contracts entered into by CareerSource 154 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., pursuant to s. 155 445.004(5), as directed by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce156Florida, Inc.157 (b) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall serve as 158 the designated agency for purposes of each federal workforce 159 development grant assigned to it for administration. The 160 department shall carry out the duties assigned to it by the 161 Governor, under the terms and conditions of each grant. The 162 department shall have the level of authority and autonomy 163 necessary to be the designated recipient of each federal grant 164 assigned to it,and shall disburse such grants pursuant to the 165 plans and policies of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce166Florida, Inc.The executive director may, upon delegation from 167 the Governor and pursuant to agreement with CareerSource 168 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., sign contracts, grants, 169 and other instruments as necessary to execute functions assigned 170 to the department. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the 171 department shall administer other programs funded by federal or 172 state appropriations, as determined by the Legislature in the 173 General Appropriations Act or otherbylaw. 174 (11) The department shall establish annual performance 175 standards for Enterprise Florida, Inc., CareerSource Florida, 176 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the Florida Tourism Industry 177 Marketing Corporation, and Space Florida and report annually on 178 how these performance measures are being met in the annual 179 report required under subsection (10). 180 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 181 216.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 182 216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and 183 principals.— 184 (7) WORKFORCE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE.— 185 (b) The Workforce Estimating Conference shall review data 186 concerningthelocal and regional demands for short-term and 187 long-term employment in High-Skills/High-Wage Program jobs, as 188 well as other jobs, which data is generated through surveys 189 conducted as part of the state’s Internet-based job matching and 190 labor market information system authorized under s. 445.011. The 191 conference shall consider thissuchdata in developing its 192 forecasts for statewide employment demand, including reviewing 193thelocal and regional data for common trends and conditions 194 among localities or regions which may warrant inclusion of a 195 particular occupation on the statewide occupational forecasting 196 list developed by the conference. Based upon its review of such 197 survey data, the conference shall also make recommendations 198 semiannually to CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,199Inc., on additions or deletions to lists of locally targeted 200 occupations approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce201Florida, Inc.202 Section 4. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 218.077, 203 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 204 218.077 Wage and employment benefits requirements by 205 political subdivisions; restrictions.— 206(5)(a) There is created the Employer-Sponsored Benefits207Study Task Force. Workforce Florida, Inc., shall provide208administrative and staff support services relating to the209functions of the task force. The task force shall organize by210September 1, 2013. The task force shall be composed of 11211members. The President of Workforce Florida, Inc., shall serve212as a member and chair of the task force. The Speaker of the213House of Representatives shall appoint one member who is an214economist with a background in business economics. The President215of the Senate shall appoint one member who is a physician216licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 with at least 5 years217of experience in the active practice of medicine. In addition,218the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of219Representatives shall each appoint four additional members to220the task force. The four appointments from the President of the221Senate and the four appointments from the Speaker of the House222of Representatives must each include:2231. A member of the Legislature.2242. An owner of a business in this state which employs fewer225than 50 people.2263. An owner or representative of a business in this state227which employs more than 50 people.2284. A representative of an organization who represents the229nonmanagement employees of a business.230(b) Members of the task force shall serve without231compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and232travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061.233(c) The purpose of the task force is to analyze employment234benefits and the impact of state preemption of the regulation of235such benefits. The task force shall develop a report that236includes its findings and recommendations for legislative action237regarding the regulation of employment benefits. The task force238shall submit the report to the Governor, the President of the239Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by240January 15, 2014.241(d) This subsection is repealed June 30, 2014.242 (5)(6)This section does not prohibit a federally 243 authorized and recognized tribal government from requiring 244 employment benefits for a person employed within a territory 245 over which the tribe has jurisdiction. 246 Section 5. Section 288.047, Florida Statutes, is amended to 247 read: 248 288.047 Quick-response training for economic development.— 249 (1) The Quick-Response Training Program is created to meet 250 the workforce-skill needs of existing, new, and expanding 251 industries. The program shall be administered by CareerSource 252 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in conjunction with 253 Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Department of Education. 254 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall adopt 255 guidelines for the administration of this program,.Workforce256Florida, Inc.,shall provide technical services, and shall 257 identify businesses that seek services through the program. 258 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may contract 259 with Enterprise Florida, Inc., or administer this program 260 directly, if it is determined that such an arrangement maximizes 261 the amount of the Quick Response grant going to direct services. 262 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 263 shall ensure that instruction funded pursuant to this section is 264 not available through the local community college or school 265 district and that the instruction promotes economic development 266 by providing specialized training to new workers or retraining 267 for current employees to meet changing skill requirements caused 268 by new technology or new product lines and to prevent potential 269 layoffs. Such funds may not be expended to provide training for 270 instruction related to retail businesses or to reimburse 271 businesses for trainee wages. Funds made available pursuant to 272 this section may not be expended in connection with the 273 relocation of a business from one community to anothercommunity274in this stateunless CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce275Florida, Inc., determines that, in the absence ofwithoutsuch 276 relocation, the business will move outside this state or 277determinesthat the business has a compelling economic rationale 278 for the relocation which creates additional jobs. 279 (3) Requests for funding may be submitted tothroughthe 280 Quick-Response Training Program bymay be produced through281inquiries froma specific business or industry, through 282inquiries froma school district director of career education or 283 community college occupational dean on behalf of a business or 284 industry, or through official state or local economic 285 development efforts. In allocating funds for the purposes of the 286 program, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 287 shall establish criteria for approval of requests for funding 288 and shall select the entity that provides the most efficient, 289 cost-effective instruction meeting such criteria. Program funds 290 may be allocated to aanycareer center, community college, or 291 state university. Program funds may be allocated to private 292 postsecondary institutions only afterupona review that 293 includes, but is not limited to, accreditation and licensure 294 documentation and prior approval by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 295Workforce Florida, Inc.Instruction funded through the program 296 must terminate when participants demonstrate competence at the 297 level specified in the request; however, the grant term may not 298 exceed 24 months. Costs and expenditures for the Quick-Response 299 Training Program must be documented and separated from those 300 incurred by the training provider. 301 (4) For the first 6 months of each fiscal year, 302 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall set 303 aside 30 percent of the amount appropriated by the Legislature 304 for the Quick-Response Training Programby the Legislatureto 305 fund instructional programs for businesses located in an 306 enterprise zone or brownfield area. Any unencumbered funds 307 remaining undisbursed from this set-aside at the end of the 6 308 month period may be used to provide funding for aanyprogram 309 that qualifiesqualifyingfor funding pursuant to this section. 310 (5) Prior to the allocation of funds for aanyrequest made 311 pursuant to this section, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce312Florida, Inc., shall prepare a grant agreement between the 313 business or industry requesting funds, the educational 314 institution receiving funding through the program, and 315 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.Such 316 agreement must include, but is not limited to: 317 (a) An identification of the personnel necessary to conduct 318 the instructional program, the qualifications of such personnel, 319 and the respective responsibilities of the parties for paying 320 costs associated with the employment of such personnel. 321 (b) An identification of the estimated length of the 322 instructional program. 323 (c) An identification of all direct, training-related 324 costs, including tuition and fees, curriculum development, books 325 and classroom materials, and overhead or indirect costs, not to 326 exceed 5 percent of the grant amount. 327 (d) An identification of special program requirements that 328 are not addressed otherwise in the agreement. 329 (e) Permission to access information specific to the wages 330 and performance of participants upon the completion of 331 instruction for evaluation purposes. Information which, if 332 released, would disclose the identity of the person to whom the 333 information pertains or disclose the identity of the person’s 334 employer is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 335 119.07(1). The agreement must specify that any evaluations 336 published subsequent to the instruction may not identify the 337 employer or any individual participant. 338 (6) Forthepurposes of this section, CareerSource Florida, 339 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may accept grants of money, 340 materials, services, or property of any kind from any agency, 341 corporation, or individual. 342 (7) In providing instruction pursuant to this section, 343 materials that relate to methods of manufacture or production, 344 potential trade secrets, business transactions, or proprietary 345 information received, produced, ascertained, or discovered by 346 employees of the respective departments, district school boards, 347 community college district boards of trustees, or other 348 personnel employed for the purposes of this section is 349 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The 350 state may seek copyright protection forallinstructional 351 materials and ancillary written documents developed wholly or 352 partially with state funds as a result of instruction provided 353 pursuant to this section, except for materials that are 354 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). 355 (8) TheThere is created aQuick-Response Training Program 356 is created to provide assistance toforparticipants in the 357 welfare transition program. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce358Florida, Inc., may award quick-response training grants and 359 develop applicable guidelines for the training of participants 360 in the welfare transition program. In addition to a local 361 economic development organization, grants must be endorsed by 362 the applicable regional workforce board. 363 (a) Training funded pursuant to this subsection may not 364 exceed 12 months, and may be provided by the local community 365 college, school district, regional workforce board, or the 366 business employing the participant, including on-the-job 367 training. Training will provide entry-level skills to new 368 workers, including those employed in retail, who are 369 participants in the welfare transition program. 370 (b) Participants trained pursuant to this subsection must 371 be employed at a job paying at leastwage not less than$6 per 372 hour. 373 (c) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be 374 expended in connection with the relocation of a business from 375 one community to anothercommunityif approved by CareerSource 376 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.377 (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, eligible 378 matching contributions received under this section from the 379 Quick-Response Training Programunder this sectionmay be 380 counted toward the private sector support of Enterprise Florida, 381 Inc., under s. 288.904. 382 (10) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 383 and Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall coordinate and cooperate 384ensure maximum coordination and cooperationin administering 385 this section so, in such a mannerthat any division of 386 responsibility between the two organizations which relates to 387 marketing or administering the Quick-Response Training Program 388 is not apparent to a business that inquires about or applies for 389 funding under this section. A business shall be provided with a 390 single point of contact for information and assistance. 391 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 392 288.0656, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 393 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative.— 394 (6)(a) By August 1 of each year, the head of each of the 395 following agencies and organizations shall designate a deputy 396 secretary or higher-level staff person from within the agency or 397 organization to serve as the REDI representative for the agency 398 or organization: 399 1. The Department of Transportation. 400 2. The Department of Environmental Protection. 401 3. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 402 4. The Department of State. 403 5. The Department of Health. 404 6. The Department of Children and Families. 405 7. The Department of Corrections. 406 8. The Department of Education. 407 9. The Department of Juvenile Justice. 408 10. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 409 11. Each water management district. 410 12. Enterprise Florida, Inc. 411 13. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.412 14. VISIT Florida. 413 15. The Florida Regional Planning Council Association. 414 16. The Agency for Health Care Administration. 415 17. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). 416 417 An alternate for each designee shall also be chosen, and the 418 names of the designees and alternates shall be sent to the 419 executive director of the department. 420 Section 7. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 421 288.1252, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 422 288.1252 Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council; 423 creation; purpose; membership; powers and duties.— 424 (3) MEMBERSHIP.— 425 (e) In addition to the 17 appointed members of the council, 426 oneArepresentative from each of Enterprise Florida, Inc., 427 CareerSource Florida, Inc.a representative ofWorkforce428Florida, Inc., anda representative ofVISIT Florida shall serve 429 as ex officio, nonvoting members of the council, and shall be in430addition to the 17 appointed members of the council. 431 Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 432 288.901, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 433 288.901 Enterprise Florida, Inc.— 434 (5) APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 435 (a) In addition to the Governor or his or herthe436Governor’sdesignee, the board of directors shall consist of the 437 following appointed members: 438 1. The Commissioner of Education or his or herthe439commissioner’sdesignee. 440 2. The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee. 441 3. The Attorney General or his or her designee. 442 4. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee. 443 5. The chairperson of the board of directors of 444 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.445 6. The Secretary of State or his or herthe secretary’s446 designee. 447 7. Twelve members from the private sector, six of whom 448 shall be appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be 449 appointed by the President of the Senate, and three of whom 450 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 451 Representatives. Members appointed by the Governor are subject 452 to Senate confirmation. 453 Section 9. Subsection (6) of section 288.903, Florida 454 Statutes, is amended to read: 455 288.903 Duties of Enterprise Florida, Inc.—Enterprise 456 Florida, Inc., shall have the following duties: 457 (6) In coordination with CareerSource Florida, Inc. 458Workforce Florida, Inc., identify education and training 459 programs that will ensure that Florida businesses have access to 460 a skilled and competent workforce necessary to compete 461 successfully in the domestic and global marketplace. 462 Section 10. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 463 295.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 464 295.22 Veterans Employment and Training Services Program.— 465 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., shall 466 administer the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program 467 and perform all of the following functions: 468 (d) Create a grant program to provide funding to assist 469 veterans in meeting the workforce-skill needs of businesses 470 seeking to hire veterans, establish criteria for approval of 471 requests for funding, and maximize the use of funding for this 472 program. Grant funds may be used only in the absence of 473 available veteran-specific federally funded programs. Grants may 474 fund specialized training specific to a particular business. 475 1. Grant funds may be allocated to any training provider 476 selected by the business, including a career center, a Florida 477 College System institution, a state university, or an in-house 478 training provider of the business. If grant funds are used to 479 provide a technical certificate, a licensure, or a degree, funds 480 may be allocated only upon a review that includes, but is not 481 limited to, documentation of accreditation and licensure 482documentation. Instruction funded through the program terminates 483must terminatewhen participants demonstrate competence at the 484 level specified in the request but; however, the grant termmay 485 not exceed 48 months. Preference shall be given to target 486 industry businesses, as defined in s. 288.106, and to businesses 487 in the defense supply, cloud virtualization, or commercial 488 aviation manufacturing industries. 489 2. Costs and expenditures for the grant program must be 490 documented and separated from those incurred by the training 491 provider. Costs and expenditures shall be limited to $8,000 per 492 veteran trainee. Eligible costs and expenditures include: 493 a. Tuition and fees. 494 b. Curriculum development. 495 c. Books and classroom materials. 496 d. Rental fees for facilities at public colleges and 497 universities, including virtual training labs. 498 e. Overhead or indirect costs not to exceed 5 percent of 499 the grant amount. 500 3. Before funds are allocated for a request pursuant to 501 this section, the corporation shall prepare a grant agreement 502 between the business requesting funds, the educational 503 institution or training provider receiving funding through the 504 program, and the corporation. Such agreement must include, but 505 need not be limited to: 506 a. Identification of the personnel necessary to conduct the 507 instructional program, the qualifications of such personnel, and 508 the respective responsibilities of the parties for paying costs 509 associated with the employment of such personnel. 510 b. Identification of the match provided by the business, 511 including cash and in-kind contributions, equal to at least 50 512 percent of the total grant amount. 513 c. Identification of the estimated duration of the 514 instructional program. 515 d. Identification of all direct, training-related costs. 516 e. Identification of special program requirements that are 517 not otherwise addressed in the agreement. 518 f. Permission to access aggregate information specific to 519 the wages and performance of participants upon the completion of 520 instruction for evaluation purposes. The agreement must specify 521 that any evaluation published subsequent to the instruction may 522 not identify the employer or any individual participant. 523 4. A business may receive a grant under the Quick-Response 524 Training Program created under s. 288.047 and a grant under this 525 section for the same veteran trainee. If a business receives 526 funds under both programs, one grant agreement may be entered 527 into with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., as 528 the grant administrator. 529 Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 320.20, Florida 530 Statutes, is amended to read: 531 320.20 Disposition of license tax moneys.—The revenue 532 derived from the registration of motor vehicles, including any 533 delinquent fees and excluding those revenues collected and 534 distributed under the provisions of s. 320.081, must be 535 distributed monthly, as collected, as follows: 536 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except 537 subsections (1), (2), and (3), $10 million shall be deposited 538 annually into the State Transportation Trust Fund solely for the 539 purposes of funding the Florida Seaport Transportation and 540 Economic Development Program as provided in chapter 311 and for 541 funding seaport intermodal access projects of statewide 542 significance as provided in s. 341.053. Such revenues shall be 543 distributed to any port listed in s. 311.09(1), to be used for 544 funding projects as follows: 545 (a) For any seaport intermodal access projects that are 546 identified in the 1997-1998 Tentative Work Program of the 547 Department of Transportation, up to the amounts needed to offset 548 the funding requirements of this section. 549 (b) For seaport intermodal access projects as described in 550 s. 341.053(6) which are identified in the 5-year Florida Seaport 551 Mission Plan as provided in s. 311.09(3). Funding for such 552 projects shall be on a matching basis as mutually determined by 553 the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development 554 Council and the Department of Transportation if a minimum of 25 555 percent of total project funds come from any port funds, local 556 funds, private funds, or specifically earmarked federal funds. 557 (c) On a 50-50 matching basis for projects as described in 558 s. 311.07(3)(b). 559 (d) For seaport intermodal access projects that involve the 560 dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins, or harbors; 561 or the rehabilitation of wharves, docks, or similar structures. 562 Funding for such projects requires a 25 percent match of the 563 funds received pursuant to this subsection. Matching funds must 564 come fromanyport funds, federal funds, local funds, or private 565 funds. 566 567 Such revenues may be assigned, pledged, or set aside as a trust 568 for the payment of principal or interest on bonds, tax 569 anticipation certificates, or other form of indebtedness issued 570 by an individual port or appropriate local government having 571 jurisdiction thereof, or collectively by interlocal agreement 572 among any of the ports, or used to purchase credit support to 573 permit such borrowings. However, such debt is not a general 574 obligation of the state. This state covenants with holders of 575 such revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued 576 hereunder that it will not repeal,orimpair, or amend this 577 subsection in aanymanner that will materially and adversely 578 affect the rights of holders whileso long asbonds authorized 579 by this subsection remainareoutstanding.AnyRevenues that are 580 not pledged to the repayment of bonds as authorized by this 581 section may be used for purposes authorized under the Florida 582 Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program. This 583 revenue source is in addition to any amounts provided for and 584 appropriated in accordance with s. 311.07 and subsection (3). 585 The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development 586 Council shall approve distribution of funds to ports for 587 projects that have been approved pursuant to s. 311.09(5)-(8), 588 or for seaport intermodal access projects identified in the 5 589 year Florida Seaport Mission Plan as provided in s. 311.09(3) 590 and mutually agreed upon by the Florida Seaport Transportation 591 and Economic Development Council and the Department of 592 Transportation. All contracts for actual construction of 593 projects authorized by this subsection must include a provision 594 encouraging employment of participants in the welfare transition 595 program. The goal for such employment is 25 percent of all new 596 employees employed specifically for the project, unless the 597 Department of Transportation and the Florida Seaport 598 Transportation and Economic Development Council demonstrate that 599 such a requirement would severely hamper the successful 600 completion of the project. In such an instance, CareerSource 601 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall establish an 602 appropriate percentage of employees who are participants in the 603 welfare transition program. The council and the Department of 604 Transportation may perform such acts as are required to 605 facilitate and implement the provisions of this subsection. To 606 better enable the ports to cooperate to their mutual advantage, 607 the governing body of each port may exercise powers provided to 608 municipalities or counties in s. 163.01(7)(d) subject to the 609 provisions of chapter 311 and special acts, if any, pertaining 610 to a port. The use of funds provided pursuant to this subsection 611 is limited to eligible projects listed in this subsection. The 612 revenues available under this subsection may not be pledged to 613 the payment of any bonds other than the Florida Ports Financing 614 Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds currently 615 outstanding; however, such revenues may be pledged to secure 616 payment of refunding bonds to refinance the Florida Ports 617 Financing Commission Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds. 618 Refunding bonds secured by revenues available under this 619 subsection may not be issued with a final maturity later than 620 the final maturity of the Florida Ports Financing Commission 621 Series 1996 and Series 1999 Bonds and may notor whichprovide 622 for higher debt service in any year than is currently payable on 623 such bonds. Any revenue bonds or other indebtedness issued after 624 July 1, 2000, other than refunding bonds shall be issued by the 625 Division of Bond Finance at the request of the Department of 626 Transportation pursuant to the State Bond Act. 627 Section 12. Subsections (2) and (9) of section 331.3051, 628 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 629 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida.—Space Florida shall: 630 (2) Enter into agreement with the Department of Education, 631 the Department of Transportation, Enterprise Florida, Inc., and 632 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., for the 633 purpose of implementing this act. 634 (9) Carry out its responsibility for workforce development 635 by coordinating with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce636Florida, Inc., community colleges, colleges, public and private 637 universities, and other public and private partners to develop a 638 plan to retain, train, and retrain workers, from entry-level 639 skills training through to technician-level, and 4-year degrees 640 and higher, with the skills most relevant to aerospace 641 employers. 642 Section 13. Subsections (2), (4), and (5) of section 643 331.369, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 644 331.369 Space Industry Workforce Initiative.— 645 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 646 shall coordinate development of a Space Industry Workforce 647 Initiative in partnership with Space Florida, public and private 648 universities, community colleges, and other training providers 649 approved by the board. The purpose of the initiative is to use 650 or revise existing programs and to develop innovative new 651 programs to address the workforce needs of the aerospace 652 industry. 653 (4) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 654 with the assistance of Space Florida, shall convene 655 representatives from the aerospace industry to identify the 656 priority training and education needs of the industry and to 657 appoint a team to design programs to meet the priority needs. 658 (5) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., as 659 part of its statutorily prescribed annual report to the 660 Legislature, shall provide recommendations for policies, 661 programs, and funding to enhance the workforce needs of the 662 aerospace industry. 663 Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 664 403.973, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 665 403.973 Expedited permitting; amendments to comprehensive 666 plans.— 667 (3) 668 (c) At the request of a county or municipal government, the 669 Department of Economic Opportunity or a Quick Permitting County 670 may certify projects located in counties where the ratio of new 671 jobs per participant in the welfare transition program, as 672 determined by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,673Inc., is less than one or otherwise critical, as eligible for 674 the expedited permitting process. Such projects must meet the 675 numericaljob creationcriteria for job creation specified inof676 this subsection, but the jobs created by the project do not have 677 to be high-wage jobs that diversify the state’s economy. 678 Section 15. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 679 409.1451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 680 409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program.— 681 (7) INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The 682 secretary shall establish the Independent Living Services 683 Advisory Council for the purpose of reviewing and making 684 recommendations concerning the implementation and operation of 685 the provisions of s. 39.6251 and the Road-to-Independence 686 Program. The advisory council shall function as specified in 687 this subsection until the Legislature determines that the 688 advisory council can no longer provide a valuable contribution 689 to the department’s efforts to achieve the goals of the services 690 designed to enable a young adult to live independently. 691 (c) Members of the advisory council shall be appointed by 692 the secretary of the department. The membership of the advisory 693 council must include, at a minimum, representatives from the 694 headquarters and regional offices of the Department of Children 695 and Families, community-based care lead agencies, the Department 696 of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Economic Opportunity, the 697 Department of Education, the Agency for Health Care 698 Administration, the State Youth Advisory Board, CareerSource 699 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the Statewide Guardian Ad 700 Litem Office, foster parents, recipients of services and funding 701 through the Road-to-Independence Program, and advocates for 702 children in care. The secretary shall determine the length of 703 the term to be served by each member appointed to the advisory 704 council, which may not exceed 4 years. 705 Section 16. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) and subsection 706 (9) of section 413.405, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 707 413.405 Florida Rehabilitation Council.—There is created 708 the Florida Rehabilitation Council to assist the division in the 709 planning and development of statewide rehabilitation programs 710 and services, to recommend improvements to such programs and 711 services, and to perform the functions listed in this section. 712 (1) The council shall be composed of: 713 (k) At least one representative of the board of directors 714 of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.715 (9) In addition to the other functions specified in this 716 section, the council shall, after consulting with the board of 717 directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.: 718 (a) Review, analyze, and advise the division regarding the 719 performance of the responsibilities of the division under Title 720 I of the act, particularly responsibilities relating to: 721 1. Eligibility, including order of selection. 722 2. The extent, scope, and effectiveness of services 723 provided. 724 3. Functions performed by state agencies whichthataffect 725 or potentially affect the ability of individuals with 726 disabilities to achievein achievingemployment outcomes under 727 Title I. 728 (b) In partnership with the division: 729 1. Develop, agree to, and review state goals and priorities 730 in accordance with 34 C.F.R. s. 361.29(c); and 731 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the vocational 732 rehabilitation program and submit reports of progress to the 733 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 734 of Representatives, and the United States Secretary of Education 735 in accordance with 34 C.F.R. s. 361.29(e). 736 (c) Advise the department and the division and assist in 737 the preparation of the state plan and amendments to the plan, 738 applications, reports, needs assessments, and evaluations 739 required by Title I. 740 (d) To the extent feasible, conduct a review and analysis 741 of the effectiveness of, and consumer satisfaction with: 742 1. The functions performed by state agencies and other 743 public and private entities responsible for performing functions 744 for individuals who have disabilities. 745 2. Vocational rehabilitation services: 746 a. Provided or paid for from funds made available under the 747 act or through other public or private sources. 748 b. Provided by state agencies and other public and private 749 entities responsible for providing vocational rehabilitation 750 services to individuals who have disabilities. 751 3. The employment outcomes achieved by eligible individuals 752 receiving services under this part, including the availability 753 of health or other employment benefits in connection with those 754 employment outcomes. 755 (e) Prepare and submit an annual report on the status of 756 vocational rehabilitation programs in the state to the Governor, 757 the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 758 Representatives, and the United States Secretary of Education 759 and make the report available to the public. 760 (f) Coordinate with other councils within Florida, 761 including the Florida Independent Living Council, the advisory 762 panel established under s. 612(a)(21) of the Individuals with 763 Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 1412(a)(21), the State 764 Planning Council described in s. 124 of the Developmental 765 Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 766 15024, the state mental health planning council established 767 under s. 1914 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 768 300x-3, and the board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 769Workforce Florida, Inc.770 (g) Advise the department and division and provide for 771 coordination and the establishment of working relationships 772 among the department, the division, the Florida Independent 773 Living Council, and centers for independent living in the state. 774 (h) Perform other functions that are consistent with the 775 duties and responsibilities of the council under this section. 776 Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 777 413.407, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 778 413.407 Assistive Technology Advisory Council.—There is 779 created the Assistive Technology Advisory Council, responsible 780 for ensuring consumer involvement in the creation, application, 781 and distribution of technology-related assistance to and for 782 persons who have disabilities. The council shall fulfill its 783 responsibilities through statewide policy development, both 784 state and federal legislative initiatives, advocacy at both the 785 state and federal level, planning of statewide resource 786 allocations, policy-level management, reviews of both consumer 787 responsiveness and the adequacy of program service delivery, and 788 by performing the functions listed in this section. 789 (1)(a) The council shall be composed of: 790 1. Individuals who have disabilities and who are assistive 791 technology consumers or family members or guardians of those 792 individuals. 793 2. Representatives of consumer organizations concerned with 794 assistive technology. 795 3. Representatives of business and industry, including the 796 insurance industry, concerned with assistive technology. 797 4. A representative of the Division of Vocational 798 Rehabilitation. 799 5. A representative of the Division of Blind Services. 800 6. A representative of the Florida Independent Living 801 Council. 802 7. A representative of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce803Florida, Inc.804 8. A representative of the Department of Education. 805 9. Representatives of other state agencies that provide or 806 coordinate services for persons with disabilities. 807 808 Total membership on the council mayshallnot exceed 27 at any 809 one time. A majority of the members shall be appointed in 810 accordance with subparagraph 1. 811 Section 18. Section 414.045, Florida Statutes, is amended 812 to read: 813 414.045 Cash assistance program.—Cash assistance families 814 include any families receiving cash assistance payments from the 815 state program for temporary assistance for needy families as 816 defined in federal law, whether such funds are from federal 817 funds, state funds, or commingled federal and state funds. Cash 818 assistance families may also include families receiving cash 819 assistance through a program defined as a separate state 820 program. 821 (1) For reporting purposes, families receiving cash 822 assistance shall be grouped into the following categories. The 823 department may develop additional groupings in order to comply 824 with federal reporting requirements, to comply with the data 825 reporting needs of the board of directors of CareerSource 826 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or to better inform the 827 public of program progress. 828 (a) Work-eligible cases.—Work-eligible cases shall include: 829 1. Families containing an adult or a teen head of 830 household, as defined by federal law. These cases are generally 831 subject to the work activity requirements provided in s. 445.024 832 and the time limitations on benefits provided in s. 414.105. 833 2. Families with a parent where the parent’s needs have 834 been removed from the case due to sanction or disqualification 835 shall be considered work-eligible cases to the extent that such 836 cases are considered in the calculation of federal participation 837 rates or would be counted in such calculation in future months. 838 3. Families participating in transition assistance 839 programs. 840 4. Families otherwise eligible for temporary cash 841 assistance whichthatreceive diversion services, a severance 842 payment, or participate in the relocation program. 843 (b) Child-only cases.—Child-only cases include cases that 844 do not have an adult or teen head of household as defined in 845 federal law. Such cases include: 846 1. Children in the care of caretaker relatives, ifwhere847 the caretaker relatives choose to have their needs excluded in 848 the calculation of the amount of cash assistance. 849 2. Families in the Relative Caregiver Program as provided 850 in s. 39.5085. 851 3. Families in which the only parent in a single-parent 852 family or both parents in a two-parent family receive 853 supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of 854 the Social Security Act, as amended. To the extent permitted by 855 federal law, individuals receiving SSI shall be excluded as 856 household members in determining the amount of cash assistance, 857 and such cases shall not be considered families containing an 858 adult. Parents or caretaker relatives who are excluded from the 859 cash assistance group due to receipt of SSI may choose to 860 participate in work activities. An individual whose ability to 861 participate in work activities is limited who volunteers to 862 participate in work activitiesactivity but whose ability to863participate in work activities is limitedshall be assigned to 864 work activities consistent with such limitations. An individual 865 who volunteers to participate in a work activity may receive 866 child care or support services consistent with such 867 participation. 868 4. Families in whichwherethe only parent in a single 869 parent family or both parents in a two-parent family are not 870 eligible for cash assistance due to immigration status or other 871 limitation of federal law. To the extent required by federal 872 law, such cases shall not be considered families containing an 873 adult. 874 5. To the extent permitted by federal law and subject to 875 appropriations, special needs children who have been adopted 876 pursuant to s. 409.166 and whose adopting family qualifies as a 877 needy family under the state program for temporary assistance 878 for needy families. Notwithstanding any provision to the 879 contrary in s. 414.075, s. 414.085, or s. 414.095, a family 880 shall be considered a needy family if: 881 a. The family is determined by the department to have an 882 income below 200 percent of the federal poverty level; 883 b. The family meets the requirements of s. 414.095(2) and 884 (3) related to residence, citizenship, or eligible noncitizen 885 status; and 886 c. The family provides any information that may be 887 necessary to meet federal reporting requirements specified under 888 Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act. 889 890 Families described in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or 891 subparagraph 3. may receive child care assistance or other 892 supports or services so that the children may continue to be 893 cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. Such 894 assistance or services may be funded from the temporary 895 assistance for needy families block grant to the extent 896 permitted under federal law and to the extent funds have been 897 provided in the General Appropriations Act. 898 (2) Oversight by the board of directors of CareerSource 899 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the service delivery 900 and financial planning responsibilities of the regional 901 workforce boardsshallapply to the families defined as work 902 eligible cases in paragraph (1)(a). The department shall be 903 responsible for program administration related to families in 904 groups defined in paragraph (1)(b), and the department shall 905 coordinate such administration with the board of directors of 906 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., to the 907 extent needed for operation of the program. 908 Section 19. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 414.105, 909 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 910 414.105 Time limitations of temporary cash assistance. 911 Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant or 912 current participant shall receive temporary cash assistance for 913 no more than a lifetime cumulative total of 48 months, unless 914 otherwise provided by law. 915 (1) Hardship exemptions fromtothe time limitations 916 provided in this section may not exceedshall be limited to20 917 percent of the average monthly caseload, as determined by the 918 department in cooperation with CareerSource Florida, Inc. 919Workforce Florida, Inc.Criteria for hardship exemptions 920 include: 921 (a) Diligent participation in activities, combined with 922 inability to obtain employment. 923 (b) Diligent participation in activities, combined with 924 extraordinary barriers to employment, including the conditions 925 which may result in an exemption to work requirements. 926 (c) Significant barriers to employment, combined with a 927 need for additional time. 928 (d) Diligent participation in activities and a need by teen 929 parents for an exemption in order to have 24 months of 930 eligibility beyond receipt of the high school diploma or 931 equivalent. 932 (e) A recommendation of extension for a minor child of a 933 participating family that has reached the end of the eligibility 934 period for temporary cash assistance. The recommendation must be 935 the result of a review thatwhichdetermines that the 936 termination of the child’s temporary cash assistance would be 937 likely to result in the child being placed into emergency 938 shelter or foster care. 939 (3) The department, in cooperation with CareerSource 940 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall establish a 941 procedure for approving hardship exemptions and for reviewing 942 hardship cases at least once every 2 years. Regional workforce 943 boards may assist in making these determinations. 944 Section 20. Section 414.106, Florida Statutes, is amended 945 to read: 946 414.106 Exemption from public meetings law.—That portion of 947 a meeting held by the department, CareerSource Florida, Inc. 948Workforce Florida, Inc., or a regional workforce board or local 949 committee created pursuant to s. 445.007 at which personal 950 identifying information contained in records relating to 951 temporary cash assistance is discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 952 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution if the 953 information identifies a participant, a participant’s family, or 954 a participant’s family or household member. 955 Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 414.295, Florida 956 Statutes, is amended to read: 957 414.295 Temporary cash assistance programs; public records 958 exemption.— 959 (1) Personal identifying information of a temporary cash 960 assistance program participant, a participant’s family, or a 961 participant’s family or household member, except for information 962 identifying a parent who does not live in the same home as the 963 child, which is held by the department, the Office of Early 964 Learning, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 965 the Department of Health, the Department of Revenue, the 966 Department of Education, or a regional workforce board or local 967 committee created pursuant to s. 445.007 is confidential and 968 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 969 Constitution. Such confidential and exempt information may be 970 released for purposes directly connected with: 971 (a) The administration of the temporary assistance for 972 needy families plan under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, 973 as amended, by the department, the Office of Early Learning, 974 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the 975 Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Health, the 976 Department of Revenue, the Department of Education, a regional 977 workforce board or local committee created pursuant to s. 978 445.007, or a school district. 979 (b) The administration of the state’s plan or program 980 approved under Title IV-B, Title IV-D, or Title IV-E of the 981 Social Security Act, as amended, or under Title I, Title X, 982 Title XIV, Title XVI, Title XIX, Title XX, or Title XXI of the 983 Social Security Act, as amended. 984 (c) AnAnyinvestigation, prosecution, oranycriminal, 985 civil, or administrative proceeding conducted in connection with 986 the administration of any of the plans or programs specified in 987 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) by a federal, state, or local 988 governmental entity, upon request by that entity, ifwhensuch 989 request is made pursuant to the proper exercise of that entity’s 990 duties and responsibilities. 991 (d) The administration of any other state, federal, or 992 federally assisted program that provides assistance or services 993 on the basis of need, in cash or in kind, directly to a 994 participant. 995 (e) AnAnyaudit or similar activity, such as a review of 996 expenditure reports or financial review, conducted in connection 997 with the administration ofany of theplans or programs 998 specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) by a governmental 999 entity authorized by law to conduct such audit or activity. 1000 (f) The administration of the reemployment assistance 1001 program. 1002 (g) The reporting to the appropriate agency or official of 1003 information about known or suspected instances of physical or 1004 mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent 1005 treatment or maltreatment of a child or elderly person receiving 1006 assistance, if circumstances indicate that the health or welfare 1007 of the child or elderly person is threatened. 1008 (h) The administration of services to elderly persons under 1009 ss. 430.601-430.606. 1010 Section 22. Section 414.55, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1011 read: 1012 414.55 Implementation of community work program.—The 1013 Governor shall minimize the liability of the state by opting out 1014 of the special provision related to community work, as described 1015 in s. 402(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act, as amended by 1016 Pub. L. No. 104-193. The department and CareerSource Florida, 1017 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall implement the community work 1018 program in accordance with s. 445.024. 1019 Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 420.622, Florida 1020 Statutes, is amended to read: 1021 420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on 1022 Homelessness.— 1023 (2) The Council on Homelessness is created to consist of 17 1024 representativesa17-member councilof public and private 1025 agenciesagency representativeswho shall develop policy and 1026 advise the State Office on Homelessness. The council members 1027 shall be: the Secretary of Children and Families, or his or her 1028 designee; the executive director of the Department of Economic 1029 Opportunity, or his or her designee, who shalltoadvise the 1030 council on issues related to rural development; the State 1031 Surgeon General, or his or her designee; the Executive Director 1032 of Veterans’ Affairs, or his or her designee; the Secretary of 1033 Corrections, or his or her designee; the Secretary of Health 1034 Care Administration, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of 1035 Education, or his or her designee; the Director of CareerSource 1036 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or his or her designee; 1037 one representative of the Florida Association of Counties; one 1038 representative offromthe Florida League of Cities; one 1039 representative of the Florida Supportive Housing Coalition; the 1040 Executive Director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 1041 or his or her designee; one representative of the Florida 1042 Coalition for the Homeless; and four members appointed by the 1043 Governor. The council members shall be nonpaid volunteers 1044volunteer, nonpaid personsand shall be reimbursed only for 1045 travel expensesonly. The appointed members of the council shall 1046 be appointed to staggered 2-year terms, and the council shall 1047 meet at least four times per year. The importance of minority, 1048 gender, and geographic representation shallmustbe considered 1049 inwhenappointing members to the council. 1050 Section 24. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1051 443.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1052 443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions.— 1053 (1) An unemployed individual is eligible to receive 1054 benefits for any week only if the Department of Economic 1055 Opportunity finds that: 1056 (c) To make continued claims for benefits, she or he is 1057 reporting to the department in accordance with this paragraph 1058 and department rules. Department rules may not conflict with s. 1059 443.111(1)(b), which requires that each claimant continue to 1060 report regardless of any pending appeal relating to her or his 1061 eligibility or disqualification for benefits. 1062 1. For each week of unemployment claimed, each report must, 1063 at a minimum, include the name, address, and telephone number of 1064 each prospective employer contacted, or the date the claimant 1065 reported to a one-stop career center, pursuant to paragraph (d). 1066 2. The department shallmustoffer an online assessment 1067 aimed at identifyingthat serves to identifyan individual’s 1068 skills, abilities, and career aptitude. The skills assessment 1069 must be voluntary, and the department shallmustallow a 1070 claimant to choose whether to take the skills assessment. The 1071 online assessment shall be made available to any person seeking 1072 services from a regional workforce board or a one-stop career 1073 center. 1074 a. If the claimant chooses to take the online assessment, 1075 the outcome of the assessment shallmustbe made available to 1076 the claimant, regional workforce board, and one-stop career 1077 center. The department, workforce board, or one-stop career 1078 center shall use the assessment to develop a plan for referring 1079 individuals to training and employment opportunities. Aggregate 1080 data on assessment outcomes may be made available to 1081 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and 1082 Enterprise Florida, Inc., for use in the development of policies 1083 related to education and training programs that will ensure that 1084 businesses in this state have access to a skilled and competent 1085 workforce. 1086 b. Individuals shall be informed of and offered services 1087 through the one-stop delivery system, including career 1088 counseling, the provision of skill match and job market 1089 information, and skills upgrade and other training 1090 opportunities, and shall be encouraged to participate in such 1091 services at no cost to the individuals. The department shall 1092 coordinate with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1093Inc., the workforce boards, and the one-stop career centers to 1094 identify, develop, and use best practices for improving the 1095 skills of individuals who choose to participate in skills 1096 upgrade and other training opportunities. The department may 1097 contract with an entity to create the online assessment in 1098 accordance with the competitive bidding requirements in s. 1099 287.057. The online assessment must work seamlessly with the 1100 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System. 1101 Section 25. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 443.171, 1102 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1103 443.171 Department of Economic Opportunity and commission; 1104 powers and duties; records and reports; proceedings; state 1105 federal cooperation.— 1106 (1) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The Department of Economic 1107 Opportunity shall administer this chapter. The department may 1108 employthosepersons, make expenditures, require reports, 1109 conduct investigations, and take other action necessary or 1110 suitable to administer this chapter. The department shall 1111 annually submit information to CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1112Workforce Florida, Inc., covering the administration and 1113 operation of this chapter during the preceding calendar year for 1114 inclusion in the strategic plan under s. 445.006 and may make 1115 recommendations for amendment to this chapter. 1116 (4) EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION.—The Department of Economic 1117 Opportunity, under the direction of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1118Workforce Florida, Inc., shall take all appropriate steps to 1119 reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the 1120 adoption of practical methods of career training, retraining, 1121 and career guidance; to investigate, recommend, advise, and 1122 assist municipalities, counties, school districts, and the state 1123 in the establishment and operation, by municipalities, counties,1124school districts, and the state,of reserves for public works to 1125 be used in times of business depression and unemployment; to 1126 promote the reemployment oftheunemployed workers throughout 1127 the state in every other way that may be feasible; to refer a 1128anyclaimant entitled to extended benefits to suitable work that 1129whichmeets the criteria of this chapter; and, to these ends, to 1130 carry on and publish the results of investigations and research 1131 studies. 1132 Section 26. Subsection (1) of section 443.181, Florida 1133 Statutes, is amended to read: 1134 443.181 Public employment service.— 1135 (1) The one-stop delivery system established under s. 1136 445.009 is this state’s public employment service as part of the 1137 national system of public employment offices established under 1138 29 U.S.C. s. 49. The Department of Economic Opportunity, under 1139 policy direction from CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1140Florida, Inc., shall cooperate with any official or agency of 1141 the United States having power or duties under 29 U.S.C. ss. 49 1142 49l-1 and shall perform those duties necessary to secure to this 1143 state the funds provided under federal law for the promotion and 1144 maintenance of the state’s public employment service. In 1145 accordance with 29 U.S.C. s. 49c, this state accepts 29 U.S.C. 1146 ss. 49-49l-1. The department is designated the state agency 1147 responsible for cooperating with the United States Secretary of 1148 Labor under 29 U.S.C. s. 49c. The department shall appoint 1149 sufficient employees to administer this section. The department 1150 may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the Railroad 1151 Retirement Board for the establishment, maintenance, and use of 1152 one-stop career centers. 1153 Section 27. Section 445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended 1154 to read: 1155 445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Investment 1156 Act of 1998.— 1157 (1) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PRINCIPLES.—The state’s 1158 approach to implementing the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1159 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220, should have six elements: 1160 (a) Streamlining Services.—Florida’s employment and 1161 training programs must be coordinated and consolidated at 1162 locally managed one-stop delivery system centers. 1163 (b) Empowering Individuals.—Eligible participants will make 1164 informed decisions, choosing the qualified training program that 1165 best meets their needs. 1166 (c) Universal Access.—Through a one-stop delivery system, 1167 every Floridian will have access to employment services. 1168 (d) Increased Accountability.—The state, localities, and 1169 training providers will be held accountable for their 1170 performance. 1171 (e) Local Board and Private Sector Leadership.—Local boards 1172 will focus on strategic planning, policy development, and 1173 oversight of the local system, choosing local managers to direct 1174 the operational details of their one-stop delivery system 1175 centers. 1176 (f) Local Flexibility and Integration.—Localities will have 1177 exceptional flexibility to build on existing reforms. Unified 1178 planning will free local groups from conflicting 1179 micromanagement, while waivers and WorkFlex will allow local 1180 innovations. 1181 (2) FIVE-YEAR PLAN.—CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1182Florida, Inc., shall prepare and submit a 5-year plan, which 1183 must includeincludessecondary career education, to fulfill the 1184 early implementation requirements of Pub. L. No. 105-220 and 1185 applicable state statutes. Mandatory and optional federal 1186 partnersand optional federal partnersshall be fully involved 1187 in designing the plan’s one-stop delivery system strategy. The 1188 plan shalldetail a process toclearly define each program’s 1189 statewide duties and role relating to the system. Any optional 1190 federal partner may immediately choose to fully integrate its 1191 program’s plan with this plan, which shall, notwithstanding any 1192 other state provisions, fulfill all their state planning and 1193 reporting requirements as they relate to the one-stop delivery 1194 system. The plan mustshalldetail a process that would fully 1195 integrate all federally mandated and optional partners by the 1196 second year of the plan. All optional federal program partners 1197 in the planning process shall be mandatory participants in the 1198 second year of the plan. 1199 (3) FUNDING.— 1200 (a) Title I, Workforce Investment Act of 1998 funds; 1201 Wagner-Peyser funds; and NAFTA/Trade Act funds will be expended 1202 based on the 5-year plan of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1203Florida, Inc.The plan shall outline and direct the method used 1204 to administer and coordinate various funds and programs that are 1205 operated by various agencies. The following provisionsshall1206alsoapply to these funds: 1207 1. At least 50 percent of the Title I funds for Adults and 1208 Dislocated Workers whichthatare passed through to regional 1209 workforce boards shall be allocated to and expended on 1210 Individual Training Accounts unless a regional workforce board 1211 obtains a waiver from CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1212Florida, Inc.Tuition, books, and fees of training providers and 1213 other training services prescribed and authorized by the 1214 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 qualify as Individual Training 1215 Account expenditures. 1216 2. Fifteen percent of Title I funding shall be retained at 1217 the state level andshall bededicated to state administration 1218 and shall be used to design, develop, induce, and fund 1219 innovative Individual Training Account pilots, demonstrations, 1220 and programs. Of such funds retained at the state level, $2 1221 million shall be reserved for the Incumbent Worker Training 1222 Program,created under subparagraph 3. Eligible state 1223 administration costs include the costs of: funding for the board 1224 and staff of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.; 1225 operating fiscal, compliance, and management accountability 1226 systems through CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1227Inc.; conducting evaluation and research on workforce 1228 development activities; and providing technical and capacity 1229 building assistance to regions at the direction of CareerSource 1230 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.Notwithstanding s. 1231 445.004, such administrative costs mayshallnot exceed 25 1232 percent of these funds. An amount not to exceed 75 percent of 1233 these funds shall be allocated to Individual Training Accounts 1234 and other workforce development strategies for other training 1235 designed and tailored by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1236Florida, Inc., including, but not limited to, programs for 1237 incumbent workers, displaced homemakers, nontraditional 1238 employment, and enterprise zones. CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1239Workforce Florida, Inc., shall design, adopt, and fund 1240 Individual Training Accounts for distressed urban and rural 1241 communities. 1242 3. The Incumbent Worker Training Program is created for the 1243 purpose of providing grant funding for continuing education and 1244 training of incumbent employees at existing Florida businesses. 1245 The program will provide reimbursement grants to businesses that 1246 pay for preapproved, direct, training-related costs. 1247 a. The Incumbent Worker Training Program will be 1248 administered by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1249Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., which may, at its discretion,may1250 contract with a private business organization to serve as grant 1251 administrator. 1252 b. To be eligible for the program’s grant funding, a 1253 business must have been in operation in Florida for a minimum of 1254 1 year prior to the application for grant funding; have at least 1255 one full-time employee; demonstrate financial viability; and be 1256 current on all state tax obligations. Priority for funding shall 1257 be given to businesses with 25 employees or fewer, businesses in 1258 rural areas, businesses in distressed inner-city areas, 1259 businesses in a qualified targeted industry, businesses whose 1260 grant proposals represent a significant upgrade in employee 1261 skills, or businesses whose grant proposals represent a 1262 significant layoff avoidance strategy. 1263 c. All costs reimbursed by the program must be preapproved 1264 by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or the 1265 grant administrator. The program maywillnot reimburse 1266 businesses for trainee wages, the purchase of capital equipment, 1267 or the purchase of any item or service that may possibly be used 1268 outside the training project. A business approved for a grant 1269 may be reimbursed for preapproved, direct, training-related 1270 costs including tuition,;fees,;books and training materials,;1271 and overhead or indirect costs not to exceed 5 percent of the 1272 grant amount. 1273 d. A business that is selected to receive grant funding 1274 must provide a matching contribution to the training project, 1275 including, but not limited to, wages paid to trainees or the 1276 purchase of capital equipment used in the training project; must 1277 sign an agreement with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1278Florida, Inc., or the grant administrator to complete the 1279 training project as proposed in the application; must keep 1280 accurate records of the project’s implementation process; and 1281 must submit monthly or quarterly reimbursement requests with 1282 required documentation. 1283 e. All Incumbent Worker Training Program grant projects 1284 shall be performance-based with specific measurable performance 1285 outcomes, including completion of the training project and job 1286 retention. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1287 or the grant administrator shall withhold the final payment to 1288 the grantee until a final grant report is submitted and all 1289 performance criteria specified in the grant contract have been 1290 achieved. 1291 f. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1292 establish guidelines necessary to implement the Incumbent Worker 1293 Training Program. 1294 g. No more than 10 percent of the Incumbent Worker Training 1295 Program’s total appropriation may be used for overhead or 1296 indirect purposes. 1297 4. At least 50 percent of Rapid Response funding shall be 1298 dedicated to Intensive Services Accounts and Individual Training 1299 Accounts for dislocated workers and incumbent workers who are at 1300 risk of dislocation. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1301Florida, Inc., shall also maintain an Emergency Preparedness 1302 Fund from Rapid Response funds, which will immediately issue 1303 Intensive Service Accounts,andIndividual Training Accounts, 1304 andas well asother federally authorized assistance to eligible 1305 victims of natural or other disasters. At the direction of the 1306 Governor,for events that qualify under federal law,these Rapid 1307 Response funds shall be released to regional workforce boards 1308 for immediate use after events that qualify under federal law. 1309 Funding shall also be dedicated to maintain a unit at the state 1310 level to respond to Rapid Response emergencies andaround the1311state,to work with state emergency management officials,andto1312work withregional workforce boards. All Rapid Response funds 1313 must be expended based on a plan developed by CareerSource 1314 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and approved by the 1315 Governor. 1316 (b) The administrative entity for Title I, Workforce 1317 Investment Act of 1998 funds, and Rapid Response activities is,1318shall bethe Department of Economic Opportunity, which shall 1319 provide direction to regional workforce boards regarding Title I 1320 programs and Rapid Response activities pursuant to the direction 1321 of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.1322 (4) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPTIONS AND REQUIRED 1323 MODIFICATIONS.— 1324 (a) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1325 provide indemnification from audit liabilities to regional 1326 workforce boards that act in full compliance with state law and 1327 board policythe board’s policies. 1328 (b) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1329 negotiate and settle all outstanding issues with the United 1330 States Department of Labor relating to decisions made by 1331 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., any 1332 predecessor workforce organization, and the Legislature with 1333 regard to the Job Training Partnership Act, making settlements 1334 and closing out all JTPA program year grants. 1335 (c) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1336 make modifications to the state’s plan, policies, and procedures 1337 to comply with federally mandated requirements that in its 1338 judgment must be complied with to maintain funding provided 1339 pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220. The board shall provide written 1340 notice tonotify in writingthe Governor, the President of the 1341 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within 1342 30 days after any such changes or modifications. 1343 (5) LONG-TERM CONSOLIDATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 1344 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1345 recommend workforce-related divisions, bureaus, units, programs, 1346 duties, commissions, boards, and councils for elimination, 1347 consolidation, or privatizationthat can be eliminated,1348consolidated, or privatized. 1349 Section 28. Section 445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended 1350 to read: 1351 445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.; 1352 creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers.— 1353 (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc.,Thereis created as a not 1354 for-profit corporation,to be known as“Workforce Florida,1355Inc.,”which shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and 1356 operated in compliance with chapter 617. CareerSource Florida, 1357 Inc., is not, andwhich shall not bea unit or entity of state 1358 government and isshall beexempt from chapters 120 and 287. 1359 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall apply 1360 the procurement and expenditure procedures required by federal 1361 law for the expenditure of federal funds. CareerSource Florida, 1362 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be administratively housed 1363 within the Department of Economic Opportunity; however, 1364 CareerSource Florida, Inc., is notWorkforce Florida, Inc.,1365shall not besubject to control, supervision, or direction by 1366 the department in any manner. The Legislature findsdetermines,1367however,that public policy dictates that CareerSource Florida, 1368 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., operate in the most open and 1369 accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this 1370 end, the Legislature specifically declares that CareerSource 1371 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., its board, councils, and 1372 any advisory committees or similar groups created by 1373 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., are subject 1374 to the provisions of chapter 119 relating to public records, and 1375 those provisions of chapter 286 relating to public meetings. 1376 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., is 1377 the principal workforce policy organization for the state. The 1378 purpose of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1379 is to design and implement strategies that help Floridians 1380 enter, remain in, and advance in the workplace, so that they may 1381 becomebecomingmore highly skilled and successful, which 1382 benefitsbenefitingthese Floridians, Florida businesses, and 1383 the entire state, and fosters the development ofto assist in1384developingthe state’s business climate. 1385 (3)(a) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1386 shall be governed by a board of directors,the number of1387directors to be determined by the Governor,whose membership and 1388 appointment must be consistent with Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title 1389 I, s. 111(b). Members described in Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, 1390 s. 111(b)(1)(C)(vi) shall be nonvoting members. The number of 1391 directors shall be determined by the Governor, who shall 1392 consider the importance of minority, gender, and geographic 1393 representation inshall be considered whenmaking appointments 1394 to the board.The Governor,When the Governor is in attendance, 1395 he or she shall preside at all meetings of the board of 1396 directors. 1397 (b) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1398Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be chaired by a board member 1399 designated by the Governor pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220. A 1400 member may notand shallservenomore than two terms. 1401 (c) Members appointed by the Governor may serve no more 1402 than two terms and must be appointed for 3-year terms. However, 1403 in order to establish staggered terms for board members, the 1404 Governor shall appoint or reappoint one-third of the board 1405 members for 1-year terms, one-third of the board members for 2 1406 year terms, and one-third of the board members for 3-year terms 1407 beginning July 1, 2005. Subsequent appointments or 1408 reappointments shall beFollowing that date, the Governor shall1409appoint or reappoint board membersfor 3-year termsexclusively, 1410 except that, whenaboardmember appointed to fill a vacancy on 1411 the boardis replaced before the end of a 3-year term, the1412replacementshall be appointed to serve only the remainder of 1413 thethatterm of the member whom he or she is replacing, and,1414after which the replacementmay be appointed for a subsequent 1415full3-year term. Private sector representatives of businesses, 1416 appointed by the Governor pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220, shall 1417 constitute a majority of the membership of the board. Private 1418 sector representatives shall be appointed from nominations 1419 received by the Governor, including, but not limited to, those 1420 nominations made by the President of the Senate and the Speaker 1421 of the House of Representatives. Private sector appointments to 1422 the board mustshallbe representative of the business community 1423 of this state; no fewer than one-half of the appointmentsto the1424boardmust be representative of small businesses, and at least 1425 five members must have economic development experience. Members 1426 appointed by the Governor serve at the pleasure of the Governor 1427 and are eligible for reappointment. 1428 (d) A member of the board of directors of CareerSource 1429 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may be removed by the 1430 Governor for cause. Absence from three consecutive meetings 1431 results in automatic removal. The chair of CareerSource Florida, 1432 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall notify the Governor of such 1433 absences. 1434 (e) Representatives of businesses appointed to the board of 1435 directors may not include providers of workforce services. 1436 (4)(a) The president of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1437Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be hired by the board of 1438 directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1439 and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor in the capacity 1440 of an executive director and secretary of CareerSource Florida, 1441 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.1442 (b) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1443Workforce Florida, Inc., shall meet at least quarterly and at 1444 other times upon the call of its chair. The board and its 1445 committees, subcommittees, or other subdivisions may use any 1446 method of telecommunications to conduct meetings, including 1447 establishing a quorum through telecommunications, ifprovided1448thatthe public is given proper notice of the telecommunications 1449 meeting and is given reasonable access to observe and, ifwhen1450 appropriate, participate. 1451 (c) A majority of the total current membership of the board 1452 of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc., constitutes 1453Workforce Florida, Inc., comprisesa quorumof the board. 1454 (d) A majority of those voting is required to organize and 1455 conduct the business of the board, except that a majority of the 1456 entire board of directors is required to adopt or amend the 1457 bylaws. 1458 (e) Except as delegated or authorized by the board of 1459 directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1460 individual members have no authority to control or direct the 1461 operations of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1462Inc., or the actions of its officers and employees, including 1463 the president. 1464 (f) Members of the board of directors of CareerSource 1465 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and its committeesshall1466 serve without compensation, but these members, the president, 1467 and theallemployees of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1468Florida, Inc., may be reimbursed for all reasonable, necessary, 1469 and actual expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. 1470 (g) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1471Workforce Florida, Inc., may establish an executive committee 1472 consisting of the chair and at least six additional board 1473 members selected by the chair, one of whom must be a 1474 representative of organized labor. The executive committee and 1475 the presidentshallhave such authority as the board delegates 1476 to themit, except that the board of directors may not delegate 1477 to the executive committee authority to take action that 1478 requires approval by a majority of the entire board of 1479 directors. 1480 (h) The chair may appoint committees to fulfill the board’s 1481itsresponsibilities, to comply with federal requirements, or to 1482 obtain technical assistance, and must incorporate members of 1483 regional workforce development boards into its structure. 1484 (i) Each member of the board of directors who is not 1485 otherwise required to file a financial disclosure pursuant to s. 1486 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3144 must file 1487 disclosure of financial interests pursuant to s. 112.3145. 1488 (5) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1489 shall have all the powers and authority,not explicitly 1490 prohibited by statute which are,necessary or convenient to 1491 carry out and effectuate itsthepurposes as determined by 1492 statute, Pub. L. No. 105-220, and the Governor, as well as its 1493 functions, duties, and responsibilities, including, but not 1494 limited to, the following: 1495 (a) Serving as the state’s Workforce Investment Board 1496 pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220. Unless otherwise required by 1497 federal law, at least 90 percent oftheworkforce development 1498 funding must go towardintodirect customer servicecosts. 1499 (b) Providing oversight and policy direction to ensure that 1500 the following programs are administered by the department in 1501 compliance with approved plans and under contract with 1502 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.: 1503 1. Programs authorized under Title I of the Workforce 1504 Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220, with the exception 1505 of programs funded directly by the United States Department of 1506 Labor under Title I, s. 167. 1507 2. Programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, 1508 as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 49 et seq. 1509 3. Activities authorized under Title II of the Trade Act of 1510 2002, as amended, 19 U.S.C. ss. 2272 et seq., and the Trade 1511 Adjustment Assistance Program. 1512 4. Activities authorized under 38 U.S.C., chapter 41, 1513 including job counseling, training, and placement for veterans. 1514 5. Employment and training activities carried out under 1515 funds awarded to this state by the United States Department of 1516 Housing and Urban Development. 1517 6. Welfare transition services funded by the Temporary 1518 Assistance for Needy Families Program, created under the 1519 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 1520 of 1996, as amended, Pub. L. No. 104-193, and Title IV, s. 403, 1521 of the Social Security Act, as amended. 1522 7. Displaced homemaker programs, provided under s. 446.50. 1523 8. The Florida Bonding Program, provided under Pub. L. No. 1524 97-300, s. 164(a)(1). 1525 9. The Food Assistance Employment and Training Program, 1526 provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. ss. 1527 2011-2032; the Food Security Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 99-198; 1528 and the Hunger Prevention Act, Pub. L. No. 100-435. 1529 10. The Quick-Response Training Program, provided under ss. 1530 288.046-288.047. Matching funds and in-kind contributions that 1531 are provided by clients of the Quick-Response Training Program 1532 shall count toward the requirements of s. 288.904, pertaining to 1533 the return on investment from activities of Enterprise Florida, 1534 Inc. 1535 11. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, provided under the Tax 1536 and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-277, and 1537 the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-34. 1538 12. Offender placement services, provided under ss. 1539 944.707-944.708. 1540 (c) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer 1541 the provisions of this chapter which relate to implementing and 1542 administering the programs listed in paragraph (b) as well as 1543 rules related to eligible training providers and auditing and 1544 monitoring subrecipients of the workforce system grant funds. 1545 (d) Contracting with public and private entities as 1546 necessary to further the directives of this section. All 1547 contracts executed by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1548Florida, Inc., must include specific performance expectations 1549 and deliverables. All CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1550Florida, Inc., contracts, including those solicited, managed, or 1551 paid by the department pursuant to s. 20.60(5)(c) are exempt 1552 from s. 112.061, but shall be governed by subsection (1). 1553 (e) Notifying the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1554 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of noncompliance 1555 by the department or other agencies or obstruction of the 1556 board’s efforts by such agencies. Upon such notification, the 1557 Executive Office of the Governor shall assist agencies to bring 1558 them into compliance with board objectives. 1559 (f) Ensuring that the state does not waste valuable 1560 training resources.Thus,The board shall direct that all 1561 resources, including equipment purchased for training Workforce 1562 Investment Act clients, be available for use at all times by 1563 eligible populations as first priority users. At times when 1564 eligible populations are not available, such resources shall be 1565 used for any other state-authorizedstate authorizededucation 1566 and training purpose. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1567Florida, Inc., may authorize expenditures to award suitable 1568 framed certificates, pins, or other tokens of recognition for 1569 performance by a regional workforce board, its committees and 1570 subdivisions, and other units of the workforce system. 1571 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may also 1572 authorize expenditures for promotional items, such as t-shirts, 1573 hats, or pens printed with messages promoting the state’s 1574 workforce system to employers, job seekers, and program 1575 participants. However, such expenditures are subject to federal 1576 regulations applicable to the expenditure of federal funds. 1577 (g) EstablishingEstablisha dispute resolution process for 1578 all memoranda of understanding or other contracts or agreements 1579 entered into between the department and regional workforce 1580 boards. 1581 (h) Archiving records with the Bureau of Archives and 1582 Records Management of the Division of Library and Information 1583 Services of the Department of State. 1584 (6) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1585 take action that it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of 1586 this section, including, but not limited to: 1587 (a) Creating a state employment, education, and training 1588 policy that ensures that programs to prepare workers are 1589 responsive to present and future business and industry needs and 1590 complement the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc. 1591 (b) Establishing policy direction for a funding system that 1592 provides incentives to improve the outcomes of career education, 1593programs, and ofregistered apprenticeship, and work-based 1594 learning programs,and that focuses resources on occupations 1595 related to new or emerging industries that add greatly to the 1596 value of the state’s economy. 1597 (c) Establishing a comprehensive policy related to the 1598 education and training of target populations such as those who 1599 have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, receive 1600 public assistance, are not proficient in English, or are 1601 dislocated workers. This approach should ensure the effective 1602 use of federal, state, local, and private resources in reducing 1603 the need for public assistance. 1604 (d) Designating Institutes of Applied Technology composed 1605 of public and private postsecondary institutions working 1606 together with business and industry to ensure that career 1607 education programs use the most advanced technology and 1608 instructional methods available and respond to the changing 1609 needs of business and industry. 1610 (e) Providing policy direction for a system to project and 1611 evaluate labor market supply and demand using the results of the 1612 Workforce Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136 and the 1613 career education performance standards identified under s. 1614 1008.43. 1615 (f) Reviewing the performance of public programs that are 1616 responsible for economic development, education, employment, and 1617 training. The review must include an analysis of the return on 1618 investment of these programs. 1619 (g) Expanding the occupations identified by the Workforce 1620 Estimating Conference to meet needs created by local emergencies 1621 or plant closings or to capture occupations within emerging 1622 industries. 1623 (7) By December 1 of each year, CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1624Workforce Florida, Inc., shall submit to the Governor, the 1625 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 1626 Representatives, the Senate Minority Leader, and the House 1627 Minority Leader a complete and detailed annual report setting 1628 forth: 1629 (a) All audits, including anytheaudit conducted underin1630 subsection (8), if conducted. 1631 (b) The operations and accomplishments of the board, 1632 including the programs or entities specifiedlistedin 1633 subsection (6). 1634 (8)The Auditor General may,Pursuant to his or her own 1635 authority or at the direction of the Legislative Auditing 1636 Committee, the Auditor General may conduct an audit of 1637 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or the 1638 programs or entities created by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1639Workforce Florida, Inc.The Office of Program Policy Analysis 1640 and Government Accountability, pursuant to its authority or at 1641 the direction of the Legislative Auditing Committee, may review 1642 the systems and controls related to performance outcomes and 1643 quality of services of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1644Florida, Inc.1645 (9) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in 1646 collaboration with the regional workforce boards and appropriate 1647 state agencies and local public and private service providers,1648 and in consultation with the Office of Program Policy Analysis 1649 and Government Accountability, shall establish uniform measures 1650 and standards to gauge the performance of the workforce 1651 development strategy. These measures and standards must be 1652 organized into three outcome tiers. 1653 (a) The first tier of measures must be organized to provide 1654 benchmarks for systemwide outcomes. CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1655Workforce Florida, Inc., shallmust, in collaboration with the 1656 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, 1657 establish goals for the tier-one outcomes. Systemwide outcomes 1658 may include employment in occupations demonstrating continued 1659 growth in wages; continued employment after 3, 6, 12, and 24 1660 months; reduction in and elimination of public assistance 1661 reliance; job placement; employer satisfaction; and positive 1662 return on investment of public resources. 1663 (b) The second tier of measures must be organized to 1664 provide a set of benchmark outcomes for the strategic components 1665 of the workforce development strategy. Cost per entered 1666 employment, earnings at placement, retention in employment, job 1667 placement, and entered employment rate must be included among 1668 the performance outcome measures. 1669 (c) The third tier of measures must be the operational 1670 output measures to be used by the agency implementing programs, 1671 whichand itmay be specific to federal requirements. The tier 1672 three measures must be developed by the agencies implementing 1673 programs, whichandWorkforce Florida, Inc.,may consult with 1674 CareerSource Florida, Inc.,be consultedin this effort. Such 1675 measures must be reported to CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1676Workforce Florida, Inc., by the appropriate implementing agency. 1677 (d) Regional differences must be reflected in the 1678 establishment of performance goals and may include job 1679 availability, unemployment rates, average worker wage, and 1680 available employable population. 1681 (e) Job placement must be reported pursuant to s. 1008.39. 1682 Positive outcomes for providers of education and training must 1683 be consistent with ss. 1008.42 and 1008.43. 1684 (f) The uniform measures of success that are adopted by 1685 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or the 1686 regional workforce boards must be developed in a manner that 1687 provides for an equitable comparison of the relative success or 1688 failure of any service provider in terms of positive outcomes. 1689 (g) By December 1 of each year, CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1690Workforce Florida, Inc., shall provide the Legislature with a 1691 report detailing the performance of Florida’s workforce 1692 development system, as reflected in the three-tier measurement 1693 system. TheAdditionally, thisreport also must benchmark 1694 Florida outcomes for, atall tiers as compared with, against1695 other states that collect data similarly. 1696 (10) The workforce development strategy for the state shall 1697 be designed by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1698Inc.The strategy must include efforts that enlist business, 1699 education, and community support for students to achieve long 1700 term career goals, ensuring that young people have the academic 1701 and occupational skills required to succeed in the workplace. 1702 The strategy must also assist employers in upgrading or updating 1703 the skills of their employees and assisting workers to acquire 1704 the education or training needed to secure a better job with 1705 better wages. The strategy must assist the state’s efforts to 1706 attract and expand job-creating businesses offering high-paying, 1707 high-demand occupations. 1708 (11) The workforce development system mustshalluse a 1709 charter-process approach aimed at encouraging local design and 1710 control of service delivery and targeted activities. 1711 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall be 1712 responsible for granting charters to regional workforce boards 1713 that have a membership consistent with the requirements of 1714 federal and state law andthathave developed a plan consistent 1715 with the state’s workforce development strategy. The plan must 1716 specify methods for allocating the resources and programs in a 1717 manner that eliminates unwarranted duplication, minimizes 1718 administrative costs, meets the existing job market demands and 1719 the job market demands resulting from successful economic 1720 development activities, ensures access to quality workforce 1721 development services for all Floridians, allows for pro rata or 1722 partial distribution of benefits and services, prohibits the 1723 creation of a waiting list or other indication of an unserved 1724 population, serves as many individuals as possible within 1725 available resources, and maximizes successful outcomes. As part 1726 of the charter process, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1727Florida, Inc., shall establish incentives for effective 1728 coordination of federal and state programs, outline rewards for 1729 successful job placements, and institute collaborative 1730 approaches among local service providers. Local decisionmaking 1731 and control shall be important components for inclusion in this 1732 charter application. 1733 (12) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1734 shall enter into agreement with Space Florida and collaborate 1735 with vocational institutes, community colleges, colleges, and 1736 universities in this state, to develop a workforce development 1737 strategy to implement the workforce provisions of s. 331.3051. 1738 Section 29. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraph (g) of 1739 subsection (3), and paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 1740 445.006, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1741 445.006 Strategic and operational plans for workforce 1742 development.— 1743 (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in 1744 conjunction with state and local partners in the workforce 1745 system, shall develop a strategic plan that produces skilled 1746 employees for employers in the state. The strategic plan shall 1747 be updated or modified by January 1 of each year. The plan must 1748 include, but need not be limited to, strategies for: 1749 (a) Fulfilling the workforce system goals and strategies 1750 prescribed in s. 445.004; 1751 (b) Aggregating, integrating, and leveraging workforce 1752 system resources; 1753 (c) Coordinating the activities of federal, state, and 1754 local workforce system partners; 1755 (d) Addressing the workforce needs of small businesses; and 1756 (e) Fostering the participation of rural communities and 1757 distressed urban cores in the workforce system. 1758 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1759 shall establish an operational plan to implement the state 1760 strategic plan. The operational plan shall be submitted to the 1761 Governor and the Legislature along with the strategic plan and 1762 must reflect the allocation of resources as appropriated by the 1763 Legislature to specific responsibilities enumerated in law. As a 1764 component of the operational plan required under this section, 1765 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall 1766 develop a workforce marketing plan, with the goal of educating 1767 individuals inside and outside the state about the employment 1768 market and employment conditions in the state. The marketing 1769 plan must include, but need not be limited to, strategies for: 1770 (a) Distributing information to secondary and postsecondary 1771 education institutions about the diversity of businesses in the 1772 state, specific clusters of businesses or business sectors in 1773 the state, and occupations by industry which are in demand by 1774 employers in the state; 1775 (b) Distributing information about and promoting use of the 1776 Internet-based job matching and labor market information system 1777 authorized under s. 445.011; and 1778 (c) Coordinating with Enterprise Florida, Inc., to ensure 1779 that workforce marketing efforts complement the economic 1780 development marketing efforts of the state. 1781 (3) The operational plan must include performance measures, 1782 standards, measurement criteria, and contract guidelines in the 1783 following areas with respect to participants in the welfare 1784 transition program: 1785 (g) Other issues identified by the board of directors of 1786 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.1787 (6)(a) The operational plan must include strategies that 1788 are designed to prevent or reduce the need for a person to 1789 receive public assistance, including: 1790 1. A teen pregnancy prevention component that includes, but 1791 is not limited to, a plan for implementing the Teen Pregnancy 1792 Prevention Community Initiative within each county of the 1793 services area in which the teen birth rate is higher than the 1794 state average; 1795 2. A component that encourages community-based welfare 1796 prevention and reduction initiatives that increase support 1797 provided by noncustodial parents to their welfare-dependent 1798 children and are consistent with program and financial 1799 guidelines developed by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1800Florida, Inc., and the Commission on Responsible Fatherhood. 1801 These initiatives may include improved paternity establishment, 1802 work activities for noncustodial parents, programs aimed at 1803 decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies, encouraging involvement 1804 of fathers with their children which includes court-ordered 1805 supervised visitation, and increasing child support payments; 1806 3. A component that encourages formation and maintenance of 1807 two-parent families through, among other things, court-ordered 1808 supervised visitation; 1809 4. A component that fosters responsible fatherhood in 1810 families receiving assistance; and 1811 5. A component that fosters the provision of services that 1812 reduce the incidence and effects of domestic violence on women 1813 and children in families receiving assistance. 1814 Section 30. Subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), 1815 (11), and (12) of section 445.007, Florida Statutes, are amended 1816 to read: 1817 445.007 Regional workforce boards.— 1818 (3) The Department of Economic Opportunity, under the 1819 direction of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1820 shall assign staff to meet with each regional workforce board 1821 annually to review the board’s performance and to certify that 1822 the board is in compliance with applicable state and federal 1823 law. 1824 (4) In addition to the duties and functions specified by 1825 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and by the 1826 interlocal agreement approved by the local county or city 1827 governing bodies, the regional workforce board shall have the 1828 following responsibilities: 1829 (a) Develop, submit, ratify, or amend the local plan 1830 pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220, Title I, s. 118, and the 1831 provisions of this act. 1832 (b) Conclude agreements necessary to designate the fiscal 1833 agent and administrative entity. A public or private entity, 1834 including an entity established pursuant to s. 163.01, which 1835 makes a majority of the appointments to a regional workforce 1836 board may serve as the board’s administrative entity if approved 1837 by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., based 1838 upon a showing that a fair and competitive process was used to 1839 select the administrative entity. 1840 (c) Complete assurances required for the charter process of 1841 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and provide 1842 ongoing oversight related to administrative costs, duplicated 1843 services, career counseling, economic development, equal access, 1844 compliance and accountability, and performance outcomes. 1845 (d) Oversee the one-stop delivery system in its local area. 1846 (5) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1847 shall implement a training program for the regional workforce 1848 boards to familiarize board members with the state’s workforce 1849 development goals and strategies. 1850 (6) The regional workforce board shall designate all local 1851 service providers and may not transfer this authority to a third 1852 party. Consistent with the intent of the Workforce Investment 1853 Act, regional workforce boards should provide the greatest 1854 possible choice of training providers to those who qualify for 1855 training services. A regional workforce board may not restrict 1856 the choice of training providers based upon cost, location, or 1857 historical training arrangements. However, a board may restrict 1858 the amount of training resources available to any one client. 1859 Such restrictions may vary based upon the cost of training in 1860 the client’s chosen occupational area. The regional workforce 1861 board may be designated as a one-stop operator and direct 1862 provider of intake, assessment, eligibility determinations, or 1863 other direct provider services except training services. Such 1864 designation may occur only with the agreement of the chief 1865 elected official and the Governor as specified in 29 U.S.C. s. 1866 2832(f)(2). CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1867 shall establish procedures by which a regional workforce board 1868 may request permission to operate under this section and the 1869 criteria under which such permission may be granted. The 1870 criteria shall include, but need not be limited to, a reduction 1871 in the cost of providing the permitted services. Such permission 1872 shall be granted for a period not to exceed 3 years for any 1873 single request submitted by the regional workforce board. 1874 (7) Regional workforce boards shall adopt a committee 1875 structure consistent with applicable federal law and state 1876 policies established by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1877Florida, Inc.1878 (9) For purposes of procurement, regional workforce boards 1879 and their administrative entities are not state agencies and are 1880 exempt from chapters 120 and 287. The regional workforce boards 1881 shall apply the procurement and expenditure procedures required 1882 by federal law and policies of the Department of Economic 1883 Opportunity and CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,1884Inc., for the expenditure of federal, state, and nonpass-through 1885 funds. The making or approval of smaller, multiple payments for 1886 a single purchase with the intent to avoid or evade the monetary 1887 thresholds and procedures established by federal law and 1888 policies of the Department of Economic Opportunity and 1889 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., is grounds 1890 for removal for cause. Regional workforce boards, their 1891 administrative entities, committees, and subcommittees, and 1892 other workforce units may authorize expenditures to award 1893 suitable framed certificates, pins, or other tokens of 1894 recognition for performance by units of the workforce system. 1895 Regional workforce boards; their administrative entities, 1896 committees, and subcommittees; and other workforce units may 1897 authorize expenditures for promotional items, such as t-shirts, 1898 hats, or pens printed with messages promoting Florida’s 1899 workforce system to employers, job seekers, and program 1900 participants. However, such expenditures are subject to federal 1901 regulations applicable to the expenditure of federal funds. All 1902 contracts executed by regional workforce boards must include 1903 specific performance expectations and deliverables. 1904 (10) State and federal funds provided to the regional 1905 workforce boards may not be used directly or indirectly to pay 1906 for meals, food, or beverages for board members, staff, or 1907 employees of regional workforce boards, CareerSource Florida, 1908 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or the Department of Economic 1909 Opportunity except as expressly authorized by state law. 1910 Preapproved, reasonable, and necessary per diem allowances and 1911 travel expenses may be reimbursed. Such reimbursement shall be 1912 at the standard travel reimbursement rates established in s. 1913 112.061 and shall be in compliance with all applicable federal 1914 and state requirements. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1915Florida, Inc., shall develop a statewide fiscal policy 1916 applicable to the state board and all regional workforce boards, 1917 to hold both the state and regional boards strictly accountable 1918 for adherence to the policy and subject to regular and periodic 1919 monitoring by the Department of Economic Opportunity, the 1920 administrative entity for CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1921Florida, Inc.Boards are prohibited from expending state or 1922 federal funds for entertainment costs and recreational 1923 activities for board members and employees as these terms are 1924 defined by 2 C.F.R. part 230. 1925 (11) To increase transparency and accountability, a 1926 regional workforce board must comply with the requirements of 1927 this section before contracting with a member of the board or a 1928 relative, as defined in s. 112.3143(1)(c), of a board member or 1929 of an employee of the board. Such contracts may not be executed 1930 before or without the approval of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1931Workforce Florida, Inc.Such contracts, as well as documentation 1932 demonstrating adherence to this section as specified by 1933 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., must be 1934 submitted to the Department of Economic Opportunity for review 1935 and recommendation according to criteria to be determined by 1936 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.Such a 1937 contract must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the board, a 1938 quorum having been established; all conflicts of interest must 1939 be disclosed before the vote; and any member who may benefit 1940 from the contract, or whose relative may benefit from the 1941 contract, must abstain from the vote. A contract under $25,000 1942 between a regional workforce board and a member of that board or 1943 between a relative, as defined in s. 112.3143(1)(c), of a board 1944 member or of an employee of the board is not required to have 1945 the prior approval of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1946Florida, Inc., but must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the 1947 board, a quorum having been established, and must be reported to 1948 the Department of Economic Opportunity and CareerSource Florida, 1949 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., within 30 days after approval. If 1950 a contract cannot be approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1951Workforce Florida, Inc., a review of the decision to disapprove 1952 the contract may be requested by the regional workforce board or 1953 other parties to the disapproved contract. 1954 (12) Each regional workforce board shall develop a budget 1955 for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the board under 1956 this section, subject to the approval of the chief elected 1957 official. Each regional workforce board shall submit its annual 1958 budget for review to CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce1959Florida, Inc., no later than 2 weeks after the chair approves 1960 the budget. 1961 Section 31. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 445.0071, 1962 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1963 445.0071 Florida Youth Summer Jobs Pilot Program.— 1964 (1) CREATION.—Contingent upon appropriations, there is 1965 created the Florida Youth Summer Jobs Pilot Program within 1966 workforce development district 22 served by the Broward 1967 Workforce Development Board. The board shall, in consultation 1968 with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., provide 1969 a program offering at-risk and disadvantaged children summer 1970 jobs in partnership with local communities and public employers. 1971 (4) GOVERNANCE.— 1972 (a) The pilot program shall be administered by the regional 1973 workforce board in consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc. 1974Workforce Florida, Inc.1975 (b) The regional workforce board shall report to 1976 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the number 1977 of at-risk and disadvantaged children who enter the program, the 1978 types of work activities they participate in, and the number of 1979 children who return to school, go on to postsecondary school, or 1980 enter the workforce full time at the end of the program. 1981 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall report 1982 to the Legislature by November 1 of each year on the performance 1983 of the program. 1984 Section 32. Section 445.008, Florida Statutes, is amended 1985 to read: 1986 445.008 Workforce Training Institute.— 1987 (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1988 create the Workforce Training Institute, which shall be a 1989 comprehensive program of workforce training courses designed to 1990 meet the unique needs of, and shall include Internet-based 1991 training modules suitable for and made available to, 1992 professionals integral to the workforce system, including 1993 advisors and counselors in educational institutions. 1994 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 1995 enter into a contract for the provision of administrative 1996 support services for the institute and.Workforce Florida, Inc., 1997 shall adopt policies for the administration and operation of the 1998 institute and establish admission fees in an amount which, in 1999 the aggregate, does not exceed the cost of the program. 2000 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may accept 2001 donations or grants of any type for any function or purpose of 2002 the institute. 2003 (3) All moneys, fees, donations, or grants collected by 2004 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., under this 2005 section shall be applied to cover all costs incurred in 2006 establishing and conducting the workforce training programs 2007 authorized under this section, including, but not limited to, 2008 salaries for instructors and costs of materials connected to 2009 such programs. 2010 Section 33. Subsections (2) and (4), paragraph (b) of 2011 subsection (6), subsection (7), paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) of 2012 subsection (8), and subsection (9) of section 445.009, Florida 2013 Statutes, are amended to read: 2014 445.009 One-stop delivery system.— 2015 (2)(a) Subject to a process designed by CareerSource 2016 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and in compliance with 2017 Pub. L. No. 105-220, regional workforce boards shall designate 2018 one-stop delivery system operators. 2019 (b) A regional workforce board may designate as its one 2020 stop delivery system operator any public or private entity that 2021 is eligible to provide services under any state or federal 2022 workforce program that is a mandatory or discretionary partner 2023 in the region’s one-stop delivery system if approved by 2024 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., upon a 2025 showing by the regional workforce board that a fair and 2026 competitive process was used in the selection. As a condition of 2027 authorizing a regional workforce board to designate such an 2028 entity as its one-stop delivery system operator, CareerSource 2029 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., must require the regional 2030 workforce board to demonstrate that safeguards are in place to 2031 ensure that the one-stop delivery system operator will not 2032 exercise an unfair competitive advantage or unfairly refer or 2033 direct customers of the one-stop delivery system to services 2034 provided by that one-stop delivery system operator. A regional 2035 workforce board may retain its current One-Stop Career Center 2036 operator without further procurement action ifwherethe board 2037 has an establishedaOne-Stop Career Center that has complied 2038 with federal and state law. 2039 (4) One-stop delivery system partners shall enter into a 2040 memorandum of understanding pursuant to Pub. L. No. 105-220, 2041 Title I, s. 121, with the regional workforce board. Failure of a 2042 local partner to participate cannot unilaterally block the 2043 majority of partners from moving forward with their one-stop 2044 delivery system, and CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2045Florida, Inc., pursuant to s. 445.004(5)(e), may make 2046 notification of a local partner that fails to participate. 2047 (6) 2048 (b) To expand electronic capabilities, CareerSource 2049 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., working with regional 2050 workforce boards, shall develop a centralized help center to 2051 assist regional workforce boards in fulfilling core services, 2052 minimizing the need for fixed-site one-stop delivery system 2053 centers. 2054 (7) Intensive services and training provided pursuant to 2055 Pub. L. No. 105-220, shall be provided to individuals through 2056 Intensive Service Accounts and Individual Training Accounts. 2057 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall 2058 develop an implementation plan, including identification of 2059 initially eligible training providers, transition guidelines, 2060 and criteria for use of these accounts. Individual Training 2061 Accounts must be compatible with Individual Development Accounts 2062 for education allowed in federal and state welfare reform 2063 statutes. 2064 (8)(a) Individual Training Accounts must be expended on 2065 programs that prepare people to enter high-wage occupations 2066 identified by the Workforce Estimating Conference created by s. 2067 216.136, and on other programs as approved by CareerSource 2068 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.2069 (c) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2070 shall periodically review Individual Training Account pricing 2071 schedules developed by regional workforce boards and present 2072 findings and recommendations for process improvement to the 2073 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 2074 Representatives. 2075 (d) To the maximum extent possible, training providers 2076 shall use funding sources other than the funding provided under 2077 Pub. L. No. 105-220. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2078Florida, Inc., shall develop a system to encourage the 2079 leveraging of appropriated resources for the workforce system 2080 and shall report on such efforts as part of the required annual 2081 report. 2082 (9)(a) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2083 working with the department, shall coordinate among the agencies 2084 a plan for a One-Stop Electronic Network made up of one-stop 2085 delivery system centers and other partner agencies that are 2086 operated by authorized public or private for-profit or not-for 2087 profit agents. The plan shall identify resources within existing 2088 revenues to establish and support this electronic network for 2089 service delivery that includes Government Services Direct. If 2090 necessary, the plan shall identify additional funding needed to 2091 achieve the provisions of this subsection. 2092 (b) The network shall assure that a uniform method is used 2093 to determine eligibility for and management of services provided 2094 by agencies that conduct workforce development activities. The 2095 Department of Management Services shall develop strategies to 2096 allow access to the databases and information management systems 2097 of the following systems in order to link information in those 2098 databases with the one-stop delivery system: 2099 1. The Reemployment Assistance Program under chapter 443. 2100 2. The public employment service described in s. 443.181. 2101 3. The FLORIDA System and the components related to 2102 temporary cash assistance, food assistance, and Medicaid 2103 eligibility. 2104 4. The Student Financial Assistance System of the 2105 Department of Education. 2106 5. Enrollment in the public postsecondary education system. 2107 6. Other information systems determined appropriate by 2108 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.2109 Section 34. Section 445.011, Florida Statutes, is amended 2110 to read: 2111 445.011 Workforce information systems.— 2112 (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2113 shall implement, subject to legislative appropriation, automated 2114 information systems that are necessary for the efficient and 2115 effective operation and management of the workforce development 2116 system. These information systems shall include, but need not be 2117 limited to, the following: 2118 (a) An integrated management system for the one-stop 2119 service delivery system, which includes, at a minimum, common 2120 registration and intake, screening for needs and benefits, case 2121 planning and tracking, training benefits management, service and 2122 training provider management, performance reporting, executive 2123 information and reporting, and customer-satisfaction tracking 2124 and reporting. 2125 1. The system should report current budgeting, expenditure, 2126 and performance information for assessing performance related to 2127 outcomes, service delivery, and financial administration for 2128 workforce programs pursuant to s. 445.004(5) and (9). 2129 2. The information system should include auditable systems 2130 and controls to ensure financial integrity and valid and 2131 reliable performance information. 2132 3. The system should support service integration and case 2133 management by providing for case tracking for participants in 2134 welfare transition programs. 2135 (b) An automated job-matching information system that is 2136 accessible to employers, job seekers, and other users via the 2137 Internet, and that includes, at a minimum: 2138 1. Skill match information, including skill gap analysis; 2139 resume creation; job order creation; skill tests; job search by 2140 area, employer type, and employer name; and training provider 2141 linkage; 2142 2. Job market information based on surveys, including 2143 local, state, regional, national, and international occupational 2144 and job availability information; and 2145 3. Service provider information, including education and 2146 training providers, child care facilities and related 2147 information, health and social service agencies, and other 2148 providers of services that would be useful to job seekers. 2149 (2) In procuring workforce information systems, 2150 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall employ 2151 competitive processes, including requests for proposals, 2152 competitive negotiation, and other competitive processes to 2153 ensure that the procurement results in the most cost-effective 2154 investment of state funds. 2155 (3) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 2156 procure independent verification and validation services 2157 associated with developing and implementing any workforce 2158 information system. 2159 (4) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2160 shall coordinate development and implementation of workforce 2161 information systems with the executive director of the Agency 2162 for State Technology to ensure compatibility with the state’s 2163 information system strategy and enterprise architecture. 2164 Section 35. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 445.014, 2165 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2166 445.014 Small business workforce service initiative.— 2167 (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, CareerSource 2168 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall establish a program 2169 to encourage regional workforce development boards to establish 2170 one-stop delivery systems that maximize the provision of 2171 workforce and human-resource support services to small 2172 businesses. Under the program, a regional workforce board may 2173 apply, on a competitive basis, for funds to support the 2174 provision of such services to small businesses through the 2175 region’s one-stop delivery system. 2176 (3) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2177 shall establish guidelines governing the administration of this 2178 program and shall establish criteria to be used in evaluating 2179 applications for funding. Such criteria must include, but need 2180 not be limited to, a showing that the regional board has in 2181 place a detailed plan for establishing a one-stop delivery 2182 system designed to meet the workforce needs of small businesses 2183 and for leveraging other funding sources in support of such 2184 activities. 2185 Section 36. Subsection (5) of section 445.016, Florida 2186 Statutes, is amended to read: 2187 445.016 Untried Worker Placement and Employment Incentive 2188 Act.— 2189 (5) Incentives must be paid according to the incentive 2190 schedule developed by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2191Florida, Inc., the Department of Economic Opportunity, and the 2192 Department of Children and Families which costs the state less 2193 per placement than the state’s 12-month expenditure on a welfare 2194 recipient. 2195 Section 37. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 445.021, 2196 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2197 445.021 Relocation assistance program.— 2198 (2) The relocation assistance program shall involve five 2199 steps by the regional workforce board, in cooperation with the 2200 Department of Children and Families: 2201 (a) A determination that the family is receiving temporary 2202 cash assistance or that all requirements of eligibility for 2203 diversion services would likely be met. 2204 (b) A determination that there is a basis for believing 2205 that relocation will contribute to the ability of the applicant 2206 to achieve self-sufficiency. For example, the applicant: 2207 1. Is unlikely to achieve economic self-sufficiency at the 2208 current community of residence; 2209 2. Has secured a job that provides an increased salary or 2210 improved benefits and that requires relocation to another 2211 community; 2212 3. Has a family support network that will contribute to job 2213 retention in another community; 2214 4. Is determined, pursuant to criteria or procedures 2215 established by the board of directors of CareerSource Florida, 2216 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., to be a victim of domestic 2217 violence who would experience reduced probability of further 2218 incidents through relocation; or 2219 5. Must relocate in order to receive education or training 2220 that is directly related to the applicant’s employment or career 2221 advancement. 2222 (c) Establishment of a relocation plan that includes such 2223 requirements as are necessary to prevent abuse of the benefit 2224 and provisions to protect the safety of victims of domestic 2225 violence and avoid provisions that place them in anticipated 2226 danger. The payment to defray relocation expenses shall be 2227 determined based on criteria approved by the board of directors 2228 of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.2229 Participants in the relocation program shall be eligible for 2230 diversion or transitional benefits. 2231 (d) A determination, pursuant to criteria adopted by the 2232 board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2233Florida, Inc., that a community receiving a relocated family has 2234 the capacity to provide needed services and employment 2235 opportunities. 2236 (e) Monitoring the relocation. 2237 (4) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2238Workforce Florida, Inc., may establish criteria for developing 2239 and implementing relocation plans and for drafting agreements to 2240 restrict a family from applying for temporary cash assistance 2241 for a specified period after receiving a relocation assistance 2242 payment. 2243 Section 38. Section 445.022, Florida Statutes, is amended 2244 to read: 2245 445.022 Retention Incentive Training Accounts.—To promote 2246 job retention and to enable upward job advancement into higher 2247 skilled, higher paying employment, the board of directors of 2248 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the 2249 regional workforce boards may assemble, from postsecondary2250education institutions,a list of programs and courses offered 2251 by postsecondary educational institutions which may be available 2252 toforparticipants who have become employed towhichpromote 2253 job retention and advancement. 2254 (1) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2255Workforce Florida, Inc., may establish Retention Incentive 2256 Training Accounts (RITAs) to use. RITAs shall utilizeTemporary 2257 Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds 2258 specifically appropriated for this purpose. RITAs must 2259 complement the Individual Training Account required by the 2260 federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220. 2261 (2) RITAs may pay for tuition, fees, educational materials, 2262 coaching and mentoring, performance incentives, transportation 2263 to and from courses, child care costs during education courses, 2264 and other such costs as the regional workforce boards determine 2265 are necessary to effect successful job retention and 2266 advancement. 2267 (3) Regional workforce boards shall retain only those 2268 courses that continue to meet their performance standards as 2269 established in their local plan. 2270 (4) Regional workforce boards shall report annually to the 2271 Legislature on the measurable retention and advancement success 2272 of each program provider and the effectiveness of RITAs, making 2273 recommendations for any needed changes or modifications. 2274 Section 39. Paragraph (e) of subsection (5) of section 2275 445.024, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2276 445.024 Work requirements.— 2277 (5) USE OF CONTRACTS.—Regional workforce boards shall 2278 provide work activities, training, and other services, as 2279 appropriate, through contracts. In contracting for work 2280 activities, training, or services, the following applies: 2281 (e) The administrative costs associated with a contract for 2282 services provided under this section may not exceed the 2283 applicable administrative cost ceiling established in federal 2284 law. An agency or entity that is awarded a contract under this 2285 section may not charge more than 7 percent of the value of the 2286 contract for administration,unless an exception is approved by 2287 the regional workforce board. A list of any exceptions approved 2288 must be submitted to the board of directors of CareerSource 2289 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., for review, and the board 2290 may rescind approval of the exception. 2291 Section 40. Subsection (6) of section 445.026, Florida 2292 Statutes, is amended to read: 2293 445.026 Cash assistance severance benefit.—An individual 2294 who meets the criteria listed in this section may choose to 2295 receive a lump-sum payment in lieu of ongoing cash assistance 2296 payments, provided the individual: 2297 (6) Signs an agreement not to apply for or accept cash 2298 assistance for 6 months after receipt of the one-time payment. 2299 In the event of an emergency, such agreement shall provide for 2300 an exception to this restriction, provided that the one-time 2301 payment shall be deducted from any cash assistance for which the 2302 family subsequently is approved. This deduction may be prorated 2303 over an 8-month period. The board of directors of CareerSource 2304 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall adopt criteria 2305 defining the conditions under which a family may receive cash 2306 assistance due to such emergency. 2307 2308 Such individual may choose to accept a one-time, lump-sum 2309 payment of $1,000 in lieu of receiving ongoing cash assistance. 2310 Such payment shall only count toward the time limitation for the 2311 month in which the payment is made in lieu of cash assistance. A 2312 participant choosing to accept such payment shall be terminated 2313 from cash assistance. However, eligibility for Medicaid, food 2314 assistance, or child care shall continue, subject to the 2315 eligibility requirements of those programs. 2316 Section 41. Section 445.028, Florida Statutes, is amended 2317 to read: 2318 445.028 Transitional benefits and services.—In cooperation 2319 with CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the 2320 Department of Children and Families shall develop procedures to 2321 ensure that families leaving the temporary cash assistance 2322 program receive transitional benefits and services that will 2323 assist the family in moving toward self-sufficiency. At a 2324 minimum, such procedures must include, but are not limited to, 2325 the following: 2326 (1) Each recipient of cash assistance who is determined 2327 ineligible for cash assistance for a reason other than a work 2328 activity sanction shall be contacted by the workforce system 2329 case manager and provided information about the availability of 2330 transitional benefits and services. Such contact shall be 2331 attempted prior to closure of the case management file. 2332 (2) Each recipient of temporary cash assistance who is 2333 determined ineligible for cash assistance due to noncompliance 2334 with the work activity requirements shall be contacted and 2335 provided information in accordance with s. 414.065(1). 2336 (3) The department, in consultation with the board of 2337 directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2338 shall develop informational material, including posters and 2339 brochures, to better inform families about the availability of 2340 transitional benefits and services. 2341 (4) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in 2342 cooperation with the Department of Children and Families shall, 2343 to the extent permitted by federal law, develop procedures to 2344 maximize the utilization of transitional Medicaid by families 2345 who leave the temporary cash assistance program. 2346 Section 42. Section 445.030, Florida Statutes, is amended 2347 to read: 2348 445.030 Transitional education and training.—In order to 2349 assist former recipients of temporary cash assistance who are 2350 working or actively seeking employment in continuing their 2351 training and upgrading their skills, education, or training, 2352 support services may be provided for up to 2 years after the 2353 family is no longer receiving temporary cash assistance. This 2354 section does not constitute an entitlement to transitional 2355 education and training. If funds are not sufficient to provide 2356 services under this section, the board of directors of 2357 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may limit or 2358 otherwise prioritize transitional education and training. 2359 (1) Education or training resources available in the 2360 community at no additional cost shall be used whenever possible. 2361 (2) Regional workforce boards may authorize child care or 2362 other support services in addition to services provided in 2363 conjunction with employment. For example, a participant who is 2364 employed full time may receive child care services related to 2365 that employment and may also receive additional child care 2366 services in conjunction with training to upgrade the 2367 participant’s skills. 2368 (3) Transitional education or training must be job-related, 2369 but may include training to improve job skills in a 2370 participant’s existing area of employment or may include 2371 training to prepare a participant for employment in another 2372 occupation. 2373 (4) A regional workforce board may enter into an agreement 2374 with an employer to share the costs relating to upgrading the 2375 skills of participants hired by the employer. For example, a 2376 regional workforce board may agree to provide support services 2377 such as transportation or a wage subsidy in conjunction with 2378 training opportunities provided by the employer. 2379 Section 43. Section 445.033, Florida Statutes, is amended 2380 to read: 2381 445.033 Evaluation.—The board of directors of CareerSource 2382 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the Department of 2383 Children and Families shall arrange for evaluation of TANF 2384 funded programs operated under this chapter, as follows: 2385 (1) If required by federal waivers or other federal 2386 requirements, the board of directors of CareerSource Florida, 2387 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the department may provide for 2388 evaluation according to these requirements. 2389 (2) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2390Workforce Florida, Inc., and the department shall participate in 2391 the evaluation of this program in conjunction with evaluation of 2392 the state’s workforce development programs or similar activities 2393 aimed at evaluating program outcomes, cost-effectiveness, or 2394 return on investment, and the impact of time limits, sanctions, 2395 and other welfare reform measures set out in this chapter. 2396 Evaluation shall also contain information on the number of 2397 participants in work experience assignments who obtain 2398 unsubsidized employment, including, but not limited to, the 2399 length of time the unsubsidized job is retained, wages, and the 2400 public benefits, if any, received by such families while in 2401 unsubsidized employment. The evaluation mustshallsolicit the 2402 input of consumers, community-based organizations, service 2403 providers, employers, and the general public, and mustshall2404 publicize, especially in low-income communities, the process for 2405 submitting comments. 2406 (3) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2407Workforce Florida, Inc., and the department may share 2408 information with and develop protocols for information exchange 2409 with the Florida Education and Training Placement Information 2410 Program. 2411 (4) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2412Workforce Florida, Inc., and the department may initiate or 2413 participate in additional evaluation or assessment activities 2414 that will further the systematic study of issues related to 2415 program goals and outcomes. 2416 (5) In providing for evaluation activities, the board of 2417 directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2418 and the department shall safeguard the use or disclosure of 2419 information obtained from program participants consistent with 2420 federal or state requirements. Evaluation methodologies may be 2421 used which are appropriate for evaluation of program activities, 2422 including random assignment of recipients or participants into 2423 program groups or control groups. To the extent necessary or 2424 appropriate, evaluation data shall provide information with 2425 respect to the state, district, or county, or other substate 2426 area. 2427 (6) The board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2428Workforce Florida, Inc., and the department may contract with a 2429 qualified organization for evaluations conducted under this 2430 section. 2431 Section 44. Section 445.035, Florida Statutes, is amended 2432 to read: 2433 445.035 Data collection and reporting.—The Department of 2434 Children and Families and the board of directors of CareerSource 2435 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall collect data 2436 necessary to administer this chapter and make the reports 2437 required under federal law to the United States Department of 2438 Health and Human Services and the United States Department of 2439 Agriculture. 2440 Section 45. Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended 2441 to read: 2442 445.038 Digital media; job training.—CareerSource Florida, 2443 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., through the Department of Economic 2444 Opportunity, may use funds dedicated for incumbent worker 2445 training for the digital media industry. Training may be 2446 provided by public or private training providers for broadband 2447 digital media jobs listed on the targeted occupations list 2448 developed by the Workforce Estimating Conference or CareerSource 2449 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.Programs that operate 2450 outside the normal semester time periods and coordinate the use 2451 of industry and public resources should be given priority status 2452 for funding. 2453 Section 46. Section 445.045, Florida Statutes, is amended 2454 to read: 2455 445.045 Development of an Internet-based system for 2456 information technology industry promotion and workforce 2457 recruitment.— 2458 (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., is 2459 responsible for directing the development and maintenance of a 2460 website that promotes and markets the information technology 2461 industry in this state. The website shall be designed to inform 2462 the public concerning the scope of the information technology 2463 industry in the state and shall also be designed to address the 2464 workforce needs of the industry. The website mustshallinclude, 2465 through links or actual content, information concerning 2466 information technology businesses in this state, including links 2467 to such businesses; information concerning employment available 2468 at these businesses; and the means by which a job seeker may 2469 post a resume on the website. 2470 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2471 shall coordinate with the Agency for State Technology and the 2472 Department of Economic Opportunity to ensure links, aswhere2473 feasible and appropriate, to existing job information websites 2474 maintained by the state and state agencies and to ensure that 2475 information technology positions offered by the state and state 2476 agencies are posted on the information technology website. 2477 (3) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2478 shall ensure that the website developed and maintained under 2479 this section is consistent, compatible, and coordinated with the 2480 workforce information systems required under s. 445.011, 2481 including, but not limited to, the automated job-matching 2482 information system for employers, job seekers, and other users. 2483 (4)(a) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2484 shall coordinate development and maintenance of the website 2485 under this section with the executive director of the Agency for 2486 State Technology to ensure compatibility with the state’s 2487 information system strategy and enterprise architecture. 2488 (b) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 2489 enter into an agreement with the Agency for State Technology, 2490 the Department of Economic Opportunity, or any other public 2491 agency with the requisite information technology expertise for 2492 the provision of design, operating, or other technological 2493 services necessary to develop and maintain the website. 2494 (c) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 2495 procure services necessary to implement this section, if it 2496 employs competitive processes, including requests for proposals, 2497 competitive negotiation, and other competitive processes to 2498 ensure that the procurement results in the most cost-effective 2499 investment of state funds. 2500 (5) In furtherance of the requirements of this section that 2501 the website promote and market the information technology 2502 industry by communicating information on the scope of the 2503 industry in this state, CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2504Florida, Inc., shall coordinate its efforts with the high 2505 technology industry marketing efforts of Enterprise Florida, 2506 Inc., under s. 288.911. Through links or actual content, the 2507 website developed under this section shall serve as a forum for 2508 distributing the marketing campaign developed by Enterprise 2509 Florida, Inc., under s. 288.911. In addition, CareerSource 2510 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall solicit input from 2511 the not-for-profit corporation created to advocate on behalf of 2512 the information technology industry as an outgrowth of the 2513 Information Service Technology Development Task Force created 2514 under chapter 99-354, Laws of Florida. 2515 (6) In fulfilling its responsibilities under this section, 2516 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may enlist 2517 the assistance of and act through the Department of Economic 2518 Opportunity. The department is authorized and directed to 2519 provide the services that CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2520Florida, Inc., and the department consider necessary to 2521 implement this section. 2522 Section 47. Section 445.048, Florida Statutes, is amended 2523 to read: 2524 445.048 Passport to Economic Progress program.— 2525 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 2526 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in 2527 conjunction with the Department of Children and Families and the 2528 Department of Economic Opportunity, shall implement a Passport 2529 to Economic Progress program consistent with the provisions of 2530 this section. CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,2531Inc., may designate regional workforce boards to participate in 2532 the program. Expenses for the program may come from appropriated 2533 revenues or from funds otherwise available to a regional 2534 workforce board which may be legally used for such purposes. 2535 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., must consult 2536 with the applicable regional workforce boards and the applicable 2537 local offices of the Department of Children and Families which 2538 serve the program areas and must encourage community input into 2539 the implementation process. 2540 (2) WAIVERS.—If CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2541Florida, Inc., in consultation with the Department of Children 2542 and Families, finds that federal waivers would facilitate 2543 implementation of the program, the department shall immediately 2544 request such waivers, and CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2545Florida, Inc., shall report to the Governor, the President of 2546 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives if 2547 any refusal of the federal government to grant such waivers 2548 prevents the implementation of the program. If CareerSource 2549 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., finds that federal 2550 waivers to provisions of the Food Assistance Program would 2551 facilitate implementation of the program, the Department of 2552 Children and Families shall immediately request such waivers in 2553 accordance with s. 414.175. 2554 (3) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES.—In order to assist 2555 them in making the transition to economic self-sufficiency, 2556 former recipients of temporary cash assistance participating in 2557 the passport program shall be eligible for the following 2558 benefits and services: 2559 (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 2560 445.030, transitional education and training support services as 2561 specified in s. 445.030 for up to 4 years after the family is no 2562 longer receiving temporary cash assistance; 2563 (b) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 2564 445.031, transitional transportation support services as 2565 specified in s. 445.031 for up to 4 years after the family is no 2566 longer receiving temporary cash assistance; and 2567 (c) Notwithstanding the time period specified in s. 2568 445.032, transitional child care as specified in s. 445.032 for 2569 up to 4 years after the family is no longer receiving temporary 2570 cash assistance. 2571 2572 All other provisions of ss. 445.030, 445.031, and 445.032shall2573 apply to such individuals, as appropriate. This subsection does 2574 not constitute an entitlement to transitional benefits and 2575 services. If funds are insufficient to provide benefits and 2576 services under this subsection, the board of directors of 2577 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., or its 2578 agent, may limit such benefits and services or otherwise 2579 establish priorities for the provisions of such benefits and 2580 services. 2581 (4) INCENTIVES TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.— 2582 (a) The Legislature finds that: 2583 1. There are former recipients of temporary cash assistance 2584 and families who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy 2585 families who are working full time but whose incomes are below 2586 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 2587 2. Having incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty 2588 level makes such individuals particularly vulnerable to reliance 2589 on public assistance despite their best efforts to achieve or 2590 maintain economic independence through employment. 2591 3. It is necessary to implement a performance-based program 2592 that defines economic incentives for achieving specific 2593 benchmarks toward self-sufficiency while the individual is 2594 working full time. 2595 (b) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in 2596 cooperation with the Department of Children and Families and the 2597 Department of Economic Opportunity, shall offer performance 2598 based incentive bonuses as a component of the Passport to 2599 Economic Progress program. The bonuses do not represent a 2600 program entitlement and areshall becontingent on achieving 2601 specific benchmarks prescribed in the self-sufficiency plan. If 2602 the funds appropriated for this purpose are insufficient to 2603 provide this financial incentive, the board of directors of 2604 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may reduce 2605 or suspend the bonuses in order not to exceed the appropriation 2606 or may direct the regional boards to use resources otherwise 2607 given to the regional workforce to pay such bonuses if such 2608 payments comply with applicable state and federal laws. 2609 (c) To be eligible for an incentive bonus under this 2610 subsection, an individual must: 2611 1. Be a former recipient of temporary cash assistance who 2612 last received such assistance on or after January 1, 2000, or be 2613 part of a family that is eligible for temporary assistance for 2614 needy families; 2615 2. Be employed full time, which for the purposes of this 2616 subsection means employment averaging at least 32 hours per 2617 week, until the United States Congress enacts legislation 2618 reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block 2619 grant and, after the reauthorization, means employment complying 2620 with the employment requirements of the reauthorization; and 2621 3. Have an average family income for the 6 months preceding 2622 the date of application for an incentive bonus which is less 2623 than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 2624 (5) EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—CareerSource Florida, 2625 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., in conjunction with the Department 2626 of Children and Families, the Department of Economic 2627 Opportunity, and the regional workforce boards, shall conduct a 2628 comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the program 2629 operated under this section. Evaluations and recommendations for 2630 the program shall be submitted by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2631Workforce Florida, Inc., as part of its annual report to the 2632 Legislature. 2633 (6) CONFLICTS.—If there is a conflict between the 2634 implementation procedures described in this section and federal 2635 requirements and regulations, federal requirements and 2636 regulations shall control. 2637 Section 48. Subsections (6), (8), (11), and (13) of section 2638 445.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2639 445.051 Individual development accounts.— 2640 (6) CareerSource Florida, Inc.The Workforce Florida, Inc., 2641 shall establish procedures for regional workforce boards to 2642 include in their annual program and financial plan an 2643 application to offer an individual development account program 2644 as part of their TANF allocation. These procedures mustshall2645 include, but need not be limited to, administrative costs 2646 permitted for the fiduciary organization and policies relative 2647 to identifying the match ratio and limits on the deposits for 2648 which the match will be provided in the application process. 2649 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall 2650 establish policies and proceduresthat arenecessary to ensure 2651 that funds held in an individual development account are not 2652 withdrawn except for one or more of the qualified purposes 2653 described in this section. 2654 (8) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2655 shall establish procedures for controlling the withdrawal of 2656 funds for uses other than qualified purposes, including 2657 specifying conditions under which an account must be closed. 2658 (11) Financial institutions approved by CareerSource 2659 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may establish individual 2660 development accounts pursuant to this section. A financial 2661 institution shall certify the establishment of the individual 2662 development accounts in accordance with the forms, 2663 documentation, and requirements prescribed by CareerSource 2664 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.2665 (13) Pursuant to policy direction by CareerSource Florida, 2666 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the Department of Economic 2667 Opportunity shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement 2668 this act. 2669 Section 49. Subsection (2), paragraph (e) of subsection 2670 (3), and subsection (4) of section 445.055, Florida Statutes, 2671 are amended to read: 2672 445.055 Employment advocacy and assistance program 2673 targeting military spouses and dependents.— 2674 (2) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2675 shall establish an employment advocacy and assistance program 2676 targeting military spouses and dependents. This program shall 2677 deliver employment assistance services through military family 2678 employment advocates colocated within selected one-stop career 2679 centers. Persons eligible for assistance through this program 2680shallinclude spouses and dependents of active duty military 2681 personnel, Florida National Guard members, and military 2682 reservists. 2683 (3) Military family employment advocates are responsible 2684 for providing the following services and activities: 2685 (e) Other employment assistance services CareerSource 2686 Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., deems necessary. 2687 (4) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., may 2688 enter into agreements with public and private entities to 2689 provide services authorized under this section. 2690 Section 50. Section 446.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2691 read: 2692 446.41 Legislative intent with respect to rural workforce 2693 training and development; establishment of Rural Workforce 2694 Services Program.—In order that the state may achieve its full 2695 economic and social potential, consideration must be given to 2696 rural workforce training and development to enable those living 2697 initsrural areascitizens as well as urban citizensto develop 2698 their maximum capacities and participate productively inour2699 society. It is, therefore, the policy of the state to make 2700 available those services needed to assist individuals and 2701 communities in rural areas to improve their quality of life. It 2702 is with a great sense of urgency that a Rural Workforce Services 2703 Program is established within the Department of Economic 2704 Opportunity, under the direction of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2705Workforce Florida, Inc., to provide equal access to all manpower 2706 training programs available to rural as well as urban areas. 2707 Section 51. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2708 446.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2709 446.50 Displaced homemakers; multiservice programs; report 2710 to the Legislature; Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund created.— 2711 (3) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC 2712 OPPORTUNITY.— 2713 (a) The Department of Economic Opportunity, under plans 2714 established by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,2715Inc., shall establish, or contract for the establishment of, 2716 programs for displaced homemakers which shall include: 2717 1. Job counseling, by professionals and peers, specifically 2718 designed for a person entering the job market after a number of 2719 years as a homemaker. 2720 2. Job training and placement services, including: 2721 a. Training programs for available jobs in the public and 2722 private sectors, taking into account the skills and job 2723 experiences of a homemaker and developed by working with public 2724 and private employers. 2725 b. Assistance in locating available employment for 2726 displaced homemakers, some of whom could be employed in existing 2727 job training and placement programs. 2728 c. Utilization of the services of the state employment 2729 service in locating employment opportunities. 2730 3. Financial management services providing information and 2731 assistance with respect to insurance, including, but not limited 2732 to, life, health, home, and automobile insurance, and taxes, 2733 estate and probate problems, mortgages, loans, and other related 2734 financial matters. 2735 4. Educational services, including high school equivalency 2736 degree and such other courses thatasthe department determines 2737 would be of interest and benefit to displaced homemakers. 2738 5. Outreach and information services with respect to 2739 federal and state employment, education, health, and 2740 reemployment assistance programs that the department determines 2741 would be of interest and benefit to displaced homemakers. 2742 Section 52. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 2743 1003.491, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2744 1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The 2745 Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to 2746 provide a statewide planning partnership between the business 2747 and education communities in order to attract, expand, and 2748 retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong, 2749 knowledge-based economy. 2750 (4) The State Board of Education shall establish a process 2751 for the continual and uninterrupted review of newly proposed 2752 core secondary courses and existing courses requested to be 2753 considered as core courses to ensure that sufficient rigor and 2754 relevance is provided for workforce skills and postsecondary 2755 education and aligned to state curriculum standards. 2756 (a) The review of newly proposed core secondary courses 2757 shall be the responsibility of a curriculum review committee 2758 whose membership is approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc. The 2759 membership of the committeeWorkforce Florida, Inc., andshall 2760 include: 2761 1. Three certified high school counselors recommended by 2762 the Florida Association of Student Services Administrators. 2763 2. Three assistant superintendents for curriculum and 2764 instruction, recommended by the Florida Association of District 2765 School Superintendents,andwho serve in districts that operate 2766 successful career and professional academies pursuant to s. 2767 1003.492 or a successful series of courses that lead to industry 2768 certification. Committee members in this category shall employ 2769 the expertise of appropriate subject area specialists in the 2770 review of proposed courses. 2771 3. Three workforce representatives recommended by the 2772 Department of Economic Opportunity. 2773 4. Three admissions directors of postsecondary institutions 2774 accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2775 representing both public and private institutions. 2776 5. The Commissioner of Education, or his or her designee, 2777 who is responsible for K-12 curriculum and instruction and. The2778commissionershall employ the expertise of appropriate subject 2779 area specialists in the review of proposed courses. 2780 Section 53. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 2781 1003.492, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2782 1003.492 Industry-certified career education programs.— 2783 (3) The State Board of Education shall use the expertise of 2784 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the 2785 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop and 2786 adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 for 2787 implementing an industry certification process. 2788 (a) For nonfarm occupations, industry certification must 2789shallbe based upon the highest available national standards for 2790 specific industry certification to ensure student skill 2791 proficiency and to address emerging labor market and industry 2792 trends. A regional workforce board or a school principal may 2793 apply to CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., to 2794 request additions to the approved list of industry 2795 certifications based on high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand 2796 job requirements in the regional economy. 2797 (b) For farm occupations submitted pursuant to s. 570.07, 2798 industry certification mustshalldemonstrate student skill 2799 proficiency and be based upon the best available data to address 2800 critical local or statewide economic needs. 2801 (4) The list of industry certifications approved by 2802 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., the 2803 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the 2804 Department of Education shall be published and updated annually 2805 by a date certain, to be included in the adopted rule. 2806 (5) The Department of Education shall collect student 2807 achievement and performance data in industry-certified career 2808 education programs and career-themed courses and shall work with 2809 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., and the 2810 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in the analysis 2811 of collected data. The data collection and analyses shall 2812 examine the performance of participating students over time. 2813 Performance factors mustshallinclude, but need not be limited 2814 to, graduation rates, retention rates, Florida Bright Futures 2815 Scholarship awards, additional educational attainment, 2816 employment records, earnings, industry certification, return on 2817 investment, and employer satisfaction. The results of this study 2818 shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and the 2819 Speaker of the House of Representatives annually by December 31. 2820 Section 54. Subsection (6) of section 1003.493, Florida 2821 Statutes, is amended to read: 2822 1003.493 Career and professional academies and career 2823 themed courses.— 2824 (6) CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., 2825 shall serve in an advisory role and offer technical assistance 2826 in the development and deployment of newly established career 2827 and professional academies and career-themed courses. 2828 Section 55. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2829 1003.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2830 1003.51 Other public educational services.— 2831 (2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 2832 articulating expectations for effective education programs for 2833 students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, including, 2834 but not limited to, education programs in juvenile justice 2835 prevention, day treatment, residential, and detention programs. 2836 The rule shall establish policies and standards for education 2837 programs for students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs 2838 and shall include the following: 2839 (b) The responsibilities of the Department of Education, 2840 the Department of Juvenile Justice, CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2841Workforce Florida, Inc., district school boards, and providers 2842 of education services to students in Department of Juvenile 2843 Justice programs. 2844 Section 56. Subsection (23) of section 1003.52, Florida 2845 Statutes, is amended to read: 2846 1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile 2847 Justice programs.— 2848 (23) The Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department 2849 of Education, in consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2850Workforce Florida, Inc., the statewide Workforce Development 2851 Youth Council, district school boards, Florida College System 2852 institutions, providers, and others, shall jointly develop a 2853 multiagency plan for CAPE which describes the funding, 2854 curriculum, transfer of credits, goals, and outcome measures for 2855 career education programming in juvenile commitment facilities, 2856 pursuant to s. 985.622. The plan must be reviewed annually. 2857 Section 57. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 2858 1004.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2859 1004.015 Higher Education Coordinating Council.— 2860 (2) Members of the council shall include: 2861 (g) The president of CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce2862Florida, Inc., or his or her designee. 2863 Section 58. Subsection (8) of section 1011.80, Florida 2864 Statutes, is amended to read: 2865 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education 2866 programs.— 2867 (8) The State Board of Education and CareerSource Florida, 2868 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall provide the Legislature with 2869 recommended formulas, criteria, timeframes, and mechanisms for 2870 distributing performance funds. The commissioner shall 2871 consolidate the recommendations and develop a consensus proposal 2872 for funding. The Legislature shall adopt a formula and 2873 distribute the performance funds to the State Board of Education 2874 for Florida College System institutions and school districts 2875 through the General Appropriations Act. These recommendations 2876 shall be based on formulas that would discourage low-performing 2877 or low-demand programs and encourage through performance-funding 2878 awards: 2879 (a) Programs that prepare people to enter high-wage 2880 occupations identified by the Workforce Estimating Conference 2881 created by s. 216.136 and other programs as approved by 2882 CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.At a minimum, 2883 performance incentives shall be calculated for adults who reach 2884 completion points or complete programs that lead to specified 2885 high-wage employment and to their placement in that employment. 2886 (b) Programs that successfully prepare adults who are 2887 eligible for public assistance, economically disadvantaged, 2888 disabled, not proficient in English, or dislocated workers for 2889 high-wage occupations. At a minimum, performance incentives 2890 shall be calculated at an enhanced value for the completion of 2891 adults identified in this paragraph and job placement of such 2892 adults upon completion. In addition, adjustments may be made in 2893 payments for job placements for areas of high unemployment. 2894 (c) Programs that are specifically designed to be 2895 consistent with the workforce needs of private enterprise and 2896 regional economic development strategies, as defined in 2897 guidelines set by CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida,2898Inc.CareerSource Florida, Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc., shall 2899 develop guidelines to identify such needs and strategies based 2900 on localized research of private employers and economic 2901 development practitioners. 2902 (d) Programs identified by CareerSource Florida, Inc. 2903Workforce Florida, Inc., as increasing the effectiveness and 2904 cost efficiency of education. 2905 Section 59. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1011.801, 2906 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2907 1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive 2908 Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for 2909 school districts and Florida College System institutions to be 2910 able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic 2911 development needs is critical to the workforce development 2912 system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant 2913 Program is created to provide grants to school districts and 2914 Florida College System institutions on a competitive basis to 2915 fund some or all of the costs associated with the creation or 2916 expansion of workforce development programs that serve specific 2917 employment workforce needs. 2918 (2) The State Board of Education shall accept applications 2919 from school districts or Florida College System institutions for 2920 workforce development capitalization incentive grants. 2921 Applications from school districts or Florida College System 2922 institutions shall contain projected enrollments and projected 2923 costs for the new or expanded workforce development program. The 2924 State Board of Education, in consultation with CareerSource 2925 Florida, Inc.theWorkforce Florida, Inc., shall review and rank 2926 each application for a grant according to subsection (3) and 2927 shall submit to the Legislature a list in priority order of 2928 applications recommended for a grant award. 2929 (3) The State Board of Education shall give highest 2930 priority to programs that train people to enter high-skill, 2931 high-wage occupations identified by the Workforce Estimating 2932 Conference and other programs approved by CareerSource Florida, 2933 Inc.Workforce Florida, Inc.; programs that train people to 2934 enter occupations under the welfare transition program; or 2935 programs that train for the workforce adults who are eligible 2936 for public assistance, economically disadvantaged, disabled, not 2937 proficient in English, or dislocated workers. The State Board of 2938 Education shall consider the statewide geographic dispersion of 2939 grant funds in ranking the applications and shall give priority 2940 to applications from education agencies that are making maximum 2941 use of their workforce development funding by offering high 2942 performing, high-demand programs. 2943 Section 60. (1) There is created a task force on 2944 preparation for the state’s implementation of the federal 2945 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128. 2946 The task force is assigned to CareerSource Florida, Inc., for 2947 administrative purposes only. 2948 (2) The task force shall convene no later than June 1, 2949 2015, and shall be composed of the following 20 members: 2950 (a) The president of CareerSource Florida, Inc., who shall 2951 serve as chair of the task force. 2952 (b) The executive director of the Department of Economic 2953 Opportunity or his or her designee. 2954 (c) The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee. 2955 (d) The Chancellor of the State University System or his or 2956 her designee. 2957 (e) The Chancellor of the Florida College System or his or 2958 her designee. 2959 (f) The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult 2960 Education of the Department of Education or her designee. 2961 (g) The director of the Division of Vocational 2962 Rehabilitation of the Department of Education or his or her 2963 designee. 2964 (h) The director of the Division of Blind Services of the 2965 Department of Education or his or her designee. 2966 (i) The director of the Agency for Persons with 2967 Disabilities or his or her designee. 2968 (j) The Secretary of Elderly Affairs or his or her 2969 designee. 2970 (k) The Secretary of Children and Families or his or her 2971 designee. 2972 (l) The Secretary of Juvenile Justice or his or her 2973 designee. 2974 (m) The Secretary of Corrections or his or her designee. 2975 (n) The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or his or 2976 her designee. 2977 (o) The president of the Florida Workforce Development 2978 Association, Inc., and two of his or her designees from regional 2979 workforce boards, one of whom must be a representative of a 2980 rural regional workforce board. 2981 (p) The statewide director of the Florida Small Business 2982 Development Center network or his or her designee. 2983 (q) The president of the Florida Association of 2984 Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, Inc., or his or her 2985 designee. 2986 (r) The president of the Independent Colleges and 2987 Universities of Florida, Inc., or his or her designee. 2988 (2)(a) CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall provide 2989 administrative and staff support services to the task force 2990 which relate to its functions, including creating workgroups or 2991 subcommittees of the task force. 2992 (b) Members of the task force shall serve without 2993 compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and 2994 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 2995 Per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member of the task 2996 force shall be paid from funds budgeted to the state agency or 2997 entity that the member represents. 2998 (3)(a) The task force shall develop recommendations for the 2999 state’s implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and 3000 Opportunity Act, which recommendations shall be presented to and 3001 approved by the board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc. 3002 The recommendations shall include, but are not limited to: 3003 1. A review of current workforce service delivery and 3004 recommendations for inclusiveness of programs. 3005 2. A regional planning design. 3006 3. A one-stop service delivery design. 3007 4. The integration of economic development, workforce 3008 development, and the state’s education system. 3009 5. The development of sector strategies and career 3010 pathways. 3011 (b) The task force shall submit a report containing the 3012 approved recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 3013 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 3014 December 1, 2015. 3015 (4) CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall incorporate the task 3016 force’s approved recommendations into the state plan required 3017 under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 3018 which, upon approval of the state plan by the board of directors 3019 of CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall be submitted to the United 3020 States Department of Labor, with a copy of the state plan 3021 provided to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 3022 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 3023 (5) The task force is abolished June 30, 2016, or at an 3024 earlier date as provided by the task force. 3025 Section 61. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.