| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to labor pools; amending s. 448.24, F.S.; |
| 3 | providing a limit on the amount a labor pool may charge a |
| 4 | laborer for transportation to or from a designated |
| 5 | worksite; authorizing a labor pool to provide day laborers |
| 6 | with a method of obtaining cash from a cash-dispensing |
| 7 | machine; providing criteria for the use of a cash- |
| 8 | dispensing machine; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 13 | 448.24, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is |
| 14 | added to said section, to read: |
| 15 | 448.24 Duties and rights.-- |
| 16 | (1) No labor pool shall charge a day laborer: |
| 17 | (b) More than a reasonable amount to transport a worker to |
| 18 | or from the designated worksite, but in no event shall the |
| 19 | amount exceed $1.50 each way the prevailing rate for public |
| 20 | transportation in the geographic area; or |
| 21 | (7) Nothing in this part precludes the labor pool from |
| 22 | providing a day laborer with a method of obtaining cash from a |
| 23 | cash-dispensing machine that is located on the premises of the |
| 24 | labor pool and is operated by the labor pool, or by an |
| 25 | affiliate, pursuant to chapter 560, if required, for a fee for |
| 26 | each transaction which may not exceed $1.99, provided: |
| 27 | (a) The labor pool offers payment in compliance with the |
| 28 | provisions of paragraph (2)(a) in the form of commonly accepted |
| 29 | negotiable instruments that are payable in cash, on demand at a |
| 30 | financial institution, and without discount. |
| 31 | (b) The day laborer voluntarily elects to accept payment |
| 32 | in cash after disclosure of the fee. |
| 33 | (c) The cash-dispensing machine requires affirmative |
| 34 | action by the day laborer with respect to imposition of the fee |
| 35 | and allows the day laborer to negate the transaction in lieu of |
| 36 | payment in compliance with paragraph (2)(a). |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |