| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to workforce innovation; amending s. |
| 3 | 445.007, F.S.; authorizing designation of a regional |
| 4 | workforce board as a one-stop operator and direct provider |
| 5 | of certain services by agreement of the Governor and the |
| 6 | regional designated chief elected official; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 445.007, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended, present subsections (6) through (8) of |
| 13 | that section are redesignated as subsections (7) through (9), |
| 14 | respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 445.007 Regional workforce boards.-- |
| 17 | (5) Workforce Florida, Inc., shall implement a training |
| 18 | program for the regional workforce boards to familiarize board |
| 19 | members with the state's workforce development goals and |
| 20 | strategies. |
| 21 | (6) The regional workforce board shall designate all local |
| 22 | service providers and may shall not transfer this authority to a |
| 23 | third party. In order to exercise independent oversight, The |
| 24 | regional workforce board may shall not be designated as a one- |
| 25 | stop operator and direct provider of intake, assessment, |
| 26 | eligibility determinations, or other direct provider services. |
| 27 | Such designation may occur only with the agreement of the chief |
| 28 | elected official and the Governor as specified in 29 U.S.C. s. |
| 29 | 2832(f)(2). |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |