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SB 1244: State Workforce Development Boards

GENERAL BILL by Albritton

State Workforce Development Boards; Defining the terms “for cause” and “state board”; replacing CareerSource Florida, Inc., with the state board or the Department of Economic Opportunity in provisions relating to the implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; revising provisions relating to the operation of CareerSource Florida, Inc.; authorizing a chief elected official for a local workforce development board to remove certain persons from the board for cause; revising authority relating to the Workforce Training Institute, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2020-30)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2019 Senate • Filed
1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 91
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 90
1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2020 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 154
• Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
2/5/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 02/10/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2020 Senate • Favorable by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 268
• Now in Rules
2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/2/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/5/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550
3/9/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 539
• Read 3rd time -SJ 539
• Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 539, 540
3/9/2020 House • In Messages
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2020-30)