Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 514
       
       
        
       By Senator Burgess
       
       
       
       
       
       20-00517-22                                            2022514__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to workforce education requirements;
    3         creating s. 110.1081, F.S.; authorizing state
    4         governmental employing agencies to substitute
    5         equivalent work experience in lieu of a postsecondary
    6         education requirement for a position of employment if
    7         certain conditions are met; providing construction;
    8         creating ss. 125.75, 166.04435, and 189.0195, F.S.;
    9         requiring a county, municipality, or special district,
   10         respectively, that elects to substitute equivalent
   11         work experience in lieu of a postsecondary education
   12         requirement for a position of employment to include a
   13         certain notice in job advertisements for the position;
   14         providing construction; providing an effective date.
   15          
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   17  
   18         Section 1. Section 110.1081, Florida Statutes, is created
   19  to read:
   20         110.1081 Substitution of work experience for a
   21  postsecondary education requirement.—Effective July 1, 2022, an
   22  employing agency may elect to substitute equivalent work
   23  experience in lieu of a postsecondary education requirement for
   24  a position of employment if the applicant is otherwise qualified
   25  for the position. However, equivalent work experience may not
   26  substitute for any required licensure, certification, or
   27  registration as established by the agency and indicated on the
   28  position description. If an employing agency elects to
   29  substitute work experience for postsecondary education, all job
   30  advertisements for such position by the employing agency must
   31  include notice that substitution is authorized and a description
   32  of what education and work experience equivalencies apply. The
   33  implementation of this section may not be used to abridge the
   34  requirements of equal opportunity and equity in employment
   35  accorded by other state law or rules.
   36         Section 2. Section 125.75, Florida Statutes, is created to
   37  read:
   38         125.75 Notice of substitution of work experience for a
   39  postsecondary education requirement.—Effective July 1, 2022, if
   40  a county elects to substitute equivalent work experience in lieu
   41  of a postsecondary education requirement for a position of
   42  employment, all job advertisements for such position by the
   43  county must include notice that substitution is authorized and a
   44  description of what education and work experience equivalencies
   45  apply. The implementation of this section may not be used to
   46  abridge the requirements of equal opportunity and equity in
   47  employment accorded by other state or county law, rules, or
   48  ordinances.
   49         Section 3. Section 166.04435, Florida Statutes, is created
   50  to read:
   51         166.04435 Notice of substitution of work experience for a
   52  postsecondary education requirement.—Effective July 1, 2022, if
   53  a municipality elects to substitute equivalent work experience
   54  in lieu of a postsecondary education requirement for a position
   55  of employment, all job advertisements for such position by the
   56  municipality must include notice that substitution is authorized
   57  and a description of what education and work experience
   58  equivalencies apply. The implementation of this section may not
   59  be used to abridge the requirements of equal opportunity and
   60  equity in employment accorded by other state or municipal law,
   61  rules, or ordinances.
   62         Section 4. Section 189.0195, Florida Statutes, is created
   63  to read:
   64         189.0195 Notice of substitution of work experience for a
   65  postsecondary education requirement.—Effective July 1, 2022, if
   66  a special district elects to substitute equivalent work
   67  experience in lieu of a postsecondary education requirement for
   68  a position of employment, all job advertisements for such
   69  position by the special district must include a notice that
   70  substitution is authorized and a description of what education
   71  and work experience equivalencies apply. The implementation of
   72  this section may not be used to abridge the requirements of
   73  equal opportunity and equity in employment accorded by other
   74  state, county, or municipal law, rules, or ordinances.
   75         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.