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FL Stat § 445.032 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.032 - Transitional Child Care.

445.032 Transitional child care.—In order to assist former welfare transition program participants and individuals who have been redirected through up-front diversion in obtaining employment, continuing to be employed, and improving their employment prospects, transitional child care is available for up to 2 years:(1) To a former program participant who is no longer receiving temporary cash assistance and who is employed or is actively seeking employment if his or her income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level at any time during that 2-year period.(2) To an individual who has been redirected through up-front diversion and who is employed or is actively seeking employment if his or her income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level at any time during that 2-year period.History.—s. 31, ch. 2000-165; s. 2, ch. 2007-197.
FL Stat § 445.0325 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.0325 - Welfare Transition Trust Fund.

445.0325 Welfare Transition Trust Fund.—(1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Economic Opportunity. Funds shall be credited to the trust fund to be used for the purposes of the welfare transition program set forth in ss. 445.017-445.032.(2) The intent of the Welfare Transition Trust Fund is to support the welfare transition program, including diversion services, employment and related services, transition services, and support services.(3) Funds budgeted for the welfare transition program may be appropriated to the Welfare Transition Trust Fund for implementation of welfare transition services. Additional funds may be placed in the Welfare Transition Trust Fund, including incentive funds earned by the state for purposes of this section.(4) All funds transferred to and retained in the trust fund shall be invested pursuant to s. 17.61. Any interest accruing to the trust fund shall be for the benefit of the welfare transition program. Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any undisbursed balance remaining in the trust fund and interest accruing to the trust fund not distributed at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund and shall increase the total funds available to implement the welfare transition program.History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-174; s. 499, ch. 2003-261; s. 2, ch. 2004-212; s. 3, ch. 2004-235; s. 387, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 445.034 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.034 - Authorized Expenditures.

445.034 Authorized expenditures.—Any expenditures from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant shall be made in accordance with the requirements and limitations of part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal requirement or limitation. Prior to any expenditure of such funds, the Secretary of Children and Families, or his or her designee, shall certify that controls are in place to ensure such funds are expended in accordance with the requirements and limitations of federal law and that any reporting requirements of federal law are met. It shall be the responsibility of any entity to which such funds are appropriated to obtain the required certification prior to any expenditure of funds.History.—s. 33, ch. 2000-165; s. 263, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 445.035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.035 - Data Collection and Reporting.

445.035 Data collection and reporting.—The Department of Children and Families and the state board shall collect data necessary to administer this chapter and make the reports required under federal law to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture.History.—s. 47, ch. 96-175; s. 35, ch. 97-173; s. 29, ch. 99-241; s. 34, ch. 2000-165; s. 264, ch. 2014-19; s. 44, ch. 2015-98; s. 27, ch. 2020-30.Note.—Former s. 414.44.
FL Stat § 445.038 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.038 - Digital Media; Job Training.

445.038 Digital media; job training.—CareerSource Florida, Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital media industry. Training may be provided by public or private training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating Conference. Programs that operate outside the normal semester time periods and coordinate the use of industry and public resources should be given priority status for funding.History.—s. 154, ch. 2000-165; s. 388, ch. 2011-142; s. 45, ch. 2015-98; s. 12, ch. 2021-164.
FL Stat § 445.046 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.046 - Establishment of a Network Access Point.

445.046 Establishment of a network access point.—The state actively supports efforts that enhance the information technology industry in this state, particularly those efforts that increase broadband technology. A critical initiative to enhance this industry in this state is determined to be the development of a network access point, which is defined to be a carrier-neutral, public-private Internet traffic exchange point. The state encourages private information technology businesses to forge partnerships to develop a network access point in this state. Moreover, the state recognizes the importance of a network access point that addresses the needs of small information technology businesses.History.—s. 36, ch. 2000-164.
FL Stat § 445.047 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.047 - Passport to Economic Progress Act; Legislative Intent.

445.047 Passport to Economic Progress Act; legislative intent.—The purpose of the Passport to Economic Progress Act is to provide incentives and services designed to assist individuals who are recipients of temporary cash assistance or who are former recipients of temporary cash assistance generate family income levels that help foster the achievement and maintenance of economic self-sufficiency. It is the intent of the Legislature to create through this act a demonstration program for the provision of such incentives and services, with the goal of developing a model for the continued evolution and enhancement of the welfare reform efforts of the state.History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-175.
FL Stat § 445.055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.055 - Employment Advocacy and Assistance Program Targeting Military Spouses and Dependents.

445.055 Employment advocacy and assistance program targeting military spouses and dependents.—(1) The Legislature finds that military families are faced with a variety of challenges, including frequent relocations, recurring deployments, lengthy periods of separation, and heightened anxiety and uncertainty during periods of conflict. A military spouse’s ability to gain job skills and maintain a career contributes to the financial well-being of the family, spouse satisfaction with military life, and military retention and readiness. Military spouses are often required to terminate their employment in order to support their spouse’s highly mobile military commitment. The unemployment rate for military spouses is approximately four times the civilian unemployment rate, and military spouse earnings are significantly lower than those of their comparably educated civilian peers. Recognizing the employment challenges faced by military spouses and the importance of military families to our communities and economy, the Legislature declares its intent to establish an employment advocacy and assistance program to serve Florida’s military families.(2) The state board shall establish an employment advocacy and assistance program targeting military spouses and dependents. This program shall deliver employment assistance services through military family employment advocates colocated within selected one-stop career centers. Persons eligible for assistance through this program include spouses and dependents of active duty military personnel, Florida National Guard members, and military reservists.(3) Military family employment advocates are responsible for providing the following services and activities:(a) Coordination of employment assistance services through military base family support centers, Florida’s one-stop career centers, and veteran support organizations.(b) Training to one-stop career center managers and staff on the unique employment needs and skills of military family members.(c) Promoting and marketing the benefits of employing military family members to prospective employers.(d) Assisting employment-seeking military family members through job counseling, job search and placement services, the dissemination of information on educational and training programs, and the availability of support services.(e) Other employment assistance services CareerSource Florida, Inc., deems necessary.(4) CareerSource Florida, Inc., may enter into agreements with public and private entities to provide services authorized under this section.History.—s. 15, ch. 2004-230; s. 49, ch. 2015-98; s. 30, ch. 2020-30.
FL Stat § 445.056 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.056 - Citizen Soldier Matching Grant Program.

445.056 Citizen Soldier Matching Grant Program.—The Department of Economic Opportunity shall implement the matching grant program established by the former Agency for Workforce Innovation to award matching grants to private sector employers in this state which provide wages to employees serving in the United States Armed Forces Reserves or the Florida National Guard while those employees are on federal active duty. A grant may not be provided for federal active duty served before January 1, 2005. Each grant shall be awarded to reimburse the employer for not more than one-half of the monthly wages paid to an employee who is a resident of this state for the actual period of federal active duty. The monthly grant per employee may not exceed one-half of the difference between the amount of monthly wages paid by the employer to the employee at the level paid before the date the employee was called to federal active duty and the amount of the employee’s active duty base pay, housing and variable allowances, and subsistence allowance. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall implement the plan administered by the former Agency for Workforce Innovation.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-48; s. 393, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 445.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.06 - Florida Ready to Work Credential Program.

445.06 Florida Ready to Work Credential Program.—(1) There is created the Florida Ready to Work Credential Program to enhance the employability skills of Floridians and to better prepare them for successful employment.(2) Training required to be eligible for a credential under the program may be conducted in public middle and high schools, Florida College System institutions, technical centers, one-stop career centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, Department of Corrections facilities, and Department of Juvenile Justice educational facilities. Such training may also be made available at other entities that provide job training. The Department of Economic Opportunity, in coordination with the Department of Education, shall establish institutional readiness criteria for program implementation.(3) The program shall be composed of:(a) A comprehensive identification by the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Education of employability skills currently in demand by employers, including, but not limited to, professionalism, time management, communication, problem solving, collaboration, resilience, digital literacy skills, and academic skills such as mathematics and reading.(b) A preinstructional assessment that delineates an individual’s mastery level for the employability on the specific workplace skills identified pursuant to paragraph (a).(c) An instructional program targeting the identified employability skills in which the individual is not proficient as measured by the preinstructional assessment. Instruction must utilize a web-based program and be customizable to meet identified specific needs of employers.(d) An employability portfolio to be awarded to individuals upon successful completion of the instruction. Each portfolio must delineate the skills demonstrated by the individual as evidence of the individual’s preparation for employment.(4) An employability credential shall be awarded to an individual who successfully passes assessments which measure the skills identified in paragraph (3)(a).(5) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section.History.—s. 35, ch. 2006-74; s. 15, ch. 2008-235; s. 73, ch. 2011-5; s. 476, ch. 2011-142; s. 1, ch. 2021-162.Note.—Former s. 1004.99.
FL Stat § 445.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.07 - Economic Security Report of Employment and Earning Outcomes.

445.07 Economic security report of employment and earning outcomes.—(1) Beginning December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Department of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall prepare, or contract with an entity to prepare, an economic security report of employment and earning outcomes for degrees or certificates earned at public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) The report must be easily accessible to and readable by the public and shall be made available online. The report, by educational sector, must:(a) Use the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program for data relating to the employment, earnings, continued education, and receipt of public assistance by graduates of a degree or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational institution.(b) Use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System or its equivalent for calculating the average student loan debt of a graduate of a degree or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational institution.(c) Include data on the employment of graduates of a degree or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational institution the year after the degree or certificate is earned by number and percentage and for graduates employed full time in the year after graduation by number and percentage. Beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the report must include the employment data of graduates of a degree or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational institution 5 years after graduation by number and percentage.(d) Include data on the earnings of graduates of a degree or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational institution the year after earning the degree or certificate by at least the following levels on a quarterly and annualized basis, rounded to the nearest dollar:1. Quarterly wages of $6,250 and annualized wages of $25,000 and below.2. Quarterly wages between $6,251 and $11,250 and annualized wages between $25,001 and $45,000.3. Quarterly wages of $11,251 and annualized wages of $45,001 and above.History.—s. 15, ch. 2012-195; s. 32, ch. 2016-216.
FL Stat § 446.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 446 - Job Training|446.011 - Legislative Intent Regarding Apprenticeship Training.

446.011 Legislative intent regarding apprenticeship training.—(1) It is the intent of the State of Florida to provide educational opportunities for its residents so that they can be trained for trades, occupations, and professions suited to their abilities. It is the intent of this act to promote the mode of training known as apprenticeship in occupations throughout industry in the state that require physical manipulative skills. By broadening job training opportunities and providing for increased coordination between public school academic programs, career programs, and registered apprenticeship programs, the residents of this state will benefit from the valuable training opportunities developed when on-the-job training is combined with academic-related classroom experiences. This act is intended to develop the apparent potentials in apprenticeship training by assisting in the establishment of preapprenticeship programs in the public school system and elsewhere and by expanding presently registered programs as well as promoting new registered programs in jobs that lend themselves to apprenticeship training.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Education have responsibility for the development of the apprenticeship and preapprenticeship uniform minimum standards for the apprenticeable trades and that the department have responsibility for assisting district school boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees in developing preapprenticeship programs.(3) It is the further intent of ss. 446.011-446.092 that the department ensure quality training through the adoption and enforcement of uniform minimum standards and that the department promote, register, monitor, and service apprenticeship and training programs and ensure that the programs adhere to the standards.(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act not require the use of apprentices on construction projects financed by the state or any county, municipality, town or township, public authority, special district, municipal service taxing unit, or other agency of state or local government. Notwithstanding this intent, whenever any government or agency of government employs, of its own choice, apprentices or employs contractors who employ apprentices, the behavior of the government and the contractors employed by the government shall be governed by the provisions of this act.History.—s. 1, ch. 23934, 1947; s. 11, ch. 25035, 1949; s. 1, ch. 28037, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-153; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-113; s. 53, ch. 73-338; s. 29, ch. 79-7; s. 1, ch. 79-397; s. 284, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 82-52; s. 18, ch. 83-174; s. 4, ch. 85-75; s. 7, ch. 95-345; s. 16, ch. 97-98; s. 35, ch. 97-307; s. 20, ch. 98-58; s. 111, ch. 2000-165; s. 1, ch. 2004-322; s. 48, ch. 2004-357; s. 1, ch. 2019-119.Note.—Former s. 446.06.
FL Stat § 446.041 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 446 - Job Training|446.041 - Duties of the Department.

446.041 Duties of the department.—The department shall:(1) Administer ss. 446.011-446.092.(2) Administer the standards established by the department.(3) Register in accordance with this chapter any apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program, regardless of affiliation, which meets standards established by the department.(4) Investigate complaints concerning the failure of any registered program to meet the standards established by the department.(5) Cancel the registration of any program that fails to comply with the standards and policies of the department or that unreasonably fails or refuses to cooperate with the department in monitoring and enforcing compliance with the standards.(6) Develop and encourage apprenticeship programs.(7) Lead and coordinate outreach efforts to educate veterans about apprenticeship and career opportunities.(8) Cooperate with and assist local apprenticeship sponsors in the development of their apprenticeship standards and training requirements.(9) Encourage registered apprenticeship programs to grant consideration and credit to individuals completing registered preapprenticeship programs.(10) Monitor registered apprenticeship programs to ensure that they are being operated in compliance with all applicable standards.(11) Supervise all apprenticeship programs that are registered with the department.(12) Ensure that minority and gender diversity are considered in administering this program.(13) Adopt rules required to administer ss. 446.011-446.092.History.—s. 4, ch. 23934, 1947; s. 3, ch. 28037, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-153; s. 19, ch. 63-400; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 168, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 72-113; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 56, ch. 73-338; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 11, ch. 78-95; s. 32, ch. 79-7; s. 4, ch. 79-397; s. 21, ch. 83-174; s. 5, ch. 85-75; s. 10, ch. 95-345; s. 17, ch. 97-98; s. 36, ch. 97-307; s. 21, ch. 98-58; s. 115, ch. 2000-165; s. 4, ch. 2004-322; s. 5, ch. 2018-7; s. 15, ch. 2021-164.Note.—Former s. 446.09.
FL Stat § 446.045 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 446 - Job Training|446.045 - State Apprenticeship Advisory Council.

446.045 State Apprenticeship Advisory Council.—(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Joint organization” means an apprenticeship sponsor who participates in a collective bargaining agreement.(b) “Nonjoint organization” means an apprenticeship sponsor who does not participate in a collective bargaining agreement.(2)(a) There is created a State Apprenticeship Advisory Council to be composed of 10 voting members appointed by the Governor and two ex officio nonvoting members. The purpose of the advisory council is to advise the department on matters relating to apprenticeship. The advisory council may not establish policy, adopt rules, or consider whether particular apprenticeship programs should be approved by the department.(b) The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner’s designee shall serve ex officio as chair of the State Apprenticeship Advisory Council, but may not vote. The state director of the Office of Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the council. The Governor shall appoint to the council four members representing employee organizations and four members representing employer organizations. Each of these eight members shall represent industries that have registered apprenticeship programs. The Governor shall also appoint two public members who are knowledgeable about registered apprenticeship and apprenticeable occupations and who are independent of any joint or nonjoint organization. Members shall be appointed for 4-year staggered terms. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.(c) The council shall meet at the call of the chair or at the request of a majority of its membership, but at least twice a year. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum is necessary to take action.(d) The Governor may remove any member for cause.(e) The council shall maintain minutes of each meeting. The department shall keep on file the minutes of each meeting and shall make the minutes available to any interested person.(f) Members of the council shall serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses under s. 112.061. Meetings may be held via teleconference or other electronic means.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-55; s. 22, ch. 83-174; s. 69, ch. 85-81; s. 1, ch. 88-14; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 95-345; s. 145, ch. 97-103; s. 54, ch. 99-5; s. 116, ch. 2000-165; s. 5, ch. 2004-322; s. 3, ch. 2009-40; s. 4, ch. 2019-119.