Florida Administrative Code › 73 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › 73B - Division of Workforce Services › Chapter 73B-1 - WORKFORCE SERVICES; WORKFORCE PROGRAMS' GRIEVANCE, COMPLAINT, HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES › Section 73B-1.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Terms are used herein as defined in the referenced
				  substantive laws and regulations. In addition, the following definitions shall
				  apply:
(1) One-Stop is a term used to
				describe the federal workforce strategy that is the backbone of the Workforce
				Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The foundation of the concept is that
				all services needed to assist people in obtaining gainful employment will be
				offered at one location.
(2) Party
				means any person whose substantial interest is being determined in the
				proceeding, or any other person, entity or public body entitled to and makes an
				appearance in the proceeding, pursuant to Temporary Assistance for Needy
				Families (TANF) statute, WIOA or Chapter 120, F.S.
(3) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
				(TANF), as codified at 42 United States Code (USC) §§601-619, is the
				federal program under which benefits are provided to needy families pursuant to
				the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
				(PRWORA), Public Law
				104-193. The work activity and training and
				support services component of TANF is administered by CareerSource Florida,
				Inc., and the Department of Economic Opportunity, pursuant to chapter 445,
				F.S.
(4) Wagner-Peyser Act is the
				federally funded nationwide employment program, as codified at
				Title 29 USC, §§
										49 et seq.
(5) Welfare-to-Work (WtW) is a federally
				funded program, encompassed within TANF, which provides transitional assistance
				to assist public assistance recipients and other eligible persons move into
				unsubsidized employment and economic self-sufficiency. The legislation creating
				and funding the program is found at
				42 USC §
										603.
(6) Welfare Transition (WT) is an initiative
				of the State of Florida encompassed with the Florida Workforce Innovation Act,
				Senate Bill 2050, effective October 1, 2000, as amended. This program
				substantially redefined Florida's welfare delivery system by replacing the
				former WAGES program with the Welfare Transition (WT) program. This legislation
				also consolidates and streamlines the state workforce and welfare support
				services programs under one board, CareerSource Florida, Inc. (CSF) and
				administered by the Department of Economic Opportunity. The WT program is TANF
				funded.
(7) Welfare Transition
				Services are those workforce services provided to current or former recipients
				of temporary cash assistance under Chapter 414, F.S. The transitional benefits
				and services are more particularly identified in sections 445.028-.032,
				F.S.
(8) Workforce Innovation and
				Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the federal legislation that contains the framework
				for the national employment and training strategy,
				Public Law
				113-128, codified at
				Title 29 United States Code,
				§§
										3101 et
				seq.
Rulemaking Authority
					 20.60,
					 120.54(6),
					 445.004 FS. Law Implemented
					 120.54(6),
					 445.023,
					 445.025,
					 445.028,
					 445.029,
					 445.030,
					 445.031,
					 445.032,
					 446.50
					 FS.
New 4-3-02, Formerly
					 60BB-1.001.