Fla. Stat. § 445.001
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Workforce Innovation Act of 2000.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 445 — WORKFORCE SERVICES
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Fla. Stat. § 445.002
Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Commerce.(2) “For cause” includes, but is not limited to, engaging in fraud or other criminal acts, incapacity, unfitness, neglect of duty, official incompetence and irresponsibility, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, gross mismanagement, w…
Fla. Stat. § 445.003
Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(1) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PRINCIPLES.—The state’s approach to implementing the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, should have six elements:(a) Streamlining services.—Florida’s employment and training programs must be coordinated and consolidated at locally managed…
Fla. Stat. § 445.004
CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers
(1) CareerSource Florida, Inc., is created as a not-for-profit corporation, which shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and shall operate at the direction of the state board. CareerSource Florida, Inc., is not a unit or entity of state government and is exempt from ch…
Fla. Stat. § 445.006
State plan for workforce development
(1) STATE PLAN.—The state board, in conjunction with state and local partners in the workforce system, shall develop a state plan that produces an educated and skilled workforce. The state plan must consist of strategic and operational planning elements. The state plan shall be submitted by the Governor to the United S…
Fla. Stat. § 445.007
Local workforce development boards
(1) One local workforce development board shall be appointed in each designated service delivery area and shall serve as the local workforce development board pursuant to Pub. L. No. 113-128. The membership of the local board must be consistent with Pub. L. No. 113-128, Title I, s. 107(b). If a public education or trai…
Fla. Stat. § 445.0071
Florida Youth Summer Jobs Pilot Program
(1) CREATION.—Contingent upon appropriations, there is created the Florida Youth Summer Jobs Pilot Program within workforce development district 22 served by the Broward Workforce Development Board. The board shall, in consultation with the state board, provide a program offering at-risk and disadvantaged children summ…
Fla. Stat. § 445.008
Workforce Training Institute
(1) The state board, through CareerSource Florida, Inc., may create the Workforce Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of workforce training courses designed to meet the unique needs of, and shall include Internet-based training modules suitable for and made available to, professionals integral to…
Fla. Stat. § 445.009
One-stop delivery system
(1) The one-stop delivery system is the state’s primary customer-service strategy for offering every Floridian access, through service sites or telephone or computer networks, to the following services:(a) Job search, referral, and placement assistance.(b) Career counseling and educational planning.(c) Consumer reports…
Fla. Stat. § 445.010
Consumer-first workforce system technology; principles and information sharing
(1) The following principles shall guide the development and management of workforce system resources:(a) Workforce system entities should be committed to information sharing.(b) Cooperative planning by workforce system entities is a prerequisite for the effective development of systems to enable the sharing of data.(c…
Fla. Stat. § 445.011
Consumer-first workforce system
(1) The department, in consultation with the state board, the Department of Education, and the Department of Children and Families, shall implement, subject to legislative appropriation, an automated consumer-first workforce system that improves coordination among required one-stop partners and is necessary for the eff…
Fla. Stat. § 445.014
Small business workforce service initiative
(1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall establish a program to encourage local workforce development boards to establish one-stop delivery systems that maximize the provision of workforce and human-resource support services to small businesses. Under the program, a local workforce development bo…
Fla. Stat. § 445.016
Untried Worker Placement and Employment Incentive Act
(1) This section may be cited as the “Untried Worker Placement and Employment Incentive Act.”(2) For purposes of this section, the term “untried worker” means a person who is a hard-to-place participant in the welfare transition program because he or she has limitations associated with the long-term receipt of welfare…
Fla. Stat. § 445.017
Diversion
(1) Many customers of the one-stop delivery system do not need ongoing temporary cash assistance, but, due to an unexpected circumstance or emergency situation, require some immediate assistance to secure or retain employment or child support. These immediate obligations may include a shelter or utility payment, a car…
Fla. Stat. § 445.018
Diversion program to strengthen Florida’s families
(1) The diversion program to strengthen families in this state is intended to provide services that assist families in avoiding welfare dependency by gaining and retaining employment.(2) Before finding a family eligible for the diversion program created under this section, a determination must be made that:(a) The fami…
Fla. Stat. § 445.019
Teen parent and pregnancy prevention diversion program; eligibility for services
The Legislature recognizes that teen pregnancy is a major cause of dependency on government assistance that often extends through more than one generation. The purpose of the teen parent and pregnancy prevention diversion program is to provide services to reduce and avoid welfare dependency by reducing teen pregnancy,…
Fla. Stat. § 445.020
Diversion programs; determination of need
If federal regulations require a determination of needy families or needy parents to be based on financial criteria, such as income or resources, for individuals or families who are receiving services, one-time payments, or nonrecurring short-term benefits, the TANF state plan shall clearly indicate such criteria. If f…
Fla. Stat. § 445.021
Relocation assistance program
(1) The Legislature recognizes that the need for public assistance may arise because a family is located in an area with limited employment opportunities, because of geographic isolation, because of formidable transportation barriers, because of isolation from their extended family, or because domestic violence interfe…
Fla. Stat. § 445.022
Retention Incentive Training Accounts
To promote job retention and to enable upward job advancement into higher skilled, higher paying employment, the state board and the local workforce development boards may assemble a list of programs and courses offered by postsecondary educational institutions which may be available to participants who have become emp…
Fla. Stat. § 445.023
Program for dependent care for families with children with special needs
(1) There is created the program for dependent care for families with children with special needs. This program is intended to provide assistance to families with children who meet the following requirements:(a) The child or children are between the ages of 13 and 17 years, inclusive.(b) The child or children are consi…
Fla. Stat. § 445.024
Work requirements
(1) WORK ACTIVITIES.—The Department of Commerce may develop activities under each of the following categories of work activities. The following categories of work activities, based on federal law and regulations, may be used individually or in combination to satisfy the work requirements for a participant in the tempor…
Fla. Stat. § 445.025
Other support services
Support services shall be provided, if resources permit, to assist participants in complying with work activity requirements outlined in s. 445.024. If resources do not permit the provision of needed support services, the local workforce development board may prioritize or otherwise limit provision of support services.…
Fla. Stat. § 445.026
Cash assistance severance benefit
An individual who meets the criteria listed in this section may choose to receive a lump-sum payment in lieu of ongoing cash assistance payments, provided the individual:(1) Is employed and is receiving earnings.(2) Has received cash assistance for at least 6 consecutive months.(3) Expects to remain employed for at lea…
Fla. Stat. § 445.028
Transitional benefits and services
In cooperation with the department, the Department of Children and Families shall develop procedures to ensure that families leaving the temporary cash assistance program receive transitional benefits and services that will assist the family in moving toward self-sufficiency. At a minimum, such procedures must include,…
Fla. Stat. § 445.0281
Transitional case management
Each recipient of cash assistance who is determined ineligible for cash assistance for a reason other than noncompliance with work activity requirements is eligible for voluntary case management services administered by the local workforce development board. Case management services must be available to support familie…
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