HB 1645 CS (2005) -  Workforce Innovation

General Bill by Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee and Bilirakis (CO-SPONSORS) Farkas; McInvale
Workforce Innovation: Establishes a separate budget for the Agency for Workforce Innovation; provides that the agency may serve as contract administrator for Workforce Florida, Inc.; clarifies the organization of the agency; authorizes the director to appoint deputy and assistant directors and to organize the agency; revises the agency’s administrative responsibilities; authorizes the agency to provide or contract for training of certain employees; deletes training requirements; provides for an official seal; provides agency rulemaking authority; removes a reporting requirement; clarifies that Workforce Florida, Inc., is exempt from chapters 120 and 287, F.S.; provides guidelines for the expenditure of federal funds; removes the voting privileges of certain board members; provides a term limit for the chair of the board of Workforce Florida, Inc.; increases board members’ terms and creates staggered terms; clarifies that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may nominate board members; requires certain board members to have economic development experience; removes a requirement that the Governor appoint board members 30 days after receiving nominations; authorizes the board to use telecommunications to conduct meetings; provides that the chair of Workforce Florida, Inc., may select executive committee members; removes references to certain councils; exempts Workforce Florida, Inc., contracts from certain provisions of law; provides expenditure approval to Workforce Florida, Inc., for awards and promotional items; authorizes Workforce Florida, Inc., to establish a dispute resolution process for certain purposes; revises and clarifies the state workforce development strategy; requires Workforce Florida, Inc., to establish an operational plan; clarifies references to strategic and operational plans; clarifies that the military representative to a regional workforce board shall be a nonvoting member subject to certain approval; allows the use of telecommunications for meetings; provides for the election and terms of regional workforce board chairs; authorizes regional workforce boards to promote awards and promotional items under certain circumstances; amends organizational requirements for regional workforce boards; requires Workforce Florida, Inc., to develop a system for leveraging workforce system resources; removes a requirement for an alternative financing performance outcome measure; allows employment programs to be offered to teen parents; clarifies how determination of need criteria will be identified; removes various obsolete provisions.
Companion Bill passed CS/CS/SB 1650 Workforce Innovation By Governmental Oversight and Productivity and Commerce and Consumer Services and King
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1650 (Ch. 2005-255) on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:28 PM; HB Laid on Table

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB EDTB 05-03 recommended by:
    Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1650 Subject: Workforce Innovation Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1475 CS Subject: Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1587 Subject: Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1859 Subject: Obsolete or Outdated Agency Plans, Reports, and Programs Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1168 Subject: Transportation Disadvantaged Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2546 Subject: Obsolete/Outdated Agency Reports Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Council 4/27/2005 8:05:20 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee 3/17/2005 2:06:56 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee 2/23/2005 4:26:08 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee 2/18/2005 10:12:56 AM --UnPublished--

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1650 (Ch. 2005-255) Time: 05/04/2005 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Substituted CS/CS/SB 1650 Time: 05/04/2005 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/4/2005) Time: 05/03/2005 - 8:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2005 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/27/2005 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/27/2005 - 8:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Council Time: 04/27/2005 - 8:06 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Commerce Council(Amended) Time: 04/21/2005 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Council agenda Time: 04/20/2005 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Council agenda Time: 04/20/2005 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Commerce Council Time: 04/20/2005 - 2:03 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 04/20/2005 - 2:03 PM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Council agenda Time: 04/19/2005 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 03/21/2005 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Council Time: 03/21/2005 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 03/21/2005 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/08/2005 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
20.50
427.012 HB 1475 CS, HB 1587
445.003 HB 1213, HB 1859
445.004 HB 1859
445.005
445.006 HB 1859
445.007
445.009 HB 1213
445.012
445.0125
445.013
445.019
445.020
446.21
446.27 HB 1859