General Bill
Workforce Development:
Creates Florida Business & Workforce Competitiveness Program in AWI; requires funds allocated to program be used by regional workforce boards to award competitive grants to foster economic development by helping workers acquire new skills or upgrade existing skills; requires Workforce Florida, Inc., to allocate funds from Florida Business & Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund to each regional workforce board its share of available funds to use for awarding grants to eligible employers; provides that trust fund is funded by quarterly employment & training investment assessment imposed on certain employers; provides that unemployment compensation rate will be reduced by amount to be assessed for investment assessment; requires Workforce Florida, Inc.,to establish guidelines for administration of program & criteria for fund application evaluations; revises unemployment compensation contribution rate provisions to accommodate requirements for funding program.
Effective Date:
upon becoming a law, if HB 1507 or similar legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law
Last Event:
Died in Committee on Economic Development on Friday, May 2, 2008 6:02 PM
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
HB 1507
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Subject:
Trust Funds/Florida Business and Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund/AWI
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Relationship:
Linked
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Bill #:
SB 2436
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Subject:
Workforce Development [EPCC]
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Relationship:
Similar
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Bill #:
SB 2496
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Subject:
Fla. Business & Workforce Competitiveness TF/AWI [EPCC]
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Relationship:
Compare
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Event:
H Died in Committee on Economic Development
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Time:
05/02/2008 - 6:02 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Committee on Economic Development
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Committee on Economic Development
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Time:
03/10/2008 - 9:23 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Committee on Economic Development
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Committee on Economic Development by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
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Time:
03/10/2008 - 9:23 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Committee on Economic Development
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
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Time:
03/07/2008 - 8:25 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Policy & Budget Council
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Time:
03/07/2008 - 8:25 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Policy & Budget Council
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
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Time:
03/07/2008 - 8:25 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
03/04/2008 - 12:25 PM
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Member:
Aubuchon
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Committee:
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Version:
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