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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-94-01231* t z c a �4 WHEREAS, the proposed bills would wrest local decisions from highly effective local elected officials and PICs and place ,them s in the hands of state officials that are far removed from 4 knowledge and understanding of local needs, and; z a; WHEREAS, the proposed bills would result in the loss of thirty-four percent (3496) of the Governor's Discretionary k Eoonomio Dislocation and Workers Adjustment Assistance Act (JTPA i Title III) allocations which has heretofore been made available to local areas to respond to major dislocation, such as Hurricane Andrew; and WHEREAS, the proposed bill would disrupt the not -for -profit service network in the South Florida area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Miami City Commission hereby expresses to the members of the Florida Legislature its opposition to the proposed Education Partnership Act, HB 1481 and SB 1018. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit ' a Dopy of this Resolution to Governor Lawton Chiles, Bolley L. Johnson, Speaker of the House, Pat Thomas, President of the Senate, and the Members of the Dade County Delegation. r a 94- 123 -2- 'effeotive Seotion 4. This Resolution shall beoome immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 1994. STtPHEN P. Cl,,kRK, MAYOR ATTEST: CI CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 4 X fo I d.-AMN .000ES, III CITY A CIr 'T #EY CSK: M41 2 r 94- 123 r`. The City of Miami Commission, at its meeting of February 17, 1994,'passed and adopted Resolution No. 94-123, and requested the City Clerk, to transmit said instrument to you. Attached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution, self-explanatory. which is 123 .0708/(305) 250-5360/FAX(305) 858-1610 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/ 3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233 The Honorable Luis C. Morse 325 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399. RE: CITY OF MIAMI'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/ 3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233-0708/(305) 250-5360/FAX(305) 858-1610 94 123 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/ 3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miam1, Florida 33233-0708/(305) 250-5350/FAX(305)858-1610 Dear Representative Simon: The City of Miami Commission, at its meeting of February 17, 1994` passed and adopted Resolution'No. 94-123, and requested the t ou City Clerk to transmit said instrument o y . Attached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution, self-explanatory. which is Respectfully submitted, J � Dear Represe Cosgrove: The. city of Miami Commission, at its meeting of February 17� T y requested the 1994, passed and adopted Resolution No. 94-123, and City Clerk to transmit said instrument to you. Att ached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution, which is +jai-rFt=x_r „ .u,.;t. 123 � 4f1 � �� ! � ', �il�"."'-�"'i"l'§�S6 SN Y!wV'k0 4vSf4 t I " ... ♦ ". i _. , 7} Y 1 2 i t P \ 4 I^ i MATTY HIRAI City Clerk The Honorabl, 208 Senate 0 RE: CITY OF;MIAMI'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED EDUCATION Impact of SB,No.! 1018 and HB No. 1481 On Dade,!ah Monroe Counties ? �. ► 4nd on Training end, mployment Programs ; 1. A oss of Twenty Six Mill on bollare ($26,000,000t00) in the first year alone, whiFh are currently allocated t' the City . of Miami, City of Hialeah', City ' Miami Beach, Mot�ro Dade Co my and Monroe County:. a 2. A serious negative impaction yearly servicesto20,600. i, pa ticipants who are dnek lied, underprivileged, poor an /or handicapped miz�ori �6s or at -risk -youth. r 3.a. An S ihilation of forty.six;(46) Community Based Organization: th t have been succesefu�y.providdirect training and , >. em Y Y to/ing loyment services far well overtwenty (20) ea's` our= ,,. unique multi -ethnic and m'Iticultural communities! b.,Los of literally hun4red� of well trained professional ' pe sonnel, many of whom dome from'underprivileged'!groups ' !th'emselves. ? ; 4. Di appearance of a compr0laensive and integrated service de 'very system that provides, bud is not limited;to Ou each and RecruitmentiYatake 4nd Assessment, ! C i Su ortive Services,. C,oun�eling aid Direct Assistance to a., vexely disadvantaged' unskilled, underprivileged pog lation - African -Amer cans, Hispanics, Displaced Hots smakers, and other ieth is groups or minorities ,. Di s ppearance of these, Oervices to a significantly large pop lation of Haitians a4d Cubans!who come into our sh es daily by the hu�idxeds . t.s. 5. Inability to readily impl$ment Welfare Reform. ! into the p�bl! c Submitted coni E with +. xecold i_ L item an ? C.ifi`y Ciezk 19 123 FORM SEWATE1. 1994 SB 1018 :304-633C-94 :these industries hIgh-value-idded to assure that skilled Z. An resourc a are quantity. huti a adequate in quality and The .3 1;*ginlatur' intends to -adopt a uniform policy to guide Legislature 4 ed ation't' tr ining, and employment programs, so that the combined efforts of all the programs aebotap;Ish'the following 6 Objectives 7 Provide for A skilled workforce to enable Florida. 6 to Comp9te:In a global economy; 9 (b), Respond to chanVes in technology.And to emerging 1 0 ..industries,, 11 (0).! Promote the development of market -driven programs ­12 through a -planning and funding systim based upon products of 3 the OccupAti6nal rorecasting Conference created.in's. 216*136.- 14 (d). Base evaluations.,of program success on.student.*and 15 participant o�toomeo rather,than proceinesi .14 16, (a) Coordinate stater federal, local, and private 17 ;unds,for maximum impactl and 18 (9), J;ncourage the participation, education, and 19 -training of members of,populations selected by state or 20 federal pclicy to receive additional.resourcest :guLdancj# or 21 9.nFvicis. 'The selected populations -must include people with 22 disabilities or economic disadvantages, especially those who .23 are -eligible tor -public assidtancee 4 (2), The Jobs and EducAtionVArtnereMp tworeated,as -45 an organizatichal affiliate of Znterprise Florida, The .26 partnership is to -be a not -for -profit corporation organized .'27 underchapter ap'tof 6,17.. 20 (3):(a) The Lietitenant Governor and the Commissioner of 29 Education *hall serve as co-chairmen of the partnership, The 30: private -sector members shall elect a private-sootor member to 31 serve'as-vice chairman. 'Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall work 2 -9.4- 123 CODINGi Words stricken are deletionij words Inderlined are additions, s r r: a i FOR - 1994 sa 1018 ,IDk-UNArE 304-d33044 1 with stiff from the Department of Education, the Department of z Labor and Employment security, and•the Department of Commerce 3 . to, fulfill the mission of . the partnership 4 :(rb) .The Governor shall appoint at least 18 members 8 •lrom.the private .and public sectors, with'the'.majority from 6 'the private sector. 'These members.raust be selected from the 7 highest ranking officials .in manufacturing and other 8 indus.4rLea eiltioal. to. the state's •economic base, as well as ' 9 state agencies, depastments,•and organizations that'have a ro direct impact on.the training and.education of workers in the 11_ state. Members of the, Quick -Response Advisory Committee 11 established by as 280.047 shall serve on the partnership. The 13 members from the public.sector must aiso-'include an- 1'4 occupational, than of a community collage and a director of an 1.s: area.vocational-technical center. .2be.members from the 16 private.sector•must Include•& representative of organLxed 17 labor. ;Enterprise r1crida, tnc.,•shall assist the Governor in 18 the'sppointment of the initial members by providing a list of 19 at leaet'le nominees for membership in the partnership. For •30 subsequent appointments, the co-chairmen of the Jobs and 31' 'Education Partnership and the vice chairman of Enterprise 22 Florida shall provideat least one nominee for each vacancy. 23. The nominees must -be selected within 90 days after a vacancy 24 occurs, and the Governor must make the appointments within 30 25 days .after receiving the nominations, The membership must be 28 representative of gill geographic regions of the state, 27. .inaludinq -urban and rutal regions,.'and must be representative ' 78 of the gander, ethnic;'.and racial diversity of the state. 29 (c) The President of the Senate shall appoint one 30 member of -the Senate, who shall verve at the pleasure of the 3t President. — 23 3 CODI190e Words strfaken are deletions; words undeelined are additions. ' rz P I i k i a { f r c..;r i i FLORIDA-SENATE - 1994 S8 1018 304-633C-94,- of House 1 (d) The Speaker the of Representatives shall p P • 2 appoint one member of the House of Representatives, who shall 3 serve at the pleasure.of the Speaker. 4 (e) The .private -sector members appointed by the 5 Governor shall serve 4-year staggered -term. Ths'public- 6.`sector members appointed.by-the Governor*ehall,serve at the 7 pleasure o'f.the Governor., 8 (t) The Governor may remove a member for cause. 9 Absence from three consecutive meetings constitutes a 10. resignation. 11 (a') Tha partnership shall help -create -and maintain a 12 highly skilled workforce that responds -to the rapidly changing 1.3 • technology and diversified .market -options? essential to "a 14 .competitive economy characterised by.better, employment 15 opportuni'ties leading to'higher wages. The partnership shali- 15 conduct -this effort through a market -driven -public -private 17 •';approach that provides the leadership and resources to enhance 18 education-anCtraining for .employment, including perforatienoe- 19 ' based incentive. funding . for postsecondary vocational and 20 postsecondary adult vocational education programs. 21. 45) The partnership shall advise and make .22 recommendations to the.board of directors of Enterprise 23 .Florida, .3no., the State Board of.Education, And the 24 Legislature concerning.action needed to bring about the -28 following benefits to the state's social and economic 26 resourcoar 27 ' (a), A state employment► education► and training policy 28 that ensures that programs to prepare workers are responsive '29 to present•and future business and industry negds and 30 complementary to the initiatives o£ the Capital Partnership 31 and Innovation Partnership of Enterprise Florida. 4 '94— 123 CQDINQi Words stokoken are deletionsi words underlined are additions. _-FE.B,-.1.7-94 THU 17:22 G3 P.10 '-. 7�i,� -�^l''#T.� Ys:v-,^terr ;.,';.ra:-':w r. •.:.:.: :...... ...:....... ........ ..... YIULLIiIYU HIVL/ nlVl�.ln FLORIDA SENATE - 1994 SB 1018 304M633C-94 A funding incentives to 1 (b) system that provideb 2 improve the outcomes.of postsecondary vocational and 3`postsecondary,adu•lt vocational education programs and that 4 focuses resources'on'occupations related to,new or emerging 8 industries that add greatly to the -value of the state's 6 economy. 7 (a) A comprehensive approach to the education and 8 training of target populations such as those wbo have 9. disabilities, are economically disadvantaged► receive public 10 assistance, or are not•proficient in English. This.approach •.11 should ensure the effective use of federal, state,'loeal, and 12 private resources in reducing the need for ,publio assistance. 13 (d) The dssigjaAtion of institutes of Applied ' 14 Technology composed'ot postsecondary institutions working 15 together to onsure,that technical and postsecondary vocational 16 and postsecondary aduit•voeational:odueation programs use the 17 ..Most advanced technology and instructional methods available' 16 .and respond to the:ohanging needs of business and industry. '14 (e) A system to.project and evaluate labor=market 20 supply and demand -using the results of the occupational' 21 ,Porecasting Conference created.in s. 216,136 and the 22 vocational education performance standards identified in a. 23 , 239.233, .24 (.6) The,msmbera of the board of directors shall serve 25 'without compensation, Travel and per diem may be provided, 26.`pursuant' to a. 112.QA1r if funds are availably. 27 • --Section 2. Voluntary, market -driven, performance- ` 28 based incentive funding for vocational education programs.-- 29 (1) The Legislature finds that education to prepare 30 adults to'enter specific occupations most benefits the -state j 31. when the -programs respond to the needs of business and GODYGG: Words.etteeken are deletionas words underlined are additions. n 4 r C,� I C4 PV'y�WiMReTfM +.ry ..,*nnweed. eY >. cl.,. r .s„'Y. C..... ... v, i, n. .. .., [: •i'^ ,. + i r. Y l N x 1 1 FLORiDA UWE - 1994 SB 1018 304.533C-94' `1 industry►.encourage development, ,,,,.; . economic improve the self- P 3 sufficiency of people who might 'otherwise require public. 3 aiti cot or significantly inorease the -earning potential of 4 stste residents:-Current•funding methods do not reward 5 ,programs for achieving these outcomes. The.Legislature 6 intends to. -explore methods to provide incentive rewards that 7 will direct and•sedireot•funding to better prepare people to ter -occupations that benefit robust new and emerging 9 industries' -And to'increase the numbers of at-r-isk people who 10 benefit from the programs The 'Jobs•and'Education Partnership, created by 13 .siction•288,0475t rlorida Statutes, shall provide oversight. 13 and, advice to improve the outcomes.of,postsocondary:vocational . 14 •and.postsecondary'adult vocational education provided by; 15. ,public community collogea•-and'.vocational-technieai centers 16 operated by•publ•ic school•.districts.. Annually, .the 17 partnerehip'shall 'make recommendations to the state Board of 98 .Education•aind.tho Legislature regarding grant programs and 19. funding incentives designed to improve, vocational education 70 programs. ; •11 (.3).: 3n any year' in which .the Legislature designates zI funds tot. pertormanee-based incentive,funding for vocational 33 educatton.programs provided by community colleges or ohooi 24 diatrittsi, the partnership shall -'advise ,the 'Division of ;5' community.Colleges and'the Division of Vocational, Adult, and Zb Community-.1dueatLon of the expected:earnings of -participating '27 aohooi districts or'colleges. The .partnership shall base 18 these calculations on formulae that would provide incentive 29 awards or , grants fact 30 31 .b 914- 123 CODING Words stricke6 are deletional words underlined are additions. FEE-17-94 THU 17:23 C3 P.12 FLoaIDA SENATE = 1994 56 1018 } '304-633C-94 1 1 (a) Programs that prepare people to enter high -wage ' 'occupations identified by the Occupational.Forecasting 3 Conference created by section 126,136; Florida Statutes$ '4 (b) Programs that successfully prepare members of 5 'selected populations to enter.high•wage occupations. As used „ 6 in.this:paragraph,•the term."selected-populations" includes 7 people.. 'who are eligible for public assistance; economically 8 :disadvantaged, disabled►'or not proficient -in -English. 9 _ (a) Programs that employ methods identified -by the 10 Jobs -and Education -Partnership as increasing "e effectiveness 11 .nhI cost -efficiency of. education. 1$ .13 In -the -'outcomes under paragraph (a) ► paragraph; (b) or paragraph (c), performance improvement must be determined 1b acdording,to measurss•aridstandards'defined in -sections 16 '239..229 and 239,233► Florida Statutes► and rules of the State 17. •Hoard for*Vocational Education. Improvement incentives may be 18 calculated'for enrollment of members of selected oceupationa, 19 completion► plaeement.after completion, or placement after 20 gaining significant skills from a vocational education program 21 that prepares people'to enter occupations identified by the 22 Occupational Forecasting Conference. 23 1 4)" At least 60 percent.of funds designated for 24 per'lormance-based incentive funding awards or grants -for 25 oc;=unity college programs must be derived from a source other 26 than the .Community College program Fund'. 27 (9.); ' At leash 60 percent of funds designated for 28' performance -based incentive awards or grants -for public school 29 district vocAtional-technical centers must be'derived from a 30 >sodree•other than the•Florida Education Pittance'. Program* 3, P. 13 8. praviou$ year. 2l.a program actually 'earns more or lose than .9 it received based upon the projection•of its earnings, the 10 affected 'school district or community college must balance its 11 account with the Eund at the end of the fiscal year. To 17 balance an account, a district or college must receive an .13 additional -amount -from the fund►.cr repay it to the fund, so 14 that the lund•pays'each-participating college and district therI' 15 amount`it actually earned according to tho.tormula. 1.6 (7) A school district or.community•college that earns 17 a fiscal award for its performance must use the looney to 18 :benefit ,the vpcational education programs it provides. The 19 money may•be',used for -equipment upgrades, program expansion$,' 20 or'any other use.that would result in program improvement as 21. defined'�in section'239.233,.Fioride Statutes. • The school 22 .distriotior community college may not withhold funds for 23 indirect costs. 24 (8) A school district or community college may abstain •20 from participation in the-markst-driven, performance -based 25 ,.'incentive -funding program. Eowever,'when a college or a7 district decides -to participate, it'must participate every •28 Y g islature in*which the La designates funds for the . 9 program. 3b (9) The Department of Education must distribute all 31 funds appropriated to participating collegesand districts 123 CODING: words striekea are deletions; words underlined are additions. G3 P. FEB-17-94 THU 17:24 t { FLdatDA.SeNATE - 1994 SB 1019 304"633Cr94 1 according to a formula adopted annually by the Legislature 2 after reviewing the recommendations -of the Jobs .and Education 3 Partnership.and the Department of Education. The formula must `l 4 -:provide consistency in giving awards to•programs. Programs at 5 a community•college must not be held to a different standard 6 from those at a sohooi•district, and programs at one school 7 district -or community college must not be held to 'a different a standard .from those'of another. 9 section 3.'•Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 10' Florida Statutes, is amended to reads 11 236,081 Funds'for operation of schools. --If the annual 12 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 13 distr,iat for operation of schools is not determined in the (. 10 annual appropriations•act or the substantive•bill'implemonting 15 the- annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 16 followsl' 17 :(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR _18 OPERATION. --The following procedure shall be followed in 19 dtermining'the annual allocation to'each district for 20 : oparatiotlt 21' (o) Determination of programs. --Cost factors based on 22 desired relative cost differences between the following 23 programs shall be established in the annual'General 2.4 Appropriations Act. However, the application of cost factors ..25 in part-time programs for exceptional students is limited to a 26 paximum of twelve twenty-fifths of a student'membership in a 27 given program.during a`week. Beginning with the 1990-1991 28 fiscal :year, the -application of cost factors in part-time 29 prograas for exceptional students is limited -to a.maximum of 30.432 hours of a �ptude.nt full-time equivalent membership in a 31 given progrhm during a school•year as defined in ti. 9 94- 123 CODxmG: words steseken ais deletionst words underlined are additions. P. FEB-17-94 THU 17:25 G3 "a?9 k�'; Y'T�T4.7ti '!Yr uriR YUA S• Y . � . �.... ..... .. ... � .. .. � Si F k "r ;FLORID& SENATE - 1994 SB 1018 304-633C-9.4 I 1 228.041(16). The criteria for qualification for the special 1 2 programe,'including maximum ease loads for part,-time,programs, 3`shall be:determined.by rules of the state board. However, the 4 district may apply to the department for an exemption to the 5 maximums set above, and the department may grant such •1 exemptions when district size or program dispersal would -place 7 an undue burden on�the district. Cost factors for -special 8 programe for exceptional students shall be used'to fund 9 programs►.Approved�by the department, as provided by law for 10, excop.tioha-l'students under the minimum age for enrollment in 11 'kindergarten. eeginning.with the 1993=1994'fisoal year,, the 12 Department'of Education shall conduct a program -coot analysis, 13 `pursuant to State Board ol.Edueation rule, as'pirt of the 14 program review process. Adult basic and secondary programs '15 • must 'also be addresead .in- the program cost analysis, ' The 16 program coat analysis must include, but is not limited top the 17 'cost of•direct';and.indirect operational. instruction, faculty- to-student'ratiot consumable supplies,, equipment, and .optimum 19 •program length. Annually, .the Legislature may withhold an 20 amount from:the.inticipated-formula-generated entitlement for. 21 postsecondary'.adult vocational education programs provided by ' 22 distriets that participate in the performance -based incentive- 23 fundins program. The amount withheld may not exceed 4p 24 percent ol,:the funds allocated for performance incentivear at 25 'least 6O.peraent of the funds must be -from sources other than 26 the -Florida -Education Finance Program. In any year in which 27 'funds are not available from sources other than'the Florida • 28 �e�1f�+llhiAM'�iMlrlwr DMr�ey*r.n_ Mho 7.awSrl�i.•.�- �i.�17 ww4 w..�ui.�- •• CODINGi,Words etriahen are deletions) words underlined are additions. FEB-17-94 THU 17:26 G3 P.16 FORfDA SENATE - 1994 SB 101$ 304-633C-94 - ; ' ... 1 1 d Fih hoe •Pro ram alon with the amounts alloy t d from oche ! { ` 2 'sources.: as` authorized,` in section 2 •of this act. 3 1. Basic programs. 4 a. :Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3. f 5 be Grades 4 # Sr b,' 7, and 8; i 6 e. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. •7 2, Special programs for exceptional students.--, i 8 a.' Educable mentally handicapped. 9 b. Trainable mentally handicapped. ; 10 a., Physically handicapped. '11 d.'• Physical and occupational -therapy hart -time. 12 e.:'Speech', language, and hearing -part-time. 1.3• 1.; speech,, language, and hearing. ' 14 g.' Visually. handicapped part-time. 15 h.:•-.Visually handicapped. 16 i. Smotionally'handicapped•part-time. 17 j.; Emotionally handicapped. 18 k...>Specific learning disability•part-time. 1'9 1., Specific, learning disability. 20i. ' Gifted' part-time. .21 no. Rospital.and homebound part-time.. 22 o.'; Profoundly .han icapped. 23 3.' special adult general education programs.-- 24 - a. Adult basic education. 25 be: Adult secondary education. 26 c. Lifelong learning. 27•. 4, Special vocational -technical programs job - or ar ry,-- .29 -a. Agriculture: 30 be* Office. 31 be. Distributive. .•9 4 - 23 GOMMM Words, steseken are;dcletiona= words underlined are additions. { FEB-17-94 THU 17:26 G3 P. a an.4tr��X+°a" ak rsswm•r-r�•^•+"•' SB 1018 s . .1004 �L6i IDN.SEAM . r '304=6336-94 1 1 d. Diversified. Z e' Health. Public service. 4 g. Some economics. -5• h. industrial. , ' i., Exploratory. 5. special vocational -technical -adult supplemental.-- 'a a. 'Agriculture. . 9 b.office.' 10 of: Distributive, t 1 d. ; health. 12 e.; Public''service; 13 14 g.: Industrial. 15 6.; Students -at -risk programs.-R Dropout, prevention. 16 a. b.- -Kinder'garts n through grado3 ESOL.17 1g a.: Grades.4 through 8 LSOL. t� d.' Oradea 9 through 12 ESOL. ' Z0 ' section 4. This act shall take eltecb July 1 .1994.. 21 ZZ SENATE SUMMARY Z3 Czeates;a Jobs and Education Partne=ahip•within to advise EnterpriseFlorida► 'Inc•► i 84 Enterprie4:Florida the`'.Btate 8oprd of'L"ducation# and the Legislature workers'in this ; concerning certain programs to train reat9a-a-pevooatiorlaibedgaation,progr•amsding { `Cascd 25 state. program'for•oertain ` x6 Authoriaoa the redFinancetPrcgram:- (see billsfor.tha slorida'.'Eduoation f 27 dgtailp:) 2$ 29 30 311 9 4- 2.3 12 CODIpG: Words abseekeri are deletions; soords.underlined are additian4. G3 P.18 FEB-17-94 THU 17�2?