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WHEREAS, the proposed bills would wrest local decisions from
highly effective local elected officials and PICs and place ,them
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in the hands of state officials that are far removed from
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knowledge and understanding of local needs, and;
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WHEREAS, the proposed bills would result in the loss of
thirty-four percent (3496) of the Governor's Discretionary
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Eoonomio Dislocation and Workers Adjustment Assistance Act (JTPA
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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
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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.
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immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 1994.
STtPHEN P. Cl,,kRK, MAYOR
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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
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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
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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
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City Clerk to transmit said instrument o y .
Attached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution,
self-explanatory.
which is
Respectfully submitted,
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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.
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ached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution, which is
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RE: CITY OF;MIAMI'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED EDUCATION
Impact of SB,No.! 1018 and HB No. 1481
On Dade,!ah Monroe Counties ?
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end, mployment Programs ;
1. A
oss of Twenty Six Mill on bollare ($26,000,000t00) in the
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year alone, whiFh are currently allocated t' the City
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Miami, City of Hialeah', City ' Miami Beach, Mot�ro Dade
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2. A serious
negative impaction yearly servicesto20,600.
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ticipants who are dnek lied, underprivileged, poor
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/or handicapped miz�ori �6s or at -risk -youth.
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loyment services far well overtwenty (20) ea's` our=
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multi -ethnic and m'Iticultural communities!
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of literally hun4red� of well trained professional
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sonnel, many of whom dome from'underprivileged'!groups
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4. Di appearance of a compr0laensive and integrated service
de 'very system that provides, bud is not limited;to
Ou each and RecruitmentiYatake 4nd Assessment, ! C i Su ortive Services,. C,oun�eling aid Direct Assistance to
a., vexely disadvantaged' unskilled, underprivileged
pog lation - African -Amer cans, Hispanics, Displaced
Hots smakers, and other ieth is groups or minorities
,. Di s ppearance of these, Oervices to a significantly large
pop lation of Haitians a4d Cubans!who come into our
sh es daily by the hu�idxeds .
t.s. 5. Inability to readily impl$ment Welfare Reform.
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ed ation't' tr ining, and employment programs, so that the
combined efforts of all the programs aebotap;Ish'the following
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Provide for A skilled workforce to enable Florida.
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to Comp9te:In a global economy;
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(b), Respond to chanVes in technology.And to emerging
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(0).! Promote the development of market -driven programs
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through a -planning and funding systim based upon products of
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the OccupAti6nal rorecasting Conference created.in's. 216*136.-
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(d). Base evaluations.,of program success on.student.*and
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participant o�toomeo rather,than proceinesi
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(a) Coordinate stater federal, local, and private
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;unds,for maximum impactl and
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(9), J;ncourage the participation, education, and
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-training of members of,populations selected by state or
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federal pclicy to receive additional.resourcest :guLdancj# or
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9.nFvicis. 'The selected populations -must include people with
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disabilities or economic disadvantages, especially those who
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(2), The Jobs and EducAtionVArtnereMp tworeated,as
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an organizatichal affiliate of Znterprise Florida, The
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partnership is to -be a not -for -profit corporation organized
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(3):(a) The Lietitenant Governor and the Commissioner of
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Education *hall serve as co-chairmen of the partnership, The
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:(rb) .The Governor shall appoint at least 18 members
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•lrom.the private .and public sectors, with'the'.majority from
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'the private sector. 'These members.raust be selected from the
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highest ranking officials .in manufacturing and other
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indus.4rLea eiltioal. to. the state's •economic base, as well as
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state agencies, depastments,•and organizations that'have a
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direct impact on.the training and.education of workers in the
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state. Members of the, Quick -Response Advisory Committee
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established by as 280.047 shall serve on the partnership. The
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members from the public.sector must aiso-'include an-
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occupational, than of a community collage and a director of an
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area.vocational-technical center. .2be.members from the
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private.sector•must Include•& representative of organLxed
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labor. ;Enterprise r1crida, tnc.,•shall assist the Governor in
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the'sppointment of the initial members by providing a list of
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at leaet'le nominees for membership in the partnership. For
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subsequent appointments, the co-chairmen of the Jobs and
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'Education Partnership and the vice chairman of Enterprise
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Florida shall provideat least one nominee for each vacancy.
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The nominees must -be selected within 90 days after a vacancy
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occurs, and the Governor must make the appointments within 30
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days .after receiving the nominations, The membership must be
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representative of gill geographic regions of the state,
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.inaludinq -urban and rutal regions,.'and must be representative
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of the gander, ethnic;'.and racial diversity of the state.
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(c) The President of the Senate shall appoint one
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appoint one member of the House of Representatives, who shall
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serve at the pleasure.of the Speaker.
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(e) The .private -sector members appointed by the
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Governor shall serve 4-year staggered -term. Ths'public-
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members appointed.by-the Governor*ehall,serve at the
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pleasure o'f.the Governor.,
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(t) The Governor may remove a member for cause.
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Absence from three consecutive meetings constitutes a
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resignation.
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(a') Tha partnership shall help -create -and maintain a
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highly skilled workforce that responds -to the rapidly changing
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• technology and diversified .market -options? essential to "a
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.competitive economy characterised by.better, employment
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opportuni'ties leading to'higher wages. The partnership shali-
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conduct -this effort through a market -driven -public -private
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•';approach that provides the leadership and resources to enhance
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education-anCtraining for .employment, including perforatienoe-
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' based incentive. funding . for postsecondary vocational and
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postsecondary adult vocational education programs.
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recommendations to the.board of directors of Enterprise
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.Florida, .3no., the State Board of.Education, And the
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Legislature concerning.action needed to bring about the
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following benefits to the state's social and economic
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' (a), A state employment► education► and training policy
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that ensures that programs to prepare workers are responsive
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to present•and future business and industry negds and
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complementary to the initiatives o£ the Capital Partnership
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and Innovation Partnership of Enterprise Florida.
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(b) system that provideb
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improve the outcomes.of postsecondary vocational and
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vocational education programs and that
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focuses resources'on'occupations related to,new or emerging
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industries that add greatly to the -value of the state's
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economy.
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(a) A comprehensive approach to the education and
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training of target populations such as those wbo have
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disabilities, are economically disadvantaged► receive public
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assistance, or are not•proficient in English. This.approach
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should ensure the effective use of federal, state,'loeal, and
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private resources in reducing the need for ,publio assistance.
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(d) The dssigjaAtion of institutes of Applied
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Technology composed'ot postsecondary institutions working
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together to onsure,that technical and postsecondary vocational
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and postsecondary aduit•voeational:odueation programs use the
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..Most advanced technology and instructional methods available'
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.and respond to the:ohanging needs of business and industry.
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(e) A system to.project and evaluate labor=market
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supply and demand -using the results of the occupational'
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,Porecasting Conference created.in s. 216,136 and the
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vocational education performance standards identified in a.
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(.6) The,msmbera of the board of directors shall serve
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'without compensation, Travel and per diem may be provided,
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(1) The Legislature finds that education to prepare
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adults to'enter specific occupations most benefits the -state
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sufficiency of people who might 'otherwise require public.
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stste residents:-Current•funding methods do not reward
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,programs for achieving these outcomes. The.Legislature
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intends to. -explore methods to provide incentive rewards that
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will direct and•sedireot•funding to better prepare people to
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industries' -And to'increase the numbers of at-r-isk people who
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benefit from the programs
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.siction•288,0475t rlorida Statutes, shall provide oversight.
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and, advice to improve the outcomes.of,postsocondary:vocational
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•and.postsecondary'adult vocational education provided by;
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,public community collogea•-and'.vocational-technieai centers
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operated by•publ•ic school•.districts.. Annually, .the
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partnerehip'shall 'make recommendations to the state Board of
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.Education•aind.tho Legislature regarding grant programs and
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funding incentives designed to improve, vocational education
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educatton.programs provided by community colleges or ohooi
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diatrittsi, the partnership shall -'advise ,the 'Division of
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community.Colleges and'the Division of Vocational, Adult, and
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aohooi districts or'colleges. The .partnership shall base
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these calculations on formulae that would provide incentive
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(a) Programs that prepare people to enter high -wage
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'occupations identified by the Occupational.Forecasting
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Conference created by section 126,136; Florida Statutes$
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(b) Programs that successfully prepare members of
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'selected populations to enter.high•wage occupations. As used
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in.this:paragraph,•the term."selected-populations" includes
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people.. 'who are eligible for public assistance; economically
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:disadvantaged, disabled►'or not proficient -in -English.
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_ (a) Programs that employ methods identified -by the
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Jobs -and Education -Partnership as increasing "e effectiveness
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.nhI cost -efficiency of. education.
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In -the -'outcomes under paragraph (a) ► paragraph; (b) or
paragraph (c), performance improvement must be determined
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acdording,to measurss•aridstandards'defined in -sections
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'239..229 and 239,233► Florida Statutes► and rules of the State
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•Hoard for*Vocational Education. Improvement incentives may be
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calculated'for enrollment of members of selected oceupationa,
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completion► plaeement.after completion, or placement after
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gaining significant skills from a vocational education program
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that prepares people'to enter occupations identified by the
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Occupational Forecasting Conference.
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per'lormance-based incentive funding awards or grants -for
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oc;=unity college programs must be derived from a source other
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than the .Community College program Fund'.
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(9.); ' At leash 60 percent of funds designated for
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performance -based incentive awards or grants -for public school
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district vocAtional-technical centers must be'derived from a
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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.
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25 ,.'incentive -funding program. Eowever,'when a college or
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3b (9) The Department of Education must distribute all
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1 according to a formula adopted annually by the Legislature
2 after reviewing the recommendations -of the Jobs .and Education
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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228.041(16). The criteria for qualification for the special
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programe,'including maximum ease loads for part,-time,programs,
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be:determined.by rules of the state board. However, the
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district may apply to the department for an exemption to the
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maximums set above, and the department may grant such
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exemptions when district size or program dispersal would -place
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an undue burden on�the district. Cost factors for -special
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programe for exceptional students shall be used'to fund
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programs►.Approved�by the department, as provided by law for
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excop.tioha-l'students under the minimum age for enrollment in
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'kindergarten. eeginning.with the 1993=1994'fisoal year,, the
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Department'of Education shall conduct a program -coot analysis,
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`pursuant to State Board ol.Edueation rule, as'pirt of the
14 program review process. Adult basic and secondary programs
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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
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