Florida Statutes
Title XXXI - Labor
Chapter 445 - Workforce Services

445.001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-165.

445.002 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity. (2) “For...

445.003 - Implementation of the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. - (1) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PRINCIPLES.—The state’s approach to...

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,...

445.006 - State Plan for Workforce Development. - (1) STATE PLAN.—The state board, in conjunction with state and...

445.007 - Local Workforce Development Boards. - (1) One local workforce development board shall be appointed in...

445.0071 - Florida Youth Summer Jobs Pilot Program. - (1) CREATION.—Contingent upon appropriations, there is created the Florida Youth...

445.008 - Workforce Training Institute. - (1) The state board, through CareerSource Florida, Inc., may create...

445.009 - One-Stop Delivery System. - (1) The one-stop delivery system is the state’s primary customer-service...

445.010 - Consumer-First Workforce System Technology; Principles and Information Sharing. - (1) The following principles shall guide the development and management...

445.011 - Consumer-First Workforce System. - (1) The department, in consultation with the state board, the...

445.014 - Small Business Workforce Service Initiative. - (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall establish...

445.016 - Untried Worker Placement and Employment Incentive Act. - (1) This section may be cited as the “Untried Worker...

445.017 - Diversion. - (1) Many customers of the one-stop delivery system do not...

445.018 - Diversion Program to Strengthen Florida’s Families. - (1) The diversion program to strengthen families in this state...

445.019 - Teen Parent and Pregnancy Prevention Diversion Program; Eligibility for Services. - (1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in ss. 414.075,...

445.020 - Diversion Programs; Determination of Need. - History.—s. 20, ch. 2000-165; s. 8, ch. 2005-255.

445.021 - Relocation Assistance Program. - (1) The Legislature recognizes that the need for public assistance...

445.022 - Retention Incentive Training Accounts. - (1) The state board may establish Retention Incentive Training Accounts...

445.023 - Program for Dependent Care for Families With Children With Special Needs. - (1) There is created the program for dependent care for...

445.024 - Work Requirements. - (1) WORK ACTIVITIES.—The Department of Economic Opportunity may develop activities...

445.025 - Other Support Services. - (1) TRANSPORTATION.—Transportation expenses may be provided to any participant when...

445.026 - Cash Assistance Severance Benefit. - (1) Is employed and is receiving earnings. (2) Has received...

445.028 - Transitional Benefits and Services. - (1) Each recipient of cash assistance who is determined ineligible...

445.029 - Transitional Medical Benefits. - (1) A family that loses its temporary cash assistance due...

445.030 - Transitional Education and Training. - (1) Education or training resources available in the community at...

445.031 - Transitional Transportation. - (1) Transitional transportation must be job or education related. (2)...

445.032 - Transitional Child Care. - (1) To a former program participant who is no longer...

445.0325 - Welfare Transition Trust Fund. - (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created in the...

445.033 - Evaluation. - (1) The department shall consult with local workforce development boards...

445.034 - Authorized Expenditures. - History.—s. 33, ch. 2000-165; s. 263, ch. 2014-19.

445.035 - Data Collection and Reporting. - History.—s. 47, ch. 96-175; s. 35, ch. 97-173; s. 29,...

445.038 - Digital Media; Job Training. - History.—s. 154, ch. 2000-165; s. 388, ch. 2011-142; s. 45,...

445.045 - Development of an Internet-Based System for Information Technology Industry Promotion and Workforce Recruitment. - (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc., is responsible for directing the development...

445.046 - Establishment of a Network Access Point. - History.—s. 36, ch. 2000-164.

445.047 - Passport to Economic Progress Act; Legislative Intent. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-175.

445.048 - Passport to Economic Progress Program. - (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state board,...

445.051 - Individual Development Accounts. - (1) The purpose of this act is to provide for...

445.055 - Employment Advocacy and Assistance Program Targeting Military Spouses and Dependents. - (1) The Legislature finds that military families are faced with...

445.056 - Citizen Soldier Matching Grant Program. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-48; s. 393, ch. 2011-142.

445.06 - Florida Ready to Work Credential Program. - (1) There is created the Florida Ready to Work Credential...

445.07 - Economic Security Report of Employment and Earning Outcomes. - (1) Beginning December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Department...

445.08 - Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. - (1) For the purposes of this section, the term: (a)...