446.092 – Criteria for Apprenticeship Occupations.
446.092 Criteria for apprenticeship occupations.—An apprenticeable occupation is a skilled trade which possesses all of the following characteristics: (1) It is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job, supervised training. (2) It is clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry. (3) It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills and knowledge which, in […]
446.40 – Rural Workforce Services Act; Short Title.
446.40 Rural Workforce Services Act; short title.—Sections 446.40-446.44 may be cited as the “Rural Workforce Services Act.” History.—s. 1, ch. 72-398; s. 121, ch. 2000-165. Note.—Former s. 450.40.
446.41 – Legislative Intent With Respect to Rural Workforce Training and Development; Establishment of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.41 Legislative intent with respect to rural workforce training and development; establishment of Rural Workforce Services Program.—In order that the state may achieve its full economic and social potential, consideration must be given to rural workforce training and development to enable those living in rural areas to develop their maximum capacities and participate productively in society. […]
446.42 – General Purpose of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.42 General purpose of Rural Workforce Services Program.—A trained labor force is an essential ingredient for industrial as well as agricultural growth. Therefore, it shall be the general responsibility of the Rural Workforce Services Program to provide rural business and potential rural businesses with the employment and workforce training services and resources necessary to train and […]
446.43 – Scope and Coverage of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.43 Scope and coverage of Rural Workforce Services Program.—The scope of the area to be covered by the Rural Workforce Services Program will include all counties of the state not classified as standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA) by the United States Department of Labor Manpower Administration. Florida’s designated SMSA labor areas include: Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Escambia, […]
446.44 – Duties of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.44 Duties of Rural Workforce Services Program.—It shall be the direct responsibility of the Rural Workforce Services Program to promote and deliver employment and workforce services and resources to the rural undeveloped and underdeveloped counties of the state in an effort to: (1) Slow down out-migration of untrained rural residents to the state’s overcrowded large metropolitan centers. […]
446.53 – Concrete Masonry Education.
446.53 Concrete masonry education.— (1)(a) The Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council, Inc., is created as a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and operating as a direct-support organization of the Department of Economic Opportunity. (b) The council shall operate under a written contract with the department which provides, at a minimum, for: 1. Approval of the […]
446.54 – Reimbursement for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premiums.
446.54 Reimbursement for workers’ compensation insurance premiums.—A student 18 years of age or younger who is in a paid work-based learning opportunity shall be covered by the workers’ compensation insurance of his or her employer in accordance with chapter 440. For purposes of chapter 440, a school district or Florida College System institution is considered the […]
446.71 – Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training Program.
446.71 Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training Program.— (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with the state board as defined in s. 445.002, shall establish the Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall use funds appropriated to the program by the Legislature to […]
447.01 – Regulating labor unions; state policy.
447.01 Regulating labor unions; state policy.— (1) Because of the activities of labor unions affecting the economic conditions of the country and the state, entering as they do into practically every business and industrial enterprise, it is the sense of the Legislature that such organizations affect the public interest and are charged with a public use. The […]