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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to employment of individuals with 2
disabilities; amending s. 413.80, F.S.; requiring the 3
collection and sharing of data between multiple 4
agencies for the interagency cooperative agreement; 5
providing requirements for accountability measures; 6
requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and 7
Career Help to issue an annual statewide report by a 8
specified date each year; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (g) of subsection (5) of 13
section 413.80, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection 14
(6) is added to that section, to read: 15
413.80 Employment First Act.— 16
(5) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBJECTIVES. —The 17
interagency cooperative agreement must identify the roles and 18
responsibilities of the state agencies and organizations 19
identified in subsection (4) and the objectives of the 20
interagency cooperative a greement, which must include all of the 21
following: 22
(e) Ensuring collaborative efforts between multiple 23
agencies to achieve the purposes of this act , including the 24
collection and sharing of data . 25
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(g) Identifying accountability measures to ensure the 26
sustainability of this agreement. At a minimum, the 27
accountability measures shall include systemwide measures to 28
increase the number of individuals working in competitive 29
integrated employment, decrease the number of individuals 30
working in subminimum wage emp loyment, and decrease the number 31
of individuals working in nonintegrated employment settings. 32
(6) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Office of Reimagining Education and 33
Career Help shall issue an annual statewide report by December 1 34
each year on the implementation of t his act and progress of the 35
accountability measures. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 37