6A-24.001: Name, Authority and Responsibilities
6A-24.002: Composition of Membership and Length of Service on the Council
6A-24.003: Officers and Their Functions
6A-24.004: Meetings
6A-24.005: Amendments
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of this rule revision will be to update an existing rule and repeal outdated rules relating to the Florida State Apprenticeship Council to reflect statutory changes, federal regulatory changes, and needs of the apprenticeship community and labor market.
SUMMARY: A rule is recommended for revision and others are recommended to be repealed to accommodate the transfer of the registered apprenticeship program to the Department from the Department of Labor and Employment Security. Further, revisions will reflect the revised federal rules in Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 29, aligning state rules with federal rules. The rules to be repealed are Rules 6A-24.002, 6A-24.003, 6A-24.004, and 6A-24.005, F.A.C., as they have been superseded by statute.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 446.032, 446.041 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 446.045 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Building 2000, Room 2106, Miami, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Loretta Costin, Chancellor, Career and Adult Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 734, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)245-9463
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
(Substantial rewording of Rule 6A-24.001 follows. See Florida Administrative Code for present text.)
6A-24.001 Council Name, Authority and Officer Responsibilities.
(1) As used in this Rule:
(a) “Chairman” means the Commissioner of Education or the Commissioner’s designee.
(b) “Department” means the Florida Department of Education.
(c) “Registration Officer” means the Designee, properly authorized to act on behalf of the Department in matters of registering program standards, apprenticeship agreements and the general supervision of apprenticeship programs which are registered with the Department.
(2) The Council shall perform the following functions with regard to matters related to apprenticeship, preapprenticeship and on-the-job training programs:
(a) Advise the Department on matters relating to apprenticeship, preapprenticeship and on-the-job training programs.
(b) Establish effective dialog with the apprenticeship community for the betterment of apprenticeship.
(c) The Council shall have those duties and responsibilities as provided in Chapter 446, F.S., delineated herein.
(3) The Chairman shall serve with no vote on Council issues. In the event the Chairman is absent from a Council meeting, the Chairman’s designee will chair the meeting in his or her place. The Chairman shall have the responsibility to:
(a) Convene meetings;
(b) Call special meetings;
(c) Appoint committees and subcommittees;
(d) Receive, select and finalize all agenda items;
(e) Disseminate agendas and minutes of all meetings;
(f) Approve all expenditures made by the Council; and
(g) Designate the Registration Officer as the Council Executive Secretary.
(4) The Chairman or his or her designee shall contact any member of the Council who is not present at one (1) regular Council meeting to notify the member that he or she may be removed if the member does not attend regularly. When necessary, the Chairman shall provide written notification to the Governor’s Office seeking removal of the member.
(5) The Executive Secretary is not a member of the Council and does not have a vote on Council issues. The Executive Secretary has the responsibility to perform the following tasks:
(a) Maintain the records and minutes of each meeting and make them available to any interested person;
(b) Participate in Council discussions; and
(c) Provide updates on general activities of apprenticeship, preapprenticeship and on-the-job training.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 446.032 FS. Law Implemented 446.045 FS. History–New 5-5-83, Formerly 38C-20.01, Amended 1-9-90, Formerly 38C-20.001, 38H-20.001, Amended________.
6A-24.002 Composition of Membership and Length of Service on the Council.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 446.032 FS. Law Implemented 446.045 FS. History–New 5-5-83, Formerly 38C-20.02, Amended 1-9-90, Formerly 38C-20.002, 38H-20.002, Repealed________.
6A-24.003 Officers and Their Functions.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 446.032 FS. Law Implemented 446.045 FS. History–New 5-5-83, Formerly 38C-20.03, Amended 1-9-90, Formerly 38C-20.003, 38H-20.003, Repealed________.
6A-24.004 Meetings.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 446.032 FS. Law Implemented 446.045 FS. History–New 5-5-83, Formerly 38C-20.04, Amended 1-9-90, Formerly 38C-20.004, 38H-20.004, Repealed________.
6A-24.005 Amendments.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 446.032 FS. Law Implemented 446.045 FS. History–New 5-5-83, Formerly 38C-20.05, Amended 1-9-90, Formerly 38C-20.005, 38H-20.005, Repealed________.