Bill Text: FL S0648 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 1437 [S0648 Detail]

Download: Florida-2018-S0648-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2018                                     SB 648
       
       
        
       By Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       
       12-00491A-18                                           2018648__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to employment services for persons
    3         with disabilities; creating ss. 413.015 and 413.209,
    4         F.S.; specifying that participants in certain disabled
    5         persons’ work experience activities are considered
    6         state employees for workers’ compensation purposes;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Section 413.015, Florida Statutes, is created to
   12  read:
   13         413.015 Workers’ compensation coverage for program
   14  participants.—A participant in an adult or youth work experience
   15  activity administered under this part shall be deemed an
   16  employee of the state for purposes of workers’ compensation
   17  coverage.
   18         Section 2. Section 413.209, Florida Statutes, is created to
   19  read:
   20         413.209 Workers’ compensation coverage for program
   21  participants.—A participant in an adult or youth work experience
   22  activity administered under this part shall be deemed an
   23  employee of the state for purposes of workers’ compensation
   24  coverage.
   25         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.