Florida Senate - 2016 (NP) SR 1762 By Senator Latvala 20-02724A-16 20161762__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing and congratulating BayCare 3 Health System, Inc., on its selection as the 2016 4 recipient of the National Association of Workforce 5 Boards’ W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award. 6 7 WHEREAS, the National Association of Workforce Boards’ 8 (NAWB) W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award annually recognizes 9 an outstanding business or organization that makes the 10 commitment of time, money, and leadership to make its 11 community’s workforce and economy more vibrant, and 12 WHEREAS, BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care 13 system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of 14 services at 14 hospitals and other medical facilities, and 15 WHEREAS, one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay 16 region, with more than 23,000 employees, BayCare has taken a 17 leadership role in working with CareerSource Pinellas to provide 18 specialized health care training in high-wage, high-demand 19 allied health care occupations, and 20 WHEREAS, BayCare has been an essential partner to 21 CareerSource Pinellas in several initiatives, including its 22 contribution of an astounding $4.57 million in matching funds 23 for the H-1B grant awarded to CareerSource Pinellas by the 24 United States Department of Labor, and 25 WHEREAS, since 2011, this investment by BayCare in the 26 health care workforce in the Tampa Bay region has allowed 27 CareerSource Pinellas to train more than 550 persons and has 28 created jobs for 140 new registered nurses at BayCare, and 29 WHEREAS, BayCare has entered into a number of community 30 partnerships with, and provided financial support for, 31 organizations that improve the lives of children and address the 32 health and wellness needs of the community at large by providing 33 health care to disadvantaged residents, and 34 WHEREAS, BayCare will be recognized by NAWB at The Forum 35 2016, the organization’s premier event, which will be held March 36 12-15, 2016, in Washington, D.C., and attended by workforce 37 development professionals and leaders in business, government, 38 labor, and education from across the nation, NOW, THEREFORE, 39 40 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 41 42 That BayCare Health System, Inc., is recognized and 43 congratulated on its selection as the 2016 recipient of the 44 National Association of Workforce Boards’ W.O. Lawton Business 45 Leadership Award.