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2 Year Modification

Florida PYs 2018-2019

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—

III. a. 1. State Board Functions

Describe how the State board will implement its functions under section 101(d) of WIOA (i.e. provide a description of Board operational structures and decision making processes to ensure such functions are carried out).
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

State Board

CareerSource Florida Inc. is the statewide board of business and government leaders charged with guiding workforce development for the state of Florida. A public-private partnership, CareerSource Florida is a non-profit organization that works with partners across the state to connect employers with qualified, skilled talent and Floridians with employment and career development opportunities to achieve economic prosperity. CareerSource Florida provides oversight and policy direction for talent development programs administered by DEO, the executive agency responsible for workforce policy implementation and administrative and fiscal affairs DEO partners with CareerSource Florida and the state’s 24 local workforce development boards to strengthen Florida’s business climate by supporting employers and helping Floridians gain employment, remain employed and advance in their careers.

The CareerSource Florida Board of Directors includes the governor and 25 members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders. The board includes leaders in business and industry, government, labor, economic development, education and youth and community- based organizations whose contributions influence the development of strategies and policies, ensuring Florida has a robust, globally competitive workforce. The work of this board and the entire state workforce system is vital to achieving the governor’s priorities for helping Floridians obtain employment and establishing Florida as a top job-creating state. The state board plays a critical role in strengthening Florida’s business climate through its policy setting and oversight role.

The CareerSource Florida network assisted 369,100 job seekers who were reported last year to have gained employment. The network is committed to expanding business engagement at both the state and local levels. With funding assistance from a $7 million federal grant, workforce, education and industry partners across Florida are employing regional sector strategies, as noted previously in this report, to build the state’s talent pipeline and support growth in targeted industries. Network-wide, more than 81,700 businesses were served last year through assistance with recruiting, screening and hiring.

Governance Structure

The governance structure, through which the state board conducts its work, consists of the board of directors, two councils - the Strategic Policy and Performance Council and the Finance Council - and an Executive Committee composed of council chairmen and board leaders appointed by the state board chairman

Strategic Policy and Performance Council

Florida law gives CareerSource Florida the authority to create state employment, education and training policies that ensure programs are preparing workers in response to present and future business and industry needs and complements the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc., the state’s economic development organization (Section 445.004(6)(a), Florida Statutes). Consistent with CareerSource Florida’s strategic goals, priority is given to addressing workforce needs for businesses in the state’s target and infrastructure industries.

The CareerSource Florida Strategic Policy and Performance Council includes people appointed by the chairman of the board from the membership of the board and individuals from outside CareerSource Florida who possess relevant experience or expertise in the subject area of the council.

The Strategic Policy and Performance Council reviews existing policies and develops new strategies and policies designed to foster a performance-driven talent delivery system with the ability to serve individuals at all levels, businesses of all sizes and entrepreneurs to meet the demands of Florida’s growing and diversifying economy. The Strategic Policy and Performance Council analyzes, discusses and finalizes strategic policies and performance incentives for the CareerSource Florida network as directed by the chairman of the board.

Recommendations of the Strategic Policy and Performance Council are considered for approval by the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors. Thirteen board members currently serve on this council.

Finance Council

CareerSource Florida’s Finance Council is composed of people appointed by the chairman of the board from the membership of the board and individuals from outside CareerSource Florida who possess relevant experience or expertise in the subject area of the Council. The Finance Council’s primary goal is to ensure that the workforce system is in good financial health, that its assets are protected, and the state’s resources are used appropriately and accounted for sufficiently. Through this effort, the Council assists the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors in ensuring that the resources available to the state for workforce training programs and support services are used effectively and efficiently with utmost accountability to maintain public confidence and support.

The Finance Council is responsible for directing the statewide allocation of workforce system funding and safeguarding the workforce system’s resources and assets.

The Finance Council meets quarterly - whether in person, by telecommunications, or webinar - in conjunction with the regular quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors if there is business that needs to go before the Council. Additional meetings, whether held in person or by telephone, may be conducted at the request of the board chairman or the council chairman. Recommendations of the Finance Council are considered for approval by the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors. Ten board members serve on this council.

Executive Committee

Chapter 445, Florida Statutes states that the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors may establish an Executive Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Board and at least six additional board members selected by the chairman, one of whom must be a representative of organized labor. The members of the Executive Committee determine strategic priorities, provide board-level guidance and advice and monitor progress and continued relevancy of strategic priorities. The Executive Committee:

  • Performs duties as delegated by the chairman and/or directed by the board;
  • Addresses time-critical matters in cases where the entire board cannot be convened in a timely manner;
  • Reviews recommendations of the Finance Council prior to board consideration;
  • Reviews policy and performance recommendations prior to board consideration.

The Executive Committee meets monthly whether in person, by telephone or webinar, with no meeting during the month in which the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors is held. Additional meetings, whether held in person or by telephone, may be conducted at the request of the Chairman. 13 board members currently serve on this committee.

Figure 3.01 CareerSource Florida Board Governance can be viewed online at https://careersourceflorida.com/CSF_Board_Governance.png. The illustration shows the flow of information from the CareerSource Florida Executive Committee, to the Finance Council and/or the Strategic Policy and Performance Council and to the Board of Directors. The CareerSource Florida Professional Team is in the center, depicting the facilitation of this flow of information.

The state board is committed to leveraging its resources, those of its primary workforce system partners and its strategic partners in business, economic development and education to address talent needs at every skill level and foster a globally competitive workforce. To ensure the workforce strategies and policies developed by the state board are consistent with approved state and local plans, the board collaborates with DEO, LWDBs and other partners vital to workforce services delivery. LWDB partners hold meetings in conjunction with the state board’s quarterly meetings. This provides opportunities to showcase best practices and to identify and address challenges to enhanced collaboration and improved performance outcomes. Regular meetings between the CareerSource Florida professional team and the leadership of LWDBs provide a forum to discuss strategic issues and to identify policy objectives and best practices for service delivery.

Federal and state program guidance is communicated to local workforce partners through participation in state-level policy development activities. Operational guidance is formally documented in administrative policy papers and transmitted throughout the workforce system by DEO.

Strategic and administrative policy documents are often vetted by state and local partners before being issued. This policy and administrative information is online at http://www.floridajobs.org/workforce-board-resources.