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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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63. Department of Juvenile Justice |
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63B. Education |
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63B-1. Career-Related Programs |
1(1) Programs will comply with responsibilities listed in the cooperative agreement with the school district the program resides in.
20(2) The department shall support student and staff scheduling and facility utilization to ensure participation in the educational and career-related programming occurs on a 5-day-per-week, 5-hour-per-day basis. Youth workforce education is not limited to the educational portion of the day or program.
62(3) Youth enrolled in educational and career programming will receive credit for participation in the education and training experience by an approved credentialing entity.
86(4) Department personnel will work with local school districts to maximize availability of technological equipment to ensure students have access to Florida Virtual High School or other distance learning opportunities.
116(5) The department shall facilitate establishment of a re-entry committee in each judicial circuit in partnership with the school district transition contact designated by the Department of Education. The re-entry committee shall include representation from the youth, the parent(s)/guardian(s), the Juvenile Probation Officer, department Regional Education Coordinator, receiving school district transition contact, transition services provider, a representative from the residential program’s education department, residential case manager or residential transition coordinator, career source representative and, if applicable, the residential clinical therapist. Depending upon the needs of the youth, it may be appropriate for one or more of the following entities to be invited: Department of Children and Families (DCF) case manager, DCF community service providers, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, faith-based community, Guardian ad Litem, and Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
245(6) Youth with employability as one of their transition goals should have at the time of program release:
263(a) A transition plan developed with youth involvement and representatives of the commitment program, educational program and probation with specific plans for continuation of education and/or employment upon program exit;
293(b) A sample completed employment application;
299(c) A resume summarizing education, work experience and/or career training to date;
311(d) Information indicating the location and business hours of a local Career Source Center within the vicinity where the youth will be seeking employment;
335(e) Appropriate documents essential to obtaining employability upon leaving the program if included within his or her transition plan; and
355(f) Evidence that the youth’s case manager and parent or guardian are aware of the plan, documents and post-release discharge plans.
376Rulemaking Authority 378985.618(4), 379985.622, 380985.64 FS. 382Law Implemented 384985.618, 385985.622 FS. 387History–New 5-17-07, Amended 7-16-20.
