Section 446.50, F.S., requires the department to enter into contracts with, make grants to, public and nonprofit private entities for purposes of establishing multipurpose service programs to provide necessary training, counseling, and services for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Workforce Services

RULE NOS:RULE TITLES:

73B-3.001Definitions

73B-3.002Displaced Homemaker Program Service Provider Application

73B-3.003Minimum Standards for Service Providers

73B-3.004Assessment of the Effectiveness of Displaced Homemaker Provider Performance

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 446.50, F.S., requires the department to enter into contracts with, make grants to, public and nonprofit private entities for purposes of establishing multipurpose service programs to provide necessary training, counseling, and services for displaced homemakers so that they may enjoy the independence and economic security vital to a productive life. The purpose of these rules is to implement this statute.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: These rules will provide required definitions for the Displaced Homemaker Program as well as explain how to apply to become a service provider, the minimum standards to be a service provider, and the criteria the department will use to assess the effectiveness of service providers.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 215.97, 287.058, 446.50(3)(e) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 446.50 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michael Golen, Office of General Counsel, Department of Economic Opportunity, 107 East Madison Street, MSC #110, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.