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RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING THAT AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON COMPLETE AN ON-LINE EMPLOYMENT REGISTRATION APPLICATION THROUGH �EMPLOY FLORIDA MARKETPLACE� BEFORE RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

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WHEREAS, the >>October,<<1[[September,]] 2011 unemployment rate for MiamiDade County was >>10.7<< [[11.5]] percent, with approximately >>143,210<< [[150,000]] residents out of work; and
WHEREAS, South Florida Workforce is a local workforce agency and a public-private partnership that establishes state and federally funded workforce development and training policies for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties; and
WHEREAS, local workforce agencies such as South Florida Workforce provide >>employment and training<< services [[and resources]] to anyone at no cost through a network of career centers located throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, current state law does not require an unemployed person to complete >>the on-line employment registration application through Employ Florida Marketplace<< [[an
application with the local workforce agency]] prior to receiving unemployment compensation from the state; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that legislation will be filed for the Florida Legislature�s 2012 session that would require an unemployed person to complete >>the on-line employment registration application through Employ Florida Marketplace<< [[an application with the local workforce agency]] prior to receiving unemployment compensation from the state; and
WHEREAS, local workforce agencies such as South Florida Workforce can provide assistance to people who are out of work, but are unable to assist unemployed people who have not >>completed the on-line registration application through Employ Florida Marketplace<< [[applied]] for employment >>services<< [[with them]]; and
WHEREAS, if more unemployed people are in the local workforce agencies� systems then more people can be assisted to find new jobs; and
WHEREAS, this Board supports legislation that would require an unemployed person to complete an application with the local workforce agency prior to receiving unemployment compensation from the state,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:

Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature to pass legislation requiring an unemployed person to have a >>completed the on-line registration application through Employ Florida Marketplace<< [[completed application with the local workforce agency]] before receiving full unemployment compensation.
Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, the Senate President, the House Speaker, and the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade State Legislative Delegation.
Section 3. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to advocate for the issue identified in Section 1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to amend the 2012 State legislation package to include this item and include this item in the 2013 state legislative package.
1The differences between the substitute and the original item are indicated as follows: words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted, words underscored and/or >>double arrowed<< constitute the amendment proposed.