Workforce Florida, the State Board, and Workforce Florida, INC (WFI) were created by

• A. The 2000 Workforce Innovation Act
• B. The 1998 WIA
• C. The 2000 WIOA
• D. The 1990 Workforce Development Act

Answer: (A)

The question is about which statute created Florida’s statewide workforce governance structure, including the State Board and Workforce Florida, Inc. The best answer is the 2000 Workforce Innovation Act. This act established the formal framework for Florida’s workforce system by designating the State Board as the policy-making body and creating Workforce Florida, Inc. as the private nonprofit that leads the state’s workforce initiatives, in coordination with local workforce boards and the Department of Economic Opportunity. It set up the governance relationships, roles, and responsibilities that align Florida’s system with federal funding rules under the Workforce Investment Act, while enabling a public-private partnership approach to deliver workforce services.

The other options point to different laws: the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 framed the national structure for local boards and one-stop delivery but did not specifically create Florida’s named entities; the later acts or different years do not establish these particular Florida bodies.