Governor Jeb Bush continues to promote his goal of recruiting 10 percent of each state agencies employees to become mentors. This goal is supported by the administrative rule passed by Florida Cabinet, which allows state employees up to five hours each month to mentor. Secretary John Agwunobi of the Department of Health is currently serving as the Governor’s Mentoring Initiative Chairman for state agencies this year. Each of these agencies or commissions is partnered with one or more public schools. State employees may choose to mentor at one of these schools or through other programs offered by our state partners. The state agencies that met or exceeded the Governor’s goal of 10 percent for they year 2003 include: the Florida Department of Lottery, Department of Juvenile Justice, Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Revenue, and the Agency for Workforce Innovation.

Tool Kit for State Agency Coordinators:
An “all you need to know” guide to getting a mentoring program started in your agency!
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Policy Guidelines.

Administrative Rule and Florida statutes regarding mentoring

	New Rule Allows State Employees One-Hour Per Week to Mentor (Word Document)	view	21 kb
	Interpretation of the Administrative Rule (Word Document)	view	45 kb
	The 1999 Florida Statutes (Word Document)	view	27 kb

About the Corporate Honor Roll

The Corporate Honor Roll is designed to recognize businesses supporting the Governor's Mentoring Initiative and Florida's education reform efforts. More than 60 businesses enrolled in the Corporate Honor Roll during the Governor's Mentoring Initiative's first year of operation and this list has grown in the last year to over the Governor's initial goal of 200 businesses. To be eligible, a company must have a CEO or top-level official in the business who serves as a mentor and the company must have a written policy that supports mentoring. Each company receives a certificate acknowledging their participation signed by Governor Jeb Bush. Most of these companies now offer their employees one hour off per week to serve as mentors.

The Governor's Mentoring Initiative also holds events to acknowledge businesses that join the Corporate Honor Roll in various cities throughout the state. This year, Corporate Honor Roll events were held in Pinellas, Brevard, Polk and Martin Counties. Each business owner is presented a Corporate Honor Roll Certificate from the Governor.

Statewide Businesses:
Agilent Technologies Anheuser-Busch AutoNation Bank of America Burger King CSX Transportation First Union National Bank Florida Chamber of Commerce Florida Trend Magazine	Holland and Knight LLP HOSTS Corporation IBM Infinity Software JM Family Enterprises McKinsey and Company Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Progress Energy Corporation	Publix Super Markets, Inc. State Farm Insurance Companies Sunshine Network Triarc Restaurant Group United Space Alliance Universal Studios Escape Walt Disney Company
Brevard:
Brevard County Health Department County Sheriff’s Department Canaveral Port Authority City of Melbourne Clerk of Courts Community Educators Credit Union Computer Services & Solutions Harris Corporation	Italy Italy Ristorante & Pizzeria Kimberlite, Inc. Northrop Gumman Office of Brevard County Tax Collector Office of the State Attorney Partners in Paint Property Appraiser United Space Alliance
Escambia:
Baptist Health Care Beggs and Lane L.L.P. Brownsville Resource and Outreach Center City of Pensacola First American Bank of Pensacola NA	Merrill Land Company Naval Air Technological Training Center Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce Sacred Heart Hospital Saltmarch, Cleveland, and Gund
Miami-Dade:
Adorno & Zeder, P.A. American Airlines Arthur Andersen LLP Barry University Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Burger King Corporation Citibank F.S.B. City of North Miami City of North Miami Beach	Codina Group, Inc. Citrix Systems, Inc. Fleishman-Hilliard/Miami & Latin America Florida Medical Management Services Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce The Gutierrez Group Holland & Knight LLP Latin Trade Magazine McKinsey & Company, Inc. Miami Beach Police Department Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office	Miami Museum of Science NationsBank, Part of Bank of America PBS&J Performance: Executive Search and Management Consulting Price Water House Coopers LLP Steel Hector & Davis LLP The Herald The Miami Herald University of Miami US Coast Guard
Martin:
Allstate Insurance Company Armellini Big Brothers Big Sisters of Martin County Boys & Girls Clubs City of Stuart Community Savings Florida Power & Light Co Harbor Federal Indian River Community College	Kinane Corporation Martin County Board of Commissioners Martin County Business Alliance Martin County Clerk of Circuit Court Martin County Health Department Martin County Utilities Rosalind Hall’s Dowtown Fitness The Hospitality Group The Salvation Army United Way of Martin County YMCA of the Treasure Coast
Pinellas:
Agency for Health Care Administration Aon Consulting Best Buy Company - Tyrone Catalina Marketing Corporation City of Clearwater City of Dunedin City of Gulfport City of Madeira Beach City of Safety Harbor City of St. Petersburg City of Tarpon Springs	Department of Children and Families Department of Juvenile Justice Florida Department of Corrections Florida Department of Health - Children's Medical Services Florida Department of Health - Pinellas County Health Department Florida Lottery Franklin Templeton Group Funds Johnson, Blakley, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns Mercantile Bank Pinellas County Government Pinellas County Schools Raytheon Systems Company	St. Petersburg College State Attorney's Office State of Florida Division of Veterans Affairs Stetson University College of Law Time Warner Communications TSE Industries U.S. Coast Guard Air Station U.S. Coast Guard Group U.S. Coast Guard Sand Key U.S. Navy
Polk:
AlphaGraphics Bank of America Blackmon Roberts Group, Inc. Cargill Fertilizer, Inc. Citrus and Chemical Bank Clark and Campbell, PA CSR Rinker Discount Auto Parts Drug Prevention Resource Center Florida Department of Children and Families Florida Department of Corrections Florida Department of Revenue General Tax Administration	Florida Department of Transportation Florida First Bank Holland & Knight LLP Hunt for Homes Construction, Inc. Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce Learning Resource Center of Polk County The Ledger Lockheed Martin IMS Luster-All Pastoral Care and Cultural Center Micro Business Solutions, Inc. MidFlorida Federal Credit Union NCT Group, CPA's, LLP	Phillip E. Walker D/B/A Allstate Insurance Polk County Health Department Polk County School Board Polk County Workforce Development Board Polk Museum of Art Publix Super Markets, Inc. State Farm Insurance Companies SunCo Carriers, Inc. SunTrust Bank/Mid-Florida Time Warner Communications United Way of Central Florida US Agrichemicals Webster University, Lakeland Academic Center
Putnam:
St. Johns River Water Management District	Putnam County School District