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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to career -themed courses; amending s. 2
1003.491, F.S.; revising the requirements for a 3
specified school district strategic plan to include 4
certain information; amending s. 1003.492, F.S.; 5
requiring the Department of Education to include 6
specified data in an annual review of K -12 and 7
postsecondary career and technical education 8
offerings; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.; requiring 9
school districts to inform students and parents of 10
specified information during middle school course 11
selection; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Paragraphs (p) and (q) of subsection (3) of 16
section 1003.491, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph 17
(r) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read: 18
1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act. —19
The Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to 20
provide a statewide pl anning partnership between the business 21
and education communities in order to attract, expand, and 22
retain targeted, high -value industry and to sustain a strong, 23
knowledge-based economy. 24
(3) The strategic 3 -year plan developed jointly by the 25
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local school district, local workforce development boards, 26
economic development agencies, and state -approved postsecondary 27
institutions shall be constructed and based on: 28
(p) Strategies to provide professional development for 29
secondary certified school counselors on the benefits of career 30
and professional academies and career -themed courses that lead 31
to industry certification; and 32
(q) Strategies to redirect appropriated career funding in 33
secondary and postsecondary institutions to support career 34
academies and career -themed courses that lead to industry 35
certification; and 36
(r) Strategies to inform and promote the career and 37
technical education opportunities available in the district to 38
students, parents, the community, and stakeholders . 39
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1003.492, Florida 40
Statutes, is amended to read: 41
1003.492 Industry-certified career education programs. — 42
(3) The Department of Education shall collect student 43
achievement and performance data in industry -certified career 44
education programs an d career-themed courses as part of the 45
annual review required under s. 1003.491 that includes, but need 46
not be limited to, graduation rates, retention rates, Florida 47
Bright Futures Scholarship awards, additional educational 48
attainment, employment records, earnings, industry 49
certification, return on investment, and employer satisfaction . 50
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Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4935, Florida 51
Statutes, is amended to read: 52
1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy 53
courses and career-themed courses.— 54
(1) Beginning with the 2011 -2012 school year, Each 55
district school board, in collaboration with local workforce 56
development boards, economic development agencies, and state -57
approved postsecondary institutions, shall include plans to 58
implement a career and professional academy or a career -themed 59
course, as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b), in at least one middle 60
school in the district as part of the strategic 3 -year plan 61
pursuant to s. 1003.491(2). The strategic plan must provide 62
students the opportunity to transfer from a middle school career 63
and professional academy or a career -themed course to a high 64
school career and professional academy or a career -themed course 65
currently operating within the school district. Students who 66
complete a middle schoo l career and professional academy or a 67
career-themed course must have the opportunity to earn an 68
industry certificate and high school credit and participate in 69
career planning, job shadowing, and business leadership 70
development activities. The district must inform students and 71
parents during course selection for middle school of the career 72
and professional academy or career -themed course available 73
within the district. 74
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 75