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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education; amending s. 14.36, F.S.; 2
requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and 3
Career Help to develop specified criteria and display 4
certain information for specified purposes; revising 5
duties of the office; renaming the workforce 6
opportunity portal as the "consumer -first workforce 7
system"; amending s. 216.135, F.S.; requiring state 8
agencies to ensure certain work product is consistent 9
with information produced by specified entities; 10
amending s. 216.136, F.S.; revising a requiremen t for 11
the provision of certain data to the Office of 12
Economic and Demographic Research; deleting a 13
provision relating to the Labor Market Estimating 14
Conference; amending s. 220.198, F.S.; renaming the 15
Internship Tax Credit Program as the "Experiential 16
Learning Tax Credit Program"; providing and revising 17
definitions; providing that businesses that hire 18
apprentices or preapprentices are eligible for the tax 19
credit; providing requirements for such eligibility; 20
providing that certain information may be required ; 21
amending s. 413.615, F.S.; revising the requirements 22
for the use of funds by the board of directors of the 23
Florida Endowment Foundation for the Division of 24
Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of 25
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Education; extending the scheduled date of repe al of 26
the Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation; 27
amending s. 445.003, F.S.; revising requirements for 28
training providers to be included on a state or local 29
eligible training provider list; amending s. 445.004, 30
F.S.; revising the list of credentia ls that must be 31
included on the Master Credentials List; revising 32
CareerSource Florida, Inc., responsibilities in 33
providing administrative support to the state board; 34
requiring the director of the Office of Reimagining 35
Education and Career Help to serve as the chair of the 36
Credentials Review Committee; authorizing the 37
Credentials Review Committee to consider additional 38
evidence to determine market demand for specified 39
occupations; requiring that credentials remain on the 40
list for a specified time; requiring the Credentials 41
Review Committee to provide a notice of deficiency to 42
specified individuals under certain circumstances; 43
providing requirements for such notice; deleting the 44
requirement that the Credentials Review Committee 45
develop a returned-value funding formula; revising 46
responsibilities of the state board; revising the date 47
the state board makes specified information available; 48
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 49
amending s. 445.007, F.S.; requiring local workforce 50
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development boards to c reate specified consortiums; 51
providing requirements for such consortiums; providing 52
for the appointment and terms of consortium members 53
and the filling of vacancies; prohibiting local 54
workforce development board members from serving as a 55
consortium member; amending s. 445.009, F.S.; revising 56
the requirements for training services provided 57
through the one-stop delivery system; amending s. 58
445.038, F.S.; revising the criteria for certain 59
broadband digital media jobs to be eligible for 60
specified job training; amending s. 446.071, F.S.; 61
revising the entities that may be a local 62
apprenticeship sponsor; amending s. 446.0915, F.S.; 63
requiring diversified education programs be 64
prioritized as certain paid work -based learning 65
experiences; requiring district school boar ds to 66
provide at least one work -based learning opportunity 67
to certain students; amending s. 446.54, F.S.; 68
requiring specified employers to apply to the 69
Department of Financial Services for reimbursement of 70
workers' compensation premiums paid for students 71
participating in work -based learning opportunities; 72
providing requirements for the application for 73
reimbursement and verification of information provided 74
on such applications; requiring that reimbursements be 75
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made on a first-come, first-served basis; defini ng the 76
term "educational institution"; amending s. 464.0195, 77
F.S.; revising the primary goals of the Florida Center 78
for Nursing; requiring the center to submit a 79
specified annual report to the Governor and the 80
Legislature by a date certain; amending s. 100 1.43, 81
F.S.; beginning in a specified school year, requiring 82
each high school to host an annual career fair for 83
certain students; providing requirements for such 84
career fairs; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; revising 85
requirements for a specified strategic plan developed 86
by the Board of Governors to include specified 87
information and criteria; amending s. 1002.31, F.S.; 88
providing additional requirements for the controlled 89
open enrollment process used by district school boards 90
relating to the completion of certain courses or 91
certifications; amending s. 1003.02, F.S.; revising 92
requirements for parental notification of acceleration 93
options for certain students; amending s. 1003.4156, 94
F.S.; revising requirements for the revisions of 95
certain personalized academic and ca reer plans; 96
amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.; deleting a requirement 97
that each district school board provide to schools 98
certain digital tools and materials; deleting 99
provisions relating to CAPE innovation courses; 100
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amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; revising certain 101
requirements for a high school diploma; revising the 102
criteria for the state board to determine the award of 103
certain credits; requiring the state board to 104
establish a process for work -based learning and 105
credits to meet students' electives graduation 106
requirements; requiring the Department of Education to 107
convene a workgroup to review and identify certain 108
education programs and pathways; amending s. 109
1003.4285, F.S.; renaming the Merit designation for 110
standard high school diplomas as the "Industry 111
Scholar" designation; amending s. 1003.491, F.S.; 112
revising the data used in creating the strategic 3 -113
year plan developed by the local school district and 114
specified entities; amending s. 1003.5716, F.S.; 115
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 116
amending s. 1004.013, F.S.; conforming provisions to 117
changes made by the act; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; 118
providing additional duties for the Florida Talent 119
Development Council; requiring the council to submit 120
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by 121
a specified date; amending s. 1008.41, F.S.; 122
conforming a provision to changes made by the act; 123
amending s. 1008.44, F.S.; revising which courses must 124
be included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding 125
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List; providing the Department of Education with 126
authority to select certain digital tool certificates; 127
requiring the department to annually review certain 128
assessments; deleting criteria used by the 129
Commissioner of Education in limiting certain 130
certifications and certificates; amending s. 1009.77, 131
F.S.; revising student eligibility criteria for the 132
Florida Work Experience Program; providing 133
requirements for participating institutions; creating 134
s. 1009.771, F.S.; authorizing a state university to 135
establish a workforce education partnership program 136
for specified purposes; requiring the Board of 137
Governors to create a template for the establishment 138
of such program; providing board and template 139
requirements; requiring the board adopt regulations; 140
amending s. 1009.895, F.S.; deleting definitions; 141
providing that the Open Door Grant Program shall be 142
administered by specified institutions; providing 143
eligibility requirements; providing requirements for 144
grant awards; providing requirements for the 145
distribution of funds; deleting the requirement to 146
distribute a specified grant in certain ratios; 147
providing reporting requirements; amending s. 1011.62, 148
F.S.; conforming cross -references; reenacting and 149
amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; authorizing certain 150
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entities to offer continuing workforce education 151
courses and programs without prior a pproval by the 152
state board; requiring certain Florida College System 153
institutions and school districts to maintain certain 154
records and produce certain reports; deleting a 155
requirement that a workforce education program must be 156
reviewed by the state board su bject to certain 157
criteria for a Florida College System Institution or 158
school district to receive certain funding; providing 159
that new workforce education programs must be approved 160
by the board of trustees of the institution or the 161
district school board; req uiring each district school 162
board to be provided funds for each industry 163
certification earned by a student in specified areas; 164
requiring the board to adopt tiers for certain 165
certifications; amending s. 1011.801, F.S.; requiring 166
the Department of Education, rather than the state 167
board, to administer the Workforce Development 168
Capitalization Incentive Grant Program; revising the 169
purpose of the program; authorizing the state board to 170
adopt rules governing program administration; amending 171
s. 1011.802, F.S.; revi sing requirements for the 172
Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant 173
Program; limiting the potential grant award for each 174
recipient; providing duties for the Department of 175
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Education regarding the grant program; authorizing the 176
department to grant a bon us in the award amount to 177
certain applicants; amending s. 1011.803, F.S.; 178
revising the purpose of and requirements for the 179
Money-back Guarantee Program; amending s. 1011.81, 180
F.S.; deleting a requirement for the development of a 181
return-value formula; deleti ng requirements for the 182
allocation of specified funds; requiring the 183
department to annually report industry certification 184
tiers to the Legislature; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; 185
revising the requirements for nondegreed teachers; 186
amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; rev ising requirements for 187
the award of an adjunct teaching certificate; amending 188
s. 1012.585, F.S.; revising the requirements for 189
district school board inservice master plans; 190
requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 191
Government Accountability to co nduct a review of 192
career statewide articulation agreements; providing 193
requirements for the review; requiring the office to 194
present a report to the Legislature by a specified 195
date; providing an effective date. 196
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Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) and paragraphs 200
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(a) through (e) of subsection (5) of section 14.36, Florida 201
Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (k) is added to subsection 202
(3) of that section, to read: 203
14.36 Reimagining Edu cation and Career Help Act. —The 204
Reimagining Education and Career Help Act is created to address 205
the evolving needs of Florida's economy by increasing the level 206
of collaboration and cooperation among state businesses and 207
education communities while improvin g training within and equity 208
and access to a more integrated workforce and education system 209
for all Floridians. 210
(3) The duties of the office are to: 211
(h) Develop the criteria for assigning a letter grade for 212
each local workforce development board under s. 445.004. The 213
criteria shall, in part, be based on local workforce development 214
board performance accountability measures and return on 215
investment. The majority of the grade shall be based on the 216
improvement by each local workforce development board in th e 217
long-term self-sufficiency of participants through outcome 218
measures such as reduction in long -term public assistance and 219
the percentage of participants whose wages were higher after 220
program completion compared to wages before participation in a 221
program. The office shall also develop criteria and display 222
information that will assist the public in making informed 223
decisions when deciding to access the local workforce 224
development board or one -stop career center. 225
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(k) Facilitate coordination among the Departm ent of 226
Economic Opportunity, the Department of Education, and 227
CareerSource Florida, Inc., to develop and expand 228
apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, and other work -based learning 229
models and streamline efforts to recruit and onboard new 230
apprentices, preappren tices, students, and employers interested 231
in work-based learning opportunities. Such coordination shall 232
include, but need not be limited to, conducting outreach with 233
business leaders, local governments, and education providers. 234
(5) The office shall provi de the public with access to 235
available federal, state, and local services and provide 236
stakeholders with a systemwide, global view of workforce related 237
program data across various programs through actionable 238
qualitative and quantitative information. The off ice shall: 239
(a) Minimize duplication and maximize the use of existing 240
resources by facilitating the adaptation and integration of 241
state information systems to improve usability and seamlessly 242
link to the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal 243
and other compatible state information systems and applications 244
to help residents of the state: 245
1. Explore and identify career opportunities. 246
2. Identify in-demand jobs and associated earning 247
potential. 248
3. Identify the skills and credentials needed f or specific 249
jobs. 250
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4. Access a broad array of federal, state, and local 251
workforce related programs. 252
5. Determine the quality of workforce related programs 253
offered by public postsecondary educational institutions and 254
public and private training providers , based on employment, 255
wages, continued education, student loan debt, and receipt of 256
public assistance by graduates of workforce, certificate, or 257
degree programs. To gather this information, the office shall 258
review each workforce related program 1 year aft er the program's 259
first graduating class and every 5 years after the first review. 260
6. Identify opportunities and resources to support 261
individuals along their career pathway. 262
7. Provide information to help individuals understand 263
their potential earnings through paid employment and cope with 264
the loss of public assistance as they progress through career 265
pathways toward self -sufficiency. 266
8. Map the timing and magnitude of the loss of public 267
assistance for in-demand occupations across the state to help 268
individuals visualize how their incomes will increase over time 269
as they move toward self -sufficiency. 270
(b) Provide access to labor market data consistent with 271
the official information developed by the Labor Market 272
Estimating Conference and the Labor Market St atistics Center 273
within the Department of Economic Opportunity and provide 274
guidance on how to analyze the data, the appropriate use of the 275
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data, and any limitations of the data, including instances in 276
which such data may not be used. 277
(c) Maximize the use of the consumer-first workforce 278
system opportunity portal at locations within the workforce 279
development system. 280
(d) Maximize the use of available federal and private 281
funds appropriated for the development and initial operation of 282
the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal. Any 283
incidental costs to state agencies must be derived from existing 284
resources. 285
(e) Annually, by December 1, 2022, and annually 286
thereafter, report to the Legislature on the implementation and 287
outcomes of the consumer-first workforce system opportunity 288
portal, including the increase of economic self -sufficiency of 289
individuals. 290
Section 2. Section 216.135, Florida Statutes, is amended 291
to read: 292
216.135 Use of official information by state agencies and 293
the judicial branch. —Each state agency and the judicial branch 294
shall use the official information developed by the consensus 295
estimating conferences in carrying out their duties under the 296
state planning and budgeting system. State agencies, including 297
their divisions, bureaus, and statutorily created entities 298
thereof, must ensure that any related work product is consistent 299
with the official information developed by the Economic 300
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Estimating Conference, the Demographic Estimating Conference, 301
and the Labor Market Estimating Conferen ce. 302
Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 303
216.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 304
216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and 305
principals.— 306
(7) LABOR MARKET ESTIMATING CONFERENCE. — 307
(a) The Labor Market Estimating Co nference shall develop 308
such official information with respect to real-time supply and 309
demand in Florida's statewide and, regional, and local labor 310
markets as the conference determines is needed by the state's 311
near-term and long-term state planning and budgeting system. 312
Such information must shall include labor supply by education 313
level, analyses of labor demand by occupational groups and 314
occupations compared to labor supply, and a ranking of critical 315
areas of concern, and identification of in -demand, high-skill, 316
middle-level to high-level wage occupations prioritized by level 317
of statewide or regional shortages. The Office of Economic and 318
Demographic Research is designated as the official lead for the 319
United States Census Bureau's State Data Center Program or its 320
successor. All state agencies shall must provide the Office of 321
Economic and Demographic Research with the necessary data to 322
accomplish the goals of the conference. In accordance with s. 323
216.135, state agencies must ensure that any related work 324
product regarding labor demand and supply is consistent with the 325
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official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating 326
Conference created in s. 216.136. 327
Section 4. Section 220.198, Florida Statutes, is amended 328
to read: 329
220.198 Experiential learning Internship tax credit 330
program.— 331
(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Experiential 332
Learning Internship Tax Credit Program." 333
(2) As used in this section, the term: 334
(a) "Apprentice" has the same meaning as in s. 446.021(2).335
(b)(a) "Full time" means at least 30 hours per week. 336
(c) "Preapprentice" has the same meaning as in s. 337
446.021(1). 338
(d)(b) "Qualified business" means a business that is in 339
existence and has been continuously operating for at least 3 340
years. 341
(e)(c) "Student intern" means a person who has completed 342
at least 60 credit hours at a state university or 15 credit 343
hours at a Florida College System institution, regardless of 344
whether the student intern receives course credit for the 345
internship; a person who is enrolled in a career center operated 346
by a school district under s. 1001.44 or a charter technical 347
career center; or any graduate student enrolled at a state 348
university. 349
(3) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 350
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2022, a qualified business is eligible for a credit against the 351
tax imposed by this chapter in the amount of $2,000 per 352
apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern if all of the 353
following apply: 354
(a) The qualified business employed at least one 355
apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern in an 356
apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship in which the 357
student intern worked full time in this state for at least 9 358
consecutive weeks, or the apprentice or preapprentice worked in 359
this state for at least 500 hours , and the qualified business 360
provides the department documentation evidencing each 361
apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship claimed. The 362
department may require the taxpayer to provide the taxpayer's 363
Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System 364
program identificatio n number and other necessary information, 365
which the department may verify with the Department of 366
Education. 367
(b) The qualified business provides the department 368
documentation for the current taxable year showing that at least 369
20 percent of the business' fu ll-time employees were previously 370
employed by that business as apprentices, preapprentices, or 371
student interns. 372
(c) At the start of an internship, Each apprentice, 373
preapprentice, or student intern provides the qualified business 374
with verification by the apprentice's, preapprentice's, or 375
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student intern's state university, Florida College System 376
institution, career center operated by a school district under 377
s. 1001.44, or charter technical career center , or provider of 378
related technical instruction that the apprentice, 379
preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled and maintains a 380
minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, if 381
applicable. The qualified business may accept a letter from the 382
applicable educational institution or provider of related 383
technical instruction stating that the apprentice, 384
preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled as evidence that 385
the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern meets these 386
requirements. 387
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a qualified business 388
that, on average for the 3 immediately preceding years, employed 389
10 or fewer full-time employees may receive the tax credit if it 390
provides documentation that it previously hired at least one 391
apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern and, for the 392
current taxable year , that it employs on a full -time basis at 393
least one employee who was previously employed by that qualified 394
business as an apprentice, preapprentice, or a student intern. 395
(5)(a) A qualified business , including all subsidiaries, 396
may not claim a tax credit of more than $10,000 in any one 397
taxable year. 398
(b) The combined total amount of tax credits which may be 399
granted to qualified businesses under this section is $2.5 400
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million in each of state fiscal years 2021 -2022, and 2022-2023, 401
2023-2024, and 2024-2025. The department must approve the tax 402
credit prior to the taxpayer taking the credit on a return. The 403
department must approve credits on a first -come, first-served 404
basis. 405
(6) The department may adopt rules , including emergency 406
rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) , governing the manner and form of 407
applications for the tax credit and establishing qualification 408
requirements for the tax credit. All conditions are deemed met 409
for the adoption of emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4). 410
(7) A qualified business may ca rry forward any unused 411
portion of a tax credit under this section for up to 2 taxable 412
years. 413
Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection 414
(14) of section 413.615, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 415
413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation. — 416
(10) DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS. —The board shall use the 417
moneys in the operating account, by whatever means, to provide 418
for: 419
(a)1. Planning, research, and policy development for 420
issues related to the employment and training of d isabled 421
citizens, and publication and dissemination of such information 422
as may serve the objectives of this section. 423
2. Research on the systems in the state which provide 424
services to persons with disabilities, including autism and 425
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intellectual and develo pmental disabilities. The board shall 426
submit to the Legislature a report by December 1, 2023. The 427
report must: 428
a. Identify the current systems for service delivery to 429
persons with disabilities, including operations, services, 430
coordination activities, an d structures. 431
b. Identify barriers and obstacles in transportation for 432
persons with disabilities living in the home or receiving 433
community-based services for jobs, medical appointments, and 434
peer-to-peer groups. 435
c. Identify workforce issues related to direct support 436
professionals, behavioral or mental health specialists, health 437
care practitioners, and other individuals who assist with the 438
provision of services to persons with disabilities. 439
d. Examine the best practices for uniform and efficient 440
service delivery and the coordination of and transition among 441
systems, including transitioning out of high school. 442
e. Examine federal and state law and rules that impact or 443
limit supports or services for persons with disabilities. 444
f. Identify systemwide inc ongruence and inefficiencies in 445
service delivery. 446
g. Identify opportunities for job coaching and community 447
participation supports, including those opportunities for 448
individuals who cannot, or choose not to, enter the community 449
because of underlying issu es. 450
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Any allocation of funds for research, advertising, or consulting 452
shall be subject to a competitive solicitation process. State 453
funds may not be used to fund events for private sector donors 454
or potential donors or to honor supporters. 455
(14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2027 456
2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 457
Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 458
445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 459
445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation 460
and Opportunity Act. — 461
(7) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. —The department shall adopt 462
rules to implement the requirements of this chapter, including: 463
(b) Initial and subsequent eligibility criteria, based on 464
input from the state board, lo cal workforce development boards, 465
the Department of Education, and other stakeholders, for the 466
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training 467
provider list. This list directs training resources to programs 468
leading to employment in high -demand and high-priority 469
occupations that provide economic security, particularly those 470
occupations facing a shortage of skilled workers. A training 471
provider who offers training to obtain a credential on the 472
Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4)(h) may not b e 473
included on a state or local eligible training provider list if 474
the provider fails to submit the required information or fails 475
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to meet initial or subsequent eligibility criteria. Subsequent 476
eligibility criteria must use the performance and outcome 477
measures defined and reported under s. 1008.40, to determine 478
whether each program offered by a training provider is qualified 479
to remain on the list. 480
1. For the 2021-2022 program year, The Department of 481
Economic Opportunity and the Department of Education shall 482
establish the minimum criteria a training provider must achieve 483
for completion, earnings, and employment rates of eligible 484
participants. A provider must meet the minimum criteria on at 485
least two of the minimum criteria for subsequent eligibility. 486
The minimum program criteria may not exceed the threshold at 487
which more than 20 percent of all eligible training providers in 488
the state would fall below. 489
2. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 program year, each program 490
offered by a training provider must, at a minimum , meet all of 491
the following: 492
a. Income earnings for all individuals who complete the 493
program that are equivalent to or above the state's minimum wage 494
in a calendar quarter. 495
b. An employment rate of at least 75 percent for all 496
individuals. For programs linked to an occupation, the 497
employment rate is calculated based on obtaining employment in 498
the field in which the participant was trained. 499
c. A completion rate of at least 75 percent for all 500
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individuals, beginning with the 2023 -2024 program year. 501
Section 7. Subsection (1), paragraph (h) of subsection 502
(4), and subsections (6) and (8) of section 445.004, Florida 503
Statutes, are amended, to read: 504
445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board; 505
creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers. — 506
(1) CareerSource Florida, Inc., is created as a not -for-507
profit corporation, which shall be registered, incorporated, 508
organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and shall 509
operate at the direction of the state board. CareerSource 510
Florida, Inc., is not a unit or entity of state government and 511
is exempt from chapters 120 and 287. CareerSource Florida, Inc., 512
shall apply the procurement and expenditure procedures required 513
by federal law for the expenditure of federal funds. To the 514
extent permitted by state or federal law, CareerSource Florida, 515
Inc., in consultation with the department, shall assist the 516
state board in researching and studying streamlined and 517
collaborative approaches to workforce development that result in 518
cost savings and efficiencies throughout the state. CareerSource 519
Florida, Inc., shall be administratively housed within the 520
department and shall operate under agreement with the 521
department. The Legislature finds that public policy dictates 522
that CareerSource Florida, Inc., operate in t he most open and 523
accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this 524
end, the Legislature specifically declares that CareerSource 525
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Florida, Inc., its board, councils, and any advisory committees 526
or similar groups created by CareerSource Florida, I nc., are 527
subject to the provisions of chapter 119 relating to public 528
records, and those provisions of chapter 286 relating to public 529
meetings. 530
(4) 531
(h)1. The state board shall appoint a Credentials Review 532
Committee to identify nondegree credentials and d egree 533
credentials of value for approval by the state board and 534
inclusion in the Master Credentials List. Such credentials must 535
include registered apprenticeship programs, industry 536
certifications, including industry certifications for 537
agricultural occupatio ns submitted pursuant to s. 570.07(43), 538
licenses, advanced technical certificates, college credit 539
certificates, career certificates, applied technology diplomas, 540
associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and graduate degrees. 541
The Credentials Review Committ ee must include: 542
a. The Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools. 543
b. The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult 544
Education. 545
c. The Chancellor of the Florida College System. 546
d. The Chancellor of the State University System. 547
e. The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and 548
Career Help, who shall serve as chair of the committee . 549
f. Four members from local workforce development boards, 550
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with equal representation from urban and rural regions. 551
g. Two members from nonpublic p ostsecondary institutions. 552
h. Two members from industry associations. 553
i. Two members from Florida -based businesses. 554
j. Two members from the Department of Economic 555
Opportunity. 556
k. One member from the Department of Agriculture and 557
Consumer Services. 558
2. All information pertaining to the Credentials Review 559
Committee, the process for the approval of credentials of value, 560
and the Master Credentials List must be made available and be 561
easily accessible to the public on all relevant state agency 562
websites. 563
3. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 564
definition for credentials of value and create a framework of 565
quality. The framework must align with federally funded 566
workforce accountability requirements and undergo biennial 567
review. 568
4. The criteria to determine value for nondegree 569
credentials should, at a minimum, require: 570
a. Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand 571
as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the 572
Department of Economic Opportunity or the Labor Market 573
Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136 , or meets local 574
demand as identified in the criteria adopted by the Credentials 575
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Review Committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider 576
additional evidence to determine labor market demand for 577
credentials for agricultural occupations. Evidence to be 578
considered by the Credentials Review Committee must include 579
employer information on present credential use or emerging 580
opportunities. 581
b. Evidence that the competencies mastered upon completion 582
of the credential are aligned with labor market demand. 583
c. Evidence of the employment and earnings outcomes for 584
individuals after obtaining the credential. Earnings outcomes 585
must provide middle-level to high-level wages with preference 586
given to credentials generating high-level wages. Credentials 587
that do not meet the earnings outcomes criteria must be part of 588
a sequence of credentials that are required for the next level 589
occupation that does meet the earnings outcomes criteria in 590
order to be identified as a credential of value. For new 591
credentials, this criteria may be met with conditional 592
eligibility until measurable labor market outcomes are obtained. 593
5. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish the 594
criteria to determine value for degree programs. This criter ia 595
must shall include evidence that the program meets statewide or 596
regional the labor market demand as identified by the Labor 597
Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic 598
Opportunity or the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in 599
s. 216.136, or meets local demand as determined by the 600
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committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider 601
additional evidence to determine labor market demand for 602
credentials for agricultural occupations. Such criteria, once 603
available and applicable to ba ccalaureate degrees and graduate 604
degrees, must be used to designate programs of emphasis under s. 605
1001.706 and to guide the development of program standards and 606
benchmarks under s. 1004.92. 607
6. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 608
process for prioritizing nondegree credentials and degree 609
programs based on critical statewide or regional shortages. 610
7. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 611
process for: 612
a. At a minimum, quarterly review and approval of 613
credential applications. Ap proved credentials of value shall be 614
used by the committee to develop the Master Credentials List. 615
b. Annual review of the Master Credentials List. 616
c. Phasing out credentials on the Master Credentials List 617
that no longer meet the framework of quality. Credentials must 618
remain on the list for at least 1 year after identification for 619
removal. 620
d. Designating performance funding eligibility under ss. 621
1011.80 and 1011.81, based upon the highest available 622
certification for postsecondary students. 623
e. Upon approval Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year, 624
the state board shall submit the Master Credentials List to the 625
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State Board of Education. The list must, at a minimum, identify 626
nondegree credentials and degree programs determined to be of 627
value for purposes of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding 628
List adopted under ss. 1008.44 and 1011.62(1); if the credential 629
or degree program meets statewide, regional, or local level 630
demand; the type of certificate, credential, or degree; and the 631
primary standard occu pation classification code. For the 2021-632
2022 school year, the Master Credentials List shall be comprised 633
of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and the CAPE 634
Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List under ss. 635
1008.44 and 1011.62(1) and ad opted by the State Board of 636
Education before October 1, 2021. 637
f. If an application submitted to the Credentials Review 638
Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials 639
Review Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the 640
applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of 641
contact provided on the application by the end of the next 642
quarter after receipt of the application. The notice must 643
include the basis for denial and the procedure to appeal the 644
denial. 645
8. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a 646
process for linking Classifications of Instructional Programs 647
(CIP) to Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for all new 648
credentials of value identified on the Master Credentials List. 649
The CIP code aligns instruct ional programs to occupations. A CIP 650
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to SOC link indicates that programs classified in the CIP code 651
category prepare individuals for jobs classified in the SOC code 652
category. The state board shall submit approved CIP to SOC 653
linkages to the State Board of E ducation with each credential 654
that is added to the Master Credentials List. 655
9. The Credentials Review Committee shall identify all 656
data elements necessary to collect information on credentials by 657
the Florida Education and Training Placement Program autom ated 658
system under s. 1008.39. 659
10. The Credentials Review Committee shall develop a 660
returned-value funding formula as provided under ss. 661
1011.80(7)(b) and 1011.81(2)(b). When developing the formula, 662
the committee may not penalize Florida College System 663
institutions or school districts if students postpone employment 664
to continue their education. 665
(6) The state board , in consultation with the department, 666
shall achieve the purposes of this section by: 667
(a) Creating a state employment, education, and training 668
policy that ensures workforce related programs are responsive to 669
present and future business and industry needs and complement 670
the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc. 671
(b) Establishing policy direction for a uniform funding 672
system that prioritizes evidence-based, results-driven solutions 673
by providing incentives to improve the outcomes of career 674
education, registered apprenticeship, and work -based learning 675
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programs and that focuses resources on occupations related to 676
new or emerging industries that add greatly to the value of the 677
state's economy. 678
(c) Establishing a comprehensive policy related to the 679
education and training of target populations such as those who 680
have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, receive 681
public assistance, are not proficient in English, or are 682
dislocated workers. This approach should ensure the effective 683
use of federal, state, local, and private resources in reducing 684
the need for public assistance by combining two or more sources 685
of funding to support workforce related programs or activities 686
for vulnerable populations. 687
(d) Identifying barriers to coordination and alignment 688
among workforce related programs and activities and developing 689
solutions to remove such barriers. 690
(e) Maintaining a Master Credentials Lis t that: 691
1. Serves as a public and transparent inventory of state -692
approved credentials of value. 693
2. Directs the use of federal and state funds for 694
workforce education and training programs that lead to approved 695
credentials of value. 696
3. Guides workforce education and training programs by 697
informing the public of the credentials that have value in the 698
current or future job market. 699
(f) Requiring administrative cost arrangements among 700
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planning regions. 701
(g) Implementing consistent contract and procuremen t 702
policies and procedures. 703
(h) Requiring the use of a state -established template for 704
contracts or other method for ensuring all contract mechanisms 705
follow certain standards established by the state board. 706
(i) Leveraging buying power to achieve cost sav ings for 707
fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, health 708
insurance, life insurance, and retirement. 709
(8) Each October 15, Annually, beginning July 1, 2022, the 710
state board shall assign and make the public information 711
available and easily accessible on its website a letter grade 712
for each local workforce development board using the criteria 713
established by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career 714
Help under s. 14.36, including the most recently assigned letter 715
grade. 716
Section 8. Subsection (15 ) is added to section 445.007, 717
Florida Statutes, to read: 718
445.007 Local workforce development boards. — 719
(15) Each local workforce development board shall create 720
an education and industry consortium composed of representatives 721
of educational entities and businesses in the designated service 722
delivery area. Each consortium shall provide quarterly reports 723
to the applicable local board which provide community -based 724
information related to educational programs and industry needs 725
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to assist the local board in mak ing decisions on programs, 726
services, and partnerships in the service delivery area. The 727
local board shall consider the information obtained from the 728
consortium to determine the most effective ways to grow, retain, 729
and attract talent to the service delivery area. The chair of 730
the local workforce development board shall appoint the 731
consortium members. A member of a local workforce development 732
board may not serve as a member of the consortium. Consortium 733
members shall be appointed for 2 -year terms beginning on January 734
1 of the year of appointment, and any vacancy on the consortium 735
must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the 736
same manner as the original appointment. 737
Section 9. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (8) of 738
section 445.009, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 739
445.009 One-stop delivery system. — 740
(8) 741
(a) Individual Training Accounts must be expended on 742
programs that prepare people to enter occupations identified by 743
the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of 744
Economic Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference 745
created by s. 216.136, and on other programs recommended and 746
approved by the state board following a review by the department 747
to determine the program's compliance with federal law. 748
(e) Training services provided through Individual Training 749
Accounts must be performance -based, with successful job 750
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placement triggering final payment of at least 10 percent . 751
Section 10. Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended 752
to read: 753
445.038 Digital media; job training. —CareerSource Florida, 754
Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use 755
funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital 756
media industry. Training may be provided by public or private 757
training providers for b roadband digital media jobs listed on 758
the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating 759
Conference or the Labor Market Statistics Center within the 760
Department of Economic Opportunity and on other programs 761
recommended and approved by the state b oard following a review 762
by the department to determine the program's compliance with 763
federal law. Programs that operate outside the normal semester 764
time periods and coordinate the use of industry and public 765
resources must should be given priority status fo r funding. 766
Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 446.071, Florida 767
Statutes, is amended to read: 768
446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors. — 769
(2) A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a 770
group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, an 771
educational institution, a local workforce board, a community or 772
faith-based organization, an association, or any combination 773
thereof. 774
Section 12. Subsection (3) of section 446.0915, Florida 775
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Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), subsection (2) is 776
amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to 777
read: 778
446.0915 Work-based learning opportunities. — 779
(2) A work-based learning opportunity must meet all of the 780
following criteria: 781
(a) Be developmentally appropriate. 782
(b) Identify learning objectives for the term of 783
experience. 784
(c) Explore multiple aspects of an industry. 785
(d) Develop workplace skills and competencies. 786
(e) Assess performance. 787
(f) Provide opportunities for work -based reflection. 788
(g) Link to next steps in car eer planning and preparation 789
in a student's chosen career pathway. 790
(h) Be provided in an equal and fair manner. 791
(i) Be documented and reported in compliance with state 792
and federal labor laws. 793
794
A work-based learning opportunity should prioritize paid 795
experiences, such as apprenticeship , and preapprenticeship, and 796
diversified education programs. 797
(3) Each district school board shall ensure that each 798
student enrolled in grades 9 through 12 has access to at least 799
one work-based learning opportunity. 800
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Section 13. Section 446.54, Florida Statutes, is amended 801
to read: 802
446.54 Reimbursement for workers' compensation insurance 803
premiums.— 804
(1) A student 18 years of age or younger who is in a paid 805
work-based learning opportunity must shall be covered by the 806
workers' compensation insurance of his or her employer in 807
accordance with chapter 440. For purposes of chapter 440, a 808
school district or Florida College System institution is 809
considered the employer of a student 18 years of age or younger 810
who is providing unpaid services under a work -based learning 811
opportunity provided by the school district or Florida College 812
System institution. 813
(2) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Education 814
may reimburse employers, including school districts and Florida 815
College System institutions, may apply to the Department of 816
Financial Services for reimbursement of the proportionate cost 817
of workers' compensation premiums paid during the fiscal year 818
for students participating in work-based learning opportunities 819
in the previous state fiscal year in accordance with department 820
rules. 821
(a) An application for reimbursement must include the 822
following information: 823
1. The number of students participating in work -based 824
learning opportunities with the employer, including the number 825
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of those participating in paid and unpaid work -based learning 826
opportunities with the employer; 827
2. An attestation that: 828
a. The students were 18 years of age or younger during the 829
time of participation in the work -based learning opportunity; 830
and 831
b.(I) For an employer who paid the students, the employer 832
is seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers' 833
compensation premiums related to those students only; or 834
(II) For a school district or Florida College System 835
institution that is conside red the employer, the employer is 836
seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers' 837
compensation premiums related to those students only; 838
3. A description of the method used by the employer to 839
determine the proportionate share of the cost of w orkers' 840
compensation premiums attributable to students; 841
4. The total amount of reimbursement requested; 842
5. The employer's name, point of contact, and contact 843
information; 844
6. A statement by the employer agreeing to maintain 845
documentation supporting th e information in the application for 846
5 years; and 847
7. Any other information requested by the department. 848
(b) Within 45 days after receipt of a complete 849
application, the Department of Financial Services must process 850
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the application and notify the applica nt with notification of 851
approval or denial of the application. The Department of 852
Financial Services shall coordinate with the educational 853
institution to verify the information on the application related 854
to the employer and the students participating in the work-based 855
learning opportunity. Reimbursements must be made on a first -856
come, first-served basis. 857
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "educational 858
institution" means a school as defined in s. 1003.01(2) operated 859
by a district school board, a charter school formed under s. 860
1002.33, a career center operated by a district school board 861
under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 862
1002.34, or a Florida College System institution identified in 863
s. 1000.21(3). 864
Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 865
464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is 866
added to subsection (2) and subsection (5) is added to that 867
section, to read: 868
464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. — 869
(2) The primary goals for the cent er shall be to: 870
(a) Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing 871
manpower in this state by: 872
1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data -driven 873
gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care 874
workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating 875
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Conference created in s. 216.136. The center shall: 876
a. Establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and 877
demand in the state, to include current supply and demand. 878
b. Analyze the current and future supply and demand in the 879
state and the impact of this state's participation in the Nurse 880
Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095. 881
2. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty 882
and clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and 883
promote advanced nurse education. 884
3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation 885
and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators, 886
nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors. 887
4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment, 888
distribution, and retention. 889
5. Piloting innovative projects to support the 890
recruitment, development, and retention of qualified nurse 891
faculty and clinical preceptors. 892
6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of 893
academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty 894
employment and advancement . 895
7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing 896
education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of 897
teaching and the evidence -based use of technology, simulation, 898
and distance learning techniques. 899
(c) Convene various groups rep resentative of nurses, other 900
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health care providers, business and industry, consumers, 901
lawmakers, and educators to: 902
1. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the 903
center; 904
2. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for 905
implementation of recommended changes; and 906
3. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the 907
Legislature and other entities. 908
(5) No later than each January 10, the center shall submit 909
a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 910
Speaker of the House of Representatives providing details of its 911
activities during the preceding calendar year in pursuit of its 912
goals and in the execution of its duties under subsection (2), 913
including a nursing education program report. 914
Section 15. Subsection (1 4) of section 1001.43, Florida 915
Statutes, is amended to read: 916
1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school 917
board.—The district school board may exercise the following 918
supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or 919
State Board of Education rule. 920
(14) RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT.— 921
(a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of promoting 922
student academic and career achievement, motivating students to 923
attain academic and career achievement, and providing posi tive 924
acknowledgment for that achievement. It is the intent of the 925
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Legislature that school districts bestow the same level of 926
recognition to the state's academic and career scholars as to 927
its athletic scholars. 928
(b) The district school board is encouraged to adopt 929
policies and procedures to celebrate the academic and career 930
workforce achievement of students by: 931
1. Declaring an "Academic Scholarship Signing Day" to 932
recognize the outstanding academic achievement of high school 933
seniors who sign a letter of i ntent to accept an academic 934
scholarship offered to the student by a postsecondary 935
educational institution. 936
2. Declaring a "College and Career Decision Day" to 937
recognize high school seniors for their postsecondary education 938
plans, to encourage early prepa ration for college, and to 939
encourage students to pursue advanced career pathways through 940
the attainment of industry certifications for which there are 941
statewide college credit articulation agreements. 942
(c) Beginning with the 2023 -2024 school year, each 943
district school board must require each high school within its 944
jurisdiction to host an annual career fair during the school 945
year and establish a process to provide students in grades 11 946
and 12 the opportunity to meet or interview with potential 947
employers during the career fair. The career fair must be held 948
on the campus of the high school, except that a group of high 949
schools in the district or a group of districts may hold a joint 950
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career fair at an alternative location to satisfy the 951
requirement in this parag raph. A joint career fair must be held 952
at a location located within reasonable driving distance for 953
students at all participating schools. The career fair must be 954
held during the school day and may use the state's online career 955
planning and work-based learning system as part of the career 956
fair activities. 957
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District school board policies and procedures may include 959
conducting assemblies or other appropriate public events in 960
which students sign actual or ceremonial documents accepting 961
scholarships or enrollmen t. The district school board may 962
encourage holding such events in an assembly or gathering of the 963
entire student body as a means of making academic and career 964
success and recognition visible to all students. 965
Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 966
1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 967
1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 968
(5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY. — 969
(b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan 970
specifying goals and object ives for the State University System 971
and each constituent university, including each university's 972
contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The 973
strategic plan must: 974
1. Include performance metrics and standards common for 975
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all institutions and m etrics and standards unique to 976
institutions depending on institutional core missions, 977
including, but not limited to, student admission requirements, 978
retention, graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained 979
employment, percentage of graduates enroll ed in continued 980
education, licensure passage, average wages of employed 981
graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan 982
burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research 983
expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellec tual 984
property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and 985
well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional 986
and program achievements. 987
2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Florida 988
Talent Development Council under s. 1004.01 5 and the 989
Articulation Coordinating Committee under s. 1007.01 , and the 990
information provided by the Labor Market Statistics Center 991
within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor 992
Market Estimating Conference . 993
3. Include student enrollment and performance data 994
delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited 995
to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 996
4. Include criteria for designating baccalaureate degree 997
and master's degree programs at specified universities as high-998
demand programs of emphasis. Once available and applicable to 999
baccalaureate degrees and graduate degrees The programs of 1000
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emphasis list adopted by the Board of Governors before July 1, 1001
2021, shall be used for the 2021 -2022 academic year. Beginning 1002
in the 2022-2023 academic year, the Board of Governors shall 1003
adopt the criteria to determine value for and prioritization of 1004
degree credentials and degree programs established by the 1005
Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004 for designating 1006
high-demand programs of emphasis. The Board of Governors must 1007
review designated programs of emphasis, at a minimum, every 3 1008
years to ensure alignment with the prioritization of degree 1009
credentials and degree programs identified by the Credentials 1010
Review Committee. 1011
Section 17. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (3) of 1012
section 1002.31, Florida Statutes, to read: 1013
1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental 1014
choice.— 1015
(3) Each district school board shall adopt by rule and 1016
post on its website the proce ss required to participate in 1017
controlled open enrollment. The process must: 1018
(l) Enable a student who, in middle school, completed a 1019
career and technical education course or an industry 1020
certification included in the CAPE Industry Certification 1021
Funding List to continue a sequential program of career and 1022
technical education in the same concentration, if a high school 1023
in the district offers the program. 1024
Section 18. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 1025
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1003.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1026
1003.02 District school board operation and control of 1027
public K-12 education within the school district. —As provided in 1028
part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are 1029
constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and 1030
control of public K-12 education within their school districts. 1031
The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate 1032
their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees, 1033
and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff 1034
development, public K -12 school student education including 1035
education for exceptional students and students in juvenile 1036
justice programs, special programs, adult education programs, 1037
and career education programs. Additionally, district school 1038
boards must: 1039
(1) Provide for the proper a ccounting for all students of 1040
school age, for the attendance and control of students at 1041
school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other 1042
matters relating to the welfare of students in the following 1043
areas: 1044
(i) Parental Notification of acceler ation, academic, and 1045
career planning options.—At the beginning of each school year, 1046
notify parents of students in or entering high school and the 1047
students' parents, in a language that is understandable to 1048
students and parents, of the opportunity and benefi ts of 1049
advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced 1050
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International Certificate of Education, and dual enrollment 1051
courses; career and professional academies; career -themed 1052
courses; the career and technical education pathway to earn a 1053
standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); work -based 1054
learning opportunities, including internships and apprenticeship 1055
and preapprenticeship programs; foundational and soft -skill 1056
credentialing programs under s. 445.06; , and Florida Virtual 1057
School courses; and options for early graduation under s. 1058
1003.4281 and provide those students and parents with guidance 1059
on accessing and utilizing the state's online career planning 1060
and work-based learning coordination system and the contact 1061
information of a certified scho ol counselor who can advise 1062
students on these options . 1063
Section 19. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 1064
1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1065
1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades 1066
promotion.— 1067
(1) In order for a student t o be promoted to high school 1068
from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the 1069
student must successfully complete the following courses: 1070
(e) One course in career and education planning to be 1071
completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any 1072
member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet -1073
based, customizable to each student, and include research -based 1074
assessments to assist students in determining educational and 1075
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career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in 1076
a completed personalized academic and career plan for the 1077
student which must utilize, when available, the state's online 1078
career planning and work -based learning coordination system. The 1079
course must teach each student how to access and update the plan 1080
and encourage the student to access and update the plan at least 1081
once before the student's progression to high school and at 1082
least annually that may be revised as the student progresses 1083
through middle school and high school. The personalized academic 1084
and career plan; must emphasize the importance of 1085
entrepreneurship and employability skills ; and must include 1086
information from the Department of Economic Opportunity's 1087
economic security report under s. 445.07 and other state career 1088
planning resources. The require d personalized academic and 1089
career plan must inform students of high school graduation 1090
requirements, including a detailed explanation of the 1091
requirements for earning a high school diploma designation under 1092
s. 1003.4285 and the career and technical educatio n pathway to 1093
earn a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10) ; the 1094
requirements for each scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures 1095
Scholarship Program; state university and Florida College System 1096
institution admission requirements; available oppo rtunities to 1097
earn college credit in high school, including Advanced Placement 1098
courses; the International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced 1099
International Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment, 1100
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including career dual enrollment; work-based learning 1101
opportunities, including internships and preapprenticeship and 1102
apprenticeship programs; and career education courses, including 1103
career-themed courses, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship 1104
programs, and course sequences that lead to industry 1105
certification pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course 1106
may be implemented as a stand -alone course or integrated into 1107
another course or courses. 1108
Section 20. Subsections (3) through (9) of section 1109
1003.4203, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2) 1110
through (8), respectively, and subsection (2) and present 1111
subsection (5) are amended, to read: 1112
1003.4203 Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool 1113
certificates, and technical assistance. — 1114
(2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS. —Each district school board, in 1115
consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make 1116
available digital and instructional materials, including 1117
software applications, to students with disabilities who are in 1118
prekindergarten through grade 12. Beginning with the 2015 -2016 1119
school year: 1120
(a) Digital materials may include CAPE Digital Tool 1121
certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA 1122
industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for 1123
students with disabilities; and 1124
(b) Each student's individual educational plan f or 1125
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students with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter 1126
must identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE 1127
industry certifications the student seeks to attain before high 1128
school graduation. 1129
(5) CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION. — 1130
(a) CAPE Innovation.—Courses, identified in the CAPE 1131
Industry Certification Funding List, that combine academic and 1132
career content, and performance outcome expectations that, if 1133
achieved by a student, shall articulate for college credit and 1134
be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership under 1135
s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such approved courses must incorporate at 1136
least two third-party assessments that, if successfully 1137
completed by a student, shall articulate for college credit. At 1138
least one of the two thir d-party assessments must be associated 1139
with an industry certification that is identified on the CAPE 1140
Industry Certification Funding List. Each course that is 1141
approved by the commissioner must be specifically identified in 1142
the Course Code Directory as a CAP E Innovation Course. 1143
(4)(b) CAPE ACCELERATION.—Industry certifications that 1144
articulate for 15 or more college credit hours and, if 1145
successfully completed, are eligible for additional full -time 1146
equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. Each approve d 1147
industry certification must be specifically identified in the 1148
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List as a CAPE Acceleration 1149
Industry Certification. 1150
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Section 21. Subsection (11) of section 1003.4282, Florida 1151
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (12) , paragraph (e) of 1152
subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) are amended, 1153
and a new subsection (11) is added to that section, to read: 1154
1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 1155
diploma.— 1156
(3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT 1157
REQUIREMENTS.— 1158
(e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and 1159
debate, or career and technical education , or practical arts.—A 1160
The practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate 1161
artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation, 1162
and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or 1163
performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical 1164
education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the 1165
Course Code Directory. 1166
(8) CAREER EDUCATION COURSES THAT SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL 1167
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS. — 1168
(a) Participation in career education courses engages 1169
students in their high school education, increases academic 1170
achievement, enhances employability, and i ncreases postsecondary 1171
success. The department shall develop, for approval by the State 1172
Board of Education, multiple, additional career education 1173
courses or a series of courses that meet the requirements set 1174
forth in s. 1003.493(2), (4), and (5) and this s ubsection and 1175
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allow students to earn credit in both the career education 1176
course and courses required for high school graduation under 1177
this section and s. 1003.4281. 1178
1. The state board must determine at least biennially if 1179
sufficient academic standards ar e covered to warrant the award 1180
of academic credit, including satisfaction of graduation, 1181
assessment, and state university admissions requirements under 1182
this section. 1183
2. Career education courses must: 1184
a. Include workforce and digital literacy skills. 1185
b. Integrate required course content with practical 1186
applications and designated rigorous coursework that results in 1187
one or more industry certifications or clearly articulated 1188
credit or advanced standing in a 2 -year or 4-year certificate or 1189
degree program, which may include high school junior and senior 1190
year work-related internships or apprenticeships. The department 1191
shall negotiate state licenses for material and testing for 1192
industry certifications. 1193
1194
The instructional methodology used in these courses must 1195
comprise authentic projects, problems, and activities for 1196
contextual academic learning and emphasize workplace skills 1197
identified under s. 445.06. 1198
3. A student who earns credit upon completion of an 1199
apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program registered w ith the 1200
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Department of Education under chapter 446 may use such credit to 1201
satisfy the high school graduation credit requirements in 1202
paragraph (3)(e) or paragraph (3)(g). The state board shall 1203
approve and identify in the Course Code Directory the 1204
apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs from which earned 1205
credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph. 1206
4. The State Board of Education shall, by rule, establish 1207
a process that enables a student to receive work -based learning 1208
credit or credit in electives for completing a threshold level 1209
of demonstrable participation in extracurricular activities 1210
associated with career and technical student organizations. 1211
Work-based learning credit or credit in electives for 1212
extracurricular activities or supervised agricul tural 1213
experiences may not be limited by grade level. 1214
(11) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CREDIT. —The Department 1215
of Education shall convene a workgroup to: 1216
(a) Identify best practices in career and technical 1217
education pathways from middle school to high school to aid 1218
middle school students in career planning and facilitate their 1219
transition to high school programs. The career pathway must be 1220
linked to postsecondary programs. 1221
(b) Establish three mathematics pathways for students 1222
enrolled in secondary gra des by aligning mathematics courses to 1223
programs, postsecondary education, and careers. The workgroup 1224
shall collaborate to identify the three mathematics pathways and 1225
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the mathematics course sequence within each pathway which align 1226
to the mathematics skills needed for success in the 1227
corresponding academic programs, postsecondary education, and 1228
careers. 1229
Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1230
1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1231
1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designatio ns.— 1232
(1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as 1233
applicable, the following designations if the student meets the 1234
criteria set forth for the designation: 1235
(b) Industry Scholar Merit designation.—In addition to the 1236
requirements of s. 1003.4282 , in order to earn the Industry 1237
Scholar Merit designation, a student must attain one or more 1238
industry certifications from the list established under s. 1239
1003.492. 1240
Section 23. Subsection (3) of section 1003.491, Florida 1241
Statutes, is amended to read: 1242
1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act. —1243
The Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to 1244
provide a statewide planning partnership between the business 1245
and education communities in order to attract, expand, and 1246
retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong, 1247
knowledge-based economy. 1248
(3) The strategic 3 -year plan developed jointly by the 1249
local school district, local workforce development boards, 1250
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economic development agencies, and state -approved postsecondary 1251
institutions must shall be constructed and based on: 1252
(a) Research conducted to objectively determine local and 1253
regional workforce needs for the ensuing 3 years, using labor 1254
projections as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center 1255
within the Department o f Economic Opportunity and the Labor 1256
Market Estimating Conference as factors in the criteria for the 1257
plan created in s. 216.136 ; 1258
(b) Strategies to develop and implement career academies 1259
or career-themed courses based on occupations identified by the 1260
Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic 1261
Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference created 1262
in s. 216.136; 1263
(c) Strategies to provide shared, maximum use of private 1264
sector facilities and personnel; 1265
(d) Strategies to that ensure instruction by industry -1266
certified faculty and standards and strategies to maintain 1267
current industry credentials and for recruiting and retaining 1268
faculty to meet those standards; 1269
(e) Strategies to provide personalized student advisement, 1270
including a parent-participation component, and coordination 1271
with middle grades to promote and support career -themed courses 1272
and education planning; 1273
(f) Alignment of requirements for middle school career 1274
planning, middle and high school career and professional 1275
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academies or career-themed courses leading to industry 1276
certification or postsecondary credit, and high school 1277
graduation requirements; 1278
(g) Provisions to ensure that career -themed courses and 1279
courses offered through career and professional academies are 1280
academically rigorous, meet or exceed appropriate state -adopted 1281
subject area standards, result in attainment of industry 1282
certification, and, when appropriate, result in postsecondary 1283
credit; 1284
(h) Plans to sustain and improve career -themed courses and 1285
career and professional academies; 1286
(i) Strategies to improve the passage rate for industry 1287
certification examinations if the rate falls below 50 percent; 1288
(j) Strategies to recruit students into career -themed 1289
courses and career and professional academies wh ich include 1290
opportunities for students who have been unsuccessful in 1291
traditional classrooms but who are interested in enrolling in 1292
career-themed courses or a career and professional academy. 1293
School boards shall provide opportunities for students who may 1294
be deemed as potential dropouts or whose cumulative grade point 1295
average drops below a 2.0 to enroll in career -themed courses or 1296
participate in career and professional academies. Such students 1297
must be provided in-person academic advising that includes 1298
information on career education programs by a certified school 1299
counselor or the school principal or his or her designee during 1300
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any semester the students are at risk of dropping out or have a 1301
cumulative grade point average below a 2.0; 1302
(k) Strategies to provide sufficient space within 1303
academies to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all 1304
interested and qualified students; 1305
(l) Strategies to implement career -themed courses or 1306
career and professional academy training that lead to industry 1307
certification in juvenile justice education programs; 1308
(m) Opportunities for high school students to earn 1309
weighted or dual enrollment credit for higher -level career and 1310
technical courses; 1311
(n) Promotion of the benefits of the Gold Seal Bright 1312
Futures Scholarship; 1313
(o) Strategies to ensure the review of district pupil -1314
progression plans and to amend such plans to include career -1315
themed courses and career and professional academy courses and 1316
to include courses that may qualify as substitute courses for 1317
core graduation requi rements and those that may be counted as 1318
elective courses; 1319
(p) Strategies to provide professional development for 1320
secondary certified school counselors on the benefits of career 1321
and professional academies and career -themed courses that lead 1322
to industry certification; and 1323
(q) Strategies to redirect appropriated career funding in 1324
secondary and postsecondary institutions to support career 1325
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academies and career -themed courses that lead to industry 1326
certification. 1327
Section 24. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1 ) and paragraph 1328
(a) of subsection (2) of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes, 1329
are amended to read: 1330
1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 1331
opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of 1332
age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 1333
public education. As used in this section, the term "IEP" means 1334
individual education plan. 1335
(1) To ensure quality planning for a successful transition 1336
of a student with a disability to postsecondary education and 1337
career opportunities, during the student's seventh grade year or 1338
when the student attains the age of 12, whichever occurs first, 1339
an IEP team shall begin the process of, and develop an IEP for, 1340
identifying the need for transition services before the student 1341
with a disability enters high school or attains the age of 14 1342
years, whichever occurs first, in order for his or her 1343
postsecondary goals and career goals to be identified. The plan 1344
must be operational and in place to begin implementation on the 1345
first day of the stude nt's first year in high school. This 1346
process must include, but is not limited to: 1347
(b) Preparation for the student to graduate from high 1348
school with a standard high school diploma pursuant to s. 1349
1003.4282 with a Scholar designation unless the parent choos es 1350
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an Industry Scholar a Merit designation; and 1351
(2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect 1352
when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or 1353
when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, 1354
whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following 1355
statements that must be updated annually: 1356
(a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school 1357
diploma and a Scholar or an Industry Scholar Merit designation, 1358
pursuant to s. 1003.4285, as determined by the parent. 1359
1. The statement must document discussion of the process 1360
for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a 1361
standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such 1362
diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(9)(c). 1363
2. For the IEP in effect at the beginning of the school 1364
year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must 1365
include a signed statement by the parent, the guardian, or the 1366
student, if the student has reached the age of majority and 1367
rights have transferred to the student, that he or she 1368
understands the process for deferment and identifying if the 1369
student will defer the receipt of his or her standard high 1370
school diploma. 1371
Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1372
1004.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1373
1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative. — 1374
(3) There is created within the SAIL to 60 Initiative the 1375
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Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self -Sufficiency (SEAS) which 1376
consists of: 1377
(a) The consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal 1378
under s. 14.36, which provides th e public with more effective 1379
access to available federal, state, and local services and a 1380
systemwide, global view of workforce related program data across 1381
various programs through actionable qualitative and quantitative 1382
information. 1383
Section 26. Subsect ion (7) is added to section 1004.015, 1384
Florida Statutes, to read: 1385
1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. — 1386
(7) The council shall identify barriers and best practices 1387
in the facilitation of work -based learning opportunities for 1388
students in middle an d high school. By December 1, 2023, the 1389
council shall submit to the Governor, the President of the 1390
Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 1391
recommendations on best practices for collaboration between 1392
district school boards, local workforce d evelopment boards, and 1393
local businesses and business groups. The recommendations must 1394
include any necessary legislative action to facilitate work -1395
based learning opportunities for students in middle and high 1396
school, including the identification of potential targeted 1397
financial incentives that may help to facilitate work -based 1398
learning opportunities for students. 1399
Section 27. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 1400
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1008.41, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (g), and 1401
a new paragraph (f) is ad ded to that subsection, to read: 1402
1008.41 Workforce education; management information 1403
system.— 1404
(3) Planning and evaluation of job -preparatory programs 1405
shall be based on standard sources of data and use standard 1406
occupational definitions and coding struct ures, including, but 1407
not limited to: 1408
(f) The Labor Market Statistics Center within the 1409
Department of Economic Opportunity. 1410
Section 28. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 1008.44, 1411
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1412
1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. — 1413
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, at least 1414
annually, based upon recommendations by the Commissioner of 1415
Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that 1416
assigns additional full -time equivalent membershi p to 1417
certifications identified in the Master Credentials List under 1418
s. 445.004(4) that meets a statewide, regional, or local demand , 1419
and courses that lead to such certifications, in accordance with 1420
s. 1011.62(1)(o). Additional full-time equivalent membersh ip 1421
funding for regional and local demand certifications and courses 1422
that lead to such certifications may only be earned in those 1423
areas with regional or local demand as identified by the 1424
Credentials Review Committee. The CAPE Industry Certification 1425
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Funding List may include the following certificates and, 1426
certifications, and courses: 1427
(a) CAPE industry certifications identified as credentials 1428
of value that meet the framework of quality under s. 445.004(4), 1429
that must be applied in the distribution of funding to school 1430
districts under s. 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry 1431
Certification Funding List shall incorporate by reference the 1432
industry certifications on the career pathways list approved for 1433
the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award. 1434
(b) CAPE Digital Tool certificates selected by the 1435
department under s. 1003.4203(2) s. 1003.4203(3) that do not 1436
articulate for college credit. The certificates must shall be 1437
made available to students in elementary school and middle 1438
school grades and, if earned by a student, must shall be 1439
eligible for additional full -time equivalent membership under s. 1440
1011.62(1)(o)1. The department shall annually review available 1441
assessments that meet the requirements for inclusion on the 1442
list. 1443
(c) CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workpl ace industry 1444
certifications, and OSHA industry certifications for students 1445
with disabilities under s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and 1446
certifications shall, if earned by a student, be eligible for 1447
additional full-time equivalent membership under s. 1448
1011.62(1)(o)1. 1449
(d) CAPE Innovation Courses that combine academic and 1450
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career performance outcomes with embedded industry 1451
certifications under s. 1003.4203(5)(a). Such courses shall, if 1452
completed by a student, be eligible for additional full -time 1453
equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. 1454
(c)(e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that 1455
articulate for 15 or more college credit hours under s. 1456
1003.4203(4) s. 1003.4203(5)(b). Such certifications must shall, 1457
if successfully completed, be eligible for a dditional full-time 1458
equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. 1459
(d)(f) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a 1460
review of the methodology used to determine additional full -time 1461
equivalent membership weights assigned in s. 1011.62(1)(o) and, 1462
if necessary, recommend revised weights. The weights must factor 1463
in the prioritization of critical shortages of labor market 1464
demand and middle-level to high-level wage earning outcomes as 1465
identified by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004. 1466
The results of the review and the commissioner's recommendations 1467
must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1468
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 1469
December 1, 2023 2021. 1470
(4)(a) CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Dig ital Tool 1471
certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding 1472
List must include the version of the certifications and 1473
certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without 1474
further review and approval, include the subsequent updates to 1475
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the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless 1476
the certifications and certificates are specifically removed 1477
from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the 1478
Commissioner of Education. 1479
(b) The Commissioner of Education may limit CAPE industry 1480
certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in 1481
certain grades based on formal recommendations by providers of 1482
CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates . 1483
(c) The Articulation Coordinating Committee sha ll review 1484
statewide articulation agreement proposals for industry 1485
certifications and make recommendations to the State Board of 1486
Education for approval. After an industry certification is 1487
approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc., under s. 445.004(4), the 1488
Chancellor of Career and Adult Education, within 90 days, must 1489
provide to the Articulation Coordinating Committee 1490
recommendations for articulation of postsecondary credit for 1491
related degrees for the approved certifications. 1492
Section 29. Subsections (9) thro ugh (11) of section 1493
1009.77, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 1494
through (12), respectively, paragraph (c) of subsection (1), 1495
paragraph (a) of subsection (8), and present subsection (9) are 1496
amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to tha t section, to 1497
read: 1498
1009.77 Florida Work Experience Program. — 1499
(1) There is established the Florida Work Experience 1500
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Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The 1501
purpose of the program is to introduce eligible students to work 1502
experience that will complement and reinforce their educational 1503
program and career goals and provide a self -help student aid 1504
program that reduces student loan indebtedness. Additionally, 1505
the program's opportunities for employment at a student's school 1506
will serve as a retention tool because students employed on 1507
campus are more likely to complete their postsecondary 1508
education. The program shall be available to: 1509
(c) Any postsecondary student attending a career center 1510
operated by a district school board under s. 1001. 44 or a 1511
charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 ; or 1512
(8) A student is eligible to participate in the Florida 1513
Work Experience Program if the student: 1514
(a) Is enrolled: 1515
1. At an eligible college or university as no less than a 1516
half-time undergraduate student in good standing; 1517
2. In an eligible postsecondary career certificate or 1518
applied technology diploma program as no less than a half -time 1519
student in good standing. Eligible programs must be approved by 1520
the Department of Education and must cons ist of no less than 450 1521
clock hours of instruction. Such programs must be offered by a 1522
career center operated by a district school board under s. 1523
1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34, or 1524
by a Florida College System institution; or 1525
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3. At an educator preparation institute established under 1526
s. 1004.85 as no less than a half -time student in good standing. 1527
1528
However, a student may be employed during the break between two 1529
consecutive terms or employed, although not enrolled, during a 1530
term if the student was enrolled at least half time during the 1531
preceding term and preregisters as no less than a half -time 1532
student for the subsequent academic term. A student who attends 1533
an institution that does not provide preregistration shall 1534
provide documentation of intent to enroll as no less than a 1535
half-time student for the subsequent academic term. 1536
(9) A participating postsecondary education institution is 1537
encouraged to provide academic credit to students who 1538
participate in the program, subject to State Board of Education 1539
rule. 1540
(10)(9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 1541
the program as are necessary for its administration, for the 1542
determination of eligibility and selection of institutions to 1543
receive funds for students, to ensure the prop er expenditure of 1544
funds, and to provide an equitable distribution of funds between 1545
students at public and independent colleges and universities , 1546
and career centers operated by district school boards under s. 1547
1001.44, and charter technical career centers un der s. 1002.34. 1548
Section 30. Section 1009.771, Florida Statutes, is created 1549
to read: 1550
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1009.771 Workforce education partnership programs .— 1551
(1) A state university may establish a workforce education 1552
partnership program to provide assistance to a studen t who is 1553
enrolled at the state university and employed by a private 1554
employer participating in the program to allow the student to 1555
graduate from the state university without student loans. The 1556
Board of Governors shall create a template for a state 1557
university to establish such a program. The Board of Governors 1558
shall consult with state and local workforce and economic 1559
development agencies to develop the template. The template must 1560
include all of the following: 1561
(a) The process for a private employer to participate in 1562
the program. 1563
(b) Student eligibility criteria, including that a student 1564
be enrolled in a degree -granting program at a state university 1565
on at least a half-time basis and be a paid employee of a 1566
private employer participating in the program. 1567
(c) The process for an eligible student to enroll in the 1568
program. 1569
(d) Guidance and requirements for the state university and 1570
private employer to: 1571
1. Each designate a mentor to assist participating 1572
students. 1573
2. Create a process to make a housing stipend available to 1574
participating students. 1575
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3. Create a process to provide life management and 1576
professional skills training to participating students. 1577
(e) The requirement that a private employer establish an 1578
educational assistance program pursuant to s. 127 of the 1579
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provide tuition assistance for 1580
a student enrolled at the state university while such student 1581
works for the private employer up to the maximum amount that the 1582
employer may exclude from the employer's gross inc ome under that 1583
section. 1584
(f) The requirement that the state university work with 1585
participating students to ensure that they have applied for and 1586
are receiving the maximum amount of financial aid in the form of 1587
scholarships and grants. 1588
(g) The requirement that the state university and private 1589
employer seek out additional sources of funding to pay for 1590
remaining costs for participating students. 1591
(2) The Board of Governors shall evaluate the 1592
effectiveness of workforce education partnership programs 1593
established pursuant to this section to determine whether 1594
additional training and employment programs may use the template 1595
created pursuant to subsection (1) to establish a workforce 1596
education partnership program. 1597
(3) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulati ons to 1598
administer this section. 1599
Section 31. Section 1009.895, Florida Statutes, is amended 1600
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to read: 1601
1009.895 Open Door Grant Program. — 1602
(1) As used in this section, the term: 1603
(a) "Cost of the program" means the cost of tuition, fees, 1604
examination, books, and materials to a student enrolled in an 1605
eligible program. 1606
(b) "Department" means the Department of Education. 1607
(c) "Institution" means school district postsecondary 1608
technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College 1609
System institutions under s. 1000.21(3), charter technical 1610
career centers under s. 1002.34, and school districts with 1611
eligible integrated education and training programs. 1612
(d) "Program" means a noncredit industry certification 1613
preparation, clock hour career certificate progr ams, or for-1614
credit short-term career and technical education programs that 1615
result in the award of credentials identified under s. 1616
445.004(4). 1617
(e) "Student" means a person who is a resident of this 1618
state as determined under s. 1009.21 and is unemployed, 1619
underemployed, or furloughed. 1620
(1)(2) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. —The Open Door Grant Program 1621
is established and shall be administered by participating 1622
institutions in accordance with rules of the State Board of 1623
Education. The program is created to incentivize for the purpose 1624
of: 1625
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(a) Creating and sustaining a demand -driven supply of 1626
credentialed workers for high -demand occupations by addressing 1627
and closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the 1628
state and the skills of the available workforce in t he state. 1629
(b) Expanding the affordability of workforce training and 1630
credentialing. 1631
(c) Increasing the interest of current and future workers 1632
to enroll in short-term, high-demand career and technical 1633
education that leads to a credential, credentialing and 1634
certificate, or degree programs. 1635
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for the program, 1636
a student must: 1637
(a) Meet the requirements under s. 1009.40(1)(a)2. and 3.; 1638
(b) Be enrolled in an integrated education and training 1639
program in which institut ions establish partnerships with local 1640
workforce development boards to provide basic skills 1641
instruction, contextually and concurrently, with workforce 1642
training that results in the award of credentials under s. 1643
445.004(4) or a workforce education program as defined under s. 1644
1011.80(1)(b)-(f) that is included on the Master Credentials 1645
List under s. 445.004(4); and 1646
(c) Be enrolled at a school district postsecondary 1647
technical career center under s. 1001.44, a Florida College 1648
System institution under s. 1000.2 1(3), or a charter technical 1649
career center under s. 1002.34. 1650
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An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a 1652
student's eligibility to receive a grant under this section. 1653
(3) GRANT AWARD.—A student is eligible to receive a 1654
maximum award equal to the amount needed to cover 100 percent of 1655
tuition and fees, exam or assessment costs, books, and related 1656
materials for eligible programs after all other federal and 1657
state financial aid is applied. In addition, a student may 1658
receive a stipend up to $1,500, or an amount specified in the 1659
General Appropriations Act, per academic year to cover other 1660
education expenses related to the institutional cost of 1661
attendance. The institution shall make awards and stipends 1662
subject to availability of funding. Retur ning students must be 1663
given priority over new students. 1664
(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. — 1665
(a) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, funding for eligible 1666
institutions must consist of a base amount provided for in the 1667
General Appropriations Act plus each institution' s proportionate 1668
share of full-time equivalent students enrolled in career and 1669
technical education programs. Beginning in fiscal year 2024 -1670
2025, the funds appropriated for the Open Door Grant Program 1671
must be distributed to eligible institutions in accordanc e with 1672
a formula approved by the State Board of Education. The formula 1673
must consider at least the prior year's distribution of funds 1674
and the number of eligible applicants who did not receive 1675
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awards. 1676
(b) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the 1677
Legislature, the Department of Education shall transmit payment 1678
of grants to the institution in advance of the registration 1679
period. Institutions shall notify students of the amount of 1680
their awards. 1681
(c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a 1682
disbursement must be determined by each institution as of the 1683
end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop -add 1684
period. Institutions may not be required to reevaluate a 1685
student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of 1686
changing eligibility determinations previously made. 1687
(d) Each term, institutions shall certify to the 1688
department within 30 days after the end of the regular 1689
registration period the amount of funds disbursed to each 1690
student. Institutions shall remit to the department any 1691
undisbursed advances for the fall, spring, and summer terms 1692
within 30 days after the end of the summer term. 1693
(5) INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING. —Each institution shall report 1694
to the department by the established date: 1695
(a) The number of students eligible for the program for 1696
each academic term. Each institution shall also report to the 1697
department any necessary demographic and eligibility data for 1698
students; and 1699
(3) The department shall provide grants to institutions on 1700
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a first-come, first-serve basis for stude nts who enroll in an 1701
eligible program. The department shall prioritize funding for 1702
integrated education and training programs in which institutions 1703
establish partnerships with local workforce development boards 1704
to provide basic skills instruction, contextu ally and 1705
concurrently, with workforce training that results in the award 1706
of credentials under s. 445.004(4). One -quarter of the 1707
appropriated funds must be prioritized to serve students 1708
attending rural institutions. No more than one -quarter of the 1709
appropriated funds may be disbursed annually to any eligible 1710
institution. 1711
(4) Subject to the availability of funds: 1712
(a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered 1713
by an institution and who does not receive state or federal 1714
financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two -1715
thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment 1716
the student pays one -third of the cost of the program and signs 1717
an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional 1718
one-third of the cost of th e program in the event of 1719
noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in 1720
an amount equal to one -third of the cost of the program upon a 1721
student's completion of the program. An additional one -third 1722
shall be provided upon attainment of a wo rkforce credential or 1723
certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the 1724
student's one-third of the cost of the program for students in 1725
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integrated education and training programs and students who do 1726
not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements 1727
established by the department. An institution may cover the 1728
student's one-third of the cost of the program based on student 1729
need, as determined by the institution. 1730
(b) A student receiving state or federal financial aid who 1731
enrolls in an eligible program offered by an institution may 1732
apply for and be awarded a grant to cover the unmet need of the 1733
cost of the program after the application of all eligible 1734
financial aid. Financial aid and grants received by the student 1735
shall be credited first to the student's costs before the award 1736
of an open door grant. After a student is enrolled in an 1737
eligible program, the department shall award the grant to the 1738
institution for the amount of unmet need for the eligible 1739
student. 1740
(5) The department may not rei mburse any institution more 1741
than $3,000 per completed workforce training program by an 1742
eligible student. 1743
(6) The department shall administer the grant and shall 1744
carry out the goals and purposes of the grant set forth in 1745
subsection (2). In administering t he grant, the department 1746
shall: 1747
(a) Require eligible institutions to provide student -1748
specific data. 1749
(b) Undertake periodic assessments of the overall success 1750
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of the grant program and recommend modifications, interventions, 1751
and other actions based on su ch assessments. 1752
(c) Establish the procedure by which eligible institutions 1753
shall notify the department when eligible students enroll in 1754
eligible programs. 1755
(b)(d) Require each eligible institution to Submit a 1756
report with data from the previous fiscal ye ar on program 1757
completion and credential attainment by students participating 1758
in the grant program that, at a minimum, includes: 1759
1. A list of the programs offered. 1760
2. The number of students who enrolled in the programs. 1761
3. The number of students who c ompleted the programs. 1762
4. The number of students who attained workforce 1763
credentials, categorized by credential name and relevant 1764
occupation, after completing training programs. 1765
5. The average cost per workforce credential attained, 1766
categorized by crede ntial name and relevant occupation. 1767
(6)(7) REPORTING.—The department shall compile the data 1768
provided under paragraph (5)(b) (6)(d) and annually report such 1769
aggregate data, in the aggregate and categorize such information 1770
by eligible institution, to the State Board of Education. The 1771
report shall also include information on the average wage, age, 1772
gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant 1773
information, of students who have completed workforce training 1774
programs categorized by credential name and relevant occupation. 1775
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(7)(8) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt 1776
rules to implement this section. 1777
Section 32. Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section 1778
1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1779
1011.62 Funds for operation of sc hools.—If the annual 1780
allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 1781
district for operation of schools is not determined in the 1782
annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 1783
the annual appropriations act, it shall be determin ed as 1784
follows: 1785
(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 1786
OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 1787
determining the annual allocation to each district for 1788
operation: 1789
(o) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 1790
membership based on successful completion of a career -themed 1791
course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or 1792
courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE 1793
Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry 1794
certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification 1795
Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of 1796
Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s. 1797
1003.4203.— 1798
1.a. A value of 0.025 full -time equivalent student 1799
membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool 1800
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certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school 1801
grades. 1802
b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full -time equivalent student 1803
membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a 1804
course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or cour ses with embedded 1805
CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry 1806
certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry 1807
Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the 1808
State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full -time equivalent 1809
membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a 1810
CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation 1811
agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of 1812
Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not 1813
articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall 1814
assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each 1815
certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE 1816
membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub -1817
subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to 1818
satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification 1819
under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an 1820
elementary or middle grades student may not exceed 0.1 for 1821
certificates or certifications ear ned within the same fiscal 1822
year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned 1823
values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under 1824
rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to 1825
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the total full-time equivalent student memb ership for grades 6 1826
through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications 1827
earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded 1828
pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a 1829
certification through a dual enrollment course and the 1830
certification is not a fundable certification on the 1831
postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment 1832
certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a 1833
school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the 1834
bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual 1835
enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the 1836
school district may provide for an agreement between the high 1837
school and the technical center, or the school district and the 1838
postsecondary institu tion may enter into an agreement for 1839
equitable distribution of the bonus funds. 1840
c. A value of 0.3 full -time equivalent student membership 1841
shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and 1842
the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Ind ustry 1843
Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner 1844
pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44 ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1845
1008.44. 1846
d. A value of 0.5 full -time equivalent student membership 1847
shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry 1848
Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit 1849
hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be 1850
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calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that 1851
articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE 1852
Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the 1853
commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44 ss. 1854
1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44 . 1855
2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the 1856
funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance 1857
with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds. 1858
This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for 1859
basic operation of the program. 1860
3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013 -1861
2014 school year and in subsequent years, the school d istrict 1862
shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct 1863
instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry 1864
certification that qualified for additional full -time equivalent 1865
membership under subparagraph 1.: 1866
a. A bonus of $25 for each stud ent taught by a teacher who 1867
provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1868
CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1869
Funding List with a weight of 0.1. 1870
b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who 1871
provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1872
CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1873
Funding List with a weight of 0.2. 1874
c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who 1875
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provided instruction in a course tha t led to the attainment of a 1876
CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1877
Funding List with a weight of 0.3. 1878
d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher 1879
who provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment 1880
of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry 1881
Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0. 1882
1883
Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to 1884
teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which 1885
the additional FTE member ship calculation is included in the 1886
calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the 1887
associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE 1888
Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the 1889
certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a 1890
teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to any regular 1891
wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to 1892
receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher who fails to 1893
maintain the security of any CAPE industry ce rtification 1894
examination or who otherwise violates the security or 1895
administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may 1896
result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this 1897
paragraph. 1898
Section 33. Subsection (2) and paragraph (b) of subsect ion 1899
(7) of section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 1900
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notwithstanding the expiration date in section 32 of chapter 1901
2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of 1902
that section is reenacted, to read: 1903
1011.80 Funds for operation of w orkforce education 1904
programs.— 1905
(2) Upon approval by the State Board of Education, Any 1906
workforce education program may be conducted by a Florida 1907
College System institution or a school district , as described in 1908
this subsection, except that college credit in an associate in 1909
applied science or an associate in science degree may be awarded 1910
only by a Florida College System institution. However, if an 1911
associate in applied science or an associate in science degree 1912
program contains within it an occupational complet ion point that 1913
confers a certificate or an applied technology diploma, that 1914
portion of the program may be conducted by a school district 1915
career center. Any instruction designed to articulate to a 1916
degree program is subject to guidelines and standards adopte d by 1917
the State Board of Education under s. 1007.25. 1918
(a) To be responsive to industry needs for a skilled 1919
workforce, Florida College System institutions and school 1920
districts may offer continuing workforce education courses or 1921
programs without prior State Board of Education approval. Each 1922
Florida College System institution and school district offering 1923
continuing workforce education courses or programs must maintain 1924
adequate and accurate records of instructional activity. For 1925
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purposes of measuring program pe rformance and responsiveness to 1926
industry needs, institutions must report continuing workforce 1927
education instructional activity in a format prescribed by the 1928
Department of Education. Continuing workforce education courses 1929
and programs are exempt from the re quirements in paragraphs (b) 1930
and (c) and are ineligible for performance funding. 1931
(b)(a) The State Board of Education shall establish 1932
criteria, based on the framework of quality established by the 1933
Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004(4), for revi ew and 1934
approval of new workforce education programs by a Florida 1935
College System institution or a school district that are not 1936
included in the statewide curriculum framework. 1937
(c)(b) A Florida College System institution or school 1938
district offering a new wo rkforce education program that is in 1939
the statewide curriculum framework must be may not receive 1940
performance funding and additional full -time equivalent 1941
membership funding until the workforce education program is 1942
reviewed, through an expedited review proces s, and approved by 1943
the board of trustees of the Florida College System institution 1944
or the district school board State Board of Education based on 1945
criteria that must include, but are is not limited to, the 1946
following: 1947
1. A description of the new workforce education program 1948
that includes all of the following: 1949
a. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need 1950
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consistent with the information provided by the Labor Market 1951
Estimating Conference and the Labor Market Statistics Center 1952
within the Department of Eco nomic Opportunity for graduates of 1953
the program on a district, regional, or statewide basis, as 1954
appropriate, including evidence from entities independent of the 1955
technical center or institution. 1956
b. The geographic region to be served. 1957
2. Documentation of collaboration among technical centers 1958
and institutions serving the same students in a geographical or 1959
service area that enhances program offerings and prevents 1960
program duplication that exceeds workforce need. Unnecessary 1961
duplication of programs offered by public and private 1962
institutions must be avoided. 1963
3. Alignment Beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, 1964
alignment of program offerings with credentials or degree 1965
programs identified on the Master Credentials List under s. 1966
445.004(4). 1967
4. Articulation agreements between technical centers and 1968
Florida College System institutions for the enrollment of 1969
graduates in related workforce education programs. 1970
5. Documentation of alignment between the exit 1971
requirements of a technical center and the admissions 1972
requirements of a Florida College System institution into which 1973
students typically transfer. 1974
6. Performance and compliance indicators that will be used 1975
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in determining the program's success. 1976
(7) 1977
(b) Performance funding for industry certifications for 1978
school district workforce education programs is contingent upon 1979
specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and 1980
must shall be determined as follows: 1981
1. Postsecondary industry certifications identified on the 1982
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List approved by the State 1983
Board of Education under s. 1008.44 are eligible for performance 1984
funding. 1985
2. Unless otherwise specified in the General 1986
Appropriations Act, each district school board Each school 1987
district shall be provided $1,000 for each industry 1988
certification earned by a workforce education student. If funds 1989
are insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such 1990
funds must shall be prorated. The department shall annually, by 1991
October 1, report to the Legislature industry certifications 1992
sorted into three tiers based upon the anticipated average wages 1993
of all occupations to which each certification is linked on the 1994
Master Credentials List. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 fiscal 1995
year, the Credentials Review Committee established in s. 445.004 1996
shall develop a returned -value funding formula to allocate 1997
school district performance funds that rewards student job 1998
placements and wages for students earning industry 1999
certifications, with a focus on increasing the economic mobility 2000
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of underserved populations. One -third of the performance funds 2001
shall be allocated based on student job placements. The 2002
remaining two-thirds shall be allocated using a tiered weighted 2003
system based on aggregate student wa ges that exceed minimum 2004
wage, with the highest weight applied to the highest wage tier, 2005
with additional weight for underserved populations. Student 2006
wages above minimum wage are considered to be the value added by 2007
the institution's training. At a minimum, t he formula must take 2008
into account variables such as differences in population and 2009
wages across school districts. 2010
(8) 2011
(b) Notwithstanding s. 1011.81(4), state funds provided 2012
for the operation of postsecondary workforce programs may be 2013
expended for the education of state inmates with 24 months or 2014
less of time remaining to serve on their sentences. 2015
Section 34. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended 2016
to read: 2017
1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive 2018
Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for 2019
school districts and Florida College System institutions to be 2020
able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic 2021
development needs is critical to the workforce development 2022
system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant 2023
Program is created to provide grants to school districts and 2024
Florida College System institutions on a competitive basis to 2025
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fund some or all of the costs associated with the creation or 2026
expansion of workforce development programs that serve secondary 2027
students in career and technical education programs, including 2028
dual enrollment programs and other programs that lead to 2029
industry certifications included on the CAPE Industry 2030
Certification Funding List specific employment workforce needs . 2031
(1) Funds awarded for a workforce development 2032
capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional 2033
equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student 2034
services, or other expenses associated with the creation or 2035
expansion of a workforce developm ent program that serves 2036
secondary students. Expansion of a program may include either 2037
the expansion of enrollments in a program or expansion into new 2038
areas of specialization within a program. No grant funds may be 2039
used for recurring instructional costs or for institutions' 2040
indirect costs. 2041
(2) The Department of Education shall administer the State 2042
Board of Education shall accept applications from school 2043
districts or Florida College System institutions for workforce 2044
development capitalization incentive gran ts. Applications from 2045
school districts or Florida College System institutions shall 2046
contain projected enrollments and projected costs for the new or 2047
expanded workforce development program. The State Board of 2048
Education may adopt rules for program administra tion, in 2049
consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall review and 2050
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rank each application for a grant according to subsection (3) 2051
and shall submit to the Legislature a list in priority order of 2052
applications recommended for a grant award . 2053
(3) The State Board of Education shall give highest 2054
priority to programs that train people to enter high -skill, 2055
high-wage occupations identified by the Labor Market Estimating 2056
Conference and other programs approved by the state board as 2057
defined in s. 445.002, programs that train people to enter 2058
occupations under the welfare transition program, or programs 2059
that train for the workforce adults who are eligible for public 2060
assistance, economically disadvantaged, disabled, not proficient 2061
in English, or dislocated workers. The State Board of Education 2062
shall consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant 2063
funds in ranking the applications and shall give priority to 2064
applications from education agencies that are making maximum use 2065
of their workforce development funding by o ffering high-2066
performing, high-demand programs. 2067
Section 35. Section 1011.802, Florida Statutes, is amended 2068
to read: 2069
1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant 2070
Program.— 2071
(1) Subject to appropriations provided in the General 2072
Appropriations Act, the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities 2073
Grant Program is created to provide grants to high schools, 2074
career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida 2075
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College System institutions, and other entities authorized to 2076
sponsor an apprenticeshi p or preapprenticeship program, as 2077
defined in s. 446.021(6) and (5), respectively, s. 446.021, on a 2078
competitive basis to establish, new apprenticeship or 2079
preapprenticeship programs and expand, and operate new and 2080
existing apprenticeship or preapprenticeshi p programs. An 2081
individual applicant may not receive more than 10 percent of the 2082
total amount appropriated The Department of Education shall 2083
administer the grant program . 2084
(2) The department shall administer the grant, identify 2085
projects, solicit proposals, and make funding recommendations to 2086
the Commissioner of Education, who is authorized to approve 2087
grant awards Applications must contain projected enrollment and 2088
projected costs for the new or expanded apprenticeship program. 2089
(3)(a) The department shall a ward grants for 2090
preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs with demonstrated 2091
statewide or regional demand that: 2092
(a)1. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage , 2093
with consideration given to the information provided as 2094
identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the 2095
Department of Economic Opportunity, the Labor Market Estimating 2096
Conference, and the Credentials Review Committee, created in s. 2097
216.136 and are in industry sectors not adequately represented 2098
throughout the state, such as he alth care; 2099
(b)2. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage , 2100
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with consideration given to the information provided as 2101
identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the 2102
Department of Economic Opportunity, the Labor Market Estimating 2103
Conference, and the Credentials Review Committee created in s. 2104
216.136; or 2105
(c)3. Expand existing programs that exceed the median 2106
completion rate and employment rate 1 year after completion of 2107
similar programs in the region, or the state if there are no 2108
similar programs in the region. 2109
(3)(b) Grant funds may be used to fund the cost of 2110
providing related technical instruction, for instructional 2111
equipment, supplies, instructional personnel, student services, 2112
and other expenses associated with the creation , or expansion, 2113
or operation of an apprenticeship program. Grant funds may not 2114
be used for administrative or indirect costs. Grant recipients 2115
must submit quarterly reports in a format prescribed by the 2116
department. 2117
(4) The department may grant a bonus in the award amount 2118
to applicants that submit a joint application for shared 2119
resources. 2120
(5)(4) The department shall annually report on its 2121
website: 2122
(a) The number of programs funded and represented 2123
throughout the state under this section. 2124
(b) Retention, completion, and employment rates, 2125
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categorized by program and provider. 2126
(c) Starting and ending salaries, as categorized by 2127
program and provider, for participants who complete the program. 2128
(6)(5) The department may use up to $200,000 of the total 2129
amount allocated to administer the grant program. 2130
(7)(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 2131
administer this section. 2132
Section 36. Subsection (2) of section 1011.803, Florida 2133
Statutes, is amended to read: 2134
1011.803 Money-back Guarantee Program. — 2135
(2) Beginning in the 2022 -2023 academic year, Each school 2136
district and Florida College System institution shall establish 2137
a money-back guarantee program to: 2138
(a) Offer a money-back guarantee on at least three 2139
programs that prepare individuals to enter in -demand, middle-2140
level to high-level wage occupations identified by the Labor 2141
Market Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136 . School 2142
districts or Florida College System institutions must offer a 2143
money-back guarantee on at least 50 percent of workforce 2144
education programs if they offer six or fewer programs. 2145
(b) Offer a money-back guarantee for all workforce 2146
education programs that are established to meet a critical local 2147
economic industry need, but are not linked to the statewide 2148
needs list as identified by the Labor Market Estimating 2149
Conference created in s. 216.136. 2150
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(b)(c) Establish student eligibility criteria for the 2151
money-back guarantee program that includes: 2152
1. Student attendance. 2153
2. Student program performance. 2154
3. Career Service or Career Day attendance. 2155
4. Participation in internship or work -study programs. 2156
5. Job search documentation. 2157
6. Development of a student career plan with the 2158
institution's career services department. 2159
Section 37. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2160
1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2161
1011.81 Florida College Syst em Program Fund.— 2162
(2) Performance funding for industry certifications for 2163
Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific 2164
appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be 2165
determined as follows: 2166
(b) Unless otherwise specified in the General 2167
Appropriations Act, each Florida College System institution 2168
shall be provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned 2169
by a student under paragraph (a). If funds are insufficient to 2170
fully fund the calculated total award, such funds must shall be 2171
prorated. The department shall annually, by October 1, report to 2172
the Legislature industry certifications sorted into three tiers 2173
based upon the anticipated average wages of all occupations to 2174
which each certification is linked on the Master Cred entials 2175
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List. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 fiscal year, the Credentials 2176
Review Committee established in s. 445.004 shall develop a 2177
returned-value funding formula to allocate institution 2178
performance funds that rewards student job placements and wages 2179
for students earning industry certifications, with a focus on 2180
increasing the economic mobility of underserved populations. 2181
One-third of the performance funds shall be allocated based on 2182
student job placements. The remaining two -thirds shall be 2183
allocated using a tiered, weighted system based on aggregate 2184
student wages that exceed minimum wage, with the highest weight 2185
applied to the highest wage tier, with additional weight for 2186
underserved populations. Student wages above minimum wage are 2187
considered to be the value added by the institution's training. 2188
At a minimum, the formula must take into account variables such 2189
as differences in population and wages across the state. 2190
Section 38. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2191
1012.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2192
1012.39 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of 2193
adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and 2194
career specialists; students performing clinical field 2195
experience.— 2196
(1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and 2197
1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, 2198
each district school board shall establish the minimal 2199
qualifications for: 2200
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(c) Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career 2201
programs. Qualifications must shall be established for 2202
nondegreed teachers of career and technical education courses 2203
for program clusters that are recognized in the state and are 2204
based primarily on successful occupational experience rather 2205
than academic training. The qualifications for such teachers 2206
must shall require: 2207
1. The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the 2208
same manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely 2209
to conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this 2210
requirement. 2211
2. Documentation of education and successful occupati onal 2212
experience including documentation of: 2213
a. A high school diploma or the equivalent. 2214
b. Completion of 3 6 years of full-time successful 2215
occupational experience or the equivalent of part -time 2216
experience in the teaching specialization area. The distri ct 2217
school board may establish alternative qualifications for 2218
teachers with an industry certification in the career area in 2219
which they teach. 2220
c. Completion of career education training conducted 2221
through the local school district inservice master plan or 2222
through an educator preparation institute approved by the 2223
Department of Education pursuant to s. 1004.85. 2224
c.d. For full-time teachers, completion of professional 2225
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education training in teaching methods, course construction, 2226
lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs 2227
students. This training may be completed through coursework from 2228
an accredited or approved institution , or an approved district 2229
teacher education program , or the local school district 2230
inservice master plan . 2231
e. Demonstration of successful teaching performance. 2232
d.f. Documentation of industry certification when state or 2233
national industry certifications are available and applicable. 2234
Section 39. Subsection (1) of section 1012.57, Florida 2235
Statutes, is amended to read: 2236
1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators. — 2237
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 2238
1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to 2239
the contrary, district school boards shall adopt rules to allow 2240
for the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate to any 2241
applicant who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a) -(f) 2242
and (10) and who has expertise in the subject area to be taught. 2243
An applicant is shall be considered to have expertise in the 2244
subject area to be taught if the applicant demonstrates 2245
sufficient subject area mastery through passage of a subject 2246
area test or has achieved an industry certification in the 2247
subject area to be taught . 2248
Section 40. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2249
1012.585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2250
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1012.585 Process for renewal of professional 2251
certificates.— 2252
(3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the 2253
following requirements must be met: 2254
(a) The applicant must earn a minimum of 6 college credits 2255
or 120 inservice points or a combination thereof. For each area 2256
of specialization to be retained on a certificate, the applicant 2257
must earn at least 3 of the required credit hours or equivalent 2258
inservice points in the specialization area. Education in 2259
"clinical educator" training pursuant to s. 1004.04(5)(b); 2260
participation in mentorship and induction activities, including 2261
as a mentor, pursuant to s. 1012.56(8)(a); and credits or points 2262
that provide training in the area of scientifically researched, 2263
knowledge-based reading literacy, including explicit, 2264
systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, 2265
developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory 2266
intervention strategies, and computational skills acquisition, 2267
exceptional student education, normal child development, and the 2268
disorders of development may be applied toward any 2269
specialization area. Credits or points that provide training in 2270
the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, strategies in 2271
teaching students having limited proficiency in English, or 2272
dropout prevention, or training in areas identified in the 2273
educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to 2274
ss. 1000.03(5) and 1008.345 may be applied toward any 2275
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specialization area, except specialization areas identified by 2276
State Board of Education rule that include reading instruction 2277
or intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade 2278
6. Each district school board shall include in its inservice 2279
master plan the ability for teachers to receive inservice points 2280
for supporting students in extracurricular career and technical 2281
education activities, such as career and technical student 2282
organization activities outside of regular school hours and 2283
training related to supervising students participating in a 2284
career and technical student organization. Credits or points 2285
earned through approved summer institutes may be applied toward 2286
the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points may also 2287
be earned by participation in professional growth components 2288
approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant 2289
to s. 1012.98 in the district's approved master plan for 2290
inservice educational training; however, such points may not be 2291
used to satisfy the specia lization requirements of this 2292
paragraph. 2293
Section 41. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and 2294
Government Accountability shall conduct a review of approved 2295
career statewide articulation agreements. Such career 2296
articulation agreements include industry c ertification, career 2297
certificate, and applied technology diploma programs that 2298
articulate to associate in science or associate in applied 2299
science degrees; early childhood education programs; and 2300
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associate in science to baccalaureate degree programs. 2301
(1) The review must include, but is not limited to: 2302
(a) The number of CAPE industry certifications on the 2303
Master Credentials List under s. 445.004 which are included in a 2304
statewide articulation agreement. 2305
(b) The number of career programs or degrees offere d by 2306
career centers and Florida College System institutions compared 2307
to the number of such certifications or programs included in a 2308
statewide articulation agreement. 2309
(c) The extent to which articulated programs included in a 2310
statewide articulation agreem ent are offered in a region or 2311
service area. 2312
(d) The number and percentage of students in an 2313
articulated career program who transfer to and then complete the 2314
linked program specified in the statewide articulation 2315
agreement. 2316
(e) Recommendations to stren gthen the process of 2317
developing statewide articulation agreements, and on the role of 2318
such agreements in a Florida stackable credential framework. 2319
(2) The office shall report its findings to the President 2320
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives by 2321
November 1, 2023. 2322
Section 42. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 2323