Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0571 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to career planning opportunities for 2
16	16	students; amending s. 446.0915, F.S.; requiring work -3
17	17	based learning opportunities to be scheduled at times 4
18	18	and locations to maximize student access and 5
19	19	participation; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; providing 6
20	20	that a high school's annual career fair must provide 7
21	21	certain students the opportunity to meet and interview 8
22	22	with certain employers; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; 9
23	23	requiring a student's personalized academic and career 10
24	24	plan to be reviewed annually for a cert ain period of 11
25	25	time and signed by certain persons; requiring such 12
26	26	plan to be revised as necessary; creating s. 13
27	27	1004.0982, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the 14
28	28	Board of Governors and the State Board of Education to 15
29	29	adopt regulations and rules, respecti vely, to enable 16
30	30	certain students to earn postsecondary credit and 17
31	31	career education clock hours for certain training and 18
32	32	education acquired while an apprentice or a 19
33	33	preapprentice; providing requirements for such 20
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35	35	Coordinating Committee to convene a workshop by a date 22
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53	53	State Board of Education by a date certain; requiring 28
54	54	such committee to review apprenticeship and 29
55	55	preapprenticeship programs and, annually, approve a 30
56	56	prioritized list of postsecondary course equivalencies 31
57	57	and the minimum postsecondary credit or career 32
58	58	education clock hours that must be awarded for certain 33
59	59	programs; requiring certain information to be included 34
60	60	in the statewide articulation agreement; requiring 35
61	61	state universities, Florida College System 36
62	62	institutions, and career centers to award 37
63	63	postsecondary credit or career education clock hours 38
64	64	for certain programs under certain circumstances; 39
65	65	providing that postsecondary credit and career 40
66	66	education clock hours are guaranteed to transfer to 41
67	67	other state universities, Florida College System 42
68	68	institutions, and career centers; providing an 43
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71	71	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 46
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73	73	Section 1. Paragraphs (g), (h), and (i) of subsection (2) 48
74	74	of section 446.0915, Florida Statu tes, are redesignated as 49
75	75	paragraphs (h), (i), and (j), respectively, and a new paragraph 50
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88	88	(g) is added to that subsection to read: 51
89	89	446.0915 Work-based learning opportunities. — 52
90	90	(2) A work-based learning opportunity must meet all of the 53
91	91	following criteria: 54
92	92	(g) Be scheduled at such times and locations to maximize 55
93	93	student access and participation. 56
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95	95	A work-based learning opportunity should prioritize paid 58
96	96	experiences, such as apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, and 59
97	97	diversified education programs. 60
98	98	Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of section 61
99	99	1001.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 62
100	100	1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school 63
101	101	board.—The district school board may exercise the following 64
102	102	supplemental powers and duties as authori zed by this code or 65
103	103	State Board of Education rule. 66
104	104	(14) RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT. — 67
105	105	(c) Beginning with the 2023 -2024 school year, Each 68
106	106	district school board shall require each high school within its 69
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108	108	year and establish a process to provide students 16 years of age 71
109	109	or older in grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to meet or 72
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111	111	offer paid work experiences for students, i ncluding registered 74
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128	128	alternative location to satisfy the requirement in this 79
129	129	paragraph. A joint career fair must be held at a location 80
130	130	located within reasonable driving distance for students at all 81
131	131	participating schools. The career fair must be held during the 82
132	132	school day and may use Florida's online career planning and 83
133	133	work-based learning system as part of the career fair 84
134	134	activities. Alternatively, district school boards may consult 85
135	135	with local workforce development boards, advisory committees, 86
136	136	and business groups to det ermine free or cost-effective methods 87
137	137	to provide other career and industry networking opportunities 88
138	138	during the school day for secondary students and exposure for 89
139	139	elementary and secondary students to a representative variety of 90
140	140	industries, businesses, and c areers. 91
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142	142	District school board policies and procedures may include 93
143	143	conducting assemblies or other appropriate public events in 94
144	144	which students sign actual or ceremonial documents accepting 95
145	145	scholarships or enrollment. The district school board may 96
146	146	encourage holding such events in an assembly or gathering of the 97
147	147	entire student body as a means of making academic and career 98
148	148	success and recognition visible to all students. 99
149	149	Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 100
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162	162	1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 101
163	163	1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades 102
164	164	promotion.— 103
165	165	(1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school 104
166	166	from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the 105
167	167	student must successfully complete the following courses: 106
168	168	(e)1. One course in career and education planning to be 107
169	169	completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any 108
170	170	member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet -109
171	171	based, customizable to each student, and include research -based 110
172	172	assessments to assist students in determining educational and 111
173	173	career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in 112
174	174	a completed personalized academic and career plan for the 113
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176	176	planning and work-based learning coordination system. The course 115
177	177	must teach each student how to access and update the plan and 116
178	178	encourage the student to access and update the plan at least 117
179	179	annually as the student progresses through middle school and 118
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181	181	emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship and employability 120
182	182	skills and must include information from the Department of 121
183	183	Commerce's economic security report under s. 445.07 and other 122
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200	200	s. 1003.4285 and the career and technical e ducation pathway to 127
201	201	earn a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); the 128
202	202	requirements for each scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures 129
203	203	Scholarship Program; state university and Florida College System 130
204	204	institution admission requirements; availab le opportunities to 131
205	205	earn college credit in high school, including Advanced Placement 132
206	206	courses; the International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced 133
207	207	International Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment, 134
208	208	including career dual enrollment; work -based learning 135
209	209	opportunities, including internships and preapprenticeship and 136
210	210	apprenticeship programs; and career education courses, including 137
211	211	career-themed courses and course sequences that lead to industry 138
212	212	certification pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course 139
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215	215	2. Beginning when a student enters high school, the 142
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217	217	annually until the student graduates . The student's personalized 144
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219	219	identify courses the student needs to take each year until the 146
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221	221	plan. After completion of the annual review, the personalized 148
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237	237	Section 4. Section 1004.0982, Florida Statutes, is created 152
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239	239	1004.0982 Postsecondary credit and career education clock 154
240	240	hours for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. — 155
241	241	(1) As used in this section, the term: 156
242	242	(a) "Apprentice" has the same meaning as in s. 446.021(2). 157
243	243	(b) "Apprenticeship program" h as the same meaning as in s. 158
244	244	446.021(6). 159
245	245	(c) "Preapprentice" has the same meaning as in s. 160
246	246	446.021(1). 161
247	247	(d) "Preapprenticeship program" has the same meaning as in 162
248	248	s. 446.021(5). 163
249	249	(2) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the 164
250	250	State Board of Education shall adopt rules that enable students 165
251	251	pursuing nontraditional pathways to earn a bachelor's degree or 166
252	252	certificate through uniform postsecondary credit and career 167
253	253	education clock hours across all Florida public postsecondary 168
254	254	educational institut ions for college-level training and 169
255	255	education acquired while an apprentice or a preapprentice. The 170
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257	257	evaluation and the uniform award of postsecondary credit or 172
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274	274	(3)(a) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall 177
275	275	convene a workgroup by September 1, 2 025, to develop a process 178
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277	277	equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or career 180
278	278	education clock hours that must be awarded for apprenticeship or 181
279	279	preapprenticeship programs. 182
280	280	(b) The Office of K -20 Articulation shall provide 183
281	281	administrative support to the workgroup. 184
282	282	(4) The workgroup shall be composed of the following 185
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284	284	(a) The chair of the Articulation Coordinating Committee, 187
285	285	or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the 188
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287	287	(b) Four members representing academic affairs 190
288	288	administrators and faculty from state universities, appointed by 191
289	289	the chair of the Board of Governors. 192
290	290	(c) Four members representing academic affairs 193
291	291	administrators and faculty from Florida Colleg e System 194
292	292	institutions, appointed by the chair of the State Board of 195
293	293	Education. 196
294	294	(d) Four members representing faculty from career centers, 197
295	295	appointed by the chair of the State Board of Education. 198
296	296	(e) One member representing an apprenticeship sponsor, as 199
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311	311	(f) One member representing an apprenticeship sponsor, as 202
312	312	described in s. 446.071, appointed by the Speaker of the House 203
313	313	of Representatives. 204
314	314	(g) The director of the State Apprenticeship Advisory 205
315	315	Council. 206
316	316	(5) The workgroup shall provide recommendations to the 207
317	317	Board of Governors and the State Board of Education by March 1, 208
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320	320	(6) Upon approval of the workgroup's recommendations by 211
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332	332	apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. The Board of 223
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352	352	apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs must be delineated 231
353	353	by the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education in 232
354	354	the statewide articulation agreement required under s. 233
355	355	1007.23(1). 234
356	356	(8) State universities, Florida College System 235
357	357	institutions, and career centers must award postsecondary credit 236
358	358	or career education clock hours for appren ticeship and 237
359	359	preapprenticeship programs based on the list adopted by the 238
360	360	Board of Governors and the State Board of Education under 239
361	361	subsection (7) if the postsecondary credit or career education 240
362	362	clock hours are applicable toward the student's degree or 241
363	363	certificate. State universities, Florida College System 242
364	364	institutions, and career centers may award additional 243
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366	366	appropriate. Postsecondary credit or career education clock 245
367	367	hours awarded in accordance with m inimum postsecondary credit 246
368	368	and career education clock hour requirements, respectively, are 247
369	369	guaranteed to transfer to other state universities, Florida 248
370	370	College System institutions, and career centers. 249
371	371	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 250