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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to workforce education; amending s. 2
1011.801, F.S.; providing that charter schools are 3
eligible for the Workforce Development Capitalization 4
Incentive Grant Program; amending s. 1011.803, F.S.; 5
revising the number of programs school districts and 6
Florida College System institutions must offer money -7
back guarantees for through the money -back guarantee 8
program by a specified date; requiring schoo l 9
districts and Florida College System institutions to 10
report such programs to the State Board of Education; 11
providing requirements for specified student 12
eligibility criteria for tuition reimbursement under 13
the program; revising reporting requirements; 14
providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended 19
to read: 20
1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive 21
Grant Program.—The Legislature recogn izes that the need for 22
school districts, charter schools, and Florida College System 23
institutions to be able to respond to emerging local or 24
statewide economic development needs is critical to the 25
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workforce development system. The Workforce Development 26
Capitalization Incentive Grant Program is created to provide 27
grants to school districts , charter schools, and Florida College 28
System institutions to fund some or all of the costs associated 29
with the creation or expansion of career and technical education 30
programs that lead to industry certifications included on the 31
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. The programs may serve 32
secondary students or postsecondary students if the 33
postsecondary career and technical education program also serves 34
secondary students. 35
(1) Funds awarded for a workforce development 36
capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional 37
equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student 38
services, or other expenses associated with the creation or 39
expansion of a career and technical education program that 40
serves secondary students. Expansion of a program may include 41
either the expansion of enrollments in a program or expansion 42
into new areas of specialization within a program. No grant 43
funds may be used for recurring in structional costs or for 44
institutions' indirect costs. 45
(2) The Department of Education shall administer the 46
program. The State Board of Education may adopt rules for 47
program administration. The State Board of Education shall 48
consider the statewide geogra phic dispersion of grant funds in 49
ranking the applications and shall give priority to applications 50
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from education agencies that are making maximum use of their 51
workforce development funding by offering high -performing, high-52
demand programs. 53
Section 2. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1011.803, 54
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 55
1011.803 Money-back Guarantee Program. — 56
(2) Each school district and Florida College System 57
institution shall establish a money -back guarantee program to: 58
(a) Offer a money-back guarantee on at least three 59
programs. However, by July 1, 2026, each school district and 60
Florida College System institution must offer a money -back 61
guarantee on at least three additional programs and notify the 62
State Board of Education of such programs. 63
(b) Establish student eligibility criteria for the 64
reimbursement of tuition under the money-back guarantee program 65
that includes: 66
1. Student attendance. 67
2. Student program performance. 68
3. Career Service or Career Day attendance. 69
4. Participation in internship or work -study programs. 70
5. Job search documentation. 71
6. Development of a student career plan with the 72
institution's career services department. 73
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Enrollment in a program established pursuant to this subsection 75
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constitutes enrollment in the money -back guarantee program. 76
Eligibility criteria for the reimbursement of tuition 77
established by the school district or Florida College System 78
institution pursuant to subparagraphs 4. and 5. may not exceed 79
the work search requirements unde r s. 443.091. 80
(4) By November 1 of each year, the Department of 81
Education shall report performance results and eligibility 82
criteria for the reimbursement of tuition by school district, 83
Florida College System institution, and program to the Governor, 84
the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 85
Representatives. 86
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 87