Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1042
       
       
        
       By Senator Brodeur
       
       
       
       
       
       9-00468C-21                                           20211042__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to vocational pathways; amending s.
    3         446.011, F.S.; providing legislative intent; amending
    4         s. 446.021, F.S.; defining and redefining terms;
    5         amending s. 446.032, F.S.; deleting a delegation of
    6         rulemaking authority to the Department of Education;
    7         requiring the department to provide specified
    8         assistance to postsecondary education institutions;
    9         requiring uniform minimum requirements to be uniform
   10         across all occupations; making technical changes;
   11         amending s. 446.041, F.S.; revising and expanding the
   12         department’s duties with respect to apprenticeship and
   13         preapprenticeship programs; removing a requirement
   14         that the department supervise specified apprenticeship
   15         programs; requiring the department to ensure that
   16         equal opportunity for specified persons is provided
   17         for in certain programs; requiring the department to
   18         adopt certain rules; amending s. 446.045, F.S.;
   19         requiring a representative of the Office of
   20         Apprenticeship of the United States Department of
   21         Labor, rather than the state director of the office,
   22         to serve ex officio as a specified member of the State
   23         Apprenticeship Advisory Council; requiring the
   24         Governor to fill specified vacancies on the council;
   25         authorizing a designee of the council’s chair to call
   26         a meeting of the council; making technical changes;
   27         amending s. 446.051, F.S.; providing that certain
   28         program sponsors are responsible for specified duties;
   29         encouraging district school boards and postsecondary
   30         education institutions to cooperate with and assist in
   31         providing registered program sponsors with certain
   32         items; making technical changes; amending s. 446.052,
   33         F.S.; deleting a requirement that the department
   34         administer certain provisions in cooperation with
   35         specified entities; encouraging district school
   36         boards, postsecondary education institutions, and
   37         registered program sponsors to cooperate in developing
   38         and establishing specified programs; encouraging the
   39         department, district school boards, and postsecondary
   40         education institutions to work together with specified
   41         apprenticeship programs in order that individuals
   42         completing the programs may be able to receive certain
   43         credit; encouraging postsecondary education
   44         institutions to work together with certain associate,
   45         career, or degree programs to ensure specified
   46         individuals may be able to receive certain credit;
   47         making a technical change; amending s. 446.071, F.S.;
   48         requiring the department to approve certain
   49         apprenticeship sponsors; deleting the definition of
   50         the term “need”; expanding the kinds of organizations
   51         which may be apprenticeship sponsors; making a
   52         technical change; amending s. 446.081, F.S.; providing
   53         for the inviolability of executive orders; repealing
   54         s. 446.091, F.S., relating to on-the-job training
   55         programs; amending s. 446.092, F.S.; revising the
   56         characteristics apprenticeable occupations must
   57         possess; amending s. 1003.01, F.S.; defining the term
   58         “work-based learning”; amending s. 1003.491, F.S.;
   59         authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s.
   60         1004.02, F.S.; defining the term “cooperative method
   61         of instruction”; amending s. 1007.23, F.S.; requiring
   62         the statewide articulation agreement to establish
   63         three mathematics pathways for students by aligning
   64         mathematics courses to programs, meta-majors, and
   65         careers; requiring a representative committee composed
   66         of certain entities to collaborate to identify such
   67         pathways and the mathematics course sequence within
   68         each pathway which align to the mathematics skills
   69         needed for success; amending s. 1007.263, F.S.;
   70         requiring admissions counseling to use certain tests
   71         to measure achievement of college-level communication
   72         and computation by students entering college programs;
   73         requiring that such counseling measure achievement of
   74         certain basic skills; revising requirements for
   75         admission to associate degree programs; amending s.
   76         1007.271, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for
   77         initial enrollment in college-level dual enrollment
   78         courses; revising requirements for home education
   79         students seeking dual enrollment in certain
   80         postsecondary institutions; amending s. 1008.30, F.S.;
   81         requiring the State Board of Education to adopt, by a
   82         specified date, rules establishing alternative methods
   83         for assessing specified skills of certain students;
   84         authorizing Florida College System institutions to use
   85         such alternative methods in lieu of the common
   86         placement test to assess a student’s readiness to
   87         perform college-level work in computation and
   88         communication; deleting obsolete provisions; requiring
   89         Florida College System institutions to use placement
   90         test results or alternative methods to determine the
   91         extent to which certain students demonstrate specific
   92         skills to indicate readiness for their meta-major;
   93         requiring Florida College System institutions to
   94         counsel and place certain students in specified
   95         college courses; providing that students’
   96         developmental education must include only that content
   97         needed for success in their meta-major; conforming
   98         provisions to changes made by the act; making
   99         technical changes; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.;
  100         requiring the Commissioner of Education to identify
  101         certain certifications as those leading to occupations
  102         in specified industry sectors; requiring the
  103         commissioner to identify such certifications on a
  104         specified list; authorizing the commissioner to limit
  105         certain certifications for the purpose of specified
  106         calculations; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; authorizing
  107         technical centers, Florida College System
  108         institutions, and state universities to enter into
  109         specified agreements; authorizing the State Board of
  110         Education to adopt specified rules and the Board of
  111         Governors to adopt specified regulations; amending s.
  112         1011.62, F.S.; providing for calculation of full-time
  113         equivalent (FTE) membership for a specified industry
  114         certification; deleting a limit on additional FTE
  115         membership for certain students; providing for
  116         supplemental FTE membership for specified
  117         certifications; authorizing districts to use certain
  118         funds for specified expenses and programs; prohibiting
  119         certain funds from supplanting specified costs;
  120         requiring certain bonuses to be calculated in a
  121         specified manner; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; providing
  122         for an appropriation to a school district or Florida
  123         College System institution from the General
  124         Appropriations Act for certain industry
  125         certifications; requiring a district school board or
  126         Florida College System institution board of trustees
  127         that receives certain funding to use the funding in a
  128         specified manner; amending s. 1011.81, F.S.; providing
  129         for an appropriation to each Florida College System
  130         institution from the General Appropriations Act for
  131         certain industry certifications; providing an
  132         effective date.
  133          
  134  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  135  
  136         Section 1. Section 446.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  137  read:
  138         446.011 Legislative intent regarding apprenticeship
  139  training.—
  140         (1) It is the intent of the State of Florida to provide
  141  educational opportunities for its residents so that they can be
  142  trained for trades, occupations, and professions suited to their
  143  abilities. It is the intent of this act to promote the mode of
  144  training known as apprenticeship in occupations throughout
  145  industry in the state that require physical manipulative skills.
  146  By broadening The Legislature further intends to broaden job
  147  training opportunities by and providing for increased
  148  coordination between secondary and postsecondary education
  149  institutions and businesses and industries participating in
  150  registered apprenticeship programs so that public school
  151  academic programs, career programs, and registered
  152  apprenticeship programs, the residents of this state will
  153  benefit from an additional avenue to a postsecondary credential
  154  or degree when on-the-job training is combined with related
  155  technical and theoretical instruction provided by a school
  156  district or any accredited postsecondary education institution.
  157  Therefore, this act encourages apprenticeship programs to lead
  158  to a postsecondary credential. Moreover, the valuable training
  159  opportunities developed when on-the-job training is combined
  160  with academic-related classroom experiences. this act is
  161  intended to develop the apparent potentials in apprenticeship
  162  training by assisting in the establishment of preapprenticeship
  163  programs in the public school system and elsewhere and by
  164  expanding presently registered programs as well as promoting new
  165  registered programs in jobs that lend themselves to
  166  apprenticeship training.
  167         (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department
  168  of Education have responsibility for the development of the
  169  registered apprenticeship and registered preapprenticeship
  170  uniform minimum standards for the apprenticeable occupations
  171  trades and that the department have responsibility for assisting
  172  eligible program sponsors pursuant to s. 446.071 district school
  173  boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees
  174  in developing preapprenticeship programs.
  175         (3) It is the further intent of ss. 446.011-446.092 that
  176  the department ensure quality training through the adoption and
  177  enforcement of uniform minimum standards and that the department
  178  promote, register, monitor, and service apprenticeship and
  179  preapprenticeship training programs and ensure that the programs
  180  adhere to the standards.
  181         (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act not
  182  require the use of apprentices or preapprentices on construction
  183  projects financed by the state or any county, municipality, town
  184  or township, public authority, special district, municipal
  185  service taxing unit, or other agency of state or local
  186  government. Notwithstanding this intent, whenever any government
  187  or agency of government employs, of its own choice, apprentices
  188  or preapprentices or employs contractors who employ apprentices
  189  or preapprentices, the behavior of the government and the
  190  contractors employed by the government shall be governed by the
  191  provisions of this act.
  192         Section 2. Section 446.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  193  read:
  194         (Substantial rewording of section. See
  195         s. 446.021, F.S., for present text.)
  196         446.021 Definitions of terms used in ss. 446.011-446.092.
  197  As used in ss. 446.011-446.092, the term:
  198         (1)“Apprentice” means a person at least 16 years of age
  199  who has entered into an apprenticeship agreement with a
  200  registered apprenticeship program sponsor, is engaged in
  201  learning an apprenticeable occupation through actual work
  202  experience under the supervision of journeyworkers, and is
  203  enrolled in the apprenticeship program, thereby receiving an
  204  organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide
  205  theoretical and technical knowledge related to the occupation.
  206         (2)“Apprenticeship program” means a program that is
  207  registered with the department on the basis of a plan submitted
  208  to the department which contains the terms and conditions for
  209  the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and
  210  training of apprentices, including requirements for a written
  211  apprenticeship agreement.
  212         (3)“Cancellation” means the termination or deregistration
  213  of an apprenticeship program at the request of the program
  214  sponsor, or the termination of an apprenticeship agreement at
  215  the request of the apprentice.
  216         (4)“Department” means the Department of Education.
  217         (5)“Journeyworker” means a person working in an
  218  apprenticeable occupation who has successfully completed a
  219  registered apprenticeship program or who has worked the number
  220  of years required by established industry practices for the
  221  particular trade or occupation.
  222         (6)“On-the-job training” means a structured system of work
  223  processes, under the supervision of a journeyworker, which
  224  provides the experience and knowledge necessary to meet the
  225  training objective of learning a specific skill, trade, or
  226  occupation.
  227         (7)“Preapprentice” means a person at least 16 years of age
  228  who enters into a preapprenticeship agreement with a
  229  preapprenticeship program sponsor approved by the department and
  230  who is engaged in learning an apprenticeable occupation in any
  231  course of instruction in the public school system or elsewhere.
  232         (8)“Preapprenticeship program” means a program sponsored
  233  by an apprenticeship program in the same occupation which is
  234  registered with the department on the basis of a plan submitted
  235  to the department which contains the terms and conditions of
  236  instruction in the public school system or elsewhere and is
  237  designed to prepare a registered preapprentice to become an
  238  apprentice in an apprenticeship program.
  239         (9)“Related instruction” means an organized and systematic
  240  form of instruction designed to provide an apprentice or a
  241  preapprentice with the knowledge of theoretical subjects related
  242  to a specific trade or occupation.
  243         (10)“Uniform minimum standards” means the minimum
  244  requirements established for each occupation under which an
  245  apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program is administered. The
  246  term includes standards of admission, training goals, training
  247  objectives, curriculum outlines, objective standards to measure
  248  successful completion of the apprenticeship or preapprenticeship
  249  program, and the percentage of credit which may be given to an
  250  apprentice or preapprentice.
  251         Section 3. Subsection (1), paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) of
  252  subsection (2), and subsection (3) of section 446.032, Florida
  253  Statutes, are amended to read:
  254         446.032 General duties of the department for apprenticeship
  255  training.—The department shall:
  256         (1) Establish uniform minimum standards and policies
  257  governing apprenticeship apprentice programs and agreements. The
  258  standards and policies shall govern the terms and conditions of
  259  the apprentice’s employment and training, including the quality
  260  training of the apprentice for, but not limited to, such matters
  261  as ratios of apprentices to journeyworkers, safety, related
  262  technical instruction, and on-the-job training; but these
  263  standards and policies may not include rules, standards, or
  264  guidelines that require the use of apprentices and job trainees
  265  on state, county, or municipal contracts. Uniform minimum
  266  requirements must be uniform across all occupations The
  267  department may adopt rules necessary to administer the standards
  268  and policies.
  269         (2) By September 1 of each year, publish an annual report
  270  on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. The report
  271  must be published on the department’s website and, at a minimum,
  272  include all of the following:
  273         (b) A detailed summary of each local educational agency’s
  274  expenditure of funds for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship
  275  programs, including:
  276         1. The total amount of funds received for apprenticeship
  277  and preapprenticeship programs;
  278         2. The total amount of funds allocated to each
  279  apprenticeable trade or occupation;
  280         3. The total amount of funds expended for administrative
  281  costs per apprenticeable trade or occupation; and
  282         4. The total amount of funds expended for instructional
  283  costs per apprenticeable trade and occupation.
  284         (d) The percentage of apprentices and preapprentices who
  285  complete their respective programs in the appropriate timeframe.
  286         (e) Information and resources related to applications for
  287  new apprenticeship programs and preapprenticeship programs and
  288  technical assistance and requirements for potential
  289  apprenticeship programs and preapprenticeship programs
  290  applicants.
  291         (3) Provide assistance to district school boards,
  292  postsecondary education institutions, Florida College System
  293  institution boards of trustees, eligible program sponsors
  294  pursuant to s. 446.071, and local workforce development boards
  295  in notifying students, parents, and members of the community of
  296  the availability of apprenticeship and preapprenticeship
  297  opportunities, including data provided in the economic security
  298  report pursuant to s. 445.07.
  299         Section 4. Subsections (2) through (8) and (10) through
  300  (13) of section 446.041, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  301         446.041 Apprenticeship program, duties of the department.
  302  The department shall:
  303         (2) Review and evaluate Administer the uniform minimum
  304  standards established by the department for registered
  305  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.
  306         (3) Register, in accordance with this chapter, any
  307  apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program that, regardless of
  308  affiliation, which meets the uniform minimum standards
  309  established by the department.
  310         (4) Investigate complaints concerning the failure of any
  311  registered program to meet the uniform minimum standards
  312  established by the department.
  313         (5) Cancel the registration of any program that fails to
  314  comply with the uniform minimum standards and policies of the
  315  department or that unreasonably fails or refuses to cooperate
  316  with the department in monitoring and enforcing compliance with
  317  the uniform minimum standards.
  318         (6) Encourage potential sponsors to develop and encourage
  319  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.
  320         (7) Lead and coordinate outreach efforts to educate
  321  veterans about apprenticeship programs and career opportunities.
  322         (8) Cooperate with and assist local apprenticeship sponsors
  323  in the development of their apprenticeship uniform minimum
  324  standards and their training requirements.
  325         (10) Monitor registered apprenticeship programs to ensure
  326  that they are being operated in compliance with all applicable
  327  uniform minimum standards.
  328         (11) Supervise all apprenticeship programs that are
  329  registered with the department.
  330         (12) Ensure that equal opportunity for apprentices,
  331  preapprentices, and applicants for apprenticeship and
  332  preapprenticeship is provided for the apprenticeship and
  333  preapprenticeship programs and that minority and gender
  334  diversity is are considered in administering this program.
  335         (12)(13) Adopt rules required to administer ss. 446.011
  336  446.092.
  337         Section 5. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (2)
  338  of section 446.045, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  339         446.045 State Apprenticeship Advisory Council.—
  340         (2)(a) There is created a State Apprenticeship Advisory
  341  Council to be composed of 10 voting members appointed by the
  342  Governor and two ex officio nonvoting members. The purpose of
  343  the advisory council is to advise the department on matters
  344  relating to apprenticeship and preapprenticeship. The advisory
  345  council may not establish policy, adopt rules, or consider
  346  whether particular apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs
  347  should be approved by the department.
  348         (b) The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner’s
  349  designee shall serve ex officio as chair of the State
  350  Apprenticeship Advisory Council, but may not vote. A
  351  representative The state director of the Office of
  352  Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor must
  353  shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the council. The
  354  Governor shall appoint to the council four members representing
  355  employee organizations and four members representing employer
  356  organizations. Each of these eight members shall represent
  357  industries that have registered apprenticeship programs. The
  358  Governor shall also appoint two public members who are
  359  knowledgeable about registered apprenticeship and apprenticeable
  360  occupations and who are independent of any joint or nonjoint
  361  organization. Members shall be appointed for 4-year staggered
  362  terms. The Governor A vacancy shall fill any vacancy be filled
  363  for the remainder of the unexpired term.
  364         (c) The council shall meet at the call of the chair or the
  365  chair’s designee or at the request of a majority of its voting
  366  membership, but at least twice a year. A majority of the voting
  367  members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of a
  368  majority of a quorum is necessary to take action.
  369         Section 6. Section 446.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  370  read:
  371         446.051 Related instruction for apprentices.—
  372         (1) The administration and supervision of related and
  373  supplemental instruction for apprentices, the coordination of
  374  such instruction with job experiences, and the selection and
  375  training of teachers, instructors, and coordinators for such
  376  instruction, all as approved by the department registered
  377  program sponsor, are shall be the responsibility of the
  378  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship program sponsors
  379  appropriate career education institution.
  380         (2) District school boards and postsecondary education
  381  institutions are The appropriate career education institution
  382  shall be encouraged to cooperate with and assist in providing to
  383  any registered program sponsor facilities, equipment and
  384  supplies, and instructors’ salaries for the performance of
  385  related and supplemental instruction associated with the
  386  apprenticeship or preapprenticeship registered program.
  387         Section 7. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
  388  446.052, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  389         446.052 Preapprenticeship program.—
  390         (1) There is created and established a preapprenticeship
  391  education program, as defined in s. 446.021.
  392         (2) The department, under regulations established by the
  393  State Board of Education, may administer the provisions of ss.
  394  446.011-446.092 which relate to preapprenticeship programs in
  395  cooperation with district school boards and Florida College
  396  System institution boards of trustees. District school boards,
  397  postsecondary education institutions Florida College System
  398  institution boards of trustees, and registered program sponsors
  399  are encouraged to shall cooperate in developing and establishing
  400  programs that include career instruction and general education
  401  courses required to obtain a high school diploma.
  402         (3) The department, the district school boards, and the
  403  postsecondary education institutions are encouraged to Florida
  404  College System institution boards of trustees shall work
  405  together with existing registered apprenticeship programs in
  406  order that individuals completing the preapprenticeship programs
  407  may be able to receive credit toward towards completing a
  408  registered apprenticeship program. In addition, postsecondary
  409  education institutions are encouraged to work together with
  410  existing associate of science programs, associate of applied
  411  science programs, career certification programs, or degree
  412  programs to ensure that individuals completing a registered
  413  apprenticeship program may be able to receive college credit
  414  toward a technical degree.
  415         Section 8. Section 446.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  416  read:
  417         446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors.—
  418         (1) One or more local apprenticeship sponsors must shall be
  419  approved in any apprenticeable occupation trade or multiple
  420  apprenticeable occupations group of trades by the department,
  421  upon a determination of need, if the apprenticeship sponsor
  422  meets all of the uniform minimum standards established by the
  423  department. The term “need” refers to the need of state
  424  residents for apprenticeship training. In the absence of proof
  425  to the contrary, it shall be presumed that there is need for
  426  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training in each county in
  427  this state.
  428         (2) An A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a
  429  group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, an
  430  educational institution, a local workforce board, a community or
  431  faith-based organization, an association, or any entity
  432  preapproved by the department as being in accordance with this
  433  chapter combination thereof.
  434         (3) The department may grant a variance from the uniform
  435  minimum standards upon a showing of good cause for the variance
  436  by program sponsors in nonconstruction trades. The purpose of
  437  this subsection is to recognize the unique and varying training
  438  requirements in nontraditional apprenticeable occupations and to
  439  authorize the department to adapt the standards to the needs of
  440  the programs.
  441         Section 9. Subsection (4) of section 446.081, Florida
  442  Statutes, is amended to read:
  443         446.081 Limitation.—
  444         (4) Nothing in ss. 446.011-446.092 or in any rules adopted
  445  or contained in any approved apprentice agreement under such
  446  sections invalidates any special provision for veterans,
  447  minority persons, or women in the standards, qualifications, or
  448  operation of the apprenticeship program which is not otherwise
  449  prohibited by any applicable general law, executive order, rule,
  450  or regulation.
  451         Section 10. Section 446.091, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  452         Section 11. Section 446.092, Florida Statutes, is amended
  453  to read:
  454         446.092 Criteria for apprenticeship occupations.—At a
  455  minimum, an apprenticeable occupation must possess is a skilled
  456  trade which possesses all of the following characteristics:
  457         (1) It is customarily learned in a practical way through a
  458  structured, systematic program of on-the-job, supervised
  459  training.
  460         (2) It is clearly identified and commonly recognized
  461  throughout an industry.
  462         (3) It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills and
  463  knowledge which, in accordance with the industry standards for
  464  the occupation, requires would require a minimum of 2,000 hours
  465  of on-the-job training, which hours are excluded from the time
  466  spent at related technical or supplementary instruction.
  467         (4) It requires related technical instruction to supplement
  468  on-the-job training. Such instruction may be given in a
  469  classroom, through occupational or industrial courses or
  470  correspondence courses of equivalent value, through electronic
  471  media, or through other forms of self-study approved by the
  472  department.
  473         Section 12. Subsection (17) is added to section 1003.01,
  474  Florida Statutes, to read:
  475         1003.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  476         (17) “Work-based learning” means sustained interactions
  477  with industry or community professionals in workplace settings,
  478  to the extent practicable, or simulated environments that foster
  479  in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a
  480  given career field, that are aligned with curriculum and
  481  instruction, and that are provided in partnership with an
  482  educational institution. Work-based learning may be paid or
  483  unpaid and may be delivered in a stand-alone, work-based
  484  learning course that results in high school credit, or may be a
  485  component of an existing course which may use the cooperative
  486  method of instruction, as defined in s. 1004.02(27).
  487         Section 13. Subsection (6) is added to section 1003.491,
  488  Florida Statutes, to read:
  489         1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The
  490  Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
  491  provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
  492  and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
  493  retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
  494  knowledge-based economy.
  495         (6)The Department of Education may adopt rules to
  496  administer this section.
  497         Section 14. Subsection (27) is added to section 1004.02,
  498  Florida Statutes, to read:
  499         1004.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  500         (27) “Cooperative method of instruction” means an
  501  instructional methodology that provides students enrolled in
  502  career education programs an opportunity to extend their
  503  employment preparation beyond the classroom through
  504  participation in concurrent career education instruction through
  505  regularly scheduled on-the-job training experiences.
  506         Section 15. Present subsections (3) through (8) of section
  507  1007.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
  508  through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to
  509  that section, to read:
  510         1007.23 Statewide articulation agreement.—
  511         (3) To facilitate seamless transfer of credits, reduce
  512  excess credit hours, and ensure students are taking the courses
  513  needed for their future career, the articulation agreement must
  514  establish three mathematics pathways for students by aligning
  515  mathematics courses to programs, meta-majors, and careers. A
  516  representative committee of State University System, career
  517  centers established under s.1001.44, and Florida College System
  518  faculty will collaborate to identify the three mathematics
  519  pathways and the mathematics course sequence within each pathway
  520  which align to the mathematics skills needed for success in the
  521  corresponding academic programs and careers.
  522         Section 16. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
  523  (2) of section 1007.263, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  524         1007.263 Florida College System institutions; admissions of
  525  students.—Each Florida College System institution board of
  526  trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of
  527  students subject to this section and rules of the State Board of
  528  Education. These rules shall include the following:
  529         (1) Admissions counseling shall be provided to all students
  530  entering college or career credit programs. For students who are
  531  not otherwise exempt from testing under s. 1008.30, counseling
  532  must use the tests or alternative methods established by the
  533  State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.30 to measure
  534  achievement of college-level communication and computation
  535  competencies by students entering college credit programs or
  536  tests to measure achievement of basic skills for career
  537  education programs as prescribed in s. 1004.91. Counseling must
  538  measure achievement of basic skills for career education
  539  programs under s. 1004.91. Counseling includes providing
  540  developmental education options for students whose assessment
  541  results, determined under s. 1008.30, indicate that they need to
  542  improve communication or computation skills that are essential
  543  to perform college-level work.
  544         (2) Admission to associate degree programs is subject to
  545  minimum standards adopted by the State Board of Education and
  546  shall require:
  547         (a) A standard high school diploma;, a State of Florida
  548  high school equivalency diploma awarded under s. 1003.435(2); a
  549  high school equivalency diploma issued by another state which is
  550  recognized as equivalent by State Board of Education rule and is
  551  based on an assessment recognized by the United States
  552  Department of Education; as prescribed in s. 1003.435,
  553  previously demonstrated competency in college credit
  554  postsecondary coursework;, or, in the case of a student who is
  555  home educated, a signed affidavit submitted by the student’s
  556  parent or legal guardian attesting that the student has
  557  completed a home education program pursuant to the requirements
  558  of s. 1002.41. Students who are enrolled in a dual enrollment or
  559  early admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271 are exempt from
  560  this requirement.
  561  
  562  Each board of trustees shall establish policies that notify
  563  students about developmental education options for improving
  564  their communication or computation skills that are essential to
  565  performing college-level work, including tutoring, extended time
  566  in gateway courses, free online courses, adult basic education,
  567  adult secondary education, or private provider instruction.
  568         Section 17. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection
  569  (13) of section 1007.271, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  570         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
  571         (3) Student eligibility requirements for initial enrollment
  572  in college credit dual enrollment courses must include a 3.0
  573  unweighted high school grade point average and a demonstrated
  574  level of achievement of college-level communication and
  575  computation skills as provided under s. 1008.30(1) or (2) the
  576  minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the State
  577  Board of Education which indicates that the student is ready for
  578  college-level coursework. Student eligibility requirements for
  579  continued enrollment in college credit dual enrollment courses
  580  must include the maintenance of a 3.0 unweighted high school
  581  grade point average and the minimum postsecondary grade point
  582  average established by the postsecondary institution. Regardless
  583  of meeting student eligibility requirements for continued
  584  enrollment, a student may lose the opportunity to participate in
  585  a dual enrollment course if the student is disruptive to the
  586  learning process such that the progress of other students or the
  587  efficient administration of the course is hindered. Student
  588  eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in
  589  career certificate dual enrollment courses must include a 2.0
  590  unweighted high school grade point average. Exceptions to the
  591  required grade point averages may be granted on an individual
  592  student basis if the educational entities agree and the terms of
  593  the agreement are contained within the dual enrollment
  594  articulation agreement established pursuant to subsection (21).
  595  Florida College System institution boards of trustees may
  596  establish additional initial student eligibility requirements,
  597  which shall be included in the dual enrollment articulation
  598  agreement, to ensure student readiness for postsecondary
  599  instruction. Additional requirements included in the agreement
  600  may not arbitrarily prohibit students who have demonstrated the
  601  ability to master advanced courses from participating in dual
  602  enrollment courses or limit the number of dual enrollment
  603  courses in which a student may enroll based solely upon
  604  enrollment by the student at an independent postsecondary
  605  institution.
  606         (13)
  607         (b) Each public postsecondary institution eligible to
  608  participate in the dual enrollment program pursuant to s.
  609  1011.62(1)(i) must enter into a home education articulation
  610  agreement with each home education student seeking enrollment in
  611  a dual enrollment course and the student’s parent. By August 1
  612  of each year, the eligible postsecondary institution shall
  613  complete and submit the home education articulation agreement to
  614  the Department of Education. The home education articulation
  615  agreement must include, at a minimum:
  616         1. A delineation of courses and programs available to
  617  dually enrolled home education students. Courses and programs
  618  may be added, revised, or deleted at any time by the
  619  postsecondary institution. Any course or program limitations may
  620  not exceed the limitations for other dually enrolled students.
  621         2. The initial and continued eligibility requirements for
  622  home education student participation, not to exceed those
  623  required of other dually enrolled students. A high school grade
  624  point average may not be required for home education students
  625  who demonstrate achievement of college-level communication and
  626  computation skills as provided under s. 1008.30(1) or (2) meet
  627  the minimum score on a common placement test adopted by the
  628  State Board of Education which indicates that the student is
  629  ready for college-level coursework; however, home education
  630  student eligibility requirements for continued enrollment in
  631  dual enrollment courses must include the maintenance of the
  632  minimum postsecondary grade point average established by the
  633  postsecondary institution.
  634         3. The student’s responsibilities for providing his or her
  635  own transportation.
  636         4. A copy of the statement on transfer guarantees developed
  637  by the Department of Education under subsection (15).
  638         Section 18. Section 1008.30, Florida Statutes, is amended
  639  to read:
  640         1008.30 Demonstrating college-level computation and
  641  communication skills Common placement testing for public
  642  postsecondary education.—
  643         (1) The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the
  644  Board of Governors, shall develop and implement a common
  645  placement test for the purpose of assessing the basic
  646  computation and communication skills of students who intend to
  647  enter a degree program at any public postsecondary educational
  648  institution. Alternative assessments that may be accepted in
  649  lieu of the common placement test shall also be identified in
  650  rule. Public postsecondary educational institutions shall
  651  provide appropriate modifications of the test instruments or
  652  test procedures for students with disabilities.
  653         (2) By January 31, 2022, the State Board of Education shall
  654  adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods for
  655  assessing the basic computation and communication skills of
  656  students who intend to enter a degree program at a Florida
  657  College System institution. Florida College System institutions
  658  may use these alternative methods in lieu of common placement
  659  tests as defined in subsection (1) to assess student readiness
  660  for college-level work in computation and communication The
  661  common placement testing program shall include the capacity to
  662  diagnose basic competencies in the areas of English, reading,
  663  and mathematics which are essential for success in meta-majors
  664  and to provide test information to students on the specific
  665  skills the student needs to attain.
  666         (3) By October 31, 2013, the State Board of Education shall
  667  establish by rule the test scores a student must achieve to
  668  demonstrate readiness to perform college-level work, and The
  669  rules required by subsection (2) must specify the following:
  670         (a) A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public
  671  school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and
  672  earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who
  673  is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the United
  674  States Armed Services shall not be required to be assessed for
  675  readiness for college-level work in computation and
  676  communication take the common placement test and shall not be
  677  required to enroll in developmental education instruction in a
  678  Florida College System institution. However, a student who is
  679  not required to be assessed for readiness for college-level work
  680  in computation and communication take the common placement test
  681  and is not required to enroll in developmental education under
  682  this paragraph may opt to be assessed and to enroll in
  683  developmental education instruction, and the college shall
  684  provide such assessment and instruction upon the student’s
  685  request.
  686         (b) A student who is assessed for readiness for college
  687  level computation and communication and whose assessment results
  688  indicate takes the common placement test and whose score on the
  689  test indicates a need for developmental education must be
  690  advised of all the developmental education options offered at
  691  the institution and, after advisement, shall be allowed to
  692  enroll in the developmental education option of his or her
  693  choice.
  694         (c) A student who demonstrates readiness by achieving or
  695  exceeding the test scores established by the state board and
  696  enrolls in a Florida College System institution within 2 years
  697  after achieving such scores shall not be required to retest or
  698  complete developmental education when admitted to any Florida
  699  College System institution.
  700         (4) By December 31, 2013, the State Board of Education, in
  701  consultation with the Board of Governors, shall approve a series
  702  of meta-majors and the academic pathways that identify the
  703  gateway courses associated with each meta-major. Florida College
  704  System institutions shall use placement test results to
  705  determine the extent to which each student demonstrates
  706  sufficient communication and computation skills to indicate
  707  readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College
  708  System institutions shall counsel students into college credit
  709  courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education
  710  limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major.
  711         (5)(a) Each Florida College System institution board of
  712  trustees shall develop a plan to implement the developmental
  713  education strategies defined in s. 1008.02 and rules established
  714  by the State Board of Education. The plan must be submitted to
  715  the Chancellor of the Florida College System for approval no
  716  later than March 1, 2014, for implementation no later than the
  717  fall semester 2014. Each plan must include, at a minimum, local
  718  policies that outline:
  719         1. Documented student achievements such as grade point
  720  averages, work history, military experience, participation in
  721  juried competitions, career interests, degree major declaration,
  722  or any combination of such achievements that the institution may
  723  consider, in addition to common placement test scores, for
  724  advising students regarding enrollment options.
  725         2. Developmental education strategies available to
  726  students.
  727         3. A description of student costs and financial aid
  728  opportunities associated with each option.
  729         4. Provisions for the collection of student success data.
  730         5. A comprehensive plan for advising students into
  731  appropriate developmental education strategies based on student
  732  success data.
  733         (b) Beginning October 31, 2015, Each Florida College System
  734  institution shall use placement test results or alternative
  735  methods as established by the State Board of Education to
  736  determine the extent to which each student demonstrates
  737  sufficient computation and communication skills to indicate
  738  readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College
  739  System institutions shall counsel students into college credit
  740  courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education
  741  limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major
  742  annually prepare an accountability report that includes student
  743  success data relating to each developmental education strategy
  744  implemented by the institution. The report shall be submitted to
  745  the Division of Florida Colleges by October 31 in a format
  746  determined by the Chancellor of the Florida College System. By
  747  December 31, the chancellor shall compile and submit the
  748  institutional reports to the Governor, the President of the
  749  Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
  750  State Board of Education.
  751         (c) A university board of trustees may contract with a
  752  Florida College System institution board of trustees for the
  753  Florida College System institution to provide developmental
  754  education on the state university campus. Any state university
  755  in which the percentage of incoming students requiring
  756  developmental education equals or exceeds the average percentage
  757  of such students for the Florida College System may offer
  758  developmental education without contracting with a Florida
  759  College System institution; however, any state university
  760  offering college-preparatory instruction as of January 1, 1996,
  761  may continue to provide developmental education instruction as
  762  defined in s. 1008.02(1).
  763         (5)(6) A student may not be enrolled in a college credit
  764  mathematics or English course on a dual enrollment basis unless
  765  the student has demonstrated adequate precollegiate preparation
  766  in on the section of the basic computation and communication
  767  skills assessment required pursuant to subsection (1) that is
  768  appropriate for successful student participation in the course.
  769         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
  770  (b) of subsection (4) of section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, are
  771  amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of that
  772  section, to read:
  773         1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and CAPE
  774  Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List.—
  775         (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1003.492, the Department
  776  of Education shall, at least annually, identify, under rules
  777  adopted by the State Board of Education, and the Commissioner of
  778  Education may at any time recommend adding the following
  779  certificates, certifications, and courses:
  780         (a) CAPE industry certifications identified on the CAPE
  781  Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
  782  distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
  783  1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
  784  shall incorporate by reference the industry certifications on
  785  the career pathways list approved for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE
  786  Vocational Scholars award. In addition, by August 1 of each
  787  year, the not-for-profit corporation established pursuant to s.
  788  445.004 may annually select one industry certification, that
  789  does not articulate for college credit, for inclusion on the
  790  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a period of 3 years
  791  unless otherwise approved by the curriculum review committee
  792  pursuant to s. 1003.491. Such industry certifications, if earned
  793  by a student, shall be eligible for additional full-time
  794  equivalent membership, pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  795         (f) The Commissioner of Education shall identify industry
  796  certifications as those leading to occupations in critical
  797  industry sectors which, if earned by a student, are eligible for
  798  additional full-time equivalent student membership pursuant to
  799  s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.e. The commissioner shall identify such
  800  certifications on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
  801         (4)
  802         (b) For the purpose of calculating additional full-time
  803  equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.e., the
  804  Commissioner of Education may limit CAPE industry certifications
  805  and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in certain grades
  806  based on formal recommendations by providers of CAPE industry
  807  certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
  808         Section 20.  Paragraphs (b) and (f) of subsection (1) of
  809  section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  810         1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
  811         (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
  812  tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
  813  provides workforce education programs, Florida College System
  814  institution, or state university:
  815         (b) A student enrolled in an approved apprenticeship
  816  program, as defined in s. 446.021. A technical center operated
  817  by a school district, a Florida College System institution, or a
  818  state university may enter into an agreement with another entity
  819  to cover the approved apprenticeship program student tuition and
  820  fees, including lab fees.
  821         (f) A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate
  822  nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a
  823  public or private shelter designed to provide temporary
  824  residence, a public or private transitional living program, or a
  825  public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as,
  826  a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. This includes
  827  a student who would otherwise meet the requirements of this
  828  paragraph, as determined by a college or university, but for his
  829  or her residence in college or university dormitory housing. The
  830  State Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of
  831  Governors may adopt regulations regarding documentation and
  832  procedures to implement this paragraph.
  833         Section 21. Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section
  834  1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  835         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  836  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  837  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  838  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  839  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  840  follows:
  841         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  842  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  843  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  844  operation:
  845         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  846  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
  847  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
  848  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
  849  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
  850  certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
  851  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  852  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
  853  1003.4203.—
  854         1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
  855  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
  856  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
  857  grades.
  858         b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
  859  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
  860  course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
  861  CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
  862  certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
  863  Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
  864  State Board of Education. For a CAPE industry certification that
  865  has a statewide articulation agreement of 4 to 14 college
  866  credits, a value of 0.2 full-time equivalent membership shall be
  867  calculated. For a CAPE industry certification that has a
  868  statewide articulation agreement of 1 to 3 college credits and
  869  is deemed by the department to be of sufficient rigor and to be
  870  linked to a high-skill occupation, a value of 0.2 full-time
  871  equivalent membership shall be calculated. For all other CAPE
  872  industry certifications, a value of 0.1 full-time equivalent
  873  membership shall be calculated A value of 0.2 full-time
  874  equivalent membership shall be calculated for each student who
  875  is issued a CAPE industry certification that has a statewide
  876  articulation agreement for college credit approved by the State
  877  Board of Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
  878  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
  879  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
  880  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
  881  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
  882  subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
  883  satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
  884  under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
  885  elementary or middle grades student may not exceed 0.1 for
  886  certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
  887  year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
  888  values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
  889  rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
  890  the total full-time equivalent student membership for grades 6
  891  through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications
  892  earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded
  893  pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
  894  certification through a dual enrollment course and the
  895  certification is not a fundable certification on the
  896  postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
  897  certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
  898  school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
  899  bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
  900  enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
  901  school district may provide for an agreement between the high
  902  school and the technical center, or the school district and the
  903  postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
  904  equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
  905         c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
  906  shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
  907  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
  908  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
  909  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
  910         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
  911  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
  912  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
  913  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  914  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  915  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
  916  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
  917  commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
  918         e. In addition to the full-time equivalent student
  919  membership calculated under paragraphs (a)-(d), a supplemental
  920  value of 0.2 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  921  calculated for industry certifications identified on the CAPE
  922  Industry Certification Funding List as leading to employment in
  923  occupations in critical industry sectors.
  924         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  925  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
  926  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
  927  The remaining 20 percent may be used for other CAPE expenses,
  928  such as administrative costs, which may not exceed 5 percent of
  929  the funds provided, and new industry certification programs. All
  930  such funds must be used for CAPE programs. CAPE funding This
  931  allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for basic
  932  operation of the program, such as teacher salaries and other
  933  costs that are funded with non-CAPE funds for other courses.
  934         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
  935  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
  936  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
  937  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
  938  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
  939  membership under subparagraph 1.:
  940         a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
  941  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  942  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  943  Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
  944         b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
  945  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  946  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  947  Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
  948         c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
  949  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  950  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  951  Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
  952         d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
  953  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  954  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  955  Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
  956  
  957  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph must shall be
  958  provided to teachers who are employed by the district in the
  959  year in which the additional FTE membership calculation is
  960  included in the calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based
  961  upon the associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on
  962  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for the year in
  963  which the certification is earned by the student. Any bonus
  964  awarded to a teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition
  965  to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is
  966  scheduled to receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher
  967  who fails to maintain the security of any CAPE industry
  968  certification examination or who otherwise violates the security
  969  or administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may
  970  result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this
  971  paragraph.
  972         Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) and paragraph
  973  (a) of subsection (8) of section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, are
  974  amended to read:
  975         1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
  976  programs.—
  977         (7)(b) Performance funding for industry certifications for
  978  school district workforce education programs is contingent upon
  979  specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and
  980  shall be determined as follows:
  981         1. Occupational areas for which industry certifications may
  982  be earned, as established in the General Appropriations Act, are
  983  eligible for performance funding. Priority shall be given to the
  984  occupational areas emphasized in state, national, or corporate
  985  grants provided to Florida educational institutions.
  986         2. The Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall
  987  identify the industry certifications eligible for funding on the
  988  CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved
  989  by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44, based on
  990  the occupational areas specified in the General Appropriations
  991  Act.
  992         3.a.Except as provided for in sub-subparagraph b., each
  993  school district shall be provided $1,000 for each industry
  994  certification earned by a workforce education student. If funds
  995  are insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such
  996  funds shall be prorated.
  997         b. For each industry certification earned by a workforce
  998  education student which is identified as leading to employment
  999  in occupations in critical industry sectors, each school
 1000  district shall be provided a total of $3,000. If funds are
 1001  insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such
 1002  funds shall be prorated.
 1003         (8)(a) A school district or Florida College System
 1004  institution that receives workforce education funds must use the
 1005  money to benefit the workforce education programs it provides.
 1006  The money may be used for equipment upgrades, program
 1007  expansions, or any other use that would result in workforce
 1008  education program improvement. The district school board or
 1009  Florida College System institution board of trustees may not
 1010  withhold any portion of the performance funding for indirect
 1011  costs. A district school board or Florida College System
 1012  institution board of trustees that receives workforce
 1013  performance funding must use at least 70 percent of the funds
 1014  received to directly support the program that generated the
 1015  funds.
 1016         Section 23. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
 1017  1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1018         1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.—
 1019         (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for
 1020  Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific
 1021  appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be
 1022  determined as follows:
 1023         (c)1.Except as provided in subparagraph 2., each Florida
 1024  College System institution shall be provided $1,000 for each
 1025  industry certification earned by a student. If funds are
 1026  insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such
 1027  funds shall be prorated.
 1028         2.For each industry certification earned by a workforce
 1029  education student which is identified as leading to employment
 1030  in occupations in critical industry sectors, each Florida
 1031  College System institution shall be provided a total of $3,000.
 1032  If funds are insufficient to fully fund the calculated total
 1033  award, such funds shall be prorated.
 1034         Section 24. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.