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CS/CS/HB 791: Workforce and Postsecondary Education

GENERAL BILL by Education and Employment Committee ; Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee ; Harding ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Morales

Workforce and Postsecondary Education; Renames the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program; provides where program training may be conducted, provides components of program; requires DEO to adopt rules; requires statewide articulation agreement to establish mathematics pathways for students; provides requirements for admissions counseling; revises requirements for admission to associate degree programs & dual enrollment; authorizes use of alternative methods for assessing skills; provides requirements for FCS institutions; revises eligibility requirements for Florida postsecondary student assistance grants.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2021 House • Filed
2/22/2021 House • Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/15/2021 House • PCS added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
3/17/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/18/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/21/2021 House • Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
3/30/2021 House • Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2021 House • Favorable by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
• Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/18/2021 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/19/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/22/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 2021-162), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35)