Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 240
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/13/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Hutson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) and subsection
    6  (5) of section 14.36, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
    7  paragraph (k) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to
    8  read:
    9         14.36 Reimagining Education and Career Help Act.—The
   10  Reimagining Education and Career Help Act is created to address
   11  the evolving needs of Florida’s economy by increasing the level
   12  of collaboration and cooperation among state businesses and
   13  education communities while improving training within and equity
   14  and access to a more integrated workforce and education system
   15  for all Floridians.
   16         (3) The duties of the office are to:
   17         (h) Develop the criteria for assigning a letter grade for
   18  each local workforce development board under s. 445.004. The
   19  criteria shall, in part, be based on local workforce development
   20  board performance accountability measures and return on
   21  investment. The majority of the grade shall be based on the
   22  improvement by each local workforce development board in the
   23  long-term self-sufficiency of participants through outcome
   24  measures such as reduction in long-term public assistance and
   25  the percentage of participants whose wages were higher after
   26  program completion compared to wages before participation in a
   27  program. The office shall also develop criteria and display
   28  information that will assist the public in making informed
   29  decisions when deciding to access the local workforce
   30  development board or one-stop career center.
   31         (k)Facilitate coordination among the Department of
   32  Economic Opportunity, the Department of Education, and
   33  CareerSource Florida, Inc., to develop and expand
   34  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, and other work-based learning
   35  models and streamline efforts to recruit and onboard new
   36  apprentices, preapprentices, students, and employers interested
   37  in work-based learning opportunities. Such coordination shall
   38  include, but need not be limited to, conducting outreach with
   39  business leaders, local governments, and education providers.
   40         (5) The office shall provide the public with access to
   41  available federal, state, and local services and provide
   42  stakeholders with a systemwide, global view of workforce related
   43  program data across various programs through actionable
   44  qualitative and quantitative information. The office shall:
   45         (a) Minimize duplication and maximize the use of existing
   46  resources by facilitating the adaptation and integration of
   47  state information systems to improve usability and seamlessly
   48  link to the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal
   49  and other compatible state information systems and applications
   50  to help residents of the state:
   51         1. Explore and identify career opportunities.
   52         2. Identify in-demand jobs and associated earning
   53  potential.
   54         3. Identify the skills and credentials needed for specific
   55  jobs.
   56         4. Access a broad array of federal, state, and local
   57  workforce related programs.
   58         5. Determine the quality of workforce related programs
   59  offered by public postsecondary educational institutions and
   60  public and private training providers, based on employment,
   61  wages, continued education, student loan debt, and receipt of
   62  public assistance by graduates of workforce, certificate, or
   63  degree programs. To gather this information, the office shall
   64  review each workforce related program 1 year after the program’s
   65  first graduating class and every 5 years after the first review.
   66         6. Identify opportunities and resources to support
   67  individuals along their career pathway.
   68         7. Provide information to help individuals understand their
   69  potential earnings through paid employment and cope with the
   70  loss of public assistance as they progress through career
   71  pathways toward self-sufficiency.
   72         8. Map the timing and magnitude of the loss of public
   73  assistance for in-demand occupations across the state to help
   74  individuals visualize how their incomes will increase over time
   75  as they move toward self-sufficiency.
   76         (b) Provide access to labor market data consistent with the
   77  official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating
   78  Conference and the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
   79  Department of Economic Opportunity and provide guidance on how
   80  to analyze the data, the appropriate use of the data, and any
   81  limitations of the data, including instances in which such data
   82  may not be used.
   83         (c) Maximize the use of the consumer-first workforce system
   84  opportunity portal at locations within the workforce development
   85  system.
   86         (d) Maximize the use of available federal and private funds
   87  appropriated for the development and initial operation of the
   88  consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal. Any
   89  incidental costs to state agencies must be derived from existing
   90  resources.
   91         (e) Annually by December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter,
   92  report to the Legislature on the implementation and outcomes of
   93  the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal,
   94  including the increase of economic self-sufficiency of
   95  individuals.
   96         Section 2. Section 216.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   97  read:
   98         216.135 Use of official information by state agencies and
   99  the judicial branch.—Each state agency and the judicial branch
  100  shall use the official information developed by the consensus
  101  estimating conferences in carrying out their duties under the
  102  state planning and budgeting system. State agencies, including
  103  their divisions, bureaus, and statutorily created entities, must
  104  ensure that any related work product is consistent with the
  105  official information developed by the Economic Estimating
  106  Conference, the Demographic Estimating Conference, and the Labor
  107  Market Estimating Conference.
  108         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
  109  216.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  110         216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and
  111  principals.—
  112         (7) LABOR MARKET ESTIMATING CONFERENCE.—
  113         (a) The Labor Market Estimating Conference shall develop
  114  such official information with respect to real-time supply and
  115  demand in Florida’s statewide and, regional, and local labor
  116  markets as the conference determines is needed by the state’s
  117  near-term and long-term state planning and budgeting system.
  118  Such information must shall include labor supply by education
  119  level, analyses of labor demand by occupational groups and
  120  occupations compared to labor supply, and a ranking of critical
  121  areas of concern, and identification of in-demand, high-skill,
  122  middle-level to high-level wage occupations prioritized by level
  123  of statewide or regional shortages. The Office of Economic and
  124  Demographic Research is designated as the official lead for the
  125  United States Census Bureau’s State Data Center Program or its
  126  successor. All state agencies shall must provide the Office of
  127  Economic and Demographic Research with the necessary data to
  128  accomplish the goals of the conference. In accordance with s.
  129  216.135, state agencies must ensure that any related work
  130  product regarding labor demand and supply is consistent with the
  131  official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating
  132  Conference created in s. 216.136.
  133         Section 4. Section 220.198, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  134  read:
  135         220.198 Experiential learning Internship tax credit
  136  program.—
  137         (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Experiential
  138  Learning Internship Tax Credit Program.”
  139         (2) As used in this section, the term:
  140         (a) “Apprentice” has the same meaning as in s. 446.021(2).
  141         (b) “Full time” means at least 30 hours per week.
  142         (c)“Preapprentice” has the same meaning as in s.
  143  446.021(1).
  144         (d)(b) “Qualified business” means a business that is in
  145  existence and has been continuously operating for at least 3
  146  years.
  147         (e)(c) “Student intern” means a person who has completed at
  148  least 60 credit hours at a state university or 15 credit hours
  149  at a Florida College System institution, regardless of whether
  150  the student intern receives course credit for the internship; a
  151  person who is enrolled in a career center operated by a school
  152  district under s. 1001.44 or a charter technical career center;
  153  or any graduate student enrolled at a state university.
  154         (3) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
  155  2022, a qualified business is eligible for a credit against the
  156  tax imposed by this chapter in the amount of $2,000 per
  157  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern if all of the
  158  following apply:
  159         (a) The qualified business employed at least one
  160  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern in an
  161  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship in which the
  162  student intern worked full time in this state for at least 9
  163  consecutive weeks, or the apprentice or preapprentice worked in
  164  this state for at least 500 hours, and the qualified business
  165  provides the department documentation evidencing each
  166  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship claimed. The
  167  department may require the taxpayer to provide the taxpayer’s
  168  Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System
  169  program identification number and other necessary information,
  170  which the department may verify with the Department of
  171  Education.
  172         (b) The qualified business provides the department
  173  documentation for the current taxable year showing that at least
  174  20 percent of the business’ full-time employees were previously
  175  employed by that business as apprentices, preapprentices, or
  176  student interns.
  177         (c) At the start of an internship, Each apprentice,
  178  preapprentice, or student intern provides the qualified business
  179  with verification by the apprentice’s, preapprentice’s, or
  180  student intern’s state university, Florida College System
  181  institution, career center operated by a school district under
  182  s. 1001.44, or charter technical career center, or provider of
  183  related technical instruction that the apprentice,
  184  preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled and maintains a
  185  minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, if
  186  applicable. The qualified business may accept a letter from the
  187  applicable educational institution or provider of related
  188  technical instruction stating that the apprentice,
  189  preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled as evidence that
  190  the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern meets these
  191  requirements.
  192         (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a qualified business
  193  that, on average for the 3 immediately preceding years, employed
  194  10 or fewer full-time employees may receive the tax credit if it
  195  provides documentation that it previously hired at least one
  196  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern and, for the
  197  current taxable year, that it employs on a full-time basis at
  198  least one employee who was previously employed by that qualified
  199  business as an apprentice, preapprentice, or a student intern.
  200         (5)(a) A qualified business, including all subsidiaries,
  201  may not claim a tax credit of more than $10,000 in any one
  202  taxable year.
  203         (b) The combined total amount of tax credits which may be
  204  granted to qualified businesses under this section is $2.5
  205  million in each of state fiscal years 2021-2022, and 2022-2023,
  206  2023-2024, and 2024-2025. The department must approve the tax
  207  credit prior to the taxpayer taking the credit on a return. The
  208  department must approve credits on a first-come, first-served
  209  basis.
  210         (6) The department may adopt rules, including emergency
  211  rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), governing the manner and form of
  212  applications for the tax credit and establishing qualification
  213  requirements for the tax credit. All conditions are deemed met
  214  for the adoption of emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4).
  215         (7) A qualified business may carry forward any unused
  216  portion of a tax credit under this section for up to 2 taxable
  217  years.
  218         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection
  219  (14) of section 413.615, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  220         413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.—
  221         (10) DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS.—The board shall use the moneys
  222  in the operating account, by whatever means, to provide for:
  223         (a)1. Planning, research, and policy development for issues
  224  related to the employment and training of disabled citizens, and
  225  publication and dissemination of such information as may serve
  226  the objectives of this section.
  227         2. Research on the systems in the state which provide
  228  services to persons with disabilities, including autism and
  229  intellectual and developmental disabilities. The board shall
  230  submit to the Legislature a report by December 1, 2023. The
  231  report must:
  232         a. Identify the current systems for service delivery to
  233  persons with disabilities, including operations, services,
  234  coordination activities, and structures.
  235         b. Identify barriers and obstacles in transportation for
  236  persons with disabilities living in the home or receiving
  237  community-based services for jobs, medical appointments, and
  238  peer-to-peer groups.
  239         c. Identify workforce issues related to direct-support
  240  professionals, behavioral or mental health specialists, health
  241  care practitioners, and other individuals who assist with the
  242  provision of services to persons with disabilities.
  243         d. Examine the best practices for uniform and efficient
  244  service delivery and the coordination of and transition among
  245  systems, including transitioning out of high school.
  246         e. Examine federal and state law and rules that impact or
  247  limit supports or services for persons with disabilities.
  248         f. Identify systemwide incongruence and inefficiencies in
  249  service delivery.
  250         g. Identify opportunities for job coaching and community
  251  participation supports, including those opportunities for
  252  individuals who cannot, or choose not to, enter the community
  253  because of underlying issues.
  254  
  255  Any allocation of funds for research, advertising, or consulting
  256  shall be subject to a competitive solicitation process. State
  257  funds may not be used to fund events for private sector donors
  258  or potential donors or to honor supporters.
  259         (14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2027 2023,
  260  unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
  261         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  262  445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  263         445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation
  264  and Opportunity Act.—
  265         (7) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—The department shall adopt
  266  rules to implement the requirements of this chapter, including:
  267         (b) Initial and subsequent eligibility criteria, based on
  268  input from the state board, local workforce development boards,
  269  the Department of Education, and other stakeholders, for the
  270  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training
  271  provider list. This list directs training resources to programs
  272  leading to employment in high-demand and high-priority
  273  occupations that provide economic security, particularly those
  274  occupations facing a shortage of skilled workers. A training
  275  provider who offers training to obtain a credential on the
  276  Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4)(h) may not be
  277  included on a state or local eligible training provider list if
  278  the provider fails to submit the required information or fails
  279  to meet initial or subsequent eligibility criteria. Subsequent
  280  eligibility criteria must use the performance and outcome
  281  measures defined and reported under s. 1008.40, to determine
  282  whether each program offered by a training provider is qualified
  283  to remain on the list.
  284         1.For the 2021-2022 program year, The Department of
  285  Economic Opportunity and the Department of Education shall
  286  establish the minimum criteria a training provider must achieve
  287  for completion, earnings, and employment rates of eligible
  288  participants. A provider must meet at least two of the minimum
  289  criteria for subsequent eligibility. The minimum program
  290  criteria may not exceed the threshold at which more than 20
  291  percent of all eligible training providers in the state would
  292  fall below.
  293         2. Beginning with the 2022-2023 program year, each program
  294  offered by a training provider must, at a minimum, meet all of
  295  the following:
  296         a. Income earnings for all individuals who complete the
  297  program that are equivalent to or above the state’s minimum wage
  298  in a calendar quarter.
  299         b. An employment rate of at least 75 percent for all
  300  individuals. For programs linked to an occupation, the
  301  employment rate is calculated based on obtaining employment in
  302  the field in which the participant was trained.
  303         c. A completion rate of at least 75 percent for all
  304  individuals, beginning with the 2023-2024 program year.
  305         Section 7. Subsection (1), paragraph (h) of subsection (4),
  306  and subsections (6) and (8) of section 445.004, Florida
  307  Statutes, are amended to read:
  308         445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board;
  309  creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers.—
  310         (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc., is created as a not-for
  311  profit corporation, which shall be registered, incorporated,
  312  organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and shall
  313  operate at the direction of the state board. CareerSource
  314  Florida, Inc., is not a unit or entity of state government and
  315  is exempt from chapters 120 and 287. CareerSource Florida, Inc.,
  316  shall apply the procurement and expenditure procedures required
  317  by federal law for the expenditure of federal funds. To the
  318  extent permitted by state or federal law, CareerSource Florida,
  319  Inc., in consultation with the department, shall assist the
  320  state board in developing and administering streamlined and
  321  collaborative approaches to workforce development which result
  322  in cost savings and efficiencies throughout the state.
  323  CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall be administratively housed
  324  within the department and shall operate under agreement with the
  325  department. The Legislature finds that public policy dictates
  326  that CareerSource Florida, Inc., operate in the most open and
  327  accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this
  328  end, the Legislature specifically declares that CareerSource
  329  Florida, Inc., its board, councils, and any advisory committees
  330  or similar groups created by CareerSource Florida, Inc., are
  331  subject to the provisions of chapter 119 relating to public
  332  records, and those provisions of chapter 286 relating to public
  333  meetings.
  334         (4)
  335         (h)1. The state board shall appoint a Credentials Review
  336  Committee to identify nondegree credentials and degree
  337  credentials of value for approval by the state board and
  338  inclusion in the Master Credentials List. Such credentials must
  339  include registered apprenticeship programs, industry
  340  certifications, including industry certifications for
  341  agricultural occupations submitted pursuant to s. 570.07(43),
  342  licenses, advanced technical certificates, college credit
  343  certificates, career certificates, applied technology diplomas,
  344  and associate degrees, but may not include baccalaureate
  345  degrees, and graduate degrees. The Credentials Review Committee
  346  must include:
  347         a. The Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools.
  348         b. The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult
  349  Education.
  350         c. The Chancellor of the Florida College System.
  351         d. The Chancellor of the State University System.
  352         e. The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and
  353  Career Help, who shall serve as chair of the committee.
  354         f. Four members from local workforce development boards,
  355  with equal representation from urban and rural regions.
  356         g. Two members from nonpublic postsecondary institutions.
  357         h. Two members from industry associations.
  358         i. Two members from Florida-based businesses.
  359         j. Two members from the Department of Economic Opportunity.
  360         k. One member from the Department of Agriculture and
  361  Consumer Services.
  362         2. All information pertaining to the Credentials Review
  363  Committee, the process for the approval of credentials of value,
  364  and the Master Credentials List must be made available and be
  365  easily accessible to the public on all relevant state agency
  366  websites.
  367         3. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  368  definition for credentials of value and create a framework of
  369  quality. The framework must align with federally funded
  370  workforce accountability requirements and undergo biennial
  371  review.
  372         4. The criteria to determine value for nondegree
  373  credentials should, at a minimum, require:
  374         a. Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand
  375  as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
  376  Department of Economic Opportunity or the Labor Market
  377  Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136, or meets local
  378  demand as identified in the criteria adopted by the Credentials
  379  Review Committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider
  380  additional evidence to determine labor market demand for
  381  credentials for agricultural occupations. Evidence to be
  382  considered by the Credentials Review Committee must include
  383  employer information on present credential use or emerging
  384  opportunities.
  385         b. Evidence that the competencies mastered upon completion
  386  of the credential are aligned with labor market demand.
  387         c. Evidence of the employment and earnings outcomes for
  388  individuals after obtaining the credential. Earnings outcomes
  389  must provide middle-level to high-level wages with preference
  390  given to credentials generating high-level wages. Credentials
  391  that do not meet the earnings outcomes criteria must be part of
  392  a sequence of credentials that are required for the next level
  393  occupation that does meet the earnings outcomes criteria in
  394  order to be identified as a credential of value. For new
  395  credentials, this criteria may be met with conditional
  396  eligibility until measurable labor market outcomes are obtained.
  397         5. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish the
  398  criteria to determine value for degree programs. This criteria
  399  must shall include evidence that the program meets statewide or
  400  regional the labor market demand as identified by the Labor
  401  Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic
  402  Opportunity or the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in
  403  s. 216.136, or meets local demand as determined by the
  404  committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider
  405  additional evidence to determine labor market demand for
  406  credentials for agricultural occupations Such criteria must be
  407  used to designate programs of emphasis under s. 1001.706 and to
  408  guide the development of program standards and benchmarks under
  409  s. 1004.92.
  410         6. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  411  process for prioritizing nondegree credentials and degree
  412  programs based on critical statewide or regional shortages.
  413         7. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  414  process for:
  415         a. At a minimum, quarterly review and approval of
  416  credential applications. Approved credentials of value shall be
  417  used by the committee to develop the Master Credentials List.
  418         b. Annual review of the Master Credentials List.
  419         c. Phasing out credentials on the Master Credentials List
  420  that no longer meet the framework of quality. Credentials must
  421  remain on the list for at least 1 year after identification for
  422  removal.
  423         d. Designating performance funding eligibility under ss.
  424  1011.80 and 1011.81, based upon the highest available
  425  certification for postsecondary students.
  426         e. Upon approval Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
  427  the state board shall submit the Master Credentials List to the
  428  State Board of Education. The list must, at a minimum, identify
  429  nondegree credentials and degree programs determined to be of
  430  value for purposes of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  431  List adopted under ss. 1008.44 and 1011.62(1); if the credential
  432  or degree program meets statewide, regional, or local level
  433  demand; the type of certificate, credential, or degree; and the
  434  primary standard occupation classification code. For the 2021
  435  2022 school year, the Master Credentials List shall be comprised
  436  of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and the CAPE
  437  Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List under ss.
  438  1008.44 and 1011.62(1) and adopted by the State Board of
  439  Education before October 1, 2021.
  440         f.If an application submitted to the Credentials Review
  441  Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials
  442  Review Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the
  443  applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of
  444  contact provided on the application by the end of the next
  445  quarter after receipt of the application. The notice must
  446  include the basis for denial and the procedure to appeal the
  447  denial.
  448         8. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  449  process for linking Classifications of Instructional Programs
  450  (CIP) to Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for all new
  451  credentials of value identified on the Master Credentials List.
  452  The CIP code aligns instructional programs to occupations. A CIP
  453  to SOC link indicates that programs classified in the CIP code
  454  category prepare individuals for jobs classified in the SOC code
  455  category. The state board shall submit approved CIP to SOC
  456  linkages to the State Board of Education with each credential
  457  that is added to the Master Credentials List.
  458         9. The Credentials Review Committee shall identify all data
  459  elements necessary to collect information on credentials by the
  460  Florida Education and Training Placement Program automated
  461  system under s. 1008.39.
  462         10. The Credentials Review Committee shall develop a
  463  returned-value funding formula as provided under ss.
  464  1011.80(7)(b) and 1011.81(2)(b). When developing the formula,
  465  the committee may not penalize Florida College System
  466  institutions or school districts if students postpone employment
  467  to continue their education.
  468         (6) The state board, in consultation with the department,
  469  shall achieve the purposes of this section by:
  470         (a) Creating a state employment, education, and training
  471  policy that ensures workforce related programs are responsive to
  472  present and future business and industry needs and complement
  473  the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  474         (b) Establishing policy direction for a uniform funding
  475  system that prioritizes evidence-based, results-driven solutions
  476  by providing incentives to improve the outcomes of career
  477  education, registered apprenticeship, and work-based learning
  478  programs and that focuses resources on occupations related to
  479  new or emerging industries that add greatly to the value of the
  480  state’s economy.
  481         (c) Establishing a comprehensive policy related to the
  482  education and training of target populations such as those who
  483  have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, receive
  484  public assistance, are not proficient in English, or are
  485  dislocated workers. This approach should ensure the effective
  486  use of federal, state, local, and private resources in reducing
  487  the need for public assistance by combining two or more sources
  488  of funding to support workforce related programs or activities
  489  for vulnerable populations.
  490         (d) Identifying barriers to coordination and alignment
  491  among workforce related programs and activities and developing
  492  solutions to remove such barriers.
  493         (e) Maintaining a Master Credentials List that:
  494         1. Serves as a public and transparent inventory of state
  495  approved credentials of value.
  496         2. Directs the use of federal and state funds for workforce
  497  education and training programs that lead to approved
  498  credentials of value.
  499         3. Guides workforce education and training programs by
  500  informing the public of the credentials that have value in the
  501  current or future job market.
  502         (f) Requiring administrative cost arrangements among
  503  planning regions.
  504         (g) Implementing consistent contract and procurement
  505  policies and procedures.
  506         (h) Requiring the use of a state-established template for
  507  contracts or other method for ensuring all contract mechanisms
  508  follow certain standards established by the state board.
  509         (i) Leveraging buying power for fringe benefits, including,
  510  but not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, and
  511  retirement.
  512         (8) Each October 15 Annually, beginning July 1, 2022, the
  513  state board shall assign and make the public information
  514  available and easily accessible on its website a letter grade
  515  for each local workforce development board using the criteria
  516  established by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career
  517  Help under s. 14.36, including the most recently assigned letter
  518  grade.
  519         Section 8. Subsection (15) is added to section 445.007,
  520  Florida Statutes, to read:
  521         445.007 Local workforce development boards.—
  522         (15) Each local workforce development board shall create an
  523  education and industry consortium composed of representatives of
  524  educational entities and businesses in the designated service
  525  delivery area. Each consortium shall provide quarterly reports
  526  to the applicable local board which provide community-based
  527  information related to educational programs and industry needs
  528  to assist the local board in making decisions on programs,
  529  services, and partnerships in the service delivery area. The
  530  local board shall consider the information obtained from the
  531  consortium to determine the most effective ways to grow, retain,
  532  and attract talent to the service delivery area. The chair of
  533  the local workforce development board shall appoint the
  534  consortium members. A member of a local workforce development
  535  board may not serve as a member of the consortium. Consortium
  536  members shall be appointed for 2-year terms beginning on January
  537  1 of the year of appointment, and any vacancy on the consortium
  538  must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the
  539  same manner as the original appointment.
  540         Section 9. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (8) of
  541  section 445.009, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  542         445.009 One-stop delivery system.—
  543         (8)
  544         (a) Individual Training Accounts must be expended on
  545  programs that prepare people to enter occupations identified by
  546  the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of
  547  Economic Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference
  548  created by s. 216.136, and on other programs recommended and
  549  approved by the state board following a review by the department
  550  to determine the program’s compliance with federal law.
  551         (e) Training services provided through Individual Training
  552  Accounts must be performance-based, with successful job
  553  placement triggering final payment of at least 10 percent.
  554         Section 10. Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended
  555  to read:
  556         445.038 Digital media; job training.—CareerSource Florida,
  557  Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use
  558  funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital
  559  media industry. Training may be provided by public or private
  560  training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on
  561  the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating
  562  Conference or the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
  563  Department of Economic Opportunity and on other programs
  564  recommended and approved by the state board following a review
  565  by the department to determine the program’s compliance with
  566  federal law. Programs that operate outside the normal semester
  567  time periods and coordinate the use of industry and public
  568  resources must should be given priority status for funding.
  569         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 446.071, Florida
  570  Statutes, is amended to read:
  571         446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors.—
  572         (2) A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a
  573  group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, an
  574  educational institution, a local workforce board, a community or
  575  faith-based organization, an association, or any combination
  576  thereof.
  577         Section 12. Present subsection (3) of section 446.0915,
  578  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), a new
  579  subsection (3) is added to that section, and subsection (2) of
  580  that section is amended, to read:
  581         446.0915 Work-based learning opportunities.—
  582         (2) A work-based learning opportunity must meet all of the
  583  following criteria:
  584         (a) Be developmentally appropriate.
  585         (b) Identify learning objectives for the term of
  586  experience.
  587         (c) Explore multiple aspects of an industry.
  588         (d) Develop workplace skills and competencies.
  589         (e) Assess performance.
  590         (f) Provide opportunities for work-based reflection.
  591         (g) Link to next steps in career planning and preparation
  592  in a student’s chosen career pathway.
  593         (h) Be provided in an equal and fair manner.
  594         (i) Be documented and reported in compliance with state and
  595  federal labor laws.
  596  
  597  A work-based learning opportunity should prioritize paid
  598  experiences, such as apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship, and
  599  diversified education programs.
  600         (3) Each district school board shall ensure that each
  601  student enrolled in grades 9 through 12 has access to at least
  602  one work-based learning opportunity.
  603         Section 13. Section 446.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  604  read:
  605         446.54 Reimbursement for workers’ compensation insurance
  606  premiums.—
  607         (1) A student 18 years of age or younger who is in a paid
  608  work-based learning opportunity must shall be covered by the
  609  workers’ compensation insurance of his or her employer in
  610  accordance with chapter 440. For purposes of chapter 440, a
  611  school district or Florida College System institution is
  612  considered the employer of a student 18 years of age or younger
  613  who is providing unpaid services under a work-based learning
  614  opportunity provided by the school district or Florida College
  615  System institution.
  616         (2) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Education
  617  may reimburse employers, including school districts and Florida
  618  College System institutions, may apply to the Department of
  619  Financial Services for reimbursement of the proportionate cost
  620  of workers’ compensation premiums paid during the fiscal year
  621  for students participating in work-based learning opportunities
  622  in the previous state fiscal year in accordance with department
  623  rules.
  624         (a) An application for reimbursement must include the
  625  following information:
  626         1. The number of students participating in work-based
  627  learning opportunities with the employer, including the number
  628  of those participating in paid and unpaid work-based learning
  629  opportunities;
  630         2. An attestation that:
  631         a. The students were 18 years of age or younger during the
  632  time of participation in the work-based learning opportunity;
  633  and
  634         b. For an employer who paid the students, the employer is
  635  seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers’
  636  compensation premiums related to those students only; or
  637         c. For a school district or Florida College System
  638  institution that is considered the employer, the employer is
  639  seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers’
  640  compensation premiums related to those students only;
  641         3. A description of the method used by the employer to
  642  determine the proportionate share of the cost of workers’
  643  compensation premiums attributable to students;
  644         4. The total amount of reimbursement requested;
  645         5. The employer’s name, point of contact, and contact
  646  information;
  647         6. A statement by the employer agreeing to maintain
  648  documentation supporting the information in the application for
  649  5 years; and
  650         7. Any other information requested by the department.
  651         (b) Within 45 days after receipt of a complete application,
  652  the Department of Financial Services must process the
  653  application and notify the applicant of approval or denial of
  654  the application. The Department of Financial Services shall
  655  coordinate with the educational institution to verify the
  656  information on the application related to the employer and the
  657  students participating in the work-based learning opportunity.
  658  Reimbursements must be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
  659         (c) For purposes of this section, the term “educational
  660  institution” means a school as defined in s. 1003.01(2) operated
  661  by a district school board, a charter school formed under s.
  662  1002.33, a career center operated by a district school board
  663  under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s.
  664  1002.34, or a Florida College System institution identified in
  665  s. 1000.21.
  666         Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  667  464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (c) is added
  668  to that subsection, and subsection (5) is added to that section,
  669  to read:
  670         464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.—
  671         (2) The primary goals for the center shall be to:
  672         (a) Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing manpower
  673  in this state by:
  674         1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven
  675  gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care
  676  workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating
  677  Conference created in s. 216.136. The center shall:
  678         a. Establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and
  679  demand in the state, to include current supply and demand.
  680         b. Analyze the current and future supply and demand in the
  681  state and the impact of this state’s participation in the Nurse
  682  Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095.
  683         2. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty and
  684  clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and
  685  promote advanced nurse education.
  686         3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation
  687  and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators,
  688  nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors.
  689         4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment,
  690  distribution, and retention.
  691         5. Piloting innovative projects to support the recruitment,
  692  development, and retention of qualified nurse faculty and
  693  clinical preceptors.
  694         6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of
  695  academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty
  696  employment and advancement.
  697         7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing
  698  education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of
  699  teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation,
  700  and distance learning techniques.
  701         (c) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other
  702  health care providers, business and industry, consumers,
  703  lawmakers, and educators to:
  704         1.Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the
  705  center;
  706         2.Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for
  707  implementation of recommended changes; and
  708         3.Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the
  709  Legislature and other entities.
  710         (5) No later than each January 10, the center shall submit
  711  a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  712  Speaker of the House of Representatives providing details of its
  713  activities during the preceding calendar year in pursuit of its
  714  goals and in the execution of its duties under subsection (2),
  715  including a nursing education program report.
  716         Section 15. Present subsections (15) through (19) of
  717  section 1001.03, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  718  subsections (16) through (20), respectively, and a new
  719  subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:
  720         1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
  721         (15) DISTRICT POSTSECONDARY ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
  722  AND ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS.—The State Board of
  723  Education shall provide for the review and approval of proposals
  724  by district career centers to offer associate in applied science
  725  and associate in science degree programs pursuant to s.
  726  1007.331.
  727         Section 16. Subsection (14) of section 1001.43, Florida
  728  Statutes, is amended to read:
  729         1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
  730  board.—The district school board may exercise the following
  731  supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
  732  State Board of Education rule.
  733         (14) RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT.—
  734         (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of promoting
  735  student academic and career achievement, motivating students to
  736  attain academic and career achievement, and providing positive
  737  acknowledgment for that achievement. It is the intent of the
  738  Legislature that school districts bestow the same level of
  739  recognition to the state’s academic and career scholars as to
  740  its athletic scholars.
  741         (b) The district school board is encouraged to adopt
  742  policies and procedures to celebrate the academic and career
  743  workforce achievement of students by:
  744         1. Declaring an “Academic Scholarship Signing Day” to
  745  recognize the outstanding academic achievement of high school
  746  seniors who sign a letter of intent to accept an academic
  747  scholarship offered to the student by a postsecondary
  748  educational institution.
  749         2. Declaring a “College and Career Decision Day” to
  750  recognize high school seniors for their postsecondary education
  751  plans, to encourage early preparation for college, and to
  752  encourage students to pursue advanced career pathways through
  753  the attainment of industry certifications for which there are
  754  statewide college credit articulation agreements.
  755         (c)Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each district
  756  school board must require each high school within its
  757  jurisdiction to host an annual career fair during the school
  758  year and establish a process to provide students in grades 11
  759  and 12 the opportunity to meet or interview with potential
  760  employers during the career fair. The career fair must be held
  761  on the campus of the high school, except that a group of high
  762  schools in the district may hold a joint career fair to satisfy
  763  the requirement in this paragraph. The career fair must be held
  764  during the school day and may use Florida’s online career
  765  planning and work-based learning system as part of the career
  766  fair activities.
  767  
  768  District school board policies and procedures may include
  769  conducting assemblies or other appropriate public events in
  770  which students sign actual or ceremonial documents accepting
  771  scholarships or enrollment. The district school board may
  772  encourage holding such events in an assembly or gathering of the
  773  entire student body as a means of making academic and career
  774  success and recognition visible to all students.
  775         Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
  776  1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  777         1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
  778         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.—
  779         (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan
  780  specifying goals and objectives for the State University System
  781  and each constituent university, including each university’s
  782  contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The
  783  strategic plan must:
  784         1. Include performance metrics and standards common for all
  785  institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions
  786  depending on institutional core missions, including, but not
  787  limited to, student admission requirements, retention,
  788  graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained
  789  employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in continued
  790  education, licensure passage, average wages of employed
  791  graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan
  792  burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research
  793  expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellectual
  794  property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and
  795  well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional
  796  and program achievements.
  797         2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Florida
  798  Talent Development Council under s. 1004.015 and the
  799  Articulation Coordinating Committee under s. 1007.01, and the
  800  information provided by the Labor Market Statistics Center
  801  within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor
  802  Market Estimating Conference.
  803         3. Include student enrollment and performance data
  804  delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited
  805  to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction.
  806         4. Include criteria for designating baccalaureate degree
  807  and master’s degree programs at specified universities as high
  808  demand programs of emphasis. The programs of emphasis list
  809  adopted by the Board of Governors before July 1, 2021, shall be
  810  used for the 2021-2022 academic year. Beginning in the 2022-2023
  811  academic year, the Board of Governors shall adopt the criteria
  812  to determine value for and prioritization of degree credentials
  813  and degree programs established by the Credentials Review
  814  Committee under s. 445.004 for designating high-demand programs
  815  of emphasis. The Board of Governors must review designated
  816  programs of emphasis, at a minimum, every 3 years to ensure
  817  alignment with the prioritization of degree credentials and
  818  degree programs identified by the Credentials Review Committee.
  819         Section 18. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (3) of
  820  section 1002.31, Florida Statutes, to read:
  821         1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental
  822  choice.—
  823         (3) Each district school board shall adopt by rule and post
  824  on its website the process required to participate in controlled
  825  open enrollment. The process must:
  826         (l) Enable a student who, in middle school, completed a
  827  career and technical education course or an industry
  828  certification included in the CAPE Industry Certification
  829  Funding List to continue a sequential program of career and
  830  technical education in the same concentration, if a high school
  831  in the district offers the program.
  832         Section 19. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
  833  1003.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  834         1003.02 District school board operation and control of
  835  public K-12 education within the school district.—As provided in
  836  part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are
  837  constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and
  838  control of public K-12 education within their school districts.
  839  The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate
  840  their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees,
  841  and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff
  842  development, public K-12 school student education including
  843  education for exceptional students and students in juvenile
  844  justice programs, special programs, adult education programs,
  845  and career education programs. Additionally, district school
  846  boards must:
  847         (1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of
  848  school age, for the attendance and control of students at
  849  school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other
  850  matters relating to the welfare of students in the following
  851  areas:
  852         (i) Parental Notification of acceleration, academic, and
  853  career planning options.—At the beginning of each school year,
  854  notify parents of students in or entering high school and the
  855  students’ parents, in a language that is understandable to
  856  students and parents, of the opportunity and benefits of
  857  advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced
  858  International Certificate of Education, and dual enrollment
  859  courses; career and professional academies; career-themed
  860  courses; the career and technical education pathway to earn a
  861  standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); work-based
  862  learning opportunities, including internships and apprenticeship
  863  and preapprenticeship programs;, and Florida Virtual School
  864  courses; and options for early graduation under s. 1003.4281,
  865  and provide those students and parents with guidance on
  866  accessing and using Florida’s online career planning and work
  867  based learning coordination system and the contact information
  868  of a certified school counselor who can advise students and
  869  parents on those options.
  870         Section 20. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section
  871  1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  872         1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
  873  promotion.—
  874         (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
  875  from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
  876  student must successfully complete the following courses:
  877         (e) One course in career and education planning to be
  878  completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any
  879  member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet
  880  based, customizable to each student, and include research-based
  881  assessments to assist students in determining educational and
  882  career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in
  883  a completed personalized academic and career plan for the
  884  student which must use, when available, Florida’s online career
  885  planning and work-based learning coordination system. The course
  886  must teach each student how to access and update the plan and
  887  encourage the student to access and update the plan at least
  888  annually that may be revised as the student progresses through
  889  middle school and high school. The personalized academic and
  890  career plan; must emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship
  891  and employability skills; and must include information from the
  892  Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security report
  893  under s. 445.07 and other state career planning resources. The
  894  required personalized academic and career plan must inform
  895  students of high school graduation requirements, including a
  896  detailed explanation of the requirements for earning a high
  897  school diploma designation under s. 1003.4285 and the career and
  898  technical education pathway to earn a standard high school
  899  diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); the requirements for each
  900  scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
  901  state university and Florida College System institution
  902  admission requirements; available opportunities to earn college
  903  credit in high school, including Advanced Placement courses; the
  904  International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced International
  905  Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment, including
  906  career dual enrollment; work-based learning opportunities,
  907  including internships and preapprenticeship and apprenticeship
  908  programs; and career education courses, including career-themed
  909  courses, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and
  910  course sequences that lead to industry certification pursuant to
  911  s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course may be implemented as a
  912  stand-alone course or integrated into another course or courses.
  913         Section 21. Subsections (2) and (5) of section 1003.4203,
  914  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  915         1003.4203 Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool
  916  certificates, and technical assistance.—
  917         (2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS.—Each district school board, in
  918  consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make
  919  available digital and instructional materials, including
  920  software applications, to students with disabilities who are in
  921  prekindergarten through grade 12. Beginning with the 2015-2016
  922  school year:
  923         (a) Digital materials may include CAPE Digital Tool
  924  certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA
  925  industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for
  926  students with disabilities; and
  927         (b)Each student’s individual educational plan for students
  928  with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter must
  929  identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  930  certifications the student seeks to attain before high school
  931  graduation.
  932         (4)(5)CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.—
  933         (a)CAPE Innovation.Courses, identified in the CAPE
  934  Industry Certification Funding List, that combine academic and
  935  career content, and performance outcome expectations that, if
  936  achieved by a student, shall articulate for college credit and
  937  be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership under
  938  s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such approved courses must incorporate at
  939  least two third-party assessments that, if successfully
  940  completed by a student, shall articulate for college credit. At
  941  least one of the two third-party assessments must be associated
  942  with an industry certification that is identified on the CAPE
  943  Industry Certification Funding List. Each course that is
  944  approved by the commissioner must be specifically identified in
  945  the Course Code Directory as a CAPE Innovation Course.
  946         (b)CAPE Acceleration.Industry certifications that
  947  articulate for 15 or more college credit hours and, if
  948  successfully completed, are eligible for additional full-time
  949  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. Each approved
  950  industry certification must be specifically identified in the
  951  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List as a CAPE Acceleration
  952  Industry Certification.
  953         Section 22. Present subsection (11) of section 1003.4282,
  954  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (12), a new
  955  subsection (11) is added to that section, and paragraph (e) of
  956  subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of that
  957  section are amended, to read:
  958         1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
  959         (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
  960  REQUIREMENTS.—
  961         (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
  962  debate, or career and technical education, or practical arts.A
  963  The practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate
  964  artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation,
  965  and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or
  966  performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical
  967  education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the
  968  Course Code Directory.
  969         (8) CAREER EDUCATION COURSES THAT SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL
  970  CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.—
  971         (a) Participation in career education courses engages
  972  students in their high school education, increases academic
  973  achievement, enhances employability, and increases postsecondary
  974  success. The department shall develop, for approval by the State
  975  Board of Education, multiple, additional career education
  976  courses or a series of courses that meet the requirements set
  977  forth in s. 1003.493(2), (4), and (5) and this subsection and
  978  allow students to earn credit in both the career education
  979  course and courses required for high school graduation under
  980  this section and s. 1003.4281.
  981         1. The state board must determine at least biennially if
  982  sufficient academic standards are covered to warrant the award
  983  of academic credit, including satisfaction of graduation,
  984  assessment, and state university admissions requirements under
  985  this section.
  986         2. Career education courses must:
  987         a. Include workforce and digital literacy skills.
  988         b. Integrate required course content with practical
  989  applications and designated rigorous coursework that results in
  990  one or more industry certifications or clearly articulated
  991  credit or advanced standing in a 2-year or 4-year certificate or
  992  degree program, which may include high school junior and senior
  993  year work-related internships or apprenticeships. The department
  994  shall negotiate state licenses for material and testing for
  995  industry certifications.
  996  
  997  The instructional methodology used in these courses must
  998  comprise authentic projects, problems, and activities for
  999  contextual academic learning and emphasize workplace skills
 1000  identified under s. 445.06.
 1001         3. A student who earns credit upon completion of an
 1002  apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program registered with the
 1003  Department of Education under chapter 446 may use such credit to
 1004  satisfy the high school graduation credit requirements in
 1005  paragraph (3)(e) or paragraph (3)(g). The state board shall
 1006  approve and identify in the Course Code Directory the
 1007  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs from which earned
 1008  credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph.
 1009         4. The State Board of Education shall, by rule, establish a
 1010  process that enables a student to receive work-based learning
 1011  credit or credit in electives for completing a threshold level
 1012  of demonstrable participation in extracurricular activities
 1013  associated with career and technical student organizations.
 1014  Work-based learning credit or credit in electives for
 1015  extracurricular activities or supervised agricultural
 1016  experiences may not be limited by grade level.
 1017         (11) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CREDIT.—The Department
 1018  of Education shall convene a workgroup to:
 1019         (a) Identify best practices in career and technical
 1020  education pathways from middle school to high school to aid
 1021  middle school students in career planning and facilitate their
 1022  transition to high school programs. The career pathway must be
 1023  linked to postsecondary programs.
 1024         (b) Establish three mathematics pathways for students
 1025  enrolled in secondary grades by aligning mathematics courses to
 1026  programs, postsecondary education, and careers. The workgroup
 1027  shall collaborate to identify the three mathematics pathways and
 1028  the mathematics course sequence within each pathway which align
 1029  to the mathematics skills needed for success in the
 1030  corresponding academic programs, postsecondary education, and
 1031  careers.
 1032         Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 1033  1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1034         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
 1035         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
 1036  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
 1037  criteria set forth for the designation:
 1038         (b) Industry Scholar Merit designation.—In addition to the
 1039  requirements of s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Industry
 1040  Scholar Merit designation, a student must attain one or more
 1041  industry certifications from the list established under s.
 1042  1003.492.
 1043         Section 24. Subsection (3) of section 1003.491, Florida
 1044  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1045         1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The
 1046  Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
 1047  provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
 1048  and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
 1049  retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
 1050  knowledge-based economy.
 1051         (3) The strategic 3-year plan developed jointly by the
 1052  local school district, local workforce development boards,
 1053  economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
 1054  institutions must shall be constructed and based on:
 1055         (a) Research conducted to objectively determine local and
 1056  regional workforce needs for the ensuing 3 years, using labor
 1057  projections as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center
 1058  within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor
 1059  Market Estimating Conference as factors in the criteria for the
 1060  plan created in s. 216.136;
 1061         (b) Strategies to develop and implement career academies or
 1062  career-themed courses based on occupations identified by the
 1063  Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic
 1064  Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference created
 1065  in s. 216.136;
 1066         (c) Strategies to provide shared, maximum use of private
 1067  sector facilities and personnel;
 1068         (d) Strategies to that ensure instruction by industry
 1069  certified faculty and standards and strategies to maintain
 1070  current industry credentials and for recruiting and retaining
 1071  faculty to meet those standards;
 1072         (e) Strategies to provide personalized student advisement,
 1073  including a parent-participation component, and coordination
 1074  with middle grades to promote and support career-themed courses
 1075  and education planning;
 1076         (f) Alignment of requirements for middle school career
 1077  planning, middle and high school career and professional
 1078  academies or career-themed courses leading to industry
 1079  certification or postsecondary credit, and high school
 1080  graduation requirements;
 1081         (g) Provisions to ensure that career-themed courses and
 1082  courses offered through career and professional academies are
 1083  academically rigorous, meet or exceed appropriate state-adopted
 1084  subject area standards, result in attainment of industry
 1085  certification, and, when appropriate, result in postsecondary
 1086  credit;
 1087         (h) Plans to sustain and improve career-themed courses and
 1088  career and professional academies;
 1089         (i) Strategies to improve the passage rate for industry
 1090  certification examinations if the rate falls below 50 percent;
 1091         (j) Strategies to recruit students into career-themed
 1092  courses and career and professional academies which include
 1093  opportunities for students who have been unsuccessful in
 1094  traditional classrooms but who are interested in enrolling in
 1095  career-themed courses or a career and professional academy.
 1096  School boards shall provide opportunities for students who may
 1097  be deemed as potential dropouts or whose cumulative grade point
 1098  average drops below a 2.0 to enroll in career-themed courses or
 1099  participate in career and professional academies. Such students
 1100  must be provided in-person academic advising that includes
 1101  information on career education programs by a certified school
 1102  counselor or the school principal or his or her designee during
 1103  any semester the students are at risk of dropping out or have a
 1104  cumulative grade point average below a 2.0;
 1105         (k) Strategies to provide sufficient space within academies
 1106  to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all interested
 1107  and qualified students;
 1108         (l) Strategies to implement career-themed courses or career
 1109  and professional academy training that lead to industry
 1110  certification in juvenile justice education programs;
 1111         (m) Opportunities for high school students to earn weighted
 1112  or dual enrollment credit for higher-level career and technical
 1113  courses;
 1114         (n) Promotion of the benefits of the Gold Seal Bright
 1115  Futures Scholarship;
 1116         (o) Strategies to ensure the review of district pupil
 1117  progression plans and to amend such plans to include career
 1118  themed courses and career and professional academy courses and
 1119  to include courses that may qualify as substitute courses for
 1120  core graduation requirements and those that may be counted as
 1121  elective courses;
 1122         (p) Strategies to provide professional development for
 1123  secondary certified school counselors on the benefits of career
 1124  and professional academies and career-themed courses that lead
 1125  to industry certification; and
 1126         (q) Strategies to redirect appropriated career funding in
 1127  secondary and postsecondary institutions to support career
 1128  academies and career-themed courses that lead to industry
 1129  certification.
 1130         Section 25. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
 1131  (a) of subsection (2) of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes,
 1132  are amended to read:
 1133         1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career
 1134  opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of
 1135  age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate
 1136  public education. As used in this section, the term “IEP” means
 1137  individual education plan.
 1138         (1) To ensure quality planning for a successful transition
 1139  of a student with a disability to postsecondary education and
 1140  career opportunities, during the student’s seventh grade year or
 1141  when the student attains the age of 12, whichever occurs first,
 1142  an IEP team shall begin the process of, and develop an IEP for,
 1143  identifying the need for transition services before the student
 1144  with a disability enters high school or attains the age of 14
 1145  years, whichever occurs first, in order for his or her
 1146  postsecondary goals and career goals to be identified. The plan
 1147  must be operational and in place to begin implementation on the
 1148  first day of the student’s first year in high school. This
 1149  process must include, but is not limited to:
 1150         (b) Preparation for the student to graduate from high
 1151  school with a standard high school diploma pursuant to s.
 1152  1003.4282 with a Scholar designation unless the parent chooses
 1153  an Industry Scholar a Merit designation; and
 1154         (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect
 1155  when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or
 1156  when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team,
 1157  whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following
 1158  statements that must be updated annually:
 1159         (a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school
 1160  diploma and a Scholar or an Industry Scholar Merit designation,
 1161  pursuant to s. 1003.4285, as determined by the parent.
 1162         1. The statement must document discussion of the process
 1163  for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a
 1164  standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such
 1165  diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(9)(c).
 1166         2. For the IEP in effect at the beginning of the school
 1167  year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must
 1168  include a signed statement by the parent, the guardian, or the
 1169  student, if the student has reached the age of majority and
 1170  rights have transferred to the student, that he or she
 1171  understands the process for deferment and identifying if the
 1172  student will defer the receipt of his or her standard high
 1173  school diploma.
 1174         Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1175  1004.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1176         1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative.—
 1177         (3) There is created within the SAIL to 60 Initiative the
 1178  Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (SEAS) which
 1179  consists of:
 1180         (a) The consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal
 1181  under s. 14.36, which provides the public with more effective
 1182  access to available federal, state, and local services and a
 1183  systemwide, global view of workforce related program data across
 1184  various programs through actionable qualitative and quantitative
 1185  information.
 1186         Section 27. Subsection (7) is added to section 1004.015,
 1187  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1188         1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council.—
 1189         (7) The council shall identify barriers and best practices
 1190  in the facilitation of work-based learning opportunities for
 1191  students in middle and high school. By December 1, 2023, the
 1192  council shall submit to the Governor, the President of the
 1193  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
 1194  recommendations on best practices for collaboration between
 1195  district school boards, local workforce development boards, and
 1196  local businesses and business groups. The recommendations must
 1197  include any necessary legislative action to facilitate work
 1198  based learning opportunities for students in middle and high
 1199  school, including the identification of potential targeted
 1200  financial incentives that may help to facilitate work-based
 1201  learning opportunities for students.
 1202         Section 28. Section 1007.331, Florida Statutes, is created
 1203  to read:
 1204         1007.331 Site-determined associate in applied science and
 1205  associate in science degree access.—
 1206         (1) Any career center that offers one or more associate in
 1207  applied science or associate in science degree programs must
 1208  maintain an open-door admission policy for associate-level
 1209  degree programs and workforce education programs.
 1210         (2)A career center may not terminate its existing programs
 1211  as a result of being authorized to offer one or more associate
 1212  in applied science or associate in science degree programs.
 1213         (3)A career center may:
 1214         (a)Offer associate in applied science or associate in
 1215  science degree programs through formal agreements between the
 1216  local Florida College System institution and other accredited
 1217  postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to s. 1007.22.
 1218         (b)Establish an associate in applied science or associate
 1219  in science degree program for purposes of meeting district,
 1220  regional, or statewide workforce needs if approved by the State
 1221  Board of Education under this section, beginning July 1, 2024.
 1222         (4)The approval process for associate in applied science
 1223  or associate in science degree programs must require:
 1224         (a)Each career center to submit a notice of its intent to
 1225  propose an associate in applied science or associate in science
 1226  degree program to the Division of Career and Adult Education at
 1227  least 100 days before the submission of its proposal under
 1228  paragraph (d). The notice must include a brief description of
 1229  the program, the workforce demand and unmet need for graduates
 1230  of the program to include evidence from entities independent of
 1231  the institution, the geographic region to be served, and an
 1232  estimated timeframe for implementation. Notices of intent may be
 1233  submitted by a career center at any time throughout the year.
 1234  The notice must also include evidence that the career center
 1235  engaged in need, demand, and impact discussions with one or more
 1236  Florida College System institutions and other accredited
 1237  postsecondary education providers in its service district.
 1238         (b)The Division of Career and Adult Education to forward
 1239  the notice of intent to the Chancellor of the Florida College
 1240  System within 10 business days after receiving such notice.
 1241  State colleges shall have 60 days following receipt of the
 1242  notice by the Chancellor of the Florida College System to submit
 1243  objections to the proposed new program or submit an alternative
 1244  proposal to offer the associate in applied science or associate
 1245  in science degree program. Objections or alternative proposals
 1246  shall be submitted to the Division of Career and Adult Education
 1247  and must be considered by the State Board of Education in making
 1248  its decision to approve or deny a career center’s proposal.
 1249         (c)An alternative proposal submitted by a Florida College
 1250  System institution or private college to address all of the
 1251  following:
 1252         1.The extent to which the workforce demand and unmet need
 1253  described in the notice of intent will be met.
 1254         2.The extent to which students will be able to complete
 1255  the degree in the geographic region proposed to be served by the
 1256  career center.
 1257         3.The level of financial commitment of the Florida College
 1258  System institution to the development, implementation, and
 1259  maintenance of the specified degree program, including
 1260  timelines.
 1261         4.The extent to which faculty at both the career center
 1262  and the Florida College System institution will collaborate in
 1263  the development and offering of the curriculum.
 1264         5.The ability of the career center and the Florida College
 1265  System institution to develop and approve the curriculum for the
 1266  specified degree program within 6 months after an agreement
 1267  between the career center and Florida College System institution
 1268  is signed.
 1269         6.The extent to which the student may incur additional
 1270  costs above what the student would expect to incur if the
 1271  program were offered by the career center.
 1272         (d)Each proposal submitted by a career center to, at a
 1273  minimum, include all of the following:
 1274         1.A description of the planning process and timeline for
 1275  implementation.
 1276         2.An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need for
 1277  graduates of the program on a district, regional, or statewide
 1278  basis, as appropriate, including evidence from entities
 1279  independent of the institution.
 1280         3.Identification of the facilities, equipment, and library
 1281  and academic resources that will be used to deliver the program.
 1282         4.The program cost analysis of creating a new associate in
 1283  applied science or associate in science degree when compared to
 1284  alternative proposals and other program delivery options.
 1285         5.The program’s admission requirements, academic content,
 1286  curriculum, faculty credentials, student-to-teacher ratios, and
 1287  accreditation plan.
 1288         6.The program’s enrollment projections and funding
 1289  requirements.
 1290         7.A plan of action if the program is terminated.
 1291         (e)The Division of Career and Adult Education to review
 1292  the proposal, notify the career center in writing of any
 1293  deficiencies within 30 days following receipt of the proposal,
 1294  and provide the career center with an opportunity to correct the
 1295  deficiencies. Within 45 days following receipt of a completed
 1296  proposal by the Division of Career and Adult Education, the
 1297  Commissioner of Education shall recommend approval or
 1298  disapproval of the proposal to the State Board of Education. The
 1299  State Board of Education shall consider such recommendation, the
 1300  proposal, and any objections or alternative proposals at its
 1301  next meeting. If the State Board of Education rejects the career
 1302  center’s proposal, it shall provide the career center with
 1303  written reasons for that determination.
 1304         (f)The career center to obtain from the Council on
 1305  Occupational Education accreditation as an associate in applied
 1306  science or associate in science degree-granting institution if
 1307  approved by the State Board of Education to offer its first
 1308  associate in applied science or associate in science degree
 1309  program.
 1310         (g)The career center to notify the Council on Occupational
 1311  Education of any subsequent degree programs that are approved by
 1312  the State Board of Education and to comply with the council’s
 1313  required substantive change protocols for accreditation
 1314  purposes.
 1315         (h)The career center to annually, and upon request of the
 1316  State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, the
 1317  Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult Education, or the
 1318  Legislature, report its status using the following performance
 1319  and compliance indicators:
 1320         1.Obtaining and maintaining Council on Occupational
 1321  Education accreditation;
 1322         2.Maintaining qualified faculty and institutional
 1323  resources;
 1324         3.Maintaining enrollment in previously approved programs;
 1325         4.Managing fiscal resources appropriately;
 1326         5.Complying with the primary mission and responsibility
 1327  requirements in subsections (2) and (3); and
 1328         6.Other indicators of success, including program
 1329  completions, placements, and surveys of graduates and employers.
 1330  The State Board of Education, upon review of the performance and
 1331  compliance indicators, may require a career center to modify or
 1332  terminate an associate in applied science or associate in
 1333  science degree program authorized under this section.
 1334         (5)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
 1335  prescribe format and content requirements and submission
 1336  procedures for notices of intent, proposals, alternative
 1337  proposals, and compliance reviews under subsection (4).
 1338         Section 29. Present paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of
 1339  section 1008.41, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
 1340  (g), and a new paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to
 1341  read:
 1342         1008.41 Workforce education; management information
 1343  system.—
 1344         (3) Planning and evaluation of job-preparatory programs
 1345  shall be based on standard sources of data and use standard
 1346  occupational definitions and coding structures, including, but
 1347  not limited to:
 1348         (f) The Labor Market Statistics Center within the
 1349  Department of Economic Opportunity.
 1350         Section 30. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section
 1351  1008.44, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1352         1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.—
 1353         (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, at least
 1354  annually, based upon recommendations by the Commissioner of
 1355  Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that
 1356  assigns additional full-time equivalent membership to
 1357  certifications identified in the Master Credentials List under
 1358  s. 445.004(4) that meets a statewide, regional, or local demand,
 1359  and courses that lead to such certifications, in accordance with
 1360  s. 1011.62(1)(o). Additional full-time equivalent membership
 1361  funding for regional and local demand certifications and courses
 1362  that lead to such certifications may only be earned in those
 1363  areas with regional or local demand as identified by the
 1364  Credentials Review Committee. The CAPE Industry Certification
 1365  Funding List may include the following certificates and,
 1366  certifications, and courses:
 1367         (a) CAPE industry certifications identified as credentials
 1368  of value that meet the framework of quality under s. 445.004(4),
 1369  that must be applied in the distribution of funding to school
 1370  districts under s. 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry
 1371  Certification Funding List shall incorporate by reference the
 1372  industry certifications on the career pathways list approved for
 1373  the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award.
 1374         (b) CAPE Digital Tool certificates selected by the
 1375  department under s. 1003.4203(2) s. 1003.4203(3) that do not
 1376  articulate for college credit. The certificates must shall be
 1377  made available to students in elementary school and middle
 1378  school grades and, if earned by a student, must shall be
 1379  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership under s.
 1380  1011.62(1)(o)1. The Department shall annually review available
 1381  assessments that meet the requirements for inclusion on the
 1382  list.
 1383         (c) CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workplace industry
 1384  certifications, and OSHA industry certifications for students
 1385  with disabilities under s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and
 1386  certifications shall, if earned by a student, be eligible for
 1387  additional full-time equivalent membership under s.
 1388  1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1389         (d) CAPE Innovation Courses that combine academic and
 1390  career performance outcomes with embedded industry
 1391  certifications under s. 1003.4203(5)(a). Such courses shall, if
 1392  completed by a student, be eligible for additional full-time
 1393  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1394         (e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
 1395  articulate for 15 or more college credit hours under s.
 1396  1003.4203(4) s. 1003.4203(5)(b). Such certifications must shall,
 1397  if successfully completed, be eligible for additional full-time
 1398  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1399         (d)(f) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a review
 1400  of the methodology used to determine additional full-time
 1401  equivalent membership weights assigned in s. 1011.62(1)(o) and,
 1402  if necessary, recommend revised weights. The weights must factor
 1403  in the prioritization of critical shortages of labor market
 1404  demand and middle-level to high-level wage earning outcomes as
 1405  identified by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004.
 1406  The results of the review and the commissioner’s recommendations
 1407  must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
 1408  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than
 1409  December 1, 2023 2021.
 1410         (2) The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List adopted
 1411  under subsection (1) must shall be used to determine annual
 1412  performance funding distributions to school districts or Florida
 1413  College System institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and
 1414  1011.81, respectively.
 1415         (4)(a) CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
 1416  certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
 1417  List must include the version of the certifications and
 1418  certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without
 1419  further review and approval, include the subsequent updates to
 1420  the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless
 1421  the certifications and certificates are specifically removed
 1422  from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the
 1423  Commissioner of Education.
 1424         (b) The Commissioner of Education may limit CAPE industry
 1425  certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in
 1426  certain grades based on formal recommendations by providers of
 1427  CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
 1428         (c) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall review
 1429  statewide articulation agreement proposals for industry
 1430  certifications and make recommendations to the State Board of
 1431  Education for approval. After an industry certification is
 1432  approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc., under s. 445.004(4), the
 1433  Chancellor of Career and Adult Education, within 90 days, must
 1434  provide to the Articulation Coordinating Committee
 1435  recommendations for articulation of postsecondary credit for
 1436  related degrees for the approved certifications.
 1437         Section 31. Present subsections (4) through (13) of section
 1438  1009.22, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
 1439  through (14), respectively, a new subsection (4) is added to
 1440  that section, and subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of subsection
 1441  (3) of that section are amended, to read:
 1442         1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
 1443         (1) This section applies to students enrolled in workforce
 1444  education programs who are reported for funding and fees charged
 1445  for college credit instruction leading to an associate in
 1446  applied science degree or an associate in science degree
 1447  authorized pursuant to s. 1007.331, except that college credit
 1448  fees for the Florida College System institutions are governed by
 1449  s. 1009.23.
 1450         (3)
 1451         (c) For programs leading to a career certificate or an
 1452  applied technology diploma, the standard tuition shall be $2.33
 1453  per contact hour for residents and nonresidents and the out-of
 1454  state fee shall be $6.99 per contact hour. For adult general
 1455  education programs, a block tuition of $45 per half year or $30
 1456  per term shall be assessed. Each district school board and
 1457  Florida College System institution board of trustees shall adopt
 1458  policies and procedures for the collection of and accounting for
 1459  the expenditure of the block tuition. All funds received from
 1460  the block tuition shall be used only for adult general education
 1461  programs. Students enrolled in adult general education programs
 1462  may not be assessed the fees authorized in subsection (6) (5),
 1463  subsection (7) (6), or subsection (8) (7).
 1464  
 1465         (4)For postsecondary vocational programs offered by career
 1466  centers, the standard tuition shall be $71.98 per credit hour
 1467  for residents and nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall
 1468  be $215.94 per credit hour.
 1469         Section 32. Present subsections (9), (10), and (11) of
 1470  section 1009.77, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
 1471  subsections (10), (11), and (12), respectively, a new subsection
 1472  (9) is added to that section, and paragraph (c) of subsection
 1473  (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (8), and present subsection (9)
 1474  of that section are amended, to read:
 1475         1009.77 Florida Work Experience Program.—
 1476         (1) There is established the Florida Work Experience
 1477  Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The
 1478  purpose of the program is to introduce eligible students to work
 1479  experience that will complement and reinforce their educational
 1480  program and career goals and provide a self-help student aid
 1481  program that reduces student loan indebtedness. Additionally,
 1482  the program’s opportunities for employment at a student’s school
 1483  will serve as a retention tool because students employed on
 1484  campus are more likely to complete their postsecondary
 1485  education. The program shall be available to:
 1486         (c) Any postsecondary student attending a career center
 1487  operated by a district school board under s. 1001.44 or a
 1488  charter technical career center under s. 1002.34; or
 1489         (8) A student is eligible to participate in the Florida
 1490  Work Experience Program if the student:
 1491         (a) Is enrolled:
 1492         1. At an eligible college or university as no less than a
 1493  half-time undergraduate student in good standing;
 1494         2. In an eligible postsecondary career certificate or
 1495  applied technology diploma program as no less than a half-time
 1496  student in good standing. Eligible programs must be approved by
 1497  the Department of Education and must consist of no less than 450
 1498  clock hours of instruction. Such programs must be offered by a
 1499  career center operated by a district school board under s.
 1500  1001.44, by a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34,
 1501  or by a Florida College System institution; or
 1502         3. At an educator preparation institute established under
 1503  s. 1004.85 as no less than a half-time student in good standing.
 1504  
 1505  However, a student may be employed during the break between two
 1506  consecutive terms or employed, although not enrolled, during a
 1507  term if the student was enrolled at least half time during the
 1508  preceding term and preregisters as no less than a half-time
 1509  student for the subsequent academic term. A student who attends
 1510  an institution that does not provide preregistration shall
 1511  provide documentation of intent to enroll as no less than a
 1512  half-time student for the subsequent academic term.
 1513         (9) A participating postsecondary educational institution
 1514  is encouraged to provide academic credit to students who
 1515  participate in the program, subject to State Board of Education
 1516  rule.
 1517         (10)(9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for
 1518  the program as are necessary for its administration, for the
 1519  determination of eligibility and selection of institutions to
 1520  receive funds for students, to ensure the proper expenditure of
 1521  funds, and to provide an equitable distribution of funds between
 1522  students at public and independent colleges and universities,
 1523  and career centers operated by district school boards under s.
 1524  1001.44, and charter technical career centers under s. 1002.34.
 1525         (11)(10) A participating institution that receives funds
 1526  from the program shall certify to the department the amount of
 1527  funds disbursed to each student within 30 days after the end of
 1528  each term.
 1529  
 1530         Section 33. Section 1009.771, Florida Statutes, is created
 1531  to read:
 1532         1009.771 Workforce education partnership programs.—
 1533         (1) A state university may establish a workforce education
 1534  partnership program to provide assistance to a student who is
 1535  enrolled at the state university and is employed by a private
 1536  employer participating in the program. The Board of Governors
 1537  shall create a template for a state university to establish such
 1538  workforce education partnership program. The Board of Governors
 1539  shall consult with state and local workforce and economic
 1540  development agencies to develop the template. The template must
 1541  include all of the following:
 1542         (a) The process for a private employer to participate in
 1543  the program.
 1544         (b) Student eligibility criteria, including that a student
 1545  be enrolled in a degree-granting program at a state university
 1546  on at least a half-time basis and be a paid employee of a
 1547  private employer participating in the program.
 1548         (c) The process for an eligible student to enroll in the
 1549  program.
 1550         (d) Guidance and requirements for the state university and
 1551  the private employer to:
 1552         1. Each designate a mentor to assist participating
 1553  students.
 1554         2. Create a process to make a housing stipend available to
 1555  participating students.
 1556         3. Create a process to provide life management and
 1557  professional skills training to participating students.
 1558         (e) The requirement that the private employer establish an
 1559  educational assistance program pursuant to s. 127 of the
 1560  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provide tuition assistance for
 1561  a student enrolled at the state university while the student
 1562  works for the private employer, up to the maximum amount that
 1563  the employer may exclude from the employer’s gross income under
 1564  that section.
 1565         (f) The requirement that the state university work with
 1566  participating students to ensure that they have applied for and
 1567  are receiving the maximum amount of financial aid in the form of
 1568  scholarships and grants.
 1569         (g) The requirement that the state university and the
 1570  private employer seek out additional sources of funding to pay
 1571  for remaining costs for participating students.
 1572         (2) The Board of Governors shall evaluate the effectiveness
 1573  of workforce education partnership programs established pursuant
 1574  to this section to determine whether additional training and
 1575  employment programs may use the template created pursuant to
 1576  subsection (1) to establish a workforce education partnership
 1577  program.
 1578         (3) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to
 1579  administer this section.
 1580         Section 34. Section 1009.895, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1581  to read:
 1582         1009.895 Open Door Grant Program.—
 1583         (1) As used in this section, the term:
 1584         (a) “Cost of the program” means the cost of tuition, fees,
 1585  examination, books, and materials to a student enrolled in an
 1586  eligible program.
 1587         (b) “Department” means the Department of Education.
 1588         (c) “Institution” means school district postsecondary
 1589  technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College
 1590  System institutions under s. 1000.21(3), charter technical
 1591  career centers under s. 1002.34, and school districts with
 1592  eligible integrated education and training programs.
 1593         (d) “Program” means a noncredit industry certification
 1594  preparation, clock hour career certificate programs, or for
 1595  credit short-term career and technical education programs that
 1596  result in the award of credentials identified under s.
 1597  445.004(4).
 1598         (e) “Student” means a person who is a resident of this
 1599  state as determined under s. 1009.21 and is unemployed,
 1600  underemployed, or furloughed.
 1601         (2)ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—The Open Door Grant Program is
 1602  established and shall be administered by participating
 1603  institutions in accordance with rules of the State Board of
 1604  Education for the purpose of:
 1605         (a) Creating and sustaining a demand-driven supply of
 1606  credentialed workers for high-demand occupations by addressing
 1607  and closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the
 1608  state and the skills of the available workforce in the state.
 1609         (b) Expanding the affordability of workforce training and
 1610  credentialing.
 1611         (c)The program is created to incentivize Increasing the
 1612  interest of current and future workers to enroll in short-term,
 1613  high-demand career and technical education that leads to a
 1614  credential, credentialing and certificate, or degree programs.
 1615         (2)ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for the program, a
 1616  student must:
 1617         (a) Meet the requirements under s. 1009.40(1)(a)2. and 3.;
 1618         (b) Be enrolled in a workforce education program as defined
 1619  under s. 1011.80(1)(a)-(f); and
 1620         (c) Be enrolled at a school district postsecondary
 1621  technical career center under s. 1001.44, a Florida College
 1622  System institution under s. 1000.21(3), or a charter technical
 1623  career center under s. 1002.34.
 1624  
 1625  An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a
 1626  student’s eligibility to receive a grant under this section.
 1627         (3) GRANT AWARD.—A student is eligible to receive a maximum
 1628  award equal to the amount needed to cover 100 percent of tuition
 1629  and fees, exam or assessment costs, books, and related materials
 1630  for eligible programs after all other federal and state
 1631  financial aid is applied. In addition, a student may receive a
 1632  stipend up to $1,500, or an amount specified in the General
 1633  Appropriations Act, per academic year to cover other education
 1634  expenses related to the institutional cost of attendance. The
 1635  institution shall make awards and stipends subject to
 1636  availability of funding. Returning students must be given
 1637  priority over new students.
 1638         (4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
 1639         (a) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, funding for eligible
 1640  institutions must consist of a base amount provided for in the
 1641  General Appropriations Act plus each institution’s proportionate
 1642  share of full-time equivalent students enrolled in workforce
 1643  education programs. Beginning in fiscal year 2024-2025, the
 1644  funds appropriated for the Open Door Grant Program must be
 1645  distributed to eligible institutions in accordance with a
 1646  formula approved by the State Board of Education. The formula
 1647  must consider at least the prior year’s distribution of funds
 1648  and the number of eligible applicants who did not receive
 1649  awards.
 1650         (b) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the
 1651  Legislature, the Department of Education shall transmit payment
 1652  of grants to the institution in advance of the registration
 1653  period. Institutions shall notify students of the amount of
 1654  their awards.
 1655         (c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a
 1656  disbursement must be determined by each institution as of the
 1657  end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
 1658  period. Institutions may not be required to reevaluate a
 1659  student’s eligibility status after this date for purposes of
 1660  changing eligibility determinations previously made.
 1661         (d) Each term, institutions shall certify to the department
 1662  within 30 days after the end of the regular registration period
 1663  the amount of funds disbursed to each student. Institutions
 1664  shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances for the
 1665  fall, spring, and summer terms within 30 days after the end of
 1666  the summer term.
 1667         (5) INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING.—Each institution shall report
 1668  to the department by the established date:
 1669         (a) The number of students eligible for the program for
 1670  each academic term. Each institution shall also report to the
 1671  department any necessary demographic and eligibility data for
 1672  students; and
 1673         (3) The department shall provide grants to institutions on
 1674  a first-come, first-serve basis for students who enroll in an
 1675  eligible program. The department shall prioritize funding for
 1676  integrated education and training programs in which institutions
 1677  establish partnerships with local workforce development boards
 1678  to provide basic skills instruction, contextually and
 1679  concurrently, with workforce training that results in the award
 1680  of credentials under s. 445.004(4). One-quarter of the
 1681  appropriated funds must be prioritized to serve students
 1682  attending rural institutions. No more than one-quarter of the
 1683  appropriated funds may be disbursed annually to any eligible
 1684  institution.
 1685         (4) Subject to the availability of funds:
 1686         (a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered by
 1687  an institution and who does not receive state or federal
 1688  financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two
 1689  thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment
 1690  the student pays one-third of the cost of the program and signs
 1691  an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional
 1692  one-third of the cost of the program in the event of
 1693  noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in
 1694  an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program upon a
 1695  student’s completion of the program. An additional one-third
 1696  shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or
 1697  certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the
 1698  student’s one-third of the cost of the program for students in
 1699  integrated education and training programs and students who do
 1700  not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements
 1701  established by the department. An institution may cover the
 1702  student’s one-third of the cost of the program based on student
 1703  need, as determined by the institution.
 1704         (b) A student receiving state or federal financial aid who
 1705  enrolls in an eligible program offered by an institution may
 1706  apply for and be awarded a grant to cover the unmet need of the
 1707  cost of the program after the application of all eligible
 1708  financial aid. Financial aid and grants received by the student
 1709  shall be credited first to the student’s costs before the award
 1710  of an open door grant. After a student is enrolled in an
 1711  eligible program, the department shall award the grant to the
 1712  institution for the amount of unmet need for the eligible
 1713  student.
 1714         (5) The department may not reimburse any institution more
 1715  than $3,000 per completed workforce training program by an
 1716  eligible student.
 1717         (6) The department shall administer the grant and shall
 1718  carry out the goals and purposes of the grant set forth in
 1719  subsection (2). In administering the grant, the department
 1720  shall:
 1721         (a) Require eligible institutions to provide student
 1722  specific data.
 1723         (b) Undertake periodic assessments of the overall success
 1724  of the grant program and recommend modifications, interventions,
 1725  and other actions based on such assessments.
 1726         (c) Establish the procedure by which eligible institutions
 1727  shall notify the department when eligible students enroll in
 1728  eligible programs.
 1729         (d) Require each eligible institution to Submit a report
 1730  with data from the previous fiscal year on program completion
 1731  and credential attainment by students participating in the grant
 1732  program that, at a minimum, includes:
 1733         1. A list of the programs offered.
 1734         2. The number of students who enrolled in the programs.
 1735         3. The number of students who completed the programs.
 1736         4. The number of students who attained workforce
 1737  credentials, categorized by credential name and relevant
 1738  occupation, after completing training programs.
 1739         5. The average cost per workforce credential attained,
 1740  categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
 1741         (6)(7)REPORTING.—The department shall compile the data
 1742  provided under paragraph (5)(b) (6)(d) and annually report such
 1743  aggregate data, in the aggregate and categorize such information
 1744  by eligible institution, to the State Board of Education. The
 1745  report shall also include information on the average wage, age,
 1746  gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant
 1747  information, of students who have completed workforce training
 1748  programs categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
 1749         (7)(8)RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
 1750  rules to implement this section.
 1751         Section 35. Paragraphs (c), (i), and (o) of subsection (1)
 1752  of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1753         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
 1754  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
 1755  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
 1756  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
 1757  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
 1758  follows:
 1759         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
 1760  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
 1761  determining the annual allocation to each district for
 1762  operation:
 1763         (c) Determination of programs.—Cost factors based on
 1764  desired relative cost differences between the following programs
 1765  shall be established in the annual General Appropriations Act.
 1766  The cost factor for secondary career education programs must be
 1767  greater than the cost factor for and basic programs grade 9
 1768  through 12 shall be equal. The Commissioner of Education shall
 1769  specify a matrix of services and intensity levels to be used by
 1770  districts in the determination of the two weighted cost factors
 1771  for exceptional students with the highest levels of need. For
 1772  these students, the funding support level shall fund the
 1773  exceptional students’ education program, with the exception of
 1774  extended school year services for students with disabilities.
 1775         1. Basic programs.—
 1776         a. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3.
 1777         b. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
 1778         c. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
 1779         2. Programs for exceptional students.—
 1780         a. Support Level IV.
 1781         b. Support Level V.
 1782         3. Secondary career education programs.
 1783         4. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
 1784         (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with
 1785  respect to dual enrollment instruction.—
 1786         1. Full-time equivalent students.—Students enrolled in dual
 1787  enrollment instruction pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be included
 1788  in calculations of full-time equivalent student memberships for
 1789  basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a district school
 1790  board. Instructional time for dual enrollment may vary from 900
 1791  hours; however, the full-time equivalent student membership
 1792  value shall be subject to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). Dual
 1793  enrollment full-time equivalent student membership shall be
 1794  calculated in an amount equal to the hours of instruction that
 1795  would be necessary to earn the full-time equivalent student
 1796  membership for an equivalent course if it were taught in the
 1797  school district. Students in dual enrollment courses may also be
 1798  calculated as the proportional shares of full-time equivalent
 1799  enrollments they generate for a Florida College System
 1800  institution or university conducting the dual enrollment
 1801  instruction. Early admission students shall be considered dual
 1802  enrollments for funding purposes. Students may be enrolled in
 1803  dual enrollment instruction provided by an eligible independent
 1804  college or university and may be included in calculations of
 1805  full-time equivalent student memberships for basic programs for
 1806  grades 9 through 12 by a district school board. However, those
 1807  provisions of law which exempt dual enrolled and early admission
 1808  students from payment of instructional materials and tuition and
 1809  fees, including laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who
 1810  select the option of enrolling in an eligible independent
 1811  institution. An independent college or university, which is not
 1812  for profit, is accredited by a regional or national accrediting
 1813  agency recognized by the United States Department of Education,
 1814  and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible
 1815  for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program.
 1816  Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt
 1817  from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees.
 1818  No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English
 1819  dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment
 1820  unless the student has successfully completed the relevant
 1821  section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s.
 1822  1008.30.
 1823         2. Additional full-time equivalent student membership.—For
 1824  students enrolled in an early college program pursuant to s.
 1825  1007.273, a value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
 1826  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
 1827  general education core course through the dual enrollment
 1828  program with a grade of “A” or better. For students who are not
 1829  enrolled in an early college program, a value of 0.08 full-time
 1830  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
 1831  student who completes a general education core course through
 1832  the dual enrollment program with a grade of “A.” A value of 0.08
 1833  full-time equivalent student membership must be calculated for
 1834  each student who completes a career course through the dual
 1835  enrollment program with a grade of “A” in a pathway that leads
 1836  to an industry certification that is included on the CAPE
 1837  Industry Certification Funding List. In addition, a value of 0.3
 1838  full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for
 1839  any student who receives an associate degree through the dual
 1840  enrollment program with a 3.0 grade point average or better.
 1841  This value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
 1842  student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
 1843  the subsequent fiscal year. This section shall be effective for
 1844  credit earned by dually enrolled students for courses taken in
 1845  the 2020-2021 school year and each school year thereafter. If
 1846  the associate degree described in this paragraph is earned in
 1847  2020-2021 following completion of courses taken in the 2020-2021
 1848  school year, then courses taken toward the degree as part of the
 1849  dual enrollment program before 2020-2021 may not preclude
 1850  eligibility for the 0.3 additional full-time equivalent student
 1851  membership bonus. Each school district shall allocate at least
 1852  50 percent of the funds received from the dual enrollment bonus
 1853  FTE funding, in accordance with this paragraph, to the schools
 1854  that generated the funds to support student academic guidance
 1855  and postsecondary readiness.
 1856         3. Qualifying courses.—For the purposes of this paragraph,
 1857  general education core courses are those that are identified in
 1858  rule by the State Board of Education and in regulation by the
 1859  Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3).
 1860         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
 1861  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
 1862  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
 1863  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
 1864  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
 1865  certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
 1866  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
 1867  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
 1868  1003.4203.—
 1869         1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
 1870  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
 1871  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
 1872  grades.
 1873         b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
 1874  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
 1875  course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
 1876  CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
 1877  certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
 1878  Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
 1879  State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
 1880  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
 1881  CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation
 1882  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
 1883  Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
 1884  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
 1885  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
 1886  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
 1887  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
 1888  subparagraph a. may not rely solely on use the previously funded
 1889  examination to satisfy the requirements for earning an industry
 1890  certification under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE
 1891  membership for an elementary or middle grades student may not
 1892  exceed 0.1 for certificates or certifications earned within the
 1893  same fiscal year. The State Board of Education shall include the
 1894  assigned values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
 1895  under rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be
 1896  added to the total full-time equivalent student membership for
 1897  grades 6 through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry
 1898  certifications earned through dual enrollment must be reported
 1899  and funded pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
 1900  certification through a dual enrollment course and the
 1901  certification is not a fundable certification on the
 1902  postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
 1903  certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
 1904  school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
 1905  bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
 1906  enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
 1907  school district may provide for an agreement between the high
 1908  school and the technical center, or the school district and the
 1909  postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
 1910  equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
 1911         c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
 1912  shall be calculated for student completion of at least three
 1913  courses and an industry certification in a single career and
 1914  technical education program or program of study the courses and
 1915  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
 1916  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
 1917  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
 1918         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
 1919  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
 1920  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
 1921  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
 1922  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
 1923  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
 1924  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
 1925  commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(4) and 1008.44 ss.
 1926  1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
 1927         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
 1928  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
 1929  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds,
 1930  and any remaining funds provided for CAPE industry certification
 1931  for school district career and technical education programs.
 1932  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
 1933  basic operation of the program.
 1934         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
 1935  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
 1936  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
 1937  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
 1938  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
 1939  membership under subparagraph 1.:
 1940         a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
 1941  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 1942  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 1943  Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
 1944         b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
 1945  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 1946  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 1947  Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
 1948         c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
 1949  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 1950  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 1951  Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
 1952         d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
 1953  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 1954  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 1955  Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
 1956  
 1957  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
 1958  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
 1959  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
 1960  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
 1961  associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE
 1962  Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the
 1963  certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
 1964  teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to any regular
 1965  wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to
 1966  receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher who fails to
 1967  maintain the security of any CAPE industry certification
 1968  examination or who otherwise violates the security or
 1969  administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may
 1970  result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this
 1971  paragraph.
 1972         Section 36. Subsection (2) and paragraph (b) of subsection
 1973  (7) of section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
 1974  notwithstanding the expiration date in section 32 of chapter
 1975  2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of
 1976  that section is reenacted, to read:
 1977         1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
 1978  programs.—
 1979         (2) Upon approval by the State Board of Education, Any
 1980  workforce education program may be conducted by a Florida
 1981  College System institution or a school district career center as
 1982  described in this subsection and, if applicable, as approved by
 1983  the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1001.03(15), except
 1984  that college credit in an associate in applied science or an
 1985  associate in science degree may be awarded only by a Florida
 1986  College System institution. However, if an associate in applied
 1987  science or an associate in science degree program contains
 1988  within it an occupational completion point that confers a
 1989  certificate or an applied technology diploma, that portion of
 1990  the program may be conducted by a school district career center.
 1991  Any instruction designed to articulate to a degree program is
 1992  subject to guidelines and standards adopted by the State Board
 1993  of Education under s. 1007.25.
 1994         (a) To be responsive to industry needs for a skilled
 1995  workforce, Florida College System institutions and school
 1996  districts may offer continuing workforce education courses or
 1997  programs without prior State Board of Education approval. Each
 1998  Florida College System institution and school district offering
 1999  continuing workforce education courses or programs must maintain
 2000  adequate and accurate records of instructional activity. For
 2001  purposes of measuring program performance and responsiveness to
 2002  industry needs, institutions must report continuing workforce
 2003  education instructional activity in a format prescribed by the
 2004  Department of Education. Continuing workforce education courses
 2005  and programs are exempt from the requirements in paragraphs (b)
 2006  and (c) and are ineligible for performance funding.
 2007         (b) The State Board of Education shall establish criteria,
 2008  based on the framework of quality established by the Credentials
 2009  Review Committee under s. 445.004(4), for review and approval of
 2010  new workforce education programs by a Florida College System
 2011  institution or a school district that are not included in the
 2012  statewide curriculum framework.
 2013         (c)(b) A Florida College System institution or school
 2014  district offering a new workforce education program that is in
 2015  the statewide curriculum framework must be may not receive
 2016  performance funding and additional full-time equivalent
 2017  membership funding until the workforce education program is
 2018  reviewed, through an expedited review process, and approved by
 2019  the board of trustees of the Florida College System institution
 2020  or the district school board State Board of Education based on
 2021  criteria that must include, but are is not limited to, the
 2022  following:
 2023         1. A description of the new workforce education program
 2024  that includes all of the following:
 2025         a. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need
 2026  consistent with the information provided by the Labor Market
 2027  Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity
 2028  for graduates of the program on a district, regional, or
 2029  statewide basis, as appropriate, including evidence from
 2030  entities independent of the technical center or institution.
 2031         b. The geographic region to be served.
 2032         2. Documentation of collaboration among technical centers
 2033  and institutions serving the same students in a geographical or
 2034  service area that enhances program offerings and prevents
 2035  program duplication that exceeds workforce need. Unnecessary
 2036  duplication of programs offered by public and private
 2037  institutions must be avoided.
 2038         3. Alignment Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year,
 2039  alignment of program offerings with credentials or degree
 2040  programs identified on the Master Credentials List under s.
 2041  445.004(4).
 2042         4. Articulation agreements between technical centers and
 2043  Florida College System institutions for the enrollment of
 2044  graduates in related workforce education programs.
 2045         5. Documentation of alignment between the exit requirements
 2046  of a technical center and the admissions requirements of a
 2047  Florida College System institution into which students typically
 2048  transfer.
 2049         6. Performance and compliance indicators that will be used
 2050  in determining the program’s success.
 2051         (7)
 2052         (b) Performance funding for industry certifications for
 2053  school district workforce education programs is contingent upon
 2054  specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and
 2055  must shall be determined as follows:
 2056         1. Postsecondary industry certifications identified on the
 2057  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List approved by the State
 2058  Board of Education under s. 1008.44 are eligible for performance
 2059  funding.
 2060         2. Unless otherwise specified in the General Appropriations
 2061  Act, each district school board Each school district shall be
 2062  provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned by a
 2063  workforce education student. If funds are insufficient to fully
 2064  fund the calculated total award, such funds must shall be
 2065  prorated. The department shall annually, by October 1, report to
 2066  the Legislature industry certifications sorted into three tiers
 2067  based upon the anticipated average wages of the highest earning
 2068  occupation to which each certification is linked on the Master
 2069  Credentials List Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the
 2070  Credentials Review Committee established in s. 445.004 shall
 2071  develop a returned-value funding formula to allocate school
 2072  district performance funds that rewards student job placements
 2073  and wages for students earning industry certifications, with a
 2074  focus on increasing the economic mobility of underserved
 2075  populations. One-third of the performance funds shall be
 2076  allocated based on student job placements. The remaining two
 2077  thirds shall be allocated using a tiered weighted system based
 2078  on aggregate student wages that exceed minimum wage, with the
 2079  highest weight applied to the highest wage tier, with additional
 2080  weight for underserved populations. Student wages above minimum
 2081  wage are considered to be the value added by the institution’s
 2082  training. At a minimum, the formula must take into account
 2083  variables such as differences in population and wages across
 2084  school districts.
 2085         (8)
 2086         (b) Notwithstanding s. 1011.81(4), state funds provided for
 2087  the operation of postsecondary workforce programs may be
 2088  expended for the education of state inmates with 24 months or
 2089  less of time remaining to serve on their sentences.
 2090         Section 37. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2091  to read:
 2092         1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive
 2093  Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for
 2094  school districts and Florida College System institutions to be
 2095  able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic
 2096  development needs is critical to the workforce development
 2097  system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant
 2098  Program is created to provide grants to school districts and
 2099  Florida College System institutions on a competitive basis to
 2100  fund some or all of the costs associated with the creation or
 2101  expansion of workforce development programs that serve secondary
 2102  students in career and technical education programs, including
 2103  dual enrollment programs and other programs that lead to
 2104  industry certifications included on the CAPE Industry
 2105  Certification Funding List specific employment workforce needs.
 2106         (1) Funds awarded for a workforce development
 2107  capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional
 2108  equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student
 2109  services, or other expenses associated with the creation or
 2110  expansion of a workforce development program career and
 2111  technical education program that serves secondary students.
 2112  Expansion of a program may include either the expansion of
 2113  enrollments in a program or expansion into new areas of
 2114  specialization within a program. No grant funds may be used for
 2115  recurring instructional costs or for institutions’ indirect
 2116  costs.
 2117         (2) The Department of Education shall administer the State
 2118  Board of Education shall accept applications from school
 2119  districts or Florida College System institutions for workforce
 2120  development capitalization incentive grants. Applications from
 2121  school districts or Florida College System institutions shall
 2122  contain projected enrollments and projected costs for the new or
 2123  expanded workforce development program. The State Board of
 2124  Education may adopt rules for program administration, in
 2125  consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall review and
 2126  rank each application for a grant according to subsection (3)
 2127  and shall submit to the Legislature a list in priority order of
 2128  applications recommended for a grant award.
 2129         (3) The State Board of Education shall give highest
 2130  priority to programs that train people to enter high-skill,
 2131  high-wage occupations identified by the Labor Market Estimating
 2132  Conference and other programs approved by the state board as
 2133  defined in s. 445.002, programs that train people to enter
 2134  occupations under the welfare transition program, or programs
 2135  that train for the workforce adults who are eligible for public
 2136  assistance, economically disadvantaged, disabled, not proficient
 2137  in English, or dislocated workers. The State Board of Education
 2138  shall consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant
 2139  funds in ranking the applications and shall give priority to
 2140  applications from education agencies that are making maximum use
 2141  of their workforce development funding by offering high
 2142  performing, high-demand programs.
 2143         Section 38. Section 1011.802, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2144  to read:
 2145         1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant
 2146  Program.—
 2147         (1) Subject to appropriations provided in the General
 2148  Appropriations Act, the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities
 2149  Grant Program is created to provide grants to high schools,
 2150  career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida
 2151  College System institutions, and other entities authorized to
 2152  sponsor an apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program, as
 2153  defined in s. 446.021(6) and (5), respectively, s. 446.021, on a
 2154  competitive basis to establish, new apprenticeship or
 2155  preapprenticeship programs and expand, and operate new and
 2156  existing apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs. An
 2157  individual applicant may not receive more than 10 percent of the
 2158  total amount appropriated The Department of Education shall
 2159  administer the grant program.
 2160         (2) The department shall administer the grant, identify
 2161  projects, solicit proposals, and make funding recommendations to
 2162  the Commissioner of Education, who is authorized to approve
 2163  grant awards Applications must contain projected enrollment and
 2164  projected costs for the new or expanded apprenticeship program.
 2165         (3)(a)The department shall award grants for
 2166  preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs with demonstrated
 2167  statewide or regional demand that:
 2168         (a)1. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage,
 2169  with consideration given to the information provided as
 2170  identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
 2171  Department of Economic Opportunity, the Labor Market Estimating
 2172  Conference, and the Credentials Review Committee created in s.
 2173  216.136 and are industry sectors not adequately represented
 2174  throughout the state, such as health care;
 2175         2. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage, as
 2176  identified by the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in
 2177  s. 216.136; or
 2178         (b)3. Expand existing programs that exceed the median
 2179  completion rate and employment rate 1 year after completion of
 2180  similar programs in the region, or the state if there are no
 2181  similar programs in the region.
 2182         (3)(b) Grant funds may be used to fund the cost of
 2183  providing related technical instruction, for instructional
 2184  equipment, supplies, instructional personnel, student services,
 2185  and other expenses associated with the creation, or expansion,
 2186  or operation of an apprenticeship program. Grant funds may not
 2187  be used for administrative or indirect costs. Grant recipients
 2188  must submit quarterly reports in a format prescribed by the
 2189  department.
 2190         (4) The department may grant a bonus in the award amount to
 2191  applicants that submit a joint application for shared resources.
 2192         (5) The department shall annually report on its website:
 2193         (a) The number of programs funded and represented
 2194  throughout the state under this section.
 2195         (b) Retention, completion, and employment rates,
 2196  categorized by program and provider.
 2197         (c) Starting and ending salaries, as categorized by program
 2198  and provider, for participants who complete the program.
 2199         (6)(5) The department may use up to $400,000 $200,000 of
 2200  the total amount allocated to administer the grant program.
 2201         (7)(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
 2202  administer this section.
 2203         Section 39. Subsection (2) of section 1011.803, Florida
 2204  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2205         1011.803 Money-back Guarantee Program.—
 2206         (2) Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, Each school
 2207  district and Florida College System institution shall establish
 2208  a money-back guarantee program to:
 2209         (a) Offer a money-back guarantee on at least three programs
 2210  that prepare individuals to enter in-demand, middle-level to
 2211  high-level wage occupations identified by the Labor Market
 2212  Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136. School districts or
 2213  Florida College System institutions must offer a money-back
 2214  guarantee on at least 50 percent of workforce education programs
 2215  if they offer six or fewer programs.
 2216         (b) Offer a money-back guarantee for all workforce
 2217  education programs that are established to meet a critical local
 2218  economic industry need, but are not linked to the statewide
 2219  needs list as identified by the Labor Market Estimating
 2220  Conference created in s. 216.136.
 2221         (c) Establish student eligibility criteria for the money
 2222  back guarantee program that includes:
 2223         1. Student attendance.
 2224         2. Student program performance.
 2225         3. Career Service or Career Day attendance.
 2226         4. Participation in internship or work-study programs.
 2227         5. Job search documentation.
 2228         6. Development of a student career plan with the
 2229  institution’s career services department.
 2230         Section 40. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 2231  1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2232         1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.—
 2233         (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for
 2234  Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific
 2235  appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be
 2236  determined as follows:
 2237         (b) Unless otherwise specified in the General
 2238  Appropriations Act, each Florida College System institution
 2239  shall be provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned
 2240  by a student under paragraph (a). If funds are insufficient to
 2241  fully fund the calculated total award, such funds must shall be
 2242  prorated. The Department shall annually, by October 1, report to
 2243  the Legislature industry certifications sorted into three tiers
 2244  based upon the anticipated average wages of the highest earning
 2245  occupation to which each certification is linked on the Master
 2246  Credentials List Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the
 2247  Credentials Review Committee established in s. 445.004 shall
 2248  develop a returned-value funding formula to allocate institution
 2249  performance funds that rewards student job placements and wages
 2250  for students earning industry certifications, with a focus on
 2251  increasing the economic mobility of underserved populations.
 2252  One-third of the performance funds shall be allocated based on
 2253  student job placements. The remaining two-thirds shall be
 2254  allocated using a tiered, weighted system based on aggregate
 2255  student wages that exceed minimum wage, with the highest weight
 2256  applied to the highest wage tier, with additional weight for
 2257  underserved populations. Student wages above minimum wage are
 2258  considered to be the value added by the institution’s training.
 2259  At a minimum, the formula must take into account variables such
 2260  as differences in population and wages across the state.
 2261         Section 41. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 2262  1012.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2263         1012.39 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of
 2264  adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and
 2265  career specialists; students performing clinical field
 2266  experience.—
 2267         (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and
 2268  1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary,
 2269  each district school board shall establish the minimal
 2270  qualifications for:
 2271         (c) Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career
 2272  programs. Qualifications must shall be established for
 2273  nondegreed teachers of career and technical education courses
 2274  for program clusters that are recognized in the state and are
 2275  based primarily on successful occupational experience rather
 2276  than academic training. The qualifications for such teachers
 2277  must shall require:
 2278         1. The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the same
 2279  manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to
 2280  conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this
 2281  requirement.
 2282         2. Documentation of education and successful occupational
 2283  experience including documentation of:
 2284         a. A high school diploma or the equivalent.
 2285         b. Completion of 3 6 years of full-time successful
 2286  occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time
 2287  experience in the teaching specialization area. The district
 2288  school board may establish alternative qualifications for
 2289  teachers with an industry certification in the career area in
 2290  which they teach.
 2291         c. Completion of career education training conducted
 2292  through the local school district inservice master plan or
 2293  through an educator preparation institute approved by the
 2294  Department of Education pursuant to s. 1004.85.
 2295         d. For full-time teachers, completion of professional
 2296  education training in teaching methods, course construction,
 2297  lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs
 2298  students. This training may be completed through coursework from
 2299  an accredited or approved institution or an approved district
 2300  teacher education program, or the local school district
 2301  inservice master plan.
 2302         e. Demonstration of successful teaching performance.
 2303         d.f. Documentation of industry certification when state or
 2304  national industry certifications are available and applicable.
 2305         Section 42. Subsection (1) of section 1012.57, Florida
 2306  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2307         1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators.—
 2308         (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 1012.55,
 2309  and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to the
 2310  contrary, district school boards shall adopt rules to allow for
 2311  the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate to any applicant
 2312  who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (10)
 2313  and who has expertise in the subject area to be taught. An
 2314  applicant is shall be considered to have expertise in the
 2315  subject area to be taught if the applicant demonstrates
 2316  sufficient subject area mastery through passage of a subject
 2317  area test or has achieved an industry certification in the
 2318  subject area to be taught.
 2319         Section 43. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 2320  1012.585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2321         1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates.—
 2322         (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
 2323  following requirements must be met:
 2324         (a) The applicant must earn a minimum of 6 college credits
 2325  or 120 inservice points or a combination thereof. For each area
 2326  of specialization to be retained on a certificate, the applicant
 2327  must earn at least 3 of the required credit hours or equivalent
 2328  inservice points in the specialization area. Education in
 2329  “clinical educator” training pursuant to s. 1004.04(5)(b);
 2330  participation in mentorship and induction activities, including
 2331  as a mentor, pursuant to s. 1012.56(8)(a); and credits or points
 2332  that provide training in the area of scientifically researched,
 2333  knowledge-based reading literacy, including explicit,
 2334  systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction,
 2335  developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory
 2336  intervention strategies, and computational skills acquisition,
 2337  exceptional student education, normal child development, and the
 2338  disorders of development may be applied toward any
 2339  specialization area. Credits or points that provide training in
 2340  the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, strategies in
 2341  teaching students having limited proficiency in English, or
 2342  dropout prevention, or training in areas identified in the
 2343  educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to
 2344  ss. 1000.03(5) and 1008.345 may be applied toward any
 2345  specialization area, except specialization areas identified by
 2346  State Board of Education rule that include reading instruction
 2347  or intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade
 2348  6. Each district school board shall include in its inservice
 2349  master plan the ability for teachers to receive inservice points
 2350  for supporting students in extracurricular career and technical
 2351  education activities, such as career and technical student
 2352  organization activities outside of regular school hours and
 2353  training related to supervising students participating in a
 2354  career and technical student organization. Credits or points
 2355  earned through approved summer institutes may be applied toward
 2356  the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points may also
 2357  be earned by participation in professional growth components
 2358  approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant
 2359  to s. 1012.98 in the district’s approved master plan for
 2360  inservice educational training; however, such points may not be
 2361  used to satisfy the specialization requirements of this
 2362  paragraph.
 2363         Section 44. Subsection (38) of section 1001.64, Florida
 2364  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2365         1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of
 2366  trustees; powers and duties.—
 2367         (38) Each board of trustees is authorized to enter into
 2368  short-term loans and installment, lease-purchase, and other
 2369  financing contracts for a term of not more than 5 years,
 2370  including renewals, extensions, and refundings. Payments on
 2371  short-term loans and installment, lease-purchase, and other
 2372  financing contracts pursuant to this subsection shall be subject
 2373  to annual appropriation by the board of trustees. Each board of
 2374  trustees is authorized to borrow funds and incur long-term debt,
 2375  including promissory notes, installment sales agreements, lease
 2376  purchase agreements, certificates of participation, and other
 2377  similar long-term financing arrangements, only as specifically
 2378  provided in ss. 1009.22(7) and (10) 1009.22(6) and (9) and
 2379  1009.23(11) and (12). At the option of the board of trustees,
 2380  bonds issued pursuant to ss. 1009.22(7) and (10) 1009.22(6) and
 2381  (9) and 1009.23(11) and (12) may be secured by a combination of
 2382  revenues authorized to be pledged to bonds pursuant to such
 2383  subsections. Revenue bonds may not be secured by or paid from,
 2384  directly or indirectly, tuition, financial aid fees, the Florida
 2385  College System Program Fund, or any other operating revenues of
 2386  a Florida College System institution. Lease-purchase agreements
 2387  may be secured by a combination of revenues as specifically
 2388  authorized pursuant to ss. 1009.22(7) and 1009.23(10).
 2389         Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 1009.534, Florida
 2390  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2391         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
 2392         (2) A Florida Academic Scholar who is enrolled in a
 2393  certificate, diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree program
 2394  at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution is
 2395  eligible for an award equal to the amount necessary to pay 100
 2396  percent of tuition and fees established under ss. 1009.22(3),
 2397  (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2398  and (11); and 1009.24(4), (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as
 2399  applicable, and is eligible for an additional stipend for
 2400  textbooks, to assist with the payment of educational expenses as
 2401  funds are specifically appropriated in the General
 2402  Appropriations Act.
 2403         Section 46. Subsection (2) of section 1009.535, Florida
 2404  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2405         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
 2406         (2) A Florida Medallion Scholar who is enrolled in a
 2407  certificate, diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree program
 2408  at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution is
 2409  eligible, beginning in the fall 2018 semester, for an award
 2410  equal to the amount necessary to pay 75 percent of tuition and
 2411  fees established under ss. 1009.22(3), (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8)
 2412  (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); and 1009.24(4),
 2413  (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as applicable, to assist with the
 2414  payment of educational expenses. Beginning in the fall 2021
 2415  semester, a Florida Medallion Scholar who is enrolled in an
 2416  associate degree program at a Florida College System institution
 2417  is eligible for an award equal to the amount necessary to pay
 2418  100 percent of tuition and fees established under s. 1009.23(3),
 2419  (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11) to assist with the payment of
 2420  educational expenses.
 2421         Section 47. Subsection (4) of section 1009.894, Florida
 2422  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2423         1009.894 Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program.
 2424  The Legislature recognizes the vital contribution of farmworkers
 2425  to the economy of this state. The Florida Farmworker Student
 2426  Scholarship Program is created to provide scholarships for
 2427  farmworkers, as defined in s. 420.503, and the children of such
 2428  farmworkers.
 2429         (4) A scholarship recipient may receive an award for a
 2430  maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours required to
 2431  complete an associate or baccalaureate degree program or receive
 2432  an award for a maximum of 100 percent of the credit hours or
 2433  clock hours required to complete up to 90 credit hours of a
 2434  program that terminates in a career certificate. The scholarship
 2435  recipient is eligible for an award equal to the amount required
 2436  to pay the tuition and fees established under ss. 1009.22(3),
 2437  (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2438  and (11); and 1009.24(4), (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as
 2439  applicable, at a public postsecondary educational institution in
 2440  this state. Renewal scholarship awards must take precedence over
 2441  new scholarship awards in a year in which funds are not
 2442  sufficient to accommodate both initial and renewal awards. The
 2443  scholarship must be prorated for any such year.
 2444         Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section
 2445  1009.896, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2446         1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship
 2447  Program.—
 2448         (6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount equal
 2449  to any costs and fees described in this subsection which are
 2450  necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, less
 2451  any state financial aid received by the trainee. The award to
 2452  trainees shall cover:
 2453         (b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (6)
 2454  (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7), and 1009.23 (3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2455  and (11); however, any award for a nonresident trainee shall not
 2456  include the out-of-state fee.
 2457         Section 49. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
 2458  1013.841, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2459         1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System
 2460  institution funds.—
 2461         (4) A Florida College System institution identified in
 2462  paragraph (3)(b) must include in its carry forward spending plan
 2463  the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a timeline for
 2464  completion of the expenditure. Authorized expenditures in a
 2465  carry forward spending plan may include:
 2466         (a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital
 2467  outlay project for which an appropriation was previously
 2468  provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and
 2469  which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(19)(d) s.
 2470  1001.03(18)(d);
 2471         Section 50. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
 2472  Government Accountability shall conduct a review of approved
 2473  career statewide articulation agreements. Such career
 2474  articulation agreements include industry certification, career
 2475  certificate, and applied technology diploma programs that
 2476  articulate to associate in applied science or associate in
 2477  science degrees; early childhood education programs; and
 2478  associate in science to baccalaureate degree programs.
 2479         (1) The review must include, but is not limited to:
 2480         (a) The number of CAPE industry certifications on the
 2481  Master Credentials List established pursuant to s. 445.004 which
 2482  are included in a statewide articulation agreement.
 2483         (b) The number of career programs or degrees offered by
 2484  career centers and Florida College System institutions compared
 2485  to the number of such certifications or programs included in a
 2486  statewide articulation agreement.
 2487         (c) The extent to which articulated programs included in a
 2488  statewide articulation agreement are offered in a region or
 2489  service area.
 2490         (d) The number and percentage of students in an articulated
 2491  career program who transfer to and then complete the linked
 2492  program specified in the statewide articulation agreement.
 2493         (e) Recommendations to strengthen the process of developing
 2494  statewide articulation agreements, and on the role of such
 2495  agreements in a Florida stackable credential framework.
 2496         (2) The office shall report its findings to the President
 2497  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
 2498  November 1, 2023.
 2499         Section 51. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of $100
 2500  million in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
 2501  provided to the Department of Education to implement the
 2502  Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program
 2503  pursuant to s. 1011.801, Florida Statutes. Notwithstanding s.
 2504  216.301, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to s. 216.351, Florida
 2505  Statutes, funds allocated for the purpose of this section which
 2506  are not disbursed by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the
 2507  funds are allocated may be carried forward for up to 2 years
 2508  after the effective date of this appropriation.
 2509         Section 52. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the nonrecurring
 2510  sum of $2 million from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated
 2511  to the Department of Financial Services to make reimbursements
 2512  as required under s. 446.54, Florida Statutes, as amended by
 2513  this act.
 2514         Section 53. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
 2515  
 2516  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
 2517  And the title is amended as follows:
 2518         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 2519  and insert:
 2520                        A bill to be entitled                      
 2521         An act relating to education; amending s. 14.36, F.S.;
 2522         requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and
 2523         Career Help to develop certain criteria and display
 2524         public information; requiring the office to work with
 2525         other specified entities to accomplish specified tasks
 2526         and provide certain information relating to workforce
 2527         development boards; revising the goals of workforce
 2528         development boards and duties of the office; amending
 2529         s. 216.135, F.S.; requiring state agencies to ensure
 2530         certain work product is consistent with information
 2531         produced by specified entities; amending s. 216.136,
 2532         F.S.; deleting a provision relating to the Labor
 2533         Market Estimating Conference; making technical
 2534         changes; amending s. 220.198, F.S.; revising and
 2535         defining terms; providing a tax credit for eligible
 2536         businesses that employ an apprentice or preapprentice
 2537         under certain conditions; authorizing the department
 2538         to adopt emergency rules; amending s. 413.615, F.S.;
 2539         revising what the Florida Endowment Foundation for the
 2540         Division of Vocational Rehabilitation may expend funds
 2541         on; amending s. 445.003, F.S.; revising requirements
 2542         for training providers to be included on a state or
 2543         local eligible training provider list; deleting
 2544         requirements and eligibility criteria for the
 2545         Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department
 2546         of Education regarding the establishment of minimum
 2547         criteria for an eligible training provider list;
 2548         amending s. 445.004, F.S.; providing that CareerSource
 2549         Florida, Inc., may assist the state board in
 2550         developing approaches to workforce development;
 2551         revising the list of credentials that must be included
 2552         on the Master Credentials List; requiring the director
 2553         of the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help
 2554         to serve as the chair of the Credentials Review
 2555         Committee; revising the criteria used to determine the
 2556         value for nondegree credentials and degree programs;
 2557         requiring that credentials remain on the list for a
 2558         specified time; requiring the Credentials Review
 2559         Committee to send a notice of deficiency under certain
 2560         conditions; deleting the requirement that the
 2561         Credentials Review Committee develop a returned-value
 2562         funding formula; conforming provisions to changes made
 2563         by the act; amending s. 445.007, F.S.; requiring each
 2564         local workforce development board to create an
 2565         education and industry consortium; requiring the
 2566         consortia to provide quarterly reports to their local
 2567         boards containing specified information and requiring
 2568         local boards to consider the information provided for
 2569         a specified purpose; providing for the appointment and
 2570         terms of consortia members and the filling of
 2571         vacancies; prohibiting local workforce development
 2572         board members from serving as a consortium member;
 2573         amending s. 445.009, F.S.; conforming a provision to
 2574         changes made by the act; removing a requirement for
 2575         certain training services; amending s. 445.038, F.S.;
 2576         providing requirements for certain jobs to be eligible
 2577         for job training; amending s. 446.071, F.S.; revising
 2578         the entities that may be a local apprenticeship
 2579         sponsor; amending s. 446.0915, F.S.; providing that
 2580         diversified education programs as a paid work-based
 2581         learning experience should be prioritized; requiring
 2582         district school boards to ensure access to at least
 2583         one work-based learning opportunity to certain
 2584         students; amending s. 446.54, F.S.; authorizing
 2585         specified employers to apply to the Department of
 2586         Financial Services for reimbursement of workers’
 2587         compensation premiums paid for students participating
 2588         in work-based learning opportunities; providing
 2589         requirements for the application for reimbursement and
 2590         verification of information provided on such
 2591         applications; requiring that reimbursements be made on
 2592         a first-come, first-served basis; defining the term
 2593         “educational institution”; amending s. 464.0195, F.S.;
 2594         revising the primary goals of the Florida Center for
 2595         Nursing; requiring the center to submit a specified
 2596         report to the Governor and the Legislature by a
 2597         specified date each year; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.;
 2598         requiring the State Board of Education to provide for
 2599         the review and approval of certain proposals by
 2600         district career centers; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.;
 2601         encouraging the district school board to adopt
 2602         policies and procedures to consult with certain
 2603         entities to determine how to expose students to
 2604         industries, businesses, and careers; requiring each
 2605         district school board to require each high school in
 2606         its jurisdiction to host a career fair; amending s.
 2607         1001.706, F.S.; revising requirements used by the
 2608         Board of Governors to determine criteria for
 2609         designating baccalaureate degree and master’s degree
 2610         programs as high-demand programs of emphasis; amending
 2611         s. 1002.31, F.S.; requiring that the process used by
 2612         each district school board regarding controlled open
 2613         enrollment include enabling a student who completed
 2614         certain courses or a certain industry certification in
 2615         middle school to continue a sequential program of
 2616         career and technical education in the same
 2617         concentration if such program is offered by a high
 2618         school in the district; amending s. 1003.02, F.S.;
 2619         modifying requirements for parental notification of
 2620         acceleration options for students; amending s.
 2621         1003.4156, F.S.; adding requirements for a student’s
 2622         personalized academic and career plan; amending s.
 2623         1003.4203, F.S.; deleting a requirement that each
 2624         district school board provide to schools certain
 2625         digital tools and materials; amending s. 1003.4282,
 2626         F.S.; revising the credit requirements for a high
 2627         school diploma; authorizing credit to be awarded for
 2628         participation in certain career and technical student
 2629         organizations; requiring the department to convene a
 2630         workgroup to review and identify certain education
 2631         programs and pathways; amending s. 1003.4285, F.S.;
 2632         renaming the “Merit” designation as the “Industry
 2633         Scholar” designation; amending s. 1003.491, F.S.;
 2634         revising the data used in creating the strategic 3
 2635         year plan developed by the local school district and
 2636         specified entities; amending s. 1003.5716, F.S.;
 2637         conforming a provision to changes made by the act;
 2638         amending s. 1004.013, F.S.; renaming the “workforce
 2639         opportunity portal” as the “consumer-first workforce
 2640         system”; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; providing
 2641         additional duties for the Florida Talent Development
 2642         Council; requiring the council to submit
 2643         recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by
 2644         a specified date; requiring the State Board of
 2645         Education to adopt rules; creating s. 1007.331, F.S.;
 2646         providing admissions policies for career centers that
 2647         offer certain science degree programs; providing
 2648         requirements for certain science degree programs;
 2649         requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
 2650         amending s. 1008.41, F.S.; conforming a provision to
 2651         changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.;
 2652         revising which courses must be included on the CAPE
 2653         Industry Certification Funding List; providing the
 2654         Department of Education with authority to select
 2655         certain digital tool certificates; requiring the
 2656         department to annually review certain assessments;
 2657         removing criteria used by the Commissioner of
 2658         Education in limiting certain certifications and
 2659         certificates; conforming cross-references; amending s.
 2660         1009.22, F.S.; providing that certain provisions apply
 2661         to fees charged for college credit for certain science
 2662         degrees; establishing tuition rates; amending s.
 2663         1009.77, F.S.; providing that the Florida Work
 2664         Experience Program is available to a postsecondary
 2665         student at a charter technical career center;
 2666         encouraging participating postsecondary educational
 2667         institutions to provide academic credit for the
 2668         program; creating s. 1009.771, F.S.; authorizing a
 2669         state university to establish a workforce education
 2670         partnership program; requiring the Board of Governors
 2671         to create a template for the program; providing
 2672         requirements for the template; requiring the Board of
 2673         Governors to adopt regulations; amending s. 1009.895,
 2674         F.S.; deleting definitions; providing that the Open
 2675         Door Grant Program shall be administered by specified
 2676         entities; providing eligibility requirements;
 2677         providing what the grant award may cover; providing
 2678         requirements for the distribution of funds; deleting
 2679         the requirement to distribute a specified grant in
 2680         certain ratios; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising
 2681         the cost factor for secondary career education
 2682         programs; revising the calculation for full-time
 2683         equivalent student membership with respect to dual
 2684         enrollment students; revising how funds are allocated
 2685         for certain certifications and education programs;
 2686         reenacting and amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; removing
 2687         requirements relating to the award of college credit
 2688         under certain conditions; authorizing certain entities
 2689         to offer continuing workforce education courses and
 2690         programs without prior approval by the State Board of
 2691         Education; requiring certain Florida College System
 2692         institutions and school districts to maintain certain
 2693         adequate records and produce certain reports; deleting
 2694         a requirement that a workforce education program must
 2695         be reviewed by the State Board of Education subject to
 2696         certain criteria for a Florida College System
 2697         Institution or school district to receive certain
 2698         funding; providing that new workforce education
 2699         programs must be approved by the board of trustees of
 2700         the institution or by the district school board;
 2701         requiring each district school board to be provided
 2702         funds for each industry certification earned by a
 2703         student in specified areas; requiring the board to
 2704         adopt tiers for certain certifications; revising
 2705         funding requirements for industry certification earned
 2706         by workforce education students; amending s. 1011.801,
 2707         F.S.; requiring certain secondary students to be
 2708         included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
 2709         List; revising how certain funds may be used;
 2710         requiring the Department of Education, rather than the
 2711         State Board of Education, to administer the Workforce
 2712         Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program and
 2713         conforming provisions to that change; authorizing the
 2714         State Board of Education to adopt rules governing
 2715         program administration; amending s. 1011.802, F.S.;
 2716         revising requirements for the Florida Pathways to
 2717         Career Opportunities Grant Program; limiting the
 2718         potential grant award for each recipient; providing
 2719         duties for the Department of Education regarding the
 2720         grant program; authorizing the department to grant a
 2721         bonus in the award amount to certain applicants;
 2722         revising the amount of funding the department may
 2723         expend to administer the program; amending s.
 2724         1011.803, F.S.; revising requirements for the Money
 2725         back Guarantee Program; amending s. 1011.81, F.S.;
 2726         requiring the State Board of Education to annually
 2727         report industry certification tiers to the
 2728         Legislature; revising how awards are funded for
 2729         certain certifications; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.;
 2730         revising experience requirements for nondegreed
 2731         teachers; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; revising
 2732         requirements for the award of an adjunct teaching
 2733         certificate; amending s. 1012.585, F.S.; revising the
 2734         process by which teachers may earn inservice points;
 2735         amending ss. 1001.64, 1009.534, 1009.535, 1009.894,
 2736         1009.896, and 1013.841, F.S.; conforming cross
 2737         references; requiring the Office of Program Policy
 2738         Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a
 2739         review of career statewide articulation agreements;
 2740         providing requirements for the review; requiring the
 2741         office to present its report to the Legislature by a
 2742         specified date; providing an appropriation; providing
 2743         that nondisbursed funds may be carried forward for up
 2744         to 2 years; providing an appropriation; providing an
 2745         effective date.