The Florida Senate

HB 553: Career-themed Courses

GENERAL BILL by Dunkley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hunschofsky ; Robinson, F. ; Williams ; Woodson

Career-themed Courses; Revises requirements for specified school district strategic plan to include certain information; requires DOE to include specified data in annual review of K-12 & postsecondary career & technical education offerings; & requires school districts to inform students & parents of specified information during middle school course selection

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/20/2023	House	• Filed
  11/30/2023	House	• Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/16/2024	House	• Added to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee agenda
  1/18/2024	House	• Favorable by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee • Reported out of Choice & Innovation Subcommittee • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/22/2024	House	• Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  1/24/2024	House	• Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  1/26/2024	House	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  1/30/2024	House	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/4/2024	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 917 (Ch. 2024-125); companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1688 (Ch. 2024-119)

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• HB 553, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2023 at 11:19 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Choice & Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/30/2024 (pdf) PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf) Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1688 (er)	Career-themed Courses	Osgood	Identical	Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-119

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1003.491	Florida Career and Professional Education Act.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1003.492	Industry-certified career education programs.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1003.4935	Middle grades career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses.	Page 3 (pdf)

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