HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Current and Former Inmates
GENERAL BILL by Kendall
Education and Workforce Development for Current and Former Inmates; Provides that DFS may reimburse, subject to appropriation, employers for cost of certain workers' compensation & auto liability premiums; provides requirements for reimbursement application; provides requirements & restrictions for reimbursement; requires department to process application & notify applicant within specified timeframe; requires department to coordinate with employer for certain purpose; provides that reimbursements are made on first-come, first-serve basis; authorizes Correctional Education Program to develop & implement vocational curriculum in which certain inmates can earn specified commercial driver licenses; provides for eligibility of certain inmates in Open Door Grant Program.
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/4/2025 House • Filed
11/12/2025 House • Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 325, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/4/2025 at 4:52 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1300 Education and Workforce Development for Current and Former Inmates Calatayud Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 334.044 Powers and duties of the department. Page 2 (pdf) 334.62 Florida Transportation Academy. Page 3 (pdf) 446.55 Page 4 (pdf) 944.801 Education for state prisoners. Page 6 (pdf) 945.091 Extension of the limits of confinement; restitution by employed inmates. Page 9 (pdf) 945.0913 Inmates prohibited from driving state-owned vehicles to transport inmates in a work-release program. Page 10 (pdf)