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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 14.36, F.S.;
    3         requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and
    4         Career Help to develop certain criteria and display
    5         public information; requiring the office to work with
    6         other specified entities to accomplish specified tasks
    7         and provide certain information relating to workforce
    8         development boards; revising the goals of workforce
    9         development boards and duties of the office; amending
   10         s. 216.135, F.S.; requiring state agencies to ensure
   11         certain work product is consistent with information
   12         produced by specified entities; amending s. 216.136,
   13         F.S.; deleting a provision relating to the Labor
   14         Market Estimating Conference; making technical
   15         changes; amending s. 220.198, F.S.; revising and
   16         defining terms; providing a tax credit for eligible
   17         businesses that employ an apprentice or preapprentice
   18         under certain conditions; authorizing the Department
   19         of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; amending s.
   20         413.615, F.S.; revising what the Florida Endowment
   21         Foundation for the Division of Vocational
   22         Rehabilitation may expend funds on; amending s.
   23         445.003, F.S.; revising requirements for training
   24         providers to be included on a state or local eligible
   25         training provider list; deleting requirements and
   26         eligibility criteria for the Department of Economic
   27         Opportunity and the Department of Education regarding
   28         the establishment of minimum criteria for an eligible
   29         training provider list; amending s. 445.004, F.S.;
   30         providing that CareerSource Florida, Inc., may assist
   31         the state board in researching and studying approaches
   32         to workforce development; revising the list of
   33         credentials that must be included on the Master
   34         Credentials List; requiring the director of the Office
   35         of Reimagining Education and Career Help to serve as
   36         the chair of the Credentials Review Committee;
   37         revising the criteria used to determine the value for
   38         nondegree credentials and degree programs; requiring
   39         that credentials remain on the list for a specified
   40         time; requiring the Credentials Review Committee to
   41         send a notice of deficiency under certain conditions;
   42         deleting the requirement that the Credentials Review
   43         Committee develop a returned-value funding formula;
   44         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
   45         amending s. 445.007, F.S.; requiring each local
   46         workforce development board to create an education and
   47         industry consortium; requiring the consortia to
   48         provide quarterly reports to their local boards
   49         containing specified information and requiring local
   50         boards to consider the information provided for a
   51         specified purpose; providing for the appointment and
   52         terms of consortia members and the filling of
   53         vacancies; prohibiting local workforce development
   54         board members from serving as a consortium member;
   55         amending s. 445.009, F.S.; conforming a provision to
   56         changes made by the act; removing a requirement for
   57         certain training services; amending s. 445.038, F.S.;
   58         providing requirements for certain jobs to be eligible
   59         for job training; amending s. 446.071, F.S.; revising
   60         the entities that may be a local apprenticeship
   61         sponsor; amending s. 446.0915, F.S.; providing that
   62         diversified education programs as a paid work-based
   63         learning experience should be prioritized; requiring
   64         district school boards to ensure access to at least
   65         one work-based learning opportunity to certain
   66         students; amending s. 446.54, F.S.; authorizing
   67         specified employers to apply to the Department of
   68         Financial Services for reimbursement of workers’
   69         compensation premiums paid for students participating
   70         in work-based learning opportunities; providing
   71         requirements for the application for reimbursement and
   72         verification of information provided on such
   73         applications; requiring that reimbursements be made on
   74         a first-come, first-served basis; defining the term
   75         “educational institution”; amending s. 464.0195, F.S.;
   76         revising the primary goals of the Florida Center for
   77         Nursing; requiring the center to submit a specified
   78         report to the Governor and the Legislature by a
   79         specified date each year; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.;
   80         requiring the State Board of Education to provide for
   81         the review and approval of certain proposals by
   82         district career centers; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.;
   83         encouraging the district school board to adopt
   84         policies and procedures to consult with certain
   85         entities to determine how to expose students to
   86         industries, businesses, and careers; requiring each
   87         district school board to require each high school in
   88         its jurisdiction to host a career fair; amending s.
   89         1001.706, F.S.; revising requirements used by the
   90         Board of Governors to determine criteria for
   91         designating baccalaureate degree and master’s degree
   92         programs as high-demand programs of emphasis; amending
   93         s. 1002.31, F.S.; requiring that the process used by
   94         each district school board regarding controlled open
   95         enrollment include enabling a student who completed
   96         certain courses or a certain industry certification in
   97         middle school to continue a sequential program of
   98         career and technical education in the same
   99         concentration if such program is offered by a high
  100         school in the district; amending s. 1003.02, F.S.;
  101         modifying requirements for parental notification of
  102         acceleration options for students; amending s.
  103         1003.4156, F.S.; adding requirements for a student’s
  104         personalized academic and career plan; amending s.
  105         1003.4203, F.S.; deleting a requirement that each
  106         district school board provide to schools certain
  107         digital tools and materials; amending s. 1003.4282,
  108         F.S.; revising the credit requirements for a high
  109         school diploma; authorizing credit to be awarded for
  110         participation in certain career and technical student
  111         organizations; requiring the department to convene a
  112         workgroup to review and identify certain education
  113         programs and pathways; amending s. 1003.4285, F.S.;
  114         renaming the “Merit” designation as the “Industry
  115         Scholar” designation; amending s. 1003.491, F.S.;
  116         revising the data used in creating the strategic 3
  117         year plan developed by the local school district and
  118         specified entities; amending s. 1003.5716, F.S.;
  119         conforming a provision to changes made by the act;
  120         amending s. 1004.013, F.S.; renaming the “workforce
  121         opportunity portal” as the “consumer-first workforce
  122         system”; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; providing
  123         additional duties for the Florida Talent Development
  124         Council; requiring the council to submit
  125         recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by
  126         a specified date; requiring the State Board of
  127         Education to adopt rules; creating s. 1007.331, F.S.;
  128         providing admissions policies for career centers that
  129         offer certain science degree programs; providing
  130         requirements for certain science degree programs;
  131         requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;
  132         amending s. 1008.41, F.S.; conforming a provision to
  133         changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.;
  134         revising which courses must be included on the CAPE
  135         Industry Certification Funding List; providing the
  136         Department of Education with authority to select
  137         certain digital tool certificates; requiring the
  138         department to annually review certain assessments;
  139         removing criteria used by the Commissioner of
  140         Education in limiting certain certifications and
  141         certificates; conforming cross-references; amending s.
  142         1009.22, F.S.; providing that certain provisions apply
  143         to fees charged for college credit for certain science
  144         degrees; establishing tuition rates; amending s.
  145         1009.77, F.S.; providing that the Florida Work
  146         Experience Program is available to a postsecondary
  147         student at a charter technical career center;
  148         encouraging participating postsecondary educational
  149         institutions to provide academic credit for the
  150         program; creating s. 1009.771, F.S.; authorizing state
  151         universities to establish workforce education
  152         partnership programs; requiring the Board of Governors
  153         to create a template for such programs; providing
  154         requirements for the template; requiring the Board of
  155         Governors to adopt regulations; amending s. 1009.895,
  156         F.S.; deleting definitions; providing that the Open
  157         Door Grant Program shall be administered by specified
  158         entities; providing eligibility requirements;
  159         providing what the grant award may cover; providing
  160         requirements for the distribution of funds; deleting
  161         the requirement to distribute a specified grant in
  162         certain ratios; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising
  163         the cost factor for secondary career education
  164         programs; revising the calculation for full-time
  165         equivalent student membership with respect to dual
  166         enrollment students; revising how funds are allocated
  167         for certain certifications and education programs;
  168         reenacting and amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; removing
  169         requirements relating to the award of college credit
  170         under certain conditions; authorizing certain entities
  171         to offer continuing workforce education courses and
  172         programs without prior approval by the State Board of
  173         Education; requiring certain Florida College System
  174         institutions and school districts to maintain certain
  175         adequate records and produce certain reports; deleting
  176         a requirement that a workforce education program must
  177         be reviewed by the State Board of Education subject to
  178         certain criteria for a Florida College System
  179         Institution or school district to receive certain
  180         funding; providing that new workforce education
  181         programs must be approved by the board of trustees of
  182         the institution or by the district school board;
  183         requiring each district school board to be provided
  184         funds for each industry certification earned by a
  185         student in specified areas; requiring the board to
  186         adopt tiers for certain certifications; revising
  187         funding requirements for industry certification earned
  188         by workforce education students; amending s. 1011.801,
  189         F.S.; requiring certain secondary students to be
  190         included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  191         List; revising how certain funds may be used;
  192         requiring the Department of Education, rather than the
  193         State Board of Education, to administer the Workforce
  194         Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program and
  195         conforming provisions to that change; authorizing the
  196         State Board of Education to adopt rules governing
  197         program administration; amending s. 1011.802, F.S.;
  198         revising requirements for the Florida Pathways to
  199         Career Opportunities Grant Program; limiting the
  200         potential grant award for each recipient; providing
  201         duties for the Department of Education regarding the
  202         grant program; authorizing the department to grant a
  203         bonus in the award amount to certain applicants;
  204         revising the amount of funding the department may
  205         expend to administer the program; amending s.
  206         1011.803, F.S.; revising requirements for the Money
  207         back Guarantee Program; amending s. 1011.81, F.S.;
  208         requiring the State Board of Education to annually
  209         report industry certification tiers to the
  210         Legislature; revising how awards are funded for
  211         certain certifications; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.;
  212         revising experience requirements for nondegreed
  213         teachers; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; revising
  214         requirements for the award of an adjunct teaching
  215         certificate; amending s. 1012.585, F.S.; revising the
  216         process by which teachers may earn inservice points;
  217         amending ss. 1001.64, 1009.534, 1009.535, 1009.894,
  218         1009.896, and 1013.841, F.S.; conforming cross
  219         references; requiring the Office of Program Policy
  220         Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a
  221         review of career statewide articulation agreements;
  222         providing requirements for the review; requiring the
  223         office to present its report to the Legislature by a
  224         specified date; providing an appropriation; providing
  225         that nondisbursed funds may be carried forward for up
  226         to 2 years; providing an appropriation; providing an
  227         effective date.
  228          
  229  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  230  
  231         Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) and subsection
  232  (5) of section 14.36, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
  233  paragraph (k) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to
  234  read:
  235         14.36 Reimagining Education and Career Help Act.—The
  236  Reimagining Education and Career Help Act is created to address
  237  the evolving needs of Florida’s economy by increasing the level
  238  of collaboration and cooperation among state businesses and
  239  education communities while improving training within and equity
  240  and access to a more integrated workforce and education system
  241  for all Floridians.
  242         (3) The duties of the office are to:
  243         (h) Develop the criteria for assigning a letter grade for
  244  each local workforce development board under s. 445.004. The
  245  criteria shall, in part, be based on local workforce development
  246  board performance accountability measures and return on
  247  investment. The majority of the grade shall be based on the
  248  improvement by each local workforce development board in the
  249  long-term self-sufficiency of participants through outcome
  250  measures such as reduction in long-term public assistance and
  251  the percentage of participants whose wages were higher after
  252  program completion compared to wages before participation in a
  253  program. The office shall also develop criteria and display
  254  information that will assist the public in making informed
  255  decisions when deciding to access the local workforce
  256  development board or one-stop career center.
  257         (k)Facilitate coordination among the Department of
  258  Economic Opportunity, the Department of Education, and
  259  CareerSource Florida, Inc., to develop and expand
  260  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, and other work-based learning
  261  models and streamline efforts to recruit and onboard new
  262  apprentices, preapprentices, students, and employers interested
  263  in work-based learning opportunities. Such coordination must
  264  include, but need not be limited to, conducting outreach with
  265  business leaders, local governments, and education providers.
  266         (5) The office shall provide the public with access to
  267  available federal, state, and local services and provide
  268  stakeholders with a systemwide, global view of workforce related
  269  program data across various programs through actionable
  270  qualitative and quantitative information. The office shall:
  271         (a) Minimize duplication and maximize the use of existing
  272  resources by facilitating the adaptation and integration of
  273  state information systems to improve usability and seamlessly
  274  link to the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal
  275  and other compatible state information systems and applications
  276  to help residents of the state:
  277         1. Explore and identify career opportunities.
  278         2. Identify in-demand jobs and associated earning
  279  potential.
  280         3. Identify the skills and credentials needed for specific
  281  jobs.
  282         4. Access a broad array of federal, state, and local
  283  workforce related programs.
  284         5. Determine the quality of workforce related programs
  285  offered by public postsecondary educational institutions and
  286  public and private training providers, based on employment,
  287  wages, continued education, student loan debt, and receipt of
  288  public assistance by graduates of workforce, certificate, or
  289  degree programs. To gather this information, the office shall
  290  review each workforce related program 1 year after the program’s
  291  first graduating class and every 5 years after the first review.
  292         6. Identify opportunities and resources to support
  293  individuals along their career pathway.
  294         7. Provide information to help individuals understand their
  295  potential earnings through paid employment and cope with the
  296  loss of public assistance as they progress through career
  297  pathways toward self-sufficiency.
  298         8. Map the timing and magnitude of the loss of public
  299  assistance for in-demand occupations across the state to help
  300  individuals visualize how their incomes will increase over time
  301  as they move toward self-sufficiency.
  302         (b) Provide access to labor market data consistent with the
  303  official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating
  304  Conference and the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
  305  Department of Economic Opportunity and provide guidance on how
  306  to analyze the data, the appropriate use of the data, and any
  307  limitations of the data, including instances in which such data
  308  may not be used.
  309         (c) Maximize the use of the consumer-first workforce system
  310  opportunity portal at locations within the workforce development
  311  system.
  312         (d) Maximize the use of available federal and private funds
  313  appropriated for the development and initial operation of the
  314  consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal. Any
  315  incidental costs to state agencies must be derived from existing
  316  resources.
  317         (e) Annually by December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter,
  318  report to the Legislature on the implementation and outcomes of
  319  the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal,
  320  including the increase of economic self-sufficiency of
  321  individuals.
  322         Section 2. Section 216.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  323  read:
  324         216.135 Use of official information by state agencies and
  325  the judicial branch.—Each state agency and the judicial branch
  326  shall use the official information developed by the consensus
  327  estimating conferences in carrying out their duties under the
  328  state planning and budgeting system. State agencies, including
  329  their divisions, bureaus, and statutorily created entities, must
  330  ensure that any related work product is consistent with the
  331  official information developed by the Economic Estimating
  332  Conference, the Demographic Estimating Conference, and the Labor
  333  Market Estimating Conference.
  334         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
  335  216.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  336         216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and
  337  principals.—
  338         (7) LABOR MARKET ESTIMATING CONFERENCE.—
  339         (a) The Labor Market Estimating Conference shall develop
  340  such official information with respect to real-time supply and
  341  demand in Florida’s statewide and, regional, and local labor
  342  markets as the conference determines is needed by the state’s
  343  near-term and long-term state planning and budgeting system.
  344  Such information must shall include labor supply by education
  345  level, analyses of labor demand by occupational groups and
  346  occupations compared to labor supply, and a ranking of critical
  347  areas of concern, and identification of in-demand, high-skill,
  348  middle-level to high-level wage occupations prioritized by level
  349  of statewide or regional shortages. The Office of Economic and
  350  Demographic Research is designated as the official lead for the
  351  United States Census Bureau’s State Data Center Program or its
  352  successor. All state agencies shall must provide the Office of
  353  Economic and Demographic Research with the necessary data to
  354  accomplish the goals of the conference. In accordance with s.
  355  216.135, state agencies must ensure that any related work
  356  product regarding labor demand and supply is consistent with the
  357  official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating
  358  Conference created in s. 216.136.
  359         Section 4. Section 220.198, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  360  read:
  361         220.198 Experiential learning Internship tax credit
  362  program.—
  363         (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Experiential
  364  Learning Internship Tax Credit Program.”
  365         (2) As used in this section, the term:
  366         (a) “Apprentice” has the same meaning as in s. 446.021(2).
  367         (b) “Full time” means at least 30 hours per week.
  368         (c)“Preapprentice” has the same meaning as in s.
  369  446.021(1).
  370         (d)(b) “Qualified business” means a business that is in
  371  existence and has been continuously operating for at least 3
  372  years.
  373         (e)(c) “Student intern” means a person who has completed at
  374  least 60 credit hours at a state university or 15 credit hours
  375  at a Florida College System institution, regardless of whether
  376  the student intern receives course credit for the internship; a
  377  person who is enrolled in a career center operated by a school
  378  district under s. 1001.44 or a charter technical career center;
  379  or any graduate student enrolled at a state university.
  380         (3) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
  381  2022, a qualified business is eligible for a credit against the
  382  tax imposed by this chapter in the amount of $2,000 per
  383  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern if all of the
  384  following apply:
  385         (a) The qualified business employed at least one
  386  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern in an
  387  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship in which the
  388  student intern worked full time in this state for at least 9
  389  consecutive weeks, or the apprentice or preapprentice worked in
  390  this state for at least 500 hours, and the qualified business
  391  provides the department documentation evidencing each
  392  apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship claimed. The
  393  department may require the taxpayer to provide the taxpayer’s
  394  Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System
  395  program identification number and other necessary information,
  396  which the department may verify with the Department of
  397  Education.
  398         (b) The qualified business provides the department
  399  documentation for the current taxable year showing that at least
  400  20 percent of the business’ full-time employees were previously
  401  employed by that business as apprentices, preapprentices, or
  402  student interns.
  403         (c) At the start of an internship, Each apprentice,
  404  preapprentice, or student intern provides the qualified business
  405  with verification by the apprentice’s, preapprentice’s, or
  406  student intern’s state university, Florida College System
  407  institution, career center operated by a school district under
  408  s. 1001.44, or charter technical career center, or provider of
  409  related technical instruction that the apprentice,
  410  preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled and maintains a
  411  minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, if
  412  applicable. The qualified business may accept a letter from the
  413  applicable educational institution or provider of related
  414  technical instruction stating that the apprentice,
  415  preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled as evidence that
  416  the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern meets these
  417  requirements.
  418         (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a qualified business
  419  that, on average for the 3 immediately preceding years, employed
  420  10 or fewer full-time employees may receive the tax credit if it
  421  provides documentation that it previously hired at least one
  422  apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern and, for the
  423  current taxable year, that it employs on a full-time basis at
  424  least one employee who was previously employed by that qualified
  425  business as an apprentice, preapprentice, or a student intern.
  426         (5)(a) A qualified business, including all subsidiaries,
  427  may not claim a tax credit of more than $10,000 in any one
  428  taxable year.
  429         (b) The combined total amount of tax credits which may be
  430  granted to qualified businesses under this section is $2.5
  431  million in each of state fiscal years 2021-2022, and 2022-2023,
  432  2023-2024, and 2024-2025. The department must approve the tax
  433  credit prior to the taxpayer taking the credit on a return. The
  434  department must approve credits on a first-come, first-served
  435  basis.
  436         (6) The department may adopt rules, including emergency
  437  rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), governing the manner and form of
  438  applications for the tax credit and establishing qualification
  439  requirements for the tax credit. All conditions are deemed met
  440  for the adoption of emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4).
  441         (7) A qualified business may carry forward any unused
  442  portion of a tax credit under this section for up to 2 taxable
  443  years.
  444         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection
  445  (14) of section 413.615, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  446         413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.—
  447         (10) DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS.—The board shall use the moneys
  448  in the operating account, by whatever means, to provide for:
  449         (a)1. Planning, research, and policy development for issues
  450  related to the employment and training of disabled citizens, and
  451  publication and dissemination of such information as may serve
  452  the objectives of this section.
  453         2. Research on the systems in the state which provide
  454  services to persons with disabilities, including autism and
  455  intellectual and developmental disabilities. The board shall
  456  submit to the Legislature a report by December 1, 2023. The
  457  report must:
  458         a. Identify the current systems for service delivery to
  459  persons with disabilities, including operations, services,
  460  coordination activities, and structures.
  461         b. Identify barriers and obstacles in transportation for
  462  persons with disabilities living in the home or receiving
  463  community-based services for jobs, medical appointments, and
  464  peer-to-peer groups.
  465         c. Identify workforce issues related to direct-support
  466  professionals, behavioral or mental health specialists, health
  467  care practitioners, and other individuals who assist with the
  468  provision of services to persons with disabilities.
  469         d. Examine the best practices for uniform and efficient
  470  service delivery and the coordination of and transition among
  471  systems, including transitioning out of high school.
  472         e. Examine federal and state law and rules that impact or
  473  limit supports or services for persons with disabilities.
  474         f. Identify systemwide incongruence and inefficiencies in
  475  service delivery.
  476         g. Identify opportunities for job coaching and community
  477  participation supports, including those opportunities for
  478  individuals who cannot, or choose not to, enter the community
  479  because of underlying issues.
  480  
  481  Any allocation of funds for research, advertising, or consulting
  482  shall be subject to a competitive solicitation process. State
  483  funds may not be used to fund events for private sector donors
  484  or potential donors or to honor supporters.
  485         (14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2027 2023,
  486  unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.
  487         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  488  445.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  489         445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation
  490  and Opportunity Act.—
  491         (7) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—The department shall adopt
  492  rules to implement the requirements of this chapter, including:
  493         (b) Initial and subsequent eligibility criteria, based on
  494  input from the state board, local workforce development boards,
  495  the Department of Education, and other stakeholders, for the
  496  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training
  497  provider list. This list directs training resources to programs
  498  leading to employment in high-demand and high-priority
  499  occupations that provide economic security, particularly those
  500  occupations facing a shortage of skilled workers. A training
  501  provider who offers training to obtain a credential on the
  502  Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4)(h) may not be
  503  included on a state or local eligible training provider list if
  504  the provider fails to submit the required information or fails
  505  to meet initial or subsequent eligibility criteria. Subsequent
  506  eligibility criteria must use the performance and outcome
  507  measures defined and reported under s. 1008.40, to determine
  508  whether each program offered by a training provider is qualified
  509  to remain on the list.
  510         1.For the 2021-2022 program year, The Department of
  511  Economic Opportunity and the Department of Education shall
  512  establish the minimum criteria a training provider must achieve
  513  for completion, earnings, and employment rates of eligible
  514  participants. A provider must meet at least two of the minimum
  515  criteria for subsequent eligibility. The minimum program
  516  criteria may not exceed the threshold at which more than 20
  517  percent of all eligible training providers in the state would
  518  fall below.
  519         2. Beginning with the 2022-2023 program year, each program
  520  offered by a training provider must, at a minimum, meet all of
  521  the following:
  522         a. Income earnings for all individuals who complete the
  523  program that are equivalent to or above the state’s minimum wage
  524  in a calendar quarter.
  525         b. An employment rate of at least 75 percent for all
  526  individuals. For programs linked to an occupation, the
  527  employment rate is calculated based on obtaining employment in
  528  the field in which the participant was trained.
  529         c. A completion rate of at least 75 percent for all
  530  individuals, beginning with the 2023-2024 program year.
  531         Section 7. Subsection (1), paragraph (h) of subsection (4),
  532  and subsections (6) and (8) of section 445.004, Florida
  533  Statutes, are amended to read:
  534         445.004 CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board;
  535  creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers.—
  536         (1) CareerSource Florida, Inc., is created as a not-for
  537  profit corporation, which shall be registered, incorporated,
  538  organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and shall
  539  operate at the direction of the state board. CareerSource
  540  Florida, Inc., is not a unit or entity of state government and
  541  is exempt from chapters 120 and 287. CareerSource Florida, Inc.,
  542  shall apply the procurement and expenditure procedures required
  543  by federal law for the expenditure of federal funds. To the
  544  extent permitted by state or federal law, CareerSource Florida,
  545  Inc., in consultation with the department, shall assist the
  546  state board in researching and studying streamlined and
  547  collaborative approaches to workforce development which result
  548  in cost savings and efficiencies throughout the state.
  549  CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall be administratively housed
  550  within the department and shall operate under agreement with the
  551  department. The Legislature finds that public policy dictates
  552  that CareerSource Florida, Inc., operate in the most open and
  553  accessible manner consistent with its public purpose. To this
  554  end, the Legislature specifically declares that CareerSource
  555  Florida, Inc., its board, councils, and any advisory committees
  556  or similar groups created by CareerSource Florida, Inc., are
  557  subject to the provisions of chapter 119 relating to public
  558  records, and those provisions of chapter 286 relating to public
  559  meetings.
  560         (4)
  561         (h)1. The state board shall appoint a Credentials Review
  562  Committee to identify nondegree credentials and degree
  563  credentials of value for approval by the state board and
  564  inclusion in the Master Credentials List. Such credentials must
  565  include registered apprenticeship programs, industry
  566  certifications, including industry certifications for
  567  agricultural occupations submitted pursuant to s. 570.07(43),
  568  licenses, advanced technical certificates, college credit
  569  certificates, career certificates, applied technology diplomas,
  570  associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and graduate degrees.
  571  The Credentials Review Committee must include:
  572         a. The Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools.
  573         b. The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult
  574  Education.
  575         c. The Chancellor of the Florida College System.
  576         d. The Chancellor of the State University System.
  577         e. The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and
  578  Career Help, who shall serve as chair of the committee.
  579         f. Four members from local workforce development boards,
  580  with equal representation from urban and rural regions.
  581         g. Two members from nonpublic postsecondary institutions.
  582         h. Two members from industry associations.
  583         i. Two members from Florida-based businesses.
  584         j. Two members from the Department of Economic Opportunity.
  585         k. One member from the Department of Agriculture and
  586  Consumer Services.
  587         2. All information pertaining to the Credentials Review
  588  Committee, the process for the approval of credentials of value,
  589  and the Master Credentials List must be made available and be
  590  easily accessible to the public on all relevant state agency
  591  websites.
  592         3. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  593  definition for credentials of value and create a framework of
  594  quality. The framework must align with federally funded
  595  workforce accountability requirements and undergo biennial
  596  review.
  597         4. The criteria to determine value for nondegree
  598  credentials should, at a minimum, require:
  599         a. Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand
  600  as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
  601  Department of Economic Opportunity or the Labor Market
  602  Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136, or meets local
  603  demand as identified in the criteria adopted by the Credentials
  604  Review Committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider
  605  additional evidence to determine labor market demand for
  606  credentials for agricultural occupations. Evidence to be
  607  considered by the Credentials Review Committee must include
  608  employer information on present credential use or emerging
  609  opportunities.
  610         b. Evidence that the competencies mastered upon completion
  611  of the credential are aligned with labor market demand.
  612         c. Evidence of the employment and earnings outcomes for
  613  individuals after obtaining the credential. Earnings outcomes
  614  must provide middle-level to high-level wages with preference
  615  given to credentials generating high-level wages. Credentials
  616  that do not meet the earnings outcomes criteria must be part of
  617  a sequence of credentials that are required for the next level
  618  occupation that does meet the earnings outcomes criteria in
  619  order to be identified as a credential of value. For new
  620  credentials, this criteria may be met with conditional
  621  eligibility until measurable labor market outcomes are obtained.
  622         5. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish the
  623  criteria to determine value for degree programs. This criteria
  624  must shall include evidence that the program meets statewide or
  625  regional the labor market demand as identified by the Labor
  626  Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic
  627  Opportunity or the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in
  628  s. 216.136, or meets local demand as determined by the
  629  committee. The Credentials Review Committee may consider
  630  additional evidence to determine labor market demand for
  631  credentials for agricultural occupations. Such criteria, once
  632  available and applicable to baccalaureate degrees and graduate
  633  degrees, must be used to designate programs of emphasis under s.
  634  1001.706 and to guide the development of program standards and
  635  benchmarks under s. 1004.92.
  636         6. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  637  process for prioritizing nondegree credentials and degree
  638  programs based on critical statewide or regional shortages.
  639         7. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  640  process for:
  641         a. At a minimum, quarterly review and approval of
  642  credential applications. Approved credentials of value shall be
  643  used by the committee to develop the Master Credentials List.
  644         b. Annual review of the Master Credentials List.
  645         c. Phasing out credentials on the Master Credentials List
  646  that no longer meet the framework of quality. Credentials must
  647  remain on the list for at least 1 year after identification for
  648  removal.
  649         d. Designating performance funding eligibility under ss.
  650  1011.80 and 1011.81, based upon the highest available
  651  certification for postsecondary students.
  652         e. Upon approval Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
  653  the state board shall submit the Master Credentials List to the
  654  State Board of Education. The list must, at a minimum, identify
  655  nondegree credentials and degree programs determined to be of
  656  value for purposes of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  657  List adopted under ss. 1008.44 and 1011.62(1); if the credential
  658  or degree program meets statewide, regional, or local level
  659  demand; the type of certificate, credential, or degree; and the
  660  primary standard occupation classification code. For the 2021
  661  2022 school year, the Master Credentials List shall be comprised
  662  of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and the CAPE
  663  Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List under ss.
  664  1008.44 and 1011.62(1) and adopted by the State Board of
  665  Education before October 1, 2021.
  666         f. If an application submitted to the Credentials Review
  667  Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials
  668  Review Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the
  669  applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of
  670  contact provided on the application by the end of the next
  671  quarter after receipt of the application. The notice must
  672  include the basis for denial and the procedure to appeal the
  673  denial.
  674         8. The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
  675  process for linking Classifications of Instructional Programs
  676  (CIP) to Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for all new
  677  credentials of value identified on the Master Credentials List.
  678  The CIP code aligns instructional programs to occupations. A CIP
  679  to SOC link indicates that programs classified in the CIP code
  680  category prepare individuals for jobs classified in the SOC code
  681  category. The state board shall submit approved CIP to SOC
  682  linkages to the State Board of Education with each credential
  683  that is added to the Master Credentials List.
  684         9. The Credentials Review Committee shall identify all data
  685  elements necessary to collect information on credentials by the
  686  Florida Education and Training Placement Program automated
  687  system under s. 1008.39.
  688         10. The Credentials Review Committee shall develop a
  689  returned-value funding formula as provided under ss.
  690  1011.80(7)(b) and 1011.81(2)(b). When developing the formula,
  691  the committee may not penalize Florida College System
  692  institutions or school districts if students postpone employment
  693  to continue their education.
  694         (6) The state board, in consultation with the department,
  695  shall achieve the purposes of this section by:
  696         (a) Creating a state employment, education, and training
  697  policy that ensures workforce related programs are responsive to
  698  present and future business and industry needs and complement
  699  the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
  700         (b) Establishing policy direction for a uniform funding
  701  system that prioritizes evidence-based, results-driven solutions
  702  by providing incentives to improve the outcomes of career
  703  education, registered apprenticeship, and work-based learning
  704  programs and that focuses resources on occupations related to
  705  new or emerging industries that add greatly to the value of the
  706  state’s economy.
  707         (c) Establishing a comprehensive policy related to the
  708  education and training of target populations such as those who
  709  have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, receive
  710  public assistance, are not proficient in English, or are
  711  dislocated workers. This approach should ensure the effective
  712  use of federal, state, local, and private resources in reducing
  713  the need for public assistance by combining two or more sources
  714  of funding to support workforce related programs or activities
  715  for vulnerable populations.
  716         (d) Identifying barriers to coordination and alignment
  717  among workforce related programs and activities and developing
  718  solutions to remove such barriers.
  719         (e) Maintaining a Master Credentials List that:
  720         1. Serves as a public and transparent inventory of state
  721  approved credentials of value.
  722         2. Directs the use of federal and state funds for workforce
  723  education and training programs that lead to approved
  724  credentials of value.
  725         3. Guides workforce education and training programs by
  726  informing the public of the credentials that have value in the
  727  current or future job market.
  728         (f) Requiring administrative cost arrangements among
  729  planning regions.
  730         (g) Implementing consistent contract and procurement
  731  policies and procedures.
  732         (h) Requiring the use of a state-established template for
  733  contracts or other methods for ensuring all contract mechanisms
  734  follow certain standards established by the state board.
  735         (i) Leveraging buying power to achieve cost savings for
  736  fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, health
  737  insurance, life insurance, and retirement.
  738         (8) Each October 15 Annually, beginning July 1, 2022, the
  739  state board shall assign and make the public information
  740  available and easily accessible on its website a letter grade
  741  for each local workforce development board using the criteria
  742  established by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career
  743  Help under s. 14.36, including the most recently assigned letter
  744  grade.
  745         Section 8. Subsection (15) is added to section 445.007,
  746  Florida Statutes, to read:
  747         445.007 Local workforce development boards.—
  748         (15) Each local workforce development board shall create an
  749  education and industry consortium composed of representatives of
  750  educational entities and businesses in the designated service
  751  delivery area. Each consortium shall provide quarterly reports
  752  to the applicable local board which provide community-based
  753  information related to educational programs and industry needs
  754  to assist the local board in making decisions on programs,
  755  services, and partnerships in the service delivery area. The
  756  local board shall consider the information obtained from the
  757  consortium to determine the most effective ways to grow, retain,
  758  and attract talent to the service delivery area. The chair of
  759  the local workforce development board shall appoint the
  760  consortium members. A member of a local workforce development
  761  board may not serve as a member of the consortium. Consortium
  762  members shall be appointed for 2-year terms beginning on January
  763  1 of the year of appointment, and any vacancy on the consortium
  764  must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the
  765  same manner as the original appointment.
  766         Section 9. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (8) of
  767  section 445.009, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  768         445.009 One-stop delivery system.—
  769         (8)
  770         (a) Individual Training Accounts must be expended on
  771  programs that prepare people to enter occupations identified by
  772  the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of
  773  Economic Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference
  774  created by s. 216.136, and on other programs recommended and
  775  approved by the state board following a review by the department
  776  to determine the program’s compliance with federal law.
  777         (e) Training services provided through Individual Training
  778  Accounts must be performance-based, with successful job
  779  placement triggering final payment of at least 10 percent.
  780         Section 10. Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended
  781  to read:
  782         445.038 Digital media; job training.—CareerSource Florida,
  783  Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use
  784  funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital
  785  media industry. Training may be provided by public or private
  786  training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on
  787  the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating
  788  Conference or the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
  789  Department of Economic Opportunity and on other programs
  790  recommended and approved by the state board following a review
  791  by the department to determine the program’s compliance with
  792  federal law. Programs that operate outside the normal semester
  793  time periods and coordinate the use of industry and public
  794  resources must should be given priority status for funding.
  795         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 446.071, Florida
  796  Statutes, is amended to read:
  797         446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors.—
  798         (2) A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a
  799  group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, an
  800  educational institution, a local workforce board, a community or
  801  faith-based organization, an association, or any combination
  802  thereof.
  803         Section 12. Present subsection (3) of section 446.0915,
  804  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), a new
  805  subsection (3) is added to that section, and subsection (2) of
  806  that section is amended, to read:
  807         446.0915 Work-based learning opportunities.—
  808         (2) A work-based learning opportunity must meet all of the
  809  following criteria:
  810         (a) Be developmentally appropriate.
  811         (b) Identify learning objectives for the term of
  812  experience.
  813         (c) Explore multiple aspects of an industry.
  814         (d) Develop workplace skills and competencies.
  815         (e) Assess performance.
  816         (f) Provide opportunities for work-based reflection.
  817         (g) Link to next steps in career planning and preparation
  818  in a student’s chosen career pathway.
  819         (h) Be provided in an equal and fair manner.
  820         (i) Be documented and reported in compliance with state and
  821  federal labor laws.
  822  
  823  A work-based learning opportunity should prioritize paid
  824  experiences, such as apprenticeship, and preapprenticeship, and
  825  diversified education programs.
  826         (3) Each district school board shall ensure that each
  827  student enrolled in grades 9 through 12 has access to at least
  828  one work-based learning opportunity.
  829         Section 13. Section 446.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  830  read:
  831         446.54 Reimbursement for workers’ compensation insurance
  832  premiums.—
  833         (1) A student 18 years of age or younger who is in a paid
  834  work-based learning opportunity must shall be covered by the
  835  workers’ compensation insurance of his or her employer in
  836  accordance with chapter 440. For purposes of chapter 440, a
  837  school district or Florida College System institution is
  838  considered the employer of a student 18 years of age or younger
  839  who is providing unpaid services under a work-based learning
  840  opportunity provided by the school district or Florida College
  841  System institution.
  842         (2) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Education
  843  may reimburse employers, including school districts and Florida
  844  College System institutions, may apply to the Department of
  845  Financial Services for reimbursement of the proportionate cost
  846  of workers’ compensation premiums paid during the fiscal year
  847  for students participating in work-based learning opportunities
  848  in the previous state fiscal year in accordance with department
  849  rules.
  850         (a) An application for reimbursement must include the
  851  following information:
  852         1. The number of students participating in work-based
  853  learning opportunities with the employer, including the number
  854  of those participating in paid and unpaid work-based learning
  855  opportunities;
  856         2. An attestation that:
  857         a. The students were 18 years of age or younger during the
  858  time of participation in the work-based learning opportunity;
  859  and
  860         b. For an employer who paid the students, the employer is
  861  seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers’
  862  compensation premiums related to those students only; or
  863         c. For a school district or Florida College System
  864  institution that is considered the employer, the employer is
  865  seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers’
  866  compensation premiums related to those students only;
  867         3. A description of the method used by the employer to
  868  determine the proportionate share of the cost of workers’
  869  compensation premiums attributable to students;
  870         4. The total amount of reimbursement requested;
  871         5. The employer’s name, point of contact, and contact
  872  information;
  873         6. A statement by the employer agreeing to maintain
  874  documentation supporting the information in the application for
  875  5 years; and
  876         7. Any other information requested by the department.
  877         (b) Within 45 days after receipt of a complete application,
  878  the Department of Financial Services must process the
  879  application and notify the applicant of approval or denial of
  880  the application. The Department of Financial Services shall
  881  coordinate with the educational institution to verify the
  882  information on the application related to the employer and the
  883  students participating in the work-based learning opportunity.
  884  Reimbursements must be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
  885         (c) For purposes of this section, the term “educational
  886  institution” means a school as defined in s. 1003.01(2) operated
  887  by a district school board, a charter school formed under s.
  888  1002.33, a career center operated by a district school board
  889  under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s.
  890  1002.34, or a Florida College System institution identified in
  891  s. 1000.21.
  892         Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  893  464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (c) is added
  894  to that subsection, and subsection (5) is added to that section,
  895  to read:
  896         464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.—
  897         (2) The primary goals for the center shall be to:
  898         (a) Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing manpower
  899  in this state by:
  900         1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven
  901  gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care
  902  workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating
  903  Conference created in s. 216.136. The center shall:
  904         a. Establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and
  905  demand in the state, to include current supply and demand.
  906         b. Analyze the current and future supply and demand in the
  907  state and the impact of this state’s participation in the Nurse
  908  Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095.
  909         2. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty and
  910  clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and
  911  promote advanced nurse education.
  912         3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation
  913  and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators,
  914  nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors.
  915         4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment,
  916  distribution, and retention.
  917         5. Piloting innovative projects to support the recruitment,
  918  development, and retention of qualified nurse faculty and
  919  clinical preceptors.
  920         6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of
  921  academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty
  922  employment and advancement.
  923         7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing
  924  education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of
  925  teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation,
  926  and distance learning techniques.
  927         (c) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other
  928  health care providers, business and industry, consumers,
  929  lawmakers, and educators to:
  930         1. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the
  931  center;
  932         2. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for
  933  implementation of recommended changes; and
  934         3. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the
  935  Legislature and other entities.
  936         (5) No later than each January 10, the center shall submit
  937  a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
  938  Speaker of the House of Representatives providing details of its
  939  activities during the preceding calendar year in pursuit of its
  940  goals and in the execution of its duties under subsection (2),
  941  including a nursing education program report. The center shall
  942  annually update the report no later than February 10, to include
  943  data related to the NCLEX examination.
  944         Section 15. Present subsections (15) through (19) of
  945  section 1001.03, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  946  subsections (16) through (20), respectively, and a new
  947  subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:
  948         1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
  949         (15) DISTRICT POSTSECONDARY ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
  950  AND ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS.—The State Board of
  951  Education shall provide for the review and approval of proposals
  952  by district career centers to offer associate in applied science
  953  and associate in science degree programs pursuant to s.
  954  1007.331.
  955         Section 16. Subsection (14) of section 1001.43, Florida
  956  Statutes, is amended to read:
  957         1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
  958  board.—The district school board may exercise the following
  959  supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
  960  State Board of Education rule.
  961         (14) RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT.—
  962         (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of promoting
  963  student academic and career achievement, motivating students to
  964  attain academic and career achievement, and providing positive
  965  acknowledgment for that achievement. It is the intent of the
  966  Legislature that school districts bestow the same level of
  967  recognition to the state’s academic and career scholars as to
  968  its athletic scholars.
  969         (b) The district school board is encouraged to adopt
  970  policies and procedures to celebrate the academic and career
  971  workforce achievement of students by:
  972         1. Declaring an “Academic Scholarship Signing Day” to
  973  recognize the outstanding academic achievement of high school
  974  seniors who sign a letter of intent to accept an academic
  975  scholarship offered to the student by a postsecondary
  976  educational institution.
  977         2. Declaring a “College and Career Decision Day” to
  978  recognize high school seniors for their postsecondary education
  979  plans, to encourage early preparation for college, and to
  980  encourage students to pursue advanced career pathways through
  981  the attainment of industry certifications for which there are
  982  statewide college credit articulation agreements.
  983         (c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each district
  984  school board shall require each high school within its
  985  jurisdiction to host an annual career fair during the school
  986  year and establish a process to provide students in grades 11
  987  and 12 the opportunity to meet or interview with potential
  988  employers during the career fair. The career fair must be held
  989  on the campus of the high school, except that a group of high
  990  schools in the district or a group of districts may hold a joint
  991  career fair at an alternative location to satisfy the
  992  requirement in this paragraph. A joint career fair must be held
  993  at a location located within reasonable driving distance for
  994  students at all participating schools. The career fair must be
  995  held during the school day and may use Florida’s online career
  996  planning and work-based learning system as part of the career
  997  fair activities.
  998  
  999  District school board policies and procedures may include
 1000  conducting assemblies or other appropriate public events in
 1001  which students sign actual or ceremonial documents accepting
 1002  scholarships or enrollment. The district school board may
 1003  encourage holding such events in an assembly or gathering of the
 1004  entire student body as a means of making academic and career
 1005  success and recognition visible to all students.
 1006         Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
 1007  1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1008         1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
 1009         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.—
 1010         (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan
 1011  specifying goals and objectives for the State University System
 1012  and each constituent university, including each university’s
 1013  contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The
 1014  strategic plan must:
 1015         1. Include performance metrics and standards common for all
 1016  institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions
 1017  depending on institutional core missions, including, but not
 1018  limited to, student admission requirements, retention,
 1019  graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained
 1020  employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in continued
 1021  education, licensure passage, average wages of employed
 1022  graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan
 1023  burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research
 1024  expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellectual
 1025  property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and
 1026  well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional
 1027  and program achievements.
 1028         2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Florida
 1029  Talent Development Council under s. 1004.015 and the
 1030  Articulation Coordinating Committee under s. 1007.01, and the
 1031  information provided by the Labor Market Statistics Center
 1032  within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor
 1033  Market Estimating Conference.
 1034         3. Include student enrollment and performance data
 1035  delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited
 1036  to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction.
 1037         4. Include criteria for designating baccalaureate degree
 1038  and master’s degree programs at specified universities as high
 1039  demand programs of emphasis. Once the criteria are available and
 1040  applicable to baccalaureate degrees and graduate degrees The
 1041  programs of emphasis list adopted by the Board of Governors
 1042  before July 1, 2021, shall be used for the 2021-2022 academic
 1043  year. Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, the Board of
 1044  Governors shall adopt the criteria to determine value for and
 1045  prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs
 1046  established by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004
 1047  for designating high-demand programs of emphasis. The Board of
 1048  Governors must review designated programs of emphasis, at a
 1049  minimum, every 3 years to ensure alignment with the
 1050  prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs
 1051  identified by the Credentials Review Committee.
 1052         Section 18. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (3) of
 1053  section 1002.31, Florida Statutes, to read:
 1054         1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental
 1055  choice.—
 1056         (3) Each district school board shall adopt by rule and post
 1057  on its website the process required to participate in controlled
 1058  open enrollment. The process must:
 1059         (l) Enable a student who, in middle school, completed a
 1060  career and technical education course or an industry
 1061  certification included in the CAPE Industry Certification
 1062  Funding List to continue a sequential program of career and
 1063  technical education in the same concentration, if a high school
 1064  in the district offers the program.
 1065         Section 19. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
 1066  1003.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1067         1003.02 District school board operation and control of
 1068  public K-12 education within the school district.—As provided in
 1069  part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are
 1070  constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and
 1071  control of public K-12 education within their school districts.
 1072  The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate
 1073  their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees,
 1074  and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff
 1075  development, public K-12 school student education including
 1076  education for exceptional students and students in juvenile
 1077  justice programs, special programs, adult education programs,
 1078  and career education programs. Additionally, district school
 1079  boards must:
 1080         (1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of
 1081  school age, for the attendance and control of students at
 1082  school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other
 1083  matters relating to the welfare of students in the following
 1084  areas:
 1085         (i) Parental Notification of acceleration, academic, and
 1086  career planning options.—At the beginning of each school year,
 1087  notify parents of students in or entering high school and the
 1088  students’ parents, in a language that is understandable to
 1089  students and parents, of the opportunity and benefits of
 1090  advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced
 1091  International Certificate of Education, and dual enrollment
 1092  courses; career and professional academies; career-themed
 1093  courses; the career and technical education pathway to earn a
 1094  standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); work-based
 1095  learning opportunities, including internships and apprenticeship
 1096  and preapprenticeship programs; foundational and soft-skill
 1097  credentialing programs under s. 445.06;, and Florida Virtual
 1098  School courses; and options for early graduation under s.
 1099  1003.4281, and provide those students and parents with guidance
 1100  on accessing and using Florida’s online career planning and
 1101  work-based learning coordination system and the contact
 1102  information of a certified school counselor who can advise
 1103  students and parents on those options.
 1104         Section 20. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section
 1105  1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1106         1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
 1107  promotion.—
 1108         (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
 1109  from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
 1110  student must successfully complete the following courses:
 1111         (e) One course in career and education planning to be
 1112  completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any
 1113  member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet
 1114  based, customizable to each student, and include research-based
 1115  assessments to assist students in determining educational and
 1116  career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in
 1117  a completed personalized academic and career plan for the
 1118  student, which must use, when available, Florida’s online career
 1119  planning and work-based learning coordination system. The course
 1120  must teach each student how to access and update the plan and
 1121  encourage the student to access and update the plan at least
 1122  annually that may be revised as the student progresses through
 1123  middle school and high school. The personalized academic and
 1124  career plan; must emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship
 1125  and employability skills; and must include information from the
 1126  Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security report
 1127  under s. 445.07 and other state career planning resources. The
 1128  required personalized academic and career plan must inform
 1129  students of high school graduation requirements, including a
 1130  detailed explanation of the requirements for earning a high
 1131  school diploma designation under s. 1003.4285 and the career and
 1132  technical education pathway to earn a standard high school
 1133  diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); the requirements for each
 1134  scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
 1135  state university and Florida College System institution
 1136  admission requirements; available opportunities to earn college
 1137  credit in high school, including Advanced Placement courses; the
 1138  International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced International
 1139  Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment, including
 1140  career dual enrollment; work-based learning opportunities,
 1141  including internships and preapprenticeship and apprenticeship
 1142  programs; and career education courses, including career-themed
 1143  courses, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and
 1144  course sequences that lead to industry certification pursuant to
 1145  s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course may be implemented as a
 1146  stand-alone course or integrated into another course or courses.
 1147         Section 21. Subsections (2) and (5) of section 1003.4203,
 1148  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1149         1003.4203 Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool
 1150  certificates, and technical assistance.—
 1151         (2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS.—Each district school board, in
 1152  consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make
 1153  available digital and instructional materials, including
 1154  software applications, to students with disabilities who are in
 1155  prekindergarten through grade 12. Beginning with the 2015-2016
 1156  school year:
 1157         (a) Digital materials may include CAPE Digital Tool
 1158  certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA
 1159  industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for
 1160  students with disabilities; and
 1161         (b) Each student’s individual educational plan for students
 1162  with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter must
 1163  identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
 1164  certifications the student seeks to attain before high school
 1165  graduation.
 1166         (4)(5)CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.—
 1167         (a) CAPE Innovation.—Courses, identified in the CAPE
 1168  Industry Certification Funding List, that combine academic and
 1169  career content, and performance outcome expectations that, if
 1170  achieved by a student, shall articulate for college credit and
 1171  be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership under
 1172  s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such approved courses must incorporate at
 1173  least two third-party assessments that, if successfully
 1174  completed by a student, shall articulate for college credit. At
 1175  least one of the two third-party assessments must be associated
 1176  with an industry certification that is identified on the CAPE
 1177  Industry Certification Funding List. Each course that is
 1178  approved by the commissioner must be specifically identified in
 1179  the Course Code Directory as a CAPE Innovation Course.
 1180         (b) CAPE Acceleration.Industry certifications that
 1181  articulate for 15 or more college credit hours and, if
 1182  successfully completed, are eligible for additional full-time
 1183  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. Each approved
 1184  industry certification must be specifically identified in the
 1185  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List as a CAPE Acceleration
 1186  Industry Certification.
 1187         Section 22. Present subsection (11) of section 1003.4282,
 1188  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (12), a new
 1189  subsection (11) is added to that section, and paragraph (e) of
 1190  subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of that
 1191  section are amended, to read:
 1192         1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
 1193         (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
 1194  REQUIREMENTS.—
 1195         (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
 1196  debate, or career and technical education, or practical arts.A
 1197  The practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate
 1198  artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation,
 1199  and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or
 1200  performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical
 1201  education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the
 1202  Course Code Directory.
 1203         (8) CAREER EDUCATION COURSES THAT SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL
 1204  CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.—
 1205         (a) Participation in career education courses engages
 1206  students in their high school education, increases academic
 1207  achievement, enhances employability, and increases postsecondary
 1208  success. The department shall develop, for approval by the State
 1209  Board of Education, multiple, additional career education
 1210  courses or a series of courses that meet the requirements set
 1211  forth in s. 1003.493(2), (4), and (5) and this subsection and
 1212  allow students to earn credit in both the career education
 1213  course and courses required for high school graduation under
 1214  this section and s. 1003.4281.
 1215         1. The state board must determine at least biennially if
 1216  sufficient academic standards are covered to warrant the award
 1217  of academic credit, including satisfaction of graduation,
 1218  assessment, and state university admissions requirements under
 1219  this section.
 1220         2. Career education courses must:
 1221         a. Include workforce and digital literacy skills.
 1222         b. Integrate required course content with practical
 1223  applications and designated rigorous coursework that results in
 1224  one or more industry certifications or clearly articulated
 1225  credit or advanced standing in a 2-year or 4-year certificate or
 1226  degree program, which may include high school junior and senior
 1227  year work-related internships or apprenticeships. The department
 1228  shall negotiate state licenses for material and testing for
 1229  industry certifications.
 1230  
 1231  The instructional methodology used in these courses must
 1232  comprise authentic projects, problems, and activities for
 1233  contextual academic learning and emphasize workplace skills
 1234  identified under s. 445.06.
 1235         3. A student who earns credit upon completion of an
 1236  apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program registered with the
 1237  Department of Education under chapter 446 may use such credit to
 1238  satisfy the high school graduation credit requirements in
 1239  paragraph (3)(e) or paragraph (3)(g). The state board shall
 1240  approve and identify in the Course Code Directory the
 1241  apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs from which earned
 1242  credit may be used pursuant to this subparagraph.
 1243         4. The State Board of Education shall, by rule, establish a
 1244  process that enables a student to receive work-based learning
 1245  credit or credit in electives for completing a threshold level
 1246  of demonstrable participation in extracurricular activities
 1247  associated with career and technical student organizations.
 1248  Work-based learning credit or credit in electives for
 1249  extracurricular activities or supervised agricultural
 1250  experiences may not be limited by grade level.
 1251         (11) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CREDIT.—The Department
 1252  of Education shall convene a workgroup to:
 1253         (a) Identify best practices in career and technical
 1254  education pathways from middle school to high school to aid
 1255  middle school students in career planning and facilitate their
 1256  transition to high school programs. The career pathway must be
 1257  linked to postsecondary programs.
 1258         (b) Establish three mathematics pathways for students
 1259  enrolled in secondary grades by aligning mathematics courses to
 1260  programs, postsecondary education, and careers. The workgroup
 1261  shall collaborate to identify the three mathematics pathways and
 1262  the mathematics course sequence within each pathway which align
 1263  to the mathematics skills needed for success in the
 1264  corresponding academic programs, postsecondary education, and
 1265  careers.
 1266         Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 1267  1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1268         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
 1269         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
 1270  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
 1271  criteria set forth for the designation:
 1272         (b) Industry Scholar Merit designation.—In addition to the
 1273  requirements of s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Industry
 1274  Scholar Merit designation, a student must attain one or more
 1275  industry certifications from the list established under s.
 1276  1003.492.
 1277         Section 24. Subsection (3) of section 1003.491, Florida
 1278  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1279         1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The
 1280  Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
 1281  provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
 1282  and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
 1283  retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
 1284  knowledge-based economy.
 1285         (3) The strategic 3-year plan developed jointly by the
 1286  local school district, local workforce development boards,
 1287  economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
 1288  institutions must shall be constructed and based on:
 1289         (a) Research conducted to objectively determine local and
 1290  regional workforce needs for the ensuing 3 years, using labor
 1291  projections as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center
 1292  within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor
 1293  Market Estimating Conference as factors in the criteria for the
 1294  plan created in s. 216.136;
 1295         (b) Strategies to develop and implement career academies or
 1296  career-themed courses based on occupations identified by the
 1297  Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic
 1298  Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference created
 1299  in s. 216.136;
 1300         (c) Strategies to provide shared, maximum use of private
 1301  sector facilities and personnel;
 1302         (d) Strategies to that ensure instruction by industry
 1303  certified faculty and standards and strategies to maintain
 1304  current industry credentials and for recruiting and retaining
 1305  faculty to meet those standards;
 1306         (e) Strategies to provide personalized student advisement,
 1307  including a parent-participation component, and coordination
 1308  with middle grades to promote and support career-themed courses
 1309  and education planning;
 1310         (f) Alignment of requirements for middle school career
 1311  planning, middle and high school career and professional
 1312  academies or career-themed courses leading to industry
 1313  certification or postsecondary credit, and high school
 1314  graduation requirements;
 1315         (g) Provisions to ensure that career-themed courses and
 1316  courses offered through career and professional academies are
 1317  academically rigorous, meet or exceed appropriate state-adopted
 1318  subject area standards, result in attainment of industry
 1319  certification, and, when appropriate, result in postsecondary
 1320  credit;
 1321         (h) Plans to sustain and improve career-themed courses and
 1322  career and professional academies;
 1323         (i) Strategies to improve the passage rate for industry
 1324  certification examinations if the rate falls below 50 percent;
 1325         (j) Strategies to recruit students into career-themed
 1326  courses and career and professional academies which include
 1327  opportunities for students who have been unsuccessful in
 1328  traditional classrooms but who are interested in enrolling in
 1329  career-themed courses or a career and professional academy.
 1330  School boards shall provide opportunities for students who may
 1331  be deemed as potential dropouts or whose cumulative grade point
 1332  average drops below a 2.0 to enroll in career-themed courses or
 1333  participate in career and professional academies. Such students
 1334  must be provided in-person academic advising that includes
 1335  information on career education programs by a certified school
 1336  counselor or the school principal or his or her designee during
 1337  any semester the students are at risk of dropping out or have a
 1338  cumulative grade point average below a 2.0;
 1339         (k) Strategies to provide sufficient space within academies
 1340  to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all interested
 1341  and qualified students;
 1342         (l) Strategies to implement career-themed courses or career
 1343  and professional academy training that lead to industry
 1344  certification in juvenile justice education programs;
 1345         (m) Opportunities for high school students to earn weighted
 1346  or dual enrollment credit for higher-level career and technical
 1347  courses;
 1348         (n) Promotion of the benefits of the Gold Seal Bright
 1349  Futures Scholarship;
 1350         (o) Strategies to ensure the review of district pupil
 1351  progression plans and to amend such plans to include career
 1352  themed courses and career and professional academy courses and
 1353  to include courses that may qualify as substitute courses for
 1354  core graduation requirements and those that may be counted as
 1355  elective courses;
 1356         (p) Strategies to provide professional development for
 1357  secondary certified school counselors on the benefits of career
 1358  and professional academies and career-themed courses that lead
 1359  to industry certification; and
 1360         (q) Strategies to redirect appropriated career funding in
 1361  secondary and postsecondary institutions to support career
 1362  academies and career-themed courses that lead to industry
 1363  certification.
 1364         Section 25. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
 1365  (a) of subsection (2) of section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes,
 1366  are amended to read:
 1367         1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career
 1368  opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of
 1369  age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate
 1370  public education. As used in this section, the term “IEP” means
 1371  individual education plan.
 1372         (1) To ensure quality planning for a successful transition
 1373  of a student with a disability to postsecondary education and
 1374  career opportunities, during the student’s seventh grade year or
 1375  when the student attains the age of 12, whichever occurs first,
 1376  an IEP team shall begin the process of, and develop an IEP for,
 1377  identifying the need for transition services before the student
 1378  with a disability enters high school or attains the age of 14
 1379  years, whichever occurs first, in order for his or her
 1380  postsecondary goals and career goals to be identified. The plan
 1381  must be operational and in place to begin implementation on the
 1382  first day of the student’s first year in high school. This
 1383  process must include, but is not limited to:
 1384         (b) Preparation for the student to graduate from high
 1385  school with a standard high school diploma pursuant to s.
 1386  1003.4282 with a Scholar designation unless the parent chooses
 1387  an Industry Scholar a Merit designation; and
 1388         (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect
 1389  when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or
 1390  when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team,
 1391  whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following
 1392  statements that must be updated annually:
 1393         (a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school
 1394  diploma and a Scholar or an Industry Scholar Merit designation,
 1395  pursuant to s. 1003.4285, as determined by the parent.
 1396         1. The statement must document discussion of the process
 1397  for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a
 1398  standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such
 1399  diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(9)(c).
 1400         2. For the IEP in effect at the beginning of the school
 1401  year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must
 1402  include a signed statement by the parent, the guardian, or the
 1403  student, if the student has reached the age of majority and
 1404  rights have transferred to the student, that he or she
 1405  understands the process for deferment and identifying if the
 1406  student will defer the receipt of his or her standard high
 1407  school diploma.
 1408         Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1409  1004.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1410         1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative.—
 1411         (3) There is created within the SAIL to 60 Initiative the
 1412  Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (SEAS) which
 1413  consists of:
 1414         (a) The consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal
 1415  under s. 14.36, which provides the public with more effective
 1416  access to available federal, state, and local services and a
 1417  systemwide, global view of workforce related program data across
 1418  various programs through actionable qualitative and quantitative
 1419  information.
 1420         Section 27. Subsection (7) is added to section 1004.015,
 1421  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1422         1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council.—
 1423         (7) The council shall identify barriers and best practices
 1424  in the facilitation of work-based learning opportunities for
 1425  students in middle and high school. By December 1, 2023, the
 1426  council shall submit to the Governor, the President of the
 1427  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
 1428  recommendations on best practices for collaboration between
 1429  district school boards, local workforce development boards, and
 1430  local businesses and business groups. The recommendations must
 1431  include any necessary legislative action to facilitate work
 1432  based learning opportunities for students in middle and high
 1433  school, including the identification of potential targeted
 1434  financial incentives that may help to facilitate work-based
 1435  learning opportunities for students.
 1436         Section 28. Section 1007.331, Florida Statutes, is created
 1437  to read:
 1438         1007.331 Site-determined associate in applied science and
 1439  associate in science degree access.—
 1440         (1) Any career center that offers one or more associate in
 1441  applied science or associate in science degree programs must
 1442  maintain an open-door admission policy for associate-level
 1443  degree programs and workforce education programs.
 1444         (2) A career center may not terminate its existing programs
 1445  as a result of being authorized to offer one or more associate
 1446  in applied science or associate in science degree programs.
 1447         (3) A career center may:
 1448         (a) Offer associate in applied science or associate in
 1449  science degree programs through formal agreements between the
 1450  local Florida College System institution and other accredited
 1451  postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to s. 1007.22.
 1452         (b) Establish an associate in applied science or associate
 1453  in science degree program for purposes of meeting district,
 1454  regional, or statewide workforce needs if approved by the State
 1455  Board of Education under this section, beginning July 1, 2024.
 1456         (4) The approval process for associate in applied science
 1457  or associate in science degree programs must require:
 1458         (a) Each career center to submit a notice of its intent to
 1459  propose an associate in applied science or associate in science
 1460  degree program to the Division of Career and Adult Education at
 1461  least 100 days before the submission of its proposal under
 1462  paragraph (d). The notice must include a brief description of
 1463  the program, the workforce demand and unmet need for graduates
 1464  of the program to include evidence from entities independent of
 1465  the institution, the geographic region to be served, and an
 1466  estimated timeframe for implementation. Notices of intent may be
 1467  submitted by a career center at any time throughout the year.
 1468  The notice must also include evidence that the career center
 1469  engaged in need, demand, and impact discussions with one or more
 1470  Florida College System institutions and other accredited
 1471  postsecondary education providers in its service district.
 1472         (b) The Division of Career and Adult Education to forward
 1473  the notice of intent to the Chancellor of the Florida College
 1474  System within 10 business days after receiving such notice.
 1475  State colleges shall have 60 days following receipt of the
 1476  notice by the Chancellor of the Florida College System to submit
 1477  objections to the proposed new program or submit an alternative
 1478  proposal to offer the associate in applied science or associate
 1479  in science degree program. Objections or alternative proposals
 1480  must be submitted to the Division of Career and Adult Education
 1481  and must be considered by the State Board of Education in making
 1482  its decision to approve or deny a career center’s proposal.
 1483         (c) An alternative proposal submitted by a Florida College
 1484  System institution or private college to address all of the
 1485  following:
 1486         1. The extent to which the workforce demand and unmet need
 1487  described in the notice of intent will be met.
 1488         2. The extent to which students will be able to complete
 1489  the degree in the geographic region proposed to be served by the
 1490  career center.
 1491         3. The level of financial commitment of the Florida College
 1492  System institution to the development, implementation, and
 1493  maintenance of the specified degree program, including
 1494  timelines.
 1495         4. The extent to which faculty at both the career center
 1496  and the Florida College System institution will collaborate in
 1497  the development and offering of the curriculum.
 1498         5. The ability of the career center and the Florida College
 1499  System institution to develop and approve the curriculum for the
 1500  specified degree program within 6 months after an agreement
 1501  between the career center and Florida College System institution
 1502  is signed.
 1503         6. The extent to which the student may incur additional
 1504  costs above what the student would expect to incur if the
 1505  program were offered by the career center.
 1506         (d) Each proposal submitted by a career center to, at a
 1507  minimum, include all of the following:
 1508         1. A description of the planning process and timeline for
 1509  implementation.
 1510         2. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need for
 1511  graduates of the program on a district, regional, or statewide
 1512  basis, as appropriate, including evidence from entities
 1513  independent of the institution.
 1514         3. Identification of the facilities, equipment, and library
 1515  and academic resources that will be used to deliver the program.
 1516         4. The program cost analysis of creating a new associate in
 1517  applied science or associate in science degree when compared to
 1518  alternative proposals and other program delivery options.
 1519         5. The program’s admission requirements, academic content,
 1520  curriculum, faculty credentials, student-to-teacher ratios, and
 1521  accreditation plan.
 1522         6. The program’s enrollment projections and funding
 1523  requirements.
 1524         7. A plan of action if the program is terminated.
 1525         (e) The Division of Career and Adult Education to review
 1526  the proposal, notify the career center in writing of any
 1527  deficiencies within 30 days following receipt of the proposal,
 1528  and provide the career center with an opportunity to correct the
 1529  deficiencies. Within 45 days following receipt of a completed
 1530  proposal by the Division of Career and Adult Education, the
 1531  Commissioner of Education shall recommend approval or
 1532  disapproval of the proposal to the State Board of Education. The
 1533  State Board of Education shall consider such recommendation, the
 1534  proposal, and any objections or alternative proposals at its
 1535  next meeting. If the State Board of Education rejects the career
 1536  center’s proposal, it must provide the career center with
 1537  written reasons for that determination.
 1538         (f) The career center to obtain from the Council on
 1539  Occupational Education accreditation as an associate in applied
 1540  science or associate in science degree-granting institution if
 1541  approved by the State Board of Education to offer its first
 1542  associate in applied science or associate in science degree
 1543  program.
 1544         (g) The career center to notify the Council on Occupational
 1545  Education of any subsequent degree programs that are approved by
 1546  the State Board of Education and to comply with the council’s
 1547  required substantive change protocols for accreditation
 1548  purposes.
 1549         (h) The career center to annually, and upon request of the
 1550  State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, the
 1551  Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult Education, or the
 1552  Legislature, report its status using the following performance
 1553  and compliance indicators:
 1554         1. Obtaining and maintaining Council on Occupational
 1555  Education accreditation;
 1556         2. Maintaining qualified faculty and institutional
 1557  resources;
 1558         3. Maintaining enrollment in previously approved programs;
 1559         4. Managing fiscal resources appropriately;
 1560         5. Complying with the primary mission and responsibility
 1561  requirements in subsections (2) and (3); and
 1562         6. Other indicators of success, including program
 1563  completions, placements, and surveys of graduates and employers.
 1564  The State Board of Education may, upon review of the performance
 1565  and compliance indicators, require a career center to modify or
 1566  terminate an associate in applied science or associate in
 1567  science degree program authorized under this section.
 1568         (5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
 1569  prescribe format and content requirements and submission
 1570  procedures for notices of intent, proposals, alternative
 1571  proposals, and compliance reviews under subsection (4).
 1572         Section 29. Present paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of
 1573  section 1008.41, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
 1574  (g), and a new paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to
 1575  read:
 1576         1008.41 Workforce education; management information
 1577  system.—
 1578         (3) Planning and evaluation of job-preparatory programs
 1579  shall be based on standard sources of data and use standard
 1580  occupational definitions and coding structures, including, but
 1581  not limited to:
 1582         (f) The Labor Market Statistics Center within the
 1583  Department of Economic Opportunity.
 1584         Section 30. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section
 1585  1008.44, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1586         1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.—
 1587         (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, at least
 1588  annually, based upon recommendations by the Commissioner of
 1589  Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that
 1590  assigns additional full-time equivalent membership to
 1591  certifications identified in the Master Credentials List under
 1592  s. 445.004(4) that meets a statewide, regional, or local demand,
 1593  and courses that lead to such certifications, in accordance with
 1594  s. 1011.62(1)(o). Additional full-time equivalent membership
 1595  funding for regional and local demand certifications and courses
 1596  that lead to such certifications may only be earned in those
 1597  areas with regional or local demand as identified by the
 1598  Credentials Review Committee. The CAPE Industry Certification
 1599  Funding List may include the following certificates and,
 1600  certifications, and courses:
 1601         (a) CAPE industry certifications identified as credentials
 1602  of value that meet the framework of quality under s. 445.004(4),
 1603  that must be applied in the distribution of funding to school
 1604  districts under s. 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry
 1605  Certification Funding List shall incorporate by reference the
 1606  industry certifications on the career pathways list approved for
 1607  the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award.
 1608         (b) CAPE Digital Tool certificates selected by the
 1609  department under s. 1003.4203(2) s. 1003.4203(3) that do not
 1610  articulate for college credit. The certificates must shall be
 1611  made available to students in elementary school and middle
 1612  school grades and, if earned by a student, must shall be
 1613  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership under s.
 1614  1011.62(1)(o)1. The Department shall annually review available
 1615  assessments that meet the requirements for inclusion on the
 1616  list.
 1617         (c) CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workplace industry
 1618  certifications, and OSHA industry certifications for students
 1619  with disabilities under s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and
 1620  certifications shall, if earned by a student, be eligible for
 1621  additional full-time equivalent membership under s.
 1622  1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1623         (d) CAPE Innovation Courses that combine academic and
 1624  career performance outcomes with embedded industry
 1625  certifications under s. 1003.4203(5)(a). Such courses shall, if
 1626  completed by a student, be eligible for additional full-time
 1627  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1628         (e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
 1629  articulate for 15 or more college credit hours under s.
 1630  1003.4203(4) s. 1003.4203(5)(b). Such certifications must shall,
 1631  if successfully completed, be eligible for additional full-time
 1632  equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
 1633         (d)(f) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a review
 1634  of the methodology used to determine additional full-time
 1635  equivalent membership weights assigned in s. 1011.62(1)(o) and,
 1636  if necessary, recommend revised weights. The weights must factor
 1637  in the prioritization of critical shortages of labor market
 1638  demand and middle-level to high-level wage earning outcomes as
 1639  identified by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004.
 1640  The results of the review and the commissioner’s recommendations
 1641  must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
 1642  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than
 1643  December 1, 2023 2021.
 1644         (2) The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List adopted
 1645  under subsection (1) must shall be used to determine annual
 1646  performance funding distributions to school districts or Florida
 1647  College System institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and
 1648  1011.81, respectively.
 1649         (4)(a) CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
 1650  certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
 1651  List must include the version of the certifications and
 1652  certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without
 1653  further review and approval, include the subsequent updates to
 1654  the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless
 1655  the certifications and certificates are specifically removed
 1656  from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the
 1657  Commissioner of Education.
 1658         (b) The Commissioner of Education may limit CAPE industry
 1659  certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in
 1660  certain grades based on formal recommendations by providers of
 1661  CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
 1662         (c) The Articulation Coordinating Committee shall review
 1663  statewide articulation agreement proposals for industry
 1664  certifications and make recommendations to the State Board of
 1665  Education for approval. After an industry certification is
 1666  approved by CareerSource Florida, Inc., under s. 445.004(4), the
 1667  Chancellor of Career and Adult Education, within 90 days, must
 1668  provide to the Articulation Coordinating Committee
 1669  recommendations for articulation of postsecondary credit for
 1670  related degrees for the approved certifications.
 1671         Section 31. Present subsections (4) through (13) of section
 1672  1009.22, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
 1673  through (14), respectively, a new subsection (4) is added to
 1674  that section, and subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of subsection
 1675  (3) of that section are amended, to read:
 1676         1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
 1677         (1) This section applies to students enrolled in workforce
 1678  education programs who are reported for funding and fees charged
 1679  for college credit instruction leading to an associate in
 1680  applied science degree or an associate in science degree
 1681  authorized pursuant to s. 1007.331, except that college credit
 1682  fees for the Florida College System institutions are governed by
 1683  s. 1009.23.
 1684         (3)
 1685         (c) For programs leading to a career certificate or an
 1686  applied technology diploma, the standard tuition shall be $2.33
 1687  per contact hour for residents and nonresidents and the out-of
 1688  state fee shall be $6.99 per contact hour. For adult general
 1689  education programs, a block tuition of $45 per half year or $30
 1690  per term shall be assessed. Each district school board and
 1691  Florida College System institution board of trustees shall adopt
 1692  policies and procedures for the collection of and accounting for
 1693  the expenditure of the block tuition. All funds received from
 1694  the block tuition shall be used only for adult general education
 1695  programs. Students enrolled in adult general education programs
 1696  may not be assessed the fees authorized in subsection (6) (5),
 1697  subsection (7) (6), or subsection (8) (7).
 1698         (4) For postsecondary vocational programs offered by career
 1699  centers, the standard tuition shall be $71.98 per credit hour
 1700  for residents and nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall
 1701  be $215.94 per credit hour.
 1702         Section 32. Present subsections (9), (10), and (11) of
 1703  section 1009.77, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
 1704  subsections (10), (11), and (12), respectively, a new subsection
 1705  (9) is added to that section, and paragraph (c) of subsection
 1706  (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (8), and present subsection (9)
 1707  of that section are amended, to read:
 1708         1009.77 Florida Work Experience Program.—
 1709         (1) There is established the Florida Work Experience
 1710  Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The
 1711  purpose of the program is to introduce eligible students to work
 1712  experience that will complement and reinforce their educational
 1713  program and career goals and provide a self-help student aid
 1714  program that reduces student loan indebtedness. Additionally,
 1715  the program’s opportunities for employment at a student’s school
 1716  will serve as a retention tool because students employed on
 1717  campus are more likely to complete their postsecondary
 1718  education. The program shall be available to:
 1719         (c) Any postsecondary student attending a career center
 1720  operated by a district school board under s. 1001.44 or a
 1721  charter technical career center under s. 1002.34; or
 1722         (8) A student is eligible to participate in the Florida
 1723  Work Experience Program if the student:
 1724         (a) Is enrolled:
 1725         1. At an eligible college or university as no less than a
 1726  half-time undergraduate student in good standing;
 1727         2. In an eligible postsecondary career certificate or
 1728  applied technology diploma program as no less than a half-time
 1729  student in good standing. Eligible programs must be approved by
 1730  the Department of Education and must consist of no less than 450
 1731  clock hours of instruction. Such programs must be offered by a
 1732  career center operated by a district school board under s.
 1733  1001.44, by a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34,
 1734  or by a Florida College System institution; or
 1735         3. At an educator preparation institute established under
 1736  s. 1004.85 as no less than a half-time student in good standing.
 1737  
 1738  However, a student may be employed during the break between two
 1739  consecutive terms or employed, although not enrolled, during a
 1740  term if the student was enrolled at least half time during the
 1741  preceding term and preregisters as no less than a half-time
 1742  student for the subsequent academic term. A student who attends
 1743  an institution that does not provide preregistration shall
 1744  provide documentation of intent to enroll as no less than a
 1745  half-time student for the subsequent academic term.
 1746         (9) A participating postsecondary educational institution
 1747  is encouraged to provide academic credit to students who
 1748  participate in the program, subject to State Board of Education
 1749  rule.
 1750         (10)(9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for
 1751  the program as are necessary for its administration, for the
 1752  determination of eligibility and selection of institutions to
 1753  receive funds for students, to ensure the proper expenditure of
 1754  funds, and to provide an equitable distribution of funds between
 1755  students at public and independent colleges and universities,
 1756  and career centers operated by district school boards under s.
 1757  1001.44, and charter technical career centers under s. 1002.34.
 1758         (11)(10) A participating institution that receives funds
 1759  from the program shall certify to the department the amount of
 1760  funds disbursed to each student within 30 days after the end of
 1761  each term.
 1762         Section 33. Section 1009.771, Florida Statutes, is created
 1763  to read:
 1764         1009.771 Workforce education partnership programs.—
 1765         (1) A state university may establish a workforce education
 1766  partnership program to provide assistance to a student who is
 1767  enrolled at the state university and is employed by a private
 1768  employer participating in the program. The Board of Governors
 1769  shall create a template for a state university to establish such
 1770  workforce education partnership program. The Board of Governors
 1771  shall consult with state and local workforce and economic
 1772  development agencies to develop the template. The template must
 1773  include all of the following:
 1774         (a) The process for a private employer to participate in
 1775  the program.
 1776         (b) Student eligibility criteria, including that a student
 1777  be enrolled in a degree-granting program at a state university
 1778  on at least a half-time basis and be a paid employee of a
 1779  private employer participating in the program.
 1780         (c) The process for an eligible student to enroll in the
 1781  program.
 1782         (d) Guidance and requirements for the state university and
 1783  the private employer to:
 1784         1. Each designate a mentor to assist participating
 1785  students.
 1786         2. Create a process to make a housing stipend available to
 1787  participating students.
 1788         3. Create a process to provide life management and
 1789  professional skills training to participating students.
 1790         (e) The requirement that the private employer establish an
 1791  educational assistance program pursuant to s. 127 of the
 1792  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provide tuition assistance for
 1793  a student enrolled at the state university while the student
 1794  works for the private employer, up to the maximum amount that
 1795  the employer may exclude from the employer’s gross income under
 1796  that section.
 1797         (f) The requirement that the state university work with
 1798  participating students to ensure that they have applied for and
 1799  are receiving the maximum amount of financial aid in the form of
 1800  scholarships and grants.
 1801         (g) The requirement that the state university and the
 1802  private employer seek out additional sources of funding to pay
 1803  for remaining costs for participating students.
 1804         (2) The Board of Governors shall evaluate the effectiveness
 1805  of workforce education partnership programs established pursuant
 1806  to this section to determine whether additional training and
 1807  employment programs may use the template created pursuant to
 1808  subsection (1) to establish a workforce education partnership
 1809  program.
 1810         (3) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to
 1811  administer this section.
 1812         Section 34. Section 1009.895, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1813  to read:
 1814         1009.895 Open Door Grant Program.—
 1815         (1) As used in this section, the term:
 1816         (a) “Cost of the program” means the cost of tuition, fees,
 1817  examination, books, and materials to a student enrolled in an
 1818  eligible program.
 1819         (b) “Department” means the Department of Education.
 1820         (c) “Institution” means school district postsecondary
 1821  technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College
 1822  System institutions under s. 1000.21(3), charter technical
 1823  career centers under s. 1002.34, and school districts with
 1824  eligible integrated education and training programs.
 1825         (d) “Program” means a noncredit industry certification
 1826  preparation, clock hour career certificate programs, or for
 1827  credit short-term career and technical education programs that
 1828  result in the award of credentials identified under s.
 1829  445.004(4).
 1830         (e) “Student” means a person who is a resident of this
 1831  state as determined under s. 1009.21 and is unemployed,
 1832  underemployed, or furloughed.
 1833         (2)ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—The Open Door Grant Program is
 1834  established and shall be administered by participating
 1835  institutions in accordance with rules of the State Board of
 1836  Education for the purpose of:
 1837         (a) Creating and sustaining a demand-driven supply of
 1838  credentialed workers for high-demand occupations by addressing
 1839  and closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the
 1840  state and the skills of the available workforce in the state.
 1841         (b) Expanding the affordability of workforce training and
 1842  credentialing.
 1843         (c)The program is created to incentivize Increasing the
 1844  interest of current and future workers to enroll in short-term,
 1845  high-demand career and technical education that leads to a
 1846  credential, credentialing and certificate, or degree programs.
 1847         (2) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for the program, a
 1848  student must:
 1849         (a) Meet the requirements under s. 1009.40(1)(a)2. and 3.;
 1850         (b) Be enrolled in an integrated education and training
 1851  program in which institutions establish partnerships with local
 1852  workforce development boards to provide basic skills
 1853  instruction, contextually and concurrently, with workforce
 1854  training that results in the award of credentials under s.
 1855  445.004(4) or a workforce education program as defined under s.
 1856  1011.80(1)(b)-(f) that is included on the Master Credentials
 1857  List under s. 445.004(4); and
 1858         (c) Be enrolled at a school district postsecondary
 1859  technical career center under s. 1001.44, a Florida College
 1860  System institution under s. 1000.21(3), or a charter technical
 1861  career center under s. 1002.34.
 1862  
 1863  An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a
 1864  student’s eligibility to receive a grant under this section.
 1865         (3) GRANT AWARD.—A student is eligible to receive a maximum
 1866  award equal to the amount needed to cover 100 percent of tuition
 1867  and fees, exam or assessment costs, books, and related materials
 1868  for eligible programs after all other federal and state
 1869  financial aid is applied. In addition, a student may receive a
 1870  stipend of up to $1,500, or an amount specified in the General
 1871  Appropriations Act, per academic year to cover other education
 1872  expenses related to the institutional cost of attendance. The
 1873  institution shall make awards and stipends subject to
 1874  availability of funding. Returning students must be given
 1875  priority over new students.
 1876         (4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
 1877         (a) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, funding for eligible
 1878  institutions must consist of a base amount provided for in the
 1879  General Appropriations Act plus each institution’s proportionate
 1880  share of full-time equivalent students enrolled in career and
 1881  technical education programs. Beginning in fiscal year 2024
 1882  2025, the funds appropriated for the Open Door Grant Program
 1883  must be distributed to eligible institutions in accordance with
 1884  a formula approved by the State Board of Education. The formula
 1885  must consider at least the prior year’s distribution of funds
 1886  and the number of eligible applicants who did not receive
 1887  awards.
 1888         (b) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the
 1889  Legislature, the Department of Education shall transmit payment
 1890  of grants to the institution in advance of the registration
 1891  period. Institutions shall notify students of the amount of
 1892  their awards.
 1893         (c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a
 1894  disbursement must be determined by each institution as of the
 1895  end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
 1896  period. Institutions may not be required to reevaluate a
 1897  student’s eligibility status after this date for purposes of
 1898  changing eligibility determinations previously made.
 1899         (d) Each term, institutions shall certify to the department
 1900  within 30 days after the end of the regular registration period
 1901  the amount of funds disbursed to each student. Institutions
 1902  shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances for the
 1903  fall, spring, and summer terms within 30 days after the end of
 1904  the summer term.
 1905         (5) INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING.—Each institution shall report
 1906  to the department by the established date:
 1907         (a) The number of students eligible for the program for
 1908  each academic term. Each institution shall also report to the
 1909  department any necessary demographic and eligibility data for
 1910  students; and
 1911         (3) The department shall provide grants to institutions on
 1912  a first-come, first-serve basis for students who enroll in an
 1913  eligible program. The department shall prioritize funding for
 1914  integrated education and training programs in which institutions
 1915  establish partnerships with local workforce development boards
 1916  to provide basic skills instruction, contextually and
 1917  concurrently, with workforce training that results in the award
 1918  of credentials under s. 445.004(4). One-quarter of the
 1919  appropriated funds must be prioritized to serve students
 1920  attending rural institutions. No more than one-quarter of the
 1921  appropriated funds may be disbursed annually to any eligible
 1922  institution.
 1923         (4) Subject to the availability of funds:
 1924         (a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered by
 1925  an institution and who does not receive state or federal
 1926  financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two
 1927  thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment
 1928  the student pays one-third of the cost of the program and signs
 1929  an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional
 1930  one-third of the cost of the program in the event of
 1931  noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in
 1932  an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program upon a
 1933  student’s completion of the program. An additional one-third
 1934  shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or
 1935  certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the
 1936  student’s one-third of the cost of the program for students in
 1937  integrated education and training programs and students who do
 1938  not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements
 1939  established by the department. An institution may cover the
 1940  student’s one-third of the cost of the program based on student
 1941  need, as determined by the institution.
 1942         (b) A student receiving state or federal financial aid who
 1943  enrolls in an eligible program offered by an institution may
 1944  apply for and be awarded a grant to cover the unmet need of the
 1945  cost of the program after the application of all eligible
 1946  financial aid. Financial aid and grants received by the student
 1947  shall be credited first to the student’s costs before the award
 1948  of an open door grant. After a student is enrolled in an
 1949  eligible program, the department shall award the grant to the
 1950  institution for the amount of unmet need for the eligible
 1951  student.
 1952         (5) The department may not reimburse any institution more
 1953  than $3,000 per completed workforce training program by an
 1954  eligible student.
 1955         (6) The department shall administer the grant and shall
 1956  carry out the goals and purposes of the grant set forth in
 1957  subsection (2). In administering the grant, the department
 1958  shall:
 1959         (a) Require eligible institutions to provide student
 1960  specific data.
 1961         (b) Undertake periodic assessments of the overall success
 1962  of the grant program and recommend modifications, interventions,
 1963  and other actions based on such assessments.
 1964         (c) Establish the procedure by which eligible institutions
 1965  shall notify the department when eligible students enroll in
 1966  eligible programs.
 1967         (d) Require each eligible institution to Submit a report
 1968  with data from the previous fiscal year on program completion
 1969  and credential attainment by students participating in the grant
 1970  program that, at a minimum, includes:
 1971         1. A list of the programs offered.
 1972         2. The number of students who enrolled in the programs.
 1973         3. The number of students who completed the programs.
 1974         4. The number of students who attained workforce
 1975  credentials, categorized by credential name and relevant
 1976  occupation, after completing training programs.
 1977         5. The average cost per workforce credential attained,
 1978  categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
 1979         (6)(7)REPORTING.—The department shall compile the data
 1980  provided under paragraph (5)(b) (6)(d) and annually report such
 1981  aggregate data, in the aggregate and categorize such information
 1982  by eligible institution, to the State Board of Education. The
 1983  report shall also include information on the average wage, age,
 1984  gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant
 1985  information, of students who have completed workforce training
 1986  programs categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
 1987         (7)(8)RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
 1988  rules to implement this section.
 1989         Section 35. Paragraphs (c), (i), and (o) of subsection (1)
 1990  of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1991         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
 1992  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
 1993  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
 1994  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
 1995  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
 1996  follows:
 1997         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
 1998  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
 1999  determining the annual allocation to each district for
 2000  operation:
 2001         (c) Determination of programs.—Cost factors based on
 2002  desired relative cost differences between the following programs
 2003  shall be established in the annual General Appropriations Act.
 2004  The cost factor for secondary career education programs must be
 2005  greater than the cost factor for and basic programs grade 9
 2006  through 12 shall be equal. The Commissioner of Education shall
 2007  specify a matrix of services and intensity levels to be used by
 2008  districts in the determination of the two weighted cost factors
 2009  for exceptional students with the highest levels of need. For
 2010  these students, the funding support level shall fund the
 2011  exceptional students’ education program, with the exception of
 2012  extended school year services for students with disabilities.
 2013         1. Basic programs.—
 2014         a. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3.
 2015         b. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
 2016         c. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
 2017         2. Programs for exceptional students.—
 2018         a. Support Level IV.
 2019         b. Support Level V.
 2020         3. Secondary career education programs.
 2021         4. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
 2022         (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with
 2023  respect to dual enrollment instruction.—
 2024         1. Full-time equivalent students.—Students enrolled in dual
 2025  enrollment instruction pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be included
 2026  in calculations of full-time equivalent student memberships for
 2027  basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a district school
 2028  board. Instructional time for dual enrollment may vary from 900
 2029  hours; however, the full-time equivalent student membership
 2030  value shall be subject to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). Dual
 2031  enrollment full-time equivalent student membership shall be
 2032  calculated in an amount equal to the hours of instruction that
 2033  would be necessary to earn the full-time equivalent student
 2034  membership for an equivalent course if it were taught in the
 2035  school district. Students in dual enrollment courses may also be
 2036  calculated as the proportional shares of full-time equivalent
 2037  enrollments they generate for a Florida College System
 2038  institution or university conducting the dual enrollment
 2039  instruction. Early admission students shall be considered dual
 2040  enrollments for funding purposes. Students may be enrolled in
 2041  dual enrollment instruction provided by an eligible independent
 2042  college or university and may be included in calculations of
 2043  full-time equivalent student memberships for basic programs for
 2044  grades 9 through 12 by a district school board. However, those
 2045  provisions of law which exempt dual enrolled and early admission
 2046  students from payment of instructional materials and tuition and
 2047  fees, including laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who
 2048  select the option of enrolling in an eligible independent
 2049  institution. An independent college or university, which is not
 2050  for profit, is accredited by a regional or national accrediting
 2051  agency recognized by the United States Department of Education,
 2052  and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible
 2053  for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program.
 2054  Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt
 2055  from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees.
 2056  No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English
 2057  dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment
 2058  unless the student has successfully completed the relevant
 2059  section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s.
 2060  1008.30.
 2061         2. Additional full-time equivalent student membership.—For
 2062  students enrolled in an early college program pursuant to s.
 2063  1007.273, a value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
 2064  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
 2065  general education core course through the dual enrollment
 2066  program with a grade of “A” or better. For students who are not
 2067  enrolled in an early college program, a value of 0.08 full-time
 2068  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
 2069  student who completes a general education core course through
 2070  the dual enrollment program with a grade of “A.” A value of 0.08
 2071  full-time equivalent student membership must be calculated for
 2072  each student who completes a career course through the dual
 2073  enrollment program with a grade of “A” in a pathway that leads
 2074  to an industry certification that is included on the CAPE
 2075  Industry Certification Funding List. In addition, a value of 0.3
 2076  full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for
 2077  any student who receives an associate degree through the dual
 2078  enrollment program with a 3.0 grade point average or better.
 2079  This value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
 2080  student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
 2081  the subsequent fiscal year. This section shall be effective for
 2082  credit earned by dually enrolled students for courses taken in
 2083  the 2020-2021 school year and each school year thereafter. If
 2084  the associate degree described in this paragraph is earned in
 2085  2020-2021 following completion of courses taken in the 2020-2021
 2086  school year, then courses taken toward the degree as part of the
 2087  dual enrollment program before 2020-2021 may not preclude
 2088  eligibility for the 0.3 additional full-time equivalent student
 2089  membership bonus. Each school district shall allocate at least
 2090  50 percent of the funds received from the dual enrollment bonus
 2091  FTE funding, in accordance with this paragraph, to the schools
 2092  that generated the funds to support student academic guidance
 2093  and postsecondary readiness.
 2094         3. Qualifying courses.—For the purposes of this paragraph,
 2095  general education core courses are those that are identified in
 2096  rule by the State Board of Education and in regulation by the
 2097  Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3).
 2098         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
 2099  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
 2100  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
 2101  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
 2102  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
 2103  certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
 2104  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
 2105  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
 2106  1003.4203.—
 2107         1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
 2108  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
 2109  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
 2110  grades.
 2111         b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
 2112  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
 2113  course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
 2114  CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
 2115  certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
 2116  Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
 2117  State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
 2118  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
 2119  CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation
 2120  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
 2121  Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
 2122  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
 2123  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
 2124  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
 2125  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
 2126  subparagraph a. may not rely solely on use the previously funded
 2127  examination to satisfy the requirements for earning an industry
 2128  certification under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE
 2129  membership for an elementary or middle grades student may not
 2130  exceed 0.1 for certificates or certifications earned within the
 2131  same fiscal year. The State Board of Education shall include the
 2132  assigned values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
 2133  under rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be
 2134  added to the total full-time equivalent student membership for
 2135  grades 6 through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry
 2136  certifications earned through dual enrollment must be reported
 2137  and funded pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
 2138  certification through a dual enrollment course and the
 2139  certification is not a fundable certification on the
 2140  postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
 2141  certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
 2142  school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
 2143  bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
 2144  enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
 2145  school district may provide for an agreement between the high
 2146  school and the technical center, or the school district and the
 2147  postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
 2148  equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
 2149         c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
 2150  shall be calculated for student completion of at least three
 2151  courses and an industry certification in a single career and
 2152  technical education program or program of study the courses and
 2153  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
 2154  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
 2155  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
 2156         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
 2157  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
 2158  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
 2159  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
 2160  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
 2161  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
 2162  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
 2163  commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(4) and 1008.44 ss.
 2164  1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
 2165         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
 2166  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
 2167  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds,
 2168  and any remaining funds provided for CAPE industry certification
 2169  for school district career and technical education programs.
 2170  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
 2171  basic operation of the program.
 2172         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
 2173  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
 2174  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
 2175  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
 2176  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
 2177  membership under subparagraph 1.:
 2178         a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
 2179  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 2180  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 2181  Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
 2182         b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
 2183  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 2184  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 2185  Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
 2186         c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
 2187  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 2188  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 2189  Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
 2190         d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
 2191  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
 2192  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
 2193  Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
 2194  
 2195  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
 2196  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
 2197  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
 2198  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
 2199  associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE
 2200  Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the
 2201  certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
 2202  teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to any regular
 2203  wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to
 2204  receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher who fails to
 2205  maintain the security of any CAPE industry certification
 2206  examination or who otherwise violates the security or
 2207  administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may
 2208  result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this
 2209  paragraph.
 2210         Section 36. Subsection (2) and paragraph (b) of subsection
 2211  (7) of section 1011.80, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
 2212  notwithstanding the expiration date in section 32 of chapter
 2213  2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of
 2214  that section is reenacted, to read:
 2215         1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
 2216  programs.—
 2217         (2) Upon approval by the State Board of Education, Any
 2218  workforce education program may be conducted by a Florida
 2219  College System institution or a school district career center as
 2220  described in this subsection and, if applicable, as approved by
 2221  the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1001.03(15), except
 2222  that college credit in an associate in applied science or an
 2223  associate in science degree may be awarded only by a Florida
 2224  College System institution. However, if an associate in applied
 2225  science or an associate in science degree program contains
 2226  within it an occupational completion point that confers a
 2227  certificate or an applied technology diploma, that portion of
 2228  the program may be conducted by a school district career center.
 2229  Any instruction designed to articulate to a degree program is
 2230  subject to guidelines and standards adopted by the State Board
 2231  of Education under s. 1007.25.
 2232         (a) To be responsive to industry needs for a skilled
 2233  workforce, Florida College System institutions and school
 2234  districts may offer continuing workforce education courses or
 2235  programs without prior State Board of Education approval. Each
 2236  Florida College System institution and school district offering
 2237  continuing workforce education courses or programs must maintain
 2238  adequate and accurate records of instructional activity. For
 2239  purposes of measuring program performance and responsiveness to
 2240  industry needs, institutions must report continuing workforce
 2241  education instructional activity in a format prescribed by the
 2242  Department of Education. Continuing workforce education courses
 2243  and programs are exempt from the requirements in paragraphs (b)
 2244  and (c) and are ineligible for performance funding.
 2245         (b) The State Board of Education shall establish criteria,
 2246  based on the framework of quality established by the Credentials
 2247  Review Committee under s. 445.004(4), for review and approval of
 2248  new workforce education programs by a Florida College System
 2249  institution or a school district that are not included in the
 2250  statewide curriculum framework.
 2251         (c)(b) A Florida College System institution or school
 2252  district offering a new workforce education program that is in
 2253  the statewide curriculum framework must be may not receive
 2254  performance funding and additional full-time equivalent
 2255  membership funding until the workforce education program is
 2256  reviewed, through an expedited review process, and approved by
 2257  the board of trustees of the Florida College System institution
 2258  or the district school board State Board of Education based on
 2259  criteria that must include, but are is not limited to, the
 2260  following:
 2261         1. A description of the new workforce education program
 2262  that includes all of the following:
 2263         a. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need
 2264  consistent with the information provided by the Labor Market
 2265  Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity
 2266  for graduates of the program on a district, regional, or
 2267  statewide basis, as appropriate, including evidence from
 2268  entities independent of the technical center or institution.
 2269         b. The geographic region to be served.
 2270         2. Documentation of collaboration among technical centers
 2271  and institutions serving the same students in a geographical or
 2272  service area that enhances program offerings and prevents
 2273  program duplication that exceeds workforce need. Unnecessary
 2274  duplication of programs offered by public and private
 2275  institutions must be avoided.
 2276         3. Alignment Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year,
 2277  alignment of program offerings with credentials or degree
 2278  programs identified on the Master Credentials List under s.
 2279  445.004(4).
 2280         4. Articulation agreements between technical centers and
 2281  Florida College System institutions for the enrollment of
 2282  graduates in related workforce education programs.
 2283         5. Documentation of alignment between the exit requirements
 2284  of a technical center and the admissions requirements of a
 2285  Florida College System institution into which students typically
 2286  transfer.
 2287         6. Performance and compliance indicators that will be used
 2288  in determining the program’s success.
 2289         (7)
 2290         (b) Performance funding for industry certifications for
 2291  school district workforce education programs is contingent upon
 2292  specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and
 2293  must shall be determined as follows:
 2294         1. Postsecondary industry certifications identified on the
 2295  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List approved by the State
 2296  Board of Education under s. 1008.44 are eligible for performance
 2297  funding.
 2298         2. Unless otherwise specified in the General Appropriations
 2299  Act, each district school board Each school district shall be
 2300  provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned by a
 2301  workforce education student. If funds are insufficient to fully
 2302  fund the calculated total award, such funds must shall be
 2303  prorated. The department shall annually, by October 1, report to
 2304  the Legislature industry certifications sorted into three tiers
 2305  based upon the anticipated average wages of all occupations to
 2306  which each certification is linked on the Master Credentials
 2307  List Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Credentials
 2308  Review Committee established in s. 445.004 shall develop a
 2309  returned-value funding formula to allocate school district
 2310  performance funds that rewards student job placements and wages
 2311  for students earning industry certifications, with a focus on
 2312  increasing the economic mobility of underserved populations.
 2313  One-third of the performance funds shall be allocated based on
 2314  student job placements. The remaining two-thirds shall be
 2315  allocated using a tiered weighted system based on aggregate
 2316  student wages that exceed minimum wage, with the highest weight
 2317  applied to the highest wage tier, with additional weight for
 2318  underserved populations. Student wages above minimum wage are
 2319  considered to be the value added by the institution’s training.
 2320  At a minimum, the formula must take into account variables such
 2321  as differences in population and wages across school districts.
 2322         (8)
 2323         (b) Notwithstanding s. 1011.81(4), state funds provided for
 2324  the operation of postsecondary workforce programs may be
 2325  expended for the education of state inmates with 24 months or
 2326  less of time remaining to serve on their sentences.
 2327         Section 37. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2328  to read:
 2329         1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive
 2330  Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for
 2331  school districts and Florida College System institutions to be
 2332  able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic
 2333  development needs is critical to the workforce development
 2334  system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant
 2335  Program is created to provide grants to school districts and
 2336  Florida College System institutions on a competitive basis to
 2337  fund some or all of the costs associated with the creation or
 2338  expansion of career and technical education workforce
 2339  development programs that serve lead to industry certifications
 2340  included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
 2341  specific employment workforce needs. The programs may serve
 2342  secondary students or postsecondary students if the
 2343  postsecondary career and technical education program also serves
 2344  secondary students.
 2345         (1) Funds awarded for a workforce development
 2346  capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional
 2347  equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student
 2348  services, or other expenses associated with the creation or
 2349  expansion of a career and technical education program that
 2350  serves secondary students workforce development program.
 2351  Expansion of a program may include either the expansion of
 2352  enrollments in a program or expansion into new areas of
 2353  specialization within a program. No grant funds may be used for
 2354  recurring instructional costs or for institutions’ indirect
 2355  costs.
 2356         (2) The Department of Education shall administer the State
 2357  Board of Education shall accept applications from school
 2358  districts or Florida College System institutions for workforce
 2359  development capitalization incentive grants. Applications from
 2360  school districts or Florida College System institutions shall
 2361  contain projected enrollments and projected costs for the new or
 2362  expanded workforce development program. The State Board of
 2363  Education may adopt rules for program administration, in
 2364  consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall review and
 2365  rank each application for a grant according to subsection (3)
 2366  and shall submit to the Legislature a list in priority order of
 2367  applications recommended for a grant award.
 2368         (3) The State Board of Education shall give highest
 2369  priority to programs that train people to enter high-skill,
 2370  high-wage occupations identified by the Labor Market Estimating
 2371  Conference and other programs approved by the state board as
 2372  defined in s. 445.002, programs that train people to enter
 2373  occupations under the welfare transition program, or programs
 2374  that train for the workforce adults who are eligible for public
 2375  assistance, economically disadvantaged, disabled, not proficient
 2376  in English, or dislocated workers. The State Board of Education
 2377  shall consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant
 2378  funds in ranking the applications and shall give priority to
 2379  applications from education agencies that are making maximum use
 2380  of their workforce development funding by offering high
 2381  performing, high-demand programs.
 2382         Section 38. Section 1011.802, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2383  to read:
 2384         1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant
 2385  Program.—
 2386         (1) Subject to appropriations provided in the General
 2387  Appropriations Act, the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities
 2388  Grant Program is created to provide grants to high schools,
 2389  career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida
 2390  College System institutions, and other entities authorized to
 2391  sponsor an apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program, as
 2392  defined in s. 446.021(6) and (5), respectively, s. 446.021, on a
 2393  competitive basis to establish, new apprenticeship or
 2394  preapprenticeship programs and expand, and operate new and
 2395  existing apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs. An
 2396  individual applicant may not receive more than 10 percent of the
 2397  total amount appropriated The Department of Education shall
 2398  administer the grant program.
 2399         (2) The department shall administer the grant, identify
 2400  projects, solicit proposals, and make funding recommendations to
 2401  the Commissioner of Education, who is authorized to approve
 2402  grant awards Applications must contain projected enrollment and
 2403  projected costs for the new or expanded apprenticeship program.
 2404         (3)(a) The department shall award grants for
 2405  preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs with demonstrated
 2406  statewide or regional demand that:
 2407         (a)1. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage,
 2408  with consideration given to the information provided as
 2409  identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
 2410  Department of Economic Opportunity, the Labor Market Estimating
 2411  Conference, and the Credentials Review Committee created in s.
 2412  216.136 and are industry sectors not adequately represented
 2413  throughout the state, such as health care;
 2414         2. Address a critical statewide or regional shortage as
 2415  identified by the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in
 2416  s. 216.136; or
 2417         (b)3. Expand existing programs that exceed the median
 2418  completion rate and employment rate 1 year after completion of
 2419  similar programs in the region, or the state if there are no
 2420  similar programs in the region.
 2421         (3)(b) Grant funds may be used to fund the cost of
 2422  providing related technical instruction, for instructional
 2423  equipment, supplies, instructional personnel, student services,
 2424  and other expenses associated with the creation, or expansion,
 2425  or operation of an apprenticeship program. Grant funds may not
 2426  be used for administrative or indirect costs. Grant recipients
 2427  must submit quarterly reports in a format prescribed by the
 2428  department.
 2429         (4) The department may grant a bonus in the award amount to
 2430  applicants that submit a joint application for shared resources.
 2431         (5) The department shall annually report on its website:
 2432         (a) The number of programs funded and represented
 2433  throughout the state under this section.
 2434         (b) Retention, completion, and employment rates,
 2435  categorized by program and provider.
 2436         (c) Starting and ending salaries, as categorized by program
 2437  and provider, for participants who complete the program.
 2438         (6)(5) The department may use up to $400,000 $200,000 of
 2439  the total amount allocated to administer the grant program.
 2440         (7)(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
 2441  administer this section.
 2442         Section 39. Subsection (2) of section 1011.803, Florida
 2443  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2444         1011.803 Money-back Guarantee Program.—
 2445         (2) Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, Each school
 2446  district and Florida College System institution shall establish
 2447  a money-back guarantee program to:
 2448         (a) Offer a money-back guarantee on at least three programs
 2449  that prepare individuals to enter in-demand, middle-level to
 2450  high-level wage occupations identified by the Labor Market
 2451  Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136. School districts or
 2452  Florida College System institutions must offer a money-back
 2453  guarantee on at least 50 percent of workforce education programs
 2454  if they offer six or fewer programs.
 2455         (b) Offer a money-back guarantee for all workforce
 2456  education programs that are established to meet a critical local
 2457  economic industry need, but are not linked to the statewide
 2458  needs list as identified by the Labor Market Estimating
 2459  Conference created in s. 216.136.
 2460         (c) Establish student eligibility criteria for the money
 2461  back guarantee program that includes:
 2462         1. Student attendance.
 2463         2. Student program performance.
 2464         3. Career Service or Career Day attendance.
 2465         4. Participation in internship or work-study programs.
 2466         5. Job search documentation.
 2467         6. Development of a student career plan with the
 2468  institution’s career services department.
 2469         Section 40. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 2470  1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2471         1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.—
 2472         (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for
 2473  Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific
 2474  appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be
 2475  determined as follows:
 2476         (b) Unless otherwise specified in the General
 2477  Appropriations Act, each Florida College System institution
 2478  shall be provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned
 2479  by a student under paragraph (a). If funds are insufficient to
 2480  fully fund the calculated total award, such funds must shall be
 2481  prorated. The department shall annually, by October 1, report to
 2482  the Legislature industry certifications sorted into three tiers
 2483  based upon the anticipated average wages of all occupations to
 2484  which each certification is linked on the Master Credentials
 2485  List Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Credentials
 2486  Review Committee established in s. 445.004 shall develop a
 2487  returned-value funding formula to allocate institution
 2488  performance funds that rewards student job placements and wages
 2489  for students earning industry certifications, with a focus on
 2490  increasing the economic mobility of underserved populations.
 2491  One-third of the performance funds shall be allocated based on
 2492  student job placements. The remaining two-thirds shall be
 2493  allocated using a tiered, weighted system based on aggregate
 2494  student wages that exceed minimum wage, with the highest weight
 2495  applied to the highest wage tier, with additional weight for
 2496  underserved populations. Student wages above minimum wage are
 2497  considered to be the value added by the institution’s training.
 2498  At a minimum, the formula must take into account variables such
 2499  as differences in population and wages across the state.
 2500         Section 41. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 2501  1012.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2502         1012.39 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of
 2503  adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and
 2504  career specialists; students performing clinical field
 2505  experience.—
 2506         (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and
 2507  1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary,
 2508  each district school board shall establish the minimal
 2509  qualifications for:
 2510         (c) Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career
 2511  programs. Qualifications must shall be established for
 2512  nondegreed teachers of career and technical education courses
 2513  for program clusters that are recognized in the state and are
 2514  based primarily on successful occupational experience rather
 2515  than academic training. The qualifications for such teachers
 2516  must shall require:
 2517         1. The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the same
 2518  manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to
 2519  conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this
 2520  requirement.
 2521         2. Documentation of education and successful occupational
 2522  experience including documentation of:
 2523         a. A high school diploma or the equivalent.
 2524         b. Completion of 3 6 years of full-time successful
 2525  occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time
 2526  experience in the teaching specialization area. The district
 2527  school board may establish alternative qualifications for
 2528  teachers with an industry certification in the career area in
 2529  which they teach.
 2530         c. Completion of career education training conducted
 2531  through the local school district inservice master plan or
 2532  through an educator preparation institute approved by the
 2533  Department of Education pursuant to s. 1004.85.
 2534         d. For full-time teachers, completion of professional
 2535  education training in teaching methods, course construction,
 2536  lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs
 2537  students. This training may be completed through coursework from
 2538  an accredited or approved institution or an approved district
 2539  teacher education program, or the local school district
 2540  inservice master plan.
 2541         e. Demonstration of successful teaching performance.
 2542         d.f. Documentation of industry certification when state or
 2543  national industry certifications are available and applicable.
 2544         Section 42. Subsection (1) of section 1012.57, Florida
 2545  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2546         1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators.—
 2547         (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 1012.55,
 2548  and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to the
 2549  contrary, district school boards shall adopt rules to allow for
 2550  the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate to any applicant
 2551  who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (10)
 2552  and who has expertise in the subject area to be taught. An
 2553  applicant is shall be considered to have expertise in the
 2554  subject area to be taught if the applicant demonstrates
 2555  sufficient subject area mastery through passage of a subject
 2556  area test or has achieved an industry certification in the
 2557  subject area to be taught.
 2558         Section 43. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 2559  1012.585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2560         1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates.—
 2561         (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
 2562  following requirements must be met:
 2563         (a) The applicant must earn a minimum of 6 college credits
 2564  or 120 inservice points or a combination thereof. For each area
 2565  of specialization to be retained on a certificate, the applicant
 2566  must earn at least 3 of the required credit hours or equivalent
 2567  inservice points in the specialization area. Education in
 2568  “clinical educator” training pursuant to s. 1004.04(5)(b);
 2569  participation in mentorship and induction activities, including
 2570  as a mentor, pursuant to s. 1012.56(8)(a); and credits or points
 2571  that provide training in the area of scientifically researched,
 2572  knowledge-based reading literacy, including explicit,
 2573  systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction,
 2574  developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory
 2575  intervention strategies, and computational skills acquisition,
 2576  exceptional student education, normal child development, and the
 2577  disorders of development may be applied toward any
 2578  specialization area. Credits or points that provide training in
 2579  the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, strategies in
 2580  teaching students having limited proficiency in English, or
 2581  dropout prevention, or training in areas identified in the
 2582  educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to
 2583  ss. 1000.03(5) and 1008.345 may be applied toward any
 2584  specialization area, except specialization areas identified by
 2585  State Board of Education rule that include reading instruction
 2586  or intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade
 2587  6. Each district school board shall include in its inservice
 2588  master plan the ability for teachers to receive inservice points
 2589  for supporting students in extracurricular career and technical
 2590  education activities, such as career and technical student
 2591  organization activities outside of regular school hours and
 2592  training related to supervising students participating in a
 2593  career and technical student organization. Credits or points
 2594  earned through approved summer institutes may be applied toward
 2595  the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points may also
 2596  be earned by participation in professional growth components
 2597  approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant
 2598  to s. 1012.98 in the district’s approved master plan for
 2599  inservice educational training; however, such points may not be
 2600  used to satisfy the specialization requirements of this
 2601  paragraph.
 2602         Section 44. Subsection (38) of section 1001.64, Florida
 2603  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2604         1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of
 2605  trustees; powers and duties.—
 2606         (38) Each board of trustees is authorized to enter into
 2607  short-term loans and installment, lease-purchase, and other
 2608  financing contracts for a term of not more than 5 years,
 2609  including renewals, extensions, and refundings. Payments on
 2610  short-term loans and installment, lease-purchase, and other
 2611  financing contracts pursuant to this subsection shall be subject
 2612  to annual appropriation by the board of trustees. Each board of
 2613  trustees is authorized to borrow funds and incur long-term debt,
 2614  including promissory notes, installment sales agreements, lease
 2615  purchase agreements, certificates of participation, and other
 2616  similar long-term financing arrangements, only as specifically
 2617  provided in ss. 1009.22(7) and (10) 1009.22(6) and (9) and
 2618  1009.23(11) and (12). At the option of the board of trustees,
 2619  bonds issued pursuant to ss. 1009.22(7) and (10) 1009.22(6) and
 2620  (9) and 1009.23(11) and (12) may be secured by a combination of
 2621  revenues authorized to be pledged to bonds pursuant to such
 2622  subsections. Revenue bonds may not be secured by or paid from,
 2623  directly or indirectly, tuition, financial aid fees, the Florida
 2624  College System Program Fund, or any other operating revenues of
 2625  a Florida College System institution. Lease-purchase agreements
 2626  may be secured by a combination of revenues as specifically
 2627  authorized pursuant to ss. 1009.22(7) and 1009.23(10).
 2628         Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 1009.534, Florida
 2629  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2630         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
 2631         (2) A Florida Academic Scholar who is enrolled in a
 2632  certificate, diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree program
 2633  at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution is
 2634  eligible for an award equal to the amount necessary to pay 100
 2635  percent of tuition and fees established under ss. 1009.22(3),
 2636  (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2637  and (11); and 1009.24(4), (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as
 2638  applicable, and is eligible for an additional stipend for
 2639  textbooks, to assist with the payment of educational expenses as
 2640  funds are specifically appropriated in the General
 2641  Appropriations Act.
 2642         Section 46. Subsection (2) of section 1009.535, Florida
 2643  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2644         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
 2645         (2) A Florida Medallion Scholar who is enrolled in a
 2646  certificate, diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree program
 2647  at a public or nonpublic postsecondary education institution is
 2648  eligible, beginning in the fall 2018 semester, for an award
 2649  equal to the amount necessary to pay 75 percent of tuition and
 2650  fees established under ss. 1009.22(3), (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8)
 2651  (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); and 1009.24(4),
 2652  (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as applicable, to assist with the
 2653  payment of educational expenses. Beginning in the fall 2021
 2654  semester, a Florida Medallion Scholar who is enrolled in an
 2655  associate degree program at a Florida College System institution
 2656  is eligible for an award equal to the amount necessary to pay
 2657  100 percent of tuition and fees established under s. 1009.23(3),
 2658  (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11) to assist with the payment of
 2659  educational expenses.
 2660         Section 47. Subsection (4) of section 1009.894, Florida
 2661  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2662         1009.894 Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program.
 2663  The Legislature recognizes the vital contribution of farmworkers
 2664  to the economy of this state. The Florida Farmworker Student
 2665  Scholarship Program is created to provide scholarships for
 2666  farmworkers, as defined in s. 420.503, and the children of such
 2667  farmworkers.
 2668         (4) A scholarship recipient may receive an award for a
 2669  maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours required to
 2670  complete an associate or baccalaureate degree program or receive
 2671  an award for a maximum of 100 percent of the credit hours or
 2672  clock hours required to complete up to 90 credit hours of a
 2673  program that terminates in a career certificate. The scholarship
 2674  recipient is eligible for an award equal to the amount required
 2675  to pay the tuition and fees established under ss. 1009.22(3),
 2676  (6) (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7); 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2677  and (11); and 1009.24(4), (7)-(13), (14)(r), and (16), as
 2678  applicable, at a public postsecondary educational institution in
 2679  this state. Renewal scholarship awards must take precedence over
 2680  new scholarship awards in a year in which funds are not
 2681  sufficient to accommodate both initial and renewal awards. The
 2682  scholarship must be prorated for any such year.
 2683         Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section
 2684  1009.896, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2685         1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship
 2686  Program.—
 2687         (6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount equal
 2688  to any costs and fees described in this subsection which are
 2689  necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, less
 2690  any state financial aid received by the trainee. The award to
 2691  trainees shall cover:
 2692         (b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (6)
 2693  (5), (7) (6), and (8) (7), and 1009.23 (3), (4), (7), (8), (10),
 2694  and (11); however, any award for a nonresident trainee shall not
 2695  include the out-of-state fee.
 2696         Section 49. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
 2697  1013.841, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2698         1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System
 2699  institution funds.—
 2700         (4) A Florida College System institution identified in
 2701  paragraph (3)(b) must include in its carry forward spending plan
 2702  the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a timeline for
 2703  completion of the expenditure. Authorized expenditures in a
 2704  carry forward spending plan may include:
 2705         (a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital
 2706  outlay project for which an appropriation was previously
 2707  provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and
 2708  which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(19)(d) s.
 2709  1001.03(18)(d);
 2710         Section 50. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
 2711  Government Accountability shall conduct a review of approved
 2712  career statewide articulation agreements. Such career
 2713  articulation agreements include industry certification, career
 2714  certificate, and applied technology diploma programs that
 2715  articulate to associate in applied science or associate in
 2716  science degrees; early childhood education programs; and
 2717  associate in science to baccalaureate degree programs.
 2718         (1) The review must include, but is not limited to:
 2719         (a) The number of CAPE industry certifications on the
 2720  Master Credentials List established pursuant to s. 445.004,
 2721  Florida Statutes, which are included in a statewide articulation
 2722  agreement.
 2723         (b) The number of career programs or degrees offered by
 2724  career centers and Florida College System institutions compared
 2725  to the number of such certifications or programs included in a
 2726  statewide articulation agreement.
 2727         (c) The extent to which articulated programs included in a
 2728  statewide articulation agreement are offered in a region or
 2729  service area.
 2730         (d) The number and percentage of students in an articulated
 2731  career program who transfer to and then complete the linked
 2732  program specified in the statewide articulation agreement.
 2733         (e) Recommendations to strengthen the process of developing
 2734  statewide articulation agreements, and on the role of such
 2735  agreements in a Florida stackable credential framework.
 2736         (2) The office shall report its findings to the President
 2737  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
 2738  November 1, 2023.
 2739         Section 51. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of $100
 2740  million in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
 2741  provided to the Department of Education to implement the
 2742  Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program
 2743  pursuant to s. 1011.801, Florida Statutes. Notwithstanding s.
 2744  216.301, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to s. 216.351, Florida
 2745  Statutes, funds allocated for the purpose of this section which
 2746  are not disbursed by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the
 2747  funds are allocated may be carried forward for up to 2 years
 2748  after the effective date of this appropriation.
 2749         Section 52. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the nonrecurring
 2750  sum of $2 million from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated
 2751  to the Department of Financial Services to make reimbursements
 2752  as required under s. 446.54, Florida Statutes, as amended by
 2753  this act.
 2754         Section 53. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.