SB 240 — Education

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 its jurisdiction to host a career fair;

amending s.

1003.4203,1003.4203,F.S.; F.S.;

authorizing credit to be awarded for participation in certain career and technicalPage student3 organizations;of 71 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 technical student organizations;

requiring the State Board of Education to collaborate with certain entities to facilitate the award of such credit;

revising the data used in creating the strategic 3-3-year Pageplan 4developed ofby 95the CODING:local school district and specified entities;

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 year plan developed by the local school district and specified entities;

1003.5716, F.S.;

conforming a provision to changes made by the act;

amending s.

requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;

creating s.

1007.331, F.S.;

providing admissions policies for career centers that offer certain science degree programs;

providing requirements for certain science degree programs;

requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules;

requiring that the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List include three funding tier designations;

conforming cross-references;cross- references;

1009.22,1009.895, F.S.;

providingdeleting thatPage certain4 provisionsof apply71 toCODING: fees charged for college credit for certain science degrees;

establishing tuition rates;

amending s.

1009.77, F.S.;

providing that the Florida Work Page 5 of 95 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 Experiencedefinitions; Program is available to a postsecondary student at a charter technical career center;

encouraging participating postsecondary educational institutions to provide academic credit for the program;

creating s.

1009.771, F.S.;

authorizing state universities to establish workforce education partnership programs;

requiring the Board of Governors to create a template for such programs;

providing requirements for the template;

requiring the Board of Governors to adopt regulations;

amending s.

1009.895, F.S.;

deleting definitions;

requiring certain Florida College System institutions and school districts to maintain certain Pageadequate 6records ofand 95produce CODING:certain reports;

deleting a requirement that a workforce education program must be reviewed by the State Board of Education subject to certain criteria for a Florida College System Institution or school district to receive certain funding;

providing that new workforce education programs must be approved by the board of trustees of the institution or the district school board;

requiring each district school board to be provided funds for each industry certification earned by a Page 5 of 71 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 adequatestudent recordsin andspecified produceareas; certain reports;

deleting a requirement that a workforce education program must be reviewed by the State Board of Education subject to certain criteria for a Florida College System Institution or school district to receive certain funding;

providing that new workforce education programs must be approved by the board of trustees of the institution or by the district school board;

requiring each district school board to be provided funds for each industry certification earned by a student in specified areas;

requiring certain secondary students to be included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List;

revising how certain funds may be used;

Pagerevising 7the amount of 95funding CODING:the department may expend to administer the program;

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 revising the amount of funding the department may expend to administer the program;

revising requirements for the Money-Money-back back Guarantee Program;

requiring thethat Stateeach BoardFlorida ofCollege EducationSystem toinstitution annuallyreceive reportfunds industryfor certificationa tiersspecified topurpose; the Legislature;

requiring the State Board of Education to adopt tiers for specified certifications;

revisingPage the6 processof by71 whichCODING: teachers may earn inservice points;

amendingWords ss.stricken are deletions;

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conformingFlorida crossSenate references;- 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 revising the process by which teachers may earn inservice points;

amending s.

1014.05, F.S.;

requiring each school district to adopt a policy to inform parents or guardians about certain apprenticeships, programs, and certifications;

Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) and subsection (5) of section 14.36, Florida Statutes, are amended,amended andto Pageread: 8 of 95 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 paragraph (k) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read:

(h) Develop the criteriacriteria, forin assigningconsultation awith letterthe gradeDepartment forof eachEconomic localOpportunity workforceand developmentCareerSource boardFlorida, underInc., s.to provide information to the public which allows Page 7 of 71 CODING:

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The criteria shall, in part, be based on local workforce development board performance accountability measures and return on investment.

The majority of the grade shall be based on the improvement by each local workforce development board in the long-term self-sufficiency of participants through outcome measures such as reduction in long-term public assistance and the percentage of participants whose wages were higher after program completion compared to wages before participation in a program.

The office shall also develop criteria and display information that will assist the public in making informed decisions when deciding to access the local workforce development board or one-stop career center.

(k) Facilitate coordination among the Department of Economic Opportunity, the Department of Education, and CareerSource Florida, Inc., to develop and expand apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, and other work-based learning models and streamline efforts to recruit and onboard new Page 9 of 95 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 apprentices,consumers preapprentices,of students,the state’s workforce system to be notified of performance and employersaccountability interestedmeasures inand work-basedreturn learningon opportunities.investment for assigning a letter grade for each local workforce development board under s.

Such445.004. coordination must include, but need not be limited to, conducting outreach with business leaders, local governments, and education providers.

The criteria shall, in part, be based on local workforce development board performance accountability measures and return on investment.

The main goal is to provide information to the public in a manner that will display majority of the grade shall be based on the improvement by each local workforce development board in the long-term self- sufficiency of participants through outcome measures such as reduction in long-term public assistance and the percentage of participants whose wages were higher after program completion compared to wages before participation in a program.

At a minimum, the information shall include the assignment of a letter grade for each local workforce development board representing the improvement and other criteria adopted by the office.

The office may also develop criteria and display public information that will assist the public in making informed decisions when deciding to access the local workforce board or one-stop career center.

(a) Minimize duplication and maximize the use of existing resources by facilitating the adaptation and integration of state information systems to improve usability and seamlessly link to the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal andPage other8 compatible state information systems and applications to help residents of the71 state:CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 and other compatible state information systems and applications to help residents of the state:

To gather this information, the office shall review each workforce related program 1 year after the program’s Pagefirst 10graduating ofclass 95and CODING:every 5 years after the first review.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 first graduating class and every 5 years after the first review.

(b) Provide access to labor market data consistent with the official information developed by the Labor Market Estimating ConferencePage and9 the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic71 OpportunityCODING: and provide guidance on how to analyze the data, the appropriate use of the data, and any limitations of the data, including instances in which such data may not be used.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 Conference and the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and provide guidance on how to analyze the data, the appropriate use of the data, and any limitations of the data, including instances in which such data may not be used.

(e) AnnuallyAnnually, by December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, report to the Legislature on the implementation and outcomes of the consumer-first workforce system opportunity portal, Pageincluding 11the increase of 95economic CODING:self-sufficiency of individuals.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 including the increase of economic self-sufficiency of individuals.

State agencies, including their divisions, bureaus, and statutorily created entities, must ensure that any related work product is consistent with the official information developed by the Economic Estimating Conference, the Demographic Estimating Conference, and the Labor MarketPage Estimating10 Conference.of 71 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 Market Estimating Conference.

Such information must shall include labor supply by education level, analyses of labor demand by occupational groups and occupations compared to labor supply, and a ranking of critical areas of concern, and identification of in-demand, high-skill, middle-level to high-level wage occupations prioritized by level Pageof 12statewide ofor 95regional CODING:shortages.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 of statewide or regional shortages.

Section 220.198, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

220.198 Experiential learning Internship tax credit program.— (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Experiential Learning Internship Tax Credit Program.” (2) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Apprentice” has the same meaning as in s.

446.021(2).

(b) “Full time” means at least 30 hours per week.

(c) “Preapprentice” has the same meaning as in s.

446.021(1).

(d)(b) “Qualified business” means a business that is in existence and has been continuously operating for at least 3 years.

(e)(c) “Student intern” means a person who has completed at least 60 credit hours at a state university or 15 credit hours at a Florida College System institution, regardless of whether the student intern receives course credit for the internship;

a person who is enrolled in a career center operated by a school Page 13 of 95 CODING:

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1001.44 or a charter technical career center;

or any graduate student enrolled at a state university.

(3) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, a qualified business is eligible for a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter in the amount of $2,000 per apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern if all of the following apply:

(a) The qualified business employed at least one apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern in an apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship in which the student intern worked full time in this state for at least 9 consecutive weeks, or the apprentice or preapprentice worked in this state for at least 500 hours, and the qualified business provides the department documentation evidencing each apprenticeship, preapprenticeship, or internship claimed.

The department may require the taxpayer to provide the taxpayer’s Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System program identification number and other necessary information, which the department may verify with the Department of Education.

(b) The qualified business provides the department documentation for the current taxable year showing that at least 20 percent of the business’ full-time employees were previously employed by that business as apprentices, preapprentices, or student interns.

(c) At the start of an internship, Each apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern provides the qualified business with verification by the apprentice’s, preapprentice’s, or student intern’s state university, Florida College System Page 14 of 95 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 institution, career center operated by a school district under s.

1001.44, or charter technical career center, or provider of related technical instruction that the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled and maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, if applicable.

The qualified business may accept a letter from the applicable educational institution or provider of related technical instruction stating that the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern is enrolled as evidence that the apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern meets these requirements.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(b), a qualified business that, on average for the 3 immediately preceding years, employed 10 or fewer full-time employees may receive the tax credit if it provides documentation that it previously hired at least one apprentice, preapprentice, or student intern and, for the current taxable year, that it employs on a full-time basis at least one employee who was previously employed by that qualified business as an apprentice, preapprentice, or a student intern.

(5)(a) A qualified business, including all subsidiaries, may not claim a tax credit of more than $10,000 in any one taxable year.

(b) The combined total amount of tax credits which may be granted to qualified businesses under this section is $2.5 million in each of state fiscal years 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025.

The department must approve the tax credit prior to the taxpayer taking the credit on a return.

The department must approve credits on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 (6) The department may adopt rules, including emergency rules pursuant to s.

120.54(4), governing the manner and form of applications for the tax credit and establishing qualification requirements for the tax credit.

All conditions are deemed met for the adoption of emergency rules pursuant to s.

120.54(4).

(7) A qualified business may carry forward any unused portion of a tax credit under this section for up to 2 taxable years.

Section 5.

Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection (14) of section 413.615, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.— (10) DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS.—The board shall use the moneys in the operating account, by whatever means, to provide for:

(a)1.

Planning, research, and policy development for issues related to the employment and training of disabled citizens, and publication and dissemination of such information as may serve the objectives of this section.

2.

Research on the systems in the state which provide services to persons with disabilities, including autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The board shall submit to the Legislature a report by December 1, 2023.

The report must:

a.

Identify the current systems for service delivery to persons with disabilities, including operations, services, coordination activities, and structures.

b.

Identify barriers and obstacles in transportation for persons with disabilities living in the home or receiving community-based services for jobs, medical appointments, and peer-to-peer groups.

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Identify workforce issues related to direct-support professionals, behavioral or mental health specialists, health care practitioners, and other individuals who assist with the provision of services to persons with disabilities.

d.

Examine the best practices for uniform and efficient service delivery and the coordination of and transition among systems, including transitioning out of high school.

e.

Examine federal and state law and rules that impact or limit supports or services for persons with disabilities.

f.

Identify systemwide incongruence and inefficiencies in service delivery.

g.

Identify opportunities for job coaching and community participation supports, including those opportunities for individuals who cannot, or choose not to, enter the community because of underlying issues.

Any allocation of funds for research, advertising, or consulting shall be subject to a competitive solicitation process.

State funds may not be used to fund events for private sector donors or potential donors or to honor supporters.

(14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2027 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature.

Section 6.

445.003 Implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation andPage Opportunity11 Act.— (7) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—The department shall adopt rules to implement the requirements of this71 chapter,CODING: including:

(b) Initial and subsequent eligibility criteria, based on Page 17 of 95 CODING:

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(b) Initial and subsequent eligibility criteria, based on input from the state board, local workforce development boards, the Department of Education, and other stakeholders, for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training provider list.

A provider must meet at least two of the minimum criteria for subsequent eligibility.

Beginning with the 2022-2023 program year, each program offered by a training provider must, at a minimum, meet all of thePage following:12 of 71 CODING:

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Income earnings for all individuals who complete the Page 18 of 95 CODING:

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Income earnings for all individuals who complete the program that are equivalent to or above the state’s minimum wage in a calendar quarter.

Section 7.5.

SubsectionParagraph (1), paragraph (h) of subsection (4),(4) and subsectionssubsection (6) and (8) of section 445.004, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

duties and powers.— (1)(4) CareerSource(h)1. Florida, Inc., is created as a not-for- profit corporation, which shall be registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and shall operate at the direction of the state board.

CareerSource Florida, Inc., is not a unit or entity of state government and is exempt from chapters 120 and 287.

CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall apply the procurement and expenditure procedures required by federal law for the expenditure of federal funds.

To the extent permitted by state or federal law, CareerSource Florida, Inc., in consultation with the department, shall assist the state board in developing and administering streamlined and collaborative approaches to workforce development which result in cost savings and efficiencies throughout the state.

CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall be administratively housed within the department and shall operate under agreement with the department.

The Legislature finds that public policy dictates Page 19 of 95 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 that CareerSource Florida, Inc., operate in the most open and accessible manner consistent with its public purpose.

To this end, the Legislature specifically declares that CareerSource Florida, Inc., its board, councils, and any advisory committees or similar groups created by CareerSource Florida, Inc., are subject to the provisions of chapter 119 relating to public records, and those provisions of chapter 286 relating to public meetings.

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The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult Education.Page 13 of 71 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 240 581-02537-23 2023240c1 Education.

The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help, who shallmust serve as chair of the committee.

Four members from local workforce development boards, Pagewith 20equal ofrepresentation 95from CODING:urban and rural regions.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 with equal representation from urban and rural regions.

Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity or the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in s.

216.136,216.136 or meets local demand as identified in the criteria adopted by the Credentials Review Committee.

TheEvidence CredentialsPage Review14 Committeeof may71 considerCODING: additional evidence to determine labor market demand for credentials for agricultural occupations.

Evidence to be considered by the Credentials Review Committee must include employer information on present credential use or emerging Page 21 of 95 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 to be considered by the Credentials Review Committee must include, but is not limited to, information provided by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and employer information on present credential use or emerging opportunities.

This criteria must shall include evidence that the program meets statewidestatewide, regional, or regionallocal the labor market demand as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity or the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in s.

216.136,216.136 or meets local demand as determined by the committee.

The Credentialscommittee Reviewshall Committeeconsider mayboth considerthe additionalinformation evidenceprovided toby determinethe laborLabor marketMarket Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity related to short-term demand forand credentialsthe forlong-term agriculturaldata occupationsof the Labor Market Estimating Conference as factors in the criteria Such criteria must be used to designate programs of emphasis under s.

1001.706 and to guide the development of program standards and benchmarksPage under15 s.of 71 CODING:

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The list must, at a minimum, identify nondegree credentials and degree programs determined to be of value for purposes of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List adopted under of ss.

For the 2021-2021-2022 2022 school year, the Master Credentials List shall be comprised of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List under ss.Page 16 of 71 CODING:

1008.44 and 1011.62(1) and adopted by the State Board of Education before October 1, 2021.

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If an application submitted to the Credentials Review Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials Page 23 of 95 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 Reviewss. Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of contact provided on the application by the end of the next quarter after receipt of the application.

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(6)(8) TheEach stateOctober board,15 inAnnually, consultationbeginning withJuly 1, 2022, the department,state board shall achieveassign and make the purposespublic information available and easily accessible on its website a letter grade for each local workforce development board using the criteria established by the Office of thisReimagining sectionEducation by:and Career Help under s.

(a)14.36, Creatingincluding athe statemost employment,recently education,assigned andletter traininggrade. Page 24 of 95 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 policySection that6. ensures workforce related programs are responsive to present and future business and industry needs and complement the initiatives of Enterprise Florida, Inc.

(b)Subsection Establishing(4) policy direction for a uniform funding system that prioritizes evidence-based, results-driven solutions by providing incentives to improve the outcomes of careersection education,445.006, registeredFlorida apprenticeship,Statutes, andis work-basedamended learning programs and that focuses resources on occupations related to newread: or emerging industries that add greatly to the value of the state’s economy.

(c)445.006 EstablishingState aplan comprehensivefor policyworkforce relateddevelopment.— to(4) theWAIVERS.—The educationdepartment andshall trainingprepare ofa targetfederal populationswaiver suchto asbe thosesubmitted whoby havethe disabilities,Governor areto economicallythe disadvantaged,United receiveStates publicDepartment assistance,of areLabor notthat: proficient in English, or are dislocated workers.

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(d) Identifying barriers to coordination and alignment among workforce related programs and activities and developing solutions to remove such barriers.

(e) Maintaining a Master Credentials List that:

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23 2023240c2 informing the public of the credentials that have value in the current or future job market.

(f) Requiring administrative cost arrangements among planning regions.

(g) Implementing consistent contract and procurement policies and procedures.

(h) Requiring the use of a state-established template for contracts or other methods for ensuring all contract mechanisms follow certain standards established by the state board.

(i) Leveraging buying power for fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, and retirement.

(8) Each October 15 Annually, beginning July 1, 2022, the state board shall assign and make the public information available and easily accessible on its website a letter grade for each local workforce development board using the criteria established by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help under s.

14.36, including the most recently assigned letter grade.

Section 8.

445.007 Local workforce development boards.— (15) Each local workforce development board shall create an education and industry consortium composed of representatives of educationalPage entities18 andof businesses71 inCODING: the designated service delivery area.

Each consortium shall provide quarterly reports to the applicable local board which provide community-based information related to educational programs and industry needs to assist the local board in making decisions on programs, Page 26 of 95 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 services,educational entities and partnershipsbusinesses in the designated service delivery area.

Each consortium shall provide quarterly reports to the applicable local board which provide community-based information related to educational programs and industry needs to assist the local board in making decisions on programs, services, and partnerships in the service delivery area.

Section 9.8.

445.009 One-stop delivery system.— (8) (a) Individual Training Accounts must be expended on programs that prepare people to enter occupations identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Labor Market Estimating Conference created by s.

(e) Training services provided through Individual Training Accounts must be performance-based, with successful job placementPage triggering19 final payment of at71 leastCODING: 10 percent.

Section 10.

Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

445.038 Digital media;

job training.—CareerSource Florida, Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use Page 27 of 95 CODING:

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TrainingSection may9. be provided by public or private training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating Conference or the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and on other programs recommended and approved by the state board following a review by the department to determine the program’s compliance with federal law.

Section 445.038, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

445.038 Digital media;

job training.—CareerSource Florida, Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital media industry.

Training may be provided by public or private training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and on other programs recommended and approved by the state board following a review by the department to determine the program’s compliance with federal law Estimating Conference.

Section 11.10.

Section 12.11.

446.0915 Work-based learning opportunities.— (2)Page A20 work-based learning opportunity must meet all of the71 followingCODING: criteria:

(a) Be developmentally appropriate.

(b) Identify learning objectives for the term of experience.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 (c)(2) ExploreA multiplework-based aspectslearning opportunity must meet all of anthe industry.following criteria:

(a) Be developmentally appropriate.

(b) Identify learning objectives for the term of experience.

(c) Explore multiple aspects of an industry.

Section 13.12.

For purposes of chapter 440, a schoolPage district21 or Florida College System institution is considered the employer of a71 studentCODING: 18 years of age or younger who is providing unpaid services under a work-based learning opportunity provided by the school district or Florida College System institution.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 (2) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Education may reimburse employers, including school districtsdistrict andor Florida College System institutions,institution mayis applyconsidered to the Departmentemployer of Financiala Servicesstudent for18 reimbursementyears of theage proportionateor costyounger ofwho workers’is compensationproviding premiumsunpaid paidservices duringunder thea fiscal year for students participating in work-based learning opportunitiesopportunity inprovided by the previousschool statedistrict fiscalor yearFlorida inCollege accordanceSystem withinstitution. department rules.

(2) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Education may reimburse employers, including school districts and Florida College System institutions, may apply to the Department of Financial Services for reimbursement of the proportionate cost of workers’ compensation premiums paid during the fiscal year for students participating in work-based learning opportunities in the previous state fiscal year in accordance with department rules.

The number of students participating in work-based learning opportunities with the employer, including the number of those who are participating in paid and unpaid work-based learning opportunities;opportunities with the employer;

The students were 18 years of age or younger during the time ofwhen participationparticipating in the work-based learning opportunity;

For a school district or Florida College System institution that is considered the employer, the employer is seeking reimbursement for the proportionate cost of workers’ compensationPage premiums22 relatedof to71 thoseCODING: students only;

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(b) Within 45 days after receipt of a complete application, the Department of Financial Services must process the application and notifyprovide the applicant with notification of approval or denial of the application.

Reimbursements must be made on a first-come,first- come, first-served basis.

1001.44, a charter technical career center operated by a district school board under s.

Section 14.13.

Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (c) is added toPage that23 subsection,of and71 subsectionCODING: (5) is added to that section, to read:

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Demand must align with information developed by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the long-term estimates of the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in s.

Encouraging and coordinating the development of academic-practicePage partnerships24 toof support71 nurseCODING: faculty employment and advancement.

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Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation, and distance learning techniques.

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Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation, and distance learning techniques.

(c) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other health care providers, business and industry, consumers, lawmakers, and educators to:

Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the Legislature and otherothers. entities.

Section 15.14.

Present subsections (15) through (19) of section 1001.03, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (16) through (20), respectively, and a new subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:

1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.— (15) DISTRICT POSTSECONDARY ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE AND ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS.—The State Board of Education shall provide for the review and approval of proposals by district career centers to offer associate in applied science and associate in science degree programs pursuant to s.

1007.331.

Section 16.

Subsection (14) of section 1001.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school board.—The district school board may exercise the following supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or Page 33 of 95 CODING:

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(14) RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT.— (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of promoting student academic and career achievement, motivating students to attain academic and career achievement, and providing positive acknowledgment for that achievement.

It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts bestow the same level of recognition to the state’s academic and career scholars as to its athletic scholars.

(b) The district school board is encouraged to adopt policies and procedures to celebrate the academic and career workforce achievement of students by:

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Declaring an “Academic Scholarship Signing Day” to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of high school seniors who sign a letter of intent to accept an academic scholarship offered to the student by a postsecondary educational institution.

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Declaring a “College and Career Decision Day” to recognize high school seniors for their postsecondary education plans, to encourage early preparation for college, and to encourage students to pursue advanced career pathways through the attainment of industry certifications for which there are statewide college credit articulation agreements.

(c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each district school board shall require each high school within its jurisdiction to host an annual career fair during the school year and establish a process to provide students in grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to meet or interview with potential employers during the career fair.

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The career fair must be held during the school day and may use Florida’s online career planning and work-based learning system as part of the career fair activities.

994 District school board policies and procedures may include conducting assemblies or other appropriate public events in which students sign actual or ceremonial documents accepting scholarships or enrollment.

The district school board may encourage holding such events in an assembly or gathering of the entire student body as a means of making academic and career success and recognition visible to all students.

Section 17.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 education,strategic licensureplan passage,must: average wages of employed graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellectual property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional and program achievements.

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Include performance metrics and standards common for all institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions depending on institutional core missions, including, but not limited to, student admission requirements, retention, graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in continued education, licensure passage, average wages of employed graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellectual property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional and program achievements.

1007.01, and the information provided by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity related to short- term demand and the long-term data of the Labor Market Estimating Conference.

Beginning in the 2022-2023 academicPage year,26 the Board of Governors71 shallCODING: adopt the criteria to determine value for and prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs established by the Credentials Review Committee under s.

445.004 for designating high-demand programs of emphasis.

The Board of Governors must review designated programs of emphasis, at a minimum, every 3 years to ensure alignment with the prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs identified by the Credentials Review Committee.

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445.004 for designating high-demand programs of emphasis.

The Board of Governors must review designated programs of emphasis, at a minimum, every 3 years to ensure alignment with the prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs identified by the Credentials Review Committee.

Section 15.

Section 19.16.

The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate theirPage public27 K-12of schools71 andCODING: educational programs, employees, and facilities.

Their responsibilities include staff development, public K-12 school student education including education for exceptional students and students in juvenile justice programs, special programs, adult education programs, and career education programs.

Additionally, district school boards must:

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Their responsibilities include staff development, public K-12 school student education including education for exceptional students and students in juvenile justice programs, special programs, adult education programs, and career education programs.

Additionally, district school boards must:

(1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of school age, for the attendance and control of students at school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of students in the following areas:

1003.4281,1003.4281; and provide those students and parents with guidance on accessing and using Florida’s online career planning and work- based learning coordination system and the contact information of a certified school counselor who can advise students and parents on those options.

Sectionand 20.provide those students and parents with the contact information of a certified school counselor who can advise students on these options.

ParagraphSection (e)17. of subsection (1) of section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1003.4156Paragraph General(e) requirementsof forsubsection middle grades promotion.— (1) Inof ordersection forPage a28 studentof to71 beCODING: promoted to high school from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the student must successfully complete the following courses:

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1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades promotion.— (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the student must successfully complete the following courses:

(e) One course in career and education planning to be completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any member of the instructional staff.

In addition, the course must result in a completed personalized academic and career plan for the student, which must use,that whenmay available,be Florida’srevised onlineat careerleast planningannually andas work-basedthe learningstudent coordinationprogresses system.through middle school and high school,;

The course must teachemphasize each student how to access and update the planimportance andof encourageentrepreneurship the student to access and updateemployability theskills,; plan at least annually that may be revised as the student progresses through middle school and high school.

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Section 21.18.

SubsectionsPresent subsections (2) and (5) of section 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

(4)(5) CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.— (a) CAPE Innovation.—Courses, identified in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, that combine academic and Page 4030 of 9571 CODING:

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Section 22.19.

COURSE AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.— (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical education, or practical arts.—A The practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate Page 4131 of 9571 CODING:

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(a) Identify best practices in career and technical education pathways from middle school to high school to aid middle school students in career planning and facilitate their transition to high school programs.

Section 23.20.

Section 24.21.

1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to providePage a34 statewideof planning71 partnershipCODING: between the business and education communities in order to attract, expand, and retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong, knowledge-based economy.

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(a) Research conducted to objectively determine local and regional workforce needs for the ensuing 3 years, using labor projections as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity related to short- term demand and long-term data of the Labor Market Estimating Conference as factors in the criteria for the plan created in s.

(b) Strategies to develop and implement career academies or career-themed courses based on occupations identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the Department of Economic Opportunity and the long-term data of the Labor Market Estimating Conference created in s.

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(f) Alignment of requirements for middle school career planning, middle and high school career and professional academies or career-themed courses leading to industry certification or postsecondary credit, and high school graduation requirements;

Such students must be provided in-person academic advising that includes information on career education programs by a certified school counselor or the school principal or his or her designee during any semester the students are at risk of dropping out or have a cumulativePage grade36 pointof average71 belowCODING: a 2.0;

(k) Strategies to provide sufficient space within academies to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all interested and qualified students;

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(k) Strategies to provide sufficient space within academies to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all interested and qualified students;

(l) Strategies to implement career-themed courses or career and professional academy training that lead to industry certification in juvenile justice education programs;

Section 25.22.

Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (2)(3) of section 1003.5716,1004.013, Florida Statutes, areis amended to read:

1003.57161004.013 TransitionSAIL to postsecondary60 educationInitiative.— andPage career37 opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of age71 toCODING: 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate public education.

As used in this section, the term “IEP” means individual education plan.

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Florida Senate - 2023 CS for CS for SB 240 594-03819-23581-02537-23 2023240c22023240c1 (1)(3) ToThere ensureis qualitycreated planningwithin forthe aSAIL successful transition of a student with a disability to postsecondary60 educationInitiative and career opportunities, during the student’sStrategic seventhEfforts gradeto yearAchieve orSelf-Sufficiency when(SEAS) thewhich studentconsists attainsof: the age of 12, whichever occurs first, an IEP team shall begin the process of, and develop an IEP for, identifying the need for transition services before the student with a disability enters high school or attains the age of 14 years, whichever occurs first, in order for his or her postsecondary goals and career goals to be identified.

The plan must be operational and in place to begin implementation on the first day of the student’s first year in high school.

This process must include, but is not limited to:

(b) Preparation for the student to graduate from high school with a standard high school diploma pursuant to s.

1003.4282 with a Scholar designation unless the parent chooses an Industry Scholar a Merit designation;

and (2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following statements that must be updated annually:

(a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school diploma and a Scholar or an Industry Scholar Merit designation, pursuant to s.

1003.4285, as determined by the parent.

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The statement must document discussion of the process for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such diploma pursuant to s.

1003.4282(9)(c).

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Section 26.

Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1004.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative.— (3) There is created within the SAIL to 60 Initiative the Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (SEAS) which consists of:

Section 27.23.

By December 1, 2023, the council shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives recommendations on best practices for collaboration between district school boards, local workforce development boards, and Pagelocal 49businesses ofand 95business CODING:groups.

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Section 28.24.

SectionPresent 1007.331,paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 1008.41, Florida Statutes, is createdredesignated as paragraph (g), and a new paragraph (f) is added to that subsection, to read:

1007.331Page Site-determined38 associateof in71 appliedCODING: science and associate in science degree access.— (1) Any career center that offers one or more associate in applied science or associate in science degree programs must maintain an open-door admission policy for associate-level degree programs and workforce education programs.

(2) A career center may not terminate its existing programs as a result of being authorized to offer one or more associate in applied science or associate in science degree programs.

(3) A career center may:

(a) Offer associate in applied science or associate in science degree programs through formal agreements between the local Florida College System institution and other accredited postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to s.

1007.22.

(b) Establish an associate in applied science or associate in science degree program for purposes of meeting district, regional, or statewide workforce needs if approved by the State Board of Education under this section, beginning July 1, 2024.

(4) The approval process for associate in applied science or associate in science degree programs must require:

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The notice must include a brief description of the program, the workforce demand and unmet need for graduates of the program to include evidence from entities independent of the institution, the geographic region to be served, and an estimated timeframe for implementation.

Notices of intent may be submitted by a career center at any time throughout the year.

The notice must also include evidence that the career center engaged in need, demand, and impact discussions with one or more Florida College System institutions and other accredited postsecondary education providers in its service district.

(b) The Division of Career and Adult Education to forward the notice of intent to the Chancellor of the Florida College System within 10 business days after receiving such notice.