Florida 2026 Session Status: Passed House 3 R cosponsors

HB 1325 — CS/CS/HB 1325: Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund

Last action — Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 09, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund; Revises Liking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include nonmonetary contributions; provides requirements for such contributions; revises authorized uses of awarded funds, proposal & review requirements, & allowable contributions; prohibits proposal to participate in fund from being comprised solely of nonmonetary contributions; & authorizes multiyear awards.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund;
revising the Legislative intent for the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund;
revising legislative intent to incentivize collaboration with other persons and entities that contribute monetary or nonmonetary contributions;
revising the definition of the term "health care partner";
authorizing dollar-to- dollar matches of funds for certain contributions by persons or entities to an institution;
authorizing the inclusion of nonmonetary contributions to institutions for purposes of proposals for LINE Fund matching funds;
requiring monetary contributions to receive priority in the award of matching funds;
revising the authorized uses of awarded funds;
requiring proposals for participation in the fund to be submitted by specified persons;
providing allowable nonmonetary contributions;
providing requirements for the acceptance of nonmonetary contributions as health care matching funds;
revising the criteria the Board of Governors and the Department of Education must use to review proposals;
revising the criteria the Board of Governors or Department of Education must use to review proposals;
authorizing the Board of Governors and the Department of Education to provide multiyear awards under certain circumstances;
revising Board of Governors and State Board of Education duties to adopt regulations and rules, respectively, to administer the program;
providing notification requirements for such awards;
providing an effective date.
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 providing an effective date.
1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund.— (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund Act." (2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to address this critical workforce need by incentivizing collaboration between nursing education programs and health care partners that contribute monetary or nonmonetary contributions through the establishment of the LINE Fund.
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This fund is intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who are prepared and licensed to enter the workforce.
(3) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as defined in s.
768.38(2) which is licensed to operate in this state.
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 (b) "Institution" means a school district career center under s.
hb1325-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund Act." (2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to address this critical workforce need by incentivizing collaboration among between nursing education programs, and health care partners, and other persons and entities that contribute monetary or nonmonetary contributions through the establishment of the LINE Fund.
This fund is intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce.
(3) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as defined in s.
768.38(2).
(b) "Institution" means a school district career center under s.
or an independent school, college, or university with an accredited program as defined in s.
or an independent school, college, or Page 2 of 6 CODING:
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hb1325-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 university with an accredited program as defined in s.
(4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of Governors for state universities and the Department of Education Page 3 of 8 CODING:
(4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of Governors for state universities and the Department of Education for all other institutions.
(5) Subject to available funds, for every monetary or nonmonetary contribution dollar contributed to an institution by a health care partner or other person or entity, the fund shall provide a dollar-to-dollar match to the participating institution.
Monetary and nonmonetary contributions from health care partners shall receive priority when awarding matching funds to institutions.
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 for all other institutions.
hb1325-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 (6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships, recruitment of additional faculty, equipment, and simulation centers to advance high-quality nursing education programs throughout the state.
(5) Subject to available funds, for every monetary or nonmonetary contribution dollar contributed to an institution by a health care partner, the fund shall provide a dollar-to-dollar match to the participating institution to implement the activities outlined in the institution's approved proposal.
(b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new buildings.
Monetary contributions from health care partners shall receive priority when awarding matching funds to institutions.
(7)(a) To participate, an institution must submit a timely and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable.
(6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships;, recruitment of additional faculty and preceptors;
(b) The proposal must identify a health care partner located and licensed to operate in the state or other person or entity whose monetary contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar-to-dollar basis.
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increasing program enrollment, program completion, and licensure examination passage rates;, equipment;, and simulation centers;
(c) A proposal may not be comprised solely of nonmonetary contributions.
and internships to advance high-quality nursing education programs throughout the state.
(8) The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria:
(b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new buildings, but may be used to expand, retrofit, or upgrade existing facilities if the proposal will result in increased program enrollments or improved or modernized educational or simulation space for an institution's nursing education program students.
(a) Whether monetary and nonmonetary contributions funds committed by the health care partner or other person or entity will contribute to an eligible purpose.
(7)(a) To participate, an institution's president, chief administrative officer, or designee institution must submit a timely and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable.
(b) How the institution plans to use the funds or nonmonetary contribution, including how such funds or nonmonetary contribution will be utilized to increase student Page 4 of 6 CODING:
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 (b) The proposal must identify a health care partner located and licensed to operate in the state whose monetary contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar-to-dollar basis.
hb1325-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 enrollment and program completion.
(c) Allowable nonmonetary contributions are limited to the following:
(c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain graduates.
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(d) How the funds or nonmonetary contribution will expand the institution's nursing education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce demands.
The value of the donated use of health care partner employees as nursing education program instructors or preceptors.
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The value of the donated use of a health care partner's space or equipment by a nursing education program.
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The value of donated educational or simulation equipment.
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Other similar quantifiable donated goods and services deemed by the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, to be good faith contributions that support the goals of the LINE Fund.
(d) To accept nonmonetary contributions as health care matching funds, the applicant and Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, must quantify the fair market value of the contribution in dollars and certify that the proposed contribution directly supports the goals of the LINE Fund outlined in subsection (2).
(e) A proposal may not be comprised solely of nonmonetary contributions.
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 (8) The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria, where applicable:
(a) Whether monetary and nonmonetary contributions funds committed by the health care partner will contribute to an eligible purpose.
(b) How the institution plans to use the funds or nonmonetary contribution, including how such funds or nonmonetary contribution will be utilized to increase student enrollment and program completion.
(c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain graduates or otherwise improve the likelihood that graduates will successfully join the state or local workforce.
(d) How the funds or nonmonetary contribution will be used to expand the institution's nursing education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce demands.
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The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, shall release grant funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds or the fair market value of the nonmonetary contribution received by the institution.
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(b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the proposal and the use of funds.
words underlined are additions.
hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, shall release grant funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds or the fair market value of the nonmonetary contribution received by the institution, including notifications made on a rolling or periodic basis.
(b) If deemed to meet the long-term goals of the LINE Fund, the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, may, but are not required to, award funds for an approved proposal for up to 2 academic years immediately following the academic year within which the initial approval is granted.
If the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, approves a multiyear award to an institution, it must notify the recipient that the award amount in subsequent years is subject to a LINE Fund appropriation and the continued notification of the health care partner's contribution to match the multiyear award of state funds.
(c)(b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the proposal and the use of funds.
if scholarships were awarded using grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships and the average award amount;
if scholarships were awarded using Page 5 of 6 CODING:
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hb1325-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1325 2026 reported by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help pursuant to s.
hb1325-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1325 2026 grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships and the average award amount;
and the outcomes of students as reported by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help pursuant to s.
(10) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the fund, establish dates for the submission and review of proposals, award funds, and other regulations and rules necessary to implement this section.
(10) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the fund, establish dates for the submission and review of proposals, award funds, determine under what circumstances nonmonetary contributions may be considered, how the fair market value of such nonmonetary contributions may be determined, and other regulations and rules necessary to implement this section.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Bill referred to House Calendar

  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  5. CS Filed

  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  7. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

  8. Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee

  9. PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

  10. Now in Education & Employment Committee

  11. Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

  12. Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

  13. Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda

  14. Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

  15. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  16. Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

  17. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  18. CS Filed

  19. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  20. Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  21. Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  22. PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda

  23. Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  24. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  25. Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

  26. Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  27. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  28. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1325 do?
Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund; Revises Liking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include nonmonetary contributions; provides requirements for such contributions; revises authorized uses of awarded funds, proposal & review requirements, & allowable contributions; prohibits proposal to participate in fund from being comprised solely of nonmonetary contributions; & authorizes multiyear awards.
Who sponsors HB 1325?
HB 1325 is sponsored by Education & Employment Committee, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Rizo, Alex (Republican), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), and Booth, Erika (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1325?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 09, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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