Bill > S0366

This bill aims to enhance the employability skills of Floridians and improve their preparation for successful employment. The key provisions include: 1. Revising the Florida Ready to Work Credential Program to focus on identifying and providing instruction in employability skills currently in demand by employers, such as professionalism, communication, and digital literacy. 2. Providing that students aged 18 or younger in paid work-based learning opportunities be covered by their employer's workers' compensation insurance, with the Department of Education able to reimburse employers for the proportionate cost of premiums. 3. Requiring the statewide articulation agreement to establish three mathematics pathways aligned to academic programs and careers to facilitate seamless transfer of credits. 4. Modifying admissions requirements for Florida College System institutions, including using alternative assessment methods approved by the State Board of Education to measure college-level communication and computation skills. 5. Revising eligibility requirements for initial and continued enrollment in dual enrollment courses, including allowing home education students to demonstrate achievement of college-level skills through alternative methods. 6. Authorizing the State Board of Education to develop and implement alternative methods for assessing college-level communication and computation skills in lieu of common placement tests. The bill also appropriates $2 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to the Department of Education for reimbursement of workers' compensation insurance premiums.

Budget and Finance, Education

Appropriations (Senate), Education (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/366