Bill > H1507

Introduced Session

An act relating to workforce related programs and services; creating s. 14.36, F.S.; creating the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help Act for certain purposes; creating the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help within the Executive Office of the Governor for a specified purpose; providing definitions; providing the duties of the office; requiring the office to create a specified strategy; providing requirements for such strategy; requiring the office to establish a workforce opportunity portal; providing requirements related to the portal; requiring a report to the Legislature; amending s. 216.136, F.S.; renaming the Workforce Estimating Conference as the Labor Market Estimating Conference; removing requirements of the Workforce Estimating Conference; providing requirements for the Labor Market Estimating Conference; amending s. 288.047, F.S.; requiring participants of the Quick-Response Training Program to earn at or above minimum wage; amending s. 445.002, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "for cause"; amending s. 445.003, F.S.; revising requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I funds; requiring, rather than authorizing, the executive director of the state hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature workforce development board to work with the Department of Economic Opportunity for certain purposes; providing duties of the Department of Economic Opportunity for the implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; amending s. 445.004, F.S.; revising the composition of the state board; requiring the state board to appoint a Credentials Review Committee for a specified purpose; providing the composition of the committee; requiring certain information to be accessible to the public; providing duties and requirements of the committee; specifying entities that can authorize certain expenditures; providing and revising requirements for the state board in order to achieve certain purposes; requiring the state board, in consultation with the Department of Economic Opportunity, to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature; providing and revising reporting requirements; requiring the state board to assign and make public a letter grade for each local workforce development board based on certain criteria; removing certain auditing authority of the Auditor General; requiring local performance accountability measures to be based on identified local area needs; amending s. 445.006, F.S.; providing requirements for the state hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature plan for workforce development; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to prepare a federal waiver for specified purposes; amending s. 445.007, F.S.; requiring certain information be accessible on the website of a local workforce development board or the Department of Economic Opportunity; providing term limits for members of local boards; providing an exception; requiring actions of the local board to be consistent with federal and state law; providing requirements for certain contracts between a local board and certain entities; providing an exception; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to review certain documentation when considering whether to approve a contract; removing authority for a local board to review a decision by the Department of Economic Opportunity to deny a contract; requiring a local board to disclose certain compensation information to the Department of Economic Opportunity; amending s. 445.009, F.S.; requiring a certain final payment amount to Individual Training Accounts; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 445.011, F.S.; establishing an automated consumer- first workforce system; requiring the Department of Education and the Department of Children and Families, hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature in consultation with the Department of Economic Opportunity, to implement such system; requiring that such system improve coordination among specified partners; revising requirements for such system; requiring that certain contracts be performance based; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to develop training for specified partners; amending s. 445.033, F.S.; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Children and Families, rather than the state board, to measure the performance of certain workforce related programs; requiring the state board to consult with local boards; requiring local boards to provide quarterly reports to the state board with certain information; requiring, rather than authorizing, the state board and the Department of Economic Opportunity to share certain information; amending s. 445.038, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 446.021, F.S.; revising a definition; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; requiring certain standards and policies established by the Department of Education to include a specified requirement for training providers; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Education to adopt rules; revising provisions relating to a certain hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature summary of expenditures for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; providing requirements for a certain annual report; requiring the Department of Education to provide data from certain resources to specified persons and entities; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; revising a catchline relating to the Department of Education's duties regarding apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; creating s. 446.0915, F.S.; providing a definition for the term "work-based learning opportunity"; specifying the required criteria for such opportunity; providing that such opportunity should prioritize paid experiences; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 570.07, F.S.; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to submit certain information to the Credentials Review Committee for placement on the Master Credentials List, rather than the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List or CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; revising and providing requirements for the Board of Governors' strategic plan; removing criteria for the designation of high- demand programs of emphasis; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; requiring a career and education planning course to include certain resources; amending s. 1003.42, hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature F.S.; requiring a specified character development curriculum to include certain instruction and resources; amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.; specifying where the Department of Education has to identify CAPE Digital Tool certificates; removing the deadline for such identification; removing specified skills that have to be mastered; authorizing courses identified in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List to articulate for college credit; removing the course limit; amending s. 1003.491, F.S.; requiring certain strategic plans to use labor projections identified by the Labor Market Estimating Conference; providing and revising the information that the Commission of Education must review for the annual review of K-12 and postsecondary career and technical education offerings; requiring the Department of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1003.492, F.S.; providing that industry certification is achieved when a student receives a credential that is identified on the Master Credentials List; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1004.013, F.S.; creating the Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self-Sufficiency consisting of the workforce opportunity portal, the Open Door Grant hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature Program, and the Money-Back Guarantee Program; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; providing responsibilities of the Florida Talent Development Council relating to the healthcare workforce in the state; providing responsibilities of the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education; requiring a specified gap analysis; requiring specified entities to provide certain data; requiring a survey to collect certain data; amending s. 1004.02, F.S.; revising definitions; creating s. 1006.75, F.S.; requiring specified educational centers and institutions to ensure that certain services and resources prepare students for employment; requiring student career service centers to use specified resources to assist students with certain activities; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; requiring specified students to complete certain courses before a certain degree is awarded; requiring the chairs of the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors, or their designees, to jointly appoint faculty committees to identify competencies which will result in a digital credential; requiring specified institutions to grant and accept such credential; requiring the Department of Education to identify certain courses in which such credential may be earned; authorizing certain courses to use hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature specified resources and provide students with the opportunity to create a digital resume; amending s. 1008.39, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.40, F.S.; providing requirements for design specifications for the Workforce Development Information System; requiring the Department of Education to work with certain entities to develop certain metrics; providing requirements for a workforce development metrics dashboard; amending s. 1008.41, F.S; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.; removing the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List; requiring the State Board of Education to annually adopt, based on recommendations by the Commissioner of Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List; providing that certain full-time equivalent membership funding may only be earned in certain areas; providing certificates, certifications, and courses that may be included on the list; requiring the Commissioner of Education to conduct a certain review and make recommendations; requiring the recommendations be provided to the Governor and Legislature by specified date; requiring the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List be used to determine certain funding hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature distributions; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 1009.895, F.S.; creating the Open Door Grant Program; providing definitions; providing the purpose of the program; requiring the Department of Education to provide certain grants; providing for the prioritization of grant funding; requiring a student to complete a specified application to be eligible for the grant; providing for the distribution of the grant to a student based on whether the student receives other types of financial aid; providing for reimbursement to an institution; providing requirements for the Department of Education in administering the grant program; requiring the Department of Education to report certain information to the State Board of Education annually; requiring the Department of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; requiring approval by the State Board of Education to conduct workforce education programs; requiring the State Board of Education to establish criteria for the review and approval of new workforce education programs; prohibiting certain funding to a school district or Florida College System institution until new workforce education programs are reviewed and approved; providing requirements for the criteria; hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature exempting preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs from continuing workforce education requirements relating to state funding and fees; requiring the Credentials Review Committee to develop a returned-value funding formula by a specified time; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; requiring the State Board of Education to phase out certain program offerings; amending s. 1011.801, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1011.802, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to award grants for preapprenticeship programs, in addition to apprenticeship programs, that meet certain criteria; authorizing grant funds to be used for instructional personnel; requiring the Department of Education to report certain information annually on its website; authorizing the Department of Education to use certain funds to administer the grant program; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; creating s. 1011.803, F.S.; creating the Money-Back Guarantee Program to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency; requiring each school district and Florida College System institution to offer a money-back guarantee on certain programs by a specified time and to establish student eligibility criteria; requiring each school district and Florida hb1507-05-er ENROLLED CS/, Engrossed 1 2021 Legislature College System institution to notify the State Board of Education of its program by a specified date; requiring information about the program to be posted on certain websites; requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature; amending s. 1011.81, F.S.; requiring the Credentials Review Committee to develop a returned-value funding formula by a specified time; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 443.151, 445.010, and 445.045, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 943.22 and 1001.64, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.

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Lauren Melo (R)*,  Clay Yarborough (R)*,  Ramon Alexander (D),  Vance Aloupis (R),  Alex Andrade (R),  Christopher Benjamin (D),  David Borrero (R),  Adam Botana (R),  Chuck Brannan (R),  James Bush (D),  Mike Caruso (R),  Linda Chaney (R),  Dan Daley (D),  Nick DiCeglie (R),  Nicholas Duran (D),  Tom Fabricio (R),  Mike Giallombardo (R),  Joseph Harding (R),  Fred Hawkins (R),  Christine Hunschofsky (D),  Dotie Joseph (D),  Christopher Latvala (R),  Thomas Leek (R),  Randy Maggard (R),  Amber Mariano (R),  Ralph Massullo (R),  Stan McClain (R),  Jim Mooney (R),  Daisy Morales (D),  Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R),  Alex Rizo (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Michelle Salzman (R),  Jason Shoaf (R),  Cyndi Stevenson (R),  Jackeline Toledo (R),  Josie Tomkow (R),  Kaylee Tuck (R),  Patricia Williams (D),  Marie Woodson (D), 

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Chapter No. 2021-164 (on 06/28/2021)

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