Bill > S0098

This bill creates the Reimagining Education and Career Help Act to address the evolving needs of Florida's economy by increasing collaboration and cooperation between businesses and education communities, and improving training, equity, and access to a more integrated workforce and education system. Key provisions include: - Creating the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help within the Executive Office of the Governor to facilitate alignment and coordination of the state's workforce development system. - Establishing criteria and goals for workforce development and diversification, aligning and improving efficiency in the workforce system, and overseeing performance and compliance. - Requiring the Office to create a no-wrong-door-entry strategy to improve equity and access to workforce-related programs. - Tasking the Office with providing the public access to workforce-related program data and information to help individuals understand career pathways and plan for self-sufficiency. - Amending various existing laws to support the objectives of the bill, such as revising the duties of the Labor Market Estimating Conference, the Quick-Response Training Program, and local workforce development boards. - Creating new programs like the Open Door Grant Program to expand affordability of workforce training, and the Money-Back Guarantee Program to require refunds for certain workforce education programs if students cannot find a job. - Making other changes to align workforce education programs, funding, and performance measures with the state's workforce needs and priorities.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Education

Appropriations (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/98