FL H1203

Expands and modernizes Florida's apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs by updating definitions, allowing additional entities (educational institutions, workforce boards, community organizations) to serve as program sponsors, and requiring the Department of Education to publish annual reports on program outcomes and expenditures

Requires the statewide articulation agreement to specify three mathematics pathways aligned to programs, meta-majors, and careers for degree-seeking students, with the Articulation Coordinating Committee required to approve pathways by May 31, 2021

Mandates a report by December 1, 2020 on implementing the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program, which would allow students to earn a high school diploma, associate degree, and industry certifications within 6 years through a flexible integrated model at no cost to students

Provides enhanced funding for aviation and aerospace industry certifications: supplemental 0.2 FTE membership for K-12 CAPE certifications and $6,000 per professional-level FAA certification for workforce education students (expiring June 30, 2023)

Creates the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant Program to fund new and expanded apprenticeship programs, with grants available for instructional equipment, supplies, personnel, and student services, but prohibits use for administrative costs