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FL H0175
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jason Shoaf
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AI Summary
- Department of Education must publish an expanded annual report by September 1 each year on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs, now including total legislative funding for workforce education and total funds drawn down by each local educational agency for workforce education programs
- Department must develop detailed, publicly accessible instructions on how local educational agencies can partner with private apprenticeship sponsors, including information on state funding mechanisms and FTE weights by apprenticeable occupation
- Department must develop criteria for apprenticeship sponsors to attain "high-performing" status based on licenses, graduation numbers, and post-graduation employment rates; sponsors meeting the criteria become eligible for direct reimbursement from the department
- State Apprenticeship Advisory Council membership is expanded from two to three ex officio nonvoting members by adding the executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity
- Parents of public school students must be informed of workforce education opportunities—including preapprenticeship, apprenticeship, career and technical education, and industry credentialing—and of the relative costs and benefits of postsecondary workforce education compared to other postsecondary pathways; effective date July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Programs
Last Action
Died in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee1/20/2021
Full Bill Text
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