FL S1190

Establishes a 3-year Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program administered by the Department of Children and Families' Office of Continuing Care to provide workforce training and internship opportunities for foster youth ages 16-17 and former foster youth ages 18-25.

Requires an independent living professionalism and workforce education component to begin by January 1, 2024, covering interview skills, professionalism, teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and conflict resolution, culminating in a certificate allowing participation in the internship component.

Requires an onsite workforce training internship component to begin by July 1, 2024, providing former foster youth with $1,517 monthly stipends, trauma-informed mentorship from participating organizations, and eligible mentor employees compensation up to $1,200 per intern annually.

Limits intern participation to a maximum of 12 months per internship requiring 80 hours monthly work, allows multiple internships at different organizations sequentially but not simultaneously, and prohibits counting stipend income toward federal or state benefit eligibility.

Appropriates $500,000 in recurring General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2023-2024 and requires the Board of Governors and State Board of Education to adopt regulations allowing postsecondary credit or career education clock hours for participating interns.