FL H0917

Requires the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to publish a statewide asset map of career and technical education by March 1, 2025, detailing CTE courses, funding, credential attainment, and career dual enrollment programs by school district, and to report annually by December 1 on health care workforce supply and demand needs including 10-year nursing education program data.

Allows minors aged 16-17 with OSHA 10 certification to work in residential building construction (excluding scaffolding, roofs, superstructures, or ladders above 6 feet) under direct supervision of a certified adult aged 21+ with at least 2 years of relevant experience.

Requires counties and municipalities to recognize journeyman licenses in plumbing, pipe fitting, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, and alarm system trades issued by any other county or municipality in the state, eliminating prior reciprocity requirements such as the $25 registration fee and the condition of no license suspension/revocation in the past 5 years.

Requires the Department of Education to convene a workgroup by December 1, 2024, to identify best practices for middle-to-high school CTE pathways linked to postsecondary programs and to establish three mathematics pathways for secondary students aligned to programs, postsecondary education, and careers.

Repeals the Florida Talent Development Council (s. 1004.015, F.S.) and transfers its referenced functions to the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help; allows district school boards to substitute career fairs with other career and industry networking opportunities developed in consultation with local workforce boards and business groups.