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FL S0460

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/14/2023

Primary Sponsor

Fiscal Policy

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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 by district, funding levels, credential attainment, and alignment with in-demand careers and economic needs

  • Allows minors aged 16-17 to work on residential building construction if they have earned OSHA 10 certification, are supervised by a qualified adult 21 or older with at least 2 years of experience, and do not work on scaffolding, roofs, or ladders above 6 feet

  • Streamlines journeyman recognition in plumbing, pipe fitting, HVAC, electrical, and alarm system trades by requiring counties and municipalities to recognize qualified individuals as journeymen based on examination scores, completion of a registered and state-approved apprenticeship or 12,000 hours of on-the-job training, and approved coursework — while eliminating local registration fees

  • Repeals the Florida Talent Development Council (s. 1004.015) and transfers its coordination functions to the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help, including annual reporting on health care workforce supply and demand with 10-year trend data on nursing education programs

  • Requires the Department of Education to convene a workgroup by December 1, 2024, to identify best practices in CTE pathways from middle school through high school and establish three mathematics pathways aligned to postsecondary education and careers

Legislative Description

Career and Technical Education

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 917

3/1/2024

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy2/12/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education1/18/2024

Full Bill Text

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