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FL H0195
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Requires Florida's Correctional Education Program to design and implement a plan enabling inmates to take classes that count as credit toward professional licensure requirements
- Mandates coordination between the Correctional Education Program and the relevant professional boards within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), or DBPR directly when no board exists
- Classes must meet the necessary curriculum requirements as determined by applicable law and rules for each profession in order to qualify for licensure credit
- Amends section 944.801, Florida Statutes, by adding a new paragraph (m) to the Correctional Education Program's enumerated responsibilities
- Effective date of July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Education in Correctional Facilities for Licensed Professions
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 472 (Ch. 2025-68)
4/29/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/10/2025
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee2/12/2025
Criminal Justice Subcommittee1/22/2025
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