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FL S0472

Bill

Status

Passed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Fiscal Policy

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Florida's Correctional Education Program to design and implement a plan ensuring inmates who complete classes meeting curriculum requirements receive credit toward professional licensure
  • The plan must be developed in coordination with the relevant professional boards regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), or directly with DBPR when no board exists for a given profession
  • Amends section 944.801, Florida Statutes, by adding a new responsibility (paragraph m) to the Correctional Education Program's existing duties regarding education for state prisoners
  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Education in Correctional Facilities for Professional Licensure

Last Action

Chapter No. 2025-68

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy3/19/2025
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice3/5/2025

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