FL S1204

School districts must offer at least four career-themed courses, increased from the current requirement of two, with each secondary school still encouraged to offer at least one

At least one district career-themed course must align with a regional demand occupation field as identified by the district's respective CareerSource Florida regional demand occupations list

At least one district career-themed course must be in agriculture, construction or trades, early childhood education, health care, or hospitality

The clock-hour threshold for career dual enrollment courses counted in the College and Career Acceleration component of high school grading is reduced from 300 to 150 hours, and courses leading to CAPE-listed national industry certifications are weighted at 200 points (double the standard 100) in school grade calculations

Courses totaling 50 or more clock hours that align with the Local Targeted Occupations List, appear on the Credentials of Value listing, or fall within priority areas (agriculture, construction/trades, early childhood education, health care, hospitality) do not need to be in the same program for school grading purposes; effective July 1, 2025