FL S0448

District school boards must provide students and parents with a list of schools offering career and technical education programs and program descriptions annually, starting before the end of grade 5

Middle schools must hold mandatory career and academic planning meetings for 8th grade students and their parents before course registration for grade 9

Planning meetings must include information on career and technical education programs, postsecondary planning, Bright Futures scholarship eligibility requirements, regional job availability with starting salaries, and dual enrollment opportunities

Students' personalized academic and career plans must now include information about career and technical education programs available within the school district

Beginning in grade 9, students must annually review their personalized academic and career plan, including a demonstration of Florida's online career planning and work-based learning coordination system