Bill Text: FL S0366 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Educational Opportunities Leading to Employment
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-28 - Chapter No. 2021-162, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) [S0366 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S0366-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Educational Opportunities Leading to Employment
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-28 - Chapter No. 2021-162, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) [S0366 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S0366-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 366
By Senator Hutson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to apprenticeship and
3 preapprenticeship training; amending s. 446.011, F.S.;
4 revising legislative intent related to apprenticeship
5 training; amending s. 446.021, F.S.; defining and
6 redefining terms; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising
7 the general duties of the Department of Education with
8 regard to apprenticeship and preapprenticeship
9 programs; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; requiring the
10 department to periodically review and evaluate its
11 uniform minimum standards for apprenticeship and
12 preapprenticeship programs; amending s. 446.045, F.S.;
13 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
14 revising the membership of the State Apprenticeship
15 Advisory Council; revising meeting requirements;
16 amending s. 446.051, F.S.; providing that
17 apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program sponsors
18 are responsible for the selection and training of
19 certain personnel, as approved by the department;
20 encouraging district school boards and Florida College
21 System institution and state university boards of
22 trustees to cooperate in providing certain equipment,
23 supplies, and instructor salaries; amending s.
24 446.052, F.S.; encouraging state university boards of
25 trustees and apprenticeship program sponsors to
26 cooperate in developing and establishing
27 apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that
28 include career instruction; encouraging school boards
29 and boards of trustees to cooperate with certain
30 degree programs and career certificate programs to
31 ensure that certain individuals receive certain
32 college credit; requiring that certain qualified
33 veterans be given the same priority as preapprentices;
34 amending s. 446.071, F.S.; providing that certain
35 organizations may be approved as apprenticeship
36 sponsors if they meet certain uniform minimum
37 standards; updating terminology; removing the
38 definition of the term “need”; amending s. 446.081,
39 F.S.; revising the applicability of specified
40 provisions to apprenticeship provisions in collective
41 agreements between employers and employees; making
42 technical changes; repealing s. 446.091, F.S.,
43 relating to the adaptation and applicability of
44 certain provisions to on-the-job training programs;
45 amending s. 446.092, F.S.; revising criteria for
46 apprenticeship occupations; creating s. 446.541, F.S.;
47 providing legislative intent; defining the term “work
48 based learning”; providing that certain individuals
49 enrolled in work-based learning are deemed to be
50 employees of the state for purposes of receiving
51 medically necessary care under workers’ compensation
52 coverage; amending s. 455.213, F.S.; creating an
53 alternative licensing method for apprentice applicants
54 who meet certain requirements; amending s. 1003.4156,
55 F.S.; encouraging, rather than requiring, that middle
56 grades students complete one course in career and
57 education planning; authorizing the Florida Virtual
58 School to offer such course; amending s. 1003.4282,
59 F.S.; authorizing school districts and regional
60 consortium organizations to work with national
61 providers to submit to the department for approval
62 recommended career-themed courses that satisfy high
63 school credit requirements; amending s. 1007.23, F.S.;
64 requiring that the statewide articulation agreement
65 specify three mathematics pathways that meet a certain
66 requirement upon which degree seeking students must be
67 placed; amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring public
68 schools to include computational thinking and
69 foundational computer science skills in instruction to
70 students; deleting obsolete language; authorizing
71 school districts to apply to the department for
72 funding for specified purposes; requiring the
73 department to award funding to school districts or
74 consortia using specified criteria; amending s.
75 1008.44, F.S.; requiring that the CAPE Industry
76 Certification Funding List incorporate by reference
77 the industry certifications on the career pathways
78 list approved for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars
79 award; providing requirements for industry
80 certifications associated with aviation-related and
81 aerospace-related occupations; providing that such
82 certifications are eligible for additional full-time
83 equivalent membership; authorizing the Commissioner of
84 Education to limit CAPE industry certifications and
85 CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in certain
86 grades for a specified purpose; amending s. 1009.25,
87 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
88 act; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the
89 calculation of certain additional full-time equivalent
90 membership relating to funding for the operation of
91 schools; deleting a provision relating to full-time
92 equivalent membership calculation for elementary and
93 middle students; requiring that a specified
94 supplemental value for full-time equivalent student
95 membership be calculated for certain industry
96 certifications leading to employment in aviation
97 related or aerospace-related occupations; authorizing
98 the use of a specified percentage of certain funds for
99 CAPE program expenses; limiting the amount of funds
100 that may be used for administrative costs; prohibiting
101 the use of CAPE funding to supplant funds provided for
102 basic operation of the CAPE program; amending s.
103 1011.80, F.S.; revising performance funding for
104 industry certifications for school district workforce
105 education programs to provide for Federal Aviation
106 Administration (FAA) industry certifications; amending
107 s. 1011.802, F.S.; specifying that Florida Pathways to
108 Career Opportunities Grant Program funds may be used
109 for instructional personnel; specifying the maximum
110 amount of funds that may be used by the department to
111 administer the Florida Pathways to Career
112 Opportunities Grant Program; amending s. 1011.81,
113 F.S.; revising performance funding for industry
114 certifications for Florida College System institutions
115 to provide for professional-level FAA industry
116 certifications; requiring the Articulation
117 Coordinating Committee to convene a representative
118 workgroup composed of academic affairs administrators
119 and faculty from state universities and Florida
120 College System institutions by a specified date for a
121 specified purpose; requiring the workgroup to report
122 its recommendations to the committee, the Board of
123 Governors, and the State Board of Education by a
124 specified date; requiring the Articulation
125 Coordinating Committee to approve the mathematics
126 pathways by a specified date; providing an effective
127 date.
128
129 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
130
131 Section 1. Section 446.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to
132 read:
133 446.011 Legislative intent regarding apprenticeship and
134 preapprenticeship training.—
135 (1) It is the intent of the State of Florida to provide
136 educational opportunities for its residents so that they can be
137 trained for trades, occupations, and professions suited to their
138 abilities.
139 (2) Through ss. 446.011-446.092, the Legislature intends to
140 do all of the following:
141 (a) It is the intent of this act to Promote the mode of
142 training known as apprenticeship in occupations throughout
143 industry in this the state that require physical manipulative
144 skills. by doing all of the following:
145 1. Broadening job training opportunities by increasing and
146 providing for increased coordination between secondary and
147 postsecondary educational institutions and businesses and
148 industries participating in apprenticeship programs. public
149 school academic programs, career programs, and registered
150 apprenticeship programs, The residents of this state will
151 benefit from an additional point of entry to obtaining a
152 postsecondary credential or degree when on-the-job training is
153 combined with related technical and theoretical instruction
154 provided by a school district, a Florida College System
155 institution, or a state university.
156 2. Encouraging the establishment of apprenticeship programs
157 that lead to college credit or a college degree the valuable
158 training opportunities developed when on-the-job training is
159 combined with academic-related classroom experiences.
160 3. Encouraging the development of this act is intended to
161 develop the apparent potentials in apprenticeship training by
162 assisting in the establishment of preapprenticeship programs in
163 the public school system and elsewhere and by expanding
164 presently registered programs as well as promoting new
165 registered programs in jobs that lend themselves to
166 apprenticeship training.
167 (b)(2) Require It is the intent of the Legislature that the
168 Department of Education to develop have responsibility for the
169 development of the apprenticeship and preapprenticeship uniform
170 minimum standards for the apprenticeable occupations trades and
171 to assist eligible program sponsors approved pursuant to s.
172 446.071 that the department have responsibility for assisting
173 district school boards and Florida College System institution
174 boards of trustees in developing preapprenticeship programs.
175 (c)(3) Require It is the further intent of ss. 446.011
176 446.092 that the department to ensure quality training through
177 the adoption and enforcement of uniform minimum standards and to
178 that the department promote, register, monitor, and service
179 apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs and
180 ensure that the programs adhere to the standards.
181 (d)(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act
182 Not require the use of apprentices on construction projects
183 financed by the state or any county, municipality, town or
184 township, public authority, special district, municipal service
185 taxing unit, or other agency of state or local government.
186 Notwithstanding this intent, whenever any government or agency
187 of government employs, of its own choice, apprentices or employs
188 contractors who employ apprentices, the behavior of the
189 government and the contractors employed by the government shall
190 be governed by ss. 446.011-446.092 the provisions of this act.
191 Section 2. Section 446.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to
192 read:
193 (Substantial rewording of section. See
194 s. 446.021, F.S., for present text.)
195 446.021 Definitions of terms used in ss. 446.011-446.092.
196 As used in ss. 446.011-446.092, the term:
197 (1) “Apprentice” means a person at least 16 years of age
198 who enters into an apprenticeship agreement with an approved
199 apprenticeship sponsor, who is engaged in learning an
200 apprenticeable occupation through actual work experience under
201 the supervision of journeyworkers, and who is enrolled in an
202 apprenticeship program in which he or she receives an organized
203 and systematic form of instruction designed to provide
204 theoretical and technical knowledge related to the occupation.
205 (2) “Apprenticeship program” means a program that is
206 registered with the department on the basis of submission to the
207 department of a plan that contains the terms and conditions for
208 the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and
209 training of apprentices and requirements for a written
210 apprenticeship agreement.
211 (3) “Cancellation” means the termination or deregistration
212 of an apprenticeship program at the request of the program
213 sponsor or the termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the
214 request of the apprentice.
215 (4) “Department” means the Department of Education.
216 (5) “Journeyworker” means a person working in an
217 apprenticeable occupation who has successfully completed an
218 apprenticeship program or who has worked the number of years
219 required by established industry practices for the particular
220 trade or occupation.
221 (6) “On-the-job training” means a structured system of work
222 processes, under the supervision of a journeyworker, which
223 provides the experience and knowledge necessary to meet the
224 training objective of learning a specific skill, trade, or
225 occupation.
226 (7) “Preapprentice” means a person at least 16 years of age
227 who enters into a preapprenticeship agreement with a
228 preapprenticeship program sponsor approved by the department and
229 who is engaged in learning an apprenticeable occupation in any
230 course of instruction in the public school system or elsewhere.
231 (8) “Preapprenticeship program” means a program that is
232 sponsored by an apprenticeship program in the same occupation
233 which is registered with the department, and such registration
234 included the submission of a plan to the department which
235 contains the terms and conditions of instruction in the public
236 school system or elsewhere and is designed to prepare qualified
237 individuals to become apprentices in an apprenticeship program.
238 (9) “Related technical instruction” means an organized and
239 systematic form of instruction designed to provide an apprentice
240 or preapprentice with knowledge of the theoretical subjects
241 related to a specific trade or occupation.
242 (10) “Uniform minimum standards” means the minimum
243 requirements established by the department for all occupations
244 under which an apprenticeship or a preapprenticeship program is
245 administered. The term applies to admission standards, training
246 goals and objectives, curriculum outlines, the standards used to
247 measure successful completion of the apprenticeship or
248 preapprenticeship program, and the credits that may be given to
249 apprentices and preapprentices.
250 Section 3. Section 446.032, Florida Statutes, is amended to
251 read:
252 446.032 General duties of the department for apprenticeship
253 training.—The department shall:
254 (1) Establish uniform minimum standards and policies
255 governing apprenticeship apprentice programs and agreements
256 which apply to. The standards and policies shall govern the
257 terms and conditions of the apprentice’s employment and
258 training, including the quality training of the apprentice for,
259 but not limited to, such matters related to the quality of
260 training, such as ratios of apprentices to journeyworkers,
261 safety, related technical instruction, and on-the-job training.;
262 but These standards and policies may not include rules,
263 standards, or guidelines that require the use of apprentices and
264 job trainees on state, county, or municipal contracts to require
265 the use of apprentices. The department may adopt rules necessary
266 to administer the standards and policies.
267 (2) By September 1 of each year, publish an annual report
268 on registered apprenticeship and registered preapprenticeship
269 programs. The report must be published on the department’s
270 website and, at a minimum, include at least all of the
271 following:
272 (a) A list of registered apprenticeship and registered
273 preapprenticeship programs, sorted by local educational agency,
274 as defined in s. 1004.02(18), and apprenticeship sponsor, as
275 described in under s. 446.071.
276 (b) A detailed summary of each local educational agency’s
277 expenditure of funds for registered apprenticeship and
278 registered preapprenticeship programs, including:
279 1. The total amount of funds received for registered
280 apprenticeship and registered preapprenticeship programs;
281 2. The total amount of funds allocated to each trade or
282 apprenticeable occupation;
283 3. The total amount of funds expended for administrative
284 costs per apprenticeable trade or occupation; and
285 4. The total amount of funds expended for instructional
286 costs per apprenticeable trade and occupation.
287 (c) The number of apprentices and preapprentices per
288 apprenticeable trade and occupation.
289 (d) The percentage of registered apprentices and
290 preapprentices who complete their respective programs in the
291 appropriate timeframe.
292 (e) Information and resources related to applications for
293 new registered apprenticeship programs and technical assistance
294 and requirements for potential registered apprenticeship
295 programs applicants.
296 (f) Documentation of activities conducted by the department
297 to promote registered apprenticeship and registered
298 preapprenticeship programs through public engagement, community
299 based partnerships, and other initiatives.
300 (3) Provide assistance to district school boards, Florida
301 College System institution boards of trustees, eligible program
302 sponsors approved under s. 446.071, and local workforce
303 development boards in notifying students, parents, and members
304 of the community of the availability of apprenticeship and
305 preapprenticeship opportunities, including data provided in the
306 economic security report prepared pursuant to s. 445.07.
307 (4) Establish procedures to be used by the State
308 Apprenticeship Advisory Council.
309 Section 4. Section 446.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to
310 read:
311 446.041 Apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs;
312 program, duties of the department.—The department shall:
313 (1) Administer ss. 446.011-446.092.
314 (2) Periodically review and evaluate Administer the uniform
315 minimum standards established by the department for
316 apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.
317 (3) Register, in accordance with ss. 446.011-446.092, this
318 chapter any apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program that,
319 regardless of affiliation, which meets the uniform minimum
320 standards established by the department.
321 (4) Investigate complaints concerning the failure of any
322 registered program to meet the uniform minimum standards
323 established by the department.
324 (5) Cancel the registration of any program that fails to
325 comply with the uniform minimum standards and policies of the
326 department or that unreasonably fails or refuses to cooperate
327 with the department in monitoring and enforcing compliance with
328 the uniform minimum standards.
329 (6) Encourage potential sponsors to develop and encourage
330 apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs.
331 (7) Lead and coordinate outreach efforts to educate
332 veterans about apprenticeship programs and career opportunities.
333 (8) Cooperate with and assist registered local
334 apprenticeship sponsors in the development of their
335 apprenticeship uniform minimum standards and their training
336 requirements.
337 (9) Encourage registered apprenticeship programs to grant
338 consideration and credit to individuals completing registered
339 preapprenticeship programs.
340 (10) Monitor registered apprenticeship programs to ensure
341 that they are being operated in compliance with all applicable
342 uniform minimum standards.
343 (11) Supervise all apprenticeship programs that are
344 registered with the department.
345 (12) Ensure that minority and gender diversity are
346 considered in apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs
347 administering this program.
348 (12)(13) Adopt rules required to administer ss. 446.011
349 446.092.
350 Section 5. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (2)
351 of section 446.045, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
352 446.045 State Apprenticeship Advisory Council.—
353 (2)(a) There is created a State Apprenticeship Advisory
354 Council to be composed of 10 voting members appointed by the
355 Governor and two ex officio nonvoting members. The purpose of
356 the advisory council is to advise the department on matters
357 relating to apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. The
358 advisory council may not establish policy, adopt rules, or
359 consider whether particular registered apprenticeship or
360 registered preapprenticeship programs should be approved by the
361 department.
362 (b) The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner’s
363 designee shall serve ex officio as chair of the State
364 Apprenticeship Advisory Council, but may not vote. A
365 representative The state director of the Office of
366 Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor shall
367 serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the council. The
368 Governor shall appoint to the council four members representing
369 employee organizations and four members representing employer
370 organizations. Each of these eight members shall represent
371 industries that have registered apprenticeship programs. The
372 Governor shall also appoint two public members who are
373 knowledgeable about registered apprenticeship and apprenticeable
374 occupations and who are independent of any joint or nonjoint
375 organization. Members shall be appointed for 4-year staggered
376 terms. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the
377 unexpired term.
378 (c) The council shall meet at the call of the chair or the
379 chair’s designee, or at the request of a majority of its voting
380 membership, but at least twice a year. A majority of the voting
381 members constitutes shall constitute a quorum, and the
382 affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum is necessary to take
383 action.
384 Section 6. Section 446.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
385 read:
386 446.051 Related instruction for apprentices.—
387 (1) The administration and supervision of related and
388 supplemental instruction for apprentices, the coordination of
389 such instruction with job experiences, and the selection and
390 training of teachers, instructors, and coordinators for such
391 instruction, all as approved by the department, are registered
392 program sponsor, shall be the responsibility of the
393 apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program sponsor appropriate
394 career education institution.
395 (2) District school boards and Florida College System
396 institution and state university boards of trustees are The
397 appropriate career education institution shall be encouraged to
398 cooperate with and assist in providing to any registered program
399 sponsor facilities, equipment and supplies, and instructors’
400 salaries for the performance of related and supplemental
401 instruction associated with the apprenticeship or
402 preapprenticeship registered program.
403 Section 7. Section 446.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to
404 read:
405 446.052 Preapprenticeship program.—
406 (1) There is created and established a preapprenticeship
407 education program, as defined in s. 446.021.
408 (2) The department, under regulations established by the
409 State Board of Education, may administer the provisions of ss.
410 446.011-446.092 which relate to preapprenticeship programs in
411 cooperation with district school boards and Florida College
412 System institution boards of trustees. District school boards,
413 Florida College System institution and state university boards
414 of trustees, and approved apprenticeship registered program
415 sponsors are encouraged to shall cooperate in developing and
416 establishing preapprenticeship programs that include career
417 instruction and general education courses required to obtain a
418 high school diploma.
419 (3) The department, the district school boards, and the
420 Florida College System institution and state university boards
421 of trustees shall work together with existing registered
422 apprenticeship programs in order that individuals completing the
423 preapprenticeship programs may be able to receive credit toward
424 towards completing an a registered apprenticeship program. In
425 addition, such boards and boards of trustees are encouraged to
426 cooperate with established associate of science or associate of
427 applied science degree programs and career certificate programs
428 to ensure that individuals completing an apprenticeship program
429 receive college credit toward a technical degree education
430 program.
431 (4) If qualified, veterans who have received discharges
432 other than dishonorable discharges must be given shall, if
433 qualified, receive the same priority as priorities given to
434 registered preapprentices.
435 Section 8. Section 446.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to
436 read:
437 446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors.—
438 (1) Upon a determination of need, the department shall
439 approve one or more local apprenticeship sponsors in one or more
440 apprenticeable occupations shall be approved in any trade or
441 group of trades by the department, upon a determination of need,
442 if the apprenticeship sponsor meets all of the uniform minimum
443 standards established by the department or obtains a variance as
444 provided in subsection (3). The term “need” refers to the need
445 of state residents for apprenticeship training. In the absence
446 of proof to the contrary, it shall be presumed that there is
447 need for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training in each
448 county in this state.
449 (2) An A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a
450 group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, an
451 educational institution, a local workforce board, a community
452 based or faith-based organization, an association, or any entity
453 preapproved by the department as meeting the requirements of
454 this section combination thereof.
455 (3) The department may grant a variance from the uniform
456 minimum standards upon a showing of good cause for the variance
457 by program sponsors in nonconstruction trades. The purpose of
458 this subsection is to recognize the unique and varying training
459 requirements in nontraditional apprenticeable occupations and to
460 authorize the department to adapt the standards to the needs of
461 the programs.
462 Section 9. Section 446.081, Florida Statutes, is amended to
463 read:
464 446.081 Limitation.—
465 (1) Nothing in ss. 446.011-446.092 or in any apprenticeship
466 apprentice agreement approved under those sections invalidates
467 may invalidate:
468 (a) any apprenticeship provision in any collective
469 agreement between employers and employees establishing setting
470 up higher apprenticeship standards.
471 (b) Any special provision for veterans, minority persons,
472 or women in the standards, apprenticeship qualifications, or
473 operation of the program that is not otherwise prohibited by
474 law, executive order, or authorized regulation.
475 (2) A No person may not shall institute any action for the
476 enforcement of any apprenticeship apprentice agreement, or for
477 damages for the breach of any apprenticeship apprentice
478 agreement, made under ss. 446.011-446.092, unless he or she has
479 first exhausted all administrative remedies provided by this
480 section.
481 (3) Any person aggrieved by any determination or act of the
482 department has the right to an administrative hearing.
483 (4) Nothing in ss. 446.011-446.092 or in any rules adopted
484 or contained in any approved apprenticeship apprentice agreement
485 under such sections invalidates any special provision for
486 veterans, minority persons, or women in the standards,
487 qualifications, or operation of the apprenticeship program which
488 is not otherwise prohibited by any applicable general law,
489 executive order, rule, or regulation.
490 Section 10. Section 446.091, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
491 Section 11. Section 446.092, Florida Statutes, is amended
492 to read:
493 446.092 Criteria for apprenticeship occupations.—At a
494 minimum, an apprenticeable occupation must meet is a skilled
495 trade which possesses all of the following criteria
496 characteristics:
497 (1) Be It is customarily learned in a practical way through
498 a structured, systematic program of on-the-job, supervised
499 training.
500 (2) Be It is clearly identified and commonly recognized
501 throughout an industry.
502 (3) Involve It involves manual, mechanical, or technical
503 skills and knowledge that which, in accordance with the industry
504 standards for the occupation, require would require a minimum of
505 2,000 hours of on-the-job training. Such training does not
506 include, which hours are excluded from the time spent on at
507 related technical or supplementary related instruction.
508 (4) Require It requires related technical instruction to
509 supplement on-the-job training. Such instruction may be given in
510 a classroom or, through occupational or industrial courses or
511 correspondence courses of equivalent value, through electronic
512 media, or through other forms of self-study approved by the
513 department.
514 Section 12. Section 446.541, Florida Statutes, is created
515 to read:
516 446.541 Work-based learning.—
517 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent
518 possible, school districts place students in paid work
519 experiences, including apprenticeships and preapprenticeships,
520 for purposes of educational training and work-based learning.
521 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “work-based
522 learning” is synonymous with the term “on-the-job training” and
523 means interactions with industry or community professionals in
524 off-campus workplaces which foster in-depth, firsthand
525 engagement with the tasks required in a given career field and
526 are aligned to curriculum and instruction.
527 (3)(a) A student in grades 6 through 12 who is enrolled in
528 a course identified in the Course Code Directory which
529 incorporates a work-based learning component or an activity that
530 is unpaid and who suffers a work-related injury in the course of
531 his or her enrollment is deemed to be an employee of the state
532 for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage. Such coverage
533 applies only to medically necessary care rendered as a direct
534 result of that injury.
535 (b) An individual 18 years of age or younger who is
536 enrolled in a preapprenticeship program, as defined in s.
537 446.021, which requires work-based learning or in an
538 apprenticeship program as defined in that section and who
539 suffers a work-related injury in the course of his or her
540 enrollment is deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes
541 of workers’ compensation coverage. Such coverage applies only to
542 medically necessary care rendered as a direct result of that
543 injury.
544 Section 13. Subsection (15) is added to section 455.213,
545 Florida Statutes, to read:
546 455.213 General licensing provisions.—
547 (15) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
548 applicable board shall issue a license to any applicant who
549 meets all of the following criteria:
550 (a) Has completed an apprenticeship program as defined in
551 s. 446.021.
552 (b) Has passed any required examination. The applicable
553 board may not establish a higher passing score for applicants
554 who apply for licensure under this subsection.
555 (c) Has paid any applicable application fee, as determined
556 by the applicable board. Such fee may not exceed the amount
557 charged to other applicants.
558 Section 14. Present paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of
559 section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as
560 subsection (2) and amended, present subsection (2) is
561 redesignated as subsection (4), and subsection (3) is added to
562 that section, to read:
563 1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
564 promotion.—
565 (1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
566 from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
567 student must successfully complete the following courses:
568 (2)(e) Students are encouraged to complete one course in
569 career and education planning which may be offered in grade to
570 be completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, and which may be taught by
571 any member of the instructional staff. The course should must be
572 Internet-based, customizable to each student, and include
573 research-based assessments to assist students in determining
574 educational and career options and goals. In addition, the
575 course should must result in a completed personalized academic
576 and career plan for the student which that may be revised as the
577 student progresses through middle school and high school; must
578 emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship and employability
579 skills; and must include information from the Department of
580 Economic Opportunity’s economic security report prepared under
581 s. 445.07. The required personalized academic and career plan
582 should must inform students of high school graduation
583 requirements, including a detailed explanation of the
584 requirements for earning a high school diploma designation under
585 s. 1003.4285; the requirements for each scholarship in the
586 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; state university and
587 Florida College System institution admission requirements;
588 available opportunities to earn college credit in high school,
589 including Advanced Placement courses; the International
590 Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced International Certificate of
591 Education Program; dual enrollment, including career dual
592 enrollment; and career education courses, including career
593 themed courses, preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs,
594 and course sequences that lead to industry certification
595 pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course may be
596 implemented as a stand-alone course or integrated into another
597 course or courses.
598 (3) The Florida Virtual School may offer a course that
599 conforms to the guidelines established in subsection (2).
600 Section 15. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (8) of
601 section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, to read:
602 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
603 (8) CAREER EDUCATION COURSES THAT SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL
604 CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.—
605 (d) School districts or regional consortium organizations
606 may work with national providers to submit recommended career
607 themed courses to the department for state board approval. Each
608 district school board shall ensure that recommended courses meet
609 the requirements set forth in s. 1003.493(2), (4), and (5) and
610 that students can take such courses to earn the required high
611 school course credits.
612 Section 16. Present subsections (3) through (8) of section
613 1007.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
614 through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to
615 that section, to read:
616 1007.23 Statewide articulation agreement.—
617 (3) To facilitate seamless transfer, reduce excess credit
618 hours, and ensure that students are taking the relevant courses
619 needed for their future careers, the articulation agreement must
620 specify three mathematics pathways aligned to programs, meta
621 majors, and careers on which degree seeking students must be
622 placed.
623 Section 17. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1007.2616,
624 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
625 1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.—
626 (2)(a) Public schools shall provide students in grades K-12
627 opportunities for learning computer science, including, but not
628 limited to, computer coding and computer programming. Such
629 opportunities must may include computational thinking and
630 foundational computer science skills coding instruction in
631 elementary school and middle school and instruction to develop
632 students’ computer usage and digital literacy skills in middle
633 school, and must include courses in computer science in middle
634 school and high school, and must include the ability to earn
635 related including earning-related industry certifications. Such
636 courses must be integrated into each school district’s middle
637 and high schools, including combination schools in which any of
638 grades 6 through 12 are taught.
639 (b) Computer science courses must be identified in the
640 Course Code Directory and published on the Department of
641 Education’s website no later than July 1, 2018. Additional
642 computer science courses may be subsequently identified and
643 posted on the department’s website.
644 (4)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, a school
645 district or a consortium of school districts may apply to the
646 department, in a format prescribed by the department, for
647 funding to deliver or facilitate training for classroom teacher
648 training that leads teachers to earn an educator certificate in
649 computer science pursuant to s. 1012.56, or training that leads
650 to an industry certification associated with a course identified
651 in the Course Code Directory pursuant to paragraph (2)(b); to
652 provide, or for professional development for classroom teachers
653 who to provide instruction in computer science courses and
654 content to students in grades K-12; or to purchase technology,
655 including hardware and software, directly related to computer
656 science instruction. Such funding may shall only be used only to
657 provide training for classroom teachers, or to pay fees for
658 examinations that lead to a credential, or to provide
659 professional development as provided in, pursuant to this
660 paragraph.
661 (b) The department shall award funding to school districts
662 or consortia using criteria developed by the department Once the
663 department has identified courses in the Course Code Directory
664 pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), the department shall establish a
665 deadline for submitting applications. The department shall award
666 funding to school districts in a manner that allows for an
667 equitable distribution of funding statewide based on student
668 population.
669 Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
670 (b) of subsection (4) of section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, are
671 amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of that
672 section, to read:
673 1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and CAPE
674 Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List.—
675 (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1003.492, the Department
676 of Education shall, at least annually, identify, under rules
677 adopted by the State Board of Education, and the Commissioner of
678 Education may at any time recommend adding the following
679 certificates, certifications, and courses:
680 (a) CAPE industry certifications identified on the CAPE
681 Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
682 distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
683 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
684 shall incorporate by reference the industry certifications on
685 the career pathways list approved for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE
686 Vocational Scholars award. In addition, by August 1 of each
687 year, the not-for-profit corporation established pursuant to s.
688 445.004 may annually select one industry certification, that
689 does not articulate for college credit, for inclusion on the
690 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a period of 3 years
691 unless otherwise approved by the curriculum review committee
692 pursuant to s. 1003.491. Such industry certifications, if earned
693 by a student, shall be eligible for additional full-time
694 equivalent membership, pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
695 (f) Industry certifications associated with aviation
696 related and aerospace-related occupations. Such industry
697 certifications must be identified by the Commissioner of
698 Education and, if earned by a student, are eligible for
699 additional full-time equivalent membership as provided in s.
700 1011.62(1)(o)1.e. The industry certifications must be identified
701 on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
702 (4)
703 (b) For the purpose of calculating additional full-time
704 equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.e., the
705 Commissioner of Education may limit the awarding of CAPE
706 industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to
707 students in certain grades based on formal recommendations by
708 providers of CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
709 certificates.
710 Section 19. Section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is amended
711 to read:
712 1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
713 (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
714 tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
715 provides workforce education programs, a Florida College System
716 institution, or a state university:
717 (a) A student enrolled in a dual enrollment or early
718 admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271.
719 (b) A student enrolled in an approved apprenticeship
720 program, as defined in s. 446.021.
721 (c) A student who is or was at the time he or she reached
722 18 years of age in the custody of the Department of Children and
723 Families or who, after spending at least 6 months in the custody
724 of the department after reaching 16 years of age, was placed in
725 a guardianship by the court. Such exemption includes fees
726 associated with enrollment in applied academics for adult
727 education instruction. The exemption remains valid until the
728 student reaches 28 years of age.
729 (d) A student who is or was at the time he or she reached
730 18 years of age in the custody of a relative or nonrelative
731 under s. 39.5085 or s. 39.6225 or who was adopted from the
732 Department of Children and Families after May 5, 1997. Such
733 exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in applied
734 academics for adult education instruction. The exemption remains
735 valid until the student reaches 28 years of age.
736 (e) A student enrolled in an employment and training
737 program under the welfare transition program. The local
738 workforce development board shall pay the state university,
739 Florida College System institution, or school district for costs
740 incurred for welfare transition program participants.
741 (f) A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate
742 nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a
743 public or private shelter designed to provide temporary
744 residence, a public or private transitional living program, or a
745 public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as,
746 a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. This includes
747 a student who would otherwise meet the requirements of this
748 paragraph, as determined by a college or university, but for his
749 or her residence in college or university dormitory housing.
750 (g) A student who is a proprietor, owner, or worker of a
751 company whose business has been at least 50 percent negatively
752 financially impacted by the buyout of property around Lake
753 Apopka by the State of Florida. Such student may receive a fee
754 exemption only if the student has not received compensation
755 because of the buyout, the student is designated a Florida
756 resident for tuition purposes, pursuant to s. 1009.21, and the
757 student has applied for and been denied financial aid, pursuant
758 to s. 1009.40, which would have provided, at a minimum, payment
759 of all student fees. The student is responsible for providing
760 evidence to the postsecondary education institution verifying
761 that the conditions of this paragraph have been met, including
762 supporting documentation provided by the Department of Revenue.
763 The student must be currently enrolled in, or begin coursework
764 within, a program area by fall semester 2000. The exemption is
765 valid for a period of 4 years after the date that the
766 postsecondary education institution confirms that the conditions
767 of this paragraph have been met.
768 (h) Pursuant to s. 402.403, child protection and child
769 welfare personnel as defined in s. 402.402 who are enrolled in
770 an accredited bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social
771 work program, provided that the student attains at least a grade
772 of “B” in all courses for which tuition and fees are exempted.
773 (2) Each Florida College System institution may is
774 authorized to grant student fee exemptions from all fees adopted
775 by the State Board of Education and its the Florida College
776 System institution board of trustees for up to 54 full-time
777 equivalent students or 1 percent of the institution’s total
778 full-time equivalent enrollment, whichever is greater, at that
779 each institution.
780 Section 20. Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section
781 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
782 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
783 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
784 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
785 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
786 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
787 follows:
788 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
789 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
790 determining the annual allocation to each district for
791 operation:
792 (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
793 membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
794 course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
795 courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
796 Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
797 certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
798 Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
799 Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
800 1003.4203.—
801 1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
802 membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
803 certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
804 grades.
805 b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
806 membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
807 course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
808 CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
809 certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
810 Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
811 State Board of Education. For a CAPE industry certification that
812 has a statewide articulation agreement for 4 to 14 college
813 credits and for a CAPE industry certification that has a
814 statewide articulation agreement for 1 to 3 college credits and
815 that is deemed by the department to be of sufficient rigor and
816 to be linked to a high-skill occupation, a value of 0.2 full
817 time equivalent membership shall be calculated. For all other
818 CAPE industry certifications with a statewide articulation
819 agreement for 1 to 3 college credits, a value of 0.1 full-time
820 equivalent membership shall be calculated A value of 0.2 full
821 time equivalent membership shall be calculated for each student
822 who is issued a CAPE industry certification that has a statewide
823 articulation agreement for college credit approved by the State
824 Board of Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
825 articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
826 calculate assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
827 certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
828 membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
829 subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
830 satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
831 under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
832 elementary or middle grades student may not exceed 0.1 for
833 certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
834 year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
835 values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
836 rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
837 the total full-time equivalent student membership for grades 6
838 through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications
839 earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded
840 pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
841 certification through a dual enrollment course and the
842 certification is not a fundable certification on the
843 postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
844 certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
845 school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
846 bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
847 enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
848 school district may provide for an agreement between the high
849 school and the technical center, or the school district and the
850 postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
851 equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
852 c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
853 shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
854 the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
855 Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
856 pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
857 d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
858 shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
859 Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
860 hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
861 calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
862 articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
863 Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
864 commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
865 e. In addition to the full-time equivalent student
866 membership calculated under paragraphs (a)-(d), a supplemental
867 value of 0.2 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
868 calculated for industry certifications identified on the CAPE
869 Industry Certification Funding List as leading to employment in
870 aviation-related or aerospace-related occupations and meeting
871 specified criteria prescribed by the department.
872 2. Each district must allocate, in accordance with this
873 paragraph, at least 80 percent of the funds provided for CAPE
874 industry certification, in accordance with this paragraph, to
875 the program that generated the funds. The remaining 20 percent
876 may be used for general CAPE program expenses, such as
877 administrative costs and new industry certification programs;
878 however, administrative costs may not exceed 5 percent of the
879 total funds provided for CAPE industry certification. Funds
880 provided for CAPE industry certification may not be used for any
881 other purpose and, specifically, This allocation may not be used
882 to supplant funds provided for basic operation of the program,
883 such as teacher salaries and other costs that are funded for
884 other courses with non-CAPE funds.
885 3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
886 school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
887 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
888 instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
889 certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
890 membership under subparagraph 1.:
891 a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
892 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
893 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
894 Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
895 b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
896 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
897 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
898 Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
899 c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
900 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
901 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
902 Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
903 d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
904 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
905 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
906 Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
907
908 Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
909 teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
910 the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
911 calculation. Bonuses awarded to teachers pursuant to this
912 paragraph shall be calculated based upon the associated weight
913 of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry
914 Certification Funding List for the year in which the
915 certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
916 teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to any regular
917 wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to
918 receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher who fails to
919 maintain the security of any CAPE industry certification
920 examination or who otherwise violates the security or
921 administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may
922 result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this
923 paragraph.
924 Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
925 1011.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
926 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
927 programs.—
928 (7)
929 (b) Performance funding for industry certifications for
930 school district workforce education programs is contingent upon
931 specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and
932 shall be determined as follows:
933 1. Occupational areas for which industry certifications may
934 be earned, as established in the General Appropriations Act, are
935 eligible for performance funding. Priority shall be given to the
936 occupational areas emphasized in state, national, or corporate
937 grants provided to Florida educational institutions.
938 2. The Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall
939 identify the industry certifications eligible for funding on the
940 CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved
941 by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44, based on
942 the occupational areas specified in the General Appropriations
943 Act.
944 3.a. Except as provided in sub-subparagraph b., each school
945 district shall be provided $1,000 for each industry
946 certification earned by a workforce education student. If funds
947 are insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such
948 funds shall be prorated.
949 b. For professional-level Federal Aviation Administration
950 industry certification earned by a workforce education student
951 in a school district, that school district shall be provided
952 $6,000. If funds are insufficient to fully fund the calculated
953 total award, such funds must be prorated.
954 Section 22. Present subsection (4) of section 1011.802,
955 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), a new
956 subsection (4) is added to that section, and subsection (3) of
957 that section is amended, to read:
958 1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant
959 Program.—
960 (3) The department shall give priority to apprenticeship
961 programs with demonstrated regional demand. Grant funds may be
962 used for instructional equipment, supplies, instructional
963 personnel, student services, and other expenses associated with
964 the creation or expansion of an apprenticeship program. Grant
965 funds may not be used for recurring instructional costs or for
966 indirect costs. Grant recipients must submit quarterly reports
967 in a format prescribed by the department.
968 (4) Up to $200,000 of the total amount allocated may be
969 used by the department to administer the grant program.
970 Section 23. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
971 1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
972 1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.—
973 (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for
974 Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific
975 appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be
976 determined as follows:
977 (c)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., each Florida
978 College System institution shall be provided $1,000 for each
979 industry certification earned by a student. If funds are
980 insufficient to fully fund the calculated total award, such
981 funds shall be prorated.
982 2. For professional-level Federal Aviation Administration
983 industry certification earned by a student at a Florida College
984 System institution, such institution shall be provided $6,000.
985 If funds are insufficient to fully fund the calculated total
986 award, such funds must be prorated.
987 Section 24. By September 31, 2021, the Articulation
988 Coordinating Committee shall convene a representative workgroup
989 composed of academic affairs administrators and faculty from
990 Florida College System institutions and state universities to
991 identify the three mathematics pathways specified in s.
992 1007.23(3). The workgroup shall report its recommendations to
993 the Articulation Coordinating Committee, the Board of Governors,
994 and the State Board of Education by March 31, 2022. The
995 Articulation Coordinating Committee shall approve the pathways
996 by May 31, 2022.
997 Section 25. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
