PCS for HB 465 — An Act Relating to Workforce Education (2023)
Summary
The text of PCS for HB 465 (2023), a bill to be entitled an act relating to workforce education, with an enacting clause naming the Legislature of the State of Florida. Its title lists amending section 1009.895, prohibiting institutions from imposing additional criteria to determine student eligibility, revising student eligibility requirements, and increasing the amount the Department of Education may reimburse an institution through the Open Door Grant Program for a completed workforce training program. Section 1 amends subsections (4) and (5) of section 1009.895, Florida Statutes, the Open Door Grant Program, and Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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“PCS for HB 465 — An Act Relating to Workforce Education (2023).”
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
PCS for HB 465 2023
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to workforce education; amending s.
3 1009.895; prohibiting institutions from imposing
4 additional criteria to determine student eligibility;
5 revising student eligibility requirements; increasing
6 the amount the Department of Education may reimburse
7 an institution through the Open Door Grant Program for
8 a completed workforce training program; providing an
9 effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 1009.895,
14 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15 1009.895 Open Door Grant Program.—
16 (4) Subject to the availability of funds:
17 (a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered
18 by an institution and who does not receive state or federal
19 financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two -
20 thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment
21 the student pays one-third of the cost of the program and signs
22 an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional
23 one-third of the cost of the program in the event of
24 noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in
25 an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program upon a
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26 student's completion of the program. An additional one-third
27 shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or
28 certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the
29 student's one-third of the cost of the program for students in
30 integrated education and training programs and students who do
31 not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements
32 established by the department. An institution may cover the
33 student's one-third of the cost of the program based on student
34 need, as determined by the institution.
35 (b) A student receiving state or federal financial aid who
36 enrolls in an eligible program offered by an institution may
37 apply for and be awarded a grant to cover the unmet need of the
38 cost of the program after the application of all eligible
39 financial aid. Financial aid and grants received by the student
40 shall be credited first to the student's costs before the award
41 of an open door grant. After a student is enrolled in an
42 eligible program, the department shall award the grant to the
43 institution for the amount of unmet need for the eligible
44 student.
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46 An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a
47 student's eligibility to receive a grant under this section. A
48 student is eligible to receive an award after all other federal
49 and state financial aid or any other private or public financial
50 assistance is applied.
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51 (5) The department may not reimburse any institution more
52 than $9,000 $3,000 per completed workforce training program by
53 an eligible student.
54 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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