Meeting Notice — Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, House of Representatives (October 7, 2025)
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Meeting packet of the Careers & Workforce Subcommittee of the House of Representatives for Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The meeting notice is titled Closing Florida's Skills Gap: The role of the REACH Office and CareerSource Florida. The REACH Office overview states that HB 1507, known as The REACH Act, passed in 2021. A CareerSource Florida overview reports, for PY 2024-25, 262,266 Floridians served by the CareerSource Florida network and 67,017 job seekers assisted, now employed. It also lists letter grades for local workforce development boards.
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Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
3:30 PM
Morris Hall (17 HOB)
Daniel Perez Tiffany Esposito
Speaker Chair
Committee Meeting Notice
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
Start Date and Time: Tuesday, October 07, 2025 03:30 PM
End Date and Time: Tuesday, October 07, 2025 05:30 PM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
Duration: 2.00 hrs
Closing Florida’s Skills Gap: The role of the REACH Office and CareerSource Florida
NOTICE FINALIZED on 09/30/2025 2:33PM by Hamilton.Kendall
09/30/2025 02:33:36PM Leagis ® Page 1 of 1
REACH
REACH Overview
House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
October 7, 2025
Purpose of REACH: Coordinates Workforce Development
HB 1507 known as The REACH Act, passed in 2021, setting forth goals to enhance access, alignment, and
accountability across the state’s workforce development system.
Pursuant to s. 14.36, F.S., the REACH Office is charged with:
• Aligning and coordinating Florida’s workforce development system across our workforce partners.
• Led the realignment of the state’s local workforce development boards.
• Facilitated the submission of the state’s first Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Combined Plan with our workforce partners.
• Creating a “no-wrong-door” entry strategy for Floridians through a singe customer portal.
• Provide executive leadership and collaborate with our workforce partners on the management of
the Florida Workforce Integrated Networking Systems (FL WINS) Program.
• Increasing accountability in the workforce development system.
• Led our workforce partners in creating the methodology used in the letter grades of the local
workforce development boards.
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Purpose of REACH: Coordinates Workforce Development
• Identifying in demand credentials of value through coordinated review that lead to middle to high wage jobs.
• Serve as Chair of the Credentials Review Committee, which is comprised of workforce partners and industry
representatives who approve the credentials on the Master Credential List.
• Worked with partners to establish the methodology and definitions of the Master Credentials List Framework of
Quality.
• Facilitated the development of a crosswalk between credentials to occupation codes that are used to identify
credentials of value.
• Coordinating and facilitating workforce data sharing.
• Facilitated the execution of data sharing agreements for multiple projects. (e.g. FL WINS and Employment First)
SB 240, passed in 2023, built upon the REACH Act by requiring the REACH Office to facilitate coordination among state
agencies to expand apprenticeship and other work-based learning models.
• Facilitate meetings with our partners to develop strategies and methods for increasing apprenticeship utilization.
The REACH Office is also required to produce three annual reports to the Legislature:
• FL WINS, Progress of the Employment First Act, and 10-Year Nursing Trends
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Additional Functions and Duties
SB 240 (2023) HB 917 (2024)
Report on Barriers and Best Practices of Statewide Asset Map of Secondary Career and
Work-based Learning Opportunities for Technical Education
Students in Middle and High School
• Types of work-based learning opportunities by • Interactive dashboard located on the Florida
education level Department of Educations website
• Examples of WIOA eligible work-based learning • List of aggregated Career and Technical
in Florida Education (CTE) enrollments and funding by:
• State and local initiatives to support and grow 1. Course
work-based learning 2. Program
• Challenges and best practices for work-based 3. Career Dual Enrollment Course
learning 4. Career Dual Enrollment Certifications
• Recommendations • Worked with our partners to provide a user
guide to the dashboard
Collaborated in the development of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Transitional Benefits Feasibility Study and
corresponding benefits model with the staff of the House Health & Human Services Committee and CareerSource Florida.
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Examples of REACH in Action
• Broadband
• Convened our partners to understand the skills and occupations needed for building broadband infrastructure and
teaching digital literacy.
• Worked with the industry on identification of in-demand occupations.
• Conducted a gap analysis of workforce development program offerings to determine needs.
• Miami-Dade College, in collaboration with our workforce partners and the industry created the Telecommunications
and Fiber Optics Technician program. – This was developed and approved by the State Board of Education in less than a
year.
• Semiconductors
• Similar work was conducted for the semiconductor industry, in conjunction with our workforce development partners
and the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI).
• Resulted in an analysis report of the Pre-Baccalaureate workforce.
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Thank You
Molly Weller
REACH Office
Molly.Weller@laspbs.state.fl.us
(850) 717-9372
CareerSource Florida
Florida’s Workforce
System Overview
House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
10/7/2025
~ CareerSource
~ ~ FLORIDA
Florida WIOA Title I Governance
US Department of Labor Funding
Compliance Oversight, Technical Assistance
Appointment Consultation Florida Governor Oversight
State Workforce Board Florida Department
Coordination
(CareerSource Florida) of Commerce
Financial Management, Compliance Monitoring,
Labor Market Information, Technical Assistance
Performance and Chief Local Elected
Funding Fiscal Agent
Accountability Oversight Official
Joint
Appointments, Approvals Board Staff
Oversight
State Plan, Policy Guidance,
Local Workforce One-Stop Delivery
Develop/Manage Initiatives,
Development Board System
Funding Allocation/Approval
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Who We Serve
Adults &
Dislocated Workers
Unique Barriers Veterans Youth Employers
Career Counseling Specialized Navigators Navigators Career Exploration Apprenticeship Navigators
Job Search & Placement Job Search & Placement Priority of Service Training & Education Talent Needs Assessment
Training & Education Training & Education Training & Education Foundational Skill Training Grants
Development
Foundational Skill Foundational Skill Support for Spouses and Recruitment Support
Development Development Families Support for At-Risk Youth
On-the-Job Training Wage
Resume & Interview Resume & Interview Job Search & Placement Assistance
Assistance Assistance Support
Talent Pipeline Expansion
Case Management Case Management
Supportive Services Supportive Services
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Our Impact (PY 2024-25)
262,266
FLORIDIANS SERVED BY THE
CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA NETWORK
67,017
JOB SEEKERS ASSISTED BY THE CAREERSOURCE
FLORIDA NETWORK, NOW EMPLOYED
1,142,966
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA NETWORK
30,232
INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE CAREERSOURCE
FLORIDA NETWORK, NOW OFF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
81,802
BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE
CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA NETWORK
$15,556
AVERAGE ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASE
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Flow Of Funding for PY 2025-26
USDOL
PUBLIC LAW 113-128 $2.7 Billion
Adult | Youth | Dislocated Worker Total WIOA Funding:
2021-22: $140,847,913
2022-23: $133,431,747
2023-24: $122,195,108
FloridaCommerce 2024-25: $112,890,687
$111.9 Million 2025-26: $111,955,579
5-Year Decrease of $28.9 M
Statewide Rapid Response State Set-Aside Local Workforce Development
$9.3 Million $16.8 Million Boards
$85.8 Million
• Statewide Rapid Response Unit • CSF Operations
• Emergency Allocations/Local Dislocation • Commerce Administration
• WIOA Adult: $32.8 Million
Events • Board of Directors Projects & Initiatives
• WIOA Youth: $30.6 Million
• Emergency Reserve Required by F.S. Ch.
445
• WIOA Dislocated Worker: $22.4 Million
Up to 25% from Dislocated worker Up to 15% from Adult, Youth, and No less than 85% from Adult and Youth
Dislocated Worker No less than 60% from Dislocated Worker
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Budget Breakdown: CS South Florida
Total Funding Allocation: $32.01 Million for PY 2024-25
WIOA Welfare Transition
$13.79 Million
$12.25 Million
$4.51 Million: Youth
$7.79 Million: Adult/Dislocated Worker
Wagner-Peyser
$3.56 Million
$4.82 Million $2.97 Million
Non-ITA ITA (min. 50%) RESEA
$422,000: Career Services $2.48 Million : Occupational Skills Training $300,000
• IT Professional
$1.64 Million: Training Services • Business Analyst
• $1.04 Million: Paid Work Experience • HVAC Mechanic
Veterans
• $607,000: On-the-Job Training $131,000: Training Case Management $64,069
$206,000: Training Program Management
$2.4 Million: Administrative Cost $137,000: Work Experience and SNAP Employment & Training
Internships
Expenditures Include Carryover Funding
$ 16,000: Supportive Services $612,000
Local Funding
Discretionary Funding
Local grants; local government support;
$695,000: WIOA Supplemental $359,000: Rapid Response Coordinators business and industry partnerships;
education/community partnerships; etc.
$186,000: Navigators $77,000: Military Family Employment
6 $128,000: WIOA Hope Florida Advocacy Program
Budget Breakdown: CS Southwest Florida
Total Funding Allocation: $12.20 Million for PY 2024-25
WIOA Welfare Transition
$2.67 Million
$6.87 Million
$2.35 Million: Youth
$4.52 Million: Adult/Dislocated Worker Wagner-Peyser
$1.80 Million
$1.80 Million $2.72 Million RESEA
Non-ITA ITA (min. 50%)
$40,000
$2.52 Million: Career Services $2.3 Million: Occupational Skills Training
• Associate of Science in Nursing
$198,000: OJT and Work Experience • Paramedic Veterans
• CDL, Class A $47,000
$639,000: Administrative Cost $98,000: Work Experience and Internships
$255,000: Training Case Management
Expenditures Include Carryover Funding
$54,000: Training Program Management SNAP Employment & Training
$15,000: Other/Supportive Services $126,000
Local Funding
Discretionary Funding Local grants; local government support;
business and industry partnerships;
$170,000: Navigators $175,000: Rural Initiatives education/community partnerships; etc.
$128,000: WIOA Hope Florida $174,000: Rapid Response Coordinators
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Letter Grades (PY 2024-2025)
Local Board Score Grade
Metrics: CareerSource South Florida
CareerSource Broward
103.27
97.32
A+
A+
• Participants With Increased Earnings CareerSource Southwest Florida 96.40 A
CareerSource Research Coast 95.37 A
• Reduction in Public Assistance CareerSource Suncoast 94.43 A
CareerSource Central Florida 93.56 A
• Employment and Training Outcomes CareerSource Okaloosa Walton 93.38 A
• Participants in Work-Related Training CareerSource Tampa Bay 93.33 A
CareerSource Northeast Florida 93.03 A
• Continued Repeat Business CareerSource Heartland 91.64 A-
CareerSource Brevard Flagler Volusia 90.91 A-
• Year-Over-Year Business Penetration CareerSource Chipola 90.49 A-
• Completion-to-Funding Ratio CareerSource North Florida 89.03 B+
CareerSource Pasco Hernando 88.45 B+
• Serving Individuals on SNAP, TANF, Adult Education, CareerSource North Central Florida 87.38 B+
Blind Services, or Vocational Rehabilitation CareerSource Palm Beach County 86.52 B
CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion 86.11 B
CareerSource Capital Region 85.63 B
CareerSource Escarosa 85.38 B
CareerSource Polk 83.44 B
CareerSource Gulf Coast 81.36 B-
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Policy Alignment
Over the past two years, CareerSource Florida has focused on streamlining policies to reduce
redundancy, strengthen accountability, and improve workforce outcomes statewide.
• 29 policies reviewed, revised, or created (32%).
• 22 policies sunset/identified for removal.
Policy Revision Highlights
• Performance Requirements for Local Workforce Development Boards: Aligns state (letter grades) and federal
(negotiated targets) performance measures; expands accountability for serving TANF populations; and authorizes
Performance Improvement Plans for underperforming LWDBs.
• Availability of Services: Strengthens LWDB accountability for serving both businesses & job seekers.
• Eligibility-Focused Policies: WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Eligibility; Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Design and Framework; Work-Based Training and Work Based Learning Opportunities;
and On-the-Job Training.
Upcoming Proposed Policies & Revisions
• Staff Training & Credentialing: Will require aligned training plans for LWDB staff, including business outreach skills.
• LWDB/Service Provider/One-Stop Certification: Will add performance as a key certification criterion.
• Workforce Services as Economic Development Tools: Will require LWDBs to engage with local Chambers of Commerce
and Economic Development Opportunity partners.
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THANK YOU
Adrienne Johnston
President & CEO, CareerSource Florida
~ CareerSource
~ ~ FLORIDA
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