PCS for HB 1105 (2025): An act relating to education
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PCS for HB 1105 2025 is a bill to be entitled an act relating to education. It requires certain internships to be included in counseling materials and presented with courses required for graduation, and revises requirements for the Career and Technical Education pathway option. The bill revises eligibility for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards, including the Florida Academic Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, and bars the transportation access fee from the calculation of Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. It also revises dual enrollment agreements, including the articulation agreement completed and submitted annually to the Department of Education on or before August 1.
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1003.4282,
3 F.S.; requiring certain internships to be included in
4 counseling materials and presented with certain
5 courses; requiring the Department of Education to
6 develop certain courses; deleting obsolete language;
7 revising the requirements students must meet to
8 satisfy the graduation requirements of the Career and
9 Technical Education pathway option; amending s.
10 1003.491, F.S.; revising the requirements of a certain
11 strategic 3-year plan to include promotion of
12 specified Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards;
13 amending s. 1003.493, F.S.; requiring certain career
14 and professional academies and secondary schools to
15 promote the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award;
16 amending ss. 1009.22 and 1009.23, F.S.; prohibiting
17 the transportation access fee from being included in
18 the calculation of Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars
19 awards; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; conforming a cross-
20 reference; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; revising
21 eligibility requirements for a Florida Bright Futures
22 Scholarship award for certain students who earn a high
23 school diploma from a non-Florida school; amending s.
24 1009.534, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; revising
25 student eligibility requirements for the Florida
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26 Academic Scholars award; providing requirements for
27 the Advanced Placement Capstone designation as an
28 eligibility requirement for the Florida Academic
29 Scholars award; amending s. 1009.535, F.S.; deleting
30 obsolete language; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.;
31 deleting obsolete language; revising student
32 eligibility requirements for the Florida Gold Seal
33 Vocational Scholars award; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.;
34 revising the requirements for certain career dual
35 enrollment agreements; revising the requirements for
36 certain dual enrollment articulation agreements;
37 providing an effective date.
38
39 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
40
41 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1), paragraph (a)
42 of subsection (7), and subsection (9) of section 1003.4282,
43 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
44 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school
45 diploma.—
46 (1) TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS REQUIRED.—
47 (b) The required credits may be earned through equivalent,
48 applied, or integrated courses or career education courses as
49 defined in s. 1003.01(2), including work-related internships
50 approved by the State Board of Education and identified in the
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51 course code directory. Such internships must be included in
52 counseling materials and presented with courses required for
53 graduation. However, any must-pass assessment requirements must
54 be met. An equivalent course is one or more courses identified
55 by content-area experts as being a match to the core curricular
56 content of another course, based upon review of the state
57 academic standards for that subject. An applied course aligns
58 with state academic standards and includes real-world
59 applications of a career and technical education standard used
60 in business or industry. An integrated course includes content
61 from several courses within a content area or across content
62 areas.
63 (7) CAREER EDUCATION COURSES THAT SATISFY HIGH SCHOOL
64 CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.—
65 (a) Participation in equivalent, applied, or integrated
66 courses or career education courses engages students in their
67 high school education, increases academic achievement, enhances
68 employability, and increases postsecondary success. The
69 department shall develop, for approval by the State Board of
70 Education, multiple, additional equivalent, applied, or
71 integrated courses or career education courses or a series of
72 courses that meet the requirements set forth in s. 1003.493(2),
73 (4), and (5) and this subsection and allow students to earn
74 credit in both the equivalent, applied, or integrated courses or
75 career education course and courses required for high school
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76 graduation under this section and s. 1003.4281.
77 1. The state board must determine at least biennially
78 whether sufficient academic standards are covered to warrant the
79 award of academic credit, including satisfaction of graduation,
80 assessment, and state university admissions requirements under
81 this section.
82 2. Career education courses must:
83 a. Include workforce and digital literacy skills.
84 b. Integrate required course content with practical
85 applications and designated rigorous coursework that results in
86 one or more industry certifications or clearly articulated
87 credit or advanced standing in a 2-year or 4-year certificate or
88 degree program, which may include high school junior and senior
89 year work-related internships or apprenticeships. The department
90 shall negotiate state licenses for material and testing for
91 industry certifications.
92
93 The instructional methodology used in these courses must
94 comprise authentic projects, problems, and activities for
95 contextual academic learning and emphasize workplace skills
96 identified under s. 445.06.
97 3. A student who earns credit upon completion of 1 year of
98 related technical instruction for an apprenticeship program
99 registered with the Department of Education under chapter 446 or
100 preapprenticeship program registered with the Department of
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101 Education under chapter 446 may use such credit to satisfy the
102 high school graduation credit requirements in paragraph (3)(e)
103 or paragraph (3)(g). The state board shall approve and identify
104 in the Course Code Directory the apprenticeship and
105 preapprenticeship programs from which earned credit may be used
106 pursuant to this subparagraph.
107 4. The State Board of Education shall, by rule, establish
108 a process that enables a student to receive work-based learning
109 credit or credit in electives for completing a threshold level
110 of demonstrable participation in extracurricular activities
111 associated with career and technical student organizations.
112 Work-based learning credit or credit in electives for
113 extracurricular activities or supervised agricultural
114 experiences may not be limited by grade level.
115 (9) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATION PATHWAY
116 OPTION.—Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, A student is
117 eligible to complete an alternative pathway to earning a
118 standard high school diploma through the Career and Technical
119 Education (CTE) pathway option. Receipt of a standard high
120 school diploma awarded through the CTE pathway option requires
121 the student's successful completion of at least 18 credits. A
122 student completing the CTE pathway option must earn at least a
123 cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
124 (a) In order for a student to satisfy the requirements of
125 the CTE pathway option, he or she must meet the GPA requirement
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126 and:
127 1. Meet the requirements in paragraphs (3)(a)-(d) and,
128 additionally, for students who entered entering grade 9 in the
129 2023-2024 school year and thereafter, paragraph (3)(h);
130 2.a. For a student who entered grade 9 before the 2024-
131 2025 school year, complete two credits in career and technical
132 education. The courses must that result in a program completion
133 and an industry certification or complete three credits in
134 career and technical education which are not required to result
135 in a program completion or an industry certification; or
136 b. For a student who entered grade 9 in the 2024-2025
137 school year and thereafter, complete three credits in career and
138 technical education. The courses are not required to result in a
139 program completion or an industry certification; and
140 3.a. For a student who entered enters grade 9 before the
141 2023-2024 school year, complete two credits in electives or
142 work-based learning programs if the student completes two
143 credits in career and technical education or one credit in
144 electives or work-based learning programs if the student
145 completes three credits in career and technical education as
146 described in sub-subparagraph 2.a. A one-half credit in
147 financial literacy may be included in the two credits of
148 electives; or
149 b. For a student who entered enters grade 9 in the 2023-
150 2024 school year and thereafter, complete one and one-half
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151 credits in electives or work-based learning programs; or
152 c. For a student who entered grade 9 in the 2024-2025
153 school year and thereafter, complete one credit in electives or
154 work-based learning programs.
155 (b) Each district school board shall incorporate the CTE
156 pathway option to graduation in the student progression plan
157 required under s. 1008.25.
158 (c) Adjunct educators certified pursuant to s. 1012.57 may
159 teach courses in the CTE pathway option.
160 Section 2. Paragraphs (j) and (n) of subsection (3) of
161 section 1003.491, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
162 1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—
163 The Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
164 provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
165 and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
166 retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
167 knowledge-based economy.
168 (3) The strategic 3-year plan developed jointly by the
169 local school district, local workforce development boards,
170 economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
171 institutions must be constructed and based on:
172 (j) Strategies to recruit students into career-themed
173 courses and career and professional academies. The strategies
174 shall which include providing in-person academic advising,
175 including information on career education programs and
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176 postsecondary scholarships, by a certified school counselor or
177 the school principal or his or her designee. opportunities for
178 students who have been unsuccessful in traditional classrooms
179 but who are interested in enrolling in career-themed courses or
180 a career and professional academy. School boards shall provide
181 opportunities for students who may be deemed as potential
182 dropouts or whose cumulative grade point average drops below a
183 2.0 to enroll in career-themed courses or participate in career
184 and professional academies. Such students must be provided in-
185 person academic advising that includes information on career
186 education programs by a certified school counselor or the school
187 principal or his or her designee during any semester the
188 students are at risk of dropping out or have a cumulative grade
189 point average below a 2.0;
190 (n) Promotion of the benefits of the Florida Gold Seal
191 Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards
192 within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
193 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
194 1003.493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
195 1003.493 Career and professional academies and career-
196 themed courses.—
197 (4) Each career and professional academy and secondary
198 school providing a career-themed course must:
199 (c) Promote and provide opportunities for students
200 enrolled in a career and professional academy or a career-themed
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201 course to attain, at minimum, the Florida Gold Seal Vocational
202 Scholars award or the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award
203 pursuant to s. 1009.536.
204 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (13) of section
205 1009.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
206 1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
207 (13)
208 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
209 the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
210 not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
211 a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
212 award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, or a
213 Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award.
214 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (18) of section
215 1009.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
216 1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
217 (18)
218 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
219 the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
220 not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
221 a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
222 award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, or a
223 Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award.
224 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (18) of section
225 1009.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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226 1009.26 Fee waivers.—
227 (18)
228 (c) Upon enrollment in a Program of Strategic Emphasis or
229 a state-approved teacher preparation program, the tuition and
230 fees waived under this subsection must be reported for state
231 funding purposes under ss. 1009.534 and 1009.535 and must be
232 disbursed to the student. The amount disbursed to the student
233 must be equal to the award amount the student has received under
234 s. 1009.534(3) s. 1009.534(2) or s. 1009.535(2).
235 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
236 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
237 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
238 student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
239 (1) In order to be eligible for an initial award from any
240 of the scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
241 Program, a student must:
242 (b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma pursuant
243 to s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 or a high
244 school equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435 unless:
245 1. The student completes a home education program
246 according to s. 1002.41;
247 2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non-
248 Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on,
249 or, within 12 months before the student's high school
250 graduation, has retired from, military or public service
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251 assignment away from Florida; or
252 3. The student earns a high school diploma from a Florida
253 private school operating pursuant to s. 1002.42.
254 Section 8. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
255 1009.534, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3),
256 (4), and (5), respectively, subsection (1) is amended, and a new
257 subsection (2) is added to that section, to read:
258 1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
259 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
260 award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
261 for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
262 (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
263 calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
264 school courses that are designated by the State Board of
265 Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
266 attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on
267 the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
268 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
269 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
270 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
271 (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
272 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International
273 Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
274 Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
275 International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
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276 earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
277 Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s.
278 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
279 the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
280 the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
281 Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
282 Assessment Program;
283 (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate
284 Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office, or an
285 Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
286 University of Cambridge International Examinations Office, or an
287 Advanced Placement Capstone designation from the College Board
288 beginning with high school students graduating in the 2025-2026
289 school year;
290 (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
291 programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
292 scholar or finalist; or
293 (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
294 Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
295
296 The student must complete a program of volunteer service or,
297 beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
298 academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the
299 district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
300 or the Department of Education for home education program
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301 students, which must include 100 hours of volunteer service,
302 paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid work
303 completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in the
304 student's total of paid work hours. The student may identify a
305 social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
306 or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in
307 addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
308 must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
309 reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
310 experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but
311 is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work
312 for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
313 behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
314 service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the
315 document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or
316 guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the
317 student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
318 (2) For purposes of this section, the Advanced Placement
319 Capstone designation shall consist of six Advanced Placement
320 courses, including Advanced Placement Seminar; Advanced
321 Placement Research; one Advanced Placement course in mathematics
322 or science; one Advanced Placement course in English; one
323 Advanced Placement course in art, history, or social sciences;
324 and one Advanced Placement course in a subject of the student's
325 choice. Receipt of the Advanced Placement Capstone designation
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326 does not satisfy the requirements for a standard high school
327 diploma under s. 1003.4282.
328 Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
329 Statutes, is amended to read:
330 1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
331 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
332 award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
333 for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
334 (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
335 calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
336 school courses that are designated by the State Board of
337 Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
338 attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on
339 the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
340 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
341 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
342 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
343 (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
344 curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
345 Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
346 of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
347 International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
348 at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
349 combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
350 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
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351 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
352 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
353 (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
354 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
355 score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal
356 and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
357 Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
358 Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
359 equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
360 (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
361 program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
362 scholar or finalist but has not completed the program of
363 volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or
364 (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
365 Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the
366 program of volunteer service or paid work required under s.
367 1009.534.
368
369 A high school student must complete a program of volunteer
370 service or, beginning with a high school student graduating in
371 the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, paid work approved
372 by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
373 school, or the Department of Education for home education
374 program students, which must include 75 hours of volunteer
375 service, 100 hours of paid work, or 100 hours of a combination
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376 of both. Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022,
377 shall be included in a student's total of required paid work
378 hours. The student may identify a social or civic issue or a
379 professional area that interests him or her and develop a plan
380 for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or
381 learning about the area. The student must, through papers or
382 other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her
383 volunteer service or paid work experience. Such volunteer
384 service or paid work may include, but is not limited to, a
385 business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
386 community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
387 candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or
388 paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must
389 be signed by the student, the student's parent or guardian, and
390 a representative of the organization for which the student
391 performed the volunteer service or paid work.
392 Section 10. Subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection
393 (2), and subsection (5) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes,
394 are amended to read:
395 1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
396 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational
397 Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are
398 created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
399 recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation
400 by high school students who wish to continue their education.
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401 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
402 Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general
403 eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
404 Scholarship Program and:
405 (a) Completes the secondary school portion of a sequential
406 program of studies that requires at least three high secondary
407 school career and technical education credits. On-the-job
408 training may not be substituted for any of the three required
409 career credits.
410 (b) Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education by
411 earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level
412 Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the Department
413 of Education.
414 (c) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point
415 average of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all
416 subjects required for a standard high school diploma, excluding
417 elective courses.
418 (d) Has achieved Earns a minimum weighted unweighted grade
419 point average of 3.0 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in high school for
420 secondary career and technical education courses that comprise
421 the career program.
422 (e) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service, or
423 75 hours of volunteer service for students entering grade 9 in
424 the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter, or, beginning with
425 high school students graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year
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426 and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved by the district
427 school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, or the
428 Department of Education for home education program students, or
429 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work completed
430 on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a student's
431 total of required paid work hours. The student may identify a
432 social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
433 or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in
434 addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
435 must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
436 reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
437 experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but
438 is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work
439 for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
440 behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
441 service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the
442 document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or
443 guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the
444 student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
445 (2) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
446 Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility
447 requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
448 and the student:
449 (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service, or
450 75 hours of volunteer service for students entering grade 9 in
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451 the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter, beginning with a high
452 school student graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year and
453 thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved by the district
454 school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, or the
455 Department of Education for home education program students, or
456 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work completed
457 on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a student's
458 total required paid work hours. The student may identify a
459 social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
460 or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in
461 addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
462 must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
463 reflect upon his or her experience. Such volunteer service or
464 paid work may include, but is not limited to, a business or
465 governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service
466 organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public
467 office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be
468 documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
469 student, the student's parent or guardian, and a representative
470 of the organization for which the student performed the
471 volunteer service or paid work.
472 (5)(a) A student who is initially eligible in the 2012-
473 2013 academic year and thereafter may earn a Florida Gold Seal
474 Vocational Scholarship for a maximum of 100 percent of the
475 number of credit hours or equivalent clock hours required to
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476 complete one of the following at a Florida public or nonpublic
477 education institution that offers these specific programs: for
478 an applied technology diploma program as defined in s.
479 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit hours or equivalent clock hours; for
480 a technical degree education program as defined in s.
481 1004.02(13), up to the number of hours required for a specific
482 degree not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock hours;
483 or for a career certificate program as defined in s.
484 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours required for a specific
485 certificate not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock
486 hours.
487 (b)1. A student who is initially eligible in the 2017-2018
488 academic year and thereafter for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
489 Scholars award under subsection (2) may receive an award for a
490 maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours or
491 equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the following
492 at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution that
493 offers these specific programs: for an applied technology
494 diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit
495 hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree
496 education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number
497 of hours required for a specific degree, not to exceed 72 credit
498 hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate
499 program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours
500 required for a specific certificate, not to exceed 72 credit
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501 hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from
502 one of these program levels to another program level is eligible
503 for the higher of the two credit hour limits.
504 2. A Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholar who completes a
505 technical degree education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13)
506 may also receive an award for:
507 a. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of science
508 degree program for which there is a statewide associate in
509 science degree program to bachelor of science degree program
510 articulation agreement; or
511 b. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of applied
512 science degree program at a Florida College System institution.
513 Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (7) of section
514 1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (g) is added
515 to that subsection, and paragraph (p) is added to subsection
516 (21) of that section, to read:
517 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
518 (7) Career dual enrollment shall be provided as a
519 curricular option for secondary students to pursue in order to
520 earn industry certifications adopted pursuant to s. 1008.44,
521 which count as credits toward the high school diploma. Career
522 dual enrollment shall be available for secondary students
523 seeking a degree and industry certification through a career
524 education program or course. Each career center established
525 under s. 1001.44 shall enter into an agreement with each high
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526 school in any school district it serves. Beginning with the
527 2019-2020 school year, The agreement must be completed annually
528 and submitted by the career center to the Department of
529 Education by August 1. The agreement must:
530 (f) Delineate costs incurred by each entity and determine
531 how transportation will be provided for students who are unable
532 to provide their own transportation and how students will be
533 notified of such transportation.
534 (g) Address scheduling changes that will increase access
535 and student participation.
536 (21) Each district school superintendent and each public
537 postsecondary institution president shall develop a
538 comprehensive dual enrollment articulation agreement for the
539 respective school district and postsecondary institution. The
540 superintendent and president shall establish an articulation
541 committee for the purpose of developing the agreement. Each
542 state university president may designate a university
543 representative to participate in the development of a dual
544 enrollment articulation agreement. A dual enrollment
545 articulation agreement shall be completed and submitted annually
546 by the postsecondary institution to the Department of Education
547 on or before August 1. The agreement must include, but is not
548 limited to:
549 (p) Any scheduling changes that are necessary to increase
550 access and student participation.
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551 Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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