CS/HB 1145: Workforce Education

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, Shoaf

Workforce Education; Provides that charter schools are eligible for Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program; revises number of programs school districts & Florida College System institutions must offer money-back guarantees for through money-back guarantee program by specified date; requires such programs be reported to SBE; provides requirements for specified student eligibility criteria for tuition reimbursement under program; & revises reporting requirements.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/29/2025 12:41 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 742 (c1) by Simon Workforce Education Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1145 -SJ 608	Identical
  H 1105 (er) by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Compare
  S 140 (c2) by Gaetz Charter Schools Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  1011.801	Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program.	Page 1 [pdf]
  1011.803	Money-back Guarantee Program.	Page 3 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/26/2025	H	• Filed
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/5/2025	H	• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  3/10/2025	H	• Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
  3/12/2025	H	• Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
  3/14/2025	H	• Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda
  3/18/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  3/19/2025	H	• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/24/2025	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  3/26/2025	H	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/27/2025	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
  4/3/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 4
  4/3/2025	S	• In Messages
  4/7/2025	S	• Referred to Fiscal Policy
  4/8/2025	S	• Received
  4/29/2025	S	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 608 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 742 -SJ 608 • Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Read 3rd time -SJ 608 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 608
  4/29/2025	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled