CS/SB 1458: Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding

GENERAL BILL by Education Postsecondary, DiCeglie

Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding; Revising requirements for the uniform minimum standards and policies governing apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs and agreements to include requirements for partnerships between local educational agencies and apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; requiring the Department of Education to develop a standard model contract template for local educational agencies and apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; providing requirements for District Workforce Education Funding Steering Committee meetings, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/1/2025 01:57 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 681 (er) by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Identical
  H 1255 (er) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Compare
  H 1307 by Temple Education Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1618 (c2) by Calatayud Education Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891	Compare
  S 1624 (c2) by Calatayud Higher Education Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Analyses (4)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting)   4/9/2025
  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting)   4/10/2025
  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   4/21/2025
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   4/22/2025

• Committee Votes (2)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/10/2025 11:00 AM	S 1458	Appropriations Committee on Higher Education	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/22/2025 11:00 AM	S 1458	Fiscal Policy	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  446.032	General duties of the department for apprenticeship training.	Page 2 [pdf]
  1011.80	Funds for operation of workforce education programs.	Page 6 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/26/2025	S	• Filed
  3/6/2025	S	• Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/26/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
  3/31/2025	S	• CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
  4/1/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  4/2/2025	S	• CS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time
  4/7/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  4/10/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  4/11/2025	S	• Now in Fiscal Policy
  4/17/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/22/2025	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  4/24/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 545 • Substituted CS/HB 681 -SJ 545 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 681 -SJ 545