CS/CS/HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Kendall; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cobb, Daniels, Joseph, Partington, Rosenwald, Valdés

Education and Workforce Development for Inmates; Authorizes DOT to expend certain funds for all workforce development programs, rather than only construction workforce development programs; authorizes department to provide grants to private educational providers to use for certain certification & training opportunities; requires certification & training opportunities to include training for specified commercial driver licenses to certain inmates; provides eligibility; authorizes department to use workforce development funds for certain certification & training opportunities; requires Correctional Education Program under DOC to annually submit report to Secretary of Corrections with specified information; authorizes Correctional Education Program to implement career & technical education program in which certain inmates can earn specified commercial driver licenses; provides eligibility; authorizes inmate to be transported in or to operate state-owned vehicle under certain circumstances; requires certified correctional officer to be present during such transport or operation.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/9/2026 06:21 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1300 by Calatayud Education and Workforce Development for Current and Former Inmates Last Action: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 325 -SJ 692	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  334.044	Powers and duties of the department.	Page 2 (pdf)
  334.62	Florida Transportation Academy.	Page 3 (pdf)
  944.801	Education for state prisoners.	Page 4 (pdf)
  945.091	Extension of the limits of confinement; restitution by employed inmates.	Page 10 (pdf)
  945.0913	Inmates prohibited from driving state-owned vehicles to transport inmates in a work-release program.	Page 12 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/4/2025	H	• Filed
  11/12/2025	H	• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
  1/20/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  1/21/2026	H	• Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  1/22/2026	H	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/23/2026	H	• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  1/30/2026	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  2/3/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/4/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/19/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  2/25/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• In Messages
  2/26/2026	S	• Referred to Rules • Received
  3/9/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 692 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 1300 -SJ 692 • Read 2nd time -SJ 692 • Read 3rd time -SJ 692 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 692
  3/9/2026	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled
  6/15/2026		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor