CS/SB 742: Workforce Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12, Simon

Workforce Education; Providing that charter schools are eligible for the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program; revising the number of programs school districts and Florida College System institutions must offer money-back guarantees for through the money-back guarantee program by a specified date; requiring school districts and Florida College System institutions to report such programs to the State Board of Education, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/1/2025 07:12 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1145 (er) by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee Workforce Education Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Ordered enrolled	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  S 140 (c2) by Gaetz Charter Schools Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Analyses (4)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting)   4/14/2025
  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting)   4/15/2025
  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   4/21/2025
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   4/23/2025

• Committee Votes (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/15/2025 12:30 PM	S 742	Appropriations Committee on Higher Education	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/22/2025 11:00 AM	S 742	Fiscal Policy	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

• 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 2 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/13/2025	S	• Filed
  2/25/2025	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/20/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
  3/26/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  4/1/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  4/2/2025	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  4/10/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  4/15/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  4/16/2025	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 18 NAYS 0
  4/23/2025	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  4/29/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 607 • Substituted CS/HB 1145 -SJ 608 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1145 -SJ 608