HB 7071 – Relating to Workforce Education

On Thursday, April 25, HB 7071, by the Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, was read on the House floor and passed with a vote of 108 yeas and 0 nays.

The bill promotes apprenticeships, enhances talent development, and increases career opportunities for Floridians by:

• Creating the “Strengthening Alignment between Industry and Learning to 60” Initiative and establishing a statewide attainment goal to increase the percentage of working-age adults who hold a high-value postsecondary certificate, degree, or training experience to 60 percent by the year 2030.
• Revising the school grades formula to recognize career certificate clock hour dual enrollment and establishing formal career dual enrollment agreements between high schools and career centers.
• Establishing a “College and Career Decision Day” to recognize high school seniors for their postsecondary education and career plans.
• Creating the Florida Pathways to career Opportunities Grant Program.
• Requiring financial literacy as a one-half credit hour.

AIF supports legislation that gives students tools to learn about relevant, and real life subjects that will prepare them for the workforce in the future.