THE BILL ITSELF
HB 417
Career and Academic Planning For Middle and High School Students
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to career and academic planning for
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middle and high school students; amending s. 1001.43,
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F.S.; requiring district school boards to annually
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provide students and their parents with certain
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information relating to career and technical education
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programs beginning in a specified grade; requiring
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middle schools to hold a career and academic planning
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meeting for specified students and their parents;
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requiring certain information to be included in the
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meeting; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; revising the
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information included in a student's personalized
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academic and career plan; requiring students in
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specified grades to annually review the personalized
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academic and career plan; requiring such review to
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include a certain demonstration; providing an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsections (15) and (16) are added to section
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1001.43, Florida Statutes, to read:
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1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
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board.—The district school board may exercise the following
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supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
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State Board of Education rule.
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(15) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF STUDENT CAREER AND TECHNICAL
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EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS.—Before the end of grade 5 and each school
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year thereafter, each student and his or her parent must be
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provided a list of schools within the school district that offer
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career and technical education programs and a description of
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each program.
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(16) CAREER AND ACADEMIC PLANNING MEETING.—Before course
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registration for students entering grade 9, each district school
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board must require each middle school to hold a career and
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academic planning meeting for grade 8 students and their
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parents. The meeting must include the following information:
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(a) A list of schools within the school district that
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offer career and technical education programs and a description
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of each program.
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(b) Information relating to career and postsecondary
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planning.
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(c) The eligibility requirements for federal and state
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grants and scholarships, including the requirements for each
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Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program award.
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(d) Information obtained from the Department of Commerce,
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local workforce boards, and CareerSource Florida, Inc., about
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career and academic jobs available in the region of the school
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district, including starting salaries.
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(e) Information relating to dual enrollment opportunities
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with public and private postsecondary educational institutions
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in the region for high school students, including admission
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requirements. For purposes of this paragraph, "region" means the
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Florida College System service area in which the school district
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is located.
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(f) A demonstration of Florida's online career planning
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and work-based learning coordination system and how to access
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the student's personalized academic and career plan.
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Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section
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1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
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promotion; student personalized academic and career plan
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requirements.—
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(1) In order for a student to be promoted to high school
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from a school that includes middle grades 6, 7, and 8, the
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student must successfully complete the following courses:
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(e)1. One course in career and education planning to be
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completed in grades 6, 7, or 8, which may be taught by any
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member of the instructional staff. The course must be Internet-
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based, customizable to each student, and include research-based
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assessments to assist students in determining educational and
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career options and goals. In addition, the course must result in
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a completed personalized academic and career plan for the
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student, which must use, when available, Florida's online career
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planning and work-based learning coordination system. The course
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must teach each student how to access and update the plan and
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encourage the student to access and update the plan at least
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annually as the student progresses through middle school and
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high school. The personalized academic and career plan must
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emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship and employability
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skills and must include information from the Department of
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Commerce's economic security report under s. 445.07 and other
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state career planning resources. The required personalized
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academic and career plan must inform students of high school
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graduation requirements, including a detailed explanation of the
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requirements for earning a high school diploma designation under
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s. 1003.4285 and the career and technical education pathway to
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earn a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282(10); the
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requirements for each scholarship in the Florida Bright Futures
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Scholarship Program; state university and Florida College System
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institution admission requirements; available opportunities to
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earn college credit in high school, including Advanced Placement
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courses; the International Baccalaureate Program; the Advanced
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International Certificate of Education Program; dual enrollment,
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including career dual enrollment; career and technical education
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programs available within the school district; work-based
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learning opportunities, including internships and
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preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs; and career
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education courses, including career-themed courses and course
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sequences that lead to industry certification pursuant to s.
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1003.492 or s. 1008.44. The course may be implemented as a
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stand-alone course or integrated into another course or courses.
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2. Beginning when a student enters grade 9, the student's
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personalized academic and career plan must be reviewed annually
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and include a demonstration of the state's online career
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planning and work-based learning coordination system.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.