(1) Funds awarded for a workforce development capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student services, or other expenses associated with the creation or expansion of a workforce development program. Expansion of a program may include either the expansion of enrollments in a program or expansion into new areas of specialization within a program. No grant funds may be used for recurring instructional costs or for institutions’ indirect costs.
(2) The State Board of Education shall accept applications from school districts or Florida College System institutions for workforce development capitalization incentive grants. Applications from school districts or Florida College System institutions shall contain projected enrollments and projected costs for the new or expanded workforce development program. The State Board of Education, in consultation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall review and rank each application for a grant according to subsection (3) and shall submit to the Legislature a list in priority order of applications recommended for a grant award.
(3) The State Board of Education shall give highest priority to programs that train people to enter high-skill, high-wage occupations identified by the Labor Market Estimating Conference and other programs approved by the state board as defined in s. 445.002, programs that train people to enter occupations under the welfare transition program, or programs that train for the workforce adults who are eligible for public assistance, economically disadvantaged, disabled, not proficient in English, or dislocated workers. The State Board of Education shall consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant funds in ranking the applications and shall give priority to applications from education agencies that are making maximum use of their workforce development funding by offering high-performing, high-demand programs.
History.—s. 674, ch. 2002-387; s. 175, ch. 2011-5; s. 59, ch. 2015-98; s. 41, ch. 2020-30; s. 36, ch. 2021-164.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1011 - Planning and Budgeting
Part III - Funding for Workforce Education (Ss. 1011.80-1011.803)
1011.80 - Funds for operation of workforce education programs.
1011.801 - Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program.
1011.802 - Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant Program.