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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) high schools, career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida College System institutions, and other entities authorized to sponsor an apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program, as defined in section 446.021, Florida Statutes. The funds may be used for related technical instruction and to establish new apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs or expand existing programs. Applicants must provide projected enrollment and projected costs for the new or expanded apprenticeship program. The department shall give priority to apprenticeship programs with demonstrated statewide or regional demand. Grant funds may be used for instructional equipment, supplies, personnel, student services, and other expenses associated with the creation or expansion of an apprenticeship program or other related technical instruction. Grant funds may not be used for indirect costs. Grant recipients must submit quarterly reports in a format prescribed by the department. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 121, $5,000,000 in recurring funds is provided to enhance the Pathways to Career Opportunities grants to include a specific sub-initiative for the Grow Your Own Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Program Expansion. 122 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - VOCATIONAL FORMULA FUNDS FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 92,363,333 123 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - NURSING EDUCATION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 20,000,000 The recurring funds in Specific Appropriation 123 are provided for the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund to reward performance and excellence among nursing education programs at school district postsecondary technical career centers that offer a licensed practical nurse program pursuant to section 1009.897, Florida Statutes. Funds shall be allocated as follows: Bay....................................................... 461,539 Bradford.................................................. 511,398 Broward................................................... 2,156,729 Charlotte................................................. 463,815 Citrus.................................................... 724,284 Collier................................................... 967,933 Miami-Dade................................................ 1,705,841 Desoto.................................................... 545,868 Gadsden................................................... 501,264 Hillsborough.............................................. 313,845 Indian River.............................................. 410,171 Lake...................................................... 890,966 Lee....................................................... 1,373,728 Leon...................................................... 651,106 Manatee................................................... 787,778 Marion.................................................... 618,464 Okaloosa.................................................. 636,714 Orange.................................................... 574,765 Osceola................................................... 333,036 Pinellas.................................................. 938,253 Polk...................................................... 832,753 Saint Johns............................................... 673,024 Santa Rosa................................................ 294,273 Sarasota.................................................. 713,380 Suwannee.................................................. 713,133 Taylor.................................................... 506,158 Walton.................................................... 287,439 Washington................................................ 412,343 The Department of Education shall report the number of nursing education program completers, by program; first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution’s nursing education program completers, by program; and institution type as specified in section 1009.897(2), Florida Statutes, by October 1, 2024, to the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, and the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget. School district postsecondary technical career centers under section 1001.44, Florida Statutes, and charter technical career centers under section 1002.34, Florida Statutes, are eligible to participate in 39