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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) By October 31, 2024, the Chancellor of the Florida College System shall identify the associated industry certifications and shall prepare a report for each certification to include cost, percent employed, and average salary of graduates. These performance funds shall not be awarded for certifications earned through continuing workforce education programs. Industry certifications earned by students enrolled in the 2023-2024 academic year which were eligible to be included in the funding allocation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and were not included in the final disbursement due to the early data reporting deadline may be reported by colleges and included in the allocation of funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Colleges shall maintain documentation for student attainment of industry certifications that are eligible for performance funding. The Auditor General shall verify compliance with this requirement during scheduled operational audits of the colleges. If a college is unable to comply, the college shall refund the performance funding to the state. The Department of Education may prorate the award if the funds appropriated are insufficient to provide a full award for all eligible earned industry certifications. Priority in the distribution of funds must be given to certifications earned in the highest tier, based upon the anticipated average wages of all occupations to which each certification is linked on the Master Credentials List, as reported annually to the Legislature pursuant to section 1011.81, Florida Statutes. The Department of Education shall report the number and title of industry certifications awarded per tier pursuant to section 1011.81, Florida Statutes, and per award amount by institution by October 31, 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. 127 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STUDENT SUCCESS INCENTIVE FUNDS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 30,000,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 127, $17,000,000 is provided for the 2+2 Student Success Incentive Fund to support college efforts to improve the success of students enrolled in associate of arts degree programs in completing critical college credit courses, graduating with associate of arts degrees, and transferring to baccalaureate degree programs. These funds shall be allocated as follows: Eastern Florida State College............................. 649,124 Broward College........................................... 1,545,925 College of Central Florida................................ 276,051 Chipola College........................................... 112,722 Daytona State College..................................... 397,826 Florida Southwestern State College........................ 487,850 Florida State College at Jacksonville..................... 450,185 The College of the Florida Keys........................... 14,780 Gulf Coast State College.................................. 139,825 Hillsborough Community College............................ 829,004 Indian River State College................................ 412,839 Florida Gateway College................................... 86,730 Lake-Sumter State College................................. 278,581 State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota................ 315,392 Miami Dade College........................................ 2,262,177 North Florida College..................................... 69,025 Northwest Florida State College........................... 239,945 Palm Beach State College.................................. 793,345 Pasco-Hernando State College.............................. 472,791 Pensacola State College................................... 257,550 Polk State College........................................ 351,799 St. Johns River State College............................. 312,812 St. Petersburg College.................................... 986,654 Santa Fe College.......................................... 858,892 Seminole State College of Florida......................... 747,834 South Florida State College............................... 80,829 Tallahassee Community College............................. 834,876 Valencia College.......................................... 2,734,637 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 127, $13,000,000 is provided for the Work Florida Student Success Incentive Fund to support college 42