Summary


The 2011 Legislature created Section 1003.4935, Florida Statutes, providing law governing the addition of the middle school career and professional academy component. In addition, the Department is adopting by reference the “Comprehensive Industry Certification List, 2011-12” as approved and published March 1, 2011 by Workforce Florida, Inc. Further, the Department is adopting the “2011-12 Industry Certification Funding List” with weights assigned to each certification based on the rigor and employment value of the certification. This modification to the rule includes the specific calculation to be used for the assignment of one of three weights to each industry certification for use in the Florida Education Finance Program calculation.