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type: "Bill"
title: "Workforce Related Programs and Services"
description: "Workforce Related Programs and Services; Creates Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help; creates & revises provisions relating to workforce services including the Labor Market Estimating Conference, workforce opportunity portal, state board composition, Credentials Review Committee, state plan requirements, waivers, local workforce development boards, Master Credentials List, CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, industry certifications, SEAS program, workforce development metrics, Florida Talent Development Council, Open Door Grant Program, preapprenticeship & apprenticeship program grants, Money-back Guarantee Program, automated consumer-first workforce system, career & education planning courses, digital credential courses, & student career service centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1507"
citation: "Florida HB 1507 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["industry", "labor", "ports and harbors"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-164"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 58
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1aa871e-c5e0-4314-9e64-3a15a7bd5b7f"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7c2bbf382fa119d2052dc10637b231dc6fe1225cafc2b207f1350c1a8f2133d5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida HB 1507 (2021) — Workforce Related Programs and Services
Workforce Related Programs and Services; Creates Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help; creates & revises provisions relating to workforce services including the Labor Market Estimating Conference, workforce opportunity portal, state board composition, Credentials Review Committee, state plan requirements, waivers, local workforce development boards, Master Credentials List, CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, industry certifications, SEAS program, workforce development metrics, Florida Talent Development Council, Open Door Grant Program, preapprenticeship & apprenticeship program grants, Money-back Guarantee Program, automated consumer-first workforce system, career & education planning courses, digital credential courses, & student career service centers.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-164.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 1507 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1507 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1507 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1507 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 1507 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 1507 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1507/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Favorable (Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee) — **150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **400** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Education & Employment Committee) — **180** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Appropriations Committee) — **250** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee) — **150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Education and Employment Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-04** Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
- **2021-03-04** Now in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
- **2021-03-05** Added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-09** Favorable with CS by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
- **2021-03-11** Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
- **2021-03-12** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-12** CS Filed
- **2021-03-12** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2021-03-18** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2021-03-22** Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
- **2021-03-23** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2021-03-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-23** CS Filed
- **2021-03-23** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2021-04-02** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2021-04-06** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
- **2021-04-08** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2021-04-08** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-08** CS Filed
- **2021-04-08** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
- **2021-04-08** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-13** Amendment 642307 filed
- **2021-04-13** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Amendment 642307 adopted
- **2021-04-14** CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/SB 98
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-22** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-24** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-28** Chapter No. 2021-164
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1aa871e-c5e0-4314-9e64-3a15a7bd5b7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).