New Career and Academic Planning Requirements for Florida Students

Original title: Career and Academic Planning For Middle and High School Students

March 13, 2026

Companion · SB 448same policy, Senate version

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The Frame

What this does

The bill mandates that school districts provide specific data on local job markets, starting salaries, and scholarship eligibility to students and parents, directly impacting how families plan for post-secondary education and workforce entry.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Middle and high school students

Students must participate in mandatory career planning meetings and annual plan reviews.

Parents of middle school students

Parents are required to receive career program information and attend mandatory career and academic planning meetings.

District school boards

Boards must provide specific career information to families and ensure middle schools conduct mandatory planning meetings.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill requires Florida school districts to provide students and parents with detailed information about career and technical education programs starting in grade 5. It also mandates that middle schools hold career planning meetings for 8th graders and requires high school students to annually review their s.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does the career planning meeting take place?

The meeting must be held for 8th-grade students and their parents before they register for high school courses.

What information will be provided at the 8th-grade meeting?

The meeting covers career and technical education programs, postsecondary planning, scholarship eligibility (including Bright Futures), local job market data, options, and a demonstration of the state's online career planning system.

Are high school students required to update their career plans?

Yes, starting in grade 9, students must review their annually and demonstrate the state's online planning system.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

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Increased focus on career-readiness data

The bill shifts the focus of middle school planning from general guidance to specific, data-driven requirements including local salary data and workforce board information.

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