Gov. DeSantis Approves Language Ensuring Prison-Earned Credits Count Toward Professional Licenses

Gov. DeSantis approves language ensuring prison-earned credits count toward professional licenses

Ex-convicts seeking to reenter Florida’s workforce will get a boost from bipartisan legislation Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed. DeSantis has approved SB 472, which guarantees that career and technical education credits people earn in prison can count toward their professional licensure after release. The measure, effective July 1, directs the Department of Corrections to collaborate with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and …

DeSantis signs bill to allow the formerly incarcerated to obtain credits for vocational licenses • Florida Phoenix

4th Street Barber in St. Petersburg. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure (SB 472) that ensures that credits earned from prison-based classes count toward professional licensing, providing more opportunities for the formerly incarcerated to become self-sufficient. The Correctional Education Program (CEP) within the Department of Corrections provides educational programming to inmates. The CEP provides 92 c…