Committee approves bill to expand CDL training for eligible inmates as workforce strategy
CS for HB 325 would expand Department of Corrections CDL training to nonviolent inmates with under two years left on sentence, allow supervised driving of state vehicles, partner with FDOT programs and require annual reporting; the committee adopted a clarifying amendment and reported the bill favorably, 17-0.
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Representative Kendall presented CS for HB 325 as a workforce initiative to address a shortage of commercial drivers while expanding training opportunities for eligible inmates. He said the state needs roughly 16,000 CDL drivers and the bill would expand existing Department of Corrections programs to teach selected nonviolent inmates who have less than two years left on their sentence, allow supervised driving of state vehicles under DOC oversight, partner with the Florida Department of Transportation’s Florida Transportation Academy, and require an annual report to measure outcomes.
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