House would allow the incarcerated to obtain credits for vocational licenses • Florida Phoenix

House would allow the incarcerated to obtain credits for vocational licenses • Florida Phoenix

4th Street Barber in St. Petersburg. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)A bill that would ensure that credits earned from prison-based classes count toward professional licensing requirements has passed in the Florida House of Representatives and is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for consideration. The House on Tuesday unanimously passed the Senate version (SB 472), sponsored by Central Florida Republican Keith Truenow, which passed unanim…