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Introduced
12/20/2023
12/20/2023
In Committee
01/04/2024
01/04/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to early learning; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; requiring that at least one staff person receive in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; amending s. 1002.61, F.S.; revising requirements for prekindergarten instructors; amending s. 1002.67, F.S.; providing that private prekindergarten provider or public school curricula may not use a certain coordinated screening and progress monitoring program or other specified methods for direct student instruction; limiting the percentage of the instructional day during which a private prekindergarten provider or public school may allow students to be individually engaged for direct instruction in viewing an electronic screen; defining the term “screen”; requiring that such time involve certain activities; providing that the limitation does not include the required administration of the screening and monitoring system; amending s. 1002.68, F.S.; revising circumstances under which a good cause exemption may not be granted; revising requirements with respect to performance metric methodology and the assignment of designations under the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; republishing reverted provisions of law pursuant to chapter 2023 240, Laws of Florida; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising the percentage of funds that an early learning coalition may retain and expend; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; revising the performance standards adopted by the Department of Education relating to the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; amending s. 1002.83, F.S.; authorizing an early learning coalition to appoint a certain additional board member; amending s. 1002.88, F.S.; requiring a school readiness program provider to prohibit the use of certain electronic devices during a specified period of a child’s life; describing the term “screen”; amending s. 1002.89, F.S.; revising school readiness program expenditures that are subject to certain cost requirements; requiring that certain training be provided by a specified date; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; providing that, subject to legislative appropriation, certain Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program students are eligible to receive early literacy instructional support through a specified program; providing requirements for the program; deleting a requirement for a child to receive instruction in early literacy skills under specified conditions; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill proposes several key changes to early learning in Florida:
1. It requires at least one staff person at child care facilities to receive in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
2. It revises the requirements for prekindergarten instructors, including allowing those with an early literacy micro-credential to teach.
3. It prohibits private prekindergarten providers and public schools from using the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program or other methods for direct student instruction, and limits the amount of time students can spend engaged in direct instruction on electronic screens.
4. It revises the performance metric and designation system for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, including changes to when good cause exemptions can be granted.
5. It increases the percentage of funds that early learning coalitions can retain and expend for administering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.
6. It requires school readiness program providers to prohibit the use of electronic devices for children from birth to the start of kindergarten.
7. It provides that, subject to legislative appropriation, Voluntary Prekindergarten students with substantial early literacy deficiencies are eligible for a summer bridge program before starting kindergarten.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations Committee on Education (Senate), Education Pre-K -12 (Senate)
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy (on 03/08/2024)
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