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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
04/24/2025
04/24/2025
Crossed Over
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Passed
05/30/2025
05/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/02/2025
06/02/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to education; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.; providing that a charter school is a public facility for the purpose of concurrency; amending s. 1002.32, F.S.; providing that a lab school may use the lab school's discretionary capital improvement funds for specified purposes; requiring that an expenditure be at or below appraised value; defining the term "appraised value"; requiring that certain documentation be provided to the Department of Education upon request; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; providing requirements for specified deadlines for charter schools; authorizing a charter school governing board to adopt its own code of student conduct; providing requirements for the code of student conduct; providing that charter schools are not exempt from a specified statute; authorizing a charter school to increase its student enrollment beyond the capacity identified in the charter under certain conditions; requiring a charter school to notify its sponsor in writing by a specified date, and to include specified information, if it plans to increase enrollment; revising services a sponsor must provide to a charter school; requiring the department to provide student performance data to a charter hb443 -03-er2025 Legislature school and its contractor; providing an exception; prohibiting specified individuals from being on a charter school governing board; providing an exception; amending s. 1002.331, F.S.; authorizing a high-performing charter school to assume the charter of an existing charter school within the same school district; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; authorizing a student in a full-time virtual instruction program to participate on an interscholastic athletic team at a public school in the school district in which the student resides or to develop an agreement to participate at a private school; specifying requirements for such participation; amending s. 1006.195, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill makes several significant changes to education-related statutes in Florida, focusing primarily on charter schools and educational facilities. The bill clarifies that charter schools are considered public facilities for concurrency purposes, allows lab schools to use discretionary capital improvement funds for various purposes like property purchases and facility renovations, and expands charter school governing boards' autonomy by permitting them to create their own student conduct codes. The legislation also provides high-performing charter schools more flexibility in enrollment and expansion, allowing them to increase student capacity and potentially assume the charter of another school within the same district. Additionally, the bill enables students in full-time virtual instruction programs to participate in interscholastic athletic teams at public schools in their residential district, subject to specific eligibility requirements. The bill introduces new restrictions on charter school governing board composition, such as prohibiting landlords or their spouses from serving on the board, and requires more transparent reporting and accountability from charter school sponsors. These changes aim to provide more operational flexibility for charter schools while maintaining accountability and ensuring educational quality.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (8)
Alex Rizo (R)*,
John Snyder (R)*,
Webster Barnaby (R),
Kim Kendall (R),
Randy Maggard (R),
Juan Porras (R),
Michelle Salzman (R),
Dana Trabulsy (R),
Other Sponsors (2)
Education & Employment Committee (House), Education Administration Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-106 (on 06/02/2025)
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