Bill > H1267

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; providing a short title; creating s. 20.70, F.S.; providing residency requirements for members of certain public postsecondary boards and the Board of Governors; providing that specified offices are deemed vacant under certain circumstances; amending s. 112.3144, F.S.; requiring certain members of the Board of Governors to comply with specified financial disclosure requirements beginning on a date certain; amending s. 1001.01, F.S.; revising term limits for members and the chair of the State Board of Education; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the use of K-12 educational facilities; requiring district school boards to approve specified proposals at publicly noticed meetings; revising the requirements for the early warning system for certain students; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to use specified real property for the development of certain affordable housing or educational villages; providing requirements for such housing and villages; requiring counties and municipalities to authorize affordable multifamily and mixed-use residential developments that meet specified requirements; providing that certain school district real property is exempt from specified requirements; requiring district school boards to conduct a certain number of public meetings when considering certain proposals; amending s. 1001.451, F.S.; revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations when such services are found to be necessary and appropriate by such organizations' boards of directors; revising the allocation that certain regional consortium service organizations are eligible to receive from the General Appropriations Act; requiring each regional consortium service organization to submit an annual report to the Department of Education; requiring that unexpended amounts in certain funds be carried forward; requiring each regional consortium service organization to provide quarterly financial reports to member districts; requiring member districts to designate a district to serve as a fiscal agent for certain purposes; providing for compensation of the fiscal agent district; requiring regional consortium service organizations to retain all funds received from grants or contracted services to cover indirect or administrative costs associated with the provision of such services; requiring the regional consortium service organization board of directors to determine products and services provided by the organization; requiring a regional consortium service organization board of directors to recommend the establishment of positions and appointments to a fiscal agent district; requiring that personnel be employed under specified personnel policies; authorizing the regional consortium service organization board of directors to recommend a salary schedule for personnel; authorizing regional consortium service organizations to purchase or lease property and facilities essential to their operations; providing for the distribution of revenue if a regional consortium service organization is dissolved; removing a provision requiring applications for incentive grants; authorizing regional consortium service organization boards of directors to contract to provide services to nonmember districts; requiring that a fund balance be established for specified purposes; removing a requirement for the use of certain funds; authorizing a regional consortium service organization to administer a specified program; creating s. 1001.4511, F.S.; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; providing the purpose of the program; authorizing funds to be used for specified purposes; requiring each regional consortium service organization to report the distribution of funds annually to the Legislature; providing for the carryforward of funds; amending s. 1001.61, F.S.; providing term limits for members and the chairs of the Florida College System institution boards of trustees; authorizing trustees to serve until the appointment of a successor; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; providing that certain actions relating to the president of a Florida College System institution are not subject to approval by the State Board of Education; requiring presidential search committees for the appointment of such president; providing requirements for the committees; requiring such president be recommended by the committee; authorizing a presidential contract to be renewed for a specified period; amending s. 1001.70, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of the Board of Governors; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring the Board of Governors to review the admission criteria of state universities; requiring state university program admission criteria to be posted on state university websites; requiring that the president of a state university be appointed by the university board of trustees; requiring presidential search committees for the appointment of such president; providing requirements for the committees; requiring such president be recommended by the committee; authorizing a presidential contract to be renewed for a specified period; revising the requirements for certain state university capital outlay projects to be included on a specified list; amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of university boards of trustees; removing obsolete language and a certain consideration for appointed members; authorizing appointed members to serve until a successor is appointed; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; revising the requirements for parental notification of student reading and mathematics deficiencies; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "persistently low-performing school"; authorizing certain entities to directly report their students to the Department of Education; removing specified requirements for schools of hope using school district facilities; revising the evidence a school district may provide to the department for specified purposes; providing requirements for schools of hope to use school district educational facilities; authorizing schools of hope to use certain facilities or co-locate with other public schools in certain facilities; requiring certain students to be included in specified school district calculations; requiring specified services to be provided to schools of hope at no cost; providing school district requirements; removing the definition of the term "underused, vacant, or surplus facility"; providing requirements for disputes relating to certain mutual management agreements; amending s. 1002.411, F.S.; requiring school district and private prekindergarten providers to provide parents with information about students' eligibility for the New Worlds Reading Initiative; amending s. 1003.33, F.S.; requiring student report cards to include specified information relating to school grades and student English Language Arts and mathematics performance; amending s. 1003.4201, F.S.; requiring school districts to provide resources and information to parents of certain students; amending s. 1003.485, F.S.; requiring the administrator of the New Worlds Reading Initiative to develop a specified book collection and competitive incentive program to provide classroom libraries at specified schools; amending s. 1004.085, F.S.; providing definitions; revising requirements for information included in specified lists relating to textbooks and instructional materials; requiring the current syllabi for specified courses to be posted as a hyperlink in a specified system and include specified information; amending s. 1004.098, F.S.; requiring state university and Florida College System institution boards of trustees to adopt a presidential succession plan for specified purposes; providing requirements for the plan and persons included in such plan; providing requirements for the appointment or selection of an interim president; prohibiting specified persons from discussing with specified persons under certain circumstances certain information or persons relating to the appointment of a president; deleting a public records and meetings exemption relating to applicants for president of a state university or Florida College System institution; amending s. 1004.89, F.S.; revising the duties of the Institute for Freedom in the Americas; removing provisions relating to a direct-support organization for the institute; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from imposing certain graduation requirements; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; revising the grade-level criteria for specified provisions relating to students with specified substantial academic deficiencies; providing that certain Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program students are eligible for specified support; providing that specified interventions must be provided to all students with substantial reading deficiencies; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the percentage of points used to designate school grades for specified school years; revising the requirements for school report cards; requiring a certain school grade designation to be included on school report cards; removing provisions relating to the transition of school grades and obsolete language; creating s. 1009.635, F.S.; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators Program within the department; requiring the program to provide financial assistance for the repayment of student loans to eligible participants who establish permanent residency and employment in rural communities; providing that eligible participants may receive up to a certain amount in total student loan repayment assistance over a certain timeframe; requiring the department to verify certain information of participants in the program before it disburses awards; providing that the program is administered through the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the department; requiring the department to develop procedures and monitor compliance; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules by a certain date; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; revising the calculation methodology to determine the amount of revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible charter school; amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; revising conditions under which a school district may receive funding on an approved construction project; providing effective dates.

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Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)*,  Michelle Salzman (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2025-199), SB 2510 (Ch. 2025-203) (on 06/16/2025)

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