Bill > S1618

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; amending s. 11.45, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; amending s. 11.51, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; amending s. 216.251, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from specified classification and pay plans; amending s. 251.001, F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active members of the Florida State Guard; amending s. 288.036, F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of Ocean Economy; amending s. 381.853, F.S.; specifying that the President of the University of Florida appoints the members of the scientific advisory council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research; amending s. 413.407, F.S.; revising the qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology Advisory Council; increasing the maximum term length for such members; amending s. 435.12, F.S.; revising the dates for a screening schedule; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising the date by which the Department of Education is required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the definition of a public employer; amending s. 1000.04, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the components of Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; renaming the Florida Educational Equity Act as the “Florida Educational Equality Act”; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; requiring public schools and Florida College System institutions to develop and implement methods and strategies to increase participation of underrepresented students, rather than students with certain characteristics, in certain programs and courses; requiring the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education to utilize their authority to enforce compliance; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; renaming Hillsborough Community College as “Hillsborough College”; amending s. 1001.20, F.S.; deleting oversight of the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the duties of the Office of Inspector General within the department; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting the expenditure of funds by public schools, charter schools, school districts, charter school administrators, or direct-support organizations to purchase membership in, or goods or services from, any organization that discriminates on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion; prohibiting the expenditure of funds by public schools, charter schools, school districts, charter school administrators, or direct support organizations to promote, support, or maintain certain programs or activities; authorizing the use of student fees and school or district facilities by student-led organizations under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring the state board to adopt rules; amending s. 1001.452, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Commissioner of Education to determine whether school districts have maximized efforts to include minority persons and persons of lower socioeconomic status on their school advisory councils; creating s. 1001.68, F.S.; authorizing Florida College System institutions with a certain number of full-time equivalent students to enter into cooperative agreements to form a state college regional consortium service organization; requiring such organizations to provide at least a specified number of certain services; requiring that regional consortium service organizations be governed by a board of directors consisting of specified members; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a requirement that state universities provide student access to certain information; amending s. 1001.7065, F.S.; revising academic standards for the preeminent state research university program to include a specified average Classic Learning Test score; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing public schools to purchase or enter into arrangements for certain emergency opioid antagonists, rather than only for naloxone; requiring that district school board policies authorizing corporal punishment include a requirement that parental consent be provided before the administration of corporal punishment; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring a charter school to comply with statute relating to corporal punishment; repealing s. 1002.351, F.S., relating to the Florida School for Competitive Academics; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from Family Empowerment Scholarship prohibitions; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from Florida Tax Credit Scholarship prohibitions; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing certain private schools to construct new facilities on property that meets specified criteria; amending s. 1002.68, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the department to confer with the Council for Early Grade Success before receiving a certain approval; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising the conditions under which a student may withdraw from a prekindergarten program and reenroll in another program; amending s. 1002.945, F.S.; revising the criteria required for a child care facility, large family child care home, or family day care home to obtain and maintain a designation as a Gold Seal Quality Care provider; amending s. 1003.41, F.S.; requiring that certain standards documents contain only academic standards and benchmarks; requiring the Commissioner of Education to revise currently approved standards documents and submit them to the state board by a specified date; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; revising required instruction on the principles of agriculture; requiring the department to collaborate with specified entities to develop associated standards and a curriculum; authorizing the department to contract with certain agricultural education organizations; amending s. 1003.4201, F.S.; authorizing the inclusion of intensive reading interventions in a school district comprehensive reading instruction plan; requiring that intensive reading interventions be delivered by instructional personnel who possess a micro-credential or are certified or endorsed in reading; requiring that such interventions incorporate certain strategies; requiring that instructional personnel with a micro credential be supervised by an individual certified or endorsed in reading; defining the term “supervised”; authorizing the inclusion in the reading instruction plans of a description of how school districts prioritize the assignment of highly effective teachers; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; adding components to required instruction on financial literacy; amending s. 1004.0971, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “emergency opioid antagonist”; amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; authorizing an institution to enter into an agreement with an online provider for the adult education or career instruction portion of the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program; deleting the age limit for enrollment in the program; clarifying that students are not required to enroll in adult secondary and career education coursework simultaneously; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to operate without licensure; specifying affirmations required as a part of an affidavit; requiring submission of requested documentation in a specified timeframe; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to review such affidavit in a public meeting; specifying commission actions for noncompliance; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; revising reporting requirements relating to the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network; amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; requiring the state board to identify national consortia to develop certain courses; authorizing the department to join or establish a national consortium as an additional alternative method to develop and implement advanced placement courses; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1007.34, F.S.; expanding the scope of the college reach-out program to all low-income educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented students regardless of minority status; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; revising legislative findings; renaming the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement as the “Florida Partnership for Underrepresented Student Achievement”; revising the purposes and duties of the partnership to focus on all underrepresented students regardless of minority status; revising duties of the partnership; revising which examinations public high schools are required to administer; revising which examinations a partnership must provide information to specified individuals and entities; revising which examinations the department must provide the learning data from to a certain partnership; deleting duties of the partnership; repealing s. 1008.2125, F.S., relating to the Council for Early Grade Success; amending s. 1008.36, F.S.; specifying the recipients of school recognition bonus funds; amending s. 1008.365, F.S.; revising the types of tutoring hours that may be counted toward meeting the community service requirements for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.; revising the date by which the Commissioner of Education must deliver a report to specified entities; revising the requirements of the report; amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing the Florida College System to allocate a portion of financial aid fees to assist underrepresented students, rather than students who are members of a targeted gender or ethnic minority population; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; revising the residency requirement for a grandparent for an out-of state fee waiver; revising the residency criteria for a grandparent in a specified attestation; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; clarifying the required minimum cumulative weighted grade point average for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing students to apply for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award within a specified timeframe before or after completing the GATE Program; amending s. 1009.8962, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “institution”; amending s. 1009.897, F.S.; requiring institutions receiving funds through the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education Fund to allocate funding to health care-related programs; repealing s. 1011.58, F.S., relating to legislative budget requests of the Florida School for Competitive Academics; repealing s. 1011.59, F.S., relating to funds for the Florida School for Competitive Academics; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; revising the types of casualty insurance premiums that may be paid by a district school tax; amending s. 1011.804, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to apply for and use grant funds under the GATE Startup Grant Program for specified purposes; amending s. 1012.315, F.S.; revising educator certification and certain employment screening standards; making technical changes; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; authorizing individuals to demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, subject area knowledge, or professional preparation and education competence by providing a school district with documentation of a valid certificate issued by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence; amending s. 1012.77, F.S.; conforming a provision to a change made by the act; specifying entities eligible to submit nominees for the Teacher of the Year and Ambassador for Education awards; amending s. 1013.30, F.S.; revising the timeframe for updates to state university campus master plans; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to set asides for construction contracts with minority business enterprises; providing effective dates.

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Alexis Calatayud (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (2)

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 681 (Ch. 2025-139), CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109), CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110) (on 04/30/2025)

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