Bill > S1090

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting certain entities from expending funds on organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion; prohibiting certain entities from expending funds to promote, support, or maintain certain programs or campus activities; providing an exception for student fees to support student-led organizations under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; requiring that a public school student have prior written consent from his or her parent or guardian to receive instruction on reproductive health; authorizing a student to carry an FDA-approved epinephrine delivery device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; requiring the state board to adopt rules for the use of an FDA-approved epinephrine delivery device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; making conforming changes; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing a private school to purchase a supply of FDA-approved epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine auto-injectors; making conforming changes; amending s. 1002.421, F.S.; specifying what constitutes regular and direct contact with teachers for private school students who are eligible for a certain scholarship; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.; revising the period of time for which a private prekindergarten provider is prohibited from delivering a prekindergarten program and receiving state funds under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.61, F.S.; revising the period of time for which a private prekindergarten provider is prohibited from delivering a summer prekindergarten program and receiving state funds under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.63, F.S.; revising the period of time for which a public school is prohibited from participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and receiving state funds under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.68, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the calculation of a kindergarten readiness rate; revising the period of time for which a public or private prekindergarten provider is prohibited from participating in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for a failing program assessment composite score; revising the period of time for which a private prekindergarten provider’s or public school’s eligibility to deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and receive state funds is revoked under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; revising the timeframe for which a school readiness program provider must fail to meet minimum quality measures to be terminated; amending s. 1002.88, F.S.; revising the period of time for which an early learning coalition is authorized to revoke a school readiness provider’s eligibility to deliver programs and receive state funds under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.91, F.S.; revising the period of time for which an early learning coalition is prohibited from contracting with or using the service of certain school readiness providers and Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.945, F.S.; revising the period of time for which the Department of Education is required to recommend that the state board terminate an accrediting association’s participation in the Gold Seal Quality Care Program; requiring the Department of Children and Families to make a specified determination for child care providers; deleting an exception; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; revising health education topics included in required instruction; providing requirements for health education addressing human embryologic and fetal development; authorizing the State Board of Education to adopt rules; requiring a school district to notify a parent or guardian and obtain written consent before providing instruction on HIV/AIDS; creating s. 1003.4202, F.S.; requiring each school district to implement a system of comprehensive mathematics instruction for specified students; requiring each school district to develop and submit a mathematics instruction plan to the district school board for approval; providing requirements for the plan; authorizing a charter school to submit its own plan; providing components for the mathematics plan; requiring each school district to submit its approved mathematics instruction plan to specified entities by a specified date each year; defining the term “evidence-based”; amending s. 1003.46, F.S.; requiring a district school board to obtain written consent from a student’s parent or guardian before the student receives instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the use of temporary door locks; amending s. 1006.38, F.S.; authorizing the Commissioner of Education to remove certain instructional materials from the list of state approved instructional materials, and to revoke for a specified period of time the eligibility to offer instructional materials for state adoption of the publisher or manufacturer of such materials, if he or she determines the publisher or manufacturer violated any provision of Florida law; providing requirements for the Department of Education before instructional materials are removed; authorizing the commissioner to require corrective action by the publisher or manufacturer; providing construction; amending s. 1006.39, F.S.; requiring that materials and products developed by or under the direction of the department be made available for use by school districts; authorizing school districts to purchase instructional materials developed by or under the direction of the department; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; revising the score threshold for a Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student’s performance on coordinated screening and progress monitoring for the student to receive specified instructional support; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; requiring the department to annually identify each public school district in need of intervention and support; specifying criteria for a school district to be deemed in need of intervention and support; requiring school districts in need of intervention and support to annually submit a district improvement plan; providing requirements for such plan; requiring the plan to be approved by the local school board; requiring such districts to submit specified information to the department; authorizing the state board to require modifications to or revoke a school district’s district improvement plan under certain circumstances; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; deleting a method for an educator to demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and education competence; revising requirements for professional education competency programs; requiring the state board to adopt rules; deleting a requirement for the commissioner to determine the continued approval of programs; amending s. 1014.05, F.S.; requiring that a policy to promote parental involvement include procedures for a parent to provide or withhold consent for his or her minor child to participate in instruction on reproductive health or any disease; amending s. 1008.2125, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Erin Grall (R)*, 

Died in Education Pre-K - 12 (on 03/13/2026)

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