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FL S1676

FL S1676
Advanced Education Options

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Introduced
01/09/2026
In Committee
01/16/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to advanced education options; providing a short title; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.; requiring certain district school boards and private high schools to enter into dual enrollment articulation agreements and private school articulation agreements, respectively; requiring Florida College System institutions and state universities to enter into a dual enrollment agreement to allow certain students to take specified courses if such students meet specified criteria; defining terms; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; creating the advanced education options supplement; providing the purpose of the supplement; providing that students who take specified courses generate the supplement; authorizing a scholarship-funding organization (SFO) to retain a specified amount of the supplement for administrative expenses; requiring school districts and SFOs to report specified information to the Department of Education and the Legislature; requiring private schools to report specified information to an SFO; requiring that certain values and bonuses be multiplied if certain requirements are met; assigning specified values to students under specified circumstances; specifying requirements for a school and SFO to disburse certain funds; providing requirements for a school’s dual enrollment program to expend such funds; providing that such funds may not be used for a specified purpose; requiring the department to designate certain courses as rigorous courses; providing criteria for such course designations; providing values for students who receive specified diplomas, receive passing scores in specified courses, pass certain relevant exams, or are enrolled in specified courses; providing multipliers for values under specified circumstances; providing that a portion of the supplement may be given to a teacher as a bonus under specified circumstances; providing authorized uses for the balance of supplement funds; providing that such funds may not be used for a specified purpose; defining the term “high score”; providing values for a student who earns a CAPE Digital Tool certificate, completes a career themed course, or completes CAPE Acceleration industry certifications; defining the term “completes”; providing values for a student who completes specified preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs; requiring the department to report certain certificates of completion to the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP); requiring that additional values be added to certain supplements in a specified timeframe; requiring that such values be disbursed pursuant to specified provisions; requiring the department to report a canceled agreement to the FETPIP; providing that a student generates a specified supplement if certain criteria are met; specifying requirements if a student’s grade point average falls below certain required values for eligibility; providing authorized uses of certain funds by schools; providing that such funds may not be used for a certain purpose; providing values for students who participate in specified academic competitions; providing criteria for a student to generate a supplement for a math or science olympiad; defining terms; requiring a governing organization to notify the department under specified circumstances; requiring a school to designate a math or science team for a student to generate a supplement; providing authorized uses of supplement funds; providing an exception to participation fees; deleting obsolete language; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the "Raising Achievement by Improving Standards and Earnings (RAISE) Act," aims to expand advanced education options for students by requiring district school boards and private high schools to establish dual enrollment agreements with Florida College System institutions and state universities, allowing eligible students to take specified STEM courses if they meet certain prerequisites or pass equivalent exams. It also creates an "advanced education options supplement" to fund these programs, including dual enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge AICE, CAPE industry certifications, career and technical education, and math and science olympiads. This supplement will be allocated to public and private schools, with private schools participating in scholarship programs receiving funds through Scholarship-Funding Organizations (SFOs), which can retain a small percentage for administrative costs. The bill mandates reporting requirements for school districts and SFOs to the Department of Education and the Legislature, and for private schools to their SFOs, detailing supplement values, disbursed funds, and expenditures. It introduces multipliers for supplement values if students attend schools in rural counties or schools graded "D" or "F," and assigns specific values to students for achievements like earning associate degrees, passing rigorous courses, obtaining diplomas, earning CAPE certifications, completing pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, and participating in math and science olympiads. A portion of the supplement can be awarded as bonuses to teachers who instruct students in these advanced courses, with specific guidelines on how the remaining funds can be used, prohibiting their use for supplanting existing school district funding. The bill also designates certain AP, IB, and AICE courses as "rigorous" and establishes criteria for these designations, ensuring they are equivalent to state university courses and count towards bachelor's degrees. Finally, it exempts students participating in these advanced programs from associated fees.

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Last Action

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

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