Bill > S7022

This bill modifies existing Florida law regarding the confidentiality of examination and assessment instruments, which are tests and related materials used to measure student learning and program effectiveness. It expands the exemption from public records requirements to include these instruments when they are held by a wider range of educational entities, such as public schools, district school boards, Florida College System institutions, state universities, and their governing boards, as well as the Department of Education and the State Board of Education. The bill also requires the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to establish rules for how these records are kept and disposed of, and it allows these educational entities to share confidential information with each other and mandates disclosure to certain state education bodies under specific circumstances. Importantly, the bill clarifies that these changes do not affect students' and parents' rights regarding their educational records. The scheduled repeal of this exemption is extended from 2026 to 2031, and the Legislature has declared a public necessity for this confidentiality, arguing that public disclosure would enable cheating, compromise the integrity of assessments, and lead to significant costs for replacing compromised materials.

Education Pre-K - 12 (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7022