Bill > H7009

This bill makes several changes to Florida's charter school laws, including requiring that online assessments for state standards in English/language arts and mathematics be fully implemented only after technology infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity are independently verified as ready, and that students cannot be assigned to an unsatisfactory teacher in the same subject for two consecutive school years, particularly in middle and high school. It also modifies how class size maximums are calculated for public schools of choice, limits the number of "schools of technology" a district can operate, and allows three or more school districts to form a "Region of Technology" through a joint performance contract, with the State Board of Education overseeing compliance and performance. The bill also introduces new requirements for charter school applications, financial reporting, and the process for approving or denying charters, including provisions for high-performing charter schools and a new "District Innovation School of Technology Program" that allows schools to operate with greater flexibility in exchange for high student achievement and accountability, with specific limitations on the number of such schools per district.