Bill > S0684

This bill expands educational choice options for Florida students by including CAPE digital tools, CAPE industry certifications, and collegiate high school programs as public school choices, and requires district school boards and charter school governing boards to allow parents to enroll their children in schools with available capacity through controlled open enrollment, which is a system where parents' school preferences are a significant factor in student assignments. Additionally, the bill modifies rules for the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), the governing body for high school sports, to allow private schools the option of full membership or joining by individual sports, and to prevent the FHSAA from discouraging private schools from joining other athletic associations or from competing with non-member schools, while also clarifying eligibility for students transferring between schools and establishing stricter penalties for athletic recruiting violations by school district employees and contractors, including potential revocation of educator certificates for repeated offenses.