Bill > H1391

This bill revises provisions relating to home education programs, compulsory school nonenrollment and nonattendance cases, dual enrollment programs, and articulation agreements. Key provisions include: - Requiring district school superintendents to immediately register home education programs upon receipt of a parent's written notice, without requiring additional information or verification. - Allowing home education program students to access career and technical courses and programs, industry certifications, national assessments, and statewide assessments offered by the school district. - Prohibiting school districts from further regulating or requiring documentation from home education program students beyond the requirements of the law. - Exempting home education students from the requirement to provide evidence of age for school admittance. - Prohibiting criminal prosecution against a parent for a student's nonenrollment or nonattendance until the school and school district have complied with specified procedures. - Allowing private school and home education program designees to provide student information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for driver's license issues. - Clarifying the funding provisions for dual enrollment courses taken by home education students.

Education

PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (House)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1391