# Florida HB 1105: Education Florida HB 1105, Education, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-02 (Chapter No. 2025-109, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1105-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1105 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Education - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-06-02, Chapter No. 2025-109, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144) - Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (264 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 23 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Advanced coursework opens another scholarship route: benefit, medium. Beginning with 2025–2026 graduates, the College Board's Advanced Placement Capstone designation adds a route to Florida Academic Scholars eligibility. Students need scores of at least 3 on six exams, including Seminar and Research. Students starting high school before 2025–2026 need four additional… - Assessment setbacks need not block college: benefit, medium. Students with 24 standard-diploma credits who have not passed a required or alternate assessment by grade 12 can take the College Placement Test. They can enter Florida College System developmental or credit courses as appropriate, without first receiving a certificate of completion. Certificate ca… - New job badges for eligible students: benefit, medium. The Department of Education must implement a workforce credential program with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities. The deadline is January 31, 2026; students with autism or on a modified curriculum qualify. Each badge requires five demonstrated employer-relevant skills or behavio… - Paid work counts toward student scholarships: benefit, medium. Florida Academic Scholars applicants can meet the service requirement with 100 hours of volunteering, paid work, or both. Medallion Scholars applicants can use 75 volunteer hours, 100 paid hours, or 100 combined hours. Paid-work options are no longer limited to specified graduating classes. Hours n… - Scholarship access expands for service families: benefit, medium. Bright Futures initial eligibility includes a diploma exception for students educated outside Florida while living with a parent or guardian. That parent or guardian must have been assigned to military or public service away from Florida. The exception also covers retirement from that assignment wi… - Arts students gain credit and recognition: benefit, low. Two years of marching band can satisfy either one physical education credit or one performing arts credit for graduation. It cannot replace personal fitness or adaptive physical education required by an individualized education program or Section 504 plan. A qualifying Advanced International Certif… - Career schools must promote scholarship opportunities: benefit, low. Career academies and secondary schools offering career-themed courses must promote and provide opportunities to earn Gold Seal scholarships. They must support opportunities for at least the Vocational Scholars or CAPE Scholars award. Specified local and state-approved partners must also promote bot… - Schools must address dual enrollment barriers: benefit, low. Career centers must make yearly agreements with each high school in the districts they serve. Agreements must explain transportation for students unable to provide their own and how students receive notice. Both these agreements and district agreements with public colleges must address scheduling c… - Students gain applied coursework and guidance: benefit, low. The Department of Education must develop more equivalent, applied, or integrated courses alongside career education courses. Courses meeting state requirements can count toward both course credit and required graduation coursework. Schools must include qualifying work-related internships in counsel… - Charter schools gain career education grants: benefit, low. Charter schools join districts and Florida College System institutions as eligible applicants for Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive grants. Grants support new or expanded career programs leading to certifications on the state's CAPE funding list. Postsecondary programs qualify only whe… - Districts gain broader insurance spending authority: benefit, low. Districts gain a broader casualty-insurance category for spending specified school property-tax revenue on property and casualty insurance premiums. The limit remains $200 per unweighted full-time equivalent student. Revenue freed through premium payments can fund only nonrecurring operating costs.… - Some private schools bypass zoning changes: benefit, low. In a county with four incorporated municipalities, private schools can build temporary or permanent facilities on specified properties under existing zoning. They do not need rezoning, special exceptions, land-use changes, or mitigation requirements. Eligible sites include college or university pro… - State sets new teacher math standards: benefit, low. The Department of Education must establish mathematics endorsement competencies by August 1, 2026, with State Board of Education approval. They must cover elementary and secondary topics, including numbers, fractions, algebra, measurement, geometry, data analysis, and probability. The competencies… - Charter schools receive shared surtax funding: benefit, low. Interlocal agreements including a school district must require sharing its allocated local infrastructure sales surtax revenue with eligible charter schools. Shares follow specified enrollment measures, and schools must use the money for allowed capital expenses. Uncommitted funds return to the spo… - Career scholarships require credits and grades: cost, medium. Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars applicants must complete at least three high school career and technical education credits. On-the-job training cannot replace any of those credits. Applicants need an unweighted grade point average of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 in those courses. General Bright Fu… - Student scholarships exclude transportation access fees: cost, low. Bright Futures award calculations exclude transportation access fees. This applies to Academic Scholars, Medallion Scholars, Gold Seal Vocational Scholars, and Gold Seal CAPE Scholars. These awards do not include money for that fee. The law does not state the fee amount. - Career scholarships change service hour rules: mixed, medium. Gold Seal Vocational and Gold Seal CAPE applicants entering grade 9 in 2024–2025 or later need 75 volunteer hours. Earlier students retain the 30-hour volunteer option. Students can instead complete 100 approved paid-work hours or 100 combined volunteer and paid-work hours. Volunteer hours need wri… - Completion certificates end; extra schooling remains: mixed, medium. Students completing 24 required credits, or an eligible 18-credit program, no longer receive the specified certificate of completion. This applies when they fail a required assessment or do not reach a 2.0 grade point average. They can choose up to one additional year of high school, full-time or p… - Disability transition access and diploma planning: mixed, medium. Eligible disability-scholarship students ages 17 through 22 without a high school diploma can enter participating private-school transition-to-work programs. A certificate of completion does not bar entry; programs include academics, work skills, and volunteer or paid experience. Districts must rev… - Students face tighter school device limits: mixed, medium. Elementary and middle school students cannot use wireless devices during the school day. High school students cannot use them during class unless a teacher expressly directs use solely for learning. District rules must allow designated-location use with an administrator's express permission and use… - School bus trespass enforcement expands: mixed, low. School trespass enforcement covers public and private school grounds and facilities, plus district-owned, operated, or contracted student buses. A clearly posted sign or specified verbal warning can satisfy the notice requirement for immediate arrest and prosecution. The warning must prohibit unaut… - Cities gain employer-linked charter school option: mixed, low. Qualifying municipalities can seek an authorized sponsor's approval for a job engine charter school intended to attract employers. Its charter must require career education, special education administration services, and sufficient security technology. Annual public reports must describe investment… - New rules for charter school conversions: mixed, low. Schools must operate for at least 2 years before conversion; at least 50% of voting parents must support it, with a majority participating. Parents may apply, and the prior teacher-support requirement is removed. Denials require written reasons and supporting documents within 10 days after the deni… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Education & Employment Committee - Cosponsor: Higher Education Budget Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 26 | 5 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 85 | 14 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 | | ## Actions (60) - 2025-06-02: Chapter No. 2025-109, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144) - 2025-05-30: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-23: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-05-02: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-05-02: In Messages (House) - 2025-05-02: CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 5 -SJ 1169 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (630783) -SJ 1169 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: In returning messages (Senate) - 2025-05-02: CS passed as amended; YEAS 85, NAYS 14 (House) - 2025-05-02: Concurred in Senate amendment 829028 as amended (House) - 2025-05-02: Amendment 630783 adopted (House) - 2025-05-02: Senate Message List (House) - 2025-05-01: In Messages (House) - 2025-05-01: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1059 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Read 3rd time -SJ 1058 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Amendment(s) adopted (829028) -SJ 867 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time -SJ 867 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 270 -SJ 867 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 867 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-24: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-24: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-17: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-17: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2025-04-10: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-09: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-09: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-09: Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable with CS by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-26: Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-25: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-21: PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-05: Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/e1/PDF) - c3, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c3/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c3/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1105-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).