# Florida SB 124: Florida Virtual School Florida SB 124, Florida Virtual School, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Chapter No. 2026-67) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB124-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 124 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Florida Virtual School - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-07 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Chapter No. 2026-67 - Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (180 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Retirement coverage required for virtual school workers: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered Florida Virtual School workers must have state-employee status for Florida Retirement System eligibility and benefits. This status was previously optional. Temporary, seasonal, and student employees are excluded. The law sets no individual retirement benefit amount. - Districts must support virtual students’ testing: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, required Florida Virtual School tests generally take place at each student’s assigned local school. The district must provide testing facilities, a test administrator, and the test date and time. This rule applies unless the virtual school and district agree on another site… - More funding options for virtual school: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida Virtual School may use extra funding alongside the Florida Education Finance Program. It may receive revenue from both direct-support and supplemental support organizations. Their governing bodies recommend spending for the school, subject to review and approval by i… - Statewide student access replaces admission priorities: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida Virtual School must serve students statewide who meet its profile for success in online learning. The law removes admission priorities for home-school students and students in rural or inner-city schools lacking higher-level courses. It also removes priorities for ea… - Virtual school partnerships expand with enrollment rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida Virtual School may make franchise agreements with districts, public and private groups, and government agencies. Its board must set criteria for approved franchises. District franchises may count students toward state funding when certified by the Commissioner of Edu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 2 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-12-09 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-05-12: Chapter No. 2026-67 - 2026-05-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 2 (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-11: Immediately certified -SJ 299 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 292 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 292 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 292 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-23: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 01/28/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-12-10: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-12-01: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 12/09/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-10-21: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-10-07: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/124/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [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-SB124-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).