Florida Administrative Code

(1) Contracts. All contracts must be issued using the standards outlined in 7 CFR 225.17 and 2 CFR 200, incorporated in Rule 5P-3.001, F.A.C. (a) All formal solicitations, to include specifications, evaluation criteria, procurement procedures, and proposed contract documents, mus…

(1) Start-up Funds. In accordance with 7 CFR 225.9(a), incorporated in Rule 5P-3.001, F.A.C., the department will not provide startup payments to Sponsors for the Summer Food Service Program. (2) Advances. The department will make advance payments to Sponsors as requested in the …

(1) Administrative Review. The department will conduct Administrative Reviews of Sponsors participating in the Summer Food Service Program in accordance with 7 CFR 225.7(d)(2)(ii), incorporated in Rule 5P-3.001, F.A.C., and the 2017 USDA Summer Food Service Program State Agency M…

(1) Fiscal Action. Fiscal Action is defined as the recovery of overpayment through direct assessment or offset of future Claims for Reimbursement, disallowance of any portion of a Claim for Reimbursement, disallowance of overclaims as reflected in unpaid Claims for Reimbursement,…

School Food Authorities currently administering the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program participating or desiring to participate in the Seamless Summer Option, as defined in subsection 5P-1.001(31), F.A.C., must meet the standards established by the Unit…

(1) Waiver Request Protocol. Sponsors desiring a waiver of a federal statutory or regulatory requirement must submit a waiver request to the department online at https://fans.FDACS.gov, or by mail to 600 S. Calhoun Street (H2), Tallahassee, FL 32399, using the FNS Child Nutrition…

(1) Other Federal Requirements. All Sponsors must comply with the following requirements: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, effective July 2, 1964, and incorporated by reference and available online http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14869; (b) Americ…

Rulemaking Authority 229.565(1), 232.247 FS. Law Implemented 230.23(6)(a), 232.247 FS. History-New 10-31-88, Amended 6-14-94, Formerly 6A-1.0996, Amended 10-11-99, Repromulgated 1-25-00, Transferred to 6A-1.09961.

The superintendent of schools of each school district shall be responsible for keeping adequate records and accounts of all financial transactions in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner in the publication titled "Financial and Program Cost Accounting and Reporting for Flori…

(1) A district school board may establish policies to authorize, by electronic or other medium, the receipt, disbursement or transfer of public funds by warrant to, from, or within its official accounts in financial institutions, provided adequate internal control measures are es…

(1) The fiscal year of the Department direct- support organization shall begin on July 1 and end June 30. (2) Following the close of each fiscal year, the Florida Education Foundation shall provide for an audit of the Department direct-support organization to be conducted by an i…

(1) Each school district and the department shall develop and implement an automated information system component which shall be part of, and compatible with, the statewide comprehensive management information system. Each information system component shall contain automated stud…

(1) Purpose. The Florida Education Identifier (FLEID) system provides each student a unique identifier to be used as the primary means of identification in state and local databases. Use of the FLEID improves security of personally identifiable information and reduces potential e…

(1) All education data collected by the Florida Department of Education and the Board of Governors shall be evaluated for inclusion in the K-20 data warehouse. This includes data collected by the Department related to prekindergarten through grade 12 schools, technical centers, a…

(1) A Master School Identification (MSID) number is a unique number assigned by the Department of Education to a public school as part of the statewide comprehensive management information system for maintaining and reporting education records, enforcing and supporting education …

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth the requirements school districts and charter schools must use to report disruptive or criminal incidents to the Florida Department of Education so that the data can, in turn, be used in required state and federal reports, inc…

(1) The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements relating to school safety, reporting, and training. The rule also provides notice of the procedures and criteria utilized by the Office of Safe Schools to monitor school districts, school facilities, and individual schools…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements relating to threat management, a process by which school districts, K-12 schools, charter school governing boards, and charter schools identify, assess, manage, and monitor potential and real threats to student sa…

(1) The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements relating to the Florida Safe Schools Canine Program whereby a person, school, or business entity can be designated as a Florida Safe Schools Canine Partner (FSSCP) if the person, school, or business entity provides a monet…

(1) The District Summary Budget shall be prepared in a format provided by the Commissioner, advertised, presented at a public hearing pursuant to the advertisement, adopted by the board and submitted to the Department of Education in the manner prescribed in Rule 6A-1.0071, F.A.C…

(1) It shall be the duty of the superintendent of schools and district school board to take whatever action is necessary during the fiscal year to keep expenditures and obligations within the budgeted income, provided that: (a) Any amount appropriated for the payment of indebtedn…

The following dates shall apply to the fiscal reporting and budgeting process of each school district. (1) The final budget prepared under procedural steps and time intervals specified in Section 200.065, F.S., shall be submitted to the Commissioner no later than the third busine…

At least monthly the superintendent of schools shall submit, for use and consideration of the school board, a financial statement in a form prescribed by the school board. Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1) FS. Law Implemented 1001.42(10), 1010.02, 1011.06 FS. History-New 9-17-72, A…

The following provisions have been established to prescribe the format for a charter school or charter technical career center's monthly or quarterly financial statement required by Sections 1002.33(9)(g) and 1002.34(11)(f), F.S., respectively, and to administer the requirements …

Separate project accounts or construction accounts shall be kept for all capital outlay projects which are subject to the provisions of Section 1013.371(3), F.S. Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1010.01 FS. Law Implemented 1010.01, 1011.012, 1013.371(3) FS. History-New 9-17-72, A…

Each district school board shall establish purchasing rules which shall include but not be limited by the following: (1) Definitions: (a) The term "competitive solicitation" shall be defined for the purposes of this rule to include purchasing made through the issuance of an invit…

Two or more districts may jointly pool their requirements and resources and designate one school board, or the Department of Education, to act as agent for all in the requisitioning, bidding, and purchasing of services or commodities. Each district participating in such a pool pu…

Compliance with the expenditure requirements as set forth in Section 1010.20, F.S., shall be measured by the criteria set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this rule: (1) Revenue generated by membership represents the product of the following six (6) factors and any adjust…

Categorical program funds, identified in Section 1011.62, F.S., or any other ear-marked funds allocated to a school district shall be expended only in the program for which funds are provided. Any such funds, except those categorical program funds provided through contract or gra…

(1) Funds derived from auxiliary enterprises and undesignated gifts shall be disbursed in accordance with rules of the school board for such purposes as are deemed to be for the benefit of the district. For purposes of this rule funds from auxiliary enterprises will be defined as…

(1) When any unfunded or delinquent indebtedness exists against the district general school fund or when any other type of unfunded, legally-incurred school indebtedness exists, it shall be the duty of the superintendent to prepare and the school board to approve a plan for retir…

(1) Pupil attendance records shall be maintained for any student enrolled in public schools who is earning high school credit as provided in Section 1003.436, F.S., who is funded as provided in Chapter 1011, F.S., and the Appropriations Act, or who is required to be in attendance…

(1) Upon approval by the Department, each academically high-performing school district (as designated annually by the State Board of Education) may provide up to two days of virtual instruction as part of the required one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days or the equivalen…

(1) The Commissioner shall prescribe the methods for completing and reporting full-time equivalent (FTE ) student membership surveys and transported student membership surveys in each school district for the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) in the publication titled "Full…

Each school district that participates in the state appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program shall: (1) Operate all schools, except a juvenile justice education school or program, for a term of one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days as prescribed by Section…

(1) The entitlement of current operations and transportation funds shall be distributed in amounts as nearly equal as practicable based upon distribution schedules developed by the Department. The Department may adjust the distribution of funds to the entitlement each district ma…

(1) Each school district shall maintain documentation adequate to support the full-time equivalent student membership of the district. Such documentation shall include, but is not limited to, all student membership survey forms, all student attendance records, and all student sch…

(1) As provided by section 1001.42(4)(f)3., F.S., in order to be deemed in compliance with section 1001.42(4)(f)2., F.S., a district school board must submit a report to the Florida Department of Education by June 1, 2026. (2) The district board report must include: (a) The start…

In each school district there are persons who possess expert skill in or knowledge of a particular subject or talent but do not hold a Florida teaching certificate. These persons constitute an invaluable community resource for the education of the pupils in that district. Each sc…

(1) As used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Primary instructor" refers to any instructional employee of a Florida public school district who provides direct support in the learning process by planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction, in…

Each school board shall annually adopt and spread on its minutes a salary schedule or schedules for employees of the district school system. The schedules so adopted shall be the sole instrument used in determining the annual, monthly, weekly, daily or hourly compensation for the…

Each elected district superintendent who completes the following described training program shall be certified eligible by the Commissioner for the annual special qualification salary authorized by Section 1001.47(4), F.S. (1) Requirements for initial special qualification certif…

(1) The school board shall determine policies and adopt rules and regulations providing the conditions and requirements for payment of travel and subsistence expense to members of the board for travel outside the district, and for travel within and without the district by the dis…

(1) Forms of contract for annual contracts and for professional service contracts entered into by school boards and instructional and professional administrative personnel as provided by law shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education. Contents of contract forms shall com…

No leave, except military leave, shall be granted at one time for a period greater than one year, but the school board may adopt policies whereby a new application for leave may be filed at the expiration of leave and new leave granted at the discretion of the board. Such policie…

Professional leave is defined as leave granted to a member of the instructional or administrative staff to engage in activities which will result in his professional benefit or advancement, including earning of college credits and degrees, or that will contribute to the professio…

School boards may allow vacation leave, exclusive of school holidays, for members of the instructional staff, who are employed on a twelve months contract. The Christmas vacation period, other than legal holidays running consecutively with vacation period, shall constitute a part…