Florida Administrative Code

(1) Student Performance Standards in Florida are defined as state academic standards and establish the core content of the curricula to be taught and specify the core content knowledge and skills that K-12 public school students are expected to acquire. The state academic standar…

Rulemaking Authority 229.565(1), 232.245 FS. Law Implemented 229.053(2)(a), 229.565(1), 229.57(3)(a), (c), 232.246(6)(a), (b) FS. History-New 4-28-77, Amended 5-24-79, 7-16-79, 4-10-80, 3-4-84, 5-24-84, 11-27-85, Formerly 6A-1.941, Amended 5-16-89, 5-16-90, 6-14-94, 9-28-99, Repe…

(1) It is the intent of the State Board of Education that high school graduates have sufficient knowledge of United States civics and government, particularly the principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, so as to be capabl…

(1) A course description directs district personnel by providing the essential content and course requirements for each course in grades K-12 contained in the "Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments" adopted by Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C. (2) Course requirement…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements for training and reporting of Youth Mental Health Awareness Training, pursuant to Section 1012.584(5), F.S. (2) Definitions. In this rule, the terms have the following meaning: (a) "Department" means the Departmen…

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42 F.S. Law Implemented 1003.42 FS. History-New 8-20-19, Repealed 12-22-20.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42 FS. Law Implemented 1003.42 FS. History-New 9-24-19, Repealed 12-22-20.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.42(2) FS. Law Implemented 1003.42 FS. History-New 11-6-19, Repealed 12-22-20.

(1)(a) Each year school districts must submit a Required Instruction Implementation Plan that describes how instruction will be provided for topics in Section 1003.42(2)(a)-(o) and (q)-(u), F.S., for the upcoming school year. (b) The Implementation Plan must be submitted electron…

(1) Purpose. As an alternative to filing a declaratory judgment action in court against a school district, a student's parent may request a Special Magistrate be appointed to address a parent's dispute involving the requirements described in Section 1001.42(8)(c), F.S. The purpos…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to describe the process for a parent to request the appointment of a Special Magistrate to determine whether a school district properly considered a parental objection to the use of specific material in school under s. 1006.28(2)(a)2., F.S…

(1) Purpose. A teacher may request a Special Magistrate be appointed if the teacher was directed by his or her school or school district to violate general law or State Board rules as described in s. 1015.06, F.S. The purpose of this rule is to provide information about the proce…

A course description directs district personnel by providing the essential content and course requirements for each course in grades PK-12 contained in the "Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments" adopted in Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C. Course requirements appro…

Rulemaking Authority 229.053(1), 229.565, 233.011(2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 228.041(35), 230.23(7), 232.2454, 233.011, 233.09, 233.165 FS. History-New 12-27-88, Repealed 1-7-16.

Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1)(b), 229.053(1), 232.246(1)(a), (b) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(b), 229.565(1), 229.57, 232.246, 232.247 FS. History-New 11-13-78, Amended 4-10-80, 2-4-81, 10-12-82, 3-11-84, Formerly 6A-1.942, Repealed 11-26-08.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1008.22(3)(c)5., 1008.22(9), 1008.22(11) FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1008.22 FS. History-New 1-2-95, Amended 12-19-95, 1-16-08, 2-25-09, Repealed 12-2-15.

(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Achievement level." Scores are reported by achievement levels, which are five (5) categories of achievement that represent the success students demonstrate with the content assessed. Achiev…

(1) Pursuant to Section 1008.25(6), F.S., relating to the statewide public school student progression law eliminating social promotion, students who score at Level 1 on the grade three statewide standardized English Language Arts Assessment under Section 1008.22, F.S., may be pro…

District school boards are required to adopt and implement a policy for the mid-year promotion of any student retained in third grade due to a reading deficiency as required by Section 1008.25(5)(c), F.S. Such mid-year promotions of retained third grade students should occur duri…

Rulemaking Authority 1008.22 FS. Law Implemented 1003.4282, 1008.22 FS. History-New 11-3-13, Repealed 6-28-18.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish the criteria for the format of the Uniform Assessment Calendar template, as required by Section 1008.22(7), F.S. (2) By January 1 of each year, the Department shall populate the Uniform Assessment Calendar template for each statewide a…

(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions apply: (a) "Circumstance" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 1008.212, F.S. (b) "Condition" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 1008.212, F.S. (c) "General Education Curriculum …

(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Achievement level" means the level of content mastery a student has acquired in a particular subject as measured by a statewide, standardized alternate assessment. Achievement levels for th…

Rulemaking Authority 1008.22(3)(c), 1003.428, 1003.43 FS. Law Implemented 1008.22, 1003.428, 1003.43 FS., 20 USC 1412(a)(1)(B). History-New 9-17-01, Repealed 12-23-13.

(1) All students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs) must participate in the statewide assessment program, prescribed in Section 1008.22, F.S. There is no categorical exemption from participation in the statewide assessment program for ELLs except as provided in Rule 6…

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(2)(n), 1002.67(3), 1002.73(2)(d) FS. Law Implemented 1002.67(3), 1002.73(2)(d) FS. History-New 4-1-15, Amended 7-26-16, Repealed 11-22-22.

Rulemaking Authority 1008.23 FS. Law Implemented 1008.23 FS. History-New 9-12-78, Formerly 6A-1.944, Repealed 1-7-16.

For student membership in a program or course to generate funding through the Florida Education Finance Program and for the student to receive elective or required credit toward high school graduation for such a program or course, the following conditions shall be met: (1) The pr…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish a process that enables a school district to award high school credit to a student with demonstrable participation in a career and technical student organization. (2) Intent. It is the intent of this rule that school districts …

Any child of compulsory school attendance age, who is enrolled in a non-public school pursuant to Section 1002.42, F.S., shall be deemed to be in compliance with the compulsory attendance requirements of Section 1003.21(1)(a), F.S., provided the child maintains regular attendance…

(1) Each parent of a child within the compulsory attendance age shall be responsible for such child's school attendance as required by law. Parents will not be held responsible for their child's nonattendance at school under the conditions specified in Section 1003.24, F.S. The t…

(1) Release time during the school day to participate in religious instruction. Each school district which chooses to permit release time during the school day for students to participate in religious instruction shall adopt rules to implement Section 1003.21(2)(b), F.S. The scho…

(1) Release time during the school day to participate in therapy services for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder. Each school district shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student to receive therapy services for tr…

Rulemaking Authority 229.053(1) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1)(b), 228.041(13) FS. History-New 12-17-71, Repromulgated 12-5-74, Formerly 6A-1.9531, Repealed 4-25-07.

The Commissioner of Education will consider written requests by district school boards to reduce the length of the school term in case of national, state or local emergencies pursuant to Section 1011.60(2), F.S. and Rule 6A-1.09533, F.A.C., with or without a proportionate reducti…

(1) Purposes. This rule applies to education records maintained to facilitate the instruction, guidance, and educational progress of students in programs operated under the authority and direction of a district school board or other agency or institution as defined in Section 100…

(1) Purpose. This rule sets forth requirements for policies that must be adopted by school districts and charter school governing boards to protect personally identifiable information of students when using required online educational services. The rule also provides minimum requ…

When a student is formally charged with a felony by a proper prosecuting attorney for an incident which allegedly occurred on property other than public school property, but which incident is shown to have an adverse impact on the educational program, discipline, or welfare in th…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth requirements for internet safety policies that must be adopted by school districts and charter school governing boards. (2) Internet Safety Policy. (a) By September 1 of each year, each district school board and charter school…

(1) Any student who transfers from an out-of-state public school and who does not meet regular age requirements for admission to Florida public schools shall be admitted upon presentation of the data required in subsection (3). (2) Any student who transfers from an out-of-state n…

(1) District school boards are authorized to enter into cooperative or joint projects and activities as provided in Section 1001.42(14), F.S.; provided however, that any disagreements which cannot be satisfactorily resolved by the parties to such agreements may be referred to the…

The purpose of this rule is to establish uniform procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and credit for students entering Florida's public schools. (1) The procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and courses for students in middle grades 6, 7, and 8 …

Rulemaking Authority 1003.4156(4), 1003.25(3) FS. Law Implemented 1003.25(3) FS. History-New 10-20-08, Repealed 8-20-17.

Pursuant to Sections 1003.4282 and 1003.435, F.S., the form of the Standard Diploma and the State of Florida High School Performance-Based Diploma shall contain the wording and be in the form prescribed herein. (1) Standard Diploma: Name of School City, State Florida Seal This ce…

(1) The Florida Seal of Biliteracy Program is established to recognize a high school graduate who has attained a high level of competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more foreign languages in addition to English by the award of a silver or gold seal on …

(1) Purpose. The Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program was established to recognize high school graduates who have met exemplary benchmarks in fine arts coursework by the award of a seal on a standard high school diploma. The purpose of the Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program is to enc…

Rulemaking Authority 1001.03(1), 1003.438 FS. Law Implemented 1003.02(1)(a), 1003.438 FS. History-New 10-31-88, Amended 6-14-94, Formerly 6A-1.0996, Amended 10-11-99, Repromulgated 1-25-00, Formerly 6-1.0996, Repealed 12-22-20.

(1) General requirements. Students with disabilities may attain a standard diploma and earn standard diploma designations by meeting the requirements in Sections 1003.4282 or 1002.3105(5) and 1003.4285, Florida Statutes (F.S.). Nothing contained in this rule shall be construed to…

(1) Notice and Procedures. When school boards of adjoining districts cannot come to a cooperative agreement to establish school attendance areas or other matters as described in Section 1001.42(4)(d), F.S., then one (1) or both of the districts may submit the matter to the Depart…

Rulemaking Authority 229.592(5) FS. Law Implemented 229.591(3), 229.592, 229.594 FS. History-New 9-27-93, Repealed 4-30-12.