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Florida Statutes, Title XLVIII

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Title XLVIII, Early Learning-20 Education Code

14 chapters · 985 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XLVIII985 Ch 1004, Public Postsecondary Education122 Ch 1012, Personnel111 Ch 1009, Educational Scholarships, Fees, and …100 Ch 1003, Public K-12 Education91 Ch 1011, Planning and Budgeting88 Ch 1001, Early Learning-20 Governance84 Ch 1006, Support for Learning81 Ch 1013, Educational Facilities78 Ch 1002, Student and Parental Rights and Educ…73 Ch 1010, Financial Matters57 Ch 1008, Assessment and Accountability35 Ch 1005, Nonpublic Postsecondary Education25 Ch 1007, Articulation and Access22 Ch 1000, Early Learning-20 General Provisions18

84 sections·Filtered byTitle XLVIII✕Ch 1001✕

Fla. Stat. § 1001.01 State Board of Education; generally
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(1) The State Board of Education is established as a body corporate. The state board shall be a citizen board consisting of seven members who are residents of the state appointed by the Governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members of the stat…
Fla. Stat. § 1001.02 General powers of State Board of Education
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(1) The State Board of Education is the chief implementing and coordinating body of public education in Florida except for the State University System, and it shall focus on high-level policy decisions. It has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to impl…
Fla. Stat. § 1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education
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(1) PUBLIC K-12 CURRICULAR STANDARDS.—The State Board of Education shall adopt and periodically review and revise the state academic standards in accordance with s. 1003.41.(2) DIRECT-SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—The State Board of Education shall govern i…
Fla. Stat. § 1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties
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(1) The Commissioner of Education is the chief educational officer of the state and the sole custodian of the educational data warehouse, and is responsible for giving full assistance to the State Board of Education in enforcing compliance with the mission and goals of the Early …

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Fla. Stat. § 1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties

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(1) The Commissioner of Education must independently perform the following duties:(a) Cooperate with and coordinate responses to requests from the members of the Legislature.(b) Serve as the primary source of information to the Legislature, including the President of the Senate a…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.20 Department under direction of state board

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(1) The Department of Education shall be organized consistently with the requirements of s. 20.15, and shall act as an administrative and supervisory agency under the implementation direction of the State Board of Education.(2) The department is to be located in the offices of th…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.21 Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs

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The state recognizes the contributions of private schools and home education programs in providing alternatives to public school education. These nongovernmental educational systems serve the public, but are not considered to be a part of the public system of education.(1) The Of…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools

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There is created in the Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters regarding s…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.215 Just Read, Florida! Office

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There is created in the Department of Education the Just Read, Florida! Office. The office is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education and shall:(1) Provide training to reading coaches and school administrators on the evidence-based strategies identified pursuant to sub…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.216 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys

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(1) The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys is established within Florida Memorial University and shall be composed of 19 members appointed as follows:(a) Two members of the Senate who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the President of the S…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.22 Commission for Independent Education

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The Commission for Independent Education shall authorize granting of certificates, diplomas, and degrees for independent postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to chapter 1005.History.—s. 28, ch. 2002-387.

Fla. Stat. § 1001.23 Specific powers and duties of the Department of Education

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In addition to all other duties assigned to it by law or by rule of the State Board of Education, the department shall:(1) Implement a training program to develop among state and district educators a cadre of facilitators of school improvement in accordance with the provisions of…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.24 Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Department of Education direct-support organization” means an organization:1. That is a corporation not for profit that is incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State.2. …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.26 Public broadcasting program system

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(1) There is created a public broadcasting program system for the state. The department shall provide funds, as specifically appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, to educational television and radio stations qualified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting or public…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.271 Florida Information Resource Network

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The Commissioner of Education shall facilitate and coordinate the use of the Florida Information Resource Network by school districts, educational institutions in the Florida College System, universities, and other eligible users.History.—s. 3, ch. 2009-59; s. 14, ch. 2011-5; s. …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.28 Distance learning duties

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The duties of the Department of Education concerning distance learning include, but are not limited to, the duty to:(1) Facilitate the implementation of a statewide coordinated system and resource system for cost-efficient advanced telecommunications services and distance educati…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.281 Operating Trust Fund

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(1) The Operating Trust Fund is created within the Department of Education.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by program revenues. Moneys to be credited to the trust fund include, but are not limited to, revenues…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.282 Administrative Trust Fund

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(1) The Administrative Trust Fund is created within the Department of Education.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for management activities that are department-wide in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings or assessments against trust …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.283 Welfare Transition Trust Fund

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(1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created within the Department of Education.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for receiving federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. Trust fund moneys shall be used exclusively for the…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.29 Discounted computers and Internet access for students

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(1) There is created a program to offer computers and Internet access at a discounted price to students enrolled in grades 5 through 12 in a public school, including a charter school, or a home education program in the state.(2) The Department of Education shall negotiate with co…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.292 Schools of Hope Revolving Loan Program

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(1) The Schools of Hope Revolving Loan Program is established within the Department of Education to provide assistance to hope operators, as defined in s. 1002.333, to meet school building construction needs and pay for expenses related to the startup of a new charter school. The…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.2921 Security funding for Jewish day schools and preschools

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(1) As authorized by and consistent with funds appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, the Department of Education shall establish a program to provide funds to make full-time Jewish day schools and preschools in the state secure with professional security hardening, as n…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.30 District unit

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Each county shall constitute a school district and shall be known as the school district of County, Florida. Each district shall constitute a unit for the control, organization, and administration of schools. The responsibility for the actual operation and administration of all s…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.31 Scope of district system

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A district school system shall include all public schools, classes, and courses of instruction and all services and activities directly related to education in that district which are under the direction of the district school officials. A district school system may also include …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.32 Management, control, operation, administration, and supervision

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The district school system must be managed, controlled, operated, administered, and supervised as follows:(1) DISTRICT SYSTEM.—The district school system shall be considered as a part of the state system of public education. All actions of district school officials shall be consi…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.33 Schools under control of district school board and district school superintendent

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Except as otherwise provided by law, all public schools conducted within the district shall be under the direction and control of the district school board with the district school superintendent as executive officer.History.—s. 39, ch. 2002-387; s. 28, ch. 2003-391; s. 9, ch. 20…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.34 Membership of district school board

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(1) Each district school board shall be composed of not less than five members. Each member of the district school board shall be a qualified elector of the district in which she or he serves, shall be a resident of the district school board member residence area from which she o…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.35 Term of office

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District school board members shall be elected at the general election in November for terms of 4 years, except that a person may not appear on the ballot for reelection to the office of school board member if, by the end of his or her current term of office, the person will have…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.36 District school board member residence areas

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(1) For the purpose of electing district school board members, each district shall be divided into at least five district school board member residence areas, which shall be numbered one to five, inclusive, and which shall, as nearly as practicable, be equal in population.(a) For…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.361 Election of board by districtwide vote

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Notwithstanding any provision of local law or any county charter, the election of members of the district school board must be by vote of the qualified electors of the entire district in a nonpartisan election as provided in chapter 105. Each elected candidate for district school…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.362 Alternate procedure for the election of district school board members to provide for single-member representation

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(1) This section shall be known and may be referred to as “The School District Local Option Single-Member Representation Law of 1984.”(2) District school board members shall be elected to office in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1001.36 and 1001.361, or as otherwise provid…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.363 District school board members to represent entire district

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Each district school board of each district shall represent the entire district. Each member of the district school board shall serve as the representative of the entire district, rather than as the representative of a district school board member residence area.History.—s. 46, c…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.364 Alternate procedure for election of district school board chair

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(1) The district school board chair shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of s. 1001.371 unless a proposition calling for the district school board chair to be elected as an additional school board member by districtwide vote is submitted to and approved by a majorit…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.365 Votes by district school board chair and district school board members

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Unless otherwise provided by law, in the event of a tie vote of the district school board chair and district school board members acting in any capacity, the side on which the district school board chair voted shall be deemed to prevail. For purposes of any vote of the district s…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.366 District School Board Members’ Bill of Rights

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A member of a district school board has the right to:(1) Upon request, be given free and timely access to all school district documents necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities required under the State Constitution and the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code. Acc…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.37 District school board members shall qualify

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Before entering upon the duties of office after being elected, or, if appointed, within 10 days after receiving notice of appointment, each member of the district school board shall take the prescribed oath of office.History.—s. 47, ch. 2002-387.

Fla. Stat. § 1001.371 Organization of district school board

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In November of each year, the district school board shall organize by electing a chair. In an election year, that date shall coincide with the requirements of s. 100.041(3)(a). It may elect a vice chair, and the district school superintendent shall act ex officio as the secretary…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.372 District school board meetings

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(1) REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.—The district school board shall hold not less than one regular meeting each month for the transaction of business according to a schedule arranged by the district school board and shall convene in special sessions when called by the district scho…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.38 Vacancies; how filled

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The office of any district school board member shall be vacant when the member removes his or her residence from the district school board member residence area from which he or she was elected. All vacancies on the district school board shall be filled by appointment by the Gove…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.39 District school board members; travel expenses

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(1) In addition to the salary provided in s. 1001.395, each member of a district school board shall be allowed, from the district school fund, reimbursement of travel expenses as authorized in s. 112.061, provided that any travel outside the district that exceeds $500 requires pr…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.395 District school board members; compensation

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(1) Each member of the district school board shall receive a base salary, the amounts indicated in this section, based on the population of the county the district school board member serves. In addition, compensation shall be made for population increments over the minimum for e…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.40 District school board to constitute a corporation

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The governing body of each school district shall be a district school board. Each district school board is constituted a body corporate by the name of “The School Board of County, Florida.” In all suits against district school boards, service of process shall be had on the chair …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.41 General powers of district school board

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The district school board, after considering recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent, shall exercise the following general powers:(1) Determine policies and programs consistent with state law and rule deemed necessary by it for the efficient operation and …

Fla. Stat. § 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board

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The district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and perform all duties listed below:(1) REQUIRE MINUTES AND RECORDS TO BE KEPT.—Require the district school superintendent, as secretary, to keep such minutes and records as are necessary to set forth clearly…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.4205 Individuals authorized to visit schools

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An individual member of a district school board may, on any day and at any time at his or her pleasure, visit any district school in his or her school district. An individual charter school governing board member may, on any day and at any time at his or her pleasure, visit any c…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.421 Gifts

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, district school board members and their relatives, as defined in s. 112.312(21), may not directly or indirectly solicit any gift, or directly or indirectly accept any gift in excess of $50, from any person, vendor, poten…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school board

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The district school board may exercise the following supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or State Board of Education rule.(1) STUDENT MANAGEMENT.—The district school board may adopt programs and policies to ensure the safety and welfare of individuals, the s…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.432 Inspirational message

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(1) A district school board may adopt a policy allowing an inspirational message to be delivered by students at a student assembly. The policy must provide that:(a) Students who are responsible for organizing any student-led portion of a student assembly shall:1. Have sole discre…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.433 Patriotic organizations

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(1) As used in this section, the term “patriotic organization” means a youth membership organization serving young people under the age of 21 with an educational purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement which is listed in 36 U.S.C. ss. 30101, 30901, 31101, 40301, 70…

Fla. Stat. § 1001.44 Career centers

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(1) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MAY ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE CAREER CENTERS.—Any district school board, after first obtaining the approval of the Department of Education, may, as a part of the district school system, organize, establish and operate a career center, or acquire and operate a…