Title XLVIII, Early Learning-20 Education Code

(1) As the state strives to achieve excellence in all aspects of public education, it is the intent of the Legislature that specific attention be given to the needs of artistically talented high school and college students. It is further intended that such students who are occupa…

(1) As used in this section:(a) “Board” means the advisory board of the institute.(b) “Institute” means the Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for Nonviolence.(2) There is hereby created the Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for Nonviolence to be established at M…

(1) Each Florida College System institution may establish a technology transfer center for the purpose of providing institutional support to local business and industry and governmental agencies in the application of new research in technology. The primary responsibilities of suc…

(1) Each Florida College System institution established pursuant to s. 1000.21(5) may provide incubator facilities to eligible small business concerns. As used in this section, “small business concern” shall be defined as an independently owned and operated business concern incor…

(1) Florida College System institutions may establish economic development centers for the purpose of serving as liaisons between Florida College System institutions and the business sector. The responsibilities of each center shall include:(a) Promoting the economic well-being o…

(1) The Legislature recognizes the importance of preschool developmental education and the need for adult students with limited economic resources to have access to high-quality, affordable child care at variable hours for their children. It is therefore the intent of the Legisla…

(1) As used in this section, the term “educator preparation institute” means an institute created by a postsecondary institution or a qualified private provider and approved by the Department of Education.(2)(a) Postsecondary institutions that are accredited or approved as descri…

(1) The Department of Education shall contract with a competitively selected public or private university to create and operate the Florida Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research. The purpose of the center is increasing student achievement in mathematics and scienc…

(1) The Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation is established at Miami Dade College, subject to appropriation, for the purpose of improving charter school authorizing practices in this state.(2) The institute shall do all of the following:(a) Analyze charter school appli…

1The Institute for Freedom in the Americas is hereby created at Miami Dade College to preserve the ideals of a free society and promote democracy in the Americas. The institute shall be located at the Freedom Tower and shall:(1) Hold workshops, symposiums, and conferences that pr…

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, standards of basic skill mastery for completion of certificate career education programs. Each school district and Florida College System institution that conducts programs that confer career and technical certificates shall …

(1) The purpose of career education is to enable students who complete career programs to attain and sustain employment and realize economic self-sufficiency. The purpose of this section is to identify issues related to career education for which school boards and Florida College…

(1)(a) The intent of this section is to encourage the provision of educational services that will enable adults to acquire:1. The basic skills necessary to attain basic and functional literacy.2. A high school diploma or successfully complete the high school equivalency examinati…

(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create an alternative pathway to education and workforce opportunities for students who have withdrawn from high school prior to graduation.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to affirm the unequivocal value o…

(1) The Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Program is established in the Department of Education in Hardee, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties to provide the option of receiving a scholarship for instruction at private schools for up to 30 students who:(a) Have a di…

(1)(a) An adult, individualized literacy instruction program is created for adults who possess literacy skills below the ninth grade level. The purpose of the program is to provide self-paced, competency-based, individualized tutorial instruction. The commissioner shall administe…

(1) Pursuant to this section and State Board of Education rule, each school board and the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind may apply to the Department of Education for a community education grant. An applicant shall include in the grant application …

(1) The workforce literacy program is established within the Florida College System institutions and school districts to ensure the existence of sufficient numbers of employees who possess the skills necessary to perform in entry-level occupations and to adapt to technological ad…