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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

122 sections·Filtered byTitle XLVIII✕Ch 1004✕

Fla. Stat. § 1004.01 Statement of purpose and mission
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(1) The Legislature finds it in the public interest to provide a system of postsecondary education which is of the highest possible quality; which enables all students to participate in the search for knowledge and individual development; which stresses undergraduate teaching as …
Fla. Stat. § 1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative
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(1) The Strengthening Alignment between Industry and Learning (SAIL) to 60 Initiative is created to increase to 60 percent the percentage of working-age adults in this state with a high-value postsecondary certificate, degree, or training experience by 2030.(2) The State Board of…
Fla. Stat. § 1004.02 Definitions
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As used in this chapter:(1) “Adult basic education” means courses of instruction designed to improve the employability of the state’s workforce through instruction in mathematics, reading, language, and workforce readiness skills at grade level equivalency 0-8.9.(2) “Adult ESOL” …
Fla. Stat. § 1004.03 Program approval
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(1) The Board of Governors shall establish criteria for the review and approval of proposed new programs at state universities to ensure the well-planned development, coordination, and operation of the State University System and to avoid wasteful duplication of facilities or pro…

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Fla. Stat. § 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs

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(1) INTENT.—(a) The Legislature recognizes that effective teachers make an important contribution to a system that allows students to obtain a high-quality education.(b) The intent of the Legislature is to require the State Board of Education to maintain a system for development …

Fla. Stat. § 1004.051 Regulation of working students

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(1) A public postsecondary institution may not, as a condition of admission to or enrollment in any of the institution’s schools, colleges, or programs, prohibit an applicant or currently enrolled student from being employed, either full time or part time.(2) This section does no…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.06 Prohibited expenditures

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(1) A Florida College System institution, state university, Florida College System institution direct-support organization, or state university direct-support organization may not expend any funds, regardless of source, to purchase membership in, or goods and services from, any o…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.07 Student withdrawal from courses due to military service; effect

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(1) Each district school board, Florida College System institution board of trustees, and state university board of trustees shall establish policies regarding currently enrolled students who are called to, or enlist in, active military service.(2) Such policies shall provide tha…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.071 Collegiate Purple Star Campuses

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(1) As used in this section, the term “military student” means a student who is:(a) Enrolled in a Florida College System institution, state university, or career center.(b) An active duty member or veteran of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; a…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.075 Priority course registration for veterans

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Each Florida College System institution and state university that offers priority course registration for a segment of the student population, or upon implementation of priority course registration for a segment of the student population, shall provide priority course registratio…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.08 Patient safety instructional requirements

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Each public school, college, and university that offers degrees in medicine, nursing, or allied health shall include in the curricula applicable to such degrees material on patient safety, including patient safety improvement. Materials shall include, but need not be limited to, …

Fla. Stat. § 1004.082 Talent retention programs

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The Chancellor of the State University System shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Education to support talent retention programs that encourage middle school and high school students who indicate an interest in or aptitude for physics or mathematics to continue their educati…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.084 College affordability

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(1) The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education shall annually identify strategies to promote college affordability for all Floridians by evaluating, at a minimum, the impact of:(a) Tuition and fees on undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at public colle…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.085 Textbook and instructional materials affordability and transparency

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(1) As used in this section, the term “instructional materials” means educational materials for use within a course which may be available in printed or digital format.(2) An employee of a Florida College System institution or state university may not demand or receive any paymen…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.095 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; military recruiters; access to Florida College System institution and state university campuses

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(1) A Florida College System institution or state university may not ban any branch of the United States Armed Forces from establishing, maintaining, or operating a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the college or university.(2)(a) A Florida College System in…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.096 Postsecondary credit for military training and education courses

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(1) In consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules that create a process that enables eligible servicemembers or veterans of the United States Armed Forces to earn uniform…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.0961 Credit for online courses

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Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules and the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations that enable students to earn academic credit for online courses, including massive open online courses, before initial enrollment at a postsec…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.0962 Campus emergency response of a public postsecondary educational institution; public records exemption; public meetings exemption

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(1) As used in this section, the term “campus emergency response” means a public postsecondary educational institution’s response to or plan for responding to an act of terrorism, as defined by s. 775.30, or other public safety crisis or emergency, and includes information relati…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.097 Free expression on campus

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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Campus Free Expression Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Commercial speech” means speech in which the individual is engaged in commerce, the intended audience is commercial or actual or potential consum…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.0971 Emergency opioid antagonists in Florida College System institution and state university housing

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Administer” or “administration” means to introduce an emergency opioid antagonist into the body of a person.(b) “Emergency opioid antagonist” means a drug that blocks the effects of opioids administered from outside the body and that is …

Fla. Stat. § 1004.098 Applicants for president of a state university or Florida College System institution; public records exemption; public meetings exemption

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(1)(a) Any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the Stat…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.0981 College credit for law enforcement training

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(1) As used in this section:(a) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(1).(b) “Law enforcement training and experience” means training courses, specialized assignments or work experience, and other similar activities performed by a person during h…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.0982 Flexible education pathway for school counselors

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To better enable students enrolled in postsecondary school counseling programs to enter the workforce as certified school counselors, the Department of Education shall:(1) Reduce the 600-hour internship requirement to a 300-hour internship requirement if a candidate:(a) Is a curr…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.22 Divisions of sponsored research at state universities

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(1) Each university is authorized to create, in accordance with guidelines of the Board of Governors, divisions of sponsored research which will serve the function of administration and promotion of the programs of research, including sponsored training programs, of the universit…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.23 Universities; powers; patents, copyrights, and trademarks

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Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, each state university is authorized, in its own name, to:(1) Perform all things necessary to secure letters of patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any work products and to enforce its rights therein. The university shall consider c…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.24 Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, authorized to secure liability insurance

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(1) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, is authorized to secure, or otherwise provide as a self-insurer, or by a combination thereof, comprehensive general liability insurance, including professional liability for health care and veterinary sciences, for:(a) The Boar…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.25 State universities; payment of costs of civil action

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A university may defray all costs of defending any civil action brought against any officer or employee of the university for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities, which costs may include reasonable atto…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.26 University student governments; the Florida Student Association

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(1) A student government is created on the main campus of each state university. In addition, each university board of trustees may establish a student government on any branch campus or center. Each student government is a part of the university at which it is established.(2) Ea…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.28 Direct-support organizations; use of property; board of directors; activities; audit; facilities

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:(a) “University direct-support organization” means an organization which is:1. A Florida corporation not for profit incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State.2. Organized and operated…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.29 University health services support organizations

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(1) Each state university is authorized to establish university health services support organizations which shall have the ability to enter into, for the benefit of the university academic health sciences center, arrangements with other entities as providers in other integrated h…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.30 University health services support organization; confidentiality of information

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(1) All meetings of a governing board of a university health services support organization and all university health services support organization records shall be open and available to the public in accordance with s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution and ch…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.31 Assent to Hatch Act and Morrill Land-Grant Act

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The assent of the Legislature is given to the provisions and requirements of the Acts of Congress commonly known as the “Hatch Act of 1887,” the “First Morrill Act of 1862,” the “Second Morrill Act of 1890,” and all acts supplemental thereto. The University of Florida Board of Tr…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.32 New College of Florida

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(1) MISSION AND GOALS.—New College of Florida with a campus in Sarasota County serves a distinctive mission as the residential liberal arts honors college of the State of Florida. To maintain this mission, New College of Florida has the following goals:(a) To provide a quality ed…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.341 University of South Florida branch campuses

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(1) The St. Petersburg and Sarasota/Manatee campuses of the University of South Florida are hereby established.(a) The St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida shall be known as the “University of South Florida St. Petersburg” and shall include any college of the …

Fla. Stat. § 1004.342 Efficient use of state university system assets in Manatee and Sarasota Counties

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section and in its applicability in contracts, leases, and other written instruments involved in implementing this section:(a) The following terms have the same meaning and should be interpreted and used interchangeably:1. “University of South Flo…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.343 Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data

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(1) The University of South Florida Trafficking in Persons - Risk to Resilience Lab shall house and operate the state’s unified Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data.(a) The purposes of the data repository are to:1. Collect and analyze anonymous human tra…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.344 The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching

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(1) The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching is created within the University of South Florida.(2) The goals of the center are to:(a) Conduct basic and applied research on policies and practices related to arts integrated teaching.(b) Partner with inte…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.345 The Florida Polytechnic University

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(1) By December 31, 2017, the Florida Polytechnic University shall meet the following criteria as established by the Board of Governors:(a) Achieve accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;(b) Initiate the development of th…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.3451 Direct-support organization for Florida Polytechnic University

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In accordance with s. 1004.28 and the regulations of the Board of Governors, the Board of Trustees of the Florida Polytechnic University may certify a direct-support organization to serve the Florida Polytechnic University. The Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.346 Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute

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(1) INSTITUTE CREATION.—The Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute is established within the Florida Polytechnic University.(2) PHOSPHATE RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES BOARD.—The Phosphate Research and Activities Board is created to monitor the expenditure of funds appropr…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.35 Broward County campuses of Florida Atlantic University; coordination with other institutions

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The State Board of Education, the Board of Governors, and Florida Atlantic University shall consult with Broward College and Florida International University in coordinating course offerings at the postsecondary level in Broward County. Florida Atlantic University may contract wi…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.36 Florida Atlantic University campuses

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(1) The Broward County campuses of Florida Atlantic University are hereby established as a partner of the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton. The Broward County campuses of Florida Atlantic University shall be known as “Florida Atlantic University Broward.” The Boca…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.37 County or area extension programs; cooperation between counties and University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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(1) The Florida Cooperative Extension Service is administered through the University of Florida and is supported programmatically by the University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in collaboration with individual county governments. County or area ex…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.384 University of Central Florida College of Medicine

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A college of medicine, as approved by the Board of Governors on March 23, 2006, is authorized at the University of Central Florida.History.—s. 7, ch. 2006-58.

Fla. Stat. § 1004.3841 The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Education

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The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Education is established within the College of Business at the University of Central Florida. Since insurance and risk management is a major industry in this state, with a concentration of such industry in Volusia County, the instit…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.385 Florida International University College of Medicine

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A college of medicine, as approved by the Board of Governors on March 23, 2006, is authorized at Florida International University.History.—s. 8, ch. 2006-58.

Fla. Stat. § 1004.39 College of law at Florida International University

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(1) A college of law is authorized at Florida International University.(2) The college of law at Florida International University must be operated in compliance with the standards approved by nationally recognized associations for accredited colleges of law.(3) The College of Law…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.40 College of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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(1) A college of law is authorized at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.(2) The college of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University must be operated in compliance with the standards approved by nationally recognized associations for accredited colleges o…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.41 University of Florida; J. Hillis Miller Health Center

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(1) There is established the J. Hillis Miller Health Center at the University of Florida, including campuses at Gainesville and Jacksonville and affiliated teaching hospitals, which shall include the following colleges:(a) College of Dentistry.(b) College of Public Health and Hea…

Fla. Stat. § 1004.42 Florida State University College of Medicine

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(1) CREATION.—There is hereby established a 4-year allopathic medical school within the Florida State University, to be known as the Florida State University College of Medicine, with a principal focus on recruiting and training medical professionals to meet the primary health ca…