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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

985 sections·Filtered byTitle XLVIII✕

Fla. Stat. § 1001.92 State University System Performance-Based Incentive
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(1) A State University System Performance-Based Incentive shall be awarded to state universities using performance-based metrics adopted by the Board of Governors of the State University System. Beginning with the Board of Governors’ determination of each university’s performance…
Fla. Stat. § 1001.93 Offices of Public Policy Events within the State University System
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(1) The Legislature finds that the advancement of knowledge is the fundamental purpose of the State University System and that such advancement is facilitated by the fearless sifting and winnowing of a wide diversity of views and that the open discussion and debate of contested p…
Fla. Stat. § 1002.01 Definitions
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(1) A “home education program” means the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss. 1002.41, 1003.01(16), and 1003.21(1).(2) A “personalized education program” means the sequentially progressive in…
Fla. Stat. § 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights
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Parents of public school students must receive accurate and timely information regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights including, …

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Fla. Stat. § 1002.205 Guidelines on religious expression; distribution

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The Department of Education shall each year distribute for informational purposes to all district school board members, district school superintendents, school principals, and teachers the entire guidelines on “Religious Expression in Public Schools” published by the United State…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.206 Religious expression in public schools

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(1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act.”(2) A school district may not discriminate against a student, parent, or school personnel on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. A school district shall tre…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.21 Postsecondary student and parent rights

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(1) LEARNING DISABLED STUDENTS.—Impaired and learning disabled students may be eligible for reasonable substitution for admission, graduation, and upper-level division requirements of public postsecondary educational institutions, in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1007.264…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.22 Education records and reports of K-12 students; rights of parents and students; notification; penalty

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means any board, agency, or other entity that provides administrative control or direction of or performs services for public elementary or secondary schools, centers, or other institutions as defined in this chapter…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.221 K-12 education records; public records exemption

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(1) Education records, as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and the federal regulations issued pursuant thereto, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2)(a) An agency or in…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.222 Limitations on collection of information and disclosure of confidential and exempt student records

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(1) An agency or institution as defined in s. 1002.22(1) may not:(a) Collect, obtain, or retain information on the political affiliation, voting history, religious affiliation, or biometric information of a student or a parent or sibling of the student. For purposes of this subse…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.225 Education records of students in public postsecondary educational institutions; penalty

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(1) As used in this section, the term “education records” means education records as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and the federal regulations issued pursuant thereto.(2) All public postsecondary educational institutions sha…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act

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(1) The purpose of the Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act is to:(a) Provide parents with specific information about their child’s educational progress;(b) Provide parents with comprehensive information about their choices and opportunities for involvement i…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice

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(1) As used in this section, “controlled open enrollment” means a public education delivery system that allows school districts to make student school assignments using parents’ indicated preferential educational choice as a significant factor.(2)(a) As part of a school district’…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) options

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(1) ACCEL OPTIONS.—(a) Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) options are educational options that provide academically challenging curriculum or accelerated instruction to eligible public school students in kindergarten through grade 12.(b) At a minimum,…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools

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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Sidney Martin Developmental Research School Act.”(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a category of public schools to be known as developmental research (laboratory) schools (lab schools). Each lab school shall provide sequent…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.321 Digital learning

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(1) DIGITAL LEARNING NOW ACT.—There is created the Digital Learning Now Act.(2) ELEMENTS OF HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING.—The Legislature finds that each student should have access to a high-quality digital learning environment that provides:(a) Access to digital learning.(b) Ac…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.33 Charter schools

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(1) AUTHORIZATION.—All charter schools in Florida are public schools and shall be part of the state’s program of public education. A charter school may be formed by creating a new school or converting an existing public school to charter status. A charter school may operate a vir…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.3301 Charter School Review Commission

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Subject to an appropriation, the Charter School Review Commission is created within the Department of Education to review and approve applications for charter schools overseen by district school boards.(1) The commission shall consist of seven members who have charter school expe…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.3305 College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program for at-risk students

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(1) PROGRAM CREATION.—The College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program is created for the purpose of providing unique educational opportunities to dependent or at-risk children who are academic underperformers but who have the potential to progress from at-risk to college-b…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.331 High-performing charter schools

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(1) A charter school is a high-performing charter school if it:(a)1. Received at least two school grades of “A” and no school grade below “B,” pursuant to s. 1008.34, during each of the previous 3 school years or received at least two consecutive school grades of “A” in the most …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.332 High-performing charter school system

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(1) For purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Entity” means a municipality or other public entity that is authorized by law to operate a charter school; a private, nonprofit corporation with tax-exempt status under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or a private, for-pr…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools

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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Florida Opportunity Zone” means a population census tract that has been designated by the United States Department of the Treasury as a Qualified Opportunity Zone pursuant to s. 1400Z-1(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.34 Charter technical career centers

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(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Legislature finds that the establishment of charter technical career centers can assist in promoting advances and innovations in workforce preparation and economic development. A charter technical career center may provide a learning environment that better…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.345 Determination of deteriorating financial conditions and financial emergencies for charter schools and charter technical career centers

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This section applies to charter schools operating pursuant to s. 1002.33 and to charter technical career centers operating pursuant to s. 1002.34.(1) EXPEDITED REVIEW; REQUIREMENTS.—(a) A charter school or a charter technical career center is subject to an expedited review by the…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.35 New World School of the Arts

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(1) The New World School of the Arts is created as a center of excellence for the performing and visual arts, to serve all of the State of Florida. The school shall offer a program of academic and artistic studies in the visual and performing arts which shall be available to tale…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

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(1) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, located in St. Johns County, is a state-supported residential public school for hearing-impaired and visually impaired students in preschool through 12th grade. The school is a component of the delivery of publi…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.37 The Florida Virtual School

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(1)(a) The Florida Virtual School is established for the development and delivery of online and distance learning education. The Commissioner of Education shall monitor the school’s performance and report its performance to the State Board of Education and the Legislature.(b) The…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.38 Opportunity Scholarship Program

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(1) FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The purpose of this section is to provide enhanced opportunity for students in this state to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for postsecondary education, a career education, or the world of work. The Legislature recognizes that the voters of the S…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.391 Auditory-oral education programs; Bridge to Speech Program

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Auditory-oral education program” means a program that develops and relies solely on listening skills and uses an implant or assistive hearing device for the purpose of relying on speech and spoken language skills as the method of communi…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

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(1) PURPOSE.—The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program is established to provide children of families in this state which have limited financial resources with educational options to achieve success in their education.(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Appro…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program

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(1) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—(a) The Legislature finds that:1. It has the inherent power to determine subjects of taxation for general or particular public purposes.2. Expanding educational opportunities and improving the quality of educational services within the state are valid pu…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program

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(1) PURPOSE.—The Hope Scholarship Program is established to provide the parent of a public school student who was subjected to an incident listed in subsection (3) an opportunity to transfer the student to another public school or to request a scholarship for the student to enrol…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.41 Home education programs

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(1) As used in this section, the term “home education program” has the same meaning as in s. 1002.01. A home education program is not a school district program and is registered with the district school superintendent only for the purpose of complying with the state’s attendance …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts

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(1) NEW WORLDS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS.—New Worlds Scholarship Accounts are established to provide educational options for students.(2) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION.—(a) For a student with a scholarship account, the student’s parent must, if available, utili…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.42 Private schools

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(1) DEFINITION.—A “private school” is defined in s. 1002.01.(2) ANNUAL PRIVATE SCHOOL SURVEY.—(a) The Department of Education shall organize, maintain, and annually update a database of educational institutions within the state coming within the provisions of this section. There …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight

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(1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private school participating in an educational scholarship program established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in compliance with all requirements of …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.43 Private tutoring programs

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(1) Regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(16) may be achieved by attendance in a private tutoring program if the person tutoring the student meets the following requirements:(a) Holds a valid Florida certificate to teach the subjects or grades in which instruction is…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.44 Part-time public school enrollment

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(1) Any public school in this state, including a charter school, may enroll a student who meets the regular school attendance criteria in s. 1003.01(16)(b)-(f) on a part-time basis, subject to space and availability according to the school’s capacity determined pursuant to s. 100…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.45 Virtual instruction programs

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(1) PROGRAM.—(a) For purposes of this section, the term:1. “Approved virtual instruction program provider” means a provider that is approved by the State Board of Education under subsection (2), the Florida Virtual School, a franchise of the Florida Virtual School, or a Florida C…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.451 District innovation school of technology program

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(1) DISTRICT INNOVATION SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.—(a) A district school board may operate an innovation school of technology for the purpose of developing the innovative use of industry-leading technology while requiring high student academic achievement and accountability in exchang…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction

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All students, including home education and private school students, are eligible to participate in any of the following virtual instruction options:(1) School district operated part-time or full-time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction programs pursuant to s. 1002.4…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.51 Definitions

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As used in this part, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Education.(2) “Disability” means any disability listed in the definition of exceptional student in s. 1003.01.(3) “Specialized instructional services provider” means a provider delivering specialized instruct…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.53 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; eligibility and enrollment

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(1) The Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program is created and shall be organized, designed, and delivered in accordance with s. 1(b) and (c), Art. IX of the State Constitution.(2) Each child who resides in this state who will have attained the age of 4 years on or before Sep…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers

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(1) Each early learning coalition shall administer the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the county or regional level for students enrolled under s. 1002.53(3)(a) in a school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a private prekindergarten provider.(2) Each school…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential

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(1) The department, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall adopt minimum standards for a credential for prekindergarten directors of private prekindergarten providers delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The credential must enco…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses

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(1) The department, in collaboration with the Just Read, Florida! Office, shall adopt minimum standards for courses in emergent literacy for prekindergarten instructors. Each course must consist of 5 clock hours and provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address the …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.61 Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers

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(1)(a) Each school district shall administer the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the district level for students enrolled under s. 1002.53(3)(b) in a summer prekindergarten program delivered by a public school. A school district may satisfy this requirement by cont…

Fla. Stat. § 1002.63 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools

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(1) Each school district may administer the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the district level for students enrolled under s. 1002.53(3)(c) in a school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a public school.(2) Each school-year prekindergarten program delivered …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.66 Specialized instructional services for children with disabilities

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(1) A child who has a disability and enrolls with the early learning coalition under s. 1002.53(3)(d) is eligible for specialized instructional services if:(a) The child is eligible for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under s. 1002.53; and(b) A current individual …

Fla. Stat. § 1002.67 Performance standards and curricula

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(1)(a) The department shall develop and adopt performance standards for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The performance standards must address the age-appropriate progress of students in the development of:1. The capabilities, capacities, and skills r…