Title XLVIII, Early Learning-20 Education Code

(1) The Department of Education shall adopt separate parental consent forms that school districts must use for each of the following actions in a student’s individual education plan (IEP):(a) Administer to the student an alternate assessment pursuant to s. 1008.22 and provide ins…

All students with disabilities who are 3 years of age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate public education. As used in this section, the term “IEP” means individual education plan.(1) To ensure quality planning for a successful transition of a student with a …

The Department of Education shall develop and implement by January 31, 2026, a workforce credential program for students with an autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum. The department shall work with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities est…

(1) As used in this section, the term “private instructional personnel” means:(a) Individuals certified under s. 393.17 or licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491 for applied behavior analysis services as defined in ss. 627.6686 and 641.31098.(b) Registered behavior technicians…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Crisis intervention plan” means an individualized action plan for school personnel to implement when a student exhibits dangerous behavior that may lead to imminent risk of serious injury.(b) “Imminent risk of serious injury…

Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program is created for a period of 3 school years.(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Incident” means an event, a circumstance, an act, or an omission that results in the abuse or…

Accessibility, utilization, and coordination of appropriate assistive technology devices and services are essential as a young person with disabilities moves from early intervention to preschool, from preschool to school, from one school to another, from school to employment or i…

The Department of Education must develop and have an operating electronic IEP system in place for statewide use. The statewide system shall be developed collaboratively with school districts and must include input from school districts currently developing or operating electronic…

Each district school board shall provide educational programs according to rules of the State Board of Education to students who reside in residential care facilities operated by the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.(1) The district …

It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and reward school districts that demonstrate the ability to consistently maintain or improve their high-performing status. The purpose of this section is to provide high-performing school districts with flexibility in meeting the s…

The Schools of Excellence Program is established to provide administrative flexibility to the state’s top schools so that the instructional personnel and administrative staff at such schools can continue to serve their communities and increase student learning to the best of thei…

It is the intent of the Legislature to improve student success and well-being by engaging and supporting parents and community organizations in their efforts to positively impact student learning and development.(1) PURPOSE.—The Community School Grant Program is established to fu…

(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 …

(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…

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” …

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

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, …

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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

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…

(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…

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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

(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 …