Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 1002 · 73 active provisions
(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 instruction of a student directed by his o…
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, but not limited to, the following:(1) SY…
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 States Department of Education, as updated fr…
(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 treat a student’s voluntary expression of a…
(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 and 1007.265.(2) EXPULSION, SUSPENSION,…
(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.(b) “Institution” means any public scho…
(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 institution, as defined in s. 1002.22, may…
(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 subsection, the term “biometric information”…
(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 shall comply with the FERPA with respect to…
(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 in their child’s education; and(c) Provid…
(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’s or charter school’s controlled open en…
(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, each school must offer the following AC…
(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 sequential instruction and shall be affiliated…
(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) Access to high-quality digital content and…
(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 virtual charter school pursuant to s. 1002.…
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 experience, selected by the State Board of E…
(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-bound. The State Board of Education shall…
(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 recent 2 school years for the years that…
(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-profit education management corporation.(b…
(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.(b) “Hope operator” means an entity iden…
(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 serves the needs of a specific populati…
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 sponsor if one of the following occurs:…
(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 talented high school and college students.(2…
(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 public education within Florida’s Early Learn…
(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 mission of the Florida Virtual School i…