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• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.01; The Florida K-20 education system; technical provisions.
  (1) NAME.--Chapters 1000 through 1013 shall be known and cited as the "Florida K-20 Education Code." (2) LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.--The provisions of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.02; Policy and guiding principles for the Florida K-20 education system.
  (1) It is the policy of the Legislature: (a) To achieve within existing resources a seamless academic educational system that fosters an integrated continuum of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.03; Function, mission, and goals of the Florida K-20 education system.
  (1) Florida's K-20 education system shall be a decentralized system without excess layers of bureaucracy. The State Board of Education may appoint on ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.04; Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida K-20 education system.
  Florida's K-20 education system provides for the delivery of public education through publicly supported and controlled K-12 schools, community colleges, state universities ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.05; Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Educational Equity Act." (2)(a) Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.06; Display of flags.
  (1) Every public K-20 educational institution that is provided or authorized by the Constitution and laws of Florida shall display daily the flag of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.21; Systemwide definitions.
  As used in the Florida K-20 Education Code: (1) "Articulation" is the systematic coordination that provides the means by which students proceed toward their ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.31; Regional education; state policy.
  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to promote the development and maintenance of regional education services and facilities in the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.32; Regional compact.
  The compact entered into by the state and other Southern States by and through their respective governors on February 8, 1948, as amended, relative to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.33; Copies to other states approving.
  After the effective date of this law the Secretary of State of Florida shall furnish to each of the states approving the said compact an ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1000.34; Member jurisdictions.
  The compact for education is entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein and enacted into law in the following form: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION ARTICLE ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.01; State Board of Education; generally.
  (1) The State Board of Education is established as a body corporate. The state board shall be a citizen board consisting of seven members who ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.02; General powers of State Board of Education.
  (1) The State Board of Education is the chief implementing and coordinating body of public education in Florida, and it shall focus on high-level ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.03; Specific powers of State Board of Education.
  (1) PUBLIC K-12 STUDENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--The State Board of Education shall approve the student performance standards known as the Sunshine State Standards in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.10; Commissioner of Education; general powers and duties.
  The Commissioner of Education is the chief educational officer of the state and the sole custodian of the K-20 data warehouse, and is responsible ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.11; Commissioner of Education; other duties.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education must independently perform the following duties: (a) Cooperate with and coordinate responses to requests from the members of the Legislature. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.20; Department under direction of state board.
  (1) The Department of Education shall be organized consistently with the requirements of s. 20.15, and shall act as an administrative and supervisory agency ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.21; Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs.
  The state recognizes the contributions of private schools and home education programs in providing alternatives to public school education. These nongovernmental educational systems serve the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.215; Just Read, Florida! Office.
  There is created in the Department of Education the Just Read, Florida! Office. The office shall be fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.22; Commission for Independent Education.
  The Commission for Independent Education shall authorize granting of certificates, diplomas, and degrees for independent postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to chapter ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.23; Specific powers and duties of the Department of Education.
  In addition to all other duties assigned to it by law or by rule of the State Board of Education, the department shall: (1) Adopt ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.24; Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section, the term: (a) "Department of Education direct-support organization" means an organization: 1. That is a corporation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.25; Educational television.
  (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND UTILIZATION OF NETWORK.--The department may establish a television network connecting such communities or such stations as it designates. For this purpose, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.26; Public broadcasting program system.
  (1) There is created a public broadcasting program system for the state. The department shall administer this program system pursuant to rules adopted by the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.27; State satellite network.
  (1) There is created a state satellite network, which shall provide one-way video and audio transmissions with regional access for all Floridians, state agencies, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.28; Distance learning duties.
  The duties of the Department of Education concerning distance learning include, but are not limited to, the duty to: (1) Facilitate the implementation of a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.29; Discounted computers and Internet access for students.
  (1) There is created a program to offer computers and Internet access at a discounted price to students enrolled in grades 5 through 12 in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.291; Discounted computers and Internet access for low-income students; pilot project.
  (1) The Digital Divide Council, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall implement a pilot project to assist low-income students to purchase discounted ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.30; District unit.
  Each county shall constitute a school district and shall be known as the school district of _____ County, Florida. Each district shall constitute a unit ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.31; Scope of district system.
  A district school system shall include all public schools, classes, and courses of instruction and all services and activities directly related to education in that ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.32; Management, control, operation, administration, and supervision.
  The district school system must be managed, controlled, operated, administered, and supervised as follows: (1) DISTRICT SYSTEM.--The district school system shall be considered as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.33; Schools under control of district school board and district school superintendent.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, all public schools conducted within the district shall be under the direction and control of the district school board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.34; Membership of district school board.
  Each district school board shall be composed of not less than five members. Each member of the district school board shall be a qualified elector ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.35; Term of office.
  District school board members shall be elected at the general election in November for terms of 4 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.36; District school board member residence areas.
  (1) For the purpose of electing district school board members, each district shall be divided into at least five district school board member residence areas, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.361; Election of board by districtwide vote.
  Notwithstanding any provision of local law or any county charter, the election of members of the district school board shall be by vote of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.362; Alternate procedure for the election of district school board members to provide for single-member representation.
  (1) This section shall be known and may be referred to as "The School District Local Option Single-Member Representation Law of 1984." (2) District ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.363; District school board members to represent entire district.
  Each district school board of each district shall represent the entire district. Each member of the district school board shall serve as the representative of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.364; Alternate procedure for election of district school board chair.
  (1) The district school board chair shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of s. 1001.371 unless a proposition calling for the district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.365; Votes by district school board chair and district school board members.
  Unless otherwise provided by law, in the event of a tie vote of the district school board chair and district school board members acting in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.37; District school board members shall qualify.
  Before entering upon the duties of office after being elected, or, if appointed, within 10 days after receiving notice of appointment, each member of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.371; Organization of district school board.
  On the third Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year, the district school board shall organize by electing a chair. It may ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.372; District school board meetings.
  (1) REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.--The district school board shall hold not less than one regular meeting each month for the transaction of business according ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.38; Vacancies; how filled.
  The office of any district school board member shall be vacant when the member removes his or her residence from the district school board member ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.39; District school board members; travel expenses.
  (1) In addition to the salary provided in s. 1001.395, each member of a district school board shall be allowed, from the district school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.395; District school board members; compensation.
  (1) Each district school board shall annually determine the salary of its members at the first regular meeting following the organizational meeting held pursuant to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.40; District school board to constitute a corporation.
  The governing body of each school district shall be a district school board. Each district school board is constituted a body corporate by the name ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.41; General powers of district school board.
  The district school board, after considering recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent, shall exercise the following general powers: (1) Determine policies and programs consistent ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.42; Powers and duties of district school board.
  The district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and perform all duties listed below: (1) REQUIRE MINUTES AND RECORDS TO BE ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.43; Supplemental powers and duties of district school board.
  The district school board may exercise the following supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or State Board of Education rule. (1) STUDENT ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.435; K-12 foreign language curriculum; plan submittal.
  Each district school board shall develop a plan for a K-12 foreign language curriculum and must submit its plan to the Commissioner of Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.44; Career centers.
  (1) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MAY ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE CAREER CENTERS.--Any district school board, after first obtaining the approval of the Department of Education, may, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.451; Regional consortium service organizations.
  In order to provide a full range of programs to larger numbers of students, minimize duplication of services, and encourage the development of new programs ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.452; District and school advisory councils.
  (1) ESTABLISHMENT.-- (a) The district school board shall establish an advisory council for each school in the district and shall develop procedures for the election ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.453; Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section, the term: (a) "District school board direct-support organization" means an organization that: 1. Is approved by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.46; District school superintendent; election and term of office.
  The district school superintendent shall be elected for a term of 4 years or until the election or appointment and qualification of his or her ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.461; District school superintendent; procedures for making office appointive.
  (1) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 5, Art. IX of the State Constitution, the district school superintendent shall be appointed by the district school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.462; Oath of district school superintendent.
  Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the district school superintendent shall take the oath of office prescribed by the State ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.463; Vacancy in office of district school superintendent.
  The office of district school superintendent in any district shall be vacant when the district school superintendent removes his or her residence from the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.464; District school superintendent to devote full time to office.
  The position of district school superintendent shall be considered a full-time ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.47; District school superintendent; salary.
  (1) Each elected district school superintendent shall receive as salary the amount indicated pursuant to this section. However, a district school board, by majority vote, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.48; Secretary and executive officer of the district school board.
  The district school superintendent shall be the secretary and executive officer of the district school board, provided that when the district school superintendent is required ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.49; General powers of district school superintendent.
  The district school superintendent shall have the authority, and when necessary for the more efficient and adequate operation of the district school system, the district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.50; Superintendents employed under Art. IX of the State Constitution.
  (1) In every district authorized to employ a district school superintendent under Art. IX of the State Constitution, the district school superintendent shall be the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.51; Duties and responsibilities of district school superintendent.
  The district school superintendent shall exercise all powers and perform all duties listed below and elsewhere in the law, provided that, in so doing, he ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.52; Reproduction and destruction of district school records.
  (1) The purpose of this section is to reduce the present space required by the district school systems for the storage of their records and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.53; District school superintendent responsible for enforcement of attendance.
  The district school superintendent shall be responsible for the enforcement of the attendance provisions of chapters 1003 and 1006. In a district in which no ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.54; Duties of school principals.
  (1)(a) A district school board shall employ, through written contract, public school principals. (b) The school principal has authority over school district personnel in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.61; Community college boards of trustees; membership.
  (1) Community college boards of trustees shall be comprised of five members when a community college district is confined to one school board district; seven ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.62; Transfer of benefits arising under local or special acts.
  All local or special acts in force on July 1, 1968, that provide benefits for a community college through a district school board shall continue ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.63; Community college board of trustees; board of trustees to constitute a corporation.
  Each community college board of trustees is constituted a body corporate by the name of "The District Board of Trustees ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.64; Community college boards of trustees; powers and duties.
  (1) The boards of trustees shall be responsible for cost-effective policy decisions appropriate to the community college's mission, the implementation and maintenance of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.65; Community college presidents; powers and duties.
  The president is the chief executive officer of the community college, shall be corporate secretary of the community college board of trustees, and is responsible ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.70; Board of Governors.
  Pursuant to s. 7(d), Art. IX of the State Constitution, the Board of Governors is established as a body corporate comprised of 17 members ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.705; Responsibility for the State University System under s. 7, Art. IX of the State Constitution; legislative finding and intent.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.-- (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this act, the term: 1. "Board of Governors" as it relates to the State University System and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.71; University boards of trustees; membership.
  (1) Pursuant to s. 7(c), Art. IX of the State Constitution, each local constituent university shall be administered by a university board of trustees ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.72; University boards of trustees; boards to constitute a corporation.
  (1) Each board of trustees shall be a public body corporate by the name of "The (name of university) Board of Trustees," with all the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.73; University board empowered to act as trustee.
  (1) Whenever appointed by any competent court of the state, or by any statute, or in any will, deed, or other instrument, or in any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.74; Powers and duties of university boards of trustees.
  (1) The boards of trustees shall be responsible for cost-effective policy decisions appropriate to the university's mission, the implementation and maintenance of high ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1001.75; University presidents; powers and duties.
  The president is the chief executive officer of the state university, shall be corporate secretary of the university board of trustees, and is responsible for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.01; Definitions.
  (1) A "home education program" means the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent in order to satisfy the attendance ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.20; K-12 student and parent rights.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.205; Guidelines on religious expression; distribution.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.21; Postsecondary student and parent rights.
  (1) STUDENT RECORDS.--Parents have rights regarding the student records of their children, and students 18 years of age and older have rights regarding their ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.22; Student records and reports; rights of parents and students; notification; penalty.
  (1) PURPOSE.--The purpose of this section is to protect the rights of students and their parents with respect to student records and reports as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.23; Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.31; Public school parental choice.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.32; Developmental research (laboratory) schools.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.33; Charter schools.
  (1) AUTHORIZATION.--Charter schools shall be part of the state's program of public education. All charter schools in Florida are public schools. A charter ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.335; Florida Schools of Excellence Commission.
  (1) FINDINGS.--The Legislature finds that: (a) Charter schools are a critical component in the state's efforts to provide efficient and high-quality schools ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.34; Charter technical career centers.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.35; New World School of the Arts.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.36; Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
  (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-...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.361; Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; direct-support organization; authority.
  (1) The board of trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind may establish a direct-support organization that is: (a) A ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.37; The Florida Virtual School.
  (1)(a) The Florida Virtual School is established for the development and delivery of on-line and distance learning education and shall be administratively housed ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.38; Opportunity Scholarship Program.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.39; The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program.
  There is established a program that is separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship Program and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.41; Home education programs.
  (1) A "home education program" is defined in s. 1002.01. The parent is not required to hold a valid regular Florida teaching certificate. (a) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.415; K-8 Virtual School Program.
  Subject to annual legislative appropriation, a kindergarten through grade 8 virtual school program is established within the Department of Education for the purpose of making ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.42; Private schools.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.421; Accountability of private schools participating in state school choice scholarship programs.
  (1) A Florida private school participating in the Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program established pursuant to s. 220.187 or an educational scholarship program ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.43; Private tutoring programs.
  (1) Regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(13) may be achieved by attendance in a private tutoring program if the person tutoring ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.51; Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Department" means the Department of Education. (2) "Early learning coalition" or "coalition" means an early learning coalition ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.53; Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; eligibility and enrollment.
  (1) There is created the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The program shall take effect in each county at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.55; School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.
  (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(...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.57; Prekindergarten director credential.
  (1) By July 1, 2006, the department shall adopt minimum standards for a credential for prekindergarten directors of private prekindergarten providers delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.59; Emergent literacy training courses.
  By April 1, 2005, the department shall adopt minimum standards for one or more training courses in emergent literacy for prekindergarten instructors. Each course must ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.61; Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers.
  (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) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.63; School-year prekindergarten program delivered by public schools.
  (1) Each school district eligible under subsection (4) may administer the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the district level for students enrolled under s. 1002....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.65; Professional credentials of prekindergarten instructors; aspirational goals; legislative intent.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that there is a strong relationship between the skills and preparation of prekindergarten instructors and the educational outcomes of students in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.67; Performance standards; curricula and accountability.
  (1) By April 1, 2005, the department shall develop and adopt performance standards for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The performance standards must ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.69; Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates.
  (1) The department shall adopt a statewide kindergarten screening that assesses the readiness of each student for kindergarten based upon the performance standards adopted by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.71; Funding; financial and attendance reporting.
  (1) Funds appropriated for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program may be used only for the program in accordance with this part. If the student enrollment ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.72; Records of children in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.
  (1) The individual records of a child enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program held by an early learning coalition, the Agency for Workforce Innovation, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.73; Department of Education; powers and duties; accountability requirements.
  (1) The department shall administer the accountability requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the state level. (2) The department shall adopt procedures for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.75; Agency for Workforce Innovation; powers and duties; operational requirements.
  (1) The Agency for Workforce Innovation shall administer the operational requirements of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program at the state level. (2) The Agency for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.77; Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.
  (1) There is created the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council within the Agency for Workforce Innovation. The purpose of the advisory council is to submit ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1002.79; Rulemaking authority.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of this part conferring ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.01; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "District school board" means the members who are elected by the voters of a school district created ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.02; District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district.
  As provided in part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and control of public K-12 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.03; Maximum class size.
  (1) CONSTITUTIONAL CLASS SIZE MAXIMUMS.--Pursuant to s. 1, Art. IX of the State Constitution, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year: (a) The maximum ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.04; Student conduct and parental involvement.
  (1) Each public K-12 student must remain in attendance throughout the school year, unless excused by the school for illness or other good cause, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.05; Assistance to transitioning students from military families.
  (1) The Legislature finds that school-aged dependents of military personnel, otherwise known as military students, are faced with numerous transitions during their formative years ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.21; School attendance.
  (1)(a)1. All children who have attained the age of 6 years or who will have attained the age of 6 years by February ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.22; School-entry health examinations; immunization against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department of Health.
  (1) Each district school board and the governing authority of each private school shall require that each child who is entitled to admittance to kindergarten, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.23; Attendance records and reports.
  (1) The attendance of all public K-12 school students shall be checked each school day in the manner prescribed by rules of the State ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.24; Parents responsible for attendance of children; attendance policy.
  Each parent of a child within the compulsory attendance age is responsible for the child's school attendance as required by law. The absence of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.25; Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records.
  (1) Each principal shall maintain a permanent cumulative record for each student enrolled in a public K-12 school. Such record shall be maintained in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.26; Enforcement of school attendance.
  The Legislature finds that poor academic performance is associated with nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role in promoting and enforcing attendance ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.27; Court procedure and penalties.
  The court procedure and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as follows: (1) COURT ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.28; Continuation of truancy remedial activities upon transfer of student; retention of legal jurisdiction.
  (1) If, during the activities designed to remedy truant behavior as described in s. 1003.27, the parent of the student who is the subject ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.29; Notice to schools of court action.
  If a court takes action that directly involves a student's school, including, but not limited to, an order that a student attend school, attend ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.31; Students subject to control of school.
  (1) Subject to law and rules of the State Board of Education and of the district school board, each student enrolled in a school shall: (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.32; Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties.
  Subject to law and to the rules of the district school board, each teacher or other member of the staff of any school shall have ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.33; Report cards; end-of-the-year status.
  (1) Each district school board shall establish and publish policies requiring the content and regular issuance of student report cards for all elementary school, middle ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.41; Sunshine State Standards.
  Public K-12 educational instruction in Florida is based on the "Sunshine State Standards." These standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.413; Florida Secondary School Redesign Act.
  (1) Secondary schools are schools that primarily serve students in grades 6 through 12. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for secondary ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.4156; General requirements for middle grades promotion.
  (1) Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2006-2007 school year, promotion from a school composed of middle grades 6, 7, and 8 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.42; Required instruction.
  (1) Each district school board shall provide all courses required for middle grades promotion, high school graduation, and appropriate instruction designed to ensure that students ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.421; Recitation of the Declaration of Independence.
  (1) To educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.428; General requirements for high school graduation; revised.
  (1) Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to s. 1003.429, beginning with students entering their first year of high school in the 2007-2008 school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.429; Accelerated high school graduation options.
  (1) Students who enter grade 9 in the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter may select, upon receipt of each consent required by this section, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.43; General requirements for high school graduation.
  (1) Graduation requires successful completion of either a minimum of 24 academic credits in grades 9 through 12 or an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The 24 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.431; Career education certification.
  (1) A student who fulfills the following requirements shall be recognized with a career education certification on his or her high school diploma: (a) Completion ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.433; Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of-country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet high school graduation requirements.
  (1) Students who enter a Florida public school at the eleventh or twelfth grade from out of state or from a foreign country shall not ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.435; High school equivalency diploma program.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that prescribe performance standards and provide for comprehensive examinations to be administered to candidates for high ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.436; Definition of "credit".
  (1)(a) For the purposes of requirements for high school graduation, one full credit means a minimum of 135 hours of bona fide instruction in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.437; Middle and high school grading system.
  The grading system and interpretation of letter grades used for students in public schools in grades 6-12 shall be as follows: (1) Grade "A" ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.438; Special high school graduation requirements for certain exceptional students.
  A student who has been properly classified, in accordance with rules established by the State Board of Education, as "educable mentally handicapped," "trainable mentally handicapped," "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.44; Patriotic programs; rules.
  (1) Each district school board may adopt rules to require, in all of the schools of the district, programs of a patriotic nature to encourage ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.45; Permitting study of the Bible and religion; permitting brief meditation period.
  (1) The district school board may install in the public schools in the district a secular program of education including, but not limited to, an ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.453; School wellness and physical education policies; nutrition guidelines.
  (1) By September 1, 2006, each school district shall submit to the Department of Education a copy of its school wellness policy as required by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.455; Physical education; assessment.
  (1) It is the responsibility of each district school board to develop a physical education program that stresses physical fitness and encourages healthful, active lifestyles ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.46; Health education; instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
  (1) Each district school board may provide instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education as a specific area of health education. Such instruction may include, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.47; Biological experiments on living subjects.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature with respect to biological experiments involving living subjects by students in grades K through 12 that: (a) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.48; Instruction in operation of motor vehicles.
  (1) A course of study and instruction in the safe and lawful operation of a motor vehicle shall be made available by each district school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.49; Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.
  (1) Each state or local public agency, including the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Corrections, the boards of trustees of universities ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.491; Career education.
  (1) School board, superintendent, and school accountability for career education within elementary and secondary schools includes, but is not limited to: (a) Student exposure to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.492; Industry-certified career education programs.
  (1) A career education program within a comprehensive high school program of study shall be coordinated with the appropriate industry indicating that all components of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.493; Career and professional academies.
  (1) A "career and professional academy" is a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an industry-driven career curriculum. Career and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.494; Career High-Skill Occupational Initiative for Career Education (CHOICE) academies.
  (1) The Department of Education shall establish a Career High-Skill Occupational Initiative for Career Education (CHOICE) project. The project shall consist of a competitive ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.51; Other public educational services.
  (1) The general control of other public educational services shall be vested in the State Board of Education except as provided herein. The State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.52; Educational services in Department of Juvenile Justice programs.
  (1) The Legislature finds that education is the single most important factor in the rehabilitation of adjudicated delinquent youth in the custody of Department of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.53; Dropout prevention and academic intervention.
  (1)(a) Dropout prevention and academic intervention programs may differ from traditional educational programs and schools in scheduling, administrative structure, philosophy, curriculum, or setting and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.54; Teenage parent programs.
  (1) Each district school board shall maintain a teenage parent program. (2) "Teenage parent programs" means educational programs designed to provide a specialized curriculum to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.55; Instructional programs for blind or visually impaired students and deaf or hard-of-hearing students.
  (1) The Department of Education may establish a coordinating unit and instructional materials center for visually impaired students and deaf or hard-of-hearing students ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.56; English language instruction for limited English proficient students.
  (1) Instruction in the English language shall be provided to limited English proficient students. Such instruction shall be designed to develop the student's mastery ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.57; Exceptional students instruction.
  (1) Each district school board shall provide for an appropriate program of special instruction, facilities, and services for exceptional students as prescribed by the State ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.575; Assistive technology devices; findings; interagency agreements.
  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, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.576; Individual education plans for exceptional students.
  The Department of Education must develop and have an operating electronic IEP system in place for potential statewide use no later than July 1, 2007. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.58; Students in residential care facilities.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.61; Pilot attendance project.
  It is the purpose of this section to require the Manatee County District School Board to implement a pilot project that raises the compulsory age ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.62; Academic performance-based charter school districts.
  The State Board of Education may enter into a performance contract with district school boards as authorized in this section for the purpose of establishing ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1003.63; Deregulated public schools pilot program.
  (1) PILOT PROGRAM.--To provide public schools the same flexibility and accountability afforded charter schools, pilot programs for deregulated public schools shall be conducted. The ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.01; Statement of purpose and mission.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.02; Definitions.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.03; Program approval.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for the approval of new programs at state universities, which criteria include, but are not limited ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.04; Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs.
  (1) INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature recognizes that skilled teachers make an important contribution to a system that allows students to obtain a high-quality education. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.05; Substance abuse training programs.
  (1) Each state university and community college may develop courses designed for public school teachers, counselors, physicians, law enforcement personnel, and other professionals to assist ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.06; Prohibited expenditures.
  No community college, state university, community college direct-support organization, or state university direct-support organization shall expend any funds, regardless of source, to purchase ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.065; Limitation on university and direct-support organization financings.
  No project may be financed by or on behalf of a university or a direct-support organization pursuant to s. 1001.74(5), s. 1004....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.07; Student withdrawal from courses due to military service; effect.
  Each district school board, community college district board of trustees, and university board of trustees shall establish, by rule and pursuant to guidelines of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.08; Patient safety instructional requirements.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.21; State universities; legislative intent.
  It is the legislative intent that state universities be constituted as public corporations of the state and be operated by a board of trustees as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.22; Divisions of sponsored research at state universities.
  (1) Each university is authorized to create, as it deems advisable, divisions of sponsored research which will serve the function of administration and promotion of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.226; The 21st Century Technology, Research, and Scholarship Enhancement Act.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature finds that diversifying this state's economy requires a focus on building a growing base of high-...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.23; Universities; powers; patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.24; State Board of Education authorized to secure liability insurance.
  (1) The State Board of Education is authorized to secure, or otherwise provide as a self-insurer, or by a combination thereof, comprehensive general liability ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.25; State universities; payment of costs of civil action.
  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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.26; University student governments.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.28; Direct-support organizations; use of property; board of directors; activities; audit; facilities.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.29; University health services support organizations.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.30; University health services support organization; confidentiality of information.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.31; Assent to Hatch Act and Morrill Land-Grant Act.
  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," ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.32; New College of Florida.
  (1) MISSION AND GOALS.--New College of Florida with a campus in Sarasota County serves a distinctive mission as the 4-year residential liberal arts ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.33; The University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
  (1) The St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida is established and shall be known as the "University of South Florida St. Petersburg." (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.34; The University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee.
  (1) The Sarasota/Manatee campus of the University of South Florida is established and shall be known as the "University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee." (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.35; Broward County campuses of Florida Atlantic University; coordination with other institutions.
  The State Board of Education and Florida Atlantic University shall consult with Broward Community College and Florida International University in coordinating course offerings at the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.36; Florida Atlantic University campuses.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.37; County or area extension programs; cooperation between counties and University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.38; Master of science program in speech-language pathology; Florida International University.
  A master of science degree program in speech-language pathology is hereby authorized at Florida International ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.381; Nursing degree program at University of West Florida.
  A bachelor of science in nursing degree program is authorized at the University of West ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.382; Master's in social work program at Florida Atlantic University.
  A master's in social work degree program is authorized at Florida Atlantic ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.383; Chiropractic medicine degree program at Florida State University.
  A chiropractic medicine degree program is authorized at Florida State ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.384; University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
  A college of medicine, as approved by the Board of Governors on March 23, 2006, is authorized at the University of Central ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.385; Florida International University College of Medicine.
  A college of medicine, as approved by the Board of Governors on March 23, 2006, is authorized at Florida International ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.39; College of law at Florida International University.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.40; College of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.41; University of Florida; J. Hillis Miller Health Center.
  (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, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.42; Florida State University College of Medicine.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.43; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
  There is established the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida. (1) The State Board of Education shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.435; Cancer control and research.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Cancer Control and Research Act." (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.44; Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.
  There is established the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute within the University of South Florida. (1) The purpose of the institute is ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.445; Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute.
  (1) The Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute is established at the University of South Florida. (2)(a) The State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.447; Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
  (1)(a) There is created a not-for-profit corporation, to be known as the "Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.," which shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.4471; Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition; affiliation with other universities.
  The corporation created pursuant to s. 1004.447(1) may enter into affiliation agreements similar to the agreement described in s. 1004.447(6) with ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.4472; Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.; public records exemption; public meetings exemption.
  (1) The following information held by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc., or an authorized subsidiary of the corporation, is confidential and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.45; Ringling Center for Cultural Arts.
  (1) The Florida State University Ringling Center for Cultural Arts is created. The center consists of the following properties located in Sarasota County: (a) The ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.46; Multidisciplinary Center for Affordable Housing.
  (1) The Multidisciplinary Center for Affordable Housing is established within the School of Building Construction of the College of Architecture of the University of Florida ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.47; Research activities relating to solid and hazardous waste management.
  Research, training, and service activities related to solid and hazardous waste management conducted by state universities shall be coordinated by the State Board of Education. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.48; Research protocols to determine most appropriate pollutant dispersal agents.
  The Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management shall coordinate the research protocols for projects to determine the most appropriate dispersal agents that can be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.49; Florida LAKEWATCH Program.
  The Florida LAKEWATCH Program is hereby created within the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.50; Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce.
  (1) There is created the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce as a Type I Institute at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to improve the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.51; Community and Faith-based Organizations Initiative; Community and Library Technology Access Partnership.
  (1) CREATION.--There is created the Community and Faith-based Organizations Initiative which shall be administered by the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce at ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.52; Community computer access grant program.
  (1) The Legislature finds that there is a growing digital divide in the state, manifested in the fact that many youths from distressed urban communities ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.53; Interdisciplinary Center for Brownfield Rehabilitation Assistance.
  The Center for Brownfield Rehabilitation Assistance in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Program is established in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.54; Learning Development and Evaluation Center.
  (1) For the purpose of providing academic support for learning disabled students, the verbal communications laboratory at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is established as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.55; Regional autism centers.
  (1) Seven regional autism centers are established to provide nonresidential resource and training services for persons of all ages and of all levels of intellectual ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.56; Florida Museum of Natural History; functions.
  (1) The functions of the Florida Museum of Natural History, located at the University of Florida, are to make scientific investigations toward the sustained development ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.57; Vertebrate paleontological sites and remains; legislative intent and state policy.
  (1) It is the declared intention of the Legislature that vertebrate paleontological sites be protected and preserved and that, pursuant thereto, vertebrate paleontological field investigation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.575; Program of vertebrate paleontology within Florida Museum of Natural History.
  There is established within the Florida Museum of Natural History a program of vertebrate paleontology, which program has the following responsibilities: (1) Encouraging the study ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.576; Destruction, purchase, and sale of vertebrate fossils prohibited, exceptions; field investigation permits required; penalty for violation.
  (1) The destruction, defacement, purchase, and sale of vertebrate fossils found on or under land owned or leased by the state and on land in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.577; Certain rights of mine or quarry operators and dragline or heavy equipment operators preserved.
  Nothing in ss. 1004.57-1004.576 shall infringe upon the right of a legitimate mine or quarry operator to extract rock, gravel, fill, phosphate, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.58; Leadership Board for Applied Research and Public Service.
  (1) There is created the Leadership Board for Applied Research and Public Service to be staffed by the Institute of Science and Public Affairs at ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.59; Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the public and private costs of litigation; resolve public disputes, including those related to growth management ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.60; Research of Rosewood incident.
  State universities shall continue the research of the Rosewood incident and the history of race relations in Florida and develop materials for the educational instruction ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.61; Partnerships to develop child protection workers.
  The Department of Children and Family Services is directed to form partnerships with the schools of social work of the state universities in order to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.62; Incentives for urban or socially and economically disadvantaged area internships.
  The Legislature establishes incentives for urban or socially and economically disadvantaged area internships to give university students the opportunity to study the social, economic, educational, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.63; Florida Institute for Nuclear Detection and Security (FINDS).
  (1) There is created the Florida Institute for Nuclear Detection and Security at the University of Florida to serve as a design-basis center for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.635; State University System Research and Economic Development Investment Program.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature to create an investment program in state universities that enhances graduate education and enables state ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.64; Florida Gulf Coast University School of Engineering authorized; bachelor's degrees authorized.
  (1) The Florida Gulf Coast University may establish a School of Engineering, subject to approval by the Board of Governors. (2) The School of Engineering ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.645; Florida Center for Reading Research.
  There is created at the Florida State University, the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR). The center shall include two outreach centers, one at a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.65; Community colleges; definition, mission, and responsibilities.
  (1) Community colleges shall consist of all public educational institutions operated by community college district boards of trustees under statutory authority and rules of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.66; "Community college" and "junior college" used interchangeably.
  Whenever the terms "community college" and "junior college" appear in the Florida Statutes in reference to a tax-supported institution, they shall be construed ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.67; Community colleges; legislative intent.
  It is the legislative intent that community colleges, constituted as political subdivisions of the state, continue to be operated by community college boards of trustees ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.68; Community college; degrees and certificates; tests for certain skills.
  (1) Each community college board of trustees shall adopt rules establishing student performance standards for the award of degrees and certificates. (2) Each community college ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.70; Community college direct-support organizations.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section: (a) "Community college direct-support organization" means an organization that is: 1. A Florida corporation not for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.71; Statewide community college direct-support organizations.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section: (a) "Statewide community college direct-support organization" means an organization that is: 1. A Florida corporation not ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.725; Expenditures for self-insurance services; special account.
  (1) The community college boards of trustees, singly or collectively, are authorized to contract with an administrator or service company approved pursuant to chapter 626 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.726; Trademarks, copyrights, or patents.
  Each community college board of trustees may develop and produce work products relating to educational endeavors that are subject to trademark, copyright, or patent statutes. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.73; St. Petersburg College.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The Legislature intends to create an innovative means to increase access to baccalaureate degree level education in populous counties that are underserved ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.74; Florida School of the Arts.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.75; Training school consolidation pilot projects.
  (1) ESTABLISHMENT.--To consolidate and more efficiently use state and taxpayer resources by combining training programs, pilot training centers are established to provide public criminal ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.76; Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for Nonviolence.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.77; Centers of technology innovation.
  (1) The State Board of Education may designate centers of technology innovation at single community colleges, consortia of community colleges, or consortia of community colleges ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.78; Technology transfer centers at community colleges.
  (1) Each community college may establish a technology transfer center for the purpose of providing institutional support to local business and industry and governmental agencies ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.79; Incubator facilities for small business concerns.
  (1) Each community college established pursuant to s. 1004.02(2) may provide incubator facilities to eligible small business concerns. As used in this section, "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.80; Economic development centers.
  (1) Community colleges may establish economic development centers for the purpose of serving as liaisons between community colleges and the business sector. The responsibilities of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.81; Establishment of child development training centers at community colleges.
  (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-...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.85; Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.
  (1) As used in this section, "educator preparation institute" means an institute created by a postsecondary institution and approved by the Department of Education. (2) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.86; Florida Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.91; Career-preparatory instruction.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, standards of basic skill mastery for certificate career education programs. Each school district and community ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.92; Purpose and responsibilities for career education.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.925; Automotive service technology education programs; certification.
  All automotive service technology education programs shall be industry certified by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.93; Adult general education.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.94; Adult literacy.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.95; Adult literacy centers.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education shall select community colleges and public school districts to establish and operate adult literacy centers to complement existing public and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.96; Community education.
  (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 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.97; Florida Literacy Corps.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that eligible postsecondary students be offered an opportunity to perform public service by serving as volunteer tutors ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.98; Workforce literacy programs.
  (1) The workforce literacy program is established within the community colleges and school districts to ensure the existence of sufficient numbers of employees who possess ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1004.99; Florida Ready to Work Certification Program.
  (1) There is created the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Florida's students to better prepare them for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.01; Purpose.
  (1) The Legislature encourages privately supported higher education and intends to aid in protecting the health, education, and welfare of persons who receive educational services ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.02; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Accreditation" means accredited status awarded to an institution by an accrediting agency or association that is recognized ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.03; Designation "college" or "university".
  (1) The use of the designation "college" or "university" in combination with any series of letters, numbers, or words is restricted in this state to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.04; Fair consumer practices.
  (1) Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of the commission or is exempt from the jurisdiction or purview of the commission pursuant to s. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.05; Certificate and diploma programs.
  No nonpublic college shall continue to conduct or begin to conduct any diploma program as defined in s. 1005.02, unless the college applies for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.06; Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in law, the following institutions are not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission and are not required to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.07; Patient safety instructional requirements.
  Each private school, college, and university that offers degrees in medicine, nursing, and allied health shall include in the curricula applicable to such degrees material ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.08; Use of state funds for travel to terrorist state.
  No state funds made available to a private college or university in this state may be used to implement, organize, direct, coordinate, or administer, or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.21; Commission for Independent Education.
  (1) There is established in the Department of Education the Commission for Independent Education. The department shall serve as the administrative agent of the commission ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.22; Powers and duties of commission.
  (1) The commission shall: (a) Hold meetings as necessary to administer its duties. (b) Annually select a chairperson and a vice chairperson, appoint and review ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.31; Licensure of institutions.
  (1)(a) Each college or school operating within this state must obtain licensure from the commission unless the institution is not under the commission's ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.32; Licensure by means of accreditation.
  (1) An independent postsecondary educational institution that meets the following criteria may apply for a license by means of accreditation from the commission: (a) The ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.33; License period and renewal.
  (1) As required by rule, the commission shall periodically review each license to determine if the institution is in compliance with this chapter and should ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.34; Fair consumer practices; condition of operation.
  The commission shall adopt rules to ensure the protection of students, including rules establishing fair consumer practices pursuant to s. 1005.04. (1) The commission ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.35; Fees.
  (1) The Commission for Independent Education shall annually establish a fee schedule to generate, from fees, the amount of revenue appropriated for its operation. (2) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.36; Institutional closings.
  (1) The Legislature intends to protect students and the independent sector of postsecondary education from the detriment caused by licensed institutions that cease operation without ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.37; Student Protection Fund.
  (1) The commission shall establish and administer a statewide, fee-supported financial program through which funds will be available to complete the training of a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.375; Violations; penalties.
  (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.38; Actions against a licensee and other penalties.
  (1) The commission may deny, place on probation, or revoke any provisional license, annual license, licence by means of accreditation, agent's license, or other ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.385; Authority to issue citations.
  (1) The commission shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. A citation shall be issued to an independent postsecondary educational institution and shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1005.39; Continuing education and training for administrators and faculty.
  (1) The commission is authorized to ensure that the administrators of licensed institutions are qualified to conduct the operations of their respective positions and to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.02; Provision of information to students and parents regarding school-to-work transition.
  (1) All public K-12 schools shall document the manner in which they have prepared students to enter the workforce, including information regarding the provision ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.025; Guidance services.
  (1) Each district school board shall annually submit a district guidance report to the Commissioner of Education by June 30. (2) The guidance report shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.03; Diagnostic and learning resource centers.
  (1) The department shall maintain regional diagnostic and learning resource centers for exceptional students, to assist in the provision of medical, physiological, psychological, and educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.035; Dropout reentry and mentor project.
  (1) There is created a dropout reentry and mentor project to be coordinated on a pilot basis by the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University National ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.04; Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance.
  (1)(a) An intensive, integrated educational program; a continuum of mental health treatment services; and, when needed, residential services are necessary to enable students with ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.051; Sunshine Workforce Solutions Grant Program.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes the need for school districts to be able to respond to critical workforce shortages in nursing. The Sunshine Workforce Solutions Grant ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.06; School food service programs.
  (1) In recognition of the demonstrated relationship between good nutrition and the capacity of students to develop and learn, it is the policy of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.0605; Students' summer nutrition.
  (1) Each district school superintendent shall report to the department any activity or initiative that provides access to a food service program during school vacation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.0606; Children's summer nutrition program.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Ms. Willie Ann Glenn Act." (2) Each district school board shall develop a plan by May 1, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.061; Child abuse, abandonment, and neglect policy.
  Each district school board shall: (1) Post in a prominent place in each school a notice that, pursuant to chapter 39, all employees and agents ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.062; Administration of medication and provision of medical services by district school board personnel.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act, part I of chapter 464, district school board personnel may assist students in the administration of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.0625; Administration of psychotropic medication; prohibition; conditions.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "psychotropic medication" means a prescription medication that is used for the treatment of mental disorders and includes, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.063; Eye-protective devices required in certain laboratory courses.
  (1) Eye-protective devices shall be worn by students, teachers, and visitors in courses including, but not limited to, chemistry, physics, or chemical-physical laboratories, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.07; District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.
  The district school board shall provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the attendance and control of students at school, and for proper ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.08; District school superintendent duties relating to student discipline and school safety.
  (1) The district school superintendent shall recommend plans to the district school board for the proper accounting for all students of school age, for the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.09; Duties of school principal relating to student discipline and school safety.
  (1)(a) Subject to law and to the rules of the State Board of Education and the district school board, the principal in charge of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.10; Authority of school bus drivers and district school boards relating to student discipline and student safety on school buses.
  (1) The school bus driver shall require order and good behavior by all students being transported on school buses. (2) The district school board shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.11; Standards for use of reasonable force.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for the use of reasonable force by district school board personnel to maintain a safe and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.12; School resource officers and school safety officers.
  (1) District school boards may establish school resource officer programs, through a cooperative agreement with law enforcement agencies or in accordance with subsection (2). (a) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.13; Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization.
  (1) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of zero tolerance for: (a) Crime and substance abuse, including the reporting of delinquent acts and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.135; Hazing at high schools with grades 9-12 prohibited.
  (1) As used in this section, "hazing" means any action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.14; Secret societies prohibited in public K-12 schools.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, group, or organization to organize or establish a fraternity, sorority, or other secret society whose membership is comprised ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.141; Statewide school safety hotline.
  (1) The department may contract with the Florida Sheriffs Association to establish and operate a statewide toll-free school safety hotline for the purpose of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.145; Disturbing school functions; penalty.
  Any person not subject to the rules of a school who creates a disturbance on the property or grounds of any school, who commits any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.15; Student standards for participation in interscholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Craig Dickinson Act." (2) Interscholastic extracurricular student activities are an important complement to the academic curriculum. Participation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.16; Insuring school students engaged in athletic activities against injury.
  Any district school board, school athletic association, or school may formulate, conduct, and purchase a plan or method of insuring, or may self-insure, school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.165; Automated external defibrillator; user training.
  (1) Each public school that is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association must have an operational automated external defibrillator on the school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.17; Sponsorship of athletic activities similar to those for which scholarships offered; rulemaking.
  (1) If a district school board sponsors an athletic activity or sport that is similar to a sport for which a state university or public ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.18; Cheerleader safety standards.
  The Florida High School Athletic Association or successor organization shall adopt statewide uniform safety standards for student cheerleaders and spirit groups that participate in any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.19; Audit of records of nonprofit corporations and associations handling interscholastic activities.
  (1) Each nonprofit association or corporation that operates for the purpose of supervising and controlling interscholastic activities of public high schools and whose membership is ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.20; Athletics in public K-12 schools.
  (1) GOVERNING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.--The Florida High School Athletic Association is designated as the governing nonprofit organization of athletics in Florida public schools. If the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.21; Duties of district school superintendent and district school board regarding transportation.
  (1) The district school superintendent shall ascertain which students should be transported to school or to school activities, determine the most effective arrangement of transportation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.22; Safety and health of students being transported.
  Maximum regard for safety and adequate protection of health are primary requirements that must be observed by district school boards in routing buses, appointing drivers, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.23; Hazardous walking conditions.
  (1) DEFINITION.--As used in this section, "student" means any public elementary school student whose grade level does not exceed grade 6. (2) TRANSPORTATION; CORRECTION ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.24; Tort liability; liability insurance.
  (1) Each district school board shall be liable for tort claims arising out of any incident or occurrence involving a school bus or other motor ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.25; School buses.
  School buses shall be defined and meet specifications as follows: (1) DEFINITION.--For the purpose of this part, a "school bus" is a motor vehicle ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.261; Use of school buses for public purposes.
  (1)(a) Each district school board may enter into agreements with the governing body of a county or municipality in the school district or any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.27; Pooling of school buses and related purchases by district school boards; transportation services contracts.
  (1) The department shall assist district school boards in securing school buses, contractual needs, equipment, and supplies at as reasonable prices as possible by providing ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.28; Duties of district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.
  (1) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.--The district school board has the duty to provide adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance with the requirements of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.29; State instructional materials committees.
  (1) Each school year, not later than April 15, the commissioner shall appoint state instructional materials committees composed of persons actively engaged in teaching or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.30; Affidavit of state instructional materials committee members.
  Before transacting any business, each member of a state committee shall make an affidavit, to be filed with the commissioner, that: (1) The member will ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.31; Duties of each state instructional materials committee.
  The duties of each state instructional materials committee are: (1) PLACE AND TIME OF MEETING.--To meet at the call of the commissioner, at a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.32; Prohibited acts.
  (1) No publisher or manufacturer of instructional material, or any representative thereof, shall offer to give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.33; Bids or proposals; advertisement and its contents.
  (1)(a) Beginning on or before May 15 of any year in which an instructional materials adoption is to be initiated, the department shall advertise ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.34; Powers and duties of the commissioner and the department in selecting and adopting instructional materials.
  (1) PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.--The commissioner shall prescribe the procedures by which the department shall evaluate instructional materials submitted by publishers and manufacturers ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.35; Accuracy of instructional materials.
  (1) In addition to relying on statements of publishers or manufacturers of instructional materials, the commissioner may conduct or cause to be conducted an independent ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.36; Term of adoption for instructional materials.
  (1) The term of adoption of any instructional materials must be a 6-year period beginning on April 1 following the adoption, except that the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.37; Requisition of instructional materials from publisher's depository.
  (1) The district school superintendent shall requisition adopted instructional materials from the depository of the publisher with whom a contract has been made. However, the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.38; Duties, responsibilities, and requirements of instructional materials publishers and manufacturers.
  Publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials, or their representatives, shall: (1) Comply with all provisions of this part. (2) Deliver fully developed specimen copies of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.39; Production and dissemination of educational materials and products by department.
  (1) Educational materials and products developed by or under the direction of the department, through research and development or other efforts, including those subject to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.40; Use of instructional materials allocation; instructional materials, library books, and reference books; repair of books.
  (1) On or before July 1 each year, the commissioner shall certify to each district school superintendent the estimated allocation of state funds for instructional ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.41; Disposal of instructional materials.
  (1) Instructional materials that have become unserviceable or surplus or are no longer on state contract may be disposed of, under adopted rule of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.42; Responsibility of students and parents for instructional materials.
  (1) All instructional materials purchased under the provisions of this part are the property of the district school board. When distributed to the students, these ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.43; Expenses; budget request.
  (1) The commissioner shall include in the department's annual legislative budget a request for funds in an amount sufficient to provide the necessary expense ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.50; Student handbooks.
  (1) Each community college and state university shall compile and update annually a student handbook that includes, but is not limited to, a comprehensive calendar ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.51; Student ombudsman office.
  (1) There is created at each community college and state university a student ombudsman office, which is accountable to the president. (2) Each institution must ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.52; Student records.
  (1) Each university may prescribe the content and custody of records and reports which the university may maintain on its students. Such records are confidential ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.53; Religious observances.
  Each public postsecondary educational institution shall adopt a policy in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education which reasonably accommodates the religious observance, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.54; Universities; public documents distributed to libraries.
  The general library of each state university may receive copies of reports of state officials, departments, and institutions and all other state documents published by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.55; Law libraries of certain institutions of higher learning designated as state legal depositories.
  (1) The law libraries of the University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida International University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Stetson University, Nova University, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.56; Specified university publications; activities; trust funds.
  (1) Subject to the approval of the appropriate university, the Florida Law Review, the Florida State University Law Review, the Florida State University Journal of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.58; Collections management for museums and galleries of state universities.
  (1) State universities may enter into contracts or agreements with or without competitive bidding, as appropriate, for the restoration of objects of art, art history, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.59; The Historically Black College and University Library Improvement Program.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance the quality of the libraries at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Bethune-Cookman College, Edward ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.60; Codes of conduct; disciplinary measures; rulemaking authority.
  (1) Each community college and state university may adopt, by rule, codes of conduct and appropriate penalties for violations of rules by students, to be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.61; Participation by students in disruptive activities at public postsecondary educational institution; penalties.
  (1) Any person who accepts the privilege extended by the laws of this state of attendance at any public postsecondary educational institution shall, by attending ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.62; Expulsion and discipline of students of community colleges and state universities.
  (1) Each student in a community college or state university is subject to federal and state law, respective county and municipal ordinances, and all rules ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.63; Hazing prohibited.
  (1) As used in this section, "hazing" means any action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.65; Safety issues in courses offered by public postsecondary educational institutions.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that policies and procedures are in place to protect the health and safety of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.66; Regulation of traffic at universities.
  (1) As defined under this section: (a) "Traffic," when used as a noun, means the use or occupancy of, and the movement in, on, or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.67; Report of campus crime statistics.
  (1) Each postsecondary educational institution shall prepare an annual report of campus crime statistics for submission to the Department of Education. The data for these ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.68; HIV and AIDS policy.
  Each community college and state university shall develop a comprehensive policy that addresses the provision of instruction, information, and activities regarding human immunodeficiency virus infection ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.69; Vaccination against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B.
  (1) A postsecondary educational institution shall provide detailed information concerning the risks associated with meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B and the availability, effectiveness, and known ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.70; Sponsorship of athletic activities similar to those for which scholarships offered; rulemaking.
  (1) If a district school board sponsors an athletic activity or sport that is similar to a sport for which a community college or state ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1006.71; Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics.
  (1) GENDER EQUITY PLAN.-- (a) Each community college and state university shall develop a gender equity plan pursuant to s. 1000.05. (b) The plan ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.01; Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of the State Board of Education.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate articulation and seamless integration of the K-20 education system by building and sustaining relationships ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.02; Access to postsecondary education and meaningful careers for students with disabilities; popular name; definition.
  (1) This section shall be known by the popular name the "Enhanced New Needed Opportunity for Better Life and Education for Students with Disabilities (ENNOBLES) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.21; Readiness for postsecondary education and the workplace.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that students and parents develop academic achievement and career goals for the student's post-high-school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.22; Articulation; postsecondary institution coordination and collaboration.
  (1) The university boards of trustees, community college boards of trustees, and district school boards may establish intrainstitutional and interinstitutional programs to maximize articulation. Programs ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.23; Statewide articulation agreement.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall establish in rule a statewide articulation agreement that governs: (a) Articulation between secondary and postsecondary education; (b) Admission ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.235; District interinstitutional articulation agreements.
  (1) District school superintendents and community college presidents shall jointly develop and implement a comprehensive articulated acceleration program for the students enrolled in their respective ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.24; Statewide course numbering system.
  (1) The Department of Education shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a statewide course numbering system for postsecondary and dual enrollment education in school districts, public ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.25; General education courses; common prerequisites; and other degree requirements.
  (1) The department shall identify the degree programs offered by public postsecondary educational institutions. (2) The department shall identify postsecondary career education programs offered by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.261; State universities; admissions of students.
  Each university board of trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing the admission of students, subject to this section and rules of the State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.2615; American Sign Language; findings; foreign-language credits authorized; teacher licensing.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.-- (a) The Legislature finds that: 1. American Sign Language (ASL) is a fully developed visual-gestural language with distinct grammar, syntax, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.262; Foreign language competence; equivalence determinations.
  The Department of Education shall identify the competencies demonstrated by students upon the successful completion of 2 credits of sequential high school foreign language instruction. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.263; Community colleges; admissions of students.
  Each community college board of trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of students subject to this section and rules of the State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.264; Impaired and learning disabled persons; admission to postsecondary educational institutions; substitute requirements; rules.
  Any student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), except those students who have been documented as having mental retardation, shall be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.265; Impaired and learning disabled persons; graduation, study program admission, and upper-division entry; substitute requirements; rules.
  Any student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), in a public postsecondary educational institution, except those students who have been documented ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.27; Articulated acceleration mechanisms.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for secondary and postsecondary students attending public educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.271; Dual enrollment programs.
  (1) The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an eligible secondary student or home education student in a postsecondary course creditable toward high school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.272; Joint dual enrollment and advanced placement instruction.
  (1) Each school district, community college, and state university may conduct advanced placement instruction within dual enrollment courses. Each joint dual enrollment and advanced placement ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.28; Computer-assisted student advising system.
  The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain within the Department of Education a single, statewide computer-assisted student advising system, which must be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.31; Limited access programs.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for assigning limited access status to an educational program and a process for the periodic review ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.32; Transfer students.
  (1) Each university shall provide registration opportunities for transfer students that allow such students access to high demand courses comparable to that provided native students. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.33; Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that public and private postsecondary educational institutions play essential roles in improving the quality of life and economic well-being of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.34; College reach-out program.
  (1) There is established a college reach-out program to increase the number of low-income educationally disadvantaged students in grades 6-12 who, upon ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1007.35; Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement.
  (1) This section may be referred to by the popular name the "Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement Act." (2)(a) The Legislature ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.22; Student assessment program for public schools.
  (1) PURPOSE.--The primary purposes of the student assessment program are to provide information needed to improve the public schools by enhancing the learning gains ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.23; Confidentiality of assessment instruments.
  All examination and assessment instruments, including developmental materials and workpapers directly related thereto, which are prepared, prescribed, or administered pursuant to ss. 1003.43, 1008....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.24; Test security.
  (1) It is unlawful for anyone knowingly and willfully to violate test security rules adopted by the State Board of Education for mandatory tests administered ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.25; Public school student progression; remedial instruction; reporting requirements.
  (1) INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature that each student's progression from one grade to another be determined, in part, upon proficiency ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.29; College-level communication and mathematics skills examination (CLAST).
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the examination of college-level communication and mathematics skills serve as a mechanism for students to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.30; Common placement testing for public postsecondary education.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall develop and implement a common placement test for the purpose of assessing the basic computation and communication skills ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.31; Florida's K-20 education performance accountability system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide measures; data quality improvements.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) The performance accountability system implemented to assess the effectiveness of Florida's seamless ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.32; State Board of Education oversight enforcement authority.
  The State Board of Education shall oversee the performance of district school boards and public postsecondary educational institution boards in enforcement of all laws and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.33; Authority to enforce public school improvement.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that all public schools be held accountable for students performing at acceptable levels. A system of school improvement ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.331; Supplemental educational services in Title I schools; school district and provider responsibilities.
  (1) INCENTIVES.--A provider or school district may not provide incentives to entice a student or a student's parent to choose a provider. After ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.332; Committee of practitioners pursuant to federal No Child Left Behind Act.
  The Department of Education shall establish a committee of practitioners pursuant to federal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The committee ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.34; School grading system; school report cards; district grade.
  (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.--The Commissioner of Education shall prepare annual reports of the results of the statewide assessment program which describe student achievement in the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.341; School improvement rating for alternative schools.
  (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.--The Commissioner of Education shall prepare an annual report on the performance of each school receiving a school improvement rating pursuant to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.345; Implementation of state system of school improvement and education accountability.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education is responsible for implementing and maintaining a system of intensive school improvement and stringent education accountability, which shall include policies ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.35; Best financial management practices for school districts; standards; reviews; designation of school districts.
  (1) The purpose of best financial management practices reviews is to improve Florida school district management and use of resources and to identify cost savings. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.36; Florida School Recognition Program.
  (1) The Legislature finds that there is a need for a performance incentive program for outstanding faculty and staff in highly productive schools. The Legislature ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.37; Postsecondary feedback of information to high schools.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that require the Commissioner of Education to report to the State Board of Education, the Legislature, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.38; Articulation accountability process.
  The State Board of Education shall develop articulation accountability measures which assess the status of systemwide articulation processes authorized under s. 1007.23. The State ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.385; Educational planning and information systems.
  (1) EDUCATIONAL PLANNING.-- (a) The Commissioner of Education is responsible for all planning functions for the department, including collection, analysis, and interpretation of all data, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.386; Social security numbers used as student identification numbers.
  Each district school board shall request that each student enrolled in a public school in this state provide his or her social security number. Each ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.39; Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program.
  (1) The Department of Education shall develop and maintain a continuing program of information management named the "Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program," the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.40; Workforce Development Information System.
  The Department of Education shall: (1) Design specifications for the collection and reporting of data and performance specifications for the Workforce Development Information System. This ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.405; Adult student information.
  Each school district and community college shall maintain sufficient information for each student enrolled in workforce education to allow local and state administrators to locate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.41; Workforce education; management information system.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education shall coordinate uniform program structures, common definitions, and uniform management information systems for workforce education for all divisions within the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.42; Public information on career education programs.
  (1) The Department of Education shall disseminate information derived from the reports required by s. 1008.43. The department shall ensure that the information disseminated ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.43; Career program reporting requirements.
  (1)(a) The Department of Education shall develop a system of performance measures in order to evaluate the career education programs as required in s. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.45; Community college accountability process.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a management and accountability process be implemented which provides for the systematic, ongoing improvement and assessment ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.46; State university accountability process.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that an accountability process be implemented that provides for the systematic, ongoing evaluation of quality and effectiveness of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1008.51; Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement.
  The Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement is created as an independent office under the Office of Legislative Services, pursuant to s. 11.147. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.01; Definitions.
  The term: (1) "Tuition" means the basic fee charged to a student for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational institution in this state. A ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.21; Determination of resident status for tuition purposes.
  Students shall be classified as residents or nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in community colleges and state universities. (1) As used in this ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.22; Workforce education postsecondary student fees.
  (1) This section applies to students enrolled in workforce education programs who are reported for funding, except that college credit fees for the community colleges ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.23; Community college student fees.
  (1) Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this section apply only to fees charged for college credit instruction leading to an associate in arts degree, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.24; State university student fees.
  (1) This section applies to students enrolled in college credit programs at state universities. (2) All students shall be charged fees except students who are ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.25; Fee exemptions.
  (1) The following students are exempt from any requirement for the payment of tuition and fees, including lab fees, for adult basic, adult secondary, or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.26; Fee waivers.
  (1) School districts and community colleges may waive fees for any fee-nonexempt student. The total value of fee waivers granted by the school district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.265; State employee fee waivers.
  (1) As a benefit to the employer and employees of the state, subject to approval by an employee's agency head or the equivalent, each ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.27; Deferral of fees.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the deferral of tuition and registration fees for students receiving financial aid from a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.28; Fees for repeated enrollment in college-preparatory classes.
  A student enrolled in the same college-preparatory class more than twice shall pay 100 percent of the full cost of instruction to support continuous ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.285; Fees for repeated enrollment in college-credit courses.
  A student enrolled in the same undergraduate college-credit course more than twice shall pay tuition at 100 percent of the full cost of instruction ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.29; Increased fees for funding financial aid program.
  (1) Student tuition and registration fees at each state university and community college shall include up to $4.68 per quarter, or $7.02 per ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.40; General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid.
  (1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of students for state financial aid awards consist of the following: 1. Achievement of the academic requirements of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.41; State financial aid; students with a disability.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1009.40(1)(b)1.b. regarding the number of credits earned per term, or other financial aid eligibility requirements ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.42; Financial aid appeal process.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, a procedure for the appeal of errors in eligibility determinations, or failure to transfer awards ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.43; State student financial assistance; authorization for use in program of study in another state or foreign country.
  A student who is enrolled in a public or private postsecondary educational institution in this state may apply state student financial assistance toward the cost ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.44; Need-based financial aid; no preference to students receiving other aid.
  From the funds collected by state universities and community colleges as a financial aid fee and from other funds appropriated by the Legislature for financial ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.50; Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
  (1) There is hereby created a Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program. The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.51; Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
  (1) There is created a Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program. The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.52; Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
  (1) There is created a Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program. The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.53; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
  (1) The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is created to establish a lottery-funded scholarship program to reward any Florida high school graduate who merits ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.531; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards.
  (1) To be eligible for an initial award from any of the three types of scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, a student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.532; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards.
  (1) To be eligible to renew a scholarship from any of the three types of scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, a student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.533; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; eligible postsecondary education institutions.
  A student is eligible for an award or the renewal of an award from the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program if the student meets the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.534; Florida Academic Scholars award.
  (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars award if the student meets the general eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.535; Florida Medallion Scholars award.
  (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars award if the student meets the general eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.536; Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
  The Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award is created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.537; Eligibility for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; transition.
  (1) A student who graduates from high school in 1997 or earlier and who is eligible for the Florida Undergraduate Scholar's Program pursuant to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.538; Bright Futures Scholarship recipients attending nonpublic institutions; calculation of awards.
  Notwithstanding ss. 1009.53, 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, a student who receives any award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, who ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.5385; Use of certain scholarship funds by children of deceased or disabled veterans.
  The criteria for the use of scholarship funds which apply to students under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program shall also apply to the children ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.54; Critical Teacher Shortage Program.
  There is created the Critical Teacher Shortage Program. Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the program shall be deposited in the State Student Financial Assistance ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.55; Rosewood Family Scholarship Program.
  (1) There is created a Rosewood Family Scholarship Program for minority persons with preference given to the direct descendants of the Rosewood families, not to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.56; Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Scholarships.
  (1) There is created a Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education in accordance with rules established by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.57; Florida Teacher Scholarship and Forgivable Loan Program.
  (1) There is created the Florida Teacher Scholarship and Forgivable Loan Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The program shall provide scholarship ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.58; Critical teacher shortage tuition reimbursement program.
  (1) A critical teacher shortage tuition reimbursement program shall be established for the purpose of improving the skills and knowledge of current teachers or persons ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.59; Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
  (1) The Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program is established to encourage qualified personnel to seek employment in subject areas in which critical teacher ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.60; Minority teacher education scholars program.
  There is created the minority teacher education scholars program, which is a collaborative performance-based scholarship program for African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.605; Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.
  (1) There is created the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc., which is a not-for-profit statutory corporation housed in the College of Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.61; Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program.
  The Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program is created for the purpose of providing teachers with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of science, mathematics, and computer ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.62; Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.
  (1) The Department of Education may make grants to teachers for special training in exceptional student education to meet professional requirements with respect thereto, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.63; Occupational therapist or physical therapist critical shortage program; definitions.
  For the purposes of ss. 1009.63-1009.634: (1) "Critical shortage area" applies to licensed occupational therapists and physical therapists and occupational therapy assistants ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.631; Occupational therapist or physical therapist critical shortage program; establishment.
  (1) The occupational therapist or physical therapist critical shortage program is established in the Department of Education for the purpose of attracting capable and promising ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.632; Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
  (1) There is established the Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program. The primary function of the program is to make ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.633; Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Scholarship Loan Program.
  (1) There is established the Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Scholarship Loan Program. (2) To be eligible, a candidate shall: (a) Be a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.634; Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Tuition Reimbursement Program.
  (1) There is established the Critical Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist Shortage Tuition Reimbursement Program to improve the skills and knowledge of current therapists and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.64; Certified Education Paraprofessional Welfare Transition Program.
  (1) There is created the Certified Education Paraprofessional Welfare Transition Program to provide education and employment for recipients of public assistance who are certified to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.65; Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program.
  (1) To encourage qualified medical professionals to practice in underserved locations where there are shortages of such personnel, there is established the Medical Education Reimbursement ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.66; Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
  (1) To encourage qualified personnel to seek employment in areas of this state in which critical nursing shortages exist, there is established the Nursing Student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.67; Nursing scholarship program.
  (1) There is established within the Department of Health a scholarship program for the purpose of attracting capable and promising students to the nursing profession. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.68; Florida Minority Medical Education Program.
  (1) There is created a Florida Minority Medical Education Program to be administered by the Department of Education in accordance with rules established by the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.69; Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program.
  (1) The Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program shall provide financial assistance for study in law to minority students in the colleges of law at the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.70; Florida Education Fund.
  (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Florida Education Fund Act." (2)(a) The Florida Education Fund, a not-for-...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.701; First Generation Matching Grant Program.
  (1) The First Generation Matching Grant Program is created to enable each state university to provide donors with a matching grant incentive for contributions that ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.72; Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Program.
  (1) There is hereby established a Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Education pursuant to this section and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.73; Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.
  (1) There is established the Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education pursuant to this section and rules of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.74; The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.
  (1) There is established the Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The program shall provide ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.76; Ethics in Business Scholarship Program for state universities.
  The Ethics in Business Scholarship Program for state universities is hereby created, to be administered by the Department of Education. Moneys appropriated and allocated to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.765; Ethics in Business scholarships for community colleges and independent postsecondary educational institutions.
  When the former Department of Insurance or the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission receives a $6 million settlement as specified in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.77; Florida Work Experience Program.
  (1) There is established the Florida Work Experience Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to introduce ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.78; Student Loan Program.
  There is hereby created a Student Loan Program, referred to in ss. 1009.78-1009.88 as the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.79; Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.
  (1) The issuance of revenue bonds to finance the establishment of the program, to be payable primarily from payments of interest, principal, and handling charges ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.80; Approval of loans; administration of program.
  (1) The loans to be made with the proceeds of the program shall be determined and approved by the Department of Education, pursuant to rules ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.81; Loan agreements.
  The Department of Education may enter into loan agreements between the department and the recipients of loans from the program for such periods and under ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.82; Terms of loans.
  The term of all authorized loans shall be fixed by rules adopted by the state board and the loan agreements to be entered into with ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.83; Rate of interest and other charges.
  The Department of Education shall from time to time fix the interest and other charges to be paid for any student loan, at rates sufficient ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.84; Procurement of insurance as security for loans.
  The Department of Education may contract with any insurance company or companies licensed to do business in the state for insurance payable in the event ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.85; Participation in guaranteed student loan program.
  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary for participation in the guaranteed student loan program, as provided by the Higher Education Act of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.86; Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.
  (1) The Student Loan Operating Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Department of Education. Funds shall be credited to the trust ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.87; Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.
  The provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 shall be in addition to the other provisions of this chapter and shall not be construed to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.88; Validation of bonds.
  Revenue bonds issued pursuant to ss. 1009.78-1009.88 shall be validated in the manner provided by chapter 75. In actions to validate such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.89; The William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident access grants.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent nonprofit colleges and universities eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.891; The Access to Better Learning and Education Grant Program.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent for-profit colleges and universities eligible to participate in the Access to Better Learning and Education Grant ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.892; Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.
  (1) A public or private postsecondary institution shall include in its cost of attendance adult norm-referenced testing that it requires for eligible students to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.90; Duties of the Department of Education.
  The duties of the department shall include: (1) Administration of this part and rules adopted by the State Board of Education. (2) Administration of federal ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.91; Assistance programs and activities of the department.
  (1) The department may contract for the administration of the student financial assistance programs as specifically provided in ss. 295.01, 1009.29, 1009.56, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.92; Funding for programs administered by the department.
  (1) In the preparation of its annual budget, the department shall request that the Legislature continue to provide funding for applicable programs from the General ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.93; Student financial aid planning and development.
  (1) The department shall administer a student financial aid planning and development program. It is the intent of the Legislature that a specific sum of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.94; Student financial assistance database.
  (1) The Department of Education shall design and maintain a student financial assistance database that can be used to support all aspects of the administration ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.95; Delinquent accounts.
  (1) The Department of Education is directed to exert every lawful and reasonable effort to collect all delinquent unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan notes, student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.96; Annual review of financial assistance programs.
  All new and existing financial assistance programs authorized under this chapter which are not funded for 3 consecutive years after enactment shall stand repealed. Financial ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.97; General provisions.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDING; EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.--The Legislature recognizes that educational opportunity at the postsecondary level is a critical state interest and is best ensured through ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.971; Florida Prepaid College Board.
  (1) FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD; CREATION.--The Florida Prepaid College Board is hereby created as a body corporate with all the powers of a body ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.972; Florida Prepaid College Trust Fund.
  (1) There is created within the State Board of Administration the Florida Prepaid College Trust Fund. The trust fund shall be segregated into two separate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.973; Comprehensive investment plans.
  The Florida Prepaid College Board shall establish separate comprehensive investment plans for the prepaid program and for the savings program, each subject to the approval ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.974; Exemption from claims of creditors.
  Moneys paid into or out of the trust fund by or on behalf of a purchaser or qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.975; Payroll deduction authority.
  The state or any state agency, county, municipality, or other political subdivision may, by contract or collective bargaining agreement, agree with any employee to remit ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.976; Annual report.
  On or before March 31 of each year, the Florida Prepaid College Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared separate reports setting forth in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.98; Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program.
  (1) STANLEY G. TATE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PROGRAM; CREATION.--There is created the Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program to provide a medium through ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.981; Florida College Savings Program.
  (1)(a) The Florida Prepaid College Board is authorized to create, establish, and administer the Florida College Savings Program to promote and enhance the affordability ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.982; Disclaimer.
  Nothing in ss. 1009.97-1009.984 shall be construed as a promise or guarantee that a qualified beneficiary or a designated beneficiary will be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.983; Direct-support organization; authority.
  (1) The Florida Prepaid College Board may establish a direct-support organization which is: (a) A Florida corporation, not for profit, incorporated under the provisions ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.984; Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program.
  The Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program is established to provide economically disadvantaged youth with prepaid postsecondary tuition scholarships. The direct-support organization established pursuant to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.99; Short title.
  Sections 1009.99-1009.9994 may be cited as the "Florida Higher Education Loan Authority ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.991; Purpose.
  It is the purpose of this act to provide assistance and an additional method of financing the cost of higher education to students and the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.992; Definitions.
  As used in this act: (1) "Authority" means any public corporation created by s. 1009.993 or any board, body, commission, department, or officer of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.993; Authority; creation, membership, terms of members, expenses.
  (1) In each county there is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "_____ County Education Loan Authority." Each such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.994; Functions and powers of authority.
  Each authority shall have the following functions and powers: (1) To adopt rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.995; Expenses of authority.
  All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be payable solely from funds provided under the provisions of this act; and, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.996; Higher education facilities authority as higher education loan authority.
  As an alternative to the creation of an authority, a commission may confer all rights, powers, privileges, duties, and immunities of an authority upon any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9965; Moneys, endowments, properties; acquisition, deposit, and guarantees.
  Each authority is authorized to establish specific guidelines relating to the deposits of moneys, endowments, or properties by institutions which moneys, endowments, or properties would ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.997; Conveyance of loan funding deposit to participating institutions.
  When the principal of and interest on obligations of an authority issued to finance the cost of an education loan financing program, including any refunding ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9975; Notes of authority.
  An authority may issue its negotiable notes for any corporate purpose and renew any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether or not the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9976; Issuance of obligations.
  (1) An authority may issue its negotiable revenue obligations for any corporate purpose. In anticipation of the sale of such obligations, the authority may issue ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9977; Trust agreement to secure obligations.
  In the discretion of the authority, any obligations issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9978; Payment of obligations.
  Obligations issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or the county or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9979; Pledge of revenues.
  Each authority shall fix, revise, charge, and collect fees, and it is empowered to contract with any person in respect thereof. Each agreement entered into ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.998; Funds as trust funds.
  All moneys received by or on behalf of an authority pursuant to this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of obligations or as revenues, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9981; Obligations; qualities of investment securities.
  All obligations issued under the provisions of this act, regardless of form or terms, shall have all the qualities and incidents, including negotiability, of investment ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9982; Rights of holders of obligations.
  Any holder of obligations issued pursuant to this act or a trustee under a trust agreement entered into pursuant to this act, except to the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9983; Refunding obligations; purpose, proceeds; investment of proceeds.
  (1) An authority may provide for the issuance of obligations for the purpose of refunding any of its obligations then outstanding, including the payment of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9984; Investment of funds of authority.
  Except as otherwise provided in s. 1009.9983(3), an authority may invest any funds in: (1) Direct obligations of the United States of America; (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9985; Obligations as legal investments.
  Any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank or institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company, or other person carrying on a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9986; Validation of bonds and proceedings.
  A higher education loan authority shall determine its authority to issue any of its bonds, and the legality of all proceedings in connection therewith, as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9987; Actions to contest validity of bonds.
  An action or proceeding to contest the validity of any bond issued under this act, other than a proceeding pursuant to s. 1009.9986, shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9988; Annual report.
  Each authority shall keep an accurate account of all of its activities and shall annually provide a report thereof to the commission and to the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9989; Act as alternative method.
  This act shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9990; State agreement.
  The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any obligations issued under this act, and with those parties who may enter ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9991; Conflicts of interest.
  (1) If any member, officer, or employee of an authority has an interest, either direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9992; Liberal construction.
  This act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9993; Tax exemption.
  Neither an authority nor its agent or trustee shall be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any transactions, or any property acquired or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1009.9994; State Board of Administration authority to borrow and lend funds to finance student loans; conditions and limitations.
  (1) The State of Florida, acting through the State Board of Administration, is authorized to borrow funds to finance student loans and to lend such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.01; Uniform records and accounts.
  (1) The financial records and accounts of each school district, community college, university, and other institution or agency under the supervision of the State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.011; Definition.
  For purposes of this chapter and chapter 1011, the following terms: university, universities, and university board of trustees include New College under the supervision of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.02; Financial accounting and expenditures.
  All funds accruing to a school district, a community college, or a university must be received, accounted for, and expended in accordance with law and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.03; Delinquent accounts.
  District school boards, community college boards of trustees, and university boards of trustees: (1) Shall exert every effort to collect all delinquent accounts. (2) May ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.04; Purchasing.
  (1) Purchases and leases by school districts, community colleges, and universities shall comply with the requirements of law and rules of the State Board of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.05; Federal grants; maximization of indirect cost allowance.
  The Department of Education shall maximize the available federal indirect cost allowed on all federal grants. Beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year, none of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.07; Bonds or insurance required.
  (1) Each district school board, community college board of trustees, and university board of trustees shall ensure that each official and employee responsible for handling, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.08; Promotion and public relations; funding.
  Each district school board and community college board of trustees may budget and use a portion of the funds accruing to it from auxiliary enterprises ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.09; Direct-support organizations.
  School district, community college, and university direct-support organizations shall be organized and conducted under the provisions of ss. 1001.453, 1004.28, and 1004....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.10; Florida Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the "Florida Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act." (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.11; Electronic transfer of funds.
  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 215.85, each district school board, community college board of trustees, and university board of trustees shall adopt written ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.20; Cost accounting and reporting for school districts.
  (1) COST ACCOUNTING.--Each school district shall account for expenditures of all state, local, and federal funds on a school-by-school and a district-...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.21; Indirect costs.
  District school boards shall assess district indirect costs only for services received by the program or institution against which such cost is assessed. When assigning ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.215; Educational funding accountability.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Administrative personnel" means those employees responsible for management functions such as the development of broad policies ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.22; Cost accounting and reporting for workforce education.
  (1) Each school district and each community college shall account for expenditures of all state, local, federal, and other funds in the manner prescribed by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.23; Cost accounting and reporting for community colleges.
  Community colleges shall provide an annual report on the cost of operations as provided in s. 1011....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.24; Cost accounting and reporting for universities.
  Universities shall provide an annual expenditure analysis report as provided in s. 1011....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.30; Audits required.
  School districts, community colleges, universities, and other institutions and agencies under the supervision of the State Board of Education are subject to the audit provisions ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.305; Audit of student enrollment.
  (1) The Auditor General shall periodically examine the records of school districts, and other agencies as appropriate, to determine compliance with law and State Board ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.33; Financial and performance audits.
  Each district school board and community college board of trustees, and university board of trustees is authorized to have an audit of their accounts and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.34; Audits of direct-support organizations.
  Audits of school district, community college, and state university direct-support organizations are subject to the audit provisions of ss. 1001.453(4), 1004.28(...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.40; Proposals for issuing bonds.
  Whenever the residents of a school district in this state shall desire the issuance of bonds by such school district for the purpose of acquiring, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.41; Procedure of district school boards with reference to proposals for issuing bonds.
  It shall be the duty of the district school board to plan the school financial program of the district so that, insofar as practicable, needed ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.42; Publication of resolution.
  It shall be the duty of the district school board, when the resolution proposing a bond issue has been approved by the Department of Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.43; Notice of election; qualifications of electors.
  The district school board shall also, at the meeting at which is passed the resolution provided for in s. 1010.41, order that an election ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.44; Conduct of election; form of ballot; appointment of inspectors; canvassing returns.
  The election, provided for in s. 1010.43, shall be held at the place or several places in the district where the last general election ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.45; Result of election held.
  If it appears by the result of the election that a majority of the votes cast shall be "For bonds," the district school board shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.46; If election adverse, no second election within 6 months.
  If the result of the election is adverse to the issuance of the bonds, no election shall be held for such purpose within 6 months ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.47; Receiving bids and sale of bonds.
  (1) If the issuance of bonds is authorized at the election, or if any bonds outstanding against the district are being refunded, the district school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.48; Bidders to give security.
  The district school board may require of all bidders for the bonds that they give security by bond or by a deposit to the district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.49; Form and denomination of bonds.
  The district school board may prescribe the denomination of the bonds to be issued, and such bonds may be issued with or without interest coupons ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.50; Investment of fiduciary funds in bonds; security for deposit of public funds.
  School district bonds authorized and issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be lawful investments for fiduciary and trust funds, including all funds in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.51; Records to be kept and reports to be made.
  The district school board shall maintain a complete record of all bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, which record shall show upon what ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.52; Bonds may be validated; validity of bonds.
  When an issue of bonds for any school district shall be authorized in the manner provided under the terms of this chapter, such bonds shall, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.53; Proceeds; how expended.
  The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds shall be held by the district school board and shall be expended by the board for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.54; Disposition of surplus of bond issue.
  Should there remain any of the proceeds of the sale of school district bonds after the purpose and object for which the bonds were issued ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.55; Additional bond issues.
  After the issuance by any school district of bonds in the manner authorized in this chapter, the qualified electors of the school district may thereafter, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.56; Board of Administration to act as fiscal agent in issuance and sale of motor vehicle anticipation certificates.
  (1) In aid of the provisions of s. 18, Art. XII of the State Constitution of 1885 as adopted by s. 9(d), Art. XII, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.57; Bonds payable from motor vehicle license tax funds; instruction units computed.
  (1) For the purpose of administering the provisions of s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution as amended in 1972, the number of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.58; Procedure for determining number of instruction units for community colleges.
  The number of instruction units for community colleges shall be determined from the full-time equivalent students in the community college, provided that full-time ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.59; Interest rates.
  All bonds issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to the provisions of s. 9(a), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as amended, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.62; Revenue bonds and debt.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Capital outlay project" means: 1. Any project to acquire, construct, improve, or change the functional use ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.70; Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
  Each fiscal year, variable percentages of the gross revenue from the sale of on-line and instant lottery tickets as determined by the department, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.71; State School Trust Fund.
  (1) The State School Trust Fund shall be derived from the following sources: (a) The proceeds of all lands that have been or may hereafter ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.72; Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund.
  The Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund is created to be administered by the Department of Education. Funds may be credited to the trust ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.73; State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund.
  (1) The State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Department of Education. Funds shall be credited to the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.731; Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-35, Laws of Florida, re-created the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Trust Fund to be used by the Department of Education for the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.74; Educational Certification and Services Trust Fund.
  The proceeds from the collection of certification fees, fines, penalties, and costs levied pursuant to s. 1012.59 shall be remitted by the Department of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.75; Teacher Certification Examination Trust Fund.
  The proceeds for the certification examination fee levied pursuant to s. 1012.59 shall be remitted by the Department of Education to the Chief Financial ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.76; Educational Aids Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-27, Laws of Florida, re-created the Educational Aids Trust Fund to administer receipts and disbursements for federal grants received by the Department ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.77; Food and Nutrition Services Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-34, Laws of Florida, re-created the Food and Nutrition Services Trust Fund to record revenue and disbursements of Federal Food and Nutrition ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.78; Projects, Contracts, and Grants Trust Fund.
  There is created in the Department of Education the Projects, Contracts, and Grants Trust Fund. The personnel employed to plan and administer grants or contracts ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.79; Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-26, Laws of Florida, re-created the Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund to record revenue and disbursements of examination fees received by the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.80; Educational Media and Technology Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-25, Laws of Florida, re-created the Educational Media and Technology Trust Fund to record revenue and disbursements by the Department of Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.81; Knott Data Center Working Capital Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-29, Laws of Florida, re-created the Knott Data Center Working Capital Trust Fund to record the revenue from fees paid for services ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.82; Textbook Bid Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-36, Laws of Florida, re-created the Textbook Bid Trust Fund to record the revenue and disbursements of textbook bid performance deposits submitted ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.83; Institutional Assessment Trust Fund.
  (1) Chapter 99-32, Laws of Florida, re-created the Institutional Assessment Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Education pursuant to this ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.84; Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-33, Laws of Florida, re-created the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund to record revenue and disbursements from fees as authorized in s. 446....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.85; Phosphate Research Trust Fund.
  Chapter 99-45, Laws of Florida, re-created the Phosphate Research Trust Fund to record the revenue and disbursements from tax on severance of phosphate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.86; Administration of capital improvement and building fees trust funds.
  The State Board of Education shall administer the Capital Improvement Fee Trust Fund and the Building Fee Trust Fund which include receipts from capital improvement ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1010.87; Workers' Compensation Administration Trust Fund within the Department of Education.
  (1) The Workers' Compensation Administration Trust Fund is created within the Department of Education, to be administered by such department. The trust fund shall be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.01; Budget system established.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall prepare and submit a coordinated K-20 education annual legislative budget request to the Governor and the Legislature ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.011; Legislative capital outlay budget request.
  The State Board of Education shall submit an integrated, comprehensive budget request for educational facilities construction and fixed capital outlay needs for school districts, community ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.012; Annual capital outlay budget.
  (1) Each district school board, community college board of trustees, and university board of trustees shall, each year, adopt a capital outlay budget for the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.02; District school boards to adopt tentative budget.
  (1) On or before the date prescribed in rules of the State Board of Education, each district school board shall receive and examine the tentative ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.03; Public hearings; budget to be submitted to Department of Education.
  (1) Each district school board must cause a summary of its tentative budget, including the proposed millage levies as provided for by law, and graphs ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.04; Levying of taxes.
  (1) Upon receipt of the certificate of the property appraiser giving the assessed valuation of the county and of each of the special tax school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.05; Implementation of the official budget.
  The official budget shall give the appropriations and reserves therein the force and effect of fixed appropriations and reserves, and the same shall not be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.06; Expenditures.
  (1) Expenditures shall be limited to the amount budgeted under the classification of accounts provided for each fund and to the total amount of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.07; Internal funds.
  (1) The district school board shall be responsible for the administration and control of all local school funds derived by any public school from all ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.08; Expenditures between July 1 and date budget becomes official.
  During the period from July 1 to the date the tentative budget becomes official, district school boards are authorized to approve ordinary expenditures, including salary ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.09; Expenditure of funds by district school board.
  All state funds apportioned to the credit of any district constitute a part of the district school fund of that district and must be budgeted ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.10; Penalty.
  (1) Any member of a district school board or any district school superintendent who violates the provisions of this section commits malfeasance and misfeasance in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.11; Certain provisions to be directory.
  No irregularities of form or manner in the preparation or adoption of any budget under the provisions of this chapter shall invalidate either the budget ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.12; Purposes of and procedures in incurring school indebtedness.
  Indebtedness for school purposes may be incurred only as follows: (1) School districts may issue bonds creating a long-term indebtedness as prescribed by law. (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.13; Current loans authorized under certain conditions.
  Except as provided in subsection (2), for any fiscal year in which school funds are estimated to be insufficient at any time during that fiscal ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.14; Obligations for a period of 1 year.
  District school boards are authorized only under the following conditions to create obligations by way of anticipation of budgeted revenues accruing on a current basis ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.15; Obligations to eliminate major emergency conditions.
  The district school board of any district experiencing a major emergency condition in an existing school plant that demands immediate correction in order to prevent ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.16; Provisions for retirement of existing indebtedness which is unfunded or in default.
  In any district in which there is any indebtedness outstanding against the district school fund which has not yet been funded, or at any time ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.17; School funds to be paid to Chief Financial Officer or into depository.
  (1) Every tax collector or other person having moneys which by law go to any district school fund shall at least once each month pay ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.18; School depositories; payments into and withdrawals from depositories.
  (1) SCHOOL FUNDS TO BE PAID INTO DEPOSITORIES.--The tax collector, the clerk of the circuit court, the superintendent, and all other persons having, receiving, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.19; Sources of district school fund.
  The district school fund shall consist of funds derived from the district school tax levy; state appropriations; appropriations by county commissioners; local, state, and federal ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.20; Apportionment and use of district school fund.
  The district school fund shall be apportioned, expended and disbursed in the district solely for the support of the public schools of the district as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.21; Source and use of district interest and sinking fund.
  The district interest and sinking fund of any school district shall comprise the proceeds of the tax levied for the purpose of paying the principal ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.22; Interest and sinking funds may be invested in certain bonds, warrants, and notes.
  Each district school board shall have the power at all times to invest the interest and sinking funds collected for the retirement of any bonds ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.23; Disposition of balance in interest and sinking fund.
  If all principal and interest outstanding against any school district shall have been paid, and there shall still remain a balance in the interest and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.24; Special district units.
  For the purposes of funding through this chapter and chapter 1013, lab schools shall be designated as special school districts. Such districts shall be accountable ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.30; Budgets for community colleges.
  Each community college president shall recommend to the community college board of trustees a budget of income and expenditures at such time and in such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.31; Current loans to community college boards of trustees.
  (1) At any time the current funds on hand are insufficient to pay obligations created by a community college board of trustees in accordance with ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.32; Community College Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Program.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that the community colleges do not have sufficient physical facilities to meet the current demands of their instructional and community programs. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.40; Budgets for universities.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST.--The State Board of Education shall provide instructions, guidelines, and standard formats to be used by each university that will provide ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.41; University appropriations.
  Funds for the general operations of universities shall be requested and appropriated as Aid to Local Governments Grants and Aids, subject to provisions of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.4105; Transition from state accounting system (FLAIR) to university accounting system.
  (1) Universities and colleges under the supervision of the State Board of Education shall use the state accounting system (FLAIR) for fiscal year 2002-2003. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.4106; Trust fund dissolution.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 215.3206(2) and 215.3208(2), and pursuant to s. 216.351, all unexpended balances as of June 30, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.411; Budgets for sponsored research at universities.
  Funds for sponsored research at each university shall be budgeted and expended pursuant to ss. 1010.30 and 1011....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.42; University depositories; deposits into and withdrawals from depositories.
  (1) The board of trustees of each university shall designate the depositories in which any university funds may be deposited. No bank shall be designated ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.43; Investment of university agency and activity funds; earnings used for scholarships.
  Each university is authorized to invest available agency and activity funds and to use the earnings from such investments for student scholarships and loans. The ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.45; End of year balance of funds.
  Unexpended amounts in any fund in a university current year operating budget shall be carried forward and included as the balance forward for that fund ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.47; Auxiliary enterprises; contracts, grants, and donations.
  As used in s. 19(f)(3), Art. III of the State Constitution, the term: (1) "Auxiliary enterprises" includes activities that directly or indirectly provide ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.48; Establishment of educational research centers for child development.
  (1) Upon approval of the university president, the student government association of any state university may establish an educational research center for child development in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.49; Assent to Smith-Lever Act; university board of trustees authorized to receive grants.
  The Legislature, in behalf of and for the state, assents to, and gives its assent to, the provisions and requirements of the Act of Congress ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.50; Agricultural experiment stations; assent to Act of Congress; federal appropriation.
  The objects and purposes contained in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.501; Assent to ss. 1444 and 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977; board of trustees authorized to receive grants, etc.
  The assent of Legislature is given to the provisions and requirements of ss. 1444 and 1445 of the Act of Congress commonly known as the "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.51; Independent postsecondary endowment grants.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that accredited baccalaureate-degree-granting independent nonprofit colleges and universities are an integral part of the higher education system ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.52; Appropriation to first accredited medical school.
  (1) Subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, the Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to the first accredited medical school. Payments of moneys from ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.55; Procedure for legislative budget requests for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
  (1) The legislative budget request of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind shall be prepared using the same format, procedures, and timelines ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.56; Operating budget for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
  The president of the school shall recommend to the board of trustees a budget of income and expenditures at such time and in such form ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.57; Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; board of trustees; management flexibility.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 216.031, 216.181, and 216.262 to the contrary and pursuant to the provisions of s. 216.351, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.60; Minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program.
  Each district which participates in the state appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program shall provide evidence of its effort to maintain an adequate school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.61; Definitions.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program: (1) A "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.62; Funds for operation of schools.
  If the annual allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each district for operation of schools is not determined in the annual appropriations act ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.63; Reporting for state funding; prohibition.
  When a public educational institution has been fully funded by an external agency for direct instructional costs of any course or program, the FTE generated ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.64; School district minimum classroom expenditure requirements.
  (1) The Legislature may require any school district that fails to meet minimum academic performance standards to increase emphasis on classroom instruction activities from operating ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.65; Florida Education Finance Program Appropriation Allocation Conference.
  Prior to the distribution of any funds appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for the K-12 Florida Education Finance Program formula and for the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.66; Distribution of FEFP funds.
  The distribution of FEFP funds shall be made in payments on or about the 10th and 26th of each month. Upon the request of any ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.67; Funds for instructional materials.
  (1) The department is authorized to allocate and distribute to each district an amount as prescribed annually by the Legislature for instructional materials for student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.68; Funds for student transportation.
  The annual allocation to each district for transportation to public school programs, including charter schools as provided in s. 1002.33(17)(b), of students ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.685; Class size reduction; operating categorical fund.
  (1) There is created an operating categorical fund for implementing the class size reduction provisions of s. 1, Art. IX of the State Constitution. These ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.69; Equity in School-Level Funding Act.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Equity in School-Level Funding Act." (2) Beginning in the 2003-2004 fiscal year, district school boards ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.70; Medicaid certified school funding maximization.
  (1) Each school district, subject to the provisions of ss. 409.9071 and 409.908(21) and this section, is authorized to certify funds provided ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.71; District school tax.
  (1) If the district school tax is not provided in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations Act, each district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.715; Resolution regarding school capital outlay surcharge.
  The resolution of a district school board providing for the imposition of the school capital outlay surtax authorized in s. 212.055(6) may include ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.72; Levy based on interim assessment roll; reimbursement to state for additional taxes collected upon reconciliation of roll.
  In any year in which the base student allocation has been guaranteed to school districts through the use of state funds, a school district which ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.73; District millage elections.
  (1) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 2 YEARS.--The district school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.74; Source and use of district capital improvement fund.
  The district capital improvement fund shall consist of funds derived from the sale of school district bonds authorized in s. 17, Art. XII of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.75; Gifted education exemplary program grants.
  (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Challenge Grant Program for the Gifted." (2) There is hereby created a grant ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.76; Small School District Stabilization Program.
  (1) There is created the Small School District Stabilization Program to assist school districts in rural communities that document economic conditions or other significant community ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.765; Florida Academic Improvement Trust Fund matching grants.
  (1) MATCHING GRANTS.--The Florida Academic Improvement Trust Fund shall be utilized to provide matching grants to the Florida School for the Deaf and the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.77; Special laws and general laws of local application prohibited.
  (1) Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby prohibits special laws and general laws of local application ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.80; Funds for operation of workforce education programs.
  (1) As used in this section, the terms "workforce education" and "workforce education program" include: (a) Adult general education programs designed to improve the employability ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.801; Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program.
  The Legislature recognizes that the need for school districts and community colleges to be able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic development needs ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.81; Community College Program Fund.
  (1) There is established a Community College Program Fund. This fund shall comprise all appropriations made by the Legislature for the support of the current ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.82; Requirements for participation in Community College Program Fund.
  Each community college district which participates in the state appropriations for the Community College Program Fund shall provide evidence of its effort to maintain an ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.83; Financial support of community colleges.
  Each community college that has been approved by the Department of Education and meets the requirements of law and rules of the State Board of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.84; Procedure for determining state financial support and annual apportionment of state funds to each community college district.
  The procedure for determining state financial support and the annual apportionment to each community college district authorized to operate a community college under the provisions ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.85; Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program for Community Colleges.
  (1) There is created the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program for Community Colleges as a single matching gifts program that encompasses the goals originally ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.86; Educational leadership enhancement grants.
  (1) State universities and community colleges may submit proposals for educational leadership enhancement grants to the Commissioner of Education. Proposals shall be funded competitively. (2) ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.90; State university funding.
  (1) Planned enrollments for each university as accepted or modified by the Legislature and program cost categories shall be the basis for the allocation of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.91; Additional appropriation.
  (1) All moneys received by universities, other than from state and federal sources, from student building and capital improvement fees, and from vending machine collections, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.93; Pari-mutuel wagering funded research and development programs.
  Each fiscal year, the first $250,000 of the funds credited to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be used to fund the establishment ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1011.94; Trust Fund for University Major Gifts.
  (1) There is established a Trust Fund for University Major Gifts. The purpose of the trust fund is to enable each university and New College ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.01; Definitions.
  Specific definitions shall be as follows, and wherever such defined words or terms are used in the Florida K-20 Education Code, they shall be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.05; Teacher recruitment and retention.
  (1) The Department of Education, in cooperation with teacher organizations, district personnel offices, and schools, colleges, and departments of all public and nonpublic postsecondary educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.06; Temporary assignment of professional staff among K-20 system.
  To facilitate economical and effective use of professional staff, school districts, public postsecondary educational institutions, and the Department of Education may enter into written agreements ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.07; Identification of critical teacher shortage areas.
  (1) As used in ss. 1009.57, 1009.58, and 1009.59, the term "critical teacher shortage area" applies to mathematics, science, career education, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.21; Department of Education duties; K-12 personnel.
  (1) PERIODIC CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.--In cooperation with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Education may periodically perform criminal history record ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.22; Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.
  The district school board shall: (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe qualifications for those positions, and provide for the appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.23; School district personnel policies.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or the State Constitution, district school boards may adopt rules governing personnel matters, including the assignment of duties ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.2315; Assignment of teachers.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.--The Legislature finds disparities between teachers assigned to teach in a majority of "A" graded schools and teachers assigned to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.24; Employment and compensation of instructional personnel during specific emergencies.
  In the event of an epidemic, strike, mass walkout, substantial numbers of teacher resignations, or other urgent condition, a district school board upon recommendation of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.25; School officers to turn over money and property to successors.
  Every school officer shall turn over to his or her successor or successors in office, on retiring, all books, papers, documents, records, funds, money, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.26; Legal services for employees; reimbursement for judgments in civil actions.
  Each district school board may provide legal services for officers and employees of the school board who are charged with civil or criminal actions arising ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.27; Public school personnel; powers and duties of district school superintendent.
  The district school superintendent is responsible for directing the work of the personnel, subject to the requirements of this chapter, and in addition the district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.28; Public school personnel; duties of school principals.
  (1) Public school principals shall supervise public school personnel as the district school board determines necessary. (2) The school principal is responsible for recommending to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.31; Personnel files.
  Public school system employee personnel files shall be maintained according to the following provisions: (1)(a) Except for materials pertaining to work performance or such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.32; Qualifications of personnel.
  (1) To be eligible for appointment in any position in any district school system, a person shall be of good moral character; shall have attained ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.33; Contracts with instructional staff, supervisors, and school principals.
  (1)(a) Each person employed as a member of the instructional staff in any district school system shall be properly certified pursuant to s. 1012....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.34; Assessment procedures and criteria.
  (1) For the purpose of improving the quality of instructional, administrative, and supervisory services in the public schools of the state, the district school superintendent ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.35; Substitute teachers.
  (1) Each district school board shall adopt rules prescribing the compensation of, and the procedure for employment of, substitute teachers. (a) The procedure for employment ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.36; Part-time teachers.
  (1) District school boards may hire certified and qualified personnel as provided in ss. 1012.39 and 1012.57 to teach a specified number of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.37; Education paraprofessionals.
  A district school board may appoint education paraprofessionals to assist members of the instructional staff in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. An education paraprofessional ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.38; Education paraprofessional career development.
  (1)(a) Each school district may adopt a program for the career development of education paraprofessionals. The purpose of the program is to provide to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.39; Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists; students performing clinical field experience.
  (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and 1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, each district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.40; Educational support employees.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Educational support employee" means any person employed by a district school system who is employed as a teacher ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.42; Teacher teaching out-of-field.
  (1) ASSISTANCE.--Each district school board shall adopt and implement a plan to assist any teacher teaching out-of-field, and priority consideration in professional ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.43; Career teachers.
  (1) Career teachers and other teachers who qualify for certificates on the basis of nonacademic preparation shall be entitled to all the contractual rights and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.44; Qualifications for certain persons providing speech-language services.
  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for speech-language services to school districts that qualify for the sparsity supplement as described in s. ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.45; School bus drivers; requirements and duties.
  (1) Each school bus driver must be of good moral character, of good vision and hearing, able-bodied, free from communicable disease, mentally alert, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.46; Athletic trainers.
  (1) School districts may establish and implement an athletic injuries prevention and treatment program. Central to this program should be the employment and availability of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.465; Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees and contractors.
  (1) Noninstructional school district employees or contractual personnel who are permitted access on school grounds when students are present, who have direct contact with students ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.51; Legislative intent; declaration.
  It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the practice of teaching in the public school system and its related services, including administering ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.52; Teacher quality; legislative findings.
  (1) The Legislature intends to implement a comprehensive approach to increase students' academic achievement and improve teaching quality. The Legislature recognizes that professional educators play ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.53; Duties of instructional personnel.
  (1) The primary duty of instructional personnel is to work diligently and faithfully to help students meet or exceed annual learning goals, to meet state ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.54; Purpose of instructional personnel certification.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that school personnel certified in this state possess the credentials, knowledge, and skills necessary to allow the opportunity ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.55; Positions for which certificates required.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall classify school services, designate the certification subject areas, establish competencies, including the use of technology to enhance student ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.56; Educator certification requirements.
  (1) APPLICATION.--Each person seeking certification pursuant to this chapter shall submit a completed application containing the applicant's social security number to the Department ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.561; Address of record.
  Each certified educator or applicant for certification is solely responsible for maintaining his or her current address with the Department of Education and for notifying ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.565; Educator certification for blind and visually impaired students.
  As a part of the certification process, teachers certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students shall be required to demonstrate competence in ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.57; Certification of adjunct educators.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.575; Alternative preparation programs for certified teachers to add additional coverage.
  A district school board may design alternative teacher preparation programs to enable persons already certificated to add an additional coverage to their certificates. Each alternative ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.58; Transition to Teaching Program.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The Transition to Teaching Program is created to encourage and assist midcareer professionals who want to become teachers. (2) GRANTS; ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.-- (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.585; Process for renewal of professional certificates.
  (1)(a) District school boards shall renew state-issued professional certificates as follows: 1. Each district school board shall renew state-issued professional certificates for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.586; Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates.
  A school district may process via a Department of Education website certificates for the following applications of public school employees: (1) Addition of a subject ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.59; Certification fees.
  (1) The State Board of Education, by rule, shall establish separate fees for applications, examinations, certification, certification renewal, late renewal, recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and may ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.595; Saving clause.
  Each applicant who was issued a certificate by the Department of Education prior to June 25, 1986, shall be entitled to hold such certificate. Henceforth, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.61; Sick leave.
  (1) ELIGIBILITY.--Any member of the instructional staff or any other employee of a district school system employed on a full-time basis in the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.62; Transfer of sick leave and annual leave.
  In implementing the provisions of ss. 402.22(1)(d) and 1001.42(4)(m), educational personnel in Department of Children and Family Services residential ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.63; Illness-in-line-of-duty leave.
  Any district school board employee shall be entitled to illness-in-line-of-duty leave when he or she has to be absent from his ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.64; Sabbatical leave.
  (1) Any member of the instructional staff of any school district may be granted sabbatical leave for a period not to exceed 1 year. A ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.65; Terminal pay for accrued vacation leave.
  A district school board may establish policies to provide for a lump-sum payment for accrued vacation leave to an employee of the district school ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.66; Provisions for leaves of absence.
  All leaves of absence for all district school board employees, except those leaves prescribed by law, shall be granted with or without compensation pursuant to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.67; Absence without leave.
  Any district school board employee who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence, and his or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.68; Records of absences.
  The administrator of each designated organizational unit shall see that both the days present and the days absent for each employee are reported to the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.685; Retirement; annuities authorized.
  (1) District school boards may purchase annuities for all school personnel with 25 or more years of creditable service who have reached age 50 and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.69; Provisions relating to Workers' Compensation Law.
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall supersede any of the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law; provided, however, that where amounts payable under the provisions ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.695; Local civil service system laws not superseded.
  Sections 1012.61, 1012.63, and 1012.66 shall not be construed to supersede or modify any local law establishing a civil service system covering ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.71; The Florida Teachers Lead Program Stipend.
  (1) Funding for the Florida Teachers Lead Program Stipend shall be as determined by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act. Funds appropriated for the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.72; Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that teachers play a critical role in preparing students to achieve the high levels of academic performance expected by the Sunshine ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.75; Liability of teacher or principal; excessive force.
  (1) Except in the case of excessive force or cruel and unusual punishment, a teacher or other member of the instructional staff, a principal or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.77; Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that Florida continues to face teacher shortages and that fewer young people consider teaching as a career. It is the intent ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.79; Education Practices Commission; organization.
  (1) The Education Practices Commission consists of 17 members, including 7 teachers, 5 administrators, and 5 lay citizens (of whom 2 shall be former district ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.795; Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline.
  (1) The Education Practices Commission may suspend the educator certificate of any person as defined in s. 1012.01(2) or (3) for a period ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.796; Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties.
  (1)(a) The Department of Education shall cause to be investigated expeditiously any complaint filed before it or otherwise called to its attention which, if ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.797; Notification of district school superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of employees.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 985.04(7) or any other provision of law to the contrary, a law enforcement agency shall, within 48 ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.798; Recovery network program for educators.
  (1) RECOVERY NETWORK ESTABLISHED.--There is created within the Department of Education, a recovery network program to assist educators who are impaired as a result ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.799; Reporting certain offenses.
  Instructional personnel or administrative personnel having knowledge that a sexual battery has been committed by a student upon another student must report the offense to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.80; Participation by employees in disruptive activities at public postsecondary educational institutions; penalties.
  (1) Any person who accepts the privilege extended by the laws of this state of employment at any public postsecondary educational institution shall, by so ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.801; Employees of the Division of Colleges and Universities.
  Employees of the Division of Colleges and Universities of the Department of Education who are participating in the State University Optional Retirement Program prior to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.81; Personnel records.
  Rules of the State Board of Education shall prescribe the content and custody of limited-access records which a community college may maintain on its ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.82; Teaching faculty; minimum teaching hours per week.
  Each full-time member of the teaching faculty at any community college who is paid wholly from funds appropriated from the community college program fund ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.83; Contracts with administrative and instructional staff.
  Each person employed in an administrative or instructional capacity in a community college shall be entitled to a contract as provided by rules of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.84; Exemption from county civil service commissions.
  (1) Any community college located in a county which has either a budget commission or a civil service commission is exempt from the regulation, supervision, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.85; Payment of costs of civil actions against officers, employees, or agents of community college board of trustees.
  (1) Whenever any civil action has been brought against any officer of the community college board of trustees, including a board member, or any person ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.855; Employment of community college personnel; discrimination in granting salary prohibited.
  (1)(a) Employment of all personnel in each community college shall be upon recommendation of the president, subject to rejection for cause by the community ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.86; Community college employment equity accountability program.
  (1) Each community college shall include in its annual equity update a plan for increasing the representation of women and minorities in senior-level administrative ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.865; Sick leave.
  Each community college board of trustees shall adopt rules whereby any full-time employee who is unable to perform his or her duties at the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.87; Retirement annuities.
  Each community college board of trustees may purchase annuities for its community college personnel who have 25 or more years of creditable service and who ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.875; Community College Optional Retirement Program.
  Each community college may implement an optional retirement program, if such program is established therefor pursuant to s. 1001.64(20), under which annuity or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.88; Community college police.
  (1) Each community college is permitted and empowered to employ police officers for the community college, who must be designated community college police. (2) Each ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.91; Personnel records.
  (1) Each university board of trustees shall adopt rules prescribing the content and custody of limited-access records that the university may maintain on its ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.92; Personnel codes of conduct; disciplinary measures; rulemaking authority.
  (1) Each university board of trustees may adopt, by rule, codes of conduct and appropriate penalties for violations of rules by employees, to be administered ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.93; Faculty members; test of spoken English.
  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring that all faculty members in each state university and New College, other than those persons who ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.94; Evaluations of faculty members; report.
  (1) For the purpose of evaluating faculty members, each university board of trustees shall adopt rules for the assignment of duties and responsibilities to faculty ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.945; Required number of classroom teaching hours for university faculty members.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "State funds" means those funds appropriated annually in the General Appropriations Act. (b) "Classroom contact hour" means a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.95; University employment equity accountability program.
  (1) Each state university and New College shall maintain an annual equity plan for appropriate representation of women and minorities in senior-level administrative positions, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.96; IFAS extension personnel; federal health insurance programs notwithstanding the provisions of s. 110.123.
  The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida may pay the employer's share of premiums to the Federal Health Benefits ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.965; Payment of costs of civil action against employees.
  (1) An employee or agent under the right of control of a university board of trustees who, pursuant to the university board's policies or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.97; University police.
  (1) Each university is empowered and directed to provide for police officers for the university, and such police officers shall hereafter be known and designated ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.975; Remuneration of state university presidents; limitations.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "Cash-equivalent compensation" means any benefit that may be assigned an equivalent cash value. (b) "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.98; School Community Professional Development Act.
  (1) The Department of Education, public postsecondary educational institutions, public school districts, public schools, state education foundations, consortia, and professional organizations in this state shall ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.985; Statewide system for inservice professional development.
  (1) The intent of this section is to establish a statewide system of professional development that provides a wide range of targeted inservice training to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.986; William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders.
  (1) There is established the William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders to provide high standards and sustained support for principals as instructional ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.99; Interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel.
  The interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in form substantially ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.991; Commissioner designated official.
  For the purposes of the agreement set forth in Article IX, the "designated state official" for this state shall be the Commissioner of Education. The ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1012.992; Copies of contracts with other states; depository.
  Two copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement set forth in Article IX shall be kept on file ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.01; Definitions.
  The following terms shall be defined as follows for the purpose of this chapter: (1) "Ancillary plant" is comprised of the building, site, and site ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.02; Purpose; rules.
  (1) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize state and local officials to cooperate in establishing and maintaining educational plants that will provide for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.03; Functions of the department.
  The functions of the Department of Education as it pertains to educational facilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Establish recommended ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.04; School district educational facilities plan performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application.
  (1) The Office of Educational Facilities and SMART Schools Clearinghouse shall develop and adopt measures for evaluating the performance and productivity of school district educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.05; Office of Educational Facilities and SMART (Soundly Made, Accountable, Reasonable, and Thrifty) Schools Clearinghouse.
  (1) The SMART Schools Clearinghouse is established to assist school districts that seek to access School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Program awards pursuant to ss. 1013....
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.10; Use of buildings and grounds.
  The board may permit the use of educational facilities and grounds for any legal assembly or for community use centers or may permit the same ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.11; Postsecondary institutions assessment of physical plant safety.
  The president of each postsecondary institution shall conduct or cause to be conducted an annual assessment of physical plant safety. An annual report shall incorporate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.12; Casualty, safety, sanitation, and firesafety standards and inspection of property.
  The State Board of Education shall adopt and administer rules prescribing standards for the safety and health of occupants of educational and ancillary plants as ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.13; Coordination of school safety information; construction design documents.
  (1) Each district school superintendent must provide to the law enforcement agency and fire department that has jurisdiction over each educational facility a copy of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.14; Proposed purchase of real property by a board; confidentiality of records; procedure.
  (1)(a) In any case in which a board, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.15; Lease, rental, and lease-purchase of educational facilities and sites.
  (1) A board may lease any land, facilities, or educational plants owned by it to any person or entity for such term, for such rent, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.16; Construction of facilities on leased property; conditions.
  (1) A board may construct or place educational facilities and ancillary facilities on land that is owned by any person after the board has acquired ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.17; University leasing in affiliated research and development park.
  A university is exempt from the requirements of s. 255.25(3), (4), and (8) when leasing educational facilities in a research and development park ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.171; University lease agreements; land, facilities.
  (1) Each university is authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements to lease land under its jurisdiction to for-profit and nonprofit corporations, registered by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.18; Radio and television facilities.
  (1) A board may acquire, by purchase, license, permanent easement, or gift, suitable lands and other facilities, either within or without the boundaries of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.19; Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.
  For the purpose of implementing jointly financed construction project agreements, or for the construction of combined occupancy structures, any board may purchase, own, convey, sell, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.20; Standards for relocatables used as classroom space; inspections.
  (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules establishing standards for relocatables intended for long-term use as classroom space at a public elementary ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.21; Reduction of relocatable facilities in use.
  (1)(a) It is a goal of the Legislature that all school districts shall provide a quality educational environment for their students such that, by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.22; Obscenity on educational buildings or vehicles.
  Whoever willfully cuts, paints, pastes, marks, or defaces by writing or in any other manner any educational building, furniture, apparatus, appliance, outbuilding, ground, fence, tree, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.23; Energy efficiency contracting.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The Legislature finds that investment in energy conservation measures in educational facilities can reduce the amount of energy consumed and produce immediate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.24; Right of eminent domain.
  There is conferred upon the district school boards in the state the authority and right to take private property for any public school purpose or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.25; When university or community college board of trustees may exercise power of eminent domain.
  Whenever it becomes necessary for the welfare and convenience of any of its institutions or divisions to acquire private property for the use of such ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.26; Department of Legal Affairs to represent university board in condemnation proceedings.
  Any suits or actions brought by a university board of trustees to condemn property, as provided in s. 1013.25, shall be brought in the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.27; Purchase of land by municipality.
  Any municipality wherein a community college as defined by s. 1004.65 is situated may purchase land with municipal funds and to donate and convey ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.28; Disposal of property.
  (1) REAL PROPERTY.--Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, a board may dispose of any land or real property that is, by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.30; University campus master plans and campus development agreements.
  (1) This section contains provisions for campus planning and concurrency management that supersede the requirements of part II of chapter 163, except when stated otherwise ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.31; Educational plant survey; localized need assessment; PECO project funding.
  (1) At least every 5 years, each board shall arrange for an educational plant survey, to aid in formulating plans for housing the educational program ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.32; Exception to recommendations in educational plant survey.
  An exception to the recommendations in the educational plant survey may be allowed if a board considers that it will be advantageous to the welfare ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.33; Coordination of planning with local governing bodies.
  (1) It is the policy of this state to require the coordination of planning between boards and local governing bodies to ensure that plans for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.35; School district educational facilities plan; definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long-term work programs.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "Adopted educational facilities plan" means the comprehensive planning document that is adopted annually by the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.351; Coordination of planning between the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and local governing bodies.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.355; Educational facilities benefit districts.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage and authorize public cooperation among district school boards, affected local general purpose governments, and benefited ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.356; Local funding for educational facilities benefit districts or community development districts.
  Upon confirmation by a district school board of the commitment of revenues by an educational facilities benefit district or community development district necessary to construct ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.357; Educational facilities benefit district or community development district facility utilization.
  The student population of all facilities funded pursuant to this act shall, to the greatest extent possible, reflect the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic balance of ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.36; Site planning and selection.
  (1) Before acquiring property for sites, each district school board and community college board of trustees shall determine the location of proposed educational centers or ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.365; Schools on contaminated site prohibited.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the same meaning as provided in the definitions in s. 376.301: "contaminant," "...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.37; State uniform building code for public educational facilities construction.
  (1) UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.--A uniform statewide building code for the planning and construction of public educational and ancillary plants by district school boards and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.371; Conformity to codes.
  (1) CONFORMITY TO FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL.-- (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), all public educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.372; Education facilities as emergency shelters.
  (1) The Department of Education shall, in consultation with boards and county and state emergency management offices, include within the standards to be developed under ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.38; Boards to ensure that facilities comply with building codes and life safety codes.
  (1) Boards shall ensure that all new construction, renovation, remodeling, day labor, and maintenance projects conform to the appropriate sections of the Florida Building Code, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.39; Building construction standards; exemptions.
  Universities are exempt from local amendments to the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.40; Planning and construction of community college facilities; property acquisition.
  (1) The need for community college facilities shall be established by a survey conducted pursuant to this chapter. The facilities recommended by such survey must ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.41; SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative purpose.
  (1) SMART SCHOOLS.--"SMART schools" are schools that are soundly made, accountable, reasonable, and thrifty. It is the purpose of the Legislature to provide a ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.42; School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Program Act.
  (1) This section and s. 1013.72 may be cited as the "School Infrastructure Thrift Program Act." (2) The School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Program is ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.44; Low-energy use design; solar energy systems; swimming pool heaters.
  (1)(a) Passive design elements and low-energy usage features shall be included in the design and construction of new educational facilities. Operable glazing consisting ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.45; Educational facilities contracting and construction techniques.
  (1) Boards may employ procedures to contract for construction of new facilities, or major additions to existing facilities, that will include, but not be limited ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.451; Life-cycle costs comparison.
  (1) In order to ensure that the construction of new and expanded education facilities provides the best long-term value, school districts shall compare the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.46; Advertising and awarding contracts; prequalification of contractor.
  (1)(a) As soon as practicable after any bond issue has been voted upon and authorized or funds have been made available for the construction, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.47; Substance of contract; contractors to give bond; penalties.
  Each board shall develop contracts consistent with this chapter and statutes governing public facilities. Such a contract must contain the drawings and specifications of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.48; Changes in construction requirements after award of contract.
  The board may, at its option and by written policy duly adopted and entered in its official minutes, authorize the superintendent or president or other ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.49; Toxic substances in construction, repair, or maintenance of educational facilities.
  (1) All toxic substances enumerated in the Florida Substance List established pursuant to 1s. 442.103 that are to be used in the construction, repair, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.50; Final payment to contractor.
  (1) The final payment to the contractor shall not be made until the construction project has been inspected by the architect or other person designated ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.502; A Business-Community (ABC) school facilities; standards.
  Notwithstanding any local government ordinance or regulation, any business or corporation may expand the square footage or floor area of its current or proposed facility ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.51; Expenditures authorized for certain infrastructure.
  (1)(a) Subject to exemption from the assessment of fees pursuant to s. 1013.37(1), education boards, boards of county commissioners, municipal boards, and ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.512; Land Acquisition and Facilities Advisory Board.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that effective land acquisition and facilities operations are essential components of Florida district school boards' ability to provide facilities to accommodate ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.52; Cooperative development and joint use of facilities by two or more boards.
  (1) Two or more boards, including district school boards, community college boards of trustees, the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.53; Cooperative development of educational facilities in juvenile justice programs.
  (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide early notice to school districts regarding the siting of new juvenile justice facilities. School districts shall include ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.54; Cooperative development and use of satellite facilities by private industry and district school boards.
  (1) Each district school board may submit, prior to August 1 of each year, a request to the commissioner for funds from the Public Education ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.60; Legislative capital outlay budget request.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education shall develop a procedure deemed appropriate in arriving at the amounts required to fund projects as reflected in the integrated, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.61; Annual capital outlay budget.
  Each board shall, each year, adopt a capital outlay budget for the ensuing year in order that the capital outlay needs of the board for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.62; Charter schools capital outlay funding.
  (1) In each year in which funds are appropriated for charter school capital outlay purposes, the Commissioner of Education shall allocate the funds among eligible ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.63; University Concurrency Trust Fund.
  (1) The University Concurrency Trust Fund is created within the Department of Education. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the general revenue service charge ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.64; Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects.
  Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital outlay projects shall be determined as follows: (...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.65; Educational and ancillary plant construction funds; Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; allocation of funds.
  (1) The commissioner, through the department, shall administer the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund. The commissioner shall allocate or reallocate funds ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.66; Financing of approved capital projects.
  (1) Capital projects are to be financed in accordance with s. 9(a)(2), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as amended, or from other ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.67; Commissioner to provide for encumbrances of funds.
  The Commissioner of Education shall provide for timely encumbrances of funds for duly authorized projects. Encumbrances may include proceeds to be received under a resolution ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.68; Classrooms First Program; uses.
  (1) The Commissioner of Education shall allocate funds appropriated for the Classrooms First Program among the district school boards. It is the intent of the ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.69; Full bonding required to participate in programs.
  Any district with unused bonding capacity in its Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund allocation that certifies in its district educational facilities plan that ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.70; The 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond Program.
  There is hereby established the 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond Program. (1) The issuance of revenue bonds payable from the first lottery revenues transferred to ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.71; Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund.
  (1)(a) The Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Department of Education. Funds shall be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.72; SIT Program award eligibility; maximum cost per student station of educational facilities; frugality incentives; recognition awards.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that district school boards that seek awards of SIT Program funds use due diligence and sound business ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.721; A Business-Community (ABC) School Program.
  (1) In order to increase business partnerships in education, to reduce school and classroom overcrowding throughout the state, 1to offset the high costs of educational ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.73; Effort index grants for school district facilities.
  (1) The Legislature hereby allocates for effort index grants the sum of $300 million from the funds appropriated from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund by ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.735; Classrooms for Kids Program.
  (1) ALLOCATION.--The department shall allocate funds appropriated for the Classrooms for Kids Program. It is the intent of the Legislature that this program be ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.736; District Effort Recognition Program.
  (1) RECOGNITION FUNDS.--From funds appropriated by the Legislature, district effort recognition capital outlay grants shall be made to eligible school districts in accordance with ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.737; The Class Size Reduction Lottery Revenue Bond Program.
  There is established the Class Size Reduction Lottery Revenue Bond Program. (1) The issuance of revenue bonds is authorized to finance or refinance the construction, ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.738; High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Grant Program.
  (1) Subject to funds provided in the General Appropriations Act, the High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Grant Program is hereby established. Funds provided pursuant ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.74; University authorization for fixed capital outlay projects.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 216, including s. 216.351, a university may accomplish fixed capital outlay projects consistent with the provisions of this ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.75; Cooperative funding of career center facilities.
  (1) Each district school board operating a designated career center may submit, prior to August 1 of each year, a request to the commissioner for ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.76; Multiyear capital improvement contracts.
  Any provision of chapters 1010 and 1011 to the contrary notwithstanding, school districts are authorized to award capital improvement contracts involving expenditures to be incurred ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.78; Approval required for certain university-related facility acquisitions.
  (1) No university or university direct-support organization shall construct, accept, or purchase facilities for which the state will be asked for operating funds unless ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.79; University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Program.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that the universities do not have sufficient physical facilities to meet the current demands of their instructional and research programs. It ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.81; Community college indebtedness; bonds and tax anticipation certificates; payment.
  (1) The indebtedness incurred for the benefit of community colleges and represented by bonds or motor vehicle tax anticipation certificates issued from time to time ...
• Florida K-20 Education Code Code Section 1013.82; Contracts of institutions for supplies, utility services, and building construction exempt from operation of county or municipal ordinance or charter.
  (1) University boards of trustees are authorized to contract for supplies, utility services, and building construction without regulation or restriction by municipal or county charter ...

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