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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 accelerati |