ENROLLED 2024 Legislature CS for SB 7004, 2nd Engrossed 20247004er 1 2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.02, 3 F.S.; deleting a requirement that the State Board of 4 Education establish the cost of certain tuition and 5 fees; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; deleting a 6 requirement that the state board identify certain 7 metrics and develop a specified plan relating to the 8 Florida College System; amending s. 1002.3105, F.S.; 9 deleting a requirement that a performance contract be 10 completed if a student participates in an Academically 11 Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning option; 12 providing that a performance contract may be used at 13 the discretion of the principal; repealing s. 14 1002.311, F.S., relating to single-gender programs; 15 amending s. 1002.34, F.S.; deleting a requirement for 16 the Commissioner of Education to provide for an annual 17 comparative evaluation of charter technical career 18 centers and public technical centers; amending s. 19 1002.45, F.S.; deleting a requirement that school 20 districts provide certain virtual instruction options 21 to students; deleting a requirement that virtual 22 instruction program providers be nonsectarian; 23 authorizing school districts to provide certain 24 students with the equipment and access necessary for 25 participation in virtual instruction programs; 26 amending s. 1002.61, F.S.; authorizing school 27 districts to satisfy specified requirements for such 28 program by contracting with certain providers; 29 amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; requiring the Department of 30 Education to review school readiness program plans 31 every 3 years, rather than every 2 years; amending s. 32 1002.85, F.S.; requiring early learning coalitions to 33 submit school readiness program plans to the 34 department every 3 years, rather than every 2 years; 35 amending s. 1003.435, F.S.; revising the eligibility 36 requirements for students to take the high school 37 equivalency examination; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.; 38 deleting a requirement that the department collect and 39 report certain data relating to a middle school career 40 and professional academy or a career-themed course; 41 repealing s. 1003.4995, F.S., relating to the fine 42 arts report prepared by the Commissioner of Education; 43 repealing s. 1003.4996, F.S., relating to the 44 Competency-Based Education Pilot Program; amending s. 45 1003.49965, F.S.; authorizing, rather than requiring, 46 a school district to hold an Art in the Capitol 47 Competition; amending s. 1003.51, F.S.; deleting a 48 requirement regarding assessment procedures for 49 Department of Juvenile Justice education programs; 50 revising requirements for which assessment results 51 must be included in a students discharge packet; 52 deleting requirements for specified sanctions against 53 district school boards for unsatisfactory performance 54 in their Department of Juvenile Justice education 55 programs; amending s. 1003.621, F.S.; deleting a 56 requirement for academically high-performing school 57 districts to submit an annual report to the state 58 board; repealing s. 1004.925, F.S., relating to 59 automotive service technology education programs and 60 certification; amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; revising the 61 definition of the term adequate instructional 62 materials; requiring certain information published 63 and regularly updated by the Department of Education 64 to be sorted by grade level; deleting a timeframe 65 requirement for each district school superintendent to 66 notify the department about instructional materials; 67 deleting a requirement for such notification; 68 authorizing, rather than requiring, a school principal 69 to collect the purchase price of instructional 70 materials lost, destroyed, or unnecessarily damaged by 71 a student; amending s. 1006.283, F.S.; deleting a 72 timeframe requirement for a district school 73 superintendent to certify to the department that 74 certain instructional materials meet applicable state 75 standards; amending s. 1006.33, F.S.; beginning with a 76 specified adoption cycle, requiring the department to 77 publish an instructional materials adoption timeline; 78 providing requirements for such timeline and adoption 79 cycle; providing requirements for the 2025-2026 80 instructional materials adoption cycle; providing an 81 expiration date for such requirements; deleting 82 certain timelines relating to the adoption of 83 instructional materials; amending s. 1007.33, F.S.; 84 deleting a provision authorizing the Board of Trustees 85 of St. Petersburg College to establish certain degree 86 programs; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; revising the 87 requirements for comprehensive plans for student 88 progression; revising the students who receive 89 priority for allocation of remedial and supplemental 90 instruction resources; requiring individualized 91 progress monitoring plans to be developed within a 92 specified timeframe; providing requirements for 93 students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 94 Program who exhibit a substantial deficiency in early 95 literacy skills and early mathematics skills; 96 providing that substantial deficiencies in early 97 literacy skills and early mathematics skills for such 98 students are determined by specified results of the 99 coordinated screening and progress monitoring; 100 requiring the State Board of Education to identify 101 specified guidelines in rule; requiring teachers and 102 school administrators to meet with specified parents 103 upon the request of such parents; authorizing such 104 parents to request specified actions; revising 105 requirements for the administration of the coordinated 106 screening and progress monitoring system; providing 107 requirements for the administration of such system for 108 students in the summer prekindergarten program; 109 amending s. 1008.31, F.S.; revising a provision 110 relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to 111 relate to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; 112 amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; authorizing the state board 113 to allow certain schools additional time to implement 114 a community school model; amending s. 1008.332, F.S.; 115 revising a provision relating to the No Child Left 116 Behind Act of 2001 to relate to the Every Student 117 Succeeds Act of 2015; deleting a requirement for 118 certain committee members to annually report to 119 specified entities; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; 120 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1008.345, 121 F.S.; deleting a requirement for the department to 122 develop an annual feedback report; deleting a 123 requirement for the Commissioner of Education to 124 review specified feedback reports and submit findings 125 to the state board; deleting certain requirements for 126 a report the commissioner produces annually for the 127 state board and the Legislature; revising what 128 information certain community assessment team 129 recommendations are based on; amending s. 1008.45, 130 F.S.; deleting a requirement that the state board 131 provide a specified annual evaluation; amending ss. 132 1000.05, 1002.31, 1002.321, 1002.33, 1002.455, 133 1008.22, 1008.37, and 1013.841, F.S.; conforming 134 provisions and cross-references to changes made by the 135 act; providing an effective date. 136 137 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 138 139 Section 1.Subsection (5) of section 1001.02, Florida 140 Statutes, is amended to read: 141 1001.02General powers of State Board of Education. 142 (5)The State Board of Education is responsible for 143 reviewing and administering the state program of support for the 144 Florida College System institutions and, subject to existing 145 law, shall establish the tuition and out-of-state fees for 146 developmental education and for credit instruction that may be 147 counted toward an associate in arts degree, an associate in 148 applied science degree, or an associate in science degree. 149 Section 2.Subsection (17) of section 1001.03, Florida 150 Statutes, is amended to read: 151 1001.03Specific powers of State Board of Education. 152 (17)PLAN SPECIFYING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.By July 1, 2013, 153 the State Board of Education shall identify performance metrics 154 for the Florida College System and develop a plan that specifies 155 goals and objectives for each Florida College System 156 institution. The plan must include: 157 (a)Performance metrics and standards common for all 158 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions 159 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not 160 limited to, remediation success, retention, graduation, 161 employment, transfer rates, licensure passage, excess hours, 162 student loan burden and default rates, job placement, faculty 163 awards, and highly respected rankings for institution and 164 program achievements. 165 (b)Student enrollment and performance data delineated by 166 method of instruction, including, but not limited to, 167 traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 168 Section 3.Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (4) of 169 section 1002.3105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 170 1002.3105Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance 171 Learning (ACCEL) options. 172 (4)ACCEL REQUIREMENTS. 173 (c)If a student participates in an ACCEL option pursuant 174 to the parental request under subparagraph (b)1., a performance 175 contract is not required but may be used at the discretion of 176 the principal must be executed by the student, the parent, and 177 the principal. At a minimum, the performance contract must 178 require compliance with: 179 1.Minimum student attendance requirements. 180 2.Minimum student conduct requirements. 181 3.ACCEL option requirements established by the principal, 182 which may include participation in extracurricular activities, 183 educational outings, field trips, interscholastic competitions, 184 and other activities related to the ACCEL option selected. 185 (d)If a principal initiates a students participation in 186 an ACCEL option, the students parent must be notified. A 187 performance contract, pursuant to paragraph (c), is not required 188 when a principal initiates participation but may be used at the 189 discretion of the principal. 190 Section 4.Section 1002.311, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 191 Section 5.Subsection (19) of section 1002.34, Florida 192 Statutes, is amended to read: 193 1002.34Charter technical career centers. 194 (19)EVALUATION; REPORT.The Commissioner of Education 195 shall provide for an annual comparative evaluation of charter 196 technical career centers and public technical centers. The 197 evaluation may be conducted in cooperation with the sponsor, 198 through private contracts, or by department staff. At a minimum, 199 the comparative evaluation must address the demographic and 200 socioeconomic characteristics of the students served, the types 201 and costs of services provided, and the outcomes achieved. By 202 December 30 of each year, the Commissioner of Education shall 203 submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker 204 of the House of Representatives, and the Senate and House 205 committees that have responsibility for secondary and 206 postsecondary career and technical education a report of the 207 comparative evaluation completed for the previous school year. 208 Section 6.Paragraphs (c) through (e) of subsection (1) of 209 section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 210 paragraphs (b) through (d), respectively, and present paragraphs 211 (b), (c), and (e) of that subsection, subsection (2), paragraph 212 (d) of subsection (3), subsection (5), and paragraph (a) of 213 subsection (6) are amended to read: 214 1002.45Virtual instruction programs. 215 (1)PROGRAM. 216 (b)1.Each school district shall provide at least one 217 option for part-time and full-time virtual instruction for 218 students residing within the school district. All school 219 districts must provide parents with timely written notification 220 of at least one open enrollment period for full-time students of 221 90 days or more which ends 30 days before the first day of the 222 school year. A school district virtual instruction program shall 223 consist of the following: 224 a.Full-time and part-time virtual instruction for students 225 enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. 226 b.Full-time or part-time virtual instruction for students 227 enrolled in dropout prevention and academic intervention 228 programs under s. 1003.53, Department of Juvenile Justice 229 education programs under s. 1003.52, core-curricula courses to 230 meet class size requirements under s. 1003.03, or Florida 231 College System institutions under this section. 232 2.Each virtual instruction program established under 233 paragraph (c) by a school district either directly or through a 234 contract with an approved virtual instruction program provider 235 shall operate under its own Master School Identification Number 236 as prescribed by the department. 237 (b)(c)To provide students residing within the school 238 district the option of participating in virtual instruction 239 programs as required by paragraph (b), a school district may: 240 1.Contract with the Florida Virtual School or establish a 241 franchise of the Florida Virtual School pursuant to s. 242 1002.37(2) for the provision of a program under paragraph (b). 243 2.Contract with an approved virtual instruction program 244 provider under subsection (2) for the provision of a full-time 245 or part-time program under paragraph (b). 246 3.Enter into an agreement with other school districts to 247 allow the participation of its students in an approved virtual 248 instruction program provided by the other school district. The 249 agreement must indicate a process for the transfer of funds 250 required by paragraph (6)(b). 251 4.Establish school district operated part-time or full 252 time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction programs. 253 5.Enter into an agreement with a virtual charter school 254 authorized by the school district under s. 1002.33. 255 256 Contracts under subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. may include 257 multidistrict contractual arrangements executed by a regional 258 consortium service organization established pursuant to s. 259 1001.451 for its member districts. A multidistrict contractual 260 arrangement or an agreement under subparagraph 3. is not subject 261 to s. 1001.42(4)(d) and does not require the participating 262 school districts to be contiguous. These arrangements may be 263 used to fulfill the requirements of paragraph (b). 264 (d)(e)Each school district shall: 265 1.Provide to the department by each October 1, a copy of 266 each contract and the amount paid per unweighted full-time 267 equivalent virtual student for services procured pursuant to 268 subparagraphs (b)1. and 2. (c)1. and 2. 269 2.Expend any difference in the amount of funds per 270 unweighted full-time equivalent virtual student allocated to the 271 school district pursuant to subsection (6) and the amount paid 272 per unweighted full-time equivalent virtual student by the 273 school district for a contract executed pursuant to subparagraph 274 (b)1. (c)1. or subparagraph (b)2. (c)2. on acquiring computer 275 and device hardware and associated operating system software 276 that comply with the requirements of s. 1001.20(4)(a)1.b. 277 3.Provide to the department by September 1 of each year an 278 itemized list of items acquired in subparagraph 2. 279 4.Limit the enrollment of full-time equivalent virtual 280 students residing outside of the school district providing the 281 virtual instruction pursuant to paragraph (b) (c) to no more 282 than those that can be funded from state Florida Education 283 Finance Program funds. 284 (2)PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. 285 (a)The department shall annually publish on its website a 286 list of providers approved by the State Board of Education to 287 offer virtual instruction programs. To be approved, a virtual 288 instruction program provider must document that it: 289 1.Is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, 290 employment practices, and operations; 291 2.Complies with the antidiscrimination provisions of s. 292 1000.05; 293 2.3.Locates an administrative office or offices in this 294 state, requires its administrative staff to be state residents, 295 requires all instructional staff to be Florida-certified 296 teachers under chapter 1012 and conducts background screenings 297 for all employees or contracted personnel, as required by s. 298 1012.32, using state and national criminal history records; 299 3.4.Electronically provides to parents and students 300 specific information that includes, but is not limited to, the 301 following teacher-parent and teacher-student contact information 302 for each course: 303 a.How to contact the instructor via phone, e-mail, or 304 online messaging tools. 305 b.How to contact technical support via phone, e-mail, or 306 online messaging tools. 307 c.How to contact the administration office via phone, e 308 mail, or online messaging tools. 309 d.Any requirement for regular contact with the instructor 310 for the course and clear expectations for meeting the 311 requirement. 312 e.The requirement that the instructor in each course must, 313 at a minimum, conduct one contact with the parent and the 314 student each month; 315 4.5.Possesses prior, successful experience offering 316 virtual instruction courses to elementary, middle, or high 317 school students as demonstrated by quantified student learning 318 gains in each subject area and grade level provided for 319 consideration as an instructional program option. However, for a 320 virtual instruction program provider without sufficient prior, 321 successful experience offering online courses, the State Board 322 of Education may conditionally approve the virtual instruction 323 program provider to offer courses measured pursuant to 324 subparagraph (7)(a)2. Conditional approval shall be valid for 1 325 school year only and, based on the virtual instruction program 326 providers experience in offering the courses, the State Board 327 of Education may grant approval to offer a virtual instruction 328 program; 329 5.6.Is accredited by a regional accrediting association as 330 defined by State Board of Education rule; 331 6.7.Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a 332 detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan 333 that addresses every subject and grade level it intends to 334 provide through contract with the school district, including: 335 a.Courses and programs that meet the standards of the 336 International Association for K-12 Online Learning and the 337 Southern Regional Education Board. 338 b.Instructional content and services that align with, and 339 measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the state 340 academic standards. 341 c.Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has 342 satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school 343 graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate; 344 7.8.Publishes, in accordance with disclosure requirements 345 adopted in rule by the State Board of Education, as part of its 346 application as an approved virtual instruction program provider 347 and in all contracts negotiated pursuant to this section: 348 a.Information and data about the curriculum of each full 349 time and part-time virtual instruction program. 350 b.School policies and procedures. 351 c.Certification status and physical location of all 352 administrative and instructional personnel. 353 d.Hours and times of availability of instructional 354 personnel. 355 e.Student-teacher ratios. 356 f.Student completion and promotion rates. 357 g.Student, educator, and school performance accountability 358 outcomes; 359 8.9.If the approved virtual instruction program provider 360 is a Florida College System institution, employs instructors who 361 meet the certification requirements for instructional staff 362 under chapter 1012; and 363 9.10.Performs an annual financial audit of its accounts 364 and records conducted by an independent auditor who is a 365 certified public accountant licensed under chapter 473. The 366 independent auditor shall conduct the audit in accordance with 367 rules adopted by the Auditor General and in compliance with 368 generally accepted auditing standards, and include a report on 369 financial statements presented in accordance with generally 370 accepted accounting principles. The audit report shall be 371 accompanied by a written statement from the approved virtual 372 instruction program provider in response to any deficiencies 373 identified within the audit report and shall be submitted by the 374 approved virtual instruction program provider to the State Board 375 of Education and the Auditor General no later than 9 months 376 after the end of the preceding fiscal year. 377 (b)An approved virtual instruction program provider that 378 maintains compliance with all requirements of this section shall 379 retain its approved status for a period of 3 school years after 380 the date of approval by the State Board of Education. 381 (3)VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.Each virtual 382 instruction program under this section must: 383 (d)Provide each full-time student enrolled in the virtual 384 instruction program who qualifies for free or reduced-price 385 school lunches under the National School Lunch Act, or who is on 386 the direct certification list, and who does not have a computer 387 or Internet access in his or her home with: 388 1.All equipment necessary for participants in the virtual 389 instruction program, including, but not limited to, a computer, 390 computer monitor, and printer, if a printer is necessary to 391 participate in the virtual instruction program; and 392 2.Access to or reimbursement for all Internet services 393 necessary for online delivery of instruction. 394 395 A school district may provide each full-time student enrolled in 396 the virtual instruction program with the equipment and access 397 necessary for participation in the program. 398 (5)STUDENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.Each student 399 enrolled in the school districts virtual instruction program 400 authorized pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) (1)(c) must: 401 (a)Comply with the compulsory attendance requirements of 402 s. 1003.21. Student attendance must be verified by the school 403 district. 404 (b)Take statewide assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22 and 405 participate in the coordinated screening and progress monitoring 406 system under s. 1008.25(9). Statewide assessments and progress 407 monitoring may be administered within the school district in 408 which such student resides, or as specified in the contract in 409 accordance with s. 1008.24(3). If requested by the approved 410 virtual instruction program provider or virtual charter school, 411 the district of residence must provide the student with access 412 to the districts testing facilities. 413 (6)VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL 414 FUNDING. 415 (a)All virtual instruction programs established pursuant 416 to paragraph (1)(b) (1)(c) are subject to the requirements of s. 417 1011.61(1)(c)1.b.(III), (IV), (VI), and (4), and the school 418 district providing the virtual instruction program shall report 419 the full-time equivalent students in a manner prescribed by the 420 department. A school district may report a full-time equivalent 421 student for credit earned by a student who is enrolled in a 422 virtual instruction course provided by the district which was 423 completed after the end of the regular school year if the full 424 time equivalent student is reported no later than the deadline 425 for amending the final full-time equivalent student membership 426 report for that year. 427 Section 7.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 428 1002.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 429 1002.61Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public 430 schools and private prekindergarten providers. 431 (1)(a)Each school district shall administer the Voluntary 432 Prekindergarten Education Program at the district level for 433 students enrolled under s. 1002.53(3)(b) in a summer 434 prekindergarten program delivered by a public school. A school 435 district may satisfy this requirement by contracting with 436 private prekindergarten providers. 437 Section 8.Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 438 1002.82, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 439 1002.82Department of Education; powers and duties. 440 (2)The department shall: 441 (e)Review each early learning coalitions school readiness 442 program plan every 3 2 years and provide final approval of the 443 plan and any amendments submitted. 444 Section 9.Subsection (2) of section 1002.85, Florida 445 Statutes, is amended to read: 446 1002.85Early learning coalition plans. 447 (2)Each early learning coalition must biennially submit a 448 school readiness program plan every 3 years to the department 449 before the expenditure of funds. A coalition may not implement 450 its school readiness program plan until it receives approval 451 from the department. A coalition may not implement any revision 452 to its school readiness program plan until the coalition submits 453 the revised plan to and receives approval from the department. 454 If the department rejects a plan or revision, the coalition must 455 continue to operate under its previously approved plan. The plan 456 must include, but is not limited to: 457 (a)The coalitions operations, including its membership 458 and business organization, and the coalitions articles of 459 incorporation and bylaws if the coalition is organized as a 460 corporation. If the coalition is not organized as a corporation 461 or other business entity, the plan must include the contract 462 with a fiscal agent. 463 (b)The coalitions procedures for implementing the 464 requirements of this part, including: 465 1.Single point of entry. 466 2.Uniform waiting list. 467 3.Eligibility and enrollment processes and local 468 eligibility priorities for children pursuant to s. 1002.87. 469 4.Parent access and choice. 470 5.Sliding fee scale and policies on applying the waiver or 471 reduction of fees in accordance with s. 1002.84(9). 472 6.Use of preassessments and postassessments, as 473 applicable. 474 7.Use of contracted slots, as applicable, based on the 475 results of the assessment required under paragraph (i). 476 (c)A detailed description of the coalitions quality 477 activities and services, including, but not limited to: 478 1.Resource and referral and school-age child care. 479 2.Infant and toddler early learning. 480 3.Inclusive early learning programs. 481 4.Quality improvement strategies that strengthen teaching 482 practices and increase child outcomes. 483 (d)A detailed budget that outlines estimated expenditures 484 for state, federal, and local matching funds at the lowest level 485 of detail available by other-cost-accumulator code number; all 486 estimated sources of revenue with identifiable descriptions; a 487 listing of full-time equivalent positions; contracted 488 subcontractor costs with related annual compensation amount or 489 hourly rate of compensation; and a capital improvements plan 490 outlining existing fixed capital outlay projects and proposed 491 capital outlay projects that will begin during the budget year. 492 (e)A detailed accounting, in the format prescribed by the 493 department, of all revenues and expenditures during the 2 494 previous state fiscal years year. Revenue sources should be 495 identifiable, and expenditures should be reported by two 496 categories: state and federal funds and local matching funds. 497 (f)Updated policies and procedures, including those 498 governing procurement, maintenance of tangible personal 499 property, maintenance of records, information technology 500 security, and disbursement controls. 501 (g)A description of the procedures for monitoring school 502 readiness program providers, including in response to a parental 503 complaint, to determine that the standards prescribed in ss. 504 1002.82 and 1002.88 are met using a standard monitoring tool 505 adopted by the department. Providers determined to be high risk 506 by the coalition as demonstrated by substantial findings of 507 violations of law shall be monitored more frequently. 508 (h)Documentation that the coalition has solicited and 509 considered comments regarding the proposed school readiness 510 program plan from the local community. 511 (i)An assessment of local priorities within the county or 512 multicounty region based on the needs of families and provider 513 capacity using available community data. 514 Section 10.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 515 1003.435, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 516 1003.435High school equivalency diploma program. 517 (4)(a)A candidate who has filed a formal declaration of 518 intent to terminate school enrollment pursuant to s. 519 1003.21(1)(c) may take for a high school equivalency diploma 520 shall be at least 18 years of age on the date of the 521 examination, except that in extraordinary circumstances, as 522 provided for in rules of the district school board of the 523 district in which the candidate resides or attends school, a 524 candidate may take the examination after reaching the age of 16. 525 Section 11.Subsection (3) of section 1003.4935, Florida 526 Statutes, is amended to read: 527 1003.4935Middle grades career and professional academy 528 courses and career-themed courses. 529 (3)Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, if a school 530 district implements a middle school career and professional 531 academy or a career-themed course, the Department of Education 532 shall collect and report student achievement data pursuant to 533 performance factors identified under s. 1003.492(3) for students 534 enrolled in an academy or a career-themed course. 535 Section 12.Section 1003.4995, Florida Statutes, is 536 repealed. 537 Section 13.Section 1003.4996, Florida Statutes, is 538 repealed. 539 Section 14.Subsection (2) of section 1003.49965, Florida 540 Statutes, is amended to read: 541 1003.49965Art in the Capitol Competition. 542 (2)A Each school district may shall annually hold an Art 543 in the Capitol Competition for all public, private, and home 544 education students in grades 6 through 8. Submissions shall be 545 judged by a selection committee consisting of art teachers whose 546 students have not submitted artwork for consideration. 547 Section 15.Paragraphs (s) and (t) of subsection (2) of 548 section 1003.51, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 549 paragraphs (r) and (s), respectively, and present paragraphs (g) 550 and (r) of that subsection are amended to read: 551 1003.51Other public educational services. 552 (2)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 553 articulating expectations for effective education programs for 554 students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, including, 555 but not limited to, education programs in juvenile justice 556 prevention, day treatment, residential, and detention programs. 557 The rule shall establish policies and standards for education 558 programs for students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs 559 and shall include the following: 560 (g)Assessment procedures that, which: 561 1.For prevention, day treatment, and residential programs, 562 include appropriate academic and career assessments administered 563 at program entry and exit that are selected by the Department of 564 Education in partnership with representatives from the 565 Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and 566 education providers. Assessments must be completed within the 567 first 10 school days after a students entry into the program. 568 2.provide for determination of the areas of academic need 569 and strategies for appropriate intervention and instruction for 570 each student in a detention facility within 5 school days after 571 the students entry into the program and for the administration 572 of administer a research-based assessment that will assist the 573 student in determining his or her educational and career options 574 and goals within 22 school days after the students entry into 575 the program. The results of the these assessments required under 576 this paragraph and s. 1003.52(3)(d), together with a portfolio 577 depicting the students academic and career accomplishments, 578 must shall be included in the discharge packet assembled for 579 each student. 580 (r)A series of graduated sanctions for district school 581 boards whose educational programs in Department of Juvenile 582 Justice programs are considered to be unsatisfactory and for 583 instances in which district school boards fail to meet standards 584 prescribed by law, rule, or State Board of Education policy. 585 These sanctions shall include the option of requiring a district 586 school board to contract with a provider or another district 587 school board if the educational program at the Department of 588 Juvenile Justice program is performing below minimum standards 589 and, after 6 months, is still performing below minimum 590 standards. 591 Section 16.Subsection (4) of section 1003.621, Florida 592 Statutes, is amended to read: 593 1003.621Academically high-performing school districts.It 594 is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and reward school 595 districts that demonstrate the ability to consistently maintain 596 or improve their high-performing status. The purpose of this 597 section is to provide high-performing school districts with 598 flexibility in meeting the specific requirements in statute and 599 rules of the State Board of Education. 600 (4)REPORTS.The academically high-performing school 601 district shall submit to the State Board of Education and the 602 Legislature an annual report on December 1 which delineates the 603 performance of the school district relative to the academic 604 performance of students at each grade level in reading, writing, 605 mathematics, science, and any other subject that is included as 606 a part of the statewide assessment program in s. 1008.22. The 607 annual report shall be submitted in a format prescribed by the 608 Department of Education and shall include: 609 (a)Longitudinal performance of students on statewide, 610 standardized assessments taken under s. 1008.22; 611 (b)Longitudinal performance of students by grade level and 612 subgroup on statewide, standardized assessments taken under s. 613 1008.22; 614 (c)Longitudinal performance regarding efforts to close the 615 achievement gap; 616 (d)1.Number and percentage of students who take an 617 Advanced Placement Examination; and 618 2.Longitudinal performance regarding students who take an 619 Advanced Placement Examination by demographic group, 620 specifically by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin, and by 621 participation in the National School Lunch Program; 622 (e)Evidence of compliance with subsection (1); and 623 (f)A description of each waiver and the status of each 624 waiver. 625 Section 17.Section 1004.925, Florida Statutes, is 626 repealed. 627 Section 18.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (e) 628 of subsection (2), paragraph (b) of subsection (3), and 629 paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 1006.28, Florida 630 Statutes, are amended to read: 631 1006.28Duties of district school board, district school 632 superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 633 instructional materials. 634 (1)DEFINITIONS. 635 (a)As used in this section, the term: 636 1.Adequate instructional materials means a sufficient 637 number of student or site licenses or sets of materials that are 638 available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may 639 consist of hardbacked or softbacked textbooks, electronic 640 content, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, 641 electronic media, and computer courseware or software that serve 642 as the basis for instruction for each student in the core 643 subject areas of mathematics, language arts, social studies, 644 science, reading, and literature. 645 2.Instructional materials has the same meaning as in s. 646 1006.29(2). 647 3.Library media center means any collection of books, 648 ebooks, periodicals, or videos maintained and accessible on the 649 site of a school, including in classrooms. 650 (2)DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.The district school board has 651 the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 652 adequate instructional materials for all students in accordance 653 with the requirements of this part. The district school board 654 also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 655 (e)Public participation.Publish on its website, in a 656 searchable format prescribed by the department, a list of all 657 instructional materials, including those used to provide 658 instruction required by s. 1003.42. Each district school board 659 must: 660 1.Provide access to all materials, excluding teacher 661 editions, in accordance with s. 1006.283(2)(b)8.a. before the 662 district school board takes any official action on such 663 materials. This process must include reasonable safeguards 664 against the unauthorized use, reproduction, and distribution of 665 instructional materials considered for adoption. 666 2.Select, approve, adopt, or purchase all materials as a 667 separate line item on the agenda and provide a reasonable 668 opportunity for public comment. The use of materials described 669 in this paragraph may not be selected, approved, or adopted as 670 part of a consent agenda. 671 3.Annually, beginning June 30, 2023, submit to the 672 Commissioner of Education a report that identifies: 673 a.Each material for which the school district received an 674 objection pursuant to subparagraph (a)2., including the grade 675 level and course the material was used in, for the school year 676 and the specific objections thereto. 677 b.Each material that was removed or discontinued. 678 c.Each material that was not removed or discontinued and 679 the rationale for not removing or discontinuing the material. 680 681 The department shall publish and regularly update a list of 682 materials that were removed or discontinued, sorted by grade 683 level, as a result of an objection and disseminate the list to 684 school districts for consideration in their selection 685 procedures. 686 (3)DISTRICT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. 687 (b)Each district school superintendent shall annually 688 notify the department by April 1 of each year the state-adopted 689 instructional materials that will be requisitioned for use in 690 his or her school district. The notification shall include a 691 district school board plan for instructional materials use to 692 assist in determining if adequate instructional materials have 693 been requisitioned. 694 (4)SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.The school principal has the 695 following duties for the management and care of materials at the 696 school: 697 (b)Money collected for lost or damaged instructional 698 materials; enforcement.The school principal may shall collect 699 from each student or the students parent the purchase price of 700 any instructional material the student has lost, destroyed, or 701 unnecessarily damaged and to report and transmit the money 702 collected to the district school superintendent. A student who 703 fails to pay such sum may be suspended the failure to collect 704 such sum upon reasonable effort by the school principal may 705 result in the suspension of the student from participation in 706 extracurricular activities. A student may satisfy or 707 satisfaction of the debt by the student through community 708 service activities at the school site as determined by the 709 school principal, pursuant to policies adopted by district 710 school board rule. 711 Section 19.Subsection (1) of section 1006.283, Florida 712 Statutes, is amended to read: 713 1006.283District school board instructional materials 714 review process. 715 (1)A district school board or consortium of school 716 districts may implement an instructional materials program that 717 includes the review, recommendation, adoption, and purchase of 718 instructional materials. The district school superintendent 719 shall annually certify to the department by March 31 of each 720 year that all instructional materials for core courses used by 721 the district are aligned with applicable state standards. A list 722 of the core instructional materials that will be used or 723 purchased for use by the school district shall be included in 724 the certification. 725 Section 20.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 726 1006.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 727 1006.33Bids or proposals; advertisement and its contents. 728 (1)(a)1.Beginning with the 2026-2027 instructional 729 materials adoption cycle and thereafter, the department shall 730 publish an instructional materials adoption timeline which must 731 include, but is not limited to, publishing bid specifications, 732 advertising in the Florida Administrative Register, and 733 deadlines for the submission of bids. The adoption cycle must 734 include at least 6 months between the release of the bid 735 specifications and the deadline for the submission of bids, and 736 publication of an initial list of state-adopted instructional 737 materials no later than July 31 in the year preceding the 738 adoption. 739 2.For the 2025-2026 instructional materials adoption 740 cycle, the department shall publish an instructional materials 741 adoption timeline which must include, but is not limited to, 742 publishing bid specifications, advertising in the Florida 743 Administrative Register, and deadlines for the submission of 744 bids. The adoption cycle must include at least 6 months between 745 the release of the bid specifications and the deadline for the 746 submission of bids. The adoption cycle must specify that the 747 Commissioner of Education shall publish an initial list of 748 state-adopted instructional materials no later than December 1, 749 2025. This subparagraph shall expire July 1, 2026. Beginning on 750 or before May 15 of any year in which an instructional materials 751 adoption is to be initiated, the department shall advertise in 752 the Florida Administrative Register 4 weeks preceding the date 753 on which the bids shall be received, that at a certain 754 designated time, not later than June 15, sealed bids or 755 proposals to be deposited with the department will be received 756 from publishers or manufacturers for the furnishing of 757 instructional materials proposed to be adopted as listed in the 758 advertisement beginning April 1 following the adoption. 759 Section 21.Subsection (4) of section 1007.33, Florida 760 Statutes, is amended to read: 761 1007.33Site-determined baccalaureate degree access. 762 (4)A Florida College System institution may: 763 (a)Offer specified baccalaureate degree programs through 764 formal agreements between the Florida College System institution 765 and other regionally accredited postsecondary educational 766 institutions pursuant to s. 1007.22. 767 (b)Offer baccalaureate degree programs that were 768 authorized by law before prior to July 1, 2009. 769 (c)Establish a first or subsequent baccalaureate degree 770 program for purposes of meeting district, regional, or statewide 771 workforce needs if approved by the State Board of Education 772 under this section. 773 774 The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College is authorized to 775 establish one or more bachelor of applied science degree 776 programs based on an analysis of workforce needs in Pinellas, 777 Pasco, and Hernando Counties and other counties approved by the 778 Department of Education. For each program selected, St. 779 Petersburg College must offer a related associate in science or 780 associate in applied science degree program, and the 781 baccalaureate degree level program must be designed to 782 articulate fully with at least one associate in science degree 783 program. The college is encouraged to develop articulation 784 agreements for enrollment of graduates of related associate in 785 applied science degree programs. The Board of Trustees of St. 786 Petersburg College is authorized to establish additional 787 baccalaureate degree programs if it determines a program is 788 warranted and feasible based on each of the factors in paragraph 789 (5)(d). Prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate 790 degree program, St. Petersburg College shall engage in need, 791 demand, and impact discussions with the state university in its 792 service district and other local and regional, accredited 793 postsecondary providers in its region. Documentation, data, and 794 other information from inter-institutional discussions regarding 795 program need, demand, and impact shall be provided to the 796 colleges board of trustees to inform the program approval 797 process. Employment at St. Petersburg College is governed by the 798 same laws that govern Florida College System institutions, 799 except that upper-division faculty are eligible for continuing 800 contracts upon the completion of the fifth year of teaching. 801 Employee records for all personnel shall be maintained as 802 required by s. 1012.81. 803 Section 22.Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraphs (a) 804 and (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection (4), 805 paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (5), paragraphs (a), 806 (b), and (c) of subsection (6), paragraph (b) of subsection (7), 807 and paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 1008.25, Florida 808 Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (h) is added to subsection 809 (2) of that section, to read: 810 1008.25Public school student progression; student support; 811 coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting 812 requirements. 813 (2)STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN.Each district school board 814 shall establish a comprehensive plan for student progression 815 which must provide for a students progression from one grade to 816 another based on the students mastery of the standards in s. 817 1003.41, specifically English Language Arts, mathematics, 818 science, and social studies standards. The plan must: 819 (a)Include criteria that emphasize student reading 820 proficiency in kindergarten through grade 3 and provide targeted 821 instructional support for students with identified deficiencies 822 in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social 823 studies, including students who have been referred to the school 824 district from the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 825 pursuant to paragraph (5)(b). High schools shall use all 826 available assessment results, including the results of 827 statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessments and 828 end-of-course assessments for Algebra I and Geometry, to advise 829 students of any identified deficiencies and to provide 830 appropriate postsecondary preparatory instruction before high 831 school graduation. The results of evaluations used to monitor a 832 students progress in grades K-12 must be provided to the 833 students teacher in a timely manner and as otherwise required 834 by law. Thereafter, evaluation results must be provided to the 835 students parent in a timely manner. When available, 836 instructional personnel must be provided with information on 837 student achievement of standards and benchmarks in order to 838 improve instruction. 839 (h)Specify retention requirements for students in 840 kindergarten through grade 2 based upon each students 841 performance in English Language Arts and mathematics. For 842 students who are retained in kindergarten through grade 2, the 843 plan must incorporate the parental notification requirements 844 provided in subsections (5) and (6), include an opportunity for 845 parental input on the retention decision, and include 846 information on the importance of students mastering early 847 literacy and communication skills in order to be reading at or 848 above grade level by the end of grade 3. 849 (3)ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.District school boards shall 850 allocate remedial and supplemental instruction resources to 851 students in the following priority: 852 (a)Students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 853 Program who have a substantial deficiency in early literacy 854 skills and students in kindergarten through grade 3 who have a 855 substantial deficiency in reading or the characteristics of 856 dyslexia as determined in paragraph (5)(a). 857 (b)Students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 858 Program who have a substantial deficiency in early mathematics 859 skills and students in kindergarten through grade 4 who have a 860 substantial deficiency in mathematics or the characteristics of 861 dyscalculia as determined in paragraph (6)(a). 862 (4)ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT. 863 (c)A student who has a substantial reading deficiency as 864 determined in paragraph (5)(a) or a substantial mathematics 865 deficiency as determined in paragraph (6)(a) must be covered by 866 a federally required student plan, such as an individual 867 education plan or an individualized progress monitoring plan, or 868 both, as necessary. The individualized progress monitoring plan 869 must be developed within 45 days after the results of the 870 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system become 871 available. The plan must shall include, at a minimum, include: 872 1.The students specific, identified reading or 873 mathematics skill deficiency. 874 2.Goals and benchmarks for student growth in reading or 875 mathematics. 876 3.A description of the specific measures that will be used 877 to evaluate and monitor the students reading or mathematics 878 progress. 879 4.For a substantial reading deficiency, the specific 880 evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the science of 881 reading which the student will receive. 882 5.Strategies, resources, and materials that will be 883 provided to the students parent to support the student to make 884 reading or mathematics progress. 885 6.Any additional services the students teacher deems 886 available and appropriate to accelerate the students reading or 887 mathematics skill development. 888 (5)READING DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. 889 (a)Any student in a Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 890 Program provided by a public school who exhibits a substantial 891 deficiency in early literacy skills and any student in 892 kindergarten through grade 3 who exhibits a substantial 893 deficiency in reading or the characteristics of dyslexia based 894 upon screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, or assessment 895 data; statewide assessments; or teacher observations must be 896 provided intensive, explicit, systematic, and multisensory 897 reading interventions immediately following the identification 898 of the reading deficiency or the characteristics of dyslexia to 899 address his or her specific deficiency or dyslexia. For the 900 purposes of this subsection, a Voluntary Prekindergarten 901 Education Program student is deemed to exhibit a substantial 902 deficiency in early literacy skills based upon the results of 903 the midyear or final administration of the coordinated screening 904 and progress monitoring under subsection (9). 905 1.The department shall provide a list of state examined 906 and approved comprehensive reading and intervention programs. 907 The intervention programs shall be provided in addition to the 908 comprehensive core reading instruction that is provided to all 909 students in the general education classroom. Dyslexia-specific 910 interventions, as defined by rule of the State Board of 911 Education, shall be provided to students who have the 912 characteristics of dyslexia. The reading intervention programs 913 must do all of the following: 914 a.Provide explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, 915 sequential, and cumulative in language development, phonological 916 awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, as 917 applicable. 918 b.Provide daily targeted small group reading interventions 919 based on student need in phonological awareness, phonics, 920 including decoding and encoding, sight words, vocabulary, or 921 comprehension. 922 c.Be implemented during regular school hours. 923 2.A school may not wait for a student to receive a failing 924 grade at the end of a grading period or wait until a plan under 925 paragraph (4)(b) is developed to identify the student as having 926 a substantial reading deficiency and initiate intensive reading 927 interventions. In addition, a school may not wait until an 928 evaluation conducted pursuant to s. 1003.57 is completed to 929 provide appropriate, evidence-based interventions for a student 930 whose parent submits documentation from a professional licensed 931 under chapter 490 which demonstrates that the student has been 932 diagnosed with dyslexia. Such interventions must be initiated 933 upon receipt of the documentation and based on the students 934 specific areas of difficulty as identified by the licensed 935 professional. 936 3.A students reading proficiency must be monitored and 937 the intensive interventions must continue until the student 938 demonstrates grade level proficiency in a manner determined by 939 the district, which may include achieving a Level 3 on the 940 statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessment. The 941 State Board of Education shall identify by rule guidelines for 942 determining whether a student in a Voluntary Prekindergarten 943 Education Program has a deficiency in early literacy skills or a 944 student in kindergarten through grade 3 has a substantial 945 deficiency in reading. 946 (b)A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student 947 who exhibits a substantial deficiency in early literacy skills 948 based upon the results of the administration of the midyear or 949 final coordinated screening and progress monitoring under 950 subsection (9) shall be referred to the local school district 951 and may be eligible to receive instruction in early literacy 952 skills before participating in kindergarten. A student with an 953 individual education plan who has been retained pursuant to 954 paragraph (2)(g) and has demonstrated a substantial deficiency 955 in early literacy skills must receive instruction in early 956 literacy skills. 957 (d)The parent of any student who exhibits a substantial 958 deficiency in reading, as described in paragraph (a), must be 959 immediately notified in writing of the following: 960 1.That his or her child has been identified as having a 961 substantial deficiency in reading, including a description and 962 explanation, in terms understandable to the parent, of the exact 963 nature of the students difficulty in learning and lack of 964 achievement in reading. 965 2.A description of the current services that are provided 966 to the child. 967 3.A description of the proposed intensive interventions 968 and supports that will be provided to the child that are 969 designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency. 970 4.The student progression requirements under paragraph 971 (2)(h) and that if the childs reading deficiency is not 972 remediated by the end of grade 3, the child must be retained 973 unless he or she is exempt from mandatory retention for good 974 cause. 975 5.Strategies, including multisensory strategies and 976 programming, through a read-at-home plan the parent can use in 977 helping his or her child succeed in reading. The read-at-home 978 plan must provide access to the resources identified in 979 paragraph (e) (f). 980 6.That the statewide, standardized English Language Arts 981 assessment is not the sole determiner of promotion and that 982 additional evaluations, portfolio reviews, and assessments are 983 available to the child to assist parents and the school district 984 in knowing when a child is reading at or above grade level and 985 ready for grade promotion. 986 7.The districts specific criteria and policies for a 987 portfolio as provided in subparagraph (7)(b)4. and the evidence 988 required for a student to demonstrate mastery of Floridas 989 academic standards for English Language Arts. A school must 990 immediately begin collecting evidence for a portfolio when a 991 student in grade 3 is identified as being at risk of retention 992 or upon the request of the parent, whichever occurs first. 993 8.The districts specific criteria and policies for 994 midyear promotion. Midyear promotion means promotion of a 995 retained student at any time during the year of retention once 996 the student has demonstrated ability to read at grade level. 997 9.Information about the students eligibility for the New 998 Worlds Reading Initiative under s. 1003.485 and the New Worlds 999 Scholarship Accounts under s. 1002.411 and information on parent 1000 training modules and other reading engagement resources 1001 available through the initiative. 1002 1003 After initial notification, the school shall apprise the parent 1004 at least monthly of the students progress in response to the 1005 intensive interventions and supports. Such communications must 1006 be in writing and must explain any additional interventions or 1007 supports that will be implemented to accelerate the students 1008 progress if the interventions and supports already being 1009 implemented have not resulted in improvement. Upon the request 1010 of the parent, the teacher or school administrator shall meet to 1011 discuss the students progress. The parent may request more 1012 frequent notification of the students progress, more frequent 1013 interventions or supports, and earlier implementation of the 1014 additional interventions or supports described in the initial 1015 notification. 1016 (6)MATHEMATICS DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. 1017 (a)Any student in a Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1018 Program provided by a public school who exhibits a substantial 1019 deficiency in early mathematics skills and any student in 1020 kindergarten through grade 4 who exhibits a substantial 1021 deficiency in mathematics or the characteristics of dyscalculia 1022 based upon screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, or 1023 assessment data; statewide assessments; or teacher observations 1024 must: 1025 1.Immediately following the identification of the 1026 mathematics deficiency, be provided systematic and explicit 1027 mathematics instruction to address his or her specific 1028 deficiencies through either: 1029 a.Daily targeted small group mathematics intervention 1030 based on student need; or 1031 b.Supplemental, evidence-based mathematics interventions 1032 before or after school, or both, delivered by a highly qualified 1033 teacher of mathematics or a trained tutor. 1034 2.The performance of a student receiving mathematics 1035 instruction under subparagraph 1. must be monitored, and 1036 instruction must be adjusted based on the students need. 1037 3.The department shall provide a list of state examined 1038 and approved mathematics intervention programs, curricula, and 1039 high-quality supplemental materials that may be used to improve 1040 a students mathematics deficiencies. In addition, the 1041 department shall work, at a minimum, with the Florida Center for 1042 Mathematics and Science Education Research established in s. 1043 1004.86 to disseminate information to school districts and 1044 teachers on effective evidence-based explicit mathematics 1045 instructional practices, strategies, and interventions. 1046 4.A school may not wait for a student to receive a failing 1047 grade at the end of a grading period or wait until a plan under 1048 paragraph (4)(b) is developed to identify the student as having 1049 a substantial mathematics deficiency and initiate intensive 1050 mathematics interventions. In addition, a school may not wait 1051 until an evaluation conducted pursuant to s. 1003.57 is 1052 completed to provide appropriate, evidence-based interventions 1053 for a student whose parent submits documentation from a 1054 professional licensed under chapter 490 which demonstrates that 1055 the student has been diagnosed with dyscalculia. Such 1056 interventions must be initiated upon receipt of the 1057 documentation and based on the students specific areas of 1058 difficulty as identified by the licensed professional. 1059 5.The mathematics proficiency of a student receiving 1060 additional mathematics supports must be monitored and the 1061 intensive interventions must continue until the student 1062 demonstrates grade level proficiency in a manner determined by 1063 the district, which may include achieving a Level 3 on the 1064 statewide, standardized Mathematics assessment. The State Board 1065 of Education shall identify by rule guidelines for determining 1066 whether a student in a Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1067 Program has a deficiency in early mathematics skills or a 1068 student in kindergarten through grade 4 has a substantial 1069 deficiency in mathematics. 1070 1071 For the purposes of this subsection, a Voluntary Prekindergarten 1072 Education Program student is deemed to exhibit a substantial 1073 deficiency in mathematics skills based upon the results of the 1074 midyear or final administration of the coordinated screening and 1075 progress monitoring under subsection (9). 1076 (b)A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student 1077 who exhibits a substantial deficiency in early math skills based 1078 upon the results of the administration of the midyear or final 1079 coordinated screening and progress monitoring under subsection 1080 (8) shall be referred to the local school district and may be 1081 eligible to receive intensive mathematics interventions before 1082 participating in kindergarten. 1083 (c)The parent of a student who exhibits a substantial 1084 deficiency in mathematics, as described in paragraph (a), must 1085 be immediately notified in writing of the following: 1086 1.That his or her child has been identified as having a 1087 substantial deficiency in mathematics, including a description 1088 and explanation, in terms understandable to the parent, of the 1089 exact nature of the students difficulty in learning and lack of 1090 achievement in mathematics. 1091 2.A description of the current services that are provided 1092 to the child. 1093 3.A description of the proposed intensive interventions 1094 and supports that will be provided to the child that are 1095 designed to remediate the identified area of mathematics 1096 deficiency. 1097 4.Strategies, including multisensory strategies and 1098 programming, through a home-based plan the parent can use in 1099 helping his or her child succeed in mathematics. The home-based 1100 plan must provide access to the resources identified in 1101 paragraph (d) (e). 1102 1103 After the initial notification, the school shall apprise the 1104 parent at least monthly of the students progress in response to 1105 the intensive interventions and supports. Such communications 1106 must be in writing and must explain any additional interventions 1107 or supports that will be implemented to accelerate the students 1108 progress if the interventions and supports already being 1109 implemented have not resulted in improvement. Upon the request 1110 of the parent, the teacher or school administrator shall meet to 1111 discuss the students progress. The parent may request more 1112 frequent notification of the students progress, more frequent 1113 interventions or supports, and earlier implementation of the 1114 additional interventions or supports described in the initial 1115 notification. 1116 (7)ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL PROMOTION. 1117 (b)The district school board may only exempt students from 1118 mandatory retention, as provided in paragraph (5)(c), for good 1119 cause. A student who is promoted to grade 4 with a good cause 1120 exemption shall be provided intensive reading instruction and 1121 intervention that include specialized diagnostic information and 1122 specific reading strategies to meet the needs of each student so 1123 promoted. The school district shall assist schools and teachers 1124 with the implementation of explicit, systematic, and 1125 multisensory reading instruction and intervention strategies for 1126 students promoted with a good cause exemption which research has 1127 shown to be successful in improving reading among students who 1128 have reading difficulties. Upon the request of the parent, the 1129 teacher or school administrator shall meet to discuss the 1130 students progress. The parent may request more frequent 1131 notification of the students progress, more frequent 1132 interventions or supports, and earlier implementation of the 1133 additional interventions or supports described in the initial 1134 notification. Good cause exemptions are limited to the 1135 following: 1136 1.Limited English proficient students who have had less 1137 than 2 years of instruction in an English for Speakers of Other 1138 Languages program based on the initial date of entry into a 1139 school in the United States. 1140 2.Students with disabilities whose individual education 1141 plan indicates that participation in the statewide assessment 1142 program is not appropriate, consistent with the requirements of 1143 s. 1008.212. 1144 3.Students who demonstrate an acceptable level of 1145 performance on an alternative standardized reading or English 1146 Language Arts assessment approved by the State Board of 1147 Education. 1148 4.A student who demonstrates through a student portfolio 1149 that he or she is performing at least at Level 2 on the 1150 statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessment. 1151 5.Students with disabilities who take the statewide, 1152 standardized English Language Arts assessment and who have an 1153 individual education plan or a Section 504 plan that reflects 1154 that the student has received intensive instruction in reading 1155 or English Language Arts for more than 2 years but still 1156 demonstrates a deficiency and was previously retained in 1157 prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3. 1158 6.Students who have received intensive reading 1159 intervention for 2 or more years but still demonstrate a 1160 deficiency in reading and who were previously retained in 1161 kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3 for a total of 2 1162 years. A student may not be retained more than once in grade 3. 1163 (9)COORDINATED SCREENING AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM. 1164 (b)Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, private 1165 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers and public 1166 schools must participate in the coordinated screening and 1167 progress monitoring system pursuant to this paragraph. 1168 1.For students in the school-year Voluntary 1169 Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 2, the 1170 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be 1171 administered at least three times within a program year or 1172 school year, as applicable, with the first administration 1173 occurring no later than the first 30 instructional days after a 1174 students enrollment or the start of the program year or school 1175 year, the second administration occurring midyear, and the third 1176 administration occurring within the last 30 days of the program 1177 or school year pursuant to state board rule. The state board may 1178 adopt alternate timeframes to address nontraditional school year 1179 calendars or summer programs to ensure the coordinated screening 1180 and progress monitoring program is administered a minimum of 1181 three times within a year or program. 1182 2.For students in the summer prekindergarten program, the 1183 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be 1184 administered two times, with the first administration occurring 1185 no later than the first 10 instructional days after a students 1186 enrollment or the start of the summer prekindergarten program, 1187 and the final administration occurring within the last 10 days 1188 of the summer prekindergarten program pursuant to state board 1189 rule. 1190 3.2.For grades 3 through 10 English Language Arts and 1191 grades 3 through 8 Mathematics, the coordinated screening and 1192 progress monitoring system must be administered at the 1193 beginning, middle, and end of the school year pursuant to state 1194 board rule. The end-of-year administration of the coordinated 1195 screening and progress monitoring system must be a comprehensive 1196 progress monitoring assessment administered in accordance with 1197 the scheduling requirements under s. 1008.22(7)(c). 1198 Section 23.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1199 1008.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1200 1008.31Floridas Early Learning-20 education performance 1201 accountability system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and 1202 systemwide measures; data quality improvements. 1203 (1)LEGISLATIVE INTENT.It is the intent of the Legislature 1204 that: 1205 (c)The Early Learning-20 education performance 1206 accountability system comply with the requirements of the Every 1207 Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 11495 No Child Left 1208 Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-110, and the Individuals 1209 with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 1210 Section 24.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1211 1008.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1212 1008.33Authority to enforce public school improvement. 1213 (4)(a)The state board shall apply intensive intervention 1214 and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 1215 two consecutive grades of D or a grade of F. In the first 1216 full school year after a school initially earns a grade of D, 1217 the school district must immediately implement intervention and 1218 support strategies prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c). 1219 For a school that initially earns a grade of F or a second 1220 consecutive grade of D, the school district must either 1221 continue implementing or immediately begin implementing 1222 intervention and support strategies prescribed in rule under 1223 paragraph (3)(c) and provide the department, by September 1, 1224 with the memorandum of understanding negotiated pursuant to s. 1225 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a district-managed turnaround 1226 plan for approval by the state board. The district-managed 1227 turnaround plan may include a proposal for the district to 1228 implement an extended school day, a summer program, a 1229 combination of an extended school day and a summer program, or 1230 any other option authorized under paragraph (b) for state board 1231 approval. A school district is not required to wait until a 1232 school earns a second consecutive grade of D to submit a 1233 turnaround plan for approval by the state board under this 1234 paragraph. Upon approval by the state board, the school district 1235 must implement the plan for the remainder of the school year and 1236 continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state board may 1237 allow a school an additional year of implementation before the 1238 school must implement a turnaround option required under 1239 paragraph (b) if it determines that the school is likely to 1240 improve to a grade of C or higher after the first full school 1241 year of implementation. The state board may also allow a school 1242 that has received a grant pursuant to s. 1003.64 additional time 1243 to implement a community school model. 1244 Section 25.Section 1008.332, Florida Statutes, is amended 1245 to read: 1246 1008.332Committee of practitioners pursuant to federal 1247 Every Student Succeeds No Child Left Behind Act.The Department 1248 of Education shall establish a committee of practitioners 1249 pursuant to federal requirements of the Every Student Succeeds 1250 No Child Left Behind Act of 2015 2001. The committee members 1251 shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education and shall 1252 annually report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1253 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1. 1254 The committee shall meet regularly and is authorized to review 1255 potential rules and policies that will be considered by the 1256 State Board of Education. 1257 Section 26.Subsection (5) of section 1008.34, Florida 1258 Statutes, is amended to read: 1259 1008.34School grading system; school report cards; 1260 district grade. 1261 (5)DISTRICT GRADE.Beginning with the 2014-2015 school 1262 year, a school districts grade shall include a district-level 1263 calculation of the components under paragraph (3)(b). This 1264 calculation methodology captures each eligible student in the 1265 district who may have transferred among schools within the 1266 district or is enrolled in a school that does not receive a 1267 grade. The department shall develop a district report card that 1268 includes the district grade; the information required under s. 1269 1008.345(3) s. 1008.345(5); measures of the districts progress 1270 in closing the achievement gap between higher-performing student 1271 subgroups and lower-performing student subgroups; measures of 1272 the districts progress in demonstrating Learning Gains of its 1273 highest-performing students; measures of the districts success 1274 in improving student attendance; the districts grade-level 1275 promotion of students scoring achievement levels 1 and 2 on 1276 statewide, standardized English Language Arts and Mathematics 1277 assessments; and measures of the districts performance in 1278 preparing students for the transition from elementary to middle 1279 school, middle to high school, and high school to postsecondary 1280 institutions and careers. 1281 Section 27.Subsections (5) through (7) of section 1282 1008.345, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) 1283 through (5), respectively, and present subsections (3), (4), and 1284 (5) and paragraph (d) of present subsection (6) of that section 1285 are amended to read: 1286 1008.345Implementation of state system of school 1287 improvement and education accountability. 1288 (3)The annual feedback report shall be developed by the 1289 Department of Education. 1290 (4)The commissioner shall review each district school 1291 boards feedback report and submit findings to the State Board 1292 of Education. If adequate progress is not being made toward 1293 implementing and maintaining a system of school improvement and 1294 education accountability, the State Board of Education shall 1295 direct the commissioner to prepare and implement a corrective 1296 action plan. The commissioner and State Board of Education shall 1297 monitor the development and implementation of the corrective 1298 action plan. 1299 (3)(5)The commissioner shall annually report to the State 1300 Board of Education and the Legislature and recommend changes in 1301 state policy necessary to foster school improvement and 1302 education accountability. The report must shall include: 1303 (a)for each school district: 1304 (a)1.The percentage of students, by school and grade 1305 level, demonstrating learning growth in English Language Arts 1306 and mathematics. 1307 (b)2.The percentage of students, by school and grade 1308 level, in both the highest and lowest quartiles demonstrating 1309 learning growth in English Language Arts and mathematics. 1310 (c)3.The information contained in the school districts 1311 annual report required pursuant to s. 1008.25(10). 1312 (b)Intervention and support strategies used by school 1313 districts whose students in both the highest and lowest 1314 quartiles exceed the statewide average learning growth for 1315 students in those quartiles. 1316 (c)Intervention and support strategies used by school 1317 districts whose schools provide educational services to youth in 1318 Department of Juvenile Justice programs that demonstrate 1319 learning growth in English Language Arts and mathematics that 1320 exceeds the statewide average learning growth for students in 1321 those subjects. 1322 (d)Based upon a review of each school districts reading 1323 instruction plan submitted pursuant to s. 1003.4201, 1324 intervention and support strategies used by school districts 1325 that were effective in improving the reading performance of 1326 students, as indicated by student performance data, who are 1327 identified as having a substantial reading deficiency pursuant 1328 to s. 1008.25(5)(a). 1329 1330 School reports must shall be distributed pursuant to this 1331 subsection and s. 1001.42(18)(c) and according to rules adopted 1332 by the State Board of Education. 1333 (4)(6) 1334 (d)The commissioner shall assign a community assessment 1335 team to each school district or governing board with a school 1336 that earned a grade of D or F pursuant to s. 1008.34 to 1337 review the school performance data and determine causes for the 1338 low performance, including the role of school, area, and 1339 district administrative personnel. The community assessment team 1340 shall review a high schools graduation rate calculated without 1341 high school equivalency diploma recipients for the past 3 years, 1342 disaggregated by student ethnicity. The team shall make 1343 recommendations to the school board or the governing board and 1344 to the State Board of Education based on the interventions and 1345 support strategies identified pursuant to subsection (5) to 1346 address the causes of the schools low performance and to 1347 incorporate the strategies into the school improvement plan. The 1348 assessment team shall include, but not be limited to, a 1349 department representative, parents, business representatives, 1350 educators, representatives of local governments, and community 1351 activists, and shall represent the demographics of the community 1352 from which they are appointed. 1353 Section 28.Subsection (3) of section 1008.45, Florida 1354 Statutes, is amended to read: 1355 1008.45Florida College System institution accountability 1356 process. 1357 (3)The State Board of Education shall address within the 1358 annual evaluation of the performance of the executive director, 1359 and the Florida College System institution boards of trustees 1360 shall address within the annual evaluation of the presidents, 1361 the achievement of the performance goals established by the 1362 accountability process. 1363 Section 29.Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 1364 1000.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1365 1000.05Discrimination against students and employees in 1366 the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 1367 access required. 1368 (2) 1369 (d)Students may be separated by sex for a single-gender 1370 program as provided under s. 1002.311, for any portion of a 1371 class that deals with human reproduction, or during 1372 participation in bodily contact sports. For the purpose of this 1373 section, bodily contact sports include wrestling, boxing, rugby, 1374 ice hockey, football, basketball, and other sports in which the 1375 purpose or major activity involves bodily contact. 1376 Section 30.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1377 1002.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1378 1002.31Controlled open enrollment; public school parental 1379 choice. 1380 (2) 1381 (b)Each school district and charter school capacity 1382 determinations for its schools, by grade level, must be updated 1383 every 12 weeks and be identified on the school district and 1384 charter schools websites. In determining the capacity of each 1385 district school, the district school board shall incorporate the 1386 specifications, plans, elements, and commitments contained in 1387 the school district educational facilities plan and the long 1388 term work programs required under s. 1013.35. Each charter 1389 school governing board shall determine capacity based upon its 1390 charter school contract. Each virtual charter school and each 1391 school district with a contract with an approved virtual 1392 instruction program provider shall determine capacity based upon 1393 the enrollment requirements established under s. 1002.45(1)(d)4. 1394 s. 1002.45(1)(e)4. 1395 Section 31.Subsection (3) of section 1002.321, Florida 1396 Statutes, is amended to read: 1397 1002.321Digital learning. 1398 (3)CUSTOMIZED AND ACCELERATED LEARNING.A school district 1399 must establish multiple opportunities for student participation 1400 in part-time and full-time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual 1401 instruction. Options include, but are not limited to: 1402 (a)School district operated part-time or full-time virtual 1403 instruction programs under s. 1002.45 s. 1002.45(1)(b) for 1404 kindergarten through grade 12 students enrolled in the school 1405 district. A full-time program shall operate under its own Master 1406 School Identification Number. 1407 (b)Florida Virtual School instructional services 1408 authorized under s. 1002.37. 1409 (c)Blended learning instruction provided by charter 1410 schools authorized under s. 1002.33. 1411 (d)Virtual charter school instruction authorized under s. 1412 1002.33. 1413 (e)Courses delivered in the traditional school setting by 1414 personnel providing direct instruction through virtual 1415 instruction or through blended learning courses consisting of 1416 both traditional classroom and online instructional techniques 1417 pursuant to s. 1003.498. 1418 (f)Virtual courses offered in the course code directory to 1419 students within the school district or to students in other 1420 school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1003.498. 1421 Section 32.Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 1422 (6), and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 1002.33, 1423 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1424 1002.33Charter schools. 1425 (1)AUTHORIZATION.All charter schools in Florida are 1426 public schools and shall be part of the states program of 1427 public education. A charter school may be formed by creating a 1428 new school or converting an existing public school to charter 1429 status. A charter school may operate a virtual charter school 1430 pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c) s. 1002.45(1)(d) to provide online 1431 instruction to students, pursuant to s. 1002.455, in 1432 kindergarten through grade 12. The school district in which the 1433 student enrolls in the virtual charter school shall report the 1434 student for funding pursuant to s. 1011.61(1)(c)1.b.(VI), and 1435 the home school district shall not report the student for 1436 funding. An existing charter school that is seeking to become a 1437 virtual charter school must amend its charter or submit a new 1438 application pursuant to subsection (6) to become a virtual 1439 charter school. A virtual charter school is subject to the 1440 requirements of this section; however, a virtual charter school 1441 is exempt from subparagraph (7)(a)13., subsections (18) and 1442 (19), paragraph (20)(c), and s. 1003.03. A public school may not 1443 use the term charter in its name unless it has been approved 1444 under this section. 1445 (6)APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW.Charter school 1446 applications are subject to the following requirements: 1447 (a)A person or entity seeking to open a charter school 1448 shall prepare and submit an application on the standard 1449 application form prepared by the Department of Education which: 1450 1.Demonstrates how the school will use the guiding 1451 principles and meet the statutorily defined purpose of a charter 1452 school. 1453 2.Provides a detailed curriculum plan that illustrates how 1454 students will be provided services to attain the state academic 1455 standards. 1456 3.Contains goals and objectives for improving student 1457 learning and measuring that improvement. These goals and 1458 objectives must indicate how much academic improvement students 1459 are expected to show each year, how success will be evaluated, 1460 and the specific results to be attained through instruction. 1461 4.Describes the reading curriculum and differentiated 1462 strategies that will be used for students reading at grade level 1463 or higher and a separate curriculum and strategies for students 1464 who are reading below grade level. Reading instructional 1465 strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics 1466 instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary 1467 instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 1468 strategies may not employ the three-cueing system model of 1469 reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading. 1470 Such strategies may include visual information and strategies 1471 that improve background and experiential knowledge, add context, 1472 and increase oral language and vocabulary to support 1473 comprehension, but may not be used to teach word reading. A 1474 sponsor shall deny an application if the school does not propose 1475 a reading curriculum that is consistent with effective teaching 1476 strategies that are grounded in scientifically based reading 1477 research. 1478 5.Contains an annual financial plan for each year 1479 requested by the charter for operation of the school for up to 5 1480 years. This plan must contain anticipated fund balances based on 1481 revenue projections, a spending plan based on projected revenues 1482 and expenses, and a description of controls that will safeguard 1483 finances and projected enrollment trends. 1484 6.Discloses the name of each applicant, governing board 1485 member, and all proposed education services providers; the name 1486 and sponsor of any charter school operated by each applicant, 1487 each governing board member, and each proposed education 1488 services provider that has closed and the reasons for the 1489 closure; and the academic and financial history of such charter 1490 schools, which the sponsor shall consider in deciding whether to 1491 approve or deny the application. 1492 7.Contains additional information a sponsor may require, 1493 which shall be attached as an addendum to the charter school 1494 application described in this paragraph. 1495 8.For the establishment of a virtual charter school, 1496 documents that the applicant has contracted with a provider of 1497 virtual instruction services pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c) s. 1498 1002.45(1)(d). 1499 9.Describes the mathematics curriculum and differentiated 1500 strategies that will be used for students performing at grade 1501 level or higher and a separate mathematics curriculum and 1502 strategies for students who are performing below grade level. 1503 (10)ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. 1504 (a)1.A charter school may be exempt from the requirements 1505 of s. 1002.31 if the school is open to any student covered in an 1506 interdistrict agreement and any student residing in the school 1507 district in which the charter school is located. 1508 2.A virtual charter school when enrolling students shall 1509 comply with the applicable requirements of s. 1002.31 and with 1510 the enrollment requirements established under s. 1002.45(1)(d)4. 1511 s. 1002.45(1)(e)4. 1512 3.A charter lab school shall be open to any student 1513 eligible to attend the lab school as provided in s. 1002.32 or 1514 who resides in the school district in which the charter lab 1515 school is located. 1516 4.Any eligible student shall be allowed interdistrict 1517 transfer to attend a charter school when based on good cause. 1518 Good cause shall include, but is not limited to, geographic 1519 proximity to a charter school in a neighboring school district. 1520 Section 33.Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 1521 1002.455, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1522 1002.455Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction. 1523 All students, including home education and private school 1524 students, are eligible to participate in any of the following 1525 virtual instruction options: 1526 (1)School district operated part-time or full-time 1527 kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction programs 1528 pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(b)4. s. 1002.45(1)(c)4. to students 1529 within the school district. 1530 (2)Part-time or full-time virtual charter school 1531 instruction authorized pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(b)5. s. 1532 1002.45(1)(c)5. to students within the school district or to 1533 students in other school districts throughout the state pursuant 1534 to s. 1002.31; however, the school district enrolling the full 1535 time equivalent virtual student shall comply with the enrollment 1536 requirements established under s. 1002.45(1)(d)4. s. 1537 1002.45(1)(e)4. 1538 (5)Virtual instruction provided by a school district 1539 through a contract with an approved virtual instruction program 1540 provider pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(b)2. s. 1002.45(1)(c)2. to 1541 students within the school district or to students in other 1542 school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1002.31; 1543 however the school district enrolling the full-time equivalent 1544 virtual student shall comply with the enrollment requirements 1545 established under s. 1002.45(1)(d)4. s. 1002.45(1)(e)4. 1546 Section 34.Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph 1547 (e) of subsection (7) of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are 1548 amended to read: 1549 1008.22Student assessment program for public schools. 1550 (3)STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.The 1551 Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 1552 statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 1553 curricular content established in the state academic standards. 1554 The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 1555 common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 1556 juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 1557 must accurately measure the core curricular content established 1558 in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 1559 program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 1560 attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 1561 standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 1562 Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 1563 otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in 1564 the assessment program, the school district must notify the 1565 students parent and provide the parent with information 1566 regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 1567 statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and 1568 implemented as follows: 1569 (a)Statewide, standardized comprehensive assessments. 1570 1.The statewide, standardized English Language Arts (ELA) 1571 assessments shall be administered to students in grades 3 1572 through 10. Retake opportunities for the grade 10 ELA assessment 1573 must be provided. Reading passages and writing prompts for ELA 1574 assessments shall incorporate grade-level core curricula content 1575 from social studies. The statewide, standardized Mathematics 1576 assessments shall be administered annually in grades 3 through 1577 8. The statewide, standardized Science assessment shall be 1578 administered annually at least once at the elementary and middle 1579 grades levels. In order to earn a standard high school diploma, 1580 a student who has not earned a passing score on the grade 10 ELA 1581 assessment must earn a passing score on the assessment retake or 1582 earn a concordant score as authorized under subsection (9). 1583 2.Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the end-of 1584 year comprehensive progress monitoring assessment administered 1585 pursuant to s. 1008.25(9)(b)3. s. 1008.25(9)(b)2. is the 1586 statewide, standardized ELA assessment for students in grades 3 1587 through 10 and the statewide, standardized Mathematics 1588 assessment for students in grades 3 through 8. 1589 (7)ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS. 1590 (e)A school district may not schedule more than 5 percent 1591 of a students total school hours in a school year to administer 1592 statewide, standardized assessments; the coordinated screening 1593 and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(9)(b)3. s. 1594 1008.25(9)(b)2.; and district-required local assessments. The 1595 district must secure written consent from a students parent 1596 before administering district-required local assessments that, 1597 after applicable statewide, standardized assessments and 1598 coordinated screening and progress monitoring are scheduled, 1599 exceed the 5 percent test administration limit for that student 1600 under this paragraph. The 5 percent test administration limit 1601 for a student under this paragraph may be exceeded as needed to 1602 provide test accommodations that are required by an IEP or are 1603 appropriate for an English language learner who is currently 1604 receiving services in a program operated in accordance with an 1605 approved English language learner district plan pursuant to s. 1606 1003.56. Notwithstanding this paragraph, a student may choose 1607 within a school year to take an examination or assessment 1608 adopted by State Board of Education rule pursuant to this 1609 section and ss. 1007.27, 1008.30, and 1008.44. 1610 Section 35.Subsection (4) of section 1008.37, Florida 1611 Statutes, is amended to read: 1612 1008.37Postsecondary feedback of information to high 1613 schools. 1614 (4)As a part of the school improvement plan pursuant to s. 1615 1008.345, the State Board of Education shall ensure that each 1616 school district and high school develops strategies to improve 1617 student readiness for the public postsecondary level based on 1618 annual analysis of the feedback report data. 1619 Section 36.Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1620 1013.841, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1621 1013.841End of year balance of Florida College System 1622 institution funds. 1623 (4)A Florida College System institution identified in 1624 paragraph (3)(b) must include in its carry forward spending plan 1625 the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a timeline for 1626 completion of the expenditure. Authorized expenditures in a 1627 carry forward spending plan may include: 1628 (a)Commitment of funds to a public education capital 1629 outlay project for which an appropriation was previously 1630 provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and 1631 which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(18)(d) s. 1632 1001.03(19)(d); 1633 Section 37.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.