The Florida Senate
BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
(This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.)
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
BILL: CS/SB 1528
INTRODUCER: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Committee and Senator
Collins
SUBJECT: Educational Opportunities for Military Children
DATE: March 18, 2025
ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR REFERENCE ACTION
1. Proctor Proctor MS Fav/CS
2. AED
3. FP
Please see Section IX. for Additional Information:
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE - Substantial Changes
I. Summary:
CS/SB 1528 directs the Department of Education (DOE) to develop and implement a training
module relating to facilitating and expediting the transfer of a K-12 student’s education records
from an out-of-state school. The DOE must provide the training module to each district school
board to provide to each public and charter K-12 school within its district. The district school
board must make the training available to employees who work directly with miliary students
and families.
This bill may have an insignificant negative fiscal impact. See Section V. Fiscal Impact
Statement.
The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.
II. Present Situation:
Procedures for Maintenance and Transfer of Student Records
Each school principal must maintain a permanent cumulative record for each student enrolled in
a public K-12 school. The record must be maintained in the form, and contain all data, required
by Florida Administrative Code Rule 6A-1.0955. The cumulative record is confidential and
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exempt from the provisions of public records under s. 119.07(1), F.S., and is open to inspection
only as provided in ch. 1002, F.S.
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Information contained in education records must be classified and retained as follows:
• Category A: Information for each student which must be kept current while the student is
enrolled and retained permanently in the manner prescribed by s. 1001.52(2), F.S.
• Category B: Information which is subject to periodic review and elimination when the
information is no longer useful in the manner prescribed by s. 1001.52(3), F.S.
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The content of Category A records, which must be maintained for each student, are as follows:
• Student’s full legal name;
• Authenticated birthdate, place of birth, race, ethnicity and sex;
• Last known address of the student,
• Names of the student’s parent(s) or guardian(s);
• Name and location of last school attended;
• Number of days present and absent, date enrolled and date withdrawn;
• Courses taken and record of achievement, such as grades, units, or certification of
competence;
• Date of graduation or date of program completion; and
• Records of requests for access to and disclosure of personally identifiable information from
the education records of the student as required by the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act.
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The content of Category B records may include, but are not limited to:
• Health information and health care plans;
• Family background data;
• Standardized test scores;
• Educational and career plans;
• Honors and activities;
• Work experience reports;
• Teacher comments;
• Reports of student services or exceptional student staffing committees including all
information required by s. 1001.42(13), F.S.;
• Discipline records;
• School Environmental Safety Incident Reports collected under s. 1006.07(9), F.S.;
• Except as provided in Subsection (6),
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threat assessments done by the threat assessment team
pursuant to s. 1006.07(7), F.S.;
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Section 1003.25(1), F.S.
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Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0955 (2024).
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Id.
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Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0955 (2024), subsection (6) provides all reports of concerning behavior, concerning
communications, or threats documented using the Florida Harm Prevention and Threat Management Instrument prescribed
by Rule 6A-1.0019, F.A.C., are Category B records and shall be maintained in a student’s file as long as determined useful
by a threat management team, pursuant to section 1006.07(7), F.S., and Rule 6A-1.0019, F.A.C. These records include all
corresponding documentation and any additional information required by the Florida Model for threat management related to
the reporting, evaluation, intervention, and management of threat assessment evaluations and intervention services. BILL: CS/SB 1528 Page 3
• Academic and behavioral intervention services,
• Psychological evaluations;
• Therapeutic treatment plans and therapy progress notes;
• Correspondence from community agencies or private professionals,
• Driver education certificate;
• List of schools attended;
• Written agreements of corrections, deletions or expunctions as a result of meetings or
hearings to amend educational records; and
• Records designated for retention by the Florida Department of State in General Records
Schedule GS7 for Public Schools Pre-K – 12, Adult and Vocational/Technical.
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The procedure for transferring and maintaining records of students who transfer from school to
school is prescribed by rules
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of the State Board of Education.
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The transfer of education records:
• Must be made immediately upon written request of an eligible student, a parent or a receiving
school. The principal or designee must transfer a copy of all Category A and Category B
information and must retain a copy of Category A information; however, student records
which are required for audit purposes for programs listed in s. 1010.305, F.S.,
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must be
maintained in the district for the time period pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Rule
6A-1.0453.
• Must not be delayed for nonpayment of a fee or fine assessed by the school.
• Of students who transfer from school to school must occur within 5 school days of receipt of
the request for records from the new school or district, or receipt of the identity of the new
school and district of enrollment, whichever occurs first. In accordance with s. 1003.25, F.S.,
student records must contain verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior patterns,
including all documentation and related information for reports of concerning behavior,
concerning communication, or threats that are documented using any portion of the Florida
Harm Prevention and Threat Management Instrument,
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and psychological evaluations,
including therapeutic treatment plans and therapy progress notes created or maintained by
district or charter school staff. All reports of concerning behavior, concerning
communication, or threats must be transferred, regardless of the outcome or level of
concern.
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Procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and credit for students must be prescribed
by rule by the State Board of Education.
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Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0955 (2024).
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Id.
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Section 1003.25(2), F.S.
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Section 1010.305(1), F.S., provides that the Auditor General shall periodically examine the records of school districts, and
other agencies as appropriate, to determine compliance with law and State Board of Education rules relating to the
classification, assignment, and verification of full-time equivalent student enrollment and student transportation reported
under the Florida Education Finance Program.
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Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0955 (2024), Florida Harm Prevention and Threat Management Manual, available at
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18612/urlt/Threat-Management-Manual-FINAL-1.pdf (last visited Mar. 12, 2025).
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Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0955 (2024).
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Section 1003.25(3), F.S. BILL: CS/SB 1528 Page 4
III. Effect of Proposed Changes:
CS/SB 1528 amends s. 1003.05, F.S., to direct the DOE to develop and implement a training
module relating to facilitating and expediting the transfer of a K-12 student’s education records
from an out-of-state school. The DOE must provide the training module to each district school
board to provide to each public and charter K-12 school within its district. The district school
board must make the training available to employees who work directly with miliary students
and families.
IV. Constitutional Issues:
A. Municipality/County Mandates Restrictions:
None.
B. Public Records/Open Meetings Issues:
None.
C. Trust Funds Restrictions:
None.
D. State Tax or Fee Increases:
None.
E. Other Constitutional Issues:
None identified.
V. Fiscal Impact Statement:
A. Tax/Fee Issues:
None.
B. Private Sector Impact:
None.
C. Government Sector Impact:
There may be an insignificant fiscal impact related to the development and
implementation by the DOE of a training module relating to facilitating and expediting
the transfer of a K-12 student’s education records from an out-of-state school and then
making the training available to employees who work directly with miliary students and
families. BILL: CS/SB 1528 Page 5
VI. Technical Deficiencies:
None.
VII. Related Issues:
None.
VIII. Statutes Affected:
This bill substantially amends section 1003.05 of the Florida Statutes.
IX. Additional Information:
A. Committee Substitute – Statement of Substantial Changes:
(Summarizing differences between the Committee Substitute and the prior version of the bill.)
CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security on March 18,
2025:
• Removes the provision for future legislative review and repeal of the Interstate
Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
B. Amendments:
None.
This Senate Bill Analysis does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill’s introducer or the Florida Senate.