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FL Stat § 1001.30 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part II - School District Governance (Ss. 1001.30-1001.54)|1001.30 - District unit.

1001.30 District unit.—Each county shall constitute a school district and shall be known as the school district of   County, Florida. Each district shall constitute a unit for the control, organization, and administration of schools. The responsibility for the actual operation and administration of all schools needed within the districts in conformity with rules and minimum standards prescribed by the state, and also the responsibility for the provision of any desirable and practicable opportunities authorized by law beyond those required by the state, are delegated by law to the school officials of the respective districts.History.—s. 36, ch. 2002-387.
FL Stat § 1001.31 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part II - School District Governance (Ss. 1001.30-1001.54)|1001.31 - Scope of district system.

1001.31 Scope of district system.—A district school system shall include all public schools, classes, and courses of instruction and all services and activities directly related to education in that district which are under the direction of the district school officials. A district school system may also include alternative site schools for disruptive or violent students. Such schools for disruptive or violent students may be funded by each district or provided through cooperative programs administered by a consortium of school districts, private providers, state and local law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Pursuant to cooperative agreement, a district school system shall provide instructional personnel at juvenile justice facilities with access to the district school system database for the purpose of accessing student academic, immunization, and registration records for students assigned to the programs. Such access shall be in the same manner as provided to other schools in the district.History.—s. 37, ch. 2002-387; s. 30, ch. 2014-184.
FL Stat § 1001.32 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part II - School District Governance (Ss. 1001.30-1001.54)|1001.32 - Management, control, operation, administration, and supervision.

1001.32 Management, control, operation, administration, and supervision.—The district school system must be managed, controlled, operated, administered, and supervised as follows:(1) DISTRICT SYSTEM.—The district school system shall be considered as a part of the state system of public education. All actions of district school officials shall be consistent and in harmony with state laws and with rules and minimum standards of the state board. District school officials, however, shall have the authority to provide additional educational opportunities, as desired, which are authorized, but not required, by law or by the district school board.(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—In accordance with the provisions of s. 4(b) of Art. IX of the State Constitution, district school boards shall operate, control, and supervise all free public schools in their respective districts and may exercise any power except as expressly prohibited by the State Constitution or general law.(3) DISTRICT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.—Responsibility for the administration and management of the schools and for the supervision of instruction in the district shall be vested in the district school superintendent as the secretary and executive officer of the district school board, as provided by law.(4) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR HEAD OF SCHOOL.—Responsibility for the administration of any school or schools at a given school center, for the supervision of instruction therein, and for providing leadership in the development or revision and implementation of a school improvement plan required by s. 1001.42(18) shall be delegated to the school principal or head of the school or schools in accordance with rules established by the district school board.History.—s. 38, ch. 2002-387; s. 25, ch. 2004-41; s. 8, ch. 2008-108.
FL Stat § 1001.33 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part II - School District Governance (Ss. 1001.30-1001.54)|1001.33 - Schools under control of district school board and district school superintendent.

1001.33 Schools under control of district school board and district school superintendent.—Except as otherwise provided by law, all public schools conducted within the district shall be under the direction and control of the district school board with the district school superintendent as executive officer.History.—s. 39, ch. 2002-387; s. 28, ch. 2003-391; s. 9, ch. 2006-74.
FL Stat § 1001.61 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part III - Florida College System Institutions (Ss. 1001.60-1001.67)|1001.61 - Florida College System institution boards of trustees; membership.

1001.61 Florida College System institution boards of trustees; membership.—(1) Florida College System institution boards of trustees shall be comprised of five members when a Florida College System institution district is confined to one school board district; seven members when a Florida College System institution district is confined to one school board district and the board of trustees so elects; and not more than nine members when the district contains two or more school board districts, as provided by rules of the State Board of Education. However, Florida State College at Jacksonville shall have an odd number of trustees, and St. Johns River State College shall have seven trustees from the three-county area that the college serves.(2) Trustees shall be appointed by the Governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate in regular session.(3) Members of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation but may receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in s. 112.061.(4) At its first regular meeting after July 1 of each year, each Florida College System institution board of trustees shall organize by electing a chair, whose duty as such is to preside at all meetings of the board, to call special meetings thereof, and to attest to actions of the board, and a vice chair, whose duty as such is to act as chair during the absence or disability of the elected chair. It is the further duty of the chair of each board of trustees to notify the Governor, in writing, whenever a board member fails to attend three consecutive regular board meetings in any one fiscal year, which absences may be grounds for removal.(5) A Florida College System institution president shall serve as the executive officer and corporate secretary of the board of trustees and shall be responsible to the board of trustees for setting the agenda for meetings of the board of trustees in consultation with the chair. The president also serves as the chief administrative officer of the Florida College System institution, and all the components of the institution and all aspects of its operation are responsible to the board of trustees through the president.History.—s. 77, ch. 2002-387; s. 10, ch. 2009-228; s. 18, ch. 2011-5; s. 1, ch. 2015-19.
FL Stat § 1001.63 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part III - Florida College System Institutions (Ss. 1001.60-1001.67)|1001.63 - Florida College System institution board of trustees; board of trustees to constitute a corporation.

1001.63 Florida College System institution board of trustees; board of trustees to constitute a corporation.—Each Florida College System institution board of trustees is constituted a body corporate by the name of “The District Board of Trustees of   (name of Florida College System institution)  , Florida” with all the powers and duties of a body corporate, including the power to adopt a corporate seal, to contract and be contracted with, to sue or be sued, to plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, and to give and receive donations. In all suits against a board of trustees, service of process shall be made on the chair of the board of trustees or, in the absence of the chair, the corporate secretary or designee of the chair.History.—s. 79, ch. 2002-387; s. 20, ch. 2011-5.
FL Stat § 1001.67 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part III - Florida College System Institutions (Ss. 1001.60-1001.67)|1001.67 - Distinguished Florida College System Institution Program.

1001.67 Distinguished Florida College System Institution Program.—A collaborative partnership is established between the State Board of Education and the Legislature to recognize the excellence of Florida’s highest-performing Florida College System institutions.(1) EXCELLENCE STANDARDS.—The following excellence standards are established for the program:(a) A 150 percent-of-normal-time completion rate of 50 percent or higher, as calculated by the Division of Florida Colleges.(b) A 150 percent-of-normal-time completion rate for Pell Grant recipients of 40 percent or higher, as calculated by the Division of Florida Colleges.(c) A retention rate of 70 percent or higher, as calculated by the Division of Florida Colleges.(d) A continuing education, or transfer, rate of 72 percent or higher for students graduating with an associate of arts degree, as reported by the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP).(e) A licensure passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) of 90 percent or higher for first-time exam takers, as reported by the Board of Nursing.(f) A job placement or continuing education rate of 88 percent or higher for workforce programs, as reported by FETPIP.(g) A time-to-degree for students graduating with an associate of arts degree of 2.25 years or less for first-time-in-college students with accelerated college credits, as reported by the Southern Regional Education Board.(2) DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE DESIGNATION.—The State Board of Education shall designate each Florida College System institution that meets five of the seven standards identified in subsection (1) as a distinguished college.(3) DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE SUPPORT.—A Florida College System institution designated as a distinguished college by the State Board of Education is eligible for funding as specified in the General Appropriations Act.History.—ss. 7, 126, ch. 2016-62; s. 3, ch. 2016-237.
FL Stat § 1001.70 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.92)|1001.70 - Board of Governors of the State University System.

1001.70 Board of Governors of the State University System.—(1) Pursuant to s. 7(d), Art. IX of the State Constitution, the Board of Governors is established as a body corporate comprised of 17 members as follows: 14 citizen members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate; the Commissioner of Education; the chair of the advisory council of faculty senates or the equivalent; and the president of the Florida student association or the equivalent. The appointed members shall serve staggered 7-year terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, beginning July 1, 2003, of the initial appointments, 4 members shall serve 2-year terms, 5 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 5 members shall serve 7-year terms.(2) Members of the Board of Governors shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses as provided in s. 112.061.(3) The Board of Governors, in exercising its authority under the State Constitution and statutes, shall exercise its authority in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances an Early Learning-20 education system that provides affordable access to postsecondary educational opportunities for residents of the state to the extent authorized by the State Constitution and state law.History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-392; s. 75, ch. 2007-217; s. 28, ch. 2021-10.
FL Stat § 1001.71 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.92)|1001.71 - University boards of trustees; membership.

1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership.—(1) Pursuant to s. 7(c), Art. IX of the State Constitution, each local constituent university shall be administered by a university board of trustees comprised of 13 members as follows: 6 citizen members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate; 5 citizen members appointed by the Board of Governors subject to confirmation by the Senate; the chair of the faculty senate or the equivalent; and the president of the student body of the university. The appointed members shall serve staggered 5-year terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, beginning July 1, 2003, of the initial appointments by the Governor, 2 members shall serve 2-year terms, 3 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 1 member shall serve a 5-year term and of the initial appointments by the Board of Governors, 2 members shall serve 2-year terms, 2 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 1 member shall serve a 5-year term. There shall be no state residency requirement for university board members, but the Governor and the Board of Governors shall consider diversity and regional representation. Beginning July 2, 2020, for purposes of this subsection, regional representation shall include the chair of a campus board established pursuant to s. 1004.341.(2) Members of the boards of trustees shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses as provided in s. 112.061.(3) University boards of trustees are a part of the executive branch of state government.(4) Each university board of trustees shall select its chair and vice chair from the appointed members. Each chair shall serve for 2 years and may be reselected for one additional consecutive 2-year term, except that, for each additional consecutive term beyond two terms, by a two-thirds vote, the board of trustees may reselect the chair for additional consecutive 2-year terms. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board of trustees and may call special meetings of the board. The chair shall also attest to actions of the board of trustees. The chair shall notify the Governor or the Board of Governors, as applicable, in writing whenever a board member has three consecutive unexcused absences from regular board meetings in any fiscal year, which may be grounds for removal by the Governor or the Board of Governors, as applicable.(5) Each university board of trustees shall keep and, within 2 weeks after a board meeting, post prominently on the university’s website detailed meeting minutes for all meetings, including the vote history and attendance of each trustee. The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to implement this subsection.History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-188; s. 83, ch. 2002-387; s. 2, ch. 2003-392; s. 77, ch. 2007-217; s. 11, ch. 2016-237; s. 4, ch. 2018-4.
FL Stat § 1001.72 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance|Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.92)|1001.72 - University boards of trustees; boards to constitute a corporation.

1001.72 University boards of trustees; boards to constitute a corporation.—(1) Each board of trustees shall be a public body corporate by the name of “The (name of university) Board of Trustees,” with all the powers of a body corporate, including the power to adopt a corporate seal, to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, and to give and receive donations. In all suits against a board of trustees, service of process shall be made on the chair of the board of trustees or, in the absence of the chair, on the corporate secretary or designee.(2) The corporation is constituted as a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the corporation of the power conferred by this section is considered to be the performance of an essential public function. The corporation is subject to chapter 119 and s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution, subject to exceptions applicable to the corporation, and to the provisions of chapter 286; however, the corporation shall be entitled to provide notice of internal review committee meetings for competitive proposals or procurement to applicants by mail or facsimile rather than by means of publication. The corporation is not governed by chapter 607, but by the provisions of this part. The corporation shall maintain coverage under the State Risk Management Trust Fund as provided in chapter 284.(3) Each board of trustees constitutes the contracting agent of the university.History.—s. 84, ch. 2002-387; s. 78, ch. 2007-217; s. 12, ch. 2010-78.
FL Stat § 1002.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices|Part I - General Provisions (S. 1002.01)|1002.01 - Definitions.

1002.01 Definitions.—(1) A “home education program” means the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent in order to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss. 1002.41, 1003.01(13), and 1003.21(1).(2) A “private school” is a nonpublic school defined as an individual, association, copartnership, or corporation, or department, division, or section of such organizations, that designates itself as an educational center that includes kindergarten or a higher grade or as an elementary, secondary, business, technical, or trade school below college level or any organization that provides instructional services that meet the intent of s. 1003.01(13) or that gives preemployment or supplementary training in technology or in fields of trade or industry or that offers academic, literary, or career training below college level, or any combination of the above, including an institution that performs the functions of the above schools through correspondence or extension, except those licensed under the provisions of chapter 1005. A private school may be a parochial, religious, denominational, for-profit, or nonprofit school. This definition does not include home education programs conducted in accordance with s. 1002.41.History.—s. 90, ch. 2002-387; s. 32, ch. 2004-41; s. 76, ch. 2004-357; s. 169, ch. 2007-5.
FL Stat § 1002.205 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices|Part II - Student and Parental Rights (Ss. 1002.20-1002.23)|1002.205 - Guidelines on religious expression; distribution.

1002.205 Guidelines on religious expression; distribution.—The Department of Education shall each year distribute for informational purposes to all district school board members, district school superintendents, school principals, and teachers the entire guidelines on “Religious Expression in Public Schools” published by the United States Department of Education, as updated from time to time.History.—s. 1063, ch. 2002-387.
FL Stat § 1002.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices|Part II - Student and Parental Rights (Ss. 1002.20-1002.23)|1002.21 - Postsecondary student and parent rights.

1002.21 Postsecondary student and parent rights.—(1) LEARNING DISABLED STUDENTS.—Impaired and learning disabled students may be eligible for reasonable substitution for admission, graduation, and upper-level division requirements of public postsecondary educational institutions, in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1007.264 and 1007.265.(2) EXPULSION, SUSPENSION, DISCIPLINE.—Public postsecondary education students may be expelled, suspended, or otherwise disciplined by the president of a public postsecondary educational institution after notice to the student of the charges and a hearing on the charges, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.62.(3) RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.—Public postsecondary educational institutions must provide reasonable accommodations for the religious practices and beliefs of individual students in regard to admissions, class attendance, and the scheduling of examinations and work assignments, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.53, and must provide and describe in the student handbook a grievance procedure for students to seek redress when they feel they have been unreasonably denied an educational benefit due to their religious beliefs or practices.(4) STUDENT HANDBOOKS.—Each state university and Florida College System institution shall provide its students with an up-to-date student handbook that includes student rights and responsibilities, appeals processes available to students, contact persons available to help students, student conduct code, and information regarding HIV and AIDS, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.50.(5) STUDENT OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.—Each state university and Florida College System institution shall maintain a student ombudsman office and established procedures for students to appeal to the office regarding decisions about the student’s access to courses and credit granted toward the student’s degree, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.51.History.—s. 93, ch. 2002-387; s. 8, ch. 2003-8; s. 1, ch. 2009-239; s. 26, ch. 2011-5.
FL Stat § 1002.221 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code|Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices|Part II - Student and Parental Rights (Ss. 1002.20-1002.23)|1002.221 - K-12 education records; public records exemption.

1002.221 K-12 education records; public records exemption.—(1) Education records, as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and the federal regulations issued pursuant thereto, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2)(a) An agency or institution, as defined in s. 1002.22, may not release a student’s education records without the written consent of the student or parent to any individual, agency, or organization, except in accordance with and as permitted by the FERPA.(b) Education records released by an agency or institution, as defined in s. 1002.22, to the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, which are necessary for such agencies to perform their official duties and responsibilities, must be used and maintained by the Auditor General and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability in accordance with the FERPA.(c) In accordance with the FERPA and the federal regulations issued pursuant to the FERPA, an agency or institution, as defined in s. 1002.22, may release a student’s education records without written consent of the student or parent to parties to an interagency agreement among the Department of Juvenile Justice, the school, law enforcement authorities, and other signatory agencies. Information provided in furtherance of an interagency agreement is intended solely for use in determining the appropriate programs and services for each juvenile or the juvenile’s family, or for coordinating the delivery of the programs and services, and as such is inadmissible in any court proceeding before a dispositional hearing unless written consent is provided by a parent or other responsible adult on behalf of the juvenile.History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-240; s. 2, ch. 2010-192; s. 1, ch. 2014-12.