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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance › Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.93) › 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance › Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.93) › 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance › Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.93) › 1001.741 - State university personnel; recruitment of faculty; performance assessment and reporting; employment practices; requiring certain oaths or statements prohibited; grievances.

1001.741 State university personnel; recruitment of faculty; performance assessment and reporting; employment practices; requiring certain oaths or statements prohibited; grievances.—
(1) Except as delegated pursuant to paragraph (a), each state university president has the final authority for hiring the provost, the deans, and all full-time faculty for the university, and has an ongoing duty to assess the performance, productivity, and employment practices of the university’s provost and deans. The president of the university is encouraged to engage in faculty recruiting as appropriate, and shall provide a regular report and recommendations on employment practices to the board at least twice annually.
(a) The president may delegate hiring authority to individuals on the university’s executive management team within the president’s office, to the provost, or to individual deans; however, the president or the person delegated such hiring authority is not bound by the recommendations or opinions of faculty or other individuals.
(b) A state university may not require any statement, pledge, or oath other than to uphold general and federal law, the United States Constitution, and the State Constitution as a part of any admissions, hiring, employment, promotion, tenure, disciplinary, or evaluation process.
(2) Notwithstanding s. 447.401 or any other law related to faculty grievance procedures, personnel actions or decisions regarding faculty, including in the areas of evaluations, promotions, tenure, discipline, or termination, may not be appealed beyond the level of a university president or designee. Such actions or decisions must have as their terminal step a final agency disposition, which must be issued in writing to the faculty member, and are not subject to arbitration. The filing of a grievance does not toll the action or decision of the university, including the termination of pay and benefits of a suspended or terminated faculty member.
(3) Each state university board of trustees must have procedures for the review of the president’s selection and reappointment of each member of the university’s executive management team, and his or her respective contract and annual salary, before such contracts and salaries become effective, in accordance with the personnel program established by the Board of Governors.
(4) Each state university president shall annually present to the state university board of trustees the results of performance evaluations and associated annual salaries for all evaluated academic and administrative personnel earning an annual salary of $200,000 or more, regardless of the funding source for such salaries. The results may be presented in a summary or written format.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2023-82.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1001 - Early Learning-20 Governance › Part IV - State Universities (Ss. 1001.70-1001.93) › 1001.7415 - State university boards of trustees; personnel; loyalty tests and ideological preference prohibited.

1001.7415 State university boards of trustees; personnel; loyalty tests and ideological preference prohibited.—
(1)(a) A public institution of higher education may not:
1. Require or solicit a person to complete a political loyalty test as a condition of employment or admission into, or promotion within, such institution.
2. Give preferential consideration to a person for employment by, admission into, or promotion within the institution for an opinion or actions in support of:
a. A partisan, a political, or an ideological set of beliefs; or
b. Another person or group of persons based on the person’s or group’s race or ethnicity or support of an ideology or movement identified under sub-subparagraph (b)1.a.
(b)1. A political loyalty test includes compelling, requiring, or soliciting a person to identify commitment to or to make a statement of personal belief in support of:
a. Any ideology or movement that promotes the differential treatment of a person or a group of persons based on race or ethnicity, including an initiative or a formulation of diversity, equity, and inclusion beyond upholding the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution or a theory or practice that holds that systems or institutions upholding the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution are racist, oppressive, or otherwise unjust; or
b. A specific partisan, political, or ideological set of beliefs.
2. A political loyalty test does not include fidelity to, or an oath or effort taken to uphold, general and federal law, the United States Constitution, or the State Constitution.
(2) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors may adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to implement this section and establish penalties for a willful violation of this section.
(3) If any provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this section or chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2023-83.
2023 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 to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss. 1002.41, 1003.01(16), and 1003.21(1).
(2) A “personalized education program” means the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss.
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1003.01(16) and 1003.21(1) while registered with an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization pursuant to s. 1002.395. A personalized education student shall be provided the same flexibility and opportunities as provided in s. 1002.41(3)-(12).
(3) 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(16) 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; s. 139, ch. 2023-8; s. 4, ch. 2023-16.
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Note.—Substituted by the editors for a reference to s. 1003.01(13) to conform to the redesignation of subsections in that section by s. 148, ch. 2023-8.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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) › 1002.222 - Limitations on collection of information and disclosure of confidential and exempt student records.

1002.222 Limitations on collection of information and disclosure of confidential and exempt student records.—
(1) An agency or institution as defined in s. 1002.22(1) may not:
(a) Collect, obtain, or retain information on the political affiliation, voting history, religious affiliation, or biometric information of a student or a parent or sibling of the student. For purposes of this subsection, the term “biometric information” means information collected from the electronic measurement or evaluation of any physical or behavioral characteristics that are attributable to a single person, including fingerprint characteristics, hand characteristics, eye characteristics, vocal characteristics, and any other physical characteristics used for the purpose of electronically identifying that person with a high degree of certainty. Examples of biometric information include, but are not limited to, a fingerprint or hand scan, a retina or iris scan, a voice print, or a facial geometry scan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, a school district that used a palm scanner system for identifying students for breakfast and lunch programs on March 1, 2014, may continue to use the palm scanner system through the 2014-2015 school year.
(b) Provide education records made confidential and exempt by s. 1002.221 or federal law to:
1. A person as defined in s. 1.01(3) except when authorized by s. 1002.221 or in response to a lawfully issued subpoena or court order;
2. A public body, body politic, or political subdivision as defined in s. 1.01(8) except when authorized by s. 1002.221 or in response to a lawfully issued subpoena or court order; or
3. An agency of the Federal Government except when authorized by s. 1002.221, required by federal law, or in response to a lawfully issued subpoena or court order.
(2) The governing board of an agency or institution may only designate information as directory information in accordance with 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g and applicable federal regulations. Such designation must occur at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board. The governing board of an agency or institution must consider whether designation of such information would put students at risk of becoming targets of marketing campaigns, the media, or criminal acts. An agency or institution may charge fees for copies of designated directory information as provided in s. 119.07(4).
History.—s. 2, ch. 2014-41.
2023 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) › 1002.225 - Education records of students in public postsecondary educational institutions; penalty.

1002.225 Education records of students in public postsecondary educational institutions; penalty.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “education records” means 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.
(2) All public postsecondary educational institutions shall comply with the FERPA with respect to the education records of students. A public postsecondary educational institution may charge fees for furnishing copies of education records that are requested under this section. Such fees may not exceed the actual cost incurred by the institution for producing such copies and may not include the costs of searching for or retrieving the education records.
(3) If any public postsecondary educational institution refuses to comply with this section, the aggrieved student has an immediate right to bring an action in circuit court to enforce his or her rights by injunction. Any aggrieved student who brings such action and whose rights are vindicated may be awarded attorney’s fees and court costs.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2009-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part III - Educational Choice (Ss. 1002.31-1002.40) › 1002.311 - Single-gender programs authorized.

1002.311 Single-gender programs authorized.—
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and in accordance with 34 C.F.R. s. 106.34, a district school board may establish and maintain a nonvocational class, extracurricular activity, or school for elementary, middle, or high school students in which enrollment is limited to a single gender if the school district also makes available a substantially equal:
(a) Single-gender class, extracurricular activity, or school to students of the other gender; and
(b) Coeducational class, extracurricular activity, or school to all students.
(2) A district school board that establishes a single-gender class, extracurricular activity, or school:
(a) May not require participation by any student. The district school board must ensure that participation in the single-gender class, extracurricular activity, or school is voluntary.
(b) Must evaluate each single-gender class, extracurricular activity, or school in the school district at least once every 2 years in order to ensure that it is in compliance with this section and 34 C.F.R. s. 106.34.
(c) Must comply with the following requirements when establishing a gender-specific elementary, middle, or high school:
1. Separate into grade-level boys-only classes and girls-only classes during instruction in core courses.
2. Open enrollment to all students within the school district.
3. Require the school’s administrative and instructional personnel to participate in professional development that includes scheduling and instructional strategies.
4. Provide to the department a comparison of the academic performance of students in the gender-specific elementary, middle, or high school with the academic performance of students in other public elementary, middle, or high schools, as appropriate, in the school district.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2008-26; s. 1, ch. 2014-30.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part III - Educational Choice (Ss. 1002.31-1002.40) › 1002.321 - Digital learning.

1002.321 Digital learning.—
(1) DIGITAL LEARNING NOW ACT.—There is created the Digital Learning Now Act.
(2) ELEMENTS OF HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING.—The Legislature finds that each student should have access to a high-quality digital learning environment that provides:
(a) Access to digital learning.
(b) Access to high-quality digital content and online courses.
(c) Education that is customized to the needs of the student using digital content.
(d) A means for the student to demonstrate competency in completed coursework.
(e) High-quality digital content, instructional materials, and online and blended learning courses.
(f) High-quality digital instruction and teachers.
(g) Content and instruction that are evaluated on the metric of student learning.
(h) The use of funding as an incentive for performance, options, and innovation.
(i) Infrastructure that supports digital learning.
(j) Online administration of state assessments.
(3) CUSTOMIZED AND ACCELERATED LEARNING.—A school district must establish multiple opportunities for student participation in part-time and full-time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction. Options include, but are not limited to:
(a) School district operated part-time or full-time virtual instruction programs under s. 1002.45(1)(b) for kindergarten through grade 12 students enrolled in the school district. A full-time program shall operate under its own Master School Identification Number.
(b) Florida Virtual School instructional services authorized under s. 1002.37.
(c) Blended learning instruction provided by charter schools authorized under s. 1002.33.
(d) Virtual charter school instruction authorized under s. 1002.33.
(e) Courses delivered in the traditional school setting by personnel providing direct instruction through virtual instruction or through blended learning courses consisting of both traditional classroom and online instructional techniques pursuant to s. 1003.498.
(f) Virtual courses offered in the course code directory to students within the school district or to students in other school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1003.498.
(4) INTEGRITY OF ONLINE COURSES.—It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully take an online course or examination on behalf of another person for compensation. Any person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(5) ONLINE CATALOG.—The department shall develop an online catalog of available digital learning courses provided pursuant to ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, 1003.498, and 1003.499, which provides, for each course, access to the course description, completion and passage rates, and a method for student and teacher users to provide evaluative feedback.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2011-137; s. 2, ch. 2012-192; s. 1, ch. 2013-225; s. 23, ch. 2014-39; s. 3, ch. 2021-35; s. 23, ch. 2023-16.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part III - Educational Choice (Ss. 1002.31-1002.40) › 1002.3301 - Charter School Review Commission.

1002.3301 Charter School Review Commission.—Subject to an appropriation, the Charter School Review Commission is created within the Department of Education to review and approve applications for charter schools overseen by district school boards.
(1) The commission shall consist of seven members who have charter school experience, selected by the State Board of Education and subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commissioner shall designate one member as the chair. Each member shall be appointed to a 4-year term. However, for the purpose of achieving staggered terms, of the initial appointments, three members shall be appointed to 2-year terms and four members shall be appointed to 4-year terms. All subsequent appointments shall be for 4-year terms. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
(2) The commission has the same powers and duties as sponsors pursuant to s. 1002.33 in regard to reviewing and approving charter schools.
(3) The Department of Education shall contract with a college or university to provide administrative and technical assistance to the commission by reviewing and providing an analysis of charter school applications submitted to the commission.
(4) The district school board of the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located shall be the sponsor of and supervisor for the new charter school and shall provide an initial proposed charter contract to the charter school pursuant to s. 1002.33(7)(b) within 30 calendar days after the commission’s decision granting an application.
(5) Within 3 calendar days after an applicant submits an application for a charter school to the commission, the applicant must also provide a copy of the application to the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located. Within 30 calendar days after receiving a copy of the application, the school district may provide input to the commission on a form prescribed by the department. The commission must consider such input in reviewing the application.
(6) The decisions of the commission may be appealed in accordance with s. 1002.33(6)(c).
(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this section.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2022-144.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part III - Educational Choice (Ss. 1002.31-1002.40) › 1002.35 - New World School of the Arts.

1002.35 New World School of the Arts.—
(1) The New World School of the Arts is created as a center of excellence for the performing and visual arts, to serve all of the State of Florida. The school shall offer a program of academic and artistic studies in the visual and performing arts which shall be available to talented high school and college students.
(2)(a) For purposes of governance, the New World School of the Arts is assigned to Miami Dade College, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and one or more universities designated by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Board of Governors, shall assign to the New World School of the Arts a university partner or partners. In this selection, the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall consider the accreditation status of the core programs. Florida International University, in its capacity as the provider of university services to Miami-Dade County, shall be a partner to serve the New World School of the Arts, upon meeting the accreditation criteria. The respective boards shall appoint members to an executive board for administration of the school. The executive board may include community members and shall reflect proportionately the participating institutions. Miami Dade College shall serve as fiscal agent for the school.
(b) The New World School of the Arts Foundation is created for the purpose of providing auxiliary financial support for the school’s programs, including, but not limited to, the promotion and sponsorship of special events and scholarships. Foundation membership shall be determined by the executive board.
(c) The school may affiliate with other public or private educational or arts institutions. The school shall serve as a professional school for all qualified students within appropriations and limitations established by the Legislature and the respective educational institutions.
(3) The school shall submit annually a formula-driven budget request to the commissioner and the Legislature. This formula shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Education and staff of the Legislature. However, the actual funding for the school shall be determined by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act.
(4) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall utilize resources, programs, and faculty from the various state universities in planning and providing the curriculum and courses at the New World School of the Arts, drawing on program strengths at each state university.
History.—s. 100, ch. 2002-387; s. 81, ch. 2007-217; s. 176, ch. 2008-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part III - Educational Choice (Ss. 1002.31-1002.40) › 1002.391 - Auditory-oral education programs.

1002.391 Auditory-oral education programs.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Auditory-oral education program” means a program that develops and relies solely on listening skills and uses an implant or assistive hearing device for the purpose of relying on speech and spoken language skills as the method of communication and uses faculty and supervisors certified as listening and spoken language specialists each day the child is in attendance.
(b) “Deaf or hard of hearing” means aided or unaided hearing loss that affects the processing of linguistic information and adversely affects performance in the educational environment. The degree of loss may range from mild to profound in accordance with criteria established by rule of the State Board of Education.
(c) “School” means a public or private school located in this state which can teach children who have obtained an implant or assistive hearing device, using faculty certified as listening and spoken language specialists.
(2) The parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing and who meets the following requirements may enroll the child in an auditory-oral education program as a school of choice pursuant to s. 1002.20. Such child may continue attending the school and complete the development of listening and spoken language skills at the school. In order to enroll and attend, the child must:
(a) Have received an implant or assistive hearing device;
(b) Be between the ages of 3 and 7 years, or between the ages of 2 and 7 years when the school district elects to serve children with disabilities who are under the age of 3 years; and
(c) Be a resident of the state.
(3) The level of services shall be determined by the individual educational plan team or individualized family support plan team, which includes the child’s parent in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education and a certified listening and spoken language specialist from the family’s chosen program. A child is eligible for services under this section until the end of the school year in which he or she reaches the age of 7 years or after grade 2, whichever comes first.
(4) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a school district shall add four special consideration points to the calculation of a matrix of services for a student who is deaf and enrolled in an auditory-oral education program.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2011-175; s. 17, ch. 2016-237; s. 7, ch. 2020-79.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part IV - Home Education, Private Schools, Other Education Options (Ss. 1002.41-1002.455) › 1002.43 - Private tutoring programs.

1002.43 Private tutoring programs.—
(1) Regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(16) may be achieved by attendance in a private tutoring program if the person tutoring the student meets the following requirements:
(a) Holds a valid Florida certificate to teach the subjects or grades in which instruction is given.
(b) Keeps all records and makes all reports required by the state and district school board and makes regular reports on the attendance of students in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.23(2).
(c) Requires students to be in actual attendance for the minimum length of time prescribed by s. 1011.60(2).
(2) Private tutors shall keep and prepare records in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.23(2).
(3) Private tutoring may be provided to up to 25 students in any commercial building with a valid certificate of occupancy, library, community service, museum, performing arts, theater, cinema, or church facility; in any facility or on any land owned by a Florida College System institution or university; in any similar public institution facility; and in any facility recently used to house a school or child care facility licensed under s. 402.305 within the preexisting zoning and land use designations of the facility without obtaining a special exception, rezoning, or a land use change so long as the provision of such tutoring meets all applicable state and local health, safety, and welfare laws, codes, and rules, including those pertaining to firesafety and building safety.
History.—s. 108, ch. 2002-387; s. 37, ch. 2004-41; s. 146, ch. 2023-8; s. 5, ch. 2023-102.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part IV - Home Education, Private Schools, Other Education Options (Ss. 1002.41-1002.455) › 1002.44 - Part-time public school enrollment.

1002.44 Part-time public school enrollment.—
(1) Any public school in this state, including a charter school, may enroll a student who meets the regular school attendance criteria in
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s. 1003.01(16)(b)-(f) on a part-time basis, subject to space and availability according to the school’s capacity determined pursuant to s. 1002.31(2)(b).
(2) A student attending a public school on a part-time basis pursuant to this section shall generate full-time equivalent student membership as described in s. 1011.61(1)(b). A student receiving a scholarship under this chapter who attends a public school on a part-time basis through contracted services provided by the public school or school district may not be reported for funding.
(3) A student attending a public school on a part-time basis pursuant to this section is not considered to be in regular attendance at a public school as defined in
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s. 1003.01(16)(a).
History.—s. 9, ch. 2023-16.
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Note.—Substituted by the editors for a reference to s. 1003.01(13)(b)-(f) to conform to the redesignation of subsections in that section by s. 148, ch. 2023-8.
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Note.—Substituted by the editors for a reference to s. 1003.01(13)(a) to conform to the redesignation of subsections in that section by s. 148, ch. 2023-8.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part IV - Home Education, Private Schools, Other Education Options (Ss. 1002.41-1002.455) › 1002.455 - Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction.

1002.455 Student eligibility for K-12 virtual instruction.—All students, including home education and private school students, are eligible to participate in any of the following virtual instruction options:
(1) School district operated part-time or full-time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction programs pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c)4. to students within the school district.
(2) Part-time or full-time virtual charter school instruction authorized pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c)5. to students within the school district or to students in other school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1002.31; however, the school district enrolling the full-time equivalent virtual student shall comply with the enrollment requirements established under s. 1002.45(1)(e)4.
(3) Virtual courses offered in the course code directory to students within the school district or to students in other school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1003.498.
(4) Florida Virtual School instructional services authorized pursuant to s. 1002.37.
(5) Virtual instruction provided by a school district through a contract with an approved virtual instruction program provider pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(c)2. to students within the school district or to students in other school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1002.31; however the school district enrolling the full-time equivalent virtual student shall comply with the enrollment requirements established under s. 1002.45(1)(e)4.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2011-137; s. 5, ch. 2012-192; s. 31, ch. 2014-39; s. 51, ch. 2017-116; s. 8, ch. 2021-35; s. 18, ch. 2022-154; s. 147, ch. 2023-8.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part V - Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (Ss. 1002.51-1002.79) › 1002.51 - Definitions.

1002.51 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(2) “Disability” means any disability listed in the definition of exceptional student in s. 1003.01.
(3) “Specialized instructional services provider” means a provider delivering specialized instructional services under s. 1002.66.
(4) “Early learning coalition” or “coalition” means an early learning coalition created under s. 1002.83.
(5) “Prekindergarten director” means an onsite person ultimately responsible for the overall operation of a private prekindergarten provider or, alternatively, of the provider’s prekindergarten program, regardless of whether the person is the owner of the provider.
(6) “Prekindergarten instructor” means a teacher or child care personnel as defined in s. 402.302 who provide instruction to students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.
(7) “Private prekindergarten provider” means a provider other than a public school which is eligible to deliver the school-year prekindergarten program under s. 1002.55 or the summer prekindergarten program under s. 1002.61.
(8) “Public school prekindergarten provider” includes a traditional public school or a charter school that is eligible to deliver the school-year prekindergarten program under s. 1002.63 or the summer prekindergarten program under s. 1002.61.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-484; s. 2, ch. 2010-227; s. 2, ch. 2013-252; s. 57, ch. 2017-116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part V - Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (Ss. 1002.51-1002.79) › 1002.57 - Prekindergarten director credential.

1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential.—
(1) The department, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall adopt minimum standards for a credential for prekindergarten directors of private prekindergarten providers delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The credential must encompass requirements for education and onsite experience.
(2) The educational requirements must include training in the following:
(a) Professionally accepted standards for prekindergarten programs, early learning, and strategies and techniques to address the age-appropriate progress of prekindergarten students in attaining the performance standards adopted by the department under s. 1002.67;
(b) Implementation of curriculum and usage of student-level data to inform the delivery of instruction;
(c) Strategies that allow students with disabilities and other special needs to derive maximum benefit from the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; and
(d) Program administration and operations, including management, organizational leadership, and financial and legal issues.
(3) The prekindergarten director credential must meet or exceed the requirements of the Department of Children and Families for the child care facility director credential under s. 402.305(2)(g), and successful completion of the prekindergarten director credential satisfies these requirements for the child care facility director credential.
(4) The department shall, to the maximum extent practicable, award credit to a person who successfully completes the child care facility director credential under s. 402.305(2)(g) for those requirements of the prekindergarten director credential which are duplicative of requirements for the child care facility director credential.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-484; s. 5, ch. 2013-252; s. 365, ch. 2014-19; s. 30, ch. 2018-103; s. 36, ch. 2021-10.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices › Part V - Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (Ss. 1002.51-1002.79) › 1002.59 - Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.

1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.—
(1) The department, in collaboration with the Just Read, Florida! Office, shall adopt minimum standards for courses in emergent literacy for prekindergarten instructors. Each course must consist of 5 clock hours and provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address the age-appropriate progress of prekindergarten students in developing emergent literacy skills, including oral communication, knowledge of print and letters, phonological and phonemic awareness, vocabulary and comprehension development, and foundational background knowledge designed to correlate with the content that students will encounter in grades K-12, consistent with the evidence-based content and strategies grounded in the science of reading identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7). The course standards must be reviewed as part of any review of subject coverage or endorsement requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student educational areas conducted pursuant to s. 1012.586. Each course must also provide resources containing strategies that allow students with disabilities and other special needs to derive maximum benefit from the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. Successful completion of an emergent literacy training course approved under this section satisfies requirements for approved training in early literacy and language development under ss. 402.305(2)(e)5., 402.313(6), and 402.3131(5).
(2) The department shall adopt minimum standards for courses on the performance standards adopted under s. 1002.67(1). Each course must be comprised of at least 3 clock hours, provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address age-appropriate progress of each child in attaining the standards, and be available online.
(3) The department shall make available online professional development and training courses comprised of at least 8 clock hours that support prekindergarten instructors in increasing the competency of teacher-child interactions.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-484; s. 6, ch. 2013-252; s. 31, ch. 2018-103; s. 5, ch. 2021-9; s. 37, ch. 2021-10; s. 6, ch. 2023-108; s. 18, ch. 2023-245.