CS/HB 5101 - K-12 Education Funding Summary

• Eliminates requirement for school boards to freeze noncapital property taxes when imposing school capital outlay surtax.

• Revises class size compliance calculations to use school-level averages instead of individual classroom levels, with accountability measures including fund reductions for non-compliant districts.

• Allows community colleges to offer virtual instruction programs alongside school districts, with instructors required to meet state certification requirements.

• Increases lab school and Florida Virtual School funding calculations from 95% to 96% of taxable value for school purposes.

• Authorizes charter school-in-the-workplace facilities to receive capital outlay funding and modifies charter school administrative fee structures based on enrollment size.

• Revises instructional materials requirements to include electronic content and allow publishers to sell materials separately rather than bundled.

• Reduces early learning coalition administrative retention from 4.85% to 4.5% of funds paid to prekindergarten providers and public schools.