FL S0834

Creates the Florida Juvenile Justice Education Act establishing performance-based accountability measures and outcome standards for juvenile justice education programs operated by school districts and private providers.

Requires each juvenile committed to a program to have a comprehensive transition plan that includes an education transition plan component and information about delinquency treatment services accessible upon release.

Mandates Department of Education identify and rate juvenile justice residential and nonresidential education programs (excluding detention) as high, adequate, or failing performance based on student academic progress, continuing education enrollment, employment, industry certification, and recidivism rates.

Increases expenditure requirement for juvenile justice programs from 90 to 95 percent of generated funds and exempts eligible youth from tuition and fees at postsecondary institutions when completing coursework initiated while in juvenile justice programs.

Transfers responsibility for cost accounting of education programs from Department of Juvenile Justice to Department of Education and requires annual reporting to the Governor and Legislature on education performance outcomes by February 15, 2014 and each year thereafter.