FL S1400

Requires students in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program to participate in statewide assessments (FCAT and end-of-course exams) and prohibits schools from using assessment performance to deny program participation.

Establishes that private schools must ensure scholarship students take standardized assessments administered by the school and coordinate with school districts to administer statewide assessments, with parents responsible for transporting students to testing sites.

Creates new sections requiring the Department of Education to annually report year-to-year learning gains of school choice program students on a statewide basis with comparisons to public school students, while maintaining student privacy protections.

Authorizes students who exit school choice programs to enroll in public schools at any time and requires administration of nationally norm-referenced diagnostic assessments to determine appropriate class or grade placement.

Establishes a fee structure to be paid by participating private schools to cover direct and indirect costs of assessment administration by school districts, including training, distribution, retrieval, and administrative expenses.