FL S1018

Expands the definition of "instructional materials" to include textbooks, workbooks, electronic content, online courses, CDs, DVDs, and other digital media that must meet high quality, research-based, objective, age-appropriate, accurate, and technically sound standards.

Requires district school boards to adopt policies allowing parents and taxpayers to object to specific instructional materials based on established criteria, with appeal rights to the district school board and further appeal to circuit court for damages or injunctive relief.

Mandates that all instructional materials align with state standards, equivalent or better standards, or courses offered under district programs, with full public access to materials online at least 7 days before adoption hearings.

Requires at least one-third of instructional materials reviewers to be parents with children in public schools and establishes that district school boards must ensure instructional materials meet specified quality and content criteria.

Modifies budget allocation requirements so districts using their own instructional materials programs can use up to 100 percent of kindergarten and 75 percent of first-grade allocations for non-state-adopted materials, while maintaining 50 percent minimum for approved materials in other grades.