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FL S1522

Bill

Status

Failed

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kelli Stargel

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes that home education programs are not school district programs and are exempt from school day requirements.

  • Requires school districts to provide home education students access to career and technical courses, industry certifications, national assessments, and standardized assessments with notification of dates, times, locations, and deadlines.

  • Authorizes school districts to provide exceptional student education-related services to eligible home education students with disabilities who enroll in public school for those services, with funding through the Florida Education Finance Program.

  • Provides home education students an annual textbook reimbursement of $81.42 to be disbursed by a nonprofit scholarship-funding organization selected by the Department of Education.

  • Allows home education students to participate in dual enrollment programs without a high school grade point average requirement if they meet minimum placement test scores, and requires each public postsecondary institution to develop a comprehensive dual enrollment articulation agreement for home education students.

Legislative Description

Education

Last Action

Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137)

3/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Education Pre-K - 121/14/2016

Full Bill Text

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