FL H1335

Florida Virtual School board of trustees reduced from 7 to 5 members appointed by the Governor, with term limits of two consecutive 4-year terms and prohibition on business relationships with the school for 6 years after service

Board members and governing bodies of associated support organizations prohibited from having business relationships or pecuniary interests in Florida Virtual School; board must appoint an executive director responsible for day-to-day operations

Office of Inspector General required to be established within Florida Virtual School to investigate allegations of waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement, reporting to the Department of Education's inspector general

Virtual charter schools authorized to provide part-time instruction after providing full-time instruction for at least one school year; school districts no longer required to provide minimum of three virtual instruction options

Virtual instruction provider contracts automatically terminated after two consecutive school grades of "D" or "F" or two consecutive "Unsatisfactory" improvement ratings; Department of Education may conditionally approve providers for 2 years based on success in other states