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FL S0254

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Linda Stewart

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Charter school teachers must hold, at minimum, a bachelor's degree and state certification, and charter school websites must display graduation rates and statewide standardized assessment results
  • All charter schools, including startup charter schools, must comply with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities of the Florida Building Code, eliminating the previous exemption for startup charter schools
  • Private schools must participate in the statewide assessment program, employ certified teachers with at least a bachelor's degree, adopt curricula meeting Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, and comply with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities of the Florida Building Code
  • Private schools must be included in the state school grading system (A through F) and must assess at least 95 percent of eligible students; the Department of Education must collaborate with private schools to develop annual report cards for parents
  • Both charter and private schools must provide students in kindergarten through grade 5 with at least 100 minutes per week of supervised, unstructured free-play recess (at least 20 consecutive minutes per day), removing the prior charter school exemption from this requirement

Legislative Description

Education

Last Action

Died in Education

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Education12/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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