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FL H1353
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Education & Employment Committee
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AI Summary
- Requires at least one staff person at child care facilities to be trained in person in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with current documentation of course completion, present at all times children are present
- Limits electronic screen time for prekindergarten students to no more than 10 percent of the day, with screen time required to involve activities directly related to VPK program standards; prohibits screen time entirely for children from birth to age 3 in school readiness programs
- Prohibits the use of coordinated screening and progress monitoring programs or other progress monitoring tools for direct student instruction in private prekindergarten or public school curricula
- Revises VPK accountability by shifting the performance metric methodology start date to the 2023-2024 program year (from 2022-2023) and designation assignments to 2024-2025 (from 2023-2024), and raises the threshold for denying a good cause exemption from two to three or more of the same class II violations
- Creates a special needs differential allocation for school readiness providers serving children with special needs, requiring providers to meet a minimum program assessment composite score and complete 10 hours of training in inclusive early childhood education by July 1, 2025, with an additional 10 hours every subsequent 5-year period
Legislative Description
Early Learning
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Education & Employment Committee2/14/2024
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee2/1/2024
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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