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FL H0123
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Education & Employment Committee
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AI Summary
- Amends s. 1002.33, F.S., to revise who may apply for a conversion charter school, removing the requirement for principal, teacher, and school advisory council involvement and requiring only support from 50 percent of parents voting (with majority participation), while eliminating the previous requirement for 50 percent teacher support
- Authorizes a municipality to apply to convert a public school to charter status if a school within its jurisdiction has earned a grade below an "A" for 5 consecutive years, with the purpose of attracting job-producing entities to the municipality
- Designates such conversion charter schools as "job engine charter schools," which must annually report on investments made to attract and maintain job-producing entities, such as private sector industries, in the municipality
- Prohibits district school boards from charging rental or leasing fees for the existing facility or inventoried property when a public school converts to charter status, and requires that property normally inventoried to the school may not be removed
- Public Education Capital Outlay maintenance funds and other maintenance funds generated by a conversion school facility must remain with the conversion school; effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Education
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144)
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Education & Employment Committee3/7/2025
Education Administration Subcommittee1/15/2025
Full Bill Text
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