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FL H1045
Bill
Status
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jervonte Edmonds
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AI Summary
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Requires private schools participating in state scholarship programs to publicly disclose attendance conditions related to religious tenets, dress/grooming codes, and sexual orientation or gender identity policies, and to annually report vacant scholarship seats to school districts by February 28; the Department of Education must suspend funds to private schools that disenroll more than 25% of scholarship students without parental consent in a single school year
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Requires the Legislature to determine the K-12 base student allocation using the Consumer Price Index and revises the minimum base salary for full-time classroom teachers to be the higher of the national average or 10% above the prior year's minimum base salary
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Creates the K-12 Classroom Technology Grant Program, administered by the Department of Education, to provide grants on a first-come, first-served basis to public schools and charter schools for purchasing or updating classroom technology, with funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act
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Establishes a 16-member K-12 Education Funding Task Force within the Department of Education to examine nontraditional schools receiving state funds, including their transparency, disenrollment data, curricula quality, educator credentials, student achievement, and disciplinary practices, with members serving 4-year staggered terms and appointed by the Commissioner of Education, legislative leaders, and education organizations
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Requires the task force to submit an annual report beginning October 1, 2026, to the Governor, legislative leaders, and the public, including proposed accountability measures for nontraditional schools such as bond/surety requirements and the imposition of liens; the act takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Education
Last Action
Died in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
6/16/2025