Pilot Program for Students with Reading Deficiencies; Creating the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program for a specified period of time; providing requirements for a student to be deemed at risk of having a reading deficiency; providing Department of Education and participating school district duties, etc.
HB 1123 creates a 3-year pilot program (2026-2027 to 2028-2029) offering a mandatory 6-week summer reading program for first graders identified as at-risk for reading deficiencies based on standardized test scores. The program, implemented in two selected Florida school districts, focuses on foundational reading skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Participating schools must invite at-risk students, administer the program per state guidelines, and report on student progress and participation rates. The Department of Education will collect data and submit a final report to the Legislature with outcomes and recommendations before the program expires.
Education; Repealing a provision relating to prohibited training or instruction in specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; repealing a provision relating to personal titles and pronouns; deleting a prohibition against classroom instruction, in specified grades, on sexual orientation and gender identity; authorizing and encouraging Florida College System institutions, state universities, and direct-support organizations to develop programs based on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles; authorizing school library media centers to provide materials and information presenting all points of view, etc.
Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requiring students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; requiring students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by the end of a specified grade; defining the term “proficiency in cursive writing”, etc.
