Rep. Michelle Salzman

K-12 Education; Removes specified reduction calculation for certain school district funding for school districts that fail to meet certain class size requirements; provides that certain dependent children of active duty military personnel must be enrolled in certain programs; & authorizes certain students of military personnel to enroll in any school within state.

Education; Defines "sex" for Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code; provides requirements relating to titles & pronouns; revises provisions relating to instruction & materials for specified instruction relating to reproductive health; provides additional requirements for instruction regarding human sexuality; provides district school boards are responsible for materials used in classroom libraries; revises provisions relating to objections of certain materials & process related to such objections; revises school principal, school district & district school board duties & responsibilities relating to certain materials & processes.

Education; Requiring the department to submit a report to specified parties on a periodic schedule beginning on a specified date; revising requirements for certain child care providers to obtain and maintain a designation as a Gold Seal Quality Care provider, etc.

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.

Required African-American Instruction; Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.

Telehealth Practice Standards; Revises definition of term "telehealth."

K-12 Teachers; Authorizing the Office of Inspector General within the Department of Education to investigate allegations and reports of suspected violations of certain persons’ rights; establishing the Dual Enrollment Educator Scholarship Program; establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Program; providing eligibility requirements for apprentice teachers; revising the validity period for certain temporary certificates, etc.

Term Limits for District School Board Members; Revises term limits for district school board members.

Education; Requiring school districts to annually review and confirm that specified information is accurate and up to date; creating the Year-round School Pilot Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with a specified school year; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to annually prepare an accountability report by a specified date; providing requirements for searches of students’ personal belongings; requiring dual enrollment courses to be age and developmentally appropriate; authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer service hours and paid work hours to meet certain program eligibility requirements; providing an appropriation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $6,800,000

Technology in K-12 Public Schools; Prohibiting the use of certain platforms on district-owned devices and through Internet access provided by the school district; authorizing teachers and other instructional personnel to designate an area for wireless communications during instructional time; requiring public schools to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and physical effects of social media, etc.