Florida Virtual School; Provides flexibility in administration for specified assessments for FLVS full-time students of military families residing outside this state; provides requirements for such students, FLVS, & DOE.
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.
Dependent Children; Revises & creates provisions relating to dependent children, including access to confidential records, petitions for adjudication & permanent commitment & petitions for permanent commitment, removing children from court-ordered placement, evidence required to amend case plans, the Guardianship Assistance Program, review of DCF denial of application to adopt, the statewide adoption exchange, & exemptions from licensure.
Temporary Airports; Requires documentation to be submitted to DOT for temporary airport site approval & registration; requires temporary airport to obtain registration before operation of aircraft; requires DOT to publish notice of receipt of registration application; requires DOT to issue registration concurrent with site approval; provides certain registrations are considered approved; removes condition for licensure or registration; revises exemption for airport used for aerial application or spraying of crops.
Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits; Specifies eligibility requirements for receiving specified tax credits for taxpayers that rehabilitate certified historic structures; specifies requirements for taxpayers claiming or transferring specified tax credits; specifies requirements for Division of Historical Resources of DOS for evaluating & certifying applications for specified tax credits; specifies amount of tax credits; authorizes carryforward, sale, & transfer of tax credits; revises order in which tax credits against corporate income tax credit or franchise tax are applied; revises order in which credits & deductions against insurance premium tax are applied.
Dependent Children; Revises law relating to dependent children including requiring guardians ad litem for each child & attorneys ad litem if court makes certain determinations; authorizes GALs to represent child in other proceedings; authorizes attorneys ad litem to represent child in other proceedings, access records, request continuances, & receive notices; provides duties & responsibilities of GALs; requiring Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office to provide oversight & assistance to attorneys ad litem, assist child find supportive adult, & designate local DSOs; authorizes Pathway to Prosperity program to provide grants.
Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revises requirements for when petition seeking compensation must be filed; requires prosecuting authority to petition Governor to appoint substitute prosecuting authority under certain circumstances; provides deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises compensation eligibility requirements; revises requirements for awarding compensation & continuing appropriations.
Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.
