(1) A school district may not ban any branch of the United States Armed Forces or the United States Department of Homeland Security from establishing, maintaining, or operating a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at a public high school in the district.
(2)(a) A school district shall allow a student attending a public high school in the district to enroll in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at another public high school in the district unless:
1. The student’s school offers the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for any branch of the United States Armed Forces or United States Department of Homeland Security;
2. The student does not meet the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’ minimum enrollment qualifications; or
3. Scheduling of the student’s courses of study does not allow the student to attend the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at another public high school in the district.
(b) This subsection does not require a school district to provide transportation for a student to attend the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at another public high school in the district.
(3)(a) A school district shall grant military recruiters of the United States Armed Forces and United States Department of Homeland Security the same access to secondary school students, and to school facilities and grounds, which the district grants to postsecondary educational institutions or prospective employers of students.
(b) A school district shall, as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 7908(a)(1), grant military recruiters access to the names, addresses, and telephone listings of secondary school students, except, the district shall comply with a student’s or parent’s request under 20 U.S.C. s. 7908(a)(2) or s. 1002.22 not to release the student’s information without prior written parental consent.
(4) The State Board of Education shall enforce this section under s. 1008.32.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-73; s. 6, ch. 2009-239; s. 5, ch. 2014-21; s. 43, ch. 2014-39.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1003 - Public K-12 Education
Part IV - Public K-12 Educational Instruction (Ss. 1003.41-1003.49966)
1003.41 - State academic standards.
1003.4156 - General requirements for middle grades promotion.
1003.42 - Required instruction.
1003.4203 - Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates, and technical assistance.
1003.4204 - Safer, Smarter Schools Program.
1003.4205 - Disability history and awareness instruction.
1003.421 - Recitation of the Declaration of Independence.
1003.4281 - Early high school graduation.
1003.4282 - Requirements for a standard high school diploma.
1003.4285 - Standard high school diploma designations.
1003.4286 - Award of standard high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans.
1003.4295 - Acceleration options.
1003.432 - Florida Seal of Biliteracy Program for high school graduates.
1003.435 - High school equivalency diploma program.
1003.436 - Definition of “credit.”
1003.437 - Middle and high school grading system.
1003.44 - Patriotic programs; rules.
1003.45 - Permitting study of the Bible and religion; requiring a moment of silence.
1003.4505 - Protection of school speech.
1003.453 - School wellness and physical education policies; nutrition guidelines.
1003.455 - Physical education; assessment.
1003.46 - Health education; instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
1003.47 - Biological experiments on living subjects.
1003.48 - Instruction in operation of motor vehicles.
1003.481 - Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program.
1003.485 - The New Worlds Reading Initiative.
1003.49 - Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.
1003.491 - Florida Career and Professional Education Act.
1003.492 - Industry-certified career education programs.
1003.493 - Career and professional academies and career-themed courses.
1003.4933 - 911 public safety telecommunication training programs.
1003.4935 - Middle grades career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses.
1003.498 - School district virtual course offerings.
1003.499 - Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) Initiative.
1003.4996 - Competency-Based Education Pilot Program.