(1) Each district school board is encouraged to partner with a law enforcement agency to offer a law enforcement explorer program at public middle and high schools in the state to educate students about law enforcement careers and the criminal justice system.
(2) A law enforcement explorer program may be integrated into an existing curriculum, offered as an elective course, or offered as an after-school program.
(3) If a district school board offers a law enforcement explorer program as an elective course, a student enrolled in such course shall receive middle school or high school course credit for successful completion of the course.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2022-23.
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.