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Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 1003.01-1003.06)
1003.01 - Definitions. - (1) “District school board” means the members who are elected...
1003.02 - District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. - (1) Provide for the proper accounting for all students of...
1003.03 - Maximum class size. - (1) CLASS SIZE MAXIMUMS.—Each year, on or before the October...
1003.04 - Student conduct and parental involvement. - (1) Each public K-12 student must remain in attendance throughout...
1003.05 - Assistance to transitioning students from military families. - (1) The Legislature finds that school-aged dependents of military personnel,...
1003.051 - Purple Star Campuses. - (1) As used in this section, the term “military student”...
1003.06 - Classroom placement of multiple birth siblings. - (1) As used in this section, the term “multiple birth...
Part II - School Attendance (Ss. 1003.21-1003.29)
1003.21 - School attendance. - (1)(a)1. All children who have attained the age of 6...
1003.22 - School-entry health examinations; immunization against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department of Health. - (1) Each district school board and the governing authority of...
1003.225 - Water safety and swimming certification. - (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “water...
1003.23 - Attendance records and reports. - (1) The attendance of all public K-12 school students shall...
1003.24 - Parents responsible for attendance of children; attendance policy. - (1) WITH PERMISSION.—The absence was with permission of the head...
1003.25 - Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records. - (1) Each principal shall maintain a permanent cumulative record for...
1003.26 - Enforcement of school attendance. - (1) CONTACT, REFER, AND ENFORCE.— (a) Upon each unexcused absence,...
1003.27 - Court procedure and penalties. - (1) COURT JURISDICTION.—The circuit court has original and exclusive jurisdiction...
1003.28 - Continuation of truancy remedial activities upon transfer of student; retention of legal jurisdiction. - (1) If, during the activities designed to remedy truant behavior...
1003.29 - Notice to schools of court action. - History.—s. 124, ch. 2002-387.
Part III - Control of Students (Ss. 1003.31-1003.33)
1003.31 - Students subject to control of school. - (1) Subject to law and rules of the State Board...
1003.3101 - Additional educational choice options. - History.—s. 19, ch. 2016-237.
1003.32 - Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. - (1) In accordance with this section and within the framework...
1003.33 - Report cards; end-of-the-year status. - (1) Each district school board shall establish and publish policies...
Part IV - Public K-12 Educational Instruction (Ss. 1003.41-1003.49966)
1003.41 - State academic standards. - (1) The state academic standards establish the core content of...
1003.4156 - General requirements for middle grades promotion. - (1) In order for a student to be promoted to...
1003.42 - Required instruction. - (1)(a) Each district school board shall provide all courses required...
1003.4203 - Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates, and technical assistance. - (1) DIGITAL MATERIALS.—Each district school board, in consultation with the...
1003.4204 - Safer, Smarter Schools Program. - History.—s. 67, ch. 2022-154.
1003.4205 - Disability history and awareness instruction. - (1) Each district school board may provide disability history and...
1003.421 - Recitation of the Declaration of Independence. - (1) To educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom...
1003.4281 - Early high school graduation. - (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a...
1003.4282 - Requirements for a standard high school diploma. - (1) TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS REQUIRED.— (a) Beginning with students entering grade...
1003.4285 - Standard high school diploma designations. - (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as applicable,...
1003.4286 - Award of standard high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans. - History.—s. 19, ch. 2013-27.
1003.4295 - Acceleration options. - (1) Each high school shall advise each student of courses...
1003.432 - Florida Seal of Biliteracy Program for high school graduates. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Biliteracy”...
1003.433 - Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of-country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet high school graduation requirements. - (1) Students who enter a Florida public school at the...
1003.435 - High school equivalency diploma program. - (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that...
1003.436 - Definition of “credit.” - (1)(a) For the purposes of requirements for high school graduation,...
1003.437 - Middle and high school grading system. - (1) Grade “A” equals 90 percent through 100 percent, has...
1003.44 - Patriotic programs; rules. - (1) Each district school board may adopt rules to require,...
1003.45 - Permitting study of the Bible and religion; requiring a moment of silence. - (1) The district school board may install in the public...
1003.4505 - Protection of school speech. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-214.
1003.451 - Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; military recruiters; access to public school campuses. - (1) A school district may not ban any branch of...
1003.453 - School wellness and physical education policies; nutrition guidelines. - (1) Each school district shall electronically submit its local school...
1003.455 - Physical education; assessment. - (1) It is the responsibility of each district school board...
1003.46 - Health education; instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome. - (1) Each district school board may provide instruction in acquired...
1003.47 - Biological experiments on living subjects. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature with respect...
1003.48 - Instruction in operation of motor vehicles. - (1) A course of study and instruction in the safe...
1003.481 - Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program. - (1) The Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program is...
1003.485 - The New Worlds Reading Initiative. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Administrator”...
1003.49 - Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools. - (1) Each state or local public agency, including the Department...
1003.491 - Florida Career and Professional Education Act. - (1) The primary purpose of the Florida Career and Professional...
1003.492 - Industry-certified career education programs. - (1) Secondary schools offering career-themed courses, as defined in s....
1003.493 - Career and professional academies and career-themed courses. - (1)(a) A “career and professional academy” is a research-based program...
1003.4933 - 911 public safety telecommunication training programs. - (1)(a) Each district school board is encouraged to establish a...
1003.4935 - Middle grades career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses. - (1) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each district school...
1003.497 - Service learning. - (1) The Department of Education shall encourage school districts to...
1003.498 - School district virtual course offerings. - (1) School districts may deliver courses in the traditional school...
1003.499 - Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) Initiative. - (1) PURPOSE.— (a) The purpose of the initiative shall be...
1003.4995 - Fine arts report. - History.—s. 35, ch. 2014-184.
1003.4996 - Competency-Based Education Pilot Program. - (1) PARTICIPATION.—The P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School and the Lake,...
1003.49965 - Art in the Capitol Competition. - (1) There is created the Art in the Capitol Competition,...
1003.49966 - Law Enforcement Explorer Program. - (1) Each district school board is encouraged to partner with...
Part V - Specialized Instruction for Certain Public K-12 Students (Ss. 1003.51-1003.58)
1003.51 - Other public educational services. - (1) The general control of other public educational services shall...
1003.52 - Educational services in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. - (1) The Department of Education shall serve as the lead...
1003.53 - Dropout prevention and academic intervention. - (1)(a) Dropout prevention and academic intervention programs may differ from...
1003.54 - Teenage parent programs. - (1) Each district school board shall maintain a teenage parent...
1003.55 - Instructional programs for blind or visually impaired students and deaf or hard-of-hearing students. - (1) The Department of Education may establish a coordinating unit...
1003.56 - English language instruction for limited English proficient students. - (1) Instruction in the English language shall be provided to...
1003.57 - Exceptional students instruction. - (1)(a) For purposes of providing exceptional student instruction under this...
1003.571 - Instruction for exceptional students who have a disability. - (1) The State Board of Education shall comply with the...
1003.5715 - Parental consent; individual education plan. - (1) The Department of Education shall adopt separate parental consent...
1003.5716 - Transition to postsecondary education and career opportunities. - (1) To ensure quality planning for a successful transition of...
1003.572 - Collaboration of public and private instructional personnel. - (1) As used in this section, the term “private instructional...
1003.573 - Seclusion and restraint of students with disabilities in public schools. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Crisis...
1003.574 - Video cameras in public school classrooms; pilot program. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Incident”...
1003.575 - Assistive technology devices; findings; interagency agreements. - (1) The Early Steps Program in the Division of Children’s...
1003.576 - Individual education plans for exceptional students. - History.—s. 31, ch. 2006-74; s. 24, ch. 2018-6.
1003.58 - Students in residential care facilities. - (1) The district school board shall not be charged any...
Part VI - Academically High-Performing School Districts (Ss. 1003.621, 1003.631)
1003.621 - Academically high-performing school districts. - (1) ACADEMICALLY HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICT.— (a) A school district is...
1003.631 - Schools of Excellence. - (1) DESIGNATION.— (a) The State Board of Education shall designate...
Part VII - Public School Innovation (S. 1003.64)
1003.64 - Community School Grant Program. - (1) PURPOSE.—The Community School Grant Program is established to fund...