No. SB 1100
Filed under Education.
Charter Schools; Authorizing Florida College System institutions and state universities to sponsor job engine charter schools; requiring that specified tax funds be provided annually to the sponsor of a job engine charter school, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDState universities and college system institutions may now sponsor job engine charter schools, expanding who can create these schools.
School districts must transfer all local tax revenue from the school's former attendance zone to the new university sponsor every year.
This creates a permanent, automatic funding stream for these specific charter schools, removing local control over those funds.
The bill also allows universities to charter lab schools and regional workforce-focused charter schools serving multiple districts.
AIAllows Florida College System institutions and state universities to sponsor job engine charter schools, expanding beyond district school boards.
AIRequires school districts to transfer all taxes levied within the attendance zone of a conversion job engine charter school to the new sponsor annually.
AIPermits municipalities to apply to Florida College System institutions or state universities to convert existing public schools to job engine charter schools.
AIClarifies that state universities are the sponsors of lab schools created under s. 1002.32 and may grant charters to municipalities for job engine charter schools.