No. CS/CS/HB 1279
Filed under Education.
Education; Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; revises the date for a requirement to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist; revises public information requirements relating to virtual instruction options; revises the conditions considered an educational emergency; authorizes a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine auto-injectors; deletes obsolete provisions related to calculation of kindergarten readiness rates; requires the Department of Children and Families to determine whether a child care provider is the primary cause of certain class I violations; revises provisions related to certain law schools; authorizes a school district to reserve funds for certain STEM-related educational services, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPrivate entities charging blind or visually impaired individuals for services must now provide a written disclosure stating whether equivalent services are available at no cost elsewhere.
Vocational rehabilitation service providers must now apply to the division for approval rather than simply registering, shifting their regulatory status from passive to active.
School districts are required to use a uniform weighted grading system to calculate high school grade point averages for honors courses, removing local discretion.
Schools must notify parents in writing within 10 school days if a student misses special education services and allow access to provider logs within 15 days.
AICreates a new legal duty for private entities to provide written disclosures before accepting payment.
AIChanges the regulatory status of service providers from a passive registration to an active approval process.
AIReplaces local discretion with a state mandate, requiring all districts to use a uniform weighted GPA system for honors courses.
AIBroadens the definition of eligible students to include home education students and explicitly authorizes participation at private, not-for-profit colleges.
AICreates a mandatory 10-day written notification requirement for missed services and a 15-day right for parents to access provider logs.
AIBroadens the criteria for declaring an emergency to include persistently low-performing schools.
AIRequires districts to inform the public about virtual options beyond the Florida Virtual School.
AIBroadens the types of medical devices students may carry and schools may stock.