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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 1555

Postsecondary Education
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SPONSOR
Johnson
FILED BY
Chad Johnson — District 22, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Postsecondary Education ; Provides requirements for FCS institutions & state universities relating to reporting requirements, training, & publishing of specified information relating to enrollment, courses, specified information.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates public admissions data and bans specific training.

Florida College System institutions and state universities must annually report deidentified admissions data to the Department of Education. Reports must aggregate applicant, admitted, and enrolled student statistics by race, ethnicity, and sex. This includes standardized test scores and GPAs for each group.

Institutions may not require any officer, employee, or student to attend training that endorses specific concepts outlined in s. 1000.05(4)(a). Discussion of these concepts is permitted if presented objectively without endorsement. Violations allow individuals to sue for damages and attorney fees.

Each institution must maintain a publicly accessible website. The site must publish course descriptions, current syllabi, representative lecture materials, and lists of recognized student organizations. It must also include mission and purpose statements for each recognized club or association.

The State Board of Education and Board of Governors may adopt rules to administer these new reporting and disclosure requirements. Institutions may not delegate their reporting duties to other persons or entities.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Admissions Data Reporting majors. 1004.0983(2)

AICreates a new annual reporting duty for all FCS institutions and state universities to submit detailed admissions statistics to the Department of Education.

“the board of trustees of each institution must submit to the Department of Education a report detailing it's admissions data from the previous academic year” bill text, line 57 →
§ 2 Prohibition on Endorsing Specific Training Concepts majors. 1004.0984(2)

AIForbids institutions from requiring any person to attend training that endorses the concepts outlined in s. 1000.05(4)(a).

“An institution may not require any officer, employee, student, or other member of the institution to attend or participate in training that endorses the concepts outlined in s. 100” bill text, line 97 →
§ 3 Civil Action and Statutory Damages majors. 1004.0984(3)(a)

AIGrants a private right of action with a 3-year statute of limitations, including $25,000 in statutory damages per violation and attorney fees.

“Statutory damages of $25,000 per violation.” bill text, line 112 →
§ 4 Public Disclosure of Course and Club Materials moderates. 1004.0985(2)

AIRequires institutions to maintain a public website publishing course descriptions, current syllabi, representative lecture materials, and mission statements for all recognized student organizations.

“Each institution must maintain a publicly accessible website that publishes the following educational materials and extracurricular materials” bill text, line 125 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
1/15/2026
Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/9/2026
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1004.0983
+376 / −0
s. 1004.0984
+212 / −0
s. 1004.0985
+131 / −0