No. HB 523
Filed under Education.
Virtual Learning; Revises purpose of FLVS to provide for development & delivery of blended learning; revises provisions relating to student priority, funding, reporting requirements, & examinations & assessments; provides for establishment of Florida Virtual School Justice Education Program; provides requirements for such program, including students participating in such program and FLVS, DOC, & DOE responsibilities; & revises definition of term "full-time equivalent student."
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill creates a new program, the Florida Virtual School Justice Education Program, for inmates under 22. It mandates that the Department of Corrections and the Florida Virtual School deliver high school diploma courses to these students.
The program is funded through the state's main education budget. It requires a summer school period and allows students to remain enrolled past age 22, though they lose state funding at that point.
The bill redefines the Florida Virtual School's purpose to include blended learning. It requires the school to report on the new justice program and assess its performance based on student learning gains.
AIExpands FLVS statutory purpose to include blended learning, not just distance learning.
AIRequires FEFP funding for full-time Justice Program students, including summer, with a 25-hour weekly cap.
AIRequires annual negotiated agreement between FLVS and DOC covering curriculum, safety, and staffing.