No. CS/CS/SB 7036
Filed under Education.
Education; Providing that district school boards are not subject to the requirements for rules in chapter 120 when making and adopting rules with public input at a public meeting; authorizing a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved epinephrine delivery device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; revising requirements for attendance reporting by private prekindergarten providers; revising required instruction on the principles of agriculture; providing that completion of 2 years of marching band satisfies two specified credit requirements, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDDistrict school boards are exempt from state rulemaking procedures when adopting rules with public input at a public meeting. This allows boards to create local regulations without the standard administrative review process.
School boards may now spend the 1.5 mill levy for general operational or capital purposes. This removes the previous statutory list of specific allowable expenditures for that tax revenue.
Private schools enrolling 150 or fewer students are permitted uses in commercial or mixed-use zoning districts. They may operate in these areas without rezoning or special exceptions.
Schools designated as persistently low-performing are now included in the definition of an educational emergency. This allows boards to bypass contract restrictions in those specific schools.
AIDistrict school boards are exempt from Chapter 120 rulemaking requirements when adopting rules with public input at a public meeting.
AISchools designated as persistently low-performing are now included in the definition of an educational emergency, allowing boards to bypass contract restrictions.
AIPrivate schools enrolling 150 or fewer students are permitted uses in commercial or mixed-use zoning districts without rezoning or special exceptions.
AICreates a new course that can replace standard Algebra I for graduation credit.
AIMandates that screening results for dyslexia or dyscalculia trigger a disability evaluation process.
AISchool boards may now use the 1.5 mill levy for general operational or capital purposes, removing the previous list of specific allowable expenditures.
AIStudents may carry any FDA-approved epinephrine delivery device, not just auto-injectors, for self-administration in school.
AIThe Department of Education may approve proprietary or purchasable curricula outside the standard review process for providers operating in more than five locations.