Florida SB 7036: Lifeline Telecommunications Service

Bill Text

7036 
Education 
2026-02-25T08:38:02Z 
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. 
Committee Substitute 2 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 7036 

 By the Committee on Rules; the Appropriations Committee on Pre-K 
 - 12 Education; and the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 

 595-03194-26 20267036c2 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to education; amending s. 120.81, 
 3 F.S.; providing that district school boards are not 
 4 subject to the requirements for rules in chapter 120 
 5 when making and adopting rules with public input at a 
 6 public meeting; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; removing 
 7 certain schools from specified contract restrictions; 
 8 revising the conditions considered an educational 
 9 emergency; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing a 
 10 student to carry a United States Food and Drug 
 11 Administration (FDA)-approved epinephrine delivery 
 12 device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; 
 13 requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules 
 14 for the use of an FDA-approved epinephrine delivery 
 15 device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; 
 16 making conforming changes; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; 
 17 providing additional criteria for award of a 15-year 
 18 charter; providing that students may not be dismissed 
 19 from certain charter schools based on academic 
 20 performance; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing a 
 21 private school to purchase a supply of FDA-approved 
 22 epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine 
 23 auto-injectors; making conforming changes; providing 
 24 that certain private schools are considered a 
 25 permitted use in certain zoning districts; authorizing 
 26 certain private schools to operate in facilities that 
 27 meet specified requirements; providing exceptions; 
 28 requiring certain private schools operating in such 
 29 facilities to meet specified Florida Fire Prevention 
 30 Code standards; providing that completion of a 
 31 specified evaluation system with certain ratings by 
 32 specified persons constitutes evidence of compliance 
 33 with the Florida Fire Prevention Code for such private 
 34 schools; authorizing the State Fire Marshal to adopt 
 35 rules; amending s. 1002.67, F.S.; revising limitations 
 36 on curriculum selection for Voluntary Prekindergarten 
 37 Education Program providers and public schools that 
 38 fail to meet minimum performance metrics or 
 39 designations; revising Department of Education 
 40 requirements for review and approval of certain 
 41 curricula; requiring that the review and approval 
 42 process include curricula available for purchase and 
 43 proprietary curricula not available for purchase; 
 44 authorizing the department to approve certain 
 45 curricula outside of the established review and 
 46 approval process for specified multi-site providers or 
 47 school districts; providing requirements for approved 
 48 curricula; requiring the department to approve or deny 
 49 a request within a specified timeframe; providing a 
 50 submission limitation; amending s. 1002.68, F.S.; 
 51 deleting provisions relating to the calculation of a 
 52 kindergarten readiness rate; revising the period of 
 53 time for which a public or private prekindergarten 
 54 provider is prohibited from participating in the 
 55 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for a 
 56 failing program assessment composite score; amending 
 57 s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising requirements for attendance 
 58 reporting by private prekindergarten providers; 
 59 requiring that administrative policies and procedures 
 60 be revised into certain forms; requiring school 
 61 districts to certify attendance data in a specified 
 62 manner; amending s. 1002.945, F.S.; requiring the 
 63 Department of Children and Families to make a 
 64 specified determination for child care providers; 
 65 deleting an exception; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; 
 66 revising required instruction on the principles of 
 67 agriculture; requiring the Department of Education to 
 68 collaborate with specified entities to develop 
 69 associated standards and a curriculum; authorizing the 
 70 department to contract with certain agricultural 
 71 education organizations for specified purposes; 
 72 amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; providing that completion 
 73 of 2 years of marching band satisfies two specified 
 74 credit requiremen