Florida SB 920: Deferred Presentment Transactions

Bill Text

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Mathematics Education 
2025-12-16T10:13:26Z 
Providing requirements for mathematics pathways established by a certain workgroup; requiring the Department of Education to develop applied algebra courses; providing requirements for the applied algebra courses; requiring the department to collaborate with the Board of Governors of the State University System to ensure the courses are accepted as mathematics credits for state university admissions, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 920 

 By Senator Gaetz 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to mathematics education; amending s. 
 3 1003.4282, F.S.; providing requirements for 
 4 mathematics pathways established by a certain 
 5 workgroup; requiring that certain courses for the 
 6 mathematics pathways be identified by specified dates; 
 7 requiring the workgroup to submit identified 
 8 mathematics pathways to the Governor and the 
 9 Legislature; creating s. 1003.4936, F.S.; providing 
 10 legislative findings; requiring the Department of 
 11 Education to develop applied algebra courses; 
 12 providing requirements for the applied algebra 
 13 courses; requiring the department to develop the 
 14 courses on specified timelines; requiring the 
 15 department to collaborate with the Board of Governors 
 16 of the State University System to ensure the courses 
 17 are accepted as mathematics credits for state 
 18 university admissions; requiring the department to 
 19 collaborate with the Lastinger Center for Learning at 
 20 the University of Florida to make specified 
 21 recommendations to the Legislature; providing 
 22 requirements for the recommendations; requiring the 
 23 department to submit its recommendations to the 
 24 Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 
 25 providing an effective date. 
 26 
 27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 28 
 29 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section 
 30 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 31 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.— 
 32 (10) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CREDIT.—The Department 
 33 of Education shall convene a workgroup, no later than December 
 34 1, 2024, to: 
 35 (b) Establish three mathematics pathways for students 
 36 enrolled in secondary grades by aligning mathematics courses to 
 37 programs, postsecondary education, and careers. The workgroup 
 38 shall collaborate to identify the three mathematics pathways and 
 39 the mathematics course sequence within each pathway which align 
 40 to the mathematics skills needed for success in the 
 41 corresponding academic programs, postsecondary education, and 
 42 careers. 
 43 1. The mathematics pathways must incorporate the applied 
 44 algebra courses established under s. 1003.4936 which align the 
 45 Florida Standards for Algebra 1 with the career and technical 
 46 education standards and benchmarks for each designated career 
 47 cluster. 
 48 2. Each mathematics pathway must include at least one 
 49 course sequence beginning with an applied algebra course aligned 
 50 to a specific career cluster. The workgroup shall identify 
 51 additional mathematics courses that follow each applied algebra 
 52 course and build on the algebraic reasoning, modeling, and 
 53 quantitative skills introduced through industry-relevant 
 54 applications. The mathematics pathways may include a plan to 
 55 create new mathematics courses to complete a pathway. 
 56 3. Each mathematics pathway must offer flexibility and the 
 57 ability to move between pathways if necessary. 
 58 4. Mathematics pathways must create clear links between 
 59 precollege mathematics and college-level math pathways, and 
 60 support student progression into postsecondary academic 
 61 programs, state college career and technical education programs, 
 62 career center programs, industry certification programs, and 
 63 high-skill, high-wage occupations. 
 64 5. The mathematics pathways that incorporate applied 
 65 algebra courses created under s. 1003.4936(3)(a)1. must be 
 66 identified no later than September 1, 2027. The mathematics 
 67 pathways that incorporate applied algebra courses created under 
 68 s. 1003.4936(3)(a)2. must be identified no later than September 
 69 1, 2028. The workgroup shall submit identified mathematics 
 70 pathways to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 
 71 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 72 Section 2. Section 1003.4936, Florida Statutes, is created 
 73 to read: 
 74 1003.4936 Applied algebra for career and technical 
 75 education.— 
 76 (1) The Legislature finds that algebra is an important step 
 77 in a student’s mathematics pathway. Algebra is a prerequisite 
 78 for higher level mathematics courses, and success in algebra is 
 79 strongly connected with later mathematics success. Establishing 
 80 an applied algebra c