Florida SB 124: Florida Virtual School

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Florida Virtual School 
2026-03-18T05:21:37Z 
Deleting provisions relating to the Florida Virtual School giving priority to certain students; providing that the board of trustees may use supplemental funding sources to develop a state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery system; authorizing the Florida Virtual School to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; revising which entities review and approve expenditures, etc. 
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 2026 Legislature SB 124 

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 2 An act relating to the Florida Virtual School; 
 3 amending s. 1002.37, F.S.; deleting provisions 
 4 relating to the Florida Virtual School giving priority 
 5 to certain students; revising who may call a board of 
 6 trustees meeting; providing that the board of trustees 
 7 may use supplemental funding sources to develop a 
 8 state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery 
 9 system; authorizing the Florida Virtual School to 
 10 accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support 
 11 organizations; revising which entities review and 
 12 approve expenditures; revising which personnel are 
 13 subject to policies of the board of trustees; deleting 
 14 a requirement for the board of trustees to establish 
 15 priorities for the admission of students; deleting a 
 16 requirement for the board of trustees to establish 
 17 performance and accountability measures; revising 
 18 requirements for an annual report the board of 
 19 trustees must submit to specified entities; revising 
 20 which students are subject to specified requirements; 
 21 making technical changes; providing an effective date. 
 22 
 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 25 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1), 
 26 subsections (2), (4), and (7), paragraph (b) of subsection (9), 
 27 and paragraph (d) of subsection (10) of section 1002.37, Florida 
 28 Statutes, are amended to read: 
 29 1002.37 The Florida Virtual School.— 
 30 (1) 
 31 (b) The mission of the Florida Virtual School is to provide 
 32 students with technology-based educational opportunities to gain 
 33 the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed. The school shall 
 34 serve all students any student in the state who meet meets the 
 35 profile for success in this educational delivery context and 
 36 shall give priority to: 
 37 1. Students who need expanded access to courses in order to 
 38 meet their educational goals, such as home education students 
 39 and students in inner-city and rural high schools who do not 
 40 have access to higher-level courses. 
 41 2. Students seeking accelerated access in order to obtain a 
 42 high school diploma at least one semester early. 
 43 3. Students who are children of an active duty member of 
 44 the United States Armed Forces who is not stationed in this 
 45 state whose home of record or state of legal residence is 
 46 Florida. 
 47 (c) To ensure parents and students are informed of the 
 48 opportunities offered by the Florida Virtual School, the 
 49 commissioner shall provide the board of trustees of the Florida 
 50 Virtual School access to the records of public school students 
 51 in a format prescribed by the board of trustees. 
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 53 The board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School shall 
 54 identify appropriate performance measures and standards based on 
 55 student achievement that reflect the school’s statutory mission 
 56 and priorities, and shall implement an accountability system for 
 57 the school that includes assessment of its effectiveness and 
 58 efficiency in providing quality services that encourage high 
 59 student achievement, seamless articulation, and maximum access. 
 60 (2) The Florida Virtual School shall be governed by a board 
 61 of trustees consisting comprised of seven members appointed by 
 62 the Governor to 4-year staggered terms. The board of trustees 
 63 shall be a public agency entitled to sovereign immunity pursuant 
 64 to s. 768.28, and board members shall be public officers who 
 65 shall bear fiduciary responsibility for the Florida Virtual 
 66 School. The board of trustees shall have the following powers 
 67 and duties: 
 68 (a)1. The board of trustees shall meet at least 4 times 
 69 each year, upon the call of the board chair, or at the request 
 70 of a majority of the board membership, or at the request of the 
 71 president and chief executive officer of the Florida Virtual 
 72 School. 
 73 2. The fiscal year for the Florida Virtual School shall be 
 74 the state fiscal year as provided in s. 216.011(1)(q). 
 75 (b) The board of trustees shall be responsible for the 
 76 Florida Virtual School’s development of a state-of-the-art 
 77 technology-based education delivery system that is cost 
 78 effective, educationally sound, marketable, and capable of 
 79 sustaining a self-sufficient delivery system through the Florida 
 80 Education