Florida SB 1252: Distributing Pharmaceutical Drugs and Devices

Bill Text

1252 
Pilot Program for Students with Reading Deficiencies 
2026-01-06T10:57:54Z 
Creating the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program for a specified period of time; providing requirements for a student to be deemed at risk of having a reading deficiency; providing Department of Education and participating school district duties, 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 1252 

 By Senator Jones 

 34-01025B-26 20261252__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to a pilot program for students with 
 3 reading deficiencies; creating s. 1008.251, F.S.; 
 4 creating the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion 
 5 Pilot Program for a specified period of time; 
 6 providing the purpose of the pilot program; providing 
 7 requirements for a student to be deemed at risk of 
 8 having a reading deficiency; providing Department of 
 9 Education and participating school district duties; 
 10 requiring the department to provide a report to the 
 11 Legislature upon completion of the pilot program; 
 12 providing requirements for such report; providing for 
 13 the future repeal of the pilot program; providing an 
 14 effective date. 
 15 
 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 17 
 18 Section 1. Section 1008.251, Florida Statutes, is created 
 19 to read: 
 20 1008.251 The First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot 
 21 Program.—Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the First 
 22 Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program is created for a 
 23 period of 3 school years. The purpose of the program is to 
 24 assist school districts in providing a summer reading immersion 
 25 program for students who completed grade 1 and are at risk of 
 26 having a reading deficiency or exhibit a substantial deficiency 
 27 in reading. For purposes of the pilot program, a student is 
 28 deemed to be at risk of having a reading deficiency if he or she 
 29 scored a Level 1 on the midyear or the third administration of 
 30 the coordinated screening and progress monitoring under s. 
 31 1008.25. 
 32 (1) The Department of Education shall: 
 33 (a) Select two school districts to participate in the pilot 
 34 program. 
 35 (b) Create a First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot 
 36 Program for school districts to implement each year of the pilot 
 37 program. The program must: 
 38 1. Be a minimum of 6 weeks in length. 
 39 2. Focus on: 
 40 a. Foundational grade 1 reading skills. 
 41 b. Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and 
 42 reading comprehension. 
 43 3. Assess student learning gains and reading skills at the 
 44 conclusion of the program using the first grade final 
 45 administration of the coordinated screening and progress 
 46 monitoring or a state-approved diagnostic assessment. 
 47 (c) Establish reporting requirements for participating 
 48 school districts. 
 49 (2) Each participating school district shall: 
 50 (a) Invite students who have completed grade 1 who are at 
 51 risk of having a reading deficiency or exhibit a substantial 
 52 deficiency in reading to attend the First Grade Summer Reading 
 53 Immersion Pilot Program. 
 54 (b) Administer the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion 
 55 Pilot Program pursuant to department requirements and guidance. 
 56 (c) Provide the data and information requested by the 
 57 department. 
 58 (d) Provide periodic updates to the department on the 
 59 implementation of the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot 
 60 Program. 
 61 (e) Upon completion of each First Grade Summer Reading 
 62 Immersion Pilot Program, provide a report on student learning 
 63 gains and reading skills at the conclusion of the program, 
 64 including participation rates. 
 65 (3) Upon the completion of the pilot program, the 
 66 department shall provide a report to the Legislature. The report 
 67 must include all of the following: 
 68 (a) Student outcomes for students who participated in the 
 69 First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program. 
 70 (b) Rates of student participation in the First Grade 
 71 Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program. 
 72 (c) Policy recommendations for further implementation of 
 73 the First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program. 
 74 (4) This section shall expire upon the submission of the 
 75 department’s report to the Legislature pursuant to subsection 
 76 (3). 
 77 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.