Florida SB 342: Public Records/Voters and Voter Registration

Bill Text

342 
Statewide, Standardized Assessments 
2025-11-04T03:59:39Z 
Requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessments and written portions of the system; authorizing parents to prohibit the use of such assessments and portions of the system in certain languages, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 342 

 By Senator Arrington 

 25-00697-26 2026342__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to statewide, standardized 
 3 assessments; amending ss. 1008.22 and 1008.25, F.S.; 
 4 requiring the Department of Education to develop 
 5 versions of statewide, standardized assessments and 
 6 specified portions of the statewide, standardized 
 7 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, 
 8 respectively, in certain languages by a specified 
 9 date; requiring the department to develop a timetable 
 10 and an action plan for the development and 
 11 implementation of such assessments and written 
 12 portions of the system; requiring the department to 
 13 establish criteria for the use of such assessments and 
 14 portions of the system; authorizing parents to 
 15 prohibit the use of such assessments and portions of 
 16 the system in certain languages; providing an 
 17 effective date. 
 18 
 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 20 
 21 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 
 22 1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 23 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.— 
 24 (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The 
 25 Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 
 26 statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 
 27 curricular content established in the state academic standards. 
 28 The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 
 29 common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 
 30 juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 
 31 must accurately measure the core curricular content established 
 32 in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 
 33 program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 
 34 attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 
 35 standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 
 36 Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 
 37 otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in 
 38 the assessment program, the school district must notify the 
 39 student’s parent and provide the parent with information 
 40 regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 
 41 statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and 
 42 implemented as follows: 
 43 (d) Students with disabilities; Florida Alternate 
 44 Assessment; English language learners.— 
 45 1. Each district school board must provide instruction to 
 46 prepare students with disabilities in the core content knowledge 
 47 and skills necessary for successful grade-to-grade progression 
 48 and high school graduation. 
 49 2. A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02, 
 50 for whom the individual education plan (IEP) team determines 
 51 that the statewide, standardized assessments under this section 
 52 cannot accurately measure the student’s abilities, taking into 
 53 consideration all allowable accommodations, shall have 
 54 assessment results waived for the purpose of receiving a course 
 55 grade and a standard high school diploma. Such waiver must shall 
 56 be designated on the student’s transcript. The statement of 
 57 waiver is shall be limited to a statement that performance on an 
 58 assessment was waived for the purpose of receiving a course 
 59 grade or a standard high school diploma, as applicable. 
 60 3. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, based 
 61 upon recommendations of the commissioner, for the provision of 
 62 assessment accommodations for students with disabilities and for 
 63 students who have limited English proficiency. 
 64 a. Accommodations that negate the validity of a statewide, 
 65 standardized assessment are not allowed during the 
 66 administration of the assessment. However, instructional 
 67 accommodations are allowed in the classroom if identified in a 
 68 student’s IEP. Students using instructional accommodations in 
 69 the classroom which that are not allowed on a statewide, 
 70 standardized assessment may have assessment results waived if 
 71 the IEP team determines that the assessment cannot accurately 
 72 measure the student’s abilities. 
 73 b. If a student is provided with instructional