Education

Added a definition in section 163.3180 that classifies charter schools as public facilities for concurrency requirements, affecting how they are counted for infrastructure and development planning.

Expanded section 1002.32 to allow lab schools to use discretionary capital improvement funds for a broader range of purposes including real property purchases, construction, vehicle purchases, and facility maintenance.

Modified section 1002.33 to clarify that charter schools are not exempt from certain statutes and updated requirements for enrollment notifications and sponsor duties.

Added provisions in section 1006.15 allowing students in full-time virtual instruction programs to participate on interscholastic athletic teams at public schools in their district or develop agreements to participate at private schools.

Modified section 1002.331 to clarify that high-performing charter schools can assume charters of existing schools within the same district with specific requirements.

The bill was renumbered from version c2 to e1 and the title was changed to reflect the broader educational scope rather than just charter schools.

New provisions authorizing high-performing charter schools to provide virtual courses to certain students and establishing funding requirements for such courses.

Added language specifying that certain students are excluded from calculations relating to a high-performing charter school's facility capacity.

Updated document title from CS/HB 443 to CS/CS/HB 443 and changed page count from 21 to 23 to reflect conference committee amendments.

Added new requirements for charter schools to submit proposals within specific timeframes and for district school boards to evaluate proposals using specified criteria when awarding contracts.

Added requirement for charter schools to provide notification when increasing enrollment capacity

Clarified that sponsors cannot apply policies to charter schools unless mutually agreed upon by both parties

Updated the specific subsections of Florida Statute 1002.33 that are amended to reflect new provisions

Reorganized the bill's title to better reflect the actual content and remove redundant provisions

Added new subsections regarding sponsor duties and charter school capacity determination factors