Florida Senate Bill 818

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizing the Department of Corrections to award gain time for an inmate who completes specified education programs; revising the purpose of the Florida Virtual School to provide for the development and delivery of blended learning; requiring the Florida Virtual School to establish the Florida Virtual School Justice Education Program, beginning with a specified school year; requiring the Department of Education, with assistance from specified entities, to select a common student assessment instrument and protocol for measuring student learning gains and progression, etc.

Education in the Criminal Justice System

Sen. Keith Truenow [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Criminal Justice
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2025-12-16	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
2025-12-09	Senate	Filed

H523 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
H907 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	37		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	371		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1011	61		Amended Code	See Bill Text
944	275		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/818
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/818/BillText/Filed/HTML