Bill Text: FL S0534 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Virtual Schools [WPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 [S0534 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0534-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 534 
 
By Senator Altman 
24-00450A-10                                           2010534__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to virtual schools; amending s. 
3         1002.33, F.S.; providing that a virtual school 
4         operated by an approved provider under s. 1002.45, 
5         F.S., may be a charter school for purposes of s. 
6         1002.33, F.S.; providing that the virtual school is 
7         not subject to certain provisions pertaining to 
8         facilities or student transportation; providing an 
9         effective date. 
10 
11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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13         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1002.33, Florida 
14  Statutes, is amended to read: 
15         1002.33 Charter schools.— 
16         (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Charter schools shall be part of the 
17  state’s program of public education. All charter schools in 
18  Florida are public schools. A charter school may be formed by 
19  creating a new school or converting an existing public school to 
20  charter status. A virtual school operated by a provider that is 
21  approved by the Department of Education under s. 1002.45 may be 
22  a charter school for purposes of this section. However, the 
23  virtual school is not subject to or governed by the provisions 
24  in this section which pertain to facilities or student 
25  transportation. A public school may not use the term charter in 
26  its name unless it has been approved under this section. 
27         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.