Florida § 1003.49 - Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 1003.49 — Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1003.49. Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.
(1) Each state or local public agency, including the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections, the boards of trustees of universities and Florida College System institutions, and the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, which agency is authorized to operate educational programs for students at any level of grades kindergarten through 12, shall be subject to all applicable requirements of ss. 1002.3105(5), 1003.4281, 1003.4282, 1008.23, and 1008.25. Within the content of these cited statutes each such state or local public agency or entity shall be considered a “district school board.” (2) The Commissioner of Education shall establish procedures to extend the state-administered assessment program to school programs operated by such state or local public agencies or entities in the same manner and to the same extent as such program is administered in each district school system.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Florida Statutes § 1003.49 cover?
Section 1003.49 ("Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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