Florida Statute 1000.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1000
EARLY LEARNING-20 GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 1000.01

1000.01 The Florida Early Learning-20 education system; technical provisions.—

(1) NAME.—Chapters 1000 through 1013 shall be known and cited as the “Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code.”

(2) LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.—The provisions of the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code shall be liberally construed to the end that its objectives may be effected. It is the legislative intent that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code is held invalid, the remainder of the code shall not be affected.

(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code is to provide by law for a state system of schools, courses, classes, and educational institutions and services adequate to allow, for all Florida’s students, the opportunity to obtain a high quality education. The Florida Early Learning-20 education system is established to accomplish this purpose; however, nothing in this code shall be construed to require the provision of free public education beyond grade 12.

(4) UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS INCLUDED.—As required by s. 1, Art. IX of the State Constitution, the Florida Early Learning-20 education system shall include the uniform system of free public K-12 schools. These public K-12 schools shall provide 13 consecutive years of instruction, beginning with kindergarten, and shall also provide such instruction for students with disabilities, gifted students, limited English proficient students, and students in Department of Juvenile Justice programs as may be required by law. The funds for support and maintenance of the uniform system of free public K-12 schools shall be derived from state, district, federal, and other lawful sources or combinations of sources, including any fees charged nonresidents as provided by law.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2002-387; s. 113, ch. 2003-1; s. 64, ch. 2007-217; s. 1, ch. 2011-5; s. 37, ch. 2011-34; s. 8, ch. 2014-39; s. 16, ch. 2021-10.

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Williams v. District Board of Trustees of Edison Community College

421 F.3d 1190, 23 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 595, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 18041, 2005 WL 2012592

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 23, 2005 | Docket: 108939

Cited 18 times | Published

obtain a high quality education.” Fla. Stat. § 1000.01(3). The state is responsible for the establishment

Shedrick v. District Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College

941 F. Supp. 2d 1348, 2013 WL 1748789, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57947

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2013 | Docket: 65990856

Cited 7 times | Published

the Florida K-20 Educational Code, Fla. Stat. § 1000.01, et seq. Accordingly, Defendant is entitled to

Methelus v. School Board of Collier County

243 F. Supp. 3d 1266, 2017 WL 1037867, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38629

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 2017 | Docket: 64313396

Cited 2 times | Published

.. limited English proficiencfy], Fla. Stat. § 1000.01(4); see also id. § 1002.20(1) (“[A]ll K-12 public

Gabriele v. School Board of Manatee County

114 So. 3d 477, 35 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1622, 2013 WL 2451349, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9053

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 2013 | Docket: 60231947

Cited 2 times | Published

Statutes as the “Florida K-20 Education Code.” § 1000.01(1), Fla. Stat. (2010). Chapter 1012 of the Code

S. J. v. Malcolm Thomas

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 2017 | Docket: 6244016

Published

17 education.” § 1000.01(2), Fla. Stat. (2015). Thus, appellant’s allegation

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 3, 2003 | Docket: 3257668

Published

Constitution. See, s. 112.08(1), Fla. Stat. 3 Section 1000.01(1), Fla. Stat. 4 See, e.g., M.W. v. Davis,