Healthy Schools
Health Education State Board Rule Information
In November 2022, the State Board of Education amended Rule 6A-1.094124, Required Instruction Planning and Reporting, to include updates related to health education. Reporting procedures include a requirement to use the online Florida Required Instruction Reporting Portal available at https://flrequiredinstruction.org. By December 1 of each year each school district must submit an implementation plan for the health education topics of 1) Resiliency Education: Civic and Character Education and Life Skills Education, 2) Substance Use and Abuse Education and 3) Child Trafficking Prevention Education using the portal. By July 1 of each year, each school district must also submit an implementation report that describes how instruction was provided for topics in Sections 1003.42(2)(a)-(n) and (p)-(t), F.S., during the previous school year to the portal.Use of the portal does not affect the content districts are required to submit, only the method. Plans are still required to be posted on district webpages, but the requirement to submit to the department via email has been removed and replaced by the portal. The memorandum regarding this update is available here.
Legislation
- Florida State Statute 1003.41 - Sunshine State Standards
- Florida State Statute 1003.42 (2)(n) - Required Instruction
- Florida State Statute 1003.4282 - General Requirements for High School Graduation; Revised
- Florida State Statute 1003.453 – School Wellness and Physical Education Policies; Nutrition Guidelines
- Florida State Statute 1003.46 - Health Education; Instruction in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Florida State Statute 787.06 – Human Trafficking