Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1694: Technology Education
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to technology education; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to technology education; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âPresent paragraphs (e) through (h) of subsection (3) of section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (f) through (i), respectively, and a new paragraph (e) is added to that subsection, to common prerequisites; other degree requirements.â (3)âThe chair of the State Board of Education and the chair of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall jointly appoint faculty committees to review and recommend to the Articulation Coordinating Committee for approval by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors statewide general education core course options for inclusion in the statewide course numbering system established under s. 1007.24. Faculty committees shall, by July 1, 2024, and by July 1 every 4 years thereafter, review and submit recommendations to the Articulation Coordinating Committee and the commissioner for the removal, alignment, realignment, or addition of general education core courses that satisfy the requirements of this subsection. (e)âGeneral education core courses that integrate the use of technology must provide students with opportunities …
Sponsors
- Education Postsecondary · primary sponsor
- Bryan Avila (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Burgess, Danny (R, SD-023)
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table -SJ 635
- : Substituted CS/CS/HB 1503 (Died in returning Messages) -SJ 635
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 635
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- : Now in Rules
- : Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Votes
- Senate: S 1694 c1 (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1694 c1 (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1694 Filed (February 4, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules, Education Postsecondary, Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Common questions
- What is S1694?
- S1694 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Technology Education.
- What does S1694 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to technology education; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1694?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table -SJ 635 (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1694?
- Education Postsecondary, with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1694?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1694
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