Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1340: Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Specifying requirements for a school district if a student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; providing circumstances under which a student is required to undergo further screening for dyslexia or dyscalculia, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to coordinated screening and progress monitoring; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; specifying requirements for a school district if a student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; providing circumstances under which a student is required to undergo further screening for dyslexia or dyscalculia; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to coordinated screening and progress monitoring; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; specifying requirements for a school district if a student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; providing circumstances under which a student is required to undergo further screening for dyslexia or dyscalculia; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âParagraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of that section is amended, to student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements.â (4)âASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT.â (d)âIf the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system under subsection (9), or any district-approved screening instrument, identifies a student as exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia, the school district shall: 1.âEnsure that the student is covered by a plan under paragraph (b) which includes evidence-based interventions that are specific to the identified characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia and that are aligned, as appropriate, with the interventions required under subsection (5) for reading and subsection (6) for mathematics. 2.âTreat the screening result as reasonable suspicion that the student may be a student with a disability for purposes of s. 1003.57 and promptly seek parental consent to conduct an initial evaluation consistent …
Sponsors
- Harrell, Gayle (R, SD-031) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Messages
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 654
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 654
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 654
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- : Now in Rules
Votes
- Senate: S 1340 Filed (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1340 Filed (February 24, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1340 Filed (February 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1340 Filed (January 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Education Pre-K - 12, Rules
Common questions
- What is S1340?
- S1340 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring.
- What does S1340 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to coordinated screening and progress monitoring; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; specifying requirements for a school district if a student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; providing circumstances under which a student is required to undergo further screening for dyslexia or dyscalculia; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1340?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Messages (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1340?
- Harrell, Gayle (R, SD-031).
- Where is the official record for S1340?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1340
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