Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H305: Statewide, Standardized Assessments
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires DOE to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments & specified portions of statewide, standardized coordinated screening & progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by specified date; requires department to develop timetable & action plan for development & implementation of such assessments & written portions of system; requires department to establish criteria for use of such assessments & portions of system; authorizes parents to prohibit use of such assessments & portions of system in certain languages.
What the bill says
An act relating to statewide, standardized assessments; amending ss. 1008.22 and 1008.25, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessments and written portions of the system…
From the introduced text, November 4, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to statewide, standardized assessments; amending ss. 1008.22 and 1008.25, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessments and written portions of the system; requiring the department to establish criteria for the use of such assessments and portions of the system; authorizing parents to prohibit the use of such assessments and portions of the system in certain languages; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.-- (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.--The Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a words underlined are additions. hb305-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 305 2026 statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core curricular content established in the state academic standards. The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools must accurately measure the …
Sponsors
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044) · primary sponsor
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
Latest actions
- : Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- : Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H305?
- H305 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Statewide, Standardized Assessments.
- What does H305 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to statewide, standardized assessments; amending ss. 1008.22 and 1008.25, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessments and written portions of the system…
- What is the status of H305?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H305?
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H305?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/305
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