Florida Statutes Chapter 1012 — PERSONNEL

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title XLVIII

• § 1012.01 — Definitions.
• § 1012.05 — Teacher recruitment and retention.
• § 1012.06 — Temporary assignment of professional staff within the state education system.
• § 1012.07 — Identification of high-demand teacher needs areas.
• § 1012.21 — Department of Education duties; K-12 personnel.
• § 1012.22 — Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board.
• § 1012.23 — School district personnel policies.
• § 1012.2315 — Assignment of teachers.
• § 1012.24 — Employment and compensation of instructional personnel during specific emergencies.
• § 1012.25 — School officers to turn over money and property to successors.
• § 1012.26 — Legal services for employees; reimbursement for judgments in civil actions.
• § 1012.27 — Public school personnel; powers and duties of district school superintendent.
• § 1012.28 — Public school personnel; duties of school principals.
• § 1012.31 — Personnel files.
• § 1012.315 — Screening standards.
• § 1012.32 — Qualifications of personnel.
• § 1012.321 — Exceptions for certain instructional personnel from background screening requirements.
• § 1012.33 — Contracts with instructional staff, supervisors, and school principals.
• § 1012.335 — Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011.
• § 1012.34 — Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.
• § 1012.35 — Substitute teachers.
• § 1012.36 — Part-time teachers.
• § 1012.37 — Education paraprofessionals.
• § 1012.38 — Education paraprofessional career development.
• § 1012.39 — Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and career specialists and nondegreed teachers of fine and performing arts; students performing clinical field experience.
• § 1012.40 — Educational support employees.
• § 1012.42 — Teacher teaching out-of-field.
• § 1012.43 — Career teachers.
• § 1012.44 — Qualifications for certain persons providing speech-language services.
• § 1012.45 — School bus drivers; requirements and duties.
• § 1012.46 — Athletic trainers.
• § 1012.461 — School chaplains.
• § 1012.465 — Background screening requirements for certain noninstructional school district employees, contractors, and volunteer school chaplains.
• § 1012.467 — Noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present; background screening requirements.
• § 1012.468 — Exceptions to certain fingerprinting and criminal history checks.
• § 1012.51 — Legislative intent; declaration.
• § 1012.53 — Duties of instructional personnel.
• § 1012.54 — Purpose of instructional personnel certification.
• § 1012.55 — Positions for which certificates required.
• § 1012.551 — Teacher preparation core principles, standards, and content.
• § 1012.552 — The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching (CERT) Certification Program.
• § 1012.555 — Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
• § 1012.56 — Educator certification requirements.
• § 1012.561 — Address of record.
• § 1012.562 — Public accountability and state approval of school leader preparation programs.
• § 1012.565 — Educator certification for blind and visually impaired students.
• § 1012.57 — Certification of adjunct educators.
• § 1012.575 — Alternative preparation programs for certified teachers to add additional coverage.
• § 1012.582 — Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental and emotional or behavioral disabilities.
• § 1012.583 — Continuing education and inservice training for youth suicide awareness and prevention.
• § 1012.584 — Continuing education and inservice training for youth mental health awareness and assistance.
• § 1012.585 — Process for renewal or reinstatement of professional certificates.
• § 1012.586 — Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate certificates; reading endorsement pathways.
• § 1012.59 — Certification fees.
• § 1012.61 — Sick leave.
• § 1012.62 — Transfer of sick leave and annual leave.
• § 1012.63 — Illness-in-line-of-duty leave.
• § 1012.64 — Sabbatical leave.
• § 1012.65 — Terminal pay for accrued vacation leave.
• § 1012.66 — Provisions for leaves of absence.
• § 1012.67 — Absence without leave.
• § 1012.68 — Records of absences.
• § 1012.685 — Retirement; annuities authorized.
• § 1012.69 — Provisions relating to Workers’ Compensation Law.
• § 1012.695 — Local civil service system laws not superseded.
• § 1012.71 — The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program.
• § 1012.715 — Heroes in the classroom sign-on bonus.
• § 1012.75 — Liability of teacher or principal; excessive force.
• § 1012.77 — Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education Program.
• § 1012.79 — Education Practices Commission; organization.
• § 1012.795 — Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline.
• § 1012.796 — Complaints against teachers and administrators; procedure; penalties.
• § 1012.797 — Notification of certain charges against employees.
• § 1012.798 — Recovery network program for educators.
• § 1012.799 — Reporting and self-reporting certain offenses.
• § 1012.80 — Participation by employees in disruptive activities at public postsecondary educational institutions; penalties.
• § 1012.801 — Employees of the Board of Governors.
• § 1012.81 — Personnel records.
• § 1012.82 — Teaching faculty; minimum teaching hours per week.
• § 1012.83 — Contracts with administrative and instructional staff.
• § 1012.84 — Exemption from county civil service commissions.
• § 1012.85 — Payment of costs of civil actions against officers, employees, or agents of Florida College System institution board of trustees.
• § 1012.855 — Employment of Florida College System institution personnel; discrimination in granting salary prohibited.
• § 1012.8551 — Employee background screening and investigations for Florida College System personnel.
• § 1012.865 — Sick leave.
• § 1012.87 — Retirement annuities.
• § 1012.875 — State Community College System Optional Retirement Program.
• § 1012.88 — Florida College System institution police.
• § 1012.885 — Remuneration of Florida College System institution presidents; limitations.
• § 1012.886 — Remuneration of Florida College System institution administrative employees; limitations.
• § 1012.91 — Personnel records.
• § 1012.915 — Employee background screening and investigations for State University System personnel.
• § 1012.93 — Faculty members; test of spoken English.
• § 1012.945 — Required number of classroom teaching hours for university faculty members.
• § 1012.96 — IFAS extension personnel; federal health insurance programs notwithstanding the provisions of s. 110.123.
• § 1012.965 — Payment of costs of civil action against employees.
• § 1012.97 — University police.
• § 1012.975 — Remuneration of state university presidents; limitations.
• § 1012.976 — Remuneration of state university employees; limitations.
• § 1012.977 — Disclosure of contracts that affect the integrity of state universities or entities; penalties.
• § 1012.978 — Bonuses for state university system employees.
• § 1012.98 — School Community Professional Learning Act.
• § 1012.981 — The Florida Center for Teaching Excellence.
• § 1012.985 — Regional professional learning academies.
• § 1012.986 — William Cecil Golden Professional Learning Program for School Leaders.
• § 1012.988 — School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program.
• § 1012.99 — Interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel.
• § 1012.991 — Commissioner designated official.
• § 1012.992 — Copies of contracts with other states; depository.
• § 1012.993 — Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact.
• § 1012.9931 — Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission; public meetings and public records exemptions.