(1)(a) The Department of Education shall establish the Purple Star School District Program. At a minimum, the program must require a participating school district to:

1. Have at least 75 percent of the schools within the district be designated as Purple Star Campuses under s. 1003.051.
2. Maintain a web page on the district’s website which includes resources for military students and their families and a link to each Purple Star Campus’s web page that meets the requirements of s. 1003.051(2)(a)2.

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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 1003.052

  • School: means an organization of students for instructional purposes on an elementary, middle or junior high school, secondary or high school, or other public school level authorized under rules of the State Board of Education. See Florida Statutes 1003.01
(b) The department may establish additional program criteria to identify school districts that demonstrate a commitment to or provide critical coordination of services for military students and their families, including, but not limited to, establishing a council consisting of a representative from each Purple Star Campus in the district and one district-level representative to ensure the alignment of military student-focused policies and procedures within the district.
(2) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to administer this section.