{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1012.07","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 1012.07","heading":"Identification of high-demand teacher needs areas.","body":"The term “high-demand teacher needs area” means high-need content areas and high-priority location areas identified by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to annually identify high-demand teacher needs areas. The state board must consider current and emerging educational requirements and workforce demands in determining high-demand teacher needs areas. School grade levels may also be designated critical teacher shortage areas. Individual district school boards may identify and submit other high-demand teacher needs areas. Such submissions must be aligned to current and emerging educational requirements and workforce demands in order to be approved by the State Board of Education. High-priority location areas must be in high-density, low-economic urban schools; low-density, low-economic rural schools; and schools that earned a grade of “F” or three consecutive grades of “D” pursuant to s. 1008.34. The State Board of Education shall develop strategies to address high-demand teacher needs areas.\nHistory.—s. 693, ch. 2002-387; s. 9, ch. 2011-1; s. 18, ch. 2011-37; s. 10, ch. 2012-194; s. 19, ch. 2024-159; s. 45, ch. 2025-110.","path":["CHAPTER 1012 PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=1000-1099/1012/1012.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:17:43Z","sha256":"a9c85e2f076e1eb9ff79894cb1a6ed73c2bebec94e0e0f001601dcbfacfe1751","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1012.06","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1012.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}