Florida House Bill 733: New School Start and End Times Beginning in August 2026

School Start and End Times 

On May 21, 2025, the Governor of Florida signed Senate Bill 296. This new bill repeals a previous law requiring middle schools to start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

At this time, school start and end times for the Palm Beach County School District will remain unchanged. The School District will comply with the requirements and submit the necessary report on start/end times to the Florida Department of Education.

The School District thanks all of our stakeholders who contributed valuable input on school start and end times.