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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to instructional personnel; amending 2
s. 1012.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3
"instructional personnel" to include specified 4
prekindergarten instructors; providing an effective 5
date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1012.01, Florida 10
Statutes, is amended to read: 11
1012.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter , the 12
following terms have the following meanings: 13
(2) INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL. —"Instructional personnel" 14
means certified prekindergarten staff members funded in the 15
Florida Education Finance Program and any K-12 staff member 16
whose function includes the provision of direct instructional 17
services to students. Instructional personnel also includes K -12 18
personnel whose functions provide direct support in the learning 19
process of students. Included in the classification of 20
instructional personnel are the follo wing prekindergarten 21
through grade 12 K-12 personnel: 22
(a) Classroom teachers. —Classroom teachers are staff 23
members assigned the professional activity of instructing 24
students in courses in classroom situations, including basic 25
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instruction, exceptional stu dent education, career education, 26
and adult education, including substitute teachers. Included in 27
this classification are prekindergarten instructors funded in 28
the Florida Education Finance Program who hold an educator 29
certificate in Prekindergarten/Primar y Education, Preschool 30
Education, Early Childhood Education, or any exceptional student 31
education area with the Prekindergarten Disabilities 32
endorsement. 33
(b) Student personnel services. —Student personnel services 34
include staff members responsible for: ad vising students with 35
regard to their abilities and aptitudes, educational and 36
occupational opportunities, and personal and social adjustments; 37
providing placement services; performing educational 38
evaluations; and similar functions. Included in this 39
classification are certified school counselors, social workers, 40
career specialists, and school psychologists. 41
(c) Librarians/media specialists. —Librarians/media 42
specialists are staff members responsible for providing school 43
library media services. These employe es are responsible for 44
evaluating, selecting, organizing, and managing media and 45
technology resources, equipment, and related systems; 46
facilitating access to information resources beyond the school; 47
working with teachers to make resources available in the 48
instructional programs; assisting teachers and students in media 49
productions; and instructing students in the location and use of 50
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information resources. 51
(d) Other instructional staff. —Other instructional staff 52
are staff members who are part of the instru ctional staff but 53
are not classified in one of the categories specified in 54
paragraphs (a)-(c). Included in this classification are primary 55
specialists, learning resource specialists, instructional 56
trainers, adjunct educators certified pursuant to s. 1012.5 7, 57
and similar positions. 58
(e) Education paraprofessionals. —Education 59
paraprofessionals are individuals who are under the direct 60
supervision of an instructional staff member, aiding the 61
instructional process. Included in this classification are 62
classroom paraprofessionals in regular instruction, exceptional 63
education paraprofessionals, career education paraprofessionals, 64
adult education paraprofessionals, library paraprofessionals, 65
physical education and playground paraprofessionals, and other 66
school-level paraprofessionals. 67
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 68