Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1457 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to contracts for instructional 2
16	16	personnel; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting a 3
17	17	prohibition on the awarding of certain annual 4
18	18	contracts by district school boards on the basis of 5
19	19	unauthorized contingencies or conditions; amending s. 6
20	20	1012.335, F.S.; requiring that the annual contract of 7
21	21	instructional personnel who meet certain criteria be 8
22	22	renewed; providing an exception; providing 9
23	23	responsibilities for district school superintendents 10
24	24	who exercise certain authority; making technical 11
25	25	changes; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Subsection (24) of section 1001.42, Florida 16
30	30	Statutes, is amended to read: 17
31	31	1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. —The 18
32	32	district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 19
33	33	powers and perform all duties listed below: 20
34	34	(24) EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. — 21
35	35	(a) If a school district enters into a contract or 22
36	36	employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing 23
37	37	contract or employment agreement, with an officer, agent, 24
38	38	employee, or contractor which contains a provision for severance 25
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51	51	pay, the contract or employment agreement must include the 26
52	52	provisions of s. 215.425. 27
53	53	(b) A district school board may not award an annual 28
54	54	contract on the basis of any contingency or condition not 29
55	55	expressly authorized in law by the Legislature or alter or limit 30
56	56	its authority to award or not award an annual co ntract as 31
57	57	provided in s. 1012.335. This paragraph applies only to a 32
58	58	collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by a 33
59	59	district school board on or after June 15, 2017. 34
60	60	Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 1012.335, Florida 35
61	61	Statutes, is amended to read: 36
62	62	1012.335 Contracts with instructional personnel hired on 37
63	63	or after July 1, 2011. — 38
64	64	(2) EMPLOYMENT.— 39
65	65	(a) Beginning July 1, 2011, Each individual newly hired as 40
66	66	instructional personnel by the district school board shall be 41
67	67	awarded a probationa ry contract. Upon successful completion of 42
68	68	the probationary contract, the district school board may award 43
69	69	an annual contract pursuant to paragraph (c). 44
70	70	(b) Beginning July 1, 2011, An annual contract may be 45
71	71	awarded pursuant to paragraph (c) for instructional personnel 46
72	72	who have successfully completed a probationary contract with the 47
73	73	district school board and have received one or more annual 48
74	74	contracts from the district school board . 49
75	75	(c) An annual contract may be awarded only if the 50
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88	88	employee: 51
89	89	1. Holds an active professional certificate or temporary 52
90	90	certificate issued pursuant to s. 1012.56 and rules of the State 53
91	91	Board of Education. 54
92	92	2. Has been recommended by the district school 55
93	93	superintendent for the annual contract based upon the 56
94	94	individual's evaluation under s. 1012.34 and approved by the 57
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96	96	3. Has not received two consecutive annual performance 59
97	97	evaluation ratings of unsatisfactory, two annual performance 60
98	98	evaluation ratings of unsatisfactory within a 3 -year period, or 61
99	99	three consecutive annual performance evaluation ratings of needs 62
100	100	improvement or a combination of needs improvement and 63
101	101	unsatisfactory under s. 1012.34. 64
102	102	(d) Instructional personnel who receive an effective or 65
103	103	highly effective rating at the conclusion of a contract year and 66
104	104	are not the subject of any unresolved disciplinary action must 67
105	105	have their contract renewed for the following school year unless 68
106	106	the district school superintendent exercises hi s or her final 69
107	107	authority to make a determination that the contract be 70
108	108	nonrenewed, in which case the superintendent must provide in 71
109	109	writing to the nonrenewed individual the reason for the 72
110	110	nonrenewal. 73
111	111	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 74