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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Florida Education Finance 2
Program; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the 3
requirements for the calculation of additional full -4
time equivalent membership based on International 5
Baccalaureate examination scores of students to 6
include students who earn specified grades in certain 7
International Baccalaureate courses; providing an 8
additional bonus to teachers whose students earn 9
specified grades in such courses; providing an 10
effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section 15
1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
1011.62 Funds for operation of s chools.—If the annual 17
allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 18
district for operation of schools is not determined in the 19
annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 20
the annual appropriations act, it shall be determi ned as 21
follows: 22
(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 23
OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 24
determining the annual allocation to each district for 25
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operation: 26
(l) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 27
membership based on International Baccalaureate examination 28
scores and course grades of students.—A value of 0.16 full -time 29
equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each 30
student enrolled in an International Baccalaureate course who 31
receives a score of 4 or higher on a subject examination or 32
receives a grade of "C" or better in any course required to earn 33
an International Baccalaureate diploma . A value of 0.3 full -time 34
equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each 35
student who receives an In ternational Baccalaureate diploma. 36
Such value shall be added to the total full -time equivalent 37
student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in 38
the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate 39
80 percent of the funds received from International 40
Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose 41
students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare 42
prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate 43
courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the pay ment of 44
allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate 45
program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate 46
annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination 47
fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program 48
coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and 49
teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for 50
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the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books; 51
instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional 52
materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other 53
activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate 54
students or prepare prospective students to enroll in 55
International Baccalaureate courses; and training or 56
professional development for Intern ational Baccalaureate 57
teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20 58
percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate 59
bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically 60
disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous cour ses. The 61
school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who 62
provided International Baccalaureate instruction: 63
1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 64
the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 65
Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the 66
International Baccalaureate examination. 67
2. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 68
the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 69
Baccalaureate course who receives a gra de of "C" or better in 70
any course required to earn an International Baccalaureate 71
diploma. 72
3.2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International 73
Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" 74
or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the 75
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International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the 76
number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 77
4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination. 78
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Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in add ition to any 80
regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 81
to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 82
additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying 83
score or course grade. 84
Section 2. This act shall take ef fect July 1, 2023. 85