Florida 2023 Regular Session

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to standard high school diploma award 2
16	16	requirements; amending s. 1002.3105, F.S.; adding a 3
17	17	new requirement for the award of a standard high 4
18	18	school diploma to Academically Challenging Curriculum 5
19	19	to Enhance Learning students; amending s. 1003. 4282, 6
20	20	F.S.; requiring students, beginning with those 7
21	21	entering grade 9 in a specified school year, to submit 8
22	22	a Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to 9
23	23	be awarded a standard high school diploma; providing 10
24	24	an exemption; amending s. 1003.5716, F.S .; conforming 11
25	25	cross-references; reenacting s. 1003.03(3)(c), F.S., 12
26	26	relating to maximum class size, to incorporate the 13
27	27	amendment made to s. 1002.3105, F.S., in a reference 14
28	28	thereto; reenacting ss. 1002.20(8), 1003.4281(1), 15
29	29	1003.4285(1), 1003.5716(1), and 101 1.62(1)(n), F.S., 16
30	30	relating to K-12 student and parent rights, early high 17
31	31	school graduation, standard high school diploma 18
32	32	designations, transition to postsecondary education 19
33	33	and career opportunities, and funds for operation of 20
34	34	schools, respectively, to inco rporate the amendment 21
35	35	made to s. 1003.4282, F.S., in references thereto; 22
36	36	reenacting ss. 409.1451(2)(a), 1002.33(7)(a), 23
37	37	1002.34(4)(g), 1002.45(4)(b), 1003.49(1), 1004.935(1), 24
38	38	1006.15(3)(a), 1009.531(1)(b), and 1009.893(4), F.S., 25
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51	51	relating to the Road -to-Independence Program, charter 26
52	52	schools, charter technical career centers, virtual 27
53	53	instruction programs, graduation and promotion 28
54	54	requirements for publicly operated schools, the Adults 29
55	55	with Disabilities Workforce Education Program, 30
56	56	standards for participation in interscholastic and 31
57	57	intrascholastic extracurricular student activities, 32
58	58	the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, and 33
59	59	the Benacquisto Scholarship Program, respectively, to 34
60	60	incorporate the amendments made to ss. 1002.3105 and 35
61	61	1003.4282, F.S., in refe rences thereto; providing an 36
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64	64	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 39
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66	66	Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 1002.3105, Florida 41
67	67	Statutes, is amended to read: 42
68	68	1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhanc e 43
69	69	Learning (ACCEL) options. — 44
70	70	(5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. —A student who 45
71	71	meets the following grade 9 cohort graduation requirements shall 46
72	72	be awarded a standard high school diploma in a form prescribed 47
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74	74	(a) The applicable grade 9 cohort graduation requirements 49
75	75	of s. 1003.4282(3)(a) -(e); 50
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88	88	(b)1. For a student who enters grade 9 before the 2023 -51
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90	90	2. For a student who enters grade 9 in the 2023 -2024 53
91	91	school year and thereafter, earn two and one -half credits in 54
92	92	electives and one-half credit in financial literacy; and 55
93	93	(c) Earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on 56
94	94	a 4.0 scale; and 57
95	95	(d) Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid 58
96	96	pursuant to s. 1003.4282(5). 59
97	97	Section 2. Present subsections (5) through (11) of section 60
98	98	1003.4282, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6) 61
99	99	through (12), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to 62
100	100	that section, to read: 63
101	101	1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 64
102	102	diploma.— 65
103	103	(5) FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID REQUIREMENT. —66
104	104	Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2024 -2025 school 67
105	105	year, a student must submit a Free Application for Federal 68
106	106	Student Aid in order to be awarded a standard high school 69
107	107	diploma. However, a student is exempt from this subsection if 70
108	108	the student's parent or the student, if he or she is 18 years of 71
109	109	age or older, submits a letter to the school district declining 72
110	110	to submit the Free Application for Federa l Student Aid. 73
111	111	Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 74
112	112	section 1003.5716, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 75
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125	125	1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 76
126	126	opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years o f 77
127	127	age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 78
128	128	public education. As used in this section, the term "IEP" means 79
129	129	individual education plan. 80
130	130	(2) Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect 81
131	131	when the student enters high school, attains the age of 14, or 82
132	132	when determined appropriate by the parent and the IEP team, 83
133	133	whichever occurs first, the IEP must include the following 84
134	134	statements that must be updated annually: 85
135	135	(a) A statement of intent to pursue a standard high school 86
136	136	diploma and a Scholar or Merit designation, pursuant to s. 87
137	137	1003.4285, as determined by the parent. 88
138	138	1. The statement must document discussion of the process 89
139	139	for a student with a disability who meets the requirements for a 90
140	140	standard high school diploma to defer the receipt of such 91
141	141	diploma pursuant to s. 1003.4282(10)(c) s. 1003.4282(9)(c). 92
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143	143	year the student is expected to graduate, the statement must 94
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162	162	(b) A statement of intent to receive a standard high 101
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164	164	description of how the student will fully meet the requirements 103
165	165	in s. 1003.4282, including, but not limited to, a portfolio 104
166	166	pursuant to s. 1003.4282(10)(b) s. 1003.4282(9)(b) which meets 105
167	167	the criteria specified in State Board of Education rule. The IEP 106
168	168	must also specify the outcomes and additional benefits expected 107
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170	170	graduation. 109
171	171	Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 110
172	172	made by this act to section 1002.3105, Florida Statutes, in a 111
173	173	reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 112
174	174	1003.03, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 113
175	175	1003.03 Maximum class size. — 114
176	176	(3) IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS. —District school boards must 115
177	177	consider, but are not limited to, implementing the following 116
178	178	items in order to meet the constitutional class size maximums 117
179	179	described in subsection (1): 118
180	180	(c)1. Repeal district school board policies that require 119
181	181	students to earn more than the 24 credits to graduate from high 120
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183	183	2. Implement the early graduation options provided in ss. 122
184	184	1002.3105(5) and 1003.4281. 123
185	185	Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 124
186	186	made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a 125
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199	199	reference thereto, subsection (8) of section 1002.20, Florida 126
200	200	Statutes, is reenacted to read: 127
201	201	1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 128
202	202	school students must receive accurate and timely information 129
203	203	regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 130
204	204	of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 131
205	205	students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 132
206	206	rights including, but not limited to, the following: 133
207	207	(8) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Parents of public school 134
208	208	students with disabilities and parents of public school students 135
209	209	in residential care facilities are entitled to notice and due 136
210	210	process in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1003.57 and 137
211	211	1003.58. Public school stude nts with disabilities must be 138
212	212	provided the opportunity to meet the graduation requirements for 139
213	213	a standard high school diploma as set forth in s. 1003.4282 in 140
214	214	accordance with the provisions of ss. 1003.57 and 1008.22. 141
215	215	Section 6. For the purpose of incor porating the amendment 142
216	216	made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a 143
217	217	reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.4281, Florida 144
218	218	Statutes, is reenacted to read: 145
219	219	1003.4281 Early high school graduation. — 146
220	220	(1) The purpose of this sectio n is to provide a student 147
221	221	the option of early graduation and receipt of a standard high 148
222	222	school diploma if the student earns 24 credits and meets the 149
223	223	graduation requirements set forth in s. 1003.4282. For purposes 150
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236	236	of this section, the term "early graduation " means graduation 151
237	237	from high school in less than 8 semesters or the equivalent. 152
238	238	Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 153
239	239	made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a 154
240	240	reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.42 85, Florida 155
241	241	Statutes, is reenacted to read: 156
242	242	1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations. — 157
243	243	(1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as 158
244	244	applicable, the following designations if the student meets the 159
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246	246	(a) Scholar designation. —In addition to the requirements 161
247	247	of s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Scholar designation, a 162
248	248	student must satisfy the following requirements: 163
249	249	1. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II or an 164
250	250	equally rigorous course and one credit in statistics or an 165
251	251	equally rigorous course. Beginning with students entering grade 166
252	252	9 in the 2014-2015 school year, pass the Geometry statewide, 167
253	253	standardized assessment. 168
254	254	2. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC 169
255	255	assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics and one 170
256	256	credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or physics. 171
257	257	However, a student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP), 172
258	258	International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International 173
259	259	Certificate of Education ( AICE) Biology course who takes the 174
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276	276	Biology I EOC assessment. 179
277	277	3. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United 180
278	278	States History EOC assessment. However, a student enrolled in an 181
279	279	AP, IB, or AICE course that includes United States History 182
280	280	topics who takes the resp ective AP, IB, or AICE assessment and 183
281	281	earns the minimum score necessary to earn college credit as 184
282	282	identified pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of 185
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284	284	standardized United States History EOC a ssessment. 187
285	285	4. Foreign language. —Earn two credits in the same foreign 188
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287	287	5. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced 190
288	288	Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced 191
289	289	International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment 192
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291	291	(b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of 194
292	292	s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Merit designation, a student 195
293	293	must attain one or more industry certifications from the list 196
294	294	established under s. 1003.492. 197
295	295	Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 198
296	296	made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a 199
297	297	reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.5716, Florida 200
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310	310	Statutes, is reenacted to read: 201
311	311	1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career 202
312	312	opportunities.—All students with disabilities who are 3 years of 203
313	313	age to 21 years of age have the right to a free, appropriate 204
314	314	public education. As used in this section, the term "IEP" means 205
315	315	individual education plan. 206
316	316	(1) To ensure quality planning for a successfu l transition 207
317	317	of a student with a disability to postsecondary education and 208
318	318	career opportunities, during the student's seventh grade year or 209
319	319	when the student attains the age of 12, whichever occurs first, 210
320	320	an IEP team shall begin the process of, and develop an IEP for, 211
321	321	identifying the need for transition services before the student 212
322	322	with a disability enters high school or attains the age of 14 213
323	323	years, whichever occurs first, in order for his or her 214
324	324	postsecondary goals and career goals to be identified. The plan 215
325	325	must be operational and in place to begin implementation on the 216
326	326	first day of the student's first year in high school. This 217
327	327	process must include, but is not limited to: 218
328	328	(a) Consideration of the student's need for instruction in 219
329	329	the area of self-determination and self -advocacy to assist the 220
330	330	student's active and effective participation in an IEP meeting; 221
331	331	(b) Preparation for the student to graduate from high 222
332	332	school with a standard high school diploma pursuant to s. 223
333	333	1003.4282 with a Scholar de signation unless the parent chooses a 224
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349	349	services, career and technical education, and collegiate 228
350	350	programs available to students with disabilities and how to 229
351	351	access such programs. Information shall also be provided on 230
352	352	school-based transition programs and programs and services 231
353	353	available through Florida's Center for Students with Unique 232
354	354	Abilities, the Florida Center s for Independent Living, the 233
355	355	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Agency for Persons 234
356	356	with Disabilities, and the Division of Blind Services. Referral 235
357	357	forms, links, and technical support contacts for these services 236
358	358	must be provided to students and par ents at IEP meetings. 237
359	359	Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 238
360	360	made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a 239
361	361	reference thereto, paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section 240
362	362	1011.62, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 241
363	363	1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 242
364	364	allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 243
365	365	district for operation of schools is not determined in the 244
366	366	annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 245
367	367	the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 246
368	368	follows: 247
369	369	(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 248
370	370	OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 249
371	371	determining the annual allocation to each district for 250
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385	385	(n) Calculation of addit ional full-time equivalent 252
386	386	membership based on college board advanced placement scores of 253
387	387	students and earning college board advanced placement capstone 254
388	388	diplomas.—A value of 0.16 full -time equivalent student 255
389	389	membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced 256
390	390	placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the 257
391	391	College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year 258
392	392	and added to the total full -time equivalent student membership 259
393	393	in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the sub sequent 260
394	394	fiscal year. A value of 0.3 full -time equivalent student 261
395	395	membership shall be calculated for each student who receives a 262
396	396	College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma and meets the 263
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398	398	1003.4282. Such value shall be added to the total full -time 265
399	399	equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 9 266
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401	401	allocate at least 80 percent of the funds provided to the 268
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403	403	this paragraph, to the high school that generates the funds. The 270
404	404	school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who 271
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406	406	1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each stu dent taught by 273
407	407	the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course 274
408	408	who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board 275
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423	423	teacher in a school designa ted with a grade of "D" or "F" who 278
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425	425	Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number 280
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430	430	regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 285
431	431	to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 286
432	432	additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying 287
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434	434	Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the 289
435	435	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 290
436	436	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) of 291
437	437	subsection (2) of section 409.1451, Florida Statutes, is 292
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439	439	409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. — 294
440	440	(2) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICES AND SUPPORT. — 295
441	441	(a) A young adult is eligible for services and support 296
442	442	under this subsection if he or she: 297
443	443	1. Was living in licensed care on his or h er 18th birthday 298
444	444	or is currently living in licensed care; or was at least 16 299
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461	461	2. Spent at least 6 months in licensed care before 304
462	462	reaching his or her 18th birthday; 305
463	463	3. Earned a standard high school diploma pursuant to s. 306
464	464	1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282, or its equivalent 307
465	465	pursuant to s. 1003.435; 308
466	466	4. Has been admitted for enrollment as a full -time student 309
467	467	or its equivalent in an eligible postsecondary educational 310
468	468	institution as provided in s. 1009.533. For purposes of this 311
469	469	section, the term "full -time" means 9 credit hours or the 312
470	470	vocational school equivalent. A student may enroll part -time if 313
471	471	he or she has a recognized disability or is faced with another 314
472	472	challenge or circumstance that would prevent full -time 315
473	473	attendance. A student needing to enroll part -time for any reason 316
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476	476	5. Has reached 18 years of age but is not yet 23 years of 319
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478	478	6. Has applied, with assistance from the young adult's 321
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480	480	grants and scholarships for which he or she may qualify; 323
481	481	7. Submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid 324
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497	497	Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the 328
498	498	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 329
499	499	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) of 330
500	500	subsection (7) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, i s 331
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502	502	1002.33 Charter schools. — 333
503	503	(7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 334
504	504	a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be 335
505	505	set forth by the sponsor and the applicant in a written 336
506	506	contractual agreement, call ed a charter. The sponsor and the 337
507	507	governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school 338
508	508	shall use the standard charter contract or standard virtual 339
509	509	charter contract, respectively, pursuant to subsection (21), 340
510	510	which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 341
511	511	approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 342
512	512	proposed charter contract or proposed virtual charter contract 343
513	513	that differs from the standard charter or virtual charter 344
514	514	contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Ed ucation shall 345
515	515	be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 346
516	516	sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 347
517	517	violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 348
518	518	to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 349
519	519	governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 350
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533	533	(a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 352
534	534	the charter shall be based on: 353
535	535	1. The school's mission, the types of students to be 354
536	536	served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students 355
537	537	the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring 356
538	538	school district, and the ages and grades to be included. 357
539	539	2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 358
540	540	to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 359
541	541	employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 360
542	542	technologies needed to improve educational and administrative 361
543	543	performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical, 362
544	544	and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 363
545	545	professional standards. 364
546	546	a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary 365
547	547	focus of the curriculum and that resources are provided to 366
548	548	identify and provide specialized instruction for students who 367
549	549	are reading below grade level. The curriculum and instructional 368
550	550	strategies for reading must be consistent with the Next 369
551	551	Generation Sunshine State Standards and grounded in 370
552	552	scientifically based reading research. 371
553	553	b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 372
554	554	instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of 373
555	555	technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to 374
556	556	provide students with the skills they need to compete in the 375
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569	569	21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 376
570	570	methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 377
571	571	traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 378
572	572	Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which 379
573	573	combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 380
574	574	instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full -381
575	575	time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 382
576	576	1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 383
577	577	1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning 384
578	578	courses may be employees of the charter s chool or may be under 385
579	579	contract to provide instructional services to charter school 386
580	580	students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold 387
581	581	an active state or school district adjunct certification under 388
582	582	s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 389
583	583	The funding and performance accountability requirements for 390
584	584	blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional 391
585	585	courses. 392
586	586	3. The current incoming baseline standard of student 393
587	587	academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, a nd the 394
588	588	method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 395
589	589	this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of: 396
590	590	a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels 397
591	591	and prior rates of academic progress will be established. 398
592	592	b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 399
593	593	academic progress achieved by these same students while 400
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607	607	c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress 402
608	608	will be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 403
609	609	closely comparable student populations. 404
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611	611	A district school board is required to provide academic student 406
612	612	performance data to charter schools for each of their students 407
613	613	coming from the district school system, as well as rates of 408
614	614	academic progress of comparab le student populations in the 409
615	615	district school system. 410
616	616	4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 411
617	617	and needs of students and how well educational goals and 412
618	618	performance standards are met by students attending the charter 413
619	619	school. The methods s hall provide a means for the charter school 414
620	620	to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 415
621	621	student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and 416
622	622	efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in 417
623	623	charter schools shall, at a min imum, participate in the 418
624	624	statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 419
625	625	5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining 420
626	626	that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in 421
627	627	s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 422
628	628	6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing 423
629	629	board of the charter school and the sponsor. 424
630	630	7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 425
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643	643	including the school's code of student conduct. Admission or 426
644	644	dismissal must not be based on a stud ent's academic performance. 427
645	645	8. The ways by which the school will achieve a 428
646	646	racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or 429
647	647	within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or 430
648	648	school districts. 431
649	649	9. The financial and administra tive management of the 432
650	650	school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional 433
651	651	experience or competence of those individuals or organizations 434
652	652	applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 435
653	653	retained to perform such professional services a nd the 436
654	654	description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 437
655	655	policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter 438
656	656	school. A description of internal audit procedures and 439
657	657	establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 440
658	658	properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 441
659	659	private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in 442
660	660	such a consideration. 443
661	661	10. The asset and liability projections required in the 444
662	662	application which are incorporated into the charter and sha ll be 445
663	663	compared with information provided in the annual report of the 446
664	664	charter school. 447
665	665	11. A description of procedures that identify various 448
666	666	risks and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the 449
667	667	impact of losses; plans to ensure the safety and secur ity of 450
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680	680	students and staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect 451
681	681	others from violent or disruptive student behavior; and the 452
682	682	manner in which the school will be insured, including whether or 453
683	683	not the school will be required to have liability insurance, 454
684	684	and, if so, the terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of 455
685	685	coverage. 456
686	686	12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 457
687	687	cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been 458
688	688	made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 459
689	689	charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 460
690	690	achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a 461
691	691	charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In 462
692	692	order to facilitate access to long -term financial resources for 463
693	693	charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 464
694	694	by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 465
695	695	eligible for up to a 15 -year charter, subject to approval by the 466
696	696	sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a 467
697	697	term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to 468
698	698	long-term financial resources for charter school construction, 469
699	699	charter schools that are operated by a private, not -for-profit, 470
700	700	s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15 -year 471
701	701	charter, subject to approval by the sponsor. Such long -term 472
702	702	charters remain subject to annual review and may be terminated 473
703	703	during the term of the charter, but only according to the 474
704	704	provisions set forth in subsection (8). 475
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717	717	13. The facilities to be used and their location. Th e 476
718	718	sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 477
719	719	of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a 478
720	720	facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 479
721	721	school. 480
722	722	14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 481
723	723	the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 482
724	724	retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 483
725	725	15. The governance structure of the school, including the 484
726	726	status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 485
727	727	required in paragraph ( 12)(i). 486
728	728	16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 487
729	729	addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the 488
730	730	date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 489
731	731	timetable. 490
732	732	17. In the case of an existing public school that is bei ng 491
733	733	converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 492
734	734	current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 493
735	735	for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter 494
736	736	school after conversion in accordance with the existing 495
737	737	collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in 496
738	738	the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However, 497
739	739	alternative arrangements shall not be required for current 498
740	740	teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 499
741	741	as authorized by the e mployment policies of the state university 500
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754	754	which grants the charter to the lab school. 501
755	755	18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives 502
756	756	employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 503
757	757	school owner, president, chairperson of the governin g board of 504
758	758	directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal, 505
759	759	assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter 506
760	760	school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 507
761	761	purpose of this subparagraph, the term "relative" means fa ther, 508
762	762	mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 509
763	763	cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father -in-law, mother-in-510
764	764	law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 511
765	765	stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 512
766	766	stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 513
767	767	19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s. 514
768	768	1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility 515
769	769	requirements for a high -performing charter school. A high -516
770	770	performing charter school shall not ify its sponsor in writing by 517
771	771	March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade 518
772	772	levels the following school year. The written notice shall 519
773	773	specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 520
774	774	levels that will be added, as applicable. 521
775	775	Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the 522
776	776	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 523
777	777	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (g) of 524
778	778	subsection (4) of section 1002.34, Florida Statutes, is 525
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792	792	1002.34 Charter technical career centers. — 527
793	793	(4) CHARTER.—A sponsor may designate centers as provided 528
794	794	in this section. An application to establish a center may be 529
795	795	submitted by a sponsor or another organization that is 530
796	796	determined, by rule of the State Board of Edu cation, to be 531
797	797	appropriate. However, an independent school is not eligible for 532
798	798	status as a center. The charter must be signed by the governing 533
799	799	body of the center and the sponsor and must be approved by the 534
800	800	district school board and Florida College System in stitution 535
801	801	board of trustees in whose geographic region the facility is 536
802	802	located. If a charter technical career center is established by 537
803	803	the conversion to charter status of a public technical center 538
804	804	formerly governed by a district school board, the charter s tatus 539
805	805	of that center takes precedence in any question of governance. 540
806	806	The governance of the center or of any program within the center 541
807	807	remains with its board of directors unless the board agrees to a 542
808	808	change in governance or its charter is revoked as provide d in 543
809	809	subsection (15). Such a conversion charter technical career 544
810	810	center is not affected by a change in the governance of public 545
811	811	technical centers or of programs within other centers that are 546
812	812	or have been governed by district school boards. A charter 547
813	813	technical career center, or any program within such a center, 548
814	814	that was governed by a district school board and transferred to 549
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829	829	wishes to establish a center must submit to the district school 552
830	830	board or Florida College System institution board of trustees, 553
831	831	or a consortium of one or more of each, an application on a form 554
832	832	developed by the Department of Education which includes: 555
833	833	(g) A method for determining whether a student has 556
834	834	satisfied the requirements for graduation specified in s. 557
835	835	1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 and for completion 558
836	836	of a postsecondary certificate or degree. 559
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838	838	Students at a center must meet the same testing and academic 561
839	839	performance standards as those established by law and rule for 562
840	840	students at public schools and public technical centers. The 563
841	841	students must also meet any additional assessment indicators 564
842	842	that are included within the charter approved by the district 565
843	843	school board or Florida College System institution board of 566
844	844	trustees. 567
845	845	Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the 568
846	846	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 569
847	847	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (b) of 570
848	848	subsection (4) of section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, is 571
849	849	reenacted to read: 572
850	850	1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. — 573
851	851	(4) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. —Each contract with an approved 574
852	852	virtual instruction program provider must, at minimum: 575
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865	865	(b) Provide a method for determin ing that a student has 576
866	866	satisfied the requirements for graduation in s. 1002.3105(5), s. 577
867	867	1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 if the contract is for the provision 578
868	868	of a full-time virtual instruction program to students in grades 579
869	869	9 through 12. 580
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871	871	A contracting school dis trict shall facilitate compliance with 582
872	872	the requirements of paragraphs (h) and (i). 583
873	873	Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the 584
874	874	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 585
875	875	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (1) of 586
876	876	section 1003.49, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 587
877	877	1003.49 Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly 588
878	878	operated schools.— 589
879	879	(1) Each state or local public agency, including the 590
880	880	Department of Children and Families, the Department of 591
881	881	Corrections, the boards of trustees of universities and Florida 592
882	882	College System institutions, and the Board of Trustees of the 593
883	883	Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, which agency is 594
884	884	authorized to operate educational programs for students at any 595
885	885	level of grades kindergarten through 12, shall be subject to all 596
886	886	applicable requirements of ss. 1002.3105(5), 1003.4281, 597
887	887	1003.4282, 1008.23, and 1008.25. Within the content of these 598
888	888	cited statutes each such state or local public agency or entity 599
889	889	shall be considered a " district school board." 600
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902	902	Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the 601
903	903	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 602
904	904	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (1) of 603
905	905	section 1004.935, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to rea d: 604
906	906	1004.935 Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education 605
907	907	Program.— 606
908	908	(1) The Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education 607
909	909	Program is established in the Department of Education in Hardee, 608
910	910	DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties to provide the option of 609
911	911	receiving a scholarship for instruction at private schools for 610
912	912	up to 30 students who: 611
913	913	(a) Have a disability; 612
914	914	(b) Are 22 years of age; 613
915	915	(c) Are receiving instruction from an instructor in a 614
916	916	private school to meet the high school graduation requirements 615
917	917	in s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282; 616
918	918	(d) Do not have a standard high school diploma or a 617
919	919	special high school diploma; and 618
920	920	(e) Receive "supported employment services," which means 619
921	921	employment that is located or provided in an integrated work 620
922	922	setting with earnings paid on a commensurate wage basis and for 621
923	923	which continued support is needed for job maintenance. 622
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925	925	As used in this section, the term "student with a disability" 624
926	926	includes a student who is documented as having an intellectual 625
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940	940	hearing impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment, 627
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942	942	impairment; another health impairment; an emotional or 629
943	943	behavioral disability; a specific learning dis ability, 630
944	944	including, but not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or 631
945	945	developmental aphasia; a traumatic brain injury; a developmental 632
946	946	delay; or autism spectrum disorder. 633
947	947	Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the 634
948	948	amendments made by this act to secti ons 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 635
949	949	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) of 636
950	950	subsection (3) of section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is 637
951	951	reenacted to read: 638
952	952	1006.15 Student standards for participation in 639
953	953	interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurr icular student 640
954	954	activities; regulation. — 641
955	955	(3)(a) As used in this section and s. 1006.20, the term 642
956	956	"eligible to participate" includes, but is not limited to, a 643
957	957	student participating in tryouts, off -season conditioning, 644
958	958	summer workouts, preseason conditionin g, in-season practice, or 645
959	959	contests. The term does not mean that a student must be placed 646
960	960	on any specific team for interscholastic or intrascholastic 647
961	961	extracurricular activities. To be eligible to participate in 648
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977	977	scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a 652
978	978	cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, 653
979	979	or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1002. 3105(5) or 654
980	980	s. 1003.4282. 655
981	981	2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic 656
982	982	performance contract between the student, the district school 657
983	983	board, the appropriate governing association, and the student's 658
984	984	parents, if the student's cumulative grade point average falls 659
985	985	below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses 660
986	986	required by s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282. At a minimum, the 661
987	987	contract must require that the student attend summer school, or 662
988	988	its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grad es 10 and 663
989	989	11, as necessary. 664
990	990	3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above 665
991	991	on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 666
992	992	1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282 during his or her junior or senior 667
993	993	year. 668
994	994	4. Maintain satisfactory conduct , including adherence to 669
995	995	appropriate dress and other codes of student conduct policies 670
996	996	described in s. 1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is 671
997	997	found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would 672
998	998	have been a felony if committed by an ad ult, regardless of 673
999	999	whether adjudication is withheld, the student's participation in 674
1000	1000	interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon 675
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1013	1013	established and published district school board policy. 676
1014	1014	Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the 677
1015	1015	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 678
1016	1016	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (b) of 679
1017	1017	subsection (1) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is 680
1018	1018	reenacted to read: 681
1019	1019	1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 682
1020	1020	student eligibility requirements for initial awards. — 683
1021	1021	(1) In order to be eligible for an initial award from any 684
1022	1022	of the scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship 685
1023	1023	Program, a student must: 686
1024	1024	(b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma pursuant 687
1025	1025	to s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 or a high 688
1026	1026	school equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435 unless: 689
1027	1027	1. The student completes a home education program 690
1028	1028	according to s. 1002.41; 691
1029	1029	2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non-692
1030	1030	Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on 693
1031	1031	military or public service assignment away from Florida; or 694
1032	1032	3. The student earns a high school diploma from a Florida 695
1033	1033	private school operating pursuant to s. 1002.42. 696
1034	1034	Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the 697
1035	1035	amendments made by this act to sections 1002.3105 and 1003.4282, 698
1036	1036	Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (4) of 699
1037	1037	section 1009.893, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 700
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1050	1050	1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Prog ram.— 701
1051	1051	(4) In order to be eligible for an initial award under the 702
1052	1052	scholarship program, a student must meet the requirements of 703
1053	1053	paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 704
1054	1054	(a) A student who is a resident of this state, as 705
1055	1055	determined in s. 1009.40 and rules of the St ate Board of 706
1056	1056	Education, must: 707
1057	1057	1. Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its 708
1058	1058	equivalent pursuant to s. 1002.3105, s. 1003.4281, s. 1003.4282, 709
1059	1059	or s. 1003.435 unless: 710
1060	1060	a. The student completes a home education program 711
1061	1061	according to s. 1002.41; or 712
1062	1062	b. The student earns a high school diploma from a non -713
1063	1063	Florida school while living with a parent who is on military or 714
1064	1064	public service assignment out of this state; 715
1065	1065	2. Be accepted by and enroll in a Florida public or 716
1066	1066	independent postsecondary educational i nstitution that is 717
1067	1067	regionally accredited; and 718
1068	1068	3. Be enrolled full -time in a baccalaureate degree program 719
1069	1069	at an eligible regionally accredited Florida public or 720
1070	1070	independent postsecondary educational institution during the 721
1071	1071	fall academic term following high school graduation. 722
1072	1072	(b) A student who initially enrolls in a baccalaureate 723
1073	1073	degree program in the 2018 -2019 through 2021-2022 academic years 724
1074	1074	and who is not a resident of this state, as determined in s. 725
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1087	1087	1009.40 and rules of the State Board of Education, mu st: 726
1088	1088	1. Physically reside in this state on or near the campus 727
1089	1089	of the postsecondary educational institution in which the 728
1090	1090	student is enrolled; 729
1091	1091	2. Earn a high school diploma from a school outside 730
1092	1092	Florida which is comparable to a standard Florida high schoo l 731
1093	1093	diploma or its equivalent pursuant to s. 1002.3105, s. 732
1094	1094	1003.4281, s. 1003.4282, or s. 1003.435 or must complete a home 733
1095	1095	education program in another state; and 734
1096	1096	3. Be accepted by and enrolled full -time in a 735
1097	1097	baccalaureate degree program at an eligible reg ionally 736
1098	1098	accredited Florida public or independent postsecondary 737
1099	1099	educational institution during the fall academic term following 738
1100	1100	high school graduation. 739
1101	1101	Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 740