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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.20, 2
F.S.; requiring school districts to annually review 3
and confirm specified information is accurate and up 4
to date; requiring school districts to send a 5
notification to parents under certain circumstances; 6
authorizing students to possess and use certain 7
medication while on school property or at a school -8
sponsored events; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; providing 9
clarifying language relating to admission and 10
dismissal procedures for charter schools; amending s. 11
1002.42, F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; creating 12
s. 1003.07, F.S.; creating the Year -round School Pilot 13
Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with 14
a specified school year; providing the purpose of the 15
program; providing for an application proc ess for 16
participation in the program; requiring the 17
Commissioner of Education to select a certain number 18
of school districts to participate in the program; 19
providing requirements for participating school 20
districts; requiring the commissioner to submit a 21
report to the Governor and Legislature; providing 22
requirements for such report; authorizing the State 23
Board of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 24
1003.42, F.S.; requiring the history of Asian 25
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Americans and Pacific Islanders to be included in 26
specified instruction; providing requirements for such 27
instruction; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; revising a 28
graduation requirement for certain students; amending 29
s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising the core curricula for 30
certain teacher preparation programs; amending s. 31
1004.85, F.S.; revising terminology; deleting a 32
requirement that certain certification programs be 33
previously approved by the Department of Education; 34
revising requirements for certain competency -based 35
programs, certain teacher preparation field 36
experience, and participants in certain teacher 37
preparation programs; requiring the State Board of 38
Education to adopt specified rules relating to the 39
continued approval of certain teacher preparation 40
programs rather than by a determination of the 41
Commissioner of Education; amending s. 1005.04, F.S.; 42
requiring certain institutions to include specified 43
information relating to student fees and costs in a 44
disclosure to prospective students; requiring certain 45
institutions to provide information affirmatively 46
demonstrating compli ance with fair consumer practice 47
requirements; creating s. 1005.11, F.S.; requiring the 48
Commission for Independent Education to annually 49
prepare an accountability report by a specified date; 50
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providing requirements for such report; requiring 51
licensed institutions to annually provide certain data 52
to the commission by a specified date; providing 53
requirements for the determination of a specified 54
rate; requiring the commission to establish a common 55
set of data definitions; requiring the commission to 56
impose administrative fines for an institution that 57
fails to timely submit the data; providing 58
requirements for such fines; providing authority for 59
the commission to require certain data reporting by 60
certain institutions; amending s. 1005.22, F.S.; 61
revising the powers and duties of the commission; 62
amending s. 1005.31, F.S.; revising the commission's 63
evaluation standards for licensure of an institution; 64
authorizing the commission to prohibit the enrollment 65
of new students, or limit the number of students in a 66
program at, a licensed institution under certain 67
circumstances; authorizing the commission to take 68
specified actions relating to licensed institutions; 69
authorizing the commission to establish certain 70
benchmarks by rule; providing for the designation of 71
certain licensed institutions as high performing; 72
creating s. 1005.335, F.S.; requiring all programs at 73
licensed institutions to be disclosed to the 74
commission; requiring institutions to receive 75
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institutional accreditation prior to obtaining 76
licensure for prelicensure professional nursing 77
programs; requiring the commission to adopt rules; 78
amending s. 1006.09, F.S.; providing requirements for 79
searches of students' personal belongings; amending s. 80
1006.13, F.S.; creating a rebuttable presumption for 81
certain disciplinary actions; amending s. 1006.148, 82
F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; amending s. 83
1007.27, F.S.; revising the articulated acceleration 84
mechanisms available to certain students; requiring 85
the state board and Board of Governors to identify 86
Florida College Syste m institutions and state 87
universities to develop certain courses and provide 88
specified training; requiring the department to take 89
specified actions relating to certain courses; 90
authorizing the department to partner with specified 91
organizations to develop c ertain assessments; 92
providing for the award of credit to certain students; 93
requiring the department to provide a report to the 94
Legislature by a specified date; providing 95
requirements for such report; amending s. 1007.271, 96
F.S.; requiring dual enrollment co urses to be age and 97
developmentally appropriate; amending s. 1007.35, 98
F.S.; revising the responsibilities of the Florida 99
Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student 100
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Achievement; conforming provisions to changes made by 101
the act; amending s. 1008.2 2, F.S.; authorizing school 102
districts to select the Classic Learning Test for an 103
annual districtwide administration for certain 104
students; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the 105
calculation of school grades for certain schools; 106
amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; revising the list of 107
courses that receive additional weights for the 108
purpose of calculating students' grade point averages 109
when determining initial eligibility for a Florida 110
Bright Futures Scholarship; authorizing students to 111
earn a concordant score on the Classic Learning Test 112
to meet the initial eligibility requirements for the 113
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; amending 114
ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.; 115
authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer 116
service hours and paid work hours to meet certain 117
program eligibility requirements; providing that paid 118
work hours completed on or after a specified date 119
shall be used to meet certain program eligibility 120
requirements; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; authorizing 121
district school boards to r eview and reappoint certain 122
staff; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; providing school 123
administrators are not precluded from taking specified 124
actions; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising 125
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requirements for a person seeking an educator 126
certification; revising criteri a for the award of a 127
temporary certificate; revising the validity period 128
for certain temporary certificates; deleting 129
provisions relating to the department's ability to 130
extend the validity period of certain temporary 131
certificates; revising the requirements for the 132
approval and administration of such programs; 133
establishing professional education competency 134
programs; requiring school districts to develop and 135
maintain such a program; authorizing private schools 136
and state-supported schools to develop and mainta in 137
such a program; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; authorizing 138
charter school governing boards to issue adjunct 139
teaching certificates; requiring a charter school to 140
post specified requirements on its website and 141
annually report specified information relating to 142
adjunct teaching certificates to the Department of 143
Education; conforming a cross -reference; amending s. 144
1012.575, F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; amending 145
s. 1012.585, F.S.; requiring certain applicants for 146
the renewal of a professional certificate to earn 147
specified college credit or inservice points; 148
providing requirements for such credit or points; 149
amending s. 1012.586, F.S.; conforming a cross -150
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reference; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; defining the 151
term "professional learning"; prohibiting specified 152
meetings from being considered professional learning 153
and eligible for inservice points; providing and 154
revising requirements for certain professional 155
learning activities; revising department and school 156
district duties relating to such activities; providing 157
requirements for entities contracted with to provide 158
professional learning services and inservice education 159
for school districts; amending s. 1012.986, F.S.; 160
renaming the "William Cecil Golden Professional 161
Development Program for School Leaders" as the 162
"William Cecil Golden Professional Learning Program 163
for School Leaders"; revising the goal of the program; 164
amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; revising the charter school 165
eligibility criteria for capital outlay funding; 166
amending s. 1014.05, F.S.; conforming a cross -167
reference; providing a directive to the Division of 168
Law Revision; providing an effective date. 169
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 171
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 173
1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and pa ragraph (p) is 174
added to that subsection, to read: 175
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1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 176
school students must receive accurate and timely information 177
regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 178
of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 179
students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 180
rights including, but not limited to, the following: 181
(3) HEALTH ISSUES.— 182
(d) Reproductive health and disease education. —A public 183
school student whose pare nt makes written request to the school 184
principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive 185
health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with s. 186
1003.42(5). 187
1. Each school district shall, on the district's website 188
homepage, notify parents of this right and the process to 189
request an exemption. The homepage must include a link for a 190
student's parent to access and review the instructional 191
materials, as defined in s. 1006.29(2), used to teach the 192
curriculum. 193
2. Each school district sha ll annually review and confirm 194
that the information provided on the district's website homepage 195
under subparagraph 1. is accurate and up to date and shall 196
notify parents by physical or electronic means any time 197
revisions are made to such information. 198
(p) A student may possess and use a medication to relieve 199
headaches while on school property or at a school -sponsored 200
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event or activity without a physician's note or prescription if 201
the medication is regulated by the United States Food and Drug 202
Administration for over-the-counter use to treat headaches. 203
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 204
1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 205
1002.33 Charter schools. — 206
(7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 207
a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be 208
set forth by the sponsor and the applicant in a written 209
contractual agreement, called a charter. The sponsor and the 210
governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school 211
shall use the standard chart er contract or standard virtual 212
charter contract, respectively, pursuant to subsection (21), 213
which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 214
approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 215
proposed charter contract or proposed vi rtual charter contract 216
that differs from the standard charter or virtual charter 217
contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 218
be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 219
sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulat ions that 220
violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 221
to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 222
governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 223
a public hearing to ensure community input. 224
(a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 225
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the charter shall be based on: 226
1. The school's mission, the types of students to be 227
served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students 228
the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring 229
school district, and the ages and grades to be included. 230
2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 231
to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 232
employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 233
technologies needed to improve educational and administrative 234
performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical, 235
and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 236
professional standards. 237
a. The charter shall ensure that reading i s a primary 238
focus of the curriculum and that resources are provided to 239
identify and provide specialized instruction for students who 240
are reading below grade level. The curriculum and instructional 241
strategies for reading must be consistent with the Next 242
Generation Sunshine State Standards and grounded in 243
scientifically based reading research. 244
b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 245
instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of 246
technology within traditional classroom instruc tion, and to 247
provide students with the skills they need to compete in the 248
21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 249
methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 250
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traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 251
Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which 252
combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 253
instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full -254
time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 255
1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 256
1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning 257
courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under 258
contract to provide instructional services to charter school 259
students. At a minimum, such instruc tional personnel must hold 260
an active state or school district adjunct certification under 261
s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 262
The funding and performance accountability requirements for 263
blended learning courses are the same as t hose for traditional 264
courses. 265
3. The current incoming baseline standard of student 266
academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the 267
method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 268
this subparagraph shall include a detailed descr iption of: 269
a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels 270
and prior rates of academic progress will be established. 271
b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 272
academic progress achieved by these same students while 273
attending the charter school. 274
c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress 275
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will be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 276
closely comparable student populations. 277
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A district school board is required to provide academic student 279
performance data to charter schools for each of their students 280
coming from the district school system, as well as rates of 281
academic progress of comparable student populations in the 282
district school system. 283
4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 284
and needs of students and how well educational goals and 285
performance standards are met by students attending the charter 286
school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school 287
to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 288
student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and 289
efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in 290
charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the 291
statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 292
5. In secondary charter schools, a me thod for determining 293
that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in 294
s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 295
6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing 296
board of the charter school and the sponsor. 297
7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 298
including the school's code of student conduct. Admission or 299
dismissal must not be based on a student's academic performance , 300
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except as authorized under subparagraph (10)(e)5 . 301
8. The ways by which the school will ac hieve a 302
racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or 303
within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or 304
school districts. 305
9. The financial and administrative management of the 306
school, including a reasonable demonstration o f the professional 307
experience or competence of those individuals or organizations 308
applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 309
retained to perform such professional services and the 310
description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 311
policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter 312
school. A description of internal audit procedures and 313
establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 314
properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 315
private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in 316
such a consideration. 317
10. The asset and liability projections required in the 318
application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be 319
compared with information provided in the annual report of the 320
charter school. 321
11. A description of procedures that identify various 322
risks and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the 323
impact of losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of 324
students and staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect 325
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others from violent or disruptive student behavior; and the 326
manner in which the school will be insured, including whether or 327
not the school will be required to have liability insurance, 328
and, if so, the terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of 329
coverage. 330
12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 331
cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been 332
made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 333
charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 334
achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a 335
charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In 336
order to facilitate access to long -term financial resources for 337
charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 338
by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 339
eligible for up to a 15 -year charter, subject to approval by the 340
sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a 341
term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to 342
long-term financial resources for charter school construction, 343
charter schools that are operated by a private, not -for-profit, 344
s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15 -year 345
charter, subject to approval by the sponsor. Such long -term 346
charters remain subject to a nnual review and may be terminated 347
during the term of the charter, but only according to the 348
provisions set forth in subsection (8). 349
13. The facilities to be used and their location. The 350
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sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 351
of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a 352
facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 353
school. 354
14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 355
the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 356
retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 357
15. The governance structure of the school, including the 358
status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 359
required in paragraph (12)(i). 360
16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 361
addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the 362
date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 363
timetable. 364
17. In the case of an existing public school that is being 365
converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 366
current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 367
for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter 368
school after conversion in accordance with the existing 369
collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in 370
the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However, 371
alternative arrangements shall not be required for current 372
teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 373
as authorized by the employment policies of the state university 374
which grants the charter t o the lab school. 375
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18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives 376
employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 377
school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of 378
directors, superintendent, governing board member, princip al, 379
assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter 380
school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 381
purpose of this subparagraph, the term "relative" means father, 382
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 383
cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father -in-law, mother-in-384
law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 385
stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 386
stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 387
19. Implementation of the ac tivities authorized under s. 388
1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility 389
requirements for a high -performing charter school. A high -390
performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by 391
March 1 if it intends to increase enrol lment or expand grade 392
levels the following school year. The written notice shall 393
specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 394
levels that will be added, as applicable. 395
Section 3. Subsection (13) of section 1002.42, Florida 396
Statutes, is amended to read: 397
1002.42 Private schools. — 398
(13) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—An 399
organization of private schools that has no fewer than 10 member 400
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schools in this state may develop a professional learning 401
development system to be filed with t he Department of Education 402
in accordance with s. 1012.98(7) the provisions of s. 403
1012.98(6). 404
Section 4. Section 1003.07, Florida Statutes, is created 405
to read: 406
1003.07 Year-round School Pilot Program. —Beginning with 407
the 2024-2025 school year, the Year-round School Pilot Program 408
is created for a period of 4 school years. The purpose of the 409
program is for the Department of Education to assist school 410
districts in establishing a year -round school program within at 411
least one elementary school in the dis trict and study the 412
issues, benefits, and schedule options for instituting year -413
round school programs for all students. 414
(1)(a) School districts shall apply to the Department of 415
Education, in a format and by a date prescribed by the 416
department, to partici pate in the program. The application must 417
include: 418
1. The number of students enrolled in the elementary 419
school or schools that will implement a year -round school 420
program. 421
2. The academic performance of the students enrolled in 422
such school or schools. 423
3. The rate of absenteeism and tardiness of students 424
enrolled in such school or schools. 425
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4. The commitment of such school's or schools' 426
instructional personnel and students to the year -round school 427
program. 428
5. An explanation of how the implementation of the year-429
round school program will benefit the students. 430
(b) The Commissioner of Education shall select five school 431
districts to participate in the program. To the extent possible, 432
the commissioner shall select school districts that represent a 433
variety of demographics, including, but not limited to, an 434
urban, suburban, and rural school district. 435
(2) A school district enrolled in a year -round school 436
program shall: 437
(a) Implement a single -track or multi-track schedule. 438
(b) Provide data to the depart ment to allow for: 439
1. An assessment of the academic and safety benefits 440
associated with establishing a year -round school program. 441
2. An evaluation of any potential barriers for the school 442
district upon implementation of a year -round school program, 443
including, but not limited to: 444
a. Issues related to the commitment of instructional 445
personnel and students. 446
b. The provision of services during the summer months. 447
c. School district budgeting. 448
d. Parental engagement and participation. 449
e. Coordination with community services. 450
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f. Student assessment and progression practices. 451
g. Student transportation. 452
3. The consideration of strategies for addressing such 453
potential barriers. 454
(3) Upon completion of the program, the commissioner shall 455
provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 456
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must 457
include: 458
(a) The number of students enrolled at participating 459
schools. 460
(b) The number of students enrolled at participating 461
schools before and after the implementation of the year -round 462
school program. 463
(c) Any health, academic, and safety benefits for students 464
or instructional personnel from the implementation of the year -465
round school program. 466
(d) An evaluation of any potential barrie rs for school 467
districts and families associated with a year -round school 468
program. 469
(e) The commissioner's recommendation on the adoption of 470
year-round school programs for all students. 471
(4) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 472
administer the program. 473
Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida 474
Statutes, is amended to read: 475
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1003.42 Required instruction. — 476
(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 477
schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 478
and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 479
faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 480
highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 481
following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 482
approved methods of instruction, the following: 483
(a) The history and content of the Declaration of 484
Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self -485
evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government, 486
popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty, 487
and property, and how they form the philosophical foundation of 488
our government. 489
(b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the 490
provisions of the Constitution of the United States and 491
amendments thereto, with emphasis on each of the 1 0 amendments 492
that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution 493
provides the structure of our government. 494
(c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican 495
form of government, as they are embodied in the most important 496
of the Federalist Paper s. 497
(d) Flag education, including proper flag display and flag 498
salute. 499
(e) The elements of civil government, including the 500
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primary functions of and interrelationships between the Federal 501
Government, the state, and its counties, municipalities, school 502
districts, and special districts. 503
(f) The history of the United States, including the period 504
of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the 505
Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present 506
boundaries, the world wars, and the civil rights movement to the 507
present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as 508
constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and 509
testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation 510
based largely on the universal principles stated in the 511
Declaration of Independence. 512
(g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 513
systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 514
groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 515
humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 516
investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 517
ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an 518
examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 519
person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 520
in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 521
democratic values and institutions, including the policy, 522
definition, and historical and current examples of anti -523
Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of 524
anti-Semitism. Each school di strict must annually certify and 525
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provide evidence to the department, in a manner prescribed by 526
the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 527
The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 528
for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 529
input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 530
Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 531
Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 532
with any state or nationally recognized Hol ocaust educational 533
organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 534
and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 535
developed curriculum. 536
2. The second week in November shall be designated as 537
"Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 538
November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 539
as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 540
(h) The history of African Americans, including the 541
history of African peoples before the political conflicts that 542
led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the 543
enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and 544
contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society. 545
Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of 546
prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on individual freedoms, and 547
examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, 548
for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a 549
pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic 550
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values and institutions. Instruction shall include the roles and 551
contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their 552
endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists, 553
scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers, 554
members of the faith com munity, and political and governmental 555
leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the 556
promise of democracy and unite the nation. Instructional 557
materials shall include the vital contributions of African 558
Americans to build and strengthen American society and celebrate 559
the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered, 560
even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional 561
personnel may facilitate discussions and use curricula to 562
address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the individual 563
freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial 564
oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination, as 565
well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws 566
resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial 567
discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has 568
overturned these unjust laws. However, classroom instruction and 569
curriculum may not be used to indoctrinate or persuade students 570
to a particular point of view inconsistent with the principles 571
enumerated in subsection (3) or the state academic standards. 572
The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 573
for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 574
input from the Commissioner of Education's African American 575
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History Task Force. 576
(i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 577
including the history of Japanese internment camps and the 578
incarceration of Japanese -Americans during World War II; the 579
immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, and culture of 580
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; and the contributions of 581
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 582
Instructional materials shall include the contributions of Asian 583
Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 584
(j)(i) The elementary princi ples of agriculture. 585
(k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating 586
liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and 587
mind. 588
(l)(k) Kindness to animals. 589
(m)(l) The history of the state. 590
(n)(m) The conservation of natural resourc es. 591
(o)(n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally 592
appropriate K-12 instruction on: 593
1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 594
health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 595
including: 596
a. Injury prevention and safety. 597
b. Internet safety. 598
c. Nutrition. 599
d. Personal health. 600
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e. Prevention and control of disease. 601
f. Substance use and abuse. 602
g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 603
human trafficking. 604
2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 605
violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 606
limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the 607
warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 608
characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent 609
and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 610
available to victims of dating violence and abuse. 611
3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 612
benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 613
consequences of teenage pregnancy. 614
4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 615
emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges, 616
including: 617
a. Self-awareness and self-management. 618
b. Responsible decisionmaking. 619
c. Resiliency. 620
d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 621
e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 622
backgrounds. 623
f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 624
interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 625
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creating a resume, including a d igital resume; exploring career 626
pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and 627
practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 628
workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 629
expectations; and self -motivation. 630
631
Health education and life skills instruction and materials may 632
not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3). 633
(p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or 634
fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of 635
the State Board of Edu cation and the district school board in 636
fulfilling the requirements of law. 637
(q)(p) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United 638
States. 639
(r)(q) The study of women's contributions to the United 640
States. 641
(s)(r) The nature and importance of free ente rprise to the 642
United States economy. 643
(t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualities and 644
responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including 645
kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal 646
property; honesty; charity; racial, ethn ic, and religious 647
tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting 648
using the uniform primary and general election ballot described 649
in s. 101.151(9). 650
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(u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices 651
that veterans and Medal of Honor reci pients have made in serving 652
our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such 653
instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day, 654
Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional 655
staff are encouraged to use the assistance of loc al veterans and 656
Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 657
658
The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 659
and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 660
Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 661
recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 662
offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 663
other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 664
initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u) (t). 665
Section 6. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 666
1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 667
1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 668
diploma.— 669
(3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT 670
REQUIREMENTS.— 671
(e) One credit in fine or performing arts , speech and 672
debate, or career and technical education practical arts.—A The 673
practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate 674
artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation, 675
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and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fin e or 676
performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical 677
education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the 678
Course Code Directory. 679
Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 680
1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read : 681
1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 682
teacher preparation programs. — 683
(2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 684
(b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 685
state-approved teacher preparation program must inc lude, but are 686
not limited to, the following: 687
1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 688
Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 689
2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 690
curricula and instruction. 691
3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 692
instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 693
all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 694
approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 695
fluency, and text comprehen sion and multisensory intervention 696
strategies. 697
4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 698
5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 699
language learners. 700
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6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 701
with disabilities. 702
7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 703
student needs. 704
8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 705
content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 706
9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 707
a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 708
and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 709
for support. 710
10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 711
education and distance learning. 712
11. Strategies and practices to support effe ctive, 713
research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 714
state's academic standards. 715
Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections 716
(3), (4), and (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, are 717
amended to read: 718
1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 719
(2)(a) Postsecondary institutions that are accredited or 720
approved as described in State Board of Education rule may seek 721
approval from the Department of Education to create educator 722
preparation institutes for the p urpose of providing any or all 723
of the following: 724
1. Professional learning development instruction to assist 725
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teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting 726
certification or recertification requirements. 727
2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute 728
teachers in performing their duties. 729
3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting 730
education and training requirements. 731
4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become 732
certified teachers as provided in this sectio n in order to 733
increase routes to the classroom for mid-career professionals 734
who hold a baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were 735
not education majors. 736
5. Instruction and professional learning development for 737
part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs 738
under s. 1012.39(1)(c). 739
(3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 740
this section may offer competency -based certification programs 741
specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 742
degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 743
educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 744
preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 745
certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 746
must implement a program previously approved by the Department 747
of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the 748
institute and approved by the department for this purpose. 749
Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved 750
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educator preparation institutes. 751
(a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 752
approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 753
preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 754
subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 755
request for approval. The department shall appr ove a 756
certification program if the institute provides evidence of the 757
institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 758
that instructs and assesses each candidate in includes each of 759
the following: 760
1.a. Participant instruction and assessment i n The Florida 761
Educator Accomplished Practices approved by the state board 762
across content areas . 763
b. The state academic use of state-adopted student content 764
standards provided under s. 1003.41, including scientifically 765
based reading instruction, content literacy, and mathematical 766
practices, for each subject identified on the statement of 767
status of eligibility or the temporary certificate to guide 768
curriculum and instruction . 769
c. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 770
instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 771
all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 772
approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 773
fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 774
strategies. 775
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d. Content literacy and mathematical practices. 776
e. Strategies appropriate for instruction of English 777
language learners. 778
f. Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with 779
disabilities. 780
g. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 781
student needs. 782
h. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 783
content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 784
i. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 785
a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 786
and the referral of such st udent to a mental health professional 787
for support. 788
j. Strategies to support the use of technology in 789
education and distance learning. 790
2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 791
certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 792
teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 793
certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 794
competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 795
3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 796
subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse 797
population of students in a variety of challenging environments, 798
including, but not limited to, high -poverty schools, urban 799
schools, and rural schools, under the supervision of qualified 800
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educators. The state board shall dete rmine in rule the amount of 801
field experience necessary to serve as the teacher of record, 802
beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2023 -2024 803
school year. 804
4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 805
procedures required for partic ipants who complete the program to 806
meet any requirements related to the background screening 807
pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 808
certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 809
(b) Each program participant must: 810
1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s. 811
1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in 812
the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet 813
the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a) -(f). 814
2. Demonstrate competency and participate in coursework 815
and field experiences that are appropriate to his or her 816
educational plan prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with 817
candidates entering an educator preparation institute in the 818
2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 819
coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 820
successfully complete all competencies for a reading 821
endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 822
through the candidate's field experience, in order to graduate 823
from the program. 824
3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his 825
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or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is 826
seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on 827
student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12 828
setting and, except as provi ded in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving 829
a passing score on the professional education competency 830
examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area 831
examination for the subject area certification which is required 832
by state board rule. 833
(c) Upon completion of all requirements for a 834
certification program approved pursuant to this subsection, a 835
participant shall receive a credential from the sponsoring 836
institution signifying that the participant has completed a 837
state-approved competency-based certification program in the 838
certification subject area specified in the educational plan. A 839
participant is eligible for educator certification through the 840
Department of Education upon satisfaction of all requirements 841
for certification set forth in s. 1012.56(2). 842
(4) The state board shall adopt rules for the continued 843
approval of each program approved pursuant to this section . 844
shall be determined by the Commissioner of Education based upon 845
a periodic review of the following areas: 846
(a) Candidate readiness based on passage rates on educator 847
certification examinations under s. 1012.56, as applicable. 848
(b) Evidence of performance in each of the following 849
areas: 850
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1. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 851
grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 852
statewide assessments using the results of the student learning 853
growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 854
2. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 855
accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 856
3. Workforce contribut ions, including placement of program 857
completers in instructional positions in Florida public and 858
private schools, with additional weight given to production of 859
program completers in statewide critical teacher shortage areas 860
as identified in s. 1012.07. 861
(5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall 862
submit to the Department of Education annual performance 863
evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs , 864
including the pass rates of participants on all examinations 865
required for teacher certification, employment rates, 866
longitudinal retention rates, and satisfaction surveys of 867
employers and program completers. The satisfaction surveys must 868
be designed to measure the sufficient preparation of the 869
educator for the realities of the classroom and the institute's 870
responsiveness to local school districts. These evaluations 871
shall be used by the Department of Education for purposes of 872
continued approval of an educator preparation institute's 873
certification program . 874
Section 9. Section 1005.04, F lorida Statutes, is amended 875
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to read: 876
1005.04 Fair consumer practices. — 877
(1) Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of 878
the commission or is exempt from the jurisdiction or purview of 879
the commission pursuant to s. 1005.06(1)(c) or (f) and that 880
either directly or indirectly solicits for enrollment any 881
student shall: 882
(a) Disclose to each prospective student a statement of 883
the purpose of such institution, its educational programs and 884
curricula, a description of its physical facilities, its status 885
regarding licensure, its fee schedule and policies regarding 886
retaining student fees if a student withdraws, and a statement 887
regarding the transferability of credits to and from other 888
institutions. The institution shall make the required 889
disclosures in writi ng at least 1 week prior to enrollment or 890
collection of any tuition from the prospective student. The 891
required disclosures may be made in the institution's current 892
catalog; 893
(b) Use a reliable method to assess, before accepting a 894
student into a program, t he student's ability to complete 895
successfully the course of study for which he or she has 896
applied; 897
(c) Inform each student accurately about financial 898
assistance and obligations for repayment of loans; describe any 899
employment placement services provided a nd the limitations 900
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thereof; and refrain from promising or implying guaranteed 901
placement, market availability, or salary amounts; 902
(d) Provide to prospective and enrolled students accurate 903
information regarding the relationship of its programs to state 904
licensure requirements for practicing related occupations and 905
professions in Florida; 906
(e) Ensure that all advertisements are accurate and not 907
misleading; 908
(f) Publish and follow an equitable prorated refund policy 909
for all students, and follow both the fede ral refund guidelines 910
for students receiving federal financial assistance and the 911
minimum refund guidelines set by commission rule; 912
(g) Follow the requirements of state and federal laws that 913
require annual reporting with respect to crime statistics and 914
physical plant safety and make those reports available to the 915
public; and 916
(h) Publish and follow procedures for handling student 917
complaints, disciplinary actions, and appeals ; and 918
(i) Prior to enrollment, provide a written disclosure to a 919
student or prospective student of all fees and costs that will 920
be incurred by a student, the institution's refund policy, any 921
exit examination requirements, and the grade point average 922
required for completion of the student's program or degree. The 923
disclosure shall incl ude a statement regarding the scope of 924
accreditation, if applicable. Institutions licensed by the 925
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Commission for Independent Education shall disclose the 926
information required pursuant to this paragraph in a format 927
prescribed by the commission . 928
(2) In addition, institutions that are required to be 929
licensed by the commission shall disclose to prospective 930
students that additional information regarding the institution 931
may be obtained by contacting the Commission for Independent 932
Education, Department of Educat ion, Tallahassee. 933
(3) In an application for licensure, the burden of 934
demonstrating compliance with fair consumer practice is upon the 935
person, entity, or institution asserting compliance. Determining 936
compliance with this section shall rest with the commis sion. The 937
commission may require further evidence and make such further 938
investigation, in addition to any information submitted, as may 939
be reasonably necessary in the commission's judgment. 940
Section 10. Section 1005.11, Florida Statutes, is created 941
to read: 942
1005.11 Accountability for institutions licensed by the 943
Commission for Independent Education. — 944
(1) By June 30, 2024, and by April 15 of each year 945
thereafter, the commission shall prepare an annual 946
accountability report for licensed institutions. T he report must 947
contain, at a minimum, the graduation rates, including the 948
number of graduates by program, retention rates, and placement 949
rates for all licensed institutions. 950
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(2) By March 15, 2024, and by November 30 of each year 951
thereafter, each licensed institution shall provide data to the 952
commission in a format prescribed by the commission. Placement 953
rates shall be determined using a methodology approved by the 954
commission. 955
(3) The commission shall establish a common set of data 956
definitions for instit utional reporting purposes. 957
(4) The commission shall impose an administrative fine of 958
not more than $500 when a licensed institution fails to timely 959
submit the required data to the commission pursuant to this 960
section. Administrative fines collected under this subsection 961
shall be deposited into the Student Protection Fund. 962
(5) Notwithstanding s. 1005.32(3), the commission shall 963
have the authority to require licensed institutions to provide 964
institutional, graduate, and student data through reasonable 965
data collection efforts as required or necessitated by statute 966
or rule. 967
Section 11. Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (1) of 968
section 1005.22, Florida Statutes, to read: 969
1005.22 Powers and duties of commission. — 970
(1) The commission shall: 971
(p) Have the power, within its respective regulatory 972
jurisdiction, to examine and investigate the affairs of every 973
person, entity, or independent postsecondary institution in 974
order to determine whether the person, entity, or independent 975
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postsecondary institution is operating in accordance with the 976
provisions of this chapter or has been or is engaged in any 977
unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by s. 1005.04. 978
Section 12. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 1005.31, 979
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subs ections (7) and (8), 980
respectively, subsections (2) and (8) are amended, and a new 981
subsection (6) is added to that section, to read: 982
1005.31 Licensure of institutions. — 983
(2) The commission shall develop minimum standards by 984
which to evaluate institutions for licensure. These standards 985
must include, at a minimum, at least the institution's name, 986
financial stability, purpose, administrative organization, 987
admissions and recruitment, educational programs and curricula, 988
retention and, completion, including a retention and completion 989
management plan, career placement, faculty, learning resources, 990
student personnel services, physical plant and facilities, 991
publications, and disclosure statements about the status of the 992
institution with respect to professional cert ification and 993
licensure. The commission may adopt rules to ensure that 994
institutions licensed under this section meet these standards in 995
ways that are appropriate to achieve the stated intent of this 996
chapter, including provisions for nontraditional or dista nce 997
education programs and delivery. 998
(a) The standard relating to admissions and recruitment 999
shall include, but is not limited to, requirements for 1000
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verification of high school graduation, high school equivalency, 1001
or qualifying scores on an ability -to-benefit test. 1002
(b) The commission may require a licensed institution to 1003
submit a management plan, prohibit a licensed institution from 1004
enrolling new students in the institution or a program of the 1005
institution, or limit the number of students in a program at a 1006
licensed institution, based upon the institution's performance 1007
on the licensure standards or criteria established pursuant to 1008
this chapter; the placement of the institution or a program of 1009
the institution on probation or the imposition of other adverse 1010
actions by the commission, an accrediting agency, or other 1011
regulatory agency, including the United States Department of 1012
Education; or similar circumstances that leave the institution 1013
unable to meet the needs of students or prospective students. 1014
(6) The commission may establish, by rule, performance 1015
benchmarks to identify high -performing institutions licensed by 1016
the commission. 1017
(8) An institution may not conduct a program unless 1018
specific authority is granted in its license. 1019
Section 13. Section 1005.335, Florida Statutes, is created 1020
to read: 1021
1005.335 Accreditation requirements and programmatic 1022
approval.— 1023
(1) All programs offered by a licensed institution must be 1024
disclosed to the commission, including, but not limited to, 1025
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avocational programs, examination preparation programs, contract 1026
training programs, continuing education, or professional 1027
development programs. 1028
(2) An institution must obtain institutional accreditation 1029
prior to obtaining approval from the commission to offer a 1030
prelicensure professional nursing program. 1031
(3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 1032
section. 1033
Section 14. Subsection (10) is added to section 1006.09, 1034
Florida Statutes, to read: 1035
1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student 1036
discipline and school safety.— 1037
(10) Any search of a student's personal belongings, 1038
including a purse, backpack, or bookbag, must be conducted 1039
discreetly to maintain the privacy of the student's personal 1040
items within such belongings. Personal items that are not 1041
prohibited on school grounds must be immediately returned to the 1042
student's personal belongings. 1043
Section 15. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 1044
1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1045
1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and 1046
victimization.— 1047
(2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of 1048
zero tolerance that: 1049
(d) Minimizes the victimization of students, staff, or 1050
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volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the 1051
victim of any violent act crime from any further victi mization. 1052
In a disciplinary action, there is a rebuttable presumption that 1053
the actions of a student who intervened, using only the amount 1054
of force necessary, to stop a violent act against a student, 1055
staff, or volunteer were necessary to restore or maintain the 1056
safety of others. 1057
Section 16. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1058
1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1059
1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 1060
(1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 1061
dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall: 1062
(c) Define dating violence and abuse and provide for a 1063
teen dating violence and abuse component in the health education 1064
curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 1065
with emphasis on prevention educa tion. 1066
Section 17. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 1067
1007.27, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (9) is 1068
added to that section, to read: 1069
1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. — 1070
(1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety 1071
of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for 1072
secondary and postsecondary students attending public 1073
educational institutions. It is intended that articulated 1074
acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student 1075
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to complete the requirements associated with the conference of a 1076
high school diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the 1077
scope of curricular options available to students, or increase 1078
the depth of study available for a particular subject. 1079
Articulated acceleration mech anisms shall include, but are not 1080
limited to, dual enrollment and early admission as provided for 1081
in s. 1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the 1082
College Board Advanced Placement Program, the International 1083
Baccalaureate Program, and the Adva nced International 1084
Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned through the 1085
Florida Virtual School shall provide additional opportunities 1086
for early graduation and acceleration. Students of Florida 1087
public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this subse ction 1088
shall be deemed authorized users of the state -funded electronic 1089
library resources that are licensed for Florida College System 1090
institutions and state universities by the Florida Postsecondary 1091
Academic Library Network. Verification of eligibility shal l be 1092
in accordance with rules established by the State Board of 1093
Education and regulations established by the Board of Governors 1094
and processes implemented by Florida College System institutions 1095
and state universities. 1096
(b) The State Board of Education and the Board of 1097
Governors shall identify Florida College System institutions and 1098
state universities to develop courses that align with s. 1007.25 1099
for students in secondary education and provide the training 1100
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required under s. 1007.35(6). 1101
(2)(a) The Department of Education shall annually identify 1102
and publish the minimum scores, maximum credit, and course or 1103
courses for which credit is to be awarded for each course 1104
developed under paragraph (1)(b), College Level Examination 1105
Program (CLEP) subject examination, C ollege Board Advanced 1106
Placement Program examination, Advanced International 1107
Certificate of Education examination, International 1108
Baccalaureate examination, Excelsior College subject 1109
examination, Defense Activity for Non -Traditional Education 1110
Support (DANTES) subject standardized test, and Defense Language 1111
Proficiency Test (DLPT). 1112
(b) The department may partner with an independent third -1113
party testing or assessment organization to develop assessments 1114
that measure competencies consistent with the required cou rse 1115
competencies identified by the Articulation Coordinating 1116
Committee for general education core courses under paragraph 1117
(1)(b). Postsecondary credit shall be limited to students who 1118
achieve a minimum score as established in this subsection. 1119
(c) The department shall use student performance data in 1120
subsequent postsecondary courses to determine the appropriate 1121
examination scores and courses for which credit is to be 1122
granted. Minimum scores may vary by subject area based on 1123
available performance data. In ad dition, the department shall 1124
identify such courses in the general education core curriculum 1125
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of each state university and Florida College System institution. 1126
(5) Advanced courses include placement shall be the 1127
enrollment of an eligible secondary student i n a course offered 1128
through the Advanced Placement Program administered by the 1129
College Board or a course that prepares students for assessments 1130
developed under paragraph (2)(b) . Postsecondary credit for an 1131
advanced course or advanced placement course shall be limited to 1132
students who score a minimum of 3, on a 5 -point scale, on the 1133
corresponding Advanced Placement Examination or at least the 1134
minimum score on an assessment identified in subsection (2) . The 1135
specific courses for which students receive such credi t shall be 1136
identified in the statewide articulation agreement required by 1137
s. 1007.23(1). Students of Florida public secondary schools 1138
enrolled pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the 1139
payment of any fees for administration of the examination 1140
regardless of whether or not the student achieves a passing 1141
score on the examination. 1142
(9) The department, in consultation with the Board of 1143
Governors, shall issue a report to the Legislature by January 1, 1144
2024, on the alignment between acceleration mechani sms available 1145
to secondary students and student success at the postsecondary 1146
level. At a minimum, the report must explain how: 1147
(a) Acceleration mechanisms align to secondary completion 1148
and rates of success. 1149
(b) Bonuses provided to classroom teachers fo r the 1150
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completion or passage of acceleration courses by students impact 1151
school quality and performance. 1152
(c) Acceleration mechanisms align to postsecondary 1153
completion rates. 1154
(d) Acceleration course offerings align with general 1155
education core courses an d reduce the amount of time needed for 1156
students to complete a postsecondary degree. 1157
(e) To improve acceptance of postsecondary credit earned 1158
through acceleration courses through agreements with other 1159
states. 1160
Section 18. Subsection (14) of section 100 7.271, Florida 1161
Statutes, is amended to read: 1162
1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. — 1163
(14) The Department of Education shall approve any course 1164
for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is age and 1165
developmentally appropriate and contained within the statewide 1166
course numbering system. However, developmental education and 1167
physical education and other courses that focus on the physical 1168
execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of 1169
the activity, may not be so approved but must be evalua ted 1170
individually for potential inclusion in the dual enrollment 1171
program. This subsection may not be construed to mean that an 1172
independent postsecondary institution eligible for inclusion in 1173
a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 1174
1011.62 must participate in the statewide course numbering 1175
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system developed pursuant to s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual 1176
enrollment program. 1177
Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection 1178
(6) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are amended t o read: 1179
1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 1180
Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 1181
(5) Each public high school, including, but not limited 1182
to, schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department 1183
of Juvenile Justice, shall provide for t he administration of the 1184
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 1185
(PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT to all enrolled 10th grade students. 1186
However, a written notice shall be provided to each parent which 1187
must include the opportunity to exempt his or her child from 1188
taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT. 1189
(a) Test results will provide each high school with a 1190
database of student assessment data which certified school 1191
counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who 1192
need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful 1193
in AP courses or other advanced high school courses. 1194
(6) The partnership shall: 1195
(a) Provide teacher training and professional development 1196
to enable teachers of AP or other advanced courses to have the 1197
necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare 1198
students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 1199
1007.27(2) AP or other advanced course examinations and mastery 1200
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of postsecondary general education core courses course content. 1201
(b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators 1202
professional development that will enable them to educate middle 1203
school students at the level necessary to prepare the students 1204
to enter high school ready to participate in advanced courses. 1205
(c) Provide teacher training and materials that are 1206
aligned with the state standards Next Generation Sunshine State 1207
Standards and are consistent with best theory and practice 1208
regarding multiple learning styles and research on learning, 1209
instructional strategies, instruc tional design, and classroom 1210
assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on current, 1211
accepted, and essential academic knowledge. 1212
(d) Provide assessment of individual strengths and 1213
weaknesses as related to potential success in AP or other 1214
advanced courses and readiness for college. 1215
(e) Provide college entrance exam preparation through a 1216
variety of means that may include, but are not limited to, 1217
training teachers to provide courses at schools; training 1218
community organizations to provide courses at comm unity centers, 1219
faith-based organizations, and businesses; and providing online 1220
courses. 1221
(f) Consider ways to incorporate Florida College System 1222
institutions in the mission of preparing all students for 1223
postsecondary success. 1224
(g) Provide a plan for communication and coordination of 1225
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efforts with the Florida Virtual School's provision of online AP 1226
or other advanced courses. 1227
(h) Work with school districts to identify minority and 1228
underrepresented students for participation in AP or other 1229
advanced courses. 1230
(i) Work with school districts to provide information to 1231
students and parents that explains available opportunities for 1232
students to take AP and other advanced courses and that explains 1233
enrollment procedures that students mus t follow to enroll in 1234
such courses. Such information must also explain the value of 1235
such courses as they relate to: 1236
1. Preparing the student for postsecondary level 1237
coursework. 1238
2. Enabling the student to gain access to postsecondary 1239
education opportunities. 1240
3. Qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid 1241
opportunities. 1242
(j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers, 1243
counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System 1244
institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the 1245
PreACT administration, including, but not limited to: 1246
1. Test administration dates and times. 1247
2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT is 1248
open to all 10th grade students. 1249
3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic 1250
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feedback on student skills. 1251
4. The value of student scores in predicting the 1252
probability of success on AP or other advanced course 1253
examinations. 1254
(k) Cooperate with the department to provide information 1255
to administrators, teachers, and counselors, whenever poss ible, 1256
about partnership activities, opportunities, and priorities. 1257
(l) Partner with the Florida College System institutions 1258
and state universities identified by the State Board of 1259
Education and Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3) to 1260
develop advanced courses and provide teacher training. 1261
Section 20. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 1262
1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1263
1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. — 1264
(3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. —The 1265
Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 1266
statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 1267
curricular content established in the state academic standards. 1268
The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 1269
common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 1270
juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 1271
must accurately measure the core curricular content established 1272
in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 1273
program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 1274
attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 1275
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standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 1276
Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 1277
otherwise provided b y law. If a student does not participate in 1278
the assessment program, the school district must notify the 1279
student's parent and provide the parent with information 1280
regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 1281
statewide, standardized assessment pro gram shall be designed and 1282
implemented as follows: 1283
(c) Nationally recognized high school assessments. — Each 1284
school district shall, by the 2023-2024 2021-2022 school year 1285
and subject to appropriation, select either the SAT , or ACT, or 1286
Classic Learning Tes t for districtwide administration to each 1287
public school student in grade 11, including students attending 1288
public high schools, alternative schools, and Department of 1289
Juvenile Justice education programs. 1290
Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of se ction 1291
1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1292
1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 1293
district grade.— 1294
(3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES. — 1295
(b)1. Beginning with the 2014 -2015 school year, A school's 1296
grade shall be based on the follow ing components, each worth 100 1297
points: 1298
a. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1299
standardized assessments in English Language Arts under s. 1300
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1008.22(3). 1301
b. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1302
standardized assessments i n mathematics under s. 1008.22(3). 1303
c. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1304
standardized assessments in science under s. 1008.22(3). 1305
d. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1306
standardized assessments in social studies u nder s. 1008.22(3). 1307
e. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1308
Gains in English Language Arts as measured by statewide, 1309
standardized assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1310
f. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1311
Gains in mathematics as measured by statewide, standardized 1312
assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1313
g. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1314
percent in English Language Arts, as identified by prior year 1315
performance on statewide, standa rdized assessments, who make 1316
Learning Gains as measured by statewide, standardized English 1317
Language Arts assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1318
h. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1319
percent in mathematics, as identified by prior year performance 1320
on statewide, standardized assessments, who make Learning Gains 1321
as measured by statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments 1322
administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1323
i. For schools comprised of middle grades 6 through 8 or 1324
grades 7 and 8, the percentage of eligible students passing high 1325
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school level statewide, standardized end -of-course assessments 1326
or attaining national industry certifications identified in the 1327
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to state board 1328
rule. 1329
j. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, for schools 1330
comprised of grade levels that include grade 3, the percentage 1331
of eligible students who score an achievement level 3 or higher 1332
on the grade 3 statewide, standardized English Language Arts 1333
assessment administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1334
1335
In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub -1336
subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require 1337
that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is 1338
demonstrated by students who scored below ea ch of those levels 1339
in the prior year. In calculating the components in sub -1340
subparagraphs a.-d., the state board shall include the 1341
performance of English language learners only if they have been 1342
enrolled in a school in the United States for more than 2 year s. 1343
2. For a school comprised of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or 1344
grades 10, 11, and 12, the school's grade shall also be based on 1345
the following components, each worth 100 points: 1346
a. The 4-year high school graduation rate of the school as 1347
defined by state board rule. 1348
b. The percentage of students who were eligible to earn 1349
college and career credit through an assessment identified 1350
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pursuant to s. 1007.27(2), College Board Advanced Placement 1351
examinations, International Baccalaureate examinations, dual 1352
enrollment courses, including career dual enrollment courses 1353
resulting in the completion of 300 or more clock hours during 1354
high school which are approved by the state board as meeting the 1355
requirements of s. 1007.271, or Advanced International 1356
Certificate of Educa tion examinations; who, at any time during 1357
high school, earned national industry certification identified 1358
in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to 1359
rules adopted by the state board; or , beginning with the 2022 -1360
2023 school year, who earned an Armed Services Qualification 1361
Test score that falls within Category II or higher on the Armed 1362
Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and earned a minimum of two 1363
credits in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps courses from 1364
the same branch of the United States Armed Forces. 1365
Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph 1366
(c) of subsection (6) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, are 1367
amended to read: 1368
1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 1369
student eligibility requirements fo r initial awards.— 1370
(3) For purposes of calculating the grade point average to 1371
be used in determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright 1372
Futures Scholarship, the department shall assign additional 1373
weights to grades earned in the following courses: 1374
(a) Courses identified in the course code directory as 1375
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Advanced Placement, pre -International Baccalaureate, 1376
International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 1377
of Secondary Education (pre -AICE), or Advanced International 1378
Certificate of Educatio n, or advanced courses developed under s. 1379
1007.27(1)(b). 1380
1381
The department may assign additional weights to courses, other 1382
than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), that are 1383
identified by the Department of Education as containing rigorous 1384
academic curriculum and performance standards. The additional 1385
weight assigned to a course pursuant to this subsection shall 1386
not exceed 0.5 per course. The weighted system shall be 1387
developed and distributed to all high schools in the state. The 1388
department may determine a student's eligibility status during 1389
the senior year before graduation and may inform the student of 1390
the award at that time. 1391
(6) 1392
(c) To ensure that the required examination scores 1393
represent top student performance and are equivalent between the 1394
SAT, and ACT, and Classic Learning Test (CLT) , the department 1395
shall develop a method for determining the required examination 1396
scores which incorporates all of the following: 1397
1. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Academic 1398
Scholarship must be set no l ower than the 89th national 1399
percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required 1400
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SAT score only if the required score drops below the 89th 1401
national percentile, and any such adjustment must be applied to 1402
the bottom of the SAT score range that is co ncordant to the ACT 1403
and CLT. 1404
2. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida 1405
Medallion Scholarship must be set no lower than the 75th 1406
national percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the 1407
required SAT score only if the required score drops belo w the 1408
75th national percentile, and any such adjustment must be made 1409
to the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the 1410
ACT and CLT. 1411
3. The required ACT and CLT scores must be made concordant 1412
to the required SAT scores, using the latest publi shed national 1413
concordance table developed jointly by the College Board , and 1414
ACT, Inc., and Classic Learning Initiatives. 1415
Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida 1416
Statutes, is amended to read: 1417
1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. — 1418
(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars 1419
award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1420
for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 1421
(a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as 1422
calculated pursuant t o s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high 1423
school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1424
Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1425
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attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on 1426
the combined verbal and quantitativ e parts of the Scholastic 1427
Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1428
Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1429
or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1430
(b) Has attended a home education program acc ording to s. 1431
1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International 1432
Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International 1433
Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced 1434
International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to 1435
earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education 1436
Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s. 1437
1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of 1438
the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or 1439
the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College 1440
Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT 1441
Assessment Program; 1442
(c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate 1443
Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office or an 1444
Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the 1445
University of Cambridge International Examinations Office; 1446
(d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1447
programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1448
scholar or finalist; or 1449
(e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 1450
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Recognition Program as a scholar recipient. 1451
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The student must complete a program of volunteer service or, 1453
beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1454
academic year and thereafter, paid work, as a pproved by the 1455
district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, 1456
or the Department of Education for home education program 1457
students, which must include 100 hours of volunteer service , or 1458
paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid wor k 1459
completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in the 1460
student's total of paid work hours . The student may identify a 1461
social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him 1462
or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in 1463
addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student 1464
must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and 1465
reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work 1466
experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but 1467
is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work 1468
for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 1469
behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1470
service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 1471
document must be sign ed by the student, the student's parent or 1472
guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 1473
student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1474
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Statutes, is amended to read: 1476
1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. — 1477
(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars 1478
award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1479
for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 1480
(a) Has achieved a weighted gr ade point average of 3.0 as 1481
calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high 1482
school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1483
Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1484
attained at least the score required under s. 1009 .531(6)(b) on 1485
the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1486
Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1487
Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1488
or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program ; 1489
(b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate 1490
curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate 1491
Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate 1492
of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced 1493
International Certif icate of Education Diploma, and has attained 1494
at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the 1495
combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1496
Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1497
Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1498
or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1499
(c) Has attended a home education program according to s. 1500
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1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the 1501
score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal 1502
and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the 1503
Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic 1504
Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an 1505
equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1506
(d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1507
program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1508
scholar or finalist but has not completed the program of 1509
volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or 1510
(e) Has been recognized by the Nationa l Hispanic 1511
Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the 1512
program of volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1513
1009.534. 1514
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A high school student must complete a program at least 75 hours 1516
of volunteer service or, beginning with a high sch ool student 1517
graduating in the 2022 -2023 academic year and thereafter, 100 1518
hours of paid work approved by the district school board, the 1519
administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of 1520
Education for home education program students , which must 1521
include 75 hours of volunteer service, 100 hours of paid work, 1522
or 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work 1523
completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a 1524
student's total of required paid work hours . The student may 1525
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identify a social or civic issue or a professional area that 1526
interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her personal 1527
involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area. 1528
The student must, through papers or other presentations, 1529
evaluate and reflect upon h is or her volunteer service or paid 1530
work experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may 1531
include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental 1532
internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization, 1533
or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The 1534
hours of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in 1535
writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the 1536
student's parent or guardian, and a representative of the 1537
organization for which the student performed the vol unteer 1538
service or paid work. 1539
Section 25. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1540
(b) of subsection (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are 1541
amended to read: 1542
1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 1543
Gold Seal CAPE Scholar s awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1544
Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 1545
created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 1546
recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 1547
by high school students who wish to continue their education. 1548
(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 1549
Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general 1550
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eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 1551
Scholarship Program and: 1552
(e) Completes at lea st 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1553
beginning with high school students graduating in the 2022 -2023 1554
academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1555
by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1556
school, or the Department of Education for home education 1557
program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1558
Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1559
included in a student's total of required paid work hours . The 1560
student may identify a social or civic is sue or a professional 1561
area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1562
personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1563
the area. The student must, through papers or other 1564
presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her vo lunteer 1565
service or paid work experience. Such volunteer service or paid 1566
work may include, but is not limited to, a business or 1567
governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service 1568
organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public 1569
office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be 1570
documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the 1571
student, the student's parent or guardian, and a representative 1572
of the organization for which the student performed the 1573
volunteer service or paid work. 1574
(2) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE 1575
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Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility 1576
requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 1577
and the student: 1578
(b) Completes at least 30 hours of volun teer service or, 1579
beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1580
academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1581
by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1582
school, or the Department of Education for home education 1583
program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1584
Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1585
included in a student's total required paid work hours . The 1586
student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1587
area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1588
personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1589
the area. The student must, through papers or other 1590
presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. 1591
Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not 1592
limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a 1593
nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 1594
behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1595
service or paid work mu st be documented in writing, and the 1596
document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1597
guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 1598
student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1599
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1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1601
1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the 1602
district school board. —The district school board shall: 1603
(1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe 1604
qualifications for t hose positions, and provide for the 1605
appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal 1606
of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this 1607
chapter: 1608
(a) Positions, qualifications, and appointments. — 1609
1. The district school board sha ll act upon written 1610
recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent 1611
for positions to be filled, for minimum qualifications for 1612
personnel for the various positions, and for the persons 1613
nominated to fill such positions. 1614
2. The district scho ol board may reject for good cause any 1615
employee nominated. 1616
3. If the third nomination by the district school 1617
superintendent for any position is rejected for good cause, if 1618
the district school superintendent fails to submit a nomination 1619
for initial employment within a reasonable time as prescribed by 1620
the district school board, or if the district school 1621
superintendent fails to submit a nomination for reemployment 1622
within the time prescribed by law, the district school board may 1623
proceed on its own motion to f ill such position. 1624
4. The district school board's decision to reject a 1625
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person's nomination does not give that person a right of action 1626
to sue over the rejection and may not be used as a cause of 1627
action by the nominated employee. 1628
5. The district school b oard may review and reappoint any 1629
member of the district executive staff. This provision does not 1630
apply to a school district with an elected superintendent. 1631
Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1632
1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended t o read: 1633
1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. — 1634
(3) EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. —Instructional 1635
personnel and school administrator performance evaluations must 1636
be based upon the performance of students assigned to their 1637
classrooms or schools, as provided in this section. Pursuant to 1638
this section, a school district's performance evaluation system 1639
is not limited to basing unsatisfactory performance of 1640
instructional personnel and school administrators solely upon 1641
student performance, b ut may include other criteria to evaluate 1642
instructional personnel and school administrators' performance, 1643
or any combination of student performance and other criteria. 1644
Evaluation procedures and criteria must comply with, but are not 1645
limited to, the followi ng: 1646
(a) A performance evaluation must be conducted for each 1647
employee at least once a year, except that a classroom teacher, 1648
as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), excluding substitute teachers, 1649
who is newly hired by the district school board must be observed 1650
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and evaluated at least twice in the first year of teaching in 1651
the school district. The performance evaluation must be based 1652
upon sound educational principles and contemporary research in 1653
effective educational practices. The evaluation criteria must 1654
include: 1655
1. Performance of students. —At least one-third of a 1656
performance evaluation must be based upon data and indicators of 1657
student performance, as determined by each school district. This 1658
portion of the evaluation must include growth or achievement 1659
data of the teacher's students or, for a school administrator, 1660
the students attending the school over the course of at least 3 1661
years. If less than 3 years of data are available, the years for 1662
which data are available must be used. The proportion of growth 1663
or achievement data may be determined by instructional 1664
assignment. 1665
2. Instructional practice. —For instructional personnel, at 1666
least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based upon 1667
instructional practice. Evaluation criteria used when annually 1668
observing classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), 1669
excluding substitute teachers, must include indicators based 1670
upon each of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices adopted 1671
by the State Board of Education. For instructional personnel who 1672
are not classroom teachers, evaluation criteria must be based 1673
upon indicators of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices 1674
and may include specific job expectations related to student 1675
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support. This section does not preclude a school administrator 1676
from visiting and obs erving classroom teachers throughout the 1677
school year for purposes of providing mentorship, training, 1678
instructional feedback, or professional learning. 1679
3. Instructional leadership. —For school administrators, at 1680
least one-third of the performance evaluatio n must be based on 1681
instructional leadership. Evaluation criteria for instructional 1682
leadership must include indicators based upon each of the 1683
leadership standards adopted by the State Board of Education 1684
under s. 1012.986, including performance measures rela ted to the 1685
effectiveness of classroom teachers in the school, the 1686
administrator's appropriate use of evaluation criteria and 1687
procedures, recruitment and retention of effective and highly 1688
effective classroom teachers, improvement in the percentage of 1689
instructional personnel evaluated at the highly effective or 1690
effective level, and other leadership practices that result in 1691
student learning growth. The system may include a means to give 1692
parents and instructional personnel an opportunity to provide 1693
input into the administrator's performance evaluation. 1694
4. Other indicators of performance. —For instructional 1695
personnel and school administrators, the remainder of a 1696
performance evaluation may include, but is not limited to, 1697
professional and job responsibilities as r ecommended by the 1698
State Board of Education or identified by the district school 1699
board and, for instructional personnel, peer reviews, 1700
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objectively reliable survey information from students and 1701
parents based on teaching practices that are consistently 1702
associated with higher student achievement, and other valid and 1703
reliable measures of instructional practice. 1704
Section 28. Subsections (9) through (16) of section 1705
1012.56, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 1706
through (17), respectively, subsect ion (1), paragraphs (d), (g), 1707
and (i) of subsection (2) and subsections (6), (7), and (8) are 1708
amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to that section, to 1709
read: 1710
1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 1711
(1) APPLICATION.—Each person seeking certif ication 1712
pursuant to this chapter shall submit a completed application 1713
containing the applicant's social security number to the 1714
Department of Education and remit the fee required pursuant to 1715
s. 1012.59 and rules of the State Board of Education. Pursuant 1716
to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 1717
Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide 1718
his or her social security number in accordance with this 1719
section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through 1720
this requirement is limited to the purpose of administration of 1721
the Title IV-D program of the Social Security Act for child 1722
support enforcement. 1723
(a) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue 1724
within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed 1725
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application a professional certificate to a qualifying applicant 1726
covering the classification, level, and area for which the 1727
applicant is deemed qualified and a document explaining the 1728
requirements for renewal of the professional certificate. 1729
(b) The department shall is sue a temporary certificate to 1730
a qualifying applicant within 14 calendar days after receipt of 1731
a request from an employer with a professional education 1732
competence demonstration program pursuant to paragraph 1733
paragraphs (6)(f) and subsection (9) (8)(b). The temporary 1734
certificate must cover the classification, level, and area for 1735
which the applicant is deemed qualified. The department shall 1736
electronically notify the applicant's employer that the 1737
temporary certificate has been issued and provide the applicant 1738
an official statement of status of eligibility at the time the 1739
certificate is issued. 1740
(c) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue 1741
within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed 1742
application, if an applicant does not meet the requirements for 1743
either certificate, an official statement of status of 1744
eligibility. 1745
1746
The statement of status of eligibility must be provided 1747
electronically and must advise the applicant of any 1748
qualifications that must be completed to qualify for 1749
certification. Each me thod by which an applicant can complete 1750
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the qualifications for a professional certificate must be 1751
included in the statement of status of eligibility. Each 1752
statement of status of eligibility is valid for 5 3 years after 1753
its date of issuance, except as provi ded in paragraph (2)(d). 1754
(2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. —To be eligible to seek 1755
certification, a person must: 1756
(d) Submit to background screening in accordance with 1757
subsection (11) (10). If the background screening indicates a 1758
criminal history or if the appli cant acknowledges a criminal 1759
history, the applicant's records shall be referred to the 1760
investigative section in the Department of Education for review 1761
and determination of eligibility for certification. If the 1762
applicant fails to provide the necessary docum entation requested 1763
by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt 1764
of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and 1765
pending application shall become invalid. 1766
(g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge , pursuant to 1767
subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher 1768
pursuant to s. 1012.01(2)(a) . 1769
(i) Demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and 1770
education competence, pursuant to subsection (6) , if the person 1771
serves as a classroom teacher or school administrato r as 1772
classified in s. 1012.01(2)(a) and (3)(c), respectively . 1773
(6) MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION 1774
COMPETENCE.—Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of 1775
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professional preparation and education competence are: 1776
(a) Successful completio n of an approved teacher 1777
preparation program at a postsecondary educational institution 1778
within this state and achievement of a passing score on the 1779
professional education competency examination required by state 1780
board rule; 1781
(b) Successful completion of a teacher preparation program 1782
at a postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and 1783
achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1784
competency examination required by state board rule; 1785
(c) Documentation of a valid professional standa rd 1786
teaching certificate issued by another state; 1787
(d) Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the 1788
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national 1789
educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of 1790
Education; 1791
(e) Documentation of two semesters of successful, full -1792
time or part-time teaching in a Florida College System 1793
institution, state university, or private college or university 1794
that awards an associate or higher degree and is an accredited 1795
institution or an institution o f higher education identified by 1796
the Department of Education as having a quality program and 1797
achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1798
competency examination required by state board rule; 1799
(f) Successful completion of professional prepa ration 1800
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courses as specified in state board rule, successful completion 1801
of a professional preparation and education competence program 1802
pursuant to subsection (9) paragraph (8)(b), and achievement of 1803
a passing score on the professional education competency 1804
examination required by state board rule; 1805
(g) Successful completion of a professional learning 1806
development certification and education competency program, 1807
outlined in subsection (8) paragraph (8)(a); or 1808
(h) Successful completion of a competency -based 1809
certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of 1810
a passing score on the professional education competency 1811
examination required by rule of the State Board of Education. 1812
1813
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this 1814
subsection by December 31, 2014 , including rules to approve 1815
specific teacher preparation programs that are not identified in 1816
this subsection which may be used to meet requirements for 1817
mastery of professional preparation and education competence. 1818
(7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION. — 1819
(a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional 1820
certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 1821
who fulfills one of the following: 1822
1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in 1823
subsection (2). 1824
2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 1825
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through 12: 1826
a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1827
(h). 1828
b. Holds a master's or higher degree in the area of 1829
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 1830
c. Teaches a high sc hool course in the subject of the 1831
advanced degree. 1832
d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the 1833
teacher's performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part 1834
on student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 1835
assessment or an Advance d Placement, Advanced International 1836
Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 1837
examination. 1838
e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 1839
education competency examination required by state board rule. 1840
3. Meets the applicable req uirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1841
(h) and completes a professional learning certification 1842
preparation and education competence program approved by the 1843
department pursuant to paragraph (8)(b) (8)(c) or an educator 1844
preparation institute approved by the departme nt pursuant to s. 1845
1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these programs and is 1846
rated highly effective as determined by his or her performance 1847
evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not required to take or achieve a 1848
passing score on the professional education c ompetency 1849
examination in order to be awarded a professional certificate. 1850
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(b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1851
any applicant who: 1852
1. Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs 1853
(2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements 1854
specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject 1855
area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an 1856
accredited degree or a degree approved by the Department of 1857
Education at the level required for the subject area 1858
specialization in state board rule; or 1859
2. For a subject area specialization for which the state 1860
board otherwise requires a bachelor's degree, documents 48 1861
months of active-duty military service with an honorable 1862
discharge or a medical separation; completes the re quirements 1863
outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d) -(f); completes the 1864
subject area content requirements specified in state board rule 1865
or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to 1866
subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college c redits 1867
with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 1868
scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of 1869
higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher 1870
learning identified by the Department of Education as having a 1871
quality program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher ; or. 1872
3. Is enrolled in a state -approved teacher preparation 1873
program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the required 1874
program field experience or internship at a public school; 1875
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completes the requir ements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), 1876
(d), (e), and (f); completes the subject area content 1877
requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates 1878
mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5); 1879
and documents completion of 60 college credits with a minimum 1880
cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as 1881
provided by one or more accredited institutions of higher 1882
learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher learning 1883
identified by the Department of Education as having a qual ity 1884
program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher. 1885
(c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2 -year 1886
temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5 -year professional 1887
certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor's 1888
degree in the area o f speech-language impairment to allow for 1889
completion of a master's degree program in speech -language 1890
impairment. 1891
(d) A person who is issued a temporary certificate under 1892
subparagraph (b)2. must be assigned a teacher mentor for a 1893
minimum of 2 school years after commencing employment. Each 1894
teacher mentor selected by the school district, charter school, 1895
or charter management organization must: 1896
1. Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant 1897
to this section; 1898
2. Have earned at least 3 years of tea ching experience in 1899
prekindergarten through grade 12; and 1900
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3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on 1901
the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 1012.34. 1902
(e)(e)1. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph 1903
(b)1. is valid for 3 school fiscal years and is nonrenewable. 1904
2. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph (b)2. 1905
is valid for 5 school fiscal years, is limited to a one -time 1906
issuance, and is nonrenewable. 1907
1908
At least 1 year before an individual's temporary certificat e is 1909
set to expire, the department shall electronically notify the 1910
individual of the date on which his or her certificate will 1911
expire and provide a list of each method by which the 1912
qualifications for a professional certificate can be completed. 1913
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the 1914
department to extend the validity period of a temporary 1915
certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the 1916
professional certificate were not completed due to the serious 1917
illness or injury of the applicant , the military service of an 1918
applicant's spouse, other extraordinary extenuating 1919
circumstances, or if the certificateholder is rated highly 1920
effective in the immediate prior year's performance evaluation 1921
pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2 -year mentorship 1922
program pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall extend 1923
the temporary certificate upon approval by the Commissioner of 1924
Education. A written request for extension of the certificate 1925
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shall be submitted by the district school superintendent, th e 1926
governing authority of a university lab school, the governing 1927
authority of a state -supported school, or the governing 1928
authority of a private school. 1929
(8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND 1930
EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM.— 1931
(a) The Department of Education shall develop and each 1932
school district, charter school, and charter management 1933
organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 1934
professional learning development certification and education 1935
competency program by which instructional st aff may satisfy the 1936
mastery of professional preparation and education competence 1937
requirements specified in subsection (6) and rules of the State 1938
Board of Education. Participants must hold a state -issued 1939
temporary certificate. A school district, charter sch ool, or 1940
charter management organization that implements the program 1941
shall provide a competency -based certification program developed 1942
by the Department of Education or developed by the district, 1943
charter school, or charter management organization and approve d 1944
by the Department of Education. These entities may collaborate 1945
with other supporting agencies or educational entities for 1946
implementation. The program shall include the following: 1947
1. A minimum period of initial preparation before assuming 1948
duties as the teacher of record. 1949
2. An option for collaboration with other supporting 1950
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agencies or educational entities for implementation. 1951
1.3. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 1952
a. Each individual selected by the district , charter 1953
school, or charter ma nagement organization as a mentor: 1954
(I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 1955
pursuant to this section; 1956
(II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 1957
experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 1958
(III) Must have completed specialized training in clinical 1959
supervision and participate in ongoing mentor training provided 1960
through the coordinated system of professional learning 1961
development under s. 1012.98(4) s. 1012.98(3)(e); 1962
(IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 1963
rating on the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 1964
1012.34; and 1965
(V) May be a peer evaluator under the district's 1966
evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 1967
b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 1968
a minimum, provide routine weekly opportunities for mentoring 1969
and induction activities, including common planning time, 1970
ongoing professional learning as described in s. 1012.98 1971
development targeted to a teacher's needs, opportu nities for a 1972
teacher to observe other teachers, co -teaching experiences, and 1973
reflection and followup discussions. Professional learning must 1974
meet the criteria established in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and 1975
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induction activities must be provided for an applica nt's first 1976
year in the program and may be provided until the applicant 1977
attains his or her professional certificate in accordance with 1978
this section. A principal who is rated highly effective as 1979
determined by his or her performance evaluation under s. 1012.3 4 1980
must be provided flexibility in selecting professional 1981
development activities under this paragraph; however, the 1982
activities must be approved by the department as part of the 1983
district's, charter school's, or charter management 1984
organization's program. 1985
2.4. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 1986
district's, charter school's, or charter management 1987
organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 1988
which provides for: 1989
a. An initial evaluation of each educator's competencies 1990
to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 1991
development plan. 1992
b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 1993
of the program. 1994
3.5. Professional education preparation content knowledge, 1995
which must be included in the mentoring a nd induction activities 1996
under subparagraph 1. 3., that includes, but is not limited to, 1997
the following: 1998
a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 1999
including scientifically based reading instruction, content 2000
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literacy, and mathematical pract ices, for each subject 2001
identified on the temporary certificate. 2002
b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 2003
state board. 2004
c. A variety of data indicators for monitoring student 2005
progress. 2006
d. Methodologies for teaching students with disabilit ies. 2007
e. Methodologies for teaching students of limited English 2008
proficiency appropriate for each subject area identified on the 2009
temporary certificate. 2010
f. Techniques and strategies for operationalizing the role 2011
of the teacher in assuring a safe learning environment for 2012
students. 2013
4.6. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 2014
area and professional education competency examination required 2015
by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 2016
must be demonstrated as described in subse ction (3). 2017
5.7. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2018
2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 2019
coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 2020
successfully complete all competencies for a reading 2021
endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 2022
through the candidate's demonstration of mastery of professional 2023
preparation and education competence under paragraph (b) . 2024
(b)1. Each school district must and a private school or 2025
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state-supported public scho ol, including a charter school, may 2026
develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2027
instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional 2028
preparation and education competence as required by law. Each 2029
program must be based on classroom applicati on of the Florida 2030
Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2031
and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district's or 2032
state-supported public school's evaluation system established 2033
under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2034
2. The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2035
continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2036
based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2037
department shall review the performance data as a part of the 2038
periodic review of each school district's professional 2039
development system required under s. 1012.98. 2040
(b)(c) No later than December 31, 2017, The department 2041
State Board of Education shall adopt rules standards for the 2042
approval and continued approval of professional learning 2043
development certification and education competency programs 2044
aligned to, including standards for the teacher mentorship and 2045
induction component, under paragraph (a). Standards for the 2046
teacher mentorship and induction component must include program 2047
administration and e valuation; mentor roles, selection, and 2048
training; beginning teacher assessment and professional 2049
development; and teacher content knowledge and practices aligned 2050
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to the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. Each school 2051
district or charter school with a p rogram under this subsection 2052
must submit its program, including the teacher mentorship and 2053
induction component, to the department for approval no later 2054
than June 30, 2018. After December 31, 2018, A teacher may not 2055
satisfy requirements for a professional c ertificate through a 2056
professional learning development certification and education 2057
competency program under paragraph (a) unless the program has 2058
been approved by the department pursuant to this paragraph. 2059
(9) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM. — 2060
(a) Each school district must and a private school or 2061
state-supported public school, including a charter school, may 2062
develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2063
instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional 2064
preparation and educatio n competence as required by law. Each 2065
program must be based on classroom application of the Florida 2066
Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2067
and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district's or 2068
state-supported public school' s evaluation system established 2069
under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2070
(b) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2071
continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2072
based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2073
department shall review the performance data as a part of the 2074
periodic review of each school district's professional learning 2075
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system required under s. 1012.98. 2076
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2077
continued approval of programs implemented under paragraph (a) 2078
based upon the department's periodic review of the following: 2079
1. Evidence that the requirements in paragraph (a) are 2080
consistently met; and 2081
2. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 2082
a. Rate of retention for employed prog ram completers in 2083
instructional positions in Florida public schools. 2084
b. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2085
grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 2086
statewide assessments using the results of the student learning 2087
growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 2088
c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2089
grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers 2090
aggregated by student subgroups, as defined in the federal 2091
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 2092
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 2093
prepares teachers to work with a variety of students in Florida 2094
public schools. 2095
d. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 2096
accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1 012.34. 2097
e. Production of program completers in statewide critical 2098
teacher shortage areas as defined in s. 1012.07. 2099
Section 29. Section 1012.57, Florida Statutes, is amended 2100
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to read: 2101
1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators. — 2102
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 2103
1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to 2104
the contrary, district school boards and charter school 2105
governing boards shall adopt rules to allow for the issuance of 2106
an adjunct teaching c ertificate to any applicant who fulfills 2107
the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11) s. 2108
1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (10) and who has expertise in the subject 2109
area to be taught. An applicant shall be considered to have 2110
expertise in the subject area to be ta ught if the applicant 2111
demonstrates sufficient subject area mastery through passage of 2112
a subject area test. 2113
(2) The Legislature intends that this section allow school 2114
districts and charter schools to tap the wealth of talent and 2115
expertise represented in F lorida's citizens who may wish to 2116
teach in a Florida public school by permitting school districts 2117
and charter schools to issue adjunct certificates to qualified 2118
applicants. 2119
(3) Adjunct certificateholders should be used primarily as 2120
a strategy to enhance the diversity of course offerings offered 2121
to all students. School districts and charter schools may use 2122
the expertise of individuals in the state who wish to provide 2123
online instruction to students by issuing adjunct certificates 2124
to qualified applicants. 2125
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(4) Each adjunct teaching certificate is valid through the 2126
term of the annual contract between the educator and the school 2127
district or charter school. An additional annual certification 2128
and an additional annual contract may be awarded by the district 2129
or charter school at the district's or charter school's 2130
discretion but only if the applicant is rated effective or 2131
highly effective under s. 1012.34 during each year of teaching 2132
under adjunct teaching certification. A school district and 2133
charter school may issue an adjunct teaching certificate for a 2134
part-time or full-time teaching position; however, an adjunct 2135
teaching certificate issued for a full -time teaching position is 2136
valid for no more than 3 years and is nonrenewable. 2137
(5) Individuals who are certified a nd employed under this 2138
section shall have the same rights and protection of laws as 2139
teachers certified under s. 1012.56. 2140
(6) Each school district and charter school shall: 2141
(a) Post requirements on its website for the issuance of 2142
an adjunct teaching cer tificate, which must specify the subject 2143
area test through which an applicant demonstrates subject area 2144
mastery. 2145
(b) Annually report to the department the number of 2146
adjunct teaching certificates issued for part -time teaching 2147
positions and full-time teaching positions pursuant to this 2148
section. 2149
Section 30. Section 1012.575, Florida Statutes, is amended 2150
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to read: 2151
1012.575 Alternative preparation programs for certified 2152
teachers to add additional coverage. —A district school board, or 2153
an organization of pr ivate schools or a consortium of charter 2154
schools with an approved professional learning development 2155
system as described in s. 1012.98(7) s. 1012.98(6), may design 2156
alternative teacher preparation programs to enable persons 2157
already certificated to add an add itional coverage to their 2158
certificates. Each alternative teacher preparation program shall 2159
be reviewed and approved by the Department of Education to 2160
assure that persons who complete the program are competent in 2161
the necessary areas of subject matter specia lization. Two or 2162
more school districts may jointly participate in an alternative 2163
preparation program for teachers. 2164
Section 31. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 2165
1012.585, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (h), 2166
and a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to read: 2167
1012.585 Process for renewal of professional 2168
certificates.— 2169
(3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the 2170
following requirements must be met: 2171
(g) An applicant for renewal of a professional certificat e 2172
in educational leadership from a Level I program under s. 2173
1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3), with a 2174
beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter, must 2175
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earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points in 2176
Florida's educational leadership standards, as established in 2177
rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this 2178
paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the 2179
department for continuing education or inservice training. 2180
Section 32. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2181
1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2182
1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate 2183
certificates; reading endorsement pathways. — 2184
(1) A school district may process via a Department of 2185
Education website certificates for the following applications of 2186
public school employees: 2187
(a) Addition of a subject coverage or endorsement to a 2188
valid Florida certificate on the basis of the completion of the 2189
appropriate subject area testing requirements of s. 2190
1012.56(5)(a) or the completion of the requirements of an 2191
approved school district program or the inservice components for 2192
an endorsement. 2193
1. To reduce duplication, the department may recommend the 2194
consolidation of endorsement areas and requirements to the State 2195
Board of Education. 2196
2. At least once every 5 years, the department shall 2197
conduct a review of existing subject coverage or endorsement 2198
requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student 2199
educational areas. The review must include reciprocity 2200
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requirements for out-of-state certificates and requirements for 2201
demonstrating competency in the reading instruction professional 2202
learning development topics listed in s. 1012.98(5)(b)11 s. 2203
1012.98(4)(b)11. The review must also consider the award of an 2204
endorsement to an individual who holds a certificate issued by 2205
an internationally recognized organization that establishes 2206
standards for providing evidence -based interventions to 2207
struggling readers or who completes a postsecondary program that 2208
is accredited by such organization. Any such certificate or 2209
program must require an individual who completes the certificate 2210
or program to demonstrate competence in reading intervention 2211
strategies through clinical experience. At the conclusion of 2212
each review, the department shall recommend to the state board 2213
changes to the subject coverage or endorsement requirements 2214
based upon any identified instruction or intervention strategies 2215
proven to improve student reading performance. This subparagraph 2216
does not authorize the state b oard to establish any new 2217
certification subject coverage. 2218
2219
The employing school district shall charge the employee a fee 2220
not to exceed the amount charged by the Department of Education 2221
for such services. Each district school board shall retain a 2222
portion of the fee as defined in the rules of the State Board of 2223
Education. The portion sent to the department shall be used for 2224
maintenance of the technology system, the web application, and 2225
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posting and mailing of the certificate. 2226
Section 33. Section 1012.98, F lorida Statutes, is amended 2227
to read: 2228
1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Development 2229
Act.— 2230
(1) The Department of Education, public postsecondary 2231
educational institutions, public school districts, public 2232
schools, state education foundations, consortia, and 2233
professional organizations in this state shall work 2234
collaboratively to establish a coordinated system of 2235
professional learning. For the purposes of this section, the 2236
term "professional learning" means learning that is aligned to 2237
the state's standards for effective professional learning, 2238
educator practices, and leadership practices; incorporates 2239
active learning; is collaborative; provides models; and is 2240
sustained and continuous development. The purpose of the 2241
professional learning development system is to increase student 2242
achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that 2243
promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and 2244
prepare students for continuing education and the workforce. The 2245
system of professional learning development must align to the 2246
standards adopted by the state . Routine informational meetings 2247
may not be considered professional learning and are not eligible 2248
for inservice points and support the framework for standards 2249
adopted by the National Staff Development Coun cil. 2250
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(2) The school community includes students and parents, 2251
administrative personnel, managers, instructional personnel, 2252
support personnel, members of district school boards, members of 2253
school advisory councils, business partners, and personnel that 2254
provide health and social services to students. 2255
(3) Professional learning activities linked to student 2256
learning and professional growth for instructional and 2257
administrative staff meet the following criteria: 2258
(a) For instructional personnel, utilize materials aligned 2259
to the state's academic standards. 2260
(b) For school administrators, utilize materials aligned 2261
to the state's educational leadership standards. 2262
(c) Have clear, defined, and measurable outcomes for both 2263
individual inservice activities and multiple day sessions. 2264
(d) Employ multiple measurement tools for data on teacher 2265
growth, participants' use of new knowledge and skills, student 2266
learning outcomes, instructional growth outcomes, and leadership 2267
growth outcomes, as applicable. 2268
(e) Utilize active learning and engage participants 2269
directly in designing and trying out strategies, providing 2270
participants with the opportunity to engage in authentic 2271
teaching and leadership experiences. 2272
(f) Utilize artifacts, interactive activities, and other 2273
strategies to provide deeply embedded and highly contextualized 2274
professional learning. 2275
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(g) Create opportunities for collaboration. 2276
(h) Utilize coaching and expert support to involve the 2277
sharing of expertise about content and evidence -based practices, 2278
focused directly on instructional personnel and school 2279
administrator needs. 2280
(i) Provide opportunities for instructional personnel and 2281
school administrators to think about, receive input on, and make 2282
changes to practice by facilitating reflection and providi ng 2283
feedback. 2284
(j) Provide sustained duration with followup for 2285
instructional personnel and school administrators to have 2286
adequate time to learn, practice, implement, and reflect upon 2287
new strategies that facilitate changes in practice. 2288
(4)(3) The activities designed to implement this section 2289
must: 2290
(a) Support and increase the success of educators through 2291
collaboratively developed school improvement plans that focus 2292
on: 2293
1. Enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies to 2294
engage students in a rig orous and relevant curriculum based on 2295
state and local educational standards, goals, and initiatives; 2296
2. Increased opportunities to provide meaningful 2297
relationships between teachers and all students; and 2298
3. Increased opportunities for professional coll aboration 2299
among and between teachers, certified school counselors, 2300
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instructional leaders, postsecondary educators engaged in 2301
preservice training for new teachers, and the workforce 2302
community. 2303
(b) Assist the school community in providing stimulating, 2304
scientific research-based educational activities that encourage 2305
and motivate students to achieve at the highest levels and to 2306
participate as active learners and that prepare students for 2307
success at subsequent educational levels and the workforce. 2308
(c) Provide continuous support for all education 2309
professionals as well as temporary intervention for education 2310
professionals who need improvement in knowledge, skills, and 2311
performance. 2312
(d) Provide middle grades instructional personnel and 2313
school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best 2314
practices necessary to support excellence in classroom 2315
instruction and educational leadership. 2316
(e) Provide training to teacher mentors as part of the 2317
professional learning development certification program under s. 2318
1012.56(8) and the professional education competency program 2319
under s. 1012.56(9) s. 1012.56(8)(a). The training must include 2320
components on teacher development, peer coaching, time 2321
management, and other related topics as determined by the 2322
Department of Education. 2323
(5)(4) The Department of Education, school districts, 2324
schools, Florida College System institutions, and state 2325
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universities share the responsibilities described in this 2326
section. These responsibilities include the following: 2327
(a)1. The department shall c reate a high-quality 2328
professional learning marketplace list that acts as guide and 2329
tool for teachers, schools, school administrators, and districts 2330
across the state to identify high -quality professional learning 2331
provider programs and resources that meet th e criteria described 2332
in subsection (3) and have demonstrated success in meeting 2333
identified student needs. 2334
2.(a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school 2335
community, through a centralized professional learning webpage, 2336
the marketplace list under su bparagraph 1 research-based 2337
professional development methods and programs that have 2338
demonstrated success in meeting identified student needs . The 2339
Commissioner of Education shall use data on student achievement 2340
to identify student needs. The methods of dissemination must 2341
include a web-based statewide performance support system, 2342
including a database of exemplary professional development 2343
activities, a listing of available professional development 2344
resources, training programs, and available assistance. 2345
2. The web-based statewide performance support system 2346
established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle 2347
grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom 2348
instruction, including integrated digital instruction and 2349
competency-based instruction; CAPE Digital Tool certificates and 2350
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CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student 2351
behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for 2352
students; and instructional leadership. 2353
(b) Each school district shall develop a profess ional 2354
learning development system as specified in subsection (4) (3). 2355
The system shall be developed in consultation with teachers, 2356
teacher-educators of Florida College System institutions and 2357
state universities, business and community representatives, and 2358
local education foundations, consortia, and professional 2359
organizations. The professional learning development system 2360
must: 2361
1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for 2362
compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 2363
1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 2364
review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 2365
professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every 2366
5 years. Any All substantial revisions to the system shall be 2367
submitted to the department for review and for continued 2368
approval. The department shall establish a format for the review 2369
and approval of a professional learning system. 2370
2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 2371
instructional strategies and methods that support rigor ous, 2372
relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 2373
and districts, in developing and refining the professional 2374
learning development system, shall also review and monitor 2375
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school discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments 2376
of parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of 2377
teachers, managers, and administrative personnel; and other 2378
performance indicators to identify school and student needs that 2379
can be met by improved professional performance. 2380
3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup 2381
support appropriate to accomplish district -level and school-2382
level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities 2383
for instructional and school administrative personnel shall 2384
focus on analysis of student achievement data, on going formal 2385
and informal assessments of student achievement, identification 2386
and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies 2387
that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content 2388
areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integr ated use 2389
of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, 2390
classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety. 2391
4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to 2392
the individual needs of new teachers participating in the 2393
professional learning development certification and education 2394
competency program under s. 1012.56(8)(a). 2395
5. Include a professional learning catalog master plan for 2396
inservice activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of 2397
Education, for all district employees from all fund sources. The 2398
catalog master plan shall be updated annually by September 1, 2399
must be based on input from teachers and district and school 2400
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instructional leaders, and must use the latest available student 2401
achievement data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in 2402
the classroom. Each district inservice catalog plan must be 2403
aligned to and support the school -based inservice catalog plans 2404
and school improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each 2405
district inservice catalog plan must provide a description of 2406
the training that middle grades instructional personnel and 2407
school administrators receive on the district's code of student 2408
conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital 2409
instruction and competency -based instruction and CAPE Digital 2410
Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications; classroom 2411
management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning 2412
opportunities for st udents; and instructional leadership. 2413
District plans must be approved by the district school board 2414
annually in order to ensure compliance with subsection (1) and 2415
to allow for dissemination of research -based best practices to 2416
other districts. District schoo l boards must submit verification 2417
of their approval to the Commissioner of Education no later than 2418
October 1, annually. Each school principal may establish and 2419
maintain an individual professional learning development plan 2420
for each instructional employee as signed to the school as a 2421
seamless component to the school improvement plans developed 2422
pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning 2423
development plan must be related to specific performance data 2424
for the students to whom the teacher is ass igned, define the 2425
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inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements 2426
expected in student performance as a result of the inservice 2427
activity, and include an evaluation component that determines 2428
the effectiveness of the professional learning development plan. 2429
6. Include inservice activities for school administrative 2430
personnel, aligned to the state's educational leadership 2431
standards, that address updated skills necessary for 2432
instructional leadership and effective school management 2433
pursuant to s. 1012.9 86. 2434
7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 2435
state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 2436
evaluation of local professional learning development programs. 2437
8. Provide for delivery of professional learning 2438
development by distance learning and other technology -based 2439
delivery systems to reach more educators at lower costs. 2440
9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality 2441
and effectiveness of professional learning development programs 2442
in order to eliminate ineffectiv e programs and strategies and to 2443
expand effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of 2444
such activities on the performance of participating educators 2445
and their students' achievement and behavior. 2446
10. For all middle grades, emphasize: 2447
a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 2448
instruction. 2449
b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 2450
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the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41. 2451
c. Use of small learning communities; problem -solving, 2452
inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 2453
strategies and tools based on student needs; competency -based 2454
instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project -based 2455
instruction. 2456
2457
Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include 2458
in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a 2459
description of the specific strategies used by the school to 2460
implement each item listed in this subparagraph. 2461
11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 2462
teachers, and school administrators in eff ective methods of 2463
identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 2464
other causes of diminished phonological processing skills; 2465
incorporating instructional techniques into the general 2466
education setting which are proven to improve reading 2467
performance for all students; and using predictive and other 2468
data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 2469
needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic 2470
awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 2471
vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 2472
comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 2473
sequential approach to reading instruction, including 2474
multisensory intervention strategies. Each district must provide 2475
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all elementary grades instructional perso nnel access to training 2476
sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f). 2477
(6)(5) Each district school board shall provide funding 2478
for the professional learning development system as required by 2479
s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and s hall direct 2480
expenditures from other funding sources to continuously 2481
strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement 2482
and support instructional staff in enhancing rigor and relevance 2483
in the classroom. The department shall identify professional 2484
learning development opportunities that require the teacher to 2485
demonstrate proficiency in specific classroom practices, with 2486
priority given to implementing training to complete a reading 2487
endorsement pathway adopted pursuant to s. 1012.586(2)(a). A 2488
school district may coordinate its professional learning 2489
development program with that of another district, with an 2490
educational consortium, or with a Florida College System 2491
institution or university, especially in preparing and educating 2492
personnel. Each district school board shall make available 2493
inservice activities to instructional personnel of nonpublic 2494
schools in the district and the state certified teachers who are 2495
not employed by the district school board on a fee basis not to 2496
exceed the cost of the activity per all participants. 2497
(7)(6) An organization of private schools or consortium of 2498
charter schools which has no fewer than 10 member schools in 2499
this state, which publishes and files with the Department of 2500
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Education copies of its standards, and the member s chools of 2501
which comply with the provisions of part II of chapter 1003, 2502
relating to compulsory school attendance, or a public or private 2503
college or university with a teacher preparation program 2504
approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, may also develop a professiona l 2505
learning development system that includes a professional 2506
learning catalog master plan for inservice activities. The 2507
system and inservice catalog plan must be submitted to the 2508
commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules. 2509
(8)(a)(7)(a) The Department of Education shall 2510
disseminate, using web -based technology, research -based best 2511
practice methods by which the state and district school boards 2512
may evaluate and improve the professional learning development 2513
system. The best practices must include da ta that indicate the 2514
progress of all students. The department shall report annually 2515
to the State Board of Education and the Legislature any school 2516
district that, in the determination of the department, has 2517
failed to provide an adequate professional learning development 2518
system. This report must include the results of the department's 2519
investigation and of any intervention provided. 2520
(b) The department shall also disseminate, using web -based 2521
technology, professional learning development in the use of 2522
integrated digital instruction at schools that include middle 2523
grades. The professional learning development must provide 2524
training and materials that districts can use to provide 2525
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instructional personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills, 2526
and strategies to effect ively blend digital instruction into 2527
subject-matter curricula. The professional learning development 2528
must emphasize online learning and research techniques, reading 2529
instruction, the use of digital devices to supplement the 2530
delivery of curricular content to students, and digital device 2531
management and security. Districts are encouraged to incorporate 2532
the professional learning development as part of their 2533
professional learning development system. 2534
(9)(8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules 2535
pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this 2536
section. 2537
(10)(9) This section does not limit or dis courage a 2538
district school board from contracting with independent entities 2539
for professional learning development services and inservice 2540
education if the district school board can demonstrate to the 2541
Commissioner of Education that, through such a contract, a 2542
better product can be acquired or its goals for education 2543
improvement can be better met. Such entities shall have 3 or 2544
more years of experience providing professional learning with 2545
demonstrative success in instructional or school administrator 2546
growth. The school district must verify that such entities and 2547
contracted professional learning activities from such entities 2548
meet the criteria established in subsection (3) for training 2549
linked to student learning or professional growth. 2550
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(11)(10) For instructional personnel and administrative 2551
personnel who have been evaluated as less than effective, a 2552
district school board shall require participation in specific 2553
professional learning development programs as provided in 2554
subparagraph (5)(b)5. (4)(b)5. as part of the improvement 2555
prescription. 2556
(12)(11) The department shall disseminate to the school 2557
community proven model professional learning development 2558
programs that have demonstrated success in increasing rigorous 2559
and relevant content, increasing student achievement and 2560
engagement, meeting identified student needs, and providing 2561
effective mentorship activities to new teachers and training to 2562
teacher mentors. The methods of dissemination must include a 2563
web-based statewide performance -support system including a 2564
database of exemplary professional learning development 2565
activities, a listing of available professional learning 2566
development resources, training programs, and available 2567
technical assistance. Professional learning development 2568
resources must include sample course -at-a-glance and unit 2569
overview templates that school districts may use when developing 2570
curriculum. The templates must provide an organized structure 2571
for addressing the Florida Standards, grade -level expectations, 2572
evidence outcomes, and 21st century skills tha t build to 2573
students' mastery of the standards at each grade level. Each 2574
template must support teaching to greater intellectual depth and 2575
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emphasize transfer and application of concepts, content, and 2576
skills. At a minimum, each template must: 2577
(a) Provide course or year-long sequencing of concept -2578
based unit overviews based on the Florida Standards. 2579
(b) Describe the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for 2580
comprehension. 2581
(c) Promote the instructional shifts required within the 2582
Florida Standards. 2583
(d) Illustrate the interdependence of grade -level 2584
expectations within and across content areas within a grade. 2585
(13)(12) The department shall require teachers in grades 2586
K-12 to participate in continuing education training provided by 2587
the Department of Children and Families on identifying and 2588
reporting child abuse and neglect. 2589
Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 1012.986, Florida 2590
Statutes, is amended to read: 2591
1012.986 William Cecil Golden Professional Learning 2592
Development Program for School Leaders. — 2593
(1) There is established the William Cecil Golden 2594
Professional Learning Development Program for School Leaders to 2595
provide high-quality standards and sustained support for 2596
educational leaders. For purposes of this section, the term 2597
"educational leader" means teac her leaders, assistant 2598
principals, principals, or school district leaders. The program 2599
shall consist of a collaborative network of school districts, 2600
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state-approved educational leadership programs, regional 2601
consortia, charter management organizations, and s tate and 2602
national professional leadership organizations to respond to 2603
educational leadership needs throughout the state. The network 2604
shall support the human -resource learning development needs of 2605
educational leaders using the framework of leadership standa rds 2606
adopted by the State Board of Education. The goal of the network 2607
leadership program is to: 2608
(a) Provide resources to support and enhance the roles of 2609
educational leaders. 2610
(b) Maintain a clearinghouse and disseminate data -2611
supported information related to the continued enhancement of 2612
student achievement and learning, civic education, coaching and 2613
mentoring, mental health awareness, technology in education, 2614
distance learning, and school safety based on educational 2615
research and best practices. 2616
(c) Increase the quality and capacity of educational 2617
leadership learning development programs. 2618
(d) Support evidence -based leadership practices through 2619
dissemination and modeling at the preservice and inservice 2620
levels for educational leaders. 2621
(e) Support the professional growth of instructional 2622
personnel who provide reading instruction and interventions by 2623
training school administrators on classroom observation , 2624
instructional coaching, and teacher evaluation practices aligned 2625
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to evidence-based reading instruction and intervention 2626
strategies. 2627
Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2628
1013.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2629
1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. — 2630
(1) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, charter school capital 2631
outlay funding shall consist of state funds appropriated in the 2632
2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2633
2023-2024, charter school capital outlay funding shall consist 2634
of state funds when such funds are appropriated in the General 2635
Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary 2636
millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2) if the amount of state funds 2637
appropriated for charter school capital outlay in any fiscal 2638
year is less than the average charter school capital outlay 2639
funds per unweighted full-time equivalent student for the 2018 -2640
2019 fiscal year, multiplied by the estimated number of charter 2641
school students for the applicable fiscal year, and adjusted by 2642
changes in the Consumer Price Index issued by the United States 2643
Department of Labor from the previous fiscal year. Nothing in 2644
this subsection prohibits a school district from distributing to 2645
charter schools funds resulting from the discretionary millage 2646
authorized in s. 1011.71(2). 2647
(a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay fu nds, a 2648
charter school must: 2649
1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years; 2650
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b. Be governed by a governing board established in the 2651
state for 2 or more years which operates both charter schools 2652
and conversion charter schools within the state; 2653
c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within 2654
the same school district that is currently receiving charter 2655
school capital outlay funds; 2656
d. Have been accredited by a regional accrediting 2657
association as defined by State Board of Education rule; 2658
e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a 2659
business partner for a charter school -in-the-workplace pursuant 2660
to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or 2661
f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333. 2662
2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of t he 2663
financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the 2664
most recent fiscal year for which such audit results are 2665
available. 2666
3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of "F", three 2667
consecutive grades below a "C", or two consecutive school 2668
improvement ratings of "Unsatisfactory" satisfactory student 2669
achievement based on state accountability standards applicable 2670
to the charter school . 2671
4. Have received final approval from its sponsor pursuant 2672
to s. 1002.33 for operation during that fiscal year. 2673
5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by 2674
the charter school's sponsor. 2675
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Section 36. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 2676
section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2677
1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights.— 2678
(1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 2679
parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a 2680
policy to promote parental involvement in the public school 2681
system. Such policy must include: 2682
(d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 2683
to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 2684
school district's comprehensive health education required under 2685
s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 2686
or instruction in acquired immune defici ency syndrome education 2687
or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a 2688
written objection to his or her minor child's participation. 2689
Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 2690
advance of such course content so that he or sh e may withdraw 2691
his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 2692
(f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights 2693
and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 2694
following: 2695
1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to op t his or 2696
her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 2697
comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 2698
s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in 2699
acquired immune deficiency syndrome education or any instruction 2700
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regarding sexuality. 2701
2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 2702
1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 2703
enrollment. 2704
3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a 2705
parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations. 2706
4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 2707
review statewide, standardized assessment results. 2708
5. In accordance with s. 1 003.57, the right of a parent to 2709
enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education 2710
programs. 2711
6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 2712
parent to inspect school district instructional materials. 2713
7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 2714
access information relating to the school district's policies 2715
for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 2716
requirements. 2717
8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a 2718
parent to receive a school rep ort card and be informed of his or 2719
her minor child's attendance requirements. 2720
9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 2721
access information relating to the state public education 2722
system, state standards, report card requirements, attendan ce 2723
requirements, and instructional materials requirements. 2724
10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a 2725
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parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 2726
organizations that are sanctioned by a district school board or 2727
the Department of Edu cation. 2728
11. In accordance with s. 1002.222(1)(a), the right of a 2729
parent to opt out of any district -level data collection relating 2730
to his or her minor child not required by law. 2731
Section 37. The Division of Law Revision shall prepare a 2732
reviser's bill to replace references to the term "professional 2733
development" where it occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013 2734
of the Florida Statutes with the term "professional learning." 2735
Section 38. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 2736