| 201 | | - | requirements; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; providing 128 |
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| 204 | | - | requirements for a person seeking an educator 131 |
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| 205 | | - | certification; revising criteria for the award of a 132 |
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| 206 | | - | temporary certificate; revising the validity period 133 |
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| 207 | | - | for certain temporary certificates; deleting 134 |
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| 208 | | - | provisions relating to the department's ability to 135 |
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| 210 | | - | certificates; revising the requirements for the 137 |
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| 211 | | - | approval and administration of such programs; 138 |
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| 212 | | - | establishing professional education competency 139 |
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| 213 | | - | programs; requiring school districts to develop and 140 |
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| 214 | | - | maintain such a program; authorizing private schools 141 |
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| 215 | | - | and state-supported schools to develop and maintain 142 |
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| 216 | | - | such a program; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; authorizing 143 |
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| 217 | | - | charter school governing boards to issue adjunct 144 |
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| 218 | | - | teaching certificates; requiring a charter school to 145 |
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| 219 | | - | post specified requirements on its website and 146 |
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| 220 | | - | annually report specified information relating to 147 |
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| 221 | | - | adjunct teaching certificates to the Department of 148 |
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| 222 | | - | Education; conforming a cross -reference; amending s. 149 |
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| 236 | | - | s. 1012.585, F.S.; requiring certain applicants for 151 |
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| 237 | | - | the renewal of a professional certificate to earn 152 |
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| 238 | | - | specified college credit or inservice points; 153 |
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| 240 | | - | amending s. 1012.586, F.S.; conforming a cross -155 |
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| 241 | | - | reference; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; defining the 156 |
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| 242 | | - | term "professional learning"; prohibiting specified 157 |
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| 243 | | - | meetings from being considered professional learning 158 |
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| 244 | | - | and eligible for inservice points; providing and 159 |
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| 245 | | - | revising requirements for certain professional 160 |
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| 247 | | - | district duties relating to such activities; providing 162 |
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| 248 | | - | requirements for entities contracted with to provide 163 |
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| 249 | | - | professional learning services and inservice education 164 |
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| 250 | | - | for school districts; amending s. 1012.986, F.S.; 165 |
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| 251 | | - | renaming the "William Cecil Golden Professional 166 |
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| 252 | | - | Development Program for School Leaders" as the 167 |
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| 253 | | - | "William Cecil Golden Professional Learning Program 168 |
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| 254 | | - | for School Leaders"; revising the goal of the program; 169 |
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| 255 | | - | amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; revising the charter school 170 |
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| 256 | | - | eligibility criteria for capital outlay funding; 171 |
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| 257 | | - | amending s. 1014.05, F.S.; conforming a cross -172 |
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| 258 | | - | reference; authorizing certain students to meet 173 |
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| 259 | | - | specified assessment graduation requirements by 174 |
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| 260 | | - | earning certain scores on specified assessments; 175 |
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| 273 | | - | providing for the future expiration of such 176 |
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| 274 | | - | provisions; providing an appropriation; providing a 177 |
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| 275 | | - | directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing 178 |
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| 276 | | - | effective dates. 179 |
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| 278 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 181 |
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| 280 | | - | Section 1. Section 683.335, Florida Stat utes, is created 183 |
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| 281 | | - | to read: 184 |
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| 282 | | - | 683.335 9/11 Heroes' Day. — 185 |
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| 283 | | - | (1) The Governor shall proclaim September 11 of each year 186 |
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| 284 | | - | as "9/11 Heroes' Day," which shall be suitably observed in the 187 |
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| 285 | | - | public schools of the state as a day honoring those who perished 188 |
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| 286 | | - | in the September 11, 2001, attacks, including 2,763 people at 189 |
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| 287 | | - | the World Trade Center, 189 people at the Pentagon, and 44 190 |
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| 288 | | - | people on United Airlines Flight 93, and the 25,000 people 191 |
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| 289 | | - | maimed or fatally injured on or after that date, and which shall 192 |
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| 290 | | - | be suitably observed by public exercise in the State Capitol and 193 |
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| 291 | | - | elsewhere as the Governor may designate. 194 |
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| 292 | | - | (2) If September 11 falls on a day that is not a school 195 |
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| 293 | | - | day, "9/11 Heroes' Day" shall be observed in the public schools 196 |
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| 294 | | - | in the state on the preceding school day or on such school day 197 |
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| 295 | | - | as may be designated by local school authorities. 198 |
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| 296 | | - | (3) Beginning in the 2023 -2024 school year, middle school 199 |
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| 310 | | - | required by s. 1003.4156 or the United States Government class 201 |
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| 311 | | - | required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d), respectively, must receive at 202 |
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| 312 | | - | least 45 minutes of instruction on "9/11 Heroes' Day" topics 203 |
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| 313 | | - | involving the history and significance of September 11, 2001, 204 |
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| 314 | | - | including remembering the sacrifice of military personnel, 205 |
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| 315 | | - | government employees , civilians, and emergency responders who 206 |
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| 316 | | - | were killed, wounded, or suffered sickness due to the terrorist 207 |
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| 317 | | - | attacks on or after that date, including, but not limited to: 208 |
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| 318 | | - | (a) The historical context of global terrorism. 209 |
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| 319 | | - | (b) A timeline of events on Septembe r 11, 2001, including 210 |
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| 320 | | - | the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United 211 |
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| 321 | | - | Airlines Flight 93. 212 |
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| 322 | | - | (c) The selfless heroism of police officers, firefighters, 213 |
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| 323 | | - | paramedics, other first responders, and civilians involved in 214 |
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| 324 | | - | the rescue and recovery of victims and the heroic actions taken 215 |
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| 325 | | - | by the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93. 216 |
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| 326 | | - | (d) The unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian, 217 |
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| 327 | | - | charitable, and volunteer aid occurring after the events of 218 |
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| 328 | | - | September 11, 2001. 219 |
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| 329 | | - | (e) The global response to terrorism and importance of 220 |
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| 330 | | - | respecting civil liberties while ensuring safety and security. 221 |
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| 331 | | - | (4) The State Board of Education must adopt revised social 222 |
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| 332 | | - | studies standards for inclusion in the civics education course 223 |
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| 333 | | - | required by s. 1003.4156 and the United States Gove rnment class 224 |
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| 334 | | - | required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d) which incorporate the 225 |
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| 347 | | - | requirements of this section. 226 |
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| 348 | | - | Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 227 |
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| 349 | | - | 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (p) is 228 |
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| 350 | | - | added to that subsection, to read: 229 |
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| 351 | | - | 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 230 |
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| 352 | | - | school students must receive accurate and timely information 231 |
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| 353 | | - | regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 232 |
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| 354 | | - | of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 233 |
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| 355 | | - | students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 234 |
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| 356 | | - | rights including, but not limited to, the following: 235 |
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| 357 | | - | (3) HEALTH ISSUES.— 236 |
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| 358 | | - | (d) Reproductive health and disease education. —A public 237 |
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| 359 | | - | school student whose parent makes written request to the school 238 |
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| 360 | | - | principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive 239 |
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| 361 | | - | health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with s. 240 |
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| 362 | | - | 1003.42(5). 241 |
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| 363 | | - | 1. Each school district shall, on the district's website 242 |
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| 364 | | - | homepage, notify parents of this right and the process to 243 |
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| 365 | | - | request an exemption. The homepage must include a link for a 244 |
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| 366 | | - | student's parent to access and review the instructional 245 |
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| 367 | | - | materials, as defined in s. 1006.29(2), used to teach the 246 |
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| 368 | | - | curriculum. 247 |
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| 369 | | - | 2. Each school district shall annually review and confirm 248 |
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| 370 | | - | that the information provided on the district's website homepage 249 |
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| 371 | | - | under subparagraph 1. is accurate and up to date and shall 250 |
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| 384 | | - | notify parents by physical or electronic means any time 251 |
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| 385 | | - | revisions are made to such information. 252 |
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| 386 | | - | (p) A student may possess and use a medication to reli eve 253 |
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| 387 | | - | headaches while on school property or at a school -sponsored 254 |
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| 388 | | - | event or activity without a physician's note or prescription if 255 |
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| 389 | | - | the medication is regulated by the United States Food and Drug 256 |
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| 390 | | - | Administration for over -the-counter use to treat headaches. 257 |
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| 391 | | - | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 258 |
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| 392 | | - | 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 259 |
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| 393 | | - | 1002.33 Charter schools. — 260 |
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| 394 | | - | (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 261 |
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| 395 | | - | a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be 262 |
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| 396 | | - | set forth by the sponsor and the applicant in a written 263 |
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| 397 | | - | contractual agreement, called a charter. The sponsor and the 264 |
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| 398 | | - | governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school 265 |
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| 399 | | - | shall use the standard charter contract or standard virtual 266 |
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| 400 | | - | charter contract, respectively, pursuant to subsection (21), 267 |
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| 401 | | - | which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 268 |
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| 402 | | - | approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 269 |
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| 403 | | - | proposed charter contract or proposed virtual charter contract 270 |
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| 404 | | - | that differs from the standa rd charter or virtual charter 271 |
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| 405 | | - | contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 272 |
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| 406 | | - | be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 273 |
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| 407 | | - | sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 274 |
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| 408 | | - | violate the intent of giving charter scho ols greater flexibility 275 |
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| 421 | | - | to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 276 |
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| 422 | | - | governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 277 |
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| 423 | | - | a public hearing to ensure community input. 278 |
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| 424 | | - | (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 279 |
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| 425 | | - | the charter shall be based on: 280 |
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| 426 | | - | 1. The school's mission, the types of students to be 281 |
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| 427 | | - | served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students 282 |
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| 428 | | - | the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring 283 |
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| 429 | | - | school district, and the ages and grades to be included. 284 |
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| 430 | | - | 2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 285 |
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| 431 | | - | to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 286 |
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| 432 | | - | employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 287 |
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| 433 | | - | technologies needed to improve educational and administrativ e 288 |
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| 434 | | - | performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical, 289 |
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| 435 | | - | and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 290 |
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| 436 | | - | professional standards. 291 |
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| 437 | | - | a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary 292 |
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| 438 | | - | focus of the curriculum and that resources are p rovided to 293 |
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| 439 | | - | identify and provide specialized instruction for students who 294 |
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| 440 | | - | are reading below grade level. The curriculum and instructional 295 |
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| 441 | | - | strategies for reading must be consistent with the Next 296 |
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| 442 | | - | Generation Sunshine State Standards and grounded in 297 |
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| 443 | | - | scientifically based reading research. 298 |
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| 444 | | - | b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 299 |
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| 458 | | - | technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to 301 |
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| 459 | | - | provide students with the skills they need to c ompete in the 302 |
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| 460 | | - | 21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 303 |
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| 461 | | - | methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 304 |
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| 462 | | - | traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 305 |
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| 463 | | - | Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which 306 |
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| 464 | | - | combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 307 |
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| 465 | | - | instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full -308 |
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| 466 | | - | time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 309 |
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| 467 | | - | 1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 310 |
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| 468 | | - | 1012.55 who provide virtu al instruction for blended learning 311 |
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| 469 | | - | courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under 312 |
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| 470 | | - | contract to provide instructional services to charter school 313 |
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| 471 | | - | students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold 314 |
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| 472 | | - | an active state or school distric t adjunct certification under 315 |
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| 473 | | - | s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 316 |
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| 474 | | - | The funding and performance accountability requirements for 317 |
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| 475 | | - | blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional 318 |
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| 476 | | - | courses. 319 |
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| 477 | | - | 3. The current incoming base line standard of student 320 |
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| 478 | | - | academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the 321 |
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| 479 | | - | method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 322 |
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| 480 | | - | this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of: 323 |
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| 481 | | - | a. How the baseline student academic achievemen t levels 324 |
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| 482 | | - | and prior rates of academic progress will be established. 325 |
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| 495 | | - | b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 326 |
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| 496 | | - | academic progress achieved by these same students while 327 |
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| 497 | | - | attending the charter school. 328 |
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| 498 | | - | c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress 329 |
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| 499 | | - | will be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 330 |
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| 500 | | - | closely comparable student populations. 331 |
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| 502 | | - | A district school board is required to provide academic student 333 |
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| 503 | | - | performance data to charter schools for each of their students 334 |
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| 504 | | - | coming from the district school system, as well as rates of 335 |
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| 505 | | - | academic progress of comparable student populations in the 336 |
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| 506 | | - | district school system. 337 |
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| 507 | | - | 4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 338 |
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| 508 | | - | and needs of students and how well educational goals and 339 |
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| 509 | | - | performance standards are met by students attending the charter 340 |
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| 510 | | - | school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school 341 |
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| 511 | | - | to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 342 |
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| 512 | | - | student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and 343 |
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| 513 | | - | efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in 344 |
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| 514 | | - | charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the 345 |
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| 515 | | - | statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 346 |
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| 516 | | - | 5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining 347 |
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| 517 | | - | that a student has satisfied the requir ements for graduation in 348 |
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| 518 | | - | s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 349 |
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| 532 | | - | board of the charter school and the sponsor. 351 |
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| 533 | | - | 7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 352 |
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| 534 | | - | including the school' s code of student conduct. Admission or 353 |
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| 535 | | - | dismissal must not be based on a student's academic performance , 354 |
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| 536 | | - | except as authorized under subparagraph (10)(e)5 . 355 |
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| 537 | | - | 8. The ways by which the school will achieve a 356 |
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| 538 | | - | racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or 357 |
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| 539 | | - | within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or 358 |
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| 540 | | - | school districts. 359 |
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| 541 | | - | 9. The financial and administrative management of the 360 |
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| 542 | | - | school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional 361 |
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| 543 | | - | experience or competence of those individ uals or organizations 362 |
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| 544 | | - | applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 363 |
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| 545 | | - | retained to perform such professional services and the 364 |
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| 546 | | - | description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 365 |
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| 547 | | - | policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter 366 |
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| 548 | | - | school. A description of internal audit procedures and 367 |
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| 549 | | - | establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 368 |
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| 550 | | - | properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 369 |
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| 551 | | - | private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in 370 |
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| 552 | | - | such a consideration. 371 |
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| 553 | | - | 10. The asset and liability projections required in the 372 |
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| 554 | | - | application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be 373 |
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| 555 | | - | compared with information provided in the annual report of the 374 |
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| 556 | | - | charter school. 375 |
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| 570 | | - | risks and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the 377 |
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| 571 | | - | impact of losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of 378 |
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| 572 | | - | students and staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect 379 |
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| 573 | | - | others from violent or disruptive student behavior; and the 380 |
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| 574 | | - | manner in which the school will be insured, including whether or 381 |
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| 575 | | - | not the school will be required to have liability insurance, 382 |
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| 576 | | - | and, if so, the terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of 383 |
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| 577 | | - | coverage. 384 |
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| 578 | | - | 12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 385 |
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| 579 | | - | cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been 386 |
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| 580 | | - | made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 387 |
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| 581 | | - | charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 388 |
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| 582 | | - | achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a 389 |
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| 583 | | - | charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In 390 |
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| 584 | | - | order to facilitate access to long -term financial resources for 391 |
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| 585 | | - | charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 392 |
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| 586 | | - | by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 393 |
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| 587 | | - | eligible for up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the 394 |
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| 588 | | - | sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a 395 |
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| 589 | | - | term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to 396 |
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| 590 | | - | long-term financial resources for charter school construction, 397 |
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| 591 | | - | charter schools that are operated by a private, not -for-profit, 398 |
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| 592 | | - | s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15 -year 399 |
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| 606 | | - | charters remain subject to annual review and may be terminated 401 |
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| 607 | | - | during the term of the ch arter, but only according to the 402 |
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| 608 | | - | provisions set forth in subsection (8). 403 |
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| 609 | | - | 13. The facilities to be used and their location. The 404 |
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| 610 | | - | sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 405 |
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| 611 | | - | of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a 406 |
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| 612 | | - | facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 407 |
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| 613 | | - | school. 408 |
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| 614 | | - | 14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 409 |
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| 615 | | - | the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 410 |
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| 616 | | - | retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 411 |
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| 618 | | - | status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 413 |
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| 619 | | - | required in paragraph (12)(i). 414 |
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| 620 | | - | 16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 415 |
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| 621 | | - | addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the 416 |
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| 622 | | - | date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 417 |
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| 623 | | - | timetable. 418 |
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| 624 | | - | 17. In the case of an existing public school that is being 419 |
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| 625 | | - | converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 420 |
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| 626 | | - | current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 421 |
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| 627 | | - | for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter 422 |
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| 628 | | - | school after conversion in accordance with the existing 423 |
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| 643 | | - | alternative arrangements shall not be required for current 426 |
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| 644 | | - | teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 427 |
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| 645 | | - | as authorized by the employment policies of the state university 428 |
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| 646 | | - | which grants the charter to the lab school. 429 |
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| 647 | | - | 18. Full disclosure of the identity of a ll relatives 430 |
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| 648 | | - | employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 431 |
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| 649 | | - | school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of 432 |
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| 650 | | - | directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal, 433 |
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| 651 | | - | assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter 434 |
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| 652 | | - | school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 435 |
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| 653 | | - | purpose of this subparagraph, the term "relative" means father, 436 |
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| 654 | | - | mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 437 |
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| 655 | | - | cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father -in-law, mother-in-438 |
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| 656 | | - | law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 439 |
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| 657 | | - | stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 440 |
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| 658 | | - | stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 441 |
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| 659 | | - | 19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s. 442 |
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| 660 | | - | 1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility 443 |
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| 661 | | - | requirements for a high -performing charter school. A high -444 |
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| 662 | | - | performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by 445 |
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| 663 | | - | March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade 446 |
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| 664 | | - | levels the following school year. The written notice shall 447 |
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| 665 | | - | specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 448 |
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| 666 | | - | levels that will be added, as applicable. 449 |
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| 667 | | - | Section 4. Subsection (13) of section 1002.42, Florida 450 |
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| 680 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 451 |
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| 681 | | - | 1002.42 Private schools. — 452 |
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| 682 | | - | (13) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—An 453 |
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| 683 | | - | organization of private schools that has no fewer than 10 member 454 |
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| 684 | | - | schools in this state may develop a professional learning 455 |
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| 685 | | - | development system to be filed with the Department of Education 456 |
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| 686 | | - | in accordance with s. 1012.98(7) the provisions of s. 457 |
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| 687 | | - | 1012.98(6). 458 |
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| 688 | | - | Section 5. Section 1003.07, Florida Statutes, is created 459 |
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| 689 | | - | to read: 460 |
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| 690 | | - | 1003.07 Year-round School Pilot Program. —Beginning with 461 |
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| 691 | | - | the 2024-2025 school year, the Year -round School Pilot Program 462 |
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| 692 | | - | is created for a period of 4 sch ool years. The purpose of the 463 |
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| 693 | | - | program is for the Department of Education to assist school 464 |
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| 694 | | - | districts in establishing a year -round school program within at 465 |
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| 695 | | - | least one elementary school in the district and study the 466 |
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| 696 | | - | issues, benefits, and schedule options for i nstituting year-467 |
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| 697 | | - | round school programs for all students. 468 |
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| 698 | | - | (1)(a) School districts shall apply to the Department of 469 |
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| 699 | | - | Education, in a format and by a date prescribed by the 470 |
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| 700 | | - | department, to participate in the program. The application must 471 |
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| 701 | | - | include: 472 |
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| 702 | | - | 1. The number of students enrolled in the elementary 473 |
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| 703 | | - | school or schools that will implement a year -round school 474 |
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| 704 | | - | program. 475 |
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| 718 | | - | such school or schools. 477 |
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| 719 | | - | 3. The rate of absenteeism and tardiness of students 478 |
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| 720 | | - | enrolled in such school or schools. 479 |
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| 722 | | - | instructional personnel and students to the year -round school 481 |
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| 723 | | - | program. 482 |
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| 724 | | - | 5. An explanation of how the implementation of the year -483 |
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| 725 | | - | round school program will benefit the students. 484 |
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| 726 | | - | (b) The Commissioner of Education shall select five school 485 |
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| 727 | | - | districts to participate in the program. To the extent possible, 486 |
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| 728 | | - | the commissioner shall select school districts that represent a 487 |
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| 729 | | - | variety of demographics, including, but not limited to, an 488 |
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| 730 | | - | urban, suburban, and rural school district. 489 |
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| 731 | | - | (2) A school district enrolled in a year -round school 490 |
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| 732 | | - | program shall: 491 |
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| 733 | | - | (a) Implement a single -track or multi-track schedule. 492 |
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| 734 | | - | (b) Provide data to the department to allow for: 493 |
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| 735 | | - | 1. An assessment of the academic and safety benefits 494 |
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| 736 | | - | associated with establishing a year -round school program. 495 |
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| 737 | | - | 2. An evaluation of any potential barriers for the school 496 |
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| 738 | | - | district upon implementation of a year -round school program, 497 |
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| 739 | | - | including, but not limi ted to: 498 |
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| 741 | | - | personnel and students. 500 |
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| 754 | | - | b. The provision of services during the summer months. 501 |
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| 755 | | - | c. School district budgeting. 502 |
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| 756 | | - | d. Parental engagement and participation. 503 |
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| 757 | | - | e. Coordination with community ser vices. 504 |
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| 758 | | - | f. Student assessment and progression practices. 505 |
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| 759 | | - | g. Student transportation. 506 |
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| 760 | | - | 3. The consideration of strategies for addressing such 507 |
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| 761 | | - | potential barriers. 508 |
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| 762 | | - | (3) Upon completion of the program, the commissioner shall 509 |
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| 763 | | - | provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 510 |
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| 764 | | - | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must 511 |
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| 765 | | - | include: 512 |
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| 766 | | - | (a) The number of students enrolled at participating 513 |
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| 767 | | - | schools. 514 |
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| 768 | | - | (b) The number of students enrolled at participating 515 |
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| 769 | | - | schools before and after the implementation of the year -round 516 |
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| 770 | | - | school program. 517 |
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| 771 | | - | (c) Any health, academic, and safety benefits for students 518 |
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| 772 | | - | or instructional personnel from the implementation of the year -519 |
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| 773 | | - | round school program. 520 |
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| 774 | | - | (d) An evaluation of any poten tial barriers for school 521 |
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| 775 | | - | districts and families associated with a year -round school 522 |
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| 776 | | - | program. 523 |
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| 777 | | - | (e) The commissioner's recommendation on the adoption of 524 |
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| 778 | | - | year-round school programs for all students. 525 |
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| 791 | | - | (4) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 526 |
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| 792 | | - | administer the program. 527 |
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| 793 | | - | Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida 528 |
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| 794 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 529 |
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| 795 | | - | 1003.42 Required instruction. — 530 |
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| 796 | | - | (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 531 |
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| 797 | | - | schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 532 |
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| 798 | | - | and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 533 |
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| 799 | | - | faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 534 |
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| 800 | | - | highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 535 |
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| 801 | | - | following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 536 |
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| 802 | | - | approved methods of instruction, the following: 537 |
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| 803 | | - | (a) The history and content of the Declaration of 538 |
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| 804 | | - | Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self -539 |
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| 805 | | - | evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government, 540 |
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| 806 | | - | popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty, 541 |
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| 807 | | - | and property, and how they form the philosophical foundation of 542 |
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| 808 | | - | our government. 543 |
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| 809 | | - | (b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the 544 |
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| 810 | | - | provisions of the Constitution of the United States and 545 |
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| 811 | | - | amendments thereto, with emphasis on each of the 10 amendments 546 |
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| 812 | | - | that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution 547 |
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| 813 | | - | provides the structure of our government. 548 |
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| 814 | | - | (c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican 549 |
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| 815 | | - | form of government, as they are embodied in the most important 550 |
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| 828 | | - | of the Federalist Papers. 551 |
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| 829 | | - | (d) Flag education, including proper flag display and flag 552 |
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| 830 | | - | salute. 553 |
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| 831 | | - | (e) The elements of civil government, including the 554 |
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| 832 | | - | primary functions of and interrelationships between the Federal 555 |
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| 833 | | - | Government, the state, and its counties, municipalities, school 556 |
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| 834 | | - | districts, and special districts. 557 |
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| 835 | | - | (f) The history of the United States, including the period 558 |
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| 836 | | - | of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the 559 |
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| 837 | | - | Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present 560 |
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| 838 | | - | boundaries, the world wars, and t he civil rights movement to the 561 |
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| 839 | | - | present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as 562 |
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| 840 | | - | constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and 563 |
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| 841 | | - | testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation 564 |
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| 842 | | - | based largely on the universal principles s tated in the 565 |
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| 843 | | - | Declaration of Independence. 566 |
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| 844 | | - | (g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 567 |
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| 845 | | - | systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 568 |
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| 846 | | - | groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 569 |
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| 847 | | - | humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 570 |
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| 848 | | - | investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 571 |
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| 849 | | - | ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an 572 |
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| 850 | | - | examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 573 |
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| 851 | | - | person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 574 |
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| 852 | | - | in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 575 |
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| 865 | | - | democratic values and institutions, including the policy, 576 |
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| 866 | | - | definition, and historical and current examples of anti -577 |
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| 867 | | - | Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of 578 |
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| 868 | | - | anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually certify and 579 |
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| 869 | | - | provide evidence to the department, in a manner prescribed by 580 |
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| 870 | | - | the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 581 |
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| 871 | | - | The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 582 |
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| 872 | | - | for the instruction req uired by this paragraph and may seek 583 |
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| 873 | | - | input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 584 |
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| 874 | | - | Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 585 |
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| 875 | | - | Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 586 |
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| 876 | | - | with any state or nationally recog nized Holocaust educational 587 |
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| 877 | | - | organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 588 |
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| 878 | | - | and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 589 |
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| 879 | | - | developed curriculum. 590 |
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| 880 | | - | 2. The second week in November shall be designated as 591 |
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| 881 | | - | "Holocaust Education Week" in t his state in recognition that 592 |
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| 882 | | - | November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 593 |
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| 883 | | - | as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 594 |
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| 884 | | - | (h) The history of African Americans, including the 595 |
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| 885 | | - | history of African peoples before the political conflict s that 596 |
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| 886 | | - | led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the 597 |
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| 887 | | - | enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and 598 |
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| 888 | | - | contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society. 599 |
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| 889 | | - | Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of 600 |
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| 903 | | - | examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, 602 |
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| 904 | | - | for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a 603 |
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| 905 | | - | pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic 604 |
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| 906 | | - | values and institutions. Instruction shall include the roles and 605 |
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| 907 | | - | contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their 606 |
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| 908 | | - | endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists, 607 |
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| 909 | | - | scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers, 608 |
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| 910 | | - | members of the faith community, and political and governmental 609 |
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| 911 | | - | leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the 610 |
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| 912 | | - | promise of democracy and unite the nation. Instructional 611 |
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| 913 | | - | materials shall include the vital contributions of African 612 |
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| 914 | | - | Americans to build and strengthen American society and celebrate 613 |
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| 915 | | - | the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered, 614 |
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| 916 | | - | even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional 615 |
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| 917 | | - | personnel may facilitate discussions and use curricula to 616 |
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| 918 | | - | address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the in dividual 617 |
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| 919 | | - | freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial 618 |
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| 920 | | - | oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination, as 619 |
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| 921 | | - | well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws 620 |
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| 922 | | - | resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racia l 621 |
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| 923 | | - | discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has 622 |
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| 924 | | - | overturned these unjust laws. However, classroom instruction and 623 |
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| 939 | | - | enumerated in subsection (3) or the state academic standards. 626 |
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| 940 | | - | The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 627 |
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| 941 | | - | for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 628 |
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| 942 | | - | input from the Commissioner of Education's African American 629 |
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| 943 | | - | History Task Force. 630 |
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| 944 | | - | (i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 631 |
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| 945 | | - | including the history of Japanese internment camps and the 632 |
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| 946 | | - | incarceration of Japanese -Americans during World War II; the 633 |
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| 947 | | - | immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, and culture of 634 |
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| 948 | | - | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; and the contributions of 635 |
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| 949 | | - | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 636 |
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| 950 | | - | Instructional materials shall include the contributions of Asian 637 |
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| 951 | | - | Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 638 |
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| 952 | | - | (j)(i) The elementary principles of agriculture. 639 |
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| 953 | | - | (k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating 640 |
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| 954 | | - | liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and 641 |
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| 955 | | - | mind. 642 |
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| 956 | | - | (l)(k) Kindness to animals. 643 |
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| 957 | | - | (m)(l) The history of the state. 644 |
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| 958 | | - | (n)(m) The conservation of natura l resources. 645 |
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| 959 | | - | (o)(n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally 646 |
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| 960 | | - | appropriate K-12 instruction on: 647 |
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| 961 | | - | 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 648 |
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| 962 | | - | health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 649 |
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| 963 | | - | including: 650 |
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| 976 | | - | a. Injury prevention and safety. 651 |
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| 977 | | - | b. Internet safety. 652 |
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| 978 | | - | c. Nutrition. 653 |
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| 979 | | - | d. Personal health. 654 |
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| 980 | | - | e. Prevention and control of disease. 655 |
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| 981 | | - | f. Substance use and abuse. 656 |
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| 982 | | - | g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 657 |
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| 983 | | - | human trafficking. 658 |
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| 984 | | - | 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 659 |
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| 985 | | - | violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 660 |
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| 986 | | - | limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the 661 |
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| 987 | | - | warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 662 |
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| 988 | | - | characteristics of healthy relationships, measure s to prevent 663 |
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| 989 | | - | and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 664 |
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| 990 | | - | available to victims of dating violence and abuse. 665 |
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| 991 | | - | 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 666 |
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| 992 | | - | benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 667 |
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| 993 | | - | consequences of teenage pregnancy. 668 |
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| 994 | | - | 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 669 |
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| 995 | | - | emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges, 670 |
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| 996 | | - | including: 671 |
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| 997 | | - | a. Self-awareness and self-management. 672 |
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| 998 | | - | b. Responsible decisionmaking. 673 |
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| 999 | | - | c. Resiliency. 674 |
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| 1000 | | - | d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 675 |
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| 1013 | | - | e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 676 |
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| 1014 | | - | backgrounds. 677 |
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| 1015 | | - | f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 678 |
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| 1016 | | - | interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 679 |
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| 1017 | | - | creating a resume, inc luding a digital resume; exploring career 680 |
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| 1018 | | - | pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and 681 |
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| 1019 | | - | practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 682 |
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| 1020 | | - | workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 683 |
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| 1021 | | - | expectations; and self -motivation. 684 |
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| 1023 | | - | Health education and life skills instruction and materials may 686 |
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| 1024 | | - | not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3). 687 |
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| 1025 | | - | (p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or 688 |
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| 1026 | | - | fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of 689 |
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| 1027 | | - | the State Board of Education and the district school board in 690 |
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| 1028 | | - | fulfilling the requirements of law. 691 |
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| 1029 | | - | (q)(p) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United 692 |
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| 1030 | | - | States. 693 |
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| 1031 | | - | (r)(q) The study of women's contributions to the United 694 |
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| 1032 | | - | States. 695 |
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| 1033 | | - | (s)(r) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the 696 |
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| 1034 | | - | United States economy. 697 |
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| 1035 | | - | (t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualities and 698 |
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| 1036 | | - | responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including 699 |
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| 1037 | | - | kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal 700 |
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| 1050 | | - | property; honesty; charity; ra cial, ethnic, and religious 701 |
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| 1051 | | - | tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting 702 |
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| 1052 | | - | using the uniform primary and general election ballot described 703 |
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| 1053 | | - | in s. 101.151(9). 704 |
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| 1054 | | - | (u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices 705 |
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| 1055 | | - | that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving 706 |
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| 1056 | | - | our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such 707 |
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| 1057 | | - | instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day, 708 |
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| 1058 | | - | Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional 709 |
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| 1059 | | - | staff are encouraged to use the assista nce of local veterans and 710 |
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| 1060 | | - | Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 711 |
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| 1061 | | - | 712 |
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| 1062 | | - | The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 713 |
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| 1063 | | - | and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 714 |
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| 1064 | | - | Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 715 |
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| 1065 | | - | recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 716 |
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| 1066 | | - | offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 717 |
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| 1067 | | - | other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 718 |
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| 1068 | | - | initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u) (t). 719 |
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| 1069 | | - | Section 7. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 720 |
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| 1070 | | - | 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 721 |
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| 1071 | | - | 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 722 |
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| 1072 | | - | diploma.— 723 |
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| 1073 | | - | (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT 724 |
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| 1074 | | - | REQUIREMENTS.— 725 |
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| 1087 | | - | (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and 726 |
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| 1088 | | - | debate, or career and technical education practical arts.—A The 727 |
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| 1089 | | - | practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate 728 |
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| 1090 | | - | artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation, 729 |
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| 1091 | | - | and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or 730 |
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| 1092 | | - | performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical 731 |
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| 1093 | | - | education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the 732 |
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| 1094 | | - | Course Code Directory. 733 |
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| 1095 | | - | Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 734 |
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| 1096 | | - | 1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 735 |
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| 1097 | | - | 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 736 |
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| 1098 | | - | teacher preparation programs. — 737 |
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| 1099 | | - | (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 738 |
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| 1100 | | - | (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 739 |
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| 1101 | | - | state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 740 |
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| 1102 | | - | not limited to, the following: 741 |
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| 1103 | | - | 1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 742 |
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| 1104 | | - | Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 743 |
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| 1105 | | - | 2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 744 |
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| 1106 | | - | curricula and instruction. 745 |
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| 1107 | | - | 3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 746 |
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| 1108 | | - | instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 747 |
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| 1109 | | - | all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 748 |
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| 1110 | | - | approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phoni cs, vocabulary, 749 |
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| 1111 | | - | fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 750 |
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| 1124 | | - | strategies. 751 |
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| 1125 | | - | 4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 752 |
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| 1126 | | - | 5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 753 |
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| 1127 | | - | language learners. 754 |
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| 1128 | | - | 6. Strategies appropriate for the ins truction of students 755 |
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| 1129 | | - | with disabilities. 756 |
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| 1130 | | - | 7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 757 |
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| 1131 | | - | student needs. 758 |
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| 1132 | | - | 8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 759 |
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| 1133 | | - | content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 760 |
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| 1134 | | - | 9. Strategies appropriate for t he early identification of 761 |
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| 1135 | | - | a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 762 |
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| 1136 | | - | and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 763 |
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| 1137 | | - | for support. 764 |
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| 1138 | | - | 10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 765 |
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| 1139 | | - | education and distance learning. 766 |
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| 1140 | | - | 11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 767 |
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| 1141 | | - | research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 768 |
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| 1142 | | - | state's academic standards. 769 |
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| 1143 | | - | Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections 770 |
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| 1144 | | - | (3), (4), and (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statut es, are 771 |
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| 1145 | | - | amended to read: 772 |
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| 1146 | | - | 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 773 |
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| 1147 | | - | (2)(a) Postsecondary institutions that are accredited or 774 |
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| 1148 | | - | approved as described in State Board of Education rule may seek 775 |
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| 1160 | | - | |
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| 1161 | | - | approval from the Department of Education to creat e educator 776 |
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| 1162 | | - | preparation institutes for the purpose of providing any or all 777 |
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| 1163 | | - | of the following: 778 |
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| 1164 | | - | 1. Professional learning development instruction to assist 779 |
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| 1165 | | - | teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting 780 |
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| 1166 | | - | certification or recertification requirement s. 781 |
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| 1167 | | - | 2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute 782 |
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| 1168 | | - | teachers in performing their duties. 783 |
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| 1169 | | - | 3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting 784 |
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| 1170 | | - | education and training requirements. 785 |
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| 1171 | | - | 4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become 786 |
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| 1172 | | - | certified teachers as provided in this section in order to 787 |
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| 1173 | | - | increase routes to the classroom for mid-career professionals 788 |
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| 1174 | | - | who hold a baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were 789 |
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| 1175 | | - | not education majors. 790 |
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| 1176 | | - | 5. Instruction and professional learning development for 791 |
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| 1177 | | - | part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs 792 |
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| 1178 | | - | under s. 1012.39(1)(c). 793 |
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| 1179 | | - | (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 794 |
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| 1180 | | - | this section may offer competency -based certification programs 795 |
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| 1181 | | - | specifically designed for noneducation m ajor baccalaureate 796 |
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| 1182 | | - | degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 797 |
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| 1183 | | - | educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 798 |
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| 1184 | | - | preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 799 |
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| 1185 | | - | certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 800 |
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| 1198 | | - | must implement a program previously approved by the Department 801 |
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| 1199 | | - | of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the 802 |
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| 1200 | | - | institute and approved by the department for this purpose. 803 |
|---|
| 1201 | | - | Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved 804 |
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| 1202 | | - | educator preparation institutes. 805 |
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| 1203 | | - | (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 806 |
|---|
| 1204 | | - | approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 807 |
|---|
| 1205 | | - | preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 808 |
|---|
| 1206 | | - | subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 809 |
|---|
| 1207 | | - | request for approval. The department shall approve a 810 |
|---|
| 1208 | | - | certification program if the institute provides evidence of the 811 |
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| 1209 | | - | institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 812 |
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| 1210 | | - | that instructs and assesses each candidate in includes each of 813 |
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| 1211 | | - | the following: 814 |
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| 1212 | | - | 1.a. Participant instruction and assessment in The Florida 815 |
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| 1213 | | - | Educator Accomplished Practices approved by the state board 816 |
|---|
| 1214 | | - | across content areas . 817 |
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| 1215 | | - | b. The state academic use of state-adopted student content 818 |
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| 1216 | | - | standards provided under s. 1003.41, including scientifi cally 819 |
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| 1217 | | - | based reading instruction, content literacy, and mathematical 820 |
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| 1218 | | - | practices, for each subject identified on the statement of 821 |
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| 1219 | | - | status of eligibility or the temporary certificate to guide 822 |
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| 1220 | | - | curriculum and instruction . 823 |
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| 1221 | | - | c. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 824 |
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| 1222 | | - | instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 825 |
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| 1235 | | - | all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 826 |
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| 1236 | | - | approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 827 |
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| 1237 | | - | fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 828 |
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| 1238 | | - | strategies. 829 |
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| 1239 | | - | d. Content literacy and mathematical practices. 830 |
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| 1240 | | - | e. Strategies appropriate for instruction of English 831 |
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| 1241 | | - | language learners. 832 |
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| 1242 | | - | f. Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with 833 |
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| 1243 | | - | disabilities. 834 |
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| 1244 | | - | g. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 835 |
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| 1245 | | - | student needs. 836 |
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| 1246 | | - | h. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 837 |
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| 1248 | | - | i. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 839 |
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| 1249 | | - | a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 840 |
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| 1250 | | - | and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 841 |
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| 1251 | | - | for support. 842 |
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| 1252 | | - | j. Strategies to support the use of technology in 843 |
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| 1253 | | - | education and distance learning. 844 |
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| 1254 | | - | 2. An educational plan for each parti cipant to meet 845 |
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| 1255 | | - | certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 846 |
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| 1256 | | - | teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 847 |
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| 1257 | | - | certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 848 |
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| 1258 | | - | competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 849 |
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| 1272 | | - | subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse 851 |
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| 1273 | | - | population of students in a variety of challenging environments, 852 |
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| 1274 | | - | including, but not limited to, high -poverty schools, urban 853 |
|---|
| 1275 | | - | schools, and rural schools, under the supervision of qualified 854 |
|---|
| 1276 | | - | educators. The state board shall determine in rule the amount of 855 |
|---|
| 1277 | | - | field experience necessary to serve as the teacher of record, 856 |
|---|
| 1278 | | - | beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2023 -2024 857 |
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| 1279 | | - | school year. 858 |
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| 1280 | | - | 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 859 |
|---|
| 1281 | | - | procedures required for participants who complete the program to 860 |
|---|
| 1282 | | - | meet any requirements related to the background screening 861 |
|---|
| 1283 | | - | pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 862 |
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| 1284 | | - | certification pursua nt to s. 1012.56. 863 |
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| 1285 | | - | (b) Each program participant must: 864 |
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| 1286 | | - | 1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s. 865 |
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| 1287 | | - | 1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in 866 |
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| 1288 | | - | the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet 867 |
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| 1289 | | - | the requirements of s . 1012.56(2)(a)-(f). 868 |
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| 1290 | | - | 2. Demonstrate competency and participate in coursework 869 |
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| 1291 | | - | and field experiences that are appropriate to his or her 870 |
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| 1292 | | - | educational plan prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with 871 |
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| 1293 | | - | candidates entering an educator preparation institute in t he 872 |
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| 1294 | | - | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 873 |
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| 1295 | | - | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 874 |
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| 1296 | | - | successfully complete all competencies for a reading 875 |
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| 1309 | | - | endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 876 |
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| 1310 | | - | through the candidate's field experience, in order to graduate 877 |
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| 1311 | | - | from the program. 878 |
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| 1312 | | - | 3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his 879 |
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| 1313 | | - | or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is 880 |
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| 1314 | | - | seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on 881 |
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| 1315 | | - | student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12 882 |
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| 1316 | | - | setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving 883 |
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| 1317 | | - | a passing score on the professional education competency 884 |
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| 1318 | | - | examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area 885 |
|---|
| 1319 | | - | examination for the subject area certification which is required 886 |
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| 1320 | | - | by state board rule. 887 |
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| 1321 | | - | (c) Upon completion of all requirements for a 888 |
|---|
| 1322 | | - | certification program approved pursuant to this subsection, a 889 |
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| 1323 | | - | participant shall receive a credential from the sponsoring 890 |
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| 1324 | | - | institution signifyi ng that the participant has completed a 891 |
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| 1325 | | - | state-approved competency-based certification program in the 892 |
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| 1326 | | - | certification subject area specified in the educational plan. A 893 |
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| 1327 | | - | participant is eligible for educator certification through the 894 |
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| 1328 | | - | Department of Education upon satisfaction of all requirements 895 |
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| 1329 | | - | for certification set forth in s. 1012.56(2). 896 |
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| 1330 | | - | (4) The state board shall adopt rules for the continued 897 |
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| 1331 | | - | approval of each program approved pursuant to this section . 898 |
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| 1332 | | - | shall be determined by the Commissioner of Education based upon 899 |
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| 1346 | | - | (a) Candidate readiness based on passage rates on educator 901 |
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| 1347 | | - | certification examinations under s. 1012.56, as applicable. 902 |
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| 1348 | | - | (b) Evidence of performance in each of the following 903 |
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| 1349 | | - | areas: 904 |
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| 1350 | | - | 1. Performance of stude nts in prekindergarten through 905 |
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| 1351 | | - | grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 906 |
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| 1352 | | - | statewide assessments using the results of the student learning 907 |
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| 1353 | | - | growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 908 |
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| 1354 | | - | 2. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 909 |
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| 1355 | | - | accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 910 |
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| 1356 | | - | 3. Workforce contributions, including placement of program 911 |
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| 1357 | | - | completers in instructional positions in Florida public and 912 |
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| 1358 | | - | private schools, with additional weight given to production of 913 |
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| 1359 | | - | program completers in statewide critical teacher shortage areas 914 |
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| 1360 | | - | as identified in s. 1012.07. 915 |
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| 1361 | | - | (5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall 916 |
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| 1362 | | - | submit to the Department of Education annual performance 917 |
|---|
| 1363 | | - | evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs, 918 |
|---|
| 1364 | | - | including the pass rates of participants on all examinations 919 |
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| 1365 | | - | required for teacher certification, employment rates, 920 |
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| 1366 | | - | longitudinal retention rates, and satisfaction surveys of 921 |
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| 1367 | | - | employers and program completers. The satisfaction surveys must 922 |
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| 1368 | | - | be designed to measure the sufficient preparation of the 923 |
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| 1383 | | - | shall be used by the Department of Education for purposes of 926 |
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| 1384 | | - | continued approval of an educator preparation institute's 927 |
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| 1385 | | - | certification program . 928 |
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| 1386 | | - | Section 10. Section 1005.04, Florida Statutes, is amended 929 |
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| 1387 | | - | to read: 930 |
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| 1388 | | - | 1005.04 Fair consumer practices. — 931 |
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| 1389 | | - | (1) Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of 932 |
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| 1390 | | - | the commission or is exempt f rom the jurisdiction or purview of 933 |
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| 1391 | | - | the commission pursuant to s. 1005.06(1)(c) or (f) and that 934 |
|---|
| 1392 | | - | either directly or indirectly solicits for enrollment any 935 |
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| 1393 | | - | student shall: 936 |
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| 1394 | | - | (a) Disclose to each prospective student a statement of 937 |
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| 1395 | | - | the purpose of such institutio n, its educational programs and 938 |
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| 1396 | | - | curricula, a description of its physical facilities, its status 939 |
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| 1397 | | - | regarding licensure, its fee schedule and policies regarding 940 |
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| 1398 | | - | retaining student fees if a student withdraws, and a statement 941 |
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| 1399 | | - | regarding the transferability of cre dits to and from other 942 |
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| 1400 | | - | institutions. The institution shall make the required 943 |
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| 1401 | | - | disclosures in writing at least 1 week prior to enrollment or 944 |
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| 1402 | | - | collection of any tuition from the prospective student. The 945 |
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| 1403 | | - | required disclosures may be made in the institution's cur rent 946 |
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| 1404 | | - | catalog; 947 |
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| 1405 | | - | (b) Use a reliable method to assess, before accepting a 948 |
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| 1420 | | - | applied; 951 |
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| 1421 | | - | (c) Inform each student accurately about financial 952 |
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| 1422 | | - | assistance and obligations for repayment of loans; describe any 953 |
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| 1423 | | - | employment placement services provided and the limitations 954 |
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| 1424 | | - | thereof; and refrain from promising or implying guaranteed 955 |
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| 1425 | | - | placement, market availability, or salary amounts; 956 |
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| 1426 | | - | (d) Provide to prospective and enrolled students accurate 957 |
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| 1427 | | - | information regarding the relationship of its programs to state 958 |
|---|
| 1428 | | - | licensure requirements for practicing related occupations and 959 |
|---|
| 1429 | | - | professions in Florida; 960 |
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| 1430 | | - | (e) Ensure that all advertisements are accura te and not 961 |
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| 1431 | | - | misleading; 962 |
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| 1432 | | - | (f) Publish and follow an equitable prorated refund policy 963 |
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| 1433 | | - | for all students, and follow both the federal refund guidelines 964 |
|---|
| 1434 | | - | for students receiving federal financial assistance and the 965 |
|---|
| 1435 | | - | minimum refund guidelines set by commission rule ; 966 |
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| 1436 | | - | (g) Follow the requirements of state and federal laws that 967 |
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| 1437 | | - | require annual reporting with respect to crime statistics and 968 |
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| 1438 | | - | physical plant safety and make those reports available to the 969 |
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| 1439 | | - | public; and 970 |
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| 1440 | | - | (h) Publish and follow procedures for handling student 971 |
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| 1441 | | - | complaints, disciplinary actions, and appeals ; and 972 |
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| 1442 | | - | (i) Prior to enrollment, provide a written disclosure to a 973 |
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| 1443 | | - | student or prospective student of all fees and costs that will 974 |
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| 1457 | | - | exit examination requirements, and the grade point average 976 |
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| 1458 | | - | required for completion of the student's program or degree. The 977 |
|---|
| 1459 | | - | disclosure shall include a statement regarding the scope of 978 |
|---|
| 1460 | | - | accreditation, if applicable. Institutions licensed by the 979 |
|---|
| 1461 | | - | Commission for Independent Educa tion shall disclose the 980 |
|---|
| 1462 | | - | information required pursuant to this paragraph in a format 981 |
|---|
| 1463 | | - | prescribed by the commission . 982 |
|---|
| 1464 | | - | (2) In addition, institutions that are required to be 983 |
|---|
| 1465 | | - | licensed by the commission shall disclose to prospective 984 |
|---|
| 1466 | | - | students that additional info rmation regarding the institution 985 |
|---|
| 1467 | | - | may be obtained by contacting the Commission for Independent 986 |
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| 1468 | | - | Education, Department of Education, Tallahassee. 987 |
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| 1469 | | - | (3) In an application for licensure, the burden of 988 |
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| 1470 | | - | demonstrating compliance with fair consumer practice is upo n the 989 |
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| 1471 | | - | person, entity, or institution asserting compliance. Determining 990 |
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| 1472 | | - | compliance with this section shall rest with the commission. The 991 |
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| 1473 | | - | commission may require further evidence and make such further 992 |
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| 1474 | | - | investigation, in addition to any information submitted, a s may 993 |
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| 1475 | | - | be reasonably necessary in the commission's judgment. 994 |
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| 1476 | | - | Section 11. Section 1005.11, Florida Statutes, is created 995 |
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| 1477 | | - | to read: 996 |
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| 1478 | | - | 1005.11 Accountability for institutions licensed by the 997 |
|---|
| 1479 | | - | Commission for Independent Education. — 998 |
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| 1480 | | - | (1) By June 30, 2024, and by April 15 of each year 999 |
|---|
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| 1494 | | - | accountability report for licensed institutions. The report must 1001 |
|---|
| 1495 | | - | contain, at a minimum, the graduation rates, including the 1002 |
|---|
| 1496 | | - | number of graduates by program, retention rates, and pla cement 1003 |
|---|
| 1497 | | - | rates for all licensed institutions. 1004 |
|---|
| 1498 | | - | (2) By March 15, 2024, and by November 30 of each year 1005 |
|---|
| 1499 | | - | thereafter, each licensed institution shall provide data to the 1006 |
|---|
| 1500 | | - | commission in a format prescribed by the commission. Placement 1007 |
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| 1501 | | - | rates shall be determined us ing a methodology approved by the 1008 |
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| 1502 | | - | commission. 1009 |
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| 1503 | | - | (3) The commission shall establish a common set of data 1010 |
|---|
| 1504 | | - | definitions for institutional reporting purposes. 1011 |
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| 1505 | | - | (4) The commission shall impose an administrative fine of 1012 |
|---|
| 1506 | | - | not more than $500 when a licensed institu tion fails to timely 1013 |
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| 1507 | | - | submit the required data to the commission pursuant to this 1014 |
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| 1508 | | - | section. Administrative fines collected under this subsection 1015 |
|---|
| 1509 | | - | shall be deposited into the Student Protection Fund. 1016 |
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| 1510 | | - | (5) Notwithstanding s. 1005.32(3), the commission shall 1017 |
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| 1511 | | - | have the authority to require licensed institutions to provide 1018 |
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| 1512 | | - | institutional, graduate, and student data through reasonable 1019 |
|---|
| 1513 | | - | data collection efforts as required or necessitated by statute 1020 |
|---|
| 1514 | | - | or rule. 1021 |
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| 1515 | | - | Section 12. Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (1) of 1022 |
|---|
| 1516 | | - | section 1005.22, Florida Statutes, to read: 1023 |
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| 1517 | | - | 1005.22 Powers and duties of commission. — 1024 |
|---|
| 1518 | | - | (1) The commission shall: 1025 |
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| 1531 | | - | (p) Have the power, within its respective regulatory 1026 |
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| 1532 | | - | jurisdiction, to examine and investigate the affairs of every 1027 |
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| 1533 | | - | person, entity, or indep endent postsecondary institution in 1028 |
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| 1534 | | - | order to determine whether the person, entity, or independent 1029 |
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| 1535 | | - | postsecondary institution is operating in accordance with the 1030 |
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| 1536 | | - | provisions of this chapter or has been or is engaged in any 1031 |
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| 1537 | | - | unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by s. 1005.04. 1032 |
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| 1538 | | - | Section 13. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 1005.31, 1033 |
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| 1539 | | - | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) and (8), 1034 |
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| 1540 | | - | respectively, subsections (2) and (8) are amended, and a new 1035 |
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| 1541 | | - | subsection (6) is added to that section, to read : 1036 |
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| 1542 | | - | 1005.31 Licensure of institutions. — 1037 |
|---|
| 1543 | | - | (2) The commission shall develop minimum standards by 1038 |
|---|
| 1544 | | - | which to evaluate institutions for licensure. These standards 1039 |
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| 1545 | | - | must include, at a minimum, at least the institution's name, 1040 |
|---|
| 1546 | | - | financial stability, purpose, adminis trative organization, 1041 |
|---|
| 1547 | | - | admissions and recruitment, educational programs and curricula, 1042 |
|---|
| 1548 | | - | retention and, completion, including a retention and completion 1043 |
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| 1549 | | - | management plan, career placement, faculty, learning resources, 1044 |
|---|
| 1550 | | - | student personnel services, physical plant and facilities, 1045 |
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| 1551 | | - | publications, and disclosure statements about the status of the 1046 |
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| 1552 | | - | institution with respect to professional certification and 1047 |
|---|
| 1553 | | - | licensure. The commission may adopt rules to ensure that 1048 |
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| 1554 | | - | institutions licensed under this section meet these standar ds in 1049 |
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| 1568 | | - | chapter, including provisions for nontraditional or distance 1051 |
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| 1569 | | - | education programs and delivery. 1052 |
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| 1570 | | - | (a) The standard relating to admissions and recruitment 1053 |
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| 1571 | | - | shall include, but is not limited t o, requirements for 1054 |
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| 1572 | | - | verification of high school graduation, high school equivalency, 1055 |
|---|
| 1573 | | - | or qualifying scores on an ability -to-benefit test. 1056 |
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| 1574 | | - | (b) The commission may require a licensed institution to 1057 |
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| 1575 | | - | submit a management plan, prohibit a licensed institution fr om 1058 |
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| 1576 | | - | enrolling new students in the institution or a program of the 1059 |
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| 1577 | | - | institution, or limit the number of students in a program at a 1060 |
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| 1578 | | - | licensed institution, based upon the institution's performance 1061 |
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| 1579 | | - | on the licensure standards or criteria established pursuant to 1062 |
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| 1580 | | - | this chapter; the placement of the institution or a program of 1063 |
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| 1581 | | - | the institution on probation or the imposition of other adverse 1064 |
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| 1582 | | - | actions by the commission, an accrediting agency, or other 1065 |
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| 1583 | | - | regulatory agency, including the United States Department of 1066 |
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| 1584 | | - | Education; or similar circumstances that leave the institution 1067 |
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| 1585 | | - | unable to meet the needs of students or prospective students. 1068 |
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| 1586 | | - | (6) The commission may establish, by rule, performance 1069 |
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| 1587 | | - | benchmarks to identify high -performing institutions licensed by 1070 |
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| 1588 | | - | the commission. 1071 |
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| 1589 | | - | (8) An institution may not conduct a program unless 1072 |
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| 1590 | | - | specific authority is granted in its license. 1073 |
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| 1606 | | - | approval.— 1077 |
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| 1607 | | - | (1) All programs offe red by a licensed institution must be 1078 |
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| 1608 | | - | disclosed to the commission, including, but not limited to, 1079 |
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| 1609 | | - | avocational programs, examination preparation programs, contract 1080 |
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| 1610 | | - | training programs, continuing education, or professional 1081 |
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| 1611 | | - | development programs. 1082 |
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| 1612 | | - | (2) An institution must obtain institutional accreditation 1083 |
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| 1613 | | - | prior to obtaining approval from the commission to offer a 1084 |
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| 1614 | | - | prelicensure professional nursing program. 1085 |
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| 1615 | | - | (3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 1086 |
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| 1616 | | - | section. 1087 |
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| 1617 | | - | Section 15. Subsection ( 10) is added to section 1006.09, 1088 |
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| 1618 | | - | Florida Statutes, to read: 1089 |
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| 1619 | | - | 1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student 1090 |
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| 1620 | | - | discipline and school safety. — 1091 |
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| 1621 | | - | (10) Any search of a student's personal belongings, 1092 |
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| 1622 | | - | including a purse, backpack, or bookbag, must be condu cted 1093 |
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| 1623 | | - | discreetly to maintain the privacy of the student's personal 1094 |
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| 1624 | | - | items within such belongings. Personal items that are not 1095 |
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| 1625 | | - | prohibited on school grounds must be immediately returned to the 1096 |
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| 1626 | | - | student's personal belongings. 1097 |
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| 1627 | | - | Section 16. Paragraph (d) of sub section (2) of section 1098 |
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| 1642 | | - | victimization.— 1101 |
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| 1643 | | - | (2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of 1102 |
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| 1644 | | - | zero tolerance that: 1103 |
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| 1645 | | - | (d) Minimizes the victimization of studen ts, staff, or 1104 |
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| 1646 | | - | volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the 1105 |
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| 1647 | | - | victim of any violent act crime from any further victimization. 1106 |
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| 1648 | | - | In a disciplinary action, there is a rebuttable presumption that 1107 |
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| 1649 | | - | the actions of a student who intervened, using on ly the amount 1108 |
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| 1650 | | - | of force necessary, to stop a violent act against a student, 1109 |
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| 1651 | | - | staff, or volunteer were necessary to restore or maintain the 1110 |
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| 1652 | | - | safety of others. 1111 |
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| 1653 | | - | Section 17. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1112 |
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| 1654 | | - | 1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1113 |
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| 1655 | | - | 1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 1114 |
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| 1656 | | - | (1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 1115 |
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| 1657 | | - | dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall: 1116 |
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| 1658 | | - | (c) Define dating violence and abuse and provide for a 1117 |
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| 1659 | | - | teen dating violence and abuse component in the health education 1118 |
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| 1660 | | - | curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 1119 |
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| 1661 | | - | with emphasis on prevention education. 1120 |
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| 1662 | | - | Section 18. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 1121 |
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| 1663 | | - | 1007.27, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (9) is 1122 |
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| 1664 | | - | added to that section, to read: 1123 |
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| 1665 | | - | 1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. — 1124 |
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| 1666 | | - | (1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety 1125 |
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| 1679 | | - | of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for 1126 |
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| 1680 | | - | secondary and postsecondary students attending public 1127 |
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| 1681 | | - | educational institutions. It is intended that articulated 1128 |
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| 1682 | | - | acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student 1129 |
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| 1683 | | - | to complete the requirements associated with the conference of a 1130 |
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| 1684 | | - | high school diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the 1131 |
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| 1685 | | - | scope of curricular options available to students, or increase 1132 |
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| 1686 | | - | the depth of study available for a particular subject. 1133 |
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| 1687 | | - | Articulated acceleration mechanisms shall include, but are not 1134 |
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| 1688 | | - | limited to, dual enrollment and early admission as provided for 1135 |
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| 1689 | | - | in s. 1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the 1136 |
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| 1690 | | - | College Board Advanced Placement Program, the International 1137 |
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| 1691 | | - | Baccalaureate Program, and the Advanced International 1138 |
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| 1692 | | - | Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned through the 1139 |
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| 1693 | | - | Florida Virtual School shall provide addition al opportunities 1140 |
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| 1694 | | - | for early graduation and acceleration. Students of Florida 1141 |
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| 1695 | | - | public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this subsection 1142 |
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| 1696 | | - | shall be deemed authorized users of the state -funded electronic 1143 |
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| 1697 | | - | library resources that are licensed for Florida Colleg e System 1144 |
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| 1698 | | - | institutions and state universities by the Florida Postsecondary 1145 |
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| 1699 | | - | Academic Library Network. Verification of eligibility shall be 1146 |
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| 1700 | | - | in accordance with rules established by the State Board of 1147 |
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| 1701 | | - | Education and regulations established by the Board of Govern ors 1148 |
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| 1717 | | - | Governors shall identify Florida College System institutions and 1152 |
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| 1718 | | - | state universities to develop courses that ali gn with s. 1007.25 1153 |
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| 1719 | | - | for students in secondary education and provide the training 1154 |
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| 1720 | | - | required under s. 1007.35(6). 1155 |
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| 1721 | | - | (2)(a) The Department of Education shall annually identify 1156 |
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| 1722 | | - | and publish the minimum scores, maximum credit, and course or 1157 |
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| 1723 | | - | courses for which credit is to be awarded for each course 1158 |
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| 1724 | | - | developed under paragraph (1)(b), College Level Examination 1159 |
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| 1725 | | - | Program (CLEP) subject examination, College Board Advanced 1160 |
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| 1726 | | - | Placement Program examination, Advanced International 1161 |
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| 1727 | | - | Certificate of Education examination, International 1162 |
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| 1728 | | - | Baccalaureate examination, Excelsior College subject 1163 |
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| 1729 | | - | examination, Defense Activity for Non -Traditional Education 1164 |
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| 1730 | | - | Support (DANTES) subject standardized test, and Defense Language 1165 |
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| 1731 | | - | Proficiency Test (DLPT). 1166 |
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| 1732 | | - | (b) The department may p artner with an independent third -1167 |
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| 1733 | | - | party testing or assessment organization to develop assessments 1168 |
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| 1734 | | - | that measure competencies consistent with the required course 1169 |
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| 1735 | | - | competencies identified by the Articulation Coordinating 1170 |
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| 1736 | | - | Committee for general education core cou rses under paragraph 1171 |
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| 1737 | | - | (1)(b). Postsecondary credit shall be limited to students who 1172 |
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| 1738 | | - | achieve a minimum score as established in this subsection. 1173 |
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| 1739 | | - | (c) The department shall use student performance data in 1174 |
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| 1755 | | - | available performance data. In addition, the department shall 1178 |
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| 1756 | | - | identify such courses in the general education core curriculum 1179 |
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| 1757 | | - | of each state university and Florida College System institution. 1180 |
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| 1758 | | - | (5) Advanced courses include placement shall be the 1181 |
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| 1759 | | - | enrollment of an eligible secondary student in a course offered 1182 |
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| 1760 | | - | through the Advanced Placement Program administered by the 1183 |
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| 1761 | | - | College Board or a course that prepares students for assessments 1184 |
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| 1762 | | - | developed under paragraph (2)(b) . Postsecondary credit for an 1185 |
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| 1763 | | - | advanced course or advanced placement course shall be limited to 1186 |
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| 1764 | | - | students who score a minimum of 3, on a 5 -point scale, on the 1187 |
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| 1765 | | - | corresponding Advanced Pl acement Examination or at least the 1188 |
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| 1766 | | - | minimum score on an assessment identified in subsection (2) . The 1189 |
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| 1767 | | - | specific courses for which students receive such credit shall be 1190 |
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| 1768 | | - | identified in the statewide articulation agreement required by 1191 |
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| 1769 | | - | s. 1007.23(1). Students of Florida public secondary schools 1192 |
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| 1770 | | - | enrolled pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the 1193 |
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| 1771 | | - | payment of any fees for administration of the examination 1194 |
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| 1772 | | - | regardless of whether or not the student achieves a passing 1195 |
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| 1773 | | - | score on the examination. 1196 |
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| 1774 | | - | (9) The department, in consultation with the Board of 1197 |
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| 1775 | | - | Governors, shall issue a report to the Legislature by January 1, 1198 |
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| 1791 | | - | (a) Acceleration mechanisms align to secondary completion 1202 |
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| 1792 | | - | and rates of success. 1203 |
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| 1793 | | - | (b) Bonuses provided to classroom teachers for the 1204 |
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| 1794 | | - | completion or passage of acceleration courses by students impact 1205 |
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| 1795 | | - | school quality and performance . 1206 |
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| 1796 | | - | (c) Acceleration mechanisms align to postsecondary 1207 |
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| 1797 | | - | completion rates. 1208 |
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| 1798 | | - | (d) Acceleration course offerings align with general 1209 |
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| 1799 | | - | education core courses and reduce the amount of time needed for 1210 |
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| 1800 | | - | students to complete a postsecondary degree. 1211 |
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| 1801 | | - | (e) To improve acceptance of postsecondary credit earned 1212 |
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| 1802 | | - | through acceleration courses through agreements with other 1213 |
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| 1803 | | - | states. 1214 |
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| 1804 | | - | Section 19. Subsection (14) of section 1007.271, Florida 1215 |
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| 1805 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1216 |
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| 1806 | | - | 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. — 1217 |
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| 1807 | | - | (14) The Department of Education shall approve any course 1218 |
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| 1808 | | - | for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is age and 1219 |
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| 1809 | | - | developmentally appropriate and contained within the statewide 1220 |
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| 1810 | | - | course numbering system. However, developmental education and 1221 |
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| 1811 | | - | physical education and other courses that focus on the physical 1222 |
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| 1812 | | - | execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of 1223 |
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| 1828 | | - | independent postsecondary institution eligible for inclusion in 1227 |
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| 1829 | | - | a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 1228 |
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| 1830 | | - | 1011.62 must participate in the statewide course numbering 1229 |
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| 1831 | | - | system developed pursuant to s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual 1230 |
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| 1832 | | - | enrollment program. 1231 |
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| 1833 | | - | Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection 1232 |
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| 1834 | | - | (6) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1233 |
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| 1835 | | - | 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 1234 |
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| 1836 | | - | Underrepresented Student Achi evement.— 1235 |
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| 1837 | | - | (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited 1236 |
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| 1838 | | - | to, schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department 1237 |
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| 1839 | | - | of Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the 1238 |
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| 1840 | | - | Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 1239 |
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| 1841 | | - | (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT to all enrolled 10th grade students. 1240 |
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| 1842 | | - | However, a written notice shall be provided to each parent which 1241 |
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| 1843 | | - | must include the opportunity to exempt his or her child from 1242 |
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| 1844 | | - | taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT. 1243 |
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| 1845 | | - | (a) Test results will pro vide each high school with a 1244 |
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| 1846 | | - | database of student assessment data which certified school 1245 |
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| 1847 | | - | counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who 1246 |
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| 1848 | | - | need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful 1247 |
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| 1849 | | - | in AP courses or other advanced high school courses. 1248 |
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| 1850 | | - | (6) The partnership shall: 1249 |
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| 1864 | | - | to enable teachers of AP or other advanced courses to have the 1251 |
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| 1865 | | - | necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare 1252 |
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| 1866 | | - | students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 1253 |
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| 1867 | | - | 1007.27(2) AP or other advanced course examinations and mastery 1254 |
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| 1868 | | - | of postsecondary general education core courses course content. 1255 |
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| 1869 | | - | (b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators 1256 |
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| 1870 | | - | professional development that will enable them to educate middle 1257 |
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| 1871 | | - | school students at the level necessary to prepare the students 1258 |
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| 1872 | | - | to enter high school ready to participate in advanced courses. 1259 |
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| 1873 | | - | (c) Provide teacher training and materials that are 1260 |
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| 1874 | | - | aligned with the state standards Next Generation Sunshine State 1261 |
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| 1875 | | - | Standards and are consistent with best theory and practice 1262 |
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| 1876 | | - | regarding multiple learning styles and research on learning, 1263 |
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| 1877 | | - | instructional strategies, instructional design, and classroom 1264 |
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| 1878 | | - | assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on curre nt, 1265 |
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| 1879 | | - | accepted, and essential academic knowledge. 1266 |
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| 1880 | | - | (d) Provide assessment of individual strengths and 1267 |
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| 1881 | | - | weaknesses as related to potential success in AP or other 1268 |
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| 1882 | | - | advanced courses and readiness for college. 1269 |
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| 1883 | | - | (e) Provide college entrance exam preparation throu gh a 1270 |
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| 1884 | | - | variety of means that may include, but are not limited to, 1271 |
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| 1885 | | - | training teachers to provide courses at schools; training 1272 |
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| 1886 | | - | community organizations to provide courses at community centers, 1273 |
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| 1887 | | - | faith-based organizations, and businesses; and providing online 1274 |
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| 1888 | | - | courses. 1275 |
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| 1901 | | - | (f) Consider ways to incorporate Florida College System 1276 |
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| 1902 | | - | institutions in the mission of preparing all students for 1277 |
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| 1903 | | - | postsecondary success. 1278 |
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| 1904 | | - | (g) Provide a plan for communication and coordination of 1279 |
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| 1905 | | - | efforts with the Florida Virtual School's provision of online AP 1280 |
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| 1906 | | - | or other advanced courses. 1281 |
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| 1907 | | - | (h) Work with school districts to identify minority and 1282 |
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| 1908 | | - | underrepresented students for participation in AP or other 1283 |
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| 1909 | | - | advanced courses. 1284 |
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| 1910 | | - | (i) Work with school districts to provide information to 1285 |
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| 1911 | | - | students and parents tha t explains available opportunities for 1286 |
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| 1912 | | - | students to take AP and other advanced courses and that explains 1287 |
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| 1913 | | - | enrollment procedures that students must follow to enroll in 1288 |
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| 1914 | | - | such courses. Such information must also explain the value of 1289 |
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| 1915 | | - | such courses as they relate t o: 1290 |
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| 1916 | | - | 1. Preparing the student for postsecondary level 1291 |
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| 1917 | | - | coursework. 1292 |
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| 1918 | | - | 2. Enabling the student to gain access to postsecondary 1293 |
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| 1919 | | - | education opportunities. 1294 |
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| 1920 | | - | 3. Qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid 1295 |
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| 1921 | | - | opportunities. 1296 |
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| 1922 | | - | (j) Provide information to studen ts, parents, teachers, 1297 |
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| 1923 | | - | counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System 1298 |
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| 1924 | | - | institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the 1299 |
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| 1925 | | - | PreACT administration, including, but not limited to: 1300 |
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| 1938 | | - | 1. Test administration dates and times. 1301 |
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| 1939 | | - | 2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT is 1302 |
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| 1940 | | - | open to all 10th grade students. 1303 |
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| 1941 | | - | 3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic 1304 |
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| 1942 | | - | feedback on student skills. 1305 |
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| 1943 | | - | 4. The value of student scores in predicting the 1306 |
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| 1944 | | - | probability of success on AP or other advanced course 1307 |
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| 1945 | | - | examinations. 1308 |
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| 1946 | | - | (k) Cooperate with the department to provide information 1309 |
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| 1947 | | - | to administrators, teachers, and counselors, whenever possible, 1310 |
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| 1948 | | - | about partnership activities, opportunities, and priorities. 1311 |
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| 1949 | | - | (l) Partner with the Florida College System institutions 1312 |
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| 1950 | | - | and state universities identified by the State Board of 1313 |
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| 1951 | | - | Education and Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3) to 1314 |
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| 1952 | | - | develop advanced courses and provide teacher training. 1315 |
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| 1953 | | - | Section 21. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 1316 |
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| 1954 | | - | 1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1317 |
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| 1955 | | - | 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. — 1318 |
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| 1956 | | - | (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. —The 1319 |
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| 1957 | | - | Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 1320 |
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| 1958 | | - | statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 1321 |
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| 1959 | | - | curricular content established in the state academic standards. 1322 |
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| 1960 | | - | The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 1323 |
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| 1961 | | - | common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 1324 |
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| 1962 | | - | juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 1325 |
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| 1975 | | - | must accurately measure the core curricular content established 1326 |
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| 1976 | | - | in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 1327 |
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| 1977 | | - | program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 1328 |
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| 1978 | | - | attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 1329 |
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| 1979 | | - | standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 1330 |
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| 1980 | | - | Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 1331 |
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| 1981 | | - | otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in 1332 |
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| 1982 | | - | the assessment program, the school district must notify the 1333 |
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| 1983 | | - | student's parent and provide the parent with information 1334 |
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| 1984 | | - | regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 1335 |
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| 1985 | | - | statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and 1336 |
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| 1986 | | - | implemented as follows: 1337 |
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| 1987 | | - | (c) Nationally recognized high school assessments. — Each 1338 |
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| 1988 | | - | school district shall, by the 2023-2024 2021-2022 school year 1339 |
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| 1989 | | - | and subject to appropriation, select either the SAT , or ACT, or 1340 |
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| 1990 | | - | Classic Learning Test for districtwide administration to each 1341 |
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| 1991 | | - | public school student in grade 11, including students attending 1342 |
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| 1992 | | - | public high schools, alternative schools, and Department of 1343 |
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| 1993 | | - | Juvenile Justice education programs. 1344 |
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| 1994 | | - | Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 1345 |
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| 1995 | | - | 1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1346 |
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| 1996 | | - | 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 1347 |
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| 1997 | | - | district grade.— 1348 |
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| 1998 | | - | (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES. — 1349 |
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| 1999 | | - | (b)1. Beginning with the 2014 -2015 school year, A school's 1350 |
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| 2012 | | - | grade shall be based on the following components, each worth 100 1351 |
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| 2013 | | - | points: 1352 |
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| 2014 | | - | a. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1353 |
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| 2015 | | - | standardized assessments in English Language Arts under s. 1354 |
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| 2016 | | - | 1008.22(3). 1355 |
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| 2017 | | - | b. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1356 |
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| 2018 | | - | standardized assessments in mathematics under s. 1008.22(3). 1357 |
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| 2019 | | - | c. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1358 |
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| 2020 | | - | standardized assessments in science under s. 1008.22(3). 1359 |
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| 2021 | | - | d. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1360 |
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| 2022 | | - | standardized assessments in social studies under s. 1008.22(3). 1361 |
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| 2023 | | - | e. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1362 |
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| 2024 | | - | Gains in English Language Ar ts as measured by statewide, 1363 |
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| 2025 | | - | standardized assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1364 |
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| 2026 | | - | f. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1365 |
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| 2027 | | - | Gains in mathematics as measured by statewide, standardized 1366 |
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| 2028 | | - | assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1367 |
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| 2029 | | - | g. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1368 |
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| 2030 | | - | percent in English Language Arts, as identified by prior year 1369 |
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| 2031 | | - | performance on statewide, standardized assessments, who make 1370 |
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| 2032 | | - | Learning Gains as measured by statewide, standardized English 1371 |
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| 2033 | | - | Language Arts assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1372 |
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| 2034 | | - | h. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1373 |
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| 2035 | | - | percent in mathematics, as identified by prior year performance 1374 |
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| 2036 | | - | on statewide, standardized assessments, who make Learning Gains 1375 |
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| 2049 | | - | as measured by statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments 1376 |
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| 2050 | | - | administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1377 |
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| 2051 | | - | i. For schools comprised of middle grades 6 through 8 or 1378 |
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| 2052 | | - | grades 7 and 8, the percentage of eligible students passing high 1379 |
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| 2053 | | - | school level statewide, standardized end -of-course assessments 1380 |
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| 2054 | | - | or attaining national industry certifications identified in the 1381 |
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| 2055 | | - | CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to state board 1382 |
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| 2056 | | - | rule. 1383 |
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| 2057 | | - | j. Beginning in the 2023 -2024 school year, for schools 1384 |
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| 2058 | | - | comprised of grade levels that include grade 3, the percentage 1385 |
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| 2059 | | - | of eligible students who score an achievement level 3 or higher 1386 |
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| 2060 | | - | on the grade 3 statewide, standardized English Language Arts 1387 |
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| 2061 | | - | assessment administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1388 |
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| 2062 | | - | 1389 |
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| 2063 | | - | In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub -1390 |
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| 2064 | | - | subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require 1391 |
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| 2065 | | - | that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is 1392 |
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| 2066 | | - | demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels 1393 |
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| 2067 | | - | in the prior year. In calculating the components in sub -1394 |
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| 2068 | | - | subparagraphs a.-d., the state board shall include the 1395 |
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| 2069 | | - | performance of English language learners only if they have been 1396 |
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| 2070 | | - | enrolled in a school in the United States for more than 2 years. 1397 |
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| 2071 | | - | 2. For a school comprised of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or 1398 |
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| 2072 | | - | grades 10, 11, and 12, the school's grade sh all also be based on 1399 |
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| 2073 | | - | the following components, each worth 100 points: 1400 |
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| 2085 | | - | |
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| 2086 | | - | a. The 4-year high school graduation rate of the school as 1401 |
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| 2087 | | - | defined by state board rule. 1402 |
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| 2088 | | - | b. The percentage of students who were eligible to earn 1403 |
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| 2089 | | - | college and career credit through an assessment identified 1404 |
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| 2090 | | - | pursuant to s. 1007.27(2), College Board Advanced Placement 1405 |
|---|
| 2091 | | - | examinations, International Baccalaureate examinations, dual 1406 |
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| 2092 | | - | enrollment courses, including career dual enrollment courses 1407 |
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| 2093 | | - | resulting in the completion of 300 or more clock hours during 1408 |
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| 2094 | | - | high school which are approved by the state board as meeting the 1409 |
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| 2095 | | - | requirements of s. 1007.271, or Advanced International 1410 |
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| 2096 | | - | Certificate of Education examinations; who, at any time during 1411 |
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| 2097 | | - | high school, earned national industry certification identified 1412 |
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| 2098 | | - | in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to 1413 |
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| 2099 | | - | rules adopted by the state board; or , beginning with the 2022 -1414 |
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| 2100 | | - | 2023 school year, who earned an Armed Services Qualification 1415 |
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| 2101 | | - | Test score that fall s within Category II or higher on the Armed 1416 |
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| 2102 | | - | Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and earned a minimum of two 1417 |
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| 2103 | | - | credits in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps courses from 1418 |
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| 2104 | | - | the same branch of the United States Armed Forces. 1419 |
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| 2105 | | - | Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph 1420 |
|---|
| 2106 | | - | (c) of subsection (6) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, are 1421 |
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| 2107 | | - | amended to read: 1422 |
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| 2108 | | - | 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 1423 |
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| 2109 | | - | student eligibility requirements for initial awards. — 1424 |
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| 2110 | | - | (3) For purposes of calculating t he grade point average to 1425 |
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| 2121 | | - | |
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| 2122 | | - | |
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| 2123 | | - | be used in determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright 1426 |
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| 2124 | | - | Futures Scholarship, the department shall assign additional 1427 |
|---|
| 2125 | | - | weights to grades earned in the following courses: 1428 |
|---|
| 2126 | | - | (a) Courses identified in the course code directory a s 1429 |
|---|
| 2127 | | - | Advanced Placement, pre -International Baccalaureate, 1430 |
|---|
| 2128 | | - | International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 1431 |
|---|
| 2129 | | - | of Secondary Education (pre -AICE), or Advanced International 1432 |
|---|
| 2130 | | - | Certificate of Education , or advanced courses developed under s. 1433 |
|---|
| 2131 | | - | 1007.27(1)(b). 1434 |
|---|
| 2132 | | - | 1435 |
|---|
| 2133 | | - | The department may assign additional weights to courses, other 1436 |
|---|
| 2134 | | - | than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), that are 1437 |
|---|
| 2135 | | - | identified by the Department of Education as containing rigorous 1438 |
|---|
| 2136 | | - | academic curriculum and performance standards. The additional 1439 |
|---|
| 2137 | | - | weight assigned to a course pursuant to this subsection shall 1440 |
|---|
| 2138 | | - | not exceed 0.5 per course. The weighted system shall be 1441 |
|---|
| 2139 | | - | developed and distributed to all high schools in the state. The 1442 |
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| 2140 | | - | department may determine a student's eligibility status during 1443 |
|---|
| 2141 | | - | the senior year before graduation and may inform the student of 1444 |
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| 2142 | | - | the award at that time. 1445 |
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| 2143 | | - | (6) 1446 |
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| 2144 | | - | (c) To ensure that the required examination scores 1447 |
|---|
| 2145 | | - | represent top student performance and are equivalent between the 1448 |
|---|
| 2146 | | - | SAT, and ACT, and Classic Learning Test (CLT) , the department 1449 |
|---|
| 2147 | | - | shall develop a method for determining the required examination 1450 |
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| 2158 | | - | |
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| 2159 | | - | |
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| 2160 | | - | scores which incorporates all of the following: 1451 |
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| 2161 | | - | 1. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Academic 1452 |
|---|
| 2162 | | - | Scholarship must be set no lower than the 89th national 1453 |
|---|
| 2163 | | - | percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required 1454 |
|---|
| 2164 | | - | SAT score only if the required score drops below the 89th 1455 |
|---|
| 2165 | | - | national percentile, and any such adjustment must be applied to 1456 |
|---|
| 2166 | | - | the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the ACT 1457 |
|---|
| 2167 | | - | and CLT. 1458 |
|---|
| 2168 | | - | 2. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida 1459 |
|---|
| 2169 | | - | Medallion Scholarship must be set no lower than the 75th 1460 |
|---|
| 2170 | | - | national percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the 1461 |
|---|
| 2171 | | - | required SAT score only if the required score drops below the 1462 |
|---|
| 2172 | | - | 75th national percentile, and any such adjustmen t must be made 1463 |
|---|
| 2173 | | - | to the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the 1464 |
|---|
| 2174 | | - | ACT and CLT. 1465 |
|---|
| 2175 | | - | 3. The required ACT and CLT scores must be made concordant 1466 |
|---|
| 2176 | | - | to the required SAT scores, using the latest published national 1467 |
|---|
| 2177 | | - | concordance table developed jointly by the College Board, and 1468 |
|---|
| 2178 | | - | ACT, Inc., and Classic Learning Initiatives. 1469 |
|---|
| 2179 | | - | Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida 1470 |
|---|
| 2180 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1471 |
|---|
| 2181 | | - | 1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. — 1472 |
|---|
| 2182 | | - | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Sc holars 1473 |
|---|
| 2183 | | - | award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1474 |
|---|
| 2184 | | - | for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 1475 |
|---|
| 2185 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2186 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2194 | | - | |
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| 2195 | | - | |
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| 2196 | | - | |
|---|
| 2197 | | - | (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as 1476 |
|---|
| 2198 | | - | calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high 1477 |
|---|
| 2199 | | - | school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1478 |
|---|
| 2200 | | - | Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1479 |
|---|
| 2201 | | - | attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on 1480 |
|---|
| 2202 | | - | the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1481 |
|---|
| 2203 | | - | Aptitude Test, the Scholast ic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1482 |
|---|
| 2204 | | - | Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1483 |
|---|
| 2205 | | - | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1484 |
|---|
| 2206 | | - | (b) Has attended a home education program according to s. 1485 |
|---|
| 2207 | | - | 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has com pleted the International 1486 |
|---|
| 2208 | | - | Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International 1487 |
|---|
| 2209 | | - | Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced 1488 |
|---|
| 2210 | | - | International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to 1489 |
|---|
| 2211 | | - | earn the Advanced International Certificate of Educa tion 1490 |
|---|
| 2212 | | - | Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s. 1491 |
|---|
| 2213 | | - | 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of 1492 |
|---|
| 2214 | | - | the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or 1493 |
|---|
| 2215 | | - | the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College 1494 |
|---|
| 2216 | | - | Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT 1495 |
|---|
| 2217 | | - | Assessment Program; 1496 |
|---|
| 2218 | | - | (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate 1497 |
|---|
| 2219 | | - | Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office or an 1498 |
|---|
| 2220 | | - | Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the 1499 |
|---|
| 2221 | | - | University of Cambridge International Examinations Office; 1500 |
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| 2233 | | - | |
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| 2234 | | - | (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1501 |
|---|
| 2235 | | - | programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1502 |
|---|
| 2236 | | - | scholar or finalist; or 1503 |
|---|
| 2237 | | - | (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 1504 |
|---|
| 2238 | | - | Recognition Program as a scholar recipient. 1505 |
|---|
| 2239 | | - | 1506 |
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| 2240 | | - | The student must complete a program of volunteer service or, 1507 |
|---|
| 2241 | | - | beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1508 |
|---|
| 2242 | | - | academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the 1509 |
|---|
| 2243 | | - | district school board, the administrat ors of a nonpublic school, 1510 |
|---|
| 2244 | | - | or the Department of Education for home education program 1511 |
|---|
| 2245 | | - | students, which must include 100 hours of volunteer service , or 1512 |
|---|
| 2246 | | - | paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid work 1513 |
|---|
| 2247 | | - | completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be inclu ded in the 1514 |
|---|
| 2248 | | - | student's total of paid work hours . The student may identify a 1515 |
|---|
| 2249 | | - | social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him 1516 |
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| 2274 | | - | Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida 1529 |
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| 2275 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1530 |
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| 2276 | | - | 1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. — 1531 |
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| 2277 | | - | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars 1532 |
|---|
| 2278 | | - | award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1533 |
|---|
| 2279 | | - | for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 1534 |
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| 2280 | | - | (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as 1535 |
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| 2281 | | - | calculated pursuant to s. 10 09.531, or the equivalent, in high 1536 |
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| 2282 | | - | school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1537 |
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| 2283 | | - | Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1538 |
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| 2284 | | - | attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on 1539 |
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| 2285 | | - | the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1540 |
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| 2286 | | - | Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1541 |
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| 2287 | | - | Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1542 |
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| 2288 | | - | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1543 |
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| 2289 | | - | (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate 1544 |
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| 2290 | | - | curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate 1545 |
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| 2291 | | - | Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate 1546 |
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| 2292 | | - | of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced 1547 |
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| 2293 | | - | International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained 1548 |
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| 2294 | | - | at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the 1549 |
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| 2310 | | - | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1553 |
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| 2311 | | - | (c) Has attended a home education program according to s. 1554 |
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| 2312 | | - | 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the 1555 |
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| 2313 | | - | score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal 1556 |
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| 2314 | | - | and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the 1557 |
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| 2315 | | - | Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic 1558 |
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| 2316 | | - | Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an 1559 |
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| 2317 | | - | equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1560 |
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| 2318 | | - | (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1561 |
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| 2319 | | - | program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1562 |
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| 2320 | | - | scholar or finalist but has not completed the program of 1563 |
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| 2321 | | - | volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or 1564 |
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| 2322 | | - | (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 1565 |
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| 2323 | | - | Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the 1566 |
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| 2324 | | - | program of volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1567 |
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| 2325 | | - | 1009.534. 1568 |
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| 2326 | | - | 1569 |
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| 2327 | | - | A high school student must complete a program at least 75 hours 1570 |
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| 2328 | | - | of volunteer service or, beginning with a high school student 1571 |
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| 2329 | | - | graduating in the 2022 -2023 academic year an d thereafter, 100 1572 |
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| 2330 | | - | hours of paid work approved by the district school board, the 1573 |
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| 2331 | | - | administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of 1574 |
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| 2332 | | - | Education for home education program students , which must 1575 |
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| 2346 | | - | or 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work 1577 |
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| 2347 | | - | completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a 1578 |
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| 2348 | | - | student's total of required paid work hours . The student may 1579 |
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| 2349 | | - | identify a social or civic issue or a professional area that 1580 |
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| 2356 | | - | internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization, 1587 |
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| 2357 | | - | or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The 1588 |
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| 2358 | | - | hours of volunteer service or pai d work must be documented in 1589 |
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| 2359 | | - | writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the 1590 |
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| 2360 | | - | student's parent or guardian, and a representative of the 1591 |
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| 2361 | | - | organization for which the student performed the volunteer 1592 |
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| 2362 | | - | service or paid work. 1593 |
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| 2363 | | - | Section 26. Paragraph ( e) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1594 |
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| 2364 | | - | (b) of subsection (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are 1595 |
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| 2365 | | - | amended to read: 1596 |
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| 2366 | | - | 1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 1597 |
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| 2367 | | - | Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. —The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1598 |
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| 2368 | | - | Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 1599 |
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| 2369 | | - | created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 1600 |
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| 2382 | | - | recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 1601 |
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| 2383 | | - | by high school students who wish to continue their education. 1602 |
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| 2384 | | - | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 1603 |
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| 2385 | | - | Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general 1604 |
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| 2386 | | - | eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 1605 |
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| 2387 | | - | Scholarship Program and: 1606 |
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| 2388 | | - | (e) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1607 |
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| 2389 | | - | beginning with high school students graduating in the 2022 -2023 1608 |
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| 2390 | | - | academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1609 |
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| 2391 | | - | by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1610 |
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| 2392 | | - | school, or the Department of Education for home education 1611 |
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| 2393 | | - | program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1612 |
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| 2394 | | - | Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1613 |
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| 2395 | | - | included in a student's total of required paid work hours . The 1614 |
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| 2396 | | - | student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1615 |
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| 2397 | | - | area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1616 |
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| 2398 | | - | personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1617 |
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| 2399 | | - | the area. The student must, through papers or other 1618 |
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| 2400 | | - | presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer 1619 |
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| 2401 | | - | service or paid work experience. Such volunteer service or paid 1620 |
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| 2402 | | - | work may include, but is not limited to, a business or 1621 |
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| 2403 | | - | governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service 1622 |
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| 2404 | | - | organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public 1623 |
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| 2405 | | - | office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be 1624 |
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| 2406 | | - | documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the 1625 |
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| 2419 | | - | student, the student's parent or guardian, and a representative 1626 |
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| 2420 | | - | of the organization for which the student performed the 1627 |
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| 2421 | | - | volunteer service or paid work. 1628 |
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| 2422 | | - | (2) A student is eligible for a Flori da Gold Seal CAPE 1629 |
|---|
| 2423 | | - | Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility 1630 |
|---|
| 2424 | | - | requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 1631 |
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| 2425 | | - | and the student: 1632 |
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| 2426 | | - | (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1633 |
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| 2427 | | - | beginning with a high school student gr aduating in the 2022 -2023 1634 |
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| 2428 | | - | academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1635 |
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| 2429 | | - | by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1636 |
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| 2430 | | - | school, or the Department of Education for home education 1637 |
|---|
| 2431 | | - | program students, or 100 hours of a combinati on of both. 1638 |
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| 2432 | | - | Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1639 |
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| 2433 | | - | included in a student's total required paid work hours . The 1640 |
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| 2434 | | - | student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1641 |
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| 2435 | | - | area that interests him or her and develop a plan for hi s or her 1642 |
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| 2436 | | - | personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1643 |
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| 2437 | | - | the area. The student must, through papers or other 1644 |
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| 2438 | | - | presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. 1645 |
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| 2439 | | - | Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not 1646 |
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| 2440 | | - | limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a 1647 |
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| 2441 | | - | nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 1648 |
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| 2442 | | - | behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1649 |
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| 2443 | | - | service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 1650 |
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| 2456 | | - | document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1651 |
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| 2457 | | - | guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 1652 |
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| 2458 | | - | student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1653 |
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| 2459 | | - | Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1654 |
|---|
| 2460 | | - | 1012.34, Florida Statutes, is ame nded to read: 1655 |
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| 2461 | | - | 1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. — 1656 |
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| 2462 | | - | (3) EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. —Instructional 1657 |
|---|
| 2463 | | - | personnel and school administrator performance evaluations must 1658 |
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| 2464 | | - | be based upon the performance of students assigned to their 1659 |
|---|
| 2465 | | - | classrooms or schools, as provided in this section. Pursuant to 1660 |
|---|
| 2466 | | - | this section, a school district's performance evaluation system 1661 |
|---|
| 2467 | | - | is not limited to basing unsatisfactory performance of 1662 |
|---|
| 2468 | | - | instructional personnel and school administrators solely upon 1663 |
|---|
| 2469 | | - | student performance, but may include other criteria to evaluate 1664 |
|---|
| 2470 | | - | instructional personnel and school administrators' performance, 1665 |
|---|
| 2471 | | - | or any combination of student performance and other criteria. 1666 |
|---|
| 2472 | | - | Evaluation procedures and criteria must comply with, but are not 1667 |
|---|
| 2473 | | - | limited to, the following: 1668 |
|---|
| 2474 | | - | (a) A performance evaluation must be conducted for each 1669 |
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| 2475 | | - | employee at least once a year, except that a classroom teacher, 1670 |
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| 2476 | | - | as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), excluding substitute teachers, 1671 |
|---|
| 2477 | | - | who is newly hired by the district school board must be observed 1672 |
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| 2478 | | - | and evaluated at least twice in the first year of teaching in 1673 |
|---|
| 2479 | | - | the school district. The performance evaluation must be based 1674 |
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| 2480 | | - | upon sound educational principles and contemporary research in 1675 |
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| 2493 | | - | effective educational practices. The evaluation criteria mus t 1676 |
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| 2494 | | - | include: 1677 |
|---|
| 2495 | | - | 1. Performance of students. —At least one-third of a 1678 |
|---|
| 2496 | | - | performance evaluation must be based upon data and indicators of 1679 |
|---|
| 2497 | | - | student performance, as determined by each school district. This 1680 |
|---|
| 2498 | | - | portion of the evaluation must include growth or achievement 1681 |
|---|
| 2499 | | - | data of the teacher's students or, for a school administrator, 1682 |
|---|
| 2500 | | - | the students attending the school over the course of at least 3 1683 |
|---|
| 2501 | | - | years. If less than 3 years of data are available, the years for 1684 |
|---|
| 2502 | | - | which data are available must be used. The proportion of growth 1685 |
|---|
| 2503 | | - | or achievement data may be determined by instructional 1686 |
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| 2504 | | - | assignment. 1687 |
|---|
| 2505 | | - | 2. Instructional practice. —For instructional personnel, at 1688 |
|---|
| 2506 | | - | least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based upon 1689 |
|---|
| 2507 | | - | instructional practice. Evaluation criteria used when annually 1690 |
|---|
| 2508 | | - | observing classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), 1691 |
|---|
| 2509 | | - | excluding substitute teachers, must include indicators based 1692 |
|---|
| 2510 | | - | upon each of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices adopted 1693 |
|---|
| 2511 | | - | by the State Board of Education. For instructional personnel who 1694 |
|---|
| 2512 | | - | are not classroom teachers, evaluation criteria must be based 1695 |
|---|
| 2513 | | - | upon indicators of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices 1696 |
|---|
| 2514 | | - | and may include specific job expectations related to student 1697 |
|---|
| 2515 | | - | support. This section does not preclude a school administrator 1698 |
|---|
| 2516 | | - | from visiting and observing classroom teachers throughout the 1699 |
|---|
| 2517 | | - | school year for purposes of providing mentorship, training, 1700 |
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| 2528 | | - | |
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| 2529 | | - | |
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| 2530 | | - | instructional feedback, or professional learning. 1701 |
|---|
| 2531 | | - | 3. Instructional leadership. —For school administrators, at 1702 |
|---|
| 2532 | | - | least one-third of the performanc e evaluation must be based on 1703 |
|---|
| 2533 | | - | instructional leadership. Evaluation criteria for instructional 1704 |
|---|
| 2534 | | - | leadership must include indicators based upon each of the 1705 |
|---|
| 2535 | | - | leadership standards adopted by the State Board of Education 1706 |
|---|
| 2536 | | - | under s. 1012.986, including performance me asures related to the 1707 |
|---|
| 2537 | | - | effectiveness of classroom teachers in the school, the 1708 |
|---|
| 2538 | | - | administrator's appropriate use of evaluation criteria and 1709 |
|---|
| 2539 | | - | procedures, recruitment and retention of effective and highly 1710 |
|---|
| 2540 | | - | effective classroom teachers, improvement in the percentag e of 1711 |
|---|
| 2541 | | - | instructional personnel evaluated at the highly effective or 1712 |
|---|
| 2542 | | - | effective level, and other leadership practices that result in 1713 |
|---|
| 2543 | | - | student learning growth. The system may include a means to give 1714 |
|---|
| 2544 | | - | parents and instructional personnel an opportunity to provide 1715 |
|---|
| 2545 | | - | input into the administrator's performance evaluation. 1716 |
|---|
| 2546 | | - | 4. Other indicators of performance. —For instructional 1717 |
|---|
| 2547 | | - | personnel and school administrators, the remainder of a 1718 |
|---|
| 2548 | | - | performance evaluation may include, but is not limited to, 1719 |
|---|
| 2549 | | - | professional and job responsibi lities as recommended by the 1720 |
|---|
| 2550 | | - | State Board of Education or identified by the district school 1721 |
|---|
| 2551 | | - | board and, for instructional personnel, peer reviews, 1722 |
|---|
| 2552 | | - | objectively reliable survey information from students and 1723 |
|---|
| 2553 | | - | parents based on teaching practices that are consiste ntly 1724 |
|---|
| 2554 | | - | associated with higher student achievement, and other valid and 1725 |
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| 2566 | | - | |
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| 2567 | | - | reliable measures of instructional practice. 1726 |
|---|
| 2568 | | - | Section 28. Subsections (9) through (16) of section 1727 |
|---|
| 2569 | | - | 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 1728 |
|---|
| 2570 | | - | through (17), respective ly, subsection (1), paragraphs (d), (g), 1729 |
|---|
| 2571 | | - | and (i) of subsection (2) and subsections (6), (7), and (8) are 1730 |
|---|
| 2572 | | - | amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to that section, to 1731 |
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| 2573 | | - | read: 1732 |
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| 2574 | | - | 1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 1733 |
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| 2575 | | - | (1) APPLICATION.—Each person seeking certification 1734 |
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| 2576 | | - | pursuant to this chapter shall submit a completed application 1735 |
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| 2577 | | - | containing the applicant's social security number to the 1736 |
|---|
| 2578 | | - | Department of Education and remit the fee required pursuant to 1737 |
|---|
| 2579 | | - | s. 1012.59 and rules of the State Board of Education. P ursuant 1738 |
|---|
| 2580 | | - | to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 1739 |
|---|
| 2581 | | - | Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide 1740 |
|---|
| 2582 | | - | his or her social security number in accordance with this 1741 |
|---|
| 2583 | | - | section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through 1742 |
|---|
| 2584 | | - | this requirement is limited to the purpose of administration of 1743 |
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| 2585 | | - | the Title IV-D program of the Social Security Act for child 1744 |
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| 2586 | | - | support enforcement. 1745 |
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| 2587 | | - | (a) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue 1746 |
|---|
| 2588 | | - | within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed 1747 |
|---|
| 2589 | | - | application a professional certificate to a qualifying applicant 1748 |
|---|
| 2590 | | - | covering the classification, level, and area for which the 1749 |
|---|
| 2591 | | - | applicant is deemed qualified and a document explaining the 1750 |
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| 2602 | | - | |
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| 2603 | | - | |
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| 2604 | | - | requirements for renewal of the professional certificate. 1751 |
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| 2605 | | - | (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1752 |
|---|
| 2606 | | - | a qualifying applicant within 14 calendar days after receipt of 1753 |
|---|
| 2607 | | - | a request from an employer with a professional education 1754 |
|---|
| 2608 | | - | competence demonstration program pursuant to paragraph 1755 |
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| 2609 | | - | paragraphs (6)(f) and subsection (9) (8)(b). The temporary 1756 |
|---|
| 2610 | | - | certificate must cover the classification, level, and area for 1757 |
|---|
| 2611 | | - | which the applicant is deemed qualified. The department shall 1758 |
|---|
| 2612 | | - | electronically notify the applicant's employer that the 1759 |
|---|
| 2613 | | - | temporary certificate has been issued and provide the applicant 1760 |
|---|
| 2614 | | - | an official statement of status of eligibility at the time the 1761 |
|---|
| 2615 | | - | certificate is issued. 1762 |
|---|
| 2616 | | - | (c) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue 1763 |
|---|
| 2617 | | - | within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed 1764 |
|---|
| 2618 | | - | application, if an applicant does not meet the re quirements for 1765 |
|---|
| 2619 | | - | either certificate, an official statement of status of 1766 |
|---|
| 2620 | | - | eligibility. 1767 |
|---|
| 2621 | | - | 1768 |
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| 2622 | | - | The statement of status of eligibility must be provided 1769 |
|---|
| 2623 | | - | electronically and must advise the applicant of any 1770 |
|---|
| 2624 | | - | qualifications that must be completed to qualify for 1771 |
|---|
| 2625 | | - | certification. Each method by which an applicant can complete 1772 |
|---|
| 2626 | | - | the qualifications for a professional certificate must be 1773 |
|---|
| 2627 | | - | included in the statement of status of eligibility. Each 1774 |
|---|
| 2628 | | - | statement of status of eligibility is valid for 5 3 years after 1775 |
|---|
| 2629 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2630 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2639 | | - | |
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| 2640 | | - | |
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| 2641 | | - | its date of issuance, exce pt as provided in paragraph (2)(d). 1776 |
|---|
| 2642 | | - | (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. —To be eligible to seek 1777 |
|---|
| 2643 | | - | certification, a person must: 1778 |
|---|
| 2644 | | - | (d) Submit to background screening in accordance with 1779 |
|---|
| 2645 | | - | subsection (11) (10). If the background screening indicates a 1780 |
|---|
| 2646 | | - | criminal history or i f the applicant acknowledges a criminal 1781 |
|---|
| 2647 | | - | history, the applicant's records shall be referred to the 1782 |
|---|
| 2648 | | - | investigative section in the Department of Education for review 1783 |
|---|
| 2649 | | - | and determination of eligibility for certification. If the 1784 |
|---|
| 2650 | | - | applicant fails to provide the nece ssary documentation requested 1785 |
|---|
| 2651 | | - | by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt 1786 |
|---|
| 2652 | | - | of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and 1787 |
|---|
| 2653 | | - | pending application shall become invalid. 1788 |
|---|
| 2654 | | - | (g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge , pursuant to 1789 |
|---|
| 2655 | | - | subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher 1790 |
|---|
| 2656 | | - | pursuant to s. 1012.01(2)(a) . 1791 |
|---|
| 2657 | | - | (i) Demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and 1792 |
|---|
| 2658 | | - | education competence, pursuant to subsection (6) , if the person 1793 |
|---|
| 2659 | | - | serves as a classroom teacher or school a dministrator as 1794 |
|---|
| 2660 | | - | classified in s. 1012.01(2)(a) and (3)(c), respectively . 1795 |
|---|
| 2661 | | - | (6) MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION 1796 |
|---|
| 2662 | | - | COMPETENCE.—Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of 1797 |
|---|
| 2663 | | - | professional preparation and education competence are: 1798 |
|---|
| 2664 | | - | (a) Successful completion of an approved teacher 1799 |
|---|
| 2665 | | - | preparation program at a postsecondary educational institution 1800 |
|---|
| 2666 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2667 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2675 | | - | |
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| 2676 | | - | |
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| 2677 | | - | |
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| 2678 | | - | within this state and achievement of a passing score on the 1801 |
|---|
| 2679 | | - | professional education competency examination required by state 1802 |
|---|
| 2680 | | - | board rule; 1803 |
|---|
| 2681 | | - | (b) Successful comp letion of a teacher preparation program 1804 |
|---|
| 2682 | | - | at a postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and 1805 |
|---|
| 2683 | | - | achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1806 |
|---|
| 2684 | | - | competency examination required by state board rule; 1807 |
|---|
| 2685 | | - | (c) Documentation of a valid professi onal standard 1808 |
|---|
| 2686 | | - | teaching certificate issued by another state; 1809 |
|---|
| 2687 | | - | (d) Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the 1810 |
|---|
| 2688 | | - | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national 1811 |
|---|
| 2689 | | - | educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of 1812 |
|---|
| 2690 | | - | Education; 1813 |
|---|
| 2691 | | - | (e) Documentation of two semesters of successful, full -1814 |
|---|
| 2692 | | - | time or part-time teaching in a Florida College System 1815 |
|---|
| 2693 | | - | institution, state university, or private college or university 1816 |
|---|
| 2694 | | - | that awards an associate or higher degree and is an accredited 1817 |
|---|
| 2695 | | - | institution or an in stitution of higher education identified by 1818 |
|---|
| 2696 | | - | the Department of Education as having a quality program and 1819 |
|---|
| 2697 | | - | achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1820 |
|---|
| 2698 | | - | competency examination required by state board rule; 1821 |
|---|
| 2699 | | - | (f) Successful completion of profess ional preparation 1822 |
|---|
| 2700 | | - | courses as specified in state board rule, successful completion 1823 |
|---|
| 2701 | | - | of a professional preparation and education competence program 1824 |
|---|
| 2702 | | - | pursuant to subsection (9) paragraph (8)(b), and achievement of 1825 |
|---|
| 2703 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2704 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2712 | | - | |
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| 2713 | | - | |
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| 2714 | | - | |
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| 2715 | | - | a passing score on the professional education c ompetency 1826 |
|---|
| 2716 | | - | examination required by state board rule; 1827 |
|---|
| 2717 | | - | (g) Successful completion of a professional learning 1828 |
|---|
| 2718 | | - | development certification and education competency program, 1829 |
|---|
| 2719 | | - | outlined in subsection (8) paragraph (8)(a); or 1830 |
|---|
| 2720 | | - | (h) Successful completion of a competency -based 1831 |
|---|
| 2721 | | - | certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of 1832 |
|---|
| 2722 | | - | a passing score on the professional education competency 1833 |
|---|
| 2723 | | - | examination required by rule of the State Board of Education. 1834 |
|---|
| 2724 | | - | 1835 |
|---|
| 2725 | | - | The State Board of Educ ation shall adopt rules to implement this 1836 |
|---|
| 2726 | | - | subsection by December 31, 2014 , including rules to approve 1837 |
|---|
| 2727 | | - | specific teacher preparation programs that are not identified in 1838 |
|---|
| 2728 | | - | this subsection which may be used to meet requirements for 1839 |
|---|
| 2729 | | - | mastery of professional prepar ation and education competence. 1840 |
|---|
| 2730 | | - | (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION. — 1841 |
|---|
| 2731 | | - | (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional 1842 |
|---|
| 2732 | | - | certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 1843 |
|---|
| 2733 | | - | who fulfills one of the following: 1844 |
|---|
| 2734 | | - | 1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in 1845 |
|---|
| 2735 | | - | subsection (2). 1846 |
|---|
| 2736 | | - | 2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 1847 |
|---|
| 2737 | | - | through 12: 1848 |
|---|
| 2738 | | - | a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1849 |
|---|
| 2739 | | - | (h). 1850 |
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| 2740 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2741 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2750 | | - | |
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| 2751 | | - | |
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| 2752 | | - | b. Holds a master's or higher degree in the area of 1851 |
|---|
| 2753 | | - | science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 1852 |
|---|
| 2754 | | - | c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the 1853 |
|---|
| 2755 | | - | advanced degree. 1854 |
|---|
| 2756 | | - | d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the 1855 |
|---|
| 2757 | | - | teacher's performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part 1856 |
|---|
| 2758 | | - | on student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 1857 |
|---|
| 2759 | | - | assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International 1858 |
|---|
| 2760 | | - | Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 1859 |
|---|
| 2761 | | - | examination. 1860 |
|---|
| 2762 | | - | e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 1861 |
|---|
| 2763 | | - | education competency examination required by state board rule. 1862 |
|---|
| 2764 | | - | 3. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1863 |
|---|
| 2765 | | - | (h) and completes a professional learning certification 1864 |
|---|
| 2766 | | - | preparation and education competence program approved by the 1865 |
|---|
| 2767 | | - | department pursuant to paragraph (8)(b) (8)(c) or an educator 1866 |
|---|
| 2768 | | - | preparation institute approved by the department pursuant to s. 1867 |
|---|
| 2769 | | - | 1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these programs and is 1868 |
|---|
| 2770 | | - | rated highly effective as determined by his or her performance 1869 |
|---|
| 2771 | | - | evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not requ ired to take or achieve a 1870 |
|---|
| 2772 | | - | passing score on the professional education competency 1871 |
|---|
| 2773 | | - | examination in order to be awarded a professional certificate. 1872 |
|---|
| 2774 | | - | (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1873 |
|---|
| 2775 | | - | any applicant who: 1874 |
|---|
| 2776 | | - | 1. Completes the requirements o utlined in paragraphs 1875 |
|---|
| 2777 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2778 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2787 | | - | |
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| 2788 | | - | |
|---|
| 2789 | | - | (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements 1876 |
|---|
| 2790 | | - | specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject 1877 |
|---|
| 2791 | | - | area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an 1878 |
|---|
| 2792 | | - | accredited degree or a degree approved by the Depar tment of 1879 |
|---|
| 2793 | | - | Education at the level required for the subject area 1880 |
|---|
| 2794 | | - | specialization in state board rule; or 1881 |
|---|
| 2795 | | - | 2. For a subject area specialization for which the state 1882 |
|---|
| 2796 | | - | board otherwise requires a bachelor's degree, documents 48 1883 |
|---|
| 2797 | | - | months of active-duty military servic e with an honorable 1884 |
|---|
| 2798 | | - | discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements 1885 |
|---|
| 2799 | | - | outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d) -(f); completes the 1886 |
|---|
| 2800 | | - | subject area content requirements specified in state board rule 1887 |
|---|
| 2801 | | - | or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowled ge pursuant to 1888 |
|---|
| 2802 | | - | subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college credits 1889 |
|---|
| 2803 | | - | with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 1890 |
|---|
| 2804 | | - | scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of 1891 |
|---|
| 2805 | | - | higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of highe r 1892 |
|---|
| 2806 | | - | learning identified by the Department of Education as having a 1893 |
|---|
| 2807 | | - | quality program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher ; or. 1894 |
|---|
| 2808 | | - | 3. Is enrolled in a state -approved teacher preparation 1895 |
|---|
| 2809 | | - | program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the required 1896 |
|---|
| 2810 | | - | program field experience or internship at a public school; 1897 |
|---|
| 2811 | | - | completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), 1898 |
|---|
| 2812 | | - | (d), (e), and (f); completes the subject area content 1899 |
|---|
| 2813 | | - | requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates 1900 |
|---|
| 2814 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2815 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2824 | | - | |
|---|
| 2825 | | - | |
|---|
| 2826 | | - | mastery of subject area knowl edge pursuant to subsection (5); 1901 |
|---|
| 2827 | | - | and documents completion of 60 college credits with a minimum 1902 |
|---|
| 2828 | | - | cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as 1903 |
|---|
| 2829 | | - | provided by one or more accredited institutions of higher 1904 |
|---|
| 2830 | | - | learning or a nonaccredited institution of hig her learning 1905 |
|---|
| 2831 | | - | identified by the Department of Education as having a quality 1906 |
|---|
| 2832 | | - | program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher. 1907 |
|---|
| 2833 | | - | (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2 -year 1908 |
|---|
| 2834 | | - | temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5 -year professional 1909 |
|---|
| 2835 | | - | certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor's 1910 |
|---|
| 2836 | | - | degree in the area of speech -language impairment to allow for 1911 |
|---|
| 2837 | | - | completion of a master's degree program in speech -language 1912 |
|---|
| 2838 | | - | impairment. 1913 |
|---|
| 2839 | | - | (d) A person who is issued a temporary certificate under 1914 |
|---|
| 2840 | | - | subparagraph (b)2. must be assigned a teacher mentor for a 1915 |
|---|
| 2841 | | - | minimum of 2 school years after commencing employment. Each 1916 |
|---|
| 2842 | | - | teacher mentor selected by the school district, charter school, 1917 |
|---|
| 2843 | | - | or charter management organization must: 1918 |
|---|
| 2844 | | - | 1. Hold a valid professional certificate is sued pursuant 1919 |
|---|
| 2845 | | - | to this section; 1920 |
|---|
| 2846 | | - | 2. Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in 1921 |
|---|
| 2847 | | - | prekindergarten through grade 12; and 1922 |
|---|
| 2848 | | - | 3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on 1923 |
|---|
| 2849 | | - | the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 1012.34. 1924 |
|---|
| 2850 | | - | (e)(e)1. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph 1925 |
|---|
| 2851 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2852 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2861 | | - | |
|---|
| 2862 | | - | |
|---|
| 2863 | | - | (b)1. is valid for 3 school fiscal years and is nonrenewable. 1926 |
|---|
| 2864 | | - | 2. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph (b)2. 1927 |
|---|
| 2865 | | - | is valid for 5 school fiscal years, is limited to a one -time 1928 |
|---|
| 2866 | | - | issuance, and is non renewable. 1929 |
|---|
| 2867 | | - | 1930 |
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| 2868 | | - | At least 1 year before an individual's temporary certificate is 1931 |
|---|
| 2869 | | - | set to expire, the department shall electronically notify the 1932 |
|---|
| 2870 | | - | individual of the date on which his or her certificate will 1933 |
|---|
| 2871 | | - | expire and provide a list of each method by which the 1934 |
|---|
| 2872 | | - | qualifications for a professional certificate can be completed. 1935 |
|---|
| 2873 | | - | The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the 1936 |
|---|
| 2874 | | - | department to extend the validity period of a temporary 1937 |
|---|
| 2875 | | - | certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the 1938 |
|---|
| 2876 | | - | professional certificate w ere not completed due to the serious 1939 |
|---|
| 2877 | | - | illness or injury of the applicant, the military service of an 1940 |
|---|
| 2878 | | - | applicant's spouse, other extraordinary extenuating 1941 |
|---|
| 2879 | | - | circumstances, or if the certificateholder is rated highly 1942 |
|---|
| 2880 | | - | effective in the immediate prior year's perfo rmance evaluation 1943 |
|---|
| 2881 | | - | pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2 -year mentorship 1944 |
|---|
| 2882 | | - | program pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall extend 1945 |
|---|
| 2883 | | - | the temporary certificate upon approval by the Commissioner of 1946 |
|---|
| 2884 | | - | Education. A written request for extension of the c ertificate 1947 |
|---|
| 2885 | | - | shall be submitted by the district school superintendent, the 1948 |
|---|
| 2886 | | - | governing authority of a university lab school, the governing 1949 |
|---|
| 2887 | | - | authority of a state -supported school, or the governing 1950 |
|---|
| 2888 | | - | ENROLLED |
|---|
| 2889 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2898 | | - | |
|---|
| 2899 | | - | |
|---|
| 2900 | | - | authority of a private school. 1951 |
|---|
| 2901 | | - | (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND 1952 |
|---|
| 2902 | | - | EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM.— 1953 |
|---|
| 2903 | | - | (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each 1954 |
|---|
| 2904 | | - | school district, charter school, and charter management 1955 |
|---|
| 2905 | | - | organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 1956 |
|---|
| 2906 | | - | professional learning development certification and education 1957 |
|---|
| 2907 | | - | competency program by which instructional staff may satisfy the 1958 |
|---|
| 2908 | | - | mastery of professional preparation and education competence 1959 |
|---|
| 2909 | | - | requirements specified in subsection (6) and rules of the State 1960 |
|---|
| 2910 | | - | Board of Education. Participants must ho ld a state-issued 1961 |
|---|
| 2911 | | - | temporary certificate. A school district, charter school, or 1962 |
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| 2912 | | - | charter management organization that implements the program 1963 |
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| 2913 | | - | shall provide a competency -based certification program developed 1964 |
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| 2914 | | - | by the Department of Education or developed by the d istrict, 1965 |
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| 2915 | | - | charter school, or charter management organization and approved 1966 |
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| 2916 | | - | by the Department of Education. These entities may collaborate 1967 |
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| 2917 | | - | with other supporting agencies or educational entities for 1968 |
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| 2918 | | - | implementation. The program shall include the following: 1969 |
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| 2919 | | - | 1. A minimum period of initial preparation before assuming 1970 |
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| 2920 | | - | duties as the teacher of record. 1971 |
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| 2921 | | - | 2. An option for collaboration with other supporting 1972 |
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| 2922 | | - | agencies or educational entities for implementation. 1973 |
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| 2923 | | - | 1.3. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 1974 |
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| 2924 | | - | a. Each individual selected by the district , charter 1975 |
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| 2925 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2926 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2935 | | - | |
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| 2936 | | - | |
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| 2937 | | - | school, or charter management organization as a mentor: 1976 |
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| 2938 | | - | (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 1977 |
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| 2939 | | - | pursuant to this section; 1978 |
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| 2940 | | - | (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 1979 |
|---|
| 2941 | | - | experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 1980 |
|---|
| 2942 | | - | (III) Must have completed specialized training in clinical 1981 |
|---|
| 2943 | | - | supervision and participate in ongoing mentor training provided 1982 |
|---|
| 2944 | | - | through the coordinated system of professional learning 1983 |
|---|
| 2945 | | - | development under s. 1012.98(4) s. 1012.98(3)(e); 1984 |
|---|
| 2946 | | - | (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 1985 |
|---|
| 2947 | | - | rating on the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 1986 |
|---|
| 2948 | | - | 1012.34; and 1987 |
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| 2949 | | - | (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district's 1988 |
|---|
| 2950 | | - | evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 1989 |
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| 2951 | | - | b. The teacher mento rship and induction component must, at 1990 |
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| 2952 | | - | a minimum, provide routine weekly opportunities for mentoring 1991 |
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| 2953 | | - | and induction activities, including common planning time, 1992 |
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| 2954 | | - | ongoing professional learning as described in s. 1012.98 1993 |
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| 2955 | | - | development targeted to a teacher's need s, opportunities for a 1994 |
|---|
| 2956 | | - | teacher to observe other teachers, co -teaching experiences, and 1995 |
|---|
| 2957 | | - | reflection and followup discussions. Professional learning must 1996 |
|---|
| 2958 | | - | meet the criteria established in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and 1997 |
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| 2959 | | - | induction activities must be provided for an applicant's first 1998 |
|---|
| 2960 | | - | year in the program and may be provided until the applicant 1999 |
|---|
| 2961 | | - | attains his or her professional certificate in accordance with 2000 |
|---|
| 2962 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 2963 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 2964 | | - | |
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| 2972 | | - | |
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| 2973 | | - | |
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| 2974 | | - | this section. A principal who is rated highly effective as 2001 |
|---|
| 2975 | | - | determined by his or her performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 2002 |
|---|
| 2976 | | - | must be provided flexibility in selecting professional 2003 |
|---|
| 2977 | | - | development activities under this paragraph; however, the 2004 |
|---|
| 2978 | | - | activities must be approved by the department as part of the 2005 |
|---|
| 2979 | | - | district's, charter school's, or charter management 2006 |
|---|
| 2980 | | - | organization's program. 2007 |
|---|
| 2981 | | - | 2.4. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 2008 |
|---|
| 2982 | | - | district's, charter school's, or charter management 2009 |
|---|
| 2983 | | - | organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 2010 |
|---|
| 2984 | | - | which provides for: 2011 |
|---|
| 2985 | | - | a. An initial evaluation of each educator's competencies 2012 |
|---|
| 2986 | | - | to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 2013 |
|---|
| 2987 | | - | development plan. 2014 |
|---|
| 2988 | | - | b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 2015 |
|---|
| 2989 | | - | of the program. 2016 |
|---|
| 2990 | | - | 3.5. Professional education preparati on content knowledge, 2017 |
|---|
| 2991 | | - | which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 2018 |
|---|
| 2992 | | - | under subparagraph 1. 3., that includes, but is not limited to, 2019 |
|---|
| 2993 | | - | the following: 2020 |
|---|
| 2994 | | - | a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 2021 |
|---|
| 2995 | | - | including scientifically base d reading instruction, content 2022 |
|---|
| 2996 | | - | literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 2023 |
|---|
| 2997 | | - | identified on the temporary certificate. 2024 |
|---|
| 2998 | | - | b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 2025 |
|---|
| 2999 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3000 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3001 | | - | |
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| 3008 | | - | |
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| 3009 | | - | |
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| 3010 | | - | |
|---|
| 3011 | | - | state board. 2026 |
|---|
| 3012 | | - | c. A variety of data indicators for monitoring student 2027 |
|---|
| 3013 | | - | progress. 2028 |
|---|
| 3014 | | - | d. Methodologies for teaching students with disabilities. 2029 |
|---|
| 3015 | | - | e. Methodologies for teaching students of limited English 2030 |
|---|
| 3016 | | - | proficiency appropriate for each subject area identified on the 2031 |
|---|
| 3017 | | - | temporary certificate. 2032 |
|---|
| 3018 | | - | f. Techniques and strategies for operat ionalizing the role 2033 |
|---|
| 3019 | | - | of the teacher in assuring a safe learning environment for 2034 |
|---|
| 3020 | | - | students. 2035 |
|---|
| 3021 | | - | 4.6. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 2036 |
|---|
| 3022 | | - | area and professional education competency examination required 2037 |
|---|
| 3023 | | - | by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 2038 |
|---|
| 3024 | | - | must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 2039 |
|---|
| 3025 | | - | 5.7. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2040 |
|---|
| 3026 | | - | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 2041 |
|---|
| 3027 | | - | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 2042 |
|---|
| 3028 | | - | successfully complete all competencies for a reading 2043 |
|---|
| 3029 | | - | endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 2044 |
|---|
| 3030 | | - | through the candidate's demonstration of mastery of professional 2045 |
|---|
| 3031 | | - | preparation and education competence under paragraph (b) . 2046 |
|---|
| 3032 | | - | (b)1. Each school di strict must and a private school or 2047 |
|---|
| 3033 | | - | state-supported public school, including a charter school, may 2048 |
|---|
| 3034 | | - | develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2049 |
|---|
| 3035 | | - | instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional 2050 |
|---|
| 3036 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3037 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3038 | | - | |
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| 3046 | | - | |
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| 3047 | | - | |
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| 3048 | | - | preparation and education competence as req uired by law. Each 2051 |
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| 3049 | | - | program must be based on classroom application of the Florida 2052 |
|---|
| 3050 | | - | Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2053 |
|---|
| 3051 | | - | and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district's or 2054 |
|---|
| 3052 | | - | state-supported public school's evaluation system established 2055 |
|---|
| 3053 | | - | under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2056 |
|---|
| 3054 | | - | 2. The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2057 |
|---|
| 3055 | | - | continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2058 |
|---|
| 3056 | | - | based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2059 |
|---|
| 3057 | | - | department shall review the pe rformance data as a part of the 2060 |
|---|
| 3058 | | - | periodic review of each school district's professional 2061 |
|---|
| 3059 | | - | development system required under s. 1012.98. 2062 |
|---|
| 3060 | | - | (b)(c) No later than December 31, 2017, The department 2063 |
|---|
| 3061 | | - | State Board of Education shall adopt rules standards for the 2064 |
|---|
| 3062 | | - | approval and continued approval of professional learning 2065 |
|---|
| 3063 | | - | development certification and education competency programs 2066 |
|---|
| 3064 | | - | aligned to, including standards for the teacher mentorship and 2067 |
|---|
| 3065 | | - | induction component, under paragraph (a). Standards for the 2068 |
|---|
| 3066 | | - | teacher mentorship an d induction component must include program 2069 |
|---|
| 3067 | | - | administration and evaluation; mentor roles, selection, and 2070 |
|---|
| 3068 | | - | training; beginning teacher assessment and professional 2071 |
|---|
| 3069 | | - | development; and teacher content knowledge and practices aligned 2072 |
|---|
| 3070 | | - | to the Florida Educator Accompli shed Practices. Each school 2073 |
|---|
| 3071 | | - | district or charter school with a program under this subsection 2074 |
|---|
| 3072 | | - | must submit its program, including the teacher mentorship and 2075 |
|---|
| 3073 | | - | ENROLLED |
|---|
| 3074 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3075 | | - | |
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| 3083 | | - | |
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| 3084 | | - | |
|---|
| 3085 | | - | induction component, to the department for approval no later 2076 |
|---|
| 3086 | | - | than June 30, 2018. After December 31, 20 18, A teacher may not 2077 |
|---|
| 3087 | | - | satisfy requirements for a professional certificate through a 2078 |
|---|
| 3088 | | - | professional learning development certification and education 2079 |
|---|
| 3089 | | - | competency program under paragraph (a) unless the program has 2080 |
|---|
| 3090 | | - | been approved by the department pursuant to this paragraph. 2081 |
|---|
| 3091 | | - | (9) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM. — 2082 |
|---|
| 3092 | | - | (a) Each school district must and a private school or 2083 |
|---|
| 3093 | | - | state-supported public school, including a charter school, may 2084 |
|---|
| 3094 | | - | develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2085 |
|---|
| 3095 | | - | instructional staff m ay demonstrate mastery of professional 2086 |
|---|
| 3096 | | - | preparation and education competence as required by law. Each 2087 |
|---|
| 3097 | | - | program must be based on classroom application of the Florida 2088 |
|---|
| 3098 | | - | Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2089 |
|---|
| 3099 | | - | and, for public schools, must b e aligned with the district's or 2090 |
|---|
| 3100 | | - | state-supported public school's evaluation system established 2091 |
|---|
| 3101 | | - | under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2092 |
|---|
| 3102 | | - | (b) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2093 |
|---|
| 3103 | | - | continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2094 |
|---|
| 3104 | | - | based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2095 |
|---|
| 3105 | | - | department shall review the performance data as a part of the 2096 |
|---|
| 3106 | | - | periodic review of each school district's professional learning 2097 |
|---|
| 3107 | | - | system required under s. 1012.98. 2098 |
|---|
| 3108 | | - | (d) The Commissioner of Education shall d etermine the 2099 |
|---|
| 3109 | | - | continued approval of programs implemented under paragraph (a) 2100 |
|---|
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| 3111 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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|---|
| 3120 | | - | |
|---|
| 3121 | | - | |
|---|
| 3122 | | - | based upon the department's periodic review of the following: 2101 |
|---|
| 3123 | | - | 1. Evidence that the requirements in paragraph (a) are 2102 |
|---|
| 3124 | | - | consistently met; and 2103 |
|---|
| 3125 | | - | 2. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 2104 |
|---|
| 3126 | | - | a. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 2105 |
|---|
| 3127 | | - | instructional positions in Florida public schools. 2106 |
|---|
| 3128 | | - | b. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2107 |
|---|
| 3129 | | - | grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 2108 |
|---|
| 3130 | | - | statewide assessments using the results of the student learning 2109 |
|---|
| 3131 | | - | growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 2110 |
|---|
| 3132 | | - | c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2111 |
|---|
| 3133 | | - | grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers 2112 |
|---|
| 3134 | | - | aggregated by student subgroups, as defined in the federal 2113 |
|---|
| 3135 | | - | Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 2114 |
|---|
| 3136 | | - | 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 2115 |
|---|
| 3137 | | - | prepares teachers to work with a variety of students in Florida 2116 |
|---|
| 3138 | | - | public schools. 2117 |
|---|
| 3139 | | - | d. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 2118 |
|---|
| 3140 | | - | accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 2119 |
|---|
| 3141 | | - | e. Production of program completers in statewide critical 2120 |
|---|
| 3142 | | - | teacher shortage areas as defined in s. 1012.07. 2121 |
|---|
| 3143 | | - | Section 29. Section 1012.57, Florida Statutes, is amended 2122 |
|---|
| 3144 | | - | to read: 2123 |
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| 3145 | | - | 1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators. — 2124 |
|---|
| 3146 | | - | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 2125 |
|---|
| 3147 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3157 | | - | |
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| 3158 | | - | |
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| 3159 | | - | 1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to 2126 |
|---|
| 3160 | | - | the contrary, district sc hool boards and charter school 2127 |
|---|
| 3161 | | - | governing boards shall adopt rules to allow for the issuance of 2128 |
|---|
| 3162 | | - | an adjunct teaching certificate to any applicant who fulfills 2129 |
|---|
| 3163 | | - | the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11) s. 2130 |
|---|
| 3164 | | - | 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (10) and who has expertise in the subject 2131 |
|---|
| 3165 | | - | area to be taught. An applicant shall be considered to have 2132 |
|---|
| 3166 | | - | expertise in the subject area to be taught if the applicant 2133 |
|---|
| 3167 | | - | demonstrates sufficient subject area mastery through passage of 2134 |
|---|
| 3168 | | - | a subject area test. 2135 |
|---|
| 3169 | | - | (2) The Legislature intends tha t this section allow school 2136 |
|---|
| 3170 | | - | districts and charter schools to tap the wealth of talent and 2137 |
|---|
| 3171 | | - | expertise represented in Florida's citizens who may wish to 2138 |
|---|
| 3172 | | - | teach in a Florida public school by permitting school districts 2139 |
|---|
| 3173 | | - | and charter schools to issue adjunct certi ficates to qualified 2140 |
|---|
| 3174 | | - | applicants. 2141 |
|---|
| 3175 | | - | (3) Adjunct certificateholders should be used primarily as 2142 |
|---|
| 3176 | | - | a strategy to enhance the diversity of course offerings offered 2143 |
|---|
| 3177 | | - | to all students. School districts and charter schools may use 2144 |
|---|
| 3178 | | - | the expertise of individuals in the state who wish to provide 2145 |
|---|
| 3179 | | - | online instruction to students by issuing adjunct certificates 2146 |
|---|
| 3180 | | - | to qualified applicants. 2147 |
|---|
| 3181 | | - | (4) Each adjunct teaching certificate is valid through the 2148 |
|---|
| 3182 | | - | term of the annual contract between the educator and the school 2149 |
|---|
| 3183 | | - | district or charter school. An additional annual certification 2150 |
|---|
| 3184 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3185 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3195 | | - | |
|---|
| 3196 | | - | and an additional annual contract may be awarded by the district 2151 |
|---|
| 3197 | | - | or charter school at the district's or charter school's 2152 |
|---|
| 3198 | | - | discretion but only if the applicant is rated effective or 2153 |
|---|
| 3199 | | - | highly effective under s. 1012 .34 during each year of teaching 2154 |
|---|
| 3200 | | - | under adjunct teaching certification. A school district and 2155 |
|---|
| 3201 | | - | charter school may issue an adjunct teaching certificate for a 2156 |
|---|
| 3202 | | - | part-time or full-time teaching position; however, an adjunct 2157 |
|---|
| 3203 | | - | teaching certificate issued for a full -time teaching position is 2158 |
|---|
| 3204 | | - | valid for no more than 3 years and is nonrenewable. 2159 |
|---|
| 3205 | | - | (5) Individuals who are certified and employed under this 2160 |
|---|
| 3206 | | - | section shall have the same rights and protection of laws as 2161 |
|---|
| 3207 | | - | teachers certified under s. 1012.56. 2162 |
|---|
| 3208 | | - | (6) Each school district and charter school shall: 2163 |
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| 3209 | | - | (a) Post requirements on its website for the issuance of 2164 |
|---|
| 3210 | | - | an adjunct teaching certificate, which must specify the subject 2165 |
|---|
| 3211 | | - | area test through which an applicant demonstrates subject area 2166 |
|---|
| 3212 | | - | mastery. 2167 |
|---|
| 3213 | | - | (b) Annually report to th e department the number of 2168 |
|---|
| 3214 | | - | adjunct teaching certificates issued for part -time teaching 2169 |
|---|
| 3215 | | - | positions and full-time teaching positions pursuant to this 2170 |
|---|
| 3216 | | - | section. 2171 |
|---|
| 3217 | | - | Section 30. Section 1012.575, Florida Statutes, is amended 2172 |
|---|
| 3218 | | - | to read: 2173 |
|---|
| 3219 | | - | 1012.575 Alternative prepa ration programs for certified 2174 |
|---|
| 3220 | | - | teachers to add additional coverage. —A district school board, or 2175 |
|---|
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| 3222 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3232 | | - | |
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| 3233 | | - | an organization of private schools or a consortium of charter 2176 |
|---|
| 3234 | | - | schools with an approved professional learning development 2177 |
|---|
| 3235 | | - | system as described in s. 1012.98(7) s. 1012.98(6), may design 2178 |
|---|
| 3236 | | - | alternative teacher preparation programs to enable persons 2179 |
|---|
| 3237 | | - | already certificated to add an additional coverage to their 2180 |
|---|
| 3238 | | - | certificates. Each alternative teacher preparation program shall 2181 |
|---|
| 3239 | | - | be reviewed and approved by the Department of Edu cation to 2182 |
|---|
| 3240 | | - | assure that persons who complete the program are competent in 2183 |
|---|
| 3241 | | - | the necessary areas of subject matter specialization. Two or 2184 |
|---|
| 3242 | | - | more school districts may jointly participate in an alternative 2185 |
|---|
| 3243 | | - | preparation program for teachers. 2186 |
|---|
| 3244 | | - | Section 31. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 2187 |
|---|
| 3245 | | - | 1012.585, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (h), 2188 |
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| 3246 | | - | and a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to read: 2189 |
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| 3247 | | - | 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional 2190 |
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| 3248 | | - | certificates.— 2191 |
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| 3249 | | - | (3) For the renewal of a professio nal certificate, the 2192 |
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| 3250 | | - | following requirements must be met: 2193 |
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| 3251 | | - | (g) An applicant for renewal of a professional certificate 2194 |
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| 3252 | | - | in educational leadership from a Level I program under s. 2195 |
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| 3253 | | - | 1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3), with a 2196 |
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| 3254 | | - | beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter, must 2197 |
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| 3255 | | - | earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points in 2198 |
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| 3256 | | - | Florida's educational leadership standards, as established in 2199 |
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| 3257 | | - | rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this 2200 |
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| 3268 | | - | |
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| 3269 | | - | |
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| 3270 | | - | paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the 2201 |
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| 3271 | | - | department for continuing education or inservice training. 2202 |
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| 3272 | | - | Section 32. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2203 |
|---|
| 3273 | | - | 1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2204 |
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| 3274 | | - | 1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate 2205 |
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| 3275 | | - | certificates; reading endorsement pathways. — 2206 |
|---|
| 3276 | | - | (1) A school district may process via a Department of 2207 |
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| 3277 | | - | Education website certificates for the following applications of 2208 |
|---|
| 3278 | | - | public school employees: 2209 |
|---|
| 3279 | | - | (a) Addition of a subject coverage or endorsement to a 2210 |
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| 3280 | | - | valid Florida certificate on the basis of the completion of the 2211 |
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| 3281 | | - | appropriate subject area testing requirements of s. 2212 |
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| 3282 | | - | 1012.56(5)(a) or the completion of the requirements of an 2213 |
|---|
| 3283 | | - | approved school district program or the inservice components for 2214 |
|---|
| 3284 | | - | an endorsement. 2215 |
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| 3285 | | - | 1. To reduce duplication, the department may recommend the 2216 |
|---|
| 3286 | | - | consolidation of endorsement areas and requirements to the State 2217 |
|---|
| 3287 | | - | Board of Education. 2218 |
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| 3288 | | - | 2. At least once every 5 years, the department shall 2219 |
|---|
| 3289 | | - | conduct a review of existing subject coverage or endorsement 2220 |
|---|
| 3290 | | - | requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student 2221 |
|---|
| 3291 | | - | educational areas. The review must include reciprocity 2222 |
|---|
| 3292 | | - | requirements for out -of-state certificates and requirements for 2223 |
|---|
| 3293 | | - | demonstrating competency in the reading instruction professional 2224 |
|---|
| 3294 | | - | learning development topics listed in s. 1012.98(5)(b)11 s. 2225 |
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| 3305 | | - | |
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| 3306 | | - | |
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| 3307 | | - | 1012.98(4)(b)11. The review must also consider the award of an 2226 |
|---|
| 3308 | | - | endorsement to an individual who holds a certificate issued by 2227 |
|---|
| 3309 | | - | an internationally recognized organization that establishes 2228 |
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| 3310 | | - | standards for providing evidence-based interventions to 2229 |
|---|
| 3311 | | - | struggling readers or who completes a postsecondary program that 2230 |
|---|
| 3312 | | - | is accredited by such organization. Any such certificate or 2231 |
|---|
| 3313 | | - | program must require an individual who completes the certificate 2232 |
|---|
| 3314 | | - | or program to demonstrate compete nce in reading intervention 2233 |
|---|
| 3315 | | - | strategies through clinical experience. At the conclusion of 2234 |
|---|
| 3316 | | - | each review, the department shall recommend to the state board 2235 |
|---|
| 3317 | | - | changes to the subject coverage or endorsement requirements 2236 |
|---|
| 3318 | | - | based upon any identified instruction or int ervention strategies 2237 |
|---|
| 3319 | | - | proven to improve student reading performance. This subparagraph 2238 |
|---|
| 3320 | | - | does not authorize the state board to establish any new 2239 |
|---|
| 3321 | | - | certification subject coverage. 2240 |
|---|
| 3322 | | - | 2241 |
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| 3323 | | - | The employing school district shall charge the employee a fee 2242 |
|---|
| 3324 | | - | not to exceed the amount charged by the Department of Education 2243 |
|---|
| 3325 | | - | for such services. Each district school board shall retain a 2244 |
|---|
| 3326 | | - | portion of the fee as defined in the rules of the State Board of 2245 |
|---|
| 3327 | | - | Education. The portion sent to the department shall be used for 2246 |
|---|
| 3328 | | - | maintenance of the te chnology system, the web application, and 2247 |
|---|
| 3329 | | - | posting and mailing of the certificate. 2248 |
|---|
| 3330 | | - | Section 33. Section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended 2249 |
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| 3331 | | - | to read: 2250 |
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| 3332 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3343 | | - | |
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| 3344 | | - | 1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Development 2251 |
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| 3345 | | - | Act.— 2252 |
|---|
| 3346 | | - | (1) The Department of Education, public postsecondary 2253 |
|---|
| 3347 | | - | educational institutions, public school districts, public 2254 |
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| 3348 | | - | schools, state education foundations, consortia, and 2255 |
|---|
| 3349 | | - | professional organizations in this state shall work 2256 |
|---|
| 3350 | | - | collaboratively to establish a coordin ated system of 2257 |
|---|
| 3351 | | - | professional learning. For the purposes of this section, the 2258 |
|---|
| 3352 | | - | term "professional learning" means learning that is aligned to 2259 |
|---|
| 3353 | | - | the state's standards for effective professional learning, 2260 |
|---|
| 3354 | | - | educator practices, and leadership practices; incorporates 2261 |
|---|
| 3355 | | - | active learning; is collaborative; provides models; and is 2262 |
|---|
| 3356 | | - | sustained and continuous development. The purpose of the 2263 |
|---|
| 3357 | | - | professional learning development system is to increase student 2264 |
|---|
| 3358 | | - | achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that 2265 |
|---|
| 3359 | | - | promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and 2266 |
|---|
| 3360 | | - | prepare students for continuing education and the workforce. The 2267 |
|---|
| 3361 | | - | system of professional learning development must align to the 2268 |
|---|
| 3362 | | - | standards adopted by the state . Routine informational meetings 2269 |
|---|
| 3363 | | - | may not be considered professional learning and are not eligible 2270 |
|---|
| 3364 | | - | for inservice points and support the framework for standards 2271 |
|---|
| 3365 | | - | adopted by the National Staff Development Council . 2272 |
|---|
| 3366 | | - | (2) The school community includes students and parents, 2273 |
|---|
| 3367 | | - | administrative personnel, managers, instr uctional personnel, 2274 |
|---|
| 3368 | | - | support personnel, members of district school boards, members of 2275 |
|---|
| 3369 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3370 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3379 | | - | |
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| 3380 | | - | |
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| 3381 | | - | school advisory councils, business partners, and personnel that 2276 |
|---|
| 3382 | | - | provide health and social services to students. 2277 |
|---|
| 3383 | | - | (3) Professional learning activities linked to student 2278 |
|---|
| 3384 | | - | learning and professional growth for instructional and 2279 |
|---|
| 3385 | | - | administrative staff meet the following criteria: 2280 |
|---|
| 3386 | | - | (a) For instructional personnel, utilize materials aligned 2281 |
|---|
| 3387 | | - | to the state's academic standards. 2282 |
|---|
| 3388 | | - | (b) For school administrators, utilize materials aligne d 2283 |
|---|
| 3389 | | - | to the state's educational leadership standards. 2284 |
|---|
| 3390 | | - | (c) Have clear, defined, and measurable outcomes for both 2285 |
|---|
| 3391 | | - | individual inservice activities and multiple day sessions. 2286 |
|---|
| 3392 | | - | (d) Employ multiple measurement tools for data on teacher 2287 |
|---|
| 3393 | | - | growth, participants' use of new knowledge and skills, student 2288 |
|---|
| 3394 | | - | learning outcomes, instructional growth outcomes, and leadership 2289 |
|---|
| 3395 | | - | growth outcomes, as applicable. 2290 |
|---|
| 3396 | | - | (e) Utilize active learning and engage participants 2291 |
|---|
| 3397 | | - | directly in designing and trying out strategies, providing 2292 |
|---|
| 3398 | | - | participants with the opportunity to engage in authentic 2293 |
|---|
| 3399 | | - | teaching and leadership experiences. 2294 |
|---|
| 3400 | | - | (f) Utilize artifacts, interactive activities, and other 2295 |
|---|
| 3401 | | - | strategies to provide deeply embedded and highly contextualized 2296 |
|---|
| 3402 | | - | professional learning. 2297 |
|---|
| 3403 | | - | (g) Create opportunities for collaboration. 2298 |
|---|
| 3404 | | - | (h) Utilize coaching and expert support to involve the 2299 |
|---|
| 3405 | | - | sharing of expertise about content and evidence -based practices, 2300 |
|---|
| 3406 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3407 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3415 | | - | |
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| 3416 | | - | |
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| 3417 | | - | |
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| 3418 | | - | focused directly on instructional personnel and school 2301 |
|---|
| 3419 | | - | administrator needs. 2302 |
|---|
| 3420 | | - | (i) Provide opportunities for instructional personnel and 2303 |
|---|
| 3421 | | - | school administrators to think about, receive input on, and make 2304 |
|---|
| 3422 | | - | changes to practice by facilitating reflection and providing 2305 |
|---|
| 3423 | | - | feedback. 2306 |
|---|
| 3424 | | - | (j) Provide sustained duration with followup for 2307 |
|---|
| 3425 | | - | instructional personnel and school ad ministrators to have 2308 |
|---|
| 3426 | | - | adequate time to learn, practice, implement, and reflect upon 2309 |
|---|
| 3427 | | - | new strategies that facilitate changes in practice. 2310 |
|---|
| 3428 | | - | (4)(3) The activities designed to implement this section 2311 |
|---|
| 3429 | | - | must: 2312 |
|---|
| 3430 | | - | (a) Support and increase the success of educators thro ugh 2313 |
|---|
| 3431 | | - | collaboratively developed school improvement plans that focus 2314 |
|---|
| 3432 | | - | on: 2315 |
|---|
| 3433 | | - | 1. Enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies to 2316 |
|---|
| 3434 | | - | engage students in a rigorous and relevant curriculum based on 2317 |
|---|
| 3435 | | - | state and local educational standards, goals, and initiatives; 2318 |
|---|
| 3436 | | - | 2. Increased opportunities to provide meaningful 2319 |
|---|
| 3437 | | - | relationships between teachers and all students; and 2320 |
|---|
| 3438 | | - | 3. Increased opportunities for professional collaboration 2321 |
|---|
| 3439 | | - | among and between teachers, certified school counselors, 2322 |
|---|
| 3440 | | - | instructional leaders, postseconda ry educators engaged in 2323 |
|---|
| 3441 | | - | preservice training for new teachers, and the workforce 2324 |
|---|
| 3442 | | - | community. 2325 |
|---|
| 3443 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3444 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3445 | | - | |
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| 3452 | | - | |
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| 3453 | | - | |
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| 3454 | | - | |
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| 3455 | | - | (b) Assist the school community in providing stimulating, 2326 |
|---|
| 3456 | | - | scientific research-based educational activities that encourage 2327 |
|---|
| 3457 | | - | and motivate students to achieve at the h ighest levels and to 2328 |
|---|
| 3458 | | - | participate as active learners and that prepare students for 2329 |
|---|
| 3459 | | - | success at subsequent educational levels and the workforce. 2330 |
|---|
| 3460 | | - | (c) Provide continuous support for all education 2331 |
|---|
| 3461 | | - | professionals as well as temporary intervention for education 2332 |
|---|
| 3462 | | - | professionals who need improvement in knowledge, skills, and 2333 |
|---|
| 3463 | | - | performance. 2334 |
|---|
| 3464 | | - | (d) Provide middle grades instructional personnel and 2335 |
|---|
| 3465 | | - | school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best 2336 |
|---|
| 3466 | | - | practices necessary to support excellence in classroom 2337 |
|---|
| 3467 | | - | instruction and educational leadership. 2338 |
|---|
| 3468 | | - | (e) Provide training to teacher mentors as part of the 2339 |
|---|
| 3469 | | - | professional learning development certification program under s. 2340 |
|---|
| 3470 | | - | 1012.56(8) and the professional education competency program 2341 |
|---|
| 3471 | | - | under s. 1012.56(9) s. 1012.56(8)(a). The training must include 2342 |
|---|
| 3472 | | - | components on teacher development, peer coaching, time 2343 |
|---|
| 3473 | | - | management, and other related topics as determined by the 2344 |
|---|
| 3474 | | - | Department of Education. 2345 |
|---|
| 3475 | | - | (5)(4) The Department of Education, school districts, 2346 |
|---|
| 3476 | | - | schools, Florida College System institutions , and state 2347 |
|---|
| 3477 | | - | universities share the responsibilities described in this 2348 |
|---|
| 3478 | | - | section. These responsibilities include the following: 2349 |
|---|
| 3479 | | - | (a)1. The department shall create a high -quality 2350 |
|---|
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| 3489 | | - | |
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| 3490 | | - | |
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| 3491 | | - | |
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| 3492 | | - | professional learning marketplace list that acts as guide and 2351 |
|---|
| 3493 | | - | tool for teachers, schools, school administrators, and districts 2352 |
|---|
| 3494 | | - | across the state to identify high -quality professional learning 2353 |
|---|
| 3495 | | - | provider programs and resources that meet the criteria described 2354 |
|---|
| 3496 | | - | in subsection (3) and have demonstrated success in meeting 2355 |
|---|
| 3497 | | - | identified student ne eds. 2356 |
|---|
| 3498 | | - | 2.(a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school 2357 |
|---|
| 3499 | | - | community, through a centralized professional learning webpage, 2358 |
|---|
| 3500 | | - | the marketplace list under subparagraph 1 research-based 2359 |
|---|
| 3501 | | - | professional development methods and programs that have 2360 |
|---|
| 3502 | | - | demonstrated success in meeting identified student needs . The 2361 |
|---|
| 3503 | | - | Commissioner of Education shall use data on student achievement 2362 |
|---|
| 3504 | | - | to identify student needs. The methods of dissemination must 2363 |
|---|
| 3505 | | - | include a web-based statewide performance support system, 2364 |
|---|
| 3506 | | - | including a database of exem plary professional development 2365 |
|---|
| 3507 | | - | activities, a listing of available professional development 2366 |
|---|
| 3508 | | - | resources, training programs, and available assistance. 2367 |
|---|
| 3509 | | - | 2. The web-based statewide performance support system 2368 |
|---|
| 3510 | | - | established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle 2369 |
|---|
| 3511 | | - | grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom 2370 |
|---|
| 3512 | | - | instruction, including integrated digital instruction and 2371 |
|---|
| 3513 | | - | competency-based instruction; CAPE Digital Tool certificates and 2372 |
|---|
| 3514 | | - | CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; stude nt 2373 |
|---|
| 3515 | | - | behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for 2374 |
|---|
| 3516 | | - | students; and instructional leadership. 2375 |
|---|
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| 3527 | | - | |
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| 3528 | | - | |
|---|
| 3529 | | - | (b) Each school district shall develop a professional 2376 |
|---|
| 3530 | | - | learning development system as specified in subsection (4) (3). 2377 |
|---|
| 3531 | | - | The system shall be developed i n consultation with teachers, 2378 |
|---|
| 3532 | | - | teacher-educators of Florida College System institutions and 2379 |
|---|
| 3533 | | - | state universities, business and community representatives, and 2380 |
|---|
| 3534 | | - | local education foundations, consortia, and professional 2381 |
|---|
| 3535 | | - | organizations. The professional learning development system 2382 |
|---|
| 3536 | | - | must: 2383 |
|---|
| 3537 | | - | 1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for 2384 |
|---|
| 3538 | | - | compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 2385 |
|---|
| 3539 | | - | 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 2386 |
|---|
| 3540 | | - | review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 2387 |
|---|
| 3541 | | - | professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every 2388 |
|---|
| 3542 | | - | 5 years. Any All substantial revisions to the system shall be 2389 |
|---|
| 3543 | | - | submitted to the department for review and for continued 2390 |
|---|
| 3544 | | - | approval. The department shall establish a format for the review 2391 |
|---|
| 3545 | | - | and approval of a professional learning system. 2392 |
|---|
| 3546 | | - | 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 2393 |
|---|
| 3547 | | - | instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous, 2394 |
|---|
| 3548 | | - | relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 2395 |
|---|
| 3549 | | - | and districts, in developing and r efining the professional 2396 |
|---|
| 3550 | | - | learning development system, shall also review and monitor 2397 |
|---|
| 3551 | | - | school discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments 2398 |
|---|
| 3552 | | - | of parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of 2399 |
|---|
| 3553 | | - | teachers, managers, and administrative personnel; an d other 2400 |
|---|
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| 3564 | | - | |
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| 3565 | | - | |
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| 3566 | | - | performance indicators to identify school and student needs that 2401 |
|---|
| 3567 | | - | can be met by improved professional performance. 2402 |
|---|
| 3568 | | - | 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup 2403 |
|---|
| 3569 | | - | support appropriate to accomplish district -level and school-2404 |
|---|
| 3570 | | - | level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities 2405 |
|---|
| 3571 | | - | for instructional and school administrative personnel shall 2406 |
|---|
| 3572 | | - | focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing formal 2407 |
|---|
| 3573 | | - | and informal assessments of student achievement, identification 2408 |
|---|
| 3574 | | - | and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies 2409 |
|---|
| 3575 | | - | that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content 2410 |
|---|
| 3576 | | - | areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use 2411 |
|---|
| 3577 | | - | of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, 2412 |
|---|
| 3578 | | - | classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety. 2413 |
|---|
| 3579 | | - | 4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to 2414 |
|---|
| 3580 | | - | the individual needs of new teachers participating in the 2415 |
|---|
| 3581 | | - | professional learning development certification and education 2416 |
|---|
| 3582 | | - | competency program under s. 10 12.56(8)(a). 2417 |
|---|
| 3583 | | - | 5. Include a professional learning catalog master plan for 2418 |
|---|
| 3584 | | - | inservice activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of 2419 |
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| 3585 | | - | Education, for all district employees from all fund sources. The 2420 |
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| 3586 | | - | catalog master plan shall be updated annually by September 1, 2421 |
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| 3587 | | - | must be based on input from teachers and district and school 2422 |
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| 3588 | | - | instructional leaders, and must use the latest available student 2423 |
|---|
| 3589 | | - | achievement data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in 2424 |
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| 3590 | | - | the classroom. Each dis trict inservice catalog plan must be 2425 |
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| 3601 | | - | |
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| 3602 | | - | |
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| 3603 | | - | aligned to and support the school -based inservice catalog plans 2426 |
|---|
| 3604 | | - | and school improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each 2427 |
|---|
| 3605 | | - | district inservice catalog plan must provide a description of 2428 |
|---|
| 3606 | | - | the training that middle grades instructional personnel and 2429 |
|---|
| 3607 | | - | school administrators receive on the district's code of student 2430 |
|---|
| 3608 | | - | conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital 2431 |
|---|
| 3609 | | - | instruction and competency -based instruction and CAPE Digital 2432 |
|---|
| 3610 | | - | Tool certificates and CAPE industry certif ications; classroom 2433 |
|---|
| 3611 | | - | management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning 2434 |
|---|
| 3612 | | - | opportunities for students; and instructional leadership. 2435 |
|---|
| 3613 | | - | District plans must be approved by the district school board 2436 |
|---|
| 3614 | | - | annually in order to ensure compliance with subsectio n (1) and 2437 |
|---|
| 3615 | | - | to allow for dissemination of research -based best practices to 2438 |
|---|
| 3616 | | - | other districts. District school boards must submit verification 2439 |
|---|
| 3617 | | - | of their approval to the Commissioner of Education no later than 2440 |
|---|
| 3618 | | - | October 1, annually. Each school principal may establ ish and 2441 |
|---|
| 3619 | | - | maintain an individual professional learning development plan 2442 |
|---|
| 3620 | | - | for each instructional employee assigned to the school as a 2443 |
|---|
| 3621 | | - | seamless component to the school improvement plans developed 2444 |
|---|
| 3622 | | - | pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning 2445 |
|---|
| 3623 | | - | development plan must be related to specific performance data 2446 |
|---|
| 3624 | | - | for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the 2447 |
|---|
| 3625 | | - | inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements 2448 |
|---|
| 3626 | | - | expected in student performance as a result of the inservice 2449 |
|---|
| 3627 | | - | activity, and include an evaluation component that determines 2450 |
|---|
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| 3629 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3638 | | - | |
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| 3639 | | - | |
|---|
| 3640 | | - | the effectiveness of the professional learning development plan. 2451 |
|---|
| 3641 | | - | 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative 2452 |
|---|
| 3642 | | - | personnel, aligned to the state's educational leadership 2453 |
|---|
| 3643 | | - | standards, that address updated skills necessary for 2454 |
|---|
| 3644 | | - | instructional leadership and effective school management 2455 |
|---|
| 3645 | | - | pursuant to s. 1012.986. 2456 |
|---|
| 3646 | | - | 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 2457 |
|---|
| 3647 | | - | state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 2458 |
|---|
| 3648 | | - | evaluation of local profes sional learning development programs. 2459 |
|---|
| 3649 | | - | 8. Provide for delivery of professional learning 2460 |
|---|
| 3650 | | - | development by distance learning and other technology -based 2461 |
|---|
| 3651 | | - | delivery systems to reach more educators at lower costs. 2462 |
|---|
| 3652 | | - | 9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality 2463 |
|---|
| 3653 | | - | and effectiveness of professional learning development programs 2464 |
|---|
| 3654 | | - | in order to eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to 2465 |
|---|
| 3655 | | - | expand effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of 2466 |
|---|
| 3656 | | - | such activities on the performance of participating educ ators 2467 |
|---|
| 3657 | | - | and their students' achievement and behavior. 2468 |
|---|
| 3658 | | - | 10. For all middle grades, emphasize: 2469 |
|---|
| 3659 | | - | a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 2470 |
|---|
| 3660 | | - | instruction. 2471 |
|---|
| 3661 | | - | b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 2472 |
|---|
| 3662 | | - | the state academic standards adopted pu rsuant to s. 1003.41. 2473 |
|---|
| 3663 | | - | c. Use of small learning communities; problem -solving, 2474 |
|---|
| 3664 | | - | inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 2475 |
|---|
| 3665 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 3675 | | - | |
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| 3676 | | - | |
|---|
| 3677 | | - | strategies and tools based on student needs; competency -based 2476 |
|---|
| 3678 | | - | instruction; integrated digital instruction; and pr oject-based 2477 |
|---|
| 3679 | | - | instruction. 2478 |
|---|
| 3680 | | - | 2479 |
|---|
| 3681 | | - | Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include 2480 |
|---|
| 3682 | | - | in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a 2481 |
|---|
| 3683 | | - | description of the specific strategies used by the school to 2482 |
|---|
| 3684 | | - | implement each item listed in this subpa ragraph. 2483 |
|---|
| 3685 | | - | 11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 2484 |
|---|
| 3686 | | - | teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of 2485 |
|---|
| 3687 | | - | identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 2486 |
|---|
| 3688 | | - | other causes of diminished phonological processing skills; 2487 |
|---|
| 3689 | | - | incorporating instructional techniques into the general 2488 |
|---|
| 3690 | | - | education setting which are proven to improve reading 2489 |
|---|
| 3691 | | - | performance for all students; and using predictive and other 2490 |
|---|
| 3692 | | - | data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 2491 |
|---|
| 3693 | | - | needs. The training must help te achers integrate phonemic 2492 |
|---|
| 3694 | | - | awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 2493 |
|---|
| 3695 | | - | vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 2494 |
|---|
| 3696 | | - | comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 2495 |
|---|
| 3697 | | - | sequential approach to reading instruction, including 2496 |
|---|
| 3698 | | - | multisensory intervention strategies. Each district must provide 2497 |
|---|
| 3699 | | - | all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training 2498 |
|---|
| 3700 | | - | sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f). 2499 |
|---|
| 3701 | | - | (6)(5) Each district school board shall provide funding 2500 |
|---|
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| 3712 | | - | |
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| 3713 | | - | |
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| 3714 | | - | for the professional learning development system as required by 2501 |
|---|
| 3715 | | - | s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and shall direct 2502 |
|---|
| 3716 | | - | expenditures from other funding sources to continuously 2503 |
|---|
| 3717 | | - | strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement 2504 |
|---|
| 3718 | | - | and support instructi onal staff in enhancing rigor and relevance 2505 |
|---|
| 3719 | | - | in the classroom. The department shall identify professional 2506 |
|---|
| 3720 | | - | learning development opportunities that require the teacher to 2507 |
|---|
| 3721 | | - | demonstrate proficiency in specific classroom practices, with 2508 |
|---|
| 3722 | | - | priority given to implemen ting training to complete a reading 2509 |
|---|
| 3723 | | - | endorsement pathway adopted pursuant to s. 1012.586(2)(a). A 2510 |
|---|
| 3724 | | - | school district may coordinate its professional learning 2511 |
|---|
| 3725 | | - | development program with that of another district, with an 2512 |
|---|
| 3726 | | - | educational consortium, or with a Florida C ollege System 2513 |
|---|
| 3727 | | - | institution or university, especially in preparing and educating 2514 |
|---|
| 3728 | | - | personnel. Each district school board shall make available 2515 |
|---|
| 3729 | | - | inservice activities to instructional personnel of nonpublic 2516 |
|---|
| 3730 | | - | schools in the district and the state certified teachers who are 2517 |
|---|
| 3731 | | - | not employed by the district school board on a fee basis not to 2518 |
|---|
| 3732 | | - | exceed the cost of the activity per all participants. 2519 |
|---|
| 3733 | | - | (7)(6) An organization of private schools or consortium of 2520 |
|---|
| 3734 | | - | charter schools which has no fewer than 10 member schools in 2521 |
|---|
| 3735 | | - | this state, which publishes and files with the Department of 2522 |
|---|
| 3736 | | - | Education copies of its standards, and the member schools of 2523 |
|---|
| 3737 | | - | which comply with the provisions of part II of chapter 1003, 2524 |
|---|
| 3738 | | - | relating to compulsory school attendance, or a public or private 2525 |
|---|
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|---|
| 3740 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3741 | | - | |
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| 3749 | | - | |
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| 3750 | | - | |
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| 3751 | | - | college or university with a teacher preparation program 2526 |
|---|
| 3752 | | - | approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, may also develop a professional 2527 |
|---|
| 3753 | | - | learning development system that includes a professional 2528 |
|---|
| 3754 | | - | learning catalog master plan for inservice activities. The 2529 |
|---|
| 3755 | | - | system and inservice catalog plan must be submitted to the 2530 |
|---|
| 3756 | | - | commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules. 2531 |
|---|
| 3757 | | - | (8)(a)(7)(a) The Department of Education shall 2532 |
|---|
| 3758 | | - | disseminate, using web -based technology, research -based best 2533 |
|---|
| 3759 | | - | practice methods by which the state and district school boards 2534 |
|---|
| 3760 | | - | may evaluate and improve the professional learning development 2535 |
|---|
| 3761 | | - | system. The best practices must include data that indicate the 2536 |
|---|
| 3762 | | - | progress of all students. The department shall report annually 2537 |
|---|
| 3763 | | - | to the State Board of Education and the Legislature any school 2538 |
|---|
| 3764 | | - | district that, in the determination of the department, has 2539 |
|---|
| 3765 | | - | failed to provide an adequate professional learning development 2540 |
|---|
| 3766 | | - | system. This report must include the results of the department's 2541 |
|---|
| 3767 | | - | investigation and of any intervention provided. 2542 |
|---|
| 3768 | | - | (b) The department shal l also disseminate, using web -based 2543 |
|---|
| 3769 | | - | technology, professional learning development in the use of 2544 |
|---|
| 3770 | | - | integrated digital instruction at schools that include middle 2545 |
|---|
| 3771 | | - | grades. The professional learning development must provide 2546 |
|---|
| 3772 | | - | training and materials that districts can use to provide 2547 |
|---|
| 3773 | | - | instructional personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills, 2548 |
|---|
| 3774 | | - | and strategies to effectively blend digital instruction into 2549 |
|---|
| 3775 | | - | subject-matter curricula. The professional learning development 2550 |
|---|
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|---|
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|---|
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|---|
| 3779 | | - | |
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| 3785 | | - | |
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| 3786 | | - | |
|---|
| 3787 | | - | |
|---|
| 3788 | | - | must emphasize online learning and research techniques, reading 2551 |
|---|
| 3789 | | - | instruction, the use of digital devices to supplement the 2552 |
|---|
| 3790 | | - | delivery of curricular content to students, and digital device 2553 |
|---|
| 3791 | | - | management and security. Districts are encouraged to incorporate 2554 |
|---|
| 3792 | | - | the professional learning development as part of their 2555 |
|---|
| 3793 | | - | professional learning development system. 2556 |
|---|
| 3794 | | - | (9)(8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules 2557 |
|---|
| 3795 | | - | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this 2558 |
|---|
| 3796 | | - | section. 2559 |
|---|
| 3797 | | - | (10)(9) This section does not limit or discourage a 2560 |
|---|
| 3798 | | - | district school board from contracting with independent entities 2561 |
|---|
| 3799 | | - | for professional learning development services and inservice 2562 |
|---|
| 3800 | | - | education if the district school board can demonstrate to the 2563 |
|---|
| 3801 | | - | Commissioner of Education that, through such a contract, a 2564 |
|---|
| 3802 | | - | better product can be acquired or its goals for education 2565 |
|---|
| 3803 | | - | improvement can be better met. Such entities shall have 3 or 2566 |
|---|
| 3804 | | - | more years of experience providing professional learning with 2567 |
|---|
| 3805 | | - | demonstrative success in instructional or school administrator 2568 |
|---|
| 3806 | | - | growth. The school distr ict must verify that such entities and 2569 |
|---|
| 3807 | | - | contracted professional learning activities from such entities 2570 |
|---|
| 3808 | | - | meet the criteria established in subsection (3) for training 2571 |
|---|
| 3809 | | - | linked to student learning or professional growth. 2572 |
|---|
| 3810 | | - | (11)(10) For instructional personnel and administrative 2573 |
|---|
| 3811 | | - | personnel who have been evaluated as less than effective, a 2574 |
|---|
| 3812 | | - | district school board shall require participation in specific 2575 |
|---|
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|---|
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|---|
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|---|
| 3823 | | - | |
|---|
| 3824 | | - | |
|---|
| 3825 | | - | professional learning development programs as provided in 2576 |
|---|
| 3826 | | - | subparagraph (5)(b)5. (4)(b)5. as part of the improvement 2577 |
|---|
| 3827 | | - | prescription. 2578 |
|---|
| 3828 | | - | (12)(11) The department shall disseminate to the school 2579 |
|---|
| 3829 | | - | community proven model professional learning development 2580 |
|---|
| 3830 | | - | programs that have demonstrated success in increasing rigorous 2581 |
|---|
| 3831 | | - | and relevant content, increasing student achievement and 2582 |
|---|
| 3832 | | - | engagement, meeting identified student needs, and providing 2583 |
|---|
| 3833 | | - | effective mentorship activities to new teachers and training to 2584 |
|---|
| 3834 | | - | teacher mentors. The methods of dissemination must include a 2585 |
|---|
| 3835 | | - | web-based statewide performance -support system including a 2586 |
|---|
| 3836 | | - | database of exemplary professional learning development 2587 |
|---|
| 3837 | | - | activities, a listing of available professional learning 2588 |
|---|
| 3838 | | - | development resources, training programs, and available 2589 |
|---|
| 3839 | | - | technical assistance. Professional learning development 2590 |
|---|
| 3840 | | - | resources must include sample course -at-a-glance and unit 2591 |
|---|
| 3841 | | - | overview templates that school districts may use when developing 2592 |
|---|
| 3842 | | - | curriculum. The templates must provide an organized structure 2593 |
|---|
| 3843 | | - | for addressing the Florida Standards, grade -level expectations, 2594 |
|---|
| 3844 | | - | evidence outcomes, and 21st century skills that build to 2595 |
|---|
| 3845 | | - | students' mastery of the standards at each grade level. Each 2596 |
|---|
| 3846 | | - | template must support teaching to greater intellectual depth and 2597 |
|---|
| 3847 | | - | emphasize transfer and application of concepts, content, and 2598 |
|---|
| 3848 | | - | skills. At a minimum, each template must: 2599 |
|---|
| 3849 | | - | (a) Provide course or year -long sequencing of concept -2600 |
|---|
| 3850 | | - | ENROLLED |
|---|
| 3851 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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|---|
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| 3859 | | - | |
|---|
| 3860 | | - | |
|---|
| 3861 | | - | |
|---|
| 3862 | | - | based unit overviews based on the Florida Standards. 2601 |
|---|
| 3863 | | - | (b) Describe the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for 2602 |
|---|
| 3864 | | - | comprehension. 2603 |
|---|
| 3865 | | - | (c) Promote the instructional shifts required within the 2604 |
|---|
| 3866 | | - | Florida Standards. 2605 |
|---|
| 3867 | | - | (d) Illustrate the inte rdependence of grade -level 2606 |
|---|
| 3868 | | - | expectations within and across content areas within a grade. 2607 |
|---|
| 3869 | | - | (13)(12) The department shall require teachers in grades 2608 |
|---|
| 3870 | | - | K-12 to participate in continuing education training provided by 2609 |
|---|
| 3871 | | - | the Department of Children and Families on i dentifying and 2610 |
|---|
| 3872 | | - | reporting child abuse and neglect. 2611 |
|---|
| 3873 | | - | Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 1012.986, Florida 2612 |
|---|
| 3874 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 2613 |
|---|
| 3875 | | - | 1012.986 William Cecil Golden Professional Learning 2614 |
|---|
| 3876 | | - | Development Program for School Leaders. — 2615 |
|---|
| 3877 | | - | (1) There is established the William Cecil Golden 2616 |
|---|
| 3878 | | - | Professional Learning Development Program for School Leaders to 2617 |
|---|
| 3879 | | - | provide high-quality standards and sustained support for 2618 |
|---|
| 3880 | | - | educational leaders. For purposes of this section, the term 2619 |
|---|
| 3881 | | - | "educational leader" mea ns teacher leaders, assistant 2620 |
|---|
| 3882 | | - | principals, principals, or school district leaders. The program 2621 |
|---|
| 3883 | | - | shall consist of a collaborative network of school districts, 2622 |
|---|
| 3884 | | - | state-approved educational leadership programs, regional 2623 |
|---|
| 3885 | | - | consortia, charter management organizations , and state and 2624 |
|---|
| 3886 | | - | national professional leadership organizations to respond to 2625 |
|---|
| 3887 | | - | ENROLLED |
|---|
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|---|
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|---|
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| 3896 | | - | |
|---|
| 3897 | | - | |
|---|
| 3898 | | - | |
|---|
| 3899 | | - | educational leadership needs throughout the state. The network 2626 |
|---|
| 3900 | | - | shall support the human -resource learning development needs of 2627 |
|---|
| 3901 | | - | educational leaders using the framework of leadership standards 2628 |
|---|
| 3902 | | - | adopted by the State Board of Education. The goal of the network 2629 |
|---|
| 3903 | | - | leadership program is to: 2630 |
|---|
| 3904 | | - | (a) Provide resources to support and enhance the roles of 2631 |
|---|
| 3905 | | - | educational leaders. 2632 |
|---|
| 3906 | | - | (b) Maintain a clearinghouse and disseminate data -2633 |
|---|
| 3907 | | - | supported information related to the continued enhancement of 2634 |
|---|
| 3908 | | - | student achievement and learning, civic education, coaching and 2635 |
|---|
| 3909 | | - | mentoring, mental health awareness, technology in education, 2636 |
|---|
| 3910 | | - | distance learning, and school safety based on educational 2637 |
|---|
| 3911 | | - | research and best practices. 2638 |
|---|
| 3912 | | - | (c) Increase the quality and capacity of educational 2639 |
|---|
| 3913 | | - | leadership learning development programs. 2640 |
|---|
| 3914 | | - | (d) Support evidence -based leadership practices through 2641 |
|---|
| 3915 | | - | dissemination and modeling at the preservice and inservice 2642 |
|---|
| 3916 | | - | levels for educational leaders. 2643 |
|---|
| 3917 | | - | (e) Support the professional growth of instructional 2644 |
|---|
| 3918 | | - | personnel who provide reading instruction and interventions by 2645 |
|---|
| 3919 | | - | training school administrators on classroom observation , 2646 |
|---|
| 3920 | | - | instructional coaching, and teacher evaluation practices aligned 2647 |
|---|
| 3921 | | - | to evidence-based reading instruction and intervention 2648 |
|---|
| 3922 | | - | strategies. 2649 |
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| 3923 | | - | Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2650 |
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| 3935 | | - | |
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| 3936 | | - | 1013.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2651 |
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| 3937 | | - | 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. — 2652 |
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| 3938 | | - | (1) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, charter school capital 2653 |
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| 3939 | | - | outlay funding shall consist of state funds appropriated in the 2654 |
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| 3940 | | - | 2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2655 |
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| 3941 | | - | 2023-2024, charter school capital outlay funding shall consist 2656 |
|---|
| 3942 | | - | of state funds when such funds are app ropriated in the General 2657 |
|---|
| 3943 | | - | Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary 2658 |
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| 3944 | | - | millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2) if the amount of state funds 2659 |
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| 3945 | | - | appropriated for charter school capital outlay in any fiscal 2660 |
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| 3946 | | - | year is less than the average charter sch ool capital outlay 2661 |
|---|
| 3947 | | - | funds per unweighted full -time equivalent student for the 2018 -2662 |
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| 3948 | | - | 2019 fiscal year, multiplied by the estimated number of charter 2663 |
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| 3949 | | - | school students for the applicable fiscal year, and adjusted by 2664 |
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| 3950 | | - | changes in the Consumer Price Index issued by the United States 2665 |
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| 3951 | | - | Department of Labor from the previous fiscal year. Nothing in 2666 |
|---|
| 3952 | | - | this subsection prohibits a school district from distributing to 2667 |
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| 3953 | | - | charter schools funds resulting from the discretionary millage 2668 |
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| 3954 | | - | authorized in s. 1011.71(2). 2669 |
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| 3955 | | - | (a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay funds, a 2670 |
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| 3956 | | - | charter school must: 2671 |
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| 3957 | | - | 1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years; 2672 |
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| 3958 | | - | b. Be governed by a governing board established in the 2673 |
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| 3959 | | - | state for 2 or more years which operates both charter schools 2674 |
|---|
| 3960 | | - | and conversion charter schoo ls within the state; 2675 |
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| 3962 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 3971 | | - | |
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| 3972 | | - | |
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| 3973 | | - | c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within 2676 |
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| 3974 | | - | the same school district that is currently receiving charter 2677 |
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| 3975 | | - | school capital outlay funds; 2678 |
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| 3976 | | - | d. Have been accredited by a regional accrediting 2679 |
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| 3977 | | - | association as defined by State B oard of Education rule; 2680 |
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| 3978 | | - | e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a 2681 |
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| 3979 | | - | business partner for a charter school -in-the-workplace pursuant 2682 |
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| 3980 | | - | to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or 2683 |
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| 3981 | | - | f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333. 2684 |
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| 3982 | | - | 2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of the 2685 |
|---|
| 3983 | | - | financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the 2686 |
|---|
| 3984 | | - | most recent fiscal year for which such audit results are 2687 |
|---|
| 3985 | | - | available. 2688 |
|---|
| 3986 | | - | 3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of "F", three 2689 |
|---|
| 3987 | | - | consecutive grades below a "C", or two consecutive school 2690 |
|---|
| 3988 | | - | improvement ratings of "Unsatisfactory" satisfactory student 2691 |
|---|
| 3989 | | - | achievement based on state accountability standards applicable 2692 |
|---|
| 3990 | | - | to the charter school . 2693 |
|---|
| 3991 | | - | 4. Have received final approval from its sponsor pursuant 2694 |
|---|
| 3992 | | - | to s. 1002.33 for opera tion during that fiscal year. 2695 |
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| 3993 | | - | 5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by 2696 |
|---|
| 3994 | | - | the charter school's sponsor. 2697 |
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| 3995 | | - | Section 36. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 2698 |
|---|
| 3996 | | - | section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2699 |
|---|
| 3997 | | - | 1014.05 School dist rict notifications on parental rights. — 2700 |
|---|
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| 3999 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 4008 | | - | |
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| 4009 | | - | |
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| 4010 | | - | (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 2701 |
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| 4011 | | - | parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a 2702 |
|---|
| 4012 | | - | policy to promote parental involvement in the public school 2703 |
|---|
| 4013 | | - | system. Such policy must include: 2704 |
|---|
| 4014 | | - | (d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 2705 |
|---|
| 4015 | | - | to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 2706 |
|---|
| 4016 | | - | school district's comprehensive health education required under 2707 |
|---|
| 4017 | | - | s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 2708 |
|---|
| 4018 | | - | or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education 2709 |
|---|
| 4019 | | - | or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a 2710 |
|---|
| 4020 | | - | written objection to his or her minor child's participation. 2711 |
|---|
| 4021 | | - | Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 2712 |
|---|
| 4022 | | - | advance of such course content so that he or she may withdraw 2713 |
|---|
| 4023 | | - | his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 2714 |
|---|
| 4024 | | - | (f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights 2715 |
|---|
| 4025 | | - | and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 2716 |
|---|
| 4026 | | - | following: 2717 |
|---|
| 4027 | | - | 1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to opt his or 2718 |
|---|
| 4028 | | - | her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 2719 |
|---|
| 4029 | | - | comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 2720 |
|---|
| 4030 | | - | s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in 2721 |
|---|
| 4031 | | - | acquired immune deficiency syndr ome education or any instruction 2722 |
|---|
| 4032 | | - | regarding sexuality. 2723 |
|---|
| 4033 | | - | 2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 2724 |
|---|
| 4034 | | - | 1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 2725 |
|---|
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| 4036 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 4045 | | - | |
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| 4046 | | - | |
|---|
| 4047 | | - | enrollment. 2726 |
|---|
| 4048 | | - | 3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a 2727 |
|---|
| 4049 | | - | parent to exempt his o r her minor child from immunizations. 2728 |
|---|
| 4050 | | - | 4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 2729 |
|---|
| 4051 | | - | review statewide, standardized assessment results. 2730 |
|---|
| 4052 | | - | 5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to 2731 |
|---|
| 4053 | | - | enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education 2732 |
|---|
| 4054 | | - | programs. 2733 |
|---|
| 4055 | | - | 6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 2734 |
|---|
| 4056 | | - | parent to inspect school district instructional materials. 2735 |
|---|
| 4057 | | - | 7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 2736 |
|---|
| 4058 | | - | access information relating to the school district's policies 2737 |
|---|
| 4059 | | - | for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 2738 |
|---|
| 4060 | | - | requirements. 2739 |
|---|
| 4061 | | - | 8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a 2740 |
|---|
| 4062 | | - | parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or 2741 |
|---|
| 4063 | | - | her minor child's attendance requirements. 2742 |
|---|
| 4064 | | - | 9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 2743 |
|---|
| 4065 | | - | access information relating to the state public education 2744 |
|---|
| 4066 | | - | system, state standards, report card requirements, attendance 2745 |
|---|
| 4067 | | - | requirements, and instructional mater ials requirements. 2746 |
|---|
| 4068 | | - | 10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a 2747 |
|---|
| 4069 | | - | parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 2748 |
|---|
| 4070 | | - | organizations that are sanctioned by a district school board or 2749 |
|---|
| 4071 | | - | the Department of Education. 2750 |
|---|
| 4072 | | - | ENROLLED |
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| 4073 | | - | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 2 2023 Legislature |
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| 4082 | | - | |
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| 4083 | | - | |
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| 4084 | | - | 11. In accordance with s. 1002 .222(1)(a), the right of a 2751 |
|---|
| 4085 | | - | parent to opt out of any district -level data collection relating 2752 |
|---|
| 4086 | | - | to his or her minor child not required by law. 2753 |
|---|
| 4087 | | - | Section 37. Effective upon this act becoming law: 2754 |
|---|
| 4088 | | - | (1) Notwithstanding rule 6A -1.09422, Florida 2755 |
|---|
| 4089 | | - | Administrative Code, students who are in the 2022 -2023 2756 |
|---|
| 4090 | | - | graduating class who have not yet earned their required passing 2757 |
|---|
| 4091 | | - | score may: 2758 |
|---|
| 4092 | | - | (a) Satisfy the Grade 10 statewide, standardized English 2759 |
|---|
| 4093 | | - | Language Arts (ELA) Assessment requirement to qualify for a high 2760 |
|---|
| 4094 | | - | school diploma by earning a concordant passing score on the 2761 |
|---|
| 4095 | | - | respective section of the SAT or ACT. For eligible students, the 2762 |
|---|
| 4096 | | - | concordant passing scale score shall be a score equal to or 2763 |
|---|
| 4097 | | - | greater than 430 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT Evidence -2764 |
|---|
| 4098 | | - | Based Reading and Writing ( EBRW) section, equal to or greater 2765 |
|---|
| 4099 | | - | than 24 on the 10 to 40 scale of the SAT Reading Subtest 2766 |
|---|
| 4100 | | - | section, equal to or greater than 19 on the 1 to 36 scale on the 2767 |
|---|
| 4101 | | - | ACT Reading section, or equal to or greater than 18 on the 1 to 2768 |
|---|
| 4102 | | - | 36 scale for the average of the Eng lish and Reading subject test 2769 |
|---|
| 4103 | | - | scores on the ACT. For the ACT, if the average of the two 2770 |
|---|
| 4104 | | - | subject test scores results in a decimal of 0.5, the score must 2771 |
|---|
| 4105 | | - | be rounded up to the next whole number. The scores for the 2772 |
|---|
| 4106 | | - | English and Reading subject tests on the ACT are not required to 2773 |
|---|
| 4107 | | - | come from the same test administration. 2774 |
|---|
| 4108 | | - | (b) Satisfy the Algebra 1 end -of-course (EOC) assessment 2775 |
|---|
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| 4119 | | - | |
|---|
| 4120 | | - | |
|---|
| 4121 | | - | requirement to qualify for a high school diploma by earning a 2776 |
|---|
| 4122 | | - | comparative passing score on the mathematics section of the 2777 |
|---|
| 4123 | | - | Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT), the Preliminary 2778 |
|---|
| 4124 | | - | SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), the 2779 |
|---|
| 4125 | | - | SAT, or the ACT or the Geometry EOC assessment. For eligible 2780 |
|---|
| 4126 | | - | students, the comparative passing scale score shall be a score 2781 |
|---|
| 4127 | | - | equal to or greater than 114 on the 50 to 150 scale for the PERT 2782 |
|---|
| 4128 | | - | mathematics section, equal to or greater than 430 on the 160 to 2783 |
|---|
| 4129 | | - | 760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT mathematics section, equal to or 2784 |
|---|
| 4130 | | - | greater than 420 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT mathematics 2785 |
|---|
| 4131 | | - | section, equal to or greater than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for 2786 |
|---|
| 4132 | | - | the ACT mathematics section, or equal to or greater than an 2787 |
|---|
| 4133 | | - | achievement level 3 on the range from achievement level 1 to 2788 |
|---|
| 4134 | | - | achievement level 5 for the Geometry EOC assessment. 2789 |
|---|
| 4135 | | - | (2) Beginning with students who enter ed grade 9 in the 2790 |
|---|
| 4136 | | - | 2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet 2791 |
|---|
| 4137 | | - | earned their required passing score on the Grade 10 statewide, 2792 |
|---|
| 4138 | | - | standardized ELA Assessment may meet this testing requirement to 2793 |
|---|
| 4139 | | - | qualify for a high school diploma by earning a con cordant 2794 |
|---|
| 4140 | | - | passing score on the EBRW section of the SAT or the average of 2795 |
|---|
| 4141 | | - | the English and Reading subject test scores for the ACT. For 2796 |
|---|
| 4142 | | - | eligible students, the concordant passing scale score for the 2797 |
|---|
| 4143 | | - | SAT EBRW shall be a score equal to or greater than 480 on the 2798 |
|---|
| 4144 | | - | 200 to 800 scale, and the concordant passing scale score for the 2799 |
|---|
| 4145 | | - | average of the English and Reading subject test scores on the 2800 |
|---|
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|---|
| 4156 | | - | |
|---|
| 4157 | | - | |
|---|
| 4158 | | - | ACT shall be a score equal to or greater than 18 on the 1 to 36 2801 |
|---|
| 4159 | | - | scale. The State Board of Education shall establish, in rule, a 2802 |
|---|
| 4160 | | - | concordant passing score for the sum of the Grammar/Writing and 2803 |
|---|
| 4161 | | - | Verbal Reasoning subject test scores on the Classic Learning 2804 |
|---|
| 4162 | | - | Test (CLT). For the ACT, if the average of the two subject test 2805 |
|---|
| 4163 | | - | scores results in a decimal of 0.5, the score shall be rounded 2806 |
|---|
| 4164 | | - | up to the next whole number. The scores for the English and 2807 |
|---|
| 4165 | | - | Reading subject tests on the ACT or the Grammar/Writing and 2808 |
|---|
| 4166 | | - | Verbal Reasoning subject tests on the CLT are not required to 2809 |
|---|
| 4167 | | - | come from the same test administration. 2810 |
|---|
| 4168 | | - | (3) Beginning with students who ente red grade 9 in the 2811 |
|---|
| 4169 | | - | 2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet 2812 |
|---|
| 4170 | | - | earned their required passing score on the Algebra 1 EOC 2813 |
|---|
| 4171 | | - | assessment may meet this testing requirement to qualify for a 2814 |
|---|
| 4172 | | - | high school diploma by earning a comparative passing score on 2815 |
|---|
| 4173 | | - | the mathematics section of the PSAT/NMSQT, the SAT, or the ACT 2816 |
|---|
| 4174 | | - | or on the Geometry EOC assessment. For eligible students, the 2817 |
|---|
| 4175 | | - | comparative passing scale score shall be a score equal to or 2818 |
|---|
| 4176 | | - | greater than 430 on the 160 to 760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT 2819 |
|---|
| 4177 | | - | mathematics section, equal to or greater than 420 on the 200 to 2820 |
|---|
| 4178 | | - | 800 scale for the SAT mathematics section, equal to or greater 2821 |
|---|
| 4179 | | - | than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for the ACT mathematics section, or 2822 |
|---|
| 4180 | | - | equal to or greater than an achievement level 3 on the range 2823 |
|---|
| 4181 | | - | from achievement level 1 to achievement level 5 for the Geometry 2824 |
|---|
| 4182 | | - | EOC assessment. The State Board of Education shall establish, in 2825 |
|---|
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| 4192 | | - | |
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| 4193 | | - | |
|---|
| 4194 | | - | |
|---|
| 4195 | | - | rule, a concordant passing score for the Quantitative Reasoning 2826 |
|---|
| 4196 | | - | subject test on the CLT. 2827 |
|---|
| 4197 | | - | (4) This section expires on July 1, 2025. 2828 |
|---|
| 4198 | | - | Section 38. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of $1 2829 |
|---|
| 4199 | | - | million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General 2830 |
|---|
| 4200 | | - | Revenue Fund to the Department of Education to be used for the 2831 |
|---|
| 4201 | | - | procurement of bleeding control kits for placement in public 2832 |
|---|
| 4202 | | - | schools across the state. 2833 |
|---|
| 4203 | | - | Section 39. The Division of Law Revision shall prepare a 2834 |
|---|
| 4204 | | - | reviser's bill for the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature 2835 |
|---|
| 4205 | | - | to replace references to the term "professional development" 2836 |
|---|
| 4206 | | - | where it occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013 of th e Florida 2837 |
|---|
| 4207 | | - | Statutes with the term "professional learning." 2838 |
|---|
| 4208 | | - | Section 40. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of $5.8 2839 |
|---|
| 4209 | | - | million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General 2840 |
|---|
| 4210 | | - | Revenue Fund to the Department of Education to be used for the 2841 |
|---|
| 4211 | | - | competitive procurement of a statewide transparency tool to 2842 |
|---|
| 4212 | | - | support the implementation of instructional and library 2843 |
|---|
| 4213 | | - | materials requirements imposed in chapters 2022 -21, 2022-22, and 2844 |
|---|
| 4214 | | - | 2022-72, Laws of Florida. 2845 |
|---|
| 4215 | | - | Section 41. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 2846 |
|---|
| 4216 | | - | act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 2847 |
|---|
| 4217 | | - | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2848 |
|---|
| 4218 | | - | 2023. 2849 |
|---|
| 4219 | | - | 2850 |
|---|
| 201 | + | requirements; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; authorizing 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | district school boards to review and reappoint certain 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | staff; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; providing school 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | administrators are not precluded from taking specified 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | actions; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising 132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | requirements for a person seeking an educator 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | certification; revising criteria for the award of a 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | temporary certificate; revising the validity period 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | for certain temporary certificates; deleting 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | provisions relating to the departme nt's ability to 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | extend the validity period of certain temporary 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | certificates; revising the requirements for the 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | approval and administration of such programs; 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | establishing professional education competency 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | programs; requiring school districts to develop and 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | maintain such a program; authorizing private schools 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | and state-supported schools to develop and maintain 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | such a program; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; authorizing 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | charter school governing boards to issue adjunct 146 |
|---|
| 220 | + | teaching certificates; requiring a charter sch ool to 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | post specified requirements on its website and 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | annually report specified information relating to 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | adjunct teaching certificates to the Department of 150 |
|---|
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| 237 | + | 1012.575, F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; amending 152 |
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| 238 | + | s. 1012.585, F.S.; requiring certain applicants for 153 |
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| 239 | + | the renewal of a professional certificate to earn 154 |
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| 240 | + | specified college credit or inservice points; 155 |
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| 246 | + | and eligible for inservice points; providing and 161 |
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| 252 | + | for school districts; amending s. 1012.986, F.S.; 167 |
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| 253 | + | renaming the "William Cecil Golden Professional 168 |
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| 254 | + | Development Program for School Leaders" as the 169 |
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| 255 | + | "William Cecil Golden Professional Learning Program 170 |
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| 256 | + | for School Leaders"; revising the goal of the program; 171 |
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| 257 | + | amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; revising the charter schoo l 172 |
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| 277 | + | Law Revision; providing effective dates. 180 |
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| 279 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 182 |
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| 281 | + | Section 1. Section 683.335, Florida Statutes, is created 184 |
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| 283 | + | 683.335 9/11 Heroes' Day. — 186 |
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| 284 | + | (1) The Governor shall proclaim September 11 of each year 187 |
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| 285 | + | as "9/11 Heroes' Day," which shall be suitably observed in the 188 |
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| 286 | + | public schools of the state as a day honoring those who perished 189 |
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| 287 | + | in the September 11, 2001, attacks, i ncluding 2,763 people at 190 |
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| 288 | + | the World Trade Center, 189 people at the Pentagon, and 44 191 |
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| 289 | + | people on United Airlines Flight 93, and the 25,000 people 192 |
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| 290 | + | maimed or fatally injured on or after that date, and which shall 193 |
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| 291 | + | be suitably observed by public exercise in the S tate Capitol and 194 |
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| 292 | + | elsewhere as the Governor may designate. 195 |
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| 293 | + | (2) If September 11 falls on a day that is not a school 196 |
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| 294 | + | day, "9/11 Heroes' Day" shall be observed in the public schools 197 |
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| 295 | + | in the state on the preceding school day or on such school day 198 |
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| 296 | + | as may be designated by local school authorities. 199 |
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| 310 | + | and high school students enrolled in the civics education class 201 |
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| 311 | + | required by s. 1003.4156 or the United States Government class 202 |
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| 312 | + | required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d), respectively, must receive at 203 |
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| 313 | + | least 45 minutes of instruction on "9/11 Heroes' Day" topics 204 |
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| 314 | + | involving the history and significance of September 11, 2001, 205 |
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| 315 | + | including remembering the sacrifice of military personnel, 206 |
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| 316 | + | government employees, civilians, and emergen cy responders who 207 |
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| 317 | + | were killed, wounded, or suffered sickness due to the terrorist 208 |
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| 318 | + | attacks on or after that date, including, but not limited to: 209 |
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| 319 | + | (a) The historical context of global terrorism. 210 |
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| 320 | + | (b) A timeline of events on September 11, 2001, including 211 |
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| 321 | + | the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United 212 |
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| 322 | + | Airlines Flight 93. 213 |
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| 323 | + | (c) The selfless heroism of police officers, firefighters, 214 |
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| 324 | + | paramedics, other first responders, and civilians involved in 215 |
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| 325 | + | the rescue and recovery of victims and the heroic a ctions taken 216 |
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| 326 | + | by the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93. 217 |
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| 327 | + | (d) The unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian, 218 |
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| 328 | + | charitable, and volunteer aid occurring after the events of 219 |
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| 329 | + | September 11, 2001. 220 |
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| 330 | + | (e) The global response to terrorism and importance of 221 |
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| 331 | + | respecting civil liberties while ensuring safety and security. 222 |
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| 332 | + | (4) The State Board of Education must adopt revised social 223 |
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| 333 | + | studies standards for inclusion in the civics education course 224 |
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| 334 | + | required by s. 1003.4156 and the United States Government class 225 |
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| 347 | + | required by s. 1003.4282(3)(d) which incorporate the 226 |
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| 348 | + | requirements of this section. 227 |
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| 349 | + | Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 228 |
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| 350 | + | 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (p) is 229 |
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| 351 | + | added to that subsection, to read: 230 |
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| 352 | + | 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 231 |
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| 353 | + | school students must receive accurate and timely information 232 |
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| 354 | + | regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 233 |
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| 356 | + | students and their parents are afforde d numerous statutory 235 |
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| 357 | + | rights including, but not limited to, the following: 236 |
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| 358 | + | (3) HEALTH ISSUES.— 237 |
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| 359 | + | (d) Reproductive health and disease education. —A public 238 |
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| 360 | + | school student whose parent makes written request to the school 239 |
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| 361 | + | principal shall be exempted from the t eaching of reproductive 240 |
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| 362 | + | health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with s. 241 |
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| 363 | + | 1003.42(5). 242 |
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| 364 | + | 1. Each school district shall, on the district's website 243 |
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| 365 | + | homepage, notify parents of this right and the process to 244 |
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| 366 | + | request an exemption. The homepage mus t include a link for a 245 |
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| 367 | + | student's parent to access and review the instructional 246 |
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| 368 | + | materials, as defined in s. 1006.29(2), used to teach the 247 |
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| 369 | + | curriculum. 248 |
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| 370 | + | 2. Each school district shall annually review and confirm 249 |
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| 371 | + | that the information provided on the district' s website homepage 250 |
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| 384 | + | under subparagraph 1. is accurate and up to date and shall 251 |
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| 385 | + | notify parents by physical or electronic means any time 252 |
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| 387 | + | (p) A student may possess and use a medication to relieve 254 |
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| 388 | + | headaches while on sch ool property or at a school -sponsored 255 |
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| 389 | + | event or activity without a physician's note or prescription if 256 |
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| 390 | + | the medication is regulated by the United States Food and Drug 257 |
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| 391 | + | Administration for over -the-counter use to treat headaches. 258 |
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| 392 | + | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 259 |
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| 393 | + | 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 260 |
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| 394 | + | 1002.33 Charter schools. — 261 |
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| 395 | + | (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 262 |
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| 396 | + | a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be 263 |
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| 397 | + | set forth by the sponsor and t he applicant in a written 264 |
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| 398 | + | contractual agreement, called a charter. The sponsor and the 265 |
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| 399 | + | governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school 266 |
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| 400 | + | shall use the standard charter contract or standard virtual 267 |
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| 401 | + | charter contract, respectively, pursuant to s ubsection (21), 268 |
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| 402 | + | which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 269 |
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| 403 | + | approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 270 |
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| 404 | + | proposed charter contract or proposed virtual charter contract 271 |
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| 405 | + | that differs from the standard charter or virtual char ter 272 |
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| 406 | + | contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 273 |
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| 407 | + | be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 274 |
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| 408 | + | sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 275 |
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| 421 | + | violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 276 |
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| 422 | + | to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 277 |
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| 423 | + | governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 278 |
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| 424 | + | a public hearing to ensure community input. 279 |
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| 425 | + | (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 280 |
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| 426 | + | the charter shall be based on: 281 |
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| 427 | + | 1. The school's mission, the types of students to be 282 |
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| 428 | + | served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students 283 |
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| 429 | + | the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring 284 |
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| 430 | + | school district, and the ages and grades to be included. 285 |
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| 431 | + | 2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 286 |
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| 432 | + | to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 287 |
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| 433 | + | employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 288 |
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| 434 | + | technologies needed to improve educational and administrative 289 |
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| 435 | + | performance which includ e a means for promoting safe, ethical, 290 |
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| 436 | + | and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 291 |
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| 437 | + | professional standards. 292 |
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| 438 | + | a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary 293 |
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| 439 | + | focus of the curriculum and that resources are provided to 294 |
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| 440 | + | identify and provide specialized instruction for students who 295 |
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| 441 | + | are reading below grade level. The curriculum and instructional 296 |
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| 442 | + | strategies for reading must be consistent with the Next 297 |
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| 443 | + | Generation Sunshine State Standards and grounded in 298 |
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| 444 | + | scientifically based reading research . 299 |
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| 445 | + | b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 300 |
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| 458 | + | instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of 301 |
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| 459 | + | technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to 302 |
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| 460 | + | provide students with the skills they need to compete in the 303 |
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| 461 | + | 21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 304 |
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| 462 | + | methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 305 |
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| 463 | + | traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 306 |
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| 464 | + | Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which 307 |
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| 465 | + | combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 308 |
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| 466 | + | instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full -309 |
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| 467 | + | time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 310 |
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| 468 | + | 1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 311 |
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| 469 | + | 1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning 312 |
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| 470 | + | courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under 313 |
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| 471 | + | contract to provide instructional services to charter school 314 |
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| 472 | + | students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold 315 |
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| 473 | + | an active state or school district adjunct certification un der 316 |
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| 474 | + | s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 317 |
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| 475 | + | The funding and performance accountability requirements for 318 |
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| 476 | + | blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional 319 |
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| 477 | + | courses. 320 |
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| 478 | + | 3. The current incoming baseline standard of student 321 |
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| 479 | + | academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the 322 |
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| 480 | + | method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 323 |
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| 481 | + | this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of: 324 |
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| 482 | + | a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels 325 |
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| 495 | + | and prior rates of academic progress will be established. 326 |
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| 496 | + | b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 327 |
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| 497 | + | academic progress achieved by these same students while 328 |
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| 498 | + | attending the charter school. 329 |
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| 499 | + | c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress 330 |
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| 500 | + | will be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 331 |
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| 501 | + | closely comparable student populations. 332 |
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| 504 | + | performance data to charter schools for each of their students 335 |
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| 505 | + | coming from the district school system , as well as rates of 336 |
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| 506 | + | academic progress of comparable student populations in the 337 |
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| 507 | + | district school system. 338 |
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| 508 | + | 4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 339 |
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| 509 | + | and needs of students and how well educational goals and 340 |
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| 510 | + | performance standards are met by s tudents attending the charter 341 |
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| 511 | + | school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school 342 |
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| 512 | + | to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 343 |
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| 513 | + | student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and 344 |
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| 514 | + | efficiency of its major educational pr ograms. Students in 345 |
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| 515 | + | charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the 346 |
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| 516 | + | statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 347 |
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| 517 | + | 5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining 348 |
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| 518 | + | that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in 349 |
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| 519 | + | s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 350 |
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| 532 | + | 6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing 351 |
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| 533 | + | board of the charter school and the sponsor. 352 |
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| 534 | + | 7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 353 |
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| 535 | + | including the school's code of student conduct. Admission or 354 |
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| 536 | + | dismissal must not be based on a student's academic performance , 355 |
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| 537 | + | except as authorized under subparagraph (10)(e)5 . 356 |
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| 538 | + | 8. The ways by which the school will achieve a 357 |
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| 539 | + | racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or 358 |
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| 540 | + | within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or 359 |
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| 541 | + | school districts. 360 |
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| 542 | + | 9. The financial and administrative management of the 361 |
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| 543 | + | school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional 362 |
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| 544 | + | experience or competence of those individuals or organizations 363 |
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| 545 | + | applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 364 |
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| 546 | + | retained to perform such professional services and the 365 |
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| 547 | + | description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 366 |
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| 548 | + | policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter 367 |
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| 549 | + | school. A description of internal audit procedures and 368 |
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| 550 | + | establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 369 |
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| 551 | + | properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 370 |
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| 552 | + | private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in 371 |
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| 553 | + | such a consideration. 372 |
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| 554 | + | 10. The asset and liability projections required in the 373 |
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| 555 | + | application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be 374 |
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| 556 | + | compared with information provided in the annual report of the 375 |
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| 570 | + | 11. A description of procedures that identify various 377 |
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| 571 | + | risks and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the 378 |
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| 572 | + | impact of losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of 379 |
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| 573 | + | students and staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect 380 |
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| 574 | + | others from violent or disruptive student behavior; and the 381 |
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| 575 | + | manner in which the school will be insured, including whether or 382 |
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| 576 | + | not the school will be required to have liability insurance, 383 |
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| 577 | + | and, if so, the terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of 384 |
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| 578 | + | coverage. 385 |
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| 579 | + | 12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 386 |
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| 580 | + | cancellation of the charter i f insufficient progress has been 387 |
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| 581 | + | made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 388 |
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| 582 | + | charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 389 |
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| 583 | + | achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a 390 |
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| 584 | + | charter shall be for 5 years, excludin g 2 planning years. In 391 |
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| 585 | + | order to facilitate access to long -term financial resources for 392 |
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| 586 | + | charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 393 |
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| 587 | + | by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 394 |
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| 588 | + | eligible for up to a 15 -year charter, subject to approval by the 395 |
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| 589 | + | sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a 396 |
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| 590 | + | term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to 397 |
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| 591 | + | long-term financial resources for charter school construction, 398 |
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| 592 | + | charter schools that are operated by a private, not-for-profit, 399 |
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| 593 | + | s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15 -year 400 |
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| 606 | + | charter, subject to approval by the sponsor. Such long -term 401 |
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| 607 | + | charters remain subject to annual review and may be terminated 402 |
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| 608 | + | during the term of the charter, but only according to the 403 |
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| 609 | + | provisions set forth in subsection (8). 404 |
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| 610 | + | 13. The facilities to be used and their location. The 405 |
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| 611 | + | sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 406 |
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| 612 | + | of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a 407 |
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| 613 | + | facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 408 |
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| 614 | + | school. 409 |
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| 615 | + | 14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 410 |
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| 616 | + | the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 411 |
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| 617 | + | retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 412 |
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| 619 | + | status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 414 |
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| 620 | + | required in paragraph (12)(i). 415 |
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| 621 | + | 16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 416 |
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| 622 | + | addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the 417 |
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| 623 | + | date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 418 |
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| 624 | + | timetable. 419 |
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| 626 | + | converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 421 |
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| 627 | + | current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 422 |
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| 628 | + | for current teachers who cho ose not to teach in the charter 423 |
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| 629 | + | school after conversion in accordance with the existing 424 |
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| 630 | + | collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in 425 |
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| 643 | + | the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However, 426 |
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| 644 | + | alternative arrangements shall not be requir ed for current 427 |
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| 645 | + | teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 428 |
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| 646 | + | as authorized by the employment policies of the state university 429 |
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| 647 | + | which grants the charter to the lab school. 430 |
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| 648 | + | 18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives 431 |
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| 649 | + | employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 432 |
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| 650 | + | school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of 433 |
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| 651 | + | directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal, 434 |
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| 652 | + | assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter 435 |
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| 653 | + | school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 436 |
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| 654 | + | purpose of this subparagraph, the term "relative" means father, 437 |
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| 655 | + | mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 438 |
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| 656 | + | cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father -in-law, mother-in-439 |
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| 657 | + | law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 440 |
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| 658 | + | stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 441 |
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| 659 | + | stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 442 |
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| 660 | + | 19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s. 443 |
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| 661 | + | 1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eli gibility 444 |
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| 662 | + | requirements for a high -performing charter school. A high -445 |
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| 663 | + | performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by 446 |
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| 664 | + | March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade 447 |
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| 665 | + | levels the following school year. The written notice shall 448 |
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| 666 | + | specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 449 |
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| 667 | + | levels that will be added, as applicable. 450 |
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| 680 | + | Section 4. Subsection (13) of section 1002.42, Florida 451 |
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| 681 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 452 |
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| 682 | + | 1002.42 Private schools. — 453 |
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| 683 | + | (13) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—An 454 |
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| 684 | + | organization of private schools that has no fewer than 10 member 455 |
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| 685 | + | schools in this state may develop a professional learning 456 |
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| 686 | + | development system to be filed with the Department of Education 457 |
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| 687 | + | in accordance with s. 1012.98(7) the provisions of s. 458 |
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| 688 | + | 1012.98(6). 459 |
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| 689 | + | Section 5. Section 1003.07, Florida Statutes, is created 460 |
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| 690 | + | to read: 461 |
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| 691 | + | 1003.07 Year-round School Pilot Program. —Beginning with 462 |
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| 692 | + | the 2024-2025 school year, the Year -round School Pilot Program 463 |
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| 693 | + | is created for a period of 4 school years. The purpose of the 464 |
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| 694 | + | program is for the Department of Education to assist school 465 |
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| 695 | + | districts in establishing a year -round school program within at 466 |
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| 696 | + | least one elementary school in the district and study the 467 |
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| 697 | + | issues, benefits, and schedule options for instituting year -468 |
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| 698 | + | round school programs for all students. 469 |
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| 699 | + | (1)(a) School districts shall apply to the Department of 470 |
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| 700 | + | Education, in a format and by a date prescribed by the 471 |
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| 701 | + | department, to participate in the program. The application must 472 |
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| 702 | + | include: 473 |
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| 703 | + | 1. The number of students enrolled i n the elementary 474 |
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| 704 | + | school or schools that will implement a year -round school 475 |
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| 718 | + | 2. The academic performance of the students enrolled in 477 |
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| 719 | + | such school or schools. 478 |
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| 720 | + | 3. The rate of absenteeism and tardiness of students 479 |
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| 721 | + | enrolled in such school or schools. 480 |
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| 723 | + | instructional personnel and students to the year -round school 482 |
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| 724 | + | program. 483 |
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| 725 | + | 5. An explanation of how the implementation of the year -484 |
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| 726 | + | round school program will benefit the students. 485 |
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| 727 | + | (b) The Commissioner of Edu cation shall select five school 486 |
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| 728 | + | districts to participate in the program. To the extent possible, 487 |
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| 729 | + | the commissioner shall select school districts that represent a 488 |
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| 730 | + | variety of demographics, including, but not limited to, an 489 |
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| 731 | + | urban, suburban, and rural school di strict. 490 |
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| 733 | + | program shall: 492 |
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| 734 | + | (a) Implement a single -track or multi-track schedule. 493 |
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| 735 | + | (b) Provide data to the department to allow for: 494 |
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| 736 | + | 1. An assessment of the academic and safety benefits 495 |
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| 737 | + | associated with establishing a year-round school program. 496 |
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| 738 | + | 2. An evaluation of any potential barriers for the school 497 |
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| 739 | + | district upon implementation of a year -round school program, 498 |
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| 740 | + | including, but not limited to: 499 |
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| 741 | + | a. Issues related to the commitment of instructional 500 |
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| 754 | + | personnel and students. 501 |
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| 755 | + | b. The provision of services during the summer months. 502 |
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| 756 | + | c. School district budgeting. 503 |
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| 757 | + | d. Parental engagement and participation. 504 |
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| 758 | + | e. Coordination with community services. 505 |
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| 759 | + | f. Student assessment and progression practices. 506 |
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| 760 | + | g. Student transportation. 507 |
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| 761 | + | 3. The consideration of strategies for addressing such 508 |
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| 764 | + | provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 511 |
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| 765 | + | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must 512 |
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| 769 | + | (b) The number of students enrolled at participating 516 |
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| 770 | + | schools before and after the implementation of the year -round 517 |
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| 771 | + | school program. 518 |
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| 772 | + | (c) Any health, academic, and safety benefits for students 519 |
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| 773 | + | or instructional personnel from the implementation of the year -520 |
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| 774 | + | round school program. 521 |
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| 775 | + | (d) An evaluation of any potential barriers for school 522 |
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| 776 | + | districts and families associated with a year -round school 523 |
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| 777 | + | program. 524 |
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| 778 | + | (e) The commissioner's recommendation on the adoption of 525 |
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| 792 | + | (4) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 527 |
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| 793 | + | administer the program. 528 |
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| 794 | + | Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida 529 |
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| 795 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 530 |
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| 796 | + | 1003.42 Required instruction. — 531 |
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| 797 | + | (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 532 |
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| 798 | + | schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 533 |
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| 799 | + | and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 534 |
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| 800 | + | faithfully, using the books and ma terials required that meet the 535 |
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| 801 | + | highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 536 |
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| 802 | + | following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 537 |
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| 803 | + | approved methods of instruction, the following: 538 |
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| 804 | + | (a) The history and content of the Declaration of 539 |
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| 805 | + | Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self -540 |
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| 806 | + | evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government, 541 |
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| 807 | + | popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty, 542 |
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| 808 | + | and property, and how they form the philosophical foundation of 543 |
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| 809 | + | our government. 544 |
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| 810 | + | (b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the 545 |
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| 811 | + | provisions of the Constitution of the United States and 546 |
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| 812 | + | amendments thereto, with emphasis on each of the 10 amendments 547 |
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| 813 | + | that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution 548 |
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| 814 | + | provides the structure of our government. 549 |
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| 815 | + | (c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican 550 |
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| 828 | + | form of government, as they are embodied in the most important 551 |
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| 829 | + | of the Federalist Papers. 552 |
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| 830 | + | (d) Flag education, including proper flag display and flag 553 |
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| 831 | + | salute. 554 |
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| 832 | + | (e) The elements of civil government, including the 555 |
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| 833 | + | primary functions of and interrelationships between the Federal 556 |
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| 834 | + | Government, the state, and its counties, municipalities, school 557 |
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| 835 | + | districts, and special districts. 558 |
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| 836 | + | (f) The history of the United States, including the period 559 |
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| 837 | + | of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the 560 |
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| 838 | + | Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present 561 |
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| 839 | + | boundaries, the world wars, and the civil rights movement to the 562 |
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| 840 | + | present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as 563 |
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| 841 | + | constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and 564 |
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| 842 | + | testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation 565 |
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| 843 | + | based largely on the universal principles stated in the 566 |
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| 844 | + | Declaration of Independence. 567 |
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| 845 | + | (g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 568 |
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| 846 | + | systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 569 |
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| 847 | + | groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 570 |
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| 848 | + | humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 571 |
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| 849 | + | investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 572 |
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| 850 | + | ramifications of prejudic e, racism, and stereotyping, and an 573 |
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| 851 | + | examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 574 |
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| 852 | + | person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 575 |
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| 866 | + | democratic values and institutions, including the policy, 577 |
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| 867 | + | definition, and historical and current examples of anti -578 |
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| 868 | + | Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of 579 |
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| 869 | + | anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually certify and 580 |
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| 870 | + | provide evidence to the department, in a manner pres cribed by 581 |
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| 871 | + | the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 582 |
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| 872 | + | The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 583 |
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| 873 | + | for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 584 |
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| 874 | + | input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 585 |
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| 875 | + | Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 586 |
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| 876 | + | Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 587 |
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| 877 | + | with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational 588 |
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| 878 | + | organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 589 |
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| 879 | + | and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 590 |
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| 880 | + | developed curriculum. 591 |
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| 881 | + | 2. The second week in November shall be designated as 592 |
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| 882 | + | "Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 593 |
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| 883 | + | November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 594 |
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| 884 | + | as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 595 |
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| 885 | + | (h) The history of African Americans, including the 596 |
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| 886 | + | history of African peoples before the political conflicts that 597 |
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| 887 | + | led to the development of slavery, the passage to America, the 598 |
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| 888 | + | enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and 599 |
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| 889 | + | contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society. 600 |
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| 902 | + | Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of 601 |
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| 903 | + | prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on individual freedoms, and 602 |
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| 904 | + | examine what it means to be a resp onsible and respectful person, 603 |
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| 905 | + | for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a 604 |
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| 906 | + | pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic 605 |
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| 907 | + | values and institutions. Instruction shall include the roles and 606 |
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| 908 | + | contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their 607 |
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| 909 | + | endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists, 608 |
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| 910 | + | scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers, 609 |
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| 911 | + | members of the faith community, and political and governmental 610 |
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| 912 | + | leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the 611 |
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| 915 | + | Americans to build and strengthen American society and celebrate 614 |
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| 916 | + | the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered, 615 |
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| 917 | + | even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional 616 |
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| 918 | + | personnel may facilitate discussions and use curricula to 617 |
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| 919 | + | address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the individual 618 |
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| 920 | + | freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial 619 |
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| 921 | + | oppression, racial segrega tion, and racial discrimination, as 620 |
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| 922 | + | well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws 621 |
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| 923 | + | resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial 622 |
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| 924 | + | discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has 623 |
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| 925 | + | overturned these unjust laws. Howev er, classroom instruction and 624 |
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| 926 | + | curriculum may not be used to indoctrinate or persuade students 625 |
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| 939 | + | to a particular point of view inconsistent with the principles 626 |
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| 940 | + | enumerated in subsection (3) or the state academic standards. 627 |
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| 941 | + | The department shall prepare and offe r standards and curriculum 628 |
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| 942 | + | for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 629 |
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| 943 | + | input from the Commissioner of Education's African American 630 |
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| 944 | + | History Task Force. 631 |
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| 945 | + | (i) The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 632 |
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| 946 | + | including the history of Japa nese internment camps and the 633 |
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| 947 | + | incarceration of Japanese -Americans during World War II; the 634 |
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| 948 | + | immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, and culture of 635 |
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| 949 | + | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; and the contributions of 636 |
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| 950 | + | Asian Americans and Pacific Islander s to American society. 637 |
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| 951 | + | Instructional materials shall include the contributions of Asian 638 |
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| 952 | + | Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society. 639 |
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| 953 | + | (j)(i) The elementary principles of agriculture. 640 |
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| 954 | + | (k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating 641 |
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| 955 | + | liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and 642 |
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| 956 | + | mind. 643 |
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| 957 | + | (l)(k) Kindness to animals. 644 |
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| 958 | + | (m)(l) The history of the state. 645 |
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| 959 | + | (n)(m) The conservation of natural resources. 646 |
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| 962 | + | 1. Health education that addresses concepts of community 649 |
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| 963 | + | health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life, 650 |
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| 976 | + | including: 651 |
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| 977 | + | a. Injury prevention and safety. 652 |
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| 978 | + | b. Internet safety. 653 |
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| 979 | + | c. Nutrition. 654 |
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| 980 | + | d. Personal health. 655 |
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| 981 | + | e. Prevention and control of disease. 656 |
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| 982 | + | f. Substance use and abuse. 657 |
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| 983 | + | g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and 658 |
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| 984 | + | human trafficking. 659 |
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| 985 | + | 2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating 660 |
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| 986 | + | violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be 661 |
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| 987 | + | limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the 662 |
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| 988 | + | warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the 663 |
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| 989 | + | characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent 664 |
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| 990 | + | and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources 665 |
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| 991 | + | available to victims of da ting violence and abuse. 666 |
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| 992 | + | 3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the 667 |
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| 993 | + | benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the 668 |
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| 994 | + | consequences of teenage pregnancy. 669 |
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| 995 | + | 4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and 670 |
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| 996 | + | emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges, 671 |
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| 997 | + | including: 672 |
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| 998 | + | a. Self-awareness and self-management. 673 |
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| 999 | + | b. Responsible decisionmaking. 674 |
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| 1000 | + | c. Resiliency. 675 |
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| 1013 | + | d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution. 676 |
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| 1014 | + | e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and 677 |
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| 1015 | + | backgrounds. 678 |
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| 1016 | + | f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills, 679 |
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| 1017 | + | interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills; 680 |
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| 1018 | + | creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career 681 |
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| 1019 | + | pathways; using state career planning resources; developi ng and 682 |
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| 1020 | + | practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews; 683 |
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| 1021 | + | workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and 684 |
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| 1022 | + | expectations; and self -motivation. 685 |
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| 1025 | + | not contradict the principles enume rated in subsection (3). 688 |
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| 1026 | + | (p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or 689 |
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| 1028 | + | the State Board of Education and the district school board in 691 |
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| 1029 | + | fulfilling the requirements of law. 692 |
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| 1030 | + | (q)(p) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United 693 |
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| 1031 | + | States. 694 |
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| 1032 | + | (r)(q) The study of women's contributions to the United 695 |
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| 1033 | + | States. 696 |
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| 1034 | + | (s)(r) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the 697 |
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| 1035 | + | United States economy. 698 |
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| 1036 | + | (t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualit ies and 699 |
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| 1037 | + | responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including 700 |
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| 1050 | + | kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal 701 |
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| 1051 | + | property; honesty; charity; racial, ethnic, and religious 702 |
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| 1052 | + | tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting 703 |
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| 1053 | + | using the uniform primary and general election ballot described 704 |
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| 1054 | + | in s. 101.151(9). 705 |
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| 1055 | + | (u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices 706 |
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| 1056 | + | that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving 707 |
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| 1057 | + | our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such 708 |
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| 1058 | + | instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day, 709 |
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| 1059 | + | Veterans' Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional 710 |
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| 1060 | + | staff are encouraged to use the assistance of local veterans and 711 |
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| 1061 | + | Medal of Honor recipients when practicable. 712 |
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| 1062 | + | 713 |
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| 1063 | + | The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 714 |
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| 1064 | + | and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 715 |
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| 1065 | + | Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 716 |
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| 1066 | + | recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 717 |
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| 1067 | + | offered as part of a social studies, En glish Language Arts, or 718 |
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| 1068 | + | other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 719 |
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| 1069 | + | initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u) (t). 720 |
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| 1070 | + | Section 7. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 721 |
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| 1071 | + | 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 722 |
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| 1072 | + | 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 723 |
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| 1073 | + | diploma.— 724 |
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| 1074 | + | (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT 725 |
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| 1087 | + | REQUIREMENTS.— 726 |
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| 1088 | + | (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and 727 |
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| 1089 | + | debate, or career and technical education practical arts.—A The 728 |
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| 1090 | + | practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate 729 |
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| 1091 | + | artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation, 730 |
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| 1092 | + | and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or 731 |
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| 1093 | + | performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical 732 |
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| 1094 | + | education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the 733 |
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| 1095 | + | Course Code Directory. 734 |
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| 1096 | + | Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 735 |
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| 1097 | + | 1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 736 |
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| 1098 | + | 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 737 |
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| 1099 | + | teacher preparation programs.— 738 |
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| 1100 | + | (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 739 |
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| 1101 | + | (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 740 |
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| 1102 | + | state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 741 |
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| 1103 | + | not limited to, the following: 742 |
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| 1104 | + | 1. Candidate instruction and a ssessment in the Florida 743 |
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| 1105 | + | Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 744 |
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| 1106 | + | 2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 745 |
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| 1107 | + | curricula and instruction. 746 |
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| 1108 | + | 3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 747 |
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| 1109 | + | instructional strategies that impro ve reading performance for 748 |
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| 1110 | + | all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 749 |
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| 1111 | + | approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 750 |
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| 1124 | + | fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 751 |
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| 1125 | + | strategies. 752 |
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| 1126 | + | 4. Content literacy and math ematics practices. 753 |
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| 1127 | + | 5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 754 |
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| 1128 | + | language learners. 755 |
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| 1129 | + | 6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 756 |
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| 1130 | + | with disabilities. 757 |
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| 1131 | + | 7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 758 |
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| 1132 | + | student needs. 759 |
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| 1133 | + | 8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 760 |
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| 1134 | + | content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 761 |
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| 1135 | + | 9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 762 |
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| 1136 | + | a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 763 |
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| 1137 | + | and the referral of such studen t to a mental health professional 764 |
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| 1138 | + | for support. 765 |
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| 1139 | + | 10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 766 |
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| 1140 | + | education and distance learning. 767 |
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| 1141 | + | 11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 768 |
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| 1142 | + | research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 769 |
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| 1143 | + | state's academic standards. 770 |
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| 1144 | + | Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections 771 |
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| 1145 | + | (3), (4), and (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, are 772 |
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| 1146 | + | amended to read: 773 |
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| 1147 | + | 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 774 |
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| 1148 | + | (2)(a) Postsecondary institutions t hat are accredited or 775 |
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| 1161 | + | approved as described in State Board of Education rule may seek 776 |
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| 1162 | + | approval from the Department of Education to create educator 777 |
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| 1163 | + | preparation institutes for the purpose of providing any or all 778 |
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| 1164 | + | of the following: 779 |
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| 1165 | + | 1. Professional learning development instruction to assist 780 |
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| 1166 | + | teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting 781 |
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| 1167 | + | certification or recertification requirements. 782 |
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| 1168 | + | 2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute 783 |
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| 1169 | + | teachers in performing their duties. 784 |
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| 1170 | + | 3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting 785 |
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| 1171 | + | education and training requirements. 786 |
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| 1172 | + | 4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become 787 |
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| 1173 | + | certified teachers as provided in this section in order to 788 |
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| 1174 | + | increase routes to the classroom for mid-career professionals 789 |
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| 1175 | + | who hold a baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were 790 |
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| 1176 | + | not education majors. 791 |
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| 1177 | + | 5. Instruction and professional learning development for 792 |
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| 1178 | + | part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs 793 |
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| 1179 | + | under s. 1012.39(1)(c). 794 |
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| 1180 | + | (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 795 |
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| 1181 | + | this section may offer competency -based certification programs 796 |
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| 1182 | + | specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 797 |
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| 1183 | + | degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 798 |
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| 1184 | + | educator certification requirements of s. 1 012.56. An educator 799 |
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| 1185 | + | preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 800 |
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| 1198 | + | certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 801 |
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| 1199 | + | must implement a program previously approved by the Department 802 |
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| 1200 | + | of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the 803 |
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| 1201 | + | institute and approved by the department for this purpose. 804 |
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| 1202 | + | Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved 805 |
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| 1203 | + | educator preparation institutes. 806 |
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| 1204 | + | (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 807 |
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| 1205 | + | approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 808 |
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| 1206 | + | preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 809 |
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| 1207 | + | subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 810 |
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| 1208 | + | request for approval. The department shall approve a 811 |
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| 1209 | + | certification program if the institute provides evidence of the 812 |
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| 1210 | + | institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 813 |
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| 1211 | + | that instructs and assesses each candidate in includes each of 814 |
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| 1212 | + | the following: 815 |
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| 1213 | + | 1.a. Participant instruction and assessment in The Florida 816 |
|---|
| 1214 | + | Educator Accomplished Practices approved by the state board 817 |
|---|
| 1215 | + | across content areas. 818 |
|---|
| 1216 | + | b. The state academic use of state-adopted student content 819 |
|---|
| 1217 | + | standards provided under s. 1003.41, including scientifically 820 |
|---|
| 1218 | + | based reading instruction, content literacy, and mathematical 821 |
|---|
| 1219 | + | practices, for each subject identified on the statem ent of 822 |
|---|
| 1220 | + | status of eligibility or the temporary certificate to guide 823 |
|---|
| 1221 | + | curriculum and instruction . 824 |
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| 1222 | + | c. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 825 |
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| 1235 | + | instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 826 |
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| 1236 | + | all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 827 |
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| 1237 | + | approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 828 |
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| 1238 | + | fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 829 |
|---|
| 1239 | + | strategies. 830 |
|---|
| 1240 | + | d. Content literacy and mathematical practices. 831 |
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| 1241 | + | e. Strategies appropriate for instructi on of English 832 |
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| 1242 | + | language learners. 833 |
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| 1243 | + | f. Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with 834 |
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| 1244 | + | disabilities. 835 |
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| 1245 | + | g. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 836 |
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| 1246 | + | student needs. 837 |
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| 1247 | + | h. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 838 |
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| 1248 | + | content aligned to stat e standards and grading practices. 839 |
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| 1249 | + | i. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 840 |
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| 1250 | + | a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 841 |
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| 1251 | + | and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 842 |
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| 1252 | + | for support. 843 |
|---|
| 1253 | + | j. Strategies to su pport the use of technology in 844 |
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| 1254 | + | education and distance learning. 845 |
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| 1255 | + | 2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 846 |
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| 1256 | + | certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 847 |
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| 1257 | + | teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 848 |
|---|
| 1258 | + | certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 849 |
|---|
| 1259 | + | competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 850 |
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| 1272 | + | 3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 851 |
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| 1273 | + | subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse 852 |
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| 1274 | + | population of students in a variety of c hallenging environments, 853 |
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| 1275 | + | including, but not limited to, high -poverty schools, urban 854 |
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| 1276 | + | schools, and rural schools, under the supervision of qualified 855 |
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| 1277 | + | educators. The state board shall determine in rule the amount of 856 |
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| 1278 | + | field experience necessary to serve as the t eacher of record, 857 |
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| 1279 | + | beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2023 -2024 858 |
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| 1280 | + | school year. 859 |
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| 1281 | + | 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 860 |
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| 1282 | + | procedures required for participants who complete the program to 861 |
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| 1283 | + | meet any requirements related to the background screening 862 |
|---|
| 1284 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 863 |
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| 1285 | + | certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 864 |
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| 1286 | + | (b) Each program participant must: 865 |
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| 1287 | + | 1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s. 866 |
|---|
| 1288 | + | 1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in 867 |
|---|
| 1289 | + | the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet 868 |
|---|
| 1290 | + | the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a) -(f). 869 |
|---|
| 1291 | + | 2. Demonstrate competency and participate in coursework 870 |
|---|
| 1292 | + | and field experiences that are appropriate to his or her 871 |
|---|
| 1293 | + | educational plan prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with 872 |
|---|
| 1294 | + | candidates entering an educator preparation institute in the 873 |
|---|
| 1295 | + | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 874 |
|---|
| 1296 | + | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 875 |
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| 1310 | + | endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 877 |
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| 1311 | + | through the candidate's field experience, in order to graduate 878 |
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| 1312 | + | from the program. 879 |
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| 1313 | + | 3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his 880 |
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| 1314 | + | or her ability to teach the su bject area for which he or she is 881 |
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| 1315 | + | seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on 882 |
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| 1316 | + | student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12 883 |
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| 1317 | + | setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving 884 |
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| 1318 | + | a passing score on the professional e ducation competency 885 |
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| 1319 | + | examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area 886 |
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| 1320 | + | examination for the subject area certification which is required 887 |
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| 1323 | + | certification program approved pursuan t to this subsection, a 890 |
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| 1324 | + | participant shall receive a credential from the sponsoring 891 |
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| 1325 | + | institution signifying that the participant has completed a 892 |
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| 1326 | + | state-approved competency-based certification program in the 893 |
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| 1327 | + | certification subject area specified in the educatio nal plan. A 894 |
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| 1328 | + | participant is eligible for educator certification through the 895 |
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| 1329 | + | Department of Education upon satisfaction of all requirements 896 |
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| 1330 | + | for certification set forth in s. 1012.56(2). 897 |
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| 1331 | + | (4) The state board shall adopt rules for the continued 898 |
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| 1332 | + | approval of each program approved pursuant to this section . 899 |
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| 1346 | + | a periodic review of the following areas: 901 |
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| 1347 | + | (a) Candidate readiness based on passage rates on educator 902 |
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| 1348 | + | certification examinations under s. 1012.56, as applicable. 903 |
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| 1349 | + | (b) Evidence of performance in each of the following 904 |
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| 1350 | + | areas: 905 |
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| 1351 | + | 1. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 906 |
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| 1352 | + | grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 907 |
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| 1353 | + | statewide assessments using the results of the student learnin g 908 |
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| 1354 | + | growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 909 |
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| 1355 | + | 2. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 910 |
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| 1356 | + | accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 911 |
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| 1357 | + | 3. Workforce contributions, including placement of program 912 |
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| 1358 | + | completers in instructional positions in Florida public and 913 |
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| 1359 | + | private schools, with additional weight given to production of 914 |
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| 1360 | + | program completers in statewide critical teacher shortage areas 915 |
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| 1361 | + | as identified in s. 1012.07. 916 |
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| 1362 | + | (5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall 917 |
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| 1363 | + | submit to the Department of Education annual performance 918 |
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| 1364 | + | evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs , 919 |
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| 1365 | + | including the pass rates of participants on all examinations 920 |
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| 1366 | + | required for teacher certification, employment rates, 921 |
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| 1367 | + | longitudinal retention rates, and satisf action surveys of 922 |
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| 1368 | + | employers and program completers. The satisfaction surveys must 923 |
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| 1383 | + | responsiveness to local school districts. These evalu ations 926 |
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| 1384 | + | shall be used by the Department of Education for purposes of 927 |
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| 1385 | + | continued approval of an educator preparation institute's 928 |
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| 1386 | + | certification program . 929 |
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| 1387 | + | Section 10. Section 1005.04, Florida Statutes, is amended 930 |
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| 1388 | + | to read: 931 |
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| 1389 | + | 1005.04 Fair consumer practices. — 932 |
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| 1390 | + | (1) Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of 933 |
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| 1391 | + | the commission or is exempt from the jurisdiction or purview of 934 |
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| 1392 | + | the commission pursuant to s. 1005.06(1)(c) or (f) and that 935 |
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| 1393 | + | either directly or indirectly solicits for enrollment any 936 |
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| 1394 | + | student shall: 937 |
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| 1395 | + | (a) Disclose to each prospective student a statement of 938 |
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| 1396 | + | the purpose of such institution, its educational programs and 939 |
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| 1397 | + | curricula, a description of its physical facilities, its status 940 |
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| 1398 | + | regarding licensure, its fee schedule and policies regarding 941 |
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| 1399 | + | retaining student fees if a student withdraws, and a statement 942 |
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| 1400 | + | regarding the transferability of credits to and from other 943 |
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| 1401 | + | institutions. The institution shall make the required 944 |
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| 1402 | + | disclosures in writing at least 1 week prior to enrollment or 945 |
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| 1403 | + | collection of any tuition from the prospective student. The 946 |
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| 1404 | + | required disclosures may be made in the institution's current 947 |
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| 1405 | + | catalog; 948 |
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| 1406 | + | (b) Use a reliable method to assess, before accepting a 949 |
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| 1407 | + | student into a program, the student's ability to complete 950 |
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| 1420 | + | successfully the course of study for whi ch he or she has 951 |
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| 1421 | + | applied; 952 |
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| 1422 | + | (c) Inform each student accurately about financial 953 |
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| 1423 | + | assistance and obligations for repayment of loans; describe any 954 |
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| 1424 | + | employment placement services provided and the limitations 955 |
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| 1425 | + | thereof; and refrain from promising or implying guaran teed 956 |
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| 1426 | + | placement, market availability, or salary amounts; 957 |
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| 1427 | + | (d) Provide to prospective and enrolled students accurate 958 |
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| 1428 | + | information regarding the relationship of its programs to state 959 |
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| 1429 | + | licensure requirements for practicing related occupations and 960 |
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| 1430 | + | professions in Florida; 961 |
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| 1431 | + | (e) Ensure that all advertisements are accurate and not 962 |
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| 1432 | + | misleading; 963 |
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| 1433 | + | (f) Publish and follow an equitable prorated refund policy 964 |
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| 1434 | + | for all students, and follow both the federal refund guidelines 965 |
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| 1435 | + | for students receiving federal financial assistance and the 966 |
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| 1436 | + | minimum refund guidelines set by commission rule; 967 |
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| 1437 | + | (g) Follow the requirements of state and federal laws that 968 |
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| 1438 | + | require annual reporting with respect to crime statistics and 969 |
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| 1439 | + | physical plant safety and make those reports available to the 970 |
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| 1440 | + | public; and 971 |
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| 1441 | + | (h) Publish and follow procedures for handling student 972 |
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| 1442 | + | complaints, disciplinary actions, and appeals ; and 973 |
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| 1443 | + | (i) Prior to enrollment, provide a written disclosure to a 974 |
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| 1444 | + | student or prospective student of all fees and costs that will 975 |
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| 1457 | + | be incurred by a student , the institution's refund policy, any 976 |
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| 1458 | + | exit examination requirements, and the grade point average 977 |
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| 1459 | + | required for completion of the student's program or degree. The 978 |
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| 1460 | + | disclosure shall include a statement regarding the scope of 979 |
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| 1461 | + | accreditation, if applicable. Inst itutions licensed by the 980 |
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| 1462 | + | Commission for Independent Education shall disclose the 981 |
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| 1463 | + | information required pursuant to this paragraph in a format 982 |
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| 1464 | + | prescribed by the commission . 983 |
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| 1465 | + | (2) In addition, institutions that are required to be 984 |
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| 1466 | + | licensed by the commission sh all disclose to prospective 985 |
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| 1467 | + | students that additional information regarding the institution 986 |
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| 1468 | + | may be obtained by contacting the Commission for Independent 987 |
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| 1469 | + | Education, Department of Education, Tallahassee. 988 |
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| 1470 | + | (3) In an application for licensure, the burden of 989 |
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| 1471 | + | demonstrating compliance with fair consumer practice is upon the 990 |
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| 1472 | + | person, entity, or institution asserting compliance. Determining 991 |
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| 1473 | + | compliance with this section shall rest with the commission. The 992 |
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| 1474 | + | commission may require further evidence and make such further 993 |
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| 1475 | + | investigation, in addition to any information submitted, as may 994 |
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| 1476 | + | be reasonably necessary in the commission's judgment. 995 |
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| 1477 | + | Section 11. Section 1005.11, Florida Statutes, is created 996 |
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| 1478 | + | to read: 997 |
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| 1479 | + | 1005.11 Accountability for institutions licensed by the 998 |
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| 1480 | + | Commission for Independent Education. — 999 |
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| 1481 | + | (1) By June 30, 2024, and by April 15 of each year 1000 |
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| 1494 | + | thereafter, the commission shall prepare an annual 1001 |
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| 1495 | + | accountability report for licensed institutions. The report must 1002 |
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| 1496 | + | contain, at a minimum, the graduation rates, including the 1003 |
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| 1497 | + | number of graduates by program, retention rates, and placement 1004 |
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| 1498 | + | rates for all licensed institutions. 1005 |
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| 1499 | + | (2) By March 15, 2024, and by November 30 of each year 1006 |
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| 1500 | + | thereafter, each licensed institution shall provide data to the 1007 |
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| 1501 | + | commission in a format prescribed by the commission. Placement 1008 |
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| 1502 | + | rates shall be determined using a methodology approved by the 1009 |
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| 1503 | + | commission. 1010 |
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| 1504 | + | (3) The commission shall establish a common set of data 1011 |
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| 1505 | + | definitions for institutional reporting purposes. 1012 |
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| 1506 | + | (4) The commission shall impose an administ rative fine of 1013 |
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| 1507 | + | not more than $500 when a licensed institution fails to timely 1014 |
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| 1508 | + | submit the required data to the commission pursuant to this 1015 |
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| 1509 | + | section. Administrative fines collected under this subsection 1016 |
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| 1510 | + | shall be deposited into the Student Protection Fund. 1017 |
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| 1511 | + | (5) Notwithstanding s. 1005.32(3), the commission shall 1018 |
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| 1512 | + | have the authority to require licensed institutions to provide 1019 |
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| 1513 | + | institutional, graduate, and student data through reasonable 1020 |
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| 1514 | + | data collection efforts as required or necessitated by statute 1021 |
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| 1515 | + | or rule. 1022 |
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| 1516 | + | Section 12. Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (1) of 1023 |
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| 1517 | + | section 1005.22, Florida Statutes, to read: 1024 |
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| 1518 | + | 1005.22 Powers and duties of commission. — 1025 |
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| 1531 | + | (1) The commission shall: 1026 |
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| 1532 | + | (p) Have the power, within its respective regulatory 1027 |
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| 1533 | + | jurisdiction, to examine and investigate the affairs of every 1028 |
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| 1534 | + | person, entity, or independent postsecondary institution in 1029 |
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| 1535 | + | order to determine whether the person, entity, or independent 1030 |
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| 1536 | + | postsecondary institution is operating in accordance with the 1031 |
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| 1537 | + | provisions of this chapter or has been or is engaged in any 1032 |
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| 1538 | + | unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by s. 1005.04. 1033 |
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| 1539 | + | Section 13. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 1005.31, 1034 |
|---|
| 1540 | + | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) and (8), 1035 |
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| 1541 | + | respectively, subsections (2) and (8) are amended, a nd a new 1036 |
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| 1542 | + | subsection (6) is added to that section, to read: 1037 |
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| 1543 | + | 1005.31 Licensure of institutions. — 1038 |
|---|
| 1544 | + | (2) The commission shall develop minimum standards by 1039 |
|---|
| 1545 | + | which to evaluate institutions for licensure. These standards 1040 |
|---|
| 1546 | + | must include, at a minimum, at least the institution's name, 1041 |
|---|
| 1547 | + | financial stability, purpose, administrative organization, 1042 |
|---|
| 1548 | + | admissions and recruitment, educational programs and curricula, 1043 |
|---|
| 1549 | + | retention and, completion, including a retention and completion 1044 |
|---|
| 1550 | + | management plan, career placement, faculty, learn ing resources, 1045 |
|---|
| 1551 | + | student personnel services, physical plant and facilities, 1046 |
|---|
| 1552 | + | publications, and disclosure statements about the status of the 1047 |
|---|
| 1553 | + | institution with respect to professional certification and 1048 |
|---|
| 1554 | + | licensure. The commission may adopt rules to ensure that 1049 |
|---|
| 1555 | + | institutions licensed under this section meet these standards in 1050 |
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| 1568 | + | ways that are appropriate to achieve the stated intent of this 1051 |
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| 1569 | + | chapter, including provisions for nontraditional or distance 1052 |
|---|
| 1570 | + | education programs and delivery. 1053 |
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| 1571 | + | (a) The standard relating to admis sions and recruitment 1054 |
|---|
| 1572 | + | shall include, but is not limited to, requirements for 1055 |
|---|
| 1573 | + | verification of high school graduation, high school equivalency, 1056 |
|---|
| 1574 | + | or qualifying scores on an ability -to-benefit test. 1057 |
|---|
| 1575 | + | (b) The commission may require a licensed institution to 1058 |
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| 1576 | + | submit a management plan, prohibit a licensed institution from 1059 |
|---|
| 1577 | + | enrolling new students in the institution or a program of the 1060 |
|---|
| 1578 | + | institution, or limit the number of students in a program at a 1061 |
|---|
| 1579 | + | licensed institution, based upon the institution's performance 1062 |
|---|
| 1580 | + | on the licensure standards or criteria established pursuant to 1063 |
|---|
| 1581 | + | this chapter; the placement of the institution or a program of 1064 |
|---|
| 1582 | + | the institution on probation or the imposition of other adverse 1065 |
|---|
| 1583 | + | actions by the commission, an accrediting agency, or other 1066 |
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| 1584 | + | regulatory agency, including the United States Department of 1067 |
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| 1585 | + | Education; or similar circumstances that leave the institution 1068 |
|---|
| 1586 | + | unable to meet the needs of students or prospective students. 1069 |
|---|
| 1587 | + | (6) The commission may establish, by rule, performance 1070 |
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| 1588 | + | benchmarks to identify high -performing institutions licensed by 1071 |
|---|
| 1589 | + | the commission. 1072 |
|---|
| 1590 | + | (8) An institution may not conduct a program unless 1073 |
|---|
| 1591 | + | specific authority is granted in its license. 1074 |
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| 1592 | + | Section 14. Section 1005.335, Florida Statutes, is created 1075 |
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| 1593 | + | |
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| 1605 | + | to read: 1076 |
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| 1606 | + | 1005.335 Accreditation require ments and programmatic 1077 |
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| 1607 | + | approval.— 1078 |
|---|
| 1608 | + | (1) All programs offered by a licensed institution must be 1079 |
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| 1609 | + | disclosed to the commission, including, but not limited to, 1080 |
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| 1610 | + | avocational programs, examination preparation programs, contract 1081 |
|---|
| 1611 | + | training programs, continuing educat ion, or professional 1082 |
|---|
| 1612 | + | development programs. 1083 |
|---|
| 1613 | + | (2) An institution must obtain institutional accreditation 1084 |
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| 1614 | + | prior to obtaining approval from the commission to offer a 1085 |
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| 1615 | + | prelicensure professional nursing program. 1086 |
|---|
| 1616 | + | (3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 1087 |
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| 1617 | + | section. 1088 |
|---|
| 1618 | + | Section 15. Subsection (10) is added to section 1006.09, 1089 |
|---|
| 1619 | + | Florida Statutes, to read: 1090 |
|---|
| 1620 | + | 1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student 1091 |
|---|
| 1621 | + | discipline and school safety. — 1092 |
|---|
| 1622 | + | (10) Any search of a student's personal belongings, 1093 |
|---|
| 1623 | + | including a purse, backpack, or bookbag, must be conducted 1094 |
|---|
| 1624 | + | discreetly to maintain the privacy of the student's personal 1095 |
|---|
| 1625 | + | items within such belongings. Personal items that are not 1096 |
|---|
| 1626 | + | prohibited on school grounds must be immediately returned to the 1097 |
|---|
| 1627 | + | student's personal belongings. 1098 |
|---|
| 1628 | + | Section 16. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 1099 |
|---|
| 1629 | + | 1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1100 |
|---|
| 1630 | + | |
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| 1642 | + | 1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and 1101 |
|---|
| 1643 | + | victimization.— 1102 |
|---|
| 1644 | + | (2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of 1103 |
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| 1645 | + | zero tolerance that: 1104 |
|---|
| 1646 | + | (d) Minimizes the victimization of students, staff, or 1105 |
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| 1647 | + | volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the 1106 |
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| 1648 | + | victim of any violent act crime from any further victimization. 1107 |
|---|
| 1649 | + | In a disciplinary action, there is a rebuttable presumption th at 1108 |
|---|
| 1650 | + | the actions of a student who intervened, using only the amount 1109 |
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| 1651 | + | of force necessary, to stop a violent act against a student, 1110 |
|---|
| 1652 | + | staff, or volunteer were necessary to restore or maintain the 1111 |
|---|
| 1653 | + | safety of others. 1112 |
|---|
| 1654 | + | Section 17. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) o f section 1113 |
|---|
| 1655 | + | 1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1114 |
|---|
| 1656 | + | 1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited. — 1115 |
|---|
| 1657 | + | (1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a 1116 |
|---|
| 1658 | + | dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall: 1117 |
|---|
| 1659 | + | (c) Define dating violence and ab use and provide for a 1118 |
|---|
| 1660 | + | teen dating violence and abuse component in the health education 1119 |
|---|
| 1661 | + | curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2., 1120 |
|---|
| 1662 | + | with emphasis on prevention education. 1121 |
|---|
| 1663 | + | Section 18. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 1122 |
|---|
| 1664 | + | 1007.27, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (9) is 1123 |
|---|
| 1665 | + | added to that section, to read: 1124 |
|---|
| 1666 | + | 1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. — 1125 |
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| 1667 | + | |
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| 1679 | + | (1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety 1126 |
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| 1680 | + | of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for 1127 |
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| 1681 | + | secondary and postsecondary students attending public 1128 |
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| 1682 | + | educational institutions. It is intended that articulated 1129 |
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| 1683 | + | acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student 1130 |
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| 1684 | + | to complete the requirements associated with the conference of a 1131 |
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| 1685 | + | high school diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the 1132 |
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| 1686 | + | scope of curricular options available to students, or increase 1133 |
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| 1687 | + | the depth of study available for a particular subject. 1134 |
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| 1688 | + | Articulated acceleration mechanisms shall include, but are not 1135 |
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| 1689 | + | limited to, dual enrollment and early admission as provided for 1136 |
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| 1690 | + | in s. 1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the 1137 |
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| 1691 | + | College Board Advanced Placement Program, the International 1138 |
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| 1692 | + | Baccalaureate Program, and the Advanced International 1139 |
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| 1693 | + | Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned throu gh the 1140 |
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| 1694 | + | Florida Virtual School shall provide additional opportunities 1141 |
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| 1695 | + | for early graduation and acceleration. Students of Florida 1142 |
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| 1696 | + | public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this subsection 1143 |
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| 1697 | + | shall be deemed authorized users of the state -funded electronic 1144 |
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| 1698 | + | library resources that are licensed for Florida College System 1145 |
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| 1699 | + | institutions and state universities by the Florida Postsecondary 1146 |
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| 1700 | + | Academic Library Network. Verification of eligibility shall be 1147 |
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| 1701 | + | in accordance with rules established by the State Board of 1148 |
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| 1702 | + | Education and regulations established by the Board of Governors 1149 |
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| 1703 | + | and processes implemented by Florida College System institutions 1150 |
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| 1716 | + | and state universities. 1151 |
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| 1717 | + | (b) The State Board of Education and the Board of 1152 |
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| 1718 | + | Governors shall identify Florida College System institution s and 1153 |
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| 1719 | + | state universities to develop courses that align with s. 1007.25 1154 |
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| 1720 | + | for students in secondary education and provide the training 1155 |
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| 1721 | + | required under s. 1007.35(6). 1156 |
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| 1722 | + | (2)(a) The Department of Education shall annually identify 1157 |
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| 1723 | + | and publish the minimum scores, m aximum credit, and course or 1158 |
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| 1724 | + | courses for which credit is to be awarded for each course 1159 |
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| 1725 | + | developed under paragraph (1)(b), College Level Examination 1160 |
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| 1726 | + | Program (CLEP) subject examination, College Board Advanced 1161 |
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| 1727 | + | Placement Program examination, Advanced Internatio nal 1162 |
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| 1728 | + | Certificate of Education examination, International 1163 |
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| 1729 | + | Baccalaureate examination, Excelsior College subject 1164 |
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| 1730 | + | examination, Defense Activity for Non -Traditional Education 1165 |
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| 1731 | + | Support (DANTES) subject standardized test, and Defense Language 1166 |
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| 1732 | + | Proficiency Test (DLPT ). 1167 |
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| 1733 | + | (b) The department may partner with an independent third -1168 |
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| 1734 | + | party testing or assessment organization to develop assessments 1169 |
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| 1735 | + | that measure competencies consistent with the required course 1170 |
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| 1736 | + | competencies identified by the Articulation Coordinating 1171 |
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| 1737 | + | Committee for general education core courses under paragraph 1172 |
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| 1738 | + | (1)(b). Postsecondary credit shall be limited to students who 1173 |
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| 1739 | + | achieve a minimum score as established in this subsection. 1174 |
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| 1740 | + | (c) The department shall use student performance data in 1175 |
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| 1753 | + | subsequent postsecondary courses to determine the appropriate 1176 |
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| 1754 | + | examination scores and courses for which credit is to be 1177 |
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| 1755 | + | granted. Minimum scores may vary by subject area based on 1178 |
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| 1756 | + | available performance data. In addition, the department shall 1179 |
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| 1757 | + | identify such courses in the general educa tion core curriculum 1180 |
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| 1758 | + | of each state university and Florida College System institution. 1181 |
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| 1759 | + | (5) Advanced courses include placement shall be the 1182 |
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| 1760 | + | enrollment of an eligible secondary student in a course offered 1183 |
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| 1761 | + | through the Advanced Placement Program administered by the 1184 |
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| 1762 | + | College Board or a course that prepares students for assessments 1185 |
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| 1763 | + | developed under paragraph (2)(b) . Postsecondary credit for an 1186 |
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| 1764 | + | advanced course or advanced placement course shall be limited to 1187 |
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| 1765 | + | students who score a minimum of 3, on a 5 -point scale, on the 1188 |
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| 1766 | + | corresponding Advanced Placement Examination or at least the 1189 |
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| 1767 | + | minimum score on an assessment identified in subsection (2) . The 1190 |
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| 1768 | + | specific courses for which students receive such credit shall be 1191 |
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| 1769 | + | identified in the statewide articulation agreement required by 1192 |
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| 1770 | + | s. 1007.23(1). Students of Florida public secondary schools 1193 |
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| 1771 | + | enrolled pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the 1194 |
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| 1772 | + | payment of any fees for administration of the examination 1195 |
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| 1773 | + | regardless of whether or not the student achieves a passing 1196 |
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| 1774 | + | score on the examination. 1197 |
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| 1775 | + | (9) The department, in consultation with the Board of 1198 |
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| 1776 | + | Governors, shall issue a report to the Legislature by January 1, 1199 |
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| 1777 | + | 2024, on the alignment between acceleration mechanisms available 1200 |
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| 1790 | + | to secondary students and student success at the postseco ndary 1201 |
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| 1791 | + | level. At a minimum, the report must explain how: 1202 |
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| 1792 | + | (a) Acceleration mechanisms align to secondary completion 1203 |
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| 1793 | + | and rates of success. 1204 |
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| 1794 | + | (b) Bonuses provided to classroom teachers for the 1205 |
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| 1795 | + | completion or passage of acceleration courses by students impact 1206 |
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| 1796 | + | school quality and performance. 1207 |
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| 1797 | + | (c) Acceleration mechanisms align to postsecondary 1208 |
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| 1798 | + | completion rates. 1209 |
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| 1799 | + | (d) Acceleration course offerings align with general 1210 |
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| 1800 | + | education core courses and reduce the amount of time needed for 1211 |
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| 1801 | + | students to complete a postsecon dary degree. 1212 |
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| 1802 | + | (e) To improve acceptance of postsecondary credit earned 1213 |
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| 1803 | + | through acceleration courses through agreements with other 1214 |
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| 1804 | + | states. 1215 |
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| 1805 | + | Section 19. Subsection (14) of section 1007.271, Florida 1216 |
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| 1806 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 1217 |
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| 1807 | + | 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.— 1218 |
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| 1808 | + | (14) The Department of Education shall approve any course 1219 |
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| 1809 | + | for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is age and 1220 |
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| 1810 | + | developmentally appropriate and contained within the statewide 1221 |
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| 1811 | + | course numbering system. However, developmental education and 1222 |
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| 1812 | + | physical education and other courses that focus on the physical 1223 |
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| 1813 | + | execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of 1224 |
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| 1814 | + | the activity, may not be so approv ed but must be evaluated 1225 |
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| 1827 | + | individually for potential inclusion in the dual enrollment 1226 |
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| 1828 | + | program. This subsection may not be construed to mean that an 1227 |
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| 1829 | + | independent postsecondary institution eligible for inclusion in 1228 |
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| 1830 | + | a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 1229 |
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| 1831 | + | 1011.62 must participate in the statewide course numbering 1230 |
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| 1832 | + | system developed pursuant to s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual 1231 |
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| 1833 | + | enrollment program. 1232 |
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| 1834 | + | Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection 1233 |
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| 1835 | + | (6) of section 1007.35, Florida St atutes, are amended to read: 1234 |
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| 1836 | + | 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 1235 |
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| 1837 | + | Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 1236 |
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| 1838 | + | (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited 1237 |
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| 1839 | + | to, schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department 1238 |
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| 1840 | + | of Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the 1239 |
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| 1841 | + | Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 1240 |
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| 1842 | + | (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT to all enrolled 10th grade students. 1241 |
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| 1843 | + | However, a written notice shall be provided to each parent which 1242 |
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| 1844 | + | must include the oppo rtunity to exempt his or her child from 1243 |
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| 1845 | + | taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT. 1244 |
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| 1846 | + | (a) Test results will provide each high school with a 1245 |
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| 1847 | + | database of student assessment data which certified school 1246 |
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| 1848 | + | counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or wh o 1247 |
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| 1849 | + | need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful 1248 |
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| 1850 | + | in AP courses or other advanced high school courses. 1249 |
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| 1851 | + | (6) The partnership shall: 1250 |
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| 1864 | + | (a) Provide teacher training and professional development 1251 |
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| 1865 | + | to enable teachers of AP or other advanced courses to have the 1252 |
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| 1866 | + | necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare 1253 |
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| 1867 | + | students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 1254 |
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| 1868 | + | 1007.27(2) AP or other advanced course examinations and mastery 1255 |
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| 1869 | + | of postsecondary general education core courses course content. 1256 |
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| 1870 | + | (b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators 1257 |
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| 1871 | + | professional development that will enable them to educate middle 1258 |
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| 1872 | + | school students at the level necessary to prepare the students 1259 |
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| 1873 | + | to enter high school ready to participate in advanced cou rses. 1260 |
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| 1874 | + | (c) Provide teacher training and materials that are 1261 |
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| 1875 | + | aligned with the state standards Next Generation Sunshine State 1262 |
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| 1876 | + | Standards and are consistent with best theory and practice 1263 |
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| 1877 | + | regarding multiple learning styles and research on learning, 1264 |
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| 1878 | + | instructional strategies, instructional design, and classroom 1265 |
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| 1879 | + | assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on current, 1266 |
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| 1880 | + | accepted, and essential academic knowledge. 1267 |
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| 1881 | + | (d) Provide assessment of individual strengths and 1268 |
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| 1882 | + | weaknesses as related to potential success in AP or other 1269 |
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| 1883 | + | advanced courses and readiness for college. 1270 |
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| 1884 | + | (e) Provide college entrance exam preparation through a 1271 |
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| 1885 | + | variety of means that may include, but are not limited to, 1272 |
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| 1886 | + | training teachers to provide courses at schools; training 1273 |
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| 1887 | + | community organizations to pr ovide courses at community centers, 1274 |
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| 1888 | + | faith-based organizations, and businesses; and providing online 1275 |
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| 1902 | + | (f) Consider ways to incorporate Florida College System 1277 |
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| 1903 | + | institutions in the mission of preparing all students for 1278 |
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| 1904 | + | postsecondary success. 1279 |
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| 1905 | + | (g) Provide a plan for communication and coordination of 1280 |
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| 1906 | + | efforts with the Florida Virtual School's provision of online AP 1281 |
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| 1907 | + | or other advanced courses. 1282 |
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| 1908 | + | (h) Work with school districts to identify minority and 1283 |
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| 1909 | + | underrepresented students for participation in AP or other 1284 |
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| 1910 | + | advanced courses. 1285 |
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| 1911 | + | (i) Work with school districts to provide information to 1286 |
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| 1912 | + | students and parents that explains available opportunities for 1287 |
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| 1913 | + | students to take AP and other advanced courses and that explains 1288 |
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| 1914 | + | enrollment procedures that students must follow to enroll in 1289 |
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| 1915 | + | such courses. Such information must also explain the value of 1290 |
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| 1916 | + | such courses as they relate to: 1291 |
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| 1917 | + | 1. Preparing the student for postsecondary level 1292 |
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| 1918 | + | coursework. 1293 |
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| 1919 | + | 2. Enabling the student to gain access to postsecondary 1294 |
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| 1920 | + | education opportunities. 1295 |
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| 1921 | + | 3. Qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid 1296 |
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| 1922 | + | opportunities. 1297 |
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| 1923 | + | (j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers, 1298 |
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| 1924 | + | counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System 1299 |
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| 1925 | + | institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the 1300 |
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| 1938 | + | PreACT administration, including, but not limited to: 1301 |
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| 1939 | + | 1. Test administration dates and times. 1302 |
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| 1940 | + | 2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT is 1303 |
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| 1941 | + | open to all 10th grade students. 1304 |
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| 1942 | + | 3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic 1305 |
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| 1943 | + | feedback on student skills. 1306 |
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| 1944 | + | 4. The value of student scores in predicting the 1307 |
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| 1945 | + | probability of success on AP or other advanced course 1308 |
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| 1946 | + | examinations. 1309 |
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| 1947 | + | (k) Cooperate with the department to provide information 1310 |
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| 1948 | + | to administrators, teachers, and counselors, whenever possible, 1311 |
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| 1949 | + | about partnership activities, opportunities, and priorities. 1312 |
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| 1950 | + | (l) Partner with the Florida College System institutions 1313 |
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| 1951 | + | and state universities identified by the State Board of 1314 |
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| 1952 | + | Education and Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3) to 1315 |
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| 1953 | + | develop advanced cou rses and provide teacher training. 1316 |
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| 1954 | + | Section 21. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 1317 |
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| 1955 | + | 1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1318 |
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| 1956 | + | 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. — 1319 |
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| 1957 | + | (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. —The 1320 |
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| 1958 | + | Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 1321 |
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| 1959 | + | statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 1322 |
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| 1960 | + | curricular content established in the state academic standards. 1323 |
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| 1961 | + | The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a 1324 |
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| 1962 | + | common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all 1325 |
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| 1963 | + | |
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| 1975 | + | juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools 1326 |
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| 1976 | + | must accurately measure the core curricular content established 1327 |
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| 1977 | + | in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment 1328 |
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| 1978 | + | program is mandatory for all school districts and all students 1329 |
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| 1979 | + | attending public schools, including adult students seeking a 1330 |
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| 1980 | + | standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in 1331 |
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| 1981 | + | Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as 1332 |
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| 1982 | + | otherwise provided by law. I f a student does not participate in 1333 |
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| 1983 | + | the assessment program, the school district must notify the 1334 |
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| 1984 | + | student's parent and provide the parent with information 1335 |
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| 1985 | + | regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 1336 |
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| 1986 | + | statewide, standardized assessment program sha ll be designed and 1337 |
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| 1987 | + | implemented as follows: 1338 |
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| 1988 | + | (c) Nationally recognized high school assessments. — Each 1339 |
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| 1989 | + | school district shall, by the 2023-2024 2021-2022 school year 1340 |
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| 1990 | + | and subject to appropriation, select either the SAT , or ACT, or 1341 |
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| 1991 | + | Classic Learning Test for districtwide administration to each 1342 |
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| 1992 | + | public school student in grade 11, including students attending 1343 |
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| 1993 | + | public high schools, alternative schools, and Department of 1344 |
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| 1994 | + | Juvenile Justice education programs. 1345 |
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| 1995 | + | Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 1346 |
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| 1996 | + | 1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1347 |
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| 1997 | + | 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 1348 |
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| 1998 | + | district grade.— 1349 |
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| 1999 | + | (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES. — 1350 |
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| 2000 | + | |
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| 2001 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2012 | + | (b)1. Beginning with the 2014 -2015 school year, A school's 1351 |
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| 2013 | + | grade shall be based on the following co mponents, each worth 100 1352 |
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| 2014 | + | points: 1353 |
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| 2015 | + | a. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1354 |
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| 2016 | + | standardized assessments in English Language Arts under s. 1355 |
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| 2017 | + | 1008.22(3). 1356 |
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| 2018 | + | b. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1357 |
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| 2019 | + | standardized assessments in math ematics under s. 1008.22(3). 1358 |
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| 2020 | + | c. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1359 |
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| 2021 | + | standardized assessments in science under s. 1008.22(3). 1360 |
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| 2022 | + | d. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide, 1361 |
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| 2023 | + | standardized assessments in social studies under s . 1008.22(3). 1362 |
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| 2024 | + | e. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1363 |
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| 2025 | + | Gains in English Language Arts as measured by statewide, 1364 |
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| 2026 | + | standardized assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1365 |
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| 2027 | + | f. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning 1366 |
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| 2028 | + | Gains in mathematics as measured by statewide, standardized 1367 |
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| 2029 | + | assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1368 |
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| 2030 | + | g. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1369 |
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| 2031 | + | percent in English Language Arts, as identified by prior year 1370 |
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| 2032 | + | performance on statewide, standardized assessments, who make 1371 |
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| 2033 | + | Learning Gains as measured by statewide, standardized English 1372 |
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| 2034 | + | Language Arts assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1373 |
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| 2035 | + | h. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25 1374 |
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| 2036 | + | percent in mathematics, as identified by prior year p erformance 1375 |
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| 2049 | + | on statewide, standardized assessments, who make Learning Gains 1376 |
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| 2050 | + | as measured by statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments 1377 |
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| 2051 | + | administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1378 |
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| 2052 | + | i. For schools comprised of middle grades 6 through 8 or 1379 |
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| 2053 | + | grades 7 and 8, the perce ntage of eligible students passing high 1380 |
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| 2054 | + | school level statewide, standardized end -of-course assessments 1381 |
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| 2055 | + | or attaining national industry certifications identified in the 1382 |
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| 2056 | + | CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to state board 1383 |
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| 2057 | + | rule. 1384 |
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| 2058 | + | j. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, for schools 1385 |
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| 2059 | + | comprised of grade levels that include grade 3, the percentage 1386 |
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| 2060 | + | of eligible students who score an achievement level 3 or higher 1387 |
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| 2061 | + | on the grade 3 statewide, standardized English Language Arts 1388 |
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| 2062 | + | assessment administered under s. 1008.22(3). 1389 |
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| 2063 | + | 1390 |
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| 2064 | + | In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub -1391 |
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| 2065 | + | subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require 1392 |
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| 2066 | + | that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is 1393 |
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| 2067 | + | demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels 1394 |
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| 2068 | + | in the prior year. In calculating the components in sub -1395 |
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| 2069 | + | subparagraphs a.-d., the state board shall include the 1396 |
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| 2070 | + | performance of English language learners only if they have been 1397 |
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| 2071 | + | enrolled in a school in the United States for more than 2 years. 1398 |
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| 2072 | + | 2. For a school comprised of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or 1399 |
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| 2073 | + | grades 10, 11, and 12, the school's grade shall also be based on 1400 |
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| 2086 | + | the following components, each worth 100 points: 1401 |
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| 2087 | + | a. The 4-year high school graduation rate of the school as 1402 |
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| 2088 | + | defined by state board r ule. 1403 |
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| 2089 | + | b. The percentage of students who were eligible to earn 1404 |
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| 2090 | + | college and career credit through an assessment identified 1405 |
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| 2091 | + | pursuant to s. 1007.27(2), College Board Advanced Placement 1406 |
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| 2092 | + | examinations, International Baccalaureate examinations, dual 1407 |
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| 2093 | + | enrollment courses, including career dual enrollment courses 1408 |
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| 2094 | + | resulting in the completion of 300 or more clock hours during 1409 |
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| 2095 | + | high school which are approved by the state board as meeting the 1410 |
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| 2096 | + | requirements of s. 1007.271, or Advanced International 1411 |
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| 2097 | + | Certificate of Education e xaminations; who, at any time during 1412 |
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| 2098 | + | high school, earned national industry certification identified 1413 |
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| 2099 | + | in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to 1414 |
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| 2100 | + | rules adopted by the state board; or , beginning with the 2022 -1415 |
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| 2101 | + | 2023 school year, who earned an Armed Services Qualification 1416 |
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| 2102 | + | Test score that falls within Category II or higher on the Armed 1417 |
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| 2103 | + | Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and earned a minimum of two 1418 |
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| 2104 | + | credits in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps courses from 1419 |
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| 2105 | + | the same branch of the United State s Armed Forces. 1420 |
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| 2106 | + | Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph 1421 |
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| 2107 | + | (c) of subsection (6) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, are 1422 |
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| 2108 | + | amended to read: 1423 |
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| 2109 | + | 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 1424 |
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| 2110 | + | student eligibility requirements for init ial awards.— 1425 |
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| 2123 | + | (3) For purposes of calculating the grade point average to 1426 |
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| 2124 | + | be used in determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright 1427 |
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| 2125 | + | Futures Scholarship, the department shall assign additional 1428 |
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| 2126 | + | weights to grades earned in the following courses: 1429 |
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| 2127 | + | (a) Courses identified in the course code directory as 1430 |
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| 2128 | + | Advanced Placement, pre -International Baccalaureate, 1431 |
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| 2129 | + | International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 1432 |
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| 2130 | + | of Secondary Education (pre -AICE), or Advanced International 1433 |
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| 2131 | + | Certificate of Education , or advanced courses developed under s. 1434 |
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| 2132 | + | 1007.27(1)(b). 1435 |
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| 2133 | + | 1436 |
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| 2134 | + | The department may assign additional weights to courses, other 1437 |
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| 2135 | + | than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), that are 1438 |
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| 2136 | + | identified by the Department of Education as containing rigorous 1439 |
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| 2137 | + | academic curriculum and performance standards. The additional 1440 |
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| 2138 | + | weight assigned to a course pursuant to this subsection shall 1441 |
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| 2139 | + | not exceed 0.5 per course. The weighted system shall be 1442 |
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| 2140 | + | developed and distributed to all high schools in the state. The 1443 |
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| 2141 | + | department may determine a stud ent's eligibility status during 1444 |
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| 2142 | + | the senior year before graduation and may inform the student of 1445 |
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| 2143 | + | the award at that time. 1446 |
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| 2144 | + | (6) 1447 |
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| 2145 | + | (c) To ensure that the required examination scores 1448 |
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| 2146 | + | represent top student performance and are equivalent between the 1449 |
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| 2147 | + | SAT, and ACT, and Classic Learning Test (CLT) , the department 1450 |
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| 2160 | + | shall develop a method for determining the required examination 1451 |
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| 2161 | + | scores which incorporates all of the following: 1452 |
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| 2162 | + | 1. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Academic 1453 |
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| 2163 | + | Scholarship must be set no lower t han the 89th national 1454 |
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| 2164 | + | percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required 1455 |
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| 2165 | + | SAT score only if the required score drops below the 89th 1456 |
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| 2166 | + | national percentile, and any such adjustment must be applied to 1457 |
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| 2167 | + | the bottom of the SAT score range that is concorda nt to the ACT 1458 |
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| 2168 | + | and CLT. 1459 |
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| 2169 | + | 2. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida 1460 |
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| 2170 | + | Medallion Scholarship must be set no lower than the 75th 1461 |
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| 2171 | + | national percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the 1462 |
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| 2172 | + | required SAT score only if the required score drops below the 1463 |
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| 2173 | + | 75th national percentile, and any such adjustment must be made 1464 |
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| 2174 | + | to the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the 1465 |
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| 2175 | + | ACT and CLT. 1466 |
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| 2176 | + | 3. The required ACT and CLT scores must be made concordant 1467 |
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| 2177 | + | to the required SAT scores, using the latest published national 1468 |
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| 2178 | + | concordance table developed jointly by the College Board , and 1469 |
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| 2179 | + | ACT, Inc., and Classic Learning Initiatives. 1470 |
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| 2180 | + | Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, F lorida 1471 |
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| 2181 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 1472 |
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| 2182 | + | 1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. — 1473 |
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| 2183 | + | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars 1474 |
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| 2184 | + | award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1475 |
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| 2197 | + | for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program a nd: 1476 |
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| 2198 | + | (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as 1477 |
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| 2199 | + | calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high 1478 |
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| 2200 | + | school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1479 |
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| 2201 | + | Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1480 |
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| 2202 | + | attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on 1481 |
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| 2203 | + | the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1482 |
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| 2204 | + | Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1483 |
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| 2205 | + | Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1484 |
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| 2206 | + | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1485 |
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| 2207 | + | (b) Has attended a home education program according to s. 1486 |
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| 2208 | + | 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International 1487 |
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| 2209 | + | Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International 1488 |
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| 2210 | + | Baccalaureate Diploma, or has comp leted the Advanced 1489 |
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| 2211 | + | International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to 1490 |
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| 2212 | + | earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education 1491 |
|---|
| 2213 | + | Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s. 1492 |
|---|
| 2214 | + | 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitativ e parts of 1493 |
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| 2215 | + | the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or 1494 |
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| 2216 | + | the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College 1495 |
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| 2217 | + | Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT 1496 |
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| 2218 | + | Assessment Program; 1497 |
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| 2219 | + | (c) Has been awarded an International Baccala ureate 1498 |
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| 2220 | + | Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office or an 1499 |
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| 2221 | + | Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the 1500 |
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| 2234 | + | University of Cambridge International Examinations Office; 1501 |
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| 2235 | + | (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1502 |
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| 2236 | + | programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1503 |
|---|
| 2237 | + | scholar or finalist; or 1504 |
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| 2238 | + | (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 1505 |
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| 2239 | + | Recognition Program as a scholar recipient. 1506 |
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| 2240 | + | 1507 |
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| 2241 | + | The student must complete a program of volunteer service or, 1508 |
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| 2242 | + | beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1509 |
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| 2243 | + | academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the 1510 |
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| 2244 | + | district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, 1511 |
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| 2245 | + | or the Department of Education for home education program 1512 |
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| 2246 | + | students, which must include 100 hou rs of volunteer service , or 1513 |
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| 2247 | + | paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid work 1514 |
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| 2248 | + | completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in the 1515 |
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| 2249 | + | student's total of paid work hours . The student may identify a 1516 |
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| 2250 | + | social or civic issue or a professional area th at interests him 1517 |
|---|
| 2251 | + | or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in 1518 |
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| 2252 | + | addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student 1519 |
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| 2253 | + | must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and 1520 |
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| 2254 | + | reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work 1521 |
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| 2255 | + | experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but 1522 |
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| 2256 | + | is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work 1523 |
|---|
| 2257 | + | for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 1524 |
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| 2258 | + | behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1525 |
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| 2272 | + | document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1527 |
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| 2273 | + | guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 1528 |
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| 2274 | + | student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1529 |
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| 2275 | + | Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida 1530 |
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| 2276 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 1531 |
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| 2277 | + | 1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. — 1532 |
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| 2278 | + | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars 1533 |
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| 2279 | + | award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 1534 |
|---|
| 2280 | + | for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 1535 |
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| 2281 | + | (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as 1536 |
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| 2282 | + | calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high 1537 |
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| 2283 | + | school courses that are designated by the State Board of 1538 |
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| 2284 | + | Education as college -preparatory academic courses and has 1539 |
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| 2285 | + | attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on 1540 |
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| 2286 | + | the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic 1541 |
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| 2287 | + | Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered 1542 |
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| 2288 | + | Scholastic Assessment Test of the Col lege Entrance Examination, 1543 |
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| 2289 | + | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1544 |
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| 2290 | + | (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate 1545 |
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| 2291 | + | curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate 1546 |
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| 2292 | + | Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certifica te 1547 |
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| 2293 | + | of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced 1548 |
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| 2294 | + | International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained 1549 |
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| 2295 | + | at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the 1550 |
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| 2310 | + | Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, 1553 |
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| 2311 | + | or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1554 |
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| 2312 | + | (c) Has attended a home education program according to s. 1555 |
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| 2313 | + | 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the 1556 |
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| 2314 | + | score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal 1557 |
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| 2315 | + | and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the 1558 |
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| 2316 | + | Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic 1559 |
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| 2317 | + | Assessment Test of the College Entrance Exam ination, or an 1560 |
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| 2318 | + | equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; 1561 |
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| 2319 | + | (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 1562 |
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| 2320 | + | program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 1563 |
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| 2321 | + | scholar or finalist but has not completed the program of 1564 |
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| 2322 | + | volunteer service or pa id work required under s. 1009.534; or 1565 |
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| 2323 | + | (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 1566 |
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| 2324 | + | Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the 1567 |
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| 2325 | + | program of volunteer service or paid work required under s. 1568 |
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| 2326 | + | 1009.534. 1569 |
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| 2327 | + | 1570 |
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| 2328 | + | A high school student must complete a program at least 75 hours 1571 |
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| 2329 | + | of volunteer service or, beginning with a high school student 1572 |
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| 2330 | + | graduating in the 2022 -2023 academic year and thereafter, 100 1573 |
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| 2331 | + | hours of paid work approved by the district school board, the 1574 |
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| 2332 | + | administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of 1575 |
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| 2347 | + | or 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work 1578 |
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| 2348 | + | completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a 1579 |
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| 2349 | + | student's total of required paid work hours . The student may 1580 |
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| 2350 | + | identify a social or civic issue or a professional area that 1581 |
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| 2351 | + | interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her personal 1582 |
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| 2352 | + | involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area. 1583 |
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| 2353 | + | The student must, through papers or other presentations, 1584 |
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| 2354 | + | evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid 1585 |
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| 2355 | + | work experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may 1586 |
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| 2356 | + | include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental 1587 |
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| 2357 | + | internship, work for a no nprofit community service organization, 1588 |
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| 2358 | + | or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The 1589 |
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| 2359 | + | hours of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in 1590 |
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| 2360 | + | writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the 1591 |
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| 2361 | + | student's parent or guardian, a nd a representative of the 1592 |
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| 2362 | + | organization for which the student performed the volunteer 1593 |
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| 2363 | + | service or paid work. 1594 |
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| 2364 | + | Section 26. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1595 |
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| 2365 | + | (b) of subsection (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are 1596 |
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| 2366 | + | amended to read: 1597 |
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| 2367 | + | 1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 1598 |
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| 2368 | + | Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. —The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1599 |
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| 2369 | + | Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 1600 |
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| 2382 | + | created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 1601 |
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| 2383 | + | recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 1602 |
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| 2384 | + | by high school students who wish to continue their education. 1603 |
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| 2385 | + | (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 1604 |
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| 2386 | + | Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general 1605 |
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| 2387 | + | eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 1606 |
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| 2388 | + | Scholarship Program and: 1607 |
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| 2389 | + | (e) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1608 |
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| 2390 | + | beginning with high school students graduating in the 2022 -2023 1609 |
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| 2391 | + | academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1610 |
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| 2392 | + | by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1611 |
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| 2393 | + | school, or the Department of Education for home education 1612 |
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| 2394 | + | program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1613 |
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| 2395 | + | Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1614 |
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| 2396 | + | included in a student's t otal of required paid work hours . The 1615 |
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| 2397 | + | student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1616 |
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| 2398 | + | area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1617 |
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| 2399 | + | personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1618 |
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| 2400 | + | the area. The student must, through papers or other 1619 |
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| 2401 | + | presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer 1620 |
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| 2402 | + | service or paid work experience. Such volunteer service or paid 1621 |
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| 2403 | + | work may include, but is not limited to, a business or 1622 |
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| 2404 | + | governmental internship, work for a nonprofit comm unity service 1623 |
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| 2405 | + | organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public 1624 |
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| 2406 | + | office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be 1625 |
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| 2417 | + | |
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| 2419 | + | documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the 1626 |
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| 2420 | + | student, the student's parent or guardian, and a represe ntative 1627 |
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| 2421 | + | of the organization for which the student performed the 1628 |
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| 2422 | + | volunteer service or paid work. 1629 |
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| 2423 | + | (2) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE 1630 |
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| 2424 | + | Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility 1631 |
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| 2425 | + | requirements for the Florida Bright Futures S cholarship Program, 1632 |
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| 2426 | + | and the student: 1633 |
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| 2427 | + | (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1634 |
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| 2428 | + | beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1635 |
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| 2429 | + | academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1636 |
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| 2430 | + | by the district school board, th e administrators of a nonpublic 1637 |
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| 2431 | + | school, or the Department of Education for home education 1638 |
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| 2432 | + | program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1639 |
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| 2433 | + | Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1640 |
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| 2434 | + | included in a student's total required paid work hours. The 1641 |
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| 2435 | + | student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1642 |
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| 2436 | + | area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1643 |
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| 2437 | + | personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1644 |
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| 2438 | + | the area. The student must, through papers or oth er 1645 |
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| 2439 | + | presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. 1646 |
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| 2440 | + | Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not 1647 |
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| 2441 | + | limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a 1648 |
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| 2442 | + | nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 1649 |
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| 2443 | + | behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1650 |
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| 2445 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2453 | + | |
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| 2454 | + | |
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| 2455 | + | |
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| 2456 | + | service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 1651 |
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| 2457 | + | document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1652 |
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| 2458 | + | guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 1653 |
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| 2459 | + | student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1654 |
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| 2460 | + | Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1655 |
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| 2461 | + | 1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1656 |
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| 2462 | + | 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the 1657 |
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| 2463 | + | district school board. —The district school boar d shall: 1658 |
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| 2464 | + | (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe 1659 |
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| 2465 | + | qualifications for those positions, and provide for the 1660 |
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| 2466 | + | appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal 1661 |
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| 2467 | + | of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this 1662 |
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| 2468 | + | chapter: 1663 |
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| 2469 | + | (a) Positions, qualifications, and appointments. — 1664 |
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| 2470 | + | 1. The district school board shall act upon written 1665 |
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| 2471 | + | recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent 1666 |
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| 2472 | + | for positions to be filled, for minimum qualifications for 1667 |
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| 2473 | + | personnel for the various positio ns, and for the persons 1668 |
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| 2474 | + | nominated to fill such positions. 1669 |
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| 2475 | + | 2. The district school board may reject for good cause any 1670 |
|---|
| 2476 | + | employee nominated. 1671 |
|---|
| 2477 | + | 3. If the third nomination by the district school 1672 |
|---|
| 2478 | + | superintendent for any position is rejected for good cause, if 1673 |
|---|
| 2479 | + | the district school superintendent fails to submit a nomination 1674 |
|---|
| 2480 | + | for initial employment within a reasonable time as prescribed by 1675 |
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| 2481 | + | |
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| 2482 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2490 | + | |
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| 2491 | + | |
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| 2492 | + | |
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| 2493 | + | the district school board, or if the district school 1676 |
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| 2494 | + | superintendent fails to submit a nomination for reemployment 1677 |
|---|
| 2495 | + | within the time prescribed by law, the district school board may 1678 |
|---|
| 2496 | + | proceed on its own motion to fill such position. 1679 |
|---|
| 2497 | + | 4. The district school board's decision to reject a 1680 |
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| 2498 | + | person's nomination does not give that person a right of action 1681 |
|---|
| 2499 | + | to sue over the rejection and may not b e used as a cause of 1682 |
|---|
| 2500 | + | action by the nominated employee. 1683 |
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| 2501 | + | 5. The district school board may review and reappoint any 1684 |
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| 2502 | + | member of the district executive staff. This provision does not 1685 |
|---|
| 2503 | + | apply to a school district with an elected superintendent. 1686 |
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| 2504 | + | Section 28. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1687 |
|---|
| 2505 | + | 1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1688 |
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| 2506 | + | 1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. — 1689 |
|---|
| 2507 | + | (3) EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. —Instructional 1690 |
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| 2508 | + | personnel and school administrator performance evaluati ons must 1691 |
|---|
| 2509 | + | be based upon the performance of students assigned to their 1692 |
|---|
| 2510 | + | classrooms or schools, as provided in this section. Pursuant to 1693 |
|---|
| 2511 | + | this section, a school district's performance evaluation system 1694 |
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| 2512 | + | is not limited to basing unsatisfactory performance of 1695 |
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| 2513 | + | instructional personnel and school administrators solely upon 1696 |
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| 2514 | + | student performance, but may include other criteria to evaluate 1697 |
|---|
| 2515 | + | instructional personnel and school administrators' performance, 1698 |
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| 2516 | + | or any combination of student performance and other criteria. 1699 |
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| 2517 | + | Evaluation procedures and criteria must comply with, but are not 1700 |
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| 2518 | + | |
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| 2519 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2527 | + | |
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| 2528 | + | |
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| 2529 | + | |
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| 2530 | + | limited to, the following: 1701 |
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| 2531 | + | (a) A performance evaluation must be conducted for each 1702 |
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| 2532 | + | employee at least once a year, except that a classroom teacher, 1703 |
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| 2533 | + | as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), excluding substitu te teachers, 1704 |
|---|
| 2534 | + | who is newly hired by the district school board must be observed 1705 |
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| 2535 | + | and evaluated at least twice in the first year of teaching in 1706 |
|---|
| 2536 | + | the school district. The performance evaluation must be based 1707 |
|---|
| 2537 | + | upon sound educational principles and contemporary res earch in 1708 |
|---|
| 2538 | + | effective educational practices. The evaluation criteria must 1709 |
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| 2539 | + | include: 1710 |
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| 2540 | + | 1. Performance of students. —At least one-third of a 1711 |
|---|
| 2541 | + | performance evaluation must be based upon data and indicators of 1712 |
|---|
| 2542 | + | student performance, as determined by each school distric t. This 1713 |
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| 2543 | + | portion of the evaluation must include growth or achievement 1714 |
|---|
| 2544 | + | data of the teacher's students or, for a school administrator, 1715 |
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| 2545 | + | the students attending the school over the course of at least 3 1716 |
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| 2546 | + | years. If less than 3 years of data are available, the years for 1717 |
|---|
| 2547 | + | which data are available must be used. The proportion of growth 1718 |
|---|
| 2548 | + | or achievement data may be determined by instructional 1719 |
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| 2549 | + | assignment. 1720 |
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| 2550 | + | 2. Instructional practice. —For instructional personnel, at 1721 |
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| 2551 | + | least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based upon 1722 |
|---|
| 2552 | + | instructional practice. Evaluation criteria used when annually 1723 |
|---|
| 2553 | + | observing classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), 1724 |
|---|
| 2554 | + | excluding substitute teachers, must include indicators based 1725 |
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| 2564 | + | |
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| 2565 | + | |
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| 2566 | + | |
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| 2567 | + | upon each of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices adopted 1726 |
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| 2568 | + | by the State Board of Education. For instructional personnel who 1727 |
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| 2569 | + | are not classroom teachers, evaluation criteria must be based 1728 |
|---|
| 2570 | + | upon indicators of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices 1729 |
|---|
| 2571 | + | and may include specific job expectations related to student 1730 |
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| 2572 | + | support. This section does not preclude a school administrator 1731 |
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| 2573 | + | from visiting and observing classroom teachers throughout the 1732 |
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| 2574 | + | school year for purposes of providing mentorship, training, 1733 |
|---|
| 2575 | + | instructional feedback, or professional learning. 1734 |
|---|
| 2576 | + | 3. Instructional leader ship.—For school administrators, at 1735 |
|---|
| 2577 | + | least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based on 1736 |
|---|
| 2578 | + | instructional leadership. Evaluation criteria for instructional 1737 |
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| 2579 | + | leadership must include indicators based upon each of the 1738 |
|---|
| 2580 | + | leadership standards adopted by the State Board of Education 1739 |
|---|
| 2581 | + | under s. 1012.986, including performance measures related to the 1740 |
|---|
| 2582 | + | effectiveness of classroom teachers in the school, the 1741 |
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| 2583 | + | administrator's appropriate use of evaluation criteria and 1742 |
|---|
| 2584 | + | procedures, recruitment and retention of effective and highly 1743 |
|---|
| 2585 | + | effective classroom teachers, improvement in the percentage of 1744 |
|---|
| 2586 | + | instructional personnel evaluated at the highly effective or 1745 |
|---|
| 2587 | + | effective level, and other leadership practices that result in 1746 |
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| 2588 | + | student learning growth. The system may include a means to give 1747 |
|---|
| 2589 | + | parents and instructional personnel an opportunity to provide 1748 |
|---|
| 2590 | + | input into the administrator's performance evaluation. 1749 |
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| 2591 | + | 4. Other indicators of performance. —For instructional 1750 |
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| 2604 | + | personnel and school administrators, the remainder of a 1751 |
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| 2605 | + | performance evaluatio n may include, but is not limited to, 1752 |
|---|
| 2606 | + | professional and job responsibilities as recommended by the 1753 |
|---|
| 2607 | + | State Board of Education or identified by the district school 1754 |
|---|
| 2608 | + | board and, for instructional personnel, peer reviews, 1755 |
|---|
| 2609 | + | objectively reliable survey information fr om students and 1756 |
|---|
| 2610 | + | parents based on teaching practices that are consistently 1757 |
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| 2611 | + | associated with higher student achievement, and other valid and 1758 |
|---|
| 2612 | + | reliable measures of instructional practice. 1759 |
|---|
| 2613 | + | Section 29. Subsections (9) through (16) of section 1760 |
|---|
| 2614 | + | 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 1761 |
|---|
| 2615 | + | through (17), respectively, subsection (1), paragraphs (d), (g), 1762 |
|---|
| 2616 | + | and (i) of subsection (2) and subsections (6), (7), and (8) are 1763 |
|---|
| 2617 | + | amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to that section, to 1764 |
|---|
| 2618 | + | read: 1765 |
|---|
| 2619 | + | 1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 1766 |
|---|
| 2620 | + | (1) APPLICATION.—Each person seeking certification 1767 |
|---|
| 2621 | + | pursuant to this chapter shall submit a completed application 1768 |
|---|
| 2622 | + | containing the applicant's social security number to the 1769 |
|---|
| 2623 | + | Department of Education and remit the fee require d pursuant to 1770 |
|---|
| 2624 | + | s. 1012.59 and rules of the State Board of Education. Pursuant 1771 |
|---|
| 2625 | + | to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 1772 |
|---|
| 2626 | + | Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide 1773 |
|---|
| 2627 | + | his or her social security number in accordance with this 1774 |
|---|
| 2628 | + | section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through 1775 |
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| 2629 | + | |
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| 2639 | + | |
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| 2640 | + | |
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| 2641 | + | this requirement is limited to the purpose of administration of 1776 |
|---|
| 2642 | + | the Title IV-D program of the Social Security Act for child 1777 |
|---|
| 2643 | + | support enforcement. 1778 |
|---|
| 2644 | + | (a) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department sh all issue 1779 |
|---|
| 2645 | + | within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed 1780 |
|---|
| 2646 | + | application a professional certificate to a qualifying applicant 1781 |
|---|
| 2647 | + | covering the classification, level, and area for which the 1782 |
|---|
| 2648 | + | applicant is deemed qualified and a document explaining the 1783 |
|---|
| 2649 | + | requirements for renewal of the professional certificate. 1784 |
|---|
| 2650 | + | (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1785 |
|---|
| 2651 | + | a qualifying applicant within 14 calendar days after receipt of 1786 |
|---|
| 2652 | + | a request from an employer with a professional education 1787 |
|---|
| 2653 | + | competence demonstration program pursuant to paragraph 1788 |
|---|
| 2654 | + | paragraphs (6)(f) and subsection (9) (8)(b). The temporary 1789 |
|---|
| 2655 | + | certificate must cover the classification, level, and area for 1790 |
|---|
| 2656 | + | which the applicant is deemed qualified. The department shall 1791 |
|---|
| 2657 | + | electronically notify the applicant's emp loyer that the 1792 |
|---|
| 2658 | + | temporary certificate has been issued and provide the applicant 1793 |
|---|
| 2659 | + | an official statement of status of eligibility at the time the 1794 |
|---|
| 2660 | + | certificate is issued. 1795 |
|---|
| 2661 | + | (c) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue 1796 |
|---|
| 2662 | + | within 90 calendar days after recei pt of the completed 1797 |
|---|
| 2663 | + | application, if an applicant does not meet the requirements for 1798 |
|---|
| 2664 | + | either certificate, an official statement of status of 1799 |
|---|
| 2665 | + | eligibility. 1800 |
|---|
| 2666 | + | |
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| 2678 | + | 1801 |
|---|
| 2679 | + | The statement of status of eligibility must be provided 1802 |
|---|
| 2680 | + | electronically and must advise the applicant of any 1803 |
|---|
| 2681 | + | qualifications that must be completed to qualify for 1804 |
|---|
| 2682 | + | certification. Each method by which an applicant can complete 1805 |
|---|
| 2683 | + | the qualifications for a professional certificate must be 1806 |
|---|
| 2684 | + | included in the statement of status of eligibility. Each 1807 |
|---|
| 2685 | + | statement of status o f eligibility is valid for 5 3 years after 1808 |
|---|
| 2686 | + | its date of issuance, except as provided in paragraph (2)(d). 1809 |
|---|
| 2687 | + | (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. —To be eligible to seek 1810 |
|---|
| 2688 | + | certification, a person must: 1811 |
|---|
| 2689 | + | (d) Submit to background screening in accordance with 1812 |
|---|
| 2690 | + | subsection (11) (10). If the background screening indicates a 1813 |
|---|
| 2691 | + | criminal history or if the applicant acknowledges a criminal 1814 |
|---|
| 2692 | + | history, the applicant's records shall be referred to the 1815 |
|---|
| 2693 | + | investigative section in the Department of Education for review 1816 |
|---|
| 2694 | + | and determination of elig ibility for certification. If the 1817 |
|---|
| 2695 | + | applicant fails to provide the necessary documentation requested 1818 |
|---|
| 2696 | + | by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt 1819 |
|---|
| 2697 | + | of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and 1820 |
|---|
| 2698 | + | pending application shall beco me invalid. 1821 |
|---|
| 2699 | + | (g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge , pursuant to 1822 |
|---|
| 2700 | + | subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher 1823 |
|---|
| 2701 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.01(2)(a) . 1824 |
|---|
| 2702 | + | (i) Demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and 1825 |
|---|
| 2703 | + | |
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| 2704 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2715 | + | education competence, pursuant to su bsection (6), if the person 1826 |
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| 2716 | + | serves as a classroom teacher or school administrator as 1827 |
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| 2717 | + | classified in s. 1012.01(2)(a) and (3)(c), respectively . 1828 |
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| 2718 | + | (6) MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION 1829 |
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| 2719 | + | COMPETENCE.—Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of 1830 |
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| 2720 | + | professional preparation and education competence are: 1831 |
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| 2721 | + | (a) Successful completion of an approved teacher 1832 |
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| 2722 | + | preparation program at a postsecondary educational institution 1833 |
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| 2723 | + | within this state and achievement of a passing score on the 1834 |
|---|
| 2724 | + | professional education compe tency examination required by state 1835 |
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| 2725 | + | board rule; 1836 |
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| 2726 | + | (b) Successful completion of a teacher preparation program 1837 |
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| 2727 | + | at a postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and 1838 |
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| 2728 | + | achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1839 |
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| 2729 | + | competency examination required by state board rule; 1840 |
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| 2730 | + | (c) Documentation of a valid professional standard 1841 |
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| 2731 | + | teaching certificate issued by another state; 1842 |
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| 2732 | + | (d) Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the 1843 |
|---|
| 2733 | + | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national 1844 |
|---|
| 2734 | + | educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of 1845 |
|---|
| 2735 | + | Education; 1846 |
|---|
| 2736 | + | (e) Documentation of two semesters of successful, full -1847 |
|---|
| 2737 | + | time or part-time teaching in a Florida College System 1848 |
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| 2738 | + | institution, state university, or private college or university 1849 |
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| 2739 | + | that awards an associate or higher degree and is an accredited 1850 |
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| 2749 | + | |
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| 2750 | + | |
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| 2751 | + | |
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| 2752 | + | institution or an institution of higher education identified by 1851 |
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| 2753 | + | the Department of Education as having a quality program and 1852 |
|---|
| 2754 | + | achievement of a passing score on the professional education 1853 |
|---|
| 2755 | + | competency examination required by state board rule; 1854 |
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| 2756 | + | (f) Successful completion of professional preparation 1855 |
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| 2757 | + | courses as specified in state board rule, successful completion 1856 |
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| 2758 | + | of a professional preparation and education competence program 1857 |
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| 2759 | + | pursuant to subsection (9) paragraph (8)(b), and achievement of 1858 |
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| 2760 | + | a passing score on the professional education competency 1859 |
|---|
| 2761 | + | examination required by state board rule; 1860 |
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| 2762 | + | (g) Successful completion of a professional learning 1861 |
|---|
| 2763 | + | development certification and education competency program, 1862 |
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| 2764 | + | outlined in subsection (8) paragraph (8)(a); or 1863 |
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| 2765 | + | (h) Successful completion of a competency -based 1864 |
|---|
| 2766 | + | certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of 1865 |
|---|
| 2767 | + | a passing score on the professional education competency 1866 |
|---|
| 2768 | + | examination required by rule of the State Board o f Education. 1867 |
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| 2769 | + | 1868 |
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| 2770 | + | The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this 1869 |
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| 2771 | + | subsection by December 31, 2014 , including rules to approve 1870 |
|---|
| 2772 | + | specific teacher preparation programs that are not identified in 1871 |
|---|
| 2773 | + | this subsection which may be used to meet requiremen ts for 1872 |
|---|
| 2774 | + | mastery of professional preparation and education competence. 1873 |
|---|
| 2775 | + | (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION. — 1874 |
|---|
| 2776 | + | (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional 1875 |
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| 2777 | + | |
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| 2778 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2786 | + | |
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| 2787 | + | |
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| 2788 | + | |
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| 2789 | + | certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 1876 |
|---|
| 2790 | + | who fulfills one of t he following: 1877 |
|---|
| 2791 | + | 1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in 1878 |
|---|
| 2792 | + | subsection (2). 1879 |
|---|
| 2793 | + | 2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 1880 |
|---|
| 2794 | + | through 12: 1881 |
|---|
| 2795 | + | a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1882 |
|---|
| 2796 | + | (h). 1883 |
|---|
| 2797 | + | b. Holds a master's or higher degree i n the area of 1884 |
|---|
| 2798 | + | science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 1885 |
|---|
| 2799 | + | c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the 1886 |
|---|
| 2800 | + | advanced degree. 1887 |
|---|
| 2801 | + | d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the 1888 |
|---|
| 2802 | + | teacher's performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part 1889 |
|---|
| 2803 | + | on student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 1890 |
|---|
| 2804 | + | assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International 1891 |
|---|
| 2805 | + | Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 1892 |
|---|
| 2806 | + | examination. 1893 |
|---|
| 2807 | + | e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 1894 |
|---|
| 2808 | + | education competency examination required by state board rule. 1895 |
|---|
| 2809 | + | 3. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) -1896 |
|---|
| 2810 | + | (h) and completes a professional learning certification 1897 |
|---|
| 2811 | + | preparation and education competence program approved by the 1898 |
|---|
| 2812 | + | department pursuant to paragraph (8)(b) (8)(c) or an educator 1899 |
|---|
| 2813 | + | preparation institute approved by the department pursuant to s. 1900 |
|---|
| 2814 | + | |
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| 2815 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2823 | + | |
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| 2824 | + | |
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| 2825 | + | |
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| 2826 | + | 1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these programs and is 1901 |
|---|
| 2827 | + | rated highly effective as determined by his or her performance 1902 |
|---|
| 2828 | + | evaluation under s. 1012 .34 is not required to take or achieve a 1903 |
|---|
| 2829 | + | passing score on the professional education competency 1904 |
|---|
| 2830 | + | examination in order to be awarded a professional certificate. 1905 |
|---|
| 2831 | + | (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1906 |
|---|
| 2832 | + | any applicant who: 1907 |
|---|
| 2833 | + | 1. Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs 1908 |
|---|
| 2834 | + | (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements 1909 |
|---|
| 2835 | + | specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject 1910 |
|---|
| 2836 | + | area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an 1911 |
|---|
| 2837 | + | accredited degree or a degree approv ed by the Department of 1912 |
|---|
| 2838 | + | Education at the level required for the subject area 1913 |
|---|
| 2839 | + | specialization in state board rule; or 1914 |
|---|
| 2840 | + | 2. For a subject area specialization for which the state 1915 |
|---|
| 2841 | + | board otherwise requires a bachelor's degree, documents 48 1916 |
|---|
| 2842 | + | months of active-duty military service with an honorable 1917 |
|---|
| 2843 | + | discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements 1918 |
|---|
| 2844 | + | outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d) -(f); completes the 1919 |
|---|
| 2845 | + | subject area content requirements specified in state board rule 1920 |
|---|
| 2846 | + | or demonstrates mastery of subje ct area knowledge pursuant to 1921 |
|---|
| 2847 | + | subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college credits 1922 |
|---|
| 2848 | + | with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 1923 |
|---|
| 2849 | + | scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of 1924 |
|---|
| 2850 | + | higher learning or a nonaccredited insti tution of higher 1925 |
|---|
| 2851 | + | |
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| 2852 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2860 | + | |
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| 2861 | + | |
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| 2862 | + | |
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| 2863 | + | learning identified by the Department of Education as having a 1926 |
|---|
| 2864 | + | quality program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher ; or. 1927 |
|---|
| 2865 | + | 3. Is enrolled in a state -approved teacher preparation 1928 |
|---|
| 2866 | + | program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the re quired 1929 |
|---|
| 2867 | + | program field experience or internship at a public school; 1930 |
|---|
| 2868 | + | completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), 1931 |
|---|
| 2869 | + | (d), (e), and (f); completes the subject area content 1932 |
|---|
| 2870 | + | requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates 1933 |
|---|
| 2871 | + | mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5); 1934 |
|---|
| 2872 | + | and documents completion of 60 college credits with a minimum 1935 |
|---|
| 2873 | + | cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as 1936 |
|---|
| 2874 | + | provided by one or more accredited institutions of higher 1937 |
|---|
| 2875 | + | learning or a nonaccredited ins titution of higher learning 1938 |
|---|
| 2876 | + | identified by the Department of Education as having a quality 1939 |
|---|
| 2877 | + | program resulting in a bachelor's degree or higher. 1940 |
|---|
| 2878 | + | (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2 -year 1941 |
|---|
| 2879 | + | temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5 -year professional 1942 |
|---|
| 2880 | + | certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor's 1943 |
|---|
| 2881 | + | degree in the area of speech -language impairment to allow for 1944 |
|---|
| 2882 | + | completion of a master's degree program in speech -language 1945 |
|---|
| 2883 | + | impairment. 1946 |
|---|
| 2884 | + | (d) A person who is issued a temporary certificate unde r 1947 |
|---|
| 2885 | + | subparagraph (b)2. must be assigned a teacher mentor for a 1948 |
|---|
| 2886 | + | minimum of 2 school years after commencing employment. Each 1949 |
|---|
| 2887 | + | teacher mentor selected by the school district, charter school, 1950 |
|---|
| 2888 | + | |
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| 2889 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2890 | + | |
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| 2897 | + | |
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| 2898 | + | |
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| 2899 | + | |
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| 2900 | + | or charter management organization must: 1951 |
|---|
| 2901 | + | 1. Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant 1952 |
|---|
| 2902 | + | to this section; 1953 |
|---|
| 2903 | + | 2. Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in 1954 |
|---|
| 2904 | + | prekindergarten through grade 12; and 1955 |
|---|
| 2905 | + | 3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on 1956 |
|---|
| 2906 | + | the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 101 2.34. 1957 |
|---|
| 2907 | + | (e)(e)1. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph 1958 |
|---|
| 2908 | + | (b)1. is valid for 3 school fiscal years and is nonrenewable. 1959 |
|---|
| 2909 | + | 2. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph (b)2. 1960 |
|---|
| 2910 | + | is valid for 5 school fiscal years, is limited to a one -time 1961 |
|---|
| 2911 | + | issuance, and is nonrenewable. 1962 |
|---|
| 2912 | + | 1963 |
|---|
| 2913 | + | At least 1 year before an individual's temporary certificate is 1964 |
|---|
| 2914 | + | set to expire, the department shall electronically notify the 1965 |
|---|
| 2915 | + | individual of the date on which his or her certificate will 1966 |
|---|
| 2916 | + | expire and provide a list of each method by which the 1967 |
|---|
| 2917 | + | qualifications for a professional certificate can be completed. 1968 |
|---|
| 2918 | + | The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the 1969 |
|---|
| 2919 | + | department to extend the validity period of a temporar y 1970 |
|---|
| 2920 | + | certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the 1971 |
|---|
| 2921 | + | professional certificate were not completed due to the serious 1972 |
|---|
| 2922 | + | illness or injury of the applicant, the military service of an 1973 |
|---|
| 2923 | + | applicant's spouse, other extraordinary extenuating 1974 |
|---|
| 2924 | + | circumstances, or if t he certificateholder is rated highly 1975 |
|---|
| 2925 | + | |
|---|
| 2926 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2934 | + | |
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| 2935 | + | |
|---|
| 2936 | + | |
|---|
| 2937 | + | effective in the immediate prior year's performance evaluation 1976 |
|---|
| 2938 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2 -year mentorship 1977 |
|---|
| 2939 | + | program pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall extend 1978 |
|---|
| 2940 | + | the temporary certificate upon a pproval by the Commissioner of 1979 |
|---|
| 2941 | + | Education. A written request for extension of the certificate 1980 |
|---|
| 2942 | + | shall be submitted by the district school superintendent, the 1981 |
|---|
| 2943 | + | governing authority of a university lab school, the governing 1982 |
|---|
| 2944 | + | authority of a state -supported school, or the governing 1983 |
|---|
| 2945 | + | authority of a private school. 1984 |
|---|
| 2946 | + | (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND 1985 |
|---|
| 2947 | + | EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM.— 1986 |
|---|
| 2948 | + | (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each 1987 |
|---|
| 2949 | + | school district, charter school, and charter management 1988 |
|---|
| 2950 | + | organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 1989 |
|---|
| 2951 | + | professional learning development certification and education 1990 |
|---|
| 2952 | + | competency program by which instructional staff may satisfy the 1991 |
|---|
| 2953 | + | mastery of professional preparation and education competence 1992 |
|---|
| 2954 | + | requirements specified in subsection (6) and rules of the State 1993 |
|---|
| 2955 | + | Board of Education. Participants must hold a state -issued 1994 |
|---|
| 2956 | + | temporary certificate. A school district, charter school, or 1995 |
|---|
| 2957 | + | charter management organization that implements the program 1996 |
|---|
| 2958 | + | shall provide a competency -based certification program developed 1997 |
|---|
| 2959 | + | by the Department of Education or developed by the district, 1998 |
|---|
| 2960 | + | charter school, or charter management organization and approved 1999 |
|---|
| 2961 | + | by the Department of Education. These entities may collaborate 2000 |
|---|
| 2962 | + | |
|---|
| 2963 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 2971 | + | |
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| 2972 | + | |
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| 2973 | + | |
|---|
| 2974 | + | with other supporting agencies or educ ational entities for 2001 |
|---|
| 2975 | + | implementation. The program shall include the following: 2002 |
|---|
| 2976 | + | 1. A minimum period of initial preparation before assuming 2003 |
|---|
| 2977 | + | duties as the teacher of record. 2004 |
|---|
| 2978 | + | 2. An option for collaboration with other supporting 2005 |
|---|
| 2979 | + | agencies or educational entit ies for implementation. 2006 |
|---|
| 2980 | + | 1.3. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 2007 |
|---|
| 2981 | + | a. Each individual selected by the district , charter 2008 |
|---|
| 2982 | + | school, or charter management organization as a mentor: 2009 |
|---|
| 2983 | + | (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 2010 |
|---|
| 2984 | + | pursuant to this section; 2011 |
|---|
| 2985 | + | (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 2012 |
|---|
| 2986 | + | experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 2013 |
|---|
| 2987 | + | (III) Must have completed specialized training in clinical 2014 |
|---|
| 2988 | + | supervision and participate in ongoing mentor training provided 2015 |
|---|
| 2989 | + | through the coordinated system of professional learning 2016 |
|---|
| 2990 | + | development under s. 1012.98(4) s. 1012.98(3)(e); 2017 |
|---|
| 2991 | + | (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 2018 |
|---|
| 2992 | + | rating on the prior year's performance evaluation under s. 2019 |
|---|
| 2993 | + | 1012.34; and 2020 |
|---|
| 2994 | + | (V) May be a peer evaluator under t he district's 2021 |
|---|
| 2995 | + | evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 2022 |
|---|
| 2996 | + | b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 2023 |
|---|
| 2997 | + | a minimum, provide routine weekly opportunities for mentoring 2024 |
|---|
| 2998 | + | and induction activities, including common planning time, 2025 |
|---|
| 2999 | + | |
|---|
| 3000 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3008 | + | |
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| 3009 | + | |
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| 3010 | + | |
|---|
| 3011 | + | ongoing professional learning as described in s. 1012.98 2026 |
|---|
| 3012 | + | development targeted to a teacher's needs, opportunities for a 2027 |
|---|
| 3013 | + | teacher to observe other teachers, co -teaching experiences, and 2028 |
|---|
| 3014 | + | reflection and followup discussions. Professional learning must 2029 |
|---|
| 3015 | + | meet the criteria establ ished in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and 2030 |
|---|
| 3016 | + | induction activities must be provided for an applicant's first 2031 |
|---|
| 3017 | + | year in the program and may be provided until the applicant 2032 |
|---|
| 3018 | + | attains his or her professional certificate in accordance with 2033 |
|---|
| 3019 | + | this section. A principal who is rated highly effective as 2034 |
|---|
| 3020 | + | determined by his or her performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 2035 |
|---|
| 3021 | + | must be provided flexibility in selecting professional 2036 |
|---|
| 3022 | + | development activities under this paragraph; however, the 2037 |
|---|
| 3023 | + | activities must be approved by the department as p art of the 2038 |
|---|
| 3024 | + | district's, charter school's, or charter management 2039 |
|---|
| 3025 | + | organization's program. 2040 |
|---|
| 3026 | + | 2.4. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 2041 |
|---|
| 3027 | + | district's, charter school's, or charter management 2042 |
|---|
| 3028 | + | organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 2043 |
|---|
| 3029 | + | which provides for: 2044 |
|---|
| 3030 | + | a. An initial evaluation of each educator's competencies 2045 |
|---|
| 3031 | + | to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 2046 |
|---|
| 3032 | + | development plan. 2047 |
|---|
| 3033 | + | b. A summative evaluation to assure succes sful completion 2048 |
|---|
| 3034 | + | of the program. 2049 |
|---|
| 3035 | + | 3.5. Professional education preparation content knowledge, 2050 |
|---|
| 3036 | + | |
|---|
| 3037 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3046 | + | |
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| 3047 | + | |
|---|
| 3048 | + | which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 2051 |
|---|
| 3049 | + | under subparagraph 1. 3., that includes, but is not limited to, 2052 |
|---|
| 3050 | + | the following: 2053 |
|---|
| 3051 | + | a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 2054 |
|---|
| 3052 | + | including scientifically based reading instruction, content 2055 |
|---|
| 3053 | + | literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 2056 |
|---|
| 3054 | + | identified on the temporary certificate. 2057 |
|---|
| 3055 | + | b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 2058 |
|---|
| 3056 | + | state board. 2059 |
|---|
| 3057 | + | c. A variety of data indicators for monitoring student 2060 |
|---|
| 3058 | + | progress. 2061 |
|---|
| 3059 | + | d. Methodologies for teaching students with disabilities. 2062 |
|---|
| 3060 | + | e. Methodologies for teaching students of limited English 2063 |
|---|
| 3061 | + | proficiency appropriate for each subject area identified on the 2064 |
|---|
| 3062 | + | temporary certificate. 2065 |
|---|
| 3063 | + | f. Techniques and strategies for operationalizing the role 2066 |
|---|
| 3064 | + | of the teacher in assuring a safe learning environment for 2067 |
|---|
| 3065 | + | students. 2068 |
|---|
| 3066 | + | 4.6. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 2069 |
|---|
| 3067 | + | area and professional education com petency examination required 2070 |
|---|
| 3068 | + | by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 2071 |
|---|
| 3069 | + | must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 2072 |
|---|
| 3070 | + | 5.7. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2073 |
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| 3071 | + | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 2074 |
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| 3072 | + | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 2075 |
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| 3083 | + | |
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| 3084 | + | |
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| 3085 | + | successfully complete all competencies for a reading 2076 |
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| 3086 | + | endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 2077 |
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| 3087 | + | through the candidate's demonstration of mastery of professional 2078 |
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| 3088 | + | preparation and education competence under paragraph (b) . 2079 |
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| 3089 | + | (b)1. Each school district must and a private school or 2080 |
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| 3090 | + | state-supported public school, including a charter school, may 2081 |
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| 3091 | + | develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2082 |
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| 3092 | + | instructional staff may demonstr ate mastery of professional 2083 |
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| 3093 | + | preparation and education competence as required by law. Each 2084 |
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| 3094 | + | program must be based on classroom application of the Florida 2085 |
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| 3095 | + | Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2086 |
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| 3096 | + | and, for public schools, must be aligned w ith the district's or 2087 |
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| 3097 | + | state-supported public school's evaluation system established 2088 |
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| 3098 | + | under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2089 |
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| 3099 | + | 2. The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2090 |
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| 3100 | + | continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2091 |
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| 3101 | + | based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2092 |
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| 3102 | + | department shall review the performance data as a part of the 2093 |
|---|
| 3103 | + | periodic review of each school district's professional 2094 |
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| 3104 | + | development system required under s. 1012.98. 2095 |
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| 3105 | + | (b)(c) No later than December 31, 2017, The department 2096 |
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| 3106 | + | State Board of Education shall adopt rules standards for the 2097 |
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| 3107 | + | approval and continued approval of professional learning 2098 |
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| 3108 | + | development certification and education competency programs 2099 |
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| 3109 | + | aligned to, including standards for the teacher mentorship and 2100 |
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| 3110 | + | |
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| 3111 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3112 | + | |
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| 3119 | + | |
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| 3120 | + | |
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| 3121 | + | |
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| 3122 | + | induction component, under paragraph (a). Standards for the 2101 |
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| 3123 | + | teacher mentorship and induction component must include program 2102 |
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| 3124 | + | administration and evaluation; mentor roles, selection, and 2103 |
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| 3125 | + | training; beginning teacher assessment and professional 2104 |
|---|
| 3126 | + | development; and tea cher content knowledge and practices aligned 2105 |
|---|
| 3127 | + | to the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. Each school 2106 |
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| 3128 | + | district or charter school with a program under this subsection 2107 |
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| 3129 | + | must submit its program, including the teacher mentorship and 2108 |
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| 3130 | + | induction component, to t he department for approval no later 2109 |
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| 3131 | + | than June 30, 2018. After December 31, 2018, A teacher may not 2110 |
|---|
| 3132 | + | satisfy requirements for a professional certificate through a 2111 |
|---|
| 3133 | + | professional learning development certification and education 2112 |
|---|
| 3134 | + | competency program under paragraph (a) unless the program has 2113 |
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| 3135 | + | been approved by the department pursuant to this paragraph. 2114 |
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| 3136 | + | (9) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM. — 2115 |
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| 3137 | + | (a) Each school district must and a private school or 2116 |
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| 3138 | + | state-supported public school, including a charter school, ma y 2117 |
|---|
| 3139 | + | develop and maintain a system by which members of the 2118 |
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| 3140 | + | instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional 2119 |
|---|
| 3141 | + | preparation and education competence as required by law. Each 2120 |
|---|
| 3142 | + | program must be based on classroom application of the Florida 2121 |
|---|
| 3143 | + | Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance 2122 |
|---|
| 3144 | + | and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district's or 2123 |
|---|
| 3145 | + | state-supported public school's evaluation system established 2124 |
|---|
| 3146 | + | under s. 1012.34, as applicable. 2125 |
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| 3147 | + | |
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| 3148 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3149 | + | |
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| 3157 | + | |
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| 3158 | + | |
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| 3159 | + | (b) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2126 |
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| 3160 | + | continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph, 2127 |
|---|
| 3161 | + | based upon the department's review of performance data. The 2128 |
|---|
| 3162 | + | department shall review the performance data as a part of the 2129 |
|---|
| 3163 | + | periodic review of each school district's professional learning 2130 |
|---|
| 3164 | + | system required under s. 1012.98. 2131 |
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| 3165 | + | (d) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 2132 |
|---|
| 3166 | + | continued approval of programs implemented under paragraph (a) 2133 |
|---|
| 3167 | + | based upon the department's periodic review of the following: 2134 |
|---|
| 3168 | + | 1. Evidence that the requirements in pa ragraph (a) are 2135 |
|---|
| 3169 | + | consistently met; and 2136 |
|---|
| 3170 | + | 2. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 2137 |
|---|
| 3171 | + | a. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 2138 |
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| 3172 | + | instructional positions in Florida public schools. 2139 |
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| 3173 | + | b. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2140 |
|---|
| 3174 | + | grade 12 who are assigned to in -field program completers on 2141 |
|---|
| 3175 | + | statewide assessments using the results of the student learning 2142 |
|---|
| 3176 | + | growth formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 2143 |
|---|
| 3177 | + | c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through 2144 |
|---|
| 3178 | + | grade 12 who are assigned t o in-field program completers 2145 |
|---|
| 3179 | + | aggregated by student subgroups, as defined in the federal 2146 |
|---|
| 3180 | + | Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 2147 |
|---|
| 3181 | + | 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 2148 |
|---|
| 3182 | + | prepares teachers to work with a variety of stud ents in Florida 2149 |
|---|
| 3183 | + | public schools. 2150 |
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| 3184 | + | |
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| 3185 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3186 | + | |
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| 3187 | + | |
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| 3193 | + | |
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| 3194 | + | |
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| 3195 | + | |
|---|
| 3196 | + | d. Results of program completers' annual evaluations in 2151 |
|---|
| 3197 | + | accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 2152 |
|---|
| 3198 | + | e. Production of program completers in statewide critical 2153 |
|---|
| 3199 | + | teacher shortage areas as defined in s. 1012.07. 2154 |
|---|
| 3200 | + | Section 30. Section 1012.57, Florida Statutes, is amended 2155 |
|---|
| 3201 | + | to read: 2156 |
|---|
| 3202 | + | 1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators. — 2157 |
|---|
| 3203 | + | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 2158 |
|---|
| 3204 | + | 1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to 2159 |
|---|
| 3205 | + | the contrary, district school boards and charter school 2160 |
|---|
| 3206 | + | governing boards shall adopt rules to allow for the issuance of 2161 |
|---|
| 3207 | + | an adjunct teaching certificate to any applicant who fulfills 2162 |
|---|
| 3208 | + | the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11) s. 2163 |
|---|
| 3209 | + | 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (10) and who has expertise in the subject 2164 |
|---|
| 3210 | + | area to be taught. An applicant shall be considered to have 2165 |
|---|
| 3211 | + | expertise in the subject area to be taught if the applicant 2166 |
|---|
| 3212 | + | demonstrates sufficient subject area mastery through passage of 2167 |
|---|
| 3213 | + | a subject area test. 2168 |
|---|
| 3214 | + | (2) The Legislature intends that this section allow school 2169 |
|---|
| 3215 | + | districts and charter schools to tap the wealth of talent and 2170 |
|---|
| 3216 | + | expertise represented in Florida's citizens who may wish to 2171 |
|---|
| 3217 | + | teach in a Florida public school by permitting school districts 2172 |
|---|
| 3218 | + | and charter schools to issue adjunct certificates to qualified 2173 |
|---|
| 3219 | + | applicants. 2174 |
|---|
| 3220 | + | (3) Adjunct certificateholders should be used primarily as 2175 |
|---|
| 3221 | + | |
|---|
| 3222 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3223 | + | |
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| 3230 | + | |
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| 3231 | + | |
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| 3232 | + | |
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| 3233 | + | a strategy to enhance the diversity of course offerings offered 2176 |
|---|
| 3234 | + | to all students. School districts and charter schools may use 2177 |
|---|
| 3235 | + | the expertise of individuals in t he state who wish to provide 2178 |
|---|
| 3236 | + | online instruction to students by issuing adjunct certificates 2179 |
|---|
| 3237 | + | to qualified applicants. 2180 |
|---|
| 3238 | + | (4) Each adjunct teaching certificate is valid through the 2181 |
|---|
| 3239 | + | term of the annual contract between the educator and the school 2182 |
|---|
| 3240 | + | district or charter school. An additional annual certification 2183 |
|---|
| 3241 | + | and an additional annual contract may be awarded by the district 2184 |
|---|
| 3242 | + | or charter school at the district's or charter school's 2185 |
|---|
| 3243 | + | discretion but only if the applicant is rated effective or 2186 |
|---|
| 3244 | + | highly effective under s. 1 012.34 during each year of teaching 2187 |
|---|
| 3245 | + | under adjunct teaching certification. A school district and 2188 |
|---|
| 3246 | + | charter school may issue an adjunct teaching certificate for a 2189 |
|---|
| 3247 | + | part-time or full-time teaching position; however, an adjunct 2190 |
|---|
| 3248 | + | teaching certificate issued for a f ull-time teaching position is 2191 |
|---|
| 3249 | + | valid for no more than 3 years and is nonrenewable. 2192 |
|---|
| 3250 | + | (5) Individuals who are certified and employed under this 2193 |
|---|
| 3251 | + | section shall have the same rights and protection of laws as 2194 |
|---|
| 3252 | + | teachers certified under s. 1012.56. 2195 |
|---|
| 3253 | + | (6) Each school district and charter school shall: 2196 |
|---|
| 3254 | + | (a) Post requirements on its website for the issuance of 2197 |
|---|
| 3255 | + | an adjunct teaching certificate, which must specify the subject 2198 |
|---|
| 3256 | + | area test through which an applicant demonstrates subject area 2199 |
|---|
| 3257 | + | mastery. 2200 |
|---|
| 3258 | + | |
|---|
| 3259 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3260 | + | |
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| 3267 | + | |
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| 3268 | + | |
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| 3269 | + | |
|---|
| 3270 | + | (b) Annually report to the department the number of 2201 |
|---|
| 3271 | + | adjunct teaching certificates issued for part -time teaching 2202 |
|---|
| 3272 | + | positions and full-time teaching positions pursuant to this 2203 |
|---|
| 3273 | + | section. 2204 |
|---|
| 3274 | + | Section 31. Section 1012.575, Florida Statutes, is amended 2205 |
|---|
| 3275 | + | to read: 2206 |
|---|
| 3276 | + | 1012.575 Alternative pr eparation programs for certified 2207 |
|---|
| 3277 | + | teachers to add additional coverage. —A district school board, or 2208 |
|---|
| 3278 | + | an organization of private schools or a consortium of charter 2209 |
|---|
| 3279 | + | schools with an approved professional learning development 2210 |
|---|
| 3280 | + | system as described in s. 1012.98(7) s. 1012.98(6), may design 2211 |
|---|
| 3281 | + | alternative teacher preparation programs to enable persons 2212 |
|---|
| 3282 | + | already certificated to add an additional coverage to their 2213 |
|---|
| 3283 | + | certificates. Each alternative teacher preparation program shall 2214 |
|---|
| 3284 | + | be reviewed and approved by the Department of Education to 2215 |
|---|
| 3285 | + | assure that persons who complete the program are competent in 2216 |
|---|
| 3286 | + | the necessary areas of subject matter specialization. Two or 2217 |
|---|
| 3287 | + | more school districts may jointly participate in an alternative 2218 |
|---|
| 3288 | + | preparation program for teachers. 2219 |
|---|
| 3289 | + | Section 32. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 2220 |
|---|
| 3290 | + | 1012.585, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (h), 2221 |
|---|
| 3291 | + | and a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to read: 2222 |
|---|
| 3292 | + | 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional 2223 |
|---|
| 3293 | + | certificates.— 2224 |
|---|
| 3294 | + | (3) For the renewal of a profes sional certificate, the 2225 |
|---|
| 3295 | + | |
|---|
| 3296 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3304 | + | |
|---|
| 3305 | + | |
|---|
| 3306 | + | |
|---|
| 3307 | + | following requirements must be met: 2226 |
|---|
| 3308 | + | (g) An applicant for renewal of a professional certificate 2227 |
|---|
| 3309 | + | in educational leadership from a Level I program under s. 2228 |
|---|
| 3310 | + | 1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3), with a 2229 |
|---|
| 3311 | + | beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter, must 2230 |
|---|
| 3312 | + | earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points in 2231 |
|---|
| 3313 | + | Florida's educational leadership standards, as established in 2232 |
|---|
| 3314 | + | rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this 2233 |
|---|
| 3315 | + | paragraph may not add to t he total hours required by the 2234 |
|---|
| 3316 | + | department for continuing education or inservice training. 2235 |
|---|
| 3317 | + | Section 33. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2236 |
|---|
| 3318 | + | 1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2237 |
|---|
| 3319 | + | 1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate 2238 |
|---|
| 3320 | + | certificates; reading endorsement pathways. — 2239 |
|---|
| 3321 | + | (1) A school district may process via a Department of 2240 |
|---|
| 3322 | + | Education website certificates for the following applications of 2241 |
|---|
| 3323 | + | public school employees: 2242 |
|---|
| 3324 | + | (a) Addition of a subject coverage or endorsement to a 2243 |
|---|
| 3325 | + | valid Florida certificate on the basis of the completion of the 2244 |
|---|
| 3326 | + | appropriate subject area testing requirements of s. 2245 |
|---|
| 3327 | + | 1012.56(5)(a) or the completion of the requirements of an 2246 |
|---|
| 3328 | + | approved school district program or the inservice components for 2247 |
|---|
| 3329 | + | an endorsement. 2248 |
|---|
| 3330 | + | 1. To reduce duplication, the department may recommend the 2249 |
|---|
| 3331 | + | consolidation of endorsement areas and requirements to the State 2250 |
|---|
| 3332 | + | |
|---|
| 3333 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3341 | + | |
|---|
| 3342 | + | |
|---|
| 3343 | + | |
|---|
| 3344 | + | Board of Education. 2251 |
|---|
| 3345 | + | 2. At least once every 5 years, the department shall 2252 |
|---|
| 3346 | + | conduct a review of existing subject coverage or endorsement 2253 |
|---|
| 3347 | + | requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student 2254 |
|---|
| 3348 | + | educational areas. The review must include reciprocity 2255 |
|---|
| 3349 | + | requirements for out -of-state certificates and requirements for 2256 |
|---|
| 3350 | + | demonstrating competency in the reading instruction professional 2257 |
|---|
| 3351 | + | learning development topics listed in s. 1012.98(5)(b)11 s. 2258 |
|---|
| 3352 | + | 1012.98(4)(b)11. The review must also consider the award of an 2259 |
|---|
| 3353 | + | endorsement to an individual who holds a certificate issued by 2260 |
|---|
| 3354 | + | an internationally recognized organization that establishes 2261 |
|---|
| 3355 | + | standards for provid ing evidence-based interventions to 2262 |
|---|
| 3356 | + | struggling readers or who completes a postsecondary program that 2263 |
|---|
| 3357 | + | is accredited by such organization. Any such certificate or 2264 |
|---|
| 3358 | + | program must require an individual who completes the certificate 2265 |
|---|
| 3359 | + | or program to demonstrate comp etence in reading intervention 2266 |
|---|
| 3360 | + | strategies through clinical experience. At the conclusion of 2267 |
|---|
| 3361 | + | each review, the department shall recommend to the state board 2268 |
|---|
| 3362 | + | changes to the subject coverage or endorsement requirements 2269 |
|---|
| 3363 | + | based upon any identified instruction or intervention strategies 2270 |
|---|
| 3364 | + | proven to improve student reading performance. This subparagraph 2271 |
|---|
| 3365 | + | does not authorize the state board to establish any new 2272 |
|---|
| 3366 | + | certification subject coverage. 2273 |
|---|
| 3367 | + | 2274 |
|---|
| 3368 | + | The employing school district shall charge the employee a fee 2275 |
|---|
| 3369 | + | |
|---|
| 3370 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3378 | + | |
|---|
| 3379 | + | |
|---|
| 3380 | + | |
|---|
| 3381 | + | not to exceed the amount charged by the Department of Education 2276 |
|---|
| 3382 | + | for such services. Each district school board shall retain a 2277 |
|---|
| 3383 | + | portion of the fee as defined in the rules of the State Board of 2278 |
|---|
| 3384 | + | Education. The portion sent to the department shall be used for 2279 |
|---|
| 3385 | + | maintenance of the technology system, the web application, and 2280 |
|---|
| 3386 | + | posting and mailing of the certificate. 2281 |
|---|
| 3387 | + | Section 34. Section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended 2282 |
|---|
| 3388 | + | to read: 2283 |
|---|
| 3389 | + | 1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Development 2284 |
|---|
| 3390 | + | Act.— 2285 |
|---|
| 3391 | + | (1) The Department of Education , public postsecondary 2286 |
|---|
| 3392 | + | educational institutions, public school districts, public 2287 |
|---|
| 3393 | + | schools, state education foundations, consortia, and 2288 |
|---|
| 3394 | + | professional organizations in this state shall work 2289 |
|---|
| 3395 | + | collaboratively to establish a coordinated system of 2290 |
|---|
| 3396 | + | professional learning. For the purposes of this section, the 2291 |
|---|
| 3397 | + | term "professional learning" means learning that is aligned to 2292 |
|---|
| 3398 | + | the state's standards for effective professional learning, 2293 |
|---|
| 3399 | + | educator practices, and leadership practices; incorporates 2294 |
|---|
| 3400 | + | active learning; is collaborati ve; provides models; and is 2295 |
|---|
| 3401 | + | sustained and continuous development. The purpose of the 2296 |
|---|
| 3402 | + | professional learning development system is to increase student 2297 |
|---|
| 3403 | + | achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that 2298 |
|---|
| 3404 | + | promote rigor and relevance throughout the cur riculum, and 2299 |
|---|
| 3405 | + | prepare students for continuing education and the workforce. The 2300 |
|---|
| 3406 | + | |
|---|
| 3407 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
|---|
| 3408 | + | |
|---|
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| 3415 | + | |
|---|
| 3416 | + | |
|---|
| 3417 | + | |
|---|
| 3418 | + | system of professional learning development must align to the 2301 |
|---|
| 3419 | + | standards adopted by the state . Routine informational meetings 2302 |
|---|
| 3420 | + | may not be considered professional learning and are n ot eligible 2303 |
|---|
| 3421 | + | for inservice points and support the framework for standards 2304 |
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| 3422 | + | adopted by the National Staff Development Council . 2305 |
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| 3423 | + | (2) The school community includes students and parents, 2306 |
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| 3424 | + | administrative personnel, managers, instructional personnel, 2307 |
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| 3425 | + | support personnel, members of district school boards, members of 2308 |
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| 3426 | + | school advisory councils, business partners, and personnel that 2309 |
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| 3427 | + | provide health and social services to students. 2310 |
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| 3428 | + | (3) Professional learning activities linked to student 2311 |
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| 3429 | + | learning and professional growth f or instructional and 2312 |
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| 3430 | + | administrative staff meet the following criteria: 2313 |
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| 3431 | + | (a) For instructional personnel, utilize materials aligned 2314 |
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| 3432 | + | to the state's academic standards. 2315 |
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| 3433 | + | (b) For school administrators, utilize materials aligned 2316 |
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| 3434 | + | to the state's educational lea dership standards. 2317 |
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| 3435 | + | (c) Have clear, defined, and measurable outcomes for both 2318 |
|---|
| 3436 | + | individual inservice activities and multiple day sessions. 2319 |
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| 3437 | + | (d) Employ multiple measurement tools for data on teacher 2320 |
|---|
| 3438 | + | growth, participants' use of new knowledge and skills, stu dent 2321 |
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| 3439 | + | learning outcomes, instructional growth outcomes, and leadership 2322 |
|---|
| 3440 | + | growth outcomes, as applicable. 2323 |
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| 3441 | + | (e) Utilize active learning and engage participants 2324 |
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| 3442 | + | directly in designing and trying out strategies, providing 2325 |
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| 3452 | + | |
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| 3453 | + | |
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| 3454 | + | |
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| 3455 | + | participants with the opportunity to engage in authentic 2326 |
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| 3456 | + | teaching and leadership experiences. 2327 |
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| 3457 | + | (f) Utilize artifacts, interactive activities, and other 2328 |
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| 3458 | + | strategies to provide deeply embedded and highly contextualized 2329 |
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| 3459 | + | professional learning. 2330 |
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| 3460 | + | (g) Create opportunities for collaboration. 2331 |
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| 3461 | + | (h) Utilize coaching and expert support to involve the 2332 |
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| 3462 | + | sharing of expertise about content and evidence -based practices, 2333 |
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| 3463 | + | focused directly on instructional personnel and school 2334 |
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| 3464 | + | administrator needs. 2335 |
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| 3465 | + | (i) Provide opportunities for instructional personnel and 2336 |
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| 3466 | + | school administrators to think about, receive input on, and make 2337 |
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| 3467 | + | changes to practice by facilitating reflection and providing 2338 |
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| 3468 | + | feedback. 2339 |
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| 3469 | + | (j) Provide sustained duration with followup for 2340 |
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| 3470 | + | instructional personnel and school administrators to have 2341 |
|---|
| 3471 | + | adequate time to learn, practice, implement, and reflect upon 2342 |
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| 3472 | + | new strategies that facilitate changes in practice. 2343 |
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| 3473 | + | (4)(3) The activities designed to implement this section 2344 |
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| 3474 | + | must: 2345 |
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| 3475 | + | (a) Support and increase the success of educators through 2346 |
|---|
| 3476 | + | collaboratively developed school improvement plans that focus 2347 |
|---|
| 3477 | + | on: 2348 |
|---|
| 3478 | + | 1. Enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies to 2349 |
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| 3479 | + | engage students in a rigorous and relevant curriculum based on 2350 |
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| 3480 | + | |
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| 3481 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3489 | + | |
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| 3490 | + | |
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| 3491 | + | |
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| 3492 | + | state and local educational standards, goals, and initiatives; 2351 |
|---|
| 3493 | + | 2. Increased opportunities to prov ide meaningful 2352 |
|---|
| 3494 | + | relationships between teachers and all students; and 2353 |
|---|
| 3495 | + | 3. Increased opportunities for professional collaboration 2354 |
|---|
| 3496 | + | among and between teachers, certified school counselors, 2355 |
|---|
| 3497 | + | instructional leaders, postsecondary educators engaged in 2356 |
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| 3498 | + | preservice training for new teachers, and the workforce 2357 |
|---|
| 3499 | + | community. 2358 |
|---|
| 3500 | + | (b) Assist the school community in providing stimulating, 2359 |
|---|
| 3501 | + | scientific research-based educational activities that encourage 2360 |
|---|
| 3502 | + | and motivate students to achieve at the highest levels and to 2361 |
|---|
| 3503 | + | participate as active learners and that prepare students for 2362 |
|---|
| 3504 | + | success at subsequent educational levels and the workforce. 2363 |
|---|
| 3505 | + | (c) Provide continuous support for all education 2364 |
|---|
| 3506 | + | professionals as well as temporary intervention for education 2365 |
|---|
| 3507 | + | professionals who need improvement in knowledge, skills, and 2366 |
|---|
| 3508 | + | performance. 2367 |
|---|
| 3509 | + | (d) Provide middle grades instructional personnel and 2368 |
|---|
| 3510 | + | school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best 2369 |
|---|
| 3511 | + | practices necessary to support excellence in classroom 2370 |
|---|
| 3512 | + | instruction and educational leadership. 2371 |
|---|
| 3513 | + | (e) Provide training to teacher mentors as part of the 2372 |
|---|
| 3514 | + | professional learning development certification program under s. 2373 |
|---|
| 3515 | + | 1012.56(8) and the professional education competency program 2374 |
|---|
| 3516 | + | under s. 1012.56(9) s. 1012.56(8)(a). The training must include 2375 |
|---|
| 3517 | + | |
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| 3518 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3526 | + | |
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| 3527 | + | |
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| 3528 | + | |
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| 3529 | + | components on teacher development, peer coaching, time 2376 |
|---|
| 3530 | + | management, and other related topics as determined by the 2377 |
|---|
| 3531 | + | Department of Education. 2378 |
|---|
| 3532 | + | (5)(4) The Department of Education, school districts, 2379 |
|---|
| 3533 | + | schools, Florida College System institutions, and state 2380 |
|---|
| 3534 | + | universities share the responsibilities described in this 2381 |
|---|
| 3535 | + | section. These responsibilities include the following: 2382 |
|---|
| 3536 | + | (a)1. The department shall create a high -quality 2383 |
|---|
| 3537 | + | professional learning marketplace list that acts as guide and 2384 |
|---|
| 3538 | + | tool for teachers, schools, school administrat ors, and districts 2385 |
|---|
| 3539 | + | across the state to identify high -quality professional learning 2386 |
|---|
| 3540 | + | provider programs and resources that meet the criteria described 2387 |
|---|
| 3541 | + | in subsection (3) and have demonstrated success in meeting 2388 |
|---|
| 3542 | + | identified student needs. 2389 |
|---|
| 3543 | + | 2.(a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school 2390 |
|---|
| 3544 | + | community, through a centralized professional learning webpage, 2391 |
|---|
| 3545 | + | the marketplace list under subparagraph 1 research-based 2392 |
|---|
| 3546 | + | professional development methods and programs that have 2393 |
|---|
| 3547 | + | demonstrated success in meeting identified st udent needs. The 2394 |
|---|
| 3548 | + | Commissioner of Education shall use data on student achievement 2395 |
|---|
| 3549 | + | to identify student needs. The methods of dissemination must 2396 |
|---|
| 3550 | + | include a web-based statewide performance support system, 2397 |
|---|
| 3551 | + | including a database of exemplary professional developme nt 2398 |
|---|
| 3552 | + | activities, a listing of available professional development 2399 |
|---|
| 3553 | + | resources, training programs, and available assistance. 2400 |
|---|
| 3554 | + | |
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| 3555 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3556 | + | |
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| 3557 | + | |
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| 3563 | + | |
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| 3564 | + | |
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| 3565 | + | |
|---|
| 3566 | + | 2. The web-based statewide performance support system 2401 |
|---|
| 3567 | + | established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle 2402 |
|---|
| 3568 | + | grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom 2403 |
|---|
| 3569 | + | instruction, including integrated digital instruction and 2404 |
|---|
| 3570 | + | competency-based instruction; CAPE Digital Tool certificates and 2405 |
|---|
| 3571 | + | CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student 2406 |
|---|
| 3572 | + | behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for 2407 |
|---|
| 3573 | + | students; and instructional leadership. 2408 |
|---|
| 3574 | + | (b) Each school district shall develop a professional 2409 |
|---|
| 3575 | + | learning development system as specified in subsection (4) (3). 2410 |
|---|
| 3576 | + | The system shall be developed in consultation with teachers , 2411 |
|---|
| 3577 | + | teacher-educators of Florida College System institutions and 2412 |
|---|
| 3578 | + | state universities, business and community representatives, and 2413 |
|---|
| 3579 | + | local education foundations, consortia, and professional 2414 |
|---|
| 3580 | + | organizations. The professional learning development system 2415 |
|---|
| 3581 | + | must: 2416 |
|---|
| 3582 | + | 1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for 2417 |
|---|
| 3583 | + | compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 2418 |
|---|
| 3584 | + | 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 2419 |
|---|
| 3585 | + | review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 2420 |
|---|
| 3586 | + | professional learning syste m must be reviewed and approved every 2421 |
|---|
| 3587 | + | 5 years. Any All substantial revisions to the system shall be 2422 |
|---|
| 3588 | + | submitted to the department for review and for continued 2423 |
|---|
| 3589 | + | approval. The department shall establish a format for the review 2424 |
|---|
| 3590 | + | and approval of a professional lea rning system. 2425 |
|---|
| 3591 | + | |
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| 3592 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3593 | + | |
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| 3594 | + | |
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| 3600 | + | |
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| 3601 | + | |
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| 3602 | + | |
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| 3603 | + | 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 2426 |
|---|
| 3604 | + | instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous, 2427 |
|---|
| 3605 | + | relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 2428 |
|---|
| 3606 | + | and districts, in developing and refining the professional 2429 |
|---|
| 3607 | + | learning development system, shall also review and monitor 2430 |
|---|
| 3608 | + | school discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments 2431 |
|---|
| 3609 | + | of parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of 2432 |
|---|
| 3610 | + | teachers, managers, and administrative personnel; and other 2433 |
|---|
| 3611 | + | performance indicato rs to identify school and student needs that 2434 |
|---|
| 3612 | + | can be met by improved professional performance. 2435 |
|---|
| 3613 | + | 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup 2436 |
|---|
| 3614 | + | support appropriate to accomplish district -level and school-2437 |
|---|
| 3615 | + | level improvement goals and standards. The ins ervice activities 2438 |
|---|
| 3616 | + | for instructional and school administrative personnel shall 2439 |
|---|
| 3617 | + | focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing formal 2440 |
|---|
| 3618 | + | and informal assessments of student achievement, identification 2441 |
|---|
| 3619 | + | and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies 2442 |
|---|
| 3620 | + | that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content 2443 |
|---|
| 3621 | + | areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use 2444 |
|---|
| 3622 | + | of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, 2445 |
|---|
| 3623 | + | classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety . 2446 |
|---|
| 3624 | + | 4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to 2447 |
|---|
| 3625 | + | the individual needs of new teachers participating in the 2448 |
|---|
| 3626 | + | professional learning development certification and education 2449 |
|---|
| 3627 | + | competency program under s. 1012.56(8)(a). 2450 |
|---|
| 3628 | + | |
|---|
| 3629 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3631 | + | |
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| 3637 | + | |
|---|
| 3638 | + | |
|---|
| 3639 | + | |
|---|
| 3640 | + | 5. Include a professional learning catalog master plan for 2451 |
|---|
| 3641 | + | inservice activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of 2452 |
|---|
| 3642 | + | Education, for all district employees from all fund sources. The 2453 |
|---|
| 3643 | + | catalog master plan shall be updated annually by September 1, 2454 |
|---|
| 3644 | + | must be based on input from teachers and district and school 2455 |
|---|
| 3645 | + | instructional leaders, and must use the latest available student 2456 |
|---|
| 3646 | + | achievement data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in 2457 |
|---|
| 3647 | + | the classroom. Each dis trict inservice catalog plan must be 2458 |
|---|
| 3648 | + | aligned to and support the school -based inservice catalog plans 2459 |
|---|
| 3649 | + | and school improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each 2460 |
|---|
| 3650 | + | district inservice catalog plan must provide a description of 2461 |
|---|
| 3651 | + | the training that middle grades instructional personnel and 2462 |
|---|
| 3652 | + | school administrators receive on the district's code of student 2463 |
|---|
| 3653 | + | conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital 2464 |
|---|
| 3654 | + | instruction and competency -based instruction and CAPE Digital 2465 |
|---|
| 3655 | + | Tool certificates and CAPE industry certif ications; classroom 2466 |
|---|
| 3656 | + | management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning 2467 |
|---|
| 3657 | + | opportunities for students; and instructional leadership. 2468 |
|---|
| 3658 | + | District plans must be approved by the district school board 2469 |
|---|
| 3659 | + | annually in order to ensure compliance with subsectio n (1) and 2470 |
|---|
| 3660 | + | to allow for dissemination of research -based best practices to 2471 |
|---|
| 3661 | + | other districts. District school boards must submit verification 2472 |
|---|
| 3662 | + | of their approval to the Commissioner of Education no later than 2473 |
|---|
| 3663 | + | October 1, annually. Each school principal may establ ish and 2474 |
|---|
| 3664 | + | maintain an individual professional learning development plan 2475 |
|---|
| 3665 | + | |
|---|
| 3666 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3667 | + | |
|---|
| 3668 | + | |
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| 3669 | + | |
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| 3674 | + | |
|---|
| 3675 | + | |
|---|
| 3676 | + | |
|---|
| 3677 | + | for each instructional employee assigned to the school as a 2476 |
|---|
| 3678 | + | seamless component to the school improvement plans developed 2477 |
|---|
| 3679 | + | pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning 2478 |
|---|
| 3680 | + | development plan must be related to specific performance data 2479 |
|---|
| 3681 | + | for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the 2480 |
|---|
| 3682 | + | inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements 2481 |
|---|
| 3683 | + | expected in student performance as a result of the inservice 2482 |
|---|
| 3684 | + | activity, and include an evaluation component that determines 2483 |
|---|
| 3685 | + | the effectiveness of the professional learning development plan. 2484 |
|---|
| 3686 | + | 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative 2485 |
|---|
| 3687 | + | personnel, aligned to the state's educational leadership 2486 |
|---|
| 3688 | + | standards, that address updated skills necessary for 2487 |
|---|
| 3689 | + | instructional leadership and effective school management 2488 |
|---|
| 3690 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.986. 2489 |
|---|
| 3691 | + | 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 2490 |
|---|
| 3692 | + | state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 2491 |
|---|
| 3693 | + | evaluation of local profes sional learning development programs. 2492 |
|---|
| 3694 | + | 8. Provide for delivery of professional learning 2493 |
|---|
| 3695 | + | development by distance learning and other technology -based 2494 |
|---|
| 3696 | + | delivery systems to reach more educators at lower costs. 2495 |
|---|
| 3697 | + | 9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality 2496 |
|---|
| 3698 | + | and effectiveness of professional learning development programs 2497 |
|---|
| 3699 | + | in order to eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to 2498 |
|---|
| 3700 | + | expand effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of 2499 |
|---|
| 3701 | + | such activities on the performance of participating educ ators 2500 |
|---|
| 3702 | + | |
|---|
| 3703 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3704 | + | |
|---|
| 3705 | + | |
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| 3711 | + | |
|---|
| 3712 | + | |
|---|
| 3713 | + | |
|---|
| 3714 | + | and their students' achievement and behavior. 2501 |
|---|
| 3715 | + | 10. For all middle grades, emphasize: 2502 |
|---|
| 3716 | + | a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 2503 |
|---|
| 3717 | + | instruction. 2504 |
|---|
| 3718 | + | b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 2505 |
|---|
| 3719 | + | the state academic standards adopted pu rsuant to s. 1003.41. 2506 |
|---|
| 3720 | + | c. Use of small learning communities; problem -solving, 2507 |
|---|
| 3721 | + | inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 2508 |
|---|
| 3722 | + | strategies and tools based on student needs; competency -based 2509 |
|---|
| 3723 | + | instruction; integrated digital instruction; and pr oject-based 2510 |
|---|
| 3724 | + | instruction. 2511 |
|---|
| 3725 | + | 2512 |
|---|
| 3726 | + | Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include 2513 |
|---|
| 3727 | + | in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a 2514 |
|---|
| 3728 | + | description of the specific strategies used by the school to 2515 |
|---|
| 3729 | + | implement each item listed in this subpa ragraph. 2516 |
|---|
| 3730 | + | 11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 2517 |
|---|
| 3731 | + | teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of 2518 |
|---|
| 3732 | + | identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 2519 |
|---|
| 3733 | + | other causes of diminished phonological processing skills; 2520 |
|---|
| 3734 | + | incorporating instructional techniques into the general 2521 |
|---|
| 3735 | + | education setting which are proven to improve reading 2522 |
|---|
| 3736 | + | performance for all students; and using predictive and other 2523 |
|---|
| 3737 | + | data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 2524 |
|---|
| 3738 | + | needs. The training must help te achers integrate phonemic 2525 |
|---|
| 3739 | + | |
|---|
| 3740 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3741 | + | |
|---|
| 3742 | + | |
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| 3748 | + | |
|---|
| 3749 | + | |
|---|
| 3750 | + | |
|---|
| 3751 | + | awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 2526 |
|---|
| 3752 | + | vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 2527 |
|---|
| 3753 | + | comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 2528 |
|---|
| 3754 | + | sequential approach to reading instruction, including 2529 |
|---|
| 3755 | + | multisensory intervention strategies. Each district must provide 2530 |
|---|
| 3756 | + | all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training 2531 |
|---|
| 3757 | + | sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f). 2532 |
|---|
| 3758 | + | (6)(5) Each district school board shall provide funding 2533 |
|---|
| 3759 | + | for the professional learning development system as required by 2534 |
|---|
| 3760 | + | s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and shall direct 2535 |
|---|
| 3761 | + | expenditures from other funding sources to continuously 2536 |
|---|
| 3762 | + | strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement 2537 |
|---|
| 3763 | + | and support instructi onal staff in enhancing rigor and relevance 2538 |
|---|
| 3764 | + | in the classroom. The department shall identify professional 2539 |
|---|
| 3765 | + | learning development opportunities that require the teacher to 2540 |
|---|
| 3766 | + | demonstrate proficiency in specific classroom practices, with 2541 |
|---|
| 3767 | + | priority given to implemen ting training to complete a reading 2542 |
|---|
| 3768 | + | endorsement pathway adopted pursuant to s. 1012.586(2)(a). A 2543 |
|---|
| 3769 | + | school district may coordinate its professional learning 2544 |
|---|
| 3770 | + | development program with that of another district, with an 2545 |
|---|
| 3771 | + | educational consortium, or with a Florida C ollege System 2546 |
|---|
| 3772 | + | institution or university, especially in preparing and educating 2547 |
|---|
| 3773 | + | personnel. Each district school board shall make available 2548 |
|---|
| 3774 | + | inservice activities to instructional personnel of nonpublic 2549 |
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| 3788 | + | not employed by the district school board on a fee basis not to 2551 |
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| 3789 | + | exceed the cost of the activity per all participants. 2552 |
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| 3790 | + | (7)(6) An organization of private schools or consortium of 2553 |
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| 3791 | + | charter schools which has no fewer than 10 member schools in 2554 |
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| 3792 | + | this state, which publishes and files with the Department of 2555 |
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| 3793 | + | Education copies of its standards, and the member schools of 2556 |
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| 3794 | + | which comply with the provisions of part II of chapter 1003, 2557 |
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| 3795 | + | relating to compulsory school attendance, or a public or private 2558 |
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| 3796 | + | college or university with a teacher preparation program 2559 |
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| 3797 | + | approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, may also develop a professional 2560 |
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| 3798 | + | learning development system that includes a professional 2561 |
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| 3799 | + | learning catalog master plan for inservice activities. The 2562 |
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| 3800 | + | system and inservice catalog plan must be submitted to the 2563 |
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| 3801 | + | commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules. 2564 |
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| 3802 | + | (8)(a)(7)(a) The Department of Education shall 2565 |
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| 3803 | + | disseminate, using web -based technology, research -based best 2566 |
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| 3804 | + | practice methods by which the state and district school boards 2567 |
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| 3805 | + | may evaluate and improve the professional learning development 2568 |
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| 3806 | + | system. The best practices must include data that indicate the 2569 |
|---|
| 3807 | + | progress of all students. The department shall report annually 2570 |
|---|
| 3808 | + | to the State Board of Education and the Legislature any school 2571 |
|---|
| 3809 | + | district that, in the determination of the department, has 2572 |
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| 3810 | + | failed to provide an adequate professional learning development 2573 |
|---|
| 3811 | + | system. This report must include the results of the department's 2574 |
|---|
| 3812 | + | investigation and of any intervention provided. 2575 |
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| 3823 | + | |
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| 3824 | + | |
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| 3825 | + | (b) The department shal l also disseminate, using web -based 2576 |
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| 3826 | + | technology, professional learning development in the use of 2577 |
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| 3827 | + | integrated digital instruction at schools that include middle 2578 |
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| 3828 | + | grades. The professional learning development must provide 2579 |
|---|
| 3829 | + | training and materials that districts can use to provide 2580 |
|---|
| 3830 | + | instructional personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills, 2581 |
|---|
| 3831 | + | and strategies to effectively blend digital instruction into 2582 |
|---|
| 3832 | + | subject-matter curricula. The professional learning development 2583 |
|---|
| 3833 | + | must emphasize online learning and research techniques, reading 2584 |
|---|
| 3834 | + | instruction, the use of digital devices to supplement the 2585 |
|---|
| 3835 | + | delivery of curricular content to students, and digital device 2586 |
|---|
| 3836 | + | management and security. Districts are encouraged to incorporate 2587 |
|---|
| 3837 | + | the professional learning development as part of their 2588 |
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| 3838 | + | professional learning development system. 2589 |
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| 3839 | + | (9)(8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules 2590 |
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| 3840 | + | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this 2591 |
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| 3841 | + | section. 2592 |
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| 3842 | + | (10)(9) This section does not limit or di scourage a 2593 |
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| 3843 | + | district school board from contracting with independent entities 2594 |
|---|
| 3844 | + | for professional learning development services and inservice 2595 |
|---|
| 3845 | + | education if the district school board can demonstrate to the 2596 |
|---|
| 3846 | + | Commissioner of Education that, through such a contract, a 2597 |
|---|
| 3847 | + | better product can be acquired or its goals for education 2598 |
|---|
| 3848 | + | improvement can be better met. Such entities shall have 3 or 2599 |
|---|
| 3849 | + | more years of experience providing professional learning with 2600 |
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| 3850 | + | |
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| 3851 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3860 | + | |
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| 3861 | + | |
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| 3862 | + | demonstrative success in instructional or school administrator 2601 |
|---|
| 3863 | + | growth. The school district must verify that such entities and 2602 |
|---|
| 3864 | + | contracted professional learning activities from such entities 2603 |
|---|
| 3865 | + | meet the criteria established in subsection (3) for training 2604 |
|---|
| 3866 | + | linked to student learning or professional growth. 2605 |
|---|
| 3867 | + | (11)(10) For instructional personnel and administrative 2606 |
|---|
| 3868 | + | personnel who have been evaluated as less than effective, a 2607 |
|---|
| 3869 | + | district school board shall require participation in specific 2608 |
|---|
| 3870 | + | professional learning development programs as provided in 2609 |
|---|
| 3871 | + | subparagraph (5)(b)5. (4)(b)5. as part of the improvement 2610 |
|---|
| 3872 | + | prescription. 2611 |
|---|
| 3873 | + | (12)(11) The department shall disseminate to the school 2612 |
|---|
| 3874 | + | community proven model professional learning development 2613 |
|---|
| 3875 | + | programs that have demonstrated success in increasing rigorous 2614 |
|---|
| 3876 | + | and relevant content, increasing student achievement and 2615 |
|---|
| 3877 | + | engagement, meeting identified student needs, and providing 2616 |
|---|
| 3878 | + | effective mentorship activities to new teachers and training to 2617 |
|---|
| 3879 | + | teacher mentors. The methods of dissemination must include a 2618 |
|---|
| 3880 | + | web-based statewide performance -support system including a 2619 |
|---|
| 3881 | + | database of exemplary professional learning development 2620 |
|---|
| 3882 | + | activities, a listing of available professional learning 2621 |
|---|
| 3883 | + | development resources, training programs, and available 2622 |
|---|
| 3884 | + | technical assistance. Professional learning development 2623 |
|---|
| 3885 | + | resources must include sample course-at-a-glance and unit 2624 |
|---|
| 3886 | + | overview templates that school districts may use when developing 2625 |
|---|
| 3887 | + | |
|---|
| 3888 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3896 | + | |
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| 3897 | + | |
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| 3898 | + | |
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| 3899 | + | curriculum. The templates must provide an organized structure 2626 |
|---|
| 3900 | + | for addressing the Florida Standards, grade -level expectations, 2627 |
|---|
| 3901 | + | evidence outcomes, and 21s t century skills that build to 2628 |
|---|
| 3902 | + | students' mastery of the standards at each grade level. Each 2629 |
|---|
| 3903 | + | template must support teaching to greater intellectual depth and 2630 |
|---|
| 3904 | + | emphasize transfer and application of concepts, content, and 2631 |
|---|
| 3905 | + | skills. At a minimum, each template mu st: 2632 |
|---|
| 3906 | + | (a) Provide course or year -long sequencing of concept -2633 |
|---|
| 3907 | + | based unit overviews based on the Florida Standards. 2634 |
|---|
| 3908 | + | (b) Describe the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for 2635 |
|---|
| 3909 | + | comprehension. 2636 |
|---|
| 3910 | + | (c) Promote the instructional shifts required within the 2637 |
|---|
| 3911 | + | Florida Standards. 2638 |
|---|
| 3912 | + | (d) Illustrate the interdependence of grade -level 2639 |
|---|
| 3913 | + | expectations within and across content areas within a grade. 2640 |
|---|
| 3914 | + | (13)(12) The department shall require teachers in grades 2641 |
|---|
| 3915 | + | K-12 to participate in continuing education training provided by 2642 |
|---|
| 3916 | + | the Department of Children and Families on identifying and 2643 |
|---|
| 3917 | + | reporting child abuse and neglect. 2644 |
|---|
| 3918 | + | Section 35. Subsection (1) of section 1012.986, Florida 2645 |
|---|
| 3919 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 2646 |
|---|
| 3920 | + | 1012.986 William Cecil Golden Professional Learning 2647 |
|---|
| 3921 | + | Development Program for School Leaders.— 2648 |
|---|
| 3922 | + | (1) There is established the William Cecil Golden 2649 |
|---|
| 3923 | + | Professional Learning Development Program for School Leaders to 2650 |
|---|
| 3924 | + | |
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| 3925 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3933 | + | |
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| 3934 | + | |
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| 3935 | + | |
|---|
| 3936 | + | provide high-quality standards and sustained support for 2651 |
|---|
| 3937 | + | educational leaders. For purposes of this section, the term 2652 |
|---|
| 3938 | + | "educational leader" means teacher leaders, assistant 2653 |
|---|
| 3939 | + | principals, principals, or school district leaders. The program 2654 |
|---|
| 3940 | + | shall consist of a collaborative network of school districts, 2655 |
|---|
| 3941 | + | state-approved educational leadership programs, regional 2656 |
|---|
| 3942 | + | consortia, charter management organizations, and state and 2657 |
|---|
| 3943 | + | national professional leadership organizations to respond to 2658 |
|---|
| 3944 | + | educational leadership needs throughout the state. The network 2659 |
|---|
| 3945 | + | shall support the human -resource learning development needs of 2660 |
|---|
| 3946 | + | educational leaders using the framework of leadership standards 2661 |
|---|
| 3947 | + | adopted by the State Board of Education. The goal of the network 2662 |
|---|
| 3948 | + | leadership program is to: 2663 |
|---|
| 3949 | + | (a) Provide resources to support and enhance the roles of 2664 |
|---|
| 3950 | + | educational leaders. 2665 |
|---|
| 3951 | + | (b) Maintain a clearinghouse and disseminate data -2666 |
|---|
| 3952 | + | supported information related to the continued enhancement of 2667 |
|---|
| 3953 | + | student achievement and learning, civic education, coaching and 2668 |
|---|
| 3954 | + | mentoring, mental health awareness, technology in education, 2669 |
|---|
| 3955 | + | distance learning, and school safety based on educational 2670 |
|---|
| 3956 | + | research and best practices. 2671 |
|---|
| 3957 | + | (c) Increase the quality and capacity of educational 2672 |
|---|
| 3958 | + | leadership learning development programs. 2673 |
|---|
| 3959 | + | (d) Support evidence -based leadership practices through 2674 |
|---|
| 3960 | + | dissemination and modeling at the preservice and inservice 2675 |
|---|
| 3961 | + | |
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| 3962 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 3963 | + | |
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| 3970 | + | |
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| 3971 | + | |
|---|
| 3972 | + | |
|---|
| 3973 | + | levels for educational leaders. 2676 |
|---|
| 3974 | + | (e) Support the professional growth of instructional 2677 |
|---|
| 3975 | + | personnel who provide reading instruction and interventions by 2678 |
|---|
| 3976 | + | training school administrators on classroom observation , 2679 |
|---|
| 3977 | + | instructional coaching, and teacher evaluation practices aligned 2680 |
|---|
| 3978 | + | to evidence-based reading instruction and intervention 2681 |
|---|
| 3979 | + | strategies. 2682 |
|---|
| 3980 | + | Section 36. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 2683 |
|---|
| 3981 | + | 1013.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2684 |
|---|
| 3982 | + | 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.— 2685 |
|---|
| 3983 | + | (1) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, charter school capital 2686 |
|---|
| 3984 | + | outlay funding shall consist of state funds appropriated in the 2687 |
|---|
| 3985 | + | 2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2688 |
|---|
| 3986 | + | 2023-2024, charter school capital outlay funding shall cons ist 2689 |
|---|
| 3987 | + | of state funds when such funds are appropriated in the General 2690 |
|---|
| 3988 | + | Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary 2691 |
|---|
| 3989 | + | millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2) if the amount of state funds 2692 |
|---|
| 3990 | + | appropriated for charter school capital outlay in any fiscal 2693 |
|---|
| 3991 | + | year is less than the average charter school capital outlay 2694 |
|---|
| 3992 | + | funds per unweighted full -time equivalent student for the 2018 -2695 |
|---|
| 3993 | + | 2019 fiscal year, multiplied by the estimated number of charter 2696 |
|---|
| 3994 | + | school students for the applicable fiscal year, and adjusted by 2697 |
|---|
| 3995 | + | changes in the Consumer Price Index issued by the United States 2698 |
|---|
| 3996 | + | Department of Labor from the previous fiscal year. Nothing in 2699 |
|---|
| 3997 | + | this subsection prohibits a school district from distributing to 2700 |
|---|
| 3998 | + | |
|---|
| 3999 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 4007 | + | |
|---|
| 4008 | + | |
|---|
| 4009 | + | |
|---|
| 4010 | + | charter schools funds resulting from the discretionary millage 2701 |
|---|
| 4011 | + | authorized in s. 1011.71(2). 2702 |
|---|
| 4012 | + | (a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay funds, a 2703 |
|---|
| 4013 | + | charter school must: 2704 |
|---|
| 4014 | + | 1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years; 2705 |
|---|
| 4015 | + | b. Be governed by a governing board established in the 2706 |
|---|
| 4016 | + | state for 2 or more years which operates both ch arter schools 2707 |
|---|
| 4017 | + | and conversion charter schools within the state; 2708 |
|---|
| 4018 | + | c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within 2709 |
|---|
| 4019 | + | the same school district that is currently receiving charter 2710 |
|---|
| 4020 | + | school capital outlay funds; 2711 |
|---|
| 4021 | + | d. Have been accredited by a regional acc rediting 2712 |
|---|
| 4022 | + | association as defined by State Board of Education rule; 2713 |
|---|
| 4023 | + | e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a 2714 |
|---|
| 4024 | + | business partner for a charter school -in-the-workplace pursuant 2715 |
|---|
| 4025 | + | to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or 2716 |
|---|
| 4026 | + | f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333. 2717 |
|---|
| 4027 | + | 2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of the 2718 |
|---|
| 4028 | + | financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the 2719 |
|---|
| 4029 | + | most recent fiscal year for which such audit results are 2720 |
|---|
| 4030 | + | available. 2721 |
|---|
| 4031 | + | 3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of " F", three 2722 |
|---|
| 4032 | + | consecutive grades below a "C", or two consecutive school 2723 |
|---|
| 4033 | + | improvement ratings of "Unsatisfactory" satisfactory student 2724 |
|---|
| 4034 | + | achievement based on state accountability standards applicable 2725 |
|---|
| 4035 | + | |
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| 4036 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 4037 | + | |
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| 4038 | + | |
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| 4044 | + | |
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| 4045 | + | |
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| 4046 | + | |
|---|
| 4047 | + | to the charter school . 2726 |
|---|
| 4048 | + | 4. Have received final approval from it s sponsor pursuant 2727 |
|---|
| 4049 | + | to s. 1002.33 for operation during that fiscal year. 2728 |
|---|
| 4050 | + | 5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by 2729 |
|---|
| 4051 | + | the charter school's sponsor. 2730 |
|---|
| 4052 | + | Section 37. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of 2731 |
|---|
| 4053 | + | section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2732 |
|---|
| 4054 | + | 1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights. — 2733 |
|---|
| 4055 | + | (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with 2734 |
|---|
| 4056 | + | parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a 2735 |
|---|
| 4057 | + | policy to promote parental involvement in the public s chool 2736 |
|---|
| 4058 | + | system. Such policy must include: 2737 |
|---|
| 4059 | + | (d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent 2738 |
|---|
| 4060 | + | to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the 2739 |
|---|
| 4061 | + | school district's comprehensive health education required under 2740 |
|---|
| 4062 | + | s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education 2741 |
|---|
| 4063 | + | or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education 2742 |
|---|
| 4064 | + | or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a 2743 |
|---|
| 4065 | + | written objection to his or her minor child's participation. 2744 |
|---|
| 4066 | + | Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in 2745 |
|---|
| 4067 | + | advance of such course content so that he or she may withdraw 2746 |
|---|
| 4068 | + | his or her minor child from those portions of the course. 2747 |
|---|
| 4069 | + | (f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights 2748 |
|---|
| 4070 | + | and responsibilities under general law, including all of the 2749 |
|---|
| 4071 | + | following: 2750 |
|---|
| 4072 | + | |
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| 4082 | + | |
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| 4083 | + | |
|---|
| 4084 | + | 1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to opt his or 2751 |
|---|
| 4085 | + | her minor child out of any portion of the school district's 2752 |
|---|
| 4086 | + | comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o) 2753 |
|---|
| 4087 | + | s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instr uction in 2754 |
|---|
| 4088 | + | acquired immune deficiency syndrome education or any instruction 2755 |
|---|
| 4089 | + | regarding sexuality. 2756 |
|---|
| 4090 | + | 2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s. 2757 |
|---|
| 4091 | + | 1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open 2758 |
|---|
| 4092 | + | enrollment. 2759 |
|---|
| 4093 | + | 3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3) (b), the right of a 2760 |
|---|
| 4094 | + | parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations. 2761 |
|---|
| 4095 | + | 4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to 2762 |
|---|
| 4096 | + | review statewide, standardized assessment results. 2763 |
|---|
| 4097 | + | 5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to 2764 |
|---|
| 4098 | + | enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education 2765 |
|---|
| 4099 | + | programs. 2766 |
|---|
| 4100 | + | 6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a 2767 |
|---|
| 4101 | + | parent to inspect school district instructional materials. 2768 |
|---|
| 4102 | + | 7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to 2769 |
|---|
| 4103 | + | access information relating to the school district's policies 2770 |
|---|
| 4104 | + | for promotion or retention, including high school graduation 2771 |
|---|
| 4105 | + | requirements. 2772 |
|---|
| 4106 | + | 8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a 2773 |
|---|
| 4107 | + | parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or 2774 |
|---|
| 4108 | + | her minor child's attendance requirements. 2775 |
|---|
| 4109 | + | |
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| 4119 | + | |
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| 4120 | + | |
|---|
| 4121 | + | 9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to 2776 |
|---|
| 4122 | + | access information relating to the state public education 2777 |
|---|
| 4123 | + | system, state standards, report card requirements, attendance 2778 |
|---|
| 4124 | + | requirements, and instructional material s requirements. 2779 |
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| 4125 | + | 10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a 2780 |
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| 4126 | + | parent to participate in parent -teacher associations and 2781 |
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| 4127 | + | organizations that are sanctioned by a district school board or 2782 |
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| 4128 | + | the Department of Education. 2783 |
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| 4129 | + | 11. In accordance with s. 1002.22 2(1)(a), the right of a 2784 |
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| 4130 | + | parent to opt out of any district -level data collection relating 2785 |
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| 4131 | + | to his or her minor child not required by law. 2786 |
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| 4132 | + | Section 38. Effective upon this act becoming law: 2787 |
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| 4133 | + | (1) Notwithstanding rule 6A -1.09422, Florida 2788 |
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| 4134 | + | Administrative Code, students who are in the 2022 -2023 2789 |
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| 4135 | + | graduating class who have not yet earned their required passing 2790 |
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| 4136 | + | score may: 2791 |
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| 4137 | + | (a) Satisfy the Grade 10 statewide, standardized English 2792 |
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| 4138 | + | Language Arts (ELA) Assessment requirement to qualify for a high 2793 |
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| 4139 | + | school diploma by ear ning a concordant passing score on the 2794 |
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| 4140 | + | respective section of the SAT or ACT. For eligible students, the 2795 |
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| 4141 | + | concordant passing scale score shall be a score equal to or 2796 |
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| 4142 | + | greater than 430 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT Evidence -2797 |
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| 4143 | + | Based Reading and Writing (EBR W) section, equal to or greater 2798 |
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| 4144 | + | than 24 on the 10 to 40 scale of the SAT Reading Subtest 2799 |
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| 4145 | + | section, or equal to or greater than 19 on the 1 to 36 scale on 2800 |
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| 4146 | + | |
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| 4147 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 4155 | + | |
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| 4156 | + | |
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| 4157 | + | |
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| 4158 | + | the ACT Reading section. 2801 |
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| 4159 | + | (b) Satisfy the Algebra 1 end -of-course (EOC) assessment 2802 |
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| 4160 | + | requirement to qualify for a high school diploma by earning a 2803 |
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| 4161 | + | comparative passing score on the mathematics section of the 2804 |
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| 4162 | + | Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT), the Preliminary 2805 |
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| 4163 | + | SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), the 2806 |
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| 4164 | + | SAT, or the ACT or the Ge ometry EOC assessment. For eligible 2807 |
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| 4165 | + | students, the comparative passing scale score shall be a score 2808 |
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| 4166 | + | equal to or greater than 114 on the 50 to 150 scale for the PERT 2809 |
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| 4167 | + | mathematics section, equal to or greater than 430 on the 160 to 2810 |
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| 4168 | + | 760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT mathematics section, equal to or 2811 |
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| 4169 | + | greater than 420 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT mathematics 2812 |
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| 4170 | + | section, equal to or greater than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for 2813 |
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| 4171 | + | the ACT mathematics section, or equal to or greater than an 2814 |
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| 4172 | + | achievement level 3 on the range fr om achievement level 1 to 2815 |
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| 4173 | + | achievement level 5 for the Geometry EOC assessment. 2816 |
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| 4174 | + | (2) Beginning with students who entered grade 9 in the 2817 |
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| 4175 | + | 2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet 2818 |
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| 4176 | + | earned their required passing score on the Grade 10 statewid e, 2819 |
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| 4177 | + | standardized ELA Assessment may meet this testing requirement to 2820 |
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| 4178 | + | qualify for a high school diploma by earning a concordant 2821 |
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| 4179 | + | passing score on the EBRW section of the SAT or the average of 2822 |
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| 4180 | + | the English and Reading subject test scores for the ACT. For 2823 |
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| 4181 | + | eligible students, the concordant passing scale score for the 2824 |
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| 4182 | + | SAT EBRW shall be a score equal to or greater than 480 on the 2825 |
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| 4183 | + | |
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| 4184 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 4192 | + | |
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| 4193 | + | |
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| 4194 | + | |
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| 4195 | + | 200 to 800 scale, and the concordant passing scale score for the 2826 |
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| 4196 | + | average of the English and Reading subject test scores on the 2827 |
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| 4197 | + | ACT shall be a score equal to or greater than 18 on the 1 to 36 2828 |
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| 4198 | + | scale. The State Board of Education shall establish, in rule, a 2829 |
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| 4199 | + | concordant passing score for the sum of the Grammar/Writing and 2830 |
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| 4200 | + | Verbal Reasoning subject test scores on the Classic Learning 2831 |
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| 4201 | + | Test (CLT). For the ACT, if the average of the two subject test 2832 |
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| 4202 | + | scores results in a decimal of 0.5, the score shall be rounded 2833 |
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| 4203 | + | up to the next whole number. The scores for the English and 2834 |
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| 4204 | + | Reading subject tests on the ACT or the Grammar/Writing and 2835 |
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| 4205 | + | Verbal Reasoning subjec t tests on the CLT are not required to 2836 |
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| 4206 | + | come from the same test administration. 2837 |
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| 4207 | + | (3) Beginning with students who entered grade 9 in the 2838 |
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| 4208 | + | 2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet 2839 |
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| 4209 | + | earned their required passing score on the Algebra 1 EOC 2840 |
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| 4210 | + | assessment may meet this testing requirement to qualify for a 2841 |
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| 4211 | + | high school diploma by earning a comparative passing score on 2842 |
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| 4212 | + | the mathematics section of the PSAT/NMSQT, the SAT, or the ACT 2843 |
|---|
| 4213 | + | or on the Geometry EOC assessment. For eligible students, the 2844 |
|---|
| 4214 | + | comparative passing scale score shall be a score equal to or 2845 |
|---|
| 4215 | + | greater than 430 on the 160 to 760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT 2846 |
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| 4216 | + | mathematics section, equal to or greater than 420 on the 200 to 2847 |
|---|
| 4217 | + | 800 scale for the SAT mathematics section, equal to or greater 2848 |
|---|
| 4218 | + | than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for the ACT mathematics section, or 2849 |
|---|
| 4219 | + | equal to or greater than an achievement level 3 on the range 2850 |
|---|
| 4220 | + | |
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| 4221 | + | CS/CS/CS/HB 1537, Engrossed 1 2023 |
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| 4222 | + | |
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| 4223 | + | |
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| 4224 | + | |
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| 4229 | + | |
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| 4230 | + | |
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| 4231 | + | |
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| 4232 | + | from achievement level 1 to achievement level 5 for the Geometry 2851 |
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| 4233 | + | EOC assessment. The State Board of Education shall establish, in 2852 |
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| 4234 | + | rule, a concordant passing score for the Quantitative Reasoning 2853 |
|---|
| 4235 | + | subject test on the CLT. 2854 |
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| 4236 | + | (4) This section expires on July 1, 2025. 2855 |
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| 4237 | + | Section 39. The Division of Law Revision shall prepare a 2856 |
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| 4238 | + | reviser's bill for the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature 2857 |
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| 4239 | + | to replace references to the term "professional development" 2858 |
|---|
| 4240 | + | where it occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013 of the Florida 2859 |
|---|
| 4241 | + | Statutes with the term "professional learning." 2860 |
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| 4242 | + | Section 40. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 2861 |
|---|
| 4243 | + | act and except for this section, wh ich shall take effect upon 2862 |
|---|
| 4244 | + | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2863 |
|---|
| 4245 | + | 2023. 2864 |
|---|
| 4246 | + | 2865 |
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