Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H7021 Compare Versions

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12	12	A reviser's bill to be entitled 1
13	13	An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss. 2
14	14	39.0016, 1001.03, 1001.215, 1001.41, 1002.33, 1002.45, 3
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16	16	1006.31, 1006.33, 1006.34, 1007.35, 1008.385, 1012.05, 5
17	17	1012.28, 1012.56, and 1012.72, F.S., to conform to 6
18	18	section 10 of chapter 2022 -16, Laws of Florida, which 7
19	19	directs the Division of Law Revision to prepare a 8
20	20	reviser's bill to replace references to the term "Next 9
21	21	Generation Sunshine State Standards" with the term 10
22	22	"state academic standards" wherever the term appears 11
23	23	in the Florida Statutes; providing effective dates. 12
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25	25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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27	27	Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 16
28	28	39.0016, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 17
29	29	39.0016 Education of abused, neglected, and abandoned 18
30	30	children; agency agreements; children having or suspected of 19
31	31	having a disability. — 20
32	32	(4) TRAINING.—The department shall incorporate an 21
33	33	education component into all training programs of the department 22
34	34	regarding children known to the department. Such training shall 23
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36	36	school districts. The department shall offe r opportunities for 25
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48	48	coordination shall include, but not be limited to, notice of 27
49	49	training sessions, opportunities to purchase training materials, 28
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51	51	training, and incorporation of materials available from the 30
52	52	Department of Education and local school districts into the 31
53	53	department training when appropriate. The department training 32
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55	55	(d) Training of caseworkers regarding the services and 34
56	56	information available through the Department of Education and 35
57	57	local school districts, including, but not limited to, the 36
58	58	current state academic standards Sunshine State Standards , the 37
59	59	Surrogate Parent Training Manual, and other resources accessible 38
60	60	through the Department of Education or local school districts to 39
61	61	facilitate educational access for a child known to the 40
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63	63	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1001.03, Florida 42
64	64	Statutes, is amended to read: 43
65	65	1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education. — 44
66	66	(1) PUBLIC K-12 CURRICULAR STANDARDS. —The State Board of 45
67	67	Education shall adopt and periodically review and revise the 46
68	68	state academic standards Sunshine State Standards in accordance 47
69	69	with s. 1003.41. 48
70	70	Section 3. Subsectio ns (4) and (9) of section 1001.215, 49
71	71	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 50
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82	82	1001.215 Just Read, Florida! Office. —There is created in 51
83	83	the Department of Education the Just Read, Florida! Office. The 52
84	84	office is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Educati on and 53
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86	86	(4) Develop and provide access to sequenced, content -rich 55
87	87	curriculum programming, instructional practices, and resources 56
88	88	that help elementary schools use state -adopted instructional 57
89	89	materials to increase students' background knowledge and 58
90	90	literacy skills, including student attainment of the state 59
91	91	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for 60
92	92	social studies, science, and the arts. The office shall, as part 61
93	93	of the adoption cycle for English Language Arts instructional 62
94	94	materials, assist in evaluating elementary grades instructional 63
95	95	materials submitted for adoption consideration in order to 64
96	96	identify those materials that are closely aligned to the content 65
97	97	and evidence-based strategies identified pursuant to subsection 66
98	98	(8) and incorporate professional development to implement such 67
99	99	strategies. 68
100	100	(9) Periodically review the state academic standards Next 69
101	101	Generation Sunshine State Standards for English Language Arts to 70
102	102	determine their appropriateness at each grade level. 71
103	103	Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 1001.41, Florida 72
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105	105	1001.41 General powers of district school board. —The 74
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118	118	the following general powers: 77
119	119	(3) Prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide 78
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121	121	program, including language arts, mathematics, science, social 80
122	122	studies, health, physical education, foreign l anguages, and the 81
123	123	arts, as defined by the state academic standards Sunshine State 82
124	124	Standards. The standards and policies must emphasize integration 83
125	125	and reinforcement of reading, writing, and mathematics skills 84
126	126	across all subjects, including career awareness , career 85
127	127	exploration, and career and technical education. 86
128	128	Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) and paragraph 87
129	129	(a) of subsection (7) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, are 88
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131	131	1002.33 Charter schools. — 90
132	132	(6) APPLICATION PROCESS AN D REVIEW.—Charter school 91
133	133	applications are subject to the following requirements: 92
134	134	(a) A person or entity seeking to open a charter school 93
135	135	shall prepare and submit an application on the standard 94
136	136	application form prepared by the Department of Education whic h: 95
137	137	1. Demonstrates how the school will use the guiding 96
138	138	principles and meet the statutorily defined purpose of a charter 97
139	139	school. 98
140	140	2. Provides a detailed curriculum plan that illustrates 99
141	141	how students will be provided services to attain the state 100
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152	152	academic standards Sunshine State Standards . 101
153	153	3. Contains goals and objectives for improving student 102
154	154	learning and measuring that improvement. These goals and 103
155	155	objectives must indicate how much academic improvement students 104
156	156	are expected to show each year, how succes s will be evaluated, 105
157	157	and the specific results to be attained through instruction. 106
158	158	4. Describes the reading curriculum and differentiated 107
159	159	strategies that will be used for students reading at grade level 108
160	160	or higher and a separate curriculum and strategies f or students 109
161	161	who are reading below grade level. A sponsor shall deny an 110
162	162	application if the school does not propose a reading curriculum 111
163	163	that is consistent with effective teaching strategies that are 112
164	164	grounded in scientifically based reading research. 113
165	165	5. Contains an annual financial plan for each year 114
166	166	requested by the charter for operation of the school for up to 5 115
167	167	years. This plan must contain anticipated fund balances based on 116
168	168	revenue projections, a spending plan based on projected revenues 117
169	169	and expenses, and a description of controls that will safeguard 118
170	170	finances and projected enrollment trends. 119
171	171	6. Discloses the name of each applicant, governing board 120
172	172	member, and all proposed education services providers; the name 121
173	173	and sponsor of any charter school operated by each applicant, 122
174	174	each governing board member, and each proposed education 123
175	175	services provider that has closed and the reasons for the 124
176	176	closure; and the academic and financial history of such charter 125
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189	189	7. Contains additional information a sponsor may require, 128
190	190	which shall be attached as an addendum to the charter school 129
191	191	application described in this paragraph. 130
192	192	8. For the establishment of a virtual charter schoo l, 131
193	193	documents that the applicant has contracted with a provider of 132
194	194	virtual instruction services pursuant to s. 1002.45(1)(d). 133
195	195	(7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 134
196	196	a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be 135
197	197	set forth by the sponsor and the applicant in a written 136
198	198	contractual agreement, called a charter. The sponsor and the 137
199	199	governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school 138
200	200	shall use the standard charter contract or standard virtual 139
201	201	charter contract, resp ectively, pursuant to subsection (21), 140
202	202	which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 141
203	203	approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 142
204	204	proposed charter contract or proposed virtual charter contract 143
205	205	that differs from the standard charter or virtual charter 144
206	206	contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 145
207	207	be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 146
208	208	sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 147
209	209	violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 148
210	210	to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 149
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222	222	a public hearing to ensure community input. 151
223	223	(a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 152
224	224	the charter shall be based on: 153
225	225	1. The school's mission, the types of students to be 154
226	226	served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students 155
227	227	the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring 156
228	228	school district, and the ages and grades to be included. 157
229	229	2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 158
230	230	to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 159
231	231	employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 160
232	232	technologies needed to improve educational and administrative 161
233	233	performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical, 162
234	234	and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 163
235	235	professional standards. 164
236	236	a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary 165
237	237	focus of the curriculum and that resources are prov ided to 166
238	238	identify and provide specialized instruction for students who 167
239	239	are reading below grade level. The curriculum and instructional 168
240	240	strategies for reading must be consistent with the state 169
241	241	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and 170
242	242	grounded in scientifically based reading research. 171
243	243	b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 172
244	244	instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of 173
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246	246	provide students with the skills they need to compete in the 175
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257	257	21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 176
258	258	methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 177
259	259	traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 178
260	260	Charter schools may implement blended lear ning courses which 179
261	261	combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 180
262	262	instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full -181
263	263	time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 182
264	264	1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 183
265	265	1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning 184
266	266	courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under 185
267	267	contract to provide instructional services to charter school 186
268	268	students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold 187
269	269	an active state or school district adjunct certification under 188
270	270	s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 189
271	271	The funding and performance accountability requirements for 190
272	272	blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional 191
273	273	courses. 192
274	274	3. The current incoming baseline standard of student 193
275	275	academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the 194
276	276	method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 195
277	277	this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of: 196
278	278	a. How the baseline stude nt academic achievement levels 197
279	279	and prior rates of academic progress will be established. 198
280	280	b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 199
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293	293	c. To the extent pos sible, how these rates of progress 202
294	294	will be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 203
295	295	closely comparable student populations. 204
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297	297	A district school board is required to provide academic student 206
298	298	performance data to charter schools for each of their students 207
299	299	coming from the district school system, as well as rates of 208
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302	302	4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 211
303	303	and needs of students and how well educatio nal goals and 212
304	304	performance standards are met by students attending the charter 213
305	305	school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school 214
306	306	to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 215
307	307	student performance data and by evaluating the effectiv eness and 216
308	308	efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in 217
309	309	charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the 218
310	310	statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 219
311	311	5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining 220
312	312	that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in 221
313	313	s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 222
314	314	6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing 223
315	315	board of the charter school and the sponsor. 224
316	316	7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 225
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328	328	dismissal must not be based on a student's academic performance. 227
329	329	8. The ways by which the school will achieve a 228
330	330	racial/ethnic balance ref lective of the community it serves or 229
331	331	within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or 230
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333	333	9. The financial and administrative management of the 232
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335	335	experience or competence of those individuals or organizations 234
336	336	applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 235
337	337	retained to perform such professional services and the 236
338	338	description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 237
339	339	policies and practices needed to eff ectively manage the charter 238
340	340	school. A description of internal audit procedures and 239
341	341	establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 240
342	342	properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 241
343	343	private sector professional experience shall be eq ually valid in 242
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345	345	10. The asset and liability projections required in the 244
346	346	application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be 245
347	347	compared with information provided in the annual report of the 246
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349	349	11. A description of procedures that identify various 248
350	350	risks and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the 249
351	351	impact of losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of 250
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363	363	others from violent or disruptive student behavior; and the 252
364	364	manner in which the school will be insured, including whether or 253
365	365	not the school will be required to have liability insurance, 254
366	366	and, if so, the terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of 255
367	367	coverage. 256
368	368	12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 257
369	369	cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been 258
370	370	made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 259
371	371	charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 260
372	372	achieved before expiration of the charter. The ini tial term of a 261
373	373	charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In 262
374	374	order to facilitate access to long -term financial resources for 263
375	375	charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 264
376	376	by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 265
377	377	eligible for up to a 15 -year charter, subject to approval by the 266
378	378	sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a 267
379	379	term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to 268
380	380	long-term financial resources for charter school construc tion, 269
381	381	charter schools that are operated by a private, not -for-profit, 270
382	382	s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15 -year 271
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384	384	charters remain subject to annual review and may be terminate d 273
385	385	during the term of the charter, but only according to the 274
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397	397	13. The facilities to be used and their location. The 276
398	398	sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 277
399	399	of occupancy or a temporary certifica te of occupancy for such a 278
400	400	facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 279
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402	402	14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 281
403	403	the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 282
404	404	retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 283
405	405	15. The governance structure of the school, including the 284
406	406	status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 285
407	407	required in paragraph (12)(i). 286
408	408	16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 287
409	409	addresses the implementation of each elem ent thereof and the 288
410	410	date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 289
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412	412	17. In the case of an existing public school that is being 291
413	413	converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 292
414	414	current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 293
415	415	for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter 294
416	416	school after conversion in accordance with the existing 295
417	417	collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in 296
418	418	the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. H owever, 297
419	419	alternative arrangements shall not be required for current 298
420	420	teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 299
421	421	as authorized by the employment policies of the state university 300
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432	432	which grants the charter to the lab school. 301
433	433	18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives 302
434	434	employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 303
435	435	school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of 304
436	436	directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal, 305
437	437	assistant principal, or any o ther person employed by the charter 306
438	438	school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 307
439	439	purpose of this subparagraph, the term "relative" means father, 308
440	440	mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 309
441	441	cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-310
442	442	law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 311
443	443	stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 312
444	444	stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 313
445	445	19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s. 314
446	446	1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility 315
447	447	requirements for a high -performing charter school. A high -316
448	448	performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by 317
449	449	March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade 318
450	450	levels the following school year. The written notice shall 319
451	451	specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 320
452	452	levels that will be added, as applicable. 321
453	453	Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) 322
454	454	of subsection (3), and paragraph (a) of subs ection (4) of 323
455	455	section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 324
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467	467	(2) PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. — 326
468	468	(a) The department shall annually publish on its website a 327
469	469	list of providers approved by the State Board of Edu cation to 328
470	470	offer virtual instruction programs. To be approved, a virtual 329
471	471	instruction program provider must document that it: 330
472	472	1. Is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, 331
473	473	employment practices, and operations; 332
474	474	2. Complies with the antidiscrimin ation provisions of s. 333
475	475	1000.05; 334
476	476	3. Locates an administrative office or offices in this 335
477	477	state, requires its administrative staff to be state residents, 336
478	478	requires all instructional staff to be Florida -certified 337
479	479	teachers under chapter 1012 and conducts backg round screenings 338
480	480	for all employees or contracted personnel, as required by s. 339
481	481	1012.32, using state and national criminal history records; 340
482	482	4. Electronically provides to parents and students 341
483	483	specific information that includes, but is not limited to, the 342
484	484	following teacher-parent and teacher-student contact information 343
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486	486	a. How to contact the instructor via phone, e -mail, or 345
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503	503	for the course and clear expectations for meeting the 352
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505	505	e. The requirement that the instructor in eac h course 354
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508	508	5. Possesses prior, successful experience offering virtual 357
509	509	instruction courses to elementary, middle, or high school 358
510	510	students as demonstrated by quantified stude nt learning gains in 359
511	511	each subject area and grade level provided for consideration as 360
512	512	an instructional program option. However, for a virtual 361
513	513	instruction program provider without sufficient prior, 362
514	514	successful experience offering online courses, the State Boa rd 363
515	515	of Education may conditionally approve the virtual instruction 364
516	516	program provider to offer courses measured pursuant to 365
517	517	subparagraph (7)(a)2. Conditional approval shall be valid for 2 366
518	518	school years only and, based on the virtual instruction program 367
519	519	provider's experience in offering the courses, the State Board 368
520	520	of Education may grant approval to offer a virtual instruction 369
521	521	program; 370
522	522	6. Is accredited by a regional accrediting association as 371
523	523	defined by State Board of Education rule; 372
524	524	7. Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a 373
525	525	detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan 374
526	526	that addresses every subject and grade level it intends to 375
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538	538	a. Courses and programs that meet the standards of the 377
539	539	International Association for K -12 Online Learning and the 378
540	540	Southern Regional Education Board. 379
541	541	b. Instructional content and services that align with, and 380
542	542	measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the state 381
543	543	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards . 382
544	544	c. Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has 383
545	545	satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school 384
546	546	graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate; 385
547	547	8. Publishes, in accordance wit h disclosure requirements 386
548	548	adopted in rule by the State Board of Education, as part of its 387
549	549	application as an approved virtual instruction program provider 388
550	550	and in all contracts negotiated pursuant to this section: 389
551	551	a. Information and data about the curricul um of each full-390
552	552	time and part-time virtual instruction program. 391
553	553	b. School policies and procedures. 392
554	554	c. Certification status and physical location of all 393
555	555	administrative and instructional personnel. 394
556	556	d. Hours and times of availability of instructional 395
557	557	personnel. 396
558	558	e. Student-teacher ratios. 397
559	559	f. Student completion and promotion rates. 398
560	560	g. Student, educator, and school performance 399
561	561	accountability outcomes; 400
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572	572	9. If the approved virtual instruction program provider is 401
573	573	a Florida College System institution, em ploys instructors who 402
574	574	meet the certification requirements for instructional staff 403
575	575	under chapter 1012; and 404
576	576	10. Performs an annual financial audit of its accounts and 405
577	577	records conducted by an independent auditor who is a certified 406
578	578	public accountant licensed under chapter 473. The independent 407
579	579	auditor shall conduct the audit in accordance with rules adopted 408
580	580	by the Auditor General and in compliance with generally accepted 409
581	581	auditing standards, and include a report on financial statements 410
582	582	presented in accordance w ith generally accepted accounting 411
583	583	principles. The audit report shall be accompanied by a written 412
584	584	statement from the approved virtual instruction program provider 413
585	585	in response to any deficiencies identified within the audit 414
586	586	report and shall be submitted by t he approved virtual 415
587	587	instruction program provider to the State Board of Education and 416
588	588	the Auditor General no later than 9 months after the end of the 417
589	589	preceding fiscal year. 418
590	590	(3) VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. —Each virtual 419
591	591	instruction program und er this section must: 420
592	592	(a) Align virtual course curriculum and course content to 421
593	593	the state academic standards Sunshine State Standards under s. 422
594	594	1003.41. 423
595	595	(4) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. —Each contract with an approved 424
596	596	virtual instruction program provider must, at minimum: 425
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607	607	(a) Set forth a detailed curriculum plan that illustrates 426
608	608	how students will be provided services and be measured for 427
609	609	attainment of proficiency in the state academic standards Next 428
610	610	Generation Sunshine State Standards for each grade level and 429
611	611	subject. 430
612	612	431
613	613	A contracting school district shall facilitate compliance with 432
614	614	the requirements of paragraphs (h) and (i). 433
615	615	Section 7. Effective July 1, 2023, paragraph (a) of 434
616	616	subsection (2) of section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, as amended 435
617	617	by section 17 of chapter 2022-154, and section 10 of chapter 436
618	618	2022-157, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 437
619	619	1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. — 438
620	620	(2) PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. — 439
621	621	(a) The department shall annually publish on its website a 440
622	622	list of providers approved by the State Board of Education to 441
623	623	offer virtual instruction programs. To be approved, a virtual 442
624	624	instruction program provider must document that it: 443
625	625	1. Is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, 444
626	626	employment practices, and operations; 445
627	627	2. Complies with the antidiscrimination provisions of s. 446
628	628	1000.05; 447
629	629	3. Locates an administrative office or offices in this 448
630	630	state, requires its administrative staff to be state residents, 449
631	631	requires all instructional staff to be Florida -certified 450
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642	642	teachers under chapter 1012 and conducts background screenings 451
643	643	for all employees or contracted personnel, as required by s. 452
644	644	1012.32, using state and national criminal history records; 453
645	645	4. Electronically provides to parents and students 454
646	646	specific information that includes, but is not limited to, the 455
647	647	following teacher-parent and teacher-student contact information 456
648	648	for each course: 457
649	649	a. How to contact the instructor via phone, e -mail, or 458
650	650	online messaging tools. 459
651	651	b. How to contact technical support via phone, e -mail, or 460
652	652	online messaging tools. 461
653	653	c. How to contact the administration office via phone, e -462
654	654	mail, or online messaging tools. 463
655	655	d. Any requirement for regular contact with the instructor 464
656	656	for the course and clear expectations for meeting the 465
657	657	requirement. 466
658	658	e. The requirement that the instructor in each course 467
659	659	must, at a minimum, conduct one contact with the parent and the 468
660	660	student each month; 469
661	661	5. Possesses prior, successful experience offering virtual 470
662	662	instruction courses to elementary, middle, or high school 471
663	663	students as demonstrate d by quantified student learning gains in 472
664	664	each subject area and grade level provided for consideration as 473
665	665	an instructional program option. However, for a virtual 474
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677	677	successful experience offering online c ourses, the State Board 476
678	678	of Education may conditionally approve the virtual instruction 477
679	679	program provider to offer courses measured pursuant to 478
680	680	subparagraph (7)(a)2. Conditional approval shall be valid for 1 479
681	681	school year only and, based on the virtual instruc tion program 480
682	682	provider's experience in offering the courses, the State Board 481
683	683	of Education may grant approval to offer a virtual instruction 482
684	684	program; 483
685	685	6. Is accredited by a regional accrediting association as 484
686	686	defined by State Board of Education rule; 485
687	687	7. Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a 486
688	688	detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan 487
689	689	that addresses every subject and grade level it intends to 488
690	690	provide through contract with the school district, including: 489
691	691	a. Courses and programs that meet the standards of the 490
692	692	International Association for K -12 Online Learning and the 491
693	693	Southern Regional Education Board. 492
694	694	b. Instructional content and services that align with, and 493
695	695	measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the state 494
696	696	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards . 495
697	697	c. Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has 496
698	698	satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school 497
699	699	graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate; 498
700	700	8. Publishes, in accordance with disclosure requirements 499
701	701	adopted in rule by the State Board of Education, as part of its 500
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713	713	and in all contracts negotiated pursuant to this section: 502
714	714	a. Information and data about the curriculum of each full -503
715	715	time and part-time virtual instruction program. 504
716	716	b. School policies and procedures. 505
717	717	c. Certification status and physical location of all 506
718	718	administrative and instructional personnel. 507
719	719	d. Hours and times of availability of instructional 508
720	720	personnel. 509
721	721	e. Student-teacher ratios. 510
722	722	f. Student completion and promotion rates. 511
723	723	g. Student, educator, and school performance 512
724	724	accountability outcomes; 513
725	725	9. If the approved virtual instruction program provider is 514
726	726	a Florida College Sys tem institution, employs instructors who 515
727	727	meet the certification requirements for instructional staff 516
728	728	under chapter 1012; and 517
729	729	10. Performs an annual financial audit of its accounts and 518
730	730	records conducted by an independent auditor who is a certified 519
731	731	public accountant licensed under chapter 473. The independent 520
732	732	auditor shall conduct the audit in accordance with rules adopted 521
733	733	by the Auditor General and in compliance with generally accepted 522
734	734	auditing standards, and include a report on financial statements 523
735	735	presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting 524
736	736	principles. The audit report shall be accompanied by a written 525
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747	747	statement from the approved virtual instruction program provider 526
748	748	in response to any deficiencies identified within the audit 527
749	749	report and shall be submitted by the approved virtual 528
750	750	instruction program provider to the State Board of Education and 529
751	751	the Auditor General no later than 9 months after the end of the 530
752	752	preceding fiscal year. 531
753	753	Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 532
754	754	1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 533
755	755	1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school 534
756	756	diploma.— 535
757	757	(1) TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS REQUIRED. — 536
758	758	(b) The required credits may be earned through equivalent, 537
759	759	applied, or integrated courses or career education cou rses as 538
760	760	defined in s. 1003.01(4), including work -related internships 539
761	761	approved by the State Board of Education and identified in the 540
762	762	course code directory. However, any must -pass assessment 541
763	763	requirements must be met. An equivalent course is one or more 542
764	764	courses identified by content -area experts as being a match to 543
765	765	the core curricular content of another course, based upon review 544
766	766	of the state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State 545
767	767	Standards for that subject. An applied course aligns with state 546
768	768	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and 547
769	769	includes real-world applications of a career and technical 548
770	770	education standard used in business or industry. An integrated 549
771	771	course includes content from several courses within a content 550
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782	782	area or across content areas. 551
783	783	Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 552
784	784	1003.499, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 553
785	785	1003.499 Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) 554
786	786	Initiative.— 555
787	787	(3) PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. — 556
788	788	(a) To be approved by the Department of Education, an 557
789	789	individual provider must provide all the following documentation 558
790	790	that demonstrates that he or she: 559
791	791	1. Is nonsectarian regarding courses, enrollment policies, 560
792	792	employment practices, and operations. 561
793	793	2. Complies with the antidiscriminatio n provisions of s. 562
794	794	1000.05. 563
795	795	3. Requires all instructional staff to be Florida -564
796	796	certified teachers under chapter 1012 or certified as adjunct 565
797	797	educators under s. 1012.57 and conducts background screenings 566
798	798	for all employees or contracted personnel, as required by s. 567
799	799	1012.32, using state and national criminal history records. 568
800	800	4. Provides to parents and students specific information 569
801	801	posted and accessible online which includes, but is not limited 570
802	802	to, the following teacher -parent and teacher-student contact 571
803	803	information for each course: 572
804	804	a. How to contact the instructor via telephone, e -mail, or 573
805	805	online messaging tools. 574
806	806	b. How to contact technical support via telephone, e -mail, 575
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817	817	or online messaging tools. 576
818	818	c. How to contact the administration office or an 577
819	819	individual offering online courses, including, but not limited 578
820	820	to, massive open online courses, via telephone, e -mail, or 579
821	821	online messaging tools. 580
822	822	d. Any requirement for regular contact with the instructor 581
823	823	for the course and clear expectations for meetin g the 582
824	824	requirement. 583
825	825	5. Possesses prior, successful experience offering online 584
826	826	courses to elementary, middle, or high school students as 585
827	827	demonstrated by quantified student learning gains or student 586
828	828	growth in each subject area and grade level provided for 587
829	829	consideration as an instructional program option. However, for a 588
830	830	provider without sufficient prior, successful experience 589
831	831	offering online courses, the department may conditionally 590
832	832	approve the provider to offer courses measured by the statewide 591
833	833	assessment program pursuant to s. 1008.22. Conditional approval 592
834	834	is valid for 1 year. Renewal of provider approval is contingent 593
835	835	on sufficient performance data available demonstrating success 594
836	836	in accordance with this section and State Board of Education 595
837	837	rule. 596
838	838	6. Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a 597
839	839	detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan 598
840	840	that addresses every subject and grade level that the provider 599
841	841	intends to provide through contract with the school district, 600
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852	852	including all of the following: 601
853	853	a. Courses and programs that meet the standards of the 602
854	854	International Association for K -12 Online Learning and the 603
855	855	Southern Regional Education Board. 604
856	856	b. Instructional content and services that align with, and 605
857	857	measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the state 606
858	858	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards . 607
859	859	c. Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has 608
860	860	satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school 609
861	861	graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate. 610
862	862	7. Publishes for the general public, in accordance with 611
863	863	disclosure requirements adopted in rule by the State Board of 612
864	864	Education, as part of the application as a provider and in all 613
865	865	contracts negotiated pursuant to this section all of the 614
866	866	following information: 615
867	867	a. Certification status and physical location of all 616
868	868	administrative and instructional personnel. 617
869	869	b. Hours and times of availability of instructional 618
870	870	personnel. 619
871	871	c. Student-teacher ratios. 620
872	872	d. Student completion and promotion r ates. 621
873	873	e. Student, educator, and school performance 622
874	874	accountability outcomes. 623
875	875	Section 10. Section 1003.4995, Florida Statutes, is 624
876	876	amended to read: 625
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887	887	1003.4995 Fine arts report. —The Commissioner of Education 626
888	888	shall prepare an annual report that includes a description, 627
889	889	based on annual reporting by schools, of student access to and 628
890	890	participation in fine arts courses, which are visual arts, 629
891	891	music, dance, and theatre courses; the number and certification 630
892	892	status of educators providing instruction in the course s; 631
893	893	educational facilities designed and classroom space equipped for 632
894	894	fine arts instruction; and the manner in which schools are 633
895	895	providing the core curricular content for fine arts established 634
896	896	in the state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State 635
897	897	Standards. The report shall be posted on the Department of 636
898	898	Education's website and updated annually. 637
899	899	Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 638
900	900	1006.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 639
901	901	1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school 640
902	902	superintendent; and school principal regarding K -12 641
903	903	instructional materials. — 642
904	904	(2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. —The district school board has 643
905	905	the constitutional duty and responsibility to select and provide 644
906	906	adequate instructional materials for all stude nts in accordance 645
907	907	with the requirements of this part. The district school board 646
908	908	also has the following specific duties and responsibilities: 647
909	909	(b) Instructional materials. —Provide for proper 648
910	910	requisitioning, distribution, accounting, storage, care, and use 649
911	911	of all instructional materials and furnish such other 650
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922	922	instructional materials as may be needed. Instructional 651
923	923	materials used must be consistent with the district goals and 652
924	924	objectives and the course descriptions established in rule of 653
925	925	the State Board of Edu cation, as well as with the applicable 654
926	926	state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State 655
927	927	Standards provided for in s. 1003.41. 656
928	928	Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 657
929	929	1006.29, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 658
930	930	1006.29 State instructional materials reviewers. — 659
931	931	(1) 660
932	932	(b) By April 15 of each school year, the commissioner 661
933	933	shall appoint three state or national experts in the content 662
934	934	areas submitted for adoption to review the instructional 663
935	935	materials and evaluate the content for ali gnment with the 664
936	936	applicable state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine 665
937	937	State Standards. These reviewers shall be designated as state 666
938	938	instructional materials reviewers and shall review the materials 667
939	939	for the level of instructional support and the accur acy and 668
940	940	appropriateness of progression of introduced content. 669
941	941	Instructional materials shall be made electronically available 670
942	942	to the reviewers. The initial review of the materials shall be 671
943	943	made by only two of the three reviewers. If the two reviewers 672
944	944	reach different results, the third reviewer shall break the tie. 673
945	945	The reviewers shall independently make recommendations to the 674
946	946	commissioner regarding materials that should be placed on the 675
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957	957	list of adopted materials through an electronic feedback review 676
958	958	system. 677
959	959	Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 1006.31, Florida 678
960	960	Statutes, is amended to read: 679
961	961	1006.31 Duties of the Department of Education and school 680
962	962	district instructional materials reviewer. —The duties of the 681
963	963	instructional materials reviewer are: 682
964	964	(2) EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. —To use the 683
965	965	selection criteria listed in s. 1006.34(2)(b) and recommend for 684
966	966	adoption only those instructional materials aligned with the 685
967	967	state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State 686
968	968	Standards provided for in s. 1003.41. Instructional materials 687
969	969	recommended by each reviewer shall be, to the satisfaction of 688
970	970	each reviewer, accurate, objective, balanced, noninflammatory, 689
971	971	current, free of pornography and material prohibited under s. 690
972	972	847.012, and suited to stud ent needs and their ability to 691
973	973	comprehend the material presented. Reviewers shall consider for 692
974	974	recommendation materials developed for academically talented 693
975	975	students, such as students enrolled in advanced placement 694
976	976	courses. When recommending instructional m aterials, each 695
977	977	reviewer shall: 696
978	978	(a) Include only instructional materials that accurately 697
979	979	portray the ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural, religious, 698
980	980	physical, and racial diversity of our society, including men and 699
981	981	women in professional, career, and executive roles, and the role 700
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992	992	and contributions of the entrepreneur and labor in the total 701
993	993	development of this state and the United States. 702
994	994	(b) Include only materials that accurately portray, 703
995	995	whenever appropriate, humankind's place in ecological systems, 704
996	996	including the necessity for the protection of our environment 705
997	997	and conservation of our natural resources and the effects on the 706
998	998	human system of the use of tobacco, alcohol, controlled 707
999	999	substances, and other dangerous substances. 708
1000	1000	(c) Include materials that encourage thrift, fire 709
1001	1001	prevention, and humane treatment of people and animals. 710
1002	1002	(d) Require, when appropriate to the comprehension of 711
1003	1003	students, that materials for social science, history, or civics 712
1004	1004	classes contain the Declaration of Independence and the 713
1005	1005	Constitution of the United States. A reviewer may not recommend 714
1006	1006	any instructional materials that contain any matter reflecting 715
1007	1007	unfairly upon persons because of their race, color, creed, 716
1008	1008	national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, disability, 717
1009	1009	socioeconomic status, o r occupation or otherwise contradict the 718
1010	1010	principles enumerated under s. 1003.42(3). 719
1011	1011	Section 14. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 720
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1013	1013	1006.33 Bids or proposals; advertisement and its 722
1014	1014	contents.— 723
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1016	1016	(e) The advertisement shall give information regarding 725
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1027	1027	digital specifications that have been adopted by the department, 726
1028	1028	including minimum format requirements that will enable 727
1029	1029	electronic and digital content to be accessed through the 728
1030	1030	district's local ins tructional improvement system and a variety 729
1031	1031	of mobile, electronic, and digital devices. Beginning with 730
1032	1032	specifications released in 2014, the digital specifications 731
1033	1033	shall include requiring the capability for searching by state 732
1034	1034	standards and site and student -level licensing. Such digital 733
1035	1035	format specifications shall be appropriate for the 734
1036	1036	interoperability of the content. The department may not adopt 735
1037	1037	specifications that require the instructional materials to 736
1038	1038	include specific references to FCAT and state academic standards 737
1039	1039	Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and benchmarks at the 738
1040	1040	point of student use. 739
1041	1041	Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 740
1042	1042	1006.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 741
1043	1043	1006.34 Powers and duties of the commissioner and th e 742
1044	1044	department in selecting and adopting instructional materials. — 743
1045	1045	(2) SELECTION AND ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. — 744
1046	1046	(b) In the selection of instructional materials, library 745
1047	1047	media, and other reading material used in the public school 746
1048	1048	system, the standards used to determine the propriety of the 747
1049	1049	material shall include: 748
1050	1050	1. The age of the students who normally could be expected 749
1051	1051	to have access to the material. 750
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1062	1062	2. The educational purpose to be served by the material. 751
1063	1063	Priority shall be given to the sel ection of materials that align 752
1064	1064	with the state academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State 753
1065	1065	Standards as provided for in s. 1003.41 and include the 754
1066	1066	instructional objectives contained within the curriculum 755
1067	1067	frameworks for career and technical education a nd adult and 756
1068	1068	adult general education adopted by rule of the State Board of 757
1069	1069	Education under s. 1004.92. 758
1070	1070	3. The degree to which the material would be supplemented 759
1071	1071	and explained by mature classroom instruction as part of a 760
1072	1072	normal classroom instructional pro gram. 761
1073	1073	4. The consideration of the broad racial, ethnic, 762
1074	1074	socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of the students of this 763
1075	1075	state. 764
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1077	1077	Any instructional material containing pornography or otherwise 766
1078	1078	prohibited by s. 847.012 may not be used or made available 767
1079	1079	within any public school. 768
1080	1080	Section 16. Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of section 769
1081	1081	1007.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 770
1082	1082	1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 771
1083	1083	Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 772
1084	1084	(6) The partnership shall: 773
1085	1085	(c) Provide teacher training and materials that are 774
1086	1086	aligned with the state academic standards Next Generation 775
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1097	1097	Sunshine State Standards and are consistent with best theory and 776
1098	1098	practice regarding multiple learning styles and research on 777
1099	1099	learning, instructional strategies , instructional design, and 778
1100	1100	classroom assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on 779
1101	1101	current, accepted, and essential academic knowledge. 780
1102	1102	Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 781
1103	1103	1008.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 782
1104	1104	1008.385 Educational planning and information systems. — 783
1105	1105	(1) EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. — 784
1106	1106	(b) Each district school board shall maintain a continuing 785
1107	1107	system of planning and budgeting designed to aid in identifying 786
1108	1108	and meeting the educational needs of students and th e public. 787
1109	1109	Provision shall be made for coordination between district school 788
1110	1110	boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees 789
1111	1111	concerning the planning for career education and adult 790
1112	1112	educational programs. The major emphasis of the system shall be 791
1113	1113	upon locally determined goals and objectives, the state plan for 792
1114	1114	education, and the state academic standards Sunshine State 793
1115	1115	Standards developed by the Department of Education and adopted 794
1116	1116	by the State Board of Education. The district planning and 795
1117	1117	budgeting system must include consideration of student 796
1118	1118	achievement data obtained pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and 1008.34. 797
1119	1119	The system shall be structured to meet the specific management 798
1120	1120	needs of the district and to align the budget adopted by the 799
1121	1121	district school board with the plan the board has also adopted. 800
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1132	1132	Each district school board shall utilize its system of planning 801
1133	1133	and budgeting to emphasize a system of school -based management 802
1134	1134	in which individual school centers become the principal planning 803
1135	1135	units and to integrat e planning and budgeting at the school 804
1136	1136	level. 805
1137	1137	Section 18. Paragraph (l) of subsection (2) of section 806
1138	1138	1012.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 807
1139	1139	1012.05 Teacher recruitment and retention. — 808
1140	1140	(2) The Department of Education shall: 809
1141	1141	(l) Develop and implement an online Teacher Toolkit that 810
1142	1142	contains a menu of resources, based on the state academic 811
1143	1143	standards Sunshine State Standards , that all teachers can use to 812
1144	1144	enhance classroom instruction and increase teacher 813
1145	1145	effectiveness, thus resu lting in improved student achievement. 814
1146	1146	Section 19. Subsection (5) of section 1012.28, Florida 815
1147	1147	Statutes, is amended to read: 816
1148	1148	1012.28 Public school personnel; duties of school 817
1149	1149	principals.— 818
1150	1150	(5) Each school principal shall perform such duties as may 819
1151	1151	be assigned by the district school superintendent, pursuant to 820
1152	1152	the rules of the district school board. Such rules shall 821
1153	1153	include, but are not limited to, rules relating to 822
1154	1154	administrative responsibility, instructional leadership in 823
1155	1155	implementing the state academic standards Sunshine State 824
1156	1156	Standards and the overall educational program of the school to 825
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1167	1167	which the school principal is assigned, submission of personnel 826
1168	1168	recommendations to the district school superintendent, 827
1169	1169	administrative responsibility for records and reports, 828
1170	1170	administration of corporal punishment, and student suspension. 829
1171	1171	Section 20. Subsection (4) of section 1012.56, Florida 830
1172	1172	Statutes, is amended to read: 831
1173	1173	1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 832
1174	1174	(4) ALIGNMENT OF SUBJECT AREAS. —The State Board of 833
1175	1175	Education shall align the subject area examinations to the state 834
1176	1176	academic standards Next Generation Sunshine State Standards . 835
1177	1177	Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 1012.72, Florida 836
1178	1178	Statutes, is amended to read: 837
1179	1179	1012.72 Dale Hickam Excellent Te aching Program.— 838
1180	1180	(1) The Legislature recognizes that teachers play a 839
1181	1181	critical role in preparing students to achieve the high levels 840
1182	1182	of academic performance expected by the state academic standards 841
1183	1183	Sunshine State Standards . The Legislature further recogni zes the 842
1184	1184	importance of identifying and rewarding teaching excellence and 843
1185	1185	of encouraging good teachers to become excellent teachers. The 844
1186	1186	Legislature finds that the National Board for Professional 845
1187	1187	Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has established high and rigorous 846
1188	1188	standards for accomplished teaching and has developed a national 847
1189	1189	voluntary system for assessing and certifying teachers who 848
1190	1190	demonstrate teaching excellence by meeting those standards. It 849
1191	1191	is therefore the Legislature's intent to reward teachers who 850
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1202	1202	demonstrate teaching excellence by attaining NBPTS certification 851
1203	1203	and sharing their expertise with other teachers. 852
1204	1204	Reviser's note.—Amended pursuant to the directive of the 853
1205	1205	Legislature in s. 10, ch. 2022 -16, Laws of Florida, to the 854
1206	1206	Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser's bill for 855
1207	1207	the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature to change the 856
1208	1208	term "Next Generation Sunshine State Standards" to "state 857
1209	1209	academic standards" wherever the term appears in the 858
1210	1210	Florida Statutes. 859
1211	1211	Section 22. Except as otherwise expressly p rovided in this 860
1212	1212	act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1, 861
1213	1213	2023, this act shall take effect on the 60th day after 862
1214	1214	adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which 863
1215	1215	enacted. 864