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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to International Baccalaureate teacher 2
bonuses; amending s. 1011.62. F.S.; revising the 3
requirements for the calculation of additional full -4
time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based 5
on International Baccalaureate examination scores of 6
students to include students who earn equivalent 7
scores as determined by the Department of Education; 8
requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 9
Government Accountability to conduct a specified 10
study; providing requirements for such study; 11
requiring the office to submit a report on the study 12
to the Legislature by a specified date; providing an 13
effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section 18
1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 20
allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 21
district for operation of schools is not determined in the 22
annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 23
the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 24
follows: 25
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(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 26
OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 27
determining the annual allocation to each district for 28
operation: 29
(l) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 30
membership based on International Baccalaureate examination 31
scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student 32
membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an 33
International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or 34
higher, or the equivalent as determined by the Department of 35
Education, on a subject examination. A val ue of 0.3 full-time 36
equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each 37
student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma. 38
Such value shall be added to the total full -time equivalent 39
student membership in basic programs for grades 9 throug h 12 in 40
the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate 41
80 percent of the funds received from International 42
Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose 43
students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare 44
prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate 45
courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of 46
allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate 47
program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate 48
annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination 49
fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program 50
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coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and 51
teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for 52
the International Baccalaurea te program; supplemental books; 53
instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional 54
materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other 55
activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate 56
students or prepare prospective stude nts to enroll in 57
International Baccalaureate courses; and training or 58
professional development for International Baccalaureate 59
teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20 60
percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate 61
bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically 62
disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The 63
school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who 64
provided International Baccalaureate instruction: 65
1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 66
the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 67
Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher , or the 68
equivalent as determined by the department, on the International 69
Baccalaureate examination. 70
2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International 71
Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" 72
or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher , or the 73
equivalent as determined by the department, on the International 74
Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the number of classes 75
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taught or of the number of students scoring a 4 or higher , or 76
the equivalent as determined by the department, on the 77
International Baccalaureate examination. 78
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Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any 80
regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 81
to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 82
additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying 83
score. 84
Section 2. (1) The Office of Program Polic y Analysis and 85
Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall study weighted per 86
student funding awarded to school districts based on student 87
examination performance in the Advanced International 88
Certificate of Education (AICE), International Baccalaureate 89
(IB), and Advanced Placement (AP) programs pursuant to s. 90
1011.62, Florida Statutes. The study must include, but need not 91
be limited to: 92
(a) The history and financial impact of weighted funding 93
tied to student examination performance. 94
(b) The per-semester costs to school districts to offer 95
and maintain any programs or courses that are eligible for 96
weighted funding, including, but not limited to, salary costs, 97
program enrollment costs or fees, equipment costs, and testing 98
costs. 99
(c) The expenditure of weig hted funding at the school and 100
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district level, specifically detailing the recipient category of 101
such expenditures, including, but not limited to, teacher 102
bonuses and general revenue. 103
(d) The equivalency of AICE, IB, and AP examination scores 104
to generate weighted funding. 105
(2) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the 106
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 107
Representatives by December 1, 2025. 108
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 109