Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0667 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to International Baccalaureate teacher 2
16	16	bonuses; amending s. 1011.62. F.S.; revising the 3
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18	18	time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based 5
19	19	on International Baccalaureate examination scores of 6
20	20	students to include students who earn equivalent 7
21	21	scores as determined by the Department of Education; 8
22	22	requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 9
23	23	Government Accountability to conduct a specified 10
24	24	study; providing requirements for such study; 11
25	25	requiring the office to submit a report on the study 12
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section 18
32	32	1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
33	33	1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 20
34	34	allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 21
35	35	district for operation of schools is not determined in the 22
36	36	annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 23
37	37	the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 24
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51	51	(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 26
52	52	OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 27
53	53	determining the annual allocation to each district for 28
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55	55	(l) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 30
56	56	membership based on International Baccalaureate examination 31
57	57	scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student 32
58	58	membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an 33
59	59	International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or 34
60	60	higher, or the equivalent as determined by the Department of 35
61	61	Education, on a subject examination. A val ue of 0.3 full-time 36
62	62	equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each 37
63	63	student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma. 38
64	64	Such value shall be added to the total full -time equivalent 39
65	65	student membership in basic programs for grades 9 throug h 12 in 40
66	66	the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate 41
67	67	80 percent of the funds received from International 42
68	68	Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose 43
69	69	students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare 44
70	70	prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate 45
71	71	courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of 46
72	72	allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate 47
73	73	program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate 48
74	74	annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination 49
75	75	fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program 50
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88	88	coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and 51
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90	90	the International Baccalaurea te program; supplemental books; 53
91	91	instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional 54
92	92	materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other 55
93	93	activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate 56
94	94	students or prepare prospective stude nts to enroll in 57
95	95	International Baccalaureate courses; and training or 58
96	96	professional development for International Baccalaureate 59
97	97	teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20 60
98	98	percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate 61
99	99	bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically 62
100	100	disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The 63
101	101	school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who 64
102	102	provided International Baccalaureate instruction: 65
103	103	1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 66
104	104	the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 67
105	105	Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher , or the 68
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107	107	Baccalaureate examination. 70
108	108	2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International 71
109	109	Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" 72
110	110	or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher , or the 73
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125	125	taught or of the number of students scoring a 4 or higher , or 76
126	126	the equivalent as determined by the department, on the 77
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130	130	regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 81
131	131	to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 82
132	132	additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying 83
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134	134	Section 2. (1) The Office of Program Polic y Analysis and 85
135	135	Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall study weighted per 86
136	136	student funding awarded to school districts based on student 87
137	137	examination performance in the Advanced International 88
138	138	Certificate of Education (AICE), International Baccalaureate 89
139	139	(IB), and Advanced Placement (AP) programs pursuant to s. 90
140	140	1011.62, Florida Statutes. The study must include, but need not 91
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142	142	(a) The history and financial impact of weighted funding 93
143	143	tied to student examination performance. 94
144	144	(b) The per-semester costs to school districts to offer 95
145	145	and maintain any programs or courses that are eligible for 96
146	146	weighted funding, including, but not limited to, salary costs, 97
147	147	program enrollment costs or fees, equipment costs, and testing 98
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163	163	such expenditures, including, but not limited to, teacher 102
164	164	bonuses and general revenue. 103
165	165	(d) The equivalency of AICE, IB, and AP examination scores 104
166	166	to generate weighted funding. 105
167	167	(2) OPPAGA shall submit a report on its findings to the 106
168	168	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 107
169	169	Representatives by December 1, 2025. 108
170	170	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 109