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15	15		An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.321, 2
16	16		F.S.; providing for the award of grants to school 3
17	17		districts to implement artificial intelligence in 4
18	18		support of students and teachers; providing 5
19	19		requirements for the use of such artificial 6
20	20		intelligence; amending s. 1002.411, F.S.; expanding 7
21	21		eligibility for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts to 8
22	22		certain students enrolled in the Voluntary 9
23	23		Prekindergarten Educat ion Program; revising program 10
24	24		eligibility criteria; revising eligible expenses for 11
25	25		students who have an account; requiring parents to use 12
26	26		a specified system to make direct purchases if such 13
27	27		system is available; providing that certain 14
28	28		organizations are admi nistrators for purposes of 15
29	29		establishing scholarship accounts; revising school 16
30	30		district and private prekindergarten provider 17
31	31		notification requirements; revising requirements for 18
32	32		the Department of Education to release scholarship 19
33	33		funds; authorizing certain o rganizations to develop a 20
34	34		system for the direct purchase of qualifying 21
35	35		expenditures; deleting provisions relating to fund 22
36	36		transfers and certain payment methods; deleting a 23
37	37		requirement for quarterly payments of scholarships; 24
38	38		amending s. 1003.01, F.S.; confo rming a cross-25
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51	51		reference; amending s. 1003.485, F.S.; providing that 26
52	52		the University of Florida Lastinger Center for 27
53	53		Learning is the administrator for the New Worlds 28
54	54		Reading Initiative; revising definitions; deleting a 29
55	55		requirement that the department designa te an 30
56	56		administrator for the initiative; requiring the 31
57	57		department to provide specified data to the 32
58	58		administrator within specified timeframe; requiring 33
59	59		the administrator to include certain information in a 34
60	60		specified annual report; revising eligibility criter ia 35
61	61		for the initiative; deleting obsolete language; 36
62	62		amending s. 1003.499, F.S.; conforming a cross -37
63	63		reference; creating s. 1004.646, F.S.; creating the 38
64	64		Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of 39
65	65		Florida; providing duties and responsibilities of the 40
66	66		center; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; making technical 41
67	67		changes; requiring progress monitoring results to be 42
68	68		provided to prekindergarten instructors within a 43
69	69		specified timeframe; creating s. 1008.366, F.S.; 44
70	70		providing for the future repeal of s. 1004.646, F.S.; 45
71	71		creating s. 1004.561, F.S.; creating the Lastinger 46
72	72		Center for Learning at the University of Florida; 47
73	73		providing duties and responsibilities of the center; 48
74	74		providing an appropriation; creating s. 1008.366, 49
75	75		F.S.; creating the New Worlds Tutoring Program to 50
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88	88		provide specified academic support for students; 51
89	89		providing the purpose of the program; requiring the 52
90	90		administrator of the program to annually provide a 53
91	91		report to the Legislature and the Commissioner of 54
92	92		Education by a specified date; providing an effective 55
93	93		date. 56
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95	95		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58
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97	97		Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 1002.321, 60
98	98		Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 61
99	99		respectively, and subsection (3) of that section is amended to 62
100	100		read: 63
101	101		1002.321 Digital learning. — 64
102	102		(3) CUSTOMIZED AND ACCELERATED LEARNING. —Artificial 65
103	103		intelligence provides opportunities to customize and accelerate 66
104	104		learning for students and reduce teacher workload. A school 67
105	105		district may receive grant funds for subscript ion fees and 68
106	106		professional learning to support and accelerate learning for 69
107	107		students in grades 6 through 12 during the school day. Grant 70
108	108		recipients must select an artificial intelligence platform that: 71
109	109		(a) Uses large language models based on GPT -4, its 72
110	110		equivalent, or a successor, and is on a closed system. 73
111	111		(b) Provides professional learning to teachers. 74
112	112		(c) Provides one-on-one tutoring aligned to the Benchmarks 75
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125	125		for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards for reading 76
126	126		and mathematics. 77
127	127		(d) Provides standards-aligned lesson plans and provides 78
128	128		insights on student progress. 79
129	129		(e) Provides district and school -level reporting and 80
130	130		parental access to artificial intelligence interactions. 81
131	131		(4) VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION. —A school district must establish 82
132	132		multiple opportunities for student participation in part -time 83
133	133		and full-time kindergarten through grade 12 virtual instruction. 84
134	134		Options include, but are not limited to: 85
135	135		(a) School district operated part -time or full-time 86
136	136		virtual instruction programs under s. 1 002.45(1)(b) for 87
137	137		kindergarten through grade 12 students enrolled in the school 88
138	138		district. A full-time program shall operate under its own Master 89
139	139		School Identification Number. 90
140	140		(b) Florida Virtual School instructional services 91
141	141		authorized under s. 1002.37. 92
142	142		(c) Blended learning instruction provided by charter 93
143	143		schools authorized under s. 1002.33. 94
144	144		(d) Virtual charter school instruction authorized under s. 95
145	145		1002.33. 96
146	146		(e) Courses delivered in the traditional school setting by 97
147	147		personnel providing direct instruction through virtual 98
148	148		instruction or through blended learning courses consisting of 99
149	149		both traditional classroom and online instructional techniques 100
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162	162		pursuant to s. 1003.498. 101
163	163		(f) Virtual courses offered in the course code di rectory 102
164	164		to students within the school district or to students in other 103
165	165		school districts throughout the state pursuant to s. 1003.498. 104
166	166		Section 2. Subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection 105
167	167		(3), subsections (4) and (6), and paragraphs (c) and (e) throug h 106
168	168		(h) of subsection (7) of section 1002.411, Florida Statutes, are 107
169	169		amended to read: 108
170	170		1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts. — 109
171	171		(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Contingent upon available funds, and on a 110
172	172		first-come, first-served basis, each student who is enrolled in 111
173	173		the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program pursuant to s. 112
174	174		1002.53 or a Florida public school in kindergarten through grade 113
175	175		5 is eligible for a scholarship account if the student: 114
176	176		(a) Exhibits a substantial deficiency in early literacy 115
177	177		skills based upon the results of the most recent progress 116
178	178		monitoring administered pursuant to s. 1008.25(9), has a 117
179	179		substantial reading deficiency or exhibits characteristics of 118
180	180		dyslexia as identified under s. 1008.25(5)(a) , or scored below a 119
181	181		Level 3 on the most recent statewide, standardized English 120
182	182		Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the prior school year . An 121
183	183		eligible student who is classified as an English Language 122
184	184		Learner and is enrolled in a program or receiving services that 123
185	185		are specifically designed to meet the instruc tional needs of 124
186	186		English Language Learner students shall receive priority. 125
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199	199		(b) Exhibits a substantial deficiency in early mathematics 126
200	200		skills based upon the results of the most recent progress 127
201	201		monitoring administered pursuant to s. 1008.25(9), has a 128
202	202		substantial deficiency in mathematics or the characteristics of 129
203	203		dyscalculia as identified under s. 1008.25(6)(a) , or scored 130
204	204		below a Level 3 on the most recent statewide, standardized 131
205	205		Mathematics assessment in the prior school year . 132
206	206		(3) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPO NSIBILITIES FOR 133
207	207		PARTICIPATION.— 134
208	208		(a) For an eligible student to receive a scholarship 135
209	209		account, the student's parent must: 136
210	210		1. Submit an application to an eligible nonprofit 137
211	211		scholarship-funding organization by the deadline established by 138
212	212		such organization; and 139
213	213		2. If available, utilize the administrator's system to 140
214	214		make direct purchases Submit eligible expenses to the eligible 141
215	215		nonprofit scholarship -funding organization for reimbursement of 142
216	216		qualifying expenditures, which may include: 143
217	217		a. Instructional mat erials. 144
218	218		b. Curriculum. As used in this sub -subparagraph, the term 145
219	219		"curriculum" means a complete course of study for a particular 146
220	220		content area or grade level, including any required supplemental 147
221	221		materials and associated online instruction. 148
222	222		c. Tuition and fees for part-time tutoring services 149
223	223		provided by a person who holds a valid Florida educator's 150
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236	236		certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56, a person who holds a 151
237	237		baccalaureate or graduate degree in the subject area, a person 152
238	238		who holds an adjunct teaching certifica te pursuant to s. 153
239	239		1012.57, or a person who has demonstrated a mastery of subject 154
240	240		area knowledge pursuant to s. 1012.56(5) , a person who holds a 155
241	241		micro-credential under s. 1003.485, or, for a prekindergarten 156
242	242		student, a person who holds a credential under s. 157
243	243		1002.55(3)(c)1. or an educational credential under s. 158
244	244		1002.55(4)(a) or (b) . 159
245	245		d. Fees for summer education programs designed to improve 160
246	246		reading, literacy, or mathematics skills. 161
247	247		e. Fees for after-school education programs designed to 162
248	248		improve reading, lit eracy, or mathematics skills. 163
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250	250		A provider of any services receiving payments pursuant to this 165
251	251		subparagraph may not share any moneys from the scholarship with, 166
252	252		or provide a refund or rebate of any moneys from such 167
253	253		scholarship to, the parent or participating student in any 168
254	254		manner. A parent, student, or provider of any services may not 169
255	255		bill an insurance company, Medicaid, or any other agency for the 170
256	256		same services that are paid for using scholarship funds. 171
257	257		(4) ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTRATION.—An eligible nonprofit 172
258	258		scholarship-funding organization as defined in s. 1002.395(2) 173
259	259		shall be the administrator and participating in the Florida Tax 174
260	260		Credit Scholarship Program established by s. 1002.395 may 175
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274	274		accordance with the requirements of eligible nonprofit 177
275	275		scholarship-funding organizations under this chapter. 178
276	276		(6) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PRIVATE PREKINDERGARTEN PROVIDER 179
277	277		OBLIGATIONS; PARENTAL OPTIONS. — 180
278	278		(a) Each By September 30, the school district and private 181
279	279		prekindergarten provider shall notify the parent of each 182
280	280		eligible student of the process to request and receive a 183
281	281		scholarship, subject to available funds , when providing results 184
282	282		from the standardized coordinated screening and progress 185
283	283		monitoring pursuant to s. 1008 .25(9)(c). 186
284	284		(b) A school district may not prohibit instructional 187
285	285		personnel from providing services pursuant to this section on 188
286	286		the instructional personnel's school campus outside regular work 189
287	287		hours, subject to school district policies for safety and 190
288	288		security operations to protect students, instructional 191
289	289		personnel, and educational facilities. 192
290	290		(7) ACCOUNT FUNDING AND PAYMENT. — 193
291	291		(c) Upon notification from the eligible nonprofit 194
292	292		scholarship-funding organization that a student being has been 195
293	293		determined eligible for a scholarship, the department shall , 196
294	294		within 45 days, release the student's scholarship funds to such 197
295	295		organization to be deposited into the student's account. 198
296	296		(e) The eligible nonprofit scholarship -funding 199
297	297		organization may develop a system that permits eligible students 200
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310	310		to use program funds to make direct purchases of qualifying 201
311	311		expenditures for payment of scholarship funds by funds transfer, 202
312	312		including, but not limited to, debit cards, electronic payment 203
313	313		cards, or any other means of payment that th e department deems 204
314	314		to be commercially viable or cost -effective. A student's 205
315	315		scholarship award may not be reduced for debit card or 206
316	316		electronic payment fees . Commodities or services related to the 207
317	317		development of such a system shall be procured by competitive 208
318	318		solicitation unless they are purchased from a state term 209
319	319		contract pursuant to s. 287.056. 210
320	320		(f) Payment of the scholarship shall be made by the 211
321	321		eligible nonprofit scholarship -funding organization no less 212
322	322		frequently than on a quarterly basis. 213
323	323		(f)(g) Moneys received pursuant to this section do not 214
324	324		constitute taxable income to the qualified student or his or her 215
325	325		parent. 216
326	326		(g)(h) A student's scholarship account must be closed and 217
327	327		any remaining funds shall revert to the state after: 218
328	328		1. Denial or revocation of scholarship eligibility by the 219
329	329		commissioner for fraud or abuse, including, but not limited to, 220
330	330		the student or student's parent accepting any payment, refund, 221
331	331		or rebate, in any manner, from a provider of any services 222
332	332		received pursuant to subsection (3); or 223
333	333		2. Three consecutive fiscal years in which an account has 224
334	334		been inactive. 225
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347	347		Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 1003.01, Florida 226
348	348		Statutes, is amended to r ead: 227
349	349		1003.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 228
350	350		(5) "Core-curricula courses" means: 229
351	351		(a) Courses in language arts/reading, mathematics, social 230
352	352		studies, and science in prekindergarten through grade 3, 231
353	353		excluding extracurricular courses purs uant to subsection (11); 232
354	354		(b) Courses in grades 4 through 8 in subjects that are 233
355	355		measured by state assessment at any grade level and courses 234
356	356		required for middle school promotion, excluding extracurricular 235
357	357		courses pursuant to subsection (11); 236
358	358		(c) Courses in grades 9 through 12 in subjects that are 237
359	359		measured by state assessment at any grade level and courses that 238
360	360		are specifically identified by name in statute as required for 239
361	361		high school graduation and that are not measured by state 240
362	362		assessment, excluding ext racurricular courses pursuant to 241
363	363		subsection (11); 242
364	364		(d) Exceptional student education courses; and 243
365	365		(e) English for Speakers of Other Languages courses. 244
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367	367		The term is limited in meaning and used for the sole purpose of 246
368	368		designating classes that are subject to the maximum class size 247
369	369		requirements established in s. 1, Art. IX of the State 248
370	370		Constitution. This term does not include courses offered under 249
371	371		ss. 1002.321(4)(e) 1002.321(3)(e), 1002.33(7)(a)2.c., 1002.37, 250
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384	384		1002.45, and 1003.499. 251
385	385		Section 4. Section 100 3.485, Florida Statutes, is amended 252
386	386		to read: 253
387	387		1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. — 254
388	388		(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 255
389	389		(a) "Administrator" means the a state University of 256
390	390		Florida Lastinger Center for Learning registered with the 257
391	391		department under s. 1002.395(15)(i) and designated to administer 258
392	392		the initiative under paragraph (3)(a) . 259
393	393		(b) "Annual tax credit amount" means, for any state fiscal 260
394	394		year, the sum of the amount of tax credits approved under 261
395	395		paragraph (5)(b), including tax credits to be taken under s. 262
396	396		211.0252, s. 212.1833, s. 220.1876, s. 561.1212, or s. 263
397	397		624.51056, which are approved for taxpayers whose taxable years 264
398	398		begin on or after January 1 of the calendar year preceding the 265
399	399		start of the applicable state fiscal year. 266
400	400		(c) "Department" means the Department of Education. 267
401	401		(d) "Division" means the Division of Alcoholic Beverages 268
402	402		and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional 269
403	403		Regulation. 270
404	404		(e) "Eligible contribution" means a monetary contribution 271
405	405		from a taxpayer, subject to the restrictions provided in this 272
406	406		section, to the administrator. 273
407	407		(f) "Initiative" means the New Worlds Reading Initiative. 274
408	408		(g) "Micro-credential" means evidence -based professional 275
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421	421		learning development activities grounded in the science o f 276
422	422		reading which are competency -based, personalized, and on -demand. 277
423	423		Educators must demonstrate their competence via evidence 278
424	424		submitted and reviewed by trained evaluators. 279
425	425		(2) NEW WORLDS READING INITIATIVE; PURPOSE. —The purpose of 280
426	426		the New Worlds Reading In itiative established under the 281
427	427		department is to instill a love of reading by providing high -282
428	428		quality, free books to students in prekindergarten through grade 283
429	429		5 who are reading below grade level and to improve the literacy 284
430	430		skills of students in prekindergart en through grade 12. The New 285
431	431		Worlds Reading Initiative shall consist of: 286
432	432		(a) The program established under this section to provide 287
433	433		high-quality, free books to students. 288
434	434		(b) The New Worlds Scholarship Program under s. 1002.411. 289
435	435		(c) The New Worlds Scho lar program under s. 1008.365, 290
436	436		which rewards high school students who instill a love of reading 291
437	437		and improve the literacy skills of students in kindergarten 292
438	438		through grade 3. 293
439	439		(d) The New Worlds micro-credential program established 294
440	440		under this section which emphasizes strong core instruction and 295
441	441		a tiered model of reading interventions for struggling readers. 296
442	442		(3) DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. —The department shall: 297
443	443		(a) Designate an administrator to implement the initiative 298
444	444		and to receive funding as provided in this section. The 299
445	445		administrator must have an academic innovation institution with 300
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459	459		1. Conducting academic research in early literacy 302
460	460		instruction. 303
461	461		2. Implementing online delivery of early learning and 304
462	462		literacy training for educators nationally. 305
463	463		3. Developing online support materials that assist parents 306
464	464		and caregivers in developing early literacy skills. 307
465	465		4. Conducting fundraising and public awareness campaigns 308
466	466		to support the development and growth of evidence -based 309
467	467		educational initiatives that support learning at home and in 310
468	468		schools. 311
469	469		(a)(b) Publish information about the initiative and tax 312
470	470		credits under subsection (5) on its website, including the 313
471	471		process for a taxpayer to select the administrator as the 314
472	472		recipient of funding through a tax credit. 315
473	473		(b)(c) Beginning September 30, 2022, and Annually 316
474	474		thereafter, report on its website the number of students 317
475	475		participating in the initiative in each school district, 318
476	476		information from the annual financial report under paragraph 319
477	477		(4)(j), and the academic achievement and learning gains, as 320
478	478		applicable, of participating students based on data provided by 321
479	479		school districts as permitted under s. 1002.22. The department 322
480	480		shall establish a date by which the administrator and each 323
481	481		school district must annually provide the data necessary to 324
482	482		complete the report. 325
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495	495		(c) Provide the administrator with progress monitoring 326
496	496		data for eligible prekindergarten through grade 12 students 327
497	497		within 30 days after the close of each progress monitoring 328
498	498		period. 329
499	499		(4) ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES. —The administrator 330
500	500		shall: 331
501	501		(a) Develop, in consultation with the Just Read, Florida! 332
502	502		Office under s. 1001.215, a selection of high -quality books 333
503	503		encompassing diverse subjects and genres for each grade level to 334
504	504		be mailed to students in the initiative. 335
505	505		(b) Distribute books at no cost to students as provided in 336
506	506		paragraph (6)(c) either directly or through an agreement with a 337
507	507		book distribution company. 338
508	508		(c) Assist local implementation of the initiative by 339
509	509		providing marketing materials to school districts and any 340
510	510		partnering nonprofit organizations to assist with public 341
511	511		awareness campaigns and other activities designed to increase 342
512	512		family engagement and instill a love of reading in students. 343
513	513		(d) Maintain a clearinghouse for inf ormation on national, 344
514	514		state, and local nonprofit organizations that support efforts to 345
515	515		improve literacy and provide books to children. 346
516	516		(e) Develop, for parents of students in the initiative, 347
517	517		resources and training materials that engage families in readin g 348
518	518		and support the reading achievement of their students. The 349
519	519		administrator shall periodically send to parents hyperlinks to 350
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533	533		message and e-mail. 352
534	534		(f) Provide professional learning development and 353
535	535		resources to teachers that correlate with the books provided 354
536	536		through the initiative. 355
537	537		(g) Develop, in consultation with the Just Read, Florida! 356
538	538		Office under s. 1001.215, an online repository of digital 357
539	539		science of reading materials and science of read ing 358
540	540		instructional resources that is accessible to public school 359
541	541		teachers, school leaders, parents, and educator preparation 360
542	542		programs and associated faculty. 361
543	543		(h) Develop a micro -credential that requires teachers to 362
544	544		demonstrate competency to: 363
545	545		1. Diagnose literacy difficulties and determine the 364
546	546		appropriate range of literacy interventions based upon the age 365
547	547		and literacy deficiency of the student; 366
548	548		2. Use evidence-based instructional and intervention 367
549	549		practices grounded in the science of reading, including 368
550	550		strategies identified by the Just Read, Florida! Office pursuant 369
551	551		to s. 1001.215(7); and 370
552	552		3. Effectively use progress monitoring and intervention 371
553	553		materials. 372
554	554		(i) Administer the early literacy micro -credential program 373
555	555		established under this section, which m ust include components on 374
556	556		content, student learning, pedagogy, and professional learning 375
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570	570		scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 377
571	571		instructional and intervention programs that incorporate 378
572	572		explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 379
573	573		phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 380
574	574		comprehension and incorporate decodable or phonetic text 381
575	575		instructional strategies, as identified by the Just Read, 382
576	576		Florida! Office, pursuant to s. 1001.215(7). 383
577	577		1. At a minimum, the micro -credential curriculum must be 384
578	578		designed specifically for instructional personnel in 385
579	579		prekindergarten through grade 3 based upon the strategies and 386
580	580		techniques identified in s. 1002.59 and address foundational 387
581	581		literacy skills of students in grades 4 through 12. 388
582	582		2. The micro-credential must be competency based and 389
583	583		designed for eligible instructional personnel to complete the 390
584	584		credentialing process in no more than 60 hours, in an online 391
585	585		format. The micro-credential may be delivered in an in -person 392
586	586		format. Eligible instructional personnel may receive the micro -393
587	587		credential once competency is demonstrated even if it is before 394
588	588		prior to the completion of 60 hours. 395
589	589		3. The micro-credential must be available by December 3 1, 396
590	590		2022, at no cost, to instructional personnel as defined in s. 397
591	591		1012.01(2); prekindergarten instructors as specified in ss. 398
592	592		1002.55, 1002.61, and 1002.63; and child care personnel as 399
593	593		defined in ss. 402.302(3) and 1002.88(1)(e). 400
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606	606		(j) Annually submit to th e department an annual financial 401
607	607		report that includes, at a minimum, the amount of eligible 402
608	608		contributions received by the administrator; the amount spent on 403
609	609		each activity required by this subsection, including 404
610	610		administrative expenses; the number of micro-credentials and 405
611	611		reading endorsements earned; and the number of students and 406
612	612		households served under each component of the initiative, by 407
613	613		school district, including the means by which additional 408
614	614		literacy support was provided to students . 409
615	615		(k) Maintain separate accounts for operating funds and 410
616	616		funds for the purchase and delivery of books. 411
617	617		(l) Expend eligible contributions received only for the 412
618	618		purchase and delivery of books and to implement the requirements 413
619	619		of this section, as well as for administrative exp enses not to 414
620	620		exceed 2 percent of total eligible contributions. 415
621	621		Notwithstanding s. 1002.395(6)(l)2., the administrator may carry 416
622	622		forward up to 25 percent of eligible contributions made before 417
623	623		January 1 of each state fiscal year and 100 percent of eligible 418
624	624		contributions made on or after January 1 of each state fiscal 419
625	625		year to the following state fiscal year for purposes authorized 420
626	626		by this subsection. Any eligible contributions in excess of the 421
627	627		allowable carry forward not used to provide additional books 422
628	628		throughout the year to eligible students shall revert to the 423
629	629		state treasury. 424
630	630		(m) Upon receipt of a contribution, provide the taxpayer 425
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643	643		that made the contribution with a certificate of contribution. A 426
644	644		certificate of contribution must include the taxpayer's name 427
645	645		and, if available, its federal employer identification number; 428
646	646		the amount contributed; the date of contribution; and the name 429
647	647		of the administrator. 430
648	648		(6) ELIGIBILITY; NOTIFICATION; SCHOOL DISTRICT 431
649	649		OBLIGATIONS.— 432
650	650		(a) A student in prekindergarten through gr ade 5 must be 433
651	651		provided books through the initiative if the student is not yet 434
652	652		reading on grade level, has a substantial reading deficiency 435
653	653		identified under s. 1008.25(5)(a) or (b), has a substantial 436
654	654		deficiency in early literacy skills based upon the result s of 437
655	655		the coordinated screening and progress monitoring under s. 438
656	656		1008.25(9), or scored below a Level 3 on the most recent 439
657	657		preceding year's statewide, standardized English Language Arts 440
658	658		assessment under s. 1008.22. 441
659	659		(b) Each school district shall notify the parent of a 442
660	660		student who meets the criteria under paragraph (a) that the 443
661	661		student is eligible to receive books at no cost through the New 444
662	662		Worlds Reading Initiative and provide the parent with the 445
663	663		application form developed by the administrator, which must 446
664	664		allow for the selection of specific book topics or genres for 447
665	665		the student. 448
666	666		(c) Once an eligible student is identified, the school 449
667	667		district shall coordinate with the administrator to initiate 450
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680	680		book delivery on a mon thly basis during the school year, which 451
681	681		must begin no later than October and continue through at least 452
682	682		June. However, for the 2021 -2022 school year only, delivery may 453
683	683		begin no later than December 31, 2021, provided that no fewer 454
684	684		than 9 books are delivered to each student before book 455
685	685		deliveries begin for the 2022 -2023 school year. 456
686	686		(d) Upon enrollment and at the beginning of each school 457
687	687		year, students must be provided options for specific book topics 458
688	688		or genres in order to maximize student interest in readi ng. 459
689	689		(e) A student's eligibility for the initiative continues 460
690	690		until promotion to grade 6 or until the student's parent opts 461
691	691		out of the initiative. 462
692	692		(f) Each school district shall participate in the 463
693	693		initiative by partnering with local nonprofit organizati ons, 464
694	694		raising awareness of the initiative using marketing materials 465
695	695		developed by the administrator, coordinating book delivery, and 466
696	696		identifying students and notifying parents pursuant to this 467
697	697		subsection. 468
698	698		(g) Each school district shall coordinate with each 469
699	699		charter school it sponsors for purposes of identifying eligible 470
700	700		students, notifying parents, coordinating book delivery, 471
701	701		providing the opportunity to annually select book topics and 472
702	702		genres, and raising awareness of the initiative as provided by 473
703	703		this section. 474
704	704		(h) School districts and partnering nonprofit 475
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717	717		organizations shall raise awareness of the initiative, including 476
718	718		information on eligibility and video training modules under 477
719	719		paragraph (4)(e), through, at least, the following: 478
720	720		1. The student handbook a nd the read-at-home plan under s. 479
721	721		1008.25(5)(d). 480
722	722		2. A parent or curriculum night or separate initiative 481
723	723		awareness event at each elementary school. 482
724	724		3. Partnering with the county library to host awareness 483
725	725		events, which should coincide with other initiati ves such as 484
726	726		library card drives, family library nights, summer access 485
727	727		events, and other family engagement programming. 486
728	728		(i) Each school district shall establish a data sharing 487
729	729		agreement with the initiative's administrator which allows for a 488
730	730		streamlined student verification and enrollment process. 489
731	731		(7) ADMINISTRATION; RULES. — 490
732	732		(a) The Department of Revenue, the division, and the 491
733	733		Department of Education may develop a cooperative agreement to 492
734	734		assist in the administration of this section, as needed. 493
735	735		(b) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules necessary to 494
736	736		administer this section and ss. 211.0252, 212.1833, 220.1876, 495
737	737		561.1212, and 624.51056, including rules establishing 496
738	738		application forms, procedures governing the approval of tax 497
739	739		credits and carryforward ta x credits under subsection (5), and 498
740	740		procedures to be followed by taxpayers when claiming approved 499
741	741		tax credits on their returns. 500
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754	754		(c) The division may adopt rules necessary to administer 501
755	755		its responsibilities under this section and s. 561.1212. 502
756	756		(d) The Department of Education may adopt rules necessary 503
757	757		to administer this section. 504
758	758		(e) Notwithstanding any provision of s. 213.053 to the 505
759	759		contrary, sharing information with the division related to this 506
760	760		tax credit is considered the conduct of the Department of 507
761	761		Revenue's official duties as contemplated in s. 213.053(8)(c), 508
762	762		and the Department of Revenue and the division are specifically 509
763	763		authorized to share information as needed to administer this 510
764	764		section. 511
765	765		Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 1003.499, Florida 512
766	766		Statutes, is amended to read: 513
767	767		1003.499 Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) 514
768	768		Initiative.— 515
769	769		(2) FLORIDA APPROVED COURSES. —The Department of Education 516
770	770		shall annually publish online a list of providers approved to 517
771	771		offer Florida approved courses which sh all be listed in the 518
772	772		online catalog pursuant to s. 1002.321(6) s. 1002.321(5). 519
773	773		(a) As used in this section, the term "Florida approved 520
774	774		courses" means online courses provided by individuals which 521
775	775		include, but are not limited to, massive open online courses or 522
776	776		remedial education associated with the courses that are measured 523
777	777		pursuant to s. 1008.22. Massive open online courses may be 524
778	778		authorized in the following subject areas: Algebra I, biology, 525
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791	791		geometry, and civics. Courses may be applied toward requirements 526
792	792		for promotion or graduation in whole, in subparts, or in a 527
793	793		combination of whole and subparts. A student may not be required 528
794	794		to repeat subparts that are satisfactorily completed. 529
795	795		(b) A Florida approved course must be annually identified, 530
796	796		approved, published, and shared for consideration by interested 531
797	797		students and school districts. The Commissioner of Education 532
798	798		shall approve each Florida approved course for application in K -533
799	799		12 public schools in acc ordance with rules of the State Board of 534
800	800		Education. 535
801	801		Section 6. Section 1004.646, Florida Statutes, is created 536
802	802		to read: 537
803	803		1004.646 University of Florida Lastinger Center For 538
804	804		Learning.—There is created at the University of Florida, the 539
805	805		Lastinger Center for Learning. The center shall: 540
806	806		(1) Develop and administer programs to improve student 541
807	807		achievement outcomes in early learning, literacy, and 542
808	808		mathematics. 543
809	809		(2) Provide professional learning for educators to improve 544
810	810		the quality of instruction in early lear ning, literacy, and 545
811	811		mathematics. Professional learning shall include the development 546
812	812		of micro-credentials that require educators to demonstrate 547
813	813		competency. Micro-credentials must be provided at low or no cost 548
814	814		and be personalized, and may be provided online or in person. 549
815	815		(3) Provide technical assistance and support to school 550
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828	828		districts and schools in improving student achievement. 551
829	829		(4) Conduct and publish research on teaching and learning 552
830	830		in early learning, literacy, and mathematics as well as 553
831	831		professional learning for educators. 554
832	832		(5) This section is repealed effective July 1, 2024. 555
833	833		Section 7. Section 1004.561, Florida Statutes, is created 556
834	834		to read: 557
835	835		1004.561 University of Florida Lastinger Center For 558
836	836		Learning.—There is created at the University of Florida, the 559
837	837		Lastinger Center for Learning. The center shall: 560
838	838		(1) Develop and administer programs to improve student 561
839	839		achievement outcomes in early learning, literacy, and 562
840	840		mathematics. 563
841	841		(2) Provide professional learning for educators to improve 564
842	842		the quality of instruction in early learning, literacy, and 565
843	843		mathematics. Professional learning shall include the development 566
844	844		of micro-credentials that require educators to demonstrate 567
845	845		competency. Micro-credentials must be provided at low or no cost 568
846	846		and be personalized, and may be provided online or in person. 569
847	847		(3) Provide technical assistance and support to school 570
848	848		districts and schools in improving student achievement. 571
849	849		(4) Conduct and publish research on teaching and learning 572
850	850		in early learning, literacy, and math ematics as well as 573
851	851		professional learning for educators. 574
852	852		(5) Administer the New Worlds Tutoring Program that 575
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865	865		supports school districts and schools in improving student 576
866	866		achievement in reading and mathematics pursuant to s. 1008.366. 577
867	867		(6)(a) Collaborate wi th school districts on the 578
868	868		implementation of s. 1002.321(3) and award grant funds to 579
869	869		eligible recipients. 580
870	870		(b) The sum of $2 million in recurring funds from the 581
871	871		General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the University of 582
872	872		Florida Lastinger Center for Learni ng for the grants awarded 583
873	873		pursuant to this subsection. 584
874	874		Section 8. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5), paragraph (c) 585
875	875		of subsection (6), and paragraph (c) of subsection (9) of 586
876	876		section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 587
877	877		1008.25 Public school s tudent progression; student 588
878	878		support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; 589
879	879		reporting requirements. — 590
880	880		(5) READING DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. — 591
881	881		(d) The parent of any student who exhibits a substantial 592
882	882		deficiency in reading, as described in paragraph (a), must be 593
883	883		notified in writing of the following: 594
884	884		1. That his or her child has been identified as having a 595
885	885		substantial deficiency in reading, including a description and 596
886	886		explanation, in terms understandable to the parent, of the exact 597
887	887		nature of the student's difficulty in learning and lack of 598
888	888		achievement in reading. 599
889	889		2. A description of the current services that are provided 600
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902	902		to the child. 601
903	903		3. A description of the proposed intensive interventions 602
904	904		and supports that will be provided to the c hild that are 603
905	905		designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency. 604
906	906		4. That if the child's reading deficiency is not 605
907	907		remediated by the end of grade 3, the child must be retained 606
908	908		unless he or she is exempt from mandatory retention for good 607
909	909		cause. 608
910	910		5. Strategies, including multisensory strategies and 609
911	911		programming, through a read -at-home plan the parent can use in 610
912	912		helping his or her child succeed in reading. The read -at-home 611
913	913		plan must provide access to the resources identified in 612
914	914		paragraph (e) (f). 613
915	915		6. That the statewide, standardized English Language Arts 614
916	916		assessment is not the sole determiner of promotion and that 615
917	917		additional evaluations, portfolio reviews, and assessments are 616
918	918		available to the child to assist parents and the school district 617
919	919		in knowing when a child is reading at or above grade level and 618
920	920		ready for grade promotion. 619
921	921		7. The district's specific criteria and policies for a 620
922	922		portfolio as provided in subparagraph (7)(b)4. and the evidence 621
923	923		required for a student to demonstrate mastery of Fl orida's 622
924	924		academic standards for English Language Arts. A school must 623
925	925		immediately begin collecting evidence for a portfolio when a 624
926	926		student in grade 3 is identified as being at risk of retention 625
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939	939		or upon the request of the parent, whichever occurs first. 626
940	940		8. The district's specific criteria and policies for 627
941	941		midyear promotion. Midyear promotion means promotion of a 628
942	942		retained student at any time during the year of retention once 629
943	943		the student has demonstrated ability to read at grade level. 630
944	944		9. Information about t he student's eligibility for the New 631
945	945		Worlds Reading Initiative under s. 1003.485 and the New Worlds 632
946	946		Scholarship Accounts under s. 1002.411 and information on parent 633
947	947		training modules and other reading engagement resources 634
948	948		available through the initiative. 635
949	949		636
950	950		After initial notification, the school shall apprise the parent 637
951	951		at least monthly of the student's progress in response to the 638
952	952		intensive interventions and supports. Such communications must 639
953	953		be in writing and must explain any additional interventions or 640
954	954		supports that will be implemented to accelerate the student's 641
955	955		progress if the interventions and supports already being 642
956	956		implemented have not resulted in improvement. 643
957	957		(6) MATHEMATICS DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. — 644
958	958		(c) The parent of a student who exhi bits a substantial 645
959	959		deficiency in mathematics, as described in paragraph (a), must 646
960	960		be notified in writing of the following: 647
961	961		1. That his or her child has been identified as having a 648
962	962		substantial deficiency in mathematics, including a description 649
963	963		and explanation, in terms understandable to the parent, of the 650
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977	977		achievement in mathematics. 652
978	978		2. A description of the current services that are provided 653
979	979		to the child. 654
980	980		3. A description of the proposed i ntensive interventions 655
981	981		and supports that will be provided to the child that are 656
982	982		designed to remediate the identified area of mathematics 657
983	983		deficiency. 658
984	984		4. Strategies, including multisensory strategies and 659
985	985		programming, through a home -based plan the parent can use in 660
986	986		helping his or her child succeed in mathematics. The home -based 661
987	987		plan must provide access to the resources identified in 662
988	988		paragraph (d) (e). 663
989	989		664
990	990		After the initial notification, the school shall apprise the 665
991	991		parent at least monthly of the student's progress in response to 666
992	992		the intensive interventions and supports. Such communications 667
993	993		must be in writing and must explain any additional interventions 668
994	994		or supports that will be implemented to accelerate the student's 669
995	995		progress if the interventions and supports already being 670
996	996		implemented have not resulted in improvement. 671
997	997		(9) COORDINATED SCREENING AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM. — 672
998	998		(c) To facilitate timely inte rventions and supports 673
999	999		pursuant to subsection (4), the system must provide results from 674
1000	1000		the first two administrations of the progress monitoring to a 675
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1013	1013		student's teacher or prekindergarten instructor within 1 week 676
1014	1014		and to the student's parent within 2 weeks after of the 677
1015	1015		administration of the progress monitoring. Delivery of results 678
1016	1016		from the comprehensive, end -of-year progress monitoring ELA 679
1017	1017		assessment for grades 3 through 10 and Mathematics assessment 680
1018	1018		for grades 3 through 8 must be in accordance with s. 681
1019	1019		1008.22(7)(h). 682
1020	1020		1. A student's results from the coordinated screening and 683
1021	1021		progress monitoring system must be recorded in a written, easy -684
1022	1022		to-comprehend individual student report. Each school district 685
1023	1023		shall provide a parent secure access to his or her child's 686
1024	1024		individual student reports through a web -based portal as part of 687
1025	1025		its student information system. Each early learning coalition 688
1026	1026		shall provide parents the individual student report in a format 689
1027	1027		determined by state board rule. 690
1028	1028		2. In addition to the information under subparagraph 691
1029	1029		(a)5., the report must also include parent resources that 692
1030	1030		explain the purpose of progress monitoring, assist the parent in 693
1031	1031		interpreting progress monitoring results, and support informed 694
1032	1032		parent involvement. Parent resources may include pe rsonalized 695
1033	1033		video formats. 696
1034	1034		3. The department shall annually update school districts 697
1035	1035		and early learning coalitions on new system features and 698
1036	1036		functionality and collaboratively identify with school districts 699
1037	1037		and early learning coalitions strategies for mean ingfully 700
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1050	1050		reporting to parents results from the coordinated screening and 701
1051	1051		progress monitoring system. The department shall develop ways to 702
1052	1052		increase the utilization, by instructional staff and parents, of 703
1053	1053		student assessment data and resources. 704
1054	1054		4. An individual student report must be provided in a 705
1055	1055		printed format upon a parent's request. 706
1056	1056		Section 9. Section 1008.366, Florida Statutes, is created 707
1057	1057		to read: 708
1058	1058		1008.366 The New Worlds Tutoring Program. — 709
1059	1059		(1) The New Worlds Tutoring Program is created to suppor t 710
1060	1060		school districts and schools in improving student achievement in 711
1061	1061		reading and mathematics by: 712
1062	1062		(a) Providing best practice science of reading guidelines 713
1063	1063		for districts in consultation with the Just Read, Florida! 714
1064	1064		Office. 715
1065	1065		(b) Providing best practice guid elines for mathematics 716
1066	1066		tutoring in alignment with Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent 717
1067	1067		Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards for mathematics. 718
1068	1068		(c) Establishing minimum standards that each school 719
1069	1069		district must meet to participate in the program. The minimum 720
1070	1070		standards must address: 721
1071	1071		1. Appropriate group sizes for tutoring sessions. 722
1072	1072		2. The frequency and duration of tutoring sessions. 723
1073	1073		3. Minimum staffing qualifications for tutors. 724
1074	1074		4. The use of ongoing, informal and formal assessments to 725
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1087	1087		target instructional interventions. 726
1088	1088		5. Prioritization strategies for tutoring students. 727
1089	1089		(d) Providing access during the school day to additional 728
1090	1090		literacy or mathematics support through evidence -based automated 729
1091	1091		literacy tutoring software that provides each student with real-730
1092	1092		time interventions that are based in science of reading 731
1093	1093		principles or mathematics instructional best practices and 732
1094	1094		individually tailored to the needs and ability of each student. 733
1095	1095		Access shall be provided to students in kindergarten through 734
1096	1096		grade 5 enrolled in a public school who have a substantial 735
1097	1097		deficiency in reading or mathematics in accordance with s. 736
1098	1098		1008.25. The term "evidence -based" has the same meaning as in s. 737
1099	1099		1003.4201(6). 738
1100	1100		(e) Awarding grants to school districts that may be used 739
1101	1101		for stipends for in-person tutoring during the school day, 740
1102	1102		before and after school, or during a summer program. In -person 741
1103	1103		tutoring may be provided to, at a minimum, kindergarten through 742
1104	1104		grade 5 students enrolled in a public school who have a 743
1105	1105		substantial deficiency in reading or mathematics in accordance 744
1106	1106		with s. 1008.25. To identify eligible students, the department 745
1107	1107		shall provide the administrator with mathematics and reading 746
1108	1108		progress monitoring data for eligible kindergarten through grade 747
1109	1109		12 students within 30 days af ter the close of each progress 748
1110	1110		monitoring period. 749
1111	1111		(f) Providing technical assistance and professional 750
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1125	1125		1. Advising district staff on tutoring program design and 752
1126	1126		intervention selection upon request. 753
1127	1127		2. Assisting districts in reviewing tutoring programs, 754
1128	1128		professional learning programs, curriculum, and resources to 755
1129	1129		ensure that they adhere to the science of reading or best 756
1130	1130		practices in mathematics. 757
1131	1131		3. Providing professional learning to district staff to 758
1132	1132		build their knowledge and skills around the science of reading 759
1133	1133		or best practices in mathematics. 760
1134	1134		(2) Annually, by July 1, the administrator of the New 761
1135	1135		Worlds Tutoring Program shall provide to the President of the 762
1136	1136		Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 763
1137	1137		Commissioner of Education a report summarizing school district 764
1138	1138		use of program funds and student academic outcomes as a result 765
1139	1139		of the additional literacy or mathematics support provided under 766
1140	1140		this section. 767
1141	1141		Section 10. This act s hall take effect July 1, 2024. 768