| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | - | ||
| 3 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 8 | - | hb7039- | |
| 9 | - | Page 1 of | |
| 8 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 9 | + | Page 1 of 40 | |
| 10 | 10 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | A bill to be entitled 1 | |
| 15 | 15 | An act relating to education; amending s. 200.065, 2 | |
| 16 | 16 | F.S.; requiring a district school board to advertise 3 | |
| 17 | 17 | its intent to adopt a tentative budget on a publicly 4 | |
| 18 | 18 | available website if the district school board does 5 | |
| 19 | 19 | not advertise such intent in a newspaper of gen eral 6 | |
| 20 | 20 | circulation; defining the term "publicly accessible 7 | |
| 21 | 21 | website"; requiring certain information relating to a 8 | |
| 22 | 22 | postponed hearing to be posted on a school district 9 | |
| 23 | 23 | website under certain circumstances; amending s. 10 | |
| 24 | - | ||
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | ||
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ||
| 29 | - | ||
| 30 | - | ||
| 31 | - | ||
| 32 | - | ||
| 33 | - | ||
| 34 | - | ||
| 35 | - | ||
| 36 | - | ||
| 37 | - | ||
| 38 | - | ||
| 24 | + | 316.173, F.S.; revising requirements for sig nage that 11 | |
| 25 | + | must be posted on certain school buses; amending s. 12 | |
| 26 | + | 1001.372, F.S.; requiring public notices for district 13 | |
| 27 | + | school board meetings be posted on a publicly 14 | |
| 28 | + | accessible website; deleting a requirement for public 15 | |
| 29 | + | notices to be published in a newspaper; amending s. 16 | |
| 30 | + | 1002.20, F.S.; deleting a requirement that an economic 17 | |
| 31 | + | security report of employment and earning outcomes be 18 | |
| 32 | + | provided to students; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.; 19 | |
| 33 | + | requiring newly hired prekindergarten instructors to 20 | |
| 34 | + | complete specified training withi n a certain 21 | |
| 35 | + | timeframe; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 22 | |
| 36 | + | 1004.85, F.S.; requiring program participants of a 23 | |
| 37 | + | postsecondary educator preparation institute to meet 24 | |
| 38 | + | specified requirements before participating in field 25 | |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | - | ||
| 40 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 45 | - | hb7039- | |
| 46 | - | Page 2 of | |
| 45 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 46 | + | Page 2 of 40 | |
| 47 | 47 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 52 | - | ||
| 53 | - | ||
| 54 | - | ||
| 55 | - | ||
| 56 | - | ||
| 57 | - | ||
| 58 | - | ||
| 59 | - | ||
| 60 | - | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 62 | - | ||
| 63 | - | ||
| 64 | - | ||
| 65 | - | ||
| 66 | - | ||
| 67 | - | ||
| 68 | - | amending s. | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 70 | - | ||
| 71 | - | ||
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 74 | - | ||
| 75 | - | ||
| 51 | + | experiences; amending s. 1004.88, F. S.; authorizing 26 | |
| 52 | + | the Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation to 27 | |
| 53 | + | develop a professional learning system; repealing s. 28 | |
| 54 | + | 1006.025, F.S., relating to guidance services; 29 | |
| 55 | + | amending s. 1010.11, F.S.; providing that school 30 | |
| 56 | + | districts are exempt from certain re quirements 31 | |
| 57 | + | relating to electronic transfer of funds; amending s. 32 | |
| 58 | + | 1011.03, F.S.; requiring a district school board to 33 | |
| 59 | + | publish its tentative budget on a publicly accessible 34 | |
| 60 | + | website; deleting a requirement for a district school 35 | |
| 61 | + | board to publish its tentative budget in a newspaper 36 | |
| 62 | + | or at a courthouse under certain circumstances; 37 | |
| 63 | + | amending s. 1012.05, F.S.; authorizing, rather than 38 | |
| 64 | + | requiring, district school boards to base certain 39 | |
| 65 | + | polices on guidelines from the Department of 40 | |
| 66 | + | Education; revising the frequency with which school 41 | |
| 67 | + | districts must submit certain information to the 42 | |
| 68 | + | department; amending s. 1012.07, F.S.; requiring the 43 | |
| 69 | + | State Board of Education to develop strategies to 44 | |
| 70 | + | address critical teacher shortages; amending s. 45 | |
| 71 | + | 1012.22, F.S.; providing that collective ba rgaining 46 | |
| 72 | + | may not preclude a district school board from carrying 47 | |
| 73 | + | out specified duties; providing that if a 48 | |
| 74 | + | superintendent appears before the State Board of 49 | |
| 75 | + | Education for a specified purpose, the president of 50 | |
| 76 | 76 | ||
| 77 | - | ||
| 77 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 78 | 78 | ||
| 79 | 79 | ||
| 80 | 80 | ||
| 81 | 81 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 82 | - | hb7039- | |
| 83 | - | Page 3 of | |
| 82 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 83 | + | Page 3 of 40 | |
| 84 | 84 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | 87 | ||
| 88 | - | ||
| 89 | - | ||
| 90 | - | ||
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | ||
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | ||
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | s. | |
| 103 | - | district school boards to | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 105 | - | ||
| 106 | - | ||
| 107 | - | F.S.; | |
| 108 | - | ||
| 109 | - | ||
| 110 | - | district school | |
| 111 | - | ||
| 112 | - | ||
| 88 | + | the school district bargaining unit also must app ear; 51 | |
| 89 | + | amending s. 1012.555, F.S.; revising requirements for 52 | |
| 90 | + | individuals to participate in the Teacher 53 | |
| 91 | + | Apprenticeship Program; amending s. 1012.575, F.S.; 54 | |
| 92 | + | providing that certain provisions relating to 55 | |
| 93 | + | alternative teacher preparation programs also apply to 56 | |
| 94 | + | the Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation; 57 | |
| 95 | + | repealing s. 1012.72, F.S., relating to the Dale 58 | |
| 96 | + | Hickam Excellent Teaching Program; repealing s. 59 | |
| 97 | + | 1012.86, F.S., relating to the Florida College System 60 | |
| 98 | + | institution employment equity accountability program; 61 | |
| 99 | + | amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; providing that provisions 62 | |
| 100 | + | relating to the development of a professional learning 63 | |
| 101 | + | system apply to the Florida Institute for Charter 64 | |
| 102 | + | School Innovation; amending s. 1013.15, F.S.; 65 | |
| 103 | + | authorizing district school boards to rent or lease 66 | |
| 104 | + | specified plants and facilities and sites; providing 67 | |
| 105 | + | that the lease-purchase of certain plants and 68 | |
| 106 | + | facilities and sites are exempt from certain 69 | |
| 107 | + | requirements; amending s. 1013.16, F.S.; revising 70 | |
| 108 | + | minimum lease term requirements for land for certain 71 | |
| 109 | + | construction projects; amending s. 1013.20, F.S.; 72 | |
| 110 | + | deleting a district school board requirement to plan 73 | |
| 111 | + | for the use of relocatables; deleting a requirement 74 | |
| 112 | + | for the commissioner to provide a progress report to 75 | |
| 113 | 113 | ||
| 114 | - | ||
| 114 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 115 | 115 | ||
| 116 | 116 | ||
| 117 | 117 | ||
| 118 | 118 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 119 | - | hb7039- | |
| 120 | - | Page 4 of | |
| 119 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 120 | + | Page 4 of 40 | |
| 121 | 121 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 122 | 122 | ||
| 123 | 123 | ||
| 124 | 124 | ||
| 125 | - | ||
| 126 | - | ||
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | ||
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | ||
| 131 | - | ||
| 132 | - | ||
| 133 | - | ||
| 134 | - | ||
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | - | ||
| 137 | - | ||
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | ||
| 140 | - | ||
| 141 | - | ||
| 142 | - | ||
| 143 | - | ||
| 144 | - | ||
| 145 | - | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 147 | - | ||
| 148 | - | ||
| 149 | - | ||
| 125 | + | the Legislature; repealing s. 1013.21, F.S., relating 76 | |
| 126 | + | to reduction of relocatable facilities in use; 77 | |
| 127 | + | amending s. 1013.385, F.S.; deleting requirements for 78 | |
| 128 | + | a resolution relating to educational facilities 79 | |
| 129 | + | construction which may be adopted by district school 80 | |
| 130 | + | boards; providing that exceptions to requirements for 81 | |
| 131 | + | public shelter design criteria remain subject to 82 | |
| 132 | + | certain emergency management provisions; providing 83 | |
| 133 | + | that a school board may not be required to build more 84 | |
| 134 | + | emergency-shelter space than identified as needed; 85 | |
| 135 | + | amending s. 1013.48, F.S.; deleting a requirement that 86 | |
| 136 | + | school districts monitor and report the impact of 87 | |
| 137 | + | certain change orders; amending ss. 1001.64, 1001.65, 88 | |
| 138 | + | 1003.621, 1011.6202, and 1013.35, F.S.; conforming 89 | |
| 139 | + | cross-references to changes made by the act; providing 90 | |
| 140 | + | an effective date. 91 | |
| 141 | + | 92 | |
| 142 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 93 | |
| 143 | + | 94 | |
| 144 | + | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 95 | |
| 145 | + | 200.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 96 | |
| 146 | + | 200.065 Method of fixing millage. — 97 | |
| 147 | + | (2) No millage shall be levied until a resolution or 98 | |
| 148 | + | ordinance has been ap proved by the governing board of the taxing 99 | |
| 149 | + | authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the 100 | |
| 150 | 150 | ||
| 151 | - | ||
| 151 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 152 | 152 | ||
| 153 | 153 | ||
| 154 | 154 | ||
| 155 | 155 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 156 | - | hb7039- | |
| 157 | - | Page 5 of | |
| 156 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 157 | + | Page 5 of 40 | |
| 158 | 158 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 159 | 159 | ||
| 160 | 160 | ||
| 161 | 161 | ||
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | ||
| 164 | - | ||
| 165 | - | ||
| 166 | - | ||
| 167 | - | ||
| 168 | - | the | |
| 169 | - | ||
| 170 | - | ||
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | ||
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | ||
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | ||
| 179 | - | ||
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | ||
| 183 | - | ||
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | ||
| 186 | - | ||
| 162 | + | taxing authority according to the following procedure: 101 | |
| 163 | + | (f)1. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to 102 | |
| 164 | + | the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to 103 | |
| 165 | + | adopt a tentative budget on a publicly accessible website 104 | |
| 166 | + | pursuant to s. 50.0311 or in a newspaper of general circulation 105 | |
| 167 | + | pursuant to subsection (3) within 29 days after of certification 106 | |
| 168 | + | of value pursuant to subsection (1). For the purpose of this 107 | |
| 169 | + | paragraph, the term "publicly accessible website" includes a 108 | |
| 170 | + | district school board's official website if the school board 109 | |
| 171 | + | website satisfies the remaining requirements of s. 50.0311. Not 110 | |
| 172 | + | less than 2 days or more than 5 days thereafter , the district 111 | |
| 173 | + | shall hold a public hearing on the tentative budget pursuant to 112 | |
| 174 | + | the applicable provisions of paragraph (c). In the event of 113 | |
| 175 | + | postponement or recess due to a declared state of emergency, the 114 | |
| 176 | + | school district may postpone or recess the hearing f or up to 7 115 | |
| 177 | + | days and shall post a prominent notice at the place of the 116 | |
| 178 | + | original hearing showing the date, time, and place where the 117 | |
| 179 | + | hearing will be reconvened. The posted notice shall measure not 118 | |
| 180 | + | less than 8.5 by 11 inches. The school district shall make ev ery 119 | |
| 181 | + | reasonable effort to provide reasonable notification of the 120 | |
| 182 | + | continued hearing to the taxpayers. The information must also be 121 | |
| 183 | + | posted on the school district's website if the district school 122 | |
| 184 | + | board uses a different method of advertisement . 123 | |
| 185 | + | 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the 124 | |
| 186 | + | contrary, each school district shall advise the property 125 | |
| 187 | 187 | ||
| 188 | - | ||
| 188 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 189 | 189 | ||
| 190 | 190 | ||
| 191 | 191 | ||
| 192 | 192 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 193 | - | hb7039- | |
| 194 | - | Page 6 of | |
| 193 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 194 | + | Page 6 of 40 | |
| 195 | 195 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 196 | 196 | ||
| 197 | 197 | ||
| 198 | 198 | ||
| 199 | - | ||
| 200 | - | ||
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | ||
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | ||
| 205 | - | ||
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | ||
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | ||
| 210 | - | ||
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | ||
| 213 | - | ||
| 214 | - | ||
| 215 | - | ||
| 216 | - | ||
| 217 | - | ||
| 218 | - | ||
| 219 | - | ||
| 220 | - | ||
| 221 | - | ||
| 222 | - | ||
| 223 | - | ||
| 199 | + | appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days 126 | |
| 200 | + | of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The 127 | |
| 201 | + | recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be 128 | |
| 202 | + | considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of 129 | |
| 203 | + | paragraph (b). 130 | |
| 204 | + | 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the 131 | |
| 205 | + | contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to 132 | |
| 206 | + | finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days of 133 | |
| 207 | + | certification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but not 134 | |
| 208 | + | earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall be 135 | |
| 209 | + | held in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraph 136 | |
| 210 | + | (d), except that a newspaper advertis ement need not precede the 137 | |
| 211 | + | hearing. 138 | |
| 212 | + | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 139 | |
| 213 | + | 316.173, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 140 | |
| 214 | + | 316.173 School bus infraction detection systems. — 141 | |
| 215 | + | (2)(a) The school district must post high-visibility 142 | |
| 216 | + | reflective signage on the rear of each school bus in which a 143 | |
| 217 | + | school bus infraction detection system is installed and 144 | |
| 218 | + | operational which indicates the use of such system. The signage 145 | |
| 219 | + | must be in the form of one or more signs or stickers and must 146 | |
| 220 | + | contain the following elements in substantially the following 147 | |
| 221 | + | form: 148 | |
| 222 | + | 1. The words "STOP WHEN RED LIGHTS FLASH" or "DO NOT PASS 149 | |
| 223 | + | WHEN RED LIGHTS FLASH." 150 | |
| 224 | 224 | ||
| 225 | - | ||
| 225 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 226 | 226 | ||
| 227 | 227 | ||
| 228 | 228 | ||
| 229 | 229 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 230 | - | hb7039- | |
| 231 | - | Page 7 of | |
| 230 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 231 | + | Page 7 of 40 | |
| 232 | 232 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 233 | 233 | ||
| 234 | 234 | ||
| 235 | 235 | ||
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | ||
| 240 | - | ||
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | ||
| 244 | - | ||
| 245 | - | ||
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | ||
| 248 | - | ||
| 249 | - | an | |
| 250 | - | 165 | |
| 251 | - | ||
| 252 | - | 167 | |
| 253 | - | ||
| 254 | - | ||
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | ( | |
| 257 | - | ||
| 258 | - | ||
| 259 | - | ||
| 260 | - | ||
| 236 | + | 2. The words "CAMERA ENFORCED." 151 | |
| 237 | + | 3. A graphic depiction of a camera. 152 | |
| 238 | + | Section 3. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of 153 | |
| 239 | + | section 1001.372, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 154 | |
| 240 | + | 1001.372 District school board meetings. — 155 | |
| 241 | + | (2) PLACE OF MEETINGS. — 156 | |
| 242 | + | (b) Upon the giving of due public notice on a publicly 157 | |
| 243 | + | accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 , regular or special 158 | |
| 244 | + | meetings of the district school board may be held at any 159 | |
| 245 | + | appropriate public place in the county . 160 | |
| 246 | + | (c) For purpose of this section, due public notice shall 161 | |
| 247 | + | consist of publication in a newspaper of general circulation in 162 | |
| 248 | + | the county or in each county where t here is no newspaper of 163 | |
| 249 | + | general circulation in the county an announcement over at least 164 | |
| 250 | + | one radio station whose signal is generally received in the 165 | |
| 251 | + | county, a reasonable number of times daily during the 48 hours 166 | |
| 252 | + | immediately preceding the date of such meetin g, or by posting a 167 | |
| 253 | + | notice at the courthouse door if no newspaper is published in 168 | |
| 254 | + | the county, at least 2 days after prior to the giving of notice 169 | |
| 255 | + | meeting. 170 | |
| 256 | + | Section 4. Subsection (24) of section 1002.20, Florida 171 | |
| 257 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 172 | |
| 258 | + | 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 173 | |
| 259 | + | school students must receive accurate and timely information 174 | |
| 260 | + | regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 175 | |
| 261 | 261 | ||
| 262 | - | ||
| 262 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 263 | 263 | ||
| 264 | 264 | ||
| 265 | 265 | ||
| 266 | 266 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 267 | - | hb7039- | |
| 268 | - | Page 8 of | |
| 267 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 268 | + | Page 8 of 40 | |
| 269 | 269 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 270 | 270 | ||
| 271 | 271 | ||
| 272 | 272 | ||
| 273 | - | ||
| 274 | - | ||
| 275 | - | ||
| 276 | - | ||
| 277 | - | ||
| 278 | - | ||
| 279 | - | ||
| 280 | - | ||
| 281 | - | ||
| 282 | - | ||
| 283 | - | ||
| 284 | - | ||
| 285 | - | school | |
| 286 | - | ||
| 287 | - | ||
| 288 | - | ||
| 289 | - | ||
| 290 | - | ||
| 291 | - | ||
| 292 | - | ||
| 293 | - | ||
| 294 | - | | |
| 295 | - | ||
| 296 | - | ||
| 297 | - | ||
| 273 | + | of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K -12 176 | |
| 274 | + | students and their paren ts are afforded numerous statutory 177 | |
| 275 | + | rights including, but not limited to, the following: 178 | |
| 276 | + | (24) ECONOMIC SECURITY REPORT. —Beginning in the 2014 -2015 179 | |
| 277 | + | school year and annually thereafter, each middle school and high 180 | |
| 278 | + | school student or the student's parent prio r to registration 181 | |
| 279 | + | shall be provided a two -page summary of the Department of 182 | |
| 280 | + | Economic Opportunity's economic security report of employment 183 | |
| 281 | + | and earning outcomes prepared pursuant to s. 445.07 and 184 | |
| 282 | + | electronic access to the report. 185 | |
| 283 | + | Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 186 | |
| 284 | + | 1002.55, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 187 | |
| 285 | + | 1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by 188 | |
| 286 | + | private prekindergarten providers. — 189 | |
| 287 | + | (3) To be eligible to deliver the prekindergarten program, 190 | |
| 288 | + | a private prekindergarte n provider must meet each of the 191 | |
| 289 | + | following requirements: 192 | |
| 290 | + | (c) The private prekindergarten provider must have, for 193 | |
| 291 | + | each prekindergarten class of 11 children or fewer, at least one 194 | |
| 292 | + | prekindergarten instructor who meets each of the following 195 | |
| 293 | + | requirements: 196 | |
| 294 | + | 1. The prekindergarten instructor must hold, at a minimum, 197 | |
| 295 | + | one of the following credentials: 198 | |
| 296 | + | a. A child development associate credential issued by the 199 | |
| 297 | + | National Credentialing Program of the Council for Professional 200 | |
| 298 | 298 | ||
| 299 | - | ||
| 299 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 300 | 300 | ||
| 301 | 301 | ||
| 302 | 302 | ||
| 303 | 303 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 304 | - | hb7039- | |
| 305 | - | Page 9 of | |
| 304 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 305 | + | Page 9 of 40 | |
| 306 | 306 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 307 | 307 | ||
| 308 | 308 | ||
| 309 | 309 | ||
| 310 | - | ||
| 311 | - | ||
| 312 | - | ||
| 313 | - | ||
| 314 | - | ||
| 315 | - | ||
| 316 | - | ||
| 317 | - | ||
| 318 | - | ||
| 319 | - | ||
| 320 | - | ||
| 321 | - | ||
| 322 | - | ||
| 323 | - | ||
| 324 | - | ||
| 325 | - | ||
| 326 | - | ||
| 327 | - | ||
| 328 | - | ||
| 329 | - | ||
| 330 | - | ||
| 331 | - | ||
| 332 | - | ||
| 333 | - | ||
| 334 | - | ||
| 310 | + | Recognition; or 201 | |
| 311 | + | b. A credential approve d by the Department of Children and 202 | |
| 312 | + | Families as being equivalent to or greater than the credential 203 | |
| 313 | + | described in sub-subparagraph a. 204 | |
| 314 | + | 205 | |
| 315 | + | The Department of Children and Families may adopt rules under 206 | |
| 316 | + | ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 which provide criteria and procedur es 207 | |
| 317 | + | for approving equivalent credentials under sub -subparagraph b. 208 | |
| 318 | + | 2. The prekindergarten instructor must successfully 209 | |
| 319 | + | complete three emergent literacy training courses that include 210 | |
| 320 | + | developmentally appropriate and experiential learning practices 211 | |
| 321 | + | for children and a student performance standards training course 212 | |
| 322 | + | approved by the department as meeting or exceeding the minimum 213 | |
| 323 | + | standards adopted under s. 1002.59. A newly hired 214 | |
| 324 | + | prekindergarten instructor must complete the three emergent 215 | |
| 325 | + | literacy training courses w ithin 30 calendar days after being 216 | |
| 326 | + | hired if the instructor has not previously completed the 217 | |
| 327 | + | courses. The prekindergarten instructor must complete an 218 | |
| 328 | + | emergent literacy training course at least once every 5 years 219 | |
| 329 | + | after initially completing the three emergent literacy training 220 | |
| 330 | + | courses. The courses in this subparagraph must be recognized as 221 | |
| 331 | + | part of the informal early learning and career pathway 222 | |
| 332 | + | identified by the department under s. 1002.995(1)(b). The 223 | |
| 333 | + | requirement for completion of the standards training course 224 | |
| 334 | + | shall take effect July 1, 2022. The courses must be made 225 | |
| 335 | 335 | ||
| 336 | - | ||
| 336 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 337 | 337 | ||
| 338 | 338 | ||
| 339 | 339 | ||
| 340 | 340 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 341 | - | hb7039- | |
| 342 | - | Page 10 of | |
| 341 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 342 | + | Page 10 of 40 | |
| 343 | 343 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 344 | 344 | ||
| 345 | 345 | ||
| 346 | 346 | ||
| 347 | - | ||
| 348 | - | ||
| 349 | - | ||
| 350 | - | ||
| 351 | - | | |
| 352 | - | ||
| 353 | - | ||
| 354 | - | ||
| 355 | - | ||
| 356 | - | ||
| 357 | - | ||
| 358 | - | must | |
| 359 | - | ||
| 360 | - | ||
| 361 | - | ||
| 362 | - | ||
| 363 | - | | |
| 364 | - | ||
| 365 | - | ||
| 366 | - | ||
| 367 | - | ||
| 368 | - | ||
| 369 | - | ||
| 370 | - | ||
| 371 | - | ||
| 347 | + | available online or in person. 226 | |
| 348 | + | Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 227 | |
| 349 | + | 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 228 | |
| 350 | + | 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 229 | |
| 351 | + | (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 230 | |
| 352 | + | this section may offer competency -based certification programs 231 | |
| 353 | + | specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 232 | |
| 354 | + | degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 233 | |
| 355 | + | educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 234 | |
| 356 | + | preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 235 | |
| 357 | + | certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 236 | |
| 358 | + | must implement a program developed by the institute and approved 237 | |
| 359 | + | by the department for this purpose. Approved programs shall be 238 | |
| 360 | + | available for use by other approved educator preparation 239 | |
| 361 | + | institutes. 240 | |
| 362 | + | (b) Each program participant must: 241 | |
| 363 | + | 1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s. 242 | |
| 364 | + | 1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in 243 | |
| 365 | + | the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet 244 | |
| 366 | + | the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a) -(f) before participating in 245 | |
| 367 | + | field experiences. 246 | |
| 368 | + | 2. Demonstrate competency and participate in field 247 | |
| 369 | + | experiences that are appropriate to his or her educa tional plan 248 | |
| 370 | + | prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with candidates entering 249 | |
| 371 | + | an educator preparation institute in the 2022 -2023 school year, 250 | |
| 372 | 372 | ||
| 373 | - | ||
| 373 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 374 | 374 | ||
| 375 | 375 | ||
| 376 | 376 | ||
| 377 | 377 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 378 | - | hb7039- | |
| 379 | - | Page 11 of | |
| 378 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 379 | + | Page 11 of 40 | |
| 380 | 380 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 381 | 381 | ||
| 382 | 382 | ||
| 383 | 383 | ||
| 384 | - | ||
| 385 | - | ||
| 386 | - | ||
| 387 | - | ||
| 388 | - | ||
| 389 | - | | |
| 390 | - | ||
| 391 | - | ||
| 392 | - | ||
| 393 | - | ||
| 394 | - | ||
| 395 | - | ||
| 396 | - | ||
| 397 | - | ||
| 398 | - | ||
| 399 | - | ||
| 400 | - | ||
| 401 | - | ||
| 402 | - | ||
| 403 | - | ||
| 404 | - | ||
| 405 | - | Section | |
| 406 | - | ||
| 407 | - | | |
| 408 | - | ||
| 384 | + | a candidate for certification in a coverage area identified 251 | |
| 385 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must successfully complet e all 252 | |
| 386 | + | competencies for a reading endorsement, including completion of 253 | |
| 387 | + | the endorsement practicum through the candidate's field 254 | |
| 388 | + | experience, in order to graduate from the program. 255 | |
| 389 | + | 3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his 256 | |
| 390 | + | or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is 257 | |
| 391 | + | seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on 258 | |
| 392 | + | student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12 259 | |
| 393 | + | setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving 260 | |
| 394 | + | a passing score on the pr ofessional education competency 261 | |
| 395 | + | examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area 262 | |
| 396 | + | examination for the subject area certification which is required 263 | |
| 397 | + | by state board rule. 264 | |
| 398 | + | Section 7. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1004.88, 265 | |
| 399 | + | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5), 266 | |
| 400 | + | respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, 267 | |
| 401 | + | to read: 268 | |
| 402 | + | 1004.88 Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation. — 269 | |
| 403 | + | (3) The institute may develop a professional learning 270 | |
| 404 | + | system pursuant to s . 1012.98(7). 271 | |
| 405 | + | Section 8. Section 1006.025, Florida Statutes, is 272 | |
| 406 | + | repealed. 273 | |
| 407 | + | Section 9. Section 1010.11, Florida Statutes, is amended 274 | |
| 408 | + | to read: 275 | |
| 409 | 409 | ||
| 410 | - | ||
| 410 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 411 | 411 | ||
| 412 | 412 | ||
| 413 | 413 | ||
| 414 | 414 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 415 | - | hb7039- | |
| 416 | - | Page 12 of | |
| 415 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 416 | + | Page 12 of 40 | |
| 417 | 417 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 418 | 418 | ||
| 419 | 419 | ||
| 420 | 420 | ||
| 421 | - | ||
| 422 | - | ||
| 423 | - | ||
| 424 | - | ||
| 425 | - | ||
| 426 | - | ||
| 427 | - | ||
| 428 | - | ||
| 429 | - | ||
| 430 | - | school | |
| 431 | - | ||
| 432 | - | Section | |
| 433 | - | Statutes, | |
| 434 | - | ||
| 435 | - | ||
| 436 | - | | |
| 437 | - | ||
| 438 | - | ||
| 439 | - | ||
| 440 | - | ||
| 441 | - | ||
| 442 | - | ||
| 443 | - | ( | |
| 444 | - | ||
| 445 | - | ||
| 421 | + | 1010.11 Electronic transfer of funds. —Pursuant to the 276 | |
| 422 | + | provisions of s. 215.85, each district school board, Florida 277 | |
| 423 | + | College System institution board of trustees, and university 278 | |
| 424 | + | board of trustees shall adopt written policies prescribing the 279 | |
| 425 | + | accounting and control procedures under which any funds under 280 | |
| 426 | + | their control are allowed to be moved by electronic transaction 281 | |
| 427 | + | for any purpose including direct deposit, wire transfer, 282 | |
| 428 | + | withdrawal, investment, or payment. Electronic transactions 283 | |
| 429 | + | shall comply with the provisi ons of chapter 668. However, a 284 | |
| 430 | + | district school board is exempt from the requirements of s. 285 | |
| 431 | + | 668.50(18)(b). 286 | |
| 432 | + | Section 10. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 1011.03, 287 | |
| 433 | + | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 288 | |
| 434 | + | 1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted t o 289 | |
| 435 | + | Department of Education. — 290 | |
| 436 | + | (1) Each district school board shall cause a summary of 291 | |
| 437 | + | its tentative budget, including the proposed millage levies as 292 | |
| 438 | + | provided for by law, to be posted on the district's official 293 | |
| 439 | + | website or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s. 294 | |
| 440 | + | 50.0311 and advertised once in a newspaper of general 295 | |
| 441 | + | circulation published in the district or to be posted at the 296 | |
| 442 | + | courthouse if there be no such newspaper . 297 | |
| 443 | + | (3) The board shall hold public hearings to adopt 298 | |
| 444 | + | tentative and final budgets pur suant to s. 200.065. The hearings 299 | |
| 445 | + | shall be primarily for the purpose of hearing requests and 300 | |
| 446 | 446 | ||
| 447 | - | ||
| 447 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 448 | 448 | ||
| 449 | 449 | ||
| 450 | 450 | ||
| 451 | 451 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 452 | - | hb7039- | |
| 453 | - | Page 13 of | |
| 452 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 453 | + | Page 13 of 40 | |
| 454 | 454 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 455 | 455 | ||
| 456 | 456 | ||
| 457 | 457 | ||
| 458 | - | ||
| 459 | - | ||
| 460 | - | ||
| 461 | - | ||
| 462 | - | ||
| 463 | - | ||
| 464 | - | ||
| 465 | - | ||
| 466 | - | ||
| 467 | - | the | |
| 468 | - | ||
| 469 | - | ||
| 470 | - | ||
| 471 | - | ||
| 472 | - | ||
| 473 | - | ||
| 474 | - | | |
| 475 | - | ||
| 476 | - | ||
| 477 | - | ||
| 478 | - | ||
| 479 | - | ||
| 480 | - | ||
| 481 | - | ||
| 482 | - | ||
| 458 | + | complaints from the public regarding the budgets and the 301 | |
| 459 | + | proposed tax levies and for explaining the budget and proposed 302 | |
| 460 | + | or adopted amendments thereto, if any. The tentative budget must 303 | |
| 461 | + | be posted on the district's official website at least 2 days 304 | |
| 462 | + | before the budget hearing held pursuant to s. 200.065 or other 305 | |
| 463 | + | law. The final adopted budget must be posted on the district's 306 | |
| 464 | + | official website within 30 days after adoption. The board shall 307 | |
| 465 | + | require the superintendent to transmit two copies of the adopted 308 | |
| 466 | + | budget to the Department of Education as prescribed by law and 309 | |
| 467 | + | rules of the State Board of Education. 310 | |
| 468 | + | Section 11. Subsection (3) of section 1012.05, Florida 311 | |
| 469 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 312 | |
| 470 | + | 1012.05 Teacher recruitment and retention. — 313 | |
| 471 | + | (3)(a) Each school board shall adopt policies relating to 314 | |
| 472 | + | mentors and support for first -time teachers, which may include 315 | |
| 473 | + | the based upon guidelines issued by the Department of Education. 316 | |
| 474 | + | (b) By September 15 and February 15 each school year, each 317 | |
| 475 | + | school district shall electronically submit accurate public 318 | |
| 476 | + | school e-mail addresses for all instructional and administrative 319 | |
| 477 | + | personnel, as identified in s. 1012.01(2) and (3), to the 320 | |
| 478 | + | Department of Education. 321 | |
| 479 | + | Section 12. Section 1012.07, Florida Statutes, is amended 322 | |
| 480 | + | to read: 323 | |
| 481 | + | 1012.07 Identification of critical teacher shortage 324 | |
| 482 | + | areas.—The term "critical teacher shortage area" means high -need 325 | |
| 483 | 483 | ||
| 484 | - | ||
| 484 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 485 | 485 | ||
| 486 | 486 | ||
| 487 | 487 | ||
| 488 | 488 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 489 | - | hb7039- | |
| 490 | - | Page 14 of | |
| 489 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 490 | + | Page 14 of 40 | |
| 491 | 491 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 492 | 492 | ||
| 493 | 493 | ||
| 494 | 494 | ||
| 495 | - | ||
| 496 | - | ||
| 497 | - | ||
| 498 | - | ||
| 499 | - | ||
| 500 | - | ||
| 501 | - | ||
| 502 | - | ||
| 503 | - | ||
| 504 | - | ||
| 505 | - | ||
| 506 | - | ||
| 507 | - | ||
| 508 | - | ||
| 509 | - | ||
| 510 | - | ||
| 511 | - | ||
| 512 | - | | |
| 513 | - | ||
| 514 | - | ||
| 515 | - | 346 | |
| 516 | - | ||
| 517 | - | ||
| 518 | - | ||
| 519 | - | ||
| 495 | + | content areas and high -priority location areas identified by the 326 | |
| 496 | + | State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall 327 | |
| 497 | + | adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to 328 | |
| 498 | + | annually identify critical teacher shortage areas. The state 329 | |
| 499 | + | board must consider current and emerging educational 330 | |
| 500 | + | requirements and workforce demands in determining critical 331 | |
| 501 | + | teacher shortage areas. School grade levels may also be 332 | |
| 502 | + | designated critical teacher shortage areas. Individual district 333 | |
| 503 | + | school boards may identify and submit other critical teacher 334 | |
| 504 | + | shortage areas. Such submis sions must be aligned to current and 335 | |
| 505 | + | emerging educational requirements and workforce demands in order 336 | |
| 506 | + | to be approved by the State Board of Education. High -priority 337 | |
| 507 | + | location areas must shall be in high-density, low-economic urban 338 | |
| 508 | + | schools; low-density, low-economic rural schools; and schools 339 | |
| 509 | + | that earned a grade of "F" or three consecutive grades of "D" 340 | |
| 510 | + | pursuant to s. 1008.34. The State Board of Education shall 341 | |
| 511 | + | develop strategies to address critical teacher shortage areas. 342 | |
| 512 | + | Section 13. Subsection (3) is add ed to section 1012.22, 343 | |
| 513 | + | Florida Statutes, to read: 344 | |
| 514 | + | 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the 345 | |
| 515 | + | district school board. —The district school board shall: 346 | |
| 516 | + | (3)(a) Collective bargaining .—Notwithstanding provisions 347 | |
| 517 | + | of chapter 447 related to district school board collective 348 | |
| 518 | + | bargaining, collective bargaining may not preclude a district 349 | |
| 519 | + | school board from carrying out its constitutional and statutory 350 | |
| 520 | 520 | ||
| 521 | - | ||
| 521 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 522 | 522 | ||
| 523 | 523 | ||
| 524 | 524 | ||
| 525 | 525 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 526 | - | hb7039- | |
| 527 | - | Page 15 of | |
| 526 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 527 | + | Page 15 of 40 | |
| 528 | 528 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 529 | 529 | ||
| 530 | 530 | ||
| 531 | 531 | ||
| 532 | - | ||
| 533 | - | ||
| 534 | - | ||
| 535 | - | ||
| 536 | - | ||
| 537 | - | ||
| 538 | - | ||
| 539 | - | ||
| 540 | - | ||
| 541 | - | ||
| 542 | - | ||
| 543 | - | ||
| 544 | - | ||
| 545 | - | ||
| 546 | - | ||
| 547 | - | ||
| 548 | - | ||
| 549 | - | | |
| 550 | - | ||
| 551 | - | ||
| 552 | - | ||
| 553 | - | ||
| 554 | - | section | |
| 555 | - | ||
| 556 | - | ||
| 532 | + | duties related to the following: 351 | |
| 533 | + | 1. Providing incentives to highly effective teachers. 352 | |
| 534 | + | 2. Implementing intervention and support strategies under 353 | |
| 535 | + | s. 1008.33 to address the causes of low student performance and 354 | |
| 536 | + | improve student academic performance and attendance. 355 | |
| 537 | + | 3. Implementing student discip line provisions required by 356 | |
| 538 | + | law, including a review of a student's abilities, past 357 | |
| 539 | + | performance, behavior, and needs. 358 | |
| 540 | + | 4. Implementing school safety plans and requirements. 359 | |
| 541 | + | 5. Implementing staff and student recognition programs. 360 | |
| 542 | + | 6. Distributing corresp ondence to parents, teachers, and 361 | |
| 543 | + | community members related to the daily operation of schools and 362 | |
| 544 | + | the district. 363 | |
| 545 | + | 7. Providing any required notice or copies of information 364 | |
| 546 | + | related to the district school board or district operations 365 | |
| 547 | + | which is readily availab le on the school district's website. 366 | |
| 548 | + | 8. The school district's calendar. 367 | |
| 549 | + | (b) Appearances before the board .—If a district school 368 | |
| 550 | + | superintendent appears before the state board to provide an 369 | |
| 551 | + | update under s. 1011.62(14)(e), the state board must require 370 | |
| 552 | + | that the president of the collective bargaining unit that 371 | |
| 553 | + | represents the school district also must appear. 372 | |
| 554 | + | Section 14. Subsection (2) of section 1012.555, Florida 373 | |
| 555 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 374 | |
| 556 | + | 1012.555 Teacher Apprenticeship Program. — 375 | |
| 557 | 557 | ||
| 558 | - | ||
| 558 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 559 | 559 | ||
| 560 | 560 | ||
| 561 | 561 | ||
| 562 | 562 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 563 | - | hb7039- | |
| 564 | - | Page 16 of | |
| 563 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 564 | + | Page 16 of 40 | |
| 565 | 565 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 566 | 566 | ||
| 567 | 567 | ||
| 568 | 568 | ||
| 569 | - | ||
| 570 | - | ||
| 571 | - | ||
| 572 | - | ||
| 573 | - | ||
| 574 | - | ||
| 575 | - | ||
| 576 | - | ||
| 577 | - | ||
| 578 | - | ||
| 579 | - | ||
| 580 | - | ||
| 581 | - | ||
| 582 | - | ||
| 583 | - | ||
| 584 | - | ||
| 585 | - | ||
| 586 | - | ||
| 587 | - | ||
| 588 | - | ||
| 589 | - | ||
| 590 | - | ||
| 591 | - | ||
| 592 | - | ||
| 593 | - | ||
| 569 | + | (2)(a) An individual must meet the following minimum 376 | |
| 570 | + | eligibility requirements to participate in the apprenticeship 377 | |
| 571 | + | program: 378 | |
| 572 | + | 1. Have received an associate degree from an accredited 379 | |
| 573 | + | postsecondary institution. 380 | |
| 574 | + | 2. Have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 3.0 381 | |
| 575 | + | in that degree program. 382 | |
| 576 | + | 3. Have successfully passed a background screening as 383 | |
| 577 | + | provided in s. 1012.32. 384 | |
| 578 | + | 4. Have received a temporary apprenticeship certificate as 385 | |
| 579 | + | provided in s. 1012.56(7)(d). 386 | |
| 580 | + | (b) As a condition of participating in the program, an 387 | |
| 581 | + | apprentice teacher must commit to spending at least the first 2 388 | |
| 582 | + | years in the classroom of a mentor teacher using team teaching 389 | |
| 583 | + | strategies identified in s. 1003.03(5)(b) and fulfilling the on -390 | |
| 584 | + | the-job training component of the registered apprenticeship and 391 | |
| 585 | + | its associated standards. 392 | |
| 586 | + | (c) An apprentice teacher must do both of the following: 393 | |
| 587 | + | 1. Complete at least 2 years in an apprenticeship before 394 | |
| 588 | + | being eligible to apply for a professional certificate 395 | |
| 589 | + | established in s. 1012.56(7)(a). Completion of the Teacher 396 | |
| 590 | + | Apprenticeship Program does not exempt an apprentice teacher 397 | |
| 591 | + | from the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(c). 398 | |
| 592 | + | 2. Receive related instruction as provided in s. 446.051. 399 | |
| 593 | + | (d) An apprentice teacher must be appointed by the 400 | |
| 594 | 594 | ||
| 595 | - | ||
| 595 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 596 | 596 | ||
| 597 | 597 | ||
| 598 | 598 | ||
| 599 | 599 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 600 | - | hb7039- | |
| 601 | - | Page 17 of | |
| 600 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 601 | + | Page 17 of 40 | |
| 602 | 602 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 603 | 603 | ||
| 604 | 604 | ||
| 605 | 605 | ||
| 606 | - | ||
| 607 | - | ||
| 608 | - | ||
| 609 | - | ||
| 610 | - | ||
| 611 | - | ||
| 612 | - | ||
| 613 | - | ||
| 614 | - | ||
| 615 | - | | |
| 616 | - | ||
| 617 | - | ||
| 618 | - | ||
| 619 | - | ||
| 620 | - | ||
| 621 | - | ||
| 622 | - | ||
| 623 | - | ||
| 624 | - | ||
| 625 | - | ||
| 626 | - | ||
| 627 | - | ||
| 628 | - | ||
| 629 | - | | |
| 630 | - | ||
| 606 | + | district school board as an education paraprofessional and must 401 | |
| 607 | + | be paid in accordance with s. 446.032 and rules adopted by the 402 | |
| 608 | + | State Board of Education. 403 | |
| 609 | + | (e) An apprentice teacher may change schools or districts 404 | |
| 610 | + | after the first year of h is or her apprenticeship if the hiring 405 | |
| 611 | + | school or district has agreed to fund the remaining year of the 406 | |
| 612 | + | apprenticeship. 407 | |
| 613 | + | Section 15. Section 1012.575, Florida Statutes, is amended 408 | |
| 614 | + | to read: 409 | |
| 615 | + | 1012.575 Alternative preparation programs for certified 410 | |
| 616 | + | teachers to add additional coverage. —A district school board, or 411 | |
| 617 | + | an organization of private schools , or a consortium of charter 412 | |
| 618 | + | schools with an approved professional learning system as 413 | |
| 619 | + | described in s. 1012.98(7), or the Florida Institute for Charter 414 | |
| 620 | + | School Innovation may design alternative teacher preparation 415 | |
| 621 | + | programs to enable persons already certificated to add an 416 | |
| 622 | + | additional coverage to their certificates. Each alternative 417 | |
| 623 | + | teacher preparation program shall be reviewed and approved by 418 | |
| 624 | + | the Department of Education to ensure assure that persons who 419 | |
| 625 | + | complete the program are competent in the necessary areas of 420 | |
| 626 | + | subject matter specialization. Two or more school districts may 421 | |
| 627 | + | jointly participate in an alternative preparation program for 422 | |
| 628 | + | teachers. 423 | |
| 629 | + | Section 16. Section 1012.72, Florida Statutes, is 424 | |
| 630 | + | repealed. 425 | |
| 631 | 631 | ||
| 632 | - | ||
| 632 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 633 | 633 | ||
| 634 | 634 | ||
| 635 | 635 | ||
| 636 | 636 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 637 | - | hb7039- | |
| 638 | - | Page 18 of | |
| 637 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 638 | + | Page 18 of 40 | |
| 639 | 639 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 640 | 640 | ||
| 641 | 641 | ||
| 642 | 642 | ||
| 643 | - | ||
| 644 | - | ||
| 645 | - | ||
| 646 | - | ||
| 647 | - | ||
| 648 | - | ||
| 649 | - | ||
| 650 | - | ||
| 651 | - | ||
| 652 | - | ||
| 653 | - | ||
| 654 | - | ||
| 655 | - | ||
| 656 | - | ||
| 657 | - | ||
| 658 | - | ||
| 659 | - | | |
| 660 | - | ||
| 661 | - | ||
| 662 | - | ||
| 663 | - | ||
| 664 | - | ||
| 665 | - | ||
| 666 | - | ||
| 667 | - | ||
| 643 | + | Section 17. Section 1012.86, Florida Statutes, is 426 | |
| 644 | + | repealed. 427 | |
| 645 | + | Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) and subsection 428 | |
| 646 | + | (7) of section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 429 | |
| 647 | + | 1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Act. — 430 | |
| 648 | + | (5) The Department of Education, school districts, 431 | |
| 649 | + | schools, Florida College System institutions, and state 432 | |
| 650 | + | universities share the responsibilities described in this 433 | |
| 651 | + | section. These responsibilities include the following: 434 | |
| 652 | + | (b) Each school district shall develop a professional 435 | |
| 653 | + | learning system as specified in subsection (4). The system shall 436 | |
| 654 | + | be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher -educators of 437 | |
| 655 | + | Florida College System institutions and state universities, 438 | |
| 656 | + | business and community representatives, and local education 439 | |
| 657 | + | foundations, consortia, and professional organizations. The 440 | |
| 658 | + | professional learning system must: 441 | |
| 659 | + | 1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for 442 | |
| 660 | + | compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 443 | |
| 661 | + | 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 444 | |
| 662 | + | review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 445 | |
| 663 | + | professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every 446 | |
| 664 | + | 5 years. Any substantial revisions to the system must shall be 447 | |
| 665 | + | submitted to the department for review and approval. The 448 | |
| 666 | + | department shall establish a format for the review and approval 449 | |
| 667 | + | of a professional learning system. 450 | |
| 668 | 668 | ||
| 669 | - | ||
| 669 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 670 | 670 | ||
| 671 | 671 | ||
| 672 | 672 | ||
| 673 | 673 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 674 | - | hb7039- | |
| 675 | - | Page 19 of | |
| 674 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 675 | + | Page 19 of 40 | |
| 676 | 676 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 677 | 677 | ||
| 678 | 678 | ||
| 679 | 679 | ||
| 680 | - | ||
| 681 | - | ||
| 682 | - | ||
| 683 | - | ||
| 684 | - | ||
| 685 | - | ||
| 686 | - | ||
| 687 | - | ||
| 688 | - | ||
| 689 | - | ||
| 690 | - | ||
| 691 | - | ||
| 692 | - | ||
| 693 | - | ||
| 694 | - | ||
| 695 | - | ||
| 696 | - | ||
| 697 | - | ||
| 698 | - | ||
| 699 | - | ||
| 700 | - | ||
| 701 | - | ||
| 702 | - | ||
| 703 | - | ||
| 704 | - | ||
| 680 | + | 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 451 | |
| 681 | + | instructional strategies and methods that support ri gorous, 452 | |
| 682 | + | relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 453 | |
| 683 | + | and districts, in developing and refining the professional 454 | |
| 684 | + | learning system, shall also review and monitor school discipline 455 | |
| 685 | + | data; school environment surveys; assessments of parental 456 | |
| 686 | + | satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers, managers, 457 | |
| 687 | + | and administrative personnel; and other performance indicators 458 | |
| 688 | + | to identify school and student needs that can be met by improved 459 | |
| 689 | + | professional performance. 460 | |
| 690 | + | 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup 461 | |
| 691 | + | support appropriate to accomplish district -level and school-462 | |
| 692 | + | level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities 463 | |
| 693 | + | for instructional and school administrative personnel shall 464 | |
| 694 | + | focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing for mal 465 | |
| 695 | + | and informal assessments of student achievement, identification 466 | |
| 696 | + | and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies 467 | |
| 697 | + | that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content 468 | |
| 698 | + | areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use 469 | |
| 699 | + | of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, 470 | |
| 700 | + | classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety. 471 | |
| 701 | + | 4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to 472 | |
| 702 | + | the individual needs of new teachers participating in the 473 | |
| 703 | + | professional learning certification and education competency 474 | |
| 704 | + | program under s. 1012.56(8)(a). 475 | |
| 705 | 705 | ||
| 706 | - | ||
| 706 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 707 | 707 | ||
| 708 | 708 | ||
| 709 | 709 | ||
| 710 | 710 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 711 | - | hb7039- | |
| 712 | - | Page 20 of | |
| 711 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 712 | + | Page 20 of 40 | |
| 713 | 713 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 714 | 714 | ||
| 715 | 715 | ||
| 716 | 716 | ||
| 717 | - | include a | |
| 718 | - | ||
| 719 | - | ||
| 720 | - | ||
| 721 | - | ||
| 722 | - | ||
| 723 | - | ||
| 724 | - | ||
| 725 | - | ||
| 726 | - | ||
| 727 | - | ||
| 728 | - | ||
| 729 | - | ||
| 730 | - | ||
| 731 | - | ||
| 732 | - | ||
| 733 | - | ||
| 734 | - | ||
| 735 | - | ||
| 736 | - | ||
| 737 | - | ||
| 738 | - | ||
| 739 | - | ||
| 740 | - | school | |
| 741 | - | ||
| 717 | + | 5. Include a professional learning catalog for inservice 476 | |
| 718 | + | activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, 477 | |
| 719 | + | for all district employees from all fund sources. The catal og 478 | |
| 720 | + | must shall be updated annually by September 1, must be based on 479 | |
| 721 | + | input from teachers and district and school instructional 480 | |
| 722 | + | leaders, and must use the latest available student achievement 481 | |
| 723 | + | data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in the 482 | |
| 724 | + | classroom. Each district inservice catalog must be aligned to 483 | |
| 725 | + | and support the school -based inservice catalog and school 484 | |
| 726 | + | improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each district 485 | |
| 727 | + | inservice catalog must provide a description of the training 486 | |
| 728 | + | that middle grades instruct ional personnel and school 487 | |
| 729 | + | administrators receive on the district's code of student conduct 488 | |
| 730 | + | adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital instruction 489 | |
| 731 | + | and competency-based instruction and CAPE Digital Tool 490 | |
| 732 | + | certificates and CAPE industry certifications; classroom 491 | |
| 733 | + | management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning 492 | |
| 734 | + | opportunities for students; and instructional leadership. 493 | |
| 735 | + | District plans must be approved by the district school board 494 | |
| 736 | + | annually in order to ensure compliance with subsection (1) and 495 | |
| 737 | + | to allow for dissemination of research -based best practices to 496 | |
| 738 | + | other districts. District school boards shall must submit 497 | |
| 739 | + | verification of their approval to the Commissioner of Education 498 | |
| 740 | + | no later than October 1, annually. Each school principal may 499 | |
| 741 | + | establish and maintain an individual professional learning plan 500 | |
| 742 | 742 | ||
| 743 | - | ||
| 743 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 744 | 744 | ||
| 745 | 745 | ||
| 746 | 746 | ||
| 747 | 747 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 748 | - | hb7039- | |
| 749 | - | Page 21 of | |
| 748 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 749 | + | Page 21 of 40 | |
| 750 | 750 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 751 | 751 | ||
| 752 | 752 | ||
| 753 | 753 | ||
| 754 | - | to | |
| 755 | - | ||
| 756 | - | ||
| 757 | - | ||
| 758 | - | ||
| 759 | - | ||
| 760 | - | ||
| 761 | - | ||
| 762 | - | ||
| 763 | - | ||
| 764 | - | ||
| 765 | - | ||
| 766 | - | ||
| 767 | - | ||
| 768 | - | | |
| 769 | - | ||
| 770 | - | ||
| 771 | - | ||
| 772 | - | ||
| 773 | - | ||
| 774 | - | ||
| 775 | - | ||
| 776 | - | ||
| 777 | - | ||
| 778 | - | ||
| 754 | + | for each instructional employee assigned to the school as a 501 | |
| 755 | + | seamless component to the school improvement plans developed 502 | |
| 756 | + | pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning 503 | |
| 757 | + | plan must be related to specific performance data for the 504 | |
| 758 | + | students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the inservice 505 | |
| 759 | + | objectives and specific measurable improvements expected in 506 | |
| 760 | + | student performance as a result of the inservice activity, and 507 | |
| 761 | + | include an evaluation compon ent that determines the 508 | |
| 762 | + | effectiveness of the professional learning plan. 509 | |
| 763 | + | 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative 510 | |
| 764 | + | personnel, aligned to the state's educational leadership 511 | |
| 765 | + | standards, which that address updated skills necessary for 512 | |
| 766 | + | instructional leadership and effective school management 513 | |
| 767 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.986. 514 | |
| 768 | + | 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 515 | |
| 769 | + | state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 516 | |
| 770 | + | evaluation of local professional learning programs. 517 | |
| 771 | + | 8. Provide for delivery of professional learning by 518 | |
| 772 | + | distance learning and other technology -based delivery systems to 519 | |
| 773 | + | reach more educators at lower costs. 520 | |
| 774 | + | 9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality 521 | |
| 775 | + | and effectiveness of professional learning progra ms in order to 522 | |
| 776 | + | eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand 523 | |
| 777 | + | effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such 524 | |
| 778 | + | activities on the performance of participating educators and 525 | |
| 779 | 779 | ||
| 780 | - | ||
| 780 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 781 | 781 | ||
| 782 | 782 | ||
| 783 | 783 | ||
| 784 | 784 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 785 | - | hb7039- | |
| 786 | - | Page 22 of | |
| 785 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 786 | + | Page 22 of 40 | |
| 787 | 787 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 788 | 788 | ||
| 789 | 789 | ||
| 790 | 790 | ||
| 791 | - | ||
| 792 | - | ||
| 793 | - | ||
| 794 | - | ||
| 795 | - | ||
| 796 | - | ||
| 797 | - | ||
| 798 | - | ||
| 799 | - | ||
| 800 | - | ||
| 801 | - | ||
| 802 | - | ||
| 803 | - | ||
| 804 | - | ||
| 805 | - | ||
| 806 | - | ||
| 807 | - | ||
| 808 | - | ||
| 809 | - | ||
| 810 | - | ||
| 811 | - | ||
| 812 | - | ||
| 813 | - | ||
| 814 | - | ||
| 815 | - | ||
| 791 | + | their students' achievement and behavior. 526 | |
| 792 | + | 10. For all grades, emphasize: 527 | |
| 793 | + | a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 528 | |
| 794 | + | instruction. 529 | |
| 795 | + | b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 530 | |
| 796 | + | the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41. 531 | |
| 797 | + | c. Use of small learning communities; problem -solving, 532 | |
| 798 | + | inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 533 | |
| 799 | + | strategies and tools based on student needs; competency -based 534 | |
| 800 | + | instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project -based 535 | |
| 801 | + | instruction. 536 | |
| 802 | + | 537 | |
| 803 | + | Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall must 538 | |
| 804 | + | include in its school improvement plan, required under s. 539 | |
| 805 | + | 1001.42(18), a description of the specific strategies used by 540 | |
| 806 | + | the school to implement each item listed in this subparagraph. 541 | |
| 807 | + | 11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 542 | |
| 808 | + | teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of 543 | |
| 809 | + | identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 544 | |
| 810 | + | other causes of diminished phonological processing skills; 545 | |
| 811 | + | incorporating instructional tech niques into the general 546 | |
| 812 | + | education setting which are proven to improve reading 547 | |
| 813 | + | performance for all students; and using predictive and other 548 | |
| 814 | + | data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 549 | |
| 815 | + | needs. The training must help teachers integrate pho nemic 550 | |
| 816 | 816 | ||
| 817 | - | ||
| 817 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 818 | 818 | ||
| 819 | 819 | ||
| 820 | 820 | ||
| 821 | 821 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 822 | - | hb7039- | |
| 823 | - | Page 23 of | |
| 822 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 823 | + | Page 23 of 40 | |
| 824 | 824 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 825 | 825 | ||
| 826 | 826 | ||
| 827 | 827 | ||
| 828 | - | ||
| 829 | - | ||
| 830 | - | ||
| 831 | - | ||
| 832 | - | ||
| 833 | - | ||
| 834 | - | ||
| 835 | - | ||
| 836 | - | ||
| 837 | - | ||
| 838 | - | ||
| 839 | - | ||
| 840 | - | ||
| 841 | - | ||
| 842 | - | ||
| 843 | - | ||
| 844 | - | ||
| 845 | - | ||
| 846 | - | ||
| 847 | - | ||
| 848 | - | ||
| 849 | - | ||
| 850 | - | ||
| 851 | - | ||
| 852 | - | ||
| 828 | + | awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 551 | |
| 829 | + | vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 552 | |
| 830 | + | comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 553 | |
| 831 | + | sequential approach to reading instruction, including 554 | |
| 832 | + | multisensory intervent ion strategies. Such training for teaching 555 | |
| 833 | + | foundational skills must shall be based on the science of 556 | |
| 834 | + | reading and include phonics instruction for decoding and 557 | |
| 835 | + | encoding as the primary instructional strategy for word reading. 558 | |
| 836 | + | Instructional strategies included in the training may not employ 559 | |
| 837 | + | the three-cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a 560 | |
| 838 | + | basis for teaching word reading. Such instructional strategies 561 | |
| 839 | + | may include visual information and strategies which improve 562 | |
| 840 | + | background and experiential knowledge, add context, and increase 563 | |
| 841 | + | oral language and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may 564 | |
| 842 | + | not be used to teach word reading. Each district must provide 565 | |
| 843 | + | all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training 566 | |
| 844 | + | sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f). 567 | |
| 845 | + | (7) An organization of private schools or a consortium of 568 | |
| 846 | + | charter schools that has at least which has no fewer than 10 569 | |
| 847 | + | member schools in this state, that which publishes and files 570 | |
| 848 | + | with the Department of Education copies of its standards, and 571 | |
| 849 | + | the member schools of which comply with the provisions of part 572 | |
| 850 | + | II of chapter 1003, relating to compulsory school attendance ;, 573 | |
| 851 | + | or a public or private college or university wi th a teacher 574 | |
| 852 | + | preparation program approved pursuant to s. 1004.04 ; or the 575 | |
| 853 | 853 | ||
| 854 | - | ||
| 854 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 855 | 855 | ||
| 856 | 856 | ||
| 857 | 857 | ||
| 858 | 858 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 859 | - | hb7039- | |
| 860 | - | Page 24 of | |
| 859 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 860 | + | Page 24 of 40 | |
| 861 | 861 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 862 | 862 | ||
| 863 | 863 | ||
| 864 | 864 | ||
| 865 | - | ||
| 866 | - | ||
| 867 | - | ||
| 868 | - | ||
| 869 | - | ||
| 870 | - | | |
| 871 | - | ||
| 872 | - | ||
| 873 | - | ||
| 874 | - | ||
| 875 | - | ||
| 876 | - | ||
| 877 | - | ||
| 878 | - | ||
| 879 | - | ||
| 880 | - | ||
| 881 | - | ||
| 882 | - | ||
| 883 | - | ||
| 884 | - | ||
| 885 | - | ||
| 886 | - | ||
| 887 | - | ||
| 888 | - | ||
| 889 | - | ||
| 865 | + | Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation , may also 576 | |
| 866 | + | develop a professional learning system that includes a 577 | |
| 867 | + | professional learning catalog for inservice activities. The 578 | |
| 868 | + | system and inservice catalog must be submitted to the 579 | |
| 869 | + | commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules. 580 | |
| 870 | + | Section 19. Section 1013.15, Florida Statutes, is amended 581 | |
| 871 | + | to read: 582 | |
| 872 | + | 1013.15 Lease, rental, and lease -purchase of educational 583 | |
| 873 | + | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites. — 584 | |
| 874 | + | (1) A board may lease any land, facilities, or educational 585 | |
| 875 | + | plants owned by it to any person or entity for such term, for 586 | |
| 876 | + | such rent, and upon such terms and conditions as the board 587 | |
| 877 | + | determines to be in its best interes ts; any such lease may 588 | |
| 878 | + | provide for the optional or binding purchase of the land, 589 | |
| 879 | + | facilities, or educational plants by the lessee upon such terms 590 | |
| 880 | + | and conditions as the board determines are in its best 591 | |
| 881 | + | interests. A determination that any such land, facility, or 592 | |
| 882 | + | educational plant so leased is unnecessary for educational 593 | |
| 883 | + | purposes is not a prerequisite to the leasing or lease -purchase 594 | |
| 884 | + | of such land, facility, or educational plant. Before Prior to 595 | |
| 885 | + | entering into or executing any such lease, a board shall 596 | |
| 886 | + | consider approval of the lease or lease -purchase agreement at a 597 | |
| 887 | + | public meeting, at which a copy of the proposed agreement in its 598 | |
| 888 | + | final form shall be available for inspection and review by the 599 | |
| 889 | + | public, after due notice as required by law. 600 | |
| 890 | 890 | ||
| 891 | - | ||
| 891 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 892 | 892 | ||
| 893 | 893 | ||
| 894 | 894 | ||
| 895 | 895 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 896 | - | hb7039- | |
| 897 | - | Page 25 of | |
| 896 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 897 | + | Page 25 of 40 | |
| 898 | 898 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 899 | 899 | ||
| 900 | 900 | ||
| 901 | 901 | ||
| 902 | - | ||
| 903 | - | ||
| 904 | - | ||
| 905 | - | ||
| 906 | - | ||
| 907 | - | ||
| 908 | - | ||
| 909 | - | ||
| 910 | - | ||
| 911 | - | ||
| 912 | - | ||
| 913 | - | ||
| 914 | - | ||
| 915 | - | ||
| 916 | - | ||
| 917 | - | chapter | |
| 918 | - | ||
| 919 | - | ||
| 920 | - | ||
| 921 | - | ||
| 922 | - | ||
| 923 | - | ||
| 924 | - | ||
| 925 | - | ||
| 926 | - | ||
| 902 | + | (2)(a) A district school bo ard may rent or lease 601 | |
| 903 | + | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 602 | |
| 904 | + | and sites as defined in s. 1013.01. Educational plants, 603 | |
| 905 | + | ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites rented or 604 | |
| 906 | + | leased for 1 year or less shall be funded through th e operations 605 | |
| 907 | + | budget or funds derived from millage proceeds pursuant to s. 606 | |
| 908 | + | 1011.71(2). A lease contract for 1 year or less, when extended 607 | |
| 909 | + | or renewed beyond a year, becomes a multiple -year lease. 608 | |
| 910 | + | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 609 | |
| 911 | + | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be authorized to be expended for 610 | |
| 912 | + | multiple-year leases. All leased educational plants, ancillary 611 | |
| 913 | + | plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites must be inspected 612 | |
| 914 | + | before prior to occupancy by the authority having jurisdiction. 613 | |
| 915 | + | 1. All newly leased spaces must be inspected and brought 614 | |
| 916 | + | into compliance with the Florida Building Code pursuant to 615 | |
| 917 | + | chapter 553 and the life safety codes pursuant to chapter 633, 616 | |
| 918 | + | before prior to occupancy, using the board's operations budget 617 | |
| 919 | + | or funds derived from millage proceeds pursuant to s. 618 | |
| 920 | + | 1011.71(2). 619 | |
| 921 | + | 2. Plans for renovation or remodeling of leased space 620 | |
| 922 | + | shall conform to the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire 621 | |
| 923 | + | Prevention Code for educational occupancies or other 622 | |
| 924 | + | occupancies, as appropriate and as requ ired in chapters 553 and 623 | |
| 925 | + | 633, before prior to occupancy. 624 | |
| 926 | + | 3. All leased facilities must be inspected annually for 625 | |
| 927 | 927 | ||
| 928 | - | ||
| 928 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 929 | 929 | ||
| 930 | 930 | ||
| 931 | 931 | ||
| 932 | 932 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 933 | - | hb7039- | |
| 934 | - | Page 26 of | |
| 933 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 934 | + | Page 26 of 40 | |
| 935 | 935 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 936 | 936 | ||
| 937 | 937 | ||
| 938 | 938 | ||
| 939 | - | ||
| 940 | - | ||
| 941 | - | ||
| 942 | - | ||
| 943 | - | ||
| 944 | - | ||
| 945 | - | ||
| 946 | - | ||
| 947 | - | ||
| 948 | - | ||
| 949 | - | ||
| 950 | - | ||
| 951 | - | ||
| 952 | - | ||
| 953 | - | ||
| 954 | - | ||
| 955 | - | ||
| 956 | - | ||
| 957 | - | ||
| 958 | - | ||
| 959 | - | ||
| 960 | - | ||
| 961 | - | ||
| 962 | - | ||
| 963 | - | ||
| 939 | + | firesafety deficiencies in accordance with the applicable code 626 | |
| 940 | + | and have corrections made in accordance with s. 1013.12. 627 | |
| 941 | + | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 628 | |
| 942 | + | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be used to correct deficiencies in 629 | |
| 943 | + | leased space. 630 | |
| 944 | + | 4. When the board declares that a public emergency exists, 631 | |
| 945 | + | it may take up to 30 days to bring the leased facility into 632 | |
| 946 | + | compliance with the requirements of State Board of Education 633 | |
| 947 | + | rules. 634 | |
| 948 | + | (b) A board is authorized to lease -purchase educational 635 | |
| 949 | + | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites as 636 | |
| 950 | + | defined in s. 1013.01 , and a district school board is authorized 637 | |
| 951 | + | to lease-purchase educational plants, ancillary plants, and 638 | |
| 952 | + | auxiliary facilities and sites . The lease-purchase of 639 | |
| 953 | + | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 640 | |
| 954 | + | and sites must, where applicable, comply with shall be as 641 | |
| 955 | + | required by s. 1013.37, subject to the authorization in s. 642 | |
| 956 | + | 1013.385 to exempt certain facilities from the requirements of 643 | |
| 957 | + | that section; must shall be advertised for and receive 644 | |
| 958 | + | competitive proposals and be awarded to the best proposer ;, and 645 | |
| 959 | + | must shall be funded using current or other funds specifi cally 646 | |
| 960 | + | authorized by law to be used for such purpose. 647 | |
| 961 | + | 1. A district school board, by itself, or through a 648 | |
| 962 | + | direct-support organization formed pursuant to s. 1001.453 or 649 | |
| 963 | + | nonprofit educational organization or a consortium of district 650 | |
| 964 | 964 | ||
| 965 | - | ||
| 965 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 966 | 966 | ||
| 967 | 967 | ||
| 968 | 968 | ||
| 969 | 969 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 970 | - | hb7039- | |
| 971 | - | Page 27 of | |
| 970 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 971 | + | Page 27 of 40 | |
| 972 | 972 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 973 | 973 | ||
| 974 | 974 | ||
| 975 | 975 | ||
| 976 | - | ||
| 977 | - | ||
| 978 | - | ||
| 979 | - | ||
| 980 | - | ||
| 981 | - | ||
| 982 | - | ||
| 983 | - | ||
| 984 | - | ||
| 985 | - | ||
| 986 | - | ||
| 987 | - | ||
| 988 | - | ||
| 989 | - | ||
| 990 | - | ||
| 991 | - | ||
| 992 | - | ||
| 993 | - | ||
| 994 | - | ||
| 995 | - | ||
| 996 | - | ||
| 997 | - | ||
| 998 | - | ||
| 999 | - | ||
| 1000 | - | ||
| 976 | + | school boards, may, in d eveloping a lease-purchase of 651 | |
| 977 | + | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 652 | |
| 978 | + | and sites provide for separately advertising for and receiving 653 | |
| 979 | + | competitive bids or proposals on the construction of facilities 654 | |
| 980 | + | and the selection of financing to pr ovide the lowest cost 655 | |
| 981 | + | funding available, so long as the board determines that such 656 | |
| 982 | + | process would best serve the public interest and the available 657 | |
| 983 | + | pledged revenues are limited to those authorized in s. 658 | |
| 984 | + | 1011.71(2) s. 1011.71(2)(e). 659 | |
| 985 | + | 2. All activities and in formation, including lists of 660 | |
| 986 | + | individual participants, associated with agreements made 661 | |
| 987 | + | pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of 662 | |
| 988 | + | chapter 119 and s. 286.011. 663 | |
| 989 | + | (c)1. The term of any lease -purchase agreement, including 664 | |
| 990 | + | the initial term and any subsequent renewals, shall not exceed 665 | |
| 991 | + | the useful life of the educational facilities and sites for 666 | |
| 992 | + | which the agreement is made, or 30 years, whichever is less. 667 | |
| 993 | + | 2. The initial term or any renewal term of any lease -668 | |
| 994 | + | purchase agreement shall expire on June 30 of each fiscal year, 669 | |
| 995 | + | but may be automatically renewed annually, subject to a board 670 | |
| 996 | + | making sufficient annual appropriations therefor. Under no 671 | |
| 997 | + | circumstances shall the failure of a board to renew a lease -672 | |
| 998 | + | purchase agreement constitute a default or req uire payment of 673 | |
| 999 | + | any penalty or in any way limit the right of a board to purchase 674 | |
| 1000 | + | or utilize educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary 675 | |
| 1001 | 1001 | ||
| 1002 | - | ||
| 1002 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1003 | 1003 | ||
| 1004 | 1004 | ||
| 1005 | 1005 | ||
| 1006 | 1006 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1007 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1008 | - | Page 28 of | |
| 1007 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1008 | + | Page 28 of 40 | |
| 1009 | 1009 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1010 | 1010 | ||
| 1011 | 1011 | ||
| 1012 | 1012 | ||
| 1013 | - | ||
| 1014 | - | ||
| 1015 | - | ||
| 1016 | - | ||
| 1017 | - | ||
| 1018 | - | ||
| 1019 | - | ||
| 1020 | - | ||
| 1021 | - | ||
| 1022 | - | ||
| 1023 | - | ||
| 1024 | - | this | |
| 1025 | - | a | |
| 1026 | - | ||
| 1027 | - | ||
| 1028 | - | ||
| 1029 | - | ||
| 1030 | - | ||
| 1031 | - | ||
| 1032 | - | ||
| 1033 | - | ||
| 1034 | - | ||
| 1035 | - | ||
| 1036 | - | ||
| 1037 | - | ||
| 1013 | + | facilities and sites similar in function to the educational 676 | |
| 1014 | + | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites 677 | |
| 1015 | + | that are the subject of the said lease -purchase agreement. 678 | |
| 1016 | + | Educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 679 | |
| 1017 | + | and sites being acquired pursuant to a lease -purchase agreement 680 | |
| 1018 | + | shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation. 681 | |
| 1019 | + | 3. No lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to 682 | |
| 1020 | + | this subsection shall constitute a debt, liability, or 683 | |
| 1021 | + | obligation of the state or a board or shall be a pledge of the 684 | |
| 1022 | + | faith and credit of the state or a board. 685 | |
| 1023 | + | 4. Any lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant t o 686 | |
| 1024 | + | this subsection shall stipulate an annual rate which may consist 687 | |
| 1025 | + | of a principal component and an interest component, provided 688 | |
| 1026 | + | that the maximum interest rate of any interest component payable 689 | |
| 1027 | + | under any such lease -purchase agreement, or any participation o r 690 | |
| 1028 | + | certificated portion thereof, shall be calculated in accordance 691 | |
| 1029 | + | with and be governed by the provisions of s. 215.84. 692 | |
| 1030 | + | (3) Lease or lease-purchase agreements entered into by 693 | |
| 1031 | + | university boards of trustees shall comply with the provisions 694 | |
| 1032 | + | of ss. 1013.171 and 1010.62. 695 | |
| 1033 | + | (4)(a) A board may rent or lease existing buildings, or 696 | |
| 1034 | + | space within existing buildings, originally constructed or used 697 | |
| 1035 | + | for purposes other than education, for conversion to use as 698 | |
| 1036 | + | educational facilities. Such buildings rented or leased for 1 699 | |
| 1037 | + | year or less shall be funded through the operations budget or 700 | |
| 1038 | 1038 | ||
| 1039 | - | ||
| 1039 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1040 | 1040 | ||
| 1041 | 1041 | ||
| 1042 | 1042 | ||
| 1043 | 1043 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1044 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1045 | - | Page 29 of | |
| 1044 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1045 | + | Page 29 of 40 | |
| 1046 | 1046 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1047 | 1047 | ||
| 1048 | 1048 | ||
| 1049 | 1049 | ||
| 1050 | - | ||
| 1051 | - | ||
| 1052 | - | ||
| 1053 | - | ||
| 1054 | - | be | |
| 1055 | - | ||
| 1056 | - | ||
| 1057 | - | ||
| 1058 | - | ||
| 1059 | - | to | |
| 1060 | - | ||
| 1061 | - | ||
| 1062 | - | ||
| 1063 | - | ||
| 1064 | - | ||
| 1065 | - | ||
| 1066 | - | ||
| 1067 | - | ||
| 1068 | - | ||
| 1069 | - | | |
| 1070 | - | ||
| 1071 | - | ||
| 1072 | - | ||
| 1073 | - | ||
| 1074 | - | ||
| 1050 | + | funds derived from millage pursuant to s. 1011.71(2). A rental 701 | |
| 1051 | + | agreement or lease contract for 1 year or less, when extended or 702 | |
| 1052 | + | renewed beyond a year, becomes a multiple -year rental or lease. 703 | |
| 1053 | + | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 704 | |
| 1054 | + | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be authorized to be expended for 705 | |
| 1055 | + | multiple-year rentals or leases. Notwithstanding any other 706 | |
| 1056 | + | provisions of this section, if a building was constructed in 707 | |
| 1057 | + | conformance with all applicable building and life safety codes, 708 | |
| 1058 | + | it shall be deemed to meet the requirements for use and 709 | |
| 1059 | + | occupancy as an educational facility subject only to the 710 | |
| 1060 | + | provisions of this subsection. 711 | |
| 1061 | + | (b) Before Prior to occupying a rented or a leased 712 | |
| 1062 | + | existing building, or space within an existing building, 713 | |
| 1063 | + | pursuant to this subsection, a school board shall, in a public 714 | |
| 1064 | + | meeting, adopt a resolution certifying that the following 715 | |
| 1065 | + | circumstances apply to the building proposed for occupancy: 716 | |
| 1066 | + | 1. Growth among the school -age population in the school 717 | |
| 1067 | + | district has created a need for new educational facilities in a 718 | |
| 1068 | + | neighborhood where there is little or no vacant land. 719 | |
| 1069 | + | 2. There exists a supply of vacant space in existing 720 | |
| 1070 | + | buildings that meet state minimum building and life safe ty 721 | |
| 1071 | + | codes. 722 | |
| 1072 | + | 3. Acquisition and conversion to use as educational 723 | |
| 1073 | + | facilities of an existing building or buildings is a cost -saving 724 | |
| 1074 | + | means of providing the needed classroom space as determined by 725 | |
| 1075 | 1075 | ||
| 1076 | - | ||
| 1076 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1077 | 1077 | ||
| 1078 | 1078 | ||
| 1079 | 1079 | ||
| 1080 | 1080 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1081 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1082 | - | Page 30 of | |
| 1081 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1082 | + | Page 30 of 40 | |
| 1083 | 1083 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1084 | 1084 | ||
| 1085 | 1085 | ||
| 1086 | 1086 | ||
| 1087 | - | ||
| 1088 | - | ||
| 1089 | - | ||
| 1090 | - | ||
| 1091 | - | ||
| 1092 | - | ||
| 1093 | - | ||
| 1094 | - | 733 | |
| 1095 | - | ||
| 1096 | - | ||
| 1097 | - | ||
| 1098 | - | ||
| 1099 | - | ||
| 1100 | - | ||
| 1101 | - | ||
| 1102 | - | ||
| 1103 | - | ||
| 1104 | - | ||
| 1105 | - | ||
| 1106 | - | ||
| 1107 | - | ||
| 1108 | - | ||
| 1109 | - | ||
| 1110 | - | ||
| 1111 | - | | |
| 1087 | + | the difference between the cost of new construction, including 726 | |
| 1088 | + | land acquisition and preparation and, if applicable, demolition 727 | |
| 1089 | + | of existing structures, and the cost of acquisition through 728 | |
| 1090 | + | rental or lease and conversion of an existing building or 729 | |
| 1091 | + | buildings. 730 | |
| 1092 | + | 4. The building has been examined for suitability, safety, 731 | |
| 1093 | + | and conformance with state minimum building and life safety 732 | |
| 1094 | + | codes. The building examination shall consist, at a minimum, of 733 | |
| 1095 | + | a review of existing documents, building site reconnaissance, 734 | |
| 1096 | + | and analysis of the building conducted by, or under the 735 | |
| 1097 | + | responsible charge of, a licensed structural engineer. 736 | |
| 1098 | + | 5. A certificate of evaluation has been issued by an 737 | |
| 1099 | + | appropriately licensed design professional which states that, 738 | |
| 1100 | + | based on available documents, building site reconnaissance, 739 | |
| 1101 | + | current knowledge, and design judgment in the professional's 740 | |
| 1102 | + | opinion, the building meets the requirements of state minimum 741 | |
| 1103 | + | building and life safety codes, provides safe egress of 742 | |
| 1104 | + | occupants from the building, provides adequate firesafety, and 743 | |
| 1105 | + | does not pose a substantial threat to life to persons w ho would 744 | |
| 1106 | + | occupy the building for classroom use. 745 | |
| 1107 | + | 6. The plans for conversion of the building were prepared 746 | |
| 1108 | + | by an appropriate design professional licensed in this state and 747 | |
| 1109 | + | the work of conversion was performed by contractors licensed in 748 | |
| 1110 | + | this state. 749 | |
| 1111 | + | 7. The conversion of the building was observed by an 750 | |
| 1112 | 1112 | ||
| 1113 | - | ||
| 1113 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1114 | 1114 | ||
| 1115 | 1115 | ||
| 1116 | 1116 | ||
| 1117 | 1117 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1118 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1119 | - | Page 31 of | |
| 1118 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1119 | + | Page 31 of 40 | |
| 1120 | 1120 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1121 | 1121 | ||
| 1122 | 1122 | ||
| 1123 | 1123 | ||
| 1124 | - | ||
| 1125 | - | ||
| 1126 | - | ||
| 1127 | - | ||
| 1128 | - | ||
| 1129 | - | ||
| 1130 | - | ||
| 1131 | - | | |
| 1132 | - | ||
| 1133 | - | ||
| 1134 | - | ||
| 1135 | - | ||
| 1136 | - | ||
| 1137 | - | ||
| 1138 | - | ||
| 1139 | - | ||
| 1140 | - | ||
| 1141 | - | ||
| 1142 | - | ||
| 1143 | - | | |
| 1144 | - | ||
| 1145 | - | ||
| 1146 | - | ||
| 1147 | - | ||
| 1148 | - | ||
| 1124 | + | appropriate design professional licensed in this state. 751 | |
| 1125 | + | 8. The building has been reviewed, inspected, and granted 752 | |
| 1126 | + | a certificate of occupancy by the local building department. 753 | |
| 1127 | + | 9. All ceilings, light fixtures, ducts, and registers 754 | |
| 1128 | + | within the area to be occupied for classroom purposes were 755 | |
| 1129 | + | constructed or have been reconstructed to meet state minimum 756 | |
| 1130 | + | requirements. 757 | |
| 1131 | + | Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 1013.16, Florida 758 | |
| 1132 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 759 | |
| 1133 | + | 1013.16 Construction of facilities on leased property; 760 | |
| 1134 | + | conditions.— 761 | |
| 1135 | + | (1) A board may construct or place educational facilities 762 | |
| 1136 | + | and ancillary facilities on land that is owned by any person 763 | |
| 1137 | + | after the board has acquired from the owner of the land a long -764 | |
| 1138 | + | term lease for the use of this land for a period of not less 765 | |
| 1139 | + | than 40 years or the life expectancy of the permanent facilities 766 | |
| 1140 | + | constructed thereon, whichever is longer . 767 | |
| 1141 | + | Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 1013.20, Florida 768 | |
| 1142 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 769 | |
| 1143 | + | 1013.20 Standards for relocatables used as classroom 770 | |
| 1144 | + | space; inspections.— 771 | |
| 1145 | + | (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 772 | |
| 1146 | + | establishing standards for relocatables intended for long -term 773 | |
| 1147 | + | use as classroom space at a public elementary school, middle 774 | |
| 1148 | + | school, or high school. "Long -term use" means the use of 775 | |
| 1149 | 1149 | ||
| 1150 | - | ||
| 1150 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1151 | 1151 | ||
| 1152 | 1152 | ||
| 1153 | 1153 | ||
| 1154 | 1154 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1155 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1156 | - | Page 32 of | |
| 1155 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1156 | + | Page 32 of 40 | |
| 1157 | 1157 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1158 | 1158 | ||
| 1159 | 1159 | ||
| 1160 | 1160 | ||
| 1161 | - | ||
| 1162 | - | ||
| 1163 | - | ||
| 1164 | - | ||
| 1165 | - | ||
| 1166 | - | ||
| 1167 | - | ||
| 1168 | - | ||
| 1169 | - | ||
| 1170 | - | ||
| 1171 | - | 786 | |
| 1172 | - | ||
| 1173 | - | ||
| 1174 | - | ||
| 1175 | - | ||
| 1176 | - | ||
| 1177 | - | ||
| 1178 | - | ||
| 1179 | - | ||
| 1180 | - | ||
| 1181 | - | ||
| 1182 | - | ||
| 1183 | - | ||
| 1184 | - | ||
| 1185 | - | ||
| 1161 | + | relocatables at the same educational plant for a period of 4 776 | |
| 1162 | + | years or more. Each relocatable acquired by a district school 777 | |
| 1163 | + | board after the effective date of the rules and intended for 778 | |
| 1164 | + | long-term use must comply with the standards. District school 779 | |
| 1165 | + | boards shall submit a plan for the use of existing relocatables 780 | |
| 1166 | + | within the 5-year work program to be reviewed and approved by 781 | |
| 1167 | + | the commissioner by January 1, 2003. A progress report shall be 782 | |
| 1168 | + | provided by the commissio ner to the Speaker of the House of 783 | |
| 1169 | + | Representatives and the President of the Senate each January 784 | |
| 1170 | + | thereafter. Relocatables that fail to meet the standards after 785 | |
| 1171 | + | completion of the approved plan may not be used as classrooms. 786 | |
| 1172 | + | The standards shall protect the health, safety, and welfare of 787 | |
| 1173 | + | occupants by requiring compliance with the Florida Building Code 788 | |
| 1174 | + | or the State Requirements for Educational Facilities for 789 | |
| 1175 | + | existing relocatables, as applicable, t o ensure the safety and 790 | |
| 1176 | + | stability of construction and onsite installation; fire and 791 | |
| 1177 | + | moisture protection; air quality and ventilation; appropriate 792 | |
| 1178 | + | wind resistance; and compliance with the requirements of the 793 | |
| 1179 | + | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If appro priate and 794 | |
| 1180 | + | where relocatables are not scheduled for replacement, the 795 | |
| 1181 | + | standards must also require relocatables to provide access to 796 | |
| 1182 | + | the same technologies available to similar classrooms within the 797 | |
| 1183 | + | main school facility and, if appropriate, and where relocata bles 798 | |
| 1184 | + | are not scheduled for replacement, to be accessible by adequate 799 | |
| 1185 | + | covered walkways. A relocatable that is subject to this section 800 | |
| 1186 | 1186 | ||
| 1187 | - | ||
| 1187 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1188 | 1188 | ||
| 1189 | 1189 | ||
| 1190 | 1190 | ||
| 1191 | 1191 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1192 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1193 | - | Page 33 of | |
| 1192 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1193 | + | Page 33 of 40 | |
| 1194 | 1194 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1195 | 1195 | ||
| 1196 | 1196 | ||
| 1197 | 1197 | ||
| 1198 | - | ||
| 1199 | - | ||
| 1200 | - | ||
| 1201 | - | ||
| 1202 | - | ||
| 1203 | - | ||
| 1204 | - | ||
| 1205 | - | 808 | |
| 1206 | - | At | |
| 1207 | - | ||
| 1208 | - | ||
| 1209 | - | ||
| 1210 | - | ||
| 1211 | - | ||
| 1212 | - | ||
| 1213 | - | ||
| 1214 | - | ||
| 1215 | - | ||
| 1216 | - | ||
| 1217 | - | ||
| 1218 | - | ||
| 1219 | - | in | |
| 1220 | - | ||
| 1221 | - | ||
| 1222 | - | ||
| 1198 | + | and does not meet the standards shall not be reported as 801 | |
| 1199 | + | providing satisfactory student stations in the Florida Inventory 802 | |
| 1200 | + | of School Houses. 803 | |
| 1201 | + | Section 22. Section 1013.21, Florida Statutes, is 804 | |
| 1202 | + | repealed. 805 | |
| 1203 | + | Section 23. Section 1013.385, Florida Statutes, is amended 806 | |
| 1204 | + | to read: 807 | |
| 1205 | + | 1013.385 School district construction flexibility. — 808 | |
| 1206 | + | (1) A district school board may, with a majorit y vote at a 809 | |
| 1207 | + | public meeting that begins no earlier than 5 p.m., adopt a 810 | |
| 1208 | + | resolution to implement one or more of the exceptions to the 811 | |
| 1209 | + | educational facilities construction requirements to provide a 812 | |
| 1210 | + | school with provided in this section. 813 | |
| 1211 | + | (2) A resolution adopt ed under this section may propose 814 | |
| 1212 | + | implementation of exceptions to requirements of the uniform 815 | |
| 1213 | + | statewide building code for the planning and construction of 816 | |
| 1214 | + | public educational and ancillary plants adopted pursuant to ss. 817 | |
| 1215 | + | 553.73 and 1013.37 relating to: 818 | |
| 1216 | + | (a) Interior non-load-bearing walls, by approving the use 819 | |
| 1217 | + | of fire-rated wood stud walls in new construction or remodeling 820 | |
| 1218 | + | for interior non-load-bearing wall assemblies that will not be 821 | |
| 1219 | + | exposed to water or located in wet areas. 822 | |
| 1220 | + | (b) Walkways, roadways, drivew ays, and parking areas, by 823 | |
| 1221 | + | approving the use of designated, stabilized, and well -drained 824 | |
| 1222 | + | gravel or grassed student parking areas. 825 | |
| 1223 | 1223 | ||
| 1224 | - | ||
| 1224 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1225 | 1225 | ||
| 1226 | 1226 | ||
| 1227 | 1227 | ||
| 1228 | 1228 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1229 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1230 | - | Page 34 of | |
| 1229 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1230 | + | Page 34 of 40 | |
| 1231 | 1231 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1232 | 1232 | ||
| 1233 | 1233 | ||
| 1234 | 1234 | ||
| 1235 | - | ||
| 1236 | - | ||
| 1237 | - | ||
| 1238 | - | ||
| 1239 | - | ||
| 1240 | - | ||
| 1241 | - | ||
| 1242 | - | ||
| 1243 | - | ||
| 1244 | - | ||
| 1245 | - | ||
| 1246 | - | ||
| 1247 | - | ||
| 1248 | - | ||
| 1249 | - | ||
| 1250 | - | a | |
| 1251 | - | ||
| 1252 | - | ||
| 1253 | - | ||
| 1254 | - | ||
| 1255 | - | ||
| 1256 | - | ||
| 1257 | - | ||
| 1258 | - | ||
| 1259 | - | ||
| 1235 | + | (c) Standards for relocatables used as classroom space, as 826 | |
| 1236 | + | specified in s. 1013.20, by approving construction 827 | |
| 1237 | + | specifications for installation of relocatable buildings that do 828 | |
| 1238 | + | not have covered walkways leading to the permanent buildings 829 | |
| 1239 | + | onsite. 830 | |
| 1240 | + | (d) Site lighting, by approving construction 831 | |
| 1241 | + | specifications regarding site lighting that: 832 | |
| 1242 | + | 1. Do not provide for lighting of gravel o r grassed 833 | |
| 1243 | + | auxiliary or student parking areas. 834 | |
| 1244 | + | 2. Provide lighting for walkways, roadways, driveways, 835 | |
| 1245 | + | paved parking lots, exterior stairs, ramps, and walkways from 836 | |
| 1246 | + | the exterior of the building to a public walkway through 837 | |
| 1247 | + | installation of a timer that is se t to provide lighting only 838 | |
| 1248 | + | during periods when the site is occupied. 839 | |
| 1249 | + | 3. Allow lighting for building entrances and exits to be 840 | |
| 1250 | + | installed with a timer that is set to provide lighting only 841 | |
| 1251 | + | during periods in which the building is occupied. The minimum 842 | |
| 1252 | + | illumination level at single -door exits may be reduced to no 843 | |
| 1253 | + | less than 1 foot-candle. 844 | |
| 1254 | + | (e) Any other provisions that limit the ability of a 845 | |
| 1255 | + | school to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter 846 | |
| 1256 | + | school pursuant to s. 1002.33(18) . When a hurricane evacua tion 847 | |
| 1257 | + | shelter deficit, as determined by the Division of Emergency 848 | |
| 1258 | + | Management, in the regional planning council region in which the 849 | |
| 1259 | + | county is located makes public shelter design criteria 850 | |
| 1260 | 1260 | ||
| 1261 | - | ||
| 1261 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1262 | 1262 | ||
| 1263 | 1263 | ||
| 1264 | 1264 | ||
| 1265 | 1265 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1266 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1267 | - | Page 35 of | |
| 1266 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1267 | + | Page 35 of 40 | |
| 1268 | 1268 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1269 | 1269 | ||
| 1270 | 1270 | ||
| 1271 | 1271 | ||
| 1272 | - | ||
| 1273 | - | ||
| 1274 | - | ||
| 1275 | - | ||
| 1276 | - | the | |
| 1277 | - | ||
| 1278 | - | ||
| 1279 | - | ||
| 1280 | - | ||
| 1281 | - | ||
| 1282 | - | ||
| 1283 | - | ||
| 1284 | - | ||
| 1285 | - | 864 | |
| 1286 | - | ||
| 1287 | - | ||
| 1288 | - | ||
| 1289 | - | ||
| 1290 | - | ||
| 1291 | - | ||
| 1292 | - | ||
| 1293 | - | ||
| 1294 | - | ( | |
| 1295 | - | ||
| 1296 | - | ||
| 1272 | + | applicable, any exceptions to the public shelter design criteria 851 | |
| 1273 | + | remain subject to the concurrence of the applicable local 852 | |
| 1274 | + | emergency management agency or the Division of Emergency 853 | |
| 1275 | + | Management. A district school board may not be required to build 854 | |
| 1276 | + | more emergency-shelter space than identified as needed in the 855 | |
| 1277 | + | statewide emergency shelter plan so long as the regional 856 | |
| 1278 | + | planning council determines that there is sufficient shelter 857 | |
| 1279 | + | capacity within the school district as documented in the 858 | |
| 1280 | + | Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan . 859 | |
| 1281 | + | Section 24. Section 1013.48, Florida Statutes, is amended 860 | |
| 1282 | + | to read: 861 | |
| 1283 | + | 1013.48 Changes in construction requirements after award 862 | |
| 1284 | + | of contract.—The board may, at its option and by written policy 863 | |
| 1285 | + | duly adopted and entered in its official minutes, authorize the 864 | |
| 1286 | + | superintendent or president or other designated individual to 865 | |
| 1287 | + | approve change orders in the name of the board for 866 | |
| 1288 | + | preestablished amounts. Approvals must shall be for the purpose 867 | |
| 1289 | + | of expediting the work in progress and must shall be reported to 868 | |
| 1290 | + | the board and entered in its official minutes. For 869 | |
| 1291 | + | accountability, the school d istrict shall monitor and report the 870 | |
| 1292 | + | impact of change orders on its district educational facilities 871 | |
| 1293 | + | plan pursuant to s. 1013.35. 872 | |
| 1294 | + | Section 25. Subsection (19) of section 1001.64, Florida 873 | |
| 1295 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 874 | |
| 1296 | + | 1001.64 Florida College System inst itution boards of 875 | |
| 1297 | 1297 | ||
| 1298 | - | ||
| 1298 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1299 | 1299 | ||
| 1300 | 1300 | ||
| 1301 | 1301 | ||
| 1302 | 1302 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1303 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1304 | - | Page 36 of | |
| 1303 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1304 | + | Page 36 of 40 | |
| 1305 | 1305 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1306 | 1306 | ||
| 1307 | 1307 | ||
| 1308 | 1308 | ||
| 1309 | - | ||
| 1310 | - | ||
| 1311 | - | ||
| 1312 | - | ||
| 1313 | - | ||
| 1314 | - | ||
| 1315 | - | ||
| 1316 | - | ||
| 1317 | - | ||
| 1318 | - | ||
| 1319 | - | ||
| 1320 | - | ||
| 1321 | - | ||
| 1322 | - | ||
| 1323 | - | ||
| 1324 | - | ||
| 1325 | - | ||
| 1326 | - | ||
| 1327 | - | ||
| 1328 | - | ||
| 1329 | - | ||
| 1330 | - | ||
| 1331 | - | ||
| 1332 | - | ||
| 1333 | - | ||
| 1309 | + | trustees; powers and duties. — 876 | |
| 1310 | + | (19) Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or 877 | |
| 1311 | + | remove the president of the Florida College System institution. 878 | |
| 1312 | + | The board of trustees may appoint a search committee. The board 879 | |
| 1313 | + | of trustees shall condu ct annual evaluations of the president in 880 | |
| 1314 | + | accordance with rules of the State Board of Education and submit 881 | |
| 1315 | + | such evaluations to the State Board of Education for review. The 882 | |
| 1316 | + | evaluation must address the achievement of the performance goals 883 | |
| 1317 | + | established by the accountability process implemented pursuant 884 | |
| 1318 | + | to s. 1008.45 and the performance of the president in achieving 885 | |
| 1319 | + | the annual and long-term goals and objectives established in the 886 | |
| 1320 | + | Florida College System institution's employment accountability 887 | |
| 1321 | + | program implemented pursuant to s. 1012.86 . 888 | |
| 1322 | + | Section 26. Subsection (22) of section 1001.65, Florida 889 | |
| 1323 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 890 | |
| 1324 | + | 1001.65 Florida College System institution presidents; 891 | |
| 1325 | + | powers and duties.—The president is the chief executive officer 892 | |
| 1326 | + | of the Florida Colleg e System institution, shall be corporate 893 | |
| 1327 | + | secretary of the Florida College System institution board of 894 | |
| 1328 | + | trustees, and is responsible for the operation and 895 | |
| 1329 | + | administration of the Florida College System institution. Each 896 | |
| 1330 | + | Florida College System institution presi dent shall: 897 | |
| 1331 | + | (22) Submit an annual employment accountability plan to 898 | |
| 1332 | + | the Department of Education pursuant to the provisions of s. 899 | |
| 1333 | + | 1012.86. 900 | |
| 1334 | 1334 | ||
| 1335 | - | ||
| 1335 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1336 | 1336 | ||
| 1337 | 1337 | ||
| 1338 | 1338 | ||
| 1339 | 1339 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1340 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1341 | - | Page 37 of | |
| 1340 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1341 | + | Page 37 of 40 | |
| 1342 | 1342 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1343 | 1343 | ||
| 1344 | 1344 | ||
| 1345 | 1345 | ||
| 1346 | - | | |
| 1347 | - | ||
| 1348 | - | ||
| 1349 | - | ||
| 1350 | - | ||
| 1351 | - | ||
| 1352 | - | ||
| 1353 | - | ||
| 1354 | - | ||
| 1355 | - | ||
| 1356 | - | ||
| 1357 | - | state | |
| 1358 | - | ||
| 1359 | - | ||
| 1360 | - | | |
| 1361 | - | ||
| 1362 | - | ||
| 1363 | - | ||
| 1364 | - | ||
| 1365 | - | ||
| 1366 | - | ||
| 1367 | - | ||
| 1368 | - | ||
| 1369 | - | ||
| 1370 | - | ||
| 1346 | + | Section 27. Paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section 901 | |
| 1347 | + | 1003.621, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 902 | |
| 1348 | + | 1003.621 Academically high-performing school districts. —It 903 | |
| 1349 | + | is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and reward school 904 | |
| 1350 | + | districts that demonstrate the ability to consistently maintain 905 | |
| 1351 | + | or improve their high -performing status. The purpose of this 906 | |
| 1352 | + | section is to provide high-performing school districts with 907 | |
| 1353 | + | flexibility in meeting the specific requirements in statute and 908 | |
| 1354 | + | rules of the State Board of Education. 909 | |
| 1355 | + | (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND RULES. —Each academically 910 | |
| 1356 | + | high-performing school district shall comply wit h all of the 911 | |
| 1357 | + | provisions in chapters 1000 -1013, and rules of the State Board 912 | |
| 1358 | + | of Education which implement these provisions, pertaining to the 913 | |
| 1359 | + | following: 914 | |
| 1360 | + | (i) Those statutes pertaining to educational facilities, 915 | |
| 1361 | + | including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.2 0, relating to 916 | |
| 1362 | + | covered walkways for portables, is and s. 1013.21, relating to 917 | |
| 1363 | + | the use of relocatable facilities that exceed 20 years of age, 918 | |
| 1364 | + | are eligible for exemption. 919 | |
| 1365 | + | Section 28. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 920 | |
| 1366 | + | 1011.6202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 921 | |
| 1367 | + | 1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative. —The 922 | |
| 1368 | + | Principal Autonomy Program Initiative is created within the 923 | |
| 1369 | + | Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to 924 | |
| 1370 | + | provide a highly effective principal of a participating school 925 | |
| 1371 | 1371 | ||
| 1372 | - | ||
| 1372 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1373 | 1373 | ||
| 1374 | 1374 | ||
| 1375 | 1375 | ||
| 1376 | 1376 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1377 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1378 | - | Page 38 of | |
| 1377 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1378 | + | Page 38 of 40 | |
| 1379 | 1379 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1380 | 1380 | ||
| 1381 | 1381 | ||
| 1382 | 1382 | ||
| 1383 | - | ||
| 1384 | - | ||
| 1385 | - | ||
| 1386 | - | ||
| 1387 | - | ||
| 1388 | - | ||
| 1389 | - | ||
| 1390 | - | ||
| 1391 | - | ||
| 1392 | - | ||
| 1393 | - | ||
| 1394 | - | ||
| 1395 | - | ||
| 1396 | - | the | |
| 1397 | - | ||
| 1398 | - | ||
| 1399 | - | ||
| 1400 | - | ||
| 1401 | - | ||
| 1402 | - | ||
| 1403 | - | ||
| 1404 | - | ||
| 1405 | - | ||
| 1406 | - | ||
| 1407 | - | ||
| 1383 | + | with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or her 926 | |
| 1384 | + | school, as well as other schools, in a way that produces 927 | |
| 1385 | + | significant improvements in student achievement and school 928 | |
| 1386 | + | management while complying with constitutional requirements. The 929 | |
| 1387 | + | State Board of Education may, upon approval of a principal 930 | |
| 1388 | + | autonomy proposal, enter into a performance contract with the 931 | |
| 1389 | + | district school board for participation in the program. 932 | |
| 1390 | + | (3) EXEMPTION FROM LAWS. — 933 | |
| 1391 | + | (b) A participating school or a school operated by a 934 | |
| 1392 | + | principal pursuant to subsection (5) shall comply with the 935 | |
| 1393 | + | provisions of chapters 1000 -1013, and rules of the state board 936 | |
| 1394 | + | that implement those provisions, pertaining to the following: 937 | |
| 1395 | + | 1. Those laws relating to the election and compensation of 938 | |
| 1396 | + | district school board members, the election or appointment and 939 | |
| 1397 | + | compensation of district school superintendents, public meetings 940 | |
| 1398 | + | and public records requirements, financial disclosure, and 941 | |
| 1399 | + | conflicts of interest. 942 | |
| 1400 | + | 2. Those laws relating to the student assessment program 943 | |
| 1401 | + | and school grading system, including chapter 1008. 944 | |
| 1402 | + | 3. Those laws relating to the provision of services to 945 | |
| 1403 | + | students with disabilities. 946 | |
| 1404 | + | 4. Those laws relating to civil rights, including s. 947 | |
| 1405 | + | 1000.05, relating to discrimination. 948 | |
| 1406 | + | 5. Those laws relating to student health, safety, and 949 | |
| 1407 | + | welfare. 950 | |
| 1408 | 1408 | ||
| 1409 | - | ||
| 1409 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1410 | 1410 | ||
| 1411 | 1411 | ||
| 1412 | 1412 | ||
| 1413 | 1413 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1414 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1415 | - | Page 39 of | |
| 1414 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1415 | + | Page 39 of 40 | |
| 1416 | 1416 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1417 | 1417 | ||
| 1418 | 1418 | ||
| 1419 | 1419 | ||
| 1420 | - | | |
| 1421 | - | ||
| 1422 | - | ||
| 1423 | - | ||
| 1424 | - | ||
| 1425 | - | ||
| 1426 | - | ||
| 1427 | - | ||
| 1428 | - | ||
| 1429 | - | ||
| 1430 | - | ||
| 1431 | - | ||
| 1432 | - | ||
| 1433 | - | ||
| 1434 | - | ||
| 1435 | - | | |
| 1436 | - | ||
| 1437 | - | ||
| 1438 | - | ||
| 1439 | - | ||
| 1440 | - | ||
| 1441 | - | ||
| 1442 | - | ||
| 1443 | - | ||
| 1444 | - | ||
| 1420 | + | 6. Section 1001.42(4)(f), relating to the uniform opening 951 | |
| 1421 | + | date for public schools. 952 | |
| 1422 | + | 7. Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except 953 | |
| 1423 | + | that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is 954 | |
| 1424 | + | the average at the sc hool level for a participating school. 955 | |
| 1425 | + | 8. Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to 956 | |
| 1426 | + | compensation and salary schedules. 957 | |
| 1427 | + | 9. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions 958 | |
| 1428 | + | for annual contracts for instructional personnel. This 959 | |
| 1429 | + | subparagraph does not apply to at -will employees. 960 | |
| 1430 | + | 10. Section 1012.335, relating to annual contracts for 961 | |
| 1431 | + | instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. This 962 | |
| 1432 | + | subparagraph does not apply to at -will employees. 963 | |
| 1433 | + | 11. Section 1012.34, relating to personnel evalua tion 964 | |
| 1434 | + | procedures and criteria. 965 | |
| 1435 | + | 12. Those laws pertaining to educational facilities, 966 | |
| 1436 | + | including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to 967 | |
| 1437 | + | covered walkways for relocatables, is and s. 1013.21, relating 968 | |
| 1438 | + | to the use of relocatable facilities exceeding 2 0 years of age, 969 | |
| 1439 | + | are eligible for exemption. 970 | |
| 1440 | + | 13. Those laws pertaining to participating school 971 | |
| 1441 | + | districts, including this section and ss. 1011.69(2) and 972 | |
| 1442 | + | 1012.28(8). 973 | |
| 1443 | + | Section 29. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 974 | |
| 1444 | + | 1013.35, Florida Statutes, is am ended to read: 975 | |
| 1445 | 1445 | ||
| 1446 | - | ||
| 1446 | + | HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1447 | 1447 | ||
| 1448 | 1448 | ||
| 1449 | 1449 | ||
| 1450 | 1450 | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1451 | - | hb7039- | |
| 1452 | - | Page 40 of | |
| 1451 | + | hb7039-00 | |
| 1452 | + | Page 40 of 40 | |
| 1453 | 1453 | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1454 | 1454 | ||
| 1455 | 1455 | ||
| 1456 | 1456 | ||
| 1457 | - | section. These responsibilities include the following: 976 | |
| 1458 | - | (b) Each school district shall develop a professional 977 | |
| 1459 | - | learning system as specified in subsection (4). The system shall 978 | |
| 1460 | - | be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher -educators of 979 | |
| 1461 | - | Florida College System institutions and state universities, 980 | |
| 1462 | - | business and community representatives, and local education 981 | |
| 1463 | - | foundations, consortia, and professional organizations. The 982 | |
| 1464 | - | professional learning system must: 983 | |
| 1465 | - | 1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for 984 | |
| 1466 | - | compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 985 | |
| 1467 | - | 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 986 | |
| 1468 | - | review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 987 | |
| 1469 | - | professional learning system must be reviewed and appr oved every 988 | |
| 1470 | - | 5 years. Any substantial revisions to the system must shall be 989 | |
| 1471 | - | submitted to the department for review and approval. The 990 | |
| 1472 | - | department shall establish a format for the review and approval 991 | |
| 1473 | - | of a professional learning system. 992 | |
| 1474 | - | 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 993 | |
| 1475 | - | instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous, 994 | |
| 1476 | - | relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 995 | |
| 1477 | - | and districts, in developing and refining the professional 996 | |
| 1478 | - | learning system, shall also review and moni tor school discipline 997 | |
| 1479 | - | data; school environment surveys; assessments of parental 998 | |
| 1480 | - | satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers, managers, 999 | |
| 1481 | - | and administrative personnel; and other performance indicators 1000 | |
| 1482 | - | ||
| 1483 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1484 | - | ||
| 1485 | - | ||
| 1486 | - | ||
| 1487 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1488 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1489 | - | Page 41 of 70 | |
| 1490 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1491 | - | ||
| 1492 | - | ||
| 1493 | - | ||
| 1494 | - | to identify school and student needs that can be met by improved 1001 | |
| 1495 | - | professional performance. 1002 | |
| 1496 | - | 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup 1003 | |
| 1497 | - | support appropriate to accomplish district -level and school-1004 | |
| 1498 | - | level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities 1005 | |
| 1499 | - | for instructional and school admin istrative personnel shall 1006 | |
| 1500 | - | focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing formal 1007 | |
| 1501 | - | and informal assessments of student achievement, identification 1008 | |
| 1502 | - | and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies 1009 | |
| 1503 | - | that emphasize rigor, relevance, and rea ding in the content 1010 | |
| 1504 | - | areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use 1011 | |
| 1505 | - | of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, 1012 | |
| 1506 | - | classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety. 1013 | |
| 1507 | - | 4. Provide inservice activities and support targ eted to 1014 | |
| 1508 | - | the individual needs of new teachers participating in the 1015 | |
| 1509 | - | professional learning certification and education competency 1016 | |
| 1510 | - | program under s. 1012.56(8)(a). 1017 | |
| 1511 | - | 5. Include a professional learning catalog for inservice 1018 | |
| 1512 | - | activities, pursuant to rules of the S tate Board of Education, 1019 | |
| 1513 | - | for all district employees from all fund sources. The catalog 1020 | |
| 1514 | - | must shall be updated annually by September 1, must be based on 1021 | |
| 1515 | - | input from teachers and district and school instructional 1022 | |
| 1516 | - | leaders, and must use the latest available stud ent achievement 1023 | |
| 1517 | - | data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in the 1024 | |
| 1518 | - | classroom. Each district inservice catalog must be aligned to 1025 | |
| 1519 | - | ||
| 1520 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1521 | - | ||
| 1522 | - | ||
| 1523 | - | ||
| 1524 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1525 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1526 | - | Page 42 of 70 | |
| 1527 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1528 | - | ||
| 1529 | - | ||
| 1530 | - | ||
| 1531 | - | and support the school -based inservice catalog and school 1026 | |
| 1532 | - | improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each district 1027 | |
| 1533 | - | inservice catalog must provide a description of the training 1028 | |
| 1534 | - | that middle grades instructional personnel and school 1029 | |
| 1535 | - | administrators receive on the district's code of student conduct 1030 | |
| 1536 | - | adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital instruction 1031 | |
| 1537 | - | and competency-based instruction and CAPE Digital Tool 1032 | |
| 1538 | - | certificates and CAPE industry certifications; classroom 1033 | |
| 1539 | - | management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning 1034 | |
| 1540 | - | opportunities for students; and instructional leadership. 1035 | |
| 1541 | - | District plans must be approved by the district school board 1036 | |
| 1542 | - | annually in order to ensure compliance with subsection (1) and 1037 | |
| 1543 | - | to allow for dissemination of research -based best practices to 1038 | |
| 1544 | - | other districts. District school boards shall must submit 1039 | |
| 1545 | - | verification of their approval to the Commissioner of Education 1040 | |
| 1546 | - | no later than October 1, annually. Each school principal may 1041 | |
| 1547 | - | establish and maintain an individual professional learning plan 1042 | |
| 1548 | - | for each instructional employee assigned to the school as a 1043 | |
| 1549 | - | seamless component to the school improvement plans develo ped 1044 | |
| 1550 | - | pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning 1045 | |
| 1551 | - | plan must be related to specific performance data for the 1046 | |
| 1552 | - | students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the inservice 1047 | |
| 1553 | - | objectives and specific measurable improvements expected in 1048 | |
| 1554 | - | student performance as a result of the inservice activity, and 1049 | |
| 1555 | - | include an evaluation component that determines the 1050 | |
| 1556 | - | ||
| 1557 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1558 | - | ||
| 1559 | - | ||
| 1560 | - | ||
| 1561 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1562 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1563 | - | Page 43 of 70 | |
| 1564 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1565 | - | ||
| 1566 | - | ||
| 1567 | - | ||
| 1568 | - | effectiveness of the professional learning plan. 1051 | |
| 1569 | - | 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative 1052 | |
| 1570 | - | personnel, aligned to the state's educa tional leadership 1053 | |
| 1571 | - | standards, which that address updated skills necessary for 1054 | |
| 1572 | - | instructional leadership and effective school management 1055 | |
| 1573 | - | pursuant to s. 1012.986. 1056 | |
| 1574 | - | 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 1057 | |
| 1575 | - | state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 1058 | |
| 1576 | - | evaluation of local professional learning programs. 1059 | |
| 1577 | - | 8. Provide for delivery of professional learning by 1060 | |
| 1578 | - | distance learning and other technology -based delivery systems to 1061 | |
| 1579 | - | reach more educators at lower costs. 1062 | |
| 1580 | - | 9. Provide for the co ntinuous evaluation of the quality 1063 | |
| 1581 | - | and effectiveness of professional learning programs in order to 1064 | |
| 1582 | - | eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand 1065 | |
| 1583 | - | effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such 1066 | |
| 1584 | - | activities on the performance of par ticipating educators and 1067 | |
| 1585 | - | their students' achievement and behavior. 1068 | |
| 1586 | - | 10. For all grades, emphasize: 1069 | |
| 1587 | - | a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 1070 | |
| 1588 | - | instruction. 1071 | |
| 1589 | - | b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 1072 | |
| 1590 | - | the state academic standards ad opted pursuant to s. 1003.41. 1073 | |
| 1591 | - | c. Use of small learning communities; problem -solving, 1074 | |
| 1592 | - | inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 1075 | |
| 1593 | - | ||
| 1594 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1595 | - | ||
| 1596 | - | ||
| 1597 | - | ||
| 1598 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1599 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1600 | - | Page 44 of 70 | |
| 1601 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1602 | - | ||
| 1603 | - | ||
| 1604 | - | ||
| 1605 | - | strategies and tools based on student needs; competency -based 1076 | |
| 1606 | - | instruction; integrated digital instruction ; and project-based 1077 | |
| 1607 | - | instruction. 1078 | |
| 1608 | - | 1079 | |
| 1609 | - | Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall must 1080 | |
| 1610 | - | include in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1081 | |
| 1611 | - | 1001.42(18), a description of the specific strategies used by 1082 | |
| 1612 | - | the school to implement each item listed in this subparagraph. 1083 | |
| 1613 | - | 11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 1084 | |
| 1614 | - | teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of 1085 | |
| 1615 | - | identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 1086 | |
| 1616 | - | other causes of diminished phonological processing skills ; 1087 | |
| 1617 | - | incorporating instructional techniques into the general 1088 | |
| 1618 | - | education setting which are proven to improve reading 1089 | |
| 1619 | - | performance for all students; and using predictive and other 1090 | |
| 1620 | - | data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 1091 | |
| 1621 | - | needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic 1092 | |
| 1622 | - | awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 1093 | |
| 1623 | - | vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 1094 | |
| 1624 | - | comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 1095 | |
| 1625 | - | sequential approach to reading instruction , including 1096 | |
| 1626 | - | multisensory intervention strategies. Such training for teaching 1097 | |
| 1627 | - | foundational skills must shall be based on the science of 1098 | |
| 1628 | - | reading and include phonics instruction for decoding and 1099 | |
| 1629 | - | encoding as the primary instructional strategy for word reading. 1100 | |
| 1630 | - | ||
| 1631 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1632 | - | ||
| 1633 | - | ||
| 1634 | - | ||
| 1635 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1636 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1637 | - | Page 45 of 70 | |
| 1638 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1639 | - | ||
| 1640 | - | ||
| 1641 | - | ||
| 1642 | - | Instructional strategies included in the training may not employ 1101 | |
| 1643 | - | the three-cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a 1102 | |
| 1644 | - | basis for teaching word reading. Such instructional strategies 1103 | |
| 1645 | - | may include visual information and strategies which improve 1104 | |
| 1646 | - | background and experiential knowledge, add context, and increase 1105 | |
| 1647 | - | oral language and vocabulary to support compre hension, but may 1106 | |
| 1648 | - | not be used to teach word reading. Each district must provide 1107 | |
| 1649 | - | all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training 1108 | |
| 1650 | - | sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f). 1109 | |
| 1651 | - | (7) An organization of private schools or a consortium of 1110 | |
| 1652 | - | charter schools that has at least which has no fewer than 10 1111 | |
| 1653 | - | member schools in this state, that which publishes and files 1112 | |
| 1654 | - | with the Department of Education copies of its standards, and 1113 | |
| 1655 | - | the member schools of which comply with the provisions of part 1114 | |
| 1656 | - | II of chapter 1003, relating to compulsory school attendance ;, 1115 | |
| 1657 | - | or a public or private college or university with a teacher 1116 | |
| 1658 | - | preparation program approved pursuant to s. 1004.04 ; or the 1117 | |
| 1659 | - | Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation , may also 1118 | |
| 1660 | - | develop a professional learning system that includes a 1119 | |
| 1661 | - | professional learning catalog for inservice activities. The 1120 | |
| 1662 | - | system and inservice catalog must be submitted to the 1121 | |
| 1663 | - | commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules. 1122 | |
| 1664 | - | Section 30. Section 1013.15, Florida Statute s, is amended 1123 | |
| 1665 | - | to read: 1124 | |
| 1666 | - | 1013.15 Lease, rental, and lease -purchase of educational 1125 | |
| 1667 | - | ||
| 1668 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1669 | - | ||
| 1670 | - | ||
| 1671 | - | ||
| 1672 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1673 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1674 | - | Page 46 of 70 | |
| 1675 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1676 | - | ||
| 1677 | - | ||
| 1678 | - | ||
| 1679 | - | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites. — 1126 | |
| 1680 | - | (1) A board may lease any land, facilities, or educational 1127 | |
| 1681 | - | plants owned by it to any person or entity for suc h term, for 1128 | |
| 1682 | - | such rent, and upon such terms and conditions as the board 1129 | |
| 1683 | - | determines to be in its best interests; any such lease may 1130 | |
| 1684 | - | provide for the optional or binding purchase of the land, 1131 | |
| 1685 | - | facilities, or educational plants by the lessee upon such terms 1132 | |
| 1686 | - | and conditions as the board determines are in its best 1133 | |
| 1687 | - | interests. A determination that any such land, facility, or 1134 | |
| 1688 | - | educational plant so leased is unnecessary for educational 1135 | |
| 1689 | - | purposes is not a prerequisite to the leasing or lease -purchase 1136 | |
| 1690 | - | of such land, facility , or educational plant. Before Prior to 1137 | |
| 1691 | - | entering into or executing any such lease, a board shall 1138 | |
| 1692 | - | consider approval of the lease or lease -purchase agreement at a 1139 | |
| 1693 | - | public meeting, at which a copy of the proposed agreement in its 1140 | |
| 1694 | - | final form shall be available for inspection and review by the 1141 | |
| 1695 | - | public, after due notice as required by law. 1142 | |
| 1696 | - | (2)(a) A district school board may rent or lease 1143 | |
| 1697 | - | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 1144 | |
| 1698 | - | and sites as defined in s. 1013.01. Educational plants, 1145 | |
| 1699 | - | ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites rented or 1146 | |
| 1700 | - | leased for 1 year or less shall be funded through the operations 1147 | |
| 1701 | - | budget or funds derived from millage proceeds pursuant to s. 1148 | |
| 1702 | - | 1011.71(2). A lease contract for 1 year or less, when extended 1149 | |
| 1703 | - | or renewed beyond a year, becomes a multiple -year lease. 1150 | |
| 1704 | - | ||
| 1705 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1706 | - | ||
| 1707 | - | ||
| 1708 | - | ||
| 1709 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1710 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1711 | - | Page 47 of 70 | |
| 1712 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1713 | - | ||
| 1714 | - | ||
| 1715 | - | ||
| 1716 | - | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 1151 | |
| 1717 | - | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be authorized to be expended for 1152 | |
| 1718 | - | multiple-year leases. All leased educational plants, ancillary 1153 | |
| 1719 | - | plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites must be inspected 1154 | |
| 1720 | - | before prior to occupancy by the authority having jurisdiction. 1155 | |
| 1721 | - | 1. All newly leased spaces must be inspected and brought 1156 | |
| 1722 | - | into compliance with the Florida Building Code pursuant to 1157 | |
| 1723 | - | chapter 553 and the life safety codes pur suant to chapter 633, 1158 | |
| 1724 | - | before prior to occupancy, using the board's operations budget 1159 | |
| 1725 | - | or funds derived from millage proceeds pursuant to s. 1160 | |
| 1726 | - | 1011.71(2). 1161 | |
| 1727 | - | 2. Plans for renovation or remodeling of leased space 1162 | |
| 1728 | - | shall conform to the Florida Building Code and th e Florida Fire 1163 | |
| 1729 | - | Prevention Code for educational occupancies or other 1164 | |
| 1730 | - | occupancies, as appropriate and as required in chapters 553 and 1165 | |
| 1731 | - | 633, before prior to occupancy. 1166 | |
| 1732 | - | 3. All leased facilities must be inspected annually for 1167 | |
| 1733 | - | firesafety deficiencies in accorda nce with the applicable code 1168 | |
| 1734 | - | and have corrections made in accordance with s. 1013.12. 1169 | |
| 1735 | - | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 1170 | |
| 1736 | - | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be used to correct deficiencies in 1171 | |
| 1737 | - | leased space. 1172 | |
| 1738 | - | 4. When the board declares that a public emergency exists, 1173 | |
| 1739 | - | it may take up to 30 days to bring the leased facility into 1174 | |
| 1740 | - | compliance with the requirements of State Board of Education 1175 | |
| 1741 | - | ||
| 1742 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1743 | - | ||
| 1744 | - | ||
| 1745 | - | ||
| 1746 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1747 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1748 | - | Page 48 of 70 | |
| 1749 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1750 | - | ||
| 1751 | - | ||
| 1752 | - | ||
| 1753 | - | rules. 1176 | |
| 1754 | - | (b) A board is authorized to lease -purchase educational 1177 | |
| 1755 | - | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites as 1178 | |
| 1756 | - | defined in s. 1013.01 , and a district school board is authorized 1179 | |
| 1757 | - | to lease-purchase educational plants, ancillary plants, and 1180 | |
| 1758 | - | auxiliary facilities and sites . The lease-purchase of 1181 | |
| 1759 | - | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 1182 | |
| 1760 | - | and sites must, where applicable, comply with shall be as 1183 | |
| 1761 | - | required by s. 1013.37, subject to the authorization in s. 1184 | |
| 1762 | - | 1013.385 to exempt certain facilities from the requirements of 1185 | |
| 1763 | - | that section; must shall be advertised for and receive 1186 | |
| 1764 | - | competitive proposals and be awarded to the best proposer ;, and 1187 | |
| 1765 | - | must shall be funded using current or other funds specifically 1188 | |
| 1766 | - | authorized by law to be used for such purpose. 1189 | |
| 1767 | - | 1. A district school board, by itself, or through a 1190 | |
| 1768 | - | direct-support organization formed pur suant to s. 1001.453 or 1191 | |
| 1769 | - | nonprofit educational organization or a consortium of district 1192 | |
| 1770 | - | school boards, may, in developing a lease -purchase of 1193 | |
| 1771 | - | educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 1194 | |
| 1772 | - | and sites provide for separately advertising for and receiving 1195 | |
| 1773 | - | competitive bids or proposals on the construction of facilities 1196 | |
| 1774 | - | and the selection of financing to provide the lowest cost 1197 | |
| 1775 | - | funding available, so long as the board determines that such 1198 | |
| 1776 | - | process would best serve the public interest and the available 1199 | |
| 1777 | - | pledged revenues are limited to those authorized in s. 1200 | |
| 1778 | - | ||
| 1779 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1780 | - | ||
| 1781 | - | ||
| 1782 | - | ||
| 1783 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1784 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1785 | - | Page 49 of 70 | |
| 1786 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1787 | - | ||
| 1788 | - | ||
| 1789 | - | ||
| 1790 | - | 1011.71(2) s. 1011.71(2)(e). 1201 | |
| 1791 | - | 2. All activities and information, including lists of 1202 | |
| 1792 | - | individual participants, associated with agreements made 1203 | |
| 1793 | - | pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provision s of 1204 | |
| 1794 | - | chapter 119 and s. 286.011. 1205 | |
| 1795 | - | (c)1. The term of any lease -purchase agreement, including 1206 | |
| 1796 | - | the initial term and any subsequent renewals, shall not exceed 1207 | |
| 1797 | - | the useful life of the educational facilities and sites for 1208 | |
| 1798 | - | which the agreement is made, or 30 years , whichever is less. 1209 | |
| 1799 | - | 2. The initial term or any renewal term of any lease -1210 | |
| 1800 | - | purchase agreement shall expire on June 30 of each fiscal year, 1211 | |
| 1801 | - | but may be automatically renewed annually, subject to a board 1212 | |
| 1802 | - | making sufficient annual appropriations therefor. Unde r no 1213 | |
| 1803 | - | circumstances shall the failure of a board to renew a lease -1214 | |
| 1804 | - | purchase agreement constitute a default or require payment of 1215 | |
| 1805 | - | any penalty or in any way limit the right of a board to purchase 1216 | |
| 1806 | - | or utilize educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary 1217 | |
| 1807 | - | facilities and sites similar in function to the educational 1218 | |
| 1808 | - | plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities and sites 1219 | |
| 1809 | - | that are the subject of the said lease -purchase agreement. 1220 | |
| 1810 | - | Educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities 1221 | |
| 1811 | - | and sites being acquired pursuant to a lease -purchase agreement 1222 | |
| 1812 | - | shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation. 1223 | |
| 1813 | - | 3. No lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to 1224 | |
| 1814 | - | this subsection shall constitute a debt, liability, or 1225 | |
| 1815 | - | ||
| 1816 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1817 | - | ||
| 1818 | - | ||
| 1819 | - | ||
| 1820 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1821 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1822 | - | Page 50 of 70 | |
| 1823 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1824 | - | ||
| 1825 | - | ||
| 1826 | - | ||
| 1827 | - | obligation of the state or a board or shall be a pl edge of the 1226 | |
| 1828 | - | faith and credit of the state or a board. 1227 | |
| 1829 | - | 4. Any lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to 1228 | |
| 1830 | - | this subsection shall stipulate an annual rate which may consist 1229 | |
| 1831 | - | of a principal component and an interest component, provided 1230 | |
| 1832 | - | that the maximum interest rate of any interest component payable 1231 | |
| 1833 | - | under any such lease -purchase agreement, or any participation or 1232 | |
| 1834 | - | certificated portion thereof, shall be calculated in accordance 1233 | |
| 1835 | - | with and be governed by the provisions of s. 215.84. 1234 | |
| 1836 | - | (3) Lease or lease-purchase agreements entered into by 1235 | |
| 1837 | - | university boards of trustees shall comply with the provisions 1236 | |
| 1838 | - | of ss. 1013.171 and 1010.62. 1237 | |
| 1839 | - | (4)(a) A board may rent or lease existing buildings, or 1238 | |
| 1840 | - | space within existing buildings, originally constructed or used 1239 | |
| 1841 | - | for purposes other than education, for conversion to use as 1240 | |
| 1842 | - | educational facilities. Such buildings rented or leased for 1 1241 | |
| 1843 | - | year or less shall be funded through the operations budget or 1242 | |
| 1844 | - | funds derived from millage pursuant to s. 1011.71(2). A rental 1243 | |
| 1845 | - | agreement or lease c ontract for 1 year or less, when extended or 1244 | |
| 1846 | - | renewed beyond a year, becomes a multiple -year rental or lease. 1245 | |
| 1847 | - | Operational funds or funds derived from millage proceeds 1246 | |
| 1848 | - | pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) may be authorized to be expended for 1247 | |
| 1849 | - | multiple-year rentals or leases. Notwithstanding any other 1248 | |
| 1850 | - | provisions of this section, if a building was constructed in 1249 | |
| 1851 | - | conformance with all applicable building and life safety codes, 1250 | |
| 1852 | - | ||
| 1853 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1854 | - | ||
| 1855 | - | ||
| 1856 | - | ||
| 1857 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1858 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1859 | - | Page 51 of 70 | |
| 1860 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1861 | - | ||
| 1862 | - | ||
| 1863 | - | ||
| 1864 | - | it shall be deemed to meet the requirements for use and 1251 | |
| 1865 | - | occupancy as an educational facility subjec t only to the 1252 | |
| 1866 | - | provisions of this subsection. 1253 | |
| 1867 | - | (b) Before Prior to occupying a rented or a leased 1254 | |
| 1868 | - | existing building, or space within an existing building, 1255 | |
| 1869 | - | pursuant to this subsection, a school board shall, in a public 1256 | |
| 1870 | - | meeting, adopt a resolution certifying that the following 1257 | |
| 1871 | - | circumstances apply to the building proposed f or occupancy: 1258 | |
| 1872 | - | 1. Growth among the school -age population in the school 1259 | |
| 1873 | - | district has created a need for new educational facilities in a 1260 | |
| 1874 | - | neighborhood where there is little or no vacant land. 1261 | |
| 1875 | - | 2. There exists a supply of vacant space in existing 1262 | |
| 1876 | - | buildings that meet state minimum building and life safety 1263 | |
| 1877 | - | codes. 1264 | |
| 1878 | - | 3. Acquisition and conversion to use as educational 1265 | |
| 1879 | - | facilities of an existing building or buildings is a cost -saving 1266 | |
| 1880 | - | means of providing the needed classroom space as determined by 1267 | |
| 1881 | - | the difference between the cost of new construction, including 1268 | |
| 1882 | - | land acquisition and preparation and, if applicable, demolition 1269 | |
| 1883 | - | of existing structures, and the cost of acquisition through 1270 | |
| 1884 | - | rental or lease and conversion of an existing building or 1271 | |
| 1885 | - | buildings. 1272 | |
| 1886 | - | 4. The building has been examined for suitability, safety, 1273 | |
| 1887 | - | and conformance with state minimum building and life safety 1274 | |
| 1888 | - | codes. The building examination shall consist, at a minimum, of 1275 | |
| 1889 | - | ||
| 1890 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1891 | - | ||
| 1892 | - | ||
| 1893 | - | ||
| 1894 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1895 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1896 | - | Page 52 of 70 | |
| 1897 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1898 | - | ||
| 1899 | - | ||
| 1900 | - | ||
| 1901 | - | a review of existing documents, building site reconnaissance, 1276 | |
| 1902 | - | and analysis of the building conducted by, or under the 1277 | |
| 1903 | - | responsible charge of, a licensed structural engineer. 1278 | |
| 1904 | - | 5. A certificate of evaluation has been issued by an 1279 | |
| 1905 | - | appropriately licensed design professional which states that, 1280 | |
| 1906 | - | based on available documents, building site reconnaissan ce, 1281 | |
| 1907 | - | current knowledge, and design judgment in the professional's 1282 | |
| 1908 | - | opinion, the building meets the requirements of state minimum 1283 | |
| 1909 | - | building and life safety codes, provides safe egress of 1284 | |
| 1910 | - | occupants from the building, provides adequate firesafety, and 1285 | |
| 1911 | - | does not pose a substantial threat to life to persons who would 1286 | |
| 1912 | - | occupy the building for classroom use. 1287 | |
| 1913 | - | 6. The plans for conversion of the building were prepared 1288 | |
| 1914 | - | by an appropriate design professional licensed in this state and 1289 | |
| 1915 | - | the work of conversion was performed b y contractors licensed in 1290 | |
| 1916 | - | this state. 1291 | |
| 1917 | - | 7. The conversion of the building was observed by an 1292 | |
| 1918 | - | appropriate design professional licensed in this state. 1293 | |
| 1919 | - | 8. The building has been reviewed, inspected, and granted 1294 | |
| 1920 | - | a certificate of occupancy by the local buildin g department. 1295 | |
| 1921 | - | 9. All ceilings, light fixtures, ducts, and registers 1296 | |
| 1922 | - | within the area to be occupied for classroom purposes were 1297 | |
| 1923 | - | constructed or have been reconstructed to meet state minimum 1298 | |
| 1924 | - | requirements. 1299 | |
| 1925 | - | Section 31. Subsection (1) of section 1013.16, F lorida 1300 | |
| 1926 | - | ||
| 1927 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1928 | - | ||
| 1929 | - | ||
| 1930 | - | ||
| 1931 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1932 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1933 | - | Page 53 of 70 | |
| 1934 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1935 | - | ||
| 1936 | - | ||
| 1937 | - | ||
| 1938 | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1301 | |
| 1939 | - | 1013.16 Construction of facilities on leased property; 1302 | |
| 1940 | - | conditions.— 1303 | |
| 1941 | - | (1) A board may construct or place educational facilities 1304 | |
| 1942 | - | and ancillary facilities on land that is owned by any person 1305 | |
| 1943 | - | after the board has acquired from the owner of the land a long -1306 | |
| 1944 | - | term lease for the use of this land for a period of not less 1307 | |
| 1945 | - | than 40 years or the life expectancy of the permanent facilities 1308 | |
| 1946 | - | constructed thereon, whichever is longer . 1309 | |
| 1947 | - | Section 32. Subsection (1) of section 1013.20, Fl orida 1310 | |
| 1948 | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1311 | |
| 1949 | - | 1013.20 Standards for relocatables used as classroom 1312 | |
| 1950 | - | space; inspections.— 1313 | |
| 1951 | - | (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1314 | |
| 1952 | - | establishing standards for relocatables intended for long -term 1315 | |
| 1953 | - | use as classroom space at a public elementary school, middle 1316 | |
| 1954 | - | school, or high school. "Long -term use" means the use of 1317 | |
| 1955 | - | relocatables at the same educational plant for a period of 4 1318 | |
| 1956 | - | years or more. Each relocatable acquired by a district school 1319 | |
| 1957 | - | board after the effective date of the rules and intended for 1320 | |
| 1958 | - | long-term use must comply with the standards. District school 1321 | |
| 1959 | - | boards shall submit a plan for the use of existing relocatables 1322 | |
| 1960 | - | within the 5-year work program to be reviewed and approved by 1323 | |
| 1961 | - | the commissioner by January 1, 2003. A progress re port shall be 1324 | |
| 1962 | - | provided by the commissioner to the Speaker of the House of 1325 | |
| 1963 | - | ||
| 1964 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 1965 | - | ||
| 1966 | - | ||
| 1967 | - | ||
| 1968 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 1969 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 1970 | - | Page 54 of 70 | |
| 1971 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 1972 | - | ||
| 1973 | - | ||
| 1974 | - | ||
| 1975 | - | Representatives and the President of the Senate each January 1326 | |
| 1976 | - | thereafter. Relocatables that fail to meet the standards after 1327 | |
| 1977 | - | completion of the approved plan may not be used as classro oms. 1328 | |
| 1978 | - | The standards shall protect the health, safety, and welfare of 1329 | |
| 1979 | - | occupants by requiring compliance with the Florida Building Code 1330 | |
| 1980 | - | or the State Requirements for Educational Facilities for 1331 | |
| 1981 | - | existing relocatables, as applicable, to ensure the safety and 1332 | |
| 1982 | - | stability of construction and onsite installation; fire and 1333 | |
| 1983 | - | moisture protection; air quality and ventilation; appropriate 1334 | |
| 1984 | - | wind resistance; and compliance with the requirements of the 1335 | |
| 1985 | - | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If appropriate and 1336 | |
| 1986 | - | where relocatables are not scheduled for replacement, the 1337 | |
| 1987 | - | standards must also require relocatables to provide access to 1338 | |
| 1988 | - | the same technologies available to similar classrooms within the 1339 | |
| 1989 | - | main school facility and, if appropriate, and where relocatables 1340 | |
| 1990 | - | are not scheduled for replacement, to be accessible by adequate 1341 | |
| 1991 | - | covered walkways. A relocatable that is subject to this section 1342 | |
| 1992 | - | and does not meet the standards shall not be reported as 1343 | |
| 1993 | - | providing satisfactory student stations in the Florida Inventory 1344 | |
| 1994 | - | of School Houses. 1345 | |
| 1995 | - | Section 33. Section 1013.21, Florida Statutes, is 1346 | |
| 1996 | - | repealed. 1347 | |
| 1997 | - | Section 34. Section 1013.31, Florida Statutes, is amended 1348 | |
| 1998 | - | to read: 1349 | |
| 1999 | - | 1013.31 Educational plant survey; localized need 1350 | |
| 2000 | - | ||
| 2001 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2002 | - | ||
| 2003 | - | ||
| 2004 | - | ||
| 2005 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2006 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2007 | - | Page 55 of 70 | |
| 2008 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2009 | - | ||
| 2010 | - | ||
| 2011 | - | ||
| 2012 | - | assessment; PECO project funding. — 1351 | |
| 2013 | - | (1) At least every 5 years, each Florida College System 1352 | |
| 2014 | - | institution and state university board shall arrange for an 1353 | |
| 2015 | - | educational plant survey, to aid in formulating plans for 1354 | |
| 2016 | - | housing the educational program and student population, faculty, 1355 | |
| 2017 | - | administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of 1356 | |
| 2018 | - | the district or campus, including consideration of the local 1357 | |
| 2019 | - | comprehensive plan. The Department of Education shall document 1358 | |
| 2020 | - | the need for additional career and adult education programs and 1359 | |
| 2021 | - | the continuation of existing programs before facility 1360 | |
| 2022 | - | construction or renovation related to career or adult education 1361 | |
| 2023 | - | may be included in the educational plant survey of a school 1362 | |
| 2024 | - | district or Florida College System institution that delivers 1363 | |
| 2025 | - | career or adult education programs. Information used by the 1364 | |
| 2026 | - | Department of Educatio n to establish facility needs must 1365 | |
| 2027 | - | include, but need not be limited to, labor market data, needs 1366 | |
| 2028 | - | analysis, and information submitted by the school district or 1367 | |
| 2029 | - | Florida College System institution. 1368 | |
| 2030 | - | (a) Educational plant survey and localized need assessment 1369 | |
| 2031 | - | for capital outlay purposes. —A survey recommendation is not 1370 | |
| 2032 | - | required when a district uses funds from the following sources 1371 | |
| 2033 | - | for educational, auxiliary, and ancillary plant capital outlay 1372 | |
| 2034 | - | purposes: 1373 | |
| 2035 | - | 1. The local capital outlay improvement fund, consisting 1374 | |
| 2036 | - | of funds that come from and are a part of the district's basic 1375 | |
| 2037 | - | ||
| 2038 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2039 | - | ||
| 2040 | - | ||
| 2041 | - | ||
| 2042 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2043 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2044 | - | Page 56 of 70 | |
| 2045 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2046 | - | ||
| 2047 | - | ||
| 2048 | - | ||
| 2049 | - | operating budget; 1376 | |
| 2050 | - | 2. A taxpayer-approved bond referendum, to fund 1377 | |
| 2051 | - | construction of an educational, auxiliary, or ancillary plant 1378 | |
| 2052 | - | facility; 1379 | |
| 2053 | - | 3. One-half cent sales surtax revenue; 1380 | |
| 2054 | - | 4. One cent local governmental surtax revenue; 1381 | |
| 2055 | - | 5. Impact fees; 1382 | |
| 2056 | - | 6. Private gifts or donations; and 1383 | |
| 2057 | - | 7. The district school tax levied pursuant to s. 1384 | |
| 2058 | - | 1011.71(2). 1385 | |
| 2059 | - | (a)(b) Survey preparation and required data. —Each survey 1386 | |
| 2060 | - | must shall be conducted by the Florida College System 1387 | |
| 2061 | - | institution or state university board or an agency employed by 1388 | |
| 2062 | - | the board. Surveys must shall be reviewed and approved by the 1389 | |
| 2063 | - | board, and a file copy must shall be submitted to the Department 1390 | |
| 2064 | - | of Education or the Chancellor of the State University System, 1391 | |
| 2065 | - | as appropriate. The survey report must shall include at least an 1392 | |
| 2066 | - | inventory of existing educational and ancillary plants, 1393 | |
| 2067 | - | including safe access facilities; recommendations for existing 1394 | |
| 2068 | - | educational and ancillary plants; recommendations for new 1395 | |
| 2069 | - | educational or ancillary plants, including the general location 1396 | |
| 2070 | - | of each in coordination with the land use plan and safe access 1397 | |
| 2071 | - | facilities; campus master plan update and detail for Florida 1398 | |
| 2072 | - | College System institutions; the utilization of school plants 1399 | |
| 2073 | - | based on an extended school day or year -round operation; and 1400 | |
| 2074 | - | ||
| 2075 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2076 | - | ||
| 2077 | - | ||
| 2078 | - | ||
| 2079 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2080 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2081 | - | Page 57 of 70 | |
| 2082 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2083 | - | ||
| 2084 | - | ||
| 2085 | - | ||
| 2086 | - | such other information as may be required by the Department of 1401 | |
| 2087 | - | Education. This report may be amended, if conditions warrant, at 1402 | |
| 2088 | - | the request of the department or commissioner. 1403 | |
| 2089 | - | (b)(c) Required need assessmen t criteria for district, 1404 | |
| 2090 | - | Florida College System institution, state university, and 1405 | |
| 2091 | - | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind plant surveys. —1406 | |
| 2092 | - | Educational plant surveys must use uniform data sources and 1407 | |
| 2093 | - | criteria specified in this paragraph. Each revised educa tional 1408 | |
| 2094 | - | plant survey and each new educational plant survey supersedes 1409 | |
| 2095 | - | previous surveys. 1410 | |
| 2096 | - | 1. The school district's survey must be submitted as a 1411 | |
| 2097 | - | part of the district educational facilities plan defined in s. 1412 | |
| 2098 | - | 1013.35. To ensure that the data reported to the Department of 1413 | |
| 2099 | - | Education as required by this section is correct, the department 1414 | |
| 2100 | - | shall annually conduct an onsite review of 5 percent of the 1415 | |
| 2101 | - | facilities reported for each school district completing a new 1416 | |
| 2102 | - | survey that year. If the department's review finds the data 1417 | |
| 2103 | - | reported by a district is less than 95 percent accurate, within 1418 | |
| 2104 | - | 1 year from the time of notification by the department the 1419 | |
| 2105 | - | district must submit revised reports correcting its data. If a 1420 | |
| 2106 | - | district fails to correct its reports, the commissioner may 1421 | |
| 2107 | - | direct that future fixed capital outlay funds be withheld until 1422 | |
| 2108 | - | such time as the district has corrected its reports so that they 1423 | |
| 2109 | - | are not less than 95 percent accurate. 1424 | |
| 2110 | - | 1.2. Each survey of a special facility, joint -use 1425 | |
| 2111 | - | ||
| 2112 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2113 | - | ||
| 2114 | - | ||
| 2115 | - | ||
| 2116 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2117 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2118 | - | Page 58 of 70 | |
| 2119 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2120 | - | ||
| 2121 | - | ||
| 2122 | - | ||
| 2123 | - | facility, or cooperative career education facility must be based 1426 | |
| 2124 | - | on capital outlay full -time equivalent student enrollment data 1427 | |
| 2125 | - | prepared by the department for school districts and Florida 1428 | |
| 2126 | - | College System institutions and by the Chancellor of the State 1429 | |
| 2127 | - | University System for universities. A survey o f space needs of a 1430 | |
| 2128 | - | joint-use facility shall be based upon the respective space 1431 | |
| 2129 | - | needs of the school districts, Florida College System 1432 | |
| 2130 | - | institutions, and universities, as appropriate. Projections of a 1433 | |
| 2131 | - | school district's facility space needs may not exceed the norm 1434 | |
| 2132 | - | space and occupant design criteria established by the State 1435 | |
| 2133 | - | Requirements for Educational Facilities. 1436 | |
| 2134 | - | 2.3. Each Florida College System institution's survey must 1437 | |
| 2135 | - | reflect the capacity of existing facilities as specified in the 1438 | |
| 2136 | - | inventory maintained by t he Department of Education. Projections 1439 | |
| 2137 | - | of facility space needs must comply with standards for 1440 | |
| 2138 | - | determining space needs as specified by rule of the State Board 1441 | |
| 2139 | - | of Education. The 5-year projection of capital outlay student 1442 | |
| 2140 | - | enrollment must be consistent with the annual report of capital 1443 | |
| 2141 | - | outlay full-time student enrollment prepared by the Department 1444 | |
| 2142 | - | of Education. 1445 | |
| 2143 | - | 3.4. Each state university's survey must reflect the 1446 | |
| 2144 | - | capacity of existing facilities as specified in the inventory 1447 | |
| 2145 | - | maintained and validated by the C hancellor of the State 1448 | |
| 2146 | - | University System. Projections of facility space needs must be 1449 | |
| 2147 | - | consistent with standards for determining space needs as 1450 | |
| 2148 | - | ||
| 2149 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2150 | - | ||
| 2151 | - | ||
| 2152 | - | ||
| 2153 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2154 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2155 | - | Page 59 of 70 | |
| 2156 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2157 | - | ||
| 2158 | - | ||
| 2159 | - | ||
| 2160 | - | specified by regulation of the Board of Governors. The projected 1451 | |
| 2161 | - | capital outlay full-time equivalent student enro llment must be 1452 | |
| 2162 | - | consistent with the 5 -year planned enrollment cycle for the 1453 | |
| 2163 | - | State University System approved by the Board of Governors. 1454 | |
| 2164 | - | 4.5. The district educational facilities plan of a school 1455 | |
| 2165 | - | district and the educational plant survey of a Florida College 1456 | |
| 2166 | - | System institution, state university, or the Florida School for 1457 | |
| 2167 | - | the Deaf and the Blind may include space needs that deviate from 1458 | |
| 2168 | - | approved standards for determining space needs if the deviation 1459 | |
| 2169 | - | is justified by the district or institution and approved by the 1460 | |
| 2170 | - | department or the Board of Governors, as appropriate, as 1461 | |
| 2171 | - | necessary for the delivery of an approved educational program. 1462 | |
| 2172 | - | (c)(d) Review and validation.—The Department of Education 1463 | |
| 2173 | - | shall review and validate the surveys of school districts and 1464 | |
| 2174 | - | Florida College System institutions, and the Chancellor of the 1465 | |
| 2175 | - | State University System shall review and validate the surveys of 1466 | |
| 2176 | - | universities, and any a mendments thereto for compliance with the 1467 | |
| 2177 | - | requirements of this chapter and shall recommend those in 1468 | |
| 2178 | - | compliance for approval by the State Board of Education or the 1469 | |
| 2179 | - | Board of Governors, as appropriate. Annually, the department 1470 | |
| 2180 | - | shall perform an in-depth analysis of a representative sample of 1471 | |
| 2181 | - | each survey of recommended needs for five districts selected by 1472 | |
| 2182 | - | the commissioner from among districts with the largest need -to-1473 | |
| 2183 | - | revenue ratio. For the purpose of this subsection, the need -to-1474 | |
| 2184 | - | revenue ratio is determined by di viding the total 5-year cost of 1475 | |
| 2185 | - | ||
| 2186 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2187 | - | ||
| 2188 | - | ||
| 2189 | - | ||
| 2190 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2191 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2192 | - | Page 60 of 70 | |
| 2193 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2194 | - | ||
| 2195 | - | ||
| 2196 | - | ||
| 2197 | - | projects listed on the district survey by the total 5 -year fixed 1476 | |
| 2198 | - | capital outlay revenue projections from state and local sources 1477 | |
| 2199 | - | as determined by the department. The commissioner may condition 1478 | |
| 2200 | - | the receipt of direct fixed capital outlay funds provided from 1479 | |
| 2201 | - | general revenue or from state trust funds by district school 1480 | |
| 2202 | - | boards to be withheld from districts until such time as the 1481 | |
| 2203 | - | district school board submits a survey that accurately projects 1482 | |
| 2204 | - | facilities needs as indicated by the Fl orida Inventory of School 1483 | |
| 2205 | - | Houses, as compared with the district's capital outlay full -time 1484 | |
| 2206 | - | equivalent enrollment, as determined by the department . 1485 | |
| 2207 | - | (d)(e) Periodic update of Florida Inventory of School 1486 | |
| 2208 | - | Houses.—School districts shall periodically update th eir 1487 | |
| 2209 | - | inventory of educational facilities as new capacity becomes 1488 | |
| 2210 | - | available and as unsatisfactory space is eliminated. The State 1489 | |
| 2211 | - | Board of Education shall adopt rules to determine the timeframe 1490 | |
| 2212 | - | in which districts must provide a periodic update. 1491 | |
| 2213 | - | (2) Only the district school superintendent, Florida 1492 | |
| 2214 | - | College System institution president, or the university 1493 | |
| 2215 | - | president shall certify to the Department of Education a 1494 | |
| 2216 | - | project's compliance with the requirements for expenditure of 1495 | |
| 2217 | - | PECO funds prior to release of funds. 1496 | |
| 2218 | - | (a) Upon request for release of PECO funds for planning 1497 | |
| 2219 | - | purposes, certification must be made to the Department of 1498 | |
| 2220 | - | Education that the need for and location of the facility are in 1499 | |
| 2221 | - | compliance with the board -approved survey recommendations, that 1500 | |
| 2222 | - | ||
| 2223 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2224 | - | ||
| 2225 | - | ||
| 2226 | - | ||
| 2227 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2228 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2229 | - | Page 61 of 70 | |
| 2230 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2231 | - | ||
| 2232 | - | ||
| 2233 | - | ||
| 2234 | - | the project meets the definition of a PECO project and the 1501 | |
| 2235 | - | limiting criteria for expenditures of PECO funding, and that the 1502 | |
| 2236 | - | plan is consistent with the local government comprehensive plan. 1503 | |
| 2237 | - | (b) Upon request for release of construction funds, 1504 | |
| 2238 | - | certification must be made to the Department of Education that 1505 | |
| 2239 | - | the need and location of the facility are in compliance with the 1506 | |
| 2240 | - | board-approved survey recommendations, that the project meets 1507 | |
| 2241 | - | the definition of a PECO project and the limiting criteria for 1508 | |
| 2242 | - | expenditures of PECO funding, and that the construction 1509 | |
| 2243 | - | documents meet the requirements of the Florida Building Code for 1510 | |
| 2244 | - | educational facilities construction , subject to the 1511 | |
| 2245 | - | authorization in s. 1013.385 to exempt certain facilities from 1512 | |
| 2246 | - | the requirements of s. 1013.37, or other applicable codes as 1513 | |
| 2247 | - | authorized in this chapter. 1514 | |
| 2248 | - | Section 35. Section 1013.385, Florida Statutes, is amended 1515 | |
| 2249 | - | to read: 1516 | |
| 2250 | - | 1013.385 School district construction flexibility. — 1517 | |
| 2251 | - | (1) A district school board may, with a majority vote at a 1518 | |
| 2252 | - | public meeting that begins no earlier than 5 p.m., adopt a 1519 | |
| 2253 | - | resolution to implement one or more of the exceptions to the 1520 | |
| 2254 | - | educational facilities construction requirements to provide a 1521 | |
| 2255 | - | school with provided in this section. 1522 | |
| 2256 | - | (2) A resolution adopted under this section may propose 1523 | |
| 2257 | - | implementation of exceptions to requirements of the uniform 1524 | |
| 2258 | - | statewide building code for the planning and construction of 1525 | |
| 2259 | - | ||
| 2260 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2261 | - | ||
| 2262 | - | ||
| 2263 | - | ||
| 2264 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2265 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2266 | - | Page 62 of 70 | |
| 2267 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2268 | - | ||
| 2269 | - | ||
| 2270 | - | ||
| 2271 | - | public educational and ancillary plants adopted pursuant to ss. 1526 | |
| 2272 | - | 553.73 and 1013.37 relating to: 1527 | |
| 2273 | - | (a) Interior non-load-bearing walls, by appro ving the use 1528 | |
| 2274 | - | of fire-rated wood stud walls in new construction or remodeling 1529 | |
| 2275 | - | for interior non-load-bearing wall assemblies that will not be 1530 | |
| 2276 | - | exposed to water or located in wet areas. 1531 | |
| 2277 | - | (b) Walkways, roadways, driveways, and parking areas, by 1532 | |
| 2278 | - | approving the use of designated, stabilized, and well -drained 1533 | |
| 2279 | - | gravel or grassed student parking areas. 1534 | |
| 2280 | - | (c) Standards for relocatables used as classroom space, as 1535 | |
| 2281 | - | specified in s. 1013.20, by approving construction 1536 | |
| 2282 | - | specifications for installation of relocatable buildings that do 1537 | |
| 2283 | - | not have covered walkways leading to the permanent buildings 1538 | |
| 2284 | - | onsite. 1539 | |
| 2285 | - | (d) Site lighting, by approving construction 1540 | |
| 2286 | - | specifications regarding site lighting that: 1541 | |
| 2287 | - | 1. Do not provide for lighting of gravel or grassed 1542 | |
| 2288 | - | auxiliary or student parking are as. 1543 | |
| 2289 | - | 2. Provide lighting for walkways, roadways, driveways, 1544 | |
| 2290 | - | paved parking lots, exterior stairs, ramps, and walkways from 1545 | |
| 2291 | - | the exterior of the building to a public walkway through 1546 | |
| 2292 | - | installation of a timer that is set to provide lighting only 1547 | |
| 2293 | - | during periods when the site is occupied. 1548 | |
| 2294 | - | 3. Allow lighting for building entrances and exits to be 1549 | |
| 2295 | - | installed with a timer that is set to provide lighting only 1550 | |
| 2296 | - | ||
| 2297 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2298 | - | ||
| 2299 | - | ||
| 2300 | - | ||
| 2301 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2302 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2303 | - | Page 63 of 70 | |
| 2304 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2305 | - | ||
| 2306 | - | ||
| 2307 | - | ||
| 2308 | - | during periods in which the building is occupied. The minimum 1551 | |
| 2309 | - | illumination level at single -door exits may be reduced to no 1552 | |
| 2310 | - | less than 1 foot-candle. 1553 | |
| 2311 | - | (e) Any other provisions that limit the ability of a 1554 | |
| 2312 | - | school to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter 1555 | |
| 2313 | - | school pursuant to s. 1002.33(18) . When a hurricane evacuation 1556 | |
| 2314 | - | shelter deficit, as determined by the Division of Emergency 1557 | |
| 2315 | - | Management, in the regional planning council region in which the 1558 | |
| 2316 | - | county is located makes public shelter design criteria 1559 | |
| 2317 | - | applicable, any exceptions to the public shelter design criteria 1560 | |
| 2318 | - | remain subject to the concurrence of the applica ble local 1561 | |
| 2319 | - | emergency management agency or the Division of Emergency 1562 | |
| 2320 | - | Management. A district school board may not be required to build 1563 | |
| 2321 | - | more emergency-shelter space than identified as needed in the 1564 | |
| 2322 | - | statewide emergency shelter plan so long as the regional 1565 | |
| 2323 | - | planning council determines that there is sufficient shelter 1566 | |
| 2324 | - | capacity within the school district as documented in the 1567 | |
| 2325 | - | Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan . 1568 | |
| 2326 | - | Section 36. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 1569 | |
| 2327 | - | 1013.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1570 | |
| 2328 | - | 1013.45 Educational facilities contracting and 1571 | |
| 2329 | - | construction techniques for school districts and Florida College 1572 | |
| 2330 | - | System institutions. — 1573 | |
| 2331 | - | (1) District school boards and boards of trustees of 1574 | |
| 2332 | - | Florida College System institutions may employ procedures to 1575 | |
| 2333 | - | ||
| 2334 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2335 | - | ||
| 2336 | - | ||
| 2337 | - | ||
| 2338 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2339 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2340 | - | Page 64 of 70 | |
| 2341 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2342 | - | ||
| 2343 | - | ||
| 2344 | - | ||
| 2345 | - | contract for construction of new facilities, or for additions, 1576 | |
| 2346 | - | remodeling, renovation, maintenance, or repairs to existing 1577 | |
| 2347 | - | facilities, which include, but are not limited to: 1578 | |
| 2348 | - | (e) Day-labor contracts not exceeding $600,000 $280,000 1579 | |
| 2349 | - | for construction, renovation, r emodeling, or maintenance of 1580 | |
| 2350 | - | existing facilities. This amount shall be adjusted annually 1581 | |
| 2351 | - | based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. 1582 | |
| 2352 | - | Section 37. Section 1013.48, Florida Statutes, is amended 1583 | |
| 2353 | - | to read: 1584 | |
| 2354 | - | 1013.48 Changes in construction requirements a fter award 1585 | |
| 2355 | - | of contract.—The board may, at its option and by written policy 1586 | |
| 2356 | - | duly adopted and entered in its official minutes, authorize the 1587 | |
| 2357 | - | superintendent or president or other designated individual to 1588 | |
| 2358 | - | approve change orders in the name of the board for 1589 | |
| 2359 | - | preestablished amounts. Approvals must shall be for the purpose 1590 | |
| 2360 | - | of expediting the work in progress and must shall be reported to 1591 | |
| 2361 | - | the board and entered in its official minutes. For 1592 | |
| 2362 | - | accountability, the school district shall monitor and report the 1593 | |
| 2363 | - | impact of change orders on its district educational facilities 1594 | |
| 2364 | - | plan pursuant to s. 1013.35. 1595 | |
| 2365 | - | Section 38. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section 1596 | |
| 2366 | - | 1013.64, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1597 | |
| 2367 | - | 1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; 1598 | |
| 2368 | - | construction cost maximums for school district capital 1599 | |
| 2369 | - | projects.—Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay 1600 | |
| 2370 | - | ||
| 2371 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2372 | - | ||
| 2373 | - | ||
| 2374 | - | ||
| 2375 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2376 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2377 | - | Page 65 of 70 | |
| 2378 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2379 | - | ||
| 2380 | - | ||
| 2381 | - | ||
| 2382 | - | and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital 1601 | |
| 2383 | - | outlay projects shall be determined as follows: 1602 | |
| 2384 | - | (6) 1603 | |
| 2385 | - | (e) Notwithstanding the requir ements of this subsection, 1604 | |
| 2386 | - | an unfinished construction project for new construction of 1605 | |
| 2387 | - | educational plant space that was started on or before July 1, 1606 | |
| 2388 | - | 2028 2026, is exempt from the total cost per student station 1607 | |
| 2389 | - | requirements established in paragraph (b). 1608 | |
| 2390 | - | Section 39. Subsection (19) of section 1001.64, Florida 1609 | |
| 2391 | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1610 | |
| 2392 | - | 1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 1611 | |
| 2393 | - | trustees; powers and duties. — 1612 | |
| 2394 | - | (19) Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or 1613 | |
| 2395 | - | remove the president of the Florida College System institution. 1614 | |
| 2396 | - | The board of trustees may appoint a search committee. The board 1615 | |
| 2397 | - | of trustees shall conduct annual evaluations of the president in 1616 | |
| 2398 | - | accordance with rules of the State Board of Education and submit 1617 | |
| 2399 | - | such evaluations to the St ate Board of Education for review. The 1618 | |
| 2400 | - | evaluation must address the achievement of the performance goals 1619 | |
| 2401 | - | established by the accountability process implemented pursuant 1620 | |
| 2402 | - | to s. 1008.45 and the performance of the president in achieving 1621 | |
| 2403 | - | the annual and long-term goals and objectives established in the 1622 | |
| 2404 | - | Florida College System institution's employment accountability 1623 | |
| 2405 | - | program implemented pursuant to s. 1012.86 . 1624 | |
| 2406 | - | Section 40. Subsection (22) of section 1001.65, Florida 1625 | |
| 2407 | - | ||
| 2408 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2409 | - | ||
| 2410 | - | ||
| 2411 | - | ||
| 2412 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2413 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2414 | - | Page 66 of 70 | |
| 2415 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2416 | - | ||
| 2417 | - | ||
| 2418 | - | ||
| 2419 | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 1626 | |
| 2420 | - | 1001.65 Florida College System institution presidents; 1627 | |
| 2421 | - | powers and duties.—The president is the chief executive officer 1628 | |
| 2422 | - | of the Florida College System institution, shall be corporate 1629 | |
| 2423 | - | secretary of the Florida College System institution board of 1630 | |
| 2424 | - | trustees, and is responsible fo r the operation and 1631 | |
| 2425 | - | administration of the Florida College System institution. Each 1632 | |
| 2426 | - | Florida College System institution president shall: 1633 | |
| 2427 | - | (22) Submit an annual employment accountability plan to 1634 | |
| 2428 | - | the Department of Education pursuant to the provisions of s. 1635 | |
| 2429 | - | 1012.86. 1636 | |
| 2430 | - | Section 41. Paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section 1637 | |
| 2431 | - | 1003.621, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1638 | |
| 2432 | - | 1003.621 Academically high -performing school districts. —It 1639 | |
| 2433 | - | is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and reward school 1640 | |
| 2434 | - | districts that demonstrate the ability to consistently maintain 1641 | |
| 2435 | - | or improve their high -performing status. The purpose of this 1642 | |
| 2436 | - | section is to provide high -performing school districts with 1643 | |
| 2437 | - | flexibility in meeting the specific requirements in statute and 1644 | |
| 2438 | - | rules of the State Board of Education. 1645 | |
| 2439 | - | (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND RULES. —Each academically 1646 | |
| 2440 | - | high-performing school district shall comply with all of the 1647 | |
| 2441 | - | provisions in chapters 1000 -1013, and rules of the State Board 1648 | |
| 2442 | - | of Education which implement these provisions, pertaining to the 1649 | |
| 2443 | - | following: 1650 | |
| 2444 | - | ||
| 2445 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2446 | - | ||
| 2447 | - | ||
| 2448 | - | ||
| 2449 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2450 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2451 | - | Page 67 of 70 | |
| 2452 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2453 | - | ||
| 2454 | - | ||
| 2455 | - | ||
| 2456 | - | (i) Those statutes pertaining to educational facilities, 1651 | |
| 2457 | - | including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to 1652 | |
| 2458 | - | covered walkways for portables, and s. 1013.21, relating to the 1653 | |
| 2459 | - | use of relocatable facilities that exceed 20 years of age, are 1654 | |
| 2460 | - | eligible for exemption. 1655 | |
| 2461 | - | Section 42. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 1656 | |
| 2462 | - | 1011.6202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1657 | |
| 2463 | - | 1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative. —The 1658 | |
| 2464 | - | Principal Autonomy Program Initiative is created within the 1659 | |
| 2465 | - | Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to 1660 | |
| 2466 | - | provide a highly effective principal of a participating school 1661 | |
| 2467 | - | with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or her 1662 | |
| 2468 | - | school, as well as other schools, in a way that produces 1663 | |
| 2469 | - | significant improvements in student achievement and school 1664 | |
| 2470 | - | management while complying with constitutional requirements. The 1665 | |
| 2471 | - | State Board of Education may, upon approval of a principal 1666 | |
| 2472 | - | autonomy proposal, enter into a performance contract with the 1667 | |
| 2473 | - | district school board for par ticipation in the program. 1668 | |
| 2474 | - | (3) EXEMPTION FROM LAWS. — 1669 | |
| 2475 | - | (b) A participating school or a school operated by a 1670 | |
| 2476 | - | principal pursuant to subsection (5) shall comply with the 1671 | |
| 2477 | - | provisions of chapters 1000 -1013, and rules of the state board 1672 | |
| 2478 | - | that implement those pro visions, pertaining to the following: 1673 | |
| 2479 | - | 1. Those laws relating to the election and compensation of 1674 | |
| 2480 | - | district school board members, the election or appointment and 1675 | |
| 2481 | - | ||
| 2482 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2483 | - | ||
| 2484 | - | ||
| 2485 | - | ||
| 2486 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2487 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2488 | - | Page 68 of 70 | |
| 2489 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2490 | - | ||
| 2491 | - | ||
| 2492 | - | ||
| 2493 | - | compensation of district school superintendents, public meetings 1676 | |
| 2494 | - | and public records requiremen ts, financial disclosure, and 1677 | |
| 2495 | - | conflicts of interest. 1678 | |
| 2496 | - | 2. Those laws relating to the student assessment program 1679 | |
| 2497 | - | and school grading system, including chapter 1008. 1680 | |
| 2498 | - | 3. Those laws relating to the provision of services to 1681 | |
| 2499 | - | students with disabilities. 1682 | |
| 2500 | - | 4. Those laws relating to civil rights, including s. 1683 | |
| 2501 | - | 1000.05, relating to discrimination. 1684 | |
| 2502 | - | 5. Those laws relating to student health, safety, and 1685 | |
| 2503 | - | welfare. 1686 | |
| 2504 | - | 6. Section 1001.42(4)(f), relating to the uniform opening 1687 | |
| 2505 | - | date for public schools. 1688 | |
| 2506 | - | 7. Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except 1689 | |
| 2507 | - | that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is 1690 | |
| 2508 | - | the average at the school level for a participating school. 1691 | |
| 2509 | - | 8. Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to 1692 | |
| 2510 | - | compensation and salary schedules. 1693 | |
| 2511 | - | 9. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions 1694 | |
| 2512 | - | for annual contracts for instructional personnel. This 1695 | |
| 2513 | - | subparagraph does not apply to at -will employees. 1696 | |
| 2514 | - | 10. Section 1012.335, relating to annual contracts for 1697 | |
| 2515 | - | instructional personnel hired on or aft er July 1, 2011. This 1698 | |
| 2516 | - | subparagraph does not apply to at -will employees. 1699 | |
| 2517 | - | 11. Section 1012.34, relating to personnel evaluation 1700 | |
| 2518 | - | ||
| 2519 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2520 | - | ||
| 2521 | - | ||
| 2522 | - | ||
| 2523 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2524 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2525 | - | Page 69 of 70 | |
| 2526 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2527 | - | ||
| 2528 | - | ||
| 2529 | - | ||
| 2530 | - | procedures and criteria. 1701 | |
| 2531 | - | 12. Those laws pertaining to educational facilities, 1702 | |
| 2532 | - | including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to 1703 | |
| 2533 | - | covered walkways for relocatables, is and s. 1013.21, relating 1704 | |
| 2534 | - | to the use of relocatable facilities exceeding 20 years of age, 1705 | |
| 2535 | - | are eligible for exemption. 1706 | |
| 2536 | - | 13. Those laws pertaining to participating school 1707 | |
| 2537 | - | districts, including this section and ss. 1011.69(2) and 1708 | |
| 2538 | - | 1012.28(8). 1709 | |
| 2539 | - | Section 43. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1710 | |
| 2540 | - | 1013.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1711 | |
| 2541 | - | 1013.35 School district educational facilities plan; 1712 | |
| 2542 | - | definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long -term 1713 | |
| 2543 | - | work programs.— 1714 | |
| 2544 | - | (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 1715 | |
| 2545 | - | (b) "District facilities work program" means the 5 -year 1716 | |
| 2546 | - | listing of capital outlay projects adopted by the district 1717 | |
| 2547 | - | school board as provided in subparagraph (2)(a)2. and paragraph 1718 | |
| 2548 | - | (2)(b) as part of the district educational facilities plan, 1719 | |
| 2549 | - | which is required in order to: 1720 | |
| 2550 | - | 1. Properly maintain the educational plant and ancillary 1721 | |
| 2551 | - | facilities of the district. 1722 | |
| 2552 | - | 2. Provide an adequate number of satisfactory student 1723 | |
| 2553 | - | stations for the projected st udent enrollment of the district in 1724 | |
| 2554 | - | K-12 programs in accordance with the goal in s. 1013.21 . 1725 | |
| 2555 | - | ||
| 2556 | - | CS/HB 7039 2024 | |
| 2557 | - | ||
| 2558 | - | ||
| 2559 | - | ||
| 2560 | - | CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. | |
| 2561 | - | hb7039-01-c1 | |
| 2562 | - | Page 70 of 70 | |
| 2563 | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S | |
| 2564 | - | ||
| 2565 | - | ||
| 2566 | - | ||
| 2567 | - | Section 44. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 1726 | |
| 1457 | + | 1013.35 School district educational facilities plan; 976 | |
| 1458 | + | definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long -term 977 | |
| 1459 | + | work programs.— 978 | |
| 1460 | + | (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 979 | |
| 1461 | + | (b) "District facilities work program" means the 5 -year 980 | |
| 1462 | + | listing of capital outlay projects adopted by the district 981 | |
| 1463 | + | school board as provided in subparagraph (2)(a)2. and paragraph 982 | |
| 1464 | + | (2)(b) as part of the district educational facilities plan, 983 | |
| 1465 | + | which is required in order to: 984 | |
| 1466 | + | 1. Properly maintain the educational plant and ancillary 985 | |
| 1467 | + | facilities of the district. 986 | |
| 1468 | + | 2. Provide an adequate number of satisfactory student 987 | |
| 1469 | + | stations for the projected student enrollment of the district in 988 | |
| 1470 | + | K-12 programs in accordance with the goal in s. 1013.21 . 989 | |
| 1471 | + | Section 30. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 990 |