Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1652 By Senator Burgess 23-01587A-24 20241652__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to district and school advisory 3 councils; amending s. 1001.452, F.S.; renaming 4 district advisory councils and school advisory 5 councils as district community advisory boards and 6 community advisory boards, respectively; requiring 7 community advisory boards to publicize specified 8 information; establishing terms for executive board 9 members; requiring district school boards to establish 10 training for community advisory board members; 11 requiring members of such boards to complete such 12 training; revising the requirements for community 13 advisory board bylaws; amending ss. 24.121, 1001.42, 14 1001.43, 1002.23, 1002.32, 1002.33, 1003.02, 15 1003.4203, 1006.07, 1008.345, 1008.36, 1012.71, and 16 1012.98, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 17 by the act; providing an effective date. 18 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20 21 Section 1.Section 1001.452, Florida Statutes, is amended 22 to read: 23 1001.452District and community school advisory boards 24 councils. 25 (1)ESTABLISHMENT. 26 (a)The district school board shall establish a community 27 an advisory board council for each school in the district and 28 shall develop procedures for the election and appointment of 29 advisory board council members. Each community school advisory 30 board council shall include in its name the words community 31 school advisory board council. The community school advisory 32 board council shall be the sole body responsible for final 33 decisionmaking at the school relating to implementation of ss. 34 1001.42(18) and 1008.345. A majority of the members of each 35 community school advisory board council must be persons who are 36 not employed by the school district. Each community advisory 37 board council shall be composed of the principal and an 38 appropriately balanced number of teachers, education support 39 employees, students, parents, and other business and community 40 citizens who are representative of the ethnic, racial, and 41 economic community served by the school. Career center and high 42 school community advisory boards councils shall include 43 students, and middle and junior high school community advisory 44 boards councils may include students. Community school advisory 45 boards councils of career centers and adult education centers 46 are not required to include parents as members. Board Council 47 members representing teachers, education support employees, 48 students, and parents shall be elected by their respective peer 49 groups at the school in a fair and equitable manner as follows: 50 1.Teachers shall be elected by teachers. 51 2.Education support employees shall be elected by 52 education support employees. 53 3.Students shall be elected by students. 54 4.Parents shall be elected by parents. 55 56 The district school board shall establish procedures to be used 57 by schools in selecting business and community members that 58 include means of ensuring wide notice of vacancies and of taking 59 input on possible members from local business, chambers of 60 commerce, community and civic organizations and groups, and the 61 public at large. The district school board shall review the 62 membership composition of each community advisory board council. 63 If the district school board determines that the membership 64 elected by the school is not representative of the ethnic, 65 racial, and economic community served by the school, the 66 district school board shall appoint additional members to 67 achieve proper representation. The commissioner shall determine 68 if schools have maximized their efforts to include on their 69 community advisory boards councils minority persons and persons 70 of lower socioeconomic status. A community advisory board must 71 publicize open positions on the community advisory board, 72 information regarding board elections and appointments, and 73 information about becoming a member of the community advisory 74 board. The community advisory board must work with each school 75 to ensure the boards efforts to publicize such information are 76 effective. The executive board members of a community advisory 77 board, consisting of the president, vice president, secretary, 78 and treasurer, shall serve 2-year terms. The district school 79 board shall administer training, and each member of a community 80 advisory board must complete such training at least once. 81 Although schools are strongly encouraged to establish community 82 school advisory boards councils, the district school board of 83 any school district that has a student population of 10,000 or 84 fewer may establish a district community advisory board council 85 which includes at least one duly elected teacher from each 86 school in the district. For the purposes of community school 87 advisory boards councils and district community advisory boards 88 councils, the term teacher includes classroom teachers, 89 certified student services personnel, and media specialists. For 90 purposes of this paragraph, education support employee means 91 any person employed by a school who is not defined as 92 instructional or administrative personnel pursuant to s. 1012.01 93 and whose duties require 20 or more hours in each normal working 94 week. 95 (b)The district school board may establish a district 96 community advisory board council representative of the district 97 and composed of teachers, students, parents, and other citizens 98 or a district community advisory board council that may be 99 comprised of representatives of each community school advisory 100 board council. Recognized schoolwide support groups that meet 101 all criteria established by law or rule may function as 102 community school advisory boards councils. 103 (c)For those schools operating for the purpose of 104 providing educational services to youth in Department of 105 Juvenile Justice programs, district school boards may establish 106 a district community advisory board council with appropriate 107 representatives for the purpose of developing and monitoring a 108 district school improvement plan that encompasses all such 109 schools in the district, pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(a). 110 (d)Each community school advisory board council shall 111 adopt bylaws establishing procedures for: 112 1.Requiring the community advisory board to review, 113 approve, and update its bylaws as scheduled by the district 114 school board. 115 2.1.Requiring a quorum to be present before a vote may be 116 taken by the community school advisory board council. A majority 117 of the membership of the board council constitutes a quorum. 118 3.2.Requiring at least 3 days advance notice in writing 119 to all members of the community advisory board council of any 120 matter that is scheduled to come before the board council for a 121 vote. 122 4.3.Scheduling meetings when parents, students, teachers, 123 businesspersons, and members of the community can attend. 124 5.4.Replacing any member who has two unexcused consecutive 125 absences from a community school advisory board council meeting 126 that is noticed according to the procedures in the bylaws. 127 6.5.Recording minutes of meetings. 128 129 The district school board shall may review all proposed bylaws 130 of a community school advisory board council and shall maintain 131 a record of minutes of board council meetings. 132 (2)DUTIES.Each community advisory board council shall 133 perform functions prescribed by regulations of the district 134 school board; however, no community advisory board council shall 135 have any of the powers and duties now reserved by law to the 136 district school board. Each community school advisory board 137 council shall assist in the preparation and evaluation of the 138 school improvement plan required pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). 139 With technical assistance from the Department of Education, each 140 community school advisory board council shall assist in the 141 preparation of the schools annual budget and plan as required 142 by s. 1008.385(1). A portion of funds provided in the annual 143 General Appropriations Act for use by community school advisory 144 boards councils must be used for implementing the school 145 improvement plan. 146 Section 2.Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (5) of 147 section 24.121, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 148 24.121Allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for 149 public education. 150 (5) 151 (c)A portion of such net revenues, as determined annually 152 by the Legislature, shall be distributed to each school district 153 and shall be made available to each public school in the 154 district for enhancing school performance through development 155 and implementation of a school improvement plan pursuant to s. 156 1001.42(18). A portion of these moneys, as determined annually 157 in the General Appropriations Act, must be allocated to each 158 school in an equal amount for each student enrolled. These 159 moneys may be expended only on programs or projects selected by 160 the community school advisory board council or by a parent 161 advisory committee created pursuant to this paragraph. If a 162 school does not have a community school advisory board council, 163 the district community advisory board council must appoint a 164 parent advisory committee composed of parents of students 165 enrolled in that school, which is representative of the ethnic, 166 racial, and economic community served by the school, to advise 167 the schools principal on the programs or projects to be funded. 168 Neither school district staff nor principals may override the 169 recommendations of the community school advisory board council 170 or the parent advisory committee. These moneys may not be used 171 for capital improvements or for any project or program that has 172 a duration of more than 1 year; however, a community school 173 advisory board council or parent advisory committee may 174 independently determine that a program or project formerly 175 funded under this paragraph should receive funds in a subsequent 176 year. 177 (d)No funds shall be released for any purpose from the 178 Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to any school district in 179 which one or more schools do not have an approved school 180 improvement plan pursuant to s. 1001.42(18) or do not comply 181 with community school advisory board council membership 182 composition requirements pursuant to s. 1001.452(1). The 183 Commissioner of Education shall withhold disbursements from the 184 trust fund to any school district that fails to adopt the 185 performance-based salary schedule required by s. 1012.22(1). 186 Section 3.Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (19) of 187 section 1001.42, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 188 1001.42Powers and duties of district school board.The 189 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 190 powers and perform all duties listed below: 191 (19)LOCAL-LEVEL DECISIONMAKING. 192 (a)Adopt policies that clearly encourage and enhance 193 maximum decisionmaking appropriate to the school site. Such 194 policies must include guidelines for schools in the adoption and 195 purchase of district and school site instructional materials and 196 technology, the implementation of student health and fitness 197 standards, staff training, community school advisory board 198 council member training, student support services, budgeting, 199 and the allocation of staff resources. 200 (c)Develop policies for periodically monitoring the 201 membership composition of community school advisory boards 202 councils to ensure compliance with requirements established in 203 s. 1001.452. 204 Section 4.Subsection (5) of section 1001.43, Florida 205 Statutes, is amended to read: 206 1001.43Supplemental powers and duties of district school 207 board.The district school board may exercise the following 208 supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or 209 State Board of Education rule. 210 (5)SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS.The district school board 211 may adopt policies governing public gifts and donations to 212 schools; input from the community concerning instruction 213 resources; advertising in schools; participation in community 214 affairs, including coordination with local governments and 215 planning authorities; protocols for interagency agreements; 216 business community partnerships; community use of school 217 facilities; public solicitations in schools, including the 218 distribution and posting of promotional materials and 219 literature; visitors to the school campus; community school 220 advisory boards councils; and parent volunteers and chaperones. 221 Section 5.Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and paragraph 222 (d) of subsection (4) of section 1002.23, Florida Statutes, are 223 amended to read: 224 1002.23Family and School Partnership for Student 225 Achievement Act. 226 (2)To facilitate meaningful parent and family involvement, 227 the Department of Education shall develop guidelines for a 228 parent guide to successful student achievement which describes 229 what parents need to know about their childs educational 230 progress and how they can help their child to succeed in school. 231 The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: 232 (c)Opportunities for parental participation, such as 233 parenting classes, adult education, community school advisory 234 boards councils, and school volunteer programs; 235 (4)Each district school board shall adopt rules that 236 strengthen family involvement and family empowerment. The rules 237 shall be developed in collaboration with parents, school 238 administrators, teachers, and community partners, and shall 239 address: 240 (d)Opportunities for parents to participate on community 241 school advisory boards councils and in school volunteer programs 242 and other activities. 243 Section 6.Subsections (6) and (8) of section 1002.32, 244 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 245 1002.32Developmental research (laboratory) schools. 246 (6)SUPPLEMENTAL-SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.Each lab school may 247 accrue supplemental revenue from supplemental-support 248 organizations, which include, but are not limited to, alumni 249 associations, foundations, parent-teacher associations, and 250 booster associations. The governing body of each supplemental 251 support organization shall recommend the expenditure of moneys 252 collected by the organization for the benefit of the school. 253 Such expenditures shall be contingent upon the recommendations 254 of the community school advisory board council and review of the 255 director. The director may override any proposed expenditure of 256 the organization that would violate Florida Statutes or breach 257 sound educational management. 258 (8)ADVISORY BOARDS.Each public school in the state shall 259 establish a community school advisory board council that is 260 reflective of the population served by the school, pursuant to 261 s. 1001.452, and is responsible for the development and 262 implementation of the school improvement plan pursuant to s. 263 1003.02(3). Lab schools shall comply with the provisions of s. 264 1001.452 in one of two ways: 265 (a)Each lab school may establish two advisory bodies as 266 follows: 267 1.An advisory body pursuant to the provisions and 268 requirements of s. 1001.452 to be responsible for the 269 development and implementation of the school improvement plan, 270 pursuant to s. 1003.02(3). 271 2.An advisory board to provide general oversight and 272 guidance. The dean of the affiliated college of education shall 273 be a standing member of the board, and the president of the 274 university shall appoint four faculty members from the related 275 university, at least two of whom are from the college of 276 education, one layperson who resides in the county in which the 277 school is located, two parents of students who attend the lab 278 school, and one lab school student appointed by the principal to 279 serve on the advisory board. The term of each member shall be 280 for 2 years, and any vacancy shall be filled with a person of 281 the same classification as his or her predecessor for the 282 balance of the unexpired term. The president shall stagger the 283 terms of the initial appointees in a manner that results in the 284 expiration of terms of no more than two members in any year. The 285 president shall call the organizational meeting of the board. 286 The board shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair. There 287 shall be no limitation on successive appointments to the board 288 or successive terms that may be served by a chair or vice chair. 289 The board shall adopt internal organizational procedures or 290 bylaws necessary for efficient operation as provided in chapter 291 120. Board members shall not receive per diem or travel expenses 292 for the performance of their duties. The board shall: 293 a.Meet at least quarterly. 294 b.Monitor the operations of the school and the 295 distribution of moneys allocated for such operations. 296 c.Establish necessary policy, program, and administration 297 modifications. 298 d.Evaluate biennially the performance of the director and 299 principal and recommend corresponding action to the dean of the 300 college of education. 301 e.Annually review evaluations of the schools operation 302 and research findings. 303 (b)Each lab school may establish one advisory body 304 responsible for the development and implementation of the school 305 improvement plan, pursuant to s. 1003.02(3), in addition to 306 general oversight and guidance responsibilities. The advisory 307 body shall reflect the membership composition requirements 308 established in s. 1001.452, but may also include membership by 309 the dean of the college of education and additional members 310 appointed by the president of the university that represent 311 faculty members from the college of education, the university, 312 or other bodies deemed appropriate for the mission of the 313 school. 314 Section 7.Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 315 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 316 1002.33Charter schools. 317 (3)APPLICATION FOR CHARTER STATUS. 318 (b)An application for a conversion charter school shall be 319 made by the district school board, the principal, teachers, 320 parents, and/or the community school advisory board council at 321 an existing public school that has been in operation for at 322 least 2 years prior to the application to convert. A public 323 school-within-a-school that is designated as a school by the 324 district school board may also submit an application to convert 325 to charter status. An application submitted proposing to convert 326 an existing public school to a charter school shall demonstrate 327 the support of at least 50 percent of the teachers employed at 328 the school and 50 percent of the parents voting whose children 329 are enrolled at the school, provided that a majority of the 330 parents eligible to vote participate in the ballot process, 331 according to rules adopted by the State Board of Education. A 332 district school board denying an application for a conversion 333 charter school shall provide notice of denial to the applicants 334 in writing within 10 days after the meeting at which the 335 district school board denied the application. The notice must 336 articulate in writing the specific reasons for denial and must 337 provide documentation supporting those reasons. A private 338 school, parochial school, or home education program shall not be 339 eligible for charter school status. 340 Section 8.Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 341 1003.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 342 1003.02District school board operation and control of 343 public K-12 education within the school district.As provided in 344 part II of chapter 1001, district school boards are 345 constitutionally and statutorily charged with the operation and 346 control of public K-12 education within their school districts. 347 The district school boards must establish, organize, and operate 348 their public K-12 schools and educational programs, employees, 349 and facilities. Their responsibilities include staff 350 development, public K-12 school student education including 351 education for exceptional students and students in juvenile 352 justice programs, special programs, adult education programs, 353 and career education programs. Additionally, district school 354 boards must: 355 (1)Provide for the proper accounting for all students of 356 school age, for the attendance and control of students at 357 school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other 358 matters relating to the welfare of students in the following 359 areas: 360 (d)Courses of study and instructional materials. 361 1.Provide adequate instructional materials for all 362 students as follows and in accordance with the requirements of 363 chapter 1006, in the core courses of mathematics, language arts, 364 social studies, science, reading, and literature, except for 365 instruction for which the community school advisory board 366 council approves the use of a program that does not include a 367 textbook as a major tool of instruction. 368 2.Adopt courses of study for use in the schools of the 369 district. 370 3.Provide for proper requisitioning, distribution, 371 accounting, storage, care, and use of all instructional 372 materials as may be needed, and ensure that instructional 373 materials used in the district are consistent with the district 374 goals and objectives and the course descriptions approved by the 375 State Board of Education, as well as with the state and school 376 district performance standards required by law and state board 377 rule. 378 Section 9.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 379 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 380 1003.4203Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool 381 certificates, and technical assistance. 382 (2)CAPE DIGITAL TOOL CERTIFICATES.The department shall 383 identify, in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under 384 ss. 1003.492 and 1008.44, CAPE Digital Tool certificates that 385 indicate a students digital skills. The department shall notify 386 each school district when the certificates are available. The 387 certificates shall be made available to all public elementary 388 and middle grades students. 389 (b)The school district shall notify each middle school 390 community advisory board council of the methods of delivery of 391 the open-access content and assessments for the certificates. If 392 there is no middle school community advisory board council, 393 notification must be provided to the district community advisory 394 board council. 395 Section 10.Subsection (2) of section 1006.07, Florida 396 Statutes, is amended to read: 397 1006.07District school board duties relating to student 398 discipline and school safety.The district school board shall 399 provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the 400 attendance and control of students at school, and for proper 401 attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the 402 welfare of students, including: 403 (2)CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT.Adopt a code of student 404 conduct for elementary schools and a code of student conduct for 405 middle and high schools and distribute the appropriate code to 406 all teachers, school personnel, students, and parents, at the 407 beginning of every school year. Each code shall be organized and 408 written in language that is understandable to students and 409 parents and shall be discussed at the beginning of every school 410 year in student classes, community school advisory board council 411 meetings, and parent and teacher association or organization 412 meetings. Each code shall be based on the rules governing 413 student conduct and discipline adopted by the district school 414 board and shall be made available in the student handbook or 415 similar publication. Each code shall include, but is not limited 416 to: 417 (a)Consistent policies and specific grounds for 418 disciplinary action, including in-school suspension, out-of 419 school suspension, expulsion, and any disciplinary action that 420 may be imposed for the possession or use of alcohol on school 421 property or while attending a school function or for the illegal 422 use, sale, or possession of controlled substances as defined in 423 chapter 893. 424 (b)Procedures to be followed for acts requiring 425 discipline, including corporal punishment. 426 (c)An explanation of the responsibilities and rights of 427 students with regard to attendance, respect for persons and 428 property, knowledge and observation of rules of conduct, the 429 right to learn, free speech and student publications, assembly, 430 privacy, and participation in school programs and activities. 431 (d)1.An explanation of the responsibilities of each 432 student with regard to appropriate dress, respect for self and 433 others, and the role that appropriate dress and respect for self 434 and others has on an orderly learning environment. Each district 435 school board shall adopt a dress code policy that prohibits a 436 student, while on the grounds of a public school during the 437 regular school day, from wearing clothing that exposes underwear 438 or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner or that disrupts 439 the orderly learning environment. 440 2.Any student who violates the dress policy described in 441 subparagraph 1. is subject to the following disciplinary 442 actions: 443 a.For a first offense, a student shall be given a verbal 444 warning and the school principal shall call the students parent 445 or guardian. 446 b.For a second offense, the student is ineligible to 447 participate in any extracurricular activity for a period of time 448 not to exceed 5 days and the school principal shall meet with 449 the students parent or guardian. 450 c.For a third or subsequent offense, a student shall 451 receive an in-school suspension pursuant to s. 1003.01(13) for a 452 period not to exceed 3 days, the student is ineligible to 453 participate in any extracurricular activity for a period not to 454 exceed 30 days, and the school principal shall call the 455 students parent or guardian and send the parent or guardian a 456 written letter regarding the students in-school suspension and 457 ineligibility to participate in extracurricular activities. 458 (e)Notice that illegal use, possession, or sale of 459 controlled substances, as defined in chapter 893, by any student 460 while the student is upon school property or in attendance at a 461 school function is grounds for disciplinary action by the school 462 and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed. 463 (f)Notice that use of a wireless communications device 464 includes the possibility of the imposition of disciplinary 465 action by the school or criminal penalties if the device is used 466 in a criminal act. A student may possess a wireless 467 communications device while the student is on school property or 468 in attendance at a school function; however, a student may not 469 use a wireless communications device during instructional time, 470 except when expressly directed by a teacher solely for 471 educational purposes. A teacher shall designate an area for 472 wireless communications devices during instructional time. Each 473 district school board shall adopt rules governing the use of a 474 wireless communications device by a student while the student is 475 on school property or in attendance at a school function. 476 (g)Notice that the possession of a firearm or weapon as 477 defined in chapter 790 by any student while the student is on 478 school property or in attendance at a school function is grounds 479 for disciplinary action and may also result in criminal 480 prosecution. Simulating a firearm or weapon while playing or 481 wearing clothing or accessories that depict a firearm or weapon 482 or express an opinion regarding a right guaranteed by the Second 483 Amendment to the United States Constitution is not grounds for 484 disciplinary action or referral to the criminal justice or 485 juvenile justice system under this section or s. 1006.13. 486 Simulating a firearm or weapon while playing includes, but is 487 not limited to: 488 1.Brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food 489 item to simulate a firearm or weapon. 490 2.Possessing a toy firearm or weapon that is 2 inches or 491 less in overall length. 492 3.Possessing a toy firearm or weapon made of plastic snap 493 together building blocks. 494 4.Using a finger or hand to simulate a firearm or weapon. 495 5.Vocalizing an imaginary firearm or weapon. 496 6.Drawing a picture, or possessing an image, of a firearm 497 or weapon. 498 7.Using a pencil, pen, or other writing or drawing utensil 499 to simulate a firearm or weapon. 500 501 However, a student may be subject to disciplinary action if 502 simulating a firearm or weapon while playing substantially 503 disrupts student learning, causes bodily harm to another person, 504 or places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm. The 505 severity of consequences imposed upon a student, including 506 referral to the criminal justice or juvenile justice system, 507 must be proportionate to the severity of the infraction and 508 consistent with district school board policies for similar 509 infractions. If a student is disciplined for such conduct, the 510 school principal or his or her designee must call the students 511 parent. Disciplinary action resulting from a students clothing 512 or accessories shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (d) 513 unless the wearing of the clothing or accessory causes a 514 substantial disruption to student learning, in which case the 515 infraction may be addressed in a manner that is consistent with 516 district school board policies for similar infractions. This 517 paragraph does not prohibit a public school from adopting a 518 school uniform policy. 519 (h)Notice that violence against any district school board 520 personnel by a student is grounds for in-school suspension, out 521 of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition of other 522 disciplinary action by the school and may also result in 523 criminal penalties being imposed. 524 (i)Notice that violation of district school board 525 transportation policies, including disruptive behavior on a 526 school bus or at a school bus stop, by a student is grounds for 527 suspension of the students privilege of riding on a school bus 528 and may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school and may 529 also result in criminal penalties being imposed. 530 (j)Notice that violation of the district school boards 531 sexual harassment policy by a student is grounds for in-school 532 suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition 533 of other disciplinary action by the school and may also result 534 in criminal penalties being imposed. 535 (k)Policies to be followed for the assignment of violent 536 or disruptive students to an alternative educational program or 537 referral of such students to mental health services identified 538 by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4). 539 (l)Notice that any student who is determined to have 540 brought a firearm or weapon, as defined in chapter 790, to 541 school, to any school function, or onto any school-sponsored 542 transportation, or to have possessed a firearm at school, will 543 be expelled, with or without continuing educational services, 544 from the students regular school for a period of not less than 545 1 full year and referred to mental health services identified by 546 the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4) and the criminal 547 justice or juvenile justice system. District school boards may 548 assign the student to a disciplinary program or second chance 549 school for the purpose of continuing educational services during 550 the period of expulsion. District school superintendents may 551 consider the 1-year expulsion requirement on a case-by-case 552 basis and request the district school board to modify the 553 requirement by assigning the student to a disciplinary program 554 or second chance school if the request for modification is in 555 writing and it is determined to be in the best interest of the 556 student and the school system. 557 (m)Notice that any student who is determined to have made 558 a threat or false report, as defined by ss. 790.162 and 790.163, 559 respectively, involving school or school personnels property, 560 school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity will be 561 expelled, with or without continuing educational services, from 562 the students regular school for a period of not less than 1 563 full year and referred for criminal prosecution and mental 564 health services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 565 1012.584(4) for evaluation or treatment, when appropriate. 566 District school boards may assign the student to a disciplinary 567 program or second chance school for the purpose of continuing 568 educational services during the period of expulsion. District 569 school superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion 570 requirement on a case-by-case basis and request the district 571 school board to modify the requirement by assigning the student 572 to a disciplinary program or second chance school if it is 573 determined to be in the best interest of the student and the 574 school system. 575 (n)Criteria for recommending to law enforcement that a 576 student who commits a criminal offense be allowed to participate 577 in a civil citation or similar prearrest diversion program as an 578 alternative to expulsion or arrest. All civil citation or 579 similar prearrest diversion programs must comply with s. 985.12. 580 (o)Criteria for assigning a student who commits a petty 581 act of misconduct, as defined by the district school board 582 pursuant to s. 1006.13(2)(c), to a school-based intervention 583 program. If a students assignment is based on a noncriminal 584 offense, the students participation in a school-based 585 intervention program may not be entered into the Juvenile 586 Justice Information System Prevention Web. 587 Section 11.Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (6) and 588 paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 1008.345, Florida 589 Statutes, are amended to read: 590 1008.345Implementation of state system of school 591 improvement and education accountability. 592 (6) 593 (b)Upon request, the department shall provide technical 594 assistance and training to any school, including any school 595 operating for the purpose of providing educational services to 596 youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, community 597 school advisory board council, district, or district school 598 board for conducting needs assessments, developing and 599 implementing school improvement plans, or implementing other 600 components of school improvement and accountability. Priority 601 for these services shall be given to schools designated with a 602 grade of D or F and school districts in rural and sparsely 603 populated areas of the state. 604 (c)Pursuant to s. 24.121(5)(d), the department shall not 605 release funds from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to any 606 district in which a school, including schools operating for the 607 purpose of providing educational services to youth in Department 608 of Juvenile Justice programs, does not have an approved school 609 improvement plan, pursuant to s. 1001.42(18), after 1 full 610 school year of planning and development, or does not comply with 611 community school advisory board council membership composition 612 requirements pursuant to s. 1001.452. The department shall send 613 a technical assistance team to each school without an approved 614 plan to develop such school improvement plan or to each school 615 without appropriate community school advisory board council 616 membership composition to develop a strategy for corrective 617 action. The department shall release the funds upon approval of 618 the plan or upon establishment of a plan of corrective action. 619 Notice shall be given to the public of the departments 620 intervention and shall identify each school without a plan or 621 without appropriate community school advisory board council 622 membership composition. 623 (7)As a part of the system of educational accountability, 624 the Department of Education shall: 625 (c)Review the community school advisory boards councils of 626 each district as required by s. 1001.452. 627 Section 12.Subsection (4) of section 1008.36, Florida 628 Statutes, is amended to read: 629 1008.36Florida School Recognition Program. 630 (4)All selected schools shall receive financial awards 631 depending on the availability of funds appropriated and the 632 number and size of schools selected to receive an award. Funds 633 must be distributed to the schools fiscal agent and placed in 634 the schools account and must be used for purposes listed in 635 subsection (5) as determined jointly by the schools staff and 636 community school advisory board council. If school staff and the 637 community school advisory board council cannot reach agreement 638 by February 1, the awards must be equally distributed to all 639 classroom teachers currently teaching in the school. If a school 640 selected to receive a school recognition award is no longer in 641 existence at the time the award is paid, the district school 642 superintendent shall distribute the funds to teachers who taught 643 at the school in the previous year in the form of a bonus. 644 645 Notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary, incentive 646 awards are not subject to collective bargaining. 647 Section 13.Subsection (5) of section 1012.71, Florida 648 Statutes, is amended to read: 649 1012.71The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance 650 Program. 651 (5)Each classroom teacher must keep receipts for no less 652 than 4 years to show that funds expended meet the requirements 653 of this section. Any unused funds shall be deposited into the 654 community school advisory board council account of the school at 655 which the classroom teacher was employed when the funds were 656 made available to the classroom teacher. If the school does not 657 have a community school advisory board council, the funds shall 658 be expended for classroom materials and supplies as determined 659 by the school principal. 660 Section 14.Subsection (2) of section 1012.98, Florida 661 Statutes, is amended to read: 662 1012.98School Community Professional Learning Act. 663 (2)The school community includes students and parents, 664 administrative personnel, managers, instructional personnel, 665 support personnel, members of district school boards, members of 666 community school advisory boards councils, business partners, 667 and personnel that provide health and social services to 668 students. 669 Section 15.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.