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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to instructional personnel and school 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | administrator salaries; providing a short title; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; increasing the minimum base 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | salary for certain teachers; revising the purpose of 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | the classroom teacher and other instructional 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | personnel salary increase; revising requirements for 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | requirements for specified school district reporting 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | school districts to provide a specified plan to the 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Department of Education beginning on a specified date; 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | providing requirements for the plan; providing charter 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | school requirements relating to such plan; requiring 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the department to establish and oversee a phased 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | implementation of specified requirements; providing 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | requirements for such implementation; requiring the 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | department to provide specified grants to certain 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | school districts and charter schools for specified 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | purposes; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; provi ding 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | requirements for school district relating to salary 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | structures and schedules; requiring performance salary 23 |
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| 51 | 51 | | for such increases and supplements; providing that 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | certain duties qualify as additional academic 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | responsibilities; providing an effective date. 28 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Save Our Teachers 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Act." 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Section 2. Subsection (14) of section 1011.62, Florida 34 |
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| 61 | 61 | | 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | district for operation of schools is not determined in the 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | follows: 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | (14) CLASSROOM TEACHER AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | SALARY INCREASE.— 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (a) The Legislature shall annually apportion an amoun t of 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | funds provided in the Florida Education Finance Program to : 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | 1. Assist school districts and charter schools in their 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | compliance with the requirement that the minimum base salary for 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | full-time classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | and certified prekindergarten teachers funded in the Florida 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | Education Finance Program is at least $65,000 $47,500 or to 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | provide salary increases to instructional personnel, as defined 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), in a manner that best meets the needs 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | of the school district or charter school. 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | 2. Assist with school districts and charter schools in 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | addressing salary compression pursuant to this subsection and s. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | 1012.22(1)(c). 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | 3. Provide funding for an annual cost -of-living adjustment 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | and longevity pay for experien ced teachers. 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | (b) This subsection does not apply to substitute teachers. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | The amount and distribution methodology for the funding shall be 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | specified in the General Appropriations Act , including a 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | methodology that accounts for the number of experienced te achers 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | and their years of service. The allocation must be sufficient to 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | adjust the entire salary schedule . 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (c)(a) The term "minimum base salary" means the lowest 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | annual base salary reported on the salary schedule for a full -66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | time classroom teacher , with additional considerations for 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | regional economic conditions and salary progression for 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | experienced classroom teachers . A full-time classroom teacher 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | may not receive a salary less than the minimum base salary as 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | adjusted by this subsection. 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | (d)(b) A school district or charter school shall maintain 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | the minimum base salary achieved for classroom teachers provided 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | in the prior fiscal year and may not reduce the salary increases 74 |
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| 125 | 125 | | (e)(c) Before distributing any additional funds re ceived 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | over the prior fiscal year, each school district and each 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | charter school shall develop a salary distribution plan that 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | clearly delineates the planned distribution of funds in 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | accordance with modified salary schedules, as necessary, for the 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | implementation of this subsection. 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | 1. Each school district superintendent and each charter 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | school administrator must submit its proposed salary 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | distribution plan to the district school board or the charter 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | school governing body, as appropriate, for approval. 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | 2. Each school district shall submit the approved district 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | salary distribution plan and the approved salary distribution 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | plan for each charter school in the district to the department 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | by October 1 of each fiscal year. 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | (f)1.(d) Beginning August 1, 2026 2024, and each year 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | thereafter, in a format specified by the department, each school 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | district shall provide a report to the department that includes 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | a detailed summary explaining the school district's prior year's 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | expenditures pursuant to this subsection. The report must 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | include: 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | a. The amount of the increase to the minimum base salary 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | for classroom teachers and the school district's salary schedule 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | for the prior fiscal year and the fiscal year in which the base 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | salary is increased. 99 |
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| 164 | 164 | | compression. 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | c. District-specific progress as determined under the 104 |
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| 168 | 168 | | 2. Each charter school governing board shall submit the 107 |
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| 173 | 173 | | governing boards are not precluded from bargaining over wages, 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | the classroom teacher and other instructional personnel salary 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | increase must be used solely to comply with the requirements of 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | this subsection. A district school board or ch arter school 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | governing board that is unable to meet the reporting 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | requirements in paragraph (f) (d) due to a collective bargaining 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | impasse must provide written notification to the department or 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | the district school board, as applicable, detailing the reason s 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | for the impasse with a proposed timeline and details for a 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | resolution. 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | (h)1. Beginning August 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | in a format prescribed by the department, each school district 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | shall provide to the department a localized salary adjustmen t 124 |
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| 199 | 199 | | compensation to experienced teachers while considering the 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | unique economic condition and fiscal capacity of the school 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | district. The plan must include the following: 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | a. The step-based salary increas es included in the school 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | district's performance -based salary schedule. 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | b. An analysis of the school district's economic 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | conditions and the district's plan to adjust salary schedules 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | and salary increases accordingly to reflect differences in the 133 |
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| 208 | 208 | | allocations. 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | c. Any state-level support provided to the district to 136 |
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| 211 | 211 | | 2. Each charter school governing board shall submit to the 138 |
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| 213 | 213 | | subparagraph 1. for inclusion in the school district's plan. 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | 3. The department shall establish and oversee a phased 141 |
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| 216 | 216 | | paragraph (i). The phased implementation must: 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | a. Prioritize small er school districts and charter schools 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | and those with the greatest financial need or teacher retention 145 |
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| 222 | 222 | | c. Ensure that the requirements of this paragraph are 149 |
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| 236 | 236 | | d. Include an annual needs assessment for each school 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | district and charter school to determine funding priorities and 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | adjust the phased timeline as necessary. 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | e. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | contrary, coordinate the integration of funding sources to meet 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | the requirements of this subsection and s. 1012.22(1)(c), 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | including: 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | (I) Redirected lottery revenue. 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | (II) Public-private partnerships. 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | (III) Administrative efficiency savings. 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | (IV) Grants and tourism -linked revenue. 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | 4. The department shall require school districts and 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | charter schools to annually report on the impacts of the plan 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | under subparagraph 1. and use the data from such reports to 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | refine its implementation strategy. 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | (i) The department shall provide state teacher 166 |
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| 255 | 255 | | differential goals without compromising other essential 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | services. 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | (b) of subsection (3) of section 1012.22, Florida Statutes, are 173 |
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| 273 | 273 | | district school board. —The district school board shall: 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | qualifications for those positions, and provide for the 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this 180 |
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| 279 | 279 | | (c) Compensation and salary schedules. — 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | 1. Definitions.—As used in this paragraph: 183 |
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| 283 | 283 | | permanent base salary and shall be considered compensation under 186 |
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| 287 | 287 | | July 1, 2014, pursuant to subparagraph 4. 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | c. "Instructional personnel" means instructional personnel 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a) -(d), excluding substitute 192 |
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| 291 | 291 | | d. "Performance salary schedule" means the salary schedule 194 |
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| 293 | 293 | | subparagraph 5. 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | e. "Salary schedule" means the schedule or schedules used 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | to provide the base salary for district school board personnel. 198 |
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| 318 | 318 | | a. Does not discriminate among comparable classes of 209 |
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| 321 | 321 | | b. Does not exceed 50 percent of the annual adjustment 212 |
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| 325 | 325 | | personnel or school administrators if the advanced degree is 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | held in the individual's area of certification. 217 |
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| 330 | 330 | | school employees hired before July 1, 2014. Instructional 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | personnel on annual contract as of July 1, 2014, shall be placed 222 |
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| 348 | 348 | | employed on an annual contract under s. 1012.335. Such an 227 |
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| 350 | 350 | | may not return to continuing contract or professional service 229 |
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| 360 | 360 | | limited to, additional responsibilities, school demographics, 239 |
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| 362 | 362 | | difficulties. 241 |
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| 369 | 369 | | salary schedule to the performance salary schedule shall be 248 |
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| 384 | 384 | | this purpose. Each school district must ensure th at salary 251 |
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| 385 | 385 | | structures promote fairness and livable wages while adapting to 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | local economic factors. Each school district shall collaborate 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | with local stakeholders, including classroom teachers and 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | community representatives, to ensure the performance salary 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | schedule addresses regional disparities and teacher retention. A 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | school district may not unilaterally implement changes to the 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | performance salary schedule that exacerbate salary inequities 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | for instructional personnel or school administrators and must, 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | during any collective bargaining negotiations of salary 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | schedules, tailor solutions to the needs of instructional 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | personnel and school administrators. 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | a. Base salary.—The base salary shall be established as 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | follows: 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | (I) The base salary for instructional per sonnel or school 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | administrators who opt into the performance salary schedule 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | shall be the salary paid in the prior year, including 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | adjustments only. 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | (II) Instructional personnel or school administrators new 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | to the district, returning to the district afte r a break in 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | service without an authorized leave of absence, or appointed for 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | the first time to a position in the district in the capacity of 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | instructional personnel or school administrator shall be placed 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | on the performance salary schedule. 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | b. Step-based salary increases.—Step-based salary 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | increases shall be established within the performance -based 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | salary schedule to offer consistent and predictable salary 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | increases based on the years of experience of instructional 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | personnel or school administrators. Suc h increases must be 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | higher for the instructional personnel and school administrators 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | with more years of experience and must align with the school 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | district's fiscal capacity, cost of living, and teacher 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | retention needs and meet the following minimum require ments: 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | (I) For instructional personnel or school administrators 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | with at least 5 years of experience but not more than 10 years 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | of experience with the school district, a minimum pay increase 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | of $1,500 per year. 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | (II) For instructional personnel or school administrators 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | with at least 10 years of experience but not more than 20 years 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | of experience with the school district, a minimum pay increase 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | of $2,000 per year. 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | (III) For instructional personnel or school administrators 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | with at least 20 years of experi ence with the school district, a 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | minimum pay increase of $3,000 per year. 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | c.b. Salary adjustments.—Salary adjustments for highly 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | effective or effective performance shall be established as 296 |
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| 443 | 443 | | (I) The annual salary adjustment under the performance 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | salary schedule for an employee rated as highly effective must 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | be at least 25 percent greater than the highest annual salary 300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | adjustment available to an employee of the same classification 301 |
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| 459 | 459 | | through any other salary schedule adopted by the district. 302 |
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| 460 | 460 | | (II) The annual salary adjustment under the performance 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | salary schedule for an employee rated as effective must be equal 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | to at least 50 percent and no more than 75 percent of the annual 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | adjustment provided for a highly effective employee of the same 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | classification. 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | (III) A salary schedule shall not provide an annual salary 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | adjustment for an employee who receives a rating other than 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | highly effective or effective for the year. 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | d.c. Salary supplements.—In addition to the salary 311 |
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| 469 | 469 | | adjustments, each district school b oard shall provide for salary 312 |
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| 470 | 470 | | supplements for activities that must include, but are not 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | limited to: 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | (I) Assignment to a Title I eligible school. 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | (II) Assignment to a school that earned a grade of "F" or 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | three consecutive grades of "D" pursuant to s. 10 08.34 such that 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | the supplement remains in force for at least 1 year following 318 |
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| 476 | 476 | | improved performance in that school. 319 |
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| 477 | 477 | | (III) Certification and teaching in critical teacher 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | shortage areas. Statewide critical teacher shortage areas shall 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | be identified by the State Board of Education under s. 1012.07. 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | However, the district school board may identify other areas of 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | critical shortage within the school district for purposes of 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | this sub-sub-subparagraph and may remove areas identified by the 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | state board which do not apply within the school district. 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | (IV) Assignment of additional academic responsibilities , 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | including as a departme nt chair, an instructional coach, or a 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | mentor to instructional personnel . 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | e. Compression relief supplements. — 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | (I) In addition to the salary adjustments and step -based 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | salary increases, each district school board shall provide for a 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | compression relief s upplement for experienced instructional 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | personnel and school administrators. Such supplements may be a 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | one-time supplement that occurs when instructional personnel or 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | school administrators reach a specified number of years of 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | employment with the school dis trict or may be recurring 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | increases for instructional personnel and school administrators 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | who reach specified years of employment with the school 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | district. 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | (II) The Department of Education shall provide school 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | districts with guidelines for the equitable implementation of 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | compression relief supplements. Each school district shall 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | annually conduct an audit of its performance salary schedule to 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | identify and address salary compression issues. 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | f. Retention incentives for experienced instructional 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | personnel.—Each district school board shall provide a retention 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | incentive for instructional personnel with significant years of 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | service with the district. Such incentives must be awarded as 349 |
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| 532 | 532 | | (I) Instructional personnel who have at least 10 years of 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | service but less than 20 years of service shall be awarded an 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | incentive of $5,000. 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | (II) Instructional personnel who have at least 20 years of 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | service with the school district shall be awarded an incentive 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | of $10,000. 356 |
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| 539 | 539 | | If budget constraints in any given year lim it a district school 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | board's ability to fully fund all adopted salary schedules, the 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | performance salary schedule shall not be reduced on the basis of 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | total cost or the value of individual awards in a manner that is 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | proportionally greater than reductions to any other salary 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | schedules adopted by the district. Any compensation for 363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | longevity of service awarded to instructional personnel who are 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | on any other salary schedule must be included in calculating the 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | salary adjustments required by sub -subparagraph b. 366 |
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| 549 | 549 | | (b) Appearances before the board. —If a district school 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | superintendent appears before the state board to provide an 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | update under s. 1011.62(14)(g) s. 1011.62(14)(e), the state 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | board must require that the president of the collective 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | bargaining unit that represents the school district also must 372 |
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| 555 | 555 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 374 |
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