Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0581 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to International Baccalaureate bonus 2
16	16	funding; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the 3
17	17	requirements for the calculation of additional full -4
18	18	time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based 5
19	19	on International Baccalaureate examination scores of 6
20	20	students to include students who earn equivalent 7
21	21	scores as determined by the Department of Education; 8
22	22	providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section 13
27	27	1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
28	28	1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 15
29	29	allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program t o each 16
30	30	district for operation of schools is not determined in the 17
31	31	annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 18
32	32	the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 19
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34	34	(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 21
35	35	OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 22
36	36	determining the annual allocation to each district for 23
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38	38	(l) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 25
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51	51	membership based on International Baccalaureate examination 26
52	52	scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student 27
53	53	membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an 28
54	54	International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or 29
55	55	higher, or a "C" or higher, on a subject examination. A value of 30
56	56	0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated 31
57	57	for each student who receives an International Baccalaureate 32
58	58	diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full -time 33
59	59	equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 9 34
60	60	through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district 35
61	61	shall allocate 80 percent of the funds received from 36
62	62	International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school 37
63	63	program whose students generate the funds and to school programs 38
64	64	that prepare prospective students to enroll in Inte rnational 39
65	65	Baccalaureate courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the 40
66	66	payment of allowable costs associated with the International 41
67	67	Baccalaureate program. Allowable costs include International 42
68	68	Baccalaureate annual school fees; International Baccalaureate 43
69	69	examination fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and 44
70	70	program coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program 45
71	71	and teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students 46
72	72	for the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books ; 47
73	73	instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional 48
74	74	materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other 49
75	75	activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate 50
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89	89	International Baccalaureate courses; and training or 52
90	90	professional learning for International Baccalaureate teachers. 53
91	91	School districts shall allocate the remaining 20 percent of the 54
92	92	funds received from International Baccalaureate bonus FTE 55
93	93	funding for programs that assi st academically disadvantaged 56
94	94	students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The school 57
95	95	district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided 58
96	96	International Baccalaureate instruction: 59
97	97	1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 60
98	98	the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 61
99	99	Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher , or a 62
100	100	"C" or higher, on the International Baccalaureate examination. 63
101	101	2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International 64
102	102	Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" 65
103	103	or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher , or a 66
104	104	"C" or higher, on the International Baccalaureate examination, 67
105	105	regardless of the number of classes taught or of the number of 68
106	106	students scoring a 4 or higher, or a "C" or higher, on the 69
107	107	International Baccalaureate examination. 70
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109	109	Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any 72
110	110	regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 73
111	111	to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 74
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