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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to International Baccalaureate bonus 2
funding; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the 3
requirements for the calculation of additional full -4
time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based 5
on International Baccalaureate examination scores of 6
students to include students who earn equivalent 7
scores as determined by the Department of Education; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section 13
1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. —If the annual 15
allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program t o each 16
district for operation of schools is not determined in the 17
annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 18
the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 19
follows: 20
(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 21
OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 22
determining the annual allocation to each district for 23
operation: 24
(l) Calculation of additional full -time equivalent 25
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membership based on International Baccalaureate examination 26
scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student 27
membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an 28
International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or 29
higher, or a "C" or higher, on a subject examination. A value of 30
0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be calculated 31
for each student who receives an International Baccalaureate 32
diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full -time 33
equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 9 34
through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district 35
shall allocate 80 percent of the funds received from 36
International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school 37
program whose students generate the funds and to school programs 38
that prepare prospective students to enroll in Inte rnational 39
Baccalaureate courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the 40
payment of allowable costs associated with the International 41
Baccalaureate program. Allowable costs include International 42
Baccalaureate annual school fees; International Baccalaureate 43
examination fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and 44
program coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program 45
and teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students 46
for the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books ; 47
instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional 48
materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other 49
activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate 50
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students or prepare prospective students to enroll in 51
International Baccalaureate courses; and training or 52
professional learning for International Baccalaureate teachers. 53
School districts shall allocate the remaining 20 percent of the 54
funds received from International Baccalaureate bonus FTE 55
funding for programs that assi st academically disadvantaged 56
students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The school 57
district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided 58
International Baccalaureate instruction: 59
1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by 60
the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International 61
Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher , or a 62
"C" or higher, on the International Baccalaureate examination. 63
2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International 64
Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" 65
or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher , or a 66
"C" or higher, on the International Baccalaureate examination, 67
regardless of the number of classes taught or of the number of 68
students scoring a 4 or higher, or a "C" or higher, on the 69
International Baccalaureate examination. 70
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Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any 72
regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled 73
to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an 74
additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying 75
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 77