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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to education; amending s. 251.001, 2
F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active members 3
of the Florida State Guard; providing requirements for 4
such assistance; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising 5
the submission date for a certain annual rep ort; 6
amending s. 446.041, F.S.; revising duties of the 7
Department of Education for the apprenticeship 8
training program; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; renaming 9
the "Florida Educational Equity Act" as the "Florida 10
Educational Equality Act"; revising terminology ; 11
revising requirements for the Commissioner of 12
Education to determine whether equal opportunities are 13
available relating to certain athletics; requiring, 14
rather than authorizing, public schools and Florida 15
College System institutions to provide specified 16
accommodations based on sex; deleting a requirement 17
that public schools and Florida College System 18
institutions develop and implement specified 19
strategies and methods for specified student 20
participation; revising the functions of the Office of 21
Equal Educational Opportunity; requiring the State 22
Board of Education to enforce compliance; removing 23
duplicative reporting requirements; creating s. 24
1000.055, F.S.; establishing Title IX investigative 25
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procedures; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; changing the 26
name of "Hillsborough Community College" to 27
"Hillsborough State College"; amending s. 1001.64, 28
F.S.; requiring the State Board of Education to 29
approve the appointment, reappointment, and contract 30
extensions of Florida College System institution 31
presidents; providing lim itations for the 32
reappointment of and extension of terms of such 33
presidents to 1-year terms; amending s. 1001.706, 34
F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Board of 35
Governors to be in compliance with certain provisions 36
relating to construction contracts wi th minority 37
business enterprises; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; 38
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 39
amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; conforming a cross -40
reference; amending s. 1004.02, F.S.; revising 41
terminology; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising the 42
requirements for teacher preparation programs to 43
include strategies for the effective use of high -44
quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 45
instruction; amending s. 1004.42, F.S.; revising the 46
principal focus of the Florida State University 47
College of Medicine; amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; 48
revising the requirements for educator preparation 49
institutes to include strategies for the effective use 50
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of high-quality instructional materials to deliver 51
classroom instruction; amending s. 1004.91, F.S.; 52
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 53
amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; revising the eligibility 54
criteria for the Graduation Alternative to Traditional 55
Education (GATE) Program; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; 56
providing that certain colleges and schools are n ot 57
exempt from licensure by the Commission for 58
Independent Education; amending s. 1006.60, F.S.; 59
providing that postsecondary institutions have the 60
burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that 61
a violation of the student code of conduct has taken 62
place, rather than by a preponderance of the evidence; 63
providing requirements for clear and convincing 64
evidence; amending s. 1006.71, F.S.; conforming 65
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 66
1007.25, F.S.; revising the period of time for state 67
universities and Florida College System institutions 68
to submit comments for proposed associate in arts 69
specialized transfer degrees; amending s. 1007.271, 70
F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 71
act; amending s. 1007.34, F.S.; revising the criteri a 72
for preferential selection of a college reach -out 73
program; revising the requirements for proposals for 74
such programs; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; renaming the 75
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"Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented 76
Student Achievement" as the "Florida Part nership for 77
Underrepresented Student Achievement"; revising 78
legislative intent; revising the mission of the 79
partnership; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.; revising the 80
submission date for a certain annual report; revising 81
requirements of the report; amending s. 1 008.44, F.S.; 82
revising the requirements for the CAPE Industry 83
Certification Funding List; amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; 84
defining the term "nonresident online"; amending s. 85
1009.22, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 86
by the act; amending s. 1009.23, F .S.; revising the 87
criteria for students who may receive specified 88
assistance; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; conforming 89
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 90
1009.26, F.S.; removing the eligibility requirement 91
that restricts waivers to incoming un dergraduate 92
students; removing the maximum number of new annual 93
waivers; amending s. 1009.40, F.S.; conforming 94
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 95
1009.532, F.S.; providing that students are expelled 96
or are found guilty of a felony charge ar e ineligible 97
for the renewal of a Florida Bright Futures 98
scholarship award; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; 99
revising the eligibility criteria for the Florida Gold 100
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Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing GATE program 101
students to apply for the Florida Gold Seal CA PE 102
scholar award within a specified timeframe; repealing 103
s. 1009.60, F.S., relating to the Minority teacher 104
education scholars program; repealing s. 1009.605, 105
F.S., relating to the Florida Fund for Minority 106
Teachers, Inc.; repealing s. 1009.70, F.S., relat ing 107
to the Florida Education Fund; repealing s. 1009.72, 108
F.S., relating to the Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge 109
Grant Program; amending 1009.897, F.S.; providing 110
requirements for the use of funding from the PIPELINE 111
Fund; amending s. 1009.94, F.S.; conform ing provisions 112
to changes made by the act; amending s. 1011.801, 113
F.S.; revising eligibility criteria for eligible 114
students for the Workforce Development Capitalization 115
Incentive Grant Program; amending s. 1011.802, F.S.; 116
authorizing state universities to r eceive a grant 117
through the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities 118
Grant Program; amending s. 1011.84, F.S.; revising the 119
components for calculating each Florida College System 120
institutions' apportionment of state fund; revising 121
Florida College System ins titution requirements 122
relating to unencumbered balances in specified 123
budgets; repealing s. 1011.86, F.S., relating to 124
Educational leadership enhancement grants; amending s. 125
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1012.56, F.S.; requiring professional learning 126
certification program courses to inc lude strategies 127
for the effective utilization of high -quality 128
instructional materials to deliver classroom 129
instruction; amending s. 1012.562, F.S.; revising 130
specified standards for school leader preparation 131
programs; requiring such programs to include 132
strategies for the effective utilization of high -133
quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 134
instruction; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting a 135
provision authorizing specified entities to set asides 136
specified funds for construction contracts with 137
minority business enterprises; amending s. 1013.841, 138
F.S.; revising the requirements for reserve balances 139
and carry forward provisions for Florida College 140
System institutions; providing an effective date. 141
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 143
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Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 251.001, Florida 145
Statutes, is amended to read: 146
251.001 Florida State Guard Act. — 147
(9) REIMBURSEMENT, BENEFIT, AND COMPENSATION.— 148
(a) The division shall reimburse members of the Florida 149
State Guard for per diem and travel expenses incurred to attend 150
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required training or in the course of active service as provided 151
in s. 112.061. 152
(b) Members of the Florida State Guard may be compensated 153
for time spent training or in the course of active service at 154
rates established by the director, subject to appropriation. 155
(c) A member of the Florida State Guard may not make any 156
purchase or enter into any contract or agreement for purchases 157
or services as a charge against the state without the authority 158
of the director. 159
(d) As a benefit to the active members of the Florida 160
State Guard, subject to approval by the director of the Division 161
of the State Guard, each state university and Florida College 162
System institution shall waive tuition and fees for active 163
members of the Florida State Guard to enroll for up to 6 credit 164
hours of courses per term on a space -available basis. 165
Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 446.032, Florida 166
Statutes, is amended to read: 167
446.032 General duties of the department for 168
apprenticeship training.—The department shall: 169
(2) By November 30 September 1 of each year, publish an 170
annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. 171
The report must be published on the department's website and, at 172
a minimum, include all of the follow ing: 173
(a) A list of registered apprenticeship and 174
preapprenticeship programs, sorted by local educational agency, 175
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as defined in s. 1004.02(18), and apprenticeship sponsor, under 176
s. 446.071. 177
(b) A detailed summary of each local educational agency's 178
expenditure of funds for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 179
programs, including: 180
1. The total amount of funds received for apprenticeship 181
and preapprenticeship programs. 182
2. The total amount of funds allocated by training 183
provider, program, and occupation. 184
3. The total amount of funds expended for administrative 185
costs by training provider, program, and occupation. 186
4. The total amount of funds expended for instructional 187
costs by training provider, program, and occupation. 188
(c) The number of apprentices and preapprentices per trade 189
and occupation. 190
(d) The percentage of apprentices and preapprentices who 191
complete their respective programs in the appropriate timeframe. 192
(e) Information and resources related to applications for 193
new apprenticeship programs and technical assistance and 194
requirements for potential applicants. 195
(f) Documentation of activities conducted by the 196
department to promote apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 197
programs through public engagement, community -based 198
partnerships, and other i nitiatives and the outcomes of such 199
activities and their impact on establishing or expanding 200
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apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. 201
(g) Retention and completion rates of participants 202
disaggregated by training provider, program, and occupation. 203
(h) Wage progression of participants as demonstrated by 204
starting, exit, and postapprenticeship wages at 1 and 5 years 205
after participants exit the program. 206
Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 446.041, Florida 207
Statutes, is amended to read: 208
446.041 Duties of the department. —The department shall: 209
(12) Ensure that minority and gender diversity are 210
considered in administering this program. 211
Section 4. Subsections (6) through (9) of section 1000.05, 212
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (8), 213
respectively, and subsection (1), paragraph (d) of subsection 214
(2), paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (3), and subsection 215
(5) and present subsection (7) of section 1000.05, Florida 216
Statutes, are amended to read: 217
1000.05 Discrimination agai nst students and employees in 218
the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 219
access required.— 220
(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Educational 221
Equality Equity Act." 222
(2) 223
(d) Students may be separated by sex for a single-sex 224
single-gender program, for any portion of a class that deals 225
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with human reproduction, or during participation in bodily 226
contact sports. For the purpose of this section, bodily contact 227
sports include wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, 228
basketball, and other sports in which the purpose or major 229
activity involves bodily contact. 230
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(d) A public K-20 educational institution which operates 232
or sponsors interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or 233
intramural athletics shall provide equal athletic opp ortunity 234
for members of both sexes. 235
1. The Board of Governors shall determine whether equal 236
opportunities are available at state universities. 237
2. The Commissioner of Education shall determine whether 238
equal opportunities are available in school district s and 239
Florida College System institutions. In determining whether 240
equal opportunities are available in school districts and 241
Florida College System institutions, the Commissioner of 242
Education shall consider, among other factors: 243
a. Whether the selection o f sports and levels of 244
competition effectively accommodate the interests and abilities 245
of members of both sexes. 246
b. The provision of equipment and supplies. 247
c. Scheduling of games and practice times. 248
d. Travel and per diem allowances. 249
e. Opportunities to receive coaching and academic 250
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tutoring. 251
f. Assignment and compensation of coaches and tutors. 252
g. Provision of locker room, practice, and competitive 253
facilities. 254
h. Provision of medical and training facilities and 255
services. 256
i. Provision of housing and dining facilities and 257
services. 258
j. Publicity. 259
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Unequal aggregate expenditures for members of each sex or 261
unequal expenditures for male and female teams if a public 262
school or Florida College System institution operates or 263
sponsors separate tea ms do not constitute nonimplementation of 264
this subsection, but the Commissioner of Education shall 265
consider the failure to provide necessary funds for teams for 266
one sex in assessing equality of opportunity for members of each 267
sex. 268
(e) A public school or Florida College System institution 269
must may provide separate toilet, locker room, and shower 270
facilities on the basis of sex, and gender, but such facilities 271
shall be comparable to such facilities provided for students of 272
the other sex. 273
(5) Public schools and Florida College System institutions 274
shall develop and implement methods and strategies to increase 275
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the participation of students of a particular race, color, 276
national origin, sex, disability, or marital status in programs 277
and courses in which students of that particular race, color, 278
national origin, sex, disability, or marital status have been 279
traditionally underrepresented, including, but not limited to, 280
mathematics, science, computer technology, electronics, 281
communications technology, engineering, an d career education. 282
(6)(7) The function functions of the Office of Equal 283
Educational Opportunity of the Department of Education shall be 284
to review compliance with include, but are not limited to: 285
(a) Requiring all district school boards and Florida 286
College System institution boards of trustees to develop and 287
submit plans for the implementation of this section to the 288
Department of Education. 289
(b) Conducting periodic reviews of school districts and 290
Florida College System institutions to determine comp liance with 291
this section and, after a finding that a school district or a 292
Florida College System institution is not in compliance with 293
this section, notifying the entity of the steps that it must 294
take to attain compliance and performing followup monitoring . 295
(c) Providing technical assistance, including assisting 296
school districts or Florida College System institutions in 297
identifying unlawful discrimination and instructing them in 298
remedies for correction and prevention of such discrimination 299
and performing followup monitoring. 300
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(d) Conducting studies of the effectiveness of methods and 301
strategies designed to increase the participation of students in 302
programs and courses in which students of a particular race, 303
color, national origin, sex, disability, or mari tal status have 304
been traditionally underrepresented and monitoring the success 305
of students in such programs or courses, including performing 306
followup monitoring. 307
(e) Requiring all district school boards and Florida 308
College System institution boards of tr ustees to submit data and 309
information necessary to determine compliance with this section. 310
The Commissioner of Education shall prescribe the format and the 311
date for submission of such data and any other educational 312
equity data. If any board does not submit the required 313
compliance data or other required educational equity data by the 314
prescribed date, the commissioner shall notify the board of this 315
fact and, if the board does not take appropriate action to 316
immediately submit the required report, the State Boa rd of 317
Education shall impose monetary sanctions. 318
(f) Based upon rules of the State Board of Education, 319
developing and implementing enforcement mechanisms with 320
appropriate penalties to ensure that public K -12 schools and 321
Florida College System institution s comply with Title IX of the 322
Education Amendments of 1972 and subsection (3) of this section. 323
However, The State Board of Education may not force a public 324
school or Florida College System institution to conduct, nor 325
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penalize such entity for not conducting , a program of athletic 326
activity or athletic scholarship for female athletes unless it 327
is an athletic activity approved for women by a recognized 328
association whose purpose is to promote athletics and a 329
conference or league exists to promote interscholastic or 330
intercollegiate competition for women in that athletic activity. 331
(g) Reporting to The Commissioner of Education and the 332
State Board of Education shall use the authority provided 333
pursuant to s. 1008.32 to enforce compliance with this section 334
any district school board or Florida College System institution 335
board of trustees found to be out of compliance with rules of 336
the State Board of Education adopted as required by paragraph 337
(f) or paragraph (3)(d). To penalize the board, the State Board 338
of Education shall: 339
1. Declare the school district or Florida College System 340
institution ineligible for competitive state grants. 341
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.192, direct 342
the Chief Financial Officer to withhold general revenue funds 343
sufficient to obtain compliance from the school district or 344
Florida College System institution . 345
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The school district or Florida College System institution shall 347
remain ineligible and the funds shall not be paid until the 348
institution comes into compliance or the State Board of 349
Education approves a plan for compliance. 350
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Section 5. Section 1000.055, Florida Statutes, is created 351
to read: 352
1000.055 Sex discrimination; investigation procedures and 353
rules; protections and requirements applicable to public 354
postsecondary educatio nal institutions.— 355
(1) For purposes of this section, the term "institutions" 356
means Florida College System institutions and state 357
universities. 358
(2) In addition to the applicable provisions of ss. 359
1000.05 and 1006.60 for institutions, the following prote ctions 360
and requirements apply to all investigations and adjudication of 361
complaints involving allegations of sex discrimination under 362
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 conducted by each 363
institution in the state: 364
(a) Evaluation of evidence and treatment of parties. —Each 365
institution shall objectively evaluate all relevant information 366
and inculpatory evidence and ensure that processes and 367
procedures adopted by the institution treat both parties 368
equally. 369
(b) Review of evidence and investigative reports.—At least 370
10 business days before any disciplinary proceeding, each 371
institution shall provide the opportunity for all parties to 372
review and inspect all evidence and relevant information, 373
investigative reports, evidentiary summaries, and any other 374
information that will be relied upon by the institution in the 375
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disciplinary proceeding or hearing. 376
(c) Investigator model. —The Title IX coordinator or 377
investigator responsible for investigating allegations of sex 378
discrimination may not serve as a decisio nmaker. 379
(d) Written determination. —The decisionmaker must issue a 380
written determination regarding the responsibility of the 381
respondent. 382
(e) Standard of proof. —Institutions have the burden to 383
prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that a violation h as 384
taken place. Clear and convincing evidence means that the 385
evidence and information presented supports the finding that it 386
is highly probable that sex discrimination occurred. 387
(f) Hostile environment harassment. —Hostile environment 388
harassment is unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable 389
person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive 390
that such conduct effectively denies a person equal access to 391
the person's education program or activity. 392
(g) Public posting of training materials. —All materials 393
used to train employees, investigators, coordinators, 394
decisionmakers, and any other person who facilitates informal 395
resolutions must be made publicly available. Each inst itution 396
must make these training materials publicly available on their 397
website or, if an institution does not maintain a website, 398
training materials must be made available upon request for 399
public inspection for members of the public. 400
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(h) Retaliation proh ibited.—An institution or person may 401
not intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any 402
person for the purpose of interfering with any right or 403
privilege secured by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 404
1972, or because the person has made a r eport or complaint, 405
testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate 406
in any manner in an investigation, a proceeding, or a hearing 407
involving allegations of sex discrimination. 408
(3) In addition to the requirements in subsection (2), any 409
investigation and adjudication of complaints involving 410
allegations of sex discrimination under Title IX of the 411
Education Amendments Act of 1972 conducted by an institution 412
must provide for an in -person hearing. At the hearing, the 413
decisionmakers must permit eac h party's advisor to ask the other 414
party and any witnesses all relevant questions and followup 415
questions, including questions challenging credibility. Such 416
cross examination at the live hearing must be conducted 417
directly, orally, and in real time by the pa rty's advisor of 418
choice and never by a party personally, notwithstanding the 419
discretion of the school to permit, at the request of either 420
party, to allow parties to be located in separate rooms with 421
technology enabling the decisionmakers and parties to 422
simultaneously see and hear the party or witness answering 423
questions. 424
(4) The State Board of Education and the Board of 425
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Governors, respectively, shall require each Florida College 426
System institution to adopt, by rule, and each state university 427
to adopt, by regulation, policies and procedures required by 428
this section. 429
Section 6. Paragraph (j) of subsection (5) of section 430
1000.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 431
1000.21 Systemwide definitions. —As used in the Florida 432
Early Learning-20 Education Code: 433
(5) "Florida College System institution" except as 434
otherwise specifically provided, includes all of the following 435
public postsecondary educational institutions in the Florida 436
College System and any branch campuses, centers, or other 437
affiliates of the institution: 438
(j) Hillsborough State Community College, which serves 439
Hillsborough County. 440
Section 7. Subsection (19) of section 1001.64, Florida 441
Statutes, is amended to read: 442
1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 443
trustees; powers and duties.— 444
(19) Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or 445
remove the president of the Florida College System institution. 446
The appointment, reappointment, and extension of a term of a 447
Florida College System institution president, including 448
associated contracts, must be approved by the State Board of 449
Education. The reappointment and the extension of a term for 450
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such presidents is limited to 1 -year terms. The board of 451
trustees may appoint a search committee. The board of trustees 452
shall conduct annual e valuations of the president in accordance 453
with rules of the State Board of Education and submit such 454
evaluations to the State Board of Education for review. The 455
evaluation must address the achievement of the performance goals 456
established by the accountabil ity process implemented pursuant 457
to s. 1008.45. 458
Section 8. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 459
1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 460
1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 461
(7) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROPERTY. — 462
(d) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall 463
ensure compliance with the provisions of s. 287.09451 for all 464
procurement and ss. 255.101 and 255.102 for construction 465
contracts, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the 466
utilization of minority business enterprises, except that 467
procurements costing less than the amount provided for in 468
CATEGORY FIVE as provided in s. 287.017 shall not be subject to 469
s. 287.09451. 470
Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 471
1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 472
1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 473
school students must receive accurate and timely information 474
regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 475
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of ways they can help their child to suc ceed in school. K-12 476
students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 477
rights including, but not limited to, the following: 478
(6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE. — 479
(a) Public educational school choices. —Parents of public 480
school students may seek any public e ducational school choice 481
options that are applicable and available to students throughout 482
the state. These options may include controlled open enrollment, 483
single-sex single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual 484
instruction programs, charter schools, charte r technical career 485
centers, magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, 486
auditory-oral education programs, advanced placement, dual 487
enrollment, International Baccalaureate, International General 488
Certificate of Secondary Education (pre -AICE), CAPE digital 489
tools, CAPE industry certifications, early college programs, 490
Advanced International Certificate of Education, early 491
admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of 492
competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School 493
for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School. 494
These options may also include the public educational choice 495
option of the Opportunity Scholarship Program. 496
Section 10. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 497
1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 498
1003.42 Required instruction. — 499
(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 500
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schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 501
and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 502
faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 503
highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 504
following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 505
approved methods of instruction, the following: 506
(g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 507
systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 508
groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 509
humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 510
investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 511
ramifications of prejudice, racism, a nd stereotyping, and an 512
examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 513
person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 514
in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 515
democratic values and institutions, including t he policy, 516
definition, and historical and current examples of antisemitism, 517
as described in s. 1000.05(7) s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention 518
of antisemitism. Each school district must annually certify and 519
provide evidence to the department, in a manner pres cribed by 520
the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 521
The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 522
for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 523
input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 524
Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 525
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Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 526
with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational 527
organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 528
and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 529
developed curriculum. 530
2. The second week in November shall be designated as 531
"Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 532
November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 533
as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 534
535
The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 536
and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 537
Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 538
recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 539
offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 540
other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 541
initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u). 542
Section 11. Subsections (3) and (23) of section 1004.02, 543
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 544
1004.02 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 545
(3) "Adult general education" means comprehensive 546
instructional programs designed to improve the employability of 547
the state's workforce through adult basic education, adult 548
secondary education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, 549
academic skills building applied academics for adult educ ation 550
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instruction, and instruction for adults with disabilities. 551
(23) "Academic skills building" Applied academics for 552
adult education" or "applied academics instruction" means adult 553
general education through which persons attain academic and 554
workforce readiness skills at the level of functional literacy 555
(grade levels 6.0-8.9) or higher so that such persons may pursue 556
technical certificate education or higher -level technical 557
education. 558
Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 559
1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 560
1004.04 Public accountability and state approval of for 561
teacher preparation programs. — 562
(2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 563
(b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 564
state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 565
not limited to, the following: 566
1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 567
Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 568
2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 569
curricula and instruction. 570
3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 571
instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 572
which improve reading performance for all students, including 573
explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teac hing 574
phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 575
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comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 576
primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 577
phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 578
strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -579
cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 580
teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 581
visual information and strategies that improve background and 582
experiential knowledge , add context, and increase oral language 583
and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 584
teach word reading. 585
4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 586
5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 587
language learners. 588
6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 589
with disabilities. 590
7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 591
student needs. 592
8. Strategies for the effective use of high -quality 593
instructional materials to deliver classroom instruction. This 594
instruction must focus on teaching candidates how to implement 595
and integrate high-quality instructional materials as provided, 596
ensuring adherence to the intended instructional design of the 597
materials. Candidates will learn methods to maximize learnin g 598
outcomes by leveraging the structured content, pacing guides, 599
and assessment tools included in the high -quality instructional 600
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materials, without altering or restructuring the curriculum and 601
practices to support evidence -based content aligned to state 602
standards and grading practices . 603
9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 604
a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 605
and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 606
for support. 607
10. Strategies to suppor t the use of technology in 608
education and distance learning. 609
11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 610
research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 611
state's academic standards. 612
Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 1004.42, F lorida 613
Statutes, is amended to read: 614
1004.42 Florida State University College of Medicine. — 615
(1) CREATION.—There is hereby established a 4 -year 616
allopathic medical school within the Florida State University, 617
to be known as the Florida State University Co llege of Medicine, 618
with a principal focus on recruiting and training medical 619
professionals to meet the primary health care needs of the 620
state, especially the needs of the state's elderly, rural, 621
minority, and other underserved citizens. 622
Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 623
1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 624
1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 625
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(2)(a) Postsecondary institutions that are accredited or 626
approved as described in State Board of Education ru le may seek 627
approval from the Department of Education to create educator 628
preparation institutes for the purpose of providing any or all 629
of the following: 630
1. Professional learning instruction to assist teachers in 631
improving classroom instruction and in me eting certification or 632
recertification requirements. 633
2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute 634
teachers in performing their duties. 635
3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting 636
education and training requirements. 637
4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become 638
certified teachers as provided in this section in order to 639
increase routes to the classroom for professionals who hold a 640
baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were not 641
education majors. 642
5. Instruction and professional learning for part -time and 643
full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs under s. 644
1012.39(1)(c). 645
6. Instruction that does not distort significant 646
historical events or include a curriculum or instruction that 647
teaches identity politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on 648
theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege 649
are inherent in the institutions of the United States and were 650
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created to maintain social, political, and economic inequities. 651
Courses and instruction within the educator preparation 652
institute must afford candidates the opportunity to think 653
critically, achieve mastery of academic program content, learn 654
instructional strategies, and demonstrate competence. 655
7. Strategies for the effective use of high -quality 656
instructional materials to deliver classroom instruction. This 657
instruction will focus on teaching candidates how to implement 658
and integrate high-quality instructional materials as provided, 659
ensuring adherence to the intended instructional design of the 660
material. Candidates will learn methods to maximize learning 661
outcomes by leveraging the structured content, pacing guid es, 662
and assessment tools included in the high -quality instructional 663
materials, without altering or restructuring the curriculum. 664
Section 15. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1004.91, 665
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 666
1004.91 Requirements for c areer education program basic 667
skills.— 668
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, 669
standards of basic skill mastery for completion of certificate 670
career education programs. Each school district and Florida 671
College System institution that condu cts programs that confer 672
career and technical certificates shall provide academic skills 673
building applied academics instruction through which students 674
receive the basic skills instruction required pursuant to this 675
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section. 676
(2) Students who enroll in a pr ogram offered for career 677
credit of 450 hours or more shall complete an entry -level 678
examination within the first 6 weeks after admission into the 679
program. The State Board of Education shall designate 680
examinations that are currently in existence, the results of 681
which are comparable across institutions, to assess student 682
mastery of basic skills. Any student found to lack the required 683
level of basic skills for such program shall be referred to 684
academic skills building applied academics instruction or 685
another adult general education program for a structured program 686
of basic skills instruction. Such instruction may include 687
English for speakers of other languages. A student may not 688
receive a career or technical certificate of completion without 689
first demonstrating the basic skills required in the state 690
curriculum frameworks for the career education program. 691
Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 692
1004.933, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 693
1004.933 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Educa tion 694
(GATE) Program.— 695
(4) PAYMENT WAIVER; ELIGIBILITY. — 696
(b) To be eligible for participation in the GATE Program, 697
a student must: 698
1. Not have earned a standard high school diploma pursuant 699
to s. 1003.4282 or a high school equivalency diploma pursuant to 700
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s. 1003.435 before enrolling in the GATE Program; 701
2. Have been withdrawn from high school; 702
3. Be a resident of this state as defined in s. 703
1009.21(1); 704
4. Be 16 to 21 years of age at the time of initial 705
enrollment, provided that a student who is 1 6 or 17 years of age 706
has withdrawn from school enrollment pursuant to the 707
requirements and safeguards in s. 1003.21(1)(c); 708
5. Select the adult secondary education program and career 709
education program of his or her choice at the time of admission 710
to the GATE Program, provided that the career education program 711
is included on the Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4). 712
The student may not change the requested pathway after 713
enrollment, except that, if necessary for the student, the 714
student may enroll in an adult basic education program prior to 715
enrolling in the adult secondary education program; 716
6. Maintain a 2.0 GPA for career and technical education 717
coursework; and 718
7. Notwithstanding s. 1003.435(4), complete the programs 719
under subparagraph 5. within 3 years after his or her initial 720
enrollment unless the institution determines that an extension 721
is warranted due to extenuating circumstances ; and 722
8. Complete at least 300 hours of volunteer service, paid 723
work experience, or a combination of the two, before 724
participation in the program as approved by the GATE program 725
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provider or the Department of Education. The hours of service or 726
paid work must be documented in writing and the document must be 727
signed by the student, the student's parent or guardian if the 728
student is under 18 years of age, and a representative of the 729
organization for which the student performed the volunteer 730
service or paid work . 731
Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 732
1005.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 733
1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview 734
of the commission.— 735
(1) Except as otherwise provided in law, the following 736
institutions are not under the jurisdiction or purview of the 737
commission and are not required to obtain licensure: 738
(b) Any college or, school, or course licensed or approved 739
for establishment and operation by another agency of the state. 740
Colleges or schools approved by another state agency to offer 741
one or more courses or programs under part I of chapter 464, 742
chapter 466, or chapter 475, or any other chapter of the Florida 743
Statutes shall not qualify for exemption from the commission's 744
jurisdiction under this subsection requiring licensing or 745
approval as defined in this chapter . 746
Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 747
1006.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 748
1006.60 Codes of conduct; disciplinary measures; rules or 749
regulations.— 750
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(3) The codes of conduct shall be published on the Florida 751
College System institution's or state university's website, 752
protect the rights of all students, and, at minimum, provide the 753
following due process protections to students and student 754
organizations: 755
(b) The right to a presumption that no violation occurred. 756
The institution or university has the burden to prove, by clear 757
and convincing a preponderance of the evidence, that a violation 758
has taken place. Clear and convincing Preponderance of the 759
evidence means that t he evidence and information presented 760
supports the finding that it is highly probable and 761
substantially more likely to be true than untrue that sex 762
discrimination occurred than not that the violation of the code 763
of conduct was committed by the student or s tudent organization. 764
Section 19. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 765
1006.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 766
1006.71 Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics. — 767
(1) GENDER EQUITY PLAN. — 768
(g)1. If a Florida College System institution is not in 769
compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and 770
the Florida Educational Equality Equity Act, the State Board of 771
Education shall: 772
a. Declare the Florida College System institution 773
ineligible for competitive state grants. 774
b. Withhold funds sufficient to obtain compliance. 775
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The Florida College System institution shall remain ineligible 777
and the funds shall not be paid until the Florida College System 778
institution comes into compliance or the Commissioner of 779
Education approves a plan for compliance. 780
2. If a state university is not in compliance with Title 781
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Florida 782
Educational Equality Equity Act, the Board of Governors shall: 783
a. Declare the state university ineligible for competitive 784
state grants. 785
b. Withhold funds sufficient to obtain compliance. 786
787
The state university shall remain ineligible and the funds shall 788
not be paid until the state university comes into compliance or 789
the Board of Governors approves a plan for compliance. 790
Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 791
1007.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 792
1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; 793
other degree requirements. — 794
(9) 795
(b) An associate in arts specialized transfer degree must 796
include 36 semester hours of general education coursework and 797
require 60 semester hours or more of college credit. Specialized 798
transfer degrees are designed for Florida College System 799
institution students who ne ed supplemental lower -level 800
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coursework in preparation for transfer to another institution. 801
The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for the 802
review and approval of new specialized transfer degrees. The 803
approval process must require: 804
1. A Florida College System institution to submit a notice 805
of its intent to propose a new associate in arts specialized 806
degree program to the Division of Florida Colleges. The notice 807
must include the recommended credit hours, the rationale for the 808
specialization, the demand for students entering the field, and 809
the coursework being proposed to be included beyond the 60 810
semester hours required for the general transfer degree, if 811
applicable. Notices of intent may be submitted by a Florida 812
College System institution at any time. 813
2. The Division of Florida Colleges to forward the notice 814
of intent within 10 business days after receipt to all Florida 815
College System institutions and to the Chancellor of the State 816
University System, who shall forward the notice to all state 817
universities. State universities and Florida College System 818
institutions shall have 30 60 days after receipt of the notice 819
to submit comments to the proposed associate in arts specialized 820
transfer degree. 821
3. After the submission of comments pursuant to 822
subparagraph 2., the requesting Florida College System 823
institution to submit a proposal that, at a minimum, includes: 824
a. Evidence that the coursework for the associate in arts 825
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specialized transfer degree includes demonstration of competency 826
in a foreign language pursuant to s. 1007.262 and demonstration 827
of civic literacy competency as provided in subsection (5). 828
b. Demonstration that all required coursework will count 829
toward the associate in arts degree or the baccalaureate degree. 830
c. An analysis of d emand and unmet need for students 831
entering the specialized field of study at the baccalaureate 832
level. 833
d. Justification for the program length if it exceeds 60 834
credit hours, including references to the common prerequisite 835
manual or other requirements for the baccalaureate degree. This 836
includes documentation of alignment between the exit 837
requirements of a Florida College System institution and the 838
admissions requirements of a baccalaureate program at a state 839
university to which students would typically tran sfer. 840
e. Articulation agreements for graduates of the associate 841
in arts specialized transfer degree. 842
f. Responses to the comments received under subparagraph 843
2. 844
Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 1007.271, Florida 845
Statutes, is amended to read: 846
1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. — 847
(2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary 848
student is a student who is enrolled in any of grades 6 through 849
12 in a Florida public school or in a Florida private school 850
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that is in compliance with s. 100 2.42(2) and provides a 851
secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.4282. Students who are 852
eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this section may enroll 853
in dual enrollment courses conducted during school hours, after 854
school hours, and during the summer term . However, if the 855
student is projected to graduate from high school before the 856
scheduled completion date of a postsecondary course, the student 857
may not register for that course through dual enrollment. The 858
student may apply to the postsecondary institution and pay the 859
required registration, tuition, and fees if the student meets 860
the postsecondary institution's admissions requirements under s. 861
1007.263. Instructional time for dual enrollment may vary from 862
900 hours; however, the full -time equivalent student membership 863
value shall be subject to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). A 864
student enrolled as a dual enrollment student is exempt from the 865
payment of registration, tuition, and laboratory fees. Academic 866
skills building Applied academics for adult education 867
instruction, developmental education, and other forms of 868
precollegiate instruction, as well as physical education courses 869
that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather than the 870
intellectual attributes of the activity, are ineligible for 871
inclusion in the dual enrollment program. Recreation and leisure 872
studies courses shall be evaluated individually in the same 873
manner as physical education courses for potential inclusion in 874
the program. 875
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Section 22. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) and paragraph 876
(c) of subsection (7) of section 1007.34, Florida Statutes, are 877
amended to read: 878
1007.34 College reach -out program.— 879
(5) In selecting proposals for approval, the State Board 880
of Education shall give preference to: 881
(d) A program that includes innovative approaches, 882
provides a great variety of activities, and includes a large 883
percentage of low-income educationally disadvantaged minority 884
students in the college reach -out program. 885
(7) A proposal must contain the foll owing information: 886
(c) An identification of existing programs for enhancing 887
the academic performance of minority and low-income 888
educationally disadvantaged students for enrollment in 889
postsecondary education. 890
Section 23. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 891
(2), subsections (3) and (4), and paragraphs (a), (b), and (h) 892
of subsection (6) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are 893
amended to read: 894
1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 895
Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 896
(1) This section may be referred to by the popular name 897
the "Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented 898
Student Achievement Act." 899
(2)(a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of not 900
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only access to college but also success in college for a ll 901
students. It is the intent of the Legislature that every student 902
enrolled in a public secondary school has access to high -903
quality, rigorous academics, with a particular focus on access 904
to advanced courses. The Legislature also recognizes the 905
importance of other career pathways, including vocational and 906
trade schools and incentivizes the availability of high school 907
programs to prepare students for those career paths. 908
(3) There is created the Florida Partnership for Minority 909
and Underrepresented Student Achievement. The Department of 910
Education may contract for operation of the partnership. 911
(4) The mission of the partnership is to prepare, inspire, 912
and connect students to postsecondary success and opportunity, 913
with a particular focus on minority students and students who 914
are underrepresented in postsecondary education , as defined by 915
state board rule. 916
(6) The partnership shall: 917
(a) Provide teacher training and professional development 918
learning to enable teachers of advanced courses to have the 919
necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare 920
students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 921
1007.27(2) and mastery of postsecondary general education core 922
courses. 923
(b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators 924
professional development learning that will enable them to 925
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educate middle school students at the level necessary to prepare 926
the students to enter high school ready to participate in 927
advanced courses. 928
(h) Work with school districts to identify minority and 929
underrepresented students for participation in advanced courses. 930
Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 1008.37, Florida 931
Statutes, is amended to read: 932
1008.37 Postsecondary feedback of information to high 933
schools.— 934
(2) The Commissioner of Education shall report, by high 935
school, to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors, 936
and the Legislature, no later than May 31 April 30 of each year, 937
on the number of prior year Florida high school graduates who 938
enrolled for the first time in public postsecond ary education in 939
this state during the summer, fall, or spring term of the 940
previous academic year , indicating the number of students whose 941
scores on the common placement test indicated the need for 942
developmental education under s. 1008.30 or for applied 943
academics for adult education under s. 1004.91 . 944
Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 1008.44, Florida 945
Statutes, is amended to read: 946
1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. — 947
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, at least 948
annually, based upon recommendations by the Commissioner of 949
Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that 950
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assigns additional full -time equivalent membership to 951
certifications identified in the Master Credentials List under 952
s. 445.004(4) that meets a st atewide, regional, or local demand 953
and courses that lead to such certifications, in accordance with 954
s. 1011.62(1)(o). Additional full-time equivalent membership 955
funding for regional and local demand certifications may only be 956
earned in those areas with reg ional or local demand as 957
identified by the Credentials Review Committee. The CAPE 958
Industry Certification Funding List may include the following 959
certificates, and certifications, and courses: 960
(a) CAPE industry certifications identified as credentials 961
of value that meet the framework of quality under s. 445.004(4), 962
that must be applied in the distribution of funding to school 963
districts under s. 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry 964
Certification Funding List shall incorporate by reference the 965
industry certifications on the career pathways list approved for 966
the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award. 967
(b) CAPE Digital Tool certificates selected by the 968
department under s. 1003.4203(2) that do not articulate for 969
college credit. The certificates must be made availabl e to 970
students in elementary school and middle school grades and, if 971
earned by a student, must be eligible for additional full -time 972
equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. The department 973
shall annually review available assessments that meet the 974
requirements for inclusion on the list. 975
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(c) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that 976
articulate for 15 or more college credit hours under s. 977
1003.4203(4). Such certifications must, if successfully 978
completed, be eligible for additional full -time equivalent 979
membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. 980
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a review 981
of the methodology used to determine additional full -time 982
equivalent membership weights assigned in s. 1011.62(1)(o) and, 983
if necessary, recommend revised weig hts. The weights must factor 984
in the prioritization of critical shortages of labor market 985
demand and middle-level to high-level wage earning outcomes as 986
identified by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004. 987
The results of the review and the commi ssioner's recommendations 988
must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 989
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 990
December 1, 2023. 991
Section 26. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1) of 992
section 1009.21, Florida S tatutes, are redesignated as 993
subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and a new paragraph (f) 994
is added to that subsection, to read: 995
1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition 996
purposes.—Students shall be classified as residents or 997
nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in 998
postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical 999
career centers or career centers operated by school districts, 1000
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in Florida College System institutions, and in state 1001
universities. 1002
(1) As used in this sec tion, the term: 1003
(f) "Nonresident online" means a person who is admitted to 1004
a Florida College System institution or state university as an 1005
online student and does not qualify for in -state tuition or fee 1006
rates. 1007
Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection ( 3) of section 1008
1009.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1009
1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees. — 1010
(3)(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, fees for 1011
students who are nonresidents for tuition purposes must offset 1012
the full cost of instruction. Residency of students shall be 1013
determined as required in s. 1009.21. Fee -nonexempt students 1014
enrolled in academic skills building applied academics for adult 1015
education instruction shall be charged fees equal to the fees 1016
charged for adult general education programs. Each Florida 1017
College System institution that conducts developmental education 1018
and applied academics for adult education instruction in the 1019
same class section may charge a single fee for both types of 1020
instruction. 1021
Section 28. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 1022
1009.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1023
1009.23 Florida College System inst itution student fees. — 1024
(8) 1025
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(c) Up to 25 percent or $600,000, whichever is greater, of 1026
the financial aid fees collected may be used to assist students 1027
who demonstrate academic merit or; who participate in athletics, 1028
public service, cultural arts, and oth er extracurricular 1029
programs as determined by the institution ; or who are identified 1030
as members of a targeted gender or ethnic minority population . 1031
The financial aid fee revenues allocated for athletic 1032
scholarships and any fee exemptions provided to athlete s 1033
pursuant to s. 1009.25(2) must be distributed equitably as 1034
required by s. 1000.05(3)(d). A minimum of 75 percent of the 1035
balance of these funds for new awards shall be used to provide 1036
financial aid based on absolute need, and the remainder of the 1037
funds shall be used for academic merit purposes and other 1038
purposes approved by the boards of trustees. Such other purposes 1039
shall include the payment of child care fees for students with 1040
financial need. The State Board of Education shall develop 1041
criteria for making financial aid awards. Each college shall 1042
report annually to the Department of Education on the revenue 1043
collected pursuant to this paragraph, the amount carried 1044
forward, the criteria used to make awards, the amount and number 1045
of awards for each criterion, and a delineation of the 1046
distribution of such awards. The report shall include an 1047
assessment by category of the financial need of every student 1048
who receives an award, regardless of the purpose for which the 1049
award is received. Awards that are based on finan cial need shall 1050
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be distributed in accordance with a nationally recognized system 1051
of need analysis approved by the State Board of Education. An 1052
award for academic merit requires a minimum overall grade point 1053
average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent f or both initial 1054
receipt of the award and renewal of the award. 1055
Section 29. Subsection (1) of section 1009.25, Florida 1056
Statutes, is amended to read: 1057
1009.25 Fee exemptions. — 1058
(1) The following students are exempt from the payment of 1059
tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that 1060
provides workforce education programs, Florida College System 1061
institution, or state university: 1062
(a) A student enrolled in a dual enrollment or early 1063
admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271. 1064
(b) A student enrolled in an approved apprenticeship 1065
program, as defined in s. 446.021. 1066
(c) A student who was the subject of a shelter proceeding, 1067
a dependency proceeding, or a termination of parental rights 1068
proceeding, and: 1069
1. Is, or was at the time he or she reac hed 18 years of 1070
age, in out-of-home care. 1071
2. Is, or was at the time he or she reached 18 years of 1072
age, in the custody of a relative or nonrelative pursuant to s. 1073
39.5085 or s. 39.6225. 1074
3. After spending at least 6 months in the custody of the 1075
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department after reaching 16 years of age, was placed in a 1076
guardianship by the court. 1077
4. After reaching 14 years of age and thereafter spending 1078
at least 18 months in out -of-home care, was reunited with his or 1079
her parent or parents who were the subject of the depe ndency 1080
proceeding before he or she reaches 18 years of age, including a 1081
student who is reunited under s. 39.8155. For a student to be 1082
eligible under this subparagraph, the student must be Pell 1083
Grant-eligible, and the entity imposing the tuition and fees 1084
must verify such eligibility. 1085
5. Was adopted from the department after May 5, 1997. 1086
6. Was placed in a permanent guardianship, regardless of 1087
whether the caregiver participates or participated in the 1088
Relative Caregiver Program under s. 39.5085, and remain s in such 1089
guardianship until the student either reaches 18 years of age 1090
or, if before reaching 18 years of age, he or she enrolls in an 1091
eligible institution. 1092
1093
Such exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in 1094
academic skills building applied academics for adult education 1095
instruction. The exemption remains valid until the student 1096
reaches 28 years of age. 1097
(d) A student enrolled in an employment and training 1098
program under the welfare transition program. The local 1099
workforce development board shall p ay the state university, 1100
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Florida College System institution, or school district for costs 1101
incurred for welfare transition program participants. 1102
(e) A student who meets the definition of homeless 1103
children and youths in s. 725 of the McKinney -Vento Homeless 1104
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 11434a(2). This includes a student 1105
who would otherwise meet the requirements of this paragraph, as 1106
determined by a college or university, but for his or her 1107
residence in college or university dormitory housing. The State 1108
Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of Governors 1109
may adopt regulations regarding documentation and procedures to 1110
implement this paragraph. Such rules and regulations must 1111
consider documentation of a student's circumstance to be 1112
adequate if such documentation meets the standards under 20 1113
U.S.C. s. 1087uu-2(a). Any student who is determined to be a 1114
homeless child or youth for a preceding award year is presumed 1115
to be a homeless child or youth for each subsequent year unless 1116
the student informs the ins titution that the student's 1117
circumstances have changed or the institution has specific 1118
conflicting information about the student's independence, and 1119
has informed the student of this information. 1120
(f) A student who is a proprietor, owner, or worker of a 1121
company whose business has been at least 50 percent negatively 1122
financially impacted by the buyout of property around Lake 1123
Apopka by the State of Florida. Such student may receive a fee 1124
exemption only if the student has not received compensation 1125
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because of the buyout, the student is designated a Florida 1126
resident for tuition purposes, pursuant to s. 1009.21, and the 1127
student has applied for and been denied financial aid, pursuant 1128
to s. 1009.40, which would have provided, at a minimum, payment 1129
of all student fees. The student is responsible for providing 1130
evidence to the postsecondary education institution verifying 1131
that the conditions of this paragraph have been met, including 1132
supporting documentation provided by the Department of Revenue. 1133
The student must be curr ently enrolled in, or begin coursework 1134
within, a program area by fall semester 2000. The exemption is 1135
valid for a period of 4 years after the date that the 1136
postsecondary education institution confirms that the conditions 1137
of this paragraph have been met. 1138
(g) Pursuant to s. 402.403, child protection and child 1139
welfare personnel as defined in s. 402.402 who are enrolled in 1140
an accredited bachelor's degree or master's degree in social 1141
work program, provided that the student attains at least a grade 1142
of "B" in all courses for which tuition and fees are exempted. 1143
Section 30. Subsection (20) of section 1009.26, Florida 1144
Statutes, is amended to read: 1145
1009.26 Fee waivers. — 1146
(20)(a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 2022-2023 academic 1147
year, a state university shall waive the out -of-state fee for a 1148
full-time undergraduate student who: 1149
1. Has a grandparent who is a legal resident as defined in 1150
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s. 1009.21(1). For purposes of this subsection, the term 1151
"grandparent" means a perso n who has a legal relationship to a 1152
student's parent as the natural or adoptive parent or legal 1153
guardian of the student's parent. 1154
2. Earns a high school diploma comparable to a Florida 1155
standard high school diploma, or its equivalent, or completes a 1156
home education program. 1157
3.a. Achieves an SAT combined score no lower than the 89th 1158
national percentile on the SAT; 1159
b. Achieves an ACT score concordant to the required SAT 1160
score in sub-subparagraph a., using the latest published 1161
national concordance table developed jointly by the College 1162
Board and ACT, Inc.; or 1163
c. If a state university accepts the Classic Learning Test 1164
(CLT) for admission purposes, achieves a CLT score concordant to 1165
the required SAT score specified in sub -subparagraph a., using 1166
the latest published scoring comparison developed by Classic 1167
Learning Initiatives. 1168
4. Beginning with students who initially enroll in the 1169
2022 fall academic term and thereafter, enrolls as a full -time 1170
undergraduate student at a state university in the fall academi c 1171
term immediately following high school graduation. 1172
(b) The waiver under this subsection is applicable for up 1173
to 110 percent of the number of required credit hours of the 1174
degree program for which the student is enrolled. 1175
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(c) Before waiving the out -of-state fee, the state 1176
university shall require the student or the student's parent, if 1177
the student is a dependent child, to provide a written 1178
declaration pursuant to s. 92.525(2) attesting to the student's 1179
familial relationship to a grandparent who is a leg al resident 1180
and any other corroborating documentation required by regulation 1181
of the Board of Governors. A state university is not required to 1182
independently verify the statements contained in each 1183
declaration if the signatory declares it to be true under th e 1184
penalties of perjury as required by s. 92.525(2). However, the 1185
state university may refer any signed declaration suspected of 1186
containing fraudulent representations to law enforcement. 1187
(d) Each state university annually shall report to the 1188
Board of Governors the number and value of all fee waivers 1189
granted under this subsection during the previous 12 -month 1190
period. 1191
(e) Beginning with students who initially enroll for the 1192
2022-2023 academic year or thereafter, a state university shall, 1193
within the nonresident student enrollment systemwide, prioritize 1194
the enrollment of a student who is granted a fee waiver under 1195
this subsection over an out -of-state student who is not eligible 1196
for an out-of-state fee waiver if the students have 1197
substantially similar academic and other credentials used in 1198
determining admission to the state university. 1199
(f) Fee waivers granted pursuant to this subsection may 1200
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not exceed 350 students systemwide each academic year. 1201
(f)(g) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to 1202
administer this subsection. 1203
Section 31. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1204
1009.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1205
1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for 1206
state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. — 1207
(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of 1208
students for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance 1209
grants consist of the following: 1210
1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and 1211
acceptance at a state university or Florida College System 1212
institution; a nursing diploma school approved by the Florida 1213
Board of Nursing; a Florida college or university which is 1214
accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State 1215
Board of Education; a Florida institution the credits of which 1216
are acceptable for transfer to state universities; a career 1217
center; or a private career institution accredited by an 1218
accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education. 1219
2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year 1220
preceding the award of aid or a tuition a ssistance grant for a 1221
program established pursuant to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 1222
1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.521, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.60, s. 1223
1009.62, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.75, s. 1009.77, s. 1224
1009.89, or s. 1009.894. Residency in this state must be for 1225
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purposes other than to obtain an education. Resident status for 1226
purposes of receiving state financial aid awards shall be 1227
determined in the same manner as resident status for tuition 1228
purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21. 1229
3. Submission of certification attesting to the accuracy, 1230
completeness, and correctness of information provided to 1231
demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial 1232
aid awards or tuition assistance grants. Falsification of such 1233
information shall result in the denial of a p ending application 1234
and revocation of an award or grant currently held to the extent 1235
that no further payments shall be made. Additionally, students 1236
who knowingly make false statements in order to receive state 1237
financial aid awards or tuition assistance gran ts commit a 1238
misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the provisions of s. 1239
837.06 and shall be required to return all state financial aid 1240
awards or tuition assistance grants wrongfully obtained. 1241
Section 32. Subsection (6) is added to section 1009.532 , 1242
Florida Statutes, to read: 1243
1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 1244
student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. — 1245
(6) A student who is expelled from a college or 1246
university, or is found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo 1247
contendere to, a felony charge is no longer eligible for renewal 1248
and shall have his or her scholarship permanently revoked . 1249
Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection 1250
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(2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1251
1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 1252
Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. —The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1253
Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 1254
created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 1255
recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 1256
by high school students who wish to continue their education. 1257
(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 1258
Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general 1259
eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 1260
Scholarship Program and: 1261
(c)1. For a student earning a Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1262
award, earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average 1263
of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects 1264
required for a stand ard high school diploma, excluding elective 1265
courses. 1266
2. For a student earning a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars 1267
award, earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average 1268
of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 1269
(2)(a) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal C APE 1270
Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility 1271
requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 1272
and the student: 1273
1.(a) Earns a minimum of 3 5 postsecondary credits credit 1274
hours through CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to 1275
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s. 1008.44 which articulate for college credit .; and 1276
2.(b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1277
beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1278
academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1279
by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1280
school, or the Department of Education for home education 1281
program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1282
Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1283
included in a student's total required paid work hours. The 1284
student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1285
area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1286
personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1287
the area. The student must, through papers or other 1288
presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. 1289
Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not 1290
limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a 1291
nonprofit community service organizat ion, or activities on 1292
behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1293
service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 1294
document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1295
guardian, and a representative of the organiza tion for which the 1296
student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1297
(b) Before or within 3 months after completion of the GATE 1298
program, as provided in s. 1004.933, a student may apply for the 1299
Florida Gold Seal CAPE scholar award. 1300
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Section 34. Section 1009.60, 1009.605, 1009.70, and 1301
1009.72, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 1302
Section 35. Subsection (4) of section 1009.897, Florida 1303
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), and a new subsection 1304
(4) is added to that section, to read: 1305
1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 1306
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 1307
Fund.— 1308
(4) Each institution that receives funds through the 1309
PIPELINE Fund must allocate the funds to its health care 1310
industry-related programs. 1311
Section 36. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 1312
1009.94, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1313
1009.94 Student financial assistance database. — 1314
(2) For purposes of this section, financial assistance 1315
includes: 1316
(c) Any financial assistance pro vided under s. 1009.50, s. 1317
1009.505, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.55, s. 1318
1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.70, s. 1009.701, s. 1009.72, s. 1319
1009.73, s. 1009.74, s. 1009.77, or s. 1009.89. 1320
Section 37. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended 1321
to read: 1322
1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive 1323
Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for 1324
school districts and Florida College System institutions to be 1325
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able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic 1326
development needs is critical to the workforce development 1327
system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant 1328
Program is created to provide grants to school districts and 1329
Florida College System institutions to fund some or all of the 1330
costs associated with the creation or expansion of career and 1331
technical education programs that lead to industry 1332
certifications included on the CAPE Industry Certification 1333
Funding List. The programs may serve secondary students or 1334
postsecondary students if the postsecondary career and technical 1335
education program also serves secondary students . 1336
(1) Funds awarded for a workforce development 1337
capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional 1338
equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student 1339
services, or other expenses associated with the creation or 1340
expansion of a career and technical education program that 1341
serves secondary students . Expansion of a program may include 1342
either the expansion of enrollments in a program or expansion 1343
into new areas of specialization within a program. No grant 1344
funds may be used for recurring instructional costs or for 1345
institutions' indirect costs. 1346
(2) The Department of Education shall administer the 1347
program. The State Board of Education may adopt rules for 1348
program administration. The State Board of Education shall 1349
consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant funds in 1350
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ranking the applications and shall give priority to applications 1351
from education agencies that are making maximum use of their 1352
workforce developmen t funding by offering high -performing, high-1353
demand programs. 1354
Section 38. Subsection (1) of section 1011.802, Florida 1355
Statutes, is amended to read: 1356
1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant 1357
Program.— 1358
(1) Subject to appropriations provi ded in the General 1359
Appropriations Act, the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities 1360
Grant Program is created to provide grants to high schools, 1361
career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida 1362
College System institutions, state universities, and other 1363
entities authorized to sponsor an apprenticeship or 1364
preapprenticeship program, as defined in s. 446.021(6) and (5), 1365
respectively, to establish, expand, and operate new and existing 1366
apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs. An individual 1367
applicant may not receive more than 10 percent of the total 1368
amount appropriated. 1369
Section 39. Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (3) of 1370
section 1011.84, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1371
1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support 1372
and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College 1373
System institution district. —The procedure for determining state 1374
financial support and the annual apportionment to each Florida 1375
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College System institution district authorized to operate a 1376
Florida College System institution under the provisions of s. 1377
1001.61 shall be as follows: 1378
(3) DETERMINING THE APPORTIONMENT FROM STATE FUNDS. — 1379
(b) The apportionment to each Florida College System 1380
institution from the Florida College System Program Fund shall 1381
be determined annually in the General Appropriations Act. In 1382
determining each college's apportionment, the Legislature shall 1383
consider the following components: 1384
1. Base budget, which includes the state appropriation to 1385
the Florida College System Program Fund i n the current year plus 1386
the related student tuition and out -of-state fees assigned in 1387
the current General Appropriations Act. 1388
2. The cost-to-continue allocation, which consists of 1389
incremental changes to the base budget, including salaries, 1390
price levels, and other related costs allocated through a 1391
funding model developed by the Florida College System presidents 1392
in consultation with the Department of Education and approved by 1393
the Legislature. The model must recognize a minimum level of 1394
funding per FTE and which may recognize differing economic 1395
factors arising from the individual educational approaches of 1396
the various Florida College System institutions, including, but 1397
not limited to: 1398
a. Program offerings, weighting workforce FTE to account 1399
for priorities and costs. 1400
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b. Completions of credentials, including certificates, 1401
certifications, and degrees. 1402
c. The size of the college. 1403
d. Economies of scale. 1404
a. Direct Instructional Funding, including class size, 1405
faculty productivity factors, average faculty sal ary, ratio of 1406
full-time to part-time faculty, costs of programs, and 1407
enrollment factors. 1408
b. Academic Support, including small colleges factor, 1409
multicampus factor, and enrollment factor. 1410
c. Student Services Support, including headcount of 1411
students as well as FTE count and enrollment factors. 1412
d. Library Support, including volume and other 1413
materials/audiovisual requirements. 1414
e. Special Projects. 1415
f. Operations and Maintenance of Plant, including square 1416
footage and utilization factors. 1417
g. Comparable wage factor. 1418
3. Students enrolled in a recreation and leisure program 1419
and students enrolled in a lifelong learning program who may not 1420
be counted as full-time equivalent enrollments for purposes of 1421
enrollment workload adjustments. 1422
4. Operating costs of new facilities adjustments, which 1423
shall be provided, from funds available, for each new facility 1424
that is owned by the college and is recommended in accordance 1425
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with s. 1013.31. 1426
4.5. New and improved program enhancements, which shall be 1427
determined by the Legislature. 1428
1429
Student fees in the base budget plus student fee revenues 1430
generated by increases in fee rates shall be deducted from the 1431
sum of the components determined in subparagraphs 1. -5. The 1432
amount remaining shall be the net annual state apportionment to 1433
each college. 1434
(e) If at any time the unencumbered balance in the general 1435
fund of the Florida College System institution board of trustees 1436
approved operating budget goes below 7 5 percent for a Florida 1437
College System institution with a final FTE less t han 15,000 for 1438
the prior year, or below 7 percent for a Florida College System 1439
institution with a final FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior 1440
year, the president shall provide written notification to the 1441
State Board of Education. By September 30 of each y ear, the 1442
chief financial officer of each Florida College System 1443
institution shall certify the unexpended amount of state funds 1444
remaining in the general fund of an institution as of June 30 of 1445
the previous fiscal year. 1446
Section 40. Section 1011.86, Florida Statutes, is 1447
repealed. 1448
Section 41. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 1449
1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1450
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1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 1451
(8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. — 1452
(b) Professional learn ing certification program courses: 1453
1. May not distort significant historical events or 1454
include curriculum or instruction that teaches identity 1455
politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on theories that 1456
systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent 1457
in the institutions of the United States and were created to 1458
maintain social, political, and economic inequities. 1459
2. Must afford candidates the opportunity to think 1460
critically, achieve mastery of academic program content, learn 1461
instructional strategies, and demonstrate competence. 1462
3. Must include strategies for the effective use of high -1463
quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 1464
instruction. This instruction will focus on teaching candidates 1465
how to implement and integrate high -quality instructional 1466
materials as provided, ensuring adherence to the intended 1467
instructional design of the materials. Candidates will learn 1468
methods to maximize learning outcomes by leveraging the 1469
structured content, pacing guides, and assessment tools includ ed 1470
in the high-quality instructional materials, without altering or 1471
restructuring the curriculum. 1472
Section 42. Section 1012.562, Florida Statutes, is amended 1473
to read: 1474
1012.562 Public accountability and state approval of 1475
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school leader preparation progr ams.—The Department of Education 1476
shall establish a process for the approval of Level I and Level 1477
II school leader preparation programs that will enable aspiring 1478
school leaders to obtain their certificates in educational 1479
leadership under s. 1012.56. School leader preparation programs 1480
must be competency-based, aligned to the educational principal 1481
leadership standards adopted by the state board, and open to 1482
individuals employed by public schools, including charter 1483
schools and virtual schools. Level I programs lead to initial 1484
certification in educational leadership for the purpose of 1485
preparing individuals to serve as school administrators. Level 1486
II programs build upon Level I training and lead to renewal 1487
certification as a school principal. 1488
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of school leader preparation 1489
programs is to: 1490
(a) Increase the supply of effective school leaders in the 1491
public schools of this state. 1492
(b) Produce school leaders who are prepared to lead the 1493
state's diverse student population in meeting high stand ards for 1494
academic achievement. 1495
(c) Enable school leaders to facilitate the development 1496
and retention of effective and highly effective classroom 1497
teachers. 1498
(d) Produce leaders with the competencies and skills 1499
necessary to achieve the state's education g oals. 1500
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(e) Sustain the state system of school improvement and 1501
education accountability. 1502
(2) LEVEL I PROGRAMS. — 1503
(a) Initial approval of a Level I program shall be for a 1504
period of 5 years. A postsecondary institution, school district, 1505
charter school, or charter management organization may submit to 1506
the department in a format prescribed by the department an 1507
application to establish a Level I school leader preparation 1508
program. To be approved, a Level I program must: 1509
1. Provide competency -based training aligned to the 1510
state's educational leadership standards and assistant principal 1511
descriptors principal leadership standards adopted by the State 1512
Board of Education. 1513
2. If the program is provided by a postsecondary 1514
institution, partner with at least one sch ool district. 1515
3. Describe the qualifications that will be used to 1516
determine program admission standards, including a candidate's 1517
instructional expertise and leadership potential. 1518
4. Describe how the training provided through the program 1519
will be aligned to the personnel evaluation criteria under s. 1520
1012.34. 1521
(b) Renewal of a Level I program's approval shall be for a 1522
period of 5 years and shall be based upon evidence of the 1523
program's continued ability to meet the requirements of 1524
paragraph (a). A postsecondary institution or school district 1525
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must submit an insti tutional program evaluation plan in a format 1526
prescribed by the department for a Level I program to be 1527
considered for renewal. The plan must include: 1528
1. The percentage of personnel who complete the program 1529
and are placed in school leadership positions in public schools 1530
within the state. 1531
2. Results from the personnel evaluations required under 1532
s. 1012.34 for personnel who complete the program. 1533
3. The passage rate of personnel who complete the program 1534
on the Florida Education Leadership Examination. 1535
4. The impact personnel who complete the program have on 1536
student learning as measured by the formulas developed by the 1537
commissioner pursuant to s. 1012.34(7). 1538
5. Strategies for continuous improvement of the program. 1539
6. Strategies for involving personnel who complete the 1540
program, other school personnel, community agencies, business 1541
representatives, and other stakeholders in the program 1542
evaluation process. 1543
7. Additional data included at the discretion of the 1544
postsecondary institution or school district. 1545
(c) A Level I program must guarantee the high quality of 1546
personnel who complete the program for the first 2 years after 1547
program completion or the person's initial certification as a 1548
school leader, whichever occurs first. If a person who completed 1549
the program is evaluated at less than highly effective or 1550
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effective under s. 1012.34 and the person's employer requests 1551
additional training, the Level I program must provide additional 1552
training at no cost to the person or his or her employer. The 1553
training must include the creation of an individualized plan 1554
agreed to by the employer that includes specific learning 1555
outcomes. The Level I program is not responsible for the 1556
person's employment contract with his or her employer. 1557
(3) LEVEL II PROGRAMS. —Initial approval and subsequent 1558
renewal of a Level II program shall be for a period of 5 years. 1559
A school district, charter school, or charter management 1560
organization may submit to the department in a format prescribed 1561
by the department an application to establish a Level I I school 1562
leader preparation program or for program renewal. To be 1563
approved or renewed, a Level II program must: 1564
(a) Demonstrate that personnel accepted into the Level II 1565
program have: 1566
1. Obtained their certificate in educational leadership 1567
under s. 1012.56. 1568
2. Earned a highly effective or effective designation 1569
under s. 1012.34. 1570
3. Satisfactorily performed instructional leadership 1571
responsibilities as measured by the evaluation system in s. 1572
1012.34. 1573
(b) Demonstrate that the Level II program: 1574
1. Provides competency-based training aligned to the 1575
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state's educational leadership standards and school principal 1576
descriptors the principal leadership standards adopted by the 1577
State Board of Education. 1578
2. Provides training aligned to the personnel evaluation 1579
criteria under s. 1012.34 and professional learning program in 1580
s. 1012.986. 1581
3. Provides individualized instruction using a customized 1582
learning plan for each person enrolled in the program that is 1583
based on data from self -assessment, selection, and apprai sal 1584
instruments. 1585
4. Conducts program evaluations and implements program 1586
improvements using input from personnel who completed the 1587
program and employers and data gathered pursuant to paragraph 1588
(2)(b). 1589
(c) Gather and monitor the data specified in paragra ph 1590
(2)(b). 1591
(4) PROGRAM PROHIBITIONS; REQUIREMENTS. — 1592
(a) School leader preparation programs may not distort 1593
significant historical events or include curriculum or 1594
instruction that teaches identity politics, violates s. 1000.05, 1595
or is based on theories t hat systemic racism, sexism, 1596
oppression, and privilege are inherent in the institutions of 1597
the United States and were created to maintain social, 1598
political, and economic inequities. 1599
(b) School leader preparation programs must afford 1600
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candidates the opport unity to demonstrate mastery of program 1601
content, including instructional leadership strategies, coaching 1602
development, school safety, and continuous improvement efforts. 1603
(c) School leader preparation programs must afford 1604
candidates instruction that include s strategies for the 1605
effective use of high -quality instructional materials to deliver 1606
classroom instruction. This instruction will focus on teaching 1607
candidates how to lead and provide coaching on the 1608
implementation of high -quality instructional materials a s 1609
provided, ensuring adherence to the intended instructional 1610
design of the materials. Candidates will learn leadership 1611
practices to maximize student learning outcomes through the use 1612
of high-quality instructional materials without altering or 1613
restructuring the curriculum. 1614
(5) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1615
to administer this section. 1616
Section 43. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1617
1013.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1618
1013.46 Advertising and awarding contracts; 1619
prequalification of contractor. — 1620
(1) 1621
(c) As an option, any county, municipality, or board may 1622
set aside up to 10 percent of the total amount of funds 1623
allocated for the purpose of entering into construction capital 1624
project contracts with minority busine ss enterprises, as defined 1625
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in s. 287.094. Such contracts shall be competitively bid only 1626
among minority business enterprises. The set -aside shall be used 1627
to redress present effects of past discriminatory practices and 1628
shall be subject to periodic reassessm ent to account for 1629
changing needs and circumstances. 1630
Section 44. Section 1013.841, Florida Statutes, is amended 1631
to read: 1632
1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System 1633
institution funds.— 1634
(1) Unexpended amounts in any fund in any Florida College 1635
System institution current year state operating budget shall be 1636
carried forward and included as the balance forward for that 1637
fund in the approved operating budget for the following year. 1638
(2)(a) Each Florida College System institution with a 1639
final FTE less than 15,000 for the prior year shall maintain a 1640
minimum carry forward balance of at least 7 5 percent of its 1641
state operating budget ; however, a Florida College System 1642
institution may retain and report to the State Board of 1643
Education an annual res erve balance exceeding that amount . If a 1644
Florida College System institution fails to maintain a 7 5 1645
percent balance in state operating funds, the president shall 1646
provide written notification to the State Board of Education. 1647
(b) Each Florida College Syste m institution with a final 1648
FTE less than 15,000 for the prior year that retains a state 1649
operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 5 1650
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percent minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess 1651
carry forward balance. The spending plan shall inc lude all 1652
excess carry forward funds from state operating funds. The 1653
spending plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System 1654
institution's board of trustees for approval by September 30, 1655
2020, and each September 30 thereafter. The State Board of 1656
Education shall review and publish each Florida College System 1657
institution's carry forward spending plan by November 15, 2020, 1658
and each November 15 thereafter. 1659
(3)(a) Each Florida College System institution with a 1660
final FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior year shall maintain 1661
a minimum carry forward balance of at least 7 percent of its 1662
state operating budget. If a Florida College System institution 1663
fails to maintain a 7 percent balance in state operating funds, 1664
the institution shall submit a plan to the Sta te Board of 1665
Education to attain the minimum balance. 1666
(b) Each Florida College System institution with a final 1667
FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior year that retains a state 1668
operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 percent 1669
minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess carry 1670
forward balance. The spending plan shall include all excess 1671
carry forward funds from state operating funds. The spending 1672
plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System 1673
institution's board of trustees for ap proval by September 30, 1674
2020, and each September 30 thereafter. The State Board of 1675
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Education shall review and publish each Florida College System 1676
institution's carry forward spending plan by November 15, 2020, 1677
and each November 15 thereafter. 1678
(3)(4) A Florida College System institution identified in 1679
paragraph (2)(b)(3)(b) must include in its carry forward 1680
spending plan the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a 1681
timeline for completion of the expenditure. A carry forward 1682
spending plan may include ret ention of the carry forward balance 1683
as a reserve fund to be used for authorized expenses in 1684
subsequent years. Authorized expenditures in a carry forward 1685
spending plan may include: 1686
(a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital 1687
outlay project for w hich an appropriation was previously 1688
provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and 1689
which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(18)(d); 1690
(b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance 1691
project that is consistent with s. 1013 .64(1) or replacement of 1692
a minor facility; 1693
(c) Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure project, 1694
if such project is survey recommended pursuant to s. 1013.31; 1695
(d) Completion of a repair or replacement project 1696
necessary due to damage caused by a nat ural disaster for 1697
buildings included in the inventory required pursuant to s. 1698
1013.31; 1699
(e) Operating expenditures that support the Florida 1700
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College System institution's mission; 1701
(f) Any purpose approved by the state board or specified 1702
in the General Appropriations Act; and 1703
(g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for 1704
expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared 1705
by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36. 1706
Section 45. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 1707