Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1307 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to education; amending s. 251.001, 2
16	16	F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active members 3
17	17	of the Florida State Guard; providing requirements for 4
18	18	such assistance; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising 5
19	19	the submission date for a certain annual rep ort; 6
20	20	amending s. 446.041, F.S.; revising duties of the 7
21	21	Department of Education for the apprenticeship 8
22	22	training program; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; renaming 9
23	23	the "Florida Educational Equity Act" as the "Florida 10
24	24	Educational Equality Act"; revising terminology ; 11
25	25	revising requirements for the Commissioner of 12
26	26	Education to determine whether equal opportunities are 13
27	27	available relating to certain athletics; requiring, 14
28	28	rather than authorizing, public schools and Florida 15
29	29	College System institutions to provide specified 16
30	30	accommodations based on sex; deleting a requirement 17
31	31	that public schools and Florida College System 18
32	32	institutions develop and implement specified 19
33	33	strategies and methods for specified student 20
34	34	participation; revising the functions of the Office of 21
35	35	Equal Educational Opportunity; requiring the State 22
36	36	Board of Education to enforce compliance; removing 23
37	37	duplicative reporting requirements; creating s. 24
38	38	1000.055, F.S.; establishing Title IX investigative 25
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47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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51	51	procedures; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; changing the 26
52	52	name of "Hillsborough Community College" to 27
53	53	"Hillsborough State College"; amending s. 1001.64, 28
54	54	F.S.; requiring the State Board of Education to 29
55	55	approve the appointment, reappointment, and contract 30
56	56	extensions of Florida College System institution 31
57	57	presidents; providing lim itations for the 32
58	58	reappointment of and extension of terms of such 33
59	59	presidents to 1-year terms; amending s. 1001.706, 34
60	60	F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Board of 35
61	61	Governors to be in compliance with certain provisions 36
62	62	relating to construction contracts wi th minority 37
63	63	business enterprises; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; 38
64	64	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 39
65	65	amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; conforming a cross -40
66	66	reference; amending s. 1004.02, F.S.; revising 41
67	67	terminology; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising the 42
68	68	requirements for teacher preparation programs to 43
69	69	include strategies for the effective use of high -44
70	70	quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 45
71	71	instruction; amending s. 1004.42, F.S.; revising the 46
72	72	principal focus of the Florida State University 47
73	73	College of Medicine; amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; 48
74	74	revising the requirements for educator preparation 49
75	75	institutes to include strategies for the effective use 50
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88	88	of high-quality instructional materials to deliver 51
89	89	classroom instruction; amending s. 1004.91, F.S.; 52
90	90	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 53
91	91	amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; revising the eligibility 54
92	92	criteria for the Graduation Alternative to Traditional 55
93	93	Education (GATE) Program; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; 56
94	94	providing that certain colleges and schools are n ot 57
95	95	exempt from licensure by the Commission for 58
96	96	Independent Education; amending s. 1006.60, F.S.; 59
97	97	providing that postsecondary institutions have the 60
98	98	burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that 61
99	99	a violation of the student code of conduct has taken 62
100	100	place, rather than by a preponderance of the evidence; 63
101	101	providing requirements for clear and convincing 64
102	102	evidence; amending s. 1006.71, F.S.; conforming 65
103	103	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 66
104	104	1007.25, F.S.; revising the period of time for state 67
105	105	universities and Florida College System institutions 68
106	106	to submit comments for proposed associate in arts 69
107	107	specialized transfer degrees; amending s. 1007.271, 70
108	108	F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 71
109	109	act; amending s. 1007.34, F.S.; revising the criteri a 72
110	110	for preferential selection of a college reach -out 73
111	111	program; revising the requirements for proposals for 74
112	112	such programs; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; renaming the 75
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121	121	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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125	125	"Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented 76
126	126	Student Achievement" as the "Florida Part nership for 77
127	127	Underrepresented Student Achievement"; revising 78
128	128	legislative intent; revising the mission of the 79
129	129	partnership; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.; revising the 80
130	130	submission date for a certain annual report; revising 81
131	131	requirements of the report; amending s. 1 008.44, F.S.; 82
132	132	revising the requirements for the CAPE Industry 83
133	133	Certification Funding List; amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; 84
134	134	defining the term "nonresident online"; amending s. 85
135	135	1009.22, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 86
136	136	by the act; amending s. 1009.23, F .S.; revising the 87
137	137	criteria for students who may receive specified 88
138	138	assistance; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; conforming 89
139	139	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 90
140	140	1009.26, F.S.; removing the eligibility requirement 91
141	141	that restricts waivers to incoming un dergraduate 92
142	142	students; removing the maximum number of new annual 93
143	143	waivers; amending s. 1009.40, F.S.; conforming 94
144	144	provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 95
145	145	1009.532, F.S.; providing that students are expelled 96
146	146	or are found guilty of a felony charge ar e ineligible 97
147	147	for the renewal of a Florida Bright Futures 98
148	148	scholarship award; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; 99
149	149	revising the eligibility criteria for the Florida Gold 100
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162	162	Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing GATE program 101
163	163	students to apply for the Florida Gold Seal CA PE 102
164	164	scholar award within a specified timeframe; repealing 103
165	165	s. 1009.60, F.S., relating to the Minority teacher 104
166	166	education scholars program; repealing s. 1009.605, 105
167	167	F.S., relating to the Florida Fund for Minority 106
168	168	Teachers, Inc.; repealing s. 1009.70, F.S., relat ing 107
169	169	to the Florida Education Fund; repealing s. 1009.72, 108
170	170	F.S., relating to the Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge 109
171	171	Grant Program; amending 1009.897, F.S.; providing 110
172	172	requirements for the use of funding from the PIPELINE 111
173	173	Fund; amending s. 1009.94, F.S.; conform ing provisions 112
174	174	to changes made by the act; amending s. 1011.801, 113
175	175	F.S.; revising eligibility criteria for eligible 114
176	176	students for the Workforce Development Capitalization 115
177	177	Incentive Grant Program; amending s. 1011.802, F.S.; 116
178	178	authorizing state universities to r eceive a grant 117
179	179	through the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities 118
180	180	Grant Program; amending s. 1011.84, F.S.; revising the 119
181	181	components for calculating each Florida College System 120
182	182	institutions' apportionment of state fund; revising 121
183	183	Florida College System ins titution requirements 122
184	184	relating to unencumbered balances in specified 123
185	185	budgets; repealing s. 1011.86, F.S., relating to 124
186	186	Educational leadership enhancement grants; amending s. 125
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199	199	1012.56, F.S.; requiring professional learning 126
200	200	certification program courses to inc lude strategies 127
201	201	for the effective utilization of high -quality 128
202	202	instructional materials to deliver classroom 129
203	203	instruction; amending s. 1012.562, F.S.; revising 130
204	204	specified standards for school leader preparation 131
205	205	programs; requiring such programs to include 132
206	206	strategies for the effective utilization of high -133
207	207	quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 134
208	208	instruction; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting a 135
209	209	provision authorizing specified entities to set asides 136
210	210	specified funds for construction contracts with 137
211	211	minority business enterprises; amending s. 1013.841, 138
212	212	F.S.; revising the requirements for reserve balances 139
213	213	and carry forward provisions for Florida College 140
214	214	System institutions; providing an effective date. 141
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216	216	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 143
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218	218	Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 251.001, Florida 145
219	219	Statutes, is amended to read: 146
220	220	251.001 Florida State Guard Act. — 147
221	221	(9) REIMBURSEMENT, BENEFIT, AND COMPENSATION.— 148
222	222	(a) The division shall reimburse members of the Florida 149
223	223	State Guard for per diem and travel expenses incurred to attend 150
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236	236	required training or in the course of active service as provided 151
237	237	in s. 112.061. 152
238	238	(b) Members of the Florida State Guard may be compensated 153
239	239	for time spent training or in the course of active service at 154
240	240	rates established by the director, subject to appropriation. 155
241	241	(c) A member of the Florida State Guard may not make any 156
242	242	purchase or enter into any contract or agreement for purchases 157
243	243	or services as a charge against the state without the authority 158
244	244	of the director. 159
245	245	(d) As a benefit to the active members of the Florida 160
246	246	State Guard, subject to approval by the director of the Division 161
247	247	of the State Guard, each state university and Florida College 162
248	248	System institution shall waive tuition and fees for active 163
249	249	members of the Florida State Guard to enroll for up to 6 credit 164
250	250	hours of courses per term on a space -available basis. 165
251	251	Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 446.032, Florida 166
252	252	Statutes, is amended to read: 167
253	253	446.032 General duties of the department for 168
254	254	apprenticeship training.—The department shall: 169
255	255	(2) By November 30 September 1 of each year, publish an 170
256	256	annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. 171
257	257	The report must be published on the department's website and, at 172
258	258	a minimum, include all of the follow ing: 173
259	259	(a) A list of registered apprenticeship and 174
260	260	preapprenticeship programs, sorted by local educational agency, 175
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273	273	as defined in s. 1004.02(18), and apprenticeship sponsor, under 176
274	274	s. 446.071. 177
275	275	(b) A detailed summary of each local educational agency's 178
276	276	expenditure of funds for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 179
277	277	programs, including: 180
278	278	1. The total amount of funds received for apprenticeship 181
279	279	and preapprenticeship programs. 182
280	280	2. The total amount of funds allocated by training 183
281	281	provider, program, and occupation. 184
282	282	3. The total amount of funds expended for administrative 185
283	283	costs by training provider, program, and occupation. 186
284	284	4. The total amount of funds expended for instructional 187
285	285	costs by training provider, program, and occupation. 188
286	286	(c) The number of apprentices and preapprentices per trade 189
287	287	and occupation. 190
288	288	(d) The percentage of apprentices and preapprentices who 191
289	289	complete their respective programs in the appropriate timeframe. 192
290	290	(e) Information and resources related to applications for 193
291	291	new apprenticeship programs and technical assistance and 194
292	292	requirements for potential applicants. 195
293	293	(f) Documentation of activities conducted by the 196
294	294	department to promote apprenticeship and preapprenticeship 197
295	295	programs through public engagement, community -based 198
296	296	partnerships, and other i nitiatives and the outcomes of such 199
297	297	activities and their impact on establishing or expanding 200
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311	311	(g) Retention and completion rates of participants 202
312	312	disaggregated by training provider, program, and occupation. 203
313	313	(h) Wage progression of participants as demonstrated by 204
314	314	starting, exit, and postapprenticeship wages at 1 and 5 years 205
315	315	after participants exit the program. 206
316	316	Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 446.041, Florida 207
317	317	Statutes, is amended to read: 208
318	318	446.041 Duties of the department. —The department shall: 209
319	319	(12) Ensure that minority and gender diversity are 210
320	320	considered in administering this program. 211
321	321	Section 4. Subsections (6) through (9) of section 1000.05, 212
322	322	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (8), 213
323	323	respectively, and subsection (1), paragraph (d) of subsection 214
324	324	(2), paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (3), and subsection 215
325	325	(5) and present subsection (7) of section 1000.05, Florida 216
326	326	Statutes, are amended to read: 217
327	327	1000.05 Discrimination agai nst students and employees in 218
328	328	the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of 219
329	329	access required.— 220
330	330	(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Educational 221
331	331	Equality Equity Act." 222
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333	333	(d) Students may be separated by sex for a single-sex 224
334	334	single-gender program, for any portion of a class that deals 225
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347	347	with human reproduction, or during participation in bodily 226
348	348	contact sports. For the purpose of this section, bodily contact 227
349	349	sports include wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, 228
350	350	basketball, and other sports in which the purpose or major 229
351	351	activity involves bodily contact. 230
352	352	(3) 231
353	353	(d) A public K-20 educational institution which operates 232
354	354	or sponsors interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, or 233
355	355	intramural athletics shall provide equal athletic opp ortunity 234
356	356	for members of both sexes. 235
357	357	1. The Board of Governors shall determine whether equal 236
358	358	opportunities are available at state universities. 237
359	359	2. The Commissioner of Education shall determine whether 238
360	360	equal opportunities are available in school district s and 239
361	361	Florida College System institutions. In determining whether 240
362	362	equal opportunities are available in school districts and 241
363	363	Florida College System institutions, the Commissioner of 242
364	364	Education shall consider, among other factors: 243
365	365	a. Whether the selection o f sports and levels of 244
366	366	competition effectively accommodate the interests and abilities 245
367	367	of members of both sexes. 246
368	368	b. The provision of equipment and supplies. 247
369	369	c. Scheduling of games and practice times. 248
370	370	d. Travel and per diem allowances. 249
371	371	e. Opportunities to receive coaching and academic 250
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380	380	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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385	385	f. Assignment and compensation of coaches and tutors. 252
386	386	g. Provision of locker room, practice, and competitive 253
387	387	facilities. 254
388	388	h. Provision of medical and training facilities and 255
389	389	services. 256
390	390	i. Provision of housing and dining facilities and 257
391	391	services. 258
392	392	j. Publicity. 259
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394	394	Unequal aggregate expenditures for members of each sex or 261
395	395	unequal expenditures for male and female teams if a public 262
396	396	school or Florida College System institution operates or 263
397	397	sponsors separate tea ms do not constitute nonimplementation of 264
398	398	this subsection, but the Commissioner of Education shall 265
399	399	consider the failure to provide necessary funds for teams for 266
400	400	one sex in assessing equality of opportunity for members of each 267
401	401	sex. 268
402	402	(e) A public school or Florida College System institution 269
403	403	must may provide separate toilet, locker room, and shower 270
404	404	facilities on the basis of sex, and gender, but such facilities 271
405	405	shall be comparable to such facilities provided for students of 272
406	406	the other sex. 273
407	407	(5) Public schools and Florida College System institutions 274
408	408	shall develop and implement methods and strategies to increase 275
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417	417	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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421	421	the participation of students of a particular race, color, 276
422	422	national origin, sex, disability, or marital status in programs 277
423	423	and courses in which students of that particular race, color, 278
424	424	national origin, sex, disability, or marital status have been 279
425	425	traditionally underrepresented, including, but not limited to, 280
426	426	mathematics, science, computer technology, electronics, 281
427	427	communications technology, engineering, an d career education. 282
428	428	(6)(7) The function functions of the Office of Equal 283
429	429	Educational Opportunity of the Department of Education shall be 284
430	430	to review compliance with include, but are not limited to: 285
431	431	(a) Requiring all district school boards and Florida 286
432	432	College System institution boards of trustees to develop and 287
433	433	submit plans for the implementation of this section to the 288
434	434	Department of Education. 289
435	435	(b) Conducting periodic reviews of school districts and 290
436	436	Florida College System institutions to determine comp liance with 291
437	437	this section and, after a finding that a school district or a 292
438	438	Florida College System institution is not in compliance with 293
439	439	this section, notifying the entity of the steps that it must 294
440	440	take to attain compliance and performing followup monitoring . 295
441	441	(c) Providing technical assistance, including assisting 296
442	442	school districts or Florida College System institutions in 297
443	443	identifying unlawful discrimination and instructing them in 298
444	444	remedies for correction and prevention of such discrimination 299
445	445	and performing followup monitoring. 300
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458	458	(d) Conducting studies of the effectiveness of methods and 301
459	459	strategies designed to increase the participation of students in 302
460	460	programs and courses in which students of a particular race, 303
461	461	color, national origin, sex, disability, or mari tal status have 304
462	462	been traditionally underrepresented and monitoring the success 305
463	463	of students in such programs or courses, including performing 306
464	464	followup monitoring. 307
465	465	(e) Requiring all district school boards and Florida 308
466	466	College System institution boards of tr ustees to submit data and 309
467	467	information necessary to determine compliance with this section. 310
468	468	The Commissioner of Education shall prescribe the format and the 311
469	469	date for submission of such data and any other educational 312
470	470	equity data. If any board does not submit the required 313
471	471	compliance data or other required educational equity data by the 314
472	472	prescribed date, the commissioner shall notify the board of this 315
473	473	fact and, if the board does not take appropriate action to 316
474	474	immediately submit the required report, the State Boa rd of 317
475	475	Education shall impose monetary sanctions. 318
476	476	(f) Based upon rules of the State Board of Education, 319
477	477	developing and implementing enforcement mechanisms with 320
478	478	appropriate penalties to ensure that public K -12 schools and 321
479	479	Florida College System institution s comply with Title IX of the 322
480	480	Education Amendments of 1972 and subsection (3) of this section. 323
481	481	However, The State Board of Education may not force a public 324
482	482	school or Florida College System institution to conduct, nor 325
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496	496	activity or athletic scholarship for female athletes unless it 327
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498	498	association whose purpose is to promote athletics and a 329
499	499	conference or league exists to promote interscholastic or 330
500	500	intercollegiate competition for women in that athletic activity. 331
501	501	(g) Reporting to The Commissioner of Education and the 332
502	502	State Board of Education shall use the authority provided 333
503	503	pursuant to s. 1008.32 to enforce compliance with this section 334
504	504	any district school board or Florida College System institution 335
505	505	board of trustees found to be out of compliance with rules of 336
506	506	the State Board of Education adopted as required by paragraph 337
507	507	(f) or paragraph (3)(d). To penalize the board, the State Board 338
508	508	of Education shall: 339
509	509	1. Declare the school district or Florida College System 340
510	510	institution ineligible for competitive state grants. 341
511	511	2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.192, direct 342
512	512	the Chief Financial Officer to withhold general revenue funds 343
513	513	sufficient to obtain compliance from the school district or 344
514	514	Florida College System institution . 345
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517	517	remain ineligible and the funds shall not be paid until the 348
518	518	institution comes into compliance or the State Board of 349
519	519	Education approves a plan for compliance. 350
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532	532	Section 5. Section 1000.055, Florida Statutes, is created 351
533	533	to read: 352
534	534	1000.055 Sex discrimination; investigation procedures and 353
535	535	rules; protections and requirements applicable to public 354
536	536	postsecondary educatio nal institutions.— 355
537	537	(1) For purposes of this section, the term "institutions" 356
538	538	means Florida College System institutions and state 357
539	539	universities. 358
540	540	(2) In addition to the applicable provisions of ss. 359
541	541	1000.05 and 1006.60 for institutions, the following prote ctions 360
542	542	and requirements apply to all investigations and adjudication of 361
543	543	complaints involving allegations of sex discrimination under 362
544	544	Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 conducted by each 363
545	545	institution in the state: 364
546	546	(a) Evaluation of evidence and treatment of parties. —Each 365
547	547	institution shall objectively evaluate all relevant information 366
548	548	and inculpatory evidence and ensure that processes and 367
549	549	procedures adopted by the institution treat both parties 368
550	550	equally. 369
551	551	(b) Review of evidence and investigative reports.—At least 370
552	552	10 business days before any disciplinary proceeding, each 371
553	553	institution shall provide the opportunity for all parties to 372
554	554	review and inspect all evidence and relevant information, 373
555	555	investigative reports, evidentiary summaries, and any other 374
556	556	information that will be relied upon by the institution in the 375
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570	570	(c) Investigator model. —The Title IX coordinator or 377
571	571	investigator responsible for investigating allegations of sex 378
572	572	discrimination may not serve as a decisio nmaker. 379
573	573	(d) Written determination. —The decisionmaker must issue a 380
574	574	written determination regarding the responsibility of the 381
575	575	respondent. 382
576	576	(e) Standard of proof. —Institutions have the burden to 383
577	577	prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that a violation h as 384
578	578	taken place. Clear and convincing evidence means that the 385
579	579	evidence and information presented supports the finding that it 386
580	580	is highly probable that sex discrimination occurred. 387
581	581	(f) Hostile environment harassment. —Hostile environment 388
582	582	harassment is unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable 389
583	583	person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive 390
584	584	that such conduct effectively denies a person equal access to 391
585	585	the person's education program or activity. 392
586	586	(g) Public posting of training materials. —All materials 393
587	587	used to train employees, investigators, coordinators, 394
588	588	decisionmakers, and any other person who facilitates informal 395
589	589	resolutions must be made publicly available. Each inst itution 396
590	590	must make these training materials publicly available on their 397
591	591	website or, if an institution does not maintain a website, 398
592	592	training materials must be made available upon request for 399
593	593	public inspection for members of the public. 400
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606	606	(h) Retaliation proh ibited.—An institution or person may 401
607	607	not intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any 402
608	608	person for the purpose of interfering with any right or 403
609	609	privilege secured by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 404
610	610	1972, or because the person has made a r eport or complaint, 405
611	611	testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate 406
612	612	in any manner in an investigation, a proceeding, or a hearing 407
613	613	involving allegations of sex discrimination. 408
614	614	(3) In addition to the requirements in subsection (2), any 409
615	615	investigation and adjudication of complaints involving 410
616	616	allegations of sex discrimination under Title IX of the 411
617	617	Education Amendments Act of 1972 conducted by an institution 412
618	618	must provide for an in -person hearing. At the hearing, the 413
619	619	decisionmakers must permit eac h party's advisor to ask the other 414
620	620	party and any witnesses all relevant questions and followup 415
621	621	questions, including questions challenging credibility. Such 416
622	622	cross examination at the live hearing must be conducted 417
623	623	directly, orally, and in real time by the pa rty's advisor of 418
624	624	choice and never by a party personally, notwithstanding the 419
625	625	discretion of the school to permit, at the request of either 420
626	626	party, to allow parties to be located in separate rooms with 421
627	627	technology enabling the decisionmakers and parties to 422
628	628	simultaneously see and hear the party or witness answering 423
629	629	questions. 424
630	630	(4) The State Board of Education and the Board of 425
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643	643	Governors, respectively, shall require each Florida College 426
644	644	System institution to adopt, by rule, and each state university 427
645	645	to adopt, by regulation, policies and procedures required by 428
646	646	this section. 429
647	647	Section 6. Paragraph (j) of subsection (5) of section 430
648	648	1000.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 431
649	649	1000.21 Systemwide definitions. —As used in the Florida 432
650	650	Early Learning-20 Education Code: 433
651	651	(5) "Florida College System institution" except as 434
652	652	otherwise specifically provided, includes all of the following 435
653	653	public postsecondary educational institutions in the Florida 436
654	654	College System and any branch campuses, centers, or other 437
655	655	affiliates of the institution: 438
656	656	(j) Hillsborough State Community College, which serves 439
657	657	Hillsborough County. 440
658	658	Section 7. Subsection (19) of section 1001.64, Florida 441
659	659	Statutes, is amended to read: 442
660	660	1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 443
661	661	trustees; powers and duties.— 444
662	662	(19) Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or 445
663	663	remove the president of the Florida College System institution. 446
664	664	The appointment, reappointment, and extension of a term of a 447
665	665	Florida College System institution president, including 448
666	666	associated contracts, must be approved by the State Board of 449
667	667	Education. The reappointment and the extension of a term for 450
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680	680	such presidents is limited to 1 -year terms. The board of 451
681	681	trustees may appoint a search committee. The board of trustees 452
682	682	shall conduct annual e valuations of the president in accordance 453
683	683	with rules of the State Board of Education and submit such 454
684	684	evaluations to the State Board of Education for review. The 455
685	685	evaluation must address the achievement of the performance goals 456
686	686	established by the accountabil ity process implemented pursuant 457
687	687	to s. 1008.45. 458
688	688	Section 8. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 459
689	689	1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 460
690	690	1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 461
691	691	(7) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROPERTY. — 462
692	692	(d) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall 463
693	693	ensure compliance with the provisions of s. 287.09451 for all 464
694	694	procurement and ss. 255.101 and 255.102 for construction 465
695	695	contracts, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the 466
696	696	utilization of minority business enterprises, except that 467
697	697	procurements costing less than the amount provided for in 468
698	698	CATEGORY FIVE as provided in s. 287.017 shall not be subject to 469
699	699	s. 287.09451. 470
700	700	Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 471
701	701	1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 472
702	702	1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. —Parents of public 473
703	703	school students must receive accurate and timely information 474
704	704	regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed 475
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717	717	of ways they can help their child to suc ceed in school. K-12 476
718	718	students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 477
719	719	rights including, but not limited to, the following: 478
720	720	(6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE. — 479
721	721	(a) Public educational school choices. —Parents of public 480
722	722	school students may seek any public e ducational school choice 481
723	723	options that are applicable and available to students throughout 482
724	724	the state. These options may include controlled open enrollment, 483
725	725	single-sex single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual 484
726	726	instruction programs, charter schools, charte r technical career 485
727	727	centers, magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, 486
728	728	auditory-oral education programs, advanced placement, dual 487
729	729	enrollment, International Baccalaureate, International General 488
730	730	Certificate of Secondary Education (pre -AICE), CAPE digital 489
731	731	tools, CAPE industry certifications, early college programs, 490
732	732	Advanced International Certificate of Education, early 491
733	733	admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of 492
734	734	competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School 493
735	735	for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School. 494
736	736	These options may also include the public educational choice 495
737	737	option of the Opportunity Scholarship Program. 496
738	738	Section 10. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 497
739	739	1003.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 498
740	740	1003.42 Required instruction. — 499
741	741	(2) Members of the instructional staff of the public 500
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754	754	schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education 501
755	755	and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and 502
756	756	faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the 503
757	757	highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy, 504
758	758	following the prescribed courses of study, and employing 505
759	759	approved methods of instruction, the following: 506
760	760	(g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933 -1945), the 507
761	761	systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other 508
762	762	groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of 509
763	763	humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an 510
764	764	investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the 511
765	765	ramifications of prejudice, racism, a nd stereotyping, and an 512
766	766	examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful 513
767	767	person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity 514
768	768	in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting 515
769	769	democratic values and institutions, including t he policy, 516
770	770	definition, and historical and current examples of antisemitism, 517
771	771	as described in s. 1000.05(7) s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention 518
772	772	of antisemitism. Each school district must annually certify and 519
773	773	provide evidence to the department, in a manner pres cribed by 520
774	774	the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met. 521
775	775	The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum 522
776	776	for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek 523
777	777	input from the Commissioner of Education's Task Force on 524
778	778	Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized 525
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791	791	Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract 526
792	792	with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational 527
793	793	organizations to develop training for instructional personnel 528
794	794	and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the 529
795	795	developed curriculum. 530
796	796	2. The second week in November shall be designated as 531
797	797	"Holocaust Education Week" in this state in recognition that 532
798	798	November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized 533
799	799	as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust. 534
800	800	535
801	801	The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards 536
802	802	and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection. 537
803	803	Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the 538
804	804	recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is 539
805	805	offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or 540
806	806	other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness 541
807	807	initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u). 542
808	808	Section 11. Subsections (3) and (23) of section 1004.02, 543
809	809	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 544
810	810	1004.02 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 545
811	811	(3) "Adult general education" means comprehensive 546
812	812	instructional programs designed to improve the employability of 547
813	813	the state's workforce through adult basic education, adult 548
814	814	secondary education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, 549
815	815	academic skills building applied academics for adult educ ation 550
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828	828	instruction, and instruction for adults with disabilities. 551
829	829	(23) "Academic skills building" Applied academics for 552
830	830	adult education" or "applied academics instruction" means adult 553
831	831	general education through which persons attain academic and 554
832	832	workforce readiness skills at the level of functional literacy 555
833	833	(grade levels 6.0-8.9) or higher so that such persons may pursue 556
834	834	technical certificate education or higher -level technical 557
835	835	education. 558
836	836	Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 559
837	837	1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 560
838	838	1004.04 Public accountability and state approval of for 561
839	839	teacher preparation programs. — 562
840	840	(2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 563
841	841	(b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 564
842	842	state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 565
843	843	not limited to, the following: 566
844	844	1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 567
845	845	Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 568
846	846	2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 569
847	847	curricula and instruction. 570
848	848	3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 571
849	849	instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 572
850	850	which improve reading performance for all students, including 573
851	851	explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teac hing 574
852	852	phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 575
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865	865	comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 576
866	866	primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 577
867	867	phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 578
868	868	strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -579
869	869	cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 580
870	870	teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 581
871	871	visual information and strategies that improve background and 582
872	872	experiential knowledge , add context, and increase oral language 583
873	873	and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 584
874	874	teach word reading. 585
875	875	4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 586
876	876	5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 587
877	877	language learners. 588
878	878	6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 589
879	879	with disabilities. 590
880	880	7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 591
881	881	student needs. 592
882	882	8. Strategies for the effective use of high -quality 593
883	883	instructional materials to deliver classroom instruction. This 594
884	884	instruction must focus on teaching candidates how to implement 595
885	885	and integrate high-quality instructional materials as provided, 596
886	886	ensuring adherence to the intended instructional design of the 597
887	887	materials. Candidates will learn methods to maximize learnin g 598
888	888	outcomes by leveraging the structured content, pacing guides, 599
889	889	and assessment tools included in the high -quality instructional 600
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902	902	materials, without altering or restructuring the curriculum and 601
903	903	practices to support evidence -based content aligned to state 602
904	904	standards and grading practices . 603
905	905	9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of 604
906	906	a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 605
907	907	and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 606
908	908	for support. 607
909	909	10. Strategies to suppor t the use of technology in 608
910	910	education and distance learning. 609
911	911	11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 610
912	912	research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 611
913	913	state's academic standards. 612
914	914	Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 1004.42, F lorida 613
915	915	Statutes, is amended to read: 614
916	916	1004.42 Florida State University College of Medicine. — 615
917	917	(1) CREATION.—There is hereby established a 4 -year 616
918	918	allopathic medical school within the Florida State University, 617
919	919	to be known as the Florida State University Co llege of Medicine, 618
920	920	with a principal focus on recruiting and training medical 619
921	921	professionals to meet the primary health care needs of the 620
922	922	state, especially the needs of the state's elderly, rural, 621
923	923	minority, and other underserved citizens. 622
924	924	Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 623
925	925	1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 624
926	926	1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 625
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940	940	approved as described in State Board of Education ru le may seek 627
941	941	approval from the Department of Education to create educator 628
942	942	preparation institutes for the purpose of providing any or all 629
943	943	of the following: 630
944	944	1. Professional learning instruction to assist teachers in 631
945	945	improving classroom instruction and in me eting certification or 632
946	946	recertification requirements. 633
947	947	2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute 634
948	948	teachers in performing their duties. 635
949	949	3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting 636
950	950	education and training requirements. 637
951	951	4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become 638
952	952	certified teachers as provided in this section in order to 639
953	953	increase routes to the classroom for professionals who hold a 640
954	954	baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were not 641
955	955	education majors. 642
956	956	5. Instruction and professional learning for part -time and 643
957	957	full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs under s. 644
958	958	1012.39(1)(c). 645
959	959	6. Instruction that does not distort significant 646
960	960	historical events or include a curriculum or instruction that 647
961	961	teaches identity politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on 648
962	962	theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege 649
963	963	are inherent in the institutions of the United States and were 650
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977	977	Courses and instruction within the educator preparation 652
978	978	institute must afford candidates the opportunity to think 653
979	979	critically, achieve mastery of academic program content, learn 654
980	980	instructional strategies, and demonstrate competence. 655
981	981	7. Strategies for the effective use of high -quality 656
982	982	instructional materials to deliver classroom instruction. This 657
983	983	instruction will focus on teaching candidates how to implement 658
984	984	and integrate high-quality instructional materials as provided, 659
985	985	ensuring adherence to the intended instructional design of the 660
986	986	material. Candidates will learn methods to maximize learning 661
987	987	outcomes by leveraging the structured content, pacing guid es, 662
988	988	and assessment tools included in the high -quality instructional 663
989	989	materials, without altering or restructuring the curriculum. 664
990	990	Section 15. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1004.91, 665
991	991	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 666
992	992	1004.91 Requirements for c areer education program basic 667
993	993	skills.— 668
994	994	(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, 669
995	995	standards of basic skill mastery for completion of certificate 670
996	996	career education programs. Each school district and Florida 671
997	997	College System institution that condu cts programs that confer 672
998	998	career and technical certificates shall provide academic skills 673
999	999	building applied academics instruction through which students 674
1000	1000	receive the basic skills instruction required pursuant to this 675
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1014	1014	(2) Students who enroll in a pr ogram offered for career 677
1015	1015	credit of 450 hours or more shall complete an entry -level 678
1016	1016	examination within the first 6 weeks after admission into the 679
1017	1017	program. The State Board of Education shall designate 680
1018	1018	examinations that are currently in existence, the results of 681
1019	1019	which are comparable across institutions, to assess student 682
1020	1020	mastery of basic skills. Any student found to lack the required 683
1021	1021	level of basic skills for such program shall be referred to 684
1022	1022	academic skills building applied academics instruction or 685
1023	1023	another adult general education program for a structured program 686
1024	1024	of basic skills instruction. Such instruction may include 687
1025	1025	English for speakers of other languages. A student may not 688
1026	1026	receive a career or technical certificate of completion without 689
1027	1027	first demonstrating the basic skills required in the state 690
1028	1028	curriculum frameworks for the career education program. 691
1029	1029	Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 692
1030	1030	1004.933, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 693
1031	1031	1004.933 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Educa tion 694
1032	1032	(GATE) Program.— 695
1033	1033	(4) PAYMENT WAIVER; ELIGIBILITY. — 696
1034	1034	(b) To be eligible for participation in the GATE Program, 697
1035	1035	a student must: 698
1036	1036	1. Not have earned a standard high school diploma pursuant 699
1037	1037	to s. 1003.4282 or a high school equivalency diploma pursuant to 700
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1050	1050	s. 1003.435 before enrolling in the GATE Program; 701
1051	1051	2. Have been withdrawn from high school; 702
1052	1052	3. Be a resident of this state as defined in s. 703
1053	1053	1009.21(1); 704
1054	1054	4. Be 16 to 21 years of age at the time of initial 705
1055	1055	enrollment, provided that a student who is 1 6 or 17 years of age 706
1056	1056	has withdrawn from school enrollment pursuant to the 707
1057	1057	requirements and safeguards in s. 1003.21(1)(c); 708
1058	1058	5. Select the adult secondary education program and career 709
1059	1059	education program of his or her choice at the time of admission 710
1060	1060	to the GATE Program, provided that the career education program 711
1061	1061	is included on the Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4). 712
1062	1062	The student may not change the requested pathway after 713
1063	1063	enrollment, except that, if necessary for the student, the 714
1064	1064	student may enroll in an adult basic education program prior to 715
1065	1065	enrolling in the adult secondary education program; 716
1066	1066	6. Maintain a 2.0 GPA for career and technical education 717
1067	1067	coursework; and 718
1068	1068	7. Notwithstanding s. 1003.435(4), complete the programs 719
1069	1069	under subparagraph 5. within 3 years after his or her initial 720
1070	1070	enrollment unless the institution determines that an extension 721
1071	1071	is warranted due to extenuating circumstances ; and 722
1072	1072	8. Complete at least 300 hours of volunteer service, paid 723
1073	1073	work experience, or a combination of the two, before 724
1074	1074	participation in the program as approved by the GATE program 725
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1087	1087	provider or the Department of Education. The hours of service or 726
1088	1088	paid work must be documented in writing and the document must be 727
1089	1089	signed by the student, the student's parent or guardian if the 728
1090	1090	student is under 18 years of age, and a representative of the 729
1091	1091	organization for which the student performed the volunteer 730
1092	1092	service or paid work . 731
1093	1093	Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 732
1094	1094	1005.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 733
1095	1095	1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview 734
1096	1096	of the commission.— 735
1097	1097	(1) Except as otherwise provided in law, the following 736
1098	1098	institutions are not under the jurisdiction or purview of the 737
1099	1099	commission and are not required to obtain licensure: 738
1100	1100	(b) Any college or, school, or course licensed or approved 739
1101	1101	for establishment and operation by another agency of the state. 740
1102	1102	Colleges or schools approved by another state agency to offer 741
1103	1103	one or more courses or programs under part I of chapter 464, 742
1104	1104	chapter 466, or chapter 475, or any other chapter of the Florida 743
1105	1105	Statutes shall not qualify for exemption from the commission's 744
1106	1106	jurisdiction under this subsection requiring licensing or 745
1107	1107	approval as defined in this chapter . 746
1108	1108	Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 747
1109	1109	1006.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 748
1110	1110	1006.60 Codes of conduct; disciplinary measures; rules or 749
1111	1111	regulations.— 750
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1124	1124	(3) The codes of conduct shall be published on the Florida 751
1125	1125	College System institution's or state university's website, 752
1126	1126	protect the rights of all students, and, at minimum, provide the 753
1127	1127	following due process protections to students and student 754
1128	1128	organizations: 755
1129	1129	(b) The right to a presumption that no violation occurred. 756
1130	1130	The institution or university has the burden to prove, by clear 757
1131	1131	and convincing a preponderance of the evidence, that a violation 758
1132	1132	has taken place. Clear and convincing Preponderance of the 759
1133	1133	evidence means that t he evidence and information presented 760
1134	1134	supports the finding that it is highly probable and 761
1135	1135	substantially more likely to be true than untrue that sex 762
1136	1136	discrimination occurred than not that the violation of the code 763
1137	1137	of conduct was committed by the student or s tudent organization. 764
1138	1138	Section 19. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 765
1139	1139	1006.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 766
1140	1140	1006.71 Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics. — 767
1141	1141	(1) GENDER EQUITY PLAN. — 768
1142	1142	(g)1. If a Florida College System institution is not in 769
1143	1143	compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and 770
1144	1144	the Florida Educational Equality Equity Act, the State Board of 771
1145	1145	Education shall: 772
1146	1146	a. Declare the Florida College System institution 773
1147	1147	ineligible for competitive state grants. 774
1148	1148	b. Withhold funds sufficient to obtain compliance. 775
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1162	1162	The Florida College System institution shall remain ineligible 777
1163	1163	and the funds shall not be paid until the Florida College System 778
1164	1164	institution comes into compliance or the Commissioner of 779
1165	1165	Education approves a plan for compliance. 780
1166	1166	2. If a state university is not in compliance with Title 781
1167	1167	IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Florida 782
1168	1168	Educational Equality Equity Act, the Board of Governors shall: 783
1169	1169	a. Declare the state university ineligible for competitive 784
1170	1170	state grants. 785
1171	1171	b. Withhold funds sufficient to obtain compliance. 786
1172	1172	787
1173	1173	The state university shall remain ineligible and the funds shall 788
1174	1174	not be paid until the state university comes into compliance or 789
1175	1175	the Board of Governors approves a plan for compliance. 790
1176	1176	Section 20. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 791
1177	1177	1007.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 792
1178	1178	1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; 793
1179	1179	other degree requirements. — 794
1180	1180	(9) 795
1181	1181	(b) An associate in arts specialized transfer degree must 796
1182	1182	include 36 semester hours of general education coursework and 797
1183	1183	require 60 semester hours or more of college credit. Specialized 798
1184	1184	transfer degrees are designed for Florida College System 799
1185	1185	institution students who ne ed supplemental lower -level 800
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1198	1198	coursework in preparation for transfer to another institution. 801
1199	1199	The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for the 802
1200	1200	review and approval of new specialized transfer degrees. The 803
1201	1201	approval process must require: 804
1202	1202	1. A Florida College System institution to submit a notice 805
1203	1203	of its intent to propose a new associate in arts specialized 806
1204	1204	degree program to the Division of Florida Colleges. The notice 807
1205	1205	must include the recommended credit hours, the rationale for the 808
1206	1206	specialization, the demand for students entering the field, and 809
1207	1207	the coursework being proposed to be included beyond the 60 810
1208	1208	semester hours required for the general transfer degree, if 811
1209	1209	applicable. Notices of intent may be submitted by a Florida 812
1210	1210	College System institution at any time. 813
1211	1211	2. The Division of Florida Colleges to forward the notice 814
1212	1212	of intent within 10 business days after receipt to all Florida 815
1213	1213	College System institutions and to the Chancellor of the State 816
1214	1214	University System, who shall forward the notice to all state 817
1215	1215	universities. State universities and Florida College System 818
1216	1216	institutions shall have 30 60 days after receipt of the notice 819
1217	1217	to submit comments to the proposed associate in arts specialized 820
1218	1218	transfer degree. 821
1219	1219	3. After the submission of comments pursuant to 822
1220	1220	subparagraph 2., the requesting Florida College System 823
1221	1221	institution to submit a proposal that, at a minimum, includes: 824
1222	1222	a. Evidence that the coursework for the associate in arts 825
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1235	1235	specialized transfer degree includes demonstration of competency 826
1236	1236	in a foreign language pursuant to s. 1007.262 and demonstration 827
1237	1237	of civic literacy competency as provided in subsection (5). 828
1238	1238	b. Demonstration that all required coursework will count 829
1239	1239	toward the associate in arts degree or the baccalaureate degree. 830
1240	1240	c. An analysis of d emand and unmet need for students 831
1241	1241	entering the specialized field of study at the baccalaureate 832
1242	1242	level. 833
1243	1243	d. Justification for the program length if it exceeds 60 834
1244	1244	credit hours, including references to the common prerequisite 835
1245	1245	manual or other requirements for the baccalaureate degree. This 836
1246	1246	includes documentation of alignment between the exit 837
1247	1247	requirements of a Florida College System institution and the 838
1248	1248	admissions requirements of a baccalaureate program at a state 839
1249	1249	university to which students would typically tran sfer. 840
1250	1250	e. Articulation agreements for graduates of the associate 841
1251	1251	in arts specialized transfer degree. 842
1252	1252	f. Responses to the comments received under subparagraph 843
1253	1253	2. 844
1254	1254	Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 1007.271, Florida 845
1255	1255	Statutes, is amended to read: 846
1256	1256	1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. — 847
1257	1257	(2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary 848
1258	1258	student is a student who is enrolled in any of grades 6 through 849
1259	1259	12 in a Florida public school or in a Florida private school 850
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1270	1270
1271	1271
1272	1272	that is in compliance with s. 100 2.42(2) and provides a 851
1273	1273	secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.4282. Students who are 852
1274	1274	eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this section may enroll 853
1275	1275	in dual enrollment courses conducted during school hours, after 854
1276	1276	school hours, and during the summer term . However, if the 855
1277	1277	student is projected to graduate from high school before the 856
1278	1278	scheduled completion date of a postsecondary course, the student 857
1279	1279	may not register for that course through dual enrollment. The 858
1280	1280	student may apply to the postsecondary institution and pay the 859
1281	1281	required registration, tuition, and fees if the student meets 860
1282	1282	the postsecondary institution's admissions requirements under s. 861
1283	1283	1007.263. Instructional time for dual enrollment may vary from 862
1284	1284	900 hours; however, the full -time equivalent student membership 863
1285	1285	value shall be subject to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). A 864
1286	1286	student enrolled as a dual enrollment student is exempt from the 865
1287	1287	payment of registration, tuition, and laboratory fees. Academic 866
1288	1288	skills building Applied academics for adult education 867
1289	1289	instruction, developmental education, and other forms of 868
1290	1290	precollegiate instruction, as well as physical education courses 869
1291	1291	that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather than the 870
1292	1292	intellectual attributes of the activity, are ineligible for 871
1293	1293	inclusion in the dual enrollment program. Recreation and leisure 872
1294	1294	studies courses shall be evaluated individually in the same 873
1295	1295	manner as physical education courses for potential inclusion in 874
1296	1296	the program. 875
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1309	1309	Section 22. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) and paragraph 876
1310	1310	(c) of subsection (7) of section 1007.34, Florida Statutes, are 877
1311	1311	amended to read: 878
1312	1312	1007.34 College reach -out program.— 879
1313	1313	(5) In selecting proposals for approval, the State Board 880
1314	1314	of Education shall give preference to: 881
1315	1315	(d) A program that includes innovative approaches, 882
1316	1316	provides a great variety of activities, and includes a large 883
1317	1317	percentage of low-income educationally disadvantaged minority 884
1318	1318	students in the college reach -out program. 885
1319	1319	(7) A proposal must contain the foll owing information: 886
1320	1320	(c) An identification of existing programs for enhancing 887
1321	1321	the academic performance of minority and low-income 888
1322	1322	educationally disadvantaged students for enrollment in 889
1323	1323	postsecondary education. 890
1324	1324	Section 23. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 891
1325	1325	(2), subsections (3) and (4), and paragraphs (a), (b), and (h) 892
1326	1326	of subsection (6) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are 893
1327	1327	amended to read: 894
1328	1328	1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and 895
1329	1329	Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 896
1330	1330	(1) This section may be referred to by the popular name 897
1331	1331	the "Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented 898
1332	1332	Student Achievement Act." 899
1333	1333	(2)(a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of not 900
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1346	1346	only access to college but also success in college for a ll 901
1347	1347	students. It is the intent of the Legislature that every student 902
1348	1348	enrolled in a public secondary school has access to high -903
1349	1349	quality, rigorous academics, with a particular focus on access 904
1350	1350	to advanced courses. The Legislature also recognizes the 905
1351	1351	importance of other career pathways, including vocational and 906
1352	1352	trade schools and incentivizes the availability of high school 907
1353	1353	programs to prepare students for those career paths. 908
1354	1354	(3) There is created the Florida Partnership for Minority 909
1355	1355	and Underrepresented Student Achievement. The Department of 910
1356	1356	Education may contract for operation of the partnership. 911
1357	1357	(4) The mission of the partnership is to prepare, inspire, 912
1358	1358	and connect students to postsecondary success and opportunity, 913
1359	1359	with a particular focus on minority students and students who 914
1360	1360	are underrepresented in postsecondary education , as defined by 915
1361	1361	state board rule. 916
1362	1362	(6) The partnership shall: 917
1363	1363	(a) Provide teacher training and professional development 918
1364	1364	learning to enable teachers of advanced courses to have the 919
1365	1365	necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare 920
1366	1366	students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 921
1367	1367	1007.27(2) and mastery of postsecondary general education core 922
1368	1368	courses. 923
1369	1369	(b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators 924
1370	1370	professional development learning that will enable them to 925
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1383	1383	educate middle school students at the level necessary to prepare 926
1384	1384	the students to enter high school ready to participate in 927
1385	1385	advanced courses. 928
1386	1386	(h) Work with school districts to identify minority and 929
1387	1387	underrepresented students for participation in advanced courses. 930
1388	1388	Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 1008.37, Florida 931
1389	1389	Statutes, is amended to read: 932
1390	1390	1008.37 Postsecondary feedback of information to high 933
1391	1391	schools.— 934
1392	1392	(2) The Commissioner of Education shall report, by high 935
1393	1393	school, to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors, 936
1394	1394	and the Legislature, no later than May 31 April 30 of each year, 937
1395	1395	on the number of prior year Florida high school graduates who 938
1396	1396	enrolled for the first time in public postsecond ary education in 939
1397	1397	this state during the summer, fall, or spring term of the 940
1398	1398	previous academic year , indicating the number of students whose 941
1399	1399	scores on the common placement test indicated the need for 942
1400	1400	developmental education under s. 1008.30 or for applied 943
1401	1401	academics for adult education under s. 1004.91 . 944
1402	1402	Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 1008.44, Florida 945
1403	1403	Statutes, is amended to read: 946
1404	1404	1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. — 947
1405	1405	(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, at least 948
1406	1406	annually, based upon recommendations by the Commissioner of 949
1407	1407	Education, the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List that 950
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1421	1421	certifications identified in the Master Credentials List under 952
1422	1422	s. 445.004(4) that meets a st atewide, regional, or local demand 953
1423	1423	and courses that lead to such certifications, in accordance with 954
1424	1424	s. 1011.62(1)(o). Additional full-time equivalent membership 955
1425	1425	funding for regional and local demand certifications may only be 956
1426	1426	earned in those areas with reg ional or local demand as 957
1427	1427	identified by the Credentials Review Committee. The CAPE 958
1428	1428	Industry Certification Funding List may include the following 959
1429	1429	certificates, and certifications, and courses: 960
1430	1430	(a) CAPE industry certifications identified as credentials 961
1431	1431	of value that meet the framework of quality under s. 445.004(4), 962
1432	1432	that must be applied in the distribution of funding to school 963
1433	1433	districts under s. 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry 964
1434	1434	Certification Funding List shall incorporate by reference the 965
1435	1435	industry certifications on the career pathways list approved for 966
1436	1436	the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award. 967
1437	1437	(b) CAPE Digital Tool certificates selected by the 968
1438	1438	department under s. 1003.4203(2) that do not articulate for 969
1439	1439	college credit. The certificates must be made availabl e to 970
1440	1440	students in elementary school and middle school grades and, if 971
1441	1441	earned by a student, must be eligible for additional full -time 972
1442	1442	equivalent membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. The department 973
1443	1443	shall annually review available assessments that meet the 974
1444	1444	requirements for inclusion on the list. 975
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1457	1457	(c) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that 976
1458	1458	articulate for 15 or more college credit hours under s. 977
1459	1459	1003.4203(4). Such certifications must, if successfully 978
1460	1460	completed, be eligible for additional full -time equivalent 979
1461	1461	membership under s. 1011.62(1)(o)1. 980
1462	1462	(d) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a review 981
1463	1463	of the methodology used to determine additional full -time 982
1464	1464	equivalent membership weights assigned in s. 1011.62(1)(o) and, 983
1465	1465	if necessary, recommend revised weig hts. The weights must factor 984
1466	1466	in the prioritization of critical shortages of labor market 985
1467	1467	demand and middle-level to high-level wage earning outcomes as 986
1468	1468	identified by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004. 987
1469	1469	The results of the review and the commi ssioner's recommendations 988
1470	1470	must be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 989
1471	1471	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 990
1472	1472	December 1, 2023. 991
1473	1473	Section 26. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1) of 992
1474	1474	section 1009.21, Florida S tatutes, are redesignated as 993
1475	1475	subsections (g) and (h), respectively, and a new paragraph (f) 994
1476	1476	is added to that subsection, to read: 995
1477	1477	1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition 996
1478	1478	purposes.—Students shall be classified as residents or 997
1479	1479	nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in 998
1480	1480	postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical 999
1481	1481	career centers or career centers operated by school districts, 1000
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1494	1494	in Florida College System institutions, and in state 1001
1495	1495	universities. 1002
1496	1496	(1) As used in this sec tion, the term: 1003
1497	1497	(f) "Nonresident online" means a person who is admitted to 1004
1498	1498	a Florida College System institution or state university as an 1005
1499	1499	online student and does not qualify for in -state tuition or fee 1006
1500	1500	rates. 1007
1501	1501	Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection ( 3) of section 1008
1502	1502	1009.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1009
1503	1503	1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees. — 1010
1504	1504	(3)(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, fees for 1011
1505	1505	students who are nonresidents for tuition purposes must offset 1012
1506	1506	the full cost of instruction. Residency of students shall be 1013
1507	1507	determined as required in s. 1009.21. Fee -nonexempt students 1014
1508	1508	enrolled in academic skills building applied academics for adult 1015
1509	1509	education instruction shall be charged fees equal to the fees 1016
1510	1510	charged for adult general education programs. Each Florida 1017
1511	1511	College System institution that conducts developmental education 1018
1512	1512	and applied academics for adult education instruction in the 1019
1513	1513	same class section may charge a single fee for both types of 1020
1514	1514	instruction. 1021
1515	1515	Section 28. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 1022
1516	1516	1009.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1023
1517	1517	1009.23 Florida College System inst itution student fees. — 1024
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1531	1531	(c) Up to 25 percent or $600,000, whichever is greater, of 1026
1532	1532	the financial aid fees collected may be used to assist students 1027
1533	1533	who demonstrate academic merit or; who participate in athletics, 1028
1534	1534	public service, cultural arts, and oth er extracurricular 1029
1535	1535	programs as determined by the institution ; or who are identified 1030
1536	1536	as members of a targeted gender or ethnic minority population . 1031
1537	1537	The financial aid fee revenues allocated for athletic 1032
1538	1538	scholarships and any fee exemptions provided to athlete s 1033
1539	1539	pursuant to s. 1009.25(2) must be distributed equitably as 1034
1540	1540	required by s. 1000.05(3)(d). A minimum of 75 percent of the 1035
1541	1541	balance of these funds for new awards shall be used to provide 1036
1542	1542	financial aid based on absolute need, and the remainder of the 1037
1543	1543	funds shall be used for academic merit purposes and other 1038
1544	1544	purposes approved by the boards of trustees. Such other purposes 1039
1545	1545	shall include the payment of child care fees for students with 1040
1546	1546	financial need. The State Board of Education shall develop 1041
1547	1547	criteria for making financial aid awards. Each college shall 1042
1548	1548	report annually to the Department of Education on the revenue 1043
1549	1549	collected pursuant to this paragraph, the amount carried 1044
1550	1550	forward, the criteria used to make awards, the amount and number 1045
1551	1551	of awards for each criterion, and a delineation of the 1046
1552	1552	distribution of such awards. The report shall include an 1047
1553	1553	assessment by category of the financial need of every student 1048
1554	1554	who receives an award, regardless of the purpose for which the 1049
1555	1555	award is received. Awards that are based on finan cial need shall 1050
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1568	1568	be distributed in accordance with a nationally recognized system 1051
1569	1569	of need analysis approved by the State Board of Education. An 1052
1570	1570	award for academic merit requires a minimum overall grade point 1053
1571	1571	average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent f or both initial 1054
1572	1572	receipt of the award and renewal of the award. 1055
1573	1573	Section 29. Subsection (1) of section 1009.25, Florida 1056
1574	1574	Statutes, is amended to read: 1057
1575	1575	1009.25 Fee exemptions. — 1058
1576	1576	(1) The following students are exempt from the payment of 1059
1577	1577	tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that 1060
1578	1578	provides workforce education programs, Florida College System 1061
1579	1579	institution, or state university: 1062
1580	1580	(a) A student enrolled in a dual enrollment or early 1063
1581	1581	admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271. 1064
1582	1582	(b) A student enrolled in an approved apprenticeship 1065
1583	1583	program, as defined in s. 446.021. 1066
1584	1584	(c) A student who was the subject of a shelter proceeding, 1067
1585	1585	a dependency proceeding, or a termination of parental rights 1068
1586	1586	proceeding, and: 1069
1587	1587	1. Is, or was at the time he or she reac hed 18 years of 1070
1588	1588	age, in out-of-home care. 1071
1589	1589	2. Is, or was at the time he or she reached 18 years of 1072
1590	1590	age, in the custody of a relative or nonrelative pursuant to s. 1073
1591	1591	39.5085 or s. 39.6225. 1074
1592	1592	3. After spending at least 6 months in the custody of the 1075
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1605	1605	department after reaching 16 years of age, was placed in a 1076
1606	1606	guardianship by the court. 1077
1607	1607	4. After reaching 14 years of age and thereafter spending 1078
1608	1608	at least 18 months in out -of-home care, was reunited with his or 1079
1609	1609	her parent or parents who were the subject of the depe ndency 1080
1610	1610	proceeding before he or she reaches 18 years of age, including a 1081
1611	1611	student who is reunited under s. 39.8155. For a student to be 1082
1612	1612	eligible under this subparagraph, the student must be Pell 1083
1613	1613	Grant-eligible, and the entity imposing the tuition and fees 1084
1614	1614	must verify such eligibility. 1085
1615	1615	5. Was adopted from the department after May 5, 1997. 1086
1616	1616	6. Was placed in a permanent guardianship, regardless of 1087
1617	1617	whether the caregiver participates or participated in the 1088
1618	1618	Relative Caregiver Program under s. 39.5085, and remain s in such 1089
1619	1619	guardianship until the student either reaches 18 years of age 1090
1620	1620	or, if before reaching 18 years of age, he or she enrolls in an 1091
1621	1621	eligible institution. 1092
1622	1622	1093
1623	1623	Such exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in 1094
1624	1624	academic skills building applied academics for adult education 1095
1625	1625	instruction. The exemption remains valid until the student 1096
1626	1626	reaches 28 years of age. 1097
1627	1627	(d) A student enrolled in an employment and training 1098
1628	1628	program under the welfare transition program. The local 1099
1629	1629	workforce development board shall p ay the state university, 1100
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1642	1642	Florida College System institution, or school district for costs 1101
1643	1643	incurred for welfare transition program participants. 1102
1644	1644	(e) A student who meets the definition of homeless 1103
1645	1645	children and youths in s. 725 of the McKinney -Vento Homeless 1104
1646	1646	Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 11434a(2). This includes a student 1105
1647	1647	who would otherwise meet the requirements of this paragraph, as 1106
1648	1648	determined by a college or university, but for his or her 1107
1649	1649	residence in college or university dormitory housing. The State 1108
1650	1650	Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of Governors 1109
1651	1651	may adopt regulations regarding documentation and procedures to 1110
1652	1652	implement this paragraph. Such rules and regulations must 1111
1653	1653	consider documentation of a student's circumstance to be 1112
1654	1654	adequate if such documentation meets the standards under 20 1113
1655	1655	U.S.C. s. 1087uu-2(a). Any student who is determined to be a 1114
1656	1656	homeless child or youth for a preceding award year is presumed 1115
1657	1657	to be a homeless child or youth for each subsequent year unless 1116
1658	1658	the student informs the ins titution that the student's 1117
1659	1659	circumstances have changed or the institution has specific 1118
1660	1660	conflicting information about the student's independence, and 1119
1661	1661	has informed the student of this information. 1120
1662	1662	(f) A student who is a proprietor, owner, or worker of a 1121
1663	1663	company whose business has been at least 50 percent negatively 1122
1664	1664	financially impacted by the buyout of property around Lake 1123
1665	1665	Apopka by the State of Florida. Such student may receive a fee 1124
1666	1666	exemption only if the student has not received compensation 1125
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1679	1679	because of the buyout, the student is designated a Florida 1126
1680	1680	resident for tuition purposes, pursuant to s. 1009.21, and the 1127
1681	1681	student has applied for and been denied financial aid, pursuant 1128
1682	1682	to s. 1009.40, which would have provided, at a minimum, payment 1129
1683	1683	of all student fees. The student is responsible for providing 1130
1684	1684	evidence to the postsecondary education institution verifying 1131
1685	1685	that the conditions of this paragraph have been met, including 1132
1686	1686	supporting documentation provided by the Department of Revenue. 1133
1687	1687	The student must be curr ently enrolled in, or begin coursework 1134
1688	1688	within, a program area by fall semester 2000. The exemption is 1135
1689	1689	valid for a period of 4 years after the date that the 1136
1690	1690	postsecondary education institution confirms that the conditions 1137
1691	1691	of this paragraph have been met. 1138
1692	1692	(g) Pursuant to s. 402.403, child protection and child 1139
1693	1693	welfare personnel as defined in s. 402.402 who are enrolled in 1140
1694	1694	an accredited bachelor's degree or master's degree in social 1141
1695	1695	work program, provided that the student attains at least a grade 1142
1696	1696	of "B" in all courses for which tuition and fees are exempted. 1143
1697	1697	Section 30. Subsection (20) of section 1009.26, Florida 1144
1698	1698	Statutes, is amended to read: 1145
1699	1699	1009.26 Fee waivers. — 1146
1700	1700	(20)(a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 2022-2023 academic 1147
1701	1701	year, a state university shall waive the out -of-state fee for a 1148
1702	1702	full-time undergraduate student who: 1149
1703	1703	1. Has a grandparent who is a legal resident as defined in 1150
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1716	1716	s. 1009.21(1). For purposes of this subsection, the term 1151
1717	1717	"grandparent" means a perso n who has a legal relationship to a 1152
1718	1718	student's parent as the natural or adoptive parent or legal 1153
1719	1719	guardian of the student's parent. 1154
1720	1720	2. Earns a high school diploma comparable to a Florida 1155
1721	1721	standard high school diploma, or its equivalent, or completes a 1156
1722	1722	home education program. 1157
1723	1723	3.a. Achieves an SAT combined score no lower than the 89th 1158
1724	1724	national percentile on the SAT; 1159
1725	1725	b. Achieves an ACT score concordant to the required SAT 1160
1726	1726	score in sub-subparagraph a., using the latest published 1161
1727	1727	national concordance table developed jointly by the College 1162
1728	1728	Board and ACT, Inc.; or 1163
1729	1729	c. If a state university accepts the Classic Learning Test 1164
1730	1730	(CLT) for admission purposes, achieves a CLT score concordant to 1165
1731	1731	the required SAT score specified in sub -subparagraph a., using 1166
1732	1732	the latest published scoring comparison developed by Classic 1167
1733	1733	Learning Initiatives. 1168
1734	1734	4. Beginning with students who initially enroll in the 1169
1735	1735	2022 fall academic term and thereafter, enrolls as a full -time 1170
1736	1736	undergraduate student at a state university in the fall academi c 1171
1737	1737	term immediately following high school graduation. 1172
1738	1738	(b) The waiver under this subsection is applicable for up 1173
1739	1739	to 110 percent of the number of required credit hours of the 1174
1740	1740	degree program for which the student is enrolled. 1175
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1753	1753	(c) Before waiving the out -of-state fee, the state 1176
1754	1754	university shall require the student or the student's parent, if 1177
1755	1755	the student is a dependent child, to provide a written 1178
1756	1756	declaration pursuant to s. 92.525(2) attesting to the student's 1179
1757	1757	familial relationship to a grandparent who is a leg al resident 1180
1758	1758	and any other corroborating documentation required by regulation 1181
1759	1759	of the Board of Governors. A state university is not required to 1182
1760	1760	independently verify the statements contained in each 1183
1761	1761	declaration if the signatory declares it to be true under th e 1184
1762	1762	penalties of perjury as required by s. 92.525(2). However, the 1185
1763	1763	state university may refer any signed declaration suspected of 1186
1764	1764	containing fraudulent representations to law enforcement. 1187
1765	1765	(d) Each state university annually shall report to the 1188
1766	1766	Board of Governors the number and value of all fee waivers 1189
1767	1767	granted under this subsection during the previous 12 -month 1190
1768	1768	period. 1191
1769	1769	(e) Beginning with students who initially enroll for the 1192
1770	1770	2022-2023 academic year or thereafter, a state university shall, 1193
1771	1771	within the nonresident student enrollment systemwide, prioritize 1194
1772	1772	the enrollment of a student who is granted a fee waiver under 1195
1773	1773	this subsection over an out -of-state student who is not eligible 1196
1774	1774	for an out-of-state fee waiver if the students have 1197
1775	1775	substantially similar academic and other credentials used in 1198
1776	1776	determining admission to the state university. 1199
1777	1777	(f) Fee waivers granted pursuant to this subsection may 1200
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1790	1790	not exceed 350 students systemwide each academic year. 1201
1791	1791	(f)(g) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to 1202
1792	1792	administer this subsection. 1203
1793	1793	Section 31. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1204
1794	1794	1009.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1205
1795	1795	1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for 1206
1796	1796	state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. — 1207
1797	1797	(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of 1208
1798	1798	students for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance 1209
1799	1799	grants consist of the following: 1210
1800	1800	1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and 1211
1801	1801	acceptance at a state university or Florida College System 1212
1802	1802	institution; a nursing diploma school approved by the Florida 1213
1803	1803	Board of Nursing; a Florida college or university which is 1214
1804	1804	accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State 1215
1805	1805	Board of Education; a Florida institution the credits of which 1216
1806	1806	are acceptable for transfer to state universities; a career 1217
1807	1807	center; or a private career institution accredited by an 1218
1808	1808	accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education. 1219
1809	1809	2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year 1220
1810	1810	preceding the award of aid or a tuition a ssistance grant for a 1221
1811	1811	program established pursuant to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 1222
1812	1812	1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.521, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.60, s. 1223
1813	1813	1009.62, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.75, s. 1009.77, s. 1224
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1828	1828	purposes of receiving state financial aid awards shall be 1227
1829	1829	determined in the same manner as resident status for tuition 1228
1830	1830	purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21. 1229
1831	1831	3. Submission of certification attesting to the accuracy, 1230
1832	1832	completeness, and correctness of information provided to 1231
1833	1833	demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial 1232
1834	1834	aid awards or tuition assistance grants. Falsification of such 1233
1835	1835	information shall result in the denial of a p ending application 1234
1836	1836	and revocation of an award or grant currently held to the extent 1235
1837	1837	that no further payments shall be made. Additionally, students 1236
1838	1838	who knowingly make false statements in order to receive state 1237
1839	1839	financial aid awards or tuition assistance gran ts commit a 1238
1840	1840	misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the provisions of s. 1239
1841	1841	837.06 and shall be required to return all state financial aid 1240
1842	1842	awards or tuition assistance grants wrongfully obtained. 1241
1843	1843	Section 32. Subsection (6) is added to section 1009.532 , 1242
1844	1844	Florida Statutes, to read: 1243
1845	1845	1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 1244
1846	1846	student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. — 1245
1847	1847	(6) A student who is expelled from a college or 1246
1848	1848	university, or is found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo 1247
1849	1849	contendere to, a felony charge is no longer eligible for renewal 1248
1850	1850	and shall have his or her scholarship permanently revoked . 1249
1851	1851	Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection 1250
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1865	1865	1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 1252
1866	1866	Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. —The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1253
1867	1867	Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 1254
1868	1868	created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 1255
1869	1869	recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 1256
1870	1870	by high school students who wish to continue their education. 1257
1871	1871	(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 1258
1872	1872	Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general 1259
1873	1873	eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 1260
1874	1874	Scholarship Program and: 1261
1875	1875	(c)1. For a student earning a Florida Gold Seal Vocational 1262
1876	1876	award, earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average 1263
1877	1877	of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects 1264
1878	1878	required for a stand ard high school diploma, excluding elective 1265
1879	1879	courses. 1266
1880	1880	2. For a student earning a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars 1267
1881	1881	award, earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average 1268
1882	1882	of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 1269
1883	1883	(2)(a) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal C APE 1270
1884	1884	Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility 1271
1885	1885	requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 1272
1886	1886	and the student: 1273
1887	1887	1.(a) Earns a minimum of 3 5 postsecondary credits credit 1274
1888	1888	hours through CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to 1275
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1901	1901	s. 1008.44 which articulate for college credit .; and 1276
1902	1902	2.(b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or, 1277
1903	1903	beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 1278
1904	1904	academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved 1279
1905	1905	by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 1280
1906	1906	school, or the Department of Education for home education 1281
1907	1907	program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both. 1282
1908	1908	Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be 1283
1909	1909	included in a student's total required paid work hours. The 1284
1910	1910	student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional 1285
1911	1911	area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her 1286
1912	1912	personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about 1287
1913	1913	the area. The student must, through papers or other 1288
1914	1914	presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. 1289
1915	1915	Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not 1290
1916	1916	limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a 1291
1917	1917	nonprofit community service organizat ion, or activities on 1292
1918	1918	behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 1293
1919	1919	service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 1294
1920	1920	document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 1295
1921	1921	guardian, and a representative of the organiza tion for which the 1296
1922	1922	student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 1297
1923	1923	(b) Before or within 3 months after completion of the GATE 1298
1924	1924	program, as provided in s. 1004.933, a student may apply for the 1299
1925	1925	Florida Gold Seal CAPE scholar award. 1300
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1938	1938	Section 34. Section 1009.60, 1009.605, 1009.70, and 1301
1939	1939	1009.72, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 1302
1940	1940	Section 35. Subsection (4) of section 1009.897, Florida 1303
1941	1941	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), and a new subsection 1304
1942	1942	(4) is added to that section, to read: 1305
1943	1943	1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 1306
1944	1944	Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 1307
1945	1945	Fund.— 1308
1946	1946	(4) Each institution that receives funds through the 1309
1947	1947	PIPELINE Fund must allocate the funds to its health care 1310
1948	1948	industry-related programs. 1311
1949	1949	Section 36. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 1312
1950	1950	1009.94, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1313
1951	1951	1009.94 Student financial assistance database. — 1314
1952	1952	(2) For purposes of this section, financial assistance 1315
1953	1953	includes: 1316
1954	1954	(c) Any financial assistance pro vided under s. 1009.50, s. 1317
1955	1955	1009.505, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.55, s. 1318
1956	1956	1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.70, s. 1009.701, s. 1009.72, s. 1319
1957	1957	1009.73, s. 1009.74, s. 1009.77, or s. 1009.89. 1320
1958	1958	Section 37. Section 1011.801, Florida Statutes, is amended 1321
1959	1959	to read: 1322
1960	1960	1011.801 Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive 1323
1961	1961	Grant Program.—The Legislature recognizes that the need for 1324
1962	1962	school districts and Florida College System institutions to be 1325
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1975	1975	able to respond to emerging local or statewide economic 1326
1976	1976	development needs is critical to the workforce development 1327
1977	1977	system. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant 1328
1978	1978	Program is created to provide grants to school districts and 1329
1979	1979	Florida College System institutions to fund some or all of the 1330
1980	1980	costs associated with the creation or expansion of career and 1331
1981	1981	technical education programs that lead to industry 1332
1982	1982	certifications included on the CAPE Industry Certification 1333
1983	1983	Funding List. The programs may serve secondary students or 1334
1984	1984	postsecondary students if the postsecondary career and technical 1335
1985	1985	education program also serves secondary students . 1336
1986	1986	(1) Funds awarded for a workforce development 1337
1987	1987	capitalization incentive grant may be used for instructional 1338
1988	1988	equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies, personnel, student 1339
1989	1989	services, or other expenses associated with the creation or 1340
1990	1990	expansion of a career and technical education program that 1341
1991	1991	serves secondary students . Expansion of a program may include 1342
1992	1992	either the expansion of enrollments in a program or expansion 1343
1993	1993	into new areas of specialization within a program. No grant 1344
1994	1994	funds may be used for recurring instructional costs or for 1345
1995	1995	institutions' indirect costs. 1346
1996	1996	(2) The Department of Education shall administer the 1347
1997	1997	program. The State Board of Education may adopt rules for 1348
1998	1998	program administration. The State Board of Education shall 1349
1999	1999	consider the statewide geographic dispersion of grant funds in 1350
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2012	2012	ranking the applications and shall give priority to applications 1351
2013	2013	from education agencies that are making maximum use of their 1352
2014	2014	workforce developmen t funding by offering high -performing, high-1353
2015	2015	demand programs. 1354
2016	2016	Section 38. Subsection (1) of section 1011.802, Florida 1355
2017	2017	Statutes, is amended to read: 1356
2018	2018	1011.802 Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant 1357
2019	2019	Program.— 1358
2020	2020	(1) Subject to appropriations provi ded in the General 1359
2021	2021	Appropriations Act, the Florida Pathways to Career Opportunities 1360
2022	2022	Grant Program is created to provide grants to high schools, 1361
2023	2023	career centers, charter technical career centers, Florida 1362
2024	2024	College System institutions, state universities, and other 1363
2025	2025	entities authorized to sponsor an apprenticeship or 1364
2026	2026	preapprenticeship program, as defined in s. 446.021(6) and (5), 1365
2027	2027	respectively, to establish, expand, and operate new and existing 1366
2028	2028	apprenticeship or preapprenticeship programs. An individual 1367
2029	2029	applicant may not receive more than 10 percent of the total 1368
2030	2030	amount appropriated. 1369
2031	2031	Section 39. Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (3) of 1370
2032	2032	section 1011.84, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1371
2033	2033	1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support 1372
2034	2034	and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College 1373
2035	2035	System institution district. —The procedure for determining state 1374
2036	2036	financial support and the annual apportionment to each Florida 1375
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2049	2049	College System institution district authorized to operate a 1376
2050	2050	Florida College System institution under the provisions of s. 1377
2051	2051	1001.61 shall be as follows: 1378
2052	2052	(3) DETERMINING THE APPORTIONMENT FROM STATE FUNDS. — 1379
2053	2053	(b) The apportionment to each Florida College System 1380
2054	2054	institution from the Florida College System Program Fund shall 1381
2055	2055	be determined annually in the General Appropriations Act. In 1382
2056	2056	determining each college's apportionment, the Legislature shall 1383
2057	2057	consider the following components: 1384
2058	2058	1. Base budget, which includes the state appropriation to 1385
2059	2059	the Florida College System Program Fund i n the current year plus 1386
2060	2060	the related student tuition and out -of-state fees assigned in 1387
2061	2061	the current General Appropriations Act. 1388
2062	2062	2. The cost-to-continue allocation, which consists of 1389
2063	2063	incremental changes to the base budget, including salaries, 1390
2064	2064	price levels, and other related costs allocated through a 1391
2065	2065	funding model developed by the Florida College System presidents 1392
2066	2066	in consultation with the Department of Education and approved by 1393
2067	2067	the Legislature. The model must recognize a minimum level of 1394
2068	2068	funding per FTE and which may recognize differing economic 1395
2069	2069	factors arising from the individual educational approaches of 1396
2070	2070	the various Florida College System institutions, including, but 1397
2071	2071	not limited to: 1398
2072	2072	a. Program offerings, weighting workforce FTE to account 1399
2073	2073	for priorities and costs. 1400
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2086	2086	b. Completions of credentials, including certificates, 1401
2087	2087	certifications, and degrees. 1402
2088	2088	c. The size of the college. 1403
2089	2089	d. Economies of scale. 1404
2090	2090	a. Direct Instructional Funding, including class size, 1405
2091	2091	faculty productivity factors, average faculty sal ary, ratio of 1406
2092	2092	full-time to part-time faculty, costs of programs, and 1407
2093	2093	enrollment factors. 1408
2094	2094	b. Academic Support, including small colleges factor, 1409
2095	2095	multicampus factor, and enrollment factor. 1410
2096	2096	c. Student Services Support, including headcount of 1411
2097	2097	students as well as FTE count and enrollment factors. 1412
2098	2098	d. Library Support, including volume and other 1413
2099	2099	materials/audiovisual requirements. 1414
2100	2100	e. Special Projects. 1415
2101	2101	f. Operations and Maintenance of Plant, including square 1416
2102	2102	footage and utilization factors. 1417
2103	2103	g. Comparable wage factor. 1418
2104	2104	3. Students enrolled in a recreation and leisure program 1419
2105	2105	and students enrolled in a lifelong learning program who may not 1420
2106	2106	be counted as full-time equivalent enrollments for purposes of 1421
2107	2107	enrollment workload adjustments. 1422
2108	2108	4. Operating costs of new facilities adjustments, which 1423
2109	2109	shall be provided, from funds available, for each new facility 1424
2110	2110	that is owned by the college and is recommended in accordance 1425
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2123	2123	with s. 1013.31. 1426
2124	2124	4.5. New and improved program enhancements, which shall be 1427
2125	2125	determined by the Legislature. 1428
2126	2126	1429
2127	2127	Student fees in the base budget plus student fee revenues 1430
2128	2128	generated by increases in fee rates shall be deducted from the 1431
2129	2129	sum of the components determined in subparagraphs 1. -5. The 1432
2130	2130	amount remaining shall be the net annual state apportionment to 1433
2131	2131	each college. 1434
2132	2132	(e) If at any time the unencumbered balance in the general 1435
2133	2133	fund of the Florida College System institution board of trustees 1436
2134	2134	approved operating budget goes below 7 5 percent for a Florida 1437
2135	2135	College System institution with a final FTE less t han 15,000 for 1438
2136	2136	the prior year, or below 7 percent for a Florida College System 1439
2137	2137	institution with a final FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior 1440
2138	2138	year, the president shall provide written notification to the 1441
2139	2139	State Board of Education. By September 30 of each y ear, the 1442
2140	2140	chief financial officer of each Florida College System 1443
2141	2141	institution shall certify the unexpended amount of state funds 1444
2142	2142	remaining in the general fund of an institution as of June 30 of 1445
2143	2143	the previous fiscal year. 1446
2144	2144	Section 40. Section 1011.86, Florida Statutes, is 1447
2145	2145	repealed. 1448
2146	2146	Section 41. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 1449
2147	2147	1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1450
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2160	2160	1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 1451
2161	2161	(8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. — 1452
2162	2162	(b) Professional learn ing certification program courses: 1453
2163	2163	1. May not distort significant historical events or 1454
2164	2164	include curriculum or instruction that teaches identity 1455
2165	2165	politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on theories that 1456
2166	2166	systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent 1457
2167	2167	in the institutions of the United States and were created to 1458
2168	2168	maintain social, political, and economic inequities. 1459
2169	2169	2. Must afford candidates the opportunity to think 1460
2170	2170	critically, achieve mastery of academic program content, learn 1461
2171	2171	instructional strategies, and demonstrate competence. 1462
2172	2172	3. Must include strategies for the effective use of high -1463
2173	2173	quality instructional materials to deliver classroom 1464
2174	2174	instruction. This instruction will focus on teaching candidates 1465
2175	2175	how to implement and integrate high -quality instructional 1466
2176	2176	materials as provided, ensuring adherence to the intended 1467
2177	2177	instructional design of the materials. Candidates will learn 1468
2178	2178	methods to maximize learning outcomes by leveraging the 1469
2179	2179	structured content, pacing guides, and assessment tools includ ed 1470
2180	2180	in the high-quality instructional materials, without altering or 1471
2181	2181	restructuring the curriculum. 1472
2182	2182	Section 42. Section 1012.562, Florida Statutes, is amended 1473
2183	2183	to read: 1474
2184	2184	1012.562 Public accountability and state approval of 1475
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2197	2197	school leader preparation progr ams.—The Department of Education 1476
2198	2198	shall establish a process for the approval of Level I and Level 1477
2199	2199	II school leader preparation programs that will enable aspiring 1478
2200	2200	school leaders to obtain their certificates in educational 1479
2201	2201	leadership under s. 1012.56. School leader preparation programs 1480
2202	2202	must be competency-based, aligned to the educational principal 1481
2203	2203	leadership standards adopted by the state board, and open to 1482
2204	2204	individuals employed by public schools, including charter 1483
2205	2205	schools and virtual schools. Level I programs lead to initial 1484
2206	2206	certification in educational leadership for the purpose of 1485
2207	2207	preparing individuals to serve as school administrators. Level 1486
2208	2208	II programs build upon Level I training and lead to renewal 1487
2209	2209	certification as a school principal. 1488
2210	2210	(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of school leader preparation 1489
2211	2211	programs is to: 1490
2212	2212	(a) Increase the supply of effective school leaders in the 1491
2213	2213	public schools of this state. 1492
2214	2214	(b) Produce school leaders who are prepared to lead the 1493
2215	2215	state's diverse student population in meeting high stand ards for 1494
2216	2216	academic achievement. 1495
2217	2217	(c) Enable school leaders to facilitate the development 1496
2218	2218	and retention of effective and highly effective classroom 1497
2219	2219	teachers. 1498
2220	2220	(d) Produce leaders with the competencies and skills 1499
2221	2221	necessary to achieve the state's education g oals. 1500
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2234	2234	(e) Sustain the state system of school improvement and 1501
2235	2235	education accountability. 1502
2236	2236	(2) LEVEL I PROGRAMS. — 1503
2237	2237	(a) Initial approval of a Level I program shall be for a 1504
2238	2238	period of 5 years. A postsecondary institution, school district, 1505
2239	2239	charter school, or charter management organization may submit to 1506
2240	2240	the department in a format prescribed by the department an 1507
2241	2241	application to establish a Level I school leader preparation 1508
2242	2242	program. To be approved, a Level I program must: 1509
2243	2243	1. Provide competency -based training aligned to the 1510
2244	2244	state's educational leadership standards and assistant principal 1511
2245	2245	descriptors principal leadership standards adopted by the State 1512
2246	2246	Board of Education. 1513
2247	2247	2. If the program is provided by a postsecondary 1514
2248	2248	institution, partner with at least one sch ool district. 1515
2249	2249	3. Describe the qualifications that will be used to 1516
2250	2250	determine program admission standards, including a candidate's 1517
2251	2251	instructional expertise and leadership potential. 1518
2252	2252	4. Describe how the training provided through the program 1519
2253	2253	will be aligned to the personnel evaluation criteria under s. 1520
2254	2254	1012.34. 1521
2255	2255	(b) Renewal of a Level I program's approval shall be for a 1522
2256	2256	period of 5 years and shall be based upon evidence of the 1523
2257	2257	program's continued ability to meet the requirements of 1524
2258	2258	paragraph (a). A postsecondary institution or school district 1525
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2271	2271	must submit an insti tutional program evaluation plan in a format 1526
2272	2272	prescribed by the department for a Level I program to be 1527
2273	2273	considered for renewal. The plan must include: 1528
2274	2274	1. The percentage of personnel who complete the program 1529
2275	2275	and are placed in school leadership positions in public schools 1530
2276	2276	within the state. 1531
2277	2277	2. Results from the personnel evaluations required under 1532
2278	2278	s. 1012.34 for personnel who complete the program. 1533
2279	2279	3. The passage rate of personnel who complete the program 1534
2280	2280	on the Florida Education Leadership Examination. 1535
2281	2281	4. The impact personnel who complete the program have on 1536
2282	2282	student learning as measured by the formulas developed by the 1537
2283	2283	commissioner pursuant to s. 1012.34(7). 1538
2284	2284	5. Strategies for continuous improvement of the program. 1539
2285	2285	6. Strategies for involving personnel who complete the 1540
2286	2286	program, other school personnel, community agencies, business 1541
2287	2287	representatives, and other stakeholders in the program 1542
2288	2288	evaluation process. 1543
2289	2289	7. Additional data included at the discretion of the 1544
2290	2290	postsecondary institution or school district. 1545
2291	2291	(c) A Level I program must guarantee the high quality of 1546
2292	2292	personnel who complete the program for the first 2 years after 1547
2293	2293	program completion or the person's initial certification as a 1548
2294	2294	school leader, whichever occurs first. If a person who completed 1549
2295	2295	the program is evaluated at less than highly effective or 1550
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2309	2309	additional training, the Level I program must provide additional 1552
2310	2310	training at no cost to the person or his or her employer. The 1553
2311	2311	training must include the creation of an individualized plan 1554
2312	2312	agreed to by the employer that includes specific learning 1555
2313	2313	outcomes. The Level I program is not responsible for the 1556
2314	2314	person's employment contract with his or her employer. 1557
2315	2315	(3) LEVEL II PROGRAMS. —Initial approval and subsequent 1558
2316	2316	renewal of a Level II program shall be for a period of 5 years. 1559
2317	2317	A school district, charter school, or charter management 1560
2318	2318	organization may submit to the department in a format prescribed 1561
2319	2319	by the department an application to establish a Level I I school 1562
2320	2320	leader preparation program or for program renewal. To be 1563
2321	2321	approved or renewed, a Level II program must: 1564
2322	2322	(a) Demonstrate that personnel accepted into the Level II 1565
2323	2323	program have: 1566
2324	2324	1. Obtained their certificate in educational leadership 1567
2325	2325	under s. 1012.56. 1568
2326	2326	2. Earned a highly effective or effective designation 1569
2327	2327	under s. 1012.34. 1570
2328	2328	3. Satisfactorily performed instructional leadership 1571
2329	2329	responsibilities as measured by the evaluation system in s. 1572
2330	2330	1012.34. 1573
2331	2331	(b) Demonstrate that the Level II program: 1574
2332	2332	1. Provides competency-based training aligned to the 1575
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2346	2346	descriptors the principal leadership standards adopted by the 1577
2347	2347	State Board of Education. 1578
2348	2348	2. Provides training aligned to the personnel evaluation 1579
2349	2349	criteria under s. 1012.34 and professional learning program in 1580
2350	2350	s. 1012.986. 1581
2351	2351	3. Provides individualized instruction using a customized 1582
2352	2352	learning plan for each person enrolled in the program that is 1583
2353	2353	based on data from self -assessment, selection, and apprai sal 1584
2354	2354	instruments. 1585
2355	2355	4. Conducts program evaluations and implements program 1586
2356	2356	improvements using input from personnel who completed the 1587
2357	2357	program and employers and data gathered pursuant to paragraph 1588
2358	2358	(2)(b). 1589
2359	2359	(c) Gather and monitor the data specified in paragra ph 1590
2360	2360	(2)(b). 1591
2361	2361	(4) PROGRAM PROHIBITIONS; REQUIREMENTS. — 1592
2362	2362	(a) School leader preparation programs may not distort 1593
2363	2363	significant historical events or include curriculum or 1594
2364	2364	instruction that teaches identity politics, violates s. 1000.05, 1595
2365	2365	or is based on theories t hat systemic racism, sexism, 1596
2366	2366	oppression, and privilege are inherent in the institutions of 1597
2367	2367	the United States and were created to maintain social, 1598
2368	2368	political, and economic inequities. 1599
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2382	2382	candidates the opport unity to demonstrate mastery of program 1601
2383	2383	content, including instructional leadership strategies, coaching 1602
2384	2384	development, school safety, and continuous improvement efforts. 1603
2385	2385	(c) School leader preparation programs must afford 1604
2386	2386	candidates instruction that include s strategies for the 1605
2387	2387	effective use of high -quality instructional materials to deliver 1606
2388	2388	classroom instruction. This instruction will focus on teaching 1607
2389	2389	candidates how to lead and provide coaching on the 1608
2390	2390	implementation of high -quality instructional materials a s 1609
2391	2391	provided, ensuring adherence to the intended instructional 1610
2392	2392	design of the materials. Candidates will learn leadership 1611
2393	2393	practices to maximize student learning outcomes through the use 1612
2394	2394	of high-quality instructional materials without altering or 1613
2395	2395	restructuring the curriculum. 1614
2396	2396	(5) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1615
2397	2397	to administer this section. 1616
2398	2398	Section 43. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1617
2399	2399	1013.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1618
2400	2400	1013.46 Advertising and awarding contracts; 1619
2401	2401	prequalification of contractor. — 1620
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2403	2403	(c) As an option, any county, municipality, or board may 1622
2404	2404	set aside up to 10 percent of the total amount of funds 1623
2405	2405	allocated for the purpose of entering into construction capital 1624
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2420	2420	among minority business enterprises. The set -aside shall be used 1627
2421	2421	to redress present effects of past discriminatory practices and 1628
2422	2422	shall be subject to periodic reassessm ent to account for 1629
2423	2423	changing needs and circumstances. 1630
2424	2424	Section 44. Section 1013.841, Florida Statutes, is amended 1631
2425	2425	to read: 1632
2426	2426	1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System 1633
2427	2427	institution funds.— 1634
2428	2428	(1) Unexpended amounts in any fund in any Florida College 1635
2429	2429	System institution current year state operating budget shall be 1636
2430	2430	carried forward and included as the balance forward for that 1637
2431	2431	fund in the approved operating budget for the following year. 1638
2432	2432	(2)(a) Each Florida College System institution with a 1639
2433	2433	final FTE less than 15,000 for the prior year shall maintain a 1640
2434	2434	minimum carry forward balance of at least 7 5 percent of its 1641
2435	2435	state operating budget ; however, a Florida College System 1642
2436	2436	institution may retain and report to the State Board of 1643
2437	2437	Education an annual res erve balance exceeding that amount . If a 1644
2438	2438	Florida College System institution fails to maintain a 7 5 1645
2439	2439	percent balance in state operating funds, the president shall 1646
2440	2440	provide written notification to the State Board of Education. 1647
2441	2441	(b) Each Florida College Syste m institution with a final 1648
2442	2442	FTE less than 15,000 for the prior year that retains a state 1649
2443	2443	operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 5 1650
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2456	2456	percent minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess 1651
2457	2457	carry forward balance. The spending plan shall inc lude all 1652
2458	2458	excess carry forward funds from state operating funds. The 1653
2459	2459	spending plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System 1654
2460	2460	institution's board of trustees for approval by September 30, 1655
2461	2461	2020, and each September 30 thereafter. The State Board of 1656
2462	2462	Education shall review and publish each Florida College System 1657
2463	2463	institution's carry forward spending plan by November 15, 2020, 1658
2464	2464	and each November 15 thereafter. 1659
2465	2465	(3)(a) Each Florida College System institution with a 1660
2466	2466	final FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior year shall maintain 1661
2467	2467	a minimum carry forward balance of at least 7 percent of its 1662
2468	2468	state operating budget. If a Florida College System institution 1663
2469	2469	fails to maintain a 7 percent balance in state operating funds, 1664
2470	2470	the institution shall submit a plan to the Sta te Board of 1665
2471	2471	Education to attain the minimum balance. 1666
2472	2472	(b) Each Florida College System institution with a final 1667
2473	2473	FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior year that retains a state 1668
2474	2474	operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 percent 1669
2475	2475	minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess carry 1670
2476	2476	forward balance. The spending plan shall include all excess 1671
2477	2477	carry forward funds from state operating funds. The spending 1672
2478	2478	plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System 1673
2479	2479	institution's board of trustees for ap proval by September 30, 1674
2480	2480	2020, and each September 30 thereafter. The State Board of 1675
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2494	2494	institution's carry forward spending plan by November 15, 2020, 1677
2495	2495	and each November 15 thereafter. 1678
2496	2496	(3)(4) A Florida College System institution identified in 1679
2497	2497	paragraph (2)(b)(3)(b) must include in its carry forward 1680
2498	2498	spending plan the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a 1681
2499	2499	timeline for completion of the expenditure. A carry forward 1682
2500	2500	spending plan may include ret ention of the carry forward balance 1683
2501	2501	as a reserve fund to be used for authorized expenses in 1684
2502	2502	subsequent years. Authorized expenditures in a carry forward 1685
2503	2503	spending plan may include: 1686
2504	2504	(a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital 1687
2505	2505	outlay project for w hich an appropriation was previously 1688
2506	2506	provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and 1689
2507	2507	which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(18)(d); 1690
2508	2508	(b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance 1691
2509	2509	project that is consistent with s. 1013 .64(1) or replacement of 1692
2510	2510	a minor facility; 1693
2511	2511	(c) Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure project, 1694
2512	2512	if such project is survey recommended pursuant to s. 1013.31; 1695
2513	2513	(d) Completion of a repair or replacement project 1696
2514	2514	necessary due to damage caused by a nat ural disaster for 1697
2515	2515	buildings included in the inventory required pursuant to s. 1698
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2531	2531	(f) Any purpose approved by the state board or specified 1702
2532	2532	in the General Appropriations Act; and 1703
2533	2533	(g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for 1704
2534	2534	expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared 1705
2535	2535	by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36. 1706
2536	2536	Section 45. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 1707