CS for SB 166 First Engrossed 2025166e1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to administrative efficiency in public 3 schools; amending s. 120.81, F.S.; exempting district 4 school boards from requirements for adopting certain 5 rules; amending s. 1001.02, F.S.; revising a duty of 6 the State Board of Education to adopt certain rules; 7 amending s. 1001.23, F.S.; requiring the Department of 8 Education to annually inform district school 9 superintendents by a specified date that they are 10 authorized to petition to receive a specified 11 declaratory statement; requiring the department to 12 annually maintain and provide school districts with a 13 list of statutory and rule requirements; providing 14 requirements for such list; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; 15 deleting a requirement for a district school board to 16 employ an internal auditor in certain circumstances; 17 amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; deleting a requirement that 18 the school financial report be included in the student 19 handbook; requiring the department to produce 20 specified reports relating to school accountability 21 and make such reports available on the departments 22 website; requiring each school district to provide a 23 link to such reports; amending s. 1002.31, F.S.; 24 revising how often a school district or charter school 25 must update its school capacity determination; 26 deleting a requirement relating to school capacity 27 determination by district school boards; conforming a 28 cross-reference; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; conforming 29 a provision relating to a 5-year facilities plan; 30 amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; revising the timeframe for 31 a school district to develop an IEP and matrix of 32 services after receipt of a parents request; amending 33 s. 1002.451, F.S.; requiring innovation schools of 34 technology to comply with specified provisions 35 relating to instructional multiyear contracts, in 36 addition to annual contracts, for instructional 37 personnel in addition to annual contracts; amending s. 38 1002.61, F.S.; removing public schools from a 39 requirement for early learning coalitions to verify 40 compliance with law; amending s. 1002.63, F.S.; 41 deleting a requirement for an early learning coalition 42 to verify that certain public schools comply with 43 specified provisions; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; 44 revising requirements relating to district school 45 board attendance policies for Voluntary 46 Prekindergarten Education Programs; requiring a school 47 district to certify its attendance records for a 48 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; amending 49 s. 1003.03, F.S.; deleting a requirement for district 50 school boards to provide an accountability plan to the 51 Commissioner of Education under certain conditions; 52 amending s. 1003.26, F.S.; authorizing a district 53 school board to determine a timeframe for purposes of 54 addressing a students absences; amending s. 55 1003.4282, F.S.; revising requirements for assessments 56 needed for a student to earn a high school diploma; 57 deleting a requirement for a student who transfers 58 into a public high school to take specified 59 assessments; revising the courses for which the 60 transferring course final grade must be honored for a 61 transfer student under certain conditions; amending s. 62 1003.433, F.S.; deleting requirements that must be met 63 by students who transfer to a public school for 11th 64 or 12th grade; amending s. 1006.1494, F.S.; providing 65 that provisions relating to student online personal 66 information protection do not impose requirements for 67 a K-12 school, school district, or school board; 68 amending s. 1006.40, F.S.; revising the timeframe 69 within which certain instructional materials must be 70 purchased; authorizing the State Board of Education to 71 modify the timeframe; amending s. 1008.212, F.S.; 72 providing that certain assessments are not subject to 73 specified requirements; specifying the assessments 74 from which IEP teams must submit requests for 75 extraordinary exemptions; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.; 76 requiring the Commissioner of Education to notify 77 school districts of the assessment schedule for a 78 specified time interval; deleting requirements 79 relating to a uniform calendar that must be published 80 by the commissioner each year; revising an annual 81 timeframe for each school district to establish 82 schedules for the administration of statewide, 83 standardized assessments; requiring each school 84 district to publish certain information regarding such 85 schedules on its website; conforming provisions to 86 changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; 87 providing an additional good cause exemption for a 88 student to be promoted to grade 4; conforming cross 89 references; amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; prohibiting a 90 school from being required to use a certain parameter 91 as the sole determining factor to recruit 92 instructional personnel; providing requirements for a 93 rule adopted by the State Board of Education; amending 94 s. 1010.20, F.S.; requiring charter schools to respond 95 to monitoring questions from the department; amending 96 s. 1011.035, F.S.; deleting a requirement that each 97 district school board budget posted on the school 98 boards website include a graphical representation of 99 specified information; revising website requirements; 100 amending s. 1011.14, F.S.; revising the types of 101 facilities for which district school boards may incur 102 certain financial obligations; amending s. 1011.60, 103 F.S.; revising circumstances under which the State 104 Board of Education may alter the length of school 105 terms for certain school districts; amending s. 106 1011.62, F.S.; deleting a requirement that certain 107 full-time equivalent bonuses under the Florida 108 Education Finance Program be paid only to teachers who 109 are employed by the district when the bonus is 110 calculated; amending s. 1011.6202, F.S.; requiring 111 schools participating in the Principal Autonomy 112 Program Initiative to comply with specified provisions 113 relating to instructional multiyear contracts, in 114 addition to annual contracts, for instructional 115 personnel; amending s. 1011.69, F.S.; deleting a 116 requirement relating to Title I fund allocations to 117 schools; providing a new category of funding school 118 districts are authorized to withhold; revising a 119 category of funding a school district is authorized to 120 withhold; requiring the department to make certain 121 funds available to local education agencies; amending 122 s. 1011.71, F.S.; revising specified vehicles that may 123 be purchased or leased using specified revenue; 124 revising the types of facilities payments that may be 125 made from such revenue; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; 126 providing requirements for advanced degrees which may 127 be used to set salary schedules for instructional 128 personnel and school administrators hired after a 129 specified date; specifying district school board 130 activities that may not be precluded by collective 131 bargaining; amending s. 1012.335, F.S.; defining the 132 term instructional multiyear contract; providing 133 requirements for the award of an instructional 134 multiyear contract; requiring that an employee awarded 135 an instructional multiyear contract be returned to an 136 annual contract under certain conditions; specifying 137 district school superintendent authority; making 138 conforming and technical changes; amending s. 1012.34, 139 F.S.; requiring that procedures and requirements 140 established by the district school superintendent for 141 performance evaluations be approved by the district 142 school board; requiring the district school 143 superintendent to submit evaluation systems to the 144 department under certain circumstances; deleting a 145 requirement for the department to approve and monitor 146 each school districts evaluation systems; revising 147 the portion of a performance evaluation that is based 148 on student performance; deleting certain performance 149 evaluation requirements; providing that student 150 performance may not be the sole determinant for 151 incentive pay for instructional personnel or school 152 administrators; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; revising an 153 occupational experience qualification requirement for 154 nondegreed teachers of career programs; deleting a 155 training requirement for full-time nondegreed teachers 156 of career programs; amending s. 1012.555, F.S.; 157 revising eligibility requirements for individuals to 158 participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program; 159 amending employment requirements for paraprofessionals 160 to serve as an apprentice teacher; amending s. 161 1012.56, F.S.; specifying individuals who must 162 demonstrate mastery of general knowledge for educator 163 certification; authorizing school districts and 164 consortia of school districts to issue temporary 165 certificates under certain conditions; specifying 166 Education Practices Commission authority; conforming a 167 cross-reference; amending s. 1012.585, F.S.; revising 168 the validity period for professional certificates; 169 providing eligibility requirements for 5-year and 10 170 year professional certificates; establishing 171 requirements for the renewal of a 10-year professional 172 certificate; amending s. 1013.19, F.S.; requiring that 173 proceeds from certain sales or leases of property be 174 used for specified purposes by boards of trustees for 175 Florida College System institutions or state 176 universities; amending s. 1013.35, F.S.; deleting 177 definitions; requiring a district school board to 178 submit a tentative district educational facilities 179 plan; revising requirements for the contents of such 180 plan; deleting provisions relating to district school 181 boards coordinating with local governments to ensure 182 consistency between school district and local 183 government plans; authorizing, rather than requiring, 184 local governments to review tentative district 185 educational facilities plans; requiring a district 186 school board to submit a revised facilities plan; 187 making conforming changes; amending s. 1013.41, F.S.; 188 revising requirements for an educational facilities 189 plan; revising the duties of the Office of Educational 190 Facilities; amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; specifying that 191 Florida College System institution and state 192 university boards of trustees are required to use an 193 architect for the development of certain plans; 194 deleting district school board requirements for 195 certain construction plans; repealing s. 1013.451, 196 F.S., relating to life-cycle costs comparisons; 197 amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; conforming a cross 198 reference; amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; revising 199 determinations of allocations from the Public 200 Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; 201 requiring the Office of Program Policy and Government 202 Accountability (OPPAGA) to review cost per student 203 station levels and make certain recommendations; 204 requiring OPPAGA to submit its review to the 205 Legislature and the Commissioner of Education by a 206 specified date; revising district school board 207 requirements relating to educational plant 208 construction; amending ss. 163.3180, 1002.68, 209 1003.631, 1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.586, and 1012.98, 210 F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing effective 211 dates. 212 213 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 214 215 Section 1.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 216 120.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 217 120.81Exceptions and special requirements; general areas. 218 (1)EDUCATIONAL UNITS. 219 (a)District school boards are not subject to the 220 requirements for rules in this chapter when making and adopting 221 rules with public input at a public meeting. Notwithstanding s. 222 120.536(1) and the flush left provisions of s. 120.52(8), 223 district school boards may adopt rules to implement their 224 general powers under s. 1001.41. 225 Section 2.Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of section 226 1001.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 227 1001.02General powers of State Board of Education. 228 (2)The State Board of Education has the following duties: 229 (n)To adopt cohesive rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 230 120.54, within statutory authority as specifically provided by 231 law. 232 Section 3.Subsections (5) and (6) are added to section 233 1001.23, Florida Statutes, to read: 234 1001.23Specific powers and duties of the Department of 235 Education.In addition to all other duties assigned to it by law 236 or by rule of the State Board of Education, the department 237 shall: 238 (5)Annually by August 1, inform district school 239 superintendents that pursuant to s. 120.565, the superintendents 240 may receive a declaratory statement, within 90 days after 241 submitting a petition to receive such statement, regarding the 242 departments opinion as to the applicability of a statutory or 243 rule provision to a school district as it applies to the 244 districts particular set of circumstances. 245 (6)Annually maintain and make available to school 246 districts a list of all requirements in statute and rule 247 relating to required actions by district school boards or 248 superintendents. The list must include, but is not limited to, 249 required parent notifications; information that must be posted 250 to the district website; and reporting, filing, and 251 certification requirements. 252 Section 4.Paragraph (l) of subsection (12) of section 253 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 254 1001.42Powers and duties of district school board.The 255 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 256 powers and perform all duties listed below: 257 (12)FINANCE.Take steps to assure students adequate 258 educational facilities through the financial procedure 259 authorized in chapters 1010 and 1011 and as prescribed below: 260 (l)Internal auditor.May or, in the case of a school 261 district receiving annual federal, state, and local funds in 262 excess of $500 million, shall employ an internal auditor. The 263 scope of the internal auditor shall not be restricted and shall 264 include every functional and program area of the school system. 265 1.The internal auditor shall perform ongoing financial 266 verification of the financial records of the school district, a 267 comprehensive risk assessment of all areas of the school system 268 every 5 years, and other audits and reviews as the district 269 school board directs for determining: 270 a.The adequacy of internal controls designed to prevent 271 and detect fraud, waste, and abuse as defined in s. 11.45(1). 272 b.Compliance with applicable laws, rules, contracts, grant 273 agreements, district school board-approved policies, and best 274 practices. 275 c.The efficiency of operations. 276 d.The reliability of financial records and reports. 277 e.The safeguarding of assets. 278 f.Financial solvency. 279 g.Projected revenues and expenditures. 280 h.The rate of change in the general fund balance. 281 2.The internal auditor shall prepare audit reports of his 282 or her findings and report directly to the district school board 283 or its designee. 284 3.Any person responsible for furnishing or producing any 285 book, record, paper, document, data, or sufficient information 286 necessary to conduct a proper audit or examination which the 287 internal auditor is by law authorized to perform is subject to 288 the provisions of s. 11.47(3) and (4). 289 Section 5.Subsection (16) of section 1002.20, Florida 290 Statutes, is amended to read: 291 1002.20K-12 student and parent rights.Parents of public 292 school students must receive accurate and timely information 293 regarding their childs academic progress and must be informed 294 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 295 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 296 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 297 (16)SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING 298 REPORTS; FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.Parents of public school students 299 have the right to an easy-to-read report card about the schools 300 grade designation or, if applicable under s. 1008.341, the 301 schools improvement rating, and the schools accountability 302 report, including the school financial report as required under 303 s. 1010.215. The school financial report must be provided to the 304 parents and indicate the average amount of money expended per 305 student in the school, which must also be included in the 306 student handbook or a similar publication. The department shall 307 produce the reports required under this subsection and make the 308 reports for each school available on the departments website in 309 a prominent location. Each public school district must provide a 310 link on its website to such reports for parent access. 311 Section 6.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and subsection 312 (5) of section 1002.31, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 313 1002.31Controlled open enrollment; public school parental 314 choice. 315 (2) 316 (b)Each school district and charter school capacity 317 determinations for its schools, by grade level, must be updated 318 at least twice annually every 12 weeks and be identified on the 319 school district and charter schools websites. In determining 320 the capacity of each district school, the district school board 321 shall incorporate the specifications, plans, elements, and 322 commitments contained in the school district educational 323 facilities plan and the long-term work programs required under 324 s. 1013.35. Each charter school governing board shall determine 325 capacity based upon its charter school contract. Each virtual 326 charter school and each school district with a contract with an 327 approved virtual instruction program provider shall determine 328 capacity based upon the enrollment requirements established 329 under s. 1002.45(1)(d)4. 330 (5)For a school or program that is a public school of 331 choice under this section, the calculation for compliance with 332 maximum class size pursuant to s. 1003.03(4) is the average 333 number of students at the school level. 334 Section 7.Paragraph (g) of subsection (18) of section 335 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 336 1002.33Charter schools. 337 (18)FACILITIES. 338 (g)Each school district shall annually provide to the 339 Department of Education as part of its 5-year work plan the 340 number of existing vacant classrooms in each school that the 341 district does not intend to use or does not project will be 342 needed for educational purposes for the following school year. 343 The department may recommend that a district make such space 344 available to an appropriate charter school. 345 Section 8.Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 346 1002.394, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 347 1002.394The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. 348 (7)SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS. 349 (b)1.The parent of a student with a disability who does 350 not have an IEP in accordance with subparagraph (3)(b)4. or who 351 seeks a reevaluation of an existing IEP may request an IEP 352 meeting and evaluation from the school district in order to 353 obtain or revise a matrix of services. The school district shall 354 notify a parent who has made a request for an IEP that the 355 district is required to complete the IEP and matrix of services 356 within 60 30 days after receiving notice of the parents 357 request. The school district shall conduct a meeting and develop 358 an IEP and a matrix of services within 60 30 days after receipt 359 of the parents request in accordance with State Board of 360 Education rules. The district must accept the diagnosis and 361 consider the service plan of the licensed professional providing 362 the diagnosis pursuant to subparagraph (3)(b)4. The school 363 district must complete a matrix that assigns the student to one 364 of the levels of service as they existed before the 2000-2001 365 school year. For a nonpublic school student without an IEP, the 366 school district is authorized to use evaluation reports and 367 plans of care developed by the licensed professionals under 368 subparagraph (4)(b)3. to complete the matrix of services. 369 2.a.The school district must provide the students parent 370 and the department with the students matrix level within 10 371 calendar days after its completion. 372 b.The department shall notify the parent and the 373 organization of the amount of the funds awarded within 10 days 374 after receiving the school districts notification of the 375 students matrix level. 376 c.A school district may change a matrix of services only 377 if the change is a result of an IEP reevaluation or to correct a 378 technical, typographical, or calculation error. 379 Section 9.Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 380 1002.451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 381 1002.451District innovation school of technology program. 382 (5)EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES. 383 (a)An innovation school of technology is exempt from 384 chapters 1000-1013. However, an innovation school of technology 385 shall comply with the following provisions of those chapters: 386 1.Laws pertaining to the following: 387 a.Schools of technology, including this section. 388 b.Student assessment program and school grading system. 389 c.Services to students who have disabilities. 390 d.Civil rights, including s. 1000.05, relating to 391 discrimination. 392 e.Student health, safety, and welfare. 393 2.Laws governing the election and compensation of district 394 school board members and election or appointment and 395 compensation of district school superintendents. 396 3.Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except 397 that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is 398 the average at the school level. 399 4.Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to 400 compensation and salary schedules. 401 5.Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions, 402 for annual contracts for instructional personnel. This 403 subparagraph does not apply to at-will employees. 404 6.Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with 405 instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011, for 406 annual or instructional multiyear contracts for instructional 407 personnel. This subparagraph does not apply to at-will 408 employees. 409 7.Section 1012.34, relating to requirements for 410 performance evaluations of instructional personnel and school 411 administrators. 412 Section 10.Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 413 1002.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 414 1002.61Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public 415 schools and private prekindergarten providers. 416 (10)(a)Each early learning coalition shall verify that 417 each private prekindergarten provider and public school 418 delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 419 within the coalitions county or multicounty region complies 420 with this part. 421 Section 11.Subsection (9) of section 1002.63, Florida 422 Statutes, is amended to read: 423 1002.63School-year prekindergarten program delivered by 424 public schools. 425 (9)(a)Each early learning coalition shall verify that each 426 public school delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 427 Program within the coalitions service area complies with this 428 part. 429 (b)If a public school fails or refuses to comply with this 430 part or engages in misconduct, the department must shall require 431 that the school district to remove the school from eligibility 432 to deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and 433 receive state funds under this part for a period of at least 2 434 years but no more than 5 years. 435 Section 12.Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) and subsection 436 (7) of section 1002.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 437 1002.71Funding; financial and attendance reporting. 438 (6) 439 (b)1.Each private prekindergarten providers and district 440 school boards attendance policy must require the parent of each 441 student in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to 442 verify, each month, the students attendance on the prior 443 months certified student attendance. 444 2.The parent must submit the verification of the students 445 attendance to the private prekindergarten provider or public 446 school on forms prescribed by the department. The forms must 447 include, in addition to the verification of the students 448 attendance, a certification, in substantially the following 449 form, that the parent continues to choose the private 450 prekindergarten provider or public school in accordance with s. 451 1002.53 and directs that payments for the program be made to the 452 provider or school: 453 454 VERIFICATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDANCE 455 AND CERTIFICATION OF PARENTAL CHOICE 456 457 I, ...(Name of Parent)..., swear (or affirm) that my child, 458 ...(Name of Student)..., attended the Voluntary Prekindergarten 459 Education Program on the days listed above and certify that I 460 continue to choose ...(Name of Provider or School)... to deliver 461 the program for my child and direct that program funds be paid 462 to the provider or school for my child. 463 ...(Signature of Parent)... 464 ...(Date)... 465 466 3.The private prekindergarten provider or public school 467 must keep each original signed form for at least 2 years. Each 468 private prekindergarten provider must permit the early learning 469 coalition, and each public school must permit the school 470 district, to inspect the original signed forms during normal 471 business hours. The department shall adopt procedures for early 472 learning coalitions and school districts to review the original 473 signed forms against the certified student attendance. The 474 review procedures must shall provide for the use of selective 475 inspection techniques, including, but not limited to, random 476 sampling. Each early learning coalition and the school districts 477 must comply with the review procedures. 478 (7)The department shall require that administrative 479 expenditures be kept to the minimum necessary for efficient and 480 effective administration of the Voluntary Prekindergarten 481 Education Program. Administrative policies and procedures must 482 shall be revised, to the maximum extent practicable, be revised 483 to incorporate the use of automation and electronic submission 484 of forms, including those required for child eligibility and 485 enrollment, provider and class registration, and monthly 486 certification of attendance for payment. A school district may 487 use its automated daily attendance reporting system for the 488 purpose of maintaining and transmitting attendance records to 489 the early learning coalition in a mutually agreed-upon format. 490 Each school district shall certify the correctness of attendance 491 data submitted to the single point of entry system described in 492 paragraph (5)(a) as required by the department. In addition, 493 actions must shall be taken to reduce paperwork, eliminate the 494 duplication of reports, and eliminate other duplicative 495 activities. Each early learning coalition may retain and expend 496 no more than 5.0 percent of the funds paid by the coalition to 497 private prekindergarten providers and public schools under 498 paragraph (5)(b). Funds retained by an early learning coalition 499 under this subsection may be used only for administering the 500 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and may not be used 501 for the school readiness program or other programs. 502 Section 13.Subsection (4) of section 1003.03, Florida 503 Statutes, is amended to read: 504 1003.03Maximum class size. 505 (4)ACCOUNTABILITY.Each district that has not complied 506 with the requirements in subsection (1), based on the October 507 student membership survey, shall submit to the commissioner by 508 February 1 a plan certified by the district school board that 509 describes the specific actions the district will take in order 510 to fully comply with the requirements in subsection (1) by 511 October of the following school year. 512 Section 14.Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 513 1003.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 514 1003.26Enforcement of school attendance.The Legislature 515 finds that poor academic performance is associated with 516 nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role 517 in promoting and enforcing attendance as a means of improving 518 student performance. It is the policy of the state that each 519 district school superintendent be responsible for enforcing 520 school attendance of all students subject to the compulsory 521 school age in the school district and supporting enforcement of 522 school attendance by local law enforcement agencies. The 523 responsibility includes recommending policies and procedures to 524 the district school board that require public schools to respond 525 in a timely manner to every unexcused absence, and every absence 526 for which the reason is unknown, of students enrolled in the 527 schools. District school board policies shall require the parent 528 of a student to justify each absence of the student, and that 529 justification will be evaluated based on adopted district school 530 board policies that define excused and unexcused absences. The 531 policies must provide that public schools track excused and 532 unexcused absences and contact the home in the case of an 533 unexcused absence from school, or an absence from school for 534 which the reason is unknown, to prevent the development of 535 patterns of nonattendance. The Legislature finds that early 536 intervention in school attendance is the most effective way of 537 producing good attendance habits that will lead to improved 538 student learning and achievement. Each public school shall 539 implement the following steps to promote and enforce regular 540 school attendance: 541 (1)CONTACT, REFER, AND ENFORCE. 542 (b)If a student has had at least five unexcused absences, 543 or absences for which the reasons are unknown, within a calendar 544 month or 10 unexcused absences, or absences for which the 545 reasons are unknown, within a 90-calendar-day period, or a 546 period of time less than 90 days as determined by the district 547 school board, the students primary teacher must shall report to 548 the school principal or his or her designee that the student may 549 be exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance. The principal shall, 550 unless there is clear evidence that the absences are not a 551 pattern of nonattendance, refer the case to the schools child 552 study team to determine if early patterns of truancy are 553 developing. If the child study team finds that a pattern of 554 nonattendance is developing, whether the absences are excused or 555 not, a meeting with the parent must be scheduled to identify 556 potential remedies, and the principal must shall notify the 557 district school superintendent and the school district contact 558 for home education programs that the referred student is 559 exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance. 560 Section 15.Effective upon becoming a law, paragraphs (a) 561 and (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection (5), and 562 subsection (6) of section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, are 563 amended to read: 564 1003.4282Requirements for a standard high school diploma. 565 (3)STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT 566 REQUIREMENTS. 567 (a)Four credits in English Language Arts (ELA).The four 568 credits must be in ELA I, II, III, and IV. A students 569 performance on the statewide, standardized grade 10 ELA 570 assessment constitutes 30 percent of the students final course 571 grade A student must pass the statewide, standardized grade 10 572 ELA assessment, or earn a concordant score, in order to earn a 573 standard high school diploma. 574 (b)Four credits in mathematics. 575 1.A student must earn one credit in Algebra I and one 576 credit in Geometry. A students performance on the statewide, 577 standardized Algebra I end-of-course (EOC) assessment 578 constitutes 30 percent of the students final course grade. A 579 student must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC 580 assessment, or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a 581 standard high school diploma. A students performance on the 582 statewide, standardized Geometry EOC assessment constitutes 30 583 percent of the students final course grade. 584 2.A student who earns an industry certification for which 585 there is a statewide college credit articulation agreement 586 approved by the State Board of Education may substitute the 587 certification for one mathematics credit. Substitution may occur 588 for up to two mathematics credits, except for Algebra I and 589 Geometry. A student may earn two mathematics credits by 590 successfully completing Algebra I through two full-year courses. 591 A certified school counselor or the principals designee shall 592 must advise the student that admission to a state university may 593 require the student to earn 3 additional mathematics credits 594 that are at least as rigorous as Algebra I. 595 3.A student who earns a computer science credit may 596 substitute the credit for up to one credit of the mathematics 597 requirement, with the exception of Algebra I and Geometry, if 598 the commissioner identifies the computer science credit as being 599 equivalent in rigor to the mathematics credit. An identified 600 computer science credit may not be used to substitute for both a 601 mathematics and a science credit. A student who earns an 602 industry certification in 3D rapid prototype printing may 603 satisfy up to two credits of the mathematics requirement, with 604 the exception of Algebra I, if the commissioner identifies the 605 certification as being equivalent in rigor to the mathematics 606 credit or credits. 607 (5)AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. 608 (c)A student who earns the required 24 credits, or the 609 required 18 credits under s. 1002.3105(5), but fails to pass the 610 assessments required under s. 1008.22(3) or achieve a 2.0 GPA 611 shall be awarded a certificate of completion in a form 612 prescribed by the State Board of Education. However, a student 613 who is otherwise entitled to a certificate of completion may 614 elect to remain in high school either as a full-time student or 615 a part-time student for up to 1 additional year and receive 616 special instruction designed to remedy his or her identified 617 deficiencies. 618 (6)UNIFORM TRANSFER OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS.Beginning with 619 the 2012-2013 school year, if a student transfers to a Florida 620 public high school from out of country, out of state, a private 621 school, a personalized education program, or a home education 622 program and the students transcript shows a credit in Algebra 623 I, the student must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I 624 EOC assessment in order to earn a standard high school diploma 625 unless the student earned a comparative score, passed a 626 statewide assessment in Algebra I administered by the 627 transferring entity, or passed the statewide mathematics 628 assessment the transferring entity uses to satisfy the 629 requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as 630 amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. ss. 631 6301 et seq. If a students transcript shows a credit in high 632 school reading or English Language Arts II or III, in order to 633 earn a standard high school diploma, the student must take and 634 pass the statewide, standardized grade 10 ELA assessment, or 635 earn a concordant score. If a transfer students transcript 636 shows a final course grade and course credit in Algebra I, 637 Geometry, Biology I, or United States History, or the equivalent 638 of a grade 10 ELA course, the transferring course final grade 639 and credit must shall be honored without the student taking the 640 requisite statewide, standardized EOC assessment and without the 641 assessment results constituting 30 percent of the students 642 final course grade. 643 Section 16.Effective upon becoming a law, section 644 1003.433, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 645 1003.433Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out 646 of-country transfer students and students needing additional 647 instruction to meet high school graduation requirements. 648 (1)Students who enter a Florida public school at the 11th 649 or 12th grade from out of state or out of country may shall not 650 be required to spend additional time in a Florida public school 651 in order to meet the high school course requirements if the 652 student has met all requirements of the school district, state, 653 or country from which he or she is transferring. Such students 654 who are not proficient in English should receive immediate and 655 intensive instruction in English language acquisition. However, 656 to receive a standard high school diploma, a transfer student 657 must earn a 2.0 grade point average and meet the requirements 658 under s. 1008.22. 659 (2)Students who earn the required 24 credits for the 660 standard high school diploma except for passage of any must-pass 661 assessment under s. 1003.4282 or s. 1008.22 or an alternate 662 assessment by the end of grade 12 must be provided the following 663 learning opportunities: 664 (a)Participation in an accelerated high school equivalency 665 diploma preparation program during the summer. 666 (b)Upon receipt of a certificate of completion, be allowed 667 to take the College Placement Test and be admitted to 668 developmental education or credit courses at a Florida College 669 System institution, as appropriate. 670 (c)Participation in an adult general education program as 671 provided in s. 1004.93 for such time as the student requires to 672 master English, reading, mathematics, or any other subject 673 required for high school graduation. A student attending an 674 adult general education program shall have the opportunity to 675 take any must-pass assessment under s. 1003.4282 or s. 1008.22 676 an unlimited number of times in order to receive a standard high 677 school diploma. 678 (3)Students who have been enrolled in an ESOL program for 679 less than 2 school years and have met all requirements for the 680 standard high school diploma except for passage of any must-pass 681 assessment under s. 1003.4282 or s. 1008.22 or alternate 682 assessment may: 683 (a)Receive immersion English language instruction during 684 the summer following their senior year. Students receiving such 685 instruction are eligible to take the required assessment or 686 alternate assessment and receive a standard high school diploma 687 upon passage of the required assessment or alternate assessment. 688 This paragraph shall be implemented to the extent funding is 689 provided in the General Appropriations Act. 690 (b)Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, meet the 691 requirement to pass the statewide, standardized grade 10 English 692 Language Arts assessment by satisfactorily demonstrating grade 693 level expectations on formative assessments, in accordance with 694 state board rule. 695 Section 17.Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (6) of 696 section 1006.1494, Florida Statutes, to read: 697 1006.1494Student online personal information protection. 698 (6)This section does not do any of the following: 699 (j)Impose requirements for a K-12 school, school district, 700 or district school board. 701 702 The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this 703 section. 704 Section 18.Subsection (2) of section 1006.40, Florida 705 Statutes, is amended to read: 706 1006.40Purchase of instructional materials. 707 (2)Each district school board must purchase current 708 instructional materials to provide each student in kindergarten 709 through grade 12 with a major tool of instruction in core 710 courses of the subject areas of mathematics, language arts, 711 science, social studies, reading, and literature. Such purchase 712 must be made within the first 5 3 years after the effective date 713 of the adoption cycle, subject to state board requirement for an 714 earlier purchase date for a specific subject area, unless a 715 district school board or a consortium of school districts has 716 implemented an instructional materials program pursuant to s. 717 1006.283. 718 Section 19.Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1008.212, 719 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 720 1008.212Students with disabilities; extraordinary 721 exemption. 722 (2)A student with a disability for whom the individual 723 education plan (IEP) team determines is prevented by a 724 circumstance or condition from physically demonstrating the 725 mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by 726 the statewide standardized assessment, a statewide standardized 727 end-of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment pursuant to 728 s. 1008.22(3)(d) shall be granted an extraordinary exemption 729 from the administration of the assessment. A learning, 730 emotional, behavioral, or significant cognitive disability, or 731 the receipt of services through the homebound or hospitalized 732 program in accordance with rule 6A-6.03020, Florida 733 Administrative Code, is not, in and of itself, an adequate 734 criterion for the granting of an extraordinary exemption. The 735 first two administrations of the coordinated screening and 736 progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(9) or any alternate 737 assessments used in lieu of such administrations are not subject 738 to the requirements of this section. 739 (3)The IEP team, which must include the parent, may submit 740 to the district school superintendent a written request for an 741 extraordinary exemption from the end-of-year or end-of-course 742 statewide, standardized assessment at any time during the school 743 year, but not later than 60 days before the current years 744 assessment administration for which the request is made. A 745 request must include all of the following: 746 (a)A written description of the students disabilities, 747 including a specific description of the students impaired 748 sensory, manual, or speaking skills. 749 (b)Written documentation of the most recent evaluation 750 data. 751 (c)Written documentation, if available, of the most recent 752 administration of the statewide standardized assessment, an end 753 of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment. 754 (d)A written description of the conditions effect on the 755 students participation in the statewide standardized 756 assessment, an end-of-course assessment, or an alternate 757 assessment. 758 (e)Written evidence that the student has had the 759 opportunity to learn the skills being tested. 760 (f)Written evidence that the student has been provided 761 appropriate instructional accommodations. 762 (g)Written evidence as to whether the student has had the 763 opportunity to be assessed using the instructional 764 accommodations on the students IEP which are allowable in the 765 administration of the statewide standardized assessment, an end 766 of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment in prior 767 assessments. 768 (h)Written evidence of the circumstance or condition as 769 defined in subsection (1). 770 Section 20.Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (7) 771 of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 772 1008.22Student assessment program for public schools. 773 (7)ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS. 774 (a)The Commissioner of Education shall establish schedules 775 for the administration of statewide, standardized assessments 776 and the reporting of student assessment results. The 777 commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and 778 school holidays when developing the schedules. By January 1 of 779 each year, the commissioner shall notify each school district in 780 writing and publish on the departments website the assessment 781 schedule for, at a minimum, the next 2 school years. The 782 assessment and reporting schedules must provide the earliest 783 possible reporting of student assessment results to the school 784 districts. Assessment results for the statewide, standardized 785 ELA and Mathematics assessments and all statewide, standardized 786 EOC assessments must be made available no later than June 30, 787 except for results for the grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA 788 assessment, which must be made available no later than May 31. 789 Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, assessment results for 790 the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments must 791 be available no later than May 31. School districts shall 792 administer statewide, standardized assessments in accordance 793 with the schedule established by the commissioner. 794 (b)By January of each year, the commissioner shall publish 795 on the departments website a uniform calendar that includes the 796 assessment and reporting schedules for, at a minimum, the next 2 797 school years. The uniform calendar must be provided to school 798 districts in an electronic format that allows each school 799 district and public school to populate the calendar with, at 800 minimum, the following information for reporting the district 801 assessment schedules under paragraph (d): 802 1.Whether the assessment is a district-required assessment 803 or a state-required assessment. 804 2.The specific date or dates that each assessment will be 805 administered, including administrations of the coordinated 806 screening and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(9)(b). 807 3.The time allotted to administer each assessment. 808 4.Whether the assessment is a computer-based assessment or 809 a paper-based assessment. 810 5.The grade level or subject area associated with the 811 assessment. 812 6.The date that the assessment results are expected to be 813 available to teachers and parents. 814 7.The type of assessment, the purpose of the assessment, 815 and the use of the assessment results. 816 8.A glossary of assessment terminology. 817 9.Estimates of average time for administering state 818 required and district-required assessments, by grade level. 819 (c)(d)Each school district shall, by November 1 of each 820 year, establish schedules for the administration of any 821 statewide, standardized assessments and district-required 822 assessments and approve the schedules as an agenda item at a 823 district school board meeting. Each school district shall 824 publish the testing schedules on its website which specify 825 whether an assessment is a state-required or district-required 826 assessment and the grade bands or subject areas associated with 827 the assessments using the uniform calendar, including all 828 information required under paragraph (b), and submit the 829 schedules to the Department of Education by October 1 of each 830 year. Each public school shall publish schedules for statewide, 831 standardized assessments and district-required assessments on 832 its website using the uniform calendar, including all 833 information required under paragraph (b). The school board 834 approved assessment uniform calendar must be included in the 835 parent guide required by s. 1002.23(5). 836 Section 21.Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) and paragraphs 837 (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (9) of section 1008.25, Florida 838 Statutes, are amended to read: 839 1008.25Public school student progression; student support; 840 coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting 841 requirements. 842 (7)ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL PROMOTION. 843 (b)The district school board may only exempt students from 844 mandatory retention, as provided in paragraph (5)(c), for good 845 cause. A student promoted to grade 4 with a good cause exemption 846 shall be provided intensive reading instruction and intervention 847 that include specialized diagnostic information and specific 848 reading strategies to meet the needs of each student so 849 promoted. The school district shall assist schools and teachers 850 with the implementation of explicit, systematic, and 851 multisensory reading instruction and intervention strategies for 852 students promoted with a good cause exemption which research has 853 shown to be successful in improving reading among students who 854 have reading difficulties. Upon the request of the parent, the 855 teacher or school administrator shall meet to discuss the 856 students progress. The parent may request more frequent 857 notification of the students progress, more frequent 858 interventions or supports, and earlier implementation of the 859 additional interventions or supports described in the initial 860 notification. Good cause exemptions are limited to the 861 following: 862 1.Limited English proficient students who have had less 863 than 2 years of instruction in an English for Speakers of Other 864 Languages program based on the initial date of entry into a 865 school in the United States. 866 2.Students with disabilities whose individual education 867 plan indicates that participation in the statewide assessment 868 program is not appropriate, consistent with the requirements of 869 s. 1008.212. 870 3.Students who demonstrate an acceptable level of 871 performance on an alternative standardized reading or English 872 Language Arts assessment approved by the State Board of 873 Education. 874 4.Students who demonstrate through a student portfolio 875 that they are performing at least at Level 2 on the statewide, 876 standardized English Language Arts assessment. 877 5.Students with disabilities who take the statewide, 878 standardized English Language Arts assessment and who have an 879 individual education plan or a Section 504 plan that reflects 880 that the student has received intensive instruction in reading 881 or English Language Arts for more than 2 years but still 882 demonstrates a deficiency and was previously retained in 883 prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3. 884 6.Students who have received intensive reading 885 intervention for 2 or more years but still demonstrate a 886 deficiency in reading and who were previously retained in 887 kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3 for a total of 2 888 years. A student may not be retained more than once in grade 3. 889 7.Students who have scored a level 2 or higher on both the 890 initial and midyear administrations of the coordinated screening 891 and progress monitoring system. 892 (9)COORDINATED SCREENING AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM. 893 (b)Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, private 894 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers and public 895 schools must participate in the coordinated screening and 896 progress monitoring system pursuant to this paragraph. 897 1.For students in the school-year Voluntary 898 Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 2, the 899 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be 900 administered at least three times within a school year, with the 901 first administration occurring no later than the first 30 902 instructional days after a students enrollment or the start of 903 the school year, the second administration occurring midyear, 904 and the third administration occurring within the last 30 days 905 of the school year pursuant to state board rule. The state board 906 may adopt alternate timeframes to address nontraditional school 907 year calendars to ensure the coordinated screening and progress 908 monitoring program is administered a minimum of three times 909 within a year. 910 2.For students in the summer prekindergarten program, the 911 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be 912 administered two times, with the first administration occurring 913 no later than the first 10 instructional days after a students 914 enrollment or the start of the summer prekindergarten program, 915 and the final administration occurring within the last 10 days 916 of the summer prekindergarten program pursuant to state board 917 rule. 918 3.For grades 3 through 10 English Language Arts and grades 919 3 through 8 Mathematics, the coordinated screening and progress 920 monitoring system must be administered at the beginning, middle, 921 and end of the school year pursuant to state board rule. The 922 end-of-year administration of the coordinated screening and 923 progress monitoring system must be a comprehensive progress 924 monitoring assessment administered in accordance with the 925 scheduling requirements under s. 1008.22(7)(b) s. 1008.22(7)(c). 926 (c)To facilitate timely interventions and supports 927 pursuant to subsection (4), the system must provide results from 928 the first two administrations of the progress monitoring to a 929 students teacher or prekindergarten instructor within 1 week 930 and to the students parent within 2 weeks after the 931 administration of the progress monitoring. Delivery of results 932 from the comprehensive, end-of-year progress monitoring ELA 933 assessment for grades 3 through 10 and Mathematics assessment 934 for grades 3 through 8 must be in accordance with s. 935 1008.22(7)(g) s. 1008.22(7)(h). 936 1.A students results from the coordinated screening and 937 progress monitoring system must be recorded in a written, easy 938 to-comprehend individual student report. Each school district 939 shall provide a parent secure access to his or her childs 940 individual student reports through a web-based portal as part of 941 its student information system. Each early learning coalition 942 shall provide parents the individual student report in a format 943 determined by state board rule. 944 2.In addition to the information under subparagraph (a)5., 945 the report must also include parent resources that explain the 946 purpose of progress monitoring, assist the parent in 947 interpreting progress monitoring results, and support informed 948 parent involvement. Parent resources may include personalized 949 video formats. 950 3.The department shall annually update school districts 951 and early learning coalitions on new system features and 952 functionality and collaboratively identify with school districts 953 and early learning coalitions strategies for meaningfully 954 reporting to parents results from the coordinated screening and 955 progress monitoring system. The department shall develop ways to 956 increase the utilization, by instructional staff and parents, of 957 student assessment data and resources. 958 4.An individual student report must be provided in a 959 printed format upon a parents request. 960 (d)Screening and progress monitoring system results, 961 including the number of students who demonstrate characteristics 962 of dyslexia and dyscalculia, shall be reported to the department 963 pursuant to state board rule and maintained in the departments 964 Education Data Warehouse. Results must be provided to a 965 students teacher and parent in a timely manner as required in 966 s. 1008.22(7)(f) s. 1008.22(7)(g). 967 Section 22.Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection 968 (5) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 969 1008.33Authority to enforce public school improvement. 970 (3) 971 (c)The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated 972 matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting 973 traditional public schools identified under this section and 974 rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter 975 schools. The intervention and support strategies must address 976 student performance and may include improvement planning; 977 leadership quality improvement; educator quality improvement; 978 professional learning; curriculum review, pacing, and alignment 979 across grade levels to improve background knowledge in social 980 studies, science, and the arts; and the use of continuous 981 improvement and monitoring plans and processes. In addition, the 982 state board may prescribe reporting requirements to review and 983 monitor the progress of the schools. The rule must define the 984 intervention and support strategies for school improvement for 985 schools earning a grade of D or F and the roles for the 986 district and department. A school may not be required to use the 987 measure of student learning growth in s. 1012.34(7) as the sole 988 determinant to recruit instructional personnel. The rule must 989 create a timeline for a school districts school improvement 990 plan or district-managed turnaround plan to be approved and for 991 the school improvement funds under Title I to be released to the 992 school district. The timeline established in rule for the 993 release of school improvement funding under Title I may not 994 exceed 20 calendar days after the approval of the school 995 improvement plan or district-managed turnaround plan. 996 (5)The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 997 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section. The rules 998 shall include timelines for submission of implementation plans, 999 approval criteria for implementation plans, timelines for 1000 releasing Title I funding, implementing intervention and support 1001 strategies, a standard charter school turnaround contract, a 1002 standard facility lease, and a mutual management agreement. The 1003 state board shall consult with education stakeholders in 1004 developing the rules. 1005 Section 23.Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of 1006 section 1010.20, Florida Statutes, to read: 1007 1010.20Cost accounting and reporting for school 1008 districts. 1009 (2)COST REPORTING. 1010 (e)Each charter school shall receive and respond to 1011 monitoring questions from the department. 1012 Section 24.Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1011.035, 1013 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1014 1011.035School district fiscal transparency. 1015 (2)Each district school board shall post on its website: 1016 (a)A plain language version of each proposed, tentative, 1017 and official budget which describes each budget item in terms 1018 that are easily understandable to the public and includes: 1019 (a)Graphical representations, for each public school 1020 within the district and for the school district, of the 1021 following: 1022 1.Summary financial efficiency data. 1023 2.Fiscal trend information for the previous 3 years on: 1024 a.The ratio of full-time equivalent students to full-time 1025 equivalent instructional personnel. 1026 b.The ratio of full-time equivalent students to full-time 1027 equivalent administrative personnel. 1028 c.The total operating expenditures per full-time 1029 equivalent student. 1030 d.The total instructional expenditures per full-time 1031 equivalent student. 1032 e.The general administrative expenditures as a percentage 1033 of total budget. 1034 f.The rate of change in the general funds ending fund 1035 balance not classified as restricted. 1036 (b)A link to the web-based fiscal transparency tool 1037 developed by the department pursuant to s. 1010.20 to enable 1038 taxpayers to evaluate the financial efficiency of the school 1039 district and compare the financial efficiency of the school 1040 district with other similarly situated school districts. 1041 1042 This information must be prominently posted on the school 1043 districts website in a manner that is readily accessible to the 1044 public. 1045 (4)The website should contain links to: 1046 (a)Help explain or provide background information on 1047 various budget items that are required by state or federal law. 1048 (b)Allow users to navigate to related sites to view 1049 supporting details. 1050 (c)enable taxpayers, parents, and education advocates to 1051 send e-mails asking questions about the budget and enable others 1052 to view the questions and responses. 1053 Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 1011.14, Florida 1054 Statutes, is amended to read: 1055 1011.14Obligations for a period of 1 year.District school 1056 boards are authorized only under the following conditions to 1057 create obligations by way of anticipation of budgeted revenues 1058 accruing on a current basis without pledging the credit of the 1059 district or requiring future levy of taxes for certain purposes 1060 for a period of 1 year; however, such obligations may be 1061 extended from year to year with the consent of the lender for a 1062 period not to exceed 4 years, or for a total of 5 years 1063 including the initial year of the loan: 1064 (1)PURPOSES.The purposes for which such obligations may 1065 be incurred within the intent of this section shall include only 1066 the purchase of school buses, land, and equipment for 1067 educational purposes; the erection of, alteration to, or 1068 addition to educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary 1069 facilities; and the adjustment of insurance on educational 1070 property on a 5-year plan, as provided by rules of the State 1071 Board of Education. 1072 Section 26.Subsection (2) of section 1011.60, Florida 1073 Statutes, is amended to read: 1074 1011.60Minimum requirements of the Florida Education 1075 Finance Program.Each district which participates in the state 1076 appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program shall 1077 provide evidence of its effort to maintain an adequate school 1078 program throughout the district and shall meet at least the 1079 following requirements: 1080 (2)MINIMUM TERM.Operate all schools for a term of 180 1081 actual teaching days or the equivalent on an hourly basis as 1082 specified by rules of the State Board of Education each school 1083 year. The State Board of Education may prescribe procedures for 1084 altering, and, upon written application, may alter, this 1085 requirement during a national, state, or local emergency as it 1086 may apply to an individual school or schools in any district or 1087 districts if the district school board certifies to the 1088 Commissioner of Education that if, in the opinion of the board, 1089 it is not necessary feasible to make up lost days or hours, and 1090 the apportionment may, at the discretion of the Commissioner of 1091 Education and if the board determines that the reduction of 1092 school days or hours is caused by the existence of a bona fide 1093 emergency, be reduced for such district or districts in 1094 proportion to the decrease in the length of term in any such 1095 school or schools. A strike, as defined in s. 447.203(6), by 1096 employees of the school district may not be considered an 1097 emergency. 1098 Section 27.Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section 1099 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1100 1011.62Funds for operation of schools.If the annual 1101 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 1102 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 1103 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 1104 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 1105 follows: 1106 (1)COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 1107 OPERATION.The following procedure shall be followed in 1108 determining the annual allocation to each district for 1109 operation: 1110 (o)Calculation of additional full-time equivalent 1111 membership based on successful completion of a career-themed 1112 course pursuant to ss. 1003.491-1003.493, or courses with 1113 embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE Digital Tool 1114 certificates, and issuance of industry certification identified 1115 on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to 1116 rules adopted by the State Board of Education or CAPE Digital 1117 Tool certificates pursuant to s. 1003.4203. 1118 1.a.A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student 1119 membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool 1120 certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school 1121 grades. 1122 b.A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student 1123 membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a 1124 course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded 1125 CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry 1126 certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry 1127 Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the 1128 State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent 1129 membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a 1130 CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation 1131 agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of 1132 Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not 1133 articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall 1134 assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each 1135 certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE 1136 membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub 1137 subparagraph a. may not rely solely on the previously funded 1138 examination to satisfy the requirements for earning an industry 1139 certification under this sub-subparagraph. The State Board of 1140 Education shall include the assigned values on the CAPE Industry 1141 Certification Funding List under rules adopted by the state 1142 board. Such value shall be added to the total full-time 1143 equivalent student membership for grades 6 through 12 in the 1144 subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications earned through 1145 dual enrollment must be reported and funded pursuant to s. 1146 1011.80. However, if a student earns a certification through a 1147 dual enrollment course and the certification is not a fundable 1148 certification on the postsecondary certification funding list, 1149 or the dual enrollment certification is earned as a result of an 1150 agreement between a school district and a nonpublic 1151 postsecondary institution, the bonus value shall be funded in 1152 the same manner as other nondual enrollment course industry 1153 certifications. In such cases, the school district may provide 1154 for an agreement between the high school and the technical 1155 center, or the school district and the postsecondary institution 1156 may enter into an agreement for equitable distribution of the 1157 bonus funds. 1158 c.A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership 1159 shall be calculated for student completion of at least three 1160 courses and an industry certification in a single career and 1161 technical education program or program of study. 1162 d.A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership 1163 shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry 1164 Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit 1165 hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be 1166 calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that 1167 articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE 1168 Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the 1169 commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(4) and 1008.44. 1170 2.Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the 1171 funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance 1172 with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds, 1173 and any remaining funds provided for CAPE industry certification 1174 for school district career and technical education programs. 1175 This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for 1176 basic operation of the program. 1177 3.For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014 1178 school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall 1179 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct 1180 instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry 1181 certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent 1182 membership under subparagraph 1.: 1183 a.A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who 1184 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1185 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1186 Funding List with a weight of 0.1. 1187 b.A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who 1188 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1189 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1190 Funding List with a weight of 0.2. 1191 c.A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who 1192 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1193 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1194 Funding List with a weight of 0.3. 1195 d.A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who 1196 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a 1197 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification 1198 Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0. 1199 1200 Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to 1201 teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which 1202 the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the 1203 calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the 1204 associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE 1205 Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the 1206 certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a 1207 teacher pursuant to this paragraph is in addition to any regular 1208 wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to 1209 receive. A bonus may not be awarded to a teacher who fails to 1210 maintain the security of any CAPE industry certification 1211 examination or who otherwise violates the security or 1212 administration protocol of any assessment instrument that may 1213 result in a bonus being awarded to the teacher under this 1214 paragraph. 1215 Section 28.Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 1216 1011.6202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1217 1011.6202Principal Autonomy Program Initiative.The 1218 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative is created within the 1219 Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to 1220 provide a highly effective principal of a participating school 1221 with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or her 1222 school, as well as other schools, in a way that produces 1223 significant improvements in student achievement and school 1224 management while complying with constitutional requirements. The 1225 State Board of Education may, upon approval of a principal 1226 autonomy proposal, enter into a performance contract with the 1227 district school board for participation in the program. 1228 (3)EXEMPTION FROM LAWS. 1229 (b)A participating school or a school operated by a 1230 principal pursuant to subsection (5) shall comply with the 1231 provisions of chapters 1000-1013, and rules of the state board 1232 that implement those provisions, pertaining to the following: 1233 1.Those laws relating to the election and compensation of 1234 district school board members, the election or appointment and 1235 compensation of district school superintendents, public meetings 1236 and public records requirements, financial disclosure, and 1237 conflicts of interest. 1238 2.Those laws relating to the student assessment program 1239 and school grading system, including chapter 1008. 1240 3.Those laws relating to the provision of services to 1241 students with disabilities. 1242 4.Those laws relating to civil rights, including s. 1243 1000.05, relating to discrimination. 1244 5.Those laws relating to student health, safety, and 1245 welfare. 1246 6.Section 1001.42(4)(f), relating to the uniform opening 1247 date for public schools. 1248 7.Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except 1249 that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is 1250 the average at the school level for a participating school. 1251 8.Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to 1252 compensation and salary schedules. 1253 9.Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions for 1254 annual contracts for instructional personnel. This subparagraph 1255 does not apply to at-will employees. 1256 10.Section 1012.335, relating to annual or instructional 1257 multiyear contracts for instructional personnel hired on or 1258 after July 1, 2011. This subparagraph does not apply to at-will 1259 employees. 1260 11.Section 1012.34, relating to personnel evaluation 1261 procedures and criteria. 1262 12.Those laws pertaining to educational facilities, 1263 including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to 1264 covered walkways for relocatables, is eligible for exemption. 1265 13.Those laws pertaining to participating school 1266 districts, including this section and ss. 1011.69(2) and 1267 1012.28(8). 1268 Section 29.Subsection (4) of section 1011.69, Florida 1269 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is added to that 1270 section, to read: 1271 1011.69Equity in School-Level Funding Act. 1272 (4)After providing Title I, Part A, Basic funds to schools 1273 above the 75 percent poverty threshold, which may include high 1274 schools above the 50 percent threshold as permitted by federal 1275 law, school districts shall provide any remaining Title I, Part 1276 A, Basic funds directly to all eligible schools as provided in 1277 this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, an eligible 1278 school is a school that is eligible to receive Title I funds, 1279 including a charter school. The threshold for identifying 1280 eligible schools may not exceed the threshold established by a 1281 school district for the 2016-2017 school year or the statewide 1282 percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as determined 1283 annually. 1284 (a)Prior to the allocation of Title I funds to eligible 1285 schools, a school district may withhold funds only as follows: 1286 1.One percent for parent involvement, in addition to the 1287 one percent the district must reserve under federal law for 1288 allocations to eligible schools for parent involvement; 1289 2.A necessary and reasonable amount for administration 1290 which includes the districts indirect cost rate, not to exceed 1291 a total of 10 percent; 1292 3.A reasonable and necessary amount to provide: 1293 a.Homeless programs; 1294 b.Delinquent and neglected programs; 1295 c.Prekindergarten programs and activities; 1296 d.Private school equitable services; and 1297 e.Transportation for foster care children to their school 1298 of origin or choice programs; 1299 4.Up to 5 percent to provide financial incentives and 1300 rewards to teachers who serve students in eligible schools, 1301 including charter schools, identified for comprehensive support 1302 and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement 1303 activities, for the purpose of attracting and retaining 1304 qualified and effective teachers, including teachers of any 1305 subject or grade level for whom a measurement under s. 1306 1012.34(7) or a state-approved Alternative Student Growth Model 1307 is unavailable; and 1308 5.4.A necessary and reasonable amount, not to exceed 1 1309 percent, for eligible schools, including charter schools, to 1310 provide educational services in accordance with the approved 1311 Title I plan. Such educational services may include the 1312 provision of STEM curricula, instructional materials, and 1313 related learning technologies that support academic achievement 1314 in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Title I 1315 schools, including, but not limited to, technologies related to 1316 drones, coding, animation, artificial intelligence, 1317 cybersecurity, data science, the engineering design process, 1318 mobile development, and robotics. Funds may be reserved under 1319 this subparagraph only to the extent that all required 1320 reservations under federal law have been met and that such 1321 reservation does not reduce school-level allocations below the 1322 levels required under federal law. 1323 (b)All remaining Title I funds shall be distributed to all 1324 eligible schools in accordance with federal law and regulation. 1325 An eligible school may use funds under this subsection to 1326 participate in discretionary educational services provided by 1327 the school district. Any funds provided by an eligible school to 1328 participate in discretionary educational services provided by 1329 the school district are not subject to the requirements of this 1330 subsection. 1331 (c)Any funds carried forward by the school district are 1332 not subject to the requirements of this subsection. 1333 (5)The Department of Education shall make funds from Title 1334 I, Title II, and Title III programs available to local education 1335 agencies for the full period of availability provided in federal 1336 law. 1337 Section 30.Paragraphs (c), (e), and (h) of subsection (2) 1338 of section 1011.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1339 1011.71District school tax. 1340 (2)In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in 1341 subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5 1342 mills against the taxable value for school purposes for charter 1343 schools pursuant to s. 1013.62(1) and (3) and for district 1344 schools to fund: 1345 (c)The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of school buses 1346 or other motor vehicles regularly used for the transportation of 1347 prekindergarten disability program and K-12 public school 1348 students to and from school or to and from school activities, 1349 and owned, operated, rented, contracted, or leased by any 1350 district school board. 1351 (e)Payments for educational plants, ancillary plants, and 1352 auxiliary facilities and sites due under a lease-purchase 1353 agreement entered into by a district school board pursuant to s. 1354 1003.02(1)(f) or s. 1013.15(2), not exceeding, in the aggregate, 1355 an amount equal to three-fourths of the proceeds from the 1356 millage levied by a district school board pursuant to this 1357 subsection. The three-fourths limit is waived for lease-purchase 1358 agreements entered into before June 30, 2009, by a district 1359 school board pursuant to this paragraph. If payments under 1360 lease-purchase agreements in the aggregate, including lease 1361 purchase agreements entered into before June 30, 2009, exceed 1362 three-fourths of the proceeds from the millage levied pursuant 1363 to this subsection, the district school board may not withhold 1364 the administrative fees authorized by s. 1002.33(20) from any 1365 charter school operating in the school district. 1366 (h)Payment of costs of leasing relocatable educational 1367 plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary facilities, of renting 1368 or leasing educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary 1369 facilities and sites pursuant to s. 1013.15(2), or of renting or 1370 leasing buildings or space within existing buildings pursuant to 1371 s. 1013.15(4). 1372 Section 31.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph 1373 (a) of subsection (3) of section 1012.22, Florida Statutes, are 1374 amended to read: 1375 1012.22Public school personnel; powers and duties of the 1376 district school board.The district school board shall: 1377 (1)Designate positions to be filled, prescribe 1378 qualifications for those positions, and provide for the 1379 appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal 1380 of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this 1381 chapter: 1382 (c)Compensation and salary schedules. 1383 1.Definitions.As used in this paragraph: 1384 a.Adjustment means an addition to the base salary 1385 schedule that is not a bonus and becomes part of the employees 1386 permanent base salary and shall be considered compensation under 1387 s. 121.021(22). 1388 b.Grandfathered salary schedule means the salary 1389 schedule or schedules adopted by a district school board before 1390 July 1, 2014, pursuant to subparagraph 4. 1391 c.Instructional personnel means instructional personnel 1392 as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), excluding substitute 1393 teachers. 1394 d.Performance salary schedule means the salary schedule 1395 or schedules adopted by a district school board pursuant to 1396 subparagraph 5. 1397 e.Salary schedule means the schedule or schedules used 1398 to provide the base salary for district school board personnel. 1399 f.School administrator means a school administrator as 1400 defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c). 1401 g.Supplement means an annual addition to the base salary 1402 for the term of the negotiated supplement as long as the 1403 employee continues his or her employment for the purpose of the 1404 supplement. A supplement does not become part of the employees 1405 continuing base salary but shall be considered compensation 1406 under s. 121.021(22). 1407 2.Cost-of-living adjustment.A district school board may 1408 provide a cost-of-living salary adjustment if the adjustment: 1409 a.Does not discriminate among comparable classes of 1410 employees based upon the salary schedule under which they are 1411 compensated. 1412 b.Does not exceed 50 percent of the annual adjustment 1413 provided to instructional personnel rated as effective. 1414 3.Advanced degrees.A district school board may use 1415 advanced degrees in setting a salary schedule for instructional 1416 personnel or school administrators if the advanced degree is 1417 held in the individuals area of certification, a field related 1418 to their teaching assignment, or a related field of study. For 1419 the purposes of the salary schedule, an advanced degree may 1420 include a masters degree or higher in the area of certification 1421 or teaching assignment, or an advanced degree in another field 1422 with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours related to the area 1423 of certification or teaching assignment. 1424 4.Grandfathered salary schedule. 1425 a.The district school board shall adopt a salary schedule 1426 or salary schedules to be used as the basis for paying all 1427 school employees hired before July 1, 2014. Instructional 1428 personnel on annual contract as of July 1, 2014, shall be placed 1429 on the performance salary schedule adopted under subparagraph 4. 1430 5. Instructional personnel on continuing contract or 1431 professional service contract may opt into the performance 1432 salary schedule if the employee relinquishes such contract and 1433 agrees to be employed on an annual contract under s. 1012.335. 1434 Such an employee shall be placed on the performance salary 1435 schedule and may not return to continuing contract or 1436 professional service contract status. Any employee who opts into 1437 the performance salary schedule may not return to the 1438 grandfathered salary schedule. 1439 b.In determining the grandfathered salary schedule for 1440 instructional personnel, a district school board must base a 1441 portion of each employees compensation upon performance 1442 demonstrated under s. 1012.34 and shall provide differentiated 1443 pay for both instructional personnel and school administrators 1444 based upon district-determined factors, including, but not 1445 limited to, additional responsibilities, school demographics, 1446 critical shortage areas, and level of job performance 1447 difficulties. 1448 5.Performance salary schedule.By July 1, 2014, the 1449 district school board shall adopt a performance salary schedule 1450 that provides annual salary adjustments for instructional 1451 personnel and school administrators based upon performance 1452 determined under s. 1012.34. Employees hired on or after July 1, 1453 2014, or employees who choose to move from the grandfathered 1454 salary schedule to the performance salary schedule shall be 1455 compensated pursuant to the performance salary schedule once 1456 they have received the appropriate performance evaluation for 1457 this purpose. 1458 a.Base salary.The base salary shall be established as 1459 follows: 1460 (I)The base salary for instructional personnel or school 1461 administrators who opt into the performance salary schedule 1462 shall be the salary paid in the prior year, including 1463 adjustments only. 1464 (II)Instructional personnel or school administrators new 1465 to the district, returning to the district after a break in 1466 service without an authorized leave of absence, or appointed for 1467 the first time to a position in the district in the capacity of 1468 instructional personnel or school administrator shall be placed 1469 on the performance salary schedule. 1470 b.Salary adjustments.Salary adjustments for highly 1471 effective or effective performance shall be established as 1472 follows: 1473 (I)The annual salary adjustment under the performance 1474 salary schedule for an employee rated as highly effective must 1475 be at least 25 percent greater than the highest annual salary 1476 adjustment available to an employee of the same classification 1477 through any other salary schedule adopted by the district. 1478 (II)The annual salary adjustment under the performance 1479 salary schedule for an employee rated as effective must be equal 1480 to at least 50 percent and no more than 75 percent of the annual 1481 adjustment provided for a highly effective employee of the same 1482 classification. 1483 (III)A salary schedule may shall not provide an annual 1484 salary adjustment for an employee who receives a rating other 1485 than highly effective or effective for the year. 1486 c.Salary supplements.In addition to the salary 1487 adjustments, each district school board shall provide for salary 1488 supplements for activities that must include, but are not 1489 limited to: 1490 (I)Assignment to a Title I eligible school. 1491 (II)Assignment to a school that earned a grade of F or 1492 three consecutive grades of D pursuant to s. 1008.34 such that 1493 the supplement remains in force for at least 1 year following 1494 improved performance in that school. 1495 (III)Certification and teaching in critical teacher 1496 shortage areas. Statewide critical teacher shortage areas shall 1497 be identified by the State Board of Education under s. 1012.07. 1498 However, the district school board may identify other areas of 1499 critical shortage within the school district for purposes of 1500 this sub-sub-subparagraph and may remove areas identified by the 1501 state board which do not apply within the school district. 1502 (IV)Assignment of additional academic responsibilities. 1503 1504 If budget constraints in any given year limit a district school 1505 boards ability to fully fund all adopted salary schedules, the 1506 performance salary schedule may shall not be reduced on the 1507 basis of total cost or the value of individual awards in a 1508 manner that is proportionally greater than reductions to any 1509 other salary schedules adopted by the district. Any compensation 1510 for longevity of service awarded to instructional personnel who 1511 are on any other salary schedule must be included in calculating 1512 the salary adjustments required by sub-subparagraph b. 1513 (3)(a)Collective bargaining.Notwithstanding provisions of 1514 chapter 447 related to district school board collective 1515 bargaining, collective bargaining may not preclude a district 1516 school board from carrying out its constitutional and statutory 1517 duties related to the following: 1518 1.Providing incentives to effective and highly effective 1519 teachers. 1520 2.Implementing intervention and support strategies under 1521 s. 1008.33 to address the causes of low student performance and 1522 improve student academic performance and attendance. 1523 3.Implementing student discipline provisions required by 1524 law, including a review of a students abilities, past 1525 performance, behavior, and needs. 1526 4.Implementing school safety plans and requirements. 1527 5.Implementing staff and student recognition programs. 1528 6.Distributing correspondence to parents, teachers, and 1529 community members related to the daily operation of schools and 1530 the district. 1531 7.Providing any required notice or copies of information 1532 related to the district school board or district operations 1533 which is readily available on the school districts website. 1534 8.The school districts calendar. 1535 9.Providing salary supplements pursuant to sub-sub 1536 subparagraph (1)(c)5.c.(III). 1537 Section 32.Present paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1538 (1) of section 1012.335, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 1539 paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is 1540 added to that subsection, paragraphs (d),(e), and (f) are added 1541 to subsection (2) of that section, and subsections (3) and (4) 1542 of that section are amended, to read: 1543 1012.335Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or 1544 after July 1, 2011. 1545 (1)DEFINITIONS.As used in this section, the term: 1546 (b)Instructional multiyear contract, beginning July 1, 1547 2026, means an employment contract for a period not to exceed 3 1548 years which the district school board may choose to award upon 1549 completion of a probationary contract and at least one annual 1550 contract. 1551 (2)EMPLOYMENT. 1552 (d)An instructional multiyear contract may be awarded, 1553 beginning July 1, 2026, only if the employee: 1554 1.Holds an active professional certificate or temporary 1555 certificate issued pursuant to s. 1012.56 and rules of the State 1556 Board of Education; 1557 2.Has been recommended by the district school 1558 superintendent for the instructional multiyear contract based 1559 upon the individuals evaluation under s. 1012.34 and approved 1560 by the district school board; and 1561 3.Has not received an annual performance evaluation rating 1562 of unsatisfactory or needs improvement under s. 1012.34. 1563 (e)An employee awarded an instructional multiyear contract 1564 who receives an annual performance evaluation rating of 1565 unsatisfactory or needs improvement under s. 1012.34 must be 1566 returned to an annual contract in the following school year. 1567 Such evaluation rating must be included with the evaluation 1568 ratings under subsequent annual contracts for determinations of 1569 just cause under s. 1012.33. 1570 (f)The award of an instructional multiyear contract does 1571 not remove the authority of the district school superintendent 1572 to reassign a teacher during the term of the contract. 1573 (3)VIOLATION OF ANNUAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL MULTIYEAR 1574 CONTRACT.Instructional personnel who accept a written offer 1575 from the district school board and who leave their positions 1576 without prior release from the district school board are subject 1577 to the jurisdiction of the Education Practices Commission. 1578 (4)SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ON 1579 ANNUAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL MULTIYEAR CONTRACT.Any instructional 1580 personnel with an annual or instructional multiyear contract may 1581 be suspended or dismissed at any time during the term of the 1582 contract for just cause as provided in subsection (5). The 1583 district school board shall notify the employee in writing 1584 whenever charges are made and may suspend such person without 1585 pay. However, if the charges are not sustained, the employee 1586 must shall be immediately reinstated and his or her back pay 1587 must shall be paid. If the employee wishes to contest the 1588 charges, he or she must, within 15 days after receipt of the 1589 written notice, submit a written request for a hearing to the 1590 district school board. A direct hearing must shall be conducted 1591 by the district school board or a subcommittee thereof within 60 1592 days after receipt of the written appeal. The hearing must shall 1593 be conducted in accordance with ss. 120.569 and 120.57. A 1594 majority vote of the membership of the district school board 1595 shall be required to sustain the district school 1596 superintendents recommendation. The district school boards 1597 determination is final as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of 1598 the grounds for suspension without pay or dismissal. Any such 1599 decision adverse to the employee may be appealed by the employee 1600 pursuant to s. 120.68. 1601 Section 33.Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) and 1602 paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1012.34, Florida 1603 Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (c) is added to subsection 1604 (7) of that section, to read: 1605 1012.34Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. 1606 (1)EVALUATION SYSTEM APPROVAL AND REPORTING. 1607 (a)For the purpose of increasing student academic 1608 performance by improving the quality of instructional, 1609 administrative, and supervisory services in the public schools 1610 of this the state, the district school superintendent shall 1611 establish procedures for evaluating the performance of duties 1612 and responsibilities of all instructional, administrative, and 1613 supervisory personnel employed by the school district. The 1614 procedures and requirements in subsection (3) must be 1615 established by the district school superintendent and approved 1616 by the district school board, must set the standards of service 1617 to be offered to the public within the meaning of s. 447.209, 1618 and are not subject to collective bargaining. The district 1619 school superintendent shall provide instructional personnel the 1620 opportunity to review their class rosters for accuracy and to 1621 correct any mistakes. The district school superintendent shall 1622 report accurate class rosters for the purpose of calculating 1623 district and statewide student performance and annually report 1624 the evaluation results of instructional personnel and school 1625 administrators to the Department of Education in addition to the 1626 information required under subsection (5). 1627 (b)The district school superintendent shall submit the 1628 district instructional personnel and school administrator 1629 evaluation systems to the department whenever the evaluation 1630 systems in subsection (2) are amended department must approve 1631 each school districts instructional personnel and school 1632 administrator evaluation systems. The department shall monitor 1633 each districts implementation of its instructional personnel 1634 and school administrator evaluation systems for compliance with 1635 the requirements of this section. 1636 (3)EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.Instructional 1637 personnel and school administrator performance evaluations must 1638 be based upon the performance of students assigned to their 1639 classrooms or schools, as provided in this section. Pursuant to 1640 this section, a school districts performance evaluation system 1641 is not limited to basing unsatisfactory performance of 1642 instructional personnel and school administrators solely upon 1643 student performance, but may include other criteria to evaluate 1644 instructional personnel and school administrators performance, 1645 or any combination of student performance and other criteria. 1646 Evaluation procedures and criteria must comply with, but are not 1647 limited to, the following: 1648 (a)A performance evaluation must be conducted for each 1649 employee at least once a year, except that a classroom teacher, 1650 as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), excluding substitute teachers, 1651 who is newly hired by the district school board must be observed 1652 and evaluated at least twice in the first year of teaching in 1653 the school district. The performance evaluation must be based 1654 upon sound educational principles and contemporary research in 1655 effective educational practices. The evaluation criteria must 1656 include: 1657 1.Performance of students.At least one-half one-third of 1658 a performance evaluation must be based upon data and indicators 1659 of student performance, as determined by each school district. 1660 This portion of the evaluation must include growth or 1661 achievement data of the teachers students or, for a school 1662 administrator, the students attending the school over the course 1663 of at least 3 years. If less than 3 years of data are available, 1664 the years for which data are available must be used. The 1665 proportion of growth or achievement data may be determined by 1666 instructional assignment. 1667 2.Instructional practice.For instructional personnel, at 1668 least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based upon 1669 instructional practice. Evaluation criteria used when annually 1670 observing classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), 1671 excluding substitute teachers, must include indicators based 1672 upon each of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices adopted 1673 by the State Board of Education. For instructional personnel who 1674 are not classroom teachers, evaluation criteria must be based 1675 upon indicators of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices 1676 and may include specific job expectations related to student 1677 support. This section does not preclude a school administrator 1678 from visiting and observing classroom teachers throughout the 1679 school year for purposes of providing mentorship, training, 1680 instructional feedback, or professional learning. 1681 3.Instructional leadership.For school administrators, at 1682 least one-third of the performance evaluation must be based on 1683 instructional leadership. Evaluation criteria for instructional 1684 leadership must include indicators based upon each of the 1685 leadership standards adopted by the State Board of Education 1686 under s. 1012.986, including performance measures related to the 1687 effectiveness of classroom teachers in the school, the 1688 administrators appropriate use of evaluation criteria and 1689 procedures, recruitment and retention of effective and highly 1690 effective classroom teachers, improvement in the percentage of 1691 instructional personnel evaluated at the highly effective or 1692 effective level, and other leadership practices that result in 1693 student learning growth. The system may include a means to give 1694 parents and instructional personnel an opportunity to provide 1695 input into the administrators performance evaluation. 1696 4.Other indicators of performance.For instructional 1697 personnel and school administrators, the remainder of a 1698 performance evaluation may include, but is not limited to, 1699 professional and job responsibilities as recommended by the 1700 State Board of Education or identified by the district school 1701 board and, for instructional personnel, peer reviews, 1702 objectively reliable survey information from students and 1703 parents based on teaching practices that are consistently 1704 associated with higher student achievement, and other valid and 1705 reliable measures of instructional practice. 1706 (7)MEASUREMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE. 1707 (c)The measurement of student learning growth under 1708 paragraph (a) may not be the sole determinant for any incentive 1709 pay for instructional personnel or school administrators. 1710 Section 34.Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1711 1012.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1712 1012.39Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of 1713 adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and 1714 career specialists; students performing clinical field 1715 experience. 1716 (1)Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and 1717 1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, 1718 each district school board shall establish the minimal 1719 qualifications for: 1720 (c)Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career 1721 programs. Qualifications must be established for nondegreed 1722 teachers of career and technical education courses for program 1723 clusters that are recognized in the state and are based 1724 primarily on successful occupational experience rather than 1725 academic training. The qualifications for such teachers must 1726 require: 1727 1.The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the same 1728 manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to 1729 conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this 1730 requirement. 1731 2.Documentation of education and successful occupational 1732 experience, including documentation of: 1733 a.A high school diploma or the equivalent. 1734 b.Completion of a minimum level, established by the 1735 district school board, 3 years of full-time successful 1736 occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time 1737 experience in the teaching specialization area. The district 1738 school board may establish alternative qualifications for 1739 teachers with an industry certification in the career area in 1740 which they teach. 1741 c.For full-time teachers, completion of professional 1742 education training in teaching methods, course construction, 1743 lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs 1744 students. This training may be completed through coursework from 1745 an accredited or approved institution or an approved district 1746 teacher education program, or the local school district 1747 inservice master plan. 1748 d.Documentation of industry certification when state or 1749 national industry certifications are available and applicable. 1750 Section 35.Paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (e) of subsection 1751 (2) of section 1012.555, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1752 1012.555Teacher Apprenticeship Program. 1753 (2)(a)An individual must meet the following minimum 1754 eligibility requirements to participate in the apprenticeship 1755 program: 1756 1.Be enrolled in or have completed Have received an 1757 associate degree program at from an accredited postsecondary 1758 institution. 1759 2.Have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in 1760 that degree program. 1761 3.Have successfully passed a background screening as 1762 provided in s. 1012.32. 1763 4.Have received a temporary apprenticeship certificate as 1764 provided in s. 1012.56(7)(d). 1765 (b)As a condition of participating in the program, an 1766 apprentice teacher must commit to spending at least the first 2 1767 years in the classroom of a mentor teacher using team teaching 1768 strategies identified in s. 1003.03(4)(b) s. 1003.03(5)(b) and 1769 fulfilling the on-the-job training component of the registered 1770 apprenticeship and its associated standards. 1771 (d)An apprentice teacher must be appointed by the district 1772 school board or work in the district as an education 1773 paraprofessional and must be paid in accordance with s. 446.032 1774 and rules adopted by the State Board of Education. 1775 (e)An apprentice teacher may change schools or districts 1776 after the first year of his or her apprenticeship if the 1777 receiving hiring school or district has agreed to fund the 1778 remaining year of the apprenticeship. 1779 Section 36.Paragraph (g) of subsection (2), subsections 1780 (3) and (7), and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 1781 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1782 1012.56Educator certification requirements. 1783 (2)ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.To be eligible to seek 1784 certification, a person must: 1785 (g)Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge pursuant to 1786 subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher as 1787 defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a). 1788 (3)MASTERY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.Acceptable means of 1789 demonstrating mastery of general knowledge are: 1790 (a)Achievement of passing scores on the general knowledge 1791 examination required by state board rule; 1792 (b)Documentation of a valid professional standard teaching 1793 certificate issued by another state; 1794 (c)Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the 1795 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national 1796 educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of 1797 Education; 1798 (d)Documentation of two semesters of successful, full-time 1799 or part-time teaching in a Florida College System institution, 1800 state university, or private college or university that awards 1801 an associate or higher degree and is an accredited institution 1802 or an institution of higher education identified by the 1803 Department of Education as having a quality program; 1804 (e)Achievement of passing scores, identified in state 1805 board rule, on national or international examinations that test 1806 comparable content and relevant standards in verbal, analytical 1807 writing, and quantitative reasoning skills, including, but not 1808 limited to, the verbal, analytical writing, and quantitative 1809 reasoning portions of the Graduate Record Examination and the 1810 SAT, ACT, and Classic Learning Test. Passing scores identified 1811 in state board rule must be at approximately the same level of 1812 rigor as is required to pass the general knowledge examinations; 1813 or 1814 (f)Documentation of receipt of a masters or higher degree 1815 from an accredited postsecondary educational institution that 1816 the Department of Education has identified as having a quality 1817 program resulting in a baccalaureate degree or higher. 1818 1819 A school district that employs an individual who does not 1820 achieve passing scores on any subtest of the general knowledge 1821 examination must provide information regarding the availability 1822 of state-level and district-level supports and instruction to 1823 assist him or her in achieving a passing score. Such information 1824 must include, but need not be limited to, state-level test 1825 information guides, school district test preparation resources, 1826 and preparation courses offered by state universities and 1827 Florida College System institutions. The requirement of mastery 1828 of general knowledge shall be waived for an individual who has 1829 been provided 3 years of supports and instruction and who has 1830 been rated effective or highly effective under s. 1012.34 for 1831 each of the last 3 years. 1832 (7)TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION. 1833 (a)The Department of Education shall issue a professional 1834 certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 1835 who fulfills one of the following: 1836 1.Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in 1837 subsection (2). 1838 2.For a professional certificate covering grades 6 through 1839 12: 1840 a.Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) 1841 (h). 1842 b.Holds a masters or higher degree in the area of 1843 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 1844 c.Teaches a high school course in the subject of the 1845 advanced degree. 1846 d.Is rated highly effective as determined by the teachers 1847 performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part on 1848 student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 1849 assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International 1850 Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 1851 examination. 1852 e.Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 1853 education competency examination required by state board rule. 1854 3.Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) 1855 (h) and completes a professional learning certification program 1856 approved by the department pursuant to paragraph (8)(c) or an 1857 educator preparation institute approved by the department 1858 pursuant to s. 1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these 1859 programs and is rated highly effective as determined by his or 1860 her performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not required to 1861 take or achieve a passing score on the professional education 1862 competency examination in order to be awarded a professional 1863 certificate. 1864 (b)The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 1865 any applicant who: 1866 1.Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs 1867 (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements 1868 specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject 1869 area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an 1870 accredited degree or a degree approved by the Department of 1871 Education at the level required for the subject area 1872 specialization in state board rule; 1873 2.For a subject area specialization for which the state 1874 board otherwise requires a bachelors degree, documents 48 1875 months of active-duty military service with an honorable 1876 discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements 1877 outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d)-(f); completes the 1878 subject area content requirements specified in state board rule 1879 or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to 1880 subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college credits 1881 with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 1882 scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of 1883 higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher 1884 learning identified by the Department of Education as having a 1885 quality program resulting in a bachelors degree or higher; or 1886 3.Is enrolled in a state-approved teacher preparation 1887 program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the required 1888 program field experience or internship at a public school; 1889 completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), 1890 and (d)-(f); completes the subject area content requirements 1891 specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject 1892 area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5); and documents 1893 completion of 60 college credits with a minimum cumulative grade 1894 point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as provided by one or more 1895 accredited institutions of higher learning or a nonaccredited 1896 institution of higher learning identified by the Department of 1897 Education as having a quality program resulting in a bachelors 1898 degree or higher. 1899 (c)The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year 1900 temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional 1901 certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelors 1902 degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for 1903 completion of a masters degree program in speech-language 1904 impairment. 1905 (d)The department shall issue a temporary apprenticeship 1906 certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of 1907 paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d)-(f). 1908 (e)A person who is issued a temporary certificate under 1909 paragraph (b) must be assigned a teacher mentor for a minimum of 1910 2 school years after commencing employment. Each teacher mentor 1911 selected by the school district, charter school, or charter 1912 management organization must: 1913 1.Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant to 1914 this section; 1915 2.Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in 1916 prekindergarten through grade 12; and 1917 3.Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on 1918 the prior years performance evaluation under s. 1012.34. 1919 (f)1.A temporary certificate is valid for 5 school fiscal 1920 years, is limited to a one-time issuance, and is nonrenewable. 1921 2.A temporary apprenticeship certificate issued under 1922 paragraph (d) is valid for 5 school years, may be issued only 1923 once, and is nonrenewable. 1924 (g)A certificateholder may request that her or his 1925 certificate be placed in an inactive status. A certificate that 1926 has been inactive may be reactivated upon application to the 1927 department. The department shall prescribe, by rule, 1928 professional learning requirements as a condition of 1929 reactivating a certificate that has been inactive for more than 1930 1 year. 1931 (h)A school district or a regional education consortium 1932 may issue temporary certificates, based on the requirements in 1933 paragraph (b). School districts and regional education consortia 1934 must report the number of such certificates issued, and any 1935 additional information to the department, based on reporting 1936 requirements adopted by the State Board of Education. Such 1937 certificates are subject to the authority of the Education 1938 Practices Commission under s. 1012.795. 1939 1940 At least 1 year before an individuals department-issued 1941 temporary certificate is set to expire, the department shall 1942 electronically notify the individual of the date on which his or 1943 her certificate will expire and provide a list of each method by 1944 which the qualifications for a professional certificate can be 1945 completed. 1946 (8)PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 1947 (a)The Department of Education shall develop and each 1948 school district, charter school, and charter management 1949 organization may provide a cohesive competency-based 1950 professional learning certification program by which 1951 instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of professional 1952 preparation and education competence requirements specified in 1953 subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of Education. 1954 Participants must hold a state-issued temporary certificate. A 1955 school district, charter school, or charter management 1956 organization that implements the program shall provide a 1957 competency-based certification program developed by the 1958 Department of Education or developed by the district, charter 1959 school, or charter management organization and approved by the 1960 Department of Education. These entities may collaborate with 1961 other supporting agencies or educational entities for 1962 implementation. The program shall include the following: 1963 1.A teacher mentorship and induction component. 1964 a.Each individual selected by the district, charter 1965 school, or charter management organization as a mentor: 1966 (I)Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 1967 pursuant to this section; 1968 (II)Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 1969 experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 1970 (III)Must have completed training in clinical supervision 1971 and participate in ongoing mentor training provided through the 1972 coordinated system of professional learning under s. 1012.98(4); 1973 (IV)Must have earned an effective or highly effective 1974 rating on the prior years performance evaluation; and 1975 (V)May be a peer evaluator under the districts evaluation 1976 system approved under s. 1012.34. 1977 b.The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 1978 a minimum, provide routine opportunities for mentoring and 1979 induction activities, including ongoing professional learning as 1980 described in s. 1012.98 targeted to a teachers needs, 1981 opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co 1982 teaching experiences, and reflection and follow-up followup 1983 discussions. Professional learning must meet the criteria 1984 established in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and induction 1985 activities must be provided for an applicants first year in the 1986 program and may be provided until the applicant attains his or 1987 her professional certificate in accordance with this section. 1988 2.An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 1989 districts, charter schools, or charter management 1990 organizations system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 1991 which provides for: 1992 a.An initial evaluation of each educators competencies to 1993 determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 1994 plan. 1995 b.A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 1996 of the program. 1997 3.Professional education preparation content knowledge, 1998 which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 1999 under subparagraph 1., that includes, but is not limited to, the 2000 following: 2001 a.The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 2002 including scientifically researched and evidence-based reading 2003 instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading, 2004 content literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 2005 identified on the temporary certificate. Reading instructional 2006 strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics 2007 instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary 2008 instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 2009 strategies may not employ the three-cueing system model of 2010 reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading. 2011 Instructional strategies may include visual information and 2012 strategies which improve background and experiential knowledge, 2013 add context, and increase oral language and vocabulary to 2014 support comprehension, but may not be used to teach word 2015 reading. 2016 b.The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 2017 state board. 2018 4.Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 2019 area and professional education competency examination required 2020 by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 2021 must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 2022 5.Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2023 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 2024 coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s. 2025 1012.585(3)(f) must successfully complete all competencies for a 2026 reading endorsement, including completion of the endorsement 2027 practicum. 2028 Section 37.Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), subsection 2029 (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 1012.585, 2030 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2031 1012.585Process for renewal of professional certificates. 2032 (2)(a)All professional certificates, except a nonrenewable 2033 professional certificate, are shall be renewable for successive 2034 periods not to exceed 10 5 years after the date of submission of 2035 documentation of completion of the requirements for renewal 2036 provided in subsection (3). Only one renewal may be granted 2037 during each 5-year or 10-year validity period of a professional 2038 certificate. 2039 1.An applicant who is rated highly effective, pursuant to 2040 s. 1012.34, in the first 4 years of the 5-year validity period 2041 of his or her professional certificate is eligible for a 2042 professional certificate valid for 10 years. An applicant must 2043 be issued at least one 5-year professional certificate to be 2044 eligible for a 10-year professional certificate. An applicant 2045 who does not meet the requirement of this subparagraph is 2046 eligible only to renew his or her 5-year professional 2047 certificate. 2048 2.An applicant who is rated effective or highly effective, 2049 pursuant to s. 1012.34, for the first 9 years of the 10-year 2050 validity period of his or her professional certificate is 2051 eligible to renew a professional certificate valid for 10 years. 2052 An applicant issued a 10-year professional certificate who does 2053 not meet the requirement of this subparagraph is eligible only 2054 for renewal of a professional certificate valid for 5 years. 2055 (3)For the renewal of a professional certificate, the 2056 following requirements must be met: 2057 (a)The applicant must: 2058 1.Earn a minimum of 6 college credits or 120 inservice 2059 points or a combination thereof for a certificate valid for 5 2060 years. 2061 2.Earn a minimum of 12 college credits or 240 inservice 2062 points or a combination thereof for a professional certificate 2063 valid for 10 years. A minimum of 5 college credits or 100 2064 inservice points or a combination thereof must be earned within 2065 the first 5 years of a professional certificate valid for 10 2066 years. 2067 (b)For each area of specialization to be retained on a 2068 certificate, the applicant must earn at least 3 of the required 2069 credit hours or equivalent inservice points in the 2070 specialization area. Education in clinical educator training 2071 pursuant to s. 1004.04(5)(b); participation in mentorship and 2072 induction activities, including as a mentor, pursuant to s. 2073 1012.56(8)(a); and credits or points that provide training in 2074 the area of scientifically researched, knowledge-based reading 2075 literacy grounded in the science of reading, including explicit, 2076 systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, 2077 developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory 2078 intervention strategies, and computational skills acquisition, 2079 exceptional student education, normal child development, and the 2080 disorders of development may be applied toward any 2081 specialization area. Credits or points that provide training in 2082 the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, strategies in 2083 teaching students having limited proficiency in English, or 2084 dropout prevention, or training in areas identified in the 2085 educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to 2086 ss. 1000.03(5) and 1008.345 may be applied toward any 2087 specialization area, except specialization areas identified by 2088 State Board of Education rule that include reading instruction 2089 or intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade 2090 6. Each district school board shall include in its inservice 2091 master plan the ability for teachers to receive inservice points 2092 for supporting students in extracurricular career and technical 2093 education activities, such as career and technical student 2094 organization activities outside of regular school hours and 2095 training related to supervising students participating in a 2096 career and technical student organization. Credits or points 2097 earned through approved summer institutes may be applied toward 2098 the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points may also 2099 be earned by participation in professional growth components 2100 approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant 2101 to s. 1012.98 in the districts approved master plan for 2102 inservice educational training; however, such points may not be 2103 used to satisfy the specialization requirements of this 2104 paragraph. 2105 (c)(b)In lieu of college course credit or inservice 2106 points, the applicant may renew a subject area specialization by 2107 passage of a state board approved Florida-developed subject area 2108 examination or, if a Florida subject area examination has not 2109 been developed, a standardized examination specified in state 2110 board rule. 2111 (d)(c)If an applicant wishes to retain more than two 2112 specialization areas on the certificate, the applicant must 2113 shall be permitted two successive validity periods for renewal 2114 of all specialization areas, but must earn no fewer than 6 2115 college course credit hours or the equivalent inservice points 2116 in any one validity period. 2117 (e)(d)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 2118 the expanded use of training for renewal of the professional 2119 certificate for educators who are required to complete training 2120 in teaching students of limited English proficiency or students 2121 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading as 2122 follows: 2123 1.A teacher who holds a professional certificate may use 2124 college credits or inservice points earned through training in 2125 teaching students of limited English proficiency or students 2126 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading in 2127 excess of 6 semester hours during one certificate-validity 2128 period toward renewal of the professional certificate during the 2129 subsequent validity periods. 2130 2.A teacher who holds a temporary certificate may use 2131 college credits or inservice points earned through training in 2132 teaching students of limited English proficiency or students 2133 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading toward 2134 renewal of the teachers first professional certificate. Such 2135 training must not have been included within the degree program, 2136 and the teachers temporary and professional certificates must 2137 be issued for consecutive school years. 2138 (f)(e)Beginning July 1, 2014, an applicant for renewal of 2139 a professional certificate must earn a minimum of one college 2140 credit or the equivalent inservice points in the area of 2141 instruction for teaching students with disabilities. The 2142 requirement in this paragraph may not add to the total hours 2143 required by the department for continuing education or inservice 2144 training. 2145 (g)(f)An applicant for renewal of a professional 2146 certificate in any area of certification identified by State 2147 Board of Education rule that includes reading instruction or 2148 intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade 6, 2149 with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter, 2150 must earn a minimum of 2 college credits or the equivalent 2151 inservice points in evidence-based instruction and interventions 2152 grounded in the science of reading specifically designed for 2153 students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of 2154 explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading 2155 instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, 2156 decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies. 2157 Such training must be provided by teacher preparation programs 2158 under s. 1004.04 or s. 1004.85 or approved school district 2159 professional learning systems under s. 1012.98. The requirements 2160 in this paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the 2161 department for continuing education or inservice training. 2162 (h)(g)An applicant for renewal of a professional 2163 certificate in educational leadership from a Level I program 2164 under s. 1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3), 2165 with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter, 2166 must earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points 2167 in Floridas educational leadership standards, as established in 2168 rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this 2169 paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the 2170 department for continuing education or inservice training. 2171 (i)(h)A teacher may earn inservice points only once during 2172 each 5-year validity period for any mandatory training topic 2173 that is not linked to student learning or professional growth. 2174 (5)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow 2175 the reinstatement of expired professional certificates. The 2176 department may reinstate an expired professional certificate if 2177 the certificateholder: 2178 (b)Documents completion of 6 college credits during the 5 2179 years immediately preceding reinstatement of the expired 2180 certificate, completion of 120 inservice points, or a 2181 combination thereof, in an area specified in paragraph (3)(b) 2182 (3)(a) to include the credit required under paragraph (3)(f) 2183 (3)(e). 2184 2185 The requirements of this subsection may not be satisfied by 2186 subject area examinations or college credits completed for 2187 issuance of the certificate that has expired. 2188 Section 38.Section 1013.19, Florida Statutes, is amended 2189 to read: 2190 1013.19Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property 2191 interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.For 2192 the purpose of implementing jointly financed construction 2193 project agreements, or for the construction of combined 2194 occupancy structures, any board may purchase, own, convey, sell, 2195 lease, or encumber airspace or any other interests in property 2196 above the surface of the land, provided the lease of airspace 2197 for nonpublic use is for such reasonable rent, length of term, 2198 and conditions as the board in its discretion may determine. All 2199 proceeds from such sale or lease shall be used by a the board of 2200 trustees for a Florida College System institution or state 2201 university or boards receiving the proceeds solely for fixed 2202 capital outlay purposes. These purposes may include the 2203 renovation or remodeling of existing facilities owned by the 2204 board or the construction of new facilities; however, for a 2205 Florida College System institution board or university board, 2206 such new facility must be authorized by the Legislature. It is 2207 declared that the use of such rental by the board for public 2208 purposes in accordance with its statutory authority is a public 2209 use. Airspace or any other interest in property held by the 2210 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or the 2211 State Board of Education may not be divested or conveyed without 2212 approval of the respective board. Any building, including any 2213 building or facility component that is common to both nonpublic 2214 and educational portions thereof, constructed in airspace that 2215 is sold or leased for nonpublic use pursuant to this section is 2216 subject to all applicable state, county, and municipal 2217 regulations pertaining to land use, zoning, construction of 2218 buildings, fire protection, health, and safety to the same 2219 extent and in the same manner as such regulations would be 2220 applicable to the construction of a building for nonpublic use 2221 on the appurtenant land beneath the subject airspace. Any 2222 educational facility constructed or leased as a part of a joint 2223 occupancy facility is subject to all rules and requirements of 2224 the respective boards or departments having jurisdiction over 2225 educational facilities. Any contract executed by a university 2226 board of trustees pursuant to this section is subject to the 2227 provisions of s. 1010.62. 2228 Section 39.Section 1013.35, Florida Statutes, is amended 2229 to read: 2230 1013.35School district educational facilities plan; 2231 definitions; preparation, adoption, and amendment; long-term 2232 work programs. 2233 (1)DEFINITIONS.As used in this section, the term: 2234 (a)Adopted educational facilities plan means the 2235 comprehensive planning document that is adopted annually by the 2236 district school board as provided in subsection (2) and that 2237 contains the educational plant survey. 2238 (b)District facilities work program means the 5-year 2239 listing of capital outlay projects adopted by the district 2240 school board as provided in subparagraph (2)(a)2. and paragraph 2241 (2)(b) as part of the district educational facilities plan, 2242 which is required in order to: 2243 1.Properly maintain the educational plant and ancillary 2244 facilities of the district. 2245 2.Provide an adequate number of satisfactory student 2246 stations for the projected student enrollment of the district in 2247 K-12 programs. 2248 (c)Tentative educational facilities plan means the 2249 comprehensive planning document prepared annually by the 2250 district school board and submitted to the Office of Educational 2251 Facilities and the affected general-purpose local governments. 2252 (2)PREPARATION OF TENTATIVE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL 2253 FACILITIES PLAN. 2254 (a)Annually, before prior to the adoption of the district 2255 school budget, each district school board shall prepare a 2256 tentative district educational facilities plan that includes 2257 long-range planning for facilities needs over 5-year, 10-year, 2258 and 20-year periods. The district school board shall submit the 2259 tentative facilities plan to the department The plan must be 2260 developed in coordination with the general-purpose local 2261 governments and be consistent with the local government 2262 comprehensive plans. The school boards plan for provision of 2263 new schools must meet the needs of all growing communities in 2264 the district, ranging from small rural communities to large 2265 urban cities. The plan must include: 2266 1.Projected student populations apportioned geographically 2267 at the local level. The projections must be based on information 2268 produced by the demographic, revenue, and education estimating 2269 conferences pursuant to s. 216.136, where available, as modified 2270 by the district based on development data and agreement with the 2271 local governments and the Office of Educational Facilities. The 2272 projections must be apportioned geographically with assistance 2273 from the local governments using local development trend data 2274 and the school district student enrollment data. 2275 2.An inventory of existing school facilities. Any 2276 anticipated expansions or closures of existing school sites over 2277 the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year periods must be identified. The 2278 inventory must include an assessment of areas proximate to 2279 existing schools and identification of the need for improvements 2280 to infrastructure, safety, including safe access routes, and 2281 conditions in the community. The plan must also provide a 2282 listing of major repairs and renovation projects anticipated 2283 over the period of the plan. 2284 3.Projections of facilities space needs, which may not 2285 exceed the norm space and occupant design criteria established 2286 in the State Requirements for Educational Facilities. 2287 4.Information on leased, loaned, and donated space and 2288 relocatables used for conducting the districts instructional 2289 programs. 2290 5.The general location of public schools proposed to be 2291 constructed over the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year time periods, 2292 including a listing of the proposed schools site acreage needs 2293 and anticipated capacity and maps showing the general locations. 2294 The school boards identification of general locations of future 2295 school sites must be based on the school siting requirements of 2296 s. 163.3177(6)(a) and policies in the comprehensive plan which 2297 provide guidance for appropriate locations for school sites. 2298 6.The identification of options deemed reasonable and 2299 approved by the school board which reduce the need for 2300 additional permanent student stations. Such options may include, 2301 but need not be limited to: 2302 a.Acceptable capacity; 2303 b.Redistricting; 2304 c.Busing; 2305 d.Year-round schools; 2306 e.Charter schools; 2307 f.Magnet schools; and 2308 g.Public-private partnerships. 2309 7.The criteria and method, jointly determined by the local 2310 government and the school board, for determining the impact of 2311 proposed development to public school capacity. 2312 (b)The plan must also include a financially feasible 2313 district facilities work program for a 5-year period. The work 2314 program must include: 2315 1.A schedule of major repair and renovation projects 2316 necessary to maintain the educational facilities and ancillary 2317 facilities of the district. 2318 2.A schedule of capital outlay projects necessary to 2319 ensure the availability of satisfactory student stations for the 2320 projected student enrollment in K-12 programs. This schedule 2321 shall consider: 2322 a.The locations, capacities, and planned utilization rates 2323 of current educational facilities of the district. The capacity 2324 of existing satisfactory facilities, as reported in the Florida 2325 Inventory of School Houses must be compared to the capital 2326 outlay full-time-equivalent student enrollment as determined by 2327 the department, including all enrollment used in the calculation 2328 of the distribution formula in s. 1013.64. 2329 b.The proposed locations of planned facilities, whether 2330 those locations are consistent with the comprehensive plans of 2331 all affected local governments, and recommendations for 2332 infrastructure and other improvements to land adjacent to 2333 existing facilities. The provisions of ss. 1013.33(6), (7), and 2334 (8) and 1013.36 must be addressed for new facilities planned 2335 within the first 3 years of the work plan, as appropriate. 2336 c.Plans for the use and location of relocatable 2337 facilities, leased facilities, and charter school facilities. 2338 d.Plans for multitrack scheduling, grade level 2339 organization, block scheduling, or other alternatives that 2340 reduce the need for additional permanent student stations. 2341 e.Information concerning average class size and 2342 utilization rate by grade level within the district which will 2343 result if the tentative district facilities work program is 2344 fully implemented. 2345 f.The number and percentage of district students planned 2346 to be educated in relocatable facilities during each year of the 2347 tentative district facilities work program. For determining 2348 future needs, student capacity may not be assigned to any 2349 relocatable classroom that is scheduled for elimination or 2350 replacement with a permanent educational facility in the current 2351 year of the adopted district educational facilities plan and in 2352 the district facilities work program adopted under this section. 2353 Those relocatable classrooms clearly identified and scheduled 2354 for replacement in a school-board-adopted, financially feasible, 2355 5-year district facilities work program shall be counted at zero 2356 capacity at the time the work program is adopted and approved by 2357 the school board. However, if the district facilities work 2358 program is changed and the relocatable classrooms are not 2359 replaced as scheduled in the work program, the classrooms must 2360 be reentered into the system and be counted at actual capacity. 2361 Relocatable classrooms may not be perpetually added to the work 2362 program or continually extended for purposes of circumventing 2363 this section. All relocatable classrooms not identified and 2364 scheduled for replacement, including those owned, lease 2365 purchased, or leased by the school district, must be counted at 2366 actual student capacity. The district educational facilities 2367 plan must identify the number of relocatable student stations 2368 scheduled for replacement during the 5-year survey period and 2369 the total dollar amount needed for that replacement. 2370 g.Plans for the closure of any school, including plans for 2371 disposition of the facility or usage of facility space, and 2372 anticipated revenues. 2373 h.Projects for which capital outlay and debt service funds 2374 accruing under s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution are 2375 to be used shall be identified separately in priority order on a 2376 project priority list within the district facilities work 2377 program. 2378 3.The projected cost for each project identified in the 2379 district facilities work program. For proposed projects for new 2380 student stations, a schedule shall be prepared comparing the 2381 planned cost and square footage for each new student station, by 2382 elementary, middle, and high school levels, to the low, average, 2383 and high cost of facilities constructed throughout the state 2384 during the most recent fiscal year for which data is available 2385 from the Department of Education. 2386 4.A schedule of estimated capital outlay revenues from 2387 each currently approved source which is estimated to be 2388 available for expenditure on the projects included in the 2389 district facilities work program. 2390 5.A schedule indicating which projects included in the 2391 district facilities work program will be funded from current 2392 revenues projected in subparagraph 4. 2393 6.A schedule of options for the generation of additional 2394 revenues by the district for expenditure on projects identified 2395 in the district facilities work program which are not funded 2396 under subparagraph 5. Additional anticipated revenues may 2397 include Classrooms First funds. 2398 (c)To the extent available, the tentative district 2399 educational facilities plan shall be based on information 2400 produced by the demographic, revenue, and education estimating 2401 conferences pursuant to s. 216.136. 2402 (2)(d)Provision must shall be made for public comment 2403 concerning the tentative district educational facilities plan. 2404 (e)The district school board shall coordinate with each 2405 affected local government to ensure consistency between the 2406 tentative district educational facilities plan and the local 2407 government comprehensive plans of the affected local governments 2408 during the development of the tentative district educational 2409 facilities plan. 2410 (3)(f)Not less than once every 5 years, the district 2411 school board shall have an audit conducted of the districts 2412 educational planning and construction activities. An operational 2413 audit conducted by the Auditor General pursuant to s. 11.45 2414 satisfies this requirement. 2415 (4)(3)SUBMITTAL OF TENTATIVE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL 2416 FACILITIES PLAN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.The district school board 2417 shall submit a copy of its tentative district educational 2418 facilities plan to all affected local governments before prior 2419 to adoption by the board. The affected local governments may 2420 shall review the tentative district educational facilities plan 2421 and comment to the district school board on the consistency of 2422 the plan with the local comprehensive plan, whether a 2423 comprehensive plan amendment will be necessary for any proposed 2424 educational facility, and whether the local government supports 2425 a necessary comprehensive plan amendment. If the local 2426 government does not support a comprehensive plan amendment for a 2427 proposed educational facility, the matter must shall be resolved 2428 pursuant to the interlocal agreement when required by ss. 2429 163.3177(6)(h), 163.31777, and 1013.33(2). The process for the 2430 submittal and review must shall be detailed in the interlocal 2431 agreement when required pursuant to ss. 163.3177(6)(h), 2432 163.31777, and 1013.33(2). 2433 (5)(4)ADOPTED DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLAN. 2434 Annually, the district school board shall consider and adopt the 2435 tentative district educational facilities plan completed 2436 pursuant to subsection (2). Upon giving proper notice to the 2437 public and local governments and opportunity for public comment, 2438 the district school board may amend the plan to revise the 2439 priority of projects, to add or delete projects, to reflect the 2440 impact of change orders, or to reflect the approval of new 2441 revenue sources which may become available. The district school 2442 board shall submit the revised plan to the department. The 2443 adopted district educational facilities plan must shall: 2444 (a)Be a complete, balanced, and financially feasible 2445 capital outlay financial plan for the district. 2446 (b)Set forth the proposed commitments and planned 2447 expenditures of the district to address the educational 2448 facilities needs of its students and to adequately provide for 2449 the maintenance of the educational plant and ancillary 2450 facilities, including safe access ways from neighborhoods to 2451 schools. 2452 (6)(5)EXECUTION OF ADOPTED DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2453 PLAN.The first year of the adopted district educational 2454 facilities plan constitutes shall constitute the capital outlay 2455 budget required in s. 1013.61. The adopted district educational 2456 facilities plan shall include the information required in 2457 subparagraphs (2)(b)1., 2., and 3., based upon projects actually 2458 funded in the plan. 2459 Section 40.Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1013.41, 2460 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2461 1013.41SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative 2462 purpose. 2463 (3)SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLAN.It is the 2464 purpose of the Legislature to create s. 1013.35, requiring each 2465 school district annually to adopt an educational facilities plan 2466 that provides an integrated long-range facilities plan, 2467 including the survey of projected needs and the 5-year work 2468 program. The purpose of the educational facilities plan is to 2469 keep the district school board, local governments, and the 2470 public fully informed as to whether the district is using sound 2471 policies and practices that meet the essential needs of students 2472 and that warrant public confidence in district operations. The 2473 educational facilities plan will be monitored by the Office of 2474 Educational Facilities, which will also apply performance 2475 standards pursuant to s. 1013.04. 2476 (4)OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.It is the purpose of 2477 the Legislature to require the Office of Educational Facilities 2478 to assist school districts in building SMART schools utilizing 2479 functional and frugal practices. The Office of Educational 2480 Facilities shall must review district facilities work programs 2481 and projects and identify opportunities to maximize design and 2482 construction savings; develop school district facilities work 2483 program performance standards; and provide for review and 2484 recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State 2485 Board of Education. 2486 Section 41.Subsection (4) of section 1013.45, Florida 2487 Statutes, is amended to read: 2488 1013.45Educational facilities contracting and construction 2489 techniques for school districts and Florida College System 2490 institutions. 2491 (4)Except as otherwise provided in this section and s. 2492 481.229, the services of a registered architect must be used by 2493 Florida College System institution and state university boards 2494 of trustees for the development of plans for the erection, 2495 enlargement, or alteration of any educational facility. The 2496 services of a registered architect are not required for a minor 2497 renovation project for which the construction cost is less than 2498 $50,000 or for the placement or hookup of relocatable 2499 educational facilities that conform to standards adopted under 2500 s. 1013.37. However, boards must provide compliance with 2501 building code requirements and ensure that these structures are 2502 adequately anchored for wind resistance as required by law. A 2503 district school board shall reuse existing construction 2504 documents or design criteria packages if such reuse is feasible 2505 and practical. If a school districts 5-year educational 2506 facilities work plan includes the construction of two or more 2507 new schools for students in the same grade group and program, 2508 such as elementary, middle, or high school, the district school 2509 board must require that prototype design and construction be 2510 used for the construction of these schools. Notwithstanding s. 2511 287.055, a board may purchase the architectural services for the 2512 design of educational or ancillary facilities under an existing 2513 contract agreement for professional services held by a district 2514 school board in the State of Florida, provided that the purchase 2515 is to the economic advantage of the purchasing board, the 2516 services conform to the standards prescribed by rules of the 2517 State Board of Education, and such reuse is not without notice 2518 to, and permission from, the architect of record whose plans or 2519 design criteria are being reused. Plans must be reviewed for 2520 compliance with the State Requirements for Educational 2521 Facilities. Rules adopted under this section must establish 2522 uniform prequalification, selection, bidding, and negotiation 2523 procedures applicable to construction management contracts and 2524 the design-build process. This section does not supersede any 2525 small, woman-owned, or minority-owned business enterprise 2526 preference program adopted by a board. Except as otherwise 2527 provided in this section, the negotiation procedures applicable 2528 to construction management contracts and the design-build 2529 process must conform to the requirements of s. 287.055. A board 2530 may not modify any rules regarding construction management 2531 contracts or the design-build process. 2532 Section 42.Section 1013.451, Florida Statutes, is 2533 repealed. 2534 Section 43.Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2535 1013.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2536 1013.62Charter schools capital outlay funding. 2537 (3)If the school board levies the discretionary millage 2538 authorized in s. 1011.71(2), the department shall use the 2539 following calculation methodology to determine the amount of 2540 revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible 2541 charter school: 2542 (a)Reduce the total discretionary millage revenue by the 2543 school districts annual debt service obligation incurred as of 2544 March 1, 2017, which has not been subsequently retired, and any 2545 amount of participation requirement pursuant to s. 2546 1013.64(2)(a)7. s. 1013.64(2)(a)8. that is being satisfied by 2547 revenues raised by the discretionary millage. 2548 2549 By October 1 of each year, each school district shall certify to 2550 the department the amount of debt service and participation 2551 requirement that complies with the requirement of paragraph (a) 2552 and can be reduced from the total discretionary millage revenue. 2553 The Auditor General shall verify compliance with the 2554 requirements of paragraph (a) and s. 1011.71(2)(e) during 2555 scheduled operational audits of school districts. 2556 Section 44.Paragraph (e) of subsection (1), paragraph (a) 2557 of subsection (2), paragraph (d) of subsection (3), paragraph 2558 (b) of subsection (5) of section 1013.64, Florida Statutes, are 2559 amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection (6) of that 2560 section, to read: 2561 1013.64Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; 2562 construction cost maximums for school district capital 2563 projects.Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay 2564 and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital 2565 outlay projects shall be determined as follows: 2566 (1) 2567 (e)Remodeling projects must shall be based on the 2568 recommendations of a survey pursuant to s. 1013.31, or, for 2569 district school boards, as indicated by the relative need as 2570 determined by the Florida Inventory of School Houses and the 2571 capital outlay full-time equivalent enrollment in the district. 2572 (2)(a)The department shall establish, as a part of the 2573 Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, a 2574 separate account, in an amount determined by the Legislature, to 2575 be known as the Special Facility Construction Account. The 2576 Special Facility Construction Account shall be used to provide 2577 necessary construction funds to school districts which have 2578 urgent construction needs but which lack sufficient resources at 2579 present, and cannot reasonably anticipate sufficient resources 2580 within the period of the next 3 years, for these purposes from 2581 currently authorized sources of capital outlay revenue. A school 2582 district requesting funding from the Special Facility 2583 Construction Account shall submit one specific construction 2584 project, not to exceed one complete educational plant, to the 2585 Special Facility Construction Committee. A district may not 2586 receive funding for more than one approved project in any 3-year 2587 period or while any portion of the districts participation 2588 requirement is outstanding. The first year of the 3-year period 2589 shall be the first year a district receives an appropriation. 2590 The department shall encourage a construction program that 2591 reduces the average size of schools in the district. The request 2592 must meet the following criteria to be considered by the 2593 committee: 2594 1.The project must be deemed a critical need and must be 2595 recommended for funding by the Special Facility Construction 2596 Committee. Before developing construction plans for the proposed 2597 facility, the district school board must request a 2598 preapplication review by the Special Facility Construction 2599 Committee or a project review subcommittee convened by the chair 2600 of the committee to include two representatives of the 2601 department and two staff members from school districts not 2602 eligible to participate in the program. A school district may 2603 request a preapplication review at any time; however, if the 2604 district school board seeks inclusion in the departments next 2605 annual capital outlay legislative budget request, the 2606 preapplication review request must be made before February 1. 2607 Within 90 days after receiving the preapplication review 2608 request, the committee or subcommittee must meet in the school 2609 district to review the project proposal and existing facilities. 2610 To determine whether the proposed project is a critical need, 2611 the committee or subcommittee shall consider, at a minimum, the 2612 capacity of all existing facilities within the district as 2613 determined by the Florida Inventory of School Houses; the 2614 districts pattern of student growth; the districts existing 2615 and projected capital outlay full-time equivalent student 2616 enrollment as determined by the demographic, revenue, and 2617 education estimating conferences established in s. 216.136; the 2618 districts existing satisfactory student stations; the use of 2619 all existing district property and facilities; grade level 2620 configurations; and any other information that may affect the 2621 need for the proposed project. 2622 2. The construction project must be recommended in the 2623 most recent survey or survey amendment cooperatively prepared by 2624 the district school board and the department, and approved by 2625 the department under the rules of the State Board of Education. 2626 If a district school board employs a consultant in the 2627 preparation of a survey or survey amendment, the consultant may 2628 not be employed by or receive compensation from a third party 2629 that designs or constructs a project recommended by the survey. 2630 3.The construction project must appear on the districts 2631 approved project priority list under the rules of the State 2632 Board of Education. 2633 4.The district must have selected and had approved a site 2634 for the construction project in compliance with s. 1013.36 and 2635 the rules of the State Board of Education. 2636 5.The district shall have developed a district school 2637 board adopted list of facilities that do not exceed the norm for 2638 net square feet occupancy requirements under the State 2639 Requirements for Educational Facilities, using all possible 2640 programmatic combinations for multiple use of space to obtain 2641 maximum daily use of all spaces within the facility under 2642 consideration. 2643 6.Upon construction, the total cost per student station, 2644 including change orders, must not exceed the cost per student 2645 station as provided in subsection (6) unless approved by the 2646 Special Facility Construction Committee. At the discretion of 2647 the committee, costs that exceed the cost per student station 2648 for special facilities may include legal and administrative 2649 fees, the cost of site improvements or related offsite 2650 improvements, the cost of complying with public shelter and 2651 hurricane hardening requirements, cost overruns created by a 2652 disaster as defined in s. 252.34(2), costs of security 2653 enhancements approved by the school safety specialist, and 2654 unforeseeable circumstances beyond the districts control. 2655 7.There shall be an agreement signed by the district 2656 school board stating that it will advertise for bids within 30 2657 days of receipt of its encumbrance authorization from the 2658 department. 2659 7.8.For construction projects for which Special Facilities 2660 Construction Account funding is sought before the 2019-2020 2661 fiscal year, the district shall, at the time of the request and 2662 for a continuing period necessary to meet the districts 2663 participation requirement, levy the maximum millage against its 2664 nonexempt assessed property value as allowed in s. 1011.71(2) or 2665 shall raise an equivalent amount of revenue from the school 2666 capital outlay surtax authorized under s. 212.055(6). Beginning 2667 with construction projects for which Special Facilities 2668 Construction Account funding is sought in the 2019-2020 fiscal 2669 year, the district shall, for a minimum of 3 years before 2670 submitting the request and for a continuing period necessary to 2671 meet its participation requirement, levy the maximum millage 2672 against the districts nonexempt assessed property value as 2673 authorized under s. 1011.71(2) or shall raise an equivalent 2674 amount of revenue from the school capital outlay surtax 2675 authorized under s. 212.055(6). Any district with a new or 2676 active project, funded under the provisions of this subsection, 2677 shall be required to budget no more than the value of 1 mill per 2678 year to the project until the districts participation 2679 requirement relating to the local discretionary capital 2680 improvement millage or the equivalent amount of revenue from the 2681 school capital outlay surtax is satisfied. 2682 8.9.If a contract has not been signed 90 days after the 2683 advertising of bids, the funding for the specific project shall 2684 revert to the Special Facility New Construction Account to be 2685 reallocated to other projects on the list. However, an 2686 additional 90 days may be granted by the commissioner. 2687 9.10.The department shall certify the inability of the 2688 district to fund the survey-recommended project over a 2689 continuous 3-year period using projected capital outlay revenue 2690 derived from s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as 2691 amended, paragraph (3)(a) of this section, and s. 1011.71(2). 2692 10.11.The district shall have on file with the department 2693 an adopted resolution acknowledging its commitment to satisfy 2694 its participation requirement, which is equivalent to all 2695 unencumbered and future revenue acquired from s. 9(d), Art. XII 2696 of the State Constitution, as amended, paragraph (3)(a) of this 2697 section, and s. 1011.71(2), in the year of the initial 2698 appropriation and for the 2 years immediately following the 2699 initial appropriation. 2700 11.12.Phase I plans must be approved by the district 2701 school board as being in compliance with the building and life 2702 safety codes before June 1 of the year the application is made. 2703 (3) 2704 (d)Funds accruing to a district school board from the 2705 provisions of this section shall be expended on needed projects 2706 as shown by survey or surveys under the rules of the State Board 2707 of Education. 2708 (5)District school boards shall identify each fund source 2709 and the use of each proportionate to the project cost, as 2710 identified in the bid document, to assure compliance with this 2711 section. The data shall be submitted to the department, which 2712 shall track this information as submitted by the boards. PECO 2713 funds shall not be expended as indicated in the following: 2714 (b)PECO funds shall not be used for the construction of 2715 football fields, bleachers, site lighting for athletic 2716 facilities, tennis courts, stadiums, racquetball courts, or any 2717 other competition-type facilities not required for physical 2718 education curriculum. Regional or intradistrict football 2719 stadiums may be constructed with these funds provided a minimum 2720 of two high schools and two middle schools are assigned to the 2721 facility and the stadiums are survey recommended. Sophisticated 2722 auditoria shall be limited to magnet performing arts schools, 2723 with all other schools using basic lighting and sound systems as 2724 determined by rule. Local funds shall be used for enhancement of 2725 athletic and performing arts facilities. 2726 (6) 2727 (f)1.The Office of Program Policy and Government 2728 Accountability (OPPAGA) shall review the cost per student 2729 station levels and annual adjustments provided for in this 2730 section. The review must include: 2731 a.An evaluation of the estimate required under this 2732 paragraph. 2733 b.Recommendations for additional costs that should be 2734 factored into the cost per student station, and other costs that 2735 should be excluded. 2736 c.A recommendation for changes to the annual adjustment of 2737 the cost per student station or repeal of the requirements of 2738 this subsection. 2739 2.OPPAGA shall submit its review to the President of the 2740 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 2741 Commissioner of Education no later than September 1, 2026. 2742 Section 45.Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section 2743 163.3180, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2744 163.3180Concurrency. 2745 (6) 2746 (e)A school district that includes relocatable facilities 2747 in its inventory of student stations shall include the capacity 2748 of such relocatable facilities as provided in s. 2749 1013.35(2)(b)2.f., provided the relocatable facilities were 2750 purchased after 1998 and the relocatable facilities meet the 2751 standards for long-term use pursuant to s. 1013.20. 2752 Section 46.Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 2753 1002.68, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2754 1002.68Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 2755 accountability. 2756 (5)(a)If a public schools or private prekindergarten 2757 providers program assessment composite score for its 2758 prekindergarten classrooms fails to meet the minimum program 2759 assessment composite score for contracting adopted in rule by 2760 the department, the private prekindergarten provider or public 2761 school may not participate in the Voluntary Prekindergarten 2762 Education Program beginning in the consecutive program year and 2763 thereafter until the public school or private prekindergarten 2764 provider meets the minimum composite score for contracting. A 2765 public school or private prekindergarten provider may request 2766 one program assessment per program year in order to requalify 2767 for participation in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 2768 Program, provided that the public school or private 2769 prekindergarten provider is not excluded from participation 2770 under ss. 1002.55(6), 1002.61(10)(b), 1002.63(9) 1002.63(9)(b), 2771 or paragraph (5)(b) of this section. If a public school or 2772 private prekindergarten provider would like an additional 2773 program assessment completed within the same program year, the 2774 public school or private prekindergarten provider shall be 2775 responsible for the cost of the program assessment. 2776 Section 47.Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (2) of 2777 section 1003.631, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2778 1003.631Schools of Excellence.The Schools of Excellence 2779 Program is established to provide administrative flexibility to 2780 the states top schools so that the instructional personnel and 2781 administrative staff at such schools can continue to serve their 2782 communities and increase student learning to the best of their 2783 professional ability. 2784 (2)ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITIES.A School of Excellence 2785 must be provided the following administrative flexibilities: 2786 (c)For instructional personnel, the substitution of 1 2787 school year of employment at a School of Excellence for 20 2788 inservice points toward the renewal of a professional 2789 certificate, up to 60 inservice points in a 5-year cycle, 2790 pursuant to s. 1012.585(3). 2791 (e)Calculation for compliance with maximum class size 2792 pursuant to s. 1003.03(4) based on the average number of 2793 students at the school level. 2794 Section 48.Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and paragraph 2795 (b) of subsection (5) of section 1004.04, Florida Statutes, are 2796 amended to read: 2797 1004.04Public accountability and state approval for 2798 teacher preparation programs. 2799 (2)UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. 2800 (c)Each candidate must receive instruction and be assessed 2801 on the uniform core curricula in the candidates area or areas 2802 of program concentration during course work and field 2803 experiences. Beginning with candidates entering a teacher 2804 preparation program in the 2022-2023 school year, a candidate 2805 for certification in a coverage area identified pursuant to s. 2806 1012.585(3)(g) s. 1012.585(3)(f) must successfully complete all 2807 competencies for a reading endorsement, including completion of 2808 the endorsement practicum through the candidates field 2809 experience under subsection (5), in order to graduate from the 2810 program. 2811 (5)PRESERVICE FIELD EXPERIENCE.All postsecondary 2812 instructors, school district personnel and instructional 2813 personnel, and school sites preparing instructional personnel 2814 through preservice field experience courses and internships 2815 shall meet special requirements. District school boards may pay 2816 student teachers during their internships. 2817 (b)1.All school district personnel and instructional 2818 personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students 2819 during field experience courses or internships taking place in 2820 this state in which candidates demonstrate an impact on student 2821 learning growth must have: 2822 a.Evidence of clinical educator training; 2823 b.A valid professional certificate issued pursuant to s. 2824 1012.56; 2825 c.At least 3 years of teaching experience in 2826 prekindergarten through grade 12; 2827 d.Earned an effective or highly effective rating on the 2828 prior years performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 or be a 2829 peer evaluator under the districts evaluation system approved 2830 under s. 1012.34; and 2831 e.Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, for all such 2832 personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students 2833 during internships in kindergarten through grade 3 or who are 2834 enrolled in a teacher preparation program for a certificate area 2835 identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s. 1012.585(3)(f), a 2836 certificate or endorsement in reading. 2837 2838 The State Board of Education shall approve the training 2839 requirements. 2840 2.All instructional personnel who supervise or direct 2841 teacher preparation students during field experience courses or 2842 internships in another state, in which a candidate demonstrates 2843 his or her impact on student learning growth, through a Florida 2844 online or distance program must have received clinical 2845 educator training or its equivalent in that state, hold a valid 2846 professional certificate issued by the state in which the field 2847 experience takes place, and have at least 3 years of teaching 2848 experience in prekindergarten through grade 12. 2849 3.All instructional personnel who supervise or direct 2850 teacher preparation students during field experience courses or 2851 internships, in which a candidate demonstrates his or her impact 2852 on student learning growth, on a United States military base in 2853 another country through a Florida online or distance program 2854 must have received clinical educator training or its 2855 equivalent, hold a valid professional certificate issued by the 2856 United States Department of Defense or a state or territory of 2857 the United States, and have at least 3 years teaching experience 2858 in prekindergarten through grade 12. 2859 Section 49.Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 2860 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2861 1004.85Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. 2862 (3)Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 2863 this section may offer competency-based certification programs 2864 specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 2865 degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 2866 educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 2867 preparation institute choosing to offer a competency-based 2868 certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 2869 must implement a program developed by the institute and approved 2870 by the department for this purpose. Approved programs shall be 2871 available for use by other approved educator preparation 2872 institutes. 2873 (b)Each program participant must: 2874 1.Meet certification requirements pursuant to s. 2875 1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in 2876 the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet 2877 the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) before participating in 2878 field experiences. 2879 2.Demonstrate competency and participate in field 2880 experiences that are appropriate to his or her educational plan 2881 prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with candidates entering 2882 an educator preparation institute in the 2022-2023 school year, 2883 a candidate for certification in a coverage area identified 2884 pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 2885 successfully complete all competencies for a reading 2886 endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum 2887 through the candidates field experience, in order to graduate 2888 from the program. 2889 3.Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his 2890 or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is 2891 seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on 2892 student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12 2893 setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving 2894 a passing score on the professional education competency 2895 examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area 2896 examination for the subject area certification which is required 2897 by state board rule. 2898 Section 50.Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2899 1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2900 1012.586Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate 2901 certificates; reading endorsement pathways. 2902 (2) 2903 (b)As part of adopting a pathway pursuant to paragraph 2904 (a), the department shall review the competencies for the 2905 reading endorsement and subject area examinations for educator 2906 certificates identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s. 2907 1012.585(3)(f) for alignment with evidence-based instructional 2908 and intervention strategies rooted in the science of reading and 2909 identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7) and recommend changes to 2910 the State Board of Education. Recommended changes must address 2911 identification of the characteristics of conditions such as 2912 dyslexia, implementation of evidence-based classroom instruction 2913 and interventions, including evidence-based reading instruction 2914 and interventions specifically for students with characteristics 2915 of dyslexia, and effective progress monitoring. By July 1, 2023, 2916 each school district reading endorsement add-on program must be 2917 resubmitted for approval by the department consistent with this 2918 paragraph. 2919 Section 51.Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 2920 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2921 1012.98School Community Professional Learning Act. 2922 (5)The Department of Education, school districts, schools, 2923 Florida College System institutions, and state universities 2924 share the responsibilities described in this section. These 2925 responsibilities include the following: 2926 (b)Each school district shall develop a professional 2927 learning system as specified in subsection (4). The system shall 2928 be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher-educators of 2929 Florida College System institutions and state universities, 2930 business and community representatives, and local education 2931 foundations, consortia, and professional organizations. The 2932 professional learning system must: 2933 1.Be reviewed and approved by the department for 2934 compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March 2935 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the 2936 review and approval of all professional learning systems. A 2937 professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every 2938 5 years. Any substantial revisions to the system must be 2939 submitted to the department for review and approval. The 2940 department shall establish a format for the review and approval 2941 of a professional learning system. 2942 2.Be based on analyses of student achievement data and 2943 instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous, 2944 relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools 2945 and districts, in developing and refining the professional 2946 learning system, shall also review and monitor school discipline 2947 data; school environment surveys; assessments of parental 2948 satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers, managers, 2949 and administrative personnel; and other performance indicators 2950 to identify school and student needs that can be met by improved 2951 professional performance. 2952 3.Provide inservice activities coupled with follow-up 2953 followup support appropriate to accomplish district-level and 2954 school-level improvement goals and standards. The inservice 2955 activities for instructional and school administrative personnel 2956 shall focus on analysis of student achievement data; ongoing 2957 formal and informal assessments of student achievement; 2958 identification and use of enhanced and differentiated 2959 instructional strategies that emphasize rigor, relevance, and 2960 reading in the content areas; enhancement of subject content 2961 expertise; integrated use of classroom technology that enhances 2962 teaching and learning; classroom management; parent involvement; 2963 and school safety. 2964 4.Provide inservice activities and support targeted to the 2965 individual needs of new teachers participating in the 2966 professional learning certification and education competency 2967 program under s. 1012.56(8)(a). 2968 5.Include a professional learning catalog for inservice 2969 activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, 2970 for all district employees from all fund sources. The catalog 2971 must be updated annually by September 1, must be based on input 2972 from teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and 2973 must use the latest available student achievement data and 2974 research to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each 2975 district inservice catalog must be aligned to and support the 2976 school-based inservice catalog and school improvement plans 2977 pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each district inservice catalog must 2978 provide a description of the training that middle grades 2979 instructional personnel and school administrators receive on the 2980 districts code of student conduct adopted pursuant to s. 2981 1006.07; integrated digital instruction and competency-based 2982 instruction and CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry 2983 certifications; classroom management; student behavior and 2984 interaction; extended learning opportunities for students; and 2985 instructional leadership. District plans must be approved by the 2986 district school board annually in order to ensure compliance 2987 with subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research 2988 based best practices to other districts. District school boards 2989 shall submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner 2990 of Education no later than October 1, annually. Each school 2991 principal may establish and maintain an individual professional 2992 learning plan for each instructional employee assigned to the 2993 school as a seamless component to the school improvement plans 2994 developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional 2995 learning plan must be related to specific performance data for 2996 the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the 2997 inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements 2998 expected in student performance as a result of the inservice 2999 activity, and include an evaluation component that determines 3000 the effectiveness of the professional learning plan. 3001 6.Include inservice activities for school administrative 3002 personnel, aligned to the states educational leadership 3003 standards, which address updated skills necessary for 3004 instructional leadership and effective school management 3005 pursuant to s. 1012.986. 3006 7.Provide for systematic consultation with regional and 3007 state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and 3008 evaluation of local professional learning programs. 3009 8.Provide for delivery of professional learning by 3010 distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to 3011 reach more educators at lower costs. 3012 9.Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and 3013 effectiveness of professional learning programs in order to 3014 eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand 3015 effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such 3016 activities on the performance of participating educators and 3017 their students achievement and behavior. 3018 10.For all grades, emphasize: 3019 a.Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and 3020 instruction. 3021 b.Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to 3022 the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41. 3023 c.Use of small learning communities; problem-solving, 3024 inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students; 3025 strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based 3026 instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based 3027 instruction. 3028 3029 Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall include 3030 in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a 3031 description of the specific strategies used by the school to 3032 implement each item listed in this subparagraph. 3033 11.Provide training to reading coaches, classroom 3034 teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of 3035 identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and 3036 other causes of diminished phonological processing skills; 3037 incorporating instructional techniques into the general 3038 education setting which are proven to improve reading 3039 performance for all students; and using predictive and other 3040 data to make instructional decisions based on individual student 3041 needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic 3042 awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency; 3043 vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text 3044 comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and 3045 sequential approach to reading instruction, including 3046 multisensory intervention strategies. Such training for teaching 3047 foundational skills must be based on the science of reading and 3048 include phonics instruction for decoding and encoding as the 3049 primary instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 3050 strategies included in the training may not employ the three 3051 cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 3052 teaching word reading. Such instructional strategies may include 3053 visual information and strategies which improve background and 3054 experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 3055 and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 3056 teach word reading. Each district must provide all elementary 3057 grades instructional personnel access to training sufficient to 3058 meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(g) s. 1012.585(3)(f). 3059 Section 52.Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 3060 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 3061 becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.