Amendment
Bill No. SB 2120
Amendment No. 428373
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Coley offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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6     Section 1.  Paragraph (o) of subsection (6) of section
71001.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
8     1001.10  Commissioner of Education; general powers and
9duties.-
10     (6)  Additionally, the commissioner has the following
11general powers and duties:
12     (o)  To develop criteria for use by state instructional
13materials reviewers committees in evaluating materials submitted
14for adoption consideration. The criteria shall, as appropriate,
15be based on instructional expectations reflected in curriculum
16frameworks and student performance standards. The criteria for
17each subject or course shall be made available to publishers of
18instructional materials pursuant to the requirements of chapter
191006.
20     Section 2.  Subsection (19) of section 1002.33, Florida
21Statutes, is amended, subsection (26) is renumbered as
22subsection (27), and a new subsection (26) is added to that
23section, to read:
24     1002.33  Charter schools.-
25     (19)  CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDING.-Charter schools are eligible
26for capital outlay funds pursuant to s. 1013.62. Capital outlay
27funds authorized in ss. s. 1011.71(2) and 1013.62 that have been
28shared with a charter school-in-the-workplace prior to July 1,
292010, are deemed to have met the authorized expenditure
30requirements for such funds.
31     (26)  LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATUS FOR CERTAIN CHARTER
32SCHOOL SYSTEMS.-A charter school system shall be designated a
33local educational agency for the purpose of receiving federal
34funds, in the same manner as if the charter school system were a
35school district, if the governing board of the charter school
36system has adopted and filed a resolution with its sponsoring
37district school board and the Department of Education in which
38the governing board accepts full responsibility for all local
39educational agency requirements and the charter school system
40meets all of the following:
41     (a)  Includes both conversion charter schools and
42nonconversion charter schools;
43     (b)  Has all schools located in the same county;
44     (c)  Has a total enrollment exceeding the total enrollment
45of at least one school district in the state;
46     (d)  Has the same governing board; and
47     (e)  Does not contract with a for-profit service provider
48for management of school operations.
49
50Such designation does not apply to other provisions of law
51unless specifically provided by law.
52     Section 3.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of
53section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, to read:
54     1002.45  School district virtual instruction programs.-
55     (1)  PROGRAM.-
56     (e)1.  Each school district shall provide to the department
57by October 1, 2011, and by each October 1 thereafter, a copy of
58each contract and the amounts paid per unweighted full-time
59equivalent student for services procured pursuant to paragraph
60(c).
61     2.  Each school district shall expend the difference in
62funds provided for a student participating in the school
63district virtual instruction program pursuant to subsection (7)
64and the price paid for contracted services procured pursuant to
65paragraph (c) for the district's local instructional improvement
66system pursuant to s. 1006.281 or other technological tools that
67are required to access electronic and digital instructional
68materials.
69     Section 4.  Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subsection (3) of
70section 1002.55, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
71     1002.55  School-year prekindergarten program delivered by
72private prekindergarten providers.-
73     (3)  To be eligible to deliver the prekindergarten program,
74a private prekindergarten provider must meet each of the
75following requirements:
76     (c)  The private prekindergarten provider must have, for
77each prekindergarten class of 11 children or fewer, at least one
78prekindergarten instructor who meets each of the following
79requirements:
80     1.  The prekindergarten instructor must hold, at a minimum,
81one of the following credentials:
82     a.  A child development associate credential issued by the
83National Credentialing Program of the Council for Professional
84Recognition; or
85     b.  A credential approved by the Department of Children and
86Family Services as being equivalent to or greater than the
87credential described in sub-subparagraph a.
88
89The Department of Children and Family Services may adopt rules
90under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 which provide criteria and
91procedures for approving equivalent credentials under sub-
92subparagraph b.
93     2.  The prekindergarten instructor must successfully
94complete an emergent literacy training course approved by the
95department as meeting or exceeding the minimum standards adopted
96under s. 1002.59. This subparagraph does not apply to a
97prekindergarten instructor who successfully completes approved
98training in early literacy and language development under s.
99402.305(2)(d)5., s. 402.313(6), or s. 402.3131(5) before the
100establishment of one or more emergent literacy training courses
101under s. 1002.59 or April 1, 2005, whichever occurs later.
102     (f)  Each of the private prekindergarten provider's
103prekindergarten classes must be composed of at least 4 students
104but may not exceed 20 18 students. In order to protect the
105health and safety of students, each private prekindergarten
106provider must also provide appropriate adult supervision for
107students at all times and, for each prekindergarten class
108composed of 12 11 or more students, must have, in addition to a
109prekindergarten instructor who meets the requirements of
110paragraph (c), at least one adult prekindergarten instructor who
111is not required to meet those requirements but who must meet
112each requirement of paragraph (d). This paragraph does not
113supersede any requirement imposed on a provider under ss.
114402.301-402.319.
115     Section 5.  Subsection (7) of section 1002.63, Florida
116Statutes, is amended to read:
117     1002.63  School-year prekindergarten program delivered by
118public schools.-
119     (7)  Each prekindergarten class in a public school
120delivering the school-year prekindergarten program must be
121composed of at least 4 students but may not exceed 18 students.
122In order to protect the health and safety of students, each
123school must also provide appropriate adult supervision for
124students at all times and, for each prekindergarten class
125composed of 12 11 or more students, must have, in addition to a
126prekindergarten instructor who meets the requirements of s.
1271002.55(3)(c), at least one adult prekindergarten instructor who
128is not required to meet those requirements but who must meet
129each requirement of subsection (5).
130     Section 6.  Subsection (7) of section 1002.71, Florida
131Statutes, is amended to read:
132     1002.71  Funding; financial and attendance reporting.-
133     (7)  The Agency for Workforce Innovation shall require that
134administrative expenditures be kept to the minimum necessary for
135efficient and effective administration of the Voluntary
136Prekindergarten Education Program. Administrative policies and
137procedures shall be revised, to the maximum extent practicable,
138to incorporate the use of automation and electronic submission
139of forms, including those required for child eligibility and
140enrollment, provider and class registration, and monthly
141certification of attendance for payment. A school district may
142use its automated daily attendance reporting system for the
143purpose of transmitting attendance records to the early learning
144coalition in a mutually agreed-upon format. In addition, actions
145shall be taken to reduce paperwork, eliminate the duplication of
146reports, and eliminate other duplicative activities. Beginning
147with the 2011-2012 2010-2011 fiscal year, each early learning
148coalition may retain and expend no more than 4.0 4.5 percent of
149the funds paid by the coalition to private prekindergarten
150providers and public schools under paragraph (5)(b). Funds
151retained by an early learning coalition under this subsection
152may be used only for administering the Voluntary Prekindergarten
153Education Program and may not be used for the school readiness
154program or other programs.
155     Section 7.  Subsections (14) and (15) of section 1003.01,
156Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
157     1003.01  Definitions.-As used in this chapter, the term:
158     (14)  "Core-curricula courses" means:
159     (a)  Language arts/reading, mathematics, and science
160courses in prekindergarten through grade 3.
161     (b)  Courses in grades 4 through 8 in subjects that are
162measured by state assessment at any grade level.
163     (c)  Courses in grades 9 through 12 in subjects that are
164measured by state assessment at any grade level.
165     (d)  Courses that are specifically identified by name in
166law as required for high school graduation and that are not
167measured by state assessment, excluding any extracurricular
168courses.
169     (e)  Exceptional student education courses.
170     (f)  English for Speakers of Other Languages courses.
171courses defined by the Department of Education as mathematics,
172language arts/reading, science, social studies, foreign
173language, English for Speakers of Other Languages, exceptional
174student education, and courses taught in traditional self-
175contained elementary school classrooms.
176
177The term is limited in meaning and used for the sole purpose of
178designating classes that are subject to the maximum class size
179requirements established in s. 1, Art. IX of the State
180Constitution. This term does not include courses offered under
181ss. 1002.37, 1002.415, and 1002.45.
182     (15)  "Extracurricular courses" means all courses that are
183not defined as "core-curricula courses," which may include, but
184are not limited to, physical education, fine arts, performing
185fine arts, and career education, and courses that may result in
186college credit. The term is limited in meaning and used for the
187sole purpose of designating classes that are not subject to the
188maximum class size requirements established in s. 1, Art. IX of
189the State Constitution.
190     Section 8.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1003.03,
191Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
192     1003.03  Maximum class size.-
193     (1)  CONSTITUTIONAL CLASS SIZE MAXIMUMS.-Each year, on or
194before the October student membership survey, school districts
195must be in compliance with the following class size requirements
196Pursuant to s. 1, Art. IX of the State Constitution, beginning
197in the 2010-2011 school year:
198     (a)  The maximum number of students assigned to each
199teacher who is teaching core-curricula courses in public school
200classrooms for prekindergarten through grade 3 may not exceed 18
201students.
202     (b)  The maximum number of students assigned to each
203teacher who is teaching core-curricula courses in public school
204classrooms for grades 4 through 8 may not exceed 22 students.
205The maximum number of students assigned to a core-curricula high
206school course in which a student in grades 4 through 8 is
207enrolled shall be governed by the requirements in paragraph (c).
208     (c)  The maximum number of students assigned to each
209teacher who is teaching core-curricula courses in public school
210classrooms for grades 9 through 12 may not exceed 25 students.
211
212These maximums shall be maintained after the October student
213membership survey, except as provided in paragraph (2)(b) or due
214to an extreme emergency beyond the control of the district
215school board.
216     (2)  IMPLEMENTATION.-
217     (a)  The Department of Education shall annually calculate
218class size measures described in subsection (1) based upon the
219October student membership survey.
220     (b)  A student who enrolls in a school after the October
221student membership survey may be assigned to an existing class
222that temporarily exceeds the maximum number of students in
223subsection (1) if the district school board determines it to be
224impractical, educationally unsound, or disruptive to student
225learning to not assign the student to the class. If the district
226school board makes this determination:
227     1.  Up to three students above the maximum as provided in
228paragraph (1)(a) may be assigned to a teacher in kindergarten
229through grade 3.
230     2.  Up to five students above the maximums as provided in
231paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), respectively, may be assigned to a
232teacher in grades 4 through 12.
233     3.  The district school board must develop a plan for the
234school to be in full compliance with the maximum class size in
235subsection (1) by the next October student membership survey.
236     (b)  Prior to the adoption of the district school budget
237for 2010-2011, each district school board shall hold public
238hearings and provide information to parents on the district's
239website, and through any other means by which the district
240provides information to parents and the public, on the
241district's strategies to meet the requirements in subsection
242(1).
243     Section 9.  Subsection (2) of section 1003.492, Florida
244Statutes, is amended to read:
245     1003.492  Industry-certified career education programs.-
246     (2)  The State Board of Education shall use the expertise
247of Workforce Florida, Inc., and Enterprise Florida, Inc., to
248develop and adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54
249for implementing an industry certification process. The rules
250must establish a process for weighting the value of industry
251certifications based on the rigor of the certification and its
252employment value to state businesses and industry. Industry
253certification shall be defined by the Agency for Workforce
254Innovation, based upon the highest available national standards
255for specific industry certification, to ensure student skill
256proficiency and to address emerging labor market and industry
257trends. A regional workforce board or a career and professional
258academy may apply to Workforce Florida, Inc., to request
259additions to the approved list of industry certifications based
260on high-demand job requirements in the regional economy. The
261list of industry certifications approved by Workforce Florida,
262Inc., and the Department of Education shall be published and
263updated annually by a date certain, to be included in the
264adopted rule.
265     Section 10.  Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection
266(2), and paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (3) of section
2671006.28, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
268     1006.28  Duties of district school board, district school
269superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12
270instructional materials.-
271     (1)  DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.-The district school board has
272the duty to provide adequate instructional materials for all
273students in accordance with the requirements of this part. The
274term "adequate instructional materials" means a sufficient
275number of student or site licenses textbooks or sets of
276materials that are available in bound, unbound, kit, or package
277form and may consist of hard-backed or soft-backed textbooks,
278electronic content, consumables, learning laboratories,
279manipulatives, electronic media, and computer courseware or
280software that serve as the basis for instruction for each
281student in the core courses of mathematics, language arts,
282social studies, science, reading, and literature, except for
283instruction for which the school advisory council approves the
284use of a program that does not include a textbook as a major
285tool of instruction. The district school board has the following
286specific duties:
287     (a)  Courses of study; adoption.-Adopt courses of study for
288use in the schools of the district.
289     (b)  Instructional materials Textbooks.-Provide for proper
290requisitioning, distribution, accounting, storage, care, and use
291of all instructional materials furnished by the state and
292furnish such other instructional materials as may be needed. The
293district school board shall ensure assure that instructional
294materials used in the district are consistent with the district
295goals and objectives and the curriculum frameworks adopted by
296rule of the State Board of Education, as well as with the state
297and district performance standards provided for in s.
2981001.03(1).
299     (c)  Other instructional materials.-Provide such other
300teaching accessories and aids as are needed for the school
301district's educational program.
302     (d)  School library media services; establishment and
303maintenance.-Establish and maintain a program of school library
304media services for all public schools in the district, including
305school library media centers, or school library media centers
306open to the public, and, in addition such traveling or
307circulating libraries as may be needed for the proper operation
308of the district school system.
309     (2)  DISTRICT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.-
310     (a)  The district school superintendent has the duty to
311recommend such plans for improving, providing, distributing,
312accounting for, and caring for instructional materials textbooks
313and other instructional aids as will result in general
314improvement of the district school system, as prescribed in this
315part, in accordance with adopted district school board rules
316prescribing the duties and responsibilities of the district
317school superintendent regarding the requisition, purchase,
318receipt, storage, distribution, use, conservation, records, and
319reports of, and management practices and property accountability
320concerning, instructional materials, and providing for an
321evaluation of any instructional materials to be requisitioned
322that have not been used previously in the district's schools.
323The district school superintendent must keep adequate records
324and accounts for all financial transactions for funds collected
325pursuant to subsection (3), as a component of the educational
326service delivery scope in a school district best financial
327management practices review under s. 1008.35.
328     (3)  SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.-The school principal has the
329following duties for the management and care of instructional
330materials at the school:
331     (b)  Money collected for lost or damaged instructional
332materials books; enforcement.-The school principal shall collect
333from each student or the student's parent the purchase price of
334any instructional material the student has lost, destroyed, or
335unnecessarily damaged and to report and transmit the money
336collected to the district school superintendent. The failure to
337collect such sum upon reasonable effort by the school principal
338may result in the suspension of the student from participation
339in extracurricular activities or satisfaction of the debt by the
340student through community service activities at the school site
341as determined by the school principal, pursuant to policies
342adopted by district school board rule.
343     (e)  Accounting for instructional materials textbooks.-
344Principals shall see that all instructional materials books are
345fully and properly accounted for as prescribed by adopted rules
346of the district school board.
347     Section 11.  Section 1006.281, Florida Statutes, is amended
348to read:
349     1006.281  Local instructional improvement Learning
350management systems.-
351     (1)  A "local instructional improvement system" means a
352system that uses digital tools that provide teachers,
353administrators, students, and parents with data and resources to
354systematically manage continuous instructional improvement. The
355system supports relevant activities such as instructional
356planning, information gathering and analysis, rapid-time
357reporting, decisionmaking on appropriate instructional sequence,
358and evaluating the effectiveness of instruction. The system
359shall integrate instructional information with student-level
360data to provide predictions of future student achievement.
361     (2)(1)  Each school district shall provide teachers,
362administrators, students, and parents To ensure that all school
363districts have equitable access to a local instructional
364improvement system. The system must provide access to electronic
365and digital digitally rich instructional materials, districts
366are encouraged to provide access to an electronic learning
367management system that allows teachers, students, and parents to
368access, organize, and use electronically available instructional
369materials and teaching and learning tools and resources,
370including the ability for and that enables teachers and
371administrators to manage, assess, and track student learning.
372     (3)(2)  By June 30, 2014, a school district's local
373instructional improvement system shall comply with minimum
374standards published by the Department of Education. The system
375must To the extent fiscally and technologically feasible, a
376school district's electronic learning management system should
377allow for a single, authenticated sign-on and include the
378following functionality:
379     (a)  Vertically searches for, gathers, and organizes
380specific standards-based instructional materials.
381     (b)  Enables teachers to prepare lessons, individualize
382student instruction, and use best practices in providing
383instruction, including the ability to connect student assessment
384data with electronic and digital instructional materials.
385     (c)  Provides communication, including access to up-to-date
386student performance data, in order to help teachers and parents
387better serve the needs of students.
388     (d)  Provides access for administrators to ensure quality
389of instruction within every classroom.
390     (e)  Enables district staff to plan, create, and manage
391professional development and to connect professional development
392with staff information and student performance data.
393     (f)(e)  Provides access to multiple content providers and
394provides the ability to seamlessly connect the local
395instructional improvement system to electronic and digital
396content.
397     (4)(3)  The Department of Education shall provide advisory
398assistance as requested by school districts in their deployment
399of a local instructional improvement district electronic
400learning management system.
401     (5)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
402pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this
403section, including rules that establish minimum standards for a
404local instructional improvement system.
405     Section 12.  Section 1006.29, Florida Statutes, is amended
406to read:
407     1006.29  State instructional materials reviewers
408committees.-
409     (1)  Each school year, not later than April 15, the
410commissioner shall appoint state instructional materials
411committees composed of persons actively engaged in teaching or
412in the supervision of teaching in the public elementary, middle,
413or high schools and representing the major fields and levels in
414which instructional materials are used in the public schools
415and, in addition, lay citizens not professionally connected with
416education. Committee members shall receive training pursuant to
417subsection (5) in competencies related to the evaluation and
418selection of instructional materials.
419     (a)  There shall be 10 or more members on each committee:
420At least 50 percent of the members shall be classroom teachers
421who are certified in an area directly related to the academic
422area or level being considered for adoption, 2 shall be
423laypersons, 1 shall be a district school board member, and 2
424shall be supervisors of teachers. The committee must have the
425capacity or expertise to address the broad racial, ethnic,
426socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of the state's student
427population. Personnel selected as teachers of the year at the
428school, district, regional, or state level are encouraged to
429serve on instructional materials committees.
430     (b)  The membership of each committee must reflect the
431broad racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of
432the state, including a balanced representation from the state's
433geographic regions.
434     (1)(a)(c)  The commissioner shall determine annually the
435areas in which instructional materials shall be submitted for
436adoption, taking into consideration the desires of the district
437school boards. The commissioner shall also determine the number
438of titles to be adopted in each area.
439     (b)  By April 15 of each school year, the commissioner
440shall appoint three state or national experts in the content
441areas submitted for adoption to review the instructional
442materials and evaluate the content for alignment with the
443applicable Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. These
444reviewers shall be designated as state instructional materials
445reviewers and shall review the materials for the level of
446instructional support and the accuracy and appropriateness of
447progression of introduced content. Instructional materials shall
448be made available to the reviewers in an electronic format. The
449initial review of the materials shall be made by only two of the
450three reviewers. If the two reviewers reach different results,
451the third reviewer shall determine which results shall be
452recommended. The reviewers shall independently make
453recommendations to the commissioner regarding materials that
454should be placed on the list of adopted materials through an
455electronic feedback review system.
456     (c)  The commissioner shall request each district school
457superintendent to nominate one classroom teacher or district-
458level content supervisor to review two or three of the
459submissions recommended by the state instructional materials
460reviewers. School districts shall ensure that these district
461reviewers are provided with the support and time necessary to
462accomplish thorough review of the instructional materials.
463District reviewers shall independently rate the recommended
464submissions on the instructional usability of the resources.
465     (2)(a)  All appointments shall be as prescribed in this
466section. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms
467on any committee. All appointments shall be for 18-month terms.
468All vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original
469appointment for only the time remaining in the unexpired term.
470At no time may a district school board have more than one
471representative on a committee. The commissioner and a member of
472the department whom he or she shall designate shall be
473additional and ex officio members of each committee.
474     (b)  The names and mailing addresses of the members of the
475state instructional materials committees shall be made public
476when appointments are made.
477     (c)  The district school board shall be reimbursed for the
478actual cost of substitute teachers for each workday that a
479member of its instructional staff is absent from his or her
480assigned duties for the purpose of rendering service to the
481state instructional materials committee. In addition, committee
482members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses and per diem in
483accordance with s. 112.061 for actual service in meetings of
484committees called by the commissioner. Payment of such travel
485expenses shall be made from the appropriation for the
486administration of the instructional materials program, on
487warrants to be drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon
488requisition approved by the commissioner.
489     (d)  Any member of a committee may be removed by the
490commissioner for cause.
491     (3)  All references in the law to the state instructional
492materials committee shall apply to each committee created by
493this section.
494     (2)(4)  For purposes of state adoption, "instructional
495materials" means items having intellectual content that by
496design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of
497a subject or course. These items may be available in bound,
498unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of hardbacked or
499softbacked textbooks, electronic content, consumables, learning
500laboratories, manipulatives, electronic media, and computer
501courseware or software. A publisher or manufacturer providing
502instructional materials as a single bundle shall also make the
503instructional materials available as separate and unbundled
504items, each priced individually. A publisher may also offer
505sections of state-adopted instructional materials in digital or
506electronic versions at reduced rates to districts, schools, and
507teachers.
508     (3)  Beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year, all adopted
509Any instructional materials adopted after 2012-2013 for students
510in kindergarten grades 9 through grade 12 must shall also be
511provided in a digital an electronic format. For purposes of
512state adoption, the term "digital format" means text-based or
513image-based content in a form that provides the student with
514various interactive functions; that can be searched, tagged,
515distributed, and utilized for individualized and group learning;
516that includes multimedia content such as video clips,
517animations, and virtual reality; and that has the ability to be
518accessed anytime and anywhere. Beginning in the 2012-2013
519academic year for grades 9 through 12 and in the 2013-2014
520academic year for kindergarten through grade 8, all adopted
521instructional materials must be provided in an electronic or a
522digital format. For purposes of state adoption, the term
523"electronic format" means text-based or image-based content in a
524form that is produced on, published by, and readable on
525computers or other digital devices and is an electronic version
526of a printed book, whether or not any printed equivalent exists.
527The term does not include electronic or computer hardware even
528if such hardware is bundled with software or other electronic
529media, nor does it include equipment or supplies.
530     (4)(5)  The department shall develop a training program for
531persons selected as state instructional materials reviewers and
532school district reviewers to serve on state instructional
533materials committees. The program shall be structured to assist
534reviewers committee members in developing the skills necessary
535to make valid, culturally sensitive, and objective decisions
536regarding the content and rigor of instructional materials. All
537persons serving as on instructional materials reviewers
538committees must complete the training program prior to beginning
539the review and selection process.
540     Section 13.  Section 1006.30, Florida Statutes, is amended
541to read:
542     1006.30  Affidavit of state instructional materials
543reviewers committee members.-Before transacting any business,
544each state instructional materials reviewer member of a state
545committee shall make an affidavit, to be filed with the
546department commissioner, that:
547     (1)  The reviewer member will faithfully discharge the
548duties imposed upon him or her as a member of the committee.
549     (2)  The reviewer member has no interest, and while a
550member of the committee he or she will assume no interest, in
551any publishing or manufacturing organization that which produces
552or sells instructional materials.
553     (3)  The reviewer member is in no way connected, and while
554a member of the committee he or she will assume no connection,
555with the distribution of the instructional materials.
556     (4)  The reviewer does not have any direct or indirect
557pecuniary interest member is not pecuniarily interested, and
558while a member of the committee he or she will assume no
559pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in the business or
560profits of any person engaged in manufacturing, publishing, or
561selling instructional materials designed for use in the public
562schools.
563     (5)  The reviewer member will not accept any emolument or
564promise of future reward of any kind from any publisher or
565manufacturer of instructional materials or his or her agent or
566anyone interested in, or intending to bias his or her judgment
567in any way in, the selection of any materials to be adopted.
568     (6)  The reviewer understands that it is unlawful for any
569member of a state instructional materials committee to discuss
570matters relating to instructional materials submitted for
571adoption with any agent of a publisher or manufacturer of
572instructional materials, either directly or indirectly, except
573during the period when the publisher or manufacturer is
574providing a presentation for the reviewer during his or her
575review of committee has been called into session for the purpose
576of evaluating instructional materials submitted for adoption.
577Such discussions shall be limited to official meetings of the
578committee and in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
579commissioner for that purpose.
580     Section 14.  Section 1006.31, Florida Statutes, is amended
581to read:
582     1006.31  Duties of each state instructional materials
583reviewer committee.-The duties of each state instructional
584materials reviewer committee are:
585     (1)  PLACE AND TIME OF MEETING.-To meet at the call of the
586commissioner, at a place in the state designated by him or her,
587for the purpose of evaluating and recommending instructional
588materials for adoption by the state. All meetings of state
589instructional materials committees shall be announced publicly
590in the Florida Administrative Weekly at least 2 weeks prior to
591the date of convening. All meetings of the committees shall be
592open to the public.
593     (2)  ORGANIZATION.-To elect a chair and vice chair for each
594adoption. An employee of the department shall serve as secretary
595to the committee and keep an accurate record of its proceedings.
596All records of committee motions and votes, and summaries of
597committee debate shall be incorporated into a publishable
598document and shall be available for public inspection and
599duplication.
600     (1)(3)  PROCEDURES.-To adhere to procedures prescribed by
601the department commissioner for evaluating instructional
602materials submitted by publishers and manufacturers in each
603adoption.
604     (2)(4)  EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.-To evaluate
605carefully all instructional materials submitted, to ascertain
606which instructional materials, if any, submitted for
607consideration best implement the selection criteria developed by
608the department commissioner and those curricular objectives
609included within applicable performance standards provided for in
610s. 1001.03(1).
611     (a)  When recommending instructional materials for use in
612the schools, each reviewer committee shall include only
613instructional materials that accurately portray the ethnic,
614socioeconomic, cultural, and racial diversity of our society,
615including men and women in professional, career, and executive
616roles, and the role and contributions of the entrepreneur and
617labor in the total development of this state and the United
618States.
619     (b)  When recommending instructional materials for use in
620the schools, each reviewer committee shall include only
621materials that which accurately portray, whenever appropriate,
622humankind's place in ecological systems, including the necessity
623for the protection of our environment and conservation of our
624natural resources and the effects on the human system of the use
625of tobacco, alcohol, controlled substances, and other dangerous
626substances.
627     (c)  When recommending instructional materials for use in
628the schools, each reviewer committee shall require such
629materials as he or she it deems necessary and proper to
630encourage thrift, fire prevention, and humane treatment of
631people and animals.
632     (d)  When recommending instructional materials for use in
633the schools, each reviewer committee shall require, when
634appropriate to the comprehension of students, that materials for
635social science, history, or civics classes contain the
636Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United
637States. A reviewer may not recommend any No instructional
638materials shall be recommended by any committee for use in the
639schools which contain any matter reflecting unfairly upon
640persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin,
641ancestry, gender, or occupation.
642     (e)  Any instructional material All instructional materials
643recommended by a reviewer each committee for use in the schools
644shall be, to the satisfaction of each reviewer committee,
645accurate, objective, and current and suited to the needs and
646comprehension of students at their respective grade levels.
647Reviewers Instructional materials committees shall consider for
648adoption materials developed for academically talented students
649such as those enrolled in advanced placement courses.
650     (3)(5)  REPORT OF REVIEWER COMMITTEE.-Each committee, After
651a thorough study of all data submitted on each instructional
652material, to submit an electronic and after each member has
653carefully evaluated each instructional material, shall present a
654written report to the department commissioner. The Such report
655shall be made public, and must shall include responses to each
656section of the report format prescribed by the department.:
657     (a)  A description of the procedures used in determining
658the instructional materials to be recommended to the
659commissioner.
660     (b)  Recommendations of instructional materials for each
661grade and subject field in the curriculum of public elementary,
662middle, and high schools in which adoptions are to be made. If
663deemed advisable, the committee may include such other
664information, expression of opinion, or recommendation as would
665be helpful to the commissioner. If there is a difference of
666opinion among the members of the committee as to the merits of
667any instructional materials, any member may file an expression
668of his or her individual opinion.
669
670The findings of the committees, including the evaluation of
671instructional materials, shall be in sessions open to the
672public. All decisions leading to determinations of the
673committees shall be by roll call vote, and at no time will a
674secret ballot be permitted.
675     Section 15.  Section 1006.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
676to read:
677     1006.32  Prohibited acts.-
678     (1)  A No publisher or manufacturer of instructional
679material, or any representative thereof, may not shall offer to
680give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or any
681inducement, to any district school board official or state
682member of a state-level instructional materials reviewer
683committee to directly or indirectly introduce, recommend, vote
684for, or otherwise influence the adoption or purchase of any
685instructional materials.
686     (2)  A No district school board official or member of a
687state instructional materials reviewer may not committee shall
688solicit or accept any emolument, money, or other valuable thing,
689or any inducement, to directly or indirectly introduce,
690recommend, vote for, or otherwise influence the adoption or
691purchase of any instructional material.
692     (3)  A No district school board or publisher may not
693participate in a pilot program of materials being considered for
694adoption during the 18-month period before the official adoption
695of the materials by the commissioner. Any pilot program during
696the first 2 years of the adoption period must have the prior
697approval of the commissioner.
698     (4)  Any publisher or manufacturer of instructional
699materials or representative thereof or any district school board
700official or state instructional materials reviewer committee
701member, who violates any provision of this section commits a
702misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
703775.082 or s. 775.083. Any representative of a publisher or
704manufacturer who violates any provision of this section, in
705addition to any other penalty, shall be banned from practicing
706business in the state for a period of 1 calendar year. Any
707district school board official or state instructional materials
708committee member who violates any provision of this section, in
709addition to any other penalty, shall be removed from his or her
710official position.
711     (5)  This section does not prohibit Nothing in this section
712shall be construed to prevent any publisher, manufacturer, or
713agent from supplying, for purposes of examination, necessary
714sample copies of instructional materials to any district school
715board official or state instructional materials reviewer
716committee member.
717     (6)  This section does not prohibit Nothing in this section
718shall be construed to prevent a district school board official
719or state instructional materials reviewer committee member from
720receiving sample copies of instructional materials.
721     (7)  This section does not Nothing contained in this
722section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict a district
723school board official from receiving royalties or other
724compensation, other than compensation paid to him or her as
725commission for negotiating sales to district school boards, from
726the publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials
727written, designed, or prepared by such district school board
728official, and adopted by the commissioner or purchased by any
729district school board. No district school board official shall
730be allowed to receive royalties on any materials not on the
731state-adopted list purchased for use by his or her district
732school board.
733     (8)  A No district school superintendent, district school
734board member, teacher, or other person officially connected with
735the government or direction of public schools may not shall
736receive during the months actually engaged in performing duties
737under his or her contract any private fee, gratuity, donation,
738or compensation, in any manner whatsoever, for promoting the
739sale or exchange of any instructional material school book, map,
740or chart in any public school, or be an agent for the sale or
741the publisher of any instructional material school textbook or
742reference work, or have direct or indirect pecuniary interest be
743directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the
744introduction of any such instructional material textbook, and
745any such agency or interest disqualifies shall disqualify any
746person so acting or interested from holding any district school
747board employment whatsoever, and the person commits a
748misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
749775.082 or s. 775.083; however, provided that this subsection
750does shall not prevent be construed as preventing the adoption
751of any instructional material book written in whole or in part
752by a Florida author.
753     Section 16.  Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (1) and
754subsections (2) and (4) of section 1006.33, Florida Statutes,
755are amended to read:
756     1006.33  Bids or proposals; advertisement and its
757contents.-
758     (1)
759     (b)  The advertisement shall state that, beginning in 2010-
7602011, each bidder shall furnish electronic sample specimen
761copies of all instructional materials submitted, at a time
762designated by the department, which specimen copies shall be
763identical with the copies approved and accepted by the members
764of the state instructional materials reviewers committee, as
765prescribed in this section, and with the copies furnished to the
766department and district school superintendents, as provided in
767this part. A school district may not request Any district school
768superintendent who requires samples in addition to the
769electronic format must request those samples through the
770department.
771     (e)  The advertisement shall give information regarding
772digital as to how specifications that which have been adopted by
773the department, including minimum format requirements that will
774enable electronic and digital content to be accessed through the
775district's local instructional improvement system and a variety
776of mobile, electronic, and digital devices. Beginning with
777specifications released in 2013, the digital specifications
778shall require the capability for searching by state standards
779and site and student-level licensing. The digital format
780specifications shall be appropriate for the interoperability of
781the content. The department may not adopt specifications that
782require the instructional materials to include specific
783references to FCAT standards or Next Generation Sunshine State
784Standards and benchmarks at point of student use in regard to
785paper, binding, cover boards, and mechanical makeup can be
786secured. In adopting specifications, the department shall make
787an exception for instructional materials that are college-level
788texts and that do not meet department physical specifications
789for secondary materials, if the publisher guarantees replacement
790during the term of the contract.
791     (2)  The bids submitted shall be for furnishing the
792designated materials in accordance with specifications of the
793department. The bid shall state the lowest wholesale price at
794which the materials will be furnished, at the time the adoption
795period provided in the contract begins, delivered f.o.b. to the
796Florida depository of the publisher, manufacturer, or bidder.
797     (4)  Sample Specimen copies of all instructional materials
798that have been made the bases of contracts under this part
799shall, upon request for the purpose of public inspection, be
800made available by the publisher to the department and the
801district school superintendent of each district school board
802that adopts the instructional materials from the state list upon
803request for the purpose of public inspection. All contracts and
804bonds executed under this part shall be signed in triplicate.
805One copy of each contract and an original of each bid, whether
806accepted or rejected, shall be preserved with the department for
807at least 3 years after termination of the contract.
808     Section 17.  Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (7) of section
8091006.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
810     1006.34  Powers and duties of the commissioner and the
811department in selecting and adopting instructional materials.-
812     (1)  PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.-The
813State Board of Education shall adopt rules prescribing
814commissioner shall prescribe the procedures by which the
815department shall evaluate instructional materials submitted by
816publishers and manufacturers in each adoption. The rules shall
817be exempt from the legislative ratification requirement in s.
818120.541(3). Included in these procedures shall be provisions
819affording which afford each publisher or manufacturer or his or
820her representative an opportunity to provide a virtual
821presentation to present to members of the state instructional
822materials reviewers on committees the merits of each
823instructional material submitted in each adoption.
824     (2)  SELECTION AND ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.-
825     (a)  The department shall notify all publishers and
826manufacturers of instructional materials who have submitted bids
827that within 3 weeks after the deadline for receiving bids, at a
828designated time and place, it will open the bids submitted and
829deposited with it. At the time and place designated, the bids
830shall be opened, read, and tabulated in the presence of the
831bidders or their representatives. No one may revise his or her
832bid after the bids have been filed. When all bids have been
833carefully considered, the commissioner shall, from the list of
834suitable, usable, and desirable instructional materials reported
835by the state instructional materials reviewers committee, select
836and adopt instructional materials for each grade and subject
837field in the curriculum of public elementary, middle, and high
838schools in which adoptions are made and in the subject areas
839designated in the advertisement. The adoption shall continue for
840the period specified in the advertisement, beginning on the
841ensuing April 1. The adoption shall not prevent the extension of
842a contract as provided in subsection (3). The commissioner shall
843always reserve the right to reject any and all bids. The
844commissioner may ask for new sealed bids from publishers or
845manufacturers whose instructional materials were recommended by
846the state instructional materials reviewers committee as
847suitable, usable, and desirable; specify the dates for filing
848such bids and the date on which they shall be opened; and
849proceed in all matters regarding the opening of bids and the
850awarding of contracts as required by this part. In all cases,
851bids shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or certified check
852of from $500 to $2,500, as the department commissioner may
853direct. The department, in adopting instructional materials,
854shall give due consideration both to the prices bid for
855furnishing instructional materials and to the report and
856recommendations of the state instructional materials reviewers
857committee. When the commissioner has finished with the report of
858the state instructional materials reviewers committee, the
859report shall be filed and preserved with the department and
860shall be available at all times for public inspection.
861     (b)  In the selection of instructional materials, library
862media books, and other reading material used in the public
863school system, the standards used to determine the propriety of
864the material shall include:
865     1.  The age of the students who normally could be expected
866to have access to the material.
867     2.  The educational purpose to be served by the material.
868In considering instructional materials for classroom use,
869priority shall be given to the selection of materials which
870encompass the state and district school board performance
871standards provided for in s. 1001.03(1) and which include the
872instructional objectives contained within the curriculum
873frameworks approved by rule of the State Board of Education.
874     3.  The degree to which the material would be supplemented
875and explained by mature classroom instruction as part of a
876normal classroom instructional program.
877     4.  The consideration of the broad racial, ethnic,
878socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of the students of this
879state.
880
881Any instructional material No book or other material containing
882hard-core pornography or otherwise prohibited by s. 847.012 may
883not shall be used or made available within any public school
884district.
885     (3)  CONTRACT WITH PUBLISHERS OR MANUFACTURERS; BOND.-As
886soon as practicable after the commissioner has adopted any
887instructional materials and all bidders that have secured the
888adoption of any instructional materials have been notified
889thereof by registered letter, the department of Legal Affairs
890shall prepare a contract in proper form with every bidder
891awarded the adoption of any instructional materials. Each
892contract shall be executed by the commissioner Governor and
893Secretary of State under the seal of the state, one copy to be
894kept by the contractor, one copy to be filed with the Department
895of State, and one copy to be filed with the department. After
896giving due consideration to comments by the district school
897boards, the commissioner, with the agreement of the publisher,
898may extend or shorten a contract period for a period not to
899exceed 2 years; and the terms of any such contract shall remain
900the same as in the original contract. Any publisher or
901manufacturer to whom any contract is let under this part must
902give bond in such amount as the department commissioner
903requires, payable to the state, conditioned for the faithful,
904honest, and exact performance of the contract. The bond must
905provide for the payment of reasonable attorney's fees in case of
906recovery in any suit thereon. The surety on the bond must be a
907guaranty or surety company lawfully authorized to do business in
908the state; however, the bond shall not be exhausted by a single
909recovery but may be sued upon from time to time until the full
910amount thereof is recovered, and the department may at any time,
911after giving 30 days' notice, require additional security or
912additional bond. The form of any bond or bonds or contract or
913contracts under this part shall be prepared and approved by the
914department of Legal Affairs. At the discretion of the department
915commissioner, a publisher or manufacturer to whom any contract
916is let under this part may be allowed a cash deposit in lieu of
917a bond, conditioned for the faithful, honest, and exact
918performance of the contract. The cash deposit, payable to the
919department, shall be placed in the Textbook Bid Trust Fund. The
920department may recover damages on the cash deposit given by the
921contractor for failure to furnish instructional materials, the
922sum recovered to inure to the General Revenue Fund.
923     (7)  FORFEITURE OF CONTRACT AND BOND.-If any publisher or
924manufacturer of instructional materials fails or refuses to
925furnish a book, or books, or other instructional materials as
926provided in the contract, the publisher's or manufacturer's his
927or her bond is forfeited and the commissioner must department
928shall make another contract on such terms as it may find
929desirable, after giving due consideration to the recommendations
930of the commissioner.
931     Section 18.  Subsection (2) of section 1006.35, Florida
932Statutes, is amended to read:
933     1006.35  Accuracy of instructional materials.-
934     (2)  When errors in state-adopted materials are confirmed,
935the publisher of the materials shall provide to each district
936school board that has purchased the materials the corrections in
937a format approved by the department commissioner.
938     Section 19.  Section 1006.36, Florida Statutes, is amended
939to read:
940     1006.36  Term of adoption for instructional materials.-
941     (1)  The term of adoption of any instructional materials
942must be a 5-year 6-year period beginning on April 1 following
943the adoption, except that the commissioner may approve terms of
944adoption of less than 5 6 years for materials in content areas
945which require more frequent revision. Any contract for
946instructional materials may be extended as prescribed in s.
9471006.34(3).
948     (2)  The department shall publish annually an official
949schedule of subject areas to be called for adoption for each of
950the succeeding 2 years, and a tentative schedule for years 3, 4,
951and 5, and 6. If extenuating circumstances warrant, the
952commissioner may order the department to add one or more subject
953areas to the official schedule and, in which event the
954commissioner shall develop criteria for such additional subject
955area or areas and make them available to publishers as soon as
956practicable before the date on which bids are due. The schedule
957shall be developed so as to promote balance among the subject
958areas so that the required expenditure for new instructional
959materials is approximately the same each year in order to
960maintain curricular consistency.
961     Section 20.  Subsections (2), (3), (5), and (14) through
962(17) of section 1006.38, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
963     1006.38  Duties, responsibilities, and requirements of
964instructional materials publishers and manufacturers.-Publishers
965and manufacturers of instructional materials, or their
966representatives, shall:
967     (2)  Electronically deliver fully developed sample specimen
968copies of all instructional materials upon which bids are based
969to the department pursuant to procedures adopted by the State
970Board of Education each member of a state instructional
971materials committee. At the conclusion of the review process,
972manufacturers submitting samples of instructional materials are
973entitled to the return thereof, at the expense of the
974manufacturers; or, in the alternative, the manufacturers are
975entitled to reimbursement by the individual committee members
976for the retail value of the samples.
977     (3)  Submit, at a time designated in s. 1006.33, the
978following information:
979     (a)  Detailed specifications of the physical
980characteristics of the instructional materials, including any
981software or technological tools required for use by the
982district, school, teachers, or students. The publisher or
983manufacturer shall comply with these specifications if the
984instructional materials are adopted and purchased in completed
985form.
986     (b)  Evidence Written proof that the publisher has provided
987materials that address the written correlations to appropriate
988curricular objectives included within applicable performance
989standards provided for in s. 1001.03(1) and that can be accessed
990through the district's local instructional improvement system
991and a variety of electronic, digital, and mobile devices.
992     (5)  Furnish the instructional materials offered by them at
993a price in the state which, including all costs of electronic
994transmission transportation to their depositories, may shall not
995exceed the lowest price at which they offer such instructional
996materials for adoption or sale to any state or school district
997in the United States.
998     (14)  For all other subject areas, maintain in the
999depository an inventory of instructional materials sufficient to
1000receive and fill orders.
1001     (14)(15)  Accurately and fully disclose only the names of
1002those persons who actually authored the instructional materials.
1003In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (16) (17),
1004the commissioner may remove from the list of state-adopted
1005instructional materials those instructional materials whose
1006publisher or manufacturer misleads the purchaser by falsely
1007representing genuine authorship.
1008     (15)(16)  Grant, without prior written request, for any
1009copyright held by the publisher or its agencies automatic
1010permission to the department or its agencies for the
1011reproduction of instructional materials textbooks and
1012supplementary materials in braille, or large print, or other
1013appropriate format in the form of sound recordings, for use by
1014visually impaired students or other students with disabilities
1015that would benefit from use of the materials.
1016     (16)(17)  Upon the willful failure of the publisher or
1017manufacturer to comply with the requirements of this section, be
1018liable to the department in the amount of three 3 times the
1019total sum which the publisher or manufacturer was paid in excess
1020of the price required under subsections (5) and (6) and in the
1021amount of three 3 times the total value of the instructional
1022materials and services which the district school board is
1023entitled to receive free of charge under subsection (7).
1024     Section 21.  Subsection (5) of section 1006.39, Florida
1025Statutes, is amended to read:
1026     1006.39  Production and dissemination of educational
1027materials and products by department.-
1028     (5)  The department may shall not enter into the business
1029of producing or publishing instructional materials textbooks, or
1030the contents therein, for general use in classrooms.
1031     Section 22.  Subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection
1032(3), and subsection (4) of section 1006.40, Florida Statutes,
1033are amended to read:
1034     1006.40  Use of instructional materials allocation;
1035instructional materials, library books, and reference books;
1036repair of books.-
1037     (2)(a)  Each district school board must purchase current
1038instructional materials to provide each student with a textbook
1039or other instructional materials as a major tool of instruction
1040in core courses of the appropriate subject areas of mathematics,
1041language arts, science, social studies, reading, and literature
1042for kindergarten through grade 12. Such purchase must be made
1043within the first 2 years after the effective date of the
1044adoption cycle; however, this requirement is waived for the
1045adoption cycle occurring in the 2008-2009 academic year for
1046schools within the district which are identified in the top four
1047categories of schools pursuant to s. 1008.33, as amended by
1048chapter 2009-144, Laws of Florida. The Commissioner of Education
1049may provide a waiver of this requirement for the adoption cycle
1050occurring in the 2008-2009 academic year if the district
1051demonstrates that it has intervention and support strategies to
1052address the particular needs of schools in the lowest two
1053categories. Unless specifically provided for in the General
1054Appropriations Act, the cost of instructional materials
1055purchases required by this paragraph shall not exceed the amount
1056of the district's allocation for instructional materials,
1057pursuant to s. 1011.67, for the previous 2 years.
1058     (b)  The requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to
1059contracts in existence before April 1, 2000, or to a purchase
1060related to growth of student membership in the district or for
1061instructional materials maintenance needs.
1062     (3)(a)  By the 2013-2014 fiscal year, each district school
1063board shall use at least 50 percent of the annual allocation for
1064the purchase of digital or electronic instructional materials
1065included on the state-adopted list, except as otherwise
1066authorized in paragraphs (b) and (c). No less than 50 percent of
1067the annual allocation shall be used to purchase items which will
1068be used to provide instruction to students at the level or
1069levels for which the materials are designed.
1070     (4)  Funds that are not used to purchase digital or
1071electronic instructional materials may The funds described in
1072subsection (3) which district school boards may use to purchase
1073materials not on the state-adopted list shall be used for the
1074purchase of instructional materials or other items having
1075intellectual content which assist in the instruction of a
1076subject or course. These items may be available in bound,
1077unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of hardbacked or
1078softbacked textbooks, electronic content, replacements for items
1079which were part of previously purchased instructional materials,
1080consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, electronic
1081media, computer courseware or software, and other commonly
1082accepted instructional tools as prescribed by district school
1083board rule. The funds available to district school boards for
1084the purchase of materials not on the state-adopted list may not
1085be used to purchase electronic or computer hardware even if such
1086hardware is bundled with software or other electronic media
1087unless the district school board has complied with the
1088requirements in s. 1011.62(6)(b)5., nor may such funds be used
1089to purchase equipment or supplies. However, when authorized to
1090do so in the General Appropriations Act, a school or district
1091school board may use a portion of the funds available to it for
1092the purchase of materials not on the state-adopted list to
1093purchase science laboratory materials and supplies.
1094     Section 23.  Section 1006.43, Florida Statutes, is
1095repealed.
1096     Section 24.  Paragraphs (p) and (q) of subsection (1) and
1097paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 1011.62, Florida
1098Statutes, are amended to read:
1099     1011.62  Funds for operation of schools.-If the annual
1100allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
1101district for operation of schools is not determined in the
1102annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
1103the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
1104follows:
1105     (1)  COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
1106OPERATION.-The following procedure shall be followed in
1107determining the annual allocation to each district for
1108operation:
1109     (p)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
1110membership based on certification of successful completion of
1111industry-certified career and professional academy programs
1112pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493 and identified
1113in the Industry Certified Funding List pursuant to rules adopted
1114by the State Board of Education.-A maximum value of 0.3 full-
1115time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
1116student who completes an industry-certified career and
1117professional academy program under ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and
11181003.493 and who is issued the highest level of industry
1119certification identified annually in the Industry Certification
1120Funding List approved under rules adopted by the State Board of
1121Education and a high school diploma. The value of the full-time
1122equivalent student membership shall be determined by weights
1123adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1003.492.
1124Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
1125student membership in secondary career education programs for
1126grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent year for courses that were
1127not funded through dual enrollment. The additional full-time
1128equivalent membership authorized under this paragraph may not
1129exceed 0.3 per student. Each district must allocate at least 80
1130percent of the funds provided for industry certification, in
1131accordance with this paragraph, to the program that generated
1132the funds. Unless a different amount is specified in the General
1133Appropriations Act, the appropriation for this calculation is
1134limited to $15 million annually. If the appropriation is
1135insufficient to fully fund the total calculation, the
1136appropriation shall be prorated.
1137     (q)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
1138membership for the Florida Virtual School.-
1139     1.  The reported full-time equivalent student membership
1140for the Florida Virtual School for students who are also
1141enrolled in a school district shall be multiplied by 0.114, and
1142such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
1143student membership.
1144     2.  Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., for the 2011-2012
1145fiscal year, the reported full-time equivalent student
1146membership for the Florida Virtual School for students who are
1147also enrolled in a school district shall be multiplied by 0.228,
1148and such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
1149student membership.
1150     (6)  CATEGORICAL FUNDS.-
1151     (b)  If a district school board finds and declares in a
1152resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the school board that
1153the funds received for any of the following categorical
1154appropriations are urgently needed to maintain school board
1155specified academic classroom instruction, the school board may
1156consider and approve an amendment to the school district
1157operating budget transferring the identified amount of the
1158categorical funds to the appropriate account for expenditure:
1159     1.  Funds for student transportation.
1160     2.  Funds for safe schools.
1161     3.  Funds for supplemental academic instruction.
1162     4.  Funds for research-based reading instruction.
1163     5.  Funds for instructional materials if all instructional
1164material purchases necessary to provide updated materials
1165aligned to Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and
1166benchmarks and that meet statutory requirements of content and
1167learning have been completed for that fiscal year, but no sooner
1168than March 1, 2011. Funds available after March 1 may be used to
1169purchase hardware for student instruction.
1170     Section 25.  Subsection (2) of section 1011.685, Florida
1171Statutes, is amended to read:
1172     1011.685  Class size reduction; operating categorical
1173fund.-
1174     (2)  Class size reduction operating categorical funds shall
1175be used by school districts to reduce class size as required in
1176s. 1003.03. A school district that meets the maximum class size
1177requirements may use the funds, or the funds may be used for any
1178lawful operating expenditure; however, priority shall be given
1179to increasing salaries of classroom teachers.
1180     Section 26.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (2), paragraph (b)
1181of subsection (3), and subsection (5) of section 1011.71,
1182Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1183     1011.71  District school tax.-
1184     (2)  In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
1185subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5
1186mills against the taxable value for school purposes for district
1187schools, including charter schools at the discretion of the
1188school board, to fund:
1189     (d)  The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of new and
1190replacement equipment; computer hardware, including electronic
1191hardware and other hardware devices necessary for gaining access
1192to or enhancing the use of electronic content and resources or
1193to facilitate the access to and the use of a school district's
1194local instructional improvement electronic learning management
1195system pursuant to s. 1006.281, excluding software other than
1196the operating system necessary to operate the hardware or
1197device; and enterprise resource software applications that are
1198classified as capital assets in accordance with definitions of
1199the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, have a useful life
1200of at least 5 years, and are used to support districtwide
1201administration or state-mandated reporting requirements.
1202     (3)
1203     (b)  In addition to the millage authorized in this section,
1204each district school board may, by a super majority vote, levy
1205an additional 0.25 mills for critical capital outlay needs or
1206for critical operating needs. If levied for capital outlay,
1207expenditures shall be subject to the requirements of this
1208section. If levied for operations, expenditures shall be
1209consistent with the requirements for operating funds received
1210pursuant to s. 1011.62. If the district levies this additional
12110.25 mills for operations, the compression adjustment pursuant
1212to s. 1011.62(5) shall be calculated and added to the district's
1213FEFP allocation. Millage levied pursuant to this paragraph is
1214subject to the provisions of s. 200.065. In order to be
1215continued after the 2010-2011 fiscal year, millage levied
1216pursuant to this paragraph must be approved by the voters of the
1217district at the 2010 general election or at a subsequent
1218election held at any time, except that not more than one such
1219election shall be held during any 12-month period. Any millage
1220so authorized shall be levied for a period not in excess of 2
1221years or until changed by another millage election, whichever is
1222earlier. If any such election is invalidated by a court of
1223competent jurisdiction, such invalidated election shall be
1224considered not to have been held. This paragraph is repealed
1225effective June 30, 2011. However, for the 2011-2012 and 2012-
12262013 fiscal years, the 0.25 mills may be levied in the districts
1227in which it was authorized by the voters of the district in the
12282010 general election. Funds generated by this additional
1229millage may not be included in the calculation of the Florida
1230Education Finance Program in the 2011-2012 fiscal year or any
1231subsequent fiscal year and must not be incorporated in the
1232calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of the
1233Florida Education Finance Program in any fiscal year.
1234     (5)  Effective July 1, 2008, a school district may expend,
1235subject to the provisions of s. 200.065, up to $200 $100 per
1236unweighted full-time equivalent student from the revenue
1237generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection (2) to
1238fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in paragraphs
1239(2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following:
1240     (a)  The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver's
1241education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or
1242operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or
1243vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and
1244equipment.
1245     (b)  Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s.
1246627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure
1247school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in
1248this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s.
1249624.605(1)(d), (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues that
1250are made available through the payment of property and casualty
1251insurance premiums from revenues generated under this subsection
1252may be expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures
1253of the school district.
1254     Section 27.  If the Commissioner of Education determines
1255that a school district acted in good faith, he or she may waive
1256the equal-dollar reduction required in s. 1011.71, Florida
1257Statutes, for audit findings during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
1258fiscal years which were related to the purchase of software or
1259the cost of premiums for property insurance and casualty
1260insurance as defined in s. 624.605(1)(d), (f), (g), (h), and
1261(m), Florida Statutes.
1262     Section 28.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
1263
1264
1265
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1266
T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
1267     Remove the entire title and insert:
1268
A bill to be entitled
1269An act relating to prekindergarten through grade 12
1270education funding; amending s. 1001.10, F.S.; conforming
1271provisions to changes made by the act relating to the
1272review of instructional materials; amending s. 1002.33,
1273F.S.; revising provisions relating to charter school
1274capital outlay funding; providing that a charter school
1275system meeting certain requirements shall be designated a
1276local educational agency for the purpose of receiving
1277federal funds; amending s. 1002.45, F.S., relating to
1278school district virtual instruction programs; requiring
1279school districts to expend certain funds for the
1280district's local instructional improvement system or other
1281technological tools; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.; revising
1282requirements for school-year private prekindergarten
1283program providers; amending s. 1002.63, F.S.; revising
1284requirements for school-year prekindergarten programs
1285delivered by public schools; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.;
1286revising provisions relating to the amount of funds
1287retained by an early learning coalition for administration
1288of prekindergarten education programs; amending s.
12891003.01, F.S.; redefining the terms "core-curricula
1290courses" and "extracurricular courses"; amending s.
12911003.03, F.S.; revising class size requirements; providing
1292requirements for the assignment of a student to a class
1293that exceeds the class size maximum; amending s. 1003.492,
1294F.S.; requiring State Board of Education rules to
1295establish a process for weighting the value of industry
1296certifications for career education programs; amending s.
12971006.28, F.S.; revising school district duties to provide
1298instructional materials; replacing references to the term
1299"textbooks" with the term "instructional materials";
1300amending s. 1006.281, F.S.; defining the term "local
1301instructional improvement system"; providing system
1302requirements for managing instructional improvement and
1303student learning; requiring each school district to
1304provide access to its system; requiring State Board of
1305Education rules and minimum standards for local
1306instructional improvement systems; amending s. 1006.29,
1307F.S.; replacing references to the term "state
1308instructional materials committees" with the term "state
1309instructional materials reviewers"; requiring the
1310Commissioner of Education to appoint state or national
1311experts to review and evaluate instructional materials;
1312providing for school district reviewers to review
1313recommendations for state adoption; requiring adopted
1314instructional materials to be provided in an electronic or
1315a digital format; amending s. 1006.30, F.S.; revising
1316provisions relating to the affidavit of state
1317instructional materials reviewers to conform to changes
1318made by the act; amending s. 1006.31, F.S.; revising
1319provisions relating to the duties of each state
1320instructional materials reviewer to conform to changes
1321made by the act; amending s. 1006.32, F.S.; revising
1322provisions relating to prohibited acts to conform to
1323changes made by the act; amending s. 1006.33, F.S.,
1324relating to bids or proposals and advertisements of
1325instructional materials; providing requirements for
1326digital specifications; amending s. 1006.34, F.S.;
1327revising powers and duties of the commissioner and the
1328Department of Education in selecting and adopting
1329instructional materials; providing an exemption from the
1330requirement that a rule having certain regulatory costs be
1331ratified by the Legislature; amending s. 1006.35, F.S.;
1332conforming provisions relating to the accuracy of
1333instructional materials to changes made by the act;
1334amending s. 1006.36, F.S.; reducing the term of adoption
1335of instructional materials from a 6-year period to a 5-
1336year period; amending s. 1006.38, F.S.; revising
1337provisions relating to the duties, responsibilities, and
1338requirements of instructional materials publishers and
1339manufacturers; requiring electronic delivery of copies of
1340instructional materials to the department; amending s.
13411006.39, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the
1342production and dissemination of educational materials and
1343products by the department to conform to changes made by
1344the act; amending s. 1006.40, F.S.; revising provisions
1345relating to the use of the annual allocation for the
1346purchase of instructional materials; repealing s. 1006.43,
1347F.S., relating to department expenses and its annual
1348legislative budget request; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.;
1349revising provisions relating to the value of student
1350membership for certain students in career and professional
1351academy programs for purposes of education funding;
1352revising provisions relating to the value of student
1353membership for certain students in the Florida Virtual
1354School; amending s. 1011.685, F.S.; revising provisions
1355relating to the use of class size reduction operating
1356categorical funds; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; conforming
1357provisions to changes made by the act; repealing
1358provisions relating to the levy of additional millage for
1359critical capital outlay or operating needs; authorizing
1360the levy in certain school districts; providing
1361restrictions; increasing the amount that school districts
1362may expend per unweighted full-time equivalent student
1363from the revenue generated by the levy of capital
1364improvement millage; clarifying the types of insurance
1365premiums that may be paid from revenue generated by the
1366levy; authorizing the Commissioner of Education to waive
1367the equal-dollar reduction requirement for certain
1368expenditures relating to the purchase of software and the
1369cost of premiums for property and casualty insurance;
1370providing an effective date.


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