Florida Senate - 2014 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1148
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Brandes moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (264486) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 374 and 375
5 insert:
6 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 1012.2315, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 1012.2315 Assignment of teachers.—
9 (2) ASSIGNMENT TO SCHOOLS GRADED “D” or “F”.—
10 (a) A school district districts may not assign a higher
11 percentage than the school district average of temporarily
12 certified teachers, teachers in need of improvement, or out-of
13 field teachers to schools graded “D” or “F” pursuant to s.
14 1008.34.
15 (b)1. Beginning July 1, 2014, a school district may assign
16 an individual newly hired as instructional personnel to a school
17 that has earned a grade of “F” in the previous year or any
18 combination of three consecutive grades of “D” or “F” in the
19 previous 3 years pursuant to s. 1008.34 if the individual:
20 a. Has received an effective rating or highly effective
21 rating in the immediate prior year’s performance evaluation
22 pursuant s. 1012.34;
23 b. Has successfully completed or is enrolled in a teacher
24 preparation program pursuant to s. 1004.04, s. 1004.85, or s.
25 1012.56, or a teacher preparation program specified in State
26 Board of Education rule, is provided with high quality mentoring
27 during the first 2 years of employment, holds a certificate
28 issued pursuant to s. 1012.56, and holds a probationary contract
29 pursuant to s. 1012.335(2)(a); or
30 c. Holds a probationary contract pursuant to s.
31 1012.335(2)(a), holds a certificate issued pursuant to s.
32 1012.56, and has successful teaching experience, and if, in the
33 judgment of the school principal, students would benefit from
34 the placement of that individual.
35 2. As used in this paragraph, the term “mentoring” includes
36 the use of student achievement data combined with at least
37 monthly observations to improve the educator’s effectiveness in
38 improving student outcomes. Mentoring may be provided by a
39 school district, a teacher preparation program approved pursuant
40 to s. 1004.04, s. 1004.85, or s. 1012.56, or a teacher
41 preparation program specified in State Board of Education rule.
42 3. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss.
43 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this paragraph.
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45 Each school district shall annually certify to the Commissioner
46 of Education that the requirements in this subsection have
47 requirement has been met. If the commissioner determines that a
48 school district is not in compliance with this subsection, the
49 State Board of Education shall be notified and shall take action
50 pursuant to s. 1008.32 in the next regularly scheduled meeting
51 to require compliance.
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54 And the title is amended as follows:
55 Delete lines 389 - 433
56 and insert:
57 An act relating to education; amending s. 243.52,
58 F.S.; expanding the definition of the term “project”
59 as it relates to the Higher Educational Facilities
60 Financing Act; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; prohibiting
61 the State Board of Education from approving Florida
62 College System institution baccalaureate degree
63 program proposals between specified dates; amending s.
64 1004.32, F.S.; revising the mission and goals of the
65 New College of Florida; requiring the New College of
66 Florida to establish a specified master’s degree
67 program; amending s. 1007.33, F.S.; prohibiting the
68 Board of Trustees of the St. Petersburg College from
69 establishing new baccalaureate degree programs between
70 specified dates; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; providing
71 that the initial award and renewal period for students
72 who are unable to accept an initial award immediately
73 after completion of high school due to a full-time
74 religious or service obligation begins upon the
75 completion of the religious or service obligation;
76 requiring verification from the entity for which the
77 student completed such obligation; amending ss.
78 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.; requiring a
79 student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Academic
80 Scholars award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award,
81 or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to
82 identify a social or civic issue or a professional
83 area of interest and develop a plan for his or her
84 personal involvement in addressing the issue or
85 learning about the area; prohibiting the student from
86 receiving remuneration or academic credit for the
87 volunteer service work performed; providing examples
88 of volunteer service work; requiring that the hours of
89 volunteer service work performed be documented in
90 writing and the document be signed by the student, the
91 student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of
92 the organization for which the student performed the
93 volunteer service work; deleting obsolete provisions;
94 amending s. 1009.55, F.S.; increasing the annual
95 maximum number of scholarships that may be awarded in
96 the Rosewood Family Scholarship Program; increasing
97 the annual maximum award amount per student; amending
98 s. 1007.271, F.S.; prohibiting a school district from
99 paying for any costs incurred for summer term dual
100 enrollment courses; amending s. 1012.2315, F.S.;
101 authorizing a school district to assign to a school
102 that has earned failing grades certain newly hired
103 instructional personnel; providing for retroactive