Florida Senate - 2023                      CS for CS for SB 1430
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Fiscal Policy; the Appropriations Committee
       on Education; and Senator Avila
       
       
       
       
       594-04282-23                                          20231430c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.20,
    3         F.S.; requiring school districts to annually review
    4         and confirm that specified information is accurate and
    5         up to date; requiring school districts to send a
    6         notification to parents under certain circumstances;
    7         authorizing students to possess and use certain
    8         medication while on school property or at a school
    9         sponsored events; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; providing
   10         clarifying language relating to admission and
   11         dismissal procedures for charter schools; amending s.
   12         1002.42, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; creating
   13         s. 1003.07, F.S.; creating the Year-round School Pilot
   14         Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with
   15         a specified school year; providing the purpose of the
   16         program; providing for an application process for
   17         participation in the program; requiring the
   18         Commissioner of Education to select a certain number
   19         of school districts to participate in the program;
   20         providing requirements for participating school
   21         districts; requiring the commissioner to submit a
   22         report to the Governor and Legislature; providing
   23         requirements for such report; authorizing the State
   24         Board of Education to adopt rules; amending s.
   25         1003.42, F.S.; requiring the history of Asian
   26         Americans and Pacific Islanders to be included in
   27         specified instruction; providing requirements for such
   28         instruction; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; revising a
   29         graduation requirement for certain students; amending
   30         s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising the core curricula for
   31         certain teacher preparation programs; amending s.
   32         1004.85, F.S.; revising terminology; deleting a
   33         requirement that certain certification programs be
   34         previously approved by the Department of Education;
   35         revising requirements for certain competency-based
   36         programs, certain teacher preparation field
   37         experience, and participants in certain teacher
   38         preparation programs; requiring the State Board of
   39         Education to adopt specified rules relating to the
   40         continued approval of certain teacher preparation
   41         programs rather than by a determination of the
   42         Commissioner of Education; amending s. 1005.04, F.S.;
   43         requiring certain institutions to include specified
   44         information relating to student fees and costs in a
   45         disclosure to prospective students; requiring certain
   46         institutions to provide information affirmatively
   47         demonstrating compliance with fair consumer practice
   48         requirements; creating s. 1005.11, F.S.; requiring the
   49         Commission for Independent Education to annually
   50         prepare an accountability report by a specified date;
   51         providing requirements for such report; requiring
   52         licensed institutions to annually provide certain data
   53         to the commission by a specified date; providing
   54         requirements for the determination of a specified
   55         rate; requiring the commission to establish a common
   56         set of data definitions; requiring the commission to
   57         impose administrative fines for an institution that
   58         fails to timely submit the data; providing
   59         requirements for such fines; providing authority for
   60         the commission to require certain data reporting by
   61         certain institutions; amending s. 1005.22, F.S.;
   62         revising the powers and duties of the commission;
   63         amending s. 1005.31, F.S.; revising the commission’s
   64         evaluation standards for licensure of an institution;
   65         authorizing the commission to prohibit the enrollment
   66         of new students in, or limit the number of students in
   67         a program at, a licensed institution under certain
   68         circumstances; authorizing the commission to take
   69         specified actions relating to licensed institutions;
   70         authorizing the commission to establish certain
   71         benchmarks by rule; providing for the designation of
   72         certain licensed institutions as high performing;
   73         creating s. 1005.335, F.S.; requiring all programs at
   74         licensed institutions to be disclosed to the
   75         commission; requiring institutions to receive
   76         institutional accreditation prior to obtaining
   77         licensure for prelicensure professional nursing
   78         programs; requiring the commission to adopt rules;
   79         amending s. 1006.09, F.S.; providing requirements for
   80         searches of students’ personal belongings; amending s.
   81         1006.13, F.S.; creating a rebuttable presumption for
   82         certain disciplinary actions; amending s. 1006.148,
   83         F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
   84         1007.27, F.S.; revising the articulated acceleration
   85         mechanisms available to certain students; requiring
   86         the state board and Board of Governors to identify
   87         Florida College System institutions and state
   88         universities to develop certain courses and provide
   89         specified training; requiring the department to take
   90         specified actions relating to certain courses;
   91         authorizing the department to partner with specified
   92         organizations to develop certain assessments;
   93         providing for the award of credit to certain students;
   94         requiring the department to provide a report to the
   95         Legislature by a specified date; providing
   96         requirements for such report; amending s. 1007.271,
   97         F.S.; requiring dual enrollment courses to be age and
   98         developmentally appropriate; amending s. 1007.35,
   99         F.S.; revising the responsibilities of the Florida
  100         Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student
  101         Achievement; conforming provisions to changes made by
  102         the act; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.; authorizing school
  103         districts to select the Classic Learning Test for an
  104         annual districtwide administration for certain
  105         students; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the
  106         calculation of school grades for certain schools;
  107         amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; revising the list of
  108         courses that receive additional weights for the
  109         purpose of calculating students’ grade point averages
  110         when determining initial eligibility for a Florida
  111         Bright Futures Scholarship; authorizing students to
  112         earn a concordant score on the Classic Learning Test
  113         to meet the initial eligibility requirements for the
  114         Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; amending
  115         ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.;
  116         authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer
  117         service hours and paid work hours to meet certain
  118         program eligibility requirements; providing that paid
  119         work hours completed on or after a specified date
  120         shall be used to meet certain program eligibility
  121         requirements; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; authorizing
  122         district school boards to review and reappoint certain
  123         staff; amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; providing that
  124         school administrators are not precluded from taking
  125         specified actions; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising
  126         requirements for a person seeking an educator
  127         certification; revising criteria for the award of a
  128         temporary certificate; revising the validity period
  129         for certain temporary certificates; deleting
  130         provisions relating to the department’s ability to
  131         extend the validity period of certain temporary
  132         certificates; revising the requirements for the
  133         approval and administration of such programs;
  134         establishing professional education competency
  135         programs; requiring school districts to develop and
  136         maintain such a program; authorizing private schools
  137         and state-supported schools to develop and maintain
  138         such a program; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; authorizing
  139         charter school governing boards to issue adjunct
  140         teaching certificates; requiring a charter school to
  141         post specified requirements on its website and
  142         annually report specified information relating to
  143         adjunct teaching certificates to the Department of
  144         Education; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
  145         1012.575, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
  146         s. 1012.585, F.S.; requiring certain applicants for
  147         the renewal of a professional certificate to earn
  148         specified college credit or inservice points;
  149         providing requirements for such credit or points;
  150         amending s. 1012.586, F.S.; conforming a cross
  151         reference; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; defining the
  152         term “professional learning”; prohibiting specified
  153         meetings from being considered professional learning
  154         and eligible for inservice points; providing and
  155         revising requirements for certain professional
  156         learning activities; revising department and school
  157         district duties relating to such activities; providing
  158         requirements for entities contracted with to provide
  159         professional learning services and inservice education
  160         for school districts; conforming a cross-reference and
  161         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
  162         1012.986, F.S.; renaming the “William Cecil Golden
  163         Professional Development Program for School Leaders”
  164         as the “William Cecil Golden Professional Learning
  165         Program for School Leaders”; revising the goal of the
  166         program; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; revising the
  167         charter school eligibility criteria for capital outlay
  168         funding; amending s. 1014.05, F.S.; conforming cross-
  169         references; authorizing certain students to meet
  170         specified assessment graduation requirements by
  171         earning specified concordant passing scores on
  172         specified assessments; providing for the future
  173         expiration of such provisions; providing a directive
  174         to the Division of Law Revision; providing effective
  175         dates.
  176          
  177  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  178  
  179         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
  180  1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (p) is
  181  added to that subsection, to read:
  182         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
  183  school students must receive accurate and timely information
  184  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
  185  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
  186  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
  187  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
  188         (3) HEALTH ISSUES.—
  189         (d) Reproductive health and disease education.—A public
  190  school student whose parent makes written request to the school
  191  principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive
  192  health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with s.
  193  1003.42(5).
  194         1. Each school district shall, on the district’s website
  195  homepage, notify parents of this right and the process to
  196  request an exemption. The homepage must include a link for a
  197  student’s parent to access and review the instructional
  198  materials, as defined in s. 1006.29(2), used to teach the
  199  curriculum.
  200         2.Each school district shall annually review and confirm
  201  that the information provided on the district’s website homepage
  202  under subparagraph 1. is accurate and up to date and shall
  203  notify parents by physical or electronic means any time
  204  revisions are made to such information.
  205         (p)Student use of medication.A student may possess and
  206  use a medication to relieve headaches while on school property
  207  or at a school-sponsored event or activity without a physician’s
  208  note or prescription if the medication is regulated by the
  209  United States Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter
  210  use to treat headaches.
  211         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
  212  1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  213         1002.33 Charter schools.—
  214         (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of
  215  a charter school, including a virtual charter school, shall be
  216  set forth by the sponsor and the applicant in a written
  217  contractual agreement, called a charter. The sponsor and the
  218  governing board of the charter school or virtual charter school
  219  shall use the standard charter contract or standard virtual
  220  charter contract, respectively, pursuant to subsection (21),
  221  which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda
  222  approved with the application. Any term or condition of a
  223  proposed charter contract or proposed virtual charter contract
  224  that differs from the standard charter or virtual charter
  225  contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall
  226  be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The
  227  sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that
  228  violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility
  229  to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the
  230  governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following
  231  a public hearing to ensure community input.
  232         (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of
  233  the charter shall be based on:
  234         1. The school’s mission, the types of students to be
  235  served, and, for a virtual charter school, the types of students
  236  the school intends to serve who reside outside of the sponsoring
  237  school district, and the ages and grades to be included.
  238         2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods
  239  to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be
  240  employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate
  241  technologies needed to improve educational and administrative
  242  performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical,
  243  and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and
  244  professional standards.
  245         a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary focus
  246  of the curriculum and that resources are provided to identify
  247  and provide specialized instruction for students who are reading
  248  below grade level. The curriculum and instructional strategies
  249  for reading must be consistent with the Next Generation Sunshine
  250  State Standards and grounded in scientifically based reading
  251  research.
  252         b. In order to provide students with access to diverse
  253  instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of
  254  technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to
  255  provide students with the skills they need to compete in the
  256  21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional
  257  methods for blended learning courses consisting of both
  258  traditional classroom and online instructional techniques.
  259  Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which
  260  combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual
  261  instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full
  262  time students of the charter school pursuant to s.
  263  1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s.
  264  1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning
  265  courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under
  266  contract to provide instructional services to charter school
  267  students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold
  268  an active state or school district adjunct certification under
  269  s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course.
  270  The funding and performance accountability requirements for
  271  blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional
  272  courses.
  273         3. The current incoming baseline standard of student
  274  academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the
  275  method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in
  276  this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of:
  277         a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels and
  278  prior rates of academic progress will be established.
  279         b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of
  280  academic progress achieved by these same students while
  281  attending the charter school.
  282         c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress will
  283  be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other
  284  closely comparable student populations.
  285  
  286  A district school board is required to provide academic student
  287  performance data to charter schools for each of their students
  288  coming from the district school system, as well as rates of
  289  academic progress of comparable student populations in the
  290  district school system.
  291         4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths
  292  and needs of students and how well educational goals and
  293  performance standards are met by students attending the charter
  294  school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school
  295  to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing
  296  student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and
  297  efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in
  298  charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the
  299  statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22.
  300         5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining
  301  that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in
  302  s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282.
  303         6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing
  304  board of the charter school and the sponsor.
  305         7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures,
  306  including the school’s code of student conduct. Admission or
  307  dismissal must not be based on a student’s academic performance,
  308  except as authorized under subparagraph (10)(e)5.
  309         8. The ways by which the school will achieve a
  310  racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or
  311  within the racial/ethnic range of other nearby public schools or
  312  school districts.
  313         9. The financial and administrative management of the
  314  school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional
  315  experience or competence of those individuals or organizations
  316  applying to operate the charter school or those hired or
  317  retained to perform such professional services and the
  318  description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the
  319  policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter
  320  school. A description of internal audit procedures and
  321  establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are
  322  properly managed must be included. Both public sector and
  323  private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in
  324  such a consideration.
  325         10. The asset and liability projections required in the
  326  application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be
  327  compared with information provided in the annual report of the
  328  charter school.
  329         11. A description of procedures that identify various risks
  330  and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the impact of
  331  losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of students and
  332  staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect others from
  333  violent or disruptive student behavior; and the manner in which
  334  the school will be insured, including whether or not the school
  335  will be required to have liability insurance, and, if so, the
  336  terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of coverage.
  337         12. The term of the charter which shall provide for
  338  cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been
  339  made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the
  340  charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be
  341  achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a
  342  charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In
  343  order to facilitate access to long-term financial resources for
  344  charter school construction, charter schools that are operated
  345  by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are
  346  eligible for up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the
  347  sponsor. A charter lab school is eligible for a charter for a
  348  term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate access to
  349  long-term financial resources for charter school construction,
  350  charter schools that are operated by a private, not-for-profit,
  351  s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for up to a 15-year
  352  charter, subject to approval by the sponsor. Such long-term
  353  charters remain subject to annual review and may be terminated
  354  during the term of the charter, but only according to the
  355  provisions set forth in subsection (8).
  356         13. The facilities to be used and their location. The
  357  sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate
  358  of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a
  359  facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of
  360  school.
  361         14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and
  362  the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and
  363  retain qualified staff to achieve best value.
  364         15. The governance structure of the school, including the
  365  status of the charter school as a public or private employer as
  366  required in paragraph (12)(i).
  367         16. A timetable for implementing the charter which
  368  addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the
  369  date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this
  370  timetable.
  371         17. In the case of an existing public school that is being
  372  converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for
  373  current students who choose not to attend the charter school and
  374  for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter
  375  school after conversion in accordance with the existing
  376  collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in
  377  the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However,
  378  alternative arrangements shall not be required for current
  379  teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except
  380  as authorized by the employment policies of the state university
  381  which grants the charter to the lab school.
  382         18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives
  383  employed by the charter school who are related to the charter
  384  school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of
  385  directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal,
  386  assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter
  387  school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the
  388  purpose of this subparagraph, the term “relative” means father,
  389  mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first
  390  cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in
  391  law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
  392  stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother,
  393  stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
  394         19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s.
  395  1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility
  396  requirements for a high-performing charter school. A high
  397  performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by
  398  March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade
  399  levels the following school year. The written notice shall
  400  specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade
  401  levels that will be added, as applicable.
  402         Section 3. Subsection (13) of section 1002.42, Florida
  403  Statutes, is amended to read:
  404         1002.42 Private schools.—
  405         (13) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—An
  406  organization of private schools that has no fewer than 10 member
  407  schools in this state may develop a professional learning
  408  development system to be filed with the Department of Education
  409  in accordance with s. 1012.98(7) the provisions of s.
  410  1012.98(6).
  411         Section 4. Section 1003.07, Florida Statutes, is created to
  412  read:
  413         1003.07Year-round School Pilot Program.—Beginning with the
  414  2024-2025 school year, the Year-round School Pilot Program is
  415  created for a period of 4 school years. The purpose of the
  416  program is for the Department of Education to assist school
  417  districts in establishing a year-round school program within at
  418  least one elementary school in the district and study the
  419  issues, benefits, and schedule options for instituting year
  420  round school programs for all students.
  421         (1)(a)School districts shall apply to the Department of
  422  Education, in a format and by a date prescribed by the
  423  department, to participate in the program. The application must
  424  include:
  425         1.The number of students enrolled in the elementary school
  426  or schools that will implement a year-round school program.
  427         2.The academic performance of the students enrolled in
  428  such school or schools.
  429         3.The rate of absenteeism and tardiness of students
  430  enrolled in such school or schools.
  431         4.The commitment of such school’s or schools’
  432  instructional personnel and students to the year-round school
  433  program.
  434         5.An explanation of how the implementation of the year
  435  round school program will benefit the students.
  436         (b)The Commissioner of Education shall select five school
  437  districts to participate in the program. To the extent possible,
  438  the commissioner shall select school districts that represent a
  439  variety of demographics, including, but not limited to, an
  440  urban, suburban, and rural school district.
  441         (2)A school district enrolled in a year-round school
  442  program shall:
  443         (a)Implement a single-track or multi-track schedule.
  444         (b)Provide data to the department to allow for:
  445         1.An assessment of the academic and safety benefits
  446  associated with establishing a year-round school program.
  447         2.An evaluation of any potential barriers for the school
  448  district upon implementation of a year-round school program,
  449  including, but not limited to:
  450         a.Issues related to the commitment of instructional
  451  personnel and students.
  452         b.The provision of services during the summer months.
  453         c.School district budgeting.
  454         d.Parental engagement and participation.
  455         e.Coordination with community services.
  456         f.Student assessment and progression practices.
  457         g.Student transportation.
  458         3.The consideration of strategies for addressing such
  459  potential barriers.
  460         (3)Upon completion of the program, the commissioner shall
  461  provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
  462  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must
  463  include:
  464         (a)The number of students enrolled at participating
  465  schools.
  466         (b)The number of students enrolled at participating
  467  schools before and after the implementation of the year-round
  468  school program.
  469         (c)Any health, academic, and safety benefits for students
  470  or instructional personnel from the implementation of the year
  471  round school program.
  472         (d)An evaluation of any potential barriers for school
  473  districts and families associated with a year-round school
  474  program.
  475         (e)The commissioner’s recommendation on the adoption of
  476  year-round school programs for all students.
  477         (4)The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
  478  administer the program.
  479         Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 1003.42, Florida
  480  Statutes, is amended to read:
  481         1003.42 Required instruction.—
  482         (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public
  483  schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education
  484  and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and
  485  faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the
  486  highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy,
  487  following the prescribed courses of study, and employing
  488  approved methods of instruction, the following:
  489         (a) The history and content of the Declaration of
  490  Independence, including national sovereignty, natural law, self
  491  evident truth, equality of all persons, limited government,
  492  popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights of life, liberty,
  493  and property, and how they form the philosophical foundation of
  494  our government.
  495         (b) The history, meaning, significance, and effect of the
  496  provisions of the Constitution of the United States and
  497  amendments thereto, with emphasis on each of the 10 amendments
  498  that make up the Bill of Rights and how the constitution
  499  provides the structure of our government.
  500         (c) The arguments in support of adopting our republican
  501  form of government, as they are embodied in the most important
  502  of the Federalist Papers.
  503         (d) Flag education, including proper flag display and flag
  504  salute.
  505         (e) The elements of civil government, including the primary
  506  functions of and interrelationships between the Federal
  507  Government, the state, and its counties, municipalities, school
  508  districts, and special districts.
  509         (f) The history of the United States, including the period
  510  of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the
  511  Civil War, the expansion of the United States to its present
  512  boundaries, the world wars, and the civil rights movement to the
  513  present. American history shall be viewed as factual, not as
  514  constructed, shall be viewed as knowable, teachable, and
  515  testable, and shall be defined as the creation of a new nation
  516  based largely on the universal principles stated in the
  517  Declaration of Independence.
  518         (g)1. The history of the Holocaust (1933-1945), the
  519  systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other
  520  groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of
  521  humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an
  522  investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the
  523  ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an
  524  examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful
  525  person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity
  526  in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting
  527  democratic values and institutions, including the policy,
  528  definition, and historical and current examples of anti
  529  Semitism, as described in s. 1000.05(8), and the prevention of
  530  anti-Semitism. Each school district must annually certify and
  531  provide evidence to the department, in a manner prescribed by
  532  the department, that the requirements of this paragraph are met.
  533  The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum
  534  for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek
  535  input from the Commissioner of Education’s Task Force on
  536  Holocaust Education or from any state or nationally recognized
  537  Holocaust educational organizations. The department may contract
  538  with any state or nationally recognized Holocaust educational
  539  organizations to develop training for instructional personnel
  540  and grade-appropriate classroom resources to support the
  541  developed curriculum.
  542         2. The second week in November shall be designated as
  543  “Holocaust Education Week” in this state in recognition that
  544  November is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, widely recognized
  545  as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust.
  546         (h) The history of African Americans, including the history
  547  of African peoples before the political conflicts that led to
  548  the development of slavery, the passage to America, the
  549  enslavement experience, abolition, and the history and
  550  contributions of Americans of the African diaspora to society.
  551  Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of
  552  prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on individual freedoms, and
  553  examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person,
  554  for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a
  555  pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic
  556  values and institutions. Instruction shall include the roles and
  557  contributions of individuals from all walks of life and their
  558  endeavors to learn and thrive throughout history as artists,
  559  scientists, educators, businesspeople, influential thinkers,
  560  members of the faith community, and political and governmental
  561  leaders and the courageous steps they took to fulfill the
  562  promise of democracy and unite the nation. Instructional
  563  materials shall include the vital contributions of African
  564  Americans to build and strengthen American society and celebrate
  565  the inspirational stories of African Americans who prospered,
  566  even in the most difficult circumstances. Instructional
  567  personnel may facilitate discussions and use curricula to
  568  address, in an age-appropriate manner, how the individual
  569  freedoms of persons have been infringed by slavery, racial
  570  oppression, racial segregation, and racial discrimination, as
  571  well as topics relating to the enactment and enforcement of laws
  572  resulting in racial oppression, racial segregation, and racial
  573  discrimination and how recognition of these freedoms has
  574  overturned these unjust laws. However, classroom instruction and
  575  curriculum may not be used to indoctrinate or persuade students
  576  to a particular point of view inconsistent with the principles
  577  enumerated in subsection (3) or the state academic standards.
  578  The department shall prepare and offer standards and curriculum
  579  for the instruction required by this paragraph and may seek
  580  input from the Commissioner of Education’s African American
  581  History Task Force.
  582         (i)The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,
  583  including the history of Japanese internment camps and the
  584  incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II; the
  585  immigration, citizenship, civil rights, identity, and culture of
  586  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; and the contributions of
  587  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society.
  588  Instructional materials shall include the contributions of Asian
  589  Americans and Pacific Islanders to American society.
  590         (j)(i) The elementary principles of agriculture.
  591         (k)(j) The true effects of all alcoholic and intoxicating
  592  liquors and beverages and narcotics upon the human body and
  593  mind.
  594         (l)(k) Kindness to animals.
  595         (m)(l) The history of the state.
  596         (n)(m) The conservation of natural resources.
  597         (o)(n) Comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally
  598  appropriate K-12 instruction on:
  599         1. Health education that addresses concepts of community
  600  health, consumer health, environmental health, and family life,
  601  including:
  602         a. Injury prevention and safety.
  603         b. Internet safety.
  604         c. Nutrition.
  605         d. Personal health.
  606         e. Prevention and control of disease.
  607         f. Substance use and abuse.
  608         g. Prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and
  609  human trafficking.
  610         2. For students in grades 7 through 12, teen dating
  611  violence and abuse. This component must include, but not be
  612  limited to, the definition of dating violence and abuse, the
  613  warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior, the
  614  characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent
  615  and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources
  616  available to victims of dating violence and abuse.
  617         3. For students in grades 6 through 12, awareness of the
  618  benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the
  619  consequences of teenage pregnancy.
  620         4. Life skills that build confidence, support mental and
  621  emotional health, and enable students to overcome challenges,
  622  including:
  623         a. Self-awareness and self-management.
  624         b. Responsible decisionmaking.
  625         c. Resiliency.
  626         d. Relationship skills and conflict resolution.
  627         e. Understanding and respecting other viewpoints and
  628  backgrounds.
  629         f. For grades 9 through 12, developing leadership skills,
  630  interpersonal skills, organization skills, and research skills;
  631  creating a resume, including a digital resume; exploring career
  632  pathways; using state career planning resources; developing and
  633  practicing the skills necessary for employment interviews;
  634  workplace ethics and workplace law; managing stress and
  635  expectations; and self-motivation.
  636  
  637  Health education and life skills instruction and materials may
  638  not contradict the principles enumerated in subsection (3).
  639         (p)(o) Such additional materials, subjects, courses, or
  640  fields in such grades as are prescribed by law or by rules of
  641  the State Board of Education and the district school board in
  642  fulfilling the requirements of law.
  643         (q)(p) The study of Hispanic contributions to the United
  644  States.
  645         (r)(q) The study of women’s contributions to the United
  646  States.
  647         (s)(r) The nature and importance of free enterprise to the
  648  United States economy.
  649         (t)(s) Civic and character education on the qualities and
  650  responsibilities of patriotism and citizenship, including
  651  kindness; respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal
  652  property; honesty; charity; racial, ethnic, and religious
  653  tolerance; and cooperation and, for grades 11 and 12, voting
  654  using the uniform primary and general election ballot described
  655  in s. 101.151(9).
  656         (u)(t) In order to encourage patriotism, the sacrifices
  657  that veterans and Medal of Honor recipients have made in serving
  658  our country and protecting democratic values worldwide. Such
  659  instruction must occur on or before Medal of Honor Day,
  660  Veterans’ Day, and Memorial Day. Members of the instructional
  661  staff are encouraged to use the assistance of local veterans and
  662  Medal of Honor recipients when practicable.
  663  
  664  The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards
  665  and pursue assessment of the requirements of this subsection.
  666  Instructional programming that incorporates the values of the
  667  recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is
  668  offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or
  669  other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness
  670  initiative meets the requirements of paragraph (u) (t).
  671         Section 6. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section
  672  1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  673         1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
  674         (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
  675  REQUIREMENTS.—
  676         (e) One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and
  677  debate, or career and technical education practical arts.A The
  678  practical arts course that incorporates must incorporate
  679  artistic content and techniques of creativity, interpretation,
  680  and imagination satisfies the one credit requirement in fine or
  681  performing arts, speech and debate, or career and technical
  682  education. Eligible practical arts courses are identified in the
  683  Course Code Directory.
  684         Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  685  1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  686         1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for
  687  teacher preparation programs.—
  688         (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT.—
  689         (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each
  690  state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are
  691  not limited to, the following:
  692         1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida
  693  Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas.
  694         2. The use of state-adopted content standards to guide
  695  curricula and instruction.
  696         3. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading
  697  instructional strategies that improve reading performance for
  698  all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential
  699  approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary,
  700  fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention
  701  strategies.
  702         4. Content literacy and mathematics practices.
  703         5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English
  704  language learners.
  705         6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students
  706  with disabilities.
  707         7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on student
  708  needs.
  709         8. Strategies and practices to support evidence-based
  710  content aligned to state standards and grading practices.
  711         9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification of a
  712  student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge and
  713  the referral of such student to a mental health professional for
  714  support.
  715         10. Strategies to support the use of technology in
  716  education and distance learning.
  717         11.Strategies and practices to support effective,
  718  research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the
  719  state’s academic standards.
  720         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections
  721  (3), (4), and (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, are
  722  amended to read:
  723         1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.—
  724         (2)(a) Postsecondary institutions that are accredited or
  725  approved as described in State Board of Education rule may seek
  726  approval from the Department of Education to create educator
  727  preparation institutes for the purpose of providing any or all
  728  of the following:
  729         1. Professional learning development instruction to assist
  730  teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting
  731  certification or recertification requirements.
  732         2. Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute
  733  teachers in performing their duties.
  734         3. Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting
  735  education and training requirements.
  736         4. Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become
  737  certified teachers as provided in this section in order to
  738  increase routes to the classroom for mid-career professionals
  739  who hold a baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were
  740  not education majors.
  741         5. Instruction and professional learning development for
  742  part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career programs
  743  under s. 1012.39(1)(c).
  744         (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to
  745  this section may offer competency-based certification programs
  746  specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate
  747  degree holders to enable program participants to meet the
  748  educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator
  749  preparation institute choosing to offer a competency-based
  750  certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section
  751  must implement a program previously approved by the Department
  752  of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the
  753  institute and approved by the department for this purpose.
  754  Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved
  755  educator preparation institutes.
  756         (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for approval,
  757  the Department of Education shall approve a preparation program
  758  pursuant to the requirements of this subsection or issue a
  759  statement of the deficiencies in the request for approval. The
  760  department shall approve a certification program if the
  761  institute provides evidence of the institute’s capacity to
  762  implement a competency-based program that instructs and assesses
  763  each candidate in includes each of the following:
  764         1.a. Participant instruction and assessment in The Florida
  765  Educator Accomplished Practices approved by the state board
  766  across content areas.
  767         b. The state academic use of state-adopted student content
  768  standards provided under s. 1003.41, including scientifically
  769  based reading instruction, content literacy, and mathematical
  770  practices, for each subject identified on the statement of
  771  status of eligibility or the temporary certificate to guide
  772  curriculum and instruction.
  773         c. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading
  774  instructional strategies that improve reading performance for
  775  all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential
  776  approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary,
  777  fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention
  778  strategies.
  779         d.Content literacy and mathematical practices.
  780         e.Strategies appropriate for instruction of English
  781  language learners.
  782         f.Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with
  783  disabilities.
  784         g.Strategies to differentiate instruction based on student
  785  needs.
  786         h.Strategies and practices to support evidence-based
  787  content aligned to state standards and grading practices.
  788         i.Strategies appropriate for the early identification of a
  789  student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge and
  790  the referral of such student to a mental health professional for
  791  support.
  792         j.Strategies to support the use of technology in education
  793  and distance learning.
  794         2. An educational plan for each participant to meet
  795  certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to
  796  teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking
  797  certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her
  798  competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1.
  799         3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification
  800  subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse
  801  population of students in a variety of challenging environments,
  802  including, but not limited to, high-poverty schools, urban
  803  schools, and rural schools, under the supervision of qualified
  804  educators. The state board shall determine in rule the amount of
  805  field experience necessary to serve as the teacher of record,
  806  beginning with candidates entering a program in the 2023-2024
  807  school year.
  808         4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and
  809  procedures required for participants who complete the program to
  810  meet any requirements related to the background screening
  811  pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary
  812  certification pursuant to s. 1012.56.
  813         (b) Each program participant must:
  814         1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s.
  815  1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in
  816  the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet
  817  the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f).
  818         2. Demonstrate competency and participate in coursework and
  819  field experiences that are appropriate to his or her educational
  820  plan prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with candidates
  821  entering an educator preparation institute in the 2022-2023
  822  school year, a candidate for certification in a coverage area
  823  identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must successfully
  824  complete all competencies for a reading endorsement, including
  825  completion of the endorsement practicum through the candidate’s
  826  field experience, in order to graduate from the program.
  827         3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his
  828  or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is
  829  seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on
  830  student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12
  831  setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving
  832  a passing score on the professional education competency
  833  examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area
  834  examination for the subject area certification which is required
  835  by state board rule.
  836         (c) Upon completion of all requirements for a certification
  837  program approved pursuant to this subsection, a participant
  838  shall receive a credential from the sponsoring institution
  839  signifying that the participant has completed a state-approved
  840  competency-based certification program in the certification
  841  subject area specified in the educational plan. A participant is
  842  eligible for educator certification through the Department of
  843  Education upon satisfaction of all requirements for
  844  certification set forth in s. 1012.56(2).
  845         (4) The state board shall adopt rules for the continued
  846  approval of each program approved pursuant to this section.
  847  shall be determined by the Commissioner of Education based upon
  848  a periodic review of the following areas:
  849         (a)Candidate readiness based on passage rates on educator
  850  certification examinations under s. 1012.56, as applicable.
  851         (b)Evidence of performance in each of the following areas:
  852         1.Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade
  853  12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide
  854  assessments using the results of the student learning growth
  855  formula adopted under s. 1012.34.
  856         2.Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in
  857  accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34.
  858         3.Workforce contributions, including placement of program
  859  completers in instructional positions in Florida public and
  860  private schools, with additional weight given to production of
  861  program completers in statewide critical teacher shortage areas
  862  as identified in s. 1012.07.
  863         (5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall
  864  submit to the Department of Education annual performance
  865  evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs,
  866  including the pass rates of participants on all examinations
  867  required for teacher certification, employment rates,
  868  longitudinal retention rates, and satisfaction surveys of
  869  employers and program completers. The satisfaction surveys must
  870  be designed to measure the sufficient preparation of the
  871  educator for the realities of the classroom and the institute’s
  872  responsiveness to local school districts. These evaluations
  873  shall be used by the Department of Education for purposes of
  874  continued approval of an educator preparation institute’s
  875  certification program.
  876         Section 9. Section 1005.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  877  read:
  878         1005.04 Fair consumer practices.—
  879         (1) Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of the
  880  commission or is exempt from the jurisdiction or purview of the
  881  commission pursuant to s. 1005.06(1)(c) or (f) and that either
  882  directly or indirectly solicits for enrollment any student
  883  shall:
  884         (a) Disclose to each prospective student a statement of the
  885  purpose of such institution, its educational programs and
  886  curricula, a description of its physical facilities, its status
  887  regarding licensure, its fee schedule and policies regarding
  888  retaining student fees if a student withdraws, and a statement
  889  regarding the transferability of credits to and from other
  890  institutions. The institution shall make the required
  891  disclosures in writing at least 1 week prior to enrollment or
  892  collection of any tuition from the prospective student. The
  893  required disclosures may be made in the institution’s current
  894  catalog;
  895         (b) Use a reliable method to assess, before accepting a
  896  student into a program, the student’s ability to complete
  897  successfully the course of study for which he or she has
  898  applied;
  899         (c) Inform each student accurately about financial
  900  assistance and obligations for repayment of loans; describe any
  901  employment placement services provided and the limitations
  902  thereof; and refrain from promising or implying guaranteed
  903  placement, market availability, or salary amounts;
  904         (d) Provide to prospective and enrolled students accurate
  905  information regarding the relationship of its programs to state
  906  licensure requirements for practicing related occupations and
  907  professions in Florida;
  908         (e) Ensure that all advertisements are accurate and not
  909  misleading;
  910         (f) Publish and follow an equitable prorated refund policy
  911  for all students, and follow both the federal refund guidelines
  912  for students receiving federal financial assistance and the
  913  minimum refund guidelines set by commission rule;
  914         (g) Follow the requirements of state and federal laws that
  915  require annual reporting with respect to crime statistics and
  916  physical plant safety and make those reports available to the
  917  public; and
  918         (h) Publish and follow procedures for handling student
  919  complaints, disciplinary actions, and appeals; and
  920         (i)Prior to enrollment, provide a written disclosure to a
  921  student or prospective student of all fees and costs that will
  922  be incurred by a student, the institution’s refund policy, any
  923  exit examination requirements, and the grade point average
  924  required for completion of the student’s program or degree. The
  925  disclosure shall include a statement regarding the scope of
  926  accreditation, if applicable. Institutions licensed by the
  927  Commission for Independent Education shall disclose the
  928  information required pursuant to this paragraph in a format
  929  prescribed by the commission.
  930         (2) In addition, institutions that are required to be
  931  licensed by the commission shall disclose to prospective
  932  students that additional information regarding the institution
  933  may be obtained by contacting the Commission for Independent
  934  Education, Department of Education, Tallahassee.
  935         (3)In an application for licensure, the burden of
  936  demonstrating compliance with fair consumer practice is upon the
  937  person, entity, or institution asserting compliance. Determining
  938  compliance with this section shall rest with the commission. The
  939  commission may require further evidence and make such further
  940  investigation, in addition to any information submitted, as may
  941  be reasonably necessary in the commission’s judgment.
  942         Section 10. Section 1005.11, Florida Statutes, is created
  943  to read:
  944         1005.11Accountability for institutions licensed by the
  945  Commission for Independent Education.—
  946         (1)By June 30, 2024, and by April 15 of each year
  947  thereafter, the commission shall prepare an annual
  948  accountability report for licensed institutions. The report must
  949  contain, at a minimum, the graduation rates, including the
  950  number of graduates by program, retention rates, and placement
  951  rates for all licensed institutions.
  952         (2)By March 15, 2024, and by November 30 of each year
  953  thereafter, each licensed institution shall provide data to the
  954  commission in a format prescribed by the commission. Placement
  955  rates shall be determined using a methodology approved by the
  956  commission.
  957         (3)The commission shall establish a common set of data
  958  definitions for institutional reporting purposes.
  959         (4)The commission shall impose an administrative fine of
  960  not more than $500 when a licensed institution fails to timely
  961  submit the required data to the commission pursuant to this
  962  section. Administrative fines collected under this subsection
  963  shall be deposited into the Student Protection Fund.
  964         (5)Notwithstanding s. 1005.32(3), the commission shall
  965  have the authority to require licensed institutions to provide
  966  institutional, graduate, and student data through reasonable
  967  data collection efforts as required or necessitated by statute
  968  or rule.
  969         Section 11. Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (1) of
  970  section 1005.22, Florida Statutes, to read:
  971         1005.22 Powers and duties of commission.—
  972         (1) The commission shall:
  973         (p)Have the power, within its respective regulatory
  974  jurisdiction, to examine and investigate the affairs of every
  975  person, entity, or independent postsecondary institution in
  976  order to determine whether the person, entity, or independent
  977  postsecondary institution is operating in accordance with the
  978  provisions of this chapter or has been or is engaged in any
  979  unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by s. 1005.04.
  980         Section 12. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 1005.31,
  981  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) and (8),
  982  respectively, subsections (2) and (8) are amended, and a new
  983  subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
  984         1005.31 Licensure of institutions.—
  985         (2) The commission shall develop minimum standards by which
  986  to evaluate institutions for licensure. These standards must
  987  include, at a minimum, at least the institution’s name,
  988  financial stability, purpose, administrative organization,
  989  admissions and recruitment, educational programs and curricula,
  990  retention and, completion, including a retention and completion
  991  management plan, career placement, faculty, learning resources,
  992  student personnel services, physical plant and facilities,
  993  publications, and disclosure statements about the status of the
  994  institution with respect to professional certification and
  995  licensure. The commission may adopt rules to ensure that
  996  institutions licensed under this section meet these standards in
  997  ways that are appropriate to achieve the stated intent of this
  998  chapter, including provisions for nontraditional or distance
  999  education programs and delivery.
 1000         (a)The standard relating to admissions and recruitment
 1001  shall include, but is not limited to, requirements for
 1002  verification of high school graduation, high school equivalency,
 1003  or qualifying scores on an ability-to-benefit test.
 1004         (b)The commission may require a licensed institution to
 1005  submit a management plan, prohibit a licensed institution from
 1006  enrolling new students in the institution or a program of the
 1007  institution, or limit the number of students in a program at a
 1008  licensed institution, based upon the institution’s performance
 1009  on the licensure standards or criteria established pursuant to
 1010  this chapter; the placement of the institution or a program of
 1011  the institution on probation or the imposition of other adverse
 1012  actions by the commission, an accrediting agency, or other
 1013  regulatory agency, including the United States Department of
 1014  Education; or similar circumstances that leave the institution
 1015  unable to meet the needs of students or prospective students.
 1016         (6)The commission may establish, by rule, performance
 1017  benchmarks to identify high-performing institutions licensed by
 1018  the commission.
 1019         (8)An institution may not conduct a program unless
 1020  specific authority is granted in its license.
 1021         Section 13. Section 1005.335, Florida Statutes, is created
 1022  to read:
 1023         1005.335Accreditation requirements and programmatic
 1024  approval.—
 1025         (1)All programs offered by a licensed institution must be
 1026  disclosed to the commission, including, but not limited to,
 1027  avocational programs, examination preparation programs, contract
 1028  training programs, continuing education, or professional
 1029  development programs.
 1030         (2)An institution must obtain institutional accreditation
 1031  prior to obtaining approval from the commission to offer a
 1032  prelicensure professional nursing program.
 1033         (3)The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
 1034  section.
 1035         Section 14. Subsection (10) is added to section 1006.09,
 1036  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1037         1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student
 1038  discipline and school safety.—
 1039         (10)Any search of a student’s personal belongings,
 1040  including a purse, backpack, or bookbag, must be conducted
 1041  discreetly to maintain the privacy of the student’s personal
 1042  items within such belongings. Personal items that are not
 1043  prohibited on school grounds must be immediately returned to the
 1044  student’s personal belongings.
 1045         Section 15. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
 1046  1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1047         1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and
 1048  victimization.—
 1049         (2) Each district school board shall adopt a policy of zero
 1050  tolerance that:
 1051         (d) Minimizes the victimization of students, staff, or
 1052  volunteers, including taking all steps necessary to protect the
 1053  victim of any violent act crime from any further victimization.
 1054  In a disciplinary action, there is a rebuttable presumption that
 1055  the actions of a student who intervened, using only the amount
 1056  of force necessary, to stop a violent act against a student,
 1057  staff, or a volunteer were necessary to restore or maintain the
 1058  safety of others.
 1059         Section 16. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 1060  1006.148, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1061         1006.148 Dating violence and abuse prohibited.—
 1062         (1) Each district school board shall adopt and implement a
 1063  dating violence and abuse policy. The policy shall:
 1064         (c) Define dating violence and abuse and provide for a teen
 1065  dating violence and abuse component in the health education
 1066  curriculum, according to s. 1003.42(2)(o)2. s. 1003.42(2)(n)2.,
 1067  with emphasis on prevention education.
 1068         Section 17. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section
 1069  1007.27, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (9) is
 1070  added to that section, to read:
 1071         1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms.—
 1072         (1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety
 1073  of articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for
 1074  secondary and postsecondary students attending public
 1075  educational institutions. It is intended that articulated
 1076  acceleration serve to shorten the time necessary for a student
 1077  to complete the requirements associated with the conference of a
 1078  high school diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the
 1079  scope of curricular options available to students, or increase
 1080  the depth of study available for a particular subject.
 1081  Articulated acceleration mechanisms shall include, but are not
 1082  limited to, dual enrollment and early admission as provided for
 1083  in s. 1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the
 1084  College Board Advanced Placement Program, the International
 1085  Baccalaureate Program, and the Advanced International
 1086  Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned through the
 1087  Florida Virtual School shall provide additional opportunities
 1088  for early graduation and acceleration. Students of Florida
 1089  public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this subsection
 1090  shall be deemed authorized users of the state-funded electronic
 1091  library resources that are licensed for Florida College System
 1092  institutions and state universities by the Florida Postsecondary
 1093  Academic Library Network. Verification of eligibility shall be
 1094  in accordance with rules established by the State Board of
 1095  Education and regulations established by the Board of Governors
 1096  and processes implemented by Florida College System institutions
 1097  and state universities.
 1098         (b)The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors
 1099  shall identify Florida College System institutions and state
 1100  universities to develop courses that align with s. 1007.25 for
 1101  students in secondary education and provide the training
 1102  required under s. 1007.35(6).
 1103         (2)(a) The Department of Education shall annually identify
 1104  and publish the minimum scores, maximum credit, and course or
 1105  courses for which credit is to be awarded for each course
 1106  developed under paragraph (1)(b), College Level Examination
 1107  Program (CLEP) subject examination, College Board Advanced
 1108  Placement Program examination, Advanced International
 1109  Certificate of Education examination, International
 1110  Baccalaureate examination, Excelsior College subject
 1111  examination, Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education
 1112  Support (DANTES) subject standardized test, and Defense Language
 1113  Proficiency Test (DLPT).
 1114         (b)The department may partner with an independent third
 1115  party testing or assessment organization to develop assessments
 1116  that measure competencies consistent with the required course
 1117  competencies identified by the Articulation Coordinating
 1118  Committee for general education core courses under paragraph
 1119  (1)(b). Postsecondary credit shall be limited to students who
 1120  achieve a minimum score as established in this subsection.
 1121         (c) The department shall use student performance data in
 1122  subsequent postsecondary courses to determine the appropriate
 1123  examination scores and courses for which credit is to be
 1124  granted. Minimum scores may vary by subject area based on
 1125  available performance data. In addition, the department shall
 1126  identify such courses in the general education core curriculum
 1127  of each state university and Florida College System institution.
 1128         (5) Advanced courses include placement shall be the
 1129  enrollment of an eligible secondary student in a course offered
 1130  through the Advanced Placement Program administered by the
 1131  College Board or a course that prepares students for assessments
 1132  developed under paragraph (2)(b). Postsecondary credit for an
 1133  advanced course or advanced placement course shall be limited to
 1134  students who score a minimum of 3, on a 5-point scale, on the
 1135  corresponding Advanced Placement Examination or at least the
 1136  minimum score on an assessment identified in subsection (2). The
 1137  specific courses for which students receive such credit shall be
 1138  identified in the statewide articulation agreement required by
 1139  s. 1007.23(1). Students of Florida public secondary schools
 1140  enrolled pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the
 1141  payment of any fees for administration of the examination
 1142  regardless of whether or not the student achieves a passing
 1143  score on the examination.
 1144         (9)The department, in consultation with the Board of
 1145  Governors, shall issue a report to the Legislature by January 1,
 1146  2024, on the alignment between acceleration mechanisms available
 1147  to secondary students and student success at the postsecondary
 1148  level. At a minimum, the report must explain how:
 1149         (a)Acceleration mechanisms align to secondary completion
 1150  and rates of success.
 1151         (b)Bonuses provided to classroom teachers for the
 1152  completion or passage of acceleration courses by students impact
 1153  school quality and performance.
 1154         (c)Acceleration mechanisms align to postsecondary
 1155  completion rates.
 1156         (d)Acceleration course offerings align with general
 1157  education core courses and reduce the amount of time needed for
 1158  students to complete a postsecondary degree.
 1159         (e)To improve acceptance of postsecondary credit earned
 1160  through acceleration courses through agreements with other
 1161  states.
 1162         Section 18. Subsection (14) of section 1007.271, Florida
 1163  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1164         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
 1165         (14) The Department of Education shall approve any course
 1166  for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is age and
 1167  developmentally appropriate and contained within the statewide
 1168  course numbering system. However, developmental education and
 1169  physical education and other courses that focus on the physical
 1170  execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of
 1171  the activity, may not be so approved but must be evaluated
 1172  individually for potential inclusion in the dual enrollment
 1173  program. This subsection may not be construed to mean that an
 1174  independent postsecondary institution eligible for inclusion in
 1175  a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s.
 1176  1011.62 must participate in the statewide course numbering
 1177  system developed pursuant to s. 1007.24 to participate in a dual
 1178  enrollment program.
 1179         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection
 1180  (6) of section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1181         1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and
 1182  Underrepresented Student Achievement.—
 1183         (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited to,
 1184  schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department of
 1185  Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the
 1186  Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
 1187  (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT to all enrolled 10th grade students.
 1188  However, a written notice shall be provided to each parent which
 1189  must include the opportunity to exempt his or her child from
 1190  taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT.
 1191         (a) Test results will provide each high school with a
 1192  database of student assessment data which certified school
 1193  counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who
 1194  need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful
 1195  in AP courses or other advanced high school courses.
 1196         (6) The partnership shall:
 1197         (a) Provide teacher training and professional development
 1198  to enable teachers of AP or other advanced courses to have the
 1199  necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare
 1200  students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s.
 1201  1007.27(2) AP or other advanced course examinations and mastery
 1202  of postsecondary general education core courses course content.
 1203         (b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators
 1204  professional development that will enable them to educate middle
 1205  school students at the level necessary to prepare the students
 1206  to enter high school ready to participate in advanced courses.
 1207         (c) Provide teacher training and materials that are aligned
 1208  with the state standards Next Generation Sunshine State
 1209  Standards and are consistent with best theory and practice
 1210  regarding multiple learning styles and research on learning,
 1211  instructional strategies, instructional design, and classroom
 1212  assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on current,
 1213  accepted, and essential academic knowledge.
 1214         (d) Provide assessment of individual strengths and
 1215  weaknesses as related to potential success in AP or other
 1216  advanced courses and readiness for college.
 1217         (e) Provide college entrance exam preparation through a
 1218  variety of means that may include, but are not limited to,
 1219  training teachers to provide courses at schools; training
 1220  community organizations to provide courses at community centers,
 1221  faith-based organizations, and businesses; and providing online
 1222  courses.
 1223         (f) Consider ways to incorporate Florida College System
 1224  institutions in the mission of preparing all students for
 1225  postsecondary success.
 1226         (g) Provide a plan for communication and coordination of
 1227  efforts with the Florida Virtual School’s provision of online AP
 1228  or other advanced courses.
 1229         (h) Work with school districts to identify minority and
 1230  underrepresented students for participation in AP or other
 1231  advanced courses.
 1232         (i) Work with school districts to provide information to
 1233  students and parents that explains available opportunities for
 1234  students to take AP and other advanced courses and that explains
 1235  enrollment procedures that students must follow to enroll in
 1236  such courses. Such information must also explain the value of
 1237  such courses as they relate to:
 1238         1. Preparing the student for postsecondary level
 1239  coursework.
 1240         2. Enabling the student to gain access to postsecondary
 1241  education opportunities.
 1242         3. Qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid
 1243  opportunities.
 1244         (j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers,
 1245  counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System
 1246  institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the
 1247  PreACT administration, including, but not limited to:
 1248         1. Test administration dates and times.
 1249         2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT is
 1250  open to all 10th grade students.
 1251         3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic feedback
 1252  on student skills.
 1253         4. The value of student scores in predicting the
 1254  probability of success on AP or other advanced course
 1255  examinations.
 1256         (k) Cooperate with the department to provide information to
 1257  administrators, teachers, and counselors, whenever possible,
 1258  about partnership activities, opportunities, and priorities.
 1259         (l)Partner with the Florida College System institutions
 1260  and state universities identified by the State Board of
 1261  Education and Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3) to
 1262  develop advanced courses and provide teacher training.
 1263         Section 20. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
 1264  1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1265         1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.—
 1266         (3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—The
 1267  Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a
 1268  statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core
 1269  curricular content established in the state academic standards.
 1270  The commissioner also must develop or select and implement a
 1271  common battery of assessment tools that will be used in all
 1272  juvenile justice education programs in the state. These tools
 1273  must accurately measure the core curricular content established
 1274  in the state academic standards. Participation in the assessment
 1275  program is mandatory for all school districts and all students
 1276  attending public schools, including adult students seeking a
 1277  standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in
 1278  Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as
 1279  otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in
 1280  the assessment program, the school district must notify the
 1281  student’s parent and provide the parent with information
 1282  regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The
 1283  statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and
 1284  implemented as follows:
 1285         (c) Nationally recognized high school assessments.— Each
 1286  school district shall, by the 2023-2024 2021-2022 school year
 1287  and subject to appropriation, select either the SAT, or ACT, or
 1288  Classic Learning Test for districtwide administration to each
 1289  public school student in grade 11, including students attending
 1290  public high schools, alternative schools, and Department of
 1291  Juvenile Justice education programs.
 1292         Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
 1293  1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1294         1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
 1295  district grade.—
 1296         (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.—
 1297         (b)1. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, A school’s
 1298  grade shall be based on the following components, each worth 100
 1299  points:
 1300         a. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
 1301  standardized assessments in English Language Arts under s.
 1302  1008.22(3).
 1303         b. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
 1304  standardized assessments in mathematics under s. 1008.22(3).
 1305         c. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
 1306  standardized assessments in science under s. 1008.22(3).
 1307         d. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
 1308  standardized assessments in social studies under s. 1008.22(3).
 1309         e. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning
 1310  Gains in English Language Arts as measured by statewide,
 1311  standardized assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
 1312         f. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning
 1313  Gains in mathematics as measured by statewide, standardized
 1314  assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
 1315         g. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25
 1316  percent in English Language Arts, as identified by prior year
 1317  performance on statewide, standardized assessments, who make
 1318  Learning Gains as measured by statewide, standardized English
 1319  Language Arts assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
 1320         h. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25
 1321  percent in mathematics, as identified by prior year performance
 1322  on statewide, standardized assessments, who make Learning Gains
 1323  as measured by statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments
 1324  administered under s. 1008.22(3).
 1325         i. For schools comprised of middle grades 6 through 8 or
 1326  grades 7 and 8, the percentage of eligible students passing high
 1327  school level statewide, standardized end-of-course assessments
 1328  or attaining national industry certifications identified in the
 1329  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to state board
 1330  rule.
 1331         j.Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, for schools
 1332  comprised of grade levels that include grade 3, the percentage
 1333  of eligible students who score an achievement level 3 or higher
 1334  on the grade 3 statewide, standardized English Language Arts
 1335  assessment administered under s. 1008.22(3).
 1336  
 1337  In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub
 1338  subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require
 1339  that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is
 1340  demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels
 1341  in the prior year. In calculating the components in sub
 1342  subparagraphs a.-d., the state board shall include the
 1343  performance of English language learners only if they have been
 1344  enrolled in a school in the United States for more than 2 years.
 1345         2. For a school comprised of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or
 1346  grades 10, 11, and 12, the school’s grade shall also be based on
 1347  the following components, each worth 100 points:
 1348         a. The 4-year high school graduation rate of the school as
 1349  defined by state board rule.
 1350         b. The percentage of students who were eligible to earn
 1351  college and career credit through an assessment identified
 1352  pursuant to s. 1007.27(2), College Board Advanced Placement
 1353  examinations, International Baccalaureate examinations, dual
 1354  enrollment courses, including career dual enrollment courses
 1355  resulting in the completion of 300 or more clock hours during
 1356  high school which are approved by the state board as meeting the
 1357  requirements of s. 1007.271, or Advanced International
 1358  Certificate of Education examinations; who, at any time during
 1359  high school, earned national industry certification identified
 1360  in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to
 1361  rules adopted by the state board; or, beginning with the 2022
 1362  2023 school year, who earned an Armed Services Qualification
 1363  Test score that falls within Category II or higher on the Armed
 1364  Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and earned a minimum of two
 1365  credits in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps courses from
 1366  the same branch of the United States Armed Forces.
 1367         Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph
 1368  (c) of subsection (6) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, are
 1369  amended to read:
 1370         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
 1371  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
 1372         (3) For purposes of calculating the grade point average to
 1373  be used in determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright
 1374  Futures Scholarship, the department shall assign additional
 1375  weights to grades earned in the following courses:
 1376         (a) Courses identified in the course code directory as
 1377  Advanced Placement, pre-International Baccalaureate,
 1378  International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate
 1379  of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), or Advanced International
 1380  Certificate of Education, or advanced courses developed under s.
 1381  1007.27(1)(b).
 1382  
 1383  The department may assign additional weights to courses, other
 1384  than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), that are
 1385  identified by the Department of Education as containing rigorous
 1386  academic curriculum and performance standards. The additional
 1387  weight assigned to a course pursuant to this subsection shall
 1388  not exceed 0.5 per course. The weighted system shall be
 1389  developed and distributed to all high schools in the state. The
 1390  department may determine a student’s eligibility status during
 1391  the senior year before graduation and may inform the student of
 1392  the award at that time.
 1393         (6)
 1394         (c) To ensure that the required examination scores
 1395  represent top student performance and are equivalent between the
 1396  SAT, and ACT, and Classic Learning Test (CLT), the department
 1397  shall develop a method for determining the required examination
 1398  scores which incorporates all of the following:
 1399         1. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Academic
 1400  Scholarship must be set no lower than the 89th national
 1401  percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required
 1402  SAT score only if the required score drops below the 89th
 1403  national percentile, and any such adjustment must be applied to
 1404  the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the ACT
 1405  and CLT.
 1406         2. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Medallion
 1407  Scholarship must be set no lower than the 75th national
 1408  percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required
 1409  SAT score only if the required score drops below the 75th
 1410  national percentile, and any such adjustment must be made to the
 1411  bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the ACT and
 1412  CLT.
 1413         3. The required ACT and CLT scores must be made concordant
 1414  to the required SAT scores, using the latest published national
 1415  concordance table developed jointly by the College Board, and
 1416  ACT, Inc., and Classic Learning Initiatives.
 1417         Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
 1418  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1419         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
 1420         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
 1421  award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
 1422  for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
 1423         (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
 1424  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
 1425  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
 1426  Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
 1427  attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on
 1428  the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
 1429  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
 1430  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
 1431  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
 1432         (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
 1433  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International
 1434  Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
 1435  Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
 1436  International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
 1437  earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
 1438  Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s.
 1439  1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
 1440  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
 1441  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
 1442  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
 1443  Assessment Program;
 1444         (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
 1445  from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
 1446  International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
 1447  University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
 1448         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
 1449  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
 1450  scholar or finalist; or
 1451         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
 1452  Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
 1453  
 1454  The student must complete a program of volunteer service or,
 1455  beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
 1456  academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the
 1457  district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
 1458  or the Department of Education for home education program
 1459  students, which must include 100 hours of volunteer service, or
 1460  paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid work
 1461  completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in the
 1462  student’s total of paid work hours. The student may identify a
 1463  social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
 1464  or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in
 1465  addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
 1466  must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
 1467  reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
 1468  experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but
 1469  is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work
 1470  for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
 1471  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
 1472  service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the
 1473  document must be signed by the student, the student’s parent or
 1474  guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the
 1475  student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
 1476         Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
 1477  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1478         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
 1479         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
 1480  award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
 1481  for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
 1482         (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
 1483  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
 1484  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
 1485  Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
 1486  attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on
 1487  the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
 1488  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
 1489  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
 1490  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
 1491         (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
 1492  curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
 1493  Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
 1494  of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
 1495  International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
 1496  at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
 1497  combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
 1498  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
 1499  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
 1500  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
 1501         (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
 1502  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
 1503  score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal
 1504  and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
 1505  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
 1506  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
 1507  equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
 1508         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
 1509  of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
 1510  finalist but has not completed the program of volunteer service
 1511  or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or
 1512         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
 1513  Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the
 1514  program of volunteer service or paid work required under s.
 1515  1009.534.
 1516  
 1517  A high school student must complete a program at least 75 hours
 1518  of volunteer service or, beginning with a high school student
 1519  graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, 100
 1520  hours of paid work approved by the district school board, the
 1521  administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
 1522  Education for home education program students, which must
 1523  include 75 hours of volunteer service, 100 hours of paid work,
 1524  or 100 hours of a combination of both. Eligible paid work
 1525  completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in a
 1526  student’s total of required paid work hours. The student may
 1527  identify a social or civic issue or a professional area that
 1528  interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her personal
 1529  involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area.
 1530  The student must, through papers or other presentations,
 1531  evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid
 1532  work experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may
 1533  include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental
 1534  internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization,
 1535  or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The
 1536  hours of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in
 1537  writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the
 1538  student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of the
 1539  organization for which the student performed the volunteer
 1540  service or paid work.
 1541         Section 25. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and paragraph
 1542  (b) of subsection (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are
 1543  amended to read:
 1544         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
 1545  Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational
 1546  Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are
 1547  created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
 1548  recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation
 1549  by high school students who wish to continue their education.
 1550         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
 1551  Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general
 1552  eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
 1553  Scholarship Program and:
 1554         (e) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or,
 1555  beginning with high school students graduating in the 2022-2023
 1556  academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved
 1557  by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
 1558  school, or the Department of Education for home education
 1559  program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both.
 1560  Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be
 1561  included in a student’s total of required paid work hours. The
 1562  student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional
 1563  area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her
 1564  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
 1565  the area. The student must, through papers or other
 1566  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer
 1567  service or paid work experience. Such volunteer service or paid
 1568  work may include, but is not limited to, a business or
 1569  governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service
 1570  organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public
 1571  office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be
 1572  documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
 1573  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
 1574  of the organization for which the student performed the
 1575  volunteer service or paid work.
 1576         (2) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
 1577  Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility
 1578  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
 1579  and the student:
 1580         (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or,
 1581  beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
 1582  academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved
 1583  by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
 1584  school, or the Department of Education for home education
 1585  program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both.
 1586  Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be
 1587  included in a student’s total required paid work hours. The
 1588  student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional
 1589  area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her
 1590  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
 1591  the area. The student must, through papers or other
 1592  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience.
 1593  Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not
 1594  limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a
 1595  nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
 1596  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
 1597  service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the
 1598  document must be signed by the student, the student’s parent or
 1599  guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the
 1600  student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
 1601         Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1602  1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1603         1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the
 1604  district school board.—The district school board shall:
 1605         (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe
 1606  qualifications for those positions, and provide for the
 1607  appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal
 1608  of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this
 1609  chapter:
 1610         (a) Positions, qualifications, and appointments.—
 1611         1. The district school board shall act upon written
 1612  recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent
 1613  for positions to be filled, for minimum qualifications for
 1614  personnel for the various positions, and for the persons
 1615  nominated to fill such positions.
 1616         2. The district school board may reject for good cause any
 1617  employee nominated.
 1618         3. If the third nomination by the district school
 1619  superintendent for any position is rejected for good cause, if
 1620  the district school superintendent fails to submit a nomination
 1621  for initial employment within a reasonable time as prescribed by
 1622  the district school board, or if the district school
 1623  superintendent fails to submit a nomination for reemployment
 1624  within the time prescribed by law, the district school board may
 1625  proceed on its own motion to fill such position.
 1626         4. The district school board’s decision to reject a
 1627  person’s nomination does not give that person a right of action
 1628  to sue over the rejection and may not be used as a cause of
 1629  action by the nominated employee.
 1630         5.The district school board may review and reappoint any
 1631  member of the district executive staff. This provision does not
 1632  apply to a school district with an elected superintendent.
 1633         Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1634  1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1635         1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.—
 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 district’s 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-third of a
 1658  performance evaluation must be based upon data and indicators of
 1659  student performance, as determined by each school district. This
 1660  portion of the evaluation must include growth or achievement
 1661  data of the teacher’s students or, for a school administrator,
 1662  the students attending the school over the course of at least 3
 1663  years. If less than 3 years of data are available, the years for
 1664  which data are available must be used. The proportion of growth
 1665  or achievement data may be determined by instructional
 1666  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  administrator’s 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 administrator’s 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         Section 28. Subsections (9) through (16) of section
 1707  1012.56, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10)
 1708  through (17), respectively, subsection (1), paragraphs (d), (g),
 1709  and (i) of subsection (2), and subsections (6), (7), and (8) are
 1710  amended, and a new subsection (9) is added to that section, to
 1711  read:
 1712         1012.56 Educator certification requirements.—
 1713         (1) APPLICATION.—Each person seeking certification pursuant
 1714  to this chapter shall submit a completed application containing
 1715  the applicant’s social security number to the Department of
 1716  Education and remit the fee required pursuant to s. 1012.59 and
 1717  rules of the State Board of Education. Pursuant to the federal
 1718  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
 1719  of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social
 1720  security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of
 1721  social security numbers obtained through this requirement is
 1722  limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D
 1723  program of the Social Security Act for child support
 1724  enforcement.
 1725         (a) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue
 1726  within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed
 1727  application a professional certificate to a qualifying applicant
 1728  covering the classification, level, and area for which the
 1729  applicant is deemed qualified and a document explaining the
 1730  requirements for renewal of the professional certificate.
 1731         (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to a
 1732  qualifying applicant within 14 calendar days after receipt of a
 1733  request from an employer with a professional education
 1734  competence demonstration program pursuant to paragraph
 1735  paragraphs (6)(f) and subsection (9) (8)(b). The temporary
 1736  certificate must cover the classification, level, and area for
 1737  which the applicant is deemed qualified. The department shall
 1738  electronically notify the applicant’s employer that the
 1739  temporary certificate has been issued and provide the applicant
 1740  an official statement of status of eligibility at the time the
 1741  certificate is issued.
 1742         (c) Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall issue
 1743  within 90 calendar days after receipt of the completed
 1744  application, if an applicant does not meet the requirements for
 1745  either certificate, an official statement of status of
 1746  eligibility.
 1747  
 1748  The statement of status of eligibility must be provided
 1749  electronically and must advise the applicant of any
 1750  qualifications that must be completed to qualify for
 1751  certification. Each method by which an applicant can complete
 1752  the qualifications for a professional certificate must be
 1753  included in the statement of status of eligibility. Each
 1754  statement of status of eligibility is valid for 5 3 years after
 1755  its date of issuance, except as provided in paragraph (2)(d).
 1756         (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be eligible to seek
 1757  certification, a person must:
 1758         (d) Submit to background screening in accordance with
 1759  subsection (11) (10). If the background screening indicates a
 1760  criminal history or if the applicant acknowledges a criminal
 1761  history, the applicant’s records shall be referred to the
 1762  investigative section in the Department of Education for review
 1763  and determination of eligibility for certification. If the
 1764  applicant fails to provide the necessary documentation requested
 1765  by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt
 1766  of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and
 1767  pending application shall become invalid.
 1768         (g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, pursuant to
 1769  subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher
 1770  pursuant to s. 1012.01(2)(a).
 1771         (i) Demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and
 1772  education competence, pursuant to subsection (6), if the person
 1773  serves as a classroom teacher or school administrator as
 1774  classified in s. 1012.01(2)(a) and (3)(c), respectively.
 1775         (6) MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION
 1776  COMPETENCE.—Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of
 1777  professional preparation and education competence are:
 1778         (a) Successful completion of an approved teacher
 1779  preparation program at a postsecondary educational institution
 1780  within this state and achievement of a passing score on the
 1781  professional education competency examination required by state
 1782  board rule;
 1783         (b) Successful completion of a teacher preparation program
 1784  at a postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and
 1785  achievement of a passing score on the professional education
 1786  competency examination required by state board rule;
 1787         (c) Documentation of a valid professional standard teaching
 1788  certificate issued by another state;
 1789         (d) Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the
 1790  National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national
 1791  educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of
 1792  Education;
 1793         (e) Documentation of two semesters of successful, full-time
 1794  or part-time teaching in a Florida College System institution,
 1795  state university, or private college or university that awards
 1796  an associate or higher degree and is an accredited institution
 1797  or an institution of higher education identified by the
 1798  Department of Education as having a quality program and
 1799  achievement of a passing score on the professional education
 1800  competency examination required by state board rule;
 1801         (f) Successful completion of professional preparation
 1802  courses as specified in state board rule, successful completion
 1803  of a professional preparation and education competence program
 1804  pursuant to subsection (9) paragraph (8)(b), and achievement of
 1805  a passing score on the professional education competency
 1806  examination required by state board rule;
 1807         (g) Successful completion of a professional learning
 1808  development certification and education competency program,
 1809  outlined in subsection (8) paragraph (8)(a); or
 1810         (h) Successful completion of a competency-based
 1811  certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of
 1812  a passing score on the professional education competency
 1813  examination required by rule of the State Board of Education.
 1814  
 1815  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this
 1816  subsection by December 31, 2014, including rules to approve
 1817  specific teacher preparation programs that are not identified in
 1818  this subsection which may be used to meet requirements for
 1819  mastery of professional preparation and education competence.
 1820         (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION.—
 1821         (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional
 1822  certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant
 1823  who fulfills one of the following:
 1824         1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in
 1825  subsection (2).
 1826         2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 through
 1827  12:
 1828         a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)
 1829  (h).
 1830         b. Holds a master’s or higher degree in the area of
 1831  science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
 1832         c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the
 1833  advanced degree.
 1834         d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the teacher’s
 1835  performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part on
 1836  student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized
 1837  assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International
 1838  Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate
 1839  examination.
 1840         e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional
 1841  education competency examination required by state board rule.
 1842         3. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)
 1843  (h) and completes a professional learning certification
 1844  preparation and education competence program approved by the
 1845  department pursuant to paragraph (8)(b) (8)(c) or an educator
 1846  preparation institute approved by the department pursuant to s.
 1847  1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these programs and is
 1848  rated highly effective as determined by his or her performance
 1849  evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not required to take or achieve a
 1850  passing score on the professional education competency
 1851  examination in order to be awarded a professional certificate.
 1852         (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to
 1853  any applicant who:
 1854         1. Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs
 1855  (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements
 1856  specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject
 1857  area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an
 1858  accredited degree or a degree approved by the Department of
 1859  Education at the level required for the subject area
 1860  specialization in state board rule; or
 1861         2. For a subject area specialization for which the state
 1862  board otherwise requires a bachelor’s degree, documents 48
 1863  months of active-duty military service with an honorable
 1864  discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements
 1865  outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d)-(f); completes the
 1866  subject area content requirements specified in state board rule
 1867  or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to
 1868  subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college credits
 1869  with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0
 1870  scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of
 1871  higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher
 1872  learning identified by the Department of Education as having a
 1873  quality program resulting in a bachelor’s degree or higher; or.
 1874         3.Is enrolled in a state-approved teacher preparation
 1875  program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the required
 1876  program field experience or internship at a public school;
 1877  completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b),
 1878  (d), (e), and (f); completes the subject area content
 1879  requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates
 1880  mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5);
 1881  and documents completion of 60 college credits with a minimum
 1882  cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as
 1883  provided by one or more accredited institutions of higher
 1884  learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher learning
 1885  identified by the Department of Education as having a quality
 1886  program resulting in a bachelor’s degree or higher.
 1887         (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year
 1888  temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional
 1889  certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor’s
 1890  degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for
 1891  completion of a master’s degree program in speech-language
 1892  impairment.
 1893         (d) A person who is issued a temporary certificate under
 1894  subparagraph (b)2. must be assigned a teacher mentor for a
 1895  minimum of 2 school years after commencing employment. Each
 1896  teacher mentor selected by the school district, charter school,
 1897  or charter management organization must:
 1898         1. Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant to
 1899  this section;
 1900         2. Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in
 1901  prekindergarten through grade 12; and
 1902         3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on
 1903  the prior year’s performance evaluation under s. 1012.34.
 1904         (e)(e)1. A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph
 1905  (b)1. is valid for 3 school fiscal years and is nonrenewable.
 1906         2.A temporary certificate issued under subparagraph (b)2.
 1907  is valid for 5 school fiscal years, is limited to a one-time
 1908  issuance, and is nonrenewable.
 1909  
 1910  At least 1 year before an individual’s temporary certificate is
 1911  set to expire, the department shall electronically notify the
 1912  individual of the date on which his or her certificate will
 1913  expire and provide a list of each method by which the
 1914  qualifications for a professional certificate can be completed.
 1915  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow the
 1916  department to extend the validity period of a temporary
 1917  certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the
 1918  professional certificate were not completed due to the serious
 1919  illness or injury of the applicant, the military service of an
 1920  applicant’s spouse, other extraordinary extenuating
 1921  circumstances, or if the certificateholder is rated highly
 1922  effective in the immediate prior year’s performance evaluation
 1923  pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2-year mentorship
 1924  program pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall extend
 1925  the temporary certificate upon approval by the Commissioner of
 1926  Education. A written request for extension of the certificate
 1927  shall be submitted by the district school superintendent, the
 1928  governing authority of a university lab school, the governing
 1929  authority of a state-supported school, or the governing
 1930  authority of a private school.
 1931         (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND
 1932  EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM.—
 1933         (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each
 1934  school district, charter school, and charter management
 1935  organization may provide a cohesive competency-based
 1936  professional learning development certification and education
 1937  competency program by which instructional staff may satisfy the
 1938  mastery of professional preparation and education competence
 1939  requirements specified in subsection (6) and rules of the State
 1940  Board of Education. Participants must hold a state-issued
 1941  temporary certificate. A school district, charter school, or
 1942  charter management organization that implements the program
 1943  shall provide a competency-based certification program developed
 1944  by the Department of Education or developed by the district,
 1945  charter school, or charter management organization and approved
 1946  by the Department of Education. These entities may collaborate
 1947  with other supporting agencies or educational entities for
 1948  implementation. The program shall include the following:
 1949         1.A minimum period of initial preparation before assuming
 1950  duties as the teacher of record.
 1951         2.An option for collaboration with other supporting
 1952  agencies or educational entities for implementation.
 1953         1.3. A teacher mentorship and induction component.
 1954         a. Each individual selected by the district, charter
 1955  school, or charter management organization as a mentor:
 1956         (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued
 1957  pursuant to this section;
 1958         (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching
 1959  experience in prekindergarten through grade 12;
 1960         (III) Must have completed specialized training in clinical
 1961  supervision and participate in ongoing mentor training provided
 1962  through the coordinated system of professional learning
 1963  development under s. 1012.98(4) s. 1012.98(3)(e);
 1964         (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective
 1965  rating on the prior year’s performance evaluation under s.
 1966  1012.34; and
 1967         (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district’s evaluation
 1968  system approved under s. 1012.34.
 1969         b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at
 1970  a minimum, provide routine weekly opportunities for mentoring
 1971  and induction activities, including common planning time,
 1972  ongoing professional learning as described in s. 1012.98
 1973  development targeted to a teacher’s needs, opportunities for a
 1974  teacher to observe other teachers, co-teaching experiences, and
 1975  reflection and followup discussions. Professional learning must
 1976  meet the criteria established in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and
 1977  induction activities must be provided for an applicant’s first
 1978  year in the program and may be provided until the applicant
 1979  attains his or her professional certificate in accordance with
 1980  this section. A principal who is rated highly effective as
 1981  determined by his or her performance evaluation under s. 1012.34
 1982  must be provided flexibility in selecting professional
 1983  development activities under this paragraph; however, the
 1984  activities must be approved by the department as part of the
 1985  district’s, charter school’s, or charter management
 1986  organization’s program.
 1987         2.4. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the
 1988  district’s, charter school’s, or charter management
 1989  organization’s system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34
 1990  which provides for:
 1991         a. An initial evaluation of each educator’s competencies to
 1992  determine an appropriate individualized professional learning
 1993  development plan.
 1994         b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion
 1995  of the program.
 1996         3.5. Professional education preparation content knowledge,
 1997  which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities
 1998  under subparagraph 1. 3., that includes, but is not limited to,
 1999  the following:
 2000         a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41,
 2001  including scientifically based reading instruction, content
 2002  literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject
 2003  identified on the temporary certificate.
 2004         b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the
 2005  state board.
 2006         c.A variety of data indicators for monitoring student
 2007  progress.
 2008         d.Methodologies for teaching students with disabilities.
 2009         e.Methodologies for teaching students of limited English
 2010  proficiency appropriate for each subject area identified on the
 2011  temporary certificate.
 2012         f.Techniques and strategies for operationalizing the role
 2013  of the teacher in assuring a safe learning environment for
 2014  students.
 2015         4.6. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject
 2016  area and professional education competency examination required
 2017  by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge
 2018  must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3).
 2019         5.7. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the
 2020  2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a
 2021  coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must
 2022  successfully complete all competencies for a reading
 2023  endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum
 2024  through the candidate’s demonstration of mastery of professional
 2025  preparation and education competence under paragraph (b).
 2026         (b)1.Each school district must and a private school or
 2027  state-supported public school, including a charter school, may
 2028  develop and maintain a system by which members of the
 2029  instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional
 2030  preparation and education competence as required by law. Each
 2031  program must be based on classroom application of the Florida
 2032  Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance
 2033  and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district’s or
 2034  state-supported public school’s evaluation system established
 2035  under s. 1012.34, as applicable.
 2036         2.The Commissioner of Education shall determine the
 2037  continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph,
 2038  based upon the department’s review of performance data. The
 2039  department shall review the performance data as a part of the
 2040  periodic review of each school district’s professional
 2041  development system required under s. 1012.98.
 2042         (b)(c)No later than December 31, 2017, The department
 2043  State Board of Education shall adopt rules standards for the
 2044  approval and continued approval of professional learning
 2045  development certification and education competency programs
 2046  aligned to, including standards for the teacher mentorship and
 2047  induction component, under paragraph (a). Standards for the
 2048  teacher mentorship and induction component must include program
 2049  administration and evaluation; mentor roles, selection, and
 2050  training; beginning teacher assessment and professional
 2051  development; and teacher content knowledge and practices aligned
 2052  to the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices. Each school
 2053  district or charter school with a program under this subsection
 2054  must submit its program, including the teacher mentorship and
 2055  induction component, to the department for approval no later
 2056  than June 30, 2018. After December 31, 2018, A teacher may not
 2057  satisfy requirements for a professional certificate through a
 2058  professional learning development certification and education
 2059  competency program under paragraph (a) unless the program has
 2060  been approved by the department pursuant to this paragraph.
 2061         (9)PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPETENCY PROGRAM.—
 2062         (a)Each school district must and a private school or
 2063  state-supported public school, including a charter school, may
 2064  develop and maintain a system by which members of the
 2065  instructional staff may demonstrate mastery of professional
 2066  preparation and education competence as required by law. Each
 2067  program must be based on classroom application of the Florida
 2068  Educator Accomplished Practices and instructional performance
 2069  and, for public schools, must be aligned with the district’s or
 2070  state-supported public school’s evaluation system established
 2071  under s. 1012.34, as applicable.
 2072         (b)The Commissioner of Education shall determine the
 2073  continued approval of programs implemented under this paragraph,
 2074  based upon the department’s review of performance data. The
 2075  department shall review the performance data as a part of the
 2076  periodic review of each school district’s professional learning
 2077  system required under s. 1012.98.
 2078         (d)The Commissioner of Education shall determine the
 2079  continued approval of programs implemented under paragraph (a)
 2080  based upon the department’s periodic review of the following:
 2081         1.Evidence that the requirements in paragraph (a) are
 2082  consistently met; and
 2083         2.Evidence of performance in each of the following areas:
 2084         a.Rate of retention for employed program completers in
 2085  instructional positions in Florida public schools.
 2086         b.Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade
 2087  12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide
 2088  assessments using the results of the student learning growth
 2089  formula adopted under s. 1012.34.
 2090         c.Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade
 2091  12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by
 2092  student subgroups, as defined in the federal Elementary and
 2093  Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s.
 2094  6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program
 2095  prepares teachers to work with a variety of students in Florida
 2096  public schools.
 2097         d.Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in
 2098  accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34.
 2099         e.Production of program completers in statewide critical
 2100  teacher shortage areas as defined in s. 1012.07.
 2101         Section 29. Section 1012.57, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2102  to read:
 2103         1012.57 Certification of adjunct educators.—
 2104         (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32, 1012.55,
 2105  and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to the
 2106  contrary, district school boards and charter school governing
 2107  boards shall adopt rules to allow for the issuance of an adjunct
 2108  teaching certificate to any applicant who fulfills the
 2109  requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11) s. 1012.56(2)(a)
 2110  (f) and (10) and who has expertise in the subject area to be
 2111  taught. An applicant shall be considered to have expertise in
 2112  the subject area to be taught if the applicant demonstrates
 2113  sufficient subject area mastery through passage of a subject
 2114  area test.
 2115         (2) The Legislature intends that this section allow school
 2116  districts and charter schools to tap the wealth of talent and
 2117  expertise represented in Florida’s citizens who may wish to
 2118  teach in a Florida public school by permitting school districts
 2119  and charter schools to issue adjunct certificates to qualified
 2120  applicants.
 2121         (3) Adjunct certificateholders should be used primarily as
 2122  a strategy to enhance the diversity of course offerings offered
 2123  to all students. School districts and charter schools may use
 2124  the expertise of individuals in the state who wish to provide
 2125  online instruction to students by issuing adjunct certificates
 2126  to qualified applicants.
 2127         (4) Each adjunct teaching certificate is valid through the
 2128  term of the annual contract between the educator and the school
 2129  district or charter school. An additional annual certification
 2130  and an additional annual contract may be awarded by the district
 2131  or charter school at the district’s or charter school’s
 2132  discretion but only if the applicant is rated effective or
 2133  highly effective under s. 1012.34 during each year of teaching
 2134  under adjunct teaching certification. A school district and
 2135  charter school may issue an adjunct teaching certificate for a
 2136  part-time or full-time teaching position; however, an adjunct
 2137  teaching certificate issued for a full-time teaching position is
 2138  valid for no more than 3 years and is nonrenewable.
 2139         (5) Individuals who are certified and employed under this
 2140  section shall have the same rights and protection of laws as
 2141  teachers certified under s. 1012.56.
 2142         (6) Each school district and charter school shall:
 2143         (a) Post requirements on its website for the issuance of an
 2144  adjunct teaching certificate, which must specify the subject
 2145  area test through which an applicant demonstrates subject area
 2146  mastery.
 2147         (b) Annually report to the department the number of adjunct
 2148  teaching certificates issued for part-time teaching positions
 2149  and full-time teaching positions pursuant to this section.
 2150         Section 30. Section 1012.575, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2151  to read:
 2152         1012.575 Alternative preparation programs for certified
 2153  teachers to add additional coverage.—A district school board, or
 2154  an organization of private schools or a consortium of charter
 2155  schools with an approved professional learning development
 2156  system as described in s. 1012.98(7) s. 1012.98(6), may design
 2157  alternative teacher preparation programs to enable persons
 2158  already certificated to add an additional coverage to their
 2159  certificates. Each alternative teacher preparation program shall
 2160  be reviewed and approved by the Department of Education to
 2161  assure that persons who complete the program are competent in
 2162  the necessary areas of subject matter specialization. Two or
 2163  more school districts may jointly participate in an alternative
 2164  preparation program for teachers.
 2165         Section 31. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
 2166  1012.585, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (h),
 2167  and a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to read:
 2168         1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates.—
 2169         (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
 2170  following requirements must be met:
 2171         (g)An applicant for renewal of a professional certificate
 2172  in educational leadership from a Level I program under s.
 2173  1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3), with a
 2174  beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter, must
 2175  earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points in
 2176  Florida’s educational leadership standards, as established in
 2177  rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this
 2178  paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the
 2179  department for continuing education or inservice training.
 2180         Section 32. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 2181  1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2182         1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate
 2183  certificates; reading endorsement pathways.—
 2184         (1) A school district may process via a Department of
 2185  Education website certificates for the following applications of
 2186  public school employees:
 2187         (a) Addition of a subject coverage or endorsement to a
 2188  valid Florida certificate on the basis of the completion of the
 2189  appropriate subject area testing requirements of s.
 2190  1012.56(5)(a) or the completion of the requirements of an
 2191  approved school district program or the inservice components for
 2192  an endorsement.
 2193         1. To reduce duplication, the department may recommend the
 2194  consolidation of endorsement areas and requirements to the State
 2195  Board of Education.
 2196         2. At least once every 5 years, the department shall
 2197  conduct a review of existing subject coverage or endorsement
 2198  requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student
 2199  educational areas. The review must include reciprocity
 2200  requirements for out-of-state certificates and requirements for
 2201  demonstrating competency in the reading instruction professional
 2202  learning development topics listed in s. 1012.98(5)(b)11 s.
 2203  1012.98(4)(b)11. The review must also consider the award of an
 2204  endorsement to an individual who holds a certificate issued by
 2205  an internationally recognized organization that establishes
 2206  standards for providing evidence-based interventions to
 2207  struggling readers or who completes a postsecondary program that
 2208  is accredited by such organization. Any such certificate or
 2209  program must require an individual who completes the certificate
 2210  or program to demonstrate competence in reading intervention
 2211  strategies through clinical experience. At the conclusion of
 2212  each review, the department shall recommend to the state board
 2213  changes to the subject coverage or endorsement requirements
 2214  based upon any identified instruction or intervention strategies
 2215  proven to improve student reading performance. This subparagraph
 2216  does not authorize the state board to establish any new
 2217  certification subject coverage.
 2218  
 2219  The employing school district shall charge the employee a fee
 2220  not to exceed the amount charged by the Department of Education
 2221  for such services. Each district school board shall retain a
 2222  portion of the fee as defined in the rules of the State Board of
 2223  Education. The portion sent to the department shall be used for
 2224  maintenance of the technology system, the web application, and
 2225  posting and mailing of the certificate.
 2226         Section 33. Section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2227  to read:
 2228         1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Development
 2229  Act.—
 2230         (1) The Department of Education, public postsecondary
 2231  educational institutions, public school districts, public
 2232  schools, state education foundations, consortia, and
 2233  professional organizations in this state shall work
 2234  collaboratively to establish a coordinated system of
 2235  professional learning. For the purposes of this section, the
 2236  term “professional learning” means learning that is aligned to
 2237  the state’s standards for effective professional learning,
 2238  educator practices, and leadership practices; incorporates
 2239  active learning; is collaborative; provides models; and is
 2240  sustained and continuous development. The purpose of the
 2241  professional learning development system is to increase student
 2242  achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that
 2243  promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and
 2244  prepare students for continuing education and the workforce. The
 2245  system of professional learning development must align to the
 2246  standards adopted by the state. Routine informational meetings
 2247  may not be considered professional learning and are not eligible
 2248  for inservice points and support the framework for standards
 2249  adopted by the National Staff Development Council.
 2250         (2) The school community includes students and parents,
 2251  administrative personnel, managers, instructional personnel,
 2252  support personnel, members of district school boards, members of
 2253  school advisory councils, business partners, and personnel that
 2254  provide health and social services to students.
 2255         (3)Professional learning activities linked to student
 2256  learning and professional growth for instructional and
 2257  administrative staff must meet the following criteria:
 2258         (a)For instructional personnel, utilize materials aligned
 2259  to the state’s academic standards.
 2260         (b)For school administrators, utilize materials aligned to
 2261  the state’s educational leadership standards.
 2262         (c)Have clear, defined, and measurable outcomes for both
 2263  individual inservice activities and multiple day sessions.
 2264         (d)Employ multiple measurement tools for data on teacher
 2265  growth, participants’ use of new knowledge and skills, student
 2266  learning outcomes, instructional growth outcomes, and leadership
 2267  growth outcomes, as applicable.
 2268         (e)Utilize active learning and engage participants
 2269  directly in designing and trying out strategies, providing
 2270  participants with the opportunity to engage in authentic
 2271  teaching and leadership experiences.
 2272         (f)Utilize artifacts, interactive activities, and other
 2273  strategies to provide deeply embedded and highly contextualized
 2274  professional learning.
 2275         (g)Create opportunities for collaboration.
 2276         (h)Utilize coaching and expert support to involve the
 2277  sharing of expertise about content and evidence-based practices,
 2278  focused directly on instructional personnel and school
 2279  administrator needs.
 2280         (i)Provide opportunities for instructional personnel and
 2281  school administrators to think about, receive input on, and make
 2282  changes to practice by facilitating reflection and providing
 2283  feedback.
 2284         (j)Provide sustained duration with followup for
 2285  instructional personnel and school administrators to have
 2286  adequate time to learn, practice, implement, and reflect upon
 2287  new strategies that facilitate changes in practice.
 2288         (4)(3) The activities designed to implement this section
 2289  must:
 2290         (a) Support and increase the success of educators through
 2291  collaboratively developed school improvement plans that focus
 2292  on:
 2293         1. Enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies to
 2294  engage students in a rigorous and relevant curriculum based on
 2295  state and local educational standards, goals, and initiatives;
 2296         2. Increased opportunities to provide meaningful
 2297  relationships between teachers and all students; and
 2298         3. Increased opportunities for professional collaboration
 2299  among and between teachers, certified school counselors,
 2300  instructional leaders, postsecondary educators engaged in
 2301  preservice training for new teachers, and the workforce
 2302  community.
 2303         (b) Assist the school community in providing stimulating,
 2304  scientific research-based educational activities that encourage
 2305  and motivate students to achieve at the highest levels and to
 2306  participate as active learners and that prepare students for
 2307  success at subsequent educational levels and the workforce.
 2308         (c) Provide continuous support for all education
 2309  professionals as well as temporary intervention for education
 2310  professionals who need improvement in knowledge, skills, and
 2311  performance.
 2312         (d) Provide middle grades instructional personnel and
 2313  school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best
 2314  practices necessary to support excellence in classroom
 2315  instruction and educational leadership.
 2316         (e) Provide training to teacher mentors as part of the
 2317  professional learning development certification program under s.
 2318  1012.56(8) and the professional education competency program
 2319  under s. 1012.56(9) s. 1012.56(8)(a). The training must include
 2320  components on teacher development, peer coaching, time
 2321  management, and other related topics as determined by the
 2322  Department of Education.
 2323         (5)(4) The Department of Education, school districts,
 2324  schools, Florida College System institutions, and state
 2325  universities share the responsibilities described in this
 2326  section. These responsibilities include the following:
 2327         (a)1.The department shall create a high-quality
 2328  professional learning marketplace list that acts as a guide and
 2329  tool for teachers, schools, school administrators, and districts
 2330  across the state to identify high-quality professional learning
 2331  provider programs and resources that meet the criteria described
 2332  in subsection (3) and have demonstrated success in meeting
 2333  identified student needs.
 2334         2.(a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school
 2335  community, through a centralized professional learning webpage,
 2336  the marketplace list under subparagraph 1 research-based
 2337  professional development methods and programs that have
 2338  demonstrated success in meeting identified student needs. The
 2339  Commissioner of Education shall use data on student achievement
 2340  to identify student needs. The methods of dissemination must
 2341  include a web-based statewide performance support system,
 2342  including a database of exemplary professional development
 2343  activities, a listing of available professional development
 2344  resources, training programs, and available assistance.
 2345         2.The web-based statewide performance support system
 2346  established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle
 2347  grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom
 2348  instruction, including integrated digital instruction and
 2349  competency-based instruction; CAPE Digital Tool certificates and
 2350  CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student
 2351  behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for
 2352  students; and instructional leadership.
 2353         (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
 2354  learning development system as specified in subsection (4) (3).
 2355  The system shall be developed in consultation with teachers,
 2356  teacher-educators of Florida College System institutions and
 2357  state universities, business and community representatives, and
 2358  local education foundations, consortia, and professional
 2359  organizations. The professional learning development system
 2360  must:
 2361         1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for
 2362  compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March
 2363  1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the
 2364  review and approval of all professional learning systems. A
 2365  professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every
 2366  5 years. Any All substantial revisions to the system shall be
 2367  submitted to the department for review and for continued
 2368  approval. The department shall establish a format for the review
 2369  and approval of a professional learning system.
 2370         2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
 2371  instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
 2372  relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
 2373  and districts, in developing and refining the professional
 2374  learning development system, shall also review and monitor
 2375  school discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments
 2376  of parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of
 2377  teachers, managers, and administrative personnel; and other
 2378  performance indicators to identify school and student needs that
 2379  can be met by improved professional performance.
 2380         3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
 2381  support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
 2382  level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
 2383  for instructional and school administrative personnel shall
 2384  focus on analysis of student achievement data, ongoing formal
 2385  and informal assessments of student achievement, identification
 2386  and use of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies
 2387  that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content
 2388  areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use
 2389  of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning,
 2390  classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety.
 2391         4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to the
 2392  individual needs of new teachers participating in the
 2393  professional learning development certification and education
 2394  competency program under s. 1012.56(8)(a).
 2395         5. Include a professional learning catalog master plan for
 2396  inservice activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of
 2397  Education, for all district employees from all fund sources. The
 2398  catalog master plan shall be updated annually by September 1,
 2399  must be based on input from teachers and district and school
 2400  instructional leaders, and must use the latest available student
 2401  achievement data and research to enhance rigor and relevance in
 2402  the classroom. Each district inservice catalog plan must be
 2403  aligned to and support the school-based inservice catalog plans
 2404  and school improvement plans pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each
 2405  district inservice catalog plan must provide a description of
 2406  the training that middle grades instructional personnel and
 2407  school administrators receive on the district’s code of student
 2408  conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07; integrated digital
 2409  instruction and competency-based instruction and CAPE Digital
 2410  Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications; classroom
 2411  management; student behavior and interaction; extended learning
 2412  opportunities for students; and instructional leadership.
 2413  District plans must be approved by the district school board
 2414  annually in order to ensure compliance with subsection (1) and
 2415  to allow for dissemination of research-based best practices to
 2416  other districts. District school boards must submit verification
 2417  of their approval to the Commissioner of Education no later than
 2418  October 1, annually. Each school principal may establish and
 2419  maintain an individual professional learning development plan
 2420  for each instructional employee assigned to the school as a
 2421  seamless component to the school improvement plans developed
 2422  pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional learning
 2423  development plan must be related to specific performance data
 2424  for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the
 2425  inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements
 2426  expected in student performance as a result of the inservice
 2427  activity, and include an evaluation component that determines
 2428  the effectiveness of the professional learning development plan.
 2429         6. Include inservice activities for school administrative
 2430  personnel, aligned to the state’s educational leadership
 2431  standards, that address updated skills necessary for
 2432  instructional leadership and effective school management
 2433  pursuant to s. 1012.986.
 2434         7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
 2435  state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
 2436  evaluation of local professional learning development programs.
 2437         8. Provide for delivery of professional learning
 2438  development by distance learning and other technology-based
 2439  delivery systems to reach more educators at lower costs.
 2440         9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
 2441  effectiveness of professional learning development programs in
 2442  order to eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to
 2443  expand effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of
 2444  such activities on the performance of participating educators
 2445  and their students’ achievement and behavior.
 2446         10. For all middle grades, emphasize:
 2447         a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and
 2448  instruction.
 2449         b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to
 2450  the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.
 2451         c. Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,
 2452  inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;
 2453  strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based
 2454  instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based
 2455  instruction.
 2456  
 2457  Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include
 2458  in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a
 2459  description of the specific strategies used by the school to
 2460  implement each item listed in this subparagraph.
 2461         11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom
 2462  teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of
 2463  identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and
 2464  other causes of diminished phonological processing skills;
 2465  incorporating instructional techniques into the general
 2466  education setting which are proven to improve reading
 2467  performance for all students; and using predictive and other
 2468  data to make instructional decisions based on individual student
 2469  needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic
 2470  awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency;
 2471  vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text
 2472  comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and
 2473  sequential approach to reading instruction, including
 2474  multisensory intervention strategies. Each district must provide
 2475  all elementary grades instructional personnel access to training
 2476  sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(f).
 2477         (6)(5) Each district school board shall provide funding for
 2478  the professional learning development system as required by s.
 2479  1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and shall direct
 2480  expenditures from other funding sources to continuously
 2481  strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement
 2482  and support instructional staff in enhancing rigor and relevance
 2483  in the classroom. The department shall identify professional
 2484  learning development opportunities that require the teacher to
 2485  demonstrate proficiency in specific classroom practices, with
 2486  priority given to implementing training to complete a reading
 2487  endorsement pathway adopted pursuant to s. 1012.586(2)(a). A
 2488  school district may coordinate its professional learning
 2489  development program with that of another district, with an
 2490  educational consortium, or with a Florida College System
 2491  institution or university, especially in preparing and educating
 2492  personnel. Each district school board shall make available
 2493  inservice activities to instructional personnel of nonpublic
 2494  schools in the district and the state certified teachers who are
 2495  not employed by the district school board on a fee basis not to
 2496  exceed the cost of the activity per all participants.
 2497         (7)(6) An organization of private schools or consortium of
 2498  charter schools which has no fewer than 10 member schools in
 2499  this state, which publishes and files with the Department of
 2500  Education copies of its standards, and the member schools of
 2501  which comply with the provisions of part II of chapter 1003,
 2502  relating to compulsory school attendance, or a public or private
 2503  college or university with a teacher preparation program
 2504  approved pursuant to s. 1004.04, may also develop a professional
 2505  learning development system that includes a professional
 2506  learning catalog master plan for inservice activities. The
 2507  system and inservice catalog plan must be submitted to the
 2508  commissioner for approval pursuant to state board rules.
 2509         (8)(a)(7)(a) The Department of Education shall disseminate,
 2510  using web-based technology, research-based best practice methods
 2511  by which the state and district school boards may evaluate and
 2512  improve the professional learning development system. The best
 2513  practices must include data that indicate the progress of all
 2514  students. The department shall report annually to the State
 2515  Board of Education and the Legislature any school district that,
 2516  in the determination of the department, has failed to provide an
 2517  adequate professional learning development system. This report
 2518  must include the results of the department’s investigation and
 2519  of any intervention provided.
 2520         (b) The department shall also disseminate, using web-based
 2521  technology, professional learning development in the use of
 2522  integrated digital instruction at schools that include middle
 2523  grades. The professional learning development must provide
 2524  training and materials that districts can use to provide
 2525  instructional personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills,
 2526  and strategies to effectively blend digital instruction into
 2527  subject-matter curricula. The professional learning development
 2528  must emphasize online learning and research techniques, reading
 2529  instruction, the use of digital devices to supplement the
 2530  delivery of curricular content to students, and digital device
 2531  management and security. Districts are encouraged to incorporate
 2532  the professional learning development as part of their
 2533  professional learning development system.
 2534         (9)(8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
 2535  pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this
 2536  section.
 2537         (10)(9) This section does not limit or discourage a
 2538  district school board from contracting with independent entities
 2539  for professional learning development services and inservice
 2540  education if the district school board can demonstrate to the
 2541  Commissioner of Education that, through such a contract, a
 2542  better product can be acquired or its goals for education
 2543  improvement can be better met. Such entities shall have 3 or
 2544  more years of experience providing professional learning with
 2545  demonstrative success in instructional or school administrator
 2546  growth. The school district must verify that such entities and
 2547  contracted professional learning activities from such entities
 2548  meet the criteria established in subsection (3) for training
 2549  linked to student learning or professional growth.
 2550         (11)(10) For instructional personnel and administrative
 2551  personnel who have been evaluated as less than effective, a
 2552  district school board shall require participation in specific
 2553  professional learning development programs as provided in
 2554  subparagraph (5)(b)5. (4)(b)5. as part of the improvement
 2555  prescription.
 2556         (12)(11) The department shall disseminate to the school
 2557  community proven model professional learning development
 2558  programs that have demonstrated success in increasing rigorous
 2559  and relevant content, increasing student achievement and
 2560  engagement, meeting identified student needs, and providing
 2561  effective mentorship activities to new teachers and training to
 2562  teacher mentors. The methods of dissemination must include a
 2563  web-based statewide performance-support system including a
 2564  database of exemplary professional learning development
 2565  activities, a listing of available professional learning
 2566  development resources, training programs, and available
 2567  technical assistance. Professional learning development
 2568  resources must include sample course-at-a-glance and unit
 2569  overview templates that school districts may use when developing
 2570  curriculum. The templates must provide an organized structure
 2571  for addressing the Florida Standards, grade-level expectations,
 2572  evidence outcomes, and 21st century skills that build to
 2573  students’ mastery of the standards at each grade level. Each
 2574  template must support teaching to greater intellectual depth and
 2575  emphasize transfer and application of concepts, content, and
 2576  skills. At a minimum, each template must:
 2577         (a) Provide course or year-long sequencing of concept-based
 2578  unit overviews based on the Florida Standards.
 2579         (b) Describe the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for
 2580  comprehension.
 2581         (c) Promote the instructional shifts required within the
 2582  Florida Standards.
 2583         (d) Illustrate the interdependence of grade-level
 2584  expectations within and across content areas within a grade.
 2585         (13)(12) The department shall require teachers in grades K
 2586  12 to participate in continuing education training provided by
 2587  the Department of Children and Families on identifying and
 2588  reporting child abuse and neglect.
 2589         Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 1012.986, Florida
 2590  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2591         1012.986 William Cecil Golden Professional Learning
 2592  Development Program for School Leaders.—
 2593         (1) There is established the William Cecil Golden
 2594  Professional Learning Development Program for School Leaders to
 2595  provide high-quality standards and sustained support for
 2596  educational leaders. For purposes of this section, the term
 2597  “educational leader” means teacher leaders, assistant
 2598  principals, principals, or school district leaders. The program
 2599  shall consist of a collaborative network of school districts,
 2600  state-approved educational leadership programs, regional
 2601  consortia, charter management organizations, and state and
 2602  national professional leadership organizations to respond to
 2603  educational leadership needs throughout the state. The network
 2604  shall support the human-resource learning development needs of
 2605  educational leaders using the framework of leadership standards
 2606  adopted by the State Board of Education. The goal of the network
 2607  leadership program is to:
 2608         (a) Provide resources to support and enhance the roles of
 2609  educational leaders.
 2610         (b) Maintain a clearinghouse and disseminate data-supported
 2611  information related to the continued enhancement of student
 2612  achievement and learning, civic education, coaching and
 2613  mentoring, mental health awareness, technology in education,
 2614  distance learning, and school safety based on educational
 2615  research and best practices.
 2616         (c) Increase the quality and capacity of educational
 2617  leadership learning development programs.
 2618         (d) Support evidence-based leadership practices through
 2619  dissemination and modeling at the preservice and inservice
 2620  levels for educational leaders.
 2621         (e) Support the professional growth of instructional
 2622  personnel who provide reading instruction and interventions by
 2623  training school administrators on classroom observation,
 2624  instructional coaching, and teacher evaluation practices aligned
 2625  to evidence-based reading instruction and intervention
 2626  strategies.
 2627         Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 2628  1013.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2629         1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.—
 2630         (1) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, charter school capital
 2631  outlay funding shall consist of state funds appropriated in the
 2632  2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. Beginning in fiscal year
 2633  2023-2024, charter school capital outlay funding shall consist
 2634  of state funds when such funds are appropriated in the General
 2635  Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary
 2636  millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2) if the amount of state funds
 2637  appropriated for charter school capital outlay in any fiscal
 2638  year is less than the average charter school capital outlay
 2639  funds per unweighted full-time equivalent student for the 2018
 2640  2019 fiscal year, multiplied by the estimated number of charter
 2641  school students for the applicable fiscal year, and adjusted by
 2642  changes in the Consumer Price Index issued by the United States
 2643  Department of Labor from the previous fiscal year. Nothing in
 2644  this subsection prohibits a school district from distributing to
 2645  charter schools funds resulting from the discretionary millage
 2646  authorized in s. 1011.71(2).
 2647         (a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay funds, a
 2648  charter school must:
 2649         1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years;
 2650         b. Be governed by a governing board established in the
 2651  state for 2 or more years which operates both charter schools
 2652  and conversion charter schools within the state;
 2653         c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within
 2654  the same school district that is currently receiving charter
 2655  school capital outlay funds;
 2656         d. Have been accredited by a regional accrediting
 2657  association as defined by State Board of Education rule;
 2658         e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a
 2659  business partner for a charter school-in-the-workplace pursuant
 2660  to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or
 2661         f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333.
 2662         2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of the
 2663  financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the
 2664  most recent fiscal year for which such audit results are
 2665  available.
 2666         3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of “F”, three
 2667  consecutive grades below a “C”, or two consecutive school
 2668  improvement ratings of “Unsatisfactory” satisfactory student
 2669  achievement based on state accountability standards applicable
 2670  to the charter school.
 2671         4. Have received final approval from its sponsor pursuant
 2672  to s. 1002.33 for operation during that fiscal year.
 2673         5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by
 2674  the charter school’s sponsor.
 2675         Section 36. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of
 2676  section 1014.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2677         1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights.—
 2678         (1) Each district school board shall, in consultation with
 2679  parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a
 2680  policy to promote parental involvement in the public school
 2681  system. Such policy must include:
 2682         (d) Procedures, pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), for a parent
 2683  to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the
 2684  school district’s comprehensive health education required under
 2685  s. 1003.42(2)(o) s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education
 2686  or instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome education
 2687  or any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a
 2688  written objection to his or her minor child’s participation.
 2689  Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in
 2690  advance of such course content so that he or she may withdraw
 2691  his or her minor child from those portions of the course.
 2692         (f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights
 2693  and responsibilities under general law, including all of the
 2694  following:
 2695         1. Pursuant to s. 1002.20(3)(d), the right to opt his or
 2696  her minor child out of any portion of the school district’s
 2697  comprehensive health education required under s. 1003.42(2)(o)
 2698  s. 1003.42(2)(n) that relates to sex education instruction in
 2699  acquired immune deficiency syndrome education or any instruction
 2700  regarding sexuality.
 2701         2. A plan to disseminate information, pursuant to s.
 2702  1002.20(6), about school choice options, including open
 2703  enrollment.
 2704         3. In accordance with s. 1002.20(3)(b), the right of a
 2705  parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations.
 2706         4. In accordance with s. 1008.22, the right of a parent to
 2707  review statewide, standardized assessment results.
 2708         5. In accordance with s. 1003.57, the right of a parent to
 2709  enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education
 2710  programs.
 2711         6. In accordance with s. 1006.28(2)(a)1., the right of a
 2712  parent to inspect school district instructional materials.
 2713         7. In accordance with s. 1008.25, the right of a parent to
 2714  access information relating to the school district’s policies
 2715  for promotion or retention, including high school graduation
 2716  requirements.
 2717         8. In accordance with s. 1002.20(14), the right of a parent
 2718  to receive a school report card and be informed of his or her
 2719  minor child’s attendance requirements.
 2720         9. In accordance with s. 1002.23, the right of a parent to
 2721  access information relating to the state public education
 2722  system, state standards, report card requirements, attendance
 2723  requirements, and instructional materials requirements.
 2724         10. In accordance with s. 1002.23(4), the right of a parent
 2725  to participate in parent-teacher associations and organizations
 2726  that are sanctioned by a district school board or the Department
 2727  of Education.
 2728         11. In accordance with s. 1002.222(1)(a), the right of a
 2729  parent to opt out of any district-level data collection relating
 2730  to his or her minor child not required by law.
 2731         Section 37. Effective upon this act becoming law:
 2732         (1)Notwithstanding rule 6A-1.09422, Florida Administrative
 2733  Code, students who are in the 2022-2023 graduating class who
 2734  have not yet earned their required passing score may:
 2735         (a)Satisfy the Grade 10 statewide, standardized English
 2736  Language Arts (ELA) assessment requirement to qualify for a high
 2737  school diploma by earning a concordant passing score on the
 2738  respective section of the SAT or ACT. For eligible students, the
 2739  concordant passing scale score shall be a score equal to or
 2740  greater than 430 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT Evidence
 2741  Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) section, equal to or greater
 2742  than 24 on the 10 to 40 scale of the SAT Reading Subtest
 2743  section, or equal to or greater than 19 on the 1 to 36 scale on
 2744  the ACT Reading section.
 2745         (b)Satisfy the Algebra 1 end-of-course (EOC) assessment
 2746  requirement to qualify for a high school diploma by earning a
 2747  comparative passing score on the mathematics section of the
 2748  Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT), the Preliminary
 2749  SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), the
 2750  SAT, or the ACT or the Geometry EOC assessment. For eligible
 2751  students, the comparative passing scale score shall be a score
 2752  equal to or greater than 114 on the 50 to 150 scale for the PERT
 2753  mathematics section, equal to or greater than 430 on the 160 to
 2754  760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT mathematics section, equal to or
 2755  greater than 420 on the 200 to 800 scale for the SAT mathematics
 2756  section, equal to or greater than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for
 2757  the ACT mathematics section, or equal to or greater than an
 2758  achievement level 3 on the range from achievement level 1 to
 2759  achievement level 5 for the Geometry EOC assessment.
 2760         (2)Beginning with students who entered grade 9 in the
 2761  2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet
 2762  earned their required passing score on the Grade 10 statewide,
 2763  standardized ELA Assessment may meet this testing requirement to
 2764  qualify for a high school diploma by earning a concordant
 2765  passing score on the EBRW section of the SAT or the average of
 2766  the English and Reading subject test scores for the ACT. For
 2767  eligible students, the concordant passing scale score for the
 2768  SAT EBRW shall be a score equal to or greater than 480 on the
 2769  200 to 800 scale, and the concordant passing scale score for the
 2770  average of the English and Reading subject test scores on the
 2771  ACT shall be a score equal to or greater than 18 on the 1 to 36
 2772  scale. The State Board of Education shall, by rule, establish a
 2773  concordant passing score for the sum of the Grammar/Writing and
 2774  Verbal Reasoning subject test scores on the Classic Learning
 2775  Test (CLT). For the ACT, if the average of the two subject test
 2776  scores results in a decimal of 0.5, the score shall be rounded
 2777  up to the next whole number. The scores for the English and
 2778  Reading subject tests on the ACT or the Grammar/Writing and
 2779  Verbal Reasoning subject tests on the CLT are not required to
 2780  come from the same test administration.
 2781         (3)Beginning with students who entered grade 9 in the
 2782  2020-2021 school year, students and adults who have not yet
 2783  earned their required passing score on the Algebra 1 EOC
 2784  assessment may meet this testing requirement to qualify for a
 2785  high school diploma by earning a comparative passing score on
 2786  the mathematics section of the PSAT/NMSQT, the SAT, or the ACT
 2787  or on the Geometry EOC assessment. For eligible students, the
 2788  comparative passing scale score shall be a score equal to or
 2789  greater than 430 on the 160 to 760 scale for the PSAT/NMSQT
 2790  mathematics section, equal to or greater than 420 on the 200 to
 2791  800 scale for the SAT mathematics section, equal to or greater
 2792  than 16 on the 1 to 36 scale for the ACT mathematics section, or
 2793  equal to or greater than an achievement level 3 on the range
 2794  from achievement level 1 to achievement level 5 for the Geometry
 2795  EOC assessment. The State Board of Education shall, by rule,
 2796  establish a concordant passing score for the Quantitative
 2797  Reasoning subject test on the CLT.
 2798         (4)This section expires on July 1, 2025.
 2799         Section 38. The Division of Law Revision shall prepare a
 2800  reviser’s bill for the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature
 2801  to replace references to the term “professional development”
 2802  where it occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013, Florida
 2803  Statutes, with the term “professional learning.”
 2804         Section 39. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 2805  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 2806  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 2807  2023.