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11 Senator Horne moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 236.08106, Florida Statutes, is
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19 236.08106 Excellent Teaching Program.--
20 (1) The Legislature recognizes that teachers play a
21 critical role in preparing students to achieve the high levels
22 of academic performance expected by the Sunshine State
23 Standards. The Legislature further recognizes the importance
24 of identifying and rewarding teaching excellence and of
25 encouraging good teachers to become excellent teachers. The
26 Legislature finds that the National Board of Professional
27 Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has established high and rigorous
28 standards for accomplished teaching and has developed a
29 national voluntary system for assessing and certifying
30 teachers who demonstrate teaching excellence by meeting those
31 standards. It is therefore the Legislature's intent to provide
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1 incentives for teachers to seek NBPTS certification and to
2 reward teachers who demonstrate teaching excellence by
3 attaining NBPTS certification and sharing their expertise with
4 other teachers.
5 (2) The Excellent Teaching Program is created to
6 provide categorical funding for monetary incentives and
7 bonuses for teaching excellence. The Department of Education
8 shall allocate and distribute to each school district an
9 amount as prescribed annually by the Legislature for the
10 Excellent Teaching Program. Unless otherwise provided in the
11 General Appropriations Act, each school district's annual
12 allocation shall be the sum of the amounts earned for the
13 following incentives and bonuses:
14 (a) A fee subsidy to be paid by the school district to
15 the NBPTS on behalf of each individual who is an employee of
16 the district school board or a public school within that
17 school district, who is certified by the district to have
18 demonstrated satisfactory teaching performance pursuant to s.
19 231.29 and, who satisfies the prerequisites for participating
20 in the NBPTS certification program, and who agrees, in
21 writing, to pay 10 percent of the NBPTS participation fee and
22 to participate in the NBPTS certification program during the
23 school year for which the fee subsidy is provided. The fee
24 subsidy for each eligible participant shall be an amount equal
25 to 90 percent of the fee charged for participating in the
26 NBPTS certification program, but not more than $1,800 per
27 eligible participant. The fee subsidy is a one-time award and
28 may not be duplicated for any individual.
29 (b) A portfolio-preparation incentive of $150 for each
30 teacher employed by the district school board or a public
31 school within the district who is participating in the NBPTS
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1 certification program. The portfolio-preparation incentive is
2 a one-time award paid during the school year for which the
3 NBPTS fee subsidy is provided.
4 (c) An annual bonus equal to 10 percent of the prior
5 fiscal year's statewide average salary for classroom teachers
6 to be paid to each individual who holds NBPTS certification
7 and is employed by the district school board or by a public
8 school within that school district. The district school board
9 shall distribute the annual bonus to each individual who meets
10 the requirements of this paragraph and who is certified
11 annually by the district to have demonstrated satisfactory
12 teaching performance pursuant to s. 231.29. The annual bonus
13 may be paid as a single payment or divided into not more than
14 three payments.
15 (d) An annual bonus equal to 10 percent of the prior
16 fiscal year's statewide average salary for classroom teachers
17 to be paid to each individual who meets the requirements of
18 paragraph (c) and agrees, in writing, to provide the
19 equivalent of 12 workdays of mentoring and related services to
20 public school teachers within the district who do not hold
21 NBPTS certification. The district school board shall
22 distribute the annual bonus in a single payment following the
23 completion of all required mentoring and related services for
24 the year. It is not the intent of the Legislature to remove
25 excellent teachers from their assigned classrooms, therefore,
26 credit may not be granted by a school district or public
27 school for mentoring or related services provided during the
28 regular school day or during the 196 days of required service
29 for the school year.
30 (e) The district shall receive an amount equal to 50
31 percent of the teacher bonuses provided under paragraph (c)
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1 and (d), which shall be used by the district for professional
2 development of teachers. The district must give priority to
3 using all funds received pursuant to this paragraph for
4 professional development of teachers employed at schools
5 identified as performing at critically low levels.
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7 A teacher for whom the state pays the certification fee and
8 who does not complete the certification program or does not
9 teach in a public school of this state for a least 1 year
10 after completing the certification program must repay the
11 amount of the certification fee to the state. However, a
12 teacher who completes the certification program but fails to
13 be awarded NBPTS certification is not required to repay the
14 amount of the certification fee if the teacher meets the
15 1-year teaching requirement. Repayment is not required of a
16 teacher who does not complete the certification program or
17 fails to fulfill the teaching requirement because of the
18 teacher's death or disability or because of other extenuating
19 circumstances as determined by the State Board of Education.
20 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
21 236.081, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 97-380, Laws
22 of Florida, is amended to read:
23 236.081 Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual
24 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
25 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
26 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
27 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
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29 (5) CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS.--The Legislature hereby
30 provides for the establishment of selected categorical
31 programs to assist in the development and maintenance of
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1 activities giving indirect support to the programs previously
2 funded. These categorical appropriations may be funded as
3 general and transitional categorical programs. It is the
4 intent of the Legislature that no transitional categorical
5 program be funded for more than 4 fiscal years from the date
6 of original authorization. Such programs are as follows:
7 (a) General.--
8 1. Comprehensive school construction and debt service
9 as provided by law.
10 2. Community schools as provided by law.
11 3. School lunch programs as provided by law.
12 4. Instructional material funds as provided by law.
13 5. Student transportation as provided by law.
14 6. Student development services as provided by law.
15 7. Diagnostic and learning resource centers as
16 provided by law.
17 8. Comprehensive health education as provided by law.
18 9. Excellent Teaching Program as provided by law.
19 (b) Transitional.--
20 1. Bilingual program as provided by law.
21 Section 3. Section 231.173, Florida Statutes, is
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23 231.173 Successful experienced out-of-state teachers
24 and administrators.--
25 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 231.02,
26 231.15, and 231.17, and 231.172 or any other provision of law
27 or rule to the contrary, a successful, experienced, and
28 certified out-of-state teacher or administrator qualifies
29 employed in a public school or nonpublic school in this state
30 may qualify for a professional certificate if the applicant:
31 (a)(1) Completes the application process, including
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1 the filing of a complete set of fingerprints as required by s.
2 231.02.
3 (b)(2) Holds a valid standard certificate issued by
4 the state where the applicant most recently taught, which
5 standard certificate is equivalent to the professional
6 certificate issued by this state and for which specialization
7 coverage is based on a level of training comparable to that
8 required in this state for the specialization coverage sought
9 by the applicant applicant's area of assignment.
10 (c)(3) Documents 5 years of appropriate successful
11 full-time teaching or administrative experience in another
12 state, including 2 continuous years during the 5-year period
13 immediately preceding the date of application for
14 certification.
15 (2) An out-of-state applicant qualifies for a
16 professional certificate if the applicant meets the
17 requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) and holds a valid
18 certificate issued by the National Board of Professional
19 Teaching Standards.
20 (4) Submits a request for issuance of the professional
21 certificate from the superintendent of the employing school
22 district or governing authority of the employing developmental
23 research school, state-supported school, or nonpublic school
24 within the first 120 days of assignment with validation of
25 awareness of the standards of professional practice.
26 (3)(5) The professional certificate issued in
27 accordance with subsection (1) these provisions shall reflect
28 specialization coverages as follows:
29 (a) Teachers.--An applicant A teacher appointed to an
30 academic assignment shall be eligible for the academic
31 coverage in an area in which the teacher is assigned to teach
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1 in a public school or nonpublic school in this state or in the
2 area of the applicant's certification by the National Board of
3 Professional Teaching Standards.
4 (b) Principals.--An individual appointed as an intern
5 or interim principal of a public or nonpublic K-12 school in
6 this state shall be eligible for the educational leadership
7 coverage.
8 (c) Administrators of adult education.--An individual
9 appointed as an administrator of an adult education program at
10 a public or nonpublic school in this state shall be eligible
11 for the administration of adult education coverage.
12 (d) Directors of career education.--An individual
13 appointed as a director of career education at a public or
14 nonpublic school in this state shall be eligible for the
15 director of career education coverage.
16 Section 4. Subsection (2) and paragraph (b) of
17 subsection (3) of section 231.24, Florida Statutes, are
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19 231.24 Process for renewal of professional
20 certificates.--
21 (2) All professional certificates, except a
22 nonrenewable professional certificate, shall be renewable for
23 successive periods not to exceed 5 years after the date of
24 submission of documentation of completion of the requirements
25 for renewal provided in subsection (3). Only one renewal may
26 be granted during each 5-year validity period of a
27 professional certificate, except that a teacher with national
28 certification from the National Board for Professional
29 Teaching Standards is deemed to meet state renewal
30 requirements for the life of the teacher's national
31 certificate. However, if the renewal application form is not
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1 received by the department or by the employing school district
2 before the expiration of the professional certificate, the
3 application form, application fee, and a late fee must be
4 submitted before July 1 of the year following expiration of
5 the certificate in order to renew the professional
6 certificate. The state board shall adopt rules to allow a
7 1-year extension of the validity period of a professional
8 certificate in the event of serious illness, injury, or other
9 extraordinary extenuating circumstances of the applicant. The
10 department shall grant such 1-year extension upon written
11 request by the applicant or by the superintendent of the local
12 school district or the governing authority of a developmental
13 research school, state-supported school, or nonpublic school
14 that employs the applicant.
15 (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
16 following requirements must be met:
17 (b) In lieu of college course credit or inservice
18 points, the applicant may renew a specialization area by
19 passage of a state board approved subject area test, by
20 completion of the national certification from the National
21 Board for Professional Teaching Standards in that
22 specialization area, or by completion of a department approved
23 summer work program in a business or industry directly related
24 to an area of specialization listed on the certificate. The
25 state board shall adopt rules providing for the approval
26 procedure.
27 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 110.1099, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 110.1099 Education and training opportunities for
30 state employees.--
31 (1) Education and training are an integral component
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1 in improving the delivery of services to the public.
2 Recognizing that the application of productivity-enhancing
3 technology and practice demand continuous educational and
4 training opportunities, state employees may be authorized to
5 receive fundable tuition waivers on a space-available basis or
6 vouchers to attend work-related courses at public
7 universities. Student credit hours generated by state employee
8 fee waivers shall be fundable credit hours.
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14 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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19 An act relating to education; creating s.
20 236.08106, F.S., relating to the Excellent
21 Teaching Program; providing legislative
22 findings and intent; authorizing monetary
23 incentives and bonuses for teaching excellence;
24 providing for annual allocations to districts;
25 providing fee subsidies and conditions for
26 repayment of subsidies for participating in the
27 certification program of the National Board of
28 Professional Teaching Standards; requiring the
29 distribution of certain monetary bonuses to
30 teachers; providing eligibility criteria;
31 requiring release time for certain activities;
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1 requiring certain district expenditures for
2 professional development of teachers; amending
3 s. 236.081, F.S.; authorizing categorical
4 funding for the Excellent Teaching Program;
5 amending s. 231.173, F.S., relating to
6 certification of experienced out-of-state
7 teachers and administrators; deleting a
8 requirement for superintendents to request
9 certification; providing for issuance of a
10 professional certificate to individuals
11 certified by the National Board of Professional
12 Teaching Standards; conforming provisions;
13 amending s. 231.24, F.S.; authorizing renewal
14 of certificates through national certification;
15 amending s. 110.1099, F.S.; clarifying
16 description of tuition waivers; amending s.
17 246.021, F.S.; clarifying the definition of the
18 term "college"; amending s. 246.031, F.S.;
19 revising requirements relating to members of
20 the State Board of Independent Colleges and
21 Universities; amending s. 246.041, F.S.;
22 revising powers and duties of the board;
23 deleting or correcting obsolete references;
24 amending s. 246.084, F.S., relating to colleges
25 receiving an authorization; revising certain
26 requirements; providing for exemption from
27 certain requirements; revising provisions
28 relating to oversight of the review and
29 collection of data for purposes of determining
30 compliance; amending s. 246.085, F.S.; revising
31 provisions relating to issuance of a
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1 certificate of exemption; amending s. 246.101,
2 F.S., to conform; amending 246.121, F.S.;
3 correcting obsolete references; amending s.
4 246.31, F.S., relating to the Institutional
5 Assessment Trust Fund; conforming provisions;
6 providing an effective date.
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