Senate Bill 1880
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 1880
By Senator Jones
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to charter schools; amending s.
3 228.056, F.S.; prohibiting charter schools from
4 employing persons who have been dismissed by a
5 school district or have resigned in lieu of
6 disciplinary action; providing an effective
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (12) of section
12 228.056, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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14 228.056 Charter schools.--
15 (12) EMPLOYEES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.--
16 (f) Teachers employed by or under contract to a
17 charter school shall be certified as required by chapter 231.
18 A charter school may employ or contract with skilled selected
19 noncertified personnel to provide instructional services or to
20 assist instructional staff members as education
21 paraprofessionals in the same manner as defined in chapter
22 231. A charter school may not employ an individual to provide
23 instructional services or to serve as an education
24 paraprofessional if the individual's certification or
25 licensure as an educator is suspended or revoked by this or
26 any other state. A charter school may not employ an individual
27 who has resigned in lieu of disciplinary action or who has
28 been dismissed by any school district. The qualifications of
29 teachers shall be disclosed to parents.
30 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Prohibits charter schools from employing individuals who
have been dismissed by a school district or have resigned
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