Senate Bill 2030

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2030

    By Senator Horne





    6-1110-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to expenditure requirements for

  3         education programs; amending s. 236.081, F.S.,

  4         relating to funds for operation of schools;

  5         requiring that specified funds be allocated to

  6         certain instructional personnel; providing an

  7         effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (1) of section

12  236.081, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         236.081  Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual

14  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each

15  district for operation of schools is not determined in the

16  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing

17  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as

18  follows:

19         (1)  COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR

20  OPERATION.--The following procedure shall be followed in

21  determining the annual allocation to each district for

22  operation:

23         (m)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

24  membership based on college board advanced placement scores of

25  students.--A value of 0.24 full-time equivalent student

26  membership shall be calculated for each student in each

27  advanced placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher

28  on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the

29  prior year and added to the total full-time equivalent student

30  membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the

31  subsequent fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2030
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  1  80 percent of the bonus provided to the district funds

  2  appropriated for advanced placement instruction to the high

  3  school that generates the bonus funds. Each classroom teacher

  4  who provided the advanced placement course shall receive an

  5  amount equal to 20 percent of the bonus distributed to the

  6  district as a result of the additional 0.24 full-time

  7  equivalent student membership provided in this paragraph. Each

  8  classroom teacher who provided the advanced placement course

  9  in a school designated a grade of "D" or "F" pursuant to s.

10  229.57 shall receive an amount equal to 30 percent of the

11  bonus distributed to the district as a result of the

12  additional 0.24 full-time equivalent student membership

13  provided in this paragraph. The amount provided to each

14  teacher shall be in addition to any regular wage or bonus the

15  teacher is scheduled to receive.

16         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

17  law.

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20                          SENATE SUMMARY

21    Provides for teachers who teach advanced placement
      courses to share in certain bonuses distributed to
22    districts. (See bill for details.)

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