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11  Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         Delete everything after the enacting clause

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16  and insert:

17         Section 1.  Section 231.315, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         231.315  Peer assistance and review.--

20         (1)  The Legislature, the education community, and the

21  public expect high standards of professional practice from

22  school administrators and instructional staff. To promote high

23  professional standards, administrators and instructional staff

24  must develop a system of shared accountability. Peer

25  assistance and review is a process in which highly skilled

26  instructional personnel serve in a consulting role with their

27  peers to improve the quality of classroom instruction. Peer

28  assistance and review allows administrators and instructional

29  personnel to share the responsibility of mentoring, training,

30  assisting, and reviewing the professional standards and

31  practices of instructional personnel.

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  1         (2)  Peer assistance and review programs must meet the

  2  following minimum standards:

  3         (a)  Program provisions must be developed through the

  4  collective bargaining agreement between the teachers'

  5  association and the school district.

  6         (b)  A joint instructional personnel and school

  7  district governing body must be created with responsibility to

  8  review recommendations of the consulting peer instructional

  9  personnel.

10         (c)  Consulting peer instructional personnel must be

11  recognized by their peers as highly skilled practitioners and

12  must be selected by their peers.

13         (d)  Consulting peer instructional personnel must be

14  properly compensated and trained.

15         (e)  Consulting peer instructional personnel must

16  provide assistance and review for instructional personnel with

17  the same area of expertise as the consulting peer

18  instructional personnel member.

19         (f)  Consulting peer instructional personnel must not

20  be considered administrative personnel and must retain status

21  within the employees' collective bargaining unit.

22         (3)  For fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, up to

23  six school districts may be selected to establish model peer

24  assistance and review programs. At least one district selected

25  must have less than 6,000 students, and at least one district

26  selected must have more than 100,000 students. Districts that

27  intend to apply for selection must submit an application to

28  the Department of Education by March 1, 2001, which includes

29  the agreement between the teachers' association and the school

30  district. By October 1, 2001, the department shall select the

31  participating districts based on the quality of their

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  1  applications.

  2         (4)  The department shall provide technical assistance

  3  to selected school districts to establish model peer

  4  assistance and review programs.

  5         (5)  The school districts selected to establish model

  6  peer assistance and review programs shall receive by December

  7  1, 2001, an allocation from the department as established in

  8  the General Appropriations Act.

  9         (6)  During the 2002-2003 fiscal year, the department

10  shall assess the results of the selected model peer assistance

11  and review programs and shall submit a report to the Governor,

12  the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

13  Representatives by March 1, 2003. The report must include the

14  department's recommendation as to the continuation or

15  expansion of peer assistance and review programs.

16         Section 2.  Section 231.6015, Florida Statutes, is

17  created to read:

18         231.6015  Mathematics and science teacher-education

19  program.--

20         (1)  The Legislature intends to establish an inservice

21  professional development program to improve the teaching of

22  mathematics and science in the public schools of this state,

23  with an initial emphasis on students in kindergarten through

24  grade 8. The program may be conducted separately or in

25  conjunction with other inservice professional development

26  programs provided by a school district. The funds are to be

27  used to supplement but not to supplant current professional

28  development in mathematics and science education.

29         (2)  As used in this section, the term "teacher" has

30  the meaning ascribed to "instructional personnel" in s.

31  236.685.

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  1         (3)  The purpose of the program is to improve the

  2  ability of teachers to deliver instruction that:

  3         (a)  Concentrates learning on the Sunshine State

  4  Standards and the Subject Matter Content Standards for

  5  teachers adopted by the Education Standards Commission;

  6         (b)  Includes content in sequences designed to prepare

  7  students for the state assessments of progress;

  8         (c)  Demonstrates its quality by improvement in

  9  students' classroom achievement; and

10         (d)  Identifies and challenges students who excel in

11  science and mathematics as well as those whose aptitude is

12  average or below average.

13         (4)  The program must be designed to improve a

14  teacher's command of content knowledge and teaching skills. If

15  resources are insufficient to provide adequate instruction for

16  all teachers, the program design should allocate those

17  resources to produce a measurable, systemic change in student

18  learning, rather than only to reach as many teachers as

19  possible.

20         (5)  The program must:

21         (a)  Employ strategies that have proved effective;

22         (b)  Exploit current knowledge and research on

23  professional staff development and standards;

24         (c)  Include components for school board members and

25  administrators at the school level, school district

26  administration level, and state level;

27         (d)  Involve the expertise of public and independent

28  universities, colleges, and community colleges in planning and

29  implementation;

30         (e)  Provide for an incentive plan as authorized in s.

31  236.08106; and

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  1         (f)  Include an evaluation of effectiveness as

  2  determined by the Florida Alliance for Improving Mathematics

  3  and Science in Education Programs. The evaluation component of

  4  the program must provide data capable of allowing an analysis

  5  of the achievement of students before and after the program is

  6  implemented and for an analysis of students whose teachers

  7  participate in the program compared to a cohort of students

  8  whose teachers do not. As much as possible, the cohort must

  9  consist of students having similar demographic characteristics

10  and selected measures of academic achievement.

11         (6)  The Legislature shall determine annually in the

12  General Appropriations Act the funds to be available for this

13  program. The Technological Research and Development Authority

14  may be the fiscal agent of these funds.

15         (7)  Under s. 240.149, the Florida Alliance for

16  Improving Mathematics and Science in Education Programs may

17  operate the delivery mechanisms for the program or may

18  delegate that responsibility to a school district, a

19  consortium of school districts, an academy, an area center for

20  educational enhancement, or a group operating under a charter

21  arranged by a district or consortium. The delivery mechanisms

22  may involve the expertise of science centers, and the Florida

23  Alliance for Improving Mathematics and Science and school

24  boards may arrange participation by science centers in the

25  planning and delivery of the program, including participation

26  in charter agreements, where appropriate. As used in this

27  subsection, a science center means a nonprofit organization,

28  recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

29  Code, which is a full member of the Association of Science and

30  Technology Centers, is accredited by the American Association

31  of Museums, and has had at least 5 years' experience providing

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  1  professional development and support services to teachers

  2  throughout the state.  The administrators of each component of

  3  the program shall work collaboratively with the Florida

  4  Alliance for Improving Mathematics and Science in Education

  5  Programs to plan programs and activities provided by the

  6  professional development program, including follow-up support

  7  for the teachers.

  8         (8)  Teachers participating in the program may receive

  9  compensation from the school district for their participation

10  and may use successful participation in the program for

11  extension of a certificate, for adding a new certification

12  area if the district has an approved add-on certification

13  program as provided by the State Board of Education, or for

14  college credit for portions of the program which are taught by

15  full-time faculty members of postsecondary institutions. In

16  addition to a stipend for the workdays allocated to the

17  training, a teacher may be eligible for a salary bonus upon

18  successful completion of the program, under s. 236.08106.

19         (9)  Delivery sites used in the program should be

20  joint-use facilities and may be on property belonging to a

21  school district; a public or independent university, college,

22  or community college; or any other group under a contract

23  approved by the alliance.

24         (10)  A community college or university may report

25  full-time-equivalent students as a result of providing

26  instruction for the program if the instruction is provided

27  in-load by its own staff paid by its own resources.

28         (11)  This section shall be implemented only to the

29  extent funded by the General Appropriations Act.

30         Section 3.  Section 240.149, Florida Statutes, is

31  created to read:

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  1         240.149  Mathematics and science teacher-education

  2  organization; responsibility for program planning and

  3  implementation.--

  4         (1)  An organization is established to plan and

  5  implement the mathematics and science teacher education

  6  program created in s. 231.6015. The organization is to be

  7  named the Florida Alliance for Improving Mathematics and

  8  Science Teaching in Education Programs; must be recognized

  9  under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and

10  registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in

11  compliance with chapter 617; and is not to be considered to be

12  a unit or entity of state government.

13         (a)  The organization shall execute its

14  responsibilities independently but is assigned to the Office

15  of the Commissioner of Education for administrative purposes.

16         (b)  In the interest of sound public policy, the

17  Legislature determines that the organization is subject to the

18  provisions of chapter 119 which relate to public records, and

19  to the provisions of chapter 286 which relate to public

20  meetings and records.

21         (2)  A board of directors shall govern the

22  organization. The members of the board shall be appointed by

23  the Commissioner of Education from recommendations provided by

24  the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, the Education

25  Standards Commission, the Workforce Development Board of

26  Enterprise Florida, or other public or private organizations

27  with expertise in education or technology upon invitation of

28  the commissioner.

29         (a)  Four members must be employees of postsecondary

30  education institutions and must have expertise in science and

31  science education, mathematics and mathematics education, or a

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  1  related technical field.

  2         (b)  Four members must be employees of Florida district

  3  school boards; at least two of these members must be teachers.

  4         (c)  Four members must be from the private sector.

  5         (d)  One member shall serve ex officio as a

  6  representative of the Department of Education. An ex officio

  7  member may participate in all deliberations of the alliance

  8  but may not vote.

  9         (e)  Members shall serve 4-year staggered terms, with

10  four of the members having initial terms of 2 years, 3 years,

11  and 4 years, respectively. The commissioner shall appoint a

12  new member to fill the remainder of a vacant, unexpired term

13  and may reappoint a member.

14         (f)  Members are entitled to reimbursement for travel

15  and per diem expenses, as provided in s. 112.061.

16         (3)  The board of directors shall employ a chief

17  executive officer, who shall direct and supervise the

18  administrative affairs of the board of directors. The board of

19  directors may delegate to the chief executive officer any

20  powers and duties it finds appropriate. The chief executive

21  officer may contract with or employ legal and technical

22  experts and other employees as authorized by the board of

23  directors. The chief executive officer shall administer the

24  professional development grant program assigned to the

25  organization and other finances of the organization to ensure

26  appropriate accountability and the prudent use of public and

27  private funds.

28         (4)  A council is created to assist the organization

29  and to apprise decisionmakers of its activities.

30         (a)  The council shall be composed of six members who

31  represent the following governmental branches or sectors: one

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  1  member of the Florida Senate appointed by the President of the

  2  Senate; one member of the Florida House of Representatives

  3  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; a

  4  representative of the Executive Office of the Governor

  5  appointed by the Governor; a representative of the Department

  6  of Education appointed by the Commissioner of Education; a

  7  representative of the Florida Community College System

  8  appointed by the executive director of the system; and a

  9  representative of the State University System appointed by the

10  chancellor.

11         (b)  The council shall meet at least 2 times a year,

12  with one meeting conducted jointly with the board of

13  directors.

14         (5)  The Florida Alliance for Improving Mathematics and

15  Science Teaching in Education Programs shall plan and oversee

16  implementation of the program created by s. 231.6015 and

17  shall:

18         (a)  Establish and maintain a system of professional

19  development programs in mathematics and science education, as

20  provided in the General Appropriations Act.

21         (b)  Provide for involvement of postsecondary education

22  in planning and implementation.

23         (c)  Produce specialized professional development

24  program guidelines. These guidelines may include curricula and

25  instructional methods and must assure that the programs focus

26  on content learning, employ tested strategies, reflect the

27  nature of science and mathematics, and base their design on

28  current knowledge and research concerning professional

29  development.

30         (d)  Provide for the selection and preparation of staff

31  to implement professional development in mathematics and

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  1  science.

  2         (e)  Establish priorities that school districts and

  3  centers for educational enhancement must use in selecting the

  4  teachers to participate in the program. If the plan does not

  5  provide for participation by all teachers of kindergarten

  6  through grade 8 within a 4-year cycle, the selection

  7  priorities must implement a rationale for disseminating the

  8  program's benefits.

  9         (f)  Design strategies for providing follow-up support

10  for each participating teacher. The follow-up strategies must

11  provide for integration of the principles learned in the

12  program into the teacher's workday for at least 1 year, with

13  continuing followup for 2 additional years or more, as

14  provided in the General Appropriations Act.

15         (g)  Design and oversee an incentive plan that will

16  encourage the participation of public school teachers and

17  administrators in the professional development program. The

18  incentive plan must provide for access to any merit-pay plans

19  developed by school districts and may provide for a stipend

20  and a salary bonus for participating teachers, under s.

21  236.08106. Such bonus must be in addition to the teacher's

22  regular earnings from a school district and may not be awarded

23  until a teacher has successfully completed the program and

24  demonstrated, through prescribed follow-up activities in the

25  classroom, an improvement in student achievement in

26  mathematics or science.

27         (h)  Measure the effectiveness of the professional

28  development program on learning and teaching in mathematics

29  and science. This impact assessment must assure state and

30  local quality control of the improvement of mathematics and

31  science teaching.

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  1         (6)  By December 1, 2000, the board must submit to the

  2  office of the Commissioner of Education a proposed budget for

  3  implementing the program in 2001-2004. The budget must contain

  4  alternative plans for the participation of 50 percent, 33

  5  percent, and 25 percent of the state's teachers at the

  6  elementary and middle-school levels by 2004.

  7         Section 4.  Subsection (8) of section 229.592, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         229.592  Implementation of state system of school

10  improvement and education accountability.--

11         (8)  STATE BOARD.--The State Board of Education shall

12  adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement

13  a state system of school improvement and education

14  accountability and shall specify required annual reports by

15  schools and school districts. The rules must also require each

16  school to report the number and percentage of teachers who

17  have achieved certification by the National Board of

18  Professional Teaching Standards and, for schools that contain

19  a kindergarten or grade 1 through grade 8, the number and

20  proportion of teachers who have successfully completed the

21  program to improve mathematics and science teaching under s.

22  236.08106.

23         Section 5.  Subsection (3) of section 231.600, Florida

24  Statutes, is amended to read:

25         231.600  School Community Professional Development

26  Act.--

27         (3)  The activities designed to implement this section

28  must:

29         (a)  Increase the success of educators in guiding

30  student learning and development so as to implement state and

31  local educational standards, goals, and initiatives;

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  1         (b)  Assist the school community in providing

  2  stimulating educational activities that encourage and motivate

  3  students to achieve at the highest levels and to become active

  4  learners; and

  5         (c)  Provide continuous support as well as temporary

  6  intervention for education professionals who need improvement

  7  in knowledge, skills, and performance; and.

  8         (d)  Assure that teacher education programs in science,

  9  mathematics, and technology education will be fully aligned

10  with the Sunshine State Standards by the implementation of the

11  statewide assessment in science authorized by s. 229.57. These

12  education programs must assure that all teachers, especially

13  teachers of kindergarten through grade 8, know and understand

14  the science and mathematics standards included in the Sunshine

15  State Standards and the Subject Matter Content Standards for

16  teachers adopted by the Education Standards Commission.

17         Section 6.  Subsection (2) of section 236.08106,

18  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         236.08106  Excellent Teaching Program.--

20         (2)  The Excellent Teaching Program is created to

21  provide categorical funding for monetary incentives and

22  bonuses for teaching excellence. The Department of Education

23  shall distribute to each school district or to the NBPTS an

24  amount as prescribed annually by the Legislature for the

25  Excellent Teaching Program. Unless otherwise provided in the

26  General Appropriations Act, each distribution shall be the sum

27  of the amounts earned for the following incentives and

28  bonuses:

29         (a)  A salary bonus or increased stipend for teachers

30  who successfully complete the program to improve the teaching

31  of mathematics and science in Florida under s. 231.6015. The

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  1  criteria for successful completion of the program must be

  2  established by the Florida Alliance for Improving Mathematics

  3  and Science Teaching in Education Programs and must include a

  4  demonstration through prescribed followup activities in the

  5  classroom of an improvement in student achievement in

  6  mathematics or science.

  7         (b)(a)  A fee subsidy to be paid by the Department of

  8  Education to the NBPTS on behalf of each individual who is an

  9  employee of a district school board or a public school within

10  the school district, who is certified by the district to have

11  demonstrated satisfactory teaching performance pursuant to s.

12  231.29 and who satisfies the prerequisites for participating

13  in the NBPTS certification program, and who agrees, in

14  writing, to pay 10 percent of the NBPTS participation fee and

15  to participate in the NBPTS certification program during the

16  school year for which the fee subsidy is provided. The fee

17  subsidy for each eligible participant shall be an amount equal

18  to 90 percent of the fee charged for participating in the

19  NBPTS certification program, but not more than $1,800 per

20  eligible participant. The fee subsidy is a one-time award and

21  may not be duplicated for any individual.

22         (c)(b)  A portfolio-preparation incentive of $150 paid

23  by the Department of Education to each teacher employed by a

24  district school board or a public school within a school

25  district who is participating in the NBPTS certification

26  program. The portfolio-preparation incentive is a one-time

27  award paid during the school year for which the NBPTS fee

28  subsidy is provided.

29         (d)(c)  An annual bonus equal to 10 percent of the

30  prior fiscal year's statewide average salary for classroom

31  teachers to be distributed to the school district to be paid

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  1  to each individual who holds NBPTS certification and is

  2  employed by the district school board or by a public school

  3  within the school district. The district school board shall

  4  distribute the annual bonus to each individual who meets the

  5  requirements of this paragraph and who is certified annually

  6  by the district to have demonstrated satisfactory teaching

  7  performance pursuant to s. 231.29. The annual bonus may be

  8  paid as a single payment or divided into not more than three

  9  payments.

10         (e)(d)  An annual bonus equal to 10 percent of the

11  prior fiscal year's statewide average salary for classroom

12  teachers to be distributed to the school district to be paid

13  to each individual who meets the requirements of paragraph (d)

14  (c) and agrees, in writing, to provide the equivalent of 12

15  workdays of mentoring and related services to public school

16  teachers within the state district who do not hold NBPTS

17  certification. The district school board shall distribute the

18  annual bonus in a single payment following the completion of

19  all required mentoring and related services for the year. It

20  is not the intent of the Legislature to remove excellent

21  teachers from their assigned classrooms; therefore, credit may

22  not be granted by a school district or public school for

23  mentoring or related services provided during the regular

24  school day or during the 196 days of required service for the

25  school year.

26

27  A teacher for whom the state pays the certification fee and

28  who does not complete the certification program or does not

29  teach in a public school of this state for a least 1 year

30  after completing the certification program must repay the

31  amount of the certification fee to the state. However, a

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  1  teacher who completes the certification program but fails to

  2  be awarded NBPTS certification is not required to repay the

  3  amount of the certification fee if the teacher meets the

  4  1-year teaching requirement. Repayment is not required of a

  5  teacher who does not complete the certification program or

  6  fails to fulfill the teaching requirement because of the

  7  teacher's death or disability or because of other extenuating

  8  circumstances as determined by the State Board of Education.

  9         Section 7.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

10  236.685, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         236.685  Educational funding accountability.--

12         (4)(a)  The school public accountability report to

13  parents must include the number of employees in each of the

14  categories listed in subsection (3), by work location.

15  However, this does not include the number of temporary

16  substitute employees. The report must also include the number

17  and proportion of instructional personnel in kindergarten

18  through grade 8 who have achieved certification by the

19  National Board of Professional Teaching Standards or have

20  completed the program to improve mathematics and science

21  teaching in Florida under s. 236.08106.

22         Section 8.  Section 239.515, Florida Statutes, is

23  created to read:

24         239.515  College Fast Start Program.--

25         (1)  There is established a College Fast Start Program

26  to increase the number of students with disabilities in grades

27  6 through 12 who are admitted to and successfully complete an

28  associate in arts degree or an associate in science degree or

29  a workforce development program. The goal of the program is

30  the completion of a degree or occupational completion points

31  by, and placement into competitive employment of, students who

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  1  were identified as having a disability, in accordance with the

  2  requirements of chapter 6A-6, Florida Administrative Code,

  3  prior to their senior year in high school and who otherwise

  4  would be unlikely to seek admission to a community college,

  5  state university, or independent postsecondary vocational

  6  institution without special support and recruitment efforts.

  7  As part of the College Fast Start Program, the Florida

  8  Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Disabled Citizens,

  9  in cooperation with community colleges, independent

10  postsecondary institutions, high schools, businesses, and

11  agencies serving youth with disabilities, shall sponsor

12  programs to develop leadership skills, career counseling, and

13  motivation and shall provide grants for internships to further

14  prepare students with disabilities for postsecondary education

15  and employment opportunities.

16         (2)  As used in this section:

17         (a)  "The alliance" means the Florida Governor's

18  Alliance for the Employment of Disabled Citizens.

19         (b)  "Program participant" means a community college,

20  public university, independent postsecondary institution, high

21  school, agency serving youth with disabilities, or a

22  consortium of the above.

23         (3)  To apply to participate in the College Fast Start

24  Program, a potential program participant must submit a

25  proposal to the Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment

26  of Disabled Citizens. Each proposal must contain the following

27  information:

28         (a)  A statement of purpose, which includes a

29  description of the need for, and the results expected from,

30  the proposed program.

31         (b)  An identification of the service area which names

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  1  the schools to be served and provides community and school

  2  demographics on the number and types of students with

  3  disabilities and the number of high school graduates within

  4  the area with a disability.

  5         (c)  An identification of existing programs for

  6  providing employment training for persons with disabilities.

  7         (d)  A description of the proposed training and

  8  modifications needed to accommodate students who would

  9  participate in the program. At least 40 percent of the

10  students participating in any one year must be in grades 6

11  through 9.

12         (e)  A description of the program activities, which

13  must support the following goals:

14         1.  To motivate students to pursue a postsecondary

15  education.

16         2.  To develop students' basic learning and leadership

17  skills.

18         3.  To develop collaboration with the STARS program.

19         (f)  An evaluation component that provides for the

20  collection, maintenance, retrieval, and analysis of the data

21  required by this section.

22         (4)  The alliance shall consider proposals to determine

23  which proposals to implement as programs that will strengthen

24  the educational motivation and preparation of students with

25  disabilities to seek postsecondary education or job training.

26  In selecting proposals for approval, the alliance shall give

27  preference to:

28         (a)  Proposals submitted by a postsecondary institution

29  and a business partner that include innovative approaches,

30  provide a great variety of activities, and interact with

31  business and industry in the development of the learning

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  1  experience.

  2         (b)  A program that will use institutional, federal, or

  3  private resources to supplement state appropriations.

  4         (c)  Proposals that demonstrate commitment to the

  5  program by proposing to match the grant funds equally in cash

  6  or services, with cash being the preferred contribution.

  7         (d)  Proposals that demonstrate an interest in cultural

  8  diversity and that address the unmet regional employment needs

  9  of varying communities.

10         (e)  A program that identifies potential student

11  participants from among students who are not already enrolled

12  in similar programs that assist students with disabilities.

13         (f)  A program that includes a parental involvement

14  component.

15         (5)  Program applicants that are approved to

16  participate in the program must implement procedures which

17  provide consistent contact with students from the point at

18  which the student is selected to participate in the program

19  until he or she enrolls in a postsecondary education

20  institution. These procedures must assist students in

21  selecting courses required for graduation from high school and

22  must include occupational forecasting for future job

23  availability and requirements for those positions.

24  Institutions that participate must provide on-campus academic

25  or job training activities, job profiling and career

26  counseling activities during summer vacation, and

27  opportunities for interacting with business leaders and

28  employers, mentors, tutors, or role models. Each program

29  participant is encouraged to use its resources to meet program

30  objectives. Each program participant must establish an

31  advisory committee composed of high school and middle school

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  1  personnel and business leaders to provide advice and

  2  assistance in implementing the program.

  3         (6)  An advisory council shall review each proposal and

  4  recommend to the alliance an order of priority for funding the

  5  proposals. The advisory council shall consist of the following

  6  10 members and shall designate a meeting facilitator from

  7  among the members:

  8         (a)  Three persons with disabilities, appointed by the

  9  Governor.

10         (b)  Two representatives of private or community-based

11  organizations, one each appointed by the President of the

12  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

13         (c)  One representative of the State University System,

14  appointed by the chair of the Board of Regents.

15         (d)  One representative of the Community College

16  System, appointed by the chair of the State Board of Community

17  Colleges.

18         (e)  One representative of the Independent Colleges and

19  Universities of Florida, appointed by the president of the

20  Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.

21         (f)  One representative of a public school district,

22  appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

23         (g)  One representative of the Postsecondary Education

24  Planning Commission, appointed by the chair of the commission.

25

26  Each member shall be appointed for a 3-year, staggered term of

27  office. Members may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

28  A vacancy must be filled with a person of the same status as

29  the original appointee who shall serve for the remainder of

30  the term. Members are entitled to per diem and travel expenses

31  as provided in s. 112.061 while performing council duties.

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  1         (7)  Funding for the College Fast Start Program shall

  2  be provided annually in the General Appropriations Act. From

  3  these funds, an annual allocation shall be provided to the

  4  alliance to conduct the program. Approved programs must be

  5  funded competitively according to the following methodology:

  6         (a)  Eighty percent of funds appropriated annually to

  7  the College Fast Start Program must be distributed as grants

  8  to projects that include, at the minimum:

  9         1.  A summer business internship program.

10         2.  A minimum number of hours of academic instructional

11  and developmental activities, career counseling, and personal

12  counseling.

13         (b)  The remaining 20 percent of funds appropriated

14  annually may be used by the Florida Governor's Alliance for

15  the Employment of Disabled Citizens for college preparatory

16  leadership training programs.

17         (c)  Subject to legislative appropriations, funds for

18  the continuation of projects that satisfy the minimum

19  requirements shall be increased each year by the same

20  percentage as the rate of inflation. Projects funded for 3

21  consecutive years must have a cumulative institutional cash

22  match of not less than 50 percent of the total cost of the

23  project over the 3-year period. Any College Fast Start Program

24  operating for 3 years which does not provide the minimum 50

25  percent institutional cash match shall not be considered for

26  continued funding.

27         (8)  On or before February 15 of each year, each

28  participant or consortium of participants shall submit to the

29  alliance an interim report of program expenditures and

30  participant information as requested by the alliance.

31         (9)  On or before October 15 of each year, each program

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  1  participant shall submit to the alliance an end-of-the-year

  2  report on the effectiveness of its participation in the

  3  program during the preceding fiscal year. The end-of-the-year

  4  report must include, without limitation:

  5         (a)  An itemization of program expenditures by funding

  6  category, including:  state grant funds, institutional

  7  matching contributions disaggregated by cash and in-kind

  8  services, and outside funding sources disaggregated by cash

  9  and in-kind services.

10         (b)  The number of students participating by grade

11  level, gender, race, and disability.

12         (c)  The student identification number and social

13  security number, if available, the name of the public school

14  attended, and the gender, ethnicity, grade level, and grade

15  point average of each student participant at the time of entry

16  into the program.

17         (d)  The grade point average, grade, and promotion

18  status of each student participant at the end of the academic

19  year and notification of suspension or expulsion of a

20  participant, if applicable.

21         (e)  The number and percentage of high school

22  participants who satisfactorily complete 2 sequential years of

23  a foreign language and Levels 2 and 3 mathematics and science

24  courses.

25         (f)  The number and percentage of participants eligible

26  for high school graduation who receive a standard high school

27  diploma or a high school equivalency diploma pursuant to s.

28  229.814.

29         (g)  The number and percentage of 12th grade

30  participants who are accepted for enrollment and who enroll in

31  a postsecondary institution and the program of study in which

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  1  they are enrolled.

  2         (h)  The number of participants who receive

  3  scholarships, grant aid, and work-study awards.

  4         (i)  The number and percentage of participants who

  5  enroll in a public postsecondary institution and who fail to

  6  achieve a passing score, as defined in State Board of

  7  Education rule, on college placement tests pursuant to s.

  8  240.117.

  9         (j)  The number and percentage of participants who

10  enroll in a postsecondary institution and have a minimum

11  cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its

12  equivalent, by the end of the second semester.

13         (k)  A statement of how the program addresses the three

14  program goals identified in paragraph (3)(e).

15         (l)  A brief description and analysis of program

16  characteristics and activities critical to program success.

17         (m)  A description of the cooperation received from

18  other units, organizations, businesses, or agencies.

19         (n)  An explanation of the program's outcomes,

20  including data related to student performance on the measures

21  provided for in paragraph (3)(f).

22

23  The Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, in

24  consultation with the alliance and the Department of

25  Education, shall develop specifications and procedures for the

26  collection and transmission of the data.

27         (10)  By February 15 of each year, the alliance shall

28  submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the

29  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Commissioner

30  of Education a report that evaluates the effectiveness of the

31  College Fast Start Program. The report must be based upon

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  1  information provided by program participants, the Board of

  2  Regents, the State Board of Community Colleges, and the

  3  Division of Workforce Development pursuant to subsections (1)

  4  and (7). To the extent feasible, the performance of College

  5  Fast Start Program participants must be compared to the

  6  performance of comparable cohorts of students in public school

  7  and postsecondary education.

  8         Section 9.  (1)  The Legislature finds that it is in

  9  the public interest to provide for the reenactment by general

10  law of a Technological Research and Development Authority

11  created by chapter 87-455, Laws of Florida, and to extend its

12  powers and duties beyond Brevard County. The Technological

13  Research and Development Authority shall promote scientific

14  research and development in Florida, with the goal of

15  establishing Florida as a center for high technology and

16  economic development to serve the public good.

17         (2)  There is created and incorporated the

18  Technological Research and Development Authority as an

19  independent special district.

20         (3)(a)  The authority shall be governed by a commission

21  of seven persons who are residents of this state.  The Brevard

22  County Legislative Delegation shall nominate three candidates

23  for each of five commission vacancies, and the Governor shall

24  appoint a member of the commission from the nominees for the

25  vacancy. Further, the Governor shall select and appoint the

26  two remaining members of the commission. The Governor shall

27  appoint each member for a term of 4 years, who shall serve

28  until his or her successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs

29  during a member's term, the Governor shall appoint a person to

30  fill the vacancy for the remainder of the member's term. The

31  Governor may remove any member for misfeasance, malfeasance,

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  1  or willful neglect of duty. Each member of the authority

  2  before entering upon his or her duties shall take and

  3  subscribe the oath of affirmation required by the State

  4  Constitution. The existing board members appointed under

  5  chapter 87-455, Laws of Florida, of the existing Technology

  6  Research and Development Authority law may serve the remainder

  7  of their terms.

  8         (b)  The authority shall annually elect one of its

  9  members as chair and one as vice chair and may also appoint a

10  secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority.

11  The authority may also appoint such other officers as

12  necessary.

13         (4)  The commission has powers and duties as follows:

14         (a)  To plan and undertake a program of action that

15  promotes scientific research and development and fosters

16  public and private education.

17         (b)  To contract with and support the programs of those

18  accredited educational institutions with a research capability

19  and which have main campuses within this state in the

20  furtherance of the objectives of the authority and to contract

21  with any other accredited educational institution in

22  furtherance of the objectives of the authority to establish

23  public-private partnerships and create, sponsor, and manage

24  not-for-profit entities to implement or facilitate the

25  purposes of the authority.

26         (c)  To make and manage grants and bequests, and to

27  enter into contracts and other agreements with units of

28  government and private parties for the purpose of obtaining

29  funds for projects and programs that further the objectives of

30  the authority.

31         (d)  To establish an annual budget and amend the budget

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  1  when necessary.

  2         (e)  To adopt an official seal and alter it at its

  3  pleasure.

  4         (f)  To maintain an office at such place or places in

  5  Brevard County or elsewhere as it may designate.

  6         (g)  To sue and be sued in its own name.

  7         (h)  To acquire by lease, purchase, or option real and

  8  personal property for any use consistent with the purposes of

  9  this act.

10         (i)  To finance or refinance and to secure the issuance

11  and repayment of bonds, if all revenue bonds or other debt

12  obligations are payable solely from the revenues derived from

13  the sale, operation, or leasing of projects to the authority.

14  Any bonds issued by the authority do not constitute a debt,

15  liability, or obligation of any authority or county or of the

16  state or any political subdivision, and such revenue bond or

17  debt obligations must be paid solely from revenues derived

18  from the sale, operation, or leasing of a project or projects.

19         (j)  To employ personnel, consultants, accountants,

20  attorneys, engineers, and other experts as necessary and

21  convenient in the execution of the powers of the authority.

22         (5)  This act shall be liberally construed to

23  effectuate its purposes.

24         (6)  The duties and responsibilities of the authority

25  must be carried out in accordance with chapter 189, Florida

26  Statutes, relating to independent special districts.

27         (7)  If any provision of this act or the application

28  thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the

29  invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications

30  of the act which can be given effect without the invalid

31  provision or application, and to this end the provisions of

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  1  this act are declared severable.

  2         Section 10.  Chapter 87-455, Laws of Florida, is

  3  repealed. All contracts, leases, obligations, and agreements

  4  of the Technological Research and Development Authority shall

  5  be continued in full force and effect upon this act becoming a

  6  law.

  7         Section 11.  Florida School for Science and

  8  Technology.--There is established the Florida School for

  9  Science and Technology to be managed and controlled by the

10  Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA),

11  created by s. 2, chapter 87-455, Laws of Florida.

12         (1)  The Florida School for Science and Technology

13  shall be a residential public school located in Brevard

14  County, the attendance area for which shall be the entire

15  state. The Florida School for Science and Technology shall

16  offer:

17         (a)  Accelerated programs in the areas of math,

18  science, and technology to students in grades 11 and 12 who

19  meet the eligibility requirements established according to

20  this section.

21         (b)  Summer programs for elementary and secondary

22  school students and teachers.

23         (2)  The TRDA shall be responsible for the

24  administration and operation of the Florida School for Science

25  and Technology. However, the board of directors of the TRDA

26  shall appoint a board of trustees to which the TRDA may

27  delegate responsibility for any aspect of the operation or

28  administration of the school, including, but not limited to:

29         (a)  The appointment of a director of the school.

30         (b)  The adoption by rule, pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)

31  and 120.54, Florida Statutes, of student eligibility and

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  1  qualification requirements, the size of the student body,

  2  student selection methods and standards, and procedures for

  3  the operation of the school.

  4         (c)  The establishment of a student application and

  5  appeal process.

  6

  7  Admission to the Florida School for Science and Technology

  8  shall be considered a privilege reserved for certain qualified

  9  students, rather than a right afforded to the student

10  population in general. In exercising any delegated

11  responsibility, the board of trustees shall remain accountable

12  to the TRDA for its actions.

13         (3)  In order to facilitate innovative practices, the

14  Florida School for Science and Technology shall be exempt from

15  those requirements of chapters 230 through 235 of the Florida

16  School Code relating to curriculum and operations, except

17  those pertaining to civil rights and student health, safety,

18  and welfare.  The school shall not be exempt from chapter 119,

19  Florida Statutes, relating to public records, and s. 286.011,

20  Florida Statutes, relating to public meetings and records,

21  public inspection, and penalties.

22         (4)  The TRDA shall annually prepare and submit a

23  legislative budget request to the Department of Education in

24  accordance with chapter 216 and s. 235.41, Florida Statutes.

25         (5)  The TRDA shall serve as the fiscal agent of the

26  Florida School for Science and Technology, which shall be

27  funded by state appropriations and private contributions and

28  endowments. Funds for operations shall be provided to the TRDA

29  in the General Appropriations Act.

30         (6)  The TRDA shall develop a plan for the

31  establishment of the Florida School for Science and

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  1  Technology, including timelines for projected stages of

  2  operation, construction, enrollment, and costs. The TRDA shall

  3  annually submit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of

  4  the House of Representatives, and the Commissioner of

  5  Education a report addressing the status of school

  6  development, operations, enrollment, student achievement, and

  7  projected funding needs.

  8         (7)  Students enrolled in the Florida School for

  9  Science and Technology shall participate in the statewide

10  assessment program, pursuant to s. 229.57. The Florida School

11  for Science and Technology shall comply with state school

12  accountability standards and reporting requirements.

13         (8)  The TRDA and the board of trustees of the Florida

14  School for Science and Technology shall develop enrollment

15  policies to ensure equal access and a student body that

16  reflects the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of

17  the student population of the state.

18         (9)  The TRDA and the board of trustees of the Florida

19  School for Science and Technology shall not be exempt from

20  federal requirements for public schools, such as provisions

21  regarding exceptional student education and students with

22  disabilities.

23         Section 12.  Legislative intent.--It is the intent of

24  the Legislature to create individually governed baccalaureate

25  and master's degree oriented universities as a means of

26  increasing the number of baccalaureate degrees in the

27  community. These universities will also play a vital role in

28  addressing the state's need for a larger trained workforce and

29  in alleviating the teacher shortages facing public schools.

30         Section 13.  Baccalaureate and master's degree oriented

31  universities.--

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  1         (1)  Baccalaureate and master's degree oriented

  2  universities are as follows:

  3         (a)  Suncoast University in Pinellas County.

  4         (b)  New College in Sarasota County, which shall be

  5  considered a university for purposes of this act.

  6         (2)  The universities will be developed using a

  7  combination of new and existing facilities, with initial

  8  development at locations and facilities in the state's

  9  existing postsecondary education systems.

10         (3)  A community college may not convert to a

11  baccalaureate and master's degree oriented university.

12         Section 14.  University mission.--The mission of the

13  baccalaureate and master's degree oriented universities is to

14  provide high-quality undergraduate education at an affordable

15  price, and to promote regional and statewide economic

16  development. Initially, course offerings will be limited to

17  core programs in the liberal arts and sciences, technology,

18  and a limited number of professional programs, including

19  business and education. The role of these universities is to

20  complement, not compete with, community colleges and

21  institutions in the State University System. This role will be

22  accomplished by encouraging interinstitutional cooperation and

23  by providing upper-division undergraduate opportunities to

24  community college transfer students, particularly students

25  with associate in science degrees transferring into

26  baccalaureate programs. An additional component of the role of

27  New College will be to continue to maintain its liberal arts

28  honors program of national distinction and to continue to be

29  the honors college of the State of Florida. The emphasis at

30  these new universities will be on teaching, not research.

31  Instruction will be primarily at the baccalaureate degree

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  1  level with a limited number of master's degree level courses

  2  and programs. A baccalaureate and master's degree oriented

  3  university shall contract with a local community college to

  4  provide lower-division instruction. This primary mission does

  5  not preclude one of these universities from entering into a

  6  joint-use agreement with any institution in the State

  7  University System to offer master's and doctoral degree

  8  programs on the baccalaureate and master's degree oriented

  9  university campus.

10         Section 15.  Operational plan.--The baccalaureate and

11  master's degree oriented universities shall begin admitting

12  students for classes beginning with the fall term of the

13  2002-2003 academic year. The Postsecondary Education Planning

14  Commission shall develop an operational plan for inaugurating

15  the universities and present its recommendations to the

16  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

17  Representatives, and the Governor by January 1, 2001.

18         Section 16.  University boards of trustees.--

19         (1)  Each baccalaureate and master's degree oriented

20  university must be governed by a board of trustees comprised

21  of nine members who must be residents of the county in which

22  the university is located. The trustees shall be appointed by

23  the Governor and confirmed by the Senate in regular session.

24         (2)  The trustees shall serve terms of 4 years;

25  however, for the initial board of trustees, three members

26  shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, three members for

27  terms of 3 years, and three members for terms of 4 years. A

28  trustee may be reappointed. Three consecutive absences from

29  board meetings shall be considered a resignation.

30         (3)  Members of the board of trustees shall receive no

31  salary but may receive reimbursement for expenses as provided

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  1  in section 112.061, Florida Statutes, including mileage to and

  2  from official board meetings.

  3         (4)  At its first regular meeting after July 1 of each

  4  year, each board of trustees shall:

  5         (a)  Elect a chair, whose duties shall be to preside at

  6  all meetings of the board, to call special meetings thereof,

  7  and to attest to actions of the board.

  8         (b)  Elect a vice chair, whose duty shall be to act as

  9  chair during the absence or disability of the elected chair.

10         (5)  The university president shall be the executive

11  officer and corporate secretary of the board of trustees as

12  well as the chief administrative officer of the university.

13  All components of the institution and all aspects of its

14  operation shall be the responsibility of the board of trustees

15  through the president.

16         (6)  The board of trustees shall have the power to take

17  action without the recommendation of the president and may

18  require the president to deliver to the board all data and

19  information required by the board in the performance of its

20  duties.

21         Section 17.  University board of trustees to constitute

22  a corporation.--Each baccalaureate and master's degree

23  oriented university board of trustees is constituted a body

24  corporate by the name of "The Board of Trustees of

25  ____________ University at _____________, Florida." In all

26  suits against the board, service of process shall be made on

27  the chair of the board or, in the absence of the chair, on

28  another member of the board.

29         Section 18.  University boards of trustees; powers and

30  duties.--

31         (1)  Each university board of trustees is vested with

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  1  the responsibility to operate its respective university and

  2  with the necessary authority for the proper operation and

  3  improvement of the university in accordance with the rules of

  4  the State Board of Education.

  5         (2)  Each university board of trustees shall adopt

  6  rules, procedures, and policies consistent with law and rules

  7  of the State Board of Education relating to its mission and

  8  responsibilities as set forth in law, its governance,

  9  personnel, budget and finance, administration, programs,

10  curriculum and instruction, buildings and grounds, travel and

11  purchasing, technology, students, contracts and grants, and

12  university property.

13         (3)  The rules, procedures, and policies for the board

14  of trustees include, but are not limited to, the following:

15         (a)  Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or

16  remove the president of the university. The board of trustees

17  may appoint a presidential search committee.

18         (b)  Each board of trustees shall have responsibility

19  for the establishment and discontinuance of program and course

20  offerings; the provision of instructional and noninstructional

21  community services; the location of classes and services

22  provided; and the dissemination of information concerning the

23  programs and services.

24         (c)  Each board of trustees shall constitute the

25  contracting agent of the university. A board of trustees may,

26  when acting as a body, make contracts, sue, and be sued in the

27  name of the board of trustees.

28         (d)  Whenever the Department of Education finds it

29  necessary for the welfare and convenience of any university to

30  acquire private property for the use of the university, and

31  the property cannot be acquired by agreement satisfactory to

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  1  the board of trustees of the university and the parties

  2  interested in or the owners of the private property, the

  3  university board of trustees may exercise the right of eminent

  4  domain after receiving approval from the State Board of

  5  Education and may then proceed to condemn the property in the

  6  manner provided by chapters 73 and 74, Florida Statutes.

  7         (e)  Each board of trustees may purchase, acquire,

  8  receive, hold, own, manage, lease, sell, dispose of, and

  9  convey title to real property in the best interests of the

10  university, subject to rules adopted by the State Board of

11  Education.

12         (f)  Each board of trustees may adopt rules,

13  procedures, and policies related to the appointment,

14  employment, and removal of personnel. The board shall

15  determine the compensation, including salaries and fringe

16  benefits, and other conditions of employment for such

17  personnel, including the president.

18         Section 19.  Universities; admission of students.--Each

19  university shall govern admission of students, subject to this

20  section and rules of the State Board of Education.

21         (1)  Minimum academic standards for undergraduate

22  admission to a university must require a student to complete

23  the requirements for a standard high school diploma as

24  prescribed by section 232.246, Florida Statutes. Among courses

25  taken to fulfill the 24 academic credit requirement, a student

26  must take high school courses that are adopted by the Board of

27  Regents and recommended by the State Board of Community

28  Colleges as college-preparatory academic courses.

29         (2)  A university board of trustees may adopt rules

30  that provide for a limited number of students to be admitted

31  to the university, notwithstanding the admission requirements

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  1  of subsection (1), if there is evidence that the applicant is

  2  expected to do successful academic work at the university. The

  3  number of applicants admitted under this subsection may not

  4  exceed 5 percent of the total number of freshmen who entered

  5  the university the prior academic year.

  6         (3)  Nonresident students may be admitted to the

  7  university upon such terms as the university may establish.

  8  The terms shall include, but need not be limited to,

  9  completion of a secondary school curriculum that includes 4

10  years of English and 3 years each of mathematics, science, and

11  social sciences. The total number of nonresident applicants

12  admitted under this subsection may not exceed 5 percent of the

13  total number of freshmen who entered the university the prior

14  academic year, except for the liberal arts honors program at

15  New College.

16         Section 20.  Student fees.--

17         (1)  The student per credit hour matriculation and

18  tuition fee must be the equivalent of 25 percent of the total

19  per credit hour cost of instruction as determined annually by

20  the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act.

21         (2)  Each university board of trustees is authorized to

22  establish separate activity and service and health fees. When

23  duly established, the fees shall be collected as component

24  parts of the matriculation and tuition fees and shall be

25  retained by the university and paid into the separate activity

26  and service and health funds.

27         Section 21.  For the fiscal year 2000-2001, there is

28  appropriated to the Technological Research and Development

29  Authority from the General Revenue Fund, $250,000 for planning

30  of the Florida School for Science and Technology.

31         Section 22.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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  1  law.

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  4  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

  5  And the title is amended as follows:

  6         Delete everything before the enacting clause

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  8  and insert:

  9                      A bill to be entitled

10         An act relating to education; creating s.

11         231.315, F.S.; providing for the establishment

12         of model peer assistance and review programs;

13         providing for minimum standards; providing for

14         technical assistance and allocations; requiring

15         a report to the Governor, the President of the

16         Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

17         Representatives; creating s. 231.6015, F.S.;

18         authorizing a mathematics and science teacher

19         education program; requiring demonstration of

20         certain uses of funds; providing a program

21         purpose, required components, and resource

22         allocation; requiring the Technological

23         Research and Development Authority to serve as

24         the fiscal agent for the program; requiring

25         collaborative planning and implementation;

26         authorizing incentives and certification;

27         creating s. 240.149, F.S.; creating a

28         nongovernmental organization to plan and

29         implement a program for mathematics and science

30         teacher education; requiring a board of

31         directors, a chief executive officer, other

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  1         staff, and an advisory council; providing for

  2         membership, terms of office, and an

  3         appointments process; providing responsibility

  4         and authority to conduct certain activities;

  5         requiring a budget request; amending s.

  6         229.592, F.S.; requiring a report; amending s.

  7         231.600, F.S.; requiring certain additions to

  8         professional development programs; amending s.

  9         236.08106, F.S.; authorizing a salary bonus for

10         teachers who complete certain training

11         programs; amending s. 236.685, F.S.; requiring

12         a report to include certain information;

13         creating s. 239.515, F.S.; establishing the

14         College Fast Start Program; providing

15         legislative intent; defining terms; providing

16         procedures for application to participate in

17         the program; providing guidelines for program

18         approval; providing requirements for approved

19         programs; requiring an advisory council to

20         review proposals and recommend an order of

21         priority for funding; providing membership of

22         the advisory council; providing for funding of

23         the program; providing methodology for

24         competitive funding of approved programs;

25         providing requirements for the continuation of

26         funding for programs; requiring an interim

27         report to the Florida Governor's Alliance for

28         the Employment of Disabled Citizens; requiring

29         an annual end-of-the-year report to the

30         alliance; requiring the alliance and the

31         Postsecondary Education Planning Commission to

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  1         develop specifications and procedures for the

  2         transmission of such data; requiring the

  3         alliance to report to the Governor, the

  4         Legislature, and the Commissioner of Education

  5         annually on the effectiveness of the program;

  6         reenacting the Technological Research and

  7         Development Authority; establishing the

  8         purposes of the authority; setting a commission

  9         to govern the authority; prescribing the duties

10         and responsibilities of the commission and

11         terms of office; providing a procedure for the

12         appointment of the commission; providing for

13         liberal construction; providing severability;

14         repealing ch. 87-455, Laws of Florida, relating

15         to the Technological Research and Development

16         Authority; providing for the effect of certain

17         contracts, leases, obligations, and agreements;

18         establishing the Florida School for Science and

19         Technology; assigning responsibility for the

20         administration and operation of the school to

21         the Technological Research and Development

22         Authority (TRDA); establishing the purpose and

23         attendance area of the school; providing

24         certain requirements for participation in

25         programs offered by the school; requiring the

26         TRDA to appoint a board of trustees for the

27         school; authorizing the TRDA to delegate

28         responsibilities to the board of trustees;

29         providing exemptions from certain statutes;

30         providing funding requirements; providing for a

31         planning process; providing for student

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  1         participation in the statewide assessment

  2         program; providing criteria for enrollment

  3         policies; providing legislative intent;

  4         providing for the creation of baccalaureate and

  5         master's degree oriented universities;

  6         directing the Postsecondary Education Planning

  7         Commission to develop an operational plan;

  8         providing for the mission and governance of the

  9         new universities; providing for admission

10         standards and student fees; providing an

11         appropriation; providing an effective date.

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